Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 5, 1893, Page 1

TAWE ALL STREET WAS SIARE o Failures Frighten the Brokers and the Dealers, MOST A PANIC FOR A TIME PREVAILED Fleon of Leading Stocks Big Wila Stoek Exchange it e n Sudden Drop the nes on Views of Pro Financiers, New Yonk nic May 4 pres the Stock Shortly iled a time this opening two suaced. and the market beir stampede to sell in. 1 ocks in which the failed firins 08ea to be lurgely interesied ere thrown over shoggan slid on ox morning iter che failures were an ready weak st specially in were sup Great blocks wnd prioces went down t as if greased. At the lower evel, however, good purchasing orders ap heared and an up turn resulted, with a much hetter feeling at noon. There does not seen tock prices, Early lig Sugar, ordagc ut in s be any bottom for idation was largely General Eleetric and National After noon the liguidation brok new place builroad stocks stocks, the more ecms to be the incli sommon. after the Welden fai 22, General Eleetric to 380, Burlington to 85, 1 ferred to 115, Rock Island panging from 1 to 4 per cent Just before 2 call ent, adding to the I'he on the owds grathered around the tr 1etive stocks, swung their hemselves hoar i The gomne and comin rers ,ran s if Satang fhem,” Nobody — thoueht and the gravity of the ented by the pale Lruggling | s Renry Clews Henry more cov saidl as well latter with a cle: for quick nmore ¢ L for the indust decline the ation to sell in ri greater Cordage e, dropoed cotton il il to T18;, pro to 08808 As St sans jumnped to 20 per wal T s and attempts brokers ner tion wild of to sell messen after walking Was i of situation faces of the Opinion of the Flurry. Clews iced the feelings of the crvative Wall street men when he There are times when as their pockets, are tried. 1f the re well filled, however, togeth head, opportunitics are afforded movements in the markets. 1t sould be good policy to buy good securities hereafter on pronouncea fo profits, which succecding ave bring, It must ved that 0S ar now fully as low on an we as they were during the spring panic of 1802 That was a world's panic while this is but a loeal one: at any rate contined within the boundaries of our own sountry. 1 am_quite of the opinion that ay will eradicate the weak spots and mak A stronger bottom for good stocks than they have had for some time past Squalls come periodically, and after we over this one we will be exempt from another for several years to come. This is the ex perience of " the last, and the present u heaval will not be unlike former ones in that respect.” men's souls fa surce breaks rallies Willlam Shearer William Shearer, manager of the Clearing House association, when asked as to the con dition of the banks this afternoon, said “We have seen absolutely no effect of the street here. e ba are in excellent shape. In fact, at 1 o'clock today the bal e unusually large and there was a ‘o of anything but normal a The bank reservesare the 25 per cent legal Talks ks 812,000,000 in excess of imit. t was roported that had offered to issue panuks this mornin, hat? * Absolutely none. the clearing house loan certificates to the Is there any truth in Such a thin s not ven been suggested. That is a measure vhich has been adopted on just four oc I'he last time was during the Baring We have had no necessity for the mployment of certificates as yet. Of course, f the association, of which the clearing pouse the represeutative, think it is Leces xt few days to undertake he measure, it will be dor But the pres mt condition of the banks is so healthy that jthoy can carry theiv loans themsclves and 10 not need 1o rehypothiecate their collateral bo meet any present exigency for call ans.” “What do you consider the cause for the reseut depression of the () Caused by the NI 1 regard it as the effeet sherman bill with the hat the United States treasury cannot pay ut gold below the F00,000.000 reserve Phese have attracted the people zold. This has been partic rue of foreign holaers of Awmerican securi ies, who have been in need of money. They ave sold their stocks in the American mar- Bcet and turned the tide of trade against us. ¢ is only the natural tend from time to ime of liquidation amony investors. This is he situation as 1 see it namely, liquid jon as the result of the idea of parcity of gold and the trinuing vhere the trimming can be best done act that the treasury notes, by the Shern A1, are made payuble in builion, I Leaple to believe that there must | npe searcity of gold when the eing made and the silver Luing. The idea, however st be kept at any specitied amount ac covding to law i chief cause of the uncasiness, while there is nothing in the nw to compel that. 1do not believe that the balauce of teade will rer always ngainst us. It is not an ixed evil eithe this occasional liquidation. 1t hus the healthy effect which always comes after one ald his debts an ts Off what is ex travagant. A man is to pay what he owes® than b ¢ money him self aud Lo owe it Broke The statement giver t b, & Co. 1s as follows AL th of the house have been for the sustomers. The fiem s strictly o commission husiness, - Fvery frade had a trusted custon back of It. Duriug the bad breaks 2 mar “ots the margins of of our custoniers were exhausted, but as these cus. tomers wore not only reputed 1o be solyent, but very rich men’ the firm took care of their accounts out of its own resoutces on pledges from these that about 00,000 in_cash would Le paid back betore 20:15 o'clock this morning. T promises wore not kept and the firn had no other source but to announce suspension and make oy assigument, the assinee being W, O, [Hamlin. There was v th feiled to ke len & Co. nan i of the so-called accompanying idea down A s the Qgrow- payIents ave ullion accumu that the reserve 0 poore is to have Pledges. Henry Allen transactions account of heen doing custoniers much speculation to who important mers who had P their pleages and pay back to the wavgins which hid been ad anced by the brokers to carey customors wog until morning. Rumors connected the itees of some of the nien who were trying o vArry the National (o in” the aco of the | kit has el getting st when it v juoted at #£25. Among the wen me Bronud as carrying s ks of the Cord BRC SLOCK 0N MATEInS w wes AW, Water bury, the president of 1the National Covdage ponipany, and the capitalist who was wainly ponsible for the ovganizition of the tr Av tirst Mr. Norton would uot indic ne who had f Argins, t lute that they wer cus Which Friday st who in the the Nationa Fxptatued by Me. Norton, It was 4 subject for wonder that the loss 200,000 would break down such a fiem as jen & Co.. but Mr. Norton explamed it in [ x.