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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21
Presbyterian General Assembly.

NEW YORK. May 21.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly continued its session to-
day. The consideration of the resolution
offered by the special committee of the
Board of Freedmen, was taken up. The
portion relating to the confidence the As
ssmbiy placed in the ability of the Board
OF Freedmen was the Objectionable portion.
Debate followed, but the hour having ar.
rived for the Home Mission report, the de-
bate was brought to an end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21

AT THE recent Episcopal Council OF the
diocese of Virginia, Rev. DR.. Hanckle SAID :;
.,rhere were inequalities not only on
18th hut in heaven. The effect Of mingiing
Ihese colored preachers here year after year
j. 10 make them aspire to social equality
with white men in all respects. The hatred
of the negro to the white man is not yet ex
tinguished I fear They prefer to GO once q
year to council with white men rather than
90 to the dark continent to preach the gos-
neI 10 their own race II they would go 10
work in their own sphere among their own 7,
race the results would not fail to be good.
The Doctor is right. God, not man. made
the difference between the white and the
black races, aud what God has put asunder
man cannot join together, as is proved oy
physiology in the matter OF miscegenation'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21

BALTIMORE, May 21.-virginisq consolidated
-; past.due coupons =: do 1o-40s -; B
G7%qG7%.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21

A mining suit involving $40,o00000 worth
of property has been begun al Los Aneeiss,
Cal by The Waterloo Mining COMPANY
contesting the patent 10 a valuable mine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21
Severe Hail and Rain Storm.

STANTON. Va, May 2l.-A severe hail
and rain storm last night damaged growing
corn aud fruit in this and adjacent counties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21
MARINE NEWS.

u Cool and refreshing
my20tf BRoADU5 6 SMITH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21

RXUR MIXED TEA, doe especially adapted
IL for making iced tea, for sale hg
mvj4 J. 9. MtLBUtN-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21

The Norfolk and Western Railroad has
taken contract for soft coal to be delivered
at Montevideo, South Americas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21

A FULL LINE OF LUNCH ami @hEhEi
n BASKETS for sale by
j G.. ~ i.bt IN.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
HEAVY MEN DRAW OUT.
The American Meat Company's Az
fairs Explained by Davis.

New YORK, April 10 Especial Telegram to
THE BEE. Those interested in the Amer
ican meat company maintained their reti-
cence yesterday, but enough leaked out to
confirm the story telegraphed west regard
ing the condition of affairs. Mr.. Davis,
head of the banking house of John H. Davis
& Co., admitted that their withdrawal from
connection with the company was due to
the retirement of john II. Flagler and
Joseph Moss, the president and vice presi-
dent. These gentlemen, Mr.. Davis said,
had assured him of their intention OF taking
part IN the administration of the affairs of
the company, and it was upon this assurance
and reports of experts who examined the
property that Davis & Co. had agreed to as
sist in floating the venture. When Messrs.
Flagler and Moss suddenly resigned, Mr..
Davis said his firm could take no other
course but to refund the money that they
had induced their clients to subscribe. All
of this has been refunded except in the case
of one subscriber, who was out of town, and
had asked them to keep the money for him
until Monday. Mr.. Davis declined to say
what connection "Steve" Dorsey, of "star
route fame, had with the concern but de-
clared that the contracts had been drawn by
Alexander & Green, and that the properties
they owned were shown by experts to be ex.
actly what they were represented to be. O.
Hammond general manager of the COM
pany, contented himself with saying that the
corporation would go on with their work and
get new men in place of those who had re-
signed
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
BATTLE WITH WHITE GAPS.
An Officer Shoots Five Who Try t,
Intimidate Him.

An Officer Shoots Five Who Try to
Intimidate Him.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April l3.-John Lans-
ford is road supervisor in Madison township,
Dubois county. One of his duties is to take
up stray hogs, and recently he has i'm
pounded large number of porkers, which
he refused to release without the customary
fine. Last Monday he received notice from
White Caps that the hogs were the property
of poor people unable to pay the fine,
and If not promptly released he
would be visited Wednesday and
be compelled to surrender them. Thursday
morning. about l o'clock, Lansford was
awakened by body of twenty masked men,
who demanded the hogs. He refused, and
they dismounted and proceeded to go
desist, and when they disregarded hlm he
opened fire with double -barreled shotgun,
wounding two at the first volley. The White
Caps Immediately returned the fire through
the windows of the house, woundIng son
of Lansford. Old Lansford then took q
brace of revolvers and continued to pour
shot after shot into the ranks of
his assaiiants, who, after discharging
their weapons, beat a hastyretreat, bearing
three of their wounded comrades out of the
yard. One of them has since been identified
by the serious wounds he received and
through him it was learned that FIVE of the
satisfied that he knows several of the White
Caps and they will at once Do summoned be-
fore the grand jury. The Indignation of
law-a6iding citizens is great and II Is said
that the result is the organization of vigil
ance committee TO suppress them.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14

