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LARGEST Horning Circulation West of New York. LARGEST Morning Circulation West of Xew York. i i VOLUME XLTII. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1887 TEX PAGES.

PRICE THREE CENTS. SCHNEIDER ON THE RACK. THE SHOE-BOX MYSTERY. FAR TOO JIAXY EMPLOYES. DANIEL MANNING RESIGNS.

WHAT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN OlIETI.Y PIT AWAY WHERE MR. GRINNELL CAN INTERVIEW HIM. all the ticket ngerts in the city, and a personal line of will be imposed upon the agent who cuts a rate to any point, either directly or indirectly, by allowing extra baggage, by extending the time of a limited ticket, or by making the cut direct. The restored rates went into effect today. The New York rates aie $13 first class via the Lake Shore and 1.50 via the other lines, and til second class by all lines.

THE INTEK-STATS COMMISSION. WATER-OFFICE BERTHS FOR POLITICAL WORKERS. HIS PLACE AS KrCRF.TART OF THE THE CUV BE VACATED. existed so as to be detrimental to the service." Regarding the night work and ex'ra time, the committee did not think there was anything out of the wav 111 this; in fact, it was eminentlv proper, seeing as the work had to be done. As to tiie men who did it, that did not matter, either, provided they were comietent to do it.

Some men worked both night and day, but it was no more than riht that they should have been paid for their extra labor, seeing as it had to be done by somebody. The assessing of "lrontage rates on rear buildings was merely a matter of law, the report says, and this was discontinued after Mr. Hand came into office. He had been sustained in position by Corporation Counsel inston. If the Council wanted "frontage rates" assessed on rear buildings the pronor way to do was to amend the ordinance, under the advice and direction of the Corporation Counsel.

The charge that the books kept by the Assessor of the Water l)e Incompetent Men Appointed to Do the City's Work at to S3 a Day A Pay-Roll That Is Not Justified by the Business of the Department Suggestion for a Reduction The Investigating Committee's Report to the Council. A meeting of the Finance Committee of the City Council has been called for Friday, at which the expenses of the Water Office will come up for consideration. The Republican members of the committee are in favor of not only fixing the salaries to be paid, but of limiting the num ber of employes. At present Superintendent variance with those of the Collector was hardly proper, the committee goes on to sav, Hand has full swing and can do about as he pleases. As he cannot say "No," the number of employes is entirely too large, and some of them are paid extravagant salaries with each other, appeared to be excited, and very anxious to learn something.

A little cautious questioning brought out the fact they were alarmed over the disappearance of "Nic" Schueider, the man who ciaims for work done without a contract, and who has already received nearly hall the money. never failed before to attend a meeting of the board since he had been given work, and his failure to turn up was enough, in view of recent developments, to cause alarm. It was whispered he hadn't been home since Saturday, and that no member of his family had seen him since then. According to report his partner had said that State's-Attorney Grinnell was at the shop the mornine and toon all of Schneider papers he could find, and the combination of the safe, but the partner told him he didn't have it. This was what made the boodle Commissioners, ex and present, so nervous.

They jumped to the conclusion that Grinnell must have taken "Nic" in, planted him somewhere, and was trying to make him squeal. Perhaps he had talked. From the conduct of two or three of the gang yesterday it is very evident that if any squealing is done anil they learn of it in time they will skip out. So if State's-Attorney Grinnell has a net out he had better watch the hauling-in lines or some of the lish he is after Will escape. It is understood that Schneider has said he never paid the gang any money, but of course no one ever pays over money direct.

As to Schneider's exact whereabouts there is great mystery. Nobody in the State's-Attorney's office knew anything, and Mrs. Schneider was equally ignorant. The rumor was current that he was boarding at Mooney Boland's, on Monroe street, but a reporter who caiied at the agency was told that they had no lodser 'of that name. is certain.

however, that he is in some quiet place convenient of access where Mr. Grinnell can get at him with ease. It is understood that the State's Attorney spent all Sunday and a good part of Sunday night in eonversin? with him. Whether, in case Schneider should say anything, the matter will be brought before the present grand jury is questionable. Judge Jamiesou in his charge yesterday said nothing on the subject, but directed the attention of the jurors specifically to other points.

On the whole the impression is that unless very strong evidence" is obtained the matter will not be brought before this grand jury, but before one socially called for the purpose of attending to it. An attempt was made to see State's-Attorney Grinnell last night, but he was not at home and could not' be found, and nothing could be obtained from him. lor doing very little work. Custom requires Hand, when he makes an appointment, to t-ubmit the name and salary to the Commissioner of Public Works, and, as tnis is only a matter of form, the latter approves the recommendation without making any inquiry, AVhen Hand took charge a year ago i last July the salary of Sutiefintendent was He drew his pay the first year, but not. a cent for the second year until October, when Mayor Harrison was acting Commissioner of Public Works, when his sal jlje Work of Bringing the County King-stersto Justice Fairly Begun All Schneider' Papers Fiud Their Way Into the State's-Attorney's Hands An Air of Uneasiness Around the County Building The Wife of the Using Man Will Not Give Any Information as to His Whereabouts.

Thursday, Fob. 3. TnE Tkirune published 52 article to the effect that State's-Attorney Grinned and his assistants were hard at work accumulating evidence relative to frauds jwrputrated or assisted by certain members rf the County Board, county employes, and county contractors during the last two or three years, by -which hundreds t'f thousands of dollars were stolen irora the county. The article was laughed at in some quarters and positively denied in others, one. official giving it out straight" that Mr.

Oriunell was occupied in reducing the brief in the Anarchists' case and attending to the current business of the Criminal Court, and that "County Board corruptions had en-raced no part of the attention of the ieyartnient. The taxpayers, however, will tje gratified to learn that The Tkibune was nght; that Mr. Grinnell has been working literally day and night on the County Board frauds for sonu' weeks, and that as an earnest of his good work he has already got one county contractor in hand the notorious 'ic Schneider. several months ago The TitmnE time and drew attention to the Schneider bills which tiie gang rushed through the Coun-iv Board. Ed McDonald.

