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The morning call., 1893-04-19
FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
That Led Horace O'Donohue to Cut
His Own Throat.

CHICAGO, April 1S.-The remarkable sui.
eide OF the wealthy Horace O'Danohue,
which was supposed 10 be due solely to a
sudden insane impulse on hearing his wife
read the account of the death OF Elliott f.
Shepard. was revealed to-day as probably
the result of large financial embarrass-
ments involving a number of Chicago
publishing The failures last week
of II. j. Smith & Co. and of tie Nile
Smith Publishing Company have, it is
said, put n different aspect upon affairs,
1t seems that they have been doing
business with the O'Douohues' house for
years, and the dead man frequently accom-
modated them and gained such friendship
In the business world that when he wanted
an accommodation he found no difficulty
getting 1t. In fact, his accommodation notes
are said to have reached the aggregate OF
100000. These notes were coming due
and he could not pay them, nor could he
face his friends and tell them Of the trou-
Bile. This worry caused temporary mental
arrangement, and he cut his own throat.
1t is believed that his estate will be found
sufficient in time to take care of all in
debtedness, but the demands Of banks upou
the indorseTs of his accommodation notes
is making the best of them squirm al the
present time. He has real estate valued at
$500, 600. on which there Is an incum brance
of 100000. His printing and binding plant
is worth $4,000.
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IS NOT A CLOSED SEA.
That Is the Contention OF Mr..
Carter.
Nevertheless the United States Had a
Perfect Right to Suppress Peia-
gic Sealing.
Special 10 TUE MoRNINs CALL.

PARIS. April 1S.-At to-day's sitting Of
the Berlng Sea Court of Arbitration, J. c.
Carter of counsel for the United States
continued his speech in support of the
American contention, and recapitulated the
arguments advanced last week. He then
proceeded to show that the jurisdiction of
the United States had always been based
upon property interest, not sovereign
dominion over the sea. Carter quoted from
diplomatic CORES Dondence and the opinions
of English jurists regarding the ukase
issued by Russia in 1921. America and
Great Britain jointly protested against this
uEase, but Great Britain had withdrawn
the protest because of the Monroe doctrine
Carter spoke at length concerning the
mistranslauon and other garhilng Of Rus
sian documents originally incorporated in
the evidence for the Uaiied States. Great
Britain could not truthfuIly accuse the
United States of bad faith in the matter, as
all untrustworthy documents had been with
drawn.
In reading portions Of the correspondence
between Blaine ana Salisbury, Carter laid
special stress on certain letter from
Blaine which did not represent the Bering
Sea as mare clausun, but only claimed alb
solute rights over small portion of it,
although the United States Government
considered itself to be within its rights
when it suppressed pelaglc sealing
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NOT A GUN FIRED.
Admiral Gherardi Paid His Visits
in Silence.
And Then He Said the Powder Had
All Been Condemned ard Was
No Good, Anyway.


FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April ia
strange thing happened to-day. Admiral
Gherardi visited seventeen ships and not a
gun was fired. Ordinarily such a round Of
visits would have been the occasion for fill
ing this beautiful atmosphere with sui
phurous smoke, but when lie left his own
ship the Admiral ordered that no salute be
fred, and of the foreigners he made the Ie-
quest that the same noisy honor be omitted.
Even with eleven more men-of-war to
arrive the naval rendezvous has already
assumed proportions which entitle 1t to
rank as one of the greatest of aggTegations
of floating batteries which the world has
ever Witnessed
Admiral Gherardi said to-day that the
ships participating in the review repre-
sented fully S25 C00.GO0 They were
manned by about 10000 men. The ad-
miral expressed pleasure at the interest dis
played by newspapers in the rendezvous.
He said lie supposed that the cores pond
ents would like to know how much money
was wasted in firing saIutes, and receiving
n reply in the affirmative the admiral threw
aside his dignity and actually chuckled.
WELL he said, "as matter of fact. all
the powder we use has been condemned
and it is really good for anything else >
The crowd here continues to increase. L
long since filed the building at the Ole
Point, and now is spilling over into the
bard ng-houses and country hotels OF the
vicinity.
The arrival OF the German ships to-nigh t
added TO the constantly increasing excite
ment. The big Argentine cruiser was ex-
pected to-day, but is probably lying to-
night outsite the cRpes. The German
squadron steamed into the harbor so late in
the afternoon that if the Kaiserin Augusta
had not begun to boom her caunons some
distance down the Roads she would have
slipped into her anchorage officially un-
noticed until O'clock tomorrow morning.
The boatrace this morning and the base
ball match this afternoon have also given
something to talk about. The first event
was between crews from the Chicago and
the Philadelphia. The Chicago crew took
the lead a. the start and was never headed.
The baseball event was between lot of
young officers 0f the Chicago and pick ed
nine. The picked nine, after a couple Of
hours of lively chasing, retired vanquished
Tonight the American officers are play
ing the part OF hosts. The senior rear
admiral entertained the commanding officers
and the junior officers did honor to their
fellO W-ofiicers on the visiting sliDs
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FREAK OF A STORM.
Even the Bodies of Its Victims
Were Blown Away.
Clearly the Season OF Eastern Cy-
clones Has Opened to Heavy
Business.
Special to THE MoRN1xo CALL.

