Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 20, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH A BUSY DAY AT SIOUX FALLS. Bouth Dakota's Convention Trans- acts Lots of Business, COMMI1TEE REPORTS SUBMITTED Henry Payne Arrives in Bismarck to Counsel With the Republicans ~The Prohibition and High License Questions, Getting a Hustlo on Ltuelf. «S10Ux FALLS, 8. D, July 19.—[Special Tel- agram to Tre Bee.|—Should the South Da- kota constitutional convention have a few more days 8o busy as this it wouldo't take loug o revise, correct ana adopt the whole constitution. When the roll of committees was called about a dozen reports werc sub- mitted. These were | routine, em- bracing a largo vart of the ux Falls con- stitution, with only such verbal chunges us should clearly be made. The federal rela- tions committee reported favorably the reso- 1ution asking coagress to appoint n commi sion and make un appropriation for a geolog- icul und hydrographic survey of Dakota, with o view especially of investiguting the extent of the artesian well basin, Were Dukota to 0 a8 i territory it is doubtful whether congress would grant the request, but with 80 many new senators and mombers from the uorthwest it is generally thought thut fuvorable uction will be taken. Beneticial results, agricalturally unl wechanically, are expected. Of the six reports which were made yos- tevduy, five “were taken up and adopted, as follows: On compensation of public ofi cers, on public acdouuts and expenditures, on amendments and revision of the onsti- tution, on cornorations other than banking and municipal, on the bill of rights on mu- micipal corporations. Pending the adoption of several members made a s havo the record show that the repart ex pressly stated that no change had been made, und hereafter reports of committees will invariably specify the chanwes, if any. The committee on schedules has lost its grip on the Australiun ballot systcm. The subject has been thoroughly considered and tho committee to-day roscinded its formor action to recommend the adoption of Australian system he judiciary committee reported a lution that this convention to allow members of the con who neplected to sigu the constitution to do 80 now. ‘The same committec also recom mended that a clause be inserteq formally aceepting all lunds donated by congress. wely these reports cial point to reso- no authority tion of 1855 Anxions Coanty O ra, Siovx Iats, D July 19. —[Special Tolegram to Tie A © namber of county officers are in the city to learn what construction the coustitutionat conven tion will place on the matter of the election of county officers this fall. Some nave held that such elections will benecessary, and ot a little uncasiness has prevailed. The com hedule will report that no county except @ county judge, are to be elected, and that county commissioners af admission shall be empowered to appoiut clerks of court until the next election, County and Township Organizasion. Brsaanck, N. D, July 19.—[Special " gram to Tne Bee, |[—The coustitutional con- vention passed the duy m discussing the question of county and township orguniza- tion. * The high license men beginaing to they made u mistake in intro- 12 & proposition to huve the high liconse estion submitted to u vote at the same time with prohibition, and many high lic men are opposed to having it embodied in the constitution, and would vote both propositions. Thus would the high license vote be dwvided. The license men will prabably withdraw their proposition and make the flght squarely on pronibition. A proposed article was introduced to-day, call- ing for the election of a state board to railroads, providing that railrond shall be assessed as the property of unls. ‘Thie camtal location question one of the great bones of couter been proposed to locate all of the public ~ institutions by constitutional provisions, thus taking the question out of tho hands of the legislature. 1f this is done the convention willalso locate the capital, An areument that strongthens the proposi tion with delegates representing district now having or expecting un nstitution, 18 that it gmives them an opportunity of taking advantage of the immense land grant made by congress for the public institutions. Some suy they believe in locating the institutions. but fear they will displease thoir stituents, as this was not an issue in th puign. Another question on which the | clury committee is <is as 1o whether the supreme court shall hold all of its ses sions at the capital or be migratory. It has oposed by some to have the courtsit arck, Fargo and G Forks, holding one term {n each place each year. This plan is opposed by lawyérs, 7 The joint commission for the tha territorial property betwe at work on the books, and that wstead of Novth D) mIOre Woney out oi the ing money usid publie buildings) t Jukota bus recel Dakota. ‘I'he commission ¢ completo its labors in less t weeks. To add to the interest in th tion, which is now excitis in North Dakota, Honry Payne, the Olio politician, arrived this morning, aud, al though he suys nothing, it is understocd that he is here to counsel und advisc with the re publicans with regard to the approaching cumpaign ‘Phe democrats will meet hore to-morrow for tho purpose of crganizing t dewocratic central committee of North La kota. The democrats are taiking seriously of huving some of the best speakers [ purty come to North Dakota to help the out, und it is known that tho republicans have ulready made plans for siuilur wor nse against is becoming ton. It has ivision of the states 18 has discovered kota having received neral funds (mean; the bonaed debt for n not possibly ) two or three olitical situa. id fnteresting Olympia's Convention, Orywreia, W, T, July 19.