Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1885, Page 1

FIF TEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOR N NG, AUGUST 12, 1885. NO 46. ———— FENCERS FOILED. President Cleveland Demolishes the Barriers o Setllement m 1he Far West, And the Cattle Kings Must Im- mediately Vamoose the Pablic Domain. Views of Senators Teller and 1 derson—With a Sprinkle of Nebraska Politics, A Washington epecial to the Chicago Times saye: Tho prosident’s proclamation regarding the unlawful fencing of the public domain fs » much severer blow to the great cattle farms than the action taken in regard to the Chey- enne and Arapahoe strike, It affccts the oo- cupation of the public domain in almost every portionof 15, A year or two ago a mail con- tractor 'n Nebraska reported as follows: “In the Loup river valloy of Custer county, Neb., aro large cattle rangoe, inclosing hun- dreds of acres of government lands with barbed wire, regardless of section or even township lines, and T must drive through such gates as thoy chooso to put up in order to get %o the postoffices, having often to leave unruly horses to open and shut their so-called gates in all sorts of weather, What I wish to know i, can I compel those parties, through your ald, to open section lines and lot mo through without going several miles out of my way!” An iovestigation was thereupon made, which fully confirmed the facts reported by the postoftice department, The inclosure par- ticularly referred to was found to bs of the Brighton ranch, whose fences were admitted to eurround 125,000 acres, a large portion of which is public land, The land was also as- certained by the agent to be good farming land, Other cases of the fencing in of public Iands in Nebraska have been reported from Butte, Custer, Chase, Keith, Dundy, Lincoln and Hitcheock counties, Among the cases wpecially reported, ADDITIONAL TO THE BRIGHTON RANCH in Nebraska, are those of the Arkaneas Val ley cattla company, in Colorado, whose inclos- ures embrace upward of 1,600,000 acres; the Pr Irio. Osttle company (Scoteh), in Colorado, upward of 100,000 sacres; H. H. Metealf, River Bend, Col., 200,000 scres; John W. Prowers, Colorado, 200,000 acres; MceDaniel & Dawvis, Colorado, 75,000 acree; Boutchler & Lamb, Colorado, 41,000 acres; J. W, Feank, Colorado, 49,000 acres; Gor .ott & Langford, Colorado, 30,000 ncres; . C. Tane, Colorado, 50,000 acres; Leivesy Bros,, Colorado, 150,000 acres; Vrooman & cFife, Colorado, £0,000 acros; Beatty Bros., Colorado, 40,000 acree; Chick, Brown & Co., Colorad 0,0.0 acres; Raynolda Oattle com- pany, Colorado, 50,000 acres. Thers ara so eral other cases in Colorado embracicg from 10,£00 to 30,000 acres. In Nebraska, Coe & Oarter have 50 miles of fence; J, W. Wilson, 40 miles; J. W. Bosler, 20 miles; William Humphre Novada, 3) wiles; Nebon & Son, Nevada, 22 miles; Ken- nebeck ranch, Nebraska, from 20,000 to 50, 000 acres, In Kansas, entire counties are reported as fenced. In Wyoming, 125 large cattle com- pabies are reported having fencing on the public lands. ‘Among the companies and persons reported a8 haying “‘immenss” or ‘ VERY TARGE” AREAS inclosed, but specific quantitics not mentioned aro the Dubuque, Uimarron,and Renello cattle companiee, of New Mexico; the Carlisle Cattle company (Eoglish) in Colorado, tho Marquis de Morales in Dakota, the Wyoming Cattle company (Scotch) in Wyoming, and the Rankin Live Stock company in Nebras- ka. Several companies and persons in Mon- tana and elsewhere aro mentioned as having inclosuros, with no data as to areas. §A large number of cases in the several states and ter- ritoriea weat of the one hundredth meridisn are reported, where the in- closure ranges from 1,000 to 5,000 acres and upward, Hitherto the laud office could only Investigate theso cases and report the facts to the department of jastice, whose duty it was to order district attorneys to prosecute porsons guilty of unlawfal foncivg. A few cases have been invostigated, and suit was commenced against the Brighton company, The new law, passed maioly through the efforts of Congressman Payson, of Tllinois, abbreviates proceedings very much, and allows the president to use thearmy if neceasary to eject the trespassers, without carrying on several years’ litigation as a pre- liminary, THE CATTLE LEASES, VIEWS OF SENATORS TALLER AND MANDERSON, Tha Ohicago Times of yesterday publiches the following: Ubited States Senator H. M. Teller, of Colorado, ex-secretary of the in- terior, was at the Grand Pacific hotel yester- day. He is on his way homo from the Girant funeral, His opinion was asked on the order of President Cleveland requiring the cattle- men to atandon the lands that they leaso from tho Arapahoe and Cheyenno Indans within forty days. He replied that the presi- dent prublbl" knew what was best in that matter, and he would not criticize his sction in that regard. It has been reported that the lens tirst granted by those tribes, in 1683, had been savctioned by him while seoretary of the interior, but he da- nied this statoment most emphatically. He muaintained that he specifically stated at the time in his report of 1883-4 ih I nghts were resorved by the government to remove the cattlemen whenever and in any maoner that it saw fit, either on compluint of the In. disns or at its own option, He did anuounce to the cattlemen, however, that if their ocou- pation of the lands was agreeable to the In- disns tho government would not interfere. ‘The cattlemen had occupied the land for two years. he said, without the elightest trouble or objection. e beieved that the present trouble was due entirely to the men who had formerly occupied the land without rental, nd that they had become ugly when they eaw their oll pastures belog occupied by others, The Indiaus, he believed, hud been greatly benefited by coming in contact with white men, to farm and herd cattle, and were given an insight into the transaction of every-day