Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 16, 1886, Page 1

"VN‘IX'I'ICIC.\"I‘II YEAR. BULLETS ~ AND BUCKSHOT. rs on the House Tops Picking Off Their E: ASEETHING CITY'S DAY OF BLOOD alists Parade But Show No ntious Blckly Sc Fight Taken by the Government— Other Forelgn in Bruossels- Pre. News. An Uneyentful Night. BeLFAsT, August 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk)—The citizens of Belfast went to sleep last night feeling much more secure than they did when they awoke on Saturday morning. However, this feel- Ine of security was doomed to bs disappoint- ed, and the Feast of the Assumtion of 1585 must be added to the red letter days in the annals of Belfast, a day hereafter to be marked by bloodshed in tne fight between the rival redigions parties. Last night the whole city secmed quiet, quicter than I have secn it since 1 arrived. One thing which particularly struck me, was that, during the evening 1was able to drive through all parts of the town without changing my driver as [ passed from the protestant to the catholic quarter, ORTHODOX JENUS NECESSARY. Last Monday the first remark wade by a Catholic_cabman was: “1 cannot go to Shank Hill, or the Old Lodge road, sir.” 1f the driver were aprotestant he would say: “I'he Falls road is not safe for the likes of us, your honor.” 8o 1 was always compelled to sultthe relicion and polities of my driver to the neighborhood I wished to visit. In fact, even with a jehu of the proper religion, an accurato knowledge of the district was quite essential, as not to know the exact lo- cation of Patrick O'Flanagan’s home was considered quite enough proof that the in- quirer was sufliciently a stranger to the wor thy of half a brickbat, A WINDOW FULL OF BULLET-IOLES. There was no rioting last night. The streets were crowded, but the people were good humored, and this feeling was so marked all over the town that I think a po- liceman canght at Shark il without an escort of a dozen troops wonld probably have been only tarred and not killed, [ noticed only one bad sign as I went_through the dis turbed district on Shank Hill. A large crowd had eathered in front ot the shop of John MeKee, a plate elass window of which had twenty-one bulletholes in it. The crowd was sullenly uttering about the unfairness of the police in firing down Diamond street, which the shop faced, and the fatal effects their careless firing might have had on the occapants and the custoniers of the shop. WOMEN AND CHILDEEN FIRED AT As it happened, fortunately, Mrs. McKee, her four chuldren and several customers had run quickly into the Kitehen, where they crouclied behind a thin brick partition For half an nour the buckshot hailed against the front of the partition wall, and some went through the door, between the kitchen and the shop, flattening against the back wall, within a few feet ot which the clildren Iay. Oneboy was sent up stairs as a kind of scout to sea whether the danger was over, He was fired at as soon as he put-his head outof the window. A PRIEST WITIL A BIG STICK. Beyond threats of retaliation on the police in this and similar cases, I found nothing to indicate a renewal of the rioting. At about 1 o’clock this morning several shots wero fired down Northumberland street which caused a large body of ronzhs to gatlier at its Falls road. The troops s by eharging dovn it. A rsuasive priest, with a large stick, appeared on the scone and seaticred the remnants of the crowd tn time to prevent the troops from firing on the people. The Falls road was all awake with excitenient, but the rioting did not reach & head then, HOURS OF WILD FIRING, ‘This small breaking out was a bad bezin- ning for Sunday. As the day waxed olde the outleok for the future grew worse, It soon becamo evident that there was more danger of sovere rioting than there had been atany time since last Sunday. Wild firing by both Protestants ang Catholies began at about 8 o'clock in the morning and lasted al- most without itermission along North How- ardand Conway strects for over two lours, 1 counted 200 shots that must have been fired up to 5 o’clock, but no one was injured, The Catholics were then apparently firing from the top of the High aills, at the corner of Falls road, DEAD ENOUGH, TIANK TITE LORD, They ot the range of the Protestants, who were sheltered by a brick wall at the corner of North Howard street. The first shot from the mill kllled Sanwel McFurland, & boy of nineteen, 'Lie bullet went through the lad’s body, and having glanced against the wall, severely wounded acomrade in the hip, The sccond shot tore through the shoulder of Jumes Swith, The troops coming up both parties retreated earrying away their killed and wounded. As regardsthe wounded on the Catholic side it is fmpossible as yet to speak with any certainty, An Orangeman said to me: “Indoed we killed plenty of them. One fellow knelt just beyond there taking atm when 1 popped at him, He gavo n great jump and fell backward, He's dead enough, thank the Lord.” LOOTING CATHOLIC HOUSES, About 0 o'clock HMugh Hapier, of No, 60 Couway street, was arrested for shooting from o window. Many shots were undoubt- edly fired from his house, but he claims they were not fired by hiw, Further tighting is 1ikely to take place between the Catholies and Protestants, as the feelings of both p: ties are now excited to fever heat, The loot- ing of Catholic houses on the outer edge of the Orange quarters began lest night, and has increased the bad feeling, ‘Throe arrests have been wade on this charge, Double cor- dons of troops now block all the streots lead- Ing botween the Orange aud Catholic quar- t Many of these troops have been on duty for fourtcen hours without rest. As I passed one deploy I saw & soldier drop to the ground from exhaustion, A DEMAND FOR MARTIAL LAW, The mugistrates aro also exhansted and discournged by the bitter feeling shown by the people. ‘Uhey tulk of an fmmediate proo- lamation of martial law, with volley-firing by the troons at all gatherings of persons af- ter nightfall, as the ouly way of teaching the poople to suy at home. L thiuk such severe measures are improtable, FIRING AT A FUNERAL, ‘There have been but few sensations to-day since the morniug fight. A detachment of cavalry went ont at a fast trot down Royal enue on Shauk