Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 19, 1891, Page 9

{ | Part Second, 1t TWENTY-FIRST BARDSLEN WILL TELL A TALE, Y When Oalled for Sentence He Will Make a Btrong Statement, - | | HE HAS NEVER STOLEN A SINGLE CENT, | | While He Violated the Law It Was Not | Done for Dist est Motives— Lays the Blame on the Keysto | New York, June I5.—The Philadelphi | correspondent of the Herald telegi s that | Johu Bardsley has a defense after all, and | one not without plausibility and reason. | When he pleaded guilty to all the indictment which charged him with malfeasance in office and misuse of the public funds, he did not in tend to aceept co n and the peniten tiary without some kind of an effort to comn bat public opinion that was so strong o him. arraigned for senter Nt oxt Tuesday, b t will present his side of the it. ten ho s o on ments a statement wh story 8o faras he is willng to tell statement he hus been busy with r sov I under actically completed, and a person w is familiar with the whole story and has se what Bards drift of it will muke u his prison The statement, so this authority says, wil not go into detail to any great extent and wil not be of mich assistance to the mayor's ex perts swho are now hard at work trace checks and find what money, but it will be of great interest showing what John Bardsley thinks of him. self, In the first he is u thie. honesty. in court in two particuturs—first, by loanin lic funds at a profit; and second, by deposit fng in the Keystone bank and money beyond the limit fixed council. This he will assert was the begin ning and the end of his offending. He wil noturge that i theso respects he was o place, Bardsley doas not think He will stoutly deny auy dis following the precedents set by g line of his_republican predecessors in oftice. but b might justly do so, the fact is so well known s lost, Burds. As 10 the way the money w ley will throw the whole™ responsibility on thie Keystone bank. Now this is very im portant. There are two possivle theorvies wbout Bardsicy’s defaleation. Either he stole the public funds aeliberately and outright, o thoy were lost or stolen in the bank after b had deposited them there. He deposited there in good faith the missing 01 { due bills, and that 1s all he knows about them, He had nothing to do with thei dis apvearance from the bank and will assert Lis ignorance of their present whereabouts. The total amount of loss to the public funds through Barasley's transuctions has zurcd nere at from 31, Burdsley will take the post only $1,145,000 and that of this is recoveravle. The way the crroncous estimates are arrived at he wil then procced to explait: thu that he bacame aware a long time fact that the public mon been variously f 10 2,200,000, tion that it is ago of the which he had de posited in the Keystone bank had been lost there. As he had technically violated the law in making the deposits, he could not say anvthing publicly about 'the matter. He therefore took money from other funds io meot the payments coming due from the fuuds which had been lost. Each thus taken bas been added to the orign until the alleged total of £2,200,000 is reached But, us & only 045,000 for the original aue bills and £100,000 {or other matters. This other matter came about from his ef. forts to recover himself when is repr Chicago street car stock which was discov ored the other duy. He with the public funds with the expectation that its riso in value would euable him to re- store some of the missing money und meet came due somo of the payments us they <This expectation was realized in part. had also some rea least of tho $045,000 would be made up to hin from other soure “As to the time when shortage in the bank, that but the fact that stocka year ago is some indication, raiso a guestion whether some of the city he funds were not involved in the Lucas defal- cation on the bank. In that ease Bardsley must have known about it very soon after he cume into oftice. There is just u remote pos kuew of it before expluins the evidence which District Attor. ney Graham found that Bardsley had planue to loan out the public_money beforo ho be came city treasurer. This, however, is only speculation. There will be nothing in Bards. statement_that will throw light on th point. He will content himself that when bis December and Junuary fund came duc last year he was obliged, on ac count of the losses in the money from other funds to meet them, He Wwill admit also other speculations with the public funds, like his street | railway vostment wnd for o similar purpose. Some of these turned out profitably aud the monoy the that went to the Bradford mills, all of was returned to the treasury. As mone that was returned. The profit on the opera tion of the mills was ample to securo tho city aod notn cent wis lost there. The hous that hio bought was another investment o which ho hoped to realize for the public. From first to last he cid not take for his own use or profit. On that point he will challe will be impossible to show to he will will point out This will be the general extent of his state- ment. each particular check that has been discov ered, and he will not enter tnto his relations with Marsh, the fugitive, Yard, tho finau cier, or anybody else. But he will assert that “f there had been no loss in the bank he would not be in his present position. Bards ley’s long experience in financial mattors anc financial logie will make this statement, no doubt, full of able and lowical reasoning. He was noted for that when ho wis in the cour cil, aud used to avgue for a day ot u time against increasing the tax rate and to azainst raising some clerk’s subary 810 o year. Hoe might very justly refer to his long and good public servie he would not delib itely set out to defraud the city. He was known, in fact, as the gres champion of economy when he was in the councils and for twenty years combatted a kinds of extravagance and bigh tuxes, I haps his statement muy do something toward turning the opinion that has oeen o bitter aguinst him. Itis entitled to welght of a deathbed confession Burdsloy can scarcely hope to ever t man aguin days in the pen the & mun'would be likely to tell this 1s the truth about Burd: | the case of Marsh and the directors of the Keystone bank in 4 worse light than over As far us Marsh is coucerned, he becomes th chief thief of all. But how aid it Buardsley, s