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

T SUNDAY BEE. WEAK GROUND! s of Impeacked Officials to Explain Their Position. CTICALLY PLEADING FOR MERCY B .10 Attempt to Shift the Responsibility for Their Negligence. TRACTS FROM DEFENDANTS' ANSWER ought Bill Dorgan Entirely Too Honest to Require Watching, 'HERS WHO HANDLED THE STATE'S CASH # Clincher They Request the Court Not to Condemn Them to Suffer the In. famy Incident to Weing Ite- moved from OMce. LaNooLN, Neb., May 18,—[Special Telegram Tue Bee |—During the sittings of the B :preme court, hela last week, the people of hiis city gave but little thought to tae im- hachment, but since the adjovrnment they ave been giving the matter some serious hnsideration until the testimony adduced as become the talk of the town. Toduy there is a pretty general opinion e ing that th were several large- zed Africans in the cell house and the asy- i flour and conl deals and that theve will s 4 smoking-out before the end of another f cclkk. The acfense that the respondents ave made has become the laughing stock in 11 circles were people think in a cool and npassioned 1nanacr, The first article of he answer even brings smiles to the faces f men who long ago declared that th vould never smile again, for in broad and weeping terms it says: Think Their Work Honestly Performed. For answer to artic fos of the respectl © performance of & + amount of work od great responsibility, and in addition to lepartment work the respondents were meni- Bhers ot a large number ot boards, holding fre- Piuent meotings which they were required to B ttend, each having important and varied 10t The Board of Public Lands and Build- Rirs auring 1891 and 1502, were B Lorged with the construstion of ten W buildings, costing over $225,000 hind current expenditures of over $880,000. so that it was impossible to do more than exer ise u legislative and judicial control over these public Intorests; that in the const tion of the cell house they have performed and discharged their duties faithfully. dili- gently and honestly, without negligence os lcorrupt or unlawful acts or intents, and to 1 best ability; that the Work was necessa- 1y donc through o superintendent, selected in ood faith, and placed under bond for the talthul performance of (he business which he C 1; that the work has been well done, and s worth all that it hus cost. Th, od and Faithfal Servant. Regarding this declaration several explanations that are offered to show that the statement must be with considerable allowanc known that in the construction of the cell ‘'house Willinm H. Dorgan, who was the agent for Mosher, the prison contractor, was smployed us the superintendent to look atter the state's interest, an interest that was not in harmony with that of Mosher's in any part'cular. Not only did the board appoint Dorgin to this position, but the iembers gave him full and unlimiced swing, knowing full well that he had never before built so much as a chicken coop. In doing this they put him on a salary of $50 per month, but little more than was paid to the convicts who were serving the state. In addition to all this they allowed him $8,000 of the state funds before he had struck a lick or laid a stone upon the founda- ticn of the building for which the taxpayers of the state were paying their good and Levd earned dollars. Fhe broad statement that the work was vell done and was worth all that it cost is hn assertion that makes many an honest a0 blush with shame and have a feeling of pity for the men who would father the aver- Brent, as they know full well that the appro- Foriation of #40,000 has been expended and bt there is nothing to show for the money t the bare walls of the building anaa Lof. Whether or not the monoy was hon- Uy expended is a question best answered )y ¥he testimony of the experts who were on R he vitness stand last week. 3 What the Testimony Shows. That testimony shows that Architect Gray would have constructed the building lcom plete for the sum of §20,224. and would nave done the work with free labor, employ- Fiug masons and helpers, paying them the highest wages and buying the stone in this market; Architect Bullock would hav ploted the building for the sum of §15,8 Architect Jensen for §20,67 Fiske for #21,210.50 and Architect Latenser of Omaha would huve been glad to have taken tne contract for §24,454, turning over to the state a completed building. Touching upon Dorgan's honesty in the question of this construction, the records in tho ofice of the Loard of Public Lands and Buildings place the lie upon the statement aud show that the members never made any attempt to ascertain whether or not he was honest. Those records show that when he presented his estimates everything was Jumped as “materisl and labor,” and that there was never an itemized voucher pre hsented for consideration. The same records, kept by the members of the board, also show that many of these estimates were al lowed before the work was performed and even before the material was purchased, Bl Dorgin's Gr »say that the du- rluments required there are \itect t Economy. Another fact that has started the people to thiuking is the deal in connection with the grated windows which found their way into the uew cell house. Shor after Dorgan was given charge he went to Pisher & Westover, asking them to submit bids on this work. They mude their figures, esti- mating the cost at §1,500, but