Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1889, Page 2

1 R A M o T e ” i 2 HE AGCEPTS THE MISSION. Lincoln Thanks the Prosident for the Appointment. BOND OFFERINGS VERY SCARCE, Holdors Waiting For Fanoy Prices— Major Armes Will Be Oourt-Mar- tialed and Dismissed—Wind: rim Weeding the Worthless. 513 FoURTERNTH STRRET, Wasuixaron, D. C., April’ 4. Among the president’s callers this after- noon was Robert T, Lincoln, of Chicago, the minister to London. He came with Senator Cullom, and was given vory cordial greet- ing. After thanking tho president for the unsolicited honor thrust upon him he ac- cepted the appointment and went over to the department of state to see Secrotary Blaine. Mr. Lincoln will yualify while here, receive his instructions and soon safl for England. TOND OFFERINGS SCARCE, Secretary Windom says the offerings of bonds have almost ceased and he does not know how to continue the reduction of the accumulating surplus. The bondholders, be- Heving they are going to get fancy prices, refuse to offer to sell at any price. MAJOR ARMES. Major Armes, who assaulted Governor Beaver, of Pennsylyania, in the lobby of the Riggs House the othor day, for having ro- fused to recognize him as 2 member of the grand marshal's staff on inauguration day, will be'court-martialed. The charges werd flled to-day. Armes is on the retired list of the army and he will be dismissed. WINDRIM REORGANIZING ILIS OFFICE. Mr. Windrim, the new supervising arci- Sect of the treasury, 18 progressing rapidly with the work of reorcanizing his office, Soon afier President Cleveland was olected, Mr. Bell, the then supervising architect, be- n 10 dismiss republican clerks and em- g{‘oye- of the office and to fill their places ‘with democrats, at the instance of Messrs. Gorman, Camden and other democratic senators, in order that he might rotain his own position through their nfluence the longest possible time. Supervising Architect Windrim began operations on these gentlemen. He has accepted the res- ignation of the chief clerk, the law clerk and the contract clerk, who were appointed prior to Mr. Harrison's inauguration, and it is understood around the office that a number of others will go this week, Mr. Windri administration promises to be the most su vessful since the establisment of the office. o is a thoroughly practical architect and appreciates the importance of having under him good architects and draftsmen, and also 2ood clerks in all the departments of his office. The men he has chosen fo fill the vacant positions thus far have been those who have been tried for years and who were removed solely on account of their political Lealty to the republican pa : GOING CRUISING, Tt is probable that the president and Mrs. Rarrison will leave on & revenue cutter late on next Saturday afternoon and take a cruise down the lower Potomac and around the Chesapeake bay, from where they will re- turn on Monday or Tuesday. The revenue marine service, through the secretary of the ry, to-day placed one of the cuiters at the disposal of the president and Mrs. Har- rison, and arrangemeuts are being made to man it thoroughly. Presi- dents . Arthur and Clevelaud used to frequentiy take these trips, es- pecially during the heated term. Some- umes they were mado to extend as far as the lower North Carolina Coast to the souta, or #s far np north as Maine, and on a few' oc- casions the party included nearly all of the cabinet and several senators. it is under- 8tood that the president and Mrs, Harri wilk have no guests, with the possible cxcep- tion of two or three members of the fami Presidents Arthur and Cleveland never had a female member of their families with them on one of these trips, They always had a *“stag party.” OCHILTRER NOLDS THE FORT. | Among the various nominations which were left unacted upon when the Senate ad- /Journed its extra session on last. Tuesday was that of Robert F. Bebout, to be post- master at Rushville, Ind., vice Thomus M. Ochiltree, vemoved. During the recent campaign Ochiltree was often_out on the llmufi his city, it is alleged, abusing re- phblicans and making himself politically ob- noxious to the patrons of his office, to the neglect of his official business, When Gon. eral Browne, the congressman who secured thg removal 'of Ochiltree, cailed wpon the postmaster general to ask action, the latter official said there must be speciflc charges n which to make the removal. These were filed from citizens of Rushville. When the nomination was sent to the senate commit- tec on postoftices and post-roads it was place(r in a pigeon holo. Several days elapsed ana a call was made at the commit- tee room to ascertain why action was not ftaken, when it wus learned that the charges upon Wwhich Ochiltree was to be removed would have to be substantiated before the committee, The papers were sent for and received from the postoffice department. Then it was stated that in order to reccive action from the committee the persons who had made these charges would have to be summnioned from Nashviile to testify under oath and in person as to the truthfuluess of the charges made. There was not time be- fore the senate adjourned for this hearing, and so the nominition rests quietly in the Ppigeon holes of the committee to-day. Ochil- tree, the democrat, will thus be permitted to hold the office until the senate meets again in October or December, unless the president should conclude to commission Bebout before the nomination is confirmed. This* is not probuble. The action of tho commtitice ereates a precedent against removals of dem- oorats to make place for republicavs, which sy prove very troublesome Lo *the men in cougress who are beiug besieged by office seckers, WASRINGTON BURRAU Tin OMATA Bre, } WILY, VISIT OMABA. Mr. Glover, Mr. Riley and other members of the board of directors of the Washington & Georgetown railroad company will leave to-morrow on a tour of inspection to several of the cities where the cable road is in opera- tion, They will visit Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and Denver, and loarn what ure the latest devices and improvements in the con- struction of such roads, and this knowledge will be utilized in the building of the cable T08d On Seventh street, which the company 0 do at once. 