Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 23, 1881, Page 1

s ligy Aauv gy pequeg g A CBLEVENTH YEAR. AN ANXIOUS DAY. Yesterday a Day of Anxiety at| the White House. ‘The President's Improvement Very Slight During Yes- terday. ‘No Recurrence Yesterday of the Vomiting or Nausea. The President Takes and Re- tiins Nourishment by the Mouth as Well as by Enemata. “The Feeling of Anxiety at the ‘White House Growing More Apparent. Dr 'Y'ownsend, Health Officer * of the District, Thinks He ‘Will Die Next Sunday or Monday. An Interview With Him in ‘Which He Gives His Opin- ion of the Case. ‘The Latest Bulletin Reports the |bho President as Resting Easily. THE PRESIDENT. National Associated Press. A GLEAM OF HOPE, WASHINGTON, August 22.—Therc is a gleam of hope again this morning which 18 quite encouraging. The stomach has reasserted itsolf and other indications are no less satisfac- tory than yesterday. 'I'he night was a very quiet one at the White House, although the president was somewhat restless. He awoke frequently, but not 8o often as the night before. The | phlegm in his throat was a little less. | Yesterday morning the president told Dr. Bliss that he thought if he could vomit he could get rid of some of the phiegm. Dr. Bliss said he hoped he would not have to resort to that ex- tremity, hence the vomitihg, when it did come, caused real anxicty. The doctors were worried last nizht, and it was only afterseveralhours had passed without a recurrence ot the vomiting that they began to take full heart. All the physicians retired at the usual hour.” Dr. Bliss and Dr. Reyburn spent the night at the white Louse after midnight. They were not needed by the president until 4 o'cleck, when Gen, Swaim relieved Mrs, Dr. Edson at the bedside. The prosident then thought he could take some koumiss, and it wes given and retained, After more sleep he took more. No trouble followed and hence there was renewed encourage- ment. DR, AGNEW arrived at 8 o'clock. Of one who met him he asked, *“What is the news?” “Better,” 1 hear, w ! ply “That is good,” remarl eminent surgeon, and he passed up stairs. THE MORNING SSIN G showed a normal temperature and |a respiration, and a pulse three beats less than yesterday at the same time, The wound was found to be doing well, and the inflamed gland about the same. Dr. Reyburn said at 9 o’clock: “The swelling is no more, and his general condition is o little better, He is no worse than last night, and perhaps a_little better.” On the streets there seems to be a settled idea that the president’s death isonly a matter of time. At the Wiate Housea ray of hope is clung to. The greatest care will be taken with the stomach to-day and the ene- meta will be continued, 1t is under- stood that thereare no indications of increased trouble in the region of the parotid gland. | THE NOON BULLETIN is generally accepted as an indication that the president held his own dur- ing the day Dr. Bliss says that there is a slight improvement since yesterday. e says it will be impos- siblo to tell just what will come of the parotid swelling for four or five days, but that it seems to be giving less troublo to-day. It is not likely to cause serious annoyance. The wound, he says, is doing mcely. The greatest fear he now has of fatal con- sequences is from exhaustion, Dr. Bliss says, however, that he believes that the stomach is gomg to continue better and that the patient will recover. Dr. Boyn- ton says also that the stomach again acts as if it would be equal to all de- mands; if this was not the case, the president would grow worse, He does nut{_et give up. He says the parotid swel hn‘; has turned out to be less acute than was feared, 1Tt is likely to cause some annoyance for some days, but not necessarily dangerous. HELD HIS OWN, WasuINGTON, August 22.