Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 29, 1885, Page 1

'HE OMAHA DAiLy BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR —_— SONS OF SGIENGE. Evjoyiog the Benefits of Congregated Learning at Ann Arbor, A Learned Dissertation on the Isthmus 8hip Canals Salient Points on Various Scien= tific Subjects. A Sketch of Towa’s Republican Nom!- nee for Governor—Labor Troubles, e SPANNING THE IS'HMUS, A BHIP-OANAL A SOIENTIFIO SOLUTION OF THE PRODLEM, AxN Anpor, Mich,, August 28.—The fol- lowing ia an abstract of an address by Cap- tain Corthell on “The inter-oceanic problem and its scientific solution,” at tho meeting of the social science convention to-day; ‘‘The accomplishments of science increase its requirements, Most serious obstacles have been overcome, All except this one that lies in the center of the world, a narrew neck of 1and uniting the two continets and allowing no passago, All interests and free inter- chavge of commerce 18 seriously hampered by this inter.ccaanic problem. The ereat ex- peneo of trans-shipment excludes the exten- sveuso of ordinary railroads, Cereals on the Pacific and other products, agricultural and manutactured, traverse long and expensive routes to the market. Our manufacturers who turn out over five billion dollars worth orting only two per cent, toln tho two billi ons worth of trade in far Pacific countries, The American isthmus has been considered for four ceniuries. It has been examined surveyed, plans made out and projected, but nothing resulted. These are the routes: Pana- ma, Nicarsgua and Tehuantepec, Assuming tho peactioxbility of the Iast, its advantages will be mcknowledged. Its commercial vantages are evidenced by the fact that it is noarer tho axial line of producticns passing through Horg Kong, San Francisco, New York and Liverpool, and its nautical condi- tions are much moro favorable. True scien- tific method ia that which transfers ships from ocean to ocean most promptly and econom. ically. This mothod is the ship rail- way. Its details ombrace the lifting dock, with a system of hydraulic rams, s arranged as to head up and perfectly distribute the weight of vessels and a regulated system of carriags’ supports to ba ptacod under the vessels' hulls The rondbed to be bmlt of materials to be found along the wholo length cf the railway; the superstructure to be long steel ties, on which will be laid heavy steel rails, weighing about 100 pounds per lineal yard; powerful locomotives, weighing 102 net tons, with a capacity of 3,000 gross tons on the level, will haul ships across the {sthmue. Three of these will haul & maximum load of 5,650 tons at fif teen miles an hour on grades up to twenty feot to the mile, Abrupt changes in tho di- rection of the road, made necessary by follow- ing the valleys, ato ascomplishea by means of floating turntables, Harbors ars commodious and excellent at both enda of the road. A large number of experts who examined the plans, testify to Its practicability and economy. ' The ime has pasmsed for proving the foastbility of ,tho method. Its superior economy in construction and operation is the next subject to be considerel. Ordinary canals and rallroads have beentried, the latter ing freight by canal and railrosd shows that the latter ia far in advance of the former, Ia economy and in the question of time there is still a greator difference. Oarrying out tendencies are evident in the cost of railroad transportation, and instead of the averaga load of fifteen tons or thirty for the maximum, moving on two rails, put on eighteen hundred tons, moving on six rails, and with greatly concontrated motive powers, freight will be hauled for two-tenths of & mill per ton. The difforenca in speed would be one to two miles on a ship canal to ten miles on & ship railway. The expenss of transportation by canal Is five times that of » railroad. Ite strategic advantages are im- portsnt and obvious. At least 7,000,000 tons of fraight are in sieht for transportation over the rallway in 1880, The rallway can bs bult and eqnipped in four years time; $10,~ 000,000 in cash will complete everything ready for business, 'The estimate in stock and bonds, allowing for all possible contingencirs, i $75,000,000, " Kven with only 4,000,000 tons the uot profit would ba 14} por cant. The beneficial results canuot bs over estimated, ‘Tha address is printed in full, and is illus- trated by plates of plans, and maps of the world and the isthmus. ‘Tals aftornoon the section on mathematics aud astroncmy copsidered papers on the planets, the sun and sstronomical instruments and calculations, The physicists heard and discussed several pap-rs, among which wers three by Prof, A, E, Dolbear, of Tuffts col- lege, who is a1 inventor of a tolophone, in which he cousiders some questions 10 electricity, Lk the other sections, that in ch was delayed a good while by the discassion in the general meeting this morning, avd the membars were uuable to reach those parts of the mo which are of general iuterest, tho discussion on students,initiatory cource in tha laboratory not belog brought up. The mechanical science meeliog this a'ter- noon was opened wich a long wion of the last paper of the morping, thst by Frank g, agner, on ‘‘Electric Light Testers,” Prof, M. E. Cooley read a prper on a new smoke burnivg devicy which 18 10 consume all gases by the admission of fine jets of steam to incandescsnt coal, Prof. Robert Thursto, of Cornell, read an important paper on Oy linder Coadensaticn in Steam Engines.” The geologists heard a pspar by Henry '8, Williams, decoriptive of the upper Devouiau | | rocks, Yresident Eiward A. Orton, of Columbus, O, read & paper, detoribing the new oll and ¥na fields of northwestern Ohio, Of the oil thiere is but a rmall produst, but gas is found iu large quantinies, At