Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1888, Page 2

| 2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1888 LEADERS TRY CONCLUSIONS. Bt. Paul the Victor in the Game With Des Moines. THIRTEENINNINGS ON THE KAW. In Which the Blues Finally Outplays Milwaukee The Corn Huskers Unmercifully Drabbed by the Maroons. Weatern Association Standing. Following is the official standing of the ‘Western association teams up to and inclua- ing yesterday's games : Playoa Won [ s1 e 55 51 Konsas City. . 4 Milwaukee. 43 Chicago.... 36 Sioux City 17 Davenport., 20 St. Paul 4, Des Moines Drs Moines, la, August 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—About two thou- sand people witnessed the leaders defeated by St Paul to-day by a close game. Cush- man and Duryea were the twirlers and both did good work. In the second inning the sitors found Cushman for three doubles and a single, which netted three runs. In the third for the locals a single, a base on bulls and a life on au error of Morrissey tied the game. The winning run was made in the fifth inning by a single by Carroll, a steal and a double by Morrissey. As Carroll crossed the plate his foot got tangled with Traftley's, who was trying to cut him off. Both players w severely hurt though both d the game through in a crippled condi- tion. The score Des Moin, 00830000000 St. Paul. 030010000 0- Runs earncd—Des Moines 2, St. Paul Two-basc _hits— Holliday, Alvord, Earle, Double plays—Morton and Holli truck “nlJL ushman 3, by Duryea on b Bases hitting uryea 1. Time of game—1:40. Umpire—Hazan, Kansas City 8, Milwaukec 3. Kansas Ciry, August 20.—[Special Tele gram to Tie Bee.]—Thirteen innings were required to decide the gume between Kansas ty and Milwaukee to-day. Kansas City scored one in the first while the visitors scored two in the sixth, The Blues tied the scorc in the eighth, and so it remained until the twelfth, when each side scored one run. In their half of the thirteenth the Blues made five runs. In this inning the Malwaukec players adopted the most disgraceful and transparent methods y the zame so that it might be called on account of dark- ness, and Strauss was fined $ for an inten tional wild throw. The score: Kansas Cit 1000000100015—8 Milwaukee 000002000001 0—8 Eurned rins-Kansas City 4, Milwauke Two base hits auss, Welsh, McCabe. First bas s—Off McCarty 8, off GriMith Hit by pitched ball--Man- ning, Hawes. 8t base on errors—Kansas City 4, Milwaukee 2. Struck out 3 Carty 7, by Grifiith sed balls 3. Wild pitches - Grifith 2. Hits City 9, Milwaukee 9. Fi 4, Milwau Batteries—Mc Gunson, and Fuller, Umpire - Fesscuden. Chicago 15, Sioux City 6. Srovx City, August 2).—[Special Tele gram to Tie Bee]—In the game to-day Chicago made just about as many runs as it wanted to, and although the Sioux City club, outside of its pitcher, played a splendid gawme, it was a hopeless one, Wells appar- ently was determined that the ball should 80 exactly where it could be batted out of sight by the visitors. Wells was incensed at the bouncing of Bryan as manager, and if he had tried his best to give the game away he could not have succeeded better. Iu the third inning alone.the visitors accumulated eight runs. This_disheartened the homo club, especially as Wells extraordinary work In the box was continued almost to the end. The score: Bioux City 30100000 2-6 Chicago. 03831003 *15 Earned Sioux City 5 Chicago 6. Two base hits—Powell, Hanrahan, Nulto Phelan. Three base hits—Nulton. Styuc out—By Wells 8, by Keogan 8. Left on —Sioux City 10, Ch Hit by pitcher—Veach, = Time— Umpire— Quest. OTHER GAMES. Yesterday's Winners in the National League Contests. ‘WasmiNgToN, August 20.—Result of to- day's game Washington.....1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—2 Philadelphi 3801 0L 1801011 = Pitchers—Whitney and Gleason. Base hil —Washington 8, Philadelphia 6, Brrors. ‘Washington 6, Philadeiphia 2. Umpire— Kelley. New Yorg, August 20.—Result of to- day's game: 00000000 1—1 00100000 1-3 Pitchers—Keefe and Sowders. Base hits »~—New York 7, Boston 7. Errors—New York 2, Boston 3. Umpire—Valentine. CHICAGO, August 20.—Result of to-day's me : hicago. 10000001 0-2 Pittsburg. 21010000 *—4 Pitchers—Baldwin and Galvin. Base hits —Chicago 6, Pittsburg 13, Errors—Chicago 1, Pittsburg 2. Umpire—Lynch. Detnoir, August 20.—Result of to-day's o etroit. . . 04000605 *15 napolis.....0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 Pitchers—Conway and Shreve. Base hits— Detroit 19, Indianapolis 4. Errors—Detroit 0, Indianapolis 4. Umpire—Daniels, - — American Association. Prreapeiruia, August 20, —Result of the first game: Athleties 20000000 6-8 Louisville. .. 10000000 0—-1 Result of the second gamo: Athletics. .. 01005020 1—-9 Louisville .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 i York 18, Aurora 1. York, Neb., August 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—The York club played the Aurora club at the latter place yester- day, the game virtually resulting in a com- plete shut out, the only score mude by Au- rora beingon an adwitted error of the um- ire. The score: ork. S$100¢2900 0-13 Aurora, 00000000 1-1 TURF EVENTS. Summary of Yesterday's Races at Saratoga. SARATOGA, August 20, —Racing results: Eleven-sixteenths of a mile—Tessa K won, Minnie Palmer second, Fiddlehead third. Time—1:12}. . One mile—Cruiser won, Harry Glenn second, Jaubert third. Time—1:43%g, One and one-eighth miles—Cliwax won, Business second, Red Prince third. Time— Three-quarters of a mile—Zero won, Miss Mouse second, Perkins third, Time—1:17l. Oune and one-half miles—Sanford on, George McCollough second, but was dis- qualified, and Evangeline was given tho Pplace. GRAVESEND, August 20.