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

HE OMAHA DALy BEE SOUTH DAKOTA'S DEBT LAW, | A Splendid Ohance For Dead Beats in the New State. ABOUT EVERYTHING EXEMPTED. The Natnral Outcome an Immense Number of Chattel Mortgages at a Very High Rate of Interest. Good Progress Made. . Brovx Fants, 8. D, July 23.—[Special Telegram to & B —To-day’s session of the South Dakota constitutional convention was well attended and good progress was made. Ten reports were adopted and added 10 the finished work. Among these was the article on exemptions, which is as follow: The right of the debtor to enjoy the comforts and necessaries of life shall be recognized by wholesome laws; exempting from forced sale a homestead, the value of which shall be limited and defined by law, to all heads of familics, and reasonable amount of per- sonal property, the kind and value of which is to be fixed by genoral laws; the legisla- ture, therefore, will determine the limitation of exemptions. Under the present law Dakota is the best pluce in the union for the debtor who does not care to pay his debts, The law exempts 8 homestead without limit as to value and $1,500 worth or personal property. For sev- eral years tha legislative assembly has vainly tried to reduce their assessment and make posaible the collection of debts, The consti- tution simply provides that a homestead shall be limited in value. The effect of 8o liberal an exemption is an imwmense number of chattel mortgages at a high rate of in- terest, The federal avproprintion will doubt- less carry the convention through until the last of next w Twenty-six hundred dollars has been reserved for printing, and the mileage uccount will be little short of €,000. The individual mileago varies from §231 to nothing, the fatted picking of course ing to the Black Hills members. "This will feave about §12,500, whicn will catry the con vention for about thirty duys, or until August 8. As the Bismarck committee will be back at least by that time, the delegal will not need to be very long -without their per diem. An Attempt to Defer Aciion. S1oux Fat1s, S. D., July 28.—An attempt was made to defer action on the report of the committee on judiciary until Thursday, possibly with the purpose of tiring out the delegations that have come from tho dissat- sfled districts to lobby for the defeat of the ‘majority report, and the new dea!l in the ar- rangement of the judicial distri The re- port was finally made a special order for to- morrow, at which time its adoption will be hotly contested and an attempt made to sub- stitute the minority report. The fecling is general that the urrangement of the districts is excellent, und the report of the cowmmittee will probably be adopted. A notable feature of to-aay's proceedings was the presentation of a communication from the American Sabbath Union, signed by Elliott r. Siepard, Major Goneral Hew- ard, . H. Knowles and Wilbur I%. Crafts, ing the convention to insert 1 tho con itution a provision protecting and encour- aging Sabbuth observance. Tue communi- cation was referred to aspecial comumitts five, including three clerical delegates. committee on legislative appointments reached an agreement to-day on senatorial apportionment, by which tho pumber of - districts ' is fixed at forty-one and the senators forty-five, the latter being the limit provided in the consti- tution. The nrrapgement is practically in ccord with the apportiontment agreed upon some time ago, being a senator for every 1,800 voters or a major fraction thereof. "L he report of the committee was not unanimous, standing 18 to 9. The minority object that the number of senators is too great for the resent population, and that the counties aving & voting population of 2,000 and over, et but one senator, while the other counties aving 1,100 or 1,200 voters are equally rep- resented. Sioux Falls Asscssment. S1oux FaLLs, S. 1., July 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The asscssment of per- sonal and reul property of Sioux Falls has Just been completed. The total s §6,041,000. Last year it was less than $4,000,000, and in 1684 tho asscssment was §1,057,000. This Fear's ncrease in property is abous 85 per cent, while the new names in the city direc tory indicates an increase in population of 40 por cent. A Farmers' Alllance Meeting. Si0ux FaLLs, 8. D, July 23,—[Special Tel- egram to Tk BEk.|—Au important Farm- ers’ alllance meeting was held at Hartford, with Mr. Loucks, president;of the territorial slliance, in attendance. Resolutions wero passed urgiug the constitutional convention to adopt tho Australian ballot system, which was rejected in committeo last week. Ths One House Idea Defeated, BisMaRCK, Dak., July 23.—Prolibition pe- titions sre bewiuning to pour in and it is evident the hove of having pronibition em- podied in the convention still burns, Pres- ident Fancher, of the constitution, received @ telegram from Elliott F, Shepard, presi- dent of the Amorican Sabbath union, urging ® provision in tho coustitution protecting and encouraging Sabbath observance, The lete constitution introduced by Williams cawe up for reference to-day, but was postponed until to-morrow. The proposition to vest the lative power In o single body again disoussed in committee whole, and furnished & field for the orators, The proposition legis- was of the day was s feated and the convention will now make ap-" soruonmunu for two houses. The remai er of the afternoon was passed in dis cussing Lhe article ou county and. township organization. The greatest coutroversy was on the quesjion of locating county seats, Olympli's Couvention. Oryuria, W. T, July 23.