TOPEKA. Kan, April 18.-The CapitoPs
Usage City (Kans) special tonight SAYS:
About 4 O'clock this afternoon the worst
windstorm, accompanied by rain and hail,
ever experienced in this country, passed
over Usage City, and in a space Of two or
three minutes had destroyed abont forty
buildings of the value Of $500 each. Many
others were more or less damaged. Only
two persons have yet died from in.
juries received, namely. Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Waggoner, colored, but
many others are badly hurt Among the
injured are Joe Bacon (coIored), two chill
Gren of Eli COnnor. d. l.. Williams. Mr.. j.
II. Hickard, Mrs. Hi3kard, Miss Hicksrd.
Mrs. Minnie r. Mahey. Mrs. A. Gardner.
a child of Nels Nelson, child of N. r.
Larron. Evan Morgan, Nels Nelson. Emile
Georgia, Mrs. Simon, a child of John
Swenson, and a child of Mr.. Johnston.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-The Times has
this from Little Rock, Ark: A special
from Paris. Ark, says a cyclone passed
over this section on Monday carrying devas-
taton and death in its way. a large scope
of country was laid waste in the vicinity Of
Roseyille. The loss will foot up thousands
of dollars. All the plantations along the
Arkansas River for miles below the town
were swept bare of houses, and barns and
fences were leveled. On the Fitzworth
plantation several head of fine bloOded
horses were killed. A family of FIVE people
were carried away and two of the children
fatally injured by flying timbers.
The town Of Bowles in Scott County,
Ark, was destroyed by a cyclone last night.
Seven persons were killed in the village.
There is no approximating the damage to
life and property in the surrounding couu-
try.
LITTLE Rock, April 1S.-News was re-
ceved here to-day of fearful cyclone in
Foreche Valley, Scott County. The town
of Bowles was almost entirely destroyed and
seven persons were killed and large num-
Der injured. The path of the storm was
half a mile in width and everything was
swept before it. The bodies of number
of the killed were carried over half mile
by the storm. 1t is impossible TO get full
particulars, but it is now known that at
least seven persons were killed. and the
number NAV be much larger.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 19-Up to
o'clock nothing further was learned OF the
cyclone which is reported to have destroyed
the village of BOles. Nothing can be heard
from points tonight, but it is now thought
here that the report is fake.
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HAD FUN WITH HIM.
Story of Bissell and the
Congressman.
ONE RULE THAT HOLDS.
But There Is Still Hope for Those
Men Who Have Already Served
Their Country.
ONE RULE THAT HOLDS.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, April IS. - Postmaster
General Bissel has not earned the favor of
the machine politicians. The other day Il
member of Congress was in BisselPs office
! urging him to make some POI stoffice appoint
menis. The Postmaster-General was pre-
tending to listen to what the statesman
was saying. but when be got good hance
he winked at a newspaper correspondent
who happened to be in the room at the
time. as much to say, ''6ee how stand his
nibs off. "
Representative Springer of Illinois enjoys
reputation among his acquaintances for
perSistency. He refuses to be turned down,
and is said to have obtained more rulings
from Cleveland concerning appointments
than anybody else has done. The rulings
are not always salted to his tastes, how
ever. Yesterday Springer called on the
Postmaster-General and laid before him a
s1ppOsititious case as follows:
"If postmaster appointed by Harrison
served three years and died. and Repu5-
lican successor was appointed. would the
latter be allowed to serve four years dating
from the issue OF his commission ?"
The POstmas ter General said slowly and
positively: ''He will be allowed TO serve
the four years Of his own time"
Well" said the irrepressible Springer,
there is the case l have in mind. Near the
end of his Presidency Mr.. Arthur appointed
Republican postmaster at aylOrviIle, Ill.
Cleveland allowed him to serve four years.
which carried him nearly through the DEM
ocratic administration. Then Democrat
was appointed. Mr. Harrison promptly re-
moved this Democrat and named a Repub
lican in his stead. This Republican served
fhronuh ha of II
rison's administration and then died, and a
Republican successor was appointed. Is he
TO be allowed to hold Office four years
more?"
HE is" said Mr.. Bissell.
But" expostulated Springer, "that will
give q Democratic incumbent but little more
than enc year of Mr.. Cleveland's two
terms"
ut is the rule" said Mr.. BIssel.
ut is cheerfully accepted" said Mr..
Springer, bowing to the Postmaster General
and taking his departure.
Once outside. Mr.. Springer said some very
bad words about the administration.
So far California has averaged about one
POstoftice appointment per day, while the
State of Indiana receives twenty-five or
thirty appointments. The California men,
bers of Congress have not been as prompt
in making recommendations as Congress
men from some other States have, hut they
have submitted many names which the
Postmaster General has not even considered
yet. The appointment to-day for California
was made 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
incnmbentS death.
member of Congress said to-day "that
'ex' rule seems 10 be one of the exceptions,
don'tit?'
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GIVEN NO SHOW.
One Ruling, at Least, Against Chinese
immigration.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Assistant Secre-
tary Spauding to-day telegraphed the COL
lector of customs at Port Townsend, Wash
ington, that there was no authority for
taking bond for the deportation of
Chinese claiming to be returning merchants.
Chinese unable to prove to the satisfaction
of the collector of customs that they were
Of the exempted class. must not be per-
mitted to land nor be transferred to other
vessels in the harbOr, pending examination.
TACOMA, April 1S.-Colector Wasson
and Special Chinese Interpreter Richards
began the examination of the 275 Chinese
held on board the steamship Mogul. At a
late hour tonight enly about one-half the
Chinese had been examined, and an aver
age OF but one in five was permitted 10 land.
1t is apparent that only few will be al
low petO land.
CINCINNATI April 1S-Sx more China
men registered here to-day, thus completing
the registration of all the Chinese residents
In Cincinnati, numbering fifty. The fact
that they were not forced 10 present their
photographs seemed to incline them favor
ably to the law.
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THREATENED LYNCHING.
But After That All the Excitement
SubSided.

