Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 7, 1893, Page 1

TWENTY-SECOND WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT ;’.’hm of the Ex-Impeached for the Future 1 Briefly Outlined. ‘UDGE MAXWELL MUST BE TURNED DOWN 'first Thing Decided On—Tlow the Fnd " Reached Was Attained—Fly In Their . Olntmernt—Charlis Mosher's Scheme to Save Mimself Money, 4 TLixcorw, Neb, Juno 6. —[Special to Tie (43e8.)—Now that the strain is relaxed jaws lire beginning to wag very freely and somoe 1t the “inside” facts aro beginning to leak sut from the camp of the railroad-peniten- Jlary-statehouse combine, and some very nteresting features are beginning to be Jisclosed. For instance, who is there who 1id not suppose that Judge M. L. Hayward ot Nebraska City was retained by Humphrey {s0 defend him because ho was a friend of ithe impeached commissioner of lands and Spuildings and had been in his confidence for ome time? But such was not the fact, and t is now alleged that Humphrey and Ha, Award were total strangers until the rail- ‘roads had made up their pool, hired their {lawyers and assigned Hayward to this part ¥ of the defense, and they knew nothing about fench other until that time. As is well kunown, Hayward has been the recognized attorney of the 1. & M. at Nebraska City . for years. 1t is stated that John L. Webster of Omaha was spilled £,000 in advance of tak- "Ing up the trial of the case and that the ‘money was paid out of a pot raised by con- tributions from each road in the state. . The activity of the railronds in behalf of the impeached members of the State Board of Transportation did not end here, but JCaptain 1d Murfin, attorney for the respond- ents as well as for the Elkhorn at Superior, was thrown bodily into the field, and to him was assigned the work of hustling up wit- 'nesses, and coaching them on points where he evidence for the defense was lucking. 4 Where the Dorgans Came In, ) John Dorgan and his notorious brother | Bill are said to have chipped in very liber- lally, and their contribution went toward the (payment of Joseph R. Webster and that other Lincolnite, Mr. ~Atkinson, whose efforts in behalf of tho respondents were fdesigned to also pave the way for the acquit- {tal of the indicted penitentiary boss. It transpired tl when the legislature jwas in session, and it_came time to present figures showing the amount that would be Irequired to complete the cell house, m order “that tho sum might be placed in the ap- propriation bill, Dorgan called to his stance the services of Sidney Smith, Omaha architect who was o while betore to serve and from him secured | would be necessary. ‘Smith was_ subsequently just about the time an ent_down here a term for forger an estimate of wh It is stated that called on again, the impeachment trial zame on, to prepare figurces of the proper cost of the cell house, and that his iustruc. fons were to arrange them as to call for the expenditure of almost if not quite all of the 40,000 appropriated for that purpose by the legislature of 1891, Value of Coavict Labor. It is ively asserted that architects called by the defenso relied largely in their testimony on this stock of figures, the com- pilation of which has occupied the greater part of Smith's time since he has been in the penitentiary. It is supposed that tinder Dcrgan’s direction the estimate for the com. pletion of the cell house was sufficiently large to make that worthy whole on his con- tribution to the fund for the defense of the political soiled doves. Smith’s time will be ap in a few months, and it is significant fact that he proposes to continue in Dor- gan's employ even after that time, It has leaked out during the last few days that it was never the intention of the la- mented and lately departed Mr. Mosher élnmomcd because other people’s money oparted with him) to pay out the cold cash for the cighty cells that his contract re- quired him to place in the new cell house, but that there was a story in connection with the expenditure of that £500 on the prison junketing trip that neither he nor any of the members of the party folt called upon to place before the public. It was a very pretty little scheme that was evolved in the perniciously active brain that transacted its daily business in Mr. Mosher's noggin, and ‘what he intended to do with the help of the friendly Board of Public Lands and Buaild- ‘ings was simply this—get those cells built without having to pay for them himself, and At the same time make the people of the state think that the mouney came out of his “hen plethoric pocket. I Substance of tho Schome, There are to be 820 cells in the new cell youse, and Mosher fieured that if he could nanipulate the thing properly, with the con- ivance of the bourd, ho could get a jail auilding firm to so arrange its bid for the 240 sells that the state would have to put in that she other cighty would be put i for him at he same time and the firm would be satis- ded with what the state would pay, in con- Sideration of his having secured the contract for them. In other words, he expeceted to work it s0 that the state in paying for the 240 cells would also pay for the eignty for which he was required by his contract to scttle, All this he hoped to do with the help of the men whose actions in playing into his hands in pursuance of this plan the majority of the supreme court has said to be perfectly legitimate, but “injudicious’ and “unwise.” The trip was taken with this end in view, and it is stated on direct authority that two of the jail building firms before whom the proposition was laia agreed to the terms sev forth, and promised that if the contract was awarded to them they would do their utmost 10 assist the prison contractor and his ofeial confe ates in giving the stato the hot end of the poker, Snw Breakors Ahead. The only reason the plan was not carried out was because the precious quartet saw breakers ahead at the very beginning of the winter session of the lawmakers, Almost the first thing that was done was to start the investigation of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings in connection with the Dbuilding of the call house, and they did not dare to go ahead with their schome. This 1s the reason that the work has been at a standstill for several months, and the cell house is still barren of even the suspicion of a cell, Some of the mathematicians of the capital city are trying to figure out just what tho decision of the court weans; whether it 1s that a §40,000 cell house can be built for §20,- 000, or whether it takes $40,000 to build a £20.000 cell house, This is the only point on ‘Which any doubt is expressed, as tho leg! imacy of #00 juukets und diversions of pub. lic money for mending Dorgan's walls una resetting his boilers have been clearly and everlastingly established. mes aud