Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 28, 1891, Page 1

THE OMAHA £ N delong's 1 wong was arry TWENTIETH YEAR. OMA HA, TUES of obtalning et DALYy BEE. DA ¢ wmangd e et SING, APRIL 28, 1891, MBER 808 WEVIEWED BY THE COVERNOR, His Excellency Ple:na_d_with the Proficiency of the University Oadets. - GAGE COUNTY ODDFELLOWS CELEBRATE. Lincoln Citiz Pres dent Harrison and Party - A Station Agent's Narr.,w Escape—State News, ns Preparing to Beceive LiscoLy, Neb., April 27.—[Special to Tue Bre.|--This afternoon Governor Boyd re- viewed the university battalion of cadets on the campus of the university, The young soldiers presented a splendid appearance and the immense crowd in attendance was de lighted with the skill shown in the manual of arms and in tho various evolutions. The mnsic was furnished by the university band. Governor Boyd was assisted in the review by General Vifauain, his adjutaat. His excel “Tewey carried himself with the air of an old military conmander. Ho expressed himselt as highly pleased with the proficiency shown by the cadets in the drill and added their commandant, Licutenant Grifith, to s staff s aide-de-camp and issued to him a colonel's commission, Tho honor that had been con ferred on Lieutenant Griffith was announced by Adjutant General Vifquain to the and they mado the campus ring w enthusiastic cheers for Governor Boyd. Lieutenant Griftith was also choercd, Opportunities for two Patriots, Frsoxt, Neb,, April 27.—|Special to Tnr Ber. |- A special meeting of the board of supervisors of this county has been call the clerk for May 4. The prin of this meeting wi'l beto hil the the oftices of sherifl and clerk of the district court, For the latter position J. M. Shively, Gus. Kerkow, 7. T. Wilcox and Jumes Mur - ray are struggling for appointment. For the . ofice of sheriff there will not be so many appllcants, sinco there are very few patriots who feel willing to accept it” with the un- leasant duty of officiating at a double hang- ng which is to como off on June 5. Hon, Christy of Seribner and Deputy Sheriff Valdo Wintersteen are candidates for ap- itment, nus a Clerk of the Court. Fuevoxt, Neb., April 27.— [Special to Tie Brr.|—Dodgo county is now and for the next few days will be without A cork of the district court, and court is inscssion, too. Gieorge W. Davy, wlthe old clerk, has resigned his po- gition and has departed for Nashville, where he expects to locate permanently. He having removed from the state for the purpose of disestablishing his citizenship Judge Post holds that_ even though his resignation has been sent fn_and has not yet been acted on, he is not Jegally clerk because of his disestan: Wlished citizenship. This condition of affairs i continuo until the special meeting of the tinty board, which has been called for May 4. Great Crop Prospects. Haurixaroy, Neb.,, April 27.—[Special to Tue Ber.|--Never, even in this section of never failing harvests were crop prospects as bright as at present. Numerous rainfalls succeeded by sunshino have transformed grainfields into hotbeds of growth that give assurance of yields that huve mnot been equalled for miany years. Tho lateness of spring has been more than offset by the un- usually favorable atmospheric conditions of the past two weeks, Crops planted are al- ready s far advanced as an early spriug would have placed them. The acreage of wheati oatsand baviey will be lighter than usnal, while corn ana flax will be greatly in- creased. 0Qdf ows Celebr ite. Bearnice, Neb,, April 27.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bir.|—The Gage County As- sociation of Odfellows, comprising about ten lodges, celobrated in this ecity today the seventy-second anniversary of the institution of the order. Tho excreises consistod of au address of welcome by Mayor E. R. Fogg and a response by F. N, Prout of Beatrice ze No 19, a procession of lodges and bands fitwisic and an oration on Oddfollowship by G. A. Murpby. Tho celebration closed to- night with a ball at the Auditorium, which wwas largely attended by citizens genorally. Death at Albion, . Atmox, Nob., April 27.—[Special to Tne ~4 "Brr.j--Rev. Thomas Thompson died at his yesidenco at Albion of cancer of the stomach yosterday. He had been a great sufferer for mauny months. "Thio funeral of the late T. C. Williams took place at St. Edward and was largely at- tended. The Genon, St. Edward and Albion camps of the Modern Woodmen and the Grand Army of the Republic of Cedar Rap- 1ds and St. 1dward, of which orders he was @ member, weredn attendance, To Receive the President. LixcoLy, Neb,, April 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bir.]—Tho following named gentlemen have been appointed as a commit- tee from the board of trado toco-operate with 8 committee from the Grand Army of tho Republic post of this city in the reception of President Harrison and party on their frrival in the city on May 18, towit: Hon, C. H, Gere, Judge C. M. Parker, N. S. Har wood, C. I3, Montgomery, Joha' B. Wright and E. E. Brown. An Agent's Narrow Escape. Asniaxn, Neb, April 27.—(Special Tole- gram to Tur Bee, |—Oscar Stecle, the B, & M. station agent at this place, was severely Injured this atlernoon by being kuocked fr. the top of & moving freight train, He was dragged ubout thirty feet botween two cars, having been fortunate enough to cateh a rod s he fell. Dr. Mansfield attended hm and found the groatest injury to be a deep cut in tho neck, which lucked but a little of proving fatal, Building Oflicers’ Quarters, Fonr Rominsox, Neb,, April 27, [Special Telegram to Tuk Bee)—Mr. Georgo W. Jewett of Arlington arrived here this morn- ing and started right to work ou the prelim- inavy worl of bufiding six sets of ofticors’ quarters. Actual work will commence next Tursduy, whon ho_expects to have fifty me chanics at work and intends to have his col tract completed by the middle of Septembe ’ul:huugh he has until October 51 to finish job. a New Fleld. . Apri pecial Telo- gram to Tug Bur.)