\f “The amount that the ( tailed to pay at tho tine ted ouly " the amount of 0t were carried for them since yesterday Lafpco that they owed us $450,000. This nu'h- $600,000 that the Cordage people owe promised r the margins Aate today Mr. Norton said they hoped to Great excitement and | | account of the NTY-SECOND YEAR. be able to resume business in a day or two He thought that the firm had resources that would put it on its feet soon. He said that ry account on the books had a trust worthy customer behind it. The extent of the failure is_variously estimated at from £500,000 to #1,500,000, but as the statement of the accounts was not complete these esti mates are not trustworthy Allen & Co., it was said market the new Cordage stock. [t was on high stauding of this firm that it was not started out at a higher price than the orizinal stock brought when it was first put into the street Of the failure of his firm buted to the drop of Cordage said tonight: “*Assistance was promised to and we expected to pall through, but help failed us at the last moment, 1t has struck us like a whirlwind, and at present we do not know where we stand. We hope that our suspension will only be temporary. The bunks with whom we liave had dealings have treated us kindly, Our failure is open to today put in the which is attri B O. Smythe | the strictest scrut | cently become | the | T'he | | pedient thus L Meaill dage | Surprised Waill Stri this firn us the been ‘The failure of Wall street had wiis @ surprise to one and had 1 conservative, It titied with the company by buying t bonds of the corporation, which was oresmzed purpose ot buying and holding the pro operated by the Cordage compiany veneral opinion among brokers is that the furlure of Smythe will not extensive one, and that he will be to resume again Schuyler Walden said his failure to the drop in Cordage and the customers respond 1o ¢ M. Walden's custom necte with the Walden saia tonight three customers make themr ac their failure to do He could make and liabilines, but th sion would only be temporar The failure of Mr. Walden as important and is atteibuted by the carrying of customers on 100 gined accounts. ways il was due | failure I for mar s are suid to Cordage trust that ther who had promised mts n ter ins. con Mi were o and pend pood at n 1 hini nt of that wrded brokers to ihtly o SECRETARY CARLISLE AN, New York Bankers Discus Not Meet with i New Youk, May 4. Since the between Secretary Carlisle and g bank presidents heve on April veral told of plans which b been proposed whereby the gold in the treas ury would be it id that to have 1Tt Does vor. conference L dozen lead stories have been inereased has been this end bankers since several plans been under discussion the went them eventually agr the case by secretary away, and thavone of eed upon. This is not the their gold is of the tr of the gold exactly A vasis upon which banks are to put out sptable to the secretar, Secretary Carlisle las ideas own regarding the protection of reserve, ana has intimated to the bankers the plan which he would tike to see put into effect, The bankers are very re ticent about speaking of the plan which would please the seerctary, as it is nov ex actly to their liking. But from a member of ne of the leading banking tivms in this city which has been fully conversant with all that has taken piace regarding the gold situation a synopsis of the plan to tect the gold vederve, which plan, it 1id, would be acceptable to the ary, was obtained, The banker from whom the information was obtained said: “The situation is not as bad as it appears. The fear has passed away of a payment by the government of its currency otherwise than by the wold possession. The real dificulty is in the draining of tne banks of their reserve (reduced now to about #12,000,000) by their coin-shipping customers. The effect of the pavments in this city has been through the contraction caused by the payments to the government of legal tender currency for gold. The gold is shipped abroad und lost to the community, but the legal tenders are paid into the treasur Wd cannot again be put into cireulation, except through the slow process of disbursenients made by it s, at the same time, there is an inward and outward flow at the treasury, the loss or gain to the banks on this head must be icasured by an inspection of receipts and disbursements of the past two years. STt will be seen that there will not be a loss or gain to either side of say $3,000,000 per mouth based on the #.000,000 deficit last month; whereas, by continual shipping of gold the treasury, or probably the banks, may lose ~ £L000.000 per week This l0ss they cannot bear and the result will be, if the movement takes place then, the present reserve will disapp nd be locked up in the United States treasury and the banks will be reduced to their old ex- of making settlements with the clearing house in clearing house certifi used on the mercantile and marketable s urities. “The plan which would obviate this tion would be for the banks to recognize this fact and pay out to their customers and in part settlement of theiv balances the articl which they now hoavd-—gold, which does not involve the involuntary hourding of green- bucles by the treasury and thus put in active movement the larger’ part of their present reserve. Would it not be well for the banks, aid the banker, to meet and take this sug gestion into serious consideration and thus relieve the whole situation at once?