Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 23, 1894, Page 2

Rothschild says the tramp shut her in. The closot contained a miscellaneous assortment of both men's and women's wearing ap- parel, which was all partly consumed Where the man went to or where he came from is a mystery which none of them pre. tend to be able to solve; neither they #ee how he could have gotten out of 8o thickly settled a nelghborhood without belng seen by any one Mrs, Rothschild has three children, a girl and two boys, aged 8, 10 and 15 years, but they were out cogsting and their mother was alone when the trouble occurred, Her sis- ter, Mrs, Andrew Haas, Is the wife of a tlo buyer who resides at 1135 South Thirtieth H., Nathan and Lee Rothschild, buyers living in the city, are brothers of Julius, IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. A visit was made to the Rothschild place again last night and inquiry made as to the condition of the injured woman. It was learned that she was very low and that the chances were tly against her recovery It was thought, however, that she would live through the night. She was In too feeble a condition to talk. Mr. Lee Rothschild was scen and said that nothing could be learned as to the identity of the m; He further said that the story that was going the rounds about the possibility of his being the husband of the injured woman all nonsense; there was abgolutely no truth in it My ‘sister- in-law,” he said, “has not seen her husband for five years, and when he left home it was not on account of any domestic trouble, but for financial reasons. There was no reason why he should wish to injure his wife or be th se of it."” Mr. Haas, brother of Mrs. Rothschild, was also seen. He scouted the idea that the woman's husband had anything to do with the case, as he was thousands of miles away and there was not anything for him to gain by it. Mr. Haas has the greatest fear that his sister will not recover. He cor- roborated her story He said t last Tuesday evening he went to her and that n had been the sho told him a strange n that day; that lie entered by the rear door; that he was exposing his werson when he came in and that when she saw him she ran out the front door. She returned a few moments after- wards and was attending to her duties in one of the other rcoms when she thought she heard some one move the gasoline stove which was against the cellar door. Mr. Haas rd that the man had been there again and then hie heard of his sister being burned. He could advance no theory and said he could see no motive for the crime. He did not know for certain that the man outraged his sister, for she wus too weak to tell. DOES NOT DOUBT THE STORY. Judgo Meyer was asked in regard to the cnse. He safd: I have known the fam- ily for years; knew the husband of the in- jured woman persor-lly when he was a cattle buyer in Sioux City. I am sure he had nothing to do with it. He lives thousands of miles from here and there could be no reason for him to persccute his wife. Mrs, Rothschill is a perfect lady and I believe her story word for word. I have never to my knowledge scen the tramp and could not give any description of him. What object the man could have had I do There was nothing stolen from I heard her say something ange man coming there and but did not fnvestigate about a s posing his person, was at Mrs. Roths- s house within five minutes after the occurrence and saw how badly burned Mrs. Rothschild was. She lost no time in cut- ting away the burning clothes and said that the woman only said that a strange man, and, she thought, the one who went thero the day before, had locked her in a closet and got fire to her. She was nearly un- consclous then and in a few moments ma she became unconscions. She was found trying to extinguish the flames in a snow “bank. Mrs. Meyer said the woman was frightfully burned and that her face was as black as the stove. She safd that she did not see the tramp and also that she did not know of anything being stolen. She said that the pocket was cut from the but that she might have done Tt in cutting away the burning clothes. Mrs. Louts Rothschild, sister of the in- Jured woman, sald she was there soon after the affalr, but was afraid to go near her sister. She also scouted the husband theory as Impossible. Mr. Nate Rothschild, brother of Julius, the husband, was asked If he could advance any theory about the case. He simply roborated the ements glven above ald that there never had been any geparation between his brothe but that he merely cial troubles. He could possibly be any substantial theory for the gullt of his brother he would be among Judge Meyer and legal and his wife, left on account of finan- further said that if there the first to run it down and try to punish him. Many others in the neighborhood were asked concerning the case, and while some of them from hearsay said they thought the strange man was the husband of Mrs. Roths- child, there is no foundation for it, and the story of Mrs. Rothschild at the time is to all appearances the truth. That a man was there Tuesday is a certain fact, and he was seen to return Wednesday. It was learned that the same man, or one answering his description, called Tuesday morning at the residence of Mr. Chambers, on Farnam street, and asked for his breakfast. He w given It and went away. The man's appear- ance frightened Mr. Chambers and he told his wife not to allow him in the house under any clreumstances, but to feed him on the porgh should he return again Ho returned yosterday morning about 9 o'clock and askeil for something to eat. Mr. Chambers was home and went to the door himself. The man was a villalnous looking tndividual and Mr. Chambers drove him from the place. If he walked at a reasonable pace he could have reached the home of Mrs, Rothschild about the (imo the a&-i= oo curred. This was all that eould be ascertained from this source. 1t was learned from reliable authority that the real cause of tho separation botween Rothschild and his wife another woman, with whom he left this city and with whom he s now lving in Californfa. The furniture in the house was insured - LIKE THE PROVE {BIAL WORM, Populist Smith of Kansas City, Kan., Finally 1ens on Hix Knemies KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22.