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Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
A SCORCHING SEA OF FLAMES.
Forest Fires Continue to Rage In
tho Northwest.
SWEEPING ALL BEFORE THEM.
Many Residences and Heads OF Live
stock Consumcd-A Little Rain a.
Near Duluth But
Slight Check.
Raging Prairie Fires,

ST PAUL, May 6.-Furious forest fires are
raging IN the northern parts of Minnesota
and Wisconsin, and an immense amount Of
damage has been done.
For miles on three sides of Duluth the fire
RACES among the pines, and many country
residences have been destroyed. On the
Hermantown road. near Duluth, every
dwelling for four miles has been destroyed.
1t is feared, also that some lives have been
lost, as incoming farmers report a vast sea OF
fire sweeping everything before IL. Sew
oral houses were burned yesterday,
near Spirit Lake. A large number of te Ia
graph poles were destroyed. so that commu-
ncation is greatly interfercd with, and in
some places railroad ties have burned out,
making ii dangerous to move trains. South
of Ashland for 100 miles tho forests are
ablazc. On the Fond du Lac Indian reserva-
tion over $50, 600 worth of skidded logs went
up and other losses aggregating 10000 also
occurred on the reservation.
Cumberland Wis, is almost wholly sur
rounded by fire, and the people are alarmed
fearing the destruction of the city.
The losses aggregate $4,000. North
of Grantsburg, Wis, the fire has swept the
country, destroying everything in its path.
Houses, barns, granaries and fences have
been swept out of existence. Along the
Northern Pacific, in the neighborhood of
Cromwell; the tamarack forests and what
ever else comes in the fires way is turned
into ashes.
Near Hinckley, Mnn., Thomas Campbell
and Earnest Lowell We're surrounded by fire
and were so badly burned they will die.
Four yoke of oxen also persisted.
DULUTH, Mimi, May G.--There was quite
heavy ram in this vicinity for Il few minutes
yesterday which checked the forest fires
somewhat, but as the rain was local it did
very little good outside this vicinity. Near
Carlton station, Wis, fifteen miles east of
here the house. barn and entire plant of the
brckyard of 5. II. Apgar were destroyed,
From indications and reports the fire must
be in some of the thick pine woods west,
south and southwest of hero. The damage
to settlers and farmers and to the lumber-
man will probably be great. good deal Of
stock, no doubt, has been destroyed and sew
eral lumber companies are burned out. Rain
is badly needed,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
Another Boy Preacher.

ATLANTA, Ca, May 6,--lSpecal Telegram
to TIE BEE. Jimmie Cook, the boy preacher
of Carroll county, addressed a crowded house
at Newman, Ga, last night. He is twelve
years old, weighs fifty pounds, and is not
over three and nall feet high He is very
ilhterate, yet his sermon was some
thing wonderful. He went upon the plat
form in the presence Of an intellectual audi
encc kneIt down in silent prayer and then
read chapter in the bible, asked the audi
cnce 10 sing something, after whlch he made
brief prayer. In his sermon he Kept close
TO his text, made many quotations from the
bible and Interpreted ths parable of the Tir-
gin referred to in the chapter yhiciI nc read.
He says he WAS converted last summer. The
audience took up a collection for him ut tho
close Of the meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
FINK ON THE STAND.
The Commiss iOner Tcstiiics Before
the Senatorial Committee.

The Commissioner TcStiiics Before
the Senatorial Committee.
New YORK, May 6.-The first witness ex-
amined by the senate committee which is
investigating the alleged ownership, by
Can adam corporations and capitalists, of
American roads, was Commissioner Fink.
chairman of Tie trunk line association. He
explained that this association of railroads
was to arrange joint and competitive tariffs
to secure uniformity in charges and classlf-
cauion, and to maintain the established
tariffs. In response to question about
the Canada Southern road, Fink said
that the road in question was lea sed by the
Michigan Central road. Fink acknowledged
that the Grand Trunk road had ditferential
rates for Its New England business, but said
this was not looked upon in the light of dis
elimination for the reason that its road was
at least 100 miles longer. Continuing the
witness said the Grand Trunk road was
forced III a measure to subsidi2c the steam
ship company running TO Portland for the
reason tnat but one lac ran the re. If their
rates were not lower to that point
there would be no freight sent
there. In answer TO question by
Chairman Cullom, whether he had any sug-
gestions as to the amendments to the inter
state laws, he said the difficulty is to coveH
the matter OF management by law. The in.
tcr-state commerce commission should havd
discretion 10 deal with the questions that
arise and to make exceptions IN certain
cases. The rates from Chicago to tho sea-
board points, Commissioner Fink said, wera
the same whether freight stopped there Or
was exported.
TO the question by Senator HiscOck as td
what would be the effect to shippers if thu
diferential rate to the Canadian roads wera
abolished, the witness said IL would simply
reduce the number of lines at the shippers
command. Many points in the northwest,
hp Tf " "a Oh nj "a
Grand Trunk road, but the great number Of
the shippers would not be be hurt if half
dozen Of the trunk lines We're wiped out.
At 49, after an exhaustive explanation oil
differential rates by Commissioner Fink for
the benefit of Senator Blair, the committees
took a recess.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
THE CARTER CASE.
The Audience Again Disappointed In
the Matter of Sensations.