—In the conven tion to-day atmemoriul wis presented from thie Olympia bourd of trade praying that cor- porations shouid ouly be formed under the Zeneral law: that all corporations doing bus- izess in the state should have a public ofice here; that all goods of a company should be open to inspection by the stocktolders or a legislative committee; thut railrouds should be allowed to cross each other and be forced to exchange frejght und passengors and perform the service al & reasonable rate, but that otherwise corporutions should bo tremted liberally 50 as L0 encourage capitalists Lo in- vest in the state. A number of othor we- morlals were presouted and some committe o reports heard, The judiclary comgnittes re ported us an amendineut that two judges of the supreme bench be elected for thrie years, two for five, aud oue for seven; laid over uutil to-morrow. The couvention, in committee of the whole, then cousidered other sections of the judiciary articles and adopted several. It is practically settled by the commitice on corporations other than municipal, thut & clause will be iuserted in the constitution forbidding the grantivg of subsidies of an, 10 railrowds or other corporatious, A strong lobby here has been oppos.ug this. Don't Wan Inkertons, Hzpexa, Mont,, July 19—l -the conven- tion to-day, tke commitiee ou irrigation re- YEAR. kind from countics or towos | OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1889. ported favorably on Maginnis' resolutiou to memoralize congress regarding the granting of arid 1ands for irrigation, ete. Burleigh in troduced a resolution providing that tae stato snall assume all county indebtedness existing July 1, 1880, less tho valuc of public {mprovements; referred to the committee on Leese introduced the “following, which was adopted: “No armed person nr persons, or armed body of men, shall be brought into_this stato for the preservation of pence or the suppression of domestic vio- lonice, excopt upon application of the legisla- tive assemoly or the execative, when the legislative assembly cannot be conveued.” At Boise O.ty. Bose Crry, Idaho, July 19.—In the consti- tutional convention to-day & number of com- mittee reports were heard. One re mending the prohibition of conviet labor outside of prisous, and of childron in undergrouna work, was adonted. A proposition for a secret bal- lot was defoated, as was also the education qualification for' voting. A resolution was adonted that no_civil or military power shall iuterfere witk the free exerciso of suffrage. FATAL LIGHINING. White Horse and Black Eagle Killed at Scanding Rock. Bisvanck, Dak., July 19.—A wild terror- fring sceno was witnessed near Standing Rock Agency lute yesterday afternoon, when the torrific thunder storin was at its height. Lightning was darting hither and thither, striking in numerous spots near by, aad the Indians rushed cn masso, howling and whooing, in abject fright to the shelter of their wigwams, At last o blinding flash of lightning, accompanied by a deafening clap of thunder, came from the neavens and actually shook tho earth, Lightning strack am o few yards below the agency in were huddled five terrified Indians, i Vhite Horse and Black Ragle and injuring another so he will not re- cover, The other two were unconscious for hours. Dakota Knights of Pythine. S1oux PaLLg, S. D, July 19.—[Special Tel- cgram to Tie Bre.|—The Dakota gr lodge Knights of Pythias was in session last night until after 2 o'clock, awaiting the or. der establishing the grand lodges of North and South Dakota, which did not come until this morniag after the tinal adjournment, The following officers were elected: Grand chancellc L. Edmonds, of Deadwood; grand vic R. Bangs,of Grand Foris, Dale.; gr te, Alex Jacobson, of Huron, Dk, ; gr: eper of the re and seals, Arthur C. Phillips, of Sioux Re-clectcd: Grand master of exchequer H. Bean, of Huron: grand master of arms, D.O. Root, of Woousocket; grand inuer puard, W.'E. Tipton. of Armour: grand outer gugrd, W. J. Hall, Alexandria; su- premo representuiive, John Westdahl, of Huron, One of the Eloners Arrested. ovx Farts, 8. D, July 19.—[Special -On telegraphic in- Sity Chiet of Police irace Par- ker, the pretty sixteen-year-old girl who cloped from i<eusas City. called her- self Mrs, Carleton, of New York, but finaliy on cornered adwitted her real name. She pretended to be in a spasm all night, but is all right to-day and closely guarded pending the arrival of her mother. Her paramour is about forty years old and said to be Fred Farman, a traveling photographer. He was not at the hotel when the girl was arrested. JHe returned shortiy, however, but nas kept Shady since the arrest. Yankton's Cement Worka. ANKTON,S0.Dak., July 10.—|Spe grinn to Tie Bee.]—All the necessary pur- chuses of real estate for the cement works huve been closed und the contract let for a gratle of four miles for the extension of the oad - track up the river to the point where the plant will be located. Work will be commomeed at once, and cement will be delivercd about the Ist'of April next. One hundred men will be employed from the sturt, structic Donahu Laborers Siriice at Yankton. YANKTON, Dak., July 10.—(Special “Welogram to Tue Ber.]—The men working for Contractor Sykes on the Third street sewer trenchics to the number of about forty struck this morning. They were receiving ouly $L.25a day aud demanded SL50. The men are peaceable und it is understood they will be paid off and the work suspended for days awaiting the arrival of materiul, A Dead Man Foand, Prunue, S, D, July 19, scial Telegram to Tur Bee.|-~""he band of ians on the vation thirty miles below Pierre, on tho river, yesterday discovered the body of a man lying dead in the road. He 1s thought to be the man who left Pierre a week ugo in 4 boat with @ compinion Sioux City. There are signs of murder, rese for t Poison, Pienne, S. D., July 10.—(Special Telegram to Tk BEe.]—Last nizht Mrs. C. A, Rhine, the wife of uleading werchunt of Pierre, suicided by taking rat powon. Ill-health is suid to be the cause, - WHISKY CAUSED HL The Son of a Famous Divine Arrested For iorse Stealin vy, July 19.