Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1885, Page 1

N THE OMAHA DALy BEE OMAHA, TU NO. 15. FIFTEENTH YEAR. THE CATTLE CREW. A Proclamation From P_rcslllenl Oleve- laud They Wou't Fal 1 Love With, ‘Which Orders the Public Domain to Be Oleared of Those Not Having Actual Title. Mrs. Grant's Financial Resources—A Georgia Lynohing—Intoresting News From the Wires, GROVER SPEAKS. IN A PROCLAMATION REFERRING T0 THE PUBLIC DOMALN, WasniNaToy, August 10,—The following proclamation by the president was issued to- day: "By the DPresident of the United States of America —A Proclamation— Wheresr, Public policy demands that the public domain shall be resorved for the occu- pancy of actunl settlers in good faith, and that the people who seek homes upon such dormain shall in no wiso be prevent:d, by any wrongful interferenco, from tho safe and froe entry thereon to which they may be en- titled; and, Whoreas, To secure and maintain this be- neficent policy, # statute was passed by the congress of the United States on the Sth day of February in the yoar 1885, which de clared 1t to be unlawful to allow inclosures of any public lands in any state or territory to any of which land included within said in- closures the peraon, party, as:ociation or cor- poration making or contr.lling such inclosure bad no claim or color of titlo, mads or acquired in good faith, or an asserted right thereto by or undera claim made in good faith, with a view to entry thereof at the proper laod office, and which atatute also prohibied any person, by force, threats, intimidation, or by any fencing e sure, or other unlawiul means, from prevent- ing or obstructing any person ' from peaceably entering upon or establishing a settlement or residence on any tract of public land, subject 10 sottlement or entry under tho public land laws of the United Siates, and from preyent. ing or obstrnclicg free passage and transit over or through tho punlic lands; and Wheroas, It is by tho fifth section of eaid act provided as follows: *“That the president is hereby authorized to tako such means as shall be neceesary to remove and destroy any unlawful inclosure of any of aaid lands, and to employ civil or milita'y force as may be necessary for that purpose”; and Whereas, 1t bas been bronght to wmy knowledge that unlawful enclosures, and such a8 are prohibited by the terms of the aforesaid atatute, exist upon the public domain, and that actual legal settloment therson is pre vented and obstructed by such enclosures and by force, thraats and - intimidation, now, taerefore, I, Grover Cleveland, preeident of the Umted States, do her. by order and direct that any and every unlawful enclosure of pub- lic lande, maintained by any person, association or corporation, be immedi- ately removed, and I do hereby forbid any person, asa ciation or corporation from preventing or obstructing, by means of such inclosures, or by forca, threats, or intim- idation, any person entitled thereto from peaceably entering upon and establishing a settlement or residence on any part of such public land, which is subject to entry and settloment under tho laws of the United States. And I command and require that each and every officer of the United States upon duty, who 19 legally developed, to cause this order to be obeyed, and all provisions of the act of congress to be faithfully enforced. In testimony whereof I have herounto set my hand, and cansed the seal of the United States to be affixed, Done at Washiagton this 7th day of August, 1885, and of the iade- pendence of the United States of America the one hundred-and-tenth, T, F. BAvAsD, GROVES CLEVELAND, Sac'y of State President. THE GRANT FAMILY, THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MOVEMENTS, Special Telegram to The Bek, New Y:‘lz August 10.—The Commercia) Advertiser@his afternoon says: The financial resources available to Mrs, Grant at the pres- ent are not exactly accertainable, since they are dependent somewhat on the action of con- gress a3 to tho balancs of the general’s pay for the current year, The profits from the gen- eral’s book will bs hers, Estimating the re- ceipts at seventy-five cents per volume for an edition of 80,000 copies, she will receive $225,000, or an annual income of 9,000 at 4 per cent. To this will be probably added $5,000 & year as the WIDOW OF AN EX-PRESIDENT, and tho net rental of the Sixty-sixth street house, which, outside of interest and taxes, may amount to 2 000; so that in all probabil- ity, if as is roported, Mrs, Grant bas a full life it rest in hor husband’s property, she will, in the course of twelve months or so, or joy an incomo of §15,0)0 or $16,000, Tnis is all independent of the income arising from the trust fund of §270,000. Ia that sum ot money the general possessed the right of dis- position, and until HIS WILY 18 MADE PUBLIO It will bs impossible to say whether he has given hus wife u life interest or whether he has distributed this money among his hei There is & general und growing dissatisfac- tion among maoy Grand Army men with_ the sito solected for Gon. Grant's burial place, Western voteraus are opposed, s a rule, to New York as & place ot repose for the illustri ous ashes, In regard to his mother’s health, Col Grant anid to-day: *‘My mother is physically very strong and I have no doubt that in time she wil FUTURE REGAIN HER USUAL HEALTH, She has been confined unremittivgly for a length of time to my father's sick room, she bad not been very strong she would have broken down loug ago. I think that with a change of surroundings she will recover rap: idly, As to the future plans of the family, T cannot speak very definitely, We shall go back to Mount McGregor and remain there until fall, when the family must separate. Mra, Grant will doubtless occupy the houss on Sixty-sixth strees,” GEORGLA JUSTICE, HUNG TO A BAFTKR AND RIDDLED BULLETS, Special