Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 15, 1891, Page 1

i that the confession was m; Qhex approval,whicl wiss ter his courage failed " was struck. THE OMAHA “TWENTIETH VILE CONFESSION OF CRIME. | Monday McFarland's Story of the Rheedy Case Read in Court. TOO REVOLTING FOR PUBLIC EAR®, Not Base Enough to Cause the Woman to Blush -Startling Evide Brought Out mber of Witnesses Examined. e wixcoLy, Nebs May 14.—[Special to Tur Bee. | -Monday Mclarland’s confession was read in open court this morning, the first time that it has been made public in its en- tirety. The recital was full of revolting circumstances aad vile phrases. The only females present were Mrs. Sheedy and hor thrac sisters and Monday McFarland’s sister. The great crowd of spectators was composed exclusively of men. The confession was read by Myron W heelor, the short-hand reporter who hid behind the curtain the time e and had taken it down in full. Mr. Wheeler did not sit in the chair usually occupied by witnesses, but, sat directly in front of the jury so that he could read the smutty passages to them in a subdued tone of voice. At these places the great crowd of spectators craned their necks to cateh what was said, but in vain. Tho reading of the confession consumed over an hour and was listened to by the jury with profound attention. The confession detailed at length how M Sheedy, by gaining an influence over MeFar- land through alleged favors and promises of a present of §,000 inducea him to consent to murder Mr, Sheedy. A portion of the con- fession was as follow! “1 was employed by Mr. Sheedy to treat s wife's hair, which I have been doing ever since she has been here. During this time she would talk to me and act unbecomingly in different ways. Still L never said o word out of the way to her. Ono day she told me how she had got hold of Mr. Sheedy and how sho played it and won bim, and she said sho did it for the simple reason of getting his monvy. ‘Tiis was after the trip to Buffalo last October. She said she lived with him two years before she was married to him and that they took a trip to New Orleans. She had §200 of his money and after they had been there a while he wanted to come bome. Sho then saia: *No, if you do not marry me I willnot wo.’ So after waiting a couple of wecks be turned in aud married her.” he manner in which Mrs, Sheedy ap- proached McFarland was related at length and the criminal relations sustained between them was recounted in full. After this re- cital McFarland goes on to relato how Mrs, Sheedy came to ask him this question: ““What would you do for #0001 McFarland repliea: “I don't know what I would do.” Mrs. Sheedy then said: mei" £ “I told her, ‘Yes, Ido; Tam completely stuck on you.' She said: *I want my freedom; I want you to help me get it. I will kill you if you tell tnis.” She said that thero was *‘another man she aearly loved and it wouldn't be long before he would be here, Sometime between then and Christmas.” The negro then relates the full particulars of the plot. How Mrs, Sheedy urged him to kill her husband, offering him not only the money, but a diamond ring, adiamond pin, & fine suit of clothes, a fize horse and bugry, ‘would set the negro up in business and give bim ali the whisky he wished to drink. He related how he pought th> cane at Mrs. Sheedy’s instigation, showed it to her for n, and then how each time Mrs, Sheedy urged him on. How on the eveniug of the assault he met her on the back rurch and when his courage again failed she poured out a glass of whisky and urged him to assault Mr. Sheedy with the cane, saying that if they could only get him to bed she would finish the job; that she would raise the curtain in the front room as a signal for the negro 1o strike Mr, Sheedy. He carried out his instructions to the letter and when Sheedy commenced firing he stumbled and fell, but finally got away. At the close of the confession Mclarland approached Dennis Sheedy, asked him if he was a brother of John Sheedy, and on re- ceiving an affirmative answer said : “Mr. Sheedy, 1 killed your brotber, but I vy for it.” “Do you love was the cynosure of hundreds of eyes, but 10 trace of shame or concern was noticeable upon her face. Only once the exvression changed to a look of annoyanco and that was when the nmegro related the civcumstances connected with one of his amours with her. The of Mrs. Sheedy's sisters wero fastened on the floor during al- most tho entire recital. An occasional flush of shame was scen manthng their fuces. Monday McFarland’s sister evinced the most emotion of any of the women and at times there were the moist evidences in her eyes of the great grief sho was struggling to conceal, Ofticer Willinm Splain was the next wit- ness, Ho testified as follows nhad a brief conversation with Monday McFarland on the evening precediug, and the one following the confession. 1 was detailed to guard him those two evenings. The second evening Monday said to me: ‘Had you come in_ last night when I callea for youl would have given itull up to you.! On the proceding evening he had sent for me. About 1:15 B m. that night 1 was taken from wy beat aud detailed to guard the pris- oner. 1 remained there in the corndor until ~cubout 6 a. m. After 1 had been in the corridor ‘Somo time Melarland showed signs of uu- easiuess, I asked him what was the matter. He said: “1'm afraid.! *Isaid: *You don’t need to be afraid. We look after you.' Late in the morning Monday called to me to come in. He said he had something to teil me. Iwentin, Hesald he wanted to give the whole thing up to me. I then went out. The next conversation I had with Mouday was the evening following the confession. Ho then said :\ “That's what I wanted to tell you last night. On the preceding eveulug Jim Malone did not suy anything about a mob while I was ou duty. If he had I should have heard bim. On Saturday night, some- time between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning, W. W. Carder cume in. He was the only person who was in thers besides Malone aud wyself, Monday was more cool, calm and collected on Sund evening than he was on Saturday evenir He was very nervous Sunday morning, He said between 6 and 7 o'clock . m. that his head felt as though it was buruing up.” The witness was then excused. Marshal Melick was put on the witness stand. He related the circumstances in connec- tion with thésearch through the various pawn ghops for soms clue as to whom the cane had sold. He found that Goldwator had