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

FIFTEENTH YEAR. 7()‘\1AIIA. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1885, " FUNERAL POMP. Preparations for fhe Obsequies in New York Guing Forward Repidly, A Pageant Unequaled in Numbers and Impressiveness, And a Sad Counterpart to the Grand Review in 1866, Numberless Military and Civie Bodies Apply for Position, Description of Riverside Park and the Site of the Tomb, Mrs. Grant Still Prostrated with Grief —New York, Chicago and San Francisco Moying for Monumen FROM MOUNT McGREF MRS, GRANT'S CONDITION, Special Telegram to The Bek. Niw Yorg, July 20,—The Herald's specia! from Mount McGrigor saye: In consequence of the exaggerated reports about Mrs, Grant's condition, it seems difficult to prevent the epread of unfounded and slarming rumors in respect thereto, On authority of those who are very near to Mre, Grant, it is desired that tho Horald state what is absolute truth in the matter. The facts as authoritatively gven are these: Mrs, Grant 18 not suffering from any physical infirmity whatever, She is living secluded in her room in the cottage Lrying to recover from the immense strain of nine months patient, unceasing and unmur- muring nursing of her husband, Before takivg any lengthened look at the general's counte- natce, as 1t appears in death, she has deter- mined to wait undl the body is placed in the casket, which is not expected here until to-morrow, After that time Mrs, Grant, in all probability will leave her room and assume again her duties as mistress of her household. It has been pretty woll determined that the family will 1emain at Mt. McGregor until the Hotel Balmoral closes for the eeason. DProbably all the grown up members of the family, including Mra. Grant, will go with the body of the general to to New Yirk. After a short tarry in that aity, probably at the Fifth Avenue hotel, they will return to ths cottage and continue to make 1t their summer home. Inatalk with Dr. Newman last night he said: *‘Thero reems to bo great satisfuction on the part of the family with the situation at Riverside park, and there is the eameap- proval manifested as far a8 heard from by the more immadiate friends of the family. In talking over the action of the Union league b committes with ex-President Arthur, as ts chairaan, for the building of an appro- priate mausoleum, A VEBY EXOELLENT SUGGESTION was made which, I think, is well worth the serious consideration of the committee. Twenty acres of ground are to be appropriated for the burial place of the general. It is asked why not build a Madeline temple, and deposit in that temple all mementoes that were given to the government by Mrs, Grant. In that temple would be & handsome marble tombstone and monument, and around the resting place of his earthly remains would be theso mementoes of his greatnees as a military commander and statesman, that have bsen given to him by all countries of tho civilized world. This would b> an appropriate temple built to the memory of Grant, and need not cost any more than a stupendous mouument. Tt would bo for this country a very unique way of perpetuating tho memory of one of 1ts greatest men, and a befitting close to the na- tion’s acknowledgement of his greatness,” THE FUNERAL, In referring tothe arrangements for the funeral service, Dr, Newman said it was the with of Gen, Grant that there sh uld bs read at his grave the simple burial servics of the Methodist church, and that this wish would be respected. There will be also, at the sug- gestlon of Col, Grant, soundings of the bugle call before the reading of this servica. GEN, GRANT’S BURIAL PLACE, A DESCRIPTION OF RIVEWSIDE PABK, Special Telegrama to Tho BE, New Yomk, July 20—The New York World ssys: Riverside Park, if not quite misnomer, is at present at loast something very noarly like it. Thera is a Riverside drive —a suburb stretch of macadamixed road, unexcelled perhaps in any city in the land — but the park, as parks are understood, is an illusionary thing, This doubtless accounts for the popular ignorance which unquestion- ably exists In relation to the place, Except among owners of carriages it is doubtful if ono in one hundred of New York's inhabitants have had the falntest idea whero or what || “Riverside Park"” really 15, 1t begius, according to the records of the park department, at Seventy-Second atreet, Fom _which stroet, if you aro driv breskwater, any spot and look ovel you will see a thickly wooded side hill running precipitously down towards the rail. nond tracks, It is practically unimproved property, and it would be difficult to Imagine any way that it conld be utilized by the resi dents of New York for plessure-seeking pur- pose:, but it is, nevertheless, all included within the limits of the Riverside park, and is, in_fact, about all of the Riverside park t there 8. You are, meantime, a8 you 1 north, leaving on your right hand many fine buildings worth more than passing no- tce, Aftér passing One Ilundred and Thir- tieth street you find that the eastern and western _boundaties rapidly approach each other, The roadway narrowa quickly, and a steep decline in the face of the country on the left leaves you upon a comparatively nar- row ridge, the edges of which como closer and closer together vntil you reach, in courss of time, the end of a high pr montory. On the north, spread out in the valley below, is Man- hattanville; on the west is the Hudeon river, eighty feet below. As you stand on the edge of the bluff, on the eastis a steep-slanting hill, dotted with shanties and old manor houses, over the roofs of which on the second “mesa” you can see the straight lines of the up town avenues, and on the south is a drive, over which you have just traveled, It is on this promontory that the tomb for Gen. Grant is to be constructed. Itis his- torical soil, THE DAY ON THE MOUNT, MouNt McGreGoR, N. Y, July 20.—The morning is warm with a light breeze; the cot. tage quiet, the hotel quict, and the camp down un the mountain slops without_excite- ment, The regulars are on gnard at the out- posts, The U. S, Grant post men hold their places on the auda of the cottage. Col. Jones, comman 'ing, anticipates two more de- tachments of men, and the mountain forces will then be complete, day is one cof comparattve tiet all about the mountain set- ment It at MRS. GRANI, HER CONDITION SAID TO BE SERIOUS, Special Telegram to The B New Yonk, July 20.