Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 19, 1893, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUN MORPHINE ENDED HER LIFE Mysterious Death of Bright and Beautiful Bessie MoNott- ROMANCE OF A GIRL OF YANKTON Rumors of Sulelde, While Others Say It Wan an Overdose of the Deadly Drug Taken for Medicinal Purs The Story, Protty Bessio McNott is lying in a new- made grave in a Yankton, 8. D, cemetery today. Bessie is a stepdaughter of a prom- inent South Dakotan named George Brown, and she is also known as Bessie Brown. She died in Omaha last Saturday of mor- phine poisoning. Her demise was sudden— ery sudden, 8o it is claimed. Some people hint that it is a case of suicide. Others say that she died from the effects of an overdose of morphine, and that she was accustomed to taking the drug as a remeay for head- aches. Saturday she was enjoying apparent] good health in this city. At 9 o'clock tha night thea.ngel of deaths had spread his dark wings over her young life. On the day following her sudden taking-off (Sunday) her remains were forwarded to her stepfavher in Dakota. Several months ago Bessie, who was o bright, accomplished blonde of prepossess- ing appearance, arrived in Omaha and made her home while nero at a residence in North Omaha. Later on she visited the family of Major John B. Dennis at 2218 Grant st Since then that place has been her home. Miss McNott, the name she was known by 1y friends and admirers and as beautiful young lady of about 20 cted attention wherever she went in good society. By her arming, obliging and eharitable manner the young woman formed many firm friend- friends have missed her smce Saturday night, and on inquiring at the Dennis_houschold have been shocked to rn that she was dead and her remains d been sent to another state for intcrment, While sitting out in the yard at her Omaha home Saturday evening Miss McNott was scen falling to the ground. kriends hurried to her assistance and discovered that something was wrong. They dd all they could for the girl and then sent for Dr. Tmpey. Case of Morphine Polsoning. The doctor had just stepped off a Twenty fourth street carand hurried to the side of the girl. He saw at a glance that she was suffering from a severe case of morphine poisoning. e apptied all the restor and antidotes known to medis i after a struggle of two hours between’ life and death the girl breathed her last. ‘I'he stepfather of the girl, George Brown, the proprietor of a large cafe av Yankton, was at once notified and’ before morning he ordered that the remains be sent o Yunkton for buriul. The girl never recovered after the doctor arrived and the cause of her death seems to have been carefully guarded. On the afternoon of her death, Bessic scemed as cheerful-as usual and evinced no desire to leave this world. She had been taiking of friends and, according to the story of a friend, she walked out into the yard where she seemed to be seriously think ing of something. Shortly afterward she became unconscious and died. Dr. Impey is positive that death was caused by a large dosc of morphine, but she was to far gono when he arrived to be resuscitated. Her Oft Expressed Wish, The_death certificate was handed to Cor- oner Maul, who prepared the body, and Sunday morning her remains were for- warded to Yankton on order of Major Den- s, who exhibited a telegram purporting to be from the girl's stepfather. Her oft ex- vressed wish was to be buried by her mother, who is suid to be buried in Yankton. Tho sudden death of Miss McNott and the meager details, caused some comment amon her friends and various rumors arc afloat A reporter for Tie Bee visited the residence of Major Dennis last night and was i formed that all the family, with the excep- tion of the young lady who responded to the reportorial knock on the door, were absent She was asked about Miss MeNott's death and she repliod that the girl died from apoploxy of the brain. The young lady ath came very suddenly und ha at shock to all the members of ‘I hese . said tho young lady, “Bessie like two sisters and 1 really loved She was so kind and of such & hapy nature that uo one could help loviug her. She hud been at our house for more than four mouths and had greatly endeared herself to wothier and me. Her sudden doath was a so- vere shock to as all.” Too Late to Help Her, The dose of morphine was a large one and 1t haa been given time to permeate her sys- tem before medical uid had been summoncd The family with whom she was living cx- plained that she had been taking morphine At differcnt times for the headache, They think she took an o dose of the drug by mistake, but do not explain why they relate that the cause of her death was from apo- plexy of the brain when the physician says it was from morphine poisoning. The unfortunate youung lady 1s alleged to have passed turough quite romunt carecr, ulthough she was only 21 years of (g She was beautiful, bright,” accom- plished and of good physique. Hor beauty attracted many admir among whou was u traveling min from Chi: cago, with whom it is said she became in- fatuated, It is asserted by an old South Dakotan at present in Omaha, that the traveling man persuaded Bessic 1o elope with him to_an interior Nebraska town, where 1t is suid she was marvied and after’ wards cruelly deserted. Then s [ Sioux City to scek cmploywment as she did not care to return home, Bessie was engaged to work for Will Beck in a jewelry store. The wan knew her father and wrote him about the givl, Before he could arrive she disappeared and shortly afterwards camo to Omuba. Sinee coming to Omaha Bessic has lived o most exemplary life and it is resumed by some that her past troubles have so proyed upon her mind that she determined to cnd it all via the morphine route. s Like n Sulcide, W. L. Oukl was killed by No. 8, Union Pacific train, at Millard, Neb, at velock yesterday morning. The remains were brought to Omaha last evening aud an lguest will be held tod The man was seen stunding on the trucks talking to two companions just us the train was approach- Ing and the vwo men stepped aside, telling Oakley