Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 26, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. i OMAHA. TUESDAY. MORNING, JULY 26, 1887, NUMBER 38, EIGHT HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Pilgrims From Oalcutta Drowned in the Bay of Bengal: CYCLONES LASTING FIVE DAYS. Two Men Mortally Wounded By a Deputy Sheriff at Cheyenne— Fatal Wreck on the Omaha Road—Other Casualties. Mourning in Calcutta, SAN FrANcisco, July 25.—~The Pacific mail steamer City of Rio De Janeiro arrived last night bringing Hong Kong advices of July 1, and Yokohama news to July 9. By the loss of the steamer Sir John Lawrence in the bay of Bengal 800 lives were lost, mainly pilgrims of the best families of Bengal. From the 21st to the 26th of May a cyclone razed in tho bay of Bengal with disastrous results to shipping, and attended with great loss of life. The passengers on the boat Sir John Lawrence numbered 750, the ofticers and crew numbered fifty. The passengers were mainly ‘women going on a pilgrimage to the famous temple of Jaganath at Puri. There is scarcely anatiye farily in Caleutta which does not bemoan the loss of the relative by a disaster. Two Men Shot by Mistake. CHEYESNE, Wyo., July 25.—[Special Tele- gramto the Ber.]—By the criminal carcless- ness of Wallace Link and E, Baker. members of a sherif’s posse searching for thefescaped Laramie City prisoners, two men named Charles Cooley and Daniel Bullion were shot this morning and so severely wounded that they will probably die. The shooting occurred near Chugwater station on the line of the Choyenna & Northern rallroad, fifty miles north of this city. Cooley and Bullion belonged to a large party of graders working on the rail- rond near Chug station. They were idle this morning and were passing the time gathering specimens of acate on the bluffy about a mile from the line of the road. Link and Baker who were walking from Chug- water saw the men stooping down and try- ing to conceal themselves and concluded that tiiey were the two prisoners for whom they were searching, 'They rode towards them ealling on them to haltand surrender, The men naturally alarmed turned and ran, when the deputies opened fire on them with rifles hitting both. Without waiting to sce the results of their shot they rode quickly into Chugwater and called “for aid to g6 up and arrest the men. A {»\rty of railroaders returned with them and hen discovering the fatal mistake, Link and Baker rode off, saying they would go to Chugwater and «ive themselves n{y to the authorities. 'The wounded men were brought to Cheyenne and taken to the hospital. Bullion”was found to be shot in_the bacl the ball passing almost throu:h his body and Iu(lfilnu in the abdomen. Cooley’s thigh was broken by a ball, the bone being shattered from joint to joint. Bullion’s wound is pro- nounced futal, while the chances of Cooley’s recovery are small. Up to the present time Link and Baker have not surrendered. Fatal Wreck on the Omaha Road. M AUKEE, July 25,—The Evening Wis- consin’s special from Hudson, Wis., says The south bound passenger train on the North Wisconsin division of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroadran into a switch at Cumberland station. Eneineer John Donahoe, of Hudson, and Fireman Webster, of Alfoona, were killed and the bageage master injured. The encine. ex- Jress and baggage cars were wreeked, A relght train had been side-tracked to awalt the passage of the passenger train and the treight hands failed to close the switch. Princess Almost Ducked, LoNDoN, July 25,—The duchess of Edin- burgh to-day launched a life boat at Bem- bridge, Isle of Wight. The temporary stag- ing on which ihe duchess and menbers of her party stood collapsed during the cere- monles of the launching. The Princess Be- atrice, wife ot Prince Henry of Battenberg, was precipitated towards the sea and barely escaped being thrown into the water, Fatal Fire Damp. WILKESBARRE, Pa, July 25.—Another terrible disaster occurred this morning in the fatal No. 1 slope of the Susquehanna coal company's mine at Nanticoke, whereby three lives were sacrificed. 'The men were killed by an explosion of fire damp, which was caused by the explosion of a charge of giant powder. Horses Cremated, NEW YORK, July 25.—A fire broke out this moruing in the bakery at 43 and 45 W ‘Thirtieth street, and forty-eight out of cne hundred horses, which were quartered there, were burned to death, causing a loss of 830,000, The Sixth Viotil by Drowning. CLINTON, la,, July 25.—|Special Telegram to the Brk. |—James Harrison was drowned while bathing in the Mississippl here yester- day, making the sixth victim here this sum- mer. Powder Mill Demolished. THOMASTON, Me., July 25,—The Canadian owder mill blew up this morning and ieorge Sheppard, a workman, was killed, being literally torn to pieces. Some of Harvey’s Frauds. July 25,—[Special Tele- gram to the Be here is every reason to belleve that the Oscar J. Harvey frauds on the government have extended further and in other directions than has yet appeared. From developments which came to light in this section it is probable that he has done something in the fraudulent pension line, Acting as attorney, he not long ago procured a pension for Mrs, zabeth Bronson of Wyoming, a small village near Lere. The pension obtained amounted to $1,723.75, and a tew days ago a draft for this amount was made out by General W. II. . Davis, pen- wagent at Philadelphia, and forwarded by Harvey’s directions to an address in this city, and was delivered to Miss E. Harvey, a sister of Oscar’s, living at 647 Union street, to which place the letter was addressed, Yesterday Colonel Birdseye, of Seranton, 1 ceivedatelegram from Pension Commissioner Black instructing hita to stop the payment of the draft. He came to this eity and sue- coeded in tracing the draft whien” had passed out of Miss Harvey'’s hands and 1 getting possession ot it before it was presented for paymel He was seen by a correspondent to-day but declined to say in whose hands he had found the draft, He did not know on what information General Black had issned the order to stop the paymwent, but supposed that sowe evidence of fraud had been dis covered. ‘I'he matter will be thoroughly in- Vestlzated dquring the coming week and it Js not unlikely that diselosures will be made showing Harvey to be a bigger traud thau at first supposed, o -— Dave Hill's Plans. NEW YORk, July 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bew.