Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 4, 1887, Page 1

| | I i e THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4. 1887, stances, The purchase of bonds, he said, was for the purpose of providing for the A KENTUCKY _EARTHQUAKE. CHICAGU'S ANARCHISTS. NUMBER 47, e ————————————— e ——————— TUTTLE'S WORDS DENOUNCED | Resolutions of the National Veteran A ciation Presented to the President. GEN. ROSECRANS THE BEARER. Cleveland Receives Them With a Short Speech—Washington Citl- zcns Are Indignant Over Al- leged Extravagance. A Grand Ariy Repudiation. ‘WASHINGTON, August 3.—General Rose- erans recently received from Charles White- head, chairman ot the committee on resolu- tions of the National Veteran association, of Des Moines, la., coples of resolutions adopted by that association repudiating the utterances of certain members of the G. A, R. In connection with the proposed visit of the president to St. Louis while the Grand Army encampment was In progress there; commenting on the president’s veto of the dependent pension bill; condemning the ef- forts of those who seek by the rebel flag epi- sode to rekindle the flames of sectional hate and contention, as unmanly, unpatriotic and meriting the contempt of intelligent men. The resolutions also compliment General Black’s administration of the pension office. General Rosecrans was requested to deliver the coples of these reso- Intions to the president and General Black. ‘To-day he called on the president, and in presenting the resolutions, expressed his be- lief that they are In accord with the views of & vast mn‘]unlv of the G. A. R. as to loyal re- #pect to the chief magistrate and the impro- llrluly of denouncing him for what he be- ieves his official duty. He also thougzht the statements commanded the assent of that much larger body of ex-union soldiers not be- longing to the (. A. R. society, ‘The president, replying, said: *‘Without reading the resolutions presented by you in such a gratifying manner, I have only to say, judging ~from the tenure of your remarks, the action of the veterans mentioned is In the direction of the acknowl- edging of a duty which devolves upen them a8 v ans to emphasize the value of their services in the field by a patriotic service at home, and demonstrate the same bravery showl in battle by courage no less conspici- ous when the freedom and patriotism which in peace is the safety of American institu- glons, Understanding this to be the purpose of the resolutions, L am glad to receive them at vour hands.” Rosecrans, in a letter to Commissioner Black inclosing a copy of the resolutions, said: “They are replete with patriotism, ood sense and a just denunciation of dis- oyalty to the country and treason to the I!’y rit of the soclety of the Grand Army man- ifested in recent attempts by certain officers and members of that association to ralse for & partisan purpose nn outery against the chief magistrate. When it i3 remem- bered that largely more than half the rank and file of the union army were either dem- ocratic or merely union men, it will be plainly seen why the G. A. R, as a republi- ean machine, was a miserable failure; why it, at a late time, only revived when non- {mrnsunslnp was made fundamental; why he hypocrisy of violating this principal, by taking small partisan advantages in the choice of its oflicers, post and com- manderles, and the paying of special public favors and honor to comrades of republican persuasion, has hitherto cre- ated such a disgust of its spirit as to prevent the soclety from including “double and pos bly triple its present membership and cor manding universal respect for the self-con- trolling loyalty which covered with glory its mombers during the dark days of the war for the union.” Whitehead, in the letter to Rosecrans, asks the general to present these resolutions in the name of at least 10,000 ¢x-union soldiers of lowa. The Mormons are Interested. WASHINGTON, August 3.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—Thus far in the trial of Dr. Crawford for the allezed violation of the Edmunds law prohibiting fornication the de fense has confined itself to urgine that the act does not apply to the District of Colum- Dbia, butsolely to the territory of Utab. Itis the deslgn of Crawford’s counsel to attempt to break down the act on the ground of its unconstitutionality, 1t is probable that this case may be carried up to the United States supreme court to test this question. Itis sald here that the Mormons are anxious to have a test made ot the act in this case and that they are willing to back Crawford with all the funds necessary to secure the opinion of the court of last resort on this question. ‘The trial of the cas on its merits s set for Saturdav. At present the proceedings are betore the volice court only but if the verdict is against Crawford 1t will certainly be car- ried to the district supreme court ‘and the opinion is freely expi will go as high as it e reason the trial is of national Interest and it is being watched closely by the best legal talent here, Living Like Princes. WASHINGTON, August Special Tele- gram to the Brr.]—The citizens of Wash- ington are up in arms against the local gov- ernment. This government is composed of three commissioners appointed by the presi- dent, and they have almost absolute control of the expenditures of funds and police reg- ulations. 1t is charged with precise specifi- cations that the hoard has been guilty of the most flagrant extravagance, and that within the last 81X years $300,000 of the water funds have been squandered and |u|snpvanulm!. One of the board is an engineer ofticer ot the army with exceedingly luxurious tastes, He recently purchased a horse for his personal use for which $5,000 was paid out of the dis- trict funds, He aiso purchased at the same time an outfit for his carriage suitable for a prince. Ata meeting of the citizens last night the board was denounced and resolu- tions were passed calling on the president to change the personnel of the entire board. It is likely that the outcome will be a ricid in- vestization and there will be a wholesome shaking up. sed that from there it an be taken. For this Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, August 8.