Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 28, 1890, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE NUMBER 10, b IXON CONQUERS WALLACE. The African Wonder Stretches tbh}.lnglinh Oh ampion Senseless at His P FORTUNES CHANGE HANDS ON THE RESULT The Largest Throng Ever Packed Within the Walls of the Pelican Club Witnesses the English Pet's Defeat. [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnox, June 2. —[New York Herald Ca- ble- Special to Trr Ber.|—During the carly hours this morning, at the Pelican club, be- fore & Corinthean gathering unparalelled cither in numbers or enthusiasm at the swagger resort, srge Dixon, bantam weight champion of America, boxed Nunc Wallace of Birmingham, for a purse of £500, offered by the Pelican club. There was scarcely room to breathe in the serried ranks which packed the arena when the combatants stepped into the 24-foot ring. Uproarous applause grected the darkey, who first appeared, and another wave of hearty cheering burst over the theatre as Nunc Wallace walked to his corner. Some time elapsed before silonce suficient to hear the referee’s voice was ob- tained. Angle, us soon as the hubbub, sub- sided, in solemn emphasis read aloud the »most important rules, those pertaining to con- \ duet, surroundings and with regard to fouls. Hme TANT N otrch at E “I'willlay an even £1,000 on Wallace,” houted Charley Hibbert, but there were no takers and not even the slightest shade of odds, nor £5,000 to £4,000, would tempt a re- sponse. Lord Lonsdale interposed for order and at the samo time nodded to accept a big wager in support of Dixon. i “There was wonderful contrsst between the competitors. The Englishman looked much stronger, with his bulldog visage,convention- ally typical of our best style of bruiser. The colored gentleman, who, save gloves, black pants and narcow brecch cloth, was in puris naturalibus, scomed the beau ideal of o wary, sinewy athlete. Alf Greenfield and Dicle Roberts scconded the Birmingham man, while O'Rourke and McGough did similar ofice for George Dixon. Jack Angle presided on the ros- trum as veforoe and Wakefield acted as time- keeper. There was a hush as the men shook hands, each as patient as the other, but Wallaco was first to begin, and amid subdued ex- citement the Englishman led throughout the first round. Hoe followed up this success in the next bout, and with slightly less effect in the third, but his work had no effect on the mahogany nudity, who showed no trace of rough treat- ment. | In the fourth round there was a wonderful change, Dixon simply walking round his an- tagonist in every round till the tenth, where- in, after a desperate rally, the Euglishman suffered dreadfully. There were yells and counter yells, ond the wholo throng arose, for at this point it looked as if the coutest was ~about to be closed. The call of time merci- fully gave breathing space, but that round virtually determined the mateh, for from this forward there was little hope for Wallace. A fearful vight-hander in the cighteonth round knocked the Birmingham lad silly, and driven helplessly into u corner, he was at the merey of the colored man, who pummeled him till Nune, strotehing forth his helpless hand, ackuowledged unoverwhelming defeat. WERECKS AT SEA, A Steamer Sunk and Six Lives Lost— Many Other Disasters. Loxvoy, June 27.—The Dutch steamer Prinz Frederick, from Amsterdam for Java, was sunk on the night of June 25 by a col- lision with the British steamer Morpessa duriug u dense fog. The Morpessa hus arrived at Fulmouth With her bow stove and her fore pinrt full of water. Sho had on board the crew and ninoty-three pussengers of the 17 Froderick. Six lives were lost in the colision. Details of the dwmage done by the gales on the Seotch const during the, middle_ of this woek show nine vessels wrecked und thirty- five persons drowned. Sl Sodi i ] They Want American Pork. Benity, June 27.—[Special Cablogram to Tuk Bk, ]—The Westphalian pork packers' association, whose intorests Bismare thought to protect by prohibiting the importa- tion of American pork, hias seut a deputation 10 the general director of inland taxes pray- ing him to inform the government that the protection scheme does not work in_their in- torest. They will refraiu from protesting if the law be rocalled, The director replied that it was not improbable that the law would be repealed. The chumbers of commerco of Halle and Wiedenbreck, the most important pork murkets in Germany, indorse the request of Westphalia. T Starving Japanese. Tokio, Japan (via San Francisco), June 27.—Starvation secms to be drawing nearer to the poor people of the capital, and every day brings more harrowing tales of suffe ing. The proapecta for the rice crop are poor and prices high. Miss Anna Brewster, a society girl of New York, who cawe out heve to visit her brother- in-law, Secretary S. L. Remy, has gone on a pleasuie trip to Siberia. It is the first in- stance on record of u young American lady going to the Siberian froutier except for mis- sionary work. —_— Bloody Battle in a Church, orLE, June 27.—During a fight sroum between a de ment of Turkish soldiers ana the congre tion, one Turkish officer, four Armenians and eight Turks wore killed and many on wounded, The soldie s which thoy said were th - creted in the building and the indignity was resented by the members of the congregu tion, e German Affairs, BERLIY, June -[Special Cablogram to Tue Bee. |—~The sultan has consentoed to cede the Zunzibar coust to Germany, It is stated that Emperor William dosives the Arch-Duke Charles to accompany him on & visit to Russia s o sign of the continuity of the alliauco between ny aud Austria, i s i In the Commons, Loxvoy, June 27.—In the commons, re- forring to the report that the agreement with Germany included in it a sceret clause pro- viding for an alliance with that country in the event of war, the under foreign secrotary denied that the ‘government had undertaken any new obligation toward European powers, either in the present agreoment or otherwise, Sanctioned by the Emperor. Viexxa, June 27.