Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1895, Page 1

i 0 STABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THUI FEBRUARY BT INGLE O Y FIVE WAS A DEATH TRAP Bas Exvlosion in a New Mexico Mine At- tended with Great Loss of Life, ONLY ELEVEN WERE RESCUED ALIVE Even These Were Almost Gone When Brought to the Surface, TWENTY-FIVE DEAD BODIES RECOVEZRED No One Appears to Know How Many More Are in the Shaft, DISTRESSING SCENE AT THE PIT'S MOUTH Forty-Five or Fifty More Are Supposed to Be Stll in the Workings and There is No Hope that Any « Are Alive, DENVER, Colo., Feb. 27.—A the Times from Cerrillos, N. M., of the most serious mining acc history of New Mexico occurred at White Ash, three miles from here, this afternoon, when an explosion of gas wrecked the coal of the Santa e Railroad compan entrance is closed, and as forty men the mine it seems almost any can have escaped alive. 15 issuing from the air shaft interior of the mine o'clock no one has the body of one found at the A special to the special says: One lents in the to mine The s in imposgible that | Dense sm indicating the | burning. Up to been rescucd, although man. a driver, has been mouth of the tunnel to the Republican dust and noxious filled approach to the hours elapsed before any be made toward effecting a rescue, and th, efforts were cruclly rewarded, for up to 7 o'clock but one miner had been reached. His dead body was found the entrance. Three hours later the rc succeeded in reaching the left and the dead bodies of several brought out. The sight about the mine was heartrending in the extreme. Frantic wives, many of them carrying bablies in their arms and having children hanging to thelr skirts, stood at t entrance of the mine for hours, amid tea and prayers, watching and waiting, while hundreds of men vainly struggled to galn an | entrance further into the mine. So dense was the smoke at one time during the after- noon that many thought the mine had taken fire, and the conduct of the wives and mothers when this was announced as a proba- bility was pitiful in the extreme. Up to 5 o'clock the gas continued to pour forth from the single opening In the mine In such volume as to make the progress of the res- cuers very difficult, but an hour later the noxious vapors cleared away and the work of recovering the dead bodies began to prove more successful. Twenty-two men are still in the lower workings of the mine and it 1s not thought possible that they are alive, The work of rescue goes on bravely. SCENES AT THE SHAFT. Many heroic scenes have been witnessed during the afternoon, and tonight a gruesome spectacle is presented. Many campfires dot the scene and the anguish of the women and children hovering about them, hoping for the best and urging the men on in thelr endeavors to reach the entombed, while others are clinging to their dead or minis- tering to those brought out alive, presents @ picture of human anguish seldom witnessed. It 1s thought the explosion was caused by the miners breaking through into some old abandoned working, thus liberating the gas that had accumulated. The mine was worked through a single incline shaft extend- ing 3,000 feet in at an incline of thirty degrees, and seems to have been defective as respects ventllation. The mouth of the shaft is the sole means of cgress, Nobody seems to know just how many men went inio the mine this morning, Ordinarily 150 men are em- ployed, but this being Wednesday it is sald scarcely half the usual quota of men were at work. Representative Lacden, lately em- ployed there, says tonight that he is confi- dent that not less than eight-five men must have been in the workings at the time of the explosion. The latest reports from the scene by telephone are that twenty-two dead bodies have thus far been recovered. A special to the Rocky Mountain New from Cerillos, N. M., says: Up to 10 p. m,, twenty-five bodies have been vaken out horri- bly burned end mutilated, and dificult of identification. One of the rescued, John Stuplesfelt, says that ho heard the explosion | and himself and five comrades started for the | muin slope, but could not get out, and re- treated back into the mine to a pool of water, where they immersed themselves, and by ag- ftating the water managed to get air enough to live on for four hours of their confinement but when the rescuing party reached them they wero in the lust stages of asphyxiation, The name of the driver who was killed at the mouth of the tunnel is Johu Bock, a boy. The following are the*names of those Killed: J. R. DONOHUE, pit boss, JOHN C, BOCK, trapper boy. SAM HARDEST, miner, ELLINGSWORTH, ROY PHILLIPS. WILLIAM JONE SAM JAMES. W. T. M'CARTY, TOM WHITELY. JOHN SWEENY, JOHN BATHORN TOM HOLLIDAY. JULES NESIRANT, father. HENRY NESIRANT, son. LOUIS NESIRANT, ton. ANGELO BUEFOTI. RICHARD | BMIL HOME GEORGE SPAITE. AUGUST LEPLAT. D. SUMITIS. HENRY HARBEN, L D TWELVE UNDER ARREST, Gatherlng 1o the Kansas Eloction Orooks. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21.—Arrcsts of per- #ons indicted for election frauds being | made slowly. Twelve of the men, how-| ever, have voluntarily surrendered ther selyes. The officers appear to be unable 1o locate othe but fille‘ that all against whom indictments have been returned and | are In the eity will be arrested be. tomorrow. The men arrested toda Theodore I'. Hansen, Isanc Drey 1003, Johu Hollicker, Martin Welsh and George lergman. The bond In each case. which was 31,600, was immediately | fur: nished. Hollicker was an election judge | I8 charged with voung in a préc whicn he did not live. The otlier also judger, and are charged cting batlots and making o The grand fury hus not its tavestigath of the Second w otion frauds ral Wit fre Bocond ward were befo y und it is belie e will be turned is Owing vapor that workings two progr could smoke, very ss near cue fourth level men were & B. Oficors City indict is also nth ward end i crookedness there, No Proveed BUFFALO, I ARuinst the Standard, 27.~The atiorney gon- ernl has denied the application of the Contrgl Labor union of New York for o hegin proceedings to dissolve (h | pic I e Dundy of th that | of th SAVANNAH MUCIH EXCITED, Fchoes of the Tarbalent Scenes of Tuesday Night. SAVANNAH, Feb. 27.