Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1895, Page 1

3 HED JU NE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. PRESIDENT MARTI KILLED Bpanish Troops Inflict a Serions Blow on the Insurgents, CAPTURED SOME IMPORTANT PAPERS Body of the Provisional President of Cuba Positively Identified Among the Killed — Spunish Lo Was Small. HAVANA, May 21.—An engagement dis- rous to the rebels was fought today in eastern Cuba, in which Joseph Marti, who was proclaimed president of the revolution ary party, was killed and his body positively identified. Colonel Salcedo recelved positive information that a band of insurgents under the command of the well known leaders. Joseph Marti, Maximo Gomez, Maceo and Barro, had taken up a line of march to pass the River Neuto in the direction of Victoria de Las Tunas, with the design of marching upon Puerto Princeipe. Colonel Salcedo dis- patched Colonel Sandoval with a detachment | of troops in pursuit of the rebels, Colonel Sandoval found the encmy en- camped at a point between Bijas and Boea de Dos Rios on the right side of the Contra- maeste river, t small tributary of the | Cauto. The strip of land between the | two rivers is high, thus making a strong | position. Nevertheless, Colonel Sandoval at- tacked the camp and found his troops har- assed by a scattering fire of single shots from cover. The fight lasted for an hour In this manner, at the end of which time the Spanish troops advanced and took the en- emy’s position, dividing the insurgent force on the narrow strip of land by their advance | and compelling the rebels to fly. The Span- | ish troops hotly pursued and came upon the body of Joseph Marti, which was positively | identified. Of the rebels tw nty were killed and mar wounded and left in the camp when th others took flight, The Spaniards took some correspondence of the rebel leaders, among | which are some important papers. The arms and horses of the insurgents were also taken The Spaniards lost five killed and seven wounded, WILL SHOOT THE NEXT ENVOY. NEW YORK, May 21.—General de Que- sada in an interview upon Cuban affairs an- nounces: *‘The hour has arrived. The war will soon be at its height. In six months General Campos will be forced to return to Spain. Already peace overtures have been made to ug by the regular troops. We have fssued orders that the next envoy that comes to us from the Spanish troops with terms of peace shall be treated as a spy and shot or captured. We have so informed the Spanish government. We are daily receiving recruits and financial aid. This will be the effort of our lives and we will win. The yellow fever will get in its work soon now. Nature and labor circumstances are with us. When the sugar mills close we will gain thou- sands of recruits. I cannot say when I shall start, but it wiil be in a short time and I will take a force down that will startle the troops there.” General de Quesada deciined to say where he would get his men. He said the money would come largely from contributions, much of which he gives himself. He asserted that he was breaking no internal law for the law says that recruits and arms must not go out on the same vessel, but they may go sepa- rately. He said: “I can take 1,000 men out on one vessel and 5,000 rifles on another The two ships can meet beyond the three- mile limit and transfer the load and nothing can be said."” TOWN NEAR RO VERELY SHAK Boploto, an Anclent Italian City, Fee's the Enrth ko Shocks, ROME, May 21.—Severe earthquake shocks were experienced yesterlay evening at Sopl t), a town sitnated on a hill about twenty-four miles north of Riette, which is located about forty miles from this city. Although full particulars are not yet obtainabls, it is known that much damage has been done and many houses have been ‘njured. As Sopleto is con- nected across a deep ravine with a neighbor- ing helght by a bridge andaqueduct over 600 feet high, there:are people who fear that this structure may have been damaged. Assistance has been sent from Riette, and everything possible is being done to relieve the sufferers. The damaged town has a fine citadel, u cathedral, a Roman arch, the re- mains of a theater and other antiquities, Its population is about 7,000, Dispatches recivel tere fr m F (r nce thow that the authorities there are doing every- thing possible to repair the damage done by the earthquakes on Saturday last. The trocps of the garrison have ben actively employed ever since the disaster In succoring the suf- ferers In neighboring towns and villages, and the distress has in consequence been greatly Mightened. A subscription is being raised for the relief of the suffering poor and the dif- ferent towns and cities which have been af- fected by the disturbance are providing sums of money to assist those who are most in need. King Humbert has from the first by his special request becn kept informed regarding the extent of the disasters and the measures of relict takén by the government and civil authorities and has personally dircet:d a num- ber of the operations conducted by the mli tary authorities. His mafesty is understood to have subscribed liberally from his private purse for the relief of those thrown into com plete destruction and he has in many other ways shown his sympathy with the sufferers DISSOLU RUMORS OF CON NUE Conservatives Have Thelr Ca ranged if They Ger I LONDON, May 21.—The afternoon news- papers of this city today devote much space to the scare caused by the report of the aj proachin dissolution of Parllament. The Westminster Gazette says the next conserva tive ministry had already been agreed upon at the Carleton club, headquarters of the prom net All Ar- inent conservatives. It is added Rt. Hon. A J. Balfour will be premler. Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain is slated for the office of secre tary of state for home affairs. The marquls of Salisbury is likely to be next secretary of state for foreign affairs, and Hon. George N Curson, at one time parliamentary under sec retary for India, is sald to have been selected for the office of secretary of state for India. MONTEREY ARRIVE: Welcomed by the People of the Port with Great Enthusiasm. (Copyrighted, 195, by the Assoclated Press.) LIMA, Peru, May 21.—(Via Galyeston.)