Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 24, 1889, Page 1

— —— THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE I EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA FRIDAY LORD DUNRAVEN'S VALKYRE. The Fiyer For the American Cup ‘Wine Yesterday's Race. FRENCH PARLIAMFNTARY TALK. Beaten Yachts Drifting Out With the Tide—Debating the Budget in the Chamber—Some Political Mancuyring. Racing in a Light Wind. [Copyright 1689 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpos, May 23.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.)—Lord Dun- raven’s new yacht, the Valkyrie, to-day wiped out tho stain of yesterday's doubtfu result in the Royal London Yacht club race by unmistakably defeating the Irex and Yarana. She also establishes her claim to the leading place, at least among the fair weather yachts. It was little better than a drifting race, to-day, however, and nothing can be prom- 1sed of her powers in a brecze. If the ele- ments favor her in New York, the Valkyrie will mako a hot race for the American cup, as it is said by all hands that she is faster than most of the yachts that have gone for the American cup. Yesterday's race was virtuaily over the same course as that of Wednesday, flying start from the lowér Hope light, around the Morse lightand back to the Rosherville light all the yachts being buoyed exactly opposite the Roshervillehotel, The following were the entries: Irex, Valkyrie, and Yarana, A good start was made at thirty one minutes past 11, in a light east wind. The Valkyrie was first over the line; the Tarana stuck to her some timej; but, in a short tacking on the Kent shore, the Valkyrie met the Yarana on the sterboard tack. The latter elected to go into the tideway rather than accept the weathor bow, and this gave the Valkyrie an advantage, as the leading yacht was then able to tack. Thenceforward the Valkyrie increased her lead until she rounded the mark. On the run home the Valkyrie maintained hor lead until there fell a flat calm. Then a light western wind sprang up, which just drew the leading boat home, the others drifted out with the tide. The Irex abandoned the race after rounding the mark. The victory of the Valkyric was greeted, In passing the umpire's boat, with enthus- fastic cheers, which were returned in kind by Captain Daiter and his men. The wind was so light at the finish that Captain Daiter was obliged to have recourse to the tug Fly- ing Falcon to make way agaist the tide to the yacht's berth. “The yacht was much admired by a large congregation of spectators on the banks. She is very like the Thistle, only smaller, being a short, thick boat, in fact she was de- scribed by an old tar as half a Thistle, an ex- pression will convoy to yachtmen the best idea of her appearance. Sosmmmin g S The Chamber of Deputics. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.) Paris, May 23.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.]—The debate on the budget is progressing in the chamber withoat arousing much irterest. It 18 very evident that those who take part in the dis cussion are less preoccupied over the im- portance of elaborating a satisfactory budget bill for 1500 than they are anxious to prepare an electoral platform for themselves. With- out a view to the general elections, next Oc- tober, the debate consists of little else than an exchange of recriminations, accusations, and justifications between the various polit- fcal factions. Itis rathera prelude to an electoral campaign than o financial discus- sion, ard it is uscless to expect much light, or astrict observance of truth, in a debate of such a character. Each party speech is made with a view to the embarrassment it will cause the others' leaders. The right naturally exaggerate the bad state of the public finances, and denounce the want of economy that has occasioned it. They muke some crushing charges against the republicans, who, so they assert, have badly managed the bublic money. The ora tors on the left retort that the right ought to abstain from such violent recriminations, in view of the fact that the extravagance of which they complain was commenced with their consent. All this means that every- body is to blame, It is hardly worth while for the deputies to accuse each other so violently, only to arrive finally at such a conclusion, Of the republicans, it must be admitted that their speakers are showing prodigies of fogenuity in proving that the faults com- mitted are not as serlous us has been asserted. The more optimistic among them go so far as to insist that the financial condition of France was never better than at present, aud thata more even balance has never before been maintained between the public receipts and expenditures. Such was in substance, the theme of MM, Burdeau, Rouvier, and Camille Pellitau, The art of jugeling with figures, and of elimifmting those which are inconvenient, evidently plays an important part in such a demonstration, and it is necessary to leave in the shades the expedients to which French financiers have, for many years, been resort- ing in order to conceal the increase in public expenditures, These expedients are well Xnown to all who bave any famiiiarity with the subject, They consist in replacing extraordinary budget expenditures, which can not be met by the resources of an ordinary revenue, and making good any deficiency by loans. The republicans admit that in finuocial mat ters they are following a daugerous line of conduct. Camille Pellitau was one of the first to suy that the continuance of the pres ent system would inevitably lead to rumn, Atthe present time, however, the electoral question takes precedence of all others, and that is why the left are doing thefr best to paint the situation in the most attractive colors, aud for the same reason the mem- bers of the right are indulging in an ex sggeration of pessimism. 1t would be better to indulge in less discussion and less recrim fnation over the past, aud to think more of the future, ~ —~ % The Ar.stooratic Cadg LoxNDON, May 24, 88, m.——{Special Cable. ‘gram to T Ber.