—Terry wants to be the first governor, and undoubtedly will, as he has no rival for the republican nomi- mation, but it was thought when the legisia- ture met he might be elected 1o tho senate, af the warring factions could agree on no one else. Tho committee ou the executive and par- doning power reported this morping wmong other things a proviso that the governor shall be weligible for the office of senator, This, if 1t _passcs, greatly strengthens the chances of ex-Governor Wilson's success, aud his election to the senate is now almost certain, The other provisions of tho article on the executive power sre the creating of the offices of governor, lieutenant goveror, sccretary of state, auditor, treasurer und sommissioner of public lands. The vernor wad lieutenant governor hold ofice l:r four yesrs. Tho others two years. he returns of the election for the governor and licutenant governor aro opened before a {olnt session of the legislature. If two candidates have the samo vote the legisl ture elects. The governor must send an snnual message, hes the vetp power, and il all ofticos not eleotive. He can veto any Item of a bill without illing tho whole bill “Che governor aud lieutenant governor must be thirty-tive years of age ana muss have re- #ided five years in the state. ‘I'he other of- ficors must have resided here two years. The Feport was read and ordered printed. legate Sullivan wanted the convention to juvite H. H. Blackwell, secrctary of the Woman's Suffrage Association of Aumericn, 60 add-ees it, but s number of members ob- OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 18%0. jeoted to anybody being invited to nddress it for any such purpose. It was fluslly agreed that Blackwell or any other person desiring 10 address the convention can hire a hall and inv.te the convention, but no formal notice will be taken by the convention as a body of | such person or persons, The Day at Helena. HrLexa, Mont, July 28.—In convention to-day the chairman of the committee on mis. cellaneous subjects reported back the props- sition relating to gambling, stating that it was a question for lecislative mction. 'I'he resolution relating to free passes was also re- ported, and a substitute will be introduced later. The labor question came up again, and the section relating to convict labor was discussed at length and finally rejected. The afternoon session was devoted to the further discussion of the preamble. Severat members opposed the bringing of God or re- ligion into the constitution, and the preamble was finally adopted as previousty reported. No Sectarian Books Allowed. Borsk Ciry, Ida., July 23.—The eitizens of Washington county presented a petition to the constitutior.al convention to-day against the monopoly or irrigation canal. The pro- position, to admit the bible into the public schools provoked o hot discussion, but was disposed of by an amendment forbidding auy religious or sectarian books or papers in the schools. The school lunds are to be sold auction for not less than $10 per acre. -— 'S AFFALRS, Bishop McQuald Tells ot His Visit to His Holiness. New York, July 98.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bre]—Bishop McQuaid, of the dio- cese of Rochester, who has been ‘in Rome for several months, returned home yesterday on the steamer La Normandie. The bishop declared that the rcports of the pope's ill- health were In the main gross exaggerations 1 promulgated for various reasons. He bad had numerous interviews with his holi- ness and hud even seen him the day provious to his aeparture for this country. He was then in excellent health. and buoyant spirits aud seemed to carry his great age of four score years as lightly as muny men carried haif th Other reports which have been published of late that the pope was pre- paring to leave Rome and had al Arrangements to purcase o se we he thought, groundless, as the ¢! of Rome know nothing of such u plan. Ke- garding Cardinal Givbons' chances of becow- ing pope, which have been talked of and written of recently, the bishop said that amounted to practically nothmg. *Tn fact,” said the good natured bishop, with a broud smile upon his lips, *‘the latest roport which I heard before I left Rome was that a certain member of the Now York press was to be tho chosen successor of Pope Leo. I ouly say that," he added, breaking into a luugh, “to prove what little truth there can be in'such rum Naturally the fact of his being un American does not bar him from succession 1 the poutifical chair, but ardinals of the papal college recoznizo Tact that owing to the present state of affuirs and tho peculiar political comibiuations and complications n [taly, an Italian pope is an absolute necessity. France Offered the Pope Refage. Loxpo, July Mhe Standard’s corre- spondent at Rome says: *Iam authorized to state that the prine,pal reason for convening the recent secret consistory was the fact that the Frenchi government hud advised the pove 10 quit Rome und bad offered him an asylum in France. The pope told the cardi- nal that he had refused the offer because ho would not causo Franco to declare war agaiust Italy for his sake, he being personally well disposed towards Italy. e IT'S LEGAL 1IN OCANADA. Marriage ol George Foster to Ohishoim's Divorced Wife, Orrawa, On {Special Tele- gram to Tue is reported that George Foster, minister of finance, who re- cently married the divorced wife of D, B. Chisholm at Chicago, will sue several lead- leading journals in Canada who have im- pugned the valdity of his marriago and grossly libeled both himself and Mrs, Foster. The marriage has been declared valid by the nigiiest legal authorities in the Domwion, in- cluding the judges of the highest courts and officersof the highest judicial tribunal. Foster was too shrewd o man, knowing that a question might be raised, not to consult the minister of justice, his collnague, among othoers, before tuking the step he did. A proaument politician said to-day it was mon- str contend a marrisge which was leg- ally contracted in the United States was not to be recognized There has not been an instauce in such a marriage has been declared illegal in Canada, e Aoty WANDER! BACK INSANE. Return of a Wichita Cltizen Who Was Supposed to be Dead. Wicnira, Kan., July 2 . L. Brown, a well known business man of this city, disap- peared last January, His hat, covered with blood and a blood-stained coupting pin, found near his house, led to the suspicion tbat he bad been murdered, To-day he returned home insane and having the appearance of a tramp. A large scar on his head leads to the belief that his murder was attempted but failed, and since then it is supposed that he has been kept concealed by his would-be murderers until to-day, when he escaped sud found his way home. He con give no account of himself, The Pig lron Output, PmitapeLprmia, July 28.