Dorgan never went back to tell these gentlemen whether or 4ot their bid was satisfuctory. Instead of doing this, it is well known that he took the old grates from one of the old buildings, used tnem in the new cell house and then charged them to the state, notwithstanding the fact that they were alveady the state's property and had been paid for long years ago, aud at the time when the old building wis constructed, Inthe matter of the statement that the wembers of the board wore overworked and did not have time 1o attend o the business of the state and in the ofices which they were elected to fill, this is a question that will be settled when the attorseys for the managers submit thewr testimony in rebuttal. Public opiuion, bowever, at this tiweis to the effect that this is dodging the real issue in the case and is anattempt to plead the baby act in diverting attention from their own negligence. Again Says the Kespondents. Tf thore were errors here they wera errors of oversight; errors, the happening of which were Justified by the facts and the law; errors, such as fail to the lot of all men who govern; errors, which business men may not discover In thele own books and accounts. Bankers and merchants do not find thefts until after they have been committed and after the embezzler has fled. Why expect a higher degree of care on the part of the re- spondents, n degree care which would have required the foresight of the mythical seer, and for want of it to charge them with It poeachuble erimes. Such a rulo of law s shock- ing to the judgment of fair-minded and con- siderate men. I fraflties and errors, it tney be such, have ever been Ignored in impeachment onse; Explainiag & Pleasure Junket, Jumping to the charge of 500 for expense money expended by the members while they were off on that junket looking at the pris- ons in some other states, the answer uses this languago: They deny that they unlawtully, wilfully or corruptly took or appropriated 3600 of the cell house money, but being uninformed in many things pertalning to prisons and cells, the board deemed It advisable to visit other pris- ons to obtain by personal inspection the needed information, and in dofng so expended £500, but the same was done under n convie- +ion of duty to faithfully and fully discharge the duties of the board, and therefore not guilty of misdemeanor in office in respect thereto, Just why these members should have gone away to look into the subjectof cel d ventilation is something that will require considerable exp! ion, as it is a fact that at the time when they went the matter of cells and ventilation was something that had uever been considered, owing to the fact that the members of that board knew that it would be at least two years before the cells could be placed in position, which would fter they had retired from oftice, unl ; were fortunate snough to convince the ¢ that they were entitled to be returned and given another pull at the public teat. They claim that they did this under a con- viction of duty and because they could not bring the several prisons to this city. Re- garding that duty, when the members were before the legislative committee, under oath, they stated that they had never made any arrangement to adopt any of the plans which they inspected, showing conclusively that instead of gomg away in the line of their duty they w off on an old-fashioned merry-go-around and that the state was footing all of the bills. But the funny fea- ture of the occurrence is that the same gentlemen who spent the money audited the bills and did not put in any expense voucher to show how, where, when or how much of the woney was expended. Pleading for Morey. In terms that cannot be misconstrued, the respondents show that they plead the baby act and are ready to throw vhamselves upon the mercy of the court, or else their answer which is now on fite does not state the truth, for that document says: When respondents were Inducted into office Junuary 9, 1891, they had no speclal knowl- edge of the amount of coal and flour and other supplies needed for the public Institutions, and that the asylum was under the charge of a su- perintendent, a steward v Lookkeeper, who were appointed by the governor, and who had long held their said offices and were under official bond and oflicial oath for the faithful discharge of their duties, and respondents re- lied, as they had good right to do, on the cer- tificate of the supcrintendent as to the amount of the supplics furnished. That the board did not obtain any Information that the said cer- tificates could not be relied upon or that any officer of the asylum wasdishonest, or of fraud in vouchers until afier the same had been paid. That the sald articles of Impeachment are not based on_evidence taken, heard or read before the joint convention. Nor did elther senate or the house bave before them, or rorconsider any evidence, but said o adopted without consideration convention being moved thereto by passion and prejudice, and the same were not adopted during the term of office of re- spondents, wherein the offenses are charged to have oceurred. There are some people who are inclined to swallow this, hook, sinker, bob and all, but with the masses it does not go down, it being the prevailing opinion that if they ere 5o ignorant they should have informed themselves of their duties. The question has arisen, **Did they so inform themselves?