'They expect 10 stop several days in Omaha. . A DEAD OALM. A dead calm has settlod down upon Wash- fogton. 'The same crowds of officeseekers, léd by seuators and representatives, go to the white house and the seyeral departments wvery day. but they arc getting no satisfac- tidn, and the most of them are about ready to go hnm?. u"l;l':ump‘reaid:nl has mdlum;d very plaily i not gomz to make haste for any o and it is useless for the eandidates to come to the white house to make personal ’Y, s. He has informed several peopla that bhe understands their cases perfectly and needs no further wfor- . mation, and bis nints in this respect are too plalu to be mistalken. The southern republi- . cans are icularly disheartened in their rts o obtain appointiments, and what little formation they have veen able to secure at the white house Is very disheartering. While fhe president. will not™ suy that he intends to sppoint democrats to office in the south, he ikes no secrct of his purpose to select t men_he can got, regardless of party. Assistant Postmuster General Clarkson has inted s son, C. F. Clarkson, as his vate secrctary, with a salary of $1,800. THEASUREL (USTON. n, James Huston, of Indiana, arrived this afternoon and had a long conferenco with Secretary Wicdom relative to the United States treasuryship, to which posi- tion he was appoinwed on Monday. M, Hun- ston will file lils bond for §150,000 early next ‘week and take immediate possession of the . Mo couuty, viee 1 O. 0] - Kane, removed; M. Spokebm, A Lrog, Howard county, vice Otto D. v aussen, romoved; J. Her- k , Wasbington county, vice Eban P. e ewall, removed, and J. H, Duaveuport, ewport, Brown county, vice George Sat- - tarlee, b ." Bennett, removed. %, O, Clark, of Lincol, Neb., who . O i ), Neb., wi was wpemoved from the third suditor’s ofiice heve. after Cleveland camo into oftice, for republican pringiples, is herc with a jobruska backing to ask the present 1o restore him to the service. Finley has boen relieved - from duty at Fort Stanton, N. Mox,, and ordered to duty at Fort Sid- noy, Nob. . Dostmaster Goneral Wanamakor fo-day purchased for §50,000 the Secretary Whitne house, on 1 between Seventeenth and Eight- teenth streots. When Whitney rented the property 5f the late Secrotary Frelinghuysen he got an option on it for” §50,000. So he makes a handsome profit. Perny S, HeaTm, —— FOUND iN A BROTHEL. A Father Takes His Ohild From Her Life of Shame, At 10 o'clock last night William Nightin- gale called unon Officers Frost and Newman to assist him in as sad & mission as a father ever undertook—the reseue of his daughter from a house of ill repute. For a number of months past Nightingale's oidest child, a young girl scarcely sixteen years of age, has been keeping company with a fast crowd of young people, and has caused her parents ne end of trouble. Despito all remonstrances sho porsisted in attending dances in somewhat questionable guarters and her persistency lea to her downfall. Two weeks ago she “left her home, and sinco that time, until last night, her ' father has beon unable to dis- cover her whereabouts. On Sunday last he recerved an intimation that his daughter was nlon{viug in & bawdy house on Ninth street. Ho visited the place, and failing to find her, took hope in the thought that she had not abandoned hor home for @ life of shame, but that she might be staying with friends, possibly dreading to return home for fear of repri- mand. Yesterday evening, however, Night- ingale received proof positive that his daugh- ter was in the bagnio that he had wisited, and that the mistress of the place had lied to him when he went to search for her. He accordingly visited the place with Officers ¥'rost and Newman to endeavor to persuade his wayward child to return to her home. The sight that was presented to the broken- hearted father's oyes when Ofticer Frost opened the door at Pearl Mock's place was sufficient to render his dispair maddening. On a sofa near the center of the room, sur- rounded by painted sirens and disreputabio men, dressed to render her charms con- spicious, reclined his daughter receiving the caresses of ‘a_frequenter of the bagnio. Nightingale paused at the entrance unable to move or speak. The vision of police buttons banished the male hangerson of the place, and the father and daughter were left alone. The girl was completely overcome, and_with one ery, fell fainting into her father's arms, The' tittering want- ons came to the child’s relief and soon suc- ceeded in restoring her to consciousnes When she had recovered she expressed her willingness to accompany her father home, and left the plac Meant for Chicago. Fools—common, ordinary every day fools, were talked about last might at the First Bavtist church. Such was the subject of a locture delivered by Dr. P. S. Henson, & ministerial gentleman of Chicago. It was an interesting topic and there were iots of peo- ple who wanted to hear themselyes talked about. In fact the auditorinm of the church was crowded. By way of explanation and t0 square himself with the audience, the lec- turer, who by the way is apparoutly'a genial and humorous sort of gentleman, stated that the lecture: had not been prepared for an Omaha audience. It was for people in an- other locality—not very fur from Lake Mich- igau, — Around tae Loop. Last night the trans of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Motor company for the first time made trips around the “loop,”” consist. ing of Fourteenth, Howard and Twelfth streets and back again to Douglas. The track was cleared yesterday for this pur- pose and trips were made at a high rate of speed. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, A Floor Falls at Jetter & Young's Brewery. Wednesday the third floor in one of the buildings of Jetter & Young's brewery establishment, gave way and, in the fall, carried the second floor down with it. Mr. Young and one of his foremen had just been on the floor inspecting it. About two car loads of malt were stored on the floor, some hops and other brewing supplies. One man, working on the floor, was carried down but fortunately securcd only a slight serawch on the nose. The damage will be about $1,000. By the merest chance four or five men were not crushed by the falling mass. Mr. Jetter is of the opinion that the bard winds Tues- day night had moved and weakened the building and this was the cause of the fall of the floor. Police Court Proce:dings. Judge Reutner Thursday held a regular financial reception. Bernard MeDermott, for assaulting Captain John J. Sexton, elec- tion day was fined $25 and costs, $6.50. He appealed to the district court. Jeremiah Howard charged, by Richard Fox with assault and_battery, was found guilty and fined $20 and costs. John McCormick got a fine and paid 8.5 for his assault on Policeman Sexton on election day. Enterprise Loge No. 70, K. of P. At the meeting of Enterprise lodge No. 79, Knights of Pythias, held Thursday evening, it was decided to hold an anniversary cele- bration and entertainment during the last of May. The following committes on general arrangements was appointed: Alfred A. Gary, James H. Bulla and 'F. C, Marsh, with authority to appoint sub-committees, Tapped a Third Ward i1 Robert Kylfore aud Hugh Shere tapped the till of C. D. Sanford, the Third ward butcher, at % o'clovk Thursday afternoon and got 815, Mr. Banford followed them and had them arrested and they are now in jail and will have & hearing K'riday morning before Judge Reuther, Notes Abou: ths Oity. W. P. Anderson, a Chicago live stock re- vorter, is in the city. Garret Wall will start Friday for a week's visit with friends in Chicago. John Cash, of Iowa City, is visiting his son, Daniel Cash, of this city. Henry Lorie is selling out his stock of goods and will go to Oklahoma. Miss Nellie Valien, of Omaba, is the guest of Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Sobotker, James Crossen, of the force of Hammon & Nash, is siek with malerial fever. The commission firm of Ferroll, Monley & Co., bds been dissolved, M. E. Ferroll, re- tiring. Stephen Holey, Armour & Co.’s Chicago c‘ll.lle buyer, is visiting the houses in this city. Charies Osborn, one of the stock yards carpenters, isamong the sick with pulmonary troubles. C. C. Clifton, of the commission firm of Dorsey, Brothers & Clifton, has returned from Chegene. Arthur W, Saxe will have his summer opening next Saturday. Mr. Saxe is baving his drug store artistically decorated. Bernard McDermott's cuse for assault and battery on Ofticer Martin Spoettler wus con- tinued until Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. ‘The board of trade will hereafter meet in President Doe's office under the Nebraska bank, and a flne sign will decorate the win- dows, Messrs. B. F. Uurd', Thornton Adawms, Joun Boor and William Tatro, of Neola, Ia., are the guests of A. S, Carter, of Carter's hotel. The social of the ladies society of the Pres- byterian -church Thursday evesing ab the residence of Rev. Robert Wheeler was well attended, The ladies are quite confident that their donkey party at the Emanon Friday evening will not only attract a large attendauce of mempers and their lady guests, bt will be very interesting o all present. The commission men are boycotting the B. & M. and Chicago, Burlington & Quinecy roads ror _their ' live stock shippimg order issued Wednesday. Some of the com- mission firms went 80 far as to refuse to buy vk shipped to their yards over the B, & M. road. Superiatendent A. A. Munroe, of the pub- lio sohools, has made lis report for march, which shows 1,040 pupils enrolled since Sep- tember 1st. The average number belongug 15 749, the average daily attendance wus 084, not ‘l.mly nor abseat 845, visits by par- ents 49, THE OMAHA DAILY B THE DAKOTA PRAIRIE FIRES. Stories of Terrible Loss and Suffer ing Continue to Oome In. HUNDREDS WITHOUT SHELTER. The Flame Swept Regilon Presents a Scene of Utter Desolation and Ruln—Towns Nearly Wiped Out, Havoc of the ¥iames. MitcurLy, Dak., April 4.—Nobody but a man who has stood before a prairie fire and tried to stav its awful rush and roar when it is fanned by a fresh wind, can appreciate its almost resistless force. The fires that have brought so much loss and suffering to south- east Dakota in the last fesv days were prac- tically irresistible. The flames in some fin- stances leaped 100 feet of plowed ground and rushed away on their career of destruction. All ordinary precautions were in vain. The spring has boen very dry and the top of the ground has been dusty or baked, and an ex- tremely high wind prevailed during the fircs. Under these conditions, whenover the fire touched the grass it burst out with a flash almost 1iké powder and shot away across the prairie like an arrow, its course ever widen- ng. o extinguish it by. water, of course, ‘was out of the question. The plowing of fire breaks was slow work, and the high wind often drove the flames across them. Tt was early in the afternoon when the peoplesof Mount Vernon saw the wide spreading prairie northwest of them break outintoa blaze. The smoke was dashed into and through the town on wings of wind. The flames rushed after with savage fury, Mitchell was telegraphed to for help, and 100 firemen with hooks and , ladders were sent at once. Most _of the population of Mount Vernon and the men from Mitchell met the furious flames on the outskirts of the town and fought with desper- ation, but in vain. No lives wero lost, but forty-five buildin, were burned and 100 families left homeless. TLoss $30,000. Outside of the town it is impossible yet to say what the loss is. Lonely little farm houses scattered over the prairie are wiped out by the dozen. Stories of losses of life may come in later, YANKTON, Dak., April 4.