Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 24, 1889, Page 1

TH - OMAHA DAILY === NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1889, NUMBER 6. FOUL MURDER OF A FARMER. Joseph Plummer the Vietim of a Midnight Adsassin, THE DEED DONE NEAR HENDLEY. A COrazy Man Attempts to Take Charge of a Missouri Pacific Kreight Train—Jall Break at Falis Oity. A Midnight Murder. Cavnrinee, Neb,, June 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Oné of the foulest mur- ders that has ever disgraced southwestern Nebraska occurred last night, between 13 naod 1 0'clock. Joseph H. Plummer, the vie- tim, a highly respected farmer and stock raiser, who lives with his widowed mother sbout eight miles southeast of this place, while raturning from an alliance meeting 1n the neighborhood, was waylaid while going” ‘through a canyon by some person who was wecreted by the wayside, and shot with a shotgun at short range, the full charge tak- Ing effect in his head and body. I. N.Hewitt and Herman Albright, who came with him part of the way, heard the shot, but thought it was Plummer shooting at coyotes. Nothing was known of the murder until this morning, when his mother saw his horse, and, think- mg it strange at not secing her son around, gave the ularm, when a search was institu- ted and his body found by the roaaside. The coroner held an 1nquest this afternoon, but no clue to the murdorer was found. It has oreated great excitement, and hundreds sf people have visited the place to-day. The murdered man has a sister in Nemaha connty, who is the Wife of the county treasurer. Later—A man named Jones and the vie- tim’s brother have been arrested. COrete's Coming Chautauqua. Crere, Neb., June 22.—[Special to Trne Ber.]—Only a few days remain until the opening of our summer school—the Crete Chautauqua assembly. Never was a purer air or a fairer summer sky than have cheered the assembly workers this week. The work is going forward with dispatch. Tents are being put up by scores and the atmosphere is becoming imbued with assem- bly entbusiasm, Orders for tents are com- ing by every mail. Besides the 300 tents in possession of the assembly, 150 more have been ordered from Chicago, ana fifty trom the B. M. railroad company, and provision has been made for more if needed. No department is attracting more attention this year than that of music. Dr. Palmer will be exceedingly atified by the pro?orflons of this #ssem- ly's chorus. Mr. Foss received a letter the other day from an old solaier, inquiring if it ‘was an actual fact that Hon. James Tanner, commissioner of pensions, is to be here on the Fourth. Yourcorrespondent saw a letter from Mr. Tanner, in which he states that he positively will bo here the 3d of July, to re main until the 5th. The afternoon of the Fourth the address will be given by ex- Governor Cumback, of Indiana, The Keya Paha Rustlers. | KryA Pama, Neb., June 28.—[Special to Tue Bre. |—Babeock, the ‘rustler of Keya Paha,” aftor his escape the second time from the vigilantes, went to Bassett and ran a hotel. The vigilantes warned the people of Bassett not to harbor him, or the town would suffer. He was ordered to leave, and did so, but returned June 10. Two sheriffs, with warrants for his arreston charge of stealing, were after him on the 11th, but he ot wind of it and fled vo the sand hills and a8 not been captured. Maupin, the man who was connected with the cattie trans- actions, is at Bassett also. Gannon, another of the men held up by the vigilantes, came to Bassett on the train from the west on June 12. Several others who have fled from Keya Paha are there. The people of Bassett are worked up over | their presence, as they fear a raid of the vig- ilantes, and teel that it would injure their town. It is probable that the whole lot will be invited to seek another stopping place. The actions of the vigilantes here has not checked the stealing business, and the re- lease of so many of the rustlers after their capture has not inspired fear in them nor confidence in_ the people at large as to the efficucy of such means. The Carson Murder Trial. BeATrice, Neb,, June 23.- [Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.|—Testimony in the Car- son=West murder case closed last evening. Carson testitied in his own behalf and oe- cupied the greater portion of the day. He adnuts that he fired two shots, neither with ntent to hit West. He usserts that he was the manager of the ball, and determined to maintain order. West seemed determined to raise a disturbance. The defenaant asked Jum repeatealy to keep quiet. West called him vile names and began pulling off his coat. He had a knife in his hacd. The de- fendant drew a gun and fired into the tloor the first time, and the sccond time fired out over the transom to scare West, who was then running. Defendant did not go ou doors, but came back, counted the money proceeds of the ball, went home, and was tting reu.;idy to go to bed when arrested. 'he court adjourned at 5 until ¥ on Monday, avhen arguments will be made to the jury. ‘Wanted to Run the Train, SpPrINGFIELD, Neb., June 23,5 [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—A Missouri Pacific freiglit train, north-bound, was flagged and stopped on the Plaste river bridge this morn- Jog by an insane man, who climbed into the cab, und, taking the eugineer by the throat, ordered him to run his train back to Louis- ville. Seeing the man was insane, the engi- © neer knocked him down, where the firoman and brakeman held him until the tramn ar- rived here, when he was turned ever to the marshal and locked up, He is a German, lorwieurl old, and gave the name of John Imhof He has been working in Rolaud's stone quarries at Louisville, Neb., where he was taken this eveming by Cass county offi- clals. P Excitement Over a Lion. ©Hax Seuxxgs, Neb,, June 28.