—(Special Cablegram to Tue Bes,]—Emperor Francis Joseph has sanctioned the first compromise bill passed by the Bohemian diot in May last. The bill divides the provinclal educational couucil into two sections, German and Czech, st A i Bond Oferings. WASBINGTON, June 27.—[Special Telegrax %a Tux Bax.]—Bonds offered: $19,100 at §1.: ORLID'S FAIR PRESIDENT. Ex-Senator Palmer of Michigan Unan- imously Eleoted. CHioaao, June 27.—Ex-Senator Palmer of Michigan was unanimously elected president of the world’s Columbian exposition at today’s meeting of the national commission and J. S. Dickinson of Texas was chosen secretary. The committes on permanent, organization recommended that the officers of the commis- sion consist of a president, five vice presi- dents, treasurer and secrotary, the first vice president to be of opposite politics of the pre: ident, and the other four to be equally di- vided between the parties, The report was adopted and the election of the president. and secretary settled as above, The matter of vice presidents was referred :)'m-k to the committes to report recommenda ions, The executive committee of tiw National Live Stock association called on President Palmer this afternoon. e told them that his heart was with them in their desires re- garding the live stock exhibit and promised the committee t he would carefully look after their interests and advised them to pro- sent their petition at once, insisting strongly upon space being allotted “and on a rough es- timate being made. He further advised them to ask for an even 200 acres, v John T, Dickinson, who was today elected secretary of the world’'s Columbian exposi- tion, was born June 18, 1858, in Houston, Tex, His father was a Scotchman and his mother a i He was educated in Eng] Scotland and at the University of V where he graduated with the degree of elor of law when he was twenty-one y Returning to Texas, two years there was elected secretary of the Texas state cap- itol board. He held this position during the entire construction of the largest state house in the union, at the same time being sceretary of several other state boards, serving under three suceessive governors of Texas, Upon the completion of the Texas capitol Colonel Dickinson the secretary and general manager of the famous interstate military en- campment given at Austin,Tex., in May, 1558, in honor of the dedication of the ‘Texas state house. Immediately thercafter he was and general manager of the San Antonio International Fair association and organized and managed its first great Texas-Mexican exhibition in Novem- ber, 1888, Last summe Colonel Dick- inson resigned this position to travel for the Chicago world’s fair committee, interviewing members of congress in_several states, and joined the committee in Washing- ton on the opening of congress, working with it until Cnicago finally won the fight for the location of the fair, ~ Colonel Dickinson is probably the youngest memver of the nation- al commission. DELIRIOUS WITH JOY. The Passage of the Wyoming Bill by the Senate Intoxicates the People. Cur Wyo:, June 27.—Special Tele- gram to Tue Bii.] —Never bafore in its his- tory has this city scen such a day as this has been. For three days the feelings of the people have been worked up to the highest tension. The Wyoming bill has been up before the senate and there were the most positive assurances that it would It bad hung fire nothing short of its absolute age would satisfy the people. The Associated press report closed at 2:30 p. m., leaying the people under the impres- sion that the bill had “been under discussion until the hour of adjournment. Men came | ing out of the business places iuto the street and collected about the bulletin boards to see if the news was true. Once satisfied of tuis, the decorations began, Nearly everybody had their decorations ready waiting for the sigual to flash them to the breeze. The feeling then was that the bill would goover till Monday and every- body had about settled down to that convie- tion when the news was received at 3:25 that o long that there was an Many of the busin hidden under the tricolor. verywhere. Soon there began to appear on treets young men in_fant costumes composed of the uational colors, and even i Columbias, The P rly oue hundred strong, their wheels beautifully decorated. A detachment of men with muskets went through the residence portion of the town and made the welkin ving with their shouting. Tho fire alarm was set in fnotion in a very fow minutes after the news reached herd. The refrain was taken up by the churck bells and echoed by the locomotive whistles, An extuaordinary supply of fire-craciers and other combustibles had been laid in by the toy stores and soon a4 din almost cqual to pandemonium was raised. All of the business strcets were packed with people, so that it wus almost impossible to move along them. Every vehicle in the city was drapel with the national colors. In the evening there was a tremendous bonfire at the corner of Suventeenth and Ferguson streets, and the proceedings of the afternoon were extended and amplified. The gun club had a fiving squad in atten- dance. Half a dozen speeches wore made and notwithstanding a anmpener of rain the racket and din was kept up for hours, enne is sure enough delirious with joy evening, natives, e completely lags floated Great Rajoicing at Laramie. Lananie, Wyo, June 27.—[Special Tele- tram to Tuk Bre.|—The news that the Wyo- ming bill had passed the senate was received with great enthusiasm today. A flag with forty-three stars was prompily run up and tonight the strects are_ alive with boufires, fireworks und speechmaking. 1t is regarded us the beginning of a uew life for Luramie and Wyoming. e TASCCTT REPORTED CAPIURED, Said to Be in Charge of Five Pinker- ton Detective: g NEW ORLEANS, La., June 27.—A special from Paris, Tex., says: Trainmen who ar- rived here from’Frisco state that five Pinker- ton_detectives got aboard the north-bound train at West Fork, Ark., late last night with ascott, the murderer of Millionaire Snell of Chicago. e A, An Ola Man's Remarkable Tramp. Bavmvonre, Md., June 27, [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bse.]