—Stories of terri- ble losses by the hurricanes of fire that swept over the country north of here con- tinue to come in. Volin village has only three buildings standing. Olivet, Hutchin- son county, was burned. Pukwanna was wiped out. The losses in Yankton county ar M. M. Joanson, R. Anderson, F. Otf, M: Stockwell, R.Pringle, J. K. Olson, David Perley, James Hoxing, Joun Hundershot, Lardy Jencks, M. Holkrook, E.S. Volin, A. H. Volin, Joseph Beckmeyer, Henry Rake, Charles Stencil, William Randall and T. M. Howe. In the vicinity of Jamesville, twelve miles north of Yankton, eight farmers sustained losses running from $1,000 to £3.000 each. Around Jamesville the 10ss will foot up $10, 000. One man lost $1,000 in money which he had 1n his coat on a piece of plowed ground 300 feet from the grass. Two new wagons were burnied 100 feet from the fire. Sixty miles of tetegraph wire were blown down be- tween Centerville and Huron. Bruxt, Dak., April 4. —Stories of the fury of the fire continue to be brought into town by stragglers, They say that the wind would gather up loose timi;nr, and, hurling 1t high in the air, carry it ahead of the sur- face fire, alighting on barns and houses and igniting the prairie fifty yards in advance of the surface fire, Houses and barns were burned where the fire was carried over one hundred 1 ards across newly broken ground. The losses are estimated at $200,000 in this vicinity. HiGuyore, Dak., April 4.—A destructive prairie fire started on the evening of the 18th. five miles from Highmore, on the farm of James Ingram. While he was smoking his pipe his barn caught fire and was de- stroyed. A fleree wind carried the fire to the prairie and the work of destruction be- ean. Houses, barns and stock were burned. ‘fuesday mornng the wind reached a terrific gale. No ordinary fire breaker made any re- sistance to the aweening flames. At 3 p. m. the fire reached Ree Heights, fifteen wiles east of Highmore, where thirteen residences in the town were destroyed. At sundown on Tuesday another fire started in the north- ern part of Hyde county, sweeping away six homes and burning to death Miss Annioc Sweeny and a five-year-old baby, Eugene Tibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Tibbs and Mrs. Ruby are dangerously burned. The losses will reach many thousand dollars. ScoTLAND, Dak.,, April 4.—It would take $200,000 to cover the loss in this county. The Hutchinson Herald oftice is burned. The losses amount to $35,000, with less than 36,000 insurance. Two farmers near Olivet were completely burned out, and another fire, east of Scotland, destroyed everything on the farms of A. O. ¥Fansky, Gus Evanson and M. Shook. On the stock farm of E. Sweet three barns-were burned ; 10ss, 30,000 Twelve miies west of Scotland a prairie fire raged. Twenty-five farmers are known to ., April 4—A terrible story of the (‘mnrlcw destruction of Leola, county seat of McPherson county, noted in last night's dispatches, has been brought in by couriers. Leola was atown of 300 in- habitants, and the country for miles around was well settled with industrious thrify people. They saw the surrounding country nearly devastated. Hundreds of farm houses are in ashes, and the carcasses of burned stock are lying along the roadways. It is probable that ome-tenth of the damage is not yet reported. Nothing deflnite kndtwn about rebuilding. Citizens here will hold a meeting this aftercoon to take meas- ures for relief. Scores of farmers are without seed, wheat, stock, buildings or lmylumenls 0 commence spring work. 1ARTFORD, Dak., April .—A raging prai- rie fire swept down on this town this after- noon and would no doubt have swept it out of existence but for the forethought and energy of the town people yesterday in run- ning fire lines around the town whereyver un- protected. Heavy losses are reported from every direction. Mount Vernon In Ruins. CHAMBERLAIN, Dak., April 4.—|Special Telegram to T Bir. | —Prairic fires have been dowg great damage in South Dakota for the past few days. A strong wind has been blowing and efforts to fight the fire have been useless. At least one hundred families in Brule county have been burned out and the loss is between $100,000 and #150,000, The town of Mount Vernon was almost entirely destroyed. Alt the business houses and part of the residences were burned, the loss being about $30,000. Re- ports are coming in slowly, and as yet only three persons are reported to have been burned to death. A number of settlers on the Crow Creele reservation have been burned out eutirely, and only .escaped with their lives. Heavy Losses, YaxkroN, Dak., April 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—As details come in it is believed that seventy-five families were burned out by Tuesday's conflagration i this county, and the loss is very heavy. Faailies are seen walking in the sureets penniless and homeless, but home enterprise will care for ull wants. The Yankton Insurance com- puny bas been a heavy loser but all losses will be promptly paid. —~— Mysterious Fir Larayie, Wyo., April 4.—|Special Tele- gram to Pae Bew.|—All the buildings upon the ranch of George W. Shelton, near Tie Siding, were mysteriously destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon duriug the temporary absence of those upon the ranch. Loes §,000, With no lusurance. Wilbanks Removed From Ofiice. Cuicago, Aprll 4—R. A. D. Wilbanks, superintendent of mails in the Chicago post- oftice, and well known in counection with Tilinols dewocratic politics, was to-duy re- moved from ofiice by Superiutendent of Mail Bervice Hell. Three Men Killed, Nasavitie, Tenn., April 4.