Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA | I Py ' EIGHTEENTH YEAR. - - — . OMAHA THURSDAY MORNIN MAY 93, 1889, NUMBER 342 BOB LINCOLN IN ENGLAND. Btirring Reception Awarded Him at Liverpool. WELCOMED BY THE LORD MAYOR. The Splendid Trip of the Oity of Paris—Dignitaries and Ofcials Turn Out in Force—Off * For London. Conld Not Await a Banquet. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.] Losvo¥, May 23.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee]—Robert T. Lincoln, American minister, reached Lon- don last night and was drivon with his fam- fly direct to his house at 5 Cadogan square. Mr. Lincoln came over on the Inman steamer, City of Paris, which reached Liv- erpool at 8 o'clock yestorday. A Herald re- porter went over with a party of Lincoln's friends to welcome him. Amone them was Hon. Henry S. White, charge Q' affaires of the United States legation at London, On reaching Liverpool, it was found that elab- orate preparations had been made by the mayor of that city to give the new minister not only a royal reception, but a bauquet. Charles T. Russell, the retiring American consul, and Mr.White had a little steamboav placed at their disposal by Mr. James Spen- cer, the Liverpool manager of the Inman line, to meet the City of Paris and bring Mr. Lincoln ashore. A great throng of spec- tators gathered along the water to view the scene. The City of Paris, with her three great smokestacks, lay at anchor in mid- stream, with some seven hundred cabin passengers on board. When the tender put off for the ship at least three thousand peo- plo were gazing at the spectacle from the docks. It was @& perfect day, with fair air, skies aod summer sun. Among the guests of Messrs, White and Russell, on the tender, were: Sir James Poole, Sir James Picton, Admiral Geough, Thomas Barker, sccretary of the Liverpool chamber of commerce, and James Spence, manager of the Inman line. With flying colors the tender steamed out 10 the City of Paris, and Mr.White and Con- sul Russell went on board and introduced their guests to Mr. Lincoln, who seemed very much pleased with the announcement that the mayor and other distinguished Liverpool representatives were on shore awaiting him. The unpatient passengers on the great ship were naturally very anxious to get ashore; but their baggage and custom house officials were forgotten in the wel- come to the new minister. Mr. Lincoln and his party bourded the tender to go ashore, and through the courtesy of the custom house officials there was no delay with lug- gage; and when the signal was given to steam for shore, the 700 passengers on the ship gave three old fashioned United States cheers for the departing minister. At the landing stage in Liverpool the po- lice cleared a wide space and fencea off a lane through the crowd from the water clear up to Main street. There stood Mayor E. H. Cookson, with acres of spectators on every side of him. In his immediate presence were Sir Wilham Forward, ex-Mayor Okshott; D. ‘Wetherell, editor of the Daiiy Post; Thomas H. Ismay, chairman of the White Star Steam- ship company, and several representatives of the city government. As Mr. Lincoln and party stepped on the shore, they were most heartily welcomed by the mayor. Minister Lincoln was evidently touched by the sin- cerity of the greeting and, shaking hands warmly, he expressed his very great pleas- ure in meeting the mayor and his friends. He spoke of his remarkably quick voyage from New York, the excellent accommoda- tions on board and the kind attention shown himself and friends, during the passage. He said he was not a stranger to England, hav- ing visited the country in former vears. In response to the fnvitation to remain for the ‘banquet proposed for his honor, Mr. Lincoln said that he regretted his inability to remain, even for one night, as railway arrangements had been made for him to go through to Lon- don that night. The minister was driven in @ special carriage to the Northwestern sta and the party left almost immediately on the afternoon express for London. In conversation with the Herald represen- tative Mr. Lincoln said he was pleased to find 80 cordial a greeting on every hand and he trusted that tne future would be as satis- faciory as it promised. Consul Russell said he wished through the Herald to thank Mr. Spence, the Liverpool manager of the Inman line, for his personal attention to the disem- barkation of Mr. Lincoln’s suite, and to the transportation of the guests, which he had provided for the occasion. ——— AMERICAN OUP, Performance of the Yacht Built to Caprure It (Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxvoy, May 22 —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.]—More than ordinary Interest was centered in the open- ing match of the scason for first-class yachts, to-day, from the fuct that the new outter Valkyrie, which has been expressly built to contend for the American cup, was one of the cowpetitor The Earl of Dun- raven's boat came in first, but just missed taking the third prize. The Deerhouna, another new cutter that was launched lust Thursday, being first by time allowance. From a yachtman’s point of view the weathier was unfavorable, there being an absence of wind; and it was in consequence of this that the officers of the day decided to shorten the courso to about thirty-six miles. 1t was a great struggle between the Yarana aud the Valkyrie all the way, und half the way on the run home the cutters were on a dead level.jToneValkyrie then drew away and came in first, by nearly five minutes, The Irex made a poor show, but the Deerlound 00k the first prize and was only ten minutes behind the leader. ‘I'he competitors were the Moha Yarana (distanced), Deerhound, Valkyrie and Irex; and the official times woere, Valkyrie, 4 b, 87 m, 85 s; Yaruna, 4 b, 42 m, 21 8; Deorhound, 4 b, 47 m, 42s; Irex, not timed; Vreda, 4 b, 54w, 24 s, he Deerhound saved her time on the two leaders and the twenty-tonner took the second prize. Thero was not much o choose between the Yarana and tae Valkyrie, the latler baving the worst of it by u few scconds. wk, Vrada, Foxhound, Reid’s Parvisian Resldence. L Copyright’ 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pawis, May 22.