-- The arrival of the United States coast defense ship Monterey at Callao was welcomed here with great enthusiasm. The Monterey 1s to stay at Callao untll after the presi detial election in Peru, which is to occur on the first Sunday in Juné, and if there are any outbreaks consequent upon the election, she will assist in preserving order. The electio 18 to choose a stable constitutional gove: ment to take the place of the provislonal government chosen through the intervention of the papal nuncio after the success of the revolutionists. i Leos's Murs ers are Known, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2L—Advices from Armenia say the names of five Kurds who are said to be the murderers of Frank G. Lenz of Pittsburg, Pa., who was killed AT CALLAO. while attemtping to ride around the world | on a blcyele, are known. It Is announced Willlam A. Bachteleben, who has gone in search of the missing bicyclist, in the hop. of recovering his body or obtaining defini irformation as to the cause of his disap pearance, has arrived at Erzeroum. Fever Among the French Troops. LONDON, May 2l.—According to advices recelved here from the island of Madagascar fever is ravaging tbe French troops com- NO HOPE OF S0¢ s Advise All the Emper. Sabmission TOKIO, May 10.—(Via May 21.)—History has mo The newly established peac ns of by th o thr gered and complieat producsd Japan ha st thres Buropean p struggle for supremacy in several days the attitude a resolution to sat the en her at deflance; then with a than any China and at e the most hopeful ob-ervers arc puzzled to ex plaio the spirit of resistance subsided and complete submission was promised to the harsh demands of the hostile lcagues, What T am able to relate is still unknown in this part of the world, except to official and diplo- matie circles. An outline of the facts has been sent already, but the general community in Japan remains in almost utter Ignorance. As soon as of the determina Germany to fort N of | acquisi the tone adopted by intemperate. When it bec Japan had only her own upon the government dev sceuring the best terms in fmmediate attendance u tion that the government urageous front as long a le, was strengthened M learned that China h | changing ratifications should be deferred t'n days and had been sharply refus:d. A decres | of the War department the sime day sum- moned all reserves for actual servics and ordered reinforcement of the garriscns in Yezzo. While it appeared incredible that Japan could dream cf §:ining issues with thr e giants, it was hop'd that a way had been discovered to ward off impending danger tik a definite announcement of purp uld no longer be avoided fully- dispelled. Thi portion of the Liao Tong | Talien and Port Arthur was the first intimation of solve to yield, and it had a distressing eftect | upon officials. But ier disappointment was at hand. Manchuria without fortrgsses was not enough to satisfy Russia and her allies. The powerful strongholds must also be Included, and on May 6, two days before an answer could be extorted on any pre- tense, it was announced to the official circle that the whole would b= al A desire to exact compe of territory was expected rights and says that she land and she does not che again. The g'oomy conclu came, was that Japan trievable disgrace. The q tion was regarded with ¢ interest, although it wa case the exchange was de May 7 a further postper for five ¢ sion was superfluous, as that an expected Europ coma to hand the cerem same evening. This end i Count Ito is believed to congratulate himself. Mc ance are not among the nese peopl> when their pr ministry, of which Count never stand against the commun It is though is already providing for a Three days ago the full council were summoned purpose, it s supposed, peror, but which Count Ito has th will be permitted to rule. the question of future lea definitely settled. CABLE WILL BE E land Roato 4 Fanning OTTAWA, May 21.—It its promoters, essentially government s precluded foreign power to acquire wallan territory. The U therefore, be adopted. Thi to Fanning island is 800 Neckar island, but this, mitigate against the effect be:n given assurances to island is a British p landing places of the cabl empire. e ALFRED TAY Osear Wil Nentence Pr LONDON, May 21 verdict of guilty in the lor. Sentence was postpo: The charges against committing acts of indece ers Parkers. Wilde will by a fresh jury. [ o BERLIN, May 21 Prussian Dict today by adopt:d them otion of ging the government to an internal settlement of i admitted the disad’ depreciation in the valuo negotiations, The chance prepared to commienc forthwith, but the chan sider it udvisable to en the detailed prope thought it doubtful to Arendt’s m wonld lead Dy n Y such as recently threate Severe Fr WINSIDE, Neb,, gram.)—This section by a very sevire frosi. May the expedil force fi posing “: tonary operating dead. Corn was . uos! and will huve to by SFUL RESIS he Powers. dinary rapidity during the past jowers In & desperate the government the Japanese on the continent, a majority of the cabinet ministers met at Kioto and meas- ures were tak'n to ascertain how far the menaces of the alliance were seriously in tended. The Russian and Fronch governments were firm in their declaration that Japan must renounc: Manchurian territury, while Germany was This, however, was divulged only to ministers Almost from the first the mperor's ad visers wero in favor of submitting, with the solitary exception of Viscount Matsu The heads of most civil depart ments and military and naval leaders were agrecd as to the futility of re- sisting and the necessity of speedy surren der, but whatever their explanaticns shall be it is certain their country will not forgive them for what will be denounced as a sacri- flee of national honor. The popular assump- 1 asked the date fr ex- On May 4 came the information that an off:r had been made by Count Ito to release the whole of Manchuria, except the southern this can be cbtained if Ctina stanis cn had cl | of hostilitics was probable. but as it happened the conces ferred. Delegates of the two governments me Chee Foo, 2nd the last formality of the peace negotiations were effected on the prearranged change of government to the em- it is likely that any ministry in the Greater Distance. settl:d fact that the Pacific cable will be, like treaty with the United States the Hawalan glven an adverse answer to Great Britain's proposition to secure Neckar or Bird island as a cable station, the Fanning island route will, All tenders for construction of the cable have seasion, so t Partner in Crime Will Have Taylor in brief were many and the Siver Questiun. The lower house of the currency ques tion with the view of sceuring internaticnal bimetallism. The house also adopted ah amendment proposed by Baron von Zedlitza, member of the privy council, to the effect that Germany Is only to act In the matter in connection with Great Britain. De. Miquel, minister of fina sald the government's’ standpoint had already been explained by the chancellor. The government endeavor to counteract them by inte 0 Ancreased pr Uniting for Mutual Froteetio was