Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 14, 1889, Page 1

—— —— HE OMAHA | i - DAiLy BEE. GOUNTER. [ EIGHTEENTH YEAR. THE BEST PICTURE MARKET Ohicago Leads the United States in Art Patronage. PICTURES FOR NEXT SEPTEMBER Miss Hallowell Choosing Specimens of American Art in Parls For the Ensuing Fall Ex- position The Liberal Exhibition Directors. | Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.| Panis, May 13,—[New York Herald Cable ~—Special to Tne Ben.]--Miss Hallowell, of Chicago, is in Paris arranging and selecting pictures for the art gallery of the annual ex- position, which opens in Chicago next Sep- tember. It is needless to say that Miss Hal- loweli’s stay in Paris is of great importance to American artists, and it may be that our prominent French and English artists may ulso be contributors this year to the best picture market in the United States. 1 called upon Miss Hallowell yesterday, at the Hotel Delille et D'Albion, and she said, when asked whbat she thought about this year's salon: “I mise very much several painters whom 1 consider our strongest American artists; Mr, Melchors, for instance, is not exhibiting this year, and his exhibition painting will be 100 late after the close to send to America. T have asked him to paint something specially for our exhibition. I am sorry, too, that Jules Stewart has nothing. His work has always been most acceptable.” *}Vbat have you found in the salon that you like best from American artists. “Henry Bisbing's ‘Duns la Prairie, a painting I consider the best of the American artists; and, next to that, I nave selected ‘Walter MacEvers' ‘Eh! eh! les outres allons jouer.’ It is also & Hollandaise subject and portrays a character without making . cari- cature of it."’ ‘“*Have you selected others?” “‘Yes, [ have one of George Hitchcock’s, Dana’s, Briageman’s, Reinhart's, Harrison’s, Liacon’s, Knight's, Charles Clifford Dyer's, Miss Kate and Miss Eunar Greatorex's, Btorey’s, Howe's, and, in fact, all the best American pictures.” “How abeut French and English artisus?” ““We have never asked for foreign paint- Ings yet, but I am looking about for some now. Perhaps you kuow that foreign paint- ings can be taken over foran American ex- hibition for six months withont vaying duty, and if they are sold or retained longer thar that period one must pay cuty, or, if not, the psinting can be eturned with- out any tax. The stockholders of the Chi- cago exposition pay all picture oxpenses of any that are accepted. and thy artist whose picture is sclected and sent bas no expense whatever.” “And how are sales?” *I think that Chicago is really the greatest picture market in the United States. Of ail the paintinge that came fyom here last year, with perhaps one or two exceptions, every ‘one was sold and brought a good price. The artist pays no commissions, and there are no intermediate agents between the artist and the purchaser of the exposition committee. I would like very much to have several French and English paintings, and I am sure ofa ready sale for them,but [ have done noth- ing about it as yet. Daman Bouverat's ‘Bre- tonnes au Parlor’ is my choice of the French school. [ have not yet chosen any English paintings, but may in a fow days.” s Whitelaw Reid's Visitors. Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennstt.] Panis, May 13.--|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Brr.] ~Minister Whitelaw Roid spent most of the day yesterday visit- ing the hotels and looking about generally for legation quarters. In the aftornoon he and Mrs. Reid ved Mr. and Miss McLane, and dined in the evening with Mrs. H. R. Bishop. Among thoso who called uron the minister and his famiiy was Consul- General and Mrs. Rathbone, Miss Mac- condry, Mr. G. W. Smalley, Mr. Robert M. Hooper, Mr. George E. Whitney, Colonel Wickham Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Jay, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. A. Healy and Miss Healy, Mrs. Emily Crawford and Rev. Dr. Joho Morgau. e The Samoan Conferenco. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.l BeruiN, April 13.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne EEe.|—The commit- teo appointed at the second meeting of the conference for the purpose of regulating for- eign control at Samon, meets for the first timo to-worrow. It consists of Sir Edward Malet, the chairman; Kasson, and Baron Holstein. Gormavy is disposed to be con- ciliatory in the matter of punishment for Mataafa, us he can scarcely be hald responsi- ble after Prince Bismarck’s reproof of April 16, which fixes the resposibility on Knappe. If the report of the committee is accepted at the next conference meeting the whole wmat- ter will be settled. e JUDGE TERRY He Must Abide by Favor of * arah’s Son. WAsIINGTON, May 18.—The supreme court to-day affirmed the judgment of the United States circuit court for the northern district of California in the cuse of David S, Terry appellant, vs. F. W. Saaron, executor, ete, This is the suit brought by Sarah Althed Hill-Terry. The court holds that in the origi- nal cases, tho citizenship of the parties being n different states, and: the object of the suit, the cancelation of the forged instrument being_cne of the oldest heads of equity Jurisdiction, the case preseuted was one of prima facie jurisdiction, and if there were any errors in the original decision they munbegrclenwd on appeal from the de- cree in that case, and can not be cousidered in this case, which is un appeal from the de- cision reviewing the action in the name of the executor of the decessed, Sharon, and that the objections urged to the decrée of the revivor are frivolous, Opinion by Justive Miller, BEATEN, the Declsion in Tucsos, Ariz, May 13.—After securing the booty, Saturday, the robbers who ut- tacked Paymuster Wham's party made their escape, going south, One troop of cavalry went from Fort Grant Saturday night, and one was sent from Fort Thomas Sunday morning; also a posse of thirty trained In- dian scouts, Three of tho wounded troops could not be moved frowm the scene of action, their wounds being so serious. It 18 thought that five, at least, of the woudded will die, Large partacs from all purts of the territory adjavent to Wilcox bave goue in pursuit .of the robbers. R The Visible Supnly. Cnicaco, May 18.