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee| — Minister Whitelaw Reid has taken the furnished zesidence of Countess de Grammont, b5 Avenue Hache, for his family home. He will pay §20,000 & year rent, . e —-—— The Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Fair, followed by showers in weslern portion, northerly winds, cooler, For lowa: Fair, southerly winds, warmer, except in extreme northwest portion, cooler. ¥or Dakota: Fairin southeast portio Joeal showers in northwest portion, slightly gooler, Wings shifting W neitherly, - LEAGUE LESSENKD OUTRAGE. O'Brien Continues His Testimony Be- fore the Parnell Commission. Loxvox, May Willam O'Brien con- tinued his testimony before the Parnell commission to-day. He denied that he had ever published in United Ireland articles in- citing outrage. The league, he said, was founded chiefly to oppose secret landlord combinations, The landlords had formed a combination, having a nominal capital of £1,000,000, for the purpose of catrying out evictions by the wholesale and replucing tenants with colonies of tenants from other countries. He had been a member of the committee of the league since its organiza- tion. Witness had never heard a sugeestion to exourage outrage. Several branches of the league had been suppressed in conse- quence of strong language used at the meet- ings, and the excessive boycotting to which they resorted. Witness attended the convention in Amer- ica in 1886, He had no connection with the dynamiters while there, as the bulk of those who attended the convention were men of high stanaing. Witness saw Patrick Ford at the convention. He appeared to be sorry for the attitude he had previously taken. On cross-examination, O'Brien said he did not consider boycotting unconstitutional. 1t was simply Irish for black-baling. In answer 10 further questions by the attorney-general, O'Brien said it was impossible to say what is legal und what is illegal in Ireland. Anything that two resident magistrates said is law, is law. The league certainly tended to lessen out- rage, but no league or human power could prevent crime ir such a crisis as that of 1870, He had never advised people to assist the government in the detection of crime be- cause that would be accepting a responsi- Dility the league wholly repudiated. United Ireland had never denounced secret societies e EXCHANGING COURTESIES. King Humbert and Emperor William Taffy Each Other. BerLiy, May 22.—This afternoon King Humbert and the Prince of Naples visited Prince Bismarck. At luncheon in the palace the emperor proposed a toastto King Hum- bert. He tnanked the king for the mark of friendship shown by bis visit to Berlin, and said that the troops he had just reviewed were as grateful and proud of the honor done them. 1In conclusion the emperor said: ‘I drink to the king and queen of Italy, to their brave troops and to the unalterable friendship between Germany and ltaly.” King Huwmbert declared the unity of Ger- many and Italy formed a pledge of European peace. “Our armies,” he concluded, “know how to fulfill their great task. 1 drink to the health of the emperor and empress and fam- ily, to the glorious German army and to the prosperity of Germany.” A state banquet of a military character wus given this evening. The minister of war sav opposite Emperor William who, with Count von Moltke, wore the decorations of the Annuunciate order. King Humbert wore the decoration of the Order of the Black agle. The emperor drank with Count do Lanpay, the Italian embassador. and with Premier Crispi. King Humbert drank with Prince Henry, Count von Moltke, Count Hu- t Bismarck and General Verdy du Ver- nois. The conversation was animated and the monarchs were in excellent spirits, e NO TROUBLE. Things Run Smoothly at the Samoan Conference, To-day. BeruiN, May 22.—The special correspond- ent of the Associated press learns, this even- ing, contrary to expectation, that there was no difficulty encountered during the deliber- ations of the Samoan conference at its session, to-day. The question of the in- demnity to be paid by the Sumoans for the killing of Germans at Apia, was not brought up, but was left to the working committee: This action 18 taken as an indication that the question _can be solved here. The next session of the conference will be held next week, The final adjournment may oceur then, —_—————— Kilrain Satls For Home. Loxvbox, May 22.—[New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tuk Bek. |—JakeKilrain and Charley Mitchell, the last named being accompanied by his wife, loft Easton station at yesterday morning, enroute to Liv pool, whence they sailed on board the Adri atic for New York. Kilrain, who has been taking great care of himself lately, lookea wonderfully well, and should John L. Sulli- van face him in the ring he hus every confi- dence that he will retain the championship and the belt which he is bound in honor to defend againstall comers. Jake, in bidding good-bye to his many friends who assembled at the station to see im off, smd: “All I want is fair play 1n my match with Sullivan, and I have no doubt as to the result.” Al St. Lounis Downing Chicago. Cmicaco. May 22.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |—In spite of the fact that the St. Louis grain differcntial market rates are so adjusted thut there is practically no differ- ence in the prices received by western pro ducers from the two cities, while navigation is open Chicago has the advantage, and during the winter the Mississippi barge lnes give St. Louis the advantage. The price re- ceived by the Westorn Iowa farmer for corn in St. Louis is 22 85-100 cents a bushel. In Chicago the price is 22 80-100 cents a bushel. ‘There being practically no difference in the price, and Chicago having the advantage of tue lake lines, 1t was hard to explain why e consignments of corn went to St. missioner lglehart, of the gt burcau, has been investigating the watter, and finds thut St. Louis commission men have been throwing off their commis. sions and thus securing cousidorable busi- ness. He is now wrestling with the question of how the commission men pay their rent und expenses. - Bullion From the Rockies. Cuieaco, May 22.