Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 7, 1887, Page 1

ol THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 188 NUMBER A NEW HEARING ORDERED, The Homestead Contest Case of Kelly vs. Grameng to Bo Reopened. A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION. The New Ctvil Service Rutes Directed Against the Old Veterans— General Sheridan on Rosser —Capital News. An Elaborate Opinion By L WASHINGTON, May 6.—(Special Telegram to the Brr.|—Secretary Lamar to-day ren- dered a decision in the homestead contesfy case of John Keily v8 Fred Grameng, of the Valentine land district, which involves a prineiple and determines a question of great importance to all settlers on the public do- main and all readers of the Bek. The case arose on an appeal taken by Grameng to the commissioner of the general land oftice De- cember 15, 1885, and the decision of Seeretary Lamar comes in the form of a communica- tion to the commissioner, and is as follows: “It appears that the appellant on <Septem- ber 5, 1885, made homestead entry No 2,000 on the southwest quarter of section 13, town- ship 82, range 46, Valentine, Neb.; that on the 16th of April, 1585, Kelly initiated a con- test against said entry, charging abandon- mar. ment; that a hearing was ordered, the notice prescribing that testimony be taken May 20, 18%, before B. 1. Trinule, United States court commissioner, and re- quiring appearance at the local office June 8, 1585, to respond and furnish testimony con- cerning the alleged abandonment. Testi- mony was taken before the United States commissioner on the date first named. No testimony was offered in behalf of the con- testee.”” ‘The record thus made was trans- mitted to the local office, but action was not there taken in the case uutll September 23 1885, when the contest was dismissed, the following endorseyent being made in pen- cil by the receiver on the back of the aflidavit of the contest: #*Dismissed for the reason that the coatestant has furnished no evidence of posting notice on land. Thirty days’ time Is ziven contestant to appeal.” “Underneath i8 its entry, appafently made in a_different hand, “Parties notitied same day.” No ap- peal having been filed, the local office, by etter of November 5, transmitted 'the papers to your office which, upon inspection of the record, found that there was no evidence that notice of contest had been posted on the land. Your oftice, however, proceeded to examine the testimony in the case, and concluded, as a result of said ex- amination, that the claimant had abandoned the land and that his entry should be can- celled. From that decision claimant is now here on appeal, averring that on the day set for trial he made a_special appearance and filed a motion to dismiss for the reason that contegtant did not submit proof that he com- plied with rule 14 of practice in relation to posting notice upon the tract. He also re- fers to the fact of the contestant’s fallure to appeal from the action of the local oftice. 1 find among the papers an application made by the contestant Decomber 10, 1885, under onth and filed in _your oftice December 18, 1885, three days after the decision appealed from was rendered, setting forth that he did EUM the required notice on the tract about thirty days prior to the day of hearing, but that he had neglected to sét out that fact in the testi- mony ; also that he had no notice of the dis- missal of the contest by the local office. On these statements he atthe time of making them asked a review of the mony or a new hearing. To this your oflice replied by letter, dated January, 7, 1586, to the reglster and receiver, that as the eniry had been by letter of December 15, 1885, had for cancella- tion for abandoment, consideration of said application for review and rehearing was un- necessary. From the forezoing it appears that the sole question raised by the appeal under consideration is that of jurisdiction to decide the case on its merits, under the charge of abandonment, in the absence of evidence to EHIIIKIG',B the notice required by the contestant that he omitted to (IImIsK evidenca ot the posting of the notice of con- test upon the land in controversy, thongh he states that he did, as a matter of fact, post the notice as required by the rule. Inmy judgment your oflice erred in m.‘:sln;: upon the testimony taken pursuant the order for a hearing, ‘it not appearing aflirmatively thattiia local office erred in finding that there was no evidence of the osting of the notice of contest upon the and, In this view of the gquestion pre- sented,your office was without jurisdiction to deeide on the testimony submitted, it not ap- pearing from the record that due and com- pleto notice had been given. The ex parte aftidavits filed since the decision by the local oftice and your office and without” notice to the contestee, to the effect that as a matter of fact a copy of the notice of con- test was posted on the land, as re- quired by the rules, cannot ba accepted as completing the record soas now'to give jurls- dietion to pass upon the (cutlmoni. The Al- legations and facts In the case are Buch, how- ever, as in my opinion to warrant a compli- unco with the contestant’s request that a re- hearing be granted. Your office’s decision is modified accordingly and you will direct that & new hearing be ordered, based upon the af- fidavit of contest now on file, after notice as required by practice upon the record thus made. The register and receiver will make thelr finding subject to appeal as in other cases, Sheridan and Rosser. WASHINGTON, May 6.—|dpecial Tele- gram to the BEeg.]—General Sheridan was much amused upon reading the letter of Gen- eral ‘Thomas L. Rosser, in which the latter speaks of the proposed trip to the Shenan- doah valley by General Sheridan. General Bheriaan said to a reporter: *Rosser has not forgotten the whaling [ gave him in the val- ley, and I am not surprised that ha loses his temper when he recalls it. This incident was doubly humiliating to Rosser, because he was hailed as the saviour of tbe valley, his men wearing small laurel twizs in their hats as an indization of their purpose to clean us out. dome time after this, when Rosser again appeared in that vieinity, I under- stand the people Jadvised him to substitute the pumpkin vine for the laurel, that plant belng well known for its running qualities. For fiwse reasons, I suppose, General Rosser continues to feel unkindly toward me. He says that I have not atoned for my acts during the war. ‘That is true. It never oceurred to me that I was called upon to do so. I want to add that 1 do not propose 1o make a trip to the Shenandoah valley the coming summer, and had not thought of doing so. 1 visi the valley last summer in company with Sen- ator Caweron, of Pennsylvania, and was hospitably received by the people, none of whom exhibited any of the bitterness of feel- Ing that is expressed in General Rosser's letter. I understand Rosser is now living in the valley, as he intends to become a candi- date for congress. His letter was doubtless written for effect upon the coming cam- paign.” It Calls For a Protest, W ASHINGTON, May 6.