—Old Harvison Warner, who left McConnellsville, O., tramp to Baltimore, his na a wheelbarrow all the wa day at Elliott City, fifteen miles west ¢f here, in the best of heulth and spiri “It has been a little warm pushing the rrow the last few days,” he said, *‘but I'm condition considering that I'm nearly avs old.” will arrive iu Baltimore Saturda He will be given a bighgeception in this city Heo will visit his aunt, Mrs. Sands, who is 10 years old, - - English Pol 1 Notes. Loxbox, June ~[Special Cablegram to Tur Beg,] —The Times says thatthe attempts of friends of Lord Randolph Churchill to se- cure his return to the cabinet with a view to strengthening the government has not met with succes: The Standard believes the tithes bill will he postponed the same us the land purchuse bill, Honors for Hatzfeldt. Brniiy, June 27.—(Special Cablegram to Bt |—EBmperor William has bestowed the decoration of the Black Eagle upon Count Yo Hatafeldt, German ambassudor to Eng- and. - The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and vicinity —Fair weather. For Nebraska and Iowa—Fair; cooler; variable winds. For South Dakota—Fai winds. Confiemed as Indian Agent, Wasnixarox, June Pervin Palmer was toduy edufirmed us ugent at Cheyeune agency, South Dakola. cooler; variable - FILLED HIM FULL OF HOLES. Constable Laney of Avoca fhoots the Man Who Tries to Knife Him, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AT FREMONT. A fchuyler Judge Decides the Case of Lydia Belle, Woods vs George ‘W, Poole in Favor of the Defendant. Avoca, Neb,, June 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Word has just been reccived here of a fatal shooting affair at Berlin, the next station south of here on the Missouri Pacific railway. The particulars received are as follows: 1. N. Kerfoot, who was only released from the Otoe county jail a few weeks ago, where he had been serving a term of six months for having assaulted a_prominent business man of Berlin the last Fourth, went into O. M. Qoung's hardware store to buy a revolver, and being refused, drew a knife on Young, who, seeing Constable Charles Laney passing, called him in. Laney told him t6 put up his knife, but in- stead of doing so, turned on him, and as he was about to stab him, Laney drew his re- volver and fired all five charges at Kerfoot, which took effect in his breast. Coroner Karsten of Nebraska City was sent for and has just arrived. The dead man leaves a wife and two children. Republican Convention at Fremont. Freyoxt, Neb,, June 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The republican conven- tion of Dodge county met here this afternoon and selected the following delegates to the state convention: L. M. Keene, C. D. Maor, C. H. Godfrey, William Fried, Ross L. Ham- mond, George B. French, Christian Cusack, 1. Klingheil, A. H. Briggs, 1. P. Gage, Phil- lip Gentzler, George O, Dodge, J. J. King. Ringing_resolutions were adopted, endors- dorsing Hon. L. D. Richards for governor and citing his peculiar fitness for that posi- tion. The last resolution of the series, all being unanimously adopted, was as follows : “Therefore, be it Resolved, That the republicans of Dodge county, In convention assembled, asking no other rec ition for any other candidate from the party in the districtorstate at large, deent 1t a pleasure to give him our undivided support, and we instruct the delegation to the state convention to present to that body the ame of L. D. Richards and use all honorable cans to secure his nomination for governor. She is a Wife ana Not a Maid. LER, Neb,, June 2 [Special to Tur ]—The case of Lydia Belle Woods vs eorge W. Poole was decided by Judge Post last night, the veraict being for the defend- ant. This is a case with an interesting his. tory. George W. Poole, a well-to-do bach- elor, thirty-two years of age, living on a farm near this city, bad for many years been pay- ing his addresses to Miss Woods, In fact, they had courted since they were in their swaddling clothes. The young woman was not averse to receiving the attentions of the man who was ten years her senior, but her fathier objected to the match, and for this rea- son the time when the two should be united in marriage was not set, On December 26, 1880, Miss Ward was in- vited to the Poole residénce, as she supposed, to witness the marriage of Miss Nellie Poole, but when she left the prewises, she dis- covered she was a wife instead of a maid, It all happened like this, ~ Miss Poole and her intended husband, Oscar Peterson were called onto the floor, when someone sug- gested there be o bridesmaid and a bride groom. George took advantage of the oppor- tunity and taking Lydia by the hand, led her out before the audience, wheve the Hon. George H. Thomas performed the ceremony, marr;ing both couple: Congratulations were offered but Lydia was an obstinate bride and would not it thut way, still clinging to the idea that she was not a wife, at least that is the sto has always told. After this she returned to her home and instead of living with Poole, she commenced suit to have the marriage set aside, on the grounds that if it was a marriage, it was procaved by fraud and de- ceit, The tale that Poole unfolded on the wit- ness stand wus of a different character. He swore that on the day of the wedding he told the gl that he had pro- cured the license and had boukht many things with which to go_to housekeep- ing, and_just before going into the room where the ceremony was performed Lydia had remarked, “G . 1 love you well enough to marry you.” They then took their places before the officiating officer and_the usual questions were propounded, to all of which the girl answered in the afirmative. ion is no surprise to the people of this vicinity, as in their minds they have ways considered the marriage a legal one and have been surprised to think that Miss Woods would enter into such an agreement and then deny its existence, The Crete Chautauqua, Onete, Neb,, June 27.—[Special to Tue Bep.