Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 15, 1893, Page 1

TWENTYSECOND YEAR. P THE DEFENSE the Propositions of the Impeached Bound in the Public Bar, ‘ECIOUS PLEAS TO COVER NEGLECT alms th .t Only Omisclence Would Have Prev ated the Fraud Contrasted With the Evidence Already Taken in the Trial, Lixcory, Neb., May 14.—[Special to Tne ) he usual quiet that attends the ming of the Sabbath has prevailed in this ty of churches today, and there has boen hing to disturb the monotony aside from discussion of the impeachment proceed- bgs which were heard by the supreme court t weok, during which time the respond- hits, J. C. Allen, secretary of state; George . Hastings, attorney general, and August + Humphrey, commissioner of public lands d buildings, aided by their attorneys, filed e colebrated answer in justification of ie charges of impeachment brought by ile legislature of the state, sitting Joint session, Regarding that answer, it ould seem that comment would never cease nd the more discussion that is raised the uore firmly the opinon becomes fixed in the public mind that the respondents are afraid 0 meet the issues, preferring to Juggle with he facts set out in the articles and shde vor the* charges upon which the indict- nents are based. To show that this is true 1 is only necessary to reproduce the section 4 the answer, referring to the specification B arging fraud in the construction of the cell B ouse. This particular section tells the fol- swing peculiar story: I Lay It All on Dorgan, The offencos therein set forth which are B hiarged 1o be misdemoeanors are, with one ex seption, the shor super Tntends pondc Bulldings. by Dorzian conta performied, or purchused, the charge agniast the b Slmply that [t while sttting fn- (s lezlslutive capucity, failed to disc these fraud 1t will not appo: matter of fuc that _any o rospondents knew thit Dorgin was presenting vouchers con- taining sive charges for labor, or exer &lve prices for material purchised. charge, viewed in the light In which wo expeet 1t shall be made to appear by the proofs, will prosent . no worse feature than that 1l Board of Public Lands and Bufldings was made up of building exports, and. by rea: B of w want of expert kunowledze in this dir tion, did not discover the su ablo char The this: Tho elected b, thelr respe f of which they The legislatare of the stut quiring that the of Public Lund ublic vouchers pr arges for | prices for mat Psse should constitute nd Buildings, and late g instructed the board to construct a publie buflding. In the performance of this last named duty they selectod an agent with the powers of a Are these re spondents now 1o be impeachod and removed from offices to whnch the poople elected them beciuse they were not architects, contractors and building experts? Do such things, or sucl wint of knowledge in theso lines of dut stitute Impenchuble misdemeanors in offl Hurdly in Line with the Evidence, Providing this section of the answer told the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the trath, then, aud in that event. the public might declare that such things did not con stitute an impeachablo offense. Tuking th testimony that has already been adduced and is now in possession of the court, there is considerable to indicate to the mind of a [ thinking man that the members of the board never made an attempt to discover whet or not frauds were being perpetrated the same evidence shows that none respondents made any effort to learn whether Dorgan's vouchers were excessive. “hey simply allowed him to bunch all of his bills, after which they audited without e ‘acking for an itemized statement. statement that' the respondents building experts is considered the w of ali and one that will not be aceepted for o moment. simply for the reason that it did not require an expert builder to watch the state funds and prevent a 20,000 steal in the sonstruction of a $40,000 building. A man without eyes could h d 1 that there was something wroug, even if e had us shoved a rip saw through a pine boara. That the legislature authorized the members of this boura to construct a cell @ nouse the auswer admits, but the pre ng B 0;inion is that the responsibility did not end K :leht ut that point, for when they took their fl oaths of ofice they held and swore to high heu would attend to the duties imposed upon them. In this instance that oath meant that they would guard the public funds of the state and use at least as much care and judgmeant in their disbursement as they would in handling their own mone, L “Did they do this?" is a question that has cen asked hundreds of vimes during the hust weels. While they cluim that they did fuhie great mass of the tuxpayers simply point o the shell of a cell house, that testimony ahows could have been built and completed B¥for from 20,000 to §25,000, and shrug their shoulders, Dodglog the Asylum Deal. When the respondents get down to thav flour deal where the state paid for supplies that were delivi o the saloon keep w the grovers and the teamsters the respondents attempt to justify by admitting that the was fraud, for in their own language they sy thut— The persons who committed the trauds upon tho stato were the sevoral companies who do- livered the supplies. If (he state was de- frauded 1t was defrauded by these con- | tractors, who made out und eiused to b pro souted the talse and fraudulont acconnts, I the board 10 be lmpeached becauso other pec ple aefrauded the stute, without the knowl- ©dgo of these respondents? 1 1t an npeach able offense in of that the b did not the power of omulsclence or omnlpresence o see und discover the secrot frauds of the contractors? s Atan impeachable misdomeanor in office that thess respondonts accepted the certificato ot the superintondent of the asylum for amount of material furnished us boing co nd entitled to credit? Hero was a supe tand a steward, hoiding high ana ible positions as ofiicers of the state, dd by the ROVernor, and who w ach nder bond Tor the faithful performunce of 35.