Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 5, 1891, Page 1

THE OMaAHA DAILY BEE. BOTH PROFESS T0 BE HAPPY. Blhepherd and Furst Think Bliss Lies at the Gallows' Foots DEATH DOES NOT TERRIFY EITHER. Bomething About the Candidates for a Double ging at Fremont To- day Pulsiter Kille for Doilars. Speetal to Tne awles Shep will have ex Fuesoxt, Neb., June 4. Bre. | -Christiay Furst and ¢ herd before 2 o'clock tomorrow piated with therr lives the bratal murder of Carlos J. Puisifor in Decomber of 1880, The condemned men have attained their twenty second yeir. They have known little of tho pleasures of life and their end has been reached with an expoerience of misery hap: pily unknown to many mortals. Shepherd is a small, slight man of dark complexion,with an expression in his teatures wof crafty cunning and cowardice. There fs no lustre in his o Naturally, he was undemonstrative and the fate, which for months has stared nim in the hus made him more resorved than usual. He suspects his visitors, yet answers with po- liteness aithough he genorally requives cach question to be propounded a second time. He been visited by several clergymen and ral ladios of the Woman’s Christian upevance union, and has graaually ac- cepted their views of the world beyond the gallows and as also the suggestion 1o prepare o mecet his God. This he has doue by means of a consideration of the emorimity of his crime, his repentence for the snme and the reading of works on_ spiritual subjects and especially the bible, There is no doubt that his conversion is sincere, moro cspecially be- cause there is no hope for his escape. A few days ago he said to Tue Ber man who had asked him what kind of u lifo be would lead At he should again be given his liberty. Ie smiled at the futility of the suggestion and raising his Fand in which lay the bible, ex- claimed “My lifo will boon that cver after this, no 2 tter how long 1 y live.” Today he svoke about belng baptized and it is ot un- likely that he muy receive the sacrament to- morrow at the hands of Rev. Mr. Harrison of Seribner, Furst is the younger of the two. heavy frame and would muke a p Yet he is almost boyish still in and appearan His frankness blo and affects 10 be ready to mee Both of these young men’ said to wan toda, “You may say that if every person in this world felt as happy as we do, it would be weli for them.’ it would not have been dificult to_believe them had it not been for the pallid face, the gareworn expression and the furtive glances Tthe elder of the two, whose mind - cannot bo distracted from his fate. “There has boen sowe sympathy for Furst. But for Shephord there has béen none. It has been claimed that [Furst was drawn into the commission of the crime by the latter. Speaking on the subject, Furst said 1 did not know the man who was killed 1 did fwt see him until we met him on the rond that night,” “How many shots wero fired?” ho was asked. 19 pre You can’t proy® that by me," urst meant by this that he did not shoot, bocuuse Sbepbed, continued where Furst hat copsed, and said : 4 We had not intended to do any shooting. Whien“we met Pulsifer I told him' to put up nis hands. T lifted one of his hands myself and pointed my rovolver at him. He moved his vight hand toward his pocket to get u re- volver, as I thought, aml I fired. He fell. Phere were three shots fived.” “Did he dic immediately +1 don’t know, I didu’t touch him." “Who robbed him o died in an instant,” vouchsafed Furst. “He was dead when I 'searched lim, Wo found about He had a pocketbook in oue of his hand ‘Uhis was the conncction of these young 1 in the crime, Tliere was no_remorse or asbetrayed i their recital. The only ex- pression on the features of Furst was of dis- appoiutment thut the murdered wan did nov have as much money about him as had been expected, and regret that he had been appre- henged, Shepherd has been industriously at work for several weeks with his pen, He claims to be preparing a _statement, which he will Jeave with his father, in which ho will hold thut he was incited to the commission of tho crime by a party who is now a citizen of Crowell, where the murdered man resided. o says also that he has promised a_history of the crime to a Chicagoan, who will put it in book form, Purst will make no statemont, He claims he has told all ho knows about the matter. At first ne held he had been inspired to the deed by a doctor ot Scribner, but the state- ment could not be substantiated. He con- fided to iz Bee, however, that the party in question had had nothing to do with this crime, but that be did inspire him (Purst) to assault and rob saloonkeepers in Seribior, but that his courage failed. While under this evil influenco he met Shepherd. Today there was a final parting botween the mother, two sisters and two brothers of young [furst. To accommodate them Sherift filliken allowed the young man to come from the eage into tho corridor of the juil, and whilo under the very gibbot which is to g him into eternity, to receive tho last embraces of his kindred. The @cne was most pathetic. Tho awed, weeping, despair iog, heart-broken mother cricd with the anguish of a mother's beceavement and souse of shamo. A dozen timos she kissed and embraced her son and turned away, the warm tears mingling with those of hor unfortunnte boy, and us muny times sho roturned to him as'if she could not realize that the parting was to be forever. “The farewell of the brothers and sisters was also pitiful, and finally the party slowly retired from tho scene, leaving the young murderer in tea Shepherd's father and brother will come tomorrow. Tonight large delegations ure pected from Crowell, Dodge, West Pomt and seyeral other towns. They ' will linger im- patiently until it is arnounced that the law has avenged the murder of the man they loved 50 well, ‘T'he joil in which the execution is to take place is situated immediately south of the court house in the heart of this eity. It is a swall brick structure. In the norihorn half are confined the county’s prisoners, in the south balf resides Sueriff Milliken, The Juil consists of oue room, in which is an iron eage about 14x20 foot in'size. This is divided into an eastern and western half and fu the former are quartered the condemned men. East of the cage is a corridor outhnea Dby tho eust wall of the structure. This lattor is plerced by two windows, through which tomorrew the rays of the'sun for the last time to the convicted ones, will penetrate, In this corridor stunds the scaffold. It is built of wood and is the work of Julius Rudowsky of Owaba, who made the scaffold on which Ed Neal of Omaha was to ha been bung in October last. 