—A collision of two freight trains oceurred at 10 o'clock this morning on the Decatur division of the Louisville & Nushville road, in which three men were killed instantly aud several wounded. Wk e FRIDAY, - INSTHE COURTS, Minor Mattors Which Claimed Judi- cial Attention Yesterday. Judge Doane Whd'engaged yosterday aftor- noon in hearing the case of Mark Hansen against the city. The suit is an appeal case from appraisers'.damages. Hflnsen owns & Iot south of the Kleventh streot viaduot and when it was billt ‘the appraisers assessca his damages at #700,0n account of change of grade. Hansen gwae not satisfled with that amount and took his case to the district court, The Mansfleld fligey company of Ohio commenced sult igdinst the Omaha Carriage & Sleigh companythe Home Investment company and othérs, asking for an account- ing in mnr"Fllptovl property, which was given the plaintiff to secars the pavment of prom- issory notes aggregating 82, Tn tho case of the Missour: Valley Sand & Gravel company against the Phoenix Insur- ance company, of Brooklyn, wherein the plaintiff sued to recover #1,200 for the sink- ing of a tug boat, the jury rendered a yer- dict in favor of the plaintiff for 670,14, County Conrt. John J.0'Rourke of South Omsha yesterday filed in the county court a l'vctlflnn for pro: bate of will in tho estate of Mary O'Rourke, deceased. Catherine Haydon brought suit agninst Egbert E. Fronch for 8100, alleged to be due for failure to comply with a land contract on the salo of two lots in Arnold's park addi- on, 3 Willinm Preston & Co. commenced suit against Frank Kubonec to recover $470 al- leged to be due on eight promissory notes. AMUSEMENTS. That wonderfully popular and always in- teresting old drama, “Shadows of a Great City,” opened at the Grand opera house last night what has every promise of being an immensely successful engagement. The Ohto Olub. ‘The regular monthly meeting of the Ohio club was held at Dr. Rosewater’s rooms in the Continental block last night. Dr. Rose- water tenacred his resfgnation as ‘secretary of the club and Mr. A. M. Dyer was elected o8 his successor. Dr. Rosewater's resigna- tion was rendered necessary on account of his professional duties making it impossible for lmlofivc the necessary tiue to the business of the ciub. The question of vro- viding permanent headquarters for the club was discussed at length and finally referred to the executive board, with power to act. The executive board was given power to por- fect arrangements fov -the reception which Lwha club proposes to give some time early in . A Sunday Resort. Now that the suburban trains are running, the beautiful grounds of Forest Lawn ceme- tery promise to become a great Sunday re- sort. The place is only a snort walk from the Fiorence depot and for the accommoda- tion of those who prefer riding to walking a line of bussus will be run between the two points. The scenery in and about Forest Lawn 18 the most beautiful in this vicinity and those who heretofore could not afford to hire a buggy can now enjoy the luxury of xnlufi to this breathing place at least once & week. s Wil Keep the Arm. City Physician (Ralph denies the report that Sergeant Johnson, of the police force, 15 in any danger of Ibsing his arm from the ef fect of the shot hereceived from the burg- lar-hunting pawnbroker. On the contrary, vs the pliysician, thp wounded man is rap- idly recovering. Retiving Officors. The outgoing officers of the Omaha Wheel club, Messrs. F. N. Conner, E. B. Smith, Frank N. Clarks, Perry Bodolett and Idward Dytle, will be tendered a “smoker” at the club rooms oh Dodge street, Saturday next. Heisler's Régnlar Amusement. A. Heisler was arrésted again last night for drunkenness. -He is becoming a regular weekly visitor at thereity jail. When locked up he ‘assaulted an inoffensive cell mate and had to be placed in"a separate apartment. Wants Her Husband. Mrs. Jessie Poter, of Toledo, Ia., was in the city yesterday on her way to Fremont in search of her husband, who ran_away from hor last week accompanied by another woman. Resoiutions. The faculty and students of the Omaha Commercial college have passed appropriate resolutions on the death of William Butter- field, a stadent of the college, who died last Monday morning. The Rhode lsland Returns. PROVIDENCE, R. L, April 4.—The completo vote of the state for governor gives Ladd 16, 502, Davis 21 Richardson 1,511, and Chace 3,485, Davis lacks 545 of an election, but has a plurality of 4808, For attorr.ey gencral Slocum has a majority of 778. By the complete returns the senate stands: republicans, 21; democrat with four to be elected. Th 5! Repubficans, 23; democrats, 37, with twelve to be elected. An Irish Bailiff Shot, DusLIN, April 4.—A bailiff was shot dead at Coleraine, County Londonderry, to-aay. ‘fhe murdered man had charge of o farm from which the tenant had been evicted. The Fire Record. West Surekionr, Wis., April 4,—The build- ing and contents of the Standard iron works burned last night. Loss $45,000. No insur- ance. Strothan Brothers, the owners, say they will rebuild on a larger scale. The Cause of Death. Our readers are doubtless all familiar with the Robinson poisoning cases, which have recently come to light in Somerville, Mass., & suburb of Boston. It seems that eight deaths have oc- curred from avsenical poisoning, seven in one family, and within five years. it is doubtful if the murderers would have been brought to justice had not an or- ganization in which the victims were insured began an investigation as to why s0 many persons had suddenly died in one family. But the “sensation from a medical point of view connected with the case, took place in Boston ata recent meet- ing of the Mussachusetts Medico-Legal society, when it was stated by Dr. Holt that theve was a géneral ignorance of the symptoms of ' disenical porsoning and because of such ignorance the Robinson poisonitigicases bad gove on without arousing the suspicion of medi- wen. The Robfnson cases were all treated by regular physicians, with cors rect diplomas, mgn: supposed to know what they were doctoring for, and to kuow the effects)ef drugs on certain diseases Yet inthe five deaths from arsenical poisoning of which we speak, certificates of death were given for pneumonia, lyphgiq' fever, meningitis, bowel disease, and, Bright’s disease. 