Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1883, Page 1

HE OMAHA lebe" = \ AR. DAiLy BEE OMATHA, NEB. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1883, . " ASTRIDE THE BACKBONE. {ryey, \ilion shane, s Parkor, | cilities aro Timited; the distances_are| and Vrrnes, carrying | short; the rate is cheaper; the size of the package allowed to be sent is larger; and THIRTEENTH YE " THE END IN VIEW, " NO. 52, THE OLD WORLD., looking to his_election as an honorary | passed through a shed adjéining, and member or the Brotherhood. went 200 feot in the air. In descending - various lines of mero OTHER LABOR MATTERS, ‘ hrndise, burned this it struck a slaughter house, crushing | % ; rough the roof and floor and bringing onti o) Qevonty | Morning. Loss, $20,000; slight insur- | Mr. Fawcott has arranged for the dolive R A Collapse of the Telograph Strike N i e Hho scvorl oo | 118 Pestental Party ave Sty e o el It i, b v 100 P Conies Piing Op | — CAPITAL NOT! REPRIMANDING SPRINGFIELD, August 16,.—The Tllinois | ¥er¢ 800! State Miners' nasociation, now in session | ¥ injured. at the Brilliant house, in this city, are | progressing rapidly with the transaction | of the business before them, and will | the limit of a package is four pounds. | | At one cent an ounce, this costs sixty WasiiNaToN, August 16.—The record | four cents. Here, if the package is go of the court martial caso of Capt. John [ing from a stare on Broadway to New Momentarily Expected. Miles and Camp Ont, ‘ Dead Promiscuonsly in Bgypt. AN OFFICER, | — THE IOWA MILITIAJ The Desertions Multiplying Rap= The Lincoln Pags and the Valley | b o The Frequency of Riots in Austria idly in the Large Cities. The Iron Workers' Convention Satisfactorily Closes Its Labors, | Trials of Working Women in the Crowded Cities of The the Bast, Ete. THE TELEGRAPHERS, New York, August 16.—Superinten- dent Humestone, of the Western Union, said he had taken back seven of the strik- ing operators this forenoon. They were taken back at the same salaries formerly received. Itis rumored a number of striking operators will meet to-day for the purpose of taking concerted action in withdrawing from the Brotherhood, in order that they might honorably apply for positions at the office of thecompany. The rumor is not yet contirmed. POUNDING SCABS. CiNciNNATL August 16 —The first cases of violence attending the telegraphers’ strike occurred last night. About mid- night one of the operators who had net struck went into a saloon where there were a number of strikers. They called him a ‘‘scab.” He replied offensively and was badly beaten and disabled for weeks, Henry Schwab, one who struck and afterwards returned to work, was at- tacked on the street while on his way home this morning and had his shoulder dislocated. The Western Union office received to-day one accession from New York. Thesecretary of the Cincinnati assembly of the Brotherhood has gone te work in the Baltimore & Ohio office. NUMEROUS BREAKS IN THE RANKS. New York, August d6.—There are at present 83 of the Western Union branch offices in this city closed, and about 40 more_operators are required at the West- ern Union building. The company’s offi- cials say about 125 operators are required 1n this city to put it in fivst-class condi- tion. Tienty-two striking operators applied for work to-day; 17 were accepted and b rejected, making 33 reinstated since Sun- | There are less than 100 vacancies in New York, including the branch oftices. CLEVELAND, August 16.—One striking operator returned to work to-day. Dernorr, August 16,.—Two operators, recently on strike in this cty, have returned to work, and five strikers from other points have accepted positions at this point. Sr. Louis, August 16.—Five operators were reinstated to-day. Others have applied, ARRESTING OPERATORS. CrNcINNATI, " August - 16.—Warrants were issued for tho arrest of three strik- ing operators on the charge of assaulting Operator Henry Schwab, with intent to kill, Schwab was injured on the way lome this morning, and says was as- saulted by a party of ten strikers, only three of whom lie recognized, One of there was mrrested to-night and the other | two have not yet been found, THE NATE INQUIRY. HARD WORKING WOMEN. New York, August 16.—The senate sub-committee on labor and education | continued its session to-day. Mrs, L, ' Tevitchell, of Brooklyn, testified she formerly president of the Work Women’s association in S Francis also of the Female Shoemakers ti She had 1 a member of other trade organizations, She saic were many women who lad been brought up in comfort who were unable now to make enough to support themselves. | There we le 000 women in New | York and Brooklyn who would 1 to be glac obtain work at i any had been the case _ever since emigration had | grown to its present portions, means of preventing many women from obtaining work, as it was the policy of unions to restrict the number of its members. The government, she thought, should assist the unemployed classes to go where they could obtain employment. This surplus only existed in large crowd ed centers of population in the east. Witness thought if they were assisted to go west the pressure would be relieved. Witness advocated the establishment of schools of domestic economy for the ben- efit of poor people, and taking steps to elovate the condition of indolent paupers that infested large cities. THE IRON WORKERS, THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, PuiLADELPHIA, August 16.