|—Lord Durhatn and Sir George Chetwyne informed the Jocky club st & meetiug held yesterday, that they had effected a scttlement of the suit for Lible brought by the lutter against him in connec- tion with tre late turf scandals. The club objevted to the settlement and postpouned further consideration of the subject untila special meeting to be held next week. Lord Durham and Sir George have resigned, R A Bridge at Yankton, Yangro¥, Dak,, May #8.—[Special Tele- to Tur Ber.) —A survey is being mada @ poutoon bridge to-day, and the grade the street car Wuck is goiug ou, JHE PRESBYTERIANS, Union of the Northern and Southern Branches Discnssed. Nrew York, May 28.—In the Presbyterian general assembly, to-day, the report of the committee on education showed that because of funds to educate young men for the min- istry, an unusually large number of churches are without pastors. Dr. Ferris, of Illinois, and Rev. Dr. Poor, secretary of the board of education, spoke upon the report. The burden of their remarks was that mouey must be had or the work of educating young men wiil be seriously affected. The report of the committee on fraternal co-np- eration in christian work with the southern church, was called up. The committes of both' churches agreed upon co-operation in foreign mission work, co-operation in the home field, and in reference to co-operation in the evangelization of the colored people, both churches are to be allowed to remain in statu quo, the work among them to proceed on_the same line as before. A minority re- port, signed by Judge Breckenridge, holding that nothine short of organic union between both churches was desirable or practicable was also filed, It was opposed by Rev. John Fox, who held that the north- ern’ church had alrcady proposed marriage to the southern church aud was rejected, and that part of the report under the discussion bound _them too closely with the south, Dr. C. L. Thompson said it would be an economy of men and means if the report was adopted. Curry and Fulton, of Kentucky, the resolutions, Rev. Dr. Croshy supported the majority report: “One of the grounds oi complaint against it,” he said, “is that the northern church has more money than the southern church, and that, therefore, the southern church would reap the greater advautage by this union. This ought to be a source of gratification to us rather than of complaint.” A vote was taken and the clauses on home missions passed. ‘The question of co-operation in the evan- gelization of colored people was next taken up, but the hour of adjournment havitg ar- rived it was postponed. opposed The Southern Presbyterians- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.,, May 23.—In the Southern Presbyterian general assembly to- day the report of the committee on Sabbath observance recommended that the ussembly indorss the petition to change inauguration day to the first Wednesday in March or the last Wednesday in April, and to prohibit work on the Subbath, urd that the assembly request the ofticers and members of the churches to refran from all travel on Sun- day excepr in cases of necessity and merey. The report was docketed. The question of co-operation with the northern church was then called up. The special committee which had considered the revort of the con- ference committee submitted a_ma jority re- port favoring the adoption of the recommen- dation to co-operate, and a minority report opposing it. The entire afteruoon session was devoted to the discussion. Sentiment is overwhelmingly in support of co-opera- tion. A report recommen ding organic union would, however, fail. One of the strongest protests made was by Dr. Girardeau, of South Carolina. ‘‘The adoption of the report to co-operate” said he, ‘'is a step to organic union. If so, the ques- tion is whether the assembly will sacrifice the union of the Southern Presbyterian church for aunion with the Northern church. 1 think I represent the people of my section in South Carolina when I say if the church adopts any measure tending to the union of whites and blacks in the church or state, many Presbyterians will leave the denomi- tion.” The discussion continued until a late hour tonight. When every one had been given an opportunity to speak, a vote was taken. Ninety-nine votes were cast in favor of cor- poration, and twenty-seven in opposition, The report was deciared adopted. g William and Humbert. May 23.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bre.|—Emperor William to-day ap- pointed the crown prince of ltaly & captain in the Thirteenth Hussars. His majesty also presented & portrait of himself to Signor Crispi, the Italian prime minister. The emperor and King Humbert made a visit to the tomb of the late emperor, Frederick, upon which King Humbert placed a wreath of flowers. In the reichstag to-day the president read aletter from Prince Bismarck enclosing a telegram from the Italian chamber of de- puties to Premier Crispi, congratulating him upod the reception accorded to King Hum- bert in Berlin, The president proposed that the house express its pleasure at the existing universal peace und security arising from the triple alliance. Baron Frankenstein, for the centre party, concurred in the proposal with the reservation that the approval should not commit the centre party upon the question of the temporal power of the pope. Sl ds Kansas Coal Mine Opening. Leavexwontn, Kan,, May [Special Telegram to Tue B, ]—The trades parade, to-day, in honor of the opening of the Home coal mine, was a grand success. The cele- bration had been extensively advertised for months, and excursionists came iu on spec- ial trains on all the railroads leading to the city. All branches of industry and business ity were represcnted by gail vagons or floats. In the | 250 vehicles, all the civic 8o the city, all old veterans from the Home, und five bands. It was divided inw ten divisions that made a parade two miles long. This mukes three cosl mines now run- ning in Leavenworth, with another soon to be opcned. - Cutting South Bound Rates, CricaGo, May 23.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee |—Chairman Blanchard, of the Central Traffic association, says he is in re- ceipt of a letter from St. Louis south bound rouds, to the effect that tickets from eastern citics to Cairo, Memphis, ete., via. St. Louis, are sold with sufiicient limit’ to permit ex- tensive sealping, both east and south of St. Lows. Chairman Blanchard joins with the Louis lines in a request that all such kets be limited to continuous passuge, und in no case excceding one day's time south of st. Louis, i Discussing the HBullion Rates, Cmicaco, Muy 23.