Hill as 8 guard to Napier, an old man of sixty, who was arvested for shooting from a window, Thoey created a momentary excifement. An attempt had becn made to lyneh Napler. A protestaut fusieral, foreed to pass through the Catholie guarteron the Fulls road on its way to the cemetery the only other event of the @ay. Althoush tie deceased was in Do way connected in lifeor in death with the riots, an attewst was wade to frighten the wouen- firing several shots in their direction | as they returned from the grave, and SEVERAL WILD SHOTS An hour later increased th een the « tant s which facing each but y othier by 1inthe be athol at all the cross owds of Trote gatiored str Lof a stone’s throw of each clines of troops. The shots did no damage, and the security from en joyed by the rioters, who every night do sueh wild g in is said to be due 10 a pec Belfast rioters of setting ge poles under the sha dows and protection of chimneys and thence tiring, either into the air or intothe as best suited to the shooters’ taste, ot were | | dou arvest stre \liar habit of the stride rid MIDNIGHT'S SWERT The city bell is now perfeetly quiet, and a few str ts liave been fired by loafers at interva during the whole evening, but merely out of bravado, One of the best local authorities assures me he is certain the riots are now over, and he thinks probably thero will be shooting and clubbing for several weeks to come, and that perhaps some ‘lives will belostin party rows, as in this morn- ing's, but that all danger of serious rioting is vassed, T1E RAIN AND THFE REGULARS, The rain aud strone detachments of eav- alry and infantry, stationed at frequent in- tervais all over the eity, combined to prevent any further ouibreaks upon those parts of the town where the morning's fighting oc- curred. They were covered at night by new posts of dragoons aud police. So strong a foree is in hand in the dangerous parts or the city that a mob could be surrounded and cap- tured at very short notice. ‘his is known to the rioters, and they are unlikely, ther fore, to make any attemnpts at tighting and house-wreeking until after 1 to-morrow morning, when the troops will be withdrawn and the city left in the hands of the police, ORANGEMEN AND POLICE, One of the comic incidents of these di turbed times lay In the negotiations which went on between the police authorities and the Orange leaders regaxding the terms on which the police were to be allowed to re- sume duty in the Protestant districts, ¥ terday’s verdict of wilful murder against an unknown policeman tor killing John Edge- worth did so much to satiisty the feeling of hatred against the police that they think now they may resume duty without any serious rencwal of rioting, There were ramors last nicht that a Catholie rifle elub haa challeneed all Orange society to a repetition of last Sun- day morning’s sharp shooting near Spring- field, but the troops were so stationed as to make such arenewal of bratal fighting almost impossibie, novn, SICKLY SOCIALISTS. The Blood Running in the Gutters of Brussels. Brusepns, Angust 15.~[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—The dreaded alist manitestation has come and gone constitutionally, peacefully, picturesquely. The Brussels gutters do not run with blood and King Ceopold still adorns the throne of Belgium, Long before the Brussels shop- keepers had taken down their shutters I was ) driving around the popular quarters of the city to sce the avrival of the socialist wori ingmen from the provinces by special train which had been organized from all parts of Belgiwam, Thousands of weavers, brewers and builders were oxpected from the great manufacturing centers of Flanders, THOUSANDS OF FAMISUED MINERS from Mons and Charleroi had vowed that they would flount their misery in the faces of their tyrants, and though the government affected to hiave no fear, they had taken ex- tra precautions to guard pudlic build- ings and the peison of the king. Brussels looks wonderfully pretty in the early wmorning. The houses are bright with royal tri-color bunting; two tri- colors wave from the lofty tow of the cathedral of St. Gudule; the fronts of the government oflices, of the raflway stations d the palaces are decked with colored Jamps, while a southern sun shown down on the gay little city, ildng the belfry of the Jotel de Ville and warming the hearls of hundreds of LUCKLESS SOCIALIS who, not having had the wherewithal to pay for even cheap excursion tickets, had lofu their Brabant hovels on foot and had tramped all night rather than miss th wnifestation, Many of these poor wretches arrived lizerully starving, without a sou in thoir pockets, But for tho charity of the Brussel burgeois they would not lave had strength enough to march in the procession. the rallying points in the Alleo Verte and in other avenues near the Gare du Nord, they hud got enough in them to essay feeble el in German, "UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE FOR EVEL’ By 9 o'clock Brussels was fairly awake and the stre gan to wear a holiday aspect. Iu all diroctions bands of citizens were to be secn cheerily marehing along with bauuers and emblems, but they were of various hues, red, blue and tri-color answering to the dif- ferent shydes of opinion, of the socialist, of tho liberal and the rovalist. ‘I'nis clash and medley of symbols make a strong eharacter of originaity of the day. Turning one cor- ou run iuto & group of steady-going s and shopmen singing *‘1.a Braban- counez The next moment you meet a deputation of miners, with pale, pinched checks, carrying phrygain eaps on poles and blood redt banners, A few steps further you crossed the line of n procession of peaceful bourgeois armed with inoffensive Gshing rods on their way to the Grand National Anglers' contest, which forms the leading feature of the annual fote, And all the groups met, crossed and re- crossed without once COMING INTO COLLISION or losing their temper. At 10 o'clock special tralns from Hainault, Flaungers and other Belgian provinces began to arrive, laden with workinzwmen, Following a crowd of holiday makers, I tound myself near to the re du Nord, in the midst of a group of soclalists with searlet fiowers in thelr button holes and big cards inscribed with the words “Algemeen Stemrecht” in their