Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1885, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAy BEE FIFTEENTH YE2 13 j dbe ()MAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1885. ~ WEAK_ALFONSO. His Kgdom Convulsed Over the Seiz- 16 of the Caroling Islands, Spanish Croisers Hurriedly Or- dared to the Front. His _Greatest Fear in the Crisis His Own Subjeots. The Frightful Cholera Sconrge Robs Him of 1,600 of Them a Day— Foreign intelligence, A SPECK OF. WAR, THE CAROLINE ISLANDS CAUSING A RUMPUS, Manrip, August 2L, ~Count Van Solms Sonenwalde, German minister to Spain, protested agawnst the dispatch of Spanish crulsers and troops from Manila to Yapa, the largest of the Oaroline islands, Ho is re- ceived with marked coolooss in court and social circles at Ly Granga, The government organs declare Spanish public opinion may compel the severing of relations with Ger- many, and_an appeal to the powers, Germany’s reply to Spaiu's protest o Germany's assumption of control of the Car line Islands has been received by the goven ment here. It is couched in friendly terms andin it the German government offers to submit the claims of Spain to the Carolines to commission. It is reporied here that two Spavish war ships ocoupied Yapa, the chiof island of the Oaroline group. The feeling in Madrid egainst Germany is ro bittor as to cause alarm. Kears ave entertained that hos- tile demonstrations will be made against the German embassy and in consequence & guard of police guard the building. 8t A patniotic demonstration against Germany | because of her sction in connection with the Caroline islands will, it s expected, be held here next Sunday. THE BPANISH PRESS INDIGNANT, The irritation against Germany increases hourly. The offi press are more indigonant over the seizurs of the Caroline islands than the opposition press. Tue newspapers gen- erally advocate reprisals, Tae German e bassador to Spain avoids all publicity, It is semi-officially stated that the government in- tends a rupturs of commercial aud diplomotic relations with Girmany, usles, Gormany abandons the claim to the Caroline Islands, Bismarck's reply to the Spamsh protest 1 onsidered evasive and uasatisfactcry, al- though he profeeses a willingness 1o submit Bpain’s claim to an examination by arbitrat- ors, ALFONSO ANXIOUS FOR HIMSELF, King Alfonss has instructed the Spanich ambaseador at London 1o procsed to Berlin and entreat Emparor William to delay ocecu- pation of the Carolive islands. He fears that he will be deposed by his subjocis. GENERAU FOREIGN NEWS, FORTIFYING THE INDIAN FRONTIER, Simea, August 2L -Gen, MacGregar has started for Quetta to assist in fortifying the northwestern boundary. THE BUSSIANS AND AFGHANS, TONDON, August 21, A dispatch from Meshed, Persia, near the Afghan frontier, ates thut a collisson between Rassian and Afghan posts nearly occurred on the 13:h ¢ Karazepe, eighteen riles from Cham- snibaid. Sowe Kussian troope, €0 the dis- patches state, approached Karatepe and the Afghan troops there stood to their arms, The Russian officer, when he eaw this, ordered tho troopers to uasling their carbines, and he was shot and severely wounded by the accidental discharge of ono of thosewespous. Befurotho exact nature of this accident was sacertai.ed there was considerable excitement and con- fusion which, however, subsided as toon us the truth was made kunown, The Afghans then detained the Russians until they 1ec:ived an order to let them go. During the detention the Afghans treated the wounded Russian officer with great kind ness, baudsged the wouad, aud ssnt him back to the Russian lines, A huried in- vestigation was made on both sides. The Russian commander exoneraied the Afgans and prom s3d his t.oopers should not sgain vance beyond Chamanibaid, Four Eag- lish officers superviss the repairing and strengthenicg of the forts at Herat. SUPPHESSING VIOE. LONDON, August 2L, —A meetiog of the Na- tional Confereuce for the protection of young girls was held in St. Jumes hall today. ~ Geo. William Ersziae Ruseell, son of Lord Charles James Fox and a radical member of parlia- ment for Aylestury, presided, The confer- euce resolved to form vigilancs societies every- where throughout ths country to enforca the existiog laws azainss immorality and to labor for the tmp-ovement of «ll legislation to re- press vice, BISMAR'K'S TELEGRAPH PROPOSAL MODIFIED AND ADOF1ED, BERLIN, August 21,—The international telegruph conlerenca hus approved of the pro- posal embodying a modificasion of Bismarck’s proposal which was rejected the other day, 'he latter called for w umform rate of four or five cents a word fora telsgraph messnge sent to snd from places within Kurope. Tae proposition now approved is fur a uniform arff on tolegeams betweea terminal romu which are in Kurope, and on telegrams n transit ia Kurope to and from points cut- aide, bus at rates considerably higher than those advocated by the German chancellor Germiny’s effo_ts, however, to have cable ffs to and from countries beyond Europe, especially to India, China and Australis, materially reduced from the present high raws, are likely to prove successful, The moditied tsriff is 10 centimes per word in large states and G} c:ntimes per word in minor sacen. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IN THE RED SEA, BERuN, August 21,—The report of the wreck of the German corvetts Augusta is confirmed. Her crew of 238 cfficers and #ailors were iost, Her valoe wos $1,7)0,000. Sho was lost in a cyclons in the Red sea. PROGUESS OF THE PUAGUE, THE SCOURGE SHOWS NO S1GY¥ OF ADATEMENT AT MARSEILLES, MagsgiLLes, August 21.