DUBUQUE. lows, April Isl. W. healy
and Hugh Robbard. arrested at Greeley,
Iowa, Sunday. on suspicion of being the
mu! derers of Policemen FIRTH and Talcott,
were brought here late last night. An
excited crowd OF several hundred sur
rounded the Jail all morning, swearing
vengeance on the prisoners. They have
been positively identified by the persons
held up and rnbbed the night of the
murder and by Engineer Luther as the men
lie saw running away from the car imme-
diately after the shots were fired. The
TWO policemen were employees Of the rail
road. and were found one morning last
week in the railroad yard. one dead, the
other dying from eunshot wounds sup
posed TO have been given by tramps who
had been found in the yard and ordered out
by the policemen.
The excitement over the arrest passed
away with the day. and tonight everything
about the Jail is as quiet as usual. Blood
was found on the clothes of both prisoners,
and they have been identified as men who
have served time in Saltwater and Waupun
penitentiaries.
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SILVER WEDDING FETES.
Gay Times Ahead for Big and Little
KINGS

LONDON, April 1S.-One of the great fea-
lures of the silver wedding fetes at Rome
next week will be the reproduction OF some
historic Journeys or jousts Of the house of
Savoy. This picturesque function is fixed
for April % TO take the form of a series Of
musical Quadril!es in costume representing
successively the Counts and Dukes Of Sa-
voy, the Kings of Sardinia. and finally, the
Kings of Italy. In the first tabeaux the
Duke of Aosta will take part as Hlnnbert
!, wearing the armor and weapons Of the
eleventh century. In the second quadrille
the Duke of Abruz will be Amadee VIII
and the Count of Turin Amadee ii. AS
finale there will be parade of 100 horsemen
bearing the devices of leo towns in Italy.
Every person taking part in trS maguifi-
cent spectacle belongs either to the royal
family or to the highest nobility. The
Prince OF Naples is to appear in the gnr-
geous robes of grand master of the Order of
AnnunZiata.
On April 26 a bali will be given by Prince
Doria Pamphili. president of the Roman
Committee for the silver wedding fetes. At
this the King and Queen, the German En-
peror and Empress. the whole royal family
and all the royal personages in Rome will be
present.
BERLIN. April IS Emperor William
started to-day for r me.
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IN SARCASTIC VEIN.
Morley and Churchill fitting Over the
Home-RuIe Bill.

