Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1895, Page 1

1. ESTABLISHED JUNE 17, 187 REVOLUTION IN United States Minister Asks for War 8hips to Protect American Interests, HAYTI NOW PRESIDENT HYPPCLITE WITHCUT FUNDS Rebels Likely to Meet with Little Opposi- tion for the ¥ that the Govern- ment Has Not the Wherewithal g to Oppose Them, KINGSTON, Jamalca, March 7.—There is a full-fledged revolution in the republic of Haytl. President Hyppolite having failed to raiso funds by means of a loan finds him selt bankrupt. Without money to equip and pay troops he will find it difficult to carry out effective military operations against the irsurgents. Expecting an attack upon Port- au-Prince, the capital, from the seaward, neral Hyppolite has improvised some war vessels by providing river steamboats with guns from the palace. Finance Minister Fouchard, who deserted the administration a few days ago, after a violent quarrel with the president, is repre- sented to be organizing a revolution and is said to be hiding in one of the foreign consulates, United States Minister Smythe has asked the Washington government to send a war ship to protect American interests In Haytl. WANTED OUR CONSUL Washington OMcials Surprised at the Atti- tuds of the Spanish Go nmoent. WASHINGTON, March 7.—The announce- ment from Madrid that Captain General Colleja has demanded the recall of United States Consul General Willlams at Havana and- that it had been agreed at a cabinet council to support the demand created great surprise in official circles here. The consul general has the highest reputation for efficlency in his duties, which more onerous than those of any other consular post, and, moreover, he has always been on the best of terms with the Cuban officials during the many years he has been at Havana, Mr. Williams is about 60 years of age. e was born in Washington and went t0 Cuba when a mere boy to engage in mercantile pursuits. He built up a large business and is reputed to have accumulated a fortune. He was appointed vice consul at Havana by President Grant in 1874, while Mr. Henry Hall was the consul general. ‘When General Badeau became consul general in 1884 he resigned his place, but in a few moirhs General Badeau, having in turn re- signed, ho was made consul general in July, 1884, by President Arthur. He has held the place ever since, without regard to po- litical changes in the administration, owing it is sald, to his high abilitics as a consular officer. 'In addition to his consular duties Mr. Williams has been charged from time to time with duties of a diplomatic nature, such as the protection of American citizens in Cuba, there being no United States min- ister on the island, and the State depart- ment has communicated directly with in such cases, instead of acting the United States minister resident at Ma- drid. | It is surmised here that it was in the discharge of such a function that Mr. Willlams™ has become persona non grata, as the diplomatic term is, toward the Spanish government: He was very recently di- yected by Secretary Gresham to see to it that the American citizen, Agulerre, charged with /participation in the present rebellion in Ctba, should have a fair trial. It is possible that his energetic action cpse has made him obnoxious to the Span- 1sh ‘ofctals, The salary of the conzul general is fixed RECALLED, through at $6,000 per annum, but in addition there to, the consul general, bringing the total compensa- tion of the place up to about $10,000 or $12,- are many unofficial fees which go 000 yearly. BENDING REINFORCEMENTS TO CUBA, Marshal Murtinez Campos Wil Assume Command of the Troops. MADRID, March 7.—Marshal do Campos has returned to from Paris. with Infanta Isabella, Prime Minister Sa- . gasta, the minister of war and the minister of the colonies and has promised to accept command in Cuba. Marshal de Campos was appointed to the governorship of Cuba in 1876, and it was due o him that the in- surrection that broke out in 1868 and lasted ten years was brought to an end. expiration of his term of office he returned to Spain and has sicce taken a prominent part in national affairs, The queen has entireiy recovered from ler recent attack of measles and has given an audience to Senor Groizard, minister of for- elgn affairs, General Cholleja, captain general of Cuba, has sent a dispateh to the government ask- ing that the reinforcements for the troops on the island be sent direct to Santiago de Cuba, equipped and ready to take the field. The war office is hurrying the preparations and there s great entbusiasm in military “ circles at the prospect of a campaign. De- Madrid tachments from various garrisons to form the first seven battalions are mustering fast at Santander, Cadiz, Corunna and Barcelona, from which ports they will embark at end of the week, The cruiser Mercedes will carry to Cuba 2,000,000 cartridges. TAMPA, Fla,, March 7.—Gonzales Quesada, secretary of the revolutionary party arrived here yesterday, He comes from New York, but not direct. He was scen by the Asso- clated press correspondent and would not say from whence he came, where he was going or how long he would remain. That there is a filibustering expedition being organized is not doubted, but nothing definite can be scertained, Tie presence of Quesada is significant. Should an expedition bo started from this vicinity, 2,000 men could easily be obtained. GARUIA STILL AMONG THE L1VING Rumor that the Cuban Bandit Had Been Killed s Dented. TAMPA, Fla.,, March T7.—The killing of Manuel Garcia is denied. Garcia's band, on the day he was reported killed, ralded a store &t Seba Mocha. After obtaining what they desired and when they were about to mount thelr horses, a voluuteer, an acolyte in the chureh, and a regular soldier, both in civilian dress, came upon the party. In the encounter one. was killed by the acolyte, who in turn was killed, This occurret on February 24 in the evening. As there was a price on Gar- cla’s head of $10,000 from the government and about $26,000 from the sugar planters in the vicinity there was quite an incentive in clalming that the dead bandit was Garcia, Partles who have seen the pictures of the dead bandit, taken and published after his death, assert it is not the likeness of Garcia, When Garela's wife was asked by the soldiers 19 go and identify the body she attired herself in black and went with them. When the party aligted at the station she put her hand- Kerchief to her fece and pretended to be sob- biug. She then xald that she knew the body Was that of her husband, and there was no use to look at it. She did this to deceive the soldiers, It Is stated that Garcla still lives in the vicinity of the place where he was reported to have been killed. This report cones direct from Seba Mocha by a gentle- man who was there last Sunday. Garela is a wmveh smaller wman than the one killed. Bont After n Nehoouer Conveyng Arms. ILOYN, Colombia, Mareh 7.