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.)—The announcement in the city papers of to-day that the civil service commission has adopted rules whereby those who are in the departments of the serviee where the civil service law is in force were to be subjected to an examination in cases of promotions created intense exeitoment in de- partment circles and among the friends of those now possessing positions therein, If the new regulations are correctly given by the press they amount toa direct nullifieation of the law as enacted by congress. 1t will be remembered that those 1n the departments when the law was passed were exemnpted trom its operation, for two particular and tortrolling reasons: 1. It was assumed that the efticiency of those then in the service had been ascertained and settled before the law was passed, that is; by the service they had Jveady rendered #od because most of | commerce law. those in the departments were soldiers, many of whom left the schoolroom to engage in the defense of the country and were too old to return to schiool when mustered out. Many of them also were crippled in the ser- vice by wounds received in the line of duty. ‘To compel these veterans to compete with boys fresh from school fs an outrage and a trick devised for the purpose of driving them into private life. ‘T'he loyal peovle of the country should sternly protest against this scheme to drive these veterans into poverty 80 near the th hold of old age, when it Is simply impossible for them to enter again Into the batetle of hife with any show of suc- cess. Every union man in the county ought to sternly ~protest against this neéw and shiabby trick. . Pensions Isaued to Westerners. 0N, May 6.—[Special Telegram —Pensions were issued for Ne- braskans to-day as follows: Minors of Wil- liam M. Hickman, Lincoln; George Green, Hartwell; August Saase, Orleans; Thomas M. Battreall, Hastings; Christopher Short, Phillips: William M. Hughes, Vesta3 Richard Tothill, Raymond; James C.Fletcher, Loup City: DeWitt C. Marsh, Toblas; Adna H. Bowen, Hastings: John J, Bentley, Wy- more; Amos Peck, Waverly; Charles Sutly, Bertrand: lsaac I Croley, Geneva; Riley Millard, Lyons; Charles If. Deso, Berwick. For Jlowans: Betsey Nelson, former widow of Ole Oleson, St. Olaf; James S., father of William H. Nedry, Red Oak; Alfred Campbell, Mount Pleasant; William Poston, Lexington: Vinton Dowling, Goose Lake; William Belvel, Lineville; Adam L. Rickerd, Eldora; James Evans, Towa Falls; Nelson Larson, Ossian; Jolin Williams, Burlington; William A. Black, Curlew: Joseph Gray, Centerville; Carroll; William E A. Lloyd, Sherry; Will Alphonso Palmer, Dubuq houser, Missouri Valley; C! 8 ville, Sibley; Frank M. McNair, Alexander McKenzie, Lenox: Colfax: Timothy O'Brien, Mason City; Mal com C. Mott, "Homer; William H. Co: Ottumwa: Richard N. Nixon, Boonesbor- ough; Elisha R. Roberts, M m City; John Pleasantville; James . Quicksell, Keokuk; John \V, Pirtle, Bloom- e A Prosperity on Secession Hill, W ASHING , May 6.—| ial Telezram to the BEeg.|—Probably the most historic spotin all the south is the round hill at Abbeville, S. C., to which has beer given thename of “Secession Hill.” It was upon the beautiful greenswards and under the grand old oaks of that rising mound that the first toesin of war was sounded in 1860 which was so shortly afterwards tobe taken up by the whole south and re-echoed by the dull booming of cannon from one end of this land to the other. It was at a mass meeting of the citizens of Abbeville county upon that hill that the first resolutions looking to secession were adopted, and it was not long before the ball set rolling there gathered so much force that it took years of bloody war to stop it in its headlong flight. And, as it had joyfully, nursed by its protecting heights the first stirrings of the confederacy, it was but fitting that, after a few eventful John M. Mills, rett, Minburn: Joseph Olin; H. Glick, years, it should be the overseer of that last meeting of the leaders in the lost CAUSe when Jef- terson Davis called together his short-lived cabinet for the last time. Since those stirring days Secession Hill has changed. Lnstead of the implements of war which once were flourished upon its summit the plow and the spade have gained suprem- acy; and where red-handed war stalked in his " fearful might peace and her hand- maidens reign supreme, The historie hill is now said to be the most beautiful place in Abbeville county, and therefore, as Abbe- villians would say, in all South Carolina. From a gentleman who has recently made a visit to the hill I obtained a description of the place as it now stands. He says: *“On outhern exposure of the crown of the hill is a well kept vineyard of some 230 grave vines, including fifteen varieties. The vin yard was set in the fall of 1554 and last year made something i bushels of grapes, This year Mr. J. F. C. Dupre, who owns the crest of the hill, hopes to gather at least 200 bushels. Between the rows are vegetable corn and melons, so that not one footof ground is wasted. ‘The pit or hot-house is tull of the choicest flowers and the eariliest vegetables. Abundant flowers grow there all winter, no artificial heat being necessary. A gre quality of Mr. Dupre’s choicest tlowers and fruit trees are from cut- tings, The flower garden is a beautiful sight to see. In one bed there are as many as 160 choice lillies growing from the seed. ‘The cultivation of the pecan nut from the seed is also being attempted there with much s and n Iarge poultry yard adds to the ness of the place if not to its beauty.” — Dangerous Floating Wrecks. WasmiNaroN, May 6.