Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 30, 1885, Page 1

THE OwMAHA DALY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1885, NO. 217 NOTES OF WAR, The Indian Government's Views of the Russian Invasion, Sweden and Norway Declare Neu- trality in Case of War. Bussia Continues Preparations for War, Parliament Will Discuss the Re- moval of Irish Orimes. All Powers Urge Turkey to Re- main Neutral., The Russian Press Forbidden to Pab. lish any Iteforence to Current FEvents In Central Asia, FOREIGN NEWS, THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION, Loxpox, April ~I¢ Is stated the govern. ment received an important memorandum from Lord Dufferin upon the views of the Indian government upon the action of Rus: wia since the beginning of the existing contro- versy over the definite boundary of Russia and Afghanistan, The Standard, referring to the occupation of Maruchak by the Russians, “There can be no question of Afghan’ provocation in this instance, The ocoupation of Maruchak stands out brondly and indisguised as a claar favasion of the tofritory of Afghanistan with: oub pretenss of military necessity, ~Assuming that the news of the occupation of Maruchak to be correct, there is little room for doubt that it can bo considered little else than a de- liberate act of aggreasion, and. this act of ag- gresaion has the appearanca of being specially chosen in order that thore may be no posti- bility of further mistake. It Isa deliberato broach of & solemn covenant, a flagrant viola- \ tion of Russian promisesfand assurances. \ THE TIMES' REVIEW, The Timos, in review of the recent and past aotion of Russia, says, “The spirlt dis played leaves little hope that England’s last overtures will be accopted. The rofusal to trent on thia basis will lead to a diplomatic rupture which is but little removed from actual war,” | Conservative leaders in parliament propose to more a vote of censura of the government for abandonment of the Quetta. railwey in 1881, THE LAST HOPE DISPELLED, The Russian advance south of Maruchak is \ regarded in parliamentary circles as dispelling the last hopes of peaceful solution and the pecursor of & Russian advance upon Herat. ; 'l:’no channel fleet is returning from Ire- land | THE OLD TESTAMENT, | The publication of the revised edition of the old testament is postponed until the 19th | ot May next. 14 BUSSIAN RESERVES MOBILIZING, 4 OpEssa, April 20.—The Russian reserves ¥ are mobilizing, All business transactions now being entered into_here, are undertaken subject to heavy war risks, RUBBIAS ACTIVE WAR PREPARATIONS, The Russian government has ordered the southwestern rnlhuzv‘to prepare several hun- dred carriages and have them ready as early aa possible, for the purpose of transportation of troops. 1t is reported here that the news- glperl published within the Russian empire ave been forbidden to print any reference to current events in Central Asi. Fifty heavy guns have been sent from Keiff to Finland, "The czar has signed orders for the e(grdpmflnl of the whole Ruosian floet. The Kussian minister of marine completed the inspection of, all the forts at Cronstradt, Five steameis have bsen purchased in the United States by Russia, which will be used a9 cruisers, THE HOSTILE ARABS, Svakny, Aprik 29, —The hossile Arabs are again becoming troublesorie to the British scouting parties, The Arabs now make col stant attempts to destroy a section of Suakim, The Berber railroad is already constructed and they cut the telegraph lines wherever they can, Every night now, £l Mahdi’s forces fire upon and into the British forts, ALL POWERS URGE TURKEY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL, (CONSTANTINOPLE, Avril 20.—All the powers have, through representatives, verbally urged Turkey to maintain a state of neutrality in the event of war between Eogland and Rus- #ia, M. Nelidoff, Russian embassador, has had several audiences with the sultan, and in this the Russian statesman insisted that it was absolutely necesssry for the porte to maintain strict neatrality in case of an An. war, The porte on Sunday last telegraphed Prince Bismarck for his opinion upon the Anglo-Russian situation and the at- ‘situde proper for Turkey to assume towards those powers if they go to war, It is stated that the German chancellor promptly re- sponded to this request, but the nature of his response Is not yet made public, It is mo- Aknnwlu:god, however, that the Turkish istora al meeting yesterday to con- sider Prince Bismarck's reply, REMOVAL OF THE IRISH CRIMES ACT, _Loxnoy, April 20,—The cabinet, in coun- «il yestarday, discussed the question of a re- woval of the Irish crimes act. The govern- ment will make this matter the first business mnlllmnnt after the redistribution of seats has been disposed of. SWEDEN AND NORWAY ¥EUTRAL, CopNHAGRN, April 29, —8weden and Nor y are urging Denmark to unite with them & proclamation, in the event of ing strict neutrality. THE CZAR'S ULTIMATUM, Sr. Perensoond, April 29, —The czar bas sent an ultimatum to Great Britsin, demand- ing that the latter shall accept Russia’s pro- posed boundary line botween Turkestan and Afghanistan, “If Great Britian refuses to ac- oept this boundary, Russia will procoed to oecupy Harat, THE CZAR'S CIPHER DISPATCH TO ENGLAND, Brusskrs, ‘April 20.