—The 83 Loup quarter is bec ming the centre of the cholera epidemic, The formality observed in admit- ting patients to the Pharo hospital results, it is thought, in may deaths through delay. Theie wers twenty-ive deatha from onolera hers during last night. MaBSKILLES, August 2]l —Tho total pumber of deatbs from cholera in this city for the past twenty four hours is sixty-uine, There were ten deaths in Posro hospital, Total deaths since the outbreak of tho epidemic is 60), ‘I'ne scourge shows no sign of abatement, MansigcLes, August 21,—The situstion here is growiog worse. Between 8 a m. and bflim w-day 100 deaths ware reported, of which fifty were from cholera. There are over 100 patients in the Phazo hospital, 118 COURSE IN SPAIN, MapRID, August 2L —The cxcitement munglho people on the Canary islands, caused by fear at cholera amounts to a pinie. They now refuse to paumis any one fom Soain to land They mads an exception in the caso of the new governor, Lut received him with riotous demouvstratiozs, and stoved bim. The local author resigned und many people fled to the iuterior, To-day soldiers occupy the streets aud the pubilc buildiogs, Tarougbout Spain yesterday wore 104 new cases of cholora wod 1,644 deaths, urleg the twelve hours euded at miduight st night there were 14 now cases o1 i she reported ia this city, and 117 new } cases and 41 deaths in the province outside the city, GIBRAUTAR. August 21,—Tno seven deaths from chelera which occurred here were all within the Spanish lines. The government of Gibraltar are about to impose two days usrantice all arrivals from that ntry. It is reported the Spanisrds wil re- taliate by cutting Gibraltar off from all sup- plies. Toutos, Angust(2l—Two new cates of cholern wero reported here to-day., NOT 80 BAD AT TOULON, Toutox, August 21.—Two deaths from cholern wers reported in this city to-day. Gen, Campenon, minister of war, has order that the troovs' in the garrison here be dis persed, and that the recently equipped men- of-war leave the hatbor, making the best point of departure for China or Madagascar. PERUVIAN COMMERCE, IN A SADLY DEMORALIZED AND INACTIVE CONDITION, WasHiNGTON," August 2L ~United States Consul H, M. Bront, at Callao, has made his snnual report to the department of state on the condition of affalrs ia Peru. Mr, Brent says: “T am unable to chronicle any improve- ment in the financial and commorcial con- dition of Peru, Armed opposition to the government of Gen. Iglesas still continuen. The principal citiea 10 the south and north snd the center of the mercantile and agrizultural interests in those retlons aro in possession of a rebellious faction obeying tho orders of Gen. Carceres. These ports are closed to commerce, The mmense and fruitful iaterior baok of Lama, whenc a great aud steady demand for sup- plies reacned the capital in normal times, is now, and has been almost uninterruptedly emce the departure of the Chilians iu 185, the ecene of conflict and disordor. No oune from these sections ventures to send hw beeves, wool, ores and other merchandizy to the coast for fear of seizaro and oonfisca- tion on the way, and the storehouses ¢f Lima, filled with goods, vainly await tho adveut of pucchasers. Lima merchants have counter- manded their orders eent abroad; the local lemand is comparatively 1nrignificant and the exports are decroasing, Consul Bront then epoaks of the decrense in government revenue consequent upon this stagantion of business, and numerous burdensome du.ies ine posed on imports still further restricting trade, and an exampls of tho increased cost, tubacco, which in the United fifty cents, is raised in valus S1.£9 par pound. e ——— TBE KOPE'S END, CONFESSED THE CRIME, AND ANKED FORGIVE: iNEsS, By S Aupury, N, Y., Auguit 21, ~Feanz Josef Ptomekey this morning suffered the extreme penalty of the law fir the mucder of M rs, Paulina Froitzheim on June 1, 1883, He was originally sentenced to hang Murch 21, 1884, but the law’s delay lengthenad his lease of life until to-day, His defense was that he did the killing in self-defense, stating that Mrs. Froitzheim sought an interview, bepged him to elope with her, and findiog that he was already married, fl3w into s passion and drew a ravolver, tbreatening to kill him, He defended himsslf with a hatchet, hittimg her on the head tweuty times with the bluo end of the hatchet. Tho fach that ho rifled the house of all valuables bafore ha flad was sufficiont evidence that tho crima was com. mitted eolely for the purpose of robbery. THE DEATH WARRANT WAS READ in his cell at 10 c’clock, and shortly sfter- ward the person stood teneath thoe gallows, He appeared unmoved. When asked if he had anythicg to eay, Father Ulrich replied, saying the prisoner wished to confess that ho was justly punished for the crime committed. Ho a-ked forgiveness of all whom he had tcandazlied, or caused pain, and disd willing- ly in hope of salvation, Tno nooes and black cap were then _adjusted, and at 10:23 the weight fell, His neck was disloca*ad, and at 10:45, physiciane pronounced him dead Petmekey lft instruc ions as to the disposal of bis body, and the burlal took place in the Cstholic ‘cemetery this afternoon. About 800 persons witnessed the execution. ———ett— KNIGHTS IN COUNCIL AT WASHING TON WASHINGTON, August 20 —T., V, Powderly, geand master workman, of the Koights of Labor, arrived here to-day, and this evening had a conferenco with a number of leading Knights of Labor here in reference to the Wabach strike, Nothiny efinite was deter- mined upon and a fuither conferenco will be held to-morrow. at which a committen of the order from St. Louis will be present, and it is thought a plan of ation wil bo decided upon, A ELIGHT RUMPU3 AT 8T, LOUIS, Sr, Lovs, August 21, ~No deyelopam