Findlay there are six wells, wiih & yield of between three and four million feet per day, At Bowling Green thero aro threo more and one at Fremout, makiog tho total oaily product about four million feet, He also souched on the roures of thy product, its horiz m being some distance below the fielas of eastern Ohio and western Penusylvania, Thela t psper in this section was “The Loess and Diife Clays,” by Wil Me- Ad;m-, of hAlu';?.llhllul mong the biologiosl papers were *'Para- siton of tho Hemian K1y, by Brof, O V. Riley, and a paper by Prof, T J. Burrill on *'The Mec! avical Injury to Trees by Cold,” in the latcer of which the freeziwg of water aud its composition with other matters is junl u8 the explanation of eplits aud sumilar urles, Bection 4 continued its anthrop-logical dis- cuseions by completiog tha o nsideration of “Lawa nud Terws of Relatiousbip of the Omahae.” Dakots Indian mounds and some other topics concerning American aboriginal customs occupied the rest « f the day, s afteraoon the economlo * scientists ?ntd with & paper by Governcr John W, n&l on *‘The needs of ‘s rystrmatio reorgsn- iz:tlon of the cxecutive departments of the Rovernment in the interests of science and public economy,” He advocates sweeping ehaoges iu the presens executive branch of the government, eugzestiog new departments snd T4G3,al changes 1o those now existing, all by ing with & view to a cheaper administration of_the government, Between the afternoon session and the lec- turo of the evening, the local commattoe enter- tained the association with a lawn party on the co lege campus. e ——— 10WA's NEXT, A PEN SKEICH OF THE REPUBLICAN NOMINRE FOR GOVERNOR, =The Bioux City Journal of yesterday pub- lishes the following: Hen, Willlam Liarrabee, the republican can- didate for governor ot Tows, is b2 years old, Ho is a native of Connecticut. He came to Town & poor young man in ploneer day: ty-one years ago, and located in county, which has ever since been He worked few years on a farm and then bought the Clermont flouring mills, buying it on credit. On the breaking out of the war he endeavored to enlist in the army, but was rejocted because of his dead eye. In busi- ness, whether in farmiog, manufacturiog or in other investments hs has been eminently successful, and hs has by industry and hon- orable dealing acquired a comfortable for- tune, Hoa began his political career in 1867, being nominated without opposition for state sena- tor, and ho has without intermiesion sincs been not only a conspicuous figure in the state legislature but one of the moat useful, most influential and best informed public men in the party and in the rtate, He has never had the siightest opposition in bis party, having been nominated successful'y in 1871, 1875, 1879 and 1883 by acclamation. Senator Larrabee’s popularity is a fact well known throughout the state. He has never failled to run ahead of his ticket in any election, In 1879 he was elected by a majority of 1,009, notwithstanding the opposition had carried his senators istrict the year before by 561 majority, In tho last election, in 1883, despito the fact that the qumultion carried the district by a majority of 200, and notwithstanding he was opposed by a very strong candid enator Larrabee was elected by 135 msjority. The fact is cited that in 1879, when his homa towo, Cler- mont, was oarried by a fuelon majority of 187, be received a majority of 212 These aro only illustrations of the unbroken line of evidence demonstrating the remarkable strength befure the people which has marked the political record of the republican fcandi- date for governor, o ——— LABOK TROUBLYES THE KNIGHTS SATISFIED WITH THE WABASH RESULT. St, Louts, Mo., August 28,—The result of the conference in New York bastween Tal- madge, of the Wabash railroad, and the national execative committee of the Knights of Labor, 13 received with eatisfaction by local members of the organization, It isstated that at a conferance to be held here next Thursday the knights will demand reinstate- ment or all men of their order who were saepended or discharged Jupe 16 last, and will require a pledgs from Mr, Talmadge approved by the United States court, that the terma of the agreement be kept inviolate, SHEET IRON WOBKRES READY FOR A FRAY. Prr1sBuRG, August 23.—To-morrow is the date tixed by the sma gamated association for eigniog tho sheet mill scale, and unless the manufacturers place their numes to the con- tract before the closing of the mills in the oveniog, the workmen will refuse to go to work on Monday, If a strike ocours it will throw out of employment a large number of persons besides the sheet rollers, Many other employes are indirectly concerned, and will be compelled to suspond work until the dif- ferences are adjusted. The workmen are con: fident and say that the strike will be averted by the manufac:urers signing the scale at the eleventh bour, THE TEXAS AND ST, LOUIS STRIKE SETTLED, GALVESTON, Tex., August 28,—A special to the News from Tyler »aye: The Knights «f Labor held an euthusiastic meeting 1 their Lall this evening. They demand from the Texss & St, Louis Reilroad company three months wages now dus The company has about conceded their demande, and the men will resume work as soon a8 they can arrange matters 8o a8 to act in conformity with the Knighte, Tha strikers have been remarkably qm"-}n and orderly since the beginning of the strike, - ——m— HAYIIEN BRUTALITY, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN CONFINED FOR MONTHS IN A LOATHSOME DUNGEON, PHILADELPHIA, August 28 —C, A, Van Bokelan, of New York, ex-United States con- sul-general at Port au Prince, arrived in this city to-day a8 & passenger on the American steamer, Hoytien Republic, from Port au Prince. Ho tells a remarkabla story of out- rageous treatment