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

. expect our uction will greatl E OMAHA DAIiLy BEE ONLY ONE MORE WITNESS. The Oronin Prosecution Will Pre- sent Its Last Man Saturday. INTERRUPTED BY A DECISION, Judge McConnell Holds That the Btate Can Not Go Into the Past History of the Clan-nas Gael Society, Knocked Out by the Conrt. C10460, Nov. 18.—At the opening of the Cronin trial this morning Judge McConnell ennounced his decision on the question of going into tho past history of the Clan-na- Gael. The question was brought up by the examination yesterday of ex-Policeman Brown, an ex-member of that organization, @8 1o whether or not he heard tho charges against Dr. Cronin in 1385, The state attor- ney explained that he proposed to show this was the fact, that Dan Coughlin was a mem- ber of the trial committee, and that Dr. Cronin was expelled from the organization. The court announced thqg opinlon that the evidence sought. to be elicited from Oficer Brown on the point named was incompetent, and ruled it out. This decision rendered any further at- tempt to examine OfMicer Brown futile, and Ofticer McKinnon, of Winnipeg, who was on the stand yosterday, was recalled, He testi- fied that Burke told him he had assumed the name of J. W. Cooper because two men wero watching him. The cross-examinution of this witness, which was postponed yesterday at the requostof the defense, was then begun. After some unimportant wituesses were examined, tho boards cut from the floor of the Carlson cottage were offcred aud ad- mitted in evidence in spite of the objection of the defenso, Frank Enfielfh, signal service ofiicer hera, way called to the stand and testitied that from midnight of May 3 to midnight of May 4 the sky was cloudless. When the exsmin- ation of this witness was finished the stato attorney asked for an adjournment until 2 o'clock this afternoon in order that the pros- ecution might consult us Lo whether or not they will continue the line of evidence in view ot the court’s decision this morning, Adjournment was taken and it is generally believed that the evidence for the prosecu- tion is all in. ‘When the court convened at 2 o'clock the state's attorney announced that only one more witness would be exumined on behalf of tne state. The court then adjourned until Saturday morning, s the wituess was not here now, Ihe: Cronin jury was taken to tne Grand opera house this evening as a diversion from the tediousness of the trial. e et THE W. O, Mrs. Foster's Adherents Will Start a New Union. Curcago, Nov. 13.—At 8 meeting of the exccutive board of the Women's Christian Temperance union to-day, at which Miss Willard presided, the boit of the Iowa dele- gation was discussed. Mrs. L. D. Carhart, of Marion, la, who had been opposed to Mrs. Foster, was installed a provisional member in place of the bolter, and will be in charge until the new election is held. The board udopted a plan of reorganization for Towa. About fifty ladies, delegates to the nu- tional convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance union, held a meeting at the Palmer house this morning in response to a call 1ssued by Mrs. Watson, of Pittsburg, ‘The object of the meeting wus to organize a new temperance society according to tho ideas advauced by Mrs. Foster and others in opposition to the ideas of Miss Willard and ber followers, A provincial commities of seven wus chosen to prepare an address w the country und to perfect a plan of organi zation. Miss Phinney, of Cieveland, was selected as chairman, it being impossivle for Mrs, Foster to accept the position, owing 1o the large amount of work on her hands, 8ho will give the movement hor most cor- dial support in all directions. 1 he committee will probably not issue its address for several weeks, and after iv has ‘been issued a call will be made for a.nationul convention. A local paper says to-night that the bolt of the Iowaus and the new movement created consideruble discussion about the headquerters of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, It was plain, it say from the expressions used thut the deleyates 1o the convention were sorry enough that },hu d'rouhla had reached the couclusion that b did. The vote on Miss Willard's re-election does not express the feeling of many ou the subject of partisunship and non-partianship, and it is not unlikely that Mrs, Foster may Ee'. in time quite a following from ladies who nve previously followed Miss Willard's fortunes and ideas. The split, however, will not come until Mrs. Foster's followers are thoroughly organized and their principles declared. - What Mra, Ioster Savs. Omeaao, Nov. 18,—Mrs, J. Ellen Foster, speaking this evening of the witndrawal of the Iowa delegation from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention last night, said the members deeply re grevted being compelled to take such a course, but none other was lert open to them. They are still constitutionally an suxiliary to the national union aud must remain 80 until the pext aonual mooting of the lowa society. The committee to-day appointed by the non- purtisan women will bogin aggressive work 8y onve, They will make no war upon tho old society and wish it success in its muny lies of christisn work. There aro, however, large numbers of women who wish to do legitimate temperance work and will ot consent to the mortgage of their political ueuce, ‘*Hundreds of ministers who can- not give thelr support 1o & party Organi: tion have urged® us to the step we have taken,"” added Mrs. Foster. ‘'For wmyself, I modify the tisan course of the national union. The es of partisanship and non-partissnsbip ing deflnitely drawn, will force many ‘wowen to tbink arn.lonlly and to come w0 logical conclusions,” An ther suir, CuicAco, Nov, 18.—D, Mary Weeks Bur- tt to-day sued Mrs, . M. Barker, of tne ‘Women's Christiau Temperance union, for $25,000, It is the outgrowth of the same ntter which prompted Lhe suitagainst Miss Wmm last week. A Visit to Miss Willard's Mother. Cn1oa6o, Nov, 18.