Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 15, 1890, Page 1

DAILY BEE — | TRAGEDY NEAR GOTHENBURG Ernest @. Edholm Shot and Killed . by O. Bergstrom. CLAIMED TO BE ACCIDENTAL. Both Parties Well Known Through- out the West—Platte County Farmers in Convention —State News. The Killing of Edholm. Gornexnuro, Neb., March 14.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—The most shoc tragedy ever enacted in this vicinity occurre about 1 o'clock this morning at the home of 0. Hergstrom, one mile from town, result- g in the shooting and killing of Ernest G, Edholm, A post mortem is beng made. The coroner's jury 18 in session and the in- formation shows that the parties remamed down town until a late hour and went home under tho influence of liquor, where in hapdling the gun it was discharged, the load «:nxcring Edholm's breast, pencirating the heart and causing instant death, O. Berg- strom claims that the shooting was purely agbidental. Mrs. Bergstrom, Miss Dahl and another lady wero in the house at the time. Other partigs had been there, but had gone home. The affair has cast a gloom uver the whole town, and Mr. and Mrs. Bergstrom are al- most frantic at the deplorable event. A brother of the murdered man in Denver and friends in Chicago have beer notified of the sad event. Both parties ave well known flklrnlughuul thie west, especially in real estato circles, Fire at Hooper. Fremoxt, Neb, March [4.—[Special to Tur_Ber.|—The little town of Hooper, this counity, suffered another loss by fire last night about midnight, when the furniture store of Charles Bucholz was entirely de- stroyed. The fire was so far advanced when discovered that nothing eould be done toward saving the building or contents. The total "loss* to Mr, Bucholz will be be- tween £5,000 and §6,000, with an insurance of only 81,100, A quantity of farm machinery adjacent to the building and owned by Heine Brothers was also destroyed, their 1oss being about 8500, with no insurance. The Bucholz building stood on the north margin of the district recently burned, when a half dozen of the leading tirms of the town wero wiped out. The village board this week contracted for a system of waterworks and will make an effort to secure better protection in the future. ad Firo at Auburn, Avsuny, Neb, March 14.—A disastrous fire occurrad yesterday morning iu the south side of the city, destroying a row of fine buildings and their contents. The fire was discovered at 2 o'clock and originated be- tween Kleine's drug store and Newman's billiard hall, and is supposad to have been the work of an incendiary. Two families tiviog 10 the sccond story of ong of tho buildings barely escaped with their lives. Mrs. R. Z. Stewart, ono of the occupants, was very sick at the time and was carried out of the building only u few minutes be- foro it was enveloped in flames. Klemo & Son, drugs, Jarvis Newman, billiards and restaurant, und S, H. Sobecld, farming im- plements, st their ontire stocks. The build- ings were owned by the Clancy estate, Prof. Creighton, Dr, Bush, Steptien Helmut and John Frerichs, The total loss 18 about £10,000. Kleine's stock was insured for #$1,000 and was the only stock wsured on the property destroycd Central City Notes. CexTiAL Ciry, Neb., March 14.—[Special to Tue Bee |—The drug store of Dr. O, A. Ward, a1 Silver Creek, was closed yesters day on a chattle mortgage held by Dr. D, B, Young. Mrs. George Wells of this placo has re- ceived notice of alegacy of §10,000, left her by the death of a relative in Connecticut, Tho family are old residents, an® are tho subjects of congratuiation from all. Jho prohivitionists are preparing for a great celebration on the Fourth of July, and an effort 1 heing made to get Guvernor Lar- rabeo and Senator Colquitt to speak. ‘There aro now fifteen farmers’ alliances in Merrick county, and it bogins to look as if they might have things theyr own way, politically, this fall. The alliance men seom favopubly disposed” toward Lecse for gov- ernof. Fremont's Postoflice. Frexonr, Ne arch 14.—|Speclal to Tue Ber.]—The passage of the bill for a government building ot Fromont by tho house, and Representative Dorsey's assur- anco that it will go through the senate and Do signed by the president, has naturally led t0 a good deal of discussion hero as to tho site for the uew building as well as a good feel- ing all around over Frcmont's prospective ood fortune. Richards & Keene have just cgun work on their new buildug into which the postoftice will be romoved when completed and remuin there for a period of five years, unless tho government building shoiild be erected sooner. . A Deep Hunt for Minorals, Daxxenros, Nob, March 14.—|Special to T Bre. ] —The contract for tho sinking of a 1,000 feot mineral test well was lot last Wednosday by the Dannebroz mining com- pany to the well-known well firm of McLaood Bros., of Keokuls, In. The well will be sunk on tho strip of Iand botween the two forks of Oal: creek, close to the milldam here, and a8 near as possiblo to the spot where the natural gas comes out of the water, Work i8 to be commenced 1o thirty days, The peo- ple here are very confident of striking a find and Dannebrog seems t bo on the threshold of a boom, inthusiastic Ratlroad tin oukARA, Neb,, March 14.--[Special to Tue Bee.|—A large and euthusiastic rail- way meeting was held in the Grand Army of the Ropublic ball last eveniag to hear tho report of the committee seut 10 Omaha last week. Hon. S. Druper, chairman of the committee, was called upon to present tho case, which remarks wero iu effect the same as bavo appeared in Tue Bee, After the re- marks others followed with endorseuments of the committee’s success in enhisting Owaha 10 tho effort to urge the completion of the twelvo mile gap of the Fromont, Elkiorn & Missouri Valley railway from Verdicre to Niobrara. Resolutions were presented by 1. A, Fry, which were ununimously ace copted. Testing Fremont's Waterworks, Freyoxt, Neb, Mareh 14.