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bix. |—The following lowa pen- slons were granted to-day : Rebecca, mother of John W, Sullivan, Troy; Peter McCalmont, alias Peter MeCommer, Council Bluifs; Will- fam D. Bunch, DeSoto; Willis L. Defore, Boone; Lebanon Kimel, Eldora: Rich: Hobson, Coalfield; William Allison, Eddy: il Increasa: Macue A Viola: George W, Orr, Doageville . Harts- horn, Emmetsburg. rations and in- crease: Goorge W. innell; John ‘Toole, Mynor; or, Atlantic Henry T, Riutzong, Henderson:; William B. Bowen, Montezuma; Simon 8. Carroll, Oskaloosa; Smwmpson 1. Sarvir, Bussey. Mexican war: Augustus Brelett, Ottumw: Nebraska: Charles W. Bray, Syraes Rlulunc and increase: Williaw Carter, A ahoo Calling in United States Bonds. WASHINGTON, Aucust 8.—Secretary F child issued a cireular to-day of whick the following are the essential features: Notice is hereby given that the interest due September 1 and December 1, 1882, on the 414 per cent bonds United States, October 1, 1557, January 1, 1588, on 4 per cent bonds and January 1, 1888 on bonds ssued in aid_of Pacific rallroads. be prepaid on and after August 15, 1557, which rebate at rate two L centuin per annun) on amounts prepaid. otice I also glven thas projosais to- the government of the United States of 43¢ per cent bonds of 1891 acts of July 14, 1810, and January 20, 1871, to be applied to the sinkin, fund, be received and opened at the oftice of the secretary of the treasury at Washington at noon Wednesday August 10, 1587, and w;? Wednesday thereafter until further potice, scretary Fairchild said this afternoon, | explanation of Lis action, that he did it ply because he regarded it asthe best L & tuat 2ould be done uuder the elrcuw- sinking fund and the anticipation of interest for the purpose of getting rid of the surplus interest covered by the circular amounts $22,310,764. The sinking fund requirements will amount to about 000,000 in addition o $20,000,000 of 8 per cent bonds already ap- plied to that fund. The surplus, said Fair- child, ean be put out only mml'l#h the co-op- eration of the bondholders, and if they do not accept the terms of the proposition made to them it would seem they were not in very greatneed of money. Army Ordera, WAsHINGTON, August 3.—(Special Tele- egram to the Ber.|—Army orders: Major J. W. Wham, paymaster, has been relieved from duty in !gle department of the east and ordered to duty at Tucson, Arizona, relieving Major Frank M. Cox, paymaster, who has been ordered to dutv at 1,08 Angeles, Cala. Captain John B. W. Gardiner, assistant sur- geon, haa been granted one yéafs leave for disability. Thirty-live recruits have been or- dered to Fort Sn-ling for the Twentieth and Fifteenth infantry. Department of Justice Expens: EVEN MR: CURTIS ADMITS IT. ‘ He Says This is Not a Civil Service Reform Administration, BUT GROVER IS NOT TO,BLAME. A Striking Address By the Great Mugwampat the Annual Meeting of the National Civil Service Reform League. The Spoils System Still Lives. Newronrt, R. L, August 3.—George Will- fam Curtis, president of the National Civil Service Reform league, delivered some strik- ing opinions in his annual address at the meeting of the league here to-day. Mr. Cur- tis said: ‘It is now possible to judge cor- rectly the course of President Cleveland's ad- ministration In regard to civil service re- WASHINGTON, August 5.—Attorney ' ; eral Garland has submitted to the seoretary | form and I rogret to say that dur of the treasury estimates of appropriations | In% o years an ive months of the administration’s existence while the reform law has N respected within its limited range, and while there are unquestionable and encouraging signs of progress, yet according to information un- doubtedly authentic, there has been a very significant change in the eivil service.” Sub- stantially, the whole force ot government employes ' has been changed, barely enough experienced men being retained to allow the regular transaction of the public business, While this result was the desire and expectation of a larger and fmportant part of President Cleveland’s supporters at the polls, Mr. Curtis could not believe that it was desired or anticipated by the intelligent sentiment of the country. It the persistent pressure for spoils had been resisted firmly and no ehange tolerated beyond an_equitable division between the parties that might have for the expenses of the department of 'jllsl ice and the courts of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 50, 1588, They are somewhat greater than the appropriations for tha current fiscal year, but are about the aame as the estimates submitted to congress last year and aggregate about 00,000, Revoked His Commission, Rarip City, Dak., August 8.—|Special Telegram to the Ber.]—A Journal special from Deadwood says the commission of T. . White, deputy United States mineral sur- veyor, has been revoked, owing to the fac that he has used the office to the detrim of the mining Interests of the Hills, This is a direct result of his letter to the London News derogative tothe Harney Peak Mining company. A Cnbinet Meeting at Oak View. veen accepted as & permissible com- WASHINGTON, August 3.—A meeting of | bromise under the diflicult circum- the cabinet was held last evening at the pres- | $tance ’:"‘- U"’"fi bt;}'fi)‘ed the — re- ident’s cottage at Oak View, which was at- | 1orm svstem = would ave heen 80 strongly entrenched in public approval that at the end ot the second terw of the admin- istration which established it, no succeedin party or president would venture to inter tere. If President Cleveland should de clare that the general political reconstruc- tion that had taken place was due to a change tended by all the members except Bayard and Garland. It wasimpossible to learn the object of the meeting. Postal Notes, WASHINGTON, August 3.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brg.|—The following Nebraska ! of conviction on his part in favor of the postmasters were appointed to-day: George | spoils system he would be abandoned R. Hodson, Knoxville, Knox county, vice | by so " larze a body of citizens Rypd Winger, resigne Arthur K.