‘». dutios, and wero under ‘official oath of o und who were officially churged with y of secing the supplics furnisl asylum; and over whose certificates 2nthe fivst Instance acied upon the vouchers This is claimed to be another attempt to shirk the respousibility and throw it upon the snoulders of the governor by ulleging that he appointed the superintendent ut the asylumn, and that for that reason they were not in duty bound b v much of the coul and tlour was ever deliv 1. This 18 considered one of the frailest excuses that was ever made iu ap attempt to squirm out of a tight place, for not only do the ds disclose the fact; but the testimony corro- borates it und shows that when the bills came in from the railroads, which were hauling the feeight, und from the firms which wore furnishing the coal aud flour they were never exawined, but were simply allowed us presented and no guestions asked In this particular it is a notorious fact thut not A member of the board discovered that during the hot sundner months the asylum was using nearly double the amount of coal that it did during the winter time when the was_enguged in frisking about in Ly of zero. What an Ordinary Citicen Would Do, In looking at this matter the public mind takes into cousideration what a private citizen would do under the same circum- stances, and argues like this: If a house- holder discovered that during the hot sum. mer he was burning double the wmount of oanl that was consumed during the winter ths, he would at once wstitute a most id investigation and, if upon that investi- Efl he found that he was paying for fuel Bover found its way into sowe: and of the their hands en that they up. A the bourd thing would drop, accompanied with that his- toric dull and heavy thud, While it is true that the members of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings did not discover this shortage in the coul bills, they might have done so, for at the end of each month the shipping and the delivery vouch- ers were presented for their inspection, but on account of being too busy, the evidence shows that month after month they met, audited bills and paid ovt thousands of dol- lars of the people’s oney for supplics that were never delivered to the state institutions zllunl all that they can say in justification is vhis: aking the most serious vie of the charges, they consist of things of omission rather than of commission; of failure to dis. cover wrongs and crrors in others, rather than any wrong of their own, Mere negle to discover errors of contractors or of co-or- dinateofficers, which could not have been dis. covered without expert knowledze do not constitute impeachable misdemeanors, These are not erimes of forethought, and not viola- tions of any known law ; not riminal or vicious in their nature: not acts in violation of any fundamental principle of government rrnul nov acts dangerous to the public wel- are,” Some Pleasing Suphistry. ‘With all that the state has proven during the past two weeks, the respondents have the supreme gall to file their showing with the court and ask the public to declare that they have been doing their several duties, at the same time making several laughnb] X- cuses for omitting what tl admit was their duty to do. Using theirown language and their own construction of the law gev- erning their ofticial acts, they present the matter in this form and then ask the peovle of the state to withhold judgment: The case in hand s not one of corruption or bribery of the staie officers. It does not cven have about it the elements of negligence In the performunce of public duties, or the want of due attention to the public interests, The wrongs which are charged weainst these re- spondents are wronzs committed by subordi- nate officers, intru stitte to perfo subordinate duties, Dorzan, as superintendent o eoll e unfortunite con- oW o respe ts to be hawrwed with his shorteominzs? re were officers who had confid him, who trusted to his | mstruction of ishonesty foul sus- not huilders or bred to other y were elected by the tive high ofiices to fulfill t perform othe Tduties of their by the multitude of & stive departments by eac he statehas g Judicial Last came the house by duy's | to buy ston ud shipnient thereof order the cutting and d the mixing of the nort Dosses, directing the exc for the walls and'the layinZ of the stone? Was | ings, the att y gencral of the state, by an actof the legisluture to be created or't formed into a stone mason? W tary of stu two lines of leziSt to become an architect of prison structu Was Humplhirey, elected by the people ws com- miissioner of public lands and buildings, to at onee forget his high calling and become in ex- pert in prices for stone and conviet labor? Evidonce of Racial Degeneracy. This last line of defense makes the hard- est hearted Lincoln man hide his face in his toga and blush with shame for the race to T'hey get over the Dor- enough, but when they reach that paragraph where the respondents tell about those “oneron they won- der where they are at i that in some of the ye the members of other boards have attended to double the amount of work tl has been imposed npon the that the work has Been performed with less than ulf of the number of clerks now employed, at during those years every ed funds entrusted to thewr accounted for in a most satisfactor Another feature of the unswe which causes muny a good 1 the human rade is degenerating, is the charge that they were too fine haired to go out among the labovers and occasionally look after the construction of t cell house which Dorgan built. It is admitted on all sides General Hastiugs was nof transformed into a stone mason tary Allen was not to become and that Commissioner “to at once fory 1o stand manner. and one an to feel that Attorney pected to be hat Secre- 1 architect Humphrey was not his high calling” and ve- come an expert for stone and convict labor, but it was expected that these state ofticials, elected by the ballots of the electors of this state, would use some care in disbursing the money puid in u4s taxes by the men who placed them in the positions which they oc- cupied, or at least as much care as the ordi- nary citiz would use in the trinsaction of liis own private busines: S e TOOK IN THE SIDE SHOWS, TF asends Clamored for Adm sslon to the Fair Grounds Yestorday. Curcago, 1L, May 14.