—A dispatch to the Tndepeneduce ge, from St. Petersburg, ¢ *'After the council yesterdsy, at which Griers proposed to sdopt conciliatory measures toward England were rejected, De Griers tendered his resignation as foreign minister, but the czar refused o accept it at she present crisis, On arrival of the news of war, dec! Heor Active the Russian defeatin Afghanistan, the czar sent & cipher dispatch to Eogland in the na. ture of an ultimatum, and signed an order for a mobilization of the forces The imperial banks here have been ordered to provide the government with 20,000,000 rubles'” MOVEMENTS OF RUSSIAN TROOPS, Sr, Perersnurc, April 29.—Orders have been issued for the mobilization of the entire Russian army, g Tn referring to Gladstone's speech in the house_of commons the Novoe Vremje says that Russia cannot agree to an inquiry into the Penjdeh affai The Odessa i numbering 30,000 men, has been o the Black Sea to the Caspian, The in and about troops from the interior. The sum of 1,500,~ 000 roubles ($075,000) has been awarded to complete the defenses of Odessa, 20) work- men have been sent to Sveaborg to strengthen the military defenses at that important post. The government is buying coal abroad at any price. arrison Odeisa will be replaced by MARUCHAK, April 30.—The government has n the advance of the Gladstone will probably make a statement in tho house of commons to-night in regard to the matter. The government is in constant communi tion with Persia in regard to her present re Iations with Russia. LoxnoN, April 80,—1:30 a. m.-~The Post this morning says it thinks the time has come for diplomatists to stand aside and that Fog- Iand, if she wants to guard her own interests, besides fulfilling her duties to the Ameer, must have recourse to swords. THE CHINESE WON'T GO. Pants, April 20,—A dispatch from Gen, Do Lisle states that the Chinese generals re- fuse to evacuate London or to rotire from the positions they have captured. THE MARKETS, TLoxnox, April 29,1 P, M.—Consols opened this morning at 95}. Soon declined to 95 which Is § under last night's close. Later ad- vanced and are now quoted at 95} Russian securitios steady. R onsols have fallen to 947, Rus- sian securities have fallen to 85, A NRUTBAL LEAGUE, BrruN, April 20,—France, Germany and Austria are discussing a projact for promo- tion of a meatral league, and have invited Italy and Turkey to join them, but neither of the latter powers have given a decided reply. ‘‘A PREFACE TO WAR.” Paxis, April 20, —Morning pspers, in com. ments on Gladstone's speece, regard it a8 a preface to war, THE RUSSIANS ADVANCING. ToxpoN, April 29.—In the house of com- mons to-day, Lord naurize, under secre tary of foreign affairs, read a telegram from Luinaden dated Tirpu!, April 23d. The tele- gram mentions that the governor of Herat re- ceived a report that the Russian troops had advanced upon Marnchak. Fitzmaurice also said that Lumsden himself, in a telegram of the 25th incidentally speaks of the recent oc- cupation of Maruchak by the Russians, The steel man of war Howe, was launched at Pembroke, Wales, yesterday. She carries ten guus and has a crew of 440 men, THE SPEECH OF GLADSTONE in the House of Commons Monday, upon the vote of credit, is received with profound in- terest throughout Europs and is published in full in all newspapers, It has dispelled any idea which may have been entertained bsfore that Ecgland will make concessions to Rus- sin. The general opinion of the press is that the speech makes war certain, The nowspapcrs are fi?l‘z!d with discussions of the probable al- liances the respective belligerents may form in event of war, now thought eo near at haund, not. being confined to Asia but extending into Europe, AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. A dispatch from Cairo confirms the report that the Bosphore-Egyptian affair has been settled. Lord Wolseley left Cairo to-day for Sua- kim, He expects to return in a fortnight. Duke of Oambridge, commander in chief of the army, to-day inspected the troops at Al- dershot, which ‘are under orders for active service in case of war, MIDDLETON'S SUPPLIES STUCK IN THE MUD, WiNNIPEG, April 20, —The government wire to the front which wat Interrapted esterday, cutting off communication with Gen, Middle- ton, began working sgain_to-night. A dls- patch from Saskatehawan3Landing eays the steamer “Northcote,” having on board the supplies, ammunition and gattling gun for Middleton is at the elbow of the river, stuck in the mud, o —— CONFLICYT O AUTHORITY, TROUBLE BETWERN SECRETARY ENDICOTT AND THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY, Washington Special, For & number of days rumors have been rife in the war department that an army order was forthcoming which, when issued, would croate considerable surprise. While no au- thentic information is obtainable from officials it is understood that the order is to be issued by the president and is to define the limit of thelauthority of the lieutenant general of the army, It was an open secret for months prior to Secretary Lincoln's retircment that a controversy existed between him and lieutenant-general Sheridan relative to the authority of the latter. The sec- retary of war finally wrote a letter to the lieutenant general, in which he denied the latter's authority, It is assserted that Gen- eral Sheridan has come in conflict with the new secretasy of war in regard to the same questions as to their respective rights of com~ mand, On the Sthinst. 