—The R. T. Bell, Rev. late pastor of the IP’resbyterian church of this place, has accopted n call to a more extended tield of work at Faits City and will leave for that place tomorrow. This evening tho large parlors of the Hampton were filled to overflowing with mauy friends and admir- ers who presented the roverond gentieman With & handsome engraved watch, Preparations at Hastings, Hastixas, Neb.,” April 27— (Special Tele- gram to Tup Ber.)—At a mass meeting of business men tonight at the Bostwick hotel a delogation was selocted to go to Denver to meet the presidential party. A reception comwittee was also lp\nhnnd to receive the party in this city. Elaborate preparations are eing made for the event, More Fuss 1han Feather Fresoxt, Neb., April |Special to Tur Bre)-~A Fremont rooster has gotten into the courta. This chanticleer was (for he 1s flead now) u ighting cock owned by Messrs, Moll and Twiss, who considered him a very valuable bird, A few nights ago he was stolen from the roost and in the search for the precious bird whicn followed his head was found on the promises of one Horwich, The latter had purchased the chicken of the thicf and bad killed {t. Mol and Twiss have now brought suit against Horwich for €25 damages, claiming that as the value of the rooster. To Lixcory, Neb, April Tele- grain to Turk Ber. ] —Itis now reported that Lieutenant Governor Majors will not file in- tervention papers in tho Boyd-Thayer con- test, as at first intended by him, as his at- torneys have been assured that such a course is unnecessary. They claim that when the supreme court settles the matter concerning the citizenship of Boyd it will also decide, in case Boyd is ousted, whether Thayer or Majors shall be chief executive, Therefore Majors has withdrawn the papers, althougn they were all ready for filing. Cotton Waives Examination. EBIASKA City, Neb., April 27.—[Special ram to Tur Ber, John Cotton of Fair waiv M preliminary hearing on the charge of criminal libel and was held to the Vanit district court in the sum of &0, Lloyd is tho complamant. L. W. Cotton gave bail. Must Wait Another Week. Lixcory, Neb., April —[Special to ue Bre.]—Governor Boyd says he will not make any appointments for the position of fire ana police commissioners of Omaha until May 7, the time that the term of office of the present commissioners expire i AVAILABLE CASH BALAN Mint Director Leech Statement of' WasniNatoy, April 27.—A Star reporter this afternoon asked Director of the Mint Leech foran explanation of the statement made by bim Saturday that there was an availuble cash balance of 255,000,000 in the treasury. Loech said be Liolds that gold and silver certificates amounting to $103,000,000 represent trust money; that 1s, the coin has been deposited by individuals and the gov- Explains His saturday. erument has issued a certificate to pay back the same on demand. Possibly the fund of 7,000,000 placed with the treasury by na- tional banks for keeping the currency in good condition is trust woney but as congress has just ordered the money placed by national banks for retirement, the circulation to be covered into the general balance, it is difficult to con- ceive why this is any more sacred. Tho re- mainder of the money in the treasury, some $258,000,000, Leech holds, belongs absolutely to the government Prior to 1885, he says, ‘‘the available balance in the treasury wits ulways shown as the amount of mone which actually belongs to the governme: The 100,000 in gold purchased by the s of bonds for resumption purposes was alw included as a portion of the availuble balan prior to that date and there is no reason wh; it should not be. Nor 1s there any reason why legal tender uotes issued in the purchase of silver bullion ure any ‘more & current liaoility than other greenbacks. They are a class of legal tender money. They arc mnot silver money, ns the people gonerally sup- pose. They are ied in the first place in the purchase of silver bullion, but as they come back iuto the treasury ~are reissucd for all purposes. The fact that the secretary is anxious to convert all the assets into the most available form of money 1s no indica- ticn that there is any shoriage in the treas- ury funds. In accordance with the acts of congress the trade dollar bullion and subsi- diary silver colns will be recomed as soon as tho new designs are decided on. Whether the secretary should decide 1o oxtend the 414 per cents’ uf the rate of 2 per cent would sim- ply ve a business proposition as to whether it would be more profitabl ment to use its money in buying bonds bear- ing 4 per cent interest at the curvent rate. 1 imagine the recent ovder susp purchase and the policy of the secreta gavdicg the 4';s arises more from considera- tion of the fall of the money market thau any present or anticipatad lack of funds.” Trrigation in New Mexico. WasniNGgToy, April us bulletin on the subject of irri w Mexico shows that in the territory there are 3,085 farms irvigated out of a total number of ,174, not fucluding those of the Pucblo In- dians. The average first cost of water right is £5.58 per acre, and the cost of the land, cost of prepaving it for cultivation, etc., brings tho average cost to the farmer up to $18.54 per acre. The estimated present value of irrigated fary including improvements, 50,08 per acre, showing an ap- parent profit, less cost of buildings, of &32.44 per acre. Comparing the average aunual ex- pense for water at $1.54 per acre with the average annual value of productions, which is 812,80 per acre, it appears that the average annual return per acre is $11.26. Two per cent of farmers own over one-fifth of the pro- ductive land, excluding non-irrigated areas, Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensior WasiiNGTON, April Spocial Telogram toTne Brk. | —Pensions were granted today to the following Nebraskans: Original— Steven S. Miller, Josoph K. Marley, Boyd L. McCoy, George M. Mendel, John Harrington, vers, Alfred Hilliard, Danicl W. yt, Ira Whipple, U. M. Babcock, Hugh Kealiher, William W. Tyrce, Robert 'Youug. IncreaseWilliwm W. Trobee. Relssue-— John Hayes. Original widows. ote.--Nuney L., widow of Eidward Perry; Fllen, widow of John H. Mann; Sarah 1, A, widow of Charles C. Coates; Bliza, mother’ of Quinoy oneh. South Dakota; Original Heury Robinson, Cattle Which May Wasiixaros, Apeil 27.