Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1889, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. THE FIELD OF HONOR WAITS But the Journalist and Lawyer May Not Be Ready. THE HARRISON INAUGURATION When Washington Was Younger— What General Matthew Taylor Remembers—Colored Men and Their Offices, 513 FOURTERNTH STREET, Wasnixatos, D, C., April' 7. If there is not a resort to the ‘‘fleld of honor” by R. A. Sprague, the Indianapolis lawyer. who was charged the other day with being an ofce hroker, and Jay F. Durham, the correspondeut of the Louisville Courier- Journal, who made the charge that Sprague offered to secure the appointment of a pen- sion agent at Louisville for $300, it will not bo because at least one of the gentlemen con- cerned is not willing. Duarham publishes a card to-day, in which he says that Sprague made the proposition to him, and that his (Durham’s) object in talking to Sprague was 10 learn the latter’s business and expose him, He winds up his card by declaring that Sprague is a “fraud and a pretender.” It is @ auestion of veracity between the two men, and there are threats of “a resort to arms.” Durham’s friends say he wants to fight. TWO INAUGURATIONS, For the first time in many years General Matthew 1, Taylor, who is a first cousin of President Harrison, will visit the white house to-morrow. General Taylor was a member of the executive houschold during the two months immediately succeeding his uncle’s inauguration, and was with him when he died. To your correspondent he, to-day, talked of the occupancy of the white house by the first President Harrison. eral Taylor says the inauguration of Ha son, in 1841, was a greater event than that which occurred six v'eeks ago to-morrow. The rain pouped in torrents. Pennsylvania avenue was a river of mud. After the in- auguration General Taylor took up his resi dence at the white house, and, with his mother and elder brother, remained there until the president’s death. Washington was at that time a very miser- able excuse for a national capital. It was a small, unattractive city. In the square just north of the white house was St. John's church, and the president compelled the boys to attend services three times every Sunday. ‘‘The office seekers of 1841, said the WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMATA Bre, } gencral, ‘‘were more persistent, if possible, than to-day, but the earlier president, unfortunately, did not pursue the same course toward his political supporters that his graudson does. The de- sire to personally receive every man who called and also to attend to &ll duties that devolved upon him as president were far too much for his overtaxed strength and in con- seauence he gave way. After the first re- ception at the white house. President Harri- son’s arm was entirely disabled, It was swollen from the wrist to the shoulder and was of a sickly purple color by reason of the hard work done in grasping and shaking the thousands of hauds thrust at him. He first took to his bed about two weeks after his inauguration, utterly worn outv in mind and body and rapidly sank in health till death came to his relief. ‘“‘At the time William Heary Harrison entered the white house the government had not adopted the policy of furnishing the executive mansion. Every president was expected o bring with him the greater part of the furniture he would use as well as his dinner service. Willlam Henry brought a dinner set which had been in the family theu cne hundred years, It did service at the first state dinner where the aristocracy of the country was as- sembled. President Benjumin Harrison now occupies the room where his grand- father died.” General Taylor comes up from his home in the old dominion to pay his cousin a social visit and says he wants no official favors. He nas been in constant communication with the president from the day of the nomina- tion till the present and will be an invited guest. COLORED OFFICE SEEKERS. H. P. Cheatham, of North Carolina, who is the only colored member of the Fifty-first congress, is bere with ex-Congressman Smulls, of South Carolina, and the two men are taking au active part in securiug appoint- meats for the colored people of the south. I'hey report that their success so far been confined almost exclusiveiy to the rail- way mail service and minor positions in the departments, They do not believe that it is the intention of President Harrison to a point many postmasters, collectors and other officers in the south from the colored ranks on account of the deep prejudice against the race on the part of the white democrats. They say the administration can_recognize the colored vote quite as liberally and not put them in executive positions. THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP. President Hurrison has decided to take a couple of days vacation and from the worries and cares whis upon him through the importunities of the crowd of office seckers who still remain in Washington, He will leave early to-morrow worning on a revenue cutter for a trip down the Potomac river and into tbhe Chespeake bay. The president will be accompanied by the members of his fumily and possibly Secretary Windom. His absence will prevent ' the appointment of any one until bis return, which will ve, according to the programme, on Wednesday, President Harrison has been occupied at his desk almost continuously from moruing till late st night since he was inaugurated and the pressure 18 telling upon him so that the rest is essen- tial to his health. In taking this trip th resident is following the course of Presi dent Arthur, who frequently made short trips away from Washington on the United States steamer Dispatch. There are no ves- sels of the navy at Washington just now ex- cept an old recéiving ship so that a revenuo cutter had to be brought ints CORPORAL TANNER. Corporal Tanner, the new commissioner of pensions, is rccewving loud praise for the democratic manner in which he conducts his office. 