Telegram to the Chicago Tribune, Curpest, Ga, August 9 —At 4 o'click this morning 100 meeked men sppeared before the jail at this place and demanded that the jaller surrender Honry Davis, & uegro, aged 19, charged with an outrage. The jailer re- fused tocomply, aud the crowd battered its way ioto the juil and secured Davis io his cell, Heo made an effort to resist, but several revol” vers pointed achis head quieted him, He was then led to a railroad bridge near b and haoged to a rafter and nddled wli bullets “before ~strangulation had ended his life. Friday, Sylvia Kuight, aged nine years, and her brother, aged seven left home with thewr lunch-basket and books to attend achool, The father is the Rev. John . Kuight of the Baptist church at Cuthbarts and lives two miles from the city in the coun try. Three-quarters of a mile from home a nude negro leaped from th by the oadside and confrented the Idren, With- & parley he seizad the girl and carried her WITH into the wo.ds, leaving her brother standing in the road paralyzed with fear. Having ac compliehed his object the negro fled. The ohildren, both nearly erazed by fear and the little girl covered with bruises, ran home and related their experiencesto their parents. Both testified that the naked negro hadascar on his right hip. A body of armed men scoured the woods and eventually captured Davis, The children identified him at sight, and an exam. ination of his body revealed the sear reported by the little ones, A hundred men surrounded the captive and threatened to tear him limb from limb, The pastor ani father begged that the law bs allowed to take its course, and as a result of hin entreaties Davis was taken tojail. Last night, however, the indignation had so increased that its culmination in this morning's tragedy could not be prevented, THREE HUNDRED LASHES, Vitta LRicA, Ga., August 9. - Richard Hindman, colored, who was guilty of insulting a white woman, was given 00 lashes by in- dignant white citizens. e e— WASHINGTON WAIFS, NO CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WasHINGTON, Aug, 10,—It is said at the troasury department that there will bo no changes of any consequence in that depart. ment during Secretary Manning,s absence, Heis said to have left instructions in regard to filling certain vacancies, including one er two chiefs of divisions, and makiog & few minor appointments, but nothing beyond that A report that Supervising Architect Bell is to be suspended ia & fow daya is contradicted on eood authority, Candidates for his place have all gone home disappointed. CLOSED 10 VISITORS, The White House is now closed to visitors, and will not be re opened until the presi- dont’s return in September, In tho mean- time the building is to be overhauled and made as clean and comfortable as possible, Considerable repairing will have to be domne, and several improvements in the internal a; rangements are to be made. Tho clerical force will remain on duty during the sum- mer, Assistant Private Secretary Pruden is in charge, The president will always be within_telegraphic commuvication with the ‘White House, and will in that way attend to all matters requiring atteniion on his part. THE RESUREECTIOO OF THE ARMY, WASHINGTON, August 10,—The rec nt ge aral order sending officers back to their regi- menta after a period of four years on de- tached duty, provokes much discuesion among officers here, The officers Who favor the order eay favoritiem is now ended, and that officers | g will not be allowed to remain away from their commands ten or fifteen yoars, that captains who have never seen their companies will now have an ooportunity to look at them, and that mon who hava been on the frontiee for almost a score of years w/ll now be permitted to taste the sweets of army life. *That,” sald an officor to-day, “‘means the resurrection of the army.” —— THE GRANT FUNERAL. COMMENTS OF THE LONDON PRESS, LoNDoN, August 10.—All morning papers to-day publish coplous accounts of the fuaeral of Gen. Grant, All agree that the outpouring of people on the occasion and their deep grief as indicated by the dispatches was something wenderful. The Times has a epecial dis- patch three columus long detailiog the scenes and incicents of the funeral and printa a lead- ine editorial praising and recalling many per- soual traits of the dead general. It expressed unbounded admiration for the conduct of the American people _concerning the burial of Gen., Grant and pronouuces the funeral a spontaneous outburst of natioual admiration and gratitude which, although it can do nothing for its actual objact, is not therefore less to be commended, In conclusion the Times says: “No other nation and no formor period could have afforded materials for such & procession as that of Saturday, or even the phyical conditions which enabled its mem- bers to come together,” o ——— A Presidential Pardon, CINCINNATI, August 10.—Police Lieutenant Michael Mullin was to-day released from the county jail, a full pardon having arrived from Washington, signed by President Cleveland. Mullin had charge of the Hammond street police district at the presidential election last November, and was convoted of huving locked up in the station house over one hundred colored men the night be- foro the election, They wore de- tained until after 6 oclock p, m. of the following day, when all were released. No charge was entered against any of them. Mullen was convicted in the United States court for violation of the federal election laws, and sentenced to ono year's imprisonment, which began January 8, The pardon gave as grounds for the action of the president, the general good reputation of the prisoner, the fact that the application was signed by so many first-class citizens, and that Mullen probably misapprehended his duties, and various other reasons. o —— Ooffenae e, CHicaco, Ills,, August 