Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 23, 1891, Page 1

* TWENTY-I RIPE FOR INVESTIGATION. | How Bupply Contrac's of the Hastings | Asglnm Are Mavipulated, JUST LOOK AT THESE QUOTATIONS, Goods Bought at Exorbitant F Regardless of Ruling Market Quotations—Who Got the Rake-Of1? ces Lixcory, Neb,, June Spectal to T Bre. ‘The recent disclosures of fraud in the Hastings asvlum has led to an examination of tho contract for supplies that have been ordercd for that institution, and here is found a very interesting state of affairs that it would be well for the poard of public lands aud buildings to inquire into while thy in the investigating husiness, ome of these bids, particularly those for ies aad provisions, would make interesting subjects for such an investigation, and would, perhaps, explain in part why the patients in the Hastings asylum have so much better appe- tites than those in the other asylums of the state. In other words it might ¢ tion of a problem which vexed scv bers of the last legislature. The puld understand why it should require money per capita to furaish board ing for the patients at tho Hastings as than it did for those in the Lincoln and follc asylums. The Li nospital, 330 patients, receives $65,000 for bou clothing, or §156.07 per capita, whilo th folic asylum, with 205 patients, was £0,000, or $194.17 por capita. Hastings, with only 100 patients, got 835,000 for board and clothing, or $M850 per capita, Just why it should cost so much more to fecd and clothe the patients in Hastings than it did to render them the same service at Lincoln and Nor folk was a puzzle. Had they studied a fow of the Hastings contracts,” the mystory could have been easily explained. Notwithstanding the fact that these contructs are supposed to be lot out to the lowest bidder, upon competiuv are not more and coln bids, u glance at the comparisons mado be low, will show that under the system of mau ipulation in vogue at Hastings, the stat pays fully ordinary retail prices for goods uctually purchased, and in many instances the prices greatly exceed the retail price of the goods bought. “The foilowing {3 a comparison of the pr / of some of the goods in the contracts ordered July 1, 1500, and October 1, 1880, Ixpe icnced grocerymen will doubtless be ton- shod at tho “fluctuatious in prices as here hown July "0 Cinta per pound 10 Oct. "0 it pound ANTICLES. Allspice. ! pure ground rl . Baking Powder, Crenm. ... Beans, navy Beans, Lin seesnseies Currants, sefoct aried Ohocolate, bakers Cheese, full cream Cloves, pure ground Codfish, 'honeloss Wheat . Cinnamon. ... l]il('k llnu . ominy .U Mackerel, eholos, Ontmenl... i Cal. Prunes, best... Peiches, evaporated. Rice, Caroling...... Raspherries, dri A Stareh. Kinzsford's 8¢ cco. chowing. ceo, smoking Tea, best Babbitt's Cureal Mo asses N Vingeur, pu Price’s . per cuse pereuse 3 O.. per gallon. . o elder CANNED G0ODS, Aicots, Lusk's Cal,, per case g Renns, two pounds, strin; . LWo pounds. ... . 8,00 In from July 1w October 1, tho price of evaporated Woples, for iustance, advanced from 6§ conts per pound to 19 conts per pound. The ad- vanco ns shown by the catalosues of the wholesale trade on evaporated apples during the abov od was ouly 814 cents. Tt will be noted in tho above showing that pearl barloy also advanced froin 3 cents per pound to 6 conts, whilo the adyance in the whole- salo prico was only 3 of a cont. in tho item of Price’s cream’ baking pow- der it will bo notod that the price dropped from 40 cents in July to 20 cents in October. During this period the wholesale price re- mained unchanged. Another item which indicates a vory marked decline in price, 15 that of chocol ‘te. This commodity dropped in price from cents to 10 cents, Tho wholesale price re- mained unchanged. It will also be obscrved that the market beeame very activo during the above mentioned period, and the prico of this brain food advanced from 7 cents to 1217 cents per pound, while the market quotations during this same period show that codfish was e tually i cent per pound cueaper in October than it was in July. Auother commadity which suffered a v o decline in pricos was that of King ford's silver gloss starch. It will to no ticed that the price of this articlo declined from 8 cents per pound in June tod cents pee pound in_October. But to counterbal- ance this decli ew Orleans molasses ad. vanced frou 25 cents per gallon to 70 cents per gallon. From tho above tabla of prices it will bo ~ehsorved that chewing tobicco was sold to the state for 30 . cents —per pound, during tho quarter cuding Septembver H0th, while during the quarter following it was sold for 20 cents per yound. Smoking tobacco also “declined oven more rapidly in pric from 40 cents In Juue to 19 cents i Octobe The trade lists, however, during this period did not show any such fluctuations. The prices of both smoking and chewing tobucco i tho wholesale trade remained practically unchavged. To componsata for the declitie in tobacco, however, it would be b- surd that Lusk's ' California apricots advanced from &4.00 per case 10 June to §#4.50 per case in Octabor. - Tho market advance of these goods hud only been §) conts per case, tring beans also came to the rescue and adyanced from #1.00 per ease in June te § per caso in October. The market advance during this time had only beeu 15 cents per case. A glance at prices given above on canued oods will show that the decline in the price o, chocolate, buking powder, ete 0 balanced by the very sein tho priceof cauned fruits. market it would appear b hard boat this sawe tiw In sold conts per pound, in ad declined to 16 cents per’ pound, the meantime, howiny, which in Ju for one cent per poundt bad risen in until fn Octover it sold for five pound. The' Vinogar cornered b the Hastings o that in J e sold for eight in October sold for 18 cents per gall tho wholesalo prico of vinegar varied. But by rofereuce atrou's report of the Hastings asylum published with the report of commissioner of public lands and build 10gs, it Is found that seven barrels of cucum ber pickels were put