Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 17, 1895, Page 2

v bR b Mgy THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1895, SOUTH OMAAA NUST WAIT| New Foderal Building Down There Will Bo Greatly Delayed. TREASURY ARCHITECTS ARE SWAMPED Many Weoks Behind with Work and No Immediate Sign of Catehing Wil Start Here as Soon a8 Possible. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE DEE, HOTEL NORMANDIF WASHINGTON, March 15, “The residents of the different cities which are interested in new public buildings,” says Judge Fleming of the supervising architect's office in the Treasury department, ‘“might Just as well understand from the outset that nothing will be done very soon by this office in the way of carrying out the provisions made in the last appropriation bills for the new public bulldings. This office Is far behind hand now in its work, and, owing to the fact that the last congress did not make any provision for an increase in our office force, it does not scem probable that we will be able to do much work on the new projects for gome time to come. Lots of buildings already constructed are in urgent need of repairs, which wiil have to be attended to before we set to work on new buildings just authorized.” These statements by an experlenced official of the supervising architect's office do mot augur well for the chances of the South Omaha public building, the construction of which was authorized in the Mercer bill passed during the last congress. This build- ing will have to take its turn among the - others waiting to be attended to. The archi- teet’s office has a ridiculously small force of clerks and is far behind in work. clals, however, state t the plans and specifications for the South Omaha building will be prepared as soon as possible, and it will not be delayed longer than is absolutely necessary. The first action to be taken by the department will be the selection of a site and this will be done as soon as practicable. Cangressman Mercer succeeded in having the it of cost of the site raised from $10,000 to $15,000, but it is the policy of the Treas- ury department officials to always purchase as cheaply as possible, so that if less than $16,000 is used in buying the site the re- mainder can be used in beginning the work of eonstruction on the building proper. CHANGE IN INSPECTION METHODS. One of the most important changes soon to be made In the army regulations will be one In referenco to the inspector general's department. It Is believed that the War de- partment will go back to the method of fgsuing orders from the inspector general's office, which was in vogue during the war and for many years before that time. Should this plan b2 adopted it will prove of vast im- Portanca to army officers, and later develop- ments are awaited with much interest. It Is also stated that there will be a provision in the mew regulations for a different plan for the future in the matter of Inspections. A plan will be adopted whereby inspections will be made by department commanders, thus taking part of the work away from the in- spector general's department, The reason for this lies in the fact that the secretary of war thinks it would be advisable to give this inspection to the several department commanders, as it would bring them, to a certain extent, into closer relations with the men under them. If the work of inspection is taken to a very large extent from the in- spector general's department the change will affect a good many of the present Inspectors. Among those who will most likely be trans- ferred to other stations is Major John M. Hamilton of the First cavalry, now at Fort Omaha, It is impossible to say just how Major Hamilton will be affected or where he will be detailed In the event of a change, as ‘the plan Is somewhat new and the exact changes to follaw are not 'mow known. O SELL ABANDONED RESERVATIONS, MIftary Lands Poss Into the Hands of Commissioner Lamoreux. ‘WASHINGTON, March 16.—Commissioner Lamoreux of the general land office has de- termined to at once make arrangements for the appraisal and sale of the abandoned mili- tary reservations, For several years there have been a number of these reservations in the bands of custodians, ana tne action of the War department last summer in abandoning several additional posts has increased the number of abandoned military reservations to be cared for by the land department. Commissioner Lamoreux went before the appropriations committee and asked for $5,000 to pay the custodlans of these reservations and ho was asked why the reservations were not disposed of under existing law. He then .asked for money to appraise the reservations #0 that they might be sold and this was ap- /peoprinted. He intends to pur appraisers in the fleld at once and as &oon as the appraise- ment s mado sell the lands and buildings in all 'tho abandoned military reservations. One exceptian will bo made. The reservation n the Couer d’Alene mining country will be withheld, as it is thought probable that this \zoservation may be needed for military pur- ozes in view of the several disturbances that ve occurred among the miners in northern Xdaho. Several. abandoned reservations in the wes| ern states have been secured to the states through legislation for public purposes, and the buildings In others in the Tndian country whereby they could be so used have been turned fto schools. 'HAD TO WAIT FOR THE BSURVEY. Fifteen Hundred Thousand Acres to Do +-Opened for Settlement in Wasbligton. WASHINGTON, March 16.—1It is expected 'by the land department that surveys on the Colville Indian reservation will have pro- gressed sufficiently during the summer and Indlan allotments made so that 1,500,000 acres will be opened to settlers. These lands are in northeastern Washington, the ceded lands being on the northern borde: It has been .several years since these lands were ceded, but owing to delay or lack of funis for meking surveys no steps have heen taken toward opening the lands to settlement, al- though there has been some demand for the opening, The Indians who eleet may take their allotments on the ceded lunds, but owing to there heing no surveys the allot- ments could not ba made. Arrangements were finally made by Commissioner Lamor- eux of the land office to survey the agri- cultural lands or such other tracts as will be desired by the Indians. They will then be given an opportunity to take their allot- ments upon the ceded lands, after which the whole tract will be open to tettioment. Upon this tract there are sald to bo valuable min- eral deposits, While it was in the hands of the Indians no wmines were prospected or de- yeloped, but it fs expected that as soon as the lands are opened the mineral portions will recelve attention. MADE IT EASY FOR THE CRAMPS, Oydnance Voard Allows Them Extra on « the Mortar Cent ra “WASHINGTON, March 16.