10,—William O, Garretson is a milliner of Knoxville, Towa, and his sister, Lillie P, Garretson, is a milli- ner here, Each of them began a suit for $10,000 damsges sgainst Schwoaitzer & Beer, State street dealers, to-day, in the su- preme court, They claim that' on June 25d, 1879, the defendants caused a levy to be made on jewelry stock, worth $3,000, and millinery stock, worth $5,000, to satisfy a judgment for 52 8aud costs, The plaintiffs clam they were damaged by the succeeding sale of their goods, by being deprived of their stores for threo wecks, and by soma alleged injurlous statements reflecting on their integrity. Troublea Labor, East SaaiNaw, Mick., August 10,—Four mills which suspended operatious recently on account of the strike, started up this morn- ing at eleven hours, with full crews, A. W. Wright's mill started up at ten hours and thirteen per cent reduction of wages. D, 8, Chapin’s. shingle mill started, but all the men weut out again st ten o'clock. Jobn G, Owen started at eloven hours with part of & crow. Sanborn & Dill started up Thursday If | at eleven hours, but this morniog the men, to work, were intercepted by il who frightened nd the mill did not start, One or two mills will start to-morrow at eleven hours. — Enough to Quarrel About, 8aN FRANCISCO, August10,—A serious mis- understandiog is reported to exlst between the outgcivg and incoming administration of the United States sub-treasury in this city regarding the count of money in the vaults, =~ Mr. Reynolds, the ~newly-ap- pomted subtressurer, 18 willing to sc cept ®» count by weight, but Mr, Spaulding, the present incuwbént, insists on every piece being counted hefore the transfer made. There are $93,000,000 in the vaults, To count it all over would take from six to eight months. A decleion from Wash- iugton on the subject is looked for, o — The Heathen Bungloo, CHicAGo, August 10—The party of four Chinamen who were arrested last night and locked up charged with gambling, were all released to-day on pagment of s fine of 85 each, Their attorney said they played bung- loo us a sort of religious diversion and the ju'ge thought as they probably only played wmong themselves and & small fine would suftice, - — Failed, New York, August 10,—Edward W, Sso- der, dealer 1n yarns, avigned_to-day, glvig proferences to the amount of §15,000, SDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1885, STORES OF STUFF, To Feed the Haogry and Satisty the Appetite, The Cattle Market Shows An Up- Ward Turn=-No Material Change in Grain, The Amount of Grain In Sight—\ Review of the English Market, THE STEER STORY, COMING IN SLOW, BUT MRETING A STRADY MARKET, Special Telegram to The Bz, Onicaco, Augast 10.—Native fat cattle were rather slow, yet strooger than on either Friday or Saturdsy, Owiog to the light offeringa of Texans, low grade natives, espec- fally good cow stock, sold substantially better than at any time last week, Texans were scarce and were gain quoted higher; there were not over thirty loads on the market. There were threo consignments of western rangers on the market, including a drove shipped by Carponter & Robinson, one by Rusten & Smith, and one by Clark I3ros* Tha first were from Montana and the others from OFsioh! Feeder trado was dull. Speculators opened the market with a sharp upward turn of 10¢ and thercabouts on mixed and_ packers, but light sorts were only about 5c_higher. Rough and commou sold st $410&4.30, and ir to good S4.40@4 with beat heavy at $1.60@ Rough [and common akips sold at , and good to choice, closely assorted, down, at £4.60@1.80. to 1,500 5 $5.10@5 Through Tex $1.00@4.25 ives and halt breeds, $12 35 @4.00, Sales, 115 Oregon. 100; 127 Oregon, 1132 lbs, $ 12 Oregon, 1,141 b+, $19); 106 Oregon, 1,147 lbs, 92 Montana, 1 lbs, $17; 64 Moutana cows, 1,013 Ibs, 8375, Packing and shipping, 250 to 330 lbs, $135 a4 weights, 13 t0 170 lbs, SLT0@ 1,905 1bs, $4.40(@4.65, 0; " light 80 to 210 DULL AND DREARY, FITFUL SPASMS AND LIFELESS CHICAGO. Special Telogram to The D, CH10AGO, August 10,—There was not much life in to day’s markets, all fluctuations being confined to narrow limits through scarcity of outside orders and the non-recsipt of any news of a disturhing character. Receipts wero moderate; the last half hour was the weakest of the sesion. Wheat opened weak and lower under hizher quotations on British consols, fine weather and the encouraging outlook for crops. There were almost no buying orcers from the out- side, and trading was very lizht. Dricos re- mained at about the pening figure to a frac- tion above, there being eo littie businees doing that pricos were governed almost exclusively by the sale of privileges. Forcign cables were firm, but scomed to have no cffect on the market. The wholo range was but Zo. Dispatches to Armour from his northwestern_agents reported the goneral crop outlook decidedly improved and hucvest- ing operations about three-quarters over with. Through the lightness of outside orders trading was confined largely to the local crowd, none of whom distingnishad them- selves. No, 2 spring eold at 87c, The chol- era scare came in duriog the last hour, induc- ing liberal selling and the breaking of values down to the lowest points of the morning ses- eion. Corn attractod about the usual attention, and in sympathy with other grains durivg the bulk of the moruing session ruled stoady at o shade under Friday's closing prices, No, 2 cash sold at 47i@4740. Oats are quiot and inclined to be elow at a decline of A@jc from Friday’s quotations, TProvisions showed a little more life than on Fridsy, but were still quiet. Receipts con- tinue heavy, while shipmenta as a rule in the hog product are light. During the early part of the morning session there was a temporary spasm_of weakness induced by like conditions in grains, but o few sizoable purchases soon reacted the market to its former firmnoss, In the afterncon there was afirm feeling, caused by a good local and southern demand. TRADEK'S rOINTS, MARKETS IN THH VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GBAIN, Cuicaco, I, August 10.