—At noon today the board of menagers of the Young Men's Hebrew association, which has the lease of the hall in Mascnlc temple, adopted resolu- tions canceling the contract for the hall with Slattery, the ex-priest. The resolution states that this actlon was taken as Slattery's language is caleulated to incite to riot, en- dangering the lives and property of the citizens of Savannah About 1 o'clock this morning four three- story buildings at Farm and Margaret stre were blown up. _ The explosion wrecked them completely. Efforts are making by some persons to connect this with the riots of last night, but there is no evidence to sustain The riot is the tople of conversation here, Feeling runs high and Slattery has received assurances from many sources that he shall be protected at his lecture tonight by citizeny regardless of police or military. Savannah good name Is at stake and many citizens xpress a determination that sald that freedom of specch Is suppres here. Slattery has made formal appiic for permits for his wife noon before himsolf, he to lecture tenight Mayor Meyers will grant them. o h been urged, instead of using the military in the event further trouble, to call out the fire department and pour strcams of water on the rioters. This probably will be adopted. A large element of the lower classes of Itoman Catholies are intensely bitter in their feelings against attery, and threaten to attempt to mob him again tonight. They are being frowned down by others of their faith who thoroughly ondemn last night's proceedings Th priests are denouncing the rioters as having brought disgrace on their church, and the combined influences may keep them away from the Masonic hall tonight. It came out this morning that cne or two small pieces of dynamite or some other high cx- ivo was among the things thrown at the hall. One exploded and shattered two or three frames of glass. Guards were kept at the armories all last night. It is stated that members of the A. P. A. have sent for an organizer to come here and take advantage of the excited state of the public mind. Unsuccessful efforts were made today to burn the Masonic temple. Police were kept about it all night. The police have a I list of names of the leaders of the rioter nd they wiil be arrcst rapldly as pos £ One of the leaders in p 1 this morning insulted and deficd the r corder, and was sent to jail for thirty da for contempt. e —— GENERAL BRAYMAN P od ion 10 lecture this after- of IS ATAY. e Oldest Mason and Form the Unitea States Law Partnor of Lincoln. KANSAS CITY, Feb, 27.—General Mason Brayman, aged 81, ex-governor of Idaho, the oldest Mason in the United States, and former assoclate in lagal practice with Abraham Lincoln, died here today at the home of h -in-law, Theodore Gowdy, of Bright's diseas The funeral services will be held tomor- row and the body taken to Ripon, Wi to e Interred by the side of the deceased’s wife. General Brayman was born in 1813 in Buffalo, N. Y. Tn 1836 he was admitted to the bar. went to Louisville, where he per and practiced He alternated between the two pro- sions, obtaining eminence in both. In he'removed to Springfield, I, and hegan the practice of law. 'While in Springficld he was a ncizhbor of Lincoln, and was_associated with him in many a case. The intimacy between them con- tinued ‘until Lincoln’s death. In 1861 Gen- eral Brayman enlisted as major in the Twenty-ninth 1llinofs infantry, " command- ing forces under General Grant, Ho served with honor and received promotion idly. He was mustered out at the ¢ of the wur as brevet major general the close of the war he returned to Sp fleld. In 1§73 he went to Ripon, Wis, where “ho gained fresh legal honors, In 1§76 President Grant appointed him gover- nor of Tdaho. 1In 185 he returned to Ripon, where he began anew the practice of law! Failing health caused his retirement, and In 1855 he came to Kansas City, where he nce made his home with his daugh- General 1 an was the oldest edifor and the oldcst Mason in the United States. He leaves two children, Mrs. Theodore Gowdy of this city and a mar- ried daughter in San Diego. e ROBBERS SECURED NO MONEY, #afe in tho Expross Car Cou They W . DALLAS, Tex., Feb, 2.—Tonight o'clock the northbound Houston & Central train, as it stopped at the inter section of the Missourl, Kansas & Texas, five miles north of here, held up by seven highwaymen, who covered the en- gineer with six-shooters. They then forced a porter to uncouple the train from engine, baggage and xpress cars. Th of the robbers then stepped into th and forced the engincer to pull a dist of half a mile, Here they compelied the Wells Fargo messenger, A. H. Har open his door and safe and tear open’ the packages, There was no money, but the vobbers fook the express messenger's pis- tol. They then shot away the headlight and ordered the enginecr to back his train. In doing so the engine collided with the rest of the train, wrecking the bumpers but not crippling any of the (]m SRSy On the train was a party of ladies return: from the Moody meeting being held They all went to praying, one of ading with “Oh, Lord, Thou who Daniel from the lion's'd us, we besccch Thee, from th these ban Y The bloadhounds trying to Dbers, The robbors got v P RANKIN Arrested for Attempting to eat mi b, at § Tex escued is down v HALD LUCK, out the with run 10b- M KE Board KANSAS CITY, - the well known actor; Ba leading man; Miss O'Neill, 1 P. T. Johnson, property man, were tonight on a charge sworn out by Criley, proprietor of the Centropuli of trying to evade the payment of board bill claimed to be owing the people. They were immediately taken fore Justice Kruger and committed for L under bonds of §100 cach, The requ amount was later furnished by the mar of the theater at which the company b playing and the quartet permitted to d part. ‘The trial will come up tomorrow Before supper the hotel people locked the members of the company cut of their rooms and they were compelled to seek quarters sewhere, FUNE. kin, his i} rested B K hotel, o 0 hotel Lo i ading ludy All Laramie Business Deteronco to His Me) LARAMIE, Wyo., Ieb, gram.)