—[Special to Tur Bek |—The oMoial test of tho extension of the Fromont waterworks is now in pro- eas, ‘Ihe new extension consists of fivo s additional maius, und anottier pump well. ‘The contract culls for u supply of 000 gallons of wator in twenty-four hours and a pressure suiiciont to throw four streams of water each 100 feet high, the cost of the improvement being 5,000, 'Lhe pumps wore started at 1 o'clock this after- noon and will be run continually uutil 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Sehool House for Ceawtord, Crawrorp, Neb,, March 14 —|Special to —At u recont meeting heid for the purpose it was unanimously determined to build a school house, and bouds were voted for that purpose. The school board were in- struoted to secure plans from differeut arch- itects and submit them at & meetiog to be held April 12, when some plan will bo se- lected and adopted. This ilnsures Crawford o school building that will be a credit to the town, Nebraska Oratorical Contest. Lixcors, Neb., March 10.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee] —Tho sixth anoual contest of the Nebraska Coliegiate Ora- torical nssociation was held m Bohan- non's hall tonight. The orators were George O. Ferguson, Nebraska Weslyan university; John B3, Fogarty, Nebraska uni- versity; L. A. Turner, Doane college, D. R. Collings of Gates college was absent on account of sickness, The judges on manu- cript were Victor Bender ana F. S, Blaney Omaha and Rev, Chapin of Lincolni on delivery, W. J. Bryan and_G. M, Lambert- son of Lincoln and I, O. Casto of Hastings. George O, Ferguson W given first place by the judzes and Mr. Fogarty second, ~Tho state university orchestra and the Adelphian quartette of Doano college furnished the music. Al the orators spoke well and had meritorious productions. Kailway Officers Blected. vrEkion, Neb,, March 14.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.]—At a meeting of the Omahia, Superior & Southwestern railway compuny, held at Cawker City, Kun,, F. P. Bounell of Superior was elected president, H. P, Woodbury first vice president, . C. Bowles second vice president, Judeo Clark, A. S. Smith sccretary and Senator R. R. Hayes treasurer. ‘The company has ordered a survey commenced at Superior, and are olso proceeding witi the preliminary work necessary to the rapid construction of the line. 'Thie people nlong the lne ure enthusi- astic over the prospects of reaching Omaha’s great market, Conventinn of Farmers. Pratre CexteR, Neb., March 14.— [Special Telegram to 11tz Ber.]—An important con- vention of farmers was -held here today. Toe attendance was good, delegates from all parts of the county being present. A county farmers' alliance was formed, at which stir- ring addresses wore made and resolutions passed condemning extortionato railroad rates Want the Route Rrstored. Niounsra, Neb., March 14.—[Special to Tae Ber|—In 1852 congress established a routo from Niobrara to Fort Raudali, but it was discontinued September 15, 1883,0wing to a lack of settlement between hero ana thore. A petition is in circulation praying that it be restored, since the country is being settied and the requirements of the settlers unques- tioned. Another Murdor Trial. Freyoxt, Neb, March 14.—[Special to Tie Ber. |—A special session of the district court for Dodge county will convene next ssion Christopher Furst, omplice of Charles Shophard in the murder of Carl Pulsifer at Crowell, will bave his trial, which is expected .to creato a good deal of interest. Carried in Only O Township. KEARNEY, Neb., March 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.]—The bond election leld yesterday in Armada, Grant and River- dalo townships, along the line of the pro- vosed Kearncy & Black Hills railroad, re- sulted in the aefeat ot the bonds in the two last nomed precincts, Work began today on the grade in Armada_township aud active worlk will not begin at this end of the lno until after a meeting of the directors, Accidentally hilled While Hunuing. Kearxey, Nev., March 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—Early this moruing a of boys started out for a goose hunt. ing, o fifteen-vear-old lad, shov Mim- identally, the charge tearing away his jaw and ear.’ The accident occurred on the hill- near thelake. The wounded boy lived five hours. 2 e G 1IRARD RESIGNS, Carnot's Cabinet Withdraws, and a New Ministry Will be Formed. Pans, March 14-~The adverso action of tho senate yesterday on Prime Minister Tirard’s dewand for the adoption of the order of the day when the matter of the commercial treaty with ‘Turkey was brought up, has caused tho downfall “of the entire ministry. The refusal to adopt the motiou was tantamount to a refusal to vote confi- dence in the government, Tirard then ten- dered his resignation to President Carnot, but the latter persuaded him to remain in oftice until after Kaster. A cabinet mecting was held today to dis- cuss the situation, at which Tirard recon- sidered his determination to remain and after the meeting was over he went to the Palace ot Elysee, Carnot's residence, and tendered tho resignation of all the members of the cabinet, De Freycinet, minister of war in Tirard’s cabinet, will probably form a new ministry, and it is rumored that Con- stans, who recently resigned as minister of the interior, and Rebot will hold portfolios 1n the new ministry. It is also understood that the ministers of warine, agriculture and public instruction will remumn in the cabinet. A N . iW AS~OCIATION. Wool Manufacturers Organiz2 to Re- sist Higher Duties. Bostoy, Mass,, March 14.—Tho Commer- clal Bulletin anuounces tomorrow the organ- ization of & new association of wool manu- facturers which will depose the old national association of which William Whitman is president. Some fifty manufacturers re- sponded to tho first call, representing every class of woolen manufacturers, Ihe new association will resist the extreme demands of the wool growers. ‘The Bullotin will say The original meeting ineluded representa- tives even from Philadelphia, and if the treme measures proposed by MeKinley ure actually incorporated 1n the bill it is likely they will be joited by the carpet manufac- turers in a body. Huvley Bank Robbery Onse. MixsEsPOLIS, Minn, March 14.