1s it any wonder that patients are 1os- ing faith in their dactors? Fn the very same manner thousands of patients are beiug treated thimday for poeumonia, heart’trouble, dropsy,in- cipient consumption, ete., when these are but symptoms of advanced kidney disease. which is but another name for Bright’s disease. The doctors do not strike at the seat of the disgase---the kidneys, and if they did nine times out of wn they would fail--- as they are on record as saying they can not cure Bright's disease of the kid- neys. Rather than use Warner’s Safe Cure, & well known specific for this and all other forms of kidney disease, they would let their patients die and theun give a death certificate that death was caused by pericarditis, apoplexy, phthisis or cardine affection Is this not the houest trut Do you not kuow in your own personal history very many instances where physicians dociored the wrong disease, and caused untold suffering and many times death? A Lo LB APRIL 5. 1889 SETTLERS HOLD THE FORT. Armed With Winchesters, They Defy the Marshals. THE LATTER DISCREETLY RETIRE. No Further Attempt at ®Evictions ¥rom the Des Moines River Lands Will Be Made Until Reine forcements Arrive. The River Land Troubles. Fort Dobor, a., April 4.—Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—The United States marshals who attempted to make ovictions from the Des Moines river lands to-day, were met with armed resistance and driven from the fleld. A mob of settlers, fully equipped with Winchester rifles, assembled at the homes of the settlers to be ovicted and defied the officials, who discreetly retired without attempuing to force the farmers from the lands. All the settiers occupy their own homes to-night, but will not sicep on beds 0f ease. United States Marshal Desmond, of Dubuque, will bo called upon for more assistance before any further evictions will be attempted. Sheriff Adams and a posse are in the country to make ar- rests for conspiracy, but thought it advisablo 10 postpone action until the present outbreak is subdued. Want the Road Built. Drs Morxrs, Ia., April 4.—[Special Tel- egram to Tre Bee.|—The city and citizens of Fort Dodge havo filed with the rallroad commissioners a motion for an order direct- ing the Des Moines & Fort Dodge raiiroad company to rebuild that portion of tueir road between Tara Station and Fort Dodge by restoring the road bed, replacing the bridges and relaying their track in proper manuner, to the end that defendants may operate their trains over the track. They also move that the commissioners fix the date ay which the ‘worl shall begin not later than May 1, 1380, and limit the time of completing the work to August 1, 1850, or such other date as the commissioners may deem just and right. Also that an order be made airecting the de- tondants at once to put on and operate a pas- senger train between Fort Dodge and Tara, 80 a8 to make close connections at Tara with such regular passenger and mail trains pass- ing north and south over said road between Des Moines ana Ruthven, and to put on_and operate a freight train between Fort Dodge and Tara, connecting with all regular freight trains running north and south over the said road between Des Moines and Ruthven. This opens again the old controversy be- tween Iort Dodge and the Rock Island road as to the operation of a separate line of track from Tara Junction to Fort Dodge. The road at present uses the Illinois Central track for that six miles. Ordored to Use the Depot. Dis Moixes, In., April 4.—[Special Tel- egram to Tie Be The railroad commis- sioners to-day filed a decision in the case of the citizens of Bismarck, Clayton county, vs the Milwaukee road. The citizens complained that they had given ground to the Eastern Towa railroad for a depot, side tracks, ete. and had actually built a depot for freight and passengers on condition that the road would make a station there and use tho facilities offered. The agreement was kept for a time, but afterwards the road passed into the hands of the Milwaukee road, and that company proposed to discontinue the use of the depot and side tracks, and moved them into Dakota. They asked the commis- sioners to compel the road to maintain an operate the depot and its belongings at Bis. marck. The company claimed that it was not brund by the action of its predecessor, but the commissioners insist that it is, and direct that the depot shall be used by the road and the station shall be maintained. Railrond Bridges Destr Cnastow, Ia., Bee.] —Prairie yed. April 4.—[Special to Tar fires are raging in this vicinity, The present dryness is becoming alarming. An ice house at Grand River, just east of heve, burned down last night. Loss about $800; no insurance. The ice will be removed here. A bridge burned out on the “Q,” near Stanton, last night, and No. 6 east bound passenger, due hereat 11:30 p. m., reached at 9:50 a. m., via, the south branch. Another bridge on the Clarinda branch aiso burned last night. The stock yards at Hillsdale and Hawthorne were also burned, beside numerous telegraph poles, causing an interruption in that service, The day boforoa_car of cattle caught fire at Emerson and were all seriously damaged, four of them dying. Exceedmgly high winds are prevalent. Bootleggers Fined, Cuestox, Ia., April —[Special to Tue Bee.]—Tom Debord, Stuart Leonard and James Laird were arraigned before Judge Wilson, of the Superior court, yesterday, charged with selling intoxicants contrary to law. The case was hotly contested, but finally concluded by finding the two former guilty. The latter was discharged. Debord was convicted on ten aifferent counts, at §0 each, and Leonard on two. They immedi- ately appealed the case and were placed under $1,100 and $300 bonds reapectively. ‘The ‘“joints’’ are all closed, but private parties and private resigences still do an amazing amount of business in the liauor iine, A man named Whipps was arrested to- 4y by the marshal for bootlegging whisky, and will have a hearing to-morrow. Bank Burglary at Dows. ‘WaTeRLOO, Ia., April 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Burglars entered the Citizen’s bank at Dows, in Wright county, at an early hour this morning and blew the safe open. There were only about $1,300 in money in the safe. This was taken and the burglars made good their escape, stealing a horse and buggy to fucilitate their departure. Itis believed that they went west from s, and parties are searching for them, though at last accounts no clues have been obtained. The way in which the job was done shows that the fellows were expert cracksmen, and it was only by a streak of good fortune on the part of the bank that they did not secure a wuch larger sum. The bank is doing business as usual to-day. Burglars Working Towa. Des Morses, In., April 4.