visited ra Save One Urge Victoria, pved with B. 0, extraor- two weeks, e has been endan greater magnitude ntest between eatened to invol ve astern Asa, For of Japan indicated rm dds against a suddennoss which was informed tussia, France and tton of territory by iccidedly came apparent that resources to rely oted its energy to of accommodation, upon the sovereign. would maintain s defiance was pos- ay 3, when it was s illusion was pain- eninsula, on whi-h are situated. Th's f the ministry's re- bandoned. nsation for the 1 but no one sees how her has a deed of the wose to buy it back 801, when the ne suffered an irre- tion of ratific: nparatively slight r that a renewal if not certain, in layed. nement was granted China gave notice an message having ny need not be de- accomplished, but have I'ttl> cause to deration and toler- virtues of the Japa- - is wound d. Th Ito is the head, cin rage of the entire it possible that he new administration cabinat and privy to Kioto, with the of recommending a e slightest conc:rn, It is probable that lership will soon b> [iELY BRITISH. pted in Spite of may be taken as a British. Under its from allowing eny any portion of Ha- nited States having e link from Victoria mils longer than to it appears, will not iveness of the cable, this effect, Fanning all the e will be within the FOUND GUILTY need soon. jury returned a case of Alfred Tay- red. ney with the broth- b2 tried tomorrow a vote of 167, to 92 or. Otto Arendt ur- take steps in favor of th es arising from the of silver and would national ler, he added, was these negotiations collor €1 not con- at tast time Into In any case he ther bimets!lism e of cercals. Jopte then MANAGUA, May 2L—President Zelaya gave x grand banquet last night to the spe- cial envoys of Honduras, Salvador and atemala. It i3 said that the meeting of these statesmen was for the purpose of ad- vocating the union of the Central Am:rics states to take ection aganst the importation | of Buropean products and to devise me | agais the forced collection of dama; ed by Great Britain aj FIGHT TO GET ON THE BOARD Some Churches Object to the Personnel of the Missionary Committee, DIRECTORS CF UNION SEMINARY ELECTED Home Misslons Discussod by the Presby- terian Assembly—Efforts to Table the otion for the Re-Election of Dr. astings and J. €. Brow PITTSBURG, May 21.—The “storm center” at New York made itself felt in the atmos- phere of the Presbyterian general assembly again today. The winds of debate had only just cleared the ecclesiastical sky of the cloud of assembly control of seminaries when an- other cloud from New York loomed up in sight. But it was only a passing thunder- head, and was dissipated with only three puffs t wind, one of which was furnished by Elder Story himself, acting as the mouthplece of members of the New oYrk presbytery's dele- gation. The question to the front was the election of certain men who are connected with Union seminary to the position of mem- bers of the Board of Home Missions. Appar- ently there was considerable opposition, but it waited to develop enough courage to stand up and_be counted. The responsibility and credit for the action of the assembly in reject- ing the proposal of the New York delegates are generally given to Dr. John Hall, who reached Pittsburg this morning. His atten- tion was called to the report that union men were to be turnted down and he set about negativing such proposals. Another matter which promised to bring out opposition was the erection of a building for the use of the mission boards of New York at a cost of $1,750,000. But the opposition of Elder Mc Dougall o fCincinnati, failed to make itself ctive. In_ other words the assembly, while overwhelmingly conservative, has re- fused to make itself the tool of conservative extremists, The rest of the day was devoted to the missionary and benevolent interests of the denomination, an outline of which is given below. At the fifth day's Presbyterian assembly the occupied by Governor Beaver, moderator. Dr. John Dey of the W presbytery was given permission his vo adopted by the assembly yesterday. The fiftcen minutes before the consideration of the report of the Board of Home Missionaries were devoted to the report of the committee n_the denominational monthly periodical called The Church At Home and Abroad The reports howed that the subscription list had been increasing steadily since the be- ginning of the year. Dr. McIntosh of Phila- delphia d report and spoke in its favor, Dr. George Norcross of Carlisle, Pa., pre- sented the subject on home missions, which was the first regular order to be reached by session of chair was the vice tchester record th 0 in opposition to the recommendations present the the assembly on account of the long delay caused by the seminary question. The de partment showed that in the quarter of a century since the reunion of the two branche. of the church the annual receipts had grown from $282,430 to the sum of $934,529, and the missionaries from 1,232 to 1,731, Tom the woman's board the sum of $2! was e celved; from the churches, $257,339; from be quests, $234,414, and from individual donors, §$47,300. The year was clos the end of March last with a debt of $34, Over, $16,000 of this was charged to the interest ac- count and the aggregate was swelled by $60,000 on account of the work of the missi ani education among the Indians, more t half of it being due to the fact that the last general assemblies directed that all subsidies from the government be refused. Among the interesting recommendations was one con- tinuing Dr. Thomas S. Hastings, president of the faculty, and John Crosby Brown, vice president of the board of directors of Union seminary, as members of the Home Mission board, " in objection to this Mr. George Ster- rey of New York moved that the nominations | be' referred buck to the committee, that the New York presbytery might he heard on the subject. The motion was laid aside, MADE IT UNANIMOUS, A motion to adopt the rcport was made Dr. William C. Roberts, secretary of the board, reported that the amount receivel by the treasurer of the Home Mission board had only or.ce been exceeded and tiat was (wo years 2g0. The subject of the new mission house at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street, New York, made its first appearance in the report cn home missions in a supple- mentary paper. It was stated that the total cost of land and building was estimated at $1,720,000 and the estimated revenue from rents about $100,000. The total cost of maintenance and administration was esti- mated at about $63,000, leaving a net Inc of $37,400 at least. Dr. John Hall of New York, the chairman of the Board of Home Missions, addressed