Dick Norval oceupy front seats in the van of conquering herocs, and are both suffering with aggravated cases of Rosewaterphobia, Their malady is not particularly noticeable, howevyer, as it is so prevalent in certain quiarters jusé now. The suggestion was heard that it wouid be a good idea to run Judge Hayward for the yacancy that will occur on the supreme bench this fall, and it was imwmediately en dorsed by the trio, whose reputations have emerged white as mud from an iwmersion in suprewe court iuk. Auything to Beat Maxwell, From this time on, it will be “‘anything to beat Maxwell,” but it must be understood that all of the opposition will be strictly cn the quiet, as the railroad managers caution t, fearivg that tho openly attempted defeat of the venerable chief justice, following the acquittal of the fmpeuched ofticials, would certa’ Aly be too much for even the long suf l-rln! republicans of Nebraska to stand. A pro) this effect was oue of the condi- YEAR. tions Imposed by tho railroads a week ago when they threw their whole weight into the impeached end of the scale, and it has had the effect of subduing the revengeful ofticials and their friends very materially, they now do their cussing under their bre and are devoting their energies to accom- plish the defeat of the cnief justice by under- handed work and stratagem, rather than by open and avowed warfare Judging from the ‘feeling that existed among the ex-respondents, now and prigr to their acquittal, General Leese was the bnly of their number whom they really wished to sce convicted. Tom Benton, who essayed to speak for the whole crowd, has boldly asserted timo and again, ‘that it would be all the satisfaction they wanted” it they could have only stuck Leese, as he, in their estimation, was the only guilty one among their number, Leesa DIA Not Plond the Baby Act. General Leese, to his credivmay bo said, did not pattern at all after Benton, 1n plead- ing the question of jurisdiction before the impeachment court, or by throwing every obstaclo in the way of a trial, as the ex- auditor has done; but on the other hand Leeso waived tho question of jurisdiction and nsisted that he be given an opportunity to produce in oven court the receipts and vouclicrs that he had to show for cvery cent of moncy d out by him. A vory neéar friend of tho ex-attorncy [ said that the much talked of opinion obtained and paid for by Mosher, and which, it has been al- leged was obtained from [Leese while he was in office, was in reality obtained from one Joseph W. [idgerton,who aspired, as the readers of Tug Brpe will remember, with considerable hankering after a judicial po tion about a year and a half ago, and that zerton nstead of Leese received a check in_payment for the service of proparing and writing tho opinion. The next thing in order in the way of a promisedrespite from labor for the acquit- ted and overworked ofticials, 8o rumor suys. will bo a visit to Laporte, Tex., where they have vut in so much of their precious time during the past two years. On this_junket they will be accompanied by Tom Benton, ex-nuditor; John M. Thayer, ex-governor, and Hon. I R. Greer of Kearney. It might be well to mention in conncetion with this proposed visitto Laporte that the land com- Dty owning the townsite is made up prin- cipally of state ofticials, superintendents of state institutions and employes therein. The sentiment is now expressed that the cup of joy of the hilarious ones would not be full and running over until Mosher's ac- quittal was assured, but this will not be long delayed if the reports of the mission- aries who have been sent to Omaha of late are to be believed. All of them who have returned within the past few days do not hesitate to say that the bank wrecking associate of the gang will soon be set free. Tom Majors Rules the Roost. Governor Crounse le: Chicago, and Licuten: will asstime_the gubernatorial reins in his absence. There are v float as to tho futuro intentions of the governor. An intimate friend says that it will prob- ably be two or three months before the ox- ceutive returns to the capital, and that he is scriously contemplatinga European trip. Anotlier friend who sften haunts the executive oftice took it upon himself to say the Fovernor was wearing a heavy fit of disgust, and_that stranger things had hap- pened than for the people of the state to wake up some morning and learn that a governor had resigned. When asked if he had heard of the Kuropean trip, ne said that no would not be surprised if the governor did something of the kind to allow himself to cool off, in case he did not immediately declare himself by a resignation. Still_another said that it would be cminently fitting, in view of the turn_affairs had taken, to have a man of Majors' stamp in the governor's chair soas to have the administration in perfect harmony with the ringsters and *‘run ‘er wide open.’? About that Prediction In the midst of the jubilation among the acquitted officials and their thirsty backers, some asked “How about, Lambertson’s pre- diction?” and a chorus yeiled, It won't amount to a_d—n.” An onlooker replied, SWait till fall,” and was promptly frowned into silence. Here is the prediction as sub- mitted in court by the attorney for the prosceution i his closing avgument: 1f the court of final resort, the most ugust tribunal in the state by reason of its dignity, learning and fntegrity, shall decide it it wies Dbecoming for the Boxrd of Public Lunds an Buildings to appoin agent and supe tendent William 1L 1D Prepresentative of every interest adverse (o the state; thut it was proper to piy hiu his principal §1 per day for the labor of couvicts when all other lessees of convict labor wero paying but 40 conts per duy; thut it in the line of duty for the be to expend or authorize the e ponditure of $7 pproprinted to build a cell Louse, for i tour of Inspection of stuto prisons ana to send delegates 1o o prison congress; thit it was right to pay for | or that never was used and permit the diversion of moneys and materials to the pe il use of Dorgan ar Mosher; that & purchase of stono at thre timos tho market price wasithe act of vigilant officers and carcful business men; thut the method of approving vouchers for eoul deliv- ored at tho asylu ndopted by bourd, whereby the state was defrauded of 12,000 in one yeir and four months, relioved tho bo frc 10 rawrlrn\vlrllhy and acquits them of gross or willful neglig that respondents were inall matters under consideration guilt- loss of misconduct; that none of the chirges ler the o rise to the gravity of un anor; thut respondents be 110 their oflices, commended Dby the courtas good and fufthful pablic ser ants, then will the court throughout the borders of the commonwealth pronounco for the first time as a_tribunal of impoachment Judgment, that will not