ents in the Kaights of Labor troubls in tha way of demonstration osourred t>-day, Tae men at the Missouri Pacific shops ey they will not handle tho Wubash's big engines, Una employe last night refured to handle s Wa- Dh engine and was diswissod, The master of tho shops was votified that Hogan must roinstatod and paid for lost time or a striko would ens.e. Under order of the su- periutendent Hogan was reiustated to-duy and paid for Toat time, Both sides are acting very cautiously. e Small ¥ox on the increass at Mon. MoNTREAL, August 81,—Thirty-vo fresh casss «f emall pox wera reported to-day. Hundreds of paople are flxcking to thy pub'ic station, to be vace nated, Tae Greas-North - western telegraph company had all their em- ployes vaccinated today, aad have thelr office disinfected with thormo cresol every morning. Difficulty is belug experienced in procurivg nurses. The sisters of St. Margaret (Protestant) and Catholic sistarhoods havs |* voluuteered, ~ Clity passenper railway stocks fell one and a fourth per cent yesterday, and W0 per caat more to day. The falling off 1 traffic is conmderable, The companies have ordered all their employes and their families %0 be vacciuated, Nelghb)ring munizipalities ofSt. Jean Baptist avd St Henri are badly afflicted. Tae draionge in both is shockivg, e —— Yellow Fever in #nuilade PriLapeLriia, Pa, August 21, who came bere from New York and was sud- denly taken sick with yellow fever, was cired for in the IPhiladelphis hospital, The pbysicians say it is & mild cass aud no cause for alarm, WASHINGTON, August 21, —Upper Mississ- Ippi valley —Warmer generally fair weather, v‘;‘lmu winda. W, ssouri valley—Warmer, generally fai weather, becoming southarly, © i o — TELEGRAPH NOLES, The Keokuk, Tows, Constitution epeoial from Dos Moines: The dry goods store of G, Jacobs & Bon was burglarized last might. Silks worth $300 and jowelry worth § 00 wevo stolen, fll.iihwlx:g struck the residence of Samuel Chambers in Stanlcy, Pa., kitlivg Mrs, Cham b«{mma seriously burniog her ose year old obild, To 85 Charles pari near New Ocle yostorday afternoon, a lot of colored bands took refuge under a treo during a storm. Lightulng struck the tree, killing five of them, A bold thisf helped himself t» $3,(00 worth of jowalry at & Minneapolia store ycs- Verday, aud e:capsd. A GRUEL SCARE. | An Unfinnded Ramor That Grover Was Sick in the Woods, Enjoying Excellent Health and Feeding on Camp Fare. Valiant Warriors to Meet in Ohi= oago Next Month, Big Bunghole Investigation—Votes Nattonal Oapital and Other Places, From t RUMORED ILLNESS OF PRYSIVDENT, THE EFFACTS OF WASHINGTON MALARIA, Specisl Telegram to Tho Bex, 8ADATOGA, August 21.—There are reports here of the illness of President Cleveland in his retirement in his camp 1o the Adiron- dacks. Night before last De, Conant Sawyer, of Au Sable Forks, who has been hero for a vacation, recsived a dispatch from Dr, Ward, the president’s only companion, The dic- patch said: “Come on at once, I want to consult you about a patient. Answer at once.” Tho doctor replied he would zo, He is a great friond of Dr, Ward, and bas often been called in consultation by him. Al though the name of the patient is apparently with purpose omitted from the dispatch, Dr. Sawyer had no doubt 1t referred to the presi- dent, as Dr, Ward has no one else with him ‘The president has been growing stout with great rapidity since his augurati and has wainod forty pounds, This rapid increase of flash has worried tho president and his frienda, In addition to this, newcomars to Washing- ton are very eubject to malarial attucks, Thess attacks are generally developed ns soon a8 tho unacclimated leave Washington for a pure climate, Pure atmosphers will brirg THE out seeds of malarial diseaso already sown with alarming rapidity. Dr. Sawyer has not rsturned to Saratoga since he was summoued to join the presiden- tial party in the Adirondack woods. His continued absence is argued by his friends here to mean something serlous, as the doctr expressed his intention before leaviog to ro- turn to Saratoga us sron as poseiblo. It has veon found impracticable to commuuicate with him at his home in Au Sab'e Forks, bat he may possibly have gono there before com- ing back, T THE REPORT PRONOUNCED FALSE. Pramsnvie, N. ¥V, August 21.—The re- por that President Cleveland is ill, and that DML b goasa LDFERAWTER O T Sable Forks for consltation is false. President Cleveland and Dr Ward huve been in camp since Monday at Wil is’ pond, nine miles from Prospect houso, The president is enjoying exceltent health, o — VETERANS OF THE WAR, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ARMY OF THE TEN- NESSEE NEXT MONTH Special Telegram to The BEs. CHicaco, IiL, August 21, —Preliminary ar- rangements have been about completed for the eighteenth annual meeting of tha society of the Army of the Tennesses, which is to be held in this city Soptember 9 and 10 next. The meeting will probably bs an unusually large one, only to by compared with that of 1879, when the society held its meeting hero and when Gen. Grant, who had then just re- turned from his tour around the world, was present. i i Many distinguished generals who partici- pated in the battles of the Tennesseo will be present, Among those will be Gen. W, T. Sherman, president of the society, Gen. Phil Sheridan, Gen, Belknap, Gen. G. M. D.dge, Gen. Marstall, of nesota, Gen, and ex-Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, Gen, and Juags Force of Cincinnati, Gen. and ex-President Hayes, Gen. and ex-Minis- ter Noyes, Gen, Leggatt, Gen, ans Juige Gresham, Col, and Postmaster-General Vilas, Gen. and Governor Oglesby, Gen, and Gov- ernor Rusk, Msjor and