—The busi- ness of the convention of the Amalga- mated Association of Iron and Steel Workers having been concluded, thefinal session this morning was taken up with the election of officers for the ensuin year, with the following result; Pr dent, William Weike, of Pittsburg; sec- retary, William Martin, of Pittsburg; treasurer, James Penny, of Pittsburg; vice presidents First district, first divi vision, P. A, Meeney, of Pittsburg; se ond division, John (. Lorgen, Young town, Ohio, Among the business transacted was the | repudiation of all deots of the association on account of strikes in past years. It | was also decided that the nailers scale | ther | left Sonoy | bably adjourn at the close of the | week. "The following gentlemen have been elected ofticers of the association for the ensui President, Alexander McDonald, » Alton, Madison coun- ty; vice president, Samuel Ball, Harris- burg, Saline count G. 1. Miller, Peo; ncial secreta acney Dowman, St. treasurer, Martin gunon county. Ryan, Springfield, 8 TR W VERS oUT, PHILADELUHIA, August 16, The striking tapost avers employed by Horner Bros, appointed a committec to induce two men who had taken work to retire. The strikers de a body to the mills to-day and dema their wages remaining unpaid, A meet- ing of all tapestry weavers will be held to-morrow at-the falls of the Schuylkill. THE BYGONE DAYS. Discussion on Unpronouncable Pe- riods and Other Phenomena. Min pouts, August 16. — At 10 o'clock this morning the general session of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science was called to order by the president. The announcement of the week’s programme was made by the secretary and the list of new members read. The secretary was instructed to cast the ballot favorably. At the meet- ing of the section of geology and geog- raphy, Prof. H. H. Winchell read a short paper on comparative strength of Minnesota and New England granites. In the table setting forth the strength in about thirty difforent specimens in cubes of two inches, the result was largely in favor of the west- ern stone. The paper excited considerable _discussion. Prof. J. W. Dawson read a paper on phizocarps in palacrozoic period. Prof. James Hall's paper on microscopic structure of the list of fossibrichia period was illustrated by a series of photographs of specimens, indicating the gencral form and hinge or muscular impressions. Olay pebbles, with an exhibition from Princeton, Minn,, was the subject of a paper by Prof. Winchett. The life history of | Niagara river was the subject of a very interesting paper by Prof. Julius Pohlman, illustrated by means of a col- ored chart, showing the character and elevation of the country immediately sur- rounding the falls, and that portion of the river between the falls and Buffalo. The causes that have produced the chasm wherein the river lies were claborately elucidated, and provoked much interest. The discussion was continued after the noon recess. This paper was the most interesting of the session. other interesting and instructive doéu- ments were read up to noon. But 263 n“mnes were registered with the secre .y | — THE APACHES. Desperate s to Break Down Crook’s Militavy Prestige. New August 16.—A special from Arizona, says: Major Strauss, of Tucson, just returned from Hermosillo, Sonora, states that while he made eareful inquiry of both civil and military officers concerning the reported Apache dopredations in Sonora since Crook’s return., They all told him they had not receivid any information, official or private, of a single person be killed or any depredations since Crook They believe tho reports ¢ without any foundation, and simply arted for sensational purposes. o Judge Bl on. Yok, Pa., August 16.—Judge Blac! condition is much improved to-night. The severe illness was caused by an un- usually enlarged prostrate gland and stricture of the neck of the bladder, pro- ducing complete occlusion which stub- bornly resisted ordinary appliances. The trouble began Sunday night, since when three operations have boew performed. The first two gave but _temporary relief, To-day a radical operation for permanent relief was successfully performed. Un- less some unforseen complication arises the patient may be considered out of danger. An Embarrassed Bank, Ricumon, Ind., August 16— It was rumored yesterday afternoon that the Farmers' bank, a private institution of this city, was embarrassed, but all de- mands were promptly paid up to the reg- ular hour of closing. It was understood the bank would not open its doors to-day, and has not done s up to noon. The the bank up. stantial men, | They are composed of sub- ally farme Mackey and the Postal Telegraph. San Fraxcisco, August 16.