to get off the track. The man seemed 1o hesitato with seeming indiference to his dauger und paid uo attention to his friends. orthe sig The engineer saw that he £0ing to striko the man and applied the Air brakes with fuli torce wnile he reversed and o0 It was too iate, however, and the wheels crushed him fu a horvible mauner, His left leg was broken and alinost severed. His head was crushed uud back broken, causing justant death he man was a siranger in the viciuity where he was killed and wus identificd by a letter of recommendation showing thut he was 8 bookkeeper aud ac- countant. He had a letter from L. . Tracey dated Juuuary 28, 188, written in Now York City on & Chicago, Rock Island & Pa. citle note head, which stuted thut Oakley had been fu thewr ewpioy, was reiiablo and left thew to seek health in the western country, Acother one was found from Dayid E. Austin of the finange dopartment of the comptrolier's office in New York City, dated 10 1801, stating le had worked there for gL years aul was & reliable man, Nuthing 19, 1871. z could be learned of Oakley's family or rela- tives or where he resided. As the railway company is in 1o wise to blame for Oakley's death it is not likely that an inquest will be held. Ttlooks as if Oakley stood on the railroad track with suicidal intent and de- liberately courted death. DRO® ED AD, Jnck Liston Enjoys His Last and Suddenly Expires, Jack Liston, one of the most popular switchmen in the employ of the Union Pacific road, lics dead at the home of his mother at 1211 Pierce street, whitner he was waken just after midnight. About 11 o'clock Liston, who had been avtending a meeting of Division No. 4 Ancient Order of Hibernians, at Center and Dorcas streets, came north on Thirteenth strect in company with Block Watehman Jerry Murphy, Pat Lin han, William Kelly, Thomas Barrett and Philip Terrill. As ‘they came up Thir- teenth streec one of the party made a facetious remark which causcd Liston to laugh heartily and he halted at the edge of the walk to have his laugh out, while the othiers walked on. Secing presently that Liston had not followed them, the other men turned back, to find him leaning up against a telegraph post, clutching blindly for it, and “tottering on hil feet. A couple of his fricnds came to his assistance, and the others ran to telephone for a cab, but almost before the cab had been called, poor Liston lay dead in the arms of his friends. He was at once taken to tho drug store at the corner of Thirteenth and Williams, and Dr. Karten and the coroner were sent for, Dr. Karten soon arrived, and after a hasty examintion prouounced it a case of apo- plexy or heart discase, he could not state which, Mr. Welch, Coroner Maul's repre- sentative, turned the body over to Heafey & Heafey, who took charge of it. It is not likely that an inquest will be held. “The dead man was about 26 s of age and was one of the best liked switchmen in the employ of the Union Pacific, for which road he worked in the upper yards, He was sober and industrious and thie sole support of his mother, whose grief, when she was called to see the remains of her unfortunate son, pitiful to see. Division No. 4, Ancient Order of Hibernians, to which L ton belonged. will take chargeof the funeral. Liston’s mother stated thut her son had complained of headache for a_day or two and to one or two of his friends he mentioned that his stomach was out of order, and that on Monday he got some medicine from Dr. Galbraith to relieve him, but last night he was cheerful and apparently happy and made light of his apparently insignificant ailment only a short time before he was overtaken by death STE] TACHER'S SUICIDE. History of the Man Found Dead ment. It is now almost sure that the man who vas found dead in the basement at Thir- teenth and Jacison is the barber who has been running a shop in the basement. His name is Carl Stellmacher instead of Stein- mark. A man who has known hin ever ince he has been in Omaha says that there is no doubt but that he committ ed suicide. This acquaintance that Stellmacher was an ofticer in tho I rmy during the war of 1871, After the war was over he married and moved to Denmark, after which he secured a divoree from his wife. Lie removed to Norway and married again. He then came to America, huving amassed a considerablo competence. He located in Chicago and started palatial barber shop and furnished up a fine home. His wife died, leaving him a son, who 18 now livine with a Douglas county farmer and is 12 vears of ago. Hemarried a_third time, but left his wife after she had driven him 'into bankruptey. The deceased then came to Ofmaha and opened up a smallshop He souzht solace for his troubles in driuk, and frequently re- marked that if it weré not for his son he would commit suicide. His friend is of the firm belief that the dead man is Stellmacher, und thae he committed self-destruction. SRssa CHICAGO'S GREAT CALAMICY, n Base- Verdict ot the Coroner's Jury Investignting the Cold Storage Fire, Ciieaco, July 18.—The coroner’s jury in- vestigating the World's fuiv eold storage calumity reached a verdict this afternoon, The jury held to the grand jury the follow- ing people: D, H. Burnham, director of works at the World's fair; Fire Marshal ldward Murphy of the Vorld's fair fire rtment; J. B. Skinner, presidont of the Hercules Iron” company; Charles A, Me- Donald, sc ' of the Hercules Ivon company. The verdict is ns follows We, the jury, find that the deccased o his denth from injurics and burns v a fire of the Cold Storage building World's fair grounds July 10, and nd from the evidens that Charles AL Me- Donald. John B. Skinner, D 1. Buroham and Edward W. Murphy bo held to'the grand jury for eriminal negligence, and there held antil discharged by due course of law. Fire Marshal Murphy was apparently much affected by the result of the investi- jon. “I think it unjust and uncalled for,” he saia. I wasneither neghgent nor was 1 guiity of misconduct av the fire.” President Skinner said the verdict was ambiguous. The tire department aud our- selves cannot both be guilty in this case. It must be one or the other. There wag 1o order of arrest made follow- ing the verdict. Ali four men will be asked to furnish bonds tomorrow morning, how- eve “The evidence on which Director of Works Burnham was heid to_the grand jury is that he was aware of the faulty construction of the building and still permitted it to be o cupied within the exposition grounds, Skin- ner and MeDonald are held because th built the building, and Murphy because evidence was griven that he did not fully in- vestigate the fire bafore sending the men into the fatal tower. Murphy himself swore that the men were already in tho tower when he arrived, having been led up there by Captain Fitzgerald. e SWINDLING THE GOVERNMENT, How Importers of Tobacco Esenps Paying Duty on Thelr Goods, New Youk, July 18.