—In the trinl ot Perrin at Asbland today two em- ployes of the treasury departmedt at Wash- ington identified o roll of money_found upon Buker,as part of the package of $6,000sent by tho tréasury department to the Nutional Bx- chango bank st Milwaukeo and by them to the First National bank of Ashlapd, and from there deposited in tho Iron Iixchange bank at Hurloy on the day of the robuery. ‘his is the most damuging evidenco yet brought azainst Perrin and Baker, - Beaton and Kobbad, EvANsTON, Wyo,, March 14.—|Special Tel- egram to Tie HEE]—During the past few days several holdups have occurred in this city. Last night a rancnman numed Phillips was robbed of 3160 and a gold wateh. Ho was returning from Almy, when the robbers suddonly jumped vpon him und beat him unmereifully, Phillips 18 now 10 a precari ous condition, e ship Arrivals, The Stato of Alabama, from Stear At Glusgow New Yo At London—Sighted: The Assyrian, from New York; tho lllmois, from New York, for Hamburg; the Ohio, from Balti more, for Rotterduu, At Bremen—1ho Meser, from Baltimore, At Liverpool—The Michigan, from Boston. R Harrison in the Soath, CuArLESTON, S. O., March 14.—Tho presi- dential party reached here this afternoon and wra taken to Fort Sumpter and shown around the harbor. Tonight Mrs, Harrison aud ber frieuds bad » reception. The dem- ocrats and republicans vied with each other I paying their rospects. iho party will leave for Plorida in the morning. — Good Stock Season, HELEXA, Mont,, March t4.—For ail kiads of stock Montans and the northwest terri- tory have not had so favoraole a season for the past ten yeurs, | BICGEST FLOOD EVER KNOWY | Prospects for a Deluge Along the Lower Mississippl. A WARNING FROM WASHINGTON Although the Waters Are Reported alling, There ls Apt tobe a Great Downpour of Very Disastrous Character. o Encouraging Prospects. Wasnixaron, March 14.—The rain storms of the past four days 1nthe lower Missis- sippi valley are practically ended, so that the water dangerous to that section is now in the Mississippi or its tributaries, There are no encouraging prospects for any portion of the lower Mississippi valloy. The river has fallen slightly at Cairo, but sharp rises «above St. Louis, and particularly at Cincin- naty, Louisville and Nashville make it evi- dent that the recession at Cairo is only temporary, and that thence southward the river must continue at its pres- ént stage for at least a weelk. Although the stage of the water at Cairo and Helena is about four feet below the extreme floods in the past year, the prospects are very decided at even these places that the greatest tlood ever known will obtain during the nextsoven dazs. At Vicksburg the river 18 half o foot below tho great flood of 1852, but the very bigh stage of water in lower Arkansas ren- det it certain there will bo no relief at Vicksburg. Ordinary prudeuce demanas under the present prospects that extreme flood conditions should everywhere be pro- vided against. \ Miles of Levees in Danger. S1. Louis, Mo,, March 14.—Reports from the lower Missiesippi regarding the flooa is that part of the country between the Arkan- sas line and Vicksburg, on both sides of the river is in imminent dacger of inundation. Water is running over the Arkansas levees i several places and they bave been aban- doned. This means that the Tensas basin in Louisiana will be flooded. Ail efforts are being concentrated to save the levees in Louisiaua between Vicksbure and the Ar- kansas line, and_those on the Mssissippi shore between Vicksburg and Greenville, If Louisiana goes under Mississippi may be safe, and vice versa, On each side of the river the most heroic exertions have been made for weeks and are being redoubled. The rain has fallen in tor- rents everywhere. At ali the endangered points work is kept up day and night. Live stock and movables are being taken to places of safety. Over two hundred miles of levecs ars endangered ana a geoeral overtlow is considered inevitable. There is no cause to apprehend loss of life, but the destruction of property will bo great. Adispateh from Natchez says seven inches of rain fell there during forty-eigat hours and it still continues. Plantors in the low lands are counting upon tneir plantations being overflowed, as they expect a break at any moment in the weak levees below. Lake Providence. This would seud the water down the Tensus basin and flood the planta- tions all the way to the mouth of the Red river. The latest rcports ifrom the upper levees indicate that a general overflow in Louwisiana and the low Yazoo delta may be expected. A Slight Fall Reported. Carmo, TlL, March 14.—The Ohio river fell slightly last night and is still falling here slowly. The late raims in this scction are supposed to have run out by tuis time, and the rise coming from above will not materi- ally check the fall here. The rise in the Missssippi, unless very high, will not affect the stage of the water. The Ohio being so high will cause a backwater i the Missis- sipp1, and this water will all run out through the low lands of Missouri. Trains from the north are all running, and also from the south. The wreck on_tho Tli- inois Ceutral between Cobden and Makanda has deiayed trans some on that road, but they expect to have everything going by noon. The weather is cloudy and cold The width of the Mississippi at the of the Ohio is now about fifteen mi this vast body of water is slowly rec: A Scene of Desolation, Mempnis, Tenn,, March 14.