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P "NINETEENTH YEAR, pran) Y OMAHA, i &L - MONDAY, MORNING, JU 1889, d3Y:- iy A BRUTAL INDIAN LYNCHED. Icwa Oitizens Wreak Quick Ven- geance on an Omaha Brave. JUSTICE WITH THE BARK ON. After Being Subdued With Brickbats Lo 18 Lifted lnto the Beyond at the End of a Rope. Hanged in the Court Yard. RBenronn, Ta., June 50.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre|—A brutal-looking Indian tramp assaulted and outraged Mrs. Glass man, the wife of a wellto-do farmer living near Grayity yesterday afternoon. The In- dian attacked the woman at her house, but she escaped and ran toward the field, where her husband was at work, screaming for help. The villain caught her and she fainted from fright. Her husband, who had heard her cries came to the rescue, but could not fiud her until the Indian had laft her. Glass- man attempted to kill the Indian with @ shot gun, but the neigh- bars interfered and disarmed him. The farmers took the redskin to Bedford, where he pleaded guilty before a justice of tho peace, and was locked in the county jail there. About 10 o'clock Jast might he gave his nawe as Olof and said he belonged to the tribe of the Omahas. The town was full jof people all day and there were many hints that the county wouldbe saved the expense of a trial and much censure was heaped upon those who captured him for not MANGING HIM ON TIIE SPOT. Last night at about 12 o'clock a_commttee of men called on Sheriff Brown und demanded thie keys to the jail. He positively refused to deliver them and after parleying with them for a few moments dressed and went to the jail, but the mob had preceded him and accomplished their work, They had or- ganized at an old livery barn in the west part of the town and proceeded in a quiet orderly wuy to the juil and with a square piece of timber for a ram broke through the brick walls, The prisoner showed fight but was soon disabled with brick buts. A rope was placed around his neck and THE BODY DRAGGED TO A TREE standing at the corner of the speaker’ stand in the court yard where he was tried yesterduy. At the word of command he was drawn up and left until taken down at 6 o'clock this morning by the coroner and an inquest held. The jury found thathe came to his death at the hands of persons uu- known. The course of the mob is generally approved and it is not likely any attempt will be mude to punisk thew, The Governorship Canvass. Dis Moixs, Ia., June 30.—|Special to Tar Bre.]—The probubility of Governor Larra- bee being a candidate for re-election seems increasing. Certaln events in the last two weeks have shaped in that direction, and it 18 not unlikely that s friends will make an effort to have him renominated. He will nov be a candidute in the sense of making a fight for the nomination, but some of his closest friends say that he will have to bo renomi- nated, and they expect that the convention will be willing to take him up after balloting a fow times for the other candidates, It is noted that while the governor has boen re- ported muny times as saying that he would not be a candidate for renowmination, vet there has not appeared a single authorized interview announciug that he would refuse a renomination if it were offered him, Ivis believed also by many that the - tention of the governor's closest friends i§ to have Lis candidacy for re- eloction as governor prepare tho way for his eloction to the senate next winter to succeed Allison. They say that if re-elected a8 governor, the campaign will be fought on his platform of railway control, That would necessarily sot the pace for the legislutive trotters, und a legislature would be elected in harmony with _his ideas, and the most natural thing for it to do, they say, would bo to clect him to the senate, to continue th the work which he has done in Towa. It i stated that the latest slate is to keep the governor in the back ground until the con- vention mcets, then nominate him for gov- ernor, zet the support of the Hutchison Dy the assurance that he shall be lieute governor, and succeed to the governorship on the eléction of Larrabee as senutor. There 18 good reason for belioving that this will be the programme of the anti-mouopoly forces this summer. 30.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—The state of Towa is now practically out of debt, The call for the last outstand- ing warrants has expired, and interess on them has ceased. So that all who hold them will probably present them for payment at once, and the treasurer is prepared to meet them, The last call was for §5,000, and this was the last end of the floating indebtedness ‘which two or three years ugo reached nearly $1,000,000. The state's outstanding debt, in this instance, stood for value received, so that it was in every way an honorable debt. The state of Iowa has a good deal to show for this last debt. It has a new insane hos- pital at Clarinda, two new wings to the hos- pital at Mount Pleasant, un addition to the buildings at the hospital at Independence,new buildings at various state institutions and other repairs and improvoments that speak for themsolves, The debt was siwply the alternative of suvplying urgent state needs at once, or letting public intorest suffer until the money \\'uu“l accumulate in the treasury 1o pay for them, It is not a case of wasteful and extravagant expenditures, or of dis honesty and bad management. It is simply & case of mecting wants by appropriations which had to be supplied to some oxtent by the state’s promise to pay, rather than its cash in haud. But every citizen of lowa foels glad that the state has now its elegant capitol comploted and paid for, its score of state institutions, charitable, penal and in- dustrial, comfortably provided for, and not a dollar of indebtedness charged up against it. Prohibition Searchers, Des Moixs, T., June 80.—[Special to Tus Bee.