'Ihe floor of the instrument of death is Thy ubove the floor of tho jail and abont six fuclies above the top of ihe cage in which the men are confined. Jtis clearly in view of the covdemned oues aud at their request was erected while thoy looked on. Itis fourteen feet long and six feet wide. There aro two trap doors euch 8x8ly feot. Kach of these is supportad by a staple which peuotrates the fioor of the Mold and is in turn penetrated by a wedge hich rests upon the flcor When the time comes for the drop to fall Sherift Millikin will work a leveron the north end of the scaffold, This lover will shoot u bolt along a ovo which will push back tho wedgo sup ting each trap, allowing the latter to full encath Its buman weight. Tho cross beams aro about six feet above tho houds of the condemned men and wre of pme x5 iuches. From these will depend throe-quarter fach ropes. Of theso the sberiff bus provided three, which, in He has a coful man, his actions remarka- his fate. The Bee [ at a cost of 810 apiece, hio purchased in Cin i, heriff Milliken has loft nothing undone to sce that the execution shall como off without vnnecessary hitetes, He has made excellent preparations for the event and has the confi- dence of the peopl He has received requests from nearly two- thirds of the sh ffs of the state asking pe mission to witness the hanging, and bas gen Iy replied that the oficers in guesuon | would be allowed ndmis<ion if the size of the Jail permitted I isoners, besides the supervising tion of the sheriff, | been unde eve of Jailor Montgowmery and Deatt Wate Boremun und Teal Thero were rumors today that the young men would not meet death upon the gallows. But there was uo reason to believe that there was anything but surmise 1 the statemen It was doubtless oceasioned by the fact that in 1879 a nan then under sentence of death cheated the gullows by means of tis own hand, the desperato act being commiitted the udjoinice cell of the cage in which the | murderers are confined i In June of | v, G, J. St. Louis of this city poisoned his wife. He was arrested and charged with murder, as tried in [ ont and the jury ved, He took change of venue to Saunders county. whei ho w found goilty of murder. He was sen- tenced to be hanged. On Marci he was to have Leen transported to Suunders county, to bo exceuted, bat about three hours after midnight ne put a pisto: to his head and shot himself. He lived for two and a balf day dying in agonv, The sceriff has decided to cali out Com- iy £, Nebraska national euards, Captuin Perty, who thirty-six strong will surround the juil. Tonight the father and brother of Charles Shepherd bude him goodbye and will not see bim again until after tho éxecution. Snentff Milliken has strote wire rope outside the jail and nobody will be allowed o pass it It will be g led by a corps of deputy sheriffs and Company k, Nebraska nutional guards, The authority to the militia was granted tonight in a telexram from Adjutant Gene to Sherift Mitliken. Asa co quence Captain Per ordered his ¢ pany to report at the armory at 4 o'cloc tomorrow morning for duty “The sheriff has ot yet d hour of ex t- the | us cided as to the he Crime. On December 10, 1889, and about § o'clock in the evening, Carlos J. Pulsifer, o grain dealer at Crowell, locked his oftice and left for his home, half a mile west of the towr Half an hour later the report of u pistol shot startled the inhabitants of the little town. A number of them rushed to their doors and along the dark highway and finally stumbled on the dead body of Pulsifer, which lay on the thorough fare, It was for tho Killing of this man that Charies Stopherd snd Cliristian Furst were executed ,Ihe victim loft & widow and eight chil- dren. In the darknes tain in what direction gono. Tue news, however, spread rapidity and, before moruing, lurge bodies of farmers were scouring for the criminals in the vicinity of Croweli, Scribner, Dodge and West Poiut. “T'he first clue to_the perpetrators was ob- tainod shotly after the commission of the crime. Two men excitedly rusbed into the home of a farmer namea Schumacher about four miles wost of Crowell aud asked for and bought a loaf of bread. This fuct showed the direction in which the murderers had gone and the farmers on the watch were notified of the circumstance. A veward of £1,900 was offered for tho ar- restund conviction of the marderers. Of this amount §1,000 was offered by Frauk Pul- sifer, a brother of the deceased, $500 by the wovernor and 8100 by the sheriff. The murderers were traced four miles north of Crowell and there the clue was J0st. On the morning of the 12th inst. about 3 a. . two young men entered the town of Serib- ner on & pair of worn out horses which they hed stolen from a farmer named Groves. They attempted to steal another team in town, but wero unsuccessful, and then sought to make their oxit on foot, taking to the brusn along the Klkhorn river, They Wero pursued and surroudered witbout re- sistance. “They were brought back to Scribuer and one of them was contined in the jail and the other guarded in the Clifton house. News of their arrest was wired to Sherift Mallon in ¥ remout, who repaired to Scribuer and took the suspects in charge. Talk of Iynching was indulged and a strong force of the leading citizens of the town was em- ployed to kcep vack the angry farmers. Both of the accused had resided in Scrib- ner, Stepherd having worked in Spanzler's blacksmith shop and Furst in Joseph Shep- herd’s livery stable. The prisoners were taken to Fremont, guarded by a number of deputies and ac- companied by another man from Scribner who, it was Suspected, kuew something about tho crimo. Thoy werd confined in the count; jail, where both’ confessod their crime, each claiming, however, that the other nad’ fired the fatal bullets” The victim was shot through the heart. He was robbed of all the money he had ou’ his person, amounting to £, On Decomber 20 the prisoners hud limina possible to