—The an- nouncement that Mackey had taken so prominent an interest in the postal tele graph company, and the fact that he in- duced Fair to join forces with him, ex- cites considerable surprire. Doubts of his seriousness in tho cnterprise is freel expressed by those who best know hin It is said that both of them have their hands full of business on this coast, that it is not probable they would enter into any financial scheme they could not fully control, — The Knights Templar Ball, shall be signed the first of June annually instead of from June to March first. law was passed requiring nailers to teach 3 per cent of the nail feeders, provided the feeders are of the required age and members of the gamated association in good standing. William Weike, the newly elected president, who is a member of the Pennsylvania assembly, says| he heartily =~ endorses the ~ prin- ciples of the association re-| garding tariff for the protection, | He announces that he will endeavor to pursue the same policy in the future in | to administering the affairs of the | tion as adhered to by Jarrett im | the four years of his incumbency. Jar rett, the retiring president, says there is | no immediate prospect of his returning to | work as a puddler. Steps will be taken | SaN Fraxcisco, August 16.—The ball tendered the Knights Templar this even ing atthe Pavilion was lay attended, 7,000 persons being present. Dancing ymmenced at 10 ock, The building was handsomely decorated and the floor stretched with canvass, The object of the triennial conclave committee in giving the ball in advance of the official pre ceedings was to raise monoy to provide for after exp The receipts are esti- mated at 87,600, representing about $4,000 net. A Boiler Blow-Up. LovtsviLe, August 16.—The boiler at the Falls City brewery, situated outside the city limits, exploded at 1) o'clock this morning, tore out the boiler house, ded to march in A number of | < directors are now holding a meeting, and | it is believed they will wind the affairs of | Fairficld, Farkrienn, Ta,, August 16.- The re | view of the First brigade of lowa national | guards, by Governor Sherman, and the srizo drilly oceurred at camp Lyon to-day. [t was & grand success in all respects. | Thousands of spectators were present. | The interest centered in the prize drilly the special contest being between Com 1 rogiment, of Muscatine, of | pany €, Secor [and” Comp: | Shenandc | captain, E, Fifth regiment, i~ The Muscatine comy red Walker, took the first | prize, £200; score, 88 and 79100, out of a ]H\ilh 100, The | Shenandoah company, captain, M. U Mount, sceond prize, 46-100. | Company A, Third regiment (colored), | of Des Moines, Captain Milligan, took the third prize. The decision of the correct, and no objection was made from any quarter, the Muscatine company be- ing considered the best drilled company in the state. Governor Sherman was es- corted to the camp by a battalion of nine companies, and was the guest of Briga- dier General Banks during the day. The brigade breaks camp to-morrow. - —e— SPORTING NOTES, SARATOGA RACES, SARATOGA, August 16, Three-quarter mile heats, for all ages, for Congress hall stakes, Saunterer won first heat, Navarre second, Monarch third; time, 1:15. Bon- nie Lizzie won second heat, Navarre sec- ond, Saunterer third; time, 1:154. Bon- nie Li won third heat and race; Saun- terer second; time, 1:19§. Handicap sweepstakes, for all ages, mile and five furlongs, Tax Gatherer won, Wedding Day second, Kinney third; time, 2:50. Mile, Dan K won, Princess Louise second, Gllengarine third; time, 1:46}. Stecple chase, about two and three- quarter miles. Disturbance won, Mi Moulsey second, Reinza third; time, 6:32. Saunterer was very lame in the second and third heats of the heat race. W. H. Sunford purchased Disturbance from Charles Reed Lefore the Although he carried Reed’s colors the purse goes to the new. own ROCHESTER RACE Rocuesrer, August cuit meeting to d £1,000, divided, ~Wes g race, tmour won_in straight heats, Cilly S second, Lone Jack third, Eddy B distanced: time 2:20, 2’2“}, 2:24, Dii the 2:20 trotting race, $2,000 di- VidsdjOyerimBniwontiiOlGrnmmiaY Gifatos ond, Billy Button third, Dick Wright fourth; time, 2:19, 2:1], 2:19}, 2,20, 2:22}, Tn the free for all race, $5.000 divided, St. Julion won in_straight heats, Edwin Thorne and Fannio Witherspoon ran o dead heat for second - place; timo, 2:16, 2:17), 2:18, For a specinl purse of §2,000 Jay Eyo See trotted to boat his own record of 2:15 for five-year.olds, Ho mnde tho firat five- il winning the large, and making the best time on record fi i world, BASE BALL, | East Saginaw—Saginaw 5, Grand Rap- ids 4. Quiney-—Quineys 14, Sy elds 13, Bu! Butialo b, Chic The games at Providence Boston were postponed, HARTFORD ENTRIES. Hawrrorn, Conn, | entrics for the sped | §10,000, at Cl |ber 6, Phallas, Fannie | Director, Adele, Gould, 16.