—Tonight the river was 80 feet 4 inches above low water, tho highest point ever reached, and is still rising. ‘Ihe opinion here is that the levees on the Mississippi side will be avle to with- stand the pressure of the great flood. but the situation on the Arkansas side below Arkan- sas City is far from reassuring, although the damage should tho levee give way would be slight compared with that which would ensue should the cast bank break. Passengers on the Lowsville, New Or- leans & Texas railroad arriving here today report a novel scene along the road. Tho low lands and lagoous in the Mississippt delta aro tlooded until the only dry land visi- ble is the ridge on which the track runs, and a few promontories protruding above water. These places afford shelter for hundreds of squirrels and other small game. Huts aud cabins on the low lands are submerged several foet. Tied at doors are skiffs and dugouts, which afford the occupants the ouly meaus of transit, Everything presents an air of waste and desolation. Between Vicksburg and Lula, Mss,, water is highest and the farmers who h 01 alrenay moved are making preparati 10 do s0. Along the Memphis & Little road the sume state of affuirs exists, Un- less the waters in the Mississippi and Ar- Kansas rivers recede morg rapidly than be- fore the unfortunate people wiil suffer great privations. Rock pait- At N w Oclenns. VEW ORLEANS, La., March 14.—Affairs on tho river front this evening ure much more satisfactory than at the same time yesterday. The city suthorities, aided by the railroads, strengthened the weak places in the levee and mudo u tewporary levee, constructed of bugs filled with earth, from St. Louis to Hospital street and other points, The wind is blowing from the north with a velocity of thirty miles an hour. Governor Nichols has issued a proclama- tion requesting ull gteamers to keep as near mid stream as possiBle and to run us siow as the circumstances will permit during the present freshet 1 the lower Mississippi the waves from passing vesscls have done a good deal of damuge to the temporary woris on the levee, fverythine Movable Gone. Newrorr, Ark, March 14.—The rivers commenced runuing over tho levees last night, and tho whole town, except Fort street, is now from four iuches to two feet under’ water. Husiness is entirely sus- pended, The damage to the adjacent country is immense. ‘1he rise was sudden and without warning, Everything movable is gone. The country south of Newport, which embraces some of the finest favms in th is nlso inundated. Hetween Helena and the mouth of\the St. Francis river thore are very fow spots of dry land and a raise of two feet will cer- tainly cover everything. In some vlaves the river is from five to seven miles wide, Not Alarming Mesams, Tenn, Mareh 14.—A corres- pondent of the Appeal telegraphs from Ar- kausas City tonight that the condition of tho levees between Mempliis and that place are ot alarmin The circle of the river back of Aaconia, ho says, will break before Tucsday next. ‘There are 2,000 people living inside. the circle, nine-tenths of them nogroes. The destrnction of stock ana other property will be enormous. The levees on the Arkansas river are washing away. Lontstana Will Go Under. Vicksnunra, Missy March 14.-~The captain of the levee hoard steamer reports the con- dition of the levees as Oritical overywhere. He considers that Louisana will inevitably 0 under, oven if the Mississippi lovees g0 down, Great gaongs of mon are hard at work trying to savethe levees, Much improyed. W Onuea Mareéh 14, —-A dispatch ecnville, Miss,, late tonight says tho situation there is much improved and the weak spots in the levee have been strength- ened 8o that the fears of breaks are nuch lessenad. The Arkansas levees opposite Greenyille are also all tlght, Pl A Crevasse Aboye New Orlean w OnLEAxs, Lo, March 14.—The levees at Nita plantation, sixty-five miles above the city on this side of the Hver, broke last pight and in less than two Hgurs the break was twenty-tive feet wide. The water from this creva will do but little damage as it will flow into thelake. - Eridge Washed Away. JAcksoN, Miss., March 14.—An iron bridge soveral hundred feet Ih length over Pierre creck on the Natchez, Jackson & Columbus railrond, between Jackson and Harrystown, was washed away by the flond last night. Great Damage in Australin, TLoNpc March 14.-~Brisbane, Australia, is flooded; damage, $1.600,000, prealcl % oy TOMMY TAKES A TUMBLE, The Police Stop the Fight—Murphy Declared the Winner, SAN Fraxcisco, Cal, March 14:—1he fight between Billy Murphy of Australia and Tommy Wargen of California at the Occi- aental club tonight for a purse of $1,800 and the featherweight chumpionship was one of the shortest on record in this city, Danny Needham of St Paul, the well known light . weight, was referee. Both meén were in kine con- dition. Tu the first round Murphy reached War ren’s neck with a right hander und sent him down. In the second round Murphy again reached Warren’s neck and sent him against the, ropes, but he railied gamely, In the third Warren topk the aggressive and gave Murphy some staggering blows in tho juw and on the bodyy which distressed him. In the fourth round Murphy started in with a vicious rush and ufter some sharp in- terchanges the men cluiched. The referee tried to separate them, bitthey fell, Warren underneath and Murphy's knee press- ing his stomacn.. = When Murphy roso Warren lay on tho floor evidently in_great_pam. Loud -cries of foul were raised. Warren at last got on his feet and the men resumed fighting. Murphy struck Warren in the jaw and knocked him down, and just as ho was Tising the polico broke into the ring and 'stopped the fizhv. Greut confusion again ensued, ' Warren's friends yelling foul. Finally the reieree socurod @ hearing angawarded tho fight to Murphy. The decisioll was the cause of an- other outbreak and of protests from Warrea and his friends, but ihg referee remained firm and the crowd soop thspersed. Sk SEYMOUR's BROPOSAL. A Syndicate Anxivus to Push Wana- maker's Telegraph Scheme. ‘WasniNgroy, March 14.—A new proposi- tion in connection with the proposed postal telegraph was made to the house committeo today by J. o, Seymour of the New York stock exchange, who stated that he repre- sented a number of capitalists willing to build lines and to maintain a postal telegraph sys- tem under governmedi supervision in ac- cordance with the provisions ot the po: master eeneral’s bill or to operate on u uni- form 25 cent rate. The company proposcd to use the Patten munlitiplex telegraph sys- tem, build and maintain all lines needed, furnish operators, power and stationery and to have the right to build over all postal roads. They ask exemption from federal and state taxation. In cities where the post- offices are crowded the syndicate wiil fur- nish its own oftice. It would make a con- tract with the government for fifteen years with the privilege of renewal unless the government would tiie the lines at tne end of that time at the value appraised by experts. The syndicate expects to be allowed to do private business outside gov- ernwent work. ‘T'o maintain lines under the Patten system would cost 7 per cent less than uuder the present system. It i3 proposed to leaso wires to newspapers at nominal rates and to reduce press rates 33 per cent. 