hets, Ola women clad in long black cloaks were mewn- while going about selling wares, A dreary rustic was singing the “Marseillaise” and a number of little nrchins were PUSHING 1N AND OUT of the crowd, hawking the Defuisseanx’s, the last soclalistic squib, and portraits of the soclalistic leaders. At the cross-roadsio the Rue Descune several thousand workingmen of Brussels stood in serried, orderly masses, awaiting the arrival of the Nocrnit delega- tion from Gand, Presently two trains steamed in with the Voornit party personally conducted by the soclalists, Auseele avd Baelo, and accompanied by fifty-six protty maidens, some dressed in searlet. All soemed enthusiastic 1n the cause. Falling quickly into line, they marehed down the boulevarde neaded by a brass baud, the workingmen carrying a board adorned with the white lion of Gand. Asit debarked from the station into the road the band struck up the famous air of Vanartoveld. ‘The prosession took up the refrain, the SCAKLET MAIDENS FLUTTERKD their handkerchiefs and the crowe of specta- tors, carried away by is entbusiasi, shouted | Bertrand OMAHA. “Vive I lesganlois”—"Love het algemeen As 1 stood watehing the scene socialist leader, tapped me on Soon afterwards I passed lowed by an ad seemed stemrecht,” he an Voed miting bo adored by the yomen A few thousand pol been st route, but THANKS TO THE SELE RESTRAINT of the socialists, thav had to do but look ornamental. When the procession was fuirly under way I drove to the course, which L found guarded by a company of chasseurs under the command of Captain Renard, an old friend. “Anything to oblige you,” said Renard, on my asking to be allowed to join his men on At a quarter to one the sound of music was heard and the procession now swollen by MANY THOUSAND RECRUITS began to file past singing the “Marseillaise” and the *‘Artevelde” hymns. At his head came the Antwerp deputation, next walked Valders, shadowed by a huge tri color flay veiled by crape; then marched the socialists of Brussells witha red flax and other tro- phies; afterward came the Foornit group, vre ceeded by the white lion of Gand, and a red flag attached to a bundle of litors 1ods and surmounted by the Inp of liberty. Behind these marehed miners, masons, paviors and glass blowers from Charleroi, Licge, Namur, Mars, Bruges and other Belgian cities, some in blouses, others in fustian, altogether about twenty or THIRTY THOUSAND strong, moving steadily as troops in the varade ground. King Leovold was mean- while tranquilly visiting the academy of fine arts, and the gueen unostentatiously driving about the streets in a pony chaise. When the vrocession had passed the bourso I fell in with Renard’s chasseurs, who marehed to the royal palice, where from two to three thousand civie guards and artillery polico were drawn up. Happily there was no occasion for their serviees th afternoon. By 4 o'clock the last socialist ex- cursionist had left and the Brussels bour- geoise, relieved from their nightmare, gave themselves up to drinking and revelry WHAT THE MIDDLE CLASSES TININK, Yesterday, in order to ascertain what the Brussels middle classes think of the present agitation, 1 called at the oflice of th Inde- vendence Belze, the great liberal organ. The director was absent, but one of the chicf editors, M. Harry Gerard, assured me that the Brussels burzeoise was divided into two companies—one panic-stricken at the hostile citation, the other indifferent. “People a knocked-kneed here,” he said, “too ignorant of the matters at issue to fight over the labor question. They will fight fast enough over clericalism or anti-clericalism, but they don’t understand the business,” A STOP AT LILL On my way to Brussels L halted at Lille, hoping to sce the notorions Alfred De Fui seaux. Sowe months ago he was found guilty of treason to the king and of stirring up sedation by publishing a fire brand called Le Catechisine Du Peuple, which the gov- ernment professed to hold responsible for the sanguinary riots at Charleroi, The au- thor escap nceat the very moment the judee was passing sentence upon him. I just missed M De Fuisseaux. The French police had ordered him off to Paris. A trusty friend, however, conveyed a lelter to Lim, He replied. A LEADER'S LETTER. ve been expelled from Lille. 1n a few this is the position of our party in “The government is now entirely nds of the conservatives, divided with_liberals and_Catholics. “The I in oftice. 'Ihie people demand unive: frage, ‘The laws are all made at present by and for the conservatives. Give the people suffrage aud they would have radical laws and a parlismentary wajority of radicals, Clie present movement has béen aggravated by the misery of the people, who are erushed by taxation,” Our means for action are, first, these manifostations. 1f within eight months they have no result we shall resort to a gen- eral strike, depending for support on the co- operative societies we are founding in every direction, especially the co-operative bak ies. The bourgeoise is fren because it feels it cannot rely on the army. Our suc- cess is absolutely certain, We can continue to struggle for three months, long enough to yuin thd industrial firms by preventing them from executing foreign orders. When ruin stares them in the face they will yield.” HE'LL BE AT BRUSSE Mr. Defuisseanx adds he is determined to come to Brussells to-morrow at all hazards, but willonly show himself if his intervention is needed to prevent bloodslied, A GREAT MANUFATURE TALKS, The little town of Guise being close to Lillie, T took the opportunity of interveiwing M. Godin, the philanthropic, founder and manager of the great co-operative institution of Guis familistere. Two thousand souls depend on these 1on foundrics. M. Godin, who originally owned the works, voluntarilly took his workmen into partner- ship with him some years ago. “The causes of the present agitation,” sald M. Godin, “are partly economic and partly political. “The first is due to the fall in wages and industrial. ‘The sccond is due to theat- tempts of the eatholic party to check educa- tion and trample on the liberties of the peo- vle, and also by the impotents of the liberals to ameliorate the intolerable condition of the working classes. A third party, the repubii- cans, has arisen, which demands