Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 14, 1893, Page 1

TWENTY ECOND YE NOSIER WELL PROTECTED | Inquisitive to Examine the Bank's Books, SHIELDED | | Attorneys Will Not Be Allowed | ONALLSIDES FROM PROSECUTION Indictment on Which He s Held Said to Be Wort ss—~Some Pertinent tions —Candidates for the Supreme Court Commission, Lixcouw, Neb., March 13— [Special T gram toTie Bee. | —Attorney L. C. Burr of this city, who represents so many of the creditors of the defunct Capital National bank, received word from Washington t night, through Receiver McFarland, that ne would not be permitted to make use of the books of the broken institution in making up his case against Mosher. Mr. Burr is considerably exercised over the manner in which everybody who has had any possible connection shield Mosher tions district at ceiver and seem to ha vent any ¢ access cith the case. Tt is u sienific under wh arrest is on and could be demurred out of court by any lawyer of ordinary ability. Tt is claimed that the defeets in the indictment re 80 apparent that they cannot escap notice, and it is broadly asserted that the very defeets were placed there with o de liberate design. The veal indictment is a | lengthy document covering seventy-one closely written pages, Upon this indictmen Mosher has never been arvested. It has | never been filed in court and the auestion very naturally arises why is it kept so care fully in the dark? This is the question to wehich an answer is so carnestly desived by several hundred thousand people throughout the length time, but the answer is not forthcoming. cn The vard the suprer their indorsements tomorrow morning candidates who now occupy follows: Republicans—Hon. C. H. Marple of Omaha, Hon, F F. Warren of Nebrasku . Hon. J. Ryan of [Lincoln, Hon Amasu Cobb of Lincoln, Hon M artlety of Omaha, Hon. F. G. Hamer of Kearney, Hon. J. T. Huys of Norfolk, Hon. W.H Field of Lincoln; democrats—Hon. E. Wake- ley of Omaha, Hon. W. H. Munger of Fre- mont, Hon, F J. H. Broa Jo M. Leese of South Om; Omaha i legal talent pulling for the statute revision bill as ropres bar and i of the can ble 1 o, was submu house wus submitting a constitutional do away with the veto power. Just been taken were footi! wi the very the amendment turned at once and voted to sustain th was based had just economy. Promises to Be Pleasant. A lively evening, when the hous together to consider the report of the peni- tentia sured p and through their friends, adoption of the report. consultations today and are considerably ercised over thé situation. The special investigating committee that unearthed has now turned its attention to the Asylum fer the Ing Joft for that place this morning. mated that the state of affaivs there is even ‘worse tha, mu brought to meny of the legislature, vigorously fords. It is i proceeding state ofti ¢ gating comm in ofiice. Church He has a severe attack of la g Jhreatened night. w Demoernt ot Laxcors gram to T rial on at ovening, o The prin take some ac “he editor ernl posic stalled Cleyeland ftors to fuke, but the cratie par Tho acti the legislature In voting for a populist United States senator also came up for some discussion. One or two members of the as sociation were inclined to re ter an el | phatic protest aguinst the action, but a suatement from Represcntative Caspor, who was present, calmed their perturbed spivits The followin; Wheseas, of this da utteranc regarding eral positions, ments Cloveliud's preaceessor suffered on ie- count of tho churge that he subsidized tho Preps: and Wherons, This assoctation questions the truthfulness of such purported utterancee ar Whereas, The publishers of demoeratie Bewspapers have pert 1 lubor of love or years, and without It ve uhored tor denmoeratic o | Whereas, The goal has been roached and many editons are candidites for postinste nd ather federal posith werefore i T, That this assoclution does recoms- | the appointient of such applicants W Ao of the stat and w and in o u thelr dutie: Ragan of ie governor's vetoof the judici s read it was greoted with appls h as the work of the president eport 1 perforu tho with the case has sought to since his enormous pecula. uncovered, The United States | torney, the bank examiner, vhe re- | the authorities at hington all wve formed o « bination to vr f Mosher's victims from h i} ier to Mosher or to the ords in | Some Significant Facts, nt fact that the indictment fch Mosher is now held under not worth the paper it is written and breadth of the state at this | didates for the Commission. fous candidates for appointment on ne court commission will submit The the field are us S. Martin of Faulls City, Hon dy of Lincoln; independents—Hon Hastings, Hon. William W. Edgerton of Lincoln, Hon. aha s represanted by a goodly g rray of entatives of the Douglas county ncidentally working in the interest wdidacy of Hon. €. H. Marple as a nember of the supreme court com- Among them are Mess Meikle, vy bill nitted just at the time that the taking a vote on the question of | amendme.i to The vote had on roll call and the clerks ng the result. Wher the message use and crowding members who had been @ veto, as the ground on which it was tho very one on which they been arguing, that is, public is booked for tomorrow » holds a special run- session nve ies i tigating committee. The cen- re working hard, personally to prevent the They held several tho steals at the Lincoln asylum curable Insane at Hastings, and It is inti p-at the institution here. Inas ymmittee will be the sine die adjourn- the search will be prosecuted while opportunity af- oa close by n out tonight s will be rs who we tee to b that impeachment instituted against the found by the investi guilty of maif 1S Howe has been a very sick nan ippe and was | 1 with pneumonia, but is better to- | ITH CANAAN IN SIGHT, ie Orga rs Do Not Propose e Shut Out 1 the Spoits. Neb.,, March 13.—[Special Tele- e Bee.]