—The extra meet- ng of the Brooklyn jockey club began here to-day. A featureof the day's racing was the photographing of the finishes by the in- stantaneous process. Summaruy ‘Three-fourths of a mile—King Crab won, - 1r., second, Littie Minch third. Oune m:uofi'lud Murray won, Aretin ond, Rol d'Or thl’:‘l. ‘l‘lmoflc:n 4. e One mile—Yum Yum and Kingston ran a @ead heat and the stakes were divided ; Terra ) | n‘ Belle B secoud, Prose third. Time— Fiveelghths of » mile—Longstreet won, L his person. Hector second, Ripton third. Time—1:081¢. One and one-sixteenth miles—Léla won, Lottie Wall second, Boaz third. Time—1:49%, Albany Races. A1LDANT, August 20.—Racing results: 2:95 pacing—Laay Hill first, Harry B, scc- ond, Columbus Girl rd, Belva Lockwood fourth, DBest time 2014, 2:1% class - Kit Curry first, Hornless sec- ond, Best time 2:17 pacing—Balsara Wilknse first, E1 Mon- arch second, Doctor M. third, Charley Friel fourth. Best time—2:17. Racing at Norfolk, Norrovx, Neb., August 2, —[Special Tele- gram to Tk Ber.|—To-day in the 2:27 class Captain, of Emporia, Kan., won the race in three straight bheats. Time-2:343. In the 2:33 class Van Duke, of Sioux City, won first money, and Roudy, of Emporia, Kan., second. Time- 2:88%;. In ladics’ equestrian: ship, Miss Williams won the special pre- mium, a saddle offcred by D. A. Hopkins. - THE NEW PASSENGER RATES. A Meeting of the Managers to Take Action on Them. Cntcaco, August 2.—A meeting of tho managers of the lines in the territory of the Waestern States Passenger association, called to consider the broposed new passenger agreement and rules recommended by the general passenger agents, was held to-da T'he time was spent in considering the vari ous provisions of the agreement, but owing to the absence of the representa tives of one or two important roads, and for the purpose of enabliug the southwestern lines to have a preliminary conference and an understanding, an adjournment, wa until to-morrow afternoon. The confer committee of the southwestern lines wi the meantime hold a meeting. The well- known attitude of the Chic & Alton clining to go into any association w} would not be permitted to pay a uniform commission, is understood to be the chief point at issue. The freight departments of the western roads have reccived a promise of a ment to the new transcontinental t: modifies in a great me » some of the in- consistencies that the complaining of, but_only partly relieves ¢ mination v t. On many largely wfactured here, s lubricating oils, wood, s 1ses, preserves, musical instruments, es are still higher from Chicago to Pacific coast pomts than from New York to the same points. A majority of the Mis- souri rives ds refuse to adopt the new rates. ( Midgeley will be at home t0-morrow ameeting of the merchants and railroad managers will be held to con- sider the subject. A Quartette of Law Breakers Run In for Different Offenses. y Barry, a dimoerat,” was the name the police station. His face and e covered with blood, and he was ¢ and wonderfully drunk. He was ptured at the corner of Twelfth street and tal avenue, During his ride to the sta- tion he informed the conductor that he w “ad ting man.” His sole posse: age of cneap smoking tobacco Fritz Ruwe, the anarchist, was run in yes- duy afternoon for selling liquors to minors v bis park i the suburbs. A well dressed fellow, giving the name of Henry Paulson, ted on Tenth street last night tryiug to dispose of some jewelry in a puwn shop. When brousht to the police station, four watches, a pair of fine cuff but- tons, n case of gold and _silver thimbles and a lady's knife, besides poker chips and & miscellancous assortment of minor stealubl s, were found upon He said that he had left C only & week ago, but is supposed to be one of the army of crooks who are here to attend the fair. Jimmy Carroll, a gray haired veteran in the walks of crime, was captured at Farnam and Eleventh street night. He was beg- ging on the streets, although well dressed and far from hungry looking. He was evi- dently thirsty, and palpably drunk. He is recognized as a visitor to Lhe fair, and is an old-time, all-a round crook. THE DEEP WATER CONVENTION. Governor Thayer of Nebraska Elected Permanent Chairman. DENVER, August 20.—Wnen the deep water conyention met this morning the committee on permanent organization presented a re- port as follows: Chairman, Hon. H. P. Noel of Kansas; vice presidents, Goyvernor Adams of Colorado, John Hancock of Texas, D. H. Armstrong of Missouri, J. L. Hull of Kansas, A.D. Yocum of Nebraska, W. A.Culpof Towa, T. F. Powell of Arkansas, J. Reynolds of New Mexico, T. D. Kelly of Washir secretary, This report Was somewhat unexpected, as yesterday various caucuses had agreed to support Governor Thayer of Nebraska, and the announcement of Noel's name threw the convention into confusion. Mr. Gibbs of “Texas arose and nommated, by a substitute report, Governor Thayer. ' After a spirited discussion, lasting over two hours, Mr.Gibbs' ;\lsbslllull.