Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1895, Page 1

”)N_ Jan o i Tegreitallc to ESTABLISIHHED JU NE 19, OMAHA, TUESDAY MOR NGy JANU SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. THREW THE BOMB 0UT DOORS Porter's Presence of Mind Doubtless Pre- vented a Catastrophe, DID GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Police of the Opinion the Romb Was In- tended for the Magistrate Who Con- ducted Ravachol's Trial — No Clew to the Perpetrators. PARIS, Jan. curred about midnight Monceau, It Is belleved to have been the work of anarchists. Nobody was killed, but considerable damage was done in the vi- clnity, The bomb s described as being of the reversible sort, chiefly charged with dyna- mite, packed in gunpowder and concealed in an English tin cracker box strengthened by a thick band of aluminum. 1In other respects the bomb is sald to have been charged and prepared in a manner similar to the one used by Vaillant in the Chamber of Depu- tles. The police, at present, have no clew to the man, although some policemen on duty in adjacent streets saw a man running Ewlftly away a short time previous to the explosion, The police are maintaining the usual reticence as to the facts In the case. It appears that a porter on duty at 65 Rue Monceau, Just before midnight, was informed by a passerby that a suspicious looking par- cel had been placed on the window ledge of the ground floor. The porter in alarm rushed to the spot, and seizing the parcel hurled it into the middle of the stret. A terrific ex- ploston followed, and showers of shot were hurled in all directions, breaking all the win- dows In_the vicinity, although they were protected by strong wooden shutters. Following the explosion there was a panic in the neighborhood, particularly among the people living in the immediate vicinity. No. 66 was formerly the residence of Prince Vie- tor Napoleon, and its front was terribly damaged. The explosion caused a strong force of police to gather from all sources, and the Rue Monceau was soon the center of attrac- tlon for large crowds of people. But order . was soon restored, the inhabitants surrounded by the police guard, and a number of news- paper men remained about the spot. The explosion of the bomb threw several large paving stones into the area way, tore up the paving and stirred up the street In an amazing manner. Holes were made in the stone work of several of the houses. The porter, it appears, was warned by a valet who was returning home, and who noticed the parcel on the window ledge. In an inter- view published in the Matin this morning the valet is quoted as saying that when he saw the tin box on the window ledge he hur- rledly entered the house and informed the porter that there was an extraordinary par- cel on the window. The porter hastened out into the street, took the box and threw it as far as he could. The two men then entered the house and closed the door. A moment later there was a tremendous report, as loud as a cannon. Neither of the men noticed. a fuse attached to the bomb. The police ex- press the opinion that the explosion was directed against M. Alhalin, the magistrate who conducted the inquiries in the outrages committed by Ravachol and other anarch- ists, who lives In the Rue Verselay, facing the scene of the explosion. During the morning the chief of the mu- nicipal laboratory was engaged in examining the scene of the explosion and‘it is sald that he is inclined to think that the explosion was more in the nature of a dangerous joke than an anarchist outrage. He is reported to have ascertained that the bomb contained no pro- jectiles and that it was apparently only charged with gunpowder. The windows broken are also sald o have been broken by eoncussion and by fragments of the box and “mot by shot or bullets. The machine, it is added, was made to explode on contact with the ground. WRECKED IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. 14.—A bomb explosion oe- in front of 65 Rue British Steamer Rowan Founders Several Lives Lost—Other Wrecks. LONDON, Jan. 14.—The British steamer Rowan has foundered in the Bay of Biscay. One of her boats, containing six men alive and two dead, has been picked up. - The other boat, which was launched with seven men, including the first officer, has been lost. The Itallan bark, Theresa, from Liverpool for Trieste, has been wrecked near Strang- ford. Thg captain and seven of the crew were rescutd, three others were drowned. The brigantine Salis, from Rochester to Sunderland, has been stranded at Donnanook, Lincolnshire, The crew were rescued by the rocket apparatus. An unknown brig has foundered off Hale. The crew perished. Compromise in the sh Cabinet. LONDON, Jan. 14.—The Birmingham Post (Joseph Chamberlain's organ) asserts that the dissension reporfed to exist in the cabinet in regard to the carrying out of the naval program Is sald to have been smoothed over by a compromise by which a loan has been {ssued to provide the necessary funds for the nayy instead of taking the surplus of the budget. for 1895, to which Sir Willlam Har- court, chancellor of the exchequer, was op- posed, as he desires to do what is popular in this connection. It Is believed that the loan will be fssued by means of terminable annui- ties, and Sixteen Anarchiats oh Trial LIEGE, Belglum, Jan. 14.—The trial sixteen anarchists, including the notorious * Jagolchowski, alias Baron Sternberg (who ta'ted to appear, #s he 18 now In a Russia prison) -was commenced here today. The prisoners are charged with belng concerned in the dynamite outrages in Licge In the spring of 1894, the most serious being the explosion at the residence of Dr. Renson. Large numbers of gendarmes and other police were stationed in court and guagled the ap- proaches o the law. eonrts as a precaution against anarchist outrage of Germavy Newds More War Ships. BERLIN, Jan. 14.—In the Relchstag Herr Hasse, national liberal, questioned the gov- ernment respecting the inadequato protection glven by the government to Germans abroad. During the course of his remarks he referred to the statement made by Count von Caprivi, the chancellor, upon the occasion of the dis: turbances in Chill, that Germany wanted more war ehips. Parallel 1o tho Ardlamont Murder. LONDON, Ont, Jan. 14--David William Welter and Joln A. Hendershot have been ar- rested to stand trial at St. Thomas for the murder of William Hendershot in the Woods near that place.. The crown charges that Hendershot placed an insurance policy on the life of his nephew of $11,000, and hired Welter to kill him in order to sccure the money. European Kulers Preparing to Meet, ' VIENNA, Jan .