at the hands of the Haytien povernment. Whils acting us consul-genoral, Mr, Van Bokelan married a Haytien womsn, and at the end of bis term of office took up the business of dealing in the paper money of the native government, At this ho made on: siderable monoy and then desired to invest part of his gains in real estate, but this was forbidden by law in Hayti, which denies that rigut to any but natives of Hayti, He evaded the Iaw, however, and purchased o preca of property in Port au Prince, which transection, reaching the ears of Prasident Solomon, chief magistrata ot the republic, he caused Van Bokelan’s arrest and had him locked up 1n a wretched duogeon in the gov. ernment prison at Port su Pance. Here his only companions were negroos of the most de- based type, many of them being wurderera avd cesperadoes, and very often tho pr son, which is & owall and wretched structure, built on low swampy ground, wan crowded with nearly 800 pris- oners, Mr. Von Buk«lan being the only white |, man amoug them, His dungeon was » narrow stone cell, which measured sight by four, and the walls were conetantly dripping with water, There the ex consul was forced to livo from March, 1884, until Juze 47th, 1883, the placo being infested with rats and ' loathsome vor- win His health, which was robust when he was fizst imprisoned, fsnow ontirely brckon dowa, and ho has becomo a viotim to both cousumption and chronic catarth, while his face is psle and hageard and gives every evi- dence of long suffering. Mr Van Bokelan 8 no meantion was paid by President Solomon to letters from Secretary Froylinghuysen, aud ho was not reloased until Secretary Bayard wrote to the Haytien president demaodiog his instant re- loase, stating at the samo time that il he was not xiliased & United States rcan-of- would ba dispatched to Port au Prince wif instructions to adopt severe messures if nees- sary, Tbe truth of the story is vouched for by the captiain an 1 purser cf tho steamer, B The Small Pox Epidemic Montresl, Mostaear Can,, August 23,—A meeting composed of the ablest medical practitioners of the dcminion and the states e ntiguiue, was held to-day at the office of the cousul-general of the United States to discuss the adoption of furlher meacures for the prevention of the spread of smsll resentatives of the Gri Pacific, Central Vermont, aud Boston & Mon- treal Air Line were present, It was decided to adoptevery safeguard tofconfine the con taglon to Montreal’s lwite, Public 1eports show that the epidemic is rapidly abating. Fifty cases were roported yesterday, but only viucteen were veritied, o ——— Curiositles for S, Lonis’ Blg Show, New Yonk, August 23— Congressman O'Neill, of 8t Louw, eecured at the Brook. 1yn navy yard to-day for the 8t, Louis ex- hibition, relics ¢f the (sreely expedition, em- braciog everything lately at the New Orleans exhibition, and fa addition had taken from tue mast head of the T elis the crow's vest from which the survivors wera discoveied, whioh together with the steam launch veed in lh'clu 1 scue, will bs u‘:: to 8t, z;nll.d The collection smouats to thiee ¢ir loads and wi'l be forwardud on Monday, iAbatiog at OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1885. WASHINGTON. The Treasury Depariment Has Tronble With an ¢x-Pension Agen’, The Haytien Minister's Salary-- Postal Card Famine, Soft-Snap Officers Going to Their Regiments. ot Mr, Keiley Heas Had Enough American Diplomatic Service— Neway Notes from the Oapital, WASHINGTON NEWS, A DERRLICT PENSION AGENT. WASHINGTON, August 28.—1It 1s stated at the treasury department that A, Wilson Nor- ris, late pension sgent at Philadelphia, is causing the acconnting officers of that depart- ment no little trouble because of his failure to forward his accounts for the month of June Inat, Norris was removed July 7, and accord- to the treasurer’s roport, had up to June 1 failed to account for advances amounting to $176,117. Judge Williams, third suditor of the treasury, has several times requested him to forward his accounts for examination, but so far Norris has not taken the shightest notice of his letter, In making his lnst for- mal request, the third _ suditor called Norris' attention to sestion 3,622 and 5,491 of the revised statutes, which re- quire that all officers who hold public funde for disbursement shall ronder a monthly account within ten days after the expiration of ench successive month, and provice that ofticers who fail to comply with this require- mont sha 1 be desmed guilty of embezzlement and subject to fine and imprisonment, This lotter, it is said, produced no bstter effect than 1ta predecearors, and the department officials are in_somewhat of & quandary sa how to proceed, Thers are mo charges of official integrity against Mr, Norris. GO NG TO THEIR REGIMENTS, But three armylofficersaffacted by Secretary Eadicott’s order, tenoirg men on long de- tached duty back to their regiments, have complied with the_ secretary’s instructions, These are Captain William W. Wheny of General Schofield’s stag, who has been on de- tached service ecighteen years and three months; Licutenant C. B, Schofield, of Gen- eral Schoficld’s staff, on detached duty six ears and nine moaths, and Captain J. 8, {thrmn, of General Hancocl's staff, on de- tached duty seventeen years. Ssveral of the officers who have not comphed with the order have telegrapted hera askiog that exceptions be made in their cases, but their friends in Washington have repliad that no exceptions csn be made. Tt is reported that some of the «flicers who have bzen on loog dstached ser- vice, will rosign fron. the army before they will join their rogiments, THEY WILL MAKE A DEFiNSE, The judge of the court of Alabama claims will probably prepare a defense and make a fight for the retention and payment of theit