'To establish a system under the provisions of the postmaster gen- eral’s bill would cosk Seymour thought, about §7,000,000. A complete system cover- ing the country would cost £25,000,000, e A MURDEROUS MANIAO. He Fatally Stabs a Shorff and Then Kills Himself. 4 QPreasant Hiuy, Mo, March 14—This even- ing Mrs. Eli Stahlnecker called at the cffice of Constable Prater and told him her hus- band was_laboring under an attack of acute mania and had driven her and her children from tho house with a butcher knife, The constable went to the house and on entering was fatally stabbed. He managed to_mako his way to the house of ex-Sheriff Hanley and a posse of men procesded to the house of the maniac as quickly as possible. They broke open the door and just inside found the body of Stahinecker, who had stabved himself to the heart. Stahluecker was seventy-two years old. e i Siberian Prison Report. March l4.~Digpatches from Tomsk, the central Siberian depot for pris- oners, say the prison naw holds 400 healthy and sick exiles, bug that in 1586 the num- ner of exiles broughti to the prison was 16,18 In 1557 the. merivals numnbered 14,217, n 1858 there were 015 and in'1880, up to September, over 12,000, Of theso prisoners the most wero taken to the interior. The oficial report declares that owing to lack of room hindreds of sick beds had to be placed in the open air while the temperature was as low as 6= Recavweur, and in consequence of this exposure the mortality was enorwow e The Olinton County Trage Crixtoy, Ia,, March 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg |—Tbe coroner's jury brought in a verdict today that Henry Murre, who was murdered near Brown's station yesterday, came to his death at the hands of unkuown parties, Mrs, Murre is still alive, but ucconseious. It is thought that if she reguins her 'senses sho moy be able to furnish some club to the murderers. Suspicion now rests upon three Lramps, on of whom had worked upon Mr. Murro's farm, The three had recently been released from jail and were last seen going in the direction of the farm. e Bank Oflioials Arrested, Russern, Kan.,, Mareh 14.—W, Z Smith of Bllsworth and E. M. Coleman of Der rance, respectively president and cashier of the Bank of Derracce, which failed a short time ago, have been arrestod charged with having received depdsits when they knew the bank was in an fusolvent condition, Tisza's Resignation Accepted, Viexya, March 14 he OMcial Gazette publishes the emperor's autograph letter ac cepting the resignation of Tiszs, The em- peror conveys to the retring winister ex- pressious of his bighest esteem and contl deuce. [ HOLDREGE ON GRAIN RATES He Acouses the Attorney Genoral of ‘Willful Misreprosentation, THE LATTER WON'T BE BLUFFED. But Promises to Appear Before the Interstate Commission and Prove Every Charge in the State's Complaint, Loese Will B on Hand, LixcoLy, Neb., March 14.—[Spocial to Tne Bee.]—The following communication from General Manager Holdrego of the B, & M, was received by Attorney General Leese today: Omanya, Neb.,, March iaw Leese, Lincoin, Neb.—Dear Sir: You have caused to ba published in the news papers a socalled complaint against the rail- roads of Nebraska, beforo tho interstate commerce commission, which, in all its im< portant charges,is either fulsc or misleading, 1 address this letter to you trusting that vour rogard for the truth may lead you to either destroy the complaint without vresenting it to the members of the interstate commerce commission, when they arrive here this weok, or to correct the misstatements be- fore tling it. The people in this state, for their own in- terest, desire that the railroads which serve them should maintain good tracks and offer good accommodations for both freight and passenger business. As a railroad commis- sioner or member of the state bonrd of trans- portation, it is your duty to deal justice to all interested, 1f you will pause in your uns warranted raid upon the railroads to con- sider the facts heremn mentioned, the proof for which is and has been in your reuch nt any time, you will find that it is due to the public and the raiirozds that you should re- tract the falsa charges that you huve made in this complaint and at othor times for the public ear. You allege that_sinco the interstato com- ree law took effect rates upon Nebraska railroads have been ‘‘greatly increased.” The reverse 1s true. You allege that, taking into consideration the rebates prior to the interstate commerce Jaw, the rates, upon corn_in particular, were less before the law took effect than now. The fact is that, deducting the customary rebates from the tariff rates prior to the law, the net result gave considerably higher rates before the law took effect than now. If yoa buse your statcment on figures prevailing during some temporary rate wat, or emerg- ency of competition, it is scarcely worthy of serious consideration. You allege that the net rate from Lincoln before the law took effect was 14 ceats per 100. This statement is untrue. You allege that the rates *upon corn from Nebraska poiuts to Chicago are so high, un- reasonable, exorbitant and excessive that the producers of Nebraska are unable to ship their corn to said market and said exorbitant and oxcessive rates amount to prohibition upon corn shipments.” You contradict this latter statement yourself in a paragraph of your complaint headed *‘Third Cause of Action,” wherein you state that tho rail- roads have “‘neglected and refused to furnish asufficient number_of cars for the trans- portation of