Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1889, Page 1

" NINETEENTH YEAR. THE TWIN CONVENTIONS, Both North and South Dakota to Assemble To-Day. CONSTITUTIONS TO CONSIDER. Everything Lovely in the Lower State But a Very Bitter Feoling Prevalent in the Upper One. A Combine Knocked Out. Srovx Faris, Dak., July 8.—[Special Telogram to Tik Brr.]—If any foreign elo- ment gots control of South Dakota's consti- tutional convention it is more than likely 0 be the capital gangthan the Loucks-Camy- bell combination, representing the farmers, prohibitionists and democrats, This after- noon Messrs. Loucks ana Campbell left the city, saying they would be absent till the last of the weel, The straightout republicans breathed easier thereat, although tha pros- ence of those gentlemen did not causea very greawamount of difficalty in the ordinary Drocess of respiration. The republican cau- cus which was to have been held to-night is not a necessity, and thore is every prospect that the old managers will organizo the con- vention and earry out the programme which T outlined in my dispatch to Ta Ber last night. Senator-cloct Edgerton arrived from Mitchell to-night. He will call the conven- tion to order to-morrow and will be chosen its president, barring any unforseen inc dent. He said to-night that the Loucks- Campbell combine would make no trouble; that they had gvidently given up mn disgust, and that the republicans would have their way aud not control the work of the conven- tion, but elect their ticket on the 1st of Octo- ber. The senator laughed when I asked him what ho thought of tho statement that there was a disposition among some of the dele- gates to keep the session gomng until tho §20,000 appropriated by congress is exhausted in ver diem salaries. Ho said that even though thero should bo a man so mercenary they would not do it for $4 a day, the stipend allowed. Each one of the seventy-five delegates who has arrived, and they are about all_here to- night, scems to have brought with him, like # magnet attracting needles, from a half ton dozen capital boomers. The hotels are flooded and more interest is shown and more deter- mination advanced in the question of capital ldcation than anything clse. It is a matter of dollars and cents. Every politician of consequence is interested in dirt wherever he thinks the capitalawill be located, and many of them have whipsawed and have real estato at all the principal cities seeking this plum. Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Huron, Water— town and Pierre are the leading aspirants, and it is safo to estimate thata million dollars will be spent by these places and their citizens in the fight which is to bo sottled at the polls on the 1st of October. The common councils in the cities nspiring to be the capital are voting money to defray the campaign expenses, and the citizens are_supplementing this with pri- vate subscription, amounting in some in- stances to 5 per cént of the real cstate val- ues. The territory is being plastered with posters and literature of various kinas, tell ing of the advantages of this and that plac This is u regular huckster business, Options are being taken whenover real estate is not 80ld. Watertown scems to have the lead in the movement for the capital. There tho ladies have organized a capital club and are worlking like truo issionarics. After this month the city will have a special train, which will run. all_ over the territory, advertismg ~ Watertown for the apital and_ carrying people to the Mecca free cratis, Once there they will be met by brass banas and given a royal entertainment. 1 understood that Sioux Falls will go Watertown one train better Mhese two cities will make splendid cam- puigns, but there is a fear that there will be & combination of second choice cities in favor of Pierre and that the aspirants who will conclude during the Jast day of the campaign that they have no show for success will com- bine in_favor of Pierre, which is not a rival to any city, and give her the prize. Peiiey S. Heatir, A Bitter Fecling at Bismanrck, Dak., July 8 —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—All but five of the dele- gates to tho constitutional convention, which will convene bhere o-m row, have arrived. The Farmers' Alliance men are making a desperate effort to secure the organmization, and the fight between the warring factions is very bitter, Last night I'. B. Fancher, of Jamestown, a Farmers’ Alliunce candidate for president, withdrew 1 favor of M. N, John- son, of Lakota, another alliance asvirant, Tt ‘was conceded that Johnson had some chance of victory, but to-day the Johuson men were dumbfounded to find that Fancher had re- turned to theruce. The leading republican candidato is H. ¥, Miller, of Fargo, ana ali though distasteful to the temverance repub} licans, it is behieved he has a majority. The factions are caucusing to-day. An effort to have a republican coucus having failed, an effort is being made vy the republicans op- posed to Miller tounite on E. A, Williams, of Bismarck, While the republicans and furmers’ allians men have been guarreling, the democrats have held a3 caucus aud now present @ united front for Judge John K. Carland, of Bismarck, Although they have but seventeen of the nincteen mewm- bers, they express some hope of success. Pho convention will be orgauized at noon to-morrow unless & deadlock is reached, ‘The Fourth of July reception to the conven- tion by the city promiscs to be the most brulisnt event iu the history of Dakota. The military from Fort Yates arrived to-day. The seventy-five Indus who will parade nre also here, among them being Sitting Bull, Gall ' and John » Grass, whoso presence has created & genuine sensation among the visitors. Sunset Cox will arrive raturdoy and an effort will be made to have him address the convention, Bismarck. ‘What the Favmers' Alllance Wants, Bisyanck, Dak., July 8.