—Emperor William in- tends to meet King Humbert of Italy during the year to arrange for modifications in the Triple Alliance before it is renewed. It Is almost certain the czar will meet both Em- peror Franucis Joseph and Emperor Willlam, | Bur fog Hull BOONEVILLE, Me., Jan. 14.—The dining ball of the state reform: school was destroyed by firo this morning. This building and | contents are a total loss, amounting to $10,- 900, No lusurance. The orighs of the fire Ia uokuown. No obe was Burt fugar's Friends in the Cabinet, 1.—The Chronlcl says it | find the Sugar trust las | feiends In President Clevelaud's cabinet, but | h-ufiot be woudered at, when Attorney Geuerdl Oluey refuses to set in motiou thy | | the organ trust law. The almighty dollar ap- pears to be still a much mere formidable potentate than the president. oty MRS, THUROW WILL TELL. Important Testimony for Grand Jury on New York Police Corruption. NEW YORK, Jan, 14.—The oyer and ter- miner grand Jury will today continue to hear evidence looking toward the indictment of officials who have been implicated in allega- tions of corruption before the Lexow commit- tee. The jury has been In session three days and during that time important witnesses have been Superintendent Byrnes, Secretary Mangin, Captains Creedon, Schmittberger and Baughey. It is probablo that Mrs. Thurow, who returned from Burope on Saturday, will g0 before that body and tell why she left this country. It is sald she was paid $25,000 to leave and not appear at the trial of ex- Captain Doherty, five sergeants and two wardmen, who were dismissed from the force and_subsequently indicted. Sho is sald to be willing to tell about this, and it was said in the district attorney's office that she will be taken before the proper jury, when, If any law has been violated, indictments will fol- low. T —— LEW1S OPEL GRANTED DIVORCE, Sensntlonal Trial Ended—Declsion Agalnst the Woman. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14—Judge Valiant in the circuit court here today handed down a decision In the divorce suit of Opel against Opel, granting the husband, Louis Opel, an absolute divorce upon the grounds alleged in his cross bill. The original sult of Mrs. Myra Opel was dismissed. The case, which has occupled the court nearly a month, attracted considerable attentioh because of the salacious character of the allegations against Mrs, Opel and the co-respondent Frank D. Brown, and also because of the wide range of thelr alleged liason, Mrs, Opel was a Miss Hester of Chicago. Judge Valliant awarded to Lewis O. Opel the custody of his two minor children. This was a formal matter only, the plaintiff having withdrawn her demand for thelr custody. Neither plaintiff nor defendant was court when the decision was handed down. e, o BARGE WRECKED, in €oAL Crew Had All Disappeared When the bout Men Arrived on Hoal FREEPORT, L. I, Jan. 14.—Last night the coal barge Seth Low, bound from Phila- delphia to Boston, ran into Yach’s inlet near Jones beach. An attempt was made to shoot the life line over the barge, but it did not reach. An attempt was then made to reach the barge with a surf boat, but the sea was running o high that the boat could not be launched. Three men could be seen, At daybreak Captain_Philip Chichester of Zach's inlet, Captain Edwards of the Shore beach life-saving station and Captain Ketchum of the Gilboa station succeeded in reaching the barge, but no trace of the crew was to be found. The meadows were searched without avail and it is supposed the men were drowned. The barge will un- doubtedly be a total los: CASHIER KILLED HIMSELF, Dover National Bank Defaulter Ends Hils Life with a Bullet. DOVER, N. H., Jan. 14—A notice was posted on the doors of the Dover National bank today announcing that the institution had suspended, and that by order of the direators the bank's affairs had been taken in charge by Bank Examiner C. M. Dorr. Examiner Dorr said that Cashier Isaac F. Abbott's accounts were badly mixed and there' was o shortage which might amount to between $60,000 and $50,000. He could not say definitely’ how much the defalcation would amount to, as the books have not as yet been thoroughly examined, Cashier Abbott, who has been under sur- veillance since Saturday, shot and killed himself this afternoon after the shortage had been discovered, This morning the bank vault was opened s00n after the notice was posted on the that the institution had Suspended. sxaminer Dorr immediately tele- graphed for a United States marshal to come here and take charge of Abbott. Abbott is treasurer of the city of Dover and is also connected with®the Dover Five- cent savings bank, which has offices in the same building with the National bank, but it is said that neither the city nor. the sav- ings bank will suffer by the defalcation, Tnited States Marshal Campbell arrived in the city this afternoon and a warrant for Abbott’s arrest was at once issued. The de- faulter heard that the marshal was coming to arrest him, and going to his room he deliberately shot himself through the head. He was d-ad befcre the marshal reashed the house, and the officer did not enter. It is believed that Abbott left a statement for the bank directors. Asel ity L SOUTHERN COMPETITION., Eastern Cotton Mills Forced to Move South to Produce Heavy Goods, NASHUA, N. H,, Jan. 14.—The southern movement of cotton industries, which has affected Massachusetts, Is also felt in New Hampshire. On Tuesday Representati Thurber of this city will introduce a bill in the legislature at Concord similar to those introduced in Massachusetts in the Interest of the Lowell mills, It will ask that the Jackson Manufacturing company be per- mitted to increase its capital stock from $600,000 to $1,300,000 and that the Nashua company be allowed to inerease from §1,000,- 000 to $2,000,000. The bill also asks the right to build mills In any state in the unlon. These companies have been manufacturers of heavy goods that have come in compe- tition with southern mills. It is understood that with the additional capital mills are to be at once built in the south to manu- facture sheetings, etc. The mills here will change their product to fine yarns. These mills are virtually under one ownership and when the action’ of their officials is made public it will create considerable excitement n the Merrimac river valle e Dit, BAKER UNDER ARRE Crook County, Wyomlug, Treasurer Said to Bo a Defaulter. CHEYENNE, Jan. 14.