--J. A. $mith, the popullst who is now undergolng triul in the Kansas City, Kan, courts for criminal libe llke the proverblal worm, turned on his euemics t 1y and preferred charges of perjury against James K. Polk Parker, one of the best known and most wealthy cit- izens of the o About n year ago there were num $ 0 e of bribery mulnh fling | with logislation at Topeka in relation to fees and saluries of county officer A committee of the leg Islature was appointed to investizate these charges, and Parker was one of the wit sies. Mr. Smith now savs that Parker In his testimeny perjured himself and made omplaint (o that e Mr. Parker w arrested this afternocon, but was immedi- ately veleased on his own recognizance to appear for preliminar: hearin thrday morning. The real antmus tying bshind Mr. Smith's charge, or what connection Mr. Parker has with Mr. Smith's 11bel case has not yet developed, Movements of Ocenn Steamers. At Now York—Arrived —Furvessla, from Glasgow, SERIES TWELVE. FEBRUARY 23, 1894, PTHR BRERR COUPON. . World's Fair Art- Portfolio. To socure this superb souvenir send ce bring six coupons of this series bearing different dates with 10 cents in coiu to -~ ART PORTFOLIO DEFT, Bee Office, Omaha. [ GROWING MORE REASONABLE Passenger Association Adopts a New Rule Regarding Book Mileage Tickets, LOCAL INTERESTS RAILROADS ~ FAVOR Ab- elver Refuses to harges — R bull on a Tour of Rain- bow Chasing. Association ocal Freight Switehing ¢! Tru sorh The Western Passonger assoclation, at its session yesterday in Chicago took a step which cannot help but be one of the most popular movements ever inaugurated , belng no less than a reso- sale of mileage tickets, adopted by the associatio lution regarding the At the ro requesting the general managers of the roads, session olution was members of the association, to approve the recommendation of the general passenger | agonts that on and after April 1 the sale of )00 mile tickots at $50 with a rebate ot $10, or 2 ceats a mile, be abolished and in- | stead 1,000 mile tickets be sold at 2% cents per mile, good for bearer, o that one or more persons may use these tickets on the same train. It 15 claimed that the 2,000 mile tickets #old at 2 cents a mile net were much abused through manipulation by ticket scalpers, West of the Missourl river the lowest rate le is cents a mile, but the use of tickets is confined to the individual whose name is signed to the contract. It | is now proposed to do away with this indi- vidual, nontransferrable feature of the 1,000 mile ticket, sold at 2l cents a mile, and make them good for bearer, or in other words that they may be used by one or more persons and by local as well as through pas- sengers. It will give the farmer and country merchant, who do not travel so often, the afforded manufac- same opportunity as Is turers and drummers of purchasing a mileage ticket for $25 and using it locally within their district. There has been much grum- bling on the part of e farming element and the country merchants because they 1,000 mile ticket at vy shippers proposed were unable to secure a th e rate per mile as the he and travelers paid. By the cliange the railroad people say they will be able to get a reasonable rate from transferrable tickets and at the' same time put a stop to the abuse to which the nontransferrable 2,000 mile tickets we ibjected. It has long been contended by the fa mers that they were being discriminated aga‘nst in favor of heavy shippers and commercial travelers, but the railroads scemingly bave retused fo give the local man any conces- sion. This action on the part of the West- orn Passenger association, however, will go far toward placating tie farmer and local shipper. IT'8 A SURE THING. wclington and Rock Island Confident of Getting the Worst of the Fight. CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—The Western Passen- sociation lines took no action today the Atchison-Southern Pacific but busicd themselves with the Pacific differentials, The Cana- Pacific offered to abandon its claim for if the association lines would troubles, Canadian dian differential rantee to it an amount of Pacific coast business cqual to that done by it In 1892 about 40 per cent of the total through busi- The Canadian Pacific refused to sub- mit any proposition whateve It is not at all likely that the association lines will accept the proposition of the Southern Pactfic. The proposition struck the assoclation lines as belng somewhat one-sided, but a committee was appointed to look into it and report by next Tuesday. | The question of the attitude of western pas- senger lines during the impending struggle Detween the Atchison and the Southern Pacific s becoming the most im- portant prelimina feature of the meeting. About three months since when tlie Southern Pacific and_ the Atchison had a small row in southern California, the Southern Pacific promptly routed all its busi- ness via El Paso, and thus shut out its north- ern_connections. The Rock Island and the Burlington arc fearful that this may be re- peated, and are somewhat doubtful of lean- ing upon the Southern Pacific. It they join issues with elther side they are likely to lose heavily on their intermediate business, and neither one of them can afford to look at that prospect with complacency. If they decline to enter the row at all the Atchison will probably withdraw from the association and the Rock Island and Burlington stand an excellent chance of belng compelled to fight for what revenue they ot from the through Pacific coast traflic. They are in a position to be beautifully whipped whichever way they go. The general sentiment lines is with the Atchizon. of the association NOBODY IN CHICAGO KNOWS. Rock Island Ofiicers Tgnorant Concer the Merits of the Bridge Case. CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—At the home office of the Rock | 1sland road in this city there is a surprising lack of information about the Omaha bridge Counsel ing case. Assistant General Mather | says tho general counsel had attended per- | sonally to the matter and he himself had st outlines of information. The reccivers of the Union Pacifie, lie said, had | applied to the federal court to release them from the contract with the Rock Island, al- only the baj lowing the latter road the use of the Omaha bridge. But, really, Mr. Mather said, President Cable would be the best man to | see, for he knew all about the