—The 9 class, purse park, Septem With Forman, J. Thomas, Jogephus, Wilson and Clemmie el B. AN OFFER TO THR RIVALS, Urica, N. Y., August 16.— Richfield Springs offers a_purse of £1,000 for a boat race there in September’ between Hanlan and Courtney | | Editorinl Thanks, Cuteaco, August 16 —The Western Associnted Press excursionists arrived lere this afternoon from their trip to the Yellowstone park. All are well and en- thusiastic over the sights in wonderland. They will leave to-night and to-morrow for their several homes throughout the east, west and northwest. Before the party disbanded the following resolutions were adopted: ““That we extend to the Northern Pacific railroad company an ex- pression of eur profound appreciation of of the munificent hospitality which it has offered us during our re cent excursion to the Yellowstone park and our thanks for the opportunity thus given of visiting, ander the most favorable conditions, a region unequaled in its combination of scenic beauty, with novel and impressive natural phenomena That the pleasure of this excursion, which has been marred by no untoward |incident, has been greatly enhanced by the earnest and untiring efforts of Mr, G, K. Barnes, general pussenger agent of the Northern Pacific, who has had charge [of the transportation and supplies, and lias spared 1o pains to promote our e\ joyment, and by the companionship and guidance of Mr, Henry Win, of New | York, of of * the Pacific bureau of information, whose thorough | knowledge of the country and uniforin | courtesy, tact and forethought are Lighly appreciated in this excursion, “That our thanks as hereby extended to the Chicago & Northwestern railway for its courtesy in conveying us from Chicago to St. Paul and return, and for placing a special train at our disposal on the trip from Chicago to St. Paul, which | made the run between the two cities by daylight, enablin country along the route [ period of less than 12 hours, a feat never before accomplished, and that we are un- der obligations to Mr, R. 8. Hair, gen- eral traveling agent of the railroad, for his attentions during the excursion, ““That we also extend to Mr. C. T. Ho- bart, vice president and general manager of the Yellowstone Park Improvement company, our sincere thanks for personal courtesies received at his* hands during our stay in the park.” | The Prize Drill and Encampment at ]‘ | | ¢ | night the Wa *are drained, gardens are dried up, of Snake River, The Huntidlz and Fishing Exploits of the Members -Sheridan’s Orders. | Came Roperr LasconN, Wyo 15, vin Fort Washaken. ~The presidential ty left the fork of Wind viver at 6:80 lock this morning, followed the wind ings of Wind river nearly to its sonvee, and then commenced the ascent of Robert Lincoln pass, used by Lieutenant Gon eral Sheridan Iast year, and named in honor of the secretary of war. The pass is the shortest and easiest of tho routes between the valley of the Wind river and | the valley of the Snake river. The | party reached camp at 11 o'clock, having traveled about seventy miles. The camp Jjudges was acknowledged to be fair and |is named Robert Lincoln, and is situa- | poainder of the lted on the ecrest of the Backbeno |of the Rocky mountain, altitude 9,000 | feet above the level of the sea. Within 100 yards of the camp are streams which flow’ respectively into the Atlutic and the Pacific oceans. The president spent part of yesterday trout fishing, and re- turned to camp with the heaviest cateh of the party, the average weight of trout being two pounds. Surgeon For- wood returned to eamp, having shot an elk of enormous size and weight. Other hunters of the party brought in two antelope and a good supyply mountain grouse and wild ducks. To- morrow morning the party commence the descent of Lincoln pass and will camp in the valley of the Gras Ventre River, where the first viewof the grand Leton mountain will be obtained. The is in excellent health and spirits. abounds, but Gen, Sheridan seremtory orders that no me }ullm\, than s absolutely nccess for the wants of the command. | —— RAILROAD MATTERS, ENORMOUS EARNINGS, Sr. PauL, August 16.—Annual report of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway company, for the year ending June 30, shows the gross carnings to be $0,241,000; operating expenscs, taxes, ete., $4,695,000; net earnings, £4,640,- 000; net earnings after paying all fixed charges were 16 and 9-10 per cent. of the capital stock, ! TRAIN ROBBERS ROUTED. GALvesToN, August 16.