Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1893, Page 1

DAILY BEE. RIGGS BEFORE HIS ACCUSERS | | s Trial Before the Presbyterian General Assembly Has Begun, 6UNDS ON WHICH HE IS ARRAIGNED . Lampe Gives the Reasons Why the De- clslon of the New York Presbytery Bhould Be Reversed — Dr, Briggs' Defense, Wasmxarox, D. C.., May 20.—~The great- b ecclesiastical trial of modern times, as it termed, was begun today in the New York venue Presbyterian church, when Dr. Viggs, the Union seminary professor, faced s accusers and his 500 judges. The gen- 1 assembly of the Presbyterian church in Lo United States of America, sat as a high rt. The court represented nearly 1,000,- ) Presbyterians in this country, who recog- ze the supreme authority of the general as- mbly in ecclesiastical matters. fThe issue is one which a lurge portion of 0 church and a large majority of the gen- Pl nssembly evidently regarded asone of 6 gravest that has ever risen in the urch. To their minds the most serious bnsequences will ensue if the church does ot, through its highest authority, pro- ounce an anathema against Dr. Briggs, who ed of denying ¢ the r' of oly seripture and teaching as true doctrines shich they consider contradictory of scrip- ure and of the confession of faith to which \e subscribed when he was ordained as min- ster. There was a large attendance at the ‘hurch. The proceedings, however, were otatall lively, for the arguments made ere exceedingly formal in character. “The principal argument for the prosecu- ion was made by Rev. Joseph H. Lampe, ).D., who finished in the afternoon, having poken three hours and a quarter. L Prof. Briggs then began his answer to hich seven hours had been allotted and ntinued it at the evening session. He will puc.ud tomorrow, and then Colonel M- ok will close for the prosocution. It is scarcely probable that a vote on the ostion of sustaining the appeal will be e hed befory Fuir, and before pro- i began Dr. Her- n, chairman of the committee on exhibit, stated that if the ex- Wit was to be removed from the grounds + dicated by the vote of the a: mbly the ominittee must be backed by the financial capansibility of the bofly. Lo remove the > nibit and return subscrip.ions to the tund v uld require 2,500, or $1,000 more than is 7 on hand. It decided to vefer the fyattor to the committee on finances with 3 ver to act. iien Colonel McCook of the prosecuting thmittee arose and proceeded to notify the ‘st and appellee of the citations and v crences which the prosecution expected 1 use in presenting its case, Dr. Lampe's Argument., Ho was followed by Dr. Lampe, who made tho opening argument. He procceded by saying that appellants appeal assigned five rounds in the appeal, namely, ir arity n y lings of th nd declining im- tion of pr ki injustice in the ecision, He proceeded to discuss the first Sground from a purely legal standpoint, Dr. Lampe re appeal and continuing said: Dr. Brige orly believes the doctrines he preaches, but he has propagated them; has di imed nothing and has reaflirmed the doctrines he avowed in his inaugural address, He even @ preached that the redemption of the soul tends into the next world. Dr. Briggs ad taken the matter into his hands and plaimed the right under his constitution to reach anything ana everything. Dr. Lampe said Dr. Briggs' teaching con- ficted with seriture and standards, nd quoted Briggs’ writ: lings to sustain his (I assertion, Dr. Lampe aftirmed the inerrancy of the bible, saying: *Itis impossible for God to iie. The word of God is truth from the be- rinning. To sum up, the teachings of Dr. [Briggs constitute an offense against the ook~ of discipli If they are to be nc- bepted, we shall have to relinquish our be- ict that the bible is the word of God, but lieve instead that it simply contains the ord of God.” Recess. At the afternoon session Dr. Lampe took Bo tho charge that Dr. Briggs taught tha rocesses ()E redemption extended to the "orld to come in #he v B icd in sin o 'as an offense, according to the book of iscipline, for the following three reasons First, The doctrine is contrary to the bible Ind tho standards, Sccond, 1t Is separated from the Roman atholic'doctrine of purgatory by so frail a wrrier that it will eusily pass into it. Third, It will lead to graver departures m the faith, In conclusion, Dr. Lampe appealed to the ssembly to reject the verdict of acquittal the New York synod and to set the church ght before the world Dr. Briggs' Defense, Dr, Briggs then began his defense. aid that he had been accused of teas fhat many of the Old Testament prediction had been reversed by history and the great ody of *Messianic prediction had not been ‘ulfilled,” which was contrary to the essence bf the holy scriptures and of the standards bf the church. This he haa repudisted and ould ask the assembly to hear cxactly what o had said. He had nd shown that if we iusist upon the iillment of the detail; bt the Old Test: the predic ions had heen reversed by history, and the reat body of the Me: » prediction had not only never been fulfilled, but cannot now bo fulfilled for the reason that its own time Juas passed forey All dependea on the ord *4f," which the committee had omitted, o had disclaimed this charge before, and (sclaimed it now. Ho also disclaimed that ho was guilty of teaching, as charged in charge No. 7, that the process of redemption extended to the world to come in the case of many who died in sin, stating that he had repudiated the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory, also the doctrine of future pro- bation and regeneration after death, or any beginning of Christian life after death, r. Briggs nt against ho conside od charges by the goncra v until after they had been tried by the New York presbyte The asscmbly then took a recess until Pp.m. * ~ not and as: He hin, 0g Session. fended the action of the p th and then passed to a discussion of the gice of the . D, iggs said that 1t wi alleged that the New York presbytery made amistake in logic. The appetlants’ logic was | Bt fault where it always appeared false to 10 logic—in the prewises, The premise that tho defendant admitted the fact, for