—J. Wertheim of the Cigarmakers association was o wituess be- fore the committee investigaung the affuirs of the custom house today. Mr. Wertheim told the investigators that the United States was deprived of §,000,000 because of the un. dervalu of tobaceo. “Fillers,” saia Mr. Werthoim, “are shipped here, and on those the duty cents per pound, On wrappers, which are the highest product of the Havana tobacco flelds, the duty is £ pe per pound. It often occurs that both are mixed together and the duty paid at the rate of 85 cents on the lot. Not only is this government cheated in this way but also in the quantity imported. There ure more cigars made in New York by any of the big manufacturers than there are pounds of 1o bacco imported from Havan; At el Congress of Education, Onigaao, July 18.—Tho world's congress of education is meeting with great success ‘Thanks to sblendid work, the native enthus- Lasm of the school teachers has expanded tho congress is proving one of the wmost profitable of the many great World's fair gatherings. Every lecture room wus crowded today aud the overtiow filled many of the halls. There was to be seen all do nominations and wany strauge garbs. Sisters of Charity were seated sido by side with de- mure Quakeresses . drab, while the pic- duresque costume of the Orient was not at all uncommon. ‘The jolliest crowd in attend- unce appeared to be the deaf mutes Bishops Keane and Spalding and l“ullm\, were iu atteudauce, aud eminent instruct from Fngland ana Fraoce and Germuuy were uttentive listeners, me to cd ut at the the jury, m OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JU | ALL PRISONERS WERE SHOT Rio Grande do Sul Revolutionists Win a Bloody Vietory, INSURGENTS DEFEATED AT SANTA ANNA They Meet with Further Sels of Quan Montevides by the Urnguayan Authorities. Reverses by the are ties of Arms at [Copyriyhted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Varpakatso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), July 18—(By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tur Bee.] —Vigof ous fighting is reported to be in progress in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. General Sar- aiva, in command of the revolutionists, pushed forward toward Yaguaron City The advance posts oceupied by government troops were taken. All prisoners captured were shot by the revolutionists, Efforts of theinsurgents at Santa Anna were unsuccessful. The Castilhista forces charged upon the revolutionists and drove them buck. Several men were killed. The revolutionists met with a further reverse by the scizure of arms intended for them by the Uruguayan authorities in Montevideo, Seeking Favors from Britons. An attempt has been made by the British minister to induce the Chilian government to favor London banks in jts ar- ngements for the collection of the duties nitrates from the Tarapaca bank. The law requires the bank to guarantee first class bills in payment of aitrate duties. The deposit of sufiicient securi by the banks for the payment of the duties is required to b2 made. The bank of Tai paca, which controls, through Colonel North a mujority of the nitrate concerns gave security for only a small sum in comparison with that given by the national banks. The Chilian government demanded that the sccuritics be increased and then the Tarapaca bank offered to deposit the required sccurity in London, the plan the British minister asked the Chilian gov- ernment to adopt; but the minister of foreign affairs refuses to look upon the British min- ister's suggestion as anything more than an informal one. The Chilian government main- tains the attitude that it has the right to direct its fipancial affairs in its own way, unembarrassed by foreign intervention. Argentina Economizing. The Herald’s correspondent in Buenos Ayres says unusual measures for economy have been adopted by the government of Ar- gentina. Several war ships have been taken out of commission, the sailors discharged and the pay of officers reduced to one-half the usual salari Quirno Costa is to be sent back to Chil as the minister from Argentina. Julio Foster will be sent to the United States as the ofti- cial representative of the nitrate mterests. It is hoped he may cause their extensive use by farmers. The anniversary of Uruguayan independence is being celebrated in Monte- video. on Seandals in Pera. Lins, Peru (via Galveston,Tex.),July 18.- [By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald —Speciul to Tue Bek.|—There is a great, deal of excitement in Peru over the scandals growing out of the discovery of frauds in the collection of taxes. Government ecm- ployes and many leading supporters of ceres, the oflicial and military candidate for president, are connected with the plots to defraud the government. It is believed that nearly half a million soles have been stolen, In view of these exposures, General Caceres has abandoned his proposed tour through central and southern portions of Peru, The resources of the government for August will be wsignificant. Bonilin Wiil Re PANAMA, Colombia (via Galveston, Tex.), July 18.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Brer.]