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

p— EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA THURSDAY MORNING, JU NE 13. 1889, 'NUMBER 359 GRINNELL A SCENE OF RULN. Fire Causes a Terrible Havoc in the Beautiful College Town. FORTY-ONE BUILDING’S BURNED. Nearly the Entire Business Portion of the Place in Ashes—Tnss Nearly $200,000-0Other Towa New: The Grinnell Fire. Des Morxes, Ia, June 12.—Grinnell, the besutiful college town fifty miles east of here, was visited by a very destructive fire this afternoon. It caught in an elevator south of the Rock Island track, and swept over a large part of the business part of the town, burning forty-one buildings. Grin- nell has no waterworks, but has a steam en- gine that depends upon wells for a supply. Boon after the fire gov a headway an appeal for help was seut to Marshalltown, and a speclal train with hose and trucks came flying down. Brooklyn ulso responded with a chemical engine, and the united efforts of all three cities succeeded in holding the flames In check, after burning a large part of the business houses. The fire was kept out of the residence por- tion of the city, but thousands of dollars ‘worth of dry goods and other goods from the stores were dumped in the public square. A telegram was sent to Governor Larrabee asking him to order out company G, of the Jowa National guard, located ut Grinnell, to protect property. He was absent, but his private sccretary replied that the sheriff and Iris posse must do that unless they were not able to do so, and so the order was not given. Great confusion prevaiied, but at a late hour to-night the guards are patrolling the streets and watching the property, and the town is becoming quiet again. 3 Forty-one buildings, mostly frame, were burned, including Treat & Co.'s elevator; O. A, I r& O gricultural implements Miles, Chaffee’'s office; city halls Herald of- fice; Morrison, McIntosh & Co klove fac- tory; Merchants’ National bank: postofiice; A. McIntosh & Co.’s general store; H. Proc- tor's jewelry store; telephone office; J. € Johnson & Co., drugs; Metropolitun bakery ; Williams & Schroop, tailor: Palmer & Bartlett, grocers; Mrs. Igon. millinery; Buck & Thomas, hardware; throe restaur- ants and two meat markets; Nelson & Pow- ell, grocers; A. H. Heald, flour, and nearly a dozen other stores. 1t is probable that the loss will be from $150,000 to £200,000. Most of the buildings were partly insured. A Red Oak Sensation. Rep OAx, Ia., June 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Rumors of a scandal have been floating through the air for some time and were brought to a_focus yesterday by the arrest of . A. Brownscomb, a painter and paper hanger, for seauction and attempt 10 commit abortion on the person of a fifteen- year-old daughter "of Andrew Morden, o Wagon maker, of this place. Morden is a widcwer. The girl Dollie keeps house, and is the only daughter at home. She is alone most of the time. Brownscomb selected her as his vietin when she was twelve years old and accomplished her ruin then. In Decem- Yer last, finding that matters were not mov- ing smoothly he wenu to a prominent physi- cian in town and represented that Dollie would need care to relieve her from suspic- ion and criticism. He mentioned the name of a prominent merchant of this town as being the author of the trouble. The doctor wrote to Dollie. Dollie answered, implicaf ing Brownscomb. Tho doctor took the letter to the county attorney. Matters could be kept secret no longer. The father is almost insane with rage and grief. He had Browns- comb arrested on two charges—seduction and attempt to commit_abortion. The de- fense asked for a continuance to next Mon- Qay, which was granted and the bond fixed nr $1,000 1 each caso, This the prisoner failed to give and was taken to jail. Excite- ment is intense, Republican Central Committee. Des Moixes, Ia., June 12.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee|—The Republican State Central committee met here to-day and sclected Des Moines as the place for the next convention, ana August 14 us'the date, Hon. John Irwin, of Keokuk, was named for temporary chairman. Keeping the old ratio of ropresentation, the next convention will be the largest ever held, the cail providing for 1,151 delegates. The convention will nominate candidates for governor, judge of supreme court, superintendent of schools and railroad commissioner Dickinson-Sherman. WATERLOO, in., June 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber)—Miss Lena Kimball Sherman, only danghter of ex-Governor Buren R. Sherman, was marvied in this city at 1 o'clock this afternoon to Dr. D. W. Dick- inson, of Des Moines. Rev. G. A. Cham- Yers, of Christ Ipiscopal chureh, performed the ceremony. A late number of guests were present from Des Moines, Vinton and elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Dikinson left this afternoon for Des Moines, their future hoie. Superintendent Rdyce Married, I)E},hl()l\'l'!, Ia., June 12.—|Speeial Tel gramf to Tur Bee |—General Superinten- dent T, Royce, of the Rock Island rail road, was married here to-day to Mrs. Eva R. Echelberger, The wedding was cele- brated in the presence of a few friends, Rev, Dr. Van Antwerp, of St Paul's Episcopal church, oficiatin Mr. and Mrs. Royce left by special cur for §t. Louis, and from there will go to the Pacific coast, spending a month on the trip, The County Clerks. Des Moixes, Ia., June 12.—[Special Tel- egram to Tuk Ber.|—A state convention of the county clerks of lowa met here to-day. Thirty counties. were reprosentea and tho following officers wero elected: President, liam Musson, Polk county; vice-presi- aeft, O. P. Wyland, Shelby county; secre- tary, E. M. Funk, Carroll county; treasurer, Johin H. Derough, Warren county. The clerks will attempt to devise some system by which umiform methods of keeping court records way be used all ov LIGE Much Damage Done in New and Brookiyvn, New Yourk, June 12,—A heavy wird and thunder storm visited New York and Brook- Jyi last evening, Lightning struck o sey- cral places. A building in course of erec- tion in Brooklyn was blown down and six workmen were buried in tho ruivs, two of were killed, St James Catholic York church in Brooklyn, which was the cathed- ral of the diovese until a month ago, struck by inside a few hours was burned, $100,000. orks, by dghiniy ated cansing » The Callender L Eust Newark, and st on firo. wL from §05,000 Lo dawage of about Insulated Wire were stiu Tho loss s F100,000, esth - a Hetnous Orime. ) it to Pusts: 1 hay- nogro namad Colleo wouth and oty jug 8ot fve 4o the Loadon bridge, thmhvuol /) was Lrought tin jull, charged i aence of Hev. ¥ thred Wewks ago, in riaud four of hiv fuw- 1 wo ' Rtaing duriog the SOFm aad , UNDER MILITARY RULE. The State Takes Control of Affairs at Johnstown, Jouxstoww, Pa., June 12.