™ “By thus putting their hoardings of gold at the service of the community they would save the losses caused by the coatinual stringency to the mer community and relieve the pressure of the continual sales at the Stock exchange, which latter help, however, is wholly subordinate to the help forded to” mercnants of the whole country by adopting this plan willing not \s ury his solu- Reeclvers (or the HSEY Corduge Company Ciry, N. J., May 4.=C at his residence ap) Loper and 15 <K, ( for the National They were appointed on application of counsel for the Cordage pany. Receiver Loper is troa company and Young is preside Nattonal bank of Jersey City has about $2,000,000 in bouds and securities to pay off ina few days aud it is unable t mect the demands. —The petition for the ap pointment rec wis made the purpose of protecting the company’s prop erty against attachuient. The receivers will wivee £00,000 bonds. weellor inted Young Cordag th of the First hie company tonight George W receivers company ive - FIRE KECORD, Bonne Terere, Mo Twenty-One Boxse e, most disastrous this place occurred at 1 ing. The fire first building, from which on both sides of the v prey to the devouring elerent smouldering embers warked the twoenty-one busiuess and dwel Owing to the chacacter of the buildings, the rate of insurance wis o high t light lines were carried The principal busi Jon W, Sprott, g Rongey, saloon; L. Sehnitzer & Co merchindise Schneider 0 Terre Co-operative socicty Mary Brokenshire ¢ O Connor. A\ B Jack Williams, siloon Sovere'y Seo; “ Houses Mo tires Destroyed, May 4 ~Oue of the history velock this the of morn Nix extending westward street thing fell until only sites of ing houses, in 1t only William general Boune Miss (e o Frocery general merchandise: H Mis. Spence, willinery merchandise, and J. L, Movements of TR At Browhead--1" New York At Hamburg York At New York- ) erpoa wuners May 4. frou; Arrived--Rugia, frow Arrived -Servia, fro S Sirlkers Ketarning te CrLeverasy, O, May 4 A number striking miners Ohio have returned tu work. It is a general belief that the surike will be practically ended by the first of next | week, | Work. n i courts cluding membraneons | fevor has occurred only spor; PROISE A BIG SENSATION Managers of the Impeachment Have a Bomb to Explods in Court. THEY WILL HAVE AN OPEN CONFESSION One of the Men 1 Has dicted by the ¢ Promised to Mike Breast of t ting's Rot- Work. nd Jury ten Lixcons, Neb, Tur Bee wortions May 4 to A prc is the it having become [Special Telogram sensation of talk of the town tonight, blic property late prodigions It at a hour this afternoon. It is notof a socia! character, but is thing that play an important the impeachment proceedings being heard by the supreme wherein state and ea-state offi the accused. The statement that today one of the indi indicted by the last grand jury, a man who was employed at one of the state institutions where fraud and misconduet was the evidence some nart which will in e court ials are is given out with authority viduals alleged to have oceurre grand jury and turned against officials and others the steals alleged to have been went before state's connected with perpetrated Wil Confess 1o Court, ot only this, but this same man has made the statement outh, and now in possession of the stat which that the proper time comes he will appear the court whment and there make a clean breast of everything “Though facts as herein stated have been kown to but a few, they leaked out ht, and are the talk of the town. When stioned about the truthfulness of the re port s of the impeachment arked SWait wours and we will pre some t that will not only the people of the state, but will uncover one of the most rotten hotbeds of ofticial corrup- tion that has ever been known to exist.” No Decision on the Ap under is when before o imp the toni the attorneys for the manage simply smiled and fow stimony st spriatio On account of the members having ad- journed last night, the supreme court com- mission did hand down the in the case with reference legality of the legislature appropriation of 15,000 made for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the trial, though it is now pretty well known that it will forthcom- 1 early day next woeek. I'he attorneys for the managers are satistied with the day’s work, saying that, owing to the fact that most of the witnesses were friends of the respondents, they elicited a great deal rore valuable testimony than they expected not opinion to the be well i RSN FOK CREDITORS. Ked SI City Iostitutions Sehedal- Ing Assets and Linbilities, Siovx Crry, Ia., May 4.—|Special gram to Tue Br Today the Sioux Dressed Beef and Canning company, which assigned last weck, filed i chedule of as- sets and liabilities. The face value of the assets is £536,108.50. Tts plant is put in at £190,700, on which there is a mortgage, not scheduled as liabilities, which covers other property belonging to the Union Stock yards of 600,000 given to the Missouri, Kausas and Texas I'rust company. Real estate in this city is scheduled at 154,000, a fair valuation, on which there is a mortgaged in- debtedness of §05,000, part of which s scheduled in the liabilities. Country prop- erty in lowa, Nebraska and Kansus not en- cumbered is scheduled at 0,000, & s of its own company, the Union Refrigerator Transit company, up as collateral, are scheduled at 212,000 The company 50 schedules in its assets 386,500 worth of notes of the wrecked Union [ 1 and Trust company, and John Hornick, who has failed, which are scarcely worth scheduling 1ts creditors are the Sioux National bank of Sioux City te heid in trust, 30,000 Trust com- pany, $%.000. Notes negotiated and en- dorsed by Union Loan and Trust company and now in unknown hands, 873,500, lowa Land company 700 and others, making a total of PROSPECTS W Uni Very Badly Mixed. The filing of the schedule developed the fact that the Union Stock Yards company