—The fortifica- tion board bas finally deeided in favor of . the Cramps' desire to supply ffty twelve- * inch mortars at $6.500 each for eoast de- femse. Under the terms of the fortifications «. appropriations bill, they must make the mor- tars equal to the new ‘Through all-steel thelr attorney martars, the mortars to equal the steel mortars, inasmuch as that was date of the passage of the DUL As the Cramps’ mortar is of case metal nd weighs 4,200 pounds, as against 35,000 for the standard stecl mortar, it may fmpossible for them to bring It within the required dimension: Along other matters disposed of by the % board at its last session was the allotment of - Ig. hlzlm; u[;urcmn of ua: Seabury :JZ- i qu ring gun, now belng tested at Bandy Hook In cm‘nvnllllun wulll:‘ma Canet, ‘Armstrong and Hitehkiss guns, and the ex- {nation of plans for new gun carriag and range find 'vn,wu Filled o the | eveuue Maria; ABHINGTON, March 16.—The death of Captain Shepard leaves & vacaucy at the The offi- | the Cramps con- tended they were required merely to build hooped, east th By weapon of the kind fn actual use at ppropriation head of the revenue cutter service which i8 likely to be filled very soon. Secretary Carlisle has not yet given any attention to the matter, but it seems to be the gemeral pinfon Amonk treasury. people conversant at either Lieutenant C. . Shoemaker, mmander of the revenue cutter Hudson of New York harbor, or Captain C. L. Hooper, now commander of the Rush in Bering sea, will receive the appointment. Both of these officers have seen many years' service and are said to be thoroughly competent to fill the PRESIDENT RETURNS FROM RIS HUNT. Nad Falrly Good Luck Considering Al Weather, WASHINGTON, March 16.—The president and party reached the city on the Violet shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon. There wera with Mr. Cleveland Dr. O'Reilly, his | physiclan; Commander Lamberton, superin- tendent of the Nghthouso district, and Com mander Wilde, the secretary of the 1ghthouss naval board. When the vessel landed at | Stevenson’s whart Private Secretary Thurber was the first to board her and greet Mr. Cleveland in his cabin. President Cleveland limped slightly, the result of the accident which happened to him shortly before he I5ft the city. After thanking Captain Dbn- nell for his many kindnesses, the president was escorted to his carriage. During the comparatively short time the party was actu- ally hunting for game they managed to se- cure fifty fine specimens of brant, forty-one ducks and twelve snipe. Only two brace of the largest ones were carried away from he vessel, Captain Donnell says the trip of Mr. Cleveland appeared to give him a very substantial improvement. DOUBT ABOUT Two of the Lynched Italians Had Certainly Taken Out First Papers. WASHINGTON, March 16.—It appears that the question as to whether the Italians Killed at Walsenburg, Colo., were or were not naturalized citizens will play an important part in the settlement of the issue with the Itallan govermment. Governor Meclntyre of Colorado telegrapfied Secretary Gresham from Denver today that two of the lynched Italians had certainly taken out their first and probably their second naturalization papers, but it is not yet known whether the man Darino was naturalized. It fs asserted that the two Italians who had eseaped from the mob in the first attack had also taken out the first papers. It Is not known what has become of these two men. The governor has already instructed the judicial officers to prosecute a search for the perpetrators of the attack vigorously and when found to endeavor to secure their conviction the THERE 18 DANINO, Gave Fava a Cordial Reception. WASHINGTON, March 16.—Baron Fava, the Ttalian ambassador, called at the State department today and had a pleasant in- w with Secretary Gresham. The am- dor was assured”that nothing had oc- rred to disturb the cordial relations hich had existed between himsell and the government of ~Italy and the governnient of the United States, and there of mutual good will ex- nged, showing that the State department does not intend to take cognizance of the fact that the baron had communicated di- rectly with the governor of Colorado in- ead of through the Department of Stats the Walsenburg affal Does Not Agres with the Coroner’s Ju WASHINGTON, March 16.—John W. Fleming, United States mine inspeetor for Utah, has made a report to Secretary Smith regarding the explosion at the White Ash coal mine at Cerrillos, N. 3., where twenty five men were killed on February 24, Plen- ing says he was at the town when the plosion toak place. He does not the coroner's jury, which report explosion tock place because of of alr. He says it was occasioned by two men ing with lights into an abandoned cham- er where gas had collected. Pedro Pablo Was Not Detnined. WASHINGTON, March 16—Chief Cham- berlain of the bureau of navigation today sent a telegram to the collector of customs at Savannah, Ga., asking for the facts as to the reported detention of the schooner Pedro >ablo, supposed to be on a filibustering ex- pedition agalnst Cuba. The reply states that the Pedro Pablo was not detatned a mo- ment or interfered with. After repalring her machinery and taking on coal she pur- sued her course. Publie i'usiness Frea in the Malls, WASHINGTON, Mareh 16.—Postmaster General Bissell has issued an order changing tha postal regulations in accordance with the law passed by the last congress In relation to franking. Under the new regulations all offi- cers of the United States, and more especially congressmen, may avail themselves of the franking privileges for all correspondence re- lating to public business of any nature. Blamond ex- with af the ttoes ast Go Back. WASHINGTON, March 16. — Secretary Cartisle bas rendered a decision in the diamond eutters case, in which he holds that diamond cutting is not a new industry within the meaning of the act of 1885 and therefore the several diamond cutters who were brought to this country some months ago under contract to engage in diamond cutting must be deported. Postal Changes in Nebraskn, WASHINGTON, March 16.