—~To-day the Milwaukee & St Paul extended an 1nvitation to the members of the Woman's Christian ‘Temper- #uce union and their friends to visi% Evans- ton, the howe of the mother of Miss Wil- lard, ‘who is now eighty-five years old. Miss Willard was unable to atiend, owing to pressing business connected with the closing of the present congress. The delegation, Bowever, and their frie; were on hand % 700 of them shook hands with the old 3 e r—— Union. —The Parls correspond- ot of the Duly News says the Guatemalhan manister, in an interview to-day, stated that the draft of the protocol for the federal lon of Guatemala, San Salvador, Hoo- uras, Nicaragua and Costo Rica will bo signed, but it requires the ratification of the congresses of the live countries, e st The Result of 8 County Seat War. ‘Wicmira, Kan,, Nov. 13.-John Jackson was arrested this morniug by two United Btates marshals as one of the twenty-nine who 1 July 1888, murdered Shenfl &'fi and posse, of Steveus county, gin v 'H YEAR. No-Man’s land. Seventeen more of the gang are now in Stevons connty and the authori- ties these captured them all this afternoon. The murder created intense _excitement throughout the western part of the state at the time and grow out of the Hugotin- Woodsdale county seat - THE PAN-AMERICANS, End of the Most Extensive Trip Ever Made By One Train. Puitavereiia, Nov, 1 The Pan-Amer-~ ican delegates loft here at 11 this morning for Washington by way of Harrisbure. WasnixatoN, Nov. 13.—Just forty-two days after the morning of October 8, when the special train bearing the mternational American excursion party pulled out of the station in Washington, the same train, headed by the locomotive which had drawn it nearly six thonsand miles. rolled triumph- antly into the capital city and drew up to the station, having successfully completed the most interesting, and- from a railroad standpoint, the most extensive trip ever un- dertaken by one train, How the excursion has resulted in furthering the objects which the American conference was called to at- tain has been eloquently told by the dele- gates themselvos through the medium of the Associated press. Pt SR Smokelrss Powder. Wasmiveroy, Nov. 13.—The subject of smokeless powder for military uses occupies considerable space in the aunual report of Brigadier General Benet, chief of ordnance. He says in part: *‘No American has as yet submitted for trial a smokeless powder, and experiments with compressed powders have shown the same eccentricity ns developed abroad. tend- ing to destroy confidence in the final pro- duction of a rerviceablo compressed powder cartridge. There is reason to believa from the application made to an_ofticer of the ordnance department more than ten years ugo, that the smokeless powder originated in America to be brought o the attention of the worla in foreigu countries, : ‘In view of the present status of the pow- der question, it is not deemed expedient to produce a small calibre riflo for compressed powder cartridees. Such a rifle, however excellent in itsel vould be inferior to foreign arms using smokeless powder aud consequently unsatisfactory to the army and the country at large. It is believed, ‘how- ever, that all the clements entering iuto the problem, except the powder, are ready for use the moment this powder'is obtained.’* Killed for a Cigarette, Sr. PAUL, Minn,, Nov. 13,—[Special Tele- gram to Tne DBge.|—James Simpson lies dying from a knifo wound at his home on West Third street. He asked William E. Havestick, a Maria avenue merchant, for @& cigarette. The lat- ter rofused to give it to him, wherounon Simpson went behind the counter and nelped himself. This excited Havestick's ire, and he scized Simpson by the coat collar, threw him 1to the street, and kicked him. Simpson arose and was about to light the cigarette when Havestick again interfered, blew out the match, knocked the cigaretto from Simpson's mouth, and then deliberately drew a pocket, knife and stabbed him in the back, the blade inflicting a mortul wound 1o the lefv lung, —— A Row at a Prize Fi¥bt, New York, Nov. 13.—A lively mill of eleven rounds with skin gloves was fought this morning at an east side resort between Charley Judge, of this city, and Joo Fow- ler, ex-featherweight champion of Eng- land, In the -first five rounds Judge punched his onponent all over the ring, but after that the Englishman gained strongth aud began pounding Judge, In tho eleventh round he landed a terrific underhand cat on Judge, who at once claimed that his jawbone was broken. Judge's friends were in the majority and tried to keep him going, A terrific din ensued. Finally Steve Brody, the referee, decided the match o draw, to prevent trouble. A row ensued and revolvers were drawn, but the pugunacions ones were finully subdued. Judgo was padly punished. R A British Schooner Secized, New OnLeAxs, Nov. 13—t is reported that the British schooner Peurl, of Nova Scotia, was svized by a Colombian steamer for truding on the San I3las coast und taken to Carthagena. This 18 the first seizure ever made under the nctof fifty yeurs standing making the coast of Colombia dutiable to all foreizn ves- sels envaged in tradwg. This will affect a large nuwber of schooners belonging in New York, Baltunore, etc., trading along the coast. ——— American Agricultural Colleges. WasniNGToy, Nov. 18.—At to-day’s ses- sion of the association of American Agricul- tural colleges and experiment, stations, reso- lutions were-adopted looking toward the co- operation of the stations and the department of agriculture in the testing of the varities of flax, hemp and jute, and of fibre muchin- ery. To-night Secretury Rusk entertained the delegates at his house, B “Of Americ." Dropped. ATDANTA, Nov. 13.—At to-day’s session of the Knights of Labor the words “Of Ameri- ca” were dropped from the name of the organization at the request of Assemuly 208, of Birmingham, Eng. Powderly’s address was submitted. Several minor bases in dis- pute were disposed of, Powderly addressed 8 publio meeting to-night. e e Black K s Trial Bessemer, Mich.,, Nov, 13.—In the Holz- bay trial to-day, after the opening address the taking of testimony began. The pris: oner was positively identified by several men who were in the stage that he robbed, and the relatives of the murdered man identified the articles found on Black Bart at the time of his capture, e Ex-Governor Furnas Presided. MiLwavkee, Nov. 18.