—(Special T-legram ) ~A telegram was received from Sundanc the county seat of Crook county, toda stating that Dr. Baker, the county tre of that county, had been placed under ar because of an alleged shortage discovered in his accounts, He was glven a preliminary examination and bound over to the district Examiner Henderson left for Sun- a this morning and will make a thor- ough examination of the aff. of the county. Dr, Baker was his own successor in the office. It is understood that his short- age amounts to about §1,800, Kobbers Fall to Get Much Money. RAWLINS, Wyo., Jan. 1.—(Special Tele- gram)—After holding up Superintendent John MeDonald at the Niobrara Stage com- pany's home station on the Sweetwater yes- terday morning, the robbers proceeded to the store, where they secured $23, being careful to tuke no checks or goods from the store, which might prove e sing should they be found in their p-ss 0. McDonald went back from Rougis, fully armed, accom- panied by tw 1, but when they arrived at the station the robbers had fled, going north. The authorities at Lander have been notified, as considerable ‘gold Is sent out from the South 'ass mincs by registered mail. It is somewhat of @ surprise that the mail was not molested, b Sugar Ulauters Ask Kellef. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The entire Loulsiana delegation in congress, senators and congressmen, appeared before the house appropriation committee today to urge that some provision be made for the reliet of the immediate losses suffered by the sugar producers and planters of that state caused by the repeal of the bounty provided for in McKinley tariff act. Argumeuts in fa- vor of rclief were made by Represcntatives Boatuer and Pricc and Seuators Caffery and Blavehrd At el Valuabte Patent Held to Be Tovalid. CHICAGO, Jun. MH--Judge Grosscup de- clded ia tavor of the Western Electric com- pany today the suit of she ‘Thomson- Hous- ton comp nst that concern. The « cislon practically invalidates it on automatic reguators f dynimg ic ma. chincy which was valued at §2,000,00. The Case has been in the courts siuce 1890 = | means. AFTER ANOTHER OFFICIAL South Dakota's Legislature Getsa Third Man in the Great Conspiracy, PUBLIC EXAMINER MEYERS SUIPECTED He Had Knowledge of Taylor's Misconduct #s Well as that of Ruth, but Made No Effort to Bring Either to an Accoanting. PIERRE, 8. D, Jan. 14.—(Special Tele- gram.)—As the caso of defaulting ex-Treas- urer Taylor is being probed more and more, additional evidence 1s coming to light that his acts involved a deep-seated and long-con- tinued robbing of the state and a conspiracy | among Taylor and other prominent men to profit by the state funds with impunity. To- | day the investigation brought out the facts that Public Examiner Meyers, to whose care- lessness or incompetency is largely due the heavy loss of the state, secured his present position through the immediate work of Tay- lor. Two years ago, when Governor Sheldon took the chair, Taylor, who had been treas- urer for two years, and who had been pre- sumably using the state funds in the way ex- posed, made a strenuous effort to secure the appointment of a particular friend of his. The governor refused. John Krouse of Yank- ton received the place against Taylor's effort and protest. But when the legislaiure refused to submit the prohibitory law, Mr. Krouse who is an ardent prohibitionist, resigned the place and refused to serve. That was Tay: lor's opportunity. The session was drawing to @ close. The executive was overwhelmed with work. There was no time to investigate the qualifications of any candidate. Some five years ago Meyers, the present public ex- aminer, was a candidate for congress. He lived in Taylor's home town, Redfield, and Taylor, who at the time was pulling the string to secure the nomination as state treas- urer, and knowing that two prominent offi- clals could not come from the same town, made every effort to get Meyers out of the way. Finally, when Meyers withdrew, Tay- lor promised him that at any future time he would do anything in his power to return the favor. When Krouse resigned, therefore, Tay- lor sent a_mutual friend to the governor and secured Meyers' appointment. The nomina- tion was a great surprise to every one, and especially to the politicians, and 1t encoun- tered strong opposition before the senate, but Taylor and some of his fricnds went into the lobby and succeeded in gaining the confirma- on. MEYERS KNEW OF THE CROOKEDNESS, Myers' conduct in the office has presumably justified the expectation of the treasurer. While it is not stated that Myers had any part in the corrupt dealings in which Ruth and Taylor were concerned, he neglected or refused to make such examination of the treasurer’s office as would detect the crooked- ness and bring the criminal to terms. Myers himself has admitted during the time when, in deflance of all law and against the protest of the governor and the other state officials, and despite the angry demand of the people of the state, the treasurer and the land commissioner held in their own hands for six months $300,000 belonging to the school fund of the state, that he saw the letter from Major Ruth to Treasurer Taylor admitting that the two were using the public money for their own benefit and were de- frauding the state to ballast their own for- tunes. But Myers, while he told some per- sonals friends of this occurrence at the time, did not do what the plain emergency of the case demanded, namely, make an investiga- ton and’sce that the officials enforced the aw. Myers also admits that thirty days ago he tried to make an examination of the treas- urer’s accounts, and that when the latter retused to make a showing he expected that there was a shortage. His clear duty was to promptly take possession of the office and bring the treasurer to terms. Had he done 50 the $300,000 gobbled by Taylor during December would