8 general ordrr was issued for certain regiments to change stations on June 1, This order was ‘'by command of Lieutenant eral Sheridan,” It did not contain the name of the secretary of war nor the words, ‘‘with the approval of the secretary of war,” Similar orders, hown by the records, when issued by General Sheridan, contained the name of Secretary Lincoln, In the general order above referred to the second regiment of artillery, stationed at Wash. ington was ordered to exchange with the Third Regiment of Artillery, stationed in the Gulf states, Certain surgeons of the army have expressed themselves as bitterly opposed to this change at this season of the year, They say it would endanger the Lealth of the unacclimated regiment, and that the for would be espeoially dangerous be- of » threatened sickly season 1n the uth, They say that the regiment now stationed in the south s acclimated and can ere without danger, Other officials the first order of the kind issued in the spring of the year, Secretary Endicott in now in Boston. 'The expected order, which promises & surprlse, will probably mot be given out until his return to the department next Thursday. ~~Lowest prices on lumber,St, Paul Lumber ward, 13th and Califorala streets, RU&SIA ASKED TO EXPLAIN THE ADVANCE ON | A Law Suit Uver Lost Baggage Lasts Twenty-three Years, Special Telegeam to the Beg, Naw Yorx, April 20,~The court of ap- peals bas just declded the peculiar case of Uyrus H, McCormick against the Pennsyl vania Central railroad, which has been in liti gation twenty-three years, Tho suit was be- gun in and has been paesed upon four times by the supreme court and three times by the court of appeals, Eminent counsel has been employed on both sides, for the plaintiff Leing Danlel D, Lord, E. W, Stoughton, Beach & srown and Roecoe Oenkling, and for defend ant Blatchford Seward, Griswold and Da costa, The facts of the case are as follows: March 11, 1862, plaintiff, with his family and bag- ane applied to the defendant st Philadel- phia fur transportation on its railroad. The avgage was placed on the train, and while the plaintiff was procuring tickets and hav- ing some dispute about the checking of bag. 5 o, the train started off with the baggage, ofondant refusidg to give plaintiff either check or baggage, The baggave was carried on to Chicago and destroyed at the depot by fire on the morning of its ar- rival, The trunk contained costly clothing and diamonds belonging to Mrs, McCormick, their loss involving thousands of dollara, 'The jury awarded a verdict in favor of McCormick for the full value of the goods and interest, which amountsd to $16,- 431, The Ponnsylvania railroad appealed the case and prolonged litigation was tho result, The plaintiff claimed that the defendants had wrongfully seized and held his property in re- sistance of his claims, and therefore was lia- ble for ita full value The def.ndant_argued the effort of the p'aintiff to have his baggage stopped was virtually a waiver of his right of action, that he had no right to recoyerfor such property as had been presented by him to his wife, and that jewelry could not be classed asbuggage. Action on appeal was begun in April, 67, The late decision is a finality to the long contest and gives the executors of the deceased plaintiff the full amount with in- tereet., —y—— RAILROAD RACKET. THE C., B, AND Q. ANNUAL MEETING. CH10AGO, April 20,—The sonual meeting of the stockholders of the Chicago, Burling- ton and Quincy railrond was held here to-day and the old board of directors were re- elected, St Pavr, April The St. Paul and Northern Pacific to-day instituted condemna- tion proceedings in Hennepin and Ramsay counties to secure the right of way for an ex- tension of the main line from Minneapolis to St, Paul. The road ia to be built this season, et Gen. Grant's Condition, New Yorg, April 20.—Ths ulcerated por- tions of General Grant's throat have materi- ally improved, The cancerous trouble at the baso of the tongne is quiescent, and his gen- eral ayetem improved, He is now so far im- roved that his mind is becoming engaged in Plocking out work on his book. . Ho slept Iast night from 11 o’clock till § this morning, with occasional wakenings, He felt better and etronger this morning. Dr. Douglas said the eneral was better this morning than he had %epn within & menth, s Dra. Barker and Douglas called on General Grant this afternoon, hen Dr. Barker left he said the general was better and there was an actual improvement in his condition, ———— The Weather. WASHINGTON, April 0.