|—A pitching tents for the approaching the Nebraska Chautauqua asserbl. exercises will begin next Tuesday evenin 8 o'clock, when the famous artist, I Beard, will deliver one of his character lectures, A large attendance is assured. The management have made arrangements to have a joint debate on July 8 at 2 o'clock p. m., upon the grounds. This will be in- stead of Lawyers' day and the question de- bated will be one of the most intr political economy, one in which all lawyers, and especially theé people of our state, will be interested. The question is this: “Ave the Present Railrond Rates, Both Interstate and Local, Fair for Both Producer and Car ’ The afirmative of this question will baup- held by Hon. . M. Marquette, general attor- ney of the B, & M. railroad company, and the negative by tfon, €. H. Van Wyck. Itis needless to say that this question will be of iuterest to every one, and will without doubt attract wide attention, large force of men have begun ion of The The Beatrice Chautauqua. Beartiice, Neb, June 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—Tomorrow will be a big day at the Chautauqua grounds. Aside from the ordinary morning Chautauqua seryices and classes, C. L. 8. C., recognition services, assembly of candidates for graduation, pa sage of the processions through the arches, conferving diplomas and an address to the graduates, there will be afternoon lectures in the interest of the farmers’ alliance by Hu Tracy of Texas and President J, H. of the Nebraska State alliance, the 1 par will be delivered in th the farme allianc and Captain R. Tre Ha in the evening interest of by General J. B, Weaver lick, 5 to Kill Himself. [Special Tele gram to Tik Bek.|—A farm hamd employed at ¢, D. Brinkes ranch, near Avmada, at tempted to kill himself early yesterday morn- | ing. He went up in the hay mow and with a small penknife stabbed himself several times in tho breast. The kuife was small and dull, so it did not l.mdum the desired effect. ‘He then cut himself in the arm. About this time he was ssed and o search revealed his condition ented from doing himself further A Faen Youhful Burglars at Work, WeLLPLEET, Neb., June pecial Tele- grom 10 Tue Bre. |—~Walter Sydenham and Samuel Huntington, two young men of this place, attempted to rob the grocery and dry Mur. Glaze Lad occasion to o'clock last night. | Geo | itors | goods store of C. A. Glaze between 12 and 1 | £0 to his store about this time and was sur prised when he entered the front, door to sce two men muke o retreat out of the rear en- trance. They managed to make tholr escape and deputy officers have been searching for them all di It is thought they are hidden in the hills near town, This is the third time within a few months that this store has been robbed. The burglars last night had a key of the back door. The booty was lett behind this time. Grand Island € """3' dignant. Graxp Istaxp, Neb, Ji [Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—Already a large number of men have been discharged from the Union Pacific shops, the percentage being larger than at any other point along the line. A public meeting was held the other night expressing indignation at the action of the Union Pacificin thus discharging men without notice. When the shops were built here, Grand TIsland gave them & bonus of #75,000 with the understanding that a certain num- ber of men were to be emplayed. The Union Pacific has never fulfilled its part of the agreement, as there has mnever been the nlimber of men employed that they promised, The shops were filled with machinery, but every year they have removed some of it to other points, Theé men who were discharged ave unable to ret transportation to other points except by paying the fuil fare, Coming Events at Wymore. Wrsone, Neb., June 27.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—The citizens of this place are making great efforts to outdo all previous Fourth of July celebrations in this city. Over §1,000 have already been contributed to carry onthe enterprise. Hon. Jacob Baily of Hastings and several prominent allinuce spoakers have been se- cured, contracts have been made with five hands to be in attendance, and over $500 have been expended for fireworks. The interest manifested promises to make it one of the grandest celebrutions ever hield in'this part of the state, He Ran Against a Dog. Covvspus, Neb,, Juna 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B —A sad accident hap- pened to Alfred Griswold, deputy postmaster, this evening at 8 p. m. While riding down Thirteenth street on a bieyele he ran against a dog in the street and was thrown violently to the ground, striking on bis head. He was picked up unconscious and remained so for some time, His injuries’ @re quite serious, though not fatal. Saunders County Republica W00, Neb., June 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The republican central com- mittee met today and called the county con- vention for July 18, and the primaries for the 16th. The convention will Béminate a county ticket and will select delegates to the con- gressional, state and senatorial conventions, He Denied the A;p"cullml. HastiNGs, Neb, June 8f.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre]—In the district court Judge Gaslin-denied, the application of the Union Pacific attorngys to remove the caso of DeWitt Palmer uflz the St. Joseph & Grand ‘Island railroad company to the United States circuit cou The case in- volves a stock of goods vi at £13,000 de- stroyed in a wreck while route from Ore- gon to Hastings, . Suicided in a Glstern. Nreorasika Ciry, Neb., June 27.—[Spacial Telegram to Tie Bre.)— Fred Alberts, aged twenty-foar, wife of a saloon man, com- mitted suicide this mo; by_drowning, She was overcome by the huat, which caused temporary insanity, and while in this condi- tion she jumped into the ~istern. She was twice pulled out by ansighboring woman, but fell back each time and finally drowned. Nipped in the Bud. Nenraska Ciry, Neb., June 27.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.|—Editor Bluehdorn returned to the city today from a visit to Lin- coln and learned that during his absence a desperaty butunsuccessful ritempt ud boen made to burn his residence. Bvery prepara- tion was made, but the miscreants were frightened away before they could success- fully carry out their plans. Opening the Bids. Nenraska Crry, Neb., June 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The city council last evening opened bids for the purchase of pav- ing bonds and that of C. A. White & Co., New York, was accepted, the bid being £,100; curbing _Dbonds, $LOL85-100; $15,000 paving bonds, $1.02 23-100; §3,008° sewer bones, $1.02 8100, Dc ster Graduates, Doncuester, Neb., June 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.]