Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 31, 1887, Page 2

| <R A W T e : SECRETARY LAMAR'S OPINION _ It Differs From That of Commissioner * “exceedinzly popular and Bparks in a Land Oase. A NEBRASKAN'S CLAIM ALLOWED Detachments of the Regular Army Detalled to Attend G. A. R. En- campments—More Rallroad Complaints. Commissioner Sparks Overruled. WasniNaToN, July 350.—[Special Tele- gram to the Br:e.] —In the case of James F. Stormn’s application to amend his homestead entry on a portion of sectlon 12, township 16, range 29, North Platte district, Nebraska, BSecretary Lamar to-day overruled the decis- fon of Comimissioner Sparks. It seems that Storm in his original entry falled to secure a competent surveyor and the man he em- ployed falled to note the variations of the compass, consequently Storm entered on raliroad land and in his application fors homestead he had really taken up asand ridge adjacent to what he supposed to be his land. He asked4o be allowed to amend. On this Commissioner Sparks decided May 23, 1885, *“The party seems to be acting in good faith. It also appears that the land he thought he was entering Is within the grant of the Unlon Pacitic railroad company, Amendments to embrace lands not originally intended entered eannot be allowed, hence the present but upon filing u:rllntlnn is denied, @ duly executed relinquishinent of the land entered, he will be allowed to enter the tract now nrx:"sfl for upon payment of the legal fees. An application for return of money paid on the relinquisned entry will be duly eonsiderad.” Therenpon the applicant on July 16, 1585, executed a relinquishment of the tract which was forwarded to Washing- ton. Nothavingthe money to pay the home- stead fee for the tract which he desired to enter and fearing lest in some way some one else might obtain a right thereto that would cloud his own the title he filed a pre-emption declaratory statement therefor with the inten- tion of transmitting the same to a home- stead entry as soon as the repayment of his fees was allowed. On February 5, 1856, Sparks, In a letter to local officers, in which no mention is made of Storm’s application for npl?mem of fees ond commissions, sald: * n re-examination of the affida- vit submitted in support of applieation 1t does not appear to the satisfaction of this office that the party used proper care in mak- ing his entry. [ must therefora decline to Eln! hig request and for the further reason at the law allows but one homestead privi- o Secretary Lamar in reviewing the case, says: “Between the dates of the two de- cislons above quoted from, the claimant, re- lying upon tne promise that he woul lowed to enter the tract applied for, pro- ceeded to build upon and improve the same. As no fraud is suzgested, as there is no adversa claim to the tract, and as the rescinding ot your decision of May would work serfous hardship and loss to claimant, I am of the opinlon that the said decision ought not to be rescinded. More- over, in my opinion, the claimant exercised reasonable care, at last he was not cuilty of such blamable carelessness as would justify the forfeiture of his homestead right. [ there- fore reverse your office decision of February 5, 1886, A‘rpellml from and direct that Storm be repald the fees and commission paid by him on his relinguished entry aud be allowed to enter the tract for which he now applies.’’ 4 Army Orders. ‘WASHINGTON, July 80.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.|—Major G. H. Burton has been ordered to make visits of inspection to Forts Lyon, Alberquerque, Crawford, Lewis, Hayes and Riley in the department of the Missourl. ‘The leave of absence granted Captain J. J. Clogue has been extended three months. Major Harvey E. Brown, surzeon, has been ordered to duty a Jackson Barraks, L.a. The leave granted Colonel Sutherland has been extended one month, First Lieutenant E. | La Fletcher has been detailed as professor of #military science at the Arkansas Industrial university, Second Lieutenant Francis J, Kernan lias been releived from duty at the ‘Thatcher institute, La., and orde: ta his station. The secretary of war has announc- | &d the detail of ofticers for instruction at the i Fort Leavenworth Infantry and Cavalry 8chool for the two-years’ course beginninic September 1 next. “I'nis detail is very im- portant to the ermy as hearly all the young officers, who are ambitious to_perfect ‘them- selves In military traininy seek an opportuni- ty toattend the school. This year the majority of ofticers who are allowed “to undergo the valuable course of instructions were ap- E'lnwd from_the ranks or from clyil life. @ names of those detalled are as follows: Cavaly, First reziment, Kirst Lieutenant Godfrey McDonald; Second regiment, Sec- ond Lieutenant Roger B. Bryani Third reg- iment, Second Lientenant Ernest 8. Robins; Fourth regiment, Second Lieutenant Robert A. Brown; Fifth regimeut, Second Lieuten- nt John T. Haines; Sixth regiment, Second deutenant Louis M. Kuhlerthvamh regl- ment, Second Lieutenant 8. ‘Tompkins; Eighth regiment, Second Lieutenant Charles . Farber: Ninth regiment, Second Lieu- tenant Witlilam D. McAananey: Nenth regi- flent. Fiest Lieutenant William l':xfkmon: fantry—First regiment, Second Lieuten- ont Kyerett Benjamin; Second regiment, Second Lieutenant Somas H. Wilson; Third reziment, Second Lieutenant Harry Free- land; Fourth reziment, Second Lieutenant ohu L. Sehan; Fifth regiment, Second deujenant James E. Wilson: Sixth regl- ment, nd Lieutenant Wm. L. Burnham; Beventh regiment, Second Lieutenant Fran- ces E. Daker; Kight regiment, Second Liau- tenant John J. Haden; Ninth regiment, nd Lieutenant C. C. Minch: Tenth reg- iment,Second Lieutenant Evan M. Johnson, r.; Eleventh regiment, Second Lieutenant harles W, Penrose; Twelfth regiment, 8econd Lieutenant George J. Godfrey; Thir- teenth regiment, Second Lieutenant Carl Koops; Fourteenth regiment, Second Lieu- tenant, Stephen G. Mulhall: Fifteenth regi- ment, KFirst Lieutepant William O. Cory; ixteenth regiment, Second Lieutenant teplen M.Hackney: Seventeenth regiment, rst Lieutenant James D, Nickerson; Eigh- nth _regiment, Second Lieutenant J. m{ Duval; Nineteenth regiment, Second Lieutenant Frank McIntyre: Twentieth regiment, First Liautenant F. D. Sharp: T'wenty-first regiment, Second Lieutenant E. W. McCoskey:; Twenty-socond regiment, Second Lieutenant E. A. Root; ‘T'wenty- third regiment, Secoud Lieutenant Raymond R. Stevens, and Twenty-fifth regiment, First Lieutenant Walter . Scott. Hatton on Hlaine, ‘WasmiNgToN, July 80.