—Last night the Texas Central train was boarded at Bryan by four ruffians armod with' re- volvers. The evident intention was to rob the sleeper without attracting the at- tention of the balance gf the train, but an altercation with the eonductor aroused W gi leased lines, tor the second week in August, are $130,000, against $112,000 for the corresponding week of a year ago. Inerease of earnings sice the 1st of Jan- ua 30,000, HOAXED BY Broomizaroy, 1L, August 16— Last wsh and Chicago & Alton A DRUMMER their west bound express traing at night account of a rumor to the effect tha the 18 would be robbed at Mexico, Mo., by armed outlaws. Tl hole thing proved tobea houx, the rumorbeing started raid these roads the same night. Passenger Ra'e War, Curcaco, August 16 —A sderet confer truce in the pending pas ger fare fight. of these roads hold anol to arrange details, CHicaGo, August 16.—The railroad passenger war between this city and St. Louis ended to-diy and the three roads competitive for the business—the Hlinois Central, Wabash and Chicago & Alton decided to form a passenger pool, the details of which have not yet been mads public. The rate agreed upon between the two citis is 8.70. The rate between St. Louis and Kunsas City will be $8.50, CORIMINAL RECORD, FATAL FIGHT AT A PIONIC, Derrorr, August 16.—At a celebration held by the colored peoplo yesterday, al- most twelve miles from Cassapolis, a fight occurred which resulted in the death of one and serious wounding of another, Five persons were arrested and jailed. JUSTICE ON THE JUMP, Memrenis, August 16.—On the 2bth of last July, T Sayle, a young merchant of Oakland, Miss., on the line of the Miss- issippi & Tennessee railroad, was assass- inated by an unknown party who muti- lated the remains in & mopt horrible man ner. Suspicion pointed to a negro nam- ed Joe Payne, who was arrested and yesterday he made a full confession, It onout that he would be publicly I owas done, after a | trinl by about 600 citizens. | A CHINESE 1IN TICKLER, S1oux Crny, August 16-—In a room in a Chinese laundry to-night, Weep Lee | carved Al Sum with villainous looking | knife, his entrais and liver bei ed and M. Sun cannot survive, , | Lee kept @ lwge crowd at bay fully fif | teen minutes with his rib- tickler, but a big policman with a revolver finally captured him, seasion today Galvest GaALvE on the s Water Famine, N, August 16, —Th ge of a water famine, city is Cisterps nd the effect of the drouth is plainly seen in the poverty of the vegetable market. For many weeks many persons have been depending on the liberality of neighbors for water enough to drink, having ex- hausted their supply. Fire at Albia, lowa, BurriNoron, August 16.—The Albia, Towa, special says five fr ings on the South Side of the cit pied by Edward McDonald, zotte ne build- oceu R 0O Augnst | o shall b | by a p who, in a_joke, informed the stat nt that he belonged to a| gang of train robhers who expected to It is understood that the passenger agents A. Kross, ordnance department, was re coived_at the war department to-day, [ because the express rate is Capt. Kress was in charge of the work of |18 going to Portland, Or oting the barracks at San Antonic a8, and was tried there for disregs orders in allowing expenditures for work to exceed tho estimates, so that the approy the bui finished, 1t is undoerstc vecommended a roprim or " nd. THE INDIAN BUREAU awarded Strange Bros., of Sioux Uity, lowa, the contract for 830,000, LLOW FEVER AT PENSACOLA, C ander Weleh, stationed at Pen. sacol yard, telographs to the navy | department, that one soldier is down | with yellow fever. Instructions were lat once sent to Weleh to transfer the guard to Cape Anson, six miles distant and a surgeon was or dered from Now Orleans to Pensacola to render all the assistance in his power. — Coal Ol in Colorado. DisveR, August 16.—For three yoars or more capitalists have prospected for conl oil in the vicinity of Canon City, in this state, but with indifferont results. Last night a vein was struck on the Land Investinent company’s well, which has sinco yielded at the rate of forty barrels per day, and of excellent quality, demon- strating to a cortainty that coal oil exists in paying quantity in that vicinity. —— SAD ENDID A A Woman Born and Reared in Affu- ence Dying Among Strangers Poverty. Denver Tribune. Surrounded by four porsons, three of them physicians and the other a_faithful woman who had known her in botter last yesterday at high noon in a room of the * building numbered 540 Larimer streot. A the lifo went out of her eyes, a lifo at times brilliant and happy and at others sullering all the pangs of poverty, there sho grew into woi rounded with all the luxuries tasto could invent or money buy. At her twenty- first year she was noted throughout southwest Missouri for her