Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 5, 1886, Page 2

STILL DISCUSSING SURPLUS. | Benators Give Their Views On the Meaning of Morrison's Resolution. STRINGS OF FIGURES AND FACTS. from tl jol v vi They are edgment,” S natic of in th M no A ul [ an m 80 forced on the + sent to the pr in three day ffort to Fix the Time of Adjourn- t Fails—The House Reaches No Conclusion in Editor Cutting's Case. me Work of the Senate, WASHINGTON, August 4.—Mr library, report int resolation accepting from William 11, anderbilt and Julia Dent Grant articles of rtu and art presented by the various fe an governments to the late Ul 8. Grant, pted “with grateful nowl- nd are to be held by the Unite and preserved and protected in the al musenm tor the use and inspeetion the people of the United States. Passe The senate bill extending the system of mediate delivery to all articles bearing an mmediate delivery stamp” was passed. On motion of Mr. Hoar the senate took up e vetoed pension bill of Margaret D. archand. the question being on its passage ptwithstanding the president’s objection: fter brief debate the bill was postponed ntil the noxt session. Mr, Sewell then called up the nouse bilt aning to the same lady the same pension nd it was passed Mr. Allison again called up the adjourn- ent resolution and offered an amendment as to make the hour 10 o'clock to- ommittee on ate ed {hat action would not be solution, Bills had just been ident that he conld not read among them the river and bor bill, which would require a day to ko through it. de He did not know that the presi- ent wanted an hour or whether he wanted four ot five days. Mr. MeMillan expressed the hope that the resolution would not be acted on now Wi Mr. Hoar mquired whether the president as at the eapitol now, as had been the ¢ tom of other presidents at” the close of the e W to adjourn atall the time should now b it or understood why there was an bil it ,time sion. 1t so e might be communicate ith o1 the subject ewell sald he had understood from the rolary of war tiat the president would be the capitol to-day. 3 Mr. Cullom thought that if eong S were tixed business should be proceeded with in an derly manner, Mr, Conger opposed the mmendment. He urgency to adjournment, so the president would we toexamine the river and harbor 11, president ought to have sufl I time, and |lhl~ friends of the bill understood to 10 amination too, They were o the decent reasol propared secutive Wle “““tho very important bill, and so far as he (8 have it. do the work of the countr; “onger) could help, the president would Senators were hired by the year to nd’ should they not, in the interest of public business, give two or thre more time when the con- stituents of most of them demanded it? If he knew of any ni gress 1o sta an tal bi by M ns whieh would compel con- p would exercise that mean: nd he thought he could, if necessary, enter in the senate for eight or nine hours. The senate then took upthe vetoed pension 1l ot John 8, Wil and was adiressed t. Plumb in its Aftera long dis- eussion u vote was taken on the passage of the bill and resulted—yeas, 195 nays, 15. qu tion for the . for militar order for fir * o H resolution if it should statem treasury on the Sist of g(. about $50,000,000 as was at this moment (beyond' .+ gold dedicated fo the. re acks and agreed to of A « enue for the by about § year, sumed tl; would exceed that of last ver The total amount of appro Year (ex eluding the ri Was 8204,785,5 ear, an increuse harbor bill) of about cre: 000,000 in deliciencies, penses of the government this y ropriations e prow d enues should be the [ and No 1o O motion of Mr. Cullom the Joint resolu- eptunce of lands near Chicago purposes was made tho special "llll‘wll(l\'ul the next session. n from the conference committee esolution, submitted a re) N'I;L I Mr. Allis ) the surplus @ presented n summary of the effects o become a law. The 1t of the assets and liabilitie the uly showed a balane against @ balg 30Ul ot June, 5o that the) $100,000,000 in emption of green- beyond the working balance by " the resolution) a surplus SG60,000,000 in the treast pplied to the payment of the piiblic debt. lie receipts froni customs and intern: 75,000,000 on th nonth of July this year exe 000,000 th ts “for July las thought that it might safely be as at the revenue for the eurrent year r by 810,000,000, iations ‘for’ the ion bill and harbor biil, §! inst $216,500,2% uding the rive ,000,000, OF L §16,000,000 were 1 pensions and 80 For the ordinary ding the tortific; ar the ap- ceded lnst year's by 82,47, 1€ all the appropriations were e g the present fiscal year, and the re as sty ore, there would s 0o 1 ill be a surplus of about $47,000,000 over and above the expendi- tures, not including the sinking fund. 000,000 of the he caleulated t Joint resolution) $10 de With surplus over and aboye liabiiities, and $60,- prese thalance of $40,000,000, here would be paid (under the 7,500,000 on the public ebt during the current fiscal year, Mr. Beck suggested that the revenues 20 from customs_and internal revenue would probably be 15 or 20 cent wmore than last year, estimate, Tan $25 4 treasury estimate this statement, are the same as last - I Mr, Allison preferred to tale the treasur. hich was that the revenues woul §:25,000,000 or §30,000,000, ear fho actial revenue 000,000 or £30,000,000 more than the Mr. Allison=—Soit did. Tdesire toemphasize ssuniing that the revenues ar i that the expend- the appropriations ures are kept within (which are $33,000,000 more than last year) there will_be paid during the current “fiscal ear §107,500, ) on the publie debt, or within 20,000,000 of all the debt that can be paid u ntil 1901, Judging by the past no det mentas likely to oceur1f this joint resolution shall become a law. 8 . 