Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 24, 1894, Page 11

10 FUNDS FOR CONEY'S ARMY Letters and Oash Received from Friends of the Proposed Movement, PROGRESS REPORTED FROM MANY PLACES of the Army Using Washington Line of Objections In the Wiy ‘the Capltol Grounds at & the March Preparing. ~Towns MASSILLON, 0., March 23.—J. 8. Coxey this morning received in cash and checks the sum of $1,411 to be devoted to furthering th common weal. Robert C. Gwynn of Chicago “For several weeks I have been glving your proposed march much thought. I have also interosted many other prominent real estate men. As a result we have decided to con- tribute $1,000 to be used as you may see fit. If you need any or all of this sum at once, wire me, care of Robert C Gwynn & Co., room 901, 100 Washington street, Yours for the cause of the oppressed, ROBERT C. GWYNN."” Here Is a letter from Michigan City “Please find enclosed a check for $300 and draw on me for $55 per week till you secure the car of congress in the people's cause. Also permit me to add that all the hay on my meadows s at your disposal if needed while enroute or in camp, “T. SIMPRON SLOANE, “President Hydraulic Press Here Is another important mi neral Coxey: Hail to the tirely in sympathy with your grand move- ment. A century from now your name will be more revered than George Washington's On to the capitol and Washington and give the plutocrats hell. Enclosed ple a a check for $100 to ald the great cause of the people against aristocr Down with the senate. Yours in admiration, “GEORGE B! COX, Zightieth and Plum Streets, Cincinnati.” A dispatch from Columbus says that Gov ernor McKinley gives it as his opinion that the reports about the assembling of the com- mon weal army under Colonel Coxey at Massillon on Sunday next to move on Washington are greatly exagger ated and not Justified by the facts and circumstances. He believes there will be no such number as to menace the peace and good order of the communi- ties through which they will pass. If he is called upon to act, however, he will take prompt measures to quell any disturbance. writes please & Chicago 3 CAPITOL GROUNDS, ch the “Army of Peaco” Has Run Up Against. WASHINGTON, March 1.- circumstance which may appear general features of General Coxey ing program at Washington. It has been stated the object of his bringing his army here Is to assemble it on the steps of the capitol on the 1st of May for the purpose of impressing its views upon congress. To do this it will be necessary to first secure authority from congress, as there are spe. cific acts upon the statute books forbidding the assombling of crowds in the capitol or #n the capitol grounds for the holding of any sort of public meetings, oxcept the sessions of congress and the assemblages which are Incident to the inauguration of a president. These laws o to the extent of forbidding organized parades through the capitol grounds. The law is also very striet in regard to the invasion of the grounds, and when the societies are given permission to march through them they are required to keep strictly on the walks and driveways. Only on the octasions of inaugurations are people permitted to run over the grounds. There is no place near the capi- tol available for Mr. Coxey's pur- pose, and If he should be refused permission for the assembling of his fol- lowers on the capitol steps (which permis- sion can be granted only by a special act of | congress), tho proceedings probably would not make so great an impression upon con- gress as they are intended to do. That the necessary consent for the use of the capitol grounds could be obtained for this purpose 1s considered extremely doubtful. Congress has always shown itself very jealous of the capitol building and grounds, and a departure in_fayor of Coxey's brigade Is most unlikely, The commissioners of the District of Columbia have not considered, as a board, the impending invasion of Coxey's army. Commissioner Ross was asked what the plan of reception would be. He s not inclined to look with favor upon the matter, and said: “It's hard to believe that sensible people will enter into Such a movement. If the army threat- ens the peace It is supposed that the gov- ernors of the states will arrest its progress. We will probably not take any action until we hear that the body is started. When we hear that it has actually started and Is mov- ing on Washington, instructions will be given to the public to properly deal with it.” CANNOT USE First Snag W There s one with the march- SILK STRIKERS HAVE HOPE, ds to Be Conceded. Seven Thousand of Them Out In Patterson NEW YORK, March The silk weavers are confident that the makers will concede all their demands, and their leaders encour- age them in this belief. A manufacturer said yesterday that upwards of 7,000 silk workers are out in Paterson, and probably 2,000 fn this city, 1t is belleved that the strike has weakened a number of the small manufacturers. These small mill owners believe that the combina- tlon of the large manufacturers against the weavers was designed to crowd them out. They claim that should the strike continue much longer the chance for a good fall trade will be ruined. The spring trade, they say, has gone to France, where, according to 1 ports, the silk manufacturers of Lyons are experlencing unusual activity. There are indications that some reductions are being made in the trade union schedule in this city, due to the, fact that some of the manufacturers have employed a number of green hands and will teach them the trade. This is causing some alarm among the trade unions. Expect Their Dens Some of Coxey's History. LOUISVILLE, March 23.