Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 27, 1883, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE BEWARE OF THE HIRED MAN. A Premature Mother Givs Birth 1o & Chll 4nd e 1t Up with a String. A Sensation that Blasted the Sab- bath Serenity of all Plattsmouth, Followed by the Drowning ot a Boy in the Missouri, Special dispatch to Tiz Bk, Prarrsmourn, Neb., August 26.—A horrible case of infanticide came to light here to-day, n dead male child being found secreted in a satchel in the room of its mother, a Swede girl lately arrived from the old country. Her name is Nellie Swanson. It was born at noon on Friday inachicken coop on the premises of a family named Pearson, where she re- sided. She hasconfessed to havingkilled the child by strangulation before its birth. She had been seen digging a grave in the brush at the edge of town, and on Friday morning she was found lying in the brush, where she had tried to hide its birth. She was taken home by some of her friends who realized her situation, but even after that man- aged to escape long enough to allow of its birth and to enable her to kill it, wrap a cloth around its head and secure it with a twine tied tightly around its neck, and socrete it in a valise. To-day search was instituted by a Mrs. Smith, who had found the girl on Friday and knew her condition at that time, and was satisfied she had become a mother. The vault of an outhouse furnished evidence of the birth, and the girl then confessed. She is the daughter of a wealthy farmer in Sweden, who refused to allow her to marry his hired man, and she fled alone to this country to hide her shame, landing in New York on decoration day, and coming directly to friends here. She is 24 years old. A coronor’s inquest this afternoon brought out the above facts. William Stellam, aged 7, two days in this city, from Germany, was drowned at 7 o’clock to-night, while swimming in the Miss ouri below town. The bedywas not recovered. o —— THE PPASSING SHOW. The Martial Tread of Coming Heroes ‘Waning in the Breeze. Special Dispatch to Tis Brx. CrerE, NeB., August 26.—The Crete .-, reuniga and encampment is -nOow a mein- ory.. The weather during the week has been most agreeable for camp life and “~the boys enjoyed it immensely. The 'S4 first regiment of the Nebraska Natienal “Guardsisa well drilled, efliciently offi- cered and fine looking body of men, The officers of the various companies evident- 1y understand military tactics. The governer and staff are greatly pleased with the appearance of the men. Company F., Captain Cole, of Juniatta, is very proud of the challenge cup, offer- ed by the governor, which it won. Com- ~ pany A., Captain Scott, of York, won the “second prize, $75, and Company B., C ~ appomted by tain Young, of Sutton, carried off the '\ third prize, The Crete band was Col. Colby as the regimen- " tal band, and well deserved the honor. 'he band numbers thirteen members, ST SPORTING NOTES. pecial Dispatch to THE Ber, | ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE UNION PACI- 4 \ FICS. 2 /| Moumarous, Minn, August 2, ./ Omaha 12, Minneapolis 4. Runs by in- Y} nings: Omaha, one in 1st and 4th, two ~in 3d, five in 6th, three in 8th, Minneapolis, one in 1st, 2nd, 7th and 9th. The features wero Salisbury 's pitching, from which twelve men struck out, and the batting of McKelvy, Whitney and Foley. Omaha, eleven hits, tetal, sev- R een. Minneapolia: asyon singlon ) OTHER GAMES, PHILADBLPHIA, August 26.—New York Philadelphias 2. EAsT SacINaW, August 26.—Peoria 10, inaw 6. Derrerr, August 256.—Clevelands 3, oits 1. & Cuicaco, August 25— Chicagos 18, Buffalos 4. L ProvibeNce, August 256.—Boston 3, ovidence 2, ToLepo, August 26, — Toledos 10, ghields 4. ¥ Crry, August 25.—Bay City 13, 6. i GraND Rarips, August 25,--Grand jpids 28, Fort Wayne 7. BILLIARDS, August 25,—The last of the billiard tournament closed evening, The 600 points, Balk line pme for %500 between Schaeffer and ton was won by Schaeffer in nineteen ings; timie, 1 hour and 40 minutes. xton scored 327, Highest runs, Schaef- 120, Sexton 88, —— KSTON herman Approves the Louisiana Campaign of 1876 —Opening the Ohio Campaign. S Fivoray, Ohio, August 26, —Senator lohn Sherman delivered a speech here Baturday afternoon before a large gather- ling of republicans and democrats. The ' senator’s remarks were well received, be- ing interrupted repeatedly by enthusias- tic applause. After reviewing the mark- ' ed improvement and advancement of our ! country during the past thirty years, Mr. BSherman said: *‘I' believe that the ex- istence of parties contributes to the pub- AN Fpancr THE F PLAN, I | i I { THIRTEENTH YEAR. wagons, o dozen policemen and about five hundred boys attempted to run down a wild Texas steer which had escaped from the stock yards to the open prairie south of the cit; were recaptured a buggy containing three made a mad rush for a little child, which, however, had a miraculous escape, and created other