Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 6, 1893, Page 1

W GURES THAT LIED! ol { 86 Retnrus Made to the State Concern- ing Ooal Delivered on Contract, IDENCE AT THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL | Bstimony Taken Yesterday Sheds a Flood | of Light on Robbers' Methods. PERT ESTIMATE OF- THE CELL HOUSE] A Wliat an Architect Knows About Buildings ¢ and the Cost of Stone, YLUM COAL STEAL TOUCHED UPON orham Betts' Methods of Fililng His by the Conl Firm's Contract Man Who from the Curs. Explained the Hauled Special to Tue T'he first week of the impeachment vial of the state and the has closed and the supreme court outned until Monday. Most of ide lawyers and witnesses have 0 their things n their normal state. Regarding what has hoen accomplished during the e two opinions. W cachiment and their lawyers claimi hey have proven all that they expected to ing out, while the attorneys for ac B used elaim that no damagine proof hus becn ntroduced g their LS. fvho 1 toward the men when questioned regarding an opinion | Mshake their heads and say that it looks bad, | ’nlmilliv that if the ofticials cannot furnish { wn bill when they take up the defense, flthe outcome will be something un ant to b8 contemplat [ With the opening of the court this morn fding the state commenced the introduction of goxpert testimony, touching upon the con fstruction of the cell house, together with the f#cost and quality of material Meusurements of the Walls. lled was Laxcons, Neb, May 5. ex-state officials has ad the returned out homes, and again ar week, there the managers of the im that the iust on trial The first William i years ex: had hous witness ¢ ay, an architect, with sixteen Mucrience, He testified that he Rawined the cast wall of the cell had made accurate Bicngth the wall measured 8 the top of the wauil to the er ; feot; B from the water tables to the square part B where rubble began, 3 fect: from that point thero was 215 fect of rubble with 1 P feet of concrete. The east wall w 4h feet in the clear. On the inside from where the new ward commenced, the B height to the top was 1S feet, B with two projections, one on the north end, being 0x6 feet square o hteen feet high, and the one the same R dimensions. of the south wall there were two air shafts, one 4 5-12x5 foot square, the othe and both proiecting seven feet above the roof. In examining the north wall the found that it had been torn down ndow sills. This wall was jength inside. The height fro sill Lo the wp heignt of the window sill was sixteen fe nbova the old wall. There was a ped- ment 4!{x21 feot, with two air shafts Hxdlg Foet in size. In making the estimates wit- aess found that the new work would neces. karily have to commence two feet below the Mine, fourteen feet below and tweaty-one feet bf new worl above. The roof was part of iron and part of tin. all supported by thi teon trusses. Witness got the dimension: by making his own measurements, and in making them he found the bottom of the wall constructed of concrete. The figures showing the measurement of that portion of the wall below the surface were obtained by digging down to the basc. I'here were three kinds of stone used, that from the Cedar Creck and® Nemaha quarcies and old stone. ex- and In ; from measurements. witness to the 221 1-6 feet in What it Shou'd Have Cost After explaining the technical torms as ap- plied to ashler, dimension and rubble stone the witness testified that there waus a great deal of Nemaha county stone used. The Johnson stone, plugged to size, was worth 1244 cents per foot at the quarry duving the monthof May, 1501, Rubble stone at the same quarey, durinz the same period, was worth not' to exceed 7 cen per foot. Dimension stone, plugged to size, was worth from 17 to IS cents per foot, with b cents off for freizht. Stone ot plugized to size, with freizht paid by the onsignee, would beabout 1 cent less, as it as worth about 1 cent per foot to do the olugging. In malking the estimates the wit- noss had figured rubble stone at e porch, which included the price of stone, reight. scaffolding, sand, lime, cement and f weighing, Con was figured ut £.50 ver yard, and footings at 30 cents per foot, com plete. The south wall, witness figured, cents for culling and tuck point fng. On the worih wall witness figured stone at 12 cents per foot, | freight b cents, cutting 80 cents, trimming and tuck pointing 20 cents. The cornice stone wus worth $1.50 per foot, including stone, freight, cutting, setting and pointing, and including tureets. The Hagging on top of tho walls was worth 60 cenis per super ficial foot In tearing down the old north walls, cut the new stone, resetting and retucking, 40 conts would be a fair market price. "Phese prices witness made on the basis of froe and skilled labor, the best that could be secured. He had never had anything to do with convict labor und knew nothing about the price at which it could be secuved, or charged for by the contractor Making a most liberal estimate, in round numbers, cmploying eitizen labor, aud pay- fng the highest wages, the cell house shou have cost SELHL10, which would cluded the stone and material now Tustead of having cost that amount, the en tive appropriation, £0,000, had been ex- pended with cluims of £2,500 still unpaid Under Webster's Oross-Fire. Somewhat disconcerted by the tostimony, tho respondents rallied and shoved Mr. Webster iato the breach to conduct the cross-examination. The Omaha lawyer made o desperate e¥ort to confuse tho' witness, but he stood the fire without even flinching. “May | have these fizures for an hour or two, 10 1nspect ! asked Mr. Webster. “In my presence,” answered the witness Justice Maxwell was more lenient than the witness. He suegested that Mr. Webster would not mutilate the papers, but instead would retmru them in good shape By making an agreement to return every- whing. Mr. Webster