—The statistics furnished by the American Iron and Steel association show that the production of pig iron in the United States for the first six wonths of 1859 was la than in any pre- ceding six months nfina istory of the Aumwerican iron tra de. e stocks of unsold ig iron on the 80th of June last were much arger than at the close of any preceding annual period for s number of years. The total production of pig iron for the first six wouths of 1850 was 417,999 tous of 20,000 pounds, or 8,067,767 gross tons of 2,240 pounds. The iucreased production was wholly 1u those kinds which are used for general foundry and mill purposes, There was u decrease in the production of Bessemer pig iron. The uumber of fur- naces in blast on the 80th of June was 288, out of blast 203, total 581 The Prrrsoura, July 23.—Miss Oppenheimer, @ Hebrew society bello of Allegheny, and duughter of one of the most promzent mer- chants fn that city, was killed at Harmony this morning. Miss Oppenheimer and four other ladies were riding in & wagon. The train came along, und the horse becoming frightened backed them over the embunk- ment. Miss Opoenheimer wus thrown out of the wagon between two cars and iu- stantly killed, T'wo of her companions were seriously injured, The others escaped sufely. AR et Opposes Warner's Advice. Toreka, Kan,, July 83.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bge)—Department Commander Booth, of the G. A. R, lssued & circular letter to-day recommending that “the com- rades of Kunsas forego the pleasure of at- tending the natioual reunions until a fair #nd equitable rate is wade by the railroads, and as low as that accorded to any other or- Kunizatiou. — Regarded Prersnurs, July 28, —The 1dea that Eng capitalists will buy up and conirol the st awdustry of the United States, #s published this morniak, has created considerable good- netured fun among some of tue WABULACLUT- ers heve, who ridioule the idea. | VERY GRAVE CHARCES MADE Editor West, of the Times, Accused of Dishonest Methods. BAD MANAGEMENT IS ALLEGED. Kumors and Insinuations Flying About Hard to Belleve — Sup- posad Discoveries of a Lead- ing Stockholder, The Whole Story Denied. Cuioago, July 28.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—It is predicted that the caption, "By James J. West,” which has been at the head of the editorial columns of the Times for some mouths past, is destined soon to take o plunge into obscurity. It was told yesterday how Mr. West had confessed judgment on & note for §| 6 held by the Commercial Na- tional bank, and rumor says that it was only the beginning of a move to oust Mr. West from the control of the times, The trouble began about the 1st of July, when Mr. West went away ona vacation and Mr. Huiskamp, of Keokuk, Ia., oneof the principal owners of the paper, came on to look over the busi- ness. Mr. Huiskamp found some things that didn’t suit hin and made an investigation. The investigation proceeded and was a most fruitful one. Said one of the investigators to a reporter: “‘The mismanagement is of the most glar- ing nature. The hideous hend of blackmail was frequently disclosed. The details can- not av present be disclosed. They will, how- ever, come out later. We have found that Mr. West has been obtaining large sums of money as an individual, giving the notes of the Times company as security. Further, it looks as if he had sold the Times building for £300,000 and pocketed the proceeds. What he has done with the money no one knows. It was thought he might have speculated exten- sively, but there is nothing to show that he did. One thing we do know, he lived ex- ceedingly high. His manner of raising the money to supply domestic tastes and needs is interesting. He started in by borrowing about 835000 from George M. Bogue, giving security. He then borrowed about $22,000 from Lyman J. Gage, of the First National bauk, to whom ke gave a second mortgage. Ho then, it is claimed, induced Mr. Gage, as a per- sonal favor, not to put the second mortgage on record. West gave as a reason for the request a desire to keep lis credit intact. He then, it is said, borrowed a similar amount from John H. Irwin, of Keokuk, & big stockholder of the paper, giving him a third mortgage, but intimating that it was a second lich. That also for n time kept off the records. When it is known that Irwin is the one who has befriended West from the beginning aud to whom he owes his position, the dishonor of the borrower is rendered very conspicuous,” “How did Mr. Times " ‘*I'he same way he got control of the Mail —infinite_assurauce, immense daring and suuve address, By those qualities he got into the Moil management and then an- fhounced himself ready to assume ail the ob- ligatious of the paper, Well, he assumed them, but that's all the good it did the cred- itors. The Mail was a trifle small for his restless ambition, and his eye lit on the broad field offered by the Times. His assur- ance, daring and address enabled him to form the syndicate and to impress upon the members his ability to assume obliga- tions, and as he professed to have §180,000 in available securities his talk was swallowed. In reality he didn’t have 180,000 cents. His first move after getting possession was to displace Storey’'s name from the head of the editorial ‘column and put his own there instead. He had no more right than I have to do i%, but he did it without consulting anyone. * After the substitution was made, however, more harm than good would have followed ivs displacement, 80 it was allowed to remai 'his prominence gave him great influence, and financial mon, naturally believing him to be the main owner of the paver, listened to him with favorable cars. 