—[Special to Tue Bee|—Quite an excitement was creo- ated here last night just about dark, when it was discovered that the large mountain lion that has been kept in a cage in the rear of Mike Haley's saloon had escaped from his cage. Tho brave men of that place soon corralled the lion in a stablo near by, After considerable time they succeeded in throw- ing two ropes with slipnooses thereon over Lis head. ‘These ropes were pulled in differ- aont dlmuoun“ requiring the united strength of some half dozen men to hold the infus- beast. and he would not give up che -swruggle until he was strangled to death. Many persons there will breath edsier now, @8 they have always predicted the lion's escape, with dread of the result, Jail Delivery at Palls City. Favrts Ciry, Neb,, June 23,—[Spesial Tele- ‘gram to Tue Bee.)—The prisoners in the county jail escaped this afternoon about 4:30 © o'clock. Tuoy succeeded in breaking the lock, and all four got free. Only two, how- ever, took udvantage of their liberty to es- eape. They were George Stewart, in for mer , convioted at this term of court, and cGilvare, in from Humboldt uounl{. s & orime ugawst nature. The sheriff after thew. This makes the third de- | very from this jail in the lust year, The i sheriff comes In for a liberal share of censure in :;he matter, whether justly bestotved or no An Embezzier Brought Back. COrNTRAL CiTY, Neb., June 23,—|Special to Tne Ber, |—This week Otto Foster, deputy county treasurer under Colonel Webster,was brought back from California on a charge of embezzlement while acting in the above ca- pacity. He had been in jail five days up to unwrfll,\', when he plead not guilty and his nd was fixed at $4,000. 1t is doubtful if he can secure sureties. ‘The criminal case against Colonel W. H. Webster for embezzlemement while county treasurer from 1854 to 1888, was continued, as was the cases against his bondsmen. The colonel's bond was raised from §2,500 to !1-'!.00:). and he had no diMculty in secur- ing it. Found Deal Beside the Track. Convmnus, Neb,, June 23, —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The body of adead man was found near the Unfon Pacitic rail- way track, two miles west, this afternoon, in a terribly mangled condition. Everything indicates that he was struck by a passing train. The body 18 now at the undertakor’s awaiting identification. He appears to b of middle age, heavy built, and of Polish de- scent. Twenty dollars was found on his per- son., Saloon Men Get a Set-back. CeNTRAL Orry, Neb., June 23. —|Special to Tue Bee,]—Judge Marshall has given the saloon business its second biack eye. The city council recently voted to grant P. B. Murphy & Son, of Omaha, a hicense. An appeal to the district court was sustained on the ground that the ““Son,” John A, Murphy, was not a resident of Central City. Another year of dryness bids fair to be added to the oight just pust. Loup City Will Celebrate. Lovr Ciry, Neb, June 23.--|Special to Tue Ber] — Loup City will cele- brate the Fourth in a mauner creditable to the enterprising county seat. Over £500 has already been raised for the occasion. Among the many prizes offered is an eclegant red plush sofa for the couplo who will be mar- ried in the grand standat 5 p. m., and two contestants are alrcady in the field. Greeley County Grain Acreage, Scoria, Neb., June 22.—[Special to Tun Beg.]—Some of the assessors failed to re- port the acreage of wheat, corn and oats sold. The aggregate amount for 1889, as ea- timated, is as follows: Wheat, 4,530; corn, 19,2685 oats, 4.970; barley, 100. Tn 18881t wus as follows: Wheat, 8,203 corn, 12,0003 oats, 8,300; barley, 40; being a gain of about 30 to 85 per cent. Merrick County's Orops Good. CexTrAL Crry, Neb., June 23.—[Special to Tur Bes.]—Only three of the cloven asse: sors of Merrick county returned any figures on crops. These indicate a falling off in the wheat acreage and an increase in corn. The weather in this vicinity has been favorable. s SO Mrs. Hayes Still Sinking. s Frexoxt, O., June 23, —Ex-President Hayes and family are still anxiously and prayerfully watching for a ray of hope for the recovery of Mrs. Hayes. It is now over forty hours since the attack and there is no manifest change for the better in her condi- tion. Atnoon Burchard Hayes went to the depot to meet some friends, and he ex- pressed himself as not hopeful. At 2 o’clock the doctors said there was po eppreciable change, and yet, if there was, her condition was not regarded as favorable as it was twelve hours ago. Dr. Richards said he had known cases where they remained in the same condition for ten days and then grew worse and remained go for a period of ten days more and then® recovered. Telegzams of sympathy still continue to pour in trom all parts of the United States. At 8 o'clock to- night o member of tho family announced that Mrs. Hayes was a little worse, CLEYELAND, O., June 28.—A special from Fremon., timed 11:30 p. n1., says the physi- clans have just left the Hayes residence and report that Mrs. Hayes scems in a greater stupor. Her condition is regarded as less favoraole. She has taken no nour ishment since Friday and is gradually growing weaker. — e Salt Lake Items. SALT Lakg Ciry, Juno 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnn Bee.|—The supreme court has ordered Marshal Dyer to bring in a report by Saturday next of the various moneys re- cewved by him as reeeiver of the Mormon church, and to state under oath tho exact condition of affairs as regards these various sums, This order has created some com- ment, as on June 1 Marshal Dyer. asked the advice of the court in regard to what disposi- tion should be made of the funds in his pos- session as receiver. “The street railway sale is going through, and the preliminaries having beén settled, & prominent banking wan in this city is closing up the negot‘ations so that the trans- fer will be made in a short time. The suc- cessful purchasers are the Jarvis-Conkling Trust company, of Kansas City, a concern rated up in the millions. H. Rose, H. L. Mur- Miss Saaie Miller, K. ray, M. Martin, O. Barbier, and Charles Janseer, of Omahu; Mrs, C. E. Gates, Hal- soy Gates and Mrs. C. Thompson, of Lin- coln, and Thomas Jones, of Iseatrice, are in the city. — Affiirs at Johnstown, JonxsTowy, June 23.