have been saved to the state, His account in these two Instances convicts him of cither Incompetency or cor- rupt knowledge and the officials have de- termined to investigate his office and promptly to impeach if not to prosecute him. This actlon by the legislature is expected in a day or two. There is no question in the minds of the public officials that Taylor's advocacy of Myers was based upon his know- fedge of the public examiner’s characteristics, and while the oficials are inclined to the belief that Myers was simply guilty of gross negligence and incompetency, they propose to sift the matter to the bottom. DETERMINED TO PROSECUTE TAYLOR. The legislature meets today in secret ses- sion to hear the report of the attorney general on the Taylor case. They agree to promptly pass bills authorizing him to em- ploy counsel and detectives, and not only to search for the fugitive, but to bring attachment and suit against the bondsmen outside of the state of South Dakota, There has been a strong suspiclon in the minds of the officials that Taylor fled from the country last week upon the tramp_ steamer, Persian Monarch, which is captained by Taylor's brother-in-law. The information on which this belief is based came to hand only after the ship had sailed, but precautions have been made to have her searched immediately on her arriveal in port. A resolution was in- troduced in the legislature offering an ad- ditional reward of $20,000 for the apprehen- sion of the criminal. TAYLOR'S BONDSMEN IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Jan, 14—A meeting of the bondsmen of W. W. Taylor, the defaulting treasurer of South Dakota, was held today in this city, Ex-Governor Mellette of South Dakota, J. T. McChesney of New York, Will- {am Taylor of Lafayette, Ind, and C. H. Vinton and C. T. Howard of Redfield, §. D., were in the city, the two former being regis- tered at the Great Northern hotel. The con- ference of the bondsmen was a mysterious one. It was rumored that Taylor was in the city and was to meet his bondsmen, but this was emphatically denied. All the interested parties made every effort to escape newspaper porters and professed ignorance regarding the proposed meeting, IN SP1TE OF CALAMITY CRIES, Governor Morrill Polnts Out the M Progress in Knnaas. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 14.—The mild, bright weather today made possible the inaugural parade which had been profected in connec- tion with the ceremonies which at tired Governor Lewelling and his administra- tion, and placed at the head of the state affairs of Kansas Governor Morrill and a complement of repbulican oficers which con- stitute the state cabinet. Governor Lewelling and Governor Morrill led the parade in a carriage and were driven to the house of representatives. At high noon the oath of office was administered, the tnaugural address was delivered and nothing remained to complete the ceremonies but the grand ball tonight. The address of Governor Morrill was directed agalust calamity howlers. He said “Fellow cltizens: A third of a century has | passed since Kansas entered the sisterhood of | | states. It is an appropriate time to review | its history and to mark its progress. | “The measure of dignity and strength in | statehood attained by a-commonwealth will ever be found co-equal with the measure of love and devotion borne to it by its eltlzans It 1s an uoworthy, unmanly, indecent son | that will wagnify, éxpose and parade abeoad | the faults of his father and it is equally u patriotic and disgraceful for a citizen to go | before the world In a like exposure of t | faults of his state. Even wribgs can never be righted nor weakness strengthened by such | 1 do not mean by this thay wrongs are to be defended nor actual shortcomings | {denied. But I do mean that the arena for | | their discusslon should be limited to the nar-| eriat noon re- | of $10,467,852. | States, rowest possible boundaries of an hone: tor their correction, ‘‘The e and experience of Kansas has faitly verified the legend upon Its great seal as an_inspired prophecy. It has indeed climbed ‘up to the stars thtough difficulties.’ In its progress it has met and mastered ob- stacles that would have ctushed and con- quered a less forceful and self-reliant clviliza- tion.” Governor Morrill reviews the part taken by Kansas in the ofvil war and continues “Since that date the state has had a strange, almost weird history and experlence, Pros perity and adversity have followed each other in quick succession. We have had withering drouths and devastating Insects; ‘booms’ of prosperity and phenomenal speculation fol- lowed by ‘boomerangs’ of adversity and stag- nation. But from the worst of all these we have suffered far less than from the virus of unrest, discontent and disloyalty injected into our blood by the hand of an evil genlus to poison manly ccurage and self-rellant en- ergy at the fountain of its source. We have been tempted to desplse the methods and look with contempt upon the legitimate fruits of honest Industry and individual enterprise; to lean upon the government and demand from it that which can alone be obtained through personal industry and rigid economy. The leseon taught in the framing of our non- paternal government, that ‘a people governed least is governed best' seems to have re- mained unlearned still. “It is safe to say as a truth that so large a measure of prosperity, ® rapid an ac- cumulation of wealth and surrounding physi- cal comforts has never before been realized from a like investment of money and labor in the history of human endeavor as has been accomplished in Kansas since her admission into the unfon. Then we had scarcely 100,- 000 people; now we hava 1,400,000. Phe en- tire wealth of the state was less than $60,- 000,000 then; in 1890 the wealth of the state, as shown by the United States census re- ports, was about $1,800,000,000. Then there was not a mile of operated railroad within the state; now we have 8,908 miles, only Illinols and Pennsylvania of all the states exceeding this in mileage. “The endowment of our educational insti- tutions has been managed by wise legislation and prudent administration known in the experience of no other state until we have a grand total of all funds sacred to education There have been constructed 9,088 public school houses.” The