-~The United States war skip Atlanta has salled from this port for Bocas del Toro, under orders from Washington, It Is reported that she intends to overhaul a schooner supposed to have a cego of arms. Seven thousaud additicnal mt roops have been sent to meel in_ this Martinez He has had several interviews Upon the the ENGLAND JOINS TR Question of Healthfuliness Meats Halsea in Par LONDON, March 7. Joard _of Agricultur was o®ked by Mr. North Hampshire, had been drawn to Times concerning the prepar of meat at Chlcago =ald to Intended for exportation to whether he had reason t though a bullock at Chicagc demned as diseased and unf the tongue was preserved while its fat was made into and whether it was a fact cases discased meat which demned had nevert the condemned tanks had left and then preserve | to England? Finally, Mr | Whether the inepector wou prevent such meat being use Replying, Herbert Gardne | the Board of Agriculture, « celved the statements yeferr | posed to make the nec ‘Ihll) gh the forelgn office. bring to the notice of here any information as to existence of the public arising Sir Richard Webste the Isle of Wight shir and one of before the Hering sea in Jeffrey whic anger t m impi the trib tioned the government rega tiations for a settlement States of the Ditish seizure pripr to the arbitral | He pointed out that the bun Ponly point unsettled being | compensation, and that Can to the sum she was willing payment of her claims, ¢ Richard the great and ada, the gov and’ if 50 what, steps to either by obtalning the United S of thi neces: bit in Sir ¢ | P, and one of the | on’ the Bering sea | condittons were attached to cnable th wrd to | the event of any the United Statss congress the necessary moneys, and the United States governme a position to pay the sum f come, whethr her majest would take steps to advanc the steamers, many | ous want, owing to the lon | ment of their ackiowledged compensation. Replying to thes Grey, parliament eign office, said that « accept 4 lump sum United States in_setileme but as yet the money has No representations, howeve cefved from Canada on the refusal of the A to the appropriation, but t payment of the claims mus felt ment_and that the negotiations which in progress respecting all ¢ subjects for injuries sustain; of United Sta cruis when the United growing British b loss. Sir of the fo taken of the ing Cight Throats, LONDON, March The president of the the hether statement less been taken out of after the sanit division of tion, In the House of Commons today que-s- with steamers’ award of the tri- 1 was averse to the United States, the Webster asked whether rnment proposes tribunal, 1o the failure upon of whom : question rican congress o agree and must be_the cause of di Edward ates offered the payment PROCESSI0N of Americun linment. House today member for his attention in the ing and packing be discased and England believe that » might be con- it for fo N t and exported, oleomargarine, that in many had been con- and the Inspector and exported Jeffreys asked 10 endeayor to A in Eagland, r, president of aid he had re- cd (o, and pro- sary inquiries He would also officers h reached him o the health of orted foods. memb-r for Hamp- counsel arbitra- British inal of rding the nego- the United claims for fon proceedings. the amount of ada had agreed to it in full on: antly Sir , in view of tént in Can to take any, ttle the dispute ayment by the 1 amount,” or if h commissioners asked what greement d out in the part of to appropriat in the event of it not being in or some time to V'8 gov nt 1d sums to re In seri- g deferred pay- claims for just to the has agreed to 0 from th t of all claims, not been paid. » had been re- »"subject of the he delay in t neces the be pelnt- Grey added were originally laims of I ed at the h ere suspended aril office said 1 deep COAL MINERS' STRIKE IS ON Pittsburg Men Quit Yesterday and More Are Expected to Go Out Today, TWENTY-ONE TEOUSAND MEN INVOLVED Several Firms Concede the Sixty-Nine Cent Scale and Thelr Men Remain at Work —Operators as Determined as the PITTSBURG, March 7.—The strike of the miners of the Pittsburg district is on in full force. It is expected that will see a gencral suspension of work. There are thre: companies whose miners, it is thought, will stay at work and the men employed in th mines aggregate less than 1,000. At Monon- gahela mines near Monongahela last night the men held a meeting and after completing the loading of a barge at the request of the superintendent, quit work. All the miners of the tourth pool are ex- pected to come out this There {8 a good boating stage and the operators are desirous of continuing work. Some of them have proposed compromise scales, but in each case they have been rejected with the de- mand for tho rate decided upon by the con- vention. It is estimated that before night 15,000 miners will have quit work in support of the demands of the convention. Reports received at the miners’ head- quarters in this city up to noon show a gen- eral suspension of work throughout the dis- trict. From the report of the commissioner f labor showing the number of miners em- ployed in the district, it is estimated that the number who are on strike is over 21,000 and that the number employed at the mines where thero will be no strike is about 1,300, The men aro determined to win, although each ono. will to rely on his own resources for sustenance during the suspension, as the organization has not the funds to pay strike benefits. Considerable uneasiness erators today by the Hackett Coal com at Findlayville, controlled by Boyle Bros., posting a notics that their mines will resume tomorrow at 69 cents, the rate demanded by tho men. Willlam Florresheims’ men in the same section acked a similar_concession, but were refused. The Boyle brothers were asked by the operators to rescind their notice under promise of having their orders filled from the mines at work for G5 cents, but they replied that it was their intention to conduct their own business. The men at Catsburg, on the Mcnongahela river, have rewurned to work, company having conceded the scale. Re- ts from all parts of the district tonight lier reports that the strike is cept the few exceptions men- today used the op- vo confirm’ the e: complete, tioned. wwa m or E RATORS DISAGREE. oy which | the obligation .