corn offered for shipment from points in Nebraska to points without the state,”’ For the tour weeks following Feb- ruary 15, upon which date a. reduction of 10 per cent was made in the corn rate, and during which period you stato the rate is prohibitory, from twenty thousand to thirty thousand car loads of corn have been moved from Nebraska points, or more than 12,000, 000 bushels. ‘ilie reduction of 10 per cent made by the raitroads upon these shipments amounts to $200,000 in four wecks. Your compluint, furthermore, that the rates chargea by Nebraska railroads ara ex- cessive can be refuted by what you your- self have at different times admittea to be a fair measure of reasonable rates. You have admitted that railroads should be permitted to earn a fair rate of interest upon cost, or a fair valuation, The sworn statement of all of the railroads of Nebraska in the state auditor’s office show that in 1887 there were 4,621.83 miles of railroad in the state; that their net earnings in 1887 amounted to $7,007,860.00. With their build- ings, shops, tools, cars, engines und termi- nal facilities, I do not behieve the railronds of this state can be duplicated for $25,000 per mile at the present time, If it should be admitted for the suke of the argument that 225,000 per mile is a fair valuatior, this would give » total valuation of #115,545,750. The railroads earned in 1887 6.1 per cent upon this valuation. In 1858 tho mileage was 5,011.71 miles, which, ut §25,000 per mile, would give a valuation of §125,202,500. The net earnings of all railroads in Nebraska in 1858 amounted to £5,562,570.02, showing 4.3 per cent on this valuation. If, to make the matter still clearer, we should admit that tho rallroads or this state are worth only §20,000 per mile, the interest carned in 1888 upon that valuation would be only 5.3 per cent, out of which the iutereston tho bonded indebtedness must be paid before the stockholders could receive anything. Since 1888 rates have been materially de- creased, and it 18 not probable that the snowing for 1800 for the: railroads will be as fayorable as that of 155 You certainly, considering should not ask for a further rates at the present time. The railroads of Nebraska have, at differ- ent times, voluntarily reduced the through rates upon corn and other products. The corn rate, for example, from Hastings, Neb., to Chicuro has been reduced from 40 cents per 100 in 1875, to 84 ceuts 1o 1879, 1o 33 conts in 1885, to ceuts in 1857, wnd to 231 couts per 100 at the present time, which is 214 cents per 100 higher thun the rate from western lowa oiuts, ‘Lhe present rate from western Towa and from Missour! river poiuts to Chicago upon corn is 20 cents per 100. This rate 18 made upon a basis that is lower thau tho tariffs of Illinois and lowa, which are universally ad- mitted to be low.” The sume rate of 20 cents per 100 is extended westward for Nebraska points sixty miles from the Missouri river, and only b cents per 100 18 added to lowa rates in forming through rates from the most distant Nebraska points to Chicago, the muximum rate upon corn from Nebraska points now being 25 cents per 100, or about oue-half as mueh per ton per mile from west ern Nobraska points to Chicagoas is charged from central fowa points to Chicago. As tonnage increases in the tuture the railronds will doubtless continue to make sigilar gradual reductions upon the products of this state, when they can afford to do so. These future r s will certainly be materially intorfered with or entirely pre veoted if the states of lowa and Nebraska continuo to forco down rates upou general merchandise, accomplishing thereby no practical good for the producers, but pre- venting the reductions be desires Your resolution, repeatedly ntroduced at the meeting of the state board of transpor- tation, if enforced would not reduce rates upon corn cr the important products of this stute to Chicago or eastern wmarkets—the rates now aaded to the lowa rates in form ing the through rates from Nebraska points to the markets being much less than the local Iowa tariff. Your resolution, there fore, if enforced would do hurm to the far- mers of Nebraska, for the reason that if you lower the tarift upon general merchan dise, upon which the average farmer pays in a year probably less than §1.50 per man, you will epipple the railroads in_their power to carry the products of this state at low rates in the future, upon which many individual farmers pay from $1,000 to §2,000 per year, ‘To summariza this wholo matter, your complaint before Lhe interstate comwerce commission is based upon misapprebension and misatatements, Your demand upon th state board of trausportation for lower rate if carried out to the letter, can accomplish no practical good for this state, but will in terfere with its future growth and pros- perity 1 veuture to sug 13.—To Hon., Will- these fa eduction cts, m t that your duty e a railroad commissionor requires you to pro tact railroad property as well as other prop- erty in this sta Railroads are certainly important to thi=4 untry, They bave dono moro to enhancé . » value of farm property than any other 4° cy, The iwestora coun- are anxious %= mora raiiroads today. d constru® 1 in this state has been tely stoppi largely on account of the raid upon railg 1s which you lave lead for soveral yoars & . I would further say taat the cry of “C# ify Him," although it may bo started by, lests and scrives and followed by the Hulace, is not nlways right. 1 s Truly G. W, Horonrg Gen'l, Mar r B. & M. I R. Co. LEES REPLY. Lixcary, New., March 14.—To George W. Holdrego, ' Omutia, Neb.