| -Judge Ayers, of the district court, has given a decision which muy have the effect of removing from active service two men who have been very active in enforcing prohibition in this county, and have become very much disliked by some who think " their zeal has run away with their discretion. The tost case was that ugainst Justice Gaston, At the time of his alleged re-election as jus- tice of the peace in 1555, no special notices of the vacancies to be filled were posted, us required by the code. The board of super- yisors threw out his vote as irregular and {llegal, but he claimed the right to hold till his successor was elected. Judge Ayres de- cides that be cannot. The case of Constable Hawliton, one of the prohibition “'searchers,” rests on the same greund, sud he will prob- sbly be treated in the same way. lowa Knights of Pythias. Dses Moixgs, la., June 80.—|Special Lo Tug Bee.]—The uniform rank of the lowa Knights of Pythias is taking on still wore of & military character, by holding annual brigade encampments. This gives them an sctual taste of camp life under military reg- Wlations, with all the fruternity fewtures of their social organization. The encampment this year is to be at Oskaloosa, Augus 13. General Beeson, of Marshalltown, wno com- mands the Towa brigade, has issuéd orders to the captains of the uniform rank of the Knights with reference to that occasion, He requests every division in the state to enter the encamprment, if possiblo, with twenty- four knights and threo ofticers. If this num- ber cannot be secured, then he asks for six- teon knights and three officers. Tho encamp- ment will be held on the fair grounds at Os- kaloosn, and the citizons of that place have agreed to furnish tents for tho visitors if the number coming can be known in time. Gen- eral Beoson, in his general order, announces that he will not be a candidate for re-election as brigade commander. During his term of office the uniform rauk has grown to be a brigade of throe regiments, thirty divisions und about 1,200 sir knights. The River Lands Trouble. Des Morxes, In., June 30.—[Special to T Bre. |—Senator Allison has decided to lend what assistance he can insettling the trouble over the Des Moines river lands. Ho goes to Washington to help Attorney General Stone in presenting a statement of the case to the United States attorney’ general. General Stone will probably present to-morrow some reasons which, in hiis judgment, would justify the ggyernment in_beginning 'suits for for- feituro of titles to many of these lands. Attornoy General Miller had requested Gen: eral Stone to present such information on this point as he could obtain, and the latter has 1n consequence vrepared a very thorough and elaborate brief. Ex-Congressman Holmes, of Boone, is also isting General Stone. He lives in the vicinity of the con- tested lands and will represent somo of the settlers, Natural Gas. Drs Morwes, I, Juno 30.-|Special to Tk Bee.]—The belief is growing that nat- ural gas exists under a large partof the state of Towa. So many discoveries of gas have been made that it seems evident that the chemical changes going on have formed a large amount of gas that only needs an exit to be seen. The finding of gas near Letts, in Louisa county, last week, confirms this theory, for that Is a little outside the district where'the most of the gas has been found heretofore. In this case, asin most of the the gas was fourd when boring for The only trouble so far has been to tind a pressure sufficient for practical use. The existence of gas under a large part of the state is thorougnly demonstrated. Thinks 1t Was Accidental. Drs MoixEs, Ia., June 50.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.j—Dr. Kenneiy, of the state board of health, says that after careful cxumination of the burning of the house in which was the body of Johnson, he velieves tnat the fire wus accidental and not inten- tional. The attendant had been using a pan of chips and sulphur, which he burned as a disinfectant, avd had lLighted this us usual and had gono to the barn to cook dinner. When he returned the house wus on fire, huving caught from the chips, and he was unable to put itout. Dr. Kennedy thinks that the case w: not smallpox, but he is quarantining everybody in the vicinity to be on the safe side. Burned Out Seven Times LeMaus, Ia., June 30.—|Special Telegtam to Tur Bee.]—Kale Garter, a blacksmith, whose house and bara are next to the Union notel, suffered his seventh loss by fire this afternoon, It was started by some fellows who were drinking beer in the barn. One horse was burned. The house was saved. “The loss is §400; no insurance. The Union house, the lurgest hotel here, was barely ved. It is built on the sitc of the old Revere house, which was fired six times, and finally burned down. iy WYOMING'S OIL FIELDS, Prospects Bright For a Rapid Devel- opment of the Uk mntry. DaLLAS, Wyo., June 80.—|Special to Tne Bee.|]—In the Shoslione basin are sit- uated the three and only oil wells in Wyom- ing to-day. While I have no doubt of grand results soon to bo obtained from develop- ments now in progress in the various fields, where fine prospects surely exist, capitalists seeking for profituble investmentshould first visit the Shoshone basin and see for them- selves what practical development already proves, that this section is destined to be one of the greatest ofl producing fields of the United States. While of late but v little has been so1d with direct reference to this field in the Popo Agie valleys, the silence may be attributed to the fact that much of the most desirabie laud is ulready held by strong companies that are only awaiting the com pletion of pipo lines for transporting the thousands of barrels of as fine lubri- catng oil @s nawre ever produced. As 1 write, at a distance of 300 yards can be d the hummer and saw of the derrick . erecting that monument of the oil countries, for the Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado Oil #nd Mining company, who will be ready to start the drill in another week and ere long we shall see tho oily liquid, forced by that mighty agent, natural gas, which is bere in abundance, ascend high above tho surface, Let the railroads and pipe lines push for- ward and the tide of ewigration will be grea to the oil ficlds of Wyoming and dot her val- leys with thrifty villages, It is said that several companies other than the one now on the ground are soon to commence drilling, A!\ll‘llllC.