—A plasterer named him | Taylor, living at Lowest Tooting, near Lon- don, cut the throats of his wife and six chil- dren this mornirg and then took his own life. All of the family are dead, tion of one child, which is death, with the excep: at the point of The crime was the outcome of the ex- treme destitution that prevails among many of the working classes. steady workman, but h of work by the'remar which broug| standstill, evident he determined to kil himself, in order to save starving to death. government as to the attitud States towards Spain The minister of the coloni only spoken to the United Mr. Hannis Taylcr, respecti pforced upon American ci He added, however, tl tween the United States rdfal, as the reception ruiser’ Neuva Espana at rated. The commander of spoken’ warmly tion in favor had been made by ‘Tampa. Dismissed Thelr necretary NEW YORK, March 7 tion that their services wer quired was sent today Newbold and Henry secretary nd S Church ~ Misslonar the resolved to dismiss thaf irregularities had be their books. Rev. Dr. of Christ's church, Brookly pointed secretary.’ The offi as not yet been filled. A Bokkellen, who bas been & books for’ two or three nothing about the apparent (0 the account: clety KANSAS CITY, March of gas, said to be deliberal an incendiary, yesterday two-story brick dwelling of on Lydia avenue, and caus three firemen. The expl a gas pipe leading from the cut and letting 1se, which had aj fire. Boon after the whole side of the hous the remainder of th Lynch, Clarence McElr re caught in ely cut and bruised The family was absent Assots Sup) WILMINGTON, Del., Ma bilities of the George W. B pany, which went into the celver yesterday, are repo tween $200,000 and $250,000. en $1,350,000 part of ‘their throughout the south. Ge president of the company, to the Kquitable his personal creditors. The this will be a judgment by Nutional bank for $10,000, Recelver Can F 3 NEW YORK, March 7. mang today by Judge Giegerich | common’ pleas. Moonelis w | ghort time ago in ings who_holds for 88,738, i was alleged Moonelis dependent upon eer W nsin L RACINE, Wis,, Mareh 7.- a ploneer lumb day, aged 8. He was he mills in northern the owner of extensive red California. He leaves an at from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 #ons and two daughters, He was a partner of Stockbridge und Fire on a Gove BOSTON, March —IMre board the Unitsd States t during her trip from Boston navy vard, where night, and it wus only Hghting the part of tew that the flames were Magaz where S0 pounds stored. nment by “ushior 11 LITTLE ROC National baulk ® Clean il Ark., Mar of obligations. 1ts depositors from the board of managers, | from all Liame, in regard at the relas of weeks, the gas flow parently firemen was blown out and structure estimated o be at least §100,000, s of the corporation is stated to be be- and $1,600,00). labllities ' are mpany for the equal prot supplementary on application of Henry C, Judgments 1id he had 1o property man of the stat estate the neral Alger of Michigan Philadelphia she ariiy the Texarkans doors today through (nubility to meet Taylor was a_sober, 1 been thrown out kably cold weather, t all building o Not being able to p family, his mind became unhinged, and it is rations to ovide for his I them' and then all from slowly Answered the United States Was Friendly. MADRID, March 7.—In the Chamber of Deputles today Senor Lema questioned the de of the United to Cuba. es said he had States minister, ng the pen tizens in Cuba ons be- were Spanish Tampa demon- the cruiser had of the friendly demonstra- of the Spanish flag which authorities at ey and Treasurar Official notifica~ re no longer re- to Rev. A, M. - Oakley, respectively of y soclety. terday, the executive committee of the so- the As American told yes- them, alleging discovered in ivin, rector has heen ap- of treasurer Accountant Von at work on the would_say deileit of $2,000 n, ce e e Incendiarics Cut n Gas Pipe, .—An_explosion tely planned by wrecked the Lewis H. Day, dthe b ion being the et on the through been arrivec shatter oy and Willlam the debris and d, but none will at the time, —p—— I to Excesd Liabil 108, The lia- sh & Bons com- hands of a re- cted 1o b2 be- The assets are The busi- rch 7. The greater o parties orge W. Bush, 150 made an as: Guaranty and lon of only priority to 0 to (he Frst Property. corge H. Taylor was uppolnted receiver for Adolph Moonells, ¥ of the American Tobacco company, in as the court examined of a proceed- Pellsch, against him his salary of e mbermun, Otls A, Johnson died to- iy interested in Wisconsin, and also was wood tracts in estimated 10 a wife, two late Senator Transport. of | broke out ransport on Forn to the hour officers and kept from the of powder was of Hewlth. ¢h T.—The First closed ite its will not sufter. 8. B. Andrews, cashier, holds a certificate exempting mml Partially Declare for n Reduction Twenty Per Cent in lowa. DES MOINES, March 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The meeting of coal mine operators, in Iowa, which has -been in session in this city the past two days, came to an end this evening without any agreement, but really creating a_disagreement which will cause serlous trouble in the future. The ma- Jority of the sixty delegates adopted a reso- lution providing for paying 8) cents per ton for mining coal throughout the state, a re- duction of 20 cents in some portions. It was adopted by a vote of 42 to 23, repre- sentatives from Polk, Boone, Wabster and half of Appancose voting for it, and Ma- haska, Monroe, Wapello, Keokuk, Marion and the other half of Appanoose against it. A motion to adjourn sine dle was adopted by the same vote. The forty-three operators then adjourned to another meeting, which was held in secret, at which a_ resolution was adopted that ‘as the miners had al- ready determined to stand upon the 1893 schedule a conference would be necessary, as a disagreement was evident. "' The minority ~ faction also held a conference with representa- tives of the miners, at which it was shown that the portions of the state represented by the twenty-three operators produced three-fourths of the output of the state and really represented the majority —interest. Resolutions were adopted dencuncing the adleged majority as unfair and detrimental to the cause of the state. of Shoo Workers' Unlons Uniting. BOSTON, March 7.—The general label council of shoemakers, composed of repre- sentatives from the Lasters National Pr tective union, Boot and Shoe Workers Inter- national union and.Knights of Labor, are in_conference today on the proposition to organize under one head. If the movement is acceptable to the members of the various organizations o circular will be sent to_the following ~organizations: = Boot and Shoe council of Brooklyn and vicnity, Brothet hood of Turned Workren, bottom Fin- ishers, Sole Finishers of Brockton, Mass,; United Boot and Shoe Workers of Chicago and the United Boot and Shoe Workers of St. Louis, asking them to co-operate and send delegates to a natlonal convention. Wooten MUl Strike in Now Jersey. TRENTON, N. J., March 7.