a tho bank's deposits had been rectors knew nothing about it almost the a free the truth, 1 filched, the di. Or, it they know, why did ot they do_something about it! It has beon tho custom to kick Bardsley all around the lot. Perbaps it is about time sowe attention was paid to the somnolent directors, “After Bardsley has read his statoment next Tuesday he will be to the Eastern penitentiary to bogiu his toru of imprisonmont. Thut will bo the lust that will be beard of his siae of the civil suits como on crop of these growiug up. W hen Bardsley avo up the gawmo he made an ussignment to WVilllam E. Magill. The city is suing to have the mssiguee removed aud & recelver ninst This nd that it is has written has given mo the trying to became of the as Ho will admit, ns he has admitted that he violated the letter of the law he pub clsewhere by the city 00,000 other He will say payment 1 loss matter of fuct, the actual loss is ne found that the bank had swallowed up the $043,000, and nted by the $100,000 worth of West bought this stock He on to think tuat part at discovered the is not verv clear, he bought the street car It will and that by saying bank, to draw one dollar ge the closest investigation. It assert, where there was o 1oss except in the ways ho He will not attempt to explain_about hour 45 some presumption that In all probability e will end his impossible to escape suggestion that under such circumstances s case it puts happen if ositor, knew long ago that sentenced und taken the story until There is a very fair n 1 1 3 f t i i i i \ 1 appointed so thnt it may wet possession c the Bradford mills and the restof Bardsley's property. Mr. Magill will contest. Then he have the £100,000 of over to him, and he r of is suing as assignoe to West side stock turned s anothier suit against tho recely Koystone bank for the value of of missing due bills, 'This is the most Apot- tant and will come up first. Then the issuo whether Bardsley's statement s true or false is likely to be determined. about this business continue morous sides, Some u committee had them William G Huey, o well known stock broker, who testified that A, B, Wi dener, the street ad magnate and part owaer of the Broadway railway, hnd told him that he had sold &30,000 worth of Chi cago street car stock to Bardsley, Immed- iately Mr. Widener rushed to the front with adeniul. He had never told Mr. Huey t nor woything like it, and Bardsley had nev bought auy Chicago street car stock. Mr. Huey kept still. Yesterday the stock was found in the Farmers' and Mechanics' bank and other discoveries tended to rm Mr. Huey's statement. Now he writes to o local paper reviling Me. Widener and triumphing over him, ne things ve their slightly b the investign! to h time befor - UNITED TH % FAMILY. Caliph, Central Pari's Hippopotamus, ireets His Wife and Daughrer, New Youk, June 18.—Caliph and his ¢ were formally introduced to cach othor Grand Vizier W. A. Conklin has kept Caliph, voster at Central pack. Y morning the hippopatamus, separated from his wife Miss Murphy, for nearly a year. Since then she has enrichod the menageric with a aughter, Patima, and the keeper determined yesterday to introduco the child to her father and aliow husband and wife an equal shar 1 the education of the hittle one. Caliph has been divided from his spouse ouly by an iron rail, and has no doubt watched KFatima in- crease in favor and bulk daily ¢ the barrices were torn down. Caliph was in the water tank when the door leading from Miss Murphy’s inclosure was opene: Slowly she moved toward the water, swed by her ehild, while Caliph raise ad from the watcr sud put on a bewiteling smile in_ his hippopotamus way. Matters went well for some time, until Fa. tima, ina fearless manncr, butted against tier father's vibs. Caliph seemed to consider the familiarity not ticensed by their short ac- quaintance, and resented it. -~ He opened his ponderous jaws again, this time in anger, and it would have wone badly with Fatima ' had not the mother taken up the cudgel and sent Caliph into one coruer while she burried Fa- tima off to their enclosure, It was then determined to draw the water from the tank and sco how Caliph would re- ceive s offspring where he could get a good view of her. The new introduction was at first quite successful, fathor and_daughter smiling amicably one at the other. Miss Mur phy was, however, suspicious, and uoticing some evidenco of evil intent in the subtle mind of her husband, charged him ferocious. ly, and, having proved hersell master of the situation, retived to her inclosure with b tima. By nidday Miss Murphy had lented. Caliph promised to bear with the pranks of the child, and she, in her infantile way, promised to behave herself. At last counts there was no happier family in the menugerie than Caliph and his wifo and daughte DovU LASS GREEN'S SEA soLD: Kunaway Wall Street Man Loses His Exchangze Membership. New Youi, June 18.—The seat of Douglass Green on the New York stock exchange was yesterday sold to meot his obligations to other members of the oxchange. The pur- chaser was Charles S. Bryan, and tho price vald is suid to have been $17,500. When Green abandoned his wife and two children and went to Europe with Mrs. Alico Soell McCrea, heleft outstanding contracts on the exchange which in closing out realized u loss to him of about §3,000. The amount due by bim wilt be deducted from the procoeds of the sale of his seat. Mrs, Green wus awarded alimony by the court which granted her o divore s seat on the cotton exchange was sold the amouut derived from it was attached to securo the payment of the alimony. It1s quite likely that the same course will bo pursued by Mrs, Greea’s law- vers in conuection with the sale of the stock exchange seat. Greon 15 in this country now, but is keeping his whercabouts o secrot. He is in constant communication with the fricnds ou Wall street who repre- sented him o the disposal of the stock ex- change seat. It is understood that he will return to England, whero he has_established himself in business af the agent of a manu- facturing concern. T e He Was a W er of Families S1xG SixG, N. Y., June 18, —Robert Robin- son, forty-five years of age, of this village, hus been arrested for sending ndecent let ters through the postofi Robinson is supposed to be a lunatic. bas had a He mania for letter writing for many years, He admitted writing ono of the letters, and us all the others are in the same handwriting, he is provably the writer of all. Tho letters were of the most detestible and e charactor. He would wi to a man charg- ing ull sorts of evil against his wife and that she was seen in_company with other men. Then he would write 1o the wife and charge her husband with erimes of a similar nature, omo fumilies have been almost broken up by theseletters. A woman is said to have instigatod Robiuson to do this work. He is respectably connceted, but his friends knew his weakness and tried to reform him, but without success. Sticks to the Tramp Story. WaterLoo, la., June 18.