° Hum- [ as ~ to bring his re-eiection into litey, Stanton, Stanton’ county, vice Wil- | serious peril. The civilservice reform leazue, iam T. McFatland, resigned. The postoflice at Parkvile, Douglas county and Walnut Hill, Douglas county, were dis- continued to-da however, believed the president, uprightly dealing with a vast and complicated ranze of duties, had been unable to accomplish all he would have gladly done. The league must nevertheless emphatically declare that it does not regard the aaministration, though worthv of respect and confidence for many in any strict sense of the word a ce reform administration. A business meeting was held and George William_Curtis unanimously elected presi dent. He accepted in a few briet remarks. Leports from forty various associations were made, The committee on resolutions ren- dered a report at great length, embocying in substance the ideas set forth in Mr, Curtis’ speec . Notice is taken of the violation of the pres- ident's circutar by certain federal office hold- A SIGNIF Trevelyan's Election a Great Victory For Home Rule, LoNDON, August 8.—Sir George Trevely- an’s victory continues of absorbing intei The London and provincial conservative newspapers agree in saying that the election s an ominous fact and 1t would be unwise to ignore or extenuate its slgnificance. The Gladstonian papers are confident that an im- mediate general election would result in the return of a home rule majority. The same view i3 shared by the ministerialists, which fact leads to a free expression of the opinion that the government, t‘ln¥ sure of a compact majority during the run of the present par- liament, will not risk ~dissolution until the end of the natural term, five years hence, when Gladstone will probably be dead or his powers weakened. The P'all Mall Gazette publishes a new home rule scheme purporting to have been accepted by the liberal leaders. 'I'hisscheme wives Lreland a national legislature and an executive. ‘There will be no separation. The Ulster Irish members will continue to sit in the imperial parliament in their pres- ent numbers. ‘T'he powers of the Irish par- liament will be delegated, matters to be con- trolled in Dublin, being clearly defined and also subject to revision by the imperial par- liament. The land question will be left to the Irish parliament. It is doubtful whether the statement Is official. The statement is valuable, however, as indicating the line of the amended policy of Morley, Travelyan, and Harcourt, which is probably assented to by Gladstone and satisfactory to the liberals Kenerally.o Katkoff's Kuneral. Moscow, August 8,—Many notable per- sons are arriving here for the purpose of at- tending the funeral of Katkoff, which will take place Saturday next. The heirs of Katkoff will continue to publish the Moscow Gazette, and will retain its present staff. Priis, August 8.—M. Paul de Ronlede will represent the French patriotic league at the funeral of M. Katkoff, mittée of the league, in connection with the state_association, may request the president to dismiss the offenders if the charges are proven Among other things the league renews its dation that the application of the civi rule be extended to the District of Columbia, tha postal mail service, the wint service. the clerical force in the [ndian service, and other oflices where a smaller force than fifty clerks are required. and recommends that assistant heads of bureaus and heads of divisions should be included within the classification; that the senate should consider nominations in open sessio that public officers should be required to place upon the public record all appointments, re- miovals and resignations and reasons there- for. Acts which limit the tenure of inferior officers to four years should be repealed as o baneful sourco of intrigue and corruption, The league earnestly recommends to its con- stituent assoclations thatassociations in those states in which no civil service law has been adopted exert themselves tothe utmost to promote the passage of laws establishing the merit systew of appointments. B SICK OF BEING UBBED, Baltimore Civil Service Reformers Will Prefer No More Charges. New YoRrk, August 3,—|Special Tel J—A Washington special to Charges will not be pre- ferred against naval oflicer Rosin, Appoint- ment Clerk Higgins, and Indian Commis- sioner ‘Thomas for undue interfer ence in the recent Baltimore election by either of the civil service retorm assoclations of that city, ‘This is settled. There are two organizations in Baltimore which are sometimes con- founded with each other. One is known as the Baltimore Reform league. the other as the Maryland Civil Service Reform associa- tion. Gentlemen connected with the first named soclety feel aggrieved hecause the tormer charges preferred by them two months ago azainst the coilector of internal revenue for Maryland for appointing a baten of convicted criminals to places in his office have not yet, as they state, received The Afghan Rebellion. CALCUTTA, August 3.—The ameer of Af- ghanistan’s generals, Haidar and Sikander Khan, have withdrawn all their troops to Kelat-I-Chilzie, This action indicates that they consider their forces too weak to keep the oven field against the rebels. —— Cholera at Malta. LoNDON, August 8. —There have been five cases ot cholera and one death at Malta, A ten days’ quarantine agalnst that place h: been eshb‘islled at Gibraltar. The Cost of a Riot. BrussELS, August 8.—The tribunal at | even the covrcesy of an acknowledg- Charlerole has awarded Baudoux $175,000 | ment from the treasury department, damages for destruction of his glassworks, | Consequently, they have goue out of which were burned during the riots at Jumet. | the business — of referring charges. Leading ofticials of the Maryland Civil Ser- vice Reform association, in " intérviews with a representative of the ‘I'imes, took similar grounds. ‘They insist that a suflicient case for action by the president bas been made up by the public for facts, and that if a trust- worthy commission should be appointed to look into the matter abundant testimony would be forthcoming; that, in fact, the per- sons accused would not attempt to deny the charges, being proud of the part they have played. They say they can never expect to make out clearer cases than they did against Higgins and Thomas when they endeavored to prevent their appointment. Lf clearly shown conseript and fraudulent conduct was not deemed a disqualification for ap- pointment, they consider it unlikely that the offense of running primaries would be con- sidered suflicient grounds for their diswissal. The Chess Congress. BERLIN, August 3,--The final score in the international chess congress shows McKen- zi@ in the lead with fifteen games won, there being twenty-one contestants, King Willlam's Congratulations. BERLIN, August 8.