|--A Saratoga letter to the Trib- une indicates that this year Governor Hill will concentrate his efforts to secure a dewo- cratic majority in the state senate, To this end he is willing to sacrifice the state ticket, {l\’c ;hh-n of which mighit be wblow at Cleve- and. e Changed the Gange, SPRINGUILL, Mont,, July 25, -The Utah & Northern Montana brauch of the Union Pacliic, 243 miles in length, was changed to the standard gauge today iu ew hout time, e Sent For From Kansas Oity KANSAS C17y, Mo, July 25.—A large dele- gation started for Washington by special traln Ul‘jnlh-rulmn to_invite the president THE POPE'S MISSION, How He Endeavors to Reconcile Peo- vle and Governments, Rowe, July 25.—The Monteuer publishes the text of the Jetter addressed by the pope to Cardinal Rampella on June 15, when the latter assumed the pontifical secretary of state. 1n this letter the vope explains fully the principles which he has followed in the government ot the church. He declares that he took upon himself the mission to recon- cile the people and the governments of elvil- ized states, Referring first to Italy, the pope developes the ideas expounded in the concistory allocution of May 23, when he laid down as the basis of pacitication Italy’s ac- nowledement of the holy see. Ile reiterats fiis clalms to territorial sovercignty as an in- dispensable condaition of settlement, all other schemes, he says, beiug uaworthy of ecn- sideration. Adverting next to Austria, the pope says the piety of the enperor and tha devotion of the imperial family to the holy see have rendered the mutual relations the best possible. FFrance, the eider daughter of the chureh, was menaced by serious evils, The pope trusted that thosé evils would be dispelied through the observance of the let- ter and spirit of the acts solemnly con- cluded with the church. Turning to Spain, the pope cays the lirst need is union of Catholics in defence of their religion, in de- votion to the holy see and in reciprocal char 50 that Spain may not be misguided by personal auns, Regarding Prussia the pontiff says it s necessary to_continue the work of religious peacemaking to its full achievement., Great things have been done, the well disposed mind_of the emperor and the good intentions of his ministers ‘perlull his holiness to cherish the hope that his efforts to ameliorate the condition of the church will not prove barren, ‘The solicitude felt by the vatician for Prussia extends equally to the othier states of Germany, ana_these states are happlly seeking the friendliest relations with the vatican. 'The pope concluded with a reference to the fostering of misstons leading back to the church her separated people, @R Discussing the Crimes Bill, LORDON, ‘July 25.—In the house of com- mons this evening Morley asked what had happened to explain the proclamation of parts of Ireland since the government had assured the nouse that the law was as well obeyed in some partsof Ireland as in any parts ot Great Britain. Balfour replied that he had no reason to change his opinion that parts of Ireland were as quiet as parts of England. What the government had do was not toapply the whole of the crimes act to Ireland generally, but only the subsec- tions dealing with rioting, unlawful assemb- lies and the obstruction of policy. Sexton asked whether the executive before issuing proclamations distinguished coun- ties where it was necessary to prevent crime from those where it was necessary to punish crime, Balfour said in every case 1n which a county had been spec- inlly proclalmed the proclamation had been issued beeause the government believed in -1 deney exe the actual existence of crimeor intimidation. ‘T'he House then went into a committee of the land bill. Upon taking up the first clause, extending to leasers the benelits of the act ot 1331, Parnell proposed an amend- ment. The bill as it stood gave an option to the tenant or landlord to make application to the court to fix the rent. Parnell urged that the tenant alone should have the right to apply, the period of such nvrli(-miull being limited to threa vears, Balfour aceepting the amendment with a limit of two years, Parnell agreein g. Parnell proposed to extend the operation of the clause_to all leascs exeept those in petuity. Negative—195 to 142, The govern- ment amendment extending the term to ninety-nine years was agreod upon. British Grain Trade Keview, LoNDoN, Juty 25.—The Mark Lane Ex- press, in its weekly review of the British grain trade, says: The continued drought is rapidly maturing wheat. Part of the south- ern erop Is already eut. 1If tho dry weather holds the wheat crop will be harvested and thrown on the market and prices will de- cline to zero. On the other hand, if rain sets in grain will have a chance of being con- verted into pigs feed. ‘Thls will result in a spurt of trade, but there is wheat enough in the world to again bring values even below the vresent level. 'hm English wheat grower stands irretrievably ruined, whether his wheat goes straight to or the rats. Trade is sick unto do; Sales of English wheat during the past wee were 24,109 quarters at i, against quarters at 81s 3d dur corresponding week last year. rn wheat i Values are in s are down arrivals of market h, & th Trade i fore on thie smallest pos bl buyers’ favor, 1d per cental. ‘There were tour wheat carzoes and two sales. Four cargoes were withdrawn and three remain. = At to-day’s market there was no inquiry for wheat. Flour was a fraction cheaper. ~Oats were finn, Corn, beaus and linseed were unchanged. At T Prof. Tyndall's Attack. Loxpoy, July 25.—Prof. Tyndall pub- lishes another anti-Gladstone letter, making the candidacy of Sir G. O, Trevelyn on the liberal ticket for Bridgeton division of Glas- gow the occasion. In this Prof. Tynd all uses the following language: “'I must renew m{' solemn protest against the scattered loy- alfsts of Ireland being handed over to the tender mercies of the Romish heirarchy and the Irish national league. 