CmCAGo, May 6.-[Special Telegram TO
THE BEE In the Carter case, to-day, Land
lord Crittendon, of the Cooper house, Coop
erstown, his wife and daughter Dora, by
deposition, entered general denial Of all the
stories told by the housekooper, Mrs. Nor
rissey. Dora, in particular, who Mrs. Nor
risscy connected with the pitcher of water
story, denied point blank that she had gone
to the housekceper, on the night in question,
or any other night, to have her dress re
paired. She never heard of the story Mrs
Morrissey told, until she saw 1t in the papers.
Both Dora and her mother united in the
opinion that the housekceper is bad,
wicked womau.n
The audience prckcd up their ears when the
deposition of Dudley Gregory was announced.
Gregory is the man Mrs. Morrissey claims
TO have seen with Mrs. Carter at the time OF
the shower bath episode. He denied vigor-
ously any impropriety with the fair plaintiff,
and endeavored To show by circumstantal
evidence that he was not in Coopcrstown the
night she siguiiiCd. His positivcncss on the
last point was however, considerably shaken
in the DISCRIMINATION.
James T. Pcarcc u New York state scna-
tor, and a prominent lawyer in Brooklyn, says
in his deposition that he don't know Mrs.
Morrisscy, and in vigorous language brands
as false her assertion that she saw him mt
Mrs. Carters room door ut unreasonable
hours, and was rcprovcd for not attending to
his sick wife, He became well acquainted
with Mrs. Carter through his daughters, who
were very intimate with her. One of them
used frequently to stay over night IN Mrs.
Carriers room. Pcarce denies cmphatlcally
that there was ever anything improper in his
relations with Mrs. Carter. The audience
were hoping to hear kyrle Bellows tcsti-
mony after this, but the preceding deposition
had been very tedious and Judge Jameson
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
THE SHEFtER MURDER TRIAL.
It Will Consume the Week Douglas
Excursion 10 Casper.

DOUGLAS Wyo., May 6.--TSpecial Tole-
gram to The BEE. The interest increases
as the Shelter murder trial progresses. Mrs.
Sedcn, the widow of the murdered man, and
j. d. Selden, bis brother, were on the stand
most of the day. Mrs. Sclden's evidence was
very damaging to Shelter, but was weakened
somewhat on cross-examinaton.
Darrow, who is charged with attempting
to fabricate testimony in the interest of
Shelter, will be brought before the court to-
morrow 1t is hardly likely now, that the
case will go to the jury before Saturday, as
the prosecution and defense are both making
stubborn fight.
Judge McGinnis, visiting attorneys, officers
of court and delegation of seventy Douglas
citizens and ladies excurted to Casper by
special train yesterday, visiting the coal
mines at Inez and Glen Rock en- route.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07

WAsnINGToN, May 6.-TSpecal Telegram
toTuE BEE, Pensions granted Nebraskans;
Original invalid James NJ. Anderson, Miles
+. Hopkins.
Increase Nehemiah Munson, William G.
Barber, John c. Myers, Jasper Peterson,
Daniel d. Johnson, Ambrose Bickert, Mar.
tin l.. Bullard, William f. Frey, William B.
Ashton, Joseph S. Holmes, Albert Wker,
William r. Garettson.
Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid
Alfred Shelton, William A. Young, Andrew
j. Mason, Philip Yohum, Jacob Lang, John
Casey, John II. Burger, Lauriston l.. Miller.
ton, David Heller, Avis 'Ehrensberger,
Benjamin r. Yates, John Richmond, John
A. Myers, Joshua Strub, William II. Titus
Matthews Bissnger, Enoch Shaw, Richard ID.
Andrews, Henry o. Comfy, Albion Cum
mings, Ivory Leach.
Original widows, etc.-Mary b., widow Of
James Van Wrinkle.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
SCHEMlNG FOR SAMOA.
Germany's Futile Efforts to Pocket
the Island,