—Dear Sir: Your communication has been received, and in an swor thoreto I will that [ will prove every allogation alloged in my petition be- fore tho intorstate commerce commission. The board of transportation ordered we to commence proceedings before the interstute commerce commission, and I have doue 8o, I have gathered up what testimony I could since that time and formulated a complaint. The witnesses that I have talked to will make the same statements before the com: mission. In regard to the watered stock, 1 have asked the commission to require thess de fendants to furnish a List of thoe stockholders and their places of residence, and 1 wiil so- lect my witnesses from them on this propo sition and prove by them that the stock upon which they ure receiving big dividends did not cost them a singlo dollar. ‘I'he case before the bourd of transnortation today will prove one allegation where the refused to furaish cars. 1t is suficiont to say that when the question is at issue I will be on hand. WiLLIAM LEESE. - THRAIN WRECKED, Dashed Into a Huge Rock Run at Full fpeed. MAaNsFIELD, O., March 14 —Tho fast ves- tibule train on the Baltimore & Obio ran into a landslide near Newark this morning. The cngine was thrown into the river and Fireman Thomas Boland killed. Engineers MeCoy and Hart, the latter o passenger on the engine, wera seriously injured. At the scene of the accident is a high hill on ono side of the road and the river flows on the other side. The train was going forty miles an hour when tne engino struck the huge rock. Tho engine was thrown into the water ‘whilo the ears were all ditched. There wero about a hundred passengers on board and the accident was a remarkably fortunate one in its resalts, considering the anced of the tram. Tho passengers were badly shaken up and five orsix seriously hurt. Among the injured were: SpwAkD Wanp Ster IIL, and A, P, DICKsox, ( WESTERN FREIGHT ASSOCIATION ng xsox® Bloomfeld, nton, S, D. Only Routine Business Transacted at Yesterday's Meeting. Ciiicaco, Mareh 14.—|Snecial Telegram to Tue Bee, |—Asido from the appointment of a committee to consult with the *Soo’ line relative to the establishment of a basis of mutually satisfactory us between tho lines via St. Paul and those via Chicago, the Western Froight association has transacted only routine business. Morcover,this attempt at steadying rates is the only move in that dircction now on foot. In spito of the de moralization alleged to have been caused by the Burlington & Northern, its sale to the Burlington and assured consorvatism in the foture, the way is no clearer for an advance in rates than it was o week ago. The Bur- ling & Northern's lust reduction in freight rates was made, it was said, to meet tha man:pulated rates of its competitors, proof being furnished at the time of such manipu- lation. Even at the reduced basis thoso socret rates aro constantly being made. Pas- seuger affairs aro also badly unsettied. The betwecn Chicago and the Aissour: was $1250. This has beon reduced to n & open rate, and of this amount 3 i ald in commissions, leaving but #2to the . Tho passenger men ali express a de for an advanco to the old basis, cspe y as the spring rush 13 just commencing, but the Western States Plissenger associa tion js out of existence and no on¢ has yet takon the lead in calling a meeting to con- sider an advance. LABOR TROUBLES. The Stevedores' Strike in Liverpool Very Serious. New Yonis, March 14.—The agent of the Guion line today received a cable dispatch stuting that the Arizona would not sail from Liverpool on account of the strike, The strike among tho stevedores affects all the steamers sailing from Liverpool. 1t is thought the strike will extend all over the British islands if not the whole of Europe. All engagements for freight are declared off and tickets called in. The Guion line has not had a ship in here for two weeks, Tho Inman line's City of taris, which arrivea Wednesduy, had o hard time to get out of Laverpool. The Ishpeming Strike IsuremiNG, Mich,, March I4.~Two-thirds of the miners and the 1iron and wood work crs are out, Those remaining in have been threatened with violence if they stay. They are under the protection of a strong force of pecial policemen, A number of strike lead ers have boen arrested. Mincrs Out, Loxnox, March 14.—Twenty winers in the northeast part of Eng lave eono on @ strike for areduction of their hoursof labor, ¢l to Work, Miuwavkes, Mufeh 1f.—A Hurloy, Wis,, specini says the strike at the Ashlund and Norrie mines was declared off today and the three thousand strikers roturned to work. - ved Her While March 14 Drunk. LovisviLLy, Ky. ~|Special Tel egram to I ne Bee.]-—=Mrs. Lillen £. Allen, o polisher in DoPauw's glass works, was found desd near the raiwroad t near New Albany, Ind., this morning. She hud her skull broken in two places, as if b hutebet. Sho lived with her brother-in law, Henry Ritter, a fow rods from where sho us found. At tho inquest this afternoon Mrs. Ritter testified that ner husband had often threateaed to kill hor sister ana that last night, when reprouched with drunkeuness, Ritter becau very violent. Mrs. latter, who was sick 10 bed, gotup and begged bim on her Kkpees nolto harm them, and fivally quicted him. Later, while 8ho was in 4 stupor from illness and weaknuss, she remembers her sis ter going fv the house and her husband fo ho was terribly anxious about her s th a feeling that somebody was purst but was unable to give any nelp. \sho said, had several times threatened her sister's life, Ritter is under arrest, but declares bis innocenco. e says they were all drinking last night und Lo was too drunk to have done any harm, Tho coroner will take further testimony tomor row. Murd e In Parliament. Loxpoy, March 14.-In the house of lords today Lord Salisbury gave notice of a mo tion approving the report of the Parocll commission and thanking the juoges for their just and impartial conduct, In the commons Secretary k fused to reply to quostions re tha Bobring sea nogotiations until be should be able to give information without detriment to the negotiations. A motion by T'revelyan that parliament shall adjourn in July and bold @ winter scs slon was rejeted, UMBER 264, 0N TO THE CHEROKEE STRIP, Twonty Thousand Boomers Surge Over the Line. -~ POPULATED WITH A RUSH. The Long-Horned, Wild-Eyed Kina Gaze in” Wonder Then Stame pede in Alarm—Troops Ordered Out. Inhabited in an Instant. AREANSAS Crry, Kan,, Mareh 14.