8 eve By this resolution 100,00,000 in gold hus been absolutely d voted and dedicated to the payment of Units tates notes and for no ol purpose what- o that, keeping in mind that we are to have a law (in this joint resolution) which will put it out” of the power of w.the secretary of the treasury to touch one «dollar of that $100,000,000 s; for t) Dose of redeenming considering the f et that we had on the 1st of ' August over and above that amount in gold, *“money and bullion of about $50,000,000, w ean (is 1 have tiscal year to thy et “lution any dedic “ehango of law whate reserve for United ~1h aid) apply $107,000,000 in this pavment of, the publie debt, altofether from Mr, ) thit by the joint reso- of $100,000,000 or any er in relation to the What the pect it still Mr, Beek dissented Ilison’s assum States n he law was betore in that rewained. Mr, Allison—Then you wean to say that “the dedication was a law before, + Mr, Beek—1f $100,000,000 was deducted by fore,it is now. 1f not It is not, 1 donot col ider that it was, ands jnst as it did, ‘We will argue that point hereafter when the _question comos up in regard to dedication. o In the mean time we ought to use all the available money in the treasury to pay off the public debt, an f wo eannot do that the country will demund a reduetion of taxi- tlon. all the available balance in Mr. Edmunds agreed with Mr. Beck that the treasury hould be used to reduce the public debt, it that could be done with safety to the public in- tevest, and that was all that 3he senator from Kentucky meant, He differed from that tor most " decidedly, what t had dispite Ln fiulu coin (not ol nd nbnuluteli' to that purpose. o however, in reza the joint resolution wmeant, beén open to doubt and heretofore — whother — §100,000,000 ilver) was in the treasury (as it in fact was hela) demption of United Stales notes. devoted formally N agreed r from Lewa that for tho first e 14 ; by (his tesolution it was ith the senal time in the legislation of the country the Sjouse of represintatives, rising to the - v .tu- eo of the occasion, and building (he rould not say better than it knew) but as well as it knew, had expressly doclared that e ere must be hererafter (by foree of positive W) held in the treasu {In gold $100,000,000 the redemption of United States notes, d that that reserve must be kept un all the All that had been done beside wulate the secretary of the treasury to do which his predecessors have done—r the public ‘debt as fast as itis safole : Call declurod that If ho hud supnosed the effeet of the joint resolution woiid be i ! to dedicate this 8100,000,000 absolutely to that purpose, he wonld have voted against it. The sonference report was agreed to with- out division. and_the senate, rejecting a mo- tion to go into executive session, adjourned. The House Procecdings. WasmNare August 4.—~The senate amendments to the fortification appropriation bill were non-concyrred in, and Mossrs. For- ney, Randall and Butterwort® were appoint= ed conferees, Mr. Morrison, of Tllinois, called up the con- ference report on the surplus joint resolution. Mr. Morrison thought the resolution as it passed the house had been a wise and con- servative measure. The resolution as agreed upon by the committee in conference was, it secemed to him notso good a measure, yet in the present condition of the treasury and bonded debt it would accom- [ plish all that would have been done undet the resolution as it passea the house, Mr, Weaver, of loawa, opposed the confer- ence report, Mr. Hewitt, of New York, said those who asked for this measure were voting for a measure which would bring the country a sii- ver basis as surely as the sun - would rise to-morrow. resolution served notice upon men who owned the property of the country that thero was 1o be a transfer from a gold to a_silver basis, by which 25 per cent of all the property of the country would change hands - without the consent of the owners, Mr. Bland of Missouri, spoke, against the report of the conferees and Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky, defended jt. Alihough he was in favor of the original house resolution, yet if ho could not get'a whole loaf he was ' will- ing to take half a Joaf, M. Hiscock of New York, would vote for the adoption of the conference report. When e proposition was proeented, which wns so conservative that he could see no_danger in it, e believed it to be the part of wisdom to aceept. Messrs. Cannon, of Ilinois, and_Brown, of Indiana, favored’ the —conference report, though they regretted that the resolution had 1Ot Deeth passed in its otiginal shape. gyihe report was adopted-—yeas, 11903 nays, Mr. Oates, of Alabama, asked unanimous consent to report from the judiciary commit- tee and to have Tmmediately considered the resolution deciding that it i alleged that the president and directors of the Union Pacitic railroad company, without the consent of congress and in violation of law, issued i 18535 and 6 per cent_ collateral tiust bonds that in 185 and 1854 they paid dividends, not: withstanding the compa the time owed a gross floating debt of SI13,000,000, and that in 1885 and 18% they guaranteed the interest of the bonds of the Oregon Short Line railroad company in violation of law and empowering the judiciary committee, by stib-committec, to investigate these allegn- nd all fac ting thereto, to sit dur- ing the re ort to the louse by bill or ot blod, “The re ittee on foreign re- i to the Cutting case was then presented by Chairman Belmont. Mr. Hitt of lllinois said that the resolutions seemed to be the unanimous re- port of the committes on- for The resolutions had been adopted by committee yesterday when the correspond- ence upon which they were based was in manuseript and when the only Information before the committee was contamed in the report of the secretary of state. In that re- poIt it was stated that a_demand had been made forthe release of Cutting and that the Mexican government had refuscd to release him. Acting upon this he (Hitt) had as- nfed to the resolutions. Since then he had _reaa “the correspondence, and in- stead of the Mexican government_having refused the demand of the United States it had shown every spirit of compliance. There on, there was no- defiance, there very nearly humiliation in_the tone of feeble government before the demand of the secretary of state- iu tho name of the presic Mr. of the com iin, of Texas, said that so far from declining 'the offer to be released on bail, Cutting had been convie- ted and was now awaiting sentence, M. Hitt said congress had no official in- formation about that. "He had heard three or four versions of that to-dav from various nevspapers and various persons, and one man had told him that Mexican authorities expected to get-at the end of the case to-day, and that the man would be at.liberty. But hedid not -know that- there was a word of truth in any one of these stories. The gov- arment wis doing in this case, what it had done in a hundred other cases, interfering to ci slease of one of its citizens. . like England, bring a fleet to bombard New York? No: and the gentle- man’s mind mightsuggest an answer to the tion why, in the “case of one country, rs were conducted slowly, and in the case of the other, great swiftness was used. 1le haa contidence in the secr of state, eved that the secref competent to munage the diplomatic complication o demand he had made had been answered in o ar 'y Was friendly spirit. I was for our interest, it was for the sake of all nations, that we should reserve peace. ‘The secretary knew he had he backing of all congressand all Americans in defending the rights of Americans every- where. Never | y ain tone of voice uttered by this