in- stance, was false, The law required the specifications to set forth the facts, and the appellants—skillful jumpers—held that be- cuuse he admitted the extracts cited he ad- mitted the facts. The defendant had admitted that he taught that errors may have existed in the original text of the scriptures; that Moses Was not the author of the Pentateuch; that Isaiah did not write more than half his book ; that sanctification is not complete &t death. He had not adwmitted the oiher things He had, he said, admitted what ought to have been given as the minor premises of four of the charg Did the major premises justify the oharge of heresy to the Westiuinster standards?! The chief ‘I ment of the d)fl ense nmd been to show 080 1u4, Premises were in- ho yruhxury bad listened; the ition ha not objected. The of the prosecution was icap-logic. The defendant held to an ntial and had always taught four of the seven doctrines charged by the prosecution to have been at- tacked. He admitted the teath of, and ac- cepted two of them, but did not regard them as essential. Doctrine of Sanctifieation. As to the doctrine touching sanctification, he denied that the phrase “at once,” which prosccution had arbitrarily inserted in the Westminister definition, when it was heir own interpretation of it was essentinl. The prosecution has ¥ iced no proof that his own interpre- tation was wrong and their own was right. The aim of the inaugural address was to set forth the Divine authority of the holy scriptures. He claimed that reason was a great fountain of Divine authority, but not of faith and practice. He held that there were errors of holy scripture in matters that did not in any way impair its infallibility in matters of faith and practice. At this point the hour of 10 o'clock bein; reached, the assembly adjourned until 9:8 tomorrow morning, Dr. Briggs having spoken for nearly three hours today. MISSIONS, w the Soclety In Good Con- Westorn Ministers Talk. Dexver, Colo, May 20.—The American Baptist Home Mission society met this morning. President H. K. Porter or Penn- sylvania delivered the annual address, fol- lowed by the reports of the executive board and treasurer, The latter shows a surplus of $473.542 and expenditures $471,401. To the subject, “Religious Conditions and Neeas of the West,” there were responses this afternoon by eloquent divines from Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Utah, «California and Oklahoma. From theso talks, which were n each case limited to seven minutes, it was found that the growth of the church since the last annual meeting had been most gratifying. The eastern delegates could not help but quictly smilo at the manifest attempt of each speaker to ““boom” his particular section, but they were fairly horrified when Rev. D. D. Proper of Seattle, Wash., said that the trouble with too many people in his part of the count zas that they were “too much ma and when consternation was 8o marked on the faces of his auditors he added: *Imean exectly what I say, and the middle west and the far He did st are responsible for i did not o iuto further detail. “We are very wicked out west; we are torribly wicked out Vi we aro awfully wicked out west; we W ked out west” w %, B. Allen of Montan; > off some of the rough cdges his time expired and brought cheering news from the mission field i his state. Rev. Dr. d Judson, who, by lis work in New York city has made himself famous throughout the Tand, at the evening session delivered an address on “Homo Mis- sion Work in Cities,” as_did also Rev. Dr. Heliings of Omaha. Mr. John H. Chapman, president of the Baptist Young People's uniou, spoke for his socicty in conclusion, Moxvovrm, 111, May 20.—Most of the fore- noon session of the United Presbyterian gen- eral assembly was devoted to considering me mission work. The report of the gen- committee recommending appropriations amount of $50,000 was adopted. This afternoon th sembly considered re- ports from the boards of church extension and freedmen’s mission. The church extension board asks for this year 45,000, Freedman's s authorized to establish the theo- ical department in connection with the xville college. Tonight foreign missions ¢ considered and addresses made by a number of missioners. Lutheran Conference. CANTON, O,, May 20. ~The report heard of i extension today showed gratifying ress, 25 did also its report on woman's home and foreign missionary so- cieties. Strong temverance resolutions were adopted. The vexed hymn book question occupied a long time, being discussed at great length. The vote, how- ever,when taken, resuited 130 to 44 in favor of retaining the common service, and that no separate edition be published. There was much dissatisfaction with the result and the question is likely to come up two years hence, ® 10WA BAN SUSPENDS. Wells & Garretson of Cash Gett FamrmLp, Ia., M [Special Tele- ram to Tie Bree.]—Wells & Garretson, pri- bankers, have suspended payment. Their deposits wero small and the suspen- sion has caused little excitoment or embar- rassment to othbr business concerns. They report their liabilities ut £50,000 and ass at over &0,000, T senior member of the firm is G. A. Garretson, formerly of Musca- tine and Sioux City, but now of Sun Diego, Cal. Mr. Wells thinks the bank will soon resume. irfield Found Thelr & Lo 20.— [Special Telegram ttie Folz, the buxom Ger- 0 is the alleged “woman in the s on the witness stand in the Neise trial today. She spe English y bro- I¢:nly, but was able to answer Neise's attor- neys promptly. When the state attempted to cross-question her she threw the court room into paroxysms of laughter by telling the lawyers it was *none of their business’ to leading questions and declaring that they were asking questions to make her go cr, he state could get no admissions of complicity from her, she avoiding each shrewd question of the state by declaring she could not understand English well enough to answer. Neise willgo on the stand to- morTowW. Believed to *Have Been Murdered, Orrumwa, Ta., May 20,—[Special Telegram toTue Bee)—When James Chamberlain, one of the principal contractors of the city, was picked up unconscious under the Wa- bash trestle Thursday morning, it was theught that he fallen off.” He told a story that he had been slugged and gave the highwayman's name. It was discredited at tho time, but this morning he died and an examination showed conclusively that he had been a victim of foul play. The corvner will investigate the case tomorrow. ORicers have the supposed murderer under sur- veilance, Malve MaLvery, Ia., May [Special to Tue Bie.]