—~The borough of Johnstown and surrounding towns are now under military rule. At 7 o’clock this morning General Hastings took charge ana soldiers were placed on guard at all the com- missary departments and morgues. A slight rain has been falling all the morning and the city presents a dismal appearance. Every- thing is in turmoil and confusion, and little or no work is being done. However, all the men at the morgues and relief committees are still hard at work. General Hastings states that the work of clearing away the debris, under the direc- tion of the state, will commence in earncst to-morrow morning. James McKnight has been selected as one of the contractors, and he will have two thousund men at work to- morrow morning. For the first time since the calam- ity, the people are commencing to talk of their financial losses and this seems to worry them as much as any- thiog clse. To say that a great number of former merchants are disheartened is putting it mildly, Pittsburg wholesale merchants ure here trying to comfort them. They are offering old merchants inducements to start up again, Eight hundred special policemen em- ployed here by the sheriff were discharged this morning and soldiers put in their places, General Hastings gave orders to permit all persons wearing press badges to go any place they wished. The registers who have been making a house to house canvass will be ready to report this evening. After this a second canvass will be made to verify the first, and as this will take over a week there n’lll be no correct list of the living until that we. But few bodies were recovered this morn- ing, owing to the chaotic condition of affairs pending the transfer of authority. There are only about one hundred and fifty men at work. Order is coming out of chaos and military discipline has shown its effects at the end of the first day. At a citizens’ meeting this afternoon a resolution was passed bidding General Hastings God speed and ordering the city ofticials to keep hands offt. A grand exodus of workmen has been going on all day. As fast as their money was handed out of the paymaster’s window the workmen boarded the trains on which their picks and carts were londed and left Johnstown with- out any expressed regrets. Work upon the ruins has been nearly ava standstill all duy, but to-morrow morning General Hastinzs expects to have 2,500 men at work. The new plan of canvassing the city and_systematizing the distribution of supplics is meeting with general favor. Pro- visions and supplies continue to come in freely, There is little change 1n the health situation. A meeting was held in Alma hall by the citizens of Johnstown to-day, at which the leading business men who survived the flood were present, Remarks were made by sev- eral of those present touching the great worl befora them, and the necessity of united and individual action to rebuild the town, and the cultivation of fortitude to bear up under the burdens so suddenly thrust upon them. Resolutions w Jopted thank- ing Jumes Scott for his uxt, bring order out of chaos, the burg in particular and the citizens of the United States generally for their prompt and Kenerous assistunce. The bureau of registration revorted to-day that 15,655 survivors had registered. Many registered twvice and soma halfa dozen times, which caused the list to run up to 21,000, To-day scarcely twen ANCS WOIC TOgIS: tered, showing the work is approaching com- vletion. The number of bodies recovered is 1,192, of which 628 b been identified. Aid From Mexico. Ciry oF MEXICO, June 12, —Steps are bemg taken Lere for raising funds for the Johns- town sufferer: £ Contributed Th orA, Neo., June 12 Osc [Special to Tnz Ber.]—Rising Star Lodge, I O.of O. F., No. 73, at their regular weeting last night, contributed $!0 to the Johnstowa flood suf- fers. ——————— HE FAIRLY ROTTED. Death of a Boy from Tho Rare Dis- ease, Necrosis. Sr. Joseri, Juno 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—George Stavimer, aged four- teen years, who died in South Park yester- day, suffered from n disease which has been a puzzle to medical men, About four years ago hie awoke one night with u sensation in one of his heels as if sowo one had pricked it with a knife. There was no wound, but on the next day the heel began to swell and soon began to fester and slough away. from the heel the affliction spread upward and over the body, until, at one time, every bone in his body was affected with what is termed necrosis, or death of the bone. The sloughing was fearful, at one time over four pints of pus being drawn from one of the ubcesses, All was done for him that was possible, but with no good results, and hie died after’ suffering four years. i dait K Salt Lake Items. Sar Lake Ciry, June 12.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bk, |—C. Bender, Omaha; J. W. Clarke and wife, Odessa, andJ. B, Lit- tle, Hastings, are in the city. The city registration, just completed, shows about s1x thousand names, The estimated gentile majority, on careful calculations, is placed at one hundred, The recorded real cstato sales for last week were £100,100., E. A. Ircland, a prominent candidate for United States iarshal, has returned from Washington, where e has been for the past six months. Tl fight between the oarsmen and Ciar- fleld beuch has been called off, Mr. O'Con- por withdrawing nis suit for damages and the railroad ubating the item of 8900 freight charges, The oarsmen went east yeste via the Union Pucific. They go dircet to England. " e e Another Montana Gold Find, Missoura, Mont., June 12.