—A special to the Times from Newcastle, Ky., says: J. S. Coxey,. command chief of the unem- ployed, who proposes walking to Washington and making demands of congress, owned a | farm in this vicinity a few years ago. His reputation here is not of the best. Coxey | me with a woman whom he said was his wife. His real wife was then in Massillo The grand jury discovered this fact and in dicted Coxey for his relations with the woman who came with him, e ST. JOS) N ruits from St 4 PH, | March Twenty-two tramps slept at the police station, a greater number (han have stayed the any night during the winter. They left this morning for the cast wnd sald thoy expected to be with Coxey's army when it halted at the capitol steps, in Washington. Several pro- fesslonal tramps were among the number, but most of them secmed to be mechanies. They said they wonld very likely go ea: onco and not wait for the western div of the army. Did Not Sead CINCINNATI, March it all the re- Sources of General common weal | army are like Uhose reprosonted by the check of George B. Cox of this city they will b valueless. Mr. Cox was shown a copy of the lotter purporting to be sent to the gen eral onclosing a $100 check, and promptly pronounced it a fraud. ‘I never sent him a check nor any letter. I have no sym- pathy with his movement,” sald Mr. Cox. Coxoy's Accessionn (o the Sirikers' Forcos. CHICAGO, March 23.--Last night 600 men omployed In the brass works department of 400 strikers. t nerul. CHICAGO, March The brickmakers employed by Wahl Rros., Werckler & Prux- sing, and the Aboh Brick company, whose | business institution und should be { o the Crano Bros. company foined the othor | | on in the state house or private establish | ment, all yards are at Blue lsland, have folned the The men In all the brick yards Blue Island and Bernice are now out with the exception of those em- ployed by D. V. Purington. The strikers now number 1,200, strikers. around Dalton, Want Thelr Wages Restored. SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., March 23.—As a result of the refusal of the management to restore a recent per cent reduction in wages the molders employed by the Lock- wood Manufacturing company have struck The company yesterday refused to grant the demands of the men for an Increase, an- nouncing that a six months' shutdown would be preferable and the men did not return to work today. Some of His Recruits Arrested. INDIANAPOL March 23.—Fourteen tramps glving various ploturesque names were arrested last night after a flerce battle with the police. Several shots were fired and the tramps were clubbed into submi sfon. Today the tramps received sentences that will keep them In the workhouse until too late to join Coxey's common weal army, of which they all claimed to be recruits. elved at El Paso. Tex., March 23.—The first industrial army, a motley special freight train the e EL PASO, division of the crew, arrived here by last night. They were city hall yard, where with a steaming meal tatoes and bread bivonacked for the night again today. eady to Protect Property. AUSTIN, Tex., March 23.—Adjutant G eral Mabrey has no information of the ar- rival of a detachment of on the western frontier s expected last night. He has a company of rangers there under Captain Hughes to protect property sary, should the Coxey soldiers app marched t they were of beef, beans, After ng They started east Coxey's army Throwing Men on tho idle List. LOWELL, Mass., March 23.—Owing to the pression in the losiery business the Pick- ering hosiery mills will close indefinitely to- morrow or carly next week. When running full force about 400 persons are emoloyed. Union. i long fight ween Kahn, Schoenbrun & Co., and United Garment Workers of America been amicably settled in favor of the u Waste no money. Buy Salvation OIl, only good liniment. - It Kills all pain. —_— HARD ON IMPEACHABLES. Northwest Reporter Reviews the White- washing Decision of the Supreme Court, A recent number of the Northwest Re- porter contains the following opinion by the Nebraska supreme court: State vs George H. Hastings, John C. Allen and Augustus R. Humphr No. 6090. Opinion filed January 3, 1894, Maxwell, chief justice, dissenting to order overrul: ing motion for rehearing. In my view the motion for a rehearing shonld be susta A careful exami tion of the ma, opinion as reported in 55 Northwest Reporter 778, shows that the majority of the court really sustain the principal charges against the defend- ants. Thus, it is said: “At the time of the appointment of Dorgan to superintend the construction of the cell house he was the agent and manager of Mosher, the les- se0 of the penitentiary, and charged with the duty of subleasing the prison labor. In view of that fact his selection by the board as the representative of the state, knowing, as will hereafter appear, that it would be obliged to depend upon Mosher for labor to carry on the work, is highly censurable and should, to say the least, be charac- terized as unbusinesslike, and utterly want- ing in thatgintelligent regard for the inter- ests of the’ state which the law demand of public officers under like circumstance Could - thera A more serious charge against p cers than that they ‘“‘were utterly \watithig in that lmemgnm regard for the interdsts of the state which the law demands of public officers under like circum- stances?”’ We must remember that the man appointed by the board against whom this language. is used is W. H. Dorgan, at the time.the overscor and manager of Mosher {n tlf8 “penitentiary. This man, on mere estimates and in violation of the duty of the boardl, was permitted by them to draw more than $32,000 out of the treasury by their approval of his estimates and ac- counts, while the whole amount of labor and material furnished by him did not ex- ceed, if performed by citizen labor, more than’ $13,260, and probably did not cost more than $8,000. There was no money in the treasury, 8o that the warrants have pre- sumably been drawing interest at 7 per cent. It is true that Dorgan afterward pald to Hopkins about $6,000, but he still re- tain in his hands In the neighborhood of $15,000 with two years interest thereon. If there has been any attempt on the part of the board to recover this money we are not advised as to the fact. The truth ap- pears o be.that this money was either loaned or practically donated to Mr. Dorgan, and this occurred by the want of intelli: gent regard for the interests of the state which the majority of the court find to be a fact in the appointment of Dorgan. David Butler, the first governor of this state, was Impeached and removed from office because he had appropriated abou the same amount of money as Dorgan has in this case. But- ler, however, offered to secure the state, and afterwards did secure it and finally the debt was paid. Notwithstanding this fact (the proposed security), he was removed from office because his appropriation of the money was in fact embezzlement which it was the duty of the house of representa- tives and senate to condemn. Otherwise the state would be liable to be_plundercd by its own officers. It was conténded then as now that the offense did not justity im- peachment; that that was a heroie remedy to be applled only in extreme cases, but after full argument and a careful investiga- tion of the law, the senate, which con- tained a number of capable lawyers, held the act proved was sufficient cause for im- peachment and removal from office. And no intelligent lawyer at the present time will question the conclusions reached in that case. In the case at bar the state through these defendants has been deprived o this money and it either directly or in- directly forms a part of the debt of the state to the school fund on which it is pay- ing Interest. So in regard to the other principal charges, they are admitted to be true, but the offenses are condoned—it fs claimed that they do not justify impeach- The object of impeachment in this is to secure the removal delinquent Officers. The findings in this case are pra tically @ verdict of guilty. It is unnecessary to set them aside, but simply to vacate the conclusions of law. Will any one contend that the acts complained of are not misd meanors? They were acts in disregard of their duty by which the state was de- trauded. Suppose the officers spoken of were county commissioners and let con- tracts and allowed claims agalnst the county as theso respondents have done, would they not be subject to removal from office? No court would hesitate for a moment to di- rect such removal. Yet romoval of a county officer from office for these offenses is but another form of impeachment. It may be sald that a state officer will not be im- peachied for as small an offense as a county officer. Why not, both taking substan- tially the same oafb, and the law requires the same duties of both, viz: That they shall perform the same faithfully and to the best of their ability. It would seem if any discrimination is to be made, It should L to require more strictness of the state officers than the officers of a county, This much is certain, If these men are justified for these acts or they aro held to consti- tute no ground of offense, it will be a di- rect Iny fon to other state officers to ri peat these and similar acts, and will In- Jurlously affect every department of bus 8. overnment of a state Is a great onducted principles the same as naged mercantile establish- 1t it fs not, if money can be stolen be- the has GO, March on a ment okl | With fmpunity and appropriated by the par | ties, 1 foar that it will be dificult to per- suade the employes of any other establish- ment that what is not punishable in a state fal sLould be in & private establishment There can be but one standard for the car- rylng on of business, whether It is carried and that is equal and exact justice to —a— Little pilts for great ls: Early Risora. Dewitt's Little l)AHLY BEE SATURDAY, MARCH 24, IHH—IWI LVE |':\(} THE_OMAHA HIGGINS HAS BEEN HANGED Brutal Murderer of 01d Peter MoOooey Pays the Law's Demand, PRENDERGAST'S FELLOW PRISONER DEAD His Nerve Stayed with Him to the Last and He Dled Game—Clalmed that He Was of Police ion. n Viet Persee CHICAGO, March 23.