—[Special Telegram to Tus Breel—A special mecting of the ‘Prans- Missour: association was held, to-day, Chairman Finley calling the meeting in Chicagoto secure a larger attendance of members. The principal item of interest considered was the bullion rate from Ne- vads and Utah to Chicago. When the Union Pacific was the ouly road iu the field, it made contracts with all tho western swelters by waich it was guuranteed iu perpetuity a large shure of ‘the husiness, The Burlington and Rock Istnd are now termined to do some of the business, but in spite of reductions in rates the Union Pacific nus practically the whole trafi Chairman Walker, of the inter-state com: wmerce railway association, has been appealed 10, to upply the association rile concerning a proper distribution of traffic in cuse oue sts more thau its share, but has as y. made no appoiutment. The Union Pacific will fight uny move to divert part of the bullion ousiness, and the association made no headway in_the decision of the question. The meeting will be continued to-1ior — - Explosion of Gai Bostox, May 22.—Au_explosion of gas oc- curred in the basement of the Vauness house this morning, breaking the windows of the hotel and of the houses in the vicinity, and wrecking the lower portion of the buiid- ward Levers was futally burned, aud several others received serious iujuries. Tevrible L Royalty in a Wreck. Bruwiy, May 22.~The train conveying the empress of Austria from Wiesbaden to Vi- enna met with an accigent to-day. While the train was belng switehed at Frankfort the last car left the rails and three of thein wera upset. Tho ompress and suile wore shaken, bul nohody was ibjured an. l ! \ Dut a foot. | DR. CRONIN'S BODY FOUND In the OCatch Basin of a Lake View Sewer. A BLOODY TOWEL ON HIS HEAD The Remains Stark Naked and Putri- fying—A Dozen Cuts on His Scalp and His Skull Cracked, A Horrible Sight. Cn1cAGO, May 22, —The dead body of Dr. Cronin was found this evening some distance north of the city in a sewer on Evanston avenue. A bloody towel was wrapped about his head, but the body was stark naked. A Catholic emblem, which the doctor alway wore next his skin, suspended about his neck, was untouched. On his head were a dozen cuts which had severed the scalp nnd in- dented the skull. Itis the opinion of the police that Cronin was foully murdered. Much excitement was shown at detective headquarters when all doubt as to the ider tity of the body was finally removed by definite messages from Lake View. It was evident from the expressions of the police that one of their first objects will be to have explained some expressions made by sup- posed friends of Croni Lieutenant Elliott, chief of the detectives, will have these people at the inquest and demand an explanation, full and complete. The detectives claim they have been handi- capped from the start by lack of assistance from those who claimed to know all con- cernine the doctor's disappearance. I will have this information now," said Lietenant Elliott, ‘‘or there will be a number of prompt arrests.” Wholly accidental circumstances brought the corpse to light. A gang of laborers who were cleaning the ditches along Ivanston avenue, noticed near the corner of Evanston avenue and twenty-ninth street, a strnuyf smell. One of the men pried off the cover o the catch basin at the corner, and discovered the corpse. It had apparently been hastily pitched nto the basin, as the head was un- derneath, and the feet and legs n_the open- ing. This basin is located nearly a mile from where the mysterious blood-staned trunk was found on the day after Cronin’s disap- pearance. 1t seems altogether remarkable that it was not sooner discovered, for the Lake View police started out to search all the catch ba- sins in that suburb the day after the trunk was found, One of the searchers said to- night that they had missed the basin where the body was hid. The body was immediately taken to the Lake View morgue, and within an hour a dozen of Cronin's friends were in the sta- tion. They were quite sure it was the body of the missing doctor, and their opinion was verified by T. T. Conllin, with whom Cronin lived, and also by others. Dr. Brandt, who examined the body, said the blows on the head must have been in- flicted by some sharp instrument. There would seem to be no possibility of doubt as to the identification of the body. Among many others who expressed . posi- tive opinion In regard to it, was the dentist who recently worked on Cronin’s teeth, and also a man who for many years has been Cronin’s tailor. It is thought that Cronin's body was carried in the mysterious blood- stained trunk. There ' was cotton found about the feet and under the chin of the corpse, of the same quality as that found in the trunk, and threads of cloth found in the cotton corres- pond in appearance with threads of the towel wrapped about Cronin's head. The body was much swelled and in_an advanced state of decomposition owing to its long stay under water in - the catch basin. The man Woodruff, or Black, who after arrest confessed to having helped carry off a trunk containmg a corpse, which he claimed was that' of a woman, from a barn in the city on the night of Cronin’s disappearance was interviewed to-night in jail. He manifested no surprise when told of the discovery, but while talking frecly about the matter, seems careful not to go outside of the story he had originally told. He repeatedly said that if he* had not been locked up in jail he could and swould have cleared up the mystery before this time. Alexander Sullivan Horrifled. CH10AGO, May 22.