Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 14, 1890, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, - FRIDAY MORNING, MARC e — NUMBER 263, ANSWERS THE DESCRIPTION. The Third Jones Murderer Possibly in Jail in Plattsmouth. C. A. SHERMAN WAS MURDERED, The Coroner's Jury Dechies That His Denth Was Caused by the Hand of One Charles A. Stevens. Is Ro Shellenberger's Accomplice? Pratrsvortir, Neb, March 10.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—There is a man lying in jail hore serving out a sentence of twenty days for petit larceny who tallies exactly with the third party spoken of in the confession of Shellenberger, tho supposed murderer of the Jones people, near Omaha. He has been very nervous since his arrest and sits all day with his head down, moping a8 if he was afraid. When Shelleuberger's confession was read in his presence he was visibly affected, Since then he has cagerly asked for the Omaha papers, Ho can give no definit answer when asked concerning his whercabouts in the fore part of Fepruary, He says he has been living near Lincoln since January 1. When arrested hero he had a very fine horse, which he saia belonged to his uncle who lives in Lan- caster coun! Shortly after he had been committed hero a man purporting to be a deputy sheriff from Lincoln came and asked that his sentence be commuted and he would immediately rearrest him on the charge of horse stealing. The supposea deputy sherift offered no_credentials, and his request was not granted, This, it 18 thought, was just o ruse to ¢et tho man out of jail. The authorities have written to Pri ing Attornoy Malonoy and Chief Se @ botter deseription of the man, but as yet no answer hus been received. He has yet about five days to sorve aud Omabia authori- ities are expected here to take the man as 8001 as he is released, Sherman Was Murdered. NewsoN, Neb., March 13,—Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—Tho coroner’s jury in the case of the murdered man at Oalk, gives a verdict that Charles A. Sherman came to his death from a gunshot by the hand of Charles A. Stevens. Mr. Sherman resided at Carlton, Neb., and four weeks ago_left home with Stevens to go to Colorado, Stev- ens must have shot him the first day outand driven the team on to Colorado, whero he stated he bought the team of Sherman, and that Sherman had fled the country. 'It is strange that the body was so long in being discovesed. The sLoriff has started to Col- orado with the necessary papers to bring Stevens back. Firemen's Tournament Programme. Pracrsyouti, Neb,, March 18, —[Special to Tue BEe, | —At o meeting of the Platts- mouth fire depurtment arrangements weroe made for the coming state tournament. The dats was set at June 24, 2 and 26, Premi ums ageregating §2,500 will be offered. « The committee on programme submitted the fol- lowing: Tuesday, June 24, 10a. m., reception o visiting firemen; 11 a. m., meeting of board of control; 8p. m., green horse race, purse, £150, first prize$100, second prize $50. 8 p. m,, yreen hook avd ladder race, purse £150; first prize, $100; second prize, $50; 4 pA m., chiefs’ race, 100 yards, first prize to fastest, gold medal, value $25; second prize to slowest, leather medal; 4:30 p. m., hose race, purse §200; first prize, $150; second prize, $30. Wednesday, June 25, 10 a. m.. grand pa- rade, prize 1o the bLest uniformed and best appearing company, handsome banner and badge; 2 p. m., state hose race, purse §350 and cart; first prize, champion cart and $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $5 #p. m., coupling contast to rules, prize 50 and gold badge: 4 p. m., state hook and lad- der race, purse $350 and belu; first prize, belt and $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $50. Thursday. June 26, 1:30 p. m., ladder climbing contest to rules, prizo £25 and gold badee; 2:30p. m., grand hose race, free for all, purse £400; first prize, $3007 second prize, #1003 3:30 p. m., grand hook and ladder race, free for all, purse §400; first prize, $300; second prize, $100, Hose and hook and ladder teams from Hastings, Kearney, Grand Island, iseatrice, Red Cloud, Fremont, York, Wahoo, Ne- braska City and Holdrege havo signified their intention of being bresent, and a largo number of teaws from lowa aro expected to tako partin the free-for-all races. Platts- mouth expects to entertain about three thousand visitors on that occasion, Wil Have Better Light. Crere, Neb., March 13.—|Special to Tne Bee.]—For some time past the electric light plant now in use in our city has given no satisfaction at all and there has been some sovere kicking by everybody. The city fathers had several propositions beforo them to sell the franchise to eastern parties, but the propositions never came to anything. “Today the city has made a contract with tho Brush Electric Light company of Cleveland to remove the present plant and put in a new one with tho lptest 1mprovements. ‘There are to be twenty street lamps of 2,400 candlo power, fifty feot in height from the street and fifteen lights for use in stores. "The system is to be first class in every re- spect and the power used will come from C. C. White's upper mill. This scttlement of thie long mooted question of satisfactory light for our town gives satisfaction to every- body. Niobrara is Encouraged. Nionkara, Neb., Mareh 13.—[Special to uE BEE.|—Chairman Houston of the board of trade has called a mass meeting to be held 1n G. A. R. hall this oveniug to receive the furmal report of the committee sent to Omaha last week to confor with the Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railway, with s view of its extension from Verdigris to Niobrara, a distance of less than twelve miles. The citizens feol much encouraged over the lively interest taken by Omaba in this matcer, and hope for a most favorable result when the Omaba and Niobrara cowm- wmittees meet in Chicago, and present the case In the proper light to President Hughitt. Crete's New High school, Cnere, Neb., March 18.—[Special to T Bxg.;—At last the new high school building 1s finishod und now is occupied hy the school, The building has been erected at a cost of 500, Fowler & Beindorff of Omaha wore the architects, and tho design as well 88 tho interior arrangements are highly spoken of by everyone who took pains to g0 through tho building, Creto hus now one of the finest school buildings fu the state, The t vanvelical Association. BEAVER OnossiNag, Neb,, March 13,—[Spe- cial Telegram to Tus Bee.