—The following figures are taken from an official statement of the board of trade to be posted on 'change to- morrow, showing the amount of grain in sight in the United States and Cavada on Satur- day, August 8, and the amount of increase or decrease over the precading week: Wk 40,779,409; increase, 517,1:2 Corn, rente, 210,250, "Oatw, 1,837,48 225,170 ' Rye, 140,611; increase, 13,710, ley. 112,472; incraase, 4509, "The amount of grain in store in Chioa the date ned w ‘Wheat, 14.770 oorn, 77, 670; oats, 272,611; rye, 20,111; bar- ley, 450, ENGLISH CROPS AND MARKETS, Loxpow, August 10,—The Mark Lane Ex- press review of the British grain trade during the past week saye: The average tempera- ture has been equal to that of the preceding weok. There have been thunderstorms in a firs-t part of the Kingdom, and the nights ave been cold, these conditions checking a Harvesting, premature ripening_ of crops. therefore, has been slowe Sales of English wheat during tho week were 38,070 quarters at 333 6d, against 20 708 quarters at 57s 61 during the corresponding week of Iast year. The trade in foreign wheat s colorlees, Sellers aro firm, and buyers are few and restricted in thei purchases, The demands for cargoes off the cosst have been trival. Nine cargoes Two cwmgoss were sold, four wero n, and five remained, including one Oalifornia, Thirty seven cargoes are du, Tho market to.day was very quiet, Valuos of wheat were steady; flour and corn were firm; barley was quiet; onts were 34 cheaper; beans and peas were 6d chisaper, BLGIN BUTTER MARI Cicago, IlL, August 10,—Iuter-Ocean’s Elgin, Illinois, special: On the board of trade to-day butter advanced lo over lmst week's price. Regular sales of 23,720 pounds were made at 21@21§c, Oheess was dull, the regular sales being 60 boxes of full creams at tg, o —— - GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, RUSSIA HURRYING A BAILROAD, LoNnoN, August 10,—Russia is burriedly building & strategical railway to the Austrian frontier, THE OHOLERA. TovLoy, Augnst 10,—The ean) condi- tion of this city is excellent. It 15 not be- lieved the cholera will prevail Mavrip, Augast 10. —There were 4171 new cases of cholera and 511 deaths reported yesterday thzoughout Spain, Panis, August 10,—Reports from Toulon state that two deaths from cholera occurred there, Several new cases are reported. Mavii, August 10. —Granada is to-day in the wost deplorable condition from the result of the ravag s of cholers, The state of affuirs there is worse than in Naples Iast year during the cholara epidemic there No doctors are now in Granada and the dead bodies of ehol- era victima lie unburied, COLLISION OF SHIPS, LoNpoN, August 10.—At Liverpool last evening tha British bark Cumbrinn, from Portland, Oregon, collided with ths British ship Elizabeth Nichelson, from Manito. Both vossels are badly damaged. A RAID ON MISSIONARIES, Pants, August 10, —The minister of marine received an official dispateh from Tonquin stating that the Blackflags raided five mis- stonary stations, and completely destroyed them, killing many Christians, FEight thou. sand of the followers of the missionaries have taken refuge with the French troops, THR GLOOMY CONDITION OF MARSEILLES, Reports from Marseilles to-day state the weatber is again very warm, and that the cholera i increasing to such an_ extent that the hospitals have opened for the reception of patients suffering from the disease, ENGLISH LEGISLATION, Loxpox, August 10.—The house of lords agreed to the amendments to the criminal bill adopted by the house of commons, The housivg of the poor bill passed the second ading in the commons to-night, Sir Charles Dilke &poke in debate, and was re- ceived with cheers, The house went into committee on the land purchase bill, MagseiLLes, August 10, —Thirty-five deaths from Cholera in this city to-day. LoN1oN, August 10,—The situation in Zan- zibar is one of gravity. Sir John Kirk, Brit- ish consul general at Zanzibar, telegraphs that the Sultan has appealed to the English fleet for protection, Admiral Paschen, com- manding the German & iadron, presented an ultimatum Saturday, threatening that his squadron would begiu active operations unless the eultan withdrew his forces, who are_levy- ing tribute in regions which Germany claims, It is stated that Lord Salisbury’s commuuica- tion will be held in abeyance until England hias time to consider the sultan’s appeal, ——— EPORT AND PLE ASURE, THE TRACK. Aupust 10.—Five fur- Bells of Louisville second, Misa Bowler third, Time, 1:04. Mile and a furlong: Beseie won, Una B second, Valet third, Time, 1:58, Mile and 500 yards: Aretino won, Farewell second, Favor third, Time, Threo quarters of & mile: Jim Renwick Strashspey second, Avery third. Time, wi 1:16 Mile and a quarter, over five hurdles: Far- quin won, (iuy second, Syracuse third, Time, 2:21, BricuToN BeacH, August 10,.—Weather delightful. Track excellent. Attendance 8,000, Mile— Harry Morris won, Bonnie Lee sec- ond, Hotbox third, Time, 1:46, Three-quarters of & mile—For maidens, three-year-olds: —Tom Kerns won, Tecumseh second, Niobe third, Time, 1:18, Seven-eighths of a mile—Weasel won, \V%Ill)isperiuu second, Montauk third, Time, 1: “Mile and three.eigths—Four-year-olds and upwards: Olivette won, Tattler second, Top- +y third, Time 2:26, Mile—All ages: Highflight won, Frolic second, King Fan third, Time :424, Mile'snd one-sighth:—Blue Bell won, Jo- guita second, Jago. Grifth third. Tiame Moxyouvti Pank, August 10.