— [Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre]—The lttle town of Grantsdalo is beside itself with excitement over a big gold find. James Anickbonner, while bathing in Gold creck, found a dozen large gold nuggets, which he took to Grants. dale and showed to a friend, In three hours every man iu town able 10 £0 away was on the road to the new discovery. A great deal of gold wes found slong Gold creek in the early days, but no one had ever before mado a flnd suficicnt to justify the erection of a placer elaim, e ot More Damage by Water. Horyoke, Mass., June 12.—Three canals supply the water power for the mills here. Yesterday the water broke through the race- way at the Cabol street mill, demolishing the southern part of the huilding and carry- g away the railroad bridge. Only for a lower canal forthe water to euter into the would lhave submerged the eutire part of the city, ‘The damage will unt o probably §100,000, and will neses- osing of all the mills vetil re- e - Pelif Por seattle. ., June 12.—~Spaocial Tele- gram to Tie Bek. |—This eity has scnt $1,000 to the Seattle suff srers. This was dove in answer to & telegram from the ekaismen of the reliet commity comwmittea has been feeding over” seven thousund people, and that fully that number were houeless, ‘Sue welezram furt or stated that the work of rebuilding would*be com- within & few weeks, whea the 1ib- Il be giveu ewvloyment, butit us Lifore the howioless can be hoased, = Sne Weathe - Indications, For Nebraske, lowa and Dakota: Fai | ceoler winds, becowlug vortherly. :, that since the fire the ! 10WA'S SHARE OF THE PLUMS The Long List of Her Sons Who Enjoy Federal Fruit. AN ANTI-MAHONE DELEGATION. President Harrison Listens to the Gricvances of the General's Oppo- nents—Sullivan’s Arrest a Con- suming Topicin Washington 518 FOURTEENTI STRRET, Wasnixaros, D, C., June 12, The Towa people in Washington who are waiting for political plums to drop from the tree are consoling themselves with the belief that after all the state has secured about as much patronage as any of her sisters, Said one of them to-night: ‘‘We have Colonel Clarkson as assistant postmaster-general, Colonel Hepburn as solicitor of the treasury, ex-Goveruor Stone as acting commissioner of the general land office and Colonel Swords as superintendent of furniture in the treasury department, be- sides these, both Secretary Noble and Assis- tant Secretary Bussey were formerly of tho Hawkeye state, and wemay even claim them if we want to brag over our fellows." Notwithstanding this there are a number of gentlemen from Towa still in Washington who are anxiously waiting for some minor place, and while the congressional delega- tion is not very numerous the indications are that when the batch of appomtments, which is expected to precede the cl of the fiscal year, is announced Iowa will have 1ts full share. AN ANTI-MAHONE DELEGATION. The two wings of the republican party in Virginia, generally known as the Mahone and anti-Mahone factions, have now pre- sented their side of the unpleasant political controversy to the president. Yesterday delegation from General Mahone's side of the fence visited the white house and laid its claims before President Harrison. To-day the other side, headed by ex-Governor Cam- eron, who by the way owed his political pre- ferment to the friendship of Mahone some years ago, put in an appearance and stated their objections to permitting. General Ma- hone to say who would have the patronage of the state. They expect that their num- bers and the well known position of several of the gentlemen who were present with them would have weight with the president and that they would be able to convince him that they were the true republicans and that WasmiNGTox Bungav, Tis Ovana Ben, } wone others had any right to the trade mark, But President Harri- son told them, as he told the opposing factions from other states, that he can not afford to wash the dirty linea of his party. He let it be distinctly understood that he would not, under any circumstances, mix up in any political quarrel, and he pra tically advised his callers to go home and fix up the difference among themselves and agree upon a united policy before coming to Washington with their recommendations. President Harrison has shown his wisdom in adopting this course. It can not be deuied that the factional fight i the state of Vir- ¢inia is one of the most bitter that the party has to contend with in the United States. The Mahone aud anti-Mahone men ave further apart than ever, and there scems to be not the slightest prospect that they will ever be able to harmonize their differences and agree upon a slate for the oftices. 1t is probable that the pres:dent will therefore use his own judg- ment, together with the advice and recom- mendations of the purty organizations in the various district in distributing the offices within his gift, and the present indicutions are that he wili strive as fur as possible to maintain absolute impartiality as between the wings of the party represented by Gen- eral Mahone and ex-Governor Caweron, re- spectively. SULLIVAN'S ARRES The arrest of Alexander Sullivan in Chi. cago, yesterday, for alleged complicity in the murder of Dr. Cronin, wus the sole topic of conversation among Irish-Americans in this city to-day. Almost without exception the opinion was freely expressed by each that in view of the evidence thus far adduced the arrest was unwarranted. Each expressed the hope that the murderers wonld be discovered and punished, but every man seen thought the coroner’s jury too hasty in ordering Mr. Sullivan’s arrest. At present there is no branch of the Clan-na-Gael in this city, though until about three years ago there was flourishing lodge which met once a week on the avenue. Nearly every prominent Irish- man in Washington was a member and the society did much for the cause. Some of the members attempted to use the organization for political purposes, however, and this proved to be its ruin, for the members lost all interest avd one by one dropped out, until finally only half a dozen remawned, They couldn’t pay the rent and the society vassed out of existence. THE POSTOFFICE SITE, Senator Charles . Manderson called upon Secretary 'Windom