tte assembly. In reference to tha plan to hold up the re-election of some of the members of the board, he sald nothing of a partisan character had cver been mentioned in the board, and made a plea for the retention cf the directors of Unlon seminary cn the Board of Home Missions. There was a storm of applause when Dr. Hall ceased. The recommendation for the re-election of Dr. Hastings, Dr. Charles L. Thompson, John Crosby Brown and others was then read by Dr. Norcro:s. Its adoption was moved, but | Mr. Sterry of New York renewed his mction me that the nominations be recommitted for a hearing from members of the Presbytery of New York. Mr. Sterry stated that the churches had refused to contribute to the cause of boms missions on account of the personnel of the committee. Dr. Norcros: and Mr. Thomas G. Rish of Westchester presbytery opposed thg proposed recommittal. The motion to recommit was laid on the tabl by a large vote and the election of Dr. Hastings and_John Crosby Brown as mem bers of the Board of Home Missions was carried by a standing vote with none in th negative. A further resolution committed the church $1,250,000 next year Tie first Sunday in June was designated as a day for the special purpose of raising th debt of the Home Missicn board. SEVERAL SUBJECTS DISPOSED OF. The opening of the assembly this afteraoon was devoted o a partial report of the comm t toe on billa and overtures. Among the mat ters disposed of was one in regard to th use of individual cups at communion. By a standing vote with very few in the negative, the church decided not to make the change contemplated. The regulation of Young Peo ple's Societies of Christian Endeavor was regulated to sessions of the individual churches. An attempt to effect a r.duction of the expenses of the administration of th missionary boards was dismissed with no answer. ! The work of the board of r:lief for d'sabled | ministera was presented by Dr. Jesse F. Forbes of New York. The recsipts of the board last year amounted to $176,000, and th expenses to $178.000, which had ben d's tributed to 785 whom 310 were min- isters and 419 widows of minis.ers. The av.r- age appropriation was about $200, and in no case eded §500. It was stated that ther were over 200 churches which had not con. tributad tu the relief fund and that the prob abilty was appropriations would have to b. down rather than increas:d, in sp'te of resolutions ) ibly to raise §200 ing the coming year for the pury is board mmittee conslsting of the Governcr Beaver, D New York, Dr. Lavelru of Or, H. H. Jessup of Syria | bard of Chlcago was app fraternal gre:iings of the assembly | United Presbyterian assembly, which 0 Thursday next - was to adopted whi contributions cf cut the 000 St San F and Judge nted to conve tor. modera 1dard of nclse Hb th the sty asde, (Special Tele- last night Even the weeds are out of the ground Fx-President Vasquez ln New Yor NEW YORK. May 21.—On board the Atlas line stexmer Allss, which arrived here this DIAN LANDS TAKEN BY WHITES Avallable Home Sites on the Rescrvation Quickly Appropriated. ARMOUR, 8. D., May 21.—(Special Tele- gram.)—She's open, The rush is over and nobody hurt and the Yankton reservation Is now civilized country. Only a few waited until noon before crossing the line, and rather than scrap over farms men would move on ther quarter, v was beautiful and the whole town of Armour turned out to witness the fun, which didn’t amount to much, Thie after- noon people are starting out for Mitchell to place filings on land along what is known as Artesian creck. The demand for land is sharp and several persopal encounters may result before matters are settled. The land office having jurisdiction Is forty miles away and the rush at the office will begin at 9 o'clock tomorrow, when the office opens Newspaper correspondents are discouraged at the lack of excitement and will leave for home on the first train tomorrow. WASHINGTON, May ~(Special Tele- gram.)—Contrary o regular custom, the eneral land office did not send any special agents to be present at the opening of the Yankton Indian reservation in South Da- kota. The only representatives of the general | land office, receiver no therefore, were the register and of the local land office. Although reports of any character have so far n received from the scene of the opening, the officials of the general land office are of the opinion that there has been no unusual rush of landseekers on the Yankton reserva- tion, and that no conflicts will occur be- tween the settlers The department does not antieipate trouble and in the absence of official Jnformation it is believed that everything has progressed smoothly. The register of the local land office has not been instructed to send spe- cial information here, and if he does send any messages the action on his part will be vol- untary. An official of the land office today said that it is probable that some serious con- flicts may follow the opening of the Kickapoo reservation in Oklahoma on Thursday next MITCHELL, 8. D., May.21.—The land office at this point commenced ta receive filings for land on_ the Yankton reervation at noon The first application was that of a young lady. Up to 4 o'clock about 100 soldiers' declaratory statemento had been filled. The rush here will commence tomorrow or next day, when the homestead applications will come in. At 7 yelock this morning a line was formed in front of the land office. Eyerything is quiet and orderly. HENNE May 21. This city has constant stream of boomer outfits since 6 o'clock this morning, all heading for the Kickapoo country. Large numbers of claim holders in the Cherokee strip, who se- curad inferor claims, have deserted them, being deluded by the highly tolored reports of the Kickapoo lands. —-— NEW HAWALL HAS A MINISTER NOW Incident Now Oficlatly and micably Closed, WASHINGTON, May = 21.