—The Democratic State association held & very animated the Windsor hotel in this city thi bout forty members being present object of the gathering to 1 to further the interests of ial brethren who are seeking fed- fons at the hands of the newly in- | “The annouucement that would not appoint democratic ed federal positions was stamped as o it was unanimously agreed that if turned out to be true the demo- | ty would receive its death blow, on of the democratic members of resolutions wer , The Associated fo gIve out what purports to he the of Nir. Rissell, postoinster genernl, the appointment of editors to fed- wecause through sueh appoint- adopted : | pross dispateh ranks of the fnithful elleying that the, ditors y will futthtully | dutles of such positions | anner that will not interfere with | s useditors, orshow the justice of the AR. cha thi pointive offiee will tend to e of a subsidized 1 the e css, but furthe luments derived from a that ¥ ap- trensthen and fnm- v | prove the paper and will conseauently bencfit the democratic party Resolved, That we favor the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. Resolved, That this association approves of nd heartily endorsed the o mun W. I, Bryan in opp bonds for the purahse of g Tesolved, That this assos A heartily endorse ratie members of th luture wh for W. V. Allen for United States senator Resolved That we = belleve that democrats’ who have held — office undor Cleveland’s former administeation should not be barred from appointment under the present administration Resolved, That we approve the actions of the legislature in investigating th in- stitatlons, and we favor the appointment of n committed by the legisiature to take charge of the proseeutlon of the thieves Resoived, That this a estly recommend that J poltited postmaster of the ¢ity rewird for his long and faithful services to the ¢ 1ey of Nebrask 1t That wo ure opposed to the fssu Iz of passis to delegates tostate conventior tesolved, That the democratic editors of Nebraska most heartily approve of the course of President Cloveland” in'the seleetion of onc of our eitizens, Hon. . Sterling Morton, as sce- retary of agriculture Resolved, That n copy of this resolution be forwarded ' to the president and to Hon. J Sterling Mortor i TIRED OF TIE FARCE. ar Raplds Citlzens Wil Make the Saloon A Paying Institution. AR Ravins, Ia., March 13, Telegram to Tue Bee W. P. Daniels, who was elected mayor of this city by the demo crats, in hisinaugural address this aiter { | COMMUNE said, among other things, that it was his in tention to compel the saloons to contribute their proper proportion to the expenses of the eity & ment and that disorderly places and dens of all kinds would be closod and kept closed. He also said that the peo > had recently indicated that they did not | t a repetition of the enforcement faree of a few years ago by which costs running into the thousands were piled up for the tax while the number of convictions and ount of costs collected were icu- lously small 1t is stated that during six months of the enforcement era 2,500 in costs were made for constable fecs alone in cases which w dismissed without coming o trial, Polk City Ablaze. Des Motses, Ta., March 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Fire has been raging all evening at Polk City, fifteen miles north of hero, and at midnight is still spreading. Thet Chicago & Northwestern depot, an elevator and much other property has been destroyed A special train from this city took Des | Moines firemen to their assistance at 10 lock and another train has just gone Further particulars are not obtainable, snskan, Special Telegram Called to N Lewans, fa., March 13, to Tuk Bee, ) D.W. has accepted a call from th church at York, Neb,, and will assume the duties of that charge the first Sunday in April. Rev. Mr. Fahs has been the pastor of the Presbyterian church at past seven ar up a strong chu Rev. hs of this place Presbyterian half years and has bu Fire at Crest Crustoy, Ia. March ®.—[Special Tel gram to Tue Ber]—A fire broke outin a row of wooden buildirgs at 5 o'clock this evening. The department's prompt acticn saved a disastrous conflagration. The loss by fire and water is about $2,000. Vicfim of a Mad Dog. OskALOOsA, Ta., March 13.—Albert bitten Law v week of suffering. et Chamats- s Mt TRIO OF TRAGEDIES, Murder, Suicide snvitLe, Tenn., March 13.—As a result of a feud of long standing between the Winters and Jones families Thomas Jones this afte noon shot and perhaps fatally wounded An- drew Winters. It occurred in the court house. Old man Jones had been killed some days ago and Joo and Andrew Winters wero charged with the murder. The prisoner; attornoy today secured a continuation of their case, and just as the prisoners wer leaying the court room Jones met Winte and fired. James Bindurant, a bystande received one of the shots and was se! iously, but not dangerously, wounded. Jones has been arrested and considerable excitement prevanls. BELLVILLE, Tex., March 13 on returning from work,missing his wife and two children instituted i search and founa them 1w a well on the premise were dead, and theiv mother, who had thrown them into the well and then jumped in herself, will die. No cause for the act is known. Datias, Tex., March from Forney says: Last night while Miss Jo Ella Boler and Wilson Moore were return- ing from ciurch, walking on the railroad track, they were caught on a trestle by a train. Thoy started to jump. foot caught between the horribly mangled. with grief, Otto Sanders, News special ties and she was Her mother is prostrated el QUARRELING PRIESTS, Father Trency Says He Will Sue Blshop o | and Mgr. Satolli, Swenexsnoro, N. J., March 15, —Turbulent W exciting scenes oceurred in this little town yesterday and at one time there was every indication of a serious conflict be- tween the the followers of Father William Treacy and thoso whoobeyed the command of the church. Some fifty members of St Joseph’s parish who elected to cast theiv lot with the disgraced priest were dramatically | exconmunicated by Father Leahy. The beltigerent priest urged his followers to s by him, promising to accept responsibil theiructs. His whole adc breathed ance to Mer. Satolliand Bishop O'Farrell He read Satolli's letter to the bishop in which is pr need the excommun of the priest and his- followers, Treacy counseled his followers to reply to his appeal to Rome. Futher Leahy was retused permission to go through the church by the Law ofticer in_charge. Treacy says he will und Mer. Satolli for ¥ 1 ‘ather await a ather sue Bishop O'Favrell 50,000, - Deatl Roil, Derrorr, Mich., March 13, Colonel Arthur Rankin, whose son, McKee Raukin, the | well known actor, retired from the stage some time ago to manage his father's prop- erty, died in Windsor, Ount., this mornin Fors everal years Colonel Rankin has b conspicuous” figure in Canadian political military and social life. The deceas leaves considerable property to nis two sons, McKee and George. The latter is a play- wright of somie note ASBURY PARK, J.. March 13.