up at that lnstitution prior to November 50, 18%. This undoubt- edly created an unusual demand for vinegar and caused the above rapid advance in pric codfish iy ke ve June tea October it but sold price, cents p: to haye been aler. Vinogar uts por gallon, yot had Dot to the appears ulso Oaluical was auother articlo upon which THE OMAHA 'IRST YEAR. this enterprising Hastings dealer seomed to | have had a corner for the price of this very necessary article of food advanced from th cents to five cents per pound, and was ev er sold for #.00 por barroel The decline in the pric October 1, was possibly that on ' September 24 purchased twenty-four pour ing tobucco, and again on purchased two smoking and later, on he 104 pounds then ruting high price. The decline in starch might also be counted for in the samo way, as your corre spondent sees by the bill on' file that on Sep- tember 8 one dozen six-pound boxes of IKings ford's silver gloss starch was sold to the Hastings asylum at 8 cents per pound, and again on tho 2ith of the same month another invoiceof 144 pounds of starch was sold at the sume price. I'his bill also shows thaton Sep tember rty-cight pounas of chocolate was § institution av 40 cents per pound, or un advance of 6 conts per pouad above the contrs On the same _dute also a purehase of forty-eizht pounds of bak- ing powder was made atthe same price per pound. Two chiosts of tea were also bought during the latter part of the month of Sep. tember, for which 25 cents per pound p It would really se of tobaccos on | t the Saptember 24, hewing tobacco at t price unfortunate for the state that Steward Liveringhouse should not have foreseen the remarkable decline in the price upon these commodities that took place on the 1st aay of October, and hud delayed these purchases for a few days, as quite an_amount of money could have been saved to the state had he done so. It 18 evi dent from bills on fil2 from this grocery house that liberal purcha-cs had of goods that had advanced m price upon October 1, and it appears also that but small quantities of the articles upon which the price declined were purchased during the quarter ending September 31 A shrowd busincss man would have pur- chased the goods that were linble to advance inafow days before the advance was mude, but would ‘huve deferred his purchase of goods upon which the prico was declining, until the price had reached the bottom. The inference to bo drawn from the above exhibit is eclear, It is ¢ {ent that there was collusion between the steward of the i < asylum and the merchants of whom the goods were bought, to not only secure this particular part of the contract for sup- plies, but to also compel the state to pay e tail price or more for the 1s bought from him under s contract. This is a matter which it would be well for the board of pub. iic land and buildines to inguire into, not alone with reference to the Hastings iustitu- tion but with the other public institutions of the state as well Spealking of these abuses the commissioner of public land and buildings in the last viennial report of that ofice says: The present system of purchasing the sup- plics for the various stite institutions is est expensive, objectionable and rudiea wrong. when viewed froum an economic stund- point, and the next session of the legislature should rudleally revise the existing thods of muking thesa purchases Under the present systou of est bids, while itis the 1 ition of thy sollcitopen competition. and every pr wnd measure possiblo i tiken by pureliase and Supplics 1o fnduee the e bids ur vanipulnted by loc that this object is practically “defeated, and the state compeiled to purdhase these' sup- Tel bt titele: it ny, ‘under the i price of dhe zoods Tought. manier ot hasinz thes supplies furnishes loeal Who liiy been nwarded contracts a very strong incen- tive to attempt to fill contracts with grades of goods very much inferior fn_quality to those led for i the contracts and in this way the stute Is very often lmposed upon, greatly to the detrinent of an_economie adu nistration of the affalrs of the p (blie institutions. gnin, under the existi i of furnish- ing supplies the wppropria cquently used in kecping with that co of chirity which declares that it ) u of sust dtems for | privi nveniences thut wlone enjoyed by the offi nd their friends wre too often eloaked in m for “Lonrd and bthing, fuel und light or some one of the or i v funds appropriated for the maintenance of the lestitutions, The present luw Is defeetive at its best, and falls to yumplish the objeet for which it was nd pernicious prac- til t m tiees hive cniraf it secms to moe necessity t other methods bo adopted that shall De fre from tho defocts and irrezularities of the sys- ten now in yogue. Those Butter Contracts, Granp Istaxp, Neb., June 22.—([Special to Tue Ber.|—[ovestization at this place relative to the butter deals of Steward Liv- cringhouse of the Hastings asylum develops the fact that during 15360 and for soms time prior to that J. W. Liveringhouse owned or controlled & majouty of the stock of the Grand Island creamery company and was the lessco and manager of the plant. When Liveringhouse was appointed steward of the Hastings asylum the personal manage- ment of the creamery was entrusted to a Mr. Culbertson, but Liveringhouse still re- tained his loase of the businass ana_directed its genoral management from Hastings. Culbertson was simply an employe of Liver- inghouse and roceived a stated salary for his services. During the greater part of the years 1580 and 1500 this creamery suy plied the Hastings asvlum with butter, "The contract for this service with the state was mude in the name of tnis man_Culbert- son, who was simply Liveringhouse’s “hired mai” to run the minufacturing part of the business, while he himself looked after the disposing of the products to a wood advantage, and among the liberal patrons of the Grand Island creamery was tho Hastings asylum. “Chat iustitution was liverally supplied” with Grand Island butter at good prices, Culber sou was in reality only tho “stoor pig with whom the contracts were made while Liveringbouse wus the man who sold the uutter and raked in the profits. At a meet- ing of the stockholders of the creamery com- paay some time last fall some slight changes were wado in the management of the busi- ness, and Roeser & Co. of this city are now the ma of the creamery, wno have had the contracts for furnishing' the Hastings asylum with butter for the past six months. However, among the list of omi s of the creamery company for the prosent year ap name W. Liveringhouse, vice Whether this fact has anything o do with the present contracts your cor- respondent was unable to learn, —— CLOSE OF THE TURNFEST, Lucky Contestants for Priz by the Turners. Arcnrso, Kau, Juue 22.