—Emperor William sent a flattering cabinet order to General Blumen- that on_the occasion of the sixtieth anniver- sary of the general's entering the Prussian army. A portrait of the emperor accompa- nied the order, Died On His Daughter's Grave, Bupa Pesti, August 3,—Herr llalassz, the eminent author and secretary of ti national theatre, cowmitted suicide on grave of his infant dfugnter who died 1n * 2 L R Capture of a Dynamiter. EW YORK, August 8,—A crazy Irishman, whose name the police have not yetdisclosed, tried to blow up the British ocean steamer Queen, of the National line, this afternoon. He rowed up in a small boat alongside the Queen and threw a bot- tle containing some kind of exolosive aboard. An explosion followed, which set tire tojthe ship,but which was soon extinguished. He was captured and taken to the police headquarters, where he said he was one of a band of men who had effected an_organiza- tion having for its object the destruction with explosives of every vessel carrying the British flag, ‘The broken bottle was breught to police headquarters also. It contained kerosene, napthia and rags soaked in chemicals, The prisoner took it cooly. I was thwarted in this,” he sald, “but there are plenty of others atwork who will avenge the insult to Amer- can vessels and burn every vessel carrying the British ag.” In court the man Nooney. When s¢ The Land Bill Passes the Committee. LoNDoN, August 3.—The land bill passed through the committee of the house of com- mons this afternoon. ‘The bill to allow the construetion of a tunuel under the English channel, which was reintroduced in tie commons, was rejected. Death of & French Senator, LoNpoN, August 8.—1he death is an- nounced of Philippe Xavier Pelissler, a dis- tinguished French general aud senator. lle was seventy-tive years old. A Subdued Feeling of Satisfaction. Brnriy, August 8..~Newspapers in their comment on Kntkotl’s death, show a subdued feeling i satistactio —~—— Sixteen Policemen Sunstruck. Prsti, August 8.—The heat here is in- tense. ~ Sixteen policemen were disabled yesterday by sunstrok ve the name of Conrad hed a loaded revolver, & box of cartridges end a dagger were found - A Procurer Sent Up, CHICAGO, August 3.—*Chet” Smith, dra- matic agent, who was charged with sending girls to disreputable concert balls at Hurley and other towns in the Wisconsin pineries, under the pretense that the places were re- spectable country theatres, was to-day sent enced to one year in the penitentiary, His wotion tor a néw trial was denied, in his pochets, als newspaper clipping in reference to the Canadian hshery troubles aad an original copy of the incendiary pro- clamation of warning to the British recently found posted on Broadway. e Rev. West in Canada, Sr. Lours, August3,—A special from Lon- don, Ont., says: Rev. Willlam Thomas Ab- bott West, who Is wanted In St. Louis for the Eurder of Susie Beck, was seen in this eity last Thursday. He hurriedly visited his brother, Peter West, who has two of the izoner’s children 1n his care. London de- tives are much chagrined, as they had t‘zzcin ':o Interest (o the afalr until it was ! e — ©Orops Ruined By Storms. NEW ORLEANS, August 3,—The Times Democrat Coffeville (Miss.) dispatch says: A terrible wind aud rain storm swept across Yelluwclond county this afternoon, ‘leveling both eotton and corn to the ground. Y oung corn 1s alwost totally destroyed, Bradley Claims to Have Five Thou- and Majority. Lovisvirre, Ky, August 3,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—The republiican com- mittee ciaim the election of Bradley for gov- ernor. Sixty eight counties out of 119 in the state heard from show near 22,000 republican gains. Gaining in the same ratio in counties to hear from will elect the whole republican ticket. The democrats admit 1t will take the vote to decide who is elected. Louisy , August 3,— [Press| — The Courier-Journal’s returns from sixty-four lezislative districts shows the election to the house of forty-nine demoecrats, thirteen re- publicans, one prohibitionist and one union labor candidate. There are thirty-six dis- tricts yet to hear from which will largely iIncrease the democratic list, General S. B. Buckner, democrat, is elected governor by reduced majority, The democratic vote is indicated by returns now in as being very light. Buckner’s majority is now estimated at 20,000 to 25,000, Returns from Monday’s election come in very slowly, Unofficial reports from fifty out of 110 counties show a democrati ¢ loss of 7,000,a8 compared with Cleveland’s majority. At this rate Buckner's plurality will be be- tween 25,000 and 30,000, The official vote will be counted by the local officers Thurs- day. LexiNaToy, Ky., August 8.—A private dis- pateh from W, O. Bradley to-day says: “I'm elected governor of Kentucky by 5000 ma- jority,” This indicates the republican claims as to the result of the election. Until to-day the republicans conceded the election of Buckner on a small majority, Reports are in from all counties with telegraphic communication. ‘The democratic loss, as compared with the vote of four years ago, in nearly fifty counties has been fully 18,000, The counties heard from are nearly all republican. Counting them as such, and basing an estimate on the best attainable figures, General Buckner's majority witl be not less than 12,000 CINCINNATI, August 3.—A Commereial- Gazette special at midnight says that news from seventy-three counties shows gains of 24,000 for Bradley, the republican candidate for governor, and that the remaining coun- ties, which are more strongly republican, willprobably elect him if the proportion of gain holds out. Fox, the prohibitionist, will probably get 4,000 votes. The democrats have reduced their claim to 8,000 majority for Buckner. Only the official count can remove the present uncertainty. Louisvirie, Ky., August 3.—The Courier- Journal has unofficial returos from fiftv-six counties. 'These returns show a_loss from Cleveiand's majority (34,539) of 7,710. If this rate of gains and Josses continues, the net democratic loss will be 12,850, leaving Buck- ner a majority over Bradley of 21,989, i hooieahry KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, The Great Day of the State Encamp- ment at Bloomington. Brooyingron, Ill, August 3.