|—The Platte river conference of \ho Evangelical associa- tion opened this wmorning. Bishop Esher of Chicago, who is under serious charges for unchristian couduct, to bo tried at Reading, Pa., March 19, 18 vot allowed to preside. The couference elected Rov. K. L. Kiplinger chairman, Kiplinger received every vote but one, Sold Mortgaged Property. PariLLioN, Nob, March 13.—[Special to Tuk Bee.)—G. J. Hess, who was arrested for selling mortgaged property on compluint of the Minuesota Chief ‘Ihreshing Machine company, has been bound over to the district court. Liall was tixed at $300, and in default of the sawe he stood committed. Hess hus been in the agricultural implement business at Springfield for six years. Instantly Killed. Brrwery, Neb,, March 13, <[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.] ~Gus Borg, a Swedish citizen of this county, was thrown from his wagon about ten miies east of here last night and instantly killed. Ho had been to town and was going home with a load of fence posts when the accident occurred. Borg was a single man about thirty years of age. Tit for Tat, RrASKA City, Neb., March 13.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|-Mrs. John Eck had ber husband arrested last might for beating ner and today ho gave the oficers pomters which also led to her arrest and de- veloped the fact that she is a professional all-round thicf. Large quantities of stolen goods were found at her house. —-——— A MAUD. ERRING THERE E. J. Bradbury Granted a Divorce By Judge Collins. Ciicaco, March 13,—|Special Telegram to Tue Bez.|—E. J, Bradbury, a tyvical Lon- doner. was granted a divorce by Judge Col- lins today from his wife, Theresa Maud, who is now a resident of Omaha. Bradbury is the Chicago representative of aNow York linen drapery house. Bradbury testified that he married Theresa Maud Spencer in England in 1579, He lived with his wife until 1854, when she deserted him for a dashing London swell named Jobn St. Maur. “1 wrote her a letter accusing her of inti- timacy with St. Maur," said Bradbury, “and she did not deny it, but coolly suggested that 1 get a divorce. St. Maur afterwards died and she wantod to come back, and wrote me a letter asking forgiveness, aud came per- sonally to mo all the way from London, but I absolutely refused to receive her.” Bradbury's attorney presented many let- ters to the court written by Mrs, Bracbury. Ono of the missives wrilten after St. Maur's death was very tender in tono and asked that their two hearts might once again be reunited. This appeal was followed by others, aud then followed cablegrams saying she was coming to America. She arrived and tho result ‘vas Bradbury’s refusal to re- ceive her. ————— DIGITALLS FOR LICORICE. Two Women Killed by a Druggist’s Carelesiness. New Yorg, March 12,—|Special Telegram to Tug Bee. |—Julius Thaidermandel, a drug clerk, was arrestod today at the instance of the board of health, charzed with having sold impure drug wo wecks ago Jonn B. McGuire want to his store and ordered 5 cents worth of powdered licorice for use as a medicine for his wife, who was sick and being uttended to by a physician. The clerk sold the licorice, which was done up with a proper label on the outside. The woman and a neice of her's took some of the powder and in a short time they were both taken sick, The woman bocame partly stupeficd and when the doctor was called they were both suffering from weak action of the hecart, the woman's lifs being in danger. Tho husband went to e drug store und asked the clerk what he had given 1 the parcel and the clerk tried to snatch what was left of it from the man’s hand. McGuire then took the powder to the board of health. Here the doctors found that it was a deadly poison that had been put up. It was pure digitalis. Experiments made on rabbits with the drug showed that the action of the heart was affected and they soon died. Mrs. McGuaire is permanently injurea by the powders and the doctors say 1t is only a question of time when she will be dead. o - THAT TEN MILE LIMIT. The Suburbanites Say It W a Panic, Cuicaco, March 14, —| Spacial Telegram to Tne Ber.|--A mass meeting of suburban residents to protest against the slow running of trains was held this afternoon in Farwel hall. In calling the meeting to order Chairl man Givens said: Che raiiroads have rights we are bound to respect. The city council is as much to blame as tho railroads. But on whomever the blame may rest the matter must be ad- justed. I tell you, gentlemen, this action of the railroads is a calumity to Chicago. It will cause a panic if it continues in force six months.” Addresses were made by several prom- inent citizens, after which resolutions were adopted calling on the city council to pass such ordinances as shall pérmit the raiiroads 1o run at a higher rate of speed, but obliging them at the same to take such measures as can be now adopted for the preservation of life and property at the crossiogs and upon their tracks. The question of how to lessen the danger of the tracks was discussed at length, but it was finally agreed that the solution of _that intricate problem would better be loft for the council and engineers, Al S WANTED BY TEN MILLIONS. | Cause A Coloussal Fortune Waiting for John Davis to Cliim it Cmcaco, March 13, —|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—Brief dispatches from cielena, Mont,, were received this morning to the effect that Judze Andrew J. Davis, a wealthy citizen of that state, diea suddenly last night at Butte leaving an estate worth £10,000,000. The point of interest to Chicago readers was that **his brother,"John A. Davis of Chicago, would get the entire estate.’” A reporter svent the day in huuting the many Joha Davises named in the city direc- but although all seen were very copfi dent they could make very good uso of the money, they were obliged regreifully to ad- mit that they had vever heard of Judge Davis and had no relatives in the west. POPULAR WITH THE BOXS, The Dismissal of a Tutor Causes a Row in a Blind Institute, PrirapELrars, March 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The dismissal of Edwin W. Potter, the principal instauctor in the Penusylvania wnstitution for the blind, by the managers today resulted in an outbreak by the boy pupils that lasted an bour and took the most strenuous efforts of the principal and other employes to subdue. Potter was one of the teachera who charged Principal Battles and Prefect King with crueity and wismauagement. e Creditors Ask For a Recaiver. CnicaGo, March 13.