—(Special Telegram w Tur Bee.|—The Trans-Missouri associ- ation adjourncd, this afternoon, after a two days’ session, The wain contention was the regulation of bullion rates to Chicago from Novada and Utab pesints. No agreement could be reached in the mattor, and it was finally referred to arbitration. Chairman Walker, of the tnter-state commerce railway association, is now looiing up figures on the petition of the Rock Island, to divide the ullion trafic so that the Union Pacific would get no more than its share, - Sugar Swindler. N ~The trial of William E. of electric sugar refining notor- fety, begau iu the court of general sessions to-day. The first witness was President Cotterill, of the refining company, whose exaination brouzht out the story of the great sugar swindie. The president de- scribed how the luterested varties were al- lowed to look at the refiuing apparatuf with- out touching anything, and were then asked to step outside till the resull of ' the experi- il0eut should be snown to them. They saw the machinery and the result, but they did not witness the process, e Lincoln Prescnted to Salisbury. Loxvoy, May ¢ Robert T. Lincoln, Awerican winister, bas taken up his resi- dence at No. 5 Cadogan Square. Henry White, of the American legution, presented Lincoln to Lord Salisbury at the foreign | ofice w-day. In accordance with the re- | guest of the queen, Lincoln will go to Wina- { s0r on Suturday W preseat bis credeutialy, LONGNECKER HAS A CLUE. The Leader of the Oronin Con- spiracy in Olose Quarters. WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, The States Attorney Is Confident of Having the Chief Villian in Custody By That Time. The Cronin Mystery, Cnroaco, May 23.—This morning the Lake View police took into custody a man whom 1t is rumored they arrested in connection with the Cronin murder. This, however, the officers denied, and said the stranger was a friend of the murdered citizen, This state- ment, however, does not meet with unquali- fied belief. P, O. Sullivan, a Lake View ice dealer, who is said to have made a contract with Dr, Cronin to look after any injuries his employes might receive, was also ar- rested. State's Attorney Longnecker says the po- lice have received important clues this morning, and that they expect to have tho murderer under arrest within a short time. What these clues are, or in what direction they turn suspicion, the state's attorney de- clined to indicate. Considerable excitement was caused by the arrest this morning of P. O. Sullivan, the ice dealer. Tt has been the theory of some that Sullivan might have mentioned the fact of his contract with Cronin to uttend his employes, and that one of them was con- cerned in the disappearance, Sullivan was released later, he having told the police his men knew nothing of the contract. Further examination goes to strengthen the theory that it was the body of Cronin and not that of a woman, which was carried in the trunk. In addition to establishing the fact that the hair found in the trunk corre- sponded with that of Cronin; that the cotton batting found n the trunk, and that found with the body corresponded, it has been shown that the towel found wrapped around the head corresponds closely with the shred of stuff found in the trunk. It still remains to connect the fragment of cloth clutched in the dead man’s hand with the piece from which 1t was torn, Colonel W, P. Rend to-day identified the body as that of Cronin. He said he could lay his hand on the person who instigated the murder of Cronin. Rend was in confer- ence with States Attorney Longnecker soon after, at the conclusion of which neither gentlemen would say anything more than that several arrests would surely be made this atternoon. By noon over two hundred versons had 1dentified the body as that of Cronin, The state’s attorney said this afternoon that he has a clue, which, he is almost cer- tain, will lead to the arrest, within twenty- four hours, of the leader of the conspiracy, which resulted in Cronin’s death. The coroner this afternoon impanelled a jury to make an investigation into the cause of the death, @nd then adjourned the hearing till next Tuesday, vending the result of the investigations by the police. THE POST-MORTEM INVESTIGATION. The post mortem examination on the body of Dr. Cronin was held this eveving. Dr. Todd, the county physician, and his assist- ant, Dr. Egbert, directed the examination, which was carefully made and occupied nearly three hours. The skull was cut open and the brain removed. After the scalp had been taken off, the physician discovered that the bones composing the skull had scarcely been marked by the blows of a sharp instru- ment which was thought to have caused the doctor’s death, * There was no sign of congestion about the brain, bui the lungs and pulmonary cavity were filled with blood. Physicians say this might have re- sulted from the fact of his being placed head downward in the catch-basin. A cut half an inch long was found upon the neck, and several ruises upon the lower limbs. The theory that he was choked to death was easiiy ex- ploded. ‘T'he doctors found no signs of suffo- cation and discovered no bruises about the neck, such as would result in strangling a man with a towel or rope. The physicians were taken aback on find- ing there was no fracture of any kind of the skull bones or small bones about the f: Dr. Todd was of the o inion that the cuts on the scalp must have been made by a knife or some lighter weapon than an ice-pick or hatchet, but could not account for the cause of his death except from contusions result- ing from severe blows. The other physicians could not agree as the cause of death, although all were of the opinion that Croniu might have been killed by the olow at the outer corner of the left eye. KEven this blow was not hard enough to fracture or splinter the bones un- der the skin, ‘The dentist fully identified the plate sup- porting the false teeth as one he mude over a year ago for Dr. Cronin. He identified the gold filling in one of the upper teeth. John Cronin, a brother of Dr. Cronin, ar- rived from Arkansas this