'The stock he owned was ropreseated by the Mail, which_he turned over to the Times company, Some months after ob- taining control he fell out with Snowden and fired him. With his massive confidence he aunounced himself editor 10 cuief of the paper, notwithstandivg he knew nothing of editorial management aund couldn’t write a paragraph to save himself. In February last he took the managing editorship from Joseph Dunlap, an old newspaper man. Dualap re- mained on the editorial staff, but had noth- ing more to do with directing the paper. By taking the mannging editorship West was more able to carry on nis peculiar financial methods. He borrowed sums from many among them Mr, Odell, of the Union National bank, and in January got $1,000 from Mr. Dunlap, to whom he gave his own check payable the next day, and Mr. Dunlap has the check yel. The investigation also unearthed the fact that West had, without authority, increased the stock of the Times company and sold it, an offense, by the way, punishable by a term in the peniténtiary. “Two weeks ago Martin J. Russell, chief editorial writer, became disgusted by the fucts unearthed by the investigution and re- signed. Yesterday Mr. Dunlap resigned. 1u a few days Mr. West will resign, but for different reasons. He holds on by a tech- nical point, but his grip will very shortly be loosened. Mr. Frank Weigley, the indorser of West's note, said that his professional connection with West would not permit him to n}muk of the muddle in detail : 1 will tell you, however,” he said, “that though at one time I was Mr. West's at- torn I have now withdrawn from hi- in- dividual service, but I am still a director of the Times and the attorney for the paper. The company is perfectly solvent, is strongly backed. and will'ic & few days be sailing along all right. In the meantime, you must understand I have nothing to do with Mr, West personally,” Duenne, the city editor of the Times and West's right hand man, declares the whole story regarding the retirement of West to be a he. ‘‘How about the preseuce in this city of Messrs, Huiskamp and Irwini” he was asked, “‘Some time ago Mr. West found himself unable fo run the business and editorial de- partments, o0 he induced Mr, H. J, Huis- amp to become business manager, Mr, Huiskamo and Mr. Irwin aro both men of large means and leisure and frequently came 10 Chicago for pleasure. Their being here now is not at all significant. The paper is wkm.; money and is all right, 8o is Mr. est.’ OUSTING Excitement ia Oklahoma Over the Re- cent Land Uffice Decision. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, July 28.—A special from Guthrie, Oklahowa, says the decision of the land ofiice ousting *‘sooners,” as those who entered Oklaboma before noon, April 22, are called, s causing excitement throughout Oklahoma as fast as the news spreads. Two hundred men were in line yesterday morn- ing, waiting for the lund “oftice to open, & Jarge majority waiting to file on claims al- ready entered by men supposed to have been in the territory before noon of April 22, und which the decisicn declares are not entitled 10 hold claims, It is thought by many that 1n equity the same ruling must apply to town lots, when six hundred or seven hundred persons in Guthrie alone will be affected. e A Sop to the Irish, Loxnox, July 23.—The commans to-night, by vote of 230 to 7 o grant the lump sum of £600,000. or, as an alternuiive, £20,- 000 annually, to build railways in Ireland. West get control of the OAPTURED BY VANDERSILT. Another Trunk Line From Uhioago wo the Seaboard Secured. New You, July 23.-4& railroad deal was completed yesterday by which Drexel, Mor- @an & Co. bought of C. P. Huntington 100,000 shares of common #tock of the Chesupeake & Ohio railroad for two and & quarter million _ dollars. This firm has been buying blocks of this stock quietly and it is understood they now control the property. This, it is sid, is the end of a glgantio deal in the intorest of the Vanderbilts, which gives them another trunk line from Chicago to the seaboard at Newport Nows, shorter than any of the othor lines. The beginning of the deal was said to be the consolidation of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & lndianapolis or “Bee Line," with the Cinclanati, Indianapo- lis, St. Louis & Chicago or the ‘‘Big Four,” making @ thorough trunk line with the Chesapeake & Ohio. An Interesting Suit Decided. Cnicaco, July 23.—A decision was ren- dered to-d Judge Gresham in the suit of Perry Bros. agamst the Wabash road. One of the firm, a couple’of years ago, checked his sample case in Springtield, and while on the train a wreck occurred, in which the trunk and contents were burned. Perry sued the Wabash for 87,615, the value of the jewelry destroyea. The receiver sets up in defenso that when the trunk was received for shipment a new rule had gone into effect forbidding the carringe of samplo trunks as personal baggage ana requiring their trans- portation as freight. Judge Gresham de- cides against the railway company, holding that the act of the station agent in aceepting the sample trunk for shipment as personal baggage, bound the company, and judgment was given Perry Bros. More Rate Outting. Cnicaco, July 23.—The Fort Worth and Denver road, which recently withdrew from the Inter-state Commerce Railway associa- tion, has already begun to cut rates. It an- nounces a reduction of 2 to 12 cents per hun- dred on different classes of freight between the Atluntic uunhonri und Colorado, via Gal- veston, where it _cobnects with a steamer line. ‘Tho Trans-Missouri roads have avplied for permission to meet the cut. The action of the Fort Worth and Denver road ca.ses considerable surprise, s it was understood to have no such object in view when it with- drew from the president's agreement, and President Adams, of the Union Pacific, vouched for its good behavior. The Laramie, North Park and facific. LARawIE, Wyo., July 23.—[Special Tele- grem to Tue Bee|=The following wero clected directors of the Laramie, North Park and Pacitic Railroad company at the annual meeting held hero w-day: Charles Francis Adums, F. Gordon Doxter, Edward F. At- kins, Frederick L. Ames, Oliver W. Mink and James G, Harris, of Boston; Edward Dickinson, Thomas L. Kunball and William H. Holcomb, of Omuha. The company does not contemplate any actien beyond continu- ing to maintain the biggestsido track 1n Wy- oming. The megting was held for the pur- pose of keeping up the company’s organiz- tion, Trunk Lines Vinlating the Law. Wasuisaroy, July 28.