—The visible supply for the week onding May 4, as compiled vy the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, 1.0 fafiowy Bushels. 23,551,000 o 11,254,000 000 1,814,000 624, ) HAVE TO SIT ON THE FLOOR, The Cook County (111.) insanc Asylum Shamefully Overcrowded. Cnreaso, May 8.~ The hearing of the appli- cation for the release of Dora Willard, an in mate of the Cook county insane asylum, was begun in the county court this merning. Mrs. Shead, of the Women’s Protective as- sociation, testified that the asylum was over- crowded; that there was not enough secats for the patients, who were compelled to sit on the floor; that the county was paying 9 cents per pound for hogs’ snouts, which were being fed to the patients; there was moch drunkenness in the institution, and there had been some cuses of scurvy. Dr. Kiernan, the present superintendent, had im- proved the condition of affairs, Mrs. Dr. Hunt, of the asylum medical staff, testitied tnat there were 1,000 patients in the institution, which is calculnted to ac- commodate 600 at the outside, and the number of attendants was much too limited. KEvi- dence was introduced to the effect that the patients were fed on pigs 'heads for an ontire year, with potatoes for vegetables once a week., There was no service, and the patients fought for the potatoes with the result thav the weak got none, and that over fifiy of the inmates became afflicted with the scurvy., One of the medical staff testified that in one ward there are thirty-eight vio- lent patients, with only nine rooms, an aver- age of four in each room. It was abso- lutely necessary to have only one or two in 80me of the rooms, so that five persons were crowded nto others, These rooms are 5lgx 10 feet in-size. The beds are two and one- half feet wide, but i many cases two patients are forced to sleep i them. Under such oircumstances, with insufficient attend- ance, the patients would climb over the cots and fight, and the attendant was frequently called six or eight times in a singlo night to RO to the patients, who were attempting to commit murder or suicide, This state of af- faira was reported to tho members of the county board again and again, but nothing was done to remedy it Much other revolt. ing testimony was brought in, The board of county commissioners this afternoon passed a resolution naming u_committee of promi- nent citizens to recommend a Suitable person to succeed the present superintendent, Dr. Kiernan, whose management has been 80 se- verely commented on recently. g g e NO AGREEMENT. The American Copper Men Back Again From France. NEw York, May 13.—Many prominent copper operators from this city and Boston were on hand to-day when the steamship Servia arrived to learn the result of the European conference between the American mine representatives and the defunct French syndicate people. Mr. Haggin, who 18 sole owner of the Anaconda mine, said, with em- phasis, that his trip had been productive of no good. “*We were unable to bome to any agreemert,” said he, “and have come back to throw our metal on the market for what it wiil bring.” He would not talk further. Colonel Livermore was more communica- tive, and said the Frenchmen seemed ready and willing to enter into any agreement to prevent a panic. He gave an outline of the term offered by the Americans, who pro- posed that the banks should take a certain number of years in which to market their copper; the mines should reduce production a certain per cent until the Hanks' metal was disposed of, and that there should be a mini- mnm price agreed upon. Representatives of the Rio Tintio mine wanted the American miners to agree to restrict the export of cobper, but they wor'd not do so. The Americans insisted upon equal terms, but did not ask ar, immediate reply. They came away without reaching any definite con- clusion. When told what Haggin bad said about throwing his metal upon the market, Livermore replied: **We may have all come homwe prepured to do it, but 1 don’t think we will just now. Settlement is nota hopeless question.” THE S10UX RESERVATION. A Colony From Devil's Lake All Ready to Move. Pierne, Dak., May 13.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Nels Nelson, a man from the Devil’s Lake country, in North Da- kota, arrived in Pierre, to-day, and has gone on to the Sioux reservation to look up loca- tions for some 600 families from that region, whom, he claims, have sent him here for this purpose, and he has the credentials to that effect, He has made arrangements with the Ferryboat company for reduced rates for crossing the colony and claims they will stort just us soon as the openingof the reservation is reasonably assured. From the facts that the crops in that coun- try have been blasted by frosts two seasons, it induces the people to seek new bomes on the Sioux reservation. Bishop Hare, of Sioux Falls, arrived in the city, last night, fresh from a visit to all the Indian agencies and mission schools on the reservation, up the Missouri river. He spoke very encouraging- ingly of the sentiment of the Sioux being favorable to signing the treaty, and regard- ing the outlook as the very best, as he had taken pains to inquire into the matter at each poiut visited, His opinion carries great weight, us he is known be intimately in the confidence of all the Sioux tribes. FALSE REPORTS DENIED. No One Given Permission to Settle on Sioux Land, Cuavnerialy, Dak.,, May 13.—[Special Telegram to Tur Beg.]