Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1893, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWE PIKED THEIR BIGGEST (U an of the Impeachment Managers to Upset a Pretty Defense. HEORY OF OVERWORK DEMOLISHED ccords of the State Searched and a Tabu- B iated Statement Made Showing the Ite- spondents to Do 1 Thelr Predecessors, Lixcony, Neb, M 16.—[Special Tele ram to Tuw Ber.|—1The information is iven out tonight that tomorrow morning pon the opening of the court the impeached fficials, Attorney Giencral Hastings, Com- {ssioner Humphrey and Sccrotary of State len, will j their strongest cards by oing upon the witness stand for the pur- pose of showing that that they have been iuder a lond too heavy for mortal man to arry. Thoy will attempt to show hat while attending to the luties ~ of their respective offices hey have been overworked to uch an extent that their lives have been urdensome. In trying to do this they will pttempt to show that they have disbursed fmore money than any of their predecessors, and that most of their time has been devoted to the holding of board mectings. This has been forestalled by the attorneys for the managers, who have had prepared tables which show the clerk hire, amount of mon: expended on public buildings and the mo 4 during each biennial period since those periods may be compared K with the past two years, which cover the fterm that the respondents have held their respective ofices. The showing isas foi- (lows: Work of the B 1877-1878—Commissione! deputy; secretury of st B clorks treasurer and depuity; nttorney gen- eral, no clerk hire allowed; no public build- Ings erceted during this teen, Number ot board meetings: Public Lunds and Buildings, 100; Educational Lands and Funds, 86; Pur- chase and Supplies, 16; total, 157. 1579-1850—Commmissioner, deputy and one “clerk; ry of state, puty und one clork rand deputys wtioriey gener: ed In building. Public 1 Lands rde. one elork and ona e, deputy and ono fotal, 16 Commis L doputy and thre ary of state, deputy and on treasurer, deputy and one clork y general, no clerk pxpended on buildings, $143,000 honrd mectings: Public L Zducatio fise and S 1884 Commiasion cerotary of sti reasurer, deput general, o buildings, Number of < Public Lunds Building ; i Lunds wnd Fy 33; Pu ant Supplies, 10; Printing 19; total, 115 18881586, and five ks wee and two | uildings, 85 tlonal Land 205 Purchiasc und Supplics, 16 A= Conmlssioner, deputy and seven retary of luputy and ihrec T, deputy ‘nnd o deputy “and _one ¢ uildings, $499,000. Public Lunds Educational Lands wnd and Supplie T ation, 43; total, Commissioner,'deputy ccretary of stute, deputy and th reasurer, deputy tnd- two clerks; tornoy gencral, ‘deputy and_ono clerk; ex- pendod on public huiidings, 8257.000. Nuinbor Of honrd meetings: Public Lands and Build- {ngs, 107; Edueational Lands Purchuso Supplics, 15 Transporta Banking, clorks; uinbe nd Build- nus, 1. Purchis ote., Commissioner, deputy and nine y of state, deputy and threo surer, deputy and two clerks generul, ‘deputy” and one cle pended on public bulldings, §271,000. Number of bourd meetings: Pubile’ Tandy ana Build- fngs, 60; Educational Lunds and Funds, 15; Purchise and Supplies, 10; State Board of Transportation, 46; Bankl i tot s Th By comparing the foregoing tables it will be seen that the overworked theory must full to the ground, us taking the years 1587 and 1888, the records show 249 bourd meet- ings, and £499,000 expended on public build- ngs, nearly twice the number of board peetings attended by t respondents. To o this amount of bu work was rformed with a reduced number of clerk: uring the years 1888 and 1884, the pubiic xpenditure amounted to one-thivd more han during the terms of oftice held by the re. f3 spondents, while the ofiice force consisted of elght clorks and d i iinst nine- teen clerks and deputies tho spondents, While the tables show the comy pumber of board meetings, an examinati Of the records would show that eight or ten urs 1go the boards mer and continy ession for weeks, ‘I'he same records w also show that many of the meetings held by the respondents meant simply a o gother to be followed immediately by an ad- Journment, Their Littlo Travel Was Froo, Another feature is that the visitors' ters disclose the astounding Spo regis- 't that none of the members visited tae various state in. stitutions oftencr thin once each year, The Dooks of the rairoads over which the spondents traveled whilo absent upon their many junkets and pleasure outings will show that, iustead of fave being paid, each man carried a pass. which was honored on all trains on the lines, Tn addition to this, th records in the public offices of the state will show t all of the men were away from Lincoln for weeks 1t o tine. Regarding the quession of overw feature has avisen, for the state records show thut the ofMiciuls were not overworked. For some reason they und their subordinates put in only five hours per day serving tho state when they were ut hom anew EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION, Nol kn Membors of the Mect ut York. Organization Youxk, Neb,, May 10.—[Special Telegram to'lue Bee)—Tho state Epworth league cguvention met i this city this afternoon Over 300 delegate: ing v were presont. The meet- opened at 2:80 p. m., devotional ex- ercises being conducted by Rev. Duke Slavens. Atip. m. the address of welcome wits delivered hy Elmer R, Lesh, president of York chapter, to which President of the strte league respoudod. Rev. ldwin A. Schuetl, general secrctary of the Ep- worth league of the vorld who was to huve delivered the address this ovening was un able W come on account of sickness An interestine adaress was delivercd by Rev. M. Mitchell of Kausus City, subject SThe Toyal Leaguer," w which” he sawd “This that wo must be loyal to d are a tolerant people and 8 4 dunger for we ure by custom B! 10 accepl things whieh ure not best f ouv spiritual welfure. Seventeen years i Jones our people would not have listened 1o such things 4s the opening of the gates of the Cen teuninl on Sunday, while today there fs Chinoring in every direction for the opening of the gutes of tiw World's fair on the Sabe buth. “T'he church and the world are coming Rearer logether and vet in this there is dan- er of letting the world overiap the church ‘o bo & Chivistian is a token of honor and omguest.sldve true Lo your priveiples, true to our chirch and trye to your pastor.” . LaxcoLy, Neb, May 18.