—~The financial troubles of N, Corwith & Co., resulting from a dis- astrous attempt to run corner in lead in 1888, came up 1 the superior court today, ‘I'he Union National bank, Everett & Part, the Pennsylvania lead company and Thomas J. Phillips of St. Louis filed a bill asking for a receiver for the estate of the late Nathun Corwith, alleging that in defauit of their rights Corwith had transferred some $300,000 worth of real estato to oue Clarence P, Birdseye, who is alsg made party defendant. 1mportant Bailroad D oision. New Youk, March Judge Hawes has received a letter from Commissioner Wilson of Springfield, Ill, who was tho referee in the matter of the overissue of bonds of the St. Louis & Chicago railway compapy, in coanection with which Frank C, Hollins & Co. were charged with fraud, The referee reports agninst the @ood faith of the holders of bouds 1,401 to 1,600 and against the right Lo share 1 the proceeds of the sale, A e The Weather Forecast, For Omaba and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraska and lowa: Fair, variable winds, stationary temperature; warmer, fair Saturday. For South Dakota: Fair, variable winds, warwer; falr and warmer Saturday, CARLISLE ON APPROPRIATIO ‘ Figures Doftly Arranged to Tell ‘Whoppers. PUNCTURED BY MR. CANNON. Wanamaker Getting Pointers From Postmasters as to Why So Many Letters Fail to Reach Their Destination. 513 FOURTRENTH STRERT. Wasnixeroy, D. C., March 13, This afternoon the aiteation of Mr. Can- non, chairmun of the house committee on ap- propriations, haviug been called to an in- terview with ex-Speaker Carlisle in a New York newspaper of yesterday about appro- priations by this congress, Mr. Cannon said: “'Mr. Carlisle in his figures commits the error of setting against the ordinary reve- nues of the government for the next year, $335,000,000, the total possible appropriations, including a possible deficit of $57,000,000, whereas if he had included in the revenues of the government, as hie should have done, the postal receipts, tue resultwould have been & surplus even by his lib- eral method of figuriog. In other words, Mr. Carlisle admits from his estimate of the rovenues of the government the sum of §55,000,000 to be re- ceived from the postal receiptd, notwith- standing the fact that he includes 1o his sum total «of the possible approprations the whole amount for postal expenditures. Mr. Carlisle's remarks, to say the least of them, bear a slight tinge of an effort to show that this congress cannot do that which the threa democratic houses over which he presided during the past six years utierly failed to accomplish, that is, reduce the revenues. We cannot fairly predict as to the futuré, except upon the basis of that which has ac- tually been accomplished. In this connec- tion what is the record of the first session of the Fifty-first congress with reference to the appropriation bills that have been prepared and reported to the house, namely, the District of Columbia bill, the army bill and the pension appropriation billl “The District of Columbia bill has already been passed and in the aggregate the appro- priations are §350,000 less than by the last law. “The army appropriation bill is now on the calendar and wnen you deduct .from it $%0,000 for certain objects which belong to the fortification bill, aud were provided for in that bill during the Iast congress, it ap- propriates 33,000 less thau the last law. +T'ho pension approvriation bill, which i on the calendar and is based upon the exist- ing law for the payment of pensions during the next fiscal year, appropriates compara- tively but little more than the expenditures on account of pensions will aggregate during the current fiscal year. *With reference to the bills for the con- struction of public buildings whick have at- tracted so much attention of late, it will be seen by an examination of the record that at the last session of the last congress bills were passed authorizing the construction of new buildings aggreguting in cost 6,742,000, Tue public buildiog bills which Lave paissel the house up to this time anthis session ag- gregate $£2,855,000. There i3 no doubt that many of the bills authorized by the last con- gress were wholly unneccessary and I do not pretend to defend all those passed at this session, In addition to the rezular ap- propriation bills reported and those yet to be reported we have had this session to provide for deficiences aggregating $24,050,000, and there are yet more to come, but this house is not rosponsible for them. They are the re- sult of the insuflicient approvriations made by the last democratic house on esu- mates submitted by and knowingly made insufticient by the retiring Cl nd admin- istration, particularly with refereice to pen- sions and the postal service. “Mr. Carlisle speaks of a bill for the navy authorizing cxpenditures of 300,000,000 There is no such bill pending in congress, to my knowledge. There has been @ report from some naval advisory board suggesting that it would be wise ultimately to expena on the new American navy something like 00,000,000, but there has been absolutely 1o legislation or even vroposed legislation looking to any such end by this congress, *‘He also speaks of a bill pending in the senate, appropriating $120,000,000 for coast defenses. That bill isan old story, It was wrestled over by the last congress and its presence in the senate at this time forebodes Do particular peril to the treasury. “Concerning the matter of pensions, 1t seems that Mr, Carlisle, with great pains, has aggregated the probable expenditure in: volved in all the bills now pending before congress, not recoenizing the fact that many of these bills depend for success on the failure of others. Congress can safely be relied upon to do justice to the needs and deserts