Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1892, Page 2

BIC B0B THE WINNER' [GONTINURD FROM FIRST PAGE. | placed ot him at even money. In the Paris mutuale the majority of tickets issued boro the name of Fitzsimmons, Soon after hls ar- rival Fitzsimmons wont to the house of & friond 1o the lower distriot, near the Olympic club hiouse, and there spent most of the day in rest;timing himself so as to got to tho arena shortly before the fight Poter Kept Under Cover, Tn accoraance with tha original program signod by Billy Madden and ho other mem bers of Maher's cabinot tho Irishman was iept far from the crowd. Holland was his constant sttendant. He urose leisurely, took a short walk, breakfasted about 10 o'clock, cuddied up in & sunny corner of his bedroom aud rested for about six hours. At 4 o'clock e ate dinner and took no more nourishment until atter the fight. Maher was in great form. Although not as tall as Fitz, ho looked much stronger aud fuil of vim and stamina. He has biack hair, afow brow, firm broad jaws, square chin and a short, Lrown moustache above pleas: ant mouth uad a fine set of teoth, His chest and shoulders, especially the latter, were of true heavywelght proportions aund his driving power was fine, His arms aro long, heavy muscied and big and broad of bono— the kind that could be depended on for hard veork. From the way the Irishman spoke he was very confident, although in not a happy mood. ‘There 1s a good deal of viciousness in bis disposition and it cropped out con- tinually. He thought that Slavin and Mitchell and all of tho big pugs were anxious to have him whipped, despita their sweet words to the contrary; but be said he would win anyhow. He seemed eager for the hour of the fight aud his talk denoted that he in ended to make short work of the New Zeal- ander 1f ho could. He rerused several kind invitations to sup after the show, intimating that he lnu:numrm koop to himself, but he had a private arrangement with Holland to oven & bottle of wine at §:30 o'clock, pro- vided the fight started at Influenced by Religion. Holland was imbued with all of Maher's conflaenco and got away from him loug eunough before the fight to place $1,000 upon the result being in favor of Maher. Thero was ono thing that cast a gloom upon tho Irish champion, and it was a good deal in the pature of a superstition. Ho objected stronuously to fighting on Ash Wednesday and had used eveory effort to socure some other date, but without success, The fact weighed on him a little, and his chagrin was deepened becausq he haa forgotten to go to church in themorning. 71'be superstition in- creased his viciousoess and boded il for his rival if the flerce giant could get his batter- ing rams near the middleweight's tody. It was arranged during the day that Billy Madden and Gus Tuthill would be behind Maher, with Jack Fallon and Dave Holiand as his assistants. The preliminary bouts were to take place at 8 o’clock, but the crowd gathered nd early as 6 o'clock. Uarriages, cabs, cars and every conceivable conveyance wero filled with people and rolled toward tha club houso in & stendy stream. The place was brilliautly il- luminated. Seveéral kinds of light made darkness impossible. The mammoth arena wasa sea of hoads and the signt botore the fight was most ex- ceptional and exciting 8s tho fight itself. BEFORE THE BIG BATTLE. athering of the Crowd at the Club—The Preliminary Bouts, Rooms or Tue Onvyric CLus, RINGSIDE, Nrw ORLEANS, La., March 2.--The greatest pugilistic exhibition evor programmed to occur in one night at the same club occurred here tonight and was emphasized by the ap- poarance of four real champions—three rop- resentatives of this country and one middle- weight of the old school. The Olympic club house is three miles from Canal streot. In that neighborhood bun- dreds of women and children wero collectea and shouted at the passing vehicles, 1t wus a PFitzsimmons crowd throughout. Every montion of the middleweight champion’s name was received with cheers, and men stood op the corners shaking money and offering to bot on the chance of winuning. Not only were tho men interested, but women and children also. Some of the Blg Bets, The aro sevorul autrances to tho club and there was a crush at each of thom. A great force of polico wero on hand. however, and they haudled tho thousands who applied for admission with rapidity and ease. lnsido tho ena at 7:30 nearly every seat wus taken and che crowd was not ouly the greatest that hus ever boen sceu at a fight here, but it was likowlse tho most representative, Fuliy 5,000 people witnessed the contests, which were between Frank Slavin and an unknown, Charlie Mitchell and an unknown nud Petor Maher, champion of Ireland, and Robert Fitzsimmons, middleweight champion of the world, At 8:80 o'clock tho arena, with its sen of humanity decorated in carnival colors and Fiags of a1l nations, presonted a gala sight. Prof. Duffoy was sclected as reforee. Can tain Billy Barrett was as usual in charge of tho avena. A fow of the big bets registored today wero ps follows: Charley Johnson, $4200 on Maher; Jimmy Adams of New York, $6,800 on Mabor; D. H. Ormsby, #3500 on F' pimmons;' Billy’ Madden,’ $1,000 on Maber; e Garfleld syndieate of Chicazo, composed of Johu Condon and Harry Varuell, upwards of 812,000 on Fitzsimmons. George Clarke, Uhicago, #,000 on Fitzsimmons; EBrodie, $1,000 on Maher; Jerry Daley is said Lo have wagered 82,500 on Fitzsimmons. Some Preliminary Settos. Edward Curts made his first appearance Bs master of ceremonios and was heartily cheered, Artbur Uphsm and Charley Mitchell were announced to box threo rounds; Frank Slavin ava -Felix Vaquelin Your rounds and Slavin and Charley Mitchell JYour rounds. . Prof. John Duffey entered the arena at 8 o'clock uno made a nico address, Cbarles Mitchell and Arthur Upnam were the first to enter the ring at Mitcnell was ac- companied by Fraunk Siavin, Tom Allen and Pat Allen. ~ Upham was accompanied by Charley Johnson and Tom Hogan; Tom lien was greeted with applause. Upasm ooked like & ghost 1n his corner as Mitchell sat eyeing him closely, Mitchell wore white tights with blue stockings and yellow Aght- fng shoes and stripped o the waist. Upham wore lavender tights, black stockings and shoes. Ho was also stripped w0 ihe waist. The men donned the gloves betore they were weighed, sud Captain Barreit politely re- uested them to remove them until weighed, "I'he law being fully complied with the gloyes ware readjusted, and at 3:50 the meu stepped 1o the center of the riug. Mitchell made a holy show of Upham in the first round, his superiority being quito mpparent. Upham was very weak as