-[Special Tele- Frem 0 Tus Bus)--The eacise board this VTYSECOND YEAR. afternoon decided to allc the saloons keep open until 11:30 o'clock at night hour after the present time. This is outcome of a long drawn out battle liquor men petitioned to be allowed to keep open until midnight. This extension was to an the fought by the temporaac ment most bit terly and” Brown, who was elected on the reform ticket with We vd who voted for the extension, is be ierally denounced by that element. CARVED WITIL A RAZOR, ters at Colored sol Fort Robinson Have a Fort Ron May 16, ~[Special Telegram to Tie Bee. | —Yesterday Private Brown of the hospital corps and Trumpet Warner of troop A, Ninth cavalry, got into an altercation over a game of billiards, com ing to blows, In which Brown was worsted. After they were separated he swore that he would “get V! ner before night, and hedid. About sundown last evening \Warner was sitting in his company quarters when Brown came in, and up behind him. said: “ls that you, Warner " Upon Warner answering, Brown made a slash with a striking him in the back of the neck, cutting to the bone and around to the windpipe, necessitat- ing about thirty stitches, Brown is in confinement in Warner is in the hospital An old man who had been exhibiting a phonograph in the canteen yesterday was led to a portion of the gavrison out of irons and the beat of the sentry by a4 soldier on the pretense of finding him bed. and held up. The highwayman took about 87, a watch and the old gentlemen's #lass eye which he had ina box in his vest pocket. The man with the phonograph 1 deposited 27 with the cle in the canteen, else he would have be out that much more, n Private Warner of the hospital corps. en- Zaged in a little razor play in Crawford last night. His best girl had gone back on him and he was trying to persuade her to chunge her mind, using the razor as an argument. ‘The town marshal took him_ in before any dam; done. He is still in juil PHYSICIANS MEET, NEBRAS State Medical Association in Convention at Nebraska City nAsKA C1ty, Neb., May 16.—[Special to Beg.]—The Neor State Medical iation conveved in this city for its twenty-fifth annual mecti 4 o'clock this afternoon. About 150 physicians wi ont, and more are arriving on cvery train, But little boyond routine business was accomplished today, the following program being observed : 4:00 p. m—Call to ord report of the commitie clection of ne minutes of last n re pres- it of dues, ntinls and t L report of the o medical legisintion, re- on_ grievanees, report of on neerology, miscellandous. committe JALL DELIVERY, lef Gaios 1is NORTH PLA Dangerous Horse T Liber.y by Tunneling Under the Wallx Nonrru Prarre, Neb, May 16.--{Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—A horse thief, known an W. H. Bell, alius Louis W. Dough- erty and Thomas Howard, broke jail last night about 11 o'clock. He had been con- fined since March las M was awaiiting his trial av the July session of court. Hge is about 5 feet 9 inches hizh, weighs 165 pounds, light moustache ana star tattooed on left forearm. He had the van ot the cell corridor and cut his way and then tunneled under the wall. He had irons riveted on his legs when he escaped. Heis o man of pleasing address and well cducate Ho lefta letter to the sheriff in the followiug terms, written in a el hand Mx. B.: 1 through the fhor hall not go into any youay details v all, but I shall simply and plainly state, should you be unfortunate enough to stray from your ranze and scent my trail—belled, branded or murked —you are mv maverick. W. . B He is wanted in this state for othe s committe iminal. Conmidering L DEes MoiNEs, [a., My gram to Tue Bee) aud 1s considered a dangerous o Tntoreats. 1.~ [Special sessions Pele- of the state labor convention today were devoted [ to preliminary business looking formation of a permanent org; committee of office; ing of H..J. Childress and W of Des MoinesandJ. H. Wennier of Dubuqu the This committee recommended the selection of a president, fivo vice presidents, @ secre- tary and treasurer. 15 adopted and the convention to adopt by-laws and constitution by tions This work is necessurily v, is the aele- gates are very ful ‘ubout 'the rules by which the federation shall be governed, and a jgroat part of the day was consumed in considering matters of this character, The delegates hope to conclude their work by tomorrow night. Escape of n Desperate Juil B MakENGO, T, May 16, —[Special Telegram 0 Tne Bee, | —Last evening John Hudson, who was contined in the Marengo jail, cut hole through the thin walls of his enll and escaped. He was in for vobbery and was to have teen sentenced today by Judge Faivall. About six weeks ago heapprosched a farmer i the depot in this eity, deawing a resolver ind demanding his money. The vietim not L When the marshal at- t him he replied by thrust- vevolver into his fuce, telling: the ofi- cer it would not be healthy for him to follow him. Hasti thering u posse, the mar. shal gave The desperado emptied his revolver upon his pursuers and did not stop uutil he was wounded by 4 shot from u gun in the bands of one of thie posse. He is about 30 years old and Is 4 desperate char- acter. On Trial for Wite Murder. Orrvvwa, Ta, May 16— |Special Telegram to Tue Bee |-—-The I of Adolph Ny charged with burning his house to gev rid of his wife, begun this afternoon after spending a couple of days getting a jury. The triai is expected Lo be very sensationil The most important witness this afternoon, Dr. A. O. Williams, who conducted the autopsy, declared that clotted blood found at the base of the skuil proved conclusively that the woman had come to her death by meaus of a Ylow on the skull before the fire reached her, Fiually tudicte Des Moixes, la., May 16.—[Special Tele- w to Tue Bee.