Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 14, 1885, Page 1

e ’ reply THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING JULY 14, 1885, PROPHET AND LOS Fifty Tnou:aul—l’onnds the Price Set on Gordon's Life, The British Government Rejeots the Mahdi’s Offer. Magnitude of the Gladstone Govern ment's Enthusiasm in the Soudan and for Their Troops. THE BIORY OF A BARON, THR RRJECTION OF THR MAHDI'S OKRER TO SPARE GEN, GORDON, Special Telegram to The Ber, New Yonk, July 13.—The Sun's cable from London says: Rochefort's paper, L'Tn- transigeant, of Paris, has a sensation which in expected to rend a thrill of horror through the civilized world. It amounts to the charge that the British government deliberately al- lowed Gen! Gordon to be slaughtered when his safety could be guaranteed by the payment f £50,000. The charge Is made in the form of a letter from Baron do Billings to Roche fort, The baron declares he was in constant communication during the siege of Khartoum with certaln authorized agents of the El ‘Mahdi who had headquarters at Paris and wero engaged in promoting the interesta of the Mahdi in n variety of directions, Notwith- standing the warefare in Soudan and the l- leged impossibility of obtaining intelligance from Khartoum, of which Wolseley constantly complained, thin Paris agency was in_receipt of & direct communication from 15| Mahdi at least once a week, which detailed the progress of the campaign, told of the EI Mahdi's pians for the futuro and gavo ction as to what should be divulged and what kept secret. Last sum- mer when Gordon was securely cooped up in Khartoum the falee prophet sent an important dispatch bo o spy who went In a variety of disguises all the way from Omdurman to Cairo, whence a dispatch was transmitted in tolegraphic cipher to Paris, This dispatch said the city of Khartoum,with Gen, Gor('on, Col. Stewart, the Egyptian garrison and in- habitants were at the mercy of the prophot; that the relief expedition which Wolseley was bringiog up the Nile was a foolish enterprise, because Khartoum could be capturad at any ‘moment, and just before the expedition could get there. The mahdi professed a desire to avoid wholesale slaughter, which would be in- volved in the sack of Khartoum, wherein, he said, he could not restrain the enthusiasm of his faithful followers, He therefore was will- ing to come to an agreement with the British government by which he would guarantes the oafe conduct of Gordon and Stew- art down the Nile as far as Assounn, if necessary, in consideration of the payment of 50,000 pounds. The money ‘was to be put into the hands of trustworthy and confidential agents and not to be paid antil Gorden was d red safe and sound swithin the British lines. The garrison and inhabitants of Khartoum were to be unharn.ed but to be converted to the Mahdi’s faith and subject to his government. The Mahdi au- thorized his Paris agents to open negotiations to this effect with the British government. ‘The Paris agents asked Baron de Billings to ~conduct the negotlations and ho cons nted to do so, beiag actuated us b saya by desieo to avold bloodshed and save tho lifo of the heroic Gordon. The baron broached the proposal to Lord Lyons, British ambassodor at Paris, who refarred the subject to the Briti h gov- ernment, A special cablnet council was held ing connection with the state and national unfons, The union believes in non-partisan ion, while the state and mational organ- izations have declared for the prohibition party. The Cleveland society is composed of the leading Indies of northern Ohio, and is the greatest branch of the union in the etate. e — ‘ GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, ENGLISH WOMEN ARISE, LoxDON July 13, —A mass meeting of wo- men was held in Princess hall this afternoon to consider ways and means to protect young gitls from the horrible pitfall of London as revealed by the Pall Mall (Gazette, Mra, Booth and other ladies made eloquent ad- dresses, The meeting resolved that the law on the subject should forthwith be made more efficient; demanded state regulation of vice; demanded the total repeal of the contagions disenses act, and that the sge of consent be ralsed from thirteen years to elghteen yoars. The mesting also voted to send the record of its proceedings to the house of commons, THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE, ‘WaTERFORD, IRRLAND, July 12.—The anni versary of the battle of; the lz)yna yest y. caused greator number of drunken men to be on the streeta than usual, Among them were & number of soldiers belongiog to a Welch ment doing garrison duty here, A number of oitizens got into a drunken row with the soldiers, during which the latter bayonetted to desth one of the former, Fur- ther loes of life was prevented, but the mob smashed the windows of the barracks with stones. Tho rage of the populace became so great that it was deemed best to transfer the whole regiment to some other place, which was done this mornin, The*name of the civilian killed during the riot last evening was Peter Girant, During the hottest part of the conflict a soldier at- tacked Grant and pluog:d a hlzonet straight through the man's heart, Grant fell dead on the spot. The tragedy infuriated the people and they fell with such force upon the troops that the latter retreated in full forcs into the barracks, where they were besiceed all night by the citizens, Two privates were arrested this morning on sus- picion of being guilty of Grant’s murder. A number of civilians profess to be able to identify the soldier who killed Grant. The excitement remains unabated, SWEET SIXTEEN LoNDoN, July 13.