only produce i pro- found sensation, but ono thut will seriously fmpair the rospect and ver, fon in which it is held and lessen that high sense of public duty in oflicers which is ut once the safety and protection of the state, Bitter Flavor ves In a few days for it Governor Majors 0 the Draught, 1t is known that this is the home of the old state house parasites and strikers, but it must not be understood that all of the people of this city are in sympathy with the threo ofticials and their allies, There are just as pure men here as live upon the broad prairies of the agricultural districts of the state, but the Lincoln air is 80 tainted with political corruption thav it is diMcult for them to throw off the influence and declare upon what platform they stand, though there are any number this morning who have no hesitancy in say- ing that notwithstanding the verdictof the mafority of the court, if the trial could have been held in any other place than heve, the verdict would Rave been guilty as charged. Men who have given the findings of the court mature consideration unhesitatingly ¢ that tho verdict rendered by Judges Norval and Post is not one that can afford Messrs. Hastings, Humphrey and Allen any great amount b satisfaction, for they point to the fuct tha¥ these two judges have vir- tually decided in favor of conviction, though they have condoned the acts of the officials by holding thut they had no knowledge of tho stealings and the looting of the public treasury. Had Chief Justice Maxwell held that the offeinls were iunocent of the charges preferred, theu and in that the event, the wen who were the respondents and their camp followers would have been happy, but as it is they ure compelled to admit that Justice Muxwell 1s nearly always right and that when cases go to the supreme court of the United States he is scldom reversed in his judgment, Thi fact alone weighs heavily upon the minds of the acquitted ofii cials, and as a natural result they arve not enjoying a peace of mind that they would if circumstances were different The re o great many ide what effect the court decision will have upon the future political situation. The demo- im that it loses the state to the re- ns, while tue independents, who claim to represent the people, aver that it has placed the star of victory upon their banner, and going further, they dec'are that Judges Norval aud Post, together with all of the respoudents, have dug their political graves, from which they will never arise until the morn of the resurrection . The republicans are not saying a word, but it is evident that they view the situation with feelings of alarm. regarding Back ut Their Dosks. Laxcowx, Neh., June 6.~ (5 al Telegram to Tue Br)—When morning broke over this usually quiet and peaceful eity it found |CONTINUED ON SECOND FAGE.) DOWNED THE DONNELLYITES Extremists in the Anti-Trust Convention De- feated in the Voting. FOR A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Resolutions Favoring the Formation of National Society Adopted—The Rade leal Element Bolts the Convens tion and Holds One of 1ts Owna Cnrcaco, T, June 6.—When Governor Nelson of Minnesota called the anti-trust. convention to order today it was expected that the first fight of the session would begin, for it was generally known that the Donnelly, or radical faction, had been beaten in the committee on resolutions and would arry the fight to the floor of the convention. Chairman Rosewater, of the committee on resolutions, no sooner read the preamble, than Donnelly moved a substitute, a demand for government purchase of anthracite coal lands. Henry D. Lloyd of Chicago wanted bituminous lands also purchased, and a fight on these two amendments lasted two hours, after which Mr. Rosewater moved the previous question and the committee report was carried. The fight was kept up all day, however, by the extremists, but they were outvoted at every turn. The resolutions adopted set forth at length the evils of the trust system as at present maintained, and call upon the con. vention to create a permanent association to be known as the Anti-Trust Association of the United States, consisting of three rep- resentatives from each state and territor a'so an organization of anti-trust associa- tions in each state and territory toaid the national association i securing uniform legislation and the rigid execution of the law. The olutions declare overcapitali- zation of tha corporate property to be largely responsible for the break- ing down of credit and the financial distress now prevailing and recommend stringent national and state legislation and provision to limit the bonding of corporate property and issue of stoc restricting the same to actual value. It is recommended that each member of the convention use all honorable means for the election to oftice, whethor local, state or federal, of those only who.are exponents of this.auti-trust senti- ment. It is recommended also that the legislatures of the various states enact such legislation as will make it unlawful for any corporation to enter into any trustor com- bine detrimental to trade and commerce and injurious to public welfare. The resolutions were not radical enough to suit the Donuelly and Weaver element and they gave notice of another meeting at the Palmer house tonight. Before the close of the central hall meet- ing J. M. Quinn of the Butte, Mont., Miner offered a free coinage resolution, which was passed by a small majority. Thirty members of the ‘anti-trust conven- tion, representing thirteen states, bolted from the regular meeting and organized to- mght. All the bolters were populists. Gen- eral J. B. Weaver of lowa was elected chair- man and Mr. McClelilan of Kunsas sec tary. Ignatius Donuelly and others made speeches and a resolution was adopted call- ing upon the Bimetaliic league to convene an industrial convention some time in the fall in Chicago for the purpose of a thorough political organization to aver the principles of the IMloyd resolutions. RECIPROCITY CONGRESS, Congressman Springer Makes an Address— Other Proceedings. St. Pavn, Minn, June 6.