—[Special to the BeE.|—The latest copy of the Pilot Chart, a monthly publication for the guidance of mariners, shows that there are to-day eleven dangerous wrecks right in the path of vessels in the coasting trade along the eastern coast of the United States. In any other country on the civilized globe a man-of-war or a govern- ment vessel of some description would have been dispatched to destroy these wrecks as soon as reported. There is nothing, not even an iceberg, more dangerous to navigation than a water-lozged ‘“derelict.” Yet up to the present time there is no onein the United States with the necessary authority to order a vessel out to remove these dangers from the pathway of our merchant marine. Timo after time the attention of congress has been called to this subject and the officers in rge of the Pilot Chart have reveatedly ged that a small appropriation be maae to enable the navy to maintain a small ship for the purpose of removing floating dangers as soon as they are reported. But there is no one directly interested as to spend time and money in hanging about the doors of con- gress to see that this recommendation is con- sidered. 1o Nm«ulllr‘m‘e year follows year and the very sensible recommendation is un- beeded. It is estimated by a naval officer who has given a great deal of at- tention to this subject that the actnal annual loss to the merchant marine of the United States from striking upon these un- marked obstructions is equal to at least 10 per cént of the losses {rom all other causes combined. The cost of building and main- talning the necessary vessel to remove these obstructions would De more than saved the 1irst year by the prevention of losses to coast- ing "vessels and trans-Atlantic steamers which are jeopardized by the failure of the government to do its duty in this respect. Military Matters. ‘W ASHINGTON, May 6.—|Special Telegram to the Brr.)—Hospital Steward Herman Kuch has been agsigned toduty at Fort Klam- eth, Oregon, and Hospital Steward Fraok J. Nemeck, to Mount Vernon barracks, Ala- bama, with the Apache captives. First Lieutenant Thomas C. Davenport, Fourth artillery, died at St. Elizabeth insane hospital here about L o’clock this morning. He was brought to St. Elizabeth from For- tress Monroe last Sunday suffering from mental troubles. Army furloughs: Sergeant Thomas Hogan, troop E, Third alry, four months; Ser- geant Henry Moore, troop E, Ninth cavalry, four manths: Sergeant Edward Healy, com- ‘I'welfth infantty, two months from 2; Serveant Benjamin Otter, company , Twentieth lnfnntr{. four months; Cor- poral Richard Vannall, battery L, Second artillery, three months: Private John J. Kidd, company D, Seventeenth infantry, three months ‘extension. (Three months granted before), The Long and Short Haul WASHINGTON, May 6.—The secrefary of the luter-state commerce commission to-day’ received a petition from the New York Cen- tral railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan South- ernand Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroads, asking that they be relicved from the fourth section of the inter-state commerce law. Up to this time forty-four rairoad compa- nies have filed with the inter-state commerce commission formal petitions asking to be relieved from section four of the inter-state 43 many havebeen received and returned for further informa- tion. A much larger number have been re- ceived from trade organizations, corporations and individuals against the suspension of section four in particular cases. Queen Kapiolani's Banquet, WaAsHiNGToN, May 6.—Queen Kapiolani and suite, with a number of invited zuests,in- cluding Senators Sherman and Evarts, paid a visit to Mount Vernon to-day on the United Stutes steamer Dispateh, which was gaily decorated with bunting, At the navy yard the party was given the royal salute of twenty-one guns. The yards of the Galena were manned as the Dispatch steamed past her. The queen was greatly interested in what she saw at the historic old place. The resident to-night gave a state dinner in onor of the queen. The white houso was profusely decorated with palms, potted plants and flowers. The queen arrived before the other guests and was received in the east room by the president, who presented the rest of the company to her on arrival. The rresndem escorted the queen to dinner, fol- lowed by the chiet justice and Princess Lili- nokalani, the Hawaiain minister and Mrs. Cleveland. The Garfield Monument, WAgRmNGTON, May 6.—Employes in the executive departments who are members of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland will be excused from attendence Wednesday and Thursday next to take part in the cere- mony and business meetings of the society. All departments will be closed at noon Thursday to enable employes to witness the ceremonies attending the unveiling of the statue of General Gariield. James and Harry Garfield will be n!rrem‘nmllvus of the Gartield family, as Mrs. Garfield’s health will not permit her to attend. The National Drill. WASsHINGTON, May 6.—-At the request of the executive committee of the national drill, General Sheridan has detailed Colonel 8. E. Blunt, of his staff, to take charge of the rifle competition during the drill. Competition will be open to any regularly enlisted men or commissioned” officer, “of the volun- teer militia, entries not to exceed two men from any one company under army regula- tions. Eight prizes will be offered, consist- mg of gold, silver and bronze meda! About 100 entries have already been received. Repairing the Hartford, WaAsniNGToN, May 6. cretary Whitney has decided to order the repair of the United States steamer Hartford,now at Mare Island, Cal. After examination of the debates in the last congress that $200,000 appropriated for repair of wooden vessels is applicable to the Hartford, and as the repairs on the ve: will pot éxceed twenty per cent of the value of the ship, the reportof theboard of survey has been approved. Dr. Dabney Resigns. 310N, May 0.—(Special Telegram ] he announcement of the re iznation of Dr. Thomas 8. Dabney, of Louisi- ana, medical examiner in the pension office, who baasted that he served as a guard at An. dersonville, was made to-day. It was proven that he made the boast despite bis denial, and the pension oflicials grew weary of car- rying him, Concerning Commissioner Hall, WaAsniNGToN, May 6.