™ That Coal Denl, The answer is best given by an examin-* ation of the testimony which went into the records last week, showing that millions of tons of coal were charged against the state and that more than half of the amount w; never delivered, That testimony showed that the coal deal was left wholly in the hands of the railvoad companies and the firm which had the contract, there being na check kept to show what quantity was de- livered at the asylum. But when it came to paying out the state money, the members of the board were always on hand, ready and willing to allow any amount that the books of the coal company showed had been sold to the state, This part of mitted as bein, sponsibility the the answer is virtually ad n effort to shift the r by making people think that vernor had appoiuted the head at the sylum, that man was necessarily hones: and did not need watehing. In concluding their auswer the respond- ents reminded one of a man who been led-out upon the scaffold to be executed. He does not confess his crime, but mervely prays wnd begs that sentence shall not be carried into elfect, To show that there is some- thing to back up every word of this state- ment the closing paragraphs of the answer are given as they appear in original docu- ment now on tile in the ofice of the clerk of the court. These appeals for merey read as follows The question now Is, have the respondents committed such helnous and awful offenses thut this court will affix to them an evorlast- Ing stigmat Huve they committed such court sk historie? 1 they b r 1 the aspir wmes that this uid make their nauies and infamy moved from their officos? ngs of ambition and the hops of sut off In the breasts of these respon Shall they be compelled 1ike the man in {ron misk 1o spend tue romilnder of lite concealed fuces and covered heads in prison house of such an awful judgucut, gullty of an lmpeachuble erime? harity sufferoth long and Is kind® + + » not vuslly provoked, thinketh no evil, “Rejolcoth not b inlquity” * * * “heareth all things, bellevoth all things, Lopoih all things, endureth all things." Concluding this lise of pleadiug the spondents declare that the dishonor that comes 10 4 1wan to go up and down the walks of life with the judivial placard on his buck that he is foreyer disqualified to hold any oftice of homor, profit or trust is enough 10 brand an impeachable offcnse with 0 hideous @ chara ter that it should mot be applied to any man not steeped 1 the grozsest evil conceiv- able by man, the with the as OMAH A, 893—SIXTEEN PAGES, Kaiser Wilhelm Sounded the Keynote in His Tompalhofer Feld Speech. DEFEATED ARMY BILL WILL BE THE ISSUE Efforts of the Emperor t) Secure a Reichstag that Will Vote It. OPPONENTS FIRM AND WELL ORGANIZED Little Dofoction Noted in the Parties that Composed the Last Body. STRENGTH OF THE LIBERALS GROWING Richter's New Party Will Bl More Power- fal than tho Old—A Majority of Eighty Agninst the Bl is Now Predicted. [Copyrighted 1823 by James Gordon Bennatt.| Beruiy, May 13.—[New York Herald Cable Special to Tne Bee.]—We are in a calm between two storms, the storm of dissolu- tion, and the storm of comiug elections. [n the meantime the or has struck the key- note on which the minority will make its fight, for he has branled in his remarkable sneech on the "Cempelhofer feld those who do not vote for the army bill as unpatriotic. The courage of the kai: in thus throwing his personality into the electoral vortex is immense, but when, at the conclusion, he id the people and army were with him, his statement was a very bold one, more espe- cially as regards the people, who so far have not in any v desire that the bill should be p There are. it is true, many people who were opposed to the bill but wno may be induced to vote for it, lest a worse may come. To these the speech of the kuser appeals.” As to the army, no doubt the experienced officers are at heart 1f uot openly 1gainst the two ye: system, The influential Frankfurter Ziewung, in a long article, regrets decply that the kaiser should have been so misinformed as to imagine the bill would pass in its entirety. Also it deeply ceploves thav cae’ Kaiser should use words which, although he did v the majority s unpatriotic, will be nsiated as it imagines from the will the speaker at the coming elections, which were alre; bitter enough, and con- tinues: Some Strong Words. “From the new Reichstag the kaiser ex- pects a vote in favor of the military bill. Our hope goes in the opposite direction. The near future will show which hopes are best grounded. Above all, the inlependence of the vote of the people must be assured. The kaiser leaves no doubt that if in the new Rewchstag the will of the people shall be against him, he will notwithstanding do all in his power to pass the bill. We doubt not, in spite of the hints to the coutrary made in the past two weeks, the kaiser only thinks of constitutional means, 4s 1o enemy from without could put the young German empire in such dunger as would warrant the least deviation from con- stitutional methods.” Richter Gainlng Strongth, The split in the freisinige been made much of, but from all indi- cations Richter will not suffer, as adhesions to his new Freismige Volkspartei are com- ing from all over the country, whilst the Bamberger, Bath and Schrade sionists of Freisinige Vereinigung have been coldly received. Do not be surprised to find Richter returned with more followers in his new party than he had before, as it is more than possible he will snatch some seats from the national liberal party, which, being always on the fence, is ever likcly to tumble to the right or left. Chances ot Other Parties. ranks has The socialists without any doubt are going to make large gains, certainly overten seats. Their leaders seem strangely misinformed, as the party will number fifty votes in the 1. 