—In the reci procity convention today the committee on resolutions reportediin favor of reciprocity in trade, especially with Canada, which woula, it was held, be of great mutual advantage, in favor of improvement of waterways from the great lakes to tide water, so as to admit the passage of occan steamers and open tho competition between railways, in both coun- tries, and providing for a committec of ten, five from the United States and five from Canada to lay the matters before their re- spective governments, with a view to se- curing the enactment of necessary laws to secure the ends sought. After addresses favoring the resolution by Hon. James Mar- tin and Hon, William M. Springer of 1llinois, the convention took a recess, After Recess, ‘When Chairman Fisher agzain called the convention to order at five minutes before 3 o'clock, President James J. Hill of the Great Northern railroad was immediately intro- duced. After a few remarks on the com- position of the convention, Mr. Hill said that, as he understood it, the object of the convention was to bring about a free inter. change of commercial commodities and of transportation facilities on both sides of the international boundary. On both sides of the boundary the people are engaged in practically the same occupation. He saw no reason why the commerce, which now seeks an outlet at Baltimore, New York and Boston, should not bedivided with Montreal. An arrangement, agreed upon between tho two countries, would result in good to a por- tion of this country and all of Canada. Ho thought it well not to ask for so much that the people will feel that Canada is getting all the advantage. After other brief speeches the platform was formally and unanimously adopted. In the evening a mass meeting was held in the Auditorium, which was nearly filled by delegates and others, many of whom had been attracted by ihe presence of Hon, Wil- liam M. Springer, chairman of the ways and means committee of the last house of representatives, who delivered the chief ad- dress of the association. Mr. Springer was greeted with hearty applause, and, in open- ing, discluimed any intention of speaking for others than himself, saying that what he should advocate would simply represent the views he entertained as an individual, and cannot be construed as a policy which may be pursued by congress or the demo- cratic party. Whatever policy the party may adopt’ will bo determined when con- gress meets, and after consultation with all the representatives of the people and of the states and the general government. He said in part: Mr, Springer's Speech. “T would favor conferring on the president of the United States authority to appoint an international commission on our part to treat with any like commission appointed by the Dominion of Canada for the purpose of sub- mitting to the respective governments a treaty of reciprocity embodying, as far as possible, the following provisions: First—A free exchange of the products of the soil, the forest and the mines of the two coun- trics, and of the fisheries of the Atlantic and on the Inland waters, Second—The frec exehange of manufactured articles, the component parts of which have been produced in efther country, to b adumit- ted free of duty fn both countries. “One excentlon should be noted, however, that where the articles are subject to inter nal taxes each country should impose a tarift al to the internal tax. There might be some exception to these general rules, which it is sufe to submit to the judgment of an in- ternational commission, The necessities for reven might require important modifica- tions, both as to_substance and as_to the time each provision should take effect. It might be important that a portion of the re- duction contemplated should go iuto effect at the eud of each yeur, fora few ycars, until all the restrictions or taxes will be re- moved. Such a treaty should continue until both parties to it should agree o abrogate it. “After the provisions shall have become in full force and effect and operation, we may reasonably assume that the advantages which would accrue thereby to both coun- .ries will greatly stimulate and promote the commerce between the two countries: will develop their growth and resources and con- for upon each the inestimable advantages which have resulted from perfect free trade between the states of our union, With such object lessons before us, there will be no fear of reactionary measures. 1f any re- strictions should have been observed they would rapidly aisappear in the light of the advantages which would accrue and the en- lightened publie sentiment upon the subject. Every new chabge would broaden and widen the system, until there would be nothing left to remind us of the folly of the past, except the musty records of past con- gresses and parliaments. Would Please England. ‘‘Such an arrangement as I have ontlined does not involve any interference on the part of either country with the tariff laws or political constitution of other countries. Each will be left free to form and to regulate its economic and governmental policies as the people of each country may determine in reference to other countries and as to them- solves. Bach country would be permitted to make treaties, commercial or otherwise, with all other countries so long as they did not interfere with the commercial treaties and regulations between these count “The people of Canada should be left perfectly free from any interfercnce on our part with them in determining or maintaining the policy which wmay exist between them and the mother country. Whatever that polic may be, it will not prevent perfect freedom of commerce between this country and that. We may assume that the nearer the Dominion will approach absolute free trade with the United States the more satisfactory will that condition be to Great Britain, Grert Britain has already sct an example to the world of freeand unrestricted trade, and under that system England has developed a power and brought to her people o wealth which could notv have been done under any restriction to trade or interfer- ence with the natural course of business, England, therefore, will bid her subjects in America codspeed in their efforts to eman- cipate themselves from trade restrictions with the Unitgd States. - And this freedom of trade and absence of commercial restric- tions between Canada and the United States would remove in the future any cause of Jjealousy between Great Britain and our own country and hasten the time which all should welcome, of freer and less restricted trade between our own people ano all the peoples of the world. Traders Protective Assoclation. Pronia, 1., June 6.—The convention of the Traders Protective association met here this morning. After an address of welcome and responses committees were appointed and the convention took a recess. Cumea . PEACE IN NICARAGUA. Interests of All Classes Being Protected Without Much Difficulty, {Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] MANAGUA, Niearagua (via Galveston, Tex.), June 6.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tug Bee.]