beauty and talents. She had scores of admirers, but as far as known her heart did not fall captive until her thirtieth year, when she was wedded to the son of a wealthy ill-fame at St. Louis. ago she came to Denver, name of Frankie Stanl houses on Holladay street. One day, about two years ago, o sensation w, created by “the account of a wedd which oceurred, where Colonel Ge Sheets was the groom and Frankie Stan- ley tho bride. The grgom at the time wits aprominent politician. The costume | worn by the bride was describedminutely in the published accounts, and mention ingo she sold the prop 14 Hollac slegant apartments inone of the most fashionable blocks of the city [ dissipated life had made her reckless, ox- travagant, and, worse than all, she had separated, the Colonel emigrating to Da. | kota, and she upper Lawre | to cke out an e List April she pur rented a small house on o hf' renting rooms. chased the furniture of the house No. 040 Larimer, where she died, About two weeks ago [she was taken sick with inflam- mation of the brain. Despite the most eful attention of a few friends she psisted in the babit of drinking, which od her death. Dr. Craig, the at- tending physician, certified that it was caused by congestion of the brain super- induced by drink. The breath had hardly left her body before her creditors were around. Jo- seph Motzler, who has a mortgage of $1,800 on the furniture, was showing two women over the house and discounting at what a bargain he would dispose of the property. Anothor e creditor removed the diamond ear- rings from the ears and took them over to Metzler's safe, while everything movable was locked in a trunk and the key taken. Chief of Police Smith was notified and he visited the house. He found that nearly everything was mort- waged for its full value, and after notify- ing the housekeepor to retain all the | sonal cts until an administrator was appointed to take charge, and finding nothing suspicious about her death, with- drew. Telegrams were sent to a sister living in Camden, Missouri, and a broth- | er in Atchison, Kansas, and their wishes | will be followed in the disposition of the | body. | 3 | — The Gove New York Tribune, They are just beginning in England the | use of the “parcel pest, they call it; [ hore Lit is known as the “merchandise L mail’ or “fourth-class matter.” The new service is so popular as to be almost ove whelmed by the amount of business, and itis likely to cut into the trad the shopkeepers, because the butchers grocers, ete., are using ic so freely to send goods to customers, Meat and sugar arc sent home through her majos ty's mail, and the hunters in Scotland will remit their game under postage stamp. The English papers Just recoived give much space to the first day’s working of the *“parcels post.” One enterprising firm fills an entire page of the London Times with advertisement of the rates at which it will send packages |of tea to various parts of England, | There is more reason for such a usy of | mails over there than here. Express fa- Ixpress. tion was exhausted when | territory is small as compared with the | dings were littlo more than half | Vast extent of our postal system 1 the court has | maximum weight of a package in the | upply stock eattlo | i to the Crow Indian agency, Montana, at | yent days, Mrs. Frankie Sheets breathed her | ended as far as the judgment of man is was born inJoplin, Missouri, and anhood suy- [land owner of that section. The the pussenvers and the guprtetto fled. | o5yl moved to Camden, . Missouri, RIO GRANDE BARNINGS. and for a time lived happily to- New York, August 16.+-The approxi- | gether. After three years of wedded mate gross earnings of ti sDenyer & Rio|lifo the husband deserted her, Grande railway, ‘including the Utah|and “she drifted into a houso of About four years and_ taking the oy, sho was the landlady at different times of & numborof was made of the fact that four thousand | y street, and the couple Her | ence of the officials of the threo roads | Privigunt, and, worso. thun all, sho running between this city and St. Louis | Pecome a slave to drink. The venture was hiold her yesterday to patch wp a | W8 unlucky to both, and lust fall they reet, where she tried | | | Fap. 1o, from the effects of whi | AN express company gots it, eaper; if it 1t s put | into the mail and carried out there at | considerable loss. The English system | fextends to any part of England, Scot land, Wales, and Ireland, but the whole The | | “parcels post” is soven pounds, and the maximum charge one <hilling The system hasbeen in use here several and was for a time a source of g atisfaction to the post office depar Au interesting cha has taken | | place in this respeet. 