New York, May 6,-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. John Klein has received from
King Mataafa two letters, dated February q
and March 13 In the first he quotes the
German consul as writing to- him as follows:
at is not possible to allow your boats free
passage in the waters of Samoa if there is not
first established treaty between you and me
on the subject we are considering-that is to
say, the Germans in Samoa are to have abso-
lutte power over all the white persons in the
country." He also appeals to the people of
the United States to hep build new Cath
ole church at Apia. II the second letter he
says: During the month just passed (Feb.
ruary) the German consul, DIR. knappe,
wrote to me almost every day, and always
with the same object-that my people would
have to return everything that has been
taken from the Germans-cocoanuts from
plantations and other food-since the day of
the battle of Fagali. December s. 1858, up to
the present time. The German consul IS con-
tinually using all his efforts to the end OF
making peace with me and Samoa, and then
inducing me to drive away American and
English interests from all of Samoa, 50 that
then there would be no white persons al
lowed to live in Samoa, excepting Germans"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
"A FATAL FRACAS.
One Boy Killed, Another Dying and
One Very Low.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May Ga party of
young men, who were picnicing in the woods
near here, yesterday, went in the afternoon
TO the saloon of Henry Werner for wine.
He did not have the kind they wanted, and
q quarrel ensucd. Werner chased them out
side with n whip, when the boys began pelt-
ing him with stones. A young man named
Sebastian Ebbingcr rushed to Wcrner's aid,
and, being struck by stone, drew a revolver
and began firing. Frank Burton, aged
seventeen, and VIII Dietrich, aged eighteen,
were shot through the bowels, and Rudolph
Gossman, aged nineteen, through the neck.
Dietrich is dead, Gossman dying, and Bur
ton is very low. Ebbinger pleads sci f-de-
Tense.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
is THERE A TWINE TRUST?
Binding Twine Said to Cost 3 Cents
an Acre More Than Last Ycnr.

ScRIBNER, Neb., May 4.-To the Editor of
THE BEE: From the fact that there is no
twine trust it seems folly to discuss the
twlne business, or any devices TO avoid its
use. The fact is, those who have written the
most about it know the least. For instance: :
The Nebraska Farmer has an item as fol
lows: 'The machine agents are asking
farmers 25 cents per pound for binding
twine. The same kind of twine could have
been bought five years ago for II cents, 1t
is an outrage" There isn't word of truth
in either end of this
First The machine men are not asking %
cents per pound for twine. The best twine
can be bought for 70 or 20 cents-better
twine than has ever been sold heretofore.
1t may cost cents per acre more for twine
than last year; but, the rise in price is just
as legitimate as the price that raises hogs
from cents to cents in sixty days. There
is no talk of trust then. The fact is,
those who have written the most about
twine, never saw binder, and wouldn't
know binding twne from any other. Give
us facts on this twine business, and not non
sensical ideas about "foilIng." w.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
LOUISIANA REGULATORS,
They Keep Negroes Away From the
Polls at La faYcttc

LAFAYETTE, La, May 6.--At o'clock this
morning party of about thirty armed men
surrounded the court honse, while several
larger bands, also armed remained just out
side the town limits. These men in nlenac
ing tones proclaimed that no negro would be
allowed to vote at the municipal election.
The sheriff offered to escort a number of
negroes to the court house to vote, but the
threatening attitude of the armed mob made
them turn back The polls were then closed
and a statement of the affair forwarded
to the governor. Later the sheriff succeeded
in arresting ten of tho regulators" and he
thinks the parish authorities will be able to
suppress the disorder. AS a.precautonary
measure, however. the military have been
ordered TO move at moments notice The
postponed election will be held at future
day. II is stated the larger portion of the
'rcgGlutors' were non.residents of the town
and that but few of them lived in the
parish where the affair occurred.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
WHERE IS DR.. CRONIN !?
1t is Hinted That Political Enemies
Assassiuated Him.
AFRAID OF ALEXANDER SULLIVAN
That Prominent Agitator Thinks the
Doctor viii Turn Up All Right
"A Remarkable Pubii-
ontion in the Case.
An Able.Rodied Chicago Sensation.