matter. | President Cable might naturally have been expectad o know something. Mr. Cable, howaver, indicated that the true source of information was in Omaha. He said: “We { don’t know exactly what the Union Pacific ’ receivers want, When we find out we will { kuow better what to do. The application of | the recoivers to be released from the con- tract botw by which w bridgo was made a weel get thoe details of the e general counsel. Mr. W | pect, in Omaha. He and Judge Woolworth, ;' the counsel of the road at Omaha, know all about it. They have had charge of the mat- ter and no one else knows it as they do. They can give the best statement of the case. [ don’t understand It as they do, and nobody does here.” the Union Pacific and this road are allowed to use the Omaha k ago. But you can ase better from our ight is today, 1 ex- | | LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS. Jones WL Ca North and South § “iuffalo™ the ence Work on pad Soon, | WICHITA, Feb, The executive board | af the Guif & Interstato road will meet the i Arkan City delegation here this after- noon. Uresident Stoddard states that money hus been secured from Missourl to “Buffalo” Jones, chlef of construction, will start the work of grading in (hree weeks, He does not state wlho furnishes the money, but officially de- will be under way in { startconstruction and that { | | clares that the road | less than a month | The oxecutive board met | Mr. Stoddard of Omaha, pre Pit out here® tonight that pany has a guaranty of sufficient bulld 200 miles of the road and t will be commenced at Fort Bolivar, Tex., in { two weeks. The road wil be an anti- monopolist institution and will control their { own slecping cars, express and telegraph | serviee here today ident, gives Mk Rixh monsy to work Prumbull Goes South, At Unlou Pacific headquarters lecrned yesterday that Receiver Frank Trumbull of the Gulf system and ex-Gov- ernor Evans left Denver for the south in Mr. Trumbull's private car. Thelr wission, it is understood, is to effect traffic angements with lines oxtending to the tidewater at Galveston before returning. A | telegram from Denver wlso announces that it was Mr. Evans will be the guest of the Galveston chamber of commerce nt their annual ban quet March 2, and will deliver an address upon the subject: “The Opening of Communi- cation vis the Guit Route Between the Rocky Mountain Regious and the Atlantic Sea- board and the Development of tho Country Between New Orleans and Galveston and the Far Wost “The governor Is nothing It not exhaus- tive,” sald a rallroad man _yesterday when told of the ex-governor's subject, “‘but he fs living in a utopla that [ am afrald, under the present condition of affairs, will hardly change in the next ton years. While the raflroad world would be glad to see the opening up of comunication betwen the Rocky mountain region and the Guif, it will not be through the Gulf system, for that road will be again a part of the Union Pacific long be- fort that time. It Is useless at present to think of using tho Guif under existing eir- cumstances, although the water-haul ought to be utilized, looking at it from the stand- point of a business man, but I don't expect to see this consummation reached until the Union Pacific is again an intact corporation.’ Refuse to Absorh Switching Charges. The South Omaha packers are in a peck of trouble over the recent agreement made by the local assoclation of frelght agents in regard to switching charges. At the meets ing of the “high joints,” as the association 18 felicitously termed, according to a South Omaha source, the lines centering here have made an agreement not to absorb switching charges on less than full car load lots with the single exception of out-shipments of pack- ing house product welghing 5,000 pounds or more, This agreement be s effectivo March 1 and applies not to South only Omaha, but to Omaha and Council Bluffs as well. For a number of years the South Omaha packers have been switching thelr cars from different houses, although only partially loaded, and the practice has become 80 at a burden on the rallroads that they ve taken this means to suppress what they consider a growing evil. Proposed to Tuke n Ha The Nebraska employes of the Union Pa- cific, it is underetood, rather than rely upon Judge Dundy vacating the wake schedule order, will go Into court and ask the dls- trict judge for reliet on petition. They will set up, it is alleged, the fact that the sc hed- ule was issued without their knowledge and that they had no notice in which to show the court t the proposed cut in wages Is un- just. They will ask for time in which to formulate a schedule that will seem to them just and proper. The petition, it Is asserted by one of the employes, is being prepared by Fulton Gi in t, attorney for the employes Nebraska, and he is being aided by orge Vroman, chairman of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers. Rallway Notes 1t Is rumored that the Union Pacific con- templates bridging the Blue in the spring and run down the west side of the river and take in Wymore. J. E. Buckingham, chief rate clerk in the passenger department of the Burlington, was unfortunate enough to fall from the horizon- tal bars at the Young Men's Christian as- sociation Wednesday night, severely injuring his arm. The fight against the Union Pacific coal combine goes merrily on, according to a Cheyenne paper. Rock Springs coal has been reduced 75 cents per ton, while the home product from the Dillon mine can be pur- ed from $2.50 for nut to $3.50 for lump. S. Wright, general attorney of the Rock Island, with headquarters at Chicago, is in consultation with J. M. Woolworth re- garding the action to be taken by the Rock Island in answer to the petition of the Union Pacific as to the contract of May, 1860. It is currently rcported that R. W. Bax- ter, jr., superintzndent of the Oregon di- vision of the Union Pacific, is soon to be mar- ried, and that General Manager Dickinson and other officials who have gone west will Jjourney on to Portland to be present at the nuptial ceremonies. railroad men, The patron saint of all George Washington, was honored in a quiet way throughout the local rallroad world, although the headquarters of the various roads failed to shut down for the reason that business was too precarious to warrant such extravagance. e SOLUIERS AS PUGILISTS. Fistic Encounters that Are Likely to Lead to Trouble - Courtmartial Ordered. ST. PAUL, Feb. 22.