alternoon, and he positively identified the body as that of his brother. Friends of Dr. Cronin met this evening and it was decided to hold the funeral ser- vices Sunday and bury Dr. Cronn in Ca- vary cemetery. WOODRUFF INDIOTED. Woodruff, or Black, who claims to have hauled the mysterious trunk on the night or Cronin’s disappearauce, was indicted by the grand jury this afternoon, for the theft of the horge. He still maintains that he could clear up the trunk mystery, and the Cronin mystery, if he were sént out with two officers. William B3, Hotchkiss, a reporter for the Inter-Oceun, did a little police work to-night on his own account. The result may bea disclosure that another person besides Cronin was murdered. Hotchkiss found that the suburban police had neglected to search the catch basin _ after removing Cronin’s corpse. He decided to undertake the work himself, aud a little patience and toil soon showed that he was not to go unre warded. In the bottom of a sewer basin, concealed in the water,was found the bloody towel exactiy similar w0 the one which was wrapbed around Cronin’s head., Further firupiu}.’ brought up a human finger, so badly composod that it was impossible to_deter. mine wheuher it was that of a man or wo- wman, Recollections of Woodruff's story about the body of 8 woman were brought up by the find, as well as the theory of & proba- bie tight betveen Cronin and the other par- ties. The wowman's body, Woodruff sad, wus cut up in pieces, and the finding of this finger is tuken as a possivle corrobo- ration of his story. The doctors who exam- wed Cronin’s corpse say that none of his fingers were missing. e L The Persian sheh in Russia. PETERSBURG, Mo —The shah of Persia arvived bere to-day. He was met at the railway station by the czar and czaro- who were accompanied by brithant All the grand dukes fwere also pres- he roya! party entered carriages und drove through the Newski prospect to the imperial palace. The route was lined on either side with troops, behind whom were densely packed masses of citizens. The ezar and his royal guests were greeted with ac- clamations by the populace. S - The Folyn Story. QuEnEc, May 25.—Tho steamer Polynesian, which was in collision with the steame COyothia, yesterday wmorning, is woored Allan’s wharf. Hor starboard bow, from the upper deck down to the keel for dis- tance of about twenty feet aft, is completely gone, and her fore compartments are filled with water. The vesse. vution is at- tributed to her splendidly built iron bulk- heads. Captain Wylie said that upon meet- ing the Cyuthia be blew his whistle twice and backed bis shif¥. He was on the right side—sc much 80 he could go no iurther. l Tne Cynthia tried to cross his bow, and that to was the cause of the collision. IOWA NEWS, An Archaeologist's Dlscovery. Waterioo, Ia, May 28.--[Special Tele- gram to Tig Bee|—Prof. Webster, an archaelogist liviving at Charles City, has just finished a thorough investigation of five ancient mounds, near Bradford, in Chicka- saw county. He found thirteen skelotons, allapparently buried in the same manneras those discovered in the mounds recently opened at Floyd. The skulls and a portion of the other bones were in a fair state of reservation, and showed very low intel- octual_development, but the thigh bones showed thut the muscular dévelopment. of the legs was very large. The Supreme Conrt. Des Morxes, Ta., May 28.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Ber.|—The supreme court to-day filed tho following decisions : State of Iowa, on relation of W. W. Phil- lips, district attorney, ve the Fidelty and Casualty Company, appellant; afirmed. Marcus Snyder ve Ira Foser ot al, appel- lants; Dickinson district; afirmed, John Gregg et al ve Lotitia Myatt et al, appellants; Carroll district; afirmed. Orwin Albee vs Curtis & Morey, appol- Jants; Floyd district; afirmed. Green Bay Lumber Company ve Silas B, Troland and wife, appellants; Ida district; modified and afirmed. ——— Stock Dying From Hydrophobia. Des Mores, Ia,, Muay 23.—[Special Telo gram to Tur Ber.|—The people of Powe- shiek township, Jasper county, are suffering great losses of stock from hydrophobia. The troublo began three weeks ago, when a mad dog bit its way through the township. One farmer nas had to kil fourtcen hogs that had been bitten. It has been necessary, also, 1o kill horses and cattle in some instances, A number of dogs have alrcady been_killed, and the township officials are thinkin killing every dog in the vicinity, so wide- spread has been the infection. The Homeopathists. Des Morxes, Ia., May 22.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee.|—In the state homeopa- thic medical association meetiug to-day the discussion of topics was resumed. Tho fol- lawwing officers were seleoted: President, J. E. King, Eldora; vice-president, W. O. Clark, Waverly; sccrotary, A. B. Hanchett, Council Bluffs; treasurer, A. M. Lum, Dos Moines. As a board of censors the following were elected: _T. H. Spring, of Sioux City, chairman; A. P. Bowman, Lemars; H. £ Marr, Onawa; J. H. Drake, Mount Pleasant; A. C. Cowpertwaite, Icwa City. he con- vention chose Sioux City as the place for the next meeting and adjourned. Burglars Burn a Bank. Misox Ciry, Ta., May 28.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue BEe.|—The Exchango bank, at Altoona, was set on fire by burglars early this morning. The fire was discovered by the night operator atthe depot, but not in time to save the contents of the bank, which were all burned. Nothing was harmed in the safe. The burglars had blown open the outer door of the safe, and it is supposed that a lamp that hung close to was thus exploded, setting fireto the furniture, whereupon the burglars fled. gl . A Female Saloonist, Perny, Ta, May 28.—[Special Telegram to TiE BEE.]—Quite & sensation was caused hore yesterday because - of the arrost of a widow named Wellington, of Dawaon,“a mining town five miles:west of here. The charge is that Mrs.” Wellington has been selling intoxicating liquors. Her arrest was a surprise to overy one, as she was consid- ered a most estimable woman, and is the mother of eight children, all of whom are highly respected. She was taken to Adel to-duy, where she will have a hearing before the grand jury. ¥ruit Trees Damaged By Hail. Moust VEervos, I, May 23.