—=The funeral of Julge John W, Blak was held at the First Presbyterian chureh of this city at 2 o'clock this afterncon, Rey N. A. Morrls conducted the ser All the business houses of the city ere closed from 1:30 to 2 o'clock, and almost the entire population turned out in respect to memory of the distingulshed dead floval offerings were profl . The of the supreme court, Judge Scott vf the st judicial distriet about twenty- five micmbers of the and prominent cltizons were pi ent from Cheyenne, be- sides many oMer ftowds throughout the state, [t was the largest funcral ever seen in Laramie, (Speclal Tele- the The Judges e Omaha Case Postp DEADWOOD, Feb, 1)~A Uee correspondent 2%.—(8peciul Tele- was informed United States court en o the cax the American until both parties opportunity 1o h he Judge wil be engaged for tw wecks yet in this distriet jury in the case of John A. Nelsor chargl With ‘attempting o dcfigud the government by clalming & pension o which e wus uot entitled and forgery in United States court, was found guilty evening g no action wou ity of Oma Work: action Water to the heard or_th Dropped Dend at DETROIT, Mich,, T.—Adjutant Gen eral I of the e ntlitary staf droppe a0 toduy from heart discas while ding the funeral of Greene atte late Ve ahdard Oil corporation, on the Br E“fi 15 m%l’h g for pome ¢ case has been Puck, president of the betroit way company, wilh Governor Rich several state ofticers, it shall not be | GOSSIPS RIGHT FOR ONCE Predicted Resignation of the Postmaster General Occurred Yesterday, | STORIES OF DISAGRECMINTS DENIED | Personal Business Required Tis Attention— Congressman Wilkon Will in All Pr ability 1 ssor—Bisgell Will Continue Until April, WASHINGTON | eral Bissenl late | resignation as Feb, 27 his ~Postmaster Gen- afternoon placed of the cabinent Cleveland, to be of his a member n the hands of Preeident | accented upon tha appointment cessor. Though tho retirement of rife for some ment, caused The statements which ha a disagreement between the and | Mr. Bissell caused the resignation were known | by almost all in official circles to be without the slightest foundation and therefore the usual interest and gossip which usually at- taches to the retirement of a member of a binet entirely lacking in this case, it was conceded by all that only the personal desire of Mr. Bissell to resume his Iucrative law practice actuated him in taking the step which he did. An Assoclated press reporter ca upon him and in reply to 1estions, Bissell sald: I have my resignation | hands of the president. The reason for so doing Is that my professional work at home demands my attention and I feel that I can- not longer remain away from it. The busi ness of the department is in good condition and its transfer to my successor can be made without affecting the public service. 1 have found my work agrecable, although at times ite oncrous. I confcss I leave it with regret, because I have become deeply inter estd in it and had a dsire to accomplish something more in the development of the postal srvice than I have found possible in these two years of effort. I deeply regret also (hat I am thus compelled to scver offl cial relations with the president and the cabi- net, which have been most satisfactory and cordial throughout. “Perhaps without impropriety I may now say that all rumors of disagreements be- tween the president and any of his cabinet have been without foundation. I doubt if there ever was a more harmonlous cabinet than the present one, and its members arc a unit in support of the president on every public question.” Everywhere were heard sincere expre of regret at Mr. Bissell's retirement. REGRETS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. At the white house the president sald: surely is not necessary for me to say that I shall release Mr. Bissell with the utmost regret. All of his associates in the admin- tion will feel that they have lost colleague who, in all respcels, was a valu- able factor in their executive labors as well as a companion to whom they have become greatly attached. 1 am not taken by sur- prise, for I have known for some time that it was inevitable, because Mr. Bissell's rea- sons for his action were of a personal nature and were inexorable. Still this first break in the cabinet, which has been, in the midst of many perplexing situations, entirely har- monios, all being actuated by loyal devo- tion to the public in this, and pervaded in a marked degree by the personal attachments which such connections cannot fail to cre- ate, causes us all real sorrow. Much grati- flcation awaits Mr. Blssell in the appricia- tion of his countrymen of his splendid and valuable public service.” ‘Though in the department and congressional circles the air was fllled with names of pos- sible candidates to succeed Mr. Bissell, from tes ranging from the Atlintic to the fic and to Florida on the south, still the feeling was uppermost among men in officlal life that the president would reward in some way the untiring devotion of Congressman Wilson of West Virginia to the administration throughout this congress. Tonight they said this cpportunity had arrived, and it can be stated that, unless the president changes his mind, Mr. Wilson's name will go to the senate tomorrow as the successor of Mr. Bissell, and it is more than probable that he ¢l be honored by an immediate confirmation on the part of the semate, as was Scnator Ransom a few days since, when he was ap- pointed minister fo Mexico, It Is quite cer- tain Mr. Blssell will not relinquish his port- follo until April. He will then return to Buffalo, his rumors of Mr. Biss time, it the 1l have the of. was made this of ve been made that coming been ficial announc when evening, something a sensation, president was as in the sions It DISCUSSED DRESS REFORM, Women Protest Against Skirts, High Heels and Constricted Walsts, WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Dress reform was the theme of the discussion throughout today's session of the National Council of Women, 3 The hall was crowded as a result of the announcement of the topie, and many of the prominent members of the council con- tributed their views. Practical suggestions for the improved dress movement were made in the veport of the chairman of the dress committee, Frances B. Russell of St. Paul, The commlitteo made a vigorous protest against the present cumbersome sKirts, high lieels and constricted waists, and charac- terized the modern clvilized woman's dress a5 a demonstration of habitual idleness. She