was allowed to take the documente SMr. Gray the price Websts . “No," auswered the wituess, “for tho con- wructor is not supposed to furnish plans and pecifications.” What would be the costs of plans and specitications for such u building as the cell house M1 Justic d have in- ou hand. expert Qid you take into o f proparing the plans? nsideration asked Mr. whertson filed an objection Maxwell held that the respondents would have to furnish proof that Dorgan had plans and specifications, for the reason that when he was ou the witness stand he had estified that he had noue. Judgo ost thought that the faiv and that the question was admissable, In auswering witness said that he would disiike to state until he had seen the plans witness was INTY-SECOND YEAR, and specifications. Continuing the croas-examunation, Mr. ster seemed to realize that he had ta tartar, aad thesame realization ex nded to his associates and their clients Did you figure the salary of a foreman?' asked the attorney Not What The Certainly not." ros is customary for the nate one of their mon In figuring the ¢ ness had made allow tions, and had stima cubie feet of earth Witness bad not figuved derricks tractor always furnished and bl no ri charge them to the peopl performed "he respondents were all of a sudden they dropped thic turning him over to Mr. Lambert entered upon the redirect the witness, who exp d difference between dim dimension stone pl All of the stone, he 1 the south wall was r worth, freight paid 3 per per hundred p On re-ere Mr, Looked ndod Mr. contra a for the oo for the For. ny. "It 180, Wit exeava removal of f tools, con ht to work evidently tived, for architect, son, wh examination of | the court the | and | | sion titied 1hh to that w and would size 150 1 be nds, ss-examivation the witness told Mosher that the Cedar Creek rock would L trifie more than the Nemaha county hle, but that there was but little of the Codar Creek stone used in the wall, it being mostly from Nemaha, Johuson and Auburn 1 the Asylum Conl Deal, ing to anothe to the absence of c Fright Agent Scott of was called to the stand about rates and swi doing business with handled. A portion the witness was to keep a record of all cars coming in and going out The asylum coal deal was touched unon for the first time by the witness saving that his hooks would show the record of all cars | switched to the institution. ‘The record in | such cases was known as “trains forwarded and was made up by the clerk in the yard ofMice. Conl ears for the asylum usually went out on train No. 27, though sometimes train No. 93 would take out loads, while in cases of emergency cars were hauled by o switch engine, Inageneral way, witnes would have a record of all cars hauled, I suductor took charge of all trains booked out, They would si showinz that they fiad received the cars, The witness had failel to find ceipts and some books which nad fore the legislative committee. been returned to his ofiee, but known party had taken them away He Hoaled the Coal, William Raadail ton and afte coal firm of Touch branch of the case, owing | tain witnesses, Local the Burlington road to tell simething hing and how cars the state are of the duty of out n the boo's checks been They some re. be had un a fireman on the Bur rds a teamster, knew Betts & Weaver and the Whitebreast — Coal — company As a teamster he worked at the hospital a good deal of the time, unload 1 from the cars and hauling it to the de From April, 1800, until the spring of 1502, the wit- ness hauled the coal bevween the cars and the hospital. There was uo person helping except & man named Betts, who worked dur- ing the month of March, 1801, Witness dur- ing the time when he was kine in the coal business, was first in the employ ot Betts & Weaver and then went to the White breast Coal company. He kept the account of the cars unloaded in a small pass book, The book, witness could not produce, as it was 10t 1n his possession, having been turned over to the legislative investizating commit tee last winter. In telling of the methods of handling the coal witness said that when a car was switched onto the sidetrack at the asylum he was ordered to take the numb>: of the car and its capacity. At the cad of last month he made & report to the coal company furnishing the coal Sought to Show a Conspicacy. What were your orders from Betts & Weaver?" asked My, Lambertson, Mr. Webster objec to the question on the grounds of irrelevanc In responuse Mr. Lambertson replied by saying that he proposed to show by the wi ness that a conspiracy existed to defraud the state, ana that the witness had been in- structed to enter upon his books the num- ber of carsof coal which were never deli ered. He would not only do that, but he would bring the matter homo to the Board of Public Lands and Buildings. Mr. Webster urged that there was some- thing more serious back of the matter than appeared upon the surface. 1t was serious in ono respect and havmless in another—it serious in that the state proposed to cast a stigma upon the good names of the respondents, and hariless in that the state would be unable to councet the state with the conspiracy. Justice Maxwell ruled that if it was not shown that the bourd was not connected with the conspiracy, the ovidence would not be considered. Justice Norval ruled that any testimony as tocoal charged to the state and not delivered was competent. The objeciion was sustained until it could be shown that Betts & Weaver ronnected with the transiction. Brought Forth the ook, At the afternoon session of the court, a small red covercd § book played an im- portant part. It was the book in which Randall, . the witn:ss. kept the car account when he had charge of the lum coal delivery. It was the book which w before the grand jury and in evi- dence when William and John Dorgan were indicted, the same book which witness had described at the morning session of court, Resuming the di examination Mr. Lambertson asked When you were work ing for Betts & Weaver did you enter any sar number in this book for coal thut was not delivered?” 