—A diepatch to the Times this evening saye: Mrs, Grant is suf- fering from a reaction after the excitement and avxiety attending tho sickness and death of her husband, She is confined to her bed. She is not ill, however, and no unessiness has boen felt as to her condition, She sees nobody except the members of the family, Dr. Douglas, and her immediate fricnd, Mrs Newman, Both Dr. Newmanand Dr. Doug las have advieed her not to go with the remains to New York, and unless eho improves very much by next Tueeday she will remain 2t tho cottage during the entire cere monies, It was feared the excitement of the oceasion would be too much for her neryes and there might be a reaction which would make her seriously ill. Her de ision not to go to New York of course somewhat deranges plans, as some of the family will uundoubtedly re- main with her, Sho is physically quite a strong woman, and if she has quiet and cheer— ful surroundings will no doubt rally from the shock and become more reconciled, THE FUNERAL, APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS IN THE PROCES- SION. Naw Yok, July 20,—Clerks fa the adjn tant general’s office on Governor’s Island are puzzled how to answer the many questions asked regarding Goneral Grant’s funeral and in trapsmittwmg to various organizations throughout the country the arrangements, so far as they effect them and eo far as com- pleted. General Daniel E. Sickles was closeted with General Hancock this morning in roferenco to the department of vetoran army officers, of which the general has charge, Franklin Allen, Mayor Lo tary, accompanied by Alderman Collins, rep- rosentiog the Brocklyn common council, called on General Hancock and assured him that the people of Brooklyn would do all in thelr power to assist in_the funeral arravge- ments and that they wished to ba_nssigned a place in the procession. Col, Fred Grant sent o telegram stating that his father had been commander of the Loyal Logion, and requested that the members of that organiza tion bo given as_prominent a position a8 pos- sible, H, M. Nevins, state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Now Jersey, by request of Governor Abbott, ten- dered & brigadeof the national guard of that state for an escort at the funeral. Gen. S, S. Burdette, commander in chiefjof the Grand Avmy of the Republic, in_answer to a dispatch from Gen, Haucock, stated that ho would take command in person of the Grand Army of the Republic at the funeral, attery “'A” United States artillary consist- ing of forty members equippod as an infantry, left Fort Columbus this morning in charge of Capt. Beck for Mount McGregor. Gen Purry, representivg Gen, Hancock, President Crimmins, of Park Commission, and Saperin- tendent of Police Murrsy, met to-day sod drove over the proposed route for the funeral, The final decision a8 to which is the more eligible one will be given to-day. Tresident Zphar Mills, of the exempt fire- ust, appointed for the celebration of his funer. | al obsequias, “By order of the postmaster-general, “(Signed) A. E. STEVENSON, “First Assistant Postmaster.General,” A PUBLIC HOLIDAY, New YoRrg, July 20 —A petition, signed by nearly sll the bankers of the city, was to- day forwarded to Governor Hill askiog him to declare the day of General Grant's funeral a public holiday. DECLINES TG SERVE, ion, Burdette, commander in chief of the 3 A R, whois oue of the gentlemen se lected by the meeting of citizens last night to present the family of Gen Grant the resolu. t1ons protesting against the interment of the deceased general in New York, has declived to accept the mission He says he purposely declined to attena the meeting or serve on a committee, Hehbad already put himself on record in favor of Washington as the burial place, and any farther expression by him might look like improper persistency. Gen: erals Beal and Creswell, who were &ppointed as the other two members of the committee, are out of town, Their intentions cannot be learned, Gen, Burnette will tonight mail circulars to all department commanders of the | 1. A R. suggustiog that as far as possible the G, A R. be represented by, the depart- ments, and requesting them to advise him [wmmptly of the namber of members ikely to attend the funeral services, He was unable at present to furnish an estimate of the number of members of the Grand Aimy of the Republic who would participate in the services, but believed it would bo very large, as there were many posts in cities and towns vear New York that would be fully repre- sented exclusive of the large number in New York city and Brooklyn. Frederick Brackett, asgistant adjutant general, and one of Gen. Burdette's aides,willgo to New York in a day or two toarrange details of the procession, and Gen, Burdette will follow him early. THE ORDER OF PRECH 3 New York, July —Ta reply to_Col. Grant's requeat that the Loyal Legion b signed » prominent place in the line, Gen, Hancock sent the following dispate ‘“The order of precedence will b3 determined ac- cording to the prescribed rules of that order, which indicates that the commandries shall be placed in line according to date of orgaviza- tion,” 8. 8. Burdette, commander-in-chief the Grand Army of the Republic, rugzested yesterday that if agreeable tho use of the Grand Army of the Republic ritual would gratify the members of the organlzation. Gen Hasncock replied that Pastor Newman had already been designated for the eervices, Gen. Havcock saye: “'Owing to the length of the march, and consequent fatigue, the ad- visability of having school children partici pats in the procession is not evideat,” John Schuyler, secrotary of tha society the Cincinnati, says in & communication Gen. Hancock: *'I represent the feelings our members, 1 say that our society will ready at all times to pay whatever marks respect we can to our fellow townsmen,” ORDER NUMBER ONE, The following orders ware issusd by Mayor Genersl Hancock “*Hngs, Dk OF THE AmiantIC, (ov. r's Tstanp, N, Y. July 29, 1885 — Haviog bren placed by the president in charge of the ceremonies counected with the funeral of the ex-president of the United ‘(an, Gen, U. 8, Grant, and in _command of to of be of civic orgavization inten ing to participate, will npon promptly reporting such_intention be assigned position in the probession which will take place in the city of New York on Saturday, August 8th prox Order No. 2 appoints Gen, John C, Farns- worth chief marshal in charge of the cere- monies at Albany, Order No. 3 appoints Gen, Lloyd Aspinwall to the duty of laying out