'The doors ure always cpen to the public and he personally hears the statement of the applicants, and in their presence di- rects action, ‘The corporal suffers untold #ou,v @ portion of his time from the condi- jon 0f the stumps of his legs, but he is show- ing great patience, as well as remarkablo liberality toward the unfortunate jones who have to apply for public aid. SENATOR STANFORD'S STALT. Senator Stanford was telling the other day Bow he earned his first mouey, and laid the foundation of his fortune, and strange to say, it was selling horse-radish roots, He was quite a boy at that time, thirteen or fourteen ears old d lived with his father in the obawk 'Valley on a farm fow miles from Schenectady. “After school hours he used to dig horse-radish roots which the hired man carried to market every week and sold. Mr. Stanford suid he often made as wuch as ton shillings a week in this manuver. But the enterprise of his youth was in cutting own a fleld of timber and hauling the logs to the saw will, This he did oue winter aud collected soveral hundred dollars with which be paid for bis leotures at the Albany law sohool. PEUSONAL AND AKMY NEWS. L. J. Moss, of Iows, an assistant railway mall superiutendent, was to-day supersedod by the appoiutient of J. 5. Smith, of Wi consin. To-day's Herald says: “Many friends in ' this city of Lieutenant Moutgowery D, Par- er, Ninth cavalry, will regret to learn that is fllllbl:l.:\"‘. eonu‘m!oulén the ln.lx:dn \'un: mfl seve Yyears ago, has assum sucl proportions that b has been incapacitated roun performing actual duty. President Harvison issued un order Friday directin, him to appear before the retiring board - al Omaba, and he wil ungoubtedly bo placed rotired list,” %ML Black, U, B. A.. mow tationed at Fort Sidney, has been gran leave for six months and will come to city to spend the better portion of it. Lieutenant W. A. Mercer, Eighth infantry, from Fort Robinson, arrived in town st woek on leave of absence and is stopping at Wormley's. The assignment of First Lieutenant Charles B, Schofield, second cavalry, on the staff of his brother, is still the talk in army circles, and with the probable outcome of the Lydecker court martial has been the theme of discussion at the union service club, It1s stated that the order was issued by Secre- tary Proctor as a personal favor to General Schofield. Since his ty on his broth- or's staff Lieu 1d has served four years with , which had much weight with the se v. Secretary Proctor will not revoke the limit of tour :“The engagement of . Demp Second in- fantry, now stationed at Fort Omaha, to Miss Miskey, of Omaha, is announced. Miss spent the part of two seasons In this city, and has a larce circle of friends, who have already tendered thelr congratulations by letter audl wire. Dr. Murphy, one of the most distinguished physicians and surgeons aud superintendent of " Columbia hospital, entertained a few friends at dinner last night in honor of Pat- rick Egan, of Nebraska, the newly appointed minister to Chili, Among the guests was ex-Senator Van Wy Prriy S, HEATH prahihar Sk LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES. Mission at St. Theresa's—A Reception to Egan—General and Personal. LiycoLy, Neb,, April 7.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—A Jesuit mission was opened at St. Theresa’s procathedral this morning at 11 o'clock. The introductory sermon Wwas preached by the Rev, Father Coghlan. The mission will continue all week, and services will be held daily as follows: At5a. m., mass and instruction; 8 a. m., mass and in- struction; 3 p. m., the stations, or the holy way of the cross; 7:30 p. m., rosary, sermon or lecture, and the benediction of the most blessed sacrament. Father Coghlan will be assisted by the Rev. Father F. J. Berbericn. The funeral services over the remains of Conductor Claude Champion were held at his late residence, at 1103 T street, at noon to-day, when the remains were escorted to the Burlington depot by the Knights of Pythias, with their band, the Order of Rail- way Conductors and the Brotherhood of Firemen and Switchmen, At the depot the casicet was scaled in an outer metalic casket and was then shipped on the flyer to Catlin, 1L, where it will be jnterred in the family burying ground. Mrs, Champion and two friends accompanied the remains, The Hon. R. B. Graham, the mayor-elect, has been much sought after since the city election. Fully 1,000 Lincoln people are hugging the fond délusion that they will be remembered by the city executive with a lucrative position under the city government. Something over nine hundred of them will be disappointed and many of these will rant over the fact that “ingratitude is the basest of crimes,” claiming, verhaps, that they were the real fathers of Graham's boom for the mayorality. ‘The Rev. Mineheart's boom as a free preacher continues, and the chances are fay- orable that before the summer isover he will be preaching in his own church building, under his own vine and fig tree, and that he will have oue of the largest congregations in the city, tain Payne has been designated by Commander Davis. of the Nebraska G. A. R., as advance agent for the Nebraska delega- tion to the national encampment at Milwau- kee, with instructions to proceed at once to that city and secure commodious quarters for the boys during the encampment, Brad P. Cook and Assistant Adjutant General Gatehell, of this city, attended a camp-fire at Wahoo last night, where they delivered addresses. It is claimed that there was much illegal voting in the Sixth ward, both at the repub- lican primaries and at the election, dnd there is strong talk of an investigation with a view to prosecuting the offenders. ‘The annual meeting of the Lincoln board of trade will be held Thursday at 4:30 p. m. in the new rooms of the McBride block, cor- ner of Twelfth a e The Hon. Patrick Egan, minister to Chili, is exnected home this week, and a_ royal re- ception will be given him by the Lincoln oranch of the Irish National league, the board of trade and the citizens generally, irrespective of party. ‘The prospects aré that a Lincoln contingent will attempt to colonize a portion of Okla- homa territory. A meeting with that end in view was held at the Tenth Street Fitzgerald hall last night, and another one at the same to-nixhi The February term of the district court closed Saturday evening with a light day's work. R. L. Rowe, the Lincoln correspondent of the Omaha Republican, has been superceded by W. M. Smith, who reported the senate for the State Journal auring the late session. here is a building boom of quite a large sizein East Lincoln, between Tiwenty-seventh street and the two universities. ——— A Saonta Fe Collision. TriN1DAD, Colo.,, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.l—A collision occurred early this morning between two passenger trains on the Santa Fe road. Itseems mi- raculous that no more lives were lost or pas- sengers injured. It occurred twelve miles south of here and at a point where one train commences the ascent and the other com- pletes the descent of the Raton mountain, and in an extremely dangerous place. Each train was drawn by two engines, and as one was several hours behind time, it was run- uing at a high rate of speed. The four en- gines came together on a curve not fifty feet from a chasm of considerable depth, sad were all piled up in a shapeless mass. One express car was telescoped and co.apletely wrecked, while the others were tarown off the track. Two tramps were known to have been stealiog a ride on the baggage car, One was found crushed to death and the other is missing. He is supposed to be buried in the wreck. Engiueer Joseph Parr sustained a badly crushed breast. Recovery is almost impossible. Several others were slightly bruised. The accident is claimed to be due to the carelessness of a telegraph operator. —_—— Dying of Starvation. Havaxa (via Galveston), April 7.