ascer- murderers had it wis in the with great a pro- v hearing, both pleading not guilty. waived oxamination and were held ‘to the district court. A resident of Crowell, who was alleged to have instigated the crime, had u hearing aiso but was discharged. The party arrested at Scribner, who was sus- pectod with Shepherd and Furst was also discharged, but without u hear ing. Shepherd ‘and Farst were placed on trial at the next term of the district court ana found guilty of murder in the fiest de- gree. The case was later taken to the su- vremo court and the finding of the lower court was sustained Twao wecks ago friends of the condemned @i petition which was presented to or ‘Tiayer requesting that the sen- tence of death be commuted to imprison- ment. A remoustrance against granting the peti- tion was also circulated by the friends of the murdered man with what result is already kuowu. s DAROTA KNIGHIS. Work of the Pythian Grand Lodge at Madisa Storx Cury, Ta, June 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Brr|—Tho meeting of the grana lodge Knights of Pythias of South Da- Kota, in session at Madiso, is the largest und 1wost noted since its organization, Toduv the following oficers were elected: Grand chancellor, W. E. Tipton, Armour; grand vice chancellor, A. . Keller, Elk Point; grand prelate, ', A. Muxon, Vermillion; werand keeper of records and seals, U, § Cherry, Sioux Falls: grand master of ex- chequer, J. A. ‘Trow, Madison: _grand master-at-arms, W. H. Limmerhoff, Hill City. For supreme reprosentatives John K. Bronnan of Rupid City was elected for tho tong term and A, C. Phillips for the short torms. The evand lodge is to be congratulated on the seleetion of its two Supraine representas tives. UHE WEATHE 16 FORECAST. Omaha Vicinity or. For wi For the Dakotas, Nebraska and 1uir; warmer; southeasterly winds. or Missouri, Kausas aud Colorado variabie winds; warme - e An Omaha Mining Company. S Lake, Utah, June & —(Special Tele- gram to Tur Bek,|--St. George miving and milling compauy of Omaba filed articlos of lucorporation toduy. Cupital stock 81,000,000, ( The incocporators are 1. Buum, D, Guernsey, G. W. Holdrege. Tho property is uear St George. aud Showers; Towa— Fair; - Sir doh ndit on Unchanged, Orrawa, Out., June 4,—Sir Johu Macdon- ald passed the night without any change fa bis condition Sir John is weaker tonight thau at any time duriug bis illuess, OMAHA, FRIDAY v\l()]{NfiN(i. JUNE SIWALD'S CRIME CONFIRMED No Longer Any Doubt as to the Trath of His Aw/ul Confession. HELD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. Burial of the Lamented fGoaeral Con- Fire at Madis - Radlroad Rumors at Niobrara--Other Htate News. ner Warse, Neb., June 4.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber, | ~County Attorney Wright of this city is in receipt of a lotter from W. A. Henry, the Sacramento justice before whom Johin Szwald recently confessed his double crime of murder, verifying thereport already published in Tug Ber, The letter also con- tains clippings from the Sacramento dailies giving the story of Szwald in detail. In the clipvings it is stated that after being incar- cerated in jail the man contessed to the further fact that after smothering his second wife at Wayue with the bed clothes, as he hiad previously made knowa to the justice, ho procured & rope and suspended the body from a rafter in order to divert suspicion, A cut of the Sucramento man is sent which is giized by parties here as beiug that of the John Szwald who formerly resided at this pla Authorities at Sacramento have been directed to hold the man pending further investigation. Filing Railroad Plats, Nionian, Neb,, June 4.—[Special to Tor B —The Sioux City & Northwestern rail- road filed the plats of tne located survoy, through Knox and Boyd counties, in tho county cierk’s oftice today. 'This line has been staked out and cross sectioned ready for work from a point near Jacksou, Dakota to Niobrara, thence crossing the iver at its mouth and continuing along the val r to the state line its right of way through all government lands and the secretary of the Interior has approved the same, thus doing away with any anmages that arc liable to transpire in construction. Vico President Duncombe says that his company,will proceed as as possible to the completion of the r “marked and stakea out upon the ground,’ thus pointing to the fact that it is more ti aper road. The survey as marked out is direct along the Ponca river, but east of Niobrara is quite crooked in places, due to the procurement of a light grade. The dis- tanco from Sioux City to Niobrara is made 106 miles, and from Niobrara to the state line 6135 miles. In view of the large immigra- tion that’ has goue.into the new country west, the filing of these plats indicate imme- diate construntion: and since the Bloomfield branch of the Omaha line is very near to this line coming into Niobrara, the possibilities for a lively railrond racket before the close of the preseit season 4re very encouraging. Ashland Will Celebrate. Asniasn, Neb, Juae 4.—(Special Tele- gram to Tk Bii|—A meetinz of the busi- ness men of Ashland was called Wednesday ing and a committee appointed to can- vass the city for colebration funds, Tho meeting then adjourned till this e®ening when the report of the committee was read. Over %60 had been subscribed and enough more promised to make more than $100. This was considered sufticient for a starter and arcangements for b splendid celebeation of the Fourtn of July were made. Tho large maple grove at the foot of Silver street wiil be used. Kvery one is enthusiastic and pro- pose to make the Fourth of July, 1501, a greatevent. i Burial of Geaeral Connor, NEY, Neb, June 4. —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre]—The funeral of the late General A. H. Conaor took place at the family restdence on West Twenty-seventh street at 2:30 tns afternoon. The Buffalo county bar attended ina body, auda large crowd of mourning citizens was in attendunce. Rev. D. G. W. Martin delivered the funeral oration, and he was assisted in _conducting the service by Rev. Dr. Oliver and Rev. W. S. Barnes. A number of prominent men of the state were present. The funeral proces- sion was lod 1o the cemetery by the militury band, playing solemn strains and keopiug time to the beatof muflled drums. Levied on Stock. Stuant, Neb., June 4.