the line of march for the procession in New York city. Orcer No. 4 appoints Gen, Martin T. Mac- Mahon to conduct the march of the_civie or- gobizations in the procossion. Ho is_in- structed to establish headquarters in New York city and announce the same when se- locted. All such organizations desiring to take part will report directly to these head- quarters, sending a duplicate to Gen. Mac- Mahon, and will state title of the same, name of chief officers and number to parade. THE RIVER ROUTE, Gen, Hancock received the following com- munication from ex-Governor Cornell: "1 Broa: waY, New Yons, July 29 Mai. Gen. Hancock, Governor's Island T the funeral cortege from Albany comes by the river it will enable each town on the Hudson, Long Island sonad and New Jersey %o furnish boat laden with local reprosenta- tives to join in the progress towards Naw York, thus making an_impressive feature of the caremonies, which is not practicable if the railway be adopted, Permit mo to earnestly recommend the river route. (Signod) ALONZ0 B, CORNELL, General Hancock said in reply that all ar- rangements for the transpoitation by rail had been_completed. Brigadier.General Aspiowall, in speaking of the arrangements yesterday, stated that all armed bodies will bo assigned to poritions in the column which is to precede the hearso, and civic organizations will bo placed in tho line followiog tho hearse. All organizations from the different states will occupy positions in the line according to the date of admission of the state each represents into the Union. men’s association, wrote that the organization desired to participate in the funeral prcces- sion. Col. Hamon D, Hall, president of the veteran association of the 165th regiment (Dwryea Zuaves), callsd on Gen Hancock and stated that seventy-five officers and men of that organization, fuly uniformed aud equipped, would participate, I'HE SENATE DELEGATION, WasuiNgron, July 20.—The following senators who wero requested by the vice: president to ropresent tho senate at Gien. Grent's funeral have notified Col. Canady, sergeat-at-arms, of their intention of attend- ustice 8_Morrel, John sher: man, ."TLogan, Mat_W. Romsom, Johu J. Ingall, Francis M. Cockrell, Wade Hampton, Joroph . Brown, and Charles F. Manderson, The committes has been re- quested by tho sergeant-at-arms to moet in g, you turn just before reaching the Hudson Yiver, into a hroad roadway, ata point where, on the left, there have been obvious but ill: advised attempts at impaiiing the boulevard entrance. A A cwiously shaped plaza, which gives you the implession that the landscape gardener bas been practicing “effects” and has been called away before he was quite done, flanks the turn out »f Seventy-second street on the teft, and on the right is a rise of brick walls of old Bloomingdale (now called the ‘‘New York”) orphan u‘ylum‘ The drive is broad and magoificently wide, in fact room for many carriages and equestrians, It is baau- tiful'in sploudid views of the Hudson river, which it furnishes you on your left, and is in most stretches attractive if you look to thu right, because « { the innumerable picturasque baildiogs, residencos of private citizens, ich 1ine that vide of the road, You are nding on the bluff of the Hudsou - the *‘first neen,” a8 they would say in the west,—and view of the river, alive with sailing craft and ateam vessels, is entrancing, At times the bluff widens out toward the west, and a8 the road you are travers- ing keeps in @~ straight course there s r0om for bits of lawn between the drive and the blufl's edge, one of these t where Eighty-eighth it out through, are a and a green sriangle, in the center of which » small brovze statue of Georve Wash- ington, which was cast and erected by pennies of the public scheol children of that city, Be- fore reachivg this point in the drive you h crossed the place where the bluff comes close up sgainst the roadway, and where from the over-hanging road you are able to look down upon the brick yards at Eightisth street and wes sleoping the luggers of the river loading snd unloading at the old wharves, and thea you cross & wooden bridge and on your right #e0 looming up the walls of the Catholic re formatory for women, There is & magnifi caut view of the Hudson at this point, the river rolling away northward like a great road ribbon of blue. At Ninety-second treet begins those fook bigh stone walls which kirts the western edge of the drive likea AT . o 48 New York, at 8 o’clock on the 6th of August, atthe Fifth Avenus hotel, where quarters have been engsged for them, = Vice-President Hendricks will also be with them, DROP THE SUBJ When Mr, George W, Childs was avked this morning what he thought of the suggestion that heand General Beala ¢h uld go to Mount McGregor and wge the family of General Girant to reconsider the decision to bury the genoral in Riverside park, ho said: “‘The fam- ily are tboroughly familiar with the argu. mienta that have been brought to bear sgainsy the selection of Riverside park Thoy have concluded to accept the place tendered and no attempt should be made to change their minds, Tho family as well as ol intimate friends have received numerous letters from army and navy oficers and and others, urg- tug Washington as the proper place, but Riv- erside park has been selocted and there iy no probability of a chepge. Itis rather a deli cate matter to discuss with the family, and I think nothing more should b said on the sub- joot,” THE MONUMENT FUND, New Youk, July 29,—The sub-committee of the Grant monument fund met to-day, with ex-Governor Cornell in the chair. The committee was increased by 100 additional names. A permanent Organization was ef- fected, Chester A, Arthur being chosen presi- dent, Mayor Grace and Hamilton Fish, vice- presidents: Drexel, Morgan & Co,, the b ury, ‘snd nler, secretary. Resolu- tions fn (.vur of similar organizations through- out the suate were adopted, The first contri butiou wwards the fund was received to-day. Tt consisted of 50 cents contributed by & lady, CLOSING THE POSTOFFIVES, WasHiNGTON, July 20,—The following is being mailed to all postmasters: “In recognition of 1he nation’s losws in the death of U. 8, Grant, and in participation of the lamentation and exj ression of reverence for his honored memory. all postoffices in the several states and territories of the Union are ordered to be closed between the hours of 1 and O p. m, on Baturday, the 5th day of Aug~ The aids will escort the goyernora of the dif forent states visicing the city on the day of the obsoquies. Tho remains will arrive in this city on the evening of tho 5:h of August, SAN FRANCISCO WILL PARADE, 8ax Franoisco, Oal, July 29,—Public opinion has reversed the decision of the ex-- cutive committee of the Grant memorial ex- ercises not to have a parado on the day of Grant's foneral, Local posts of G. A, R, took the initiative in the matter and extend o1 invitations to all civic and semi-military Lodies in the city to join them in a parade. All promptly accepted. The parade will be the largest ever held in San Francisco, All principal thoroughfares are heavily draped in mourniog, A committee bas been formed to sollcit subseriptions for the erection of monument to Graut in the Giolden Gate|park, Lists have been opened at all nawspaper of ficas, THE MONUMENT PLAN, New Yok, July 20.