—Poli- o Bonilla declares that hostilities will soon be resumed in Honduras. Bonilla has recovered from the wounds he received duriug the recent revolution in that re pubic, which resulted in the victory for General Vasquez, who is now ruling the country in a most tyrannical way. Bonilla is auxious to renew the tfight and has gone to Honduras to join his followers, who are still in arms in the eastern provinces, Just before he started the revolutionary leader declared that active war would soon begin. He 1 that Vasquez will be finally overthrown. als Gutierrez, Davila and Fiallos accompanied Bonilla on his journe; athan Crowell, & well known American . died suddenly yesterday in Colon, ew the War. the building of the railroads of that re- public. Lately he had superintended the dredging work of the Punamu Caual com- pany. FRANCE AND SI1AM, M. Develle Tells What from the Latter Country, Pams, July 18, —In accordance” with his announced intention M. Dreyfus toduy ques- tioued the government in the Chamber of Deputies as to tho French operations in Siam. Develle, minister of foreign affairs, said the government disavowed any inten- tion to interfere with the Siamese inde- pendence. At the sime time the govern- ment intended to insist that the treaties between France and Siam be respocted, The interference of a third power i1 the dispute will not be tolerated. 1f Siam did not make complete reparation for the murder of M, Grosgurin, the French inspector of the native militia, by o Siawese mandarin, and other acts for which Frasce demanded satisfac- tion, a French fleet would blockade the Mekloug river and, if necessary, bombard Bangkok to enforce the demands of France. Sufticient warniog would be given the powers. The _Chamber by an unanimous vote adoptéd the order of the day, expressiug confidence in the governwent, Besides referring to the Grosgurin murder, the Khone islands incident and’ the bom: bardment of Bangkok, M. Develle spoke at some length concerning Great Britain's pary > dificulty. He said he must answer :usation that he had acted humbly to- ward Eogland, Now, the fact was that both the earl of Roseberry” and Marquis Dufferin, British ambassador in Paris, had given posi: tive assurances that Eugland would not i terfere in Siam. The statements of Sir Edward Grey, parlismentary se retary of the British foreign ofice’ in the House of Comwmons, yesterday had, therefore, greatly surprised he government. The remurks wade by him as to the scuding of British “war ships to Siamese waters were regarded by the min. ister us quite irveconcilable with the prom ises mentioned. Baron d'Estourncles Freuch charge daffairesi n London, had vis! ited the earl of Roseberry to express the in rprise felt by the French govern mout in view of Si Edward Grey's declara tions. The carl of Kosebery replicd that Sir Eaward's words had veen misinterpreted as Lo the mission of the British gunboats, us well as those that wight be sent in Swwlese Will Bo Expectod waters later, and which would be me Frotect British back Siam in he ely to ubjects 1 Siam and not to quarrel- with France. The Soir says: M. Develle has telegraphed M. Pavie, French miuister resident in Bang- kok, the terms of an ultimatam to be pre- sented forthwith to the Siamese govern- ment. Twenty-four, hours are allowed for the reply to France's demand Adispoten from Bangkok says the Siamese govern @ admits that the French citizens who were 1njured #tid those who have been the subject of weeotiations are entitled to indemnity, and has offered to make a deposit pending proceedings todetormine the amount of damages, [very iattempt to get a defi- nite statement of claims, however, is said to have failed. TRY IN TOOK THE BLAME Commander of the Fleet Assumod sponsibllity for the Victorin's Lo s [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Marta, July 18.—|New York Herald Cable pecial to Tue Bee}—At the court mar- tial tod Commander Hawkins-Smith and Lord Giiford both deelared Tryon stated to them that the collision was all his fault, all his doing. 1 heard it stated outside the court that at the moment before the Victoria disappeared nentering the door of the Re- Captain Bourke this morning resumed tho stand in the court martial resulting from the sinkingof the British battleship Victoria, oft Tripoli, Syria, Bourke testified that ho be- me awiaree of the danger of collision almost s soon as the Victoria began to turn, Ad- miral Tryon had consulted nobody about the maneuvers. It had beel customary to use thirty degrees Leim, but Tryon changed it to twenty-cight degrees. Lord Giiltfora, Hag lieutenant of the squad- ron, testified that after the collision Admiral Tryon said to him: It was all my fault." Continuing, Captain Bourke said that had the vice admiral been aft,he certainly would not have sent to ask permission to alter tho speed of the shin. He (witness) had_never been in a similar position bofore Ho did not directly tell the vice admiral that per- forming the maneuvers in a distance of six cable lengths would, iu his opinion, result a collision. He did not think the vice ad- miral was confusing the radius with the diameter of the circle, He supposed some- thing else was going to happen. Like cvery body else, he had uubounded confidence i Vice Admiral Tryon. He believed that Sir (George must have known how to gev out of the dificulty. When asked to explain how it ‘was that the signal for *‘six cables" was flying after the vice admiral had virtually assented to oight cables, Captain Bourke replied that it was after Staff Commandar Hawkins-Smith had left the cabin that ‘the vice admiral summoned lag Lieutenant Gillford and ordered him to signal “six cables.” This order, Captain Bourke believed, was a writ- ten one. About thirty sevonds elapsed be- tween Captain Bourke's last appeal and the reversal of the port screw by the vice wd- I's order, | Captain Bourke was quéstioned closely as to what was Tryon's mahmer of receiving the suggestions concerning the sig for the fatal manoeuy He rYeplied that the ad- S unswers wererathershort and sharp. Captain Bourke—1 know the admiral con- sidered the Victoria a bad flagship because his flags were forward, whilst it was his busin to look aft. ptain Winslow, the, consider the manoeuver dented one? : Captain Bourke—Certafnly; Lnever had to do it before. ¥ ITALIAN TOWNS:DESTROYED, Eo rosccutor—Did you faered an unprece- Voghera mad Castegeio Visited by a Cy- clone—Many Killed aud Injured. Rome. July 18.