s0ld the cane to McFarland. Tho witness then tola of the fuiry tale related by Monday about buving the cane for sowe stranger from tho BlAck iills, ‘The stranger then produced the cane with which Sheedy was struck. [t was a tapering iron rod covered eather disks. About & foot from the topitvas bent, showing what a terrific blow had beea glven when Sheedy Witness coatinued: I showed the cane to Monday McFarlana and he identified it as one he had bought for & man Who weut to tho Black Hills, Malone was present. We scouted the story about the stranger and x] Jold Monday that we bad proof enough to Muvich Lim aud that be bad beter tell | found. whether any other persons were implic Of testified 1 was on duty near the Burr block, just south of the Sheedy residence the night that Sheedy assaulted. I beard five shorts fived, and 1 ran to that place, 1 there learned of the assault, I got a lantern, and while searching for tracks of the man who made the assault 1 founda cane on the porch on the east side of the house," Here the bent cane was handed to the wit- ness and he identified it as the one which he Stearns objected, but is objection was overruled. The witness continued: “When I went into the house Mrs. Sheedy rubbed up against me, She was ngar the door leading into the bedroom where Mr. Sheedy was lying. She was not crying or making any demonstra- tion." Philpot, attof at this juneturs Do you expect she would holler ail night " Lambertson rctorted: “Wo don't Know what to expect in this case » On cross-examination Kinney was asked two or three times where he found the cans, and bis answer invariably was: *I found the cane upou the porch.” mbertson said_he was through with the witness, and then Philpot commencenced to fire questions at Kinney. not about the find- ing of the cane, but what occuared at the jail early the Sunday morniug following the ar- rest of McFarland. Lambertson objected to this procedure and ared that such questions were not, propar xamination. ‘T'he court sustained the tion and Phifpot got mad. Shaking bis bony fist almost under Lambertson's nose he dared that attorney to ask that witness such questions as would submit him to cross- examination on the points concerning which he (Philpot) had been questioning him. “It was not our intention to put Mr. Kin- ney on the stand for that purpose,” replied Mr. Lambertson in his usual quiet manuer. “No, of course you didn’t,” said Philpot, T just dare you to put that man on thestand and have him testify s to what occurred on the morning preceding the confession,” and Philpot put on the air of a man who held four aces 1 his hand and three kingsup his ated. " Kinney was put on the stapd and 'u'_\.(ur McFarland, vroke in well, T shall sald Lambertson. Meanwhile Oficer dccommodate you,” Kinney had been ex- cused from the witness stand and was leav- ing the room. Mr. Lambertson called him back and told him to take his place back on the witness stand, Thero was something in Lambertson's manner in accepting Philpot’s bluff that led the crowd to believe that some- thing was up and the spectators bent for- ward in an eager expectant manner. They were not disappointe When Kinney took his place again on the stand Mr. Lambertson : ® “Now Mr. Kinney tell everything that oc- curred between vou and Mouday McFarland on the Sunday morning following the arrest.” Philpot gathered up enough courage to ob- ject and insisted that the witness be drawn out by questions. The objection was sus- taine The witness continued: ‘I went on guard at the jail about 6:45 a. m. the Sunday fol- lowing McFarland’s arvest, I relieved Officer Splain, McFarland said to me: ‘Come in here, I want to tell you something.’ I went into the oMce and found Carder and Malone there, Carder refused to let me have the keys. He said that there was an emphatic order that no one should go in to see that prisoner. Later, Malone and | took tho key and I went in. MckFarland said that he bad beon offered some mouoy from Mrs, Sheedy. He said: ‘The end is with me cither way. 1 believe I will tell it all. Itis best to make a clean breast auced to commit the crime by Mrs. Sheedy. She asked him what he would do for 5,000 He said that was a large amount for a poor man and he would do aimost anything. Mrs, Sheedy said that sne wanted him to help her get her freedom. He sald that Mrs, Sheed mado a proposal to him to kill her husband. She wunted him to commit the murder about Christmas. He promised todoso. At that time his courage failed and she got angry, said he was getting her money for nothing, and then called him a black — — — and threatened to shoot him. She then made him hold up his hands and swear that he would not reveal anything. He then told Low he had criminal relations with Mrs. Shecdy. 1 think I disputed his word. Ho then told mo to get the key to his barber shop and in a certain drawer I would find cortain evidences of his intimacy with her, I went to the shop and _there found the evidonces he mentioned. While Monday was making his confession that morning T was interrupted o number of times by Cap- tain Carder. The captain said to the negr ‘Why don't you keep your mouth shut. You've said ‘enough alteady to hung you. You're a fool.” After the confession, it was about 8 o'clack, I believe, Monday said some- thing about not wishing to be hung by a mob. Usaid: “hereisno danger of a mob, If one comes it will have to walk over my dead body.” He didn’t seem very scared. He was ouly alittle nervous. He wanted me to get his banjo.” After a fow questions of little importance by Colonel Philpot the witness was excused. Mr. Goldwater, the pawnbroker, was th first witness called in the afternoon, He testi- tied that Monday McFarland boughta cane at his place of business about a week before the murder of John Sheedy. The cane in the custody of the court ‘was shown to the witness and he identified it us the one he sold to MeFarland, Mrs, Charles Coil, the next witness, testi- fied that on & number of occusions she had noticed Monday McFarland standing _near the Sleedy -residence after night. He al- ways attempted to evade her. Henry Garner was called. Strode objected to Gurner testifying on the grounds that his name was not endorsed as a wituness on the back of the 1 formation and claimed that nis name had been surreptitiously placad on the list. The objection was overruled and the witness proceeded to testify, because his name had been endorsed thrée days before the trial began, He testitied : ST was just across