‘ ‘was carried by a vote of 217 against 98, On reassembling in the afternoon, Gov- ernor Thayer took the chair and was pre- sented with a handsome silver gavel. The other officers were then elected, and after appointing a committee on resolutions the convention adjourned until to-morrow, P D AT CROW CREEK. Commissioners Determined to Rush Their Work to a Successful Issue. S1. PAuL, August 20.—A Crow Creck agency specinl says: The grand pow wow yesterday was called to order in @ grove south of the agency. Judge Wright delivered an eloquent address, thoroughly —explaining the bill t the Indians, who list- ened iutensly aud forcibly grunted their approval, He informed them that the commissioners had not come to compel them to do that which they did not care to do. CharmanPratt then had the roll called, after which the council adjourned until morning, as Chief White Ghost wished to have the Indians go into their own council and discuss the matter. A re r to-day saw the letter of instruction to Captain Pratt from the secretary of the interior, which letter leaves no possible doubt as to the de- termination of the adminfstration to push the work to & successful issue, if such a thing is at all possible. The conmittee is urged not to be discouraged by reverses, but to stick persistently to tLe work of overcom- ing all obstacles if'in the power of man. e The Weather Indication Nebraska—Fair weather, near] temperature except in the northern portion, cooler, variable winds. Towa—Fair weather, light rains, slightly warmer, variable winds., Dakota—Fair weather except in the north- ern_ portions, light local rains, warmer, variable wiuds. s Egyptions Attacked By Dervishes. Cairo, August 20.—Five hundred der- vishes attacked an Egyptian fort near Wady Halfa and captured a portion of it. The Egyptians received reinforcements from Wady Halfa and finally succeeded in driving out the dervishes, kiiling more than one hun- dred of thew, The Egyptian loss was 16 killed and 27 wounded. ke L RPN Admiral Porter Seriously Tl NEwrosT, R, L, August 20.—Admiral Por- ter, who is ill at his cottage at Jamestown, is more comfortable to-day. He has a severe attack of kidney troubl Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria, OVERLAND FLYER WRECKED: Three Sleepers Thrown Down & Twenty-Foot Embankment, IT WAS A LUCKY ACCIDENT. Only a Trio of Passengers Injured, Although the Train Was Rune ning Forty Miles an Hour When Derailed.n Struck a Broken Rail. SIpNEY, Neb., August 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—Meagre details have reached Sidney of an accident on the Union Pacific west of here this morning. The west- bound overland fiyer, when between Kim- ball and Potter, running at the rate of forty miles an hour, struck a broken rail at 2:45 o'clock. The train was composed of three sleepers, baggage and express car and the special car of Claus Spreckle the sugar king. All the passenger cars left the track and the three sleevers wero thrown down a twenty-foot embankment, turning over on their sides. They were filled with passengers, but by marvelous good for- tune only three passengers were seriously hurt, although all were given a lively shak- ing up. Spreckles’ car was not overturned, it having stopped just at the edge of the em- bankment. Medical aid was asked for from here and the request was promptly complied with, Details ot the Accident. KisnaLr, Neb.,, August 2 Special T gram to Tur B —A most miraculous a cident oceurred here this morning at 2:40 o'clo Passenger train No. 3 usually stops here for water, but being somewhat late this morning did not stop. The train passed the station at the rate of thir! os an hour. One hundred feet from the depot a rail about fifteen feet in length broke, catting the en- gine, express and baggage cars from the bul ance of the train. Three sleeping cars—the Santa Cruz, Castele and Ormus—ay thrown over an embankment fiftesn feot leep. The passengers were escaped with little or no brui of the Sunta Cruz was sitting in t) compartme the top of thi sleep, but all The porter utely the car of dirt nnd cind 8, a larze nimber of lives and the 1 destruction, it Touh pi Grifin_are lent work, itoadm; has charge of a laj up the wi k. The | speeial this morning at 9 o'clocic. seems to be able to account rail, us it is in a conspi Dis- Train do and here ter Alex Mc - corps of men cleaning enne on a No one the broken ous place. The Norfolk Reunlon, Norrork, Neb., August 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnz 1 The third day of the reunion has been cloudless. Reinforcements to the Grand Army, and visitors have been pouring i from all quarters to-day. Tho utmost good order so far prevails, Mrs, Manchester, of Lincoln, president of the Woman's Relief corps, has headquarters upon the grounds and is kept busy answer- ing inquiries and giving inst feature which attracts considerab at the Indian heac which wi endered ps from . The chie e escort which went to th mander-in-Chief Rhea. depot to meet The first divi under command of ptain Allee was ¢ posed of the ond Infuntry baud Company K, Second Infau : mander Henry and Adjutant ( the Sterling band, the Wahoo Musical Union band, the Fremont drum corps, Wiscons veterans, Live Eagle post G, A post, Plainview post, Me post, Platts- mouth drum