havoe before it was finally shot by a policemen, lic good. When I appear in a republican convention and advocate principles of the republican party, I believe I am do- ing the duty of a patriot. I concede the same to my dewmocratic friends, who stand up manfully for their convictions. But I donot respoct a man whoin a repub- lic like ours has no political connections, btut growls, whines and lies: who de- nounces all parties as corrupt, and won't even vote, because he must take his turn at the polls, Our democratic fellow citi- zens, though opposingour measures at the time, have since acquiesced in, approved and supported them after their adoption. They cannot now name a single question of party differenco for 26 years upon which they will now venture to take issue with us. They domot even put forward their well tried leaders. They have now in succession nominated three gentfemen for governor of Ohio. Each has been a warm, ardent supporter of the principles of the republican party. I mean Goneral Ewing, Mr. Bookwalter and Judge Hoad- ley. All these distinguished, able gen- tlemen have been republican partisans, Judgn Hondley having been more free in his denunciation of the democratic party than I. Referring to Judge Hoadley's speech at Piqua, Sherman said: ‘‘He speaks like a man not sure of his backing, de- voting two columus to the presidential election. Judge Hoadley was employed as attorney for Tilden. The chief part he took was in maintaining the vote of Oregon should be counted for Tilden, when both the official returns and actual votes showed President Hayes received a majority of the votes. Hoadley saysthat fraud was committed at the election in Louisiana board. The answer is that decision was made by a tribunal of the state of Louisiana, organized under the laws of that state. This decision was held by the electoral commission to be conclusive. Iknow from listening to the painful testimony taken in New Orleans, that any other decision would have placed Tilden in the presidential chair by mur- der, fraud and violence of the most atro- cious character. . The decision of the electoral commission was right. If the democratic party wished to submit this issue of fraud to the people, why did they not nominate "I'llden or Hendricks in 1880, oneyor both of them? The senator then reviewed local issues between the parties, particularly the Scott law and tax on liquor. The sena- tor said _the ““Scott law which imposes a tax on the liquor traflic yields to tho dif- ferent counties of the state of Ohio about §2,000,000 revenue, In the thirty years since the new constitution was adopted we have lost in Ohio from failure to en- force this species of taxation $50,000,000. The question now is, shall this law stand? The balance of the senator's speech was devoted to refutation of charges made by Judge Hoadly and Piqua, that ‘“‘the re- publican party in congress voted for and reduced the duty on wool.” Sherman explaned that a majority of the republi- can senators voted against the reduction of duty on wool, and all but three demo- cratic senators voted for it. e —— THE MINNESOTA ZEPHYR. The Wreék of Farming Property in Olm:t ad County—Rebuild- ing Rochestor. RocHESTER, Minn., August 26.—The agents of the farmers of Olmstead coun- ty report that the path of the cyclone was west to east, about eighteen miles long, and have examined the condition of fifty farmers in its track. Every house and barn in the cyclone’s path ~was de- molished, killing ‘much_valuable stock, wrecking farming machinery and de. stroying thousands of bushels of grain, The loss to farmers in this county will not be less than $200,000. In Roches- ter itself much relief work is being done, and 825,000 was received, but the funds are still inadequate. One hundred and fifty persons are destitute and relying on outsiders to shelter them. One hun- dred and forty buildings will be erected on the sites ated by the great zephyr, For this purpose a building association will be ordered, in the fund of which the money appropriated for buildings will be placed, and will be distributed pro rata, each assisted person giving a note for the remainder of the cost of his im- provement. There were two more deaths on Saturday. AL The Pooling Bus s Enjoined, CHICAGO, August 26.—Judge Moran, in the supreme courton Saturday, grant- ed atemporary injunction restricting J, W. Midgely,as commisionersof the southywes- torn railway pool, from diverting freight over other railway lines, that those over which the consiguers desire to send it. The injunction was granted on applica- tion of the Continental sugar refinery, of Boston, which tendered certain freight and specified line over which they de- sired it shipped, but the commissioner informed them it would have to go over some other road. The bill shows it is the custom of the pool to equalize freight carried by various roads in it and.that ippers in consequences have no option in the matter. The sugar company as- serts that the railway is bound as a com- mon carrier to accept and transport ail freight tendered, pool regulations to the contrary notwithstanding e —— A Governor in Trouble. CHicaGo, August 26.