LONDON, April 1S.-In the Commons to-
day Sir Edward Grey, Parliamentary Under
Secretary of the Foreign ONCE, stated. in
response to questions. that the treaty be-
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua, signed
in March, 1889 guaranteed to British sub.
jecis the most favored nation" treatment
in regard to any canal, railway or other
mode of transfer that might be established
in Nicaragua. The ratifcatons OF this
treaty had not been exchanged, however,
aud therefore the treaty was not in force.
Sir Edward added thatnothing had occurred
between the two countries to invalidate the
Clayton-BulweT treaty.
The debate on the second reading Of the
hOme-rule bill was resumed. Lord Ran
dolpL Churchill analyzed the bill at consid-
cradle length, criticizing its provisions
severely.
Morley. Chief Secretary for Ireland,
replied to Lord Randolph Churchill, answer
ing his criticisms in a sarcastic vein.
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.swINDLlNG THE CUSTOMS.
A New Scheme Laid Bare by the Vic
tOria Authorities

VICTORIA, b. c.. April 1S.-The Customs
authorities are Mt work on cases involving
attempts to defrand the Government by
getting in goods free. ostensibly for naval
officers. A box came the other day from
Rochester, n. Y, addressed to the steward
of her Maiesty's ship Hyacinthe, and was
taken out to Esquimalt. In the absence
OF tho vessel it was delivered 10
the naval storekeeper at the station and
1t was learned that the box had
contained Photographic camera. The ex-
pressman, who got 1t out of the customs.
delivered the box at well-known est alb
lishment, where, while he waited, it was
emptied and then taken by him to Esqui-
malt for delivery. The parties were heavily
fined by the Customs Collector, and the
steward of the. warship will be dealt with
when the vessel returns.
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STRIKE NOTES.
All of the PIasterers in New York
Quit Work.

BUFFALO. April 1S,-All the plasterers in
the city struck this morning for an increase
iu wages. WorE is stopped on nearly every
building under construction.
HAMBURG, April 1S-The striking fire.
men and coal-trimmers have at last decided
that they will return 10 work.
TOLEDO, April 19-The general advisory
committee of the Engineers Brotherhood,
embracing all the lines between Cleveland
and Chicago, is in session. considering tile
refusal of tho Lake Shore road TO reinstate
the engineers who quit to avoid hauling the
Ann Arbor cars. X is believed there will
be general strike of engineers and fremen
on the Lake Shore.
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NO AID FROM FRANCE.
But the Socialists Refuse to Follow
the Government.

PARIS. April 18.-The French Govern
Dent has instructed the Governors of the
northern Industrial towns to expel any for
eiRners who may be organizing TO assist the
revolution in Belgium. The Belgian So
eialists at Roubaix resolved to disregard
these measures, and passed resolution de-
claTing their readiness to subscribe and
otherwise assist their brethren in Belgium.
A large proportion Of the miners in the
district adjoining the Belgian frontier are
naturalized Belgians. and the French So
cialists are making efforts to induce them
TO strike in order to assist the agitation in
Belgium by stopping the supplies of Belgian
customers of the mines.
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POWERS OF. CONGRESS.
II Can Attach Conditions to the Acts
of Its Predecessors.

CHICAGO. April 1S - The Record to-
morrow will say that dispatches from Wash
ingtdn announce that Attorney General
Oney has decided against the Worlds Fairin
regard to the action of the last Congress
attaching the stipulation TO the appropria-
ton of S25oo,Ooo by previous Congress
that the awards should come from that
amount. The exposition authorities claimed
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NOT POLITICAL OFFENDERS.
And so 1t Is Likely Egan VIII Not Be
Sustained.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-1he cablegram
long expected from Minister Egan as to the
nature Of the crime committed by refugees
who have sought asylum in the United
States legation at Santiago. Chile, was re-
ceived to-day at the State Department Its
contents were not made public. but there is
growing belief that Minister Egan will
not be sustained in granting the right Of
asylum to the refugees unGer his protection
on the ground that they are not political
offenders.
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STEAMSHIP MISSING.
It Is Feared That She Has Gone to
tie Bottom.

