Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1889, Page 1

& - THE OMAHA B EIGHTEENTH YEAR. "OMAHA. MONDAY. — — MORNING, MAY 13, s ———— | WHITELAW REID IS IN PARIS Enthusiastic Reception of the New Minister to France. MINISTER, YET A JOURNALIST. To Honor the Memory of Thiers—- Bome Reflections Suggested By the Nature of the Subscripers to the Fund. A Union of Discordant Elements, “\Copright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.} Panis, May 13.—|New York Herald Cable —S8pecial to Tne Bre.] =The Trans-Atlantic company’s steamship La Bourgogne, arrived at Havre, yesterday at 1 o'clock, having on board Whitelaw Reid and family, consisting of his wife and two children, with their governess and three servants. By per- mission of the company, Frank C. Hig- gins, the special envoy from the members of the American colony ut Paris ‘was taken out to meet La Bourgogne in the pilot’s boat and present a letter of welcome to the new minister. Mr. Reid expressed his approbation of the cordial reception extended him by his coun- trymen, aha was especially intorested in making inquiries as to whether any new ap- pointments had beea made, or if any devel- opments iu the Samoa question had taken place during his voyage. Arriving in Paris, at the Gare St Laza- que, the scene, as 'the special Havro train steamed into the station, was remurkable for the large number of Americans and French- men of distinction who stood waiting to take the new minister's hand. As he descended from the compartment to the platform, he was at once distinguished and recognized. Aftor greeting his relatives, Mr. Reid held a brief reception on the platform. Among the first to greet him was George Smalley; M. Vigoeau, first secretary to the legation, representing Minister McLaue; Dr. Evans; Consul-gencral Rathbone; M. Blance, of the Trans-Atlantic company; Dr. J. A. Tanner, medical oficer of the United States commission; Mr. Burnett, attuache of the legation, and Augustus Jay, second sec- retary of the legation. Mr. Vigneau delivered a letter from Mr. McLane, the contents of which were an ox- pression of regret that illuess prevented him from coming in person to meet hin at the station and offering his private carriage to convey the minister and family to the Hotel Maurice. Leaving the station by the private en- trance, Mrs. Reid, accompanied by Mrs. Mills, was driven to the hotel in an open victoria, followed by a closed landau, con taining the minister, his two children, ana Mr. Ogden Mills. The large apartment on tho first floor, vacated by Prince and Prin- coss Radziwill, yesterday, were in readiness for the minister and his family and were profusely decorated with hyacinths and azalias in artistic baskets, suspended by pink ribbons. Luncheon was about to be served when the Herald correspondent called upon the minis. ter. The interview was brief and cordial. ‘When asked about the voyage, he said they could not have had a more delightful trip: the weather was lovely and the seacalm. I was not at all ill; was pleased with my re- ception and am very glad to be in Paris.” “Is it your intention to remain here dur- ing the summer months?" *‘Practically, yes. Iam looking also for a residence. My brother-in-law came from London to look into the matter for me and I shall go to-morrow morning to see what he has selected. It shall be decided as soon as possible. When hoj weather begins I will take a country house accessible to Paris, where my family can enjoy the country and I can also attend official duties. *‘But,” he said in conclusion: *Notwithstanding my new appowntment, I consider myself a jour- nalist. Idonotfeelas if I mmn separated from the press by any means.” Mrs. Reid was attired in mourning cos- tume of black clothes, with tignt fitting jacket trimmed with crape. Her blonde hair was almost concenled beneath a black bon- net, rimmed with the same material. At 6 o'clock Mrs. Reid and Mrs, Mills drove to the Bois de Boulogne, and later the minis- ter's family dined. The committee constituted at the sugges- tion of the party nationale, for the purpose of the erection at Paris of a statue to com- momorate M. Thiers, has al y received support from a number of politicians. The wmotives of these gentlermen do not, how- ever, oall proceed from the same surce The promoters of the subscr tion intended to nomor not only the memory of M. Thers. They wished not only to show their respect for the “liberateur du territoire,” the defender of parliamentary institutions, and one of the founders of the republic of France, but they also considered the present moment oppor- tune for reminding France of the woderate conservative pilicy pursued by Theirs to which the new republic owed its years of order, quiet and respousibility. Certainly the adlerence of M. Simon, an old political friend of Thiers, was due to this sentiment, That Jules Ferry was also among the first subscribers deserves special notice, as the policy pursued by his party while in power was very frequently opposed to that of Thiers, In religious matters mong others, the con- tradiction is strikingly manifest. Thic was an encwy of religious persecution, “To touch religion,” he used to say, the greatest orror & government can commit. In my opinion a government has no right to offend tho religious conviction of no matter how small a number of people. The heighth of philosophy does no consist in thinking one thing or wuother. Tooppress protestants is us bad as to oppress Catholics, #ud any government that tries to make ca) ital out of the convictions of any religious party is. by such action, unworthy in the eyes of philosophy.” Thiers would not have, therefore, sup- ported the policy of article 7 of the decrees egainst religious orders, secularizing the hospitals, He would aot have approved of the concessions made to the redicals by the opportunists, for did he uot say that the republic will be conservative or will not existl Ferry, in his letter of acceptance, says that in the poliey of Theirs, there are lessons from which the republicans ought to derive the benefit. This admission is equivalent to saying that be and his friends have followed the wrong