has given a mortgage to the Missouri, Kan- sas and Texas Trust company on its property for 00,000, in_addition to the bonded in- debteduess of #500,000 given out when its re- ceiver was appointed. Assiguee Hubbard of ust company today gave it out that so uch of the stock of the Sioux City & orthern, Sioux City, O'Neil & Western and Sioux City Terminal Railway and Ware house company is now up for collateral, and in his hunds, tha a reorganization of the companies will have to be made. He holds as collateral #5.500.000 of the stock of the Sioux City, O'Neil & Western and nearly as much more of the other two companies D.T. Hedges and the Hedges Trust com pany today assigned to various creditors about #0000 worth of real estate mortgages. I'he Lochhaven Trust and Safe Deposit com pany of Lochhaven, Pa., put an attachment of &,000 on the property of the Sioux City tore works through the United States The work of the assiences is pro aressing slowly und the exact awount of the total habilitios is not yet ascertainable. liabilitics of Haakinson, Hedgos and others are identical, thouwh in a large part with those of the Union Loan and Trust company and it is thought now that the total umount will not exceed F500,000. TOWA SALOON 5 Atter Two Years of Pe Fort Do thorities Make Trouble. Forr Donee, T, May 4. [Special Tue Bee |—The of Fort . after two years of undisturbed peace and quiet, have been given an old-fashioned stirring up by Judge Hyatt. Fortwo years the suloon men have been fined monthly by the city and g ofused to in lict them. Judge Hyatt in his instructions to the grad jury stated fact that the liquor law lated here and insiste the grand jury at work some indictments we was that six_indictmeats were returned the Union Loan and DISTURBED, ge Au- rele- saloons aud juries have that it was an open was flugrantly vio that he would keep all summer unless found. The result four in this city, Alth Oficars © Des Moises, Ta., May 4 gram to ‘Tuk Ber]—The Health and medical examic lar snnnn retary Kenned Sessla Spe State Board of 'S were in regu apitol taday. Sec reported that no epidemics haracter had visited the state though t had infectious diseases session at th of 4 serious turing the isolated nast year. Suulipox had appeared and had been restricted Cumberland, | ounty in but one locality to one family at Diphtheria, in hiad not been sc aviient as usual The secretary cited nite 1i very prevalent as prevalont as therefrom has some incidents show relationship, if not the stheria and membran of wmnld type has been Scariet fever has not been ususl and the mortality uot been great Typhoid dically within the state. During ‘the year there has been expended by the board 3,158,906 Niueteen volumes have been added to the | library. There were eight applicants for certificates to practice medicine: James A Mcnsher, Gravity . Harper, New York: D W. Ev ¥; Milton W Carthy, Des Mofrs: Americus O. Michael, Des Mofnes: Rush R Gingles Castana: Willis F. Stoller, Mapleton, and Walter Frazer, Algona Medical Question Discnssed. Des Moises, Ia, May 4.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Beed—At the session of the lowa Hahnemanu society today these oficers were elected: President, Dr. A, P. Hanchett, Council Bluffs; secretary, Dr. D. W. Dickin son. Des Moines: treasurer, Dr. George Royal, Des Moines. A number of stand ing committees for the cnsuing year were apvointed. A reso s adopted favoring much n unprovements at the State umversity in the medical — department buildings. Al the physicians present were pledged to assist the legislative corumit in _obtaining signers for petitions praying for the desired legislation. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Cedar Rapias. Papers were read on a large number of technical subjects Cause of ViNToN, Ta., May 4 Tie Bep, |—Interest in the Smith trial was ated today. The court d its rul Jf Tuesday and admitted evidence relat- ing to the character of Perry, the murdered man. By testimony it was shown that five months previous to the murder the re lutions of Perry with Mrs. Smith were inti mate and illicit; that Perry was requested to leave the defendant’s wifealone, to which he replied he would when he pleased, and if interf with would blow Smith's head off. dis| Iver and emoracing the defendant’s wife in his presence. Sympathy is decidedly with Smith inl Telegram to S pearance of a Banker's Non. CLINTON, Ta.. May 4.—[Special Tne Be)—There is much the disappearance of George Haywood, jr., of Merrill. Wis., who came here some time w0 to visit his father, & prominent banker. He was muen interested in investuients in Disy elegram to is mystery about be very rich, but shortly after his arrival here he disappeared and no trace of him has been found L troyed a Land Mark, Briauros, la., May 4.—{Special Telegram o T Bee. | — Yesterday morning the Fleak house, onc of the old land marks, was en tirely consumed. Tv was valued at 3,000 and insured for £1,200. Most of the furniture was saved. The house was full of guests at the time, but all escaped. Cause of the five is unknown. nay CAUSE NERAL WAR. Castithista Invasions of Uruguay npleasnutly Numerous. LCopyriuhted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Varraratso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), May 4. —[By Mexicin Cable to the New York Herald -Special to ne Ben "he Herald's correspondent in Montevideo tete- iphs that the most recent violation of the ory of Uruguay occurrea yester- day by the Castilhista troops. Colonel Amaro entered Uruguayan territory n Ribera His intention was to horses. The commissary of police pro tested against an invasion, for which Amaro threatened to kill him. Gene Gareia, chief of the forees near the frontier, was advised of the invasion and started in pursuit with a troop of cavalry. The two forces met near the line, a fight followed in which two officers aad forty-three men of the Brazilian forces clve of Uraguay were killed. Owing to this conflict the Brazilian leg: tion is undoubtedly looking to a break in the