— Although peace has been fully established and the government appointed under the protocol arranged by the peace commission has been installed, the army which fought for Sacaza and the ono which was organ by the revolutionists, have not yet been di; banded. Some portions of these armies will maiutain their organizations until a perma- nent government is established through a vote of the people. Salyador Machado, who was select the peace commissioners to su was inaugurated emid great enthusiasm, Thousands of citizens filled the streets and cheered the members of the cabinet ap- pointed by the revolutionary junta when they arrived at the capitol from Granada. Thése cheers were repeated on the appear- ance of United States Minister Baker, who was mstrumental4n opening and conducting the negotiations through which peace was establishea, Under the terms of the protocol by which the war is declared ended the new government will gradually disband the arinies of the deposed government and the revolutionists. Dividing the Exponscs, The expenses of the war on each side will be recognized and paid on equal terms. To guard against trouble the armistice has been extended. Meanwhile, the provisional gov- ernment under President Machado is rap- idly pushing forward measurcs for the general good. All citizens have boen ns- sured that they will be undisturbed in the enjoyment of their political rights. Under the ~ arrangement signed by the rev- olutionists ~ and Sucaza, representa- tives of the provisional government can not be removed until a_permanent government has been established by a con- stitutional assembly. Neither of the parties in the lato war can therefore takeadvantage of the other and each will be represented in tho government until the assembly, which is to be called within four months, prescribes the way in which & permanent government shall be established. When this is done an clection will be held for president. It is not probuble that any leader on either side in the late combat will be chosen president for the first constitutional term, Perfect order prevails in agua. x-President Sacs by his wife, left for Leon government took oftice, will leave the country. Tho part taken by United States Minister Buker in restoring peace causes general satisfaction, Popular Ministor Baker, No foreign minister to Nicaragua is so pop- ular as he. Don Francisco Medina, ex-min- ister to France, is also praised for the part he took in the negotiations for peace. The United States cruiser Alliance, which ar- rived at Corinto last Wednesday is still at that port. The Bank of Nicaragua, which suspended during the war has resumed oper- ations and general business is being rapidly pushed forward, VaLraratso, Chill (via Galveston, Tex.), June 6.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee.]—News has been received of the arrival in” Rio Grande do Sul city of reinforcements for the gov- ernment and that the revolutionists were preparing to resume the fighting. In Porto Allegre the meeting place of the revolution- ary sympathizers has becn torn down, and several persons were injured. The Herald's correspondent in Montevideo telographs that the Uruguayan government has ordered the frontier troops to repel at any cost the fur- ther invasion of Uruguay by Brazilian troovs. ‘The Herald's correspondent in Buenos Ayres telographs that the Argentine senate has declared the admission of Rajas as senator from Catamarca to bo illegal, i ESCAPED WITH THEIR BOOTY, 1 parts of Nica 4. accompanied before the new It s bolioved they Arkansas Bank Robbers Mako It Warm for Thelr Pursuers. Roaers, Ark,, June 6.—The bandits, who successfully robbed the People’s bank at Bentonville yesterday, scem to have made good their esoape with their booty, amount- ing to about $10,000. As soon as possible after the robbery had been committed, the sheriffand posse started in pursuit of the robbers. About twelve miles west of Ben- tonville is a postofice and a couple of stores, forming the village of Decatur. Hore the rob- bers continued their depredations by robbing the stores. While thus engaged the sheriff and posse came up. A running fight en- sucd, three of the citizens' horses being shot, but no one was injured. The sheriff and most of his men then gave up the pur- suit and returned to Bentonville. Three or four men, however, coutinued in pursuit, but it is not believed they will meet with suc- cess, as the robbers were making for their haunts fn Indian tervitory. While at catur the leader was recognized as one of the notorious Starr brothers. The looted bank opened its doors and is doing business today. Citizen Stone, who was shat, is still alive, with fair chunces of recovery. S — Fire Becord. MiNNEAPOLIS, Miun., June 6.—Fire broke out this evening in the mammoth furniture store of the Bradstreet-Thurber company in syndicate block, on Nicollett avenue, be- tween Fifth and Sixth sreets, and before, subdued feaused a loss estimated at $160,000. The fire is supposed to have been caused by an electric wire, as there was no fire o the building. - [ [CHICAGO B 1893, YES BESIEGED | Frightoned Depositors Anxious to With- draw Their Money. RUNS ON ALL THE SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS Long Lines of People Walt Before Thelr Doors—Every Demand Satisfiod—An Un- usual Panie—ftusiness Troubles at Many Other Pluces, Cm10aGo, 111, June 6.—In spite of the fact that the Ilinois Trust and Savings bank re- ll!mnml open till 3 o'clock this morning «to give i1xious depositors o chanco to draw their funds, a new line began to form before 8 o'clock this morning, and at 10, the hour for open- ing, between 1,200 and 1,500 people were waiting at the doors with savings book The crowd was several times larger than at any time yesterday. The bank is considered absolutely sound. The ets are figured up at over £88,000,000 and its stockholders are estimated \z'.[\mnu worth in the aggregate fully $150,000,- At the other savings banks the ru; which began yesterday seem to have in- creased in size, During the time when the run on the bank this afternoon was hottest, Phillip D, Armour, whose office is across the street from the bank, sent out some of his clerks to bring into his office a hundred or more of the most excited depositors. When his office was crowded with them Mr. Armour made a short speech telling them that tho bank was all richt and_assuring them that they stood no danger of losing any of their money. 11 it will make you people any easier,” ho said, “Armour & Co. will guaranteo to each one of you the full amount of his deposit in the Tllinois Trust and Savings bank. If there is any person here who s not satisfled with the guarantee of Armour & Co., all that person has to dois to speak up and I wlyl‘l #1ve him a check for his deposit.” Two women said they would like their money, one of them having over §1.800 in the bank. They were immediately paid in gold and the balance of the depositors went away satistied, ON THE SILVER QUESTION, Now York Bankers Express Thomselves on the Subject. New Yonx, June $.