—To-morrow the constitutional convention for the new state of North Dakota will assemblo in this eity, and already a large numoer of delegates are on hand. According to agreewment, repub- Licans of the tervitory, who are in the ma- Jovity, ailowed the democrats to have one- third of the delegates to this conven- tion, and there will be a strong offort to keep up the minonty representation idea in the new constitution. While much attention is being paid to elections as individuals as & means of stepping into the ofiicial positions of the new state government, the subject matter of the new organic law is udl by any means being overlooked, The Farmers' alliance, an organization haviog a large membership and fpvurv powerful politically, has enun- clated o platform of prineiples which they wish to place in the comstitution, and they have a suficient membership in the couvention and enough power in the state to make their demands have great weight. Awong the planks o twe platform o the following: Governient control of railroads and of all publn, necessities; prohibition of the liquor tiafic courts of arbitration; election of United States sonatars by popular vote; abolition of the contract system in public works; self- sustaining crimiuals; wowan suffrage; few intive and many elective oficers, and o Australian systom of votiug, All these wfluuunzu cal ot be exvected to oblain @ place in the new constitution, but many of them will make w hard fight for position, The questions of prohibition woman suffrage, the Australian ballot ays- tem and minority representation will come in for a general share of the attention of tho convention, and there has already been a good deal of strong argument in favor of one legislative body. The Australian ballot system, with some modifications, together with onio or two of the principles mentioned, will undoubtedly appear in the new. docu- ment. The constitution aiready adopted for the new state of South Dakota is well thought of here, . Senator Cox at Huron, Hurox, Dak., July 8.—|Special Telegram to Tme Bee. | —Senator Cox and wife arrived this afternoon direct from St. Paul. Both are in excellent health, and Mr, Cox will deliver the oration to-morrow. They were given a grand reception. ENLISTING THE CLERGY. Civil Service Reformers Want Ser- mons Preached on Their Hobby. New Yonrk, July 8,—|Special Telegram to Tue Ree.]—FHerbert Welsh recently sug- gested to George William Curt.s and other leaders in the movement for civil service re- form that in order to bring before a large number of people the question of reform every clergy in chargo of a parish or church be requested to preach on next Thanksgiving day a sermon in advocacy of the reform. Welsh's suggestion eived the cordial approval of tho reform leaders aud @ circular letter was accordingly sent out to the clergymen of the land invitin them to preach reform sermons on Thauks- giving day or such other day as might be convenient and agreeable to them. They were asked only to advocate civil service re- form 0 far as it involves the fundamental principles of righteousness, and as upon in vestigation they find the reform to be a ne- cessary means for saving federal, state and municipal governments from ineficiency and corruption and rendering them honest and faithful servants of the people. Pamphlet on the question will be sent out. Alrcady answers have been received from several hundred, among them Howard Crosby, McCosh, Bishop Whittaker of Penusylvania, Bishop Whipple of Minnesota, Pnillip Brooks, Bishop Hurst and George P. Fisher. sl FLOODED BY CLOUD BURSTS. Great Damage Done in the Oity of Titusville, Pa. TirusvinLe, Pa,, July 8. —A terrific thunder storm passed over this city last evening. 1t was followed by two cloud bursts tuat caused a furious overflow of Church run, which runs through the city. Cellars were filled and in somo cases the water rose to the first stories of the houses, Puily threc miles of streets were flooded and over two feet of water was on the side- waiks. Families along the line of the flood. became frantic and . number of rafts were built on which women and_children were tuken Lo a place of safety. The force of tho water ripped up hundreds of feet of sewers and badly washed out the roads of the sur- rounding country. At East Titusvilie a number of residences were badly damaged and several narrow es- capes from drowning occurred. The water poured down the hills northwest of the cit where the cloud-burst_occurred, in a perfect avalanche, sweeping all before it and ruining a number of valuabie furms, Much Damage at Franklin, FRANKLIN, Pa., July 3.—This section of the country was visited by a terrible rain and wind storm last night that did a great amount of damage. Hundreds of derricks were blown over and on a hill, south of this city, several barns were blowa over, whilo the damage to growing crops was In the city the gardens were totally cellars flooded and outhouses washed nway. Tne Juniata Overflows. HOLIDAYSBURG, Pa., July 8.—One of tho heaviest thuaderstorms that occurred hero In years passed over this city lasp night, causing a great flood. In threo hours’ time three inches of rain fell. By midnight the Juniata_was fifteon feet above low water mark, Tho lower streets of the town were covered with from threo to five feet of water and many people had to leave their houscs. The storcs iron mills and houses on the river banlk were all flooded and the truck gardens and farms in the surrounding country were badly dam- aged. Several new county bridges and much fencing were ed away. 110 wills of the Portage 1ron worits at Duncanville we flooded ari the fires put out. Tho witer was higher at Duncanville than at the flood of May 81 last, and the river five feet decp rushed through and destroyed tho ma street of the town. Several houses were struck by lightuing hers and the inmates se riously (wjured. Sl S RUSTLERS.” Wyo., ROUN The Grand Jury at Buffalo, Takes the Matter in Hand. Burraro, Wyo., July 8. —[Special to Tz Bue.