—8ix hundred out of the 760 employes of 8. K. Felton's woolen mill have struck for a restoration of the second 10 per cent reduction made in their wages last summer. They claim it was promised this season and ‘that it would be made January 1, but that the promise has been violated, —————— Candiaates to Succeed Hishop Marty. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, March 7.—Arch- bishop Ireland of St. Paul spent yesterday in this city, leaving in the evening for Chicago, While here he presided at o meet- Mg ol counselors to select w successor to Bishop Marty, who has been irans from the Sioux Falls to the St. Cloud. diocese, Bishop Marty will go to S on Saturday and on the 13th Inst in alled as bishop of that dioces meeting here was entirely secret. tlon of this meeting s preliminary. three names cl en will be acted upon at a meetis of bishops to be held at 8t, Cloud upon the occasion of Bishop Marty's install- ation on the 12th inst. These Dames are usually chosen from the province in which the diocese which 15 to be supplied lies. Sloux Falls ~ diocese i8 in the St. Paul province and in all probability the candi- dutes are all from this province. The three names chosen here will be either rejected or endorsed. If rejected other three names Will b chosen, and if endorsed they will be sent to the pope at Rome, who will make the appointment from one of the three mes. Archbishop Ireland says the new bishop’ will be instailed by the middle of July. —_—— Kobbers Torture a Woman 1o Get Monoy. GREENVILLE, Pa, March 7.—Reports of a daring robbery which occurred near Sheakleyville have Just been received. Three masked men entered the residence of Mrs. [toss, mother of Btephen Rows, a well known music dealer of this eity, ‘and, after beating two male occupants of the hou into insensibility, they attempted by severe torture to force' Mrs. Ross to disclose the hiding place of her' gold. They blistercd her feet and forced her to disclose hiding place of some 350, and then, | their yietims bound ‘and gagged, away in a buggy, heading toward Green- ville, The rig was traced to a point just at the city limits, where the broken car riage was'left, Here all trace is lost, —_— Millers Meet at M B MINNEAPOLIS, March 7.—The spring wheat millers of the United States are in session here today with a view to making an_organization which shall relieve them from ihe ruinous competition they suffer from the winter wheat millers, They tuke the position that, as they pay a premium of from % to G for spring wheat, this compe- titon “cannot long be borne. ' About forty millers are present, representing this city, Milwaukee, Rochester, Cedar Rapids, Ia., and nearly ull of the ‘milling points in the northwest, “The plan being discussed looks agreement as to the division of terri- ' the control of amount of output. - Progress of the O'Neil Marder Trial. CHEYEN March 7.—(Special T sram.)—All the direct testimony on behalf of the state In the case of Charles Boulter, Who is now on trial for the killing of Thomas O'Nell, has been introduced. The detense will probably rest tomorrow." It s now expected that the case will be given 10 the Jury tomorrow evealng, crred Minn,, | of UNIVERSITY PLANS ARE PROSPERING. Bishop Hurst Read a Letter from W ton on Higher Bdnéation. BALTIMOR farch 7—~The attendance at the Baltimore conférence of the Metho- dist Episcopal church today was larger than on the opening day. 'The report of Mr. Richard Cornelius, treasurer of the Preach- ers’ Aid fety,“was presented. It showed among the assets of the soclety Consoli- dated Gas stock and stok of the Baltimore Traction company, besMes bank stock. It has received about $10,000%the past year and had a balance of $46,000.1 Bishop Hurst, chancellKt of the American university at Washingtot, told the confer. nce how the institution was getting along He also spoke of the efforts of George Wash ington tu establish a natlonal university in the federal capital, and read a letter irom him to General Brooke of Vir in which he proposed to o to the unive v land then valued at §25,000, Bishop Hurst after- ward exhibited the original. The lette s written in March, 1995, and will be 10) y old on Saturday of next week. The th is yellow with age, but in an excel preservation, ' In his_address Hurst said things = are going with ‘the university, and that is expected to lay one and probably two ner stones of univérsity buildings this ar. We have lost some subseriptions because we could not go ahead at once with the work of construction. At meeting some time ago expected to live to see the day will not be a saloon in all the clf of Wash- ington. The next day I received a polit note from a prominent citizen of the city, in which he said that because I was opposed to personal liberty he would withdraw his subscription of $10,000. We made up the amount in a short time,"” Rev. Dr. Freeman of the Sunday School Union and Tract soclety *said there are in the Methodist connections over 30,000 schools, with 350,00) teachers and 2,600,000 puplils, Rev. J. A. McAuley and Frank ders were appointed to fill the the board of trustees of the educational fund caused by the deaths of Dr. L. K. Morgan and Samuel Snowden, One paragraph in the, letter Washington to the g vhich was read to th H It is with Indescribable regret th: een the youth of the United States emigrating to foreign eodntries in order to acquire the higher branghes of education and to obtain a knowledge of the sclenc-s Although It would be unjust to many to pronounce the certainty of these youths im- bibing maxims not congenlal with repub- licanism, it must nevertheless be admitted that a serlous danger is encountered by sending abroad among other political sy tems those who haye not well learned the value of their own.” ng - Bighop well it chen there 5. San- of_George Virginia, I have STEAMER HA 1 Ot Without t or Accldent. M ‘h 7.—The North Ger- man Lloyd stecamer Havel, went ashore on the north side of Gedney’s channel this morning while entering the harbor. Most of the passengers were asleep and no excite- ment prevalled, At the time of the accident Pilot Col vas in charge. The engines were reversed when the buoy marking the entrance of the channel was sbserved along- side the vessel, whose stern fell off (0 po and before her headway could be stopped <he ran aground on the bar north of the outer buoy, which indicates the entrance to the channel. The fce In the harbor had again made uscless the electric lamps, the buoy, not being lighted, was not until too late to prevent the steams grounding. The engines were at onc: versed at full spced, but' falled to move the vessel. When the tide began to fall the Havel listed heavily to the starboard, tugs were soon alongside the steamer in readine to assist in_flouting her at high vater, There were 185 eabin and 271 steer- ssengers on the Havel. The steam- seorge Starr and apother side-wheel took off