\NibuLl) SHIPMENTS, Than $30,000,000 Exported Since January. W YoRrk, June 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—European speculators are watching with deep concern the current of gold that every wecls passes out of the Uni- ted States into Travs-Atiantic vaults, Moro than §30,000,000 in gold has peen exported since the first of the year. Fora time local operators boasted that the weekly shipment of zold was without appreciable effect on tho stock list, but the distinct turn in the tempor of the speculation that sev in on Friday was ovidently the result of what is rapidly be- coming & significant drain on the supply of specie. In the opinion of certain English economists the continued export of gold from this country is partly the result of the mone- tary policy of the states on one haud and of Europe on the other. “If this view should turn out to be correct” adds the authority in hand, “It behooves every business man to carefully watch_the further development of events in New York.” J. C. Brown, the statistiolan of the New York produce exchange, gives some care- fully prepared estimates of the supply and distribution of wheat during the present cereal year, and coucludes that the total re. serves of old wheat on July 1 available for export will be about 2,000,000 bushels, aside from the 50,000,000 bushels that is usually considered as the permanent and unavailablo reserve. In other words, the total reserves available July 1 promisé to be about 52,- 000,000 bushels, against 75,000,000 bushels one year ago. More — Oarnegle Men on a Strike. PirTsUng, June #.—A strike at the great steel plant of Carnegie & Co., agamnst the scalo proposed by the firm was declared on at a meeting of the Amalgamated Work- men to-day. After the repairs are completed, if the men still persist in refusing Lo sigu the scale, an attowpt will be made Lo operate the plant with new workiien, e A Cloud Burst, E 111, June 80.—A tremendous fall of raln in the nature of a cloud burst struck this city yesterday afteraoon, The streets were flooded and the sewers overflowed, Lightning struck several bouses. The daw- Ag0 In the clty awoucts W wany thousand dollurs, A RIDICULOUS EXHIBIT, Poor Showing of the United States at tho Paris Exposition. [Copyright 1829 by Jamss Gordon Bennatt.) Loxnoy, June 80.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnr Byrr.|—The Paris ex- position, particularly the exhibit mado by the United States, Las recoived seathing criticism from M. H. DeYoung, editor and proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle. *“The exposition as a whole,” he said to a Herald reportor, ‘is, without doubt, the grandest thing of the kind the world has ever seen. It enablés a person virtually to eo arounud the world in a few days—that is, to 500 the Inhabitants of nearly overy country, their dress manners, -houses, style of living, wares, manufactures, production, amuse- ments, and noearly everything to be seen. The experience is extended to travel except tho natural scenery and climate. But there is much criticism, In the first place, the manifest purpose of the French government thus far has boen to make the exposition one of tho Fronch nation and its colonies. They absorb the great majority of space, enjoy exceptional privileges and ac- commodations, Other nations have had ex- uibits ndmitted merely in order to give the exposition the character of a_world-made affair. Most of the prizes and diplomas are being awarded to France and 1ts colonies. The purpose has evidently been to create the impression that France is far and away ahead of other nitions. The United States exhibat is ridiculous for a country of its size, standing and rosources. The fault lies with the government commissioners. Not one ot them appeared at Paris two weeks before the exposition opened. Refore that they had only two or three clerks there and were hooawinked and played right and left by the Frenchmen, The United States has no builing there at all. The Ar- gentine Republic has a_significant one and many nations not a tenth of the importance of thie United States have flae buildings and creditable exhibits. The United States ex- hibit is in the main building aud occupies only nbout two-thirds the space which Bel- gum has. Our government appropriated o quarter of a million dollars for its exhibit. I would not like to charge thatany of the money has been dishonestly used, but am free to say that it has been very injudiciously cexpended. One of the first things the com- missioners did was to rent a fino house for £00,000 and settle down in it with their fami- lies. A great deal of money has been eaten upin salarics. The commissioncrs say a great deal of money was spent in collecting o display of cereals. It would not do a country fair very great credit. A little glass case six feet long holds the whole of our wine exhibit. California alone wanted to appropriate £50. 000 for the exhibit of wine and fruit produc- tions, but,though I applied for space last Jan- uary, T was refused. The States boast of hav ing more miles of railroad than all the rest of the world, yot the exhibit in that line cm- braces one refrigerator car, the sawed-off end of a freight carand a little locomotive one can sec over, shows home improvement, but it 18 a mere toy. France, England, Belgium and even Switzerland make railway rolling stock exhibits which are incompara- bly better than ours. Mexico and South Americangountries throw us far into the shade with their exhibits. The States ex- hibit is simply ridiculous. ol don HECEN JUSTICE ON THE HIGH SHAS. A Gambler Triea By Jury on Board the Etruri; [Copyright 1889 by James Liverroor, June 80.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie BEee.