'Irevelyn has abandoned the company of men of truth and honor to follow the fortunes of a hoary rhe- torican who sets at naught the plainest dic- tates of political morality.” e ¥France Needs a Big Army, Paris, July 25.—M. Ferry, speaking at a banquet to-day, expressed his disapproval of the project to reduce the terms of service in the army. It was not a national guard that France needed, but a defensive army pro- ortionate to the olfensive forces surround- ng her. What did France the greatest i jury in the eves of Kurope was divisions an apparent government or anarchy, e The Afghan Frontier Settled. LoxDoN, July 25.—The marquis of Salis- bury, in the house of lords this morning, an- nounced the settlement of the fron tier dis- pute hetween Russia and Afehanistan. ‘The Ameer, Lord said, retaimned the district of Khiniab, Ll e, A Voleanic Eraption in Galit MarTA, July 25—A violent yolean tion has occurred on the island of Gal the coast of Yums. Streams of lava ara issuing trom the center of the voleano and the glare of tue tlar eminating, are visitle tor fifty miles, erun- a off — - Death of a Member of Parliament. Robert Werdin, union- arliame: LoxDoy, July 25, ist member of aivision of Chesir County Au m Proclaimed. DuBray, July ¥ he county of Antiim has been proclaimed under the Crimes act. et i R Indian Troubles in Bolivia. NEW Yok, July 2).—A recent number of a Panama newspaper conlirms the reperts of Indian troubles in Bolivia, A pleket of sol- diers and a missionary were barbarously murdered and mutilated, The 1ndians have destroyed several valuable plantations and created quite a relen of terror, Preparations are waking to subdue them, - Weather Indication: Nebraska: Loeal rains, followed by fair weather in western portion, lower tempera- ture, variable winds gencrally westerly, lowa: Local rains, winds generally south- ernly in eastern portion, and westorly in western portion, higher followed by lower temperature, Central and Eastern Dakota variable winds ierally wester S - Solid Por Foraker, 2. —The Hamilton clezation is said tobe & uination of Foraker, and all g Sherman for the presi- téen, who are non-cow- t for Northwich Local rains, cooler. Crxe county reu unit for the re | in favor of Atk | RUIN FROM THE CLOUDS. Floods and Washouts Play Havoo in the East, TRAFFIC ENTIRELY SUSPENDED. Roads Turned into Rivers and Big Bridges Swept Away by the Mighty Waters—A Modern Noah and His Ark. The Windows ot Heaven Opened, Boston, July 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—~The sensation ot the day is the great storm of the last forty-eight hours. At Great Barrington, in this state, torrents of rafo tell Saturday. A cloud burst at North Hillsdale, twelve miles distant, and the water divided on the Housatonie mountain range halt going down tue Harlem road do- ing great damage. Bridges were washed away below Chatham. Traflic was suspended and passenger trains stopped. Aeres of grain were destroyed, At Great Barrinzton Frank Drum, of Claryville. was drowned yesterday. The water incLake Pleasant 18 two feet higher than ever before. There was a rise in the Connecticut river of ten feet in one hour and twenty minutes. No trains have passed here since morning. A washout Is reported on the Fitchburgroad north of Irving, 100 feet long and twenty feet deep. All carriaze rouds in this vicinity are badly damaged and many bridges carried away. The only news recelved from the mill river valley to-night is that C. K, Thayer’s grist mill dam and Orton’s dam have given way. Reports from Berkshire county are meager. ‘The freshet has just swept away the iron railroad bridge at Irving, which will cause still further delay in traflic. A later dispatch from Great Barrington says the heaviest damage by the storm was in the valieys of tne Green and Black Grocery rivers, the major portion of the flood passing down the latter river, causing greater destruction on the New York side. ~ Hillsdale was the first victim of the overtlow. Bridge after bridee t from its toundations with a force that crashed staunch timbers and left them duncing and plunging in the eddies uotil cast upon the shore. The iron works of iallory’s at this point became a tari The foundry of Concern on the w side of the Black Grocery river, however, hstood the shock and manazed to hold together, yet its foundations were badly damaged, a3 was also a large amount of valuable machinery and stock. Half a dozen employes who worked bravely to save part of the contents had a narrow escape with their lives, they being submerged almost to their hecks at one time, Bir bridges spanned the streain at th point in front of the foundry, and after vigorously withstanding arrayed against it, bogan to crumble castern end, where the water surged over and cut under the massive stone work. The abutment was completely wiped out and the sixty-toot bridge, which was worth some £10,000, als0 went.” "Tywwenty-three bridges at least have been destroved, and the total lo: estimated at over $500,000, There is a stran old man hving on Bear lake in New Bruns- wick, three days journey through the wo from Vanceborough, Me., who claims to been told by a spirit that theroe is shortly to be a second great flood in which he is to play the part of Noah. He has prepared himseif an ark which 1s moored to his little log cabin and i8 ready to start on a sixty days sail at & moment’s notice. The name of the pros- pective Noan is John Hobson, and in his early days he lived at Amity, Me, The In- dians about Bear lake call him Sagonita, which literally translated means ‘‘cracked on the big canoe.” As eight incl of rain has fallen during the past forty-eight hours, his neighbors re treating the old man well. DovER, N. H., July 25.—All rivers in this part of the state are higher now than ever fore known in summer. The freshet in Lam: prey river, at Newmarket, this morning, carried away a laige part of the the dam of the Newmarket Cotton ills also the foundation of No. 1 Picker mil ‘T'he engines and derrick employed in con- structing the new dam were swept away. ‘The loss cannot be estimated at present, A dispateh from South Berwick says Co- hecs river is rising rapidiy and the depth of water rushing over the dawm is forty-two inches, the highest ever known here in " sum- mer. Port JERvIS, N. Y., July 25.