—The papers here have published in advance of its filing a bill in chance; ainst Josiah W. Begole, governor of Michigan, charging him with malfeasance in the management of the estate of his deceased son, Frank C. Begolp. The son died in Florida in 1873, and the bill asserts that under duress he deeded to his father 1,000 acres of Wisconsin land. It is also declared that the governor paid to the widow of the deceased only 84,300 of the §5,000 insurance on the life of the deceased, and that he has never made an accounting as trustee and guardian. The bill is to be filed an behalf of the infant grandson of the governor, e — Running Down Texas Steers, Cuicaco, August 24.—Two patrol this afternoon. Two ut the third overturned persons and THE JOURNEY'S END, The Presidential Party Reconnoilering the Mud Batteries of the National Park. The Pathway of the Royal Cara- van Reviewed by the Mile- sian Chronicler, Not Furgetting the Artistic Angling of the President that Beats Mis. souri's Vest—A Mild Dose of Doscription, Canr Loaax, Yellowstone Park, Au gust 23, via Livingston, August I'he white frost was still thick on the blades of grass and leaves of shrubs and plants, glistoning in the morning sunlight like diamond dust, and mists and vapors rested close to the surface of the river, as the presidential party mounted at 6:45 a. m, and started out for the day's march, Last night was the coldest we [havo experienced, being 20 dogrees at {6 a. m,, and the mess-tent water, which had been served out a fow moments be- fore the party sat down for breakfast, formed a network of ice on the inner surface of the glasses. The trail was very crooked to-day, and led over a low range of mountains covered with pine forests, At intervals we found open, grassy parks, but most of them were only a foew acres in area. About twelve miles out we came upon the lower Falls of Lewis, or Lake Fork, a dark gray gorge out through SOLID WALLS OF VOLCANIC ROCK. Its sides were nearly perpendicular, About 600 feet below the streamn rushed and tumbled over its dark bed, brokert white by its fretting. The upper falls are some six miles from the lower ones. We saw that distance through an opening in the evergreen trees. It seemed to drop from out of the dark foilage, behind it like a flood of lace. Five miles further on we went into camp, in a lovely open park, at the north end of wis' Lnku, the only spot on the Shore Line whichis not dense- ly timbered. This camp has been named gan in honor ef the senator, who was to have been one of our party, and whose unavoidable absence we have all regret- ted. Our tents look out on this beauti- ful sheet of water. The sound of the swirl of the waves on the beach mingle pleasantly with its twin sister, the sound of the soughing of the wind in the trees near by. Along our line of march to-day we saw large quantities of INDIAN TEA, a diminutive species of evergreen’ whor- tleberties, five to ten inches high, found only in the timber and at an altitude of from 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The Indians are fond of tea made from the dried leaves and stems of this plant. Yesterday we remained at camp Strong and ?.:‘u' surroundings are ;;m.hy of more than a ing notice. ho grass; bottom is ml;:u‘?fied ‘mountains uh,& with'evergreens, trees of all sizes from a young sapling up to mature age, scatter- ed singly, grouped in clusters or massed into dark forests. Our tents were pitched on the banks of Snake river which here possesses the attributes of a first class trout stream—clear, pure water, rippling over a pebbly bottom, with here and there swift currents, eddies and deep holes. The president and Senator Vest, our two most expert fishermen, made the best of their stay, and scored the greatest victory yet achieved over the finny tvibe. At ot cast the president landed threo trout, weighing in the aggregate 4} pounds, and each of some six other casts took two fine specimens. The president secured the greatest weight, the senator the largest number, the total weight be- ing 105 pounds. The sport is now over, The largest one caught weighed 3} pounds, Looking back over our course from Fort Washakie, where we first mounted our horses and abandoned wheel vehicles and took the Indian trail, which has led us through some fertile valloys, across some bad lands, over rugged mountains, THERE ARE MANY MEMORIES which linger pleasantly in the minds of every member of the party., The hail storm at Camp Crosby, the dust which sifted in our tents at Camp Teton, the trials of trails of fallen timber are lost and forgotten in pleasant associations of OMAHA, NEB. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1883. tion of inviting the National Buttor, Cheese and Egg association to hold its annual convention here this season. The members were unanimously in favor of the plan. It is understoed that the con- vention will assemblo the first Tuesday following thanksgiving day. President Patterson, of the Produce Exchange, was authorized to appoint the necessary com- mittees. Much local interest is mani- fested in the ocoasion. — Missour) Murderers. Sr. Lours, Mo., August 26.—A Macon, Mo., special says: George Stewart shot and killod Walter Tracey yesterday. The murder grew out of the refusal on Tra cey's part to live with Stewart's sister, whom Stewart compelled Tracy to marry a few weoks ago. Stewart eseaped. John B, Sweeney, who is suspected of being implicated i the Vinita train rob. bery, was arrested yestorday at Missouri City' by the sherift of Clay county. Sweeney was visiting some relatives when captured. — TENEMENT TINDER. A Kerosene Lm Starts a Blaze in Boston, and Fonr Lives are Sacrificed, A Leap for Life to Meet Death on the Pavement—A Mother's Fran- tic Efforts to Die with Her Children. BostoN, August 26.—An alarm rung in this morning fqr fire in a two-story tene- ment house, No. 6 Thacher's court, occu- pied by eight families. The fire spread with frightful rapidity. Before the in- mates could be taken out, four were smothered, and one fatally injured by jumping from the building. The killed are George and Thomas McLaughlin, aged 14 and 11 respectively; Mrs, Fred. Savage, aged 40, and Katie and Mamie Savage, aged 13 and 6 months respec- tively. The cries for help from the per- sons imprisoned amid the flames were heartrending, but people on the street could do nothing towards saving them. The flames were subdued in less than half an hour. . John Savage, first to dis- cover the fire, gave the alarm and jump- to the ground, a distance of 30 feet. He had one leg badly hurt. John McLaugh- lin, awakened by the cries of Savage, saved his wife and_girls and two of his boys, Willie and James. In his second attempt to return, he was driven back by the flames. Little George McLaughlin reached the roof, and a canvass was spread in the street below and he was told by his father to jump into his arms, The boy bravely jumped, missed the can- vass and was fatally injured. His mother is crazed with anguish. She attempted three times to enter the burning building to save her other boy Thomas, and re- ceived such injuries before she could be secured that she is not expected to live. Thefire was undoubtedly started in Sav- age’s apartments, It is believed'fo have been by a kerasene lamp which./one of the ‘brothers threw on the other. It is also believed that John McIntosh had a hand in causing the fire, John Flynn, whoslept in the room adjoining the Sav- ages, overheard some one crying out *‘for God's sake don’t throw that lamp.” Me- Intosh and the two Savages were arrested this evening, and held to await develop ments. s —— TELEGRAPH NOTES., A Freight famine exists in New Orleans. Sexton won the 1,000 point billiard match in San Francisco, Schaoffer’s score was 730, The threatened attempt to call out the op- erators on tho Canadian railway has been abandoned. | Edison’s Pearl strect (N. Y.) laboratory was fired by a discharged workman Tuesday. No damago was done, Tt is generally thought in Berlin that Cham- bord’s doath will have no influsuce on French politics at present. The Trish National League of Great Britain holds a convention at Loeds, September 27th, Parnell will probably presido. A rich vein of lubricating oil was struck at & depth of thirty-five feet, hfteen miles from Zanesville, Ohio, 1t is fHowing rapidly. Clhris'ian Duesner, proprietor of a saloon in the Fifth ward of Toledo, shot and instantly killed Corbin Caswell, of Wood county, in a Stocks in New York opened irregular and THE OLD WORLD. o Disastrons Collsions of Stamers O the Coast of England. A Variety of Comment on the Death of Chambord and Its Effects on French Politios. The Irish Parliamentary Scheme Mapped Out—Cholera Ravages, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, COLLISIONS AT SEA, Loxoox, August 26.—The steamship Palermo, from Hamburg to Lisbon, col- lided with the steamer Rivoli, from Bil- boa to Middleborough. Five persons are reported lost. A collision occurred at 3 o'clock this morning off the Eddystone light-house, in the English chanuel, between the French steamer St. Germ from Havre toNew York, and the steamer Woodburn, from the east by way of the Suez canal. The Woodburn immediately sank. Eighteen of her crew were drowned, The St. Germain, disabled, arrived at Plymouth and landed the passengers from the Woodburn, The Woodburn foundered three minutes after the colli- sion. There was no timeto lower her boats and only eleven of the passengers on board were saved. Those Jruwnm were sacked into the vortex cansed by the sinking of the steamer or became entang- led in the wreckage. The steamer Geor- main's bow was completely stove, Her fore compartment was filled with water. She had 462 passengers