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Postoffices have been discontinued as follows: Nebraska—FEtna, Custer county; mall will go to Gothenburg. Lowa—Langfitt, Dalias county; mail will go to Panther. Henry H. Pronty was today commissioned postmaster at Kimball, Neb., and Burton B. Stone at Merriman, Neb, Vacated thw Shakesp aro Order, WASHINGTON, March 16.—Commissioner Lochren of the pension office has filed an answer in the mandamus case brought by William Shakespeare, in_which he states that the order reducing Shakespeare’s pen- fon from §72 to $30 per month has been va- ted and no further action under this order will be taken. ———— ORGANIZING TO OPPOSE THE TRUST. Gurside Distillers 1 Distribntors Not Lispuscd to Be Shut Out. EW YORK, March 16.—At a private meeting of representatives of leading dis- tillers outside of the Distilling and Cattl feeding company, and members of the farge wholesale liquor houses, was held in this city today, The proposed plan of reorgan- ization of the Distilling company was de- cided to be inimical to the trade at large; that a great trust would be formed for the purpose of bringing into the combine the outside distilicries, and thereby gaining the r to advance the price of spirits at will, ¢ considering the subject in its varfous ses It was resolved if the Distilling com- pany's plans were pul into eftect to organise for the purpose of building and operatin, two Targe distilleries of a point capacity o 1,000 bushels of grain daily, which would event a monopoly of the spirits trade. sum 30,000 was pledged to carry the project into effect. The plun on which the proposed distilleries would be operated, it was decided, wus to be that of the Mutual Distilling company of Uniontown, N. Y., by which members cannot buy spirits from out- side concerns except on a forfeit of 3 cents a gallon. e supposed Dead Man Returns Home, RALEIGH, N, €., March 106.—Willlam Newcomb of Greensboro thought his brother, George Newcomb sburg, Vi, had been drowned by falling from a steamer last September on the way from Haltmore to Novfolk, but the missing brother has turned up at Greensboro, and this morning his son took him home, When his brother first arrived he looked upon him as 4 ghost, as he had long since Kiven up hope of seéing him again. His family were in mourning, the courts had also declared him dead. and $10,000 1ife insurance had been paid. When William Newcamb got out of {he water his mind wax impaired by expos- wre and fright, and he wandered (rom Baiti- | more to New' York, Chicago and New Or- leans, e 0l Lieutenant Governor of Two States, TACOMA, Wash., March 16.—Charles E. Laughton, “the fiddling governor” and ex- Heutenant governor of Washington and Ne- vada, died at 840 tonight of heart fallure, eauséd by kiduey trouble and dropsy. Mr Laughton was born in Bangor, Me., where his father still lives, and was 49 years old. In 155 he was elected lieutenant” governor of Nevadn, serving four years, and i 15 was elected to the same office In this state for three years. lle was acting governor for six months during 189). ———— ey Favo Fland for President. MEXICO, Mo, March 16.—Ex-Congress- man Willam J, Bryan of Nebraska spoke to @ large and thusiastic sudience at the opera house here tonight, taking for hi theme the sitver question. * Mr. Biyan. sapd aviong other things, that a large majority of democruts are In' favor of the free coin- age of gold and wiver at xteen,to one. 'He eXpress & preference for Congressm Bland for president. —— CHILDREN ~ CHAINED DOWN @roat Cruelties Practioad in a Girls' Indus- trial Home in Chicago, CIVILIZATION AS IT 15 SEEN IN ILLINOIS Attorney Who Interrupted the Legisiative Investigation Substantially Snubbed by Speaker Meyer and Lady Mana- ger's Protest Coldly Accepted. CHICAGO, March 16.—"The things devel- oped in the of such an atrocious character as to lead me to doubt if any human being, much less little girls, ever should have been allowed to remain in this institution.” This was the comment Speaker Meyer of the Illinols house of representatives today addressed to Trustee William Prentiss of the Home for Juvenile Female Offenders, where the inmates have recently been in rebsilion against the management. “It s enough to make one's blood tingle In one's veins. It would be enough to cause people in the middle ages to blush.” This speech was bnt a part of the warm things addressed deputy of Governor Altgeld, A few minutes later it had reached a warmer stage. “Mr. Prentiss, you are here by the courtesy of the logislative committee investigating the Home for Juvenile Offenders, and if you at- tempt to obstruct the investigation again by interruptions and whispered suggestions to witnesses, you will be asked to rotire.’” “I am here of right as attorney of the board of trustees,” said Mr. Prentiss, “Then of right this committee asks you to retire. With this Mr. Prentiss was escorted to the door by the sergeant-at-arms. Presently Mrs. Harvey, another trustee, hurried in. “I protest against this unfair investigation—I protest against it as president of the board.” “Very well,” replied Mr, Meyer with a refrigerating manner, and Mrs. Harvey with- drevw., After viewing the strong room, the chain, ete., Mr. Meyer said: “I have seen punish- ment in the penitentiary, but I never before saw people chained to the floor.” The chairman and committee were con- vinced today from the position of rings and staples in the chain and from the stories of the girls, that the girls had been chained by having a chain wrapped twice around them in such a manner that the girls could mot move about, but were held face downward on the floor. One of the discoverfes which most stirred the committee was the admittance to the home of five girls without commitment and their removal without papers of discharge. They were brought in by Mrs. Wallace from the Industrial home and remained and were boarded for four months. Members of the loard objected and called for their removal, but according to Mrs. Holt their wishes were ignored. It appeared that the girls were distributed around on thelr removal, some to Quincy, IIl., some to the Woman's Refuge, some to their homes and some to the Industrial school. ————— THEATER OWNER HEAVILY MULCTED. Supreme Court Afirm. the Verdict Agulnst David Henderson. PITTSBURG, March 16.