—[Special Telegram to the I |—Murs. Ben J. Hall, wife of the commissioner of patents, has arrived here from her home in Towa and will remain. 1t is reported that Mr. Hall appoint an lowa man as his private secretary on the 15th inst., when the resignation of Motgzomery takes effect. A Star Koute Change. WASHINGTON, May 6.—[Special Telegram to the BiE.]—The time schedule of the star mail route from Fairfield to Spring Ranch, Neb., has been changed as follows, to take effect July 1: Leave Fairfield Tuesdays and Saturdays at 9 a. m., arrive at Spting Ranch by 11:20°a. m. ; leave Spring Ranch Tuesdays and Saturdays at 12 w, arrive at Fairlield by 2:20 p. m. Substitute Visitors Appointed, WAsHINGTON, May 6,—The president has appointed Charles J. Russell, of Lliinois, and J. P. Thorne, of Maryland, to be members of the board of visitors of the military academy at West Point in place of General Palwer and Mr. Gwinn, of Mar; d, declined, e e An Electric Death, NEw Youx, May 6.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—John . Simpson, night engineer of the Adams Express company at 41 Trinity place, took a friend, Jobn S. Holme, into the cellar last night promising him that he would see some tall handling of dynamos and wires. “Electricity doesn’t affect me much any more,” said Simpson, “‘what would knock you out ina second 1 ean hold without turning a muscle.” Down in the basement Simpson explained about two cur- rents and the dynamo, and urged Holme to try small electric shocks, Holine said he did not know much about the wires and such things and that he had better nmr nwn{ from them. Simpson then braced himself and startea in. He took one wire first with one hand and then with both hands, There was no damage done apparently and the fool- nardy engineer then seized both wires, put- ting one hand on each, No sooner had he fairly touched them than the lights went suddenly out. Simpson’s arms stretched out straight and stiff and he fell heavily tothe floor, dying instantly from the electric shock. Another Bank Defaulter. JoLIET, IIL, May the Bee.]—Seventy-five to one hundred thousand dollars of the Will County National bank are missing. The officials concerned admit that there is a big shortage, but say that it was caused by Cashier Knowlton's bad financial management and his peculiar methods of handling the funds of the old Wills County Savings bank. The latter was a private concern, but Knowlton was man- ager of it as well as cashier of the National, and both banks were until recently in the some building. The cashier has resigned and 1s now In- Canada with his wife, but Captain G. P. Phelps, brother of the Ameri- can minister to England, who is his counsel, denies that he is a defaulter, and states that Calvin Knowlton, his father, has made ar- rangements to make gcood the shortage. An Investigation is now in progress, el Business Failures. St. Louis, May 6.—The Supplies Manu- facturing company made an assignment yesterday afternoon. The concern has been doing business for twenty years and the fail- ure Is the result of-a decline in business ex- tending over .‘Perlofl of years. Thedirectors have n vancing money to keep the business atloat. Yesterday they resigned. The company owed themn about $130,000, ‘The total liabilities are $147,000. The com- pany will not resume ugrnln. NEw YoRrK, May 6.—The failure of Wil- dam F, Bracken was announced on the pro- duce exchange to-day. Bracken’s transac- tions are said to be on a limited scale. Lia- bilities unknown. Mrs. Robinson Found Guilty. MONTEZUMA, Ia., May 6.—[Spectal Tele- gram to the BER.)—Mrs. Robinson was to-day found guilty of assault with intent to com- mit manslaughter. It will be remembered that in e nly with a man named Brown she whiy ittle colored boy to death last December, for which offense Brown is al- ready serving a térm in the penitentiary and Mrs. Robinson will undoubtedly soon follow nim. The shoeking outrage created great excitement at the time and threats of lynch- ing were freely made. e — Kennedy Indicted For Murder, DuBvQUE, la., May 6.—|Special Telegram to thu BEE.|]—The grand jury to-day con- cluded the investigation of evidence against Kennedy, charged with the murder of his wife, and brought in an indictment of murder in the first degree. The taking of testimony has been secret, and 1t is understood that very damaging evidence against K’nnody was uced. He been in great fear of hy ing and had the examimination con- ucted a8 quietly as possible. LINCOLY WINS THIS TIME. Omaha Vanquished in the Second Game at the Capital City, NOT A BRILLIANT CONTEST. Denver Turns the Tables on Hastings By Excellent Playing—Other Games Played Yesterday— Good Turf Sport. The Omaha-Uincoln Game. LiNcoLy, Ne gram to the BE May 6.—[Special B ]’ Tele- he Lincolns defeated the Omahas to-day In the second contest of the series In a game far from faultless but in- teresting throughout. Omaha, in the first half of the game, played as loosely as did Lincoln the day before, althouzn they did heavy batting and gave some excellent speci- mens of base running. Lincoln had Relnagal 1 at shortstop and he fully redeemed the wretehed playing by Schneider in that posi- tion the day before. Of the two batterles, Lincoln exceiled, Dolan, catcher, playing without an error, O’Leary of the Ownahas in thg box. and Brodie excelling Lincoln went first to the bat and at the close of the sixth inning the clubs were tied, After that Lincoln piled up five runs in the seventh amid the cheers of an almost unanimous Lin- coln audienca, which the Omahas failed to overcome. The umnpiring by Robinson was unsatisfactory to both clubs, but his errors of !udument were evenly divided. The follow- g is the score: Rienagal. SCORE! ~_LINCOLNS, _ POS. AB. I 1B, PO. A. E. ~8 6 8 5 4 1 1 e gt oY DG N S0 CARCIE T S 0 6 6 8 3 4 3 0 it 5 0:2°8 0 0 S ERERT g s EO BB 0RO L I G 50 17 24 27 138 ~Totals Lincoln Omaha. Home runs—| Lincoln K Thre Sl ae R0 Qg0 Krehmeyer. 45 6Fq 0 Harte 21 0 0 0 8 1 SR e 2. 000 3 6 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 27 2 6 SCORE DY IN 020 13, Omaha 10, 1, Shaffer 1, Krehmeyer 1, Me ase hits—Row 038002 rehmeyer. 