—Colonel Spangler, in charge of the commissary department, to- day presented his weekly report to Adjutant General Hastings, The reports show 25,000 people still being daily fed here by the state, a reducdon of 8,500 during the weck, Spangler recommends that the relief money be turned over to the citizens and that the necessary supplies be purchased from the sixteen general stores and three bakeries now ruuning here. The report suggests that one-third of the present commissarics be abolished Wednesday next. ‘I'he town clerk of Cambria borough, has just completed a list showing that in that place alone 825 houses have been entirely swept away. Not even a trace of them can be found. ‘f'wo women, a child und a Chinaman were found to-day. el A Fourteen-Kound MillL Huniey, Wis, June 23.—[Special Tele gram to Tun Bee)—Over one thousand people saw & fourteen-round fight here at midnight, between Joe Sheeley, champion heavyweight of Michigan, and Frank Kellar, of Rhunelander, Wis. The mill was very even up to the fifth round, when Sheeley lunged forward with his right hand, hitting Kellar in the neck and knocking him down , In the seventh round Sheeley fouled his op- ponent, but the referee refused to notice it. Kellar was again knocked down in the eighth, and in the fourteenth o heavy right- rander in the jaw sent the Rhinelander man 1o grass for good. The mili was for #400 a a tide and the gate receipts, which amounted to 6110, —— Unfriendly to the Clan-na-Gael. Loxvox, June 23.—A dispateh from Rome to the Standard say: *‘Archhishop Feehan, of Chucago, having made a long report to the vatican, through Cardinal Simeoni, on the oriminal acts of the Clan-ua-Gael, the pope has given justructions that facilities be granted the urchbishop to take whatever steps he may deom opportuus 1o declare Uio Clan-na-Gael in opposition to the cburch,” R — The Presidenti Care May, June 23.—The pr party, consisting of President and Mrs, Harrison, Mr, Wanamaker and Mrs. Har- rison’s father, Dr. Scott, attended services at Headle Meworial Presbyterian cburch this morning. A PRETTY STATE OF AFFAIRS. The Land Office Falrly Groaning ‘With Unfinished Work. ENTRIES THREE YEARS BEHIND. How Sparks' ** Board of Review" De- layed Matters—Oensus Snper- intendent Porter Answers a COritic. 513 FOURTRENTIL STREET, Wasiixarox, D. C., June 33, General W, Stone, the new assistant land commissioner, who is now the acting chief of the bureav, finds himself confronted with a pretty state of things. The ofice is fairly groaning from ‘& super-imposed mass of thousands of entries which should have re- ceived final disposition three years ago. This condition of affairs, as is known, was brought about by the “fraud” ory policy of “General” Wiiliam A. Sparks. He organized a new division, known as the board of re- view,whose duty it was to re-examine entries passed upon b ythe several divisions of the office, before ailowing patents to issue for the same. a consejuence extreme delays resulted and thousands of poor honest settlers who have submitted their final proofs have vainly pleaded for their land titles, now three or four years overdue. General Stone has already directed that no further ‘cases be referred to the board of review and that institution will, after the disposal of its pending cases, die from suspended animation. Other gon- uine reforms will be instituted with a view to the proper dispatch of the immense ar- rearages of ontry matter accumulate{ under the late mal-administration. Then will come the application of the official boot-toe to “Judge” Willlam Walker’s cheap John methods as late chief clerk, and an investi- gation will be instituted to find whether William B. Matthews, while receiwving the salary of chief of the pre-emption division, was at the same time secretly practicing as an attorney in behalf of certain land claim- ants and_devoting official time in conjunc- tion with William C. Conway, a democratic clerk in the office, to compiling a digest of depurtmental decisions which they after- ward sold to the general land office as pri- vate property. He will cust au investigative eye toward the special service divisiou of his office, whero Chief Young is in charge. Hav- ing focused that quarter, it will in all proba- bility be interesting to 1nvestigate Young's relation to “Geueral” Sparks at the outset of the Cleveland administration, when, as al- leged, he “loaded” the ‘general” with cer- tain libellous information as to several re- publican ofticials of the interior department and caused the publication of the same in a New York journal, receiving as a reward the position of assistant chief of said division and confidential adviser to ‘‘General” Sparks. A CENSUS CRITIC ANSWERED, Superintendent Porter, of the census bureau, hassent the following letter to James H. Manning, the editor of the Albany Argus, 1n reply to certain criticisms in that journal in relation to the census office, and an accu- sation that Mr, Porter was designating rep- resentatives of protected interests as chiefs of divisions in the census bureau, and declaring that in consequeuce of such appointments the census would not command the confi- dence of the people: My Dear Mr. Manning: The inclosed clipping. from tho Argus, does me a great in- justice, and I feel your own sense of fairness 10 & brother journalist will permit a correc- tion. In consequence of that erroneous statement that I was a ‘free trade English- man’ and abandoned my belief and became a protectionist, many friéndly republican news- papers throughout the country are putting me in the same category with Bismarck, Henry C. Carey, Will- jam D. Kelly, and other famous protectionists, who in the immature part of their career were free traders, I most posi- tively decline this distinction, for the reason that since I have had any opinion whatever on the subject of the tariff T have been an earnust believer and aavocate of protection. I was educated in the institutions of this country, not in those of Bugland, beginning my journalistic career on a western protec- tion newspaper before I was twenty-one years of age, and I never ‘was an advocate of free trade in my life. The Argus has also been misled in relation to the gppointment of experts and chiefs for the EfSventh census, Out of the twenty experts thus far decided upon to aid in the census work, fifteen were employed on the Tenth census in the same capacity by General Walker. The collection of the statistics of the silk industry, which General Walker committed to the