|—An unpar- alleled incident disturbed the even equanimi- ty of the Etruria on her last voyage across the Atlantic, and 600 passengers who landed from her at Liverpool to-duy narrate an ex- traordinary experience. Among the cabin passengers were Mr. B., of New York, a fruit merchant of Spanish extraction, and Mr. E., an Egyptian, who represented himself as manager of a New York insurance oftice. Early in the voyage the couple be- came acquaiited, and, &t the suggestion of Mr. E., began a friendly rubber at whist. Belore the game was over Mr. B. was some £15 poorer than when he sat down, but, to retrieve his losses, readily assented to the Egyptians further offer to play a small game of buccarrat. The Egyptian won hand over fist, and, despite the remon- strances of friends and disinterested spectators, the fruit merchant kept playing until he had lost every penny he had with him, 4 sum of about £100. Ho then accused Mr. E, of cheatingand a row forthwith ensued. A duel not bemng prac- ticable, it wassuggested that a regular court, with an improvised judge, jury and counsel be convened and the matter arbitrated in that mauner. A certain colonel of Spring- field, Mass., was chosen judge, a well-known Chicago lawyer, who earned fame in connection with the anarchist trial, agreed to act as gratuitous counsel for the plaintiff, the fruit dealer. A promi- nent Philadelphia lawyer defended the Egyp- tian, Before commencing tho trial the judge in- sisted that the amount in dispute on both sides be put into the court, and, on the Kgyptian demurring, was hissed and hooted out of the smoking room, but was eventuaily brought back by three specially appointed passengers. The jury was then formally appointed, the Egyptian challenging several, and the trial entered upon. From luncheon time until 11 o'clock at night the inquiry lasted, and then the jury retired to consider the case. After awhile they brought back their ver- dict, in which they found the charge of cheat- ing not proven, and no money was due from ecither party to the other, Mr, E., however, was rigidly boycotted during the rest of the voyage, and loft the vessel the moment she arrived at Queenstow e —— HAYTIEN MATTERS, Men ordon Bennatt.] on New Yonrk, June 80.—The steamer Ozana, from Hayti, arrived at the bar at 9:20 p, m, When she sailed from Gouaives Hippolyte was marching his men to Port-au-Prince, and expected to bave 12,000 men before that city by July 6, The gouth has risen and sent 10 Hippoiyte asking arms and ammunition, vromising to march on Port-au-Prince in conjunction with Hippolyte's troops, The Cronin Case. Cmicaao, Jwne 80.—States Attorney Lon- genecker said to-day : *'I dopbt if everything wilt be in readiness for the Cronin trial be- fore August, and the court takes its vacation during that month, but the vacation might be waived in order to lay by the case. At present I canuot staté definitely when the trial will be held. Al the indicted men will be tried together, of that [ am convinced, notwithstanding that & tight will be wade by the accused for sepurate trials,” - e Tne Weather Inaications. For Nebraska and lowa—Showers, warmer southeasterly winds, For Dakota—Fawr, continued high tem- perature, followed Monday by more local storws anaslightly cooler, southerly winds. STEINBLOCK COMMITS SUICIDE A The Accused Murdérer of the Leavitt Ohildren Hangs Himself. GRESHAM'S LATEST SENSATION, The Dead Man Writes a Lotter As- serting His Innocence—Doings of the Crete and Beate rice Chautauquas, Suicided By Hanging. Grrenay, Nob., June 80.— Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—A second horror shook Gresham and community this morning as the news was spread that Mr. Steinblock, the noighbor of Mra, Leavitt, whom sho said she suspicioned of murdoring her children, had committed suicide last night by hauging him- self. Tue Bee representative went to the Steinblock farm this morning and from par- ties who reached tho scene of the tragedy ut 12 o'clock last night learned the following concerning the affair: Steinblock’s wife and their only child, a daughter of twelve years, were called to Seward yesterday as witnesses in tho Leavitt murder investigation and were accompanied o the trip by Dedreik Dey, a young Ger- man of the neighborhood, while Mr. Stein- block remained at honie alone, On their re- turn home, at about 8 o'clock in the evening, Dey and the girl took the horses into the barn. The little girl was the fst to see her father's form suspended and exclaimed: “Look there!” The young man soon discovered the cause of the girl’s outery, and proceeded to inform the neighbors and senda messenger to Utica., Deputy Sheriff Murphy and other parties ¢ rived at 12 o'clock and cut the body down. The indications show that the deed must have been committed some time between 3 and 6 o'clock in theafternoon. The rope was fastened by means of two large spikes that were driven iuto a crosspiece between the rafters, and the boards in the hay loft were pushed aside to allow him to fall through. He could not Kave dropped a dis- tance of more than two or three feet, and his feet did not reach the® ground by about eighteen inchess Near him was found a let- ter, written in & plain German haud, The followin is the letter, translated: Gerd Steinblock is mnopent of the murder of the children. I have made a mistuke in my oath, but [ had mothing wrong in my thoughts. Lord be gracious to me. I have told my wife and daughter that they shouid tell the clean truth, A hundred times Mrs. Leavitt called me bad names, but I only o few times, but I do not kuow whether my wife and daughter know muything about this or mot. 1 am innocent ‘of the murder. 1 have not been out of the housc all day, neither in the night, The Lord is my wit~ ness. I must die entirely mnocent. Make diligent_search for the'perpetrator. The Liord will grant that it whd bo discovored. T do not want to be dragged around town any more, Again good-bye, Iam innocent of the crime, My wife and daughter knows that as woll as T, for I dared to tell the truth, but now it istoo late, and thdrefore the crime is laid to me, but I'am entiraly 1mnocent. My dear wife and daughter, the Lord will grant that we see cach other dgain in oternity, GRRD STEINBLOCK," The coroner arrived at about 10 o'cloclk this morniny and began the inquest, but up 10 this hour no verdict has been reached, Youne Dey is a near neighbor of Mr, Stein- block, and this morning sald that he had seemed very much worried, He knew that Mrs. Leavitt accused him of the murder, and somehow got the idea that he was censured by others. He was a very sensitive man, and when he first heard of the connection of his name with the murder, he said: “Now the children will ull keep away from me and be afrmd that I will cut their throats.” While be was in Seward as a witness in the Leavitt murder case he heard some one read a news- paper account in which his name was men- tioned, and he said: “What would my family say if they saw name in the papers connected with that murder.” He did not talk nor understand English well, and after testifying before the special grand jury at Seward he wus afraid he had made some mistake that'would tangle him up the crime upon him. A great throng of peoplo have gone to the Steinblock place to-day, and the excitement is almost as intense as 1t has been at any time since the Leavitt murder took pia Tha Sabbath at Crete, Crere, Neb.,, June 80.