—Alexander Sullivan,ex- president of the lrish National league, was horror stricken, to-night, when told of the discovery of Dr. Cronin’s body. He said he he was at @ loss to know what to say, further than that he was_ dumbfounded, as he has believed allalong that Dr. Cronin would turn up all rignt. He had no theories whatever to ad- vance as to the probable cause of the doctor’s murder. In referring to the statement made by some of Cronin’s friends as to the latter’s disappearance, that he (Sullivan) knew more about the matter thau he cared to tell, Mr. Sullivan said he had treated that report with contempt at the time, ana had nothing else for it now. He added that he will do everything in his power to help place the guilty pe cre they belong. e TWENTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS, Robert Shields ts Get That Amount Out of Omaha. Tacoma, W. T., May 22.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,]—Twenty or thirty years ago Robert Shields, then a comparatively young man, acquireda homestead down on the bauk of the Missouri river, on the site where the city of Omaha now stands. After perfecting his title, he left for California with his wife and family and there acquired a considerable amount of property. Some twelve years ago he quarreled with his family, and lefu bis California property in_ the hands of an agent, who has siuce collected the rents and paid out half over to the family and deposited the remainder in the bank vo the credit of Shields. The latter moved to Puget Sound, and has, for some years, been working as a day laborer in Puyallup, eignt mlies from here, After he left for California the Omaha Town Site company jumped his claim, and included it in the land they sold. Shields commenced suit against them sixteen years ago, and the case has been in the courts ever since. He s received word that the su- pfeme court of the United States has decided the case iu his favor and that the damages hud been assessed at , 000,000, nelds bas sent his brother, state seuator of Nebraska, 'a of attorney, with instructions to go aheud with the enforcement of the judgment obtained. He received a letter @ few days ugo from his California agent, aswing him for instructions as to the invest- ment of the rents from his California prop- erty, which bad accumulated to between §20,000 and £0,000. Shicldsis a man of fiity- eight or sixty years of uge, aud hus wuny friends throughout this eountry, ious Death, s who is a power A Myste Peury, la., Ma, -oldest and wealthicst citizeus of this city, was found dead in the woods twomniles south of town, to-day. Shoruly after supper he left home with his (og wud.eun 1o hunt wolf, which had beeu botheriyg his stoyk. That was the last seen of Biu abive:; = Three hours later his dog returned withat b, Neighbors formed a scarching party and scoured the country @wd found bim lying face downward in a Clump of bushes, dead, with his guu iu his hand, and both barrels alod, ‘The general beliof is that he died of discase. ns there were Lo marks of violones on his persun, TWO SHIPS QOLLIDE. An Ocean Disaster ¢ Which Eig! Lives Are bost. MONTREAL, May 22.<The steamships Cyn- thia ana Polynesian collided this morning near Long Point, & few ‘miles east of this city. Eight lives are reported lost. ‘The collision occuirod in the channel opposite Long Point. The Cynthia was a freighter and was inward bound from Glaszow. The Polynesian was outward bound with freight and passengers for Liverpool. Immediately after the collision the Cynthia sank in twelve fathoms of water. The survivors from the Cynthia swam ashore and the Poly- nesian proceeded to Quebec in a damaged condition. Following is & list of the crow of the Cynthia who lost their lives: Hugh Irving, chief cook, of Glasgow; Alxeander Nicholas, sailor, of Glasgow; Romauce and Charles McCracken, trimmers, James Low, fire- man, Glasgow; James Ferron, boatswain, Charles Blackstock, mess-room boy, and David Young, stowaway, from Glasgow. The Cynttia was built' by Henderson, of Glasgow, and her cargo consisted of about 550 tons of pig_iron und 500 tons of coal. When the Cynthia struck bottom there was a report hike a cannon and a shock that made the chimneys tumble down. Though the people on the Polynesian must have beeu aware of the damage wrought, the vessel never stopped to tender aid. Tho sailors of the Cyntuia claim that the Polynesian steamed right along, and_that if sho had stopped she could have saved the men who were drowned. 'They also state that there were fifteen men on shore who, although there were boats near by, did not raise o finger to rescue the drowning sailors, The pilot on the Cynthia says the Poly- nesfan was not in her proper course, and to this he ascribes the collision. The weather was perfectly clear, and those on board the Cynthia were surprised to see the course the Polynesian was making. Instead of coming straight down tho channel she was crossing the course of the Cynthia, which was agrecable to the marine law, keeping on the starboard side of the river. When fifty feet away the Polynesian blew her whistle to signal the Cynthia to take the opposite side of the channel. The pilot ac- cordingly put her about and en- deavored to cross, but sceing it could not be done signalled to bave the engines roversed. It wae a vain effort and the next minute the vessels had met. After the Polynesian kept on her course the captain of the Cynthia tried to run that ves- sel ashore and save the cargo, but almost immediately she capsized, and all tried to make their escape a8 best they could. One man was crushed to death at the time os the collision, and seven were drowned whilo attempting to reach the shore. Mariners say it was impossible for the Polynesian to render the Cynthia any assistance. With *the way” on her, caused by the full speed down stream, she could not have ssopped, and even she couid have stopped in_the short distance, she would have been unable to turn, — Two Fishing Vessels Lost. HALIFAX, May 923—Advices from St. Pierre and Miguelon state that two fishing vessels, the Ella and the Quartre Freres, which left France some time ago for tho Newfoundland fisheries, with 175 men on board, have been lost and sll hands doubt- less have been drowned. T MRS. CARTER'S SHAME. On Hearing the Verdtot She 1s Almost Prostrated. e Crmicaco, May 22.