—Upper Mississippi Valley: Light rains, partly cloudy weather; winds becoming variable, preceded In the southern portion by east to south winds; slightly cooler in east and northern portion; noarly stationary temperature in central and southern portion; higher, preceded in south- ern portion by hlling‘ barometer, Missouri Valley: Fair weather in northern rtion; local ratns, followed by fair weather in southern portion; variable winds, preceded by northerly winds in northern portion, gen- erally higher barometer; slight changes in temperature, o —— Endicott and Sheridap, SALEM, Mass,, April 20, —Judge Endicott secretary of war, was seen at his residence last night and asked about the alleged differ- ence between him and Lieutenant Gen, Shori- |8 dan, The secretary said he was much sur- prisad at the publication, and that there was not a word of truth init, His relations with Sheridan had been of the most cordial nature, He knew of no difference between them and could not understand how the rumor started, e ————— Base Ball New: CINNATI, April 29,—COincinnati 0, St. PrrrspuRa, April 20, —Pittsburg 3, Louls- ville 4, New York, April 20,—Metropolitaus 3, Athletics 5, Kansas Ciry, April 29,—The Milwaukse- Kansas City game was postponed until to- morrow on account of rain, INpIaNAPoLIS, April 29,—Toledo 1, In- dianapolis 7, — ——— Forest Fires Raging. ReADING, Pa, April 29,—The fire which started to-day at the Blue Mouutains between Berks and Schuylkill counties, is to-night raging tiercely, Several thousand acres of timber have been devastated, Farmers find it useless to figh ¢ the fire, as the wind scat- ters the sparks in all directions, ——————— Striking Quarrymen, On1caco, April 20,—The Journal's Joliet (IIL,,) Special, states that the striking quarry- men are again cansing tronble. A large force is roported on their way from Lemont to in- vade the Joliet quarries and the national guards have been ordered to report for duty. s 0 KIPOY Prize Fight in Virginia, Trrusviue, April 20.—A prize fight be- tween Ed Dillon and Pete Crowley for & purse of $400, took place near Collierstown, West Virginia, at daylight, Crowley was knocked out in the forty-fourth round, Crowley was arre e ——— 2he Btraits of Mackinaw Open, Onicaco, April 29,—The Journal bas a special from Cheboygan, Michgian, announc: | of ing that the Straits of Mackin and that the grain fleet through, are open now pass C— Off fur Havre. New York, April 20,—Ex-Governor Me- Lane, of Maryland, the newly appointed minister to Feance, loft this morulug for avre. cAPITMEWS. Van Wyck Calls Attention to the Ne- braska Home:teaders' Condition, The President Appoints a Grist to the Consulate. A Number of the Old Coneuls Re- tained. Governor Sherman’s Edict in Re= lation to Pleuro-Pneumonia, The Insurgents at Panams Sur- render Unconditionally. The OChicago Live Stock Market— Various Other Interesting News trom all Parts, NEBRASKA HOMESTEADERS, SENATOR VAN WYCK CALLS THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTENTION TO THEIR CONDITION. Special Telegram to THE Bxe. ‘WasHINGTON, April 20, — Senator Van ‘Wyck has called the attention of the pres dent and of the attorney-geueral and the sec- retary of the interior to the fact that several citizena of Nebraska have besn murdered in consequence of their attempts to establish homes under the public land laws within the enclosure known as the Brighton Ranche in Nobraska, The senator urges the adminis- tration to take arbitrary measures under the authority of the anti-fencing law to remove the fences and open the public land to settle- ment, He thinks the slow and uncertain pro- ceedings of the courts do not meet the require- ments of the case. WASHINGTON NEWS. APPOINTMENTS. WasnINGTON, April 20.—The president made the following appointments to-day: Charles H, Scott, Alabama, minister and res- ident consol-general of the United States to Venezuela, Warren W, Green, Kentucky, consul general to Kanagawa, Japan, John Bacon, South Carolina, charge d affairs to Paraguay and Uruguay, Tuknhuy United States consuls: Berthold Greenb.um, Colorado, Apia; Albert Loenivg, New York, Bremer; Joseph B, Hughes, Ohio, Birmingham, Eugland; John H, Putnam, Ohio, Honolulu; Victor A. Sartori, Pennsyl- vania, Leghorn; Robert E, Withers, Virginia, Hong Kong. The president to-day appointed Jobn §. Williams, of Indiana, to be third auditor of the treasury department, W, H. Falkner, of the Indian service, has been appointed special agent of the interior deparcment_to conduct the removal of the Nez Perces Indians from the Indian terri- tory to [daho and Washington territories, John I. Williams, who whs appointed third auditor of the treasury department, is the roprietor of the Lafayette (Ind.) Courier, e always has been a_democrat but never held a a public office, He was, however, an unsuccessful candidate for congress in 1880, Ex-Senator McDonald endorsed him, In view of the excellent records and distin- guished service of the following named con- suls, tho president to-dsy decided that the, shall be retained: W, F. Grinnell at Brad- ford, England, Lyell T. Adams at Geneva, Samuel W, Dabrey at Fayal, Prof. Rasmus B, Anderson was qualified at ate department to day s minister and general to Denmark and will soon sail for Copen Hagen, PROPOSALS FOR POSTAGE BTAMPS, The postoffice department to-day opened and soheduled proposals for supplying ad- hesive postage stamps for the next fiscal year, The number of ordinary stamps required is 1,452,315,150, of newspaper and_periodical 2,462,385, of postago dus stamps 12, d of special delivery stamps 5,000, ‘** BRDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DRET. Tt is estimated that the statement of the public debt for April will show a reduction of $4,000,0 “The working force in the navy yard in this clty is