—[Special Telegram |—Henry D, Gregg, son of the Dr. Gregg, of Dublin, Ireland, whose discussions with Bishop Maguire, of tho Catholic church, of 1878 to 1833, gave bim a world-wide fame, was arrested here w-day for stealing a horse and buggy, but claims his innocence. He was privatd sec retary o Phil Sheridan after he came to this country, and was then trans- W the uadjutaut general's ofMc hington as a clerk of the first clasy, going there with Secretary of War Lin- colu. He remamed in that place three years, when ke was removed by Secretary Endicott. Next he held an import- ant pluce on the United States revenue steamer Chester A, Artbur. Tuen he came west aud was anewspaper reporter in Omaha on several papers. Having wor'sed himsalf out in that line, he drifted w0 Kausas City, where h fell in with a notorious horse thief, who usked him to take Quinlun's horse and bugey through to Hinwatha, and, it he got a good chance, to sell it. Gregg drove the horse to Atehison and tried to sell it for §30, i. He then resumed his journey Hiawatha, where he was arrested. is responsible for his downfall, Greg made several efforts while in Kansas City 1o secure work a8 an accountant in the railroud ofiices, but failed. He held some first-cluss recommwendations. - - Alterman McQuade Acquittsd. New Yok, July 10.—Arthur J. McQuade, one of the board of aldermen indicted in 1555 for alleged bribery in connection with the Hroadway railroad franchise, was convicted in this city and for months contined in Sing Sing, His counsel secured a4 new trial and the case was removed to Hallston for trial The jury to-nighit rendered u verdict of *- nocent.” MoQuade 18 now free. It is th first acquittal'in the famous *‘ooedle cases. ——— Sherman feturns, Burraro, July 19.—Wilson H. Sherman, the ubsent wember of the firoi of Sherwan Brothers & Co,, involved in the grain short- age case, returned to Buftalo to-day, He ex- pressos a desire to do all in his power to straighten matters out. e o, eo Schwan Daad, Bostoy, July 18.—Count Leo Schwab died at Leac! mont, Mass., Wis woraing DOWNFAL L. Kaxsas C to Tue B famous Kev General THE OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL Cheyenne Chiefs Show a Disposi~ tion to Favor the BilL TWO IMPORTANT FLOP-OVERS. Swift Bird and Little-No-Heart Make Mild Speeches—A Government a Favorite Arrays Himselr in Opposition. Three Councila Held, Cneyexye Riven Aaexcy, Dak,, (viaFort Sully, Dak.,) July 19.—[Spesial Telegram to Tue Brr. |- Last evening three councils were held among the Indiaus to discuss the ques- tion of signing. At two of these councils the sentiment was favorablo to the bill, but at the most numerously attended council there was much opposition from influential chiefs, though it is & noticeablo fact that some of those who wero decidedly opposcd at the public council yesterday are not disposed to hold out in their opposition, and the speeches made by Swift Bird and Little-No-Heart were very mild in tone, and gave the idea that they were under the conviction that 1t was right. They scem to fecl that the - evitable is coming, and wish tosubmit now 0 obtain the best resulte. This feeling may change from _ evil persuasion, but it is now hopeful. Reports come in from the councils held in camp this afternoon that Little-No-Heart and one or two others have become reconciled to the new condition and will sign the bill in the morning, but do not wish to do 0 now, as they ure fearful lest others be there to prevent them from signing, Hump's band are carcfully kept from any contact with those who ure supposed to be in avor of the bill, though this chief is an especiul favorite of the government and has been heaped with fuvors, He is now chief of the Indian police, with the rank of major, but he is far from being much in favor of any measure looking to te civilization of his people. A speciul examiner of pensions visited this agency to take his declaration for a pension, he having served under Gen- eral Miles ns a scout. Tlis may have some influence with him in bringing into line those squaw men and half bloods who have been lukewarm in their support of this bill if not bsolutely opposed. They are now declaring them- sclves as favorable in order to be in & posi- tion to go with the crowd. At this writing it seoms that the hard work beiag done by those favoring the bill would be effective ana a large majority of the signatures here would be obtained White Swan is still out of the fold and 18 holding his men firm in_ovposition, but @ disintegration 1 their ranks is hoped in_due timo. 1f the commission hold on hard at this agency it is thought they will be ulti- mately successful. ‘They have one clerk, Mr. H. R. Burrill, with Forepaugy’s _circus, obtaining the forty signatures of the Indians with the wild west show there, The total number of signatures to date 18 now computed at 2,835 names, leaving about 1,300 to be sccured yet. While success ulti- mately is by no means assured, the outlook for u successful issuc to the négotiations of the Sioux commission is brighter than ever vefore since the work begun. . NO CAUSE FOR now exhibiting SEES ALARM. Windom Has No Fear of a Stringency in the Moncy Market. New Youk, July 10.—Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—A special to the Times from Washington suys Secretary of the Treasury Windom is not troubled by the published re- ports that the reserve in the New York is getting dangerously low, and that areno indications of a stringency in the mouey market which may cali for some action by the treasnry department. The secretary said to-day that he could see no evidence of money being light, from the fact that while the department offered to buy bonds at a liberal figure the offers were not numerous, “1f money was in demand,” he continued, “bonds would not be held back as they now ave. ‘Tho price we have established is a lib- eral one, and on the bonds the holders are getting only about 2 per cent, while on the 41¢s the iuterest is only a trifie over 134, yet there is mno great alacrity shown by the holders of these bonds to sell them to the government and couvert them into cash. It is true that the people who hold bouds are not the people who want money, but what can I do! We dare not go to work ‘and offer a price far in excess of their value, 80 as to induce the peovle to sell their bonds to the government, we are now paying being all thut worth.” Mr. Windom picked up the duily report made by the treasurer of the United States showing the disposition of the public funds, and after glanciug at the figures continued: “The surplus now amounts i round fizures to 850,000,000, of hich, according to this report, ' §45,000,000, including the current balance, is' n’ the hunds of the banks and $14,000,000 is in the troasury. The mouey in the banks is about the same as wieen Mr. Faircnild was secre- tary of the treasury, It has been reduced somewhat, but not very much, us I wanted to be conservative and did not care to do any- thing which might aisturb trade. 1t 18 trio this amount might be increased, but I do not s in the plan and should not care 1o in- crease the smount without action by con- y 2 the greut bulk of the sur. plus is in the banks to be used by tne people, and the treasury could not do very much more unless authorized by congress.” “Will you increase tne purchase of silver!” Mr. Windom was asked. - 'No,” was his reply in a very emphatic tone. '“I see no indications of @ stringent money market,” the secretary added, ‘‘and the revorts which reach me do not shew that it is generally feared. Since I have been in the treasury department I can safely say that 1 have not recived a half dozen appeals for money or requests Lhat the devartmeut would liberate wmoney. 1 have not heard that the New York banks were losing their money, and the general impression conveyed 1o me has been that money was pleatiful,” AL AN INTERVIEW WITH WARNER, He Thinks There Will Be a Good Attendance at Milwaukee, MixNgAroLrs, July 19, —Commander-in- Chief Warner, of the G. A. R., was in this city to-day. When asked what he thought the uttendunce at the coming Milwaukee encampment would be, he said : “If the 1 cent rate had beeu cavried into offect I think fully 100,000 memoers would have been in attendance, which with their wives meant 200,000 Yet 1think there will still be & good attendance.” *‘What pension weasures will be advocated by the encampment “I think tne dependent pension bill will be reindorsed and 1 think the old soldiers are all in favor of tho service peusion biil. ‘The commander also thinks some action willbe taken at Milwaukee looking to the recognition of the Sons of Veterans in such @& way that they may be brought into closer relation with the G. A. K., @s the time is rapidly coming when the Grand Army will expire by the statute of limitation, Tssues His Order. Kansas Ciry, July 19.—Major Warner, commander-inschief of the G. A. R., yester- day issued general order No. 10, iu which he urgesall G. A. R. posts in the country to send as large delegations as possible w the unatioval encampment at Milwaukee, NO NEARER A SOLUTION. The Royal Grants Oo ee Holds Another Fruitiess Meetin ¢ [Copyright 1659 by James Gordon Bewnet?.| Loxnox, July 10.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tam Brm|—The royal grants committeo met agaln to-day and sep- arated without getting say nearer & solution of cho problem before it than it wa# at the close of the first deliberation, It looks very much as if it had got 1ntd an impasse, but of course some sort of settlement must be ar- rived at before long, for the present atate of affairs exerts rather too great a stratn on all the members to be kept up. The stumbling block remains preeicely what it was—the ro- fusal of tho overnment % comsent to give & positive guarantes that no future application for grants shall be made on behalf of the queen’s child- rewoutside of the family of the prince of Wales. It must be assumed that the minis- try would not have fought so hard ou this point 1f they were not guided by the wishes expressed in the very highest quarters. It is scarcely likely that the government would keep up such a contest dayjaftor day oa their own responsibility, They want to find some via media if they can and their proposuls ad- mit of none. If they insist upon reporting 10 the house in favor of future grants, or re- fuse to insert positive conditions against them, it is very certain that a hot and bitter controversy will arise and greater feeling will be aroused in the country than it is at all desirable to excite, Labouchre handed in a report, wuich was read before the committeo and laid aside without comment. It condemued any further grant to a member of the royal family on any terms, with an emphatic 1o to the pres- ent application on behalf of Prince Victor and Princess Louise, and, by anticipation to all futare applications of the same kind. A report in committeo, like & bill in the house, is read u first, second and third time, and the report shelved. It will, however, be published, and no doubt Mvill be read with much satisfaction by those who agree with Labouchre, and with much disapproval by those who do not. s The resolutions submitted by the govern- ment on Thursday and pocketel by La- bouchre were also ordered entered on the minutes, so they also will see light as well, for the government must make a virtue of necessity, for if they had not published the resolutions some one else would have done so The matter now goes over to Monday. Any- thing like a united report séems out of the question, und if the controversy is kept open much longer it is quite possible that an ud- ditional element of danger may be imported into 1t. One of the chief liberal members of the committee has received notice of a vote from his local organization, passed without dissen- sion, calling upon him to oppose the grant to the Prince of Wales' children, If he obeys the mandate he must desert Gladstone, which would be very hard for him to do. If he does not he may lose his seat, which would be harder still. The incident serves to show what an awk- ward subject this is to_deal with, and the longer it lingers the more awkward 1t will become. A respite of some kind may per- haps be presented Mouday. A prolonged and acrimonious discussiou mpy be expected. Virtually a LiQoral Victory. Loxnox, July 19.