Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 16, 1889, Page 1

—_— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE . EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, THURSDAY MgfiNING MAY 16, 1889, - HETEB OLD FOR FIFTEEN MILLIONS. ine Divisions of the Wabash Road Transferred Yesterday. BURLINGTON'S ANNUAL MEETING Bombshell Exploded By a Report— President Ashley, of the Was« bash, Says the Road Owes Over $118,000,000. The Minority Scheme Byaten. CnicaGo, May 15.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bre.]—James F. Joy and President Ashley, tne Wabash Western purchasing committee, this morning bought nine divisions of the Wabush railway for §15,- 500,000, Last March, in Springfleld, thoy bought the Chicago division for 88,000,000, Accord- ing to the terms of the decree rendered by Judges Gresham and Jackson, the road was sold first by divisions and then as a whole, The sale bringing the most was to be the legal one. Master-in-Chancery Bluford Wil- son conducted the sale. The only bidders were the Popper-Johnson syndicate, repro- senting the minority bondholders, and the Wabash Western purchasing committee. The Popper-Johnson syndicate wero the suc- cessful bidders on the first three divisions, a8 follows: Indiana division, §3,630,000; Great Western (Illinois division) $3,650,000; De- catur & St. Lous, $4,000,000. " The' Wabash Western purchasing committoe were the successful bidders, contngeat on the amount brought by the roads as a unit, for the other divisions as fo : Quincy & Toledo, $500,000; Illinois & Southern Iowa, £300,000; Hannibal & Naples, $500,000, Ohio division, $2,%40,500.68; owo_small 'branches, $100,000; total, £15,510,505.68, The upset price fixed in the decree'was §15,335,000, and the sale thus made would have stood had not James B. Joy bid $15,650,000 for the road a8 a unit. Thero was no other bid and the road was knocked down at the unit pri President Ashley saud after the sale amount brought by the sale is to first and second mortgages on the Ohio division, aud the first mortgages on all the rest. We have already issued and sold & 000,000 fifty-year 5 per cent bondson the con- solidated system. Of this amount §11,741,000 will be used to pay off the first mortgage bonds of the Wabash Western. This leaves £22,250,000 mortguge on the line east of tho Mississippi. To this we will add $14,000.000 second mortgage fifty-year 5 per cent’ bonds, making a total bonded” indebtedness of $36,- 259,000 on the line cast of the Mississippi. To this should, however, be added $30,000,000 debenture bonds, depending on_the income of the road. There are also $52,000,000 in stocks. The minority bondholders made a great mistuke in not accepting our b per cent bonds in place of their 7 per cents, with in- terest to November, 1887. The bonds are now selling at 13¢ per cent premium, and 1 think will go to five and perhaps ten. They are now worse off than if they had accepted our offer, and it hus cost us $100,000 more than it would have otherywise aone. “We will consolidato the Wabash railway and Wabash Western into one system by August 1 und will probably call it the Wa- bash Railrond Company. The headquarters will be in St. Louis and the consolidated sys tem will be under the present Wabash West- ern management,” Bad News For Engineers, Cmicaco, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The locomotive engineers and firemen on one of the leadiag western rail- roads in particular, and all the roads in general, are daily expecting a piece of infor- mation that may or may not lead to a great strike, but which will, 1n any event, be dis- astrous to them n a financial way. From time to time for the past month articles have appeared in local papers stating that a cer- tain western railroad company was prepar- ing to cut the wages of its engineers and firemen, and in anticipation of probable trou- ble was hiring all the non-union men it could find to be ready to go to work when called upon. This information, it was said, was obtained by a brotherhood engineer, who investigated the advertisements being published by the employing agent. It is stated to-day that last week some more members of the brotherhood applied to the agency for employment. They were in- formed that over five hundred applications had been booked, and that that number was thought suficient. The addresses of the ap- plicants were taken, however, with th derstanding that they should be notifi case of need, They were also told that the cut would not be made as soon as expected, but that it would come. A reporter interviewea several of the most prominent local members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to-day, on the subject. The opinion of nearly all of them is that no strike will result if the cut is made. One smd: *The outlook is too blue for us. The flood of unemployed labor is too great, and u strike would uuques- tionably resuit in a disastrous defeat.” “What road is after you now 1" *“Thera *» one big company at the head of the move, but there ure three or four others back of it. It is a move to bust up the brotherhood.” Mr. A. R. Covener, a promment ofticial in the brotherhood, and at " present in business in this city, was called upon, but politely de- clized to say anything. e ——— The Burlington Annual Meeting. Cnicaco, May 15.