the street from the Sheedy residence the night Mr, Sheedy was assaulted. Saw Mr. Sheedy fire at some- body & number of times. I thought that vho curtain of the window 1d®king out on the porch was open at the time the snots were fired because it was so light.” On cross examination the witness said: “Mr. Sheedy stood iu the open door firing the last tw hots, Sonebody had evideatly opened the door, I live just across the street.” Charles Tindall was the next witness. He ho was on the north side of testified that between Niutl: and Tenth streets on the night of the shooting. He reached the Sheedy residence inside of ten minutes. The curtaiii on the east side of the house was up. He saw a cane on the porch and called Ofi- cer Kinnoy's attention toit. The witness then ideotitied the cane as the one he founad. He further testified : “The cane was found near the window just south of the door. When [ went into the house I did not notice that Mrs, Sheedy man- ifested any emotion. She did not eory or make uny other mauifestation. When the cane was showed to her she looked indiffer- ent, She was cool and collected as far as [ could see."” Mike Mooney was called. He testified that he was turnkey at the county jail. Had a conversation ~ with Monday = McFarlana shortly after he had been brought to tho juil. Mooney was asked if Monday MeFarland bad made any confession ip regard to the matter, He'veplied tuat nonehad been made to ham, On cross-exawiuation: “Whenever Me- Farland commenced to talk to me I told him it was best wot to say anythine. The first day that MckFariand was brought in he saia he was not so muca to blame as soine forks thought; that if he was letalove he would tell it all. A number of days afterwards he usked: ‘How's Mollie?’ When I told him that ste was all right, he said: ‘Dou’t tell auybody that I asked for her.' Two or three -times afterwards Monday asked the same | question.” P. J. Stepuey, a colored man, was the next witn He testified as follows: “1 am a velative of Mouday McFarland, ‘Was ut Mrs. Botts' residouce the night of the assault. Saw Monday McFarland there that evening. He and I changed coats that might. My coat is striped gray., It bas heavy wool about the coller and sleeves. After giving me my coat Monday asked me [CONTINUED ON SEOOND FAGE.] | | | | A AT THE TOMB OF LINCOLY, Harrison Pays a Visit to the Grave of the Martyred President. AN ELCQUENT TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD. Stop of Only One Hour Made at the Ilinois Capital—Early Morning Visits at Hannibal and Jacksonville. Sprixertern, 1L, May 14.—-The pr esiden- tial train made an early stop at Hannibal Mo., where the chief magistrate was received with every mark of respect, He made a short ad- dress, Leaving Hannibal at 5:40 the party was greeted at cvery subsequent station by enthusiastic crowds. The train reached Jack- sonville at 8 o'clock, where the fire depart- ment, school children and hosts of citizens crowded around the train and made a demon- stration of weicome. When the train reached here its arrival was heralded by the firng of the national salute and checring by an immense crowd. ‘The stay here was only an hour. (@overnor Fifer, Mayor Lawrence, Senators Cullom and Palmer, Represengatives Springer and Henderson, ex-Governor Oglesby and Colonel Swain were among the first to greet the vis- itors and bid them welcome. Nearly ever resident of the city was given an opportunity to see the chief magistrate aud the members of his party. The local militia and Gfand Army men and civic organizations were drawn up v line at the station and escorted the party to the Lincoln monument in Oak Ridge cemetery, where the formal ce nies took pla Governor Fifer deli eloquent address of welcome, to i presideat responded. The president subsequently visited the state house in company with the governor and made an address from his carriage. Ho president responed. He said: *“The demand for my presence in Washington is such that 1 cannot protract my stay with you this morning.’” In his speech at Lincoln’s tomb, President Harrison said: “The interest of this journey culminates today as we stand here for a few moments apout the tomb of Lincoln. As I passed through the southern states 1 noticed those great centers of busy industry which have been built since the war, as I saw how the fires in the furnaces had been kindled where once there was solitude, 1 could not but think and say that this hand that now lies beneath these stones kindled and in- spired all we behold, all these fires of indus- try lighted at the funeral pyre of slavery. The proclamation of Abraham Lincoln can be read on all those mountain sides, where free men now lend their energies to the develop- ment of the states long under the paralysis of human slavery. I came today to this con- secrated and sacred spot with & heart flled with emotions of grati- tude that God, who wisely turned toward our eastern shores & body of God-fearing and liberty loving men to found this rcpuhlle, did not fail to find for us in the hour of our extremity one who was com- etent to lead the hearts and sympathies and iold up the couraze of our peopla in the time of our greatest national peril. The life of Abraham Lincola teaches more useful lessons than any other character in American history, You have here in keeping & most recious trust. Toward this spot the leet of roverent patriots of years to come will wend their way, and as the story of Lincoln’s life is read there will coutinually be spread through all our country influences and hopo and inspirations to gen- eratious of childien that are yet to come. We can say nothing here tuat wifl deepen the im- Yresnlons of this great life. Ihave studied t and been filled with wonder. His life was an American product. No other soil could roduce it, and the greatness of it has not yet een discovered or measured, As the inner history of the time in which he lived is written we find how his great mind was turned and moved in time of peril and delicacy the forces of our coun- try 1n their home and in thew foreign rel tions with that marvelous tact, with that never failing common sense which character- ized this man of the people. “And what wn impressive lesson we have tnis morning as I see in the uniform of my country stauding as guards avound this tomb the sous of that race thathad been con- demned to slavery and was emancipated by bis immortal proclamation. What an appro- priate thing it 1s that these who were once a despised raco, whose civil rights were cur- tailed even in this state, are now affectionate guardians of the ashes and the tomb in which they sleep. 