employes, It1s said at the court that the authority given to organizs included the au- thority to employ all clerical assistance, and that the force is barely sufficient to perform the work required of them and at one_time extra assistance hed to be employed, and this forco worked day and night. They assert that Judgo Lawrence, the former first comp- troller, approved of the establishment aud management of the cou:t, aud that he was ap- plied to for an nFinion to the authority of the court to employ more clerks, and he re- plied that the court had the authority in itself, POSTAL CABDS IN DEMAND, Third Assistant Postmaster-General Hazen has just returned trom the postal card factory at Castloton, N. ¥, The stock of postal cards on hand hes been reduced to a very small quantity, and fears were entertained that the supply under the new contract would not be available in time to maet the demand, The new cards already manufsctured do not meet the requirements of the department in qui ity, butit is expected as a reault of the of Mr, Hazen that an improvement will be made in this dizection, and that a stock suffi cient to meet the demands of the servize will be available before the exhaustion of the old supply now on hand, DEMANDING U A claim has Feen filed in thecourt of claims by John Lavgston, ex-minister to Hayt, for a balance alleged to be due from the United States on nccount of salary, His patition re- cites that 1o ealary of the position 1s properly 7,500, but owiog to the failure of con- gress to appropriate the necessary amount, he receivad duriog his last thrao years ana twenty-four days of rervice only $5,000 per annum. e sues for & balace of $7,666, GERMANY IMITATES AMERICA, TInformation has reached here that tho Ger- man govecrnment has recantly eent to S:uth America & commercial commission with the the same objact in view that was sought by the United States‘commission who have re- cently returned from that continent, The German commission i4 composed of ,Prince Frederick von Hohenlohe snd Herr von Scholer, and they propose to visit all the countrica of Central aud South America. KEILEY'S COURSE, A. M, Kailey is at th) state department to- day settling up his accounts, He has not yet resigned as United States minister to Austria, but will do so, He does not desire to_be re- appointod inthe diplomatic service, It was at his own suggestion that he did not go to Vienna when upposition was shown him and he returned to this country. HIS OFFER REJECTED, Acting Secretary Fairchild hns rejacted the offer of Julius A. Romberg to pay 5,100 in compromiss of judgments amounting to $103,- 000, obtained ou hiy lory bond in the cir- cul court in the distriot of Towa several yeacs ago, LETTER CARRIERS' LEAVE OFJACSENCE, Sixth Auditor McConvill has returned an opinion in regard to letter narriers’ leaves of absenca, He decides that they are entitled to fifteen daya leave in each year, Lut that the time of leave is at the discretion of the postaster of the officy where the carriers cerve, A WISE PRECAUTION, All wails coming from Canada sra to be thoroughly fumigated to prevent the introduc tion of smallpox into this country. A QUESTION AS TO WHO 1S THE MASTER, Bome time ago a statewent was telegraphed from this city, that a corfliot of suthority had srisen betwoen Secretary Endicott aud Lieut, Gon, Suendan; that a similar cofliot bad occurred batween ex Secret Lincoln and Sheridan, It also stated that ex-sec- retary wrote a letter to Sheridan defisivg the authority of both. All these assertions were denied by army officers, but that ex-Secrotary Live ln ~ did ' commuuicate with General Sheridan, and that the situstion is substan- tially as telegraphed is shown by a long lotter to General Sheridan, dated Janusry 17 last,] which is to be melivhad to-morrow by ' the Army aod Navy Journal, Withiu the E-z few days copies of tho com- munication have been sent to the general of the army and the generals commanding the various divisions, 1t sppears the tecrotary of war claims exc'usive command of all ff de- partmonts, whose heads wre chiefs of bureau. in the war depsrtment, except inepector- general aud adjutant-general. The commis- sary-gencral and quartermascer-general have recently taken ¢ lca‘fllnn- to receiving orderr from (seneral Sheridan, aed their pwition ir endorsed by the secietary of war. Now that the matter bas Leen offisially made publie the outcome of the difference between General Sheridan and Secretary Endicott is awaiied with interest, THE CATTLR CROWD VAMOOSING, Only four days remain of the forty allowed by the president’s proclamation for the re- moval of cattle and cattlemen from Indian territory, The war department was informed to-day that preparations have been mado for expediting he depacturs of the cattlemen, as all concerned aro fully possessed with tl idea that the cattlemen will move out of the territory in good faith and with all expedition possible, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PUGILISTIO, ARRESTING THR BOSTON BOY, CivoINNATI, August 28, <John L, Sullivan arrived yesterday afternoon and went directly to a hotel to avoid the crowds, The law and order league and the agent for the suppres- son of vice have consulted » lawyer, fwho the contest is clearlycontrary tolaw, He been directed to take necossary measures Ih)? it Cixorsyar, 0., August 28,—A constabls was sent to Chester park at noon with a war- rant for the arrest of John L. Sullivan on the charge of beiog_about to engage in & prize fight, At 2 o'clock the constable had not found Sullivan, When the constable found Sullivan and notified him to appear before Judge Huston, the pugilist started immedi- ately to the city to comply with the order, He did not, howeyer, appear in person before the court, but_his attorney appeared and gave a bond