of the veterans of the late war without undue pressure upon vho treas- ury. The committees on pensions of the two houses are now earnestly investigating the auestion of proper necessary pension legisla- tion, and until they act it will not be time for Mr. lisle and his friends to cry out either against the illiberality or their extrav- agance. *It+is difloult to determine from what Mr. Carlislo says as to which is troubling his soul the most, namely, whether this congress will do too much or too littie for tha soldiers, The republican party nas promised and will not fail to keep its pledges to enact just and proper pension legislation for the soldiers,” WHY LETTERS ARE LOST. As soon as Postmaster General Wana- maker began to compass the details of his office he discovered i there were received every year at the dead letter oftice over two millions of unclaimed letters. The figures impressed him with the necessity of some action to find a_larger per cent of the per- sons to whom these letters are addressed, and he issued a circular to the postmasters throughout the country asking them for their ideas as to why so many letters fulled to reach the proper per- sons and what would be the best steps to take to remedy the trouble. He has already begun to receive replics from postmasters in the various states. He has a number of letters from postmasters in lowa and Nebraska. The postmaster at Council Bluffs, la., says the cause is due to letters not being addressed to the street and num- addressing letters with lead pencils, petling, insuflicient adaress, incorrectly addressed mail and careless writing. He suggests us a remedy that an effort be made to bring before the public the neces- sity of greater care in addressing letters, ecspecially as to street numbers, more effort to deliver by carriers, roturn en- yelopes to be kept at all postofiices and the public encouraged to use the same. The postmuster at Fremont, Neb,, says tho trouble is with the large number of tran- sients, and that more extensive advertising 18 needed, and he suggests that the charges for advertising should be 2 cents instead of 1 cent, Tho Beatrice postmaster suggests greater care in_the gencral delivery and larger op- propriations for clerk hire, The Hastings postmaster writes: ‘‘Adver- tise the letters more, charge 2 cents upon delivery and give the publio to understand that where failure to deliver was the fault of employes the 2 cents will be collected by the postmaster from the clerk at fault,” FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, ‘I'he sub-committee of the house committee on banking and currency, havigg 1 charge the bill providing for the-issuanoce of frac- tional paper currency, reported adversely to the full committeo today and there was a eneral discussiop of the subject. It was elieved that some kind of fractional postal currency should be issued, esecially for transmission through ehe walils, to take the rlmm of the preseut postal notes, to be sold ke stamps and to be redeemed by the gov- ernment wheuever they reach uational WasniNeroN Bureav Tus Omana Ber, } banks or government ts. The commit- tee resolved to confer with ;the postmaster geueral and house committee on . postofiices and postroads in relation to the subject. THE ARM T, By the directionof the socretary the following changes m the statio privates of the hospital corps are made: Frank H. Bigelow, from Fort Washakie, Wyo., to Fort Omahs, and Henry Baines, from Fort Omahn to Fort Washakio, Wyo. Sergeant Edward Watson, Company B, second infantry, HOW With his company, will bo discharged, Ordinance Sergeant Timothy Spellman, now at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., is author- ized to delay thirty daysin complying with the order of February: 27, directing him to report to the comamnding officer at Fort McKinney, Wyo.; for duty, MISCRLIANEOUS, Senator Paddock today received notice that a bureau of medieal pension examiners ns been established at Elwood, Gosper county, Neb., and_the_following physicians appointed on'it: Des. & G. Pace, G. H. Par- kinson and R, H. Kreeconan, Representative Dorsey has recommended the appointment of Arthur C. Wilson to be postmaster at Barbou, Neb., also a change in the location of the' site for a pustofiice at Dale, Webster county, and thay William Walsh be appointed postmuster, A large number of * @pplications are being received by the Nebraska delegation from their constituents for sugar boet seed. The delegation has beea’ uuable to fill the re- quests, owing to the non-arrival of sced at the agricultural department. Senator Pad dock today recewved motice from the secre- tary of agriculture that as soon as the seed arrived the orders which have boen sent in by the Nebraska delegation shall bo imme- diately filled. § Senator Paddock has introduced a resolu- tion providing for the publication of 6,000 eopies of a consular report detailing inter- esting facts relating v i’ beet sugar indus- try 1n Bohemia. Many of these are to be sent out to the Nebraska papers and to those who are to engage in the beet sugar industry. “The house today passed a bul ratifying the measure of the Idaho legislature. providing for a wagon road between north and Soutn Idaho, a distance of 100 miles, and opening up an important minetal section of that ter- ritory, which 1s soon to become a state. ‘The house also passed a bill granting right of way througn the Nez Perce Indian réserva- tiou 1n Idaho, and tomorrow it is expected to pass the Dubofs bill providing timt the citizens of Shoshone gounty shall determine the seat of their county by popular vote. Senator Allison toduy introduced a bill ap- propria ing §75,000 for a public building at Creston, Ia. Seuator Moody ‘introduced a bill to pay George Faulkinburg of Mead county, S. D., $§1,570 on account of Indian depradations in 1562, %! The bill providing for; a publc building at Hastings passcd thasenate today. It has been favorably reporfed by the house cow- mittee. Mrs. E. Cameron was today appointed postmistress of Ono, Wheeler county, Neb., vice H. A. Vankemerk. rosigned. Senator Paddock today reported from the comgnittee on public lands a bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to survey and mark the seventh standard parallel between the states