corps and Illinois veterans, The second division under K. C. Parkuurst was composed of the O'Neill and Lyons bauds, Minnesota, Kentucky and Teunessee veter- ans under General Kendall post and Casey post. The third division, W. V. Allen com- mander, consisted of the Long Pine baud, the Utica band, the New York veterans, Kit Cacson post band, Albion, and Ohio veterans. Commander Rhea spoke this evening. To- morrow will see still greater accessions, The leading teatures of the programme are the band contest for prizes of §75, 0 and £ and an address in the evening by Thurston. — Drowned in a Mil Race. Sursniox, Neb., August 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—This afternoon about 3 o'clock & young wan named William Murphy, who has been working on the Northwestern railroad, was drowned in the mill race while bathing. He told two comrades that he in- tended tuking & bath. Although he could not swim, they left him and when next seen he was in the race just above the flume vainly struggling to get out. Mr. Guthrie, who was at the time on top of the mill, hastened to shut down the mill and with thé assistance of two other men he succeeded in getting him out but not before life was ex- tinct. ~ He had §10 m his pockets and had. on deposit in one of the banks #50. He had in- tended to start. for Dakota_to-morrow morn- g to visit his_brother. He was considered by tie people here a nice, straightforward young man. LS Crushed By a Well Buckot. NoupeN, Neb, August 25.—|Special to Tue Bee.]—A serious, and, it may prove, fatal'accident occurred ten miles south of town yesterday. A span of mules used in drawing up dirt from a well that was being dug for John Eby ran away as a_basketful of sand was coming up. When the bucket struck the pulley it came uncoupled and fell into the well, a distance of 100 feet, striking Sam Jones in the side and crushing one leg. Assistance was immediately called and ho was rescued from his uncomfortable position as soon as possible. Drs. Evans and Beattio rendered the necessary medical and surgical aid, and he is now doing as well as could be expected. One of the same mules kicked a brother of Jones last week and came near killing him. e Blair Councilmen at War. Brag, Neb,, August 20.—[Special to Tnm Bee.]—Quite a rowoccurred last night in the city council. It arose out of a motion to ap- point one member of tho council to superin- tend the construction of a new reservoir, Three of the four members united on one of the councilmen. The other councilman ob- jected, and when the motion was carried rose up and was going to fight the one appointed. They called each other all the namos they could think of. Finally the mayor quicted them by telling the councilman that started the trouble if he did not keep quiet he should fine him. He sat down and the council then adjourned. Pl Fell Under the Wheels, Jomsstows, Neb, August 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—At a gravel pit near here to-day, while the section men were moving some cars down a grade to get them in position to load gravel, Mile Corri- gan was thrown under the wheels and run er by five cars. He was taken to Long Pine and placed in the care of MeKnight & Farleigh, who, upon imvestigation, discov- ered one leg broken, and serious.interual in- juries, Ilemay recover. ——— An Unknown Man Found Dead, ScuuYLER, Neb., August 20.—[Special to Tue Beg.]—-This morning the section men found the body of a man on the Union Pacific track three miles west of Schuyler horribly mangled, and who had evidently lost his life while stealing a ride on the cars. He was scen around town yesterday and gave his name as Henry Smith. Nothing more can Es learned and:it is not known where he be- ngs. A Left for Norfolk. o ‘Wanoo, Neb., August 29.—|Special to Taz Bgs.]—The Wadoo Musical Union band, in ! S ——e e . company with a darge number of old soldiers, laft this morning for the G. A. R. rounion at Norfollg, The band will enter the band con- tost. ork is gotmg on rapidly and groat preparations aredbeing mado to receive the National guards on Saturday next, tha ‘lu-lm; the day the militia will go into camp iere, e Sunday Base Ball Players Convicted. ‘Wanoo, Neb., August 2 Special to Tun Brr.]—The Surida$ base ball cases were tried again yestgrday, and the jury, after being out a short time, returned a verdict of guilty. The casé will be carried to a higher court, and will probably reach the supreme court before it is ower, The New Mayor of Florence. FLORENCE, Neb,, August 20.—[Special Tel- egram to Tur Bre. | —Herbert M, Huut was elected mayor to-day over John Lewin. The vote stood ninety-cight to seventy-five, -S> Sachasy The Cable to the Depot. After the cable cars stopped running this morning, which was shortly before 1 o'clock, a force of workmen began the removal of the large wheel on South Tenth street around which the cabie passed before the extension was made. About twenty feet of one track had to be taken up. It was the purpose also to put in & new ble before the cars began running this morning. This work, it was expected, would take an hour or two, The plan was to attach the new cable to the old, start the machine and slowly draw the new strand into plac The old cable has been in use since last cember. It has boen svliced several time and 1ts days of usefulness have been