—The dopartment of ag ilture issucs & notice that cattle which have been at least ninety days in the described area in northern Texas may be moved by rail into Colorado, Wyoming and Montana for grazing or slaughter only in ac- cordance with tue regulutions of said states, provided they shall not be shippea 1nto any other stato or territory or be allowed in_pens or on truils or runges to be occupied or crossed 1 cattlo going to eastern markets bofore December 1.~ Al cars used must be disinfected upon loadix Land Decisions, Wasnizaroy, April 27.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—Assistant Secretary Chand- ler today afirmed the decisiou of the general land oftice in the case of William I, Jefferies vs, KEmma Lueder] the homestead entry Luederies, acing the northwest quarts township 53, range 47, Chudron, He roversed tho decision iu the homo: d entry of Waylaud T, Davis for the cast alf of ‘the nio t oue-fourth of sec- ship 121, range 70, Averdeen, S. D, and gave it to the contestunt, Benjamin F. Bowna, Bank Rescrve Agents Approved. WasSHINGTOY, April 27.—[Soocial Tele- gram to Tug Bek.)--Tho comptroller of the has approved reserve agents for na- tlonal bauks as follows: For the First Na- al bank of South Sioux City, I ational Doposit of New York; for the National of Dubuque, 1a., the Met National of Chicago; for the of Sioux City, Ia., the Live Stock National of Chicago. St one: tion 21, tow Judge COr WASIINGTOY, —[Specia! Telegram to Tue Bee. | ~Lovenzo Crounso of Nebraska was today sworn in as third assistant secro- wry of the treasury. Assistant Secretary Crounse will go to New York tomorrow to rewmain there for several days, acquainting himself with the methods of ‘doing business in the various government offices thure at- tached to the treasury depurtment, Z [ONLY A STOCK FABRICATION Depew Denies the Reported Paralleling of the Union Pacifio. CHICAGO WORKINGMEN AND MAY DAY. Demands Which Will Be Made for Shorter Hours and More Pay— Two Fairy Tales Told for Truth. Cutcaan Orrice or Tue Bee, } Citicaco, April 27. Chauncey M. Depew says the report sent out from this city that the Vanderbilt lines were going into the territo west of the Missouri to parallel the Union Pacific to Ogden and build into its territory was a fab- rication of stock operators and bas no basis in tact. “The relations between the Union Pacific and Northwestern are harmonious and th contract between them is working satisfac- torily,” said he. *Freight business has been light., Small crops and trouble in the iron districts account for it in part. The passen- ger business, however, hus been good and the net earnings of these roads have been up to tho mark,” Not only did he sce the rainbow of financial prosperity In the west, but Depew has dis- covered a many-hued political bow that to his mind clearly points to the renomination and election of President Harrison. DULUTI AS A FLOUR CENTER, The Duluth Tmperial mill company yester- day decided to increase its capital stock from £400,000 to £1,000,000. Its present capacity is 2,500 barrels and its new capacity will be 5,000 barrels per day. It is the intention to increase it to 10,000 within two years. The company will soon begin a system of profit sharing with its employ There will be a tremendous wheat movement out of Duluth this week, ageregating 665,000 bushels, and inaugurating the navigation season of 1591, A PIVE LINE COMPLICATION, Persons interested in the Standard oil company who & month ago organized a com- ¢ to lay an oil pipe lino from Lima, O., to ago have been notified by the Erie rail- road management, operating the Chicago & Erie road, that they will not be permitted to parallel the present vipe line laid in the Chi- cago & Eric right of way. The reason as- signnd is that the escaping oil from leaks endangers the company’s property and is so offens! to the nostrils of the traveling public t the passenger busiuess is injured FOR THE BENE The Chicago members of the National Clerks' and "Salesmen’s association had a meeting here yesterday afternoon for pro- moting the movement to close stores all day Sunday ana at 7 o'clock in the evening on week days ana to estublish a death and sick benefit fund for members and their families, BAKERS ORGANIZING, Pwo thousand journeymen bakers aro orgunizing in view of the near approach of May 1, when existing contracts with employ- ing bakers run out. The aggressive resolu- tions passed at the last meeting of the bossos have put the journeymen on their mettle, The statement made at the employers’ meet- ing that in future the union would be 1gnoved when contracts are made called forth a- de- termination on the part of the bakers to resist, 1 ‘what is looked on as an attempt to destroy their iudependence of action. The bakers' couuci), which comprises 2,000 members and includes four-fifths of those engaged in the business of bread-making in the city, is drawing up a new contract to be presented to the bosses. It 1s intended ultimately to demand that the eight-hour shift be intro- duced and that night work be abolished, as demanded by the 1nternational convention. But the journcymen diselaim any intention of asking for these changes in Chicago now, and it is not yet practicable, KON WORKERS DEMANDS, The iron workers are secking the introduc- tion of the eight-hour d“f and a rearrange- ment of the wage schedule. May 1 has been spoken of as the day on which a demand of this naturo would be put to the bosses, but the probability 1s that nothing will be done next month and that increased efforts will be made to strengthen the union and complete its membership before any public demand is made upon the bosses. MINERS WANT ASSISTANC Messrs. J. W. Hannan and L. R. Davis, envoys from the striking miners dnd coke burners of the Connellsville district, arrived in the eity Saturday. They will address a number of labor bodies and” will explain the position of their fellow laborers. Their mis- sion in part is the securing of financial assist- ance in order that the miners may more suc- cessfully carry on tueir fight with the oper- ators, PRINTERS WANT