relations with Urugua It is known that President Piexotto wishes the relations be- tween the two republics to become strained He thinks if that should occur 1t would pre- vent outbreaks in any of the other Brazilian states by uniting all of the Bra 4 common enem, President of Uruguay decided ask authority congress to raise an urban for duty along the frontier, and also to mobilize the the army corps under General Garcia. A large body of troops to reinforce the fronticr guard was sent to the front today. The sen- ate has authorized the purchase of addi- tional arms. Sealed orders have been sent President Hervera's aide to General It is believed they contain instruc- tions to him to repulse the aggressions of Brazilians on the frontier. Deny the Ru From government sources the information is given out that the rumors of strained re- lations between Uruguay and Brazil are ex- aggerated. They still maintain pleasant re- lations. They report that the state and national forces are closing inon the revolters and believe that they will crush the rebellion in one decis! battle or drive Jhe rebels out of Rio Grande do Sul. From Buenos Ayres the Herald's spondent telegraphs: that President considers the result of the elections for pre- siding ofticials and cougress foreshadows the defeat of the government. Chi passed extending powers dent It the persons Becoming nas of wuard ors, corre- Pena the the congress has the of is believed impheated in troubles will be sent to Juan Fernanaes island or Puento Arvenns, Fugitive Holly arrived in Mendoza yesterday and not on the announced by United States Holly says he was aided in the Urited States I as o workingman. This report confirmed the story told by Senora Balman des, wife of a prisonce measure presi that all the recent or day previously Minister Egan his escape from disguised in Santiago in the Jail, who is accused of complicity recent con- ident Pena Montt of today cabled President Saenz nim on signing the limis protocol. Peuna, in reply, says the treaty guarantees closer re. lationship between the two countries, and also insures the speady completion of the Transandine railroad Chill's congress has now tion new financial sehemes. under consideca clu Cuicaco, 1L, May N. May, tary of the Consolidated Gold and Sil ver Mining company, was arrested and taken 10 St. Louis tonight, where he is wanted on @ charge of obtainiwe money under false pry tenses. The company of which May was sceretary was - capitglized at 30,000,000, and cliimed to contrel nine gold and silver mmes and eleven copper miues in Colorado. The stock, par value of was &0 per shave, was put on the market anu about #00,000 worth of it wns sold at prices between 25 und #40 per shave. It is claimed that while the company really owned the mines they were salted and not of the quality represented. William Whalen the president of the comipany, was ar n St Louis in Junuary, indicted, and is now awaiting tial. The complainant against May Henry Nichols of St. Lou who in vested, it id 300 in the stock of the compiny is Said, §17 - - Conviets Attempr to Eseape. ATLANTA, Ga, May 4.—-At the Coal City couvict camp, near the Tennessee state line, ten conviets ultempted to escape by firing on the guards with guns improvised from gus piping. Reports to the ofticials say that four convicts and one guard were injur Plans for an K| Rond, CLEVELAND, O., May 4.—Right of way has beeu secured for an electric railroad to con- nuect this city with Yoledo and Detroit, for | Milwaukee and Minneapolis and supposed to | Argentina, congratulating | | which ted | |DEVELOPED INTO A SCANDAL Musical Matters at the World's Fair in a | } | Very Bad Shape. | PROGRESS OF THE PIANO CONTROVERSY | Unsavory Mess into Which the Mud Resolved Itaelf - Mrs, Palmer Th €ns to Resign—A Few World's Falr Notes. Cricaco, 111, May 4 dications the music trouble at the World's fair is about to become a scandal. Evi dence was produced at the meeting of the commission today which tends to show that Musical Director Thomas, not using a contraband piano, From the present in satistied with is bent upon boy that arc the fair. a forcible nature, adopted Palmer cotting harps in his made by firms making The evidence was of such that the divecting department exhibits at commission a resolution President to appoint special committee of s1x members to investi wate the matter. | | i | | Corraption a Just beford this after the some in 1 Bribery Charged. an adjournment was taken oon Commissioner Cannon of Utah r announced that he had ting evidence in conuection with the piano embroglio which tended to show that there was bribery and corruption i the musical department of the World's fair. I have here a letter.” he said, “a letter re ceived by Messis, Lyon & Healy, musical ex hibitors, that will explain in part what | can e then read the following letter, dated May 1, to that firs by Miss A, Breit schuck, a'harpistin the | 18 orchestra DEARSIRS: | i very that this morning tice that he would nof ayon & Healy hiarp in s orehestr wep, 1omyselt was delizitd, Kindly putar my disposition, but, as yourselves Know that we ciannot do otherwise,” T omyself will see that the two harps will be packed care- fully, then you will piease send for them, 1 | possible T will come 0/ your store in u few days | w0 thaniayon, et | Having finished this epistle, Mr. | | ot and orry to let you k Pheadore Thomis wlow us to us nlay the With the which you so annon L an. ad d another from Bdward Schnecke other harpist Thomas' orchestra, dressed to the same firm as follows DA Sms: | take the libert it you arce desirous of niy tik 1y Interest inthe Lyon & Healy harp, 16 <0 1 niust jnsist Ut o gIve me i WEHTCH GEreenent, - a fee of #1000 4 year and 10 per on every hirp sold through my influence whether the party is a huyer or scholar Furthermore, Imust hive two, new Lyon & 'S hurps at my disposition, ote for traand one for solos, for all of whieh [ crec to use Lyon & Healy harp in and out of Chicago, and inspect and” approve all harps leaving the factory. 