—The seventh an- nual convention of the International Asso-. ciwion of Pairs ana Expositions began here to-day, ex-Governor Furnas, of Nebraska, m the ohair, Oonly routine business was attended to to-day, e Navional Building Associations. Cuicaco, Nov, 13, —The representatives of eighteen national building associations met here to-day to perfect the organization of a league of general building and loav associa- tions for the purpose of harmonizing their business inter: All But Foraker Electod, Corvmsus, O, Ngv. 18.—The ofiicial re- turns from ali the counties in the state bave been received, There is a plurality of forty- one for Lampran (rep) over Marquis (dem). With the exception of the governor all the republican ticket is elected, Al Rosesury, Ore., Nov, 18.—A lone high- waymun held up the Coos Bay stage to-day, cut open the letters and registered packagos, rifled them of their contents and handed them back to tho driver, thankiog him po- litely, e The Weather Forecnst. For Omaha and Viclnity—Fair weatber, For Nebraska acd lowa—Fair, preceded by light snow in northern lowa, colder, decidedly s0; northwesterly winds, For South 'Dakota—Fair, preceded by light snow, colder, northwesterly winds, e — Draggzed Down by a Broiber. Avsrerpay, N, Y, Nov. 18.—Ex-Mayor Jobu Carmichael, of this city, assigned to- day for the benefit of his creditors. This was the result of alaiug the assignors of bis brather Dauicl in makiog the latier's forged paper good. WESTERN UNION'S PROTEST, The Company Will Fight the Post- master General’s Order. GREEN ANSWERS WANAMAKER. The Doctor Characterizes the New Government Telegraph Rate as a Partial Confiscation of the Corporation’s Property. An Appeal to the Conrts. N Yorg, Nov. 13.—The following cor- respondence is made public to-day: New Yok, Nov. ~Hon. John Wana- maker, postmaster general, Washington, D. C.—Dear I hiave your favor of October 80, enclosing your official order of the same date, purporting to fix the rates for govern ment telegraph service for the fiscal year, ‘The order has had all the careful and de- liberate consideration that an official docu- ment from such a high sourco 18 entitled to receive, and after such consideration the members of the executive committes of the board. of directors have expressed them- selves unanimously in a preawble and reso- lutions, a copy of which I eaclose you here- with: Krom the fixed ratas of last year, which not remunerative, your present orders make an average cut of @ fraction over 40 per cent, On messages transmitted less than four hundred miles, which embraces the larger number of government messages, the reduction is 50 per cent, and on transconti- nontal messuges the reduction is from 50 to 20 cents each on the minimum message, or 60 per cent. On the signal service of thé war department, commonly known as the “wenthér reports,” the reduction is one- sixth, or something over 16 per cent. The statemeut upon which you presume that no questions ‘can arise as to the fairness of thess reductions is that, “the reduced rates hereby determined are pracucally the same as those upon which one of the divisions or departments of your company, as well as one of its principal com- petitors, trans.cted business for the public generally for®a considerable time.)” ‘Tne fact that the Mutual Union [elezraph com- pany, a small organization belonging to this company, did for a time meet the Baltimore & Obio Lelegraph company in sending mes- sages short distances and between a very few points at 10 cents is no evidenca that no 10s8 of money was involved. If those com- punies, as you premise, gave @ rute of 10 ceuts between all poiuts less than 400 miles distant trom each other, the Balti- more & Olio telegraph system would have been sold out by the Balli- more & Ohio railroad company as a bad investment long before it was sold and thatrate would have reduced the tariff of the Western Union Telegraph company below its actual exvenses in that importaut depart- ment of our business. . If the entire message business of this company for the fiscal year just ended had been sent at the rates named in your circular our total receipts from that source would havo been $4,000,000 less than the actual cost to us of trausacting that busi- ness, [f the messages sent by the govern- ment were equal in number for the several aistances, the rate named in youe circular would average 15 cects for the minimum message of ten body words, estimating ten worda free for address and signature, but as very much the greater number would be sent distances under 1,000 miles and at the lowest rate estabiished, it is probuble that an aver- age of 15 cents would allow for two or three additional body words in each message. 1f the whole 54,108,3.6 messages sent dur- ing the last fiscal year had puid us but an average of 15 cents, the aggregate revenue for transmitting messages would have been $3,110.245.90, Our totul expenses were $14,505,159.61. After deducting from ex- penses the amount paid other lines, the re- funded and uncollected items, the rental and operating expenses of our Atlantic and Cuba cables, the cost of maintaining leased wires and the rental for and expenses of the gold and stock and commercial news department, there are still left as expenditures strictly pertaining to the handling of messages, $12,118,501.17, which the entire revenue of the rates you name would lack over $4,000,000 of meeting, Even if the government messages were much longer thun I esumate and should yield (which is scarcely possible) nn average of 20 cents each and all our business were done ut that rate, there would still be a de- ficit of $3,000,000 in that department of our service. Commodore Vanderbilt once met the at- tack of a competing line of steamers by establishing a passenger rate of 10 cents be- tween New York and Albany. Nooody sup- posed that 10 cents was & remunerative rato for 80 long passage, but the moye proved effective, becauss it enabled the commodore to buy the competing line without paying a speculative price for it. Such a course is sometimes entailed by circumstunces on this company. Competing com- unies are sometimes built mnot for usiness profits, but to forca us to buy them or retire from the field. When such compe- tition occurs 1t1s a transient and isolated feature of our message business, To seize upon one such foature, and so f.r as your office 