MORE WAGES. Book and job printers are considering the question of demanding an increase of wages May 1. The book printers were in favor of making a demand May 1 for an increase of b conts per 1,000 on book work. The pri now is 5 cents, and they wanted to make it 40 cents. TWO FAIRY TALES, . Two lengtny stories which made their uppearance here today would indicate that the muse of Joseph Mulhatton, who recently stopped o short timo in this ity, 15 still kind, One of them tells how William_ Watterson St. Leonard, a wealthy young Enelishman, left for New York inst night after a sin gularly sad experience with his be- trothed, ~ Miss = Mabel Forney, who is said to have just died at Elgin, Il The story, which is very lengthy, is in brief that the parents of this interesting young couple were partuers in the banking usiness in London ten years ago. The two were cogaged to be married and the lover had two lockets made, one_of which he gave to his betrothed and the other whick he kept, Shortly after, the bank failed - and the senior Ieonard was murdered on ship board, All the circumstances pointed to oruey as the author of the bloody crime, but he disappeared with his daughter. After nine years search William Watterson suc- ceeddd in tracing her to Eigin, where he found her fo extremes. She was unablo to recognize him and asked him for the duplicate locket. Unfortunately the pre- cious locket had been snatched from his watch ehain by a grim-visaged thiet in the Northwestern depot here last Satur- day night, and turningaway her head Mabel diéd shortly afterward with the terrible se- eret undisclosed. The other narrative s of the ancient relic variety and tells how, in a mound about half amile from the village of Erdmore, Mich.. was tound a casket of red clay inseribed with curious characters, hay- ing upon it the carved tmage of & woman re- cumbent. Among the other things found in this and the mounds near at hand wero three tablets, alsoof red clay, which evi- dently containied records, spear-heads and breast-plutes, tools made of tempered copper (now @ lost 'art), pitchers of various forms, tablets with inscriptions in relief, vases and pipe bowls. One pipe, which was ef white material, had_evidently been used by some smoler, as it had fingor marks on the stem closo to the bowl. The promulgator of this remarkable discovery gravely advances the theory that these relies were left by the Aztecs in the march from the north to Mexico some time since, BEN BU WS IRE. To the lawyers urging & mass meeting in Faneull hall, neral Butler has sent the followine objections to such proceading: *1f the good citizens wil be a little patient, I ‘;ludm- myself thut Judge Carpenter shall be rought ' in due and legal manuner before the proper tribunal of the country, where he can have a full and fair hearing and from which obtain just judgwent: and lxxledgu wyself ne shall go there if { live. And if Ishall, unfortunately for the Lar, not live long enough, I will take care in my will tu < sroyision._shall be made in that regard to'vindicatelits high privi- leges."! MAN. & who was months ago, MARRIED TITR W Miss Amelia Lindner, married at Milwaukee 13 killed herself vn‘swrdl’&’ goxalic acid. Before marriage the g undecided be- tween two lovers, but she.finally chose Lindner. the Recently she met re- {m-u-d lover while visiting her old home. After her retufn {lwaukee she received letters from him and seemed greatly depressed. ‘The only cause assigned for the suicide is that she felt thab ghe married the wrong man, s * DAVIS READ A PO, A reception was tendered Dr. John Clark Ridpath, the well knowsi historian, at his home in Greencastle today by his literary friends {rom all parts of ¥he country, amony whom were Alonzo Hilton Davis of Omaha, who read a poem. t A WOMAN REPORTHR MARRIED, Miss Mary Postgate of Ohicugo was last ‘ning married to Judge Murat Masterson “The judge ftiet Miss Postgate i in trial, which she reported for a Chicago paper. TRAIN'S LATEST PREDICTION, Georgo Francis rain 86y8 ho is going to startat once on anothertrip around the world. He predicts a gigantic rovolution in this country and says he is glaa to get aw {rom it. . WESTERN PEOPLE TX CHICAGO, Among the western pcoglh in Chicago to- day were the following: At the Grand Pacific=Frank Murphy, T Omaha. At the Auditorium—C. AW, McMillen, H. R. Persinger, Des Moined: Clint I, Brain- Mr. and W. 8, ctor, Mr., and Mrs. C. F. Bickunell, Mr, Murs, John W, Brookfield, W. S. How A. B. Budges, John H. Kenn, Omaha; Miss Minnie Hawke, Nebraska City, Mr. and rs. C. K. Cole, Helena, Mont.; W, P, Joy, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mr, and Mrs,'C. W. Hall, Mrs. C. G, Redic N. H. Patrick, Omaha. At the Leland—Alerton. Mackenzie, Pow- ner, N. D, Av_the Wellington—W§ R. Stewart, jr., Des Moines: Mr. and Mrss George W. Mills, Nebraska City. E. L Watrous, Fred L. At the Palmer. Bennett, Julius Pisher, Des Moines: Thomas Swobe, Omaha; 8. S. Childs, Sioux Falls, S D.: R. L. Fleming, Fargo, 8. D.; John' K. Wilson, Deadwood, S, D. N. D. Allen and C. G. Bralnard of Omaha arrived in Chicago yesterday and left today for the east. They expect to be absent about three weeks, ODDS AND BNDS. The funeral of Clarence Dresser, whose famous ““I'he Public Be Damned," inter v with Vanderbilt first ‘appearcd in a Chi per, took place at Lafayette, Ind., yester- y. Several members of the Chicago press attended 4 s said ‘Silver King™ will sign with 1U's club at’ Pittsburg today. and Mary O'Rourke, aged seven and s respectively, who had come by ves all the way from Londonderry. ved at Bloomington yesterda; Their tather recently died aud their mother sent them to their uncle in Bloomington. Mrs. Sarah Crist, aged twenty-seven years, died of starvation last @ight ut Decatur. She was affected with @ stricture of the stomach and wasted away to skin and bones. She had taken 1o nourishment of any kind since twenty-five days before herrdeat ATKINSON, - SURE ENOUGH FIRE FIEAD. Mysterious Flames That Puzzle the People of Scranton. Scraxtoy, Pa., April 2%—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre,]—N. K, Shafer, an insur- ance agent of this