path, aud there 1s still time to re- trace their stops. A more unexpected subscriber is Mr, Yves Guyot, the present minister of public works, and formerly editor of Le Laterne, the well kuown member of the radical party. All the ideas professed by Guyot were strenuously opposed by Thiers, wcluding the separation of chureh and state and the establishment of sn income tax, and in fact all the propesed wpeasures WL (ousLNLG Lhe DiokrapIwe of Jules the radicals, Yves Guyot, though very far from being a disciple of Thiers, yet sub- scribes to the statue. He expiains that it is not to the ideas nor to the policy of Thiers that he desires to do honor, but to the charn- pfon of the republic at that time. On May 16, if many more subscriptions of this kind come in, accompanied by reser- vations and restrictions, the demonstrotion got up on the strength of the Thiers theory will bear but a very confused political sig- nificance. It will, however, have the effect of repairing & great wrong. Statues abound in Paris, some of them being erected to the horvor of individuals who but littie claim to the memory and veneration of pos- terity, and yet Thiers, one of the moft eminent statesmon of whom France can and one who rendered his country such brilliant_ser- vice has not been similarly honored. Per- haps the motive for this delay may be traced to the fear of exciting the anger of the revo- lutionary party, which has never forfliven Thiers for putting down the insurrection of the Commune, but in spito of this faction 1t is high time that Paris and France had paid its debt of gratitude MORE NEWS FROM APIA. Everything Quiet Pending the Declss ion of the Berlin Conference. LCopyright 1889 by New York Associated Press.) Aria, Samoa, April 27, —(via San Fran- cisco)—Nearly all the survivors of the wrecked German war ships have gone to Sydney, and 69 American sailors who com- posed the crews of the Treaton and Vanda- lia are waiting for a steawer to take them to San Francisco, The Trenton and Vandalia have not changed much during the lust month, Hoth vessels are complete wrecks, A considerable quantity of clothing and pro- visions were saved from the Trenton after the stormn, and all the machine guns on the spar were taken ashore. The work of re- nioving her he battery occupied four weeks, King Matiafa sending many of his men to their aid. The guns und carriages weighed over a_hundred tons, but their re- moval did not scem to lighten the T'reuton in whe least. Admiral Kimberly will enaeavor to also remove the Vandalia's battery. Half a dozen native divers have worked faithfully on her every day, and hundreds of dollars’ worth of storcs have been saved by them, When the Nipsic was hauled to the reef it was found she bad been damaged consid- erably, the cugines and boilers being sprung, the rudder and smokestack gone and several inches of her keel scraped away the entire length of the ves- scl. Temporary repairs were mado with the inteution of sendiug the vessels to Auckland. Some «of the ofticers made ob- jection to her going to se, and declared her unsafo, The ndmiral arranged with a tramp steawmner to convey the Nipsic to Auckland, and then sent the Nipsic out for a trial trip. A shurp sq ame up as sho was going out of the harbor, and in a short time the tem- porary rudder gave way, leaving the Nipsio adrift without any steering apparatus. By the prompt use of sails she was Swung arourd with her head towards the sea, when she steamed at full speea to a position off the reef. The tramp Steamer went out and towed her back 1n the harbor. The admiral will send her to Auckland as soon s another rudder can be made aud proved secure. ‘The most important political event which has occurred hiere was the issuance, by Ad- miral Kimberly, on Avril 17, of a proclam tion advising tho natives to put an end 1o the war. The admiral strongly urges that fighting cease and that the people reunite for the good of their country. He stated that he had pre- vared a paper that could be signed by both parties who desired to obtain peace and es- tablish order. He had the proclamation translated into the Samoun languuge and distributed all over the island. Captain Farqubar, of the Trenton, was sent to lay the matter before Tamasese and to request hin to distribute the circulars among his men, Tamasese received the delegation very courteously and replied that he, too, desired to see the war closed, and proms ised to distribute the oirculars. He said ne would reply to Admirai Kimberly in writing later. Admiral Kimberly stated to the Associated press correspondent that he had issucd the proclamation after confer- ences with Mataafa, and because he felt something must be done at once to assist the nativesiinjestablishing peace. Ho(ad inter. viewed the German and British consuls, but found they could do nothing to assist him, so he determmwed to issuo the pro- clamation_entirely upon his own respon- sibility. The admiral believed the present conditions favorable, and hoped that the proclamation would sooner or later have the effect of drawing the parties together. He said that there is nothing in his notices that cither party can object to, and the paper, which he has prepared to be signed, is to be used only i the event of the natives agree- ing upon some plan of action. His desire was to assist the Berlin confer- ence by bringing about such a_condition of affairs that a government could be formed in Sumoa immediately upon the conclusion of the couference. He had advised Mataafa to remain perfectiy quiet. On April 22 the Admiral reccived a letter from Tamasese, the latter signing himself as “Kig of Samoa.” He declined to make any overtures for peace at present, though he said Le desired to have the war brought to a close, and would like o see the same condition in Samoa as in the the latter purt of 1857. This was just after Malictoa had been deposed by the Germans, and Tumasese installed, Tamasese also offered to forgive Mataafa and all his men if they would throw down thewr arms. He also stated he would not consider any proposition of peace until the conclusion” of the Berlin confer. ence, Mataafa and Tamasese afterwards agreed upon atemporary truce, and promised Admiral Kimberly that they would do noth- ing to alter the peaceable state of affairs until after the Berlin conferonce adjourned, Notwithstanaing the precautions against: the sale of liquor, the naval officers had more or_less troubie with drunken sailors who had been able in some way to secure liquor, On various occasions several of thein huve been weverely punished, Not more than one-third ot the bodies of the victims of the storm have been reocvered, and it is supposed the greater number were cither washed out to sea or are fastened in the coral reef: TESTING THE CHARLESTON, Her Officers More Than Satisfled With Her Showing. SaxTA Barsama, Cal, May 12.