this afternoon and re- marked that he was very anxious to get away, and that he did not desire to leave be- fore the secretary decided upon his course of action in the matter of the Omaha federal buildirg site. Secretary Windom replied that he would try to relieve the mind of the senator and do all in his power to let him start within a day or two. Then he made some inquiries about the respective sites and told Assistant Secretary Tichenor that he would try to see him at the earliest moment in regard to the matter. From the drift of the conversation it was evident that Secre- tary Windom and Assistant Ticheuor have opposite views upon the question of the best location. Just which site each gentleman prefers could not be ascertained, but there is no doubt that the delay in settling the question arises largely from the fact that retary Windom believes in one site while hiis assistant prefers another, RELIEF HEADQUARTERS CLOSE. The relief committee which has been gath- ering funds and _other contributions for the relief of the sufferers by the late floods in Pennsylyvania in this city, has concluded to close its headquarters, although the treas- urer will continue to receive and distribute all moneys which may be sent w him, The total amount collected to date for the flood sufferers in Washington aggregates about ,000, THE KANGAROO PUMPKIN. Frank T. Emerson, of Omaba, who repre- sents the state of Nebraska at the seedmen’s convention here, told his associates to-da that he is propagating a new variety pumpkin, © says that Nebraska soil is so fertile thut pumpkins cannot be raised on®it. The reason is that the vines grow so fast that the heavy pumpkios are dragged over the ground by she growing vines until thoy are worn out entirely. The new variety is called the Kangaroo pumpkin, and.dnstead of being dragged it jumps along over the ground and uttains its full size instead of being worn out. NEW NEBEASKA POSTMASTERS, The following fourth class postmasters were appointed to-day: Arcadia, Valley county, Mrs. I Revnolds; Blooiniton, Franklin county, W. T. Britton; Burr, Otoé county, M. Burstler; Cushing, Howard county, R. G, Grubbs; Dawson, Richardson county, E. W. Buser; Elyra; Valley county, James E. Brown; Gretna, Sarpy county, J. R. Wilson; Rock Bluffs, Cass county, A. J Grunes; Shubert, Richardson county. J. McCreary ; Sterling, Johuson county, Valen- ¢ Zink; Valparaiso, Saunders county, M. H. Grifin; Virginia, Gage county, W. E. Burber, 10WA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, line, Appanvose county, John Griggs; Peiro, Woodbury county, Danpiel Griffen: Washington Mills, Dubugue county, Paul Meiste Yorktown, Fage county, Stephen Payto; ¥ MISCELLA NEOUS, g Edward J. Beach, of Dubugue, is at the St, awmcs, l Tue sccretary of the treasury bas pro- moted William Richards, of Jowa, to be as sistant chief of the miscellancous division, vice G. B. Albright, of New ¥Yorx, reduced. By direction of the aotihg secretary of war, Sergeant John N\I\LK, Company B, Eigeth infantry, now with his company at Fort Niobrara, Neb,, has been placed upon the retired list in conformity with law. Perry S, Hearn, —— 18 IT SERI10UsS? A Cablegram From Hayti Creates Ex- citement in Washington. ‘WasniNarox, June 1%.—Some. excitement ‘was manifested at the state and navy depart- ments upon the receipt of a cablegram from Commander Keliogg at Hayti. Secretary Tracy immediately communicated the in- formation to Secretary Blaine. who carried the news to the president. Every one con- nected with the state and navy departments who is in a position to know the contents of the cablegram refuses to say anything about it, except one official, who complained that the sender aid not appear know much about the situation, Nevertheless, it was generally believed at the departments that the news from Hayti is not reassuripg, and it was cur- rently reported that Captain O'Kane had been ordered to sail immediately for the seat of trouble with the Boston, whicn has just been refitted at New York. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, June 12.—[Special Telegram toTne Ber.]—Pensions granted Nebraskans : Orignal invalid—Ira McCallister, Michael C. Rider, William Callen, Lafayette Shipley, imon Feary, John M. Breeden, Increase- Daniel Peer, Jacob Row. Reissue and in- creaso— Edwin C. Parkinson. Pensions allowed lowans: Original inva- lid—Moses D. Rheinhart, deccased; Peter Beaver, William Washkow, Daniel Davis, Samuel Kenny, Perry Mack, James Wash- burn, Walter S. Johnson, John Ritland, Ebenezer Belsinger, Jobn Hardwisk. Re- atoration and increase—Peter J. Swindberg, Frederick A. Belknap. Incrense —George W. Holshouser, Walker W. Brown, George L. Gregory, Constantin Hinkel, DeWitt C. Cram, Adolph Klein. Original widows, etc. —Sarah E. Baird, former widow of William R. Workman. General Meigs' Suggestion. WasnINGTON, June 12.—General Meigs, architect of the pension building, has ad- dressed a letter to the commissioner of pen- sions suggesting that the flags borne in battle by the soldiers of the United States, and those captured by them in the war, be hung around the walls of the pension office building. He says that the intent of congrsse regarding the captured flags is that they shall be displuyed in some proper public place. Tbe commissioner has replied to General Meigs that ho will readily assist him in this project if the pemsion building be made waterproof. The roof of the building leaks badly in several places. pan e A SOP 10 CERBERUS, Trying to Get Around the Chicago-St. Paul Freight Cat. CuicaGo, June 12.—|Special Telegram to Tne Beg,]—The break in the Chicago-St. Paul rates is apparently no nearer settled than before. Aftera strong session of the Western Freight association this morning it was decided to postpone consideration of th reduction in local rates until to-morrow af- ternoon, pending an answer to a proposition made to the lake lines for an advance in through rates to the old hasis. It was given out on thequict that the prop- osition was made to the lake lines only to i time, no one believing it would be ac- cepted. It was that the lake lines should take 6 per cent of the entire through busi- ness; that the through rates be advanced to the old figure, and that no differentials be given any one, The trouble with this propo- sition is that there can be 10 guarautec of the agreed division of trafiie. i A MINE CAVE, The Earth Settles Under a Street in Wilkesbarre, Pa. WILKESBARRE, Pa., June 12.