governor places Kansas in the farefront in the edu- cational sphere and quotes from statistics to show that the state debt is practically wiped out. He protests against tlie efforts made to damage the state's credit and concludes as follows: “If we are faithful to ourselves and live up to our opportunities, the average life of existing farm mortgages will find abundant money seeking Investment in their renewal. But to accomplish this we must cease talking about repudiation; and we must show an honest purpose to pay our obligations by striking from our statute books every law that has been enacted to delay and hinder the collection of just debts.” —-—— BANKER BAKERS 'FRAUDS. effort Suit of a Brooklyn Widow to Recover Three Thousand Dollara, NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Soplifa Zemmell, a widow of Brooklyn, has bégun suit to recover $3,000, against Amella F. Baker, as exccutrix of the estate of George Baker, who was im- plicated with Seeley in the Shoe & Leather bank steal. It Is claimed that Baker gave Mrs. Zemmell a mortgage’which he held on a house in West One Hundred and Twenty- third street, New York, in|consideration of $2,100, and later he induced her to accept his offer to transfer her mortgage to other prop- erty on the same strect, which He claimed he owned. The mortgage s dated July 1, 1883, but was not filed until January 1, 1884, The register's date has in some mysterious way been almdst - completely erased. This mortgage is signed by Baker and his wife. In 1884 Mrs. Zemmell gave Baker $650 more, for which he gave her a bond, also signed by his wife, Interest on the mortgage has always been paid semi-annually up to July 1, 1894, but on January 1, 1895, default was made. Diligent investigation has revealed that the property described in Mrs. Zemmell’s second mortgage consisted of one house and half another ad- Joining, neither of which Baker owned. When the facts of the case were brought to Mrs. Baker's notice she denied absolutely having signed either of the documents. Both signatures are very much alike. ————— wom DID THE FIGHTIA amily Feud in Georgla for Which a Mother and Two Daughters Ave in Jall. DOUGLAS, Ga., Jan: 14.—News has just reached here of a serious difficulty between two families, the Rhymes and the Roberts who live about two or three miles from this place. Bad feeling has existed between the members of these families for some time, caused by a lawsuit. Friday afternoon the female portion of the Rhymes family decided to submit thelr case to the arbitrament of force and arms. Mrs. Nancy Rhymes and her two daughters, Martha and Adelia, met Mrs. Roberts and her daughters, Nancy, Jane and Emma, on the road. They proceeded to the attack with their fists, and algo with sticks, and during the engagement Martha Rhymes drew a knife and succeeded in in- flicting_ serious, if not mortal wounds upon the three Roberts girls, ftabbing them in several places. The sheriff and a doctor were sent for at once, and Mrs, Rhymes and her daughters will be arrested upon a charge of assault with intent to murder, —_—— RESTORED HER MAIDE. e, Mrs. Carlos W. Whitney Becomes Anole Childs Once More. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, Jan. 14.—Mrs. Annfe Childs Whitney, a prominent and wealthy society woman of New York City, and a niece of the late George W. Childs of Philadelphia, has been granted a decree of divorce in the district court in this city from Carlos W. Whitney, a £clon of the cele- brated Whitney family of New York and a clubman of that city, The grounds were marital negleet, Incompatibility of temper ment and constructive abandonment, The couple were married in New York on Feb ruary 8, 1889, the wedding being a most brilliant affair. Whitney nzade no defense. No alimony was asked. She is restored to her maiden name of Annfe Ghilds, Sl Stole the Money and,the Man, CHICAGO, Jan. 14=W. 0. Woud, wealthy railroad contractér of Portland, Ore Is in Chicago for the purpose of learning, iff possible, what became of Thomas Morris, also a wealthy land_owner and contractor of Petersburg, N. . Morris was robbed of all his money, about $500, while in Chicago and then disappeared in ths most mysteriou. manner after writing a letter to his family in which the robbery was referred to and more money was asked for with which to continue his journey. — 0 Benumbed 1o Save Themselves. TTLE, Wash, Jan. 14.—The steamer Utopla, while coming to this city from San Juan islands and while running from De- ception pass, passed a submerged schooner the Lilly and Maud, off Deception island and saw (wo men clingipg to the stern. The steamer was brought around and when within twenty feet of the wreck Captain ©'Brien and one of the crew threw twe lines with lif buoys attached, but the pooor fellows, ¢ dently 00 benumbed with ecld and exposure to take themgwere avashed off and drowned a Curllog Tournament at Milwaukee, MILWAUKEE, Jan,14.—The th'rd annual bonsplel of the Northwestern Curliag assoct ation wiil begln this afternoon and continue until the 19th In ad@ition to the promi cent curlers from all parts of the United w he & pumber of (xpeit from Canada, cttracted by the esntest for th: W tankard o tr 2] r $L000 1 tha least twenty-five ri part. thera Wil WHO WILL GET THE BLOCK Question that is Agitating Some Twenty Thousand Minds at Present, SHREWD SCHEME OF A LINCOLN MAN o Is Working a Plan to Make Several Thousand Dollars Clear with but Little Risk to Himself or His Backers, LINCOLN, Jan. 14.