—Monday night the men of company C, First regiment, Minne- sota National Guard, gave what was in- tended for an exhibition of sclentific boxing among the different weights in the company, intending to follow it up a second evening with contests between the first night victors. The first night's bouts, however, were regu- lar slugging matches accompanied with the shedding of considerable gore, and yesterday the adjutant general ordered a discontinu- anco of the contests and issued an order to lonel Reeve of the First regiment direct- ing him to prefer charges against Captain Rising of company C for conduct preju- dicfal to the good of the guard and a court- martial will follow. FOR A SMALL PRIZE. College Student Knocks Out an Akron, O, Boy After Fighting Three Kounds, AKRON, 0., Feb. 22.—Isaac Yerrick, a Buchtel college student, and Ed Batchtel, a prominent young man, fought a three-round fight for a small prize In the south end be- fore an immense crowd last night. The betting was very heavy. The contestants were about evenly matched and the first two rounds were void of sligging. In the third round Yerrick gave Bachtel an upper cut which knocked him out and the referee declared Yerrick thewinner. Lively Main at Leavenworth LEAVENWORTH, Kan, TFeb. 22.—The most extensive cocking main that has taken place in the Missouri valley for the past two was pulled off at Leavenworth last The main was between Kansas birds, 0 by Ed Horsefield of Topeka, on one side, and Nebraska and lIowa birds, shown by Pat Ford of Omaha and J. Lamb of Coun- cil Bluffs, on the other Ten pairs flew In at welghts ranging from six pounds four ounces to four pounds twelve ounces. Kansas had a shade the best of the weights in the matching and won the main, winning six battles out of the ten battles fought. There was to have been an odd fight at catch welghts, but the Nebraska and lowa fanciers weakened on the shake bag that was to have closed the sport The birds as a whole were well mated and were a fast lot. The longest battle lasted only thirteen minutes and several were decided at the first fly. The betting as a rule was light, though each battle was for $20 and $100 was on the main. to Athletics. MIDDLETOWN, , Feb. 22.—President Raymond of the West Ryan university says regarding the reports of President Eliot of Harvard concerning athleties: *I endorse, in general, the principles under President Bllot's statements, but I am not prepared to endorse all the particulars as belng neces- sary to mark the limitations that are desir- able. 1 favor particularly the proposition to allow intercollegiato contests to be held only on_college grounds and In college towns, and I belive that this rule, together with the limitations that are already being developed by the athletic assoclations themselves, would dispose of a majority of the difficul- ties.” - o FROM THE A. £ Toledo Gunsmith Recovers for Weapons urnished to Fight the Catholics. TOLEDO, 0., Feb. ~The case of A, J. Rummel against George W. Ostrander as the treasurer of Councll No. 2, Amerlcan Protective assoclation, was heard before Justice Seagrave yesterday. The testimony developed the fuct that the members of No. 2 received what they considered a reliable warning that the Cathollcs were preparing for un uprising on last Labor day. No time was lost and to the end that their lives would not be sacrificed without resistance, a committee was appointed to purchase arms. Sample guns were ordered from Rummel. Four of these were returned and fifty-five repeating Winchesters were purs chased. A dispute arose over the number and he American Pro. toctive assoclation refused Lo pay for more than fifty. Failing to effect a settlement, suit was instituted and at the trial members of the American Protective assoclation testls fied they lad bought guus of the counci of arms furnished woxd at a time which Provhd Rummel's case and the Jury accordinglyl rendered a verdict ot DAY SIGREES' DEF (Continued from First Page.) from the sergeant-agt-arms I immediately re- turned.” “I move [thatsths gentloman bo dis- charged,” said Mr. Reed, "and that his name be stricken from the warrant. “No," Interrupted Mr. Sickles, loud! name should not be stricken from the rant. The warrant is null and vold. are no names on the warrant." This created a sensation. Mr. ordered the warrant to be read, when it was proven that it was the warrant to the sergeant-at-arms. After recapitulating the house resolution directing the arrest of ab- sent members proceeded as follows 0w, therefor I, Charles I, speaker of the house of representatives, by virtue of the power vested In me by the house, hereby command you to execuic the ald order of the house of representatlv FFail not and make due return what mar ner you execute the sami In witness whereof I hi her my hand and the seal of the he representatives this, the 19th di ruary, 1564 CHARLES F, CRISP, Speaker. The excitement grew apac The mem- bers crowded about General Sickles and d bouched from the aisles into the area in front of the speaker's chair. The noise and confusion was deafening. “There ought to be some way of squelch- ing him,"” shouted Mr. Meredith, but Gen- eral Sickles stood firm and unflinching in the face of the storm. He wanted to know, if he was under arrest whether he had a right to vote, “Has he any rights at all?” asked Mr. Wilson of Washington, The chair directed the rule to be read, fol- lowing which Mr. Sickles appealed to the house to be allowed to make a statement, and Mr. Post of Illinols moved that he be allowed to explain, Mr. Springer insisted that Mr. Sickles should take his seat. “Don't do that,” shouted Mr. Wilson of Washington, “don't you see he is a cripple. Don’t make him sit down and get up. You can bob up at any time,” (Laughter.) A moment later, while the chair was at- tempting to quell the impending riot, Mr. Cummings rose in his place and with up- arm and ringing voice called out: u_did not call him to order at Gettys- burg.” (Applause.) During all this time, Mr. Dockery had been counting the house and at this point announced that the demand for the previous auestion had been carried—7 to 0. When the point of no quorum was made Mr. Bland withdrew the demand for the previous question and also