of North and South Dakota. It authorizes the secrotary of the interior to cause the necessary surveys for this purpose to be made, such’ survey to conform in all respects to the general system of surveys of the United States, and appropriates 325,000 for the purpose. PERRY S, HEATH. e e HIGHER WOOL:DUTIES, ety The Blessing That: McKinley's Bill Will Bring. WAsHINGTON, March 5. —David Harpster, president of the ORip W Growers' usso- ciation, and Judge Lawsence, a member of the samo associatiod. red for publica- tion the following statement, exblanatory of the wool schedule in the tariff bil now under consideration by the house committee on ways and means: “We have examingd for the first time today schedule K, providing duties on wools and manufactures of wool. It proposes a duty of 11 cents per pound on wool clothing, double on washad and trebls on scoured wool; on combing wool 12 cents per vound and treble on scoured wool; on unwashed carpet wool valued at 12 cents or less, including chigrges at iast port of ex- port, the duty is to be3is cents, and if washed 7 cents; if scoured 83¢ cents on car- pet wools valued at over 13°cents the duty on unwashed wools is 8 cents, double if washed and treble if scoured. it provides standard samples to be deposited in custom houscs, and - contains provisions to prevent round lot frauds, sorting frauds, admixture frauds @nd defines washed and scoured wools. As to the so-called carpet wools the proposed provisions are much better than ever icorporated in any tariff law, and these are the wools that just now are injur- ing the wool industry of the United States more than any other. “‘We learn upon reliable suthority that under the law as i> now stands, 75 per cent of the carpet wools that are being imported will make excollent clothing, such as was used by our soldiers duriug the war, and if shaggy goods continue to increase in fashion as thoy have auring the pasu two vears, 75 per cent of the carpet wools imported will be used for clothing, and further, if clothing wool can be 1mported as caret wool at 215 cents duty, the duty of 11 cents on ciothiny wool will” mot be operative. If the cost of merino 18 not too far ubove the cost of carpet woals, manufacturers will abandon the use of merino wool to somy extent for the cheaper carpet wool, thus bringing down the price of merino wool. The farmers of tho United states and the people generally whose prosperity is depead- ent on the success of our agricultural indus= tries are to be coogratulated on the fact that Major McIKinley and those co-operating with hii on the committee on ways and meaus have proposed a measure of such im- mense value. The proposed duty is an iu- crease of 1per cent per pound on clothing and combing wools over tho preseny low rate. The senate bill which passed January 22, 1850, proposed 4 tents on carpet wools whether washed or, unwashed, but the rates of the préposed il of 3l cents on unwashed with higher rates on washed and scoured make it much better for the wool growers than the senate bill, besides which the restrictive provisions of Major McKinley's bill in connection with his admiistrative bul adds much to the protec- tive features as to all woels, and in these re- spects are much better than those found in any previous law. ‘‘We now respectfully urga the friends of protection to American® industry all over the country to-appeal to their representatives in congress to give their sapport to this measure and not fo surronder any one feature of its protective provisious." —~—— Truant Mutes Killad. JAcksONVILLE, 1IL, March 13,—Albert Pol- lard aand Vernon Hay of Havana and Vir- Rinia, respectively, pupils at the deaf and dumb institute in Jacksonviile, ran away to- day and started north o the railroad track. Near Literberry they were struck by a train Hay was killed and Pollard dreadfully in- jured, 5 T Taulhee's Remal WasmiNGTON, Mareh 13.~The remains of ex-Congressman ‘Taulbeo were taken to Lthe railroad station aud placed on tonight's tramn, The Kentucky delegation in congress will act as pall bearcrs. The funcral services and interment takes place at Mount Ster- liog, Ky. —_— Steamship Arrivala. At Hamburg—Arrived: The Rugia and Bohemia, from New York, At SonthamptonsArrived: The from New York for Bremen. At Kinsale=Passed: The Queen, New York for Liverpool. ave, frowa Conflrmation. WasmiNGToN, March 18.—~The senate to day confirmed the following nomination: Licutenaut Colonel Willjam Smith by pay- waster goneral with rank brigadier general, NEW ORLEANS INUNDATED. So Far the Damage Done is Not Serious. THE FLOOD IN ARKANSAS. Several Towns Under Water, Bridgs Swept Away and Trains Aban- doned—A Very Serious Outlook. Fighting the Flood. W ORLEANS, La., March 13, —~The river here at 5 was 16 feet, 0 inches, and at 2:50 had reached 17 feet, but it remained at that point but a short while when it receded to 10 feet, § inches, whero it scemed to make a stand. This wus 6 inches above the record of other years, and the water went over the levees all along the city front at every depression or low place and soon flooded tho streets and sidewalks of a large section of the city. Uptown at the head of Jackson, Washington and Saparan streets the waves washed over the levees and sub. merged the streets and sidewalks, The same thing occurred at other points down to Poy- dras. Here the water spread out over the broad space occupied by the Morgan road, then began to flow down Poydras stréet and out into-the cross streets on either side, fill- ing the gutters back of the drainage canals in the rear of the city. From ustom House street to Contr the water came over the levees freely and com pletely submerged the strects, and in many places tie sidewalks and lower floors of business houses from the north side of Canal street to Hospital strect, a distance of four- teen blocks, and from the river to Rampart street, a distance of eight blocks. The dam- age done so far is not great. 