universal suffrage and stands midway between the wasses and the liberals, but the only DANGEROUS QUESTION um, as it will soon be in all clvilized is the labor question. Intelligent ingmen sce how unfairly wealth, the resuit of thelr labor, Is distributed. They ca bavely live, and cluteh at every revolu- tionary movement which seems to offer any hopeof bettering their position. Remedies in this state of things can not he effective if they arc only local, Al nations nowadays SHOULD BE BOLITAIRES, but some good ighit come of the various in- dustries of Belzium, acting through syndi- cates agreed with the wovernment on a gen- cral riso of 20 per cent iu the prices of all products, especially it as & corallary, a mu- tual assurance organization for the benefit of workingmen, were created understate con- trol. I know all the objections tosuch a plan, but Lsay all wight be met if the goy- ernments would take counsel together and admit their solidarity,” With the exception of M. Godin all the great manufacturers have been Lostile to the labor party, ——r THE IREX WINS, the rs, who was f uard, who much s liked by eand eivie guards had oned at strat ints along the As the men, noth End of the Great Eeglish Yacht Race ~—FProbable American Visit, Cowes, August 15.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.|—As early as 80o'clock this morning, I found wany like myself hap got up in anticipation of an early return of the yachts and were anxlously looking through the mists for signs of the cowpetitors for the Cape May eup. The dis- appoiuted news that there was nothingin the opping was carried back to the hotels and lodgings and enabled the slumbers to sleep oan. By 10 v'clock the parade jnst above the beach was thronged with people, many with telescopes and field glasses scarching the horizon for the smallest spack. The church bells tolled on without in” anywise diminish- log the anxious erowds. It was not until Just widday that the soyal yacht Victoria MONDAY | ana A R — MORNING, AU bert whish was lying out n the harbor readiness to tke -the queen across to T mouth en route to Balmoral sent up signal fla ich, interpreted, read: “Irox in sight | off Ryde. No signsof the Genesta,” Then the groups bezan to bustle abont. Out of re- spect to a visitor, whe lay dying nest door to , the royal ymcht squadron club house, an_ annonncement gun was not fired, but the flag was dipped as the Irex with her mainsail, foresall, gaff, topsail and jib set, sailed gracefully past the flag at 1 hour, 9 minutes, 16 seconds p. m., or 27 hours, 9 min- utes, 16 seconds after starting, She Is thus entitled to become the new holder of the prizea American dup. 1 went aboard the Irex at once and_congratulated Mr. Jameson and his brothier William, who always sail the Irex. The former 18 a quict and unassuming man, but by no means a son of Anak. e seemed to take the victory as a matter of course and did not betray any outward signs of pleasure. I then gleaned the following aceount of the race: “The Irex passed the Needles at 11h, 45m. a. m. on Saturday. The wind, which had been blowing briskly, dropped away. At 2h. 45m. a little breeze sprung up, and at 6h, 15m. the Irex was thirty-threo miles off the Needles. ‘e Genesta was then about three miles astern. The wind died away and it becamo calm. The Irex tacked to the southward, heading south southeast. Ath. 15m. we were going about nine knots. Shortly after we made the southeast end of Cherbourg breakwate and saw the light. We tacked again to the westward and rounded the west end of the breakwater at 20, 45m. The Irex was out at the eastend at 8h. 05m. We then reached and beat all the y home with light, variable winds, We lost the Genesta at 8:30 P m, She was then about fonr miles astern, ana w became of ner I cannot imagine, but 1 fancy she was becalmed. We had aboard, all told, twenty-soven, ineluding Mrs. William Jamie- son and three gentlemen. We have certainly had tides, winds and everything else ingour favor, so that this raco may not definitely settle the Brenton feef cup, for which w will probably sail the Genesta next week; but in our opinion neither the Genesta nor any yacht in England has a chance of beat- ingus, I think the Galeata is a slightly bet- ter boat than the Geuesta, but do not expect Lier to win the American cup.” 1 found that opinion was shared by Mr. William Jamison also, who added: It we were sure of stiff dreezes we would take the irex over and try to bring the cup here our- selves, but itwould be no use of our forfeiting whole season here, where we sail through the racing season about thirty-five races. If, when the day arrived. the wind was light, we siould have no chanee whatever. Still, I now think it is time America sent a boat overliere. It would cause a flutter of e citement if she were to do so, and if she took the cups away from us, then we shoula very likely build a baat to regain them.” I found that Mrs. Jamison, who looks cvery inch a yaclitswoman, strongly wished her husband and brother-ic-law to go to Amerien, so that there is strong probability after all, that the Irex may be scen compe ing in American waters, As [am closing, in order to catch my telegraphic opportuni- ties. since thisecclesinstical conducted gov- crnment is very erratic with its Sunday tele- graphy and shuts np ghe divislonal offices . the Genesta_is Teported in sight, ang. will doubtless drop anelor about 5 p. m., t0o Wi Iate for me to get thastory by wire to th] London Commeteial ggble office, A Horrible Proceeding. BrusskLs, August 15,—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk.J—An extraordi- nary experiment, unprecedented in_judicial annals, was gone through here yesterday at the hospital De Saint Jean, in~ connection with the case of the woman cut in_pieces by Midwife Rodelet and her lover, Masquelier. ‘Ihe former, who denies the accusation, tried to throw diseredit on Masquelier’s confession by stating that he was physically incapable of cutting up a body in the manner deseribed by himself. 