|—As predicted by Tix BEE representa- tive six weeks ago, the general round-up of cattle and horse rustlers who have been operating in this section for the past three years has begun, the initiatory steps having been taken to-day by the grand jury of the district court now in session here. In districts where the range cattle ind try is carried on to so great an extent as it has been in northern Wyoming for years the illegal branding of calves inevitably becomes a notorious evil, and tife uns crupulous rance rider has found no difficulty in rapidly ac cumulating @ large herd of cattle with but « sad-eyed steer and a branding iron to begin with, Large herd owners have been the principal losers by this wmethod of “mave! icking,” and in the aggregate their losses through this channel amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since the territorial logisiature repealed, a year ago, the act pro viding for a stock detective in each county of the territory, the operations of the cattle and horse thieves became Lolder and more widespread until it was plain to the berd owners that sowe radical measures would have to be adopted to check the depredations, Accordingly, at the spring meeting of the Johinson County Stock association, which was held here, thirteen of the leading cattie com- panies enterad into an agreement Lo pay o re. ward of £1,500 each for the apprehension of stock rustlers, and posted notices to that ef- fect throughout the couutry, This firm stand materially greased the wheels of justice, as it became possible to obtain tho evidence of parties who were in bossession of desired in- formation concerning the dishonest r in conseauence of which the grand jury roturned thirteer indictments against’ well- kuown range men in the Powder river coun- whose names have not yet, howev been made public. The arrest of these par: ties on the charges preferred, which will occur immediately, will create’ one of the greatest sensations in Wyoming stock circles that has occurred in years, S A Fatal Firo Damp Explosion, Paus, July 8.—An explosion of fire damp occurred in a coal pit st St. £tieune to-day, Three hundred miners were cutombed. A number of bodies have been taken out of the it. \ Two pits were affected by the expiosion, One of these is inuudated, the other is on fire. Sixteen bodies have 'been recovered. Ten miners who were taken out alive were s0 badly injured that they will probably die. Sixty horees used in the mine were burned 10 death. The news of the disaster spread quickly, and the mouths of the mines were 8000 surrounded by crowds of relatives und friends of the lmprisoned miners, Many heart-rending scenes weore witnessed as the bodies were brought to the surface. There 18 no hope of rescuing the men now in the pits, all of whom hLave ulready probably perished, 4\ Laior dispatoh says ik 400 wivers wero “OMAHA. THE B, & 0. ANNOUNCEMENT. It Will Reduce Rates on Wheat and Corn FROM CHICAGO TO BALTIMORE' The New Tariff Will Go Into Effect on July 6-Railroad Circles Surs prised—The Denver Pas- senger Fight, A Deep Cut. Cmicago, July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tne B 'ho sensation of the day in railroad circles was the announcement by the Baltimore & Ohio that on July 6 it would reduce rates on wheat and corn, from Chicago to Baitimore, to 17 cents anda from Chicago to Philadelphin to 18 cents, This 18 a cut of 5 cents a hundred, the present rato bomg22 and 23 conts respectively. The Baltimore & Onio people are explicit that so far as they are concerned the reduction will not affect the present 22 cent basis to New York. Thereis no doubt on the part of Chicago railroad men that all central trafiic lines will meet the rates, The general opin- ion is that the lake lines will reduce their rates in proportion, the consequence being & sce-saw cut in rates down to & point where the rail line can no longer make it profitable. The general manacers of the Western Freight association passed a resolution to- day that the St. Paul low commodity tarift shall apoly in Iowa only to the main lines of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City and Towa Central. Noue of the other lines run through Iowa, and the rates will apply on branches ns well. neral Munager Egan, St. Pau! & Kansas City, lft for home Tue duy evening, and on_tho statement_of Gen- eral Freight Agent Whitmore that he had no authority to put up the rates into St. Joseph, the other freight agents snatched at the hope that the threat of Mr. Egan was only a bluff. There is o well grounded opinion that the Towa commissioners will upset the resolution of the general managers by applying the low. rates to all Iowa points. This opinion is held by the Chicago, St, Paul & Kansas City, and was the cause of its announcing the application to St. Joseph, on the ground that 1t would be better to put the rates in voluntarily than be compelled to maske the reduction, General Passenger Agent Sebastian, of the Rock Island, returned from the Pacific coast to-dny. He says that erops were never in better condition in _tho west, especially through KCansas and Neordska. = With re enco to the fight on Denver passenge ness between the Rock Island and the Alton he said: “There is no truth whatever in the Alton's statement that 600 return portions of touvist tickets were in Denver scilpers’ hands. Our general agent and the general agent of the Union Pacific in Denver made a bet on the matter, and after_a search through every 's office m Denver only twenty-six tickots conld. be found, hd they read 5o al most as many differcnt points. This whole ness 1s sunply a subterfuge on the part of the Alton. Istand ready to show con- clusively that the reduction of the Colorado rate was not made on acccunt of any irregu- larities on the part,of the Rocl Island, but is sumply an excuse to break up the agreement, or 1 other words for the Alton to withdraw. Here i @ case in which the proof is absolute that the Alton has practically cut rates. Yester- day it sold sixteen tickets from Lincoln, Ill,, to Manitou, Colo,, and on these ticket lowed to bo checked sixteen trunks weigh- ing 2,500 pounds, and fourteen boxes of groceries weighing 2,560 pounds. Not a cent was collected for excess baggage, mak- ing a practical cut of much more than a ticket.” ‘The Union Pacific helped on the Denver passenger squabbie to-day by quoting a 20 rate from Deover to Chicago, going into cffect July 6. The rate is made to_ mect the $20 westbound rate mado by the Alton, The IRock Island claims that the Union Pacific cut was the result of a bargain with the Alton by which the eastbound rate was to bo cut by the Union Pacific and the westbound by the Alton. Later i the day it was rumored that the Union Pacific would withdraw from tho Inter-state Commerce Railway association, Four prominent