to be reduced to-morrow by the dis- charge of more than 100 men, because of the want of money to pay thes PLEURO-PNRUMONIA, GOVERNOR SHERMAN'S PROCLAMATION OF QUAR« ANTINE, Des Moines, Ia, Aprill 29,—Governor Sherman issued the following proclamation to-day, which is self-explanatory: Wherens, Reliable information from the state veterinary surgeon, and otherwise have reached me, that a dread epidemio, pleuro-pneumonia, exists in & violent and contagious form 1 many states of the union, among the cattle thereof; and Whereas, In view of the prominent po: tion held by Iowa, as a cattle producing and cattle feeding state, being the first in value and rank therein among all the states and territories, and the immense Investments in such stock held by our people; and Whereas, Tt is of the groatest importance that this vast interest, involving many millions of valuable property, should be protacted to the people of the state, and to tho end that the good name of the stato s & stock and food producing district, shall be maintained, Now, therefore, I, Buren R, Sherman, governor of the atate, by virtual authority o me invested by the constitution and the state, do hereby deolare and establish & quarantino at the boundaries thereof, against all animals infected with the said diseaso, pleuro-pneumonis, or that have been exposed thereto, and adopted by and absolutely probibit the importation into the state, all cattlo shipped or driven from states hereinaftar named, unless the same shall be accompanied by a certificate of health given the state veterinary surgeon of said states, and especlally direct all sheriffs, constables and other peace offi sers and boards of health throughout the state, and the state vetrinary surgeon and his several depuf shall see that this proclamation is obeyed, —_— OHIUAGO LIVE 8TOOK MARKE' Special telegram to the Bxx, CATTLE, Onicaco, Apnl £9.—The falling off in the receipts seema to have stimulated the demand a8 to-day's trade was active and prices 10@150 higher on the ordinary run of shipping and dressed beef steers, making an advance of about 20@25 cents since Friday last. The very best big heavy steers are not making over 85,25@0,50, and the ordinary run of fat stoers may be quoted at $4.80@5.10 and thereabouts, There was a string of corn-fed Texans rold late yesterday at from $4 87 to $56,15, Butchers' stock is aleo in active de- mand and firm, fat cows and heifers making hig prices 1,000 to 1,200 pounds $1 60@5 1 1,250 to 1,350 pounds, $500@b 80; 1,360, to 1,600 pounds, &0 ; butchers’ ‘82 50@ 4 80; stockers and feeders, $3 70@4 90; Tex- ans, $450@H 16, HOG The markat opened with a sharp down turn of abaut 100 on pucking, shipping and light, and at the decline tho genaral market was only moderately active, Low grade and rough packers sold down to 84 20@4 35 and good to choice $440@4 50, with best assorted heavy made $4 6044 65; light, 140 to 210 pounds, $4 70@1 30, Settlement of the Panama Troubles, PaNAvA, (via, Galveston), April 20.—The final moeting of the consular corps in con- junction with Admiral Jauette, Commander McCalls, and the represontatives of the con- tending Colombian factions, took place this afternoon, Alzpurs, the insurgent com- mander, sgreed_to surrender unconditionally, and together with his followers will retire from the city. Accordingly a treaty was agreed upon to be signed to-morrow. The city, together with all revolution- ary’ armaments will be delivered over to the government troops, under command of Col. Reyes, as soon as the Col- umbian government troops enter the city. Col, Monytoy will then assume the civil and militarg’governorship of Panama, until the reorganization of the state government, All political offenders will recsive full pardon, ex- copting thoso impllcated in the recent Colon incendiarism, The latter wiil bo apprehend- od and tried a8 criminals, The Columbian government troops are expected to disembark to-morrow at 4 m, e Tow Boat Burned. CixcINNATL, April 20,—The tow boat Con- dor, owned by the Pomeroy Coal company, burned at Pomeroy, Ohio, this morning. Loss, $100,000; ipsured for $6,000. ———— The Billiara Tournament, New York, April 29,—Sexton beat Daly to-night in sixty-five closely contested in- nings, Score 500 to 430, Put to Sea. Nomvouk, Va., April 20,—The Russian corvette, Sterelok, left port at 1 o'clock this morning; destination unknown. et —The Western Untoa operators are getting up a petition to present to their chief asking for tha extra pay that was taken away from them some time ago. It will be presented some time this evening, Chicago oper- ators have received theirs, Getting Even with Pullman, A number of passengermen were dls- cueslng the constitutional objection of the Pullman Company to the issulng of asECS, “] think,” remarked one gentleman present, *‘that the Pallman Company is the hardest company on dead-hsads in tae world, Itisas much as a railroad man can do to get a pass on a Pullman over a section of his own line, and as a rale he finds it impossible to get a dead- head on its cars elsewhere. Some peo- ple might call this small. I thought it was small when I was statloned In Chi- cago and wanted a pass to St. Louis and back one day, and they refused it, Well, I thought it's only &4, and I paid it, Not long after I had