1n consequence Masquelier was requested by the authorities o cut up at the hospital Do Saint Jean the body of - a dead woman Iying there for disséetion. Masquelier as- sented, and the experiment took place y terday before the judges and a crowd of medieal authorities. - Masquelier was ab first very much upset but recovering from his emotion he took tip a kitchen knife and chopped the legs, arms and head of the dead body, exactly as he had described, The ter- rible operation lasted twenty-five minutes and filled the witnesses with borror, while convineing the judges of the accuracy of Masquelier’s confession. H EARS, The Condition in Belfast Deplorable— Riot Act Read. LoNpoy, August I5.—Rioting has been resumed in Belfast. From midnight last night until 4 o'clock this morning a rifle night was in progress on Shank Hill road and 0ld Falls road. One person was killed and many were wounded. 'The town is seething. A dispateh from Belfast says: I'he sectavian strife has recurred in a deplorable, cold- blooded fashion, Expert marksmen this morning conducted a rifle fight from roof- tops, chimney-stacks and street corner Immense erowds of partisans, who cagefully kept out of the range, were prepared to as. sist by supplying ammunition and removing the wounded. The sides were equally di vided. The moon shone brightly throughout the contest. Orangemen admit that one of their men named MeFarlane was Killed, and that two others, named Smiith and Johi: were mortally wounded numerous minor casualtics’ on their side, hey claim they Kkilled and wounded many Catliolics, but the latter deny they sus serious losses. Many houses —wer dled by bulléts, ~ Wheuever the military appeared the combatants shifted their ground. Finally, at § io'elock, after the riot act had beeu twice read; the troops charged upon the crowd and elegred the streets tem- porarily. An old man-asd a woman, inmates of a house on Conway | street, from which many shots had heon fired, were arrested. They stated that three en had forced an en- trance into the hose and had remaied there all night, firing {rgm of. A bowling crow escorted tly oners to jail. The mob to-day repeatadly fired® upon the police, A tavern owned by & Cathulic, situated in fn the Protestant distries, was looted. An order instrueting the police 10 fse buckshiot instead of bullets has been cangelled. The populace is sullen and menacing ‘Thompson’s Taking-Of, New Youk, August 15,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee,]—The story that Hubert 0. Thompson committed suicide 15 believed here, and some additional details of his death are given, which make the theory plausible. It is stated now that his physician will not certily 1o his death, and the coroner, who was present, did not liold an autopsy, " It is intimated that the coming exposuie of the Squire-Flynn deal and finaneial embarrass- ient Induced Mr. Thompson 1 take - dose of chloral which caused his death, e The President's Vacation. WASHINGTON, August 15.—The president Will leave Washington to-morrow for a mont’s vacatiun in_the Adirondacks, in Northern Now York. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and her mother, Mrs. Fol- §om. - No mail will be forwarded to him dur- Ing his absence. Any public business re- giring bis lmudiate eohaideration will bo | ught to Lis atiention by cabivet ofticers, GUST THAT OLD MARCH T0 MEXICO. National Reanion fn Towa of Scott and Tay- | lor Veterans, AWAR PLANT AGED FORTY YEARS How the Crops Look Elections—Kunights and Knaves —~Two Colleges That Baptize as One. Congressional Now The Old Cactus Crowd. Drs Moixes, Ta,, August 15.--|Speeial to the Ber.)—The National Assoclation of Mexican Veterans is to hold its annual meet ing in this city this week. and extensive preparations are being made to give the old heroes a good time. The state association will appropriate Thursday to their exerclscs, and the National association will occupy Fri- day and Saturday. Several hundred of the men who marehed with Seott and Taylor are expected, and the city for a time will take on & martial appearan nere will be addresses of weleame by the governor of the state arfl the mayor of the city, to which response will be made by Gen eral J. W. Denver, of Ohio. On Fru afternoon there will be a grand parade un der the dircction of Chief Marshal M dice, of Indiana, The annual address will be given that evening by Mayor. Gordon, of Indianapolis. So the Spirit of 46 will be abroad in the land with great vigor and power ina few days. Coming at this time, when there is more or less Mexican fever on account of the Cutting and other eases, th reunion will undoubtedly stimulate the half- cocked patriotism and warlike ardor of many people, who want a_chance at the greasers. One old veteran of '46, who marched to Mex- leo with Scatt, hns alrendy bogun to enroll o company for' service if the government should need it. But cooler heads are not getting excited over the prospects of war, and the Mexicans will probably have no op-: vortunity tomake the acquaintance of Des Moiues chivalry m a hostile way for many 18, CROP OUTLOOK 1N 10WA., The backbone of the drouth seems to be broken, and the uppermost questfon in_this vicinity is, how has it affected the erops, particularly corn? It is hard to render an accurate answer to this question, for the dry weather has prevailed so unevenly that thie damage has not been equalld distributed, In this locality, Central Towa, there have been no heavy rains since the latter part of M and except in favored spots, the drouth has been almost continuous. In consequence corn has grown tasselled and_eared. to out- ward appearances the same os usual, but a close inspection shows the missing or half- filled ears, and reveals the great damage that has been done. ‘Two months ago it was esti- mated that thie total vield for Towa would be about 240,000,000 bushels under fair condi- tions. Now after this long continued drouth it is estimatud that the crop will not amount to more than_160,000,000 bushels, it no unfa- vorable conditions intervene between now and the time when the crop is matured. If September should be wet, with heavy and continuous rainfalls, therd will be danker of what s called a “sccond growth,”" keeping the plant green till the frost strikes it, thus materially reducing the low estimate already nrade. - Small grains seem to be in much bet- ter epndition, and promise very near an ay- erage yield. CONGRE AT CONTESTS. . Consierable interest is belng taken in the geslonal-contests this year, wore, in act. than i the regular state tickets. There rolose districts, and others futo ek tew Thotows. enter, whieh atiract th aftention of the whole state, 'I'ie democrats have supposed that they had one district un- guestionably and indissoiubly solid by soveral thousand majority. This is” the Second dis- trict, which was kindly carried out for them by the republicans, who put several demo- atic strongholds together, giving them majority of five or ' six_thousand. The democrats over-confident from theic strength, nominated for congress in this district Judge Hayes, the man who over- threw the prohivitory amendment on a tech- nieality, and has always been the elampion and defender of the anti-prohibitionists. 