—The best that can be definitely said about the president is that he has held his own thus far to-day. There has been too little improvement in the parotid inflamamation to afford much encour- agement. The wound is doing well. THE BEST FEATURES OF THE DAY have been the improved condition of the stomach and the amount of nour- ishment taken. This thas subs.an- tially endorsed the explanation given yesterday that the vomiting had been caused by the phlegm in the throat. In this respect there has been less trouble to-day, The physicians have beeu cautious in their statements, ad- witting that the improvement has been very slight, but a) ntly tak- ing new courage in the fact that the patient Las held his own, which may give some of the complications time tomend. No one affects to make THE OMAHA DAlLY BEE, light of the situation, Its gravity is too manifes and while there is still a FEELING OF GENERAL HOPEFULNESS in the White House itis of a very silent character and not at all buoyant. Even Dr. Bliss, whose confidence thus far has been unshaken, has grown conservative about the features of the case. He talks freely but avoids en- tering into details. Daring the after- noon he was asked what was hisopinion of the progress made since yesterday and replied: ““There is a little im- provement. ' ““What is the important feature of this case? ““The stomach, of course, is a very important matter just now and has been, " “How docs the swelling of the gland progress?” “Tho swelling of the surroundings of the gland has about disappeared. The gland is hard yet and is sore, but it canses him no pain,” Do you think it will suppurate?” “1 cannot say as to that.” ‘Do yon want it tof” “We don't. We want it to do what is best for the patient. If it soatters we shall not expect trouble trom it elsdwhere. I sce no indica- tion as yet of suppuration, but I think it may do so, ‘e can tell more about that in four or five days.” ‘‘If it should suppurate what would be the consequencea?”’ ‘It would® cause some annoyance, but perhags ot serious. " “Do you fear any effect on the brain,” ‘‘Oh; vo,not at all. Such might have been ong of the possibilities if it had suppurated iimediately, but now if itsuppuratés the' pus can quickly released.” ' ‘“Is there any occasion to believe that thié pus from sich suppuration would ba more violéht than that in the wound?” *‘No, not at hll.” ¢ “Then you don’t anticipate danger from the inflamation?” “No; the greatest foar 1 have of anything resulting fatally would be exhaustion. If the stomach is going to be unable to gounteract the drain on the system I ghall be discouraged, but it looks now‘£ if the stomach was 1 going to do wi 1 believe it will be equal to all damands and that the pregident will evdntually recover.” *“The drain on*the system wmeans just what?” ““The natural drain and discharge of the pus from the wound.” “You say the wound is doing well.” “Very well indeed.” ““How has the faver been to-duy?” ‘““Perfectly satisfictory.” ““Is there much taken from the in- ner channel 3 “Not much, but’ it is thoroughly drained.” “Then you think the surface is well granulated?” “I think the track of the wound out to where the slough was is almost per- fectly granulated.” ““And that the pa*)fid 8 nn connection with ‘ha vo “None except so far as the wound las produced the low state of the paticut by which the inflammation was superinduced.” “A septic_condition means septo- mania, does it not?" “0f course. No one denie: there is a tinge of septoman case. “What then is septomania?”’ ““An almost universal accompani- ment of a gunshot wound and an indi- cation of th of blood poison- dable though not s dungerous, ““Aund where is the line draw be- nia?"’ y are distinet maladies, Pye- mia is the result of absorption of broken down pus. Good pus cannot be absorbed. When it is broken down it canbe and then pywmia ensues. In the president’s cass there has been no such thing as broken down pus and no evidence of pywmia. The symptoms of pymemia are unmis- takable. Among these are tamted skin, a peculia Eorspiratiuu and a peculiarly sweet breath, The tem- perature, too, keeps up very lhigh. I say again that the president has no pyremia. Isay, too, that his septo- mania is moving off. The indications are apparent.” ‘‘Then you think, doctor, that the stomach is the main thing?” “Ido, and believe it will be able to meet the full demands of the case. '’ DR. BOYNTON says to-night that he feels encouraged by the events of the day, particularly because the stomach is doing so well. He says he by no means gives the president up, He thinks the rallymg time will come and he will recover, He also says the swelling of the face has eutirely subsided and that the land itself remains about stationary. o says it is plainly recognizable by a physician that the parotid inflamma- tion is not to be such a severe case ‘as was feared. A sudden suppuration might have worked harm. At least 1t would have caused much alarm, since it has thus far been kept under control. It possibly may continue to be kept so. Mff it should suppurate now it would, of course, cause annoy- ance to the patient, but would be com- paratively harmless. He says that such cases of parotid inflammation us- ually continue from a week to ten days. Thus it will likely be several bays before its exact issue can be de- termined. He says that the president has hiad less trouble with phlegm to- day than yesterday. He is sure this trouble alone has caused the vomit- ing. A TELEGRAM FROM ONE OF GARFIELD'S SONS, CLEVELAND, August 22.