—[Special Tele. eram to Tug Bee. | —The annual wrnfost of the Missouri Valley Turn Bezirk, closed here tonight with a ball, during which the suc cessful coutestants in athlotic sports wero aunounced. Forall round turning, the Kan sus City team, consisting of ewlteen men, won first pluce, The three individual prizes authorizad by the Bezick were captured as follows: First, Rudolph Seweliks, Kansas City: secoud, Julius Werner, St. Joseph thied, Sigmund Hellwitz, St.’ Joseph. He sides’ theso there are ubout thirty wminor prizes given by the local turnyereiu, Offered Kiduapped His Child, ManyviiLe, Mo., June 20— [Sgecial to T By I Torrance, a desperat Kidnapped his ohild, w the court had grauted to iis divorced wife, on the st here today. Sunatehing it from its mother's arms he ran down the street toward the depot followed by u mob of people which he held at bay for over an hour with a revolver. The sherilt and posse finally succeeded in taking him, and he now awaits o preliminary beuring Boot Maker Hovuw Mass., ane Paine, munufucturers of calt their fa this week indefinite action 15 taken bocause of tho of business throughout the co Guards and Co Core City, Ga,, June 22 'S at 8 conviet camp, twenty miles from Chatta. n0ogs, ‘Tenn., attompted o escapo this morn iug, and iv the meleo two guards aud two couvicts were killed, character, 1 Close Down, Whitcomb & boots, closed This tled stal tory unse atry vic! s Kill The prisone | extension to Omahu via Plattsmouth was to- OMAHA, TU WATER STOPS IRRIGATION. Heavy Raics the Past Two Wesks Damage : the Werks, ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF RECIPROCITY. Much Enthusiasm in the New Move- ment is Displayed Th the State—Cha Matters, ghout auqua Neb,, June [Special to Tuk Bee,|~The heavy rains in the past two weeks bave practically stopped all work on | the irrigating ditehes now being constructed | in this section of the state. In many places these rains have done considerable damage to the dams, wasteweirs and other adjuncts of the ditches that were only partially com- pleted. Tho ditches are full of water and tne embankmonts will have to be cut in order 1o let the water out bofore work can bo sumed. It is the intention of the different diteh companies to resume work with a wzer force than eyer as soon as the weather will permit. The intorest in irrigating ditehes has not abaled in tho least notwith- standing the fact that this section Is being almost drowned out by the heavy raius this season. Curnrrrsoy, icts in Her Favor. b, June 22.—[Spocial to ‘Cie Bep.|—An important case was trl th othor day in the district court before Judge Chapman and & jury, wherein Anna E. White sued the voluntary relief department of the Chicago, Burlington and Quiney railroad for the amount of insurance claimed to be duo upon the death of her husband, Landon E. White. White was an engineer on the rond, aud on July 21 of last year he apphed for membership in the relief department through the general soliciting agent, who forwarded his name to the superintendent, J. C. Bart- lett, at Chicago, July 22, White was taken sick and finally died in September, Tho re- iol department then refused to pay the in- Sifrance mouey. upon the claim that the mau had never become a membver. In the suit that followed, however, it transpired that White had been carried'on the books of the department for two months; that an assess- ment had been deducted’ from his wages for the month of July, and an assessment leviea in August and that a sick notice had been sent to the superiutendent from the division offico in Plattsmouth, A few days after White's death the reliof do- partmeut sent a check to the man for $.10 to refund the two months’ dues, but that was not accented. The defendant also claimed that Whito was not a member owing to his not having undergone & medical examination vrior to his admission, but on this point the testimony was_couflicting, Mrs. White testi- fying that her husband had been examined, the examiner having gone to their residence for that purpose. “T'his was the third timo_the case had been tricd, the plaintiff again obtalning a verdict for $1,000. Tn tho first trial the'jury roturned a verdict for $1,000 in favor of the plaintiff, “This was unsatisfactory to the defendant and by mutual consent the case was tried before County Judge Ramsey. He also decidod in plaintifl’s favor. The case then cume up in the district court as stated above and a mo- tion for a new trial has_been made prepara- tory to taking the case to the supreme court. Mathew Gering, attorney for the plaintiff, has now sued the relief department on behalf of his client for sick benefits in the sum of §122 on account of Laudon P. White, de- ceased. Three Ver PrLATTsMOUTIH, Promises of Crete's Chautauqua. Cuere, Neb., June 22.—(Special to Tue Bre.]