congress on that subject, Mr. King, Louisiana, said that Consul Brigham was a constituent of his and he knew him to be a man of high standing and learning, and one fully qualified for the posi- tion he lield. Mr. Belmont of New York was somewhat surprised that his colleague (Hift) should havo changed his opinion on this subject. His friend denied that Mexico had refused the den of this country, but he could find no better authority than the'secretary of state, and that officer had declared that Mex- ico had refused to release Cutting, He com- mented upon and denied the correctness of the position tuken by Mexicoand upon which the case hangs, Pending further diseussion the house ad- journed until 10 o'clock to-morrow. g THE BASE BALL RECORD. ncoln Defeats Leadville By a Close Score—Other Games, LiNcory, Neb,, Augnst 4,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The tirst of the series of four games between the Lincoln and Lead- ville clubs was played on the grounds of the home elub to-day, and as the mascotte of the Lincoln elub was in jail the home team were winuers by a score of 5 to 4. Hifner pitched afine game for Lincoln and was well sup- ported by Hoover behind the bat up to the ninth inning, when the game stood in fayor of the visitors, But 1 the ninth Lincoln took courage, made two runs, and won the zame, OTHER GAM Ar CulcAGO— Clicago. 0211000 *¢g Washingtons....2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 Base hits—Chicago 7, Washington 8. Er- rors—Chicago 7, Wushington 8, Umpire— Skinner, PHIA— 04000010 1-6 0030000 0-3 s—St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 3t Louis 9, Philadelphia 5, Um- IYIIH{. T New Yorg— New York 20300016 8-14 Kansas City.....0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—4 Pitchers—Keefe and Whitney. First base hits—New York 16, Kansas City 7. Errors New York 2, Kansas City, 0. Umpire— Eliot, AT PITTSBURG-—~ Pittsburg . 22010000 0-5 Brooklyn 01200000 0-3 Pittsburg 10, Brooklyn 4. 4, Brooklyn 8. Umpire— 7, Errors— pire— A Plttsburg s 03101045 0-18 Baltimore, 1238005710 #*-16 s—Conway and Pechineyv, Powell hill. First base hits—Cincinnati 14, Baltimore 1 frrors—Cineinnati 7, Balti- more s, Umpire—Walsh, AT Bostox i1 0010040 %—g ft'22200i.1 0.0 0210004 rst base ‘hifs — Boston 18, Detroit 10, —3oston b, Detroit 8, Umpire—Ful- St , Metropoli- tans?, Errors—St. Louis 3, Metfopolitans 5. Upire—Valen AT LOUISVILLE=" Louisville........1 3 0 5 0 4 0 0 0—13 8000000025 1se hits—Louisville 12, Athletie 8, Errg Louisville 5, Athletic 6. Umpire-— Bradley e Grain Dealers Fail. CitteAGo, August 4—The grain comwmis- inission firm of William R, Harvey & Co. has faifed. The liabilities are large. THE FARMERS ARE JUBILANT An Average Orop of Small Grain and a Good Outlook For Corn, TWENTY COUNTIES HEARD FROM. How the Rain Will Benefit Corn, Al- though it Came Rather Late— High Prices Lookea For This Fall. |Specials to the Bee.| BROWN COUNTY. Loxa Pixg, August 4.—The rains have saved all thecfops in Brown county that mature later than wheat. Wheat will average fifteen bushels per acre, The grain is somewhat shriveled but is hard, Corn_lhas developed wonderfully since the rains set in, but farmers are fearing too much rain, It will average forty bushels. Vegetables are doing well.” A" very large crop of potatoes is expected. As a rule farmers are feeling good over the prospeets, for they haye re- ceived a three-fifths crop of wleat and oats already. ne 'AT.O COUNTY, KeARNEY, Neb., August 4.—Wheat will average about fifteen bushels per acre and 12 extra fine in quality. The recent rains are ust the thing for the corn crop. It came just n time to make the crop a very fine oneand is not too much. "The prosvects are now that Buffalo county never had a_finer corn crop than it will have this fall. The oats crop is y medium. Present indications are that op will be more than an_average. are now feeling good and hope for Deuter times, SHELTON, Neb., August .—The wheat in Sstern Buffalo ccunty is nearly all In stack. The quality 1s good but the yleld |s below thie average. ‘I'he recent rains have insured us heavy corn crop as to the early planting and caused those who have late planting to smile at their prospects, The yield of corn will surely be forty and flfty bushels per acre. The other crops are looking fine. From present indications corn will average at least 10 per cent of a full crop, Farmers are feel- ing jubilant over the future outlook. , Neb., August .—The oat crop 15 zood and will average about ‘I'\l‘ll‘{ bush- els peracre. ‘The wheat erop is a light aver- age—from ten to twenty bushels per acre. ‘The present rains have made a vast improve- ment in corn and prospects a t good. Krom present appearances the yield will be fully up to last season. The potato crop is bad, especially hat were planted late, The farmers, as near as | can judge, are per- fectly satisticd and think they will come out all right. We have had abundance of rain. e August 4.—Wheat in this yicinity is' yielding from ten to fourteen Dushels_per “ac Some. oats haye been threshed the aver yield being about thirty bushels per acre, The recent rains have done wonders for the corn crop. Late corn ha been materially injured by the drouth, Early corn has greafly Improved during the past weck. Corn will average about seventy-five per cent of the usual yield in this section. Farmers are fesling cncouraged. Vegetables of all kinds are looking V. COLFAX COU Scenuy: Neb.. August 4.~Wheat will probably tifteen bushels to the acre of medium quality, Oats thirty to thirty-five somewhat_light, The potato e‘ll‘lll wlfl not belarge. Recent rains have helped out the corn, Early planting will yield almost as much as usual though' mueh of the late will be tit only for West PoINT, Neb., August 4. —Wheat will average about ten bushels to the acre. The quality is No.1. The recent rains have done much good, but we could stand more. The corn crop is fair to good, though severai fields are completely destroyed. The yield will be about thirty bushels. ~ Oats will iverage forty bushels, barley thirty and rye thirt will have seventy five per cent of an average erop. e cepting those who | not lost all feel ‘good, as they expect higher prices on the reducéd crop. DODGE COUNTY, Fresodt, Neb, August 4.—The at crop now being threshed will perhaps average ten bushels per acre and is of good guality. Oats are turning out well. “I'iecorn erop suf- fered a good deal from dry weather -and' the yield has evidently been’cut down. The crop will not be moie than efghty per cent of an average yield, The present rains have helped it soure, but they have as yet not Leen heavy enough'to overcome the diawback from_the drouth. Farmers are not dicouraged. They are cheered by the advance in pric Norri BEND, Neb., August 4.