—|Special’ Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]—A true Sabbath still- ness and peace prevaiis upon the grounds w-day. The management are using great care this year,to have the day kept as it should be. As the heartiest supporters of the assembly are Christians, and as its aims are to advance Christian life and principles, it is right and fitting that the observance of the Sabbath be firmly enforced. The ticket office and all places of traffic and amusement are closed, and no newspapers are permitted to besold. “‘Sunday Observance” was the subject discussed at the morning prayer meeting. The diseussion was ani- mated and was participatgl by numbers of both sexes. A umli!fl to uest the management to dispense With a Sund lmslnlllrenu the grounds was carried by & arge majority, ~ The negative also had a ®oodly showing, proving that many think it a sufticient sacrifice to do without their Sun- day paper without also being deprived of their Sunduy letters from tome. 'The ser- mon at 10:30 was preachea by Dr, Huys, the subject being “The Resyrrection.” During the opening ‘cises a solo, ‘‘Hear, Oh Father, Hear Us,” was sung by Madam Car- rington, who is wejl known as one of ~the finest sopramos in America. Dr. Hays' sermon ! was very fine, brt was delivered undgr considerable difi- cuity, A sudden ram and thunder storm came up and the imménse audience grew percaptibly uneasy. Overshoes and umbrel- las were in great demand, especially the lat ter. Portions of the' pavillion roof are not wholly waterproof, and playful little streams of water trickied down upon uasusvecting heads or splashed alarthingly near the hems of Sunday garments, ‘The novel spectacle of @ congregution of umbrellas was then pre- sented, for all who pessessed these indis- pensabjes spread em above their heads and contiuued8listening to the ser- won. Variety, as th@ proverb huth it, is the spice of life, and tife movelty of listening to a sermon under umbrella, together with the real worth of sermon, caused people to forget and,forgive the summer shower that was so auigkly followed by sun- shine. In his resurrection sermou Dr, Hi recountea the fulfillment of the anuouncements and prophecies concerning Christ; reviewed his arrest, trial and cruci- fixion, and dwelt at length on the proofs thut when taken down from the cross Uhrist was really dead and not mergly a swoon, as the in- fidels would have us believe, &emnphuumul the truth of tt surregtion, and concluded with an varnest and “eloguent appeul for faith in the personal coming of the risen Christ, ‘The afternoon was well ogeupied by meet- ings of various socicties, Mrs, Kennedy's Sunday school at 3 p. m. was largely at- tended, not only by the little folks, but by teachers anxious to learn the lady's excellent methods. At 5 o'clock the beautiful vesper services were held, and at 8 an immense sudience, decidedly tho largest of the ses- sion, gathered for the evening sermon. The opening exercises included a vocal solo, *'Oh, Heavy Laden,” by Mrs. Powell, and a coruet solo, “Nearer My God to Thee,” by Miss Clarl, Dr. Dunniog, the speaker of in the evening, took for his text the proverb, “Wisdom fs the principal thing, therefore get wisdom.” The doctor dwelt' at length on the bible's definition of wisdom, showed how it can be obtained by all, and urged all to seex it. T'he nestness and excelienco of the sermon mads a deop impression, = It was Dr, Danning’s first sormonat the as- sembly. he principal events of to-morrow 10 o'clock lecture on “Shakspeare's Sword,” and Dr, Hay's even- ing lecture on “Every Day Reasoning.” Saundens Conaty Politics. Wanoo, Neb,, June 30, —|Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—Candidates for the more im- portant offices of the county are being groomed for the race this fall. foremost in importance is the treasurer, who has the county funds, which aggregate $100,000, at his disposal as doposits. Tho republicans will, baveing future trouble, renominate the present incumbent, George Buck, who is in no senso a politician, but plain, capable, faithful offlcial. The democrats are casting about for an available candidate to run against Mr. Buck* and if the couvention was held to-morrow, N. B. Berggren, a wealthy farmer, stock raiser and livery man, would be nominated. Mr. Berggren is of Swedish nationality, and it is possible would poll a good sharc of the Scandinavian vote, which is mostly republi- oan, but the fact shat only a few years ago he an active republican and left the party because he could not get the ofice he now wants will work against him. For register of doeds; the republicans are looking for the man who can beat Nels 1, the present democratic ineum bent. ‘There are several men who think themselves capable of performing this feat, among them J, C. Hamilton, a popular young man who served as deputy register for sev- eral years and is thoroughly capabla. t 18 Lepso, the present deputy treasurer, Mr. Lepso 1s of Bohemian birth and would be a strong candidate among his nationality, who are mostly democratic, and would muke an efficient officer. Next 18 Dan Swanson, a politician from the south purt of the county, who is noted for bolting the ticket. For county clerk Horace Clark will be re- nnated without opposition by the repub- ns and the democrats have not yet found a man who wants to measure swords with Mr. Clark,, who is a capable official, popular and understands the workings of politics. He cannot be defeated. For county superintendent, the republicaus have a half a dozen candidates. any one of whom would make a strong race and a good superintendent. Among the most prominent cundidates are W. A. Howes, a popular aud well educated young man who has had sev- eral rs experience in the public schools. D. E. Reese, principal of the Ashland school, is a candidate who will develop considerable strength if he makes an active firht for the nomination. He is competent and would make a good man for the place. W. D. Gut- tery, ex-principal of the Wahoo public schools, if he makes an active canvass will run some of the others a hard race for the plum. Prof. Guttery is thoroughly educated and has had large experience in school mat- ters, and is well qualifiea for the position he ks, A. J. Morris, principalof the Ceresco schools, is also a didate for the superin- il and is making an active canvass for the nomination, Prof. Hill, of the Swedish Lutheran academy; W. C. Howie, one of the oldest teachers in the county, and O. T. McCormick, also have up lightning rods to catch the electric shock, should it come their way. On the democratic side, Prof. R. H. Wat- son, principal of the Valparaiso schools, and W. 