—Murderer “Buff" Higgins was hanged in the Cook county jall today. The drop fell at 12:08 p. m. At 12 noon precisely, the mournful pro- cession reached the north corridor in full view of the spectatol The sheriff and Jailer bound the prisoner's feet, his arms lows and were immediately followed by the doomed man and the priests Higging being brought to a stop directly before the noose. In a few moments the sheriff and | Jaller Morris marched directly upon the gal- already having been secured behind his back, neck and the death cap adjusted. Higgins died game. On the scaffold he kissed a crucifix and smilingly sald *Good- by” to the priests. His death was ap- parently painless. As the clatter of the falling trap rang through the cell corridors the prisoners raised a yell of “Hang Pren- dergast.” The little assassin of Mayor Harrison crawled further into the corner of his cell, where he sat trembling with rage and fear. Prendergast would have nothing to say about the hanging and seemed overcome with terror by the sounds accompanying the execution which he so narrowly escaped. ACCUSES THE POLICE FORCE. The last newspaper man to converse with Higgins was a representative of the Asso- ciated press, whom he had consented to see just previous to being turned over to the flnal ministration of the priests. Higgins averred: “If I had not been persecuted year after year by the police, I would not be here. They made their attacks on me every time they had an opportunity and I can prove by west side people that they threatened frequently to hang me before they got through wlth me. They are doing it now, and their perjured testimony has led to my cony tion and to my death. In the same way I was sent to the pen by them. “I contend that I am a victim of police persecution, and these police are here today to gloat over me, and that is why I want to show a good nerve to the end. It may convince people a little that there is som thing in this police persecution, after all During this time Higgins" face was slightly flushed with the intense excitement of the occasion, but he showed a wonderful nerve and a frankness that almost created a doubt as to the justice of his sentence. Higgins' crime was one of the most bru- tal ever committed in Chicago. With two other hard characters, Higgins planned to rob an old citizen named Peter McCooey. When the old man awoke and started up to protect his house, the leader of the gang shot him before he could leave his bed. The murdered man was an employe of the city. A few days before the murder, Mrs. McCooey drew their savings, amounting to $100, from a west side bank. It is sup- posed that Higgins heard of this and sur- mised that the money was still in the house. At 2 a. m. Higgins, revolver in hand, en- tered the house, his accomplices, “Red” McGarry and Harry Filnberg, allas “Itzky,” alias “Sheeny Joe” remaining in the yard to keep watch. The family had retired at midnight, and it was two hours later when McCooey was awakened by a moise in his bedroom. He lifted himself on his elbow and saw a man rummaging in a bureau drawer. Almost at the same instant the thief turned and saw that he was discovered. Without a word he fired at McCooey, who fell back in bed and died almost before his wife, who was lying by his side, was aroused. Higgins and his pals fled without obtain- .ing any money, but succeeded in evading the police only a few hours. PRENDERGAST MAY GO FREE, If He's Adjudged Sane It's Doubtful if He Can Be Sentenced Again, CHICAGO, March 23.—A deputy from the criminal court today served the order of Judge Chetlain on Sherift Gilbert which prevents the execution of Prendergast until April 6. His insanity hearing will come up in Judge Chetlain's court tomorrow morning. The state will enter upon the case under protest, but it is prepared to introduce expert testi- mony to show that the assassin Is at the present time responsible for his acts. The case for Prendergast will be conducted by Attorneys Gregory and Darrow, who will be assisted by the lawyers who conducted the defense before Judge Brentano, Neither side expects to devote much time to getting a jury. In fact Attorney Darrow today proposed to state's attorney that the case be submitted to a jury of physiclans, stating that he would abide by the decision reached by the medical men. State’s At- torney Kern, however, declined to agree to the suggestion at once, but took the proposi- tion under advisement. Should he deter- mine to accept that way out of the case much time and expense may be saved. In any event, the state's attorney refuses to be a willing party to the proceedings main- taining that the court had no authority to issue a stay of execution, which was equiva lent to altering the governor's writ and has no jurisdiction in the case. Trouble for some one is anticipated It it should be found that the prisoner is sane. In that case the state holds that there is a great question as to what legal methods would be necessary to put the rope about the assassin’s neck again, and admits that even should Judge Chetlain assume that au- thority the friends of the defendant could go into another court and secure a writ of habeas corpus releasing the fellow from cus- tody on the ground that Judge Chetlain had no jurisdiction and that the time set for the execution had passed. The law distinetly states, it is said, that should the hour of an execution pass without the full- fillment of the law the sheriff is responsible for the miscarriage of justice. In fact all manner of legal diMculties are anticipated as a result of a_declaration of sanity, while on the other hand it is ad- mitted that should the condemned man be adjudged insane the case will end forever, ———— TUBERCULOSIS IN COWS, OMAHA, March 19. Bee: ~To the Editor of The In your issue of the 18th inst. I find a letter from Mr. Ashburn on tuberculosis ir cows. He Is correct in stating that it does not exist (in the same .degree) west as In the east. but I belleve it Is only a question of time until the germs are dis- tributed and then we will have our