—Special Telegram to Tue Bek.|—Great damage was done here by hail this morning. It began falling about 4 o'clock and fell violently for forty minutes, covering the ground in places with hail six inches deep. Some of the stones were as large as hens' eggs. The damage to frult trecs was most severe, prac- tically the whole crop of J. K. Bloom, Sam Bloom aud Fisher being destroyed. The area covered by the storm was quite small. ‘Wanted at Sioux City. Grexwoon, Ia., May 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Ber.|—Devuty Sheriff W. P. Campbell captured R. C. Poland, to-any, near Tabor, after an exciting chase. Poland is wanted at Sioux City for burgiary, and £100 is off for his capture. He was lodged in the Glenwood jail this ufternoon to await an officer’s arrival from Sioux City. —— Another Packing House Blaze. Sioux City, In., May 28.—|Special Teel- gram to Tuz_ Bge.]—This morning * three large tanks in the Booge packing house caught fire. The fire was put out with great difficulty, after damage to the extent of $20,000 had been done. The loss is fully covered by insurance. Two hundred men will be thrown out of work three weeks. Another Convict Escapes. ANAMOSA, Ta., May 28.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Frauk McDonald, a two and one-half-year man from Allamakee county for burglury, who came here last January, made his escape from the prison this after- noon by running the gauntlet of the guards, who fired seventeen shots at him without effect. He escaped from the same place as Green, who got away two jweeks ago, and 1s not yet apprebended. Destructive Fire at Dunlap. Duxrar, In, May 28.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee. |—At 10:30 Jenkins & Stead- man’s livery stable purned. Fifteen horses and the entire stock of buggies and harness were destroyed, as were also the dwelling house adjoining, occupied by John Fadden. The loss is about £5,000; small insurance, Bageley-Parker. Des Morxes, Ia., May 23.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek—The wedding cere- monies uniting Fred W. Bageley and Miss Laura Parker, daughter of Senator H. G. Parker, were performed to-night. Fire at Cotar Rapids. CrvAR RAPIDS, Ta., May 23.—(Svecial Tel- egram to Tie Bk |—Gifford & Sherman's shoo factory and Mower & Co.'s wholesale creamery supply house were destroyed by fire to-day. Loss, $00,000; partially mnsured. piless. AL Fire at Cedar Rapids. CepAr RAPiDS, Ia., May 22.—Gifford & Sherman's boot and shoe factory aud T. Mowers & Co. creamery supply establish- ment, burned this morming, causing . loss of 50,000, partially 1osured. e Fixing . YANKTON, Dak:, May 23.—(Special Tele gram to Tug Ben |—President Loucks, of the Farmers alliance, speaks at Marindubl to-night and is making a precinct canvass of Yaukton county, evidently for the purpose of reorgunizing the farmers for the control of the October elegtion. Van Ordel, a farmer Is n candidute for” the lieutenant-governor ship. Th> Santa rema-nuqn-ru-ru, Cricaco, May 23 —|Special Ielegram to Tue Bee | —Arrgngements are nearly com- pleted for the transfer of the Santa Fe headquarters o Chis All the general oftices will be removed nere, except those of the auditor, which will remain in Hoston. President Strong will arrive in Chicago next weei. MORNING, MAY — ——— NUMBER 343 iMlNISTERS OF GOD AND MAN Rev. Talmage and Patrick BEgan Oall on Harrison. — TICKLED BY HIS MRECEPTION, The Brookiyn Divine Comos Away Much Pleased—Egan Says Fare- well—Phelps Mentioned For Germany, 518 RTEENTA STRRET, Wasnixaton, D, C,, May 23, Two very interesting men called upon President Harrison to-day. They were the Rev. T. DoWitt Talmage, the eminent Brook- 1yn divine, and Patrick Egan, the Irish agi- tator, who has become our minister to Chili, They did not go to the white house together, however. Mr. Talmage was accompanicd by his son, and he was given a very hearty audi- ence by tho president, after which ho was conducted 1nto the presence of Mrs. Harri- son, who presented her daughter Mrs, Mo- Kee, and they gave the distinguished minis- tor a warm welcome. The, minister was greatly pieased with his roception for imme- diately he emerged from the executive man- sion, ho suid to a friend: “Everything appears to be lovely and peaceful around this house and 1 am glad to 800 good people oceuny it. 1find the presi- dent in excellent health and fine spirits in spite of the enormous amount of work ho is compelled to porform. What do I think of the administration? 1 am very much pleased with it and so is everybody else who likes good government. ~ Expressions of good will towards tho nresident are very numerous wherever I go and the general impression is a very hopeful one. 1 have had a pleasant visit here, more pleasant perhaps than that of many an officoseoker, aithough I ean not imagine how an offic seeker feels because I hiave no uxes to grind. No, 1 have not a single axe to grind, not even A pair of scissors.” Mr. Talmage was asked if there was any kind of a position he would like, to which he quickly replied: “No, sir; I might have asked for an ap- pointment as minister to Brooklyn, but I got that place some years ago.”! Patrick Egan was accompanied by a large man of middle age, with & red face, stubby mustache and a thoroughly Irish counte- nance, a perfect_giant in both physical and legal strength. He was ex-Congressman John L. Finnerty, of Chicago. It was Finnerty's first appearance at the white house sinco the inauguration of President Harrison, and he simply came to greet the new administra- tion. He was given a grecting that was un- donbtedly @ great pleasure o hinr. Mr. Fiunerty did the republican ticket a pecul- iarly valuable service during the last cam- paign, and as ho has not_asked for potitical fayors ho is in an unusually strong position. Minister Egan simply said “farewell” to the president, He left to-night for New York, and sails in a day or two. for Aspin- wall. ‘WasniNoTox Bureav, TaeOwana Bre, } MISSION MATHMRS. 