—The World's fair would have had fully 100,000 visitors toda had the gates beeu open. This was the esti- mate of Superintendent Tucker of adms- sions, who declaved that the raiways and cable lines had brought at least that many people into the immediate vicinity of the fair during the day. As on last Sunduy, the crowd was forced to spill over into the side shows, and they reaped enough money to make them rich for a year to come. Inside the gates the work of d the arrangement of delayed exhibits went on as busily as e Matters are b g v apldly pushed mto shape these days, and it will not be long before eve thing is complete, Director Thomas B. Bryan, of the Exposi- tion company, hus written an open letter to the national commissioners, in which he dis- claims any intended disrespect to that body by the action of the divectory in open- ing Jackson parkon Sunday. His commu- nication was called forth by the orted de- nunciation of the act by the commissioners, and in it he accuses some of the national commissioners who are now talking strongly ainst the opening of the fair, a8 proposed by the tocal directory, us b been much more in favor of “an open Sunday” than any of the local directors. e insists that the local directory acted within its powers in proposing to open the grounds for Sunday, with closed buildings and half the regular price of admission, stallation - D BY A SIOCK COMPANY, lon Bennett Sells an lutorest n New York Herald 14.-A moraing paper to day published the following: There were reulistion last night that the ald was no louger the sole property of James Gordon Beunett. Color is given to the report by the fact that for the first time since Jumes Govdon Benuett inherited the editorship and puoprictorship. fron bi father his nawe did not appesr at the head of the editorial page of the some wonths past reports have been in circulation that John W. Mackey the California bonauza king had advauced large sums of money to Bennett, find as security he had taken o vortgage on the plant. The Herald loans, it is said, were advanced to cover losses in connection with the establish- ment of the Mackay-Benuett cable and losses sustained by Benuett's European editions of his paper in Paris and Loudou Bennett came over o this country last week und Suturday sailed for Europe again, William C. Rieck, city editorof the Ilv ald, accompanied him. At the sawe time as his departure for Humrc his name disappeared from the edi- torial page. 1t is explained that the disappoarance of Jumes Gordon Benuett's name from the title ru‘eul the New York Herald is due to the [act that the proprietorship of the journal has been vested iu a stock company. Mr. Beunett feels, in case anything should hap- e to him, it'is_desirable that the property put in shape for proper preservation, puper. For l UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS New Rule Made by the Treasury Department Qoncerning Them, EDITORS WILL NO LONGER BE ADMITTED von Shoald They He Wealthy or Thelr cople Posseswed of Fortanes the New Order Will Be Rigidly Enforced Against Them. Wasiminarox, D. C., May 14.—Superintend- ent Henry Stumpf, with the approbation of Secretary Carlisle, has made a new and im- portant ruling, overturning former practices as to the admission of idiot immigrants wheu accompanied by their its tnto the United States. The decision is called forth by a case where ignorant of the law, and where they were able and anxious to sup- port their idiot child, Superiutendent Stumpf holds that the act makes each class of debarred immigrants separate and distinet. It debars an idiot absolutely, and the fact that the idiot might have a private fortune, or relations amply able to provide for his wants, cannot be taken into consideration uny more than it might be taken iato consideration in an application to take a person suffering from a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease. From sympathy the department would be inclined to art from the clear reading of the law. The department regrets, however, that it has become an imperative necessity to enforce the law in this case in order to se- cure the benefit of its humane provisions to rs who mizht otherwise be induced to embark on a fruit) voynge LOOKING OUT FOK & FRIENDS, gressman Seerly of Lowa und Work at Washington, WASHINGTON BUieav or 'l 2 % Wasnisgros, D. C., Ma, 5 Ex-Congressman Seerly of Burli is here looking after a few crumbs of pat- ronage for some of his constituents. He has a promise of a few fourth-class postmaster's and expects to have something to say in the matter of the appointment of a marshal and a district attorney for the southern judicial district of the state later in the sum- me but he has no idea that anything of the kind will be coming his way before Augist or September. Mr. Seerly has another mssion here. He wants to prevent the reappointment of Abraham Moyer of Fairfield to his old place as special agent of the pension office. Meyer, who once claimed to bea republivan, flopped in 1883 and sceured a play He contributed to the Cleveland ampaign fund in 1838 and when T made commissioner in 1859 Meyer dropped. But he convineed Senator V that he was a good republican and was rein- stated. Hi s to the senator are on file in the pension office and probably account for his sccond removal a few weeks ago. He i 2 hard to prove his democric, cerly s determined that he s n get the place back. Western Penslons. The following pensions granted are re- vorted: Nebraska: _Restoration William L. Walsh. Reissue—Van Buron Larue. Original widows, otc.