—The cruiser Charleston left this port yesterday morning. She steamed south for sixty miles, and then turning north again went ahead under a full head of steam, mukiog an average speed of eighteen and one-quarter knots, with & development of 5,500 horse- power and 107 revolutions of her engines, This record was waintained for a period of seventeen minutes, This establishes the fact that @sthe Charleston stands she is ono of the fastest modern fighting machines afloat, not only of her type, but inclusive of the entire class of gruisers either here or in foreign . 'I'he starboard high pressure slide which developed some hard spots in the steel on the trip outwsrd from San Francisco, and which it was hoped bad been eliminated, cowpelied the starboard engine to lower its speed, and the highoest development of steam for four continuous hours was therefore made impossible. The naval ofticers are unanimous in their confidence and pride in the new ship, and the view is held that she will fifllll{ attain more than 19 kncts when permitted to employ her full power. ——— A Murderer Sentenced. == Brokey Bow, Neb., May 12.--[Special to ue BEe.)—Plerce, who was found gulity of murder in the second degree, has becn sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve years. e Ex Sepator Foster Dead. . Rome, N. Y., May 13.—Houn. Heury A. Foster died in this city last night in his minetieth year. He wassenior United States senator, laving been appointed in 1844, ono year before Simes Cameron, of Pennsyl- vanis. BECOMING. MONEY LOANERS. Nebraska Farmers Charged With Lending Lucre. “YOU HAD BETTER PRINT THAT. “It Will Be News to Them"—Ex-Sena- tor Van Wyck Thinks It a Fine Fairy Tale, and Very Pretty. 518 FOURTEENTI STREET, Wasmisatox, D, C., May 12, The subject of farm mortgages, as treated by interviews used in Tue Ber specials, a week ago to-night, has attracted much com- ment here and in the east. Ex-Senator Van wyck was, to-night, asked what he had to say of it. He said: “It appears that Nebraska farmers are becoming extensive money loaners. You had better print that; it will be the first intimatjpn to them of that financial con- dition, but why start such a story 1" ‘‘Representative Dorsey says he knows many farmers who, years ago, paid 2 per cent a month, who are now loaning money 1n the western part of that state at 8 and 9 per cent a year.” *Yes, that may exist in Dodge county, the home of Mr. Dorsey, where he has probably inspired the people with some of his energy, tacy and financial ability, but I doubt if any other portion of the state is so fortunate. Certainly there are millions loaned in the eastern as well as western parts of the state, butitis foreign capital, much of it from Great Britain, but more from the money centers of the east. The great bulk of the products of the state go east in payment of premiums for life and fire insurance, for in- terest on mortgages, city, precinct and county bonds aud for railroad transportation then come back, and filtered through the' form of new mortgages become uvailable for the people.” **What is the meaning of this doubt or dis- trust about western mortgages !’ “Only the periodical cry of ‘wolf,’ a scar: a threat. When interest was reduced in Ne- braska, eastern loaners said nomoney would come, but it came more abundantly. Corpo- rations said if agitation does not cease, no more roads will be built, but they were, and now if the roads can not fix rates as their avarice dictates, train service will be les- sened and the public discommoded. Young man, did you ever see a prairie, and a_west- ern farmer in his home! Then you know, 50 does every money loaner, that a facm morteage in Nebraska is better than a gov- ernment bond. The security is as good aud interest higher.” “Are mortgages being paid rapidly?” “‘Possibly not in money. They are gen- erally and cheerfully renewed. The loaners don’t want them paid. They know the mortgages are on the basis of a third of the value of the land, and if they owned the land could nov realize 2 per t. They much prefer the other man to walk the floor, do the work and pay the interest. You must realize that when corn is sold at a small margin beyond the actual cost of produc- tion, and fat cattle scarcely return the value of the corn fed, that farmers can not pay the princival of the mortgages. Yet there is no safer security than farm mortgages in_Ne- braska. A combination sort of Jay Gould may operate with barren lands in states where such exist, and make the mortgages beautiful in appearance. but in the énd they may prove worthless. So a syndicate may issue debenture bonds on mortgages of doubtful value or in excess of value, but an eastern man who has a legiuumate farm mort- gage need not lay ‘awake of nights.””” SLEEPY WABHINGTON. At no time duriog the past two years has Washingron appeared so compietely deserted as to-day. The city resembled a typical win- ter resort in summer time, with President Harrison, his family and most of the cabinet officers out of the city and with but few vis- itors in sight. The regular residents are away for the season, and the streets are al- most deserted, the churches slimly attended, and the Lotels as quict as graveyards. The only rival the business part of the city in the way of dullness is the capitol building, where three or four policemen are lounging alone. This will be a dull week. On Wednes- day some of the cabinet officers and the most prominent men in congress who are