1f you wre not inelined to aceept my propositions, naturally 1 will lose interest in the Lyon & ilealy harp, inus- much as I have a prospeet of representing an European firm after the World's fair Keply of the Fiem, of inquiring He concluded the testimony by reading the following reply made by the firm to the fore- going letter DWARD SCHNECKER: You n received by us, and we must decline the ie: We desire that you shall return our p and shall send for i next Tuesday, Pleasc have it ready. Should the harp not be in your residence, then plense ive the koodiess to let how where it 1%, 50 that we can obtain it. he letter caused a general sensation among the commissioners. After waiting fora fewmoments, Mr, Cannon went on to say that he had thought the matter should be thoroughly investigated, and that even the evidence shown in the lotters presented by the commission should remove Mr. Thomas and. secure a new musical director. A resolution was then adopted calling for the appointment of a special committee to Carky on the inquiry Prof. Wilson, Director Thomas' agent, was seen by a revorter for the Associated press in regard to the matter. Mr. Thomas will not ta fair,” he said, “it is bene notice such trivial things. He is too great a mat to evengisten to such foolish charges. I will not allow any one to approach him on the subject.” With that the manager entered a carriage with the musical director and drove away. ‘The national directors are of a different mind, and many of them do not hesitate to | by if Musical Director Thomas does not atisfactory explanation he will be removed, The national commission today disposed of the piano dificulty. By a vote of 44 yeas to 19 nuys, the pmission aecided that the council of administration had no jurisdiction in the trouble. Sunday Opening. proposition has k about the af- th his dignity to The Sunaay opening question will probably be tken up tomorrow. The talk that the local directors may attempt to open the World's fair next Sunday and keep it open on Sunday, until the close of the great exposition has caused a good deal of comment among the national com- missioner Even those who would like to see the gates thrown open on Sunday say they will make i vigorous protest to opening the fair in direct violation of the rules. The council of administration has termined to puta stop to the exon prices charged by some of the restaurants at the fai The restaurant keepers will either have to reduce their rates or close up. Mrs. Phreatens to Resign. Mrs. Potter Palmer, president of the Board of lady managers of the World's fuir, announced at the opening of the meeting of | the board this worning that she | compelled to resign if the ladies did not quit | quarrcling and behave ina more dignified | manner. The meeting was very interesting | | de- itant almer and many 1 tears before it was ov Some of *the ladies even cried aloud and speeches in support of the president were de in broken accompanied by ex ssions of heavtfelt sympathy for Mrs. Pul when declured that she was discournged with the action of certain members of the board. The women ied with cach other to be heard, and finally a resolution, supporting the president and thanking her for the noble work she had was unanimously passed A vesolution empowering the president to formulate the plans of u great organiztion of ladies, of which the present board of lady managers was to be the foundation, was passed. In support of this action the ladies stated that when their World's fair work was done they desired to band themselye together to further the interests of their sex m m mer utterly to NEBRASKA FAIR BUILDING, tehed und Farnished in About Two Weeks. Ciicaco, Til, May 4.—[Special Telegram to ne Bee.]— Nebraska's World's fair build ing will be finished furnished complete in about two weeks. Commissioner ( Garneau and Mrs, M. A. Bock of of lady managers, are devoting their It Wil Be and sneral the board snergies structure in order, for luck of work to putting the handsome but have been handicaped men and by the illness ot Mr. Garneau's us sistant. Other members of the commission are expected here next week The excel lent display in the agricultural building and the show inthe foricultural departments are almost fu installed I'he program for the dedication of the Nebraska headquarters which will take p une 5 will be n S reaay been appointed month to formal gifts from th I'ho gifts were re have this the al cer the 19th day of present and receive | Omaha Smelting works ceived with hearty appreciation by the board of lady managers, and a vote of thanks ordered spread upon the minutes of the bourd and w Al | Smelting works, \ Looking at the Fair. a copy senl Cuicaco, Ill., May 4 --Threatening skies kept the crowds from Jackson park yester day, though the roadways were in the best condition for any time for the last mouth, would be | | the the exhibits had grown in pointof attractive ness under the redoubled efforts of the work | ingmen, spurred oo by exhibitors. The num ! berof paid admissions ut the gates was | 15,070, and the number was considerably in | ereased by the people who went in through | the pass at e number on the | erounds seemed much lavger than at really was, The open air concerts and thy about the basin in front of the administration building were such strong | counter attractions to the exhibits in the butldings that the visitors kept outside for the most part, putting in their time m view the architectural and landscape features of the exposition. Those who were included in the number of yesterday's visitors were well repaid for the trouble and expense. as the day was fine, despite the angry-looking clouds that battled with the sun the whole day, and came off vic during nearly all the time. Horace Tucker has 8000 ma veady for the persous names appear on the front - Vi Boullla's Rebellion in Complete 1 b James ¢ arious whose VASOUEZ IOUS, 1Conprighted 159 Paxava, Colombia, (via Galveston | May 4. [By Mexican Cable to the | York Herald—special to Tue Bee | has reached here of