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—At the Burlington annual meot- ing, to-day, 430,000 shares were represented The old board of directors was unanimously, re-elected as follows: John M. Forbes, Rich- ard Olney (in place of Sidney Bartlett, de- ceased), Charles J, Paine, John L. Gurdner, Frank N. Hunnewell, Wm. Endicott, Jr., all of Boston; T. Jefferson Coolidge, Mauches- ter, Mass.; John N, A. Griswold, Peter Geddes, both of New York: Wirt Dexter, Chicago, und Charles O, Perkius, Burlivg’ ton, lowa. Levi Z. Leiter was present but refused to atlow the use of his name as candidate for the directorate. He said thero was no fault 1o be found with the present management and that at the nexv meeting of the directors in Boston, the present oficers would be re- elected. e Railroad Manipulation of Conl Rates. Cmeaco, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The committee uppointed by the general managers of the Inter-state Cow- merce Ruilway association, to look into the coal and coke ianipulations exploded bomb shell wheu they reported to the meet- g to-day that there was conclusive ev dence of manipulation agast the North western, St. Paul, Rock 1sland and Wiscon- sin Central roads. The weeting voted to apply the highest venalty of the association, which in this case is §100 fine und u forfoit: ure of all money made on the illegul trafic. The manipvlations amount to the ucighbor- hood of $4,000, Tho penulty for the manipu. lation under the wmended ~intor-state com- merce uct 1s Lwo years io the penitentiary and o fing of §3,000, e The Fort Wayne Road. Parrsuvnc, May 15.--At the annual moot- g of the stock and bondnolders of tho Pitwsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railway, beld here to-day, the report of the board showed a bulance of $2,718,000. The lessee company paid part of the Fort Wayne com 's rontal of 3,150,000, leaving a deficit WB operating company of $i44, - In Favor of Coasolidation. CLEVELAND, May 15.—The stockholders of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinuati & (odianapolis wet to-day 1o vote upon tue Nl proposition to consolidate with the “Blg Four” system. Of 150,000 shares, 122,083 were voted, all being in' favor of consoli- dation. A similar meoting was held at Indianapo- lis to-day of the stockholders of the Cincin- nati, Indianapslis, Pouis & Chicago and the Indianapolis & Louis i at which a majority of the e8 were also voted in favor of consolida Dickingon Says He Won't Accept. Stovx Crry, Ta,, M, ~[Special Tele- gram to Twue Be istant Manager Dickinson came in with other Union Pacific officials on a special train, at haif past 10 o'clock, to-night, to arrange final details for opening the new Norfolk line, next Sunday. Mr. Dickinson denied emphatically that ho had accepted the management of the Omaha stock yards. The question was put, Wil you aceeptt” i, he replied. I shall not. T am in the railroad business and 1 shatl not leave it under any circumstances.” Mr. Dickin- son added that he had not formaily been offered the management of the Omaha stock yards. There has been some tall about it, ho said, but nothing definite or formal, nor 'was he considering the matter at all. The Union Pacific party leaves here to-morrow. st The M., K. & T. Stockholders Meet. PAnrsoNs, Kas,, May 15.—The annual meet mg of the stocknolders of the Missours, Kansas & Texas Railroad company was held in this city to-day. Three hundred and thirty-one thousand, six hundred and sixty- two sharos of stock were represented. Hearing a Discrimination Onse. TiTusviLLE, Pa., May 15. ~The inter-state commerce commission to-day began a lengthy hearing in the case of the Inde- pendent Oil Refinery association against the vario 18 railroad companics for discrimina- tion, —— A MASHER SMASHED. Months in a Brideweh for Smirking and Flirting. Crmicaco, May 15.—|Special Telegram to Ture BEE.|—A young man, with flirting ten- dencies, received two scarcs, to-day, trom the effects of which he will not recover for some time. He was walking on Union Park place, and noticed a good-looking lady n a win- dow. He took out his handkerchief and waved it at her, but she did not respond. He walked back and forth in front of the win- dow, waved his handkerchief many times, threw kisses, and smirked. Still there was no response. Not in the least discouraged, he continued the performance until, finally the lady was re-enforced by three others, who joined in watching. Suddeniy one of the young ladies threw open the window, reached out her hand with a revolver and fired a_shot. The bullet whizzed past the ‘‘masher’s,” ear, and with a wild shrick, he started down the street on a keen ru An officer intercepted the ruffian, how- ever, and he was taken to the nearcst police court where one of the ladies appeared, She explained the matter to the justico and said it was not the first app o of the man in that vicinity. The justice gave the fellow the limit, six montbs in the Bridewell, and regretted he could not make it more.” The lady was cantioned against the free use of the revolver, although the justice thought it almost justitiable. = Beatrice Town Council. Beatrice, Nen., May 15,—|Special to Tie Bee.)—The mayor doesn’t hitch with the council on the office of wafer commissioner. At last night's meeting E. C. Salisbury was nominated for the office, but the council would not confirm him. Captain Herron, chief of the fire department, was then nomi- nated, but refused to be a candidate. G. W. Hinkle was nominated, but was not con- firmed. The mayor then announced that he would present other names at the next meeting. In the meantime W. A, Wagner holds over. The council. with one excep- tion, wish Mr. Wagner retained. W. Bourne was appointed and confirmed as city clerk. The council voted to employ an e pert engineer to overhaul the water works machinery. If itis found that it is not work- iniz properly the present engineer is to be discharged. in that event, it is understood George Cole, son of Councilman Cole, and a brotherhood locomotive engineer, will be a candidate for the position, The council sold to John Dale, of Omaha, paving bonds amounting to about 20,000 at }g per cent above par. Six Pl A Tried Hard to Sui Drs Morxes, Ta., May gram to Tur Bee.]