—(Special)—A lottery enterprise under the misleading style of “Traveling Men's Business Block Company' has been clandestinely caried on in this city for the past few months. Efforts to get at the inside workings of the questionable concern were only partially sucessful up to a few days ago. Early In December The Bee was placed in possession of informa- tlon. to the effect that a scheme of chan: was being worked under cover in this and neighboring states, with headquarters in this city. It was also stated that there was but one capital prize, a large store building on one of the principal business streets of Lin- coln. The sale of tickets was chiefly in the hands of comercial travelers, who caried bunches of blank certificates, each bearing a number, and upon which the name of the purchaser was written by the seller. The “certificates” bear a picture of the store building offered as the capital or only prize, and purport to be a share, worth $1, of the capltal stock of the alleged Traveling Men's Business Block Company of Lincoln, Nebraska, Diligent investigation revealed the fact that branch offices of the jug-handled gift enter- prise were maintained also at Chicago, Den- ver, Kansas City, Seneca, Kan., Des Moines and at Hastings and Grand Island, this state, but it has been impossible to learn the names of Its agents in every instance. It Is known that commercial travelers having their head- quarters in Hastings have sold many of the lottery tickets, or numbered certificates, as will be explicltly shown later on. At Denver the business is in the hands of a relative of the principals in this city, but The Bee rep- resentative could only find that the lottery tickets had been sold by traveling agents running in and out of the Colorado capital. Every city in Nebraska which is in greater or less degree a headquarters for commercial travelers harbor an agency for this lottery swindle. FOUND BUYERS IN PLENTY. The prime movers in this city started out to sell 60,000 tickets and announced that the drawing would take place in Lincoln on New Year's day. When that date arrived, how- cver, it was found that less than 20,000 tickets had been sold, and the drawing was therefore postponed until such time as the full quota of 60,000 tickets could be shoyed oft upon gullible suckers, Since New Year's day the Chicago and Kansas City offices have been reinforced and the “business” is being pushed to the usmost limit. Anxious pur- chasers who are disposed to quéstion the in- tegrity of the concern, are assured that the drawing will be conducted strictly on the square and that the wheels of the Louisana lottery will be. borrowed for that purpose. A Mr. Hinkey, who is said to travel for Hibbard, Spencer & Co., of Chicago, with headquartérs here, fs credited with having the active management of the whole scheme, and it is he who supplies the blank cer- tificates to any person who wishes to sell them. One statement is that ticket sellers get 10 per cent commission on sales, but it Is known that some agents reccive as high as 40 cents on each dollar ticket sold. Remittances must be made on the Ist and 15th of every month, Some of the agents have failed to remit for tickets sold, which has caused a great deal of trouble. To this fact, as much as anything else, was due the postponement of the date of drawing, as the management discovererd a great many tickets had been sold upon which no returns had been made to the head office here. A HORDE OF DISCONSOLATES. Upon the recent date which had been adver- tised for the drawing of the munificent prize, no less than 200 dupes gathered in this city, full of hope and fond cxpectancy. Each of them_ felt morally certain that he held the winning number and impatiently awaited the supreme moment when he would walk out of Lincoln with a waranty deed for the coveted store property in his inside pocket. The ap- pointed hour came, but the prize building on O street, known as the Harvey Bell block, was closed and tenantless. A procession of suckers came to the door, sought admittanc but invariably found the door locked. It was In the First National bank, fn Lincoln, a kinsman of H. D..Hathaway, -president of the Lincoln State Journal company, recently became seized with a desire to purchase a large brick store buflding in Lincoln, known as the Harvey Bell block, situated on O street, but having little or nio money himselt and there being a mortgage on the building and several mechanics' liens agaist it, the mechanics’ liens alone amounting to $5,311.01, Mr. Muir very naturally applied to his rich father-in-law, Mr. Hathaway, for the necessary funds He got the money and then gave Mr. Hathaway a mortgage on the building as security, the consideration being $20,000, Mr. Mulr, by the way, was fortunate cnough to buy up all the mechanichs' liens at quite a discount, The following is as recorded in the deeds Mortgage Deed, D. Hathaway, 3:05 b, m, i ah That —we, a_copy of the mortgage office of the register of Robert Muir and wife, to filed fo record, July John D, Knight, Tegist Pawell, deputy; fee, $i men by th presents, Robert D. Muir and Lillié H. Muir,' his_wife, of Lancaster county, state of Nebraska, in - consideration of the sum_ of $20,000 in hand pald, do here by sell and convey unto H. D. Hathaw of Lancaster county and state of Nebraxka the following described premises, situited in Lancaster county, Nebraska, to-wit: The east’ half of lot 13, 'in 8. W, 'Little’s sub- division of subdivision 63, in 8, W Little's subdivision of the W, 1 of the W. 1§ of section 24, township {0 north, Range east 6 principal meridian, county of Lan- caster, state of & _shown on plat of M. Irwin' oln, as part of Fifteenth street. This mortgage I8 given to indemnify and e party of the second part against or liability by reason of his hav- etofore signed certain negotiable ry notes with the s=aid Robert D, mortgage to be valid and sub- sisting llen_upon the above described prop- erty in favor of the party of the second part for the same and the amount and to the extent of any payments that the said party of the second part has ready made, or may hereafter make, upon any of said notes signed jointly by Robert D. Muir and H. D. Hathaw: Plat The intention being to convey hereby an absolute title in fee simple, including all right of homestead, To have and to hold the premises above described, with all the appurtenances there- unto belonging unto the sald H. D. Hatha- way and to his helrs and assigns forever providing always and the presents are upon the express condition that if the said Rob- ert D. Muir, his heirs, executors or admin. istrators shall pay or cause to be paid the sald n v jointly executed by the said Muir and Hathaway, then these presents to be vold, otherwise to be and remain in full force. gne 2ith day of July, A. D, 1893, Signed the 24th day IR ROBERT LILLIE H. MUIR. TIn presence of Frank L. Hathaway. The State of Nebrosko, Lancaster county, On this 24th day of July, A, D. 1 fore me, IFrank L. Hathaway, a public_in and_for said county,’ pers tame Robert D. Muir and Lillie H. Muir, nally to me known to be the identical persons whose names are affixed to the fbove deed, as grantors, and acknowledged the execution of the same to be their vol- untary act and deed. © L ithess my hand_ and W ine PRANK L. HATHAWAY. (Notarial Seal.) JUST A SHREWD ENTERPRISE. Mr. Muir is evidently a man of wonder- ful resources and his brain conceived of a little plan_ whereby he could make a few th-usand dollars, besides paying off his in- debtedness to his father-in-law, if he felt so0 fuclined, It was briefly this:” Mr. Muir's first operation in thel carrying out of his in- genious scheme was to have 60,000 tickets printed, a fac simile of which appears aboye. As has herctofore been set forth, this in- nocent. looking document is nothing more or less tham u lottery ticket. .