—Weather fine. Autondance large. ‘The great event of the day was the dofeat with the greatest easo of Miss Woodford, by the western horse, TFreeland. Ho demonttrated his superiority in such a definito way an to leaye the admirers of the ex-queen of the turf nothing to urge in extenuation. Western mon also carried off the champion stallion stakes with their horse Ban-Box, who proved himself incontestably the best two-year-old of the season. Both victories were grected with the greatost plauso, Appleby & Johnston were credited with paying 817,000 for Ban-Box after his vie- tory. M le—throe-year-olds: Lennox won: La Sylphyde, sccond, Hazaras, third, Time, Uhampion_stallion stakes—Three.quarters ‘mile—for colts and filles, two-yosr-olds: Ben Fox won, Bigonnets second, Precosa third, Time, 1:15, Mile and half: Frecland won, Miss Wood- ford second, Louisette third, Time. 2:26, Mile aud furlong; Heel and Toe won, Miss Brewster third. Time, 1:38}. Three-quartera mile; Slasher won, Exec- utor secoud, Petersburg third. Time, 1:15, Mile snd furlong —Three year-olds and up- warde: - Detective, won, Hova second, Joo Mitchell third, Time, 2:00, Steeplochase—Full courso: Dunstan won, Jim McGiowan eecond, Aureilan third, Time, 7. DASE BALL, New Yorg, August 10,—Chicago, 0; New York, 12, PuiLapgLpiia, Pa.,, August 10,—Buffalo, ., August 10,—Athletics, ; Philaoelphis, PHILADELPHI 9; Brooklyns, 1 L —— Failure of an Iron Houso, New Youk, August 10,—'1he firm of Em- mons & Roche, iron merchants, assigned to- day for the Denefit of creditors without preferonces, A representative of the assignees stated the failure was due t general depro- ciation in the iron trade; that creditors have been prossing the firm and that an attach- ment had been placed on their mills in Penn- sylvania. Ic was also said junior member “|of the firm was a grandson of Jobn Roach, the ship builder, whose fatlure had greatly excited the fiem’s creditors, The assets and liabulities are not yet know: ——— Plymouth's ¥atal Plagae, WiLKSBARRE, Pa., August 10,—No soouer had the epidemic ceased raging in the unfor- tunate town of Plymouth than it is succeeded by another plague scarcely less terrible, A sovere form of dysentery is now prevailent in Plymouth, Kingston and vicinity to au alarm- ing extent and is even more deadly than the fever. It has always been frequent in Ply- mouth and neighborivg towos during the summer, but never to such an _extent, nor in such fatal & violent form, Over 150 cases are now under treatment. — A Tragedy and a Fuaneral, Krokvk, Tows, August 10,—A special to the Constitution from Bogard, Mo., reports & tragedy near that town Saturday evening, The divorced wife of David Marple was steppivg into a buggy with another man who had escorted her to church, Marple shot and killed her instantly and made his ercape to his home, three miles away, Arriviog there and findiog 1o means of “escaping further he placed a pistol to his forehead, killing himself instantly, The double funeral occurred San- day. Both parties were well known in the county, o —— Confervnce of Telegraphers, BegLIN, August 10,—The nternational tele- graph conference opened its sessions to-day, Dr. Stephen, German imperial minister of posts aund telegraphs, was chosen president, Tue mass of business which has been placed before the conference for discussion will neces: sitate a session of from four to six wesks. The voting on Bismarck’s proposition, to es: tablish & uniform tariff for all Europe on all messages passing from country to country, of four or five cents # word, will be very close, ———— COenned Salmon Oaused Lt B0 Davaneorr, Ia, August 10,—The wife and threa children of Joseph Holtam were poi- soned this morning by eating canned salmon, o — His Duty Done, WasHiNGTON, August 10,—Msjor William P, Gould, of the department of the arwy, bas been placed on the retired Ell- SOUTHERN SEAS. And tbe Opportasity For American Commerce Therein, Reports of the Commission to Visit Southern and Uen~ tral America, No Ohanges to Be Made During Secre. tary Manning's Absence—Gon- oral Washington News, THE COMMISSION'S REPORT, ON THRIR LABOR IN THE INTRREST OF AMERICAN COMMERCE, WASHINGTON, August 10, —~The commission appointed to visit Central and Southern America in the interast of commerce between those countries and tho United States, has made a report on their visit to Heuador, Ven- eznela and Guatemala, No roports on the visit to Brazil and Argentine Republic have been submitted, and it is understood that none will bo made, The early return of the commission to Washington was made at tele- graphic request of Sucretary Bayard, who asked the members to be at home by July st last, THE COMMISSION SAYS it found the president of Keuador rather dis- inclined to a reciprocity treaty, becauss hs government nceded revenues from imports, and beeause other countries buy more goods from euador than the United States, which in that respect stands fifth, The tariff of Eoundor was to be revised soon, however, and he would suggest a reduction in the duty on kerosens. In regard to the adoption of com- mon eilver coin for the Central and South American States and the United States, he £aid his country was not working in its silver mines and had no silver to coin, He favored » commercial congress of the countries men tioned, and went t say that one of the great obstacles to commerce with the United States was HIGH FRRIGHT CHARGES, the cwrying trade being practically o monopoly, and intimated that if the United States would establish a line of consters with equitable charges, no other coast vessels would be allowed to trade ai the ports of Ilsnador. The commision found that a treaty with Spain, Icuador’s largest customer, was being negotiated. The commission believes that by the exercise of proper methods the United States can gain a practical control of the trade of this country, The commiesion reports that 1t was received by tho PRESIDENT AT VENEZUELA and his cabinet, and its suggestions were re- ceived as matters of much importance; but that the Venczuilan congress