some of the passengers during the afternoon. On 'the cutter's re- turn_to the city one of the crew said that the Havel Iaid in a very bad positioh, head- ing north-northeast, with her bows toward Rockaway,- At low water her bow below the water mark showed ten feet of water and her_ stern propzller was half out of water. At 4:30 this afterngon, when it was high water, the tugs repsatedly pulled on the steamer, but thelr united efforts, with the assistance of the steamer's engines, did not succeed in getting her off. At 6 p. m. a dispatch from Sandy Hook sald the position was unchanged and that the tugs were leaving her. Among the saloon passenzers on the Havel are twelve officers of the Japaese army, who have been ordered home by their gov. ernment. They have been siudying the tactics of the German army In Germany for some time past. They will start for Japan via San Franclsco. — LAYS IT ALL 10 THE ABS UST AGROUND. Passengers Taken citeme NEW YORK, Any Ex- INT ONE. Firm with a Large Overdraft in a Broken Hunk Put it on the Cashier. LEXINGTON, Va., March 7.—Today de- veloped a surprise in connection with the recent robbery of the Bank of Lexington by C. M. Figgatt, the absconding cashier, who gutted the bank, securing about $160,000. Since the crash the trustee of the bank has been comparing the books of deposit with the ledgers, finding small steals here and there, but {t is now announced that the firm of Irvine & Co., composed of C. W. Irvine, a prominent hotél and busine: and ¢, M. Figgatt, ex-cashier of t doing business in real estate in Bue in boom dayd from 1890 until. very recently, have charged against them as over drafis the sum of $1500, a sum they never had to their credit. The grand fury today indicted C. W. Iryine for receiving money knowing the same to have been embezzled and stolen. He was balled out to appear at the May term of the county court. C. M. Figgaft and R. K. Godwin, the bookkeeper of the bank, were also indicted tpon a number of counis for felony. Godwin was balled out. Mr. Irvine denies any collusion with Fig: gatt to defraud the bank, insisting that ail his business transactions under the firm name of Irvine & Co, 80 far as he was concerned, were all clean and above board, and if the books of the bank show what the bank people claim such conditions are due to Figgatl'’s manner of keeping the books, - Mystery of a Mising Ministor. NEW YORK, March %—The disappear- ance of Rev. John Owen Bache, New York financial agent of the Union Central Life Insurance company of Oincinnatl, Is stiil ned. President Pattison of 'the com who I8 In charge of Mr. Bache's office gald today: “The more thought I to this unfortunate affalr the more rplexed 1 become. Our company has all niidence in the integrity of we belleve all things will right themselves before long.” President Pattison attributes Mr. Bache's disappearance to llness, I Mr. Bache's pri- vate box i the offico mig has not yet been opened. e —— Teo In tho River,Atkets South. Ice in the Missourl river began moving down stream rapidly lagt evening. The river was quite generaliy frozen over above the East Omaha bridge and for a time it was thought the flow r’ t do some Injury to the false work of the bridge not yet taken out. The fce passed ufider the whole struc- ture readily, howevey, helng so thoroughly broken up a8 (o causé no apprehension, o Smalipox ut,Chicnzo. CHICAGO, March 7.—Smgalipox has broken out In a colony of Tennedsee colored people who recently settlsd on West Lake street, and five cases have alregdy been found by the authorities. There afe 100 men in the colony, and as all have heen exposed more cases are expected. Anoher case has been found in the poor Nouse: At Dunning, and health officers fear anothgr epldemic. ——— -—— Shot and Killod His ®lster. YMOUR, Ind, Mareh 7.—Edward Holmes fatally shot his sister, Mrs, Flg ence Anderson, on Cinclanati avenue today as the result of a family quarrel. were recently left equal #hares in the es- tate of their mother. ‘Phe murderer gave himself up, and says he did the shooting in self-defense. There were no witnesses, e x Callnetor Atte a soieide. WAYCROSS, Ga., March 7.—T. H. High- pen, tax collector of Ware county, has at- tempted suicide with laudanum. He has been dealing extensively In cross ties and a hasty investigation ofihis books shows him to be ghort $4,600. The shortage may be larger. Highpen swallowed two bottles of poison, but is still alive. e Embezzling Sherl® in the Pen. BIOUX FALLS, March' 7.—(Special)—Bx- Sherlff Sarensen of Day county was yes. terday brought here and placed In the peni- tentlary (o serve & term of ope year. He was convicted of embexzling the funds of the county while holding the office sheriff. e was brought by the new Sherir, M, Ratnogme:t Bere by g T0 INVESTIGATE AL BEEMER Legislature Will Look Into the Conduct of the Penitentiary Warden, EX-CONVICT JONES MAKES MORE CHARGES Clalms Dorgan and Beemer Sought to Get Him to Retract the Story He Told or and Leuve the State. LINCOLN, March 7.—(Special Telegram.)— There will be an investigation of the state penitentiary and of some of the inside work- ings of that institution. This much was de clded tonight at a meeting held at the Lincoln hotel. Both the senate and house are de- termined to push the investigation, although the house will doubtless take the initiative. Recent developments at the penitentiary have aroused a feeling among the members of the legislature that was hardly exceeded two years ago, when the death of Convict Powell brought the attention of the legisla- ture to the abuses practiced in the matter of punishing convicts, With reference to the story related to Governor Holcomb by the ex- Convict E. E. Hawley, alias Frank Jones, the usual margin to storics told by ex-conviets is allowed. At the same time his tale has given the legislature a hint at abuses at the penitentiary that will in the judgment of many lead to the uncovering of a long story. Ex-Convict Jones has intensified the feeling tonight by making an afidavit to the effect that he was today offered $50 and transportation to any part of the country it he would go before Governor Holcomb and retract the statements he mads to the chief executive this afternoon. SUBSTANCE OF HIS AFFIDAVIT. Jones swears that he met Dorgan in front of the Burr block this afternoon, when Dor- gan safd to him: hat was a nice deal wasn't it?" Jones admitted the impeachment, and said that he wa in a position to make even stronger statements Jones also swears to a_conversation he ha with Warden Beemer this morning. Jones affidavit relating to this conversation is as follows: . “Well, you give me a nice deal, didn't you 1 replied that I had only told the truth and had nothing to retract. “What in h—l did you want to tell about my Kkick- ing Holmes for?” T replied: “Mr. Beemer, to the best of my knowledge and belief you dld it “Well, suppose I did do it, what in h—1 did you want to tell it for?" T re- plied: “It is a duty I owe to the 300 inmates of that Institution to bring your brutality before the public.” At this point Dorgan called me to one side and said: ‘‘Here, Jones, what will you take to go before a notary, and also before the governor, and retract this statement?’ 