|—Prof. iX. A. Van Angel- beck of Pella, whose practice in connection with the “National University of Illinois" caused such a sensation some time ago, was indicted by the United States grand jury today on the charge of using the mail” for fraudulent purposes. The evidence Is said 1o be very stroug against him Favorabie for Crop! A Ciry, Ia, May 18.--[Speciul Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—More than half the corn op of western lowa, Nebraska and South Dakota is in the ground and all rluullug will be completed this k, fully ten days earlier thun usual he ground is full of moisture, the weather warm and every con ditition more favorable for Lhis season than in severalyears. Y Succended Her Musband. Des Moixes, la., May 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber)—The Board of Super- visors this morning elected Mrs. Annie E. Hepburn recorder of Polk county to fill the vacanoy occasioned by the death of her hus- guml. "]'hn vote w:llur:lamm:‘/ut. Mr:‘.‘flelt)» urn ab once qui an u duties of Lhe nl#n. Mo 2 The SUSDAY OPENING ASSURED Appropriation of the Federal Government Will Be Immediately Returned. COLUMBIAN DIRECTORY NOW DETERMINED All But Two of the Wembers Favored the Idea on Final Vote-tonsiderabie Diseussion on the Subject of Breaking Faiih, Cnieaao, 11, May 16.—[Special Telogram to Tne Bee)—By an almost unanimous vote takean at a down town meeting this afternoon, the Columbian sition directory voted to remove obstacles to oponing the fair Sun by returning to the federal government £1,030,000 of the §.,500,000 appropriation. The difference between the first figures and the amount of the congressional appropria- tion, 70,000, was held to pay the expenses of the juries of awards. The board of directors met in the Rand McNally building at 4 o'clock this after- noon and remained in session until nearly 7. It was the expressed determination of the Sunday openers to push their cause to a conclusion, and iv was also determined that the action must be decis! It was fixed upon by a mujority of the directory opening should become a fixed 1 beyond the power of any one to undo or obst t. All but Two Favorable, expo- all Among the for matter iend five directors present the plainly discussed. Director Davis was excused from v ty-four members voted in the afirm- tive and two—Victor F. Lawson and L N. Camp-in the negative. The resolutions adopted recite in the pre- amble that inasmuch as the directory had already declaved in fa aud that congress, ha tion of its appropri of all r was rof Sunday opening ving withdrawn a por- the tes ion, had rel ponsibility, eved the 1d be opened, but that relicious exe he 1 shouid be held and choral halls, and chinery suspended as much as practi “The directory binds itsclf to return tho propriation on the demand of the gover ment. ‘T'he solicitor general states that the the govtrnment will be reimbursed from gate receipts. The city bonds and the s ribers of stock are not to be protected il the government’s claim is satitied. av Open Sund in the m the vote wi ning the ul Harcson Mayor Harrison wa director, but lett befor He spolce in favor of red n was followed by Director neral Davis, He was in “favor of an open Sun- but mot in favor of returning appropriation becaus the government ad, he believed, broken faith with the com- pany. The action of the directory goes to commission for action at its today if there 18 a4 quorum. to what complications may ar case the national commission t see fit to coincide with the the minds of the directors ave at if the members of the commis- sion_should all resign, as has De Young of Cualifornia, the directors do not think it fiect the fair. They teel certain of ' position now. Baving fa will not.take a step back the national meeting As MEN AND SR WOKK. Beauty Takes Possession of the Art Palace At the rounds. 1060, 1L, May 16.—There were lively times today in the seven different simulta- neous meetings of all the subdivisions of the women's congress now in session in the great urt palace on the Lake Front. The hulls and corridors of the great structure W owded with famous women. Topics ranging from dress reform to evolution were under discussion. Each hall held its quota of devotees, including the Internationai Young Women's Christian association and the Order of Eastern Star. To secure seats many reached the halls at the ordinary breakfast hour, Mrs, Mary Wright Sewell of Indiana.presi- dent of the international council o/ Women's Federation of Clubs, presidea over the de- partment on dress reform. She appeared in tho reform costume with a full skirt, cut cighteen inches from floor, and her limbs below the border eucased in neat-fitting blue legizins. Other notable women on the plat- tone, Frances M. Steel, Octavio Bates, i? Mil W. Leiter and Cha; A numbper of ladie: the reform costumes. Susun B. Anthony read a paper by Eliza- beth Caay Stanton on he Civil and Soci Evolution of Women.” In the department of the International Women's Christian as- sociation Mrs. Charles C. Kendall Adams of Wisconsin read an address on *Pious Educa- tion,” Dress Reform, In the department congress of the national council of women Mrs. Mary Wright Sewell introduced Mrs. Lucy Stone, The presi- dent's words of introduction were drowned m a wave of applause. Mrs, Stone, in giving her remini ‘ences of the early fo reluted her own personal experiences in the Bloomer costume.in ete Boston and her labors in the coform movemeat with which her name is inseparably connected. The president announced that owing to absence of Frances E. Russell, that 's report of the commnttee work would d by Itachacl Foster Avery, secretary ns of dress, aneil. ary Avery 1s one of the ultra r She stood behind the president's table dy to read, but the ladies would not have it read that way. “Stand on the table,” spoke up one braye little woman, “we want her in a position where we can see her.” Hundreds of ladies said *Yes, yes,” and in response to thoe “elamor, Mrs. Avery, as- sisted by the president, mounted the table, Then the necks were strained to their ULImost. “Oh! oh!" filled the air as Secrotar Avery stood