—A d trous cave in took place here late this afternoon. ‘The Hollenbeck and Hellman vein mines are situated under a thickly settled portion of the city. They are a thousand feet deep,and for yi past no coal was supposed to be mined in that portion of it underlying the city, for fear the carth would sink. ~ Atd o'clock a crash came and one of the principal thoroughfares of the city was filled with crevices from which gas escaped in huge volumes. The owners of houses are greatly alarmed. The men in the mines had all they could do te save their lives. Some of the mules were killed, Eight hundred men and boys are thrown out of work. The mine owners’ loss will be over §100,000, and the 10ss to property owners on the surface will be double that amount. e s An Unwelcome Return, Sr. Josern, June 12.—|Special Telegram to Tue BEE. |—A very intercsting divorce case is on the docket of the circuit court this term. Laura Cross sues Joseph Cross. Sev- eral years ago the plaintiff was married to the defendant; they lived together for some time, when Cross took @ notion to leave the city. He did leave, and his loss was mourned by Mrs, Cross for three years, when she came to the conclusion that he was dead, und having a suitor for her hand, by the name of Worrell, on Frederick avenue, she -marricd him. Things went along all right in the Wor- rell household up to ubout two months ago, when one day the long forgotten, and sup: vosed to be dead, Cross walked into the Wor- rell house, alive and ready to take posaession of his wife, who had. been usurped by a stranger. The wife wasu't willing to go, as she seemed to be morejinfatuated with her new husband than her old, but not to be out- done he swore out a warrant for the arrcst of his wife and Worrell, charging them with adultery. The case came up, buv the com- plainant failed to uppenr and’ the case was wismissed. To geteven, Mrs, Cross insti- tuted a suit for divorce on the grounds ot de- sertion, and as soon as she gels it she will re-marry Worrell, e A Newspaper Change. St. Joserw, Mo., June 18 —[Special Tele- gram to Tug Beg.|—Major. John S. Bittin- ger, of St, Josepb, to-day, purchased the entire stock of the Daily. Id, the morning republican organ, and will assume cditorial control nex t Monday, was editor and half owner of the same| paper for several years, ending in 1878, and from 1881 to 1885 was managing cditor of the Kausas City Journal. He is one of the best known publicans i the state, anfl one of the oldest newspaper men in the west. There will be no changes in the staff. e SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Minnesota proboses to get ahead of the twine trust by setting her convicts to work on that artic Michigan dedicated hermonuments on the battle field of Giettysburg, yesterday. Four boys and a horso were killed by a train at Canton, O., yesterday. - Trying For a Committee, CuicaGo, June 12,—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber,|—The general managers of the Iuter-State Commerce Railway assoclation struggled all of to-day in a vain attempt to complete its executive board. Chairmen Miagley, Faithorn, Abbott and Finley were voted for, but it was found impossible to unite on two of them. The Od Directors Re-zlected. MILWAUKEE, Jung 12, —At a meeting of the stockholders of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western railway company to-day the old board of dircctors were re-glected, - The Bell Pelephone Dividend. BostoN, June 12-The directors of the American Bell Telephone gompany to-day declared a regular dividend of & per sbare wid au extra dividend of 39 per suare. A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. Issued to Alexander Sullivan By Judge Tuley. REVIEWING ALL THE EVIDENCE. The Judge Will Carefully Consider the Testimony Taken Before the Coroner's Jury-Maroncy and McDonald. A Special Grand Jury Impaneled. Cnicaco, June 12.—The special grand jury to deal with the Cronin case was impaneled this morning in Judge Shepard’s court. In addressing the jury Judge Shepard said he expected & full, exhaustive, impartial inves- tigation of jthe murder of Dr. Cronin, The entire resources of the county, he said, would be at the disposal of the jury, and wit- nesses who would not testify should be made to do so. The grand jury had it in its power to do so. Tuere are only two Trishmen on the panel-W. J. Quan, a well-known wholesale grocer, ana O'Nell, ex-county commissioner, The special venire for a jury was returnod into court by Sheriff Matson in person. Ho stated that he chose the jurors by turné ing to the business part of the directory and selecting the names of men well known n- particular branches of business, with speciai care that no one should be drawn who enl tertained |\ro‘udlccs foror against the Clan- na-Gael. Judge Shevard appointed John P, Claugh foreman of the jury, precautions were taken to keep the @proceedings secret, although the ury went over the old ground and eard witnesses who had already told what they knew at the coroner’s inquest. After the jury had organized they listened to the story of Lieutenant Schuttler, who told what he knew of the Carlson cottage. Subpenas were served on Dr. Cronin's friends, Saloon Keeper Conklin and wife; the two Car! father and son; James Mullin, manager of Revell & Co.; B. G. Throckmorton, clerk for Knight & Marshall, real estate agont alesman, W. P. Hat field, of Revell & Co.; M. B, McHale, car- pet layer for Revell & Co.; Joseph Cronin, brother of Dr. Cronib, and Justice Mahoney, Tho greatest of Lake _View. Mr. Throckmorton told of the renting of tho flat ut West Clark street by *J. B. Simmons,” It took ten minutes for Mr, Hatfleld to re- late all about the purchase of the furniture at Revell’'s. He came down i fifteen minutes, Justice Mahoney then entered the room and stayed for two hours, all the other witnesses being presently sent home. The magistrate was very hard about the contract P O, Sullivan bad made with Dr. Cronin. It is reported