—Henry Kerucll, the famous Trish comedian, died in Bloowiugdale msane asylum at & o'clock this afternoon of paresis. He first mani- fested signs of insanity list October. Mr. Keruell was in his 45th year, and leaves a widow and_two sons, His \wife is better known in theatrical circles as “Queenie Vas- sar.” a0 S i de Complime d Senator Dawes. Wasmixaron, D, €., March 13 —Ex-Sen- ator W, L. Dawes, whose continuous service of thirty-aix years as representative of the state of Massachusetts ended March 4 by his voluntary retirement, was complinfented by his associstes by a dinner tonight at the Arlington. It was tendered him by the metwbers of the senate, irrespective of party i Cattle Deal of Some Siz Crrvexxe, Wyo., March 13.—The Hillsido Land and Cattlo company of this city today consummated a sale of its rauch and cattle to Lessor Franklin of Chicago for $115,000. "This is the largest ranch sale that has been made in Wyoming for nearly ten years. OMAHA, T DAYS RECALLED| Public Tnterest and Excitement in Paris Over t1s Paaama Oanal Trials, DEPUTIES PLACED ON THE WITNESS STAND | | Cottu Ul SDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1803, He defined briefly the peetliar position into which the government had been brought by Mme. Cottu's testimony and exhorted the ministers. as they valued the prosperity of the republic, to' speak out feariessly the whole truth. ' If thblchatges made by Mo were true, ‘Be said, the sooner the truth was told the bétter, for the possibility of such things as thage related on Suturday n the court of assize8 would botray a state of affairs too abominible to be endured When M. Bourgpois, ex-minister of justice, v d to the spedker's tribune the hush of | expectaney was almost painful. He began M. Bourgeoly, Late Minister of Justlee, | Luskily, but quickly clearing his throat, | Denonnces the Teatimony of Mme. 1| wThose char ro absalutoly | have been before the court and | ol el e inswered everything, 1 now have the i Court Room ~Other Witnesses, | vight to hold up my head. There is nobody | to zainsay iv." | . After the ‘applause and cheers subsided | Pamis, March 13.—Angry crowds gathered | M I«‘lv‘]-v n;n M l;“- I._.\ |.‘.}‘l "7|‘|‘l‘ | § cated his own honor. He himself would [ lacli LB, gk L ’_”_”“ ‘“'“] ‘_ now vindicate the nor of the govern- Uiiiunl this “morning, reminding one | yeng " The story told by Mme. Cottu, he fof the duays of the commune. | said, was false: was distorted. M. Loubet | When the court opened the judge | had told the premier that M. Soinoury had | issuc summons for Bourgcols, late | been requested by an intermediary to sl istioe, 4 humuer oL UEPULOS | M " Sofnoury, , hdd . understood . that of various shades of political ovinion testi- | Mme, Cottu wished 1 ¢ b0 fdlt. that fied to the necuracy of the statement that | she might be ywed 10 sce her husband | Yves-Cuyot was the source of the report | Loubet had authorized M. Soinoury to re that Constans had communicated to Presi- | ceive her, supposing she had no other busi- ity e ; ness in view than arranzing to visit M dent Curnot in council at the Elysee o list of } ¢opty, Recently Mme. Cotiu had requested the deputies implicated 1n the Panama | thatshe be allowed to have an interview briberies | with the prefeet of police. Was this an Goliard testified that he knew the see- | Other subterfuge? Did woman wish to retary of Henrl Cottu,and it was at tne | 1Y @ trap for the prefect also instance of the secretary that ho saw Police Protests from Boulungists, CommissaryNichols with the view of effecting | A storin of Deotestations of vshame” and ngement betweerd the government | | flsehood™ from the Boulangists and ro an orrangoment betwoed the goverament | i4i4iandered inaudible the premier's niext | and the Panama dircctors. This interview | words, The Boulangist deputy, Millovoye, | led to the discussions which took place be- | shuking his fist at M. Ribot shouted, I8 | tween Mme. Cottu and M. Somoury, chief of | (1.:)1 French honor? T refuse to \,A;\..“[ to | the detec departme: The witness said | Such calumnies against a woman. Your lan | ,:”", ‘”1 Hi iy "f ,l‘l" i reanonst. | RUATE IS a disgrace to the Freuch triby TR on hisown responsi- | Shume! yourself. billtyin bringing ubout the interviews | Several other Boulungists also rose and M. Bourgeols Takes the Stand, | pointing at the premier called upon him to M. Bourgeois, late minister of justice, next | take back his words. b took & VA Lm0 mOEHOrE o asal at | M. Ribot waited patfently until the'dis on the part of the a nee. M. Bourgeois | order passed and then said he felt satisfied spoke with firmness und cnorgy, and showed | that the government had boen remniss 1 no | a disposition not to_believe anything that | 4uty, Perhaps if the government had not | could explain his position toward the nama | lent itself to so many compromises it now | E SRR e R fants. He es- | Would not have sp many cnemics. It | pecially repudiated the . insinuations | had devoted itself earnestly and | contained in the evidence of Mme, | houestly to the best interests Cottu. He denied having authorized | ©f the republic, which was now being as- nybody to act in his behalf. . He | Stiled. The republican institutions in eald that he had only permitted Mine, Cotty | France and the men who would not. sce the | to see her husband from motives of human- | disruption