—Since the suspension of work on the canal, over §,000 laborers have been repatriated from the isthmus. Consular investigation shows that there are still over 8,000 persons on the line of works who are in a destitute conai- tion. Some deaths from starvation have al- ready been reported, and it is feared that many more will occur if prompt measures are not taken by the West Indian govern- ments to send the people back to their homes. The negroes and women and chil- dren are the worst sufferers. Despite the great distress, good order prevails. R The Mormon Conference. Saur Lake, April 7.—At the Mormon con- ference to-day George Q. Cannon made & lengthy address, enlogizing the Mormun re. ligion and saying the day was near at hand when this work would fill the whole earth, Wilford Woodruff was elected president of the church, Gearge Q. Canunoun and Joseph T, Sumith counsellors and Arenzo Suow presi- deat of the Twelve Apostles. e A Newspaper Suspends. Bostoy, April 7.-The Advocate, the jour- nal of the colored people of this city, owned aud published by John D. Rowell, {r,. sus- pended publication, caused by the fallure of 1cany persons to pay money owing 1o the paper, v e The Weather Indications, For Nebraska: Light rains, slightly ‘warwer, variable winds. For lowa: Fair, preceded by light rain, slixhtly cooler, winds becoming northerly, Bor Dakota:’ Fair, warmor, DAKOTA'S TIN. Vain Attempts to Corner It—The Sup- ply Practically Inexhaustible. Rarip City, Dak., April 8.—[Special Cor- respondence of Tue Bee.|—The preliminary report of the Dakota Schiool of Mines, situ- ated at Rapid City, recently issued by the trustees of the school, has attracted very general attention in the scientific world, It is the joint work of the dean of the school, Dr. Franklin R. Carpenter, and Prof. H. O. Hoffman, and is uniformly regarded as the ablest and most exhaustive treatise on the mineral resources of this section ever given to the public. It was vrepared after a most careful personal examination of the geological conditions observed by its authors, who brought to their arduous labors great scientific skill and knowledge. It has had the effect of shedding new light on the mys teries of nature in the Black Hills, and by its honest tone and its apparent purpose to present only ascertained and tested truths has had a most excellent influence through- out the world in favor of this section. Just at this time when attention is called to Black Hills tin resources by the proposed gleantic operations of the Harney Peak Tin Mining company, some facts concerning tin might prove interesting. Many of these will be taken from the articlo in the report re- ferred to, which was prepared by Dr. Car- penter, iho is now, perhaps, the hichest authority on the subject in the western hemisphere. Before entering into details, however, it may be the general reader woul like to know how tin looks in the raw state and before science has reduced it to the white metallic substance 8o famuliar to all users of tin ware, In its raw state it is black and is called black tin, or cassiterite. This black tin is the Lin ore proper and is found imbedded in gigantic rock or .mica schist. Sometimes it appears in the form of crystals, and sometimes it occurs as fine tin distributed all through the rock in particles so small as to be nearly imperceptible. In the Black Hills the tin district around Harney’s peak is by far the largest tin bearing district in the world. Ivis larger in area than that of Cornwall, and comprises about five hundred square miles. The geological center of the district is Harney's peak, which is a_great mountain of granite, the altitude of which 1s 7,800 feet above sea level. The whole dais- trictappears to have been thrown up by a pressure from beneath produced in a con- vulsion of nature ages ago. The moun! itseif is not thought to contain tin, but every elevation around it displays the stannic metal in great quantities. The stanniferous or tin bearing character of the rock in the Harney district was first discovered in 1877, At that time Prof. Pearce, of Argo, Colo., received some gulch gold from that section, and determined the black sand accompanying it to be cassiterite. It was not, however, until 1883 that the ex- istence of tin 1in the Hills became generally known. The credit belongs to Major A. J. Simmon: of this city, of proving the discovery which he had made, to be valuable. Previous to the an- nouncement that the black particles or cystals occurring in the rock, were tin, many of the mines now known to contain large de- posits of the mineral were being worked or exploited for mica. The occurrence of the black particles or crystals referred to was thought to be unfortunate, but on under- standing thewr value, they were naturally looked as more desirable than mica. The miners 1n those days threw the ore contain- ing them away denounced it with that un- necessary proiane verbiage, for which miners are noted, as “‘black iron.”” When the mis- take was learned the prospectors, with true miners’ instinct, became excited and a grand search was commenced for tin. They found it everywhere on the surface. It seemed as if the possibilities of supply were endless, The Harney Peak Tin Mining company which was formed in New York City, began to purchase tin prospects. Among the first of their ac- quisitions was the Etta. They believed they had ull the tin in the Hills when this first purchase was made, and as the Cornish mines were known o be failing, they very naturally concluzded they could control the tin market of the world. But the prospectors soon discovered more good prospects and the Harney company purchased those,again feel- ing eatisfied that they had all. Still more were discovered and bought in. Tbis ex- tension of the tin district continued until the company found that it had expended over $500,000 in making purchases and that