—|Special to the Bek. |—Ex-Postmaster General Frank Hat- ton has been here several days and of course has been asked his views on the presidential outlook for 1858, Mr. Hatton is one of those politicians who have the courage to express their views when asked to do so. He does bot mince matters but speaks “right out in meeting.” To your correspondent he said: *'I think that the republicans can win next year; but to do it they must nominate a candidate ‘who will draw every republican vote. 1t will mot do to nominate a candidate for the presi- dency simply because one faction is howling for him. Just now we hear that Blaine has the ‘cal’ on the party. But If the call is analyzed it will be found that the men who are shouting for the renomination of Mr, Blaine are the men who have climbed down- wards Instead of upwards in poliites. Blaine is not pol.mlnr with the business men of the party. 1t was not only the mugwumps who deserted the republicar standard In 1884, ‘Those fellows are immovably in the demo- ratic ranks. There are, however, iIn New ork, Boston and other cities numbers of run who are republicans and always will be. fut they will never vote for Blaine. 1f Sherman Js nominated thev will retarn to the ranks. ‘There are other men who might be nominated and would be equally as ac- Uphhlfl. ‘\Vho‘!)n,me most popular republican in e o _west? *'That is a difficult question to anawer. I think that Sherman is :aining strength every day. Iun Illinois Lincoln and Sheridan are either of them would take the west by storm.” *You do no seem to. be particularly anx- ;n' u;-,a the nomination should go to alnel ) *No.. 1 believe that Blalne could have been elocted In 1884 If the campaizn b n warly managed. But the trouble was the who conducted the campaixn theught ¢ that they could win m&m‘m of the beat ed workers in the party. think that Blaine’s opportunity has and for that reason I want to see some other man nominated.” The Farmers Won't See It. WasnivatoN, July 80.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Three years ago at the request of a number of stockmen in different parts of the country the state department ad- dressed a letter to every United States con- sul, directing all to furnish the department with such information relating to stock breeding, dairy farming and kindred indus- tries as might be interesting to dairy-farmers and stock breeders In the United States- The result of this Investigation has just been issued from the govern* ment printing office. Itis embraced in a vol- ume of nearly 900 pages which will doubtless prove of greater value to the million farmers In this country than any other work ever issued by the government. The work was performed under the direction of Mr. Mich- ael Scanlon of the consular bureau, who has edited several valuable works of like char, acter, and It represents upwards of two years of the labor of that gentleman as well as the careful researches of the entire con- sular list. The volume gives a graphic idea of the development of the breeding industry in all portions of the world and if it could be distributed among the men who are most interested .in its contents it would doubtless prove of inestimable value to the farmers of the United States. Unfor- tunately, however, there have been very few of these valuable 8 ordered, and they will be exhausted long before the farmers hear they have been Issued. Worse than this, it is said that the type was not stere- otyped, and that if congress orders a new supply Iprlnwd it will be necessary to reset the entire work. The committees” on print- ing of congress were ursed to order an addi- tional supply of these works printed, but no attention was paid to the request, and the re- sult is that there will be scarcely enough of them to supply the libraries of members themselves and of their immediate friends. ‘The work contains 366 lithographed plates and 855 pages of letter press. It is replete with interesting data and statistics concern- ing the cattle business of the world. 1t is in- teresting to note that this country supplies more than fifty per centof all the foreign cheese consumed in the United Kingdom. 1n 1884 the total amount imported into Great Britain and Ireland was 215,456,568 pounds, Of this vast quantity of casein the United States supplied 109,333,250 pounds. ~ Yet whilethe United States has succeeded In se- curing the British market for cheese, it has not been 8o successful with butter. Of a total of 277,248,833 pounds of this product of the dairy the United States furnished only 11,251,472 pounds, against 124924 pounds from Holland. This country, however, fur- nished the thrifty Dutch butter merchants ‘with upwards of :3,000,000 pounds of the oil from which oleomargarine is made, and this doubtless supplied the basis on which a great deal of the celebrated Dutch butter of Lon- don was founded. It appears from the reports of Amerlcan consuls in England that the ‘‘roast beef of old England” is fast disappearing and that in spite of the prejudices of John Bull ‘and his the American cattle ranches are displacing the etalls of the English farmer surely and rapidly. 