he como up for thesecond round. Mitohell's cleverness was much spplauded and he as- tonished come of the spectators whose tirst Bequaintauce with the Englishman was had tonight. The third round was finished all In Mitohell’s favor aud the Englishman was polauded to the echo by the Olympic's gues Slavin Had No Snap. Slavin and Vaguelin now ook their places, and there was not so much contrast noticed in the men as was the cass fn the previous set-to. Vaquelin tursed pale, as did Upham, though ho prosented @ spleudid physique. Blavin was dressed in salmon-colored tights, blue stockiugs and black fighting shoes, while Vagueliv was dressed in brown tights, black stockings and black shoes, Both men stripped to the waist. Slavin's superiority, while marked o & great degree, did not man- ifest itself ws mueh over his opponent as Mitehell did over Upham, ‘The first round was called after two min utes of bard punching. The men warmed up {u the second round and Slavin's band when offeréd wis seldom out of Vaquelin's face, Tne meu slugged in this round and Slavin's olover work was much aduired. The im- rovement uvoticed in Vaquelin since the raining with Fitzsimmous was &t ouce '"}fk“ 5 ‘Phe third round was & vigorous puuching mateh wnd was 8 great deal flercer than Mitchell's set-to, Had Hot One with Mitehell. Slavin did pot take off his gloves, but scatea bimself, waiting for Miwnhell, who im- mndlnul{ 1004 his coruer, snd appeared Lo box with his natural ease. Iu this set-to Mitehell's nice boxing was counteracied by Slaviu's cunning. The secoud round pre- senting the science of the fistic art mace ratber lively work. The round ended in & ot rally 1 the middle of the riug, and the Budisnce went wild over the sel-Lo. T'he third round was annousced as tho last | | one. They wore cautious and the way they ranpad cach other's faces seemed almost 1o prove Mitchall's *supsriority. Tuis closed the proliminaries and eversbody stretched bofore settline thomselves for the card of the evening. The timera for the Maher.Fitzsimmons contest woro (George Clark of Chicago for “itzsimmons, P. J, Donahue for Maher and R. M. Frank for the mub. — NEBRASKA'S GIFT TO RUSSIA. Eight Oars of Corn for 8 the € Tho six cars of corn sent by Nebraska for tho relief of the Russian suffersrs laft Omana Tuesday ovening. The cars wers from North Platte, Chanpoll, Beatrice, Piokrell, Clay Conter and Rogan, but the entire load was not made up atthe places whore the oars wera stationed . The entire stato had a hand in giving the 2,000 bushels that filled these cars and two others that came in over the Kikhorn and crossod the river at Missouri Valley, thero to be attached to the train that laft here last evening On the sides of the cars were ban- nors gotten out under tho super- vision of the Board of Trade, aud embellished as follows: An outlino sketeh of the United States with Omahs occunying A very conspicuous spoy in tho center, Across the top were the words ‘'1801—165,- 000,000 Bushels.” Lower down ‘‘Nobraska Corn for Russia,” aud on the lower boarder, “Western Progress—Kastorn Polish,” eoraska to RRuss and Holp Live;” “Nebraska tho H King Cor: “‘Nebraska Corn, 1801, 1 000 Bushels." The cars were allof modern make.equipped with air brakes, and will make a fast run to Akron, O., where the corn will be ground and then forwarded o the coast. T, Colonel Henry's Compliments, Heapquantenrs NiNti UNiren States Cav Arny, Fort Rosinsox, Nob., Feb. 24.—The regimental commander takes pleasure in publishing to the regiment the contents of tho following lotter, received from Liouten- ant Colonel Guy V. Heary, Seventh cavalry ('ate major, Ninth cavalry.) Four Niever, Va,.—To the Oficers and En- tistod Men of the Ninth Cavalry: My promo- tion to lleutenant colonel carrying rie from you, 1 desire to make it s mutwr of record thit my service with the Ninth cavalry, which ix now torminated, has beon one of pleasure w0 me, ind has demonstrated thut the officers of the Ninth, fn attention to duty. loywlty and 2oal in fts porformance, whether In garrison or flold, cannot be excelled. The enlisted men hivo at all times been falthful to do and prompt to obey Whatever was roquired of thom. As next to your late lamonted colonel, Gen- eral Edward Hateh, Thave been the tield offi- cor lon est ussociated with you, 1 deem it a duty ia'parting and severinz my eleven years of ussociation. to express to both officers and entisted men iy itude for your loyal ser- vice whenever under my comniand Guy V. Hexry, Licutenant Colonel, Seventh Cuvalvy, Lato Major. Ninth Cavalry. “I'he regimental commandor voices the sen- timent of the regiment in regret at partiug with an officer of Colonel Henry's distin- guished merit, and does not doubi that nis relations with his now command will be as agreeable and satisfactors to all as they were with the old. By order of Lievtes COLONEL SANFORD, Grore HUTCIINSON, First Licutenant and Adjutant, Niuth Cav- alry. ving Subjects of W ASHING . 24.- Tue Bes |—W. A. Coffield of Albany, Neb., is a name which will be familiar to every one about the Indian office here for many years to come. Coffield tried to play a smart trick in order to secure appointment to the position of farmer at he Pine Ridgeagency,and got trapped. On the Sth inst. Senator Manderson received n letter from Coffield which was couched in very impatient tones, and almost demanded that he be appointed to the position of farmer at Pine Riage, without delay. This letter called Sena- tor Manderson’s attention to the charac- ter of the applicant. In the firs% place Coflield should hve known that the po- sition sought is patronuge helonging to South Dakota, and therefore a Nebras- kan would not be chosen; secondly, he should have known enough to have been more respectful in his language. 