of the great state which had been ity. “I never heard anything,” exclaimed | twenty years in maturing ought to rally in M. Bourgeols, “of the interviews between | 81l loyaity in the ministers' support Mme. Cottu and M. Soinpury until the stat Launay and Cavaignae foliowed, and de. ments were made in court. The insinua- | clared that the government had shown | tious,” cried M. Bourgeois earnestly, *are | weakness in dealing with the frauds and it simply {nfamous falschoods. I never gave | rantly had no desire to throw light on s order ealculated to induce the officers of nama scandal. o justice to shirk their duty or to do anything | Boisserin - said _that Mme. Cottu's contrary to the law." | statement was undoubtedly part of a plot Judge Des Jardines—Mme. Cottu does not | #uinst the government, say anything against you Rivot, a republican, thereupon moved tha | M. Bourgeois—I read the roport of the | the Chamber in the determination to let | trial. and therefore L am here to deny the in- | Justice take its coursé and bring the truth sinuations, ¢ t, upprove the declaration of the min- The Judge—The report was-perhups inac- | This motion was accepted by M. Lewmars for the | y a mad dog Decem- | Thechildren | Miss Boler's | ation | | | ished curate, | The Advocate General—If the personal character of M. Bourgeois had been ealled in question without my being able to defend it, | I, who. perhaps, owe my place here to him, should not have hesitated to resizn.” [Pro- longed murmurs of approval grceted th avowal of loyalty, and were rormally checked by the presiding judge. | M. Bourgeois then resumed: “I do not know what this new maneuver means, 1 do not even wish to know, but I feel it may prejudice the disclosure of the truth and give rise to the idea that justi t free. In leaving my office to protest, I wished to the accused t ister of justice say that I would not allow become acensers nor the mi himself to become accused.” These words, uttered with firmn and dignity, caused a manifest sensation in court. M. Barboux Wants Information, M. Barboux risin I do not forget that M, Bourgeois was only yesterday the minister of justice. and I usk him_ respect- fully to say what maneuvers he alludes to." M. Bou is (sternly)—I do not know, but I am conscious of them. M. Barboux—Nobody here doubts the sin- cerity of Mme. Cottu's evidence. Charles de Le he rose and in tones that rang through the court room, ut- tered: M. Bourgeois attacked me a little while ago—well, monsicur, here I am face to face with you. What have you tosay to me De Lesseps folded his arms and looked defiantly at Bourgeois, while a vio- lent uproar among the sudience greeted this sudden ebulition on the part of the leading defendant, whose conduct up to this time had been at least within the rules of orderly procedure. Judge des Jardines ind cannot,” he sad, The law must be recogmzed audience calmed down and proceeded to reply in deliber M. Barboux “I have not the time,” he said, *‘to discuss the truth of w M. boux chooses to sa but I afirm, in portion, the evidence in which T was called in question. M. Sowoury was not aware of the fucts. His statement did not dispose of the charges against me. There- fore I am here torebut them. The whole affair is the result of a maneuver, the authors of which I do not know.” Mme. Cottu Recalled. Mme. Cottu was then recalled and declared that Goliard had told her he would see M Bourgeois in regard to her. M. Goliard followed Mme. Cottu on the stand and confirmed her statcment to the cffect that he had told her he would M. Bourgeois, but ho added: *Nobody author- ized me to'say s0.” M. Bourgeois arose and exclaimed one kuows that I acted cont tates of honor, let him speas antly spoke up: llow these dialogues. by all”” The M. Bourgeois te language to “Ifany Yy to the dic- At these words the uproar in the audience s renewed, many taking part with Bour geois and others with his accusers. When the hearing was . resumed M Soinoury ~was recalled. He made a long statemenut to the effect that neither M Bourgeois nor any other minister was in any way respousible for his interview with Mme Cottu. He himself had originated the idea of a conferenc the with her and had arranged meeting without communicating with his superiors. For professional reasons he had deemed it best to keep the matter secret. He believed that he was only doing his duty in trying to get at the center of the scandal. The charges thathe had threat- cned Mme. Cottu, orhad promised her any favor i return for information which she wight give him, were utterly false EXCITED FRENCH D TIES. Cottu's stimony the Subject of a ively Debate, Pants, March 13.—-An hour before opening of the Chamber of Deput an excited crowd had gathered at the Paluis Bourbon. When proceedings began the stranger's galleries were full and hardly a plice on the floor of the house was vacant, The business i hand was speedily fin- and Armand Despres, republican, made the interpellation, of which he had already given notice, concerning the govern- ment's knowledge of Soinoury's interview with Mwe. Cottu, The testimony given by the today Mme. Cottu, he said, had shaken the whole republican party. 1t indicated that things | had been concealed which should not have | happened, or if thev had happened, should have been brought to light at once by those | in power. The enemies of the republican | party had found in Mme. Cottu's testimony an excuse for accusing the government of smothering the investigation of the Panamu | scandal, when possible, and when not possi- ble, of utilizing it for political purposes The necessity of a frank statement was | apparent to all. Had or had not the gov- ernment Instructea M. Soinoury as to his course with Mme. Cottut M. Cavalgnae Cheered. | Cavaignae, republican, was received with | cheers a8 he entered the speaker's tribuue, | Revolu yubet and was passed by a vote of 207 to AMERICA TRAL INVOLVED. fon in Honduras Liablo to Bec Serious AfMair. [Copyrighted 1593 by Jdmes Gordon Bennatt.] Paxaya, Colombia, (via Galveston, Tex.), Mareh 13— |By Mexicad Table to the New York Herald—Special to Tuz Bee.] —Poli- carpi Bonilla's course &ippears to be the win- ning one in Honduras, bt the present indi- cations more than confirm the statement abled the Herald a week ago, that nearly me a the whole of Central America will be in-- volved befol truggle is endea. 