—TIhe Methodist and Baptist congre- gations united with the Presbyterians in a wemorial service at the Pre: nchurch yesterday morning. The Grand Army of the Ltepublic post attended in a body. The church, the largest in town, was crowded to the doors. Rev. 5. W. Brown preached a very able discourse, taking as his text, “And There isno Discharge in That War.” Dec- oration day will be observea. Opposed the Mayor's Des Morxes, Ta., May 20.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.] —For the third time the city council today rejected Mayor Laue's nomiuations for a Bourd of Public Works. The mayor sent in the names of J. B. Locke and P ’. Wilson for the new board, but they were rejected without even the formality of reference to a committee, omlaations Death of an lowa Ploneer. Maryehy, la., May 20, 1893.—[Special to Tue Bee)—C. C. Baird, Sr.. an oldand highly respected citizen of this place, died at his home Saturday. He was in his 69th year. He settled pn a farm in Shelby county, lowa, forty years ago. He with his fawily came to Malvern thirteen years ago. Aurderod th Laxsixa, la., May to Tue Bee.]--A te acemauker, ). —[Special Telegram le murder is reported from Rossville, a swall village nine miles southwest of here. Doc Thomas and h son became wyolved in a row when Thom. son-lu-law, nawmed Swmith, interfered. The son shot swith four times and then cut his vielw's (hroat. How tho President Will Resent Remarks Against the Doctor, MAY WITHDRAW FROM HIS OLD CHURCH Sequal of an Episode of the Presbyterian General Assembly—Opinion of H1s Guest Was Not Properly Respected, Wasnixarox Bureav or Tre B 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasnryaroy, D. C., May 20, There is o sensational story afloat that Mr. Cleveland and his wife are about to withdraw from the Presbyterian church here, which is presided over by Rev. Mr. Sunderland. * Just how much truth there is in this report of course no one knows except the very close friends of the president and his wife. According to this story Rev. Mr. Smith, a Presbyterien, has been the guest of Mr. Cleveland over since the Presbyterian general assembly met here Sunday a week ago. Mr. Smith preached at Sunderland's church, which is the church the president and his wife attend. Tt will be remembered that Dr. Sunderland officiated at the wed- ding of Mr. Cleveland. The tendency of Dr. Smith's remarks Sunday before last was that the best thing preachers could do would,be to go out and convert sinners in- stea of spending their time in quarreling over differances of opinion as to doctrine. In fact, he advocated peace. Just as he finished D= Sunderland Jumped up and took issue with Smith. He thought the minister was half way defend- ing Dr. Briggs, who is uppermost in the minds of the Presbyterians. He said he weuld not be in the shoes of Mr. Briggs for all the world. Dr. Smith had not mentioned the name of Brizgs and everybody was very much surprised at the conduct of the old minister, Now comes the story that Mr. Cleveland and his wife arc affronted at the way their guest was treated and will not attend Sun- derland’s church an To this is added the further statement that Mr. Clevelund believes and is a friend of Briggs in his present fight and religious position. No Pay for Federal Jurors, The appropriation for the payment of s and witnesses in attendance upon States courts is _practically ex- usted, there being only 1,000 of it left. he total appropriation was $1,775,000 for the fiscal year ending June:30 next. The ques- tion whether the courts will be kept open or not will be left to the judges. 1t is expected that in cases where the attendance of jurors =3 and witnesses would work especiaily to their Ivantages, that the cou In ses where the nding bu L y ur- gent the probal v is that the cour! continue to sit, making the judge nesses wait for their pay until congr deficiency bill to provide for pass On July 1 there will be plenty of money to oper- ate the courts. Omaha Postofiice Contract. There will be no decision in the matter of the contract for the Omaha postoffice build- ing until the end of the week. Supervising Architeet O'Rourke went to New Jersey on Saturday and will not return to his ofice until Thursday morning. “In the abscnce of the supervising archi- tect,” said Mr. Kemper, who acts for him in s absonce, “I would mot touch the Omaha case with a forty-foot pole. The papers are all locked up in the safe, and there they will remgyin until Thuvsday. It 15 expected that Senator Manderson will be tiere by that time ” Army Orders. The following army orders were issued today : ve of absence for four months with permission to go beyond the sea is c{':u\lunl Major Krancis Moove, Fifth cav- alry. Leave of absence for one month is granted Lieutenant Colonel William D. Wolverton, deputy surgeon gene: Post Quartermaster Ses Bradley, now at Fort Mcl: proceed to Fort Omah Captain Marcus W. ment, will proceed to the works of the Union Metallic Cartridge company, Bridgeport, Conn., on ofticial busiess pertaining to the inspection of ammunition, and upon the com- pletion of the same will return to his proper station, Major John Brooke, surgeon, will be re- lieved from \lull)' at Fort Leavensvorth, Kan., and rvepair to Philadelphia, Pa., and enter upon temporary duty as attending surgeon and examiner of recruits in that city. Leave of absence for fifteen days, to take effect upon his relief from duty at Fort Bowie, Ari is granted Captain Richard W. Johnson, assistant surgeon, Western Pensions, The following pensions granted aro re- ported: Neb) Origin; eant William S, nuey, Wyo., will Neb, - n, ordnance depart- ska: Increase—Caleb J. Dilworth, r widows, ete.