busi ness. 1o was of ths opicion that the order rolated only to the reservationa of the Arapa- hoos and Cheyennes. I think the president's order requiriog the cattlemen to leave Indian territory is & move in the right direction,” said United States Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, to & repor ter for the Times at the Grand Pacific hotel yosterday, ¢ may be,” be added, ‘‘that forty days is rather short time for them to move in, but I think if they show & disposi- tion to obay the order they will be given some days grace,” ‘Wil not this sction deprive the Indians of quite & nice income?” “‘Yes; but then I do not know as the money they receive in this way does them any good, 1t is divided up smong them, and they £quan: derit in disnipation. The Indians, y u know, are the greatest gamblers in the worid, I be- lieve Oleveland is sincere in this matter, and will see the thing through,” Changing the subject to politics, the senator eaid thero was little news io Nebraska, I'be democrats there wera very much dissatisfied with Cleveland, as he did not turn ths repub- licana out fast enoush for them, Th.ra had baen no chavges of importance iu the politicsl offices in Nebraska, although be thought in thine they would be all filled with democrats. As 10 the president's civil service policy Sen- ator Man n said: *'I don’t know how to take Cleveland in They had been taught how | ory that respect, Sometimes I believe the man is sincere, and then something comes up that makes believe it is a mero sham, Take, for instance, the postmaster cass in Chicsgo. Here Mr, Palwer was diemissed for being an ‘cffenslve partisan,’ and Mr. Judd was ap pointed in his place at & time when there was a grest political excitement at Springfield, Judd was no sooner appointed than it was reported that he was down at Spriogficld, and Morrison, one of the leading candidates for the United States senatorship, was in Washington. 1t looks to me as though Cleveland, saying he ‘wonld ne'er consent, consented,’ g’u, I do not know how to take Mr. Cleveland iu those matters.” The _senatior is on his way home from New York, beiog one of the senate committee appointed to attend the Grant funeral. He pronounced it the erandest apectacle hs ever witnessed, and ventured the opinion that 1t was the largest crowd ever gathered together on one cecasion. THE LAND GRABBYRS, UNCR THEM AT ONCE. WasniNGToN, D, O, August 11, 1885.— The following s list of "the illegal enclos: nres of public land, of which the general land offica has specific knowledge, waich are af- fected by the prevdent’s proclamation of yesterday: Loavieey Broa, Pusblo Co., Col John Koss, Pueblo Co,, Col i John Herapenger, Pusblo Co., Cul., Lankford Bros., Pusblo Co., Col... E. O, To ls, Pueblo Co., Col John G, Haas, Pueblo Co., Col Daniel Kees, Bant_Co,, Col. J. C, Jones, Bent Co., Col Polk & Anderson, Bent Co., Col. David DeGroff, Elpaso Co., Col. Robest Douglas, Elpaso Co., Col. Allen aud Link, Park Co,, Col. B. . Spinuey, Park Co,, Col i Jas, Malloy, LasAnimas Co., Col. . Poindexter and Oin, Beaverhead Co, Mont..... Chas. Solomon Jennings, Mont, Acres, 12,70 110,800 L1720 .13 500 ilyer, Bow Co,, Mont. 4,600 ver, Bow C Joames A. Campbsll, Custer € C_H, Hutton, Albany Co., Wy Wm. Dunphy, Liandenand Bareka Co., Andrew Beneon, I F. Chsffen & Co , Circle Bar Co., Sioux Co., Neo. War Bonoet Live Stock Co. Siou: Neb....... Dakota Stock Ogden & Ares, Sic Thos Ray, Stou 5 Patrick Largy, Sioux Co., Mont. . Northwestern Cattle Co., Mont. Martin Stevens, A. S Polk, Bent Co., Cc M. ¥, Hopkins, Ront o, Col.. Columbia Cattle Co,, Bout Co., Col. H. L. Holly, Bent Co., Col..... MecLean Bros,, Bent Co, Col. Jossph Graham, Beot Co., Col James Beatty, Bent Co., Col A. J. Auderion, Bent O mphrey Best. Bent Co., G. W Swink, Bent C J, W, Potter, Bent Co, Col McDauiels & Davis, Pusb Nancrede & Rumsay, Puebl Frank i:lovm, Las Animas Co, W. T, Burns, Las Animas Co. 3. K. Kimberly, Arapahoe Co, Col Schafer, Arapahoe Co, Col. . Suits have been instituted or recommended in the following cases: Arkansas Valley Land and Csttle company, Colorado, 1,000,~ 000; Prairie Cattle company* Colorado, 1,000,- 000. Hall & Barclay, Colorado, £5,000; Joshua Henderson, Colorado, 3,000; Joues & He. olorado, $3,000; John Prowers, Colorado, 0,000, Brignton Ranche, = Nebracka, 125,0 Benj, Hershy Nebrasks, L9L; Tia, hols, Nebracka, 1,038; Morrell C. Keith, Nebraska, 1,484; Burke & Sons, Ne- braska, 852, It is estimated that not less than 10,000,000 acres, in addition to the lands mentioned in the above list, are illegally enclosed, of which special agents of the department have not hai time to make an examination and specific report, - mm— WESTERN WATER WAYS, . 4,000 87,000 i THE MINNESOTA BIVER COMMISSION SPEARS 81, Pavr, Avg. 11,-The state river com- mission has formulated a letter to the editors of the leading journsls of St, Louis, Memphi® and New Orleans, explaining the call for a convention of the uppor river atates and terri- tories independent ot the lower river interests, They protest agaiust the imputation made in #outhern journals that the call was meant as hostile or antagonistic to the south, but was an exercige of the right of independence, The letter eays the policy has been to slight the producing centers like the new northwest, in bestowing the bulk of appropriations on other sections, Figures ara cited, und it is argued that nine states and territories of the north- wost—I1 8, Wisconsin, Towa, Minnesota, Mussourf; Kaneas, Nebraska, =Dakota and Montana—having over 7,000 miles of naviga- h;u waterway, and produing the bulk of all the GRAIN AND WHEAT OF THE COUNTRY, received an sggregate of $1,500,000 n the river and harbor = bill, which gives 4,027,000 to points on the Missiasinpi below Cairo alone. The amount needed for improving waterways reaching the Northwest territory is insignificant when compared with tho benefits to ba secured by thess