—A washout occurred on the Erie road two miles west of “ochocton last night, wrecking train of r-one cars loaded with che . Y., July ® e time of years visited the Mohawk Growing grain was washed down and road ways were wasted out. Store cellars are flooded aud creeks are greatly swolien. GREENF , Mass., July 2 Never be- fore in its history h Miller: Is experi- enced such damage by water as was ocea- slonea by Sunday’s freshets. Between that town and Erving, a distance of six miles, are twenty-live washouts and eley landslides by actual count, During Sunday's violent rain, torrents of water came rushing down the mountain just east of the Fitehburg depot, gullying 1t badly. In a short time the depot flat was buried under thrce feet of water. Just east of the passenger station s the freight house, This the water totally undermined, toaring chasms sixty feet wide and twelve feet deep through the gravelly soil. Passing under- neath the sidetracks 1t dropped freight and coal cars into the chasm end up. 'the tor- rent rushed down the steep Ineline to the river, 200 feet, tearing a gorge twenty fect The heav- duration in Valley to-day, deep’ and fifty feet wide, under- mining coal sheds and shade trees in its passace. A pine meadow to the highway bridge at Nortufield farms is washed away and the highway bridge be tween Miller's Falls and Erving are all gone and travel by tean s impossible, on which aceount the transter of passengers eannot be made, A prominent ratlroad man said this afternoon that it the railroad puts on its en- tire force of workmen it will take fully two we before the road is anywhere near repaired, Of the twenty-live washouts mentioned above any one 1s large enouzh to engulf a train, and it is a_wonder that no fatalitics have resulted. There is a general blockade of trailic both sides of Erving. Most of the damage on the railroad and highway was caused by the swelling of small moun- tain streams,” which rushed from the hill- and made raging torrents, Altogether these are the worst washouts that Franklin county Las experienced in wany years. Terrific Stor, Montana, Torrie, Mont, .July 25.—A Great Falls special to the Miner says: A territic thunder and lightning storm, accompanied by heavy hail, oceurred to-day, It was the severest ever known here. Much live stock was killed and injured ‘and several houses dam- aged, MRS, LOGAN'S INJURIF They Are Very Serious But She is Im- pro: Brooyixarox, 11 ¢ 25.—A message to Commander Sweetzer, of the department of llinois G. A, R, rceeived to-day from Mrs. General Logan's physician, says: “Mrs. Logan's injuries are very serious. Te- for the first time since the injury, turnea upon her right side with soft pads under her injured left arm. Her leftshoulder was crushed by the wheel of the buggy running over it, The whole arm to the elbow is bluckened from bruises, and the forearm to the wrist is shightly injured. Her head was stepped upon on “the top and left side, the horse’s shod foot tearing the scalp loos concentrie shape, making a wound three and a halt inches in length to the skull, which was not injured. She has suffered exteeding pain, but is iwproving in every respect.” s Aeliddi] Financially Kuined by Fire. PirrssvrG, July 25.--William J. Ham- mond & Sons. iron manufacturers, whose mills were destroyed by fire about ten days ago, are financially embarrassed. ‘he emn- Barfassmunt is supposad to ave been caused by the fire, their 108s being nearly §:00,000 While the lnsurance was le han half wat | subseribed NKLE SLEEP, A RIP VAN A St. Joe Darkey, Can't St. Joseri, Mo., JHly 25.—|Special Tele- gram to the BERJ3On Saturday night Charles Henderson, agolored man who bas been employed as a by washer by Ford & Lamar at the corner @ Third and Sylvania streets, went into the 8table about S o'clock and laid down on sdme straw in a stall. About midnight an mpt was made to get him out, but he wonldor could mot awaken. He was lett until oearly noon yesterday, when another attempg was made to arouse him, but with no effect. Another attempt was made to arouse Ifim to-day. Mr. Ford, one of the proprifors of the stable, thinking Henaersonimight simply be in a drunken stupor, daghed water in his face and aown his back, il this failing he struck him over the back with a board, which broke and left the darky #till rapt’ in_profound slnmber. The policegvere notitied ana the city physician sunindhed, who, after an ex- amination, ordered him to be taken to the city hospital that a more thorough examina- tion might be made of the case. Hender- son’s employers stat® that he has alwavs been a sober man, but that when they first found him they were of the opinion that he was wildly drunk. ‘Two minutes before he lay down in the stall be talked to them and showed 1o signs of havine been drinking. —_—— AFTER M'GARIGLE, Chicago OMcers Trying to Prevent Him Reaching Canada. CHIcAGo, July 25, -night an officer from Chicago, in pursuit of McGarigle, reactied Mackinaw island, and s inaugurat- ing measures to prevent the fugitive from getting through the straits to Canada, It is understood that the sheriff is in communica- tion with the commander or the United States cutter Andrew Johuson at Milwaukee, and that the federal government’s only craft on the lake will be utilized in the chase, To- morrow the Inter Ocean will state that Mc- Garigle will not be safe in Canada, It is hinted that should he at once be located the lack of extradition will not firevent his cap- ture in secret b American ofticers and a hur- ried return to Chicago. The Daily News Milwaukee special says Captain Baker, of the revenue cutter John- son, has declined to scize any steam yacht or tug McGarigle may have taken refuge on, the latter not ha ena federal prisoner, OODLE. Contractors Tell How Cook County Has Been Robbed, C1icAGo, July 25,—The escape of McGar- igle wave fresh zest to the boodle trial to-day and the jam of spectators were afforded the spectacle of two prominent contractors testi- fyinz in detail how they and the twelve defendants had, month after month, robbed the county of thousands of dollars. In one instance, one of them furnished about $12,- 000 worth of material for a road to the county insae asylum, and to obtaia the contract expended over $7,000 among the de- fendants. The county eventually had to pay this sum, as the contractor added that amount to his bill. Two station agents of the Milwaukee & St. Paul road were paid a couple of hundred dollars each to certify falsely as to the amount of matter delivered. A milk contractor said his contracts cost him about $2,500 each to obtain, but that in the end it all came out of the county treasury. Of the defendants, the worst blackened by the day’s testimony was Warden Varpell, of the insane asylum. —_—— Captured Criminals. Raem City, Dak, July 25.