—The aver- age yield of wheat in this vieinity is about ten bushels per acre and of extra good quality. The recent rains have been a great hielpto tlio growing corny however, good_judges do not Took for over 60 per cent of an average crop, FILLMORE COUNTY. E Neb,, Auzust 4,—W heat will aver- age twelve to eighteen bushe!s and of good quality. The recent rains helped the corn some and the estimate is for a half crop, but withahalf cropand double prices fariners will be better off than witi the immense crop and low prices of last year. FRANKLIN COUNTY, BrooyiNaToN, Neb,, August 4.—Wheat will ‘average eighteen bushels to acre in the county. ‘The bestin quality ever raised in tho county, Rain has insured an average crop of corn, Other crops an average, Farm- ers are jubilant sincethe rain. We had a heavy rain iast night. GAGE COUNTY. BEATRICE, Neb., August 4.—Winter wheat isturning out well. ~Tfiere is a larzer acreage and better crop than last year. It will aver- age fourteen bushels per acre. Not much spring wheat raised. The rains of 1ast week have ielped corn, and its condition is fair. ‘The crop will average at least 60 per cent of a fioml crop, and make a yleld of perhaps thirty ushels per acre, Oatsand flax have made a good crop and are in good condition. Ka. mers feel somewhat encouraged now over crops and pric BLuk Sriixos, Neb, August 4.—The wheat crop will probavly ‘average about ten Dushels, and the quality Is good, We have had notain since Juné 2. Corn will not Jeld twenty busiiels to the acre and that will 0 of poor quality. T'he oatcrop is the b and a greater average yield than ever befor in Gage county. Farmers cannot help feel- ing somewhat blue over the discouraging prospect, HOLT COUNTY, O’NEr, Neb,, August 4.—Wheat will yield about nifteen bushels to the acre. Quality fair, T} 0t rain has benefitted corn to a wonderfu nt. Itisnow in fi 35 condition and will yield trom fortyto seventy bushels peracte. In some l‘y ces the early corn will notbe'a full crop, but the general averago is better than for some years, Other crovs are in good condition. Farmers, though disappointed with the small grain crop, are well satisfied with the prospects for corn, Sruant, Neb., August 4.—Corn in this section with exeeption of that on high land, has not been injured by the drougth. Thé recent rain has put corn out of all dange All other erops will be more than an ave Corn will yield thirty to fifty bushe acre. Farniers feel jubilant over the pros- pects of all kinds of erovs, OX COUNTY CrEIGUTON, Neb., August 4 yield from ten to eighteen bus) and oats about thirty to forty. The recent rains will {nsure an average corn crop, All crops now look well. ‘The north part of this county has had no rain to help it “out as_yet, and corn will not be over half a crop, We have had several good rains, which will insure a fair crop. Farmers are more encouraged than be- fore the rain. LANCASTER COUNTY. NcoLy, Neb., August 4.—The yield of wheat in this locality 1s lieht but quality ex- cellent. There has not been, as vet, rains sufticient to Improve the prospects of the corn crop materially, and it is in poor condi- tion, Present indications point to half a erop and the situation is not regarded as in any way promising, Y couUNTY eb., August 4.—The qual- atare much better than ‘The average yield will run fou teen bushels and will grade No. 2. Corn is all right and will make a full average crop. Oats are good in quality and th e average amount raised, Farine 2 are happy in the expectation of a bountiful yield of all kinds of grain, NEMAHA COUNTY Aupuny, Neb, August 4.--Rains have helped cornt some but not much. Some i3 suf- fering and some is past all help. Late corn \voulflbe greatly benelitted by more rain, “The yield will be two-thirds of a crop. Other crops are mostly harvested in good shape. ‘The eaxs of corn are small and not filled out. Farmers are lovkivg blue. Those having old corn will come out all right. Wheat goes about twenty bushels to the acre. It is of falr quality. OTOE COUNTY . Nennaska Crey, Neb,, August 4. —Wheat will average about difteen busliels t the acre; quality good. corn, and if more comes we will have two- thirds of a cron. (Mis #fe better than they have ever been. Birjey fs tull yield and bright. ~Farmers of’ (fbe county are well satisfied, PLATE CdUNTY. Corumnrs, Neb., ‘Arigust 4,—~Wheat will yield from fifteen to_twimty bushels to the acre. There is fear’thar thie local rains will spoil some of It If Ay cantinwe. Barley was never better in our lbeality, Corn isgoing to to be a fair crop, probaby forty bushels to the acre. o it) s have brought the comn out very" wall, Farmets ex| about 80 per cent of f cotn crop. feeling very good. "The potato crop i All other crops are first class. Rains are preventing farmers from threshing at present. PrLATTE CENTEM, Augist 4,—Wheat will yield sixteen bushels per here, and it will be of good quality if We do not get too much rai to rot it in the sKock, Corn is now look- ing fine and we will have an age erop, a8 the rain fall was benefic or in the history of Platte county w a better crop of barley, Oats will be an average crop, Hay will' be Short, but quite an acreage of tame grass was sown this June and looks well. " Farmers are happy and look for good prices and good crop: SALINE COUNT CreTE, Neb. August 4.—The yield of wheat in 'this county will he twelve to fifteen bushels per_acre, superior in quality to any raised in recent years, Rain has helped the corn materiaily. 1y, well formed corn is very little damaged. “I'he present indications ;|m|m to a yield nearly up to an average crop. '‘ame grasses are suverb, Flax, oats, and special erops are all fine, SARPY COUNTY. Paririoy, Neb., August .—Very little wheat is grown in "this county, The yield this year is fully twenty bushels per fere; (|I|n|||r good. — Recent “rains have appal ently benefitted corn greatly, but many good farmers say the rain came too late; that on early corn the pollen had ripened ‘and scat- tered befors the ears were ready to recelve it. Late planted corn is past redemption. From interviews with over two hundred farmers 1 cannot place an average of over twenty bush- els of corn per acre in the whole county. ‘This year’s oat erop Is far above the average. SerINGEIELD, Neb., August 4.—The wheat in this section is excellentin quality and will average fifteen bushe The rain of last Thursday and this morning has inestimable value to our crop of eorn. corn looks refreshed, and notwithstanding the damaging drouth'of six weeks fully half & crob is anticipated. Oafs are better than they have been for years, and will average forty bushels, a good “many_fields yielding sixty to sixty-five bushels, Rye also’is good. ANTON (OUN Neb., August 4.