08 un umpire may control, to make that the basis of a rate to be charged on govern- ment business, seems to us not judicial, but viodictive, It is this view {uu hayo taken that we especially regret. We may seem to deserve reprehension, but the statute under which you are acting is judicial and penal. The award made anoualily by your predece: surs has some times subjected us to injustico, but we could ascribe o erroneous judgment the fixing of a rate designed to remunerate us for the service, but which in fact im- posed a loss upon . Wao have borne the loss in such cases without complaint, even yielding to the wish of the departments o huve the messages sent by them not con- fined to the definition of tuo statute, but to incluae all their ofticial business. Upon the preseat occasion a course is pursued which gives your high official sanction to an atti- tude towards us which we consider 80 unjust and so well calculated to operato prejudi- cially to our general telegraph business vhat we feel compelled to enter our earnest pro- test against it, ‘The further course you suggest of a board of arbitration is within what we have always proffered. We have stood ready always to supply to the wcumbent of your olice the fullest opportunity for search into the cost of our telegraphic business and to accept frecly his impartial judgment, If you prefer to delegate that judgment to & board, as you suggest, leaving the rates for this year 1o be governed by that result, we shall be glad to meet it, . Respecting the personal ioterviews re- ferred W in your letter, I regret that there was a misunderstanding g8 to -any positive engugement 1o see you again after our last couference, When we separated, you asked if you should see me again, 1 aunswered that 1 did nov know of any good that could come of further conference, but that if [ found time in the forenoon of the next day 1 would make you a short call. The next moraing I bad some business at our telegraph office und on returning to my hotel I learued that you bad called and expressed regrets at my being out. 1f 1 had then the least intimation that you intended tocall on me I should certainly have awaited your arrival, 1 have the bonor to remain, Very respectfully yours, NORVIN GREEN. President Western Union Telegraph com- pavy. Action of the executive committes Novbm ber 6, 1580, “Whereas, Ou the 20th day of June, 1889, the postmaster general of the United Stutes oficially announced (to all telegraph com- pavies thut under the provisions of the act of July 24, 1863, thay would be required to trausmit the official messages of the United States for a compensation of 1 mill for each word, without regard to distauce, & price which could in no sense be said Lo vompen- sate the service; and, “*Whereas, On the 30th of October, 1580, the postwaster general by public circular sev OMAHA. THURSDAY MOR forth as established under the provisions of anid act, materially bolow the necessary cost 10 this company and to others of transmitting the messagesof the United States; and, “Wheroas, This company is obiiged to consider the enforcement pf said rates as a confiscation of its property to that extent, and is advised that the obvious injustice under said actis remediable at lawy there- fore “Resolved, That this company will trans- mit us horetofore with due priority and dili- gence all telegrams between the several de- partments of the covernment and their officers and agents, but this company swill not take as final payment the rates above estab- lished vntil its rights in that regard have re- oecived such further consideration as it may be able to secure, and the president of this company is hereby directed o file a copy of this, our protest, with the heads of the several executive departments of the United States.” TROUBLE AT 'fll}‘;l‘ll’-}"fllfl. A Battle Imminent Betwoen the Sot- diers and Sqnaw Men. Prenge, S. D.,, Nov. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—The Fort Pierre Herald, which was received here to-night, contains & strong and earnest appeal. It says: “We are in a deplorable condition,” and goes on to state that a company of soldiers with bay- onets in hana, together with a number of squaw men and a band of redskius, have ar- rived on the ground. The Herald was printed in the evening, and this news, com- ing in this fashion, is startling to the peo- ple in this city, who were unawaro that matters haa come to such a pass, It is undoubtedly the outcome of the recent rumors frém the government headquarters of orders promulgated to put every settler off the reservation, as was the case'in settling Oklahoma, preparatory to gwing every ono an equul chance to cross over when the proclamation is issucd open- ing the land. s is the polcy of the government, as n Oklahoma, and the authorities will see that evory settler has a chance with his feilow 1o gevon first, Trouble has been expected on the mile square for weeks, and the people of Pierre are awaiting with in- tonse anxiety for news from the other side. A Dbig storm is Dblowing and uo means of knowing the true state of affairs are at hand, but judging from the copy of the Herald twhich arrived just before the storm commenced, things are truly in a deplorable condition, with the prospect that the troops now there bave iustructions to put every man and his family off at once. It 18 supposed that tho immediate cause ofthe trouble was the quarrels between the citizens of Fort Pierre and iutending set- tlers on one side and the kquaw men on the other. These quarrels were be- coming brutal and ruinous, and were caused by the avaricious greed of the squaw men and the intense hostility entertained by the settiers against them. The government authorivies have become disgusted with the state of affairs. and have, judging from the article in the Herald, ordered the whole outfit to clear, It is probable that there will be some loss of life, as the squaw mon are ‘a dangerous class, and, being backed up by their dusky redskin wives, will fight a_desperate battle, and the soldiers, too, will be loth to leave their homes, as many of them have lived on the reservation around Fort Pierre for many years suffering untold hardsbips in the hope that when the reservation wus thrown open their palus and suffering would be rewarded, and to thus have to leava their homes and lands just at the time thay, hoped for their reward, and especially at this time of the year. with no place to, go,and no means of subsistence, will have a ‘tendency to make them desperate and bitter. In case they are all driven over this yway the citizens of Pierra will ao all in their power to provide food and shelter for them, although it is probable there is bound to be much suffering. ettt e ENGUISH ARTISTS ANGRY, Very Much Dissatisfled With French Award of Medals, Conyright 18%9 by James Gordon Bennst, | LoxpoN, Nov. 13.