the motion, at the same time renewing his motion to close debate on the seigniorage bill. The com- plications raised by the alleged discovery of the faully character of the proceedings was such that Mr. Outhwaite, in order fo obtain a breathing space, moved an ad- Journment. Mr. Adams tried but the pending motion “‘his war- Thero Dockery N Crisp, unto set o of rep- of Feb- ¥ to make a statement, chair declined to recognize him the motion to adjourn. The lost—S88 to 125. END OF THE FARCE. As 00on as the announcement of the vote was made Mr. Sickles declared that he ob- jected to further proceédings with this war- rant. ‘It does not contain'a single name,” he aid, “and is absolutely void. The ser- geant-at-arms is liable to an action by each member who has been arrested under it Mr. Springer insisted that the warrant was authorized by the house. Mr. Reed then attempted to change the form of his motion $0 as to excuse Mr. Adams on the ground ithat the arrest was not_authorized. “The gentleman ‘from Maine cannot insert an argument into this motion,” retorted the chair. ‘But he has done so;” replied Mr. Reed, with the utmost sangfroid. Again_a dozen members tried to make points of order. -The tangle and confusion seemed hopeless and 4. the midst of the din Mr. Bland moved toadjourn. “Are you going to adjourn and leave me in chains?” asked Mr. Sickles, in a mock piteously appealingly fashion. The motion to adjourn was then put, and, as Mr. Bland, the recognized leader of the fight had made it, his supporters voted with him, one of them, Mr. Pendleton of Texas, standing on the top of his desk in the rear of the hall. It was carried, 132 to 101, and at 3:05 the house closed one of the most excit- ing and disorderly sessions of this congre by adjournment until tomorrow at 12 o'clock. SOLDIERS DEAD AND LIVING. Robert Melntyre's Lecturo Bright Side of Army Lif Rev. Robert Mclntyre of Denver delivered a lecture on “The Bright Side of Army Life’ at the First Presbyterian church last evening to a decldedly well pleased audience. While the address contained many humorous stories, sufficient to enliven and give variety to the whole, it was largely a glowing eulogy of the old soldier. The man who with brush and pigments transfers to canvas a beautiful image is truthfully called an artist, but no less an artist is the man who can set grand ideas in a beautiful and harmonious word picture. Such a man is Mr. McIntyre and no synopsis of his address can do It justice or even in an adequate degree convey to the reader the beauty and the grandeur of some of its parts. He sald he spoke in honor, first, of the thousands of brave boys who never came ack, some of the noblest and best of the country’s youth, who will sleep till the resur- rection morn amid the rice fields and under the pines and fragrant magnolias of the sunny southland, and he thanked God that in the hour of her peril America had such sons to_answer her call. He spoke next for the man who did come back, the old veteran, the representation of all that is glorious in our nation. Size, he said, did not necessarily imply greatness. The two natlons in the past who had pre- eminently left their impress on the world and carned the right to be called great. were both small in point of numbers. Greece left an indelible impress on the intellect of the world and Palestine produced the ruling spirit of the world throughout all ages The product called manhood alone made a nation great, and the veteran had been tried in the furnace and not found wanting; when the trial came these men proved the right of this nation to be called great. When the war came, without a star of lope its guide, the pilot of the ship, Uinaain, went to his task with a crew in mutiny. Then came that great uprising of the patient, plodding north, the like of which had never been seen. \When the end came the gr est figure of the tunes, to music sweeter than the soft notes of the flute or that which an Ole Bull e'er brought, from violin, sweeter than the prattle of our own baby boy, the usic of the falling shackles of millions of bondsmen, went to his grave, immortal, to sit with the angels. /kn \graphic language he pictured the golng (to the front of the son who had been:raised up with the hope of parents that he might be the stay of old age, and said he hoyght at least once a year this story should b told in every ham- let in the land as @ lesson in patriotism to the rising generation. His description of the battle of Lookout Mountain and the gallapt charge of “Fight- ing" Joe Hooker apd his men was so graphic that one almvst seemed to see the horrible panorama iof carnage and death pass before Wls eyes. Ho described also, the grand review, as the war-worn veteran syepl up the broad streets the capital of a yeunited nation. The bands played those old army tunes they all toved 5o well, and he said he felt so happy and gay he could almost have hung his cap wa Rev. on “The on the horns of the moon. Such an army and such a leader as the silent man who commanded it probably the world never saw, To ordinary men who give only a passing thought, the speaker said, these things did not appear to have any relation to the sub ject, ““The Bright Side of Army Life," but to the soldier who had passed through It all the memory of a great victory in a right- ocous cause, a great sacrifice thut had for its object @ worthy motive, was a bright spot that neither age could dim or passing years tarnish \ The lecturs ‘'was under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian assoclation Sce The Sunday Bee for the announce ment of our new Encyclopedic Dictionary offer. Do not fall to read this offer, It will lnterest you. THE OMANA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1801, HIS FIRST NIGHT IN JAIL How a Pillar of the Business World Endures Oonfinement, ERASTUS WIMAN BEHIND PRISON BARS He Occuples a Coll in Murderers Row—The d Ex-Millionaire Will Not Talk for Publication Until the News- paper Trial is Over. Tmpris NEW YORK, Feb. Down in Center street this morning the sun of a national holiday fell on the old walls of the Tombs prison. Within a notable prisoner, confined in an ordinary cell over night, for the first tme in his life saw the light of day latticed by prison bars. The regret and the bitter- ness of wounded pride because of his dis grace In the eyes of his fellow men