Goveruor Sherman, Gen. and Governor Hubbard, Col. and Guv- ernor Pierce, Tho five last mentioned are the present governors of Illmois, Wisconsin, lowa, Minnesota and Dakota respectively, and are all members of the eociety, The avnual meeting will convete on the eveuing of Seotember 9ih. The annual ad- dress will be delivernd by Gen, Sanborn of St. Paul, after which Gen, Sherman will deliver aoulogy on Gen, Grant, Septembsr 10th a banquet will be held. e - CROOKED BARREL®, THE GOVERNMENT'S INVESTIGATION OF THE MATTZR COMPLETAD, ‘WasnINGTON, August 21,—The recent order of the commissioner of internal revenue for 1.3 relengo of spirits shipped from Peoria to Philadelphio, and there seized for re-examina. tion, applies also to spirits from the same city eeized in Nuw VYork and Balti- more, where similar examinations were made. Guperal Sewall, chiof of revenus agents, who conducted the investigation in Philade'phia bas just returned to Washing- ton. He eays to-day that the government of- ficors had euccestfully accomplished all thoy sot out to do, I'hers were charges that Po- oria distillers were defrauding the government by fraudulent gaugivg. The mutier was in- vestigated and it was found that means had been reaorted to to prevent the .uging rod from racording the actual contents of the bar- ols, While this fact was established, Gen, Sew- all said he 15 not prapared to say it was doue by the distillers with fraudulent iutent. The excons found averaged abous ono gallon per barrel out of sixty-ceven in every hundred ex- amived, Io view of the lack of positive ovidence of a0 intent to defraud on the part of the distillers, the government agreed toa compromice whereby the epicits seized wrre baraleased on pay ment of the cxcess fund, Gen dewall said furthor that it was not likely the government would instituta legal procoedings in this case, but steps would be taken to pre- vent similar evasions of law in the future, and ic case of detection and conviction the jected as being excessive, An_officlal maid hat while the price of silver has declined there was no correspondiog reduction in any offers received. SMALL-TOX IN MONTREAL, Secretary Bayard has recsived from the consul-general at Montreal a statement of th number of deaths {rom small-pox in that city ainoa April 1, as follows: April, 6; May, 13; June, 46; tho first two weeks in Avgust, 45. On May 13, eighteen houses In Montreal con- tained small-pox placards, o ——— GERMAN JOURNALISTS, HAVING A ROYAL GOOD TIME AT THR CREAM orty. MiLwavksr, August 21.—The opening ses- sion of the first convention of German.Amer- ican juurnalists ever held, was conduoted in the city council chamber to-day, and the ob- ject for which the event was arranged,fthat of forming a national organization, was attained, L. A. Wollenweber, votoran Gorman editor of Reading, Pa., served as temporary ohair- man, and the foronoon was given to tho lection of committees on organization, consti- tution and finance. Ia the afternoon the fol- lowing officera were chosen for the anent orgsnization: Chairman, Dr, Emil Pretorions, St. Lovis; vice-prosident, George Koppen, Milwaakee; second vics-presidont, Carl Rue- meein, Oincionati; secretary, Emil Klaessig, Brooklyn, Varisus matteraof interest to the fraternity were_discussed, aftor which the visitors, 100 in number, took ocarringes which wero far- «ishad by ono of the largeat bmwi:fl compa- nies in the city, to whose brewery the editors were driven, and there entertained for the remainder of the atternoon, To night a geand banquet is in progress, having bsen ar- sanged in honor of the visitora by representa- tive German merchants of Milwaukee, After a business session to-morrow forenoon the visitors will attend at the volksfest at Schultz park, and in the evening participate in a ball to be given in their honor, — ———— Fort Worth's Rascally Banker, GALvEsTON, Tex., August 21.—A special to the News from Fort Worth says: The City National bank remained closed to-day io pureuance of vestorday’s order from the comptroller of currency, The bank examiner is expected to-morrow, No statement of the bank's affairs can be obtained until the examiner reports, Major s Vanzandt, president of the Fort W:rth National ' bank, has been appoiuted city treasarer, and fs making a thorough ex- amination of the affairs of the late defaulting treasurer, Nichois, The last will of Nichols was submitted for probate to.day, It i dated January 27, 1855, and bequeaths to his wifo and children equally all property he might be possessed of at_nis demise, It was developed to-day that Nichols purchased a bottls of strychnine only half an hour before his death, thusconfirming the sucicide theory. T Meany Believe tc to Have Boen a Mirac'e, Avrsany, N. Y., August 21,~ Considerable excitemont has been caused in Cohoes by a strange sight at the residence of Mrs, Thomas ‘W oods, whose infant child died on Wedues- day Whsn the undertaker was preparing the body for buiial, one party present sud . deuly declared figures of a cross and a chalice could bs seen on the white cloth that cov- ered the child’s face. Others looked and saw the figure, Word went out and people flocked to the house, until it becams necosary t) call on the police to keep back the crowd. The cloth was f-cquently wet with water, but. the fizures remained. Spots where the cross and cha'ice were outlined wara o n glstening whiter shade than the rematnder of the cloth when it was wet, About13 o’clock yesterday the shadow disappeared. Many b:lieve it to have been a miracle. e —— A Schem> to Pootograph Mongolian Mugs Killed, SAN Franoisco, August 21,—Judge Hoff- man, of the United States istrict court, sug- gested some time ago that to batter restrict fraud in Chinese certificates, photographs of the Chinamen be attachsd to the certificate. Solicitor of the Treasary McCue, in a lotter to the collector of this port, suys that as the restrictioa et provides that certifioates ehall be furnished free of cost, the Chinese cannot required to furnish photographs of themselves, ————— News From Our Sister Rapbublic. Crry or Mexico, (via Galvestor), August 21.