rail- road men in succession met said, however, that the Union Pacific dia not'dare with® of the Chicago, ansas City people claim that on account of tho Alton #oing west of thut city and tak- ing cattle from points on the Rock Island on which it pays local rates to Kansas City to the Rock Isiand, und thence takes the cattle 10 Chicago over 1ts own line, has had the effect of making the Rock Tsland take all shipments possible east via St. Joseph, The Alton denics the statement and claims to bo securing its share of the cattle shipments from tock Island local points, Northwestern Freight Agents' Action. Cnicago, July The general freight agents ot the northwestern roads met to-day for the purpose of revising their tariffs wherever they are affected by the special commodity rates to be put into operation to-morrow. A resolution was adopted pro- viding that the special rates should apply only to points on the direct line of cach road to0 St. Paul. As the representatives of the Chicago, St. Paul & i{ansas City voted for this resolution, 1t would appear that that road has given up its intenticn of applying the rates to Missouri Pacific points immediately. According o the terms of the resolutions the rates cag not now be extended further than Marshalltown, Ia., which is on the line of that road to St. Paul. ‘ihe reduction is in consequence of the action of the Chicago & Alton making that rate on westbound trafiic from Chicago to Deny Fhe Northern Pacific’s Issue. New Youk, July 8.--The dispatches stat ing the Northern Pacific company intended to issue §15,000,000 in new lunds are con- firmed at the offices of the company one of the officials made the following state ment: “The plan for raising money to im- prove the Pacific Coast property and to require additionul equipment and also to take up Oregon Transcontinental, bonds per- mitting that company to wind up its affairs, hxm been discussed, byt nothing definite hus been decided on, It will probably be in the shape of & collateral trust loan," - Removed the Fr h Flag. Panis, July 3.—The English have removed the French flag from the housa of Sultan Bountorkon at Grand Bassam, Upper France claiws a protectorate over the sultan's territor Yegotiations concerning the mat- tor aré procceding between Eogland and France. In Memory of Mrs, Hayes. CiicaGo, July 3.—Ten thousand local W. C. T, U, have been requested to hold memo- rial services iu honor of Mrs, ex-President Hayes by Mrs, Frances . Willard, presi- dent of the world's W, C,'I. U. The date fixed for these services is Sunday, July 25, - The Granada Lost. w Yous, July 8.—A dispatch was re ved by George Gould, president of the Pacific Mail Steamship company, to-day from San Francisco, verifying the report of the loss of the company's steamer Gransda on the rocks at Punta TeJohan. The vessel and cargo are valued at 325,000, ot The Duluth Strikers. Durvuru, Minn,, July 8. —The strikers gath- ered this morning and attempted to crowd off the workers at the stone crusher. The police interfered and the strikers were soon dispersed. They will hold a meeting this eveniug W consider future action, THU R\I)AY MOR\HN(-, vic l'(ll!l(ll“l ADI‘I{I("\VN They Agnin Beat Britain's Shots at All MMstances. [Copyright 1889 by Jamas Gardon Bennst] LoxnoN, July 8.—[New York Horald Cable—Special to Tne Bems|—The Massa- chusotts rifle team scored its third successive victory yestorday by defeating the London rifle brigade at Rainham, The shooting was at ranges of 200, 500 and 600 yards. As in tho previous matches, the Amoricans do- feated their opponents at each of them, lead- ing 22 points at 200 yards, 85 at 500 yards, 7 at 600 yards and 77 in the grand total. The weather and all conditions were very favor- able for the marksmen, and at the 500 yards range the Americans did some brilliant shoot- ing, Doyle and Bumstead making clean scores, The following is the full score of the Americans : At 200 yards: Bumstead Huddleston 81, Hinman 82, Merrell 28, Doylo 28, Farrow 28, M. Buil 20, Johnston 20, F. Bull 31, Farnsworth 20, Hussey 28, Edes 20. Total, 847, t 500 vards: Bumstead 85, Huddleston 83, Hinman 83, Merrell 83, Doyle 85, Farrow 32, M. Bull 83, Johnston 82, F. Bull 82, Farns- worth 80, Hussey 82, Edes 30. Total, 300, At 000 yards: Bumstead 24, Huddleston 83, Hinman 80, Merrell 82, Doyle 82, Farrow 31, M. Bull 20, Johnston 26, . Bull 23, Far: worth 83, Hussey 24, Edes 25, Total, 847. The London rifle brizade made a total score at the three ranges of 1,007, and the Amerieans 1,084, thus leaving the latter easy victors by 77 points, Last night at the Holborn restaurant the London rifle brigade entertained the Massa- chusetts team at a dinner. A large company was present. Major Edwaras, Matthery, occupied the chair. After the loyal toasts bad been proposed and responded to, tho chairman proposed toasts to the president of the United States and to the health of the winuing team, observing that ne would carry the company back about one thousand years, the reason being that to- morrow was the Fourth of July, the anni- versary of American independence. They were now associated one with the other, in fact, they were now both brothers and not fighting one against another. Major Frost, of the Massachusetts team, responded. g vt L oy A Dinner to Chess Players. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennatt.] Loxvoyn, July 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Brx.]—A dinner was given Monday evening by the City of Lon- don Chess club to celebrate the return to England of Messrs. I. Guasberg and J. H, Blackburne, winners of the third and fourth prizes respectively in the international chess congress in New York. Gunsberg was not present, but Blackburne was. Replying to the toast to his health, that gentleman said that while in America he had done his best and, though illness had attacked him, it did not affect his play in more than one or two games. What really affected him and others as well was the treatment received at the hands of certain people in New York, and respecting that ho had received letters of sympathy from American players from all parts of the states, Noneof the players had been properly treated. They would hear more of in the papers, an action having been commenced against the committee because thoy had withbeld from less successful players their small prizes.. 