1 ch from.the Herald correspondent in Tegucigalpa which suys that General Tervencia Sierra, chicf of Bonilla's army, hus won a great victory. At the head of the forcas sent agzainst General Vesquez, commander of the government troops, General Sierra attacked the advance line of the enemy’s army. Ciencral V: quez's force was driven back after a desper- e fight, and Sierra's victorious troops pressed on toward Comayagua, from which point General Vasquez is conducting his operations The Herald's corvespondent sa siege of Comayagaa has already begun Meanwhile Gensral Bonilla has established the headquarters of the revolutionary gov- ernment at Amopola, It is reported that President Tizera of San Salvador has sent arms and reintorcements from that republic to aid General Vasque: while u strong force of Nicaraguan troops is stationed along the Honduras frontier, ap- parently about to march to the assistance of General Bouilla, This leaves little room for doubt that the whole of Central America will become involved in war, Critical in Venezuela. In Venezuels the situation is extremely critical. The congressional elections which have been held are very unsatisfactory to Pietrr's candidacy for the short term despite the assistance given his supporters by the Guzmancistas. Just before the election the Crespitos and adherents of the Gado p forced an investigation of Pietri's admin tration of the treasury The result disclosed unlimited jobbery and corruption running up into the millions. As a result of the discoveries Pictri, Colina, ays that the Rodriguez, Alvarez and Anarale were forced out of the cabine A new cabinet has been formed with Vellutini as premier; G A wariaUnda, finance; Barrios, education; Aveledo, agri- culture; Valenilla, governor of the feaeral district. Of the old cabi ro is min- ister of fore Mairs, Meinoz Tebar, public works: Bap ta, posts and te phs. ¥ Indications now are that Guena wi'l be the candidate of the Gado party and the official parties for president for the short term. He will be opposed by Rojas Paul. conservative, Guzmancista and Colina, liberals. The elections for congress were mockeries, In many districts there was bloodshed. In- surrectionary sentiment prevails and an- archy is about ready to be proclaimed Von Caprivi Is Deter mined, Benwix, March 18.—Despite the radical re- quest for his resignation, Von Caprivi ap- pears determined to fight on until the last. It is understood that even should the com- mittee again reject the army bill on Thurs- day he will take no decisive steps, but calmly wait until the measure is sub- mitted to the full house, when he hopes the decision will be reversed The kaiser has had a prolonged conference with Caprivi and other of his generals recently, and has reiterated his de- termination to the bill through. V a strong willed kaiser and a resolute opp tion 4 serious crisis seems inevitable, th si- The conservative premier, Anhalt, in opening the Diet declared that the financial burdens consequent on the comt 1 treati and the constant increase of the military charges were and there mus becoming unbears t be an amelioration, Mr. Gludstone is 1L March 13,—Mr. Gladstone's symp- those of influen: His fever has risen somewhat this evening, and he suffers from oppression of the lungs. Mr. Gladstone dined with Lord Kimberley on Saturday and left an overheated room at midnight. There was frost, and Mr. Glad. atone was chilled through when he left the arviage. Mrs. Gladstone is attending her husband constautly, and refuses access to the ministers and Ma, Gladstone's personal friends. Toduy Mr. Gladstone's appetite has been fairly good Loxpo: toms ar Will Indemuily the Missionaries. Mapwin, March 18, — The marquis of Armijo, minister of foreign affairs has ad- vised United States Minister Suowden that after consultation with colonial authorities, he will see that the American missionarics expelied from Ponapo are indemuified, ‘['Rl'SAllIZI) BY. PILES OF ICE Much Railroad Property Along the Missis- | sippi Near Davenport Damaged. | ENORMOUS ~ GORGE ~ FINALLY BROKEN amond Joo Warch: | Rising Flood—w | tains of use Destroyed by t of Drifting Moun Othe [t Localit Davesport, Ta., March 13.—There general movement of the ice field in fr was 4 nt o | the city during the night, but the gorge a | mile below was unbroken at noon. On the Rock Island side of the river, from Seven teenth to Iighteenth streets, blocks of ice | were piled up forty feet high. The Diamond i Joe warchouse was crushed and the B ton and Rock Island tracks on the river | were blockaded by ice. | This afternoon the ice went out without | dofg any further damage. The stage rose | to fourteen feet at the time the i« ke | | and then began slowly suvsidi The | river is reported clear for twenty miles above, W YORK STATE, very fortunate thing for the Bu zton that the Missouri Pacific bridge was buil* atove the rickety old structure used by the Q. or it would now be traveling down the Mis- souri A large quantity of the timbers from bridges that were carried out further up the Platte are now passing and a large gang is kept constantly at work on either brid ‘)iny the nd timbers from lodging nst the pier: The names of drowned yesterd: the two men who were were Ed Burgess and Andrew Botvid, instead of as reported. Both were single men. Burgess was from Atchi- son, Kan, Botvid's place of residence is not known. Those who wituessed the terribie scene say that both men could have been saved if 4 boat had been at hand, Snow Minnesota Mian., March 13.