good naturedly the focus of ail eyes. It was fully ten minutes before the gentle murmuring and buzzing had subsided She did look a trifle odd, ulliuuhl 10 & nine- teenth century woman. Mrs. Avery’s attire reminded one of the dress of the subjects of the sultan now resident in Midway plaisance. The skirt of blue trifle below the knees, where the garment divided and was caught upat the knee, leaving the ankles half way up free and un. fettered. The waist was a loo: blouse with just a suspicion of a belt inside. After the curiosity of the assembluge had been thoroughly satisfied, the secretary read the report. Frances M. Steele followed with a paper sketching the work of the society for the promotion of physical culture and correct dress. **How Beauty Makes Reform Possible, object lesson, though not intended for such, again put the audience in a fHutter. Mrs. Heurietta Russell, to whom the subject had been left for discussion, made a striking pic- ture. With her classic face and faultless form arrayed in uwn adaptation of Greek drapery, she was herself a most forcible ex- pouent of the matter on which she spoke. 1u, Syriau Costume, Mme Hannah Karan, a native of Syria- attired in the native dress, spoke about the modes of the women of her land. “Fashion vs in Dress,” a paper by Helen Gilbert Ecob, was succeeded by Aunie Jen- ness Miller, the well known advocate of dress reform,who talked'about *“I'he Essentials and Non-essentials of Dress." “Obstacles W lmlwoved Dress,” by Octavia W. Bates, and a talk on “Physical Culture— A Necessary Proparation 1or Correct Dices an OMAHA. WEDNESDAY faille fella ! e MORNING, ing." by Frances W sion to a close, kiter, brought the ses- The meeing was pfpnounced a success. The division of quflrnr the congress by having many simul$heous meetings during the day and tonl; made possible the transaction of a ime of business that could not have hees attempted had all the proceedings been confined to one hall or to one session, The evolution of ghé woman of today as an active factor and o powerful influence in the life of the world, fiom the timiq, shrinking, subordinated creatdyéd of a century ago, was discussed in_papers by Mario Stromburg of Russia and Dr. Jennie de ln M. Lozer, vrosi- dent of Sorosis. : Woman in polities. unicipal and national, was taliod of by such well {nformed wornen as J. Kllen Foster, thi countess of Aberdeen, Jane-Cobden Unwing Mrs. Jacob Bright, Florence Fenwick Millor, Lillie Devoreaux Blake. Martha Strickiand of Michigan and Ida A Harper. Wormen's assoclations, to which so much of the progress of the sek is due, were praised by many delegates with Julia Warde Howe as chief ossayist. = Tn hall No. 20, repdrts from all the im- portant organizations®f women, foreizn and American, were received and the great ad- vance commented on. Order ot tut- In hall No. 7, the the Eastern Star mutual influence of tern Star. ies of the Order of and talked of the vt societies and in hall No. 8, the represgatatives of the Youns Wor s Chrastian agsociation met and re- viewed the work of their society. The attendance Was lnrger than that which crowded the apl palace yesterday. The climax was alreception in honor of the delegates to the ngress, tho board of lady managers of th& World's fair and the stinguished guests B the genoral IMeder- ation of Women's olubs, given by the West End Woman's club ag the Illinois club house on Ashland avenue, It was the most not- able social function that has thus far marked the World's fair seasas. EOIT( b 0 IN SESSION. Meeting of Thele Natloaal Assoclution at Chicago Yest rday. Cnicaao, I, May 16.—The first session of the National Editorial association was held tonight at the Hotel Mecca, PresidentT. W. Palmer of the World's Columbian exposition and Moses P. Handy welcomed the editors to Chicago. Governor George W. Peck of Wisconsin, a delegate to the convention, re- sponded. 'Byron W. Price, president of the association, also expressed his thanks to the World's fair ofticials for the pleasant wel- come extended to them. The ann ad- dress to the convention was then detivered by S. C. Matthews of Memphis, who spoke as follow: iditor Mutthews' Address. 1come to tell of i strange,a preznant fateful period in the beginuing of our | civilization. Four ceénturies ngo, a Genoese salor, filled with the beliof thut ncross the unexplored seas lay lands as yet unknown, bogeed the support of kiigs that he might verify his convictions. Taexpressibly, pati feally, herole and traglo 1s the story of Chris- topher Columbus, Winning the consent of the Spanish monareh, he fulfilted his every pro ise. Having raised the fag, of Spain and the cross of Christ upon the fhores of the new nd a ¥ world: having laid ynder the tribute to nish crown oneshalf the earth; having tes; having made jllustrions and quo tho piaudits of th witl allages: having gained whole world, ho is regarded ntumely and ehains by those whom his Ity, his couruge, bis" intellizence had His consolitfon Iay in his conscious- ness that posterity would do him_ honor and he bore his manacles with the same fortitude with which he had confronted the mutinous spiritof s crow wherr boge, giving way (o fear and confidence to. digbelfet, they. would struced thelr course tipon the very eve hievement. We pay homugo, to Ohr ibus. The wwtions of the oar uor hinl, Could the Vell of the Future Lift. But if we could sfir ’hn watching shades of those who stund beyond the veil, and who, in this wortal life, ind garned the blessings of their fellow men, Wui!ul[hl behold, hand in r %, nd with Christopher Coluwbus, the fuce of Percz, the monk, who, obeylng the f Christ, -paused to comfort the und changed the order of the was Columbus, in the same half upponred one greater than he— one whose dest Y, JLevas Lo ol back the clouds of superstition; to bresk down all century the the s of human progress; to raiso up the orunt iato “tne ' light; to bring mn into Qulck attrition with mind: to propagate thought; to put knowledge within the reach and Lope of the humblest; to prowate the liberty of the in- dividual and 'to we'e secure the rights of man. On the shores of | the