1f wo will all again and again read the story of Liucoln’s life we will tind our minds and hearts enlarged, our life and character deepered, and our consecrated de- votion to the constitution and the fla of the government which he nressrveg tous decpened and iuteasified.” [Applause. ] Ishall go from this tomb impressed with new thoughts as to those who bear the responsibilities though in less troublesome times than the man to whose memory the soul bows in mourning. |Ap- plause.| Imost heartily and sincerely thank you for this cordial welcome from Illinois, for the interesting moments we have spent about the tomb of that man who would have made the fame of Illinois imperishable and Springfield the Mecca of patriotic zeal if no other man in this glorious state had come to eminonce—Abraham Lincoln. |Cheers,] In his life you have a treasury of instruction for your children and a spring of inspiration for your people that will be lasting,” “When the president closed he was pro- sented by Governor Fifer on behalf of the citizens of Petersburg, Ill, with a gold- headed cane made from the Lincoln store building at New Salem. Speeches were madé by Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamaker and Secretary Rusk, during which the president and Governoe Fifer pro- ceeded to the state house, where a large crowd had collected. ‘I'vscora, Iil, May 14.-The president and rty had # most enthusiastic reception at Decatur, where they arrived at 11:30 o'clock and remuined ten minutes, They were met at the station by Mayor Chambers and a committee of citizens and escorted to a stand near by, where the president made the fol- lowing 8peech: ““The land of bluegrass is the land of my life. Nowhere can be seen fuirer landscapes; nowhere richer farms than here in our own great state of Illinois, a state whose history has been one of illustri- ous achievements, made great in peaceand in war by her illustrions sons:a state whose population is intelligent, contented, orderly and liberty loving: a state whose develop- ments have uot yet began to approach its limits: a state having advantages of location, boarded by the lakes and swept as it is by two of the great waterways of the continent, advantages of access to markets by lake and rail and river unexcelled by that of any other state in the union; a state that has not forgotten that the permanence of our free in- stftutions depends upon the intelligence of the people und has carefully at the very be- ginuing laid a foundation for a common system by which every man’s child muy have a free cducation. [Applause.| These are not_simply nurseries of intelli- gence, but, as I have said before, they are schools of statesmaunship, They tend more than any other public institution to make our people one peopie. Hero on these benches (pointing to the children) and in these play- ing grounds the children of the rich and poor mingle together and the pampered son gets his airs subbed off byscontact with his vigor- ous playmates.” [Cheers. | Presidential Party Enters Indin IxpiaNaronis, Ind, May 14, —A large dele- gation of Iudiana friends mot the presiden- tial party at Montezuma and made them- solves hoarse cheering the president. He was overcome by the greeting and for the first time since be started from Washington was uvable to respond to the demand for a speech at any length, He managed to say: 1y friends, we have had & loug journey and one that has been attended by o great wany pleasiug incidents, Wo bave bad ‘ ‘OMAHA, FRIDAY Nt o DAILY BEE. MORNING, MAY 1 h | cheersof welcome, veae! stop at Roanoke, Va., su | mountains of ' Tennessae' gnd northern Georgia and _ Alabama Lfl.wn through Arkansas and Toxas and along the Pacific const. Kverywhera we hayo had the most cordial and kindly, ngd, but us 1 cross today the border 1e of Indiana and mect \ again those old friends I tind i your welcome wsweetness that s it all."” At this point the {ears camo to the presi- dent's eyes and his erances became so choked that he could say ro more. Ho soon recovered, however, and extended a cordial welcome {o the Indianapolis recaption com- mittee, which then boarded the train. The presidential train arrived in this city promptly on schedule time -4 :45 o'clock this afternoon and its mpmcn was heralded by asalute fired by Batiery A, lignt artitlery. The preparations for the prosident’s rece tion were magnificent in every way consider- ing the limited length of Lis stay. From every window and hoa:owp on the principal down town streets the stars and stripes were unfurlied to the breeze, und large sized pictures of the president were conspicuous everywhere, Especially was this 80 along the line of march, Tn Jackson Place, near the union station, o speaker's stand was erected, but the rough hewn planks were concealed from view by o perfct mass of bunting and_stars and Stripes, The effect was very beautiful. In the centor was hung a large likeness bf the dent. It was to this stand that e, together with the other members of the ‘presidential part were escorted immediately upon the arrival of the train, through an immense crowd which thronged every availaole poiut of standing room. The ctowd, in cheer after cheer, eave the president a genuine Hoosier welcome to his old home. President Harrison responded as follows : 1 do not think I can gpeak much today. The strain of the long journey and frequent calls made on me to speak from Washington to the golden gate and from the far northwest back to Indianapolis have somewhat exhausted me, body and mind, and have made my heart 80 open to these impressions as [ wreet my old friends that 1 cansot, I fear, command myself, “Our pathway has been marked by the plaudits of the multitude and our way strewt with flowers. We bave journeyed through the or_hards of California laden "with fruit, we liave climbd the summit of great moun- tains from which rich metals have been cx- tracted, then wo have dropped into fruitful vs, and our wholo/ pathway has been glad by the friendly acclaim of our American_fellow-citizens without regard to [Shouts of applause]. But all the sweetness of these flowers, all the beauty of these almost tropical . landscapes, all the richness of their precious mines sink into forgetfuluess as 1 receive today this welcome from old friends. [There was a perceptiblo moisture in the president’s eyes and his voice almost failed