Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE NINETEENTH " OMAHA., MONDAY MORNING, A FUST 26, 1889 | NUMBER 68, DOCK LABORERS ON PARADE. Procession of London Wharfmen and Their Sympathizers. HUNDRED THOUSAND IN LINE. Great Inconvenience Being Experi- enced By the Shipping Inters ests as a Kesult of tho Big Strike. A Remarkable Demonstration. 1C0: yright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.| LoxvoN, August 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.]—One of the most remarkable demonstrations held since the franchise movement was made in Hyde park yesterday and to-day beneath and around the historic Reformer’s tree. It was known that the dock laborers now on a strike had arranged to hold a meeting in the park, but few persons had any idea of the amazing proportions which the procession would assume. Start- ing from tne West India docks, they proceeded by way of Commercial road and down by Victoria street to the Thamés em- bankment, where thousands of sympathizers awaited them. From the start their ranks had been swelled in a most unusual manner. Stevedores, car men, coal lifters, wharf men, lighter men, water men, and, in tact, almost all classes of workers interested in docks and shipping, helped to swell the procession, some idea of the proportion of which may be imagined from the fact that it took nearly an hour to pass a Leadenhall street corner. Arrived at the embankment, the men pushed on rapidly to the park, going by way of Constitution hill, and such expedition was used that the vast body reached Hyde park corner within half ac hour of the appointed time. The scene at the corner of Apsley House ‘was remarkable. Thousands of persons had gathered in anticipation of a demonstration, but the police were conspicuous by their ab- sence. Doubtless the moderation exhibited by the men during the last twelve days was the reason for their absence. About 2 o’clock the head of the procession cume in sight, headed by a band playing the “Marseillaise.”” the French national air, which was evidently popular with the pro cessionists, for six bands marched through the gates to the stirring straivs. There were banuners galore, bearing such mottoes 08 *We Only Want Our Rights,” *Justice to the Workers,” and like expressions, ‘whilst flags were carried in admirable order, The vast throng, which at this time could ot have numbered less than 100,000 perso passed up to the Reformers’ tree, where fiv platforms were arranged. Apart from the stations taken up by the socialists and some religious enthusiasts, the principal platform ‘was presided over by Tom Carter, who com- menced apologizing forthe absence of Mr. Thorne, who, he said, was busy negotiating with the gas workers. It had yet to be de- cided if they would not put London in dark- Dess unless the demand of the dock works were conceded. At this suggestion thore was a storm of avplause. The meeting pledged itself to support the strikers. Speeches were made by Ben Sil- let, organizer of the strike, County Coun- sellor Burns and others, Burns promised to purade in the East End to-morrow with baads, which are to play the *‘Dead March in Saul” and other hilarious airs, and said he would keep it up till all the black legs had left the dock. The strike is causing immense inconveni- ence toshippers and muny vessels are seck- ing other ports, both to load and unload. R WILL ECLIPSE THE EIFFEI, London Preparing to Constrauct a Tower Two Thousand Feev High [ Copyright 1839 by Janss Gordin Bennnt.] LoxnoN, August 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bek.|—If New York wants the tailest tower in the world iv will be necessary to enlarge such plans as have becn aiscussed, as London is pretty certain to bayve a tower 2,000 feet high. The vro- posed London tower is assuming definite shape and form in the minds of tho pro- moters. Perks, solicitor to the company, sees it an accomphished fact, So enthusinstic and confident is he oyer the enterprise that he anticipates no difficulty that will not be overcome by nego- tiations, and as a financial speculation he thinks it will be a successful venture. “Sir Edward Watkin,” he said, “must have the pole creait of the inception of the idea of the tower. The idea of constructing a tower ©of 2,000 feet, that shall eclipse every other tower, first occurred to him. As a guarantco of the soundness of any project of Sir Edward's you have only to look at the brillisnt enterprises he has originated this year. His broject for coupling the great Manchester and Shefileld mystems of the south with the Metropolitan railway systems of the north