—A special from Elkador says that Monday night a Swiss named Godfried Muchljoler, living several miles north on the Turkey river, determined to kill himself, and shot himself in the side near the heart, This failed to kill, and he put the revolver is his moutn and fired. The ball lodged in the muscles of the neck, and he still lived, Then he jumped into the river, but didn’t drown, and reached the other side exhaused. Here he was found and medical aid was summoned. He re- gained conscionsness and told his story. To-day he was alive, with fair prospects of recovery. ———s Manderson's Horse Run's Away, WASHINGTON, May pecial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The familiar little yellow horse belongiug to - Senator Manderson, which the senator had left standing in front of astore on I street, ran away yesterday and collided with R. O. Holtzman's carriage and a bugey belonging to H. Smyth, badly damaging them both, No one was hurt, but Senator Munderson's buggy was completely demolished, N The State Debt Wined Out. Drs Moixe May 15.—| Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee, |—State Treasurer Twom- bly to-day issued a call for 05,000 of out- stunding state warrants, W be redcemed June 25, This call covers the last: dollar of floating indebtedness, and woen these war- rants aro taken up the state sf lowa will not haye u dollur of interest-bearing debt. - Firemen Tourniment Rates, Des Moixes, Ia,, May 15, —(Special Tele- graw to Tue Bee | —The railroad commis- sioners made a decision to-day that, in view of their services to the public, the railronds might, if they chose, carry all voluuteer fire- men to the state tournament free of charge, They say thut no pyblic intevest will suffer by strotching the law to this extent, This decision will greatly increase the attendance At that tournament next month, —— Closed by the Sh Rep Ok, Ia., May 15 Bee. |- William Ricuer, dealor in dry goods, guve his wife and some other relatives chattel mortgage ou his stock, yesterday. The wortga was closed by the sheriff at ones, and the store is shut up. The mort- gage is for a little over $1,000; ussets un- known, riff. Fatal Dynamite Explosion, IsuvEnise, Mich., May 15.—By an explo- slon of dynawite at the Osceola mine, to-day, four Austrian miners were terribiy injured. Two muy die. e 1 Dresscd Beef Bill Rejected. Auiaxy, N. Y., May 15.—The so-called dressed boof bill came up in the wssembly this morniug for final action, but was re- jected. Rear Admiral Donaldson Dead. Bavrioke, May 15,~Rear Admiral Ea- ward Donaldson, of the United States navy, aged Lventy-cight, aled 1w Baltiwere to-day. MARSHAL JONES 1N DISFAVOR | It is Said His Dismissal Will Soon Be Ordered. THE GOVERNMENT'S FINANCES. A Statement By the Senate and the House Committeos — Judge Jenk's Resignation Accepted By the President. arshal Jones' Onse, WasHINGTON, May 15.—The Star to-night says: “‘Tho uttorney-general saw the presi- dent about half past 2 o'clock. He said, on coming out, that no action had yet been taken upon Marshal Jones' report. It is under- stood, however, that Jones' explanation is far from being satisfactory, and that his dis- wmissal is soon to be ordered.” The Governm:nt's Finances. WASHINGTON, May 15.—A statement show- ing tho results of the acts of the second sossion of the Fiftieth congress upon the finances of the government has been pre- pared by Thomas P. Cleaves, and James P, Courts, clerks respectively of the senate and house committeds on appropriations. They show that the total amount appropriated by congress was §280,045,400, while the perma- nent, specific and indefimte appropriations were estimated by the secretary of the treas- ury at £108,691,03 making the total esti- mated expenditures of the government for 1850-00, §395,337,516. The estimated revenues for the sume tite are §434.500,058. The acts provide for 830 new oflices, the salaries of which aggregate $143,600, while the increase in the salaries of old offices amount to £1,025,080. Sixty-nine offices are_abolished, the salaries Bf which are §127,072, and the sal of the other offices are reduced $7,200. The postoffice appropriation bill in- creases the allowance for the compensation of clerks in the postofiices from 5,975,000 to £6,550,000, and that for railway postofiice clerks from 5,246,700 to §5,600,000, with a $50,000 deficiency item. adew Lowa Postmasters. WhsnINGToN, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Pk Bue.]—Jowa postmasters appointed: Ole Oleson, Sivea, Kossuth county, vice S. P. Hoglund, removed; E. L. Newland, Unionburg, Harrison county, vice H. B. Puckenpaugh, resigned; John Meyer, Alton, Sioux county, vice H. A. Lieb, removed; George Hager, Baxter, Jasper county, J. F. Klise, removed; John C. 3 Blairsburgh, Hamilton' county, vice W. F. Powers removed; S. D. Selby, Carbon, Adams county, vice B. F. Jones, removed N. I’ Puttorson, Drakesville, Davis county, vice Richard Calvert, removed; Sarah E. Ricketts, Ewart, Poweshiel county, 5 D. Ewart, resigned; C, F. Lytle, X Towa county, vice Edward L. Hall, resigned ; William _{Densmore, Fremont,’ Mahaska. county, vice S. R. Canon, removed; D. M. Perkins, Lewis, Cass_county, vice V. M. Conrad,’ resigned; D. F. Berry, Noble, Washington county, vice J. E. Whitmore, removed; George Gatton, Pleasant I Muscatine county, vice J. k. McEiroy signed; John T. Moore, Sidoey, Fremont county, vice M. R. Rowell, resigned; Wash- iugton’ Walker, State 'Center, Marshall county, vice Jumes Lander, resigned. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WAsINGTON, May 15.—|Special Telegram to Tue Brk]—Pensions granted Nebras- kans: Original invalid—Charles Elling, Christopher Hazelbacher. Increase—Edwin D. Pettibone, Alonzo P. Sharp. Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid-- Benjamin 1. Dodd, William Brayton, John F. Simmons, John S. Johnson, Sanderson Lyon (dead). Asa Staley, William Walden, John Hissong, James H. Jox, Samuel Beck- with, Abel Adams, William H. Brown, Mar- cellus G. McClellan, Michacl C. Picken, Henry Hoofnagle, Jolin W. Anson, Berjamin F. Scott. Increase—Ambrose L. Cobb. Re- issue and increase—Albion P, Hardy. Orig- inal, widows, etc—Sarah A., widow of San- derson Lyon, Clavissa, widow of William Beauchamp. G. A. R. Men Call on Harrison. WASHINGTON, May 15.