1n Coflield’s letter to Senator Mander- son he used this expréssion: **Now,what I want to know is why” the position is not forthcoming. Later in the letter he said: “I think, in consideration of past services there and in the army, that T am entitled to fair treatment.” Coffield referred, in this letter to & ator Manderson, to an application wh he filed on April 23, 1891, for this pos tion, and cited a telegram from Commis, sioner Morgan, who stated to Acting Indian Agent Penney that Coffield’s ap- plication for appointment wouid not be approved, and therefore it was unneces- sury for Penney to submit the nomina- tion. Coffield, in his letter to Senator Manderson on the Sth inst., gave out the impression that he had been a union soldier, for he said that *'in consideration of past services in the army I am entitled to fair treatment.” On the strength of this letter Senator Manderson wrote to Indian Commis- sioner Morgan to ascertuin something of Coffleld’s record as farmer at.Pine Ridge, subsequent to the time of his removal under the last administration. It appears thut Coflleld was appointed farmer ot Pine Ridge some years pre- vious to the incoming of the Cleveland administration, and when he was ve- moved by Indian Commissioner Atkins, upon the presumption that he was a re- publican, he wrote a letter to the In- aian office hegging for reinstatement. Jommissioner Morgan in his reply to wator Manderson's inquiry as to Coftiuld’s record, and the circumstances under which he was appointed origin- ally, simply inclosed u copy of a letter wr{llun by Coftield to Commissioner Atkins from Gordon, Neb., July 30, 1887, and observed that the letter explained why the application of Coflield for np- pointmept at this time would not be considered, From th letter of Cof- fleld’s the following extract is taken: “On the first of last Ferbuary I was relieved as additional farmer at Pine Ridge agency, and Mr. David Link ap- pointed in wy stead. I supposed then, and do now, that the department re- lioved me supposing that T was u repuo- lican. They were justitied in believing such to be the case from the fuct that I was working under a republican admin- istration, but I would l{ku to disabuse your mind of any such idea. I am a Marylander, und at the breaking out of the war joined the Black Horso cavalry under Ashby. Aftor he was killed at Cross Keys, I went to McMinnville, Tenn., and joined General John H, Mor- gon, who sent me to Liberty, Tenn., to Captain Tom Quirk to raise additional scouts for his command. [ remained with Morgan until his brother Dick cume from Virginia. Dick and myself could never got along so I went back to Virginia and helped Harry Gilmore to raise what was known a8 Gilmore’s battalion, and remained with that organizatioa until the close of the war, I mention these facts siply to remind you that republicans did not wear the same kind of uniform that I did.” It would be difficult to describe the indignation which prevailed in the Indian oftice, not to name that of Sen- ator Munderson, when it was discovered that Coffield nad attempted, for the purpose of securing a reappointment, to convey the idea that he was an ex-union soldier, when in fact he had boasted to President Cleveland’s Indian com- missioner that he bore conspicuous services for the confederacy, and ap- pealed to the democratic administration o be reinstated upon his rebel record. It uppears that Coffield was appointed Sen- h HA farmer at Pine Ridge in Janwary, 1885, upon the recommendation of Agent MeGillicuddy, who will now have an opportunity to explain his action, in view of this statement in Coffleld’s letter to Commissionar Atkins: "I have no doubt if I would go back among my friends in Maryland and Virginia would receive the endorsement of the deegations from both those states.” - Courtesy Difficultios. Senator Brice is engazed just now in foeling the public palse. o has found out enough within the past ten days to convince him that there is no diplomacy in permitting the peopls to believe he ie favorable to David B. Hill’s can- didacy. His interview on this subject printed in the New York World caused a decided sation and brought the sen- ator several hundred additional letters in his big batch of mail. The senator, by the way, never fails to answer a letter. The story is told of him that some time ago an angry con- stituent, displeased with Brice’s action in a corlain matter, sent him a postal card on which was the single line in a large round hand: T think you are an unmitigated jack- ass. The senator’s secrotary was about to throw it into tho waste basket when his employer stayed his hand and dictated his customary form of acknowledzment: MY DEAR Sik—Your favor of the 10th inst. at hand. Its contents have been carefully noted and will receive early attention. Very truly yours, ete —— Unlucky Days, In Grafton’s manuul of his Chronicles, 1565, the unlucky days, according to the opinions of the astronomers, are named as follows: January 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 15, 17 and 20 are unlucky; February 26, 27 and 28 unlucky, 8 10and 17 very unlucky; Moreh 16, 17 and 20 very unlucky; April 7,8, 10 and 20 unlucky; May 8 and 6 unlucky, 7,15 and 20 very un- lucky; June 10 and 22 unlucky, 6 and 8 very unlucky; August 29 and 80 un- lucky, 19 and 20 very unlucky; Septem- ber 3, 4, 21 and 23 unlucky, 6 and 7 yery unlucky; October 4,16 and 24 un- lucky, 6 very unlucky; November 5, 6, 29 and 80 unlucky, 15 and 20 very un- lucky; December 15 and 22 unlucky, 6, 7 and 9 very unlucky. Ry LIS PERSONAL PARAGKAPHS. Duko Beall of Lincoln is at the Arcade. C. P. Shur of Kearney is at tha Paxton. J. M. Grifith of Wahoo is at the Paxton. D. L. Rovberts of Fairfax is at the Dellone. C. W, Pierce of Lancoln is at the Millard. W. H. Ashley of Beatrice is at the Paxton. C. G. Somers of Norfolk is at the Arcade. Sid L. Walker of Kearnoy is at the Pax- ton. w. lone. A. G. Holt of Grand Tsland 1s at the Ar- c ade. M. Lovett of Guide Rock is at the Mer- chants, Rovert M. Simons of Lincolr is av Millard. C. M. Rigg of Beatrice is stoppiog at Millard. E. C. Jackson of Blair is registered at Millard. Captain J. H. Stickel of Hebron is at Murray. J. Jensen of Geneva is stopping at Millard. S. H. Morrison of Nebraska City is at the Millard. S H. E. Vandruff of Bradshaw is at the Arvcado, ‘W. L. Wilson of Nebraska City s at Millara. ‘I'heophilus Cushing of Tacoma is at Arcade. B. Downey of Sumner is stopping at Arcade. A. R.McAdoo of Bloomington is at Arcade, C. C. McCoy of Walla Walla is at Paxton. H. C. Bernara of Saratoga, Wyo., is at the Paxton. C. Fred Schram of Waboo is at the Murrav. O. J. Snarver of Long Pine is at tho Murray. C, A. Dodge of Ogden is registered at the Murray. Churles M. Smith of Cheyenng is at the Murray. John Steen of Wabloo tarried at the Millard last night. Mrs. R. A. Merchants. Walt Payne of Wisner is a guest at the Merchants. R. R, Selway of Miles City, the Dellone. - George R. Scott of Beatrice is stopping the Dellone, J. B. Densmore of Sutton is registered the Millurd. J. Lansing and wife of Seward are the Millard. R. Flanders of Chadron is registered the Miliard. Goorge M. Hughey of Pawnee City Is the Millard. George E. Darrington of Falls City is the Millard. J. E, Jenkios of Schuylcr is stopping at the Arcade. Charles A, the Paxton. 