'xt Reichstag instead of thirty-six. The Alsace-Lorrainers will retain their ten seats. The great problem of the election is the center party with its 111 votes. They may lose a few of these, but the party is well or- ganized and has voted one military bill in » with the wishes of the electors. significant that Graf Adelmann, who alone of his party voted against the Huene compromise, has been refused a renomina- tion. This shows how determined the electors of this powerful party are against the bill, The reischpartei is a sort of close corpora- tion and will retain its nineteen seats, ropre- senting the wealth of its members, as the employes of the members are sufficiently numerous in some instances o re-elect them. A falling off in the conservative party may be expected, especially in the districts whe the Jew vote is large, for the Semites will vote in favor of the freisinnige or for the sociulists Some twenty independents will probably be returned, who may stand twelve against and eight for the bill. These figures will give the probable majority against the bill of some eighty votes, which might be reduced by absentees and non-voters. IE BATTLE, Polltical Pawtles of Germany Prepiring for the Coming EOY Bewiay, May 18.—The first week of the electoral struggle ends without any of the parties knowing where they stand, and with- out any of them having anything like reli able data from which to forecast the result of the contest for members of the Reichstag. The leaders of the social democracy alone seem to retain a firm grip upon their organi- zation. They have tonight 142 candidates in the field and can reasonably hope to secure fifty-five seats, a gain of nineteen seats over the number held by the party i the last Reichstag. ner us Cand datesin the Field. From the unprecedented number of candi dates appearing it will be impossible for the results of the first day’s polling, on June 5, to decide the general issue and it is expected that the vote on that day will not certainly establish the political character of the new house. As is well known, the social candidate requires a mujority over all his opponents and the large number of men seeking election aud rve-election in the various constituencics will make the re- quived majority hard to obtain in many cases. It is thought that over 100 secong ballots will be necessary t) decide questions of elections, and it is therefore highly prob- able that the end of the summer will have been reached before the nouse is finally con- stituted. It is doubtful, whatever may be the result of the elections, whether the Reichstag will even then be convened for business. 1t is more likely that it will meet only to hear the emperor's specch opening the session and then adjourn until the usual period of opening in October. Issues of the Campaign, In the meantime, It is evident that the parties will be re-constituted oa platforms in which the army bill will have almost a sec- ondary place. The foremost planks of the conservative platform already decided upon are protectiontsm and bimetallisti, In the absence of recognized party leaders and a party manifesto, some members of the center party will figure as inflaential demo eritic Catholics. Dr. Sigel. a rabid anti- Prussian, will stand for election in Munich as a Catholic democrat and his program is undoubledly a significant feature of the cam- Ppaign as regards south Germany. Each party seems determined to expend every available resource in contesting dis- tricts where it has the remotest chance of success; indeed, in many instances, candi- dates will stand in districts where success appears imvossible. Thus, in Berlin, the centrists will contest every district, al- though they know the Catholic vote is cer- tain to be swamped by the immense prepon- derance of the freisinnige and socialist votes, In somo constituencies, each of the eight recognized parties has a candidate in the field, Clnss Interests Demand Attention. 'he contest is further complicated by class interests, which are demanding atten- tion. The agrarian league demands special pledges before giving its support to candi- dates, the trading guilds insist upon being heard and the anti-Semites, bimetallists and ahost of faddists are making a turmoil, which will not cease until the first day's balloting clears the atmosphere and brings into prominence the grand principles at stake. The _retirement of Count von Bullestrom and other centrist leaders is under cousideration. The bulk of the party shrinks from the prospact of Dr. Lieber be- coming the leader of the party. der him the democratic evolution party would pro- ceed at full pressure. The aristoeratic ele- ment of the party views the prospeet with dismay. Dr. Lieber's recent declaration that he was a Prussian against his will and his attacks on the monarch principles, as presented in Bmperor Willlam, have made it impossible for him to be recoguized as a chief of a united party. The two wings of the freisinnize party have started in with opposing