—[Spe Ber.]—Attorney F. M. Harrington of O'Neill, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Mock, levied on mmnety-five head of cattle bo- louging to John Corberry yesterday to satisfy judgments existing against the latter in favor of certain wholesale houses for which Flar- rington is attoraey. ‘Tne cattio had recently been shipped to Corberry from Sioux City and the consignors held ‘a_chattel mortgage on them which had not bean put upon v when the levy was made, probably create a brecze when City parties interested learn what has been done, al to Tue Guaxp TsLAND, ~|Snecial Telegram to Tu t wedding occurred in this city at 5 o'clock this after- noon, the contracting parties beiug Mr, O. . Smith, assistant cashier of the Bani of Com- merce, and Miss Mollie Dodder. ‘The cere- mony took pluce atthe residence of the bride's parents and wus performed by Rev. k. L. Dodder, father of tiie bride, nssisted by iey. T, B. Clark. Ouly a few immediate friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Smith left this evening over the Union Pacific on a short trip to Denver and other western points. Teachers' Institute. Nenraska Ciry, Neb, June 4.— to Tue Bre.|-Elaborate preparations are being made for the approaching county insti- tute which convenes June 22 and closes July B so. Pref. Hunt, Miss Evalin Birss and Prof. Garduer will assist Cour intendent ¢ Special lectures will ivered by Prof. J. A. Beatie of Lincolu vou wman, Dr. Creighton aud Prof. Huut, Ratlrond Assesst Nemaska Ciry, Neb., June 4.—[Special to3Tne Bee)--The ruilroad assessment for the county shows: Nebraska roud, #264,150; Missouri Pacitic, #219,510: Missouri Pacific, Crete branch, #6,8%: Pullman pal- uce car’ company, 80240, The aggregate asssessment on Failronds o the county was 0,055 less than it was last year, cel Well Over [ Gexeva, Neb., June 4.—[Special Telogram to Tk Bee. | —The vitizens of Geneva feel pretty well over tho fact that one of its en- terprising firms of contractors secured the building of the industrial school, as this se cures cmployment for u great many home laborers, thus keepiug most of the 'money Lere. s In Knox and Boy Niosrans, Neb., June 4.—[Special to Tig Bee.|—Ralus during the past week through- out Knox and Bovd counties have been numerous aud crops of all kind look fine. A dry spell ‘n the eastern portion of Knox hus done some damage to wheat, but uone to the other ¢rops. Fire at Madiso Manisox, Neb, June 4. grum to Tue Bee.|—-A tire this morning in the oil Thomas' store and destroyed the building and a 7,000 stock of geveral meachandic. "The total insurance on the stock and building [Special Tele- broke out early room of M. F. | was §7,000. The firemen'sfsvofic équatied that | of trained vetorans, TheWbuildings adjoining were saved from {njury. Cedar County's Norhal, Hanrixaroy, Neb., Jine 4—[Special to Tix Bre,|—The Cedar eounty summer nor- mal, which opens at Coleridge next mouth, promises to be the most successful ever held in the county. Extensive preparations are already in progress by County Superintend- 1t Grimes und Prof, Coliius of this eity and Prof. Townsend of Raudolph, the managing corps of instructors. They will be assisted in the work by some prominent educators from abroad. - WILD STOCKYARDS RUMOR, of the O hn men Reported and Denied. Siovx Crry, Ia, Juno 4.—[Special mto Tne Bee |—A gehtleman who has tockyards invostments here and im- portant financial connections i England, | states that an English syndicate has com. pleted negotiations for the hase of the Omaha stockyards. Ex«LCongrossman Mc- ane negotinted the deal, The price is s 1o be £06,000,000, int to English- Tele- ath in It A Bie reporter called 6t the residence of Colonel William tongvics president of the company, last night tdask if there was any truth in the rumoved dhle. The colonel came to the door shirt, and while stauding marble tiling of the vestibule 1 his bave fect denied most positively and emphatically that there was any truth in worted sale. SIS all o —— lies * snid the colonel, as ha and started back to hs bed. Mr, . A. Cudaay, oue of the directors of s Union stockyards company, said that s no truth 1 the report. cither John A. McShane nor anyone elso has any authority to negotiate such a sal said Mr. Cudany. i s 16W A MASONS, 1nious and Prfitable Grand Lodge Session Ciosed. Cenar Ravins, Ta., June 4.—[Special Tele gram to Ttk Ber, ] —The frty-cighth annual communication of the Masdnic grand lodge of Towa was brought to a clos® today, being ono of the most profitable and fiarmonious meet- ings ever held. 'The following officers wero elected for the susuing year: R. G. Phelps, Atlantic, grand master; W. L. Temple, Osceola, senior grand warden: J. . Nye, West Union, junior grand® warden; F. W. Chase Cedar Falls, grand; tréasurer; T. S. Parvin, grand secrotary, and George B, Van Sann, Cedar Falls, custodiarn, ‘The next meeting will be tield ‘at Dubuque. No in on his night the cold not a word of truth in closed the door Ha Oddfellows Celebrate. Atravtic, [a, June 4.—|Shecial Telegram to Tue Ber.|—Two years ago Atlantic and Cass lodges Independent Ofder of Odarel- lows consolidated, forming an organization kuown as Atlantic loage No.80. Atlantic lodge has @ mempvership of! 220 and in size there is only one larger in Tow#. Hawkeye wpment in the higher rank of Odafel- lowship has the largest organization in the state, Both organizations united: in colebratin, today the Second anniversary of the consoli- dation, and upon their inyitation there was called together the largestconyention of Odd- fellows ever assembled in tids'saetion. Fully a thousand visitors partlel . lodges com. ing from Stuart, Adair, _Auita Wiota, Marne, Walnut, Hancogk, ©netby, Massena, Cumberland, Griswold, Lewls, Brayton and Audubon, " esides delegatiods from other places. "The city was handsomely decorated in bonor of the event. Tweélve hundred men formed the parade, under the escort of the several bands, mayor and eity council. On account of the large number present, the afternoon programme announced for the ogera house was changea to an open air demonstration at the city park. Addresses were made by Rev. Frank P. Evans und Past Grand Master” J. K. Powers of Des Moiues and Grand Master Lows Biederman of