—Wheat will yield from seven to eight bushels per acre. The quality is good, and recent rains have nielped corn very miich, Some that was late planted is no good. Tie yield will be about three-quarte se crop. Oats will be about three-quarte verage. Bar- ley and rye will aver Farmers are not at ail despondent. SAUNDERS COUNTY. AsuiAND, Neb., August 4.—Wheat has probably vielded from ten to fifteen bushels this vicinity, The recent rains do to help corn very much because it te. "The corn, which it does help, will be late and soft. Tlie yield, according to the opinion of many of our best farmers, will be about 50 per cent. karmers who have old corn held over are in good spirits, but those In poor circumstances fecl anything but joy- ful, VALrAraiso, Neb., Angust 4—Wheat is rather’ poor_in quality and will make about six or eight bushels per acre. The rains have benefited corn crop afiil the condition is very good, considering dx, weather, The vield will ot be above siive: bushels in the very best fields. Othier &fops are not very good; about ep eentiol an average corn crop. Farmers are feplind pretty well sinco the rains, knowing that ey ar 11 oft as any part of the cown be and are likely to get good prices, ‘Thgre is,a pretty good sup- ;n‘v of old corn in thip.couwnty ye WA1100, Neb., A 4.—-Owing to jury by chinch bilgs the yield and quali wheatare poor. The recet 1ains have save the corn crop from rafn. . J'here will be about sixty per cent of an: averago crop. Outs ar being threshed and afe vielding weli—a 1 average and the quality js excellent. Grass is coning out under the thiluence of the fine rains and will make_excaflent fall pasture. The tarmers are.fedlfug very weil at the out- Iook, the present price. ¢f cofn contributing therato, Flien THAYER ot BeLvIDERE, Nebs Adgust, £.—The wheat crop isof an inferidr quality and will not yield over 40 per cent of an average crop, A Shower of rain fell Monday night, the first for about five weeks, Theearliest corn will not receive much benefit from the rainand the yield will probably not exceed one-halt an average crop. ‘I'hie farmers seew to think the price of grain will be high enough to make up for the poor crop. Cukstir, Neb., August 4.—Wheat and oats ave about 2 per cent below an ave 7 sional rains during the past two helped our corn crop ot am ingly. The gencral opinion expressed by farmers is that they will have almost an average crop, although some say that 7 per- cent is all that can be safely counted upon. FRIEDENSAU, Neb., August 4,—Wheat and oats ave in the Stack and will be about an average crop. Corn has been somewhat damaged by drought, but will make two- thirds of an average crop if sufficient rain is #iven us during the following month. HrproN, Neb., August 4.—This section was visited by a 'good shower of rain—the first in five weeks—Monday evening, which somewhat reyived vegetation. Wheat and oats were seriously damaged by bugs and will not yield over one-third to “one-half an average erop. Corn is damaged already b drought to the extent of 50 per cent, but with abundant rains from now on it will make some corn—without rain it will be nothing but fodder. YORK COUNT Yori, Neb.,, August 4. lie probable yield of wheat will be small and the quality boor. The recent rains have redeemed the corn crop, and early corn willbe a fair average, and on the whole through this county will bo about seventy-five per eentof a ('l’l'IL Oats and flax are good. Farmers are feeling a lit- tle brighter, the late rain d advance in the price of corn having been a Godsend, W NGTON COUNTY. BrAm, Neb., August4.—The yield of wheat in this county will be equal to ‘the yield of any year in the last six years, and tho q much better than for a number of years, recent rains have materially improved the corn crop and will make the'yield on eragef about two-thirds of & ¥ are generally feeling hopeful oy outlook. STANTON, e well, rthe present IT LOOKS BLUL FOR BLACK. The Resignation of the Commissioner of Pensions Oalled For. WasiNGroN, Auvgust 4.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—There is every prospect that when congress assembles again the sen- ate will be called upon to confirm another commissioner of pensions. General Black, who at present holds that office, has gone to California to attend the G. A. R, encamp- ment and at the same time secure, 1f possible, a vindication of hiscourse in running the pension office. But it-seems as if that vindi- cation was to be denfed him for his action in regard to the old soldicrs in his department have not gained him many friends. But what threatens to ube emore serious yet is that the presidépt is about to re- quest his resignatigh as eommissioner of pensions. A pegsonal friend of General Black, in talking abpot the president’s ae- tion, says that General Black is aware of the situation because it wis told him before he left for California, 'lf}lu various orders in re- gard to the running of. thq pension bureau, such as eurtailing the powers of appointment and dismissal, have been only forerunners of this last request. The president is tired of the continual mistakpg;by; General Black and the odium brought an the administration by his intense partisanghip!' This friend of General Black said he'ebuld not state the ex- act time of General Black’s rétirement, but it was not far distant. Wants Her $300. The case of Vianna V. U M. F. Martin and the Bank of Omaha was argued before Judge McCulloch yes- terday. It wasa replevin suit brought to recover $300 deposited in the Bank of Omaha to be paid as an installment to M, F. Martin on a house which he had con- tracted to build for her at the corner of Nineteenth and Dodge streets. She al- leges that the house was not built accord- ing to contra therefore the replevin action, The evid in the case was of a spicy nature decision will be Perkivs vs o Recent ralus have helpdlrendurunl L0 MOrEOW. A CHADRON CRIMINAL RILLED Smith, the Slayer of Hamlin, Assassinated In Arizona. A PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES. Professor Jones, of Fremont, Sudden- 1y Stricken Down—A Sketch of His Careor—A York Min- ister Goos Wrong. Murdered. pecial to the Murderer Smith Cnavros, Neb, Augnst 4. Brr.]