—Minors of Silus D. Sheph TIowa: Or Rudy, Willia Schwite, G Lewis E. Shutts. ~ Re Hudson. Original ~widows, ete.—Stephen M. C. Jumes, father, Juda A, Adams, Nancy M. Hillyer, minors of William H. Jones, minor of Lewis Brazg. South Dakota: Reissue—Orville widows, ete.— Hall, mother, nal ~Philip Heiser, m Jolly. Increns Jacob W. rederick Original—John “Worrell, M. Whaling. Origin iolot Murphy, Martha B. Miscellaneous. The comptroller today designated Schuter- Hax National bauk of St. Joseph, Mo., to act as reserve agent for the Farmers Mer- chants Navtonal of Auburn, Neb, The gold reserve this morning has fallen to a trifle more than $94,000,000 and the treasurer has been notified that by 4 o'clock this afternoon 3,000,000 would be withdrawn for shipment tomorrow. With this with- drawal the treasury gola balance will be lower than iv has ever been since the re- sumption of specie payments in 1879. ~ P/S.H “SHIFMEN (5 OF GOLD, Sixty Milllon Dollars’ Worth Shipped to Europe Since Januury 1 WasniNaroy, D, C., May 20.—Since Janu- ary 1, $60,000,000 in gold has been exported to Europe and the export movement Insteud of having abated seems to have received a fresh impetus. Most of this gold was tuken from the United States treasury, and prac- tically all that is now being exported comes from the same source. In that time the treasury department has sustained a net loss of §25,354,248, the net total gold in the treas- ury on January 1, 1593, having been $12 X3 662, while today it is only §95,912,419. The gold holdings within the five months of this year have ut times fluctuated, but since the 1st of May the gold has been nearly alwavs below the limit of the reserve of $100,000,000, 1t is today invaded to the extent of more Jthan $4,000,000, and advices received from New York show that with gold engaged for shipment on Tuesday and Wednesday— $3,200,000—the total net gold remaining in the treasury will be about $93,000,000, the lowest figure reached sigge the resumption of, specie pagments. Tn addition to this large engagement, there are reports current nere from sources usually well foundea that more gold will go out on next Saturday, suf- ficient, it s said, to reduce the ruld holdings to $%0.000,000. Despite the \eavy shipments, the treasury oficials expect the greatest confidence in the ability of the treasury to restore the gold balance. They point to the fact there is a gradual and healthy inflow of gold from natural causes to the treasury, which is only temporarily checked by the large amounts taken for ex- port. cessation of gold exports in large amounts is looked for by .lul! 1, #s it is un- derstood that the Australian demand is well nigh supplied. A peculiar and encouraging feature of the TOMAHA, TUESDAY CLEVELAND FAVORS BRIGGS decrease of gold is that a corresponding in- creaso is shown in the net treasury balance, That balance 25,307,808 or nearly £1,000,000 greater thah it was on March 7, when Secretary took official charge of the Treasury de nt. Of this money #11,340,000 is in sl 'y coin and &11,650,- 000 fn national bamk depositories. Both of these items are slightly in excess of what they were on March 7, INSOLVENT AND DANGEROUS, Comptroller Eekels Orders the Closing of Two North Dakota Banks. Wasnixaroy, D, €, May 20.—The National bank of North Dakota av Fargo, N, D., and the First National bank of Lakota, at La- kota, N. D, were closed today on orders issued by Mr. Eckels, comptroller of cur- rency. Both of these banks were organized by K. Ashley Mears, who was also the organ- izer of other national banks and of many state banks and other institutions. His plan, says the comptroller, appears to have been to make loans to the vavious in- stitutions subscribing to the stock of the two national banks in amounts which, in some cases, exceeded the amount of stock subscribed to by them, The management of the Fargo bank was ostensibly conducted by a board of five directors, consisting most of the timo of k. Ashley Mears, Mrs, M. B, Mears, Mrs, D. C. Mears and Miss L. D. Mears, respectively the wife, the mother and the sister of the president, and one other director, who was not a member of the Mears family, This bank owes tho treasurer of the United ates about §14,000 for .money expended by o treasurer in the redemption of the cir- lating notes of the bank coming to the treasury for redemption and which that bank has failed to reimburse the treasurer for, The comptroller says he ordered Ix- aminers Brush and Diamond to close these banks because of the repeated violations of the law on the part of the management and the refusal to pay assessments, thereby pro- ducing a condition rendering them insolvent and dangerous as banks of deposit. niv BUL ‘TIN. Many Piaces In Arkansas Threatoned with Floo 1igh Water Eisowhere, WasmiNaroy, D. C., May n overtow of the Mississippi river,levees just below the mouth of the Arkansas river is imminent, There were eleven inches of rain at Helena, Ark., on Saturday night, which caused the river to rise one foot, making the stage yesterday forty-cight and seven- tenths, which is six-tenths of a foot higher than ever before recorded. 'This heavy rainfall did not exteud far above Helena, as the river has receded and 1s forty-seven ann two-tenths feet this morning. There was a rainfall of four inches in the lower Arkansas valley Saturday night, et Little > thero for river at Newport, which has caused a r1se of five Rock. Tt will continue to three days. The White Ark,, is also rising. At Arkansas City the stage has risen 0.3 of a foot in two days and the riveris at the very highest stage 'of 503 fect. In tho irse of events it will continue to rise for five days yet, and the levees are sure to be overtopped. In the vicinity of Arkansas City, the ievees will stand fifty-one feet. At Greenville, Miss., forty miles below Arkansas City, the stage is 443 feet and rising, and the levees on that side of the river can stand 45.5 feet. MINISTER BAKER HEARD FROM, His Arrival in Nieaeagua— Revelution. WasiiNGToN, D. C., May 29.