of §1,000 in his behalf to not engage in a prize fight, The other statute against glove contests has an exception in case of public gymunasiums and athletic clubs, and it is claimed that his conte:t will be under the au- spices of the Chester Park Athletic club, re. ccntly formed. The general feeling to-night is tlhlt there will be no further effort to in- terfere, THE TURK, RACING AT SARATOGA, SARrAT0GA, August 28, —Three-quarters of a mile ~Three-year-olds and upwards, Conk- ling won, Nora M., second, Vesta third. Time, 1:17, Miloand a furlong— Girofla won, Nettle socond, Blanton third, Time, 2:04. Mile and quarter—Leman won, Mono- gram second, Aunt Alice third, Time, 2:15. Mile—Una B,, won, Huron second, Lady of the Lake third, Time, 1:47. Three-quarters of a_mile ~Tabitha_won, Amber sccond, Carrlo Stawart third. Tiimo, 174, FHST FLYERS AT HAMPDEN PARK, SPRINGFIRLD, Mass,, August 28, —Attend- ance 3,00) at Hampden park to- Track fast. Ciasa 2:25: Fides won, Kate Ishler second, Tnez third, Brat time, 2:224. Class 2:20: Josle S, won, William Kearney sccond, Abbey third, Eddie Wilkes fourth, Best time, 2.8}, : Clingstone and Guy were driven three heats to beas 2:17 but were uusuccessful. Best time, 2:23, F {Class 2:19—Unfinished: Billy Button won the tirst heat, Adele Gould won the second heat. Best time, 2:19§, AT MILWAUKER. MILWAUKSE, August 25, Loaf won, Dr. Smith second, Geniver third, Magna Wilkes fourth. Best time, 2:334, « Iass 2:25—Pacin Sh;mmuk won, Follon Silver second. Best time, Dousman_ stakes—Eiv Speogus won, U. L. 24 -yenr-olds: Coltina C. second. Best timo, THE EAST BAGINAW MERTING, ' EaST SAGINAY, Mich., August 28,—Class 2:40—Trotting: Orphsn Boy won, Kambow second, ¥, A. Kirby third, Gracs Darling fourth, Beat time, 2:30, = Claes 2:18 — Pacirg — ufinished: Jordan won firet and second hoats, Little Mack won fourth and fifth heats, Goorgetown third. Best time, 2:203. SPEED TRIALS AT BRIGHTON BEACH, BrIoHTON BeacH, August 23,—Weather fine, track f attendauce large. Fivo. eighths of a mile—two year olds: Saluda won, Ursuline Nun and Scottish Lass dead heat for second place. Time, 1:08} Seven-eighths of a mile: Joe S. won, Hick- ory Jim second, Binion third,, Time, 1:27§. Mile: Whizglg won, Windsail second, Broughton third. Time, 1:44}, Mile and one-eighth: Eonnie Australlan ;v?:, Punka second, Kansas third, Time, Mile and a quarter ~all ages: Reculted in a dead heat betw2en King Fan and Mies Brew- ster, Burgomaster third, Time, 2:10. In the run-off Miss Brewster won. Time, 2:15, Hurdle race—short course: Tilford won, él:!enge second, Harry Mann third, Time, :15, BASE BALL, GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAY, A Cincinnati—Ciacinnati 14, Pittsburg 6. At Philadelphla—Providence 1, Philadel- phia 2 At New York—Metropolitans 2, Ath- letics 4. At New York—Boston 1, Now York 2. At 8¢, Louie—8t, Louis 4, Buffalo 7. ——— Suffering of an Ice-Crushed Whaling Crew, Havrax, N, 8,, August 28,—~The steamer Nova Scotian, which arrived here to-day from Liverpool, brought from St. Johns, N, F,, Capt. Trablossom and twenty-oms of the crew of the American whaling brig Isabella, which was lost in fc> in Hudson's Straits, The Isabella railed from New Bedford May 27. 1684, and entered an ica pack on Jaly 11 She was crushod in tho ica on the 2)th of the same month, twenty miles north of North Biuff, All of the crow, twenty-thres 1n nume ber, aud o stowawsy, were maved. They wandered sbout on the ice for four days, ruf- ferivg intensely from cold, They finaly reached a seltlement called Acalior, god re. maived thore until September, when the whaler Eira arrived off the place aud they were all taken on board and kindly cared for, but owing to the scarcity of food on the Eire, bath crews had to be put on thort allowance. While on board the Eira, one of the Isabells's stew, & Swede named Francis Peniro, died of -hm::g ‘The rest of the n.en areall in good ealth, e —— Cutiirg Rates—kock Island Dissatis- faction, 010460, August 28.—Easthound frelght rates assumed an aspect of marked demorali- zation to-day, The regular rate for grain bas been pupposed to be twenty cents, and for provisions twenty-five cents, To-day the roads admitied muking cuts of five cents all and 1t is known that kome were accept- lug(c en a8 low as twelvo and & half cents for grain, Rumors of the intention on the part of the Ruck Island road to withdraw from the Colo- sado-Utah pocl were confirmed to-dsy. The statement is authoritatively made that the Rock Island, disatisfied with the recont award of percentage, had deciced to give im- mediate notice of withdrawal, e —— Ex-Pension Agent Norris Claims His Accounts Are Sura‘gar, Pairaverenra, Pa., August 28,—Col, Nor- rig, ex panslon agent, beiog out of town, Huckle, his clerk, who haa been preparing the accounts of the peneion cffice for the last month of his chie’s occupaucy of the place, was seen this evening, aud said that only one letter had been received from the department since Col. Norris lelt the poeition, and that was within & fow days. ““The $176,1'7 re- ferred to in the dispatch,” eaid Me. Huckle, “'has never bien in the sion of Col. Nor- rly, nor gould he draw sgainet it. The money, a8 the Washicgton people kno bresent momens in the treas artien The accounts will be sent in in o few duye.” PULLING THE STRING Sudden Eadiog of @ Carcer of Batchery and Beastialily in Texas, Lynchers at Work in Dakota and the Lone Star State. A Midnight Murder Sends Two Policemen to Eteraity. The Hangman's Oontribation—COleve- land’s Oolorado Horsethief in Uourt—Gther Oriminal Matter's, TAE SWELLING REDUOED, LOCKIR, THE TEXAS m_n;lllln, LYNOHED BY A MOB, Nxw York, August 28, —Dispatches printed here from San An‘onia, Texas, eays. Intorma- tion from San Marcos reports a mob of sev- enty-five persons at Blanco Wednesday night went to the jail, and demanded of Sheriff Jockson the keys, Jackson did not have them and declared he could not procare them, After a struggle Jackson was overpowered and the keya found on his person, The mob en- tered the jail, took out Lockie, the man who committed the wholesale murder in Johnson City a few days since, and h: ngsd him after obtaining atement in roy to his crimea, Lockie made a full confession and said he had intended to kill the members of three or four families besides those he murdered, ~He was prevented from dolng 8o by his cartridges giv- ing out, THE REPORT CONIIRMED, AvsTIN, Tex., August 25.