in 1885. s102, 95s 80; In 1850, slss,3ii.5s; in
1887, S16S, ,9S3 o.; in 1883, $50, ,052.0 .0S
"The rapid and regular increase in the
earnings will be seen by the fact that for the
first SIX months of 1881 the earnings were
sT7, 1893 20, or at the rate OF sl54, 6475S per
annum, while during the last six months of
1887 the earnings were $9l,659.Sl, or at the
rate Of SlS3, 3l9.62 per annum; and for the
first six months of 1888 the earnings were
Sl02, T3107, or at the rate of S205, ,474.1i per
annnm, while for the last six months of 1898
the earnings were $121, .01, or at the rate
of S254, ,63l. S2 per aunum
"On the first day of January, 1889, the
earnings, based on the actual consumption of
water OH that date, were at tho rate of S210,-
600 per annum, which will be the income of
the company for the year, even though there
IS no increased consumption. It fs estimated
that the actual receipts from water rates ana
hydrant rentarthis year will not be less than
$500, 900 and will probably reach 1925, 900, but
this will not represent all the gain during the
year, as the largest number of new con-
sumers are taken on in the last half Of the
year, and as they pay only for portion of
the year. the income Will not receive the full
benefit until next year.
1.-THE total interest charge OF the company
for the ensuing year, including the interest
upon the bonds now offered, will be Sl70,000,
to meet which tho company will undoubtedly
have net earnings of not less than S2i0, 900,
and probably S260,000
"Aside from the hydrant rental the present
income of the company is obtained from
about five thousand consumers, as compared
with 2,515 consumers January l, 1887, and
on the present population of the city the COM
pany should have at least 10000 consumers,
which NUMBER will doubtless be reached in
the course of five years, even If there is no
further increase in population. Tho number
of new consumers this year will undoubtedly
reach and probably exceed 5000. For the
three months ending April l. 1889, nearly
two and one-half times the number of new
consumers were added as for the same period
last year.
ut is universally conceded that watcrworks
will obtain one consumer in every six or
seven of the population Detroit, Mich,
with 225,000 people, has $4,000 consumers,
and Albany and Rochester, N, Y, with
about the same population as Omaha, each
have 5000 to 16, 900 consumers.
1.-The following is believed to be a con-
servative estimate of the net earnings of the
fn1. tho nnxt % n
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
WANT TO BE COPPERS.
Applications BY the Score For Posi-
tions On the Police Force.

Applications BY the Score For Posi-
tions On the Police Force.
There have been 256 applications for posi-
tions on the police force. At the meeting of
the police and fire commissioners yesterday
eighty-three applicants were examined, six
ty-two OF them were before the board yes
terday afternoon and twenty-one last night.
The force will be increased about ten in
number. The appointments will be made by
the commissioners the early part of this
week.
After the examination of applicants the
board got down to business. Mayor Broatch
and Bennett We're absent. Hartman pre-
sided.
Charges we're preferred against Police
Officer Mcmahon, who has been dubbed
"Soda Water Copper" by Street Commis-
policeman maliclously arrested two of his
sons last Sunday night. An affidavit was
attached to the complaint, but was not read.
The hearing of the case will come up mex
Saturday night.
Assistant Chief of the Fire Department
Salter filed complaint against Captain
Grebe, of the department, for drunkenness
and neglect of duty. This was also laid over
until next Saturday night.
James Connolly, pipeman of the fire de-
partment, was granted leave of absence for
five days.
In communication the chief of police
asked that the patrol wagon be repaired and
repaiDted. The wagon underwent such i'm
prOvements last summer. Mr. Hartman was
in favor of getting new wagon. The mat
ter was referred to the property committee.
Police Captain Green was granted leave OF
absence for twenty days. AL. Bebout, one
of the jailors at central station, was gwen a
leave of absence for ten days.
The board accepted an invitation from the
president eff the p f. b. association to take
part in its annual parade, which takes place
April 80.
a communication from II. Kountze and
others asking Tor an engine house near
Twenty fourth and Sherman avenue, was re-
ferred TO the committee on finance.
w. j. Canon, tailor, presented accounts
of six or seven policemen, asking the board
TO take some steps to require the officers to
pay them The matter was referred to the
chief of police
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
WIND, WAVES AND FIRE.
Tough Experiences OF a Steamer
During Storm.