—For the first time since his depagture for his post as minister to Nicaragug, Mr..Baker has boen heard from officlally. Secretary Gresham today received a'cablegram from him, sent from Managua, dated yesterday. The cable came by way of La Libertad, Salvador, The minister telegraphs that he thinks that a war ship is necessary at Corinto. Of course he was ignorant of the fact that the United States Alliance is hastening to that point on the west const, and is expected to arrive at Corinto Wednesday. He further says that the war continues, and that the revolutionists ave aggressive and powerful Atelegram has at last been received at the Navy department, annouucing the ar- al at ( own, Nicaragua, of the United tes steamship Atlanta. Captain Higgin- son reports that he landed the marines at- tached to the vessel, to look after American interests. but withdrew them Saturday even- ing atv the suggestion of United States Con- sul Bradley, there being no imminent threatened danger to"American interests re- quiring their presence on shore, Progress ot the Another Outbreak of Cholera, WasniNaron, D. O, May 2 'he surgeon- general of the Maring hospital service, has received a cablegram from Surgeon Irwin of that burcau at Marsailles, France, stating that cholera exists in that city in a lin form. Surgeon Whike, the Marine hosp expert at fimubm-g. Confirms the reported death from cholera there yesterday. Ttetired trom Active Duty. Wasningron, D. €., May 20.—Brigadier General Charles Sutherland, surgeon of the army, retired from aetive duty today. The president late this evening appointed Colonel (. M. Sterberg to be surgeon wencral in the United States army to suc- ceed General Sutherland, retived today. e Will Take un Outing. WasniNaroy, D. G, May 20.—President Cleveland, iv is understood, will leave the city tomorrow afternoon for a few days out. ing, but just where he will go the officials at the executive mansion decline to state, pscitie - oty NICARAGUA'S REVOLUTION, President Socosa’s Srutality Compels the Utmost Discretion Among the Citizens. [Copyrighted 1893 by Janes Gordon Bennstt.| La Liserrap, Nicaragua, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 20.-5[ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee.|— Two hundred of the revolutionary soldiers under Colonel Rivai are here. Everything is quiel in the city, but there is preparation for trouble, Barricades huve been thrown up in the streets and along the shore. It is the opinion of residents of this place that the revolutionists will triumph, Leon appears to be & stronghold of Socosa, although the mhabifants are opposed to the government. This 1§ explained on factional grounds, as the residents do not want to submit to the grepadinos. The whole country seems to. b® opposed to President Socosa. 1t is reported ig Corinto that 800 Hondura- men troops have goue to Managua to offer their services to . It is reported that they are headed by Benillaand other leaders of the unsuccessful revolution in Honduras ugainst Vasquez. ys received here con- firms all of the details which had been cabled from Panama, More of the particulars of the battle of Barrauca Puss on May 19 have been received here. The government attacked Masaya simuitancously in thkee sections. By skill- ful work and great eflort on the part of the revolutionists. the ernment troops were repulsed. After retreat of Socosa's forces they were reformed in three divisions and returned to the attack, but the revolu- tionists were prepared for the attack and again successfully beat them back toward Managua. It is dificult to learn much of the progress of the revolution. It is reported ‘that the government is preparing o defend Managug. Everybod. in the couutry is reticent, fearing the brutal- ity of President Socosa's henchmen, Men are publicly whipped for giving information unfavorable to the government. For this reason everybody is reticent The port of Corinto presents the appearance of @ mili- tary barracks. Prohibitien tion Postponed. Des Moixgs, Ia, May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Bee.]—The state pronibition convention which was called to meet here tomorrow has been postponed till Wednes- dur’, owing 1o the objection of mauy of the delegates W meeling on Memorial day. MORNING, MAY 30, 1893. | FEDERAL GRAND JURY MILL True Bill Likely to Be Returned Against Oashier Frank M. Dorsey. EMBEZZLEMENT AND FALSIFYING RECORDS Parlous Position of the Ponea Bank Cashier ~Ex-Congressman sey Untainted—Col- ored Editor Wil Be Indicted for Printing Indecent Matter, ‘When the federal grand jury gets ready to hand in another batch of indictments, which will probably be tomorrow, it is very likely that there will be a number of surprises for people of both high and low degree. For several days it has beon whispered about the oftice of the United States attorney, and the grand jury room adjoining, that there was big game in sight, and those who ciaim to know are authority for the statement that true bills will be found against Mr, Frank M. Dorsey, cashier of the defunct First National bank of Ponea, and Mr. Iizra D. Higgins, assistant cashier of the same in- stitution, Tt will be remembered that the failure of the Fiist National bank of Ponca followea aard upon the heels of the sensational Sioux City failures and became one of the series of financial collapses that startled the financial circles of Nebraska and neighbor- ing states, The failure of the Ponca bank attracted widespread attention, hrincipally on account of the' fact that ex-Congressman George W. I, Dorsey was its president. Be- ing a man of national reputation and sup- posed to be wealthy, the collapse of this in- stitution sailing with his name at the mast- head naturally caused a sensation, Frank Dorsey in Jeopardy of Arrest. But the failure of the bank was not by any means the most startling feature of theo financial embarrassment into which the Dor: ave been plunged. 1f the apparently reliablo rumors now floating about the federal building prove to bo reli- able Frank M. Dorsey will bo arrested and tried for embezzlement and for falsifying bank records. His case is said to be almost a parallel to that of Banlk Wrecker Mosher of the Capital National bank of Lincoln. 