Council Bluffs, “The events were concluded by a monster meeting at the Congregational chuvch, the largest assembly room in_the city, this evening, when a rare musical programme was given, together with @ number of ad- aresses by prominent Oddfeilows. Quiet College Scandal, Cepar Rapins, Ta., June &--[Spocial Tole- eram to Tie Bee. | —The expfflsion of Horace Lozier from Cornell pollege at Mount Vernon has created a great sensation. He is ung man, twenty-four or twenty-five vears old, and a son of Chaplain John Hogarth Lozier, prominent 1 Grand Avmy of the Republic circles, and has heretofore borne an_ excellent reputation, and was to bave graduated from both the literary and musical departments this year. An effort is being wmade to keep tho matter quict, specially tho cause, but it s understood that he became tou intimate wath w young lady living in town, which came to the ears of the faculty and resulted in his expulsion. is Scheme Failed. Forr Dooee, Ia., June 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber |—Con Farrell of Iowa I"alls has been sent to the Anamosa peniten- tiary to serve u two years' sentence for a peculiar kind of forgery. Parrell’s wife refused to sign a note with him and ho induced hs daughter, who bore the same pame, to aflix hor signature. The note was taken with tho wunaerstanding that it had been signed by Mts, Farrell. When it came due the trick was discovered and Farrell was prosecuted forforgery. eg: vanster of Funds, Siovy, Crry, Ia., Juno 4,—[Svecial to Tue Bere.)~The board of supervisors of this county has been ordered to make good the deficit in the permanent school fund, which has been caused by the trausfer of money to the bridge fund. ‘The deficit fiow amounts to £15,000. The county hus no funds available for this purpose. 1t is said that there have been similar transfers whichf weve totally ille- gl in other counties, but fu #o cuso of “more than a small fraction of thé amount in sthis county. All Quict at Myktic. In., June 4.--|Spéqat Telegram to Tue Bek,|—The reports of ‘trouble among the miners of this town ateTalse, although considerable shooting was déte in the colored camp Tuesday night, alarmfitg the residents in that neighborhood. The détion on the part of the city authorities i ‘ealling on the sheriff and nilitia for protection, was en- tirely unwarrauted. No move eolored miners have beeu shippea in, MysTic, Court Adjourns. Jung 4.—[Special Tele- eram to Tk Br Pho sdpreme court ad- journed today to meet|in Octover. Two opiuions were handed down.: Sandusky ma- chine and ugricultural works, appellant, vs John Hooks, Ross Hooks and Thomas M Adams, Harrisou_distriet; - reversed, Robin- son dissenting. State vs Charles Miller, ap pellant, Monroe district| reversed, Fell U Supre Des Moixes, Ia. der a Load. Cepar RApins, Ta., June 5—[Spacial Tele gram to Tue Beg|-Frauk Nemick, a wealthy favier, living naar Ely, was thrown under a heavy load of wood by brake beam breaking today and instantly killed, -~ Ll mshig A At Southampton--1 York. At Philadelphia dou At London—Sighted, the and the ( anie, froum At New York werp. ‘The Minnesota, from Lon- ugusta Victoria w York, The Khineland, from Ant- ’ WALES OWNED THE COUNTERS They Were Taken Along on His Visits to Country Houses, INTEREST IN THE SCANDAL UNABATED. Big Cotton Adopts a Conference at Bill of Lading proved Crop Prospects in Russia, Liverp n st taken inthe ted. The nsual poople were present Loxnoy, June 4.—The inte bic scandal trial is una crowd of fashionable when the court opencd this morning on the fourth dav of the ease. Arthur Stavley Wil son was the first witness nation was continued. 1t commenced with a long and not very interesting discussion as to the positions of the tables used in bacc Inthe course of the cross-examinati Wilson the fact was clicited that the tors used in the buccarat games at Tranby- croft were the property of the priace of Wales and were a st carricd about by him when visiting country houses. Young Wilson, for the first time. easy in the box when Sir Edward Clark quietly “Hnd you ever before the evening of September 8 used the counters you played with during the course of that evening Upon hearing the question young Wilson flushed nervously, glanced towards the prince of Wales, who was closely following the testimony, und replied, soméwhat hesi- tatingly, “No, never, Do you_ know whose property they are?” finally Said the solicitor geneval, amid a pain- ful silence throughout the court, and during which the witness again glanced in the diec- tion of the vrince, “Yes," Me. Wilson answered, siowly. “Whose property are they ¢ was Sir [5d- ward Clarics next question. After a moment’s hesitation Wilson slowly replied: *They belong to the prince of Wales.”” Berkeley Levitt, one of the defe the case, was the next witness. 1 Levitt was pale and very nervous. Replying to Sir Charles Russell's questions witness said he had known William Gordon-Cumming intimately since 1385, The lieutenant's tes- timony in substance confirmed that of young Mr. Wilson in regard to what took place at Tranbycroft on September 8, 9 and 10. Levett told of talks he bad with Cumming after the trouble. “After receiving a lett from plaintif’s lawyer threatening $legal ac- tion in the matter ' met plaintiff in Pic dilly, and_after our preliminary conversa- tion, he said to me: ‘How is it that you are all acharue (bloodthirsty) agmnst me? 1 r plied that acharne hud nothing to do with it, and added that T had received a letter from his (pluintift’s) lawyer, Plaintiff then said : “That does not matter. The case will not be gone on with.' The eross examination of Lieutenant Ley- ett by Sir Edward Clark did not result in de- oping any important points and utterly failed to shake the licutenaut's testiinony. Mr. Lycett Gireene was the next witness. He is a son-in-law of the elder Wilson. Ho o his evidence quietly and with an air of truth which made an impression upon every body present. ln substance Greene's testi- mony confirmed the evidence of his brother- in-law, ” Upon the re-assembling of court after lun- ¢heon the foreman of the jury handed the lord ¢hief justice a threatening and abusive note, which he said he had just received. Lycett Greene, who had just re-entered the witness box, said he also had received a sim- ilar note. 