—A 'tornado swept down suddenly today on Voghera and Casteggio, in Piedmont. Hundreds of villages were wrecked. In one section of Voghera havdiy 4 house was left stunding. Nota structuro in either town was left intact. Hundreds of persons were injured. The number of dead is not known, as the bodies are buried in the ruins, Only seven bodies have been recov- ered. The militin have been called out to help in the work of rescue and ambulance corps have been sent for from near by cities, Voghera is o manufacturing ity with some 10,000 mhabitants. Casteggio, which 1s five miles from here, has about 5,000 inhabitants. To Cancel HIs Debrs, [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett ] BEenLi, July 18.—[New York Herala Cable —Special to Tue Brg. | —Prince Max of Saxony, who ¢ ed u sensation a few days ago by suddeunly leaving the army. has entered a monastery at Eichstadr. He is 23 yeurs of uge. ———— CROWDS AT THE Advantage Taken of the Good Wenther. Test of Harvest Muchines, Cnieaco, July 18.—Ideal weather grected L to the World's fair this morning. The skies were clear and the temperature just right for outdoor exereise, and a bracing breeze came off Lake Michigan. Visitors were not slow to take advantage of condi- tions and began to flock into the grounds early. Not since the Fourth of July have the ticket takers been kept so busy. The exhibit of the republic of Uruguay was formally opened to the public today snd is exceedingly creditable, The World's fair field trial of mowing ma- chines took place at. Wayne, 111, today on the farm of Mr. M. W. Dunham, one of the moSL promincLt farmers of the northwest Many of the World's fair_exhibitors refused use lort notice given to competitors, ily mowers entered in the cont vere those of the MeCormick Harves compuny of Chicago and the Williaa M v any of Muncie, Ind. T} s were Prof, It. H. Thurston of Cornell e, Hon, H. C. Wheeler of Odebolt, la one of the lurgest farmers in the world and scently the republiean candidute for gov- enoe of lowa, and Calvin Young, a manu- facturer of Auburn, N. Y. The fleld in which the test occurred was covered with heavy timothy of a yield about three tons to the acre. The teams for the test were selected from the draft horses on the furm of Mr. Dunbam, Tho weight of the McCormick and Whitely mowers wus about equal—t30 and 035 pounds cach. The five foot bar Whitely maghine cut one acre of timothy iu exactly #8¢ minutes. F stops were required tobe made in order to clear the bar of clogging gruss. The McCormick fivedoot bar machine cut one acre of timothy in exactly the time required by the Whitely mower—82'; min utes, but the McCormick mower was com- o lur 1o clear the bar on but one aslon, and this was due to the impedi ment of arusty spike which caught in the sickle, { The next trial was with the “Big Four" McCormick machine, a séven-foot bar mower, which weighs about 750 pounds, The Whitely company did not compede iu this trial us no seven-foot bar maching is turned out by it. One acre of timothy was cut in 25 minutes, as compared with 8215 minutes for the five-foot bar. The judges announced uo formal conclu- sions today, but will present a detailed re- port to Chief Buchanan within a few days. BIG FALR, Movem ors duly 18, At Boston—Arrived—Philadelphia, from Liverpool. At New Yorg—Arrived —Iaiser Wilhelm, from Bremen; Dresden, from Bremen. AtS Bremen—Arrived—Elbe, from York: Darmstadt, from Baltimore At Loudon—Sighted—Circass York; ithaetia, from Now York A Hamburg—Arrived—Gothia, from New k Al Antwerp — Arrived — Sorrento, from Baltimore, New from New ———— Daugnters of ol The Laughters of Bethel gave an enjoy- able sociable and entertwnment at their hall on Haruey street lust evening. Wl‘l():'{ ACCEPTED THE LY 19, SITUATION Railroad Presidents Decide Not to Buck the Maximum Rate Law, ORDERED NEW FREIGHT SCHEDULES Long and Short Haul Points Wil Make Conslderable Complication—Decided in Reterence to this Particular Point ~A Gracefal Surrendor. Crieaco, July 18.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee]—There was a well meeting of railway presidents today to consider what was to reference to (reight rates in Nebrash nection with the maximum freight rate bill Wwhich soon goes into effect. The president of nearly every road in thot stato present and the whole matter was gone over carefully. All thought of resisting the apolication of these rates was abandoned anud the result of the meeting was the in- struction to the freight agents to go ahead and prepare a new freight schedule,based on the requirements of the Nebraska law. Not u Light Task. The preparation of that- schedulo em- braces a good mauny difficulties, and the freight agents who took up the problem this attended held be here done in ain con- afternoon inthe general mecting have be- fore them a complicated task. The law pro- videsfor a definite mileago rate, and onc of the troublesome complications that follows the putting such law into exceution is the dificulty of equalizing the the roads running to the sume point, but reach- rates on ing ivoyer varying mileage. The question arises as to whetheror not the longer line will put in the rate based on the mileage schedule provided by higher rate thun the it will ignore that schedule and meet the rate of its more direct competitor. Scttled in Several Ways, That question was taken up by the presi- dents and was docided fit various c law, and thus have a shorterline, or whether in various To some points the longer s to s will put in rates even lower than the law provides so as to meet the competition of the shorter hines, while in petity s will be es lower than those made absolutely nec- essary by the law will be putin force. others com- acrificed and no OBJECT TO CHEAP RATES, Koads That Do Not Look with Favor on Cuts to the World's Fair, Cuicaco, July 18, —The TIilinois Central, Louisville & Nashvilie and Queen & Crescent lines