—The Crote Chautauqua managers an- nounce today that on Eriday, suly 10, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a joint debate will take place. Tho question is: ‘Resolved, that Coinage of Siver Should be Free.” The afiicmative will ve argued by W. A. Me- Keighan, congressman-elect; the negative by A. P. Hopkins, Esq., president Com- mercial National bank of Omaha. This, no doubt, will be one of the most interesting and Instructive lessons of the whole assembly, both of the speakers being well known. The lecturo of Dr. George W. Miller of Kunsas Cit , announced for 2 p. m® on July 10, will take place at 10 o’clock in thie morning. “T'no groun s of the Crete Chautauqua aro beautiful this year and 1o expense has been spared to put éverything in good ovder. The pontoon bridge over the Blue has been rebuilt and has been testod by the bridge eugineer of the B. & M. and he declares it stroag enough to carry a locomotive. The progrumme promises great things and bids fairto surpass all previous oves. Ex-Sen- uror Ingalls will speak July 4 on tho “Problems of our sccond century.” Hou. V' I Bryan of Lincoln, *the young man quent,” on July 9 will deliver his mastorly address on *“Ihe Young Man in Politics.” Arongst the foremost lecturers who will “be present at Crete are Dr, Hurlbert of New York, Dr. Palmer, also of New York, Miss. Lydia von stein of Jerusalem, Rev. Youne of Canada, John DeWitt Milier ot New York, Hon. W. | appointed from ll‘\!fln.r lodga, stand ready M. Camback of Indiaua. On the' Fourth of July there will bo national music, fireworks and illumination of the grounds, 'Dr., Palmer will lead the chorus during the whole so sion. The attendance will be lurger thau any other year. Applications for tents a received daily by the management. The ses sion of "L promises to be more brilliant thun any of the former yoars. ipworth League Officers. Prarrssouvti, Neb., June 22, —[Special to Tue Bre.—Tho Epworth leaguo of the Methodist Churet held its annual meoting in this city the other day and elected the fol lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Robert W. Brown; first vice president, C. 8! Polk: second vice president, Ella Ken nedy; thivd vice president, M. 1. Wrigh fourth vice president, Alce Wilson: seor tary, Blanche Kennedy; treasurer, Morris Urisswan, “The following delegates to the district con- vontion of the Epworth loague to be held at Greenwood, June 25 and 26, were appointed Alice Wilson, C. S, Polk, Blanche Keunedy, Nettie Waybright and Margaret Davis. New Pickling o Hasties, Neb, June 22.—[Special Tele gram to Tug Bre)—Another canning and pickling company was organized today with A. L. Clarke, Wm. Kerr, W. H. Lanniog and George 5. Brown us incorporators. Cay ital stock paid in, §10,000. The articles of in rpovation were signed this afternoon and will be filed with the secretary of state to worrow. The Queen City Canning und Pickling company is organized for the pur- pose of pickling, bottling and canning various Kinds of vegetables. The company for the present will occupy the three stories and basement of the Enterprise block, vacated recently by the Gazette Journal company. Railw:y Connect Prarrsvouri, Nob., Juue Tur Ber T'he Missouri pany. 15 with O Pacific main line line at Gilmore, The munity are greatly gratified at its comple tion us Plattsmouth has long looked and ped for @ direct southern outlet and better nsportation * facilities. The two depots, ight and passenger, in this eity are now under constraction and it 15 expected to have » comploted by the eud of this month. completed by its connection with the citizons of this com procity Boom, Hastixgs, Neb,, June Special to Tut Bk, |—Hastings Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Reclprocity, was instituted Satarday evening with & charter membership of sixty. The announcement of the new organization in Hastings in Tue Bee recently has resulted iu nuwerous letters of inquiry from all parts of Nebraska, Secretary A.'H. Brown iu- | Knights of Re | emitted K o Der that furnish. all regurding that @ is he the the corps of forms Tne pared to information tion, and now nec organiza- lecturers, to institute similar lodges throughout No braska. A dozen or more applications and letters of inquiry have been received in tho past few days asking for information, ete. William Dutton will commence the erection of a $12,000 vusiness block, corner Sccond street and Denver avenue, s soon s plans and specifications can be dompletea, Preparing to Celebrat Dikors Ciry, Neb., June 23.— [Special to Tue Ber.|—A final meeting was held at this place for. closing up oll arrangemonts for celebrating the coming Fourth of July. Thoe finance committee reported nearly raised. The colobration promises to eclinse any heretofore held in this section. Over £200 will be distributed in purses for he racing and £100 will be expended in fiveworks. A Sioux City band has bgen engaged for the day. Cora is Tired of Fellows, Ciavnereary, S, D, June 22, Telegram to Tue Bek]—Tho report was brought here this evening | Missouri steamboat men that Mrs. Cora Belle Fellows Chaska will apply for adivorce from her In- dian husband, Sam Chaska. It will be re. membered that the marriage caused consid- ble talk at the time it occured, the parties posing n a number of dime muscums througtout the country. Tennis Tournament, HasriNgs, Neb., June Special Telo- gram to T 3re |—The annual tournament of the Nevraska State Tennis fon for singles will commence promptly at 10 o'clock tomorrow morniug on the local assoviation ounds in this _city. Teams have entered from Omaha, Lincoin, Holdrege, Minden, McCook and other points. The meeting gives promise of a most uteresting session. Speciul A Sudden Death, Bratiice, Nev, June 22— [Spocial Tolo- gram to Tie Bre,|—Mrs, Newton Dobbins of Spava, Til., who with her husband and granddaughtor were visiting friends in this city, died while sitting in_a carrringe this morning proparatory to taking o drive about the city. Her romiuins . were takeu to her former home this afternoon Beatrice Chantauqua, Bramiice, Neb., June 22— [Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—The Beatrice chautau- qua begins tomorrow. F'zom present mdica- tions the assembly will be the most largely attended and successfal yet neld here. A large number of visitors aro already here from various quarters of the state. Light Blaze at Dakota City. Dakora Ciry, Neh., Juve 22.—[Snecial to ne Bee.]—Last nightan unused store build- ing owned and formerly oecupied by Scott Best was found to be on five. Tue firo was easily extinguished beforc doing much dam- age. Supposed to bo of iupendiary origin. Dropped Dead in His Dooryard. Beaves Ciry, Neb, Jude 22— (Special Telegram to Tug Ber.]