'The lord chief justice read the letter handed to him by the foreman of the jury and assured uim that it would receive due attention. Greene said that when ho saw plaintft put extra counters over the line he wanted to expose the plainuff, but when the prince of Wales and ladies were present he desisted and left the room. Some time luter he sent a noto to Mrs. Wilson. Subsequently he confronted Sir Gordon-Cumming and the latter denied his guilt, Mr. Green was cross-examined by Mr. Gill, who soon managed to considerably liven up the proceedings. Mr, Gill began by asking the witness a number of questious as to bis duties on the day of the racos, and the wit- ness replied in substance that they consisted of entertaiuing a race party. Mr, Gill there- upon remarked that Lanclicon was going on all the afternoon perhaps. To this the witness angrily replied: “Do you think I was drunk?" a question . which was followed by loud laughter in court and by “No, no,”” from Mr. Gill. The lord chief justice here again inter- posed, saying that be did not understand the drift of the cross-examination as conducted by Mr. Gill. “T'he latter promptly revlied: “Perhaps the jury understands t there is much more in this cuso than is seen on the surface.” Continuing, the witness, who had by this time rocovercd his composure, said that he had certainly not told the prince of Wales that the plaintil had made witndriwal of counters when the cards wes st him. Mr. Green aiso repeated his de that an agreement had been entered into to wateh for Willisn Gordon-Cumming. He added, however, after having been informed that Sir Willlam Gordon-Cumming was was cheating, 1 unturally looked at his play on the s d night.’ ater the withess continued was horrified at the plaintiffs acts at the card table. After this T avoided His eross-exami coun- felt un- ants in cutenant . Gireen, wife of the last witness and daughter of Mr. Arthur Wilson, was the next witness called to the stand. Mrs. Lyeeit Green sald that in 1888 Sir William Gordon- Cumming dined at ber house and thero teught her daughter to play baccarat. M Green explained that she had previously met the plaintiff at the house of her mother, Mrs. Arthur Wilson, and that she had intimately known o relation of Siv Williun Gordon Cumming, for which relation she still had a great regard. Mrs. Green then describod the positions of the baccarat players durin the games played at Tanbyeroftin Soptom ber last, and snid in repiy to a question on the subject put by Siv Charles Russell that shie heard the prince of Wales se! tmes tell the plaintifi to put his stakes where they could bo seen. Upon oue of these occasions Sir William Gordon-Cumming replied as ac- cording to the witness: “It1s on the paper wm front of me" Mrs. Green added that she uoticed that the plaintiff on the night in question wus “in and nothing more, Tho witness gave an account of the events which wok placo during the second night of the baccarat pluving atter she had been informed that Siv Wilham Gordon-Cumming had been® seen cheatng, Mrs. Green's testimony in this respect ngreed in every essential detail with that given by tho witnesses on behalf of the defendants who had been previously cxumined. Replylng to a question on the subject, Mrs. Green positively declarcd that she hud not mentioned the unpleasant buc. carat invident to anybody but hee husband until legal action was brought against herseif and the other defendauts by Sir William Gordon-Cumming, The solicitor general, Sir Edward Clark, had just commenced his cross-examination’ of Mrs. Lycett Green, from which nothing of any material interest hud transpired, whon the court aajourncd until tomorrow Mrs. G n auswered Sir Charles Russell's questions in a firm, clear voice and did not allow her strange position to make her suffer from nervousness, Conference. The cotton confer: Liverpool Cott Laverroor, June 4. once, which was officially opened here yes- terday, is attended by the leading cotton merchants, ship owners and underwriters of England and by delegates from Havre, Bremen, New Orloans, Norfolk, Va., Gal- veston, Tex., St. Louls, Memphis, New York and other cities in the United States and by charterers from New Orleans aud Texas. After a protracted and divergent discussion in regard to framing s bill of lading which would meet the difficulty of the cotton trade in connection with the transportation of cot 2z ton from the Unite = \tes to Liverpool and | the means of enforc uch bill of lading, the conference unans, sly adopted the fol lowing ns the first ol = “An ocean bill of lading to ve usod onlZ ~ connection with throuwh bills of tadi win tho absence of trand or elerical or ¢ us this bill of lading, signed by the hall clusive evidenee against hor of b recetved as stated hovein it this bill shall not be signed except for co alveady on board or actually deiiy ) thesteamer's custody alongside the qui, o com pressed bales within reach of her kle for cotton, and through bills of ladine shall not be signed for until the cotton is actually on board Mtussia’s Crop Peospects Improved Obkssy, June 4. —The crop outlook has been changed by Leavy which bave fallen lately in the soutt portions of Russia. It is now belioved larvest will be little under the average. the rains n the Third R The bill 1 order for a closed al fishes passed its commons toduy Passed (ts Loxnoy, June 4 issuing an Behrine sen s reading in th p . 4 EX-SENATOR INGALLS. ing Too Old to Accept Something That 1s Not Offercd. Arciisoy, Kun,, June 4. [Special Tele graw to Tue Ber. |~ Kx-Senator [ngalls was asked by a newspaper reporter today if there was any truth in the report that there is o probubility of his becomiug secretary of the interior. Drawing bimself to his full height and looking through Lis eye glasses at the inquirer he said “My dear sir, I am getting too old to go to Washington to be a private clerk to Presi- dent Harrison,” ng. widing for the third season in G A Kaosas Libertine. Arcuisoy, Kan., June 4.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bre.