here, to- gether with nearly all the distinguished visit- ors, will go to Baltimore to attend the greatest picnic ever given in this country. It will be tondered by General Agnes, proprietor of the Baltimore American, at bis summer res- idence, to Frank Thompson, the vice-presi- dent of the Penusylvania railway company. ‘I'he president is considering his invitation to attend. After this week, however, it will be much livelier, politically speaking. Now that the ofice-seekers have thinned out, the president and his eight counsellors intend to get down to business, and changes are ex- pected to tuke place rapidly in the offices which have not been filled, and the reorgan- ization which this administration desire to bying about in the public service will be bégun in earnest. It will be much more interesting in Washington during the hot months than now. Early 10 June the presi- dent and Mrs. Harrison hope to spend their Sundays in the mountains of West Virginia, Mrs. Harrison will be there a large part of her time There will be a suspension of social duties throughout the city. The rec- reation the president will have and the absence of so many office-seekers will give him physNal strength and opportunity to roll up his sleeves and bring about the changes which he has been wanting. There are probably not two dozen senators and representatives in Washington, Those here confine themselves largely to the dis- cussion of what is to take place in the early days of the next house of representatives. It 18 conceded on every hand that the presi- dent will call congress together in extraordi- nary sessifu in October, — There are sixteen contested elections, bnt it is mamfest to every one that unless an entirely ‘new and radical set of rules is adopted nothing can be done with the coutests. and months of precious time will be wasted by filibustering democrats. ‘e most serious question thav has ever confronted the lower house of con- gress will be the adoption of ite new rules. HOPE FOR MISSOURI. It may be a strange announcement, but a good mauy of the western senators, who have been keeping close tally of political affairs in Missouri, are coufidently expecting that state to [ republican_at the next election. John D. Jayues, of Sedalia, is one of the wealthiest and most effective youn republicans 1o Missouri, He is here, an says tue fight between the Governor Francis and Senator Vest factions has split the democratic party in twain, and with swee ing strides tariff protcctionists are taking in the state. Mr. Juynes says that if the state ticket can not be elected, the republicans undoubtedly come in 'us & compromise, even though they have not a clear working majority in the legislature, and secure Sen- ator Vest's seat. THE VAYARDS. Ex-Secretery Buyard, witn his five daugh- ters, will bid Washington adieu, this week, and go to their suburban residence, High- land Terrace, near Wilmington, Del. Secre- tary Bayard and his famiiy have been popu- lar in Washington society, and society is WAREILK 1ts tongue abOUL the comiug mar- risee of Miss Miss Mary Willing Clyner, of this city, to the ex-secretary. PAWNEE BILL, Major Gordon W. Lilie, (Pawnee Bill) who cuf such a figure out in Oklahoma, re- contly, 18 moving around amomsg the few visitors in the city, sud savs that he intends t0 go back into the new Eldorado, take up a auarter section of land and remain there. He thinks Oklahoma will be ver idly de- veloped, and that the three territories from which the four states are to be made, this fall, will surprise the people in their ae- velopment. Wasminaros Bureav, Tue Owana Ber, } CAK VIEW. ‘The st of next wmouth, Mrs. Harvey Lindsley and her thres waughters, take possession of Oak View, Mr. Cleveland's summer home. The plees looks beautiful now, and every stranger takes a drive around the national capitdl goes there these days. Itis buta little wmore than a half hour’s drive. There Are siono of Mrs, Cleve- land's pots remaining except her cows and LW or three cats. MASTY SETTLERS, Interior department officials fear that the invasions being made upon the Sioux' Indian reservation in Dakota will interfere so- riously with the negotiations being made by the commission for the relinquishment of the title to these lands, and their opening to settlement. Undoubtedly the hasty settle are doing themselves violence by their pres- ent action. PLEADING FOR SWAIN. Friends of Judge Advocate-Genoral Swain, of the army, are trying to induce President Harrison to have the remainder of his sentence sot aside, that he may be re- stored to his position. Bat it 1s said that they are meeting with very little encourage- ment. MISCELLANEOUS, Ex-Senator Harlan, of Towa, is here to bid his daughter, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, good-bye. Minister Lincoln and his family, who ar- rived at Wormley's on Friday, are to leave to-night, en route for Bngland, Miss Carrie P. Church, of Nebraska, has h;-'(‘m appointed to a $600 clerkship in the land oftice, A. J. Reeve, of fowa, was appointed, a few days since, to the position of chief of the seed division of the agricultural aeparvment, and will enter upon his duties on the first proximo, Miss Annie McRae, of Towa, has been pro- moted from a $600 to & $900 position 1 the oftice of the sixth auditor. First Lieutenant C. W, Rowell, Second in- funtry, station at Fort Omaha, 18 at 158 P street, northwest. His duty was to conduct Chapiain J. Vaughan Lewis, of the army, to the government insane asylam. Chaplain Lewis 18 well known in this city, having been for many years rector of St. John’s church, this city. His recent trouble has caused his many friends here much anxiety. Perny S, Heata. s gy THE CLEARANOCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Past Week. BosToN, Mass., May 13.—|Special Tela gram to Tie Ber|—The following table, compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross ex- changes for the woek ended May 11, 1859, with rates per ceat of increase or decrease as compared with the amounts for the cor- responding week in 1883: orTIES, CERARINGS. New York Boston .. Philadeiphia’’ Chicago.... ... 