New York, April 13.-[Special Telegram
to THE BEE. The tramp steamship Tropc
came into port last evening from Progress,
Mexico. Everything about her decks was u
mass Of wreckage, tho captain reporting that
April 6, at a. M, gale struck the steamer.
1t was accompanied by thunder and light
nlng. II continued all that day, and on the
7th increased to a hurricane. At 5 o'clock
on the mo rning of the 7th huge ball of fire
fell close to the ship, enveloping her with
red sparks. The ball struck the water
twenty feet away from the fore part of the
steamer and then broke, the remains flying
In all directions. The barometer vibrated
One-tenth each way at the time. The cap
tain thinks 1t was a meteor. Two hours
after the appearance of the fire ball the en-
gines of the vessel broke down and the
steamer lay helpless IN the trough of the sea,
heading east southeast, until the 10th, when
the weather moderated and the engines hav-
ing been repaired the vessel proceeded. The
gale lasted with hurricane force from mid
night, April 8, to midnight April 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
sCoRCHED AND SOAKED.
The Fate of Stock of Furniture
and FurnishjnDs.


and Farm nishings.
The fire department was called, about $3.50
o'clock last night, to Hill & Young's large
furniture store, at 1911 aud 1918 Farnam
street. Chief Galligan and his boys got in
their work at the front, the rear, on both
sides, above and below, and succeeded in
conquering the blaze before it could get a
chance to do very much damage. The loss
was principally caused by a flood of water on
fiue upholstered furniture, and will probably
reach $4,000. The fire started among a lot
of mattresses sofas and bed clothing, on the
third floor, and broke out so suddenly that by
the time the department arrived it had gained
considerable headway. For time it threat
ened very serious results Mr.. Hill senior
member of the firm, said that no accounting
could be given as to the origin, unless some
of the workmen, who had been in that part
of the building about an hour previous,
either dropped a lighted match, or some fire
from cigar or pipe. Both proprietors and
all the employees were in the building at the
time, but were ready to close up and go
home when they heard the alarm. Mr.. Hill
SAID, also, that they had recently put in their
spring goods, and estimated at $50, 900. 1t
is insured, though he could not tell to what
extent.
While trying to get hose into the window
III. G. Clements, pipeman of No. 1 station,
cut his wrist very badly on jag of broken
glass.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Nebraskanl,s,.. al In Paris.

A very large number Of Nebraskans will
atte nd the Paris exposition this summer. II
only those go who have asked permission to
represent THE BEE ttfere,-a fair-sized colony
is insured. How refreshing it is to know
that nearly everybody dimagines himself
capable of preparing, newspaper letters. Yet
it is more than likelythatnot more than one
out of all applicants is capable of describing
what he may see in Paris.
July IA will be the great day IN Paris. On
that date the centennial celebration of
the fall of the Bastile will occur.
On July IA, 1889. the Partisan populace
took by storm this fortified citadel
and practically destroyed it. They killed The
governor, De Launay, and released the
prisoners. seven hundred in number. The
bastile was built about 1870 by Charles ".
Additions were made by several successive
kings. It's history records some Of the dark
est deeds Of men.
1t is not generally known that the key Of
the bastile is now at Mount Vernon among
the relics OF President Washington. II was
brought over to America by General La
fayette upon his expedition la support Of the
revolution. 1t is about sixteen inches long
and Weighs from four to five pounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
BENJAMIN SKlLLMAN FREE.
The Jury Brings In Verdict After
Eight Hours.
HE WILL LEAVE FOR THE WEST
Many Friends Congratuiating Him
The Proverbial Empty Gun Nearly
Kills woman-Sportsmen
Annual Tournament
Skillman Acquitted.