—Information has been recoived here that John H. Smith, alias John . Morrell, was shot and killed a fow days ago near the Planchas de Plata mine, in Sonora, eighteen miles southwest of Nogales, Arizona, by George Miles, alins Bailey. Smith was un- der indictment at Valentine, together with several other men. for the killiig ot Hamilton a stock inspeetor, in 1883, Smith, who was the ringleader, and the other parties, with one exception,all fled the country immediate- ly upon learninz of the indictment. About the Sth of July last, Smith, who had been traced to Arizona, was arrested at Nogales, but soon eseaped from his guards, the infor- mation being received in Otmaha just as the sherh¥ from Valentine reached there with the intention of proceeding to Arizona and bringing him back for trial. John Pierce and young Danielson, of Chadron, indicted with Smith, are_still_at large. Carter who was sheriff at Valentine, and who was also in- dicted, 1s still at Valentine, it being under- stood that the Indictmentagainst him is to be nolled at the proper tim Smith carried on the trade of tobacconist at Nogales under the assumed name of Mor- rol. After lis escape from his guards in the liotel. where he had been placed tnder arrest, 10 await the coming of the Valentine sheriff, he crossed the line into Sonora. Mifes, the man who killed hum, says e was going to look at some mines and stopped at & eabin. when he met face to face with Morrell, who had said he would kill him on sight, and the shooting bega Smith' in his_ante-mortem statement s that Miles came to the cabin while ie was taking . siesta and commenced shooting at nim. Miles was unhurt, but the horse he rode was shot in the jaw. The body of Smith was brought into the Me: an side of the city and an inquiry held. The Mexican anthorities held Miles” tor murder. The body of. Smit) ufter” the inquest was turned over to his American friends and buried. A Good Man oxT, Neb., August 4.—[Special to the B —Deep and widespread sorrow prevails v on account of the sudden death or W. I Jones, vresident of the Fremont Normal and Business college. Dur- ing the past year he has suffered a great deal from rheumatism. He has recently partially recovered, and a few days ago he went to Fullerton to visit with his son. He was sud- denly struck down at that place 3 his remains arriving here at noon. Professor Jones was about sixty years old, and has led an active and useful hfe, He devoted thirty or forty years to educa- tional and literary work, in both of which he gained a high reputation. For several ye he was on the editorial staff of the Chicago Inter Ocean, and distinguished himself by his able management of the*Curiosity Shop™ and literary tment of that paper. He o, at one time, figured in politics, and for our years, during the administration of PresidentGrant, represented the United ites at Canton, China. _ Three s ago he cime to . Fremont nd founded the Fromout Normal and Busi- ness college. “Phivough his “energy and am- bition he soon had the school on it feet and in good running order. Youngas it is, there i nrobably no better known institution in Nebraska, and certainly none anywhere that has_grown more rapidly tfrom the very b ginning, all of which 15 due to his activity and unbounded confidence in the work and futu t Nebraska. The colleze was built by our citizans and turned over ¢ the agreement that at the_end of should become his, provided it w continuous use for school purposes. What \zements will now be made remains to be seen, It is probable, however, that his wife, who is in many respects a_ rema woman and in_whoin_ he always had a valu- able assistant, will continue th gemnent of the college. Besides his widow the de- ceased leaves tivo children, W. G. Jones, of Fullerton, and Miss Lydia 'Jones, a_teacher inthe coliege. His death is a loss not only to Fremont, but to the state. A Bad Pastor Expelled. York, Neb., August 4.—[Special to the :k2,]—A sensation has been created here by the expulsion of Rev. ‘1. J. Burton from the stian church at this place. been considerable strife for the pust year between the pastor and members, a aumber of prominent gentlemen leaving the chureh, Numerous charges have been circulated of late against Mr. Burton, in which he was eharged with immorality and otier crimes unbecoming a minister of the gospel and a gentleman. A chureh trial, or investigation, was held, lasting all of last week. Evidence was placed before the com- mittee charging the good brother with undue familiarity with several female members of his congregation to the number of thirteen. To these churges, . number of them made b she ladies themselves, the pastor made 1o d fense, and on Sundiy evening was expelled from ' the chureh and from the ministry, and the fellowship of the brethren withdrawn from him. Mr. Burton ha timablo fam- ily and an invalid wite, who have the heart- felt sympathy of everyone in the church and out of it Burton will probably leavo tho city. Kearney After Street Oars. KEARNEY, Neb., August 4.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The city council to-day passed an ordinance calling an clection Aug- ust 17, far the purpose of voting on the propo- sition granting o franchise to the Kearney street ruilway company. The company is organized by the wealthicst and most influ- ential citizens, who mean to build quite an amount of the line this fall yot. ‘The com- pany intend to construct four” milles of line ‘This adds one more to the big enter. rney is pushing this y Depot Burned. NISON, la,, August 4—[Special to the ~Late Monday night tire broke out in » Northwestern rallroad depot. The fire origade responded promptly and fought the flames for several hours, succeeding in con- r, which was The books, papers and office were saved. Freight valued at 8200 was destroyed. Ed. Owens, one of the tiremen, was hurt by a grappling hook, e The Thne of Adjournment. WaAsHING ~The president tel- egraphed Senator in reply toan in- quiry that congress can consult its own con- veniances In regard to the time of adjourn- ment, but Lie prefers not to come to the capi- tol it the necessity eould be avoided. Sena- tor Aflison thinks adjournment will take placé at 11 o'clock to-night MI. BOUNDS AND HIS Publie Printer Rounds says he grudges the time until he shall be relieved from his pres- et duties and located in Omaha, Heis very enthusiastic about the wmelropolis of - braska., He says it reminds him of what Chicago thirty veurs aso, and thinks it will ultimately be the largest city west or south of Chidago. e s to be relieved not later 3 15, but hopes his suceessor appoint- i wnd qualided two weeks sooner if possi- le. Ly consumed ¢ HOME, than POST APPOINTED. . was to-day appointed postimistress at Holt coun f co Chias, 1. Foss, . Also the following in fowa: W, C. Bruin, Tara, Webster county, viee Rose Donagher, resigned: John Haver, Tingley, Hergzold county, vice Miss E. Peace, de- ceased. he New'Cabinet's First Meesing. LoNDON, August 4.—The new cabinet is to-day holding its first meeting, A large crowd of people swrrounded the Downing street office and chigered the wewbers a3 they arrived, ASTER, Keza THE MEXICAN OFFICIALS 0N CUTTING President Diaz and the Minister of the Interior State Their Side of the Story. Ciry oF MeX1co, vin, Galveston, August 4.