—The judgment of $19,140, which Mrs. Ada Dow-Currier ob- tained last year against David Henderson, the manager of the Chicago opera house and the Duquesne theater, Pittsburg, for alleged injuries sustained by being struck on the head by a piece of batting from the flies, has been affirmed by the general term of the supreme court of New York. Mr. Henderson received this information tonight and stated that the case will be carried to the court of appeals of New' York: He further stated that Julla Marlowe and Ariel Barney, who was Miss Marlowe's manager at the time the accident occurred in 1889, had signed papers to protect him against any possible damage suits that might arise In the future. He (Mr. Henderson) paid all convalescent ex- penses and doctor bills until Mrs. Dow was discharged as cured. This agreement was accepted by Miss Marlowe and Mr. Barney as payment in full of all damases, and, according to Mr. Barney and Miss Marlowe, was accepted by Mrs. Dow. The facts of the accldent are these: She was with Miss Marlowe as an aunt or companion. Mr. Currier was stage man- ager. Mrs, Dow was on the stage when she had no business to be there. She was ordered off repeatedly by the stage manager, who feared she might be hit with scenery. She refused to go. A piece of batting caught in the flies, struek her on the head and knocked ber insensible. She was carried to the hos- pital. I was threatened with law sults by her manager, Ariel Barney, whose counsel was Robert G. Ingersoll, wWho at the time took a strong interest in Miss Marlowe. Rather than get into any litigation with Mr. Ingersoll, T consented to a compromise. I agreed to pay all doctor bills and convales- cent expenses untll she was discharged as cured, and Miss Marlowe and Mr. Barney agreed to protect me from any future claims that might be made. I engaged one of the most noted physicians of the western coun- try to attend her. She was discharged as cured. My bills for her convalescence and doctor's fees amounted to something like $2,000. Three or four months after she was discharged as cured she married Mr. Currier, who formerly had been stage manager for Miss Marlowe. Lo~ Boulter Sentenced to Six Years. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 16.—(Special Telegram.)—The application for a new trial of Charles Boulter, convicted of man- slaughter, was denied by Judge Scott today and Boulter sentenced to six years’ impris- onment. Boulter is a retired cattieman who has killed three men during the past twelye years, but has heretofore escaped punish- ment’ His case will b appealed to the state supreme court. B ture I er Murdered Morirz. MILWAUKREE, Wis., March 16.—There Is little doubt that Willlam Locber murdered Ferdinand Moritz for his money. A net of circumstantial evidence has been woven around Lober that he cannot explain away. 8o sald Chief of Police Janssen tonght after he had finished questioning Loeber with the view of securing his confession, Robbery was the motive for the murder. - Carey Has n Good Sabititute, CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 16.—(Special Telegram.)—Iix-Senator Joseph M. Carey, who was defeated for re-election to the United States senate at the recent legisla- tive session, was today elected president and manager of the Wyoming Development company. He will take the active manage- ment of the company, which is colonizing 0,000 acres of farming land near this city. Fire In a Kansas City Office Bullding, KANSAS CITY, March 17.-2:10 a. m.—A second alarm has just been turned in for a fire raging in the Sheidley effice building, sit- uated at Ninth and Main, in the cenfer of the business district. The structure is five stories high and is half a block in length. 40 a. m.—Iire now under control. Loss about $20,000. — Wiman Case to 1 o Appealed. NEW YORK, March 16.—District Attorney Fellows announced today that he will carry to the court of appeals the case against <rastus Wiman for forgery in the second degree, which the general term of the su- preme ‘court yesteraay decided should be re- tried. Wiman is out on bail of $30,000 fur- nishéd by Charles Bradway Rouse, ——e Selling the sufe Dep Assots. KANSAS CITY, March 16.—Howard M. Holden, assignee of the Safe Deposit and Savings bank, was given authority today by Judge Slover to sell forty-tive shares of the capital stock of the Utah National bank of Salt Lake for $3 a share. A Salt L. broker will buy the stoc W ake e Ground Frozen Murd ut Dal; DALLAS, Tex., March 15.—The ground was frozen hard, with plenty of ice, this morning. The thermometer was at 2. A great deal of vogetation way destroyed, but not many fruit trees were in bloom. Spring was set back more than a week. uyers in Mexico. X1CO, March 16.—Quite a number of Chicago fruit buyers are heve, The coffee crop of the state of San Luls Potost is an eatire failure. course of this investigation are | | partment. to the trustee and special | FOUR THOUSAND OF THE INSURGENTS, Spanish Newsgiapers Admit th whthe Uprisiog. TAMPA, ¥iai} March 16.—The latest re- ports say Gifierhl Perez and Henry Brooks have for the pagt fifteen days been undis- turbed by the Spaniards. This corps of rebels numbers abButio4,000. It s reported they have marched from Tiguska to Macurigi, thenca to Jiill. Carlos M. Cespedes: son of the firs( president of the Cuban repub- Iie, and who,mope at Yaron, October 10, 1569, has left Pamsobnd is shortly expected In New York, whre he will fit out an expedition for Cuba. The following s copled from La Union Con- stitutional, the doctrinal organ of a Spanish party of pronouncel type in Spain, dated March “The following letter has been forwarded to us giving Information of an in- surrectional government in the Oriente de- In Bazee there are 1,200 men well fortified and armed. Of these, 700 are armed with different rifles and 600 with machetes. Their chief is Jesus Rabi. General Bartolome Masso has In his command 700 men, all armed. There arc also other parties of 100 men. It is supposed there are 4,000 insur- gents, well armed. Masso, since he reached tho general barracks of Manzanillo, has fof- warded a proclamation to the Spaniards, the burden of which is he promises to save the lives of them and their families, while they are not hostile. He assures them if they are in accord with the revolution, they want in- dependence.” The Cubans here are in high elation over the appearance of such news.in a government organ, and declare the Spanish papers have been poking fun at the American press about the revolution existing only in their columns, but now they are forced to admit the truth of what they had apparently regarded only as sensational storles. Sertousness STRIKE DUE TO OUR COMPETITION. Labor faving Machinery Mors Than Offseta Higher Wages in America. LONDON, March 16.