—In the election to-day to fill the parliamentary seat made vacant by the resignation of Sir Cnurles Beresford, Mr. Levinson Gower, the Gladstonian can- didate, was defeated by Boulnois, conserva- tive, by 495 votes. Beresford’s majority over his home rule opponent lust time wus nearly three thousand P He Was Not “Jack the Ripp-r. Loxpox, July 19, <The man arrested on suspicion of being the Whitechapel murderer is not “Juck the Ripper.” The police to- night say he is only a drunken lunatic, and they attach no importance to his confession. AFTER SPLITLOG'S SOALP. A Sensational suit Comnienced Against the Millionaire Indian Kaxsas C11v, Mo, July 19.—[Special ‘Tele- gram v Tk Bre.|—Late last.night suit was filed in thejWyandotte county, Kansas, cir- cuit court by Mrs, Jenuie L. Shryock, of this city, against Mutthins Splitlog, the million- aire Indiun railroad and land owner, in which she alleges that on Auguat 1, 1888, Splitlog violently and unlawfully assaulted her, and by puysical force overpowerea and injured her. She says that she was in feeble health at the time of the ussault, and it has rendered her an invalid. As soon us the suit was filed it was placed in the handsof a deputy sheriff, who inmediately went out on the trail of Splitlog. Splitlog was in the city last uight on business counceted with the Indiuu_Territory railroad, 1 which he 18 interested. He was remstered at a hotel. In:some ‘way he became aware of the search for him aud mysteriously dis- appeared, and is thought by this time o be well on his way to tie territory. All night long the deputy sherift kept up his vigil, ana the only satisfaetion he 2ot was the answer: “Splitlog went away some time ago.” Mrs. Shryock was married a few years ago to Elmer “Shryock. She is an artist, and during the illness and enforced idleness ot her husband added-to their income by seliing her paintings. She solicited orders in K City, Kun., and there became acquuinted with Mrs, Splitlog, who gave her a number of orders, On one occasion, while call- g at the Splitlog home, she met Matthias Splitlog, wh seemed greatly attracted by her. — On 1888, shortly after this meeting she calle th aSpiitiok houso to seo Mrs. Spiitlog: Matthias Splitlog responded to her summons at the door. He invited her up stairs, Mrs. Shyock suys, stating that Mrs. Splitlog was there. When she enteréd gn upper room she says that Splitl locked the door, threatencd to kiil her € she made an oute seized her und threw nerto the floor. Mri Shyock sereamed, whereppon Splitiog told her tnat if she wowd promise not to say anythivg about it to anyaue he would let her g untiurmed. - Sho condeated and was ro- eased. 1 ————t NO FUN FOR, OLD MAIDS, e That is the Causg of Two Virginia Sisters Smiclding. PoINT PLEASANT, Va, July 19.—Anita and Merium Boggs, maidep sigters,iviog in Jack- son county, committed suigide last Tuesday by taking arsenic. They left a letter, signed Jointly, saying there wasnothing in life for old maids and they wera tired of it. They were in_fuir circumsysaops, but had no rela~ uives living, v The Paper Combination, Loxpox, July 19.~The syndicate of paper manufacturers has sbout completed all ar- rangements for we proposed cowbinatior with a capital of £1,500,000. It is expected the effect will be an udvanee of 5 per cent in price, . Weather Indication: For Nebraska—Fair, warmer, winds, For Towa—Fair, warwer, variable winds, becoming southerly. 3 For Dakota—Pair, war in southern porlliun, cooler in uprthwestern, variable winds. variable e e Sevator Qornell Appointed. WasHiNGToy, July 19.—-Phe president has appoiuted Churles H, Cornell of Nebraska, register of the land ofice 4t Valentine, Neb, WANT SOME YANKEE NOTIONS. Queensland Sends For An structor in Agriculture. A KANSAS MAN FORWARDED. In- His Salary Will Be Seventy-five Hun- dred and House Rent Free— Faunoefote Sails for England. 513 FOURTRRNTA STRRET, WasmiNaTON, D, C., July 10, Secretary Rusk has at last complied with & request which his predecessor was unable to grant, and bias named Prof, Edward M. Shol- ton, of Kansas, us the most proper man to be instructor of tha new department of agricul- ture in Queensland. The postion will pay a salary of §7,500 a year, with house rent, und in this respect is botter than a cabinet minis- ter's place in this country. The Australiaus have a very exalted opinion of American methods of agriculture, and they have sent several requests for an_instructor through the British representatives here, with the result that Mr. Shelton has at last been selected for the place. Ho 18 very highly recommended and has had o great deal of practical experience, both in this country and in the Orieut. IR JULTAN SAILS TO-MORROW. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister 10 this country, who iutends to sail to-mor- row for Kngland, will bring his family back somewhere about the Ist of October. It is reported here thut Sir Julian bas instr his agonts to secura for hun i resid which will be occupied by his family when they do not desire to remain in tiwe legation maisio WasHIXGTON BOREAU, T OMATA Bre, } HARRISON'S VACATION. . The president has everything packed, and accompanied by Mrs, Huarrison he will eave to-morrow moruing at 11 o'clock for Deer Park. ‘fhe impression has got abroad somehow that this stay is to be a long one and that he will not bo likely to come to Washington, uuless called here upon very urgent busiess, before the middle of Aug Owing to the fuct that the impression gained ground to-day that & cabinet meeting was to be held, there were few official callers, and only one congressman 80 far is known to'huve put in an appearance in the presidential sanctum, Thcre was the usual public reception this afternoon, and quite a numbver of visitors said good-bye to the president, and all wished bim a pleasant and enjoyable vacation. BIDS OPENED. A large number of bids were opened to- duy in the office of the superintendeat of the treasury for supplying special furniture for government buildings thoughout the coun- try. The bidders and bids for Iowa were: Keokuk—Conant Bros., Toledo, O., $2,185; Akron Contracting and_Cabitiet ~company, $1,7 Thomas Kelsoll, Cincinnat Des Moines—Johii Moore & Syrucuse, N. Y., $5,976; A. H. Revell & Co Chicago, &5180, For supp standai furniture, the following were the bidder: and bids: Keokuk—Akron compuny, §2,30¢ Des Moines—Minneapolis Ofiice and School company, 81,704, The Des Moines Munufac- turing und Supply company was to-day awarded the contract for supplying the heat- ing apparatus for the public buildings at Des Moines, Ia, ARMY NEWS. Adjutant General Kelton has made & num- ber of changes among tLe oflicers of his de partment, Major- Michael - V. Sheridan, assistant adjutaut general, the brother of the Inte General Sheridan, hus been relieved from duty at the adjutant gencral's office in this city and ordered to Omaha, Neb., where he will become_assistant adjutant general of the Department of the Platte. This change has been exvectod ever since the death of General Sherigan. Major Sheridan e changes places with Lieutenunt Colonel Sawmuel Breck, who will report in this city on September 1, two months before his suc- cessor's duties at Omaha begin. Licutenant . C. Wood, ussistant adjutant goneral, will be relieved from duty Puul, Minn., and ordered to San i on October 1us assistant adjutant general for the department of California. Major Merritt, Barber, assistant udjuta general, will go from the department of* Co Tumbia to the department of Dakota on Oc- tober 1 a8 assistant adjutant general, Major Thomas W , who has been as: ant_adjutant g t /, has_be ordered to relieve Major Barber us assistant udjutant general for the department of Co lumbia, MISCELTANEOUS, Nathan_Frank, the new representative from the Ninth Missouri district. was among the president’s eallers to-d He said this afternoon that he was convinced that the presigent was committed to an extra scssion of congress, but whether it would be held eurly in October or late in that month de- peuded, he thought, entirely upon the results of the election in the new states. These changes were made to-day in_pen wion boards throughout Ic D. S , appointed at Northwood; Dr. A, D. av Osage: Drs. S. G, Blythe and . W. Wilber, at Charleston City, and Drs. D. H. Bowen, R. C. Ambler and J. Shepherd, at Wankon. J. S. Caldwell, of Lincoln, Nev,, is at the Rizgs. First Comptroller Matthews left Washing- ton this mernine for u three weeks' visit to his home 10 Illinois. UNITING THIZ FACTIONS. Virginia Eepubficans Show a Disposi- tion to Quit Quarrelin WaSHINGTON, July 19.—A sub.committee of five from the republican national coum- mittee, consisting of Chairman Quay, Vice Chairman Clarkson, Tre Mr. Fessenden, of Connecticut, und Mr. Ho- barti, of New Jersey, have been in confer- ence here three days with a view to burmou- iziog the troubles in the republican party n irginia. Delegations from both parties have been heurd. Brady and Groner, (anti- Mahone element) will abide by the decision of the national committee, and the Mahone side showed a similar desire to reach unity, To.day @ conclusion wus reached by the national committee approving of the call for @ state convention to be issued by Muhone, a8 chairman of the regular committee, and Brady, on behnlf of the other side, con- curred in this action. The call is 50 broad- ened us to give protection to the delegates asked by the anti-Maloneites. It makes the first duty of the state couvention, after as- sembling and reading the call, 1o ‘have read the list of delegates cortified by e county conventions to the state committee, sud alsd the disseuting shall be admitted (o' seats on the floor of the convention, In gonversution with the Associated \l‘rvla l'l‘vlh'l‘h:l"—llu-ll‘l'" Cuairman Qugggsd Vice Chsirian Clarkson said: iy ¢ ““We found both" ious to effect nity. sion of three days s be nothing unpleasent has occurred. Weé be- lieve it is an lonest aud indepondent recons ciliution which protects the honor and inde- pendence of uli republicans in Vipginia, and which ought and, we believe, wilithoroughly unite the vurty, Presidential Appointments. Wasminoroy, July 19.--The president has appointed the following named postmasters: Jucob Weaver, at Colfax, la., vice 5, 8. Wil sou, removed; G. W. Clark, Alliauce, Neb., yice M. W. Strouse, ofice presidential; Henry O. Wright, Wayne, Neb., vice Mar- cellus Dearborn, removed; Captain George Dewey, to be chief of the bureau of equip- ment and recruiting in the departwent of the navy, with the rank of comumander, pmente sineprely anx- Phe whole ses- n hurmonious, and President Saloman's Offer. WasmiNGTON, July 19.~The Star to-night, referriog to & communication which it was ’ g mtmad NUMBER 31. said President Saloman, of Hayti, made to this government shortly before his death, offoring the United States the absolute right 10 the harbor of Mole, San Nicholas, that wo might establish a coaling station_thore, says the provosition was still unacted on ‘when Mr, Blaine went into the state department, and it is believed this furnished tho incent- ive for his proposition to send a committeo to Hayti with a_view to ascertaining whother or not Logitime was disposed to give us tho samo concession. Saloman’s iden Was to of- foct a clese alliance with the United States in the hope of insuring u stable government in Huyti, Nebraska ana WASHINGTON, July 19.