Mike McDonald's brother, who is engineer at the County Hospital, and whom 'ihk Tuhsuxk has shown to he interested several shady county contracts, notably those of U. T. Boyle a Co. unci F. Barooloniei was also generally tmderstood to be Schneider's backer and Partner.

Schneider had the contract for bteam apparatus, repairs to boilers, and similar work at the various county institutions, and a good deal of his work was done without" any contract whaiever. and the hills rushed through the board. Fart of his bills uvre O. by Ed McDonald, part by Engineer Oliver of the County Building who is a brother of Commissioner Oliver and a large part of them by Fred Faber, the architect. Faber.

however, in a talk with a reporter yesterday said he had nothing to do with Schneider's bills except to see that certain work had been dne. If Schneider charged flO.OCO for asd.ooo job it was none of his (Faber's) business, for the committee attended to that. Speculation as to Who May Be Appointed by the President. "Washington, D. Feb.

14. Special. The Inter-State Commerce Commission is beginning to take shape by ruling out the classes of men who will not be on it. Col. Morrison told an Illinois friend this evening that from what he had heard during the day he felt satisfied the President would make the appointments very soon, certainly before the adjournment of Congress.

This was said when un inquiry was made of Morrison about his own prospects. He has in his pocket the petition of the Democratic members of the Illinois Legislature asking that he be appointed. This petition was sent to Morrison and he refused to iay it before the President. His reason was that if he were appointed it should be done without any petition. It has been said lately that Reagan favored his Texas colleague, Roger y.

Mids, for a place on the commission, but as the President will not let down the bars for Morrison it is certain he will not lor Mills. Cougressiovial candidates being out of the way, the field is a little narrower, but there is no decrease in numbers that can be seen. The joke of today has been tho suggestion that the President would name Carl Schurz as a Republican member of the commission. Republicanism is the kiud that suits the President. Schurz has probably less fitness for position on the Inter-State Commerce Commission than any of the hundreds of candidates.

His failure as an administrative officer was wofully plain during the time he was Secretary of the Treasury. A great many letters have been received here today from Chicago urging the fitness of C. M. Wicker of the Merchants' Freight Bureau. They will probably be filed at the Wnile House in time for the President to inform himself fully of Mr.

Wicker fitness for the position. Indiana Candidates for the Commission. Indianapolis, Feb. 14. Special.

Indiana has four candidates for appointment as Commissioners under the Inter-State Commerce bill C. New. who is supported by Senator Harrison and Joseph E. McDonald; ex-Congressman W. H.

Calkins, who is backed by Messrs. Voorhees, Morrison, Randall, and the Indiana delegation Gen. George B. Wright, ex Railroad Commissioner of Ohio; and William Mack, a Democratic lawyer of Terre Haute. ary was made f3.0n0, dating back to July 1.

Where the Box ami Satchel Were Purchased, and Description of the Man Who Did the Buying Story of the Detective Work Here More Developments at the Eastern End Threat from an Anarchist Society to Which the Dead Man Belonged. The story from Wallingford, regarding the developments in the shoe-box mystery, alleging that they go to show that the murdereu man was an Anarchist and that he was killed in Chicago to prevent the exposure of an Anarchistic plot, is interesting and unquestionably correct so lar as it relates to the commission of the crime in this city. The other part of it is not quite so probable, although ossible. Shortly after the discovery of the body, Aug. a Ch.cago detective received a commission from the Wallingford authorities to look up the Chicago end of the matter.

The box in which the dismembered remains were found was traced through the peculiar lettering to the wholesale house of 1j. L. Ferris Fifth avenue, between Monroe and Adams. They had sold it in May to Henry Eickmeier, a dry goods and boot and shoe man at No. 11)7 North Wells street.

Eickmeier remembered selling the box, but couldn't describe the man who bought it- He thought he sold it late in the first' week of May. Eicifmeier's placre is nearly across the street from a hotel that used to be headquarters lor a "group" of the Anarchists. There was found near the box containing the body a brown valise bearing a stamped design and Chicago on its bottom. In this was blood-stained clothing. The valise was found to have purcnased of Charles T.

Wilt, No. 40 Madison street, May 1:2. The man to whom it was sold was a foreign-looking person, tall, slim, round-shouldered, with dark hair and mustache, who wore a long light duster, brown clothes, and a dark hat. His left hand was bandaged as if hurt, and when questioned about it he said it had been hurt in a drop press. He also bought some tarred paper.

The valise was a very big one, fourteen inches high, twenty-four long, and twelve wide. The stranger paid for it and took it away with him. He turned up May at Yalesvilie. having with him the snoe-box, which was 2Vxl7xl-2, and the valise. He hired a farmer to transport him and his box to Cheshire, but when they had gone half way asked to be dropped, as he expected the people he was looking for would meet him there.

May 24 he appeared, Without baggage, at Walhngiord, waere he registered at the Wallingford House as E. E. Tagianaer, or Saylander, Chicago, and after remaining a day went away, 'ine shoe-box. with the headless and dismembered body carefully wrapoed in tarred paper, was not discovered till Aug. is.

Examination showed the body to have been that of a young man. In a pocket of the clothing in the valise was a love-letter no ater Office lor the last six years has be come more and moie a refuge for the friends of Democratic politicians, and there is no question if managed on business nriticiuies it couid be conducted much more economically. ine increase in tne salary l.st is out ol all proportion to the growthof business, as these figures will show 110 booas are kept by the Assessor. hn memorandum-books, such as are used by the inspectors, comprise tne books of the Assessor, anu in fact the system under which the office has been managed for ears, the committee says, does not cemu-mplate the keeping- of regular books by tne Assessor. The committee thinks there (ran be no material variance between the Assessor and Collector, but competent men should go over the books alter office hours and correct tho mistakes wilcu naturally arise.

The committee thinks the Assessor should keep regular books. While it would lead to greater expense con-ectness would be obtained, which is the mam thing. Checks and safeguards are now used in the department, which reuder a defalcation almost impossible. These were brought into service some years ago just after a defalcation of lS.0oo had been discovered. The greater part of the reiort is taken up with a discuss of matters eletail in which the public takes no special interest.