—The Pall Mall Gazette, in respons to requests for its opinion as to the nature of the changes required to the English criminal law, makes several import- ant suggestions. The firat addition to the criminal act s raising the age at which fo- male children may legally consent to sinful conduct at from 13 yenrs to 16, WOLSLEY BETURNS TO ENGLAND, Loxnoy, July 13,—Gen, Wolsley arrived hero this afternoon. Victoria railway station was crowed with soldiers, officars and clvil- ians, and he was given an enthusiastic welcome. e RAISED FROM THE LAKE, VICTIMS OF THE MINNETONKA RESURRECTED, 8s, Pavr, Mion,, July 13.—Divers and alarge force of men have been engaged day recovering the bodies of the ten people drowaad in Lake Minnetonka last evening. In addition to the bodies of Mr. and Mrs, Rand, recovered in the muminf, the remains of Catie Coykondall were found clinging to a seat in the boat under sixty feet of water, and Frank Rand was brought up by a grappling-hook about one hundred yards from the Wwreck. ‘The divers report no nore bodies in or about the boat and can do no more on account of the deep mud, into which they sink, unless they cling to the boat. The progarmme now is to to try dynamite and cannon which Capt, Bur- well has asked for from Fort Snelling. It Is proposed to use these to-night by the aid of big steamers and electric lights, Searching parties were at work all night for bodies DISASTED to consider the proposal and it was rejected. Toord Lyons was instructed to reply to Baron de Billings that the government looked upon the proposal as & trap and refused to enter into any negotiati Soon after this sent the Mahdi Gordon sent Stewart down the Nile to make his escape, the general being resigned to sacrifice his own life, but wishing to have his sole English companion and friend spared. Stewart was promptly killed by the El Mad- h's soldiers, and the offer rausoming Gordon for £50,000 was renewed to Lord Lyons, It ‘was again referred to the British government and sgain refused on the same grounds as before—that the offer was a trap, and that the Mahdi could not fulfill his proffered con- tract, The story has been eagerly seized upon by the Parisians as another proof of Albion’s perfidy and British greed of gold, b it 1a only Jusk so/kay 16 Bnds faw, Lt boy, believers in London, even among the bitter- st enemles of the late government, By Asseciated Press, LoNDON, Julo 13, —The government is igno- rant of the reported offer of 1l Mahdi to re- lease Gordon for e — CHUOLERA LAZEREITOS, QUARANTINE REGULATIONS IN SPAIN—DEATH OF A COUNTESS, Special Telegram to Tho BE, Niw York, July 15,—The Herald’s Mad- xid cablesays: The death of Countess Rom- ereo from cholers, is the first case in Madrid amopg people of means and position, and liv- ing » good neighborhood. The countess re- turned eight days proviously from Barcelona, which is less badly infested than Diadrid. Her death therefore s startling because the infection may have originated in Madrid, Her apartment was in one of tho best build- ingsin o fashionable street. Her husband and three others will be rigidly quarantined in these rooms for nine days, The countess’ death was within an hour of returning from the theats ‘and from w violeut typs of cholera, lans who voluntoered for oholora iz huve returned from Oartegens, after remaining threo days in the wrotched lazar- 6tto in the suburbs without accommodations and paying high prices for their food. They say those enteriog Cartagena are forcod to re- wain ten days in this lazaretto and their bag- i o exnosed fo the sun for & month bolors ug allowed to bo removed, The quaran- tine system is one of the reproaches to the present administration and each province and village practically regulates the matter for itselt and in accordance with its own ideas of economy and danger of infection. The lazar: ottos are crowded with the filthy and un healthy, Moreover, prices ridiculously high are chirged for necessities No luxuries ex- cept bad tobacco are oblainable, THE OFFICIAL KECO¥D, MADEID, July 13, —Fourteen hundred and seventeen new cases of cholera riported in Spain yesterday, The cholera has broken out in four places in the province of Jaen The o al report shows a total ot 80,000 cases in Spain since the 1nception of the geoarge and a total of 13,000 deaths up to last evening, —— Ex-President Arthur goos Fishing New RicuuoND, Quebee, July 13,—Ex Prosident Arthur accompavied by his son has had rare good luck in sslmon fishivg on the Cascapedia. In three days the party caught three bundred pounds of salmon, The party on their way back to New York will stay over a fow days with the Restigonche mon Olub at Metaldia, S —— Fallure of Coffes Merchants, BALTINORE, Md., July 18, —Barkley & Co., coffee dealors, made a deed of trust for the which will soon be buried beyond recovery in the mud drifted by the strong current, Seven caskets were sent to the scene this afternoon and the Bodies recovered were sent to Minne- apolis, The surviving members of the stricken families aro all prostrated with grief, By tho use of dynamite the remaining four bodies victims of the Minnetonka disaster wero brought to the surface and recovered to- night, ——— Poisoned by Deceased Meat, KANKAKEE, I1L, July 18,—A report came here this morning that a number of people were sick at Momence from the effects of polsoning, but the extent of the disaster waa not known until this afternnon, Fally sixty persons m all are known to have been poisoned. Mrs, Shronts, wife of a Mo- mence physician died to-day and many others arein a dyiog condition, They are all victims of poisoning from eating dried beef made from dise: cattle, The sickness is attended with colic, cramps, inflamation of the bowels and vomiting, dog was giveh some of the meat in question w—gny and died shortly afterwards apparently from its effects, SPRINGFIELD, I11., July 13.