an edltorfal excur- slon on hand, and I went to the Division Superintendent of the Pallman Company for cars, Sixty-five dollars afday, he sald, Thirty-five dollars, I sald, and I went to the General Superlntendent. I told him that he had sent out a lot of Towa editors at that rate and he would have to do the same by my crowd. Well, after a bit he consented, and I told him b who shall hive first mmado & carsiul exatian: iz: “States of Connecticut, Now Jarsey, Penusylvanis, Marylasd, Virginla, ‘West ' Virginla, Dela ware, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, District of Columbia, All pilroads and tranaportation_companies aro hereby forbidden to bring into this state any cattle from the localities about unless a proper health certificate as above specified shall ac- company the shipment. I appesl to all good citizens to assist in the enforcement thereof, 1 would want about slx cara, When my editors came slong I talked rates to them for awhile, and finally told them that If they wanted to sleep two in a lower berth and one In an upper I could fix them for $15, whereas the regular rate was $30, Thoy jumped at the chance. 8o I sized them up, ran lean and fat ones In together, took their $16 aplece and started them on their trlp, Then I figured out that when I had paid Pull- mnn“for the cars I would have just $400 left “'The conductor and porter had their eyes open, though, and reported how I had stowed them awsy and what they had pald me, and in a couple of days the Superintendent came over and asked me for that $400. ‘Oh no,” I took the chance of filling those cars, and I am go- ing to keep the balanca, I want to tell you, though, that I would just es soon glve you this $400 asnot, but one day, six months ago, you rofused me a pass to 8t. Louls, and I paid §4¢ for my ticket. Whenever s man makes me spend $4 I u.mu,y make it my business to get back “‘He went to the General Manager of the road and made formal complaint, but when I explained my position the Man- sager told me to hold on to that 400, and 1did. That Is the only chance I ever had to get even with the Pullman Comp- any, but I think I lmproved that oppor- tunity to Its fullest extent.” e ——— ~ Hatsyhalf dollar less at Frederick's than elsewhere, Largest stock, CHICAGO'S NEW CHANGE. Ceremonions Dedication of the New Temple of Trade. The Grandest Structure of the Kind in the World—Brief Desorip: of the Building A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, OPENING OF THR NEW ROARD OF TRADE BUILD~ ING IN CHICAGO, OnicAco, April 20,—The splendid structure erected for the use of the Ohicago board of teade, at an expenditure of $2,000 000, was formally dedicated this forenoon. The exer- cises were very simple in their character, and partook of the form of a number of addresses, interspersed with orchestral music. The day was perfect, and long hefore the beginning of the formal programme, large crowds were thronging about the ereat building or proceed- ing up the broad stairway into the main hall, trading room, the largest one employed for the purpose in the world. Here and in the gal L-rhn was assembled an audience of about five thousand. Nearly every exchange in the union was represented in the andience,includ- ing delegates from Eogland and California. At 11 o'clock Rev, Clinton Locke, of this city, inaugurated the proceedings with prayer, and was followed by Jobn R. Bensley, chairman of the building committee, who formally turned over the keys of the bulldive to G. Nelson Blake, president of the board, who responded in a short speech, The chief ad- dresa was then delivered by Emory A, Storrs, who waas followed in short speeches by repre- sentatives of the visiting bodies, THE BUILDING, A BRIRF DESCRIPTION, The final completion of the great new build- ing of the board of trade of Chicago, says the Times, marks a very conspicuous event in the history of American architecture and a very proud event in the history of our city. The stately marble edifice, distinguished not more for its lofty grandeur and for the noble poetry of form embodied in its v than for the long-lastiog, imperishable strength comprised in its mighty walls and floors and timbers, is a magnificent monument to the greatness of the modern builder's art, and at the same time as immortal a monument to the heroic enterprise and all-conquering energiea that have carried the main interest of our commerce to a develop- ment that has rendered these imperial accom- modations a_simple practical necessity. Its completion, its formal opening, and its dedi- ; cation to_ the supreme intorest of American commercial life will constitute an incident of interest to the modern world, 1In the briefest ossible terms, the conspicuous and important eatures of its construction are herewith pre- sented.