could not, however, have been greater than the surprise and wonder of his former business and soclal acquaintances when this morning they learned that Erastus Wiman had been the occupant of a narrow cell at the Tombs through the night. Charges 'of forgery against a background of intimation of other and more serlous irregularities came to the eyes and ears of the club life of with startling force. Had not Erastus Wiman in the ye been a prominent member of the St. Nicho- las and other societies? Had not his in- domitable perseverence, his gluttony for hard work, and his shrewd, bright methods of accomplishing purposes commendable and admirable for many years made him a promi- nent figure in the life of New York rapast When the town this morning read the startling headlines of the arrest and im- prisonment of Mr. Wyman, it naturally ex- pected to learn another which that sm by some accessible means to men or of se standing under arrest Mr. Wiman had been comfortably roomed by the the night. The shock of the announcement of his arrest was therefore increased when it becamo known that like a common felon he had been locked up in a rommon cell. Not a common cell, however. Mr. Wiman had been given the distinetion of quarters in “murderers’ row.” Alone with his rumiaations through the night he had rested as hest he might in cell No. 8 on the tier usually occupied by men convicted of mur- der or rentenced to be exccuted. The news- peper werld was early alive this morning to the new situation involved in Mr. Wiman's arrest and imprisonment. There was early, a large deputation of re- porters at the Tombs ready and anxious for tha record of any expression from Mr. Wiman or any news as to his arraignment or as to the procurcment of bail which should permit him to go forth at liberty in the bright suunlight of Washington's birth- day anniversary. A note was sent to Mr. Wiman who is well known up on newspaper row, askiag him for some expression as to the ‘chirges made against Lim and the sit- uation in which he finds himself placed. The communication also asked if Mr. Wiman warden during would care to see his newspaper acquain- tances. In reponse the prisoner sent out the following reply: HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY. “I would be very glad to do so, but under the advice of General Benjamin F. Tracy, my counsel, I will make no statement untii my turn comes. I am sorry to deny anything to newspaper men, but must adhere to that determination for the present. When the am- munition of the moving powers against me is exhausted, and their hired men have done arraigning and trying me in the newspapers, it will then be time for me to speak. The prisoner was visited by a young law- yer this morning, but the lawyer's name was not made known. It is affirmed on good au- thority that General Tracy has not yet seen Mr. ‘Viman since the latter's arrest. War- den John Fallon, who has charge of the Tombs prison, stated this morning that Mr. Wiman had passed a good night and was bearing up bravely under the circumstances, When asked why Mr. Wiman was placed in a cell in “murderers’ row,” Warden Fallon replied: *“By placing him there I did not intend to subject Mr. Wiman to any uncalled for or supposed indignity. The prison is very much crowded at the present time, par- ticularly on the second and third tiers, where persons against whom similar charges are made are usually confined while awaiting trial, in many instances two prisouers occu- pying the same ccll. The reason I placed Mr. Wiman in No. 3 was that he would have a cell to himself, and as he came in so late yesterday evening it was impcesible to place him elsewhere. If he remains here for any length of time he will be transferred to the first cell which becomes vacant on the sec- ond or third tiers.” . It is not known yet whether any efforts will be made to procure bail for Mr. Wiman today. It now looks as If Mr. Erastus Wiman is not very anxious to procure bail. About 10 o'clock this morning he was visited by his son, Henry D. Wiman, his son-in-law, Nor- man §. Walker, jr., and another gentleman who gave his as Mr. Morrow. They remained in tion until 11 o'clock. Mr. Wiman, jr., came out of the prison and asked at the clerk's desk for a bunch of keys belonging to his father. As soon as the bunch was handed to him he singled out a brass key and asked Mr. Morrow if that was the one which his father men- tioned. When asked by the reporters if. his father would procure bail today, young Wiman re- plied: “I do not think he will. You sce this is a holiday, and I don't think that bail can be procured legally." “Has your father engaged Wiman?" “Well, Mr. counsel, as far as I know,” replied the young man, “General Tracy will defend him, but he has not seen him since yesterday afternoon. My father scems to be bearing up very well considering everything, and ef- forts may be made tomorrow to procure bail for him." The three visitors refused to case any further and left the gether. t the discuss the prison to- Qistrict attorney's office it was stated that none of the assistant attorneys had been down today, but if bail for Mr. Wiman was desired any judge of a court of record could accept it WILL TRY FOR DAIL, General Tracey said tonight he had been busy all day looking over the indictments and examining the papers relating (o the charges made by Mr. Duu against Mr. Wiman, and tomorrow he will endeavor to have his client released on bail Mr. Wiman promises to speak when his turn comes and It is expected that he will then glve another color to the story already toll of his alleged forgerie He says that he has committed no crime, but only did what he had a right to do by reason of his business relations with the mercantile agency. Beyond this simple assertion Wiman declines to discuss the allegations Dun until he is perfe his statemont proferred tly pre of acts against mado by Mr pared to make public concerning the charges him. TORONTO, The news of Erastus Wiman's arrest was a surprise to his many friends in this city and expressions of regret are heard on ali sides ry one who knows Mr. Wiman has a good word to say a of ted that Dunn is a was regarded as Was never People her him and adjusted man 15pe say Mr. He for him. He great enterprise and of any wrong-doing. any difficulty between will be satistactorily native of this city. = < Popullsts