70 0 2—-14 Runs earned— T'wo-base hits— tt L 2, Gennis 1, Dolan 2, Harter 1, Messitt 1. Lefton bases—Lincoin 6, Omaha 11, —Brodie and Brodie 2, O'Leary Double plays—Reinagal, Glen- avin, Rowe, Welsh and’ Switt. Struck out O’Leary, Bases on balls. it by piteher—Brod 1. Time of game—3 hours and 20 minutes. Umpire—Robinson. Denver Wins From Hastings. HaAsTINGS, Neb., May 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Be —The game to-day was won by the Denvers by hard and brilliant vlaying. Hastines Denver. Hogan and Nicholson both pitched remarkably able games. the score by innings: [ The following is 900003233 1-6 .3% 201410 *11 Des Moines Defeated. Des Mot s, Ia, May G.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEg.|—Des Moines met her first defeat to-day, not by good playing but by a mishap to the Des Moines pitcher. The Minneapolis team went in to win and were making zood progress up to the fifth inning when Des Moines tied them. When the home club was called to bat for the fifth in- ning it was discovered that Campbell was sick, and after pitching a few balls he left the box and was taken home. Larocque fin- seven ruus for ished the fifth and bases on balls and five sent five men to more scored, makinz Minneapolis. This gave the visiting team a big lead and virtually the game, Al ord took the box in the sixth and seventh innings and shut the Minneapolis toam out. From this on it was a very poor | specimen of ball playing and many léft be- fore the game was over, the score The following is 06001000 2-9 22307000 *14 National Leagne Games. DETROIT, May 6.—The game between De- troit and 1ndianapolis to-day resulted as fol- lows: Detroits. . Indianapoli 0 Pitchers—Weidman and Healy. 80000012 0000100 :¢ Baso hits —Detroit 19, Indianapolis 9. Errors—Detroit 3, Indianapolis 2. Umpire—Quest. CHICAGO, May 6:-=The game between Chi- cago and Pittsburg resnlted as follows: 00001110 c Pittsburg 0. WASHINGTON, May Washington and Philadelphia to-day re- sulted Philadelphia. Washington . Pitchers—Fery hits—Philadelpl hiladelphia 1, Washington 2. =B Wilson. follows: New York. Game called of darkness. Base hits—New York 12, Boston 4. —New York 4, and Madden, Pittsburg. Umpire: ‘.'usun and Whitney. hia w YORK, Ma New York and 0—3 81020010 *-¢ and Morris, Base hits— Errors—Chicago 8, ullivan. —The game between a8 follows: 000000 2 *-2 0 % Washington 5—The game between oston to-day resulted as 00002010-8 0001000 0-1 in eighth inning on account Errors Boston 3. Pitchers—Keofe Umpire—Powers, The American Association. ST, Lours, Ma the St. Louis and as follows: 8t. Louis. Lousville. Pitchef: 8 Louis 14, Louisville 12, Louis 3, Louisville 5. Umnire Valentine. PHILADELPHIA, ') 6,—The game between uisville to-day resulted 20202200 2-10 00200001 0-8 tzand Ramsey. Base hits— Errors—St. May 6.—The game be- tween the Athleties:and Baltimore to-day re- snited as follows: Athletics. .. Baltimore. Piteners—Titcgmb and Kilroy. 240003000 1-6 B4 100320 %7 Base hits —Athletics 13, Baltimore 24. "Errors—Ath- letics 9, Baltimore 8. Umpire—McQuade. ‘National Jockey Club Races. WASHINGTON; May 6.—The weather to- day was threateming, but the attendance was large. Mi third, The following is the summary: ile: Barnum won, Bess second, Buffalo Time—143i. Handicap, one ‘im one-sixteenth mifes: Richmond won, Time—1:40}4. third. nama second, Herbert For three-year-olds, one and one-eighth miles: Raymond won, Al Mahroney third. Tune. Reed second, Seven furlongs, for three-year-olds and up- MeLa third. Burch won, Glendon second, Vinton Time—1:30, ‘I'hree-quarters mile: hlin second, the Vassal ime—1:16. Brambleton won, Gelding The Nashville Mceting. NAsavILLE, Tenn., May 6.—The largest crowd of the season was present at the West Side park races summary: to-day, The following is the One mile: Biddy Bowling won, War Sign second, Charli Phil Lea';l‘o‘n‘ lclflullnd For i 85 AV . B et 'or colts and e Marks third. Time—1:458¢. nine and one-half furlongs: . Valentine second, Jennie ime—2:04, and upwards, seven fur- Tea second, Euphony longs: Buckhound won, Bercha third, Time—1:05%. One mile: Fellow Broeck won, Aristocrat second, Burr Oak third. Time—1:49! Running in Mud. LexiNaToN, Ky., May 0.—The races to- day were run In rain _and mud with but a small attendance. The following is the summary : For three-year-olds and upward s, one mile and 183 yards: Jaubert won, Brilliant sec- ond, Watehem third. ‘Time—2:00} For all ages, mile: Wahoo won, second, Longalight third, Time—1:45k For three-year-olds, one mile and seventy vards: Orvid won, Ban Box second, Lottie Wall third, Time—1:554, For two-year-olds, five furlongs: Santa- line won, Price second, -Lily -May third. Time—1-0744. Big Trotting Stock Sale. N York, May 6 'lie sale of trotting stock bred b J. Ross, of Sunny Slope, San Gabriel, Cala., bezan to-day at the Amer- fean institute Forty lots were offered, nearly all sived by the famous stallion Sultan. Among the pricesbrought were the following: Aniban second, THE LABOR QUESTION, Cardinal Gibbons Investigates the French Catholie Cluby, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] PArts, May 6.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Brr.|—Cardinal Gibbons s still hard at work at the labor question, Since his return from Rome the cardinal has taken great interest in the Catholie work- ingmen’s clubs started some years ago by the Cowte Albert de Mun and Monsignetur Freppal, bishop of Anglers, which is Gib- bons’ ideal of what he would like to see es- tablished in the United States. There are now over 50 of these clubs in France. The one at St. Angiers, for instance, has 2,000 members. All the trades are represented in each club. The bosses as well as the workmen belong to them. ‘The clubs are under the general supervision of the ecclesiastical autorities of the town where sit- uated, The questions of wages and the number of hours for a day’s work are dis- cussed in the most friendly manner. The members buy tood, clothing and medicines, " Jacobin 4514, fllnrlgnu‘hurey mani !‘un}u(ll 1883, mcg{'d«?! and obtain medical attention for themselves 3, $2,0001 gray filly, foaled 1981, 81,40 & o g5 ; { bay Nlivs Foed-1as, 40100 by BIlve La16d | Qiese eloms ol Ao et et 185, 21,000% crey [illy, foaled 1885, $850, The AU U R e QUL LA el Stoets farmn of Cornwall, Pa. I, | anarchist instinets. The Parisian workmen O Fowlor, of Modus. Conne and W. K. |bave not made as much headway in Hardy, of Kentucky, were the prineipal pur- chasers, ‘The total realized was $25,820. ) r A Race Horae Sult. NAsaviLLg, Tenn., May 6.