—|New. York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bgs.] — Americans may be dissatisfied with the manner in which French juries have swarded medals and other decorations, but Eoghshmen are foam- ing at the mouth. In the first place, the picture on which Chelmonski, the Russian artist, was awarded his grand prize was painted and signed in the year 1575, so that it turns out to be altogether ineligible under the rules for competition. Home persons are clamoring in consequence’ for the with- drrwal of the prize, but, I be- lieve, with little chance of success. Again, Mr. Bartlett, the American sculptor, was awarded a grand prize for his clever work, a lanel setting forth that the prize awarded to it was publicly afixed, but to the disgust of a certain section of the artistic community the award has been withdrawn by the revis- ing jury. 1s not all this unseemly mismanagement sufficient to disgust even the French them- selves with their silly system of medal giv ngt the Death of an kx-Confederate. [Covyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennat.] Paris, Nov: 13.—| New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bme.]—Colonel Ambrose Dudley Mann, who was assistant secretary of stato under President Pierce, died at his residence at b Rue Cail to-day at the age of eighty-nine years. Mann was one of the Joint commission sent to Europe by Jefferson Davis in March, 1861, Lo secure recognition of the confederate states, Later on he was appointed commissioner to Belgium and car- ried a letter from President Davis w0 Pope Pius IX. Siuce the downfall of the confed- gracy Colonel Mann has been a voluntary exile, e A Match Arranged. (Copuright 1589 by James Gor don Bennett,] LoxpoN, Nov. 18.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tus Bpe.|—A marriage has been arranged betwéen Clarence Sin- clair, eldest son of. Sir J. G, Sinclair, of Thurso castle, Caitbness, and beir to the ex- tensive Ulster estates, mnd Miss Mabel Sands, eldest daugbter of the late Mahlow Sands, of New York. ] Aldal | ERE The Wild W Paris, [Copyright 1889 by James on Bennett. | Pauis, Nov. 13, —[New Herald Cuble —Special to Tne Bee.J—The Wild West show closed its Paris engagément this after noon. The American colony attended and shouted hoovla. The show will open at Lyons on Sunday, thence goes to Marseilles, Barcelona and Naples, e S Senator Evaris sails for Home, [Copyright 1589 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxvoy, Nov, 13—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Beg. |—Senator Kvarts his wife and grand daughter, wno have been doing Europe, sailed tor New York to-day on the City of Paris, Mr. Evarts, who is greatly improved in health, was entertained at a farewell dinner, at which Lord Chief Justice Coleridgo and Sir James Hanuen were present, Dildoiee o Ly Sixty Boulangists Held. Panis, Nov. 13.—~All but sixty of the 158 persons arrested for taking part in the at- tempted Boulungist demoustration in 'the Place de la Concord yesterday were released m':‘)'-h Among hose held was Anarchist als, To Fill Out Hart's To; Harusuura, Noy, 18,—Governor Beaver to-day appeinted William Ldesey treasurer for the ung 1 the L William 8, Hart, RN W 61 1ha Jmho 1 | | | state | )VEMBER 14 STIRRING UP THE SHORTS. Dodge County Supervisors Investi- gating Some Ex-Treasurers. A SCHOOL BOY WAR AT TEKAMAH Tha Beatrice City Council Passes a Modifisd Sunday Closing Ordi- nance—Plattsmouth Robbers Jailed—State News, er's Shortage. FuemoNt, Neb, Nov. 13.—|Special to Tur Bre. |—Aflter three months' work examining the books wnd records in the office of the Dodgoe county treasury the experts reported yesterday afternoon on the four years' ad- ministration of John Grunkranz, from 1570 101883, The report shows that the records during his two terms wore kept in o very loose manner, and the settlements between hun and the county commissioners were a farce. The report is presented to the board of supervisors now in session iu the snape of debit and credit errors and omissions. The former amount to $3,477.80 and_the latter to £3,445.72, leaviug the sum of £5,082.08 unac- counted for and due the county on the face of the records, kx-Treasurer unkranz, who has sinco removed to Seattle, Wash., came here a few days since and is still here to facilitate un adjustment of the discrepan- i ne matter was made a special order for 2 o'clock this afternoon. - Aflter considering the report of the exnerts all afternoon, item by item, and giving Mr. Grunkranz the benefit of his explanations and those of the ex-counly commissioners and allowing him all credits which appeared reasonable from these statements, a net bal- ance of $1,100 duo the county was shown, and by u vote of 10 to 6 was charged to him. Io is conceded by all that Grunkranz is short in no purticular from embezzlement or dishon- esty. A County Tre A School Boy War. Texamam, Neb., Nov, 18.—[Special to Tre Bir.]—Snow has come and with it & row among the high schoot boys of Tekamah. It has peen & most dubious practice of the high school boys here to perform a rather per- nicious initiatory exercise upon all new members who lucklessly fall into their hands. Principal C. F. Beck suggested that the boys initiate the new members, and they accordingly put about their *hazing.” Among the members were Preacher Day- hoff’s two sous, and that fact stimulated a speclal desire on the other boys’ part to vex these brothers, who stood apart from them and their sports. Yesterday it was resolved 0 snowball the aescerdunts of religious pa- rentage. After receiving stinging blows from well-directed balls the brothers made a charge on the group of aggravators, and bruised one's frontispiece as a punishment. The principal rushed to the scene ot action, and he, too, commenced tho knock down pro- cess. In two minutes kuives were drawn, blows wero struck and clubs were brougnt to diag- onal and threatening attitudes. ‘The school board were summoned to un- ravel the intricate problem. At 8 o'clock this morning they met and expelled two agg) essors. . ‘the prineipal, F. Beck, is a possible candl- date for official honors in this county. The brothers, victors of the fight, are sons of Rev. Dayhoft. Though the board undoubt- edly did what seemed best for them, sore- ness will exist. Modified Sunday Closing Ordinance. BEATRICE, Nel Nov. 13.