candidates in vlin and elsewhere, The provincial freis- innige organizitions, wow.ver, Tenerally support Herr Eugene Richter, the ieader ot the faction known as the radical people’s part; Attacking Its Foes Throuzh France. The government orgaus carefully repro- duce the reports in French papers, as to how France 1s rejoiced at the rejection of the army bill, adding sinister rumors regard- mg the designs of the Erench government. They also publish doubtful telegrams from Strasburg, reporting that the French garri- son along the froutier have already been, or are being, reinforced and that the granting of furloughs to all French soldiers and ofcers has been stopped. The alarm which hese organs profess o feel has not spread among the pecple. Every one knows that the rejection of thearmy bill has neither diminisned the defensive strength of she wiple alliance, nor added to France’s power of offensiveness. Outside of Chancellor von Caprivi's organ the idi idiculed that France and R will attack Germany becauss the Reichstag vefused to grant all the government de- manded The annual Berlin art exhibition opened to the public tomorrow. A press view. was given today. There are 2,500 exhibits, of which 1,725 ave of paiutings, 350 water colors, sixty etchings, 250 sculptures and architectural exhibits. There are only a few works by foreign artists. Herr Komer sent a portraiv of the Grand Duchess Anas- tasc of Mecklenburg, which is a fine stud, Among the more prominent paintings are Lenbach's “Bismarck,” and Huenter’ “‘Hussars at Lagny.” Wenglein of Munich has two views of the river Isar, and Neckel has a **Mecea Caravan,” Ciaim 1t is & Myth, Anecho from some foreign reached here in regard to the lished ukuse, ordering the wholesale expul- sion of Hebrews from the Russiu-Poland frontier. By inquiries made, it is ascer- tained that the only movement agaiust these Hebrews hus been the dislodging at several places along the frontier of a number of He- brews who were suspected of being engaged in smuggling. The families thus removed can settle in the interior. Apart from the ordinary observance of the old decrees aim- ing to keep the Hebrews within fixed pales, no movement against the race has taken place in Poland. The alleged outbreak of persecution is a myth, The autumn mane will be quarter has newly pub- vers of the German army, on tie vastest scale ever attempted, will be held between Treves, Metz and Strasburg. Emperor William has invited the emperor of Austria, the king of 11aly, the duke of York, the duke of Connaught and ail the G 0 princes to attend the maneu- EXPLOSION OF LOCOMOTIVE, Two Persons Killed and Many Others Dan- gerously Wouided at Lebunou, Fa, ReADING, Pa., May 13,—~Two persons were killed and several injured by the explosion of a locomotive on the Lebaunon Valley branch of the Philadelphia & Reading road at Lebanon today. The killed urs: LEVI YOCUM, engincer of this city. JOHUN YOUUM of Lebunon, uged 14, a nephew of the engineer, who had got on the engine to see his uncle, The injured are: GronGe SaLabva, conductor of Reading, probably fatally. WiLLias Lovnes, a boy of Lebanon, who was riding on the engine, fatally WiLLiast ANsracH, crossing fatally injured, NNIE Axsrach, aged 16, who had just brought her father's diuner, was also seri- ously and perhaps fatally injured. (5AAC BEAUN of this city, front brakeman, severely injured, Several persons living a square away were slightly injured. watchman, — THINK THEY HAVE THE ROBBERS, Two Men Arrested Supposed to Have Held Up the I, & 0. Traln. Camo, i, May 13—Two men, supposed to bethose who robbed the Baltimore & Ohio express cac on the night of the 11th, have been arrested at Burkley, Ky., ana tuken to the scene of the robbery. Itis said they were tracked 1o their hiding place by scraps of paper Wry from express pack- ages. Their names have not been learned. Death of w Lead'ng Kearney Cltiz KEARNEY, Neb., May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. ] —The remaios of Charles Haunson were brought here from Chicago this evening for buriyl. The deceased was one of the old settlers heve aud one of the most public spirited men of the vity. IN SOMBER COLORS Europe's Political Outlook Shaded with Dark Possibilities, WILLIAM'S AMBITION THE DIEAD MENACE Peace of the People as Nothing Compared with His Army Schemos, DETEFMINED TO SUCCEED AT ANY COST Will Leave Nothing Undone That May En- hance His Chance to Win. SMALL POWERS THE SOURZE OF TROUBLE Any One of Several May Nerve to Light the Traln That Wil Embroil the Whole of Europe n & Bloody War, [Copyriahited 1897 by James Gordon Benvett.| Panis, May 18.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bre.)—Yet another week during which the ropean situation has remamed uncasy. 