—A large number of students are in prison at Pachuca awaiting trisl for seditious utter- avces, Tho national newspsper announces {he Vera Cruz railway company will next month reduco freight rates. Ths object is to com- pate with the Caotral on its through business. The state of Vera Lruz has reduced taxes on importations of forsiga goods, and the merchnts of that port claim that thoy can maintain their commercial supremacy, — - —— River Improvement Delegates Ap- , Dointed. 81, Lours, August 21,—Ia the absonce of Governor Marmaduke, Lientenant Governor Morehouse to-day appointsd saven dalogates for the stato at large. and three delegates from each congressional district, to the north- westsro watorways convention to bs held in St, Paul, Septomber 3d, Tho congressional delegation includes the member of coneress in each dustrict. e —— Identifled as Autdemorte. NEw ORLEANS, August 21, —Deputy United States Marshal Parker has identified the per- son arrested in Montery as Anfdemorte, de- faulting sub-treasury clerk, The deputy mar- shal telographs that o demand from tho pres- idont of the Ucited States on President Modes will ba necessary before the prisoner can ba extradited, e s— A Heavy Sugar tefining Company, 81, Louvs, Mo., August 2L.—The 8¢, Louis Suear Refining company, with a capital stock of $750,000, was organizad here this afternoon, The company has grown out of the old Belcbler Sugar Refining company, and will commence operations in the immense rofinery of the old Belchler company about Decem- ber 1 ———— A ¥aise in the Price of Lumber, E1, Pavy, August 20—The morthwestern lumber deslers’ assoclation, with represesta- tivos feom Yowa, Illinols, Minnesots, and Wisconsln, met hers to-day, Investigation revealed the fact thst less lumbzr was loft over this tesson than last, and a resolution pasted advanciog rates $1 per thousand on all extrome penalty of the law would pe visited upon the offuuders e —— WASHINGTON WAIFS, A SATISFACTORY APPOINTMENT ON THE NEW YORK BOARD OF EXAMINERS, WasHINGTON, August 21— Commissioner Thoman eays that Edward Rowe, assietant appralser, has been appolnted » member of the local board of exam'ners of the New York customs district, vics C. A, Stevens, resigned. He saye that Mr, Rowe has been for twen years » member of the board of education for the city of Brooklyn, Heis & gentleman of high character ani fine attanments, His so- lection was made in # manner most eatisfac tory to the commission snd highly creditable to appraiser Mo uillen. Ho will entor upon bis duties as examiner upon the completion of the pending examioations in the customs ser- vice, dunog which time Mr, Stevens will con- tinue to serve, THE USUAL PUBCHASE OF SILVER FOR COINAGE OMITTED, The usual semi-weekly purchase of sliver for coinage into standard " silver dollars was omitted to-day. Several offors were recaived at the treasury dopartment, but all were ro yards, —— —The trial of Johu J, Martin, who was & rested for passing ocunterfelt movey, wi postponed in United States Commissioner Auderson’s court until this morniog at 10 o'lock, —The plat of Phillips' addition to Omshs was filed in tho offics of the county clerk yes- terday; also the plat of the addition of Patter- acn & Dickeon, and the plat of Himebsugh & Paiterson’s sub-division, —John Regav, a stranger in the city, was found last night by the polics in the alley baclk ¢f the Burlinzton ticket ofhce where he was lying dead drunk. He was eecorted to the police station snd given lodgiog for the night, When found he had on bis person & fine gold watch and chain aud $7.56 in woney, ~Ed, Kuote, 8 switchman in the Union Pacific yardy, was cleaniog his revolver Jast evening, when the weapon was accidentally discharged, and Ed, is now miaus one of his fiogers, THE NAVY GONE.: 8ix Ex-Monarchs of {the S¢a Burned to 1he Water's Edge. Going Down to the Bottom With Hisses and Gurgles. The Curious Find of Some Louis- villo Fishermen, Oriminal Calendar and Sporting Events—The Usual Hangman's Day Occurrenco, —_— A SEA OF FLAME, RIGHT VESSELS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND BURN TO THE WATER'S EDGE, Port Wasnixaroy, L, I, August 21,— A fire, causing the loss of over £100,000, broke out on board the steamer Colorado, lying oft Plum Beach, near here, this evening. Tho flames spread from the Colorado to tho fol- lowing ships, all of which burned to the water'sedge and suvk: Minnesots, Susque- hanna, Congress South Carolina, Towa, Lotta, Grant and Fairplay, All, with the exception of the last two, belonged to the United States navy. They had been condemned, and were bought from the government by Stannard & Co., who were to break them up for the old iron and plank they could get out of them, The fire broke out on the forward deck of the Colorado, where men were at work burning up planks to get iron spikea. Oa the right of the Coelorado was the Suiquehanns, to which ihe flames spread rapidly, and before either 1t or ths Colorado could be towed out, the flames had sprend to the other boats. THEY ALL BURNED LIKE TINDER, and the sky was red for miles around. The heat was @0 intense that it was impossible to go anywhere near the burning shipe, while the ceackling of the flames sounded like a eharp orack of musketry. Tho flames crept aloni