—The reported Iynching of Al. Lockie, the quintuple mur- derer, at Blanco Oity, is confirmed by a stage driver who arrived here to-day. Ha says that at 9 o’clock on Wednesday night, a party of about sixty unmasked men stormed the jail, overpowered the eheriff, and earrted Lockie to a neighboring grove, When asked whether he had ruined his davghter as was rumored, he replied that he had not, He did not inquire whether his daughter was dend or not, and was under the impres- sion that he had kiiled six persons outright, instoad of five, for he sasid he had intended killing six more, aud had not done 8o only be. cause his ammunition gave out. At this point the mob, not caring to hear more of his bloodthiraty story, strung him up to a tree and left him haogiog there, The driver also stated that the body was still hanging to the tree when he passed the spot at 11 o'clock on Thursday morning, LYNCHED AT STURGIS, DR, LYNCH'S MURDERER STRUNG UP. Sk, PAvL, August 27, —A special to the Pioneer Press trom Sturgls, Dak., ssys: The coroner’s inquest i the caso of Dr. H. P, Lynch, assassinated while seatod reading in his store at Sturgis, Saturday oveuing, re- sulted in & verdiot criminating Ross Hollis, steamer Felton as follows: ‘‘Felton explosion was dynamite and the people who had it had not intended to explode it. They were on the boat at the time and were taking it home to use, It will be impossible for you to ditcover them, bt to remove susplcion of evil intent from others this statement is m Your investigation should be to that end,” The :nu evidently was written in a disguised and, Townsend Assisted to Turn Up His Toes, Hustsvivie, Ala, August 28.—Charlie Towneend, a negro, who murdered an old man named Freeman at Madison, about nine miles from here, was hanged in the county jml to-day. Townsend entercd the store of Free- man the evening of December 8th, 1884, snd asked for a nickel's worth of peanuts. The old man stooped down to get them out of & barrel, and while in that position the negro precured an axe which he had in a convenient rllcu. and struck the old man, cut his throat rom ear to ear with » knife, and robbed him, getting only §23, The Haogman's Contribution, St Louts, August 28 —Samusel W. Collins was hanged this morning at Bowling Green, Mo,, for the murder of Owen Utteibook, Mrs. Utterbock, widow of the murdered man, with ber two children, five and eight years 0'd, wero present at the execution, Ths mur- der occurred in September, 1884 heard Utterbock had been slandering his wife. He sought him and_killed . The execu- tion passed off quietly in the presence of an immense crowd. —_— Another Neck Twisting, Niw OrLEANS, La., August 28.—A special to the Times-Democrat reports the hanging of Shelby Montgomery at Talladega, Ala., to- day for the murder of J>hnson Green, on the 27th of lost December. The Cuban Filibustering Expedition a Myth, Key West, Fla,, August 28.—Very little is known here of the filibastering expedition said to have sailed from this port last night, It waa reported that a few mon weie seen by some night watchmen going toward a small pier in the upper harbor, accessible only to small boats, carrying packages looking as if they conteined carbines, 'The Spanish con- sul says that the echooner Emma M. Fox, which was reported as having sailed for Laguma, Mexico, took perhaps fifteen or twenty Cubans from small boats in the har- bor, and that they have probably gone to Cuba, The revenus cutter Dix was at Cedar Keys, and there was no vessel here to send in pursuit, o —— A Railroad Bond Sult, NEkw YoRk, August 28.—The Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railwsy company be- gan action to-day In the United States circuit court azainst the Central Trust company, of this state, for the recovery of 147 unexecuted bonda, of the value of $1,000 each, which, it is alleged, the trust company unlawfully with- held from the plaintiffs, “These bonds were left in charge of the bank note company, and it 18 alleged that the trust company obtained them unlawfully, el SRR A Crooked Pension Agent, NEW Onreass, August 28.—A. R, Hender- corporal of Company A, Tweuty-fifth infan. ry, who is under arrest. It developed that n few days ago Hollis assaulted a woman of the town in a shameful manner, breakiog a num- ber of her ribs, and inflicting other serious in- juries. Dr, Lynch, called to attend the woman, indignautly denounced Hollis, threat- ening to_Gle a crimioal complaint against him, This threat, coupled with jeal- ousy in the belief that Lynch was too at- tentive to the injured womsn, rankled in the mind of Hollis until Saturday evening, when he deserted the post as guard, ex- changed clothing with and borrowed a six- ooter of a friend, sneaked into the store, shot his victim and escaped, Upon receiving the verdiot of the coroner's jury, the populace at Sturgis became greatly excited, and at 10:30 Inat evening proceeced to the calaboose, overpowered the two guards, took the pris- oner to a secluded point back of the Catholic church and hanged him. Rumors of the in- tention of friends of Hollis to burn the town intensified the excitement, and paople armed themselves for an