—The commencement exercises of the high school at this place were held tonight in the Methodist Episcopal church. The graduating class, the first from this school, seven in all, stepped to the front in the following order: Miss Zadie Ferguson, Miss Louje Hoover, Miss Eva Kepler, Mi Lillic Dainton, Miss' Emm# Thompson, Miss Nora Gingery and Mastor Olin Ferguson, Kearney Will Do Her Share. Kearyey, Neb., Juno 2f.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B —A meeting was held here tonight to arrange for the relief of the cyclone sufferers at Pleasanton and Sweet- water., Committees were appointed to solicit aid and a mass meeting was called for next Sunday night. Mayor Buker.telegraphed to Ravenia to draw on him for §200. Kearney will do her share. Selling Liquor Withoat a License. Liperty, Neb,, June 27.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee,]—J. B, Train was arrested this evening by J. C. Emery, deputy United ates marshal, for selling liquor without a government lic and taken to Omaha. Sheriff Jones of Beatrice was in town looking for J. B. Thomas, charged with sell- ing liquor without a licenge. An Increase of Twenty Per Cent. Hastixas, Neb., June 27.—[Special to ~The census of school children, completed today by Assessor Nellis, shows the official figuses to be. 2,276 children of il'h\ml age, au increase of 20 per cent over Loup City's Population. Louvr Ciry, Neb,, June2f.—The official cen- — Bought Roach's Ships Yards. W Yoxk, June 2.—A company of re of the late John ards and engine works at Chester and the Morgan ivon works in this city. The new corporation will be known as Roach’s shipbuilding and cagineer- | ing o (limited.) : The prelimin prospe sets forth that the sh of capital will be £600,000. In addition to the share capital a debenture ‘capital of £300,000 is provided for, The hoard of management | in the United States will consist of John B. | British capitalists has been formed to acqu from the sentatives At Rouch, lu'v.\vll'nl of the Chester works; . Weed, president of the Morgan iron works; Henry Steers, president of the | Eleventh ward bunk, and’ William Rowland | New York city. ‘The National Bank of | Scotland is named a8 the bankers of the new corporation, Another Chic - - | Bank Failure. Cnicaao, June Melville C. Roberts, president of the Thirty-first street bank, made un assignment for the benefit of this afternoop. A schedule shows us- sets and liabilities of #5.000. Roberts is vice president of the I’ark National bank in this city, which is now in the hands of a bank eximiner by order of the secrctary of the treasury. oved nt has Dependent Pension « ill Apy Wasuixaroy, June 27.-The pie approved the dependent peusion bill, | ond Licutenant | service stations located the ONAHA'S PUBLIC BUILDING. Nothing Oan Be Done Until the Government @ets a Title, AN EFFORT BEING MADE TO PUSH MATTERS. An Ohio Man Makes an Interesting Specch on the Federal Blection Bill-National Capital Matters, Wasnixa 0xi Bureav Tie Ovama Ber, ) 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasiixaroy, D, C., June Senator Manderson, who has been punch- ing up the treasury officials in reference to the Omaha public building site, received an- other lotter from the supervising architect today in which that gentleman says that ab- solutely nothing can be done by his office under the law until the court officials in Omaha report that the title to the site to be vested is vested in the United States, Al- though more than a month has elapsed since the money to pay for the block was sent to Omaha, the department has not yet been ad- vised that the title has been perfected. Un- til this is done nothing can be accom- plished in the way of clearing the lots of the buildings which ave upon them, and the law prohibits the expsnditure of a single dollar on the plans, consequently the whole matter is at a standstill awaiting the action of the United States district attor- ney at Omaha. The supervising archit suggests that it might be well to wait befo commencing the plans until congress disposes of the pending bill for the increase of the limit of cost. But Senator Manderson says that as soon as the title is clear he wants the supervising architect to begin on the plans, and will 50 advise him. AN INTE TING Ll teneral Kennedy of Ohio,who made a repu- tation a few years ago for' briljant partisan republicanism by deadlocking the upper branch of the Buckeye leyislature, made one of the most intensely interesting speeches this afternoon that has yet been delivered on the federal _election bill. He declared that President Cleveland was elected by virtue of the suppression of votes and challenged the democrats to contradict the statement. He said the negroes had been frightened away from the polls and there was, a_diabolical in- trigue in the cities of New York and Brook- lyn and portions of Indiana_as well as a general conmspiracy in close southern states to secure solid electoral sgations for the democratic candidate. s specch was 80 pronounced as to state- menvof fact that no effort was made on the part of the democratic side to contradict him. General Kennedy is one of tho. most age sive_followers of Senator Sherman and handles the southern subject, very much like his old leader. Some of the specches which have been made inthe house on_ the federal clection bill caused a good deal of com- ment here. For instunce, Mr. Hemphill of South Caroliua, in his ‘speech yesterday, made this remarkable statement: “We know we must either rule the south or leave it. Now _for self, before the _peoplo of tho United States and be- fore God, in_ all reverence, I swear we will not léave it Democratic appluusee] Tt is the home of our fathers; there their bones lie buried. There they bought it with their blood when Concord and Lexington weve the battleficlds of this country. ~They hav handed it down to us unimpaired, and, gen- | tlemen, ure we now our futhers’ sons, Shall the blood first turn baclk in our veinsi Shall we