8t. Louls Pittab Pittsburg. Balt 3 Cincinnau. New Orleans. . Kansas City Louisville Providence Milwaukee. 8t. Paul...... Minneapolis Detrolt.. Cloveland Columbus Omaha Denver.. Memphi **Duluth Indlanapolis, Peorin ... Portland ... Hartford.. New Haven Fort Worth fi&fit.m 0,342 ‘Worcester. Syracuse. . Galveston Lowell Wichita . . Grand. Rapids Norfolk . Topeka. *Tacoma. Total.. o . Outside New York. | o '887,057,005| *Not included in totals; no clearing houses at these points lust year. **Partly estimated. e - — REV. DR. RUNCIE DEAD. For Eighteen Years Rector of Christ Church, 8t. Joseph. St. Joskrn, Mo., May 12.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—The Rev. Dr. James Runcie, for eighteen years rector of Christ Episcopal church, died at 8:80 o'clock this morning, after a protracted illness, He will ve buried Wednesday afternoon under the altar of Christ church, He was twice offered the bish opric of Indiana, and upon the death of Bishop Robertson, two years ago, was of- fered the bishopric of Missouri. ‘These he declined. He was the most popular minister in the city and kept himself constantly poor by gifts to the not always deserving needy. He leaves four children. His eldest daughter was married, in 1886, to Elliot Marshall, member of a leading family in Belham, N. Y. Dr. Runcie was born in 1824, in County Louth, Ireland, and was educsted at Trinity College, Dublin, Tho standing of the Epis- copal church, in this city, is due entirely to his labors. He gave out of his own salary £10,000 towards the imposing church edifice. The burial will be conducted by Bishop Tuttle, of Missouri, and_about fifty Episco- pal clergymen will attend. - The remains will lie 1n state in the church on JVednesday, S1X PEOPLE KILLED. The Troops Fire on the German Mine Strikers. BErLN, May 12.—About midnight, last night, some one set fire to the oil factory at Lierenfeld, which' was consumed. The Mulkilm and Dulsberg miners have joined in the strike. At Schlesenig a number of pit men attacked their foreman with daggers and he'had to flee for his life. A body o7 in- fantry arrived here at8o'clock,this morning, and the rioters took refuge behind a railway embankment and jecred at the troops. Three times the rioters were called upon to dis- pense, but they refi to obey. The sol- diers then fired mto the crowd, killing six persons, one of them & four-year-old child. A woman was also wounded. After the fir- The district bristles with troops. The mine owners hold a meet- ing at Essen, which wjs attended by govern- ment officials, and lved to raise the wages of the miners, Jut they firmly declined to concede eight hours & day’s labor. e e A Daring Jewb vy Robbery. PuesLo, Colo., Mgy 12.— [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—One of the most daring robberies that ever eecurred in the little town of Salida took place yesterday. Mr, L. Cornwall, a jeweler af that pfico, had occa- sion to visit the adjolning town of Monarch on busines He left his jewcler, a man named Strauss, i e of the extablish- ment. During Cornwall’s absence Pitrauss X0 worth of jewelry in_his valise ietly out of the burg on & freight Mr. Cornwall and officers grrived in Pueblo to-day, haviog tracked him thus far. Strauss is trying tp make his escape in an easterly direction, @nd .& large number of ofticers are after him. He ¢ame bere from St. Louis and waorked in wost of the principal cities of the west. A Sensational Arrest. New Bruxswigs, N.J., May 12.—Detec- tives, this afternoon, agrested M. H. Hen- drickson, genersl and passen, agent of the Mhm railroad, and lodged him In jail in this gity. He is charged with the murdepof Kessinger, who was killed, last Sunday, I8 a riot at Savor- ville, The charge was erred by Kdwin Furman, whose lands drickson aud bis men trespassed upou to lay track. 1,108.681,351 ing, the mob d THE KEYA PAA VIGILANTES | Governor Thayer's Address to the Oitizens of the County. SPEECHES FROM SOME ANTI'S. i An Aged Lady Commits Suicide— Items About the Crops—A Brave Woman Fearfully Burned— Push and Enterprise. Patting an End to Oattle Stealing. SPRINGVIEW, Neb., May 12.—[Special to Tar Bee.]—As per announcement, Gov- ernor Thayer addressed the people of Keya Paha county, at this point. Owing to the fact that the date of his visit was not announced until Tueaday evening, it was not as exten- sively advertised as it should have been, still he was greeted by quite a large audi- ence. The morning was damp and chilly, and it was thought best to hold the meeting in- doors, but a few minutes after the doors of ‘Wakeman's hall (the largest room in town) were opened it was densely packed, and it was found to be entirely inadequate to ac- commodate the people who were anxious to hear the governor; the crowd was requested to repair to the stroet in frogt of the Fre- mont house, on the porch of which a plat- form was placed for the speaker., The meet- ing was called order by Hon. A. J. Burn- ham, and County Judge J. B. Farnsworth was elected chairman, At the suggestion of the governor, volunteers were called on to state the grievances and causes which led to the organization of the Farmers' Protective association, or vigilance committee, in this county. The first speaker was R. A. Clop- ton, & prominent member of the committee, who asserted that the organization was called into existence by a conspiracy against the life of Mr. L. Taylor, a cattleman who had lost stock and afterwards recovered them. He claimed that plots had been laid in the very hotel in front of which he was speaking, against Mr. Taylor's Jife, and had been overheard by outside parties, who at oncg decided on organizing for the purpose of protecting the lives and property of the honest farmers and cattlemen, After Mr. Clopton had finised his remurks, calls were de for O. V. Kcnaston, who has been acting as attorney for the ulleged rustlers or cattle thieves. Mr. Kenaston suid he did not wish to deuy the statements of Mr. Clopton, but took the grouund that the methods pursued by the vigilance commit- tee were not the proper ones to remedy the evils or redress the wrongs compluined of. He insisted that the parties suspected of committing the crimes should be