they were still unable to control all. Since then the dis- trict has been-expanded to its present pro- portions, and although the Harney company owns over two hunared claims, its posses- sions are but small compared with the area containing tin. The Harney company is not capable of monopolizing the output, and will be compelled to compete with other Ameri- can companies for the American trade, The most careful estimates made in rela- tion to the possibilities of tin productions are extremely flattering to this sac- tion. It has been estimated that if all the stuff broken at this mine were sent 10 the mill the percentage of tin would be low. If it were closely sorted, it could be mado very high, depending entirely upon the extent to which the lower grades of ore were rejected. Hand samples, contain- ing from 25 to b0 per cent black tin, can be readily selected at any mine, Prof. W. P, Blake suggests that it will probably be found advisable to send to the mill for treatment all rock carrying ten_pounds of cassiterite and upwards. Prof, Carpenter estimates that if tais is done, 3 per cent of cassiterite will be the average nf the ores of the hills, 1t can readily be seen that the advantage of an mines, on this estimate, which is than 'those of Cornwall, is very any others in the world. — Figuring Up Their Losses. CUAMBERLATY, Dak., April 7.—|Special to Tur Bex.]—The danger of prairie fires that has threatencd for the past week has all passed, and the people are beginning to figure up the damage sustained. In Hrule county the loss will foot up §10,000, aad not less than fifty families have been burned out, losing everything but their stock and clothing, and in some cases losing all tneir stock. Settlers on the Crow Creck reserva- tion are the greatest losors, a_large number of them being burned out entirely and are in destitute circumstances. The fire that has done the great damage in this part of the state was started a week ago by Indians near Fort Thomson, and'has been burning for & week. This is the same fire that destroyed Lhfl town of Mt. Vernon, sixty miies east of ere. —— For Central American kxplorations. EvansviLee, Ind., April 7.—A strong newspaper syndicate, composed of some of the leading dailies in Ameriea, has just been consummated by A. J, Miller, of this city, for the purpose of a scientific exploring expedition to unfrequented por- tions of Central America. The expedition will consist of Mr. Miller as manager; Prof. Darragh, naturalist and taxidermist; Prof. J. Roy Brown, geologist and archaologist, d ~ Willlam ~ H. Venable, of At lanta. This is the second journey made by Mr. Miller through Central Amer- ica, and his experience and familiarity with the natives, their language and customs will be valuable to the present enterprise in ex- ploring Awmerica’s “'dark continent.” Chicago's Oklahoma Colony. CuicAGO, April 7.—A meeting under the auspices of the *Chicago Oklahoma Settlers’ association” met here to-day for the purpose of organiziug a colony to locate in the newly opened territory, Two hundred men en- listed. It is intended tostart the members from this city on April 20. They will reach the Indian territory line on the evening of Avpril 21, and enter Oklahoma at noon the next day. The chairman of the meeting gave a glowing description of the new territory, aad & cowboy who had been across it several times spoke of the dangers new settlers will et avoid. Newspaper clippings were read, statiig that there were more men waitlug to_enter the terrtory than there were homesteads, and there would doubtless be much fighting. Notwithstand- ing these discouragements, every man present siguified his intention of goiug OMAHA, MONDAY ’ MORNING, APRIL 8. 1889, NUMBER 297 I0WA MINERS FEEL BLUE. An Open Winter and the Railroad Rates Against Them. THE C. B. & Q. DOING ECONOMY. Drugglsts Get a Practical Warning to Be Carefal in Handling Poisons—General News From lowa. Hard Times for Mines and Miners. Des Moises, Ia, April 7.—(Special to Tue Bee.]—A good deal of complaint is be- ing heard from miners and those intercsted in mining in lowa. 'I'hey are suffering from two causes—the open winter, which cut down the demand for coal—and the high rates for carrying coal, espeeially for short dis- tances, which put Towa mino operators at a great disadvantage. The mining season proper opened last August very brisk, and the demand kept up well until early winter, when the mild weather checked production and threw a good many men out of employ- ment. Then the commissioners made a bad blunder in the matter of coal freights, put- ting it higher than in other states and so high as to almost prohibit some_shipments. Somwe of the railroad companies have volun- tarily reduced the coal tariff below what the commissioners fixed it. The railroads have been the steady customers of the mines all the year round, and when thero was no mand for coal for heating purposcs the rail- roads Kept taking it for their locomotives. Some mines had scarcely any trade except the railroad, But the withdrawal of so many trains has cut down the demand for coal very perceptibly. So, taking everything together, the coal miners of lowa are looking rather biue at the beginning of a_year that promises prosperous times for other inter- ests. It is reported thut 500 abie-bodied miners have been compelled to leave What Cheer, amining towu m Jeokuk county, and go out of tho state to find work. The outlook for the miners is very discouraging all through central and_southern lowa, and many cases of destitution are reported as the result of the hard times. Retrenchment By the C, B. & Q. BURLINGTON, Ia., April 7.—|Special to Tie Bee. | —A new time card went into effect on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to-day, which will bring with it a change in the run- ning arrangements of trains, both freight and passenger, with the result of making this place simply a way station between Chi- cago and the Missouri river. Burlington has always been a Civision'poiut and the home of many men in the traf service. Now they will run through here, and will live cither in Ottumwa or Galesburg, Ifl. This means the removal of a large number of families from this city, alread; suffering from the recent reduction in wages and working force. The stock yards at this point, heretofore used as a feeding station for animals n transit to Chicago, will be closéd during the coming week and the Galesburg yards will do that Worlk. \The! entire’ Stk yards force here will be let out. The pay car will be run no more, payment being made by checks for- warded from the general ofiice to some au- thorized employe at station, and the car that has been used by the paymaster wiil be refitted and used by Vice President Peasley as an official car. Orders were issued some time ago for the burning of 25,000 cubic yards of clay vallast at Osceola and 25,000 yards at Beckywith, but these orders have been re- called, and the road will struggled along without any ballast of that kind this sum- mer. It is confidently asserte that the talkked of cut in official salaries will not be made, but the clerical force is not yet out of the woods in that direction. ‘Whisky Chat From Creston. Crestox, Ta,, April 7.