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—Burglars have lately been unusually active in this partof lowa, They entered J. J. Mish & Co's. store at Grand Junction and surprised a clerk who had come to the door to see what the noise was. He found out when they marched him to the rear under cover of a guu, and coni- pelled him to look on while they carried away ev within reach, inciuding his pants. visited Tndianola, robbing sev- eral stores and oftices with small results save at Barber & Johnson's dry goods store, where they obtained $2:5. At Lacona, in the same county, tiey cracked the safe of Baker Bros. and secured $1,000. There seems to be a gang of burglars doing this worlk systen/Stically in central lows. A State Weathe Des Moixes, Ia., April 4.— gram to Tae Bek |—Sergeant Chappell, the signal oftl at this place, has received in- structions from Washington to organize a state weather service, with headquarters ut Des Moines. He has commenced work and secured about fifty observers in differeut parts of Lhe state, who will report to him weelly the amount of rain fall, the tempera- ture and state of the weather, soil, crops. €te., from which reports will be made up and given to the public on each Saturday T'he service 18 expected to be of great value to the ugricultural mterests of fowa. The first bulletin will be issucd next Saturday. Silver Discovered at Fort Dodge. Fowr Done, Ti., April 4. —[Speeial to Tur Bee.| ~Toere is cousiderable excitemcut here over the reported discovery of silver on the farm of Peter Kearon, six miles north of this eity. The find was made by a well d ger at a depth of 110 feet. four inches thick. Jeweler qnartz richer than any ever examined by them. Several pieces have beeu sevitoa Chicago assayoer for axamination, and if his roport confirms the one made by local jowol- ers the find willrove a rich one, and can bo worked in paying quantities, [ttt Fire at Oasonde. Dunuque, Ta., April 4 —[Special Telogram to Tur Bew, |—The harness shop and cloth- ing store combined of Mrs. M. Desmond, at Cascade, took firo yestorday and was well gutted before the fire was gotten under con- trol. It was partially insured. The origin of the fire 1s unknown. A lamp in the hands of Charlie Desmond in the burning building exploded and both his hands and also his faco woro severely burned, Tho firo was discovered in the nick of timo, else most of tho town would have been burned, as there was a high wind blowing. — She Wanted to Die, Booxr, Ta, April 4.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bre, |—Last night Mrs. James Har- ris, a resident of this city, attempted suicide in a very pecuMar way. She took tho heads of Ealf a dozen sulphur matches, put them in a cup of water, and_aftor soaking them, drank the mixture. She became violontly sick, and a physician was sent for. After energetic treatment she began 1o get better, and is likely to recover. Genoral despond- ency is the only roason assigned for the deod. MoCrary Felgning Insanity. ATiANTIc, 1a, Avril 4.—[Speclal Tolo- gram to Tuk Bee. |—-Sherman McCrary, tho rapist, is eithor insane or is protending to bo 80, A warrant has been sworn out and ho will be examined as to his sanity. He ro- mains in jail ana is starving himself, at tempting suicide, ete. John Murray Dead. MaRsmALLTOWN, Ta., April 4.—John Mur ray, at one time prominent in theatrical circles, and the divorced husband of Grace Hawthorne, now managing the Princess theatre, London, died here this evening. purdboree~ "5l Dakota Railroad Plans. Cnanercary, So. Dak., April 4.—[Special to Tur Bre. |—Considerable excitement was caused in this city over the roport that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul was to ex- tend the road from Milbank to this point and Joiin with the I & D. division here and con- tinuo on to the Black Hills. If this roaa is built it will be the means of bringing the Manitoba from Huron to Chamberlain and, crossing the rivor hore, continue on to Denver. As the river is rock bottom at this point, 1t is the best place on the river for a bridge. There is some talk of the Missouri Pacific extending from Omaha into Dakota and continuing up the Missouri ri The Illinois Central 18 also_contemplatmg an up-river extension from Yankton. —— Denver Horsemen in Trouble. DexvER, Avril 4,—On receiptof a telogram from the chief of police of Chicago the po- lice to-day arrested Barney McKinney and Andy Larkins, well known horsemen, and are detaining them to await the arrival of Chigago officers. The arrest is something of a mystery, it being aileged that the prison- ers are ‘wanted in Illinois for stealing a string of valuable race horses from Ken- tucky. The horses arrived here rday and were i the possession of McKinney and Larkins when they were arrestod. The an- imals are reported to be worth between $: 000 and $30,000. Congressman Ryan Resigns. Torkka, Kan., April 4.—[Special Telo- gram to Tur Ber.]—Goveraor Humphrey to-day received by telegraph Hon. Thomas Iiyan’s resignation us member of congress from the Fourth congressional district, Mr. Kyan having been appointed minister to Mexico. A special election will be called at once. T'he district is 80 overwhelmingly re publican that a nomination is cqual to an election. There are already cighteen can- didates for the vacancy. By Her Own Hand., WATERTOWS, Dak., April 4—[Special Tele- gram to Tue BeE.]—An inquest was held this afternoon_before Coroner Groesbreck and a jary on the hody of Lose Labord, an inmato of the houses of ill-fame on the sehool on, who died this morning from a dose of carbolic acid, The verdict was that death was caused by her own hand. The Chicago Political Situation. Cmicaco, April 4.