—Joe Brennan, the boy who claims to have been assaulted and wantonly injured by three tramps at a farm house in Cedar towrship near this city, was in Waterloo yesterday, but failed to identify the throe suspects brought in from Shell Rock, In. About thirty” arrests have been made, but Brennan has failed to ide tify any of them as his assailants, It is & lieved that Brennan committed the doed him- self. He caretully concealed all evidence of tho assault bofore giving the alarm, washing away the blood stains from the barn floor, and destroying the clothes used to bind up the wounds. Officers endeavored to get Bronnau to confess. He was very nervous under it, but he still sticks to his tramp story. Will Demand N I'he intorna akers and iron St Pavt, Minn, June tional brotherhood of boiler: ship-ouilders have adopted a resolution to es date tablish the nine-hour day av a 10 be agreed upon ata later meeting sched ule, however, is not to be put in force iu ali cities. Where thero are but few men em ployed no attempt will be made to reduco the number of hours of labor, but where there is a demund for men tho nine-hour day will be enforced. The brotherhood is ufiliated with the American federation of labor, nud this organization will ve wsked to endorse the action of the boilor-makers ot its uext con- vention at Bizmingham, Ala. - Miss Go dale Weds Dr. Eastman. Niw Youk, June 18.—Miss Elaine Goodale, the well kuown author who 1s g ament inspector of Inaian schools in North and South Dakota, and De. Charles A. Eastman, un Indian of the Sloux tribe who is goveru- ment phiysician at Pine tidee agency, were married today at the Church of the Ascen sion. o Soldier Lynchers o a Warta Warta, Wash., June 18, —The trial of the seven soldiers charged with the killing of A. H. Hunt, April 24, began In the su porior court yesterday. Six of the soldiers will be tried together. Patrick McMenaman bas been granted a separate trial. The jury was secured i the afteruoon uad the tridl of tho six men opencd, the | the #045,000 | 1 GE. SCHOFLCLD'S CAPTURE. | He Surrenders His Heart and Haud to Miss Georgie Kilbourna, WEDDED AT KEOKUK AT HIGH NOON. The Only Military Display the Appear- ance of the Commander-in-Chief and His Staff in Fall Uniform. Kroxvk, In., June 15,—The marriage of John M. Schotield, commander-in- chief of the s of United States, to Miss Georeie Kilbourne of this city, was solemn- John's Episcopal church here at high noon today, the officiating clergyman being Rev. R. C. Mclllwaine, As far as consistent with the high rank of General Schofield and the sceial prominence of his bride, to'day’s wedding was devoid of tary features being that ff appeared in full uni- aud relatives General ized in St displa the general and st form. Only iutimate friends o contracting parties witnecsed the cor- A special train bearing the wedding party arrived at § o'clock this morning. The party was met by a citizons’ committee and escorted to tho Hotel Keokuk amid waving of flags and music. The city was handsomely decorated for the occasion, Just before noon the wedding party left the houseof Miss Kilvourne's mother. Inside the chureh was beautifully decorated with festoous of oak leaves and evergreens, stud- dedt with roses, and there was anabundance of other cut llowers. A canopy covered with silk flags extended from the entrauco to the carriage. Arriving at the door six ushers preceeded the party down the aisle. U. B. Schofield came first, followed by the brido’s mother, General | Schofield and Miss Kil' bourne, Lientenauts Bliss and Anarews bringing up the rea ‘I'he bride wore a superb costume of white corded silk, with demi-train, Louis Quinze jacket and white bonnet. Her hands were oncased in white gloves and she carried a sil- ver prayer book. Mrs. Kilbourue, the bride's mother,gave her away At preaisely 12 o'clock the prelate, R. C. Mellwaine, pronounced them man and wife. He wus assisted in the ceromony by Bishop Perry of the Episcoval diocese of lowa, The ceromony was impressive and beautiful. “The prominent persons in_attendance from abroad included General Schotield's sister, Miss Caroline Wise, Mrs. £ ward Kibbourneand her daughtel Jennicand n, aud Edith William Tyffe of Chicago, Captain C. B. Schofield, Washington! Lieutenant Al D, Andrews, Licutenant T, N, Bliss, and Miss Andrews, New York; Rev. James Schioficld and two_ davghters, Tndepende Tn.; Hon. and Mrs. Hiram' Barney, M 2w York; U. B. Schofield, Washing a son of the general: Mrs. C. J. . Louis; George H. Devoe, I as Cit . R, Poe, John Squires, R. 1. Bradford, St. Louis. At the conclusion of the ceremony th bridal party left tne church. A wedding breakfust wus partaken of at the home of Mrs. Kilbourne which was us free from os tentation as the preceding portion of the cere- moutes. From 12:30 to 2:30 this afternoon thoso holding invitatious were receivod at the family residence. Promptly at 2:456 Company A, Second reégiment National guard, and the camp of Sons of Veteraus escorted General Schofield to the Hotel Keokuk, where a pub- lic reception wus held. Four to five hundred children, each carrying small ftags, were presented in addition to veterans and citi- ons. The presents were numerous and costly. Late this afternoon General Schofield and bride, together with Licutenants Andrews and Bliss, left in a special car for San Frau- cisco and other western poiuts. There was no decided opposition on the part of the Schofield family to the marriage, but it fs said that they, like many of the gon: eral's friends, did not think 1t a wise thing for him to marry one young enough to_be his daughter. Thoy were very fona of Miss Kilbourne and the general’s daughter is re- ported as saying that if marrying 1s necessary to her father’s nappiness she is glad