—To-day was the great day of the state encampment of uniform rank Knights of Pythias in this city. A grand parade took place at 10 o’clock and had in line eighteen divisions, tive of which were from Chicago. A general review of the line took vplace at the close of the par- ade, Brigadier General Brand inspecting. In the afternoon an exhibition drill took place at the falr grounds, Just before the exhibi- tion di Custer divislon of this city was presented with a handsome banner, the gift ot the wives of the knights of Bloomington. Peoria won the firet prize, 875, for having the largest percentage of membership present, every knight of the division being here. Maroa took the second of 850. A grand ball this evening ciosed the second day’s en- campment. The majority of the divisions depart for their homes to-nizht,buta few will spend to-morrow driving about the city. At the business meetings a zood deal of business was transacted. Under the new rule the Fourth regiment was made to consist of Peoria No. 32, Bloomington No 22, Mat- toon No. 24. Clinton No. 321, Mount Vernon No. 26 and Maroa No. 83, Intheevening an- other business meeting was held at Pythias lodze hall. The election of officers resulted as follows: First regiment, Dr. Dunn of Rockford, surgeon: Second regiment, Lieu- tenant T. [. Shutt of Springtield, major Third regiment, Captain John B. Benedict of Dapville, lieutenant colonel: Sir Knight Fred Hesse. major: Dr. Augustus lve geon; Fourth regiment, Major © of Bloomington, licutenant colonel George Spencer of Bloomington kd Morgan of Maroa, surkeon he electio of chaplain was postponed. The next bri- gade moeeting was tixed for Cincinnati at the same time as the supreme lodge meeting in June, 1858, Resolutions of condolence at the deathi of Hon. R. E. Cowan, supreme Knight of Pythias, were passed 3 Dr, n ——— Misfit Marriage. NEW YORK, Augus |Special Telegram to the BEE.]—Rumors have been current among intimate friends of the family of General Grant for several days to the effect that his dauchter, Mrs. Nellie Sartoris, was about to leave England and take her perma- nent abode in Now York. Some of the stories told state that Alzernon S. Sartoris, her hus- band, is not to accompany her, but will re- main'abroad permanently to enjoy his club and his races very much In the same manner as has been his habit for several years, Those best informed on the existing state of affairs hint that Mrs. Sartoris has at last wearied of her husband’s neglect and in spite of the fact that she is almost idolized by her father- in-law she has determined to !}M'Ild the re- ears with her own family. Fred she was coming with her children, 3 regards tue length of her stay he was non-committal. Nellie Grant The Cattle Plague in Tllinois. Cnicaco, August 1.—The Journal's Springiield (I11,) special says: The governor to-day received the following communieation from the state board of live stock commis- sioners: ¢St We, as the live stock commissioners of lilinois, would respectfully report aseri- ous outbreak of contagions pleuro pneu- monia in Cook county., We have slaughtered over eight ‘thousand head of cattle. At the present time cattle in the quarantined district are in almost perfect isolation. There is no danger of spreading the disease from one animal to another by contact. I'he stables that have been emptied have been thoroughly disinfected, and not a single case of acute pleuro-pneumonia has Swl'n discovered since about the 10th of B 5 — - 8t. Joa Befreshed. St. JosePH, Mo., August 3.—[Special Tel- egram to the BEk. |—At 10 o'clock to-nizht there was a heavy fall of rain 1o this eity, continuing an hour. The weather is still threatening and much more is looked for be- tore morning, ‘Chis is the first rainfall in this section for several weeks and the drought has nearly ruined the corn erop here, It Is doubtful whether it can be savec now. Many farmers in this vicinity and in Kansas have been cutting their corn for more than a week and feeding it as fodder, —_———— A Negro Vote Causes Bloodshed. Louisvin Ky., August 8,—The riot re- ported in special dispatehes from Manches- ter, Ky., saying that six men were killed, proves to have been exaggerated. The row occurred over a negro vote, and shooting was dome. A, J, Hacker was killed and two others seriously wounded. Further trouble may grow out of the matter as friends of both sides are angry and going armed. - Mrs. Cleveland Avolds Publicity, NEW BEDFORD, Mass., August 8.—Mrs, Cleveland, whois at Marion with General Greely and wife, I8 avoiding publicity as much as possible, but may accede to the gen- eral wish for some sort of a reception to be given by the summer residents and citizens ‘who are very anxious to give her a public re- ception, GERMAN CATHOLICS KICK, Strong Dissatisfaction of Priests and People Over Irish Appointments, THE TEUTONS GIVEN NO SHOW. Delight Expressed By New York Di- vines That the Question Will Be Brought Up at the Coming Chicago Convention. Want More Equitable Representation NEW YORK, August 85,—[Special Tele- grain to the Bk, |—A Herald reporter visited several GGerman Catholic clergymen of this city last evening for the puipose of obtain- ing their views regarding the proposed Ger- man-American econvention at Chicago next month. Nearly all professed entire ignor- ance on the subject matter of the Chicago dis- patch, but adwitted that they heard from time to time reports of dissatisfaction among priests and people of German nationality re- siding west relative to the appointment of Irish bishops to sees where the majority of the faitnful were Germans. One prominent Roman Catholic rector of a German parish, who was averse to the publication of his name, for obvious reasons, as he remarked, trom his own personal observations and knowledge obtained by several journeys through the western states, said: “I can easily understand iiow It is that my country- men there should think it expedient to call this convention. We have but a very small minority of the hierarchy of America, wholly out of proportion to the number of Ger- man Catholics. Take the great state of Ohio, for instance, with its vast num- ber of Germans attending the Catholic churches, and say whether you think it just that Irish and Scotch bishops alone should rule over them. By all wmeans a German should have been appointed archbishop of Cincinnati instead of Archbishop Elder, whose sympathies are with his Irish people altogether. Then Chicago, Sioux City, Du- buque, Indianapolis, Peoria, Pittsburg and other dioceses that I mizht mention, ought by right to have German ordinari Lte- niemver that our German priests are not actuated by any personal or selfish feeling in this matter, " Rather It is with them a se- rious matter of cons for we have found that where [ris| ave been appointed to German parishes, they