aum- hered, 1t is believed the track will be replaced in time to run the c rs to the Union Pa cifie tracks to-morrow morning. LABOR NOT The invention of a new dress material romises to give risc to a new industry of no ant_ proportions. It is un artificial sill, which is said to be an exeellent imita tion of the natural product and is ma kind of to wh ts of Labor pr to excrt co among the as: s of the ovor the conntry to of ades’ nsse of {roum one wares and end of ien the regular ANTA. A Glimpse of General She rel to Southern s Beyond Constitution: Jngba living thin in ht. Two, t f \ not a sign of i turn in the voud b face with a mavchi men in blue. A tion. of the sured words Calhoun satistied <the off ovderly was at ‘one ed to gu the vis commander's camyp. When yor and his friends were introduced to Gene they saw before them a b five who looked fully ten years olde His bronzed face, scamed with liy cave, and Lis es told a tale of sle less nights. His wrinkled hrow rough, closely trimmed e gether with his weather-he uniform, made him look like but a holiday soldier, and h ance contrasted strikingly with the glitter and Naving colors of the impos- ing staff around him. Still there was an air of leadership and command about this man, and the messengers from Atlanta would have him out among a million. Theve vas nothing stately or dignified about him. His face showed that it had never been a handsome one, and his head, phenomenally large and bulging at the top, sloped ely down to the neck at his The "peculiar shape of this remarkable head 1 caused many officers at the beginning of the war to insist that its owner was men- tally unbalanced, but our foliowers of the whito flag did not waste any time in such idle speculations. Thoy saw Slocum’s corps moving rapidly onward, and not amoment was to be lost in stat- ing their business. The stern commander, after a search- ing scrutiny of the faces before him, looked down to the ground,while Mayor Calhoun quietly informed him of the helpless condition of the city, and briefly surrendered it upon the “condi- tion that life, liberty and private prop- erty should boe protected. Then the general looked up again, and in a curt, business-like way, said that he would grant the conditions re- quested. He said that the civil author- ities had taken the proper course in seeking him, and expressed the hope that their relations would be pleasant and satisfactory. “But this is war, you know.” he said m his abrupt way, *) i this 1s war, and [ must place your town under marshal law. That wont hurt good citizens, but it will play the devil with bad ones.” ¥ w that we have surrendered,” re- marked one of the citizens, ‘'you will probably come in at once?” The general darted a quick glance at him. “Come in?” he answered, “I think some of my men 'are already there— they are marching in that direction as fast as they can walk,” With a fow words of parting the com- mittee started to return, **One word more,’ said Sherman. *I suppose it is understood that none of your people will fire upon my soldiers?” He was assured that nothing of the kind would occur, and the mayor and the others then rode back to the city, entering it with the advance guard of the federals only a few hundred yards behind them, 3 Shortly after mid-day the streets were blue with companiés, and regiments of federals, 1 All night the wagons and troops were moving into the l'fil{, and the' next day the place was crowflgd, There were bil- liard rooms and défiiking saloons over some of the stores,and bills were outad- vertising a minstrel show for that night on Decatur stree A dozen generals occupied the best houses, in some cases compelling the or- iginal oc(-ulmnh! to move into other quarters, General Sherman established himself very comfortably én the present High sclmu{ building on the corner of Mitchell and Washington streets, and engaged for a housekeeper an old lady who two days before had been denounc- ing him as a savage for whom even the worst fate was t00 food The two got along very agreeably, and in less than & week the housekeeper told her friends that the general! was the nicest man 1n the world, and had been shagefully slandered. ——— Strangers visit Hospe's art store. es, — — fit, THE LAW OF COMPETITION, Soma Congressmen Say It Would Rogulate Inter-State Commerce. PRIVATE MEASURES SMOTHERED, General Appropriations and Political Moves Will Probably Occupy the Remainder of the Session— Washington's Carp Pond. Favor the Old Way. WASHINGTON, August 27.—[Special to Tne Ber, |~ Congress is not much inclined to adopt any of the many proposed amendments to the interstate commerce law. The re- ports senators and represcutatives are re- ceiving from their constituents regarding the operation of this law are not encouraging, and T beheve that nine out of ten of them would fuvor a repeal of the whole inter-state commerce law, if they were relieved of the pressure of their constituents, and were per- mitted to act upon their own volition, A western senator, in discussing this question to dny, said “wrhere is just one advantage in the mter- state commerce law, and only one. It scrves to ob » favoritism on the part of railroads in discriminating against or in favor of cer- tain localitie The law has practi broken up all the old practice of railroads in building up towns and