turned over to the law and regularly tried for uheir of- fenses, and pumshed if found guilty. Mr. Kenaston was followed by Hon, A.J. Burn- Pham, who gave a brief history of the ecarly organization of the, vigilance committee in that county five years ago, and endeavored to show that this organization was the only way in which the farmers could protect their property from the ravages of the gang of thieves and rustiers that then, as now, in- fested this county. He adverted to the trouble and ill-feeling between neighbors that the organization of the protective asso- ciation had caused. He referred to the accounts of the troubles in this county, published by Tue OmauA Bee and the press generally. He produced Trnr Brg, of Al)l"fi 26, and read therefrom the afMdavit of H. G. Stewart, before Justice Thomas, of Springview, and then read another aMdayit made bafore himself by the same party, de- claring that the first afMidavit was made under threats by the vigilantes and was un- true. He said he had been informed that still another afMdavit had been made by Stewart, declaring that the second one was false and the first one true. He called upon Squire Tiffany, then present, before whom the last afidavit was said to have been made, to know if his in- formation was correct, and wus answered in the affirmative by that gentleman. His speech was a fair and apparently honest presentation of the *‘anti”-side of the ques- tion. J. N. Tiffany, justice of the peace for his precinct, gaade a few remarks, detailing the circumstances under which the last afidavit was made by Stewart, and giviog it as his opinion that the first and last affiduvits were true. It having been intimated by Mr. Tiffany and some of the other speakers that Mr. Stewart had been paid by Mrs. C. M. Clay for making the affiaavit before Justice Ross, that lady was called to the platform, and simply remarked: “I am here to say that I never paid Horace Stewart any money for making an affidavit for ge.” O. P. Billings, of the Norden Borealis, then made a few remarks in vindication of the course of the vigilantes, and giving a brief account of the stealing and recovery of the Quey mare at Norden. As it was now after 12 o'clock, at the sug- gestion of the governor the crowd adjourned for dinner, with the understanding that they were to assemble again in _one hour to hear the governor's remarks and the remedics he would suggest. At about 1:30 p. m, the meeting was again @lled to order by Chairman Farnsworth, who introduced the governor. Governor Thayer began by referring to his early experiénce in this state as & com- mander of United States troops, and his service on_the frontier in fighting hostile Indians. He referred to the remarkable growth and development of that part of the state, that had occurred since the time he first knew it, and the surprising progress and rapid strides the state had made in a fow years, all of which had been brought about by the untiring energy and enterprise of the early settlers and hardy pioneers. He spoke of the improved farms and prosperous towns and cities which greoted his eyes everywhere on his travels through this part of the state. He said that horse and cattle thieves and vigilance committecs were no new things in his experience. Horse and cattle thieves were icident to e now country, and always plied their nefarious vocution on the frontier. He had no language to express his utter detestation of these pests, He was opposed to vigilance committees, but he despised horse and cattle thieves, and was sorry that he could not suggest some adequate means for the prompt and effectual sup- ression of this detestable business. o would, however, make a suggegtion of a remedy. The matter rested with the people, and if they would follow his advice, cattle thieving would cease at once aud forever, He urged tne people to let by-gones be by- gones, proclaim amnesty to those who had been driven from the county, and allow them to return if they wished on promise of good behavior, with the assurance that so long as they conducted themselves as good citizens and honest men they would not be disturbed. He urged the people to forget their grie: ances and wrongs, and try to live hercafter in peace and harmony, and if cattle were stolen inthe future the thieves nust abide by consequences and take their chances, He stated that he had no soldiers to send hore; although, if it were absolutely necessary to protect the settlers, might be wanaged und he would endeavor to see that it W done. His addre was frequently applauded by the members of the committee present and their sympathizers, and seemed Lo #1ve satis- faction to that, class which is mainly com- posed of our best citizens. The chairman asked all those who were in favor of follow- ing the governor's advice to manifost it by saying ‘‘aye,” und the opposed ‘no,” and there was not a single disseuting voice. I'wo prominent democratic members of the com- mittee remarked that Governor Thayer was their ghoice for governor should he see proper to try for that office again. Ho ended a day which will long be remembered by the citizens of Keya Paba county, Enterprise at Plattsmonth, PrarrsMouts, Neb., May 12.—[Special to Tue Bek,)—This city has lately been seizod with the spirit of euterprise and energy snd | as a result an undeniable boom has struck the town. An industry of incalculable worth to the town has just been secured, and a company under the name of the Operman Electric Lamp manufactory has been organ- ized, with a capital stock of $50,000, two- thirds paid up, The company’s place of busi- ness will bo at Plattsmouth and its object is to manufactare incandescent lamps and to furnish electric power to other concerns. Most of the stock was subscribed for in this ! The board of directors ave: Hon. J M. Patterson, Frank Carruth, O. H. Ballou, Operin s, . P, _Livingston, Hon Rile L. Browne. The following | a1 J. M. Patterson, lll’\-sul--nl; O. H. Ballou, vice-president; s Operman, treasurer, and William L. Browne, secrotary. ‘The sito for the plant was donated to the company by O. H. Bal lou and is situated on the Ritelie place in northwest part of town, The erection