'E. Fairbanks, principal of the Weston schools, are the only ones who seem to want, 1o start in the race for the superintendency. For county commissioner, the republicans have J. C. Brownell, & voung man from Morse Bluffs, who 1s a good business man and well qualified for the place. “Also J. D. Raitt, of Prague, a farmer and good business man. M. S. Hill, ex-county commussioner, a wide awake, well-to-do farmer, who mado a fine record when in ofiice before; also R. H. Knapp, of Cedar Bluffs, a woll-to-do farmer and stock raiser, is men- tioned with favor. On the democratic side M. C. Fisher, present wcumbent, and John Lemkuhl will try for the empty honor of representing Saunders county democracy in the race for commissioner. For representative fsom the Twenty- seventh district to fill the vacancy occasioned by Hon 3 hard’s removal to Fre- wont, Adams, of Mead, a retired farmer and one of the wheel-horses of repub- licanism in this county, is favorably men- tioned. For coroner and surveyor Dr. Ira G. Stone and W. W. Alt respectively will be renomi- nated and clected without oppositio The fight in ths county this fall will be on the treasurer, register of deeds, county clerk and superintendent. For county judge, Hon, O. C. Tarpent the present incumbent, will undoubtedl, renominated by the publicons, as he has had but one terin. He is an excellent judge and possesses groat political strength. The democrats have thus far noc r this office and probably will not have, have no one qualified for the place who will accent the empty honor of being a candi- date. Saunders county is republican by 500 ma- jority, and if the campaign 18 properly man- aged every candidate on the ticket can be elected, but factional fights have for the last four years caused strife und iaclk of unity, and has resulted in dividing the spoils with the democrats, It hus also been the policy of the democratic party to wait till after tho republican convention before holding their own, and then put up men to run against the weakest men on the republican ticket, and put up men on the balance of their ticket to trade, thus concentrating all their efforts on a small part of their ticket, and often with success, By nominating competent and pop- ular men the republicans can sweep the plat- ter clean. the The Day at Beatri Bearrice, Neb,, June 80.--[Special gram to Tug B 'he third day of (the Beutrice Chautauqua started off pleasantly. There was a band concert aud sacred music in the morning, followed by praise sorvice and an address by Rev. George Winter- bourne; at 11 a, m. & sermon by Ri Chancellor Creighton, ‘I'he afterncon was devoted by the assembly to Sabbath school discussion and missionary work., In the evening there was song servico and a ser- moen by Rev, W, . Aylesworth, here was a large attendance all day and evening, The day was made cool by two or threo light showers. The attendance to-day was 4,000. To-morrow is temperance day. rohibition council at11a m, At2p. m. Peter Mam- eroff von Finklestein, of Jerusalem, Syria, lectures on the “Bedouins of Arabia,” illus. trated by oricotal costumes. The evening will be devoted to temperance addresses, with Rev. G. W, Millar, of IKunsas the primcipal speaker. ‘The Chauta nagement is highly elated over th 58 of the assembly thus far, the daily attendance being 2,000, ~ Prominent visitors are coming in from all directions, Tele- Wahoo District Court Doings. Wanoo, Neb.,, June 80.—|Special to Tue Bee.|—District court has been in session here since Monday, eng m teying the case of McChlenagan agaiust the Omaha, & Republican Valley Railroad company for damage done plaintiffs farm in 1886, by ice and overflow of the Platte river, which plain- Uil claims was caused by the railroad bridge at Valley stopping the ice. The amount sued for 8 820,000, The case was tried a year ago and decided 1n favor of the railroad com- pany, but the supreme court reversed the de- cision and remanded the case for a new trial. It will probably take till the midadle of next week to dispose of the case. The case of Dr. Pelton against Mayor Dickinson, for slander, tried in the district court two years ago, resulting in a verdict of #700 for Dr. Pelton, has just been afirmed by the supreme court, thus ending one of the most bitter legal controversies ever known in this county. The judgment and costs amouut to about §2,000. Last September three colts were stolen from Jumes . Case, of Stanton, Necb, A First and | NUMBER 13, had_been rso Bluffs, action horo d¥s0 proposos to s ago he found the sold to Mr. C. L. Morse, o this county, and has just h“{ to replevin the colts. Mr, M hold the colts for their feed. A Defeotivo Statement. Nenraska Ciry, Neb, June Telegram to Tue Bre. | app sundny’s Bre regarding the Ne- braska City postofico inspection there occurred several imvortant typographical errors, Postmuster MacCuate, instead of abjecting to “reviewing" the work, was ot in_favor of receiving it, and tho ' defective work did not extend to the whole building, but only to the inside finish, which has been pronounced very inferior. The building itself is withow and ns good a foderal building as ever was crected in the wost. [Spocial In the special that 4 June 80.—|Special to Tne Beg.) y of Alma is making some substantial improvements this year. ‘Tho Burn hotel, to cost about §15,000, is now well nder way. When completed it will be the est hotel inthe valley. The Congrega- tional church people are now considering bids to build an wdifice to cost between £3,000 and §,000. C.C. Huusburg, Esq,, will build a fine residence to cost £,000. Be sides these n number of other buildings are in contemplation which will add largely to tho wealth of the city. Knights Ponring Into Columb oLusmies, Neb., June 30.