—The orvice of Lorin M. Thurston as Hawailan minister to the United States closed when Mr. Frank P. Hastings presented to the State department his credentials, which had just been received as charge d'affairs. The official mail from Homolulu arrived this morning, and soon thereafter Mr. Hastings to the State department. It was the first mail from Hawaii since the recent press reports from San Francieeo giving an un- sMcial outline of the purposes of the Hawaiian covernment in replacing Mr. Thurston. Mr. Hastings is very retitent as to the nstructions received, but it is known that-he was commissioned as charge,and so ‘notified the department. He alfo commissione | as Hawall's commissioner to the Cotton States xpesition at Atlanta, The department had cted that Mr. Hastings would be com missioned as minister, as reports to that ef- fect have been current and he is directly rerzona grata with the authorities here. In view of the arrival of the Honolulu mail at the legation, it is presumed that the de- rtment also received advices from Minister Willis as to the close of the Thurston inci- len The Hawai'an newsparers which camz tolay contain the announcements of Mr. Thurston's recall and a wide range of comment t The tone is very conservative, howeve here is an avoidance of sharp criticlsm. The suggestion that Mr. Willis will be given his passports as a retaliatory step is vigorously disclaimed, and Willis' satisfactory sery- ice at a time of many embarrassments is pointed out The statement is made that/it Frank Hatch is made minister at Washington, Mr. Thurs- tn may accompany him as besd of u Ha- wailan bureau of information. No reference is made to the project (o réstore the queen wi given in a recent seémsational report from San Francisco. The government au- thorities are on the alert, however, for fili hustering expe: cns led by some of those who were expell: for participation in the re- cent rebellion. The officers of the United’ States flagsh Philadelphia are expecting, deily to recel orders for the departure of the vessel. The shore dr lls have accordingly been discontinued and the vessel io in readinass to g0 to Mare island. MEMPHIS SOU. Dizagreeable official went nd of D MONEY Business Ageeed Upon— Will Be Crowded. MEMPHIS, May 21.—The committee of fit teen appointed by the Memphis exchanges to arrange & program for the sound money con- vention met this morning and agreed upon the following order of proceedings: he convention will be called to order at m.. Thursday, 23d inst, by W. J. Craw- rm. commiite: of fifteen n of the of permanent chairman and secre- CONGRESS Order for tels 3 p rd, tary Appointing of consisting of on southern state Address by Secretary Carlis] urnment until § p, m At 8 p. m., report of the resolutions he general low the resolutions. It now seems certain thet the number of delegates will reach if it does not exceed 500, and they will form the most thoroughly representative body of business men over as sembled in the south. Tie number of vis itors exclusive of delegatgs will Tun into the thousands he hotels are inundated wit applications for quarters coming from every part of the south. b e KOETTING PLEADS GUILTY committee on r:solutions representative from each , followed by committe discussion on will JOHN B Milwaukee Wank Wrecker Sentenced to Five Yeurs Tagorispnment. MILWAUKEE, May#1.—Johp B. Koetting, cashier of the defunet South Side Savings bank, whose case has been befere the courts for nearly two years, during which time the prisoner has remained in jall, today pleaded guilty to the charge of recelving money after he knew the bank was insolwent, and was sentenced to prison for five years. This the same sentence imposed by Judge Clem entsen about a year ago.. Keetting then ap- vpealed his case and it has dragged in court ever since. is —_—— Cargo of steel Ralls Was Loose, QUEENSTOWN, May 2.—The German teamer Hisg burg with nie, Captain Kuhn, from Ham )0 jassengers on board, has put nto this pert in distress after encountering ery heavy w r. When about 250 miles st of of Fasnel the steamer rolled so heavily that a portion of her cargo. consist ng of iron rails, broke adrift and threatened to pound holes in her sid Consequently the Hispania was put about and beaded for this port, where her cargo will have to be partly restowed befete she can proceed on her voyage e Ind anoln 1o - uve saloons. INDIANOLA, Neb., May 21.—(Special Tele gram.)—At the eity coumcil meeting last evening the license fee was reduced from $1,000 to $500 and application for license was filed by F. Tingelhoff of Lincoln. This will ralng from Port Limon, was General D. Vasquez, ex-president of the republic of Hcn- duras, i surprise many citizens who were given to understand that license was not an jssue in the late election. Should He He Only M Rock county, selected by Dorgan If they are unable to agree then J. of Saunders county, by Governor Holcomb, will step in and decide betw His decision will be final. casily the Dorgan, expired portion of Dorgan's alleged contract If the appraisers agree upon an amount to be fixing the value Matter of Doubt, APPRAISERS ARE ALL READY Dorgon's Interest in the Pricon Contract a STATE ENTITLED TO THE INFORMATION er's Trustea Pay- ment of Money to Him Might Not Release the State-Queer Word- ing of One Provision, law passed by the late leglslature the praisers will, If possible, agree upon amount to be pald by the state to Dor the umpire app en the two. The provisions of the law in question understood as far as they go. which was enacted into law provides Dorgan should appoint one appraiser, Beard of Public Lands and Buildings The two appraisers were t penitentiary to be value claimed as well as the of the n the umpire will have not Dorgan. There the cretary of st e a memoran to W. H. Dorgan. This owner of the contra LINCOLN, May 21.—(Special)—The work of appraising the Dorgan property at the state penitentiary is to commence tomor- row. The appraisers are J. W. Broatch of Omaha, appointed by the Board of Public Lands and Buflaings, and A, H. Gale of Under the ap the gan Mn nted are The bill that the an- other and that the governor should appoint an umpire aliead and fix the value of the property at owned by 0 go un- hing to say. If they fail to agree, then, and then only, can the umpire step in and adjust their differences, and his decision is to be final There will probably be little difficulty in of the property claimed by should be no difficulty in deciding upon the value of the unexpired portion of ‘the contract alleged to be held by Dorgan. Right at this point, however, there inter- venes a most important questic Does Dorgan own the prison contract, or is it still the property of Bankwrecker Mosher? The contract certainly has never been as- signed from Mosher to Dorgan in clear and explicit terms, On February §, 1892, there was filed with ndum purporting to be an assignment of the prison contract assignment closes with the following: * assignment and transfer is made and accept alleged “This This presumption is borne out by certain facts adduced from the. swelations - whiah existed betwean and Dorgan for scveral yea the date of the alleged assignment. to understand these relations It Is nece to look back penitentiary. Governor Thayer was inaugurated as ernor of Nebracka in January, 1887, and afterward appointed Dan Hop the state penitentiary. Central City. to the earlier history of Hopkins came In March, 1887 Mosher previous In order ssary the gov- s00n ins warden of from the legislature extended for a