—It having been reported to the gtate board of health that sixty persons were polsoned at Momence by eating dried beef prepared by a Chicago firm an inspector was despatched to that place to- day to invostigate, ——— The Day on the Turf. BRrIGATON BEACH, July 18.—The attend- ance to day was 5,000, First race—Three quarters of a mile, two- year-olds; Cssie B, won: Frank Ward, sec- ond: Peekshull, third, Time, 1:17} Second race—Same terms; Nimble Foot, won; Harry Morris, second; Bontessa, third. Time, 1:184, Third race—Mile and a half; three-vears- olds; Radnor, won; Myrtle, second; Byron Crose, third, Time, 2:38}, Fourth —Mile, all ages; John Sullivan won; Frankie B, second; Carainal McCloskey, third. Time, 1,437, Fifth race—Same terms; Pink Cottage won; n-;-;um, second; Topsy B, third, Time, 434, Sixth race—Seven-elghths of & mile; Nim- rod won; Judge Griffiths, second; Hazard, third, Time, 132, The Green Glass Bottle Blowers. Pirrsnung, Pa , July 18.—The annual con- vention of the American green glass bottle blowers assoclation met here this morning L, Arrington, of Milwaukee, presided, There were seventeen delegates present, the cities represented being Milwaukee, St. Louis, Al- ton, Ill; Ottawa, Ill; Coviogton, Ky; Newark, O.; Massilon, O.; San Francisco and Pittsburg, The day s n was devoted to organization and preliminary routine busi- ness. The convention will continue four or five days. Thowsge question is the most important matter before the convention, The delegates aro very reticent about the question a4 it seews to be the general opinion that a reduction witl be proposed by the manufact. ures, Dog Soldiers Kase Up, ‘W ASHINGTON, July 13, —Telegrams received at the interlor department from Special Agent Armstrong relative to the cattle trails through Indian territory and the threatened indian troubles at the Cheyenne and Arapahos egency say that the herds stopped on the public land strip have been notified to move on and he thinks the trouble will cease, Tho osttle were stopped by Uaited States authorities from Kansas, Gen, Sheridan is to be at Fort Reno in a few daye, and the Indians are now willing to do whatever 15 required since they realize the governwent is in earnest. benefit of their creditors to-day, Liabilities, $150,000; ascets, nearly equal, o — Christian Women Oppose Prohibition, Crevecaxp, O., July 18.—The Woman's Uhristian Temperance Unlon of Cleveland, one of the oldest organizations of the kind in she country, adopted resolutions to-day sever- e —e—— An Appeal to Irish Fatriote, MoxTiear, Can., July 13, ~The Montreal branch of the Irish national league will issue a manifesto to the Irishmen of Canada calling for support and subscriptions towards the national parliament of Irish members in the impertal parliament and fo defray their ox- penses in the coming election, CALLED A HALT. Cleveland Stops the Dismissal of Offcers for Partisanship. He Calls Black, Higgins and Vi- lag to Account for Their Work, His Pet Dodge of Offensive Partisan- ship has Been Outdone—~Ap- pointments Stopped. CLEVELAND KIOKS, OTHER OXEN EAT HIS FODDRR, Special Telegram to The B, WasHINGTON, July 13.—I¢t is stated here to-day on very good authority that the presi- dent has called a halt in the removal of office- holders on other than the very best of reasons, He has suddenly discovered, the statement saye, that his civil service programme is belng violated by almost every departmtat espeo- fally by the treasury and the postoffice depart- ments and pension buresu whero large num- bers of dismissals are being made on the most flimsy pretexts, The story is that he told the cabinet aternly that it must be stopped at once, and that they must account to him per- aonally for every removal that had been made, with the reasons therefor, that he micht de- termine for himself whether his confidence in them and their subordinates was being vio- lated. ~As for Higgins, Black, and others of their class, ho sent for them parsonally and 1t i said, sat down so hard npon them that they have been utterly paralyzed sinca, Speaking of the same topic the Star this evening caye: *'A little over a week ngo an order went out to all departments_that all dismissals and all appointments to fill places not vacant must !tllr at once, A week ago a stop was put to all work in the appointment division of the treasury department and the appointment clerk was told that no more commussions were to be made out or papers considered until further orders, and a list of changes that were contemplated by him were killed in their conception. Com- missioner of Pensions Blagk was sent for per- sonally by the president ond was given to understand that _the of- fensive ~partisianship cry had become too indefinite in its meaning, wnd that no more chanes in his force would be made until there was & thorough underatanding on the part of the president, The result was that orders for a number of changes in the pension office were countermanded and evorything put at a standstill, The president,it is understood, then had an understanding’ with the heads of the postoffice and other departments, de- claring his policy to b to stand by the civil servico reform declarations in a letter to Cur- tisand in his address on the 4th of March. ‘Removal for cause’ he held to mean ifor cause and not removals with excuses, The result is that the axe has been stuck n the block for the past weelr and is still there, How far the thing is to fo.cun but merely be surmised, but it is true that the president is decidedly in earnest and does not_intend that his declara- tions shall be ignored.” Lieutenant Commander W, H, We bb, con- nected with the Alert in the Asiatic station, hae been tried by court-martial on a charge of drunkenness and found guilty, The court recommended that he be suspended from his rank and duty on furlough pay for two