'The committee quarreled with all of them, with himself and with Tschigorin, They quarreled with Cap- tain Mackenzie, who was too il to p taking the part of all the players, but in other parts of the states the visifors were treated as welcome guests, and it was the same in Canada. Crack e DR. M INERNEY HEARD FROM, The Missing Man Said to Be in Col- orado. New York, July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]--William Connelly, superin- tendent of the Castle Garden labor bureau, announces that he has received a letter from the missing Dr. McInerney, and that he is alive and well, but does not want his where- abouts known. When John Devoy was told that Dr. McIn- erney was alive and well and that Connelly had heard from him, he said: “Iam glad to hear it, but there were very good reasons for suspecting foul play. The doom had been pronounced against him, as T have abundant ground for believing, and I can’t understand why Dr. MeInerney has not written to uny of hus friends in this City.” It is understood thut Mr. Connelly will ki the necessary steps to show Dr. Meln- propriety in not writing to hisnumer- ous friends, and 80 set at rest their doubts and fears, 1t is understood that the doctor is in Colorado and has been traveling con- stautly sinco his departure frow this city. Burke's Trial. WiNNirEG, July 8.—~The Burke case was resumed this morning. Donald McKinnon, a local policeman, testified as to Burke's arrest. He said the prisoner had in his pos- session, among other things, a railroad ticket to Montreal and a steamship ticket from Montreal to Liverpool. The railroad ticket contract was signed W. J. Cooper. The prisoner said his name was not Cooper, but that he was Martin Burke, sometimes dalled Delaney. Hetold the officer he had changed his name beeause he was watehed by some men. Ofiicer Collin: f Chicago, tesufied as to Burke's identi tion by Mentinson, and the morning session closed. . Stronger Evidence Needed. Cificaco, July 8.—States Attorney Longe- necker reccived a dispatch this morning from Assistant States Attorney Bager, who is in Winnpeg, looking after the interest of the prosecution in the extradition procecaings against Martn Burke, the Cronin suspect, to the effect that to secure the prisoner’s ex dition stronger evidenco would haye to be cnted connecting nM with Carlson cot- ze. It is understood both the Carlsons will be sent to Winnipag at once . L DIED PEN ILEsS AND ALONE, A Suicide Identified 'as the Heirto a Kansas City Estate. Kansas City, July 8i—it was learned to-day that the man who gave his name as Martin Van Buren Jaokson, and committed suicide several days ago, is noue other than Martin ~ Van Buren Gillis, of Durango, Col, one of the heirs of the Gillis estate in this o The estate 18 valued at a figure considerably over $1,000,- 000. Until & month ago be resided ot Dur- ango, He had contempluted o contest in the courts of that portion eof his fatber's will which made bequests to certain public institutions and private persons, and @ month ago he started for Kansas City from Durango to attend to this itew of busi- ness, Heassumed the wlias of “Jackson” and boarded at a cheap hotel, giving it out that he was a penniless tramp printer and could not flnd work, Three weeks agg he scemed to become di spondent and shortly afterwards was found dead in bed, a large dose of morphine havivg caused his death. L v Steamship Arrivals, At London—Tne Montana, from more. At New York-—-The Cavada, from Loundon the Wisconsin, fram Liverpost; the Penn. land, from Antwerp; Hohewis, from Hamburg. At Baltimore—The Bremen. At Kotterdam— York, Balti Hermaon, from ‘The Rotterdam, from New N D SPNRTSERN ] U VYRA efRN ITR pr [t JULY 4, THE SANTEES AL SIGY Close of the Commission’'s Work atb That Agency. 1880, NOT ONE DISSENTING VOTE. A Ohief With Three Handles to His Name Attempts to Oppose 1t But is Quickly Sat Down Upon.} Lowsn Brure AGrNc berlain, Dak.) July 8.—[Special 'Telogram to Tue Bee.|—The commissioners held their final council with the Indians of this agency this morning. ‘here was practically no op- position to the bill presented, but many speeches were made, i which the Indians complained of the rights of tho Santees in tho bill. This, however, was smoothed over without much dificulty, the commission ex- plaining that the Sautees were in tho treaty of 1868 and the agreement of 1876, and, though not limited within the reservation, they are really entitled to all the rights and privileges of the act. When this was thor- oughly explained and understood the Iudians acquiesced gracefully. Iron Nation, the head chief of the Indians at this agency, aroso 1n tho council this morning and sig- nified his acceptance of the treaty in the fol- towing spoech : The Great Father has located this reserva- tion for the uscs of all the tribes that draw rations in this agency, und the principal men are all present, The Greau some chiefs here awong this tribe and I am head chief of this tribe, and there are chicfs behind me all in relation. Now, I am the head chief and the leader of this tribe, and whatever my ideas and thoughts are my other people will follow me. Now, we would like our friends to exvlain the bill for us again, 50 we can thoroughly understand it. “These are the fow words I had to say and 1 have said them. I am satisfled with this bill you have presented to us. I am the head chiefot these Brules and if I touch the pen all the other chiefs will follow me., [Ap- plause.] Now I will suy to you that I have made up my mind to sign the bill and am going o do it.” At this_point Iron Nation turned to Gen- eral Crook and addressed him as follows : “Three Stars, 1 am going to sign because you tell me this is a good bill, but before I o 0 I want you to bromise 'to be a good friend to the Indians here. We want w0 re- main on the White river, and wish you to tell ti.e Great ather.” Left Hana Thunder ondeavored to check the movement in favor of the bill, but was unsuccessful, At the conclusion of Tron Nation's specch the [ndians, throvgh Bull Head, asked that the bill be reread and explained. In complhiance with this_request Governor Foster