« - Aside from the fact that this lottery schemo is an infraction of the state anti- lottery law, it Is a barofaced scheme to Ob- tain money under false pretenses, as, in case a ticket holder should win the capital prize, the Harvey Bell block, he could ob- tain a deed to the property only after he had paid off the $20,000 mortgage. There is also a first mortgage <f $16,000 on the prop- erty that is yet unpald. A careful examination of the incorporation records of the secretary of state, the re- corder of deeds and the county clerk of Lancaster county utterly fails to disclose the fact that any such’ corporation as The Trav- cling Men's Business Blcck company has ever filed its articles of incorporation in the offices of any of the officials named. The traveling men representing various firms who sold these tickets to their cus- tomers in a great many cases guaranteed to their dupes fat this lottery scheme was an honest and square one, and that the pur- chaser of a $1 ticket had a chance to ac- quire a $60,000 block by the investment cf $1. That there can be no question as to the ownership of the prize property, The Bee presents the ‘ollowing pariial “abstract of title to lot 13, block 63, of Samuel W. Lit- tle's subdivision to the’ city of Lincoln, ur appears from the numerical indices of said c-unty of record in the office of the regis- ter of deed ! Grantor, T Bnmk,‘l’xlul’.i‘ When Filed. | Charles Low agreement Robert D, Muir...|Charles L dead Charles Loweth..|D. L. th, and'w | Robert D, Muir 3 Brace, release H. D. Hathaway Robert D, Muir and wite, | (mortgage 2 [ Aug. 15, 1892, at 2:15 p. m, Aug. 20, 1892, at 4 p. m, Jan, 28, 1893, at 2:40 p, m, July 25, 1893, at 3:05 p. m. an interesting study to watch the varying expressions of countenance as each credulous ticket holder approached and then departed, He would step up to the door briskly and cheerily, with the air of a proprietor, and upon finding it barred against him, his face showed disappointment, indignation, and in some instances, despair. He knew that he limself was in questionable business and for that reason he was not disposed to take any | bystander into his confidence. There was one exception to the rule, however. One of the victims was seen to leave the bullding post- haste, with the air of a man bent on revenge, He muttered an epithet that indicated his rufled frame of mind. A representative of The Bea edged up to him and engaged him in conversation. The Bee man pretended to be a victim also, and in a few moments the two men commiserated together, It was not g before the indignant gentleman was induced to exhibit a ticket, which he said his employer had given him with instructions to attend the drawing and see that everything wag conducted on the square. The Be: man borrowed it for a few hours in order that it might be photographed. Here is a fac simile of the ticket: AL W72 > CEp e —— This ticket was sold by C. B, Morrison Inasmuch as a public drawing had been ad- | vertised Lo occur on a given date, and no one was present to explain why it had been de- clared off, the natural presumption was that a consclonless swindle was being perpetrated and that the much vaunted drawing would materialize only in the fertile brain of the principles in the lottery echeme, But who | Were thos: principles That was a leading question just at that | time in the minds of several hundred innc cents abroa | WHERE THE S8CHEME ORIGINATED The Bee man pursued his investigations along that line. He found that one R. D. Mulr, who is employed as recelving teller * November 91, ’./)/(./ . lecerds, ve20c10f ,/: //1%/// /'/ ,///t,/ ////:// land is as foll | ra | truly, « The above documents, coupled with the rtificate,” fac simile of which is given leave no doubt as to the promoters of this unique gift enterprise, Just how the remittances are being made could not be ascertained, but the presump- tion is that most of the money is being transmitted by express, yot there is little doubt that a portion of it has been going through the mails in spite of all the rigid laws against using the malls for such illicit purposes. The Bee would suggest that all parties who have been victimized send the particulars so that the perpetrators may be brought to justice and the public generally warned against it, e HOLICS MUST WITHDRAW, Declares It to perative Duty, NEW LONDON, Conn., Jan, 14. lowing clreular was 47 o e an Im- he fol- read without comment at three masses in St. Mary's Star of the Sea church last night. It was sent to the pastors of the diccese In accordance with the recent Vatican decision forbidding Roman /{//( Catholics to belong to certain seeret societies, Residence, Dear 8ir by virtue chi ha olinces, Pope through he Spiscopal Jan, 9.—Rev, justrueted 14 holy oftice, w fled by Lis tely ived apostolic Kate lics ar of 0da K of Ten Hartford, You are of & de peen Conn., hereby ree of the ppreved and Leo XIII., and most rend at Washiugton, all Catho- prohibited from foining the socletie we, Knights of Pythias perance. Ycu will remind already belong to the aforesald hat It is their imperative duty to withdraw from them under penalty of belag denled th eacrament. I wm, reverend dear wir, y MICHAEL TIER *Blahop of Hartford LOCATING THE STATE FAIR Three Cornered Fight for the Plum Now i Active Progress at Lincoln, OMAHA, LINCOLN AND GRAND ISLAND Cltles Between Which the Choleo Lays and the Ordor In Which They Apparently Rank with the State Bowrd of Agriculture, LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 14.