—[Special Telogram to the Brr.i~J. A. Chase, sherff of Cedar county, Nebraska, and Guy Wilbur, an attorney of Hartingdon, arrived here on Saturday in search of Martin Schmidt. Dep- uty Sheriff James Boyd, of this city, cap- tured Schmidt Sunday at work on the rail- road grade north of town. Sehiidt is wanted for running away with several hundred dol- Jars’ worth of property from ilartingdon. Sheriff Boyd to-day captured J. D. Wright, who broke jail here last March. He is now in safe contine t. Mike O'Neill, a rounder, is in_jail charged with stealing a horse at H1ll City. A Civil Service Reform. NEw York, July 25.—[Special Telegram to the B —A Washington dispateh to the World states that the Civil Service Reform assoclation proposes to insist that the pre dent take action in ihe watter of FEugene Higgins' active participation in the recent primary elections, [igzins will be made a test case by the civil service reformers. 1f the president refuses to heed their protests it will be substantially a notice to every office- holder in the country that the civil “service Iaw has been suspended until after the presi- dential election next yi - Bloody Murrain in the Water. Urrca, N. Y., July 25.—Giles Smith, of Deeriieid, lost three cows last Wednesday by the blooay murrain. He had them burled near a running stream which infected the water. Three cows belonging to William Budlong, Jr., a neighbor, died of the disease, Budlong and John Raymen, while looking for the cause were stung by mosquitoes, and are now seriousty ill, having been inoculated with the murrain virus. There is considera- ble excitment and indignation about the matter. ‘Lhe stream runs through several large farms of imported cattle. —_—— Boston Britishers to Naturalize, Bosrox, July 25.—|Special Telegram to the Ber. | —One result of the recent opposition to the use of Faneuil hall tor the queen's jubilee is a determination of British and Scottish associations in the state to have their members naturalize. ‘Those interested in the movement feel that the proposed action is necessary for their own protection and furthermorc, it s & duty too lonz neglected. ‘I'nere are 27,000 unnaturalized British born men in the state, and it is hoved 6,000 will be naturalized this 'y To Help Suastain Powderly, PirrssuRG, July 25.—The Chronicle-Tele- graph publishes a story this afternoon to the eflect thata gigantic scheme is being planned to control the Knights of Labor throughout the country. It is said to have for its object the control of the order under the present ad- winistration, and is in the interest of district assembly 49, of New York, Master Wor Powderly and General Seeretary Li Among other things it 18 proposes delegates go to the general assembly sustain the present administration. R The Northwestern Changes. Cnie July 25.—1t is announced that Dr. M. ‘I Stennett, assistant to the general manager of the Northwestern road, has been appointed auditor of expenditures, a newly created oftice, to have snpervision of all such matters as pay rolls vouchers. His tormer oftice 1s abolished. Official notice will be given this week of the appointment of 4. M. Whitman as general manager and I, Lurt as chief engines R s Business Settiement, New York, July he creaitors of Mackey & Small, coffee brokers who sus- pended lately, have agreed to accept seventy cents on the dollar in settlement and tho urm will be reinstated as soon as they re- sume business, 25, New Y The drivers and helpers of the Mutual Benetit Iee Co. struck successtully this morning for an advauce of o Wanted at St ¥ St. PavL, July Action has been taken toward appointing a committee to nyite the president and Mrs. Cleveland to visit St Yaul during thelr ¢ western trip. —-— Subscribed o Fall, Pants, that th July 25, new I’an I'hé Panis pap are i loan has already been The Prosident Accepts the Invitation of a Comuittee to Visit the West, NO PARTICULAR DATE SET. The Inter-State Commission Decides Against the Sale of Thousand-Milo Tickets to Commercial Travelers Exclusiyely—Capital News. ‘Will Go to St. Louis, WASHINGTON, July 25.—The white hous presented an animated scene this after- noon on the oceasion of the reception of the delegation from Missouri to invite the president to visit St. Louls during the state fair in October next. The delesa- tion, headed by Mayor Francis, numbered nearly a hundred persons,representing nearly all interests of the city of St. Louis, as well as the prinecipal sections of the state. Several ladies also accompanied the party. ‘The president received them in the library, Mayor Francis made the presenta- tions, and when all had heen received he addressed the president, invit- ing himself and his wife to visit St. Louts. The invitation was very urgent, Mayor Francis going on to say that it emanated from the peopleand not from any organiza- tion, civil or military, political or religious. In response the president said: “At the time you did me the honor, with so many of your fellow citizens, to invite me to your city, I felt it was an invitation which should not be declined. It was not at all necessary to convineo me of your good faith and nlnuorlt{ that 80 many of your good veople should come here at this inopportune season to bring this nvitation, and yet you don’t know how much it has pleased me to see you all. [Cheers.| Tho desire to come to see you has increased each day. don’t feel now that 1 can do otherwise than accept your invitation.” T'he wembers of the cabi- netand their families were also included in the invitations. 