bim|. i My manhood has known'no other home but this, It was the scene of v struggles. It has ‘been the scene and instruments and sup- rort of my early success in life. I come to lay down before you today ! my offerings of thankfulness for the friendie” helptulness in boyhood and in ail hours gown to this. “I left you two years to take up the work of the most res le oftice in the world, Twent.o thess Gafsk duties sus- tained by your helpful friéndliness. I come after two years to coufcss imany errors, but to say to you that I have but, one thought in my mind—to use whslevnh:fiuancn T have hl)r lna]gcnnrnl good of uu. people. [Ap- plause, f “Our stay is so brief tnay fi from our first ing across the must deny my- self the pleasure of taking these friends by the hand. God bless ydu, all. I have not forgotten, I cannot To Indianapotis, 1 look forward, if my life i§ §pared, to this as the city where I shall rest. n the hard toil is done. 1 love its hym rejolee in its commerclal prosperftys” rdon further speech ahd allow mo.to " jod. -bless. you every oné and good bye." " 3 As President Harr{so) ained bat forty- tive minutes in the city, thdentire programme of the line of march jwas not carried out. Owing to this fact a large number. of people who did not go the union station, but were scattered along the line of march, wero dis- appointed in not seeing the president. A hurried embarkation and the party .was on the home stretch to Washiagton. Passed Through Columbus. CoLumpus, O., May 14.—The presidential party passed through Celumbus at 11:30 ol‘clock tonight, fifteen minutes ahead of time, e LOYALTY REWARDED, Representative Taubeneck Presented With a Gold Watch and C ain, SeriNaFieLD, 1L, My 14.—Representative Taubeneck, Farmers’ Mutual Benefit as- sociation member of ‘the Bouse, who stood by Streeter to the last in the senatorial contest, was today called befors. an assemblage of nearly all the promineut, Farmers’ Mutual Benefit association, favmers' alliance, grange and other industrial organiza- tions of both houses. He was pre- sented with u beautiful gold watch and chain. The preaentation was made by A, L. Maxwell of the F. M"% A., and tke speccn of the occasion was_deliyered by Represent- ative Callahan on bebalf ot tho republican members of the house, 'Ho eulogized Taube- neck’s faithful allegiande to the principles of his party in the contest, etc. Taubeneck, in reply, said he deserved o credit except for fulfilling the promise he made to those who elected them. ~Had hisipolleagues done tho same, aud they solemnly pledged their honor they would da, the coutest would have ended differently. The party they as- sistod will neither ddfend them from the cruel fangs of social ostracism nor blot from the forehead of their raputation the verdict of public opinion that says: “Farmers' Mu- tual Benefit association for revenuc only.” A letter was also read from Mr. Streeter, who was the Farmers' Mutual Benefit assi clation candidate for senator, - BUSINESS TROUBLES, Largest Individual Faiture in the His- tory of Aakansas, Littie Rock, Ark., May 14.—The largoest individual tailure that eyep oceurred in this state was announced today. It was the as- signment of Major John Dy Adams for the benefit of his creditors, prineipally in Little Rock and Memphis. Tha deed of assignment designates Frederick ‘iKrdmer as assignee, who was appointed receiver and gave bond in the sum of $200,000. Mgjpor Adams’ assets are $400,000 and the liabilities about $300,000. The creditors will hardly lose a dollar, as there is enough property to pay off the in- debtedness, 0 fuilupe is due to tho stringency in the mmley_nx:;kcl, hard times and failure to realize, — - THE WEATHER SQORECAST. For Omaha and Vieisity—Fair; slighily warme For winds. For South Dakota—Fawr Friday; cooler Friday night; winds begoming northerly. For lowa and Nebragka—Geucrally fair, except slight showers in @xtreme western Nebraska; slightly warmer, except cooler in Nebraska ' by Friday anight; winds becom- ing northerly lissouri and Kansas—Fair; stightly warmer; south winds, For. Colorado—Showers; warmer in west- ern, stationary temperature in extreme northwestern ‘portions, slightly cooler else- where; varizblo winds. North DukA)I.aASl}u_huy cooler; north Stea At Baltimore. hip Arrived, The Seandia, from burg, the Schiedmay, from Rotterdam, At Philadelpbia =The -Mauitoban, Glasgow. At Rremer Havemy-The Labn, frow New York, At London—Sj York. At New Y Ham- from , the France,from New (—The Trave, frowm Bremen, Union Pacific March Earnings. Bostox, Mass.. May 14.—The March state ment of the Union Pacifie railroad. cutire i | CONFLAGRATION™ AT HARDY. Fifty Thousand Dollar Fire ina Nebraska Town. PROBABLY THE WORK OF AN INCENDIARY. Meeting of the Afro-American League at Lincoln—Officers Elected—No Trace of the Lost Ham mond Girl, Harpy, Neb, May 14— [Special to Tue Bee.]—Nine buildings in the main business block of town were destroyed by fire yester- day morning, causing losses of between $40,000 and 50,000, The fire originated in tho rear end of Milligan & Leigh's general merchandise store, aud was probably the work of an incendiary, ‘The losses are divided up as follows: R. A Eakin, geveral stock, valuation $5.000, half saved, no insurance; Jacob Peebler. build- ing containing stock of $1,200, insurance $1,000; N. W. Slater, harness goods, mostly saved, loss probably 00 to £00; Hardy bank building, #300; Milligan & Leigh, the wain stock in town, mvoicing §,000, together with the building, valued at 31,500, only small amount of the gocds saved,insurance on stock £6,000, and £1,500 on_ building and fixturves: Thomas & Langer, butchers, loss 00, no in- surance; W. J. Brooks, building &300, no in- surance; W. J. Raynor, stock of drugs and building, 8,000, insurance $300; Com- mercial house, building owned by C. C. Drake, valued at $2,000, insurance not known hotel furniture, B. T, Warwick, mostly car ried out, loss probably &3,000; W. S.Glas- cock, barber shop and building, total loss; C. McQuaid, Lincoln, two-story store buildiug, vacant, valuation £00: J. W. Wilbur, rest- aurant, loss 800 with no insuraoce. ‘This is the first fire of any consequence ten years, and the loss is especially heav a good many of the owners of the block. in on Items from Hastings. Hastings, Neb.,, May 14.—|Special to Tur Bre.]