made a careful and thorough explana- tion of the provisions of the act. General Crook also addressed the Indiaus briefiy, after which the signing commenced. Iron Nation was the first to afilx his signature_to the paper, his peovle following and touchi the pen ‘us rapidly as possible. It wus impossible to discover a dissenting vote. What little opnosition there was has entire disappeared. The Indiaus are all in excel- lent humor, and seemingly glad of the oppor- tunity to ratify the bill. The commission have been visited by the anthorities at Chamberlain to participate in their celebration to-morrow. They have o cepted the invitation and leave tor there this evening. WES' The , Dak,, (via Cham- e ACHKING INTERESTS. Hog Movement Surprisingly Lurge the PFast Week. CrxorNyaty, July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—To-morrow’s Price-Current will suy: The movemont of hogs the past week has been surprisingly large for the time of year, packing returns showing a total of 280,000 against 260,000 the preceding weel and 175,000 for the corresponding time lust year. The seasom’s total from March 1 is 8,815,000, against 3,155,000 o year ago. The week’s gain is not only due to speciai efforts at Chicago to get hogs into that market be- foro the close of June, but also to the very liberal shipments into Missouri river towns now slaughtering, where the aggregate hus largely exceeded the corresponding time last year. “Plac Chicago .. Kansas Clty. Omaha ... St. Louis. ]n4|hllln]m“ 5 Clucinnit Milwaulke o Cedar Rapid 15, Clovelund .. Sioux City 355,000 200000/ 104,00 110,600 70,000 108,000 95,010 176,000, THE FA TY. Johnstown Again Threatened By the Rising W JOnNSTOWN, ‘The heavy rains of yesterday and last night flooded out five families in Cambria City. The water came pouring down the mountain side last night, and filled the first floors of the houscs, destroying all the furniture that had been saved from the big flood. There is great alarm among the people over the condition of the Conemaugh river. The water in it rose five feet this morning in two hours, and carried_away the foot bridee above the Pennsylvania railrond station, There was danger of the temporary bridge erected b the railroad company being washed aw and cars were run on it to save it temporary bridge erected at the lower end of the Gautier office is ulmost un entire wreck, Orders wero given by General Hastings at 10 this morning o get every- thing in shape for quick removal. 1t wa; feared the tents would be washed aw The portable bridges over Stony creck w saved only by very hard work, At 11:30 it was thought all danger was passed, when a fresh storm broko over the valley, The rain is coming down in torrents and the people fear the Conemaugh will sweep over the banks and flood the town again, e THE LYNCHBURG DISASTER, at Fifteen It is Belicved T aced. Were Cr. Lyxcnseng, Va, July he scene at lhaxton's, on the the terrible wrack near road, is beyond de- Persons Norfolk & Western rai seription. ‘There is hardly enouh loft of the eight cars that took the leap to the bottom of the awful pit to make one car. As s00n o3 tue boiler burst the entire mass took fire, and those who went down and were not killed outrizht, were bu to death Portions of eight bodies have beon tuken out, and it is believed fully fifteen others were entirely consumed. Survivors say the cries for help could be heard from all por tions of the w , and those uphurt w powerless to render assist “Phe debris at the wreck of the Norfolls & Western railvoad has been removed and a number of charred bodies have been found. The nawes of seventeen persons who were killed have been ascertained, They are all castern people. There were about thir people who escaped with only slight injuri and ten who are seriously injured. The list of the dead will be in d ‘as the friends sing people come forward in search I'hiere is 1o way ab present to ascer- o exact number of the dead owing to the fact that the train was destroyed, - Sherman at Denver, Dexven, July #.—General Sherman and a party of friends, who will assist in the three days' celebration of the national holi Ay counmenciog to-morrow, arrived here over the Burlinglon to-day. [ TnBY MUST FlGHT SQUARE. New Orleans Sports Bound to Prevent Any Inter! New OnvLEAxs, Jul ial Telogram to Tie Bek. | ~Sinco yestorday Kilrain stock has risen somewhat. This is due to the re- ports of his condition, to the enthusiasm of his friends here and to the steady backing of the Southern Athletic club, Sullivan, how- over, still remains the favorite in betting and has the cull with the crowd. As for the ap- prehensions of Kilrain's friends that there will be trouble between the seconds of the two men, Sullivan’s friends say thero is nothing in it. After sounding local feeling upon the subject. your correspondent is con- fident that auy trouble in or out of the ring calculated to mterfere with the fight will prove davgerous to its originators, Although both men have their partisans here, the vast majority of those who will go to the fight will not have any interost in the affair ex- copt to see fair play and a contest to a finish, They will pay their money for this purpose and will insist upon a square deal all around and no interference 1n the. interest of bet- ting men, It is likely that any one wio attompts to create a disturbance will bo so quickly suppressed that no one will attempt t repeat the experiment. In fact, the probabilities aro that the tough element will bo conspicuous by its absence. Soveral hundred elub men and planters have alrendy engaged special conches, Tt will be tuis class that will bo nearest the ring siae, as they will have seats in the reserved space just outside the twenty- four foov cirvle, aud they will not care a cop- per who wins,'but will want to seea fair fight. Iu this they will have the support of the local sports antl_especially of those who are managing tho afair. Sullivan Starts South, CiNersyaT, July 8.