12. W. Williams and wife of Lincoln are at the Arcade, L, Angem of Columbus is registered av the Murrsy. George H. Clarke, wife and child are at the Murray. T. L. Hall and W. E. Wells of Burwell aro at the Arcade. E. L. Parker of Plainview Is registered at the Merchants, T, B. Hood and wife of Central City are at the Merchants. Joseph Roddy of North Platte is registered at the Arcade, Dr. M. X. Hoover of Kearney is registored at the Pavton. J. 1. T. Shugart of Cheyenne is registered at the Paxton, William Beechwood of Newcastle is regis- tered at the Dellone. M. P, Smith of Nebraska City was at the Delloue last evening. J. C. Matnison and wife guests at the Dellone. W. P. McCall and wife of Tiucoln are guests at the Murray. Dr, E, Y. Haughawout of Columbus is a guest at the Millard. J. W. Haucner of Hot Springs, 8. D,, Is stopping at the Paxton. Miss Ew Planta and Miss Fronia Mibn of Parls are at the Dellone, Hon. Frauk P, Ireland of Nebraska City was in the eity yesterday, Judge A. V. Larimer of Sioux City was a late arrival at the Murray. R. J. Kilpatrick and 5, D, Beatrice are at the Paxton, C. I, Boyd, wife and daughter of Ains- worth ave at the Merchants. E. G. Dey, L. Hocnel and O. Syracuse are at the Millard. B. B. Hoywood and Howard S.Page of Salv Lake aro at the Paxton. Colonel Wilson of Nebraska City, & promi- upeut banker, was in tue city yesterday. Fraok A, Suow and C. W. Baroell of David City were at the Millard yesterday. Tom Cook of Lincoln was iu the city last evening to attend the Loyal Legion demons stration. Mr. and Mrs, Fred W. Grummond of Biugbswtion, N. Y., arc visitiog Mr. and Mrs. Frank D, Lyon at 215 North Nineteanth street. C. H. Keyuolas, ex-superiutendent of the bridge wolor line and now superintendent of the eastern division of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley, with headquarters at Norfolk, is at the Millard. —_—— Work will commence on the new set of officers’ quarters at once, PThey will be com- pleted iu eighty days. F. Field of Plattsmouth is at the Del- the the the the the the the the the the Racely of Pender is at the Mont., 18 at at ay at at at at Ford of Buffalo, Wyo,, is at of Dixon are Kilpatrick of Horne of DAILY BE THURSDAY [FROM PRERRBAY'S SRCOND EDITION.] WHISKY. HAS BEEN WATERED How the Foutidors of the Trust Expanded | ha Stook Most Wonderfully. SAID TO BE A STOCK JOBBING SCHEME Wise Pec Little Mbre Money Out of Wall Btrobt—Progross of the Crcaco. T [Special Telogram to Tue Bre, |-Thore is more trouole in store for the whisky trust. This time it comes, not from a federal grand jury, but from within the trust itself. It is nothing short of asuit which is likely to bring the inner- most secrets of the trust to light, and espe- clally somo facts connected with the begin- ning of the trust, The organization of the trust was con- ducted on the principle thatno sensible man with commudity to sell will underrate the valuo of that commodity; that in business it is permissible to place on it an exorbitant price, if there is a chanco to secure a cus- tomer that will take it at the vendor's valua- tion. It was therefore determined to capi- talizo the trust and iseuo stock on n valuation of 400 per cent of the markot value of the propertiés. As tho promoters of the trust proceeded they found no opposition in any quarter tothe plan. An owner of a distillory worth §i5,000 was perfectly willing to have his plant valued at $300,000, and to take cortificates of stock in the whisky trust for that amount. But after the trust was fully organized some of the distillers began to think they hiad not fared so well as thefr neighbors. Their plants had gove in at a 400 per cen valuation, but their neighbors had been ap- praised all the way from 600 to 800 per cent above market values, The dissatisfaction of the men who failed 1o get in on the ground floor has existed ever swce. Thoy have expostulated, but in vatn, Tho men who had got in on the ground floov had themn upon tho Rkip, principally because they were disinclined 1o give away the se- crets of the trust. In parting with their distilleries the members reccived certificates of tho watery stocl Have an Eye on Something. By the late manipulatiug most of the cor titicates have found their way to Wall stree, where they are now held. By the deal dis- tillers have cleared $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 recently. In case tho stock £oes low enough they will be avle to get their certificates back and clear a few. millions more. Some of the distillors 1 the trust have lately been cousidering the advisability of beginning suits to recover pack their distil- leries, or to havea full accounting from the trust. ‘Thoy will claim that there were fraud and misrepresentation-on the part of the men who organized tbe trust, acting in collusion with those letin on the ground floor. That such suits will be instituted is considered highly provable, by peoplo on the iuside. ‘Whether it is .the real intention of the men Wao want to take the matter into the courts to compel others., to disgorge a portion of tho mouey cleaned up in the unequal valuation deal or not, is what,some persons would liko to find out.. it 1s hioted that the real object of , briuging the, suits is still . further to depress whisky trust stock to@ point where the certificates can be bought bagk by the distiller: With the stock agais 1y their possession. the suits can be dismissed and Whisky Trust will again ¢o up. ,That it is a scneme to work Wall street aguin,is the belief of some, WHIBKX TRUST CASES, Charles 1, Hoad of Lowell Makes a State- ) ment. X Bosrox, Mass;, March 1.—A story pub- lished this evening says more surprises are in store for the peop'e most interested in the whisky trust cases. Before another twoeuty- four hours have elapsed, it is not improba- ble, say those who are in & posidon to know, that arrests will be made on indictments found by the federal grand jury in session in this city which will create a profound sensa- tion. Phe indictments have resulted from the prosecution of the whisky trust officials and the charge contained in them is that of tam- pering with members _of the grand jury and of attempting to prevent the finding of an indictment. Tho matter has been kept ex- ceedingly quiet. District Attorney Allen does not deny that judictments have been fouud; he merely says he can give no infor- mation. T.owkLL, Mass., March 1.