1 believe s many,” answer “Did you report Veaver ! “Yes, sir." “Did you report cars not delivered?” Mr. Webster objected, saying that question would create o false impression 1t will not make a fulse impression on the court, as the court is capable to juage,” re torted Justice Maxwell. I have not had a chance to compa list,” answered the witness in respo the question. “Have you the list of asked Mr. Lambertson. have the list paid for **Have you the list actually delivered?” 1 think I have.” Coul that Was Witness then examined the list showing the cars of coal which had been charged o the hospital, and on which the boal ad allowed estimates. 1t showed the followin; November, 1 24 cars; Decomber, 26 cars: January, 1801, 11; Febraary, 11; April, 15; Muy June, 7; July, 10; August, 12; Sep. teuiber, 7; November, 21, and December, 10 ‘Does that vepresent the number of cars delivered at the hosvital, or those paid for?” he cars delivered,” “Do you mean 1o say that you delivered all of those cal “1 got paid for delivering them.” +Did you ever get pay for deliver that were not delivered ! Mr, Webster objected, but was shut out by Justice Maxwell asking Mr. Lambertson it he proposed to show that cars of coal were charged and not delivered “We propose to show by this witness, said Mr. Lambertson, “that the cars were not delivered, while his vouchers show that | they were.” *I'his is directly in line with the charges interposed Justice Maxwell “1 insist that it 1s trying to inject some- thing that is not in the record, and that the; are teying to introduce a false recol urged Mr, Webster, “Tho examination may coutinue,” added | the chief justice. Do you propose to say that you delivered and unioaded all the carst 1 got paid for all of them." “Dou't you know that somecft charged were never delivered!” “'I think I do. “How did that come about?" “They were ordered back to town before I got a chauce to unload them Jow much pay did you gat1” “I object,” said Mr. Webster. No,” responded Justice Maxwell, “‘that is right to the point. Well, id the witncss, *1 was paid 25 the we e were, but I can't say how @ the withess the cars to Betts & the the se 1o cars delivered !’ g cars o cars when [ was in Valley | 1 was hauli OMAHA., S nnts book per ton for what 1 entered on this For Cars that Never Came, “Is it not true that in this book you en tered cars that were never on the asylum switch(" 1 think so." 1 want to ask a question of the witness,” interrupted Mr. Webstor. “You may,” respon fed the cb “\Vas this' after the inves lagislation comumittec “Was it at the request of the prosecution?™ “No. Mr. Lambertson wera there Ldon't know. A list was handed be copied in the delivery book. ™ Who handed you this book " It was o ropresentative of Botts & Wea ver, and was during June, 18! “Were some of those cars delivered?” I think not.” ‘Have yon another list?” 1 had one Who han led it to Betts 1ef Justico, tion by the then asked, “what cars me to you?" \ o1 tu it over to the grar Did you eve ned ury."” et pay for delivering cars ivered when you weve worl for the Whitebreast Coal and Lime com Mr., It Webster objected perfectly proper,” replied Justice “\Well,when I was working by the month,” added the witness, “1 settled” aceording to their figures, but they did allof the set thing *“Wis the hauling from the teams and wagons “Yes, sir.” “Have you ever had any conversation with John Dorzan about this matter “Yos. sir. On the night of November, 1302, county he came out and demanded this book.* What dil he say he wanted it for? To get the car numbers s this iist of cars as shown by corvect! “Where it shows the cars delivered wh 1 was working by the mouth, [ think it is. but where it snows the cars delivered when 2 by the load, 1 think not.” Now, Mr. Witness, dil you ally port cars delivered when they were not(” “Yes, sir: [ did." 1 wish youwould ask him if some of these cars were never on the asylum switeh,” sug gested Judge Norval “There were some, cars done the book it re answered the witness ft to the Contract “When the coal was hauled to the as) who dia the checking?” 0 one.” Where did you put it “In the enzine room.” “Did any ono sizn the slips, to show how much coul was detivered 2 *No. sir. What did those num which Hetts gave you?" Nothing, as they w What did Betts say?" “He told me that if any one asked ab the number of cars of coal, to count the nt bers shown on my books.” This closed the direct examination Mr. Webster took Randall in hand, but did not keep him lone, He asied: “Who talkea with you about would testify to in th et “Mr, Lambortson usked me what I kuew about the case.” Dorgan Got the Missing Leaves, “1see there are some leaves this book. Who tore them out?” liey were torn out by John Dorgan when he came to see me while I was in Valley county.” “Where are they now " T don't kuow.” That was all_that Mr. Webster wanted to know of the witness. On redirect examina- tion Mr. Lambertson asked : “Who did you give those leaves to?” John Dorgan,” Who is het” “He was my boss and one of the men in al company.’