—|Special Tele- gram to TnE Bee. |—The city council passed an ordinance last evening materially modi- fying the Sunday closing ordinance hereto- fore existing. The mnew ordinance permits cigar stands, restaurants, fruit stands and meat shops to transact business on Sunday. 'he mayor is of the opinion that the ordi- dance 18 illezal ana has thus far withheld his approval. Suould he interpose a veto the council will in all probability pass it over the veto. The Plattsmout Prarrsmours, Neb, Nov. 13.—|Snecial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The three crooks— Harry Johnson, Joe Daily and Morris Will- iamson—who were arrested for robbing the City hotel yesterduy, were arraigned for trial to-day. Williamson plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to thirty days in joil. The trio were also chuarged with af ing an overcoat valued at $65 from T. M. Whittier, agent for Hammond Bros., of Omaha. Mr. Whittier's coat was taken from him ut this placo yesterday ~morning a8 he was returning home from Red Oak, Ia. The three men were bound over to the next term of district court under $500 bond each. Bewng unable to furnish bail, they were returned to jail, RKRobbars Jailed. A Well Digger 8 criously Injured. PraTTsMoUTH, Neb., Nov. 13.—[Special to Tue Bee. | —A well digger named Wheeler miraculously escaped a horrible death to-day. Mr. Wheeler had just finished digging a well seventy-five feet deep for a farmer und had descended to the bottom toremove somelong boards which had been used for curbing be- fore the well was finished. Having secured five of the bourds, wbich were sixteen feet long. with a rope, he comufunded his fellow worlkmen at the top to hoist them., When they were nearly in reach of the men the rope slipped and the mass of timbers were precipitated to the bottom of the well, Wheeler. being warned by the men above ground, succeeded in avoiding all the boards except one, which struck him squarely on the top of his had, infticting a ghastly wound eral inches in lengtn and laying bace his skull. He was hastily removed from the weil and brought to this eity for surgicsl aid, 18 wounds are serious, but it is not thought will prove fatal, Wanted in Missourl Kor Forgery. Beartrice, Neb., Nov. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Beg,|—Harry H. Cooper, a resident of tals city for about a year past, and engaged in the real estate business, was arrested to-day under telegraph instructions from the shériff of Buchanan county, Mis- sourl, charging him with l’urur{‘ Coover was placed in the hands of a special officer, as he stoutly meintained his innocence, to be held until the arrival of the Missouri officials. This afternoon Cooper slipped away from his guard aud has not since shown up, efforts to ascertain his whereabouts have siice been unavailing. gone for good. A Street Raitway Incorporatad. Bearricg, Neb.,, Nov. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.l—Articles of incorpora- tion were filed with the county clerk yester- day for ihe Glenover Street Railway com- pany. The company Dropose to vroject a line north from the corner of Sixth and Juckson streets to Glenover addition, in the north part of the city, The capital stock is £20,000, The ncorporators are B. 8. Sher- man, C. O. Hates and others, The road is t0 be 1 operation by September 1, 1590, Beatrice to Have a skating Rink. Bearkice, Neb, Nov.13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue 13k |—A synaicate of leading young capitalists of this city have organized v*'*h a view to building a large skating pond oud obogean slide here this winter, The concern will be very elaborate and fitted with every modera couvenieuce, The eiry granted the free use of city water for the purpose at the council mecting last nigut, Ho has evidently An Eiection *quabble, Nov. 1 ne Bee.]—In for the recent election the republicans are said to have made the error of incorrectly numbering the district from missioner was to be elected. question the eligibility commissioner which a com- The democrats of tho republican and threaten to contest his seat. The republicans propose to defend the case upon the gronnd that the peoblo kuew in what district a vacancy was to be filled and that the candidato lived in that district, A ar Chamber Session, KrARNEY, Neb, Nov. 13.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Be)—Tho city couneil re- solved itself 1nto a star chamber session this evening, admitting only the architeet and builder of the city hall. Newspaper men and a few citizens who were present at thoe ovening of the meeting were asked to leave without any explanation, The new city hall, which has cost tbe cf 5,000 aud is the greatest architectural 8 in the oIty Has been a prominent feature in the council meetings for soveral weeks, aud tho mewm- bers of the city government have for tho first time gone under cover to adjust the affu The building has been 1 course of construc- tion sinco early in the spring and will not bo finished this year. Is This “*Cooney, the F X2 Bearnicr, Neb,, Nov, Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.