improvements, Six feet of water on the Mu 1ppi river ab,ve St. Louis, and on the Missouri river to Bismarck, means MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to tho producers of the northwest every year. To illustrate this let us call you+ actention to the nresent rituation betwean St Lonis and 8t Paul, The regular railrond freight rate, when the river is closed, is forty cents but on the opening of navigation, the steamers made arate of 20 cents, and the rates on merchan- diso aro now, between tha two cities, as low ae five to ten cents, which the railroad cannot meet, this on a partially improved river. But for this regulator, the rate would still bo forty cents, and we would do no busin with Bt. Louis. We hope to see the time when we will have a rate of SIX CENIS PER BUSHEL on wheat from Si, Paul to Belle Isle, and float our crop via 8t. Louis, This we can se- cure, when our river improvements ara com- plated, at an expeuse of $2,000,0 0 or §3,0.0, - 000 at the utmost. Such considerations as these have led the frlends of the river improvement of the morthwast to conmder the propriety of an anized effort to convince congress that one dollar spent in river improvements in the st amed will accomplish more toward the relief of both producers and consumers than ten dollars can on that charmed outer circle which has from the beginniog ab- sorved tho bulk of all appropriations, e — An Irjunction Asked, BostoN, Mass.,, August11,—Assistant At toroey General Shepard presented to Judge Holmes, of the supreme court, to-day, at the relation’ of Insurance Commissioner Tarbox, bills in equity, prayiog for ar iojunction to restrain the ‘Americen Benefit Society avd American Benefit Association from doing business in violation of law. Orders of notice were made, returnable Tuesday next, for respoudents to show cause why an injanction should uot issue, The Centrel American Exposition, Orrawa, August 11.—Alphoaze Leduo, special commissioner to Canada from North South and Central American exposition, to be opened in New Ocleans, has arrived here. Ia an ioterview ho stated i prom: to a great o : Mexico, and all South and Cantral Awerican states have promised to send exhibits, and all the states of the American Union will be represented. Ledac is here to urge the gov- eroment to send a Canadian exhibit, AS YOU PLEASE. An Excellent Choice of Sound and Seosible Reading, Qomprising Spicy News of Rail, River and Telegraph. Kansas Oity Deluged — Washington Notes—A Batch of Foreign Telegrame, WASHINGTON WAILFS, A EXAMINING DOARD APPOINTED. WASHINGTON, August 11.—The following naval board has baen appointed to mest at the Deleware Tron Works, Chester, Pa., to- morrow, to make an examination and take an inventory of the three ceuisere, Chicago, At lanta and Boston, which were beiog construct- ed by Mr. John Roach: Assistant Naval Constructors J, ¥, Hanscom, J, B, Poover, Richard Gatewood and Lewis Nixon, TILES OF MONEY, An appropriation of $100,000 was made at th last mession of congress for the (rans. portation of about $40,000,000 in gold coin from the sub-treasury’ at' San Francieco to the sub-trensury at New York, Owing to the high rates asked by the oxpress compaics, the secretary of the treasury decided to eend the comn by registered mail. So far about $10,000,000 has been tesnsferred in this way. 0| The money was mailed in $100,000 packages. Tn view, howaver, of thy publicity whica has been given the method of transportation, it has been deemed best to suspend further shipmenta of precions metalZfor the prasent. DETAILED FOR FURLHER WORK, Gon. Frank Armstrong, who recently in- vestiguted the Cheyenne und Arapahos In- dinn agencies, aud whose report thereon has much to do with the issuance of the proclama tion ordering the cattlemen off those reserva- tione, will soon proceed to the Apache agency for the purpose o making an_enrollment of tho Indiane, and of inquiring into and report- ing on the condition of affairs among the Apaches, NO CHO!ERA IN MALAGA. The stato department is informed that the ctvil gevernor has officially dec'ared that not one caso of cholera has thus fur ocsured in Malaga, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, THE WABASH COMMITTEE, Loxpoy, August 11,—The Wabash com- mitteo was issued an elaborate echems of re- organization for the approvnl of shareholders, The commttee expressos regrets at the ina- bility to present a more satisfactory report, Dut says that unless a united effors 15 made to save the property it will fall to the heirs, NGLAND AND TURKEY, Paws, August 11,.—A London dispatch to the Temps says: Wolif, British special envoy to Turkey, is structed to_offer ths porto facilities for occupying and governing the Soudaw, aud, temporarily, somo pints in WILLIAM AND THE CZAR. August 11 —It is announced to- day that Experor William aad the czar will meet shortly, but at what place has not yet beea stated. CREDITABLE TO THE GENEBAL, Loxpoy, August 11,—Tho Daily News this morning priuts two columns of matter from its Pariq correspondent about General Grant, all of which is creditab's to the goneral, THE PLAGUE, Mapn, August 11.—There wero 3,619 new cases and 1,312 deaths from cholera re- ported throughout Spain yesterday. These figures, however, are compiled_from incom- plete reports. Cholers made its way into Barcelons, Bilbow, San Sebastian, San Au- dre, Huesca and Talsa, Mapgrin, August 11,—Relatives of cholera patients in many of the Spanish provinces as- sault the doctors, believiog they poison their patients, Tho archbishop of Seville died of cholera yesterday, TEHERAN, August 11.