have joined in a call for a meeting to be held here on ‘Thursday of this week for the purposeof considering World's fair rates. The roads are not in favor of putting down the rates any more thav can be avoided and the meeting will probably spend more time considering ways and means of provent- ing the advent of cheap rates into their ter- ritory than it will spend in the consideration of cheaper rates to the World's fuir. The southern toads have been kept very busy of late in handling their summer tourist busi ness and as long as they can do a large bus. ness at the present rates they naturally see no reason for immediate reductions, The proposal of some of the western roads to establish one-fare rate outlined yesterday, is booked to meot some decided ition when the meeting convenes on All the roads agiree that the re- duced rates will come at some time, but that they will not come on Iriday is practically assured and it may bo August 1 befo V. are in effect, The opposition to th was wore pronounced today than yesterday. it was AFTER THE SHORT LINE, m is Central Belie of th Siovx Crry, July 18.— Tue Bes.|—$t was officially announced here toduy that on August 1 or thereabouts the Sioux City. O'Neill & Wostern road, extend- ing from this city 135 miies west to O'Neill, and the Missouri Bridge property, consist- ing of a partially comploted bridge across the Missouri river, will pass into the hanas of the Ilinois Central. President Fish and Vice President Hunrahan of the Cent have been in the city twice in the past few days on busiucss in connection with the deal. At the same time the Sioux Cif Ana Northern road. extending from this city to son, will o to the Great Northern. Hill of St. Paul and other Great Novth- ern people are here tonight arranging the detaiis of the deal The ( at Northern will also control the Terminal compuny’s switshing tracks and tho union depot. Tie teris of the deal are ot nunounced but it is believed the Sioux City and Northern was purchased and the Short [ 2 leased on the assumption by the Hlinois Central of its bonded indebiedness o Ro. Special Tetegram to to Have Control investigatea few case the live stock rate that fought by the stock shippers throughout tho state, Parties appeared beforo the board nst weels and argued against the company’s newly established rates, and the company being notificd, telegraphed the commission ers that it would bo represented, but this morning another telegram from the company announced that the rates had been with- drawn, , among which w; has been bitterly Violuted (i Agrociseng Sr. Lovis, July 15—Tho Iron Mountain rond has issued dn order permitting passcn- gers riding on special World's fair excursion tivkets to ride in any car they. please. This is & violation of the agreement under which the tickets were issued and may result in demoralizing southern rates, The Missouri Pucific says it took this action because it discovered other roads were violating the agreement in the same manner. A A ANTHONY J. DREXE His Body Arrives at Now York—Arrange- ments for the Funeral, New Youk, July 18.—The body of Anthony J. Drexel arrived here today on the North German Lloyd steamship Kaisor Wilhelm 1L 'The yacht Corsair, belonging to J. Pier- pont Morgan, with A. J. Drexel, jr., George W. Drexel, John R. Droxel, George W Childs, J. W. Paul and Mr. Morgan on board met the Kaiser Wilhelm at quarantine. J H. Harges, of the firm of Drexel & tiarges of Paris, had the body in charge. J. H. Wright, cne of the members of the firm of Drexel & Co., with Mr. Childs, Mr. Morgan and the dead banker's son-iu-law, James W. Paul, were in waitine at the dock After a short delay the body was puton & special train, which started immediately for Philadelphis with the entire party. The tunerat will take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow from Mr. Dy late residence. Tho interment will take place iy Woodlawn cemetery. e Distigured by Vicriol, 81, Louss, July 18.—Mary Corby, & widow of middle age, was frightfully burned sbout the back, neck and face lust night by haviug SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS a bottle of vitriol thrown over hier by Peter Shetterback. N, gorby is the landlady of a roomine hou®. \nd Shetterback, until about a week was A roomer in the house. He b uently besought Mrs Corby to wed hes nd last night, after another refusal, t the vitriol, Snetter- back escaped OLNEY DENG e Would Like to | L CHANGE, he Vacaney o . :or Tie Ber, STieer, L Jduly IS, In the Department ocwdtice today it was a matter of gossip that Attorney General Olney of Massachusetts would be appointed to the vacancy on the bench caused oy the death of Justice Blatehford of New, York Itis known thatMr. Olney with bis present position takes too much of politics. Mr. Olney is a fine lawyer and would make a good judie. He neither likes norunderstands the politics of his present ofice. President Cleveland likes Mr. Olney and bas great confidence in his legal ability, and would like to appoint him to a place on the beneh, The chief drawback is the fact that Justice Gry also hails from Massachusetts, and it is not regarded as very probable that a second justice will be chosen from that state, A strong pressure is boing brought to bear on the president to cause him to take the new justice from some of the casterly states of the south. — "Phe. south complains, and Jus'ly, that she is not properly represented on the supreme beneh. - She hias but one of the nine justices composing the court —Judge Jackson of Tennessce. 