Aid. Hiidreth presented anrorder, which was passed, directing the Controller to report by what authority J. P. Hand received in October, lsgtf, for services as Superintendent of the water-ofiice. Hand was getting a year, but in October his salary was increased to fcf.OOO and he drew back pay at that rate from July to October.

Short Hours in the Water OUce. Chicago, Feb. 14. Editor of The Tribune. Six or seven hours must constitute a day labor in the Water Department of Public Works.

I went to tay for my water soon after 4 o'clock p. m. and the rooms were closed. I am informed that the offices are-closed at 4 o'clock p. in.

If they are opened at 9 o'clock, reserving one hour for dinner, and they are closed at 4 p. six hovrs constitute a clay's services. Positions are quite desirable ou this account. South Side. THE CABBINALS IK ROME.

ia rn.3ifi i ia4 fmsci ltsa 93.117 18S5 110.OJIi The accurate figures for lSSH cannot be obtaiued, as the bookkeeper has been sick for three weeks and has not completed his annual statement. The total, however, is said to be in the neighborhood of 10,000. The The Actual Retirement to Take Place Immediately pon the Appointment of a Successor Sir. Fairchild Likely to Be the Man The Senate Kef uses to Give Full CouKiileratiou to niters A fleeting the Navy Mrs. l.og.m's Pension In the House Other Washington News.

Washington, D. Teb. 14. Mr. Manning today formally tendered i resignation as Secretary the Treasury.

He called upon the President previous to leaving for New York ar.d had a long talk, in the courje which he placed his resignation, to take ffect upon the appointment of his successor, in the President's hands. Mr. Cleveland is said to have expressed his regret that Mr. Manning had decided upon this step, although it uas not unexpected. He intimated that he should not appoint Mr.

Manning's Successor until about the end of Ihe session of Congress, and Manning' promised to return at the end of the week and perform the duties of the cilice until that time. Mr. Manning took the 4: 15 o'clock tram for New York anil was accoiuofinied by Mrs. and Miss Manning a.id Mr. Robert L.

Fryer. He is expected to return Friday. It is understood he went to suierin-tend the final arrangements before the opening of the new Dank. It, is probable that he will delay the chartering of the bark until alter successor as Secretary of the Treasury has been apiointed. As President of a bank he would not be eligible to act as Secretary of the Treasury.

Treasurer Jordan said today that the bank would not be chartered until it was ready to do busine-ss, and the owning has been announced for some time in the spring. Tho same law would prevent Mr. Jordan from acting as Treasurer whih a bank ofheer. Mr. Manning's resignation has been so loug anticipated that little comment was excited when it became known that he had tendered it.

The prevailing opinion seemed to be that he had done a wise lliing as far as he was personally concerned. lie has never recovered from the uiwplectio atiacK of last and has been only a figurehead since his return in October. To have performed the buideasome duties of the ohiee would have s.ibj. cted him to fin-other attack. Tito various rumors of a difference of opinion between the President and Mr.

Manning are generally credited. The talk that the illne-s cf Mr." Manning was the result of a quarrel with the President at tiie Whito House is revived. It is believed that he never wanted to return to the Cabinet, and that ne only did so alter the rcpeaiiMl appeals of parly friends. Ho now takes advantage ot a iavori'tde opportunity to sever the disagreeable connection. It is said hat the new ba.ik stock is already quitted at 40 per ont premium, unci one reason for this maybe the hint that i.s President ar.d Vice-Prestidoat will enable it to become a Government depository.

Mr. Fairchild is stiil looked upon as the most probable successor of Mr. Manning. He has been at the head of the department for a year, and is ni accord with the Administration, and has the confidence of the President. THE NAVAL BILL.

Consideration of the Measure. Postponed for Discussion of Fads Ship-Kail way Scheme. Washington, 1). Feb. 14.

Ou motion of Mr. Cameron the Se nate today took up for consideration yeas 37, nays 17 the bill introduced and it-perted by him to increasei ta naval establishment." The Senators: voting against taking it up were Beck, Call, Cockrell, Coke. George, Jones Ai 1c Maxe-y, Plumb, Pugb, Ransom, Sherman, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, Vooihees, Walthall, and Wilson (Md. i. Mr.

Cameron addressed the Senate in advocacy of the bill. Vre should, he said, commence at once the ten first-class increase is uue to uie putting on oi a lot oi insiectors and shut-oft men at 2, 2.25. and 2.50 a day, and also some clerks. There are only four months in the year, May, June, November, and December, when the employes earn fair wages. Ail the rest of the ye-ar, with lew exceptions, they loaf; but they have iniiooence," and hence draw their salaries the whole of the year.

The February pay-roll shows the employes, with what CATTLE QUARANTINE. the.r salary amounts to a year Superintendent Chief Clerk i.sjo Cashiei Assistant cashier MISSIONARY HUME'S SXAT-MENT. Registrar I.j-'jO Assistant Registrar Of a the -00 Assistant Ketd-trur l.nOO Four clerks at l.avM Ele ven clerks at 1.A)0 13.30) Two clerks at il.Mt lour clerks at clerks at if'Ju) Messenger tf)0 Messenger 4s0 Assessor Assistant Assessor 1.400 Two assessment clerks, Sl.OJ sJ.100 During the six months ending Dec. -M I Sonne. der drew about from the coun-f; ty, and in easps where his biils were ltem-f iwd it has been shown he charged two or 4 three prices for the supplies.

Schneider I aipnirted to a reporter that he bor-I rowed money'' trorn Ed McDonald and "other friends'' to carry on the 6 county business, hut denied that Ed was a J- partner in the regular sense cf he W.rm. si ynor to blossom in? out as a county eon-it tractor the only work he did was little jobs on tugboats. In the cases where ii Schneider had done work without cor tract, when asked iy the new Finance Committee i To explain, he said Commissioner Wren had toid him to tro ahead with it. Wren, how-i ever, gives this a denial. A Banquet to Be Given in Honor of Gibbons and Tascherau, Rome, Feb.