in Executly ST, LOUIS, Feb he national central committee of the populist party met at the Lindell hotel in this city at 11 o'clock this morning and went at into executive session with a full attendance. About the Sesslon, once same hour the Reform Press as was called to order by Presilent 8 Clelland_of Topeka, but without the action of any business a motion was « to meet with the national central ¢ tee, which motion was immediately efféct - in, i While Coust Maurice Abelton was taken to the Pres- byterian hospital last night suffering from a8 lojury be recelved while cousting yester- day. Ho was when he reached streot and St upset and he was throw stone, The flosh was nd he suffered an | which may prove very ton is a resident of ¢ 5 years old. riding the ¢ it - ECHOS OF THE WALKER STOCK. How Omaha Figured sale. | In its account of the auction sale of the | J. H. Walker bankrupt stock the Chicag: Dry Goods Reporter, the Mary's avenue the on a traveler and corner of Ninetoenth slod was Wi against the curh torn from his legs njury of the spine, serlous, Mr. Abel maha and is about | | | At the Big Chic gnized organ of ree JURY COULD NOT AGREE ne Uass in Whioh tho Banker Has Not Yes Been Punished, JOSEPH F. BLAUT IS NOT YET CONVICTED d True to of the Madison Squure sident Was Submitted Twelve Good Men the wholesalo dry goods trade, says: *J to Acquit. Hayden, of Hayden Bros., Omaha, who was one of the heaviest buyers in attendan: was well pleased. He sald: “This has been a NEW YORK, The jury in the ar sale, tho largest ever held in the | C4se of Joseph Blaut, president of the de country, in fact, outside of package sales, | funct Madison Square bank, on trial for ij0ds sold in large quantities, 1 think, | Perjury, has failed to a They so in- have not brought quite so much on an aver- | formed Justice Barrett in the court of oyer age as those sold in smaller quantities. An- | and terminer at 11 o'clock this morning, other thing is noticeable here, and that s | after being out all night. They stood seven that all the buyers are of the best class ot | for acquittal and five for conviction. Justice merchants.” Mr. Hayden, accompanied by his | Barrett discharged them. Blaut was ads two buyers, went back to Omaha with dry | mitted to bafll in $25,000. His old bondse goods by the carload.” | men appeared for hin. The paper further says, in its quotations The tri t Joseph F. Blaut has excited of the prices recelved, that the dress goods | much Interest in financial circles, The hear- brought the lowast figures of any part of | ing of testimony was begun last Friday after the stock. According to this Hayden Bros, | three days had been occupied in forming a must have been the mest fortunate buyers, [ Jury. The specific charge agalmst Blaut wos as thelr principal purchases were of the | Perjury in swearing to the correctness of the AFess Gooak (and aiike; bank tatement fssued on the 1st of June i o | last. As limited by the court the detailed charges against Bl were that he swore STEIN'S SCHEME Latost Arctle Project ¥ LONDON, F ing prints a long articl tion. It says that eb. 22.—The Times this morn- the 1PPROVED, nds Favor from the Imes. | e on Arctic explora- polar fever was dampened a decade ago by the disaster to ‘ the Greely expedition, but it has again | broken out. It proceeds to discuss with learty approval the proposed Stein Green- | land expedition to detalls as to the | fate of the young Norwegians, Bjorl nd | Kallstenius, and says the project is worthy | of serious consideration. Discussing the | project. in detafl the writer confesses that | ho ‘would like to see the part tried dealing | with Ellesmereland. He says that Peary's work promises to be @ success | in this direction and this would | encourage contributions and further opera- | tions. ““His assumption of the existence of a serfes of islands stretching to the pole must be regarded with grave doubts. It would he | easy to show that Stei full of weak and even broken links, but we do mot desire to throw cold water on any lhonest attempt to extend human knowledge. This | wider scheme requires fs counsel and co-operatior sible to give it. Mr. Si difficulty in getting $10 his own wealthy compa himself worthy of conf no difficulty in finding th the campaign. ITEMS ABOU in Trap-M PARIS, Feb. was wounded by the ex the Rue de St. Jacues, d A supposed homb was Finds a Paris and Tunis Mme. w's wider scheme | ar more international n than it §s yet pos- | tein should have no ,000 or $20,000 from triots. If he proves | ddence he will have | he means to continue | BOMBS, A briessi T Calebriessi, who plosion of a bomb in fed last night. found today in the mitard Gallerie Montpensicr of the Palais Royal. | It was taken to the municipal labratory for nination. | A dispatch from Bethune says that a bomb, | having a_half burned fuse attched to it, was found today in the doorw habited by the chief judge of Bethune. bomb was made of the TUNIS, Feb. 22 tached was found today postofiice. The bomb, plode, is supposed to ha by foreign anarchists. LONDON, Feb. Chronicle from Vienna atus has been erected tin which will enable the president, in to close the Other p an outrage, automatically. adopted by the authoritie: buildings. E The Times complains of the laxity of the Snglish polley in dealing with anarchists, and compares it unfavorably with the | promptitude exhiblted by the News and other paper. The Times, Daily protest strongly against livering up the body of ing the anarchists funeral demonstra to provoke disturl ITALY'S DF It Now Stands at Fifteen Likely to ROME, Feb. 22.