1f ex-Congressman William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, desires the mission to Berlin, his friends say he can have it. Mr. Phelps stands very high with Mr. Dlawe aud President Harrison, and he would undoubt- edly make one of the most gifted diplomats we have ever sent abroad., ?u is statea in of- fieial circles, howavor, that he does not d sire any place in the foreign service. It may Do tliat if the place is pressed upon him that he will accept. General Felix Agnus, pro- prietor of the Baltimore American, has been mentioned for the German mission, but it is argued that since he is a native I'renchman he would not be acceptable to the emperor and Bismnrck. ‘The name of General Agnus is yet mo t oned in_connection with tho mis- sion to S Petersburg. Colonel _Elliott F. Shephard, proprietor of the New York Mail and Express,may be tendered either the Ber- lin or St. Petersburg mission. THE DRUM SUCCESSORSHIP, President Harrison and Secretary Proctor arc scriously considering the auestion of naming a successor to Adjutant-General Drum, and the nameof the lucky man is hourly expected in war department circles. The friends of Colonel Kenton are confident that he will be the man. There are in the field besides Kelton, Colonels Whipple and McKeaver, _Lieutenant-Colonels ~ Vincent, Green and Wood and Major Ward, There is a strong fight being made for the assistant adjutant generalship, and the friends of Captain John Bourke, of the Seventh cavalry, are pushing him with'a vigor that deserves success, HBourke undoubtedly has as good if not the best military man in the army. He fought during the entire war and for ten years afterward was in the most active and dangerous service against the In- dians, Whoever President Harrison nomi- nates he will consider first, capability; sec- onaly, seniority and service record, and thirdly, the character of the applicants. It will be refreshing to have this question passed upon solely on the basis of meriv and justice. There will be a howl 1 the whist und german_circles, which have heretofore controlled promotions in the army and navy 10 a large extent, but, there will be unani- mous approval on the part of all who should be given a voice. The following changes were made to-day in the boards of peusion examining surgeons throughout lowa: Dubuque, Georgo A. Staples: Hampton, C. H. Tidd, and Waverly, S. Vandervanst. Representative C house, to-day, to di in which he and s much interested. T, F. Stevenson, of Des Momes, Ta., is at the ‘St. Jumes, Perry S. Heatn, e of his constituents are THE PENSION APPROPRIATION. Too Small and a Deficiency of $15,- 000,000 Expected. WasniNarox, May 23.—The pension ap- propriation act for the current fiscal year ap- propriated $80,400,000 for the payment of pensions, and $5,000,000 was also appropri ated for the same purpose to meet u threat- ened deficiency. making & total appropri tion of §48,400,000. "This whole amount will be necessary o meet the demands of the pensioners, ang, it may be that there will be a deficiency, but it is said at the pension office there {8 no truth in the statement that $105,- 000,000 will be expended for pensions during the fiscal year. H. C. Bell, clief of the agents of the division of the pen- sion office, who 1s entrusted with the duty of seeing to the expenditure of pension ap) priations, suys the appropriation for the next tiscal year, $30,400,000, is too small, and that there will be u deficicncy of about $15,000,000. General Black, he says, did not ask for enough money' to prevent a deficiency, even on the basis of the expenditures then existing. The Miant Wasmixaron, May The ordnance bureau of the mnuvy department has com pleted two of the ten-inch steel breech-load ing rifies for the monitor Miuntonomiah. These are the Jargest and most powerful guns yet turned out for the navy. One of them has b.en fully tested, with the most gratifying results, as it compares favorably with the products of the renowned ordnance works. ‘The muzzle altained was 2,000 feor por second. range could not be determined, owing to the lack of a sufticiently ving ground. But it is estimated at ten miles. Soon after | the contracts ars awarded for the construction of the new 2,500 ton gun boats, preparations will begin ut the Washington orduance yard for the manufacture of their pecaliar ord- nance, which 18 to be wade cutigely of rapid five guus of extraord calibres, as compared with the guns of this type now ‘in | use on our naval vesscls. The largesu guns | of this kind will be six inches in calibre, but owing to the simplicivy and compactness of | ! their mechan'sm and thelr construction they Guus, 1 will matevially exceed in weight the six-inch riflos of the kind now in use, They are fully equal to them in range and accuracy and_are vastly superior in defensive power by reason of their rapidity of fire. ——ima. A Rovolution in Flax Production. WasniNaToy, May 23.—Since the recont publication in these dispatches of a letter by the assistant secretary of agriculture re- specting the existence of a machine that will take flax fibre from the stock without wet ting, the mail of the dopartment has been burdened with letters on the subject. One of the lotters recoived was from a manu- facturer in the northwest, who has invested nearly $100,000 in the business of flax manu- facturing. The writor says he has made two trips to Ireland and Belgium, and has seen the operations of the machine referred to, and confirms all that 18 claimed. He further agrees with the original writer that the country is on the verge of a great revolution fh the production and manufacture of flax, Considerable interest is shown in the cor- respondence in the success of the oxperiment of growing_flax more abundantly, as a solu- tion of the difficulties and burdons which, it is said, are forced upon the farmers of the northwest by the twine trust. The depart- ment is coneidering, in connection with the flax question, the whole subject of the growth of fibrous plants, especially Ramia homp and jute. ——— A Commission For Haytl, WasHINGTON, May 23.—It is understood that the United States steamer Boston is to be sent to Hayti. According to reports, which are believed to be entirely correct, a commission under authority of the state de- partment,will sail in the Boston, invested with power to sscertain and report upon the con- dition of affairs in_Hayti—whether there is a disposition upon the part of any of the European governments to interfere in Hay- tien matters, and what, if any, action is re- quired on behalf of the United” States. Sec- retary Blaine would not d the subject. 