cattle affected fust as much as the east Tuberculosis ha® claimed more than all other diseases combined, and where there Is any constitutional tendency in the human family it is easy for the germ to gain entrance into the body. Ashburn asks would it not be well for all states to take precautionary measures? It would, but then under such conditions the federal government should be the power to take hold of it; but federal inspection must be divorced from politics to be a success, and I think the secretary of agriculture and the president has pointed out the evil of employing politiclan in- spectors. Your city authorities have dalry inspectors and I can s:fcly say they would not know a case of tuberculosis from parturient apoplexy, yet milk is said to be the chief means of conveying the disease from animals to man RICHARD EBBITT, M. R .C. - Will Go to Kentucky. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 23.—The ad- jutant general, under direction from the secretary of war, has appointed First Lieu- tenant Henry Kirby of company B, Tenth intantry, of the regular army as inspecting vietims it V. 8. and the rope was quickly placed about his | | and Instructing oficer for all of the military | companies of this state. Lieutenant Kirby 18 a native of North Carolina and s at pros- ent stationed at Fort Marcy, N. M. He ' bas been ordered to report to the governor for duty at one -~ MAJOR POWELL. an Agitator for Arld v Internsts Prof. John W. Powell, PhD., better known as Major Powell, founder and direc tor of the bureau of ethnology of the Smith- sonian fnstitution and present director of the United geological survey, was born at Mount Morris, N. Y., on the 2ith of March, 1534, & short time after the ar- rival of his pavbnts from England. — His father was a Mpthodist clergyman and wa required to lead® very unsettled life. In his early childffuod the family removed to Ohio; elght yeard: afterwards to Wisconsin, and again, when he was fifteen years of ago, to Iilinols, where young Powell re- mained most of the time until the break- ing out of the war. He studled for a time at Illinois college, Jacksonville, and subsequently entered Wheaton college, Unablo to” attend school continuously, ho alternated between teach- ing In the public schools and studying, and in 1854 he went to Oberlin to pursue a special course of two years. From the first he was strongly attracted to the natural sciences, and particularly to natural history and geology. The various Institutions of the state of Illinois and some of other states soon came to depen upon his collections for illustrating their courses of sclentific lectures, and the Tllinois State Natural History soclety elected him its secretary and extended to him facili- ties for prosccuting his researches, no recognized as of high value. The funds necessary for conducting these operations he was obliged to obtain by teaching a por- tion of year. The breaking out of the rebellion put a temporary check upon Prof. Powell's scientific researches, He en- listed as a private in the Twentieth II- linois infantry. Having been made a lieu tenant, he was transferred to battery F, econd Illinois artillery, and was afterward promoted to be captain of the battery, then major of the regiment, and finaliy licuten- ant-colonel. ~ In the last days or the war he received a commission as colonel, but having no desire to follow war as a profes- sion, he declined it. At the battlo ot Shiloh he lost his right arm. As soon as e had sufliciently recovered from his wound ho roturned to his post and continued to serve to the end of the war. When Mr. Clarence King retired from the directorship of the United States geological survey in 1881 the office fell naturaily to Pro- fessor Powell as the most obviously suitable person to flll it. The work of Professor Powell, which is probably of most interest to the people of the west, Is that done in the promotion of irregation and the reclamation of the arid though fertile lands lying beyond the great plains region. The first important results in this connection were shown in his report upon the lands of the arjd region, pre- pared in 1878, describing the physical char- acteristics of the region, showing the rain- fall and water supply, and considering cer- | tain important questions relating to irrigable lands. Since that time the various survey- ing parties under Professor Powell's direction have been engaged in mapping portious of the arid region and in determining methods of utilizing the available waters. Sketeh of the A il .ll*'IV‘lllh IN BLUE. Letter from an American Resid seribes the Situation. PROVINCETOWN, Mass,, March 23.—A letter received here today from Captain E. T. Rider, formerly of this place, contains interesting facts as to the situation at Blueflelds, where he now resides. He re- views affairs at Blueflelds previous to the arrival of the British warship Cleopatra, and says that if it had not been for her coming all American and foreign residents of the place would have been killed. Captain Rider continues: “After the formation of the provisional government the commander of the Cleopatra compelled the Spanish troops to retire to Greytown and they sailed for that place on the Cleopatra on the 5th inst. Lieutenant Colonel Mann of the ship and seventy-five marines were left to pres vent further trouble. After the vessel salled it was learned that some of the Spanish soldiers remained behind. That afternoon some twenty Americans and my- self were on the