—({Special Telegram to Tae Bee. |—The vindication of Leslie Carier and the shame of his. wife were simultane- ously proclaimed, when the jury came into Judge Jamieson's court;this morning, and re- turned a verdict finding Leslie Carter not guilty of the charge of cruelty, and Mrs. Car- ter guilty of adultery. The jury arrived at this conclusion after a heated session,lasting until 8:30 this morning, more than 12 hours. Neither Mr. nor Mrs, Carter were in court when the jury came in. Mr. Carter’s brother, Ernest, was there, and when the verdict was read he smiled triumphantly, The fair piaintift’s at- torneys looked dumfounded, while those of the other side were jubilant. There was great rejoicing at Lesle Car- ter's mansion over the victory. Ernest Car- ter was driven at a gallop to the residence and was the first to tell Leslie the news. Then, as soon as the verdict became gener- ally known,carriages rattled up to the house, and the fricnds of the defendant in the cele- brat ed suit extended their congratulations. But when a reporter called at the Carter home the victor refused to be interviewe The news of her crushing defeat by her husband in their legal battle was brought to Mrs. Carter by Mr. Morrison, one of her counsel, and she was almost prostrated by the shock. She had uot anticipated such a result, and the sudden reaction was 10 much for her. Her nervous condition be- came somewhat alarming, and Dr. King was called, and she erew calmer as the day pussed. She seemed 10 suffer most keenly over the part of the verdict finding her guilty of adultery, A motion for a new trial has been made by her counsel, and the day for arguments will be set to-morrow. Should it be denied, us will probably be the case, Mr, Carter’'s lawyers will ask for a decres giving him a divorce and the custody of the child, while Mrs. Carter's counsel will take an appeal to the appellate court, and ask for a continuance of the present order of the court allowing each parent to have the child alternate montbs. Should this request be denied, a supersedeas will be asked for from the appellate court stopping the judgments of the lower court. The trial of this case has cost Cook county several thousand dollars, but how much it cost Leslie Carter can_only be estimated. The lawyers say it certainly can not be less than §50,000, ALl A Railroad Consolidation. sriELD, 1L, May 22.—A certificate was filed to-aay for the consolidation of tne Louisville, Evaunsville & St. Louis, the Ilu- nois & St. Louls railroud and canal company, the Belleville, Centralia & Eastern rail compavy, and the Huntingburgh' Fall City & Cannelton railroad corapany, under the pame of the Louisville. Evansville & S Louis Consolidated raflroad company tal, $1,800,000, preferred stock and §3, 790, common stock. AR, & R A Brakeman Frihtfully Mangled. SALT LaKE City, Ubab, May 22.—[Special Telegram to Tne BEEj-—Yesterday after- noon Amos Gillespie, the sou of o wealthy citizen of lowa, and a brukeman on the Ccho & Park City railway, was caugnt betweeh the cars at Wansiip, while in the act of coupling, and crushed to death. He was dis- embowled; his chest and head were crushed, and death resulted instantancously. Tne mangled remains were taken to Ogden, b e it Society xcarsion Kates, Cuieaco, May 22.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—The Central Trafic association hus authorized excursion rates to the follow- ing events: National Turners’ society, Cin- cionati, June 2081, Reunion of Elks, Pitts- burg, Junz15-19. Supreme Couneil Royal Arcauum, Atlangic City, June 4-11 Awer- loan "aasdciation”of {¥brserymen, Clicago, une 5-9. i Serix 047 e Fire Near Pekin. Nonvey, Dak., May 22 —[Special to Tue B3Ee.)—Lust Saturdgy morning, about 8 o'clock, the bouse of Juwes J. Fisher, t 5 r 24, north of Pekin postoftice, 1ok fire. The occupants who were usleep barcly escaped with their Lives, ahd only saved a scaut wearing apparel. Insurance 5003 orizin un- kuown, # A R ’ Busiuess Ir.ues. BostoN,) May. 32.—Brooks, & Wells, boot and shogmanufacturers at West boro, with theipofice in Hoston, uaye failed. The lia- bilities arc reported at §:0,000; nominal us- sets 490,000, 'TIS T00 SILLY T0 BE FUNNY. Tanner on the HExhaustion of the Pension Fund. HAS NO QUARREL WITH HARRISON Quay and the President Are Not Out— More Floating Rumors of Cab- inet Changes—Wash- ington News, 518 FOURTEENTIL STRRET, Wasiminagron, D, C, May 22 A good deal of cheap capital has been made by aemocratic newspapers out of the an- nouncement that all pensions had been drawn from the treasury and that there is no more money to pay pensions, Commis- sioner Tanner to-day took the trouble to ex- plode this announcement, and to make it ridiculous. He said: *'Certaiuly, there is no more money in the treasury department for the payment of pensions now, and the appropria- tion is exhausted so far as the vaults of the treasury are concerned. But this is true ouly of the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30th next. It is true also that the money is now resting quietly in the de- positories of the United States, subject to the requistion of pension agents. What was the money appropriated for if it was not to pay pensions! Is not the appropriation for pensions or anything else always exhausted at the end of the fiscal yeart The law countemplates that it shall be exhausted. We took the money out of the treasury the other day and put it in the United States depositories 80 that it could be aeached easily by pension agents. So, you see, the idea that the ‘last appropriation for pensions has already been exhausted by that reckless spendthrift, Tan- ner,’ is 0o silly to be funny, and the demo- cratic newspapers have wasted their thunder, But I intend to call attention to the fact that General Black refused to ask the last con- gress for more than $50,000,000 for the fiscal year, although the secretary of the interior told him that £10,000,000 or * $15,000,000 more would be required to meet the demand. If there was a deficiency in the last appropria- tion for pensions it would be the fault of the man who failed to ask congress to give him sufticient money.” THERE IS NO QUARREL, An intimate personal friend of Senator Quay who dined with that gentleman the other night and has been in his company almost constantly for several days, made this remarkable statement to your