—Ths Grant’ mona- ment general committee met this afternoon, The sub-committee appointed yesterday re- ported a plan for_organization, The plan set forth that the original committes should be as follows: Hon, Chester A. Arthur, chair- man; Mayor Grace and Hawmilton Fish, vice chairmen; Drexel, Morgan & Co,, treasurers; Richard Greloer, eecretary, That the committeo appointed by Mayor Grace shall be constituted the Grant monument association for the purpose of collecting funds for erection over the remains of Gen, (Grant at their final restiog place in New York, a eraud nations] monument which sl sl a) gmplinfily testify to future ages appreciution y the civilized world of genins, valor and deeds of the grandest character of this coun. try; that an executive comuwittee of fifteen be appointed to complete and direct the or- gunization to the accomplishment of the con: templated purpose and to appoint sub committeea in New York and other localities to aid in the proposed work; that an appeal be made to the people of the United States to contribute tothe proposed fund to the end that an adequate sum may be speedily ralsed with which the memorial may erected which shall be oconsidered a fitting tribute to the grandest soldier of modern times, and that all the newspapers, , ulenufih and express companies, tors, banks, churches, wupicipal au- thorities, commercial bodies and exchang: manufacturing aud business establishments, be requested to co-operate in an immeciate collection of centributions to be forwarded to this committee or to the mayor of New York THE BEMAINS IN THE CASKET, Mount MoGREGOR, July 28, —Thirty-eight member- of battery A, Fifth U, 8, artillery, arrived here and went 1nto camp this evening. The casket was brought up on the eame train, and, later on, the remoing were attired in black broadcloth suit, the coat of double breasted Prince Albert pattern, bottoned over the bosom, A stand-up collar with & black tle surrounds the neck, and plain gold studs are in the cuffs and bosom, hand 1 folded across the breast, while the le lies ensily at the side. ing the casket air tight. with thy American flag. the remdus of his U. 8 Grant Post G Col, Fred Grant. to-night, perronally ga e her into the charge « The_right The glass cover was ssrewed down closely into the fittings, mak- It was then covered nd Army of the Re, ft THE INTERIOR VIEW. Secretary Lamar Reconnts the Bloss- ings of Cavil Service Reform, public, they to remain mearest it after the family till_final interment. The svgeestio from New York that the remaiis ba born down the Hudson river from Albany ascom panied by a procession of shipping, Fenched the family of Gan, Graut i | Thoey will make no request in the matt but should General Hancock indicate preference for that plan, or suggest it to th famly, the family would not oppose it Th chief drawback to Mayor is that various |tary and otherwise, rarged to go to organizations, which _have Albany have mi i has formally, ce's euggestion at- car- n 0 n The Brains of the South at the Service of the Government. The improvemonts ahd Reservoirs on the Upper Mississippi—A Va riety of Nows from Wash- ington, o e | ried forward their plans to inciude rail an ercort to the flet of boats and so go dowi | the Hudson together, to a light of watch fi along the banks, The new plan would ma) the proc could possibly bo made on the original plan. Notes, ing down a picture of General Grant i Chicago, Twenty thousand dollara have been sub seribed in Chicago toward erecting there a equestrian statue of Gen, Grant, Governor Oglesby and military staff wi attend the funeral, Jouett, with & portion of the forca under hi command, will take part in the funeal, The Western Union company has donate 5,000 to the New York monument fund, (G overnor Hill, of New York, has d soryances thronghout the state, A total of 87,667 has alceady been sub. ion grander in every respect than 1 William Monoghan was fined $2 for tear- Secretary Whitney has sent a letter to Col, Grant stating that naval honors to the memo- ! ry of his father have been ordered, Admiral nat- ed Augu:t 8th, for appropriate’ religious ob- transportation to New York from the capital, Tt has been suggested that trains might act as 'EBE NATIONAL CAPITAL. a Py . o THR CHOLERA IN SI'AIN, WasHINGTON, July 39,—The United States consul at Denia, Spain, reports to the state department, by cable, that the cholera has boen afficially declared at that port, WECRETARY LAMAR AND THE CIVIL SERVICE, Secretary Liamar, wishing to correct rumors to the effect that thern had been something offensive to him in the correspondence or intercourse with Civil | Servico Commis stoner Eaton eent the latier tho folluwivg letter: 7 DEPARTMENT OF ERIOR, WASHING- ToN, July 18, 188 Dorman B, Eaton, chairman of the civil kervice commission: My Dear Sie— Youra of the 11¢h inst, has boen re- ceved, I had observed with deep regret some of the articles to which you reter, feel- ing their injustice in common “with yourself. The letter of the first of June did not in any way reflect upon my action on this depart ment. It 18 just and proper that I should go further, and stato that your communi cations to me have been in entire harmony with my own views, never 10 any single instancs lacking that kindness n I} rHe INT - d 0 escort for the «bsequies, military and | scribed for the New York monument fund. | 1} §'0650 will which have characterized our official as well as personal relations, While I regard no part of my entiro country as my own section, yet I vo not regret that the civil service commission has imposed upon me the geateful cduty of