14. The Propaganda will give a banquet in honor of Cardinals Gibbons and Ta3ehereau after the consistory. The Armenian patriarch at the Pope's reception tomorrow will present his Holiness with a diamond ring from the Sultan of Turkey. Numerous visitors, lay and ecclesiastic, today called upon Ordinal Gibbons, among them Cardinals Jacobini and Parocrbi. Cardinal Gibbons this cfternoon quietly visited severnl members of the Sacred Congregation.

Besiues receiving visitors the CanTinal is busily occupied with various matters. Ti'chereiiu lives at the French semi-tiury at Santa Chiard. t)ne assessment clerk l.ioo Two assessment clerks. 2.UH0 Draughtsman l.A'O Two draughtsmen at l.suO Permit clerk Assistant permit clerk A tier studying tne situation carefully Mr. Grinnc-il came to the conclusion that I Schneider was the best man to tackle first.

va-for- for 3d. -St -newas ine weakest pom! in tne coumv- He Explains IIU Views the Subject of the Salvation of the Heathen. New Haven, Feb. 14. Special.

Missionary L. R. A. Hume Jr. has issued the following letter, which is self-explanatory: In compliance with a request trom the rooms of the American Board tuat I i-houla give the Prudential Committee a brief and general statement of my theological position aud my purposes lor work, which they might g.ve to the public in connection with ttfcir decision of the question of my return to India Feb.

3, 1 sent a letter with the desired memorandum. I now consent that the public thouid be put in possession of that which was originally prepared for-it in the circumstances mentioned above. This memorandum briefly icd.cates my theological position and my dUtint-t understanding that If 1 should return to India I should go tree from pledges and with the same liberty of thought and speech as is enjoyed by Congregational ministers at home. The memorandum w.as as follows: "Air. Hume authorizes the statement that in a public utterance lust summer, which has been criticised, he did not commit himself to any theory concerning God's wrys of grace toward the heathen.

He firmly holds every doctrine of the evangelical and ti)kae pot-ition that no man need be finally lot for lack of a gracious opportunity of salvation through Christ, but for only refusing it. In regard to God method of giving this grr.cious opportunity to the heathen who never heard of Christ- he does not profess to have any certain knowledge, since he believer the Bible is not expllct on this point: yet reverently seeking to form opinions on such subjects, in accordance with the spirit of God's revealed word, he holds himself free to consider as legitimate such opinions not contrary to Scripture as are entertained among evangelical ministers: and in a lengthy correspondence has fully explained his In the future, as in the past, he expects to work in loyalty to the board and in harmony with the bietioen of his mission and is confident that he can do so." nng l.ne of ueleuss. A i-ommon, uoeducated nan. who had not personally made much sone.v out of the affair, he would be more apt to see tne wisdom of making a clean signed Myr 10," addressed "Dear Harry," and full of the usval gush of epistles of that kind. Aug.

14 there arrived at Wallingford a letter addressed to the Supervisors, of which the foLowmg is a cooy Chicago. Aug. 10, 18.s6.i seed by an old paper an account of a bodv found some tune in New Haven or near there. My brother Edwin has been gout: since last March and I thot it might be he. He hud his arm broke and had a big scar on neck.

If you know anything about it please to bi it3 it. 1 put in a stamp for a answer. I uin respectfully, Mrs. Edna Marsh. Geneml del.

very. Oliieatro. III. A copy of this was sent to the Chicago detective and a lepiy to tne writer mailed later so that the posi-office might be shadowed. This letter from Edna Marsh caused much speculation, for it was written in a disguised hand, and the ungrammatical arranmeut -of it was so labored as to make it apparent that the one who wrote it knew better.

The who sent it were too liy for the officers and made no call for it while they watched. Finally the letter was sent to Washington to the Dead-Letter Department, and the -'shadows" were taken away. Within an hour after they left a young man called with a writi.cn order lor the letter, which he then could not get. The object of "Edna Marsh" was to find out what the authorities knew. Several parties were shadowed by the detectives, and one of them who is suspected has disappeared.

This case cannot lit Sotmaubelt, the bomb-thrower, because he was middle-aged and the body was that of a young man. Who was it! Spies says he his no interest in the bomb-throwers, too many dead ones having been found since the haymarket affair. 'J breast of it than some of his more pretentious associates. It was believed, too, that icaneider realized that he was open to attack, and that his bills would not stand iuvestipra-uon. Consequently.

Saturday he was taken in hand, and was quietly removed to an out of the wa place where he could be talked nh without interference by County Coin-nissioners or employes. Since then he has aut been home or at his shop. He has. however, it is believed, spent nearly ali lus tunc conversing with Mr. Grinnell.

Whether lie has told unythinsr, and if so, what, is unknown, but there is a belief that he Will find the use of his tongue and The Rome, Feb. 14. Copyrighted, 1SS7, James Gordon Bennett. The Jacobini letter still absorbs public attention, and is causing intense excitement in Vatican circles. I understand, however, that every member of the Sacred College disapproves of it.

It is now au open secret in ecclesiastical circles that Curdiual Jacobini sirned the letter, which was written from beginning to end by Mar. Gaiimbert, a clever and fortunate prelate.Who formerly director of the of Kerne. The Pojie had a long conference on the subject this afternoon with Mar. Galimbc-rt, in the course of which the laUer expressed regret and amazement at the views and attacks make upon his latest attempt to improve the position of the Holy See. From a trustworthy Vatican source I learn that, despite a recent decision regarding the Canadian Knights of Labor, the Holy See is not so utterly hostile to the organization as has appeared, and the Propaganda will bring a very open mind to bear upon the matter when ii.

discusses the subject with Cardinal Tascherean. THREATENED BY A MADMAN. Commissioner Colmu.il Replies to the Illinois 1-ive-Stock Commissioners. Washington, D. Feb.

14. Special. Commissioner of Agriculture Norman J. Col-man has replied to the letter recently addressed to him by the members of the Illinois State Board of Live-Stock Commissioners. The letter is accompauied by one from Dr.

D. E. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry. The letters are addressed to Messrs. Pearson and AYilson only, excluding Mr.