years and that he rotain his present number on the list of lieutenant comunanders during that timo. The recommendations were approved by Rear Admiral Davis on June 2d. Webb has been ordered to the United States on the Juniata, The war department is in receipt of tele- grams from the Indian territory which state the disaffected Indians are becoming quiet and there is a favorable outlook for a peaceful settlement of the Indian difficulties, The presidential party returaed to-night from their fiching trip to Woodmont, The g,lrty is in excellent spirits and all agree with ostmaster General Vilas, who said they had amagnificent time. The president caught a fine string uf black bass to-day. Sunday was passed quietly at a club house, e — A BRAGGART WILTS, GORSUCH, THE NEGRESS-WEDDED SOCIALIST TONES DOWN. CLEVELAND, O. July 18,—The strikers held a meeting in Newburg this afternoon. Will- inm J, Gorsuch, the editor of a socialistic sheet in Chicago, was present and made & speech. He advocated theft, arson and mur- der, saying the rich had no right to hold and keep property. He grew very excited and defied the police, state authorities, and finally the federal government, saying that he would fight like a tiger if any one attempted to arrest him, While he was making these statements a policeman was q‘lllletly making his way toward the platform. hen Goreuch stopped for a minute to mop hs brow the policaman tapped him on the shoulder and he meekly permitted himself to be taken to the police station and locked up, He is 33 years of age and was charged with using language to incite riot. He arrived here this morning from Pittsburg, kers remained in doors to-day, The plate mill will be started again 1n the ‘morn- ing, and all serious trouble {s thought to be over, The Polish Catholic priest hasexplained the situation to his parishoners, and many: of them are anxious to return to work, The Bohemlans are still firm and are expected to object when all the mills again resume. ——— Abducted by a Bratal Wretch., Sreacvse, N,Y,, July 18.—Katie Head, 10 years old, was sent to a drug store yester- day morniog, but did not return, To-day a man in Geddes telephoned to police hes quarters that the child was in Geddes with an old man, Thegirl was found and the man arrested, He said his name was Phillip Koaut. ' Papers in his pookets show that he has been an inmate of the soldiers' home at Batb, He confessed to abduction, The two had epent the night under a salt shed in the marsh, where Kuaut is alleged to have assaulted the child, He was held for exam- ination, —— Reliet for a College President, CHICAGO, TIl,, July 13.—At a wmeeting of the board of trustees of Lake Forest u ni- versity to.day, action was taken to give relief to President Gregory who has been oVer-taxed during the last two yews, Dr., Gregory toodered his resignation but the board declined to accept it, and instead voted bim a year's leave of absence and assistance, Dr, Gregory will avail himself of this to such an extant aa his health way require, but mean- whils toe university will be uader his supervision, e—— Shot Over the Rapids, Marrawa, Oot, July 13.—News is just recolved that six men, while runbing Calf rapids, four miles from here, upset, clung to the boat and two swam ashore, four on the boat floated dowa to Demicharge raplds, where they wero washed away and erished, Their names were George Hodd, illlam Christin, Pbillip Martin and George nglicr, Nous of the bodies were. recov ered, Four The e — The Lumbermon's Strike, East SaciNaw, July 18, —Righty-three of Pinkerton’s detectives arrived this morning armed each with o Wiachester rifle and two revolvers, They are now belug sworn in. Half of them will go to Saginaw where one or two mills propose to start up, The mayor issued & he had called on the st ities for aid, to and county author roclamation this morning stating Tt is belioved ample arrange- ments have been made to instre the protection BROKE THE SEAL. of property. A similar proclamation was issned by the mayor of Saginaw. three com gun have been ordered and will be here to- day, The strikers threaten to seize the water- works and shat off the suoply, and a force of men armed with rifles have been sent to pro- tect the works. The strikers are greatly in- senced at the steps_taken by the authorities and the presence of armed detectives. LATER ~The waterworks are [now guarded by the Company F Michigan_state troops. A'large number of special policemen were aworn in and all gatherings in the strects are prohibited, o —— DISASTROUS FLOODS, WATRRSTOUTS AND TORLENTS OF BAIN IN WRSTERN PENNSYLVANIA, Prrrsnuna, Pa., July 18,—Shortly before dark this evening the Allegheny valley was visited by one of the most disastrous storms evor known in that section. Rain fell In tor- rents for an hour, the wind blew a hurricane, and thunder and lightning were incessant, Reports of great damage have been received from various points along the Allegheny river between this city and Titusville, At Harm. arsville lightning struck the telegraph office, killing instantly James McFeeders, a student, and rendering unconscious the operator, Miss Mary Hazlett, The building was partially wrecked, At Freeport four inches and a half of rain fell in an hour, flooding cellars, yarde and streets, and covering the West Pennsylvania and Bulter branch railroads to a depth of oral feet. The tracks in some places been washed away, and in others the[debris is piled five foet high. All trains have been stopped in all directions, At Dito's station a freight train ran intoa Iandsiide and was badly wrecked. Petore’ croek, near Loechburg, is swollen beyond its brinks, and numerous gas and oil derricks were washed down the stream, Kirk- patrick & company’s steel plant at Loechburg 18 under water, and the loss will reach many thousand dollars, The damage to grain has alone, in this and surrounding districts, amounted to sn enormous sum, TITUSVILLE, Pa., July 13,~A cloud burst about one mile south of town this afternoon and the stream entering Oil creek, near the city, it rose to an unprecedented heighth. Many houses were moved from their founda- tions and several washed away, A number of families had parrow escapes, Two bridges went down the creek and the roads were badly washed. No life was lost, but the damage to property was very great, — RIPE FOR THE ROPE, OAPTURR OF A GANG OF HIGHWAYMEN IN NORTH CAROLINA, Special Telegram to The BEE. Rarzior,N.C,, July 12.