—Snow fell last, night, covering the ground. There was con- siderable wind during the night, but the snow did not drift enough to interfere with St. Pau! snow was heavier in other parts of the northwest, being reported very severe in parts of South Dakota and heavy in some portions of Minnesota. Stillwater reports all street cars blocked, and similar reports are coming from other points. While the storm has been centered over Towa, the snow fall v confined to north- eastern Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and eastern Montana. It was still storming at 6 o'clock tonight with no inaication of clearing up before morning. As yet the railways have not vbeen affected seriously. Early Spring Prospects Blighted. oLERIDGE, Neb., March 13.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The early sprirg prospects, which for the last weck have been so favor- able, were dampened by today's blizzard, which has been raging all day with con- stantly increasing fury. Yesterday the sky was clear and cverything indicated that winter v over ard spring had opened during the night. The wind blew strong from the southeast, bringing considerable | ¢ above Lyons has broken and passed down the stream. No further trouble is expected Collided in n Biizzard. Durern, Mino., Maren 13 —Two switch engines on the St. Paul & Duluth road col lided near Lake avenue at noon. A bliza had been blowing here all day and the engines came te her in the storm. Six men were injured soriously and Eugene Fargo fatally. M. Reiner had a bone broken in his wrist. Andrew Young and Arthu Clark were badly injured, and two others had their legs or [ Wnazoo on i Ferril KataMazoo, Mich.. March 13 it has t been received that the dams at How lundsyille, soath of here, and Pl Otego, to the north, have n of acre f land are wundated and much property are no t Kalamazoo viver was never before known to be 5o high y - FIRE AT DILLONVILLE. Flames Remove n Portion of the Historic but Almost Abandoned Town A little before 8 o'clock this morning fire destroyed the fce house at the end of the wotor line near the Union Pacific trousfer depot on the Towa side. No dam The loss is nomina 1 was done the depot WILL NOT STRIKE, issel se it include the motnt to $15, 3 1 on haud, 1,107,8¢ IN 2 ‘ o o ago Switchmen nke n Sensible View Serious Damage at Kondout—Seheneetady | of the Situntion—Railroad Notes. g § Qoverfivwed, | S8 Citieaco, 1 h It s cortain now Roxpour, N, Y., March 18.—The fco gorge | ¢hu4 tno Chicago switchmen will not go out in Rondout creek below Eddyville gave Way | 'y steilke, thoy having roturned an aneswer about 8:30 this afternoon and let o tre- | yo ¢no ponaral managers today, Tho switel | mendous amount of water down the creek. | o \weve somewhat astontshed by the ar The boats in the river are surrounded bY | o¢ ' iblic sontiment ngainst ane steis tightly wedged ice, and it will be impossible | ¢ .0 10, almost every paper in the ci to reach them tonight. Many people orf the |y vine doclaved that the attempt ; boat had narrow escapes, but no 10ss of e |ty much of an attempt at estortion | is reported. Many boats were badly dam- | of the immense amount of tr in | awed by the rush of water, and it is thought | the World's fair. Bes . | #100,000 loss will be sustained. ‘Che insurance | managers were o we fi | is light, | that there was butas nee of | Scueseerapy Last night | men being successful sw the ice in the against the | were smart cnough to read the signs of the Fitchburg railvoad bridee aund flooded that | times and sce that they had really but a part of the city occupied by Westinghouse | small chance for winniug. and the General Electri The first floors Eastbound \h:;"ll‘ nts last week were 53, of_the Edison company, grepating | tons, against 47,654 tons for the corrc eighitcen_acres, are under three feet of | ding week last” year. Of the week's water. Four thousand men are made idle | the Grand Trank carried § the by the ~|IYH(iV|L:Iln\\HUfll\l'\-‘[\ nts | Lake Sho ]_‘| the Pittsburg & Fort A mile east of the city the foundation of | {8182 and the Wabash &40 tons, The the New York Central road has been washed | roads ave now rapidly getting the besi of the away, stopping all the travel between this | freight blockade, and expect that i a short city and Albany on the main line. Passen e they will have things cleared up. wers on the Central are sent around by way ¥ R % of Troy. No trains are passing over the bl LLURGLLSITRL L 5 : Delaware & Hudson, and all the exhibits | Puitaveiriny, Pa., March 15--The re which the Idison company were preparing | ceivers of the Philadelphia & Reading rail for the World's fu tically d way and the Philadelphia & Reading Coal | Stroyed. The loss ated 4t over | companies issued u statement tonight of the e wrent liablities and assets of both con AubANy, N, Y., March 18 —The freshot n || S HeRs r e OO e s e ot the Hudson viver is tho highest sinco 1883, | Rihics on Flepruary 10, 1863, o statement The lower part of the city is under water. Abilitic 872,898 and inel ROIEAS Railroads and sweet cars are blocked. Y DELUSI L OLa s (o iBedy K ana inCiug following iten Tota 0 & del 7idue for cou L Prarte, Neb., March 13.—[Special to | Dlics. royaltios. $2.080,001; duo. con Tug Bee.|—The recent breaking up of the it and tolls, cars, sef Platte has caused the most rapid rise of that due for rental'of leased stream that has occurred here for years. e B0 lucs unpaid on @ 7 : coupons and intercst, 3 unpaid w The swollen current is, carrying the slush | o2 FORE RAH BEOTEst: SULE0%1 tinpalc and ice along at a terrific speed. Itisa 5 to date, £1,350,000 at $4.50 per ton, $1,985,275; due by v parties for coal sold on' thirty and sixty days, $5,201,820; materials on hand, & 442; due for freight and tolls, $2,000; duc connecting roads, £.200; due by parties ¢ mt ¢ urrent business, 2300,000; bills vable, $30,005; cash, $20.240; total, §15,- 764, Excess of current liabilities over sots, $2,603,043, Has No Connec| Jensey Crry, N with ti) J.. March 1 e Cos Combine. President Maxwell of the Central Railway of New Jer- sey ti tion with the coal nients between it and had been canceled is morning testified befo chancery that he no longer had any bine and the other companie con Docu to ths effect was also presented. Surveying for Derrorr, Mich., N be said, Tol will Line, nections with will be built be called the the Yorg ng made for an air Tar bete do some time this year. Detrol The object is to afford New Kail \ master in onne gree- mentary evidence . A survey is road which, it is sen this city and The new road t & Toledo Short this city con- Pennsylvania and ‘other roads which do not enter Detroit, red a Dividend, March 13.