city, Whose oftice is in the Oddfellows’ building on Wyoming avenue, is evidently ihe object of.the vindictive of ‘some person or persons.” Not fewer than eighteen attempts have been made in the last three weeks toset fire to his oftice. These incendiary efforts were preceded by threo attempts at burglary. The first of these re- sulted ina loss of about ' to Mr. Shafer. ‘The safe was opened by the combination lock in the same way as in the case of a most murkable series of . rohberies that huve recently occurred n this city. A short time after the burglars had visited the oftice the incendiaries made their appearance and their operations have been 50 mysterious as to set the town thiuk- ing. Eleven times in one day fire was dis- covered in Mr. Shafer's office, and had not a strict watch been kept and buckets of - water been kept ready for use the building would huve been destroyed. The fire started up mysteriously among Mr. Shafer's papers even while the office boy and himself were the only occupants of the roor. Both were at u 10ss to account for the curious phenome- nou, At intervals of about an hour throughout the day flaies would lea W as if - kindlea by magic, A watch was then set upon the office nizht and day, but strange occurrences still tormented the place. The keyhole was found blocked o fow times with wire and the windows were fastened as if to mock all precautions. On April 17 five fires were started and extin- guished, and on Saturday evening about 6 o'clock ‘anotner fire was found. The flames this timo came from three coats that hung on a rack in tho rear of the room. The fire was extinguished before any serious daumgo was done. The mystery of this strikingly curi- ous chapter of = occurrences is wot yot solved and the whole affar is made more puzzling from tha fact that Janitor Hiller, who was arrested (ast Monday on sus- picion’ of having something to do with the fires, has not been in the building since ex- cept for a few minutes on Friday to deliver up bis keys. He was not then in Shafer's oftice. Chemists Cox & Koomel have investicated the matter and have come to the conclusion that the fires huve been caused by some fluid, the composition of which thoy have not mado public, which has been sprinkled on various objects in the room. Janitor Hiller was given a hearing before Judge Archibald this morning. There was no evidence indicating his guilt and ho was therefore discharged. ¥ ————— A WIDOW'S SUICIDE, The Death of Her Husbaad Given as the Cause. ~xxe, Wyo., April 37.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bek|—On Monday evening Mrs. McLeilan, 8 widow employed on No- ble's ranch at Big Piney, Col., committed suicide by taking stryedhine, She left a letter saying that the deathof her busband, who died in December, cfused ber wo aecide to die. Cug: an Fatdlly Injured. ey ENNE, Wyo., April 2. —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.J—A Union Pacific brak man names Rog Darrell fell from a freight train at Green River tonight, fracturing his skull and receiving other injuries which will prove fatal. —_— ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE, A Questior Raised as to ths Cause of Captain Mackegzie s Death. New Youk, April 27.—[Special Telogram to Tur Bee.)—~A question has bean raised today in reference to the death ot Captain Mackenzie, the great chess player who de- parted this life April 14, He supposed to have died of consumption. Dr, S. B. Miuden of St. Marks place says that ihe great player died of morphine poisoning taken accidentally or with suicidal fntent. He says that he reportod the case o the cov- ouer as probably 01 of suicide, but that it was never thoroughly investigated. pid .- S L, Severe Strm in Wisconsin, West Surertor, Wis., April 27.~A severe wind storm, uccompaniéa by rain early this worning, did considerable damage to build- ings in different parts of the city, several in course of construction being totally wrocked. Durvry, Minn., April 27, —Much damage was done 1o property in this city last night by a severe wind storm. No one was in- Jjured, CATHOLIC SCHOOL QUESTION. Papal Views on Their Establishment in the United States, MUST EQUAL THOSE OF THE STATE. Russians Preparing for War—Another Horrible “Ripper” Murber—A Monte Carlo Vietim's At- tempted Suicide, Rowme, April 27.—The correspondent of the Associated press today had a talk with a high ecclesiastical personnge acquainted with papal views on the school question in the United States. He said in part: “What seems necessary here from a Catholic point of view is moderation and not precipitation. The general course to be pursued, howe is quite manifest. Catholics i America should have parochial schools in all parishes where it is possible and whero there 1s sufficiont means to render thom equal to public schools. Where it is impossible to do this schools should be established in which the eatechism may be taught, or the state should be persuaded to permit instruction in catechism outside of hours regularly ap- pomted for ordinary subjects, as is done in Germany. One thing is absolutely obliga- tory, and that is to found no parochial schools unless they can be put on a level with those of the state, At present Catholics in the United States cannot rival the state schools, as they have not sufticient resources. The vatican has confidence in the zeal and tact of the hierarchy in America.” Do you believe that the demands of Arch- bistop " Ireland will be scceded to by the states ! “I cannot answer you positively on that voint. But ove should always endeavor to obtain whatover concessions aro possiblo. Besido, the various states have shown them- selves vory respectful towaras Catholicism. They do not appear inspired with a_secta- rian idea. They are equitable, conciliatory and tolerant. Morcover, it1s to their inte est 10 show themselves courtcous and fayo able towards Catholic demands. The United States have derived so many benefits from religious peace and thoir wise policy has brought such high renown that they caunot depart from these principles, The states as well as the Cathoites should gve proof of a desire for conciliation and of