—Minor of Warren Atwood, minors of James H. Smouse, Mary Cana 0 Towa: Original—facob Knapp, Margarct O'Neil, nurse. Additional—Benjamin Hod- gin. Supplemontal —Frederick Russell. In- crease—John Swain, Cyrus Hartley. Reisswe and increase—John Douglas, Harriet Pear- son, mother. Omaha People at the Capital, Omaha arrivals toda W. H, Clark, at the Ebbitt; Charles R. Fitler, at the Riggs; W. H. Hall, at the Arlington. P.S. H. His and ncrease— EULALIE'S VISIT, Questlons of Etiquette Which Her Coming fas Aroused. Wasmnaroy, D. C., May 14.—The uncer- tainty surrounding the visit of the Princess Infanta Eulalie to the United States to visit the World's fair, which has been attributed on the one hand to the fear cn the part of the infanta that she would not be able to undergo the fatizue of the round of ente tainments arranged for her, if she we able to withstand the rigors of the climate; and on the other hané, toa s satisfaction by the Spanish officials with Jhe character of the reception and the man ner of the entertainment provided by this government for its guests, arises from The real cause of the uncer- tainty, it was learned today, is that the rep- resentatives of Spain and the United States have thus far failed to reach a satisfactory understanding regurding the program of courtesies to be exchanged between the president and the infanta in the course of ;n‘r stay in Washington. According to custom, the princess at a convenient period after her arrival, would call upon the president and Mrs. Cleveland at the white house. Whether or not the president should return the call upon the princess at her quarters in the hotel, is the question, upon the settlement of which de- pends the future course of the infunta, The Spanish representatives, it is understood, insist that the return visit to the princess is one that is due by courtesy and should be paid. They argue that the princess is the personal representative of the queen and is in the United States upon the expr i vitation of the conzress thereof, these conditions and th infanta were traveling as a tourist merely, she would pay her respects to the president, but no visit from him would be expected, nor, indeed, would it be proper. Were sho here as the representative of the government of Spain no answering visit would be expected to her call upon the president; but as the vepresentative in her person of the queen, delegated by her under the invitation of the United States to visit this country, the Spanish officials are quoted as saying that that courtesy which should obuain to individuals of the same rauk, not etiquette, demands that the visit of the infanta be re- ciprocated by the president. The subject has been thoroughly discussed in Madr A telegram from that capital printea on Saturday morning e Jressing an apprehension that the infanta health would not permit her to continue on her journey to the United States is con- strucd here as preparing for her return to Spain from Cuba, if it is found nec ¥ o change the original program. The situation is embarrassing and many suggestions have been made of expedients o relieve it. One of these, 1t is understood, is that the infanta and suite be entertained at the white house during her stay, thus obviating altogether the dificulty over the visit. There is no precedent for the guidance of officials here, s 1o one assuming 1o be the yersonal repr sentutive of a sovereign ever visited this country. T'his eveniug Secretary Gresham stated to @ reporter that he had not been informed of any change in the plans of the Infanta Eulalie. The arrangements of the final d wils in connection with her visit to Wush- inglon would be transmitted to Minister Snowden at Madrid and commuaicated by him to the Spanish government for cousid- eration Bonds to Be Lestroye WasmiNgton, D. C,, May 14.-‘The recent recommendation of Acting Register Smith for the destruction of §152,000,000 of unis sued registered 4} per ¢ funded loan of 1891 has been approved by the secrotary of the treasury, and the bouds will be destroyed in accordance with that recommendation, specimens of the same being retained aftor cancollatiou. A story in circulation, to the effect that the bureau 1t bonds of the | | of l-nlr:\vln‘z printing bon same shortly, and nting was auietly with the view of issuing the without foundation. BEFORE TRE SUPREME COURT. Important Case that Will Soon Be Passed Upon. Wasnixaros, D, C,; May 14.—~The supreme court of the Uniteda States is expected to ad- Journ for the term at fhe close of its session tomorrow, to meet agiin the second Monday in October nest. Before adjournment the court will advance its opinion and judgment in a4 number of important cases that have been submitted for considera- tion in the course of the term drawing to a close. The docket of argued cases now comparatively small, the session of Weanesday having af- forded the court an opportunity for reducing it by the disposition of twenty-three cases, There still remain, however, about fiff which include the Chinese registration and the hat trimming case _recently argued. These is also the case of Norman Brothers against the state of North Dakota, ex rel Lewis W. Storer, an elevator ¢ of great interest throughout the northwest, The cases of Shirley against Bowlby et al., from the suoreme court of the state of Oregon, and of w. E. Prosser of the board of harbor line com- missioners, against the Northern Pacifle Railroad company, from the United States circuit court for Washington, involving ques- tions similar to those decided last yinter in the Chicago lake front cases, A ruling upon the motion to bring up the case of the di- son Electric Light company against the Saw- yer Manufacturing company, in which is contained a controversy between the two great electric corporations of the country— the General Electric company and the West- inghouse—is looked for tomorrow, Alto- wether it promises to be a notable day in the history of the court. is Not Many Huve Registored. Wasnizeroy, D. C., May 14.