wdded, “Women, while we labor and walt for the cconomic ground of woman's dis- graceful garb d silly economic functions to disappear, do what is possible In dress, as everything elso to show a nobler woman- Moo k of dresy Hullten of o eihics Rev. Ida C garded the body as a tool or the person and said that to make the body beautiful as well as strong, was a plain duty The time epent In the consideration of dress had been w0 extensive that too little thought had been bestowed on the development of the mind and body. Martha Strickland of Tllinols held that ar- tstic dress was bascd on artistic thought, knowledge, work and the consideration of meny important principles. The modern dress she pletured as a gross violation of unity, and particularly in the exaggeration of the shoulders und the mintmizing of the walst. Frances B. Leavrey of Massachusetts spoke the idcal costume of a female bicyclist, and Mrs, Ellen A, Richardson of Massa- chusetts advocat se clothing of a porous material, Mrs. White Johnson of Chicago made eman- eipation of women from their fashion plates and advocated the adoption of a national dress reform which would allow the develop- mont of the hody on natural lines and accord- Ingiy have becoming and beautifying results. The session closed with a plea for dress reform by Julla Pauline Leavitt of Maine, Who referred to dressmaking as a profession in which stupidity olossal. Wi reviewed by Moline, , 1IL, who re- instrument of i Weat Over Again, 7.—The question of D. Tinsley as post- B D was again slon In the senate WASHINGTON, ). the confirmation of A master at Slous Falls, alsed In executive s today, but Eenator Pettigrew objected to the submission of this matter in the ab- tence of a quorum, and the nomination wsain went over. Fenator Kyle gave no- tice ¢ un executive ses- motion to moye ion when thore should he o quorum pros. he would object t, and dntmated that |10 the transaetion of other business until disposed of | the iatter should b ver for the Kedficld Bank. N, Feb, (Speclal R. W, Lourne of Courtland, N. Las been appolnted receiver | national bank ut Re 8 General James A, W sloner of (he general was recently awarded a medal for con- spleuous services durlng the war, I3 cele- brating the event tonight by giving a sup- per to General bodge, Colonel Henderson and a few other lowa friends. Pele- s of the defunct D, liamson, e: land office, who | suc- | KILLED THREE REBELS ALREADY, n Caba Sanguinary. MADRID, Feb. 27.—A dispateh from Havana announces that in skirmishes with the government troops In Matanzas the reb. els lost two killed and three of their number were taken prisoners. The Insurgents at Guantanamo, a short distance east of the city of Santlago de Cuba, have dispersed. LONDON, Feb, 28.--A" dispatch Standard from Madrid says that at the meet- ing of the council Wednesddy evening Senor Abarzuza, minister of the colonles, announced that the governor general of Cuba had sent a cablegram announcing that he had sent General La Chambre, with several columns, in pursult of armed bands|in the province of Santiago de Cuba he police had at- tacked and dispersed a band fn the province of Matanzas, Killing several brigands, HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 21.—Bands of ents are still in arms in the province of anzas, though in what numbers or with what success is unknown here. Martial law is enforced in the province, and no messages g0 back and forth save under governm sanction. Disturbances are repor Santiago de Cuba, and that city has declared in a state of war. Marti, the re lutionary chief, and General Gomez are re- ported to be on the island. First Battle Not Very to the HNONENLONE FINDS SUPPORT, Indications that a Silver Conferenco May Soon ite Called, LONDON, Feb, 27.—A d'spateh (o the Times from Berlin says the Boersen Courler declares the federal states have adopted a sympathetic attitude toward Hohenlohe's proposals gard to the silver problem and that therefore expected that invitations to attend a monetary conference will goon be issued. In an editorial this morning the Standard, the leading conservative organ, declares for the importance of the maintenance of the gold standard to England. The paper says: “We aro absolutely bound not to) kwerve fiom tha principles of a singls gold slandard for Britain, But so far it can be a plished without breach or impairment of this fundamental principle, it 8 urgently to cur interest to promote steadiness in the com- parative value of gold and silver. Sir Will'am Vernon Harcourt was therefore lll-advised to speak in sympathy with the projected con- ference, although nothing is likely to come of it.” he Reichstag later adopted the motion of Franz Hize, centrist, for a government in- quiry into the position of the working classes with the view of arranging for such, in re- Robinson to Succeed Loche. LONDON, Feb. 27.—Sir Hercules Robin- son, formerly governor of Hong Kong, Cey- lon, New South Wales, New Zealand, and of the Cap2 of Good Hope, holding the last named position from 188¢ to 1888, has been ap- pointed_governor and commander-in-chief of Cape Coiony and high® commissioner for South Africa in succession to Henry Broug: ham Loche, who was recently recalled on account of his long standing differences of opinion with the premier, Hon. Cecil Rhodes Sugar Crisis Only Temporary, VIENNA, Feb. 27.—At a meet'ng of the budg:t committee of the Reichsrath, Dr. von Plenar, minister of finance, said that the s In the sugar Industry was merely transi- tory. He was oppos:d to @ reduction being made In either the export premium or the im- port duty on sugar. He red that the government did not favor were being made to form & purpose of ralsing the price of tria. A oy Debtor Had fled th Mexico. LONDON, Feb. 27.—In 'the Bankruptey court today the creditors of Judge W. H. Davig, formerly of Denverg Colo., described’ as an American company promoter, held their first meeting. The débtor did not ap- pear and it was stated he Bad gone to Mex- ico in connection with rafiroad schemes in which he is interested. (The assistant re- celver applied for a warrant for the arrest of Judge Davis and the cd¥e was adjourned until March 26, i Pope’s Seventeonth Anniversary. LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Morning publishes dispatch a from Rome '{§aying that the pope will officlate next Sufday at a special service In the Sistine chagel in celebration of the seventeenth annivergiry of his corona- tion. On Saturday next #he pope will re- ceive the congratulations of the notabilities of Rome and through the: diplomatic corps the congratulations of goVernments having representatives at the Vatigan, Pirates in tho Ked So-. SUEZ, Feb. 27.