McChesuey, who is made the subject of some sharp thrusts. The writers assert that the recent cattle quarantines in Chicago cost the United States Government $ldO a day. lie-fore the authorities here agreed to cooperate with the Illinois State authorities Gov. Oglesby gave his official Indorsement of the plan. This they considered as binding upon the IUiuois board.

They expected harmony of action, whereas differences constantly arose, and, as a result, the services and funds of the Government have been wasted. The Shufeldt sheds in Chicago were refilled in the face of the positive dissent of the Federal authorities. If ed at all, the worn was not done under the suoerv.sion of the officials in Washington, and the Government is required to continue the quarantine at a large and wholly need'ess expense to the Government Commissioner Colman and Dr. Salmon say that wnen they iound how tlisastrous this absence of harmony resulted a letter of complaint was written by Commissioner Colman and sent to Gov. Oglesby of Illinois.

This letter urged that the Governor at once order the removal of ail the cattle placed in the Shuleldt sheds. It caused the utmost surprise to Commissioner Colman that Gov. Oglesby paid no attention to the letter, but lett the courtesy of replying to his Live Stock Board. The Commissioner of Agriculture was surprised that Gov. Oglesby should assert that the Live Suick Board is a body absolutely independent et the authority and d.rection of the Governor.

Why. then, is asked, did Gov. Oglesby exceed his authority and privilege in ratiiying an agreement that he now denies his right to ratify! If he had not the authority to compel the Illinois Live Stock Board into fulfilling the agreement to act unitedly with the Federal authorities he should not have assumed that he had, thereby misleading the Federal authorities and piunging the Government into useless expense. Commissioner McChesney is politely, but none the less forcibly, caned to account for the high manner in which he is alleged to be conducting the work now being done in and about Chicago. It is demanded that he vacate his self-assumed office.

of deputy under the National Government. He may be the Chief Executive of Illinois but he is liot chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or of the Lnited States Agricultural Department. It is charged that Commissioner MeChes-nev not only declines to cooperate with the Federal officials now in Chicago, but prevents their admission to premises where their duty requires them to be, and withholds information that the proper discharge of their duties requires them to possess. DESOLATED BY FLOODS. zive up ait ne Knows, which case mere iay be music.

iot satisfied with nutting Schneider wnere tie was handy for future rei'erence, Mr. Grm- ned made another bold stroke. One of WAS IT M'MUNN bchneidcr's worsuier. at the little boiler-shop, Xo. 13 Illinois street, was a man named John Charles worth, to whom was due for AT THE EASTEKX END.

ale lity iow wages. He cot alarmed yesterday at Sctineider's not showing up, and knowing that his boss had not got tne money in the warrants be held fancied that there was a chance of losing his pay, so he swore out an Utaohment, and a entity Sheriff seized the nop. Somehow or ether in the confusion E. aesale got open and the papers therein Hindered along eastward to the State's-At-teney's office. What they contain is nit inown.

but there is an impression that if Scaaeiuer kej c.ecent account they may centra starling revelations. Tne re are Comniis-nosers who would doubtless be glad to know jest what is in them. Sic lives in an unpretentious cottage at WRobey street, and a Thiblsk rejxirter 'eat there last to ask him about his asms and liubihtits. The mild tinkle of a Assistant permit clerk l.noO Four plumbing inspectors at jl.lM) Four plumbing inspectors at 3.GU0 Four tappers at 4.ujo Meter clerk 1.500 Two assistant meter clerks at jl.3X) 2,0 One assis tant meter clerk l.oOO Three meter collectors at Rate taker l.nou Six rate takers at SttiO 5.4U0 Three expressmen at 3 a day Two supernumerary clerks Two foremen ot leaks aad shut-oil at a.f.l Two foremen of at l.suo Kight shut-off men at a day 5,700 Thirty-two shut-on men ft js2 day 19. Twenty -one leak inspectors at a day.

Itl.asi) Chief Inspector 1,500 Thirty-six inspectors at 22. tim Two inspectors at $1,000 Total The inspectors and shut-off men have been increased again, and, it. will be sten, unless there is a cutting down, the excuses this year will be much larger than ever. It is claimed that experienced men must be retained, even when there is nothing for them to do: that it would be poor policy to turn them off in the dull season and run the risk of getting inexperienced hands when "business commenced again. Some of the Finance Committee are in favor of making three riods for paying water rents, instead of two as at present giving the South Side say May and June, November and December; the.

West Division July and August, and January and February; and the North September and October, March and April. By this plan the force coulu be reduced materially, and those employed would then be kept at work the whole year, and. therefore, earn their salaries. The office can be run just as well with this force, the suiier-iiuous men being cut off Chief Clerk 2.300 Cashier 1.800 Ass stant cashier 1.200 itegistrar. 1.3n0 Assistant Registrar Seventeen rate clerks at 11,200.

20.400 Two messengers at (jo0 1,200 Assessor 1.HU0 Four assessment clerks at $1,200 4.S00 Draughtsman 1.500 Three assistant draughtsmen at 2.7UJ Permit clerk 1.500 Assistant Assistant Six plumbing inspectors l.OuO 6.000 Four tappers at H.lHKi Three meter clerks at $1.200 3,60) Three meter collectors at $1,200 3.6o: Six rate takers at 6.400 Foreman leaks and shut-off 1.2HJ Two foremen for locating pipes at $900 l.tmO Twenty-two shut off men at i'JOO Chief Inspector 1.200 Eighteen inspectors at $000 Total $107,100 Evidently something must be done soon to lessen the expense of running the office, or the Controller will have very little of the water lund to invest in city bonds. At the Council meeting last night the Commissioner of Public Works sent the report of T. Bond, who investigated the Water Office, and recommended the separation of the collection from the assessment department, a change in the system of bookkeeping, and several minor changes in the way of doing business. The Commissioner said the separation proposed required a change in the ordinances, and, in tiie absence of authority, the department had taken no action. The paper was laid over.

reb. 7 the Council passed an order that the Commissioner of Public Works rejiort to the Council all matters as reported to him by the committee of experts who examined the books and accounts of the Water Department, and to what extent the recommendations of the special committee of the Council have been complied with. The Commissioner therefore submitted the report last night at the meeting of the Council, saying that, as the ordinance would have to be changed, his A 9Ian in Pittsburg Who Answers the Description of the Fur Thief. Pittsbuko, Feb. 14.