that it is with one of whom she is_berself so fond. This expected opposition added quite a spico to the romance, but the good judgement of Mrs. Audrews, her love for her father, as well as the fondness for her friend, dulled its point. After the noneymoon General and Mus, Schotfield will return to Washington und will reside at 1224 Counecticut aveuue. The ge eral nas lived there for the past two years, and itis a comfortavle and well arranged residence. The bride, Miss_Georgia Kilbourne, is_the daughter of oo of the woalthicst as well as best known men in lowa, Mr. George K bourne. Her grandfather, David Kitbourne, was o capitalist and centractor, who moved from New York to Towa in its very infancy and projected many of its first railroads and public improvements. Miss Kilbourno's mother was a Miss Wells, whose father, Prof. Wells, con- ducted o military school for boys at Peeks- kill. By her family conncetion and associa- tion she has been a great deal in the army circle aud has many near and dear friends in this branch of the public service. When she was a little girl she visited at West Point and there met the anughter of Goneral Schofield, now Mrs, Andrews. Since then thoy have been warm friends, At the latter’s brilliant. warriage four or five yoars ago at Governor's island Miss Kilbourne was first bridesmaid. In personal appearance the bride is ples ing and attractive, but she is not considered a beauly by any means. She has a petite figure, fair complexion and light brown hair —shio dresses in good taste, but is not a devo- tee to fashion. Sinco she left Washingtou early in the spring she has boen most of the timé in New York and ouly lately returned to Keokuk. As she had no need to marry for money and the honors of General Schofield’s posi- tion are at best short lived, it is easy to see that her only motive 1 rewarding his devo tion and attention was because she really loved him. 1t never has happened before that o commander of the United States army vecame a bridegroom white ho held that po- sition, 50 that in this respect the ovent has & particular interest, Unearthed an Old Crime. Coxconn, N, H., June 18.—In tearing down an old shed on the eck farm Monday work- wen found the skeleton of Calvin Beck, who mysteriously disupneared in January, 1585, The neighbors have always betieved alvin was murdered by his broth . poated search of the premises fuiléd to re- veal the body, The brother died some timo ago und the farm lately passed into new hands. Calvin's skull bore marks of having been eracked by blows. It is supposed that he had refused to turn over property to his brother whilo the latter was being sied by a woman he had wronged, snd that was the motive for the de -— Big Council at Pine Ridge. Pixe Rivce Aaesey, S. D, clal Telegram to Tug Bee. | in session hero considering the Brules to this yesterduy, at which Commissioners Pierce Wud Harries were present, speeches were made by Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses, White Bird aud Blue Horse. The Brules in pe- A big council is the trausfer of At the council ney sist upou returniug and the action of the commission lurgely depends upon the vote of the Ogal'alus, now 0. A three-fourths vote is required to effect & transfor, - Not Yet Keady. Loxnoy, June 15.~A deputation consist- ing of members of the imperial federation | league, headed by Lord Brassey,waited upon the prewler, Lord Salisbury, in order tourge him 0 conv conference of the self- governing British colonies to consider the qQuestion of partaking o the privilege aud JUNE 19, in the responsibilities of an united empire. After indicating the dificuities with which the government would, haye to coutend with in order to make & united erpire similar to the United States, which Lord Salisbury de- scribed as a zolverein pr kreigsverein,he con- cluded with tho statement that he could not summon a conference bf colonial states until a definite scheme of federation hud been pre- pared, - LIVES LOST. FIF1Y Additional Particulurs of the Cloud- burst in Mexico. Lovts, Mo., June 18, ~Additional par- ticulars of the cloudburst near the mining city of Tos Catorce, Mex, aro to the effect that the habitations occupied by the miners were swept away and the tunnel of the Guadaloup mine was filled with water, drowning several miners, A number of peo- plo living in clff dwellings were buried alive. At La Cruses and El Patrero, on ono side of the mountain, und at Los Catorce on the other, fifteen dead bodies have been re. covered and there is believed to be many more, The total number of those who lost their livee are thought to be fifty. A hun- dred pack animais were arowned and rouds dostroyed. ‘The mining company’s loss is heavy. St g Trouble Promised in the Strip, Ankaxsas Ciry, Kan,, June 15,—Treasurer Ross of the Cherokee nation has opened quarters here and will prosecute a vigorous campaign against the cattlemen who have just invaded tne Cherokea strip against tho orders of the government. He says there are now 15,000 cattle on the strip in violation of the law. He will will demand of each cattieman the payment of 81 per head for the priviloge of grazing their cattle on the strip. If this is not paid he will order out tho In dian police and drive them off. The cattle- men who have their_headguarters here are defiant and that they will neither pay nor vacate, y will fight the Indian po lice. Ia., June 18, —Reports from all over the state show that the rain the past twenty-four hours has bean excecdingly heavy and some damage and loss of life is r ported. The Rock Island road at Casoy is washed out and trains delayed. The town is mundated and two girls reported drowned thero. Lightuing struck the insane asylum at Clarinda, but little damage was done, Crops were aamaged by hail and stock killed by lightning in the vicinity of Fort Dodge. Patti Will Entertain Them. Loxnoy, June 18.—[Special Cablegram to Tk Bee.|—Mme. Adelina Patti, who is com- ng herc on Friday, has invited Mrs. MclCee Mrs. Harrison, Minister Lincoln and Edward Rosewater, editor of Tk Osaua Bee, and his son, who returned with her in her special on Monday, 10 visit her at hec castle, Craig-y- Nos, Wales. The ladies had arranged to depart for Paris on Monday, but Patti's in- vitation will cause them to proloug Ak stay in England for a few days. Celery Feds Flooded, KaraMszoo, Mich,, Juge 15,—Thrco hun- dred acres of celery ground was floode | with one to four feet of water last night by a dam from the paper mill hrasking through, caused by ho vains, The southern part of the s flooded aud many houses moved from their foundations can be Teached ouly with bouts. The celery will bo ruined 1if the water covers it fong. The damage is esti- mated at £10,000. i BT Fatal Lesson in Swimming. Porrstows, Pas, June 15.