—Several Red sea profes- clonal wreckers have hden arrested for pillaging the steamer Yarrowdale, recently wrecked in the Red sea. The Yarrowdale was towed Into Suez harbor on- January by the Egyptian government vessel Alda, convoyed by the Berger Wilbelm, while on a voyage from Barry to Bat@ivia. The Yarrow- dale is a British steaer of 1,006 tons reglster. Amer! Excursionljts at Atheas. ATHENS, Feb, 27.—Thg Hamburg-Ameri- can liner Augusta Vict-riafwith the American ¢xcursion party on boardf has arrived here from Smyrna, ANOTHER WICK TI)II'UIH'IE, Laughter of the Vice President Asks Re- lease from Her Recent Marrlage. CHICAGO, Feb, 27.—More of the troubles of Vice President Wickes of the Pullman Palace Car company cgqe to light today when it was announcgd that Mr. Wickes' daughter Florencd had, parted from her young husband, George rord of Janesville, Wis. Mrs. Wickes has recently obtained a divorce from her husband, the formal de- cree being handed down yesterday, and today young Ford bade the Wigkes family goodby and returned to his faher's home. The marriage of the young cqiple occurred but a few months ago, and_whs a romantic one. Florence Wickes was @ peautiful girl, and went to Janesville to visi§ Ford's sister, and after a week's stay thége she calmly an- nounced to her friends! (hat she and George were to be married at'dhce. The ceremony was performed and thd $oung people came to live with the Wickes§family in Chicago. Soon afterward Vice ident Wickes' wife applied for a divorce, her daughter has followed her precedent. § Ford's family is prominent in Janesyille, $and says the trou- ble is all owing to hisfmother-in-law, and declares that his fathegiin-law is in com- plete sympathy with hin POLIC, Mook & Shot at a M Court Ex CINCINNATI, Feb. this afternoon the wif burger, a saloon keepe: warrant for her husb: family. Court Officer alone with the wanral rest. Stolzenburger pursued closely revolver he shot breast, probably fatal)] unconscious at the hos then saw his sister-in and fired wo shots 4 He then took refuge An hour an Ky Schaetfer, having he f the a s hiding place td came. out missing bl @ ball th ling him inst .—~About 4 o'clock of Louls Stolzen- #Ot a police court for abusing his ek Morrls went to make the ar- into the street, el Drawing a s in “the right as Morris Is still al. Stolzenburger W on the street her, but missed nt house ed W, 8. fair, went St t Behaeffer fired Ugh the madman’s itly. once, neck, CHEROKEE BILL BOUND GUILTY, He Recelves the dJury's temptunu FORT SMITH, Ark, 21.—In the United States court today] the Jury returned a verdict against the outlaw, “‘Cherokee Bill," of guilty of murder. Hs raceived the verdict erdiet with & Con- Congressman Lacey left for home l.uluhl.l\fllh @ contemptuous lasgh. t is | ireat | I | | in- | pleted and th | varnel. CONSPIRED TOROB THE STATE Culmination of the Official Investigation of the Delaulting Treasurer's Affaira, ANOTHER SENSATION IN SCUTH DAKOTA One of th State a Prominent Politicians of the Threo Others Charged with Ausisting Treasurer Taylor in 1is Defaleation, PIERRE, 8. Feb. (Speclal Tele- gram.)—Investigation into the defalcation cf State Treasurer W. W. Taylor has been com- morning Charles T. McCoy, & politicians of the state, wa in the hearing before nt was sworn Attorney General Crawfcrd and charges Lawyer Tenney of Chicago, John T. Me- Chesney of New York, Charles H. Wells and Charles T. McCoy with conspiring with Taylor to rob the state of “f\\\, It Is alleged that they were, as far back as October, fully cognizant of Taylor's shortage and that they conspired with him to seizo all money and property in tho state treasury and banks and to place it where the state coull not find ft, and that since the defaleation became known they have used all means to obstruct the stais in its efforts to recover this or to apprehend Taylor, and that the conspirators have di- vided among themselves, MeCcy being the only one within the juris- diction of the state, w the only one as yet arrested. He was put in custody this morn ing and will be arraigned before Justice Yar- nell tomorrow at The testimeny given by that Taylor was his client Examiner John E. Dia 8 Senator Pettigrew note given a one of arrested sheriff, e leadi and is now awaiting a The compl Justice out by McCoy a week ago nd later by Bank wond that on January d McCoy § on a Chicago bank on ' s en dorsement, or recommendation, strengthened the prevailing suspicion that’ McCoy was closely connected with Taylor in his scheme to loot the treasury of the state. A& the committee received more and more evidence, it became satisfied there had been a con- piracy. Last night, shortly before 12 o'clock, attacament papers were served upon McCoy, forbidding him disposing - of any money or other valuables which he might ave belonging to Taylor. This occasioned a small sensation, but this morning, when it became known that McCoy had been arrested, excitement knew no bounds. The arrest w made by Sheriff Price. McCoy is not in fail, but the attorney general has warned the sheriff that he is held responsible for the safe keeping of the prisoner. Should the grand jury indict McCoy, the case will come up next M The non-residents alleged to be in the conspiracy cannot be reached on these procecdings unless they come to this state. Civil suits against them will be begun, lowever. RUTH COMMITTEE AFTER HUMPHREY. The Ruth fnvestigating committee will bring Cashier Humphrey of the Redfield Na- tional bink again on “the stand, and will likely make it very interesting for him. Mr. Humphrey in his former testimony admitted making a false certificate to the public ex- aminer last April, and the other day swore point blank that he had never authorized Ruth's bank at Desmet to state that certain deposits there in the name of the Redfield bank had been transferred to W. W. Tay- lor. - His-detters, -however, cover‘l’ng fl\: same round, have been produced, and other mat- ters making a prell‘;%%fins ‘showing against him. Today the committee by wire requested My, Humphrey to come, but he refused. ‘When threatened with arrest he wired, that ho weuld come tomorrow. In the senate today the bills appropriating 40,000 acres of land for the Redfield Asylum for the Insane and the Springfield Normal school, were defeated, as was the bill allow- Ing the county commissioners ¢ deposit pub- lic’ funds in benks subject to interest, and the Kelly autocrat ballot box. Mr. Oleson's jolnt resolution calling on Nebraska for a commission to straighten out the interstate boundary, passed under suspension of the vulez. In the house Mr. Aplin’s big irrigation bill passed, and the bill providing that the auditor shall issue warrants only to the amount of the appropriations for the current year. The divorce bill was favorably re- ported. The joint resolution for a constitu- tional amendment, increasing the limit of the state debt to $350,000, passed by a close vote. Newspapers Win Against the Mayor. LANSING, Mich., Feb. 27.—Governor Rich today signed the act providing for the ap- pointment of new health officials for the city of Detroit by the governor. The act will take effect March 1. This ends an active fight between Mayor Pingree and cer- tain of his friends and the Detroit papers and physiclans, DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 27.—On receipt of he news from Lansing of the final defeat of home rule” in the city health department Mayor Pingree had sensational bulletins posted about the city hall declaring that the right of self-government had been taken from Detroit; that Senator McMillan's orders to return to corporation rule had prevailed that nothing had cqualed such a situation sinco the days of the rebellion, which was started becauze of the taxation without rep- resentation. The bulletin, in closing, de- clares the people of Detroit have been grossly insulted by the new law. Bvans' Applt NASHVILLE, Tenn., sessicn of the legislative committee on th governor's clection at Algersville, Hamblin county, Contestee Evans' application for wit- n to prove that all voters had pald tax prior to the November election was re- fused, This leaves Governer Turner's evl dence that receipts were not presented at the polls In seven districts uncontroverted, Under its ruling the committee will doublless thr out the seven districts whose vote was chal lenged, Thousand GALVA, 11, trict republican fused. tion 1 o7.—At feb, 27 today's i+ atlots In Two Days, Feb, 27.—The Tenth dis- convention which has been in session here since yesterday morning seems to be in a hopeless deadlock. Al- ready nearly 1,000 ballots have been taken the result being the same as the first bal- lot. Prince, 33; McKinney, 16; Gest, 30; Ramsey, ; Hammond, 10 ‘This évening the convention fs still dexd- locked, 1,146 “ballots having been taken. A night gession 18 belng held. Hepublican League Committee Meeting. CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—President Tracey of the Republican National league has called a special meeting of the league national committee to meet at the Arlington hotel, Washington, D. C., on Saturday, March 2 The league men meet for the purpose of making preparations for their national con ention, which convenes in Cleveland, 0., June 1§ next. Pronib tion Victaries in New Hampshire. CONCORD, N, H., Feb, 27.—The friends of prohibition kcored a triumph in the house of representatives by killing the Brown license bill and adopting reports on a bill repealing the molety and nuisance clauses of the present law. Ca dates All Holdiag their Own, BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 21.—Tho United States sefator today change. 8houp, 19; Bweet, 15; Clugg A delermination ex'sts o force the < cultural bill through, and perhups th pointment - bill also, before clocting senato Sucramento Wants Nutlousl Co cntions. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Feb., 27.—The federal relations committee of the senate has decided to report faverably on a joint resolution in- viting the national conventions Lo et here in 1896 CARSON, N A resolution striking the word * concurrent nale" out of custody of the | | she ADRY HIRED A HORSE. dence that Might Go to Connect Him with the Highway Robbory. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb, 27.—The defense in the Hayward murder cas ms determined to fasten the onsibllity for the highway robbery of April 27, 1804, on Adria Hayward the confessing brother of the defendant. The chief incident of today's was the testimony glven by Fred Horst, of the Post offica Alley livery that Adria Hay- ward hired a horse at 9 p. m. on that date and returned it at 10:50. This would have given him time to take part in the hold-up of his brother and Miss Ging and Miss Ved- der, with whom Harry was driving, Th defense expects to show by other witnesses that Adria was scen near the scene of the robbery that night. The defensa also de voted some time to proving that Miss Ging had actually contemplated going into he millinery business on Nicolett avenue, a notion which would ex slain her desire to borrow money from Harry Hayward, The agent of perty which talked of renting two ladies for whom she had worked, and to whom she had talked of her project, gave testimony. A watch repairer in the employ of Eustis Bros testified as to the leaving for repafrs by Harry Hayward of the watch which figured in the BIixt story of the tin box eplsode The watch was left on the morning of the day of the murder. There are renewed fears that the may not be able to stand the long st the trial successfully. Juror S. H patriarchal boat builder, is suffering badly from varicose veins, This morning he had to be helped up the stairs to the court room and provided with a cushion rest for hi leg. Mr. Wilson, the I'veryman who swors thst he met Harry Hayward driving with Miss Ging the night of the murder, was recalled and ad mitted that he had told various people it was too dark that night to see the face of the man Wilson explained that he wanted to get out of tostifying Did you tell D. H. Davis," “that you could make §400 out Hayward?” ‘I told him or $500 ther could not buy me. Wilson explained his remarks by charglng that Mr. Sweatzer of the counsel for defens had cime to him and said: “Hayward ha plenty of money and we need you.” The d:- fense was Indignant at this charge and prom- ed to put Sweetzer on the stand to contra dict it Court adjourned at 3:45 o'cle g, Mr. Brwin ing that he expeeted to clude his evidence by noon. The evidenc of the day was mostly confined to picking up hreds of testimony and filling fn corrobora tions of former witnesses, The only excep tion was in the case of M. D. Wilson, whos imony concerning Attorney Sweetser was later emphatically denied by that gentleman. HE RAIN STORM. armers Go to Work to Ralse a Crop this Senson. NORTH LOUP, Neb., Feb. 27.