! What was on the leaves?" ““The car numbers of the cars of coal de- livered in March, 1802, Jo you see any changes in this book made n the hands of the legislative mmittee and after it lefv your possession ¢ “Nothing of a surprising nature.” How the Cars Were Sent, The next witness, A, L. Manchester, oceu pied the stand but a few minutes. He s the clerk in the B. & M. yard in this city and it is his duty to make up the record of train forwarded. He testified that he frequently signed conductors’ names to the records of the trains forwarded, but never signed_unless the cars were actually for- warded On cross-examination Manchester stated that the record was made up from way bills. These bills were given to the conductor, who in turn delivered them to agents at ints of destination. The agents rds forwarded them to the gene freight office at Omaha. No way) bills were sent with cars loaded with c for the asylum. With these cars conductors were givon a slip waybill, which was gen- ly destroyed or left in the car. Everything I I > only figures and he what you torn out of th Will Tabulate the Figares. The last witness of the day A. @ Prentiss of the B. & M. He was one of a large number of conductors subpanaed by the managers of impeacnment. By these train ofcials the state expected to prov that numbers of cars of coal were hauled to the asylum and brought back before being unloaded It w known that 1t would require several to identify was Conductor ys L. Webster suggested that all vecords and train books be placed in the hands of competent persons, who should pr pare a tabulated statement to be submitted in evidence Mr. Lambertson stated that if the court Al allow this to be done it would shorten the trial nearly a week. The court assented with cheertul alacrity, and all the conductors who had been subpanaed were dismissed “Lhe court then adjourned until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, e KANSAS BRIBEKRY SCANDAL. Testimony iven Belore the Legislative Con ittes of Investigation. Toreka, Kan., May 5.—The senate boodle investigating committee arrived here this morniug and at once resumed work. Repre sentative Lupfor of Pawnee county testified that he was approached by Representative Burgard of Wyandotte county with & proposi- tion to buy his vote for J. K. Hudson for state printer for $00, but Lupfer said nis vote was not for sale. Lupfer swore also that he was approached in the “Dunsmore house™ by Burgard with a proposition to vote against the coal screen bill. Burgard said he was looking up men who would vote against the bill for 100 each. The money was to come from the coal mining companies. The same witness sald he was kept posted by McKinney from time to time of the lat- ter's negotiations and conferences with the republicans about selling out on United States senator. McKinney testified that Burgard's offer to him to vote for a republican for state printer was $1,000. This was after J. K. Hudson, editor of the Capital, had become the republican caucus nominee. Burgard seemed to be sounding the legislature on the subject and said that there was §1,000 each in it if he could get enough to make in addition to the republican members thirty-eight votes. McKinney told bim that he was not for sale. Burgard told MeKinney that he had also approsched Rep- vesentatives Whittington, Clark and other members on the populist side. Senator Parker, a member of the commit- tee, said today that unless Burgard, after all the stories that have been sworn to about him, should come and testify before the com- wittee, it would be made so hot for him that he will have to leave the state. At the afternoou session, F. J. Close, Governor Lewellin, private secretary, testitied that W. V. Moffett approached nim at Wichita with a proposition before the governor's inauguvation SATURDAY MORNING, | extended T0 STOP PAYING WARRANTS | Woodbury County, Towa, Threatened by the Financial Trouble, NO FUNDS TO BE USED AT PRESENT Bankers Refuso to Extend Pren Asdstanee for o wm-Deposits of the County Wil in Be Kept in Private Vaults. W ure Sovx Crry, May 5. to Tie Bee pecial Tel | ~The recent failures here have to the county of Woodbury and today the county treasurer stopped paying warrants on the general and road funds, which are exhausted r'he reason is that lands have been tied up by the f. thousands of dol- lars of taxes are due and unpaid. The supe visors sought velief by orldering transfers made to these from other funds, but the county treasurer refused to do it. Weare & Allison, bankers, who carry county deposits, refused to carry the war rants fora premium of 2 per cent and the board asked the treasurer to withdraw his deposit, amounting to 163,000, from them and place it with bankers who would carry warrants for the deposit. ‘This he refuses to do, because Weare and Allison are nis bondsmen, The supervisors now threaten to compel him to keep all funds in the county vaults in accordunce with taw. Indications now are that county warrants, of which about £0,000 worth are issued every three months, will have to be carried by creditors of the county or discounted for cash, as the county debt is not larwe enough to bond and thus raise mouney to pay the warrants. gram wes on which SPENT TOO MUUM MONEY, Serious Chnrge Agalist the Lreasurer o the Order of Ruilway Telegraphers. ViNros, Ta., N .—The executive com mittee of the Order of Railway Tele- graphers is examining the books and of the grand officers. Thero serious charges that the grand chicf has recklessly squandered the monoy of the to such an extent that the treasury is empty and money had to be bor- rowed. 1t is stated that between $40,000 and 50,000 was_ spent in the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern and Roclk Island strikes. Other irregularities are charged. accounts Two Wives ou the Sees Suesasnoan, Ia, May 5—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—W. A Hills, who has been Living here with a woman who passed as his wife, is under arrest charge bizamy and is confined in the jai in default of bail. The complaining witness is a lady claiming to be Clara Belle Hills, and that e is the wife of the accused nd wife No. 2 have been living in Shen- somo time and there was stion that they wera not what they appearcd. Many think the woman is really innocent, and was herself deceived. She was married to Hiils at Gallatin, Mo., on tober 1892, but first met him av Hast ings, ln., in February of the She is 21 years old, aud-toall appes g woman of refinemént and taste. Hills is years old, with hair quite gray, and does not look likéa man havdened; in crime. The evidence is very s inst him, us both wives hud the we cortificate Much sympathy for both of the women. 