—Wautauga county is infested with a band of outlaws who dis- guise themselves, travel through the country, break open_ stores and business houses, carry off money, stop men on_public highways, and compel them to stand and deliver. This has been going on for months, The gang numbers ton men, and their depredations have become 50 frequent that last week a posse of citizens pursued the bandits into Tennessee. They captured Jos Dobson, Henry Johnson and a man name unknown, After thess arrests were made the posse followed the trail and compelled the prisoners to give them informa- tion which finally led to the bouse in Carter county, Tenn. There they found a woman in chargo o n storo n which wagound a lerge quantity of goods stolen frod the people in Wautauga county, The store had just been opened and almost every stolen article was found in it. Eighteen hundred dollars in silver were found in an old sack in the store, The police re- mained at the store three days and caught three more of the gang, whocame fn with Iarge packs of stolen goods, The prisoners were taken back and putin Wautauga jail. One man_confessed that they burned the dwelling houses of several persons, Thisis & capital offense. The week after the six men were brought back the rest of the outlaws and some of their friends made an sttack on the and came near releasing their friends be- inre they were driven off, They will be tried for arson and if not lynched before, the cours will probably hang them, e ——— HEBREW OHARITIES, A MEETING AT ST, LOUIS TO EFFECT A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, St, Louis, Mo., July 18,—Delegates from the United Hebrew relief associations of vearly all the principal citles in the country assembled here this afternoon, under a call issued by the St. Louis relief association, for the purpose of forming a union of Hebrew charities of the United States. The conven- tion was called to order by Marcus Bereheimer, president of the local aesociation, who deliv- ered an address of welcome, Permanent organization was effected by the election of Marcus Bernheimer, of St. Louls, presideut; J, Isaacs, New York, vice-president; Albert Arnstein, St. Louis, secretary, A. resolution was adopted declaring in favor of forming a onal union of the Hebrew charities, and ating the object of the assoclation to be the co-operation of various Hebrew relief assocla- tions of ~ the United and of the itinerant poor, ville; J, Weil, Milwan Chicago; J, L. Isanos, Arnsteio, St. Louis; the Rev, Dr. heim, New Orleans; the Rev, Dr, e Boston, and Marcus Cornheimer, of 8t, Loui were appointed a committee to draft & consti tution and by-lawe. ——— Base Ball, Nw York, July 18,—New York, 2; Provi- dence, 4. PHILADRLPHTA, Pa., July 18,—Phijadelpbia, 7; Boston, 1, : Derrort, Mich., July 18 —Detroit, 9; St, souis, b, Prrrssurc, Pa., July 13, account of rain, Burraro, N, Y,, July 13, —Buffalo, 4, Chi- N. Y., July 13,— Galvin, pitcher cago, 6. RO, of the Buffalo basg ball” club, has been re- lensed, ‘No gamo on e — Gen, Grants Condition, Mount MoGireGos, July 18, —Gen, Grant passed a good night, using little or no cocoaine and this morning was bright and in good spirits, The patient is taking food plenteous. Iy and swallowad liquid nourishment to-day without apparent pain. His voice is cloarer and steouger, and the pulse has greater volume than yesterday. e — Endicote on the Situation, Special Telegram to The Brz, New York, July 12,—Secretary Endicott said he had no fears of any serious trouble with the Cheyenne Indians, as tho military forco despached to quell mach larger than ever senton & similar ¢xpe dition, e — Yarn Mills Burned. PrivapeLeais, Pa, July 18.—Benjamin Bchofield’s yarn mill burned yesterdsy, Loss $200000; partiall insured. The dam near by had run dry, thero were B0 means of ~ extangulshing * the fl smes, — —— Forest Hall Flumed, Orrawa, Ks,, July 18, —Forest Hall, owned by John Kinnard, of this city, buroed thls worning; loss $30,000; insurange $16,000, § r& It inreported that nies of state roops with gatling | the uvrislog was in West Manayunk Commissioner Sparks Opens [ndemnity Lands to Settlers. Heo Holds Thas Past Rulings Were Merely Definitions, Millions of Acras returned to the Pub- lic Domain From the Grasp of Speculators. — BPARKS SFEAKS, INDEMNITY LANDS OPENE ), WasniNeToN, July 18- Land Commis- sioner Sparks has rendered a decision affirm- ing the right of entry under the public land laws and the decision of the supreme coutt of the United States, of lands heretofore with- drawn by voluntary action of the general Iand office for railroad indemnity purposes where no requirements of Iaw existed for making such withdrawals, The effect of this decislon, if sustained by the secretary of the interior, will be to restore to entry, under the homestead ang other laws, many million acres of public land which have been kept out of the market for many years because claimed by railroad corporations, In the course of this decision which is quite lengthy, the commissioner cites from leading decisions of the supreme court and conlcudes as follows: 2 ““Following thess decisions by the