—A private telegram from Clarfield’s son Harr to Postmaster Sherman, of ;}luvohlldy, to-day noon, says that the president rested more quietly last night and is better] to-day. It closes with the words, “We feel more hopeful at present, Rudolp, of Mentor, Gar- tield’s brother-in-law, with whom the president’s two younger sons are stop- ping, says the rumor that the boys were te be taken to Washington owing to the president’s daugerous condition, *| The president has aske; tentedly on the farm at Mentor. Marshall Henry, who started for Cin. cinnati, O., is understood to have turned back to Washington upon the receipt of the news that the president was worse. Garfield's mother is stop- ping at Hiram with Mrs. Clapp, her niece, and while deeply concerned re- garding her son, seems like the rest of the family to have implicit faith that all will come out right. THE CARINET OPFICERS were at the White House this evening as usual. They were assured that the situation was more encouraging. The president had slept two hours up t0 10:30 p. m., and was asleep again before 11, Another enemata was ad- ministered after the evening bulletin was issued. The amount of nourish- ment administered during the day by enemata has beenabout 20ounces. The amount of liquid nourishment tnkon through the mouth was twenty-two ounces. The rise had nmlurmll{ sub- sided before 11 p. m., and the F hlogm in the throat was not so tronblesome. Drs. Bliss and Woodward remained at the White House all night. Dr, Boynton and Col. Rockwell divided watch by the bedside. The mansion was closed at the usual hour and the family retired early. FOREIGN SYMPATHY. Rome, August 16.—To Hon. James G. Blaine, secretary ot state: As the holy father has learned with painful surprise and profound sorrow of the horrid attempt of which the president of the republic was the vie- tim, he is now happy to felicitate his excellency upon the news that his pre- cious life is now out of danger, and will ever pray that God may grant hiin speedy and com- plete recovery . of his health and long spare him to the people of the United States. The undersigned has the honor to join in these senti- ments of sincere congratulations and wishes for complete recovery. L. CARDINAL JACOBINI. The following is the answer: To His Eminence L. Cardinal Jaco- bini, Rome: Please convey tohis holi- ness the sincere thanks with which this government received the kind ex- pression of his prayerful interest: in behalf of the stricken president. Since your message was sent the president’s condition has been changed and we are now filled with anxiety, but not withouv hope. The president has been very deeply touched by the pious interest for Lis recovery shown by all the churches and by none more widely or more devoutly than by those of the Roman Catholics. Jas. G. Braisg, Sec'y. TO LOWELL, The following was sent to-night: To Lowell, London: The president has been able to swallow and retain about twenty ounces of liquid food to- day, showing a better state of his stomach, but his general condition is serious if not critical. He is weak, exhausted and emaciated, not weigh- ing over 125 or 130 pounds. His weiglit whon wounded was from 20b to 210 pounds. His failure to regain strength is one feature which gives special uneasiness and apprehension, ned) BrAINE, Sec'y. MONUDAY'S BULLETINS. WasHINGTON, August22—8a, m.— and taken a small quantity of koumiss this moruing, and it has caused him no trouble with his stomach. He has had no signs of nausea since yester- day afternoon, OFFICIAL Exrcurive Mansion, 8:30 a. m. The president hus not vomited since yesterday afternoon aud this morning has twice asked for and received a small quantity of fluid nourishment by the mouth. Heslept more quictly during the night, and this morning his general condition is more en- couraging that when the last bulletin was issued: Pulse 104, temperature 98 4-10, respiration 18, (Signed) D. W, Buiss, J. W. BarNES, J. J. WoopwARD, R. REYBURN, D H. AcNEw. OFFICIAL, Execurive MANSION, August 22, 12:30 p. m.