—Jonn L. Sultivan and party left this morming by the Quoen & Cres- cent route, They left no information con- cerning their plan of procedure—whether they would go through by the regular train, or whother, to avoid the suggested capture m Mississipp, they would secretly change their plans and sneak through that stato by ia! train or by some unexpected route. They did not appear to be much affected by the alleged plan to capture the pugilists in Mississippi, though they ar are that there are inducements o make such a pro- ceeding possible. Rilra aves, Bauivonre, July 8.—|Special to Tuc Bee]—Pony Moore last ovening from New York. A cablegram was received by Kilrain during tbe evening from Richard K. Fox, in which the latter wished Jake good luck and said he was a sure winner. In con- versation with reporters Pony Moore said Kilrain would undoubtedly win, but should he lose the fight he would at onco challenge Sullivan to fight Mitchell for £1,000. Moore isin earnest, Kilrain went through his work as usuai yesterday. Kilrain and party are expected to arrive in New Orleans Friday at 11 o'clock. Murs. Harrison on the Same Train, Cunnexraxp, July 8.—Tha Baltimore & Ohio train due here at 7 p. m. was delayed by a storm. Kilrain and his party were on board. The party took supper at the Green City hotel. Kilrain ate heartily. Tne dinwng room was crowded and had to be cleared by the police. Kilrain said he did not want to tall, but wanted to cat. He felt first rate and ‘expected a good mght's slcep. Johin A. Canuon, a candidate for the speak- crship of the next house of representatives, was in the car next to that occupied by Kil- rain. On the rear of the train in a private car wero Mrs. Harrison, Baby MeKee, Private Secretary Haiford, Dr. Scott, Mrs. Havrison, Mrs, Harrison's sister and others. Jake “On Kdge." Barrivors, July 3.—[Special Telogram to Tre Beel—Juke Kilrain left Baltimore at 2:15 this afternoon by the Baltimore & Ohio railvond. Jake, accompanied by “Johuny” Murphy, Pony Moore and Mitchell, drove up to Camden station shortly before and went immediately to the Pallman car, where bertns had beeu reserved. e wore a dark suit and & large straw face was unshaven and tired and serious, though he assured every oue that he was feeling tiptop, He is as hard as a rock, but looks a trifle too fine. His cheels are sunken and the color only fair. Mitchell has very nearly decided to worle his man up to Sunday and has taken every possible precaution to keep him in just that shade of physical condition which m professional pariance is known as “on edge.” Conservative judges consic stomach and logs his strong. Ki blows should lack steam, or late in the his massive head snould drop forward, can only blame the prowess of his burly an- tagoniat, or perhaps that six or_eight pounds gone o thie bad in this inal week of pr tion. It looks as though Kilrain has trained for a sprint. and, in sporting parlance, may find 1t dificult 'to last a distance. = Aside from this onc blemish he looks strong and fit for a broising battle, Betting in this city to-day is about §100 to $30 on Sullivan, he The Baltimore Boy's Friends Shy. New OnLeaNs, July 8.--As the day of the battle draws near the excitemest becomes more intense and thousands of people ex- press themselves as being anxious to go to the scene of the mill no matter where it tukes place. Betting on the result was not very lively to-day, there being plenty of Sul- livan money, but little Kilrain mone, m - sight. The Kilrain men still holding back for the advent of the bookmakers and the knowing ones who are expected. One bet of 100 to 250 on Sullivan was placed aud bets of §100 to 8 nd $100 to 60 on Sullivan were offered, found no takers. The Sullivan men are not offering odds because they underrate Kilrain, but because the latter's friends are shy just now. Prof. Butler will have churge of "the ring police, who will number 200 men, The managers of the fight give assurance that tho utmost order will be maintained. special train left over the Queen & Crese route to-di Laving passcngers the agers and fricnds of the sluggers, and they did mov return until late to-night. The Young Men's Gymnastic club held a_meot. ing to-night to arrange for a eption to Sullivan, who will reach here to-night. Lowry Will Call Out th Jacksox, Tenn., July 8. —CGovernor Lowry has telegraphed to the governors of Alavama and Louisiana for permission to pav urmed wilitin through their respective states re- paratory to intercepting Sullivan and Kilvain #nould thoy enter this staie to fight. - BLOODY BAT IN EGYPT, Dervishes Defeated by the Egyptians With Heavy Losses. Camo, July 8.—An engagement. has taken place between a force of Egyptian troops and abody of Dervishes. The Dervishes we feated, losing 500 killed or wounded. Sey Kgyptians were killed or wounded, Two nilish ofticers were also wounded. The Dervishes attempted to effect o lodgment on the river bank, but they were attacked by the English forces, The Dervishes made a stubborn resistance, but were finally forced to retire, fighting as they went, They were driven northward seven iiles, but every foot ot ground was hotly coutested. Two guns belonging to the enemy were captured by the Iritish. It is expected further fight- g will oceur, » Militia, o d - Indieations. hursday and Friday, warmer Thursday, stationary temperaturc Friday, northerly winds, becoming variable, For lowa: Fair Thursday and Friday warmer Phursday, followed by stationar temperature Friday, northwesterly winds, becowing variable. For Dakota: Fair ana warmer, northwest- erly wiuds, becomiug variable. | l —— | N0 NEWS ABOUT TRE HOUS Reporters Visit the Presidential Mausion in Vain, A DESIGN FOR A NEW FLAG. Tho Wife of War Correspondent Coflin Submits One to the Authorities ~The Campaign in the New States, 513 FOURTEENTIl STRERT, Wasmixaroy, D, C., July 8 The chances are that for the next ten days Washington will suffer from a thorough summer dullness. The departure of the president yesterday for Connecticut, fol- lowed to-day by the exodusof the white house famiiy to Deer Park accompanied by Privato Secretary Halford has caused the politicians who huve been waiting here in the hope that they might secure something for their friends, to rush back home in order to be with their families ou the Fourth, ‘There is a painful stillness around the white house, und this afternoon the callers were al- most exclusively coufined toa few correspond- ents and reporters who ciimbed the stairs in the hopo of gathering