—Ed Corrigan will to-morrow sue Tracy & Lewy in chan- cery court here for §2,000 damages alleged to have been sustalned by Shadow being cut down by Biddy Bowling yesterday. Shadow was_hurt, but the disputed question is whether Biddy Bowling or some unknown horse did it. The Dwyers Purchase Egmont. NasnviLLg, Tenn., May 6,—It is reported on the best authority that Dwyer Brothers to-day bought Fgmont, the Nashville phenomenon, from the Auburn, (Ind.,) stavles for §15,000 cash. vt RS THE U, P. INVESTIGATION. the capital as in the provinces, where they are beeoming more and more popular and doing a good deal of gzood. Yesterday at the factory of Valdes Bois, near Reims, belong- ing to the Messrs. Harmell, where the clubs still swing, Cardinal Gibbons, who was ac- companied by the Comte de Mun, was pre- sented by Cardinal Langenieux to several thousand workmen, who gave Gibbons a per- fect ovation and cheered him with eager en- thusiasm. Gibbons made no speech, but sim- ply bowed his thanks. Afterwards elaborate reports were drawn up by the workingmen’s committee upon the question connected with the economical details of the factory. The cardinal went through the workshops, He intends to return to Paris next week, Dillon Refused Redress. LONDON, May 6,—In the commons to-day Major Saunderson challenged Dillon to dis- prove the Times’ evidence. Dillon—1I have offered to enter into the charges fully before a committee. 1 shall no longer exchange tho lie with members of the house over them. (Cheers. | Henry Fowler, liberal, sald he must de- cline to believe English jurles infallible, and especially when a political question was in- volved. He reminded the house as a typical instance, of the gross Injustics done - Lord Cochrane. Was a special jury drawn from London traders, he asked, better q ualified to deal with the question than a committee selected from the members of parliament. The Parnellites did not desire to limit the in- quiry. He had a telegram from Parnell stat- ing that he was quite willing to extend the inquity so as to fnelude the forged letter pub- lished in the times, [Cheers.| Glddstone’s motion was finally rejected— 317 to 233, Sir Edward Clarke’s motion that the house decline to treat the Times publica- tion as a breach of vrivilezes was agreed to. puchet i) b Watching the Frontfer. Brrrin, May 6.—There isno truth in the report that the government proposed to have a new spy law enacted, In consequence of the Schnaebele affair. The police force will be strengthened, and a detective force will be orzanized especially to wateh spies. An offi- cial burgowmaster will be appointed in each town containing over 10,000 inhabitants, in- sbleelx‘ul ot the pregent elective honorary incum- 1S, More Interesting Testimony Given Before the Commiasion. New Yonk, May 6.—~The United States Pacific railway commission held a long ex- ecutive session this morning prior to the resumption of the examination of witnesses in the Union & Pacific railway investigation, at which, newspaper men were informed, nothing was done. In the Union Pacific inquiry James M. Ham, treasurer of the Kaasas Pacific up to 1880, testi Judge Dillon asked if the securities accopted by the Kansas Pacific for Denver stock proved profitable. Ham re- plied that every one of them yielded an income, Almon Goodwin the lawyer who conducted the suit to take the Denver Pacific stock out of the mortgaze trust in 1880, testi- tied that he was employed by Sage and Gould and urged to proceed as speedily as possible. Sage instructed him that the Kan- sas Pacific asked to have the stock released. Heand Gould were trustees, however, and desired to have it ascertained if they had any right to do it, and added that he oid not mant to do it unless it was for the best in- terests of the stock and bondholders of the Kansas Pacific. Witness consulted his part- ner. They examined the matterand concluded it wasall right. Goodwin remembered that he cross examined Sidney Dillon and that Dillon testitied that this stock was valueless and could be made worth $3,000,000 1f certain things happened. “18 it not true that within a very few days the ‘things’ which Sa:e, Geuld and Dillon ald with that stock resulted in tieir realizing substantially 83,000,0007” asked Andersou Witness had heard something to that ef- The Liberal Untonists Split. LoNnoN, May 6.—Besides five liberal unionists who voted against the government in the division in the houseof commons yesterdav on Clark’s amendment that the house decline to treat the ‘Times publication as a breach of privileze, twenty-seven liberal unfonists were absent.” The action of these lieral unionists is regarded asa_further in- dication that the split in the unionist ranks is growing. fect, Albert S, Rosenbanm stated that he had a suit with the Union Paciic last year. He read letters from the Union Pacific offering him a very small price for certain income bonds of the Denver extension, and claimed that mismanagement of the road was the reason for the depreciation of values. Rosen- baum had been a California shipper twenty years. He cited among the acts of the man- agement damaging to the values tho issuance of a circular to shippers saying in effeet that if they dared ship around the Horn, their freigiit rates over the Union Pacific would be doubled. This had the effect of driving Rosenbaum out of business in 1880, The cross-examination of Rosenbaum brought out the fact that his bonds had been bought at trom 30 to par_and that he had finally got 95 for them. He had had Grand Island bonds that he paid $2 or §3 for and he got vpar for them, therefore, he ought to have par for thi Rosenbaum stated that he had had,in 1875,8150,000 first mortgage bonds of the St. Joe & Western, §150,000 second morrgage bonds, and 2,000 shares of stock in his safe, e had advanced $9,000 of - The Czar's Keward, St. PETERSBURG, May 6,—The czarina has donated 100,000 roubles to Gieneral Gresser, prefect of St. Petersbure, in recognition of his servi in frustrating the recent plot against the czar’s life. ‘The ezar has granted him a pension of 6,000 roubles as a reward for his services in arresting the nihilists, Collision of Steamers, Panis, May 6.—A collision between the steamer Asie, plying from Barcelona, and the steamer A jacelo, which resulted in sink- ing of the former vessel, yesterday, was at- hew. After a time their owner came to him | tributed toa fog. Ono seaman and seven ;nd offered him the whole lot for another | Passengers belonging to the Asieare missing. $1,000, Adjourned. —_——— Another French President, LoxDoN, May 6.