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—B. F. Whipps, who was arraigned before Judge Wilson of the superior court, on a charge of *“bootlegging” and took a change of venue to Justice Willett's court, has been discharged by the jury. The state submitted abundant evidence that he had sold liquor and that when arrested had upon his person two bottles of wnisky and a small glass. William Miller, a Q. engineer one of the witnesses in the case, was arrested for perjury and taken before the superior court. Miller swore that he never bought liquor of Whipps. Witnesses were produced who swore they saw Miller purchase five drinks of Whipps, whereupon the court bound him over to the grand jury fixing his bail at £00. He was unable to get bniF and was committed. A warrant for Whipps was sworn out in Justice Willett's court charg- ing him with threatening to commit a public oftense against G, W. Adams, prosecuting witness. Marshal Donahue scarched Gus Dodge’s building on Walnut street, findin, four barrels of empty beer bottles whicl was coansidered insufticient evidence for con- viction by the judge. ‘lhe officers, however, changed their tactics and had him arrested on a charge of selling liguor contrary to the statutes of lowa and on this information he was convicted yesterday on two separate courts ard fined $100. He immediately gave notice of appeal. A New Wrink!e in Life Insurance. Des Moixes, Ia, April 7.—[Special to Tre Bee.]—The state auditor 1s still having trouble with insurance companies that refuse to obey the Iowa laws. The older and more reputable companies file their statements of assets and liabilities with him, showing their financial condition, and what guarantees they can offer the public by way of protection. But someof the newer companies that be- lieve in a wildcat, underground way of doing business, are pushing ahead ignoring the state insurance department and having no authority for doing business in lowa. The auditor, some time ago, took the position tnat any person who acted as agent for an insurance company bysoliciting business for it, must be conside) in the eye of the law, an authorized agent although he may never have been appointed by the company proper. ‘This was to protect the public against mis- representation and fraud on the part of men who were working as hired helpers for in- surance agents, but who would be repudiated as irresponsible if they should get the comj panies into trouble. e attorney genera sustained the auditor ju that ruling and the Reneral Eubl‘c sustaips him too. Now in order to head'off the the underground com- panies that are going ahead soliciting busi- ness without any authority from the state, the auditor has sent a letter to all county attorneys directing them to comwence suit ugainst any ageet or eompany in his vicinity doing business withqut authority of law. County S§eat War, Masox Ciry, Ia, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |+A red-hot county seat war is being waged in Murray county, Min- nesota. Since the organization of the connty, twelve years ago, Currie, located in the north part of the state, has been the county seat. Two years ago, under an unconstitu- tional law, Slayton claumed it aond came in the night and stole away the records, but later returned them. Slayton now intends to get it, but in order to call an election sixty per cent of the voters of the county must sign 8 petition to that effect und these peti- tions are now beiug cireulated and chances are favorable that the desired number will be secured. o Belladonna For Dandelion. Des Moixes, Ia, April 7.——(Special to Tue Bee.|—The caso of accidental poisoning at Ames by whigh Editor Duncan and wife nearly lost their lives, is calling public atten- tion to the careiess way at which some medi- cines and poisons are put up. Mr. and Mrs, Duucan had been in the habit of taking & patent preparation of dandelion as a tomic and blood purifier. The medicine 18 sold in small boxes and is in the form of a dark colored paste. The same firm sell a prepara- tion of belladonna in exactly the same sort of a package, and a casual observer would not notice the difference in the two boxes. The belladonna is also a dark colored paste and does not smell or taste much different from the dandelion. The druggist kept the medi- cines side by side, and when Mrs. Duncan asked for dandelion the clerk handed hér the belladonna. The narrow escape which these people had will probably cause drug- gists and their clerks to ba more careful, and manufacturing chemists ought to be prevented from enclosing poisons in a pack- age 8o much like harmless medicines, The Railrond Must Oomo to Time. Des Moixes, April 7,—[Special to Tne Bre. | —The railroad commissioners have just decided a case which may be taken as a pre- cedent in the matter of maintaining crossings at public highways. The board of super- visors of Marshail county some time_ ago straightened a public road which crossed the Northwestern railroad track. The change in the road changed tho place of its crossing the track, and the supervisors asked the rail- road to change its crossing to correspond. The railroad refusea, maintaining that the supervisora could not compel them to change an established crossing every time they chose to change the direction of the road. On ap- peal, the road questioned the right of the commissioners to direct the building of cross- ings, but they held they are given the power to be exercised when public interests seem to require it; and so they sustain the super- visors and say the crossing must be changed. Saving on an Appropriation. Dra Moises, In., Apr [Special to T Bre.