—On to the strip.’” That was the signal for the in- vasion of the Cherokee outlet by the arx 10us boomers who have been gathered on tho border of the strip for tho vast forty-eight hours, It was echoed around the outlet from mid- night until dawn this morning, und when the sun arose over the promised land tho inva- sion was fairly begun. Al day long lines of canvas covered prairie schooners drove into the coveted land Tonight it is points of cutrance that have passed the border nuniber have staked clums, Che been invaded for o month past. In fact evor since President Harrison 1ssued his proclamation ordering the cattiemen to va- cate tho “outlet” the boowers have been gathering on the frontior. They were all sorts of peole and came in alisorts of ways. Nome who coutd not afford tho luxury even of a wagon tramped to tho border beside their horses with houschold goods und children. At all tho princlpal boowmer atlons of been formoed. It had beon lief among the leaders that President Har- on would not upon th removal when once establishied upon claims, Yesterday afteruoor s quict we nomers, Six a scen ! citement was witnessed egualling which accompaniea the invasion of Okln- A year ago. The news from Wash that the Cklahoma bill had pussed the house spread quickly, and by 11 o'clock the boomers wero making burried prepa- rations to move at once over the border. fhe sun was just rising when tho first team started. Tho invasion came with a ash. No one exj it, tot even the sot- tlers themseives, T'he tenunts of tho strip, the Cherokee Live Sto asaociation and the agents, were taken entirely unawares, I'he (nerokeo Indiam police force is 1o m- significant to oppose the invaders, The gov- ernmant,so far as known, had taken no pre- caution to arrest a possible movement of the settiers and (v was not uotil early this morn- ing that the military sppearcd upon the scene. Captain Burbanlk, in command of a small forco of troops Oklahoma City, marched into tho strip last night to stay _ tio progress of the boomiers, but 8o far a8 Kuown this force bas no effect in retarding the movement. On entering the strip thera looked tpon the unusual soenc with alarm. A stampede ensued which the cow- Dboys tm charge could noither check nor con- £ tile fled fivo or six miles beforo the wyaders from the north, where they et by the Loomers coming up from Between these two fires thoy ast and west. wie sottlers staked from different 20,000 people half that ateip has estimated fully and that laden paints of assembly rious kinds haa the general be ong ex- that the cattle grazing wero drivon Arriving on tho atrip their ¢ N8, Advices from Kiowa say that 500 boomers staried from Just as the wago were ready to movo'a big prairio flre wi discovered raging in tho ontlet. Itis thou it may have been sot by the cattle | drive back the _settlors, 5o how- ever, wero the boomers that not firo could stop them wnd teoy proceeded, avoid- ing it by making a detour. Five hundred wore went i from Caiawell, while Guthrie, which last year was the objective point of the noted Fush into Oxlatioma, was today the starting vlacd for 800 boomers bound for the steip. Hunnewell, Kan., reports 500 o 1,000 moved from the 1ENT. Canada as na Farmer." Woopsrock, Ont., March 14.—Turchell was induced last night to make a statement concerning the purpose of his coming to Canada, but conld not bo persuaded to say anytnog that would throw light on Henwell's murder or his own movements on the fatal day. He suid ho camo to Canada as a “pupil farmer,” Tho firm of Ford, Rathbone & Co., England, took £70 from him and prom- ised t secure him w first-class place cu u fine Canadian farm, At Woodstock lie met Farming Agent. MeDonald, who seut hiw out to a farm near Springfield. Burch- ell said e could not stand it, nowever, and in two days calo back to Woodstock, Pick- thail isalso a pupil sent out by the same firm, This firm, Lo suys, is making piles of monoy and have agents in soveral states in Americ Burchell's counsel say tho principal line of the defense will bo that the prisoner could uot possibly huve walked the distauco from Princeton station fo tho place where the ody was found, committed the murder, cut out tho names from the clothing and got back to tho station between 11 and 8 o'clock, He Came to “Pupil Ave sied fore b LANCASTER, Pa., Mareh 14,—(S gram to T Bee. | —Frank A, Diffenderfer, a former banker and ex-alderman, and prom inent in sociul and sporting circles, was brought here tonight by u detective. Ho was arrested in Brooklyn, whither he fled o few dayo ago, charged with the embezzle- wentof §10,605 from tho estate of his brother, J. Leao Diffenderfer, for whom, by reason | weakness, ho b ad ncted a8 trusteo decds of trust executed by their and geanamother, ‘They are children late Dr. Willism Diffenderfer of Holland, who prior to his death Ml years ago gavo the groal purt of 0,000 e his son I'rank and the remainder 10 his mother, whom e required to executo awill leaying it 1n trust to Leno. After the doctc death Fra 1tas alle induced his grandmother, n eighty-six years of age, to destroy will and mauk: him sole trustee of his brother's inheritance, He then entered upon u carcer of extravagance, When thoe co! aforced an examination of his accounts the auditor found him to bo short $10,003. When the court began an in vestigation e removed to Philadelphia, whero he became connected with the Kennel club, and recently roturned to Lancaster, when his browuers wifc's relatives instituted proccedings for embezzlement, for which he will be held for trial, el A Great Financial Stroke. New Yons, March 14.—-Ives and Stayner, wlib were committed to jwil 10 defanlt of 25,000 bail el January 24, 1580, on the sult of the Ci iati, Hamilton & Dayton to recover 25,000, huve now secured a de of settement from 95 per cent of their sditors on the busis of b cents on the , and by tho consent of all tho counsel Andrews toduy reduced thowr bail 10 5, 000 ek, S i Iho Weather Porecast. For Owahba and viclolty: Fair weather. For Nebrasks, Jowa and South Dalotat Fair Saturday aod Sunday; northerly winds, colder Saturday morning, warmer Sunday morning - A Gladstoman Vietory. LoxpoN, March 14 'he election upou-Trent todwy resulted in the ve [ Gower, the Gladstonian candidate Stoke tur