broadness of views. No chance of a crisis should be permitted, for every crisis would open @ period of misfortunc and difi culty. Tho holy sco hus complete confidence in the zeal, tact and prudenco of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in America. It has here- toforo followed tlie path of prudence, loyalty and patriotism, May it_continue so. As to the exceedingly absorbing question of na- tionality in the west it is necessary to start from the same principles of conduct. There should be much pradence and wisdom and 1o violence. The holy see councils concilintion und pacification. In any case time will in- evitably settle all such conflicts. After one weneration is past divisions and_difterences will disappear. It is, however, tho duty of all Catholics to range themselves on national andconstitutioual ground. The Umited States would have a very siwple means of re- straining conflicts should any arise by a law regulating immigration into the states, But the church does not enter into these ques- tions, which are quite outside her province. VON MOLTKE AND NAPOLEON., The Former Unwittingly Gave the Lat- ter a Pointer, LoNo, April 27.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bek.|-The Paris correspondent of the Times relates a hitherto unpublished story about Count von Moltke. During the count’s visit to the Paris exposition in 1867 with the empovor and Priuce Bismarck, he dined one day at St. Cloud with Emperor Napoleon, andin o talk after dinner Napoleon told Marshal Randon, minister of war, that Gen- eral von Moltke claimed to be uble to fight the F'rench army with needle guns. Marshal Randon laughed aloud, and in a voice which all in the room conld bear, responded : “Pardon me, general, but in spite of the high opinion I have of your judgment, I an unable to share your beflcf.” After the doparture of Emperor William, Napoleon was 80 struck with the words of the taciturn stzategist that ho busied himsolf in overhauling_the equipment of the French army, the result being the adoption of the Chassepotgun. Another Woman Mutilated, Ciicaco, April 27.—|Special Telegram to Tae Bre.|—A Berlin cable to the Post sa “‘Anotner frigntful atrocity similar to those committed by Jack the Ripper is reported from Benthen on the Polish frontier. The body of a woman was found this morning be- hind the military hospital in that town. I was mutilated in the usua) manner, the ab- domen having beon cut open from the navel down and other injuries infticted too horrible to describe, The victim been iden- tifiel as the wife of tailor named Imielau who has been arrested but gave an account of himself which frees hum trom suspicion of the crime. In the course of his examination by the police Imilean, however, furnished information which leads to the be- lief that his wife had been crimmally inti- mate with Dr. Kudelka, o surgeon in the military hospital. The aoctor is now und arrest on suspicion of having committed the murder. He is connected with some of the vest families and has been very popular as a physiciaa and a society man, His arrest has caused a profound sensation in the town The mutilations wero skilifully exccuted, some of them about the head and face beiug made evidently with the intention of bafling efforts to identify the vietim. Warlike Demonstrations, Loxpoy, April 27.—Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]—A Vienna correspondent gives certain aetails 1n answer to the den of war- like operations by Russian fortresses, includ- ing Warsaw and Kovno, and several second and third ciass fortresses are being rein- forced for the reception of increased quauti- ties of ammunition, provisions, field stores, The net work of railways leading up to icia and Bukovina is being extended. Al these lines are under military supervision and the stations are supplied with military commanders, Everything has been made ready for the imn te transport of troops. All provincial and muni- cipal officials stand under the direction of a committee at St. Petarsbure, whose duty it is to prepare for the transformation of the army from a peace toa war footing in the shortest possible time in case of emergenc Anew army corps, the Twenticth, 1s be formed neur the Galician froutier. Alto- gether the conduct of Russia is said to he that of a nation getting ready for war, ‘A Daring K Dhe Bupa Pestn, April 27.—|Sy Cavlegram to Tur Bee,|—A dispatch from Arad, a mar ket town on the river Maras, 145 miles from heve, brings news of a daring robbery which has been committed at the railroad station there. Several thieves it appears attacked the railrond statiou, throw opper [n 110 oyos of & watchman who attempted to defend the property, theu killod the watchman and broke open the safe and stole all the vegis- tered letters, The latter coutamed, iu addi- tion to money and postal orders, articles of jewelry, ete., valued at about & e CAnLo, April gram to Tuk Bre, |- Great excitement uns been caused here by a sensational attempt at suicide which took place last umight. Au [Spectul Cable English lady of fashionable appearance who | 15 presumed to have lost large sums roceutly at the gam bles, suddenly plunged nead foremost in 3 sea from the top of the ter- A sailor who noticed the ut a moment's hesitation ater after ner and succeedod ife to the land. The lady's 10 of the gallant sailor who not as yot been made pub- sprang into in bringing name and tk rescued her lie. Disent American Cattle, Loxnoy, Ao 27.—[Special Cablogram to Tue Ber.]—In the louse of commons today Mr. Long, referring to the recent landing at Deptford of disoased American cattle, asked whether it was true that United Statos In- spector Wray had aisputed the finding of contagious disease among those cattle, as sorting that the disease was only catarrhal pueumonia. Mr. Chapman, president of the hourd of agriculture, i the course of his re- ply said that the British authorities had not thio slightest doubt that the cattle reforred to was suffering from a contagious disease, COhilian Revolution News, Pamis, April 27.