1f the aew justice should be chosen from one of the southern states cast of the Alle- ghenies he is apt to be either Judie Alvoy of Maryland, now chief justice of the court of appeals of the district, or Major Joseph B. Cummings of Augusta, Ga.a very able lawyer. Should it go to one of the souther: states west of the Alleghenics the choice of the president would probably fall upon Sen ator Lindsay of Kevtucky. Senator Lindsay would undoubtedly aceept the position woere it tendered to him, Either one of these gentlemen would adorn the supreme beneh Wanted in Nebraskn James B, Botts, a young arrestea here this morning by Detectives Rhodes and Lacey for the authorities of Lincoln, Neb. where ho is charged with forgery, and the Nebraska authoritics were notifed. Botts s a man of about ¥ years of age, and has been prominent amon the colored peoplo of Nebraska. He was the promoter of quite a number of schemes toadvance the interests of the race, and 1t is alleged by his forgery, he qinte an amount money. Ho is charged with the L 2 check for §175 in Lincoln on May The oficers found him on C street in this city, where he was engaged as a saw filer, "They wot nim just in time, as he had received 4 letter this morning from Ne- braska, stating that he would be st for, and he'was preparing to leave, Wasmixarox By 3 Fou Wa s dissatisfiod bocause it par olored man, was ete., of forge 4 t. PASSHy Fourth-Class Postiusters Appointed, WastiNatos, July 15.—The total number of fourth-class postmasters appointed to was ninot, ven, of which thirty-cight we to fill v caused by resignation and death, 1c — - WILL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE. Utah Mormons to Be Restored to All Their Priviloges ns Cltizens, SaLT Lake. July 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre,]—The long mooted question, will the polygamous Mormons be allowed to vote, was settled by the Utuh commission in the afirmative today. On June 19, through the secretary of the interior. the commission asked for an official opinion from the attorney general of the United States as to the effect. which President Harrison's amnesty proclamation would have upon the it of persons hel disfranchised toregister and vote. Yesterday the following telegram was received, wms. nider ined to presented having no au- missioners in exereise of iinission 1200 inst. attorne anopinion on the your letter of the 10th ult., ) v Lo udvise col duties of their ofli WiLLIAN 11 S13s, Acting Seeretary. The Utah commission devoted the whole of this morning to a thorough discussion of the question, and this _afternoon the follow- ing resolutions were adopted: Whereas, A difference of opi s Micacy of the Harrise t nders in Utah trom prior disubility (0 vote s and Where Tu the Interest of elective govern- ment, that doubt ousht 1o o solved in used; therefore b It olved, That an {I‘rkull in the territory qualificd 6 vote and who has abstained fron committing any such offense sinee November 1, 1890, ouzht,’in the opinion of the commis- ston, for the' “reason aforesaid, 1o be per- mitted to registe R. S. [obertson, A. B. Williams and John A. McClernand, three members of the Utah commission, subjoin & note to the resolutions which says they are of the opinion thut President Harrison’s proctamation, without further legislation, does not restore the priv. iloge of voting to those d sed pe sous, but coneur in the resolutions pending such legislation, in e~ DISABLED A MAN-OF Umited States Ship Molicu Shot from a Hawaliun oher. Pour Towssesn, Wash., July 18, —Advices from Alaska state that the United States man-of-war Mohican was fired upon in Bering sea and disabled June 25 by the Hawaiian steamer Alexandria, which sailed from San Francisco last Avril. Ths Mohizan discovered the Alexandris in the act of raiding scal rookeries and tried to intercept her, fiving two shots across her bow. The Alexandria roturned the fire, striking tho Monican aunidships, disabling’ her enginc The Mohican went to Unalaska for repairs and the Alexandria escaped. July 1, however, the revenue eutter Rush overhauled the Alexandria and the Steamer St. Paul with contraband skins on board 4 them anud sent them with prize crews WAL, Disn by n Could Not Have een t narin, SAN F'raxcrsco, July 18, —The news of the disabling of the war ship Mohican by a sealer in the Bering sea is questioned by the scal ing men here. Donald Ross, of Koss & Howlett, the firm that fiteed out the Alexan dria, said that if the Mohican_was fired into it wiis by some other vessel. On June 1 the Alexandria was in Hokodate, Japan, while the battle with the Mohican is said to have occurred - March 25, and the Alexandria ailed from hore in April and had no_cannon an board. Krom here she went to Honolulu and then 1o Japan, it is said, where she has been ever since., Ross says it is probable that the Mohicat mistook the Russian gun bout for i poacher uud fired across her bows, for which she got a shot in return. Naval Officers Don't Believe It WasmiNaToN, July 18.—The Navy depart ment ofticials do not credit the report thut the United States steamer Mohican was fired on and disabled by a poaching sealer in Alaskan waters on Jun One reason for this is the receipt of & telegram this morning from Captain Hooper of the revenue cutte Itush, dated the 17th, saying that by com- mand of Commander Ludlow of the Mohican he had seized the scalers St. Paul and Alex ander, but making no mention of the dis ubling of the Mobican. It is not believed ho would have omitted to mention so importaut au event —_—— Btruck a COLOKADO SPRING Hig wan, sccretary of the Mollie Gibson Mining company, save that the reports that th wine is fooded are untrue. There las becr a flow o struck, but it docs not iuter fere with work, THE COMPIROLLER'S VIEWS Oa.se of the Present Finanoial Dopression, as Seon by Him, HIS TALK TO NEW YORK'S FINANCIERS In an After Dinner Speceh Himselt-The West Is Blamed o Greater Part of th Present Trouble, Mo Exprosses EW Youg, July 18, James H. Comptroller of Cure kels was o guest of h prede Ex-Comptroller A, 1. Hep- burn, at dinner at the Union League club this evening. The affair was stated by the distinguished diners to bo a parely social one, given as u compliment to the new comp- troller and for the purpose of enabling him to meet the New York bankers, The gathering of so many of the leading flnanciers of the country, and the presonce in this city of the comptroller of the cure rency, attracted much attention, and the meeting between Mr, Eckels and the bankers was regarded more as a conference on the monetary situation and the prospective measures for its relief than as a purely meeting. Hepburn is not a member of the Union League club, the dinner was given in the names of Henry W. Cannon, president of the Chase Natwral bank, and Fred D, Tap- pen of the Gallatin National bank. Presi- dent George B Willinms of the Chemical National bank and president of the Clearing House association, presided. Comptroiler Eckels' Kemarks. Comntroller Kckels, in response to a fow words of welcome from his host, Comptrollor Hepbuen “When T aceepted the invitation to be present this evening it was that [ might in- dulge myself in the personal pleasuro of meeting some of the representatives of the great financial institutions of your city. I did not then, nor do I now, intend to make a formal address, but there are one or two things that may not be inappropriate to the e or oceasion. “T'he condition which confronts the Amerts can people requires thoughtful ate tention of every citizen who has at heart the interest of “the country. 