the complete t of the gainst the revolutic | rex.) New N m ws General Vasquez, leader government stsin Honduras, of the first defeat troops command After the government, Vasquez has assum pro by the capito | | | visional government | sustained | the | of General revolutionary ,‘ with b effort | recaptured Teguc | | | the leader even toli into | hands Bonilla, | of the troops, Vasq d his ang Now he revolutioniss, that the by increas army (pa has com pletely defeated the Word hias been ¢ crnment has and ( what he aragua he breakfast cived new gov recogrnized Salvador When Vasquez wa do in regard to Ni¢ proposed o in Manag been ntemala wsked proposed to suid he soon take Leon and dine on in Houduras 1 rided Bonilla the will During the revolu wra | wind it is more than threat declare wun openly Likely from made b, he juudy that | agninst Nic s00n wint | Commumeation has with heen reopencd The squez is news of the the first di from Honduras in from Bonacanta the truth of t | Amapala and the intevior of General v wation brouht Onticers for rect infc several months. wriving today fucts vouch here given REFUSED 10O REGISTER. Of the 15,000 Ciinese in Washington Oregon, but 1,000 Are Registered. Porriaxn, Ore., May 4 or of In ternal Revenue Wardler estimates there arc 15,000 Chinese in his ¢ which prises Oregon and Washington. Only of this number have Thie lowing circular has been posted in all cipal Cities PROM THE SIX CHINESE COMPANIES 10 OUR CHINESE BRETHREN: Y ouare forbidden (o re ister with white officials or to hiave anythin do with t] We have engaged four cminent Luwyers. On May 5 four Chinese in New York arc to ho wrerested by the United States sovern- ment for not having registered and thefr cases will be tried in the suprene court. - Our minis- ter his asked the president not o arrest uese nutil the case is an president has graciously this boso You will, thorotore, b under heavy penaftick if you disobey. Collector of Customs Leland is still at work exam ificates of Chine came on the steamer Danube from Victoria, Out of the 555 examined only four have been landed, #18 have been rejocted, 187 have properly signed certificates, but all of the endorsers have not yet been found. It is expected that all those rejected by the col- lector will apply for writs of habeas corpus. Word was reccived today from Vancoaver, B.C. that the Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of China has 600 more Chinese bound for Portland The treasury official assisting m : amination said: These certificates arc the means of allowing thousands of Chinamen to be smuggled into the country: dozens of men can use one certificate. When one has en tered the country on one certificate he can sena it back and bring another in with it and Collec strict, com 1,000 fol prin registered St Louls Celistinls Kegister, St Lovis, Mo, May 4.—Tomorrow the time for the Chinamen in the city to regis- ter will expire. The Geary law has been very closely observed. The estimates of the number of Chinamen in St. Louis were from Mh o Of these 300 have already regis- tered, and tomorrow is believed that this vumber will be materially addea to. - What ever may be the casc in other citics, it is ovident that there 1s no general objection to the law among St. Louis celestials el ORDERED 10 SEA, Brazilian War Ships Leave New Under Harbor Senled Orders, New Youk, May 4.—Rear Admiral Norno- nah of the Brazilian war ship Aquidaban received seafed orders today and dircetions York to proceed to sea at onee with his squadron Orders were at once issued to the Tiradentes and the Republica, and there was a lively time on board the three ships. The vesse will get under way earyly tomorrow morn They are supposed to be ordered on account of the disturbances in Rio Gr do Sul. Tt three ships were with the other fo ing. home nde admiraland the commanders of invited 0 1o Chicago igners on the tram which started this evening, They broke their en gagement at the last minute, and, without sending word 10 the train, prepared for sea The special train placed at the disposal of visiting naval officers by the New York Central rod and the Wagner Palace Car company left this civy at 9:15 this evening. Paderowski Breaks Down, Yok, May 4.—Paderewski down suid, under the been subjected to of late, and to appear at the fund at Palmer's theater tomorrow afternoon. He came to New York tonight and shut himself up in his apartments. He sent out this statement about the berefit “Lwill shoot myself before I'l play tomor row. Tell them to take all the money I've got. but I won't play." The performer wis in o state bor nervous hysteria and wnile he coherently, 1t was evident that gre ment was telling upon his mental in a degree. Niw oroken which he will probahly benefit for the has it is strain has mable Actors ering on talked texcite faculties - ~ Cutifornin Rate 1L, May 4. —At & meeting of the Chicago Railway association it decided to the joint of the Southern Pacifie, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and Unjon Pacific, that they wou t the rate of #5 from the Miss to California comw m points and o Colo rado common points. Ihese rates apply eastbound as well as westbound roads east of the riv have today announced a rateof #3 from Chicago to California, based onthe rate which is to go into effect west of the river on May 5. The rate from Chicagc will be effective May 9. - Agnin Utalh's Governos May 4.