secretary of the American Silk association, has been given this year to an eminent statistician outside of the association. Of the tive new appointments made by the present superin- tendent of the census, not ome, as the Argus has been made to be- lieve, represents @ manufacturing as- sociation, mor has politics figured conspicuously in these appointments., [am obliged to confess that I donot know the politics of seven out of the twenty chiefs of this oftice thus far decided on, although I am informed that some of them are good demo- crats and two or three are mugwumps, The fact is, and 1 have no doubt that you have found it out long ago, that men who are masters of any special subject are so scarce that a man with an undertaking of the mag- nitude of the Eleventh census on hand, is not likely to trouble himself much about a man’s politics or religion when he knows he has the right man for the place,” UOUNDING TANNER, The more the abuse daily heaped upon Commissioner of Pensions James Tanner, by the democratic and mugwump press, the more convinced are many politicians here that a conspiracy has bean hatched by the followers of General Black, bis predecessor, to smirch his character., Criticisms are alone made on endeavors to correct the glar- ing errors of which Black was guilty. Tan- ner has been charged with re-rating pension- ers regardless of law without flling addit- ional testimony. Noue is required in the many cases of gross injustice perpetrated under Black’s regime. During the last ad- ministration a democratic board of medical examiners at Boston, examined an applicant fora pension, who was wounded in the kunee. “Tho rate of pension in the case was $4 per month. The democratic members of the pension board cut the allowance down o §2 per month. The case was reopened under Commissioner Tauner, and the amount of the pension was .increased to $4, dating back to the allowance of the claim. Under General Black the custom was to cut down the recommenda- tions of all examining physicians at least half. Thesurplus could be kept ntact in that way. Itcan be stated positively and with authority that no reratings have been made except in cases of specific disability or permanent disability. In such iustances no additional evidence is required by law. Sen- ator Manderson’s case has been cited as a case of the commissioner's flagrant misuse of s power. The senator was a brevet ma- jor general and was shot through and *rougn. Since that time he has never been le to do any manual labor and is a physi- cal wreck. He was entitled to the pension he now receives when he was first placed on the rolls, The medical testimony was suffi- cieut to.show this. General Black was al- ways seeking opportunities to throw tech- ties in the way. An attache the staff of Fitz John Por- ter was captured by confederate cavalry men, Hetried to escape and was beaten over the head till he was senseluss, He was placed in Belle Isle a ce then he can't read at night, suffers severe paws, has to wear blue goggles and the sun prostrates him, General Black refused him a pension because he couldn’t prove the injurigs by two comrades who were eye witnesses, An lowa man applied to Black for & pension. He was scut Lo carry orders to an important post. Ho was fired on by the confederates and was thrown from his ‘mule. His knee was so0 injured tbat be was discharged, The WasnixeToN Bureavu, Tur OsAna Ben, } tostimony of two comrades was not given. Commissioner Tauner has granted the pen- | sion and says in such cases the tedtimony of ono man is suMcient. Thére are hundreds of casos like these and it'is for such that Commississionor Tanner i8 being so severely criticisod and that such a combination has been formed ~to hound him from office. General Black, no matter how meritorious the case, ran the office 1n the interests of red tapo technicalities, reform and free trade. Corporal Tanner, if the case is meritorious, cuts throvgh the red tapo and technicalities, and orders the man paid. WILL KEMMLER HANG, The general impression among New York men who have beea in Washingten within the last week is that Kemmler, tho Buffalo murderer, will cecapo death by electricity. It is the general belief that the agitation of the subject of electrical executions, which has occupied the attention of electricians to such an extent lately, will result in convine- ing the courts that the New York state ex- ecution law is unconstitutional, and that under the present state of electrical science it is more than probable that the punishment can be considered cruel and unusual. This case, which owes its celeority to the fact that it is unique, has succeeded in bring- ing to the front a young Buffalo lawyer and in placing his name in almost every newspaper in the United States. Charles Hatch, the attorney for the condemned man, was n fow yeara aj an universalist minister. He abandoned the cloth for the study of law during the term of his brother as district attorney for the county of Erie. His connection with the courts in his hgme city soon brought him into a very good practice, and when he was assigned to defend Kemmler his opportunity was complete. The conunection of the Hon. W. Bourke Cochran, the eloquent ex-member of congress from New York city, with the case, promises to to make it oneof the most interesting in the annals of crime in New York state when the argument shall be made before the court of appeals. Kemmler, the murderer, will undoubtedly suffer for his crime, but he will probably eventually die by strangulation instead of electricity, At Jeast that seems to be the opinion of lawyers and laymen in Washington from New York state. TO REGULATE EXPRESS COMPANIES. A very decided effort is to be made in con- gress the coming session to extend the interstate commerco law 8o that it will take in the express companies, While that law has compelled railroads to carry freight for a short distance for as low a rate as it carries it fora longer one over the same route, the express companies are still exempt, and their extortions are still car- ried on. A case in point, which will be used as a strong argument why these powerful corpor- ations should be brought within tho pur- view of the 