he has brought to the verge of completion, He carrios through & parent project for joining to- gethier into one united concern about thirty disjomnted and broken up Welsh railways. He has bridged the Dee at Chester and brought North Wales for the first time in direct communication with the Lancashire district, The whole scheme has been received, registered and completed in less than ten days. Sir Edward suggests the necessity of its beiug a shareholders’ tower, and nota contractors' tower. His right-hand man on the Metropolitan railway, H. 1. Pochin, is associated withh hin in this schome. Pochin is one of the greatest iron and coul prospectors in England, and the mar. whom Sir Edward has just appointed @8 director of his Mauuchester & Shefeld rallway. Then there s William Mewbura, who s the largest holder of southeastern ralway stocks. The fourth name is Thomas Andrew Walker, the greatest contractor in the world, and at present carrying out some of the greatest enterprises of the age. The Mun- chest ship canal is one and the Buenos Ayres harbor works for the governwment is another. Walker is the man whom the Great Western rauway selected to cou- struct the Severn tunnel, and he made thoe underground railways through Loudon. The £ifth is B. H, Carbutt, He jwas a mewb.r of parlinment for Newport. He is & weil kuown mechanical engineer and has becn president of the mechanical engineers. At present he is one of the representatives of the British section at the Paris exhibiticn. The next s Fraucis Pavey, well known in fiuancial circles in Italy and especially counection Wwith American railway stocks. Then [ am the solicitor. 1 am a partaer of the Rt. Hon. H. H. Fowler, M. P. I uw ir Edward Watkins' private solicitor, snd law advisor for the uuderground railways i London, for the chaunel tunuel uod many other enterprises with which Sir Edward is Adentified.. We contemplate, first of all, put- ving up @ tower with all the public woces- sories you fiind in eounection with the Effel sawer aud lwproveweuts which have been sugrested in its construction. The tower | will be made by English or Scotch contract- ors and of Euglsh or Scotch steel. No firm has yet been selected, though the number who can accept a contract of such size is lim} ited. Three or four of the leading Eng- lish iron contractors will no doubt be tendered the contract. The tower will not be far from the Metropolitan railway, which carrios over it upwards of 90,000,00)0f people per anuum, No doubt the best sight the promoters could obtam and the one they will naguraily probavly first look at would be the place where the great Coloneal and other exhibitions have been held in South Kensington, but this must depend upon the view which the exhibition commissioners, who are the owners of the South Kousington estate, take of this enterprise. Nothing could add more to the popularity of the imperial insti- tute and the very scientific 1mstitutions cen- tered in South Kensington than a tower such as it is proposed to erect in their proximity, and probably this would ba the most con- venient center for Loudoners. It would be almost impossible to calculate approximutely how muny persons would ascend the tower perday. There are 5,000,000 of people in London. We have a tixed population five times the size of Paris to work upon. We have 85,000,000 traveling on the underground railways, which unite at 26 Kensington. This would give our tower an immsasurably superior chance over the Eiffel tower. Passengers would be taken up by one lift from the bottom to the top with no charge, as iz the Eiffel tower, though the passengers could alight at different stages. We have no designs or plaus as yet, nor have we decided upon aunything with regard to styleorarchitecture. We should require an area of six acres for the base. The capital is £2)0.000 in £l shares. That will be amply suficient to bulld & tower of the size wo contemplate, and of course we shall build for cash. There will be 1o such thing s watering of the com- pany’s stock and no founders' shares or any of the modern finauciul devices for putting the risk on oue man and the profits in some body else’s pockets. Each of the subscribers has taien 1,000 shares at present and we al- ready have inquirics for shares whioh would swallow up everyono we have to allot, One never knows what view parhament may take or the public authorities may take, but one can not conceive it possible that & build- ing of this sert would receive any opposition from either the municipal authorities or from parliament. No such schemo has been at- tempted in London before, nor, so far as I am aware, in Engiand.” “Are you acquainted with Mr. Edison's scheme for 8 tower in Now York#” “Mr. Edison’s proposals were not known until the company was registered. This com- pany was registered on the lsth of this monthand the interview with Mr. Edison did not appear until later. Mr. Edison dis- creetly kept, his ideas to himselt.” o iy TO TUNNEL THI CHANNKL. finglish Capialists Still Quietly at Work on the Scheme. [Copuright 1839 by Jamss Go rdon Bennett.] LoxXpoy, August 25.