silvery Rhine he rose. With poverty us his portion, with the cupidity of uis fellows for fis courage, with misfortune treading forever upon his heels, John Guttenburg did nob, relinguish his God- om his nd multiplying pross books made, Tremeéudously momentous y of the mariner when the edge of the new " world litted itself to his tiger eyes above the horizon, Its echo rung from 1o star, making wnew chord in the sym- phony of the singlng spheres. But the creak and straiu of the wwkward device, which with such infinite patfence o had built. s it brought forth from the hand-hewn type (he initial page of the Lut{n bible, was the signal that John Guttenburg had sot free the strug- gling spirit of that” higher civilization, the wondrous evidences of which we may' see about us. Those movable blocks werp the seeds of human progress, and Columbus found the soil where most hountiful should be the harvest. And what hath been the harvest? A Temple of Refuge. The statue of liberty wWhich ris tion's grateway Is the Sign of what huth boen established: @ temple of refuge for the op- pressed of all lunds and of wll clines—a templo over the portal of whieli is omblazoned in lot- ters of iving light the legend, hold these truths to o self-ovidént: That all men are crented equal; thut théy are endowed by their creator with certain - fnalienable rizhts; that amone these ure 1ife, liberty and the pursult of happinicss.” Uolumbus and Guttenburg—divinely wrought synchronisu; mighty eorelition. 1t is fitting that the represoniatives of (ho American press should gather on this historic oegasion 0 adire the spectacle, Suall ask wi disciplos ‘of Gut burg—may have played in upbuildin g thening and sserving the ¥iven task until he had proved that ble blocks be moy might wits the at the na- in makin the sove nengou vel rtand of o in chock- Ansgressi s501s; I pre- venting the subyersl doctrines upon which rests the fabric vernment? ‘I'he answer would include not only the rec- ord of the struggles at &rus in defenso of the ideas of 1iberly whieh were fup Plymouth Rock and at Jamestown on the Hud- soh und on the Dolawire, but would reclto the triumphs of every Amgyican citizen, whether in the field or art, of selbihee, of literature or of statesmunship—for tha freedom of the press insured the freedom of Siought and the free- dom of thought has guickened the nspirations of American manhood. Al was Thomas Jeffer son who prefersed Lewspapers without ® goverument o u government without newspupers. The vilege of printing the news of the day it, hus glven the press for good. Tt has mide. it and lean upon it. The fact that in the par- iument of the A!‘mu- press s 1ho sumo ? commenting upon L iueusurable power ien fear it and {nvoke dom of specch as B ke halls of congress; that editors miy dispute and disagroe nikes certain the revelation ftruth. Some may be strong and othurs weak; some may lead and others follow, und all be fallible, but the press inevitably aisclgss the currents and counter-currents of pubfc opinion, and the statesman reading (ke pews journals of bis diy muy know ulnfi thedrift wiy be. There Still Abides » %o ewn Tru t. And with us, 1y courgdes. (hore still abldes the solemn tiust, “As e have ‘wrought, so wust we continue. or pure in purpose; 8o lon ered tho obligations w 30 long as we shall not 0 long us we shall be aswo shall hold si- el we Litve assuimied; 0 rmit the liberty Iflfon of the press; long as we shall be exémplary 1o all our rels tons with our fellows: 0 long as we shull be as Jealous of the rights of others asof our as we shall be as brave as we ptul and us kindly as we are fearloss, solong Wil the republie andurs. with euch day Dringing a new glory with 148 dawn. ‘The session closed with an informal re- ception. e Nebriska Fagmer Kobbed. Siovg Ciry, la, May 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Thomas O'Gorman, a Tl-year-old farmer who had disposed of his interests at Butte, Neb., and who was en- route to live with big son, was beld up in a saloon here rast night and robbed of $1,500 in notes and §10 in cash. Noclew 1w the robbers has been found, UNSTEADY STOCK MARKETS Australian Failures Have a Dopressing Effect in London, TWO BROKER FIRMS ARE FORCED UNDER At the Close of Business Afuirs on ‘Change Assunie a More Favorable Tarn—Many Failures are Reported from Other Places. LoNDON, May 16, --Stocks were and lower, notably American stocks ‘was much exciternent owing to heavy ing orders from the continent. R. Hodson & Sons, brokers, well known for thirty vears, failed. Another small firm has also gone to the wall. At noon, stocks were calmer with a dis- position to await developments, panied, howover, by a feeling of general dis trust and disinclination to trade. Argen- unsettled There tine securities were very flat, ss excitement at the hour for al- There w le: the ofticial close of the Stock hange, though there was no abatement of the a iety regarding the outcome of the Aust crisis and the currency troubles in Amos A further rise of the bank rate on Thursd t0 4, being accopted as a certainty, hard prices in the discount market. ness was dull, and the decline in price maintained at the unoficial close. fall in colonial government bonds ranged from 2 to 4! points. The shares of Aus. tralian bauks showed an average fall of from 4l4 to 8 points. Although cable dis hes showed that Wall street was unsettled, New Youk orders finally took stock off the In- glish market, thus making values firmer, Just at the unofticial close of business. ian ned Street busi- Wi The da, TAKES ISSUE WITIT THE ASSI( Situation at Sioux ¢ Siovx Crry, Ta.,, May 16, gram to Tne Bee]—A. S. Garretson, president of the defunct Union Loan and Trust compauy. tukes issue with Assicnce Hubbard because of his statement to the effcet that the comyp liabilities are £6,000,000. He says t pork packer: millers and elevators here and about her did business through the compuny and issued £3,000,000 worth of warehouse receipts against it. He says these are being paid us they mature and will continue to b ouly $2,400,000 of the liabilities con slow paper. E. P. Spalding, assignee for Bd