—The Inter-State Commerce commission to-dny decided that the practice of the uruuk lines in accepting smaller sums for hauling grain for export between interor aud geaboard points than tho regular local rate between the same points is in violation of law. This decision is founded on the complaint of the New York produce exchange {against the New York Central road, The decision says: “The only practical mode yet devised for making through export rates is to add to the estab- lished inland rates from the interior to the seaboard, the current ocean rates. ‘What Wall Street Thinks. New Youk, July 28.—The announcement made to-day that C, P. Huntington had re- cently sold 100,000 shares of Chesapeake & Ohio comuwon stock creuted no surprise and little comment on Wall _street, for it was generally understood he had arranged for the sale of all his railroad property cast of tho Mississippi and would devoto himself to the management of his roads west of that stream. The sale of stook makes no change in the control, as under the re-organization plau the voting power is vested in the hands of the trustecs until 1891. Huntington con- firms the above statement, The Southern . kacific Stubborn. Cuicago, July 23,—Ata meeting of the Transcontinental association James Smith was elected permanent chairman. The Southern Pacific’s notice of withdrawal was cousilered and TrafMc Manager Stubbs stated the notice would only be recalled on condition that the Canudian Pacific’'s differ- entials on Pacific coast business be consid- erably modified, The matter was referred to the executive committee. —_———— PARNELL AGAIN TESTIFIES, He Refuses to Give Information About Land League Funds. Loxpoy, July 23.—-Parnell to-day agamn appeared before the special committee ap- pointed to examine the Times' charges against the Parnellite members of the house of commons, He denied that any letters which had passed between himself and Mr, Harris had been withheld from the court, The letters had all been send 0 Soames, s0- licitor for the Times. Attorney-General Webster intimated it was his ntention to call every witness uecessary to trace the miss- ing books of the land ieague. Continuing his testimony, Parnell said he instructed Lewis, of counsel for the Parnellites, to subpeena Mrs. Maloney, treasurer of ' the ladies' league, to produce the books of tne land league in her possession, He could not say what umount of league money Egan and the other trustces invested in his name in France, 1t mighthaye been £100,000, £50,000 or £15,000. Attorney General Webster—But you, a man of business, Parnell—I am never was. In October, 1852, Egan sen the accounts of the relwef fund, showing ex- g ditures of £40,000 and.a balance of £81,~ Parnell stated thav ke bad not taken any steps to discover doou relating to the ladies land league, norwaukd ne. Egan sent from America through Labouchere, valuable 1I']ueu in connection withithe Piggott forger- ies. Justice Hannen asked: *Would you in- struct Monroe & Co., the Paris bankers, to produce the account of the trust fund{” Parnell—+1 decline to, give auy informa- tion concerning the {und to friend or foe.” ——— AFTER PHE FLOOD. The Kanawba Farmers in a Sorry Plight, PARKERSBURG, W, , July 23.—In the flooded district the waters have subsided and the farmers can now see where they atand. , Many have lost all and will be com- relled to ask charity, It is now kuown that elghteen persous lost their lives. There have been other dgowaings in Jucksou county. The county commissioners returned from their tour of inspection to-day and found the loss in bridges o be about $25,000, Many farmers will be unable 10 pay taxes this year. ‘Fhe loss in this county will re:ch §60,000. — Steamship Arrivals. At New York—The Wyoming, from Liv- erpool. At Bremerbhaven—The Eider, from New York, At Philadelphia—The Lord Clive, Liverpool. At Humburg—The Bobemis, from New York. from TANNER WELCOMES SCRUTINY He Asked For the Investigation of the Pension Bureaw. THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. Omaha One of the Oities to Be Vis: ited—Nebraska's Corn Prospects— Furniture Contracts Awarded —Army News. 518 FOURTRRNTA STRERT, Wasninatos. D. C., Jul; The secretary of the interior has finally announced definitely that he proposes to comply with Commissioner Tanner's re- quest, and to have a thorough investigation of the manner in which pensions have been re-rated and cases made special in that office. It is possible that the investigation will be in the nature of a comparative anal- ysis of the methods in vogue for a year past, andit1s moro chan likely that it will show that while the present commissioner has adopted a liberal policy, he has not in any inswance gone outside the strict letter of the law, nor has he been more reckless in the matter of making cases special and of re- rating old pensions than was his predecessor. In spite of the daily howls which have been kept up in the mug- wnmp papers acainst Mr. Tanner there is not the faintest ground for the statement printed broadcast that the president is dis- satisflod with his management of the office. It is probable that there would have been no commission and no investigation but for the persistence of Mr. Tauner himself, who, while beariag up without a murmur against the abuse which has been fired in upon him, has considered it due to his suverior ofticers that the public should have a chance to know just what has been done since the be- ginning of his administration about four months ago. Mr. Tanner has not the slight- est fear as to the result of such investigation. In fact he courta it, aud is convinced, as are others who have a knowledge of the methods mnow prevailing there, that an examination will show & vast improvement over the management of the same office during Mr. Cleveland's administration. Mr. Tanner, instead of treating an applicant for a pension us a fraud and imposition at the outsct, hus started in with the idea that every man who fought for his country has a right to ask for a pension, under the law. Euch, from the humblest to the most powerful, has been given an oppor- tunity to present his case, and even iu those instances ~where special facilities were granted, the poor man without an_attorney received }\mh a8 much consideration as the member of congress when he succeeded in roaching the commissioner’s ear. THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. ‘The appointment of Mr. W. E. Curtis, the well kuown author and correspondent, to a position as an agent of the state department in connection with the forthcoming interca- tional Amerioan congress, was made by Mr. Blaine because of the familiarity of Mr. Cur- tis with South American affairs. His duties will occupy three or four months, and the firat work done will be to prepare the way for the trip which is to be given to the delegates to the principal cities of the coun- try. As s00m a8 the congress ofgunizes the members will be taken through the coun- try at the expense of the<®government of the United States. The trip will extend from Boston to Omaha, and the programme contemplates a visitto all the commercinl and manufacturing centers between those points. 