00 SR Rat er Costly Fun, Lo, T, May 5.—[Special Teleg Auother of the parties dicted for grand 1 am in- eny by the Jefferson county grand jury iu connection with the $,000 foot race las | has been cap- tured by Sheriff Crave. Since landing Thomas Robinson, one of the run ners, and Henry A. Bauer, the stake- holder, in jail he has also succeeded in capturing Thomas Bauer. who aided in ar ranging the scheme. He made the arrest at West Liberty and brought man to this city, had him put up_a bond of #4000, and then reteased him. Bauer's home is at lowa City, Heis a young man of good address and has lately been u traveling salesman for tho institution for the blind at Knoxville, I'he Bauers consider their bail cxcessive, and they have made application to Judge Bubb to have it reduced by habeuas corpus proceedings. Inapecting Militecy D Dis Morses, May 5. —[Secial Telegram to Tue Bee)—Major John M. Hamilton, inspector general for the Department of the Platte, is engaged in mspecting the milit: departments of the following colleges in Towa: Coruell, Mount Vernou: lowa State university, lowa City; lowa Wesleyan uni- t Mount Pleasant and lowa State normal at Cedar Falls. He will also visi and inspect the National cemeter Keokuk. It is expected that the work w require all of next weelk. rtment . Extending n Nebraska Line, Swovx Crry, Ta., May 5.-[Special am to Tur BEE.|—A contract has just been awarded to Winston Brothers of St. Paul for grading and bridging an extension of the Sioux City & Ponca division of the Chicago, t. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road from Ponea. Nob., to New Castle. The work is to be done in seventy days. The new scction of road is through tho Missouri river bluffs, and is the first link of an extension to be made by the roud up the Niobrava river valley. State Bourd Moines, In., to Tue Bee.) Health today elected lowa City president for the ensuing Dr. J. F. Kennedy was re-elected s and L. . Andrews assistant soc State Board of Medical Examiners was en- gaged in the wial of Dr. B. C. Hamilton of Scranton for alleged iucompetency and served their decision Des May 5, gram Special Tele ~I'he State Board of Dr. J. C. Shrader of year, Holes Tukes w Tour, Morses, Ta., May 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber|—Governor Boies is taking a vacation and will ba away for about three weeks. He has not been feeling well for me time and fsels that he needs the rest Together with his parnes. Judge Couch of Waterloo, he is going to Hot Springs, 5. D., and they will probably do some duck hunting in northwest Nebraska Des Hold Withous Huil, Crestoy, In., May (Special to Tue Bee.|—The prelimizaryexaminationof Dave Ferris, the murderer of Thomas Reynolds, oceurred this morning. Ferris waived ex amination and was copumitted to jail with out bail. His case will come up at the next term of the district court, which is in Sep tember. Witnesses were hela in 200 bonds. a Circus Performance, MaLvERy, la., May 5. —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—While performing in F. J Taylor's circus today Ed Shipp, a bareback | rider, slipped from his horse to the ground, breaking his left leg below the knee. This was the first day's performance of the sea- son. His home is at Petersburg, Il Domestie Affylrs Interfored. Towa Ciry, [a., May b.—[Special Telegram | to Tne Bee.]—Mathew Cochrane, one of the largest stove dealers, assigned this after- noon owing to domestic troubles. Asscts are fully adequate to cover all labilitics. e ——— Captured an Esepest Conviet, SpuiNGriELD, 1L, May b.—[Special Tele- gram to THE BEk.|—A requisition upon the Governor of Nebraska was issued today for Injured MAY 6, | cable the announcement that the Qualis Barns, alias Q. V. Barns, who es- 1893. ed from she Ford rcounty was serving out & scutence, ast. he [ morning September jail, where in at e The jou APPLICAN (S FROM OMATL L, cult ciren Some of Those Wh n i the I Wasix Would Like to Super= hie Bailding Work. Tox Brueav or Tie Bee, | 3 OURTER STH STREET, 4 Wasnixaros, D, C., May 5. | Four apnlications were filad at the Treas ury department today for the position of superintendent of constraction of the public buildin t Oinaha, They were evi dently brought out by the dispateh to Tie Bee in which it was stated that had been knocked out. The applicants J. Creedon, Theodore Gallagher, lone and George L. Fisher. Give o ans ¢ "The goverument has undertaken of reinstating good hor shon the [ndian reservations. A step in this direction was taken today, whe cretary Smith author- | ized the expenditure of something like | to £20,000 for the purchuse of Canadian and Shire stallions to be taken to Fort Berthold, N. D, and used for breeding purposes. 1t is said that from constant inbreeding the Indian pony has_deteriorated into a scrub of an average weight of about 50 pounds, and which is uscful only as a riding animal Since the Indians huave taken their land in severalty they demand strong drafv animuls for farm work, The cross between the | nadian and the Indian pony is said to | produce a very hardy animal, and there 1s a probability that the experiment at Fort Berthold ‘will be extended to all the govern ment resorvations by the importation of draft stallions, Western Penxlons. SPOKANE, new Voss [and fired of fired Ao two fc pod Stock. They tho task | each marry coquetts She is wi The vorted Nebrask: Additional plemental White, A following pensions granted are re OHEal Arkansas William_ I George Little Olmstead, John Neihardt. Original--Charles M. Juett, John wing, Robert W. Wright. Increase wie Brenvarger, Lemuel J. Garrison, Origmal witows, etc.