breaking down othe marts of trade. To say that the law reduced the rates of trai knowledge ignorar The r roads are greater now than they were before the inter-st v went nto ef- fect, and the upon the basis of the same for freight tr gor travel, one of those v should pay mor There 1d nobody pays less. 10 helieve that eve if Tam not I am not yhody else rmitted to pay M o the thing ne simply People who have private measures before congress may s well abandon their hopes of suecess in this session. Ouly u fow individ- 1 pension bills now on the ate calendar Th t mass of will go to attention. It is polit 1 excite campaign will bring about ¥ in oncor twa of th ther fit onopolizi session of this the cen passe 1l fifty more bills passed by s outside of private pension biils, * will not be very many of these. ainnder of this session will be oceu- The rei pied by political oves. The invent have b the pa lief Lout the country who * cases pending in ¢ some hope for re- the nt oftice h Lhe bill w iay it patent appeal: it is believed, which will this term of congress, 1o dis- es about two ye patent uppenl case. There are ds of them banked up in the patent Yice now. Despite the fact that the patent Lranch of the g ice is i profit e money in th institiition costs 10 be viress continually refuses ut number of clerks to keep supto date. This patont appeal omposed of three judges, who 000 salary each, and un- nen will be selected. This from the c sioner of patents the work of hearing cases, and will enuble that officer to ote more attention to the details of patents in their primary stages. There is one place in this eity not very often vi osition, whiteh t wers is as attra anything could b 1 refer to the t of the Wash- . The carp ponds them- selves ure not particularly beautiful in their natural state, but the superintendent, Mr. is o paturalist of no mean order. thoroughly posted in pisei- and his knowledge of or- logy and botany ave of no mean char- conceived the idea hating the veautiful 1 beautiful « of and E streams Hope. He tover the nse secured seeds from these aqu its, which he has at last perf succceded in tion here, and now these brilliant with enormous ¥ bringing ponds are The common white found in nearly all sec- tions of the United States, and their twiu cousins of Kurope, together with the pale pink and pale yellow, but not very attractive varicties which are ‘common to Florida and the gulf _states, grow side by side with mag- niticent dark and light pink and blue lillies of various shades from the other side of the earth. The display is a peculiar one, and the lover of flowers can stand a whole day watching the development of the different kinds. Some open at 9 in the morning, others at 10, others again at 12, and some others again not until ate in the afternoon, Two or three kinds bloom all night _and ciose up in the morning, butif the weather happens to be cold and wet it is not. an ifrequent occurrence to find the small artificial ponds brilhantly illumin- d by u half dozen species of these magni- . cach in_full bloom at the same time, fessel is as careful of them as though they were worth many times their value. - - FIFTIETH CONGRESS, WasniNGToN, August 20.—In the senate to-day Mr. Reagan introduced a bill to per- mit the importation of jute bagging free, and it was referred to the committee on finance, The committee on appropriations reported back the fortifications bill, and Mr. Plumb gave notice that he would ask for its con- sideration to-morrow. Mr. Stewart offered a resolution calling on the secretary of the interior for information as to land suits, land patents and timber de- predations. Mr. Morgan analyzed the resolution and characterized it as an effort to dig up every- thing done by the interior department for several years in regard to public lands. It would entail expense and cause great delay in current busine The resolution went over without action. The senate then resumed considera the conference report on the sundry ¢ propriation bill. The question of appropria- tious for public buildings was again taken up and discussed. ; Mr. Gorman addressed the senate in reply tothe speeches made by Mr. Allison and other republican senators in which the ad ministration was charged with a too lavish expenditure of the public moneys. Mr. Gor- man took issue with the Iowa senator, and then entered into a wholesale defense of the administration, He closed by saying that the speech of Mr. Allison showed a degree of nrtisanship which bLe t; ed his friend from owa would regret and never at. After further debate Mr. George assented to the request of Mr. Allison to bave a vote taken on the sundry civil appropriation bill, and the report was agreed to. Mr. Allison then asked for a further con- ference, and Messrs, Allison, Hale and Beck were appointed conferees. The senate then adjourned, House. WASHINGTON, August 20.