aboard, including fifty nuns on their way to Texas, and a crew of twenty-two persons. The Wood- burn was literally cutin two. THE CLOSE OF PARLIAMENT. The Standard, commenting on the close of the se: 1 of parliament, says the weakness and dwhlus counsels of the opposition duriug the session, extricated the ministers from their worst straits. The ministers may take heart for the fu- ture, In her speech, proroguing parliament for the session, Queen Victoria says: ““The harmony of my relations with for- eign governments continue undisturbed. The occurrences arising from Krench op- erations in Madagascar form the subject of communications with the government of France, which have been conducted in a spirit of friendship, and will, I doubt not, lead to satisfactory results.” THE DEAD PRINCE, The body of Count de Chambord lies clothed in evening dress and decorated with the grand cordon of the Order of the Holy Ghost. The hands are folded over the breast, and in one holds a crucifix, Wax tapers burn at the head of the corpse. Emperor Francis Joseph will be sent for when the will of the late count is opened. He was not a subject to the ordinary laws of Austria. The. funeral of Count de Chambord will be theoccasion of a grand legitimat- ist demonstration. The coffin will be glass and the hearse will be drawn by six white horses. The post mortem showed that death resulted from cancer of the stomach and fatty degeneration of the heart. IRISH AFFAIRS, At a conference of Irish members of parliament, held last night, o programmo was prepared for a convention of the Trish National League of Great Britain, to be held September 27. The pro- gramme demands self-government ~ for Ireland, and direct representation of the Irish laboring classes in parlisment. CHOLERA, Deaths from cholera Saturday, 129 in Upper Egypt, 38 in Lower Egypt, and 22 in Alexandrin yesterday. S — THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. The Triennial Conclave in San Fran- (1560 Closes in the Compe- titive Drill, Loulsville Takes the Fust Prize, Fol- declined § to 1§ por cent., tho latter Denver & Kio Grande, which fell off from 26 to 24} por cent. the balance of the journey. The scenery along our route will furnish many pleasant memories in years to come, Enough game has been killed to satisfy the wants of the garty, but to-day we en- terodl the sacred precincts of the park, and buffalo and elk can look at us with perfect safety, for General Sheridan has given strict orders that none will be killed. The members of the party are enjoying their usual good health, are commencing in fact to realize something in the way of robust strength for the investment iu taking a trip this vind. AMONG THE GEISERS, Urrer Geser BasiN, Yellowstone National Park, August 24—Via Livings- ton, M. T., August 26.—At 1 oclock to- day, after a dusty march of 26 miles over a rough trail, the lnrenidunt and party arrived in Upper Geiser Basin ul the National Park, and went into camp near the old faithful geiser, who grected us a few moments after dismounting, with one of his hourly eruptions, All of us were very tired and hungry, and the ex- hibition, that seemed specially to greet the chief magistrate, could induce but few of our number to abandon their lunches and rush toa point for observing the display, The afternoon was devoted to resting, bathing, and overhauliug our outfit, and but little attention was paid ta geisers, beyond those in the immediato vicinity of our camp. All are impressed with the wonders that surround us, To- morrow will no doubt prove a day of in- terest and pleasure, Of the curious freaks that nature exhibits in this section, I shall say nothing; the whole park and all itcontains has been often described, and I would not undertake to write up that which has been so well pictured b, others. After our ride on hurwhw:{ every member of the expedition is in the best of health, and not an accident of the slightest character has occurred on the whole journey to mar our pleasure. e — The Dairy Convention. CixcisNari, August 26,—The Cincin- nati produce exchange held a meeting yostorday afternoon to consider the ques- Miss Aunio Meagher, of Webster city, and Miss Mary Griffin, of Cascade, were received in the convent of the Presentation nuns of Du- buque Saturday. A veterinary surgoon namod Elot was ar- rested at Sioux Falls, Wednesday, on o charge of cruelty to animals, Thiuis believed to be the first case of thia kind in Dakota. The sheriff has levied on the persoual prop- orty of the Pennsylvania, Slatington & New England railroad, between Wind Gap and Walnutport, for 22 executions for wages due to laborers, ‘I'he property weized consists of lo- comotives, rails, ties, cars, etc. Prince Hohenlohe, in an interview at Tor- onto, said his mission was greatly misunder. stood, The German Government had no in- tention of encouraging the emigration of Ger- maus to Canada, but simply desired to nacer- tain how the Euglish carried on