—Comrades Joseph W. Kah, George W. Brown and David M. Anick called upon President Harrison to-day, 48 a committec, represonting the Gi. A. R. of Brooklyn. Thoy laid before him a resolu- tion adopted by the memorial and executive committees of the order during April last, urging the carrying out of those provisions of the revised statutes looking to the pre- ferment of veterans of the late war for office under the government. They asked the president to give full force and effect to all laws now existing or hereafter to be enacted on tuis subject. The president repliea that he would consider this question very care- fully, and would give the resolutions their due weight. Urging Captain Bourke's Promotion. WASHINGTON, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—A local paper says: ‘‘Sena- tor Manderson and Representative Connell calied at the white house to-day to present wnd recommend Captain John Bourke for prowmotion to the adjutant-general's corps. Captain Bourke has ‘made a gallant record asan Indian fighter under General Crook His friends consider that he has won & posi tion in the adjutant-general's department. Cuptain Bourke has many opponents for the single vacancy, which will occur upon the retirement of ‘Adjutant-General Drum and the consequent promotion in the corps. Proctor Satisfied, WasniNGToN, May 15,—Secretary Proctor has returned here from his western inspec- tion trip. He is satisfied with the results of his observations, Ina few days the secre- tary will visit West Point. He savs the sub- ject of issuing a proclamation of amnesty to deserters has not been discussed or consid- ered by the president and himself. Calling on Secretary Windom, WASHINGTON, May 15.—A large delegation of miners und smelters from the west ap- veared before Secretary Windom and Assist- ant Secretary Michener to-duy for a hearing touching the ruling of the treasury depart- went relative to the importation of lead ore from Mexico. Jadge Jenks' Resignatio WasHINGToN, May 15.—The president has accepted the resignation of Judge Jenks as solicitor-general of the department of jus- uce, to take effect to-day. Judge Jenks will be retained in the service of the governmeny @s counsel in telephone cases, Congressman Randall Convalescing. Wasuixaroy, May 15.—8. J. Rundall, who has been contined to the house for several weeks, is_rapidly convalescing and is ex- pected to be out shortly. -~ Crops in Cuming County. West Poixt, Neb,, May 15.—|Special to Tue Bee|—A heavy rain visited this part of the country last evening. Corn 1s all planted, and this rain will send it right along, Small grain was beginuing Lo suffer from the dry weather, but will be a bounti- ful crop if nothing huppens from now on. - Damaged by the Storm. Crete, «Neb., May 15.-Special to Tu Bee.] - A heavy thunder storm visited this locality last night and considerable damage was done. Several houses were struck by lightoing, more or less demoralizing thew, but fortunately uo oue was injured. CONSUL GENERAL NEW. He Takes Formal ion of His O Consul New T Charge. [Copyright 168 by Jamed Gordon Bennett.] LosnoN, May 16—{New York Herald Cable—Special to Twi Brr.]—Governor Waller said farewoll to the staft employed at the American consulate, on Tuesd: hy, and his successor, Goneral John C. New, quictly entered upon his duties, yesterday morning. There was nothing to indicate that anything unusual had taken place in St. Helen's place, when the Herald correspo- dent called upon the new constl. ‘1 see you have got into the harness agun, Genera] New," said the Herald reporter. “Yes, I made a start [to-day. There was no formal ceremony of installation. Gov- ernor Waller is an old friend of mine, and he left last might in the ushal way, and I dropped in this morning as 1 shall every other morning, and got to work, right away.’ € “The American consulate in England is evidently not a sinecure, judging from the mass of work before you," “Why, no. This is & piace where work has got to come in and be got rid of. I have to sign over 700 involces to-day, but, of course, that does not represent one tithe of the actual work I shall have to undertake.’’ General New has been greatly impressed by the cordial welcome extended to him as he entered npon his new duties. oot Ao The Samoan Delegates Dined. Copyright 1859 hy James Gordon Bennett.l BeruiN, May 18.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tk Bri]—No prelimi- nary sittings of the Samoan conference took place, to-day, owing to the unanimous objec- tion of the German delegates t transact business on the Day of Humiliation, Sir Edward and Lady Ermingtrude Malet enter- tained the delegates at dinner, this evening, thirty covers being laid. - Lady Ermingtrude sat between Count Bismarck and Mr. Kas- son, Sir Edward between (ountess Bern- storft and Madame de Benekendorff. The wives of the delegates, Colonel and Mrs. Russell, Count Bismarck's private secrotary, Herr Von Bulow, and the secretary,of the conference were among the guests. The sub-committee of the conference has decided that the municipal council of Apia shall comprise six members, Germany, Eng- land and the United States each to appoint one member. The other three members shall be elected by the residents of Apia. This decision displeases the British commis- sioners, who call it Phelps’ compromise. Phelps, although not a member of the sub- committee, was asked ta attend its last meet- ing. —— Whitelaw Reid Reccived. 2Ar1s, May 15.—Whitelaw Reid, American minister, was received by the minister of foreign affawrs, to-day, President Carnot will receive Reid at the end of the weel. The new minister will present his creden- tials to the president of the republic early next week. Mr., George W. Smalley, the London correspondent 'of the New York Tribune, has taken apartmentsat the Hotel Meurice, and is acting sberetary to Minister Reid. Mr. Smallay will be appointed first secretary of legation atParis, in place of M. Vignaud. R [ MURDERED BY MEXICANS. * A Railway Official Shot and Robbed of $7,000. e Torera, Kan.,May 15.