1t is expected that the oities visited will co-operate with the department in eutor- taining the visitors, and that all possiblo help will be afforded 1 giviog, them a proper idea of American methods. Mr. Curtis loft for New York to-night, where his headquar- ters will be at the Iifth Avenue hotel. He will consult the board of trade and other commercial bodies in the cities to be visited, und will prepare a brief for the American delegates, giving an outhne of the topics wiich will be discussed at tue meetings, NEBBASKA CORN PROSPECTS, From the current report on the condition of crops issued by the department of agrioul- ture, the following report of the corn crop in Nebraska is taken. Johnson county looks splendidly; Nemaha has seldom been betier ; Webster has an unusually good stund, but it is small because of the cold; the prospect . is first, class in York, and the stand may be put a0 100, cultivation 'the same, but owing to the cool dry weather late in Muy and early in June the corn is two weeks late; Keya Paha, o good stand and mostoff color; Wheeler will be very late; Hamilton prom- 1868 well; Loup's prospect 18 good, it is gen- erally clean and is doing well; Maaison hus an enormous crop; Seward is retarded by the cool weather, but is growing fast now, and has an excellent stand and is clear of weeds; Sioux looks well; Wavne's cultivation was prevented by excess of rain, but the prospect was never better; Furnas, with favorable rains from now on will be immense; Lincoln’s crop advanced consider- ably by the favorable weather since June 22, and in ten days more will be equal to last year; Antelope very promising; Hayes back- ward from cold, that planted with the lister is the latest; Blaine, late spring, damaged by cut worms, some fields entirely destroyed by them, but has advanced in the past ten days: Cherry is growing flnely, a little backward from the cold spring; Douglus, about four feet high. ‘WasnixeTox BureAv, Tre OMAnA Bre, } CONTRACTS AWARDED. The superintendent of the treasury to-day awarded the contract for supplying standurd office furniture for the government building at Des Moines, In., to the Minneapolis Ofice company, of Minneapolis, whoso bid was $1,764, and for supplying standsrdsfurniture for the building at Keokuk to the Akron C. & company, of Akron, O, Whoso bid wwas 10WA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED. Abbott, Harden county, John H. Grothaus: Barnes, Mahaska county, John W. Harper; Dunkertol, Black Hawlk county, A. 8. Cum- ings; Fairbank, Buchanan county, §, P, Lee; Gilmore City,” Pocahontas courty, H. C. Kerdun; Homer, Hamilton county, William A. Shafer; Leighton, Mahaska county, K. 3. Whiteacre; Ramsey, Kossuth county, Au- gust Wortman, West Bend, Palo Alto county, Seymour Bookman; Winthrop, Bu- chaban county, Stephen owles; Zo- norsville, Boone covnty, Bruch Hutchinson. ABMY NEWS, Major Theodore 5. Chevan, assistant adju- tant general, has been deailed us_onc of the officers to assist in examining and reporting upon the Indian depredation claims in Ne- braska and otber western and southwestern states, He relieves Major Eaward Hunter, Captain Allen H. Jackson, Seventh infan: try, will proceed to New York city upon the completion of the summer field exercises in the department of North Platte, to conduct the first detachment of recruits that may bo set to his regiment after November 15, 1859, MISCELLANEOUS. prroller of tho currency today ved the selection of the Omuhs Nau: tional bauk ue reserve agent for the First National bank, of Albion, Neb.,, also the Nacional Bauk of the Republic, of New York city, as reserve agent for the First National bank, of Superior, Neb, The Commercial National bank, of Omaha, was tod a8 reserve agent for the Commercial National bank, of Salt Lake City. Acting Land Commissloner Stoue, in & decision rendered to-day, holds that an entry wan in Oklahoma may sell from his entry stone for building purposes when 1o mate- rial damage is thereby done to the lend. In his report to the chief of engineers for work on the improvements in the Mississip pl river between the Des Moines and Ilinois rivers, Captain B, H. Riffoer recommends au appropriation of §50,000. Belgrade's It Slek, BrLouave, July 2.--Regent Ristics is reported seriously ill He s said 1o huve had @ stroke of apoplexy. ADMIRAL GHERARDI'S REPORT, Logitime Asks the Amerioan Repro- sentative to Acc as Arbitrator. WasmiNGTON, July 28.—The navy depart- ment to-day received a report from Admiral Gherardi, stationed at Port-au-Prince, dated July 10. ‘There was no mention of fighting. The admiral states that Hippolyte was re- ported to be advancing upon Port-au-Prince and that upon the begluning of the attack a force of mariners would be landed from the United States ships in the harbor, to pro- tect the American representatives and the interests of the American residents. The admiral also reported that Legitime had apvealed to the American minister, Thomp- 800, to meet Hippolyte and endeavor to ar- range some basis upon which the conflict between their forces might be stopped, but whether or not Thompson had taken any stops to carry out Legitime's wishes was not stated. The ucting secretary of state said it Thompson did anything in the capacity of peacemaker it would e as an individual en- tirely and not as a representative of the United States, nor acting under tho author- ity of this government, which has all along declined to recognizo either of the factions in Hayti, Going to Hang a Missionary. WasniNaToN, July 23.