—|Special Teie- gram to Tur Beg. |—~Kuights of Pythias aro beginning to arrive in the city for the cn- campment. A number of them came on the eveuing trains, The line and staff of the sccond regimenf, Colonel James A, Brown commanding, Lieutenant Colonel Donnelly, Major C. H. Ware und Adjutant D. F. Carte, of Omahu, aro in the city re- viewing the camp grounds. Sl i SITTING BULL'S MASH, He Makes a Genuine Urush on a New J y Widow. Brsyanrck, Duk., June 30.—|Special Tele- gram to Trie BEg.]—A sensation is reported from the Standing Rock Indian agency, the chief participants being Mrs, C. Wilder, of Vewark, > and Sitting Bull, the great Sioux chief. Sitting Bull has many ad- mirers, und anong them numbers Mrs, Wilder. During Sitting Bull's recent iliness sho visited him at his camp, and when he re- covered sufliciently to travel she made ar- rangemen th him to convey her in his wagon from Standing Rock to the Rosebud agency. As it is ugainst the rules for the Indians to leave their reservation without permission, & person to whom Mrs., Wilder told of her contract with Sitting Bull sug- gested that she had better see Agent Me- Laughlin, She acted upon the suggestion, and McLaughlin mformed her that he could not permit Sitting Bull to go about from one reservation to another, and positive fused to have the wily old chief accompany her to Roscbud. No sooner had the agent refused than Mrs. Wilder flew into a rage and declared her intention to see hev political friends in Washington and secure Major McLaughlin’s removal. Those who came from Standing Rock stato that she used the most scathing and abusive language to the major, aud accused him of using the Indians as prisoners. So abusive and threat- Cening was ber lnnsuugn that the agent posi- tively ordered her to leave the reservation, Mrs. Wilder is a widow and visiting the res- ervation. She 1s a great admirer of Sitting Bull, and itis gossip among. e)eople in the vicinity of the agency that she is actually in jove with the cunning old warrior. Agent MecLaughlin’s position in_the matter is un- questionably right, especially at this time, as Sitting Bull would surely prove a aisturbing element at the lower agency during the con forence of the commissioners on the question of opening the reser A BITTER x'lT:\(JK Ui THAYER. Intemperate Utterances of the Brit- ish-American Association, Bostox, Mass,, June 30.—The executive committee of the British-American associu- tion recontly issued a protest against the appointment of Patrick Egan, of Nebraska, to the position of minister to Chili. A copy of the paper was sent to Governor Thayer,of Nebraska, which greatly incensed that official, and he wrote a most scathing reply to that organization. This body ha cond protess against 1 ion, and at the same tim raska governor a sound ratin “You, sir,” says their manifesto, *‘belong to that wing of the republican party that has brought dishonor and discredit on its name by allying itself with the worst cle- ments of the Irish democracy which has suuk so low as to beg the favor of such so- cieties as the Clan-na-Gael, who a Chicago jury afivmed are ‘not in hurmony with and are injurious to Amcrican institutions,’ and also of such Irishmen as your friend Egan, Alexander Sullivan and Beggs, The fuvor of such men is sought for by politicians of your kind," The lettor declares that the confirmation of Kgan will alienate the British-American support from the republican pa The or- ganization commands about 5,000 votes iu Massuchusctts, S POLIUE. Nationalists Dispersed Willlam O'Brien Arrested, Conk, June 80.—The government's proc- lamation forbidding the holding of national- ist mectings was dis Seattered meetings are being he places in the city and vicinity. ult wasj that William O'Brien and other spo akers we rested. After the arrest of O'lrien rowid stoned the police, who in turn charged the people. Several persons were injured N including Patrick O'Brien, M. P. The qif r continues i ), in his specch av Clo nounced the government and strongest terms. The train to Corle uftor his arrest was met by a band which played “God Save Ireland.” The crowd tried to rescue O'lrien und the polico fired, wounding u railway official and an- other person. Quiet was restored this evening, Thirt; eight persons were treated at the imfirmau for wounds on the head. Patrick O'Br i in a critical condition. e — A FATAL FACTION FIGHT, Kuives and Revolvers Thin Outa Mis- Aourl Crowd. GLAL6OW, Mo, June 80.—A riot between two factions numbering about twenty persous oceurred in tha streets yesterday afternoon, The dificulty was the outgrowth of a local feud. John Patton saw Louis Wauts on the streev and commencod throwing {stones at bum, finally rushiog at him with o knife, Watts drew @ revolver and opened fire, A friend rusied iu and the fight became gen- eral, Aaron Johnson and Louis Watts r ceived mortal wounds and John Patton was shot dead. Six other persons were injursd, The shevift's forces finally quelled the riot, making a number of arrests, e Struck By a Train, CiicAGo, June 80.—August Moltenhauer, a favmer living near Blmburst, while driving bome in a wagon with s friends from Maywood last night, tried to cross the North- western tracks ahead of a train, ‘The wagon was struck aud demolished. Mr, Molten- hauer and Mr. Libeau Killed, Hulda Raditz, u, fatally injured and two other children seriously hurt. No blame at- taches to the railroad people. - I isastrous Kive in Germany, Benruay, June 80.