—The great lockout of bootmakers affecting 200,000 operatives com- menced today. The trouble originated in a complicated dispute concerning che use of Im- proved machinery and other matters. On March 8 the members of the National Fede- ration of Bootmnakers notified the operatives to stop work today. The employers, more- over, refusel dispute, clatming that the opcrators did not accept previous decisions of the arbitrators. One of the results of this norice was that on the following day the shoe operatives union called out all the operatives who were not obliged to give a week's notice and 10,000 operatives left work that day. It has been stated here thae the question is not oue of fair dealing between capital and labor, but whether English boot and shoe making can be earried on in the face of American competition. In this connection it has been stated by the employers that even it the American gperatives get twice the wages pald in, England they can turn out cheaper shoes fowing to their more intelli- gent use of machinery. The men locked out today in England are said to have a fund ot $200,000 with which to see them through the first month of the lockout. But it is esti- mated that the trouble will cost the Leicester district alone $1,000000 in wages. Returned Armenians Are Starving. LONDON, Marchi16.—A dispatch to the Telegraph from 'Moosh, via Kars, declares that the villages in the Sassoun district are covered with snow| to the depth of three feet. The Turks, in order to deceive the com- mission of inquiry, have, by means of spurlous promises or forcs, compelled many refugees to return to the villages, where they are now dying from: ocald or starvation. ' The dispatch adds that' unless English charity, through the delegdtes in the commission, or the Xmerlcan missionarles at Bitlis, come to the rescue, the scenes of distress will be terrible. Bennington voming Home for KRepalrs. VALLEJO, Cal, March 16.—The gunboat Bennington came Into port from Acapulco this merning. The Bennington was enroute to Colombia, but was ordered back for re- airs to one of her bollers, the crown sheets aving been forced down by reason of bulg- ing tubes. On board the gunboat it is said that the accident was untoreseen, that it could not have been prevented, and that it was In nowise due to defective’ repair work at the Mare Island yard: Inflaenzn Claims Corney Graln. LONDON, March 16.—Following close upon the death of his partner in the management of St. George's hall, the death of Corney Grain s now announced. We was a victim of influenza. — HE WAS NOT' THERE FOR LOVE. Attorney In the Robinson Murder Case Wanted to Withdraw, BUFFALO, March 16.—When court opened today Judge Hardesty stated that as his fee was not forthcoming he desired to withdraw from his connection as counsel for the Robin- sons, accused of the murder of Montgomery Gibbs. The court said: “Mr. Hardesty, the court cannot permit you to retire from the defense at this time. The court will assign you to the defense.” The two defendants looked more cheered when they took their seats and Sadle Robinson acted as if her opportunity to talk yesterday had done her a world of good. Before Assistant Superintendent Cusack had left the stand last evening he had said that Robinson’s statement to him on the train enroute from Cleveland had been heard by two reputable citizens of Buffalo, H. M. Ger- rans of the Hotel Iroquois, and Arthur D. Bissell, ex-collector of this port. Mr. Bis- sell was called 1o the witness hox today and {dentified the woman defendant as the pris- oner he saw with Mr. Cusack on the train. He testificd that he overheard much of the conversation between them relative to the crime, and that Mr. Cusack made no threats and promised no immunity to the woman to induce her to talk. Mr. Gerrans followed Mr. Bissell He {dentified Mrs. Robinson as Cusack’s prisoner on the train; sald she talked continuously despite Mr. Cusack's efforts to keep ber quiet Cross-examination falled to shake the storles of cither Mr. Bissell or Mr, Gerrans in any particular, Clerk Bllse swoge tg seeing Mrs. Robinson sign her confes:ion and identified the paper and her signaturg 7 Court adjourned ynt§l Monday morning. e GORoI THE Young Crane Cannot €ompol His Father to Leave B Monecy to Nim. CHICAGO, March 16.—As an outcome of the notorious Stilés’ divorce case In which Herbert Crane, £0p, ¢ the millonaire elevator man was named ,ag. co-respondent, young Crane has filed syiti@galnst his father to compel the lattero ‘pay dividends on some of the elevator company's stock held by the son. The senfor Crage had frequently en- deavored to brw}n off, the alleged relations between his son dnd Mbs. Stiles, but without avail, it is said, deepleithe fact that Herbert is @ married man., When Mrs. Stiles' hus- band sued for divorce the scandal resulted in the senior Crane removing his son from his position as treasurer of the Crane Eleva- tor company and_ ordering him to leave the city. There were threats of disinheritance and as young Crane holds $500,000 of the ¢levator company stock, when the dividends were withheld the young man brought suit to compel his father to pay them. The son will_probably bave little trouble in forcing payments of the dividends, but his father will, 1t i said, leave the buik of his property to Herbert's deserted wite and children. Jury Let Hun OFf whth Mausisoghter. W LEXINGTON, O., March 10.—After belng out all nisht the jury In the case against John Underwood, indicted for mur der 1 the first degres for killing Policeman Koon at New Straitsviie, returnd a verdiet of mansioughter. The lndictments agalnst Frank Underwood, a son of the defendant, for tho same offeus:, were netied. CAN OMNLY DIVIDENDS to arbitrate the questions in | T0 OPPOSE GULF EXTENSION Overland Interested to the Extent of Hold- ings of Gulf fecurities, U. P, RECEIVERS ARE COMING WEST Eastern Interests Object to the Bullding of a Huandred Miles of New Road but Kick Agalust the Rio Gra Demand. BOSTON, March 16.