—(Special Teles gram)—Interest in tho legislative Is entirely overshadowed here tonight by the first preliminary skirmish for the relocas tion of the state fair for the ensuing five years. The State Board of Agriculture moetd here tomorrow afterncon at 4 o'clock and & large proportion of the membership hag already reported at headquarters at the Lincoln hotel. With the members of the beard have come the lobby, and between tha friends of the competing cities, the memberg of the board are having an interesting tima of It. There are but three competitors, Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island, and on the surface of the situation Omaha's chanees for success are pletured in the brightest colors. The general impression seems to ba that the fight is already settled In favor of Omaha, and that nothing remains to ba dona but for the State Board of Agriculture ta formally ratify the matter. But the final selection will not be mads until Wednesday, and there {s the possibility of much suce cessful intrigue between tonight and Wednes< day noon. The friends of Omaha now o the ground are quietly confident of successs The big delegation of Omaha citizens who are coming to push for the fair will not be here until tomorrow, and then more than & number are expected on a speclal over the Elkhorn. Those who are here tonight working for Omaha have been in a frequent telephonic consultation with the meeting being held tonight at the Commercial clubi room in the metropolis, and the final details have been arranged over the metallic circuity BETWEEN OMAHA AND LINCOLN, Grand TIsland is confident and proposes te stay in the fight to the finish, but she is only accorded fifteen votes to start with, The big fight will come between Omaha and Line coln. Of the three propositions submitted It is generally conceded that Omaha has mada the best. Lincoln's proposition is considered no proposition at all. The capital city simply agrees to turn over the present fair grounds and buildings with a few added facilities and a new coat of paint, leaving the board all the expenses for repairs for the next five years. Lincoln realizes the weakness of hen proposition, and Is tonight making a frantia effort to amend it by promising a great variety of new, useful and ornamental structures. The most persistent lobby is working for Lincoln and it includes the «entire B. & M. local influences. John M. Thurston and wife arrived fro Omaha this evening and tomorrow Mr. Thurston will realize the ambition he has cherished for many years, although he will not read his title clear to a seat in the United States senate until after the joint cons vention to be held by the two houses om Wednesday. The two houses will vote separs ately tomorrow and tomorrow evenimg Mre Thurston will be tendered a non-partisan res ception at the state house, the senate chamber having been declded upon as the scene upon which he will receive the congratulations of hig friends. FEA situation RES OF PRINTING CONTRACT, Figures that Do Not Misrepresent the Clalm of Collusion by Bldders. 3 LINCOLN, Jan. 14.—(Special)—The cone tract by which Jacob North & Co. have tha printing of the house rolls and senate files for the present sesslon 15 already the subjecti of unfavorable comment. In fact, the housa committee on printing is preparing a report on the contract that promises o produce a gens eral tingling of the ears in several different quarters. The State Printing board as It exe isted prior to January 1, of the present yeary® consisted of Secretary of State Allen, Auditon Moore and State Treasurer Bartley. In Ded cember the board opened bids for printing, including* proposals to print the house roll§ and senate files. The tabulation showed that Jacob North & Co. were the lowest bldy ders and the records show that the firm was awarded the contract, the firm agreeing to furnish 500 copies of each bill at $1.67 pen page, extra copies to be paid for at the ratg of 8 cents per page. . A glance at the bids of the several printing houses will reveal a surprising fact. The figures were o nearly alike that they sugy gest, If tiey do not prove, a perfect unders standing between the alleged competitors, Two years ago the same printers competed for the same work. Then the figures proved bona fide competition. The following tabula= tion shows the bids of 1893 and 1595 side by, side: FIGURES THAT Bidder State Journal compan, Hunter Printing comy Lincoln Printing company. Calhoun ‘& Woodruff Pace, Williams & No In 1895 L. 1. Woodruff suc Woodruff, who bid in 1893, and Jacob North & Co., succecd Pace, Williams & North. The printing houses are the same, the styla of firm name alone being changed. In 1893 but 800 copies were printed, but this yean the contract calls for 500, i A reference to the tabulated statement shows that two years ago the bids of the several competitors ranged from 81 cents to §1.52 per page. This year the lowest bid was $1.67 per page, and the highest $1.69, Two years ago the firm of Pace, Williamg & North recelved the contract for bill print= ing under pecullar circumstances. The origes inal contract drawn in the attorney’s offle did not permit the company to charge fulk price for ‘*neccssary blanlk pages.” When DON'T LIE. 167 eds Calhoun & | the contract had been signed and filed withl the secretary of state it was found by @ little investigation, instituted by a represens /{111/ '//;(JI/IIJJ 47/%r/ l' (e eqfe ce e ucae csiedsddl. wiid sl less iy r‘(’///4'r.rrr/1/ o e tock J;///m' oy vasegare feelden, /'/:/y A rareqfen Hesultzrited AYeis Cettifecalss | easily tative of The Bee, that one sheet of Lhe 7 A /I//ur '///’(/( led.aatle Yitess the Snature of the Pkt ans o this 02— sy o’ VA= " 40 895 LR . L et been removed and o giving Pace, Williami original contract had new shect substituted, & North full pay for necessary blank pages The sheet substituted was a very cleyer itation of the style and size of paper, InkJ etc, of the original, but the deception wa proven. Within thirty minutes aftes The Bee's representative discovered (he des ception and announced his determination ta@ print the whole xtory the next morning, tha State Printing board met and passed a hasty resolution annulling the contract, and ree quiring Pace, Willlams & North to sign the contra origlually prepared in the nke torney gencral's office, and execute o newy b its fuithful exccution, The new con= tract wes signed the next morning, The frmy Pace, Willlams & North Las beeu sue~