—The reports that are being sent out by correspondents at different times that settlers are moving on and taking claims on the great Sioux reservation, by permission of the interior department, is indignantly reccived by Dakota peoplo, Secretary Noble denies giving permission to do so. Major ‘W. Anderson, Indian agent at the Crow Creek and Lower Hrule ugencies, was in the ¢ last night, and sai that he would eject anyone from the rese vation that went on with the intention of settling. People who have had any deal- ings with the Indians surely know that nothing works them up so against the bill as to have the settlers begin taking up land before the commissioners had trewt with them. There are no people moving on the reservation at this point, aud it is not be- lieved that they are at aty other points, It is supposed to bo tho work of some near- sighted boomers. THE CHINLE LAW 158 VALID. The Supreme Court Afirmns the De- cision of the California Tribunal. WaAsHINGTON, May 18.—The supreme court to-day afirmed the validity of the law exclud- ing Chinese laborers, known as the Scott exclusion act. It afMrms tlie judgment of the Califdrnia supreme court. Congress has power to abrogate & treaty, and in support of that view cited authoritics on the subject, Lolding that the propriety of such action is not a marter for judicial cognizance, but is a matter for the political dopartment, Con- gross, it says, hus power to exclude alieus Whose presence is scemod inimical to our interosts, e Heavy Realty Deals in Pierre, Pasnue, Dak., May 18.—|Special Telegram t Tus Bee!—-The Northwestern Land as- sociation to-day closed a dea) transferrring to a syndicate, composed of Hon, Bartlett Tripp, Chief Justice F. G. Hale, a banker of Scotland, and other capitalists of Yorktown, $12,000 worth of realty. This is the thwd Leavy deal by the syndicute, and the twenty- fourth deal made by the syndicate In south- castern Dakota lately. all transfers having beeu away up in the thousands of dollars B Increased Freight Trafc, Cmeaco, May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee, |- For the first time fn two months the east bound shipments show un increase. Last week's shipments, except live stock, amounted 1o 41,435 tous, agaiust 8691 tons the provious week, and 40,442 Lons for the corres pouding weex of COULD BE HAPPY WITHOUT IT Socretary Noble Doesn't Like Clvil Service Interference. BUTLER IS JUST BEGINNING. The General Says the War Will Rage Yet Warmer—Public Printer Palmer In Charge—S8ioux Intruders. 518 FOURTERNTA STRRET, Wasnineron, D. C., May 13. There continues to be strife over the ques. tion of extending the civil service law to em- brace the census bureaun. The proposition 18 unpopular in all branches of the public ser- vice, except in the buiiding where the civil service commissioners are located. Secre- Noble said to-day that he did not know whether the census bureau would be in- cluded in the civil service or not, and that he was naturally loath to see that amount of patronage thrown away. He had not refer- red the question to the president, and did not believe Superintendent Porter would do so. Secretary Noble said he intended to go right atead and make apointments for the census bureau without any regard to the civil ser- vice law, unless he was requested to stop. He belicved that the appointments now being made were based upon the very best principle, that of fitness, and that there was no necessity for the civil service law inter- fering. The civil service commission an- nounced thdt it can supply all the posiiions in the census bureau, as theye are thousands more eligible than there are places. BUTLER IN WAK PAINT, General Ben Butler continues to wear his war paint, despite the fact that Admiral Porter has retired from the field of battle. The general says: I have not commenced yet—going down the river, as it were, to get some more ammunition. Porter's abuse didn’t disturb me in the least. Iam used to such things. I have been as badly abused as any man in the count eloquent rascals have called me everything they could think of, except *a damn fool,” bt some one may do thatat any time.” PALMER IN CHARGE. Public Printer Palmer learned to-day what it is to have control of 2,500 positions and to have about ten thousand persons who wunt to fill them actively engaged in secking him, His_ immense es- tablishment was thronged all morning and afternoon by offico-seekers, and his desi was heaped up with applications in written form, while he was dizzy listening to verbal statements as to‘the qualities of the applicants. He took formal and abso- lute control this morning, and was intro- duced to the employes. Benedict bade him good-bye, took a carriage and drove away not to return, much to the gratification of the hundreds of I!mtllo,ves and the people in Washington generally. There are a number of vacant positions in the office and a lot more should be made immediately. There will probably be half a dozen of the fifty or seventy-five principal employes retained. Many of them should e dismissed at once, as a vacancy would be much better for the public service than their presence. Mr. Palmer has not yet selected a chief clerk or any of his assistants, but says ne will do o very soon. WasniNaToN Bureav, Tar OMARA Bre, } FORAKER BUYS A LOT. The announcen.ent in an evening paper that Governor Foraker, of Ohio, had bought a couple of lots on K street, hetween North Capitol and First streets, northeast, at a cost of 4,000, set the tongues of the gossips wag- ging, It was reported that he intended to build a residence, and make preparations for coming here to be Senator Sherman’s suc- cessor. It is ascertained, however, that the proverty is not such as Governor Foraker would occupy under any circumstances. It is 1n the vicinity of the government printin, office, in an_unattractive neighborhood, an was taken to secure him against loss on socount, of a debt for which he was responsi- lo. THB NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT. A very determined effort will be made to secure the national cncampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington next year. Tne hotel ussociation of this city will ho)d a meeting this week and submit a written proposition as to rates and capacity for entertainment. Itis belicved that the veterans will visit the national capital when they attend their meeting next year. WARNED OFF SIOUX LANDS. Again attention is directed by Seoretary Noble o the fact that intruders on the Sioux reservation in Nebraska and Dakota will be put off the lands, and