—Minor of An- | drew Proctor, phin. Hartman Margarct Payton (mother), Catharine Landsbury, minor of 8. Petty Towa: Original—John Weichmann, Kennedy, Rufus Tarr, James W Marion Stacy, Willixm M. Streeter, H. Knott. Iucrease—Ibenezer | Grifith Reissue—Moses Bunnell,_ Original widows, “Mury I. Dobson, Elizabeth Kirkpat: . Nancy Gillam, Auna Painter, Barbara Pope, Margaret Dalton, William Layeock (father), minor of = Samuel Petty, Klizabeth Landon, Original—Jc i3 Knight, John B. Bussler, Henry Minor, James Collins, Rufus N. Bliss, James Ryan, Jedediah McKeen, Henry Perry, Sarah J Horsey, nurse. Additional—Abraham Jew- ett, William H. Shanklin. Increase—Irvin | Oxberger, Joseph Logston, Emory P, Smith, D. W. Scott, Isaac Calvert, Owen Lovejoy, Henry Kelley, Lorenzo Ecker, William H. Forman. Reissue—John Averill, Adain Byran, Marion Brown, Joshua Nel son. Original widows, ete.—Aurelia Gil bert, Muria Andrews, Martha Cole, Jane Lamley, minor of Joscph Stickles, Sarah J Mott, Louisa Klie, ith Dakota: Original George W. Mallett, O Minors of William Goncen. RY CO assembll Postponed ext Nov aber. WasmiNgroy, D. C., May -The interna- tional monetary conference, which ad- Jjourned to reassemble in Brussels on the 30th inst. will not reassemble on that date. A general foeling was expressed by represent- atives of the leading powers that the ena of May was not a suitable time for recommencing the labors of the conference. As the result of a consulta- tion held between the president, Secretary Greshim and some of the delegates of the United States today, it was determined to reassem- postponed John M Lamphear Increase Reichert, nahey. Sup. John Isuac deputy Determined [Comri it veston, Tex Three | nave tion with cosa and not been known, ers of ( the v tured capital, Managua cit appe William Young, cosa from nal widows, ete.— P/S H. FERENC MONE' Reports rc Its Date of R Until Kaxsis Cr met again for the next had hi: ecight the list was The 1 and sue ness dispose eight thou I a Brazil, Chin bling of the conference would be until some time next November. Governor McCrea of Kentucky, who, as well as Senator Jones of Nevada, will con- tinue to serve upon the commission, ex- presses much_ gratification at the change of dates und believes that it will increase the prospeet of the conference uccomplishing some solid results. tr pamphlet L e 1 Peary's Arctie Expedition. Wasmiaros, D, C., My 5.—Licutenant Peary, the explorer, has been in Washington for the past few duys, anl will leave tomor- row for St. Johns to make adlitionul ar rangements for his coming expedition to the Polar seas. ‘Ihere will ve ten in the party accompanying him, and the start will be made some time between the 1oth and 30th | 964.00. The of June next, taking tho same route as be- | will be held fore. The trip will consume two and i hulf years during tho urer’s e greater by year. Inte - CROPS IN THE DAKOT 1 Bad Weather 1o Both ilng—Good Kep N, 8. D, May outh Dakota v crop bulletin: The week has been more or less unfavorable to all farm work. It has been cloudy with frequent vain or snow and cold. There was frost and ice nearly ev morning. The temperature was considerably below the average. Seed jug hus been considerably retarded, and is but hulf completed. Theve is no appre hension expressed of the lute season affect ing tne wheat crop, but it will tond to re- devoted to this cereal D.. May 5. The North Dakota crop report saps: The weel opened with a continuation of the wet, cold weather, which has prevailed generally sin the opening of the season, but toward the close gave way to warmer, clear weather, which has _geners wproved the kward conditions. ground now and is being pushed ticularly western portion the state. to Red river are cov of this latter land w season. Taking the production in wheat ac be from 15 to 20 per cent, ARikaNsas Crry, Kan, May 5 ing's copious showers through tion of Kansas gives strong hopes of an abundant wheat harvest. One more rain within two wecks will make it absolutely sure. Has Retarded D Eansees o Tue Bee ha Today handsome a feo, nur building to Gieorge Mes S and Gl CHICAGO, Tue Bt lish several an inve Chica; deve wherc Are many been advand is bs th lands con d with wate not be stute Zuous Some sod d this as & whole the s seeins likely to This morn ut this sec Perril BRrAZIL, Tripp's Pull in Demand. Yaxkroy, 8. D, May 5.—[Special Tele gram to Tie Bee.|—Judge Bartlert Tripp is wiving audiences to many prominent demo crats during the days before his depirture for Vienna, Austria. Today Senator Kyle of South Dukota called upon the minister and they indulged in @ conversation of the most friendly nature. G. Phelps Koop of New York City, who is a candidate for the secretaryship of the legation at Vienna visited the minister today. Mr. Tripp met the young man in Washington and is very | much impressed with him. A change it secretaries wiil be made within wonths, and Mr. Koop, who is very highly recommuiended, will probably be appointed to | the place which River stati son of John in a coal Mr. the work th piece of hot tenand o 1 exploded ing the ing the were killed is o - - ¥ 1, May 5. —[Specia! Telogr e Ihe Tribune's Dwight 183 says of Nebraska: It ropulation of those exceptional states this fagiation which has not had its of The surfuce has been moist enough to work but below it is dry. The stand of oats is irregular, but will probubly improve with warmer weather. No dawaie by freezing is reported. The surplus in farmers’ hands is smaller than u year ago by 25 to 40 per cent Plowing for corn is well along and in some portions aut of the corn | of the statc has been planted and if the weather should bulk of the crop CHicAGo, to Tue Bee crop review T is one sp.ing rain share stroyed, I less and d flames. At Brow New York York AL Boston At Bre turn warm it looks us if th would be in the ground next week —-— Were Twenty-Two Hours Lute. Cnicaco, I1L, May 5.