remedying to some extent the in justice which, in this branch of depart- mental service, has been manifested aga the locality of my birth and home under pre- cuding admini-tratione, and bofore the civil servica commission was established the ap Pointing power, owing to peculiar causes, wae not directed, 88 a rule, to sslections from the most intelligent and best population of the south, The civil servico commission has opened the chaonels of public employment to the most intelligent masses of all ‘parts of the country alike, but the boundless wealth and activity of the north divert most of its best literary, bu iness and legal talent from these chansels, while the south, with less call for her men of ability and intelligence in the lks of business life, offera to the public ser vice her bast literary and legal talent. Your VILLAINOUS WEATHER, THE MERCURY OUT OF SIGHT, AND THE PEOPLE —The mercury at noon was 98° abovo zeroand vising, Busi- ness almost suspended. Curoaco, Ill., Jul: stood at 85° 1n thi: slight breezs utirrin ToLko, 0., July 20.—The weather to-day was very sultry and oppressive, Tha mercury stands at 55° in the signal service thermon- eter in the shade, CixciNNat, O,y July 20,—The thermometer indicates 42 ° ' degrees above zoro in the shade, but no prostrations from heat have been roported, LouisviLik, July 20.—The weather was pleasant_here during the early morning, but after U o'clock it became very hot, the ther. ion has shown, and will necessarily mometer rising to 99° in the shade. No|s the competition of applicants, a large sunatrokes reported. provortion from which to select among those NASHCILLE, July 20,—The highest mark | states which ' ave not had their dus propor which the mercury reached to-daywas 93 2 at | tion, Thus by means of the action of the com- 2p. m mission, the great work of reform in the de- Inpravaronts, July £9.—The heat early | psrtmental servico will be steadily and bene- this morning was very intense, but a breeze | ficially equalized and promoted. Hoping that tompered it Intor in the dny. At 2 p, m. tne | we each in our several spheres may in the tharmometer registered 91> above zero in the | highest degree in our power coutribute to the Blinda; general good, I have the honor to remain, Sr. Louws, July 2),—The heated term |With great respect, very truly yours, which has prevailed here for two weeks still J. Q. C. Lavar. continues with no eigns of +batement Ther- AN ATTORNEY DIKHAKRED, mometers register from 95° to 974° inthe| In the court of the commistionera of tho y 20,—The thermometer 1 o%lock, with a E, tion act, showing that congress had put spon nim the responsibility of building four snips vof the best and most modern desiem,” ‘haviog the highest attainablo speed” and upon plans determined npon after considera- tion of all designs heretofore adopted by the department, One of the first duties of this board would ba to go through the designs and decide whetlier any of them should be adopt ed, Assuming that they would find none of them entirely satisfactory. he then explaioed to the board what particular fanction he want- ed them to perform, He stated that while the law put the cbligation of construction upon the secretary of the navy it expectod him to do the work through others. The first thine £ be decided npon was the type of ship to be constructed with accompanying consid eration of her displacement distributed bo tween the hull, machinery, armament, ete. The wecretary called attention to the fact that the department is largely inexperieced com pared with timilar "departments in- other countries, becaute 1t had not been D, ) supplied with means for the _construc- Rk hebaelte Ll oo ) tion of modern ships, Its duties Gthiotthnda il for S m||n|;‘®lr of years has been confined to old | Special Telegram to The Bee wooden ships. ~He therefore advised the [ Ciicaco, July 23, —The whe: ot flue~ oatd b proosed sautlautly, and M B IF | yuotn i siate (o Joat marlcet fiae the boara deemed 1t advisable to secure mor [ t4ated rather wildly to-day on conflicting re- detailed information in regard to naval con. | Ports concerning crops. The opening was struction in other countries before arriving at | woak, September wheat selling of to S0c, a decision the department was prepared to " 007 COPAD b BAS T ‘clc“mp“!h but rose to 907e on reports of storms 1 Dako- that end. He considered that it would |*d and Minnesota and eerious dumage to e a wise and judiclons expendi- | wheat crops. Buymng orders became more nus tare, He had for ‘months been ex merous frem the outside, and the temper of peuding money in that direction, ~an ; " i hud cullected i good deal of information, In | the market duting tho middle of tho session saying this he did not wish to bo understood | became quite buoyant. This ceased, however, :: r'; d‘fi!’i‘c‘}fit‘m"ll(‘us‘pl“lly;]e(:":.rm;en:i\u x:_ "v\v':l toward the close of the regular board, and the st o imon, | N especially for country which was not build-. | (102K in the aftornoon was at about the ing ships Thero wax plenty of time to act | lowest fignres of the day, Reports from Min- deliberately and wisely. 1t wan suiticient for | escta and Dakota mdicated wido storm arons the presont to coneider this firet stage of the | And scorching weather, producing rust and work. causing serions damege to growing grain, There aro about 75 plans for veesels in whole | There Wers more reassuring reports from cer- or in part before the board, The greater por- [ tMn sections, but the genersl tenvr tion of the day was passed by the board in | Of advices was vory gloomy. preliminary work, The plans were classified, [ F'oreign = advices continue” to note that examinations might be conducted more | 1ack of demand and quite dull and weak rapidly. feeling, Receipts at winter wheat points re- ported aggregate about one-third jas large as at the same timo last year, The corn market was strong early, influ- enced by smaller roceipts, but ruled weak toward the closs under free «flerings, sold off se and closed 3@3c under yesterday. Thero was less dymand ‘from “shorts” for July de- livery, and the market broke 13@2c from yesterday's closing while the deferred fisure showed sittle change. Provieions ruled quiot and showed little change, Wheat sales ranged for July S868@867 closed Angust 874 888, closed 87{; Seotem. 