was soon to convene, and he desired not to ba hampered by promises: but he eald he would soon com municate with the United States government on the subjects refarred to, 1n addition Gen. Blanco was in Ilurope for the purpose of negotiating troatics, I the report on results of the VISIT TO GAUTRMALA is embodied a communication from the minister of foreign relations, in relation to memoran- dum of the points for consideration rubmitted by commission It conncludes as follows: “The the government of Guatemala is thoroughlycon- vinced of the necessity of more intimate ro- lation between the Uit tes and it, and nocepts gladly the manifestation made to it of the denirs of the United Statea to lend its moral influence, in case of necessity, to pre- vent European interferonce in American af- fairs and considers that such influence and at- titude wil! be very important and beneficial,” The government of Guatemala is_dispose toarrange, and it has already taken some steps towards it, a treaty of reciprocity, drawn 80 8 to producs the GREATEST PO.SIBLE BENEFIT to the greater possible number of inhabitants of both countries, accordiog to the terms pro: posed in the memoranda, but resorves the privilege of hereafter stating in detail the articles to be included on both sides, provided that among those articles produced by Guate- mala, to bs received into the United States, sugar shalt be included, The letter adds that Guatemala favors a common silver coin of the value of a gold dollar; that the nation would gladly join an international congress, and con- cludes by saying that a consolidation of thefive Central American states would prove of great commercial advaatage all arcund. e ——— BRITISH THE INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSE OF ITS DEPRES - SION. Loxnoy, August 10.— Lord Iddesleigh, first lord of the treasury, moved in the house of lords this afternoon that the pecrs approve the proposed appointment of & commission to inouire_into the causes of the present depros: sion in British trade. Ho said the proposed commission intenced to ascertain, if possible, what wero the actual facts reepecting the depression, and to Inquire into the causes of 1t, and report its findings to parlia- ment without formulating a trade policy, The commission would be com- posed’ of men the best able to make the desired inquiries, There has been great com- plaint concerning the depression in British trade in recent years, and ho hoped the lords w:uuld sanction the appointment ot a commis- sion, Earl Granvillo opposed the appointment of the proposed commission, reiterating his statet ment that by appointiog it the governmenf would encourago the publicinto a false belie- that parlisment could by leg- islation, remedy the evil coms plained of. The personnel of the commission on de{‘ueniun in trade indicates beforeband that the inquiry would be a failure, The only members versed in the subjsots of Inquir[y are Prof, Price, and Mr, Hicks-Gibbs, of the Bank of Kugland, Gochen, Childers, Sir Thomas Brassey, and a number of the repre sentative bankers of London, and every emi- nent economist in Eogland was asked to sit on the commission but refused The result is a group of no-bodies, the majority of whom are conservatives, o —— AN ABUNDANT YIELD, B0 SAY THE STATISTICIANS OF THE AGRICUL- TUBAL DEPARTMENT, ‘WaSHINGION, August 10,—The returns of the department of agriculture make a slight improvement of the condition of cotton on the firat of August, the general average being 904, & point only once exceed:d in August re- turns of the ten years, In 1880 aud then only, South Oaroline and Alabama exceeded the present figures, COBN, This crop bas made an improvement since the last report, average stand points lower than the standard of fall con tion, and indicates » yield, with seasonable moisture and favoring tem) of twenty-six to twenty acre, The average for August of 18:4 was the eame, but fell three points duriog the sixty days following, when the yield was twenty-six bushels, Lo 1870 the average for August was 99, and the ultimate yield, 8s re- lmrted by the census, was 28 bushels, The ncrease bas been 2 points in New York, § In Virginia, North Carolina 1, Georgla 2, Al ama 1, ~ Michigan 5, Illinois s Missouri 2, Kansas 7, Nebraska 3, and Towa 9. Thera has been a slight decline in Penn- svlvania, South Caroline, Tennesses, ‘L'cxas, ky, Ohio, and Indlans, la corn sur- P tes the averages are: Ohio 90, Indi ana 95, Iinois 94, Towa 101, Nebraska 100, Missouri 89, Kansas 90, places, an excoss of in others, but well drained an i deeply cultivatad land has suf fered little from deouth, The prospect has not been exceeded +ince 1880, WHEAT, _The moist and hot weather following the 15th of July has caused somo damage to spring wheat in the northwest, maiuly in Wisconsin and Minnesota, While generally noticed, its «fects are variously reported, prominent counties returning from 100 down to 85, and in few cses down to 60, and to 48 in the case of Pierce county Wisconsin. Most of the great wheat counties in Minneso & report the average from 75 to 90, though Dodge returns only 59, some of less _impor ance make an average of 100, The re duction ospective yield is groatest in Minnesota. amounting to 9 points, The de clive is O in oonsin, 4 in Towa and 1 in Dakota, There is an increase in other terri tories and in New Eogland, The average de- cline is 4 points, and indicates a roduction of 6,0€0.0,0 bushels from expectations on the firat of July. No reports concerning tho result of the threshing of winter wheat are received, ex- cept in the eouth, In Texas the oute. i greater than was expocted, and higher of yield are reported. OTHER C1 The average for oats declined from 97 to 93 wheat is four points higher than in Augast of Iast year, Rye averages 94, showing continued im- provements since the first of June. Barley stands as in last report at 02, which indicates about an average crop for any series of five or ton years. There is an‘increase in the area of buck- wheat, and its condition averages 5. A medinm crop of hay is assured by an av- erage of 93, Tobaccos meke a general average of 91, The avorage of potatoes is 95 against 97 last month, s, e 2he Weather. WaSHINGTON, August 10, —For the upper Missiesippi valloy, generally falr weather, except in the extremo northern portion, Local rains and routherly winds becoming variable, slight rice, followed by slight fall in temperative, For tho Missouri va local raina in uorthery portions, faic weather in southern portion, southerly winds, becomiog variablo, lower tem perature, e The Nubraska Plan, MADISON, Wis., August 10.