1 do not speak of rumors that are current, such, for example, as that of the abdication of Queen Victoria, which is not in any way confirmed, but refer only to accomplished facts, the gravity of which cannot escape anyboly. The first subject of anxiety is made by Emperor William to his soldiers. Never was similar language used by a sovereign. Never until now has the chief of a state called deputies “personalities” with- out authority. Never was an emperor known to discuss parliamentary questions with soldiers, no matter what had havpened. From the discourse of the emperor at Tempelhofer feld, the situation is consid- ered by European diplomatists to be abso- the speech Ile las a Scheme. The emperor appears decided to do any- thing to obtain the voting of the military law. He will perhaps bo forced to create some diplon.atic incidents, but he will not do so direetly. He would not commit the error of entering into a conflict with Russia o Prance, but would create diflicultics be- tween tue allies and some other country. Italy appears destined to play a role and Morocco is propitious for such a mancuver. U'he whole attention of diplomatists is di- rected to the small powers, one of which may always be disposed to light the mateh, and if the conflagration s not extinguished instantly it may spread to the whole of Iu- rope, and nobody can where it would stop. The danger may alsocome fron the side of Greece, which is going through an- other ministerial trial crisis, which is evidently inspired England. If things take a bad turn at Athens European interference is possible, and would be a fresh cause of conflict. His Efforts Useles:. Allthe empeior's cfforts will be uséless. Reports from all the ambassadors are to the effect that the sections for the Reichstag will give a majority hostile to any military law. and the fight will be stronger than ever after the clection. As the emporor has thrown himself personally into the melee at Tempelhof, the internal situation in Germany may quickly become serious. Itis by therefore, no exaggeration, but sim- tion is becoming very complicated, and the future presents Itsclf in very d M 1INL in the City Wil This Weok. Muscaring, Ta., May 13, —[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. ] —Injunctions were granted today in the district court against fourtecn saloonkeepers, disposiug of ull but six of the saloon es on the docket. These six will be reached Monday. Among those enjoined today are Robert Welch and James Welch, two of the oldest and wealthiest saloou- keepers in Towa, Governor Boies telegraphed today from South Dakota that he would arrive here on the first train and would add to the reward offered for the parties guilty of blowing up the residences on Wednesday. I2. M. Kessinger, whose house was blown up, today sold his property and left this evening with his family, never to return, so he says. Writs of injunction will probubly be issued Monday against all the new s: loons that huve started since the cases n pending were filed and indi every saloon 1 the city, thirty-six in nwa- ber, will be clos Lvery Join Be Closed w Denounced t Orremwa, T, May to Tue thusiastic indignation opera bouso tonight to listen to & spes Senator Clark of Clarinda, and to express in lutions the sentiment of the people in ference to the dastardly outrage at Musca- Captain J. G. Hutehison presided, and created a sensation in his strictures on the city council for not enforcing the prohibitory law. Senator Clark spoke for two hours, fmrly skinning the saloon men and con- demning the outrage in the most scathing fnvectiv He classed the eity councils in the state and the police oficers who per- mitted the saloons to run with traitors and anarchists, and declared they were co- respondents with the saloons for the awful affair at Muscatine. A series of strong reso- lutions was adopted congratulatory to the Muscatine victims for their escape and glorying in th pluck in their fight against the saloous. A resolution was also passed calling upon the city council here to close the saloons. pecial Telegram vus a large and en- b by S ANARCHISTS WAN Chicago Water W with Dyna nite. Cricaco, 111, May 18.—A special dispateh to the Record from Buffalo, N, Y., says: The police here claim to have discovered evidence of a plot to blow up the water works ana fire the World's fair buildir t Chicago. Th sim that o letter was accidentally pic 1 upat the suarchist headquarters over a suloon on t Genesee et. It introdu Schastiun Verombelski to Joseph Schultz, a leading Buffalo anavchist, but Schultz denies that he knows anything avout it. The let- ter, which is written in G bears the il 20, and wranslated, 1s as follows: hopes which [ held ot to you when Lust ut to be fultilled, and we shall 1ook for wuch s you. Thls let- ter will introdu onbelski, who will fully explain the we need. Mo has complete plans of the witer works maing frow the niouth of the luke pipe 10 the pump- g stutions; also pluns of the fair bulldings. Tue police claiw that it indicates the ex- to Be Blown Up rman, it, meeting held at the | | further declares, will undoubtedly Weather for Omtha and Vicinity— Fair, Stightly Coole wthiwesterly Win ds 2. Defenss of the Tmpeached. any Before the Great Election. Clounds that Hover O'er What the rerats Try to Get Together, World's Fale Beauties for To World's Fair Kobbers Must ¢ Nebruska Beforo History's Dawn, Omaha; Soelaily and Masleally. . Concerning a Proposed Steal. What the Woman's Club Is Dolng. Council IHufts Koc Aftulrs nt Soath Omaha. Calvinism at Washington. Salvation Army Gathering. L Seeret Society New . Griswold's Weekly Sporting Grist. - Omahn's Trade Conditions Reviewod. Financinl ai anils Reviews a Polltical Tragody. eminine Fads and Fane es, Pen-Pletures of Irish Castlos, American Girls an heir Conquests. istence of a plot to take vengeance on Chi- cago for the condemnation of the anarchists concerned in the Haymarket murder. The plan is to blow vp the conduit pipe which supplies the city of Chicago with water, or 50 eripple the system as to render the opera- tions of the fire department