1 replied that I was modest in my demand ing just come out of the nitentiary with no money. 1 thought that $ would do the business. His answer was that 1 knew him to be a man of his word, and if T would do this he would give me $50 and transportation to any part Gf the country I wished to go. WAS IN THE POWELL CASE. Tho affidavit is sworn to before M. M. Delevis, notary public. Jones is not an un- familiar figure in penitentiary investigation. He was a witness in the Powell investigation two years ago, and then gave damaging testi- mony cgainst the prison officials, The in- vestigation two years ago was very searching and was conducted by a senate committee, of which T. M. Correll of Hebron was chairman, The report as it was originaity made reflected somewhat severely upon the prison offi- cials, J. B. Mailen of Fremont was warden at the time and after the report had been adopted Senmator John Mattes of Otoo county made a strong effort to have the vote by which the report was adopted recon- sidered, and was successful. The matter has come to the point where an investigation cannot be avoided, and the resclution demanding the investigation will bo offered in the house tomorrow morning. The matter was frecly discussed tonight at a senatorial meeting at the Lincoln hotel, and it was generally agreed that the abuses at the penitentiary could never be effectually cured until the state assumed control of the insti- tuticn. Tho first step toward state control is likely to be a joint conference between the senate and house penitentiary committees and tho State Board of Public Lands and Build- ings. At this conference plans for assessing state control of the penitentiary will be form- ulated, JIMMY LINUSAY QUICKLY CONVICTED, Jury at Plattsmouth Holds Him Gulity of Causing Fletcher Robbins' Death, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 7.—(Special Telegram.)—The trial of Pugilist James Lind- say of Omaha on the charge of taking the life of Fletcher Robbins in the prize fight which occurred in this city last August has resulted adversely to the prisoner. The pro- cecdings today were commenced early this morning, and by noon both the state and defense had concluded the introduction of testimony. The afternoon session was commenced at o'clock, and Judge Chapman opened the proceedings by reading his instructions to the court. On the whole the judge's in- siructions were rather favorable fo the pris- oner, and it was quite apparent that it was the opinion of the court that the evidence would not sustain a verdict more seyere than that of manslaughter, County Attorney Polk opened the argu- ments on behalf of the prosccution with a clear, forcible address. Gurley followed for tho accused and made an eloquent plea in his client’s behalf, Beeson for the defense and E. H. Wooley for the state concluded the arguments, and the jury retired at § o'clock. A four hours' dizcussion resulted In an agreement, and court was at once convened and the verdict rendered in which the pris- oner was found gullty of manslaughter, with an accompanying recommendation that the court deal leniently in the matter of sen- tence, Lindsay has been out on bail, but was re- manded to the care of the officers tonight and is occupying quarters in the county Jail, Judge Chapman has reserved sentence until next week, as the defense has given notice of filing a motlon for a new trial, The case against Griswold as accessory will come up before Judge Chapman tomor- row on a motlon for a change of venue to Otoe countv, you gave Beemer, Ordered to the Keform School, BEATRICE, March 7.—(Speclal gram.)—Rush Hendershott, a boy of 12, whose home is in Wymore, was ordered taken to the reform school at Kearney this afternoon. The caze is quite a pitiable one, as the lad Is the son of a widowed mother and up to a couple of monthe ago had borne a good name. Of late he is known to have stolen different sums from the attaches of the Tousealin hotel, the amounts aggregating $40. Of this amount $22 was recovered last evening. Tel Beatrice Republicans Meet. BEATRICE, March 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Republican League club of this city held a meeting tonight to prepare for the approaching spriog campaign. There exists a strong eentiment in the club favor- able to placing in the fleld a stralght ticket composed of tried and true republicans, Mrs. El ith Higawy. BEATRICE, 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The trial of Mrs, Elllott Hobelman, charged with bigamy, was begun in dis- trict court this morning. A night session is being held, and the case Is attracting much attention, the eourt room being packed with spectators. e Will Exiend the Killway. CAIRO, March 7.—The councll of state has decided to extend the rallway to As- souan, RAS INDICTED DR. DANA FOR LIBEL Outgrowth of the Publications Concerning ditor Noyes. TON, March 7. supreme court of Columbla_has returned an indictment for criminal libel against Charles A. Dana, editor, and Willlim M. Laffin, publisher of the New York Sun. The presentment was formally made to Judge Cole, presiding, by the foreman of the jury today. It is a formidable document of many pages, set ting forth the malicfous motives of Messrs, Dana and Laffin in eriminally libeling Frank B. Noy proprictor of the Washington Evening Star and one of the board of di- rectors and member of the executive com mittee of the Assoclated press. The District supreme court fs a States court, and, according to the pro jure of such courts, District Attorney B will transmit a certified copy of the | ment to the district attorney for the ern district of New Y located York City. It will be submitted to States commissioner, and himself of the formal re dictment, will fssue the arrest of Mess commissioner ‘also 11k The accused have the ri A writ of habeas corpus to te { facie sufliciency of the ding arraigned on the merit indict- ment, It I8 expected that transmis- sion of the indictment to New York and the arrest of the accused will be accomplished within a day or two “The indictment, as reported, contains three counts, setting out different’ circums of criminality in publishinz the 1 The proceeding 18 according to the common law, which, as modified by certain acts of con gress,' constitutes the jurisprudence of the District of Columbia, ilefo | three criminal cour up the circumstanc up to them. It sta press 1 an fnc:rporated wit New WASHIN for the The grand