} TIts size on the ground is 175x225 feet, and is situated at the head of La Salle street, fronting Jackson, between Pacific avenue and Sherman street. The building, on the three fronts, is built of solid Fox Island granite from the state of Maine, which absorbed the enormous amount of 159,300 cubic feet of granite. The style of architecture is modern renaitsanco othic. The boldness with which its detail a8 been treated is a remarkable de compared with other public or priv ipgs. It hasnone of the commonplace fea- tures in its composition, No person can point to it and eay that such and such por- tions were taken from such and such buildings cithor tn this country or abroad, It stands out a8 a true American, proud of its nativity, and challenging the world to beatit. The details of its exterior en Jackson street, as well as on the two side fronts, are too numer- ous to be mentioned in exteneo, The Jackson street front is divided into five compartments —viz., the main tower in the center rising to the height of 303 feet, and 35 feet broad at the base. Over its portals or grand entrance there are two immense granite statues, female figures representing Trade and Commerce, Thete statues cost $11,000. Each side of the the tower there are two receding bays with large windows crowned with carved granite pauels, and on each corner of the building are two prominent pavilions 24 feet square and rising to a heifht of 160 feet. In the angles of these pavilions at about 75 feet hi rh there are granite statues cut from the solid blocks in the walls, representing Hercules, | ! bearing thelr proportion of _ tho superstructure above. These pavilions havo each two largo windows, twelve feet wide and 33 feet hieh, divided into four panes of glass, Threo of the panes are the largest polished plato glass in tho country, with transoms of stained glass 10x12 fect. The sidos of the bullding are the same on both streets. The main hall occupies all abovo the ground floor, 145 foet decp, to the nine-story office portion of the building, which is 80 feet, to a court thirty feet wide on the south, the ground floor being devoted mainly to the office_purpones, and the office portion of the building is tho ssme, and for a rental, ex- copting _the official rooms required for tho board of trade proper. 'The main hall occupies the entiro front, and is 145x16) feot on the floor and 80 feet in height, and every way in _one harmonious proportion throughout. The sido and rear walls are adorned with immense marble columne, with a public gallery in the roar and a colonnade in_ front, of the same material, and & large private gallery and rotiring rooms, The ool umns are surmounted with large arches springing from richly caryed capitals, capltals are cut to represent the various cerenls that the market affords, All thess are appropriately painted, bronzed and gilded to bring out the true representation of the leafage snd cerealn, From theso capitals there are largo ornamental brackets twenty feet high projecting out to support the ceil ing, which is docply paunelcd with heavy molded cornicss and rich pendants, The pan: els #o formed aro frescoed with' allegorical fgurea, with cherubs in tho varlous atituden of hushandry. The large arches on the walls formed over the columns are also frercoed In lifosizo figures, representing the rise and progreas of the country from Columbns to the present timo—all of which are very artistic: aliy executed, be walls are frescoed in mild tints, and allin ol colors, throughout the building, The call board 18 also richly frescoed witl panels representing ceroals and frults, and every varioty of the vegetable kingdom, Tha directors’ and other official rooms_are also frescoed in ofl In a very neat and artistic style. All the corridor and stairways are paiated in oil and neatly but plainly rescoed. All the finish in the building is hardwood; all the official rooms in cherry-stained mahog- any, Theother parts are cherry, butternut, and'red oak, and all hard oil finish. The floors in the'corridors are in caustio fancy tile for first and second floors, All other Hoors are white maple, All corridors In first and second storios, in the main hall and call board t proportions than | be The I rooms are wainscoated with a large variety of foreign marbles, The grand staicways from the Jackson street entrance are made of olid polished granite, 1n seven different colors, heso flights, which only extend to the main hall, cost £32,000. John R. Bensley, the chairman of the toard of real-estate managers, says that the entire cost of the building will be about 1,700,000, The board did a good deal of the work itself, while the rest was let out by contract, The foundation up to the sidewalk level cost about 8150,000, and was put in by the board, The granite used in the building, exclusive of the grand o ase, cost $394,000, and the staircase cost in round numbers £26,000. Nine million brick were used in the combination, and the bricklayiog work wan done by the board and not by contract, The rear wall of the building 18 of white enamel brick. The approximate cost of the iron in tho structure i $225,000, Other contract ltoma” are; Tlate glass, $24.000; stained glass, $£20,000; plumbing, $21,000; carpenter work, $145,000; frescolng and_decorations, £19,000; clock and attachments, $45,000, An important work in the building is' the fire- proofing. The marble and scagliola work is fine, the former costing $35,000 and the latter $25, 000, The elaborate exhaust ventilation plant cost £25.000, Both incandeecent and arc elec- tric lights will be usad, and the light plant in the basement is & valuablo one, The main hall is lighted by four large sun-burners and twenty arc lights extending arcund the hall. The gas-fixtures throughout the building are