—Local bankers and financiers warmly approve of President Cleveland’s announcement through the As- sociated press of his intention to call an ex: tra session of congress to deal with the sil- ver question. President Wright of the National Park bank, to a reporter today, said that he thought 1t very wise on tho part of President Cleveland to call an extra ses- sion of congress. The people, he believed, had a sufiicientiy instructive lesson on the present law and were ready for its repeal. Mr. Wright sa he felt satistied that president’s announcement will have an on the country, President Williams of the Chemica) Na- tional banlk heartily approved of President Cleveland’s intention, *Mr. Cleveland,”” he said, “has done the right thing at the right time.” Mr. Willinms said he believed.with some one else who had saia: “If all the sil- ver which the United States has bought and stored away and put into circulation through the medium of silver certificates and treas- ury notes was moved out into the mddle of the Atlantic ocean und there sunk the loss o this eountry would be less than the loss that has already oceurred thraugh the oper tion of the Sherman silver law and the un- certainty that it has caused.” Mr. Williams declared that all of the pres- ent financial trouble was caused by the sil- ver law. Mr. Cleveland has had to take the financial situation as he found 1t; he aid not malke it. Mr. Williams feels confident that the president will do all he can to improve the financial situation, Among others interviewed, who expressed themselves as favorable to President Cleve- land’s intended action, were Simmons of the Fourth National bank, Randolph of the Con- tinental National bank, Tappan of the Gal- latin National bank, Cannon of the Chase National bank, Mr. Jefferson Seligman ana Heary Clews. ONLY FOR A TIME, Financlal Troubles of the Grant Locomo- tive Works Merely Temporary, Cnicaco, 11, June The Grant Locomo- tive works made a voluntary assignment tg day. The assignces, Messrs. Ackerman & ‘Wilson, have taken charge of the extensive plant of the company, but the shops will not be shut down. On April 80, 1503, the assots of the company were §1,151,020, and liabil ties $410,050. The cause of the company's embarrassment is that it has invested all its pital stock in its plant. It been work- ing upon a large order for locomotive has tied up a large amount of the ass them, As be upon until dehvered, end as the company has been delayed and hin- dered in the completion of tne locomotives by the strike, which has been going on at its works for the past three months, und on account of the stringency in the money mar- ket, the stockholders today decided that ail parties interested will be better protected ¥ putting the property in the hands of an assignee, ‘The company is employed on a contract to build fifty-tive engines for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. This con. tract amounwed to over §50,000, and when the strike took place all of this money was tied up. President Fenner said touight this was one of tho things that compelled the as- signment and that as soon as the company could realize ou its contract with the Burl- ington it would be on its fect again, ets in the; cannot realized NATIONAL DANKS ALL RIGHT, Comptroller Eckels Reports Them In a 0od Condition, Wasnr D. C., June 6.—Comptroller Eckels said to the Associated press th morning that so far as advised no national bank in o has been affected by yester- day’s financial flurry, The clearing house thero stands ready to assist its mem- bers wheuever necessavy. The abstract of the conaition of Chicago national banks at the date of the last call showed a res rve of 20.45 per cent, or 4.45 above legal require ment; total resources, $160,804,804; surplus, £11,610,700; undivided profits, $2,596,000, Filed n Big Mortgage. St Lovis, Mo., June 6.--A mortgage for #8.000,000 was filed this afternoon in the recorder's office. It s given by the Dis- tilling and Cattle Feeding company of New York and Peoria, 111, to the Central Trust company of New York City. The company will isstie 8,000 bonds £1,000 cach, pay- able semi-annually. The money is to be used in payment of rebutes authorized by the company. Caual Street Bank Troubles, Neyw Youx, June 6.—A notice on the door of the defunct Canal street bank this morn- ing informed the clamoring crowd of deposi- tors that the bank was in the possession of the superintendent of banks. Another notice said that the bank had goue into liquidation ana depositors would be paid in full. Cleveland Helped Out Stocks. NEW YORK, June 6.—Stocks opened strong and higher on President Cleveland’'s state- ment to the Associated press on the fluan- cial situation and the propused extra session of congress, iy Troubles of Wiscousin Bank: MaNitowoe, Wis., June 6.—The State bank of this city has failed. It had a capital of $50,000 and a surplus of $10,000. The Manito- woe Savings bauk is now cxperiencing a slight run, Reports from Racine say that a run is in progress on the Manufacturers ational bank. At Madison the run on the First National has increased. Other banks are having increased demanc Failare of & Kuansas Packing Tonse, Wicrrra, Kan., June 6.—The Laclede and Third National banks of St. Louis and the Bank of Commerce of Kansas City. Mo., today sued out attachments for £50,000, 25,000 and $50,000, respectively, agatnst the ancis Whittaker & Sons packing house, he sherift levied on the entire plant, real estate. machinery, building and stock and is now in possession Late this evening Michacl McGinnis filed in the district courta petition to dissolve the partnership and asked that a recolver bo appointed to provent an unuecessary dis pation of tho assets, He alloges that the firm consists of himseltand John Whitta Judge Reed appointed W, N, Levy, presi dent of the Wichita National bank, reccive with a bond of £100,000, which was approved. I'he firm is not indebted to the banks of this city and representatives of the firm said 1t did not owo a dollar in Kansas. The plant here is valued nt £00,000, most of which was donated to it by the city, under the contract to operate the plant in a certain number of years. The firm has done little business on account ot the hich prices of hogs und the Board of Trado was proparing to sue it for a breach of contract, in failing to run the plant to its full capacity’ Washington Banks Close Thelr Doors. SPOKANE, Waush,, Juno 6.—As a result of the suspension of the Bank of Spokane Falls yesterday three other banks in this city closed their doors today. They are the Washington National, the Washington Sav- ings and the Citizens National. A. M. Can- non, president of the National Bank of Spo kane Falis, is_vico president of both the Washington National and Washington avings bauks, and tho failure rectly to the failure of the Banl of Spok Falls. There was great excitement during the first day and a run_oceurred_en_ nearly ank in the city. Tho Washington al has a paid up capital of £100,000, and, according to recent statement, ha deposits amounting to £326,000. Tho Wash- ington Savings has a paid up capital of $50, 000 and deposits amounting to about £00,000. Tt is belioved all the banks are perfectly solvent and will resume in a fow days. The Palouse City bank of Palouse City also closed its doors today. Made Too Big Lonns. Derraxce, O., June 6.