AUBURN, Neb., April 13.-TSpecial to THE
BEE. 1.-The jury in the Skillman case re-
turned a verdict of not guilty this morning
at o'clock, after having been out eight
hours. The verdict is received here with
almost universal approval. The poor, Grip
pied old mother, the wronged sister and the
distressed family present picture of happi-
ness and relief that cannot well be pictured.
Young Slkillman will leave Monday for the
west. He is receiving tho congratulations Of
his many friends here today.
Court adjourned this morning until May Q,
when it will convene to try the merits of the
injunction wherein the county treasurer was
enjoined from collecting back taxes on the
old Brownville s. Fort Kearney railroad
bond case
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
SOME AWFUL SCENES.
IContin,tek~ From Ftrst Pooe.I

asked to cooperate in providing police pro-
lection, but notified the American officers
that he was afraidfo trust his mon as. guards,
as the American sailors would attack them.
He requested the Americans to take full con-
troll of the town, sNq this was accordingly
done and order was rhdually restored.
On Sunday evening the English war ship
Calliope was siAt&kdb Much anxiety had
been felt on her $ckAuSt, and there was a
general feeling OF relief when 1t was found
that she was safe. AS she entered the har-
Dor the next morning every one in the town
supposed that In the distressed situation she
would be ready to offer every assistance to
the American and German sailors. Captain
Kane announced, however, that he would
take on coal and leave for Sidney at once.
The English residents criticized his action
severely
The next day the Nipsic was hauled off.
She was not leaking but her boilers were
sprung and the propeller would not work.
The rudder, smoke-stack and most of hcr
boats were gone, and she was
badly shattered above the water line.
Her officers and crew were living aboard
Admiral Kimberly has not yet decided
whether it will be safe to send her to sea.
The Vandalia will be total loss. A list
of the dead is as follows:
From crew of the Eber, Il; Vandalia, 43;
Adler, 20; Nipsic, z; Schooner Lilly, q Tren-
ton, 1; Natives, 2; total 146.
Admiral Kimberly sent word by small
schooner to the island Of Tuilla, requesting
the commander of the Alameda to call at
Apia, as he intended, il possible, to send the
officers and survivors of the Vandalia crew
to San Francisco, If the Alameda could take
them. She was only able, however, to take
about fifty of the men.
Divers have been at work on the Van
dalia and have recovered many things. A
huge derrick has been erected on the shore
and an effort is being made to tighten the
Trenton by taking off the two pivot rifles on
her spar deck, weighing about eight tons
each, after which the Trenton will be
pumped out If possible, in hopes that she
may get atloat. tits feared, however, that
the flag ship is badly broken under the water
line, and it is not thought that the effort to
save her will prove successful.
The German corvette Olga hauled off
the mud flats on the Goth, and is
now af1oat in the harbor. The natives dis
play the greatest kindness towards the
Americans and are ready to render them any
possible assistance. Two parties of natives
came to Apia yesterday, one from the Island
of Savay and the other from Manono. They
numbered several hundred men, and marched
through the town singing, each man carrying
in his hand gift for the American admiral.
When they arrived in front of the consulate
they placed in the yard great quantities of
chickens, cocoanuts,, yaths, tara and other
articles of food. Admiral Kimberly thanked
the men for theif generous offerings, ac-
cepted the gifts aud distributed them among
the sailors,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Annual Tournament.

NORFOLK, Neb., April 13.-lSpecial to THE
BEE.l-Preparations are well under way for
the fifteenth annual tournament Of the Me-
braska State Sportmen's association, which
is to be held here May 81, 20, % and "a. Ten
of the solid business men of Norfolk have
formed a syndicate to give financial backing,
of which }. b. Barnes, president of the State
association, is president; A. X. Leonard,
secretary; W.. w. Marple, treasurer, and
b. f. Locke. secretary of the State associa-
tion, manager. These officers constitute the
executive board. Five thousand live pigeons
are to be furnished. The shooters will be
classified according to their records so that
amateurs will have q fair chance.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Nebraska PASSENGERS.

The news Of the abandonment Of the Dan
mark steamship of the Thingvalla line, which
reached Omaha two days ago, was intensl-
fed by the information that there were
Omaha people on board 1t is now known
that Betsy Pearson. a young lady who form
erly worked for Mr.. Barkalow, of this city,
was among the passengers. She was on her
way to this city from visit to her parents in
Malmo, Sweden. Her passage ticket was sold
here by =. Flodman of this city. There are
three other passengers bound for this city
but whose names are not known.
o. Wolff, of Dannebrog, says be sold four
teen tickets to passengers bound for various
parts of Nebraska, six of whom were bound
for this city, three for Grand Island, while
the Others were destined to several other
points.
There are several other ticket agents of
the Thingvalla line in this city, but they
could not tell wha was the destination Of
the purchasers
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
A Nest of Criminals.