the system of colonization, Last Friday, six miles south of Clifton, Ar- izona, an express wagon loaded with China. was attacked by three rustlers. The China- men returned the fire, aud mortally wounded their assvilants. Four Chinamen were injur- ed, two fatally, The robbers succeeded in getting $300, Among the passengers by the Ebbe, which arrived Saturday morning, were a party of German members of parlisment, wilitary of- ficers, university professors, bankers, and rep- resontatives of leading journals in Germany, Who are invited to be present at the opening ceremonies of the Northern Pacific railroad. Mus, Caroline M, Davis, daughter of Alex- ander Greer, & tobacco merchant of Albany, N, Y., who died a few years ago, worth $2,- 000,000, was arrested for attempting toswindle McC'rery & Co. by a forged order. 1t is tated the Woa thy, and has swindled the firin several times in the past year, Mrs, Da: vis' relatives are all wealthy. The Hop Crop, MiLwAUKEE, August 24, Small, proprictor of an extensive hop (g by P e T plants have been affected by the hot sirocco wind of the past week, Heo thinks the entire hop crop of Wisconsin will be seriously reduced in quanti T A Leap 1nto Eternity. Kaxnsas Ciry, August 26.—Aggie Pat- terson, a niece of Alderman lfunemn, was seen last night to jump from the bridge across the Kaw river, and drown, Mental aberration is believed to be the cause of the suicide. Ex-Judge lowed by Indianapolis and Chicago. San Francisco, August 26, —The com- petitive Knights Templar drill occurred Saturday afternoon at Bay District park. Long before the beginning of the exercise the grand stand with a seating capacity of 8,000 was crowded to the utmost and 1,000 were in the enclosure below. Only three commanderies cunluxuwd, the Ra- piers of Indianapolis, DeMolay of Louis- ville, and St. Bernards of Chicago. Each drilled with twenty-seven men, exeept the St. Bernards, who only drilled twen- ty-five. Forty minutes time was allowed or each drill, The Pacific Const com- mandery refrained from competing, pre- ferring that the prizes should be won by eastern Knights, whom they regarded drill was completely marred by ene un- fortunate knight, who persisted in al- ways getting where he was not wanted, Before the drill was half over it became ovident that the first prize would lay be- twoen the Demolays and Rapiers.. When the St. Bernards returned to their tents the applause was tremendous, clearly showing what direction the sympathies of the people went. At the conclusion of the drill the tents of the three com- poting commanderies were surrounded y knights and ladies, who gave thom quite an ovation. At the pavil- ion, at 9:80, the prizes were awarded, the DeMolays taking first, choosing the fine = vase . always spoken of as the fourth prize; the Ra- piers second, choosing the onyx column; St. Bornards third, choosing the silver globe. Tho rmaining two prizes were retained to be competed for at next year's tournament. Among state com- mandarios surprise is exprossed at the seloctions made by the De Moloys, the intrinsic value of which is a thousand dol- lars less than the column chosen by the Rapiers, ‘The St. Bernards commaudary loft to- day in a special train, going by the Cen- tral Pacific, .Union Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quiney route. THE EAST, In addition to $40,000 subscribed by the }mhhc for the triennial conclave, the California commandaries have spent out of their own pockets $130,000 entertain- ing their visitors, The California com- THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. General Crook Again Briefly Defonds His Apache Policy. Civil Bervice Reform—The Lawyers Talk on Hill, OCAPITAL NOTES. CROOK AND THE APACHES, WasHINGTON, August 26.—The war de- {u\rtmuut has transmitted to the Indian bureau the following communication from Gen. Crook *‘Referring to the communictaion from your office July 19, transmutting copies of correspondence from the governor of Chi- huahua and the minister of Mexico with the secretary of state with reference to the punishment of the Chiricahuas who surrenderod to me in Sierra Madres, T have the honor to state I am in full sym- pathy with Governor Terragas in the ul- timate sought—that is, the welfare and security of life and property in both countries. To attempt now to punish those who are on the San Carlos reserva- tion as prisoners, would be an act of per- fidy and bad faith, and would unques- tionably not only prevent return to the agency of the OChiricahuas left in the Sierra Madres, but would precipitate an Indian war which would be more serious in its results u the interests of the two countries any which preceded it. It ‘would b al- most as impossible to exterminate Chiricahuas in--the mountains as the wolves and coyotes, with whom they share possession of the Sierrn Madres. So long as any of them survive, so long would the carnival of death and dopreda- tion continue. 