—The Oregon way & Navigation company has declaved a payable April 1 — CALLED ON THE PR I quarterly dividend of one-half of 1 per cent, T. Princess Knlulani Visits the White House— WasniNGTON, D, accorded a spec walla, al rec Mg this afternoon President and Mrs. Cleveland arch 17 3. —At 5:40 tion to the Princess Kaiulani, the meeting taking place in the Blue rlor, by Mr. and Mrs, ady friend The The princess was a Davies, the call w v da s ¢ companied ughte nd tirely of a social nature, and 1asted provably a quarter »f an hour The visitors were charmed with rain with it, but this morning it suddenly | the cordiality accorded them, the ladics changed to the northwest, precipitating one | heing eaptivated by the pleasing minness of of the worst storms of the winter. Stock is | the wife of th s president \d the princess well housed and feed is so plenty that no loss | said subsequently that Mrs. Cleveland was will result. Woe the only lady that she ever fell in love with Waters Subsiding In Pennsylvania. During the day Mr. Davies, unaccom PrILADELPIIA, Pa.. March 18.—The floods | Punied. called on Secretary Gresham. This T | visit, like that of the white house, was in the eastern section of Pennsylvania are purely social abating and no further damage of a serious |~ Mr. Paul Ncumann, the envoy of Queen nature is anticipated. In the mining regions | Lilinokalani also called on = Secretary a number of mines have been flooded, throw- | Gresham during the afternoon ing probably 4,000 men and boys out of em Dr. Mott Smith, the Hawaiian mini ployment. ‘Tt is expected that mining will | doesnot regard the appointment of a com be resumed in a few duys, mi.sion with much favor. *If a commission t Reading today two houses in course of | is apyointed, of course, we will accept it, erection collapsed in consequence of their | he said. It can serve no good purpose that walls being water soaked. Four men were | Iean see. All possible information is at severely injured hand, and nothing new can be gleaned, Do lay is all Tcan sec from the appointment of an High Waterat Leavonworth, | Ainerican commission, The case is being Leavesworrn, Kan., Muarch 13.—The | jeopardized in the meantime by this | Missouri river at this point rose three feet | delay. “What Kaiulani, poor child, can from 6. m. yesterday to8u.m. toduy and | Waut, I donis know. = Sho catiot s the | is now rising at the rate of four inches an | throne, for her aunt hus ot abdicated. | | hour. Several hundred feet of the recently S0 pionaon e PhiE Sl koverumant constructed dyke opposite the city is sub 1:1 .',.‘ "I'UI e SRRGE9 40 '”‘“ merged and it is feared that most of iy will | Fetve 4 brior clajing of the que S (] bo gwept away. Much damago in other di- | Aruding some personal quarrcl botw cen | moetiens 18 alea feared latter an opportunity to step in and assume Hacd on the Kuir | an aggressive attitude. In case the Umted S1ovx Crry, Ta., Mar. States refusos o annex Hawail the pro: gram to Tue Bee.)—-One of the severest :,‘;“j;:}h;‘(": '“-‘”»”‘“\“m”lnl;w ;f‘”']‘,“,‘f'um.‘fl,, blizzards of the scason i ing here to- | theslands.” 5 | night. There has been much snow and g o~ : high wind prevailing all the atternoon, The JUDGE TRIFI'S HOPES, | I storm covers a large part of South Dakota Railroad trafiic is interrupted He Expects to Be Appointed Commissioner ! 7 — of the Lind Ofiice. Lnemen Dra 4 - KTON, S. )., March 13 Special Tele BrapFoD, Pa., March 13.—J. 3, Maroney | L AYETON 8. I Foh 10.—[Becial 7 5 gram toTue Ber.] —Judge Bavtlett Tripp of | and John Joyce, linemen employed by the | & 2 ; | : y this city, mentioned as having iu prospect the i National Transit company, were drowned 1 | | rlbe . clritedn \ the Susquehanna river at Waynes this morn- | dPPointuent as commissioner of the gencra | g while stringing a wire across the river. | land office by MF. Cleveland, in reply te i T T Ciite | auestion as to whether or not the appoint o R i "‘\'K' i | ment had been tendercd him, suid that he | gram to Tik Beg.]—At a citizens' meeting | time; that he has been requested this forenoon Supervisor C. A. Speice was | Clevéland o express his opinion of various | authorized w repair the Platte river bridge | oMices and had responded o that request | us soon as practicable When asked if he should accept were the — office tencered him he said b s not ina ort Deposit Now Out of Danger. [ aaniining noattion Ui he tonda kg s Wiaixaroy, Del., March 13.—All danger | actually made. Ho claimed not to bo sur m a flood at Port Deposit, Md., is now | vrised that the mention of his name should | averted. The water is recediug from the Appeared fn counection { stroets and the people are going Lack to nevship. but said Mr. Ci | their homes. | ¢havge his mind at any moment L | dudge Tripp rogards ofiice as desira One Toe Gorge Breaks | wud more easily filled than any of the Muig, Mich,, March 18.--The ice gurqu tion ofice: 266, UMBER 'MAYOR SPARRING FOR WIND | \ | | | marshal and His VotoTe mporarily Stays the Anti-Vice Orusade, NOT HANKERING FOR A VIRTUOUS GLORY Wants Thne to Thiok it Over and Consult the City Attoraey Crasadors Proms Ised Another Hoaring Se eral Weoks Lat Only a fow of the ners of ith-vice petition were present at the meeting of the i wnd - Police commission last night. Those who were there evidently expooted & decision in their favor, but in this thoy were As the ori ition was lost at the last meeting, My » vin order to bring Resolved, That the petition of the cltizens of Omnhn addr el to the eity council for the better enforcement of law, togother with the wecompunying instructions of the city council to this board to see that o reasonable ind substantial complinnce with the law be cuforeed in Owmaha, b ind the same are hereby referred to the chief of police with orders to ¢ 1 and earry out such in- truction: 1 in his power s ist the mayor | e of his dutios under thecharter n