streets when the Spanish soldiers commenced to make arrests. One soldier drew a revolver and fired three shots into a crowd of natives. They all kicked him and nearly heat him to death. That night a frightful Battle between the Spanish soldiers and the Aatives commenced. The streets were filled with armed men and the greatest excitement prevailed. About forty shots were fired: during the riot, two soldiers and one .native being killed and several seriously wounded. The foreign residents sent for Lieutenant Mann, who was encamped a short distance down the river, and he came to our relief and has since remained in charge of the town. Four hundred rifles and 35,000 rounds of ammunition and 14,000 cartridges were found in the brush near tho town. It is believed that' these be- longed to the Spanish soldiers and that they intended to return when the warship went away and sack the town. The Americans have asked the commander of the Cleopatra to stay here and protect them, as we see no relief from home, and he has promised to stay until relfeved by another ship. Have all our ships gone on Roncador reef, or what has become of them? If it had not been for our British cousins God only knows what would have been the fate of us Amer- icans. All business is at a standstill, and no one knows what an hour may bring forth.” NEW ORLEANS, March 23.—The condi- tion of affairs in Blucfields is as unsettled as ever. The English are in practical control of the entire reservation. Last night the steamship William G. Hewes of the South Pacific line arrived from the southern seaport town with the latest news. There nows seems to be no attempt whatever to bring about a peaceful govern- ment. Tho commander of the Cleopatra has as- sumed control of the government to a cer- tain extent and this is all the government there 18 in the city. On Friday last the Blake came to anchor near the Cleopatra. This vessel is expected to remain and the Cleopatra will travel for the northern seas. - CHATS IN THE 40111(lhflll§. TELDS. —He De- British battleship Hon. Charles S. Thomas of Denver is in the city. Mr. Thomas is one of the pioneer demacrats of the west and is national com- mitteeman for Colorado. He has repre- sented the silver state in several national conventions, politically and otherwise, and stauds high in the councils of the free sil- ver men. In speaking of events of general interest yesterday at the Millard, Mr. Thomas sald: “The sllver men do not expect much re lief at the present session of congress, but the time will come sooner or later when a bill for the frea and unlimited coinage of the white metal will pass. Colorado de- plores the financial policy of President Cleveland. The democratic party has honored Cleveland so much that he takes advantage of the fact and does about as he pleases, regardless of the advice and pro- tests of the men who placed him in power. It has hurt the party in Col- orado and the result will be that at the next legislature the democrats of our state will stand about as much show of electing a United States senator as a kitten in h—| without claws. . Colorado is not ‘bleeding,’ but It is sufferiig from ‘Windy Walte's' administration. It I8 needless to state that the democrats out our way will never fuse with the populists again, but will keep in the middle of the road and stick to a straight ticket in the future. ‘Bhe trouble with Governor Waite s that he has more sand than sense. I belleve that he will seck vindication at the next populist convention and will be renominated. He is Ignorant and obstinate and likes to show his authority, braskans ure too Indifferent to the silver stion. The@Fpreciation of silver means drop the price of every staple product.” Hon. Charles’ Hughes, jr., a member of the State Board of Capitol Managers, accom- panies Mr. Thomas. Mr. Hughes says that the new state capitol building at Denver is rapldly nearing completion and will be ready for occupancy next year. - - od blo Is unintellgible, but it means Old Dom the purest manufactured tograph 1n every package. Noinl WE SELL AND PELIVER PAILY TO soUTH OMAMA. 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Dun & Co's weekly review of trade says: It Is perplexing to be obliged to report that busi- ness grows larger in volume and at the same time not more profitable. Uncertainty does not diminish, but has rather increased, in the judgment of many commercial bodies which have urged the president to veto the seigniorage bill. Prices of commodities do not rise, but are, on the whole, about 1.5 per cent lower than last week, though then the lowest ever known in the country, and are 12.9 per cent lower than a year ago. More mills are at work, though the propor- tion of productive force employed fs still from a fifth to a third less than a year ago in different branches of industry and many mills are stopping because their orders have run out, even while a larger number are starting with orders enough _for a time, The starting of four furnaces by the Illinols Steel company and one other at Pittsburg in- creases the output of iron, and some large sales have been made at the lowest prices yet reported, with indications of continued demand for structural work and especially at the west. On the other hand, the demand for wire in various forms, which led the way to improvement, seems to slacken, and nails are said to be selling lower than ever, below 1 cent. A reduction of 60 cents in freights from Pittsburg to tidewater only adds to western