1t will not do for the farmers of the United States to remain in the back- ground and the day will come no doubt when Amarican butter as well as American beef and American cheese will lead in the British markets. ‘The factory system in the produc- tion of cnheese has established the reputation of the American cheese abroad. As soon as the farmers show as much enterprise in this matter of good butter as they do in cheese they will find that the English people will take their products in preference to that from any other country. The passage of the oleo- margarine act ouiht to beof great help to the American dllr{’man in ucnrln{ & firer foothold in the British butter market. He Never Will Be Missed. WasHINGTON, July 80.—|Special to the BEE.|—No man in the public service at the beginning of the present administration has lett his position with so little regret from his assoclates in oftice as Mr. M. E. Bell, late supervising architect of the treasury. Bell was appointed from lowa several years ago and at that time was a pronounced republi- can. To all outward appearanceé8 he re- mained a member of that party until it was known beyond question that Mr. Cleveland daughters had Dbeen elected to the presi- dency. In October, 1884, this man stated to a number of gentlemen 1n his oftice that if by any possible chance the democrats should be successful he would at once resign, as he could not consent to serve under a democratic administration. No sooner had the republican national com- mittee ziven up all hope of the election of Mr. Blaine than he found it necessary to travel at once to Troy, N. Y., to examine the site selected for the public building there. He told his associates in the oftice that while there he would take occasion to run over to Albany to “‘congratulate the governor.” It is not recorded that he accomplished un{ll\lnz for the government while in Troy, but it is known that;he *‘‘congratulated the governor.” On his return he bfllf.ll‘l to play his cards: to retain the favor of the victorious democracy. nator Gorman, ot Maryland, ‘“Bishop” Oberly, of Lllinols, and other democratic leaders whose favor might be of value to the supervising architect were allowed to dictate appointments and removals in the office, which was not embraced in the classified service. Men who had served the govern- ment faithfully for years and whose duties were ot a technical character were dischareed without warning and others often entirely incompetent were appointed to succeed then, Everything possible that could by lnr chance gain_democrat supporters for Bell was done. Within the two years since the inauguration of President Cleveland nearly every employe of tue office has been dis- charged. T'here is not another bureau under the government whare there has been any- thing like the changes that have taken place In the office of the supervising architect of the treasury. All these changes have been made either directly or indirectly at the in- stance of the alleged republican at the he of the ~office. That he failed to win the favor that he expected Is evident from the fact that Secretary Fair- child has, upon more than one occasion, told his friends that the oftice would be filled by a democrat just assoon as a competent man could be tound to u:wrl the position at the salary offered, He said further that it had been offered to & number of architects, each of whom had declined in turn because $4,500 a year was pot sufliclently attractive to in- dusce them to leave their private busigess, ‘The new architect, Mr. Kerret, of New Or- lnm‘ isa gentleman of excellent profes- sional reputation, who refused to accent the office when it was offered to him. He was finally persuaded that it would afford him an opportunity to extend his reputation to all sections of the country, and this consideration is said to have at last induced him to accept the place, He will doubtiess build up the oftice as soon as he can weed out the exceedingly incompetent hands who were appointed L Bell solely ou account of their political puil which they gave him, The office is of far more importance than it is generally known, as the supervising architect has almost un- limited control ot the expenditure of mill- ions of aollars every year. Defrauding the Railroads, WaAsHIN@TON, July 80.—[Special to the Beg.|—*"All the complaints filed with the inter-state commissioners seem to be those of aggrieved patrons of the railroads against the corporations,” said a gentleman con- nected with one of the southern railway companies 1o your correspondent to-day. “Some of the roads might tell some facts against their patrons which would surprise a great many people,” he continued. “You would besurprised to find to what contempti- ble smallness some men will descend to beat a railroad company. Here is an instance. ‘Ine freight rate on printed material on our line is somewhat higher than’the rate on blank . One of the i Vurging Vm uses "Bulent lnlls.up"‘.::unln Illl'lllhk of shipping them as blank paper In order that the proprietors might save a few cents in freight charges. @ suspected the picayune fraud and proved it by missing connections one week,when the proprietors made a claim for damages on ' “patents,” Further south there were a number of merchants who were in the habit of buying silverware and having it shibped as ‘‘nuts and beits.” At one time someof these same people Invented a nice hitle rame for beating lgl railways. They would.buy a bill of roodn in New York, and among " “the bill would two or threa feces of " silk. . ‘Iney: would direct lfl:’t the silk be kept out of lnz box in which the other s were rrkul. and retained until direetions for shipping were nmvn-dex But the silk was E,’.. charged In the involce. They would claim when the box was opened that the silk had been abstracted and would uce the in- volce to substantiate theireiaim. They would swear to the Invoice too, This thing went on untll the company grew suspicious beeause one or two men would always be short, We sent & man on to the consignee and dis- overed how the neat littlo game was worked. ere are dozen other similar schemes for de- lnudlvfi the railroads, but we get on to them more quickly than we used to do. A Curious Exhibit. WasmiNaToN, July 30.