1t was supposed | | until recently t the merchandise mail | represented a heavy loss annually to the government. The rate was so high for | short distances that most of the business | which the government could have done without loss went, it was believed, to the express companies. New York stores, for oxample, sonding packages to customers within a fow hours by ond would use the expross, But a shoe dealer in Denver or in Arizona buying his stock m the east would have it made up in four-pound packages, and the government would have to carry it to the Rocky Mountains, for him for sixteen cents a pound. The use of the merchandise mail soon reached large proportions. A count was made of all matter mailed in the United States during the first soven days in Decembor, 1880, and on this basis it was estimated 21,515,832 packagor, woighing 8,548,848 pounds, were carried as ‘‘fourth-class” matter during the year, The loss to the government was belioved to bo so great by those best informed that Postmaster General Jumes, in his roport in 1881, de- clared that “‘the wisdom of requiring the e goverment to become a carrier diso is vory question- and Postmastér General Howe, in his report last Decomber, | emphatically recommended an crease in the rate, saying that the present rate was *not approved by good sense.” A few woeks afterward, however, in a | lotter to Senator Plumb, which has never been published, he frankly recedod from the positive assertion that the merchan: diso mail caused aloss to the govermnent. A count was mado of parcels sent from the New York postoftice for one day of 24 hours in Novomber last. Of the 24,- 446 parcels mailed, 72 per cont were sent loss than 1,000 miles. During an entive | woek in Octobor last, the packages sent from the, New York postofice were weighed, and it was found that 40 per cont of the weight did not go boyond Buffalo, and that 72 per cont did not go 72 beyond Chicago, whilo only 20 per cent wont west of Omaha, These figures seem to show thstif there is a deficiency in the revenues from this mail it is not alarge one. The only rea- sonable remedy ever proposed, that of rates vm‘?ing according to distance, would cause infinive complication, If thero is a deficiency, it must be borne, like that caused ffy the extension of mail fa- cilities to thinly settled regions. The merchandise mail has now probably be- come too great a convenionce to the peo- | ple to be impaired, especially as it reaches nts where there are ho express A LIVING SKELETON. An Oakdale Farmer Going Before the| | Public. An Old Soldier Who Has Had Tribu- | For tho past two o threo days thero | lias heon registered at the Canfield house | the name of J. C. Bradeen, Antelope | county. Mr. Br Lowns a farm five | miles north of Neligh, and has boen in Nobraska for the past thirten yours, Ho was originally from Maine, and served in the war of the robellion. During his [army life ho had an attack of the moas- e never re- vored, and, in fact, his lifo was for long time dispaired of. This was 22 cars ago, and ho s now b6 years of age, Lis birthday being on the nineteenth of this month., He moved to Towa for a time and then to Nebraska, in hopes of benefitting hig health, He once, in his prime of life, weighed 160 lmnnnln but he now weighs but thirty. He began losing flesh imme- dintely after his sickness in the army but:| the physicians who were consulted were unable to assist him and pronounced his case a romarkable one, They thought his trouble came from his right lung and that there was a hard kernel on it that prevented healthy action. He has never- theless raised ten children all of whom are stout and hearty, as he is in fact him- self, so far as general health is concerned though 21l his limbs, with the expection of his left arm, are paralyzed, he having had several strokes of paralysis. T'ur Beg reporter was allowed to exam- ino his arms and limbs and they are nothing but skin and bone, his ex- pression is often used but in this instance 18 literally truo, His arm is as flat as a narrow piece of board and his whole frame has much the sane appearance as that of o gonuine skeletion covered with a thin skin of india rubber, I'he nerves ave filled with blood but the only living part of the body is the left arm, It is a most remarkable case and the man being of our own state and a farmer in a well known locality, there can bo no doubt of the authenticity of the same. We believe if the man was stood up be- tween & person and the sun as it goes down a newspaper could be read through him, r South Mr. H. H. Moiggs, writes as Liva, Peru,—“1 wish to say of St. Jacobs Oil, that T am so completely satis- fied with its use, that 1 u'uuul‘m{u box of it. I have used it with a great satis- faction. 1t has accomplished wonders, and given great relief. 1t will always have my lmuli\'u endorsement as & pain libere tor and Hungary Seriously Worry the Authorities, atens to Lead Another A fipanish Story of' rnell Th Agitation Corruption, and Other Matters, GEN THAL FORKIGN NEWS, THE CHOLERA. Loxnon, August 16.