—[Special Telegram toTie Bee. |—Dispatches were received to- night by General Manager Robinson, of the Atchison, Topgka & Santa Fe rroad, giving details of the murder of Suverintendent Gedtge W. Richards at the Carthage mines of the Atchison company. The superintend- ent was making the mmonthly payment of wages to employes. While he was alone two Mexican desperadoes gained access to the office and shot Richards, killing him instant- ly. They then captured all the cash in the safe, amounting to over 7,000, and, taking their horses, fled to the mountains. A posse of miners on fleet horses is in pursuit, with good prospects for capturing the desper- adoes. General Manager Robinson offers a reward of $1,500 for their capture. ———— The Weather Indications. Nebraska: Light rain; easterly winds, be- coming variable; slightly warmer in south- east portion. Towa: Light showers; easterly winds, be- coming variuble; warmer in northwest por- tion; stationary temperature 1n southeast portion, Dakota: Light showers: slightly warmer; easterly winds, becoming variubie. e —— The River Landers. Fort Donae, Ia., May 15.—|Special Tole- gram to Tne Bee,]—Great interest is mani- fested here, particulariy among hundreds of river landers, in the proceedings of tho grand jury in Webster county, which is at present 1nves tigating the charge of con- spiracy preferred by land owners against sevenfcen scttlers who organized to work farms from which evictions were made. Hun- dreds of witnesses have been subpwenaed. The grand jury bhas been working on the case for more than a week. Ll iy Lincoln Sails. New YoRk, May 15.—Among the passen- gers who sailed on the new Inman steamer, City of Paris, this afternoon, were Robert T. Lincoln, United States minister to the court of St. James aud his family. e The Logan Monument Bill, SerixarieLp, 1L, May 15.—The house, to-day, passed a bill aporopriating $50,000 for @ monument to John A, Logan, There was considerable wrangling, and the measure passed by & very small majority. R Steamsnip Arrivals. At Philadelphia—The Prussia, from Glas- gow; the Gluckauf, from Bremen; the Per- sian Prince, from Carthagena. At Bremen—The Dresden and Wilkommen, from Baltimore, Lep——— Third Attempt av Suicide. Sr. Joseru, Mo., Mi 15.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘fue Beg.)-~Charles Thornton, son of the notorious Hpunah Thornton, at- tempted suicide this afternoon by hanging, but was cut down in| time to suve his life. Domestic trouble the cause. This is Thornton’s third attempt. ——— The Fire Record. BLooMIiNGToN, IiL,' May 15.—A fire at Stanford this mormmng destroyed Henry Linebarger's elevator, with 8,000 bushels of oats, & number of corn crivs, and other prop- eriy 1o the valug of §10,600; insurance about alf, TRV Editor William W. Harding Dead. PuiLaveLema, May 15.—Wiliam W, Harding, for many years proprietor and pub- Lisher of the Philadelphia Enquirer, died at his residence, this morning, frou a complics- ton of diseases, A N After the Arizona Robbers. ‘WasniNGrox, May 16.—The attorney-gen- eral has wuthorized the marshal of Arizona to offer a reward of §500 each for the arrest and conviction of the robbers of Paymaster Wham, [ EBaptist Misfionary Anniversary. BosToN, Muy. 15.~/The celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the American Baptist Miulnmuy uuipn was begun to-day, DAKOTA'S QUIET ELECTION. Later Returns Fmphasize the Re- port of Un animity, A CONSTITUTION READY MADE. Some lowa Movers to the Sioux Res- ervation--Death of a Child From a Rattlesnake Bite—School Buildings in Pierre. It Will be Ratified. Huroy, Dak., May 15.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bk, |—There is rojoicing throughout South Dakota, to-day, over the result of yes- terday’s election. From the roturns received 90 per cent of the entire vote 1s for the adop- tion of the Sioux Falle constitution. Noth- ing 8o nearly approaching & unanimous vote has boen experienced in the ratification of any fundamental law as that which charac- torized the adoption of a constitution for the new state at the polls yesterday. In some distriots 08 per cont of the entire vote was for the constitution. The Thirteenth district had 25, and the Ninoteenth 84 votos against the constitution. . Those are two of the prin- cipal districts and contain some hard kickers. Tu one precinct in the Thirtcenth district, which cast 900 votes, only 1 was against the constitution. The Elevonth district had but 10 votes against adoption. The result of the election is rogarded as a grand victory and a confirmation of what the people, for threo years, have claimcd, that they are satisfied with the Sioux Falls constitution for the state of South Dakota. The democratic del- ogates received a fair proportion of the vote polled, in some districts receiving more than the entire vote of tho party, while the prohibitionists laid aside their third party notions and joined with the old parties in getting out the vote, which, although light, compared with that of 1885, or of last Novem. ber, is sufiicient to indicate the unanimity of sentiment regarding the Sioux Falls consti- tution. Messages of congratulation and greeting have been received hero and sent to various cities in_South Dakota, Several were also sent to Congressman Springer, udvising him of the vote, and asking lm i’ he now be- lieves the people of South Dakota know what they want. Following are the delegates chosen by the districts reported: Sixth, Stroupe, Stod- dard_and Barretv; Ninth, Wood, Sterling and Lee: Eloventh, Hartley, Huntiey and Campbell; Thirteenth, Hale, 'Vantassel and Cooper; Sixteenth, Sherwood, Melntyre and Matoon; Eighteenth, Williamson, Gufford and Boidepal; Nineteenth, Coates, Van Epps and Caldwell; Twenty-second, 'Edgerton, Buechler and Harris; Twenty-fourth, Edger- ton, Holton and Ramsey; Twenty-fifth, God- durd, Dieffendorf and Murphy. The Work of the Convention. YANKTON, S0. Dak., May 15.