893@90Z. closed as 903 Osto! 011 @93, closed at 924; No 2 apring, 87} @87 Corn, July, 46@16}, closed ut 43; Angust @46, closad at 15}; Septomber 451 @45 clused at 15}@15]. THE STOCK MARKFT, Cattlo—With the fresh receipts thero wero from 7501 to 8 000 on_tale, about 2,000 of which were Toxans. Ina goneral way the trade was dull and pric:s ather on the down turn than otherwise, The ordinary run of fat cattle aro 20@30c lower than last week and common to medium ship- ping cattle aro mearly 40c lower, than a week ago. Plenty of the latter were selling within_a raoge of $150@4 90 this morning. This class, in addition to the gen- oral weakners of the market, are enconntering the compstition of good range stock from Montana and Wyoming, a clas of stock that i+ much moro profitable and in better con- dition than the ordinary rua of grass natives, Hence they must - ell at lower prices than the rangers from the northwest. Tho_best 1,400 pound natives on salo made only £ 60 & 5 65, against 85 90@5.95 o week ago, ana at the A DAY OF DOUBT. Conflicting Reports Give the Scalpers 4 Lively Day in Grein Pits, Storms, Cyclones, Rust and Bugs Boost Prices, The stock Market Loaded and Lite- less—Poor Grades and Lower Figures, GENERAL FOu lU;Nl‘]W , THE FRENCH CHAMBER, Panis, July 20, ~The Madagascar debate continued in the chamber of deputies last night, Ex-Premier Ferry spoke in d. fence of his_colonisl policy. His spoech aroused & violent uproar, and was met_with violont in- terruption:, and many membors were called to order M, Clemencean wiil probably reply to Ferry on Friday. In the course of hs speech Ferry said that France went to Ton quin and Madazascar to preserve the honor of Franca and tulfillment!of treaty obliga- tions, He doubted whether the negotiations with the Hovas would lead to a favorable is- sue, It was impoesiblu tu abandon Sakalavas to the veogeance of the Hovas, Such an act wonld compromse the interests of civilization in the far east. The colonial policy was jus- tified becauee it was right and the duty of superior races to civilize inferior races, Since all nations were now entering upon colonial movements, Feance must do likewise or for- feit her position ENGLISH CRIMINAL LAWS, Loxpox, July 29 —An outcome of the meeting of the members of parliament whiclt was presided over by Mr. Samusl Motley, and attendants who piadged themaelves to ra- main in London 10 support the Oriminal bill, is that Sir Richard Asheton Cross, home sec: retary, has intimated that he approves of tho 2aning of the age consent of girls to eixteen yoars, THE MUNSTER BANK. A deputation of persons interested in the shade, sccoraing to location, The daily aver- [ Alabama claims to-day, the presiding judge, ago of prostration from the heat is about 20, | rarlan, announced the de ision of the courk about o quarter of which prove fatal, in tho cate of Mr, Jerome F, Manning, an at- Driorr, Mich,, July 29,—The weather | torney of Boston, New York and Washington, was tempered last night by a ‘severa thunder | who had been required to show cause why he storm. At 4 this niorning the thermometer | ghould not be disbarred from practicing as an recorded (1 degrees, at noon 80, and at 2:30 82 | attorney before the court for flagrant unpro- CiticaGo, July 2).—A treriblo_ wind _and | fassional conduct in forcing his way after be- rain storm accompanied by lightning has been | ing refused admission into the judge's con- raging throughout Minnesota to-day. At 3 |sultation zoom while they were sitting in the o'clock all telegiaph wires between Chicago | chambers, and uttering unseemly threats and St. Paul have cansed working, #o that the | against one of the judges becauseof an opinion damago and extent of the storm circuit is not | delivered by him irom the bench as the organ known, of the court, M. Manuing was heard in an- Munster bank, who haye been seeking assiat- ce from London firms for the bank, have not met with any success except promises of advantes on debentures, which toe directors of the bank propso toissue. THE AFGHAN ISSUE. Salisbury has sgreed to request Des Stael, Ruseian ambassador, to suspend negotiations in relation to the Afghan boundary question, until De Giers, Russian foreign minister, ob- tains the report of the topographic sutvey, which has bzen ordered of the Zulfikar Pass, Salisbury wi'l take a holiday st Villa Cecil reduction the demand wag quite limited. A number of shipping steers are selling consid- erably below $5. Texans are in fair demand and down to bed-rock prices. Native cow stook, unloss of fancy sorts, aro almost un- saleable, There is a fair business in stock- ers nnd feeders and some inquiry for good yearlings, but pricos remain weak and un-ettled, Seventeen cars of the Carter cattlo company of Wyoming arrived here this morning. They wera loaded at Granger, on the Oregon Short Line. There wore 286 head in the drove, averaging 1,140 pounds and scld for £4.60, "The Journal’s Lake Geneva (Wis.) epecial |awer to the charges in person and by says a cy-lone passed about four miles west | counsel. He also filed an aflidavit stating of there this morning going through Samuel | that he entered the room on the invitation of W. Allerton’s place, tearing up large trees and | one of th+ judges; that his manner was cour- wrecking his fine steam yacht, sinking it in | teour, and denying any intention of being dis- twenty feet of water. 3 courteous, The court prefaced its judgment St, Pavr, Minn,, July 29.—In the fright-| by a statement of ficts signed under the ful electric storm to-day, three houses were |golemnity of their official oaths by all threa struck by Dghtning and badly damaged. | judges, addiog that Mr, Manning's «flidavit, Michsel Brizzler was etruck in the bead by a faud one by his client, #o far as it purported bolt insta tly killlog him, Trees were struck | to corroborate him, were 1 nearly all eseen- in various parts of the city. tial averments untrue, and that the original Minnesota and Dakota were visited agan | offense was aggravated by the line of defense to-day by a tevera wind and rain storm. As|taken, The court therefore ordered that yet_but meagre reports are received, but these indicate that while the storm was wides rread the damage was not very great, Iargo, Moorhead ana Detroit soem to have suffored most. 1tis feared, however, later reports from the rural cections will show that the Jerome F Manning be prohibited from ap- pearing in this cours in relation to any matter of business, or from hereafter exercising the functions of an attorney of this court. This decres to stand until further orders, THE MISSISSIPPI AND 1T SOURCRS, crops