the decks and bulwarks of the ships, and oat their way up the shrouds into tho rigging. The picture now presented of eight burning vessels, outlined against a bank of inky clouds, was one long to bs remembered, The fire burned so fiercely that within three hours nothiog was loft of the once defenders of the United States but a few charred plaoks and flrating timbecs, The bulls tunk at onca to the bottom, going down with hisses and gurgles, amid a cloud of steam from the water as 1t swept over the burning wrecks, The Colora- do wasths first to sink, and as the waters closed over her, a mast from the Minnesota toppled over on tho Congress and together they SOUGHT THE SANDY BOTTOM OF THE SOUND, The Sutquehanna burst loose from her moor- ings, ana at one time the various fishing craft anchored alone tho thore appeared to be in danger, She floated about filty yards from shore, and after tremblivg for a momeut, keeled over and eank, The South Qarolina and Iowa followed her to the bottom in short order, but before going down tha flames spread from the Iowa to the Lotta Grant and TFairplay, twoschooners lying near tho shora, and they too sank, ‘Who the owners of the echooners are could not be ascertained, as the crews became 80 mixed up in the crowd ot spectators, that they could not be found. Me. Stannard, in converaation with a re- orter, sard: The loes to me is not less than £100,000, aa it was only for tho tron in_them that T bought them, Had the boats been rviceable, the loss would have footed up into the millions,” The loss on the schooners, it is said, will not bo less than $25,000. ———— OF HIGH DEGREE, THE CURIOUS FIND OF SOME FISHERMEN, Loursvinie, Ky,, August 20.—At 3 o'clock this afternoon fishermen saw the body of girl floating in the river at Six Mile island, ‘They towed the body ashore and sent for the coroner, who held an inquest to-night. The caso promises much work for the police and reporters, An cxaminationshowed the corpse tobe that of a besutiful girl nos more than twelve years old, She was dressed n a white mull drees, trimmed at neck and arms with rich lace, and at her throat wae pinned a coral brooch set with pearle. On the third finger of her right hand was a beautiful dia- mond ring of odd design. Har undercloth- mg was of the fiaest linen, and her ntockings of rich silz, Her curling brown bair was done up in a knot high on her head and tied with blue ribbon. Her cheeks wera round avd fair and her eyes large and dark brown, Everything indicated that she was the child of & perscn of wealth and high social standiog, Her feot were very dainty and small, and her hands in keeping. There were no marks to indicato violence except that & towel was bound around her head and held togetber with a pin, The ends wera drawn through her teeth and stufled into her mouth, aud the probability is that she was qagged in this manaer and thrown into the river, Thore were no marks st all by which she could bo identified, aund the police have found no clue tonight, It reems a case of murder, snd the viotim was of high degree, NO CLUETO HER IDENTITY, LouisyiLig, August 21.—Ths body of the beautiful young girl which was caught in the river yeaterday stiil remains in & city under- taker's establ shment. There is still no clue LOUISVILLE NO. b —_— masts, but which was steady from start to fin ish, made the contest an extremely satisfac tory one. The windward work covered fully thirty miles, making filty miles in all sailed by the contestants, The Puritan’s actual time, 4 hours, b8 minutes and 19 seconds, is, it Is nid, the fastest time ever made by a sailing veseel under similar conditions, aver- sging a8 it does, over ten miles an hour, The Priscilla’s time was 10 minuteslonger, FAST FLYERS AT HARTFORD, Hantrorn, Conn, Augnst 21 ~This was tho closing day of tha grand citeait trotting meeting at Charter 04k park Olass 2:16: Phylli+ won_Olemmis G sec: ond, Majolics third, Maud Messenger fourth, Best time. Y Olass 2:25: Butter Scotch won, Prince Middleton second, Dick Organ third, W, K. fourth, Best time, 2:223, 5 Olass 2:30: Kitefoot won, William Kear- ney second, Maggie Knox third, Eddie Wilkes fourth, Best time, 2:24, BASE BALL YESTERDAY, At Detroit: Datroit, 3: Buffalo, 5. At Philadelphia: Athletio, 3; Metropoli- tan, 0. At New York: New York, 7; Philadel- phia, 1. At Brooklyn: Brooklyln, 16; Baltimore, 1. Cutting the Pool Price on Whisky, CINCINNATI, August 21 —An evening paper says It was reported on 'chavge to-day that Peorin dealers had eold whisky in Chicago at $1.08, whereas the pool price is §1.3), In con- eequence the Millock distillery of this city is- suud a brief circular, announcing they would soll at a $1.06 rate until September 1, A break at this time is all the more unfortunate, ng the market has bren unusu.lly firm, with 1ot too great a supply and a good demand, plateha /- ol Toe Fire Record. Nuw Onveaxs, Ln, Avgust 21—A fire at Texarkana, Ark,, this morning destroyed the Arlington hotel, ‘telephone office, postoffice, Pacific & Southiern exprens offices, and tho Western Union to'egraph office. Two squares on tho Atkansas side wero also destroyed, Losa estimated at £150,000, Insurance not yet known, e T COatting Miners' Wages. PiTrsnuna, Pa., August 20, —~Work was re- umed at Walton & Co.’s mines tc-day ata reduction of one-fourth of a cent per bushel 1n the prico of mining. Ia the fourth pool a number of pits are working at 1jc, and many miners say it is diffiont to support their familiea on this sum. Ths price for mming has mot bsen 8o low along the Monongshela for years, — Adam Hud to Pay Up. Proria, 11, Auguet 21,—To-day Fore- paugh’s show pitched tents in this city. N> sooner had they done so than the