—W. S. McKinney won the “A" gold medal at the semi-monthly shoot of the Hast- ings Gun- club yesterday afternoon. The contest was participated in by W. H. Hayden and McKinnoy, and was quite spirited, Mc- Kinney killing 26 out of 30 birds, J. W. Coulter and W. . Lynn aro dele- gates from the county to the National Farm- ers’ alliance convention, which meets at Cin- cinnati on May 19. John A. Casto of the Hastings lodge of Elks will attend the national recnion at Louisville, Ky.,as a representativeof the Hastings lodge. Extensive preparations are being made for Memorial services in this city May 30. Cap- tain J. H. Sickle of Hebron, Neb., wlll de- liver the oration. The Oddfellows of Adams county will vicnic and hoeld a reunion on the Blue south of Hastings in June. As aresult of the recent democratic con- fercuce in this city, a new democratic paper is to be started in this city. ‘The “singles’ contest of the Western Ne- braska Tennis association will occur in Hast- ings the latter part of June. The wheelmen of the city mot last evening and organized the Hastings Wheel club, with the following oficers: C.Schaufelt, presi- dent; Curtis Clarke, captain; Charles Heart- inell, secretary. ¥ Y e Afro- \merican I e, LixcoLy, Neb., May 1s.—[Special to Tur —The Afro-American league elected the following state oMcers: President, Dr M. O. Ricketts, Omaha; vice president, B. F. C. Alberts, Lincoln; general secretary, A. S. Barnett, Omaha; corresponding secretary, W. A. Wigginton, Lincoln: treasurer, J." Smith _of Blair; attorney, Silas Robbins, Omaha: executive committee, Thowas Carnahan of Lincoln, E. R. Overall of Omaha, E.S. Re lle of South Omaha, J, H, Washington of Lincoln, G, W. Warren of Plattsmouth, W, T, Jones of Ne- braska City: chairman or education commit- tee, M. L. son, Omaha; delegates to the national convention at Knoxville, Teun., B. B. Walker of Omaha, Thomas Carnahan of Lincoln, A. S. Barnett of Omaha, Mrs. S, E. Palmer of Lincoln and Miss Jessie Mar- rian of Omaha were appointed to preparc papers on a ladies’ league to read before the next annual meeting, whicn vrill be held in Omana. Irrigation Notes. Genivo, Neb., May 14.—|Special to Tux Bie.|--E. Hawkins arrived here from Denver, Colo., last night and this morning started for the head of the Laramie & Scott’s Bluft canal with an outfit of scrapers, ete., to do some preliminary work. The work 15 expacted to commence with excavation about the middle of next montl, as_consider- able surveying must be done in order to pat the canal on the higher grade which was de- cided upon. William H. Wright of Weeping Water, Neb,, and C. S. Colburn of Pittsford, Vt., were in the counl! this weck looking over the line of the Farmers' canal. Both are well pleased with the prospects of the enter- prise, in which they are interested. Scott, luff and Cheyenne counties are onthusias- tic at the prospect of an early and bountiful su¥gly of water from the big Farmers 'he directors of the Eunterprise and Win- ters Creek irrigating companies have decid to turn water uto their canals in a few da; One Year for Ko LExiNctoN, Neb, May 14.—[Special to : Brg,J—In the district court Frank Man- ning pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery. Owing to the high starding of the family and the boy's provious good character, tho sentence was made as light as possible, onc year in the penitentiary. Heory Johuson and Carl Johnson were also found guilty or grand larceny and will receive their sentence tomorrow. A bold piec> of thieving has just come to light, twenty steers having been taken from the herd of Allyn Carr. No traceof the stolen stock has yet been secured. A barn and contents bolonging to W. C. Allyn burned last night. The fire was tho work of an incendiary. Loss, §1,000, The Lost Hammond Girl. Turororn, Nev, May 14.—Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—The fate of the little Hammond girl mentioned in yesterday's dis- patch is still a mystety. Mile after mile she has been traced in her wild and zigzag flight and at durk the party of fifty or more search- ors were six miles castof Halsey, The anx- iety of the entire community is great. She hus been over one hundred hours without food or water. A party is organized av Dun- ning to go out tonight, Indian Beel Nionitana, Neb,, May 14, —[Special to T Bk, |—-B. Bade, proprietor of the packing house, has received the government contract to furnish beef to the Yunkton, Santee and Ponca Indians for the coming year, as fol- lows: Yauktons, 305,000 pounds at £.90 per 100 aressed weight ; Sante 000 pounds at £ per 100 dressed weieht, and Pon hounds at # per 100 dressed we Plde has tho presont. contruct agencies, but at & much lower figure, Checked th Atwioy, Nel gram to g Bee.]—A fire thi stroyed Becher's barn on sireet, and it was owing to ha part of the firemeu that & seric tion was prevented. g for these Fourth work on the us conflaga- Interstate Comu Lixcoy,) Neb., May gram to Tue Brw)-The Interstate Com- mercial ussoclation beld its third annual meeting here this afterooon and tonight was roin) Men, 14— [Special system, shows uet caruings 0f $1,016,000, & | bauquetting at the hotel Lincoln, The asso- decrease of $117,000, clation Is composed of forty wholessie gro | cory houses from Kansas City to Sioux City, | representingan annual business of 0,000,000 The following officers were electe¢ Pr dent, James I, Nave, Kansas | _ vice president, George Parey, St Jose] = o tary, T. J. Payne, Kansas City: teé Groneweg, Council Bluffs; other the executive committes, 1. M Lincoln, and J. Todd, Leavenworkt Buffalo County Politic Kearyey, Neb., May 14,-|Spe Bee. | —Politics are gotting red county. ‘The county alliance met this city “for political action,” by the meeting was secret it was ru when the convention adjour aspirants for the “‘public criy “in it Candidates for county offices are plentiful, but the new political phases makes them chary of pressing their claims. The alliance has given it out that the office must seek the man. Many think this non-office seeking principle is'wotten up for the benefit of a few political leaders who wiil gather the fruit while others shake the tree, Fears ure entertained that the ulliance will nominate as a county ticket, men who have left the old parties because they were denied the ratifi cation of their ambition to serve the dear people. The rank and file of the alliance a on to the scheme, and unless brotherly love is restored, and'at the samo time thé littlo schieme is’ bursted, there will bo a house divided against itsolt, 5 Tie n this itly in hough 1 that wertain re not Cadets in Camp. Famnviy, Neb, May 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The university cadets, numbering 150, arrived heve today from Lin coln, They wero met at the depot by com- pany D, Nobraska national guards, and a delegation of citizens and wera escorted to their camp at Fairbury Heights, Tonight thoy were given u reception by th citizens at thearmory of company D. Licutenant Grimth is in command of the cadets. Tomorrow the Chimes of Normandy will bo vendered at the opera house by o Boatrice company, undor the auspices of Company D. The cadets are well pleased with the séloction of Fairbu as a camp location and also with her people and enterprising citizens. 