—Returns of Chineseregistration froni thirty-five out of the sixty three internal revenue districts in the United States show that 3,160 Chinese have complied with the Jaw o districts most densely populated by Chinese have not yet made their roturns. Ttis estimated that there are 110,000 Chineso in the United States, DASHED 10 DEATIH. They Fa'l 3,000 Feet In a Shaft of the Cal- amet and Hecls Mine. MiLwav , Wis.,, May 14.—A Houghton, Mich., special to the Sentinel says: Ten timber men were dashed to pieces in the Red Jacket perpendicular shaft of the Calumet and Hecla mine at noon today. The miners were coming up 1 the cage to dinner, and the engincer hoistea the cage against the timbers of the shaft. The coupling pin broke and the men and cage were dashed down- ward over 3,000 feet, to the bottom. The names of the killed are: Al CAMERON, son of Captain Came- ron, in charze of the mine. JAMES “COCKING, single, widowed mother, JOSEPI POPE, leaves a wito and one ehild. The wife was at the mouth of the shaft with hisdinner and saw the terrible fall of lier hus- band and nis comrades. JOUN ROGERS, leavesa wife and several children. JOIN IICKS, single, aged 24. ANDREW EDNO, aged 40, married. ROBERT WUOPIA, leavesa svife and three children, 4 MICHA LEAVITTO, widower. NI, leaves a wifp.and three AME childres ULLIVAN, single, aged 40. nds of people were around the shaft No inquest hus been held as yet. he meu were aboard a skip used in hoist- ing rock, and when the load of human freight reached the surface the engineer did not stop it in time, but it went to the top of the derrick where it broke loose and went back with u crash to the bottom of the shaft. “There is no way of reaching the bottom nor getting the dead men out except by going through amothcr shaft half a mile awa S0 that it Was) nearly three hours before the true stato of affairs could be ascertained and it will be toward morning before the bodies can be brought to the surfa It is necessary to hoist the men 550 feet by ropes to reach the level of the next shaft, when they will then be carried ne: half a mile through the drifts and then hoisted by the car. Twelve men went down for them, but one of them was acked by sickness and was sent up, accom- anied by one of his comrades. The coroner’s jury is now making a thorough investigation, supporting AMERICANS IN CHINA. They Fear that that Gove nm Resort to Retallation, New Yonk, May 14.—Rey. Dr. J. 8. Bald- win, for twenty-two years a Methodist mis- sionary in China, and for searly a quurter of A century secretary of the missionary board of the Methodist Episcopal church, which s large moneyed interests in China, aid today that he had posi- tive information from dignitaries of the Chinese government and from his own Chinese missionaries that if the Chinese ex- clusion act is carried nto effect and Chinese are shipped from this country to China, de- ported simply because they ure here with- out having taken out certificates, that: Amer- icans n China will be likewise deported from that country to the United States. “If the law is declared coustitutional by the supreme court,’” he said, I anticipate that there will be a speedy exodus, both of missionaries and merchants from China in resalistion for our sending home Chinese from the United States. Several years ago this course was urged upon the Chinese gov- ernment by one of the censors, who was sup- ported in his memorial by a number of promi- nent officials, “This is the most perilous time in the rela- tion of China to the United States that has yet been encountered, It is probable that the Methodist church will make an appe: to the Chinese authorities in cuse the deportation is decided upon in behalf of the Methodist missionaries now stationed in all of the proviuces.” it Wil FLOUDED PLANTATIONS, Big Breaks o the Levee Below Lakeport, Minsisslppl. GreexviLLE, Miss., May 14.—A second crevasse broken the levee at Brooks s, A, on W. G. Kiger's plantation, about seven miles below Lakeport. 1t is 200 feet wide and gradually . spreading. The water will also flow into the Tensas basin, and, taken in connestion with the first cre- vasse, is expected to ‘ml, it generally under water. Its effects will be felt from Kiger's plantation, a very largeone, to the wouth of Red river. The destruction of crops will be enormous, as, from the Kansas line south- ward, the councry is thickly settled and well improved. . The Lakeport crevasse has this morning widened to over 600 feet aud the couutry around is now all inundated. The rise in the river reached twodtenths during the t twenty-four hours, The guage read an -four feek at 6 p. w.—forty-one- hundredths lower than the highest mark ever reached. Rain began falling at 6 p. n., and it now appears as if it would vontinue through the night. RACELAND, La., May 14.—A crevasse oc curred on Bayou La Fourche last night about 10 o'clock, half a mile above La Fourche crossing on the west side. The break, late this eveniug is fifty feet wide und twenty feet deep. Areadia plantation is affected. No effort has yet en made 10 close the break. L el Movements of Ovean Stewwers May 14, At Havre—Arrived--La Bretague, from New York At Que New York. At New York—Arrived —La Champagoe, from Havre. —Arrived— At Boston, Hver‘lml, ilasgow—Arrived--State of Califoroia, from New York, ustown--Arrived—Alaska, from yibla, from At S0C0SA IS HARD PRESSED Nicaraguan Revolutionists Have Made Great Headway Against the Governmant. SUCCESSFUL AT EVERY POINT SO FAR Every State of the Republie but Two Have Jolned in the Revolt—Both Consts ommanded by the Rebels— Battle Imminent. (Copyrizhted 1893 by Ja nes Gordan Rannste. PaNAMA, Colombia, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 14.