—Acting Secrotary of State Wharton, uvon telegraphiz repre- sentations from Congressman Taylor, of Tennessee, that Mrs. Hattie Gibson Heron, a missionary in Corea, was to be hanged for preaching the doctrines of christianity,cabled Minister Dinsmore at Seoul to investigate the case and, if necessary, to use his good offices in securing Mrs. Heron's release. The state department has no other advices on the subject. Dr. Allen Amused. WASHINGTON, July 23.—Dr. Allen, secre tary of the Corean lezation and an Ameri- can, who has spent many years in Corea, was interviewed to-night in regard to the story that Mrs. Heron is to be hanged in Corea for preuching Christianity. He was greatly amused by the story, and said it was ultogether improbable It anything of the kind had occurred it would have created the biggest sensation of yeurs, and the Americau minister would " have kuown all about it, The Coreans, he said, are opposed to christianity, and thero is a law waking the preaching a apital of- fense. This was made s years ngo when it was tearcd the Jesuits were endeav- oring to obtain the control of the government, but it is a dead lette; Waiting for the Title. WasINGTON, July 28.—|Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]--“I am awaiting the roport of the attorney-general upon the validity of the title to the site selected for the Omaha public building before doing anything further in the matter,” said Supervising Architect Windrim to Te BEr correspondent to-day. ““When we are advised that the title is all richt we will at once begin work on the sketch plans, and will procoed with them as rapidly as possible." “It is reported that you disapprove of the very ornate styles of architecturo for public buildings which huve lately prevailed, and that your designs will be for solid, substan- tinl structures, with less ornumentation. Is this report trued” *‘Yes. T think the government should have structures built for durability and utility rathor than for ornamentation. It is well enough for the private individual to put on a whole lot of extra decoration if ke desires to do 80, but it scems to mo that buildings erected for the government should bo of an entirely different character.” ““Then the'chances are that the building to be erccted in maha will bo radically differ— ent in design Jrom those which have recently been desizned for the use of the government in other cities “Yes,” suid Mr. Windrim, with a smile, “1 am’ disposed to go in more for solid and uscful buildings rather than for the kind which has ull its beauty in the extra touches outside.” At the department of justice it was said that the district attorney hus not submitted any report upon the question of the titie to the Omuba postofice site. An Important Opinion. WasniNGToN, July 28.—Attorney General Miller has given an important opinion in the case of a naval cadet who tendered his res- ignation, which was duly accopted. ‘Ihe resignation wus subsequently rogarded us withdrawn and the cadet was sent_back to the academy. The attorney general is of the opinion that the consent of the sccretary of the navy to the withdrawal of the resigna- tion had no legal effect whatever. On the acceptance of his resignation the cadet censed to be in the service, Nebr WASHINGTON, July 28.—|Special ‘Tele- ram to Tue Ber.]—Pensions granted Ne- braskans: Original mvalids—Scuuylor Sut- ton (deceased), Wesley S. Orton, Daniel W. Swayze. Increase—H., H. Brabham, Samuel Gher, Thomas Fairbanks, Michael Overaan, James P. Morris, Reissue—Sterling L. Parker. Originul widows, etc—Sarah, widow of Schuyler Sutton. Pensions allowed lowans: Original inva- lil—C. B. Park, sr., John W, Browe, John R. Schoficld. ~Increase—Charles I. Vincent, Addison A. Sf irt, Thomus Sm Joseph Harter, sJames Boldman, John A, C. Hick- man, Christian G. Leightley, Orrin B. Warner, Charles P. Arkinson. Reissue— Charles Packard. Original widows—Maitha A., mother of Samuel M. Strect. Mexican survivor—Auron McMulie: Iowa Patents, WasmINGTON, July 28.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.l—Putents were issued to-day to Towa inventors us foliows: Lawson W. Buylies, Neols, Ja., combined end gate and scoop bourd; 8. R. Crowner, assignor of one- half to W. J. Miles, Newell, Ia., steam gen- erator; Oscar A. Kleitz, Sigouraey, I, stump puller; Fred V. Medyuski, Des Molnow, Lu féed water puris Horatio B. orrison, 13ritt, ussignor of three-fourths Lo F. M. Hogers’ C. H. Hughes and W. H Cottrell, Mason City, Ia., wrench; H. H Sater, Dubuque, Ta., attachment for’ plow; Jaumes 1. Shruck, Je , liniment, JAVY RAINS IN COLOKADO, Trains Tied Up in Denver All Day— Several Districts Flooded. Dexves, July 23.~An exceodingly heavy rain fell in the city last night botween 10 aud 12 o'clock, doing considerable damage to the streets and flooding cellars, To-day re- ports from nearly every point in the state 4ot was great damuge o crops ra hicavy losers, or arrived un til and fences. Tho railrond no trains having left Denvi late this afternoon. The Sauta Fe aud Rio Grande are wushed out between here and blo 60 that trains on the former liue jure od to come in over the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth, which did not suffer by the storm. The Union Pacific and Burlington were delayed about eight hours, as also was the Midiand sud all mountain trains, The damages will bo ropaired and all traius run- ning on time by to-morrow night. - roting Aftray at Hiawath Hiawaria, Kan, July 23.—[Special to Tuk Ber.)—A shooting affray occurred here about 1 0'clock p. m. to-day between John Davies, 8 notorious character employed by Eda Hoge, a butcher, and James C. Dunn, keoper of & beer jolnt, resulting in Davies recelving a flesh wound in his left arm About a dozen shots were fired at short raoge. Davies is said to have boen the ag- gre r. B Weather Indications. For Neoraska: Fur, clearing in eastern portions, warier, variable winds, generally easter For Dakota: Likht, local showers, warin er, southeasterly wiuds, HUMP GOT HIS BACK UP, A Cheyenne Indian Policeman Re sigus From the Foroe. HE DOESN'T LIKE THE BILW Tho Sloux Commission Meets Wit} Very Poor Snccess—They Wil Try Standing Rook Agency Next, . Very Poor Succe:s. EYRNNE River Acexcy, Dak., July 98 ~[Special Telogram to Tws B3k | — The council held its last meeting, and it was & very disheariening one from any standpolnt, Considerable diflculty was eoxperienced in getting the bands together, but when they did come they were all on horseback and advanced in lino, singiug their war songs. White Swan had declared himself favorable to the billjbut did not so express himself in tha council. Little Bear und Swan spoke, say- ing they would not interfere with the signe ing, but wheu the Swan band started w sign Hump elbowed them back, and, followed by is band, formed a lino befors the men of Swan's band. Hump finally udvanced and said *I bhave been risking my life for $15 per month for the agent, but T do not want to do 80 any longor. 