1 O1a Reside Faurs Ciry, Neb, May 14.—|Special to Tue Ber.|—The funeral of an old resident, Mrs. D. A, Dalbag, occurs in this city this afternoon, The deceased died of heart dis- ense, from which she had been suffering dur- ing the past winter. She was born in 1812, and has resided here for the past twenty years. Mrs. Dalboy was formerly a Quaker, but when she married one who was not @ Friend in 1831, she wus_excommunicated and co been a Methodist, She was the of thirteen children, seven of whom Death ot e Marrie WeepiNG Waren, Neb., May 14.—[Special Telegram to Tag B |—Mr. Willard J. Heacock of New York, aged sixty-five, was marriod here today to Miss Clara B. Perry of Tllinols, aped forty-five, The ceremony took place at the residence of 1. M. Wolcott, Rev. Hindley oficiated. The groom is a million- aire and the bride is highly connected in this city, being the sister of Mrs. Wolcott. After u tour to California the couple will b at home in Gloversville, N. Y. - DON'T BELIEVE THE SIORY. The Report of the Itata's Sinking Discredited. Wasnixa10¥, May 14,—There is no news of the lwata or Churleston at the navy- de- partment this morning. No credencels givén the report that the Charleston has sunk the Itata. SAN Fraxcisco, Cal., May 14.—The rumors coming from the City of Mexico to the effect- that the cruiser Charleston had overtaken the steamer Itata and fired upon that steam- orure regarded heve as having no founda- tion, The United States steamer Omaha arrived here this morning from San Diego. City o Mexico (via Galveston), May 14, —A detailed telegram from Acapuleo states that the Esmeralda had left that port after having sought several favors, which were refused. The Esmeralda is well armed and equipped. She recewved telegrams from the United States and then went to meet the Itata, A Manazillo telegram says that the captain of a fishing boat there claims that his vessel was nearly run down before daylight by a large stcamer without lights bound north. The government denies that any Chilian ship touched at a Mexican port up o a late hour last night or that any conflict took place near San Blais, as rumored and published by the Anglo-American. The Anglo-American prints a special from San Blas, repeating tho rumor about the sinking of the Itata. Whether the ship ex- ploded her magazines or wus sunk by the Charle ston is not stated. A 2 L CHARITIES AND CORRECTIDNS, Resolution for a Committee to Investi- gate the Liquor Trafic. IxDIgANAPOLIS, Ind,, May 14.—The session of the conference of eharities and corrections this morning listened to the veport of tho commitlee on reports from the state. [his was followed by comments by individual delegates and five minute reports on inci dents and phases of work. This afternoon a public reception was given the delegates. Denver will probably be se- lected as the place for the next meeting, The following was introduced and referred to the committee on resolutions: Whereas, Fuliy realizinz tho right of man endowed with o Tre agency 10 choose good or evil wuys, therefore, we verily be Heve probibition withouv moral suasion” can thus far and no facther, and with & confi- \ce that the Inteiligence 6f this conferenc I be able to present some feature of line of ction which will stay (o i extent the infiu- of this destroying evil, thercfore Lo it Resolved, That this con s uppoint commitice’ to consider this subject session report upon the infemperate of wleoholie Tiquors and recomment w tion should be taken in this matter, every ne- tion to be non-politieal and 1he commitiea to consist of one delozate from each state repre sonted in tl Mferen This afternoon the delegates and their familics were given @ reception, at which fully 1,500 people were present “This evening 1 IPravcis Chatard, bishop of St. Vincents, delivered an addioss upou charity, “How is this work best done?’ “Then the subject of public outdoor relief was taken up and opened by a_report of Mrs. C. R Lowell of New York, which, in the ab- ce of Mrs. Lowell, was read by H. S. Shurtleft of Boston. vocating public outdoor relief Isaac P. Wright of St. Paul discussion followed and adjourn- ment was taken for the d ‘T'be conference is pronounced the largest ¢ a this 11 e LovisviiLe, Ky., May 14.~The democratic state convention continued in session today, Its platform, adopted tonight, denounces the MeKinley bill as the most outrageous measure f taxation ever passea in the n congress and endorses the policy over Cleveland and John G. Carlisle; nds more money for use in the channels of trade aud commerce and tenders gratitude to tue democrats in the last con- gress for their almost unanimous votes in both houses in favor of the free coinage of silver, aud demands also its restitution to the Bn\itl(m of equity before the law given to it y our fathers, Sl Amecr Ben Al Did It New Youk, May 14, —The imony be- fore the coroner’s jury in the éase of Carrie | Brown was « leted today. The jury re- tired and after thirty minutes' deliberation returned with a verdict that the woman died | from strangulation at the hauds of Ameer Ben All, otherwise “Frenony No. 1," now under arrest for the crime. The verdict was reachod upon the first ballot ana a poll of the | jury showed that it was unauimous, NUMBER. 