transmit to coming generations a g and a nobls state which ~has been overruled and downtrodden by a race whom God never intended should rule over us? I do not hesi- tate to say tte colored man has as many rights as T huve, but he cannot have his rights and mine, too, And this law is intended to puy nim again in control of the southern states.’” Per contra, Mr. Rowell of Illin chuir- mittee on elections, in defend- ing the proposed election law said that in some districts of the south armed bodies of men went from poll to poll and destroyed the ballot boxes, in others ballot boxes wi stuffed and true lots were thrown aw: in others military companies were organized to fire cannon morning and night to let the darkies know that ‘‘there is going to be a fair election.” The cabins of the negroes were fired into, and if they were not successful and the négroes turned out the military ofii- man of the cers made the polls a target for their target practice. s Every effort is being made by Speaker Reed and other leaders of the house to have present on next Wednesday us many republi- can members as possible, 8o that the federal election Dbill may reccive a majority Not a single democrat will support th measure, it is stated, and there are vague in- structions that a few republicans in tho north and a half dozen or more in_the. south will vote against the measure, so that its fato is doubtful. Speaker Reed, Major McKinley and Mr. Rowell confidently believe, however, that the bill will receive & majority in the house. It was feared that the democrats would atrempt to break a quorum and compel the spealer to count as present those of th Who would leave their seats in the house just before the vote was called upon the bill, ‘but the leaders on the democratic side suy ' they huve no intention of doing this and that, they intend to remain in their seats and_vote, bo- lieving that they can defeat tho bill. When a senator beconies 50 absent minded that he walks dircetly into the capitol, proceeds through the lower corridors, mounts a fight of steps and walks dircetly to the door of the senute chamber with an umbrella raised and lield high above his head, laboring under the i on that it is raining inside, as well side the capitol, his coustituents should look after him. LIST OF ELIGIBLES BXHAUSTED, The civil service commission’s list of clig bles for uppointment as topographic aids in the geological survey is exhausted and it is likely a lavge numbeér of appointments will need to bo made soon, | Ior tho purpose of iing a list of clizibles spaclal cxamini- ill be held at the following poiuts on : Chicago, Omaha, Cincin- Cansus City, and Denvor on & date to be hereafter fixed. The subjc of the cxawination are: Letter writing, | plain trigonomitry, sur- and topographic drawing. ING TO CUT THE SALARY. snate this afternoon the conference on the legislative, exceutive and | ftion bill reported that the part of the house had de- In the committec judicial appropr eonferees on the manded of the senate to rec from its amendment incrensing the sulary of Land Commissioner Groff from §3,500 "to #,000 a year and the salary of the assistant cotnmnis- Valley, Joseph Pendloton at Simpson, Ed- wanrd L, Simmons at Manchester and Kate I, Hayford at Belgrave, postoffice at Warrcn, Madison cour, 10 be discon- tinued P2 The senate committee =% Ynsfons h structed Senator Paddo, . \ report ur imousiy his bill to pension % \idow of Gen- eral Crook at £1,200 per Z \he bill as in- troduced proposes a pensiol The prosident has approv & ing to the Chicago, Kunsas | 000, \o act grant- braskn rail- nvey all of shoma and its prope; the Indian territc to the wo, Rock Island & Pacific railroad comp, This evening's Star say: * r Tur of Indinna uses an umbrella to | he sun's s oft his superhoated fora . estonday ulng he forgot to take it down when he entered the capitol and was in consequenco an object of no little attention. He discovered his ubsont-mindness at the door of the senate chamber. Peiky S, Heari, - ALL CHICAGO SURPRISED, Lawyer Frauncis M. Charlton Ceases His War on the Gas Try CiioAGo, June 27.—[Spocial Telegram to Tue Bre,|—The surprise of the day was the sudden cessation of Lawyer Francis M. Charlton's waron the great Chicago gas trust. A little after 12 o'clock a son of C. K. G. Billings, president of the trust, appeared in Judge Collins' court and filed a paper signed by Charlton and the defendants’ attorneys, in which it was stipulated by the complain- ant and defendants that tho case be dismissed without costs to either part The stipulation was entered on_record and Chariton’s trinl was dismissed. The settle- ment carries with it the discharge of Colonel George R. Davis us_receiver, thongh no formal order to that effect. has been entered. Parties interested were reticent about giving the cause of the dismissal of Charlton's suit —at least such of them as conld be scen. Mil- tonJ. Beck, Chavlton’s law. partner, said: T did not know thattho suit was going to be dismssed until yesterday, and when Charlton told me of it T strongly urged him not to do it. Itold him that everybody would say he had sold out. Charlton replied that he had not received a cent and would not receive any money; that he was not in the case to be bought.” - “What renson, dropving the case “‘He said that from what he could sea the litigation promised to bo an endless one, with some doubts of his being suceessful after al said he nad alveady been asked by his for money to on the suit and thai he did not see his wiy clear to get out even. I don't believe he has received money or that he expected to make a cent, except to protect his ten shares of stock.’ Other people differ from M, Beck. It was always elaimed by W. C. Goudy that Chas ton’s suit was nothing but a stock jobbii scheme. The street reporters have it Charlton has all along been the agent o Kent in the manipulation of a gizantic dc in Chicago Gas und_that_his suit was Kent's inte of the tran the decline when a receiver was appointed and the rebound now to increased points. - THE SOUTH FOKK DAM, then, did he assign for in t, and that Kent now comes out action with a cool million made by Civil Engineers May Have a Squabble Over the Johnstown Flood Pirrsnurg, Pa., June 2 Special Tele- gram to Tue B “There are prospects of some lively times during the couvention of civil engineers now in session at Cresson Springs over the action of the committes ap- pointed almost a year agoto investigate in regard to the condition of the South Fork dam before the Johnstown flood. The com- mittee investizuted the matter thoroughly and sealed its report, but did not haud tho latter in at the last meeting of the society held in January. The reason given by tho > was that they did not desive to be- come involved in the litigation over the flood pending then. At the present meeting the committee has given it out generally that no report will he made unless it is forced by the society . 'Iie sealed report is suid to contain some highly interesting data concerning the condition of the South Fork dam, prior to the tlood. the rcport states that the dum structurally as perfect as it could be n evidenced ircumstanc foot of water p the dam for two hours, and that when ut la: the dam broke it did $o from the top. It is suid that the report will further state that a large wasto weir might have prevented the flood. Many members of the society are al- clamoving for the reporc and many stories arve current. The report will be in order Saturday, when the business session will be held. It is statod on good authority that was - SOUTH AMERIC. PEACE, A Brazilian-Peruvian-Argentine Al- liance Against Chili, New Youk, Jund 27.—[Spacial Telegram to Tne Ber.|—An alliance offeusive and de- fensive has been entered into between Brazil, Pera and the Argentine Republic agains Chili by secret treaty. The object is an attack upon Chili. The news is so generally believed that the Chilian government is said to be making big preparations. This word was re- ceived here yesterday by mail from the Ar- gentine Republie. In confirmation of this anarticle in the Pavvenia Militia, 1 of the Argentine avmy, which say: without doubt believes that some s to wrest from it the territory it acquired and which has produced good rentals siuce it was taken from Peru and Bolivia o the efforts made, particularly by the former nation, on battleficlds. By thus acting Chili proves that it is somewhat unquiet, v specting the deeds, which have not yet been qualificd by histo and that in hostile and well prepared attitude it awaits judgment. Happily, howeyer, the intercsts of ‘the wholo of South America’are higher than those of Chili and an effort is being made to check its advance. The Argentine Republic, true 16 the traditions of frieniship for its neighbors HChili and the United States of Brazil, in union with Peru, if rumors are to helioved, have celebrated a defonsive #lliance in order to in- sure the maintenanceof peaca in this portion of the world and to lot all know that any at- tempt to disturb the peace will promptiy be met. This judicious poliey, whilst opening new fields for thought and speculation, also gves ovigin to new hopes and serves us loyal and ¢ n security that tranquility will not Judging from this treaty we rti be disturbed, feel pleasure at being uble to state that the Argentine-Brazilian-Peruvian allisnce is bound to be productive of good results and to checl the repetition of that violation of international rights which all have secn has resulted from the lust war on the Pacitic coast,” R The Knights of Pythias at Miluaukee, Sioner from £3,000 1o £3,500 and & motion was made for coneu iee in the demand, Sen- | ator Paddock was on his feet in an instant | and opposed most vigorously such i pro ing. He said the senate had adopted the | amendment making the increase by an over- | whelming mujority and it was not the dul or privilege of the senate conferees to coneur | in 4 mction to recede and strike out, He said the sal % ought to and must be sed His speech had the effect of retaining the provisions in the bill for anoth MISCELLANEOUS of war By divection of the secrotary Sec Frederick R. Day, signal to the following points o of the signal at in accordauce corps, will aud make tho proceed Jugh inspe with such special instructions as he may celve from the chief signul service: Pucblo, | Montrose, Colorado Springs and Deny Colo., Cheyenne, Wyo., and North P Neb,' Lieutenant Diy s authorized to in spect and to condewnn and destroy, if found worthless, such ur ble signal sery property at the stations ted (und for which lie is not responsible) as may need the action of an ins A postofice ha county and named spondent of Tue will be postmaster. A. Thompsou is Lo be postmaster blished in Banner after t Samuel ( en esi Heath By at Elk ! Minwavker, Wis., June 27,—([S 1 gram to Tur Bee, | —The coming semi-annual nelave of the Uniform rank, Koights of Pythias, promises to be the most imposing of any that this growing order has us yet ex- perienced. The reunion differs from ull pre- ceding ones from the fact that the members " of the order will go into camp under the same | regulations and restrictions as govorn the various state militia, ‘The location selected for the camp—which has been named Camp Curnahan, in honor of the founder of this brauch of' the order, wud its very able com- mander-in-chief, General James R. Carn of Indianapolis, Ind. —is ne: park, in_the northwestern part of th It extends from Washington th Western aye- nues on Highland boulevard. Three Italians Drow:ed. Jover, 1L, June 27, Tur B 1 John Stancher, Joseph Stancher und Michuol lunsky were taken with cramps and wned this evening while bathing iu a de 1 quarry filled with fifteen fect of water. - — Two Little Girls Killed, FaLL Rivex, Mass,, June Two girls named Harrington were killed roud train ut Sowmersel this worning. the Cold dr sert little rail cases which have (IN THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND, Central Traffic Lines Forced to Drag Theis Rates in the Mire, RELIEF AT THE RESULT OF THE STRIKE. Railroad Oficials Congratulate Theme selves That the Hlinois Central Won on the Principle Involved. Cuieaco, June 27, —[Spocial Telogram to ne Bee.] — The slough of despond was reached today by central trafie lines when they met the Wabash-Canadian Pacitic rate of 80 cents on dressed beef, Chicago to Bos- ton. This reduction was