|—Captain F. S. Whiting, of this city, has been appointed suparintendent of con- struction of the new government building here in place of Mr. S. A. Robertson. He took charge yesterday and will continue until the work is completed, which will not be very long. Instead of working for a now building frowm the ground up, it was decided seven years ago, to ask for appropriations for enlargement of the old structure, A total appropriation of £333,000 was obtained for this purpose, and the work has been in progress ne: four years. Superintendent Robinson s expended $224,000 of the money at his disposal, 8o that when existing liabilities aro met and the work finished, it is estimated that thero will be an unex- pended balance of at least §35,000. Jailed for Selling Liguor. DEs Morses, April 7.—[Svecial to Tne Bee. |—Although the city elections in river towns last weolk were generally in favor of the liquor interests, yet Scott county, in which is Davenport, has witnessed for the first time in its history, the spectacle of a saloon keeper, one Chi Hoffman, im- prisoned under the prohibitory law. Some months ago & temporary injunction was issued forbidding him to sell” liquor, He violated his injunction right along, and a few days ago was fined £500 for the offense. Not hav- ing the money he was seat to jail. A Noble State Charity. Des Morses, Ta, April 7. [Special to Tre Bee.|—The last reports of the in stitute for the feeble minded at Glenwood, Mills county, show that the attendance is very large. During the month of March there was an average of 411 inmates at this insti- tute. The state auditor has just issued a warrant for 831,850 for the support. improve- ment and ordinary expenses of the home. Livery Burned. HaMBURG, Ta., April 7.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—Hydinger's livery barn burned to-night at 8 o'clock, consuming a large quantity of hay-and five horses. Old Jap and Fred, the old reliable and well known bus team, ‘were among the number burned. Loss, $3,000; well insured. R THE EASTERN BLIZZARD. Furious Storms Still Raging in Sev- eral States, CHARLOTTESVILLE, W. Va., April 7.—The snow storm which began yesterday morning, continued throughout the night. Telegraph wires are badly broken down and all trains are delayed. RicaymoND, Va., April 7.—The worst storm of the season prevailed here yesterday. It commenced with thunder and lightning and was followed by rain, hail, suow and a high wind. WiNcHESTER, Va., April 7.—-A snowstorm and blizzard prevailed here all day. Yesterday snow feil to the depth of fourteen inches, as much as has fallen dur- ing the entire winter. The winds were very high all day. Telegraph wires are down in all directions. NowrroLg, Va., April 7.—The storm of thunder, lightning and hail which broke over the city yesterday morning chauged last night, turning into a cyclone, tne wind blow- ing at the rate of fifty-four miles per hour until 5 o'clock this morning. The winds came from the northeast and blew into the harbor and its tributaries a tide which at high water this morning was eight- eén inches higher than ever reached be- fore. Tne lower part of the city was flooded and fire broke out on Water street, caused by slacking lime on the wharf of Géorge O. Gammage & Son. The entire block, with the exception of vage, Son & Co.’s com- mission house, was in flames, The old cot- ton exchange building, containing 800 bales of cotton, and the warehouse of Perry & Co., containing about 600 bales of cotton were totally destroyed. Santos & Bro.,cotton dealers, lost everything except their oftice buiiding, The loss on buildings and stock destroyed in this block is estimated at $150,000, partly insured. It is probable that the losscs sustained by wholesale grocery merchants from water forced into their ware- houses by the unprecedented tide will nearly equal this amount. Hundreds of barrels of sugar and flour and other goods are ruined. During the storm the roofs of the opera house, Masonic temple, and many dw: were torn off, and the Virginia Beach way depot was badly injured and th for hundreds of yards seriously damaged, In Portsmouth a fire destroyed the lime and lumber yard of Trugie & Hill. The United States ship Pensacola sank in the dry dock last night, where she was being repalred for sea, Her sea valves had been opered for inspection and another one was being cut. The tide flooded the dock. and she was filied with water, and, getting off her keel, sank before she could be gotten in position again. The Simpson dry dock was tided, and the damage will reach $40,000. The wires along the coast are all down. No reports can be had from shipping, and it is feared that scrious damage has been done, a8 there was no warning of the storm given, e A California speeder, 8ax Jose, Cal, April 7.-~In a running race bere yesterday under the auspices of the Blood Horse association, Al Farrow made a mile in 1:40. equaling the record made by Stuyvesant at Sheepshead on September 7, being but a quarter of a second slower than the record made by the Ten Hroeck in the race against time at Louisville, on May 24, 1887, furious ————e Burned toa Orisp. STevBENVILLE, O., April 7.—Bridget Kel- ley, a widow, aged eighty years, was left alone in a house yesterday afterncon by her granddaughter for a tiwe. In some unac- countable manner the old lady's clothe caught fire, aud when @ boy passing by no- ticed smoke and summoned aid, the old lady’s body was burned almost to a crisp, S Foundered a Gale, PuiLapeLruia, April 7.—A barge, bound from Norfolk to New York, foundered dur- ing @ heavy gale last night. The captam, his wife and two children, also one seaman, were lost. Joseph Coyle, the remaiuing sea’ man, was saved. ————— A $500,000 Fire. Pirtssung, Pa., April 7.—The exteunsive axe, shovel and saw factories of Hubbard & Co., at the foot of Forty-eighth street, were completely destroyed by fire this morning, entailing @ loss of fully $500,000, The Joss is nearly covered by lusurance. BOULANGER 18 BLUFFING. From a Safe KRetreat He Telephones Safe Advice. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.] Brusseus, April 7.—[New York Herald @abio—Special to Tin Ber.