—The great bicycle re- lay race from Boston to Chicego ended this | Liverpool. At New little less than 122 two hours behind the schedule HORRIBLE TRAGEDY Captatn 1da 1 Murdered by a De Haskins walked t barracks this 1 within other Haskins had made him some with threatencd her feeling of sorrow for his de Captain Bennett is a nardino, Cat the Salvation whie Unite about 43 yoars of age NICARAGU LS throw SAN JUAN DEL SUR, imp fallen revolutionists details easily however, 1 leade anada and has been a great Managua, but whether either side gained an advantage is not known. iissionary board eded in getting con The annual repo; asurer of the form ambuth and were received The reports show and disbursements of vt shoved ber of Omaha Chicngo's 11 stigation into during no incr m room structure pose of legiti N, Gard, and William shaft, wal farm haking the Ailding into kindling v unfortunat badly mangled t tertained, May b, including a b he stitut Movements of O At Liverpoo! Kinsale rom New York; T Prussia, from ances. and was hours, or - - Wash,, May o the \ft two Tda it shots in . into his tw and immedi ited Captain Bennett's 1ifo The time afMaiv ago, Has that Miss Bennett had played him, whila th clared that Haskins was insane life and natiy and has be for '« army abo ly known over the Pacific States was demented, - o, Effort President Sa 1 1878 hy Jan saral ). May 5 1d—Specia tant citie into the Telegraphic the interior opening of the re obtained that ieneral Sarva of the nd Masaya Matagalpa. power. With t ived today she deal of fi Their Work, Ty, Mo., May conference finally completed. d of. One hundy and four hundred propriated for v, dapan and Mex s of the bourd were by Acting Sc 1 receipts year 27510, fiscal wernor » e had been marshal year. most completed nea 5, when Bliss and Van Sicklen brought the message of ( | Massachusetts to Governor Altgeld of 1linois ney was made under the 1 of dim- ina 1y twenty 1T SPOKANE, vation Army alvi [ W A reve to the | and own by ) feet itely eyl threats ag, o ref r pot into dey 10 part kins captaiy that he e isions San connected ut two y and was beloved by all members of the a with whom she had come in contact ritf He as UTION. 1zua 1t of Nicar ands of s commut has of the I Prosident pvolution I It is fol who insurgents, have ¢ south which All the country ad is controlled by the revol ar to be confident of driving from is e iionists, Presic heir victor W that t ghting arc e METHODIST CHURCH SUUTH, “The bishos on, able b red 1 and two ico. secretar, » presented weretary W, by the bo of ending wmy lver \eart then vain of ired \inst used the | wwing of L de had hat she felt only a Ber with ars. coast y Haskins came here several years ago from and wis It is thought Hasians Belng Made to Ovor- S Gor b Bonnert.| (via Gal [By Mexican Cable Brr.) to LU the lica been interrupted since I cabled the Herald a week ago the news of the promised revolution against ong Sa. have now Tow- is sap the of 1t to those who lent fous forces they have marched towara Managia, the capital of the republic. here pund Meeting of the Bishops nt Kansas City and s of the Methodist Episcopal church (South) todny in executive sessi made out their plan of Episcopal visitations Zach bishop ppointments made out by the other though each was consulted before and held two meetings usi >ty dot the missions in wnd | A in al collections to be )04.00 than during the previous t amounting d by the su last LOmOrrow. ]—Nearly all the s been installed in the Nebras on the wes! lov: peop! tny ther or, wi Mr. and an totel =T M The col Iribune te showir th ans the f v there a been ® in which th and a vast nu v Blkeks May 5 dth tery thre les Wil thi m H Gar Irvin h was b es, and wh Jnts swith shop near by sharpening t iron flew into W [ d nds of to th men outright und 1at no hop - le I'he miles south of f 3 ighty I" towii pital and an a hundred fa Eight Stea Head Gia Passed Arrived ave, fror York—Arrived Haumburg; rhaven [Spoc Orchard, ¢ \blished for the Warsaw 500, has been swept by a e m of to 1142150 had been paid ard the indebtedness for borrowed money was red leaving the liabilities from that sourc sossion of the 1L 044). i conterence LEXHIBIT, 1 Teleg coreal ¢ ka build t side of The tel in suc lo n visited David S Mrs M nd G stem. row will r the ot ros inquis Hosk le. 1 o prices | wher of m BLOWN INTO SUIREDS, Shop. veached west of Williar 1, son of J were K ile in a bl ir toc box contui ynamite r miles od and shre oth f nis Burned, 1 of Kowal wi sylum iilies are b It Has All Boeen Installed in the State's World's Fair Building, Cnrcaao, T, May 5. ram xhibit ing. the workmen commenced to plant a arbor building on the bank of the lagoon that runs through the Esquimaux villige. braska headquarters is fon as to afford a view of the Esqui x village without the payient of th the choa the ani ont W Special Telegram to pub- t of i ition ric here ush pu Fate of Wen Who Took Dynumiio Iuto Ind,, city lnte last night of this kel acob ners on The proprietors were doing o s @ ning hich low th One hundred and sixteen houses, were de perished in the mers May 5, Ftruria, llia, from Bostonian, Strasst n New Yo Columbia ‘manic, from New from urg rk and from | NUMBER DY) Ll 1. 'WRECKS 1IN WALL STREET Not Since “Black Friday" Have Such Soenes Beon Witnessod, | BANKERS FEAR THE WORST IS NOT OVER hey Ref n Straation Clenrer, Absolutely o Other tha Until Accommodations to galar Custom the e- New Yonrk to ‘Lue Bee Wall today fateful Priday Id let day May Panic Special - Telegram work in that other and Jay to smash ‘Black district Business sanity Lende did Not n I« notorious in bas the Sto suffered such experiences. a b average streot since w Jim | Go their g o o history as Friday kexchange had been pushied aside | had developed Investors and specul seare s have boen vicing With one another in efforts to unload stocks with which they have been caught bur- dened. Something of a rally was shown in the opening of the stock murket, but the hopes thus presented were delusive. 