—(Special )— A drizzling rain fell here the greater part of Monday night and yesterday, aggregating .74 of an inch, soaking up the surface of the ground nicely. It not folfowed by windy weather, this will put the ground in good condition for vlowing, and a continuance of the mild weather of the past two wecks will insure considerable seeding in this locality within a few day: YORK, Neb., Feb. 27.—(Special)—The rain which fell at this place all day yesterday, was one of the finest in months. In fact with the exception of eeveral ligw showers and falls of snow, there has been no moisture here since July, 1804, the drouth having never been fully broken until the arrival of this rain. The condition of the fall wheat was regarded as ‘“‘gone,” and the same had a tendency to promote grave ‘predictions for the coming season’s crop. Thls, however, has lightened the load considerably. GORDON, Neb.,, Feb. 27.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The warm weather of the last few days hds entirely taken the snow off the ground and the farmers are plowing for spring wheat. The acreage of wheat will be smaller this year than formerly, on account of the scarcity of seed. Reports are that cattle will come out in good condition. HILDRETH, Neb., Feb. 27.—(Special. coplous rain of Monday has brought cheer to farmers. Winter grain was beginning to need molsture. About one and a half inches of rain fell and went into the earth. WAUNETA, Neb., Feb. 27.—(Special)—The rain has been pouring down almost in tor- rents, Everybody s jubilant. e YELLOW PINE LUMBER TRUST® session stables Jury atn_ cf Dyer, the asked Brwin of old man that a man could make $400 if he wanted to, but that money k until morn. Dealers of Arkansas and Missourl Combine for Mutual Benefl, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.—Arkansas and Mis- souri yellow pino lumber dealers in session here have organized the Arkansas and Mis- sourl Yellow Pine Lumber company under the laws of the state of Illinois with a capital stock of $100,000, 10 per cent of which is paid in. The main yard will be located In Fast St, Loufs. The officers of the company are: President, A. J. Niemeyer; secretary, A. Strauss, and these with G. W. Fouke and J. A. Freeman, directors, The company is to have a foint agent 1 cated in St. Louis, Orders will be turned in to him and he will send the orders to which ever of the mills owned by the company | entitled, under tho rules, to the order. Th company controls all the yellow pine lum ber in Missourl and Arkansas and will fix prices, s MES. DRAYTON'S CROSS-SUIT, Summons and Complaint for Service on the Husband, f SOMERVILLE, N. J., Feb, Sheriff George A. Dills of Somerville county has recelved a summons and complaint to serve on James Coleman Drayton in the divorce brought by his wile sta Drayton. Mr. Drayton's home supposed to be in Somervilie. but since hi domestic troubles came before the courts he las been away from here much of the time. Lawyer Alva Clark, counsel for Mr. Drayton sald that an answer to Mrs, Drayton's cross- complaint will be filed in due time as specl fled by law, but declines to outline the de- fense, In Somerville and Bernardsville, where the Draytons are well known, it 1s thought Mrs. Drayton in bringing a crozs-suit settles the question that there will bo no compromise. cross-suit Cha lotte PLAN FOR BEORGANIZATION, Eidelity Loan wad Frust Comp: City Wil Continue B SIOUX CITY, Feb, 27.—(Special Telegram.) —The stockholders and owners of the $3,000,- 000 of debenture bonds of the Fidelity Loan and Trust company of this city have agreed on a plan for the reorganization of the com- pany. It involves the formation of a new company, which will take up the outstanding debentures und issue in thelr pluces a new scrles to run eight years, but whose pay- will be optional with the company after one year. These will all draw 4 per cent intercst. The present debentures draw from 1 to 6 per cent and ure held half {n Scotland and halt in this countr The new company continue the business of the Fidelity expects to pay all obligations and save of Sioux 5 for Seed Gra'n, The committee ap of Trade to sol'cit rellef of farmoers digtriet has juast Armour o, the United Etook %, the Idve Stock ¥ other = sub- are comingin CHICAGO, Feb pointed by the Bo: Lutigns for drouth meneed it subseribed nd ‘fransit §2 000, and pliong of lesser uui 2 rd thic icken Tabors, 1600 s at Munleh, d people are down with Influeazs, - Movements of Ocea 5 Yob At Rotterdam—Arsved—Maaslum, f BERLIN, in Munig) the constitution passed the assembly today, § New York 1 TRIES THE SENATE AGAIN Governor Holoomb Send in Another Nomi nation for Oonfirmation or Rejection, DR, ABBOTT NAMED TO SUCCELD DR, HAY Proposed Change In Control of the State Hospital for the Insane at Lincola ¥ Strike Snags Beforo it 15 Consumn; LINCOLN, prospect that again take with the governor in matter of appointments. This Governor Holcomb sent to the name of Dr. L. Abbott of Fremont to be superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Lincoln, the executive communicas tion being as follows To the Honorable, e of Nebraska: 1 nominate ul appoint Dr. L. J. Abbott of Fren 0 be superintendent of the Nebi Jital for the Insane at Lincoln (the 1ppointiient (o take effect and be in force from and after March 10, 1893), and present his name for the consideration of your honorable body SILAS The senato went Feb, the (Special.) republican There is a atbrs may the morning senate the the Senate of the hereby HOLCOMB, Governor, into exccutive session al- most immediately to consider the appoint- ment. After it had been read an inquiry was