—A wide dif- foronce of opinion exists as to whether the flight of Boulanger and his absenco from France will prove detrimental or tho opposite to Boulangism. The most plausible view is that nothing will be changed by this unex- pectad ovent, and that the Boulangists can hold councils at Brussels, London, Geneva or elsewhere without finding their action on publio opinion interfered with, It is not his being an exilo that will pre- vont Boulanger from communicating with his followers or keeping his fellow country men posted in the profound ideas which gar- minate in his brain when not suggested by his political managers. Since he has crossed the froutier to a pluce of safety, he has issued a proclamation, formulated @ Protest by telephone against the jurisdiction of the senate, submitted to interviews, which were reproduced in many journals, and got Naquet to read along political speech for him before a socialist wathering. This speech, like the one delivered at Tours, has an accentuated declaration of republicanism in it. Boulanger goes o far as to call thoso “aliens” who accuse him of owing his electo- ral successes to the support of monarchists. Such a declaration must have been highly plensing to the socialist committee that or- ganized the meeting at the St. Fargeau res. taurant. As for the monarchists, if they are not so satisfled, they can console themselves with the reflection that Boulanger has never shown much consideration for them, and that he looks upon their support as absolutely gratuitous and disinterested. There are some curious passages in the latest utterances of the brave general, as for instance the lesson which he undertakes to read Antoine, whom he reproaches for reckless and indiscreet patriotism, and for having made use of political issues which he says have nothing in common with the great national interests of France. Such criticism is amusing coming from the mouth of the man, who not so very long ago made La Revanche the principal plank in the ue platform, and who has managed to trans- form the Des Patriots into an association en- tirely devoted to his service. Boulanger also spoke feelingly about the laws of exile. He declared that he was adversary of all prescriptive measures, and asserted if it was in his power his first act would be to recall the exiled princes. He meglected to explain how it came thav he and his friends took active part in the execution of the messures which sent the princes into exile, and quite recently their votes in the chamber agaiust the recall of Ducd *d Aumale. The general explained the contradiction by throwing the whole blame ou the extreme weuiness of a parliamentary republic wnich requires, so it seems, violent measures in self defease from which it woula appear that it is outof pity for the parliamentary public that General Boulanger gave his con sent to Incasures so contrary to his individual wishes, All this is somewhat obscure and incomprehensible but only minds that are capable of reflection are struck by thiese strange contradictions. The mass of the public who have lost discern- ment in political matters through the habitual lies and charlatanism of politicians will probably continue to back Boulanger as favorite. It is quite within the range of pos- sibility that neither the absence of their idol nor his condemnation will glve a quietus t0 his ambition and selfish proj poitaiahely A DYNAMITER CONFESSES. ° He Implicates Union Men inan At- tempt to Blow Up a Brewery. New Yonrk, April 7.—The explosion, pr sumably of a dynamite bomb, which oc- curred February § in the rear of Stevenson's brewery, has been found to be the work of labor union men, four of whom are in cus- tody at police headquarters, One of the four men Inspector | s has in charge made a confession and told of the guilt of the other three. The informer is Henry A. Fitzgerdld, formerly walking delegate of the Ale and Porter Brewery Employes' Protective Asso- ciation, who. compose local assembly No. 8,300, ombracéd in district assembly No. 49, Kuizhts of Labor. The men 1mplicated, and who are in ous- tody, are John O'Connell, prasident of the loca! assembly; Patrick F. Close and “Thomas Reardon, members of tiie executive committee. O'Connell was president of the executive committee and undertook to bring Stevenson to terms. ‘The prisoners cousti- tuted the executive committee at the time of the explosion. According to the informer's statements, the committee went about to in- vent some scheme whereby Stevenson would be made to recognize the union und dis- charge non-union men. ‘the first plai was to send union men to the brewery to apply for work and state that they were not attached to _ the union. The men _ who might sccure employment under this disguise were to place grease in the beer and ale vats, Sev- eral apphicants who visited the brewery failed to get employment. The conspirators then conceived & plan to blow up the brew- ery. The engine of destruction, it was planned, should be exploded in_thd engine room. The opportunlty to reach the engine room was not afforded the eonspirators, and dynamite was finally used on the arca, Detectives who have been on the case learned recently that O'Connell stated at a meeting that it wus one thing to blow up a brewery and another to prove it. luspector Byroes, after securing Fitzgerald’s confes- sion, took him before the grand jury on Fri- day, where he repeated the confession and the 'indictments were found. ~ A Mail Cierk Arrested. S1. PAvL, April 7.—Herbert G, Stout, a railway mail clerk on the route between St. Paul and Council Bluffs, was arrested by o postoftice inspector and u deputy United States marshal last night. Stout is charged with robbing the mails, and it is supposed that he has been very successful in his opera- tioms during the past year. He was arrested in the act of making off with two packages of letters, and had becn spotted by marked money in decoy letters. Stout's brother is a Methodist minister in this city, His family are prominent and highly respected. ——— A Miners' Rjot, Prrrsuune, Pa., April 7.—A Huntington, W. Va., special says that o miners' riot oc curred at Harter's Creek, Lincoin county, yesterday afternoon, in which eight men were wounded with clubs and stones. Fortuuately n of the participants were armed, or some Jives would certainly have been sacrificed. - A Six-Round Battle. Pronria. April 7.--Reddy Hennessy, of Brooklyn, N, Y., and Dau Gallagher, of Fort Worth, Tex., fought a six-round battle seven miles above this city, on Woodford county soil. Notwithstandivg o terrible foul blow struck by Gallagher, the fight was declared @ draw, o E. A. Holbrook's Successor, Cnicaco, April 7.—Tt has been officially an- nounced that Jobhn Secbastian has bee pointed general passenzer agent of t cago, Rock [sland & Pacitic railw A. Holbrook, resi The Death Record, LoxDoN, April 7.—Rev. Sir ¥ thw Gore Qusley, Liart, is dead* THE CASHIER IS IN CANADA Oause of the Temporary Suepension of a Minnesota Bank. SHORT ONE HUNDRED TH’OUSAND The Gay and Festive P. F. Pray Furnishes the Citizens of Anoka With a Decidedly Disgrees able Sensation. The Depositors May Be Paid. CricAGo, April 7.