—In Deputies Minister of Fina minister of the trea of the financlal conditi and various governmen: announced a deficit of 15,000,000 lire, which he be incressed in commg dial steps were takel a number of proposals, new tiln of the various depar appled, he estimated wo of 47,000,000 lire. A ro the fmport duty on wh r proval, but new taxes, created a hostile impres sition. GERMANY'S SILY owing to vernm BERLIN, 22,—T} mission which of silver had Feb. price its Count perial treasury, pr commission Count von sided von I the imperial government, despite its own gold standard, had perceived the deprecia- tion in silver, and considered that the sub- ject demanded an exhaustive examination hence its decision to have the question dis- | cussed by experts of different views and | countries, with the object of rendering stable the value of silver and securing a basis for financial measures. He furtlior said he hoped the efforts of the commission would be crowried with sucee WAITING FOR ADVIC Sultan of Moroceo Wil the Spanish § TANGIERS, Feb. 22 Campos, the Spanish or with 15 and im which long con o February art he lis government at Madr prompt accsptance of (h The vizier appeared m the firmuess displayed but informed him decline to make a respos the reply of the powers SN L instructions, BRITISH ¥ wship Fairy of ¥ Smuggling In TOWNSEND, V Fairy of Site PORT British steamer near Port Mor revenue cutter aboard captured Wolcott The § wder which s used in the min A bomb with a freedom ptina ury made a statement taxes and economics in the adm ived by the chamber’ with marked ap- the the finance minister's s Berlin, was formed Posadowskl, s the sultan’ »watoon ¥ v of the house i The | and was filled with fuse at- by the police in the which did not ex- ve been placed there A dispateh to the says: An app: in the Reichsrath o of | doors of the house recautions are being to protect publ ench. the government de Bourdin and allow to organize a at would be likely crr. 1 Million Lire s Growing. the Chamber of ance Sounine and the on of the trea; t departments. He the fiscal year of sald was likely to years unless reme- He then submitted which consisted of Mstra- whel ry tments which ould prove a saving I decree increasing cat to 73 lire was number of.| atement sion upon the oppo- large RY, IR INQU 1 Opens Tts Sittings | i | | e iment com- to ler the t sitting today. ry of the im- In addressing the >osadowski sald that Bove fl I Not Leply Vet to 15 General Martinez | commander, had vizier a on ed to him the latest had received from rid, and demanded a he Spanish demands puch fmpressed with by General Campos, the sultan would 16 until ho recelyed to his note, L5 SELZED. torin Charged with Colostinly, Wash., Feb. Victorin The was soized erday by the and elght Chinese “airy 18 said to have landed over 100 Chinese-in this vicinity dur- | fng the last few weeks. | - - - | Labor Candidate for Muyor. | AUBURN, Me., Feb. 22.—A citizons’ caucus | composed principally of laboring men fust | night nominated Fred L. Blake retary t the (nternational shoe workers union, for awyor by @ vote of 202 ta 81 against’ the lemocratic candidate - See The Sunday-Bee for the wnuounce ment of our new Encyclopedic Dictionary ofter. Do uot fall o will interest you. eud thiz uffer, “i | United States land laws, | rLE LIVER PILLS, falsely that the bank capital had been fully patd up and that he had mislaid the amount of the loans to directors or on directors’ en- dorsements. The prosecution asserted that as much as $160,000 {n stock was held by “dummies,” including a boy stenographer employed in the bank. Theso persons gave notes for the stock, which the bank held nominally as security. It was asserted also that the loans and discounts to directors or | on directors’ endorsements sliould have been $336,000 instead of $184,650.70, given in the official statement W. R. Thompson, who was cashier in the bank, testified in the interest of the prosecu tion, explalning how he came nominally to hold 584 shares of the capital, for which he gave a collateral note for $36, the amount Blaut testifled in his own defenso to the t that he had not scen the schedule when he swore to its accuracy, being cons fident that it would be made out correctly. - OUL WESTERN COUNTIES. M, Johnson T United to Wyoming. “The annexation of the western counties Nebraska to the state of Wyoming w doubtless be a welcome acquisition to the latter commonwealth,” said Hon, A. A. John- son of Cheyenne at tho Paxton. “It will raise a question of legislative enactment it such a step is taken, Possibly a joint action of the legislatures of Nebraska and Wyoming and a congressional act would accomplish the desired end. The western counties of Ne- emi-arid 1 aska are part of th gion and would be greatly benefited if they were annexed to from an agricultural because the water laws of ming are the best in the world and these counties would receive many benefits if they were t of Wyoming. Our state controls the waterways of the seml-arid region and It would improve the frrigation facilities of the present western counties of Nebraska. Water rights would be increased. It will be some time, however, before such a movement is fully consummated. The people of Wyoming a great grievance just now over the which are in one the interests of irriga- ent of agricultural re- sources. Under the present federal law it is almost impossible to secure capital to build large irrigation canals to reclaim largo tracts of arid lands, because the federal law does not allow land to be united with ditches as security for investment. The security 13 confined to the frrigating ditches. Capital- ists prefer a unity of land and water as security. Action will doubtless koon be taken by the Wyoming legislature and congress to divide Wyoming Into water ditches and permit applications of the Wright law, which has been in vogue for years and given the utmost satisfaction.” e — Wyoming Cattle, respect inimical to tion and_developn Henvy Loss 1 LUSK, Wyo., Feb. 22.—(Special to The Bee)—The thermometer Sunday night regis- tered 20 degrees below zero. The snow 18 from six inches to one foot deep on the level, streams are- frozen and cattle are suffering for the want of food and water. This Is the hardest winter on stock since 1878, and it is probable the loss in range cattle will reach 10 per cent RIME IN H{Gd PLACK Lh is not strange that some psople do wrong through ignorance, others from afailure to investizate as to the right or wrong of & mattes But it is strange, that individuals and firms, who are fully aware of the rights of others, will per- sist in perpetrating frauds upon them, High-toned, wealthy manufrcturing firms will offer and sell to retall mer- chants, articles which thoy know to be iufringements on the rights of proprie- 10 and imitationsof well known goods. We want tosound a note of warning to the retailers to beware of such imita- tions aud simutations of “*CARTER'S LIt~ ” When they are of- fored to you, refuse them; you do not want to do wrong, and you don’t want to lay yoursell liable to a lawsuit. 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