PHILADELPHIA. April lS.-Much anxiety
is felt in seR-faring circles over the non
arrival of the British steamship Castlegate,
which left Dan'zig on March 5. with a cargo
Of sugar Il is feared that she, with crew
numbering twenty-five men and cargo
valued at 5000 0O0 has suffered fate SINH
lar TO that Of the Naronic.
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but after S65,cOO bad been paid cut. Bank
ing Commissioners Sherwood. in anticipation
OF panic. took possession and closed the
doors for the protection Of depositors.
0. NJ. Barnes, the mortgagee. announces
that with his private fortune in addition
to the property transferred to him. he will
have 81 for each dollar of liabilities. The
president of both the embarrassed firms is
Orlando f. Barnes, son of o. NJ. Rarues.
and he is president of the bank upon which
the run was made also
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STOP ALL DIGGING.
The Worlds Fair Grounds Must Be
Neat on Opening Dav.

CHICAGO, April 1S.-The edict went forth
to-day that after tomorrow and next day
the Worlds Fair grounds are to be sacred
from all excavation. There is a determine
tion to have the great park in primo condi
tlon for the opening day. ana with that end
In view all piping and other underground
work must be completed by Thursday night.
One Of the most brilliant spectacles OF the
exposition will be the mammoth crystal cave
beneath the great mound. covered with rare
palms and ferns, in the center of the Horti
cultural building. 1t is to be q reproduc-
ton Of cave in the Black Hills. near Dead
wood.
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COFFEE-BROKERS FAIL.
Dragged Down by Big Piunger of
London.

NEW York. April 18.-The failure Of the
old and well-known coffee brokerage house
OF Thomas Barr & Co. was announced on
the Coffee Exchange this afternoon. The
firm were brokers for George Kattulaeh, the
big European plunger whose corner in cof-
fee collapsed a few days ago, with the
result of big drop of over 200 points in
prices in the past three days. His failure
dragged down his brokers. The firm carries
contracts to the extent of $4,000 bags of cof-
fee, besides cotton contracts. Tie liabilities
are very large.
The liabilities of the firm are stated 10 be
between S275, ,OoO and 100000.
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Memphis Races.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 1S.-The track
was fast.
Five furlongs, Dutch Oven won. Bill
Howard second, Ike S third. Time, 1:o4,
Seven furlongs. Beatitice won. Belfast
second Cockiaidly third. Time. :3oh.
Half mile. PhlOpena won, Oh No second,
Vivandler third. Time, :50%
One mile, Red Cap won. Long Ten sec
ond. Frank Ellis third. Time. :45h
Handicap, mile and sixteenth, Torrent
won. LockpOrt second, Rally third. Time,
1:49B,
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ALMOST Wholly DESTROYED

SPRINGFIELD Mo. ,IApril 1s.-Casserville,
county seat of Barry county was almost
wholly destroyed by fire to-day. Twenty-six
business buildings aud dozen dwellings
were consumed. In fact drugstore and
grocery store are all that is left OF the busi-
ness part of the town. The total loss is
Sl50.000 and the insurance $4,000.
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DYNAMITE IN THE PIPE.
An Accident That Would Suggest the
Work of Fiends.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, April 18.-Whie
some men in the mine blacksmilh-shop at
the tower were to-day engaged in breaking
up lot Of old gaspipe with steam ham,
mer an explosion took place which killed
three of the men and injured nine others.
The killed are j. B. Nettle, Charles Mel
son aud Jacob KOshayer. The injured are
Philip Marshend. John Rosenstein, James
Mahoney. j. S. Ware. Frank Cundy, W
j. NettJe, William Martin and Joe Solar.
Marshead and Mahoney win probably die.
1t is supposed that there was quantity
of dynamite in one OF the pieces of pipe.
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SECURED HIS SON.
A Michigan Panic That Amounts to
Little or Nothing.

LANSING, Mich. April 1s.-The Lansing
Lumber Company ard the Lansing Iron
aud Engine Works have given mortgages 10
o. NJ. Barnes on eli their property to secure
him as the indOrser upon most of their
outstanding paper. The assets are stated
at about s1,Sco,oo0, with liabilities Of about
100000.
A run was commenced on the Central
Michigan Savings Bank this afternoon as
the result of the embarrassment of the lum-
Der company and the iron works, and a
feyerish excitement was attendant uron it,
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THE DUCHAFFAULT.
Courtesies From Mare Island to the
French Corvette

VALLEJO. April 1S.-Lieutenant Stoney,
aid to the commaudant, went down the bay
on the tug Nellie this afternoon 10 visit the
French corvette Duchaffault and tender the
use of the stone drydock al the uavy-yard to
the officers of the ship. The corvette will
come up to the island on Monday next and
e. into the dock.