1t is allezed that Bank lixaminer Grifiths discovered soon after taking charge of the defunct Ponea bank that the concern had been juggled to an amazing degree. The books had been falsified, genuino securities had been disposed of and bogus securities substituted, balances had been manipulated, and in divers ways the institution had been gerrymandered 0 as to deccive the bank examiner and the comptroller, These fraud- ulent acts are held to be the work of Cashier Frank M. Dorsey and his assistant, o D. Higgin It\is not fully known as yet, however, whether Higgins will be caught in the drag net, as the grand Jury is not yet through with the' testimony and will probably spend an- other day in'looking into the records of the bank before passing finally upon Mr. Higgius. Hon. G. W. E. Dorsey Untalnted, It seems very improbable that ex-Con- gressman Dorsey had any knowledge of the wmanner i which the affairs of the bank were being manipulated. So far as has been given out the criminal acts scem to be charged up mostly to Mr. Frank M. Dorsey, with grave suspicions resting upon his assistunt. 1tis claimed that thousands of dollars were wrongfully invested and dis- posed of by Dorscy and the surmise is that he squandered most of the money in wild speculations and then attempted to cover }‘;iu ku'acks by falsifying the records of the sok, His Journal Too Fearless. But this is not the only surprise that the federal grand jury threatens to spring. A prominent colored man of Omaha, the editor Enterprise, is also slated for an ap- nee in court to answer to a charge of inting and circulating indecent matter, his seems to be one of the results of a jour- nalistic wrangle between the editors of the Progress and the Enterprise. The latter grew a trifle too earnest in his attempt to prove by loug, swinging sentences of invec- tive that his rival was about the most worth- less colored man in_seven states, and ho seems to have run his foot into the deadfall. Amoug the minor offenders, who will come into court for an embarrassing explanation 1s one Joel Hall, whose load of trouble has come by means of a contract which he had with Uncle Sam regarding some work and b Iy which he failed to perform in a proper man- ner. He notonly failed to perform the work he agreed to do but he got impudent about the matter and now it looks as though he had bitten off a good deal more than ho will ever be able to masticate. There are also some counterfeiters, whisky sellers and the like, numbering half a score, and as a whole the jury appears to be rounding out a pretty full term’s work. ITS AFFAIRS IN BAD SHAPE, What the Examiner Reports to the Comp- troller Concerning the Ponca Banlk. ‘WasHINGTON, May 20.—([Special Telegram to Tue BEE. ] —The comptroller of the cur- rency today received the preliminary report of the examiner who looked into the affairs of the Ponca Nutional bank, which resulted in theappointment of a receiver of that insti- tution. From the report it appears that the nominal assets are about §160,000 against liabilities of $110,000, but in the assets are included *‘banking house, furniture and fix- tures,” which will surely show a falling off from $15,000 to §20,000 in value when thoy come to be sold. Then, too, it will appear that of the best of the bills receivable about #40,000 have been rediscounted in eastern banks, and nothing is yet known of the value of the' remaining assets. There was only a few hundrea dollars iu available cash at the time the bank closed its doors, and the amount due from other banks, national and stato, had been reduced to o minimum, May Have a New Examiner, Comptroller Eckels will probably appoint @ new examiner of national banks for Nebraska as soon as the present examinations are completed and reported upon. There are three applicants for the position up Lo date, They are C. N. Keith of Broken Bow, M. M. Parmer of Omaha and M. C. Harrington of North Platte. e CONSIDERED OUT OF DANGER, General Van Wyck lmproving Daily and His Condition 1s Encouragh NeBRASKA Crry, Neb., May 20.—General Van Wyck continues steadily to improve and grows more cheerful daily. . He has been greatly cheered by the visit of his brother-in-law Mark Broadhead, who left for Washington last evening. His little duughter Happy remains with her parents. Mrs. Van Wyck has endured the paiuful or- deal through which she has passed with wonderful heroism, and now feels elated at the bright prospects of the general's speedy recovery. University Osdets Drill, Nesraska Ciry, Neb., May 20.—[Special Tolegram to Tue Bee.]—The competitive drill of the university cadets took place toda General Brooke, Colonel Sheridan and Governor Crounse, who were expected 1o be Flrmnt. failed to arrive. Lieutenants J. A. Hines and Harry E. Wilkins, U, S, A, of Fort Omaha, acted as judges. The indi- vidual drill, first prize a gold medal, was won by Faxton of company D, Tucker of company C second. Awards for company and artillery drills have not yet been made. The cadets will leave camp tomorrow after participating in Decoration day exercises. B Bchewme of Sloux City Packers. S10ux Ciry, Ia., May 20.—(Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—It is generally believed here from the developments of the past few days that Nels Morris, the Cudahys and the J. P, Squires Packing company are figurin, 1 control the Union Stock yards whicl lay in state, was wstefully decor b were driven Into the hands of a receiver by the recent failures. James McPherson of Boston, a Squires man, has been in the city for several days and is said to have .\l‘l'llr"l‘ options on many claims against the com pany, —- ON TH.: WAY TO RICHMOND, Southern People Pay Tributes of Respect to Thelr Dead Chief. Moniie, Ala, May 20.—As the Jefferson Davis funeral train pulled out of New Or- leans last night crowds appeared at ever street corner till the corporation limits wore passed. At every station crows gray-haired old soldiers, children with flowers being prominent features. At Beauvoir, Davis’ old homo, the track and station platform were carpoted with rhododendrons. Among tho floral of- ferings here was a wreath of cypress from Mrs. 8. T. Green, nee Morgan, of Missis- sippi, brought all the way from #er prosent home at Calousa, Cal. At Scranton, Miss,, a special bearing Governor Jones and staff Joined the Davis train. At Mobile confeder ate veterans fired a salute. At Montgomery, Alabama, MostGomeny, Ala, May 20.