—Charles I. Hood said today: *“The statement that I was the leader in fighting shis whisky trust is not correct. Mr. Stickney, who purchased our alcohol, called wy attention some time ago to the combination but I was busy at the time and did not pay much attention. We con- tinued to purchase-our alcobol where we could get it the cheapest and finully Mr. Stickney called my attention to the fact that the agent of this combir -tion refused to re- deem our repate ctecks. The rebate monoy is held by tne agents of this combina- uon aud we do not receive any inter- ost on it. That monoy should be enough to conduct the business and the varties own- ing the aistilleries in the combination need not have a dollar of capital invested. When the agents of the combinution refused to re- deem our checks because we purchased alco- hol of parties outside theiwr combination, I wrote to the attorney general about tho mat- tor and he referred the commuuication to the United States district attorney for investiga- tion. Notwithstandiug the efforts of this combination, we have been able to purchase alcohol of outside parties at a cheapor rate. I think we have purchased alcohol from members of the combinaticn who hope to break down the competitor selling tous. 1 do not wish to be placed in the position of fighting this trust or combination, butI want the right to purchase aleohol in the cheapest market.” P — AFRICAN SLAVE D. S REPULSED, Captain Joubert Saved by the Rellef Expe- dition at the Luast Moment. \Copurighted 1692 by James Gordon Bennett,| Brusseris, March L—(New York Horala Cable—Special to Tus Bug.|—Advices from Bast Africa announce that the auti-slavery expedition sent last yeartorescue the French Captain Joubert, who bas for years been fighting against goeat odds of Arab slave doalers and nattyéotrives, has joinea Joubert on the western shore of Lake Tangauika. Tho Arab ohigh Rumdiza, was just e aricg to mglto & fresh attack *on aukflrl. whose 'position was very critical. The arrival of the expedition will enable Joubert to keep the slave raiders at bay. As the relieviug pre' tion was organized with the assistance of Clirdinal Lavizerio, it may be considered a botitribution of the Catbolic church toward thd: suppression of tho slave trade. » The llldopl!ndangt} Belge annouuces that it is about to publish’“s series of articles from eminent English ‘a) ‘Imrlty showing that the aecay of the Bripish navy bas reached such a stage that Great Hijtain™ is on a diract road to lose its saval $tréngth. Garibaldik (hief of Staff Dead, | Copyrighted 188 by James Gordon Bennett,) Pagis, March t|—Néw York Herald Cable pecial to Vui* k. | —Bordene, who was Garibaldi's chief of staff duriog the Franco- Prussian war, died in Paris yesterday, He had served under Garibaldi in Italy and was ractiolng medicine when the war with Jermuny commenoed. - After the war he was bitterly attacked by the Freuch press on the score of speculation, but was completely cleared by auditing ofiigers. Jaequemet Bishop Amieus died yesterday morniug aged Ti. —rr— Will Maintain the Court's Dignity. AukaLoy, Kan,, Maron 1.—After a session of court yesterday, which lasted until after 10 o'clock, & jury was procured to try the celebrated Sherlff Dunn murder cases, Eight of the jury are neighbors of the men who ambushed the sheriff's parly and assassinated that official. The taking of testimony be- gan immedistely aiter court was opeued MARCH this morning, The witnesses today woeroe all members of the sherifl’s party. Mrs. Botkin and her soh also gave their testimony of the atories of the murder told on thie stand the murdor. - Judge Vandorvert has tormined to maintain the dignity of the court to do away with their riflos ani revolvers No ono fin court was armod today and tention. i — PARK MATTERS DISOUSSED. Firat and Seo Settle the Questio; Nearly 200 of the citizens of the First and Second wards met last evening in Metz on South Thirteenth streot to discuss the south side park question. each park commission for purchase, Ex-County Commissioner O'Kooffo pre- sided and C. A. Yost was electod secrota; donate several additional acres, Judge Hascall also favored the same tract, and said that Syndicate park was bound to remain a park for all timo, Dan O'Keeffe took tho other side advocat ing the Yurcl\nsu of Syndicate park and roasting the Clarke offer to a turn, He paid his respects 1o Tom Murray, whom he de clared nover gave away a cont in his life, and intimated that Mr, Clarko had given Murray £500 or more to make his ““donation,” in order that the Clarke tract might be sold for $1,200 18 worth, park and declared that the Clarke tract had none, Ho thought a_park should bo socured to benefit the present generation, trees on the Clarke tract than park, tract was much more reasonable than any of the other tracts, as it was ouly o mile from the spot whore the meeting was hela, whilp for ottier tracts six miles away the sum of 1100 was asked, He urged unity of action, withont which all efforts would fail. Ed. Cornish eulogizea Hascall. who, he said, had assisted the greatost provement over made in the city by “standing in'’ with tne chairman in the open- ing of South Thirteenth street. He knew that Syndicate park would always remain such, thongh, of course. the owners would rather have the city pay for the improve- ments than do it themscives. He was of the opinion, too, that payment for that park, if it was to be bought, should be made by South Omana, as it was properiy a park for that city. l\)!'L Donovan said he had opyosed the Clarke tract, but after sceing it he was in favor of buying it, though he was still an admirer of Syndicate park, which he wus sure would always remain n park anyway. He believed that the prico asked for many of the tracts was ton high, and cited the Parier and Dis- ton tracts. He said $300 or $000 an acre was too mueh to pay for a cornfield, and the cheapest land offered was on tho south side. Hascull moved that the park commissioners be requested to purchaso tho Clarke tract,ac- cept the Murray donation and hold the val- ance of the mouey in reserve. Dan O'Keefo offered as ao amendment that the officiuls be requested not to sell the bonds this vear, as the right of eminent domuin would soon be restored and the money wcould then bo expended without playing into the hands of the land sharks and property could be secured for what it is worth. Dr. W. H. Hanchett spoke in favor of the Clarke tract and urged thatan immediato purchase bs recommended. Mr. Powers thought the matter of post- poning the purchase of parks should properly come before u mnass meoting of citizens of the uorth and south sides. ; The amendment was overwhelmingly de- feated and Hascall’s wotion carried with a whoop. : On motion of Mr. Donavan a resolution was adopted demanding that a Liberal slico of this year's sewer allowance bo expended south of the tracks. -~ REFORMATORY BURNED, Attendants Unavalling in duing the Flames, INpIaNAPoLts, Ind., March 1.