that they are injuring the chances of success ou the part of the commissioners designated to secure the con- sent of the Indiuns for opening the reserva- tion to settlement. The course of Tue BEE in this respect is indorsed by the interior do- partment. Secretary Proctor and party, who visited Omaha, returned to-night. It 'was expected that théy would spend several days between Chicago and the east after visiting St. Paul, and fnally stop at West Powt, after which the secretary intended to go up to his home Vermont for a few days, arriving here about the 22d. It is.not known at the department what has occurred to change the plans thus, but it is feared that the secretary is not well. The first assistant sacretary of the inter- ior has considered the case of M. L. Town- send vs Uriah Powell on the appeal of the latter from a decision from the commis- sioner of the general land ofiice, holding for cancellation his timber culture entry for the northeast quarter of section 20, township 15 north, range 16 west, Grand Island land- dis- trict, Nebraska, made May 13, 1873. The claimant had failed to plant trees to the ‘ex- tent required by the law, and tho first as- sistant sceretary, not finding proof contrary to the commissioner's decision, afirmed the same. Representative Connell has endorsed for appointment as fourth class postmasters his districtas follows: Ellen Jordan, Duboj John Simmons, Stella; A. K. McDonald, Lib- erty; Joseph D. White, Pickell; F. M.'Sha- nett, Crab Orchard; Amos Tefft, Avoca. Dr. W, H. Peck, of Davenport, Iowa, is here to attend the annual meeting. of the American Surgical association which con- veues t0-morrow. The postofice at Shiloh, Hamilton county, Neb., has been discontiniied. The mail will 80 10 Aurora. ARMY ORDE By direction of the acting secretary of war, Captain Louis S, Tesson, assistant sur- geon, is relieved from duty at’ Watervliet ar- nal, West Troy, New York, and will pro- ed to Fort Sianey, Nebraska, and report in person to the commanding officer of that post for auty, and by letter to the commanding general, department of the Platte. The superintendent of the recruitiog ser- vice will cause thirty recruits to be assigned to the Seventh infantry and forwarded under proper charge to such point or points in the aepartment of the Platte as the commanding geueral of the department suall designate. Pexuy S, Hearn, Dy Neibert Skips. Sr. Lovis, May 13.—Adam Nelbert, the republican sergeaut-at-arms of the lower house of the municipal assembly of this city, indicted last K'riday for aiding in the fraud- ulent naturalizing of a large number of for- elgners previous to the late city election, has left the vity, Julius Leuman,a member of the house of delegutes, also @ republican, who was indicted at the sawe time and for the same crime, 18 under bonds. L Shot His Wife. Dexver, Colo. May 18.—Fred Medley, proprietor of the Pueblo house, this after- noon, while under the influence of liquor, shot and killed his wife because she refused 10 give hua weney for beer, A “LONG' STORY. Chicago Police Say Toronto Re porter Sent Out’ & Fake. Cnicaco, May 18.—[8 Telogram to Tue Bee.) —The whereab of Dr, Cronin are still unknown, and the authorities are s much at sea in the matter as they were a week ago. The polwe had nothing but the story told by Woodraff abovt the mysterious trunk, to work on, and their researches in that direction are, so far, very unsatisfac- tory. They have followed every clue which his story seemed to suggest, and are no nearer the solution of the problém now than ‘when he first recited the tale. That there is much truth in what he says the police admit, as they have corrdborated several of his statements, That their failure to locate the body, which he says was in the trunk, or find the men who he says accompanied him, only serves to make $he matter more mysterious. The story of Charles Long that he saw Cronin in Toronto and talked with hum, and then that he mys- teriously disappeared from that place, is characterized oy the ’mlla as very fishy, Loag, they say, ‘'got in his work” on the Chicago papers and then telegraphed Sun- day night that Cronin had dlllprcnmd. The convenient disappearance sa Long from the embarrassing Yonith)n of not being able to poiat out Cronin to Chicugo detectives shouid they visit Toronto. Captain Shaack is still inclined to connect Cronin with the ‘Woodruff story, but admits that the clue is a poor one. Woodruff was brought before a justice to- day and held to the criminal court in 1,600 bail on the charge of horse stealing. A re- porter asked him if he would add anything wuh(lln story told Friday hight, and he re- vlied: “No; there is plenty more to it, and I could tell it all, but it would do no good, and 1 don’t intend to do it. I have already said too much, It will all fome out soon, and then you will see I've been telling the truth. Captain Schaack is fully convinced that the corpse supposed to be connected with the Cronin case, for which his men have been dragging the Lincotn park pond, was buried beneath the waters of Lake Michigan. Young Woodruff was to-day bound over to the criminal court on the charge of borse stealing. This afternoon he was shown a number of photographs, among which was one of Cronin, This be either would not or could not point out. Woodruf’s, or Black, as he sometimes calls himself, statement that he received money from his father, J. Black, of San Francisco, last Tucsday, was verified to-night by the records of the ex- press company. This evening Black made a posiiive statement that he knows Cronin is alive, but is unable or unwilling to say how he knows it. He says he has not told all he knows about the trunk, ang will not until his father and brother arrive to bail him out. The court of Foresters, ‘which Cronin belonged in Chicago, voted' to-night 100 to aid in the search for him, and passed a reso- lution calling on the other :Nlinois courts to co-operate. ! Patrick McGarry, who was sent to Toronto )y Dr.'Cronin’s friends, wired to-night, from that city, as follows: | **The proprietor and clerkon duty do not recognize Cronin’s piotire as stopping at the Rossin houge last week. His name is mnot | registered ny all. No signatures ble Cronin’s. The reported interview did not take place. Long is on the Empire nawspaper. I have engaged the best deteotives and lawyers. Publish in morning's papers. PAT MCGARRY. Toronto Police Have'gt Seen Cronin. ToroNTO, May 13.