- recelvers will probably start for the west Tuesday accompanied by Mr. Samuel Carr, jr, and Mr. Green, son of Alexander S. Green, who will represent the company’s in- terests at Denver upon the question of the court’s approval of the 100-mile extension of the Union Pacific, Denver & Guit. It is understood that the eastern Interests in the Union Pacific are opposed to bullding this extension, although they feel that the ten years contract demanded by the Rio Grande is a little long for a receivers’ con- tract, All five Union Pacific The above telegram from Boston is errone- ous in view of the fact that Mr. Clark, the senfor receiver, is now in Portland and will undoubtedly remain there until after Judge Gilbert passes upon the demurrer filed to the application of the American Loan and Trust company for a separate receiver for the Ore- gon Short Line, raising the question of juris- diction. It would take several columns of The Bee to thoroughly explain the many_ramifications of this hearing which is st for March 25 before Judge Hallett of the district of Colo- rado.. It was originally down for hearing on March 7, but other interests presented themselves and the later date was decided upon. Between Pueblo and Trinidad, a distance of 100 miles or more, the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf company has used the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad company under a trackage contract. Controversies have arisen between Mr. Frank Trumbull, the receiver of the Gulf company, and the Denver & Rio Grande people as to the use of this plece of track. For a number of years the Gulf company has been paying a yearly rental of $160,000 for the use of this track, and Mr. Trumbull finally deciding that this was exorbitant, brought the matter to the attention of the court who thought $100,- 000 per year was ample compensation. The Denver & Rio Grande people then sought to make a contract for ten years with the Gulf company, the present contract mnot being binding on the Union Pacific receivers in view of the segregation of the property which took place shortly after the Union Pacific passed into the hands of the present receivers in October, 1893, Extensive con- sideration has been had on this matter, and the hearing of March 25 is to determine at shall be done. The principal features of these contentions are. First, the continu- ance of the trackage contract of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway company on some modified basis as to payments; or, second, the construction of about 100 miles of track cn the part of the Gulf company between Pucblo and Trinidad; or, third, the construc- tion of a smaller number of miles of track on the part of the Gulf company with the making of a trackage agreement between "e Gulf company and the Denver & Rio Grande for us> by the former, or portions of the track for the remalning dlstance. The receivers of the Union Pacific are not coming west entirely for this hearing, but will avail themselves of the opportunity afforded to look over the property. In the hearing the receivers are only interested so far as they represent the holdings the Union Pacific bas in the Gulf company. It is also true that there are differences of opinion as to the construction of the proposed 100 miles; in fact, the receivers are divided as to the advisability of constructing the road, al- though they are unanimous in opposing_the malking of a_ten-year contract with the Den- ver & Rio Grande company. OPENING HOT! TICKET OFFICES, Omaln Road Starts the Eall Rolling at Minnenpo ¥ CHICAGO, March 16—The passenger committee of the Central Traffic association, which has for some time been investigat- ing the charges of - demoralization made against the Pennsylvania and other lines, has concluded its work and found that there was no demoralization to speak of. The charge against the Pennsylvania was found to be a put up job to give pretext to other lines for manipulation of rates, or to, in a way, sup- port-cut rates already made. Notice was today given by the Omaha road that it intended to open another city ticket office at Minneapolis. The reason given for the action is that other roads have ticket offices in_the West Hotel. It is expected that the hotel offices will soon be started in all the large cities in the territory of the West- ern Trunk Line Passenger committee. The earnings of the Milwaukee for the second week in March were $511,147, a de- crease of $44,400 from the corresponding week of last year. The board of arbitrators, which listened to the arguments of the Central Traffic lines in the, application of differential rates to party and theatrical business, reached a decision late this afternoon. They held that the differentials may be applied in one way only to parties. DEVELOPING RAILKOAD ENTERPRISES, Ex-Governor Hogg 1s Husily Engaged in Varlous Schemes in Texas. AUSTIN, Tex., March 16.—Since ex-Gov- ernor Hogg opened his law office here he has been tendered the reorganization of six new rallways that are now being constructed under the Texas railway stock and bond law. Ho has put the link line to work and con- tracts have been let for 140 miles and now he has just finished the reorganization of the Gulf & Interstate, which runs from deep water at Port Bolivar to Beaumont, Tex., and north- ward. When built, this road, with its con- nections, will shorten the route from Galves- ton to St. Louis over 100 miles and to Chi- cago over 150 miles. The other four roads will be reorganized and put under full head- way in short order as fast as the governor can reach them. So far local capital is back- ing the enterprise. It is understod railroad representatives of English syndicates are coming into Texas for the purpose of dealing in railway securities and will take over §10,- 000,000 of them this year if they can get them. Patoats Will e fssued. There have been many rumors heard rela- tive to patents on the lands granted the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad com- panies by the government, many newspapers recently asserting that the secretary of the interior had decided to stop Issuing patents on these lands so long as the governmant debt owed by the railroads remained unsatis- fied. So general has this rumor become and s0 many Inquiries have been made to the land commissioner of the Union Pacific as to the truthfulness of the rumor that Mr, McAllaster caused inquiries to be made in Washington in order that the rumors might be verifiel. Yesterday * Land Commissioner McAllas- ter received advices from Washington that §. W. Lamoreux, commissioner of the general land office, and his chief clerk both denied emphatically that they had received any in- structions from the secretary of the interior relative to the abandonment of the issuance of patents on Union Pacific or Central Pacific lands. And that they had not even heard an intimation that such an order was likely to be made. Mr. McAMaster, in view of the above information, was quite positive that patents on all Union Pacific lands would be received in due course of time. New Colorado Koad lncorporated. DENVER, March 16.