authority of which 1 am governed, I must hold that a withdrawal of the land by the commissioner of the general land office when with- drawals ~ from settloment, entry or other appropriation are not required by law, is effective only as _information in defining the limits within which the in- demnity nelen"nnnml{bflhld in a proper time and manner, but is not operative as a prohibition of settlement, and entries within such limits under the public land act laws prior to the time when a law selection by the railway company has actually been made.” ‘This decision ‘was brought out by an in- uiry from the receiver of the land offica at alla Walla, Washington territory, as to whether or not the Northern Pacific railway company is entitled to the land regularly set— tled upon by one Miller, but which was by & chage in the line of the above mentioned rond brought withing its indemnity line. s RAILWAY LAND GRANTS. THE GIGANTIO ABSORPTION THAT BPARKS PRO- POPES TO DESTROY. Special Telegram to The B, Chicago, I, July 18.—A Washington special to the Times of this city says: “The fact was recently mentioned in these patches that Commissioner Sparks did not be- lieve that railroad cempanies were entitled to lands in their indemnity limits until they had selected their land, and believed that in the meanwhile settlers could establish homesteads within the indemnity, A case in point has just been decided by him, and his decision will soon be made public. Indemnity lands are lands from which land-grant 1ailroad cor- porations can select whatever area 1s lacking by reason of previous disposal by the govern- ment within the limits of the grant. Inthe early history of 1and grants tha indemnity Iands were withdrawn from the public do~ main by exective order atthe same time the granted lands were withdrawn, But under that practice it was never held that the withdrawal of indemnity Jands did more than to withdraw them from cash entry. Thoy were atill open to the settler to make his home on them, Subsequently the railroad companies sot up claims to the indemnity lands as sgainst settlers, and it became the practico of the land office to withdraw the granted lands on the filing of a preliminary map of the indemnity 1ands whenever the definite location was made, and when the indemnity lands were withdrawn they were withdrawn from settlers as woll as cash entry men, and remained withdrawn from settlement for years nntil at last the railroad had completed its road and proved its right to a portion of the indemnity, 5 Under this practice a million acres might be withdrawn from settlement and kept with- drawn for twenty years, and at the end of that time the railroad would get only 100,000 acres of it. How much of the public domain is now withdrawn as indemnity land it is im- ossible to state with any degree of acourracy, Bot 5o far as it can be estimated in the land offico it amounts to about 80,000,000 acros, Between 12,000,000 and 15,000,000 acres each wero withdrawn for the Northern Pacific and Atlantic & Pacific railroads, Probably 20,- 000,000 acres of the indemnity lands with- draw for the two roads remsin, About 5,000,000 acros were withdrawn for the Southern Pacific and 300,000 for the Oregon & California, In Loui Missisippi, and Flonda there still remain small portions of indemnity lands withdrawn under the acts of congress of 1856 and 1857, In some cases not amile of the proposed road was ever built, but the granted and indemnity lands were withdrawn and have staid withdrawn. The Northern Pacific lands were withdrawn between 1870 and 1878, though the grant expired in 1877, The Southera and Atlantic and Pacific grants were withdrawn between 1867 and 1875, ‘The terms millions of acres do not convey such distinet impressions as terms of miles in length and breadth, The vastness. of these grants can only be realized by lookiog on ‘maps in which the tracts within indemity lim- its are colored. A land-grant map of Iows shows five broad bands of red from enst to west, and a sixth ruoning diagonally from northeast to southwest, These six bands roprosent the lands granted for five railroads and the improvement of the Des Moines riv- er, They cover nearly the eutire state. Only very narrow strips of pablic lands were left between these broad bands. Oa the map of Wisconsin these broad red bands cross and recross until it ia hard to find a bit of public land outside of t! . Bix broad red bands run across Minnesota from east to west and northwest, and cover almost the whole state, The grant of the Noxthern Pacific was for the alteFnate sections for twenty miles on each side of the line in the states of Wiscon- sin andMinnesota and forty miles on each side in the territories, and the indemnity limits were twenty miles outside of the granted limlite, so that there was withdrawn for this road all the alternate sestions in a band eighty miles wide sceoes Minnesota and 120 miles wiles wide in the territories up to the lise of Washington and Ocegon. With the assis! ance of a branch ro the Northern Pacifi spreads its tentacles over the alternate sec tions in a strip 200 miles widein Washington and Oregon, For the Atlantic & Pacific road there were withdrawn the odd numbered sec tiows in & strip eighty miles wide within the granted limits and 12) miles wide within indempity limits from Indian territory to Nevada, and one-half as wido in Nevada and Californla, The Southern Pacitic had the the same in California as the Atlantic & Pacific, including the indemnity lands, which are half of the whole, The (Oregon & Cali fornia grant covered the odd numbered sec tions in & strip forty miles wide, What this means is that the grant gave the equivalent of a 8olid strip ten miles wide, and if for any reason the company could not get all of thia, it eould indemnify