made as to the necessity of referring the matter to a committee. Senator Pope called attention to rule No. 31 of the senate, which prescribes that “‘when nominations shall be made In writing by the governor to the sen= ate a future day shall be assigned, unless the senate unanimously direct otherwise, for taking them into consideration.” Senator McKesson alluded 1n a manner to the statutory ng the appointment of supc Hospital for the Insane at Lin governing the Institution was p and Is as follows: The superintendent hall be a physician knowledged sKill nd_ability in his pr 1, and be a sraduate of w resular medical college, He shall be the chief cxocutive oflicer of \e hospital and shall Nold his oftice for the term of six years, unless sooner res moved by the governor for mulfeasance in office or other good and suflicient cause. It is understood that Dr. Hay, the present superintendent, refuses to resign, and thers is nothing in the governor's communication to the senate to show that charges of any nature have been preferred again:t him. The appointment record in the governor's office shows that the first appointment made under the law quoted was that of Dr. H. P, Mathewson, by Governor Silas Garber. He received his commission to date from No- vember 16, 1877, and the record shows that his_commission ‘would expire November 16, 1883, Dr. Mathewson was reappointed at the end of six years, and on’ November 16, 1883, received his sccond commission from Governor Dawes. He was, however, re- moved on December 3, 1886, after an inves- tigation in w serious charges against him were sustained. Five days later Governor Dawes appointed s Mathewson's uceessor Dr. W. M. Knapp, his commission dating December 8, 1886, and expiring December 8, 1892. James B. Boyd came into the executive of- fice In January, 1801, and on February 23 appointed Dr. Charles Manning to succeed Superintendent Knapp. Dr. Manning, how- ever, never qualified, and Dr. Knapp re- mained undisturbed in his office through the exciting controversy between Governors Boyd and Thayer. In February, 1892, however, Governor Boyd came into his own again, and on,March 1 of that year appointed Dr. J. W, Bowman to succeed Knapp, the record indi- cating his resignation. Governor Crounse appointed Dr. Hay, the present superintendent, on March 22, 1893, the record noting the resignation of Dr. Bowman, EXTRA APPROPRIATION BILLS, significant proviston govern= lent of the The law ed fn 1876 n 1 institution Some of the Measures that Ask Money for Local Institutions, LINCOLN, Feb. 27.—(Special )—There are a large number of appropriation bills on the house file which have not been included in the two large bills introduced yesterday by the committee on ways and means. Thess bills are, it is fairly safe to predict, des- tined to a sure and speedy death when they come uncovered Into the presence of the majority of the popular and most populous branch of the legislature. These bills, al- though important In the eyes of their per- sonal friends, are marked for defeat, al- though the pathway to their final resting place may be full of obstacles. Representative Allan of Dougla: is the authgrs of a bill to appropriate $10,000 to be used” in employing counsel, procuring wit- nesses and defraying all other necessary expenses incident to the prosccution of the partics charged with the murder of Barrett Scott. The legislature “of 1879 established @ precedent for this form of appropriative legislation by setting apart from thoe gen= eral fund the sum of $10,000 to be used in prosecuting the lynchers of Mitchell and Kotcham, who were found burned at the stake fn Custer county a month before the legislature convened, This sum was ex- pended in the trlal of tho notorlous I P, Olive and his gang of cholce spirits, who hud long terrorized the then western fron= Iteprosentative Robinson of Lareaster has « bill appropriating $15,000 fof the purpose constructing a sanitary sower from the te penitentlary, the Hospital for the, In e and the Home for the Friendless to a uitable outlet northwest of the city of Line oln. It is hardly probable that the Lin- oln contractors will secure this bunch of state warrants at the prosent se:slon he Beatrice contractors and bnilders ask for a modest share of tho next levy of state taxes in a bill introduced hy Reprozentative Merriek of Gago county, Who proposes Lo ap= propriate $50,000 for the purpote of erecte ing and furnishing buildings for the Ne= Dbraske Iustitution for the Feeblo Minded Youth, located near the city of Deatrice. The bill recites the fact that the prelimina plang are already on file with the commi sfoner of public lands and bulldings for hospital and custodial department, fncluding boiler house and bollers, engine room, laun= dry, ete. ’i‘lm Hastings Asylum for the Incurable Ine sane asks, in a bill tntroduced by Representa- tive Griffith of Adams county, for $95,000 for the purpose of erecting and furnishing ad- diticoal bulldings. The city of Miltord-on-the-Blue asks for a branch Soldiers’ and Sallors’ #Home:. Repres sentative Merrick of Gage county has intro- duced, by request, a bill whigh accepts from the eity of Milford the property known as. Sanitarium park, compristng thirty-fiye acres of ground, together With & three-story brick building. The bill provides for $8,000 to start the fnstitution in life. ‘The State Industrial school at Kearney asks for $14,000 with which to construct end fur- nish a chapel and hospital. The LI, which was Introduced by Representative Brady of Buffalo ccunty, alo provides thai the supers intendent of the Kearney Instituilon shall be constituted a member of the Board of Publle Lands apd Buildings for-all purpo:is pertalns ing to the erectlon of the proposed bullding The State Asylum for (e folk asks for $16.000 f:2 ing, the bil! neglecting | acter of the deslred ~dify Among the rema Appropri hung up in the Lc are b $19,000 for the payment of by | #ealps of wild avimale; for th oroprlation of $7,885 fo: the ralief of Knox county, 10 reimburge that county for wxpenses incurred in the trigls of Benfamin Young, James and m Rothwell and +lx c:9cr persons upom charge of cattlo stealing; for the appres ation of $9.200 to reimburs C. Allen, G. I Hastings 2rd A, R. Huaphrey foy inoaeys which they claim te have expended W l