—A. D. Frank, tho aged father of Mrs. Judge E. W. Lowis. dropped dead in bis dooryard this evenng nt 7o'clock. Heart failure was the cause. R A FOR THE NURDER OF FEW TAILS Five Men '’ Oharged With the Crime Are Arraigned for Trial. Stenars, S, D., June 22, —(Special Telegram —Judge Thoras convened cir- cuit court this moraing ‘for the purpose of proceeding with the “trir.ef the three Cal- bertson boys, James Julfs and Alvin Mar- vin, who ure under indlctment for killing the Iudian, Few Tails, in Meade county last January. Andrew Culbertson, who was not in custody at the tim> court was in session a month ago, was arraigned this morning and vleaded not guilty. The judge ordered a special venire for twenty-thres jurymen to complete the panel, returnable at 9 a. m, to- morrew, whon interesting proceedings aro anticipated. States Attorney McCall will be assisted in the prosccution of the case by W. B. Sierling, United Statos prosecuting attorney for South Dakota, and Attornoy Giaperal Dollard of this state, who are bero Defendants have retained able couusel, in- cluding some of the most noted criminal law- yers of the Hills, } It 1s the povular beliof thitt it will be im- possible to get a jury in this part of Dakota to convict these men owing to the gencral bad feeling that exists over the acquittal of Plenty Horses., The prosecution, however, claims to have o chain of evidence that will prove conclusively that the men aro guilty as charged in the indictment. Bonds Will 1 DeEspwoon, S, D, June 22.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—At an election held to- day for the purpose of issuing city bonds to the cmount of $40,000 for the purpose of im- proving sowers and ostablishing a_system of waterworks, a total of %00 votes were cast, of which ouly 3 votes were agaiust the proposition. f er Poisoning Case, Dexver, Colo, June 22 —A mysterious poisoning case has caused some excitement here. C. B. Morris, proprietor of adrug store in North Danver, left his storo about 7 o'clock Saturday night, statiug that he was going to his home. He was next seen at the uion depot, where he boarded a Union Pa- cific east-bound train at 8:0 p. m. Late Saturduy night his wife recelved a tologram stating that Mr. Morris was lying acad at Sterling, Colo. Mr. Morris, when ho left th store, wis in the best of apirits and is known to have had 200 in his pockets. A fter death only 15 cents was found. His domestic rel tions wore most pleasaat and Mrs, Morris is positive that her husbuad hos beon mur- Toduy the covonct’s jury brought in ict of death by naccotic poison, admin A by party or parties WnKOWn, Harvest in Kansas. Wicnira, Kan., June' 22 —Sixty-nine sta tions on tho main and beanch lines of the Missouri Pacific in southern Kausas, whor heavy storms oceurred lust: Friday und Sat- urday, bave reported the 'endition of the wheat crop in the localities. ; The counties on the border of the Indian tereitory have ol harvested 75 per cegt of their crop. ‘I'he remainder is standing firm and ready to urvested tois week. The loss in those counties is insignificant. In the second and third tiers of counties from the Indiau terel tory about ono quarter of the crop had been harvested, The stunding wheat was ouly sligntly damaged. Damage to corn and oats is ulso reported to be iusignifieaut. Den Trouble Between ladians, Los ViGis, N, M., June #2.—A letter from Fort Wingate states thab troop D), Second cavalry, has left that post for the Indian country, avout one hundred and seventy miles from there. The troublo is betweon the Indians themselves, They are stealiug cattle from each other. The ~Indian_police are unable to quell the disturbance, One In dian policomun is reported killea by the hos tiles. ‘This_makes two troops of cavalry now in tho field on the Navajo and Zuni res. ervatious. is - - Dory It s the Atlantic, Bostoy, Mass,, June Captain An- drews, in the dory Mermaid, and Captain Lawler, In the dory Sea Sorpent, sailed from Ocean pier, Winthirop, on their race to I End, England, for a parse of §,000, - Deny the Bos Crry Mexico, June stating that the Guatems 3,000,000 in bonds instead of &, 000, and that tue additioaal wimount had been sold by Barilias, is oficially denied. DAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1891, ITALIAN LABORERS MOBBED. @ang of Drunken Workmen Truat a Colony of Dagos Roughly. ONE OF THEM RZCEIVES FATAL INJURIES. Sertous Revolt in Missouri Against t pent of the Hated § ecigners—Valuables Money Confiscat Employ a a. St. Lovts, Mo, Juno 23.—A raco riot be tween labo emploved by Contractor Workley at Homan's camp at the chain of rocks, a point about five milos up the river, where the new waterworks ara be structed, between 1 an Sunday morning, in whict Italian was dangerously staobed, twenty-two of his fel- low countrymen driven from the camp, their valuablos and money esnfiscated by the gang of American and other laborers making tho attack and a race panic inaugurated. The riot was primarily caused by tho advent into camp of a lot of Italian laborers and tho re vort that Contractor Workloy had gone to Chicago for mors. All Suturday o feciing of revolt against the employ ment of Italian bor had been gaining in strength and bicterness. As soon as the laborers were paid off in the evening they congre t a saloon just outside the city limits whero bad whisky is dealt out to the men, who pass the time in gambling away their hard earued money. About 1 oclock v morning tho gambling party broke up and the sixty or more mea, cruzy drunk, started for their sleeping quarters. On the way over, o wan named William IR, Blair, it is alleged sprung the idea of *driving out the damned dugos.” It took liko wild fire, and with muttered curses against the Italians the drunken mob hurried toward the camp. “Damu the dazos.”" This was the cry with which the atta bogan on the sleep- ing Italians. The drunken crowd sprang into tho tent amidst the hated foreigners, armed with sticks, clubs, knives and whatever elso they could