—The palice authorities pladed no credence in th 08 0f the pres- encb of Cronin, the mjisai 100 g0 doctdwy here last week, and do not now. Dr. Cronin Didw's Say It. NEW York, May 18.—The fellowing was received in this city to-night: PuiLAnELPHIA, May 18.—Referring to the statement, said to have been made by Dr. Cronin, that he left Chigago because che Cian-oa-Gael society had: decided his life should be taken, permit me to state that Dr. Cronin never made such an assertion. The Clan-na-Gael society 18 not a murder society. There was no enmity between the Clan-na-Gael and Dr. Cronin, On the con- trary, Dr. Cronin was one of the most valued members of the society. (Signed) LUKE DILLON.” The signer is a permaneént member of the Clan-na-Gael in Philadelphia. — el THE OURSE Oy;CHICAGO. A Preacher S0 Ch terizes Her Sun- day Ball @ames. Cmicaco. May 15.-|§ucc1u| Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The Rev. Mr. Leach, of the Paulina_street church, preached a very strong sermon, last night, denunciatory of the practice of Sunday base ball playing. So warm did Mr. Leach 'grow over his sub- ject that he said that the ball playing on Sunday was the curse of Chicago; that those who attended or particimted in Sunday base ball games were takinf ‘#lie frst steps to- ward drunkard’s gra Little boys, he said, preferred the Surday ball game to the Sunday school, and theg lied to their parents when they said that they were at Sunday Sohool, when they wero Foally at a ball game. The sermon was discussed by the ministers atthe general weekly meeting, this after- noon. condemned Sunday base ball plaging as_strongly as Mr. Leach, but no two agreed on a plan to-stop ball playing on Sunday or make it so that the Sunday schools would be more "attractive than the fascinating ball field, The Rev. J. Wiegrien, presiding elder of the Swedish district, recognized the evil of “ball playing, but was skeptical about remedies, He feared that if the ball games were prolibited on Sunday, a great many young men would drift into saloons, aud of - tho tWo he chose the lesser evil, ————— A NEBRASKA WOMAN KILLED, Mrs. Wagner, of Chadron, Thrown From a Dummy in Seattle, W.T. Spatrie, W. T., May 18.—As the dummy came down Second stregt bill, yesterday, the brake refused to work, and the car obtained a great momentum, aufl in making the turn into Pine street the phssengers on the loft side were thrown off, | jAmong them were Mr. and Mrs. William er, of Chadron, Neb., with two childres. Mrs. Wagner struck on her head, was killed. Her oldest child, Almo, twelve, received a severe scalp wound, other chijd and usband escaved unlojred. Soveral other passengers were injus ‘but none fatally. The Cheapest Cnicaco, May 18— Tue Bee|—It is said! that @ well known western general freighf agent said to-day: “The central traffic aud wunk Lines are be- hind the times in freight matters, let alone the matter of rates. They do not compete in tune with the lake andrail lines, Take the Iast cargo the steamship uwefu _brought from Buffalo, for ingtanye. The froight was brought by rail from New York to Buffalo, theuce to Chicago by and the freight was delivered in fous days and one hour. The all-rail lines would have tuken five days, and probably six, e bring the sawe freight nere. As the same time is mude going east aud the same lake Tail lines charge a less 146 thau the rail it isn't hard to tell hy they are doing tnost the through ex- port business.” The We tion For Nebraska—¥air, followed Tuesday night by showers 'and - eooler weather Wednesday mornii winds, For lowa—Fair, pj in eastern por- tion by light shoy in northwest- ern portion; warmer in southeastern por- tion; variable winds. For Dakota—I ight showers, preceded by fair in eastern central portions during the day ; cooler in southera Wnu:;'wnmcr in norihiern porbion; easterly win HAPPENINGS IN NEBRASKA. Madison's Excitement Over the Kelloy Shooting Oase. FIRES, SUICIDES AND THEFTS, Temperance Fights in Two Towns— An Important Coal Discovery— Vigilance Commitiee—The Crop Prospects. The Dr. Kelloy Shooting. MapisoN, Neb,, May 18.—[Special Telo- gram to Tz Bee.]—The evidence in the case of the State vs. Soulier and Boro is all in, with the exception of one or two witnesses. The defenso will commence some time to- morrow morning. It is generally believed that the defense will be an alibi. There was nothing that was new in the evidence brought out by the state to-day, most of it tending to corroborate the witnesses of the shooting. A strong offort was made by the defense, on cross-examination of some of the state witnesses, to place before the jury the fact that Dr. Kelley had seduced a sistor of one of the defendants and caused her death by a surgical operation, and after her death, had circulated the report that the dead girl had ~ been pregnant with a negro child, Under the rulings of the court the evidence was excluded, but by contimu- ous questioning_and offers of testimony the the jury and audience seemed to have gath- ered full information of the facts. It is un- derstood athat the state will rest without putting Kelley o the stand as a witness and much dissatisfaction exists by reason of this fact, as 1t is openly charged that the prose- cuting attorney desires to shield him from the cross-examination to which he would be subjected,and;which would have a bearing on his own case which comes up hereafter. The case will probably reach the jury about Wednesday, and the arguments and result are looked forward to with great anxiety by both sides, as all parties interested are deep- ly in earnest, and much bitterness continu- ally crops out in court. The case is rapidly gncomlng the only subject of conversation ere. The Whisky Fight in Valparaiso. VALPARAISO, Neb.. May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bie.