1t was only & minute or two before the hurly burly of demoralization got under way. Quotas s made “at the market” regardloss of everything except the ar- of some sort of a transaction, “Seil ‘em and never mind the price,’ to be the one rule, and startling lowed. Stocks tumbled not but many points. This was true of cortain which the street has vous, tions we avparently rangement seemed Its fol- single point, res industrials over become especinlly ner. market closed there came a rally based on a lot of absurd rumors of ac For tha first time the bear discovered to be influ- entiul, Just before the erful sovt contingent was e rs Rushed to the Frout, Up till this time the bears have virtually attempted only to follow in the wake of forced lquidators, but at the first sign of any good news at hand, the frst appearance of any vague rumor 1w the market's favor, y bear in the pit tumbled forward, in- tent on quickly covering to gotout of the way of the first substantial rally whicl has come since the beginning of the panic, his rally developed quickly into big pro- portions. In many all wlier losses of the aay were recovered. In soma instances there were even zains made in the net figures in comparison between the elos- ing prices of Thursday and Friday nights. When the day was over it was made very plain that precious tictle short iuterest re- maiued on the exchan After the market closed another thing was also made clear, and that was in nearly every instance that the fuspiring rumors on which the market rallied at_the close ware untrue, utterly baseless, the offspring of stock jobbing imagination, Stock markets cannot he boomed on fakes, Quotations Wt be held up by fakirs. None the less it was the fake and the fakir which gave the closing raily in today's ma ket. To the people not projudiced by large interests in the market it looks us if stocks were again on sale. 1t is diffcult to discern any good reason for doubling that quotas tious are bound to go much lower., Banke s Very Nervous stocks the s in banking circles glve encouragement. Bankers are not willing to be quoted personally, but they really have passed beyond the stage of mere nervous- ness. They have reached the point where they are determined resolutely to refuse financial accommodation borrowers other than regular custome and regular customers wust even for necessity’s sake accept credits. of less than 50 per cent of what hitherto they have commanded. Money on call with stock lateral commande time yestorday 50 per cent interest. 1t ruled at 40 per cent on the Stock exchange throughouta large part of the day. But money on call backed eral is in no way representative of the loan market's real condition Wall street is making frec and eusy use of conspicusus names tonight. Many Firms Threatened. to by stock collat- A dozen firms are reported to be in finan- cial dificulties. Of course no nawspaper wan dare mention names. One of the scheduled names is identified with a number of new trust propertios pushed upon the stock market during the last twelve months It has been claimed for this house that it has the backing of William K. Vanderbilt. “The failure of De: V. White does not amount to half h as on the surface might appear, Fhe deacon has been making a good deal of noise lately, but a4s a matter of fact, he has not been trading half as heav- ily as his tellites rvepresent. Mr. White has been playing a larze game with the chips mostly “white. He lias not boen taking hall the inter and chances which the romancers of the street have credited to him. He has done some business for the sugar trust_erowd. He has been o valuable employe. That is about all there 15 to it. It was anncunced that Mr. Theodore favemeyer had come to the rehef of Mr. White, assumed all of the deacol obliga~ tions. and was ready to give out certified checks to every creditor. Inasmuch as about 100 puts and call brokers and customers the same, were fuvolyed this was construed as not only fmportant but exceeding tonic for_the mar- ket The yarn was an invention. Mv. Have- s 4 philanthropist on the quiet, He not strut. He is not i the habit of saving speculators like 5. V. White und let- ting other folks know about it. Mr. Have- cr knows the value of dollars 13 o ANXIOUS TINES FOR B Agaln the Conter Financial Storm, Muy 5. ~Th clouds oy OKERS, wall Street of a Great NEW Yor and were lowering t this ned o that n o play at the drop of and eac possible to the the procession. Nobody could tell at history lay just the k. when pandemonium Those in the Those out hovered ly less not ko f the ho the brivk iuto Wall st porte morning. Brokers and that finuucial the th storm ceater, knowing band would be at the 1o be as near as Ve Stock exchnge, rinined head of sefore the ope t side of 10 0% should be let loose war had strained faces habit folt th precipice, Hing w about frowm sear anxious, over the wing but wight the Some, perehance v edge of u sheer that push them tinancial pit. There was a hurrying ving of men and darting out there, rushing into this, hureying ont of that ofice, thew intercsts center, and so the calm hands on old Trinity's grim ¢ ok dial erept up to the hour n the turmoil should wnother day that wears the developments clean over and here boys, diving in where wl begin and flesh and nerve ushered in op Any optimist opening that the edd with w Downwrd ! axh who 1 before tho market might stiffen at the outset was disappointed, Kvery eye was on Cord and there was movement enough within ten minutes after the sounding of the ery The appointient the ordage it : ale in pre Lok this morns yest In ten minutes after the ovening it was 15 points | lower 5. It hesitated there for o moment and then tumbled to 45, Ihen came I a perceptinle lessening in she rush to sell, of re pany late further br ing. It A com a civers for last nl ion for closed ut 65