—[Spocial Telogram to Tnr Bre]--Pensions granted Nobr kans: Original invalides—Joseph M. Raw lings, Thomus Bateman, Charles E. Dayton. Increaso—John N, Kimball, Reissue— George W. Linton, Reissuo and increase Lorenzo McEwan, Ponsions allowed yolids—Jumes R, Armstrong, Edgar K. Spears, Robert A, Barke o M. Lamb, George Buchholz, Isaac N, Carr, Jolin Mul- thaup, Joseph S, ‘Miller. Increnso—Levi P, 1tiddoll, Robert Dayidson. Reissue—Samuel Yeadon, George Grettenberger. — Reissue and inclense—James Smith, Stephen Joln- son. Towans: Original in- To Be Restored to the Public, WasniNaroy, July 10.—Secretary Proctor has recommended tho resorvation of Fort MeDermott, Nev., to be restored to tho pub- lie domain, 1t being 5o longer required for wmilitary purposes, President Hurrison has igsued a proclamation carrying into effect Secretary Proctor’s recommondation. Horr Declin s the Appointment, Wasuinaroy, July 10.-The following letter Lias been received at the state depart- ment: ST SAGINAW, Mich, July 16.—FHon William K Wharton, Acting Seeretary of State, Washington—Dear Sir: Your notice of my appointment by the president of tho United States as consul to Vatparaiso, Chili, is just received 1 most respectfally decline 0 ‘wecept the position. Yours most truly, R o HOSTILLLLES THREATEN. G. Honm, Two Kansas Towas Quarre the County LA Torexka, Kan., July 10.—[Speetal Telegra to T Bee)—A telogeam was reccived to- day from Garfield county which states that another county seat war 13 threatenod. The bitterest feeling exists between the towns of Ravenna and Eminenes, and u collision is probable. The supreme court decided u fow days ugo that I} co is the logal county seat of Garfield county, which makes it nee essary to remove the county records from Ravenna, where the county eapital has beea locuted for three years. The Ravenna poo- ple propose to resist tho removal, and ask for a uew trial. Eminence is determined to have the county records. The records are now guarded in the court house at Ravenna, and the citizens have orzanized and ura heavily urmed to prevent any atttack. 1 cts are stationed around town to give wa 1ug i case an attack is made by Kuinence. PR & About THE COU LRSS, Jim Guyon Uscap.s, but His Accom- plices Goto Jail, Davron, G, July 10.—Captain Bell, chief of the government secret service, will take Nelson Driggs and wife and,baby and Mrs. Mary Browa to fail at Oincunati for complicity in the counterteiting deal th was turne x v. b eap ;u‘nu‘»; Jim, Ju’wfln. fi-fih"w o th:mxfim%‘ had the skirmish yesterday, have boen-aban doned. Allof tho last fssue of 4 count £10 notes 1 now iu the hahds of the secret service burcuu, but the plates nave uot been found. John ional Association, 18, July 10.—At tho morniug sos siou of th lucational asscciation a pap on “Spund Blinduess” detined the term to bo y disorder of the ear. The inll as universal as color blinduess and qu important to be cured Charl Smith, of Vand erbilt University, condemmed the too premiscuous bestowal of honorary y American institutions. Alexander Texas, said the problon of the hour is universal suffrage aud universal feature of ationnl sso unus anifested i kinde ruining, The doors of the Mu. sonic th ud 1o be closed this ufternoon to keep back @ portion of the throng. ‘Ihe Kindergarten, in its relution to motherhood was discussed by Mis. Sarah Cooper, of fornis, and Mrs, Putnam, of liliois, und Colonel Parke Chicago, spole on tho im portance of tem of instruction in vhe kindergarten schools it would vreserve the itural fwnocence and purity of eariy childhood. * board of airectors of the us- sociution voted this afternoon to hold next yeur's mecting in. 8. Paul if suitable ar- raugements can be made, -~ Labby Asks a Question LoNnox, July 10.—In the commons to-day Laboushere asked what truth there was in the statement semi-oiicially published L'Opmione, of Rome, that there was o defl nite understanding thet the Knglish und Italian navies would act togeth in the event of war with o, aud also thatu year ago, when a i was foared the British Mediterrancan squadron was held diness 10 assist 1taly zusson, A retary of the f cply stated that the action case of war between France and it |, would be guided by circumstances, Enginnd was under no engagement. Furthor questions by La- bouchere Sir James acelined to answer, - - A Mammotn Salt Comy ALy, N. Y., July 19—The Northern Amierican Salt compuny filed articles of in corporation in the sccretary of stat to-day. anklin. Woodruff, Horace K. Thurber, William A. Huza and Charles £ Burger are the incorporators, with u capital of $11,000,000. They state that they are to manufacture and sell salt and salt products in their various ramifications, The principal part of their business will be located in War- saw, N. Y., but they will also curry on busi ness in Ohlo, West i, Kunsas, Texas and Michigan, The thirteen trustecs who will mavage the (ompany for the first yeur are naumed. tte prosent '8 office g Bride, ear Bad River Fusch murderag - Killed His Yo Asuraxo, Wis., Jul station yesterduy, Joseph s eighteen-year-old bride. The ware walking up the track arm-in-a when Kusch was seen to attack his wif BLABbIng her several times, Then, Bimsclf pursued, he thegw her dowd w st @mbankment, where the body was found lifeless. Thé mubderer esciped to the Woous, couple - Acqujtted of the Oharge. Lavavie, Wyo, July 10.~(Special Tale grum o Tug HBek |—Josenh Paris has been acquitted dn the district court at Lan der, of the murder of Robert Bull last Octo. ber. The defense was insanity and self defense, This I the second man acquitted of wurder at Lander within a wec! R Six Lumbermen Drown od, Orrawa, Onb, duly 19.-Six men were drowned Wi Ay night while attempting to shot repids with a raft. They were |UIMDEIMEn, but thelr numes arc va known, Néw dersby Prohibsclonists, Aunuky Pank, N, 1, July 19.—The anuual conyention of the New Jersey prohibltion party opesed yvesterday a{ternaon and formed & temporsry erganizatiol OTHER FEARFUL FLOOD; The Kunawha Valley in Virginia Devastatod, MORRISTOWN SWEPT AWAY. A Clond Burst Overwhelms the Vile lage in an lostant, Destroying ivory House—Many Lives Known to be Lost. A Terrible Afliction. PArkeRsiune, W, Vo, July 10.