—|New York Herald Cable--Special to Tue Bes.|—Awericans have heard once or twice, perhaps thrice, thatit was in coutemplation here to con- struct a tunnel under the Eunglish channel that should connect Ecgland aund France. To perform such work a company, with Sir Edward Walker at the head, was formed. Time and againits efforts were defeated. It may be imagined that this company is de- funct. 1t is alive and has no thougat of dy ing. 1tisa difficult job to tire an English- man when he has a good thing. The chaunnel company is quietly work- ing to gain its end. It had a bill in parlinment this session, but it was not pushed to debate because there was not suf- ficient time to do it justice. The company apparently 18 in no hurry. It will bide its time, but meanwhile it is gaining friends, and where they willdo the most good. The solicitor of the company told a reporter to- day that the company fells cartuin of gaining its end in u few years and showed how it was gawing fricnds. Its implacable enemy has been the board of trade, which is a gov- ernment department here, but even this body 1t proposes to bring around in time, and as it 18 going about its work in English fashion it is molifying many. The solicitor said that the nation would eventually tire of sponding millious for ships that were soon out of date, and of supporting the tamilies of admirals, comodores and captains, and would insist on a fair chance for the arts of peace. As an illustration of the pig-headedness of many who ure opposed to the scheme, the commis- sionertold astory of the Duke of Wellington’s opposition to the construction of a railroad between Portsmouth and London. His ob- jection was that in case of an vasion the movements of the invaders would be greatly faciilitated by the road S VACATING THE VATICAN. Events Which Show That the Pope Will Eventually Lzave Rome. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett,| Roue, August 25,—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tng Bie.|—The decision of the pontificial major domo to refuse to the officers of the vatican guards their usual leaves of absence points to the eventual departure of the pope from Romo. Tho committee of cardinals charged to make detmled arraugements for his possible departure propose that his holiness shall go by carriage, accompanied by ambas- sadors, as far as Cirita Vecchia und thence travel by sea to Spain. A small number of cardinal prelates will follow the pope, who wi'l delegate extraordinary powers to the chiefs of congregutions remaining here, —— A DOUBLE MURDER, Two Section Men v ound Doad Near Julesburg, Colo, JuLessukG, Colo, August 25.—|Special Telegram to Tue Beg. |—When train No. 807 came down from Denver this afternoon the bodies of two men lying by the side of the track six miies west of here were found, Upon the arrival of the coroner an examina- tion was made and 1t was found that they had been shot by some uuknown party, probably from two to four hours before being noticed lyiug there. There were two bullet hules in one body and one in thother. One of the men was shot in the head and the cther in the abdowen. They were secction hauds working at Crook, and were going to their howes be- teen miles north Julesburg. Some money was found lying at the #id 1 of one of the vietu They were iden- of ! tifl :d as wen living on furms north of here, b2 supposiulon s that they were killed by trawps. Hoth are men of family, S - The Weather Forecast.' For Nebraska: Loocal showers, preceded by fa.r weather in the eastern portion,cooler in westery, stationary Lemperaturo in eust- ern portion, soutbeasterly winds, For lowa: Fair, followed by showers in northorn portion, stationury temperature in southeast, slightly cooler iu northwasst por- tion, southerly winds. For Dakota: Light local showers, pre- oceded by fair weather in northern portion, Warmer except in southeast portion, station- ary tewperature, variable winds, BIG PACKING HOUSE BLAZE. Part of Swift & Co's. Kansas Oity Plant Destroyed. ONE MAN INSTANTLY KILLED. The Smoke Honse ana Rendering Department Burnea Out—Loss One Rundred and Filty Thousand Dollars. A Nice Dish For the Demon. > KAxsAs Crry, Mo, August 95.