1t is Teported that tho secretary has tendered aplace on the commission to RRepresentative Hitt, of Iilinois. Secretary Tracy says the order is in_pur- suance of his_polic of frequently relieving vessels on the West India station, whore thoy aro exposed to yellow fever. He added if any one connected with tho stato department was going on the Boston, he did not know 1t. he ofticials at the state de- partment were equally ignorant of any in tention to send a representative to Hayti. g Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, May 23.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ben.—An original invalid pension was to-day granted to Isaac Walters, of Ne- braska. Pensions granted Towans: Original inva- lid—Jacob Reep, John J. Littler, Nathan A. Draper, Emerson J. Price, John Cortland, Tyler A. Prentice (deceased), Albert Root. Tncreaso (navy)—Isaac S. Lane, Daniel Deg- root, William P, Stone, Reissue—Eljah D Parkhurst. and Increase—Fore M. Milos. dows, ete.—Cassic Hundle; corge S. Fitzgerald ; Elizabeth I\, widow of Tyler S. Prentice, Widows of 1813—Elizabeth C., widow of William C. Rankin, 20 5 TO CONTROL AL ABAMA. The Knights of Labor and Other Labor Organizations Combining. BirMiNGuAy, Ala., May 23.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.|—A political scheme, having for its object the control of the next legisldture, has been started n Alabama with fair prospects of success. It is nothing less than a fusion of the Farmers’ alliance, Knights of Labor and all other secret labor organizations. The plan is that the Knights of Labor are to nominate candidates for the legislature in every county in the state, next year, and every member of all the labor or- ganizations will support these nominees, If the scheme is successfully carried outat is asserted that the labor candidates can be elected in at least forty counties, which will ive them a good working majority. The <nights of Labor applied to the last legis- lature for the enactment of cer- tamn laws in the interests of working- men and organized labor. These bills all failed to pass, some of them being vigorously opposed by capitalists and corporations. The membership of the alliance in the state is now about fourtcen thousand, and there are upward of 100,000 Knizhts of Lubor. Cheyenne's Treasnrership. CuEYENNE, Wyo., May 23.—]|Special Tele- gram to THE BeE. | —Judge Isaac Bergman, who, for the past fourteen years, has been city treasurer, to-day turned over the books and vouchers of his office to his successor, A. D, Kelley., Bergman is serving his fifth term as probate judge and county treasurer and his seventh as city treasurer. Ho held the latter ofice under republican adminis- trations until Mayor Reed, a demo- crat, went into officc three years ago. ‘The mayor nominated ~ and the council confirmed a democrat for city treasurer, but Bergman deciined to turn over his oftice, and held the fort. This year the situation had changed. Mayor Riner, republican, was elected. Bergman had served one term under him but the mayor has lately been training with a different fac- tion of the party and nominated the noted young politician A. D. Kelley for treasurer. Bergman was again formally called upon 1o give up the books and again declined to do 80, with considerable firmness. The mayor and council were agitated and there have been weeks of cogitating over the mattor. Meanwhile warrants were accepted from the old treasurer and money vaid over to the new one. Just what Bergman would do no boay could imagine. There were threats of taking the matter juto the courts, put it was finally compromised by the action of to-duy. Tl The Wolverines Are Satisfled. Cuicaao, May [Special Telegram to Tue Bee,|—Senator F. B, Stockbridg: Michigan, is in the city with his wife, ing friends. To a reporter he said to-night that President Harrison has promisea to ap- point ex-Congressman Hoar, of his state, consul to Birmingham. “We huven't got much over our way,” said the scuater, “‘but by u little harmony of action we zot nearly ything we went for—Lacey, as comp- of the currency, aud Wi 8, ussist- ant commissioner of agriculture. Senator McMillen and I had an carly understunding with the president and Mr. Blaine, In uc dition to what we have already, it is unde; 8tood thut Michigan 18 to et two more first- cluss consulates, and that is about ull e will want.” CAR Must Furnish Quotations, Cnicaco, May 23.—Hefore Judge Tuley, this morning, Kennedy R. Owen secured an injunction ugainst the board of trade and the Western Union and Gold and Stock telegraph companies, restraining them from cutting of his quotations. I'ic injunction was gran on the ground that the board of trad gether with the building up o rious to the p to- is nju- who - Weather Indications. Nebraska—Cooler, fair, northerly wiads, followed by local showers. lowa—Iair i western portion, showars in eastern portion; cool winis. Dakot, rains local northerly Fair. followed by Jight local ng the afternoon or evening, v in ext southeast portion, wa contral aud northern portions; nor winds, becoming variable. Ll Five Persons Ore Nokroik, Va., May 23.—The residence of the Rev. 1. C. Clarke, near Virginia Beach, in Priucess Auue ¢ounty, burned about mid- night last night, and Cla his two daugh- ters, one son and a niece visiting there, were ated. Mrs. Clavke, the governess and two young children escaped. ‘The origin of the fire is not known, but it is thought to have been incendiury. | BRITISH RULE 1S HATEFUL. W Sald M {Then wow." and Say it 'BRIEN STARTLES THE COURT. The Irish Editor Makes no Apology For Truth—Would Demand His Country's Rights i Necessary. The League's Mission. Loxvoy, May 23.