'The greatest damage was t| sustained by wmerchants who had sugar stored in the bonded ware- house on Levee strect. The Southern and Crescent oil mills were washed under by the water and the floors were torn away and the embankments built underneath, The break occurred at Hatch place, near Harvey's canal, but it only reached the widtn of four feet when it was discovered and promptly closed. It is still a dangerous spot, as the levee is very weak there, The levee at Sharp's place, five miles above Grotna, where there was a serious crevasse some years ago, is again creating auxiety, as it shows signs cf weakening. From the Canal street ferry to the Morgan depot the principal portion of Algiers, dis- tance of three-quarters of a mile, the situa- tion at one time was very threateming. About noon the water commenced washing over the levee along its whole length and in a short space of time the entire front and the streets for blocks back were flooded. Yard Master Maguire of the Morgan road and the city forces immediately went to work and in four hours threw up a new levee that stoppea the flow temporarily, but the water was alrcady knee decp on front street, Just below Algiers is the Orleans levee, which commauds a large section of the country. The new levee was constructed only a few days ago, but the river has been climbing up and today the warning signal was again given. The water was six inches deep over the lovee's crest, Men and mater- ial were promptly furnished and a gallant effort is being made to stay tho flood. , The council tonight appropriated 50,000 l’or‘w((llrk on the levees during the danger period. A Greenville, Miss., special says: The reports up to 6:30 from all points on this leyee district, above and below, indicate that all is serene on this side of the river. Every preparation is being made for any possible breaks or weak places that may oceur in the levees, Rain has falien here tor fifty-four hours with but slight intermissions and the total fall is five nches. It is still raining and the indications are that it will rain ull tonight. The river here rose one and one. half inches in the past twenty-four hours and is still risin A Grave Outlook. Larrie Rock, Ark., March 13.—The situa- tion at Newport, Ark., atthe confluence of the White and Black rivers s oue of extreme dapger. The water is within a few inches of the top of the levees which surround the town and is rising at the rate of three inches au hour. The inhabitants are greatly excited. Should the levees break the de- struction will be terrible. At Batesviile all that portion of the town through which the Iron Mountain runs is a foot under water and the trains are aban doned. Reports from the Black river valley show that the low lands are now under water, at some places £0 decp the tree tops alone are aro visible. Jucksonport_is under water from two to four feet. The telegraph and telephone wires are down in all directions and no esti- mate of the damage can be made. A Gazette special from Black Rock, Law- rence county, gives a distressing account of the flood ib that section. The Black river, along which are many mills, 1s ten_inches higher than ever known, and all tho saw mills are under water. A vast amount of timber has been washed away. Workmen with faniilies are in great wantand consider- ablo distress is felt among the settlers. Lvery house in Powhattan, the county seat of Lawrence county, is under water, except the postoftice. Several bridges have been washed away and horses, cattle and hogs drowned, An Alarming Condition, Mesrms, Tenn.,, March 13.—The river is in an alarming condition, The highest flood level ever recorded is already reached south of here, and will lkely be attained from Cairo to the gulf within a few days. The rainfall for the past threo days sums up o total of from two to three inches over the country lying west of the Missis- sippi to the Indian territory and south of the Ozark range, and from two to flve inches between the Ohio and Cumberland valleys. The Appeal's reporter just returned from Arkansas City says the real condition of that place has been’ suppressed. 'The water from the Sappington break has flooded the town and surrounding country, hundreas of hogs and sheep were drowned and tho peo pleare in constant fear of a break in the levee in front of the city, where the wator yesterday was four incheés upon the sand bank on top of the levee, . Snow Blockade in Colorado. Aramosa, Colo, March 13, — The Rio Grande railway has snoweshovelers at worlk opening the snow blockade across the San Juanrange at Cumbres on the east sido of the divide. Thesnow is reported as sixty feet above the top of the telograph poles and for miles on each side it is from twenty-five to forty feet deep, the decpest ever known in this locality. The weather was very severe this morning, it being 22 degrees be- 1o w zero, — - Hurley Bank Robbery Trial. Asuraxp, Wis., Marci i3, —In the Hurley bank robbery trial today the feature of the morning session was the testimony of Lou Thayer, the black-eyed variety dancer who pumped Balker for the benefit of Detective Jyrnes. HBaker told her he would like to have gotten all the money, but would not kick 1f he only got pait of it. - Heavy Dry Goods Failure. 8r. Louis, Mo,, March 13.—Edward Har- rison and Noah Loder, of the firm of Herri son & Loder, wholssale dealers in dry goods, have made o general assignment without preferences. The labilities ara from $300,000 to $400,000 and the nominal assole wiil exoecd the Liabilities, THE M'CALLA INQUIRY, Testimony of Officers Favorable to the Commander. \ % Yonk, March ho third day's set _ of the McCalla inquiry was opened tod % ith Licutenant Merlich ns the first wit Meriich joined tho Enterprise in 188{ = s said that the enforcemont of dis- cipl board tho Euterprise was not in accc = % with the rules of the navy., A sean * amed Suthorland attempted to jump over to escape punishment, but was stopj 7 members of tho crew. Witness thouy he men had too much liberty, Whill onstandt much liquor was smugs gled { 1 and the men became drunk on duty. Dr. Herndon, surgeon_on the Enterprise, was the next witness, e told of the cutting down of Walker by McCalla. \Witness had dressed o wound on Walker's head about an inch and a haif long. e did not consider it dangerous, The treatment the man re- ceived was tho best that could b given him after ho was wounded. Witness claimed that McCalla treated the ofticers and crew with every courtesy, ‘The sanitary condition of the ship was good. Assistant Paymaster Mudd told of the Walker incident and said ho did not think Walker was very drunk. It was necessary to discipline Waiker and hie was glad to seo McCalla reduce him to submission by cut ting him down. 