P, D, & B, railrond company had the whole concern at- tached for debts of Jast year in damaging cara, To-day the sheriff gobbled up everything Adam had, and held it until the debt and Ccosts were paid. ———— EDUCA 1IONAL, There aro in England 187 ragged schools which aro avtended by 50,000 chilren. The number_of children of school age en- rolled in the United States is essimatod at 11,000,000, Miss Adelside Rudolph, of Cloveland, a niace of Dlrs, Garfield, has been chosen pro- tessor of Latin in tho Kaneas state umiversity, The Georgia leglelature has undor consider- ation a bilt “‘to piace the bancfits of a liberal education within reach of all young Georgiana who are unablo to pay their 0wn expenses.” Lnst week the graduating exercigos of 1885 of the United States Indian Trainiog schoo), near Salem, Ore,, were held. The pupils are commended for their progress, The gradant- ing numbered twenty-tive boys and girls, There aro in tho world 307 institutions for the education of denf mutes. Gormauy hes 90 of these, Franco 67, Great Britain 46, and tue United States 38, 'Racent c.retul estim- ates placa the number ot thesa unfortunates at 800,000, Ofthe 15,363 mon that have taken degraes at Harvard, 1.7 bore the name of Smith; 113 that of Williame; the Browns and Brownes numbered 111; the Adamses, 10%; the Clarks aud Clarkes, 93; the Parkere, 19, and the Joneses only bS, A record of the birth, parentage and resi. denco of John Harvard, for whom Harvard colloge was named, bas just been found in the parish church of St. Saviour, England. This record shows that the Harvard famly was broken up during the great plagus of 1825, The Wisconsia stats legislatura has appro- priated $5,000 to the state university to bo used in holding “farmors’ institutes” in vari- ous places for the instruction of tha people in agriculture during the months of November, December, Janusry, February, March and April, Professor Chapman, of Bowdoin college, says brain snd brawn go togother at Bow- doin, Hesays the Goodwin prize, for the best part, af tho 1883 commencoment was won by tho thied basaman of the colloge nine; in college ulne: in 1885 it was won by the bow oar of the collage crew. These wen were all ‘oration men,” and the second baseman was the salutatorian of his class In France there are 131 communes without schools and 2,114 communes of 500 population snd oyor not provided with echools for girls, Of primary schools, public and free, there are 78,426 The numbsr of tenchera 1s 132580 "The number of pupils of s:hool age (6 to 18) entollod in all primary schools and in the ma- ternal echools 15 reported at 4 657 ! 0! the schools knowa az hamlet rchools 2 reported, with an enroliment of 79,563 pupils Bchuol savings banks have been e tablished m 23,222 schools, and 45,624 school-boyx are de- positors in the eame to the amount of §2 257, 009 20, —_— PEPPERMINE DROPS, The reign of the cattle barons is a relic of a8 to her identity or as to whether she com- mitted suicide or was murdered, though the towel which was tied around her head and mouth icates the latter, Several parties who have missiog daughters called, but failed to identifiy the bedy, e —e——e CRIME AND OIMINALS, MUBDEROUS WORK OF A POLE Easr SaciNaw, Mich,, August 21, -At Freland last night, Benjamin Badgloy, and & Pole named Henry Bernsky, both tarmers, quarreled, The Pole drew a koife, and elashed Badgley to death. Oue cut extended across Badgley's breast, and penetrated the luogs, Another laid the right arm open to the bone from shoulder to wrist, Aunother was ncross the back, cuttiog both kidoey: There were sixteen cuts inall, The Pole is still at large, The s(ed) grew out of an al leged slander by Mrs Badgley, but of which she had just been acquitted in court, MAXWELL IN COUET, €1, Lous, August 21. —Maxwell, the al- leged murderer of Peller, appeared before acting Judge Fauntleroy in the court of crim. inal correction to-day. Ho was not asked to plead, s Judge Fauntleroy, temporarily fill- i0g Judge Nornan's place in this court is one of Maxwell's counsels. Thecase is set for preliminary huaring Septcmb ; e —m— SPORTING EVENIS, A BEMARKABLY FINE )ACHT BACE, New York Augzust 21.—The first serios of threa trial races between the center-board sloop yachts Puritan and Priscills, to decide which will be the defender of the America oup in the Beptember races with Bir R chard Sutton's Koglish cutter Genests, was sailed o-day, resuiting in & flatteriog victory for the Boston ysct Puritan. No test race was ever auilod under more fayorable condivions to the som petilors. was twenty miles dead fo , measured by ug, and return, A stiff breeze, that com- pelled both contestants to house their top. barb-wire-ism, *‘I'm struck on your shaps,” as tho ehingle snid to the boy, My eon, if snybody smokes the filthy weed, don't chew.—[Chicago Sun, A ‘sixty-day veteran” usually tells the toughost war storics.—[ Will Visscner, “*Ratz', Meat Market” and “Fenster's Res. taurant” are two signs on Third avenue, New York “‘Ma! why is that darkey equivalent to a conundram?” “I'm sure [ dow’t know my son " “Because he's a-nig-ms,” The remark by the Worcester Gazyite that ‘'beef -tonzue and ox-tail eoup make both ends meat” is Worcester sheer sauce. The world owes every man a living, it is true, but it s & man's busin s to collect the debt, — [Manchester (N, H) Union. A prominent Mormon elder, who is the father of twenty-seven grown-up boys, eays n tho “wholesale gents furnishing bi In the Congo state there is only one doctor in a country 500 by 60) milen in extent, That explains why it is o exceedingly healthy there, Butchers nover read the newspapers, Bes! hea fallen nearly sixty per cent in the west, and not 4 buteher in this oity knows anything about it, The man ¢ the telphone eays *'Hello!” but the man who £i's dowa on @ pin-point says just the roverss.