1o is the same man who investicated, with a view to impeachment, by the last legisly- ture, which was prevented by the democrats absenting themselves in_a body when the test vote came. But, nevertheless, he is very popular_with element of the democratic party, and easily secured the nomination, much to the disgust of many democ I'ho republicans have thought that under the cireumstances, if they made a zood nomina- tion they might win, tally as the Knights ‘of Labor have nominated a demo- eratic workingman, and so they have asked old Sam Kirkwood to be a candidate and he has consented. The grand old - war governor, who lhas represented Iowa m the United States senate, and sat in Garfield’s cabinet s not above tho call of his fellow-citizens for any post of duty. Giladstone, advancing “years set lightly on his shoulders and give his counsel wore weight, while his youthiful strength and vigor are unabated, Af seventy-two years of age, he is to-day the most popular and the mostpowerful speaker on tie Lowa stump, If the republican convention for the Second distriet, which mects on Thursday, shall ten der hini the unanimous nomination, as now seems probable, it s quite likely that the 6,000 opuosition majority will g6 down be- fore the banner of lowa's grand old wax goy- exmot, NIGHTS AND KNAVES, The Knights of Labor in several localities are_allowing themselves to be drawn inlo politics contrary to the prineiples of | order. In this (the Fitth) district, under th successful manipulation of the greenbacke and democrats, they nominated for congress r, W. L. Carpenter, of this city, a barb-wire wrer, wlio i3 not even & member of organization, In the Sixth distriet it is said that General Weaver expects considera- ble help from Mr. Powderly, who, as a green- backer, nominated Weaver for president when the latter was a greenback candidate in 183, Butasa general thing, as far as ob- served in Towa, the kuights who take part in polities ar ikely to do 50 on the line of party affiliations. 80 that the result will not be very materially ehanged. CONSOLIDATING COLLEGES, An important educational step has just been taken in the consolidation of the Ce; tral university of Pella and the Des Moines university of this city, Both are colleg that have tried to maintain separate organi ations on each others’ tervitory, being about thirty-five or forty miles apart, The result was 3I|.’\| both sufered and went into decline, and at last the trusiees of each consented to leave it tow board of fifteen unprejudiced men to deelde whieh school should give up its loeation, ‘I'he decision was in favor of Des Moines, and Pella university will be a thing of the past, the sehool being moved to this city atonce in time for the opening of the fall term, Biggest Grain Ground Known, WASIHINGTON, Augustlh.—[Special I graw to the Ber.|—The Argentive republic bids fair to come to the front in the near fu- tureas one of the great wheat producing countries of the globe. Consul Geneial Baker in answer to a réquest from the bas furnished the following interesting in- formation in regard to the matter Accord- ing to latest surveys and estimate the total area of repulic is 120,000 square leagucs, or 1200,000 square miles, cqual to the geresate area of ( Britain, France, Holland, Ger- lmlllf. Austria, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Por tugal, Belelum and Gre The estinate of land under tillage I X0 acres, 1,717,000 acres in wheat and acres in olher crops, PRESIDENTIAL PEGS Needed for Two Big Oflicial Appoints ment Holes. WASHINGTON, August 1. —[Special Tele- gram to the Be ~it was expecied that two yory important appoiutments would be wade betore the president left on his vacation, “They were the surgeon geucral of the army, 1 and public priuter. L sccius ta be very geu- | erally believed that the sur eneral will be either the present chief medical surgeon, Colonel Baxter, or Colonel R. Smith, though it may be tnat so 1zerofficer of the medical corps wil in spite of | the pressure which 1s bein It upon the president, sceretary of war and adjutant General Druim, by friends of the two ofticers mentioned, ‘Ihe present pubiic printer has tendered Iiis resignation, which it is under stood will take effect on the 15th of Septem ber, Tt is wenerally concecded here that Gén | eral Wil togers, of Bualo, will b the successtul *candidate, although, during the past few days. there hias been somo talk of appointing Jolin Oberly, The president will leave to-marcow, 1 possible, ana cer tainly not later than Tuesday, and he has de cided not to fill eitlier of these vacancies un thl he returns e you be chosen IMMEDIATE DELUIVERY Of Lettors and “Mail Matter to Al PostofMices in the Conntry WASHINGTON, Auggst 15, —The postmas- tor-gonerl s Issue@h cirenlar of informa. tion Jl\ll&l“d!m'( on to postinasters concern ing and breparatory to putting into opera thon on Oct. 1, the act of August 4, 1585, au- thorizing ghe extension of the gencral deliv ery systeun to all postofiiees and to all wmafl- able matter. Tho cireular provides that every postofiice i the United States and ter- rilories and District of Coluubia, now estab lished, and which will ba established while the foregoiig act remains, s tereby desi nated as special delivery ofices. These re fons take effect October 1, 188/ whiel date every postmaster will be 1 sponsible for the immediate delivery of every article of mailable matter, which niay bo re- ceived, nddiessed to his oftice, properly stamped with a special delivery * stamp. Sueh immediate delivery must be made when the articlo is directed (o an nddresseerosid ing, or having a place of business, within