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—~The smoke house and the building occupied by the rendering department of Swift & Co.'s packing house, in Armourdale, burned tothe ground this morning, involving a loss of $150,000. The other buildings of Swift's $1,000,000 plant were saved with difficulty. L. L. Tate, master mochanic of tho ro- frigorator car department, was aimost in stantly killed by falling from the fourth story of the building occupied by the render- ing department. ‘I'he fire broke out at 9 o'clock in the smoke house, which is a two-story corru- gated iron building, situated near the north- east coruer of the rendering building and connected with it at the second story by a viaduct. To this vinduct most of the loss is due, as the flames rapidly spread through it to the rendering department, which occupies two- thirds of a four-story building 260 by 80 feet 1 size. This portion of the building was totally destroyed, and the aouth one-third, which is occupied by the fertilizing depart- ment, was only saved by the heavy brick wall which separated it from the rendering rocm. The fire burned fercely for two hours and was enabled to gain cousiderable headway because of lack of efMicient fire pressure at the start. The Kausas City, Kan., fire de- partment was supplemented by the Kansas City, Mo., department and the Missouri Pa- cific and Union Pacific departments, as well as by that of Swift & Co. Superintendent Young estimates the loss av $130,000. This includes the buildings, ma- chinery and stocks on hand. Incluced in the machinery are four oleo presses, thirty-five jacket kottles, eleven cooking tanks, four sausage machines and the usual shafting and pulleys. The stock consisted of oleo tanks and 1,200 barrels of oleo and other oils, be- sides a lot of ham: Swift & Co. have been carrying insurance on the buildings and stock to the extent of 80 per cent of its value. This would place the insurance on the property destroyed at §12),000, leaving & net loss to the owners of $30,00. The entire plant of Swift & Co., in this city, is insured for between $600,000 and $700,000. Untul recently the policies were all written in Chicago, but o recent law enacted by the Kunsas legislature compelled policies to ve taken out in com- panies doing business in that state, and since the law weat into effect the policies on the Kansas Civy packing house have boen written by local companies. The result is that within the last three or four months $340,- 000 in_ insurance has been placed with Kansus underwriters, representing over filty different companies. The balance is with George Harvey & Co., of Chicago, and is supposed to be lurgely in companies not doing business in this city. A careful search of the insurance recoras this afternoon shows that forty-one policies have been written 1 Kansas City on the property destroyed, aggregating $87,710, and it is supposed that half as much more is writ- ten in Chicago. 'he local insurance is dis- tributed us follows Sun, of Londo Southern, of N B . Granite State, of New Hampshire. wark, of New Jersey..... State Investment, of California. alifornia, of California. .. Western Home, of Iowa., Union, of California.. Insurunce Co. of North Americ Franklin, of Philagelphia. . Pennsylvania, of Phiiadelphia Norwich Union. .. National, of Hartford. Rhode Island, of Rhode Island Western, of Toronto. . Connecticut, of Hartford. Liberty, of New Y London and Luncashire “German American..... Amuzon, of Canada. Lion, of London.. Scottish Union National Southern, of California. German, of Buffalo, Californis Traders’, of 04 Standard, of Kansas City London Assurance Pennsylvania Union, of California, London Assurance, North British and Mercantile. Mechanics, of Milwaukee. British American...... 756 20 Fire Association. .. 1,756 20 Pheenix, of London, 2341 60 American, of New York American, of Philadelphia, Commercial Union Imperial, of London.... Total.. coenes, 887,710 00 The fire originated from the fire in the smolke house, which has set fire to the build- ing on two or three other occasions recent) but hud always until to-day been discover in time to prevent serious damage. As the slaughtering house, the power and mai storage house escaped injury, work wiil be resumed by Swift & Co, this morning. While L. . Tate, master mechauic of the car department, who had been directing the work of the Swift fire department on the fourth story of the burning building, was at- tempting to let himself down to the third floor by means of a rope, the rope broke and he fell to the ground. In his descent his head struck an iron shutter projecting frow the third story and his skull was fractured, He died in twenty minutes. He lcaves a family in Kansas City, Kan, Columbus Suff:rs a Loss. CoLumsus, O, August 25. —There wasa big tire in the Chittenden block this morning. Several firms suffered losses, uggregating $100,000, o —— THE ENCAMPMENT, Most of the State Department: Ex- peeted To-Day. MILWAUKEE, August 25.