|—Ted Dawson, a railroad engineer formerly employed on the B. & M roud, pleaded guilty to the chavge of con- cubinage i the district court this afternoon He was charged in the indictment with both rape and concubinage, but the former was nolle prossed i consideration of his confes sion of guilt of the latter, Dawson's victim was a fifteen-year-old girl named Jessie Lan- drum, who eame from Kunsas City to visit his wife and children. The intimacy betwoen Dawson and the girl becamo so close that Dawson finally deserted his family and se- cretly lived with the girl for several weoks in a boarding house. Dawson will be sent to the penitentiary. His wife will sue for a di- vor R BARDSLEY'S ACCOU xperts (o the Phila- detphia City Councils, Puitaneirin, Pa., June 4.—The report of the expert accountants who have been in- vestigating the accounts of ex-City I'reas- urer Bardsley was transmitted to the city councils this afternoon by Mayor Stuart, The work of the accountants has embraced the accounts of both the city and the state, but the report only deals with the former, as the investigation into the condition of the state funds has not progressed far enougi to be made public vet. The report is an ex- tremely voluminous one, and gives in detail Mr. Bardsley’s accounts with the various banks. Although the work of the experts has heen kept a secret, still enough of it was mada public at tho hearing of Bardsley last wecl to foreshadow tho report mado today. The report shows that on May 21, accord- ing to the books of the city trensurer’s office. thera was on Land %52,317,408,70 belonging to the city. Of this amount’ the books of the city treasurer show’ thut tnerc was on de- posit in the Keystone bunl $437,654.32. This sum_is claimed by Receiver Yardley and Bank Examiver Drew to be wrong and that the bank books show the actual deposit to have been $659.800.10. With tne exception of this difference” between the tooks of the v treasurer and the Keystone bank the expert found the funds in the city treasury cpresent the required balance to the dit of the city. Continuing, the report says that analysis of the iKoy:tons bank bal- ance, whether the sume be made from the bulance shown in the books of the bauk or those of the city treasurer, indicates the true balauce of the city in the Kevstone to be $025,085.05. This balauce is shown in the re- port by figures to bo the correct one, Bards- ley hiad been carrying us cash in the city treasury $106,043.10 of worthless chceks drawn on the Keystone bank. In some way, not definitely known, he raised this amount in cush and substantiatod it for the checks. Ho went to Bank Examumer Drew and asked that this amount be charged to his account s city tr in the Keystone bank and credifed to his personal account. This Mr. Drew refused to do. The oulv other evi- deuce of any criminal account of Bardsley with the city is a misappropriation of &1,77 This mouney belongs to contractors under bonds to the city and Bardslcy withdrew it from the bank on his personal check and used it to make up a part of the $196,000 that he required to make good his balauce at tho Koystone. Whethe T8, Report of the Bardsley can be held liable by the city for this money is n disputed question, many claimiug that the city has no vested right in it, The veport states” that for the years 1850, 1800 and 1801 inclusive Bardsloy collected taxes or tho state amounting to £1,242,587 and that the sume was duly depos itéit as required, Tu conclusion the report ther report that an progress which will tho disposition made by Jobn Bardsley of state funds by him reccived, the particulurs of which will oo embodied in @ report at the carlicst possi- ble mement.” “We fur- ation is now in —— FLounr ot Increase in Production, but provement in Trad MixxEarors, Minn,, June 4. —The North- western Miller says: The flour outpat of the mills last week was about 15,000 barrels greater than the provious week. The aggre- gate production was 123,280 barrels —aver- age, 21,471 barrels daily—against 113,530 bar- vels the preceding woek, 92,771 THE U, No Im- 770 bareals for the corrospondiug time in 1)), aud 95,350 burrels in 1850, Three of the fourtoen mills running & week ago nave shut down, but ono that was idlo then has started up. ‘This leaves twelve mills in motion, and they are grinding at the rate of about 19,500 barrels per twenty-four hours. ‘The Pillsbury mills last week made oue hulf of the flour ground, though one of the five is now idle. The low freight rates just now prevailing are causiug the mitlers to run harder than they would otherwise, and after June 10, on which date the transportation comvauics have agroed to aavance rates 10 conts per bavrel, there promises to be something ol & slackening of operatious should the lour _market not im: prove in the meantime. ‘Phore is no change in tho flour trade, and June, which is usually @ dull month for miliers, starts off with this characteristic uausually pronouncea. Millers are, @s w rule, selling in o smgll way, and while some’ pursue a poliey Of grind- g only s fast s tioy can sell, others are aceumulating a ood deal. Theré is not much choice between foreign and do mestic markets. Evon bakers and low grades are not very easily disposed of for export About the best offérs from ubroad for patent 18 31scdls 6d for London, but this is too low for millers to accept. 'Thie exports last week | we 188 varrels, but it is against 25, barrels the preceding week. Lonor tions for 250 pounds are: Patents balkers, 22s 6d@2s; low grades, 17615 #w Yourk, June 4, —Bar silver in Loudon, 445 per ounce; New York selling price, Peace in the Hlinois House SeiixarieLn, 1L, June 4.