320, [TOUR OF GREAT TRIUMPH, People of Washington Pleased with the President's Sucoessful Trip. ROYAL WELCOMZ AWAITING THE PARTY, etter Carriors Dissatisfied with the Decision of Superintendent Pol 1ock—Will Take an appeal— ‘W Postmagters. Wasimivarox Bureas T » O3 FocrreeNtin St Wasmisaros, D, C, When President Harrison unnounced threa or four months ago that he intonded making a trip through the south and to the Paciig spe this spring, somo of his friends in cons gress shook their heads ominously ayd said g “He ought not to do it, its risky. P'residents who have mado such trips herotofore have reevetted it, for they have stranded theie popularity on the reefs of public criticism, These men had only politics in view. Presig deat Harrison had other things in mind, Ha' was not going on an electioneering tour, but i ho bad had only politics in view one could not now believe other than that he mado & great sucess of his trip, People in Washe! ington are so well pleased over the impression the president has made that they wanted to give him a voyal reception upon his returg’ tomorrow. A largo number of business merf without regard to political fealty nhave exs pressed o wish to participato iu an impromt; demonstration when the president comes town tomorrow afternoon that will show hin how much those who live with him apprec ate the manner in which he has- conducte himself away from the national capital and in all sorts of trying places. Universal ig the commendation of both the spirit and the form of the specches, such cordial sentiment, such fraternal feeling of common good wil, and such delieate and proper torn xpros sion ev ares to bo unexcel ““The President has indeed proved hime self to be a thinker upon his feet and has cleared away every charge of sectionalism, nutionally and partisan hatred,” is the des cision heard on every quarter. If, at the lnst moment, the people of Washin u notion to turn out and w and Mrs. Harrison back to Washington thoy will give them such a welcome as neighbo give a neighbor, and there will be nothin formal, no lines'as to politics, business, colo or previous condition of servitude. It wil show no studied preparation, but a disposls tion to say “welcome back,” by uction, nn(i the chicf magistrate and the first lady o the land will conclude, when they fecl the touch of good will that is at home for them, ay \4,} that after all it is not necessary for one to g away in order to be great and apprecinted| The talk about a demonstratlon has nof taken form, but 1t is dikely to be before tos morrow morning. CARRIERS TAKE AN APPEAL. To the court of claims the letter carriers in @ large number of cities throughout the couns try who have claims against the governmens for overtime, have taken then grievances, being dissatisfied with the decision of Major Pollock, superintendent of the freo delivery division -of the ‘postoftice dugflfl.ment, that carriers being vequired to work eighs hours day must render fifty-six hours service i each week, which includes elght o Sunday, Tho carriers have had their cl for overwork before tho departmen severnl years, but could not have adjudicated. They believe the court of claims will not only “decide that under thé law postmastérs caunot exact more tham eight hours of labor in each day, but cannof count the aggrogate hours to be performed id a week. They hold that tho Iaw says: “Eight hours a day,” and it must meun that and nothing else, and that it says nulhinfi about how many hours shall be werked in week, month or year, The carriers hold also that since they were directed to perfotm the nvml-wnrk the” government must pay thews for it. them « NEW POSTMASTERS, Postmasters were wppointod today as fol- lows : “Nebraska-—Houston, York cointy, W. T, Brown, vice M. Beatty,resignod; Stoddard, E. G 'Scoville, vice John M. Smith, White Pigeon, Hervey, vice S, Bl Towa—Mackey, Boone county vice H. C. Hill, resigned; Keolkuk county, D. L. Slothower. resigned. South Dakota—Foisom, Custer conuty, As K. Hart, vice J. N. Cunningham, removed, MISCELLANEOUS Assistant Secretary Chandlor toduy re- versed the decision of the commissioner of the general land ofice which held for can- cellation the homestead entry of Thomas H, Abram, contested by Arthur C. Bioomfleld, for the southeast guarter of section 24, township 7, range 14, Bloomington, Nob. The claimant has died since the contest be, gi‘ Chaundler afiirmed the decision below in the case of 'John M. F'riel vs Georee 1. Bartlett, tiniber culture entry, Aberdeen, S, D, and reyersed tho declsion in the case of Augusta E. B. dehmidt, which rejected final nroof for a homestead entry in the Huron, S, 1., district, and now acc: nal proof, J. C. Bausfield and associ co applied to organize the Parmers’ and Mcrchanis' Na- tional bank ut Auburn, Neb, The City National bauk of Mason, In., has applied for permission to orzanizo a nationak bank. Prngy S. Hean, BLAINE RY SICK MAN, At Least So Reported by a New York New York, May o+ World this morning sa, It isa matter of fact that Secrotary Blaine is in no coundition to take part in busiuess consultations. He receives no visitors and the state department officials have instructions to send no mail. The sec~ retary has not been out ot his bedroom since the musical festival last weoek, and it is doubtful if he has been out of his bod. The secretary’s health has beon bad for some time and he is now a very sick man. Iudecd he has beon in no conaition to work for seve eral months past. ‘Those who have kept close watch of him in Washington have re- marked that siuco the begiuning of the vear he has been absent from the state depurt- meat move days than he attended, and when hodid go tothe departmeut his stay was short. Heo has done most of his work during the past four or five months 1 the privacy of his own house, and furthermore he has done it either lying in bed or reclining on an easy chair propped up all around with cushions, Dr. Denuis found Secretary Blaine much better this merning than he was vesteraay, Mrs. Blaine stated that it was barely poss sible she and her husband would leave fos Washiugton tomorrow. The doctor who is attending Mr. Blaine tonight said: *The report that Mr. Blaind is worse than has already been stated by his family is entirely without foundation. H was simply taken ill with an attack o indigestion, which, as you kunow, wili lay any one up and especially & person of advanced yoars, ‘I'be long and short of it is this, that” Mr. Blaine is overworked and needs rest, 1f ho takes good care of himself for the next few weeks, avoiding as much citement as possible, he will be us well as ever fn a short time.” ' The doctor said that tary’'s condition was such that he could return to Washingion tomorrow if nece essary, but that he uneeded rest and quiet wherever he was, - Arvested for Embezzlement. McPugnsox, “Kan., May 14, Presideny Hogelurid‘dt the Second National baulk of thi city, who was shot March 2 last in a mysters’ ious manner, just before the bauk failed, was arrested this morning on complaint of th Dunkard college of this city, embezzle of §5,000 belng charged,