one mile of the postoflice, ‘The ciretlar is a long one, and fully explains every detail of the new fystem. Evory complaint on failure to comply with the provisions of the act will promutiy bo investigated and the rosponsi- bility followed with Droper conscquences. SRAL AUGUR SHOT. A Notorious Negro Attacks the Old Veteran on His Doorstep. WASHINGTON, August 15, —General Chris- tovher C. Augur (retired), U. S. A., was shot about 1 o’clock tIis worniug at his residenco by a newro named Williom Pope. His wounds wili not prove serious, although he may be confined to his house for some time. “To-day he was resting quietly. Pope and avother colored man_wero standing in front of the general’s residence using profane and obseone language, when hie opened the door and ordered them to go away. The only re- sponse he received was a volley of profane abuse and coarse epithets. This was more than he could stand, and, armed with a lisht cane, he rushied upon the two men and: struck Pope a sharp blow over the head. A8 he did so the negro drew a pistol and fired. The ball struelk General Augur in the lez above the kuee, and with a ery he stageered back. Before he could recover” himself Popo fired again and the ball took effeet in the right lez. Two moresiots followed, one of which struck the goneral in the left les and the othey in the Side. 'The negro who fired the shots is 4 no- torious eharacter, Who has already served a term in the penitentinary for murder. e s been arrested. fGeneral Augur was for severs ander of the departient of the well known i Whis city. His many in Owalj will Jieat of the assault gpon him with regrot, and ansiously awais-daily news of his condition. ] SIMOLY A REAL SCHEM The Mexican Troubles Charged to Unprincipled Land Sharks. neaco, 11, Augnst 15.—[Soecial Bele- gram to the Bee.|—A speeial from Austin, Tex, suys: A tiemen, now holding oflicial position in , gives some decid edly sensational inside facts concerning ihe Mexican internal trouble. 1o said to-night: “Phe trouble lias been kept aiive almost en- tirely by Governor Trebino and General Naranjo. They, with a little gronp of wealthy followers, comprising not more than twenty men, have tong wielded almiost irresistibic influeuce in Camaulispas, Coahulia, Nueva Leon and Chihmahua, Both the Gonzales and Dinz adwinistrations sought to hold this syndicate friendly, and to that end Trebino and Naranjo have in turn been made secretary of war in the Mexican eabinet. Iach of these men, while holding this offise, managed to seeure yast fraets of governeht lands in the north- ern district. So loni as ths land continues to be a part of Mexieo and subzeet to all- the uncerninties of Mexican upheavals it is wortionly 10 to 15 cents per acre, while ad- jotoing Texas land, that is not nearly so Rooil, commiunds $2 to 1 per acre. 1 the Southern boundary of the United States was changed from tho Rlo Grande to the Sierra Madrd mountains, the appreciation in land would beworth from $10,00,000 to §20,000,000 to the Iitla group of land'owners. Tlia goy- ernors of all these states: ol r posses: sions by grace of the men I ain taiking about, There 15 no doubt in my he combination has its, tions in the United States. General pano bas been at the noith for ime, and only a short (ime seo wade o tre- mendous sale of Mexican fand i C. P, Hunt- inton, ‘The Cutting ease wis a fortunate cident for these men. 1t save the Ui States & provocation, whiell it could not af- ford 1o overlook It war does come the same the same men who advised the roceadings which provoked it will bo aetive in an cifort to induce the [nited States to annex novth ern Mexico as oue of the condiiiuns of peucs 0116 - Impeaching a Judge, Norvizai, Neb,, August 15,—[Special to the Brg, [—Our county supervisors met ves- terday to approve an additional boud re- quired of Connty Ureasurer Hallgren, The bond was spproved and while the hoard still in session the elerk handed the chai a complaint against County Judge O, . Backman, which ehiarges the judge with will- 1l and gross negleet of hiv oftieial duties, with drunkenness and with imalfeasanee office. The complaint was signed by D, I, K. Whitecomb. The judge was notined to appear beforo the board for trial Afzust 25 ab 104 m, It is thought that he will resizn as his conduct has become rather wisayozy and his impeaciunent 8 almost certain. Fight With Rebels, MaTanmores, Mex., August 14.—On the th instant Maurier Criz, who had gathered a large wimount of stock, with wileh he was trying to get inta ‘Texas, was beaten at San Antonio, Neuvo Leon, by the Iturals, under Gonzales Chapa, The government forces lost one ofticer and three soldiers killed, and the revolutionists fifteen killed and nany wounded, Croz himself made his Ciy oF Muxico, Augnst 14.—1 oits of the erops have been receiyed partsof the republic, Government uxes hold up well leat from reves WA Little Phil Will Bo There raTON, Ia., August 15.--!Special ‘Lel gram (0 the BEE.J~J. B, Warst, president of the Veteran Associution of Southwestern lowa and Northwestern Missourd, which meets here Tuesday for three days’ reunion, received o v A tel am from Geueral Slierulan positly ring pim (it lie will be present on Wednesday, The indications poiut (o the largest soldicr gathering of the Year, Tenis to aceomuwodite 5,000 have alrvady been piteliod. Very Kash Lightning. Horuneae, Neb., August 14, —|Special to the Brk.