—The vew high license law of Wisconsin, increasing the min- imum rate of ealoon liconso from 0, has now baen in force three months, and re turns from 100 towns 1n the state ehow that the aggregate number of esaloons has been diminished by 276; that the as gregate smount of annual revenus is $224,000 greater than last your; and that saloons gencrally are under better regulation, s — A Big Undertaking, Prrisoung, August 10.—Rev, W. R, Coo- vert, of this city, pastor of the church of God, will leave for Now York on Thursday for the purpose of commencing proceadings looking to the racovery of the Harlem commons in that city. e eays that he has discovered facts which show that the Coovert family ara the rightful heirs, and he is sanguine that the claims will be established, — Through a Bridge, CHicaco, August 10.—A Daily Nows Shel- byville special says: To-day a bridge over N lle's creek gavo way under the weight of a farm engive drawn by a pair_of horses. The machlne, horsea and_driver, Noah Iries- ner, and his companion, Jobn_Seiferth, wore precipitated to the craek-bed below, the men falling benoth the machinery, Both-men and horses were killed. — — The Juvy Disagreed. Special Telogram to The BEs, Cotenince, Neb., August 10.—The trial of the Ooleridgo riotors ended yesterday, The jury disagreed, fivo for the defendants, oo for the complainants, Tho court dismissed tho case fur want of proper cause, Suits for malicious prosecution are to be commenced forthwith. — —— The Grat Family. Niw York, August 10,—Members of the Gront family left the Fifth Avenno hotel this morning and went to the Grand Contral de- pot and took the train for Mt. McGregor, ——— Hog Cholera in Oanada. WiNnsor, Oat., August 10,—The herds of swine in South Essox are haing decimated by hog cholera, ‘The disease is resisting all at tempts to arrest its ravages, TRLEGRACH NOTES, A stock of hemp ju‘e snd cordoge in the upper floors of 35 and 6, Lewis warf, Boston, was burned this afternoon, lioss heavy. Mrs, Frankia Morrie, who was yesterday found guilty of the murder of her mother, at Fcde, Kaneas, was married last evening' to Harvey 1), Copeland, of Wichita, Memorial service, attended by members of the varions colored churches of “tho city, were held vo-night in Mount Ohvett Baptist church on west Fifty-third street, New York. The edifice was crowded, and_1esolutions were onsied, Reverend T, McCourts Steward of Fiboria college, West Africs, delivered an culogistic addess, Orpar Rarins, Towa, August 10.—The Tiiret Tows regiment held their second reunion here to-dsy, One hundred veterans were present. A great time was had, Officers wera elected a9 follows: Prosident, A, Y. McDonald; vice-president, G. H. Ballou; troasurer, Gen, Stone, The next reunion will be held in Davenport. The Growth of Oitles, Cleveland Leader, 1t 1s a groat mistake to suppose that the rapld growth of citfes fs_confined to the newer portions of the United States. The census- taking in Witconsin and New Jersey, for example, shows that the in- croase in population in olties of the latter State bas been nearly as great slnce 1880 as inthe formar. Milwaukee has moved up from 115,000, but Jersey City, now the largest city in New Jersey, has risen from 120,722 to 153,203, Oshkosh, the second city in Wisconeln, counted 15,- 748 peoplé 1n 1850 and now has 21,947, a gain of over 40 per cent., but Fond du Lac had 13,094 people in 1880 and finds only 12 (81 now. Rscloe shows a gain of about 22 per cont , Madlson of 17 per cent., and Fu Claire the phenomenal in- crease of 114 per cant. These are falr representatives of Wisconsin clties. The much larger olties of New Jersey show fine galns, Paterson has increased 11,- 200 on a former population of 51,000, or about 22 per cent,, and Camden has 52, 887 Inhaditants against 41,050 five years axo, & gain of ore than one fourth, Holoken alio has added 25 per ceat , and Passalc more than that proportion, Atlantio Clty's galn is over 45 per cent, and the old ity of Perth Amboy, whese charter antedates that of New York by & dsy, has found new life and risen from 4808 to 6,311, a galn of about 30 per cent. Itisnotin thscltles but 1o the hamlets and farmieg districts that the Wesi is outstelppiog the East, New York olty {s adding more people each year than aoy clty In the couuntry, and Boston s doubtle:s steadlly running away from St, Loul o — The (Gate Olty Restsurant glves the Correspondents report drouth in soma | best meals for the money in the clty. PRELLER'S BUTCHER Arrives in San Francisco in Charge of Officcrs, Ho Refuses to Speak of His Crime ==A Leavenworth Blaze, MU LDEROUS MAXWELL, HE 18 RETURNED TO ANSWER FOR HIS CRIME, 8AN Francieco, August 10.