inoffective, and then set fire to the World's fair buildings and the city. Detee ‘hing for Verombelski, who is evidently a stranzer., Isaac Elevade, an anarchist, says he heard of the plot about three weeks agzo, but placed little confidence in it. He id: “When the anarchists were hanged in Chi- “ago, their compatriots vowed vengeance, and possibly they cousider that the time to strike has arvived. All those years have been spent in study hey have sympathiz- ers schooled in blasting, chemistry and me- nics, so if they wished to got- even with Chicago by spoiling the World's f: it could be pmplished as si as snapping one’s finger. A little dynamite would wreck the conduit pipe which carri the water irom Lake Michigan., The reser- voir could be as easily destroyed, and then some matches applied to the windward side of the World's fair buildings. and a moment er would put a period to the fair. Then, if they wished, they could doom the city. I am inclined to think that there uch a plan on foot, and that it is known of in Buf- falo as the letter ind” ates. Th narchists had a secret meeting st night. at which the strange letter was Arthur D. Lavery Makes Things Lively on the Buriington Fiyer from Chicago. BURLINGTON, In., May 13.—Conductor 124 Corwin and Engincer Brown of this city tella most thrilling story of their experi- ence with a crazy man on Burlington train No. 8, vetween here and Osceola, Ia. The man was on the train when it arrived in Burlington, and shortly afterwards showed signs of insanity that alarmed the passen- gers. He was quicted by the conductdr, but after the train left Ottumwa he left the sleeper and climbed onto the engine. He was reauested to get down, but refused, and a terrible struggle ensucd, and it wus not until four men went to the tance of the engineer that he could be overpowered and bound, He was placed in the bagg: ar and closely guarded until Creston was reached, where he w turned over to the authorities. His name Arthur D. Lavery and he last resided in Chicago, Wi d Not Trust Banks. Fouwr Dobar, Ia., May 18.—[Special I gramt o Tue Bre.]—Con Horvigan of D solda picce of property for §1,100. He afaid to turst the bank, and getting the money in gold, buried ivin the cellur. The ecllar filled with erand the gold was buried in the garden Fridav night, while Mr. Horrigan was away from nome, three masked men entered the house and to tell where the gold wus buricd. When Mr. Hor- vigan returned the gold was gone. There is 1o clew to the robuers e Not Guil y ot VintoN, Ia., May 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —~The jury in the Smith murder case returned a verdict of not guilty today. ‘The prisoner and relatives broke down and wept like children. Many strong mien also wept, The judge nad hard work to suppress applause. Mr. Perry, father of the mur- dered man, as the jury sed out called them vile names, and the judge ordered his arrest. He was reprimanded and told to go home, was urder. —_— BURLINGTON TKAINS WRECKED, Disnstrous Tail-End Col lslon Froights Near Lin LiNcoLN, Neb, 13, —[Spe to Tue Bee. | —A disaswous tail oceurred at 7 o'clock this evening on th Burlington near the asylum switch, three miles southeast of ‘the eity. The Hustings local freight stopped at the switch to take up some cars at Stockwell's brick yards and a flagman was sent back to signal the fast through cht following, He failed to weet ack far enough and the fast train crashed into the derailing and demolishing fifteen car smashing the ino of the fast fr Both engineers und firemen jumped and escaped iujury, There were four or five passengers 1n the cabooss and all but one got out with but a few scratches and skinned faces and arms, the other, whose not learned, suffered a broken arm. np who got on at Denton is reported The track was torn up and littered for several hundred feet, and trains delayed uutil midnight The wred curred on the main line and necessitut sending of ull traius by way of Aurora, ~—— UNITED A1 LAST, Between missine 1rish Members W Sol'd ¥ f Cariiwm. pit to Their New Yok, May 13.—Joseph P. Ryan, assistant secretary of the Irish National Federation of America, in a published in view is quoted as saying: “1 pive advices by letter from Loudon which in- form me that the bargain is consummated whereby John Redmond will be tiken by his colloagues into the majority, The breach is healed, but I am not at libe yet to make known the particulars. They will be given o the public on receipt of the unext letter from Justin McCarthy, The reumting of the party Wil Pres nies, have re in Ireland, he result in bringing the vigorous home rule organizations in this country iuto one brotherhood The Redmoudites nave stood shoulder to shoulder with the majority on every vote of of the home rule measure iu Parlisment and that undoubtedly has had wuch to do with kealing the wounds. A AN A AN AARAAANANN PAGES 1. NUMBER 22 wwe mee suuier WAL STREET PULSE Prosent Financial Outlook from the Groat Commercial Oentar, PROFESSIONALS PINCHED BY THE PANIC Public Conorded to Have Escaped the Orash as a Rule, WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT Indications that More Failures May Follow in the Noar Future, DISASTROUS WORK OF RUMOR MONGERS One of the Strongest Firms In New Yorlk Forced to Deny the Report. of Its Ewmbarrassment at a Critle cal Period, New Yonk, May 13.