period of ten years the prizon contract, which had been transferred to C. W. Moster by W. H. B. Stout. This was the beginning of the Mosher contract and of the relations between Mosher and Warder Hopkins, which continued for £0 many years When Mosher secured the extension of th prison contract in his own name he brought W. H. Dorgan from Central City to Lin coln and made him the foreman or superin tendent of the contract upon recommendation of Hopkins. Before coming to Lincoln Dor- gan was half owner of a small country hotel at teason Central City of the death of his wife which bad come to him by father When he commenced to work for Mosher he accepted a salary of $75 per month. these facts simply show that Dorgan not the millionaire in 1887, but a man tent to fill a humble position at a salary. The relations between Mosher and D: grew cloer each month. Long Mosher's bank collapsed the two were All was con small orga before part- ners in the work of manipulating the legis- lature. In 1892, five years after he come from Central City, Dorgan becam ostensible owner of the prison contract claims that he purchased it from and Mosher himself a year later addr a communication to the state authorities contract control of serting that he Dorgan. When Dorgan ohtained the prison contract it was looked upo an extremely profitable investment and reputed to be worth at least $75,000, question which forcibly presents the mind of every disinterested how was Dorgan able to save in enough mcney from his meager purchzse a_contract worth from $75,00 $100,000? Nor was this all In Jan 1893, Moszher's bank collapsed. A few after the swindle was exposed Mosher tu over to his friends large blocks of pro to secure payment of money which claimed have borrowed. Among friends so indemnified was W. H. Dol from om Mosh claimed to have rowed in cash $75,000. STRETCHING THE IMAC It will require a lively stretch of the i ination to believe that within five years he graduated as a country hotel prop Dorgan had been thrifty enough to save bis salary enough money to loan M $75,000 in cash. The wording of the pec assignment or transfer of the prison con to Dorgan but adds to the presumption Dorgan s still M else. The assignment reads, as stated assignment and transfer is male and acc subject to all the terms of an agreemer tween the parties of even date herewith. The state of Nebraska has an right to know the contents of the pr agrcement between Mosher and Dorgan had sold the citize five Dorgan should be required to file that pr agreement with the the appraicement is completed 1f the nature of the agreement is not salary had e the He Mosher, essed as- to n as was The itself to n years to 10 to uary, days irned perty n th rgan, bor- INATION. mag after rieto; fron ssher uliar itract that her's trustee and nothing “This eptel be- undoubted ivate and ivate secretary of state before ublic when Dorgan is paid the money for his hold ings at the penitentiary the state has n guarantee that Mosher will not immediately lay claim to the the claim by er sold it outright to Dorgan, and Dorgan had no right or title to the contr prison contract and esta ablish documentary proof that he had that act. It would also seem to be proper for the ap praisers to insist upon make their final report empowering the state to purchase Dorgan terests and to assume direct control o penitentlary provide ‘Al existing contracts for conviot made by Individuals, corporations or co nerships with the said Dorgan or his ae: shall remaln in full force and unaffect this act, cave that the compensation for convict lal shall be pald to the state sald award shail have been pald Instead the said Dorgan It must be remembered that the qustel section was placed in the bill as inally drawn by Dorgan’s attorney. C face It appears to bind the contractors are now sing conviet labor from In reality it binds the state to furnish cc lab r &t any prive that Mosher or his assij Dorgan, may have agreed upon with contractor. ceived for the labor of the cony ways been guardel as a valuable secret. agieements with the subcontractors ¢ been filed with any etate offic knowing before they Section 2 of the ac s in { the labor uc after of to above orig: n its who Jrgan onviet gnee any The price which Dorgan has re ts has al The have No has no means of knowing whether Dorgan re- ceives §1 per day for the labor of the convicts or whether he receives 10 cents per day There is nothing in the law under which the state proposes to assume control of the pen itentiary to prevent Dorgan from making a new contract at any time after the passage of the act and the payment of the award bind ing himself to furnish convict labor for two years at 10 cents per day, and when the state sumes control the will be obligate nder the provision quoted to furnish conviets that rate. Before proceeding with their ns the appraisers should insist all contracts made by Dorgan with subcontrac ors. These contracts should be caretully scrutinizel before any award is ageed upon Still another question should be taken into consideration by the appraisers if they would do exact justice to tho people of Nebraska Under the ori contract Mosher had still to complete elghty cells free of expense to the state. When Dorgan assumed the contract, which he is now endeavoring to sell to the state, he assumed the obligation to construct these, eighty cells, He has hell the contract since Feburary 8, 1892, and the cells are not yet completed. The state was entitled to the se of the cells and should be reimbursed for the fallure of the contractor to erect the cells - COUNTRY state at Investigat upon being furnished with sworn copies of SHOOK THE FOR MIL Nitro-Glyecrine Fact Fitteen SAN FRANCISCO, May A terrific re- port and concussion which was distinetly felt all through the city and at towns around the bay for a distance of forty miles, was at first believed to be caused by an earthquake, but proved to be an explosion in the nitro gly- rine and mixing houses, storehouses and gun cotton departments of the California Powder Works at Pinole, across the bay. The crew of the glycerine house, four in num- ber, and the foreman of the mixing house were all killad, as were nine Chinese working in the latter department. The explosion oc- curred in the nitro-glycerine house and was probably caused by the Chinese dropping a can of the plosive. The cause cannot be definitely asccrtained, however, as all_con nected with the building are dead. There were 200 Ch in the adjacent mixing room and at the sound of the explosion all ran and the majority escaped The force of the explosion was tremen dous. Huge trees were thrown into the bay distance of half a mile, and nitro-glycerine nks welghing