About midnight a man entered a saloon on Wylie avenue and asked the proprietor to allow him to stay all night, offoring -55 for the privilege. He was in an intoxicated condition and the saloonkeeper refused him. He said his name was Harry McMunn. who was rescued from the officers at Ravenna. Being told the second time he could not remain, he left the saloon and started up the street.

Detective Fred Keii entered the saloon a moment later and, being informed of the occurrence, started in pursuit aud captured him a few blocks away and took him to the Central Station. On the way to jail he said he lived at No. 4VS Abbey street, Cleveland. He left there Jan. VI.

and came here from Akron, yesterday morning. He claims to be a boatmaker by-trade. His description tallies exactly with that already given of McMunn. He was dressed in a shabby suit and wore a cap. One of his hands was in a sling.

Pittsbi no. Feb. 14. The statement of Mrs. Robinson, the woman who voluntarily confessed that her husband was concerned in the recent fur robbery and rescue of McMunn, is not given credence.

A telegram from Massillon, says a detective from Cleveland examined the woman this morning and decided that, her story was not true. IKS, aor-bdl out of tune brought an answer. A pod-looking woman about 3U years of age fpfned the door wide enough to admit her fcwd, fat face in the aperture. "hoes 'ic Schneider live here?" Yes, sir; what do you wants" "Is ne at home now "No. sir: he is not." Well, 1 see a man in there.

I guess I'll Sin, if yon have no Well, come in, then, and if you want to 4 who that man is I'll tell you; it is Mr. -ecteJ iJ k. tuer THE FIRE "to you Mrs. Schneider I'm Mrs. Schneider." S'ilyour husband be home tonight 'don't know." ftd your husband tell vou when he was fWi? home, touichtr' didn't say anything about it." Mr.

Sanders rel erred to sat in an wroom with his sleeves rolled up smok-W j1 ay l'ipt1- At tuis jtttftire he came Mnrard and the reporter turned to him as a presort. Cr: Kanders, when did Nic Schneider 'e home!" "trday morninsr. sir." protected steel cruisers provided for in the OiU. On motion of Mr. LTawley an amendment was added to the second section in these words: Save that, in ail their parts they shall be of American manufacture." On motion of Mr.

Morgan a section was added requiring the construction of three of the vessels ou the Pacific coast, three on the Gulf of Mexico, and lour on the Atlantic coast. Mr. Van Wyck inquired whether provision was made in the bill for war vessels on the lilies. Mr. Hale (Chairman of tue Committee on Naval Affairs) replied that the companion bill to tho pending measure, which he would call up at an early day, covered the leaturos of floating batteries ou rafts for harbor defenses, toi-jiedo boats, aud loi-pedo appliances, and also of light draft gunbt ats lor use on the Western lakes.

Mr. Butler, a rnemtier of the Committee on Naval Affairs, suggested to Mr. Hale that he Wuuld be sale in adding that both bills (Cameron's and Hale's had the unanimous sanction of the Commit tee ou Naval Affairs. Mr. Van Wyck made the calculation that the ar nvgate ainov; appropriated in these bills and in the ordinance bills recently passed would 1 each Mr.

Hale said that even if they did their expenditure would range through a peric-d of from three to six years, and therefore would only interfere to that extent with the Treasury surplus. Mr. Van Wyck said that a surplus was problematical," as it was doubtful whether there would be any surplus for thi; coining ytar. -Jo agreed, however, with a remark made by the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Plumb; that there was no danger of thii bill becoming a law.

He presumed that it was not introduced and reiiorted With the ox-pectation. hojie, 01 desire it it would become a law. The people wore not there being a lev million dollars in the Treasury, but they were of high ti.x;;s. 'the object of these bills was to exe'ioe lor not reducinj taxation. object was to drain and the Treasury, so as to be abie to say that the taxtis could not be reduted.

And when jiensions were asked for disabled and soldiers they wouid be told that that couid not he done because there was no money in the Treasury. Men were mtra va'nabie than sH-el f-hips and for! ions. They have to be niggardly in pav ing the men who i.aJ ottered tneir bodies as bulwarks against those who sought to take ttio lite of the Nation, because, forsooth, there would be no money in the Treasury to pay them. He believed tnat the best way to make provision for the next war would be the generous prodigality, liberality, or rather honesty of the Government towards its defenders. Mr.

Riddleberger (a member of the Committee on Naval 'Affairs; sa.d that he might be classified as one of tiiuse who hail "sought to take the life of the Nation." but now, since it had become a Nu'ion, he was willing to the money neiressary 10 maintain it, as a Nation once ir.ore. and give one Southern man. who was today in favor of tho United States navy, for all the Brigadiei-Generals of the Union army who were opposed to it. At 2 o'clock the presiding officer laid before the (senate the business, being the Eaaa Tehuantepec bib. Mr.

Cameron moved to postpone that bill till tomorrow so as to go on w.th the Naval bill. The motion was defeated yeas 24, uays as follows: YF.As. Al-lrirh. J'lfttt. H.ickburn, 1'Uifh, liori fn, il iv 'ry.

J'i 1 etfrrjtr, Ijiitler, MV'nn, ani-'ir. 1 -iitn'ron, touhorvt. fitooter, 0nr, MaritftrtOn, Jitt't; Jj.ivr, JUi'irr, Williams. i Morgan, iUon Ua.) -1. NAVS.

G'-oige, Saulsbury, Keck. Gortuan. ance. Berry, Harm Va Yyck, Call. ilarr, Vest, e'ot-kre'il, J'fjiilU.

Voorhoes, CoKe, Z.f;.xn-. Waitnail. ci 'tr, AVbitthorne, Pavt Wilson K.l-tLs, J'iWl. Fair, Kaii-om, Recapitulation Republicans in ttqllct. Demo cr.ts in romm.

Yeas Republicans, ID; Democrats, 5. Nays Republicans, Democrats. t. Mr. Eiddieberger observed, "ua apartin le.