1t isnota time of panic, because we have passed the fiod inour history when a panic is a possibility ; but it is one of - slow tiquidation the result of undue speculation an unwise financial legislation, Nothing is to be gained by aking on 4 fright that is unwarranted by the immediate past or the immediate future, What the American people ought 1o do in the midst of the failures that have occurred 15 10 to give way to uncalled-for alarm but to study’ the churacter of the institutions which have failed: the causes which have produced them and the locahities in which they have occurred. After such a study let them view the solvent institutions ev wh about them and the conclusion that must irresistibly fotlow is that the legiti- mate life of tie country is not threatened, but instead, it will come out of the present turmoil the stronger for having passed through it. Finds Fault with the West. “In conservative business centers the fails ures have been fow either in banking or other lines. Bud banking at such times is dangerous and must inevitabily bring dis- aster upon those who engage init. The present stringency has simply hastoncd the closing of some banks, because they were inherently weak. Othoers have closed as a resultant’ effect of having kept alive the operations of speculators in the extrome westand in portions of the south, The art has not been discovered of making some- thing out of nothing and the financier who stakes his all upon an unbuilt city reaching out into the waste places of the enrth, must bring about the ruin of his own kindred i stitutions which have wrusted in him and pinned their faith to assets yot unborn. “Disasters have fallen upon the speeul tive_institutions of boom cities of the s.ates of Wasnington, California, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri, which have in_turn injured solyent oues, but the states of New England and the east and the midale states, and those of the northwest not less than of the south, have thus far cscaped; and, whyt Becadse the foundutions upon which thoy are built 1s rock, and.not sand. Such u ro. view us that I have fudicated cannot but result in quicting tho f@ars of the timid and encouraging those who e thus far main- tained an unswerving faith in the spoedy coming of bet time It ought to check those who invite disastor by withdrawing from solvent institutions the money which dapositors cannot possibly use. Should Treat the Banks Better, ‘“The people are hoping and asking much from the bunks of the country. In turn the banks have the right of considerate treat- went from the people. Lot those who have 50 long transacted business with the bank. ing institutions have sufiicient confidenc in them to know and feel that if in yeurs past they havo proved safe, that they are likely 50 1o do in the present emergency. 1tuns upon banks but destroy the imtercst, which otherwise would bo proteeted, an those who_ indulge in them cause to come about the thing which they say they wish to ave **In’conclusion, permit me to say that T fne dulge neither in extravagance of speech or suggest & course to be followed by the banks, but the steps through the past stress huve been such s to commend them to the good wishes of the public. They have displayed a courage that has mot every emergency and the financial condition of afYairs on the part hanks has been a constant source of inspiration to all the country.” s M. PPreston, supermtendent of ow York state bunks, was the next r. He confined his romarks to state g and doprecated the idea of remoyving the 10 per cent tax on stute banks unless somo uniform system of regulating the cur rescy be adopted y state in the anion 1ach of the other gentlemen present spoke bricfly and informally, and Mr. Eckels given a very good idea of what the New Yorlk bankers would like the government to do in regard to the treasury’s action and legislation of the a pproaching congress, renc DENVER'S FINANCIAL TROUBLE, Moro Banks of that City Are Forced to Ge I quidatic Dexsver, July 15, -[Special Telegram to Tug B | —There's a vanio on here. Threo national banks closed their doors this morn. ing and the lurgest dry goods house in the city failed, Runs in progross on every national bank in the city belonging to the Clearing House association and the people are wild with fear, The banks which closed this morning were the Union National, capital $1,000,000, It. W. Woodbury, president, the National Bank of Commerce, capital $500,000, ex-Goy- ernor J. A, Cooper, president, and the Come mereinl National bank, capital, $250,000, O, H. Dow, president. ‘I'he McNamara Dry Goods company, one of the largest nouses in the west, was also closed by attachment, ‘Ihe runs now in progress are on the City National, German National, First National, Colovado National, American National, Peos ple's National and State National. Besieged by Excited Crowds, No scone was ever witnessed here before liko that this morning shortly after the hour when the bauks open for business, The failuve of three savings banks yesterda, had excited the masses, and at the hour ol g the streets wore crowded with anx- positors. The eleven clearing bouse Litias, Jocated witkin four blocks of each