|—At a meeting of the town board, last Saturday evening, a petition was presented by Mr. Tighe, asking for a li- cense to run a saloon. The petition contained thirty-eight names, including two of the town trustees and Mr. Tighe's own name, certifying that the petitioner is of good moral character, and so forth. It was met by a re- monstrance from tho temperance people; in substance, first, that there is not the requi- sito numbor of frecholders represented on the petition, holding thut some of the signers are not freeholders; second, that Mr. Tighe has been violating the Slocumb law. The board mot again this evening to decide the matter, and B. R. B. Weber, who had boen to Wahoo and looked up the récords, brought up a list of eight or ten names of the signers who were not_freeholders. Mr. Tighe, sce- ing that the fight was to be in_earnest, and that the temperance people had plenty of ev- idence agsinst nim, withdrew his petition, thus ending the first skirmish between thé whisky men, with four out of the five town trustees ou their side, and temperance men of Valparaiso. i After the Hors>thieves. ORX;, Neb., May 14.~]Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.|—In view of the fact that this section of Douglas county has been infested with a gang of horsethieves, the citizens and farmers of this vicinity met in 1mass meeting, at Bierbach's hall, Saturday, and organized for the purpose of riading this locality, at least, of the aforesaid gen- try. The organization, as perfected, is as follows: President, T. I Reber: vice-presi- dent, William Korner; treasurer, P. Ho- fleldt; captain, J. A. Kry; lieutenants, A. Calleley, H. A. Nolte and 'John Ham. 'The association starts out under very flattering circumstances, and will cclled “The Klk- norn Farmer's Vigilance Association.” The association will meet Monday, the 20th, when they wiil ‘be prepared 1o take new members and discuss ways and means. A coraal invitation 18 extended to farmers and citizens, generally, to make the associa tion, what is bound to be, a success. An ini- tiation fee of $8 is charged. The License War in Culbertson. CuLngrsoN, Neb,, May 13.—(Special to Tux Bex.]—The hearing of the remonstra- tors against granting J. W. Wray & license to sell intoxicating liquors, in the village of Culbertson, has ended in the board of vil- lage trustees, deciding i favor of granting the coveted privilege of dealing out “red eye,” The anti-license people have appealed from the decision of the board to the district court, and te chances are that the town may go dry for a year. During the progress of the trial beford the council, it was discoy- ered that, in order to secure the requisite number of petitioners for licences, a cheap lot had been subdivided and 'deeded to non-freoholders. The excitement has died down, only to be renewed, no doubt, when the case comes up in the district court, in June. Tramp Car-Breakers Caught. Daxota Crry, Neb., May 23.—|Special Tel- egram to Tug Bek]—Tramps burglarized two cars of merchandise at this place this morning, destroying and stealing over $500 worth of goods. One of them, giving his name as Joe Smith, was caught in the act and placed in fail to wait the appearance of Judge Barnes, of Norfolk, and Captain Aus- tin of St. Paul, who will arrive in_the morn- ing and investigate the matter to-morrow. An interesiing time is exvected, as they have u gang of them located who have been in the same business L all stations of tho Omaha line, Blaze in Beatrice BeaTrice, Neb., May 13.—(Special to Tiir Bee.]—A fire, at 2o'clock this morning, started in Hawkin's barber shop, in the base- ment at the corner of Fourth and Court streets, from the bath room heater. Water was turned in on the floor ubove, occupied by P. B, Sprague, druggist, und W. S. Cole, joweler. The fire damage was nominal, but water injured the jewelry and drug stocks nearly $1,500; all fully insured. ———— Hastings' Publishing Interests. HasTINGS, Neb., May 13.—{Special Tele- gram to Tue BEE. |—An Omaha delegation, consisting of O. P. Rothacker, 8. P. Rounds and W. R. Vaughan, are working over the property of the late Gazotte-Journal here, to-day, with a view of purchasing it. ‘They consulted the board of trade and offered to start the manufacturing departiment in oper- ation again, employing a force of sixty, if they could secure a $15,000 loan for one year. The publication of a paper is not considered necessary at present. The mater is still pending, e Crops in Bheridan County Har Spuixas, Neb., May 18.—(Special to Pk Bek.|—The farmers iu this vicinity arc busy planting corn, of which thero will be & larger acreage planted than last year. ‘The, prospects for & good yield of wheat and oats were never better at this season of the year, the acreage being double that sowu last sca- son. There has been plenty of rain since early spring, aud everybody is encouraged Wit the outlook. et A Benkelman Lady Dead. Bexk ELMAN, Neb., May 18.—[Special egram to Tue Jikl ‘The funcral of Mrs. § D. McClane took place here to-day, She was sick but twenty-four hours, and leaves a husband and four small children, the old- ostonly six yeurs, and the youngest a new- born babe, R — Stuart Has a Bridee. Srtuant, Neb., May 13.—[Spocial to Tns Beg.]—Your correspondent from Niobrara in Sunday's Beg is in_orror when he says the only bridge east of Fort Niobrara across the Niobrara river is at that city. A fino combination bridge spans the river directly north of this place and in the center of the body of land that will be opened to \ ment should the Sioux sign che never looked better in this section as sult of abundant rains, She DA Not Love Him. Hanvarn, Neb, May 18.-A young man named James McCullough, living with Joseph Galer, & farmer eight miles south west of this city, committed suicide by cut- ting his throat with a penknife yesterday. Tho cause of the act was unreciprocated af- fection for a married daughter of Mr. Galer, who has boen separated from her husband temporarily, but has recently roturned to her first love. a re- Nebraska A. O. U. W. Meeting. HastiNgs, Neb,, May 18.