—Tho groatest disaster which ever befel the Little Kanawha valley came lust night in the shape of torriblo cloud ourst, which has completely flooded the county, destroying many lives, carrying off thousands of doliars in proporty and ruining the crops for miles around, Tho deluge fell here about dusk and continued to fall in torrents, doing much damage in the city. The worst of the storm struck tho lower side of the Kanawha, filling the smail tributaries from bank to bunk. In three hours the Kanawha rose six feet and ran out with such veloeity that it carried everything before it. At this point thouse ands of logs and n number of boats went ous or wero sunk, Mrs, Isane H. Tucker, Martin Lawloss and an uwknown man were drowned. Above the destruction was still groater. The Big Tygart valley s complotely swamped. The big mill its mouth went out uud took the Tygart bridge with it, In the vallay all fences, erops and much live stock were lost, L Chestorvills, n small town miles nhove, half the ne oft bodily and left in the carnficlds, In Clay district u fine church and three dwellings were wrecked, Soveral steamers on the river were wrocked ‘e worst story of all comes from Morris- town, a small villao near tho head of Tucker ereci, where the cloud burst concen- trated in all'its fury, coming down on tho village ubout midnighit und totally destroy- ing 1ty togethier with many of its people. Tho first report guve the loss at eloven, but later news scems to fix the lossat a greater number, ‘The houscs are said to have been picked up and hurled against ench other in such a short space of time that. no chanee to cscape was given the prople. Amongg those lost at Morristown are Jake Kinger urothers, Joscph and Thomas; o man named Bailey and - Orvilio West and his i und The body of a man believed to be Morristoivo vietim was found on Richardson's farm this worning. At Lill Brush all the bridees and culverts are washed away, and it is impossible to reach or communicite with that poiut or any othor on the upper eIV 1mpossible now to_eaun loss even nere. us the river is sull rising and tearing ovorything loose. A family boat containing three or four persons went out dv he night, and it is helieved all are lost. A freight train on the Olio River railroud broke through the trestio at Harris forry completely wrecking the train and fatelly in= juring William Neptune, un employe. The wi 1y a heavy washout, noar about ten s wore carried Gth. torms, Cricaao, July 19.~The scverest thuuder storm in many years occurred hero lst nighte An inch of rain fell i twonty minutes. Gels lars and basements wero flooded, Chinese luundryingn snant the night perched on the tables, und buscment lodgers were drivén into the streets, Much property was dam- aged CiNeiNyaT, July storm o postion of brole at sons 19..-A heavy thunder tis morning flooded Pho Onaio canal ad & number of per- The storm set fire o'clock town. ot, o thio connty, Crik burst on rs, The rained all night, PavL, July 19.—R videly Separate s in Montana véport severe storms of hail or rain lay. The weather hus been excess- iy hot, In places the crops are burned up by heut, in others dumuged by water. ‘Che streams are ristug and a serious overflow is feared. the town was bu Vi, July 19.—A or this morning ¢ > to lumbermen and far- loss cunuot be estimated, 1v orts from u FRUD. Ainbama Families Lach Oter Cur, Bimaaxouay, Ala., July 19.—For several yeurs u feud has existed between the Simp- wnd Howton familics of this county. It began by fom- Simpson killing ono of the lowtons, Simpson was released on bail, od,and a reward d for his o The next dcath of Howton by 1 us he was riding along Recendly vhe ofiicers of the law have trying to, arrest Tom Simpson, who wus known to be in the vicinity. Last night Sheriffs Glenn and Scrogging and W. 3. Morzan, with the assistance of two of the Flo surrounded Simpson in # gin house near Mud v 3 he was with some other men. light he came oiit looking around, a8 promptly or- dered by ' 103 throw up tands and surrender. Instoad of doing he ruashed around the house with a bullet from Serozgins' pistol whistling after him and was met witha bullet from J, B, Howgon's gun and fell dead, Almost ab the sume instant two guns wero fired from Lo 1o, ling Deputy Morgen and fatally wounding 3. Howton, The inmates of Lo house bave icaded 1t and defy ar- rests J. C, at me 1o Bir- minham for i leaving Scrozging on guard, The sheriff here at once dis- patclied seven deputics armed with Wine cliesters to the seene of the dificulty, g 2 Steamship A foville—The Fuvr or Glasgow. ndon—Arrived, the steamer British from Hoston; sighted, the steamers Rrittavic, fron York, sud the Maiue, from Bultimor At Southuwmpton—The York At Queenstown New York At New York—The Germunic, from Liver- pool; the Wiclnd and Auwusta Victoria, from Humburg, ana the ‘Trave, from Bre- men iwo L Thinning which e subseq of §200 was offcr tragedy wis th shot frow amb notiic the road tons, cssia, from New Aller, from New ~The Wisconsin, from ety be Gobh ed rtain tax payers of o il in the cireuit the Chicago bosrd Don't Want Cii1cAGo, July 19.—C the Town of Luke filea court to-day praying th of education and the city government be re- strained from taking possession of schook property or unnexing the town. Ingenious urguments are presented in support of their case. . LA Passenger and Freight Collide. Grepxsuuia, Iud., July 19.—There was & collision last night on the Clevelaud, Cincine ati, Chicago & St. Louis road between s wost-bound express und an east-bound froncht. An unknown man was killed aud Postal Clepk Cocliran seyerely injured, - -~ Killod By an Ol Tank Explosion Ruanrokn, Pa., July 10.—An explosion o~ enrred this morning in the Eagle Valley oil it A young man named i {in'the blaze and six ! wloyes badly buroed, some fatally,