—In the house Mr. Forney of Alabama asked unanimous con- sent to introduce for immediate consideration # joint resolution to provide temporarily (un- til September 15) for the expenditures of the government. He sald Qh:; :::l the np;]l;mprl; sed Wi e exception o i“hf:rflg'-mfl-sfium bills, and thay the resolusion only to those two objects. P“' house then yesumed in committee of the whole, consideration of the hill for print« ing government securitics in the highest stylo of art. After some unimportant amend- menta it was passed On behalf of the committes on exvendi tures in the interior department the bill was called up to tnerease the efficiency of the medical division of the pension bureau, While the bill was being discussed the com- s arose and the morning hour expired. then went into committee of tho whole on the Oklahoma bill. Mr. Holman offered asan amendment to Mr. Payson's amendment, providing that land in Oklahoma shall be open to Lomestead entry only, a provision that no person s land in any state or territory months of the taking effect of bo authorized to enter any lands in Okla- homa, Mr. Peters of Kansas advocated the bill as it stood and argued against Mr. Poyson's amendment, Mr. Anderson of Towa advocated the pro- posed amendment providing that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the rebei- lion, *‘making entries for settlement, shall be exempted from the payment of the purchase price provided for in the bill." After further debate Mr. Holman's amend- ment was rejected by a vote of 27 to 77, Mr, Payson's amendment was also rejocted. On Mr. Anderson’s amendment the vote stood 6 and the point of no quorum was raised. The house then adjourned. Drink Malto. e A Japanese Hotel Bill Japanese Letter to St. Louis Globe Jemocrat: Before we left Mara we ne with our landlord, who prov himself to be anything but Arcadian: but in the after moments it has fur- shed us more amusement and more for laughter than anything else that has happened to us. 1t took four hours for them to bring the bill after :d for it, and when the old banto, r. came he had a roll of in his hand that he unrolled like uddhist seriptures. We had often rked upon the foxy twinkle in the tucles of this old sinner, and com- pared him to an old spider as he sat be- hind the low writing table in the great room of the ian, We had made such a nd fast zain that we felt that there would be no nonsense + any of the common tea house scenes when we left,but woe to him that b eth! and hear how pride had its fall. The old banto came in and unwolled six inohes wide rter long, It 1 of the a the bill and just a amused as, v total 1t clectritied us hour of usel prote the old banto talking lordly manner; and shaking spectacles in our faces some of his points stood no chance beeause we were for- id, moreover, women, whom a strip of pape wed and When sum half ument, in the most his folded to emphasize » saw that we 1ese do not seriously recogniz as of any cousequence or capability, and we despatched for two friends who had that day arrived at theinn. One ot them was a Jupancse nobieman of the highest rank, and at sight of the kuge the defiant banto got down on the mats and romained with his head o the floor until the tilted pevsonigze spoke to him, ““Who are you?" asked our friend. ‘T am the banto,” said the once lordly being,grovelling on the floor hefore this seventy-third inheritor in divect line of one of ‘the oldest titles in . “Goand get your m word of command to pan. was the withering the’ and the master, whom the banto in d gone to Osaka, was down was ill, was sound asleep, otc :d and put his head on soon f mats in the attitude of humility, There was no back talk frowm landiord or banto when the kuge began reading the bill and beating the two abashed robbers be- tween the items: and the transforma- pea tion scene in their line of action mad this candle light scene another theat) cal affa The whole tea house staff, maids and small boys,came and looked on, prepared originally to act asan explana- tory Greek chorus and give coercive shoats and jeers 1f affairs had not taken such an untoward turn. The offer of one-half the whole sum was accepted with resignation,the money passed over and the landlord bidden to go and write his receipt. We waited a half hour, and then, concluding that we were only delaying our compinions uselessly, closed the seance, The receipt did not come that night, but at 6 o’clock the next morn- ing the impudent old bunto appeared with a roll of paper in his hand, and coolly drew up o foreign chair and sit down at the table with us and discu the matter. Our training in the dra- matic school of that tea house furnished us with the appropriate gestures and tones to go with the command for him to get down on his proper place on the floor. He brought the original bill r duced by 40 cents, and the master was sent for and the whole ground gone over again. The kuge’s servant looked in and saw the banto flourishing the great sash ribbon of a bill, and ran over to his master’s house. There was aslam- ming of screens, a clatter of clogs and in two minutes the kuge himself ap- peared to the utter rout and discomti- ture of the two robbers, who again were transformed from boldly threatening and dictorial beings to the most abject, humble and profoundly ecivil peo- ple that ever touched their heads to mats, The bill was receipted and stamped and the courtly landlord even wished to tie our shoes for us when we were ready to leave. The two small boys, who were torn between duty and friendship, master and penny-dispens- ing guests, and whose hecls were twitching with joy over the dollar they had to divide between them, followed us out to the jinrickishus. It was ap- parently not safe to make any display of feeling in the presence of the discom- fited landlord, so the young imp whom he called “*Smawl boy-a,” gave me the most significant, expressive, embracing wink as we parted. S e ying a route liminary A British vessel is no: between Australia and Cacada, to-laying o telegraph cable. Dbe 7,500 miles long, and the work of laying it will take three years, THE YELLOW FEVER SCOURGE Latost ’Dovolopnmnts Cause An- 1 other Panlc in Jacksonville, PEOPLE FLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS, The Di s Assuming a More Violent Type and Rapidly Becoming Epidemic — The Of- ficial Bulletin, Jacksonville Becoming Depopulated. Jacksosvinee, Fla, August 20.