of the necessary buildings will be begun at once, the contract being already let. A contract was also closed with the Taylor manufactur- ing company for the steam machinery for the plant, including one 100-horso power and one sevonty-horse power ongine aud two ninety-horse power boilors and purps. Owing to the location of this indust the directors of the Plattsmouth Street Rail- way company intend equipping their line with electric motors and to that end have closed a contract with the Sprague Electric Motor company for putting in its plant and to substitute the ctric car system for the present horse including the iaying of an additional two and one-half milesof track and the running of four cars, This will give regular and frequent rapid transit to all pena of the town and will make the base all park, fair grounds, Pallou’s lake and Oak Hill cemetry much more casy of access. A Creamery at Long Pine. Lox Ne —[Special to Tne Be The farmers and business men of Long Pine met at tho opera house yester- day to discuss the advisavility of bunding and operating a co-operative creamery. The meeting was an enthusiastic one. Mr, I. M. Moare, a prominent farmer, was elected president, and J. P. Hauxnurst, editor of the Long Pine Journal, secrotary. It was au- nounced that 700 cows could be velied on to commence with, and many of the farmers promised to increase theirherds, The meet- ing adjourncd to meet Wednesd g A committec was appointed by the p to correspond y men, and, if possible, find some man of ex- perience who would put in some capital and take charge of the business. Splendid Grain and Fiuit Prospects Evcar, Neb, May 12.—[Special to Tus Beg. |-—We have had more rain in this vicin- ity this spring tk has been known for years, The result of so much rain is giving crops aud fruit o remuvkable impetus. Wheat, oats uud barley never looked so promusing. Corn is all planted and many fields ave looking fine, Fruit trees look re- Wbly promising. Kverywhere cherry t vlum trees o loaded 1o three or four times their city to ma ture, At least one-third more eround being cultivated this year than was culti- vated last yoar, and altogether the outlook is very promisin Burned and Negleoted, NADILLA, Neb., May 12.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee, |—Last Tuesday the house of T. Fiteh, a farmer six miles southwest of here, was burned. While the fire was raging at its highest Mrs. Rebecca Fitch, mother of Mr. Fitch, aged sixty-three, braved the flames to save an infant child, whose life was at their merey. In perform- ing the herofc deed Mrs. Fitch was horribly burned about the head, shoulders and arms. Little was done for the poor old woman until to-day, when u phy: alled. Her head and face are burned to a crisp and in ;)Iuccs the flesh s dropping fron the bones. fer sufferings have beon terrible aud the doctor pronounces her injuries fatal, Grand Island Plays Ball. GRAND IsLAND, Neb., May 12.—[Special Telegram 1o Tng Ber.]—The home teaws de- feated Spud Farrish’s Omaha aggregation again, to-day. The ground was very muddy, and the umpire's decisions were shaky, but impartial. The score: Grand Island...0 : 0 1 0 3 2 0 ST 0S0R0S0 R0 0 eries—Hughes und Ready; Camp and Errors—Omaha 1. Grand Island 3, Earned Runs--Grand Island 2. An Old Uady's Sulcide. Loursviue, Neb., May 12.—[Special to Tne Bee.|--Mrs. Sarah Stevens has been residing at the residence of her daughter, Mrs, J. W. Trifiin, for several weeks past. This ufternoon, M Griffin was horrified to discover her mother in the kitchen catting her throat with the butcher knife. She en- deavored to stay the old lady’s hand, but was too late. 'The suicide plish her purpose, severing the artery aud jugular vein, and dying in a fow minutes, Mrs, Stevens was about seventy-three years old, and temporarily ins: Abraham Thiessen Dead, , Neb,, May 12.—[Spacial to Tur —Abraham Thiessen, who may be sai¢ to have devoted his life to the promotion of silk culture in Nebraska, died near this place of heart disease last week. Many of his numerous friends believe that if he had been successful in his efforts to induc legislature to subsidize tho enterpri would have built up a mos try in the state. He was about seventy years of age and a LLussian by birth, e Crete's New 1 Neb., May 12.—(Special to Tuw teis on the eve of a healthy boom. A number of caste pitatists have been here and made some extensive invest- ments. A table y company d and actus) oper- snce next month. Other vorably spoken of. The rworks are under contract and will JaAN B pvements. ations industr Crops in B Lox6 PN, Neb., gram to Tue ¥ mers in this vicinity are feeling confident of good crops. A large g of small has been sown, and never looked better. Corn is be- ing planted and muny contemplite sowing corn for fodc SRR Valuable Limestono Deposit. ATKINSON, Nob., May 12.—[Special to Tug Bre.J—An apparently inexhaustible supply of Limestone of a superior quality has been discoverad on @ farm, some fifteen miles nortnwest of this place. The owner is tak- ing steps towzrd opening up and developing the quarry, e THE COMMITTEE IN CHICAGO, Proctor Says Omaha People Are Dn- vided on the Fort Question. CuicaGo, May 12, —Secretary of War Proc- tor, General Schofield and others returned to the city to-day from a tour of inspection of the western military posts nade during the past week. “As a result of my visit to Fort Omaha,” siid the sesretary, “I have & numoer of papers and documents besring on the estab- lishment of the new reservation at that point. The new fort and reservation for Which an appropristion ulready exists, will of courss, be located at or near’ Omaha, and theauestion is, shall it be within tue limits of the city or in the vicinity., T'he people of Omaha are about egqually divided on this question,” 7 “What will the depurtuent do in the inat ter?” he was asked. He repliod 1 can't yet, nor do | know wiil be settled. Probably nol for s yet, or until Tk had time 1o examine all e papers I have with me.’ NUMBER 332. AN OCEAN STEAMER'S PERI Loaded With Cotton and Lard, and In Flames MASTERED BY JETS OF STEAM, Panic-Sirickon Passengers Driven From Their State Rooms By the Fieroe Heat—A Cool and Worthy Oaptain. Threatened Without Warning. [Copyr n Bennett.] Loxvoy, May York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Ber]—On the are rival of the Humburg-Awmerican company's mail 8 teamship Rugia in Plymouth Sound, this afternoon, from New York, en route to Cherbourg and Hamburg, Captain R. Kare lowa reported that the shiv had a narrow escape from being burned to the water's edgo. She left Now York May 8, with 108 passengers for England, France and Gore many, and a large genoral cargo for Ham- burg, consisting principally of cotton aud lard. All went well and the ship had made a fine passage until 8 o'clock on the evening of May 8, when, 1 latitude 47 deg 10 min north, longitude 81 deg wost, without any previous warniug whatever, flumes issued from the ventilators of the afterhold. Tho officers aud crew were for a moment dumbfounded, as no smell had been detected and thera was no previous indication of a conflagra- tion, which must have been smouldering vefore tho ship left New York. The passen- gors became panie-stricken, for it appeared certain that the crew could not master the flames. #The captain, however, ordered all hauds to the pumps, and the hatches wera takeu off, when instantly u body of flame rose into the air, showing the extensive claracter of the fire, Realizing the danger of exposing the fire to the air, Captain Karlowa shouted, *“Bate ton down the hatches,” and the men, at great risk, performed the task, many of them being seriously scorched. Tt was impossible to ascertain the seat of the five. The captain, with a few experi enced men, went on the main deck and opened the iron bulkhead door. A volume of fire belched forth, scorching the face and hauds of the captain and others: but they rushed forward and fastened the doors again, thus confining the conflagration to the after lold. They at ouce repaired to the upper deck, and, boles having been cut in the hatches, the pumps we t to work and imwense quantities of water poured into the burning hold. It was all to no purpose, and for half an hour the fire seemed increasing 1 fury and the terrific heat could be felt through the iron deck. The cabins of the Wnain deck were flooded, and the passengers had to fly to the upper deck. In the course of time the ship had a nasty list to port, which, of course, increased the difliculty of extinguish. ing the flames. Captain Karlowa, anticipating the worst, ordered all the bouts provisioned and got ready for launching. About an hour and @& half after the outbreak, port and starboard, after life boats being provisioned, were low- cred. There was a nasty boam sea running atthe time. Two or three sailors attempted to jump into the life boat but Captain Kar- lowa drew a revolver and threatened to blow out the braws of the first who did 50 withs out permission, “The fire seemed to have gained complete mastery, but the cuptain decided to try the cffect of steam on the flames, at the samna tigie directing Chief Engineer J. Jangk to put the engine av full speed ahead, with & view of making Plymouth, even if the fire could not be subdued. The hose was at- tached, and, in place of water, steam was pumped into the burning. hold, For a tima it seemod as if the tire was fiercer than ever, but in two hours the steam had an approcis ublo effect. When this was observed, a cheer went up from the passergers, and the work was continued. Au hour later the fire was 50 subdued as to allow the hatehes to be re- woved, finding bales of cotton still smoulder- ng. he captain resolved to ihrow them overs board, dangerous and dificult as this would be. The process of hauling the burning bales out by means of grappling irons was very slow, but, after further pumping in of stewm and working of the hose, some of the sailors descended into the hold and hooked bales onto the steam winch. As the bales came into the open air, it was seen that the fire in them was Subdued, The five was got under shortly after mid= night, ————— A LETLER FROM IRF The Writer Advises the Cultivation of Fla WasuiNGgToN, May 12,1 Willetts, the assistunt se ture, had under conside Ireland, st week Prof, rotury of ugrieuls ation a lettor from ich he thinks mity offer n solus tion of th onomic What shill ake the pluce of wheat on farms where.it an no louger be raised atw profiti The tor, wio' lius been fumidar with flug growing af linen nanufacturing since 1849, says in his inte 1g communication : “There are only two establishments weavs ing, one at Webster, nd the other at Appleton, Wis,, ul ing but little, nything finer tua in the climute op conflictin b the asseriiou that just as good 1 linen may = be produced in state in the Amicrican union us in Germuny now spins aud st linen, nud she his no essc different climate from America. Mapy things become suocessful e America from the facility with which tae people tuke up and adopt iniproved processes and appliances, aod this may be the salvas tion of the linen industry, of the importunce of which there is no guestion, There is ever; reason why the American farmel unoul{ produce 1,000,000 acres of fax or seed an fibre o nd uhove what s now produced, which would give 12,- 000,000 to 15,000,000 bushels of seed worth as many million dollars and 2,500,000 tons of flax straw, worth 83,000,000, and from which 100,000 tons of flax 'fibres 'would be obtained, worth $100,000,000. Onco estabe lished, American invention would, us in all other industries, soon build up b industry 10 consume this raw material,” Prof. Willetts has informed the sendow tnat the subject of his letter would bé carnesply covsidered by the department, 1 would lend its aid touny effort to ip+é e or diversify the agricultural induse tries cf the countr, ather Indicatios Warwer; fair; windg The W For Nebraski shifting to southerly, For Iowa: Fair, except local showers in extreme southeastern portion; slightly warmer; northerly winds, becoming variablod For Dakota: Fair; warmer in soutbern pors tion; cooler in northern portion; southerly winds, becoming variable. Al Steamship Arrivals. At New York--La Normandie,from Havreg the Edam, from Amsterdam, At Havre- La Hourgogue,frow New Yorlg