—Advices received here from Chill, via Buenos Ayres, stato that dur- ing the battle at Caldera the monitor Huas car was sunk as well as the Blauco Encaluda by the Chiliau fleet. Tho war ship Florence which, until recently, was loyal to P’resident Bulmaceda, has now 'gone over to tho insur gents, It is said the pres being poisoned. meals, I'he insurgents have occupied Carrizal and Caldera and are advancing upon Copiapo. lent 18 much in dread of His mother prepares all bis In the Chamber of Deputies. Panis, April 27.--[Special Cablegram to Tur Ber.)—In tho chamber of deputies to- day M. Rashy, socialist, introducod a bill limiting the working day to eight hours and vreseribing imprisonment as the penalty for an infraction of the law. M. Viger, a momber of tho tariff comuis- sion, moved that the duty on foreign wheat bo fixed at 2 francs and on flour at 6 franes from May 10 to December 1. Advancing on the Manipur Capital. Siea, April 27.—Dispatches received here from commanders of the British troops state that they are within ten miles of Inphal, the capital of Manipur, and will at- tempt to take the city by assault tomorrow morning unless it surrendors before. 1t is reported that the as fled from Manipur and provi arture fired the town, which was di Still in the King. Pans, April 27.—The congross party in Chili telegraphs that the loss of their war ships will not impede military operutions and that their army continues to march south. - THAT CLEVELAND INTERVIE) A Little Light oa the Matter from Stephiens. slegram prints the fol- phens, state treas- interview with ex- as reported in che aud Herald, . hag interest, sent yester- day to the reporter to whom be gave the nterview in the ‘Telegram, authorizing him to use a personal letter sent on Wednesday of last weel ing: *It may relieve us from some embarrassment.” The letter, which is dated Sonthern Hotel, :la'n, Louis, Mo., April 22, 1801, reads as fol ow: “1 did not tind anything in the paper you spoke of, and supposed as I did mot seo the manuscript you would not use the interview. But en route here [ find fn all tho papers a long article on the samo line from the Telegram. Is this yours! The article was not altogether cor- rect, but nearver so than the average news- paper interview of that length where the in urer of Missouri, whose President Cleveland, Evening created so much Telegram terviewed does not either write him- self or revise. Ono of the papers here intimates that Mr. C. has 10 knowledge of such an_ intorviow and thut he had none for publication. Of courso I did 1ot o to seo hin alone for my pevsonal grati- fication. I wanted to get encouragement from the fountain head and tell my people and help him regain lost strongth I can’t think I have been guilty of a breach of any sort, and 1 trust neither Mr. C. nor nis frienas’ will place me in such an embar- rassing position. 1 went &s an humble worker in the cause of tarift veform, more money and straight, victorious democracy — honest, hopeful and innocent altogetber—upon my own re- sponsibility. If 1 have erred. then 1 have od and have no tears to shed. But, be- yond measure, whilo I regrot if T have' em barrassed the man of all others T admire and look up to us our Jeader, on to freedom and victory.” -~ MISS COUZINS MUST ANSWER. She Is Cited ty Appear Before the Board of tont ol. Crioaco, April 27.—When the board of con- trol of the national worid's fai commission met today odo of the first things to come up was the trouble between Seerctary Couzins and the executlye committee of the board of lady managers. Miss Couzlus was cited to appear bofore the board tomorrow and answer tho chargos, These are, substantially, that she was not amenable to authority and th she changed the minutes of the Novembor meeting, ete. Miss Cousins donies the arges and says 1f she is opderel to appear ore the board of control she will produce Jenco that the changes were made by the ladies themselves, She also asserts that she has letters from the president, Mrs. Palmer, begging ber (Miss Couzins) to omit and chauge parts of the minutes. 'This, 5 Couzins suys, sho refusos to do and torizos the ladies’ nctions as auarch in high places. Miss Couzins s little concerned whether the board of coutrol sides with her or against he as she as that no au- Al cominiss 0 thority but the e PRESIDENTIAL PARTY, Review of San Francisco * ¢chool Chil- dren-—-Visit to Fresidio Sax Fraxersco, Cal,, April T'he presi- dential party left the Palace hotel this morn- ing in for a drive to Golden Gate park. of school children took Itit estimated that fully A place on the way. 20,000 people saw the review. review After lunch the party to where the troops v g a rec drove Presiaio, ve reviewed. This even- ntion was held at the Palace hotel, Prosident and Mrs, Harrison receiving vep: sentatives of the army and navy and a large number of invited guest President Harrison received a telegram from his sister, Mvs, Eaton, this afternoon, saying that she was much batter and express inie a hope that hie would not allow her recent accident to interfere with his trip as or ally outiined. President's Sister Out of Danzer, CixersNati, O Dr. Hughes, at- touding Mrs. Katon at Nortn Bend, tonight telegraphed the president that she was ouv of dasger. Miss Moore will also recover, 1he Fire WaitewaTen, Wis,, normai school was damagea §20,000 by fire this morning. The normal hall in the addi tion and the tower of the wain building were destro Insurance, $.000, Lhe firo oryghnated from the furtiace Warenrows, N, Y., April ness portion of Harrisvill April 27.--The state The busi- a thriving village on the route into tue A rondack fovest, destroyed by firc today, the loss being esti matod at §i00,000, Several residonces wero also burued. Priianerrurs, April 27.