—|Special to the BEE.|—Among the many attractive features of the National museum there is none which is more interesting to the hundreds of visi- tors who enter the building daily than the recently opened case of “component parts of tho human body.” Not only the scientific visitors, but all who there aru at once taken up with this portion of the exhibit. The case stands in the west hall of the building and is about ten feet long by five feet high. 1n it are several huge fars containing chem- feals in the preparation of which they form the human body. No one unfamiliar with human chemistry and anatomy would believe for & moment that all those various substances are to be { found in one human being. But although he contents of the jars excite wonder the immense carbon cuble which forms the cen- ter plece of the exhibit is the one thing which few people ean understand. This cubic 18 about fourteen Inches on each face and as it 1 as biack as any other piece of charcoal the unscientifie on-looker generally ives vent to the opinion that it never came from the mor- tal remains of any white man, Ode of the Jars referred to contains a galion or more of ehloric gns. A short time ago a_number of visitors trom the rural districts of Maryland were viewing the contents of the case this gas exploded with loud noise and blew the stopper out os the bottle. There were & number of sign cards 1nside the nlm walls which were at- tached with small brass nails. These cards were originally a light buff color. Within a moment after the escape of the gas they were bleached a perfect white, The brass nails were also affected and each of them now has a head covered with verdizris, This incident has attracted the attention of the authorities of the museum to the danger of allowing combustible chemicals to be exhibited in a room where there might be a serious confla- gration. It is probable that hereafter danger of thiskind will be avoided by the substitu- tion of models of the solidsand colored water or glass for the liquid and gasseous exhibits. A Military Reservation, WasHiNGTON, July 30.—|Special to the BEE.]—A movement is on foot to induce con- gress at the coming session to provide for the purchase of a large tract of land on the Virginia shore of the Potomac for a grand military reservation on a different scals from any which has been contemplated in the past, Land in Virginia, within a very few wiles of Washington, can be purchased at astonishingly low fizures at the present time. There are thousands of acres offered for sale at prices ranging from $5to $1 an acre. 1t 18 belleved that the day will come when there will be a national mili- tia within the borders of the United States. When that day arrives it will bo nec- essary to have a mustering ground for the citizen soldiery and it is with this idea in view that the present movement is inauger- ated. The government already owns several hundred acres across the Potomac. This tract s embraced in the Arlington estate, and the cavalry station known as Fort Mayer. 500 acres could undonbtedly be secured mear this reservation at very low figures just now and the acquisition would furnish ‘a grand Place for military manuvers, More Complaints of Discrimination, WasHINGTON, July 30.—Complaint has been received by the Inter-state commerce commission signed by the manager of the Merchant’s Freight bureau, of New York, on behalf of 381 merchants of the states of Michigan, Illinois, lowa, Onio, Pennsyl- vania and Delaware, that the present classi- fication in use for west-bound traffic by the New York Central, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio and Erie railway companies, as regards the unjust differences now made in classification and freight charzes between carloads and less than carloads on the same articles be- tween the same points, is in violation of the sections of the Inter-stute law forbidding undue preferences toindividuals or localities. The cmn};lnlnt ask for the restoration of the principal of uniform rates without regard to quantity, which was in force from the sea- ?&%rd or twenty years previous to April, Pensions Granted. - WASHINGTON, July 30. —[Special Telezram to the BEE.]—The following pensions were granted to Nebraskans to-day: Mary E,, widow of Geo, W. Morris, Grafton; Eman- uel Mottinger, St. Paul; Jno. Reld. Grand Island; W. J. Richardson, Gordon: J. B. Morton, Nebraska City; Jos. Kimball, Stro, bulg: E. F. Morris, Columbus. Tow atherine Barbara, minor Fred K. Meir, Dubuque; minor Wrn. A. Boylan, Du- bugue: J, M. Thompson, Leon: R. E. Moed, Afton: J. A; Hill. Warsaw: J. M. Ferrls. Frederick: A. B. Shipman, R. 'ownready, Exira; Chas. Reed, New Sharon: A. G. Laird, Stuart; Wm. G. Crow, Eldon; Wm. A. Anderson, Burnsida: A. R. Rambo, Davenport; Win. D, Semelroth, Amity; B. F. Brumel, Lionbourney! A. K. Rogers, Iowa City: J. E. Ellis, Murray: . A, Hubbard, El- J. C. Tallman, Vanwert; Walter Minty, Lime Springs; J. A, Wilson, Cincin- nati; Jno. Sivertson, Siouv Rapids; Geo. Xli;glism. Brookyille; Jno. Reburn, New in, The Reward of Apostacy. WASHINGTON, July 30.—{Special to the BeE.]