—Cholera and dysen- tory are causing groat mortality among Russians on the Afghan frontier, especially at Penjdeh; 28,000 infantry and 16,000 cavalry are now in the Trans-Caspian territory, AN APPEAL FROM MARSEILLES, ManseiLLes, August 11—The chamber of commerce has petitioned ths government to urgo foreign governments to rolax the unwar- rantable quarantine against Marseilles, RUSSIA IN THE EAST, LoNDoN, August 11,—The Times publishes a letter from Meshed, Persia, in which it is stated that the Afghans areacting in such a way us to give the Russians no possibla ex cuse to make any attack., The writer says the ameer’s troops do not pass the frontier, which Russia admits is Afghau, {hat they re- frain from moviog towards the Russian position and from strengthening their own outposts The trouble among tha Turcomans recently, attributed to the alleged brutality of the Ruesion soldiers toward native women, is really dus to the warlike pre tions which tussia is making throughout Turcoman terri- tory. BANQUET TO PARNELL, TLoNDON, August 11,—The Irish home rule members of parlisment agreed to give a grand banquat to Paraell in Loudon on August 24th, to celebrate the recent parliamentary triumphs of the Irish party. MARSEILLES, August 11, ~There were thirty-nine deaths from cholerain this city to-day. Fourteen new patients were ad- mitted to the Pharo hoepital. Several cages of cholera aro reported from the Basses Alps. A BALVATIONIST TRICK, LoNDON, Aug 11, - Sir Richard A, Crosr, home secretary, in answer to an inquiry made by the Rt. Hon, Geo, A, Bentinck, conserya- tive member for Whitehaven, concerning the 13-year-old daughter of Mrs, Eliza Arm- strong, alleged to have been decoyed from bowme by au agent of the Salvation Army, and then held in duress by Gen, Bocth for the purpose of exbibiting Ker as & minor saved by the army from a wicked life, said the gevern- ment had submitted the evidence 8o far ob- tained in the case to Attorney (iemeral Web- ster, 18 statament was cheered, WHOLKSALE MASSACEE, Paris, August 11,—Further advices from Tonquin esy that the Bishop of Quenhon reports that over 10,000 christians huve been massacred i the provinces of Biendihand Dhy'yen, Murders and incendiary fires aro of daly occurrence, The viwiits has bien anpibilated, Kansas Oity Deluged, Kaxsas Ci1y, Aug. 11,—A heavy rain and thuader storm visited this city before day break this morniog, causing the flooding of cellars aud streets in all parts cf the city and doing sertous damage, Two brick,bw!dings two stories high, on Grand avenue, collapsed durivg (hs storm, and were totally wrecked, owing to undermining and their defective co struction., Ten persons lodeed in the build- ings at the time. All escaped uninjured, Another rainstoim occured between 5 and 8 o'clock this evening. The storm has been the beaviest knowa here in years, The rala fall including this &, w., was over five inches, All streaws in the vicinity are much swollen, and the Missouri river has risen over a foot The damage in the city and suburbs will reach mapy thousands of dollars, In a number of ttrects the pavements were washed ont and sewers broken, while ccllars and basements were filled with water. — TELEGRAFH TALK, DR, NORVIN GREEN MAKES A STATRMENT. New York, Aug. 11.=Dr, Norvin Green, president of the Western Union telograph company, makes public this evening the re- mainder of the correspondence, chiefly cable dispatches, in regard to the negotiations for the purchasa of the Baltimore & Ohio lines by the Western Union, or tha restoration of tele- graph tolls by the two companies. Dr, Green gives a8 a reason for the publication his desire “'to correct an impreesion made by Mr, Robert Garrett's cablo card,” which was sent in (hose dispatches last night. The first dispateh is from Dr. Green to John Pender, of London, and appears to be in reply to a dispatch from the latter geatle- man, It says that the “same form of deal” was had with the Baltimore & Ohio here (New York); that no figures were proposed, and asks whetter the Baltimore & Ohio can give an order to admit of an_ examination of its rovenuss and expenses. This is dated July 5, On July 14 Mr Pender re: plies that Mr. Garrett was not prepared TO EXHIBIT HIS BOOKS, but suggested thatthe mileage of his lines was greater than that of the Atlantic & Pa- cific and the American Union together when absorbed by the Weatern Union, and seemed to think this might serve as ajbasis of nego- tiatlon, July 18th Dr. Green replies that thia basis 18 not satisfactory, and says he could not go beyond the cost of _the property o8 o basie. July 3lst Mr, Pender asked Dr, Green if the ramors of a settlement be- tween the companies are true, and is answered the same day that they are not. August 4th M‘fi Tender telegraphs Dr, Green that he wi SEE MR. GARRETT in Hamburg, and present the doctor’s viewa. August Oth Dr, Green replios that ho doos not think it best to press Mr. Garrett with any urgency; that he is ratiafied that they aro far apart in terms; that Mr, Garrett wants a Iargo profit, and that there must be “an end to taking in a profit.” Then follows Mr. Pender's telegram of August 10, about the rise in value of Western Union stock, sent in those dispatches last night, Under date of August 11 Dr, Green replics at considerable length, in the courso of which he says. “I think you have been im- posed npon, and must have acted under A M SAPPREHENSION OF THE FACTS, No one in this company has represented that the deal_with the Baltimore & Ohio has been made, I have steadily and uniformly denied that there was any approximation to an agree- ment, Special interviews with me to that effect have been published. Garrett's card aud your cablezram makes it appear that we wWere pressing a negotiation, whereas, your letter of June 22 shows that the tiret overture came from Garrett,” THE CORRESPONDENCE CONCLUDES with a series of dispatches batween Cyrus W, Field in London, and Jay Gould in New York, running from Juue 17 to August 4, in which Xield says ho has been invited to meot M-, Garrctt, who says hoe cau arrange with Mackey s0 a8 to settie the tariff for cables as well "as for land lines, and that he thinks Garrett and Mackey are sick of their investments, and would like to come to sume arrapgoment. Mr, Gould