—The steamer Zelandia is reported four miles out, and will be in at 11 o'clock. Maxwell, the alleged St, Louts murderer, is supposed to be on board, Later—The steamer Zealandi arrived in at 11 o, m. with Msxwell abosrd in charge of officers, Maxwell positively refases to make any statement respecting the crime with which he is charged, »aying ve had been strenuously advised by his ¢ounsel befors leaving Anck- land not to open his mouth except to put food intoit He looks well and cheerfal, and says he never felt better in his life. Tae officers are equally reticent, and declined to discuss the subject of the crime or Maxwell's sup posed connection therewith, e will be taken east bo-morrow, HE REFUSES TO SPRAK, On the passage from Auckland, Maxwell was manaclod at wight, avd two detoctives kept #ix_hour watckes over him both day and night. He maintained perfect ease during the entire trip of twenty-one days, never giviog the detectives the slightest trouble, "T'wo carriages were in waiting at_tho_ste mer landing, d the detectives, with Maxwell, wero driven to the city prison, where the prisoner will romain until his departuro to- morrow afternoon, When accosted in porson ho eaid his name was Dauguier; that HE WAS A FRNCHMAN, anative of Parls, aged thirty-four, knowledwed having known Prellor, bu yond this refused €0 say more, repeating w he had proviously said, that _his attoroeys in Now Zoaland cantioned him about say ing anythiog of tho ne with wheh he was charged. Ex-Police Surgeon Clarke, who came up at that moment, asked him him if ho spoke French. He replied he spuke the patcis of northern Franca. De Clarka said ho was familiar with that patois, whereupon Maxwel! sud denly checked himelf and refused to further contiaue the conversaticn, Capt. Lees, chief of the city detectives, and who matnly worked up the evidence against Maxwell, when the lutter passed through this city last April, eays the prisoner is a Scotchman with an assumed accent. The detectives, at the suggestion of Capt. Loees, provided Maxwell with clean clothing preparatory to He ac- be- HAVING HIM PHOTC IAPHED, When he had finished his toflet ho looked mora like the description published than he did when he came over tho ship’s side. The city prison is surrounded by n crowd eager to glance at the notorious prisoner, AN OAT MEAL BLAZE CAUSES SERIOUS DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE, Lravesxworrd, Kan, August 10.—A fire broke out at half past 6 o’clock thisevening in the North & Co. large oat meal mill, corner of Main and Delaware streets, and tho entire building and its contents were destroyed Lo#s $75,000, fully insured, Catlin & Knox’s wholesale boot and shoe stors adjoining was tially bufned, and “badly damaged by ater. ‘Their "~ 1 is about $80,000; insurcd, The Daily Times building wasin- jured by having its roof partialiy burned off and by water. Loss to paver, type, otc., about $2,000; insured, During the fire the Main street wall of the oatmeal mill was blown outward by a loud explosion, and eeveral persons were injured. Among them were Aug. Metier, head and arms badly cut; Foran, o fireman, leg broken; John Me- D wald, head cut and badly bruiseds J. O'Donnell, shoulder-blade broken; Willi Schroeder, foot crushed; B. Bpringer, wrist cut and badly burned; Henry Miller, leg broken. It is thoueht there are others under the debris, but at 10 o’clock no bodies have been fouud, It is thought the fire was caused by an explosion of dust in the mills. The fire department from Fort Leavenworth volunteered assistance, and made the run of three miles In ten minutes, Col. Campbell, chief quartermaster of the depurtment of the Missouri, rode on the machine. The firemen did excellent work, The body of & man about twenty-one years of ‘age was found shortly be fore midnight, and taken to police headquarters for 1dentil tion, It is feared thas there are yet others in the ruins. The contente of the postoffice, ad- joiniug the Times bullding, were removed during the fire, but have since been returned. e —— A Sample Alderman of Chicago, St Louis Globe-Democrat. Caicago has just been having a little row over ths attempted removal of one of its pollce justices, a gentleman named Foote. It would appear that the alder— men of that delectable city entertained the bellef that the principal fanction of a police justice was to show lentency to any frisnds whom they might regard as fit subjects for judiclal clemency. Mr. Foote objected to this view of his func- tlons and kicked agatost any aldermanic dictation, Thereupon the questicn of his removal was taken up, and it seemed that he 1s doomed to vacats hls seat to make room for a more subservient tool. In re- taliation Mr. Foote has caused to bs pub- lished coples of a ecore or more letters recelved from aldermen demanding fa- vors, st the same time Intimaing that there are many more such ready to be produced when required. The letters sra icstractiye In two ways—firat as showlng the kind of influence that works npon Chicago justice, and, second, as serving to indicate the degree of education con- sidered requisite for election to a Chlcago aldermansulp, The following are falr examples of many: Cuicaco, May 6, 1884 —His oner, pater Foote: Doar Jug,— There Has Beings a youn Boy of The Name of george andersan Fines To Day $30—Ho came Hore A few Days and Did No know The penlltry for fislog of a Revo.ver, Could Do lnnax Thing for him &, oblige Me. LD P, BANDERRS, Ci10a6o, Avgust 20, 1884, —Judge Foot: Sir—The Bearer Mr, John McWire Was ar- rested on A Warrant By Some Jewes He Sayes He ouly called Him Ohrist Killer He was selling Boots & shoes for 40 Cents A Pair Ho said He Could Not Sell 1hem for Shat except The Stole Them in fu Do What you Cau in The Matter Yours Truly P, BANDERS, Al aen L Sruck a Rock, LouisviLie, Ky, August 10,—The tow boat Albert S, Willis sunk this morning in the Ohio river about one mile below Stevens- port, She struck on & sunken rock and could not be_saved, I'he Willis was owded, by Oapt. Pink Varble, of this city, Try Ed. Kuppig's new meat market, LT A0 e fa TN RN Wanted. —Two first class reteil shoe salesmen. None need apply but those haylog the best of references and steady, temperate men, D, Moxse. **A cLild can buy as cheap as & man.” ———— In rure In the Home Fire of Omaha