CniCAGo, May 6.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE. The fate or whereabouts of DIR.
p. H. Crouin, well known in Irish nationalist
circles, who has been missing since Saturday
evening from his residence, 40 North Clark
street, is still mystery. Although the city
detectives, the pinkerton operatives and the
entire police of Lake View have been work
ing increasingly on the strange case no fur
ther clues have been found that might lead
to n possible solution of the affair. 1t was
reported that DR. Cronln was seen this morn
ing in saloon on the North Side, but the
rumor could not be verified. Very few addi-
tional details regarding the mysterious man
who carried DR.. Cronin away in buggy to
see patient, or the blood. stained trunk
found in Lake View have been learned.
Mr. and Mrs. Couklin, in whose residence
Dr. Cronin lived, scout the idea that he is on
a spree. They claim he is not hard
drinker.
There seems to be desire on the part of
Cronn's friends to attribute his disappear
ance to a conspiracy of his Irish political en-
emies and several of them throw out mystic
rious hints about Alexander Sullivan, the
well-known eX-president of the national
league, and his enmity to Cronin. Cronin
oIio"So" " 0uo h'0huS 4"C''oh III lno i'9V
Chicago convention, when Messrs. O'8ren,
Redmond and Deasey were here from Ire
land.
Mr' Cohhi'n III talking W repor.cr' s"'u
'oh the doctor was always AFRAID he would
be hurt by somebody, and he was particu-
larly afraid of Alexander Sullivan and other
nombors of rho onnosi,o Irisb nortv uo
ats go, " -. G',o .I ,Is 20, W ',
salu seVeral tunes 10 my Wlle' II lose my
life or anything happens to me, Alexander
Sullivan will be the one at the back of it
all,p
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called on Alexander SULLIVAN ana asked MN
what he had to say 81 haven't a word to
say on that point" replied Mr.. Sullivan.
.It 10 foo oon,omn,,hlo 70 notico - II, cold
!. 40 Wv 49, w. CTs';r, ....,;a.'
he nau iIoI seth Ntts' Coihl'i in'er'leW
and he declined to discuss the subject. He
said he had held DR., Cronin in contempt, and
he told the doctor that he did. to his face.
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Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
RETURNING BOO MERS.
Disapp ,inted in Oklahoma They Turn
Ihcir Stcps to DakOIn.

PIERRE, Oak, May G.-lSpecial Telegram
to TIE BEE. "A good sized caravan Of
Oklahoma boomers arrived in Pierre to-day,
being fresh from Oklahoma territory, haN
ing with them wagons, horses anEi
plenty of stock. They could not get land
there and will stop in Pierre until the Sioux
reservation opens, which, 1T is believed, w ii
be in sixty days, when they will all take
claims in the big reservation. Th ey report
that large number of boomers who were
crowded out in Oklahoma are headed for
Pierre and the Sioux reservation. The
stampede for this country has commenced.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
SCHW EINFURTH'S FAD.
ono of the Church Triumphant Ina
NNhcs "A Cnmrch Militant.

KANSAS CRY, Mo, May g. Special Tele.
gram to The BEE KEY. s. Ford pastor Of
the Church Triumphant, u sect which be.
lievcs that a second Christ has been found ig
the person of George j. Schwcinfurth, oi
Rockford H., forced his way into meeting
Of the Protestant ministers alliance. Of thiI
city, to-day, and attempted 70 eDightcn them
as to the true 'uith.
Half dozen ministers were on their feet
in an instant Ford WAS bitterly denounced
as a blasphcmcr, and some OF the proachcrs
won't so far as TO threaten him with personal
violence II he in the future ycntured ints
their churches.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
SCALPlNG THE SCALPERs.
Railroad Ticket Brokers in Chicago
Quitting the business.

CHICAGO, May 6,-iSpecial Telegram to
The BEE A railroad official said to-day
that not q ticket scalper in Chicago is max
ing expenses. AS one evidence, he men
toned the fact that Mulford, one of the most
widely known of the gentry, had been COIN
PEELED TO go out Of the business, he sending
out word to that effect Saturday. The prin-
cipal proof OF the official lay in the fact that
no road entering Chicago now issued any
scalpable form Of ticket. The threat of the
Central Traffic ana Western States Passcn-
ger associations TO drive the scalpers out of
business ~ lcarly coRsummated Mulford
had seen the beginning OF the end ana quit
the losing game.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
AnInsnranrc Ncci.inn.