lay their hands upon. ‘The fight did not last long. ‘The Ialians were at too great a dis advantage, and after a bricf resistanco they fled in terror, leaving behind ull their be- lougings. They carried away one of their comrades, nmed Catalize Francisco, danger- ously wounded by a cut in the breast which threatens to result fatally. ‘i'he talians made their w where they reported the matter to the police, and Francisco was taken to the city dispen sy, where his wounds were dressed. At the camp their doparture was followed by a sceno of rillaze. Their valises, bundies ana packages were broken open and the con- tents taken possession of. The police at once began a rigid investigation, and the following arrests wero made: Edward Manley, John H. Jones, Michael Cahill, William K. Blair, Williaw (. Brooks, Ired Leader and John illor, ‘These men profess ignorance of the attack upon the Italians and say they were aw ened by a commotion and merely aided in driving from camp tho disturbers of their slumbers. One of the assaulted party, how- ever, has identified two of the men arrested. Italian Consul Dominicko Ginnochio is in- dignant over the attack on his countrymen and will doubtless enter into a preliminary cocrespondence with his government on the subject. He has demanded of Chief of Police Harrigan protection for the ltalians, and also an immediato official investigation of the riot. con lock oceurred 20 to this city, N STRIKE DECLARED OFF, After Months ot Waiting Denver Brickmakers ' cknowledge Deteat. Dexver, Colo., June 22.—The brickmaker: strike was declared off ata meeting held last night. After months of waiting, the men were compelled to acknowledge defeat and today nearly wil the old men will ask for work at the reduced wages, The reduction is caual_to about 20 ver cent. The acath of John Ridenour and Tuomas Keeley and tho maimiog for life of Frauk Surber at City park are among the evil results of this striko. A number of brick yards that have remained idlo all summer will be started up during the present weei. Bees Create a Panic An immense swarm of bees created a little panic today at the corner of Eighth and Main streets, the very ueart of the busiest portion of the city. A wandering minstrel from faic Italy stopped on the corner and proceeded to grind out a choice afr from his numerous collection. The bees, which were just passing the spot, were attracted by the hum of the organ and at- tempted to swarm on the Italian’s hoad. The musician beat a hasLy retreat unharmed. The queen beo then headed for the globe of an clectric light, and her enraged subjects fol- lowing, settled within and about the globe, scomingly contented in their strange resting place. ‘Then tho electric light, mau, makine his rounds to renew the carbons, lowerea the globe to tho street, not noticing' its strango occupants, That made the bees mad and the crowd that had collected 1o see the fun soon decided there was very little humor in the situation. Tha bees scatterad about among tho crowds, which hastily dispersed, several having been severely stung. sn old farmer cawo along with a box finally und succeeded in swarming the bees ard currying them off. S Widow Weidman A Cmicaco, June Mrs, Barbara Weid- man, the handsome young widow of a north side tabacconist is under arrest on a charge of poisouing her husband, who died in N ast with symptoms of arscnical poisonin g. “The body of young Wiedman has beem ox- humed and the stomach now undergoing chomical analy sis. ‘The aceused vehemently asserts her innocence and that she will bring an action for slander agaiust her late hus band’s relatives in order to prevent her from getting possession of some real estate which hor husband owned. Sho accounts for the presence of a box of poison in the houss wh she lives by sayiug that she bought it for tne purpose of committing suicide, being driven to desper@ion by ber hasband's poor heulth, - - Condition of the Treasu Wasnixatoy, June 22, —The statement of the condition of the treasury made today shows a balance available of §1,664,870. The treasurer’s statoment issued today, but which bears the dato of the 4tu iust., shows a cash balance of &42,120,520.15, or $261, 164 less than the total amount of deposits in the natiouul banks and of fractional silver. - apoos Still Hold Out, OKLABOMA City, OKL, June 22.—1The Cher hus returned , after tiating with the Kick- wphatically r providing for the president will s vder the India allotments under the Dawes bi S LATHEK FORECAST, Kick okeo commission here, spending ten day apoo tudians, The 10 agree to any p position likely 5 10 take THE For Omalia and Vicinity —Fair, warmer For North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and lowa—Fair, warirer, southegly win ¥or Missouri, Kansas wnd Colorado WAL, SOULACELY Winds. -~ D 5 Fail, 1K, Junc Burth & Co., tealers of this city aua Bal lay without preferences. A Kentucky dornado. LOUISVILLE 22,—A tornado is l ed frow the counties of Mouroe, Metcalt and o NEw whi timore June report | fifty farm nousa Washington in hern Kontucky. About 0 swopt away, and the royed “will wmount to )\ D= cinsvillo Jamas Barnes house was wreck ind several mombors of his family injure m McPhorson's house und Jacob Bar s distillery were de stroyed. Near gtfield the damage amounted to §10,¢ loss by crops -~ SHORT I\ IS ACCOUNTS, ne Officer Arr szzlem ot 2.