—Tho train bearing the remains of Jefferson Davis, en route to be reinterred at Richmond, arrived here today and the body was conveyed to the capitol building where Mr. Davis years ago took the oath as president. The scene was & memorable one. When the train arrived the massive oak casket, as a result of the popular demonstr: tions on the way, was almost undiscernable under the mass of flowers heaped upon it and surrounding it. Carriages containing the oflicers of the Ladies’ Memorial association came first in view, then Governor Jones of Alabama ac- companiea by his staff appeared. Simul- taneously two infantry columns marched down alongside the train, halted and pro- sented arn Two vatteries opened fire, Promptly at 6:30 the first minute gun boomed out and the procession started Every window, balcony and sidewalk along the route was thronged. The capitol was decorated outside with bayonet plant and magnolias, and inside with™ a. profusion of flowers. The procession approached, headed mounted pol ladies by and followed by the govern and his staff. Six powerful black horses in regular artitiery harness drew the caisson. Lald in State at the Capitol. 1y the caisson walked the pall bearers, twenty-five or thirty of the most eminent citizens of Alabama from all parts ot the state. the side of the coffin body of confederate veterans marched in col- umas of fours, then followed the Louisi veterans, the special escort from New Or- leans to Richmond. Behind these came a long ling of infantry, a bodv of artillerymen, a squad of cavalty and fifty cadets. T Alabama veterans formed in two lines capitol entrance and, led by three n confederate oflicers, two with battle flags, one the Sixty-fourth Alabawma, the other the Thirty-second of Georgia, followed them and faced the coftin as it was borne up tho steps, then they advanced and laid the worn and tattered flags on the casket. Thoe supreme court room, where the ted coffin judicial bench was a huge star: an old garrison flag, a portrait of Gen- eral Davis, under the flag and over in lette: of evergreens, Ie suffered for us.” Judges’ desk was a bank of flowe handsome batile flag at each end. There was no speech muking whatever, The pall- bearers took positions between the cadket and the desi and the vatorans lod in front one by one with bared heads and |, sed out atthoright hand exit, In the brief time before the departure of the train fully 10,000 people visited the capitol. The bells of wl the churches tolled as the procession moved from the depot to the capitol and again on the return. The train left for Atlanta at half past 7. with a Along the Way, ATLANTA, Ga., May 20.—Governor Jones and stafl_accompanied the Davis funeral cortego from Montgomery to the Alabaina state line, As the train’ drew out, the in- fantry saluted and the cannon was fired. The artillery service throughout at Mont: gomery was excelle At Opelika, ful station. 1,500 people were at the The ladies had quantities of floral were drawn in luting. The emblems and the veterans line, heads t of roses and a floral s and from confederate veterans of Lee county, Alabama, were put on board. At West Polnt the cr possible, than at Opeli ad the day here. I wd was denser, if 4. 'I'he cbildren and girl had a magnolia or a cape jessamine, which they passed up to the veterans. The ladies handed ub more claborate offerings. Those on tho outer circles of the crowd pussed them over to those in front. At Newmian, the lo~al infantry fired volley after volley as the train swept by. Here also was the same general outpouring of the people. At West Point Governor Northern of Georgin and his staff boarded tho train and thence a high speed was kept up until reach- ing Atlanta, the funeral train rolling into the union depot shortly after 4 o'clock, e DISREGARDED ORDERS, Fatal Kallroad Accldent Near Austin, Tex., Sunday Night, AvsTiy, Tex., May 20.—A suburban road train and an incoming passenger train on the Texas Pacific collided late last night. Two persons were killed and ten injured. The ncoming train disregarded orders. The dead are CHARLES LINK, fireman, IR ISCO SALLO, passenger, Those injured ar WiLLe BRooks, proken. s Piver, engineer, terribly cut about and body. Tox HOLBROOK. Mugs. L. N. GOLDBECK. Jin Beo, Miss Exva GRORGE, Maun Misea Mus. C. 'I'. TAYLOR, L. N. GoLDBECK, W. P. MaBsoN. All the injured were terribly cut, —_— Accumulated u . Forr Dovoe, Ta,, May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Not a glass of beer was sold in a saloon in Fort Dodge yesterday. This was the result of an edict of Mayor Grangs that all saloons should keep their windows free of curtains and screens on Sun- day. TlHere has been a Sunday closing ordi- nance here for years buiit has not been strictly enforced, The mayor has aunounced thateny place that fails to comply with his order or sells on Sunday will be promptly closed up, e Tis String Was a Loser. Sioux Ciry, Ta., May 20.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee 'he Bank of Beresford, Beresford, 8. D., o private concern at the head of which is A. A. Ames, has failed. Particulars as to its condition are meager, but it is believea depositors will be heavy losers. The cause of the failure was heayy losses on running horses sustaioed by Ames, who was a track follower and owner of & large sty e Settled with the Strikers. Sioux City, Ta., May 20.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue Bee.|—Sixty laborers on the new union depot went on a strike today for #1,700 back wages, but five hours later re- turned to work. ‘The contractor was unable to pay them, but the Terminal Depot com- pany guarauteed their pay in the future, and they secured back wages by putting a lien on the buildin, e Elglu Bulter Market. Evgiy, 111, May 20, -The butter market was firm; 19 cents, NUMBER 244, DECISION NOT RENDERED Onse of the Impeached Officials Still Undex Consideration by the Court. WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Crowds Throng the Supreme Conrt Ohams ber in Hope of Hearing the Matter Do- clded — Adjournment Taken Until Next Monday—Conviction Expected, Lixcory, ‘Neb, May 20.