jury the District of United 1- rey lot- South in_New 1 United he, on satisfying ularity of the in 1 ‘warrant_for and Laftin, The amount of motives leading the Associated news agency for the distribution of news, with branches in York, Chicago, Washington, St. Louis, nd ‘throughout the country. s nducted by n board of di- rectors, of which Mr. Noyes 18 a meml The indictment then states the internal or ganization of the United press, with Cha A. Dana as president and Wililam M as vice president. Mention is made of two rival assoclations to show the animus of the subsequent acts charged against Dana and Laffin, It also gives the organiza- tion of the Sun Printing and Publishing ation, with Charles A. Dana as editor and Willlam M the Laffin as publisher, he three counts of criminal libel are th Mhe first count is very comprehen- states that on Ifebrug Inst Sun publishec Tollo is tion (meaning the Associat a under the Hlinois state law ons of the statute respectir Hability of directors are amusing. We commend a ¢ eful study of them to the unfortunate newspaper managers who been rcped in. They may see their w making Such & thorsughly dishonest dire as I, B. Noyes of Washington, for instanc efund to them the amc t of the extr sessments out of which they have been e hdietment, aft tating _that The Indictment, after sta 5 ha . ‘;:u[l!(: libel was circulated in New York ges also that on the same day s, Dana_and Mfin sent 300 copies of aper to Washington and ther: pub- lished the libel in Washington. The two accused are charged with full knowledge of what appears in_the editorial columns of their paper and with responsibility for the same. The second refers particularl lication of the libel in Washi third count is general in_ terms, accusing Dana and Laffin of composing and publish- ing a criminal libel without specifying the Sun or other detalled circumstances of the case, Mhe first count is the most specific and gave the gravest of the charges on which the grand jury acted. Resides fhe foregaing there are other fea- tures of libel set forth and there is the usual formal and severe language of the law in specifying-an allegation of crime. The proceedings have been under the dl- rection of District Attorney Birney, al- though he has assigned Assistant Atforney Taggart to conduct the grand jury. Teing a peculiarly interesting cnse, the prosecution is conducted by the public offi- Cers as an offense against the public rathe than as against an individual, the theory of the law being a libel against’ Mr. Noyes or any other citizen is an offense against the peace and quiet of the community, to be brosecuted in the same manner as any other Qisturbance of the public peace. When ihe warrants are issued Dana_and Lafin will have three open to them, They may submit to, arr and decline to give bail. in which case they will be brought to Washington to s and rial. If they give bail it will insure their coming to Washington at the time the case i called tn the United States court. In the meantime they may test the sufficigncy of the face of the indictment without going Info its details by applying for a writ of habeas cOrpus. . —-—— STAKTED A BEGGING BUSINESS. corpor: is organiz the to the pub- on. The Compelled Half Witted 1’oys to Burn Their Arms with Acid. KANSAS CITY, March 7.—Harry Morton of St. Louls, who came to Kansas City to work the Itallan padrone system, has been rrested, together with two of his workmen, Joe Wilson and James Hull. Morton had & Qiamond pin, a ring, a brooch and a pair of earrings in his possession, together with a purse containing $147 in nickels, dimes and Dennies, Letters connecting him with a fang of thieves, of which "Red Tom" was Gvidently the leader, were also found. Mo ton's understudies, '“Joe” and ‘“Jim are mere boys and haif witted. Morton forced them to pour muriatic acid on their arms, causing frightful sores, on which, to pre- Vent them from healing, more acid was ap- plied daily. The boys would visit dwelling \ouses, present their burned arms and ask for alms. Morton kept all the money and stald at & good hotel, while the boys had to scratch for a living, B JUDGE BLAKE'S S5UCC J. B, finyford Appolated to Preside Over the Second Judiclal District of Wy, CHEYENNE,March 7.—(Special Tele —Hon, James H. Hayford of Laramie was today appointed by the governor judge of the Second judicial district of Wyoming to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Blake. He has held the office of justice of the peace for several years, He Studied law and was admitted {o the bar in Wisconsin many years ago. By pr sion the appointee — is news; man, haviig published the Laramie Senti- nel, veekly paper, for more than twenty- one He had'the unanimous endors ment of the bar and county officials of Al- bany county. Judge Hayford will enter upon his duties at once, opening the March term of the district court of Albany county Monday, Golng A SAN FRANCISCO, March rectors of the San Francisco and quin valley railroad at a meeting ths after- noon showed their intention of going tight ahead with the work before them by dir ing the secretary of the company to adyel tise for bids for 10,000 tons of stesl rails. The bidding will be closed on the 6th Inst and the first lot of 2,000 tons will be shipped within three days of the acceptance oi the bid, It is estimated that 10,000 tons of 1ails il lay 100 miles of track and that whout 3,000 tons of rails will be requiszd to luild the line as contemplated “KHaty'' Buys pa Short Road. KANSAS CITY, March7.—It is annonnzed that the Missourl, Kansas & Texus raliway is negotlating for the purchase of the San Antonio & Gulf Shore railway. The com- pleted portion of the latter ling ia wenly five miles long and it will be used by the Missourl, Kansas & Texas as 4 means of reaching an Antonio, from San Mar- cos, leaving only about twenty-five miles of road to be constructed. It is sal! ihat the object of the visit of the “Kuat ot uls to Ban Antonio a few days ago was to inspect the ternimal facilities of the San Antonio & Gulf road. —— Carloal of Grain for Nebraska. SEDALIA, Mo, March 7.—The people of Smithton today shipped a carload of grain and provisions to the Nebraska sufferers. This makes the third car sent from Pettis county. Movements of Ne; York- s, Murch 7. Arrived—Havel, fr endia, m Liverpool—Arrived— veston, via Norfolk At Hristol—Arrived - New York. At Leith York. n Gal- st Massasolt, from Arrived—Priucipia, from New London—Arrived-Mohawk, from New Belfast—-Arrived—Weibaiken, Philadelphias from Laftin | FIVE CEN’ TIE VOTE ON THE OLEO BILL Effort to 8mother the Goverror's Amende ment in the Senate a Failure, SLOAN MAKLS A BITTER ATTACK UPON IT the Warm- porarily Safe. LINCOLN, March 7.