—The State Womau's Prison and Reform School for Girls burned here tonight. The building was entirely destroyed. Tue firs was dis- covered a few minutes after supper in the laundry of the veform department. Julia Kerr, ono of the trusty inmates, and the day watchman discovered smoke issuing from the room almost simultaneously, ove from the inside of the institution ana the other from without. I'he Kerr girl hastily informed one of the guards that the laundry was ablaze, and the watchman ran to the en- gine room, where he summoned the aid of the euginecer and day watchman. These, with the fireapparatus at hand, succecded, as they supposed, in quenching the firo, whea the hose broke. Before it could be mended the flames burst out again and rapidly spread. The prison department was tho last to go and the noise of crashing of the iron coops, as the supports gave way, was heard for a halr mile from tha burning buildings, The institution was situated in the center of a five-acre field on the eastern side of the city. Itwasa model prison and one of tho most noted in the country. When the fire was first discovered Miss iCelly, tho superintendent of inmates the reform department, was in the yara. Upon the aiscovery that the flames had communicated to the stairwny and up to tho roof, the girls were ordercd to the yard and were guarded by a half-dozen attendauts. In this portion of t he institution there were 157 inmates, I'rom those cou- fined in the prison department the most trouble was anticipated by the oficers. Miss Kelly weut into the hallway and in o loud tone called the attention of the prisoners to tho fact that the building was on five. 'y am going to unlock tuese cells, but I want you 1o promise me that you wiil stand by m® and not one attempt to eseapo.)’ "Phe women with one voico promised this and the doors flung open. The fifty-threc prisoners tastily followed Miss KKelly through the hallways and to the grounds, whero tuey were placed in charge of the attengants, Of the inmates of his department there aro eight who have been sentenced for life ana a balf dozen more for long terms. Uthers were for minor charges, for grand and petit larceny aud several for abduction. »o far as known, noue ot the prisoners mwade any attempt to escape, although some of the reform girls were daiscovered during the evening roaming avout the strects of the city and they were sent to the police station. The fire was of incendiary origin, theee girls, lmogene ‘Thompson, Mary Stovens and Lydia Kinzely, it is claimed by othor in- mates, having formed a conspiracy to freo themselves in this way if possibie, by creat- ing astampede. The prisoners and inmates will be contined in the various other state institutions, ‘I'be loss will exceed #300,000, with an insurance of but §1,000. Efforts of Sub- of Special Tele- misson case was gram to Tue Be soutled wday and the accused was released from custody. Two more nuotes were brought to light, making the total amount $25,000. Tho setilement was effectod by A. Schustor, whose namo was said to have beon forged, algning & stutemeny agreeing o pay the notes snd saylug they were drawn aod signed by Smisson, who is his sou-in-law and @ well known cattle dealer, with his full knowledge and censent. Mr. Schuster isa promivent morchant and cattle man of Savan- nan, Mo,, and is worth in theneighborhood of 500,000, He is 8 proud old German who has mado a fortuue siuce he came 1o this country nniless years ago. He was averse to hav- ng tho stigma of a father's crime resting upon bis grandobildren and so settled the matter as above, Miss Smisson came bere with ber father. BSeveral people who bave kuown Swissou and his- family for years say that they are very promiuent and have always borne good reputations, ¥armers Favor the Siugle Tax Ide Siovx Ciry, In., Marcn 1.—(Special Tele- eram 1o Tue Bee. ] —Today's sessious of the famers alllauce were devoid of interest, being almost wholly taken up with routine matters, In the afternoon papers on several agricultural topics were read and discussed In the evening session the Sioux City Single Tax club sppeared and took charge of the discussion of the laud question. The sur- prisiug feature was the number of farmers Noune differed from those published at the time of de- and has ordored all tho bailiffs and deputies the novelty of that fact attracted universal at- nd Ward Citizens Unable to hall The meeting was oalled by a joint committee of nine members from the First and Secona wards to gree on what tract to recommond to the Ho advooited the purchaseof the Clarko tract, with which Tom Murray has offered to an acre, which, he said, is much more than iv He spoke of the trees in Syndicato Ernest Stult declared that vhere were more Syndicate Ho thought the price of the Clurko im- | who exprossed assent to the single tax theory | —————— NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING, Jimmie Willinms Wins | tory on the Natlonal Agreement. New Yonk, March 1.—The Natonal lengue went into sossion at the Fifth Ave nuo hotel at S:30 this evening. All the league clubs were ropresonted. Nick Young of Washington, president of tho league, James Willlams, president of the Western league, ana C. W. White of the proposed Eastern loague, were also ln at tendance. Meotings wero held in the after- poon of the committeo consisting of Mossra. Young, Rogers aad Phelps, appointed to for- mulate a new national agreement, and when the league meoting was called to order in the | evening tho agreoment as adopted by this committee was read, A lengthy disoussion followed and numor- ous amendments were suggestod by different delogates, The meeting was held bohind closed doors and when an adjournmont was taken at 11 o'clook uutil tomorrow morning, Messrs. Wililams and White had won a substantial victory in the agreement commit- tee on the adoptivn of the ciause restricting the drafting of players to the season between October 1 and Fovruary 1. For this the loague is to pay $1,000 for each player taken from class A or the clubs in the Kastorn or Western latter the league and the 00 for play- associations associations pay o from such of the mimor lengues as wish to come into the agreoment, The fee which each club is to pay for the privileges of the clause is §1 in class A and §75 in class B. Mossrs, Wil- linins and White demurred %o the 6o as ox- orbitant, but they were given to understand thut thoy had botter withdraw opvosition if they wanted the ondorsement of the roport, which they did very gracefully. During the evening, and while tho mag- nales were in session, Mr. Williams had his heart made glad by @ teleeram from Gus Smeltz of the Western league, telling him that the biteh which had kept Toledo out of the league had boen settled, aud tho circuit was now complete, The joint committes of the national agreement will submit its re- port tomorrow. A lively hight wiil probably oceur over the schedulo later in tho week. REX'S TRIUMPHANT TOUR. rco Before New Onueans, La,, Mareh 1.