[Special Teloe gram to Tue Bee.|—The man who penned the words: “Hopo deferred muaketh the heart sick,” evidently had in mind a crowd of state oficials, anxiously and patiently waiting for a suprome court to hand down § decision. Although it camo without authority, it was noised about the capital ity that the judges of the supreme court would hand down an opinion in the impeachment case against George H. Hastings, attorney gene eral; A, R. Humphroy, commissioner of puba liclands and buildings, and John C. Allen, secretary of state, tod As a result, the supreme court was crowded with lawyers and spectators this afternoon, Shortly bes fore 20'clock Judges Norval and Post wended their way up to tho state house. A few moments later Chief Justico Maxwell are rived to closet himself with his associates in the private consultation room. An hour passed, the crowd increasing until ever! chair in the court room was occupied, with a goodly number of men of law porching themselves on tho window sills and the radiators about the room. { While the crowd wailed, thero were some’ men who ventured an opinion that the ded cislon would be guilty as charged. Others' thought it would be an acquittal, and others’ went so far as to say that there would be' infons, ono of which would be’ ction an@he other for acquittal, Sore Disnppolntment to Nome. This condition of a continued until § o'clock, when a burly bailiff, with a \'uintg that was apparently made for the purpose ofy waking the dead, came from the private room of the judges and announced that tha' court would not transact any public businesg? until next Monday afternoon. 'Lhis was @ relief to many, though it was a sore disaps' pointment to others who have claimod alf along that there would be a speedy and uns us verdict of acquittal. The managers of the impeachment and: their attorneys are satisied. They claim that now it is certain that the reports tha the case had already been decided were se; that the court’s action not only diss proves these wild assertions, but that it alsa establishes the fact that the thred honorable members of the beneh are care- fully weighing the evidence adduced upon the trial, Some of the respondents and some of theif. attorneys cling to the opinion that tho delay is beneficial to their interests, though many of their friends do not view the subject with 50 much hope, arguing that in this case like all othors delays aro the most dangerous things that exist. 2 Convictlon Antlelpated. Right here in Lincoln mtil tolay a groat deal of the street talle has been to the effect that the court would give the ofticials a clear bill, but for some reason this opinion has been whirled away into the clouds. Now another opinion is crowding hard for first and a great many who were doubters this morning this evening suy that when the decision is rendered next Monday it will ba for conviction. BONDS 0 AL UNION, Young Republica Banquet braska at fable in Lincoln. Lrscony, Neb., May 20.—[Special Teles gram to T'ne Bee,]—The first of a series of banquets given by the Young Men's Repub- lican club with the idea of bringing together the leading rapublicans of the city and statd for the dissemination of party doctrine was given tonight at the Windsor hotel.. Covers were laid for 125 guests, and there were but three vacant b Messrs, Humphry carried out their thry quet because Hon, been invited, and wer absence Hon M. Thurston and H. D, T ’lnhroal§ arrived from Omaha on the late train and a 10 o’clock the doors to the were thrown open, W, I, [ of the club, officiated shortly after 11 0'clock to order. After briefly stating the aims and obiects of the gathering—binding of republicans in the bonds of social as well as political union —he called upon Hon. H. D. Istabrook to res spond to the toast, “Iarties.” Mr. Estabrook was followed by Hon, L. W, Lansing who discussed *“Three Parties in Their Prospects.” Hon. John 1. Thurston followed with a disquisition on he I"ature of the Republican Party” and Hon, W. . And closed the program with a laudation of “The Young Man, His Strength and Leadership.” Chancellor Canfield, of the State univers ity, who had been iny scut a letter of regrot, impromptu specches followed the regulaw the Allen and Hastings it to boycott the bans M. Lumbertson had conspicuous by theiy queting hall lley. president toasimaster and led the bunqueters \thering embraced all the leadin republicans of the city, Judge Chapman o Plattsmouth, ex-State Treasurer Hill, Audi- tor Moore, Judge Iecse, County Commise sioners Wosteott and ~ MeGraw, County Clerk Woods, Superintendent Buer, qu:.‘y Auditor Hedlund, Acting Secre 'y Calds well and a number of the leading politiciang of city, county and state. Mr, Kstabrook in fine voice and by applause. rs. Lan- sing @od Andrevs well received and Republican enthusiasm was way above par in Lincoln tonight. BTRIKING KA VAL MINERS, All the Men in the Northern District Now Out-Trouble Feared, Prrrssuno, Kan., May 20.—-The latest de- velopment in the coal strike may cau trouble of a serious character between the men and the operators. One of the coal companies is sinking a shaft. This moruing o board wus found nailed on to the hous near the shaft, on which was printed & warning to the men employed to cease work, If this demand was not obeyed shooting would follow. A lessee of a mine here has been pumping the water out of his mine, The men employed in his mine had no griey- ance, but they went out when the otkep miners struck. The men doing the pumpi have been warned to quit wors. It is doubl ful whether they will do so. All the miners in northern Kansas we called out today and it is understood thi they obeyed the order. B et Movemonts of Ocean Steamers May 20, At New York--Arrived—Alaska, from Live erpool; Circassia, from Glasgow; Moravis, from Hamburg; State of Californis, from Glasgow. ; At Stettin—-Arrived—I(talia, York. ’ At Glasgow—Arrived -State of Nebrasks and Anchoria, from New York. At Liverpool -Arrived—KEgypuisan Mom arch, from New York. from New