1 believe firmly that ex- act acquiescence by our government in terms upon which these Indians under- stood they are to be allowed to live upon the San Carlos reservation appears the only possible means of protecting the lives and intorosts of the people of Sono- ra and Chiricahua, as well as our own country. (Signed) GEo. Crook, Brigadier General, A CIVIL SERNICE APPOINTME! The first appointment in the treasury department under the new civil service rufcx was made to day to fill a $000 va- cancy in the national bank redemption agency of the treasurer's ofli The civil service commission certitied the names of four ladies to the acting socre- tary of the treasury who selected that of Miss Mary ¥. Hoyt, of Connccticut, the first on the list. THE_CASK OF ARCHITECT HILL, The National Republican, under the display head, *‘Kicked Again by Col man,” prints abstracts of a lawyer's brief in the case of Supervising Architect Hill. Folten's brief is a succinet history of theinvestigation and a_statement of the points involved viewed from a Hill standpoint, About two-thirds of the ar- gument is an _ exposition of the granite contract system now in vogue in the architect's office. He goes into the gran- ite feature with much particularity, and bays his respects to ox-Congressman l\‘[urch ina decidedly pointed manner. Witnesses Murch, Steinmetz and others are arraigned for selfish misrepre- sentation and perversion of facts, and the commission is asked to diregard the testimony of these gentle men in making up their report. He treats of the contract for the heating ap- paratus exclusively, not touching on any other pointa. He quotes liberally frm the printed testimony, and draws conclu- sions therefrom to establish the inno- cence of his clients of cemplicity in the scheme to swindle the government as their guests, There were five prizes in all varying in value from 81,600!4: $6,000. The rule was made by the biennial commission thatthe pr.zesshould become the absolute property of the win- ners, and not be subject to further com- petition, There were three judges, all officers of the United States army. The tactics constituted sword exercises, mili- tary evolutions and Templar movements, The first to appear in the list were the Rapier, of Indianapolis, the privilege of the last drill being conceded to the St. Bernard, of Chicago. At 12 o'clock sharp they advanced, accompanied by the band of the First United States cavalry, and filing into line, gave the salute, This was the signal for a great burst of cheer- ing, in which the two commanderics heartily joined, Their drill was excel- lently ~performed, The Rapiers were followed by the DeMoluys, who, as they marched in & stately column to the front of the judge’s stand, led by the Eightieth United tates infantry band, were received with reat cheers, After them came the St. ernards, with Lyon & Healoy's Chicago band, They were greeted by a continu- ous burst of applause. Their salute to the judges was the signal for renewed cheering, which was kept up until they began their exercises. uring the first five minutes the Bernards drilled with marked precisiou, but after that their through collusion with the supervising architect. Mr. Coleman, in his brief, after stating that the secretary of the treasury, who set the investigation on foot, did Hlifllillg to ?id or assist it, but, on the contrary, did all in his power to hinder, delay and embacrass it, reviews the granite contracts for the Philadel- phia, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Hartford Lui]diugn, and shows that out of $800,000 paid out on contracts for the work, $300,- 000 was clear profit to the contractors, The Wages of Qotton Spi Youk, August 20,- mmittee on labor and education yesterday heard Robert Howard, cotton spinner of Fall River, Mass, He gave a detailed account of the working of the spinning business in Massachusetts, Th of spinners before organization od 87.10 a week; now the average 0.40. Adjourned until Monday. Restrictions on A n Meat, Cuicaco, August 20,—J, H. Sander- som, of the special United States treasury commission, has just returned from Europe. He expresses the belief, in a published interview, that England will remove the restrictions on the importa- tion of American cattle, but that Ger- many will not remove its restrictions on the importation of American pork until this government inaugurates a system of thorough inspection. THE TALE OF A TRAIN ROBBER. Dick Liddil Details the Plan, Capture and Robbery of the Bxpress at Winston, “The Killing that was Done" and the Division of the Spoils at Ford's Pasture. The Most Important Day in the Trial of the Missouri Highwayman, Two of Ogden's Officials Murdered, Followed Promptly by a Lynche fng—All Grades of Crime. ORIMINAL RECORD. THE TRIAL OF FRANK JAMES, Gartariy, Mo, August 20, —Shortly after 2 o'clock Saturday the court was called to order, and the judge anneunced his decision on the admission of Liddils testimony. After reviewing the