|— The letter held.and ad- vertised in the Beatrice postofiice for Hank Cooney, supposed to bo “'Cooney, the Fox," oneof the wanted Cronin witnesses, was called for yestorday by a strauger, who has since disappoared. It is not known, of cour: that this is the same *“*Cooney," coincidence of names is striking, but yet the A Prolmbition Specch, KeARNEY, Neb, Nov. 13 —[Special Tole gram to Tre Bes.] ~The first guns of the amendment campaien in Nebraska were fired hore this evening. Hon. H. H. Wilson of Lincoin, addressed a largo crowd upon the probibitory issues at stuke. Kearney is about evenly divided on the amenduent. AMERICAN WOOL MARKED. The Situation Monotonous Regarding Sales and Price:, Bostoy, Nov. pecial Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The American Wool Roporter, in its review of the market, to-morrow will say that the situation in the trade remuins somewhat monotonous in_reference to the sales and prices. Domestio washed fleece is receiving rathier less attention thun cther grades at the present moment, and it is not easy to sell either Ohio X and above av 82)¢ or Ohio XX at 84c. The same is true_of tho best Michigan X at anything above 30, though some persevering holders are still waiting for 8le. A farr move- ment has couninued in Michigan de- laine scctions at 32@i3c and in Ohio delaine at 34 o, and the outside price ought certainly to be obtained for Onio delaine if the XX is to bring 34, For Ohio No, 1combing 4Uc is the top of the market and some are putting the clothing and cowmb- ing together ana getung 8¢ for a choice lot. For Ohio No. 1 clothing we quote 87@3Sc. Quotations, how- ever, are rather irceguiar for all descriptions of ‘wool ay the present time, owing to the peculiar condition of the seaboard matkets, influenced as they are by the manu- facturing industry and the rising values of wool abroad. The eame irregularity pre- vails in territory wools as in washed ftleeces, and while dealers expect geuerally to obtain the equivalent of 60c clean for their sales ot fine territory, yet some are bought below that figure. In the present condition of the market wo find very few dealers who do not desire the reputation among manufacturers of being free sellersut present prices. The California wools have been largely taken by San Francisco scour- ors and much wool which was at first thought to have been sold outright in the greuse in that market, uow appears destined to come to Boswon on consignment as vale scoured wool. Seabourd quo. tations are Ohio anda Pennsylvania XX and above, 4o; Onio XX, 80¢; Ohio No. 1, 37(a Michigan No. L 35@36¢; Ohio unwashed, 22@23c; No. 1 combings, 21¢; No. 1 Micnigan combings, 89 25c; Californiapulied, 25@ northern, spring, 23 eastern Oregon, choice, 20@22; valley Oregon, No, 1, 23@ 26¢; Montana fine, 20@?1c. A BIG GL, SWALLOW. Texas fine, 23@ California The United Company, of Syracuse, Absorbs Eighreen Others. Cmicago, Nov. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—The United Glass company, of Syracuse, N. Y., has absorbea eighteen other glass manufacturing concerus through- out the country, and yesterday the main offices of the new combination were removed to Chicago and established in the mammoth Auditorium, *Ob, don't call it a trust,” said President T. D. Catlin with some 1rritation to a re- porter this morning. “It is not a trust. The United Glass company has simply bought out. eighteen other compunies with thi nuces, we having found that by as together we ciuu cheapen the product aro working for the veople and can give them cheaper glass, and are doing it.” *'Are other companies to be absorbea?” I can’s say as to_that, but we can sell 2lass o greut deal chicaper than a single man- ufucturer. We are going to make glass so cheap that the foreign product will ‘be shut out. The turiff belps us in that. We ure determined to sccure the market for the United States if we can, but there isn't going 10 be uny underhund business or gouging of the people. All we want is a fair field and no favors,” “Whero are the companies which have been bought located?” ““In_ 1liinvis, Indiana, New York,” Pennsylvania and ——— 1t Now Looks Like Murder. Kaxsas Ciry, Nov. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tng Bee.)—The police have de- veloped the fact that the man supposed to have been Moses Jackson, who died in the police patrol wagon a few nights ago from an alleged accidental shot, was named Moses Bray, and that the man who shot him was not his brother, William Jackson said on the aight of the killing that ho and his “brother” were playing with a revolver, and that it went off with fatal rcsuts, It has been shown that the men were not brothers, and the shooting was not uccidental. It believed thuy Jackson murdered Bray in cold blood. — ‘Will Hang On to the Boodle, Kaxsas Ciry, Nov, 18.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Audy Drumm, of this city, the promising young man whbo made away with $38,000 of nis uncle's money a few months ago, has determined to make a strong fight before coming back from Canada, Fis uncle, Major Drumm, is in Toronto now for the purpose of getting the young wan 10 give up some of Lis ill-gotten money. Young Drumm has retained first-class legal talent and means to stay with the American colony across the border if such a thing is possible, Mrs. Dean, mother of Gertie Dean, who ran away from Ler home here o marry Dramm, received & lettar from her recreant daughter to-day, The girl says it almost broka bher beurt “to see Andy behind the bars,” but she says she will stay with him through thick aud thin, Rl Will Take Land in Severalty, S, PAvL, Nov. 18.—A special from Ver- million reservation, in Northern Minnesota, suys the Boise Forte Cnippewas h ac- cepted the propositions of the government in regord to taking their lands in severalty, and for thut Yurpnnu have ceded to the United States their reservation, cwbracing about 116,000 acres, . s A Kentueky Colioge Burned. LouisyiLLe, Ky., Nov. 18.