corres- pondent this afternoon: “‘There has been no quarrel between Sena- tor Quay and the president. No harsh words have passed between them. The senator, however, has been greatly pleased to see the reports in the newspapers throughout the country that there was a difference between him and the president, and that he would ask no more favors at the white house. He has encouraged, by his refusal to talk and his peculiar actions, the circulation of these reports. His object in desiring the impre sion to gain currency that he was ‘out’ with the president and the administration was 1o rid himself of officeseckers. He believed that if the people thought he had no favors to-nsk at the hands of the president and had ceased .to, visit the executive depart- ments, he would be rid of tbe army of office- scekers which surrounds him almost con- stantly. Although Senator Quay has been in Washington several days his most inti- mate friends cannot find him. He is in con- stant hiding and when he goes about the streets it is in a closed carriage. When he goes 10 his lodeing at night it is by a back Way, from which he emerges in the morning as mysteriously as a barn burner. If Sena- tor Quay did not, do this he could not eat or sleep. As long as his residence was known he was beseiged continually from early morning till after midnight by office seexers.” FLOATING GOSSIP. Another interesting bit of gossip was float- ing around the hotels and departments, to- day, in connection with the alleged changes which are soon to take place in the cabinet consequent upon the filiing the vacancy on the bench of the supreme court of the United States, It was stated that whep Attorney- General Miller is appointed to the bench of the supreme court, General Goff, of West Virginia, will become attorney-general; that General Goff expects to be counted out of the governorship of West Virginia by the com- mission which is now in session for the pur- pose of determining whether the democrat or republican 1s entitled to the office. As a kind of “dust-in-the-furrow" to the report, 1t was rumored that Judge Woods, of the fed- eral court of Indiana, would be appointed to the Matthews vacancy, and that Attorney- Geaoeral Miller would retain the position he now oceupies. MISCE This evening’s | “Mr. Russell Harrison is considering an offer of W, J. Arkell to take an active part n the editoriul direction of Frank Leslie’s Weekly. The climate of Montana does notagree with Mrs, Harrison, and she is anxious to move to New York.” The commissioner of pensions, to-day, ap- pointed the following to compose the board medical pension exuminers at Guthrie Cen- ter, Ia.: Drs. J. R. Dosh, E. L. Bowen and Oscar Fordy The comptroller of the currcncy has au- thorized the organization of the First National bank, of Shelton, Neb., capital £50,000; George Meisner, president; Mark G. Lee, cashier, G. W. Burnett and wife, of Lincoln, are at the St. James. Perry S, Hearn, A B AGAIN DELAY Certain Omaha Ci Yostoftice L WASHINGTON, May 22.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee]—The citizens of Omaha who have been hoping that the perplexing ques- tion of locating the site for the federal build- ing would be settled soon are to receive an- other disappointment. Supervising Archi- tect Windrim sald to Tue I correspond- ent: 5 “1 really don’t expect Secretary Windom will render u final decision under ten days, The case was all briefed and taken up by the two assistant secretaries avd -anyself some days ago, and we were on the point of reaching @ conclusion whether we would make a recommendation o Secretary Win- dom, when certain distinguished citizens of Omaha demanded that there should be a delay in order that they might be heard. This was granted, and the areu- ments made and protests filed took such awide range that the whole matter was reopened, Assistant Secretary Tiche- nor has all of the papers and has in his mind the conclusion of the commission, All of these he intends to lay vefore Mr, Windom as soon as the etury hus time 1o hear him, Itis myu tunding that this will be done some day next weel. Mr. Windom will want to take a look into the case thor- ougnly and render & final decision, and I will not be surprised if even more than ten days is required. 'We have ull been exceedingly anxious o disposc off the question ear first, for the reason that we could go ahead i making preparations for the building; and, second!y, 1L is making a greut deul of trouble to us and fo among the people of Omaba. The secretary 18 now overwhelmed with business which naeds his immediste atten- tion, and cases of this kind can well stand over for a few days in_order that matfers which would impair the public service, if delayed, may receive attention,” - - Westcrn o t.) Changes. WaAsHINGTON, May 22— [Special Telegram 10 Tue Bee.)—Mionie A, Witter Las beeu ap Wasnixarox Bureav, Tne Omana Ber, } iD. zens Hav tion Put Of ing. 1 pointed tmistress at Jamaica, Guthrie county, vice G. H. Rowley, removed, and_Mrs, A. Dyer at Minitare, Scotts Bluft county, Neb,, vice C. 8. Bradley, re- signed. ——— MAIL CONTRAOT CASES, The Postofice Authorities Their Investigation. Wasnixaros, May 22.—The postoffice au- thorities to-day, began the hearing in the mail contract cases of W. H. Smith, O, W. Underwood, J. R. Pigg and L. E. Chappell, Witidsor, Mo. The respondents are success- ful bidders for about five hundred and thirty mail route contracts, the execution of which, on the part of the department, was recontly suspended by Second Assistant Postmaster-G eneral Whitfield upon what he regarded a s evidence of irregularities in the execution of the contracts, and accom- panying indemnity bonds on the part of the respondent A very lurge number of contracts and bonds were not signed either by the actual princi- pals or their sureties, but one of the parties interosted signing for all. The respondents, through their counsel, admitted many of the contracts were not signed by them in their own proper versons, but in all cases were signed by persous hoiding proper pow- ers of attorney 1o sign in_their stead. They expressed a perfect willingness to execute new contracts and new bonds in any re- quired amount and stoutly maintained thoir innocence of attempted wrong. The case was continued until to-morrow. o WESTERN PACKING INTERESTS, The Past Week Shows a Liberal Mar- Keting of Hogs. CrxoiNsATI, May 22.