res plies that the Baltin ore & Ohio, as nearly a- he can learn, ‘‘are loosing over £50,000 per month in their telegraph businas, and it is only a queation of time whea it will carry dowa the Baltimore & Ohio company.” He suggests that it the Balimore & Ohio will let the auditor of the Western ULion company GO OVER I1TS ACCOUNTS, he is prepared to “go through the figures with a view to a deal on the actual condition of bueiness,” August 4 Mr, Field’s private sec- retary telegraphed him that ‘‘Russell Sage thinks it desirable to obtain his (Garrett’s) best offer of a eettiement on the eale,” ———— THE SFORTING WORLD. BASE BALL YESTERDAY, At Cincinnati: Louisville, 12; Cincinnati, 2, At New York: Brooklyn, 4; Metropol- itan, 1. At Boston Torcorian made his first appear- ance in the pitchers box for the New Yorks in this city today. He was vervous and wild in the first inning, giving two bases on balls and mwakiog a wild pitch, but after that steadied down to his former coolneee, and pitched ef- fectively, His support was poor throughout, Boston 8; New York 4 At Buffalo: Chicagos, 7; Buffalo, 2, At Philadelphia: Athletic, 4; Baltimora, 4. Thirteen innioge, game called on account of darknesa, At Providence: Philadelphia, 5; denco, 1. St. Pittsburg 1. Provi- At 3t, Loul Fourteen ioning RACING AT SARATOGA. Sararoca, N, Y., August 11, —Mile: Ed- itor won, Mona second, Rapido third, Time, 1:43, ‘Che Oalfornia horse, Jim Douglss, among the starters, did not get a place Three quarters of & mile: Mamie Hunt won, Scoitish Lass second, Tartar third, Time, 1:17, Milo snd a helf: Favor first, Irish Pat second, Tontine third, Time, 2:1), ards, all ages: Louis, Mile and five bundred Burch wov, ifonogram sccond, Wallflower third, Time, 2 Thres quarte Charley Marks Time, 1:163, of a mile: Pat Danms won, second, Red wrirl third, | co— Monumental Talk, GErTYSBURG, Pa., August 11,—The Battle field Memorial association held an uausually full meeting to-day, spending the entire day on the field and in session, Permission was readily granted the Sscord Maryland confed - erate regiment to erect A monument on Culp's hall, on the grounds of the associa- tion, A resolution was adopted providing that all monumenta erected on the grounds of the awocistion must have historical inecrip- tions, approved by the board, and the flanks of the regiment indicated. The 140th Penn- sylvauia regimont dedicated the monument in Wheatfield to-da; o —— Rival Telegraph Companies, New York, Auguet 11.—Correspondence is published here to-day batween Cyrus W, Field and President Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph company, Field request- ed Garrett to fix the price fur which he would sell his telegraph lines to the Western Union, or, in case of refusal, that & pooling arrange meént bo made and telegraph tolls be ad- vanced. Garrett replied to this that the lines controlled by him were not for sale at any price, and refusing to advance the tolls now charged, e —— outs, AvusabLe Fouks, Y, Y., August 11—Presi- dent Cleveland, accompanied by Di, Ward, of Albany, passed through here this mornin, enroute for the Adirondacks, ‘They were met at the depot by the Hon, D. H. Graves and were driven to his residence where a short re- csption was given, after which the party were met by Paul Swith, who will take them by stage to Prospect house where tha president will epend a fow woeks. PrLATTS) , Mo, August 21.—Presidant Cleveland and Dr. Ward veached the Pros- peat house, upper Saranac lake, their destina- tion, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. They had o pleasant and uneventful buckboard ride of forty-seven miles from the railway terminus at Au Eable, L ———— A Monument 10 Graot, Br, Lous, August 11,—At a meeticg held ot the office of Mayor Francis this moraing, the Missourl monumental Grant association was organized to raise funds to erect & monu- ment to General Grant in this city, SOUTHERN SALA Served in the Shape of a Brutal Tenoesses Marder, With a Georgia Ontrtage Thrown In-=Orocked Whisky Men, A Pennsylvania Mine Horror—A Few Failures—Eleven Citcus Brutes —Newsy Notes, A TERRIBLE REVENGE, MURDERING A NEGRO BABY, Special Telegram to Tho Bex. Nasivitie, Tenn., August 11,—One of the most horrible crimes ever perpetrated in Ton- nossco was comniticd horo lust night by a negress named Aana Daveoport, She had had a fight with anosher woman namad Millie Plammer about a week ago, and had_since been heard to threaten to kill her, Millie be- came frightened, and moved to another part of the city, Early last evening Mullie lelt her FOTUR MONTHS OLD FABY at home, and went to a ball. About 10 o'clock a policeman passing her home heard the infant screaming, and broke in the door. Anna Davenport was standing over the child which waa half covered, Lhe po- licoman threw back the coverlng and found that the head, faco and neck of the child wero COVERED WITH BLOOD, The ekin was pealed off in great blotches, and half of its lip was eaten, 'Lhe woman was ar- rested and a physician ealled, Anna Daven- port had forced the baby to swallow concen- trated lye, and had poured the stuff over its body. Tho can in which the lye was carried was found under the bad, The woman was hurried to jail, as threats to lynch her were frequent, The child in dying, GEDRGIA BRUTES KEEP AN INSANE WOMAN A YEARS, Special Telogram to The B, AtiaNTa, Ga., Aug, 11 —The polica yestor- day discovered in the suburbs of the city an ipsane wemon, named Jane Whoeler, living in a hut with six negro men, whom she said were her husbands. The woman lived in a squalid hut, was only half clad and showed signs of beatings on her back and arms. Some years ago she escaped from the state asylum, and was found by thesn negroes, who made her a prisoner and forced her to do their cooking_and washing, and subjected ber to varions indignitics. The diccovery was quite accidental. The woman's relatives aro quite wealthy and live in southern