—Popular sentiment has been o thorough ly arroused here over Editor Cutting’s case and the press comments thereon, thata rep- resentative of the associated pross called to day at Castle Chapultepee to got the views of President Diaz and Scnor Romero Rubio, minister of the interior, who IS visiting at the castle. The latter said that e was happy to present the facts in the case to the press, and entered into & very full review of it from the beginning. He stated Cutting's offense, and his character and that of Senor Meding, and went into an elaborate explanation of Mexleo's right to ar rest cCutting trom a legal point of view. Cutting, I the minister, been commanded by the court to make an apology, did soin his EI Paso newspaper, but worded it soas to make it an insult to the court. This newspaper, although puolished in the United States, Cutting knew to be ci culated in Paso del Norte, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, and he took pains to cireulate the issue containing the reflections on the Mexican court in Pase del Norte, crossing the river to this side him self to circulate the paper. 1fe was there- upon arrested in a prover, legal form and put in jail. He was treated with even more con- sideration than Mexican criminals, . "The minister was asked it he thought the ]Ill|‘glv had acted in good faith. 7o replied: I do; and for that ve son the executive power here could not, on & demand tron tho nited States governinent, set aside the judicial power. The government here considered that Cutting had_not only infringea the code of the state ot Chilmahna, which makes offenses against ity citizens conunitted on foreign territory punishable by its courts, but had” also committed an of- fense on this side of the line by refusing, — without giving any on, to recognize the demands of the judge, using insulting language to that oflicial, and it was clear that the ilating of a statement de- rogatory to the court on this side of the river constitited a elear case of oifense against the hen itis for these reasons that refused to grant an unconditio “Yesi the governnment here has forwarded a very fuil report of the case to Washington, where it has been submitted to congress, President Diaz then entered the abartment ana expressed gratifieation at meeting a rep- resentative of the Associated Press of the United States, and extendec ing. The president said: have had from you have al relense?’” cordial ereet- “1 presume vou 2 Minister Romero Rubio “afull "~ explanation of the case nd an abstract of the grounds for ouraction, and I will only say that I have just received a letter from tho ehief ju Chihuahua glying a resume of the procedur of the case. ‘There are many cases on border wliere men commit unlaw ful a Mexico and, after getting into trouble with the law, plead their American eitizenship to shield themn from tho punishment they de- serve. The ypresident also Crawford made by his * mentioned Captain wherein the investigation I nd General Shevidan, always™ animated by kindly sentiments toward Mexico,” proved tuat the shoot- ing was the result of a misunderstanding on the part of the Mexican_ troop He also mentioned s 1 s in which he had personally gone further than was absolutely ne ary in_ order to avoid having unpleasant differences with the United States government, President Diaz said he deplored the tone of certain sections of both the American and Mexican press, adding: “Our government is certainly accing i ood faith in this matter, being only desirous o1 having justice done. It is a metter for the calm consider- ation of " the two governments, not I by popular clamor, ridiculous to suppose, as had I *d in some ne pers, that the United States government was making a pretext of the Culting case to enter on war, for the United States would not do §0 without = first lhaving got in readines: President — Diaz dia not believe that the American people were hostile to Mexlco, On the contrary, he had fonnd the best of Americans in ‘cordial sympa- the vrogressive pur- his administration, He hope nothing would he friendship of the two peo- ple living under the Torm of govern- ment and anjmated by kindly sentiments to- ward each oth Ho was glad to be able to present his 5 in this matterto the Ame can people, During the entire mterview the Mexiean statesmen expressed themselves with the ut- most moderation and good sense. Outting’s Trial Postponed. Ern Paso, Te: August 4,—The trial of Cutting, set for this morning, was again post- poned until this morning. The Associated Press news to-morrow bas produced gen- eral confidence in the general government at Washington, and everyone here awaits with anxiety the action of the house upon the Cutting resolutions. The recent mass meeting here lacked harmony, and was_ cal- culated to arouse the anger of the Mexicans ss the river, and in fact some of the caused ‘our Mexican neizhbors to for the purpose of lhiberating rumored that Cutting will re- utence, and that President Diaz will at once pardon him and give him his liberty. THE COA ———— MPERS, Grand Meeting of the Grand Army m San Francisco. - SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.—The encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Republic convened this morning at 10 o’clock, in the he transaction of asts three day: rcampiuent place and the election ot officers will be the lirst busi- ness considered. The attendance was so great that alternates were requested to withdraw until the regular d had been assigned their places. location of the rious imanders ed Dy banuners bearng the nawme of thelr state. The hall was handsomely decorated with flags and flowers. After prayer by Captain Stewart of Olhio, Com- mander Burdett read his annual address, The reading occupied one hour and forty minutes and was listened to with marked at- tention and frequently applauded, The address wis an eloguent tribute to the sentiment whiclh meades from shores whe 1 to the Golden Gate erals Grant, MeClellan and cheered. The report showed that 3,020 ades died during the past ar and 20, joined, The cash balanee on hand is 500,000, When the reading of the report was fin- ished three cheers were given for the com- mander-in-chief. At the close of the reading of the report General Sherman was invited to take a seat on the platform, but he asked permission to remain with his Missouri dele- ation. ki tler the regular committoes were ap- pointed, Corporal Tanner read letters from Colonel Fred Grant for mewbership in the G. A. R Referred to the committes on rules and regulations. fter a recess at three o'cl mmander Sayles of New York pr the departiment of Calitornia an el nerand album. The latter contains photo- yaphs ot the presentand past postcominand- ors of New Yo A handsome gavel was wresented in return by California to Ne York called ences to ( Haneock wer le which lad re- ouimittec on resolu punell of the adminis- ancies in any affected the neies had, Al ot Tho arisen men who istration by delegates, alternates tion was W debated and amended o vead, “No council of aministra- et any comrade not an alternate fo hill a vacaney il the alternoto Jist is ex- nausted.” Adopted by a lavge maiority. Adjouimad til nor ly Fixing the e LoxDOoN, August L—"The dillerence which hias prevented the British and Russian mem- bers of the Afghan boundary commission from arriving at an agreemont has been set- tled and the wors of the commission is draw- | g 10 a conclusion, having | | town is growin GRAND ISLAND'S GROWTA. Romarkable Activity In the Building and Meroantile Lines, New Raitroad Feeders For the Town ~ Hall County Hurrahing for Thayor slitical Schemes and Budding Candidates, RAND ISLAND, Neb., August 4,—[Cor respondence of the Brk.]