—Special Tele- gram to Tue Ben.|—E. C. Edgerton and Chris Buechler, republicans, are certamnly clected to the constitutional convention from this district, and the result between Sweet and Harris, democrats, is in doubt, with the chances in favor of Harris. The vote of the county is less than one-half the full vote, but it is almoat solid for the Sioux Falls consti- tution. The vote of the county will not ex- ceed 700 or £00. The conveution is to meet the 4th of July. It can alter, change or amend $hy coustitution only as per- mitted by congress. The constitu- tion i to be again submitted in Octover, together with tho separate clauses of prohibition, etc., and if the consti- tution, as amended to_conform with the act of conzress providing for the admission of the state, s adopted and is found acceptable, the state may be udmitted by ‘proclamation. The July convention wiil maie ordinances and frame all the machinery for the sub- mission of the constitution and_for the vote on the separate clause and the election of the stato officors and tho legisluture in October. So that while the convention will have no constitution to make there will bea good deal of important work to do. have to be divided into legislative districts and all thepreliminary work for the October election and for putting the new state gov- ernment into operation will devolve upon the convention, ‘The Black Hills Returns. Lzap Ciry, Dak., May 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tng Beg.]—Complete returas of the clection hold yestorday, assure the confir- mation of the Sioux Falls constitution in the Third district, which comprises the Black Hills, the majority in its favor is fully.2,500. Tho delegates clected are as_follows: Firat district, Sanford Parker, V. T. McGilli- cuddy, republicans; . L. 'Wood, democrat; “Third district, D. Corson, W. S. O'Brien, re- publicans, and C. M. Thomas, democrat; Second district, 8. A.' Wheeler, republican John Scollard and Thomas Thompson, demo- crats, Hawkeycs for Dakota. Pierxs, Dak., May 15—, Special Telegram ht's train was filled with excursionists from Des - Moines, la., coming to Pierre to look up the Sioux res vation matters, in conncetion with its open- ing this summer. They wero met atthe depot by the Capital City band and escorted around the city in buggies by the board of trade. Died From a Rattlesnake Bite. CHAMBERLAIN, Dak., May 15.—[Special “Telegram o Tuk Bre. |—A five-year-old child of a farmer, living six miles north of this city, was bitten by a rattlesnake, yesterday afternoon, and was immediately brought to town, but'it was too late, After suffering terribly for twelve hours, he died. LA School Houses in Pierre. Pizxre, Dak., May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bk, |—Ground was, to-day, broken on the sites of three new brick school houses in Pierre, which together will cost whon completed, $35,000. They are to be finished this summer. —— A TERRIF10 EXPLOSION . £ight Hundred Pounds of Powder Blow Up in a Mine. SaLr Lake Crry, Utah, May 15.-—{Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—Eight hundred pounds of powder exploded at 12 o'clock to day, at the Anchor tunuel, Park City. The surrounding buildings were eutirely demol- ished, and the main shaft considerably dam- aged. The powder caught from a candle dropped by one of the shaft bosses, Two men wer e near at the time, but succeeded in escaping, as the powder blazed up & short time before the exvlosion took place. The 1oss will amount to several thousand dollurs, e Father Ezan Testifics. Loxvox, May 15 —Father Egan testified before the Parnell commissiop to-day. He #aid the leading men of Loughrea belonged 0 the branch of the league in that district. No serious erime had been comuwitted from the time of the formation of the Loughrea branch of the league until it was suppressed, except the murder of Policeman Lyuton. This murder bad been condemned at the meaeting of the league, and witness had de- nounced it from his church, e A British Ship Wrecked, Loxvox,May 15.-The British ship Altmore, from Sydney, N. 8. W., April 8, for Ban Francisco,has been wrecked at Meral island in the south Pacific. The captain and a portion of the crew have landed at Levnka. The first officer was drowned and the boat containing the remainder of the crew wnd passengers is wissing. Tho state will THE OARTER CASE. Lawyer Mills Unmercifully Scores the Plaintiff, Cnicaco, May 15.—[Spocial Tolegram to Tngk Bes.| | Luther Laflin Mills finished his spoech for the dofonse in the Carter case to- day, reviewing the charges against Dr. Gil- bert and Kyrlo Bellew. The court room was jammed and the intorest was intense, Tho eloquent attorney scored Mrs. Carter in & most merciloss manner, ho being even more forcible in his charactorization of her con- duct than yosterday. For two full hours, under the terrible firo of the lawyer's words, tho fair plaintifT sat, calmly rocking in her swinging ohair and plying hor fan, her coun- tenanco nover changing. When Mills had concluded, however, and a recess was taken, she sighed as she arose, and when she turned 10 g0 out it was seen that her face wore an expression of intense sufforing, the eyes were heavy and tho mouth drooping. In the afternoon Attorney Walker began his speech for the defense, and will finish to-morrow. At the rate the'speeches are progressing the case can hardly get to the jury before the last of the week. DR WESTERN PACKING INTERESTS. The Movement of Hogs Very Con- siderably Enlarged. CrxoNNaTr, May 15 .—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre]—To-movrow's Prico Current will say: The movement of hogs has very considerably enlarged, showing an impor- tant gain for the week as compared with the previous woek and a year ago. Western packing roturns aggrogate 245,000 hogs for the weok, against 100,000 last weck and 195,000 for the corresponding time last year. Pl T, | Chicago. 655,00 Kansas Clty 338,000 Omaha 170,000] 8t. Louls. 