—Gladstone was proseny at tho session of the Parnell commission tos day. On continuation of cross-examination, O'Brien declared that Unitod Ireland, his paper, worked according to constitutional methods and advocated nothing but peaceful means to attain the end sought by the Irish parliamentary party. Ho admitted writing an article which was printed in United Ireland n which it was stated that Quoen Victoria was only known in Ireland by her scarcely docently disguised hatred of Treland and by her inordinate salary. He also admitted having written anotherarticlo declaring that Barl Spencer would be the last strong Eug- lishman who would attempt to rule Ireland by barbarism, paid perjury, butchery, and tho use of the sacred rope. Ho admitted the authorship, also, of an article declaring that the chairman of the committee selocted to re- ceive the prince of Wales on the occas ion of ‘h(slyrnm, to Ireland will be hunted from pub- ic life. At this point the witnoss bocame excited and vehemently exclaimed: “He has boen; and rather than to allow Englishmen to bo deceived by u show of sham loyalty, I am re- solved to tell them the truth,” Continuing, O'Brien said he personally had never spoken disrespectfully or offen- sively about the Prince of Wales. No peo- ple, he declared, ever suffered more for loy~ alty than Irishmen, and none profited more Dby their protostations of loyalty than the people who opposed them, It twas clear that England would not satisfy the aspira- tions of Ireland, and if there was any ra- tional chance of success, an attempt should be made to rebel. O'Brien declared the London papers were more responsible for the actions of the dyr mite party than was either Finerty or Ford, But for the views those papers had expressed £1,000 would not have been collected in America for the use of the dynamiters. The articles concerning the queen and the Prince of Wales ho said were justifiable at the time they were written, but not justifiable in_the present state of the relations between Eng- land and Ireland. He thought British rule hateful then and he thought it hateful now. O'Brien explained that” when he made the speech in which he used the words: “We ave in a state of civil war, tempered by a scarcity of fire-arms,” he was exasperated by his expulsion from the house of commons, aud spoke under the intense feeling caused y the fearful hatred displayed by the ma- y of the commons against the Irish mem- bers of that body. He declured if any peo- vle ever had the right to rebel, the Irish peo- ple then hud thut right, if “here was a chance of success. O'Brien justified certain arti- cles written by him and _printed in United Ireland to illustrate the brutalargument that because the English people = numbered 80,000,000, and the Irish people 4,000,000, the English were entitled to do as they liked. Attorney-General Webster quoted from ai article in United Ireland, headed, “‘Alle Larkin and O'Brien honored.py their Chir cago kindred,” and asked the witness wheter-it referred to the Manchester inur- derers, O'Brien replied: “Not murdorers: but men engaged in open warfare who shot & policeman by accident.” Attorney-General—*"Shooting at police in a von at Manchester was legitimat war are?’ O'Brien—‘It was not criminal. Men who openly take risks to release their comrades are no more murderers than anybody here, They acted from the highest und noblest motives.” Presiding Justice Hannan said he under- stood that O'Brien did not consider the shooting at Manchester murder, but he wished 10 remind him that the court did so regard it. — Parnell Congratulated. LoNvoN, May 23.—A deputation from tho various Irish municipal bodies to-day pre- sented to Parnell an address congratulating him upon his success in disproving befora the commission many of the calumnies that have been heaped upon him, nell replied that he was suro the Irish municipal author- ities would continue to use their privileges, not for the purpose of the disintegration. of the empire nor for the upsetting of the au- thority of the queen, but for obtaining tho realization of their legitimate aspirations, He had never doubted that the falsity of the forged letters would ultimately be shown. He would rather have gone to his grave with the stigma of the let- ters upon him than to have submitted his country to the humilicting ordeal which it wus proposed to place upon it a8 an accom- pauiment of the inquiry into the authonticity of the letter Right had been transgressed under the pretext of inquiry into crime, political issue had been faid beforo men’ not competent to give a fair decision. He had never contemplated the failure of parliamen- tary action, If convinced of its futility, he and his colicagues would not remain in' the house of conimonus twenty-four hours. He believed iu the near realizajon of their hopes. ——— TAE TICKET BROKERS. Otticers Adjourn Sine Die. New Youg, May 23.—The ond day"s session of the convention of the American Ticket Brokers' association was held to-day with closed doors. It is understood tho busi- ness before the convention was a revision of the constitution and by-laws, and that the cases of the members who appealed from tho decision of the executive committec were ulso taken up, The oficers cted. for the onsuing year are: President, P. W, Ward, of Cleveland; first vice-president, J. Frank, of New York; second, Bimcon Stiner, of St Louis; third, £d. List, of Chicago; fourth, W. W. Williaws, of Des Moinos, In.; socre- tary, W. B, Curter, of Louisville. An exec- utive committee was also elected, It was d to hold the next auuual convention in napolis in May, 1590, after which the ition adjourned sine die. - THE ASYLUM INV Dr. Clevenger Tells What He Big Whisky Billy, Citicaco, May 23.—Dr, igor was on the stand again to-day, 1w the insane asylum investigation. He told how employes bucked by poiitical influence, refused to recognize the authority of the superintendeant, Askoed about Lhie expensiveness of the Cook county asylum, us compared with state institutions, hie suid, in stato institutions the rate is about #5 per capita per moath, while in Cook county it is at least #:2. Ho believes Coole county has puid as hicn as $30 per month per ith. Most of the expense was for whisky, With 1,600 patients iv Kaukakee (the northe ern stale asylum) the liquor bills amount to #200 or #4300 per year. In Chicugo, with am average of cight or nine_ Lundred people, the saine bills amounted to §3,000 or $4,000, Thy excessive cost was largely due to stealing, The Great Electrie Light Suit, Pirtspurg, 17a., May 20.—The argument i the great electric light suit of Westinghouse against Kdison, which has been in progress in the United States court all week, closed They Elect and TIGATED, Knows this afternoon. 1t will probably be several weeks before a decision is rendered in the e i, T p e e e L e !