—The doors of the Defiance Savings bank were closed yester- day afternoon just before the close of bus- iness. This was dono by Assignee Rolla H. Gleason. The stockholders aid not know such a step was in contemplation. The bank is the youngest in town. The asscts are not less than 150,000, and liabilities are stated at £100,000. The failure is attributed to large loans made by the bauk, which ties up some $127,000, leaviug too narrow a work- ing capital. Marbio Dealer Falls, PriLapeLrnia, Pa., June 6.—Samuel F. Prince, owner of marble works here and of quarries at Rutland, Vt., has failed. Lia- bilities, §100,000; nominal assets, §250,000; Two Rivers Bunk Ealls, Two Rivens, Wis., June 6. —The Band of Two Rivers closed its doors this morning, The resources at the last statement $10,523, due depositors $59.51 were Ollo Savinzs Bank Closed. DEeFIANCE, O., June 6,—The Savings bank «of Andrew Sauer has tailed. The liabilities are $100,000. g N WIOMING RANCHER MURDERED, Joln D. Adams' Body Found Filled with Bullet Holos, Cuevyexse, Wyo., June 6.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Ber]—John D. Adams was found at the Pennoyer ranch on the river, in Sheridan county, a couple of days ago murdered. He had been working on an irrigation diteh, and, not returning at night to his home, a search was instituted for him, The mnext dayv his body was found by the ditch. Four gun shot wounds were found on the body. One entered the back to the right of the spine, pussing com- pletely through the body; another cntered under the right arm and’ came out on the left leg, another was produced by a glanc ing shot across_the stomach, and the fourth entered the left arm below the elbow and came out under the side of the arm. The murderer had 1so hacked a horrible gash in his victim's neck, severing the carotid artery and splitting the windpive. Footprints 1 the vicinity of the erime led the way to a bank below where Adams’ hat was found. Hero the murderver had crept up, and, sheltered by the bank, \d the lead from a 44-caliber gun into his victim, An empty Winchester tridge shell was found on the ground at this point. After having shot Adams down the mu derer walked over to where the body lay and made the terrible gash iu his neck, then dragged him to the slough and threw th body into water nearly kunee deep where it was afterwards found by Buck Enochs, W. I Jones, a sheep man, has been ar- rested charged with the erime. The cor- oner’s jury in its verdict recommended that Jones be held, although the evidence of his guilt is not clea ongue Attorney Tagzart Excaped, CueyrNye, Wyo., June 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. ] —Frank Taggart, through the ability of his counscl, is tonighta free man. He is, however, disharred from the practice of law. It required all of the fore- noon to secure a jury. This afternoon the state putin a great deal of evidence showed conclusively that Taggart McKinney, the d gun with which he made his famous play in the county juil, fiving twenty-four shots, Taggart wus not charged in tho information with b principal in the affair, nor was he proved to be an ‘accessory. The court instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, and or- dered proceedings o be beguu to disbar him e SIRIKING COAL MINERS Prospects for & Soltlement of Their Dif- ficulties Very Good, Rien Hiu, Mo, June 6,—On almost cvery train coal mincrs from Pittsburg, Kan., arrive here to do their best to influence Rich Hill miners to strike, Upto a late hour last night the street corners were crowded with miners discussing the situa- tion. A prominent miner who has had a large influence with all the miners here declared today that there was a swmall possibility of a striko here, “Rignt years ago, when we had our strike here,” said he, ‘‘we called on the miners of Pittsburg and other Kansas points and th refused to aid us, saying that it was not their fight, and now that we have got a chance to get even we will take advan of it. We have nothing to gain by strik- ing and all to lose, and we would be a pack of fools to strike.” The mine owners are confident their men wil not strike OsaGe Crry, Kan,, June 6.—The prospects for an early settlement of the trouble in the mining districts are unusually bright today. President Walters of the Miners association, who returned to this city from Scranton early this morning, received a telegram from 'I'. M. Lacey, secretary of the Miners union, stating thav the operators would meet the executive committee and rbitrate the question on Wednesday. Mr. Walters was sanguine that the strike would be of short duration, and already considered it a victory, as the prin- cipal point is a desire for recognition for the union, Walters will leave here for Pitts- burg today to take part in the arbitration. Prrrssure, Kan, June 6. -Minard & Co. started their works today by paying th men the schedule prepared prior to the strike. Aroott also opened up this moruing by paying at the ratc of §2.25 per day which price will rule until the aifferences are settled, NUMBER 252. EDWIN BOOTH PASSES AWAY Death Euds the Suffering of America’s Greatest Tragedian, HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN THE END CAME Surrounded by the Tmmediate Members of His Family, the Well Beloved Actor athed s Last When the Sammons Came, New Yok, June 6.—Edwin Booth died at 17 o'clock this morning. At tho time of his death he was uncons-ious, in which cons dition he has remained Sunday last. When the end came Mrs, Edwin A, Gross- man, the tragedian's daughter, had her hand elasped in that of her father. Around the bed stood Mr. Booth's brother-in-law, Superintendent MacGoniglo of the Players club, Grossman, Willlam Bispham and Charles E. Carryl. The only other persous present in the chamber were Dr. St. Clair Smith and the nurse. The small group who watched the last moments of the famous actor 1 been silent witnesses of Mr. Booth's Jast strugglo for life since 10 o'clock, when they wera summoned to the bodside by the nurse. Death at that time w momentarily exs pected, but it was some hours lates beforo” a white handkerchief was scen ta flutter from the middle window of the room in which Mr. Booth had lain sinca April 10. This was the sign that Dr. St. Clair Smith had agreed to furnish the small crowd of reporters who stond oxpectant on the opposite sideof the street, The wava of the handkerchief meant that tho great tragedian had died. Another intimation of tho death was the