Georgia, PRISONER FOR WHISKY CROOKS, BIG BUNG STAVES IN PRORIA, Special Telegram to The B Ciicaco, Aug. 11,—It is stated that some Peoria distillers havo been using barrels con- structed'with thick etave opposite tho bung, and the bung stave, &lso was made thick: Some of the barrels, intead of being threo- quarters of an inch in thickness, were only half an inch. Theso barrels hold from a gollon to o gallon and a half mora than the Ranger's rod and callipers show, Somo time ago, s tho report goes, some whisky belong- ing to the Manhattan distillery was detained in the cast for alleged sharp. practice in the barrels. They held more than they were fruaged, and if all reports axe truo th Man- attan ' i not the only distillery_that is on the ragged edge, List week Revenue Agent Summeryille came _quiotly here, aud spent most of_his time with the Manhat" tan and Great Western distillerios, It is stronely suspected that when Maddox, Ho- bort & Co., of Gincianati, wero callared thus, they VE AWAY THE PEORIA HOUSE, Upon his arrival in Peoria, Summerville sumwmoned from Pekin a cooper named Eads, who is said to have made certain bar- rels to order last Friday end Saturday, The cooper in ouestion was here, and was inter- viewed by Summerville, All day yesterday all the Peoria distillers wore like a swarm of bees, Congressman Worthington left last evening for Washington, ostensibly on pri- vate businese, lut doubtless to interview the department on the subject of detention of the whisky, A MINE wXPLOSION VITH SERIOUS LoS< OF LIFE, WILKESBARTE, Pa., August 11,—Informa- tion kas just reached here of a terrible ex- plosion of ges on the west end of the Coal company’s mines this morning at Nocaraua, fitteen miles from nere. As far as can be learsed ten miners were instantly killed, and soveral others dangerously injured. Further itelligence of thedisastershows that the fan epgine which supplies freeh air to the West Knd mino_at Mocanaque broke, thus depriviog the mine of air, Four men have been brought to the surfaca dead and four or fivo more are yet in the mine and canuot be reached owibg to impure air. CAUSED BY A DROKEN FAN, Just before the night shilt went off duty the fan broke. The boss and men of the day shift knew of this but took the risk and went Into the mine, There were about thirty men in all who were provided with safety lamps 28 it was well known that the gas would accumu- late, About seventy-five men were in the mine at work repairing the fan, They were the first who succumbed, and about an hour later many more were overcome, Bofore the men fairly realized the dapger abont twenty were unconscious, Those Wwho could then eicape did g0, Superintendent Jno, Teasdale and several of his men became unconscious and were with difficulty, resoued, Others went down, and in’the face of immense diffi- culties got out all butten men, Three of those who were brought out were dead, and the other eix are bayond doubt dead, THE BOSS SAYS he notified the men before they entered the mine that the fan had stopped axd it was not safe for them to enter as the mine was fillin with gaa, This is denicd by the miners an laborers, who on the contrary say that he told them to go to work, that the fan was broken, bat would be repaired aad put in working order in an hour, When they entered the mine everythiog appeared to be all right until they began to smell fatal air aud sulphur fumes. Bofore they could get out, many wero overeome and suflocated. Tho disaster is_considered horrible in its nature and stands alone snd unprecedented ia the history of mining, It could have ensi- ly been forcaeen and provented, but being “ne of thosa singular oyersights, the case of the disaster escaped uotice, THE DEATH RBOLL IS TWELVE and aa now fully ascertained are as follows: James Whelan, b4. miner, widower, six emall children; Hirain O Mead, 40, married, two children; William Zientz, 24, laborer, singl: Peter Bordaski, 17, miner, siogle; John Bilby, 40, miner, married; five children; Wm, Pri 2, ames Fry, 82, minor, marrie two children; Nicholas Bartely, inor, fi children; Wilson Rymer, 25, two children; Anthooy Boraski, single; John Brofokoski, miver, married, three ‘childrea; Sabia Ujarakoleki, 20, miaer, ringle, Those who were overcome with gas and brought senseless trom the mive are now do* iog well snd ous of davger, TRADE THOUBL A FPROVID NCE FAILURE. Provivexce, R, L. Avgast 11L—It was ramored on the street to-day that the Valley Worsted mills suspended payment and shut down. At the company's office it was learnod that a note of a considerablelamonnt had been protested in New York, and that yesterday the compaty had suspended payment of the amount involved, lavestigation into the company’s affairs | are in progress, The amount protested 13 mnot seriowsly * large, but other notes are coming in and _probably will be protosted. Most of the creditors are Boston and Providence pe ople, and the future of the mills will cepond largely upon their declsion, CLOSE OF A PAIVATE BANK, Drrror August 11,—Vincent J, Socott, & private banker, assigned this morning, 18 business was falling behird, and about a week ago a run was begun on the bank, during ch tims over §60,000 was drawn out. The assots are said to ba from £130,000 to £140,000, and will cover the liabilities- A SMALL ONE IN NEW YORK. Nkw Yonk, August 11,—John H, Lewis & Co, chandlers, assigned to-day with profer ences amounting to 86,300, A Circus Outrage, HusTINGTON, Pa, August 1L—Ten white men aud a negro, belonging toa circus, Inst night committed a brutal outrage npon Flora Morrison, a pratty country pirl of Center Union, this county. J. K, McCahn, in try- iog to reecue the girl, was severely clubbed by the negro, The negro was captured and con- signed to jail, L — THE RAILWAY WORLD, THE COMPLAINTS OF OMAHA MERCHANTS SAID TO BE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL FOUNDATION, The Chicsgo Times of yesterdsy ssys COharges