~ Antonto Karl ofticer survey was ar od with tho et WasHINGTON, Jun old trustod United Statos geographical rested this afternoon char, slement of 3,600 of wovernmout funds. It is u that Kavl has mads a confos Ho was under bonds in the an an f tho lorstood of hiis guilt sum of $40.000, Karl hud been in the government employ for twenty-one years and for ten years hud been disbursing officer of the wopozraphical division of the survey. Ho tad chuvge of the accounts of leld parties and frequently traveled with them, carrving large amounts of moncy. ‘The deficioncy was discoverad by Johin D, McChesnoy, © chief disbursing officer of the survey, und when Karl attention was called 'to it he said kuew that his accounts wero not vight and that a mistake had been made sowe. where. He said he would tey to fiud out where the mistake was and if he could not straighten the matter out he would make good the amount apparently missing, At the direction of Major Powell, the director of wt was swoen out for the was served and tho prisoner was locked up. Kurl sald topight to o reporter that while thore wero perhaps appar irregularities and misappropriations of funds shown oy his accounts, that he never had taken a dollar “of money entrusted to bim und the discrepancies were caused by clerical errors, He hud noticed somothing wrong with the accounts beforo this and was arranging to make good the amount. of tho discrepancy in case he could not find the error, The matter has been laid before Secrotury Noble aid ho has direeted that Karl bo proceeded against CHANBER OF D L UTIES Adopted a Vote of Confidence in M. Do Froyeinet. Pants, June 22.—Iu the chamber of depu- M. Lassere mcved that the govern- ment explain why they so long delayed the prosccution of the culprits in the Melinite scandal and why the trial was conducted with closed doors. M. De Freycinet, minister of war, respond ed that as far back as 159 ho instituted an inquiry into the relations existing between “Turpin and Tripone and he found that an open trial might lead to disclosures which it would he inconvenient for the war office to make. Turpin’s subsequent conduet, ho said, caused a further exnaustive inguiry in 1800 and the committee ou the matter reportir that a trial wonld not endanzer the system of the national defense the prosecution pro- ceeded showing that everybody concerned, except the persors charged, dese 1 the confidence of the country. M. DeFreycinet added that the couduct of tho wovernment being questioued the chamber must pass au explicit vote of confidence. M. De Larmy reminded the house that the military attuche at the Loudon embassy warned the French government in 1585 that secret communications were going on with the Armstrongs, After a protracted debate a vote of confidence in M. DoFroycinot was adopted, 335 to 137, man's arvest Congrassional Army Growin z. lquique, via Galveston, June 22—The United Statos flagship Sun Fraucisco re- turned to this port today and will leave for the sonth tomorrow. The British man-of- war Melpomene has arrived from tho south, bringing sixty deluyed four months at Valpar: steadily joining the cougressional army y volun- tecring to serve without pay. 1t is expected that the congressionul army will soon assume the offensive. Stand or Fall Together. Losnoy, June 22.—Alarmed by recent Wesleyan discussions on inspiration and Sub- batn keeping Mr. Spurgeon, with a number of other ministers, hus signed a manifesto declaring for thorough Calvinism and accep! ing testaments as the word of God, sa that the two must stand or fall togethe tul ] St P Yesterday a large balloon was being inflated with gas when it escapod and carried upward four workmen. When at a great height the bul- loon burst, and the men were thrown to the ground ind horribly manglad. Kille Editor. Moscow, June 22.—The cditor of the Mos- cow Illustrated Gazette fired with a rovolver at the editor of the Vedomosti today. shot missed the man for whom it was in- tended but killed the latter’s companion, a journalist named Sibiriakofr. Connor Defeated at Hamburg, Havnvne, June ~Carl Abs defeated Tom Connor, the American wrestler, in a half hour contest yesterday. e Liberals Sweep Away Tories. Havieax, N, I, Juue 22.-~Tho liberals have obtained power in Prince Edwards [slunds for the first time in thirteon years, making n clean sweep of the tory oftice holdors, b B > . DISPOSED OF THE ASSETS, Charge Upon Which a Council Bluffs Citizen is Arrested, Ciicaco, June B. M. Wells, of the lumber tirm of Judd, Wells & Co., of Council Bluffs, In., was arrested here this afternoon on @ warrant sworn out by the attorney net- ing for St. Louis partics who assert that Wel's disposed of some of the assets of his firm which is now in the hands of tho re ceiver. The matter involved is about &00 nd tho St. Louis firm asserts he should hay turned it_over to them. Woells declares b had no right to pay them until the business was entirely settled by the receiv and that the arrest was mado to try and force him to pay the debt, Murd 1t His Father. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 22, —A Koy special to the Times-Union says: A deplorable affalr oceurred here this afternoon when Joseph Demeritt, aged 1 plunged a knife into his fatner's he | ing lum ustantly. The father, Goorgo W, | | West most nin Demeritt accused bls son of stealing £10 which the latter denied and while being chastised by his fatner, committed tho awful crime. Henow fully realizes what be has done and is crying bitterly in prison. The patricide is cigur maker of morbid dis- position and a consumptive. The father was 4 fisherman, Money WASHINGTON, June ! the iuterior has about ments for the payment to the Wabpoton Iudians of South Dakota of 75 approj riated by the last congress in discharge of the obligations created by the agreement with those Indians made Decem ber 14, 1530, As the fund is to bo paid § capita, and as these Indians nuber 1,724 each Tudian will recelve about $21 secretary of comploted arrange- Sisseton and the Steamship Arrivals, At Antwerp—The Ithineland, from Now York At Philudelpbia—The Ohlo, from Liver- ) PRt Quoenstown—The Holland, from New | York | At London —Sighted—The Maasdam, from | New York | At New York At Copenbagen York, ‘I'ne Slavonia, fr London The Hecls, D D UMBER MISSOURL 0N THE RAMPAGE, Water Higher Than for Several Years and Still Rising, FARMS TUMBLING INTO THE RV R, it Work Ol Muddy Dosorting St Josaph ne Abandon d The Great Loss to Property Threatened St river is hi Joseri, Mo, T The Mis her than for several yours and All work on the Kansas shore hus been ned and the governmont flect moored in o place of safety, T'he rapidity with which the sursng wators are ¢ bank can boest half acro nto tho i A on the nment stoamer this morning stated that, the neck of land which now tho river