145,00 Cincinnati. 63,000 Milwaukee. ... 78,000 Cedar Rapids.. 63,000] Cleveland . 49,00 Sioux City 80,000 e AGED AFFECTIONS INJURED, A Seventy-Year-Old Widow Sues For Breach of Promise. GALENA, T, May 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre]—Louisa Lehrman, a widow of this city, aged seventy years, brought suit yesterday intheJo Daviess county circlit court against Samuel Cun- ningham, o wealthy and cccentric old bach- elor, also of Galena, to recover damages in the sum of $10,000 for breach of promise of marriage. Cunningham made his monoy in the early days in California, and has reached the age also of threc score and ten without ever having previously been entangled oy Cupid’s wiles. Mrs. Lehrman alleges that Cunningham, the defendant, has been mak- mg love to her, and finally obtained a prom- ise of marriage from her while paying fre- quent trips of late to the cemetery near her house, where e has & monument in process of erection, which isto bein memory of himself when dead. Tho best counsél in this city has been retained on both sides, paishor e, A NAVAL MARVEL. The Armstrongs Build a Remarkable Craiser for Italy. WaenixGTON, May 15.—With some inter- est the naval architects in Washington are waiting further particulars of the perform- ance of the remarkable cruiser built in En- gland by the Armstrongs. She is named Piemonte, and said to have made nineteen and one-halt knots under natural draft, and over twenty-one knots with a forced draft. The vessol measures 2,500 tons and carries engines of 11,500 horse power, nearly treble the proportionate horse power of the new gunboat Yorktown. From informa- tion received it appears the hull of ship weighs but 970 tons, and is of the light- est possivle construction, verging closely on weakness. The elements of safety and con- venience, such as complete double bottqms and handy coal bunkers, have been sacri- ficed for the sake of lightness, which ac- counts in a large measure for the wonderful speed said to have been attained. Neverthe- less, although the ship was built for the Italian government, the British naval au- thorities made strenuous but unsuccessful efforts to purchase her from the builders. — National Editorial Association, CiNcINNATI, O., May 15.—The executive committee of the National Editorial associa- tion mevin this city to-day, with uwenty members present, including President Bettes, of Arkansas, and Secretary Fletch- er, of Illinois. The next meeting of the association was set for Detroit. from August 27 to 0. Eleven papers will be prepared upon topics of general interest to the news- paper profession by delegates from the vari- ous states, 50,000 56,000 51,000 86,000 49,000 ———— Montana Doubtful. : HELENA, Mout., May 15.—The returns of yesterday's election are too incomplete to etermine the exact membership of the con- stitutional conyention, ‘The returns, as far us received, indicate a very close contest, with the chances iu favor of the democrats by a narrow majority. The labor member from Jefforson county may have the casting vote. ARG T Cuthedral Dedication at Peorla. Proua, May 15.—St. Mary's cathedral, which was completed lately ata cost of £1,100,000 ,was dedicated to-day. There wore over one hundred priests present, from all over the state, aside from Archbishop Fee- han, of Chicago, and Bishop Costrove, of Davenport. The bishop's residence adjoin- ing the cathedral cost 40,000, ———e A Young Woman's Sad Plight, Ranwax, N. J., May 15,.—A young woman of about twenty-four years, apparently & stranger in the city, was found in a dying condition _at the jower end of Main strect, near the river bank, this morning, She was 100 weal to give any information. She shows evidence of Laving been violently assaulted. o B An Insane Murderer and Suicide. INDIANAPOLIS, May 15,~—Ferdinand Schroe- der, n grocery and saloon keeper, this morn- ing cut his wife's throat with & razor, killing hor instantly, Hoe then slushed his own throat, dying half an hour later, o was in- sane. Buried Under Tons of Iron. Drrnoir, Mich,, May 15.—At the Michi- gan car works yesterday afternoon & gang of laborers was unloading o carload of iron when a partof the brace holding the load broke and several tons of iron fell on the men, killing one and futally injuring threc others, AR Grant Presents His Credentials, ViENNA, May 16—The emperor to-day gave an audience to Mr. Lawton, the retir- ing United States minister, who presented his fetters of recall. Afterward the emperor received Colonel I, D. Grant, the new winis- ter, who presented his credentials. ——— The Missouri Away Down. Sr. Josern, Mo, May 15.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre)—The Missouri river at this place is five inchies below the lowest water mar k, and still falling. This will ne- cessitate the fixing of & new low water mark, whicli has not been done for wany years, Cala., Muy 15, —The doctors attending Senstor Hale state that the in- juries he sustained in the ruilway coliision néwr San Joso are not serious, but that the SPraiu Was sever e Woman Suffrage Bill Passes. LaxsiNa, Mich.,, May 15.—~The womau municipal flrage bill we bouse 16 ansed Ly th [ NUMBER 3835 | A FORTY-ROD TRANSFORMER, Rude Awakening From Dreams of Good Whisky. CLEVER SCHEME OF A SWINDLER! Distillers Pay Dearly For a Fabled Drug That Would Change Cof- fin Varnish Into Fine O1d Bourbon, John Archibald Comp's Method, CnicAco, May 15.—A schemo rivaling 1m some respects tho great electric sugar fraud was exposed here to-day. The perpetrator is a smooth-mannered young man named John Archibald Comp, whose papers indi= cate he has been operating in Kansas City, St. Louis, Ciucinnati and other places as woll as in Chicago. He is now missing, and it is said a_good many thousand dollars be- longing to various distillers aud liquor deal- eors have disappeared with him. Cowp, it is stated by the authorities, pre- tended 10 possess o compound which would change poor whisky into the finest grade. A gollon ~ sample of the vilest “forty-rod," after being modicated, would be placed in o refrigerator, and in ton minutes be taken out, transformed into_the finest Lourbon, If objection was made ta tho refrigerator, Comp would accompany the doubter to any place desfred, and then retir- ing to a private room, accomplish the sama feat, without a refrigerator. 