—Artieles of incorpora- tion of the White River Valley Rallway com- pany were filed with the secretary of state today, with a eapital stock of $350,000. The incBrporators are 'A. C. Drumm of Denver; B. Marshal, H. J. Jay, L. N. Mills and B. M. Ke n of Garden City; L. E. Garden of Colo.; Iszac Bear and F. E. Shannon dville. The objeet of the company, as sct forth, is to construct and operate a line of rallway and telegraph from Newcastle, in | Garileld county, to Meeker, the metropolis of the White river country, & distance of ffty | waukee company, miles. This road will open up ta settlement 10,000 square miles of torritory in Colorado, with an abundance of minerals and lands suftable for farming. COUNTRY MILITIA COMING Will Relievo the City Troops Doing Police Duty at Now Orleans, NO PROGRESS TOWAED FINAL SETTLEMENT Checking Up Westbonnd Rate ST. LOUIS, March 16.—Representatives of Cincinnatl, Louisville and St. Lowis roads held a meeting here yesterday and checked up westbound commodity Very fow changes of importance All the roads were represented. rates were made, Ratiwny Notes. E. B. Rowland, traveling passenger agent of the Grand Trunk, was in town yesterday General Passenger Agents Francis of the Burlington and Buchanan of the Eikhorn re- turned yesterday from Chicago, where they were In attendance at the meeting of the Wostern Lines Passenger assoclation. Bvidence Is accumulating against the Mil ane or two tickets having | been sccured Friday from brokers at the $9 rate, theso tickets belng a_special form which the gencral agent of the Milwaukee at this point is permitted to issue. It Is thought that the demoralization may have extended as far as San Francisco, as one broker confessed that he had prepaid orders for tickets presented by passengers” from San Francisco, but he refused to give the name clf the road over which the passengers trav- | eled, One More Victim of Tuesday's Riots Found At s Home with a Bullet Wound His Leg-shot While Running Away, NEW ORLEANS, March 16.—The labor situation here remains unchanged today. The colored screwmen were at work under the | protection of the state troops on the forelgn steamers which are loading cotton and there not an attempt on the part of their white rivals to interfere with them in any way. Numbers of the whites remain idle, but their time is spent in haunts and on the streets, and they avold as much as pos- sible appearing on the levee. There was no formal attempt to effect a settlement of the trouble today. The white screwmen held several meetings In secret, but tonight showed no sign of being willing to recede MILWAUKER, March 16,~Judge Jenkins [ from the position fhey have taken. The of the United States court to handed | merchants committee was also in session, down a decision on the petition of David | but their business was mainly to raise funds ;l:vx::":hl(l;nl h‘x‘rh;\‘k\i\;[l“] of habens corpus, de- | for the support of the troops. They refused at Madicon, was found gullty and sentenced | D¢ 8atsfied with uothing less than an_ abso- to the state prison for a term of years, Mo |lute surrender—the acknowledgment of the an Indian, his petition for habeas corpus | right of every man, irrespective of color, to ng based on the claim that he, I\:l\m):l“mk on the levee. The governor remained n lands under the allotment act, was a | en of the United States, a resfdent of | in the city, but has had no conference with either committee today. It fs likely to be u\, rl.qlo n{l I\\'L«mmc(n and amenable under | Hinte foe e state and not of the United | goveral days before the attempt to reach a mvicted. Judge Jenking has concluded | Settlement will be renewed serfously. There Iiu no work along the shore on Sunday and point- | the troops will be allowed to rest tomorrow. [ | was ——— PASSED UP TO THE SUPREME COURT. Case Involving the Status of Indians Who Tave Taken Land in Severalty. that the matter had best be decided by the Ing out that the petitioner’s remedy” lles in | “ynder the constant protection afforded by supreme court of the United States, RIS g O RLEOs SURCRUBE e (SR Y 3¥R | their presence, the negroes have grown bolder and mauy today were willing to go to work before the militia put in an appearance. Others, however, feared to do so and the ship captains themselves forbade a start until the troops were in position. Late this afternoon it was ascertained that Governor Fosier had been in communication with several of the country commands look- ing toward baving then come to the city and do duty on the river front. It is said that ho received favorable replies from the troops stationed at Donaldsonville, New Iberla and Monroe. This action was taken by the gov- craor in order that the boys from the city would have a chance of getting back to their work, which had been sadly neglected for the past three day: Notwithstanding this, when the militia_was dismissed this evening they were orlered to regort for duty on Mon- day morning in case the troops from the coun try failed to arriv The only incident worth mentioning haps pening on the river front today was the sail- ing at 5 p. m. of tho steamer Niagara for Galveston. Tha Niagara was one of the ships attacked by the rioters last Tuesday. The police this afternoon found another victim of last Tuesday’s riot, about whom nothing was known. He was W. Miller, a negro. He was found at his home suffering from a severe wound in his right leg. He had been shot with a rifle. He stated he was on tho levee at the time tho rioters made their appearance, and that he was shot while running. His wound is painful, but not dan- gerous writ of error, ‘the grave and ir question of the status of the Indian, to whom allotment — has been mads, ean through such writ of error receive solution at the hands of the ultimate tribunal.”” ol i) Patent Firo Lscape Broke. DULUTH, Minn,, March 16.