—Since their first spurt the civil service commissioners have had very little to say sbout the custom of appointing two or more members of the same family to positions in the departments. It is sald now that the commissioners have come to the conclnslon that it is not within the provinee of their office to look into this alleged nepotism. If they would do so they would find that a great many of the officials of the present adminis- tration have been in the habit of rewarding favorites with several places, when such re- wards could be of use. One of the most no- torious cases of this echaracter 1s that of a family named Oyster. The head of this house deserted the revublican party when he failed to get what he wanted. He now draws $1000 a year in the government printing office. his wife $1,400 in the land office and a $on a good salary in the coast survey. All the places were given as rewards for political apostacy. Reviving the Military Spirit. WaAsHINGTON, July 30.—[Special Telegram to the BEeE.]—For the first time 1n the his- tory of the army, details will be made this year from various regimental posts of com- panies to attend grand army reunions and various militia encampments in several states. A company from Jackson barracks, Louisiana, has been detailed to go into camp with the Mississippl reciments of the na- tional guards and other details have been asked for from other states, The demand for the presence of regular army oflicers at encampments this year has been unproce- dented and indicates a strong revival of the wilitary spirit and interest in militia grow [ d to attend the grand army reunion at Lincoln, Omaha and Norfolk, Nebraska, and at Sioux City, in September. Special Agents Appointed. ‘WASHINGTON, July 30— The president has appointed the following named persons special agents of the intsrior department, to make allotments of lands in severalty to the Indians: Miss Alice C, Fletcher. Washing- ton, D. C.,for the Indi on the Winnebago reservation in Nebraska; Michael C. Con- nelly, of Petersburg, 111, for Indians on the Siletz reservation in Oregon; Major L. Lightner, ot Nebraska, for ihe Indians on the Sisseton reservation in Dakota. International Medioal Association. WAsHINGTON, July 50.—The local cammit- tee charged with - making arrangements for the International medieal congress to be held in Washington in September,has issued a circular to the medical profession generally asking for contributions toward defraying its expenses. Contributions have been al- ready received aggregatiug $5,000, Dr. Haw- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY JULY 31, 1887.—~TWELVE PAGES flton, secretary gehcral, says the coming congress Will be the greatest meeting ot the cal profession ever hold and will be at- tended by leading physicians from all parts of the world. ! —— Public Dobt Reduction. WAsHINGTON, July 80.—The estimated reduction In the pubile debt during the month of July amotinty to £5,000,000, g r——— NU TRACE OF M'GARIGLE. —m Numerous Rumors dnd Guesses About the Missing Boodler. CricAGo, July 30,—pSpecial Telegram to the Bex. | —*'1f William J. McGarigle is not on the Blake, he has scommitted sulcide,” was the rather startling’ remark of a close friend of the ex-warden this morning. “He never meant to go—that is, he did not plan it lonz beforehand. I am sure of that, be- cause there are those who were very close to him who were Intensely disgusted, no less than surprised, when they learned of his flight.” “The only development In the McGarigle matter,” sald Superintendent Lonergan, of Mooney Boland’s detective agency, *'is a re- ported interview with the mate of the M. L. Heggle, which passed the Blake about 4 o'clock Thursday morning, about twenty-five miles off Manistee. The mate sald that she was being painted. Her starboard side had on a fresh coat of red paint, with a white streak running along her bulwarks, and the men were at work on her port ?ulmr. painting that side. Well, now, if he 'wasn’t mistaken in the boat, that ought to settle the question as to whether she has gone through the straits or not. The plain object of her being painted out there in the lake is to throw watchers at St. Ignace off their guard. It will be hard to recognize her by her spars, and with different paint, she will ‘slide right through. In that case the chances are mighty slim for the capture of McGarigle, “There’s not a word up to this time,” said Sueriff Matson, when asked for news of Mc- Garigle to day. *The last we heard from St, Ignace was that up to last night they hadn’t seen anything of the Edward Blake, Yes- terday [ thought sure we should have some word, but we aidn’t. 1 expect to hear from the vessel every moment. We surely ought to know to-day where McGarigle i3. The truth is that [ am just as much in the dark as to his movements since his disappearance as you are.” —— CAUGHT WITH THE SUIT ON. Reporter Mey Gets Into Disgrace and Jail at 8¢, Jos. 8t. Josery, Mo., July 30.—|Special Tete- gram to the Bgr.|—Gerhardt E. Mey, a German newspaper man, was arrested here to-day on the charge of stealing a suit of clothes. Mey came here a few weeks ago from Omaha, whero he had been convected with a newspaper for two months and before that been for a year in the employ of the St. Paul Globe, He worked for the dally News here goliciting advertiseinents lr.g doing work, To-day he concluded to leave the town, and collecting over 840 of the News’ accounts and stealing a new suit of clothes, belonging to his room mate, attempted to take the train for St. Louis. He was ar- rested and is now in jail. Mey belongs to a family of high standing in Germany and was a lieutenant in the German army. Heis a man of finished education. ~Several St. Joe people are acquainted with his people In theold country. Mey has defrauded a number of people in town, 1t seems, and will proba- ably be sent to the penitentiary. He is a man of about twenty-eight years of age, of smooth address and prepossessing appear- ance, His arrest created a ripple of exeite- wment In the city, but as he was found with the stolen clothes on lis person and after- wards acknowledged tha theft, sympathy for him soon died out. —————— GUITEAU'S DEFENDER. ——ti Attorney Reed Trieq to End His Life by Drowning. NEW YoRk, July 30.