Th iniTiif-indary switcB efuro lh cha for tl" he wort. rora re' HHtinn aiu ufoa and th OtUHl March 1. lor le-now and A Crazy Nesro Demands Money or Blood from Gov. Richardson. Columbia, S.

Feb. 14. Special. The life of Gov. Richardson was endangered today by a negro madman, who demanded money or blood.

Baxter Dewalt, a black Hercules, walked up to the private secretary and asked for the Governor. When asked his business Dewalt said that he had been sent to the penitentiary by a Judge who told him that at the expiration ot nis sentence the State would be bis and all the officials would obey him. "Now." said he, "I own the State Bank and I wish the Jovernor to write out a check for the in it or there will be trouble." He would not be put off, and for a time with a large club iutirnidated the secretary, who was in such a positiou that he could get no help. The police were telephoned for. Baxter said that he had but one time to die, and would lose his life if necessary to get his money or keep his word and kill the Governor.

The negro porters around the Slate House wouid not go near the lunatic. After making a motion as if to attack the private secretary he left the office and proceeded to that of the Secretary of State. While there the police arrived They tried to capture Dewalt and a teriibie Mruggle took place. The negro yelled in the most terrible manner and the strength displaced was appalling. Finally, by the combined strength of a men.

Dewalt -e-cured and taken to the guardhouse. Cn Lis person were found a box of cartridges and a loaded revolver. II he i-ould have seen the Governor he would probably have murdure) him. Ohio Criminals Arrested. Steubexvii.le, Feb.

14. Sjeeiai.j Miles Sweeney, a Pan-Handle section hand, was found this morning lying near the coke ovens with his skull fractured in two places. By his side was found a brick, a portion of which was covered with blood and hair. The wouuds are fatal. Sweeney is supjiosed to have become involved in a quarrel with several tramps who were sleeping near the ovens with fatal result.

A tramp named Corrigan was arrested on suspicion. Sheriff Burns today brought C. A. Taylor back from Marshailtown, to answer a charge of bigamy prelerred against him by his second wife. In Tay lor married Sarah Latham at Girard.

O. He deserted her a year later, and is said to have married Mrs. Bertha Bufnngton, a young widow of this city, whom he also de-serted. He then went to Iowa, and, it is alleged, married a young woman at Belle Fails, in that State. Wife No.

1 came to this city and saw No. 2. and the two deserted women brought the matter before the grand jury, which body indicted Taylor. He acknowledges his guilt, and will probably plead guilty before the court. A Young Man Blackmailed.

Cincinnati, Feb. 14. Special. Peter Gibson, a well-known young man of this city, whose father, Wiiiam Gibson, pioprietor of the Gibson House, is worth several millions, has been a victim of blackmail. About five years ago he indiscreetly paid attention to a handsome mulatto gin.

She gained a hold on him. and since that time has obtained over hush money. The woman has Eursued him continually. Two years since gave her 1,000 to let him alone, and sue promised to do so, but a few month was after him again. Her persecution became so intolerable tnat he made a clean breast of the whole affair to the Chief of Police, and the woman was brought to headquarters.

She was insolent and defiant at first, but finally cooled down when informed that she would iw nn.iWtivitia.-ir if ahn ruiri dtf.fl in hir What the Authorities There Have Learned The Threatening Letter. New Haven, Feb. 14. Special. Excitement over the discovery by the authorities that the victim of the shoe-box mystery was the Chicago Anarchist who threw the bomb at the haymarket riot continues unabated.

Constable Heed Austin, who was the principal worker in the many who helped fathom the greatest of Connecticut's many murder mysteries, said to the representative of The 1 nint NE today The public is clamoring for more facts in connection with the case, but to give them the entire outline of the discovery the authorities fear would prevent the arrest of certain Chicago members who put the victim out of the way. I am at liberty to state, however, that you were correct in regard to our having sent a detective to Chicago to work up the case. A telegram has been received from in wh ch he states that he had met with hearty cooperation from the Cnicago police, and tnat in company with detectives ol their force was strengthening the theory which we have, and is undoubtedly correct. One of the letters found in the satchel, which is our best clew to the man's identity, contains a threat from the head of the main Socialistic society in Chicago to the effect that if the person addressed did not wahin three days come beiore a session of the society and reswear allegiance his death wouid occur the day following. It also is stated that the societies were receiving news daily that he had been making threats that he would forswear the soc.ety and turn Slate's evidence to save himself.

'May the consequences be on your head if you ever again breatne to a living soul anything relating to that terrible crime in which you was the murderer of That was the last sentence of the letter translated into English as near as I can remember," said the informant. "The satchel which was found belonged undoubtedly to the dead man, and had been emptied of ail its contents with the exception ol tue pieces of paper, letters, which had been placed in the side ioeket, the lining of which had been torn. They had sbpjHjd down into the bottom underneath the leather lining. The satchel was also carefully examined by us, but the lining had become matted with blood and dried fcesh. and had become giued to the bottom.

It was stored away, and uixn an examination lately the papers were found. The lining had become separateu from the bottom and revealed the letters, badly disfigured. The discovery took us by surprise, to think such important clews had been overlooked. Our man in Chicago is working very quietly, and the police in mat city have been instructed to keep the matter dark until the clews can be connected properly and the right parties brought to justiee, if they can be, although tiie real murderer probably wdl never be found. An order was probably given and obeved.

All wecan do, in all probability, will be to bring the head of the society in question to justice. As near as we could ascertain from the bieared and bloO'i-blotted inscription on the letter, parts of which I've mentioned, the name of the murdered man was Paul Goetz, but there can be much reliability placed in it. The entire matter now lies in the hands of our man in Chicago. He has been hired esiecial-ly lor the occasion, and if anyone can succeed in piacing this most horrible crime where it belongs he can." Association of Ticket Agents. Cleveland, Feb.

14. The Cleveland ticket agents held a meeting today for the purpose of organizing the local association which is designed by a system of fines and penalties to secure a rigid observance of tariff sheets oi all passenger business from Cleve- h.v dian't you tell me so," said the addressi "auseyou didn't ask me," replied she. Disastrous Flames iu Different Parts of the Country. Pittsburg, Feb. 14.