Haakin- son, the pork packer, filed his estimates of the value of assets today. His statement shows that ho will be avle to realize but £24,200 on assets. The schedule filed by the assignor gave assets of 1,877, and labilities of #877,504. Thousands of dollars worth of assets were up though to secur habilities scheduled by them. Of these the assignee says: “Properties inventoried without valuation have, in my judgment, no vaiue in excess of the indebtednes for which other parties had, prior to their assignment to me. ived them in trust or as collateral, and now hold them under such prior agreements. In many cases the proceeds of their sale will be large, but after satisfying these prior agreements there will be nothing, so far as I am able to determine, to return to this estate.” H.J. Taylor, assignee of the Sioux €ity Drossad Beef and Canning company, filed his esthnate of ¥alues of assets today. Im its assignment assets were scheduled $520,108 and liabikties at $109,171. The signee finds that be will be able to realize 8267, Much of this t:om[lrm_v‘s assots are up as collateral for liabilities originally schetluled, and 1n explanation the assignee makes the same statement that was made by Huakinson's assignee. vice u av UNSETTLED STOCKS. Erratlc Movements of the ket Yostor New York, May 16.—Firteen thousand dollars in gold has been shipment to Europe tomorrow. New York Mar- hunered taken for Stocks opened firm and fractionally higher. Cordage preferred was higher at 5, and commou was also better at 1837, The impression prevails that tho condition of the company is better than at first supposed. The movement after the opening was ex- ceedingly erratic, being alternately weak and strong. The bears made frequent raids, but met 4 more ¢ “ective opposition than hereto- fore. Rock Island rose from 705 to 71, broke to 693, 2 he other grangers were firmer, St. Paul selling up to 6815, Burlington to 84 Cordage common fell from 163; to 15. At 11 the market was quiet and steady and then became weak and lowes but soon grew firmer. Cordage common rose to 164 and preferred jumped six poiuts to 61. There was o sharp borrowing demund for stocks, some of which commanded a premium, At noon the market w cady. FAILURE OF AN 10WA BANK. First Natlonil of Cedir Falls Involved— ause ot ths T:ox WarenLoo, Ia,, May 16 —The Iirst tional bank of Cedar Fulls suspended yes terday, being involved by the assignment of W. M. Fields & Bro., who control a ma- jority of the stock. Ficld & Bro., are among the largest importers of draft and coach horses in the west, and their failure is due to the declize in stock which th handle. The linbilities of the bank are estimated at $100,000 to §150,000, while the personal liabilities or the Fields will be fully much more. Nu statement of the assets cau be given as yet: the resources consist of 125 imported draft and coach horses uud vast tracts of land in lowa, the Dakotas and Iunsa he bank is in the hands of the bank exuminer. It is said to be solvent and will be able to pay all claims in full. The creditors, 152 in number, are mostly farmers from the surrounding country, Fallure, Fraud and Forgery, Dernorr, Mich,, May 16, —To the disgrace of failure and alleged fraud Herman (. Ficheimer, the largest wholesale liquor dealer in this city, has, it transpires, added forgery. Feicheimer's failure occurred two weeks ago. One day later he was arrested on a capias sworn out by his partner, Thomas Swan, who charged fraud, and was released on $10,000. He lmmediately left town and has nov been seen since. Last night a bank official gdmitted that much of the $10,000 of his paper held by them bore forged signa- tures. The persous whose names Feicheimer is alleged to have used are those of Joseph Trunstein of Cincinnat, his father-in-law, Sol Heavenrich of New York and Louis §S. Blitz of this city., Feicheimer's liabilities, 80 far as known, foot up $235.000. Cineln- naui banks ave said Lo hold large amounts of the forged paper. Feicheimer is bolieved to be in Montreal. Ready to Withstand a Run Rocuester, Ind., May 16.—The report that the Citizens bank of this place is weakened by the failure of the Columbia National of Chicago is without foundation. The Colum- Dia has no interest whatever in the Citizens bank here. Byer Bros. of this place offered £20,000 10 80,000 available cash to the Citi- zens bank today, should itbe needed. Other stocknolders placed in the bank today sums raungiog from §1,000 to 35,000, 80 that the biank is prepared to pay sl depositors who want their money the sums due thew on demand. The resources of the Citizens bank ave large enough to pay $8 for every dollar of lianility. Will Reorguuize the Columbia, New Yous, May 16.—At a meeting of the directors of the Columbia National bank, held here, 1t was decided to await the com- pletion of the examination before takiog fual steps, Al the dirgctors except K. D, Pl i Kl Kohn, who was sick, were present. The vote to reorganize was unanimous, and commit tees were appointed to perfect the plans. One of the plans suggested, and the one which will, in all probability, be adopted to reorganize with a capital of 00,000, T the directors think, will allow for whatever shrinkage there may be and leave a good surplus fund, London Fluancinl Review, (Copyri shted 1893 by James Gordion Beanstt.