—Most of the state departments of the Grand Army and the bulk of the posts will arrive to-morrow. Husseuduebel post, of St. Louis, came in this morning with a flag to be presented to the first post of Indian veterans ever organized, who are coming from the northern part of Wiscousin, Part of the Dakota and Minne- sota conungent arrived to-night. General Alger, of Michigan, accompanied by Mrs. John A. Logun and Judge Veesey, of the Vermont supreme court, leading cundidates for commander-in-chief, ure expected w-mor- Tow, Warner Leaves For Milwaukoe, Kaxsas CirY, Augnst 25, —Commander-in- Chief Warner left for Milwaukee 10-day, es- corted by & large retinue. AR AR Jake Goes Pown to Get Funishment, Punrvis, Miss, August 25.—State’Agent Childs arrived this morning, having in charge Kilraiu, the pugilist. Kilrain's boud has been flxed at $2,000, und he will be re- leased to-morrow, when the bond is signed by two citizeus, who will be indewnified by Kilraa, A UNION PACIFIOSCHEME. Some Inside History Ooneerning the Irrigation Prajeor Porxr or Rock, Wyo., August 25.—|Spe- clal Telogram to Ti® Ber. |1t is reported on good authority thatthe movement toward irrigation in Wyoming und Idaho s a scheme of the Union Pacifie, aud that this company hopes to turn 1ts arid and otherwise worth- less lands into farming property at the ex- pense of the government, and with but little or no expense to the Union Pacific ringsters. Your correspondent met one of tho prime movers in the mutter, who, by the way, is an employe of the Union Pacific, and he confi- dently unfolded a story in which he guarded his fences somewhat, but lifted the curtain sufiiciently to aisplay the gigantic conspiracy. He said: ‘'This vast country is comparatively worth- less now, but it can be made almoss equal to the fertile fields of Nebraska. In Idaho we have devised a plan of irrfgation, which, if successfully carried on, 'will convert several miilions of acres of lands into a grain pro- ducing center.” “But will it not cost big thoney 1" “‘Yes, 1t will cost considerable money, but wo have an extensive reserve to draw from. We have the government interested in tho undertaking, you know." “You say ‘we.’ To whom do you refer?” “The Union Pasific company. While I de- vote most of my time in furtherance of irri- gation, individually T am but carrying out instructiops. Thesematorial committee fully understands the situation, If Iam not mis- taken President Adams had a long consulta- tion with the comtittee several days ago, and I subsequently learned that our plans wer cousidered good, aad that the commit- tee wotlld report favorably to congress.” “What are your pluns?” “Well, wo have organized an association here in Idaho. We agree to make it a crea- ture of the state or territory. We also agree to irrigate at first 2,000,000 acres of land at the expense of tho territory, provided the government will cede to the territory 50 per cent of the land thus improved. We propose 10 bond the territory in order to raise a sufti- clent amount with which to carry on the work, using the land thus derived as a basis upon’ which to rest tho bonds. It is a grand undertaking and means agreat deal as regards the future of the wost. The Union Pacific will be benefitted by the non-pro- ducing country being converted into a pro- ducing one, the product of which will add materially to the traffic of the company, as {yelt ag eutianco the valud of its holdings in ands.” The individual also stated that the Union Pacific would labor unceasingly in bringing ubout the support of congreas Kn the matter. i il A RESERVOIR BURSTS, Three Persons Drowned—Property Damage Slight. PROVIDI R. 1., August 85.