1nterstate commerce law was brought to light recently. Two shipments of goods were made on the same day, each shipment weighing seventy-five pounds. Both packages went over the same route, but one came to its destination sixteen miles nearer Washington than the other, It happened that the package going to the nearer place was destined for a small town inwhich there was no competing express company. The rate charged for the package going the longer distance was $1.50; that go- ing over the shorter distance was $2.40. There is no earthly reason, except the greed of the express company, why @ person who happens to live in a town which has only ono railroad passing through it should be com- peiled to pay 90 cents morethan his neighbor living in a more populous place for exactly the same character of sepvice. Thousands of instauces of this character could be cited to show that the express com- panies are fit subjects for national legislation, and if the interstate commerce law 1s consti- tutional so far as it applies to the regulation of railroad freight and passenger traffic, it is certainly applicableto those other common carriers who do their business over these same railroads, HALF-CENT COINAGE TALK. The movement in behalf of the recoinage of the half-cent piege, which seems to have started up in New England, does not appear to meet with very prompt support in Wash- ington. Among the few members of con- gress who are now in the city the idea has not been seized upon with much eagerness, and tne treasury officials have not demon- strated any desire to recommend to congress the legisiation uecessary to bring the coin into use. While the one cent coin of the United States as the minimum token of value has a greater face value than many of the coins of Buropean powers, there has never been any | dewand for dividing into halves by the peo- ple generally, In fact it was only within a very few years that_the’ one cent coin itself has come into general citculation throughout the entife area embraced within the limits of the republic. While the movement in be- half of the reissue of fractional paper cur- rency may be successful before long, it is not at all probable that the half cent scheme will attract enough attention to put it on a successful footing in congress for many years yet, if it ever doos. PORTER ON BUTLER. When Admiral Porter was asked to-night if he intended to reply to General Butler's last attack, he replied: “No. I have notning to say. The way to hurt Ben most is not to notice him,” A UNIQUE ALTAR. Lincoln post No, 8, G. A. R. of this city, has perhaps the most unique altar of any A. R. post in the country. This altar, whicl isboth novel in_construction and beautiful in design, 13 a number of cannon balls. upon which is placed a thin platform. Upon this has been placed two large drums, parchment up, flanked on the ends by knapsacks, blankets up, with kuapsacks filling the interstices made by the curving faces of the drums. The commander's desk is similarly constructed. Lincoln post is the largest in this devartment, having 525 members. MISCELLANEOUS, Colonel Frank Wheaton, Second infautry, commanding the army post at Fort Omaha, Neb., 18 spending a short leave in this cit; Mr, F. W. Treav was appointed & composi- tor in Ramsey’s division. A Large Deficiency. WASRINGTON, June 23,—As is well known, a large deficiency exists in the pension ap- propriation for the present year and a num- ber of agencies have been compelled to sus- pend payment owing to lack of funds, Commissioner Tanner stated to-night that the deficiency was caused entirely by his predecessor, General Black, who sub- mitted to congress, an estimate that was $15,000,000 lower thaun his ehief of accounts asked for. After July 1, the commissioner says he will draw on the new appropriation to supply the deficienoy pnd then ask con- gress to make it uj bl S PR Bond Purghases. WasmiNGTON, June 28.+~Under circular of April 17, 1888, the treasury department pur- chased bonds amounting to $147,723,750 at a total cost of §171,889,010.83, From August 8, 1887, when the pur- chase of bouds ' by the department began, to and including io-day, the amount purchased was*$172,047,100. The cost, including premiums,; was §105,542,734.31, Haud they been allowed o run until maturity the cost would bave been $234,802,022.74, Thus the government has saved over $35,- 500,000 by purchasing now. ——— Two Boys Killed. PHILADELPHIA, June 28, —Two boys, Harry and Wilham Jesser, aged fificen and seven- teen respectively, of a mechanical turn of mind, constantly employed their spare time in running a emall stean engine. Harr; stated bis intefition to attach the engine to the famly ice cream freezer, and to do away with hand turning, Witk that end in view, the lads were condueting their experiments yesterday, when & terrific explosion oc- curred, killing both boys instantly. Mrs, Kniss and her little son, who happened to be near, were severely injured. i — Steamship Arrivals. At New York—The Assyria, from Medi- terranean ports; the Bourgoyne, from Hayre; the Lydiaa Monarch, from London, A CESSATION OF COUNCILS. No More Pow-Wows to Be Held at Pine Ridge. OFF FOR THE SANTEE AGENCY. Governot Foster to Start Immodi- atoly For That Place, to Be Followed By a Trip to tho Upper Agencies, A Sensible Plan. Piyr Rinae Aarxoy, Dak., (via Rushville, Neb.) June 28.—[Special Telegram to Tnn Bee.]