BLAIR, Neb, April 13-lSpecial to THE
BEE. III. L. Rodenan, charged with shoot
ing with intent to kill, was acquitted by the
jury.
Peter Stewart, charged with shooting at
his wife, is held for another trial. The jury
could not agree. He is now out on $1,000
bonds. ',-h
Richard Daniels was found guilty of high
way robbery on julius Alshuer. Charles
Nelson is now being tried as an accOmpllce
of Daniels.
Charles Boree was found guilty of bur-
glary. Blair has struck nest of felons that
did nothing for living but steal.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
BAD FOR BOOMERS.
Tho Cimarron River on the RAM
page and Cannot be Crossed.

page and Cannot be Crossed.
WICHITA, Kan, April 13.-Reports reached
here last night of new danger confronting
the boomers. The Cimarron river is rising
rapidly and sweeping everything before it,
A boomer named Gordon concealed in the
bushes near Kingfisher, was caught in the
quicksand and drowned, and his team and
wagon swept down the river. Two railway
employees of the Santa E'e road are reported
drowned at Guthrie. OThere is but one place
where the river can be forded aud that is
near Guthrie. Ihe Importance of this h6
comes apparent when tis remembered there
are no bridges in Oklahoma, and that this
stream must be crossed to reach the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Valuable Garbage.

c. F. Gardner says he don't mind seeing
rag pickers collecting papers, rags and scraps
from the streets and alleys, but he thinks IL
about time to call halt when one of these
dealers comes along and loads your furnace
into his cart. In carrying out his policy Of
reform, Mr.. Gardner yesterday secured o
warrant from the police court for the arrest
of Alex Gauder, u dealer In scraps. charging
him with having stolen . part of furnace
from the premises Of No. 7l9 North Sixteenth
street.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
THEIR FATE NOT YET KNOWN.
No Additional News Received
About the Foundered Danmark.
NEBRASKA PEOPLE ON BOARD
Omaha Has One Passenger, Cul-
bertson Three and Hastings One
Still Hopes That They
Are All Alive.
Waiting for News.

New YoRK, April 13.-The Aller from Bre-
men, arrived at her deck this morning 1t
was thought that she might bring some
news Of the passengers and crew of the
abandoned steamer Danmark, but such was
not the case. The Allcr has sighted no
wreckage or encountered any signs of the
disaster. The mails from the White Star
steamer Britannia, which arrived last
night were distributing this morning and
among the letters for Fuuch, Edge tS Co.
was one containing list of the passengers
who were on board the aoandonded steamer
Danmark, No news concerning their fate
has been received, but the agents of the
steamer, which is by this time on the bed Of
the ocean, are hopeful that some passing ves-
sci may have taken off the passengers and
crew.
kilograms are arriving every hour at the
office of the agents asking for information
concerning friends who were to be on the
steamship. One came from Omaha, Neb.,
asking If Benedicta Persow, of Malmo,
Sweden, was passenger. A glance at the
list revealed the fact that she was. A great
number of people, who by this time had ex-
pected to greet their friends. linger around
the door of the passenger Office anxious to
hear tidings of their friends.
Among the passengers on the ill-fateu
steamer Danmark whose destinations are
given are the following, who embarked at
Copenhagen:
Nilspeter Nilsson, for Lockport, Ill.
Nils p Brynhoff, Hilda Brynhoff, Wilda
Brynhoff, all for Culbertson, Neb
Nils Person, ions Hanson, for Emmetts-
burg, la.
3enedicta Persow for Omaha, Neb
Nils Person, John Larson, for st. Paul,
MINI.
John Anderson, for Bushnell, Ill.
Z. j. Olafson, for St. Paul, Mimi.
Agnes Engestrom, for Minneapolis, Mimi.
Mis- Person, for Joliet, Ill.
g. A. Carlson, for Chicago
Nils Nilsson, for Hastings, Neb.
Nils Eghastrom for Enmettsburg, la.
Matilda Engstrom, for Minneapolis.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Grants Waterworks.

GRANT, Neb., April 13.-TSpecial Telegram
to THE BEE. The Lincoln Land company
through its secretary, r, o. Phillips, entered
into an agreement to-day with the town
council, to put in complete system of water
works. Excavating will begin as soon as the
contracts can be let Grant breaks the rec
ord, being the youngest town in the state to
make such an Improvement.