—[Special Telegram to Tug Ber.]—To-morrow's Price Current will sa, ho past week shows a continued liboral marketing of hogs, aithough not ex- ceeding general expectations, Western packing operations for the week represent 280,000 hogs, against 245,000 tae proceding week, and 180,000 for the corresponding time last year. From March 1 the total is 2,320,000 against 1,800,000 a year ago. e e Chicawo. Kansas O Omaha St. Louls.. .. Indianapolis Cincinnati Milwaukee. Codar Raplds Cleveland Sioux City. Begin TIOK The American Ticket Brokers' nual Convention. Nrew Yok, May 22.—The American Ticket Brokers’ association began its annual con- vention to-day, with fully one hundrea dele- gates present from all parts of the country The convention will last at least two da To-morrow night a banquet will be given, to which all the leading railroad ofticials in this citv and vicinity will be invited, and at which an informal general discussion on the subject of ticket brokerage will be in- dulged . President McCrary called the convention to order and read tne annual address. He called attention to the fact that the great railroad corporations have been for the past few months endeavoring to have the busi- ness of the members of the association branded us illegitimate, These magnates, he said, had by every means in _their power tried to have laws passéd by the different legislatures declaring their busincss illegal, but . they - signblly failed. The ‘small railroads, he said, princi- pally depended on the ticket brokers or their subsistence, and that was the reason why the large railroads wished to de- stroy the business of the brokers. The re- port of the executive committee dealt mainly with what was termed the persecution to which the members of the association were subjected to duriug past years. It says in part: “Our occupation has been maligned, scan- dalized and misrepresented, charged with couspiracy, with crime, with ‘fraud and with all thav1sevil. But the public has been our ally, and truth and honest dealings our only weapons, and we stand to-day victors upon a hard fought field.” The report was adopted. After several communications had been read the conven- tion adjourned. —_—— Evolution Tabooed, CHATTAN00GA, Tenn., May 22.—The evolu- tion question came up again to-day in the discussion of a resolution to disapprove of the action of the South Carolina synod con- demning as unwise, irregular and uncon- stitutional the action of the Cearleston Pres- bytery in forbidding public contending against the decision of the Baltimore assem: bly in the Woodrow evolution case. Afte several heated speeches a_resolution disap- vroving of the action of the uth Carolina synod was adopted by a vote of to 81, ‘Thus the doctrine of evolution was again snowed under. In a particularly vigorous speech on sustaining the action Charleston presbytery, Dr. Girard they had the right, 'as guardians of the chureh, to prohibit the circulution of such a false doctrine. “The matter comes down to the question whether we. s a church, are to cousider the scriptures as silent or not in re; d to the manner of creation. The Baltimore nssem- bly said not. The Charleston presbytery suid not, and T hope this general assembly will say the same,” - mn Successorship. TSHURG, 22, —|Special Telegram to Tue B Colonel Calvin S, Brice, chairman of the Damocratic National Execu tive committee, passed through this city to- foned with reference to the chairmanship of the National committee, made vacant by the aeath of ex-Senator BBur- num, and his reported candidacy for the suc- cession, Colonel Brice replied that he was notu candidate for the pluce and bition to fill it, but some of his nds are urging him to stand. What they will do when the committee n 2Ls next month to elect a chairman he does not know. One thing, however, should be set down for a certainty, Colonel Brice declared, und that is there is no contest hetween Senutor Gorm and himself for the chairmanship of the Na- tional committee, or on any other position. - Quarantined Agains LaANsiNG, Mich., May The governor has issued a proclamation prohibiting the importation of Texas cattle or any other raised south of the thirty-sixth paralicl of north latitude until the first day of No ber next, except such as are in transit ac the state, they to be unloadea ouly at yurds designatéd for the purpose and whic placarded, “For the feeding of ‘Wexas only.” An- ad 0O am- tle, e at Mason City May 2 cciul ‘I egram to Tue Bre | —C. B. Griswold, rep: senting Montgomery, Ward & Co., of Chi cago, i8 aceused of making & eriminul ussault upon the thirteen-year-old ddughter of Mrs, W. H. Lyman. Griswold has disappeured. The excitement runs high, and should he be found, extreme violence is loudly threetened. Ecastly Cr Masox Crry, fu., - Tate's Buecess LovisviLie, Ky., May 22 e republican state convention, to nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy caused by the gleparture of Treasurer Late, to-day sclected John Z. Bar- vett, of Louisville, T'he resolutions adopted inagrsc the policy of the ament and the Blair caucational bill, ——— —— Kailway Elevator Burned, Fanao, Dak., May 22.—The Northern Pa- citic rallway company’s 60,000 bushel ele- vato, ut Davenport, Dak., burued this worn- Logs unkuowu, IT WAS FAIR ON THE OUTSIDA The Cook County Insane Asylum & ‘Whited Sepulchre, RUN BY ELECTION STRIKERS, Dirty Work at the Polls Rowarded By Situations in the Hospital— Prenchers Silenced By Pewronters. More Revolting Disclosures. Crrcago, May 22.