emergency. A. company of soldiers from Fort Meade remained in town over night, but no demonstration occurred, DIED ON DUTY, TWO POLICEMEN SHOT DOWN AT GENEVA, ILL, CHicaco, IIl, August 28,—A mysterious doubls murder was comuatted at about 12 o'clock last night at Geneva, Kane county, 111, the victims belog two of the three offi- cers who constitute the police force of the town. The deed was committed rightin the center of the placa, near tha court house, Soma dozan shots were heard by the resi- dents in the neighborhood, given in quick succession, about midnight, but no one left bed to find out the causs of the turmoil It was reserved for a party returning from a picnic bout 1 o’clock to find the bodies of the murdered men and raise an alarm, Officer McNatt was found dead with a bullet hole in the region of the heam, His revolver, & five - chamber, empt; Iying npear him, Several rods A on the tidewalk was fonad Officer Giraut, aleo with a bullet holo in his breast, still breathiog slightly, but unconscious, and the last life spark dyiog out, He was taken home, 8 few blocks distant, and died on the way, A yot there is no_clew to the verpetrators of the foul crime, It is snrmisod that both officers died in the discharge of their duty, There have been several attempted burglaries in town of lste. Itis supposed that last night the officers discovered burglars either at work or leaving the sceno of unlawfal activity and that in an_attempt to arrest them the officers wero killed, An Honorable D.mocrat in Court, Dexves, Col, Augost 27,—Kansss City Journal epecial: The Hon. O, P, Judd, the democrat who was honored by President Cloveland with tho first Colorado appoint- ment, and who, & fow days ago, was arrested on & chargs of horse stealing, was given his preliminary examination befors Justice Sopris #t 10 o%clock this morniog. Judd was held in $300 bonds for hia sppesrance at the criminal court, and the justico took bis peraonal recog- nizauce, At the closs of the ovidence, Justice Sopris eald there was no doubt in his wind but that Judd wae a kleptomaniac, and that his counsel would probably have little difficulty in proving the fact before a higher court, But it was not in the jurisdiction of a justice court to coneider such a defense no matter bow well informed the court might e on the subject, and the justice said thet therefore he wou'd be compellad to beld the prisoner to & higher court, A Ooo! Murderer, LawRENCE, Masy., Avgast 26,—Heary M. Goodwin, who yesterday shot and killed Albert 1D, Swan, was arraigaed this moraing Ho pleaded “ot geilty” aud was committed without bail to await the action of the grand jury, Ho iy very cool aad collected, and spends his time reading snd chattiwg with tae officer in th e A Clue to the Feiton Explosion, PaiLADELPEIA, August 28,—Chlef Detec- tive Kelly received an suonymous note this mornirg in referencs to the explosion on the &0, colored, prominent in the days of recon- struction, and now cccupying the position of United States collector of pensions for the | widows.and orphaus of deceased_colored gol- diers, was arrested at Lake Pontchartrain to-day, charged with forging the name of a decensad colored widow to & pansion claim, and forging the name of witnesses thereto, —— An Open Switch Deraiis & Train, CHATTAN00GA, August 28.—A train on the Georgia division of the East Tennessee, Vir- ginia & Georgin railway was wrecked by run- ning through an open switch near Rorns to- day. Williame, a section hand, was instant]; killed, aud Eogineer Powers, Fireman Fel- lows and others seriously iojured. No passen- gors wero hurt, R The Weath ‘WasHINGTON, August 28,—Upper Missls- sippi: Generally fair weather except 1 southern portion, light local rains, variable winde, stationary temperature In southern portion, slight fall in temperature in northern portion, Missouri Valley: Light local raims, vaia- ble winds, elight fall in temperature, e — A Waning Bank Run, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 28,—The ex- citement at the main and branch offices of the Spring Garden bank has greatly sub- sided, A Jine of about fifty depositors was at the main office at 10 o’olock this morning. There was o xush as for tho past two cage, and no unususl crowd at the branch cffices e —— 8t, Louis Boat Builders Assign, Sr. Louvis, Mo, August 28,~The Great Western Iron Boat Building company, Theo- dore Allen acd Anthooy H. Biaisdell, pro- pristors, filed a deed of avsignment this after— noon for the benefit of thewr creditora, As- sots, $37,000; liabilities, unknown, v A Texas Steer ¢n the Track, GaLveston, Texas, August £8,—News special from, McGregor, Texas: This morn. ing the west bound passenger train on the Texas & 55 Louis, ran into a bull on the tr ‘I'he entire train was derailed. Mrs. D, E. Hill, an aged lady, was fatally injured, aud ssveral others were more or less injured, —— Skipped With the Company's Fands, INpiaNapous, Ind,, August 28,—Ripley, assistant ticket agent of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, nt Ls Fayette, decampad last night with $7,000 of the company’s money, the procoeas of the sale of excursion tickets yest-rday. Ripley cams from Ohicago about & year ago ——— Fourteen Lives Lost in the Houthern Oyclone, UHARLESTON, 8. 