while it takes from castern business. In minor metals this is a little larger, but at the expense of a further de- cline to 9.5 cents for lake copper, while tin is steady and lead a shade higher. The demand for cotton goods s fairly large, but with reduction in prices of some grades, and the accumulation of print cloths continues, A large auction sale of silks brought fairly satisfactory prices. Sales of wool for three weeks have exceeded last year's 289 per cent, though transactions this month last year were about 40 per cent below the average. There is more demand for such wool as Is needed in the manufac ture of underwear, dress goods and worsted suitings, but fine fleeces are almost unsala- ble, Ohio XX being quoted at 22 cents, and carpet manufacturers buy sparingly, thoug about half their machinery is active. TOOK ANOTHER DROP. Wheat, cotton and pork havi little, wheat making another record a o below 60 cents at New York. W 8,379 bushels, against 2,3 and _exports only 1,013,200 1,205,894 last year, showing prices, ‘the grain is abroad. . Corn was 1 rn recelpts 2,574,698 322 bushels last year. Jotton receipts from plantations are agaln larger than last year, to tne disgust of prophets who have foretold of ‘“‘perpen dicular drops” ever since January 1. The termination of the rebellion in Brazil opens crop of coffee, which s reported very but prices are as yet steady. Cattle ow abroad at prices almost b pree ts. The exports are retarded ilures for the week ending March 15 involved liabilities of only $2,558,818, and for the two weeks of March only $4.835,110, of which $ were of manufacturing and 3 of trading concer Some de ferred reports will further swell the aggre gate, but at San Francisco the resumptions reported now exceed the failures. A number of railroad recelverships are noticed, though none of importance, fallures this week number 244 in the United States, agalnst 217 last year, and fifty in Canada, against twenty-six last year. It {8 noteworthy that dian failures are considerably increas- declined a sh receipts are 1,5 709 last year, bushels, agalnst that even at current not largely wanted cent. stronger, with bushels, against 1 ng Didu't Want & Fortune Several days ago the chief of police celved a letter from W. Hammons torney at Duluth, Minn., asking that & girl re- BARGAINS BARGAINS OUR TERMS: CASH OR CREUIT. $10 worth of goods,$1.00 per w or $1.00 per month #25 worth of goods, § ek or $6 00 por month, #50 worth of goods, weok or $8,£0 per month. §75 worth of goods, week or $10 00 par month. #100 worth of goods, veek or # 5,00 par month 00 worth of goods, $5.00 week or #20.00 per month. Special and m st favorable gements for largor amounts, Peoples’ Faraiturs and Carpst Co. 1.50 w 2,00 D pe $4.00 per per ar- BARGAINS IN PARLOR FURNITURE AGENTS FOR QUICK MEAL GASOLINE STOVES, Open Monday and Saturday Evenings. named Maud Cousens be looked up and in- formed that a small fortune had been loft her by relatives The wWoman formerly lived in the burnt district, bu: went away some time ago. Thursday afternoon Police Ser- geant Sigwart located the woman at 711 South Sixteenth street, where she had been living for a month under the name of Brownie Rughy. The woman called at the chief's office yes- terday and was handed a letter from Mr. Hammons. She said that she had not heard | of any of her reclatives dying lately. About a year ago she received her share of an estate, and thinks that the present lotter was Ins.igated by her brother, who Is anxlous to learn of her whereabouts. Before leaving the chief’s office the woman said she had prepared to go to Denver and would proceed on her way and not allow the letter to interfere with her plans. - MADE MAD BY READING. Stories of Dynamite Outrages Caused a Youth Imitate the Crimes, LANCASTER, Po, March 23.—Four re- cent attempts to burn the large hardware establishment of George M. Steinman & | Co. of this city led to an investigation which resulted in the detection of the author of three late dynamite outrages here, The culprit is Charles Rawn, a young man belonging to one of the leading families | of this city, whose sole incentive scems (o have been an insane desire to destroy. When the bomb was found in the build- ing next door to the police station, a clerk at Steinman’s, where Rawn was also employed, reported that a stick of dynamite had been abstracted from behind the counter, but it was not believd that the bomb fiend was any | of their employes. Yesterday Rawn was confronted with the evidence collected by | Steinman relative to the attempts the store, when he made a full confession, stating that he had also committed the dyna’ mite outrages. The first bomb failed to explode, ond badly injured the Cherry streot over the Pennsylvania railroad, and the third was exploded on the portico of Dr. Baker's residence doing considerable dam- age and going off just as one person had passed within a foot of it and two others were within several [eet appi ching it It is said today that his friends claim | that his mind been affected and that reading of the outrages in Paris, he ac quired an insane desire to emulate them. It is said today that his friends sent him | away last night, as the sec brid, which is probably true, no trace of him can be found today. - TO THE CHILD'S DEA nds that May Possibly Lend to the Solu- tion of a New York Mystery. NEW YOI March 23.