—M. Chauvath has been installed as French president at Wallis Island, the capital of Wallis islands, a group in the South Pacific, in view of a possible German occupation. FRIGHTENED TO DEATH. Three Herders Die From ¥ear Dur- ing the Southern Earthquake. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., May 6.—Cumberso Mesa. seventy miles west of Albuquerque on the Atlantic & Paciiic railway, 1s a rugged upland occupied by countless flocks of sheep, which are cared for by herders, who follow their flocks day and night unseen by the owners for weeks at a streteh. On Tuesday Cuberto Gonzales, a large sheep raiser, rode over the range to inspect the flocks, reaching Mesa at 8 o’clock p. m. He climbed to the top of a high rock to scan the country in search of his herds. At that moment the sky became overeast and a low, rumbling sound seemed to approach from the south- ‘What Dillon Says. NEW YORK, May 6.--|Special Telegram to the BrE.|—Speaking about the investiza- tion of the Pacitic rallroads yesterday, Sid- ney Dillon sajd: *“What [ did say in my capacity as president of the Union Pacific I did for the best interests of all concerned. I have nothing to conceal in my connection with the road.” As to the branches that were buile [ would deposit §1,000,000 to-morrow to buy them at cost and be glad of getttng a chance to do so. I could sell them out to other roads and make a great deal of money. But you know that the Union Pacific wonld stand like a withered tree—merely a trunk without any life.” S e A Peculiar Declsion. LOUVISVILLE, May 6.—John J. Cor- Ead neilson, who assaulted and cowhided Judge Reid, causing him to suicide, and who was sentenced to jail for three years, was re- leased on a writ of habeas corpns by Magls- trate Stofer to day. The affair has created a west and then a slight tremble shook sensation, inasmuch as his reloase amounts | fa rook upon which he was pereheds to the magistrate’s court overruling the deci- | followed U RS R ke Bt sions of the court of appeals, Magistrate Stofer decides that the old common law of England and Virginia, upon which the im- prisonment of Corneilso was predicted, does not enter into the statutes of Kentucky and consequently the imprisonment was illezal. Lawyers say that Stofer has placed himself in contempt of the court of appeals. Cor- neilson is on the str@ts attending to busi- ness. and a se k, which made the rock sway to and fro like a ship at sea. Ho was overcome by a deadly sickness whteh almost cansed him to fall trom the rock. Recover- ing, he started by the path he had climbed, but found that the rock had been rent in twain, leaving o fissure ten feet wide, which accounted for the report he had heard. He managed to regain the ground, and, re- mountingshis horse, rode rapidlyin search of his herder. He found some shéep soattered and Dbleating with fright, but no herders were in sight. A short distance further on he was horrified to find the boay of one of the men stretched on the ground dead. Instituting a searchl for the other two be found them a mile away, both dead. ‘The bodies had no mark of ‘violence or \ninry of any kind, and they were scarcely cold, the flexibility of their limbs indicated that de“th had over- taken them all within the time that Gonzales had been in Mesa, The only plausible theory that could be formed of tiie cause of death was that of extreme tright, caused b: the terrible convulsions of the el which he himself had witnessed, had three men at the same moment. The ex- pressions of their features, which bore the mpress of fright and terror, sustained this theory, and it is believed that these three men were perhaps the only human victims of the great southwes! e Death of a Novelist. LoNDoON, May 6.—James Grant, the novel- ist, is dead. He was sixty-four years old. James Grant was the son of a British offi- cer, and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1822, His early life was among the soldiers in British North America, and to this train- ing is due the military character of his lite ary efforts. His first work, “The Romance of War, or Highlanders in Spain,” was is- sued in 1546, e was the author of a num- ber of romances, most of which were well recived in Europe and America. -~ A Destructive Fire. FRreeroRr, 1L, May 6.—At Warren, Jo Daviess county, this morning, the postoflice and business houses of J. E. Morris, Robert & Evans, William Spofford and Williain Phillips, burned. Tha loss, which is heavy, is suh{w be partly covered by ipsurance. The loss by the fire at Warren to-day 1s between §15,000 and $20,000, with small in- surance, i The Czar Getting Generous. St. PETERSBURG, May 6.—It is reported that the czar has decided that the sentences of death pronounced against the Nihilists convicted of complicity in the recent attempts to assassinate him shall be commuted to im- prisonment at hard labor for life in the cases ©of all but two of the condemned. ro earthquake, enced, CHICAGO, May, 6.—Colonel W. 1. Bolton, ex-superintendent of second class matter in the Chicago postoffice, who was convicted of embezzlement of about $20,000, was this morning sentenced by Judee Blodgett to four years imprisonment in states prison. Col. Bolton has been in the hospital since his conviction, being in poor health, -~ BLOOMINGTON, Inter-Collegiate 1L, association elected presi- dent, H. P. Campbell, of Baldwin, Kan.; May 6.—To-day the et France Forms a Defensive Alllance. Panis, May 6,—Le Paris states that France has concluded a detensive alliance with eer- tain other powers and that henceforth France will not be alone in the event of ag- gression against her, viee president, J. A. Ewing, Monmouth, 1 secretary and treasurer, Wyman J. Beckect, Greencastle, Ind. The next contest will beat (‘i‘runclslle, 1nd., the first Thursday of next ay. ALL THE NEWS OF NEBRASKA A North Bend Mav Jumps the Countr) With Other People's Monoy. FIRES AT OAKLAND AND CRAIG, New Enterprises at Grand Island Which Show Its Growth—A Sewerago System and Other McCook Improvements, Skipped With the F Nontu Brsp, Neb, May 6. the Ber.J—A German named John Fisher, who has Iately been employed by Wm. Foley, a B. & M. con tor, who Is now at work with his force of men fiftcen miles south of this place, came to North Bend Wednesday nizht on an errand, having some pay checks to the amount of 800 cashed for his fellow workmen, as well as to attend #a some other business for his employer. Fisher brought with him a weam of horses belonging to the contractor, but as he faile toreturn 10 camp that night, search wa: made for him this morning. The team o horses was found at a livery stable, but na further trace could be found of the German, It is supposed by those interested thag Fisher has lett for parts unknown, leaving Mi (n:low worknfen to mourn to the above extent. Burt County Briefs. OAKLAND. Neb,, May 6.