a ton each are lying now 500 yards distant from the sce Hands toes, legs and other parts of the mutilated remains of the dead are scattered along th y Explodes and Kills mploye road for a mile. The nitro-glycerine house first went up, then the mixing house, store house and the gun-estton premises followed The nitro-glycerine house, of which not a vestige remains, was a three-story frame structure, 1,200 by fifty feet. It contained 8000 pounds of nitro-glycerine and 2,000 pounds of hercules powder. A remarkable subject to all the terms of an agreem feature of the explosion is that although the between the parties of even date herewlith.” | store house, containing 1,000 pounds of her- This is documentary proof that Dorgan | cules powder, is completely wrecked, its con holds the contract subject to certain un- [ tents are intact. In ell, 10,000 pounds of ex- knewn stipulations contained in a private | plosives went up with a roar and a sheet of agreement between himself and Mosher and flam never mede public. The state Is now asked | The fatalities are as follows: Clare John and expected to pay Dorgan $35,000, or so | oreman glycerine hou C. 4 Doan thereof as the appraisers may conclude | pinole; M. Minangh, Oakland; C. Velagas j\\m:) 'M\m. (.ur‘.'l‘x-nn‘rnu‘ Which may, as | Martinez; W, D. Taylor, foreman mixing as the state is concerned, be subject to | pouse: nine Chinese. conditions which the state may be unable to b g meet NATURE OF THE AGREEMENT. EXPLOSION CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS The nature of th vate agre he- guessed at, but there is every reason for IS the presumption that Dorgan is a trustee WHEELING, W. Va.,, May 21.—The first for tbe bankwrecker rather than the rightful | reports of a disastrous explosion at the Monongah mine were wildly exaggerted and 2 number of sensational stories have been sent out over the country. The exact facts are that at 12:30 this afternoon a Pole carelessly ignited a can of powder in mine No. 4 of the Moncngah Coal &nd Coke company, and terrific explosion followed. The accident curred in the main air course lealing to min: No. 2, about 500 feet from the mouth of mine No. 4, and the smoke was thus driven through the different parts of the mine, suffocating oyr miners. Quite a number of others were riously, but not fatally, effected by t smoke. ¥ cher, will drow names of the dead are: C. an cld man who leaves a larg 1 Shaver, aged Luke Verika Dunloe L. Bert- famil; An Mine Inspector D. M. Harris has arrived and is making an investigation. The Monon gah mines are the principal works in th upper Monongahela fleld and the company is headel by ex-United States Senator Camden WOMAN QUESTION WILL NOT DOWA Commission of Mrs. Woosley to Preach Still Troubles ( nmberland Presbyterinne, MERIDIAN, Miss., May 21.—During today ession of the general assembly of the Cum nd Presbyterian church the case of M y, the woman preacher, was again be- fore the assembly. The judiciary committee submitted a report adverse to the reopening { the case, but it seems that the innovation introduced into the Cumberland Presbyterian church by the commission of this lady to preach will ba a bone of contention untir it is finally disposed of. The report of the committee on the Chris- tian Endeavor work shows that there are 600 seieties and 20,000 members in the de nomination, and through this means a $10,000 mission chiurch is being built at Portland Ore. The committee on overturés reported adversely on the overture requesting a spe-iiic rule against dancing, card playing and theater going, declaring shat the rule of the discipline forbids such amusements. Birmingham, Ala., was selected as the placs for the next meeting of the assembly, - AND THO MURDER SUICIDES, St. Louls' Record for One Night—Pellticlan Kitls Hunself. T. LOUIS, May 21.—One murder and two suicides was the record for last night in this city. Allen Banks, colored, was stabbed to (Guines') wife. Before her marriage Banks Million Do! Ne wsary for Its Comple- . tlon is Now In Sight, CHICAGO, Ma -Sioux City people will have a bridge over the Missourl river be- tween their city and Covington, Neb., to con- nect the Pacific Sloux City stock yards and terminals. was decided upon last night w T n the share- a 10 ot $4,000,000 000, and with this a r cent assessment on the This insurcs a fu bonus of % th, has brought an action to recover $52, 200 damages from Rev. § dent of the Ilope academy at Moorhead Minn., and Rev. 8. A. Lindholm, for partici pation in his church trial. He has also sued the Augustana publishing the confercuce official such agreemnts are now oo fle, and the stale lngs, had paid the woman some attention and her rt Line railway with the vs of the Credits Commutation company foux City at a meeting In this city voted | capital stock 1 of $400.- 20,000 from formerly minister in the Swedish Augustana | G. Swenson, presi- | march up Sixteenth street will begin, follow: Book Coucern for $50,000 for | proceed- SWEPT THE PLATTER CLEAN Omaha Boys Get Everything in Sight af the Memphis Drill, THURSTONS NOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Captain Scharft and His Men Win Four First and One Second Prize and the Galveston Cup—Guards Got the Gatling, MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 21.—(Special Tele= gram.)—The Thurston Rifles and Omaha Guards enjoyed the distinction of having cap- tured six out of eleven prizes. The Omaha Guards get first prize, $600, in the Gatling gun class, while the Rifles get first prize in class A, $3,000; first in class C, $1,000; sec~ ond in class B, $500; the camp discipline prize of $300, and last, but not least, the individual prize of $76, won by Private H. R. William. The Omaha Guards' only rival, battery B of Cincinnati, is considered to be one of the finest batteries in the country, while among the competitors of the Thurston Rifles are in- cluded such compaties as the National Fencibles, Chickasaw Guards and Seely Rifles, 'he Omaha boys of both companies are re~ celved with open arms everywhere. The | boys ave all well, and, of course, in high spirits. The Guards, as well as the Rifles, were banqueted by their sponsors this ev: Ing. The Guards leave on Wednesday morn- ing, arriving in Omaha Thursday evening, while the Rifles will leave Wednesday evena ing and arrive in Omaha Friday morning, IT WAS OMAHA DAY MEMPHIS, May 21.