—The Kentuvky Classical and Husiness college at North Mid- dieton, Ky., was eutirely burned this morn- g, The pupils barely escaped in their nlxh; clothies, Loss, $40,000; vartiaily in- sured, 148 THE FIELD AGAINST REED. A Conference of Western Spoaker= ship Candidates Probabiloe, THE FLETCHER COURT-MARTIAL, o Harrison Exp: sted to Act Upon the Finding When His Messago is Finished—tnflaential 1n cession for the Colonel 513 FOURTERNTI STREET, Wasmsaros, D, C, Nov. 18, A conference of the four western candi= dates for the speakership, MeKinley, Can- non, Burrows and Henderson, of Iowa, is talked of to take place whon Major Mos Kinley returna from Now York. ‘I'he speakership fight s the field against Reed, and Mr. Caunon's friends are voinving out with telling effect the reasous why the Illinois candidute may win if the other three western aspirants will only withdeaw. It is undorstood that Major MeKinley will bave & decision 1n the matter ready when he returns from New York, where he will ascertain Mr. Reed's eastern strength. I CHER CASE. President Harrison 18 expected to act upon the Colonel Pleteher court martial finding as 500N As ho completes his message to con- gress, Tho npression prevails that the verdict of the court martial ‘will be reversed or at lonst mitigated very materially, The esident in taking action ded by army officers as un findiug is to bo looked J Then sowe very promi- public men have interceded in_bebalt lonel Pletcher. Representative Samuel J. Ravdaall made a special trip from his home at Pailadeiphia to sce the president and ae- WASHINGTON Buweau Tre Ovima Bew, } liverod his only request of this admin- istration, He asked that tho Fletcher court martail finding be looked into carefully. His , colleaguo, Represcn- tative William D. Kelly, fawmiliarly known as the *“‘father of the house” also came here and calied upon the president 1 bebalt of Colonel Fletcher. Old Uncle Joshua Fleteher, the fatuer of the colunel, was @ wurm persoval friend of Messrs. Ran= dall and Kellv, and tho son has tho warmest support from theso distinguished statesmen AFEABLE 8 TALY RUSK. Secretary of Agriculture Rusk again showed his democratic sympathy to good nd- vantage to-day when he received the assocs ation of American agricultural colleges und talked to them about the experiment agri- cultural stations, crops, horses and cattle, The general showed his' familiarity with the farming business and his inexhaus;ible fund of information upon the subjects which he treats offizially to splendid advantage. He walked around the dep.rtment and took the delegates out in the surrounding grounds and conservato, General Rusk 18 winning laurels on over, hand by his uniform courtesy and practi- cable aduptability to the position he occupies, He represented the cabinet with Secretary Windom at the pontitical mass at the open- ing cercmonies at the new Catholic univer- siLy to-duy. EDGERTON'S APPOINTMENT EXPECTED, The appointment of ex-Senator A. J. Edgerton to be Upited States distirict judge for the state of South Dakota is expected to-morrow, He has been recommenaed by all of the Dakota men in congress and every republican in prominence in the state, His qualifications are of the highest possible order auna no appointment will be hailed more heartily by those most directly inter- ested NEBRASKA AND 10WA POSTMASTERS, Nebraska — Branch, Cedar county, A. Herschman, vice G, Dresen, resigned; Breuo, Butley county, Mrs. McDruminond, vice ', J. Fossar, res Monroe, Plutté county, C. C. Cummings, vice E. S, Osborne, resigned. Jowa—Lowner, Clinton county, John L. Harskell, vice Mrs. 1. Raskins, resigned. ARMY NEWS, ‘'he leave of absence grantea Captain John H. Calef, Second artillery, Septewber 17, is extended two mouths oasurgeon’s certiticate of disubility, “The leave of absence granted Second Lious tenant Kdward N, Jones, jr., Kighth in- faotry, October 2, is extended two months on surzeon’s certiffcate of disabil With the approval of the s the leave of absence granted Cuptain ‘4 homas Withelm, Eighth infantry, September 17, is extended four iwonths, Leave of absence of one month is granted Captain Frank B. Hamilton, Second ar- ullery. MISCELLANEOUS, Commissioner Groff will call upon the esident to-morrow and present most of the ebraska delegutes who atvended the Catho- lic convention in Baltimore aund are now in Washingion witnessing the opening of the Cathoiic university, Among them are John 13, Furay, Jobn Baumer, John A. Creighton, W. A. L. Gibbon, Charles McDonald, Dr, J. T. Kinsler und ex-Congressman John A, McShane. Mr. Creighton left for New York this afternoon and Mr. McShane goes tothicugo to-nignt. Dr. J. T, Kiusler and Charles McDonald lefv for their homes ut Omaba to-night. ong the railway postofiice changes cr- dered to-day is the following: Ralway postal clorks, extend run toend at Crawford, Neb,, an increase in distance of fifty-seven wiles, making the whole distance 418 miles, to take effect November 25. The line is 1o be known as the Lincoln and Crawford Ruilway postoftice. H, T. Clark, of Omaha, is here. Perny S. Hearm, de b R THE WOKLD'S FAIR, The Chicago Committee Buggests an Innovarion. Cn10AGo, Nov. 13.—The committee called the world's congress committes for 1503, ssuea to-duy an announcement in which they set forph that the crowning glory of the world's fair of 1502 shonld not be alone the exhibit then to be made of the indu:trial achievements and mechanical victorics of min, but that something higher is demanded by the enlightencd spirit of the prescnt uge. In connection with the world’s fair they say thut a congress of all peonles, ull nations aud all tongues should be conveued, the ob= ject. being to bring avout o real fraternity of butions and to unite the enlightened people of the whole earth in @ general co-operation for the attainment of the reut end for which humagp society s orgavized, Awong the great themes that such a congress would naturally con- sider are the following: 1. The ground of & national union of the language. literature, dumestic life, religion, science, art and civil institutions of the dif- ferent peoples. 2, ihe immigration and naturalization laws and the proper international privileges of alien governments and their subjects ox citizens, 4. ‘I'ho most eficient and advisable means of proventing or decreasing pauperism, ine sanity and crime, and of increasing the pros ductive ability, prosperity and virtue throughout the world, A uumber of other subjects to be placed before the proposed congress Are also men- tivned, ‘Thie commitice suggests this plan of action regardless of the lovation of the world’s exposition, A New Cur: for the Blues. Kansas Ciry, Nov. 18.—[Special Telegram to due Bee]—Jumes Kelley, o teamstor, labored for years und succeedgd in buying & $2,000 home, Becoming discouraged a few days 8go, be sold his home, and getting the cush, stuffed it in a long stocking, With this he paraded the streets w-nigut, ml““" people right snd left with his money stocking, He was drunk woen arrested. {ll.) bud spent $900 of the woney, all in & fow ours,