—At noon to- day His Gracious Majesty Rex appeared in bis twentieth annual parade before his royal subjects, tho time illusirated in “Tho sym- bolism of colors” affording every oppor- tunity for a suburb display of magnificent tableaux. The procession cousisted of eighteen tableau cars, with the usual st tendants, in the following ordor: The Bouefgras, first car; tho Rex coat ot arms, second: the king of the carnival oc- cupying his magniticent throne gave to the [ muliitude his royal greeting. ‘Lhis was introductors of the subject illus trating “The Artist's Dream of Colors." This was followed by the tableaux: Whaite, “Parity color, yedom:" palo Justice:" gold, w. “ealousy ;" Faith;" rea, ' pale blue, uge, **Mar With car 19, oly coloved, the harity ;" pal od Do Y ;, “Chastit irridescent and strang pageant of his majesty came to a close. The weathor 15 cool and clear and the streeis along the hine of march are filled with peaple. Mystic Krewe of Comus, Tonight many of the principal buildings, newspaper ofjces. clubs, ele., aro hand- somcly . illumivated. Thousands of loyal subjocts tonight attendea the Iex recoption at Carpival paiace, Mr. Robert 5. Day was king of the carnival und Miss Carrio Spell- man was queen 'ho Mystic Kreweof Comus, in their street ageant tonight, tlustrated scenes from iphon, the Land of the Rising Sun,” the lagendary history of Japan. The procession was headed by 1he captain of the Krewe and his aides in grand costumes and Japanese knights and princesses, followed by Comus, seated in o chariot drawn by a sacred stork of Japan, Second_tableau, Rising Sun;” Mikago;” ning,"” Niphon, the Lana of the third, *Oters: the Fiest fourth, “IKenton—Iu the Begiu- representing the egs from which all creation sprang: nd Izani, the Kirst Parents; trusu, the Sun Queen,” daughter of the first parents; soventh, *‘Yazonna tho spirit of night: eighth, “Hiruku’ the vuler of the sea; ninth, “lononre,” the avenger; tenth, *“The Home 'of Denton, the Gentle;” eleventh, “Usame,” the charming sun goddess: twklith, “Iniri-sama,” goddoss of good; thirteenth, ‘“Achibane-bime, th idol of 'lowers; fourteonth, “Su ? voico of fifteonth, no-carth sixtoenth, father of flooas; seven- 0sanoo, the dragon congueror tui-jul,” the thunder god toenth, “#u-sht,” the elixer of immortality; twentioth, *Jimme Petro and Tarlaia tlyimg from Yomato.” The Krewo's entertainment was con-ludod at the French operahouse by a grand tabicau und ball. ve offspring ; eighteenth AN ERIAL DISTURBANC 1 by the Me Two Sturs. New Yonrk, March 1.—Tho present epi- dowic of acrial disturbances is duo tw the meeting of two stars, The meeting oceurred at midoight. Yesterday a small storm started down on the North Carolina coast. It was bound north, and as it crept up along the At Inutic coast its pace increased and the stovm grew constantly in size and violence. The other storm had its irth out in central Obio, It was bound east. passing through Pennsyl- vania and inereas Storm signals are tho coast from Maine to Cupe Hatterus. At Bloci Islaud this morning the wind was blowing sixty-five miles an hour aud the storm center was located just about in that region, The few vessels that came into port through Hell Gato report territic weatber on the sound Just might, The steamer Providence of the IFall River lne and tho City of Worcester of the Norwich line from New London were tumbled ubout uncomfortably during tho night and wero so delayed by the storm that they arrived about two hours late this morning. ~Their passen gers were nearly all sea sick during the possago and many of them refused to retiro, feuring disaster 10 the vessel, At Atlantic Highlands, N, J., the severost storm and highost tincs ever known ar being experienced. Considerable wreckag has beon cast on shore, A largo vessel |s reported wrecied off Saudy Hook. Several hundred feer of the new ruilway bos been washed away near Hilton park. Ono of the largest steam pile drivers at tho end of the rutlway is wrecked apd sunk in de p water, The tido ou the north snore of Staten Ixiand this morniug was the highest ever known. At 10 o'clock the tide guage on Bliis 12land stood 21 feet 6 ncios Cark Hexio, Mich., Mareh L. —Tho steam- shiv Akaba, which parted her bawser during a galo while fu tow of the tug Saturn and which was abaudoned Ly the tug, as the tug had to run for a harbor, passed in’ tonight in tow of a tug and assistéd by a steamer, -~ Vs KO THE ARMY, vere Storms Caus, ting of strenuth, all al ng in up pomplete List of Clinngos ln tho Regular Service, WASHINGTO! . C., Mareh 1—(Spocial Telegram 0 Tue Bee. The following assignmente to regiments of officers recently promoted and trausfers of officors aro or- dered : Leave of absenve for two months on sur- geon's certificat of disapility with permis sion to leave the Department of the Ilaute is ranted Lieutenant Colonel George K. Brady, Seventeenth infantry. A board of survey will assemble at the clotbing depot of tho quartermaster deparument, St. Louis, Mo., March 7, 1503, or as s00n_thereafter as prac- ticable, for the purpose of luguiring into, re- porting upon wud lixiog the responsibility for the damaged and unserviceable coudition of gertain clothing and equipage recetved at that depot from various posts, statious and other sources duriog tbe perind since November, 1500. Detail for the boara: Major Join W. Bariger, commissary of sub- sistence; Captain Cbarles M. O'Connor, Eighth cavalry; First Lieutonant Hoel 5. Bishop, Fifth cavairy. Lieutenant Pow- buttan H. Clarke, Teuth cavalry, is relieved from further duty in conneotion with the col loction of luformation from abroad and will i Handsome Vie- | roturn to the United States and report in porsot 10 the secretary of war not lator than tay 21, 1802, Tho foilowing transfers in the Aghth'infuntey are mado: First Licutenaut Colville I, Torrett, from company K to_com- pany B First Lietenaut Goorga W. Ruth | ers, from company K to company K. Leave of absence for four months, to take effect on | being relioved from duty at Jefferson Bar: racks, Mo,, 1 grantod First Lioutonant Johu H. Gardnor, Ninth cavalay. At his own re quest Second Lientenant James J. Horh brook, Second cavalry, is transferred from troop M to troon K of 'that regiment, vico Second Lisutenaut Charles G. Lyman horeby transferrad from troop K to troop M, Second cavalry. Lieutonant Hornbrook will oin his proper station - - BARRILLAS DEFEATED. Attempts to Escape with Has Amn SAN Frascisco,Cal., March 