| Lospox, May 16, — [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tine Bre|-The stock markets were less oxcited though without any particular abatoment in the fecling of anxiety over the Australian crisis and cur rency dificulty. Amorican stocks were the prineipal cause of uneasiness. proved 816 to 516 pence. ment bouds w largely dealt in forced sales and caused quite a_serious especially in Australian and New Zea sues Forewn governmens securities were more or less weak. Home railways were very uusettled all day. Consideravle busi ness was done in Awme ans, while buying and selling about balanced each othor. Changes in prices aro consequently less vio- lent, Atchison income bonds and Illinois Central are g per cent lower and several Cons im- Colonial govern. others are i to 4 per cent do while as regards Chicago & Milwaukee, & Western preference and Unjon a small improvement is established. Can- adiaus were more or less dull all day. Cunadian Pacific ana Grand Trunk issues close 1 to 1y per cent lower. Central Argentines ve given way 2 per cent Buenos Ayres Great Southern 1 Mexican ordinary are 11 per lower, and Mexican preferences bg por cent. Bunk: ing shaves are flat, more especially Austra. lian descriptions, 'which, in several cas have fallen heavily. Money was in good de mand. Short loans were charged 21 to 31 per cent. The discount market continue firm. Two and three months bills wors quoted at 39 10 4 per cent. Llinols Bk Fails, Broowmixaroy, 1., M banlk of N, its doors ducted by the failure was doing business 1tal. Tt has been expected for some time. The deposits averaged 890,000, The capital stock wus supposed to be £25.000. An effort is beinz made to reorganize, and if unsue- cessful, an assignment’ will be made, y 16.-~The Exchange of this city, closed ivate bank con I'he causo of without cap- St Manages to Keep A AroLIs, Minn,, May 16.—The North- western Guaranty Loan company has not yet suspended, though the officers admit that the financial stringency will probably compel them to do so. It is announced that investors will probubly be paid in full President Menage thinks there will be no loss to either investors or stockholde There is a much casier feeling today in business circles. 1t Filed, .. May 16, —Judgments aggre- nearly 150000 were filed today Godfrey & Clarle, paper manufac whose failure was announced The total judgments is “Tne solicitor cts will exceed 500,000, Prrrsnura, gating against turer day. the firms an Awigos. : rastus Wiman has made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors. Wiman would not make a formal statement, merely ng the assignment was without preferen Granted Anather Artuchment. New Yonx, May 16.—An attachment has been granted against the West Superior Iron and Stoel company for $95,000 1n favor of the Atlantic Trust company One More A an Bank Goes. Loxpox, May The failure was an- nounced this morning of the City of Mel- bourne bank. 1t has & manager in this city, Mire Go d for Export. New Yorg, May 16.—Half & million dollars more gold was taken for export today. il e 1 BOIES THINKS IT A MIRACLE. ud Fatally, I Tele- his aesk this morning, having returned night from Muscatine. When asked what he had to suy about the Muscatine affair he replied that there was little to say that had not already been suid, he erime is a most dastardly one,” he remurked. T murder of the three men whose homes were destroyed would scem horrible. but that would have been far less than what appears 1o have been attempted, A twonty-five pound k of giant powder was exploded under cach of the houses There were fifteen people in the houses, and as 1 looked av th wrecks that were made 1 thought it miraculous that 1 of them were not killed. The two frame houses ure totally destroyed and the interior of the brick is a ruin, only the walls standing. [ hope the men who did the villainous act ant of the force of giant powder, but it looks as though they intended tu tuke the tives of all the poople in the three houses in a most horrible manner. Public indignation is properly aroused anl I hope the perpetra- tors will be brought to just The people of Muscatine are doing all they can to ferret out the perpretators of the villainous out- rage. Those having the matter specially in charge have some clews which are being carefully followed up. The powder was stolen from & point on the other side of the vriver and six swenty five pound cans were taken. Only threc were used under each of the buildings. ‘There is hope of tracing the others into the possession of the ies who did the das- tardly act. Of courso therg are other cley but at presen’, nothing thit seems to war- rant arrests being made. But the people of lowa who are justly indignant that such a crime should be committed in our state and hope anxiously to see the perpet brought to justice, may rest stone will be left unturned and porformed to accompl ish the end.” were ignor. B - TO RESTORE KATES, Local Passenzer Agents at Salt Lake A to Adjust Matters, ., May 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bz ]—The Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western local passenger officials held a conference today on the question of the advisability of restoring the original rvates to the World’s fair, making the round trip tickets §70 as formerly, instead of $56, as they ure now being sold by the Union Pacific. Both companies, it appears, are in favor of an adjustment, saying that it will be to the advantage of both in view of the restoration of the old rates by the Denver & Rio Grande and Santa Fe Creditors Caught Sa Lake, U. T, May 16.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bek|--Today the Louisyille Liquor company, composed of Henry Bews, A. M. Wood and Maggie R Read, made un assigument in favor of creditors, naming lben P. Newell as assiguee. The liabilities aggregate $6,805, divided among the creditors in Omaha, Chicago, Denver, St. Louis and San Francisco e WORKING FOR YANKTON COLLEGE. Omal Frieuds of the Iustitution Anxious to Ex- tend Ity Fucliitie Yaxkron, 8. D., May 16~ [Special to Tue Bge.]—The friends of Yankton college are working hard to raise an endowment fund of §15,000 in order to secure @ new science hall, to be built by Dr. D K. Pearson of Chicago. Yankton citizens have pledged themselves to raise $26,000, and South Da- kota friends will r another 26,000, It is hoped to lay the corner stone of the new hall at the commencement in June. The college fg in o very Ilnurilhin{ condition and is dolng the t educational work of any iustitution la South Dakota, 'NUMBER 231, CLERKS MUST BEAR THE L0AD Responsibility for the Asylum Steals Being Foisted on to the Board's Subordinates, CHECK SYSTEM THAT DID NOT CHECK Books Made to Tally with Vouchers and Vouchers with Bil s Ev the Contractor's Ho Baker's Relinbility. LixcoLy, Neb, 16.—[Spesial Tele gram to Tur Bee.]