accompanied with a reduction to 18 cents on live cattle. The tail has now verily gone with the hide, for both these rates are non-paying. The 83-cont rate on dressed beef and 19 cents on cattlo marked the line where the traffic could be made to yield expenses. Should the rates go lower tho efforts of all lines will be to shove the trafiic upon their neighbors, The Wabash-Canadian Pacifio line has come inout of the wet by making contracts with a number of shippers whereby they get th business at 30 cents whether s go lower or not. The Grand Trunk has probably made the same kind of contract. The Wabash-Can- ddian combination has weaked its argument for a differential rate by claiming to make better time thun any of its competitors and it is well known the Canadian Pacific can make a paying rate farthor below than is possible in the United States, The argument for a differential has always been a poorly equipped or longer route and the central traftic lines are laying in ammuni- tion wherewith to fight the Wabash in future on account of its assuming the right to make a differentiul rate while, atthe same_time minp{ 10 be o part of the best route to' New- and. A Preli ng nary Meeting. Cricaco, June 27, dial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A preliming meeting of the western lines will be held in the worning to consider the steps necessary to carrying out. the advance in rates to be reported to u gen- cral meeting next Weduesduy by Messrs. Newman, Bird and S: The pian has been s0 amended as to include an advance to the old basis of every western freight vate except the t bound rates on grain from Kansas and Nebraska aud the proportion of the thro rate from Chicago to St Paul on from the seaboard. Phe only hiteh in {he pro ri h It is ampossible to raise proportional vate on account of and Canadian Pacific competition and ¥ will be sented of o 60 cent ate, Chicago to St. PPaul, and a 71 cent all rail rate from New York to St. Paul. Such. erence was once declared discriminatory by Chairman Cooley of the inter- ission. ~ Should thero be an objection, however, it will be argued mpelled by lnte and foreign com- Should the advanca to 60 cents to . Paul be made there will be opposition to - o to the river, 'he effect of the low rate and Canadian rates is folt as far south as Sioux City, how- ever, and a compromise of a 63 or 70 cent local rate to that point is being canvassed, 1f this. compromise is not #ffectod it will be because the lines to St. Paul with branches west of the Missippi e to ignore the long ands« short haul ¢ in case local rates to St. seding comes in lake the div 5 Telegram toy -But one opinion was expressed among Chicazo railvroad men on the termina- tion of the Illinols Central strike. All felt a personal relief as there was no knowing to what 10ads the strike might extend, but the main fecling was one of congratulation that the roud had woi on the principle involyed. “The men demanded the dischargo of Super- intendent Russell, an ofticial distasteful to the strikers, but against whom the Ilinois Ceutral us a corporation found no word of fault. Had the r Aded it would have sel lrond men would have worked untold injury to the road in the future. Th ious brotherhoods among the employes had nothiug to do with the begin- ning, continuauceor oud of the strike, P Fixing Up Rates. New Yonk, June 27.—A mecting of the trunk lino presidents was held today to devise weans for putting an_end to rate cutting and fix upon a scale for cast-bound rates. At 1 o'clock thoy took a recess and announced that was settled so_far us they were It was referred to the Central trafiic tion and that body was in- structed to call a meeting at the earliest pos- sible date and dispose of the matter. —— - CROWE GETS SIX YEARS, coucerne The Jury Refuses to Consider the Plea of Insanity. June 27.—[Special Telogram to Tur Bee.]—Patrick Crowe will spend six years at Joliet for his murderous attempt on the life of Policeman Linville on March 6. So Accided the jury which tried the case this afternoon, and it did not take them half an hour after receiving the instructions of the. court to read their verdiot, “The plea of insanity did not make any ime pression on any of us,” said one of the jir The young prisoner heard the verdict withe out apparent concern, and his who was present, did not seem to be any more moved, hut his sister, Mrs. William Vaughan, wept. bitterly. Chinese Vessel Bu . Bax FPraxcisco, Cal., June Chinese ad- vices state that the stqgamer Poaching, which left Shanghai for Hankow, was burned onthe Tangtse river May 25, and Captain Place, Second Engineer Wilson and some twenty natives are mwissing and are supposed to huyo perished. A mutiny occurred on steel eruise Nan Sherg Yaug squadron lying at Sung acout the 27th ult, The captain refused to ullow native sailors more than half pay, as the vesscl was at anchor undergoing repairs, Commodore Wu, with a detachment of soldiers from the fort nearby, went on board, but the sailors fell on the soldiers and drove them from the vessel and stabbed th of them, The sailors then locked up the commodore and captain and proceeded to have a festive time, They subsequ leased the officers und the commodore fifteen of the ring lers to be sent ushore and summarily It with The Dowager Queen of Corea died June 4, aged cighty year T'he Pekin Gazette re between Cninese and river coneerning timber the Cuioado, board the Chinese one of the Nuan de rts serious trouble ans_on the Jolu of KKereans to cut were lost. Tervible Heat in Chicago. Ciiioago, June 27, The intensely hot weather which has prevailed in Chicago and vicinity since Sunday last still continues and today bids fair to even excel the previous duys of the woek. On the streets ths thers mometer stan out W=, There huve been thus far six deaths from sunstroke, including two this morning, and a large nBumber of )t proved futal, Herbert Be er Acquitted, Searre, Wash, June 27.—Herbert F, Beecher, son of the late Henry Ward | Beechor, s teen aequitted in the United States district court on the charge of larceny in abstracting & book from the records of tha custom house at Port Towusend while he ctoreof custor The case bt u peuding more thun a year,