—No council has been held between the commission and the Indians since tho big council on Friday, which Red Cloud failed to attend, and no more will be held without the Indians particularly desire it. The Indians continue to hold small councils with themselves and have talks with mem- bers of the commission. The wisdom of the commission in discontinuing the council where the Indians could daily harrangue each other to fight the bill and repeat their imaginary griovances of former treaties not fulfilled, and declaring the government must wait till their children are educated to make this treaty, is already having its effect and bearing fruit. A number of chiefs who ‘were opposed and always spoke in council against it are now inclined to favor the bill. Among these are Young-Man-Afraid, Little Wound and High Wolf, Their action will bring a large following. The Cheyennes are acting independently and will sign al- most to a man. The commission concluded to divide yes- terday. Governor Foster and a portion of the clerical force will leave for Suutece agency to-day, where it is understood the Santees are willing and walting to sign the bill. The governor will take the cowmmis- sioners’ private car at Rushville, which will take him to the nearest point to his destina- tion, and then be returned for the other members of the commission, who will have the governor join them on their way to the upper Missouri agencies, General Crook and Major Warner, with the indefatigable Captain Roberts, of General! Crooks’ staff, and others with the commission will remain here to complete the work, which will pos- 8ibly tuke them a week, as the commission fully realizes that it is useless to try and hurry the Indians here. The more this is done the more unsatisfactory the result, as they become only the moro suspicious and obstinate. ‘While the influence of Red Cloud may be scoffed at and denied, there is no doubt he still has great in- fluence over a large following, and it will take time, patience and work' to un- dermine this influence and convince the av- erage Indian that the day of chieftanship is passed and he has a right to think and act for himself. Tuis is being daily done here, and many converts are being made to the new order of things, so the best results may be hoped from the work of the com- mission. There is now no doubt that this agenoy and Standing Rock will bo the battle- ground for the opponents of the bill, and thereis & perfect understanding between the two agencics. If the commission is suc- cessful here, then there will not be a big fight made at Standing Rocl, out 1f not suc— cessful here, the samo tactics will bo pur- sued there and every effort made to defeat the bill. The commission gave the Indians another feast to-day, with which they are now gorging themselves, as it seems to be au established fact that to reach an Indian’s brain and good nature, you must do it through his stomach, Red Clond’s Rascality. Pixe Rivae Acexcy, Dak., June 23.—It is now definitely known that prior to the ar- rival of the commissioners a combinatiot was formed at this agency, with Red Cloud t the head, pledged to oppose the bill and not even to consider it. This explains the reluctance on the part of many of the Indi- ans to talk about the bill. The object of the djsintegration of this combination has been quietly carried on by the commissioners for several days, and it now secems as if some progress was being made. The Indians ave signing slowly and the prospects are more favorable. ————— THE BUNDES TURNFEST. The Omaha Verein Makesa Good £howing. CIROINNATI, June 23.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bee]|—The twenty-tifth Bundes Turnfest was formally naugurated to-aay with one of the grandest competitive Turn- verein drills ever witnessea. I'rom 6 o'clock this wmorning till 6 this evening, the vereins here, to the uumber of over one hundred, took part in contests of agility and skill for the prizes, which consist of laurel wreaths and diplomas, to bo awarded Wednesday afternoon. The exercises com- prised the typical German staff drill and feats on the parallel bars, each society being permitted to choose its own performance for the third class, ‘The Omaha Veremn selected the horizontal bar, and gave a very creditable exhibition, ‘The feel sure of one of the first prizes. The day’s performance concluded with a_splen- did exhibition of the staff drill, 1,400 Turners participating, and going through all the movements to the music of a band and a chorus of 500 voices, To-morrow the indi- vidual contests take place and Omaha has several of its good men entered. All the Omaha Turners are comfortably quartered in the tents, 300 of which are pitched on the campus, where the exhibition is held. The dining hut alone seats 800. Mayor Mosby. of this city, visited your boys in camp t day aud was pleased with their fine appear- ance. The mayor having ruled that beer could be sold to-day, although Sunduy and against the law, became very popular for his consideration of the Germans, There are at least 15,000 strangers in the city attracted by the fest, T —— Arranging For a Regatta, Saur LAke, June 23 —Correspondence is being held with Editor Lyman B. Glover, of the Chicago Herald and a member of the Farragut Boat club, of Chicago, with refer- ence to bringing out several crack crews and and holding a grand regatta at Lake park and Garfield. as was done last year. The railroads will give half rates from Chicago and endeavor to bring out about five bundred people, The visiting crews will very lkely come from the Farragut and Delaware clubs, They will find foes worthy of their steel here, particularly in the Salt Lake Rowing club, which is to Salt Lake what the Farragut club is to Chicago, Among the oarsmen of that club are Gun- ster, Williams college’ 74; Ballow, Brown university '77; Bacon, Harvard 70; Wade- man, ex-stroke of the Nutkegus Four (N Y.) and other powerful meu., ‘While at sea level the muscular Delaware crew might get away with the Salt Lake four, yet at this elevation the chances greatly favor the home crew as the Llinoisans, when ushed, would be likely to lose their wind. he University cluo will have a crew on the lake next year, e Is 1t Cooney? Cuicaco, June 23.—1he capture of Cooney, the Cronin suspect, 18 reported to-night at Frankfort, Ind. Chief of Police Hubbard received telegrams saying that the prisoner at Frankfort, arrested for burglary, wallies with Cooney’s description, Lieutenant Schiettler made preparations at a Jate hour to-night to take the first train to Fraukfort, A special from Frankfort says, however, that @ correspondent has se the wan ar- rested and that the officers are mistaken, and that the fellow is uot Cooney at all, EARANOE RECORD, Ial Transnctions of tho Past Weolk. BostoN, Mass., June 23.—|Spocial Telo- gram to Tur Bee )—The following table, compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross ox- changes for the wosk eadod June 22, 1850, with rates porfeeat of incroaso or decrease a8 compared with the amounts for the cor- responding week in 1888: TH The F| CITIES, Philadelphia Chicago........ Baitimore, Cineinnat Pittsburg Kansas City sville Orloan: Providence Milwaukee Minneapolis Columbus Springtield Worcaster. . Fort Worth. it bt 30 8y ? Wichita Norfolk ...} Grand Rapids #Tacoma Topek. 346,8: 8ot included in totals; no clearing house at this time last year, ———— GONE WITH A GAY YOUTH. Total ¥ Outside New York. A Buffalo, Wyo.,, Woman Runs Away With a Hired Man. Burraro, Wyo., June 23.—|Special to Tue BEe.]—A social sensation has been sprung on this town wheih has startled it from cen- ter to circumference, E. G. Barrett, a den- tist by profession and by occupation a car- venter, came to Buffalo with his family about a year ago, and erected a residence near the fair ground. Recently be had oc- casion to employ help about the place, and hired a young man of rather pleasing address. The employe proved to be indolent and worthless in the capacity which he endeav- ored to fill, and Mr. Barrett finally dis- charged him. The latter act brought forth a storm of in. dignaut words from the mistress of the house, who upbraided ner husband in strong terms for turning the gay young fellow off, Harrett passed the matter over lightly, and thought no more of it until the day before yesterday, when his wife saddied her horse and went out for an afternoon ride. As she did not r¢turn by sunset the anxious husband went in search of her, fearing that she had met with a mishap. The quest was fruit- less, but yestereay morning Bar- rett found @ letter fn' their sleep- ing apartment, written in his wife's hand, and was amazed to learn by its contents that she had deserted him, and was on her way to Sundance, Wyo. 1n the epistle, the woman stated that she had left him for good, und would cheerrully assist in any di- ree proceedings which he might see it to institute; that she would live with him no more, and warned him that if he followed her there would bo scrious trouble. It is searned to-day that the young laborer, who had been summarily dismissed from service in the Barrett family, and whose name is Mc- Cord, has also disappeared, and the inference is that the two have gone together. Mrs. Barrett left two bright children, a boy and a girl, The family came here from a farm in Nebrasia, where the husband was quite well fixed, but lost cverything in a fire. Barrett is much grieved over the conduct of his wife, and told of tue circumstauces, as above related. The social stunding of the woman had been above question up to the time of her flight. ~——— Two Little Prodigals Return. Des Morxses, Ia., June 23,—[Special to Tre Bee.)—The sequel to the disappearance of the two boys, Epey Bute and EdJackson, from the little village of Stanhope, has now appeared. The boys were only about four- teen years old, but they hadan idea that they could go to Arizona and got big wages. Each took a horse, the I3ute boy his own and the Jackson boy his father's. They took two revolvers und over £50 1n money, saddies and otner necessary articles, But they soon grew weary of their adventures, and after getting us far as Madrid, Boone county, they determined like prodigals to go home., At Boone they stopped to get something to eat. and while the Bute boy went after food he was arrested by the sheriff. The officers started after the Jackson boy, but he saw them coming and_raced his horse for seven miles and escaped, reaching his home safely. The justice before whom the other prodigal was taken, saw the boy’s sincere repentence and desire to go nome, and so seut him on his way with some good advice, Soends the mysterious disappeurance that had excited 50 much comwent in the little village of Stanhope. e An Attack of Economy. Des Moixes, Ia., Juno 23, —(Special to Tur BEE. he regents of the state uaiversity are receiving a good deal of criticism for re- fusing to furnish the programmes for the public exercises at the late commencement, They had an attuck of economy, and de- parted from the custom in this respect, so that when the young men and maidens came out to speak they had to tell the waiting au- dience what they were going to speak about. Some of the regents rather wish now that they had dropped a few nickels in the slot, just to see the students smile, lustead of fooking grim and disgusted as they do now. — The C. B. & Q. Recovering. Des Morxgs, Ia., June 23.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The Chicago, Burlington & Quiney road has given evidence of enjoying better times by restoriug to full time and pay all the section men, bridge gangs and extra men in the employ of that road in lowa. This will affect the wages of over two thousand men and give the most of them an increasc of over 10 per cent. The com- pany seems to be recovering in some dogree "mi: the heavy. blow it received during the strike, e —— A Horsethief's Scheme. Cuanes Crry, la., June 23.—(Special to “Tue Bek,)—Last Tuesday a stranger applied at Lemigri's livery barn in this city for a buggy. He used the rig, and retutned at night and paid his bill. Early in the evening he appearcd again and wanted the same horse. It was hitched up and he drove away. He has not been seen since. He has been heard from at Rockford and Marble Rock, The horse was fouud in & faricr's pasture near the lulerllnuO. the thief having left it to be pastured during the summer, promising to pay for its keeping later. No clueis now found for the horsethief, who 18 much want- ed in this vicinity. i A Newspaper Death, Sr. Joser, June 23.—(Special Telegram to Tne Bes.|—Howard R. Hetrick, a vews paper maun, died io the city hospital here at 11 o'clock to-day. The body has been em- balmed and is being held to await the arrival of his family from Easton, Pa. Hetrick was forty-eight years old, and attempted suicide yesterday in the city prison, AN ADDRESS TO ELECTORS The Union Rights Party of Franoce Issues a Manifesto. CONSERVATIVE POLICY OUTLINED Emporor Francis Josoph Dolivera & Speech Declaring Austria's Polloy Unchanged—Her itelations With Sorvia, A Union Rights Manifesto. [Copyright 1559 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, June 93.