suffered considerable damage. had six cowa kulled by the collapsiog of a barn. Hudaon, Wis., tuffered some damage, W, Station were blown down, In St. Paul, Michael Pruxeler, while standing in a yard, and_badly dameged. apolis was wrecked but the occupants escapod injury, are reported more or les MiLwAUKER, Wis., July 29 towns in souchern Wisconsin show th: night's storm pased nearly all the in nemly tier counties, sbuthern be learned. unroofed. the roof of the city hull was demolished, lum ber yards scattered and a number of em barus razod, The wind was partic larly firce in Walworth county; crops suffering badly, At Lake ~Geno. wad ton from her anchorage and sunk tion, Ttis the working of she bas been greatly interferred with the heavy rains throughwut the e — A Suit for Pullman Towa. CHicado, 111, July 29, effect that Gilbert D, Millspaugh, of Michi gan, intended to contest the Wheel company, and Milton and Thomas C. been secured by speculators by me.us o false representations as to its value, To thi Siates cous to the propert; upon his title be Bradley D, Schley, a Milwaukea lawyer, ba gan three ejectment suits against the de fendants above named. ——— ‘three Persons Drowned, OraR Rarios, Ta,. July 20 city, were drowned in Cedar river, fourteel The _particulars are morniog, not In the places mentioned chimneys were blow down and several houses struck by lightning, No one killed, A, Hall, ten miles from Moorhead, H, McDerm'd lost ten head of blooded atock by lightning, Oae or two building at Roberts was struck on the head by lightoing and in- stontly killed, Two residences were struck One house in Minoe- So far perhaps half & dozen peraons njured, nono fatally. —Reports from Inst ross tho state, doing damago of pinorimportance o The greatest loss will come to farmers from injury to grain, but as to the ex- tont of this ijury nothing definite can mow b Grant county a number of swall houses were blown down and others The principal damago reported from Town county # at Mineral Point, where the va a ploasuro steam yacht owned by 8, W. Allerton, of Chicago, and valued at $10,000, had her'deck and cabin blown off and Smaller crafts were scattered 1n every direc- is poseible that the damage in some pleces was more serious than is now known, as telegraph wires by state to-day and reports are slow coming in, ome weeks ago these dispatches contained a roport to the o of the Pull- man Palace Car company, Allen Paper Car MeEwen to a considerablo portion of the villago of Pullman, clsimiog that property which was 8 military grant to his father, has end he to-day filed three bills in the Unpited ctting forth 1 detail his claim wmoved, At the same time [, K., Mills, secretary of the Iowa Legion of Honor, his daughter and her friend, Miss Null, of this miles below here st Palisades tis evening, obtainable till A series of annual reports from Major Charles J, Allen, United States engineer, upon various works in the upper Mississippi region in his charge, have been received by the chief of engiveers. In that relating to St. Anthony’s falls, he calls attention to the fact that the flank of the works in progress by the government rest upon private mill dams, tome of which are now leaky and liable to give away, Hesays: ‘‘A radical change of plan of the exterior works of protection (under- standing by these, apron, wings and rolling dams) and such as would best serve to pre- werve the falls, would call for the removal of most if not all the mill dams from the bed of the stream ; aud a large extension of apron work, to consist either of timber or concrete. 1f the goverment adheres to the present plan exterior works for pretecting the fulls the sum of $150,000 will be needed for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885,” Major Allen, in his report upon the reser- voirs at the head waters of the Mississippi river, says: ““The three completed dams had impounded by the close of the fiscal year, over and above what was allowed to flow during the fall and winter months, and during April, May and June, 31,000,000,000 cubic feot of water, o quantity which equalled the expectation for that time, This having been achieved once, can be achieved sgain, but so far as the effccts upon the channel &re con cerned from the discharge of the impounded water, it can only be eald that the public wust not expect from three reservoirs the same result as from the entire number contemplatnd in the system, As originally reported upon, it provided for forty-one res- ervoirs in Minnesota snd Wisconsin, = Five buudred and eighty-five thousand dollars have #o far been appropriated for thete works aud $503,776 expended, the balauce baing lable.,” In addition Major Allen that $160 000 can be profitably ex pendod the next fiscal year. He aleo submits an estimate of 850,000 for surveys for reser- voirs at the sources of the Mieeiseippi, St. Crolx, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers. Maj, Allen eubmits the followi- g estimates of amounts which can be profitably expended during the fis al year ending Jooe 50, 1887 For Mississippi river aove St. Anthony’s falls, $16,000; for the Chippewa river, 830.000; 4 | for the Chippews, st Yellow Banks, Wis, $:0,000; for 8t Croix rever below Taylor's falle, Minnesota and Wisconsin, $20,450; for Red River of the North, Mionesota and Da- kota, $45,000; for the harbor at Duluth, $12 000. 1or Superior bay, $50,000; for the barboe at Graud Moris, $10,0.0; for construction of & dam at Itoose Rapids, Ited River of the North, 100,000, THE NEW C€BUISERS, °| Tho eprcial board appointed by the ssore: tary of the navy to examine and report upon plans aud specifications for the proposed new Ceuisers recently received, has been in sesslon at the navy department the greater part of thaday, There wero present Commodores Walker api Wilson, Commanders Sampson and Goodrich, Naval Constructor Bowles and Mr. Herman Winters, Commodere Walker, belo, eenior member of the b ard, officiated 8 president, Secretary Whitney was also present for a short time, and, io an informal valk, explained why the board was called and % what was expected, He read the appropria- from the tenth to the end of August. Shipping steers, to 1,500 pounds, DENOUNCING THE PARNELLI $5.20@b 85; 1,20) to1,550 pounds, $5.00@b,50; LoxNnoN, July 29,—In a speech to his con- | 950 to 1200 pounds, $4.40@5 Through stituents at Iverton Saturday evening Vis- | Texas cattle steady; 950 to 1,050 pounds, count Brington, M. D., denounced the minis- | $3.40@4.00; 7 0_pounds, 3 00@3,80; ters :’or truckling to those Parnellite black- | cows and cteera, 600 to 700 pounds, $2.75@ guards, . Hogs—Receipts were again limited, show- ing about 14,000 less thau for tho same time last week. In a general way trade was brisk, with listlo or no change on ordinary run of packing and shipping, but there was o _sharp up turn of about 10 on closely assorted light and fanoy feather weights, Rough and com- mon, $410@4 20, fair to good packers, $4 50 @4,60, and best heavy, $1.70@4 50; packing and shipping, 250 to 350 poundr, $i.40@4 75; light weignts, 130 to 170 pounds, $.80@5,10; 180 to 210 pounds, $4 50 @4.75, MICHAEL DAVITT'S LECTURE. DusLiy, July 29.