—To-day's developments changed at least one feature of the local po- litical situation. Instead of a clean sween for the democracy, the city clerkship, one of the most important oftices on the list, falls to the republican party. In point of patronage the clerkship stands next to the mayoralty. Clear From Ice. CHEBOYGAN, Mich., April 4—The tug River Queen, from Seamen’s Cove, Is the first arrival in the straits. Her captain re- ports no ice at Detour and that he met none on Lalge Huron. Suicide of a Brewer. LouisviLLe, April 4.—Jacob Hernung, a New Albany brewer, committed suicide last evening by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. Financial embarras ment was the cause. The New kxpress Tariffs. New Yok, Avril .—The agreed tariff of rates accepted by the superintendents of the Jarge express companies will go iuto effect April 11, A PICNIC FOR JAY GOULD But Sorrow and Despair in Poor People’s Homes. ROBBED OF ATCHISON STOCK, The Little Wizard Works the Mare ket and Forces Small Holders to Sell at a Loss for His Private Gain, A Gigantic Scheme, W YORk, April 4, —|Special Telogram to Tne Bre. ]It is the current belief in Wall street that Jay Gould is once more actively manipulating the stock market; that ho has in view a deal that will embrace all the southwestern systems, and place practically under one management the Missouri Pacifio and Atchison systems, formirg ono immenso combination which will work in harmony with C. P. Huntington's Southern Pacific systems. This belief was gtrengthened to- day when it was reported that Gould was quietly soliciting proxies for the Atchison stock to be voted at the coming annual eloc- tion, at which it is admitted there will be some changes in the board of directors. What these are going to be, the pepresonta. tives of the Atchison company in thie oity say they do not yet know. But Wall stroet men have pretty generally settled down to the belief that they are golg to boe in the Gould interests, Gould himself, or some one representing him, will be found to have been clected when the ballots are counted. Kidder, Peabody & Co. have also issued a call for proxies, but this is not taken as any indication of a struggle Dbetween the banking house and Gould for control of the Atchison, for the reason that the banking interests and Gould have been for some time using every offort to settle the Ditter flght that has been raging among tho railroad companies of the southwest as well as northwest, and which has resulted in the most disastrous year these roads have ever expetioncad, The uitimate settloment of this fight will be hailed with joy by Wall street men, but the holders of ‘Atchison stock may not feel quiteso gleeful. Last year it was estimated that this stock was held by about seventeen thousand individual stockholders, the ma- jority of whom were scattered throughout Now England. in fact, it was said there was scarcely a city or town_in that section where there was not. some of it held, princi- pally in small lots, representing the savinis of men and women who had thus invested their money against rainy day. The stock was dividend paying, quoted at fancy figures, having at one time sold at about §120 a share, but it has eradually been hammered down untii most of these small holders have lost all they had and been forced to sell their stock, and within threo days it has been as low as 80y, a drop of about eighty points. The usual bear tactics have been used to produce this result. But while Jay Gould and his assoclates have been picking uy blocks of stocks which they have forced holders to sell, thore 1s 5w and perhups despuir in many New England bomes over the losses thus entailed. Beecham Pills cures nervous and billious ii, YOUNG GIRL INCENDIARIES. They Sot Buildings on Fire Just to Sce Tnem Burn. New Yorr, April 4. —[Special Telegram to Tur Bee, ] —Summit, N. J., has been shocked by the revelations of a singular crime. Late Tuesday night two young and beautiful girls were arrested for arson ou the strength of o story which they told to Justice Kelly when he sent for them during the afternoon. They are Bmma and Henrictta Prances Day, aged nineteen and sixte Two weeks ago the postofiice block in Summit was discovered to beon firc in one of the apartments on the second floor. *Considerable excitement re- sulted because it was ouly 8 few days after the Randolph block, occupied by seven fami: liesand six stores, had been destroyed by fire, supposed to be of incendiary origin. The fire in the postofice block was put out and it was found that rags, saturated with kerosene, had been placed in a closet in tha upattments occupied by Mrs. Susan Camp: beil and then set on fire. Justice Kelly, after a reful mvestigation, be: came convinced that the ' girly knew something of the matter, and when he accused them of setting fire 'to the post- oftice blockz they confessed. They said when they fired.the oiled rags Mrs. Campbell’s baby was asleep in the crib and that they went out, calmly leaving the helpless infant to its fate. Fortunately the fire was discovered quickly and no karm came to it. The girly refused to state whether they bad fired the Randolph bloclk, but said they had started g fire in Plainfield last fall, for which a young man is now serving a_term in states prison. Both girls said they were moved to burn thq building by tha love of excitcment aud a de. sire to see a big bl; When the justice got the confession he did not let them think they vere going to be punished, but as soon as finishied he cginmitted them to the town lockup. On the way there Henrietta brolk away from the officer and led [ chase half a mile, When overhauled fought like a maniac and had to be carried 0 a cell. ears Soap Fair white hands;’ Brightclear complexion Soft healthful skin. “PEARS’—The Groat English Complexion SOAP,—-Sold Everywhere.” A gEST LAMPF @iMNEYsS Ceo.AMacs ETH&CO- PiTTSBURGH.PA STRANG & CLARK STEAM HEATING €0, Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilating Apparatus and Supplies. Engines, Boilers, Steam Pumps, Etc, HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Hardware and Cutlery, Mechanicy’ Lools, Fine Bronze Builders’ Goods and Bufale Scalss, 1405 Douglas St., Omaha.