—(Special)—This fores noon's session of the senate witnessed a cons tinuation of the parliamentary over the antl-oleomargaring bill Sloan of Fillmore county led the opposition to the amendments proposed by Governor Holeomb, while Senator McKeeby of Webster officlated as the champion of the bill which embodies the governot's suggestions, The contest this forenoon marked by considerable feels ing, and each side to the controversy accused the other of an attempt to raflroad legislation through the senate. Few of the senators exs pected the committee on commerce and man= ufactures to report the governor's bill back to the senate this morning. Senator Sloan certainly did not expect a report. He knew that Senator Holbrook, chairman of the come merce committee, was unfriendly to the bill, and he had confidently looked for at least some delay. The committee met at 9 o'clock this morning to take up the beet sugar bill, While in ecssion the oleomargarine bill was called up, a substitute presented and adopted and a report ordercd. Chatrman He brook at once presented the report to the senate, and thus it was that an unlooked for debate took. place this forenocon. Sloan moved that the bl be referred back to the committee on commerce, In support of his motion he said that he liad asked for an opportunity to appear before the com- mittee. The chairman of the committe had assured him that he should have that op- portunity. Instead the committee had railroaded a report through (o the senate. He had no faull to find with the chairman, and if it was the de= sire of the scnate to deny to him the same courtesy that the committee on agriculture. had extended to the opponents of senate file No. 78, he would have (o submit. The chair- man had let h'm belicve that the committee would take no action before Saturday or Monday. Senator Caldwell said he w Sloan’s motion because he was own mind that it purpose of delay. struggle Senator was opposed to atisfied in his was mado solely for the The senate was perfectly familiar with the original bill, well as. with the ndments suggested by the gove crnor. Senator Sloan, he said, was opposed. to tho projosed amendments, und e could develop his cpposition just as effectually be- fore the committee of the whole he could before the commitice on commerce. Scnator Noyes was In favor of extending cvery courtesy to all parties to the contro= versy, but he felt compelled to oppose fur~ ther delay. There was no difference of feela ing between the senators as far as the orige inal bill was concerned. But a number of senators had decided to favor an amendment Which would prevent the bill from destroying an Important industry in this state, —He sincerely hoped that Senator Sloan’s motion would not prevail, Senator Holbrook explained that he had promised to notify Senator Sloan, but the matter had slipped his mind. e asked that the bill be referred back to his comt= mittee, Scnator McKeeby sald that he for one was becoming extremely tired of the dilatory: tactics of Senator Sloan. He felt confident that the latter's motion was made for the solo_purpose of further delaying ! sole, purpo ying consideration Sloan answered with ill-suppressed indignas tion that the senator from Webster had no right to charge him with dilatory tactics, The senator, he said, imagined his sight: controlled the existence of things, and that they are limited accordingly. The substi= tuto bill involved a legal proposition, and upon that proposition he claimed a right to be heard by the commiltee. Scnators here had charged him with adopting dilatory: tactics, when as a matter of fact he had only asked that the bill take the ordinary course of legislation, On the other hand, every step taken by the friends of the amenda ment was a part of a deliberate scheme to railroad the bill embodying those amend= ments through the senate. The blll had been introduced when the introduction of Dills was not in order. It had been printed after it had been read but once, contrary to the practice of the senate. It had been re ferred te a commiites antagonistic to the original - bill and hurriedly reported this morning. Now (o go at once Into committeo of the whole was manifestly wnfair to him, He sald the charge made by the senator from Webster was not founded upon fact and not borne out by the records, “Well,” sald McKeeby, fact that you have had consider the bill, you seem familiar with its provisions. Senator Hitchcock attacked Senator Slogn's. right to appear before the commities at all, He demanded to know by what right or by what ~courtesy the senator from Iilimore asked to appear before the committes, Sene ator Sloan, he sald, was the author of senate filo No. 78, and that bill had been railroaded through the senate with but little chance for discussion, even though almost tha entire session was before the bill. The ilea that a senator had a right to appear before a committee simply because he was opposed to a bill in the hands of that commitien .was ridiculous in the extrem McKeeson stopped the debate the previous question. It was and the yeas and nays were calle motion to refer the bill back to tee on commerce and voto was a tie vote, motlon was Inst, the general file, ‘“considering the no opportunity to 0 be marvelously by moving 80 ordered d on Sloan's the commite manufactures The and under the rules the Tho bill therefore goes tg The vote was as follow Lin Mitcl McKesson, Pope, Rathibun, under, an Bteufor, Watson' Holbrook, Wright Lehr, Niays— Kers, aham, Ldwell, hn mpbeli, chicock, Jeflyics, Slewart, MeKeeby, Tefli-16, COMMITY ARE WORKING. General Fllo Growing Kapldly us a Kesult of Tholr Efforts. LINCOLN, March 7.—(Special.)~The sen- ate simply overwhelmed itself with routine work this morning, Twenty-eight bills were reported from standing committecs, cight of them for indefinite postponement. A number of petitions were received asking that the de. cislon of the State Board of Agriculture lo- cating the state fair at Omaha be not dlgs turbed by the passage of the state fair bill, The petitions were referred to the committes on agriculture. Sprecher made un attempt to have the petitions referred to the railroad committee, clalming that they were signed only by railroad employes. His motion to 0 refer was lost, but few senators voting either way. Stewart stated that he belleved the time hiad come when the senate should take some action toward relieving the distress of the destitute peopie in the drouth-stricken couns ties of the state. He therefore moved that the relief bills known us senate file No, 27 and house roll No. 287 be made a speeial order for 8 o'clock this afternoon. The mos tion was unanimously agreed to. Reports from the judiclary committee rees ommended the following bills to the generud file Senate file No. 194, by Bressler, requiring county clerks in making up the as:esson books to list whole sectlons, half sections, quarter scctions aud Lalf quarter sections,