small crambs of infor- mation, but there was no signs of nows about the mansion, and there {8 no_reason to be lieve that there will bo a single appointment made until the middlo of next week. Several of the leading republicans hurried off to Now York lust night, and within the next two or three days there wiil be some important conferences there in- relation to the conduct of the campaign in the new states. WasnixaroN Buneav, Tre Ovana Be } A FLAG DESIGN. Mrs. Charles'Carleton Coftin, wife of the well known war correspondent, who is n res- ident of Hoston, has submitted to the author- ities of the war department a design for a new flag to signify the admission of the new states into the union which meets with very general favor among urmy officers, Her plaus is to maintain tho stripes just as at present and instead of six rows of stars of seven each as proposed Mrs, Coffin suggests that thirteen stars to signify the thirteen original states be formed into & six-pointed star in the center of the jack at the upper left hand corner of the flag and that tho re- maining twenty-nine be arranged in rows on each side, It is possible that this sug- gestion may meet with the approval of the secretary of war. INGALLS ON THE NEW STATES, Senator Ingalls arrived in town to-night. On being asked as to the political situation in Kansas, he replied: “My people are altogether 'too busy with their crops just now to talk politics, but as far as I can learn are very generally satisiied with the course of the administration. It is my opinjon that the republicans will carry all four of the new states in spite of the fight which will be de for them by the democrats, and I think, canvass in one or of the new states myself. REFUSE TO BE FROZEN OUT, It was expected that the action ~ of Congress last winter in reducing the royalty to be paid to the Milligan Plate Printing Press Company, $1 to 1 cont per 1,000 impressions would have the effect of compelling the company to remove the plate printing machines from the bureau of engraving and printing, and it was supposed that the beginning of the new flscal year would see all of these contrivances, which are 50 obuoxious to the plute printers, thrown from the building, but it scems that the concern which maunufactures these presses is determined s shall drive them by positive in- ative means, and with this end in view they have renewed their contracts and will keep their wachines in the bureau, 1t remains now to be seen whether the houss will have the courage of its convictions and provide a reasonable royalty, or enact such legislation as wiil absolutely prohibit the use of the steam press for printing the backs of one and two-dollar notes and silver certifl- cates. more APPIALS AND DECISIONS, Acting Sceretary Chandler decided two land coutest cases to-day. The first was that of Charles Sevanson azainst the heirs of G. A. Wisely. ‘The contest involved the title to the cast half of the northeast quarter of the cust lalf of the southeast quarter of section 20, towaship 17, range 16 west, Grand Island land district. ‘The contest was based upon the fact that the heirs of Wisely had not resided on the prope The ~local ofticers found in favor of the defenddnt, . Assistant_Secrotary udler sus- tuins the finding of the loc covs, on the ground that under the rulings, the heirs, provided they cultivate the homestead, are not compelled to live upon it second cuse wus a motion of J, H, n for a review of the decision of Oc- 1855, which wus avere to his home- stead contest. The contest was filed by M. H. Moran and involyed the southeast quarter of section 34, township 14 north, range 29 west, of the North Platto land district, The contest was based on Moran's alleged failure to comply with the decision of the land of- fice, and the motion for review was made by Moran on the ground that the witness had not been permitted to testify and on the further ground of newly discovered evidence, In view of the facts in the case Assistant Secretary Chandler calls for the record in the general land office for further examings tion. NEW NEURASKA POSTMASTERS, Pourth class postmasters appointed in Ne- braska: Charleston, York county, George W. 8. Coon; Stubbel, Thayer county, L. 8, Johuson, 10WA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, Fourth class postmasters apnointed to-day in Towa: Brookville, Jefferson county, Harry Baker; Ciyae, Jasper county, D, K. Tipp Cary, Keokuk county, Martin Coloman Cromyall, Untoncounty, A. M. Bay:, G bert, Scott county, G. Barneman; Holt, Tay- lor ‘county, Wiillam Patton; 'Humeston, Wayno county, D. P, Goodrichs Libortyville, Jeferson county, I 'Trout; Portland, Cerro Gordo county, 5 C. Hill; Aleyome, Sheridan county, Alex Scott seorge W. Clark, of (owa, has beon ap- pointed a clork 1t §2,000 per annum in the est division of the general land offive, — Nebraska and lows Pensions. Wasinnaro, July 3.—[Special Telogram w Tk BEe, | --Pensions Nebraskans: Original invalid—C. H. Crossley, William Darrough, B. M. Evans, S. R. Searmands, Increase—J, ton, H. Bluto, H, C. Powers, H. 13, Burton, Keissue G, Fritcher, Jumes Walch, Charles A. Collins, Charles A: Cullins. ~ Original, widows, etc—Helon Me- Clark, former widow of Hénry M. Smith. lowa: Original invalid on PPhinney, Addison A. Wood, George S. Witters, Edwin Forsyth, 1., 1. Massey, Covert Sncffors, R. . Delmege, Hamilton, J. W, Chew, J. Consigny, David H. Veach. Restoration -David . Hensley, Increase— William Cain, John Davis, C. C. Bryant. ' Reissue—Simp- John J. P'rain, I'. K. French, Ieissue and increase—John Original widows, ete.—kuphemia, of Jumgs W, Hiryan, R I Mrs. Harrison Goes to Deer Park, Wasuixarox, July 8.—Mrs, Harrison, her father, Dr. Scott, and her two grand chils dren left Washington this aftornoon for {g.v Park, where they will spend the our . Helansli, W. son Hornaday John Burrows. Hegwood, mother - The Hailey Fire, HaiLey, Idaho, July 8,—The firo yesterday did not reach the residence portion of the town and no suffering exists amonyg Lue peo- ple. The loss is half o million dotiars, with light insuravce. e e The Currans Acquirted, MiLwavkee, July 3. —~Judge Webb charged the Jury in the Curvan-Huzleton wurder case this moraing st Waupaca, Wi runs were acauitted.