—The mutl| and dismembered corpse found In the ce of a tenement in “Hell's Kitchen” Monda night has been buried as that of Susie Mar tin, though the physician would not certify to its identity. Detectives who have been watehing the dump Weost Forty-seventh street in the hope that some thing would turn up there tending to throw light upon the mystery of the child's death report two finds, One was that of a little wrap or jacket that it was thought might have belonged (o the missing girl. 1t was of dark material, with horizontal stripes. As fars as could be discovered it was not hers, however, Hor father said her jucket or overcoat, as he called it, was of fur, or was fur trimmed. The jacket was in a load of | ashes brought from n's browery, | hich is near where the corpae found The other find lirk knife or stiletto, brought in a city cart from the same quarter. It was a dirk with S-inch blade and such might have mab wounds in th the child. It has a curved Ger and handle tip and & mabogany or handle. CLEW TH. coroner's side of an ero rosewood Polson in Canned CLEVELAND, March 23.- poison following the corn beef occurred at the boarding Rich Milburn St. Clair street night. Milburn and two boarders of corned beef for supper. During the three men were taken violently physiclan worked over them four before rellef came. Milburn s in a pre carious condition and it is thought he will not recover. The others are out of danger. of Three cases cating of of canned | of | | last fre the 1} hours wrned Out JACKSONVILLE, 1ll, March worth & Matteson and Carl Franken ware, have been burned out. Loss, insurance, about half Wadz- china IN FURNITURE: IN CARPETb | Complaint Made Through to burn | T | part FOLLOW THE BIG CROWPS. GREAT EASTER SALE Now GOING ON, 8lhe $1.68 ..worth Loooworth L.worth worth worth worth worth .worth worth Lo.oworth worth worth worth $3.00, at 3.50, at /0¢, at 18: 1.75, at Sk 3.50, at 1.40 4.00, at 1.45 20,00, at 11,20 15.00, at 8.35 4.50 A5¢ 1.50, 2,50, N.Fvll 1.59, worth worth Coworth .worth ~.worth Lworth worth c 5.00, at 20.00, at 12.50, at 50,00, at 12.50, 7.50, worth worth .worth worth .worth .worth 1.50 5.75 2.78 13.00, 7.50, 40.00, worth 6.40 worth sworth “worth | SuKI 10C ‘ to cover | | | [)ostxr'c on big ‘94 Catz IIUL{U rc‘uly for mailing i April 10, SEOBOESES® Formerly the Peoples’ Mammoth Iusta.llment H01we. (SHE ISY'T TOEING TIE H\L Some Little Points Concerning Sealing that Arbitration Didn't Scttle, ENGLAND AND THE BERING SEA AGREEMENT Ambussador Bay- nt s the Situa- Whero the Fault Lics, ard to the British Governy, tary Gresham Explal tion ro- ASHINGTON, Gresham was before the vesterday concerning the status of Bering sea affairs. Thore were brought out im- portant developments as to the manner in which her majesty’s government has exc- cuted the award of the Bering sea court of arbitration. The strictest injunction was put on members of the committee to re- frain from discussing the secretary’s state- ment. Later in the day, however, on Mr. Gresham's return to the State department the general points in the hearing were made known by the secretary, who explained the situation fully, It appears that by the terms of the treaty of arbitration both Great Britain and the United States bound themselves to abide by the decision of the court. It has been con- tended that this court was so binding that court or congress or Parllament was needed to carry out the decree of the court. Senator Morgan of the arbitrators has taken the ground that the decision in ftself was of the organic law in both countries, based on the original treaty, which has the same binding effect as a state law. Secre- tary Gresham deemed it wise, to have congress pass a law court’s decision and the drafted and submitted to congress secretary expressed surprise that Britain has as yet presented no such logis- - latlon, 80 far us was officially known have been unofficial statements, however, In California and clsewhere as to the proposed bill to be presentéd to the British Parliament. These disclose that the proposed British legislation falls short, con- #iderably short, of executing Great Brita part in the award. It is pointed o1 the British bill gives British naval of discretion in exccuting the restrictive r whereas the court made the lations imperative. The pecullarit British measure are also sald to be short of the recommendations of the Bering sea court of arbitration cretary Greshum expressed no grave concern over the Cann dlan condition, On the contrary, it was belleved that In due time both governments would arrive at an understanding The house committee took no action on the bill as submitted by the State depart- ment. There appears o be no ebjection to the bill, and it can be readily reported at any time. The Intlmation is made that in the meantime Ambassador Bayard wiil further communlicate with her majesty's gov- ernment with a view to having the British legislation more fully execute the business part of the decree. Secrotary Grosham's appearance before the committes wos the reason for the exchange of numerous cour oasantrie He said pr tions, even on Hawail. There erence, however, to Hawali resentat Storer and asked the secretary a number of quostions on the Brit ish position and the Bering sea question general March house committee however, the sure was But the Great carrying out me s of the Vs 1o rof \ affairs. Rep s Geary your dealer for eolds Byrup. —_— Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castorla. Do not let any new remed Dr. Bull's Coug palm off on you Insist on having lQEOIQIOIOIOIOIOIOFQ / 23.—Secretaryz= b e %