—A special from Cairo dated osday night, says 62 deaths ocenrred from cholera, in Alexan- drin, during the past 24 hours, The Times Cairo correspondent says, there were H00 deaths from cholers Daman- tour Tuesday. SUPPRESSING A MOR, At Agram, Hungary, Tuosd: attempted to tear from the g offices o number of notices, printed in Hungarian language, which were offon- sive. The military were called out, , wounded several, and placed a great number under arrest. THE FLAG 18 UP, The flag on the Italian consulate at Tangiert, Morocco, has been again hoist- od, and a panic among the residents caused by fear of bombardment by the Ttalian squadron has subsided. THE BONAPARTISTS, At a banquet in Parvis, at which 1,200 were present, speeches were made in fa- vor nll Prince Jorome Napoleon as chief of the Bonapartists. CORRUPTING THE SPANISH ARMY. The newspapers of Madrid declare the Fronch spoculators raised 750,000 frane for the purpose of corrupting the Spanish arimy and bringing about the rising. The papers making this assertion promise_to ive more particulars when the censorship of the pross is abolished. The semi-offi- cial journals admit there may be some l‘numjhnmn for the story. RETALIATION WILL FETCH THEM, The Post’s Berlin correspondent says: Threats that the government of the Un- ited States would impose retaliatory tar- il have made an impression on the Ger- wan government., This statement of the correspondent presumably refors to the pork question. i THE PARNELL FUND. John Redmond, representative of the national league in Australia, denies that his mission has been a failure. He ex- peets to be able to continue to send one thousand pounds every two weeks to Ireland. He also expresses the hoy that the Parnell fund will not be entirely closed as the Australian national league is to hold a convention at Melbourne in September to consider the matter. DOINGS IN THE COMMONS. In the commons, during the debate on’ the vote for the expenses of the land commission, Parnell declared that unless the deficiencies of the land act were rem- edicid speedily#he would lead a deeper and wore d ste agitation than any yet wituessed. The act had been adplied with slowness and inefliciency, very different from the way in which the coercion act has been applied. The agricultural holdings bifl passed third reading in the lords to-night. Amendments were adopt- ed by the lords limiting the scope of the measure, 1t will certainiy be rejected by the commong, 'Mhe assertion that Gladstone was a subscriber to the confederite cotton loan ix untrue. i DANGEROUS . MOBS, A mob of 500 men attacked the Jewish quarters in Prague Wednesday night. The rioters were dispersed hefore doing much harm. The frequency of riots is causing much alarm among the authorities of Austrin, The police and military officers are ordered to crush with the ut- most energy every outbreak, however small. Forty of the populace and six po- lice were wounded in a riot at Agram on Tuesday. The mob subsequently forced the jail and released the rioters, - TWO THOUSAND BEDOUINS attacked Sanitarium at Sinkat and were repulsed with a loss of sixty killed. The soldiers defending the place lost seven men, and the civilians five. Sinkat is tifty miles from Suakin, at town in Nu- bia, on the Red Sea, The attack was in- cited by the false prophet. Ttisreported that Suakin is also threatened with an attack, Baron Von Schloezer, Prussian minis- ter to the Vatican, will soon make a visft to Kispingen. CHINA AND FRANCE. The Berlin Cross Gazette says state- ments have been made by the Chinese legation that place beyond doubt the fact that China wih %0 to war rather than re- linquish her suzerainty over Annam, FRANCE AND THE VATICAN, 1t is stated the Vatican is determined to ask France for explanations in regard to the divergencies between the terms contained in President Grevy's recent letter to the pope and in the instructions given the French ambassador at the gl coust, i There were 467 deaths from cholera in Egypt Wednesday. The ¥ Y. Cuicaco, August 16, — The Rufus Hatch party left to-day for St. Paul, on their way to Yellowstone park, over the Rock Island road. The train was run special, and was made up of a dining car, fivo sleopers and & private coach of the Northern Pacific railway. The party numbers cighty. Last of the “Passion Pla, New York, August 16.—Salmi Morse made an assigdment to George D. Ro- berts and Albert G. Evans, of the lease of the theater built by him for the pro- duction of the “Passion Play.” The lease is for five years at §10, a year, with the privilege of removal, Queskc, August 16.—The ship Fred- erika and Carolina, before report:d at quarantine with yellow fever aboard, has come up to the port, having landed her sick sailors and been disinfected, Prince Hohenlohe, Count Glerchen, Lord Latham and Lord Elphinstone, are guests of the governor general,