—The expected fight over Ford’s fuir bill was not in the house this mornivg. { Tho speake e 347, GENUINE METHODIST FEAST, Dr. J. B. Maxfield Banqueted by Friends and Admirers Last Night, NUMBER FELICITATIONS ~ OVER HiS WORK. vl Fors Extolled by Eloquent Why Methodist People Here Rejoice. e Omaha is becoming justly famous for the unanimity with which its loading eitizons ac- cord to their tollow townsmen the credit that meritorious efforts for tho pub lic good right fully command. It presence of somo the spirit lowship avound but when accomplishes o 1o longer requires the tinguished visitor to of genial goodfel- the banquet table, citizon of Omaha work from which tho city is sure ap lasting benefit, tho act is gracofully and cheerfully recognized in a princely manner by those wio have the intorest of the city at h Such was the occasion which sixty prominent citizens of Omabia around the banquet tables at the Paxton hotel lust wight to express thoir appreciation of tho efforts put forth and tho success of Rev. J. B. Maxfield, D. D., in next, quaarennial Mothodist for Omaha, After half an hour of interosting social conversation in the parlors the banqueters repaired to the main dining room of the Pax- ton at 8:0 o'clock and were soon seated about the inviting tables which were aporo priately urranged in tho form of a cross and handsomely decorated with half u dozen beautiful filled with fragrant roses, helotrope and lilies, Mr. W. K. Kurtz occupied a seat at the head of the table and acted s toastiastor. Ou his vight sat Dr. J. B. Maxficld, the guest of tho evening, and on his left Sat Bishop Newman. By the side of the bishop sat Mayor Cushiig. and at the mayor's left was Hon. Jobn L. Webster. “Tho wenu was all that eould have been do- sived for the occasion. It embraced the fol- lowing delicacies : Croam of Asparagus and Lettuee. )t Shell Crabs. Sliced Tomatoc Sweet Breads with French Peas, Spring Lamb with Browned New Potitoc: Shrinp awberrics arouse some called about securing the conferenco Vises Muyonnnise. ana’Cream. nd ‘When the merits of the thoroughly proven by the assembly, Mr. Kurtz arose and stated the central thought. that had prompred the giving of the banquet. He said that those who had been engaged in the effort to secure the holding of the next. general conference of the Methodist church, which occurs in 1842, for Omaha had been profoundly impressed with the efiiciency and zeal of Dr. J. B. Maxfield in the capucity of conferenco cominssioner. A meeting of this kind had been decided upon as tho miost suit- able manuer in which Dr. Maxfield's services. coutd be recoguized by the oitizons of Omaha, Mr. Kurtz then introduced Mayor Cush- ing, who responded to the toast, ‘“Omaha, the Convention City.” "I'he mayor said ho was taken 4t some dis- advantage. He bad given more time to the study of Omaha as a great commercial center than’ as & convention city, He bad studjed its streets and grades and pave- ments a good deal, 'but the question of conventims had mot absorbed much of his thought. He would say, how- ever, that the location of Omaha guaranteed for it a leading place . the nation. When the country has become thickly populated and thoroughly developed, Omaha would b in the center. All important gatherings were drawn toward great - centers, aud Omahy would in time bo’ the great conven- tion city of the United States. The mayor's remarks were greeted by ap- plause, Dr. J. B. Maxfield was then introduced. He said that he wished to say but little, for he believed in letting uctions” speak rather- thau words, but in the presence of an assem- bly of 50 many honorablo and intelligent citi- zens he felt that he did himself great honor in expressing his heartfelt gratitude for such a manifestation of estecm. He spoke of the splendid reputation that Omaha juetly possessed on account of its many in- tellectual men, ana its women of grace and culture, He had watched the city grow, had helpad in his feeble way, he said, to develop the city and make it a desirable place to live in, and he was proud to say that Omaha was the most quiet and orderly city of the size in the Uniwd States. He had simply doue his duty in helping to secure the great conferénce for Omaha and ho hoped thut greator benefits might be ex- perienced from the success of tho offorts put forth than hal been hoped for by the most sanguine. He reviewed tho strug- gle that tho committee had in 1588 to gain tho first concession, and_followed the effort all the way alo, until the final decision at Cinciunati s month, giving Bishop Newman and otbers much credit for their purt 1 seeuring the conference. In closing Dr. Maxfield again thanked the gentlemen preseut for the expression of theie unmistakable zood will and esteem. Hearty applause followed Mr. G. M. Hitchcock then responded to. “Ihe Press.’’ ‘ie said the inilueuce of the press uas pec greatly overestimated, par- ticulurly the power of aditorial writin, I'he day when editorial opinions influenced the thousands had, to a preat extent, gone by, but the newspaper yot retained 1ts power as a moulder of public opinion through its news columus. The headline writer hua become the unconscious moulder of opinion aud the ed- ucator of the masses. 'The newspaper of v educated, whereas they formerly dic- ed. Butthe responsibility, he thought, was just as groat, aud wuch ' care had to e excreised to prevent the misleading of the puolic, and the corvuption of public opinion by the coloriug of the news columns ana neadiines Hon. John L. Webster was then introduced and spoke npou “I'he Bar—Yostorduy, Today and Tomorrow." Mr. Weoster said that notwithstanding the slurs and slings that had been tnrown at the logul profession the fact remained thata greatvieal of the important work 1n laying the foundation of the nation hag boen done by lawyers. The history of the nation was fill of the splendid services of legal talent, mentioned many of the eminent men of his profession. who ™ holped to shape the destiny of tho union and who bad been willing in every tryiug hour to do all that they could for tho nation they loved, & Iilegislative halls, ou the ficld of battle, in the presidential chaiv, the lawyers of the United Stutes had taken an honorable part, Ho theu turned to the subject of the confer- ence and congratulated the assembly upon the fact that Owulia was to have this great gathering next year, Ho tendered to Dr. Maxfeld his personal thanks for the work he 50 ably conducted, and closed by predicting at good would It from the con in Omaha, Mr. Webster's remarks wero roundly applauded Bishop Newmun then wonst: *Ihe Conference the Northwest."! He said he bad been splendidly entertained by the speakers who bad precedod him, He enjoyed the speech upon the pross and the eloquent address upon tho bar. And while the newspupers and the lawyors were receiv- ink the plaudits of men the ungel of glory wouid place & crown upon - the hea of the faithful winisters of the gospel. ‘Thie eloquent bishop referred 10 tue noblo work done in the early duys of the nation Ly suct s Rodger Willinms nd Hishop Care They helped y the foundition deop wid strong upon whiol abiding nulion could be bullt. Follawiog o feust had been respondea to the 1ts Iufluence Upon