handsome, e ————— A Deserved Tribute to J, Sterling Morton, Chicago Times, Neobraska colebrated on the 22d instant Arbor day, which by law has been made a legal holiday. Among other places which observed the novel ocomsion was Nebrasks City, the home of Hon. J, Sterling Morton, and by whom, to the citizens and echool children of the town and county, an address was delivered, This gentleman is the author of Arbor day as a legal holiday; and he has always been foremost in the work of securing for the prairies of his state a liberal amount of tree-planting, His address was at once poetical, scientific and practical, Some of his facts in regard to the rate at which timker is being cut through- out the country are startling, and prove con- clusively that, without some active process of renewal, it 18 only a question of time, and n very short time at that, when there will not an acre of forest left standing on the con- tinent—that is, trees suitable for building or fuel, He stated that the rate of denudation is about 25,000 acres of trees each day in tho the United States, This destruction of timber involyes the cutting of over nine million acres h Kell’. Regarding this, the speaker sad; “The denudation of woodlands proceeds with relentless and tire- lees energy in all the pine-bearing ssctions of the northwest, Tha ax of the woolsman and uff of the steam engice join with the g of the swiftly-revolving saws in a song for the fated forests, more fore. boding of evil to our race than' was that of the savage tribes who originally. domiciled 1n their verdant fastnesses, The latter pre- saged only individual deaths, but the former ortends floods and_droughts, infertility, arrenness and the extinction of entire com- munities,” "This is & graphic prophecy of evil,and is un- doubtedly well founded; and the question presents itself if it shall be possible by tree- planting to anticipate end obviate the threat- ened davger, To restore the waste of each year, it will be necessary to have planted rather more than the area destroyed, for the reason that all the planting does not survive and come to maturity. Itmay be possible to secure a planting each year to the amount of pine million acree, and when this is done, the question will next, come as to what extent are we repalring the damage which is being inflct- od by thelumberman. The damage In the nature of floods which arise from the denuda- tion of lands of timber has more especial ref- erence to heights; how far will this be coun- muvud by the covering of the plains with trees? That the area of the rainfall can be ex- tended by the extension of forests has been established; whether or not the covering of the prairies with troes will have any effect on the prevention of floods I yet an open ques- tion, with the probabilities in fayor of the negative. But whether or not prairie forests will prevent floode, it is cortain that they will alleviate drought, will extend the area of rainfall, will furnish a grateful shade in the summer aud a protection against the fierco winds in the winter. Apart from mere questions of utility there i & value in the planting of the prairies as & matter of Intellectual cultivation, The arid, treeleas plains must produce a stunted human rowth, one which lacks the roundness and ullness which characterize that reared amidst the ameliorating and wsthetic surroundings of flowers, plants, and all the influences of vege- tation, One born and reared on a treeless prairie is deprived of much that ministers to the satisfaction of living, and goes through life with many of the better demands of his natureunsatisfied, A few eloquent enthusinats like Morton distributed throughout the tree- less regions of the west will, in time, make the desert as blooming with beauty as a gar den, o —— A Tedious Tde, Chicago Herald, On a western train a number of passen- gers sought to while away the tedlous hours with a game of poker. The game ran along for several hours, a man drop- ping out occasionally and another one taking his place, but two of the players stuck to thelr posts from the first to the There seemed to be a rivalry be- tween them and In measure neglecting the other players, they devoted thelr atten- tion almost entirely to each other. Finally the other players retired and watched the combatants, The stakes be- came larger and larger, and the work keener and keener, The well-dressed, military looking man was all composure; the one with the blg sombrero, belt, and fierce mustache seemed nervous, He was losing. The pots that he won were small; those that he loat run Into hundreds. ““Stranger,” he sald finally, “‘I'm goin’ to quit while I've got a stake left, %flny “r Tinquire who ye are?” “‘Certalnly,” replled the other. am Colonel ——, of the regular army.” ‘‘An army officer! An’ me a-playin’ poker with you! What an Infernal fool I bave been! I'm & profeeslonal myself— they call me Poker Jim, an’ I've cleaned out many a camp-—but I've got no truck with army officers, When I play kyards 1 want half a chance to win, anyhow. Good day,’ —— Carpenters say the best grades of lum~ ber In Omaha are sold by Hoagland, Seal of North Carolina moking Tobacco. gdeen teverywhere, —_—— 1 Because every. where recognized ad iginEemiBl’e to Peafer afp Ty? Gonsumer, bna, and store (e,