1t now turns out,” however, that the refrigerator was really, ns suspected, a clover dovice by which'a bottle containing good whisky was Substituted for tho bad, The_ trick when performed elsewhere than at the refrigoras tor, was_done by means of a tin breastpiate or armor worn under Cowp's clothing. ‘This armor was double aud was in reality a reser- voir which by means of a concealed tuba could be emptied or filled at will, Comp was inveigled into taking u detective into partner- ship with him, but when the arrest was cong templated smelt a mouse and fled, leaving behind the refrigerator, but carrying off the armor, Lobslugann BISHOP BUTOHERED., The Mind Reader's Wife Thinks He Wasn't Dead. NEW Yonrk, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tnx Bek.]—The wife of the deceased mind reader, Washington Irving Bishop, afiirms that tho autopsy was made while the mind reader was in a trance. *Do you mean that he was alive when the autopsy was held?” she was asked. \ 4T certainly think so. He had a cataleptio attack once in Malta that lasted forty-eight hours, and was given up for dead. He has told me a hundred times never to let a knife touch him until ho was decomposed. He had a horror of being buried alive, and I consider that autopsy to have been a shameless, cruel outrage, to say the least.” ¢ ““What motive could they have hadi” “They wanted his brain, and seeing him insensible, wanted to be the first to 100k ak it. It is hor Y SUICIDE OF A l'liUi‘llNENT MAN. General Anderson, Well Known in Railrond Circles, Kilis Himself. PHILADELPUIA, May 15.—Adna Anderson, aged sixty, of Now York, committed suicide by shooting, in his_room at the Lafayette hotel last night. No motive for the deed is known. General Anderson was one of the hest kuown railroad men in this countr He en- tered the railway service as o chain man on the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail- road twenty years ago. Since that time he has been connected with nearly every road in_ the country in various capacitios, but chiefly as chief engineer and superintendent. In 1866, he was chosen as sccond vice-prosic dent of the Northern Pacific railroad couds pany, remaining thero until January 1, 183§ e The Disunited Brathren. Yonx, Pa., May 15, —Bishop Weaver pra- sided over the majority conference of the United Brethren church to-day. The ques- tion of licensing women to preach whs adopted after a long discussion. A motion was adopted that no minister should be al~ lowed to preach more than three consecutive years at one point without tho consent of tha conference. The mmority conference was presided over by Bishop Wright. It was agreed four bishops should be elected, ona for the Pacific coast, and three for the cast. It was recommended to call u congress of tha christian churches in the fall in some larga city, to urge a war against sceret societies, At a meeting of the visiting ministers and laymen to the United Brethergn general cons ference, held 1n_the afternoon, resolutions were adopted _expressing hearty approval of the action of the general conferenco in ratifying the work of the church commission appointed by the last general conference, thus bringing into force the revised confession of faith and the amended constitution of the church, and protesting against the use of the church'uame by the seceders, (0 ——— Was Loyal to the South, RionyoND, V., May 15.—|Special gram to 'nE BEk, |—Roger A. Pryor jr., wh arrived here Wednesday, has just published in pamphlet form a complete refutation of tha chargo of desertion recently made againsg his father, General Pryor. The proof cons sists of afidavits of ex-witnesses to his cupe ture, the statements of G 1 C. M. Wil cox, Hon. Washington McLean, General Gedrge H. Sharp, contemporancous accounts of his capture in boti southern and northern papers during the war, aud the lotters of General Pryor to his wife while in confiues ment in Fort Lafayetto and other papers ‘The proof is regarded as being absolutely conclusive of the general's loyalty to tha south, Both W ounded, DeTROIT, Mi |Special Teles gram to Tng otime ago Mrs, Peter Hartswell left ber home at 257 First street because of alleged cruelty on the part of _her husband, and went to live with hor father, William Smith, a produce dealor, Hartswell attempted to persuade his wife to retarn home, buv her father objected. This angered Hartswell and he threatened vens geance. He met his fatherin-law on the street to-day and o quarrel ensued. The men fought until they were both exhausted and then they drew revolvers and began fir- ing. Several shots were fired, and when the combatants were separated it was found that both were fatally wounded. Sl Five Brigands Hanged. Soria, May 16.—Five brigauds were hanged in the court yard of the prison here to-day. They were led scparately to the scuffold and were hanged in succession Each man was enyeloped in & bag passod his head and reaching to the walst, struggles were prolonged several mins . ‘The mob broke through the cordon ounding the juil and the police had great difticulty in keeping them from the scaflolds e The Tacoma Tragedy. Tacoms, W. T., May 15.~To-day, another body wus recovered from the daebris of the wrecked building, that of George M. Hell, & carpenter, Bell nukes the fifth person who lost his iife by the aceident. Of the soven wounded, it 18 expeeted that two or threg cannot recover, - Fought Twenty-three Roundas, Bureato, N. Y., May 15.—A twenty-three. round prize fight came off in this city las| night between Billy Weleh, of Huffalo, aud Jack Smith, of Toronto, sud was wop by e torwer