—Charles H. Reed, ona of the lawyers who, detended Guiteau, attempted suiclde this morning by jumping into the North river’ froth a ferry boat. He was rescued and taken to Chambers’ hospi- tal. Reed has lost all his legal practice and 18 reduced to great poverty. A few days ago he was arrested for trying to rob the till in a saloon in Jersey City, but was not prosecuted. Reed was subsequently arraigned at the ‘Toombs police court, l{n said he was drunk when he jumped into the river and did not know what he was doinz. He was committed to the care of commissioners of charity and corrections to be examined as to his sanity. o i TEXAS MAIL COACHES ROBBED, A Large Amount of Booty Said to Have Been Secured. GALvVESTON, July 30.—A dispatch from San Antonia to the News says: “A report has reached here that the outgoing and in- coming stages between San Mariosand Drip- ping Springs were rebbed last night. Con. giderable booty is said to have been obtained from rifling the mails and refilswmd pack- ages, but no particulars are at hand. —_— The Fisheries Troubles, BosToN, July 80.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—Judge Charles Levi Woodbury, who has made a thorough study of the three mile limit of the tisheries question, said to-day, speaking of the recent Gloucester seine boat troubles: *‘We have had too much experience with the India rubber capacity ot the three mile limit when stretched by the Canadian authorities to place reliance on any of their impudent statements. As re- gards sending the men home it is stated that the crews of these two seine boats have been discharged by the British government from custody and that the collector objects to their being sent home in an American vessel. ‘I'his resembles the case of violation of the treaty of 1830 between Great Britian and the United States and will undoubtedly receive the seri- ous consideration of the president. 1t is one of those aggressive denials of equality of commercial intercourse which gave birth to the acts of congress of March 3, Is it another cause for retaliation? 1t would be hard to tind any law of Canada to regulate fishermen or indeed any customs law which by its terms forpid the American consul to send home seamen in any American bottom that he might choose to select. ———e Grant's Cottage Tendered the G. A. R. MapsoN, Wis, July 80.--Joseph W. Drexel, the New York banker, in a letter to Commander-in-Chief Fairchild, tenders to the Grand Army in perpetutity the cottage on Mount Me(Gregor in which General Grant died. The trustees shall consist of the com- mander-in-chief of the Grand Army, the president of the Mount McGregor railroad, and such other person as Mr, Drexel or his successor may name. it Caught in Violent Storm, QUEENSTOWN, July 30.—The steamship Etruria, which arrived here last night from New York, encountered & violent hurricane on Thursday. Mr. Knapp, of Illinois, a pas- senger on the steamer, was thrown about during the storm with such force that one of his arms were fractured and his head badly cut. He was removed frojn the ship on her arrival and Is now at a hoSpital, A Bishop Summoned to Rome. NEew York, July 80—[Special Telegram to the Bek. |—It Is currently reported that Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn, has been ordered to Rome to - explain wlly Le dis- obeyed the papal mandate, e A Murderpr Lynched. NEW ORLEANS, July 30.—A special to tthe Picayune from Greenwood, Miss,, says George Evans, colored, who killed Rob Morns, Monday, was lynched last night by negroes. - Bank Statement. NEW YORK, duly 50.—The weekly bank statement shows the reserve decreased $360,000, The banks now hold $8,131,000 in excess of the legal requirements. T French Steamer Barned, LosDpox, July 30.—The French steamer La Verite, while loading petroleuui at Mogador, Moroceo, was destroyed by fire, Six persons lost thelr lives. % —————— To Confer. With Ferdinand. Sori1A, July 50.—M, 'Nachevitch, minister of foreign affairs, has gone tb. Viepna to ¢on- fer with Prince Ferdigand, . -~ . ;i ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM Gossip of the Various Olubs and Societies of the Gate City, THE ELK'S ELEGANT QUARTERS. Movements of the Secret Society Men ~The Prosperous Orders—Benev- olent and Social Organiza- tions—Sub Rosa Chat Our Societies. The warm weather does not seem to haye much effect on the various societies of the city, Their meetings are held just a8 regular as in more comfortable weather and the same air of vrosperity pervades the sanctums as in the winter meetings. Omaha is certainly blessed with societies social and benevolent, and 1t is to the credit of the city that they are all in a prosperous condition, % Major General Carnahan, of the K. of P., was appointed as second officer, with the rank of brigadier geuneral, on the staff of General Auger, who commanded the national military encampment at Washington, » . The officers of the 6mnhn regiment to- gether with all division officers are re- guvsmd to meet at the armory ot Myrtle ivision at 11 o'clock this morning on important business. v, u Sucoess Lodge No. 125, Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, will meet the first and third Tuesday evenings at_7:30 o’clock, at Cunningham hall, South Thir- teenth street. Visiting brethren wel- come. ." Mrs. Dinsmoor, as secretary of the Na- tional Conference of Charities and Cor- rections, announces that all persons who are members of any charitable associa- tion, are by virtue of that,members of the conferance, which meets August 25, * »* . The next annual reunion of the Elks will be held in Cinciunati in June. 0 e Mrs. G. W. Clark, president of the third district of the W.C.T. U, Mrs. Ella Pearson and Mrs. Olive Leader orgzanized a Woman's Christian Temperance union in South Omaha Friday. The following ofticers were elected: President, Mrs. E, B. Towl; secretary, Mrs. I. Brayton; treasurer, Mrs. Rev. T. B. Hilton; vice- vresident, Baptist