—The president has con- tinued this morning to retain liquid nourishment taken by the mouth as well as by enemata. There has been and no materiallysmaller, but contimues pain- less. 1t has caused for a day or two an annoymg accumulation of viscid mucus 1 the back of the mouth, but this symptom has not much abated. At present his pulse is 104, tempera- ture 98 4-10, respiration 18, (Signed) D. W, Buss, is untrge. The boys are staying con- J. K. BArNEs, J. J. Woopwarb, Rour, REVBURN, Haves AGNEW. August 222 p.m, Up to this time the ‘)m:lident has retained twelve ounces of liquid tood and enemata ad- ministered to-day. ~ The phlegm is less troublesome and there has been no indication of nausea, 4 August 22—2:10 p. m. Dr. Bhas has just said that the president's stomach now scems to be able to per- form all the work it may be called upon to do, and that he now believes the president will recover, Dr. Boyn- ton also just said he has some hopes of the president’s recovery. OFFICIAL, WasmiNaroy, August 22-6:30 p. m,—The president has continued to take liquid wourishnent 1a small quantities at stated intervals during the entire day, and has had no return of nausea or vomiting. Nutritive enemata are also retained. The wound is looking well and work of re- pair is going on in all portions exposed to view. At present the pulse is 110, ten Jwrutnm 100, 1, respivation 19. (Signed) D. H. Aoyew, D. W, Buss, J. J. Woopwagp, J. K. Bagxes, Row’r REveuky, August 22, 8:30 p. w.—The presi- dent has taken some wore nour- ishment since the evening bulle- tin wus issucd, and has expericaced OMAIIA, TUE no difficulty with the stomach in con- sequence. He has lLeen asloep once this evening, and the fobrile rise is subsiding. August 22, 9:30 p. 1. —The cabinet are at the White House, as usual, full ot hope, bui feeling very anxious. The members are, liowever, more con- fident than last ni; The stomach of the patient continues to do well. August 22, 10:45 . . —The presi- dent's pulse has fallen to about 104, and his general condition remains un- changed since the evening bulletins, Midnight—Since 11 . m. the prosi- dent has rested quictly snd apparently comfortably and is 10\ asleep, August 232 a. o material chango has been noticed in the presi- dent’s condition since 11 o'clock, Since midnight he has heen sleeping quietly. DR SMITH TOWNSEND SAYS THE PRESIDENT WILL DIR ON NEXT SUNDAY OR MONDAY, + NEW YoRrK, Augu ““The prosi- dent will die on 8 or Sunday. There is no likelikood of his imme- diate death,” was the astonishing statement made by Dr. Smith Town- send, the health efficcr of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and he added: 1 can give a reason for my belief.” Dr. Townsend was the first physi- cian who reached the prosident on the mormng of the shooting, who lifted him from the pile of cushions which was preventing the circulation of blood, Jaid him prostrate on the floor, opened the wound and allowed the biood to flow, gave him brandy and ammonia, which stimulated to con- sciousness, and heard his first spoken words, *‘I think I have done,” betore the arrival of any other physician. He |; had been in the act of stepping into his carriage at his office door when the message from the president reached him as the nearest prominent physi- cian and . was present at earlier con- sultation.” “Why do you think he will die?” “‘Because he will have another relapse,on Sunday or Monday and will not have strength encugh to survive it. - Scarcely a physician in Washing- ton believes to-day that he will live two days, and even some of the men at his bedside don’t believe that he has strength enough left to survive another relapse. They certainly did- n't believe it twenty-four hours ago.” “But why should he haye another relapse!” ““The periodicity of these relapses has never been wantiug and has thor- oughly established itself. Tt has come again and will come at least once more, If he survives the noxt one he will live, provided the system is not thoroughly exhausted as not to bo able to assimulate and recuperate, That is exactly the conditiou in which I believe him to be.” ““‘But why this periodicity, pywemia and malaria? He has both.” *‘He has been sufferi % from both throughont. As th’é& th «feor of the District T know that malaria, that as shown by statistics, (and they ure carefully ~drawn and watched,) is 10 more prevalent than at the soldiers’ home or at Baltimore or any locality of av- erago health. But 1t exists and e is