north and south is loss than o1e and & quarter miles wide. At the vate the viver is now cutting the land away, it would require but a short time to place Klwood suburb on an island and le St. Joseph two milos from the rive would St. Joseph's million bridge standing over adry spot whero the river once wended its way voral farmors have lost hundréds of doliars i wheat aud corn’ which havo washod into the river vy the fall- ing banks. e 22, url is Il rising governmont ting away tho Kansas agined when it is stated that lots of earth have tun theriver over since vesterday workman who camo in from Belmont Kove boon sling soparates ve 'his also leave south. Se sl Kansas City, KN Crry, Mo, Ihe flood in the Missouri reachod tho city last night and the water now stands t low water mark, An additional 1 two feot would flood the low lands aloug the river buk and cause great loss to property. ‘The rise m the Missouri has backed up the waters of the Kuw until they stand within two fodt of flood tide. L£ND OF A Reac June 22 above of - ILITAKY SCAND AL, r et Omuaha Colonel Flete the Port WesitiNgroy, June to Tue: Bee,|—Lieutenaut Colonel Joshua S. Pletcher of tho Second infantry has been Placed upon the retived list. It scems that {6 @ question of promoting or rotiring wnd i view of the recent proceedings it was concluded that it would be better to retive him. There has been €0 much talk of this and so much effort to contradict the stories in circulation that the retirement could scavcely be confirmed at the war do- partment today. Eleteber’s retir motes to the place Major John B, the Sixteenth infantry, while Captain Honry B. Frecoman of the Soventecuth becomes major of the Sixteenth, The retirement of Colonel 4 stormy episode in the caroer of that officor while stationed at Fort Omuha. e was tricd by court-martial on the charzo of cou- duct unbecoming an ofiicer and a gentieman. He aceused s wife of uufaithfulness with two subordimates connected with tho post. 1 was visited by tho lutter and called to account for tho seandalous and malicious charge. He denied on outh to both of them that he had made such a chur Later, he called together the ofiicers of the reiment and to them statea that he had made such charges and that the same were v without foundation. A sncond charge was lodged against namely, “Conduct to the prejudic order aund military discipline.” In support of this charge it wus shown that notwithstanding the colonel who was in com- mand of the fort, had been informed that one of the partics accused had been sent for to refute the charwe of infidelity in his own quarters, Fletcher, in a cowardly man- ner, avoided 'mecting the ofticer ' question, fleeing with undignl- fied huste through the rear of his quarters 1o the city of Omaha, without any notitication 10 thd post aajutunt or the next officer in rank. The post was thus left without a command- ing oflicer and the colonel was left exposed to the rigicule of oficers and enlisted men under his command, Later, when, after an abscace of nine hours, he rewirned to the post and was knccked down by one of the men whom he had traduced, he fuiled to assert the dignity of his rank by not summarily pinacing the as- sailant in arrest or resisting the indignity placed upon his rank and ofice. Colonel Fletcher pleaded not guilty, but he was found guilty, however, of all *ho charges aud sentenced 10'be - dismissud the servico of the United States, The procecdings finding and senteno were approved by the proper reviewing au thority, and the record was forwarded for the action of the president. Upon_this record the latter endorsed the fotlowing ordor. “Ihe sentence in the foregoing case of Licutenant Colonel Joshua 8. Fletcher Second infantry, is coufirn but in view of the judement of the acting judge-aavocate, neurred in by the major gencral command ing the army, that the findings upon the first charge and specifications are not sustained by indubitable proof, and in cousideration of the excellent record of the accused, it 18 mitigated to a susponsion from rank and duty with u forfeiture of one-fourth of his ay for three years.” The court martial convened in this eity July L, 1550, General August V. Kautz act- g us presideat, Captain Charles Porter, Eighth infantry, judge advocate, Since the action of the court Fleteher has resided in Philade Besides the promotions above r the following will bo mude: First [ aut Charles A. Booth, Seyonth infantry captain, und Second Lieutenant Kobert Noble, First infautry, to first lieutenantey. - - Wheat in Elevators, MixNEATOLIS, Minn , June 22.—~The wheat in private clevators of Minneapolis 1s given by the Northwestern Millor ut 3,165,000 bushels, shrinkage of 221,000 bushels compared with last Mouday. On the other hand, the publio stock iucreased 104,405 bushels, the total stock in the city being thus mado 580 bushels. There is altogether at Minneapolis and Duluth 10,240,795 bushels, or 181,25 bushiels less than the week bofors. Tne Mur- ket ktecord figures the stock i the country clevators of Minnesota and the two Dukotas at 2,004,000 bush decrense of 280,000 bushels. This makes the total stocks of weste ern wheat 12,254,795 bushels #0,120 bushe ols loss thun last week, A year ago tho total - = Fight with Convicts, el Because of 5} Special Telegram Flotcher recalls him, of good Colonel Cuarr Lenn to the Times from Seven convicts at escape from the of taom named Lurgdell was kil and Palmer, white, and Jack were wounded fatally, They were'n having overpowered the guards a guus, and in the tght K Pat and Runkins, guards, aod Captain Morewnd, forewan, seriously of the couviets escaped, but ono hLus captured, Those at large are negroes, and Sat Upon. I'ho d crats of st Mr. Clove- ¢ to adopt & resolution favors 7 tho presidency. The the \iistency silver « u e | A speclal Colo City, Ga., suyst City “atempted to tockade this morning. One od und Ward col arm Rowland wounded Threa been Cleve Ciry, L B Sair Lake Special to Tuk in cof on teaturo was toward the democratic platform. ~ The Death i ' 1ol Henry carl of Cloumel, died Regioald woday, .