church, Mrs. A. M. Towl;vice president, Presbyterian church Mrs. Wells; vice flresidum. First M. chureh, Mrs. Frank Boyd. * *"x The Young People's society of the First Congregational church hold their weekly meeting Friday evening, July 20, at 8 o'clock. All are cordially invited. - P Division No. 220, Order of Railway Conductors, has been organized at Fre- mont, Neb., with sixteen charter mem- bers. The services and installation of oflicers were conducted by C. H. Baker, chief conductor for Long Pine division, No. 173, assisted by the following gentle- men, members of Harry Gilmore divis- ion, 120, of this city: Mr. Harry Gilmore, Jas. H. Ralston, Geo. Baird, ¥, J. kair- brass, 8. B, Lieurance, R. Fleming, M. P. Suitor, B. Donnelly, M. Dorsey and Mears Nobbs. Members of other ~divi ions present were as follows: Mr. B. Taylor, No. 11; W, H. Boswell, No. 8; Chas. McNeil, No. 55, and C. F. Webb, No. 28, A very pleasant time wus had by all, and_ the new division was started with the best wishes of all for its success. u.n No city in America can boast of.so much Pythian work in accordance with her population as can the city of Omaha, ‘The end of June, 1857, records Omaha as having added eight new lodges to the grand lodge roster and five divisions of the uniform rank, four of which are now only awaiting the making of their uni- forms to be regulurlx instituted. *x A movement is on foot in this clt( o erect a Pythian building to be owned by the lodges of the order. It is upon the stock share basis and about $5,000 has al- ready been subscribed. It is the pur- pose to build a six-story structure upon one of the prominent business corners and erect a bmlding commensurate with the growth and wealth of the order of this city. - **x 11 is intended by the Omaha Knights of Pythias to raise several thou- sand dollars in prize money to award to competing U, R. divisions and the bands which accompany them at the meeting of the grand lodge in this cit; October 11, 1887. This, it will be seen, is more money than has yet been offered at any of the supreme lodge sessions and the entertainment of visiting knights will be right royal, The principal prize to be given away which is open to the world is $1,000, and other large prizes will follow this one in class A and class Bopen to the world. e The members of Division 183 Locomo- tive engineers are making arrangements for a picnic which will take place Satur- day next, August 6. A committee, con- sisting of Al Johnson, Noah Clark and E. R. Fonda, visited Lake Man M Th report themselves pleased with the location and succeeded in getting reduced rates,including trans- portation to and from Omaha, steamboat sail, bath and use of suits, the free use of the hotel and the band for dancing for about §2 a couple, and reduced rates for dinner for those holding excursion tickets. highly l.l The Bohemian Gymnastic association will bold a picnic atSchuyler, Neb., Aug. 28, Itis pected sev 1 societies from neighborin will join them, as well a8 some associations from this city. ‘The affair promises to be most enjoyable in every respect. » The members of" tho Pressmens’, Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ union, of this city, have received their charier from the International, They are jubil- ant over the matter, because at one time in consequence of certain irregularities it was thought that a longer time wouid elapse befure the desired authority would arrive. The members of the union pro- pose to make it a success. working, industrious and intelligent men, and will take a pride in maintaining the impression which they made in their pa- rade on the Fourth of July. - *"s The Elks of this city have finally se- cured a permanent home, It will e in the new building now being erected on the northeast corner of Douglas and Fif- teenth streets. The directors of the order met Tuesday evening at the Millard hotel, and closed negotintions with Mr, Loomis, of the Freeland, Loomis & Co. of Boston, who are vuuing up the new building for the Continental Clothing company, corner of Fifteenih and Doug- las streets, for their new club quarters. Mr. Loomis otfered them the Fourth floor of this new structure on a five years' lense, which was accopted, and the Elks are now assured of admissable elub apartments, The elevator will run until 12 o'clock-at night through the wee and until 10 o'clock Sunday evenings, and the entire fourth floor will be ele- gantly and elaborately fitted up. These new quarters will afford the elub most magnificent apartments, including & lodge room 48x66 feet with the ceiling 17 feet -high. ~ Another large 'apartment T4x66 feet, with a 13-foot ceiling, and. still > another 14x60 foet with a 11-foot ceiling but all of which space will not supply any too much§ room, Some $6,000 or $8,000 will be expended in fitting up and appointing theso room, The Young Men ¥ Hobrew society will g1ve a picnic at Lake Manawa this after- noon. * s . Kearney post No, 48, G. A. R, of Weep- mfi Waler, has engaged three ocars to tako its members and their families to the national encampment at St. Louis, Sep- tember 27, » » A photo of the Dmana Wheel club will taken in Hanscom park this morning at 10 o'clock. The members will appear in uniform at the club rooms at 9 o’clock or at the.pnrk at 10 o'clock. * Chancellor O. P, 'hmmpsnn, of the Park lodge K. of P., has been a Knight but a short time, yet by dint of careful study he has become one of the best pre- siding oflicers the order is honoreda with, * The Nebraska division of the Travelors® Protective association will be held in this city September 8, and promises to be a very successful event. W. B, Lanius, the Emmdunt, arrived from Grand Island ‘riday, and nvorymlnf: will be done to make the oceasion a pleasant and profit- able one. . ~ General J. E. Smith, the popular Pyth- ian, has been appointed as aide-de-camp on the staft of Briim]mr General W. L. Dayton, of the U. K.of P. No better selection could lmve.