8t. Louis Men WASHINGTON, July 25, —[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—The St. Louis men who arrived here this morning to invite the presi- dent once more to go to St. Louis are de- lighted with the success of their visit. They are celebrating to-night and the hotel which they occupy is crowded with *‘judges,” “majors” and “‘colonels” who are drinking the health of the president at the expense of Mayor Francis. It has not yet been deter- mined what day will be set for the vresl- dent’s visit. If he goes before his Atlanta trip an effort will be made to induce him to make a tour of the northwest first, Chicago has already invited him there and a delegation from Minneapolis are said to be on the way here on the same mission. 1t is thought by some of his fricnd that he will g0 west by way of Indianapolis and jay a half promised visit to that city, thence to Chicago and Minueapolis and westto Omaha. From there to Kansas City and across to St. Louis. After his visit to the latter place he will proceed to Atlanta where he is due about the mddie of ( ber. Lf the trip is taken Mrs. Cleveland accompany him throughout. Interesting Inter-state Decisions, WasuiNeToN, July 25.—The inter-state commerce commission delivered an opiuion this afternoon in four of the cases recently brought before it. The cases entitled Louis Larrison against the Grand Trunk Railway company, and the Michigan Central Railway company against the Grand Trunk Railway company were heard together, Larrison claims that the road would not sell him a thousand mile ticket at the same price paid by commercial travelers, and the Michigan Central company complains that the Grand ‘Trunk company was selling to commercial travelers at " lower rates than to the public generally, The opinion says in part: Common carriers ~wmay con- tinue the lssuance of mlleage passenger tickets, the charges for which must be reasonable and just and free from unjust diserimination or unreasonable pref- erence. Persons belonging to the class known as commercial travelers are not priv- ileged to ride over rallroads at lower rates than are pald by other persons. ‘I'ne refusal of the Cliicago & Grand ‘I'runk railway com- pany to sell to complainant, Larr a thousand mile ticket for $20, the price for which said company was selling such tickets to commercial travellers and the negleet to ublish rates 2% which the defendant was of- erini to sell mileage tickets, were alike in conflict with the act to regulate commerce, ‘The case of the St. Louis grocers against the Missouri Paciiic embodies the complaint that while commutation tickets are sold ata rate which would not amount to more than §15 for 1,000 miles, thousand-mile tickets, up- on which commercial travelers travel, are not sold for less than $25. The commission i also asked to order and direct that disc ination be made in favor of the commercial traveler. ‘The commission does not rezard the fact that commutation tickets are put on sale at a given rate to be one that entitles the purchaser of a mileage ticket to the l'umrlnln of unjust diserimination if charged a higher rate. The commission finds nothing in" the testimony submitted going to show that a charge of $25 for a thousand-mile ticket is unreasonable. In respectto an order in favor of commercial travelers, the opinion says the entire policy and spirit of the law are against it, and when mile; tickots, as distinguished from trip tickets, are issucd, they should be sold to all impartially and on the same termns. ‘The case of Ralph Thatcher against the Fitchburg rallway and others, for excessive rates on grain, is dismissed for want of equity. In the case of the Burton Stock Car com- pany the decision is to the effect that there is no apparent ground upon which railroads can be ordered to pay mileage to the Burton company, In respect to the alleged unrea- sonableness of the eharge Lo shippers of stoc by Burton cars in excess of that to shippers by ordinary cars, the commission says the case is not satisfactorily presented. are Jubilant, Army Orders W ASHINGTON, July 25.—| Special Telegram to The Br Captain Samuel Munson, of the Ninth iufantry, having been found in- ated for active servico has been ordered s home. Major John M. Bacon, of the ry, i3 relieved from duty at Fort Totten, Dak., and will report at Fort Meade, Dak. A general court martial met this morning at Fort Columbus, New York harbor, with Second Lieutenant Warten P, Newcomb, of the Fifth artillery, as judge advocate. First Lieutenant Hunter Legett, of the Fifth infantry is detailed for duty on general recruiting service for the department of Dakota at Fort Totten, vice First Lieuten- ant Albert J. Russell, Seventh cavalry, hers by relieved. Leave for one month with per- mission to apply for an extension of one month is granted First Lieutenant irge K. McGunnigle, adjutant of the Fifteenth in- fantry, Fort Budford, Dak., to take effect about August 1. 1557, First Lieutenant Thomas M, Woodrutf, of the Fifth Infantry, acting signal officer, on completing the fn spection of the signal service station at Grand Haven, Michigan, is ordered to pro- ceed to Chicago and make an inspection of tie sicnal service station there. Joseph I, Haskell, of the Twenty-third Iufantry is de- tailed as one of the oflicars to visit the caps of the national guards of Ohio, vice First Licutenant Augustus . Blocksom, relieved, Captain Haskell will attend at such of the encampments as are yet to be held, Towa Postmasters Appointed. WASIINGTON, July 85— Special telegram to the BEE.[—The following lowa postmas- ters were commissioned to-day: Newton Deaton, Avon: David G. Grifith, Elk e Theodore Weisanberger, IHomer. Harvey er, of Jeflerson, lowa, was to-day ted to pratice before the Interlor depart- ¥, July " Tue following p ial Telegram | utler a 15l0Ds Were | s mortges 1ssue of June Andrew J. invalid, Ed. L. , Huxley George Ewing, pnhnnf; William I, Fuller, Cathertor George H. Murd, Aurora. Mexican war, Joseph Crow, Diller, SAN Fraxcisco, July 9. —The Paeifie in- vestigating committoe be:an its sessions to- day. E. IL Miller, secretary of the Southern Paclfie, was examined at groat length. No record of all the railways consolidated with the Central P'acific was kept, but a number of consolidations were enumerated as having taken place. ‘The conditions under which these were made were not developed in Miller's testimony. In reply to questions as 10 contracts given for the construction of the road, it was clicited that Charles Crocker, now director of the road, took one of the first and largest contracts on the Central Pacifie. His contracts were missing and could not be found. The executive committee of the road t uo record of its proceedings to witness' knowledge. ‘I'his atternoon, in looking over the books, the followlug iigures were found represant ing subsidios paid the Pacific Mail company: September, 1871, to Mareh, 1856, by the Union acitic, $1,104,000; Central Pacitic, § Southern 1 beginning in 18 gram to the Beg.