rais- ing of the Hag, which floats over the Players’ club at half mast. Although the flag could could not be secn from the street when it was lowered on its haiyards this morning, it still bemg dark, when the carly dawn broke the stars and stripes might be discerned, clinging listlessly to the flagstaff, under which lay the mortal vemains of America's greotest Hamlet, Something of His Life, Edwin Booth was born on his father's farm in Maryland, fifty-soven i Novem- hor 13,1 1 his 1 cord began in the class room. John Sleeper Clarke way his scho and these two, instead of mountin atform on recitation duys and delivering “Miry's Littlo Lamb,” would, with wonderful accuracy, wive the ‘quarrel 'sceno from “Julius Cosit™ or other seenes from Shakespeare. When not at sehool e trayeled with his fatlier, Juntus Bratus Booth. They e deeply atfached 1o ench other from the first, and while Ediwin was yot vory vour father made a companfon of him® in profess sional journd 10 Was In the course of ono ot tours it Bdwin made his- first regular anco upon the st at the Toston September 10, 1540, Tho pl cibher's’ version of Shulespeare's 111, and the youth cane forward in the littla purt af Tressif. At fiest the elder Booth op- posed his son's cholee of the stake, but ulti- mately relinquished his opposition. 1o eone tinued to act with his father for more thun two years after his advent at the Boston muscum, His fiest n sine pearanco on the New York stag aher 27, 1800, at tho Navional theater, Chathim stredt, AL the same thes <= in 1851, his father being i1l he suddenly and promptly took the place of the eldoer tragedian, and for the first time in his 1o enacted thi Jartof Rictard 1L T the sumner of 1551 ie acconmpanied Wik father to San Iraneiseo, where his elder brothor, Junius Bratus Booth, it. had already established himself as an v anda theatrical manager, and wlherg the three now acted in couipany. They visited other cities, and the elder Booth re- ma nod § 1 ce months, One night Edwin dressed for Jafiier n Ve od,” tha elder Booth” said to him: “You look ' like Hamlet; why don't you play 17" The suggestion was acted upon, and with what result the theater-going world of threg continents well knows. Justas the namo of Junius Bratus Booth 15 inseparably associated with Richard 111, so the n of Edwin Booth is tdentitied With the melancholy prinee, n 1 her and son parted for tha last time, alifornia perlod of Edwin Booth's professional ¢ Lasted until tha autumn of 1856 and iacluded @ trip to Auss tra T 1556 ho took loave of Californin, Teing checred on his way by severnl farewell testimonial b He fiest nppeared at the “ront Street theater, Baltimore, and they made a rapid tour of a1l the largo tities of the south, being everywhere well reccived. In April) 1857, he appared at the Boston theates s S0 Giles Overrench in *A Now Way to Pay Old Debts,” On May 14, 1557, he came for- ward fn New York-at Ihirtow’s Motropolitan theater as Richard 1L, and in the following August he was again seen na round of grent Chiraciers, i all of which ho displayed big brilliant ability On July 7, 1860, he married Miss Mary Deviin of Troy, N. Y., an actress, whom ho had met three yoars before at Kichmond, Vi, with whom ‘he shortly afterward made ' n viSIt_ta Englund. Thoir ouly child, a daughter, Bds wina, was born in Futham Doecenl Aftor the urn 1o Anie g under o sudden iline On returning to agerof the W Hero Booth apy d with this hois S ussoc h 23, 1667, when it was destroyed . Adeth sord of s brilllant suc ag this th would miake u yolumg -in-liw, the eclebrated comos Larke, Was his partuer in the Winter Garden theatre. also assodated in the of the Walnut' Street theatre . i Auiori dian, John S cment of the management P, from the summer of 1863 il March, 1570, When (he Intercst of the lats ter was purehased by the former, The tragedy of April, 1865, compelied him @i wils thon his wish e never to return 1o 14 but busis s obligations constr wnd he nf At the Winter gardon on Janunry 500, us Hamlet, wnd was roceived witlh acelimations by i great audienco. *Riches liew” was rovived thiat year with much splens dor nnd scenic An_cqually fing re- vival was mado | 1867, of Ty chiant of Venle heut burned dowi. A little more than or wtone Taid of | st t the south Y\ t’ and SNt avenue, wndon Fob= ary 3, 1869, Booth opened the new with” “Romeo and Juliet,” ~Roweo being glaged by himselt and ullor by Miss Mary eV icker, Booth marriod Miss MeViekor oh June 7, 1669, she died in Now York in 1881, leaving no children. Booth's theator had o carcer of thirteen yours, and its stage wis the grandest pageanty adorned with someof und graced by the presence of some of the 1 seon i Philadelphi Wostronownoa actors that have b s contury. 13 ste Mity, 1852 When 1t was inadly closed, its ¢ ended with o perforn Modjesku. His stoek cluded Law nee Barrett, Edw JoW. Wall: y Ar, Mark Smith A, W. tenno, D, 0. Anders Bella Putemin and others—ono of the ables{ d atle organizations ever formed in Ameors e Among the stars who neted at it Were Joseph Jufforson, Kate Baton 10 fackert, Charlotto Cushman, Jobn. § Clarke, dohi B Owens and J 1. e Vieker: Booth's theatcr was alinost invariably o prose s house, but It was not economfeally ced, und for this tenson, aud this wlone, ¢ L D. W, Waller, i event He U rooover agalr and in cour timo paid his debta und made another fortune. In 1876 he made a tour of tho which wus @ tri- umphil progress ands of spectators flocked 10 £eo Nl in every city thit ke vis= ited. InSan Prancisco, where fie acted for elght wecks, ho drew upwird of $6,000, & {pts UL then unprecedented on atle stage. In 1850, and again in visited” Great Britadn, and hic scted with brilliant gsucce Londdn and other eities. Ho went to ( ny in the autumn of 1552, 4ud was there roceived with extriord] nary enthusiagsm. In 1893 ho returned b 0 rosumed his stareing tours of America. Hooth aeted mauy parts in his day, but of 1ate years his reportory was linited” to 1tamlot, Macheth, King Lear, Othello, %0, \Vulw{. Richard 111, Shylock, Richard 11, Benedick) Petruchio, Richilion, Payne's Brutus, Bers tuccio in “The Fool's Revinge " Ruy Blas and Don Ciesr de Bazan. e published an edition ss0 plays, 0 Ofteon volumes. the text cuy dupted Ly bimself for stage use, with ins troductions and notes by Willlum Winter, Mr. Booth wis i quiet and reseryed man, re- tring and unosteatatious. His benofactions were kuown to but few, but whea discovered were soen 1o be lavish 'in i princeliness, Thus s gift of & house, palatially furhished, with rich- Hbrary furnlshings wia accoutres ments, to the Players' elub 1s recalied us one, ovidenice of his fiberality—and but one! An earnest, secretive and stidlous mun, sn acto of great intollizence, & superh elocutionist a profound seiolar, he Drought new lsurvls W@ lm» Liswric stage name of Looth.