'Things were gotting serious and the commander asserted Lis authovity at the right time. Firat Assistant Engineer Bennott testified that Otler Whelan was placed in irons and afterwaras compelled to shovel coal as pun- ishment for the breaking down of the steam launch whilo Whelan was running it. Ar. morer Kennedy was cursed on deck by Me- Calla and relieved from duty for the acci dental discharge of his rovolver. Many men were put in straight Jackets for days, others were lashed to the Jacob's ladder. Ensign Kline testified to the punishment of the men and said tho commander seldom or never investigated complaints, THE BARONS DISPERSE, A Resolution Favoring National In- spection of Oattle Passed. # Fort Wontn, Tex., March pecial Telegram to Tne Bee. |—The morning ses. sion of the cattlemen’s convention was taken up with reading and discussions of resolu- tions referred to special committees. Tho afternoon session was occubied with the re- port of the committee on resolutions and the adoption of sam The question of national and state in- spection brought out a hot debate, resulting in passing in favor of the forner ana strik= ing out the latter. A large number of res- olutions were hurried through at the last moment which ied to some dissatisfaction, The stock yards company guve a freo lunch at the yards, partaken of by a train load of delegates carried by a free train over the Santa e, The Missouri, Kansas & Texas announced a free train to and from Galveston to all. ‘The visitors are loud in their prase of the hospitaiity of the Fort Wortn people and passed appropriate resolutions before ad- journment. Tho convention was harmoni ous, Some of the Nebraska delegates will accept, the mvitation to 2o to Galveston and the balance will start for home at 6 in the morning. o VERY SATISFACTORY, the Vesuvius' Dynamite Guns, PuiLaperbiis, March 13.~The final ofii- cial test of tho pnenmatic guns of the dyna- mite cruiser Vesuvias was made today. The result is not to be made public until the re- “port reaches the secretary of- the navy, but it is understood it has been satisfactory. One explosive shell filled with gun cotton weighing 200 pounds -was fired from each gun and in addition several wooden bombs. ‘The firing was done over a measured milo and the projectiles arc said to have gono in some instances a third of u mile beyond the distance. Three aifferent fuses were used, the first being the kind to explode the pro- iectile in five aud a half seconas after strik- ing toe water, tho next in one and a half seconds and the last on touching the water. Tne shock from the latter was felt in tho city of Chester, four miles distant. The ox plosion of each'sheli was followed by a vio- lent commotion in the water and those who witnessed it say no vessel could stand the force shown. Test of Pneuma A COLD BLOODED MURDER. A Fair But Frail Senorita Shot by a Lover. PaxAMA, March 13.—[Spocial Telegram to T Bee]—On the night of Fobruary 26 & brutal and cold blooded murder was com- mitted right under the walls of oue of the churches of this city. A beautiful but frail senorita was making her way homeward in the vicinity of the church, when, ju st as she crossed in the shadow of the edifice from the glare of the electric Light, a flash And report startled the people about and tho girl was seeu to fall. A crowd instantly gathered and tho assassin’s escapo was prevented. Sho died where sho fell, tho heavy bullet naving crushed through her head, The man was cool enough appareatly, but rather de- fiant when taken to the station. The mur- derer said the woman had been false to him. Peovle are not 5o hot headed in this sunny land as to practice lynching, but public sen timent feels that way somewhat, and no pity is likely to be shown him when the slow ma- chinery of thu law has run its course and landed the murderer in frontof the firing party on the Chirique Plaza, SNUBB TRIOTS, Dakota Seed Wheat Com- mission lesigns. St. PAuL, Minn,, March 13,—At Bismarck today the members of the North Dakota seed wheat commission appointed to deviso wa)y nd means to procure seed wheat for the destitute farmers resigned. After re- citing the necessity for their a n and the manuer of theirappointment, stating that tho “state should be and is able to relieve its needy citizens,” and mentioning the lot- tery scheme recommended by them thoy conclude that in view of the summary re- jection of their lottery“proposal the mem- bors of said commission “decline to further act under the concurrent resolution appoint- ing them,” ‘The teature of the communication is the statement that the “'state is able to relieve her ueedy citizens,’ which scems slightly inconsistent with tho recommendation of the act for a lowtery company. L Lo 2, Ithode Island Republicans. Proyipesce, R. L, March 13,—The repnb- lican state convention assembled today and ununimously nominated the present state officers with the excoption of the attorney gouerel, Who 18 a democrat, for re-clectioa, The platform extends hearty welcome to the citizens who Liave obtained the right of suffrage by constitutional amendment and declares that they would suffer more than others from the adootion of democratic froe trade, endorses the pallot reform law, con gratulates the people on the success of H rison’s administration and expresses w admiration for Speaker Reed for the stri constitutional methods which he adopted to overcome a factious aud unreasoning opposi tion, The North s In the Commons, Loxpoy, March 13.—In the commons Gen- eral Hanloy moved to increase the grant for the volunteer service, Ho was opposed by Goschen, but the motion nevertheless cars ried amid opposition cheers, The appro- priations asked for the army were after- wards voted. S Death Record. New York, March 13.—~The wife of Tony Hart, formerly well known as Gertie Grao- ville, died tonight. Tony is in the Bloomiog- dale ‘asylut HE WAS BEATEN TO DEATH, An Aged Iowa Farmer Brutally Murderod by Robbors. HIS WIFE FATALLY INJURED: Officers Scouring the Country in Search of the Assassins -The Des Moines Annexation Bill Signed, Murdered by RRobbers, Crixtoy, Ia, March 13.