more or less under its iufluence. Seven and eight day relapses show this to some extent and there is mala- via in his system and has been from the outset, althou I think it likely to have b umulated else- where asin Washington The doctors may deny the existence of pyw a8 they will but it exists. I have be lieved from the first that the public was entitled to the whole truth and thoy have not always had it from the White House. They now admit that septomania has existed for weeks and deny pymemia. Blood poisonining has existed for weeks and the president has lived longerthan any of the physi- cians even believed he would,” God knows I would give or do anything that he might live but Idon’t believe it possible, He is too far gone to make recuperation possible. His lower limbs are paralyzed, He has not moved them in a week. Nervous troubles affect his stomach as well as blood pois«ning, and after a relapse he can uot be made to in tood even by artificial means. That means death. T can see nothing else. I had previ- ously made similar cases somewhat of a study since I was wounded in much the same way, and lay seven weeks on my face, When I bogan to conval- esce T walked to the hospital and no- ticed cascs of blood pulll)llill? In gun-shot woun?s particularly I found that men diedasarule in from twenty to sixty days. 1f they lived beyond sixty J)x;yl they recovered, This prob- ably influenced me in the opinion that T have already expressed from the first, and I see no reason to change now, that the president would proba- bly die, but that he was alive at the end of sixty days he would probably recover’ When I first said this none of the physicians believed ne would live sixly hours, *“What do you thiuk of the treat- ment?"’ ““I have been accused of bitterness toward Dr, Bliss because of his treat- ment of me, and while I think lus treatment of wyself and Burgeon- General Wales more than discour- teous, I must admit that the treat- ment has been excellent, and while there may have been minor errors in the arrangement of the case, it is not now opon to criticism. Professional discour‘esy is a very minor matter in the face of the country’s grief and can be settled afterwards. Dr, Bliss is probably the peer of any physician in Washington, although I'might rank one or two men higher in some re- spects. Of Dr. Hammond's criticisms as to the early probing, you must re- member that at the outset we had two overwhelming difficulties to encoun- ter. We believed that the president would die in & few hours from the shock, and there was every reason to believe that the ball had entered the ponitonest cavity. In one event the effort would have been useless and in the other it would not only have been dangerous but might probably, byadd- ing to the shock, have proved fatal. SDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, g | sideration, T 1 will say candidly that at 11 o'clock on the night of the shooting the president had lived Jonger than any of us had thought he would and there was not & physician present who be- lioved at the time he would live two hours. Our belief was so strong that ho saw it and was brave in the face of what he believed. It would have been cruel to have tortured him. I saw Surgeon-(Feneral Walos probo the wound with his finger and ho touched the liver. T thought his finger fol- lowed o line leading toward the verte brea and believed the injury near the vous and_likely to lead to total paralysis, In cither event death seemed certain; 1 cannot, therefore, think the criticisms of the treatment, g0 far as 1 know it intimately, are justifiod. THE IDEAS EXPRESSED by Drs. Bliss and Boynton are not contradicted by others, Agnew has been gs anxious as tho rest. He says the stomach is a great thing. He will be relieved by Dr. Hamilton to- morrow afternoon, DR. HAMILTON INTERVIEWED BY THE AGENT OF THE NATIONAL ABSOCIATED PRESS, New York, August 22 —When Dr. Hamilton left Washington it was with the understanding that he would re- lieve Dr. Agnew on Tuesday night unless fresh developments — should make Lis prescuce necessary sooner. Dr. Hamilton was, however, met at his residence this morning by the agent of the National Aasociated Press and said: ‘I do not expect to return to the capital until to-morrow after- noon, whon I haye arranged to go by the 3:30 p. m. limited express.” “You have nad no dispatch recall- ' asked the agent. ne, and I hardly expect any.” “You would be recalled in an emer- gency if there were one?” *‘Undoubtedly 1 should, but I hope none will arise. The symptoms, ac- cording to morning dispatches, are unfavorable, but while they are serious they are not of such a character as to indicate any immediate daneer, I should thin ““Would you mind saying what your opinion is of the cause of yesterday's vomiting?” I cannot express opinions.” I did not know but the symptoms were of s denfiite a sort that' they would warvant a definite opinion?” “Oh, you can see for yourself that the vomiting is caused by the flow of mucus into the throat.” ““Poisoning?’ was then asked, “*Not at all; only from the flow of mucus from the salivary gland into the throat.” MISCELLANEOUS, CONFERENCE WITH SI0UX CHIEFS. WasuiNaroN, August 22, —The Sioux chiefs had a conference with Secretary Kirkwood to-day, Red Cloud said that the money paid by the railrgads for the privilege of run- ning throligh their grounds should boe divided among the whole trbe, On the subject of irmgation Red Cloud said the Indians would make poor ditches, but would work under the instructions of the white n Speak- ing of Spotted Tail, he said he was his chief counseller. Ho asked that the Ogallala Sioux be sent to Rose- bud agency. Kirdwood said the matter would be taken uader con- HOWGATE Capt. T o was admitted to bail to-day in the sum of $40,000, W, W. McCullough, W. B. Moses, and Nottley & Anderson becoming sure- tics. Howgate is still very ill. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE NEW MEXICO INDIAN FIGHT. WasHINGTON, August 22,—The war department to-day received a copy of the following received at Chicago, Au- gust 20, 1881: To the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D, C.: The latest from New Mexico is that Lieut. Tay- lor, of the Ninth cavalry, struck the Indians on the 16th and had quite a fight, captured some horses and cap- tured property. The scouts say that there were two white men with the hostiles. Taylor is pushmng the In- diavs towards Hlnu{( range. Col. Hatch saya he would be up with troops on the 17th. Our loss was a few horses killed. (Signed) W. D, Wairrre, Assistant Adjutant General. WINDOM'S CIRCULAR, Secretary Windom has issued a cir- cular giving notice that the dopart- ment will redeem upon presentatien, with rebate of interest, the outstand- ing registered five per cent bonds em- braced in the 104th call, maturing October 1 next. AUMITTED TO BATL. i . Indicat'ons Natioual Associated Fress. WasHiNGTON, August 23--1a, m,— For the upper lake region: Warmer, fair weather: light, variable winds, mostly east; stationary or lower pres- sure. For the upper Mississippi val- ley: Fair weather, warm south winds falling barometer, generall; tollumuj by rising baroweter and colder north- west winds, For the lower Missouri valley: Fair weather, variable winds, shifting to colder northwest winds and higher pressure. i Greenback Convention: Natioual Associated Press. Ewmira, N. Y., August 22 prospects are that the greenback state convention to be held here to-morrow will be a large one. A number of delegates are already on the ground. 1t is expected that Wendell Phillips will be present and address the eon- & vention to-morrow evening. No names for the several positions have yet been proposed. —The | CENERAL NEWS. The Judge Decides Not to Ad- mit the Malley Boys to Bail, The Irishh Land Bill Receives Royal Assent and now Be- comes & Law, The Republicans Victorious in MIthe Recent French Blee- tione. A Sac and Fox Indian Sen- tenced to be Hung at Ft. Smith, Ark. A Miscellameous Eollection eof ~= Haps and Mishaps From All Over the Country. National Amociated Pross. AIRING HIMSELF ON EXTRABITION, Sr. PETERSBURG, August 22, —The statement telegraphed that Hartmann is about to lecture throughout the Unitod States on the account of his attempt to blow up tho imperial train in November, 1879, furnishes M. Datkoff with an occasion onee more to air himself on the subject of extra- dition, and at the same time to vent his spleen against England for refus- ing to enter the recontly proposed in- ternational extradition conference, WILL REQUEST HARTMANN'S DITION. It is now reported that the Russian overnment has about decided to ask forthe extradition of a man ocalling himself Leo Hartmann and at present in New York. DESPERATE AFFRAY, LoNvoN, August —A dispateh from Cano says a desporato afftay ve- cently occurred at Soudan in conse- quence of the preaching of a false prophet and one hundred and fifsy Egytian soldiers were killed. James Redoath’s name has been re- moved from the membership of the Cabden club of this city. In the house of commona last eve- ning ' Lord Harlington ;brought for- ward the Indian budget, the estimated surplus for the current year. THE COMET ALEXANDRIA, August 22, —The con- etis ble from this city just below Ursa Major. REDELS IN TRONS. GarLerTa, August 22.