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee}—Caleb W, West, came from Kentucky ecight years a President Clevelund's biddin governorship of this territ CHICAGO today, it was \ecept notice 1 put into uri river Are Lo I'he Caleh West Savt Lake, U, to ) ot 10 assume the vas tonight into that oftlee territorial su onth of oftice for the second time induct Chief Justice Zane of the preme court administered the after which Governor West delivered his inaugural address. The new governor rived from Washington this morning was greeted at the depot by a large number of his admirers and this evening was ten- dered a reception. when | | there were in DAY HOPKINS' STORY Ex-Warden of the Penitentiary Tells of H Connection with the Cell House, NOT A WONDERFULLY WILLING WITNESS He Was Forced to Tell of the Course of the Board's Phenomenal Carelessness, ATWOOD'S SNAP CN DIVENSION STONE Details of His Bonanz lished by His C TESTIMONY AGAINST THE Thoroughly Estab- wn Testimony, IMPEACHED More Evi Marked Mo rnee the ot the 1 Expendita Brought O Ax Methods th v of Pubilo tat the Hoarlng Yesterday. Lixcony, Neb., May 4. [Svecial Telegram to "Ik Bek | The mterest displayed in tho impeachment trial is beeoming more intense s the To the court mwas crowded with speetators, who list- ny. The first | witness called was Dan Hopkins, who at one time was war of ponitentiary and later on became superintendent of the cell house. the willing wit- mder the examin- anbortson he westitie 1 to many | ened to some very racy testis on the He was not one of nesses by any means ation of Mr. 1 important fac Aft struction but v taking he and the ssion. The priation was Ther that not o amount than th When the south wall | was mixed up with Whilc house e of the cell house con- secived 0 fr time #1831, which ¥ that came into his pos- batance of wot turned over were e ad been o more Dorgan atanother s all of m the $40,000 appro- 0 wit- number of paid, enough Wpropriation. rebuilt the labor the building of the cell witness was in charge of the for all of ness 0 wis house cell he which he had vouchers When Mr, Hopkins was the warden of the prison the warden kept the accounts be- the state and the contractor. The kept the time of the convicts and made their veport to the prison contractor, but expended tween guards there was nothing to show the warden how many days any man had worked. The record of sick time, witness said, was kept in a daily journal, but there were no names. kept in any other book, and it would be difli cult to trace a sick man from the shop inte hospital and back to the ward Never Ite ed on These. Witness was eiven £00 to pay his expenses to a prison congress held at Pittsburg, Pa. and was gone twelve days. Upon his re- turn he ¢id not make any report, as, no per- son asked for it. Witn went on an- other trip to Missouri. At that® time® Allen gave him $15 for expenses. Part of the time he paid railroad fare, while in other instan, it was paid by the mewm- bers of the Witness thought that he paid his own fair from Lincoln to Chicago when he and the board took 00 and went cast, but was not sure. This was a trip on which witness and the members of the board went to visit other prisons, Wit- ness suggested the trip and invited the mem- bers of the board to accompany him. Upon returning no report was ever made to the board, nor were suggestions made to Dorgan about what had been learned regarding cell houses. “Did the board ever request you to make a settlement with Dorgan?” asked Mr. Lame- vertson board, “No, sir.” answered the witness, The record of the board that on March i4, 1802, witness was appointed su- perintendent of the cell house and wstructed to settle with Dorgan. The order was read to Hopkins at the time. Following out the instructions of the order, he receipted to Dorggan for the woney and took whatever property was turned over. There were no veceipts passed, nor was there any check- ing up of the material on hana. Witness chought that an additional ex~ penditure of #2500 would complete the cell house, or at least the floor and the plaster- ing. He owed the “prison contract” some money, not £10,000, but quite an amount the aggregate. He thought there was abont #1,700 due. He would look up his books and ascertain the exact amount, showed 55 Looxened Wis Tongue, cross examined by Mr. Webster, uch more willing to ane The tearing down and re- thing that was not contemplated when the construction of the cell commenced. Witness was positive in his statement that the amount of nd new material put into the wall ex- Phere were fifteen or sixteen besides i large quantity of When Hopkins swer questions. became building the wall was a house was abor ¢ coeded 2,500 cars of new stone, cement Why was the Justice Maxwell It was ordercd wall torn down?’ asked Tt was improperly built ind not capable of carrying the weight, I'here were no binders or backing,” answered the witne ‘The'stone was on hand for the completion of the wall and part of it cut ready to be put in place Witness examined the Dovgan time book, saying that it was kept by the guard, and by nim turned over to the “prison contract” ciieh night. The time book, so witness said, showed that when sick or excused by the prison physician the conviel's time was not charged Explaining the objeet of the prison con- gress, witness said it was for the purpose of naving prison oftfcers meet and - talk over matters concerning the welfare of prisoners. Hopkins wanted to go, and that was why he applied to the board for §200 expense money for himself and Elder Howe. He did nos know whether other states paid the ex- penses of delegates only from what he had heard Hopking Reveals u S The other trip was made for the inspection of prisons, on which junket #300 to pay ex- penses was drawn. Witness declaved ‘that e to go and see what kind of cells prisons. The desired ret. wanted othe information could only who | He | on the Junket the prisons Missouri, tiana «d tl mem- bers of board gt worth the money they cost Now it'is known X journey was uever rd of Public Lands ana I reason was that witness did bers w sonal visit ard visited hile and o leay that the why the on this 0 the ildings. The not think it ne s and eport veported essary 1 re al the witness wens ment that §2,600 suying thad lete the shell of the I take a good deul more to the heating and furnishiogs, I'he startling announcement was made by the witness that there were no specificiations for the cell ! ones being an cx- tention of some old drawings While away looking up prisons, Mr. kins found uo prison where there wa former the cel 1d would comple house that amount wo building, but th m W Hops » lonsy