—While Fred- erick Marcott, the inventor of a patent rope fire escape, was glving an exhibition at the Spaulding house this evening, assisted by his little cousin, George Marcott, aged 13, the rope broke when they were at the third story and they fell head downward onto the stone sidewalk, soms sixty feet below. The boy was instantly kilied, his head being crushed like an eggshell, while Mr. M coit, who struck partly on his back, icKed up unconseious” and with hones broken and head terribly gled. Marcott until The exhibition was nefit_of the executive part, t arrived in the city. They | made several trips in safe the aceident occurred on the last trial. paiai ) g Judge Guynor Wilt Not Testify. NEW YORK, March 16.—Justice William Gaynor of the supreme court, Brooklyn, created a sensation this afternoon by re- fusing absolutely to appear as a_ witness before the assembly committee investigat- ing the recent trolley strike in Brooklyn The sergeant-at-arms, upon notifying the committee of Justice Gaynor's refusal, was ordered by Chairman [riday to notify the justice that the committee had power to ar- Test any one who declined to obey the com- mittee’s demands. When the sergeant went again to the supreme court he found the justice had left the court room, and the committee was obliged to adjourn until next Monday. eresiing wa several man norni: the sp which d pre- but —_— BANDIT KILLED ONE OF THE POSSE. ————— Left ler Husbund but Took Mis Mouey. SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—George Wagner is looking for his fickle wife and $L00 In gold which he entrusted to her care a few weeks azo, after heeding her reque: to dispose of his candy business. A few years ago Wagner married the woman in St. Loufs. Two months ago a stranger came here and was introduced as his wite's brother, who is now known to be her former husband. The supposed brother disappeared with the woman and the money. e Clalms the Kiling Was Accidentat. PUEBLO, Colo., March 16.—Fretta Comp- ton, a variety actress who has been play- ing at the Standard theater in this city, was shot and killed by her husband, Martin Curtis, early today. ~ Curtis says his wife had just retired when he threw his reyolver carefessly on a trunk beside the bed and it went off. The woman’s malden name was Lucy Sales, and she came from Galveston, Tex.' Her husband gave himself up and 1s I Jail: Defaul Marshals Fliled IHim with Lend ns a Rc= turn Compliment. TOPEKA, Kan., March 16.-A special to the Capital from Coffeyville, Kan.,, says: At 4 o'clock this morning, four miles south of this city, Deputy United States Marshal | James Mayes, with a posse of citizens of the neighborhood, surprised Bob Rogers, the leader of a gang of outlanws known as the Rogers gang, at the home of his father, A part of the posse went upstairs to capfure the outlaw, who opened fire, Instantly Kill- ing W. 13, ‘McDaniel and wounding Al Wil- liams. * “The officers then retired, but sur- rounded the house and demanded the sur- render of Bob under penalty of burning the house, upon which Rogers came out with his rifle and fired at Marshal Mayes. At the next instant the flash of half a_dozen rifles sent 8o many bullets into the body of the bandit, ending his earthly career. Bill Els- more, his co-partner in crime, had been at the house during the evening, leaving a few hours before the attack. McDanlel was a well-to-do cattleman, 1iving in the neighbor- hood of the Rogers home. s Wyoming Stock Is All Right, LUSK, Wyo, March 16.—(Speclal)— Within the last forty-elght hours a wet snow Vetior 5 g g has fallen throughout —eastern Converse the heart. He was 3 S pany a3 | county. As there was no wind with the e it Tebimon was & draultes'to | storm the snow did not drift, but lfes all the extent of several hundred dollars, and | over the ground, from four to twelve inches threatened to have him arrested. in depth. If the present clear, still, warm ——————— weather continues tweniy-four hours longer Movements of Ocean Steamers, March 16. | (1o ground will be well molstened and g,-f.. At New York—Arrived—Lucania, from | will soon start. The winter has been very Liverpool; Britannic, from Liverpool; Saale, | favorable, and all kinds of range stock is from Bremen. In good condition, He Was Completely Blind ‘ —— g Treasurer Commits Sulclde. HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 16.—Charles Robinson, secretary and treasurer of the Balley Manufacturing company of this city, committed sulcide at his home today in Wethersfield by shooting himself through Owing to Humor and Sores on His Face and Eyes Hospital Treatment Failed—But Hood’s Sarsaparilla Made Pure Blood and a Perfect Cure. ¢« Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 21, 1804, ¢C. L. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. “Dear Sirs: 1 am thankful for the good Hood’s Sarsaparilla has done our boy. At the age of two years he caught a severe cold and it settled in his eyes and his face became covered with scabs, which the doctorenid was An Attack of Eczema. We tried different physicians in Jersey ty and New York City, but he got little relief. 1 finally tock bim to a hospital and his face was termed (he worst case the surgeons had cver treated. He was under their care for six months and the eczema on his face was better, but it had become worse in his eyes, and He Was Now Elind and could not see his hand before him, Every attention had to be given Lim as he could do nothing for himeelf. I had read and heard much about Hood's Sarsaparilla and made up my mind to try it in his cage. After tak- ing the first two bottles we could see a change in his eyes, the ulcers which caused the blindness beiug less viru- lent. T was adyised to take him to a hospital, but 1 gaid I would econtinne with Hood’s Sarsuparilla, and thunks be to it, he soon regained his sight and i3 now, at six years of age, a Fat, Strong and Healthy lad, Thope every mother will take my advice, which is to use Hood's Sarsaparilla for every form of sick- Alfte Mason The case related here is by no means a rare or unusual one for Hood’s Sarsaparilla to cure. Thou- sands of children have suffered from foul humors in the blood, and many who have been blind from this eanse, have heen vestored to perfect health and sight by this great medicine. Buch evidence as this must convince anyone that Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the great blood purifier. It cures scrofula, salt rhenm and every other form of blood disease. ness. It will save lots of mouey, trouble and worry. I speak from ex- perience and I assure you I shall never cease praising Hood's Sarsaparilla.” Mus. A. 'W. Masox, 150 Phillips St. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the Only lood Purifier