this regard, which provides thas he “shall t care that the ore s of the city be complied with,” and wnder the erimi nud code Tn this regied, which provides thie he shiall have full y er dn the city) to en=- force or couse 1o be enforeed all liws of the state for the panishment of offenses. A vote was called fo wediutely after the reading. Mesars, Gilbert and Smith voted aye, and the mayor Hartman voted o The mayor then wanted to oxplain h knew nothing of th n read and that it t Messrs, Coburn and nr and said that he vote. He said that he ution until it had seemed s if it was the intention to throw all of the responsibility ipon him, “Lam willing." said Mr. Bemis, “to face Yy issue faicly and squarely, but [ don't bropose to vote for any suck vesolution until I have had time to consult with the city attorney. He is well posted on the laws and inances, and it is only right that 1 should ¢ given time to consult him,” Mr. Gilbert said that he had drawn the resolution and that he had no intention of throw the responsibility onto the mayor alone Well, it looked that way," said his honor. How much time will you want(" inquired Mr. Smith, addressing the may “Until T have time to think the matter over and talk with Mr. Connell, If it comes to me and belongs to me 1 will settle it very quickly. If it belongs to this board the members, who have all been here longer than L have, ought to be able to settle it. Petit Will Come Up Again, he mayor declaved the motion lost and Juage McCulloch asked if that was the final ision of the board. Ho was informed tit was notand that it would be taken up again when a full board present. Mr. Hartman goes away tods for two weeks und - Mr. Smith will aiso be absent, 50 it is probable that it will be three we it least before the petition will come up in During an informal talic which followed Councilman Prince said that in order to find out just what was going on he A vis- ited the gambling houses afid that he had not secn a drunken manora minor ia his trip around. At one place he had scen three drunken men refused admittance. The places were kept clean and orderly now, and the detective they wanted to. could go in_whenever Another thing Mr. Prince sferred to was the fact that bank clerks and youug men who formerly visited the holes in the wall did not dare to go to such places now. B Routine business followed. Chief Seavey recommended that reserve ORiicers Salter, Prescott and Arnold be pro- moted to regular rolmen. This w done. I'he chief also asked that ten patrolmen and five reserve ofticers be appoiuted to repors r duty May 1. No actiou was taken, The attention of the board w alled by the chief to the fact that the appraisement notices issued by the Board of Public Works ved Dby policemen and that he the ‘men he had now for regular ked that steps be taken to have other city ofticials do the work. Referred to the u Janccek was appointed policeman with a beat street from Marey to Vinton, Oficer Bruce was allows leave on account of sickness, and Pipeman MeGuire of hose company No. 2 was given his ten days annual leave. The invitation of W. R. O'Shaughnoessey, secretary of the Ancient Ovder of Hibers nians, asking the board to participate in the celebration of St. Patrick's day clined, as was also the request that a detail from the fire department_be allowed to par- ticipate in the parade. Chief Galligan was, however, instructed to let what men off he could if they desired to take part in the pa- rade as individuals. solution was passed declaring that s in any grade will be filled from erade next Lelow when suitable ap- pointees are found in it." o SOLDIER TURNS ROBBER. a_special on South Thirteenth 1 twenty days Lawlessness Amo Soldiers Causes a Clash Between Civil and Military Authorities Cueyesse, Wyo., March 13.- - [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—There was a clash here vesterday between the civil and military au- thorities. A private citizen was attacked and robbed by a soldier near town. The soldier vas arrested and was tirown into jail on the charge of grand lar- ceny. The stolen property was found in his possession. He was arvested by the United States marshal. Colonel Holland dispatched 1 squad after the offender, but the sheriff de- clined to surrenc ‘Ihe detail v the prisoner. wppeared a second and a third time with a written request from the commandant for the oender. The sheriff held a consultation with the United States commissioner and decided out of courtesy to ac- in the colon demand. This was with the understanding that the man should have a trial for lareen Soldiers have been more lawless than ever in celebrating the March pay day in Cheyenn e MAY TRY IT OVER AGAIN, An Extra Legislative Session apen Wy ‘s Senatorind Fight, Cueyesse, Wyo., March 13, —([Special Tele- gram to Tue Bes]—Two of the leading newspapers of the have come out inad- 1 of the legislature, Likely to Re- sta voeacy of a spocial s | and many public men are in favorof it. Searcely any of the politiclans belicve that A. C. Beckwith, who was appointed by the vernor when the lature failed to elect, will be admitted to the United States senate, The extra session would be somewhat differ- ent i complexion from the regular. A demo- cratic senator was unscated the last day, and has since left his party and went to the popus lists. There would be an equal number of democrats and republicans und six populists Both republicans and democrats would hope 10 captu prize, and the fight would be excecd John Charles Thompson would be the ite of the democrats and I, K. Warren of the republivans, The Fire Record. WiLKEsBARRE, Pa., March 13.—The Wess Eud breaker at Manaqueta, operated by tha West l3nd Coul company, was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss Is estimated at #0.000. covered by insurance, Nearly 800 nen will Le thrown out of employment Lyxy, Mass,, March 14, —A five-story block sceupied by the Lynn Cycle company and Maurice Flynn, shoe manufacturer, burned this morning. DONALUSONVILLE, L the b & Loss, $850,000. March 18, —Fire in iness portion of the town destroyed W0 worth of property, Insurance light,