|—News was received here to-day that M. Etzrath, an ex-soidler living on a farm near Creston, had hung bimself in Iis batn tha early part of te week and way not found till Friday niht, "It was thought he had come to Columbus to visit with his cousins C. M. and W, Taylor and his ab- sence was 80 accounted for till the discovery of the body four days after hisdeath, Etzrath wasa_ widower 30 years of age. He had been very dispondent over the loss of his wife and other domestic troubles. He leaves two children, A Severe Storm. McCook, Neb., July —|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—News has just reacheda this city of a severe hall storm which oc- curred in Frontier and Hayes counties Sat- urday eveninz, ‘The storm was about two miles wide and everythinz in its course was leveled to the ground, crops being destroyed and vegetation of al Ill(‘n riven into the round. 'The trees were literally stripped of leaves, The course of the storin was along southern Frontier and tiayes and south over eastern Hitebeock county. It was the sever- est ever known in this country, Hay Burned at. Columbus, Corumuus, Ne July 25.—[Special Tele- egram of the Ber |—An alarm of fire was turned in from the B. & M. depot at 2 p. m. announcing that F. David’s hay stacks were on fire, 'They had been ignited from sparks from the engine in use to press hay, About thirty-five tons were consumed. The efficlent work of the liremen saved the hay press, the engine and about 200 bales. ‘The run of eight blocks under a burning sun and coup- ling were made in four minutes, ‘The water- works were again victorious. Counsel Appointe SCUUYLER, Nab., July 24.— gram to the Bee.|—A special ses district court was held here to- purbose of; issuing a venire for a jury to try the men captured here charged with burglary and to appoint counsel for their defense. A, Frazer was appointed as counsel after Whiich the court adjourned for one weck. pecial Tele- on of the v, for the Plattsmouth Votes Improvements. PrAarrsmovTn, Neb., July 2 sue city bonds for paving outer sections in the sum of $10,000 carried at a election to-day by a vote of 430 to 86, An- other proposition to 13sue ¥30.000 for sewer- age also carried by a vote of 431 to 36, Sl Al ey Depot Burned. ANKENY, 1a., July 2,—[Spocial Telegram to the Br —Sailor station, on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad seven miles from Des Moines and oune-half mile from the county poor farm, was destroyed by fire Sat- unan afternoon. ‘The fire caught from sparks from a passing engine and owing to to the lack of water the buildings and con- tents were aestroyed, together with the plat- form and outbuildings of the depot. It is the intention of the raiiroad company to rebuild at once, and a wmuch better depot than before. Forged His Marriage License. Des Moines, la., July 24.—|Special Tele- gram to the B —A singu! ase is re- vorted trom Glenwood, where Char! Wil- kins was to-day bound over to await the action of the «rand jury on the charge of naving forged his new mother-in-law written consent to the marriage of her dauzhter, who w: obtain the license. under age, in order to Des Moines Changes Managers. DEes MoiNks, Ia,, July 256.—Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—Manager Bryan, of the Des Moines team, who has been the oceasion of more or less dissatisfaction betwaen the directors, piayers and the public, was re- leased to-day. Mr. C. F. Morton, of Akron, 0., has been engaged to succeed him, CLEVELAND, 0., July 25.—Charles Morton, manager of the Akron base ball club, has been released to goto the Des Moines club. Arrested for Burgiarvy. DUBUQUE, Ia., July 25.—|Speciul telegram to the BEE.|—United States Marshal Des- mond arrested at Clinton Sunday a middle- aged tramp giving several names eharged with burglanizing the Stone City postoilic Stamps, dratts, ete., was found on his person, He was brouzht to Dubugue where he will be examined thiis week. Death of a Mower's Vie DuBUQUE, L, July 25.—(Special tel tothe BER.|—Young farmer Seurg, whose arms wore severed by a mower attachod to a run away team Saturday died Sunday, A New 81 Ina GROVE, la., July 25, —[Special T gram to the BrE [—J. G. Eichols has be appointed sherift of Lda county by the bo of supervisors in place of T, M. Parrott, s pended by Judge MeComber tor retusing enforee the prohibitory law, it e b LS al st ifr. Only a ko, New Youx, July xtra policemoen guarded the North River front from Leon- ard to Thirteenth streets this evening, expecting that the longshoremen, who had demanded 60 cents an hour for night work, might make a row. here was no disturb- e, however, and the only strike was of 150 men at White Star dock. Visible Suy CricaGo, July grain as shown by rep seeretary of tae Chic tollows: Statement, he visible supply o 5 compiled by th board of tru is ns Wheat 2,122,000 Corn J00 | alkiieresnes W00 Ry e 100 Barley .. 2000 - Arrested Por Eambezeloment Porrsyor i, Md, Richard H Payn < under 1 Putnam, at the Por th navy yard, was arre 10 nizhit i with “the szleniint of about § s The § NEw YORK, J I of t failure of the ron compa ¥, ol Sar anae, N. Y., have been received in this cit Bowen & Signor, propricters of the pany. have wade an assignment, T ities ure estina aud psiets at hiave been in b but for two ye Con- Crawford, Fairield; |Special Telegram-to the BEr.