1. —Tho steamer Cityof Panama, which arrived today, brought news from (Guatemala. At the latest account Barrillas, defeated candidate for the presi- dency, was endeavoring to got out of the country with tho fortuno he has amassed sinco ho has been in office. Lienfeista, who was electod to succood him, may never take bis seat. Onoof the candidates was young Barrios, and Barrillas, 1t is said, 18 ‘doing everything in bis power to conoiliate him, promising the support of his troops on conai- tion that Barrios will seo him safely out of the country. If Barrios attempts to tako oftice serious trouble.is looked for, - Arrivals, Arrived: Bohomia, he Fortune Ite A Stenn At _Hamburg Now York. At London—Georgia, from Baltimore, At Glasgow ~Manitoban, from Philadel phiaj State of Californis, from New York At'New York—Ims, from Bremen; State of Nebraska, from Glasgow. - LOTAL BR from ITIE! Henry Jolinson, who abused his mistross, was finod £25 and costs by Judge Berka yester- day afternoon and was sent to jail. Coroner Maul did not bold an inquest dur- ing tho menth of February. It was the quiet st month for the coroner for a long time. ‘I'ne police dragged James Dryden, a barber, in out of the cold last night and locked him up for carrying & jag avda big Colt's ro- volver. A sct of harness worth $20 was stolon from - Boisen Bros., 1102 Sherman avenue, Sunday night, The police are lookinz for the thief and the harness, The Fire department answered nineteen alarms Juring the month of Fobruary, which was four moro than during the samo month lnst vear, A tramp glving the namo of Grover Cloy land applied for lodging at tho police station last night, and out of respect for the name Jailer Bevout gave the bum a bed on the flon: next to a steam noater. ‘I'he republicans of the country procincts will meet at Bennington next ‘Tuesday at 10 o'clock . m., for the purpose of taking steps to organize a number of republican clubs in the rural district Police OMcor Shoup,who was mjured by fall while making an arrest about ten diy ago, was ¢ iderabiv worse last night and it was feared that he would loso the hand which was so severely injurea in the fall, Ofticer Cullon arrestea Willlam Dwyer, who claims to bo an old resident of Omaha, on lower Farnam street last night for begging money on the stroot and drinks in saloons, A chargo of vagrancy was placed against tho prisoner. President John Lewis and Secretary W. R. Gamble haye called a meeting of the Afro-American Real Estate Owners associa- tion at 2555 Cuming street Thursday evening, March 3, Tho trial of Saloonkeeper Butts, who runs a place at Twelfth and Cupitol avenue, for selling liquor on Sunday was commenced in police court vesterday afteruoon and con tinued untit Thursdav. Prosecutor Cochran claims to have a good case against Butts. Several prominent democrats prosented the Sumoset club with a fine life-size ceayon portraitof the late Sherif Boyd last eve- ning. The picture, which is a vory fiuo ono and an extromely good likenass, will hang over the president's desk in the club rooms. An_ athieteic contost will take place this evenivg at the armory of the Omaha Guards, including the following events: One milo heel and too, fivo miles go-as-you-pleaso, sack race, one-fourth mile dash and tug-of-war. The prizes consist of three goid medals, 8 silyer cup and banner, The till in tho barber shop at 1321 Harney street was tapped yesterday afternoon of 2 in change. Dan Clarkson, who of late been u regular customer of the shop, was caught coming out of the place, which nad vaen lofc alone for a moment, and was ar- rested for the theft. Tue Young People’s Society of Christian rdeavor of the Pirst Presbyterian chureh y enjovablo entertainment last of Which the chiof feature was the hariming elocutionist, Miss Ko Hext. The selections given varied fro; uch as “I'he Gypsy Fiower which was rendered with much feeling, to the light and humorous, which quite won the hearts of tha Jistenors, ' Miss Hext's posinzs in Greok cos tume were exceedingly graceful and her ex- pressive face accurately revoalod the variod omotions she depicted. The music was kindly furnished by Miss Editb M. James, who always plavs well, and by Messrs, Hoy, Brown and Findale; GROUND TO FRAGMENTS. Olo Olexon's Fearful Fate While Riding Belt Line A Missouri Pacific work train on the Belt 1uino kilied 19-year-old Ole Oleson about 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, The train was running from Walout Hill to South Omaba, and while passing Hawmil- ton strect two young mou jumped on and hid between the cars, intending to steal a ride to o City, When near Ifarnam street the train broke m two, and youug Olson was thrown under the whivels by the suddon jar. His compan jon, Paul Dolld, escaped unburt, As 5000 85 possible the train 10 a stundstill and the crew pick up the man, as brought went back 103 His remains were found strewn along the track for ovor a biock and wball. Coronar Maul was telephionod for. I'ho scatiered remains wero gatherea up, weed in u box and taken 1o the morgue, on's parents five at Thirty-eizhth Hamilion street, and wero notitied of the ac- cident by the coroner. An inquest was held last evouing and quite s number of witnesses, including tho examined, All of the wil nesses | 0 boys jumping on and off trains in_spite of the cftorts of the train crows Lo keep them off, ‘Toe jury returned a verdict to the effect that Olsou cume 10 bis death by bis own carclessness, aud recom mended that tho police dopartment take some steps to provont boys Jumpiug on atd off movIng trains. ‘Phe remains were removed Valien's underiaking bly be buried today. —— DoWitr's Sarsaparilla 15 roliable, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for ehil- dren teething softens the guins und alays all pain. 25 cents a bottle, A to Swanson & rooms and will proba- A woman ‘'rune down,” overwork- od, weak, nervous and debilitated — that's a wonman that Dr. Picree's ‘avoritoe health strength, woman's weak nesses and all woman's ailinents aro cured by it. It's a lo- gitimato medicino-not & beverage; an in vigorating, restorative tonic and a umv.lum‘ and strengthening nevvine, freo from aleobol and injurious drugs. It imparts tone and vigor to tho wholo system. for all functicnal irregularities, iodical pains, orgonic displacements and uterine ases, 18 & positive remedy, And a guaranteed one. 1f it doesn't give salisfaction, in every case, the money pald for it is refunded. "No other medicine for women is sold on these terms That's because nothing else is * Just as good.” Perhaps the dealer will offer samectuing that's *better.” All Ho weans that it's better for him, N