—"Omaha” day was not down on the program as originally pre~ pared by the drill management, but the last day of ‘the encampment cannot properly be called by any other name. Memphis saw her first crowd of 20,000 people today, when fully that number passed the gates at Montgomery park to witness the closing exerelses of the Interstate drill. From early morning untik late in the afternoon, every outbound car was ne Jammed inside and on top, and it was far into the small hours of the morning when the last of the passeugers got back to the city. he sham battle and the awarding of the prizes were the attractions mimic war=- fare was participated in by every company on the grounds with a cavalry company and tling gun detachment on each side. The commanding officers were Colonel B, S. Kel= logg, U. 8. A., and Captain H. S. Ward, U. llowing the sham battle the troops were awn up o parade rest In front of the grand stand, on which were Colonel 1. F. Peters, general manager of the drill; Lieutenant Stecle, U. 8. A., one of three judges of the drill; ‘General K. B. Snowden, commanding the encampment, and a number of sponsors and thelr aides. Up to this time no one but the officers of the drill had any inkling as to what had been the result of the week's come petitions. Opinions were as numerous and varied as to the competing companies, and there was no surprise when the sergeant wam sent to order the Thurston Rifl:s of Omaha to report. CHEERED THE RIFLES, The Omaha boys were given a rousing re ception. They have won many friends durs Ing their short stay in the city, and the b stowal upon them of the Galveston cup, to- gether with the $3,000 first prize In class A, was a popular decision. Captain Sharft mounted the review stand tion of the cup and blu General Spowden, and of the check by Colonel Peters, He was congratulated by Lieutenant Steele on belialf of the judges on the txcellant work of his company Then followed in order the presentations of the ribbons and prizes in the other classes. Another popular vietory was that of the Mor- ton cad ts. The crowd has becn with them from the start and they were cxpected to be well toward the top of the list when the awards were made. The prizes we Class A, infant where the pres:nta- ribbon was made by award:d as follows: free for all: Iirst prize, $3,000, won by the Thurston Rifles of Omaha, Captain A. H. Scharff, with a percentage of 86; second prize, $1,250, Morton cadets, ington, 96.66; third prize, $600, company- st Texas artillery, infantry branch, Gal- veston, Tex., prreentage, 96.54. The others competing were the Little Rock, McCarthy Light Guards, Governor's Guards, Memphis, 1; fonal _Fencibles, Was! ington, D. €., 90.48, and Chickas:w Guards, Memphis, 88.41 OTHER PRIZES AWARDED. The Thurston Rifles also won the Galvestom cup, h 1d by the National Fencibles. Class B, infantry, non-winners: First prizs, Weshingt n, $1,000, won by the M rton cadets D. C., Captain E. A. Schilling, 95.42; second prize, $500, won by Thurston Rifles, 94.82; the Governor's Guards also competed. Class C, infantry, maidens: First prize, $1,000, won by tho Thurston Rifles, 93.82} Morton cadets, 9248, second, Two entries, no second pri: Zouave: N prize of $1,000, of Little Rock also priz Gatling gun: First prize, 8600, won by Omaha Guards, Captain H. B. Mulford, 94.63; second prize, silver cup, battery B, First ar- ely’s of Memphis won first The Fletcher Zouaves. ompeted. No second tillery, 0. N. G., Cincinnati, 93.36. Camp discipline: First prize, $300, wom by Thurston Rifles. Individual drill: Prize, $75, won by W. R. Williams, Thurston Rifles, wi CELEBRATE oen In O mes Marching Homo.'" The citizen soldiers are going to own the town tomorrow night and they are going to paint it a bright carmine hue. They wilk not be alone in the painting business, as they Everything ( death by Southey Gaines, another colored | wij) pe assisted by several thousand of thelr man, who found him in company with his [ admiring friends. The determinatiof to do. this thing was conceived last night when the Information came from Memphis to the effect husband objccted to his resuming his atten that Omaha's soldier boys who went down tions. The murderer is still at large. there to take part in the national encamp- Because of illness, Patrick F. Scollard, aged | ment had walked away with about all of 61, a well known democratic politiclan, com- | the cakes in the bakery. mitted suicide by shooting himself in the Yesterday was the final day of the encamp- head. He leaves a large family. ment and drill and the last act upon the A carpenter by the name of Ernest F.|program was the awarding of the prizes. Steger, aged who had been sick and | Soon after belng recelved the information unable to work for some time, ended his | was conveyed to the armories of the respect- tence by cutting his throat with a hand | ive c panies by The Bee, where the boys saw. A widow and several children survive | who had stald at home had congregated to him. hear the news. The soldiers and théir frienda ——— cheered until they tore great holes in the NEW BRIDGE FOR SIOUX CITY | night air, and then they went to work upon a plan for recelving and welcoming the con= quering heroes upon their return. In each armory, as soon as order was restored, com: mitteees and subcommittees were appointed, and with them the detalls were left. The fes male contingent was on hand and the mems bers of the same will play an important part in receiving the proud lads The Thurston Rifles will reach Omaha at 6:08 o'clock Thursday afternoon, coming by speclal over the Missouri Pacific, and while all of the detalls have not yet been completed, the reception will be something like this: The clerks in the offices of the Union Pacifie, the Burlington and the Elkhorn railroad con: pauies, the clerks in the Pacific and Adam: the town, and acceptance by the contractors | Express company offices, headed by the Firs of a big part of thelr pay In boads, the $1.- | fufantry band, will march to the depot at 000,000 necessary to complete the bridge 1s in | Pifteenth and Webster streets, In the wake sight. of these persons will march the High School S, calels, they to be followed by citizens on foot Depused Minlater Hrings Actio and in carriages. As soon as the train pulla ST. PAUL, May 21--A. H. Randull, | into the depot the band will strike up “‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home,'" which souls inspiring melody will continue for a time, church, who wos recently deposed by the | gy which Hon. John M. Thurston will give action of the conference at the adjourned | the boys an encouraging talk. Then he wilk meeting held ‘n St Paul, March 20ta and Rev. §. Wright Butler, the venerablo escort | Chaulain of the Rifies to a carriage, and the . |ing the principal streets and terminating at armory, at the corner of Fifteenth and 1 lifarney streets, where a banquet will be serve v the ladies, after which the boys will tell I how it happened-that they did not bring the o city of Memphla away with thew, fact, 5