have sy ignored our German peoble, and as a consequenice the latter have become disgusted and eventually stopped going to mass at all. The result has been that their child have fallen away from the church, mixed marriages have become lamentably frequent, and grad- ually our people ve boen drifting toward infidelity, or, what 1 regard as bad, protestantisin. The Germans also believe In parochial schools, when one of the studies must by that of German. They want their children taught the langua:e of their ancestors, and Germnan_priests agree with them that this is a most important sub- ject, for we know by experience that when our German children attend public schools and study English_only, they soon become astamed of their nationality and want to be- como even more Awmerican than Awmericans themselves.” “Now,” said the reporter, *‘are these griav- ances confined to the west, and have you in the eastern states nothing to complain of?” “Well,” rcrlletl the priest, **1 do not want to speak of things here, as I do not care to have the Irilsh Kpiscopate, without ~ exception, holds ovex. eastern dioceses, think that we are disaffected, for in that event they would simply unite to crush us. But Iam free to say that the Giermans have no proper recognition in any diocese. Look at New York. ‘The archbishop and his two viears general are English-speaking persons—two of them Irish. In Philadelphia the arch- bistop and his two vicars are Irishmen, coming from the same diocese of the old country—\Waterford. The archepiscopal sees of Boston and Baltimore are similarly fixed with Irish functionaries, and the German- speaking priests and people are wholly ig- n 1 tell you that these things must be remedied or you may count the next genera- tion of Germans out of the Catholie church. 1 hail with delight the determination to hold this Chicago convention, and 1 augur good results from it.” which, almost sway 4 I"I-}“fll,\tt-' I;IHIAHI). McCabe, Who Was Not Drowned, Fights For His Reputation, DEs Mol la., August 3.—|Spe gram to the BEE. |—. young man who was ace a telegram announcing his own drowning while he was nowhere near the jwater, re- turned o this city some time ago. Since then he has been guved more or less by ple. To-day he passed the office I . singer, editor of Persinger’s Times, a society paper, and after & few remarks proceeded to pounce upon the newspaper man in John L. Sullivan style. Isefore the first round was concluded Constable Potts, who was near, in- terrupted the proceedings and put the ex-jus- tice under arrest. Persinger comes up sinil- ing, however, and announces that he will prove that McCabe sent the dispatch referred to and will publish a cut of him in his paper. ‘The latter announcement has made the ex- justice still more wroth and he threatens inore trouble, Tele- Blew His Brains Out. CEDAR RAPIDS, la, August 3.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Pat Greene, at his own request on AMonday, wes locked up in ail, but he was not searched. This morning e blew nis brains out in nis cell with a re- volver, He was thirty-eight years old and was a stone-cutter, living at Stone City. A Young Girl Drowns Herself. MUSCATINE, Ta., August 5.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEk.|—dophia Ketchner, about twenty-two years old, committed suiclde in Cone lake, one mile from here, to-day. She had_been’ fishing with a lady friend.” Sud- denly she threw her hands up and plunged into the lake and was drowned. Il lealth was the cause, Killea By Lightning. Des MoiNes, Ia., August 8.—[Special Tel- egram to the Bek.|—Silas Thurlow, living about six miles soutiwest of Murray, was in- stantly killed by lightuing to-day. - - Vanderbilt's Poulterer Skips. NEW YoRk, August 3.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.| r about two years . C. ‘Tams has been W. K. Vanderbilt's poulterer at Oakdale, L. I To-day he is_a fugitive, and Vanderbilt is out about $5,000. Last spring, with the approval of Vanderbilt, Tams took a Mr. Marshall into partnership and arranged to open the Idle Hour farmn deyot on Forty-second street, this city, The young men were to pay Vanderbilt 750 a vear for the fowl and egg output of the Oak dale henneries, and make all they could off it. Marshall was to have sole charge of the stora and the partners were looking forward to big protits, but_when Vanderbilt sta on the trip around the world, Tams sent his family to England. Then he qu sold out all the poultry outtit belongi: lllxllllmmlnn Portable houses, wire fencing, chickens in incubators, breeders, exe stamp- s—everything was sold out but the land. Tams gotaltogether about $5,000. Then he skipped, but whether to England or not no man knoweth, - Oapturea a Second Time. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn., August 3.—August Dunn, wanted for forgery at Parker, Dak. was arrested this morning. January 2, 18 Dunn forgea a check on Stope & Ce bankers, at the above placs He was next heard of at Peoria, 11, whore he torged two checks for 175 and $400 on Moses Pettingill, Last spring the prisoner was arrested at Den- ison, Tex., but escaped by jumping from the train while passing throniti Missourl. Dunn will be taken to Dakota this evening and be delivered to the authorities the l sented Lo go without requisition Report That They Will Not Be Granted a New Trial. CnicaGo, August 8.—A Peoria paper this afternoon printed the following special from Galesburg, IlL: *‘Justice Craiz, of the Illi- nols supreme court, who is now spending a few weeks at the seashore in Maine, s ro- ported on good authority to have dropped, prior to his departure, in conversation with one of our business men, remarks to the ef- fect that the supreme court would not grant a new trial to the condemned anarchists at Chicago. Itis stated that the judge sald when the case was heard by the supreme court, the Judges agreed upon a refusal of a new trial. * 1t could not be learned which one of the judges was writing the opinion. Judge Craig ~ is reported to have sald the COUTT was quite unanimous in its opinton, but the decision was to be kept secret until the opening of the Septetber term, Justice Magruder, ot the state supreme court, who is in Ch shown the above dispatel and :“This fs a_mattor on which I cannot be interviewed. I know nothing of Judge Craie’s utterances, but what I know of him, 1 should be strongly in- clined to doubt his having made such & statement.” State's Attorney Grinnell and Captain William P, Bluck, of the anarchists’ counsel, knew nothing of the matter and placed no faith in it. Mysterions Disappearance of a St. Joe Society Girl, St. Joskri, Mo, August | Special Tel- gram to the BEE.