~[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—sSpecial to Tur B x- President Zavala of Nicaragua today tele- graphed the following from Grandada, where the provisional government iy established: “‘Almost all the country has risen against the government. The departments of Grenada, Mazens, Rivas, Chantales, Matagalpa, New Segovia and Lake Nicaragua have risen. San Juanand the Atlantic coast are in the possession of the revolutionists. Presi- dent Socon hass been reduced Lo the capital, He isdrawing his resoucces of men and money from the departments of Leon and Chinandega. The revolutionist army is en- camped at Masaya. Three formidable at- tacks by government troops have been re- pulsed with great loss to the assailants, The government is on the defensive. The revolution advances daily and its triumph is certain,” Two More Forts Captured. Fort San Carlos, at the head Juan river, Nicaragua, und Fort Costillo, on the line of the proposed Nicaraguan canal, have been captured by the revolution- ists. It is reported that they have seized the canal property and that the government has been cut off from an outlet to the coast on the east boundary of Nicaragua, The forts were taken by the revolutionists on the night of May 11, but the news of their capture did not reach San Juan del Sur until today. It was imme: ately cabled to me by the Herald's cor spondent in that port. eneral Gutierez and Colonel Malaver com- manded the revolutionary trodps which took possession of the forts. They captured several cannon and many rifles, which we once sent to ( ada, where the provi- onal government has estiblished its head- quarters. The posscssion of these forts is most important to the revolutionists. 1t dds strength to the movement, and when its importance becomes fully recognized among che rank and file cannot fail to make them all the more enthusiastic in the cause. nal Property Not Motested. The statement t) canal property has been seized is not credited, however, because it is not believed the revolutionists would arouse the open opposition of the United States government. It is believed to be more probable that the forts are being held merely on account of their strategic importance, and that canal property will not be molested. The fact that their possession gives the revolu- tiomsts entire control of the routo to the eastern coast of the country, thus preventing the government from obteining supplies trom that quarter, made their capture one of the earlicst objects of the revolution, and itis not believed here that having oceupied them the rebel leaders would be foolish enough to commit an act which would cause the United States government to interfere. It is thought that if the revolutionists huve interfered with the canal prope in any way it was in a friendly spirvit, and should this prove true it might be accepted as contirm- ing the statement of Minister Guzmun at Washington, in which he accused the Nica- Canal company of aiding the uprisi esident Socosa. itched Battle Imminent. Another cable dispatch from the Herald's correspondent in Sun Juan del Sur ys that a battle is expected to occur at any minute in Barranca, near Masaya. The govern- ment is mussing its troops near that town, and is preparing to attack the revolutionists. It has 2,000 weli armed men and six Krupp guns, A well trained French artillery officer is in com- mand of the batteries. At the top of a steep hill the revolutionary forces, 1,000 strong, are well fortified. Their position is defended by batteries of five brass field pieces and two Krupp guns, When the expected battle takes place it is believed the fate of the rev- olution will be settled. The revolutionary leaders have no doubt that their forces will be successful. They are counting largely upon the enthusiasm aroused by the uninterrupted series of successes which ave so far at- tended their operations. The, assert that the government troops, who are under command of General Urtecho, are not stic, many of them having been forced to the service. On the other hand they declare that the revolutionary soldiers are all volunteers, and arc thor- oughly in earnest, Evi soldier, it is said, knows t the coming battle will be the turning point in the war, and for that reason will fight with determination, Empty Is the Cash Box, The government is reported to be embar rassed by the fact that its treasury is empty. It has issued a decree of forced loan of 800,000, but has found it impossible to collect even a small portion of the funds. If reports voncerning the finances of the revolutionary party be true, it is well supplied with money, amole funds having been furnished by the wealthy men who are either connceted with the leadership in sympathy with the movement, ANOTHER WITHOUT DECISION, Castilhistas and Rebels Fight Again in Rio Graude do Sul's Merry War, 1Copyrighted 1893 by Jamss Gordon Benett,] VarraRraiso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), May 14.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee.) -Two stories have reached me concerning the re- sult of & battle which took place yesterday unear Inhandery, between the Castilhista woops and the revolutionists in Rio Grand do Sul,Brazil. It is reported by persous who favor the Castilhistus that although the en- gagement was really nothing more thun a skirmish, the revolutionists were put to flight and forced o flee into the hills, where they were endeavoring o reorganize their scattered forces. This favorable account for the Castil- histas is uot confinned by the news which comes from those in sympathy with the rey- olutionists. T'he account which they sena from San Fugenio says that the engagement was not decisive. It occurred late in the afternoon and at nightfall the revolution- ists retired. General Hyppolyte, who com- munded the Castilhista forces, sent a aetachment under General Lima in pursuit of the flecing revolutionists. Operating to- l Tavarez and Salgado are sald W bave d of the San |} gother with their cavalry troops, ucuera)-l stroyed Lima's forces. They then retired toward the coast near Ibicuy, where they are rapidly throwing up intrenchments. pe to Crush the Rebels, General Tille and a large body of Castil- hista troops are now encamped near Santa Anna, which is one of the rebel strongholds. He is short of horses, but intends to attack the town and then join in the general fight to destroy Tavarez and Salgado and their troublesome revolutionary army. It is believed by the Castilhista leaders that the revolutionists will avoid an open