authori- ties, ho stated that the evidence of the witness was admissible. The defense then objected that the paper purporting to bo the pardon was only a copy. state ymwwd to put the witness on his voir dire, Answering the prosecutor’s question, the witness said Yll)n‘dwu sent to @ penitentiary in 1874; a lon, and tore it up the day after hmh: The court decided that the preliminary proof was sufficient. The jury was brought in, and the ‘examination pro- ceeded, Witness said: “I am 81 years old. Was reared in Jackson coun- ty Ibecame a member -of the band known as the James boys four years last fall; shortly afterward I left the state, going to Tennessee. In July,1880, I went to Nashville with Jesse 5 found Frank James and family and au- se's family there; staid nearly a year; Bill Ryan and Jim Cummings came there, Frank took o house in Nashville and lived there. In March, 1881, Frank, Jesso and myself wero there; Bill Ryan got captured. Arrangements to commit robbery were made by Jesse and Frank James and Wood Hite, to come out to Missouri and take an express train some- where up here. This was 1n May, 1881, Frank went by the name of B. J. Wood- son at Nashville; Jesse by the name of Howard. Jesse and I came to Kearney in May, 1882, and rode to Mrs. Samuéls’ farm. Frank arrived o week later; Clarence Hite and Woed Hite came afterwards. About a week later four of us started on horseback and met at Ford's farm near Richmond, arriving at 3 o’clock in the morning. m there Wood took frde the train and the rest of us horseback. We rode most of the night and stopped next day and night with a toh farmer; proceeding, we came close to Gallatin, back, the parties scal I went to Ford’s. A w after wo started again, traveling apart. I ot dinner near here and met others near Winston, We left the horses and went to town after dark. Wood and myself were to capture the engineer, and the others take the baggage car. Wood and I got on the tender. When we got out & littlo ways the train stopped. We heard shooting. We shot a couple of times to scave the engineer. He stopped the train and we made him move the train on, The engineer pulled the throttle and jumped off. We didn't know how to utuly the train and Frank came through and stopped it. Wood and I got off the engme and went back, and we all’ left the train. Jesse and Frank said they thought they had killed a couple of men, Jesse James said he was protty sure he had killed one, and Frand said a man had peepen in, and he shot at the man, who r.,ll off the train. We got $700 or $800 in all. The money was in packages. We rode hard allnight after the robbery; stopped in a pasture about daylight and divided the money; went from there to the Fords, where we stayed about a week, 'his closed the direct examination. The cross-examination of Liddil was postponed until Monday, as it was -al- ready 5:30 o'clock, * Governor Crittenden was called. He testified that Liddil told him Frank James had said he would not have gone if he had known there was to be any killing. After the governor’s testimony the court adjourned until Monday. This has been «lucidudl; the most important day of the trial, The ruling of the court arefavora- ble to the prosecution, MURDER AND LYNCHING AT OGDEN. Ocorn, Utah, August 26.—Andrew Burt, city marshal, and Charles Wilken, city water master, were both shot by negro about 1 o'clock to-day. The mar: shal is dead. The shot went through his body from the left side and out at the right and through the right arm., Wilk- ens was shot through the left arm, only a flesh wound. The crowd went to the city jail and took the negro frem the police and hung him up, and the body was then dragged through the streets. Great excitement prevailed for some time, The marshal and Wilkens were trying to arrest the negro, who wae m‘mwfi with & rifle and revolver. He shot Burt with the rifle and Wilkens wrenched it from him, when he drew his [)iuwl and fired at Wilkens, The pistol being turned away the shot did not enter the abdomen, where it was aimed., ANOTHER UTAH LYNCHING, Park Crry, Utah, August 26.—Ata late hour last night a number of masked men stopped Engineer Thomas, Road- waster Hughes and a fireman in the em- ploy of the Utah Eastern railway, com- pelled them to return to the shops and, taking an engine and cabonse, run about, thirty masked men to Coalville, twenty miles distant, Leaving a number of men in lmr‘fu of the train, t he vigilantes souded to tho “county jail. Bringi guns to bear on the officers, they ob- tuined control of the jail, and, taking out a man named Jack Murpey from his cell, returned to the train, ordered im- mediate return to Park City, and upoe arriving here the vigilantes took Murphy and hung him to a telegraph pole near the station, the body being viewed by a number cf passengers on the early trains, Murphy was arrested on sus- vicion of having shot Brennan last Wednesday, and was confined in jail awaiting trial, Jesse was then taken sick and