|—A proposition to Is- special ATALK WITH TOMMY AURST. An English Pug Gives His Opinion of Fights and Fighters, HIS OWN DEEDS IN THE RINQ. What He Says of Heavy Welghts From the Other Side—Results of Yeu terday’s Games on the Diamond, Pacts From a Feathor Welght, A representative of the Bre had a talk with Tommy Hurst, the nglish light weight yesterday and gleaned quite a bit of information from him touching fights and fighters that will be of interest to the devoiees of the squared cirele. First, of Tommy him- self, wilo 18 no ehump with his bunch of fives by any manner of means, having made tor himself a record both on Brittania's soil and that ot the home of the brave and the land of the tree. He was born in London, Kogland, September 10, 1859, Much of h's youthtul days was spentasa “nubber” in the stables ot Epsom Donns , where he came in contact with all manner ot sporting characters, and was finaily taken in charge by Joeo Fowler, one ot England’s best men i his palmy days. He made a circuit of the provinces with his cicerone, Charlie Mitcholl and George Young, and upon ret urning to Lon- don, at 190 years of age, way matebed to tight Tommy Haw- kins, considered then the haundiest man on the island. ‘'The fight took place at Stephaney Green, Midlaud road, in the fall of "5, and lasted through fifty-two rattling good rounds In two hours and fift;-two mii= u nd was ared A& draw, the baln‘( divided. His next experience was in a nine stone four competition at Mile-end Gate, London, for a urse of £10 under the management of ‘'om Stmwons, proprietor to-day of old Bill Rien- ardson’s place, the Bine Anchor, Church street shortage, There were eight good "uns entered in the competition, but Hurst c lared the £10. This enlarged his head ca siderably, and he crossed the drink in 18 landing in New York on the 15th of June. He went immediately to Owen Geoogahan's on the Bowery, where he hung out for a month in a vain endeavor to get on a go with any one of Gothams e ht weikhts, buc failing changed his quarters and pl himselt under Harry llwlll‘s benign influence down on Houston street, Here he sparred nightly with George Young, who had — pre- d him ove the pond, and dis yed so many of the & points of a good, plucky fighter, that he attracted the atlention of thateliet of the knucks, Palsy Sheppard, who went to work and matened hincin short order against Jimmy More- house, who was claimin with the clang ot eymbois trumpets. Atter along dola came off at the gy wuasinm, and strect, Boston, Morehouse being Knoeked out after the most artistic style in wye sixth round. In this fight Hurst displayed the most excellent pugilistic quatities, and theacafter was uns DIe to zet on a go in his clnss unless at jeo= pardizing odds. He then went to Phiiadel- the chimpionship and flourish of the mill tinally phia, filled an engagement with Johuny Clarke that netted liin lucre, and the fall ot *st found him in Cincinnati. Here, throu, h weldon, the well-Enown sporting editor of the Engoirer, he met PPatsy O’ Loy aud consented to bick him in a fight ‘@ a finish with Tormmy Warren, wich whom Tommy Miller, of this eity, is now essaying to & a tight. Tue mateh was made for $1,000 & side, Queensbury rules, and tool place in Novewber at. Malinvg station, forty-three miles back of Louisville, O'Lear who outfought Warren, and who, imazining the fight was bis on a einim of foul by the referee, left the ring, and to his astonishe ment and terrible disappointment had the tizht decided inst him. Ilurst here lost $2,500, and it had a tendancy fora while to make him fight shy of the I, R. However, ho says he is ready to mateh O’ Leary to-day ‘for any amouut against Warren, or Tommy Miller either, as he considers him the best feather welht in the world. Hurst has had a much more extensive ex- pericnce ag a trainer than iighter, and his recountals on his experienco are very inters esting. He trained Jim Goode ana esquired him in his fight with Denny Harringt eleven stone men, fight a draw ¢ account_ of police interference: trained Tom Stummonds for 18 great fight with Bill Goode, of 1don; 12 stone nen vt A drawi also “Punen” Callow tor his fizht with n Carney, the middie weight, who is o ht Jack MceAulite in this country in October, The Callow-Carney fight lasted two hours and five minutes, when the “cold shivers” came over Callow and the fight was made a draw, Hurst saw Jem Smith, the English cham- pion heavy weizht who is matched to fight Jake Kilrain, the so-called champion of Awmerica his fight witn € niiold, near ‘ance. do you think of Smith, anyway, 7 queried the reporter. yidea of Jom is thal he can best any heavy weikht in this ‘ere country or any other, barrin’ Suliivan. He is at ‘omc in_er ring U ever a man was. Fine lookin’ feller, weil 1 should smile.” Cloan ent as @ _camoo, stands right straight upon his lees, with fing piay, easy and quick a3 a eat and o tremen- dous "itter. Groenticld was a holy monkoy for *im, and hadw't Jem Mace been” intimidated by fhe Birming'wa ronghs, he would have ‘ad the fight clean us a whistle. Mace was alraid to give a do in Greenfield on the grouud.” What do Ithink of Jem Carney? Why *ea'll beat MeAuliffe casy. it 'ee aver coomes back, which 1 doubt wightily. vone who beats Carney wust tght, an’ hght wonderful ood, too, tell you. e i< now rannin’ a it shanty saloon on” Livery streat, Birmingum, al: wost opnosite Groenliehl's lace, wii’ makin® woney, too, Ullwarraut after Nis return from this ‘ere country No si, ‘el never coom hack.’! “Charlie Mitehell, well he's next to Smith for Englind, sare. and although Jack Burko is my brother-in-lnwe should he au' Charlig be matched now tor a tight to a ftinishe have to back Charlie, thats all, Sce, 1 play my money to win, every time.” re'll do ity too Khift S1 tonuer, isa bell no ko never whipped a siDee Napper bro him o Folt Wall, ch "l it b Vs hosted eyery man h istand ¢ - nwhip Jack tay In the iciman of the u lous a fighter as Demp d a bet anded Citter, iy Warren (oo much for Mills er, but considerin’ Miller's confidence in’in- self he ought to make some sort o' Show even against Warren. However, they'linever m s\ only after the stull without ru ning ot fosing Lis reputation s afternoon for Chicazo to r-Bradburn fight, which i3 e off Thursday. Topeka a Thrco-lime Winoer, Tor duly 25| Special ‘Tele- gram to the Brg. | = The Topels 1y took third «wsive vietory from the nLver wscore of 16 the visitors down to nine hits, the gre f their rins having b the Topekas. Vons twenty hits, witl L. ConWway held The PHILADELPHIA, Americs iation ganie be- ti teamn to t t ited as f 10000 00010 thnore and land teams tod: 4 ) 0001 000 013 0.0 ! 0.0.0 *—4 Vo dily 20 The gume betwees