battle, and will contine their opera- tions to harrassing forays against the govern- ment forces during the approaching winter. They hope to cut off the supplies of the gov- ernment troops, who are not accustomed to maintain wa d on by the revo- lutionists, and vha privations, thus caused, it is believed, will cause many desertions. The Castilhista leaders say that the ofil- cers of the squadron sent down by the genos government to aid in suppressing the revolt are loyal, bat the Herald's correspondent Buenos Ayres, telographs that none of the stories sent out from the Castilhista agents should be accepted as being entirely nc- curate, Aroused Littio Enthushism, The Herald’s correspondent in Ayre s that the message which dent Saenz Pena submitted yesterd Argentine congress was coldly received. his message President Pena said the situa- tion in the republic was a gr . and he was prevented from resigning only by his de- sire to show he was actuated by patriotic motives in continuing in office in the face of the opposition to his policy, which had been manifested in_many quarters. Notwith- standing the rumors that a war between Arv- gentina and Brazil is probable, the president declared that the relations between the re public and all other nations were satisfac tory. He recommended that eongress ratify thetreaty fixing the boundaries between Chili and Argentina. This, he declared, finally settle all the differences w! existed between the two countrie: President Pena said the financial tion of the republic showed that look was encouraging. e message by recommending that structions be provided navy. France and Brazil to Arbitrate, Adispatch from the Herald's correspendent in Rio de Janeiro at a convention has been signed between Brazil and Fra for the appointment of a mixed commission to settle the dispute between the two republics over the bound: between Brazil and Freneh Guine: MeCreary Charzed w th Malfeasance, An investigation of the accounts of ox Consul MeCreary by his successor, Corvis M Barre, shows t in settling his bills for rent and the purchase of newspapers, he re- ported to the United States government that payments had been made in gol The bills are d to have been really paid in Clulian puper wmoney. If they were paid in papoer issues and the government settled with Mo- Creary on a gold basis, its loss will foot up £000 or $700. Consul Barre hus reported the facts to the govesnment it Washington. Buenos Presi- would ich have coudi the out- closed his botter in- for the army and Saatlago’s Comlog Exposition. A request has been made by Chilian mine owners that the government send a trans- port to San Francisco for the purpose of bringing exhibits from the United States to the exposition which will be held in Santiago next year. It is proj to secure many of the machinery ¢ HOW on ex: hibition at Chicago, ana bring them to Chili and return them to San Francisco free of charge. The project is favorably regarded by the government. It is hoped through the exposition at Santiago that American ma- chinery can be introduced into the wines of Chili, S, FOREIGN FiNANCIAL REVIEW, Confidence Is Roturning but the Aarkets Yot Renain Unsettlod LoxpoN, May 14.-Discount rates were firm during the week, at for threc months and 31 for short. Th2 consonsus of opinion is that confidence is returning, and much easier market is expectel soon. Thers was no demand for gold duving the week except for Australia, The improving ten- dency of silver continu:d until Welinesday when the market became disorganized owing to the unsatisfactory result of the india council allotment, and afterward remained inanimat The Stock exchange suffered from extreme nery- ous depression, which was largely due to the action of London banks in lling funds, owing to Australian troubl The general closing of bear positions left tho 1 un- prepared to meet forced sules, and it is un- sufe to predict that these ure yvet ended. Consols show a decline of 116 of a point on the week. There was a general relapse in foreign se . Greek bonds of 1881 fell 1414 points ck bonds, 4 per cent, 12; Argentine bonds of 1886, one-fourth; Argen- tine bonds, funding loan, i Argentine Portugues. 1 lled. iy points on the week Louisville & shville, 415 Lake Shore and Union Pacific, 4 each; Wahash debenture, 8145 Ilinois Central and Atchison, 3 each ; Denve oferred, ; Norfolk & Western 2 each; Ohio & Central Pacific, and Missouri, Kuansas & Texas, three-fourths each; Can: ) Pacific and Grand Trunk g nteed, wdinn Pacific and Grand Trunk first preference, 814 ; Canadian Pacific and Grand "Trunk see: ond prefer 1947 Canadian Pacific and Grand Trank third pref St ree Northern | Mississippi, 17§ Denver common On the Pawts, May 14 week was ady of the London market, The bourse, during the condition 5 suffered n 1t rentes fell § francs; Rio bonds, ' 1214 s itine WILL ACOOMMODATE THOUSANDS, Rock Island Citizens Arrunglug fo Augustana College Ju Rock Istaxo, TiL, Ma, (S Bee.) 'he public will be glad to know that ample provision is being made for the ac- commodation of the thousuuds who will at- tend the jubilee exercises at Augastana col lege, during the first week in June next. The committee in charge of this work has agreed upon a definite plan of operation. Lodglug, board, ete., will be provided for all, but in order to secure such accommodations it is necessary for each one to no tify the committee of his coming Address Prof. P. M. Lindbe; Iock Island, Ll, stating the uumber of p sous Lo be provided for, time of sojourn, Kind of rooms desired, time of arrival, ete. In no case will accommodations be guaran- teed if this rule be neglected. Price of lodg- ing from §1 to #a wi board from 25 cents to #1 a meal. Be numerous Soarding houses and hotels there will be boarding tents, luuch counters, ete., on the grounds, where the multitude can he fed. Special reduced rates on all the rail- way lines leadiug into the city will be se- cured. Visitors on arviviug . in the city will roceed Lo the ofice in the main college Lulldlng, where they