—The ring- leaders of the rebels in the recent dis- turbance at Susy have beeu brought to this city in fetters, THE LAND BILL A LAW. BXTRA- land i1l has received royal assent and has become a law. The formal title is ““The land law (Irelund), act of 1881.” The bill as passed and engrossed would fill nine columns of The Lon- don News. It cousists of soven parts and a vast number of sections and sub-section. Tt applies to Treland only. INTERNATIONAL LAW CONF! Coroanr, Angust 22 day's sitting of the International law conference Henry Richard, member of the British parlinment, read a paper on the recent progress of arbitration, Hon. David Dudiey Field said he hoped the time would come when the clause providing for international arbitration would be introduced in all treatics, Mr, Lane, of the Japanese embassy, said he feared that such wars as the late civil war in America and that be- tween France and Germany could not have been settled by arbitration, DISSENSIONS AMONG BOER FACTIONS, Loxvox, August 21. —It is reported that dissensions have already broken out among factions in Boer tics. The most important of dimultiel which have arisen occurred at Pott- schoffstroom. Buch of the Boers as had beon installed in office succeeded in taking possession of the land ent's oftice and refused to allow that official to take charge. Tt is said that he was not satisfactory to the leaders in power and that they desired to place another man in office. Amongst the Boers, leaders who were nct consulted in the treaty arrangements much dissatisfaction is expressed over certain articles of the convention, T'he section over which most ill-feel- ing is shown is that fixing the amount of the Transvaal debt, The justice of this section is disputed. FRENCH ELECTION, Paris, August 22, —The republ- cans calculate yesterday's elections have increased their party in the chamber of deputies fifty members. All of the ministers have been elected. e Shooting Affray in Kansas City. National Associated Prows: Kansas Crry, August 22.—Cal Hatcher, a hack driver, was probably mortally wounded at the hands of & teamster named Joshua Howe, about 1 o'clock to-day, at Williams' wagon ard, No. 1,019 Grand avenue. Hatcher and Howe are accustomed to put up their horses in Williams’ ard while they take dinner in an ad- oining boarding house. To-day i{uwe put his wagon under that par- ticular portion of the shed which Hatcher's hack is accustomed to oc- cupy. When Hatcher came in hie be- an to expostulate with Howe and finally commenced to abuse the latter, calling him names, ete. Howo re- plied in the same kind of language, and all parties were 1ed“ excited. Sentenced to Be Hung. National Associated Pross. Forr Bair, Ark., August 22— Sayquanes, convicted of the murder of an unknown white man in the Sac and Fox country two years ago, was sentenced to-day to be hauged on the 14th of October. Sayquanee is s full blooded Sae and Fox. Presently Hatcher owe a vile name, and Howe, taking a navy re- vulvzr of 86 hcnlihn :‘r::lll un( on standing in the N & atcher leaned Epn--im{’l?he wagon wheel and remarked, “That's all right," He then proceeded to abuse Hawe still move, when Mr. Williams stepped up to Howe and took the wevolver from him, when the latter jumped Lowpod, Augudy $%, - Thu' #rish 4nio reodt. NO. 53 into his wagon and rode away in the direction of West Park ~ Several men wore in the yard at the time of the shooting, but they say they did did not suppose Hatcher was shot, as heldid not }nll and went on talking after the firing. Hatcher walked into the house himself. The ball struck him on the left side of the ab- domen, passing out from just ender the skin almost directly opposite where it enteved. Howe is still at large. Switebmon's Strike. Natianal Associate Pross, Burraro, Awgust 22, —The Erie switchmen's strike still continues and has caused nearly an entire blockade cost of Buffalo, only a few freights being moved. The engineers and firemen are on their engines, waiting for wwitchmen, Tf the ecompany in- sists on the engineers domg switch- men's duty they will