itself out of anothse ten miles wide. The Southern Pacific claicued a rant from its Pacific terminus near Los ngeles to San Francisco, and the interior department recogulzed this claim, Oaliforuis, b the grant from arclsco was given, but the senate struck out th \nized The Northern Pasific clalmed 8 grant om Portland to Puget 21 Sound, andthe department recownized this claim aleo, the fact being that im 1863 con- gress gave a right-of-way for a road from the COolumbia to F Sound, but expressly sti) ulated that there should be no grant of Ilmn. In 1870 the Northern Pacific company got an act of congress changing the location of another part of the road, and an amblgnons phrase ia the act of 1870 was constroed to give the land whieh congress the previous yoar expressly refused to give, In 1588, 1n the Cedar Rapids cass, the supreme court of the Unitod States held that before any authority existed in the department to with- draw lands, a map of the entire line of road must be flled. The Northern Pacific has never filod a map of its entire road, and un der that decision no title has ever vested in the Northern Pacific for » single acro, This point has been repeatedly pressed upon the attentlon of congressionional committees, e ——— HAMPTON WANIS CREDIT, THE REBEL ORNEBAL SPEAKS FOR TROOPS HIS' AT BULL RON, Special Telegram to The Bz, Crartrstow, 8, 0., July 18.—The Nows and Courier publishes a long letter correcting’ errors in the recent articles of Generals Johnston and Imboden, touching the first battle of Mannssas, or Bull Run, General Hampton shiws that Hampton legion, 600 strong, which he commanded, arrested the vic- torious columns of Sherman and Keyes, who were driving the confederate forces back, and the legion so_de'ayed the federal advance as to enableconfederate reinforcements to be brought i ier gives an_elaborato roview of the battle, the history of which it claims must now be rewritten, Its conclu- sion is that Hampton was to Jackson at Manassas what Jackson was to the whole con- federate left. Hampton saved Stonewall Jackeon as Jackson eaved the army. It was the magnificent fighting of the legion under terrible odds that gave Jacksm time to bring his troops into position. Had he not had an opportanity to form the Virginians who after- wards “'stood like a stone-wall,” the battle would have ke irretrievably lost. The opportunity to form thoso Virginians ws given to Jackson by Hampton and his men, and was given by them by them alone. e —— Alion uabor to be Bounced, Bay Crry, Mich, July 13, —~The common couneil to-night unanimously passed the fol- lowing:} Resolved, That this council views with regret and indignation the introduction into this city of an armed force of alien merconaries as an insult to homesty, loyalty and a sense of duty of law-abiding citizens, and we hereby requost the county authoritios and board of polive commissioners to take immediate steps to remove this rtandin menace from our midst, and we request al good citizens if necesssry to assist the authorlties in such action. —— Buffalo Bill Attached, New Havey, Conn., July 13—A deputy sheriff went to Norwalk this afternoon and attached Baffalo Bill's wild west show for $26,000 on two attachments, one of $10,000 for]Jdamages for breaking Dr, Carver's show, and one for 816,000 l:rpflu malicious arrest of Dr. Craver at Willimantic, The Cody party furnished bonds. ——— The Weather, ‘WasHINGTON, July 13.—The upper Misa. issippi valley;. Geenerally fair weather except, local rains in the extreme mnorthern portion, variable winds, nearly stationary temperature, | € The Missouri vatley: Generally fair wéather, variable winds, nestly stationary temperature, e — Illiuois Live Stock Commissioners Serixgrieun, I, July 13,—Governon Oglesby to-dey appointed as live stock commisslonrs, provided for by the legm lnture, John' M. Pearson, of Godirey, for three years; D. W. Smith, of Bates, two years, and Hiram McChesney, of Chicago, one year. e — - A Celestial Caught for Murder, MoNTREAL, Can., 13,—Fong Ah You, a Chinaman, has been arrested here for the murder of Sing Lee, at Rome, N. Y. A dag- ger in Fong An You's possession is similar to that with which the deed was done. —— Old Bettlers Reunion, Krokuk, Ia., July 13.—The executive com- mittee of the tri state Old Sestlers association this afternoon deoided to hold the aunual meeting of the association at Rand Park, Keo- knk, Soptembér 30th, e At the Dairy Headquarterxs, Hreix, IlI,, July 13,—Butter on the board of trade to-day was lower than last week. Lhere were regular sales of 50,280 pounds at 17fc, Checse wae dull and there were no regular salos, ——— None of Mexico for 8ale, Mexico, July 13, —The government an- nounces that it will not sell an acre of Mex. ican territory and that it has confidence in the friendliness of the American government, ——— Cornell's New President, Iriica, N, Y, July 13.—Frofessor Chasles Kendall Adams, of Michigan university, was to-day eleoted premdent of Cornell wmversity to succeed President White. e —e—— A Correction, To correct a carrent but erroneous im- pression we desre to assuve our patrons that we are in no way connected with what 18 called ““The Omaha Medical and Surflnll Institute,'”” located at the old Orelghton House, elther by sympathy or confidence. Our place s at the old stand, brick house, northwest corner Twelfth and Howard, where we will bes glad to see our patients at all times, 8, D, MErcez, M. D, TUTT’S ~PILLS 26 YEARS IN USE. Ihe Greatest Medical Triumph of tae Ago SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loes of appetite, Bowel the bead, with o dull ck part, Yuin under the sb blade, Eullnoss after eating, w luclination to exertion of hedy o Erritability of temper, Low spirit w foellng of having neglected sonie