will be welcomed wnd will receive all necessary information. The committee and the citizens will doallin their power to make everybody feel av howe, comfortable and happy. the co Exercises, ul to e CAUGHT TWO SMART COINERS Sioux Oity Police Land a Pair of Hard- working ‘Coniaokers, MEMBERS OF THE OLD M'CARTY GANG Source of & Flood of Bogus Silver Colns Discovered and the Makors Safo in Jull-Theie Tools Captured. Also Sovx Crry, Ta, Ma eram to Tie By worth of halves and passed in [E8 ) —Severs counterfoit [Spacial Tele- hundred dollars silver dollars, quarvers have been this city during tho past two weeks and until last night no trace of the counterfeiters was obtainable. Detec- tive Kreg of the police dopartment suspeoted three men, and follosved them iato a saloon, where he examined & coin they had passed ande found it to be counterfeit. He followed them out and arrested two of them. Oue is George Hallett and the other John Mason. One has been working at the car- penter trade here and the other one cooking. Josenh Scott, the third man, got away. The men had counterfeit quarters of the issue of 1891 and 18025 halves of 1800 and 1876, and dollars of 1880 in their po: fon. On their way to the police station they threw powdered tobacco in the faces of the oficers and endeavored toescape, but were overpowered and counter- feit money they threw aw WS recove ered, Hallett weakened when arrested and took the officer to a grove three miles from town, where he dug upa part of their outfit from a hollow tree, and then took them to a house on Lafayette street, where a f peck of plaster of paris dies, s for milling coins, a quantity of m or articles used by the: al and were found. He says that he was taught the business by three MeCarty boys at Council Bluffs, one of whom is now deputy shoriff of Potta- wattamie county, and that thoy have passed hundreds of dollurs worth of the money in Lincoln, Neb., Omaha, Council Bluffs, this city and smaller towns in vhis vici of the MeCartys is now under ar Council Blufs for passing counterfeits. The workmanship on the and the counterfeit haed to detect. Mrs, Mason, in whose house the outfit was cap- tured, says that the men have madeo counter- feits there every night for over throe weeks. Both Hallett and Masn belonged to the Sal rmy he They have been in the city about four months. No trace has n found of Seott, who escaped, Hallets says that he had a larye amount of counter- in his possession. Siovx Crry, gram to T'u to get all er Trust company, insan, whose liabiliti [Spacial Tele- -An effort is being made Union Toan and 1 Haak- are almost identical, syndicate and consent to the appointment. of common trustees for all the assots. Under the law the signees can do nothing but sell the as. nd pro v he proceeds among the te nd that within a cer- tain period. By assiznos’'s salo it is esti- mated that not ove cents on the dollar can be realized on the ({ worth of claims, It 1s belie tee can hold notes and e become due of time nearly nate can at the plan St ) GINEERS 1N SESSION, E Senator 1Ml of Now York Convention, ADY, N, Y., May was full of railroad engincers today who were here in attendance upon the union meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The morning session was held with closed doors. ‘The afternoon meeting was open to the public. L. 1. Jacobs, secre- tary of the committee on arrangements, presided. Rev. C. 0. Alden. pastor of the Congrega- tional church, opened the exervises with Mayor dacob W. Clute delivered the. come on behall of the citizens ady, David B, Hill he arose froum hi duetion by the pre [ received with ause. Senator Atends Tholr SeneNe 14.—-This town n he storm of f Hill's address was a clearly defined expression of his views on labor organizitions in gencral and the brotherhood in particula He was followed by Hon. Thomas A. Lillie of Whitehall and atrick Fenovell, the poet laureate of the f wner Rick- wils Lthe next speak ave a his- of the early du rilroading. rand Chief Arthur was next introduced to emblage. . Maurice Perkins of Union college e on the subjeet of labor organe intro- was ap- e SUNK IN A FOG, Ships Mect 1n Colilsion O the English Const—Many Drowned, Loxvoy, May 14 ~The captain of the camstp City of Hamburg, which arrived \ today from Hamburg, re sel collided in 4 fo of Cornw bound with passeng Bilboa from Wales, Countess velyn jumped aboard the City of Hamburg and Mate Richards crawled to her through a hole in the Countess Evelyn's guarter, Ninety seconds later the Countess [ivelyn went under with her crew of sixteen nd with nine passengers. Boats were low- at once from the City of Hamburg, Seaman Jarbin was picked up, but he died 8 few minutes after huving been brought abonrd the steamship. The dead body of a little girl was also found. Otherwise the attempt ot rescue was result- less, owing Lo the fog. ‘I'he lost pussengers were the English wife and the son and daughter Spamsh gentleman in Bilboa, Mrs. Williams. her son and infant daughter: two men named Barton and a Londoner, whose name has not The steamwship Atuka, Cardiff today, was damaged yes collision with an unknown shin off Lundy isle, The Atuka's captaiu thinks that the other vessel went down with all on board, Silver Duy at the World's Fair. Cuicaso, 11, glay 14 —Governor Prince of New Mexico, cuMeman of the committee ap- pointed at the ~ecent ‘I'rauswississippi con- gre Ogden to arvange for a silver day at Chicago during the exposition, had a confer- ence with the committee on emonies on turday, which resuited in September 11 beiug appointed us silver day. It is expected that the most promiuent champions of a bimetallic standard will be present at that time and that the addresses made will be of national importance, e u Great Plenty, Johin Mravanac, who works st the smelter and lives in the rear of Kessler's ball on South Thirteenth street, is the father of three small boys weighing five and one-half pounds each, who arrived st one birik | yesterday worning. . coast 88 Lavelyn, and iron ore, for caplain of the s