—[Boston Saturday Evening Gazetto, Well behaved convicts In Eibsera are now al lowed to play baseball as & reward of menit, wy und by, iostead of koouticg a mutineer, he Bill have to umpice the game, et —Hon. D, H. Wheeler recelved word yos- terday that bis father, Hoo, William Wheeler of Gleawood, Iows, was seriously ill, Mr, Whaeler is seventy-aix years old, s i el What powder will I uso thls warm weather? Why, Pozzoni's Complexion Powder lasts longer and i3 not sticky. 1884 it was won by the accond baseman of tho | 1, STATE OF TRADE. fhe Markers in Chicago Weak, and on the Verge of Dullness. A Now West-Bound Passenger Sohedule Arranged. Mattera of Moment Teanspiring, of Interest 10 tho Business World, OHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, WHRAT, Spocial Telegram to The Brx. CH10AGO, August 21.—The wheat market was quiet to the very verge of dullness to-day, but the market ruled firmer throughout, and the latest trading prices were fic in advance of the close last night, Koreign advices were more encoursging. Receipts continue light, and there appears to bo a more activeshipping demand., Under the influences ‘‘shorts” were more inclined to cover, and there was some purchasing for ‘“long” account. Vesscl en- gagements were reported for 158,000 bushels, while receipts Wero only 27,000 bushels agalnst 148,000 bushels the same day one yoarags, The bear eentiment, however, con- tinues very strong among room traders, and it is estimated that the ‘'short” interest is a largo one, The market opened a shade fiemor, foll back again, then rose to & point fo,higher than yesterday, fluctuated, and olosed on rogular board gher thau yos- torday, and advancad an additional 3o on the afternoon board, The market received most of ity early firmuess from reports from the northweat, whare threshing was in progress, stating that the yield was much smaller than last year, and less thin had been expected. CORN, The market opened firmer, influenced by an early firmuess in_wheat, prices advancing Y@ho, Lut largo estimated recaipta for to-mor- row brought out free offerings, aad prices re- coded o fo, ruled stronger on frost predic- tions tor to-mght, and closed 3@ds higher than yesterdsy, OATS, Trading in oats was less active, and after & firn openiog, pricss receded slightly, and the market closed quiet, PROVISIONS Mess pork advanced 20@25c, settled back 75@103, and closed steady, Lasrd ruled 23@5c higher, CHIOAGO L1VE STOOK, OATILE, Spacial Telozram to The Bee. 0Ca10a60, August 2L,—The few loads of prime. eolid corn fed natives among the fresh receipts sold at §5,75@6.00, which is equally a8 high a8 euch would coll for any day this week. Anvything in natives below first-class, snd anything that had the appearance of be- ing grassy, had to sell for whatever the sales— men couid ket, Best northern grass fed ravgors are outselling nativo grassers, and dre:sed beef men claim they are weight for weight and quality for quality, more profita- ble. The supply of northern cattle was limited to about 45 cars, and such as suited dressed beefdealers aud shop trade sold a shade higher, There was an immense number of Texans on sale, probably 5,004 to 6,00, and canning forts sold lower, Steers, 1,330 to 1,600 Iba,, 8556 @6 1u; 1,200 to 1.3%0 lbs, $£5.00@5.55; 950 to 1,200 lbs,, $4 20@4 90, Torough Texas cattle, 10c lower on low grades; 50 1bs , $3 60@4.10; 760 to 4900 Lby 0; 80 10 700 lbs,, $2.75@ 8,00, Western ranges slow; native and half brecds, £4.25@: Cows, 83 00@3.75. Wintered Tex $3 60@4 40, Sales —197 wintered Texans, 997 Ibs,, $4.40; 423 Indian Texans, 1,000 1bs., $2.80 ¢3.14, HOGE, Trade slow, with little or no chango in prices, the markets cloring weak, with a large sumbsr left unold. Rouch and common, $3,90@4 10; fair to good packers, $4,15@4.35, with choico heavy 134 40@1.60; packing snd_chipping, 250 to 300 lbs, $1.10@1.50; nght weights, 130 to 170 lbs, $4.60@4,80; 180 to 210 1bs, §115@4.40, RAILUROAD NEWS, TRUNK LINES AGREED ON A SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER BATES, Niw YoRk, August 2L—»assenger agents 0j the trunk lines, except the Pennsylvania, met late this afternoon ard agreed to advance passenger rates to Chicugo and proportion- ately to all other western points, The Erie, nckawanna and West Shore in all osses ndopt rates of second-class fare as agreed upon, but will be allowed to make differential of ono doliar on each first-class ticket sold, The following 1ates are named in the schedule which goes into effect to-morro First-class, Sacond.class, Chicago. 814,00 Kaueaa Oity Council Bluffs 8t. Paul Milwauk THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL TO BE CONECTZD WITH CHICAGO, BosToN, August 2L, —The Transcript sayes: A corporation in the interest of the Wiscon- siu Centrnl railway has been formed to con- nect that rosd with Chicago. All the money has been subscribed, but who are the rub- tcribers, or whether the Baltimora & Onip takes any interest 1 the matter caunot be loarnad, as ths Wikconsin Central officers are very reticent, MiLwaukes, August 21.—The Wisconsin Central railrond to-day coutracted for the con- struction of 1 6 miles of road, which will take the lino to Chicago. Work is to be completed Dacember 1st, and will form another through line betwesn Chicago and 5t Paul, as well as between Chicago and Lake Superior, e T Hood's Sarsaparilia Combines, In a manner peculiar to itself, the best blood-purifying and strengthening reme- dies of the vegetable kingdom. 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