—When the court cone vened this morning Judge Post, in behalf of his associates, announced that the offer made by the attorneys for the respondents had been considered, that the testimony re- lative to ex-Governor Thayer's mossage com- mending the members of the Board of Pub- lic Lands and Buildings for their honesty and the testimony relative to the message of ex-Governor Boyd demanding an investiga tion of the asylum matter, would be admit ted in evidence. Ho also said that ‘the roport of the legislative committee of 1801, the report of Dr. Knapp, the ex-super- fntendent at the asylum, and the veport of the board could be considerca. The testi- mony ken in the investigation, howeverd he neld was not to be admitted, Following the hmo of defense which was. indicated yoesterday, Major Post, the ac countant, went upon the stand for the pur pose of identifying the flour vouchers show- ing the amount of flour charged by Sewell & Co. and paid for by the state. fle Correctod the Vouchers, “Were you connected with during the years 1501 A 18020 **Yes, sir; as an uceountant.” “Do you remember the time when the officers ut the asylum commenced weighing the coul?” B si the asylum here was a record kept in the scale book. The ticket was delivered to the party supplying the coal and the stub book remained with the asylum.” “Did_you see these stub boo e were presented when the for Junuary and took the stubs and compared them with the vouchers: in January they did not correspond; thet voucher was some £200 too much “What did you do with the voucher?” *Deducted the amount, made the deduc- tions in red ink and then sent it as corrected to the superintes ont for approval.” “What did you do touching the coal vouchers for Fébruary 2" *“Taere were two vouchers for that month and both were examined in the same way. My recollections are that they were correct. or corrected. but I know that when they went to the superintendent for approval they were both correct, showing that the amount of coal charged was the amount de- livered.” “Who held the ofiice of accountant while you were absent?" “Fred Race and Dr. Bowman, After I returned to the asylum 1 made a diligent search for the stub books, but was uvable to find them.” “During 1801 and 1892 did you have a record showing the quintity of flour re-" ceived at the asylum?” +We had the vouchers. the bills and the bill books; these were ail examined before the report wus de to the superintendent, and if uny ervors were found they were corrected.’ “Have you the Dbill books showing the amount of flour received at the asylum dur- ing 18012 Producing h witnes If a dozen large “Yes, sir; books, the here they “‘Can you vroduce the bills showing the re- spective amounts of flour charged?” “I think [ can.” *Will you find a bill showing 2,500 pounds of flour ¢harged on Junuary 7, 1891 Mr. Lambertson objected to the introduc- tion, saying that the state would concede the bills for the Sewell & Co.'s flour and the vouchers would corr What the Bills Show. . Webster replicd that there was more point, as Lie expected to show that the 88 wais 50 fawiline with the bills that he could show that every pound of flour A delivered, Just what we want to know onded Judge Post. gnature s thisy" enting a flour bill, ure of the baker, whose duty k the flour in and O. K. it, if he found the quantity und quaulity correspond- ing with the amount churgod.” ‘Taking the flour vouchers and the books, Major Post was enabled to account for the aelivering of all of the flour delivered dur- ing 1801, with the exception of some small amounts which did not appear to have been ckecked off by any person at the asylum. The check system was identically as de- scribed by Tue Bre some days ugo, as the bills showed for themselves that some of them bore the O. K. of Mujor Post, while some were checked by J. Dan Lauer, some by the baker, some by the cook and some by Dan Lauer's bo) Just before noon Mr. Webster struck a are's nest, 1n one of the vouchers there appeared the words, ‘“not received the tour.” Mr, Webster contended that the word “not” had been written in after the voucher was approved und consequently was a forgery, Major Post declaved that the interlin- eation was made after his approval, but by whom he could not suy. Justice Muxwell looked at the paper and remarked that in his opinion the bugbear word *not” had been written by the sume verson who wrote, *‘received the flour,” I'wo bills could not be rfound, but the major was positive that they wi in the “Whose Webster, “The si it was to che asked Mr. ofice when he examined the vouchers, Do you kuow whe and February, 1842, are?” “*No, sir; 1 do not, 1 returned them to the weighmaster and since that tie 1 have not seen them, now I understund that they ure missing.” Here Mr. Post was turned over to Mr, Lambertson for cross-examination, How He Kept His Books, fou check your books up with the vouchers and the vouch with the books?” “Entries are notinade in the books until the vouchers o checked,” answered the witness. “You know nothing about the correctness of bills unless you chesk them yourself “Only by heresay, but iu bills that I checked wmyself I know everything is cor- rect,”! “In Januar! forty sacks, apd th eight sacks of flour what did you do?" don't remember any such instance.” “When the bills were certified to by the baker, you relied upon that O K" “Yes, sir.” “You knew notning about the matter, aside from the informution you galned from the bill?" “That's all." “Was [t the same way with the coal 1" “Yes, I tovk the word of some one else, never making any inguiry; my duties were to take the figures as I found them?" “In 1801 what assurance did you have of the correctness of the bills?" “The word of the steward and the assur- ance of Dan Lauer. They told me that the weights and bills were correct, and thelr figures were entered in mi/ book. To my knowledge there was no,check kept by me the stub hooks for 1802, when the bill showed were but thirty- ved from Sewell, on coal and flour delivered.” “In July and August, 1891, did you notice any excessive coal deliveries! I can't remember now." “Do you remember 4 deficiency In 18901 “1 did, “{Vlut did you notice?” “Ithought she awount charged was e