—An elastic con- science and an ambitious soul create won- derful possibilities, Grand Island people are just now chertshing the idea that they liveina town more densely populated than there big sister, Hastings, and in this rivalry they evince and enterprise born only of rovenge. But for all that the g, booming right along, and if there were ever any bones within the city’s limits they have long ag tled their way to glory, and new life, en terprise,and vim have taken hold of eyery citizen. In proof of this there 1s abund ant evidence on overy hand, NEW BUILDINGS. Probably the largest and most expen- sive building now m course of construe- tlon is the new structure Independent block, being built by Non. Fred Iedde, of the Independent newspaner. The di mensions are G6x90 three stories high. The newspaper oftice of Mr. Heddo will be in the basement. The G, A, R. hall will be another beautiful and substantial block 44x80, two stories high. There are at the present time some three hundred frame buildings going up. The most handsome of these is the new home of 0. A. Abbott. The cost of his house is esti- mated at $12,000. 1 walked out to look at his premises and found all the sur- roundings beautitul and inviting. Thero are also fifteen brick buildings to be fin ished before “snow fies.” Such n great amount of building gives employment to II'men who would otherwise “be idle, consequently the town is enjoying a healthy and substantial boom. NEW RAILROADS. The Union I’ alroad s being built north of St. Paul, and the B. & M, 18 pushing on to Sherman coun with Grand Tsland (he initial point. This has eaused many branch stores to be started on these lines by Grand Isiand mer- 4 r to lier other business that wholesale stores cause of the superior railroad ties, a new wholesale fruit store will soon be opencd by Messrs. Bokoven & Stott, of Philadelphia. As this town is the home of NERAL THAYER, regardiess of politics, is He will secure his delega- 1l hurrah, as no man_in < higher, politically, than General every v the gener tion with the, county sociaily or Thayer, J.N. Paul has some little following here as a possible second choice, but since Monday’s discussion in the Bre I believe he is c strength SCHEME. There has ntly been organized what they choose to term a “Young Man's Republican club,” aud while its keen perfect the repablican ps knowing ones tell me t r is to work to the end of defeating Sena- tor Van Wyck. How much weight is at- tached to this last proposition I am not prepared to say. Itlooks, however, as thougl its object had been gu for st othery on, men- from the republican On the democratic side Judgo Platt is regarded as a war horse. The soldiers’ reunion so near at hand, seems 1o absorb all other matters, and for once in the history of Hall county politics uro considered a second: Last year when the there was a lesson tau, par It learned that it w suicidal to place a_“monopoly’ candidate in the field. The mbined strength of the demoerats and anti-monopolists is suffi- cient to defeat the straight ticket, and their nominations this year, the republi- cans will doubtless select a ndidate who will be acceptable to the anti-mo- nopoly wing of the republican party— thereby gaining a victory. AL. FAIRBROTHER. —— WILL MEET HASTINGS AGAI The Union Pacifics and the Reds W Meet Again—Other Sporting Notes. Admir of the national game in Omaha will find especial interest in the announcement that o return game has been arranged between the Union Pa- cilics and the Hastings Reds, to take place at Athletic park on Sunday next. There is no doubt but this will be the most exciting game that has ever been play=d on the home grounds. The rivalry between the clubs that was started last senson has increesed, and the status of this scason's contests—a game for each elub — will make the com- i game an unusually citing astings people are yelling themselves hoarse o their success t Sunday, and several hundred Hastings people will be here to witness the deciding game. The Union Pacifics will be in their best shape. Jones, of the Binghamton (N. Y.) nine, one of the best second basemen in the country, will be here m time for the me. Salisbury is good trim and will pitch, The arranged by chance circum- . The Leadvilles were booked te meet the Union Pacilics next Sunday, bup as the visiting insisted on bringing a leagie umpire with them Mana- v, of the home te neelled the e its with the Hastings team for a return game, SPORTING SPLINTERS. orgze Kuy went to Lincoln yesterda @ arrangements for a giame with the Lincoln club a week from Sunday next. The Hastings will have another opportunity to rattle the Union Pacifics on the latter day. 1tseems doubtful whether Pat Kane, of Columbus, ean be induced to meet Clow, It would scem that there are enough boxers lying around loose in the country to enable Omaha sports to select & foe- mun worthy of John P.’s two ounce glove Sev as elected republican ral sporting men are doing all they can to settle up Dan J. Ross's trouble and start him again on the right road. He has o thiul, industrious wife and for he uch sympathy is practioally . Duncan Ross matched a big nadian against Paddy Ryan for to u finish in Clucago, the stikes to aeson Davies backed Ryan, 5 was absent from Davies sa- loon the Canadian and Ryan gotinto a war of words on their vespective abilities id an adjournment to a neighboring ley was hil to settle the difliculty. l‘t‘ took Ryan about two minutes to make the Canadian look as it ho had pussed through a suusage mill. The §2,000 won't come ofi now, He Was a Cizarmaker, Later information gives the namo of the voung mun who was run over at Grand Islaud, yestevday, by the St. Joe Wastern roud Mahon. He war a rosident of Chicago, and hid pa through Omaha but o' few e wis & member of the union. He was borribly wy