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tus Bger]—The manifesto which has been drawn up by the union rights party 18 adlressed directly to the electors and clearly marks out the lines within which the whole conservative party takes its stand in view of tho general elec~ tion. The firsy part of this document is purely critical, specifying the grievances which the conservatives think they have against the policy followed by the republio of late years. The ndictment is formal, and the foundation for the accusation it contains may be contested, but the fact remaius that a series of terrible charges have been formu- lated against the republic. Members of the right endeavor to suggest a remody for the ovils they point out in the second nalf of the manifesto, but their meaning is not so plain as when they are formulating grievances, ‘This is not, 8o surprising considering that the document is signed by M. de Cassagnag, as well as by Duc de la Rouche- foucauld, and that the Comte de Mun's name is appendsd with those of Mm. Jolibois and Piou. It is a case of po- litical physicians of entirely different schools treating the same patient, and, consequently, it is not astonishing that no definite agree- ment is arrived at, and that no positive ex- planation is given on the subject of the treat- ment 10 be followed in the case. It is more than probable, however, that on one subject all the signatorics of the manifesto are agroed, viz: That immediate operation or am- putation 18 essential and that the first and foremost thing to be done .is to cut away the diseased republic, there being ample time and opportunity -to discuss later the treat- ment. This point is dwelt upon daily by the newspapers that represent tho opmion or opinions of the union rights. But uo hint of this is given 1 the manifesto. There is mnot =& passage, not a phrase which can bo construed to mean that the authorizers of the document have any inclination to overthrow the republic. They even appeal to sincere republicans to join their banner, and coutent themsoclves with the statement that the constitution shall be revised. There are, however, many ways of revising the constitution. Do la Roche~ foucauld, Do Cassagnac, Jolibois and Gen- eral Boulanger have each their own plan. Floquet and Clemenceau also advocate a re- vision of the constitution, their standpoint bemng likewise different from either the con- servatives or Boulangists. The electors have accordiugly a wide field to choose from, but. no definite choice. The revisionists would be well iuspired if they lay down with some amount of precision on what line thoy pro- pose to make the changes they deem necessary., This the members of the right do not do in their manifesto. But probably the reasons for the omission are both good and suficient, If they at- tempted to explain their views upon revision they would run the risk of coming to logger heads. If, on the other hand, they openly declared an intention of overthrowing the republic without having any very clear 1dea, with what they would replace it. A large proportion of the moro timid of thewr sup- porters would possibly look with dread apon the idea of asudden and radical change of government, and would hesitate to take so blind a leap in the dark. Then again, the right believe it incumwbent upon them not to cast off from the Boulangists, particularly at @ moment when Boulanger has declared his intention of refusing his patronage to any candidate who has not declared his adhesion to the national republie. Under these conditions it is easy to under- stand that numbers of the union rights found it rather an embarrassing task to draw up the manifesto, and that the pro- granime they have submitted to the electors i8 in part ambiguous. Only the future will show whether the electors of the country will be satisfied with a programme so vague, or whether, on the other hand, it will re- quire the candidates of the union rights to explain themselves more completely, more categorically thun they have done in thelr recent manifesto, Francis Joseph's Position. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.) A ,June23.--[New York Herald Cablo —Special to Tng Bre. l-~Bmperor Francis Joseph, 1 receiving delegations yesterday, said that Austria’s forcign relations and gen- eral policy were unchanged, and that he was in full agreement with her allics, The gov-~ ernment, he saifl, was doing its utmost to in- sure a peaceful development of the European situation, which was still unsafe, He hoped the blessings of peace would be maintained, notwithstanding the fact |Lut armaments were everywhere being iicreased. 1t was this increase of armaments that compelled Austria not to halt in the work of completing her means of defense, Regarding Servia, the emperor said Milan's regretable action had given power during the minority of his son to a regency, The government had received from the regents actual assuranco thatthe relations with Austria would be maintained. He continued: *I wish the same and hope that the wisdom and patriotism of the Ser- vians will proteet Sorvia from serious danger, I rejoice that order and peace reign in Bulgara and am pleased at her continual progress in spite of difficulty.” The emperor closed by saying that the special credits asked would be devoted w strength ening the defenses, e Lpiedl o Tne Weather Inaications. For Nebraska and Iowa: Light rain, with severe local storms Monday afternoon, fol- lowed in the western portions by slightly cooler, winds becoming northwesterly, For Dakota: Showers, cooler, winds be- coming northweste e General Cameron Still Alive, Laxcasres, June 23.—General Cameron is still aliue and s condition is unchanged from yesterday. The doct now say he may survive for several days yet, although bis condition is very weak, consequent upon the lack of nourishment, sl A Party of Four Drowned. PuiLApELruiA, June 23 'his afternoon two young gentlemen, uccompanied by two young ladies, while rowing in Fairmount park ventured too close to f‘-lrumunt dam, and their boat was drawn over avd all four occupants drowned. i 45,000 Five. Loxpox, June 23. ~A portion of the Man- ningha mill, at Bradford, burned; loss, £5.000, Tawo firomen were killed and severa) firemen and worlinen wnjured,