duty, Weariness, Dizziness, Fluttering ac the Heart, Dots Lefore the eyos, He: wver the right eyo, Bestlesanons, witl Uiful dreams, Highly colored Uriae, and e L DAl hdante '8 PILLS aro especlul ) e P e Sa” 1117 43 b0 Astonish taosusierer PlcAR, this b now faned uy‘;‘%"’n,ym‘.'ilr.’rm.lu Ac o 1) 8, Iegular ;vn.dnf” Peiie e, 44 Murray Bt i TS HAIR DYE. AY HAIR or WHISKERS changed 10 a G ¥ BLACK by a single application of “bis DYE. It inparts & natural color, acts {nstantaneously. Bold by Druggists, ox fl“" by express on receipt of §1. rfMice, 44 Murray St.. New Yark. SPRUNG A SHADE. e Chicago Wheat Market Responds to the Specalaters Tonch, Thera is Money in Reporte if You Play Thom to Win, Minor Features Attract Some Atten< tion—Texas Onuts Lioose Her Bap- ply—Hogs on the Decline, PITS AND PENS, TIPS AND DOWNS OF WHEAT, Special Telegram to The Brx, ©H10AO, TiL, July 13,—The day developed rather a strong feeling in wheat, due malaly to sho expectation of adesrease In the visi~ blo mupply, and to the falling off in receipts at primaty polnta, There was an easy feeling at the opening in consequence of low markets at New York and St. Louls, but prices remained moderately ateady until about noon when she markst began to develope stremgth and greater nctivity. Prices advanced o and olosed on the regular bord about jo higher than on Saturday. Tne feeling was again auite strong in the afternoon, the market closing at an advanoe of e additional, CORN. The veceipts of corn were largs snd there was a somewhat easier feeling in trade, prices rhading off a trifle, but the latest trading prices of tho day were wel) up to the closing Drices of Saturday, OATH, Onts roled strong and steady, prices closing generally shade hizher than on Saturday, PROVISIONS, Provisions roled strong and higher, advanc— ing fully 124@15¢ for pork, imparting sore strength to the other markets, THE RULING RATES, The range of pricss was: heat — Juby, 363@87)c, closed 87ic: August, 883§@ 5840, closed SIR“ac' September 00p@907c, closed H0§@903e, spring 874 @8574e; No. 3spring 733@79; No, 2 red 920; 0. 3 red 87c. Corn — July, 45i@474c. _closed 4Rcp Angust, 4R@474c, o Sey@icTor Soptane ber, 46{@4680, closed 46fc. QATTLE. For the best fat natives, which were really scarce, there was o fair demand with a slight upturn in prices. Anything in the native line below firat class was hard to sell, with values a/shade lower. The bulk/of native steers wore of a common class and they bave to compete with a large supply. of Texans, of which there were nearly 8,000, and they in turn selling. 10c lower, At Chicago, St. Louis, and Kanses city there were between 7,000 and 8,000 - Tex- ans, those at St, Louis and Kansas O eventually finding their way to Chicago, whi would indicate that the mppky would be heavy for the coming week, and so long as this supply lasts common and low. grade natives, either steers or cow stock, must sell at low prices. The stocker and feeder trade w--qu&g "Phe number on sale was largal; reduced on Saturdav, and the fresh arrivals to-day were light, Prices, howeves, ate as low a8 a0y timo last weok. Shipping steers, 1(350 1000 pounds, 86 50@6,00; 1,300 £0.1130 pounds, $5,30@5.75; 950 to 1 200 pounds, $4.80 @b.25; slop-fed steers, 85,00@5.85; through Texas cattle—corn fed, $1 50@5.30; grassers, 950 to 1,050 pounds, $3.75@4 1031760 to 900 pounds, $3,15@3 35; 600 to 700 pounds, 9275 @330, HOGS. There was a drop of about 10¢ on mixed and heavy, and about bc on light, snd ot the drop =~ the market was by no means active, oclosing rather weak ot the decline, Big packin firms had mno orders on the market. The bulk of salte was to scalpers and shippers. Raugh and! com-— mon eold at $3 90@4.00; falr to gods mixed $4,10@4.20, and choico assorted heavy. $1 30@ 4.40; packing and shipping, 250 o 350 pounds, $3,40@4,55; 180 to 210 pounds, $1.16@% 35, The Ohicago Btatement, ©r10AcO, 1L, July 13, —The following . fig~ ures taken from the official statement of, the board of trade, to be posted on 'change to- morrow, show the amcunt of grain in.sig ht in the United States and Canada.on, Sati irday, July 11, and the amount cf Inerease or decrease over the preceding weais: Whent— 10,014,723 bushels; decrense, 555,530+ bushels, Corn—5,038,027 bushels; dscreass, ‘2,535,510 buehels. Oata—2,707,212 bushels; decreay e, 81,412 ushels, Rye—210,190 bushels; decwew o, 3,323 bushels, Barley—111,753. bushels; bushels, The amount cf grain in, stove ir the date named wae: Whea.t, 34,1 566,630 by els; corn, 661,118 bushels;: oats, 574,937 bush- ole; rye, 25,0.5 bushels; bunley, none, ————— The Mark Laue 1¥ eview, Loxnox, Jaly 13,—The Mar k Lane Express in its review of the British g :ain trede dur- ing the past week, saye:: ¥iv.e July weather has prevalled, and the daewy jht is practically unbroken, The wheat ef op is prospering, though othar grops ho.ve be an severely pun- ished by the drought, Thy, sales of Koglish wheat during post “week were 28,401 qusrters, at . 835 3d, 7t 278 9d for the corresponding woel:' of ) ast year. Forelgn wheat is.very quiet. In" she off coast market there is. moders te trade, Fifty-ons ulr%uea arrived, tem were kold, twelve wera withdrawn, and thirt g-three remained fn- cludivg nine of-Califors sia, and one of Oregon, To-day there wiss no i aquiry for wheat, and values were 20minal, t'he large number of arrivals of cargoes te ads to depress the mar. ket. Flour was dep ressed and values woak- ened, Corn was unchanged, barley dull and oats gpiot. ART 4ND MUSIC KIM'BALL PIANOS Sheot Muslo and Booke, EiW ERSONPIANOS Musical 1nstruments. Hrllott & Davis Planos Violins, Guitars and Ban 08, KIMBALLORCANS Piano Stools aud Coyers. Artists’ Materials. Bend 2 Etamp for Catalogue. PICTUREFRAMES Plush Goods and Noveltles Enerayings & Paintings 1513 Douglas) Street imer onse, 2737