—[Speeial to the Bek.)—A fire destroyed about 300 yards of fence on the fair grounds yesterday aflere noon, 100 stalls and one small building. The alarm was given about 8 o'clock by a passer« by who noticed the flames, and the people responded nobly, and by strenuous effortd saved the larger buildings. The loss Is about §600. ‘I'he case of David Fleck against Chas.Grif- fin, county treasurer, came up \Wednesday in court before Judge Hopewill, and was de- cided in favor of the treasurer. ‘This case was for 8100 damages for illegal fees col- lected from Fleck incollecting his taxes, Tho case has excited much interest In Burt county and_will be carried to the supreme court by H. H. Bowes, plaintiff’s attorney. Fire was discovered In a building at Caig Tuesday morning about 4 o’clock. The building was occupied by the ]lurlnllllz oftice of the Burt County Central. The building was destroyed with its contents, also adjoin- ing building, owned by Joseph Healed, and all his carpenter tools. Incendiarism s sus- pected, as the fire was first seen on the outs side of the building, Mr, Webb, the editor of the paper,intorms the people of Craig that he will not open up again. So Burt county mourns the loss of one paper. l.oss on printing oflice $500, insurance $:375. Growing Grand Island. IRAND ISLAND, Neb, May 6.—[Spocial Telegram to the B ‘The Bank of Coms merce has opened for business ou east Third street, in what was formerly known as tha Scarff block, now owned by Lannfan & Marsh, president and cashler of the bank. The outfit is to be the finest in Grand 1sland, when finally c ompleted, and will ba an ornament to the city, Jules Fuehrman, a Grand Island architeot, was the lucky mau to furnish acceptable plans an@ specifications for the new soldiers’ home. Mr. Fuehrman was also made superintendent of construction, The butlding will have a frontage ot 120 feet facing the south and be fitty-four. feet deep, built In such a way that an” extension back+ ward can be made when required. Tt Is to ba of briol, two otorles, with stone basements ‘This basement is partly above kround. ‘The new gas works are being pushed fors ward with alare force of hands. Seven miles of mains are being laid as a starter. Public Works at.McCook. McCoox, Neb., May 6.—[Special Telogram to the BeE.|—Mc€ook 18 now agitating a system of sewerage. Bids have been sub- mitted and contracts will be awarded at the next meeting of the city council. There f8 10 city in the state where a good system_of sewerage ean be had at as little cost. The electric’ light companies have only thirty days left to present bids for putting in the Lw‘hmt_. Let all parties present bids at once, ull information ean be had on avplication to the secretary. McCook is growing steadily n]l;ll hor citizens are alive to the needs of the city. e Mexican Raiders Shot. GUAYMAS, Mexico, May 6.—[Special Tele= gram to the BLE.|—At sunrise yesterday the judgment of the court martial in the cases of Colonel Arviza, Licutenant Guiterez, and rivate Rencen, was executed. They faced death quietly, only allowing themselves to be blindfolded on the earnest appeal of Colonel Yarrati, A volley was fired on the con- demned men and {n a minute or two the sur- geon pronounced them dead. These are the persons wko created trouble on the American side of the line a few weeks ago by bringing asquad of Mexican soldiers into Nogales, Arizona, and attempting to rescue a male- factor from Amicrican officers. Colonel Ar. viza had been {u‘umlnmllin Mexican military and political circles, but much inclined to dissipation, Battling With Snperstition, w Yonrk, May 6.—[Special Telegram to the Bee. |—Thirteen uudertakers will siy together at a tableand dine with the Thirteen club at Morrellr’s, the evening of May 13, The dinner will commemorate_the selection, for the first time in New York city, of somo other day than Friday for hanging. The cluth officers say that when Judge VaniBrunt sens tenced Peter Smith to be hangéd on Thurs day he did it with the purpose, as a Thirteen clib man, of removing for once an’ unneces sary stigma of superstition from Friday. e The Bheriff Let Her Go. LAs VeaAs, N. M, May 6.—Theodora Baker was hung in the jall yard this after- noon in the presence of sixty persons, for the murder of Frank Unruh near Raton, N. M., December 14. On the scaffold he was perfectly calm and collected, protesting his innocence to the last. Aiter th was put over his face he sai Lam sorry it ends thus.,” ‘Then, addressing the sheriff, he added, *‘Let her go.” The trap was sprung at seven minutes to 4 an he died without a struggle. His pulse cease to beat at precisely 4 o'clock. e A Burglar-Murderer Hung, Eunkka, Cala,, May 6.—John Rogers was hanged this afternoon for the murder of Judge John H. Kimball, May 28, last year. At midnight of that date Judge Kimball dis- covered hwms in his house and attempted to capture him, 1n the struggle which ensued Kiwball was shot. Socorro, N. M., May 6.—Henry Andolson (colored) was executed here at 11:25 this morning in the presence of only officers and reporters for the murder of Alfonso Williams (ln a stone quarry camp near here June 21, Or1TAWA, May O the Ber. |—It iy considered certuin In gova ernment circles that the Canadian Pacifio railway has concluded a satisfactory south- castern outlet in Boston by way of the South- eastern railway and Boston & Maine, with its leased lines, The Canadian syndidate has also decided to put on a tine of Doats be- Port Arthur, Ont., and Chica:o in compete for all elasses of Pacifie its, 'The rates the: ¥ t least 3 per cent lower than that by the American lines, A Saturday Half-Holiday, ALunANy, N. Y, May 6.—Governor Hil\ to-day signed the bill making Saturday & Lalt-holiday throughout the state, It into effect on the 21st inst. 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