—C. P, King loval editor of the | Nugget, received a severe shock from light- g yesterday morniug as ho-was returning 10 Uli¢ oflice alter beak last. e i stili fav frow the slivhes NUMBER AN 00 RIVER HORROR. A Ghastly Tind in Ao Old Boat ot VICTIMS \?)F DREAD MALARIA, A Family of Twelve Dying Persons on the River for Two Weeks in An Open Boat. A River Horror, EVANSVILLE, Ind., August 18, am 1o the Ber Townshin Pregal was notified that his services were wanted at the river yesterday. o was di- rected toa small family boat lying near the water works, ‘The craft was & non-diserip- tive vessel and bore evidences of hard usage. Its bow was staved fn and nearly the entire roof blown offt. The cabin of the boat was about ten feet long and twelve feet wide, aud in o this miserable cooped up box were twelve persons whose every appearance was evidence of pinching, gaunt poverty. Hollow cyed, emaciated and with scarcely a rag of cover- ing they lay upon the bare, dark floor of the voat huddled together and all contending with dread matarial tover. In the midst of them lay the dead body of & woman, par- tially decomposed. Over thisa picee of rag carpet had been thrown, the living oceus pants being too ill to remove the body, I'rustee at once sent for the patrol wagons and removed the sufferers to the hospital and then an inquest was held and a verdict of death from malarial fever was rendered. George Bash, one of the occupants of the boat, was seen at hos- pital to-night. He was very ill, but was able to give a clear nareative of thoe terrible and kening experience to which they had been subjected. The story, almost beyond parallel, s as follows: Until three weeks ago George and John Bush, brothers, were farmers in Meade county, Kentucky, about twelve miles from the mouth of Salt river. Their land was poor, and it was with difliculty that they obtained suflicient food to keep the wolf from the door, They finally becameo disheartened and détermined to try and bet ter their condition further west, and to th end construeted a small boat and on Sunday, July 25, both families, consisting of the brothers, their wives and nine children, thirteen’ in_all, together with their little be- Jongings, embarked in the boat and started on their ferrible wip down the river. They reachied the mouth of Salt river late on Sun- day night, and when Monday broke were in the Ohio, " Two s ago to-day, Nane Bush, aged and leoree's wife ' was' taken ' il with malaria and not being able to procure’ the neeessary niedieine, 1t soom develaped into iy phoid ma latin. The othaer membors wero stricken down oneby one, until finally all were helpless. In this condition they were overtaken on Thurs- day night by a heavy storm, whieh tossed heir eraftabout like an egeshell, thiowing them from ong of the boat to the other, Iheir posgessions were all swept away by the waves and the rook of tho boat taken ~ofl. Durine tis fearful night Mrs, Bush siuddenly gyew worse and began pleadinz feebly for water, which no oue could give her, and_just as'dawn broke she died inintense suffering and agony, All day lonc they dritted with the eurrent, the liai sun Deating eruelly down upon the little group of sufferers, The n{:pl’n\lcll of dark- Bess gavoe them some relief, but overpower ing _thirst and lwnzer hearly them of all reason. “They had drift op] ite 1_|Il' city when s s ont jugiing Jess b [Special Tustes derived ' nearly me fishermen who W thie apparently tenant- tand boarded it, discovering the con- dition of itx occupants. Al of (he sick people were being tonderly cared for to- nizhit, but hopes arc only enterteined for six of tuem, the fatal and fetid atmosphere, tainted by the corpse, haying had its effect upon (ho rems Mis. Bush has been buriedand the b or oU A BLUI LOOK. Corn Will Not Yield as Bountifully as Expected, CuicAco, August 15, "o following erop reports will appear in this week’s issue of the Farmers’ Revi The rains during the week ending Saturday were morge generad throughout the corn belt thatat any previous time since early in May, and brought a modi- cum of hope to farmers, whose corn-fields were actually burning and withering, Re- ports from correspondents received during the week indicated, more thoroughly than ever before, that the total average yield will be seriously reduced, vast areas having becn vlighted beyond any pow of resuseitation, Out of ninety-eignt counflies in Ohio, Indi- ana, Michigan, Illinois, lowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, from which returns come during the woek, only cighteen predicta full average yield. "Thirty countics indicate not to exceod” one- half wn ave yield, ten indicate not to ex- ceed a one-fourth crop, twenty-sis report a promise of - thce-fourths an average cron, while in the counties corn Hnumlwl a viold not to exeecd ive to ten hughels pe less for fodder, Discournzing reports come from linois, Towa, Wisconsin and Mis- sourl, while wmost "encouraging still come trom Ohio and Michigan, and Indiana and Minnesota reports continue to indicate a fair avern outlook, In Illinois this week the only county reporting a promise of w full averio vield is Fdgar, while Jasper, DoWits and Morgan report a' promise of ‘a threes fourtis average yield. "In Bond and s Henry countics one-tourth an average yield is indieated, “Thoughont IH‘muvw'nm]-l nts continue, The pastures wre completely dry- ing up, Late planted potatoes are generally wdailure. In Towa Humbolt e ity Is the only one Indicating full averasce yeild, istimating by countics reporting this week, the yield for tho state at furee Will not exceed fifty to sixly per cent of an averngo erop, In D § turand Carroll counties e crop is set do as a fallure. Wheat is threshing out v unevenly, but grain is wrading well. yield ranges from ecight to twenty bushels per ere, The threshing reports fron Da- kota show a yicld of from five to eighteen bushels, The yield of territory will fall con- siderably short'of any former yearly ave That Tired Feeling Tho warm weather lias a debilitating effect, especially upon those who are within doors most of the time. Tho peculiar, yet commo complaint known as “that tired feeling, 15 the result, This feeling can bo entirely overcomo by taking Mood's Sarsaparilla, which gives new lifo and streuglli to all the functions of the Lody, I could not sl ook Lood's Sarvap: cep soundl tired and I dmproved I'he 3 bad no appetit i i could get up witheut tha uid fee! and my 1. A. Saxroxw, Kent, Obio, Streagthen the System Hood's Sarsaparilla 18 characteitzed Ly peculiarities s st 140 combinatio of nts 5 2d, the proportion; 4, 1ho pracess of securing the active medicival qualitles. The result is amedicine of unusai cures itherto unknowi, Bend for book containing additional eviden “ Hood's Barsaparilla tones up my syster, purifies my Liood, shiapens my apietiie, ind Boeiug 1o muke wie over” J. P, THOMIKON, Register of Deeds, Lowell, Mass. “Hood's Barsaparila beats all ot ard I3 worth its welght i gold." 1. BARRINGION, 130 Bauk btreet, New York City, Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggiste. §1; six for §5. Mads oaly by C. 1. NOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses_Qne Dollar.