—Micbael Davitt last eventug dulivered a lecture in this city for the bensfit_of the reliof fund being raised for James Stephens, the aged fenian leader who was forcibly compelled by the French govern- ment recently to abandon his home in' Paris, The subject of tho lecturs was, ‘‘James Stephens’ connection with Irish history,” THE KAISEN'S HEALTH, GASTEIN, July 20,—The health of Fmperor William 18 greatly improved here. He walks well, and salutes and talks with friends whom he meets, There are some fears, however, umhm emperor i exercisiog himself too much, DILKE'S KOLIPSE, ®IR CHABLES OVERWHELMED BY THE EXPOSURE OF HI3 IMMORALITIES, Loxnox, Tuly 20, —Proceedings are pend- ing agaicst Sir Charles Dilke, involying dam; agea of £20,000, in connection with the now famous ecandal case, Strong social and political influences ara working to arrest a. public trial, Sir Charles Dilke is completely. prostrated and has retired to the country. The. lady concerned is related to Mra. Ashton Dilke, The injured husband is an active radical and formally eld a minor office, It in reported ho iusists upon a divorco to_ vindi- cate his_honor, damages being no objest to him. His wife received a dowry of £100,00 from her father, who is & member ofr the house of commons, The lady is much youtger than ber husband and they have no family. The affair is the sole topic of conyereation im the clubs and socisl circles, Intense regret over the eclipse of Sir Charles Dilke is felt m all political section T — LONDON VIOE, oUT O¥ FUNDS, Maprip, July 20 -The credit voted far the work of combatting cholera throughout Spain exhausted and tho government will at once convoke a state couneil and demand further cholera credit, OFF FOR AMERICA, Pams, July 20,—Sardou, the dramatist, sails for Now York August 10th, His trip to America will bs made for the benefit of his health, AN ARTIST AUTHOR. Mile, Carlotta Patti will soon publish a volume of personal reminiscances under the title of “‘An artist’s tour around the world,” EDUCATION 1N IRELAND, Justin McCarthy asked in the house of commons last evening, during the votes on Irish educational estimates, that the extra crodit be given Catholic students in Dublin university. Sir Michael Hicks Beach—chancallor of the exchrquor, in reply, said the government was unable to give extra creditat the present time, *'but,” he added, “if we are in office at TR the next session of parliament we will submit 5 T ; # schome aiming at securing in Ireland greater [ 1oNoO¥, July 20.— The commitlee to in- equality between Catholics and Protestants’| quire into the recent statements of the Pall in the educational estimates, Mall (azette regarding London vice, has IRISH INDUSTRIES, made the following report: “‘Fiaving been re- Loxnox, July 20.—The chairman of the | uested to inquire as to the truth of the state- committee appointed to inquire into and re- : f p, )G Dort upon the condition of Irish industries | Ments printed in the Pall Mall Gazette, July presented a report to parlisment, The report | 6th to-10th, we decided from the first to ex states that the Irish industries,'with the ex-| clude irquiry into the charges agaivst par- goption of linen manufactories, are ab pressnt | yjoular men, classes of men, or acainst the in » deplorable condition. ; report recommends the improvement of | police. We atrictly confinad oureslves to an railway facilities in Ireland, the fotroduction | ipaury into the systers of criminl vice 30 & conrse of teaching of eciences relati devoribed. Afver carefully miting the evi ndwstriul work 1u all national schools, a |dence of witnestes and material before us, comprehonsive system of arterial drainage, | without guarsateeing accuracy of every par without which the report declares the proper | ticular, wo are satisfied that on the whols the cultivation of the soil in Ireland on a sufii- | ssatements of the Pall Mall Gazette are sulr. ciently extensive plan is impossible, stantially tzue” ¥ T The repcat 18 signed by the Archbishoy of ' Canterbury, Blshop of London, Oardipal Cako, July 29—l Mahdi leit two youth- | Manning, and Meeses, Mocloy and Reid, ful sons, A late sdition of the Pall Mall Guzetto was printed shis evening containing the foregeing in leaded typo. THE STATEMENT OF THE PALL MALL GAZRITE LICRNUIOUS LONDON, Loxnoy, July 20, At a meeting of the Salvation army ia Londos last evenlng Gien, Booth read o lotter from the queen to Mrs, Booth concornivg the propose work of saving | Lcuiviiue, Ky., July .- Nows comes young girls fcom vice, Her msjesty in re- ferring to the proposed criminsl amendment | hers of a terriblo tragedy in Andersca county, bill raising the age of consent from thirteen | Kontucky, Horace Mullen, a farm bw.d, visit- to eighteen years, says she feels a duty on the | o3 the sister of 1d, Bob and Porter Hawkins, Subleat, b ASHAE uadr AQYice M 1efrain | )0, on heasing that Mullen had used foul roin public on the measure bacause it is now " A language about thelr sister, oidered him to before pariiament. leave the couatry at once. He faled to leave, and tho threo armed ' themselves, pro- - ceeded to where ho was stopping and calle MuxngaroLts, July 20,—Will Suith, 505 f | g him to ecmms out.. He did. .f, armed with Anson Smith, postmaster at Blue Esrth sity, |a gun, Al began ficog about the eame Minn , was arrested here to-day on the charge | tine, Mullen’s first load of buckshot killed of robbing the mails, The amouny of bis |instantly Ed and 1i.b Hawkins, £d's head stealiuge 18 not known, Theevideace againat | being blown off his shoulders. ‘The next shot the prisoner is conclusive, and afyer his aryest | stauck Porter Hr.wkine, but the wound way he made a fulljcontession, not serious, Mullen escaped uphurt, — Another Kentucky Tragedy, e —— A Mall Robber Arrested,