\men made. * The members of fhrry Gilmore Divi- sion 126, Railway Conductors, are re- quested to be present at Division room on Sunday, August 7, at 2 o’clock p. m., to take part in matters of importance nowbefore the divlplgn. P The baggage masters, after their ses- sion 1n Denver, adjourned to the famous summer resort of the Denver & Rio Grande—Manitou th:rings, Col. #*a A division of the order of railway con- ductors has been established at Fremont, The division has been organized with sixteen members with C. H. Baker as chief puncher. s W. C. Gregory, a gray-haired Elk, has consented to escort a party of ten of his brothers to the Rocky Mountains. The local lodge desires the announcement, 8o that the band will be on time to play the “'Gregorian” chant. Will they all come back, is the question of the hour, Killed at a Funeral. Puerps, Mo., July 24.—[Correspond- ence of the BEE.]—On last Thursday one Mr. Leeper lost an infant child, and burial at Rockport cemetery, while on their way home, a team became fright- ened and ran into sevéral conveyances. It struck the Rev. Corn’s buggy, which contained his family, consisting of hm- self, wife and daughter, throwing them violently to the ground and killing the minister outright and qi-_eatl_ mjuring the wife and daughter. The Rev. Corn ha st preached the funeral sermon of the little one and was on his way home. Ratifled the Convention. St. PETERSBURG, July 80.—The govern- ment has ratified the Anglo-Russian Afghan boundary convention. s Severe Storm at Saratoga. SARA00GA, July 30.—A heavy gain storm set in nere about 9:30 o'clock to-niczht, Lightning struck several houses. No loss ot life Is reported. —_—— Strikeras feturn to Work. NEW Youk, July 30.—About 200 longshore- men who were out on a strike atthe National line pier returned to work this morning, An Editor's Selr-Restraint, Cincinnati Commereial Gazette: Gen eral James M. Comly, editor of the To- ledo (0.) Commercial, who died Tuesday, was United States minister to the Ha- waiian kingdom during the administra- tion of President Hayes, and 1t lflv rs msght have become ruler of the islands had he so elected. While he was in Hon- olulu the king became financially ombar- rassed, There was danger of a rebellion and the representatives of all foreign governments and of the business interests for their own protection wanted to form a temporary governnent, with General Comly atits head. The king would have been deposed and Comly would have doubtless had _a permanent position of power and aflluence, but the sense of duty to his country and loyalty to his own fine and high principles would not permit him to accept the tempting offer that was so freely made him. ettt Engineers Dread Moonlight, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: *‘All engineers dread moonlight nights,' said the old trainmau, *‘and the trouble is no trouble at all—shadows. An_engineer, looking from his engine, secs before him all manner of shadows. He 1s sure that tho shadow ncross the track is & man or arock or some kind of an obstruction. Hodoesn't know, and he is keptin a state of nervous excitement all the time. Going around curves, along hillsides, very curious shadows are outlined alon the track, and very often_the engineer is so worked ug over a night's ride that he is scarcoly able to perform his duties.” —— A Disappointed Teacher, Chicago Tribune; The only really dis- appointed teacher among all those who attended the great convention in this cu,r, 80 far as we have heard, was a Philadelphia man of an _inquiring turn of mind, who had come all the way to Chicago to sece Long John Wentworth, under the impression that he was 8 feet 11% inches high. A Wall Street Flurry. NEw York, July 20.—The selling yester- day which caused the heavy liquidation in the afternoon developed into a panic at the opening of the exchange this morning, and stocks sold at any sacrifice, the only ubject of the brokers seeming to be the closing of the accounts of ruined sveculators. The greatest cause of the decline was the non-appearance ol Harry Powers, who took the place of Russell Saze, as the leading writer of privi- leges. At 11:20 a. m. the non-appearance cauged the offering of stocks in such a volume that the prices began a rapid decline, which was only limited by the fact that no cash could be realized from any sales made to-day. Reading fell of 5 per cent in the first hour,’ Northwestern 33, St. Paul 23, Missour: Pacific 21¢, Canada Southern 88, Richmond ‘Terminal, 2, and Western Union 2!, The market contiuined extremely active after eleven o'clock and fluet: were violent. Prices remained weak some stocks made farther declines which were most all recovered before the close, which was active and unsettled. N. D. Cameau, member of the consolidated exchange, failed, and C. Helm, another broker on the consolidated exchange, has failed. 1115 Indebtedness to the clearing house will probably not exceed $2,000. In regard to Harry Powers, the Post says: “Late yesterday afternoon reports were flying “around that Harry Powers was in trouble and he would be unable to meet his contract. Gould and Henry said the whole thing was a_blunder and the house had not suspended. It is sald Powers was simply a little pressed for money and had gone to one of his uncles to raisa suflicient money to relieve the pressure and that he would be home soon. ————— The Italian Cabinet. Rome, July 80.—Owing to the death of Signor Depretis, prime minister, other mem= bers of the cabinet have tendered thelr resig- nations, Signor Crispi, minister of the in- terior in Depretis’ government, will form the new cabinet, which will be comnosed of the members of the present ministry. This is where the White Sewing Machine is Made, machines. 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