—While several small girls were wadfog barefoot in the river nears Parkersford, Frank Bixby came along and said he would toach them to swim. He seized two of the girls, one under each arm, and waded out into the water beyond his depth. One of the girls escaped, but Bixby and Jennie Kneer, uged ten, sank, and both were drowned. 1t 1s thought Bixby was in- toxicated. Wi S President Starts for Cape May. WASHINGTON, June 18.—The president has been wo.king unusually hard since his re- turn from the Pacitle coast and is thoroughly tired out. He therofore decided to take a short vacation, and accompanied Mrs. Harri- jon and his grandcbildren to the summer ome at Cape May Point todsy. The presi- dent will return to work next Tuesday in time for the regular cavinet meeting. et v i) Double Murder In Oregon. PonrLaxp, Ore,, Jupe ‘18.—At Monument, Grant county, a blacksmith named Church- il) shot and killed his assistant during a quarrel. Churenill escaped on horseback and meecting a man he supposed was & mem- ber of the sheriff’s posse, shot and mortally wounded him. A posse is In hot pursuit and he will probably be lynched if caught. B AND THE MORS M A N MONSTER. Just a Little Wisconsin Lake Fishing Narrative. A happy smile irradiated the countenance of Mr. E. M. Morsman yestorday, oven ox- tending to the roots of his graying hair and deepening the burnt sionna color of his face, as ho told, in a pleasantly descriptive voin, of his loug and arduous tussle with a monstor muskellunge, which ho landed aftor an hour and twenty minutes. And in front of the Pucific express company’s buildiug, rested a long box, which contained the subject of the narrator’s story, a beautiful spocimen of the leading species of fresh water fish—and never did disciples of Isaac Walton dwell with fonder memory upon that week's outizg amid the beautiful scenery of the north Wisconsin lukes than Mr. Morsman, who, with Mr. C, E. Yost, Mr. Guy C. Barton and Mr. Lyman Richardson, has just returned from Twin tkes, near the Michigan line. For n week the quartetteof ardent nimrods camped on the banks of the lakes, which are becoming the favorite fishing grounds of the followors of Charles Cotton and bis moro re- nowned master, the gentlo Walton., Here way be found muskellunge, pike, pickerel ana rock bass, but asthe Omaha gentloman were out for big game, the pike and rock bass were little thought of, Mr. Yost, however, deserves the honor of catehing the largest muskellunge, n veritable king among the fish, & thirty pounder, and he had less dificulty in ladding his catch than did Mr. Morsman his | twenty-six pounder. However, they are both contented that in tho fight between brain and| euuning the former triumphed in every casol Mr. Barton and Mr. Mr. Richardson while not so successful in steiking muske llunge wore surfeited with pike and rock bass fish. ing, which to the enthusinstic fisherman is quite as exciting os attempting to land the King of the fresh water pisc 1u addition to the twenty-six pounder Mer, Morsman caught sevetul smailer muskel: lucge which attracted | great attention yes- terduy afteruoon in front ot the express com pany’s buitding. The muskellunge is 8 yery handsome fish, and according to the zoologists is a largo American pike, esox nobilior. Its namo wus given it by the American Indans and it is found in the great lakes, the northern lakes and the St Lawreuce river. Itis finely marked and in point of gaminess is very sug gestive of the salmon, ney often, provid ing the line is not taut, will rise out' of the water, und, as Mr. Morsmun says, “Stand ou their tails and shake their beads at the bold fisherman who is fast at the otber cad of the lix i In His Element “Uncle Jimmie" Cannon, the well known old Ingian Scout, s in the city visiting his old friends previous to joining the cxpedition iuto Southern Utab’ and northern Arizoua, which is belug fitted out for the purpose of excavating tee baried city. The veteran scout is enthusiastic on the subject and says that everything has bee fully arranged and that the éxplorers will begin work on July 15, Ho says some interesting antiquitios will be uncarilied us the result of this expedition, | IS WESTERN [NVESTMENTS. ! They Are What Caused the Storics Atout the New York Life, WALL STREET WANTED THE MONEY. AL, | Rival Companies Gave the Rumors the | Widest Circulation—Novel Sights Planned forthe World's Fair ~Chicago Matters, Cuteaco Orpice or Tre Bee, | Cuicaco, June 18! { *The real secret of the storics about the financial didicultios of_the Now York Life insurance compuny,” €aid George W. Per. kins, inspector of ngencies, this morning, *lies in the fact that tho company is invest- ing a large amount of money in tho west which would otherwise remain 1 Now York years ago, when it was decided by the management of the company to begin these investments, the move was met with the strongest opposition 1 Wall street, and many of the trustces of the cpm though it unwise, Pressdent licers, however, and those who supported his view, took the position that as the com 1y was drawing so largely from the west it onght to retarn somo of its income in the shape of investwents there, This policy | been justified by the resuits in Nebraska alone. Our business now amounts to $200,000 per year and the building we erccted in Omaha 18 making good returns on the invest even pany ment. To ascertain the exact value of our property at Omaha and other western citi we wired to cach city, ask- ing whether or not the company's holdings there could be disposed of now for as much as they cost. Iach reply assured us that the ground is worth frrom 30 t0 60 per cent more in tho market today than what was given for it Anyonowho is at all familiar with Now York city must kuow that properties at the Plazs hotel and tho Yoso- mite apartment buildiog are situated m a part of New York where real estuto has dur- g the past two or three years ap- preciated in value to a marked dogreo. The Now York Times of June 16 contained an interview with James T. Pierce, insur- ance commissioner for New York stato, In revly to a question if an examination of tho company’s affairs woula be necessary, that geutlenian promptly replied : 2 ‘L hardly see why. The company is as sound as a nut.’ As 1o the Spanish-American dofalcation, Mr. Perkins said: “Mr. Merzbacher didn't tuke funds belonging to the New York Life msurance company, but from b toer, and the company holds Mr. Sanchez, and the entire coutract, under which the business iu the Spanish-American department_for the last tan or fifteen years has been placed, security for any possible emergency. ‘The rumors of the finaucial difficulties of the company have originated in Wall street which is opposed to this expenditure of th company’s money iu the west and rival i stitutions have given it the widest circula- tion possible. NOVELTIES FOR TIE WORLD'S PAIR. D. R. Proctor says, notwithstanding the prediction of the worl’s _dircctors that his tower will not be built: “The tower is just as sure of going up as any of the buildings. 1 will admit that it has been delayed, und much too long to suit me, vut it is a sure thing now.” M. V. Gillof Dubuque, Ia., proposes to Chief Skiff to erect on the exposition grounds a minersl mountuin. It is to be 1,000 fect high, the framework to be of timber coverad with'earth. The summt may bo reached by a tunnel to the center of the mountain und thence by an_elevator or by a winding olec- tric raflway seven miles long around the sur- faco. There are to bo several stations on this railway, each characteristic of mines— gold, silver, lead, salt, etc. Beside the moun- tain'is to be a volcano, 250 feot high, which 15 to be kept in a state of constant eruption by means of natural gas. PREFERRED DEATH TO MARRIAGE, A girl namea Katie McIntyre, to please a sister, promised to marry a young man named James Lundy. Yesterday the wed- ding was to_have occurred, but tho girl took poison ana died in great agony. LARABEE ON I0WA POLITICS, ““Tne republicans of lowa must steer cloar of the machine politicians at thoir _aporoach- ing convention at Cedar Iapias. If they will do this aud see that the interests of the farmers are protected thoy will find smooth sailing and have no troublo in rogaining con- trol of the state.” This is the opinion of ex-Governor Lara- bee, who was at the Palmer fora_few hours today. *Whatever cause may be assigned for tho democratic victory two years ago, said he, ‘*‘the real reason lay in the fact that the republicans had at the head cof their ticket a man who was uapopular with the farming clement of the state. The farmers have always been a power in Towa and their strength is greater today than over before because they ure bet- ter organized and are working together moro for their mutual interosts. They coustitute the majority of the voters and the party which expects to succeed must keep in touch with them, To adopt any other courso is to court certain aisastor. Speaking of railroad legislation tho ex- governor said: “We have the best system of interest laws in the coun- try aod the people are entirely satis- ficd with them. Notwithstanding any re- ports that way have been circulated to the coutrary, they are just what the business community wants and the stato is prospering under thém. Any further enactments that may bo made will'be of a_minor nature and caleulated to facilitate their operation. There 18 no danger whatever that they will be re, vealed.” According 1o Mr. Larabac the prohibition seutiment in the stato is s strong as it ever was and the republicaus will make a grave mistake if they retreat an_ inch from their record on this question. We have lost all we can loso and there would be nothing to gaiu by a change of front, even if we should 1gnore tho moral aspeet of the question and consider 1t ouly from a political standpoint. WESTEIN PEOPLE IN CHICAGO, Among the western people in Chi were the following: r0 today At the Grand Pacific—-BE. E. Leech, Big Springs, Neb.: Mr, and Mrs. Crale, W. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hedges, Sioux City, In, At the Auditorium—M ton, 5. D.; C. S, Palme W.'E. Davidson, K Sevmour, Edgar, Neo, At the Palmer—J, H aton, I”. Chuman, Yank Sioux Falls, S. D.; Neb.; George N McCoulogue, Council Bluffs; Mason W.J City, a3 Joel | Casper, Lincoln, Neb. At the Tremont—Mr. and Mrs Hall, Salt Lak Utah; Samuei n, Idaho. Sherman—C. H. Winow, Sioux ; George B, Stewart, Sioux City, Mont ATKINSON, Norman L, Platt, E J. Pense, Nichol At the Falls, 5. D la.; Frank W. Smith, Gleudin - A Boy Missin Louie Bray, the § year old son of S. L ay has been missing from his home at + Pinkney streot, siuce last Friday noon No cause is known why he left. He haa on & durk suit, hght straw hat with a blue band, is bare footed, has d bair with a dark complexion aud large grey eyes. Any lufor wation to his parents at above address, will be thapkfully received. - Can't Build the Barn, An enterprising citizen, on June 9, 1501, obtained from the council & buil permit i for a livery b n on Harney street near | I'wenty-fourth, Property owuers in that lo cality hearing thereof Tuesday afternoon last, immediately prepared a petition snd | protest requesting & reconsideration by the | council af its action in the matter, 1The peti l tion was signed by property ownors repred senting 2,000 foet strect frontace. Tho coun cil reconsidered its action, granted the pro test and instructed the building superinten dent not to issue said permit AVED M THE WRECK, Notes from the Milwaukee Disaster at Coon Rapids, Mr. J. W. Craig, traveling reprosontative of Tie Bre was on the Milwaukee flyor that went throughi the bridge near Coon Rapids on Tuesday night and tells some thriling as well as amusing incidents in connection with the disaster, “1t was simply awful for a mo, said Mr. Craig, in recounting his adventure, “and then the ludicrous features of the situ- ation manifested themseives. I was in tho chair car and had just given the conductor my mileage when wo felt the first shock The conductc rushod into the smoker and ‘n another instant we were rolling down the forty-foot embankment ut the side of the track. I was in the sido of tho car that struck the ground and there were probably twonty pecs plo in that conch, “After the first shock and when we hnd reached terra firu, > man mly aroso and said very deliberately *Gentlemen, it is not safo here,’ and then disappeared through an open window i the top sido of the ¢ T'wo women to whom | had not been introduded wore clinging to me in tho darkness and volling murder. 