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—A large number of delogates arrived here to-day to attend the third biennial session of the Nebraska A. O. U, W. A full attendance of 200 18 ex pect A spirited contest is developing for the office of grand recorder, with about a dozen candidates in the fleld. All the grand ofticers are hero and deeply involved in the preliminary work. Sulcido Because of Despondency. CLAY CeNTER, Neb., May 18.—[Special Tel- ogram to Tur: Brr.]—James McCullongh, a farm laborer working two miles west of here, committed suicide yesterday morning by cutting his thront with a common_pockct knife. He died in half an hour. Despond- ency from il health is given as the cause. Wants to Kill His Wife. uRASKA CiTy, Neb. —[Special Telegram to old man named Rush Anderson asked to be locked up because his mind has become unbalanced and he can not resist the temptation to kil his old wife, whom he married only three days ago. He will bo sent to tne asylum. Conl Discovered at Emeraon. EmERsoy, Neb., May Tig Ber.]—The railroad company, in boring an artesian woll at this place, has struck a good vein of coal, which 18 of more value to this place than several artesian wells, Elopers’ in Nebraska City. Neuraska City, May 1 pecial Tele- gram to Tik BEk.|—Henry Schneider and Miss Shorman are an_cloping coupls from Clarinda, In., and Wero married hero Lo- ay. S CHECKMATING VILLARD, Oregon Railway & Navigation Stockholders Awake. Nrew York, May 13, —An injunction was to-day issued by Justice Barnell, of the su- preme court, on the application of Elijan Smith and Edward R.. Bell, stockholders in the Oregon Railway & Navigation company, restraining, until further hearing, the pro- posed issue of mew stock by the Oregon ‘Transcontinental compauy; and also restrain- ing any pledge or wuy dlsposition by that company-of its holdings 6f Railway & Navi- gatiop , company shares, The plain- tiffs state the authorized capital stock of the Qregon Transcontinental is £50,000,000, of which only $40,000,000 have heretofore been issued. Iriday last the board of directors, at a meeting in Portland, patsed a resolution directing thut the re- maining $10,000,000 be issucd at once and a dividend of 6 per cent guarauteed upon it, and that 212,000,000 of Oregon Railway & Navigation stock, held by the Orezon Trans- continental, should be hypothecated to ure the payment of the dividena. Seven directors only, out of seventeen, were present at the meeting. Five of them are cmployes ofghe Northern Pacific railway, und they voted for and passed a resclution against the opposition of the other two. The plaintiffs believe that the Oregon Transcontinental has no right to give such preference to any portion of - the stock, They further charge that the resolution was passed under in- structions from Henry Villard, who desired to place the stock where Le coula control its proxies and increase the aiaount of Northern Pacific shares now held by the Oregon Trans- continental, to enabie him by that means to control the next Northern Pacific election. fae et A ONE-SIDED AFFAIR. Kudden Coliapse of the “‘Sours Por- trait Company,” of 8t. Joseph, Sr. Joseen, Mo, May 18.--|Special Tele- gram to Tng Bie.]—About six months ago & mon giving his name as H, Humphrey Savage canie to this town und introduced himself to R. Sours, a local photographer. He suggested_to Sours the adyi starting a portrait company t. Joe upon considering the matter Sours thought it a good scheme., The company wus sturtod under the name of th ours Portrait Com- pany,” and was entively under the charge of Savage, as Sours had reduced his prices in the gallery at that tume and was kept busy through the increase of business, L'he orde were sent to Jamestown, . Y., for ex tion and the work guve general satisfaction, but Savage did nct turn in the money collected. Sours paid out money for bills right along, but did not notice until a few weeks ago that the con- cern was not making mo He told Savage that he would have to some money, us he (Sours) had paid ont enough, Suvage him that he had a brother in Nevada would advance him wmonoy, and wus Kgiven 860 to make the trip. He left town about three weeks ago and has nct been seen since, Since his departure Sours has discovered that Savage had made awuay with about £2,000, and has learned other things about him that do not tend to establish lus & tion as anything but a beat. ke bus left many debts behind him in St. Josepl, and not long Ao & large board bill frow Lincoln, Neb., was put in the hands of a local attorney for collection. Nothing is kuowu of his whereabouts. Co. ———— VETOES THE SAXTON BILL Avoaxy, N. Y., May 13.—Governor H to-day, vetoed the Suxton electoral none but oficially printed ballots shall he voted, and that each ticket shiall contain the names of ali the candidates of all the nartics and combinations pretending o0 be partics, are cumbersome and unconstitutional e — Roosevelt Takes the Oath WasuixaronN, May 138, —Theodore Roose- velt, of New York, who was recently ap d civil service commissioncr, took the bed oath of oftice this morning, The commission now has its full legal quota of meuibers, & cireumsience which hus not existed for souie time past. As oW con stituted the comtuission corsists of Charles Lyman, of Connecticut; Hugh 8. Thompson, of South_Carolina, and Theodore Rooseyelt, of New York, Charles Fyman was elected Fpresident. Hunlington air Bhowing. @yorco, Mey 18.--(Special Telegraw to Tup Bee.)-A Lurlington official claimed, to-day, that the April stateuient of that compang would show an ustonishing incr i net earnings. He also suid that he looked for no change ia the present staff of ofticers i as a result of Wedngsday's wnbual meeung, —3 NUMBER 333 | THOUSANDS AFTER DEATH, Mrs. Gaines Gets Judgment For Over $500,000. BUT FORTUNE SMILES TOO LATE. Her Most Law « cats Fortunate Daughtersine & All the Golden Due Kna of a Cele- brated Case. Awarded $507,000 Damages. WasHINGTON, May 13.