|—Kor the past month the relatives and friends of Miss Minnie Billet- ter, a young lady about twenty years of age, well known and standing high in St. Joe society, have been quietly at work trying to obtaln some clue as to her whereabouts. The matter has been kept a secret in the hope that the young lady had simply gone off on a visit to relatives or friends without telling any one. From the young lady’s brother yester- day, who is employed by Tootle, Hosea & Co., are learned the full particulars of ner disap- pearance 8o far as they are known. About the 1st of June Miss Billetter, who boards with her brother at 411 Main street with a family bv the name of Trimk, expressed her determination of visiting friends in East Norway, Kan. She started for East Norway and letters recelved from her show that her visit was a pleasant one. About the 15 h of June she left East Nor- way, stating that she was going to nlh'n(lnwulethl Oregon, Mo. “She left for Orevon, coming through this city. Since that time nothing has been leard from her. ‘I'he girl’s parents are both dead, her mother having died o year ago Iast Foebruary. Her brother is the only relative living in the city, but both have a large number of fri No letters came from her, and partie rested inte s00n began to make comments aboutthe way she was treating her friends. It was simply regarded as a girlish freak and nothing strange was thought of it for a week longer. When three weeks had passed her brother began to write to relatives that the girl would be likely to visit, but no elue could be obtained of her whereahouts. Since that time letters have been sent all over the coun- try, but with the same reply. All of the young lady’s friends are now thoroughly aroused, and grave fears are expressed that she has been foully dealt with. If some clue 18 not obtained soon the. matter will be placed in the hands of detectives. The girl is de- seribed as being of dark complexion, about five feet high, and of medium build. No reason can be assigzned why she should run away from her home, and those who know her scout the 1dea. e DRIVEN FROM THE TOWN. Stratton Citizeus Clear the Burg o ¥ & Tough Gang. STRATTON, Neb., August | egram to the BEE. quieted down here. This morning Morrison rode into town for trial, and as soon as he took a change of venue and started from the court roon he was taken by the arms and led to the town limits, where he had his choice of two things. He wisely chose the Iatter, which was to leave the town and never show up again. His pal, N. Hewitt, was given until 10 o’clock to-night, when he took the train west. ‘The women have gone and the town is now rid of the worst gang that ever entered it. This is a frontier town, but the people will not_have its morals cor” rupted by such a vile gang. Platte County Teachers. Corumnt Neb,, August 3.—[Special Tel- ehram to the Ber.|—The Platte County Teachers’ institute is making fine progress under the supervisian of W. I Tedrow, county superintendent, assisted by Profs. Cramer and Cackus. About eizhty teachers were present to-night. Hon. George B, Lane delivered a very interesting lecture in the Methodist church to the teachers, and al- though the hedt was almost insufferable, the house was tilied and close attention paid to the beautiful thoughts for the engazement of the teachers that were advanced and clothed in terse and compact sentences. A Fighting Editor. NeBRrAskA CiTy, Neb., August 3.—|Special Telegram to the Dee,|—George Mauer, a tailor, visited the Staats Zeitung office to-day with the avowed purpose of thrashing the editor, Prof. Blue hdron, The editor was out, but soon returned, when Mauer proceaded to thrash him. lna few minutes Mauer was pulled out from under one of the presses the worst used up man in town. . Bluehdorn has a reputation as a fighting editor, havi eral years ago, while in Lincoln, n mark in that line, and but a few weeks ago chased one of the prominent lawyers of this place about town for some improper re- marks. The recent trouble grew out of some remarks in the Staats Zeitung concerning the Leiderkranz societ; 1ot Weather Candidate Crops. WA1100, Neb., August 3.—[Spacial to the BEk.|—The excessive heat and continued dry weather are causing much anxiety among tha farmers. Unless it rains soon the corn ero will be entirely ruined and mueh of it is al- ready past redemption. Notwithstandinz the drought, the cron of candidates for office i flourishing and erowing with amazing rapi ity. ‘The sentiment in favor of firing the i competent democrats, who are lolding oflice in this county through factional strife, is growing steadily, and it now looks as if tho republicans werd ready to act in harmony and go in to win. Saunders County Teachers. W00, Neb,, August 3.—[Special to the Brk.|—The Teachers’ mstitute of Saunders county opened Monday night under very flat- tering auspiees. Hon J. R. Gilkeson duliv- ered the address of welcome at the opera house on Monday night. K. H. Watson re- sponded in a happy way on the part of the teachers, There are 150 enrolled. The in- stitute i3 under the management of County Superintendont Dooley and an able corps of instructors, A Well-Known Man De W AH00, b, August . Speeial to the Bree.]—Mr. Reid, one of the old- est and mostg highly respected eitizens of Wahoo and a member of the Masonie order, died at his home last night and was buried to-day with Masonic rites by the Masonie r. > ord Mathewson's Realty Sold. NonrorLk, Neb., August 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—1he receiver's sale of Charles P, Mathewson's realty to-day brought §11,600, Herman Geecke boughit his fine residence for $7,000, The Jury Gooes Out, Neb., Augist EE.—The burglary case to the jury this atternoon at 4 o'clock and us yet uo verdict is in. e Cholera in Chill, NEw Yori, August 8.