Fire broke out in Carter's machine-shop about 12 o'clock last night, and iu a short time the building was burned to the ground, together with Mr. Carter's dwelling, blacksmith-shop, and carriage-shop. Lee's livery-stable caught fire, but was saved, though considerably damaged. Carter's loss is estimated at 9 15.1 DO, and the buildings were not insured. The lire is supposed to have caught from natural gas in the machine-shoo.

Galesbckg, 111., Feb. 14. Special. A hotel and six stores at Oneida were burned Sunday. Loss, insurance, $3,000.

An overheated stove set fire early last evening to the first floor of the five story brick building, Nos. to -J'27 Frankbn street, occupied by Levy Ettelshau, manufacturers of the combination folding-bed. The stock was damaged to the extent of $1,000, and the building about 100. Oir for the North Pole. Winnipeg.

Feb. 14. Special. Alex. MacArthur, an old Hudson Bay officer, and one of the best-known men in the Canadian Otis very often pvery da quite often." wanderer, then?" i.

rather." u.VtTer.y domestic in his habits!" 'ft very." there any truth in the rumor that your jana is under arrest! fV(v w'oman showed apparent deep Jski.and in a voice tUat trembled slight- )lllv', Great Damage at Lyons, Mich A Deluge in Iowa. Ltoxs, Feb. 11. The whole country from Lyons to Muir presents a picture of desolation. Many merchants have been unable to visit their stores since Thursday morning, and several who attempted it were swept down by the current and narrowly escaped death.

All the merchants lose heavily, all of the manufacturing establishments are crippled, and many buildings are ruined. The ice gorge shows no signs of breaking, extending as a solid glacier five miles long and fifteen or 1 went teet thick. The loss of property is enormous and will doubtless reach d.x),OiK). The Hollv Water-Works Building stands in the midstof the Hood and has been literally ground to pieces. At Three Kivers the waters began rising again Saturdav afternoon, and this morning it is six inches higher than the great flood of Men were at work all night on the Lak" Shore track, which is only saved from being washed out by the severe freezing.

Floods in Arkansas. Little Rock. Feb. 14. The Arkansas River is rising rapidly at this point, ana its tributary streams are badly swollen, many of them already having overflowed their bunks and Hooded the surrounding country.

rive fears are entertained here that if the heavv rains which have been lallin for the 1st week do not cease there wdl be a repetition or the disastrous floods of lsbl. Two Persons Drowned in a Freshet. Madison, Feb. J-The breaking of the levees on the edge of SkunK River, eight miles northeast, Thursday night, filled fifteen sauare miles of low land with water averaging five feet in depth An old negro resident and his wife whue rom their home to higher land, were drowned Great damage is done to cribbed coi and hay stacks. Heavy Snows in South Dakota.

souri River. A Paper on Evolution. A paper was read by Justice Franch, Russet unon" Evolution -at the meeting at mDhto. the Philosophical Society. mis, ne was arrestea Particular, only the rumor is in the city." sai' whether he was arrested or somewhere else Weins to know." he is arrested I'd like to know Northwest, accompanied by H.

M. Young and servant, left here late Sunday night on an overland journey to the North Pole. At Norway House, 3dO miles north of here, they know what he Vtr and I'd like to onethat would cause win get, aog-trains, ana irom there wui go h.ru to be ar- to tort Churchill, the most northerly Hud he is nnt son Bay fort on the route. At Chesterfield jstmi'i wui ne dc nome to- Inlet they count on striking an American whaler from New Bedford which is winter ing there, and will replenish their supplies. "IM11 tCU J'ou-" down liere v-ait for "Voa 0 you 1 wouid be here'" By May 12 they hope to reach the magnetic department had taken no action in regard to the recommendation that the assessing and collecting of water rates should constitute two separate bureaus, both being subject to the control of the Commissioner of Public Works.

The report of the Committee of Exjierts is signed bv T. N. Bond, and goes on to say that there is no reason why the books of the Water Department should not balance at the end of each fiscal year and its true financial condition ascertained, provided that competent men are employed in the different departments of the office and all errors and mistakes promptly corrected. Mr. Bond is of the opinion thai some of the employes of the department are not competent to properly perioral their duties, not being such as a prudent business-man would select lor his office, though tney are probably as competent men as can be ob-tatwjd wider the present metnod of selection.

The influence of Aldermen and the cbviEor of politicians is responsible for this st 'e of afiairs. No doubt many clerks had ne id -ted iheir duties, and so this would al-wa; so long as they were selected and en. pi edujxm the recommenuation of tnose wi-i i.ired more for tueir aoiiity to manipu-la a primary or carry a ward thau for their business qualifications. As tJ the question of favoritism, Mr. Bond aid tlw1 wm no evidence to show that it -a.

suij nere a week and not see Oh a put up A dam8 sver build' cting a11-1 ITTIS-St- pole. 1 hey will go north as far as they can next summer, but will return and winter at King dham's Land. The following sum-mer'ibey wili reuew their explorations. Mr. e.doe he come home nights?" "Then 1 0 Cl0ek 's in the city," MrfffJ'soutof the ciiv?" MacArthur will take an entirely new route to the pole.

He will go directly north from so- un'i 1 don't know anything Boothia I eiix, keeping about 300 miles west hna out anythins if th.aiht." of Smith Sound. He expects to escape the hummocks in the ice which stopped the ctflnj I I'oner withdrew, while the Greely and Markham expeditions, and hopes ike tin thi, nd him vvitU a 'bang that 'eet lne keeping residents of Kebey to hnd smooth ice, admitting of compara Stoves. tively easy approach to the pole. He expects to be away from two to three 5-ears, and will Kires. 5 ve duriD" th0 County Board make exteusive ornithological collections, but wilt collect but little scientific aata.

The Dominion Government is bearing a portion I jmportuiuues. Sabers and also some Oyorant who wtjre in the KmS1' med TO be troubled They talked privately oi tne expense. i land. Tho ttstouiauon wui include con Kr3sn Pur Coatee-'File Froid swt- V'1 i-.