—Tho United States supreme court, to-day, in an opinion by Jus- tice Bradloy, awarded the executors of the will of Myra Clark Gaines the sum of 000 against the city of New Orleans, for the uso of property sold by the city, but recovered by Mrs. Gaines atter long ~litigas tion, The judgment of the lower courty awarding the exccutors £1,300,000 for the use of the unimproved property sold by the city, was not concurred in. This has probably been tho most interest- ing, the hardest contestea and tne most pro- longed case kaown to the judicial history of this country. The first suit in the case was brou, Mrs. Gaines, then the wite of Whitney) in 1834, and since that cision followed decision in regard to it, The fivst suit sought to recover what was known as tho Evariste Blanc tract, in New Orleans. Blance bought the tract for about 0, from the executors of General Daniel ark, a promioent eitizen of Now Orleans. He sold it and some other land to the of New Orleans, The grounds which Mrs. Gaine: set up her claims wero that sho was tho child of Gen- eral Clark by a secret marriage between him and Zulime Carriers, and that General Clark had left a later will than the one unden which the proporty was sold. ‘This secret warriage formed the axis on which tho liti- ion revolved, and the case was fought s by both sides. It was not until a few years before the war that Mrs, Gaines was declared to be the legitimate child as well as the lawful heirof neral Clark. E onthen the city of New Orleans did mot surronder, and aftor the war " Games was compellod to bring suit for damage In 1881 the circuit urt of the United States for the Louisiana ve & judgment in her favor for £1, 667, and it 18 on an_appeal from this judgment that the case to-duy was decided. The presont case, 1t 18 generally conceded, exhausts all the urces of the law, and is rogarded as a final settloment of tho' litiga- Mrs. Gaines is dead, and so, it is be- lieved, are all her immediate relatives, ox- cept her daughter-in-law, Hattie J. Whithay, whose vame as administratrix of the estate of Mrs. Gaines, stands on tho court aocket. timo do- NINETY THO D MEN OUT. The German Strike Spreading—An- other Collision With the Troops. Beneiy, May 13.—The strike at Dortmund is spreading. The strikers are assembling at. the pits and parading the streets and menac- ing the employes of the waterworks which supply the district. The pit workers at Margarctha have expressed a willingness to resume work on condition that they be pro- tected from the strikers. The miners in Iissen have struck, This raises the total number of men who have nOW quit, to 19,000, ‘The strikers tried to prevent the opening of the Altenaaise and Sprockheevel pits. ‘The hussars dispersed them and- made many arrest Aanan named Hinnas. whose brother was in the riot at Schieswig, suddenly _be- e ins: to-day and killed a friend, named Bleichert, with a hatche The colliers at' Waidenburg, goue on u strike. Sixty striking miners of the Prince Re- gent's colliery, at Bochum, decided to re- sume work to-day, but were prevented from doing so by their fellow workmen, who drove thew away from the pits with howls and curses, The military were summoned, and on their arrival a sharp tight took place between the soldiers and the strikers, the « latter being finally dispersed. ilesia, have MAD WITH LOUSY, A Memphis Man Wife and Th Suicides, Mzaurins, Tenn., May 13 corge Ward, aged twenty-eight, employed as engineer at the Meniphis gas works, this afternoon, shot and killed his young wife, aged eighteon, and then killed hims The cause was jealousy. The murdered woman was his first cousin. Ward courted his wife for six years, but never could gain the consent of her mother to their union, which resulted four months Ago in a runaway marringe, ward nas exhibited symptoms of jealousy recently, although he hus been married only four months. On coming home to dinner he repaired to his wife's chamber and asked her for a kiss. She, however, noticing an expression of wilduess about him, left the room, saying she would kiss him later. Heo followed her into the hall aud crmptied three shots from a revolver into her back and shoulders. Having committed the frightful deed, ho ran to & roow fifty feet away and the shot himself through the head. Miss Ward attempted to prevent the husband from shooting his wife, and was shot at while thus engaged. She bravely sprang in front of the murderer and exclaimed: “Kil me and sparc iy sister,” but her efferts were useless, Kills His Young Ll Mistook Him For a Burglar, SrRINGEISLD, 88, 13.—James Beebo Suiith, local editor of the Republican, was shot and instantly killed this morning by his brother-in-daw, Royak B, Sturtevunt, who mistook him for a burglar, Iarly this morning burglars entered the house, and young Sturtevant was aroused from his sloen by the servants, who had been awakeued by the noise made by the burglars. e looked out of the window and and saw a man in the d, end, scizing his it into the hall. In the meantime nd Mes, Smith were aroused and had out of their room into the hall, Young Sturtevant, not knowing his brother- in-lasw was in the house, and supposing him- only man in the vlace, at onco fired, ant discliarged (5o eontents of his gun fully at Smnith, who died without uttering o ccted with the Repub- 1 from Harvard, la idow and and an nfaot known here snd me Is attuched 10 1583, and leaves o er. He waus No bl .- Buptist Convention, Muy 18.—The third day" rn Haptist convention s of commitloes and , of Mississippl, revart. suid great cfiorts were ze thut porticn of the 1 ter was dis- and the home iseion ne carcfully iuto 4*n~m of opening stations in the ter- ew Mexico and Avizoua, - A New Hailroad. SemxarieLn, 11 ay 18.-The scoretary of State to-day d u license of incorpora~ tion to the Wavash Eastern Hailway come pany, of 1linois, with a cupital of $12,000,000, o econstruct a railroad frow he eastern boundary of Verwmillion county at & point eon- neeting with the Wabash, 5t. Louis & Pacifio and 1o extend westerly to the Mississlppl river at or near east Huumbal; also fro: De- cutur to the Mississippl ab or near Kast S‘: Louis: also frow Chicego to Efloglam ai Altawont. spocchos, ing on forcign afais: s population. at length, as directed to exar