—~This morning’s list of twenty-one new ca: with sixteen others reported up to noon, has again sent the people panfe-stricken in, every di rection, To-day’s train was well filled with refugees en route to the north, and to-nor row will be likewise. Tho hot, murky and raimy weather of the past week'fs now hav- ing its offect, and it is thought that the number of cases will incroase daily. The discase also seems to be assuming a violent type, and people are greatly alarmed. This noon Hohu, Furchgett & Benedict, the large est dry goods bousa remaining open, closed its doors, and scveral firms in other lines did likewise. Grocers and drug stores are the principal busincss places now ope The official bulletin for the twenty-four hours ended ut 6 p. m., reports: New cases, 3 deaths, 4, one_being that of Rosa D% Lima, a Sister of Merey; recovories, 83 under treatment, 99: total number of cnses to date, 164; total number of deaths to date, There is no longer the shadow of a_doubt that we have on our hands a regalar epis demic. A strong resolution was passed des nouncing as false the telograms to several northern papers to the that the colory people of J dering the steries were colored people assert that be dependent on the reli that 10,000 per week will be required to fur. nish them with the bare necessities of life. All'hope of ending the epidemic b appears is d the have resolved to calmly and e confront the situation and do their nobly. committee, and pously duty —_—— Why the Train Stopped. weller: In Texas, A vailway train stopped in a swamp, and while & blended expression of weariness and disgust was sitting on the passen- 's” fac the conductor came into a e where arecently arrvived English- led vou urd? ard the deuce! guard, for aren't you Do vou take th fur a conviet train, that we have to keep guards **Oh, no, no, no, I didn’t mean that. But, ‘owever, we will not argue that point, but will you please auswer me one question?” “5pit itout!” “Well, watare we stopping here for?"” “There’s a frog in the switeh,” the conductor replied. frog in the switch?” 1y do not understand you.” reckon not.” “But will you please oxplain a frogin aswiteh? I'know whata frog is, but ¢ you should stop on aceount of a frog in a switch or anywhere else is some- thing I hom, you know." 1 ean’t explain it,” the conductor re= plicd. But you can tell me why you stop on it of a frog.” *No, it’s against our'orders to give away such information.” “Well. that is viry, viry strange, you know. W'y in England we would not think for a moment of stopping a train on account of a frog. I must say that you Americans have some viry ridieu- lous customs.” **Needn't say it unless you want to,"” replied the conductor, as he alyiy winked at a porter. “Eh, yes, I am compelled to say it. On account of a frog. Well, well, T never heard of such a thing. I knew that the Americans held ufi) the frog in superstitious veneration. By George, [ must make a note of this. Iam writing a book on Amevrica, and this is the mosf peculiar thing I've found in this crude but wonderful country.” e Screws Small as Dust, The Analyst: The smallest screws in the world are made in a watch factor; There can be no doubting that asser- tion on any score. They arc cut from steel wire by machine, but as the chips fall down from the kunife it loooks as if the operation was simply cutting up the wire for fun, One thing is certain, no . screws can be seen, and yet a screw is made every third operation. The fourth jewel wheol screw is the next thing ta being invisible, and to the naked eye it looks like dust. With a glass, however, it is seen to be a small screw, with 260 threads to the inch, and with a very fine glass the threads may be seen ver clearly. These little screws are 4-1000th of an inch in diameter, and the heads are double in size. Itisestimated that an ordinary lady’s thimble would hold 100,000 of these tiny little screws. About 1,000,000 of them are made a month, but no attempt is ever made to count them. In determining the num- ber 100 of them are placed on a delicate balance, and the number of the wholo amount is de mined by the weight of this. Allof the small partsof the watch are counted in this way, probably 50 to 120, A being cut, the screws are hardened and put in frames, about 100 to the frame, {u-m]\ up., This is dono rvapidly by sense of touch instoad sight, so that a blind man could do just as well as the owner of the sharpest oyes. The heads are then polished in an automatic machine, 10,000 at a_time. The plate on which they are polished is covered with oil and a” grinding com- pound, and on this the machine moves them rapidly by reversing motion, until they are fully polished.