—In the inquiry as to the state of affairs in tho Cook county insane asylum, to-day, Dr. Clevenger, formerly & member of the medical staff there, testified that {t was impossible for a reputable practi- tioner or attendant to stay there. The most disreputable ones were the ones to stay, be- cause they devoted more time to intrigue. The disreputable ones eliminated the better element by either physical violence or other means. “'In 1886, said the doctor, “‘physicians whe secured bodies at the asylum for dissection at Rush medical college toid me the bodies were 80 covered with vermin that they had to be scorched before being placed on the disscction table. Once, in 1885, I heard screams of pain, and running to my ofice, found two attendants standing over a pa- tient who was bleeding protusely. I knew there was no use making any complaint, as these attendants were supported by influence on the county board. Soou after they refused to obey my orders. They secreted bodies on which I desired to hold post-mortem examin- ation, and I could not get them for two or three days after they were buried. 1 pubs lished a statement, and the following night one of the attendants abused me. A few minutes later a shot was fired dowustairs. The bullet crashed through the floor and lodged in my book case.” \ Soon aiter this doctor resignod, “‘What is the matter with the institution now " asked the attorney It is under the influence of hoodlerism. It is in o bad place, on unsalubrious grounds. There should be'two new buildings, one for male and one for fomale patients, Then the county board should be kicked out and the asylum put in the hands of a state comimise sion.” Dr. Clevenger told how boodlerism had prevented investigation. Kven ministers of the gospel were afraid of the boodlers, who occupied seats in their churches, He said there has been repeated testimony that yermin abounded in_the wards, and Dr. Kohler, an assistant physician,sfound maggots in the wounds of neglected patients m 1884, Bed bugs would torture patients under their straitjackets and rats would mutilate the bodies of those who had died unattended during the night. The male attendants were usually appointed by the county commission- ers for their fighting qualities at the polls at election time. Brawls, drunkenness, oaths, i ant alarms, pistol shooting, immor- v, stealing, etc., exerted a very depress— influence upon the decent offi- cials there and caused them to waste much of their energy in keeping out of s. The county board’s financial reports were falsified and confused.in a yar- iety of ways, and often the expression, “General expenses,” would cover $1,000 or more of unaccounted bills. Everythin was done to make an apparent !huwingo’ external cleanliness, but the whitc-washing and the flowers and well-kept lawn constis stuted the place but a whited sepulchre. Almshouse Keeprr Arrested. PuiLaveLenia, May 22.—George W. Sy- monds, the reporter who secured admission to the insune department of the county alms- nouse, and afterwards wrote up the institu] tion, to-day appeared before a magistrate and made aMdavit charging Keepers Joséph Marshal, Joseph Devlin and Joseph Wile Jiamson with assault and battery upon nu merous patients, Warrants were at once is- sued for the arrest of the three keepers, — 1ILLINOIS COAL MINERS OUT. ing They Refuse to Submit to n Reduction Without Arbitration. Joure, Tll., May The coal miners of the twelfth district of the National Progres- sive union met yesterday to discuss the dif- ferences between the miners and operators of northern Illinois. The operators were in- vited to attend the meeting, but refused. Work is suspended in the district owing to the proposed reduction in wages of 10 conts aton. The miners offer to accept a reducs tion of 2! cents a ton. Iesolutions wera adopted late lust vight offering to submit to arbitration, if the proposition o accept 2i§ cents’ reduction did not prevail, and aflirms ing their purpose to fight to a finish, If a bitration is rejected by the operators, they 1 upon the locomotive engineers and, firemen to refuse to haul coal from the min working under lower prices, and upon all ors ganized lubor to refuse to hundle coal shipped from such places. Word has been received hero from Braide wood that the miners at that pluce are parad ing the streets in a threatening manner, vow- ing vengeance upon any men who may go to work in the place of the strikers, and soma threaten to burn the mine works, sheriff, with a posse, hus gone to Braidwood from this city, EIGHT BREW BOUGHT. The English Syndicatte Invests Four Millions in St Paul. Pavt, Minn., May 22 —[Sp gram to Tne Bre. ) soveral mi at noon olal Tele- —A transaction involving n dollurs is to be recorded hera to-morrow. It is no less thum the transfer of the St. Paul brew- to the big Enghsh syndicata which has been buying breweries all over the conntry. Among the breweries sold are the Bunho Emuerty Punk, Hunm, Stahlman ang Yocersr, Thiese establishments are valued at over four willion doilars, It is said the glish syndicate will retuin the present pro- prictors as munugers for at leust o year, Was Mind RReader i hop Robbed? New York, May 22 — [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Walter Hubbell, the actor, called av the cor s oMce to-day, and said that at the Lambs' club, on the night thut Bishop performad the trick that ended in his death, Louis Aldrich saw & physiciun take a paper from among the ef- ts found on Bishop's person, and that the v destroyed it, It is ale per roquesting physis se Lishop was seized with o cata fit, not to perform an wutopsy, »'s | mother said he carried such & paper constantly. A Man Deed. HaMiure, 1a., May 22,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—Joel Meok, who resides in the south part of town, and who has been suffer. ing financial s, has been showing symptoms of insunity lately, the result of much brooding over his busivess troubles Last night he succeeded i escaping from hi attenaants, and, arming himself with & butcher knife, ne succecded in driving every- body from the house, some in their wild rush i for safety, leaving their clothing. He braced the doors, and, avmed with a butcher knife, he bade defiance to everybody, whom he regarded as robbers who were trying to steal his money. At about 10 o'clock to-day e became pacified somewnat und is cow in continement, e Heavy Frost in Minnesota, | MixxEAROLIS, May A nuwmber of towi's in aland southern Minuesota report & hard frost ts wmorning which | Gumage 10 vegeLation