TorEKA, Kan, May G.--ISpecIal Telegram,
to The BEE, Judge Guthrie to-day rem.
dcred a decision in the case brought by tho
Kansas Home Insurance company to com.
pei Superintendent Wilder. of the insurance
department, TO issue license 10 their COM
pany 10 do business IN Kansas, the decision
being in favor of Wilder. The judge holds
that Superintendent Wilder construes the
law correctly when He refuses TO allow tho
mutual companies Of Kansas TO transact
business in this state when they issue poll
Cies IN other states
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07

For Nebraska, Dakota and Iowa-Threat
ening weather severe local storms and light
rains, cooler winds, shifting TO westerly.
Special predictions-A storm OF con
siderable energy is central over Dakota and
the conditions are favorable for violent local
storms IN Minnesota, Iowa and the adjoining
states during Tuesday or Tuesday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
Naturalization Of Rates.

CHICAGO, May 6.-ISpeclal Telegram to
TIE BEE The Interstate Commerce
Railway ASSOCIATION meets next Thursday.
1t is hInted that the evidence OF Chairman
Blanchard and Faithorn, convicting the St.
Paul and Northwestern Of manipulation Of
rates may be brought to the attention Of the
nsSOClatLnn.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
The Dakota Farmers Alliance.

LEAD CITY, OAK, May G,-(Specia! Tcle
gram to TnE BEE III, A. Loucks, president
of the Dakots Farmers alliance, is IN the
Hills visiting and addressing each branch
alliance, The main object of his visit is SAID
to be the founding of newspaper TO be
used and controlled as an alliance organ. II
is said that he vii. urge the ALLIANCE " OPP
pose Judge Moody.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
The Sioux Commission.

WAsnINGToN, May 8. -- Ex Governor
Foster, General William Warner and Secre-
tary Miller of the Sioux commission, called
upon Secretary Noble to-day and received
their final instructions. General Crook will
meet his associates in Chicago. May ~, from
which point they all together will proceed TO
the Sioux reservation in Dakota.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07

New BRUNSWICK, N. j., May 6.-All is now
peaceful along the Raritan river railroad
and the brick yard men at Sayrevillc. One
hundred deputy sheriffs were taken to the
scene of yesterdays trouble last night, as
another outbreak was expected. No distur-
bance occurred, as the railroad men did not
put in an appearance. Steps are TO be taken
for the arrest of the 'murderers of Kssin
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
Topeka Plumbers ON a Strike.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 6.-[Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ALI the union plumbers of the
city, about seventy-five in number, went out
on strike to-day. They want nine hours TO
constitute days work. instead of ten, as
has been the rule heretofore. The bosses
refuse to accede TO their demands. All
plumbing work is suspended, as there are
no non-union workmen in the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE.
Germany Will Consent to Malicious 3
Kccrowning, Provided.

LONDON, May cit is s;-tsd that Ger.
many will consent that Mslietoa be re-
instated as king of Samoa provided the
United States government purchases the
German plantations or guarantees the pay
ment of Samoans who may purchase them.
Germany will further waive her demands
for the punishment OF Mataafa II the rela-
tiyes of Germans who were slain are amply
compensated. Germany will not claim po-
!itical prcpouderance.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07

At Philadelphia the Indiana, from Liver.
pool.
At Southampton, the Ems, from New
York for Bremen.
At Glasgow, the State Of Georgia. from
New York.
AZ New York, tie Circassia, from Gas
gov.
AT Boston, the Dunham City, from Liver
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
Fire at Winnipcp.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May GA fire this
morning destroyed several business houses,
two hotels and Jewish synagogue. The
fire at 2 o'clock was practically under con-
troll. Zion Methodist church and other large
buildings We're badly scorched, but were
saved with little damage. The total loss
amounts to S}5, 600.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07

CHICAGO, May 6.-[Sperial Telegram 70
THE BEE, The total east bound shipments,
except live stock, from Chicago, last week,
were 3G, 59l tons, against 39,5i7 tons the pre-
yous week, and 5Os93 tons for the corre-
spending week Of lSSS. OF last weeks ship
ments, IA ii3 tons were -four grain and pro-
visions. The Michigan Central carried "
per cent, the Grand Trunk and Fort Wayne
each H. the Lake Shore IA, the Baltimore
y Ohio 10, the Nickel Plate I, and the Pan,
handle l.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
Danmark Passengers.

New YoRK, May 5,-The passengers of the
steamship Danmark which foundered at
sea, who were lett in the Azores by the
Missouri, were landed at Castle Garden
from the steamship Wland to-day. There
were 800 OF them.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-07
The Now shOys' Friend.

CHICAGO, May 6-Colonel Alexander Hoge
land president of the Boys and Girls Ma
tional Home and Employment association,
passed through the city, this evening, on mis-
way TO his home in Lincoln, Neb., having
been engaged for several months past in
lecturng and working in the interests Of the
association in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.