1 fin ally got away and followed my deliberate friend out through the skylight, but how 1 accomplished the feat T will neve . *Once outside, T was impressoa with the awful extent of the disaster. The cnging hid stencke a tie that had b *d on the 1 pla bridge just at the trostle work T'he trucks of the engine bad left the track, but the drive wheels stuck to the rails and carried the engine entirely across the creek “Then the briage fell, and the mail, express and baggare ' wont with it to the bottom of the creck. The engine on the far side of the creck was over turned. The fall of the bridge with the two rs upset the rest of the tram. Had the train not beeu vestibuled, or had the con ween the cars broken part of tho prssenger ¢ would have gono mto the river. As it was the curs with their human cargoes lnid along just on the edwe of the k, und one wore push would nave dumpea them into it It was as dark as Egypt's kitehen, and it was some time beforo we could get muy idea ns to the extent of the damago to the passengers. Engineer Littlo and Fireman Rouse wero across tho creck and dumped out in the mud. A farmer’s boy came aloug with a lantern and they ecalled him. The boy probubly thought it was a voice from the grave, nsu streak of light dis appouring in the distance was the only result of their call for help. “The baggage car and expross car wore ashed to pieces and poor Burt Oldroyd was 1 dead under the rains and his friend, Clarence Grable, puued down i a helpless manner. He lay two hours with the rain beatlng in Lis face beforo he could be re leasea “Two men who were playing a game of discussing ted manner cards in one of the sleepers. w tue valuo of their hands in a spi when a vision of loveliness in a night robe shot from an upper birth direetly in their lups. Fortunately the lights went out when the wreck occurred and the friendly daricness concealed the blushes of the card olaye whilo they gallantly wrapped their caller wquilt and escorted " her to a neighbovin, farm house, where sho remained in seelusion until the uext morning when her clothing was recovered from the wreck, ‘“There is no doubt,’” concluded Mr. Craig “that tho wreck was caused by the placing of a railvoad tic across the track, and 1 unde stand an_ arrest of the suspected parties will bo made soon. There is also no doubt but that the Milwnukee's equipwment of its train with electric lights prevented a terrible con- flagration. When the wreck occurred every light on the trawn was instantly extinguished, Had conl oil lamps been in usé nothini could have provented a fire, in which_case thei would have been a great loss of li was two hours bofore all of the pas: were out of tho cars.” e SN T IN TH# COURT sngers Matters That are Occupying the Judges' Attention. In the suitof tho National Bank of Com- merce against Charlos Corbott the defendant has filed an answer and therein alloges that ne does not owe one cent of tho $27,000 thut the bank socks to recover. In bis answer Corbettavers that during the year 1856 he entered 1nto an agreoment with the bank, by which he was to loan its money, pay 13§ per cent per wonth intorest for tho use of the money and turn over notes as collateral security for all money that the bank advanced him to carry ou his busi- ness. His plan of operation was to seck cu: tomers, make the loans, add in the commis. sions, draw checks on the bank and then de posit the notes as security This worked weil, but there w later on. Instead of the bank giving C credit for the notes deposited, it charged the amount loaned agaiust his account, and when he was ready to make a settlement he found that interest at the rate of 11 per cent per month had been charged agaiust him on every dotlar he had loaned for the bank, This e refused to pay and suit was brought. He now claims that the debt has been pmd, by the payument of usurious interest thut amounts to more than the face of the original note: 1s trouble rbett EBRASKA U Their Eleventh Annual Confe Meet in Omaha. The eleventh annual session of the Ne- braska Unive ist State Conference associ- ation will convene in Omana this after. noon aud continue in sessior. three days. Oneof the important features of the con- forence will be the dedication of the new Uni salist church at Eighteenth and Lattrop on Sunday next. The oMcers of the RS to Ao association are . E. H. Chapin, president; Itey, Q. H Shian, vice president: Mrs. Ellen Stockton, secretary; J. D. Russell, treasure Following is the programme of the coming conforen FIIDAY, Business meeting, 200 p. Scrmon, Rev. J. . Patnier [0 8100 . EATUIDAY, re meeting, loader, Rev, W it H 0580 1. v ctiig 1050 4 1.8 Cantwell 11:0) w1 Busineds meeting 200 p. m Topic Ho i we best advance the Interests in Universalisin in the stute Idresses by v. Mury Girard Audrews and Hon, ¢, A Holmes 30 . ermon DB pm SUNDAY Conference meeting, leader, Rov. Q HSiinn 0 wm Dedication sermon, Rov. M, D Shut 10:8) a. m Mecting of Y. I (. L Addresses by Miss rie Budlong, Miss Maud Soxton, Mr Prank Brown and Koy ). E. Keyes 300 p. i Sermon, Rev. G, L. Démarest, DD, 750 p. A Story of a Patriot, General Butler says of the late Josiah Abbow of Massachusetts that on the morn ing of his departure for Washington with his reglment at the outbreak of the civil war, the judge came aboard the cars, sat down beside him aud, puiliug @ roll of bills from his pocket, said: “Hutler, you are eoing where you will see great sufering of the poor soldiers under you, take this, and s long as 1t lusts relieve fhnt'sufferiug, o far as it wiil givo relief, and when itis gone, if you see uced, send to me for more.'