have been made by the Omaha papers and complaints signed by parties doing business or in sympathy with the wholesale houses at points along the Missouri river that the Southwestern Railway association was discriminating against that section in the matter of rates, Itis claimed by these mal- contents that the Chicago jobbers aro per- mitted to ehip goods destined to the section west of the Missouri river over the southwestern lines in less car-load lota at the same rate that is made on car-loads, and that changes have lately been made in the classifi cation with this end in view. Thesubject has received much attention lately, and has been agitated to that extent that the Missouri acdIllinois railroad commissionors have tak- en up the matter, 1t there 13 any discrimina- tion it cortainly ie at present against Chicago and St. Louis, as the system ot classification gives the DMissouri river jobbers a great advantage, and its workings have enabled them to build up and hold the trade ogainst their eastern com- petitors, Buying thow goods in New York, they ship through to Kaneas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, or other points at the through rate over the southwestern lines, and distrib ute their stock throughou’ the west in smail lots, The Chicago jobber, on the contraty, distributas from this point, and his customer 8 Idom bya in carlo.d quantities, As a con- sequenca, the jobber is torced to pay the lees- cac-load rate, which is eo much greater as to practically shut him out of the market. Thi is illustraed on jthe following arti canned goods, coffee, salt fish, ha sugar, molasees, painte, rice, soap, tin plato and fenoe wire, the less-car-load rate from Chiengo to the Missouri river is 167 per cent. more than the car-load rate; in baking powder, dried fruit, wrapping paper, soda, starch and paper bags it ia 43 per cent more; on codfish, candles, grass seed, iron and wagon axles it it 663 per cent. more; on salt it is 91 per cent more; on alcohol, liquors and whisky 1t is 5) per cent, more; on beooms, ete,, 177 per cent, more; on cordage and twine, 109 per cent more, and on witdow Rlass 200 per cent, mora, In the Iight of these differentials would naturally bs supposed thut Miesour: _river jobbers would be content to remaiu very quiet and stix up the matter as little as possible, ae it gives them a monopoly of the territory, does not increaso the tonnaga, is of no benefit to the consumer, and entails a loss on the railroads; for every merchant who buys at the Missouri river saves round trip fares t» the eastern cities and the railroads lose jast that much, But back of all this is the fact that thess com- plaints have no foundation, There has baen no change in rates, and Commissioner Midgely persistently denies the charge brought by the Omaha papers, The eouthwest- ern rates are governed and conform to the joint western classification, which was last revised during the first week in June and has not been touched ¢lnce, That claseification recognized the differential principal oa car- loads and less car-loads, and was highly eatis- factory to the western jobbers, Uheir agita- tion over a fancied grievance just now is & very injudicious movement, ns it may result in_brivging about a chango thatnow only existsin their imagination, e A Ferocious Holstein, St. Pavr, August 11—t is just loarned this evening, that on Sunday evening while Hine and Stewart Pond, brothers, were lead- ing a Holstors bull to their farm, located about twelve miles from thiy city, the bull became unmanngesble and attacked the men, Both were killed almost instantly. Both were unmarried, The two are sons of Elder Pond, ex-Indian comirissioner, one of the oldest aud et known men in Misnesota np to the time of his death four years ago. He was also a promivent Presbyterian minister, — 4he Weather, WASHINGTON, August 11,—For the upper Mississippi valley, light local rains, variable wind, nearly stationary temperature, For the Missouri valley, local rains fol- lowed by fair weather, varisble winds, nearly stationary temperature, e — Bricklayers vs, Convict Labor, A meeting of the bricklayers’ unlon was held last evering for the purpose of investigating and deciding upon the couree to pursue In reference to the eus- penelon of work on the B, & M. building, an account of which sppeared in these columns yesterday, The meeting was beld in the hall on the corner of Four- teenth and Douglas streets, and lasted untll a late hour. What courte they adopted 1t was lmpossible to learn Isst night, but it s belleved that work will be resumed on the Bar- ington & Missouri bullding this morn- ing, end that the contract will befiniahed. At the meeting last night the best man- ner of dealing with convict labor was dls cossed, and 1t was decided that some- thing must be dose at once to completely stamp out the eystem, as it 18 the great bane cf the laboring man, It was also resolved that the unfon in the fature ehould have nothing to with those con- trastors who used materlal furnished by conviet contracs lsbor, o — TELEGRAPH NOTES, At Richmond, Va., yesterday, Thomas W Carpenter, charged ~ with stealiog Mark Downey's bonds to the smount of 835,000, was bifore the police court, and waived an examination, He was comumitted to jail, and his cass was certified to the grand jury, The Union Protective liquor dealer's asso: ciation of Missisely pi have issued a circular, calling a convention to meet at Jackson on August 17th, to offset the action of the pro- hibitionists in their refusal to support candi dates for the legislature not committed to prohibition, P:ln. and his colony have abandoned the Oklahoms couutry, The dyseutery is becomipg epidemic In Bridgeport, Pa ~ Thirty casee reported and four ceaths so far, THE MARKETS, Live Stick Mests a Ready Sals at Unchanged Prices, Corn and Provisions Steady-- Wheat Dall and Lifeless. The World Pedestal Fund—Interest- ing short Telegrams From All Parts