—|Special Tele gram to Tne Ber, | ~Oune of the most horrie ble murders ever committed in this county oceurred at the farm homo of a wealthy old couple named Mr. and Mrs. Nurre, two miles onst of Brown's station, on the Mil- waukee and four miles west of Preston. tough the murder is believed to have been dono Wednesday, tho fact was not known till this morning, when a son-in-law called and found the old wan dead in the kitcheo, having been drageed there from the sitting room. ‘There was ono bruiso on the back of his head and another under the ear, which ruptured the jugular vein. Further search found the aged wifo of the murdered man up stairs ncarly dead from having been beaten and pounded while engaged in a ter rible conftict with the murderer, for the room was all disarranged and bespattered with olood. Physicians say the old lady cau- not live, Roobery s supposed to have centive to the deed, for Mr. Nurre fre- quently had large sums of money in the house, yet it is thoughit nono was secured, for a hiand satehel was still in the house with $1,105 in it, which had been collected by the murdered man Sunday, and as the combination to the safe was broken off it is thought an unsuccessful wttempt to open it had been made. A reward of §1,000 is offered for the murderer, although little or no clue 18 known of who'it v County officars ure in charge of the case, and an inquest is to bo held. The murdered man was supervisor of tho county some years ago and was highly respected. He 18 thought to have been worth §5,000, been the = The L gislature. Des Moisgs Ja, March 13.—In tho house toda after a large number of petitions wera presented, bills were introducec follow: Relioving persous from liability for news- papers sent them without thorr solicitatiol protecting agricultural societies; conferring upon women the right to vote at school and municipal clections: compensating individ- uals for making arrests, A resolution call- g for o 2 miil st y tax was adopted sfter some debato. After a fow resolutions were adopted adjournment was taken till to- morrow morning Among the petition ate was one that an old as adjutant general. to provide for the exempiion of old soldiers and sailors from poli tax; to autnorize dis- tricts to furnish school text hooks at cost; to define the rights of mutual insuranca com- panies. A bill legalizing the annexation of territory to the town of What Cheer was passed, A resolution calling for a 2 mill tax levy was taken up but no conclusion was . reached on it. It was made a special order for 10 0'clock tomorror. d As most of tho outsido railrond officials have gone home, it s exvected that Mr, Sage, traflic manazer of the Rock Isiand, and Thomas Wright, general solicitor of the same road, will address the joint committee on railroads at 3 o'clock this afternoon, d to the sen- soldier be appointed s were introduced present Legialative Committees at Work. Des Moises, Ta., March 13.—Before the legislative railway committees this afters noon A. 13. Cummins spoke of the condition of the Des Moines & Northern road, and said it was impossible to comply with the law in some respects. The road did not pay xpenses and the stockholders will not pay for moro improvements with 1o pross pect of getting their money back. Superins tendent Gerry of the Fort Madison & North- western said that his road is losing money under the present law, and the broposed lezislation, if sffectod, would peramnently terminate the operations of the road, Tue special joint committeo investizating the scuool book trust teard n number of wit- nesses today, but not much information wae - gicaned, Frozen to Death. Osace, Ta., March 13.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bek]--Mr. James A. Starr went with his team after a load of wood. He at- tompted to cross the Cedar river on the ice, The team broke through and drowned. In. bis efforts to save the team he became chilled throngh and exhausted and is sup- posed to have started for home. te went out a few rods, and this morning was found dead, lying down in the mud. He came to this place about two years ago from Fayette county, A Brace of Counterfeiters, Laxe View, Ta., March 13,—(Special Telo- gramto Tue Bre]—For somo timo there have been inaications that counterfeit money was beihg made and circulated in Sac county. A clue led to tha discovery at this place of a full kit of tools, dics, ete. They were found 1n_possossion of Charlss Jones and.Henry Miles, who were to-day arrested by Deputy Marshall Davenport aud taken to Sioux City, Thoy will be tried on Satur- doy, 4 ell Down an Elevator Shaft. Drs MoisEs, Ta., March 13, —[Spectal Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—Charles Benpett, in the employ of L. Harbach, fell into the vator well at the Walnut street building from the second floor to tho basement. He was a new man and not acquainted with the elovator. He attempted to jump on when it was in motion and then tried to drop back, but fell to the bottom, Ho was badly injured’and will probably die, Lote Young Buys a Pay Drs Moixgs, In,, March 13,—[Special Tele gram to Cue Bre.|—The Daily Capital of this city was today purchascd by fHon. Lafe Young, lately of Atlantic, Possession wiil bo given Avril 1. The Annexation Bill Sig Des Moises, Ia, March 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre|—The governor .to day signed the anncxation bill. He will ap- point the commissioners tomorrow, probably taking the names proposed by the council, - A BROTHER-IN-LAW, Goldsoll Gets Away With 1,000 Worth of Diamonds. ch 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bri)--Charles Ettingor, an Ontario street jeweler, went to the theater last night and left his store in charge of Louis Goldsoll, his nineteen-year-old brother-in-law. Ettinger, when ho reached his place of busincss this moruing, found that Goldsoll had decamped with $100 in cash and $,000 worth of diamonds and watches, Golasoll, sr., 18 a wealthy whole- le jeweoler. “A woman is supposed 10 be with the young scau - e Want Police t: P1178uURe, Pa,, March 13.—As a result of the failure of tho Haeder Glue company there was & beavy run today on the Real state Loan and Trust Company's Hank of Allegheny. The bank mwmet all checks and applied f0r police protection LOMOrrow, ed ROBBED HI Louis CLEVELAND, O., M