—([Svecial Telegram to Tue Bre. | —Wall street has had an inactive but far from an unimportant week. Smashes of the s:dden and terrfic sort scom to be over, but prices doa't o back to thoir for mer level. Instead they sag. There is an unmistakable tendency throughout the whole list toward lower prices. Liquidation is proceeding on an cnormous scale. It has been an open secret for two years that the public has not been in Wall strest. Upon this fact the public is just now to be con- gratulated. he present situation, so far as concerns the stock market, affects the professional contingent far more than anythinz or any- body else. ‘This is an exception in the his- tory of previous pamics. ‘he strect yet many conspicuous peo- ple still bravely insisting that not only the worst is over, but that what has happened will really turn out to be a factor contribue ting to a boom. These same people are loudly demanding t the law and the courts shall, be invoked to punish the wicked people, who thay insist have brought about Wall street's present uneasi- ness. To the minds of these people there has been a sharp vreak in stock markes prices, chiefly because the people havo been scared. The market has been “lied down,” they say. It is not iwmprobable th the rumor mongers have been reckless and eirculated hurtful yarns, but.a bear liar cannov be mo) stute or industri- ous than is the s sort of an artist on tho bull s s, thouzh, does not excuse or even lighten the wrongs which have been lately done upou the bear side. Injured by Fal e Reports. "here have been some notable incidents of bascless reports started mevely to influence the market, and the distributors of these falschoods ought to be compelled to answer, Perhaps they will. Meanwhile the stock market quotations will probably hardly wait to be buoyed up until ageressiveness creeps out of the grand jury room. ‘The sensational collapse of a score or two of banks out west is a significant object less son. Wall street, naturally, is amazed at the disclosure. It is explained here that the failed banks are unimportant, that they have been banking on *wind” and that the efectof their break will not amount to much. This has a hopeful sound. It also sounds supremely silly, for banks cannot go down and not do serious damazo dirvectly in their own localities and force the damaging influences far beyoud local bounds. The American investor generally, wherever: his home may be, must be astoanded at the dis- closures which have followed the Columbia bank failure. A merely natural ques- tion for everybody to ask is “If Dwiggins of Chicago can do banking on sucha scale and can spread abroad so wide a train of panic, why cannot other financiers do thesame! Why may not others be doing the same?” It is pleasant and pat is the only mushroom banking syndicate in existence, but the publie, and more espes cially the investing world, must be excused for nervousucss over the apprehension that the worst may Lov yet be known. Today's brief pank stock market was in many ways surprising. A phenomenally good bank statement was issued, showing a large gain in surplus reserve, approaching £5,000,000, 'This is largely due to a gain of #1,650,000 in legal tenders, most of which have been received from the west, whila New York banks at the same time have cut down their loans - £4,500,000. The figures of increased surplus 'rve were far better than had been generally anticipated, so fur as surface indications are concerned, stic to believe this Just w Plea-ing Fraud, This Wi bank statement, for which s0 unxiously every v, is o plessing froud. It reaily reps ants nothing siznificant. In the firsy L it does not pretead to reflect condis tions existing on the date on which ivia issued. Itis “made up” on statements pres pared in the middle of the week. Moreover, it does not include the operations of many of the most important fuunciers in the citi ‘Prust compat 1es are nou in it 1t is simply foolish for anybody on the financial condition while ignoring the operations of the irust compunies. This is 20 palpable that it wowd b waste of words were any atteinpt made to explain or elaborate it. There is no diminution of the nervousness which nas developed the past week in bank- fug circles here, There is no change in the underlying situation. The country at large is still scantily supplied with funds, Commer- cial and industrisl borrowers are rebuffed and ned down. Credits are contracted beyond anything which the mercantile com- munity has experienced since 1884, On all sides is heard the cheerful fact that money is abundant in Wall street, that Wall street rates of intercst are low. This, though, is not the healthful indication that to outsiders it may scem. It is indicative chiefly, almost wholly of the fact people who have ready money are unwilling to lend it except where they make terms which will enable them to call in their loans at practically & moment's notice, aud have the same all the while pro- tected by collateral with a ready market alue plag io figure at this center Cannot Be Cured in # Day. ns at the expense of the country at large so fav as this is concerned, The flow of money into Wall street refiects the fact that leaders ave distrustful of oute side credits. Boiled down, tho meaning is that the money lending crowd 1is scared, The evil effect of this condition is not to be cured in a Penalties ave being paid all over the country now for | Merchants who have raised funds required in their business, and manufacturers whe