of the Worla, OHICAGO STOCK, CATTLE, Hpecial Telogram to The Bk, Onicaco, Aug. 11, —At tho eatly oponing salesmen were asking alight advance on the best fat cattle, justifying their action on a light run and the falling off in the suppl. compared with last week, Buyors, howo: woro not willing to follow the advance, and salesmen than dropped back to about yester- day's prices, at which there was an active bus- iness market, closing strong and all were eold, Low grade native stock, on acount of the advance in Texans, is sclliog much better than at this time Inst weok. Stockers and foeders remain dull—hardly anything wanted except good yearlings, Shipping steers, 1,850 to 1,500 pounds, $5 40@5.95; 1,200 to 1,35 pounds, £5.10@5.60; 950 to 1,200 pounds, $4.50@5.10, Through Texas eattle strong; 950 $0 1005 pounde, $400@4 25; pounds, $3 00@4 00; 600 to 700 pounds, @8.50. Western rangers, farm natives and h Ifbreeds, $4£0@b 15, Cows, £3.60@4.00, Wintered Toxans, 83 75@1 60, Sales of 160 Montana. 1,171 Tbs, $1.9); 47 Montana cows, 993 11 3. 80@#4 31; Nebraska wintered Texans, 1,0 8 to 1,041 lbs, $1.6)@ 8.45; Idaho, 1,186 1be, 85,15, HOG Speculators opened tho market with an advance of 5@10c on ordinsry run mixed and packivg sorts, but regular buyers, eepec- iully packers, failed to follow tho advance so that at the closo the speculators were willing to take yesterday’s prices if they could find purchasers. Packivg and shigping, 250 to 850 1bs, $4.10@4,75; light weights, 130 to 170 1bs, $4.70@4.95; 180 to 2101 10@4 60, THE GRAIN A LITTLE BETTER THAN WRAK, Special Telegram to tho Bk, Cnicaco, TlL, Awgust 11,—0Oa 'change to- day there was no life whatever in the markets until the Inst hour of tho morning ceseion, when everybody bicame a seller, breaking down values quite rapidly, and closing them a little bstter than weak., Laree blocks of “long” wheat were unloaded without any par- ticular occasion, other than that found in the weight of the load. WHEAT TO-DAY was particularly flat and lifeloes, showing only a range of fc until well along towards the closo, when it woakened rapidly. The opening alone was tolerably firm on the show- ing_of outsido orders. but large receipts and an increase of 517,000 bushels in the visible, as figured by ' Secretary the general feeling quiet and easy. Now York nade it o little more 80 by placiog the increase at 74%000 bushels, The pit here was half empty, The bulk of the timo No, 2 spring sold at 80jc. No news of any kind was gathered from the crop re- ports, the usual source of political gossip. An hour 'before the close neatly everybody had wheat to sell, and dumped it for what 1t would briog. The market broke rapidly ke, closing weal at the decline, CORN, in wgoneral way, was firmer under a decreass of 24,000 bushels in the visible, as figured here, and 1,198,000 bushels, ;a8 made in New York. Therewasa fair showing of outside orders, though fow of them came from coun- try traders. Except for additional firme, the couree of the market was about tho same a3 in wheat, No, 2 cash sold at 40fc. The close was easy, in sympathy with wheat. Oats were alzo rather sparingly traded in at fluctuations of only jo. PROVISIONS were subject to n fair trade, Thore wasa sufficiont inquiry from the local crowd and on cutside orders to make the market 73@10c upward, but_beforo the expiration of the morning ses:ion this gain was entirely lost and valuse sottled down Into o state of lethargy, with no orders coming in to move it onc way or another, and local traders were dieposed to let it alono, PIiT, The “World's” Pedestal, New Yogrk, August 11,—The World this morning announces that the task which it undertook a littls less than five months ago to complete the statue of Liberty destalpe is finished, The total amount locted wai $102,006 39, contributed by over 120 000 per- 500, Tho Washington cent was sold to Miss Helen Dowray for $130, R B SRR, A New Cattle Company, Prirapiraia, Pa., August 11,—Articles of incorporation for the Union Land and Grazng company were filed in the office of the Camden county clerk to-day by Benjsmin 1 Butler, of Lowell, Mass,, George M Robert- son, of Camden, and Oliver V. Barrett, of Washington, The paid up capital of ' the company is $2.0,000, and_vhe objeot is to go into the stock raisivg businens on s very ex- toneive scaloin Now Mexico and Colorado, where the company own 400,00) acres of breediog and grazing lands —— Maxwell Copsidered Insane, SN Francisco, August 11,—Maxwell, the supposedi St, Louls murdorer, was taken east this afternoon, He maintained up to the time of leaving, the same cool, indifferent air which he manifested yesterday, and passed the day in emokiog cigaretter, chattivg and reading novels. ~He consulted General Clunie, of this city, with the view of [retain- ing him us his attorney, but Clunie declined. Maxwell has proved himself such a consistent oddity, that the police officers have begun to doubt bis sanity. ———— The Double-Header Strike, Pir1sBURG, Pa , August 11,—Tho strike on the Wheeliog division of the Baltimore & Ohio railway sgalust “double headers” is at an end, and trains are running to-dey as usual, Tho dissati fied employes have been discharged and paid off, and their places filled. No moro troublo is anticipated. ——— The Apache Bucky, 8ax Francisco, August 11,—The Call's Deming special says: Fort Bowio advices re- ceived hero state that Geronimo is now in the southern part of the Sierra Madris, 500 milea below the border, with two commands follow- ing bim, e Babdis shot, HavaNa, Aug, 11,—Col, Avgel Rodriguez, of the party of Lumbano Sanchez, and six bandits belonging tc the party of Torre Jumi- nez, bavo boen shot at Matanzas, They were captured while negotiating for outward pasisges e — OCanaaa’s Big Lake, QuEBko, August 11,—Aun officer of the lake Mistassinol exploring and surveying expedi- tion reports its extreme length to be ouly 120 miter, aversge breadth only 20 miles,