—The ouilding oc- cupled by th al publishing company burned today. ‘The loss s estimated ut §200,- 000; partly fusured Urica, N. Y., April 27, —Fire late tonight | started in the “village of ‘Forest Court and spread rapidly, At1 o m. it was still rayg | ing, with o prospeet of destrgyiug most of | | the'village. ATTEMPTED T0 ROB A BANK. Three Men Make a Daring Daylight Raid at Valparaiso, FOILED BY TWO DETERMINED MEN. Mr. Johnson Shot While F.ghting thr Robbers ~Two of the Men Make Their Kscape— One Captured. Varranaiso, Neb., Apri gram to Tue Be [Spacial Tele- A daring attempt to raid the Onk Creek Valley bank was made this afternoon about #:30 o'clock. Threo strangers drove up behind the building, tied their team, which was attached to a buggy, aud entered the bank, in which were Mr, Chamberlain, the cashier, and R. K. John- son, who hias an_office in onc corner. Mr. Jolinsou's suspicions were arousod at once by the appearance and actions of the men, one of whom engaged Mr. Chamberlain's ot tention while another commenced speaking to Mr. Johuson, tho third, who carricd a grain sack under his arm, standing betweon the others, Mr. Johnson saw this third one givea signal o the ono nearest to him, who imme- diately drew a_revolver, but Mr, Johnson to one side and closed a door opening behind the counter, and then ran back to a cash drawer, which he had taken the pre- caution to open while tallking to the man, and pulled out a revolver. He snapped the weapon several times at the man with a re- volver and received one shot in return, Had the bullet been half an fnch closer it would bave killed Mr. Johnson, but as it was 1t plowed a furrow across the buck of his neck. Meanwhiie the one who was talliing to Mr. Chamberlain at thesignal covered the cashier with a revolver and ho dodged under the counter. Crawling several steps to one side lie grabbed his revolver, but by this time the scoundrels, finding it was to be too hot for them, had skipped. Two of the men ran around to where their team was hitched, jumpod in and drove off to the northeast, ieaving the thivd man behind. The latter sccmed to have been bewildered and rau awuy from the the corner I minutes elapsed befora the town could be alarmed, but as the would-be rob- ber; who was flecing on foot, lost several minutes by running into a bend in the ereels, where he found his way blocked by water, and us e made several attempts get- \ing across, a posse was as soon as he appeared on the other side. The crowd gave chase and caught up with im about half a mile northeast of town. He fired several shots at them us they drew near but as several guns were brought to bear upon him, be threw up his hands and was escorted back to town in mo very gentle manner aud lodged in jail, which is under rd. So quickly was the thing done, and there veing 1o one on the street nearor than one block from tho bank, that the mon who escaped with the team slipped out of sight before nny one seemed to notice them. The only versons who saw them were Mrs, Smith, who lives just baclk of the bank room, and a hotel girl who saw them drive away before the alarm was sounded. Parties comivg 1n late report tracing the outfit to a point about three miles south of on, where they were going cast, but as as getting too durk to follow them the pursuit was given up. Telegrams have been sent out and hopes are entertained that the robbers will soon be captured. Fears are entertained that Mr. Johr.son's wound is more serious than was first sup- posed, as the ball has not been found, and is still in the wound. Receipts given by firms at Eagle to Jessie Rudy were found in the captured man's pockets, and he acknowledges that thatis his name, and says he lives between (ireenwood and Kagle in Cass county, and that he has never been in such work before. His hands show signs of hard work. The men who escaped were driving one aray and one bay horse hitched to a covered buggy with side curtains, Two Suspets Watched. Asuraxp, Neb,, April 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.) A. Wiggenham of ident of the Oak Creek Valley bank at Valparaiso, received a tolegram late this afternoon in regard to an attempted rob- of tho bank there, togetner with a deseription of tho thieves, Two men quite vering the description were scen on the ts here about 9 o'clock this evening and being closely watched by the police. Two little sons of Elmer Vandorman and J. W, Moon were at the home of the latter this afternoon playing with a lot of medicine bottles, one of which contained bolic acid, Littlo Moon shook the bottleat his compan- ion, spilling a considerable amount of the liguid tn his face, and the efforts of a doctor were necessary to alloviate the boy’s suf- fering. - A MURDER? The Question the Court Will Decide for Plenty Horse: Siovx Fants, 8. D, April 27.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee,|—At the trial of Plenty Horses today Peter Richard, a French half breed and son-in-law of Red Cloud, was the principal wiwn Richurd described how he met Casey January 7, and swore to the fact that he saw smoke coming out of Plenty Hovses' gun after the shot was fired which ended in Casey’s death. He described how Casey fell to the ground. and as he lay there Broken Arm, a oux Indian, took ey’s revolvers and cartridgo belt. The svidénce given was divect and to the point andleft no doubt as 10 who shot Cas: Attorney Powers, in opening the case for the defense, declaved that the killing of Casey by Plenty Horses wouid be admitted, and that they would endeavor to show that the act was committed during & time of war; that Plenty Horses' mind was on fire by uniting in the Messiah craze, snd that the Indians and the Awmerican government were engaged in open hostilities, Phillip H. Wells, commander of scouts under the government, was then pliced on the stand and the second question led to an argument of hours in length as to whether the government ut the time of the murder was at war with the Indians. The court decided to take under advisement and will render a decision tomorrow which will virtually settle the case, -— Wil Carry Out the Programme, SaN Francisco, Caly April 27.-On recelps of o dispated from Cincinnatl this morning, conveying the Inteiligence of the improve- ment of Mrs, Katon, the sister of President Harrison, it was announced on behalt of the president that the programme of entertain- ment areanged for would be observed unless other and less fayorable news of Mrs, Eaton’s condition shuuld be rec was ar the question THE For For Omaha and Vieinity--Fair; warmer, Nebroska, lowa and South Dakota— | Fair; warmer; southerty winds,