0., August 28 —Fourteen lives were lost by the wreck of thres Baaufort pilot boats, the ¥, W. Schoper, Walter Smith and John Stoddard, in. the) storm Tuesday, The bodies have not been recovered. e ——— A Fat Falli av Denyer, Danves, August 28 —Willlam Rowarth, dealer in hardware at Central City, dry goods at Pusblo, and cattle at various parts of the stato, was atteched to-day for $12,000, Other attachments sre to follow, Eitimated liabilities, $90,000; nominal assets, $100,000; actual uoknown, o ——— Cattle Dylog With Texas Fever, Kaskakgg, Ill, August 25 —Texas fever appaared amongst & herd of 200 cattle, owned by Herman Giodwin, near Kankakee, Six hive already died and many others have the dissase, C ———— The Geneva Boat Races, Geneva, N, Y., August 27,—For the final heat in professional eculliog race here to-day starters were Haolan, McKsy, Hamwm and Harmer, The distance three miles with turn, Haunlsn beld the lead throuzhout and won by - Ilnnhl; time,21:884; McKay tecond, Iu the consolation race Dabinett, Homer, Teneyck and Lee were contestants, Loe wou, time 21:43; Teneyck second, NO. 61 THE MARKETS. Prolific Pastures of the West Pouring Their Product into Eastorn Marts, Meeting With Low Prices==~Wheat Still on the Decline, The Orops of the Northwest Free from Damags by Irost—Business and Railrond Notes, OHICAGO STOCK MARKET. CATTLR, Special Telegram to The Brr, Onioaco, August 28,—The receipts of cattle for to-day were 8,000 against 7,700 las Friday, making about 43,000 for the week so far againat 45,000 far tho same time last weok, Trade was rather elow, at the decline noted yosterday, namely 160 to 300 per 100, The outside drop was on common and medium art grass and_qraesy natives, Prime corn Tod natives of 1,400 80 1,600 average, are yot making about $6,76@0 05, but anything be- low prime and fancy must sell for whatever the salesmen can get. For such thelr is no standurd or guide to go by, for inatance, thero were transactions at $4.75 for 1,080 1b, steere, and again 1 300 1b, steers sold for the sama price, Cow stock and other low grade natives touched extremely low figuros, and will continue to sell st low prices for some time, Texans are away down, ranging be- twoen $2.00@8.50 for eouthern ' and £3.00@8 75 northern. Range stock from the morthwest, Including droves from Idaho, Wyoming and Montan sold within a range of 83.50@4.60, The I iced cattle_ were for a drove togointoa tillery at Peorin, Texas cows and bulls 8.1d at $1.30@2.10, and native cows and bulls at 82,00 to $2.50. Stockers sold at $2.(0 to $3,00 for odds and ends, $3 20 to $3 80 for selected stock, Oalves are eelling betwesn 9 and 815 per head., ety 0 to 1,60) Ibs, $5 20@ Shipping steers 1, 570; 1,200 to 1,8:0 1lbs, $475@5.20; 980 to 1,200 1lbs, $4.00@0.00. Stockers and feeders, $2.6)@4.00. Cows, bulls and mixed, 81.75@4 00. Bulk, $3.00@8.5). Through Texan cattlo s shade weaker; 950 ibs, $3.00@3.60; 750 to ¥00 1by, $2 80@3,20; 600 to 700 1be, $2.50@3 00 Westera rangers lower; natives and half broeds, $100@4.70; cows, $2 75@8,50; wintered Texans, $8 15@3 50, Salea—140 Wyoming Texans, 1,068 Ibs, 46; 320 Wyom(ng Texans, 1,048 1bs, $3 35 219 Idahos, 1,190 lbs, $4.4 84 Colorado “Texans, 463 1bs, $3.10; 256 Wyoming Texans, 979 lbs, $3.55, HOGS Roceints for the day 16,500 against 10,790 last Friday, ma¥ing about 77,950 for the week 80 far, against 62,950 for the sams time last week. This market opencd slow and unset- t'ed, finally closing 5@10s lower, maklng a drop for the two daya equal to 10@20c. Best assorted and relected heavy sold at $4.46@ 4.60; fair to good mixed, $4.8084.45; and packers at $4.00@4.25. Light sorts sold at $426@4 70, and ekips at any price salosmen could get. Mixed and rough, $3.85@4.20; pockiog and shipping, 200 to 200 lbs, $1.20 @1.60; light weights: 180 to 170 lba, $4.45@ 475; 183 to 200 ibe, $1,00@4 40; skips, $2.75 @3.75, THE GRAWN PIT, WHEAT. Special Telegram to The Bex. CHICAGO, August 28.—There was a strong opening in wheat to-day, and ‘‘shorts” ap- peared anxious to cover, In consequence, there was an early advance of §@hc, October selling up to 8332, and then fluctusted for some (ime, and Hoally became weak and sold off 13c from highest figures, clesing on the regular board fc lower than yesterday, and declined }c additional atthe afternoon seseion, The Liverpool matkot was quoted as being firmer, but beyond this there was no outside news to affect the market, and it was governed mainly by speculation. = Receipts were fair and shipments only moderate. The westher w8 fine, ond this was cited as one of the reasons for the decline, CORN, The market ruled moderately steady but values were somewhat weaker, Receipts smaller, and the prices at one time ruled a shade higher, but gradually fell back and closed on the regular board fc under yoster— day, with a further decline in the afternoon of 1@jc for near futures. Railroad freights were reduced five cents per hundrad pounds, and receipts for the day were smaller, OATS, A corner for some tims threatenirg in August deliverlea for oats, faded out of sight to-day, for although the market upened firm and advanced fc over yesterday’s closinge, tho demsnd was limited und trade was slow, Offerings increascd and the price finally broke 2§c from the outside, reacted tlightly, and closed steady, PROVISIONS, Mes pork opened o lower, rallied 20@25c, and closed steady. e — Northwestorn Crops Not Damaged by Froer, OH1cAGO, August 28 —Aszooiated prers cor- respondents throughout the northwest were instructed to-day to wire thisevening whether frosts bud been reported, and if sny damage to crops had resulted. All dispatches received indicate that up to date there has been no general frost, and that in the scattered loc.l- ities where iv has been observed the deposit as @ rule was light, ioflicting little or no injory, O:hkosh and Lacrosse, Wis,, mention” slight_frosts with trifling damage, Bloomwgton, IlL, says the froet in_ that vicinity yester’ay was harmless, In Iowa, Davenport_snd Kookuk reply, *'no frost yet," and from Winoas, Minn , Yaoktop, U, T, and Omahs, Neb, came telegrams announc- g :'n theas states a precisely similar condition of affsirs, That Tired Feeiing The warm weather has a debilitating effect, especlally upon those who are within doors most of the time. 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