—According to the ofticial report there were 10,250 deaths fram cholera in Ciiili from January to June of this year, and the government expended l $1,007,000 in uglting the epidewmic, BIG DAN WREN GETS EXCITED Because Lawyer Walker Calls Him a Mon< stor, Liar, Perjurer, Forger and Thieft | BAILIFFS COULDN'T HOLD HIM, Judge Jameson Said “Stt Down," Colonel Munn Entered an Ex- ception and the Audience Jumped to lts Feet, A Sensation in Court, August 8, —[Special Telegram to I'he great boodle trial 1s rapidly drawing to an end. ‘The climax of the drama will soon be reached. .Judge Jamison who was in court an hour before the proceedings bogan, enjoying a eigar and awaiting the ar- rival of the company of actors who have their parts in the play. sBomebody ventured to ask Judge Jamison: “How about the arzuments; will they be 1 the testimony hasn’t killed the jury,I'll take care that the speechies don't. 1 will fix the limitation for the speakers as soon &8 court opens,” replied his honor. Promptly at 10 o'clock the jury were in their places and their names were called for the fortieth time by the clerk. ‘They waved their big palm leat fans with the vigor of windunlls, After the introduction of & few unimportant wit- nesses by the defense, they announced that their case was closed. The judge then ane nounced that the arcuments would begin at once, and that each speech must be confined to wwo hours, ‘There will be six specches in all, 80 that the case will go to the jury on Friday or Saturday at the latest. The’ arguments were opened by Assistant State's Attorney Walker. During the course ot his remarks he took occasion to be ewevlnllr severe on Commissioner Wren, accusing him of per- jury in addition to the crimes of forzery and stealing, At this point Mr. Walker pointed his tinZer at \Wren and dramatically de- nounced him as a moMter, a liar, n perf'um, a forzer and a thief, “You're a liar, you're a llar!” yelled Wren, turning scarlet in the face and trewmbling with rage. Walker stopped, turned to Wren and ro- peated his statement with greater veemence than before. “You are a liar!” Wren, rising from his seat as if he would eluteh the lawyer by the throat and shake him as a dog would arat. Two bailiffs ran and grasped Wren and pushed him back into his'chair. ‘The spectators rose to their feet and the excitement was intense for a moment. Judee Jamison rose to hig feet,shook his finger in the direction of Wren apd eried out: “‘Let that stop right now. Do not repeat that in this court.” “I will not 3it_here and ba abused,” an- swered Wren. ‘T'he bailiffs still held him to s chair, Colonel Munn jumped to his feet and at- tempted to address the court. “Sit down,” said Judge Jamison in a 1oud L will not hear aspeech. I want again screamed this stop) **1 do not desive to make a speech. your honor,” returned Colonel Munn more calmly than before. *1 desire to enter an exception to the remarks of Mr. Walker.” Big Dan Wren then wot to his feet, pushed the bailiffs away from him as a glant would pygmies and retired to the witness room in the rear of the court. ‘The excitement now subsided and Mr. Walker resumed his scath- ini address, flaving Wren and the rest as nard as ever, Buck McCarthy came in and took Wren's seat, and it was feared that when Mr. Walker began on him there would Dbe a scene of still greater violence, but Mo- Carthy remained passive, though very red and swolleu in the face. In the afternoon the first speech for the defense was made by Colonel Munn, Frightful Acecident at Minneapolls, MINNEAPOLIS, August 3.—A serlous acel- dent occurred this morning at the ruins of the St. Anthony elevator in the eastern suburbs ot this city. The elevator burned July 19, and since then a large force of men has been employed removing the damaged wheat. This morning at 8 o'clock, twelve men were engaged in shoveling away grain from the south wall of the elevator when, without warning, the wall yielded to the outward pressure and the great stone struc- ture fell over upon the men, crushing and mangling them alinost beyond rec- ognition, At 11 a m. ‘the bodies of Gus Brown, P. . Anderson, ‘Thomas Dempsey, Edw: Johinson had been taken from the debrieg and another so far unidentified, A, Erick- son, while yet alive, was removed to his lomie in_ South Minneapolis. ~ Search 18 being made for bodies of other laborers. rd Markey and John She'll Turn State's Evidence. CINCINNATI, August 8. — Miss Josle Holmes, late exchange clerk of the Fidelity National bank, who has been in jail in de- fault of bail in the sum of $10,000 on the charge of aiding and abetting E. L. Harper in committing offences against the national banking laws, was to-day released upon her own recognizance upon recommendation of District Attorney Burnet. It is unde that Miss Holmes has at last acreed W give the government tue advantaze of her knowls edge of the inside workings of the Fidelity National bank. Sl Gloomy Dairy Outlook. CineAao, August 3.—A special from Elgin, Il., says that the outlook for dairymen is very gloomy, There has been but very little rain in that dairy section since the 1st of May. The pastures since then have been shrinking until nowonly raw, coarse slough affords a bite. Many farmers depend upon feeding on the rack. The rease of sixty per » is no hay, no corn, and but little oats, Farmers who rent are in danger of losing all they haye - - Crops Dry as Tinder, 871, Lous, August 3. special to the Post Dispateh from Centralia, Ills,, says: The drouth has been terrible in this section of the country, The erops have heen n and are so dry that farn, precaution to prevent lires, thoroughly alarmed by a fir I manner starte ney’s farm and burned up five ae w mile of nedge fence and hundreds of yards ot rail fence, Iy ruined TS Are Using every They have been which in 8¢ - - Frightful Plague and Flood. AN Francisco, August he Oceiden< tal and Oviental steamer Gielie arrived last night with Yokohoma papers up to July 19 and Chinese news to July 11, A plague of sudden death is raging in Nanking, People are dylng at every quarter. ‘There are many instancy ery sudden death, ‘The people are apparently well in the morning and dead m the afternoon, Ovyer 1000 peaple lost their lives from floods on the Wen Chow 1 - A Warrant For McGarigle, RONTO, August —(Constable Bisson- of Montreal, passed through hore to-day en rout or St. Catherines with a warrant for the arrast of Mel e, the Chieago Shoodler,” “The warrant was Issued at the mstance of Jawes Baxter, broker, on the charge of couspirac; - Again Under Arvest. W Youik, August 5.—George Bidwell, & torger, who was pardoned from an English prison Al who arrived in the city a few days o, was arrested LS marning and taken to poliee headquarters, At prescnt the charge against him has not been wade publie, - mbezzler Arrested. % t 8.-Danlel Desmond, finn of L Boutclller Bros,, was tod yestorday, elarged with having e I duting \he pust yoar $12,000, .