1 um not going to sign this bill.» When signatures wero invited and those who were not willing to sign given permis. 8100 to retire, the entire breech-clouted band of Hump's camp, to the number of 120, won, out whooping and yelling and returned to their camps. But one signature was ob- tained at that time. The commissioners were considerably non-plussed by this action and concluded not to leave before they held a coudeil, and give the Indians a chance to bear the facts in detail. The police were seutout to call them in this morning, and be council was falked to by Goneral Crook and Governor Foster in a good, hearty w ner; that the fiest damage done by tho hos- tiles to those who had signed would be taken from the rations of the offenders, This talk Qid more good in quieting the open hostillty than anything else. Hump camo into the agent's oftice and surrendered his badge and uniform. The commission left to-day for Standing Rock agency, on the steamer Mid- souri, which bas been chartered for the pur~ pose. Matters here will be left in charge of De. one of the most thorough-goin and eflicient agonts in the service, ussisto by an able corps—D. I, Carlin and G. Wi Poussin, clerks at the nger Major Randall, of the Uni States army, has orders to_remain here and assist the agent. The Indians are to remuin here until the major 1s convinced of the usclessness of further efforts. A telegram received here from Crow creck announces that White Ghost and his band have all signed the bill at that place. This encourages tho coumissioners to renew their efforts. The total number of names is W YORK PRINTGRS STRIKE. The World, Timos and Sun Deserted For a Short Cime, Nuw Yon, July 23. —[Special Telegtam to ze.|—The compositors employed on mes, Sun and World went on a strike lust evening to enforce the scale of Typo- graphical unicn No. 6. Barly n the after- noon notices had been posted in the compos- ing rooms that there would bo some shight reductions in their wagos, and a meeting of wpels” were at once held, and: the were excited and refused to dis- type. When they assembled for b . the uotices were still up, and camo from tho executive coms wittce of the union to surike, which they immediately did, and about . one hundred and seventy-five left the Worid, 100 the Times, and 90 the Sun. Tho Sun su ded in gethug about ffty-five non-upion men from Polhemus’ ofice und from the Eyvos ning Post. The World sccured about ten, non-union men. Park Row was u sceno of excitement up 0 11 0'clock, when word came from Typographical union No. 6 for all hands, to return to work and the non-union men were immediately dischurged. The agree- ment_ by which the men returned to work was that the notices should be taken down which was soon accomplished, and not posted up again, 1f_ever, uuul Monday; that in thé meantine the scalo of the typographical union would bo paid; that the union would sider what futuro nction to take 4t a spe- cial meeting to be held Sunday. THK GREAT CHINUSE FIRE. iguty-Seven Thousand Houscs Burne ed—Twelve Hundrod Perish, SaN Fraxasco, July 23.—The steamer Belgic arrived from Hong Kong und Yokas boma this morning. The recent fire atTu Chow burnod twenty-three houses, destroy- ing 87,000 dwellings. Over 1,200 perished fn tho flames, and 400 others were killed, Nearly 170,000 peovle were obliged to camp out with- out shelter, and were’ dying at the rate of 100 & duy from want and exposure. 'The au- thorities ara providing for their uecessities. Rev. J. Crosslet, prominent in missionary and b olent work in China, died June 21 on shipbouard between Shanghai und Tients sin, e e Crops in Canada, ToroxTo, July 23.--Reports as to the con- dition of crops in Manitoba and at many points in Ontario are published, As & whols the reports are satisfactory. In Manitoba wheat will be un uverage crop, barley two- thirds crop, and oats a poor crop, The situ- ation is not all that could be desired, but thol ns to be no eood ground for the despairing reports that have been circulated, Ienorts irom points in Ontario arc generully satisfactory. Fall wheat will be a wood average crop, except in the low lands, where serious injury was done by the June rains, Barloy promises a good yiold and oats & fair crop. The corn crop seems to be a fuilure, while the ha op is | v und well saved, Another Blow at Boulangism. Panig, July 23.—~The Republique Francaise says a committce of the senate court is ubout t0 185u6 an order depriving Genersl Bou- langer, Count Dillon und Henri Rochefort of ull civil and political rights This action of the committee is taken on the ground that they have refused to comply with the sum- mons i hy the stat appear for trial on the chu 4 tthom, The decision will render them ineligible to eléd tion to any office in I o, and will als mako any property they may own in Fran liaple to seizure, e —— A Quintuple Manging Slated. New Yous, July 23, —At the court of oyer and termuner to-day Charloy Giblen and Fer- dinana Carolin were sentenced to be hanged on August 28, This will make £ve men who are to be executed in the Tombs on the same day. The other threc are Jumes Nolun, John Lewis and Patrick Puckerham, al Advance, Loxvox, July 2 neral Grenfell, Brite ish commander in Egypt, reports to the war office that he intends to make a general ad- vance agaiust the Dervishes at the eud of the preseut month — - Irylng to Liberate Burke, WiNxteEa, Man., July 25, —Burke's lows yors gave notice to-day that they will apply to-morrow for & writ of hubeas corpus, ‘The' ouse will be argucd Thursd Make o