strike. The strikers do not interfere with a few more left on duty and keep entirely from the yards. ~ About five hundred cars of freight from the Lake Shore road cannot be recoived by the Erie in consequence of the atrike. Ansany, N, Y., Augwst 22, —Spec- ial dispatcher to The Herald say that there is no general strike on the west- ern division of the Erie milroad. At Hornellsvillo the switchmen refused to work but their places are being rapidly filled with new men. All pas- aenger trains have beon running regu- larly and freight is being forwarded as fast ue it arrives by running traius throughout without making: any over. This embarrasses way froight slightly, but prevents a bloeckade. At Sula- manea no trouble is expeoted and most of the striking switchmerr are at work. The reports which have beer nun% out have been greatly exoger ated. L ekt iy 1l Nows From Mexioo National Aesociated Pross, City ov Mxxico, August 22— A monster mass meeting was held' heres to-day by the merchants of this oity and surrounding towns. ' A resolution: was adopted protesting aganst the tax of one-half per eent a month on allk sales. The bill, of which this tax be- came o law, was recently passed by congress and was for the purpose of raisitig more money to pay raiboad subventions. Similar meetings wilk bLe held in the different cities: and towns tltvouvhout the country, and measures will be taken to Have: the lnw repealed at the next session of congress, which convenes in Sep- tember. Americin engineers are now at work reconstrweting the Morelos rail- road and strengthening the difiérent= passes on that line. Trial of the Malley Boys. National Associated Press. New Havey, Conn., Augudt 22:— The adjourned hearing of the Cramer- alleged murder case before Justioe Booth this morning was withovt defi- M:. Bush, for the state, asked for a further adjournment of a- week or ten days. Counsel for defen- dant objected on the ground that the Malleys were mnder arrest without evidence against them or even proof that any murder or crime had been committed. Counsel demanded that they be admitted to bail. Justice Booth has reserved his decision till Sp.m, Justice Booth decided against the _ | motion of the counsel for the defense to ndmit_the prisoners to bail and'ad- journed the hearingto two weeks feom to-duy. An Old-Timer Gone. Natioual Assoclated Prows. Citreaco, August 22.—Oapt. Jno. Pomeroy, an old lake captain, and: also a printer known in almost every newspaper office from Maine to Mex- ico, committed suicide early this morn- ing by taking laudanum. He gained wide notoriety in 1858 by taking a. cargo of grain through the lakes and across the ocean to Europe. His was. the second vessel that ever made this. trip, the Dean Richmond having made the passage in 1857, [ FESEIOR VRHETE Hanged to a Tree. National Associated Press. SAvVANNAH, Ga., August 22. — Frank Hudson, the colored murdered of Mr. Lee, wite and a colored woman in Terrel county, Ga., has been captured and has confessed to the crime. It is reported that he has been taken from the Albany jail b; b and hanged. ELECTRIC BRIEYS. National Associated Press, MoCogry, Mo., August 22.—Rev. Father Harrison was found dead in bed yesterday at the residence of A. T l\icKinney, near this place. He retired in good health the night be- fore and is supposod to. have boen stricken with apoplexy. COn1caco, August 22 — Philip Kam~ isch and Tl onmgl Kuchinka, two Bo~ hemians living in the smne tencment on the outskirts of the city, became involved in a quarrel yesterday over a very trivial matter. Kuchi plunged a dirk knife inte Kamisch, inflicting a fatal wound. CiNcinNati, O, August 22 —The drought has continued till the streams throughout this whole section are drying up. The water islower than it has been for thirty-five yeams. At Zanesville and many other places mills have stopped on account of the low water that were never befove inter- rupted in this way. Frankvory, Ky., August 22, —Offi~ cial returns from 90 out of 117 coun- ties show the total vote for Tate, dem~ ocratic candidate for state trensurer, to be 94,932, stattering G89. Tate's majority when the returns are in wilk be 110,000, Douaware, Ind, August 22— While L. 8. Roseberry and hnm were away from home their saw-ii awd residence were burned to the ground, Everything in the house and will, together with a hundred thous- and fett of lumber, was destroyed, 000; no i MGK-F&UB!%T" cures dyspéjom id; Tudigestion and heartburn,