* - - The “hat deteetor,"” whicn Is @ strip of sil ver engraved with ' the wearer's nume to fasten into the lining of the hat for the pur pose of identification by the owuer, widely adopted is being -— Souvenir pen holders are among the new. est creations. The i adopted in the spoon fad is followed by the wmakers of these latest aspirants fow fayor, NUMBER 1 NUST ENPLOY UNION LABOR. Roport of a Council Committes on the Oity Hall Work, CHARGES AGAINST CONTRACTOR COOTS. Union Men Allege Unfust Discrimfoe in Favor of Scab Labor r Broth rs Denounco Russeil, Careying out the provisions of a resolution adopted somo time ago, Mossrs. Moroarty, T'uttle, Osthoff aud Specht as a special com- mittee of the couneil, met yestorday to hear complaints filod ugainst Superintondent Coots of tho city hull, by the labor organizations of the city The delegates before tho committeo elaim that Coots hias discriminated ngainst anion labor; that whenever he had found a union man at work upon the buildivg tho man hud been discharged and a seab employed in bis place. L addition to this the dologates chargo that Jolin Schroder was a compotitor for the setting of the steam boilers and was tho low- st biddor by 800, Notwithstanding this the contract was awarded to Bates, Smith & Co, of Chicago, stimply beeause they would agreo to cmploy seab labor and Schrodor would not, he committoe concluded its labors and will report that it is the wish of the councily al, that Suporintendent sub-contractors to give that when it is won on necount of everything being men shall b the first ove ing being eq Coots shall notify all preferenco to union labor: ceessary o diseharizo lack of employment, equal, the non-union 10 go. WE DON'T KNOW HIM." Harper Brothers Refuse to Acknowle edge Their Alleged Agont. Know J. Clarke Russoll. FPorward ticulrs HARPER BROTIERS, This was the telegram roceived at noon terday by tho Commereial National bauk in answer to a telegraphic query sent to New York yesterday. It confirms the suspicions of a number of busiuess mea, who for the past twenty-four hours hiave been nursivg with mingled doubt and fear good sizod vacincios in thoir pocket- books, while over the hills and far away Mr. w9, Clarke Russell” is caressing Lis casiy acquired wealth aud thinke ing how much better it is to be born witih a tendenoy to thrift and enter- prisotan biue blooded pedigroo, Mr. Russell came unanzouuced and his go- ing was of the sumo strive, only w little more a8 1o his financ s0. He madc no statemont upon his arvival, and it is indofinitely an- nounced just how much ho - took away, but itis however (o u dead moral cer- tainty that be was richer thun when he came, His game must have netted him several hun- dred dollurs, but it is improbable that the ctumoutt will ever be known, s the s are not disposed o lament in publig connection with a cleverly worked swindle. Russell undoubtedly uceded the mone, 1t his vietims feol for bim, but they can't reich im. They know that thei loss is bis gain, aud unless the polico can get thew hands on the enterprising canvassor he will s00n bo forgotten, and soveral bookkeepers will be instructed to charge various protty sums to ‘charity,” WON' STAND IT, Waterworks Company Obje to Transplanting Hydrants, The members of tho city council will run aground when they oegin the removal of hydrants as contemplated by the roport of the committee on fire aud water. The prop- osition 1s to dig up somo fifty or sixty hydrants and relocate them in Clifton Hill and other outlying districts, Superintendent Hunt of the waterworks is keeping quiet, but proposes Lo jump into tho arena the moment that u movemeut is mado. In speakiug of the matter, he said: *The city can’t touch one of those hydrants, The idea is ridiculous. Just think of it. If they can take up one hydraut they can tuke up and trausplant every hydraat in the city. “T admit that the peoplo of Clifton Hill should have water, but it is not just to take up hydrants that are puying rental and then put them out two miles, compeliing us to lay 5 Il never work and the city will [soon fina this out. Wo are not in the least alarmed, but as soon as a spado is stuck in the ground for the purpose of romoving a hvdrant, we will beon hund with an injunc- tion.” OF the thirty-four hydrants that it is pro- posed to remove seven aro taken from tho rst. two from the Fifth, eleven from the \th and one from the Ninth ward. The on of these hydrants is a matter of in- st to some of the councilmen who have never fizured upon the question. Uader the provisions of the ordinauce vequiring tio ro- locating of the hydrauts, fifteon go to the Second ward, one to the %ifth sad cighteen to the Sixth. ‘Tho First_ward loses seven and gains none, Tue Second ward losos thirtoen bydrants aud gots back fiftecn, whilo the Sixth ward without losing a hy- drant gots eightoen. The Seventh ward is the sufferer, as it loses elevon hydrants, most of which uro taken from Wost Loaveniwocth streot. - GOULD'S ALRR L NEL The Wizard's GLatest Oapture—Rail road Notes. The Richmond & Danvillo railroad, other- wise known ws the Piodmont air line has passod under the control of Jay Gould, giv- ing the Gould lines a through routo to the seabourd. For some time past the lines 1 the south- enst have been cutting into the trafiic of the Gould lines which operated ata disadvantaga huying a round about rail and wator line via Macon ana Savanual, thenco by water to Now York I'he Piedmont, afr line will give u shorter lino via the Missouri Pacifio from Omaha to Huntington, Miss., thence vin Atlanta and Dunville, to' West Point, Vi, and from thero by water to Baltimore, New 'York or Boston, Iheglistance from Omiha to Now York by this route is about 1492 miles and this will ba tten duys. he short line route to New York is about 1,500 miles with a short difference in time of transit ‘The lines which have been having a good covered in b tin nocutting rates iu the southeast will now have to take samo of theie own madis cine. 1t 15 understood thit n eut ol wbout #0 per cent hus been made in the rato be- tween New York and Omiha, No More Building. The B, & M. company has decidod that no additional construction will be undertaken this year. The short branch to the Hot | Springs, in South Dakots, will bo completed | this month, #snd in the mouth of July a few mites of track will bo laid to the head of Done key creek, wost of Morino, in \Wyoming, upou u grado that was coustructed L year, The Rock Isl A deed was filed 1’ Purchase, terduy by which the Chis cago, Rock Island ana Pucific railroad comes 1uto possession of & lurgo wmount of proverty n the viel itand South Omaha, The propert nsists of the undi vided one-hall interest of lands and lots; s | transterred by W. W. Phelps, the misn who some time ngo bought the entire property for the Milwaukee road. The consideration named 1o the deed is 0. J. K. Dot a0 transfers to the Rock Isiand an undivids ed one-half interest in lots three and four off block city, lu this deod tue considerae | biow s 8,250