—Thirty-six buildings with & large quantity of machiery burned at Luneburg to-day. The roof of St. Nich- olas church was also destroyed; loss 12,000,- Irish and the landlords nveying him naiilty, © CoNIY 000 warks, To the Wounded Soldier Belongs the Pension. NOT TO THE CLAIM AGENT, A Colored Perguisite—Demoors Small Bore Economy—The tion Mission—News From National Oapital. WasiiNaToN Buneav, Tiur Ovana Bes ) 3 FOURTEENTIL STRERER, Wasiixaroy, D, C.y Jun Tho flood of abuse which has met @ sioner Tanner at overy turn, in cratic newspapers recently, soom subsided to some extent within the days, and the administration of t o bureau has been sot aside as a topie of d cussion for something else. In them tinte the policy of the pension office, e hied by Mr. Tanner is being maiutaing his absence exactly as it was when he here. The commissioner began his di _ upon tho theory that the pengion laws were, | enacted for the benefit of the men who fought for the union, and not for the b of the logal fraternity. With this ides ¥ view he hus simplified the issuc of pensig to a considerable extent, and he has ceeded in getting rid of a great many o which had been pending for years, was done, too, without jeopordizing the s Lo e o - ) terests of the government and with the maintenance of all the necessary safoguards around the public funds. A wall knows" democratic attorney of this city, who has! aping abuse upon the head of Comput wx, Tanner. He is one of the most faithful offle: cers in the service of tho government: and treats evel and without ctice br vone with the utmost court referende to his polities, me into close convact with - ads of departments of the goys ernment and I can say I have never found & more eflicient man in one of - thoso departs ments than the present commissioner of pens sions. I know, too, that the work of the oftice is aot only quickly performed, but that the best interests of the government are as well cared for as aro the interests of the gov- ernment creditors. ‘The fact is that it has come o be consids per thing for every chief of a government, department to- defraud ov person to whom government is indebted, It is & fact that mneeds no proof that congress considers the men who suffered in limb or in health in defense of the union as. creditors of the government. Mr. Tunnes has just brought into the administration of the pension office the mothods which he would use in the conduct of any legitimate private business, He has tried to aid_the creditors while protecting the debtor from unjust claims, 1t is just as dificult to #et 8. shaky claim through the pension offiee to-day us it would be to crowd u similar CORPORAL TANNER'S POLICK: A, b} clalm {hrougn any othor departmont. of Y EORS % ernment. ‘The difference is that the commigs sioner tries to unwind red tape instead tying every claim up with additional spools, A COLORED PERQUISITE. 248 Residencs of the District of Colug anxiously awaiting the appointmeu| two principal officers of the loc which remain to be named by the p It is the general impression that these will be filled this week. There is a g belief that the principal one of the two; 4 recordership of deeds, will be wiven d man. One rezson why this office is looked upon us one of the perquisites of 2 , i8 that the appointmeut of Frederick Douglass to that offico by republicans followed by the appoints ment of Matthews to the same y by C Upon the rejection of thews' nomination by the scnate, on the ground of non-residence, Mr. Cleveland pointed another non-resident colored man 1 person of M of Boston, Wl holds the There, have been & great many appl s for this place from all scctions of the country, but a regident of the district will doubtless be appointed, and if & colored man is avpointed the chances. are that it will be Prof. James M. Gregory, of the Howard university. This gentleman las all the necessary quahfications for the place and the general sup= port of the colored republicans of thie better class of the city of Washingto A story was started against him this wu’k to the effect that he had applied for the same. ofice during the admninistration of M, leveland and that he had sided with th democratic party during the lusy campaign, Prof. Gregory has proved conclusively that. he did not apoly for the place to Mr. Cleve- republicab party 3 t he has had in his ession a letter from Chairman Huston,of republican committee in Indiana, @ nowledging his offer to make speeches fop General Harrison among the hoosiers, His friends think he is sure of the uppointments. SMALL BORE ECONOMY, Usually at the beginuing of n new‘:u!é.l’ t still ofic year there are a great many additions 3 liats of clerks and other cmployes of the govs ernment. This was particularly true & rs ago when the republican of cials asked congress to provido al force of the tments in order that the incol democratic officials might not be hamper in the least. One of the appointmont clerks. said to-night that there will be & smatler cent of incresse i the number of clorks ple vics to-morrow there has been at any t the ¥ ginning of W , for the twenty yea ‘I'he reason is that althou, ne estimates originally propured for mission to cong| ast summer, provids for many incrcases, the ecstimites we anged before congress met and after ) icials then in ofice fouud that the political character of the administration was to be: changed. This was doubtiess done for the purpose of hampering the work of : publican officials to us great o degres pur) possible and for the additional I cutting down to the minimum the number of = places which would be avaitble for republis can clerks. The scheme is a petty one, bub it is within the direct line of statesmanshij followed by many of the small bore mists on the democratic side of the polif J fen 5 e Some surprise was expressed among the initiated that S Blaine changed s plans at the last moment and mended the appointment of Mr, Fred Douglass as ministor to Hayti, It is known to & few that the sccretary of stute has been thinking for some time of ap= pointing to this position & gentleman oughly trained in the schosl of diplomacy, This would, of necessity, have meant the @ pointuent of 4 white man to the place. The reason of his departing from the usual tow in filling this paruicular mission, whi has come to be regarded as belonging to colored race, was ducto the desire departinent to secure from ac ubsolutely res liable and impartial source tho true siates ment of the situation of affairs in the lution ridden republic. Up to the pi time all the information obtained has sccured through Ministor whose judgment might natup warped ‘in favor of the ritime 1t was believed by Seen Blaine thut any colored man wi g be appointed, no matter how honest sires might' be, would ben less eff judge of the true situation than some o Whose training had been such as to give a keener perceplion of affairs diplo For this reason it was the desire of department that a white wan shoeul the Haytien mission, for a time ab 16 The reason for Mr, Blaine's change cun only be explained by the fag found it exceediugly difcult to fin man wanted who would be willing the mission »

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