—A special dispatoh from Aunoka, Minn,, says: The doors of the First National bank were closed last oveningy The cashier is in Canada. Thore 18 & woman in the case. . F. Pratt, the cashior, went to Minnd. apolis & week ago last Thursday, and on Friday the bank officials were startled by a notice from the Merchants' bank of St. Paul that the account of the First National was overdrawn §20,00). A messonger was at once dispatched to t. Paul and discovery was soon made that Pratt had drawn ont about 8,000 due the bank and about twice s much more on his check. A bank examiner was called and gave tha books a hasty overhauling. Enough was learned to show that matters wero in a bad way, and that Pratt is short nearly $100,000. Not knowing when or where tho end might be, the dircctors concluded to place the bank in the hauds of the examiner, and he will appoint a receiver. It is impossible yot to_tell the extent of Pratt’s villainy. The bank’s correspondents, both™ in New York and Chicago, ulso allowed him to over- draw to the amount of $£15,000. In addition to this, he raised about 0,000 on a_personal note, endorsed by Mrs. Nelland,” an_nged widow residing in Dayton, who trusted Pratt o manage her business matters to & larga extent. It also appears that Pratt, in coms with H. S. Sparks, of this city, has been ilating in_wheat, and Sparks' account is overdrawn £10,000. Last summer the good people of Anoka were horrrified to learn that Pratt had been on intimate terms with a hand e youn, woman of doubtful reputation, The scandal soon become public property, and lus wife took her two children and went to Boston, where they have since resided. Soon after this the grass widow also disappeared, but it is alleged that she has sinoe lived in Minueapolis, where Pratt supported her and an illegitimate child. There was quite « contest in the bank directory at the Janus ary meeting over his position on account of the scandal, but it was finally decided that he should close up certain business matters with which he was familiar before severing his connection with the institution. It is ba licved tuat his stealings began at that time The president of the bank is H. L. Tick nor, & well known business man of this cll.{ and one of the pioncer citizens of the northy The capital stock of the bank wi Unless matters prove worse tho cted, the depositors will probably bd 000. puid in full. As yet no step has been taken 10 hunt down the absconding cashier, but reward for his capture will probably bo of« fered at once. As he has had a weol he is undoubtealy on_the safe side of tha Canadian_line. ‘It is learned that ho dist posed of ail his proverty in this vicinity soma time ago. s stary L Pt SURROUNDED BY FIRE. The Terrible Experieace of Passen- gers on a DAKOta TraiBe.«w CHAMBERLATY, Dak., April 7.—During the terrible gale and fires of last week a train from the east had a terrible experience twa miles east of Mount Vernon. The destruce tive fire was raging at that point, and dust and smoke made the surroundings as dark ag night. The engincer plunged the train intg the darkness, and the first thing he knew he found the ties on fire for nearly a mile ahead. He checked the train, lest he should find ho track akead, and there, in the suffocating smoke and heat, with blaz- ing ties underneath the tramn and flames on cach side of the track, the crew sought to extinguish the fla and save the train, ‘The passengers became excited and pleaded to be released from the death by fire or suffo. cation that seemed so near at hand., For a tune escape scemed impossiblo, and several, of the passengers gave up. Several ladies prayed aloud, and on all faces were pictured the fright so natural to mankind when death appears to be only & few moments hence, The train crew and passengers worked he- roically. Men bent forward, breath, felt their way to the tender, and found water to dash on the burning ties, while othiers went & few feet ahead of the engine 1o sce whether it was safe to move ahbead. Behind, the road was ou fire as far as the cye could see, while ahead all was dark- ness, but it was death to linger in that caul- dron of fire, and when the surroundings either meant moving or death, the effort was worth the attempt and a start was made, The suspense and horror of the few moments required to pass over the burning track and through the terrible heat and smoke cannot be expressed, but the train finally pulled out of the flames to fresh air and safety, The Savannah Conflagration, _ SAVANNAN, Ga., April 7.—In addition to the property mentioned as burned out by last vight's fire, four stores running west from Barnard street, and facing north on Broughton street, were destroye Three of those buildings were the property of J. 8, Reed, and were well insured. These four buildings were occupied as a crockery store, general merchandise, furniture and houses: hold furnishing goods. Tne loss is estimated at £100,000; weil insured, The total numbe¥ of buildings burned is estimated at fifty. No loss of life or serious injury o person oc- curred, and last night's dispatch covered the conflagration so fully thatlittle or nothing is left unsaid. At m night the total loss 1s estimated ag otal insurunce, §500,000, - - THE S10UX RE 5 I\’ ATION, Ixpress a Willingness to Ace cept the New Deal. Bismarck, Dak.,, April 7.—|Special Tele- gram to Tny Bes.|—The report that the commission would soon be approved by the president to coufer with the Indians for the opening of the great Sioux reservation is receivad with much intcrest amoung thd Indians at Standjng Rock, who are headed by Sitting Bull, Gall, Jobn Grass and the other notorious chiefs, The Indians are pleased with the action of the government in increasing the price to be paid them from 50 cents per acre 1o £1.25, and many of them have already expressed their willingness to accept the terms of the treaty, Even Sittif Bull and Gall, who were 8o bitterly oppos to the treaty submitted last year, have given utterance W fricndly expressions, and there is little doubt of i who visit the re 3 from the Standing Kock sgenc positive that Sitting Bull and Gall will aceept the treaty, but that the commission should be so selected that it will know how to deal with the reds. which was not the case with the commission of @& year ago, Indians eays ho Is Pel s Vengeful, SuaNouAl, April 7.—Wau Kwaipg Pel, formerly of the Chinese embassy at Washe ington, advocates the expulsion of every Aumerican in the service of China, #s a res prisal for the exclusion of Chinamen from America. In a memorial on the subject he refers with contempt to the Awerican navy, which he declares would be powerlees in an aggressive movement, - A High School Burned. 8ax Fuaxcisco, April 7.—The Oskland hool was totally destroyed by fire lash Loss about $70,000; insurancey gasping for*