he was charged with having guilty knowledge of that contract; with at- tempting to suppress a part of the truth about the so-called Washiugton literary soci- ety; with being a bitter hater of the doctor, and with attempting to shicld his supposed murderers. Mahone, ter a long examina- tion, emerged inavery much excited and trembling ¢ondition, and the grand jury,ad- ourned until to-morrow. Alexander Sullivan dechred to see any callers this morning excent his law partuers, None of the horde of curios who on one pretext or another, gained admittance to the cage, were able to get a glimpse of him, he quietly foiliug all such efforts by re- maining &t the fur end of the cell, just out of reach of the mamy pairs of eycs strained in his direction. Mo a friend who sent Sullivan a note from the jail oftice ex- pressing unshaken confidence in his muo- cence, the famous ex-president of the Irish Nationul league returned the followinz reply : “Iam very grateful for your kind wor Time and the truth wiil justify you in their use. Sincerely, ALEXANDER SULLIVAN.” This afternoon Sullivan made application by attorney, returnable atd o'clock, for writ of habeas corpus. It asserts the verdic of the corouer’s jury is insufiicient for his commitment bail. That though u large amount of extra judicial evidence was taken Dby the corouer, no testimony sufiicient 1o jus- tify his iucarceration was produced, and his imprisonment is the result of passion and prejudice. He declares he is entirely inno- cent of any connection with Cronin’s death After histening to the petition Judge Tule issued the writ as prayed, returnable at 4 p, m. The judge announced that he would read the testimony taken before the coron jury in the Cronin murder case, and decide whether or not there was enough evidence to hold Alexander Sullivan without bail. He will announce his decision Friday forenoon at 10 o'clock. A very strong chain of circumstantial evi- dence has been wound about John J. Maroney, one of the men under arrest in New York under suspicion of being con- nected with the murder of Dr. Cronin. The story as given by the uuthoritics is us fol- lows: Photograpls were procurced of Maroney and McDonald, the other man arrested at the same time in New York. These wero mixed withs num- ber of others and shown first to Sulesman Hatfield, of Revell & Co., who sold the fur- niture subsequently found in the Carlson cot- tage in Lake View, in which Dr. Cronin was murdered, Hatfield, without hesitation, picked out Maroney’s portrait as that of the man to whom he sold the furniture, The pictures were then shown to Throckmorton, the real estate agent who rented the rooms on Clark street_opposite Cronin’s office, to which the furniture was first carted f Revell’s. Throckmorton picked out the pi ture of Maroney as_the man to whom ho rented the rooms. Once more the pictures were shuffled, and this time they were shown to Expressman _Martenson, carted the furniture from the Clark street rooms to the Carlson cottage in Lake View, where Cronin was murdered. The result the same. Maroney’s picture was again sclceted, this time as the man who had hired the furniture moved. Neither of these persons knew what had beey done by the other. In each of these cases the man gave his name as J. 13 be scen cojenize named Simmons. It now remains to whether or not the Carlsons will r nim as one of the aileged brother: Williams who rented the cottage, Chief Hubbard said later he understood that Maroney’s picture hud been to Mrs, Conklin, and that she had r nd it as that of the man who drove Dr. away. Requisition puvers were secured f Governor Fifer, and at 10 o'clock this morn- ing o Pinkerton detective started for New York with them. Luke Dillon has Maroncy's signature on the McCoy botel register in_lus possession. The signature is “W. L. Mel- ville,” and the clerk identifics the picture of Maroney as that of Melyille, There 1s somo thing ‘more startling in the signature, Tho *i's,” *s's" und “I's" i Melville are similar in shape to those in the letter to the Carlsons from *'F. W.,” onc of tha Will- inms brothers who hired the cottage. Luke Dillon left for Philadelpliia this af- ternoon, **My business has been neglected,” he said, “but T shall be back in a fow days and expect to work harder than cver in bringing the murderers to justice. [ have not a particle of doubt that they will be all convicted.” He said that the cousure by the coroner’s jury will hurt (i el but that that body will be reorganized pnd its effect neutralized by climmating sowe of the at present objectionable features, Arraigned in Court. New Youk, June 12 —Maroney and and McDonald, the two ECronin sus- pects arrested yesterday, were arraigned in court to-day and remanded without bail to await the arrival of Chicago detectives. After peing arrdigned and jremanded both men talked to the reporter. McDonuld said he cume here from Philadelphia four years ago and bas never been ou’, of the city since, and has not traveled five wiles on & railroad since that time. For the past thirteen wmonths he has been employed in a black smith shop on First avenue. Referriag 1o the statement in the morning that he had been in Indiana, McDonald sald that such was not the case. He never been in that state. The only time he ever met Dillon was on the 1st of May last. He veyer said a word to Dillon about Dr. Crouiz, Marouey said that he Orsp became ae quainted with Dillon in Philadelphia years ago. Ho belioved the charge against Mc Donald and himself had been brought 8o as 10 make a scandal for the friends of Sulli- van. He had known Dillon when he was an obscure slipper maker, and had seon him o up from that until he had secured enough power to be able to order the arrest of a man in Timbuctoo or China, 8o long as he was a Sullivan man, In regard to McDonald, Maroney said he had been acquainted with him for some time. Whilo they were not enemies, they were not partioularly friendly As to the charge of murder, both denied any knowledge of it. Requisition Papers Greanted. SrriverieLn, June 12.—Before midnight, to-night, 1t is likely that John Maroney and Charles McDonald, of New York City, will bein the hands of the Chicago ofilcials. Last night requisition papers were secretly issued by the governor to Thomas Farrell, a revresentative of States-Attorney Longe- necker, for the arrest of Maroney and Me- Donald for complicity in the Cronin murder. The matter was zealously guarded until this afternoon, when the ofticials in the governor's office admitted to the Associated press repre- sentative that the requisition had really been granted and that Farrell had left for the east last night. ————— MRS, MAY BRICK IN COURT. The American Accused of Poisoning Her Engiish Husband. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.] Liverroor, June 12,—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Bee. |—A rine hours' sitting to-day of the county justices. before whom Mrs. Maybrick made her first appear- ance in public on the charge of having done her late husband to death by arsenical pois- oning, has served to exhaust only half of the evidence, in the long chain of facts. The ex- citement around the new county sessions house. Islington, where the magisterial in- vestigation was opened, and will be contin- uea to-morrow, has been strung to the high- est piteh. At 10 oclock the presiding magis- trates took their seats. The court was already filled with persons professionally e gaged or interested in the case, The ju gallery was occupied by fashionably dressed ladies, whiist the pubiic gallery contained a mixed aundience of the respectable class. Superintendent Bryning conducts the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner has the advantage of Mr. Hickford’s counsel, who is the leading juniorat the bar in this city, Mr. A. Brierly, cotton broker, whose in- timacy with the wife of the deceased gentleman has brought him into unpleasant, prominence, was not represented by counsel, as before the coroner, nor did he put in an appearance, Another much nterested per- son, however, has retained as counsel Mr. Edgecomb,on behalf of Baroness Von Rogue, mother of the accused lady. The court was hushed when, in response to the command of Superintendent Bryning, Mrs. Maybrick was brought into the dock from below. She approached the dock rail with a firm step and head erect. Sheis a slightly built person, of medium height; and, according to popular report, is good lookine, having light goldea hair. She was shrouded from head to foot in a heavy black cape and nothing but the chin of the prisoner was visi- ble to the court. Her widow's veil, which she never once lifted, comvpletely hid the upper part of her tace. A comfortable- looking arm chmr was provided, and into this she scttled down, her head reclining, unmoved, on the upholstery, while Superintendent unfolded, assed w Bryning in a succinet, concise and unbi- the whole scrics of startling facts already disclosed before Coroner Cross. The examination of the witnesses was di- rected to show that the deccased took nerve tonics containing arsenic, but the only new fact elicited was thav Brierly paid a London hotel bill of £2 138 6d. The court adjourned till to-morrow. AMERICAN CIVIL & NEERS, The Party of Two Hundred Who ave Doing Bogland, (Copyright 1389 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoy, June 12 New York Herald Cab) pecial to Tne Bee.]—The party of two hundred American civil engineers; rep- resenting the greatest engineering industry in the United States, arrived in London to- All of them were delighted with the reception already accorded them in the north d south, they had enjoyed during the Whitsuntide recess, and they all looked for- ward with cager expectancy to the long roll of entertainments, dinners, receptions and inspections they are to go through in and around the metropolis. The reception rooms of the Institute of Civil Engineers, at Westmmster, were crowded all day with anever varying stream of guests, who came in to register their ad- dress and secure mails from the country over the sca, whero they belonged. The members of the party who had come over by the City of Richmond, were espec ally amused by the big collection of in- stantancous photos, which had been taken on hoard by ome of their number, George Wecks, and which were scattered over the table of the outer reception room in bundles in great variety and endless profusion. They were from an instantancous machine and were taken surreptitiously and otherwise; those of the former class, it need not be s xcited the most amusement, for even are funny things 1o dissipate on ship board. the ennui of life Yesterday's gatbering, however, was purely informal affair and the rogular round of sightsecing and receptions does not begin until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning, after which hour, all their time will be oceu- pied responding to invitations, until the 20th inst., when the party leaves for Paris. - STANLEY HEARD FROM, A Lavge Number of His Men Dead From Discase and Famine. Zaxzinan, June 12.—A letter received here from Urari, on the southwestern shore of Victoria Nyanze, dated December 2, reports the arrival there of Stanley with a number of iuvalid members of bis force. The letter says Stauloy has sustained heavy losses, o laige number of his men having” died from discase and faminc. The explorer had re joined and left Binin Pasha_at Unyara, on the northwestern shore of the luke. -~ Bank Failure in Dakota, MixxEAroLIS, June 12.—The Journal's Wahpeton, Dak., special says the Bank of Wahpeton assigned this morning. There has been a heavy run on the bauk. Ahe assets and labilitics are unknown, Millers Ask a Favor, MinwavkEe, Juse 12, —At the session fof the National Millevs' association this worn- ing a resolution was adopted usking I’resi dent Harrison to anpoint George Bain, of St Louis, consul at Glasgow. B Two Murderers Lynched, i woon, Tenn., June 12.—Last night a mob Lroke into the jail and ook Lloyd and { Keynolde, double murderers, and hanged ‘ hei 19 @ bree near by, D nger Dying. ! Hob Yo S7. Pave, Juve 12,—|Special Telegram to Tae ¥ ~Boh Youuger, the nolorious out law, is dyiog el the Bullwatcr pewitentiary. [A SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS Fearful Wreck of a Sunday Schoo Exoursion in Ireland. OVER SEVENTY CHILDREN KILLED Armagh Suspends All Bu Her incss and ‘cople Mourn For the Little Ones Who Are Gone. The Railroad Oficials Arrested. Dunriy, June 12.—A train contuining 1,200 porsons from Armagh, composed of Metho- dist Sunday school scholars, their toachers and relatives, was wrecked noar that place. It was first reported that fifty children wero Killed, but later dispatches show the accident was far more serious. Seventy bodies have been taken from the wreck, and there are others buried under the debris, Over one hundred passengers were injured. Tho people wero going on an excursion to Warren Point. The following particulars were received in regard to the aceident to the excursion traj Tho excursion party loft Armagh, this morn- ing, in two trains, The accident occurred at apoint whero tho trams had to ascend a grade on a bank fifty-five feet high, The first train wsconded the grade without trouble. The second section attempted to ascend, but the weight proved too much for the engine. Several cars were detached and were allowed to run back toward the level track, but before they reached it they came 'in collision with the train from Armagh which was proceeding at a ood rate of speed. The cxcursion cars were completely wrecked. Hart's volun- teers were soon at hand and the dead and wounded were taken from the wreck and carried down the bank. Medical aid was called and a special traw from Belfast brought to the scene twenty surgeons from that city and a nuniber of medical men from other places. The disaster is unparalleled in the railroad history of Irclund. All the shops in Armagh were closed this afternoon and the people are in goneral mourning. The engineer, fireman and guard of the train and the traffic managers and clorks were sum- moned before o magistrate and woro re- manded on a charge of bewng responsible for ho accident. Tho snricks of the children were horrible. Many were mangled beyond _recognition, Mhere is searcely a family in_Armagh thas has not some one dead, and _in_many cases whole families were killed. Before starting on the fatal excursion the chilaren paraded through the strects of Armagh with flags and banners, and the town folks turned ont ulmost en masse to wish them a_happy holiday. The train consisted of fifteen carringes. The bulk of the children wero in the front portion of the in, Ouly about a dozen children were The majority of the vietims were about’ twenty They were in the last car s complotely smashed. All the bodics have now been taken from the wreck. The total killed is seventy-two, of which sixty-four have been identificd. ‘The number of the injured is about one-third of the entire number of pas) sene Many of these are cortain to sue- cutub to the effcets of their injurics, WESTERN PACKING INTERESTS Hogs Marketed Quite Liberally the Past Week. Crseiwsaty, June 12.—[Spocial Telegram to Tue Bek]—Tomorrow's Price-Current will say: Hogs have been marketed quite iiberally the past weck in the west, the ag- gregate number somewhat exceeding the pre- vuiling expectatious. The packing reports show a total of for tie week, against 55,000 the preceding week, and 215,000 the corresponding weel last year, making a total 01 3,000,000 since March 1, against 2,545,000 & year ago. Place Chicavo. .. Kansas Clvy. Omaha St Louis Milwaukes. ., 16,000 i Jodur Rupids 95000, 81,000 Cleve ELON| 54000 5 !:14.@1!\ 70,000 SALT LAKE O©ITY. telief For Johnstown—Oflicial Ape pointments—-Omaha Personai SaLt Lake Crry, June 12.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—About $8,000 was real- ized by a concert the tabernaclo last night, One-fourth will o 1o Seattle, the balance to Johnstown. The appointment of Hoyt Sherman as re- ceiver of public moneys gives general satis- faction. The apvointment of a New Hamp- shive man us register of the land ofiice is con- siderable of a surprise, as Utah had quite a number of prominent candidates. J. D. Pono and wife, H. Bevder, C. H, Brainard, C. 15, Eversoll and wife, ¥. B, Gilmore, N. I, Lecce, Frank Mitchell, all ot Omaha; A, C. Thompson, Counc 3 Dr. J. M. Peck, Davenport, In.; F. Malone and 1. A, Oswald, Lincoln'are in the city. @ - Sioux Falls University. Srovx FaLis, Dak., June 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur B Phe sixth annual com- mencement of the Sioux Falls universi ty is 1n progress this week. This institution 18 the denominational school for the Baptists of South Dakota, ‘This hus been class day, and to-night occurred the speaking for the Morse prize at the Congregational church. There were seven contestants, four of whom were young tadies, The prize was won by Ilarle V. Pierce. Hrice Succeeds Barnum, New Yonk, June 1 ‘alvin 8. Brice has been elected chairman of the democratic national committ Shortly after noon the commntiee was called to “order. After ad- dresses upon the deaths of William H. Bar- num and Captain W, Dawson, resolutions of regret were adopted and Hrice was unani- mously elected chairman, Auv 3 o'clock the committee w.s still in session behind closed dooxs. — - Korest Fires In Minnesota. ‘f'wo Haunons, Minn, June 12.—Forest fires have been raging with renewed activity all day,along the Iron Range railread, in every direction, ‘Ihis city is surrounded by clouds of smoke, The latest report from , Miun,, says the most destructive fire of the keason is raging there, and from twelve to fifteen buildings have been destroyed, aund much damage doue Lo railroad property. e ‘The Lutheran Synod, Rouk IsLanp, June 12.—The Augustana Lutheran synod resumed its session at Rocl Island this morning. The new constitution recommended for udoption last year came up, and after a heated discussion an informal ballot was taken. It was voted down by n decided majority. The new college building was dedicated in the afternoon, e Nine Men Fall From a Scaffold, Cuicao, June 12.--A large scaffold thirty foet high, that huad been carelessly erectod al the new power house which the West Side cable street railway is building at the corner. of Rockwell aud Madison strects, fell in with a crash this afternoon and Luried nind workmen in the ruir No oue was lajled outright, but some will probubly die, Bucket Shops Clos, New Youk, June 12,—The bucket shops on Main street and Broaaway suspended bus- iness as soou as it was learncd the measuro woblbiting thelr operations bad becowo s aw.