—The Spring Lake reservoir near Fishville, in the south- west corner of Cranston, about fiftecn miles from the city, which supplies a whole row of wmill villages along the Pawtucket river, burst this afternoon. Down in the valley Mrs. Green Tew, aged sixty years: Mrs, Hawkins, aged ninety, and Mrs. Tew’s son, seven yeurs old, weré walking through a strip of wood and were overtaken by the flood and drowneds The bodies were found in the y#Wood through which the water quickly rad until it émptied into the Pawtucket river, The river rose rapidly and caused comsiderable alarm among the people along its banks, who thought the Ponegansett reservoir, the big- gest in the state, had bursted. Many of them left their houses and fled, but the flood sub- dued as rapidly as it had come. The path of the water from the reservoir was through a thiokly settled country, and the only dam- age to property was the wrecking of a stable and the demolishing of three road bridges. SR HENRY SHAW I8 DEAD. Missouri is Helir to His Famous tanical Garden, St. Lours, August 25.—Henry Shaw, the venerable philanthropist, dled this morning aged ninety. Henry Shaw was an Englishi man by birth, He came to America and locat- ed in St. Louis in 1818, amassed a fortune and retired from business at the age of forty. He then went abroad and vis.ted nearly every part of the globe. On his return he com- menced the study and cultivation of plants and flowers, and it was in the prosecution of these studies that the now world-famous Shaw botanical gardens had their origin. He made the gardens and the beautiful estate free to the public. With his death the fa- mous botanical garden becomes the property of the state of Missourl. Auother, and per- haps more yaluable munificence, was his gift 1o the city of Tower Grove parik, a resort of peculiar beauty. His estate was valued at $3,500,000. Bo- e 5 WHY SOLDIERS DE iERT, A Reporter Enllsts and Publishes His Experience, Sr. Louts, Angust 25,—The Post-Dispatch prints a page article giving the experience of a reporter who-enlisted as a soldier and in- vestigated the causes of so many desertions. The story alleges that the enlisted men in the United States army are treated worso than slaves, many of them worss even than dogs. The reporter claims the oficers, and especially the non-commissioned ol needlessly cruel and offensively tyran that the food furnished is untit to eat; thut vermin make the soldier's couch unfiv 1o sleep upon; that the recruit’s money is ab- sorbed by the sutler, and he charges that private soldiers have beon murdered by non-commissioned officers without as much as an investigation, THROUGH THE WHIRLPOOL, Graham's Barrel Garrles Hin the Seething Waters. NiAcans Fares, N, Y, August 25—Car- lisle D, Grabham made '@ successful trip through the whirlpool rapids this afternoon in & barrel shaped boat, 4:58 o'clock it entered the whirlpool, sndinstead of being ught in, the main o@rrent and car- ried across the poel, 8s is usually the case, it hugged the American side and was carried inte the quiet water in front of the outlet and ferced slowly over nearly to the Canadian side, For a minute it wis @ question of whether it was to go around the “‘Pool” or dowmthe river, but thy outward curront was too strong and at 4:54 Graham passed out of' the pool und down through the fearful water wpuulw Foster's flats, All these dangers Grabam passed safely, and at 5:05 p, . wae picked up near the old Lowiston bridge on the Cauadian side. i, o i Jealousy Was the Caase. INDIANAPOLIS, August 25.—At a late hour last night Edward Agmang, of Cincinnati, cut the throat of Bertha EIff, 8 young woman living in this city, aud then walkiog a few sleps away he attempted suicide in the same way. Agmann was taken to the hospital and to-day the physicians announce. he will prob- ably recover. Jealousy was the cause. Tho two were old lovers, although both were married, Mrs. EME Las not lived with her husband for sowe years. He 18 thought to be iu Alton, 1L, ./ ——y Editor Dana Will Visit Spain, LCopuright 1859 by James Gordon Benne LoNoox, August 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bk, | —Mr. Charles A, Dans, of the New York Sun, will sail from New York in the latter part of September Lo spend & mouth in Spain, Across NOT PLAYING AT SOLDIERS. Soldiera of the Platte Training For Future Wars. THE HEROES. OF THE MARCH. How the Army Under General Brooke lIs Preparing For Fu- ture Active Service—Other Interesting Features. A Week at Rovinson. AT Romixsox, Neb., August 24.—[Spe- cial to Tre Bee.]—Amid the sweet discord of seven bands playing martial music down the long line of tents, which for a mile's length enclose the parade ground of Camp George Crook, the first week’s manmuvres of the largest military encampment of regu- lars held for twenty years in this country comes to aclose. Colors flutter in the breeze, groups of straight, tightly bloused officers arogathering in front of ““A" tents the rows of cauvas in the company streots running at right angles to the parade line are alive with squads of men, thankful that rest time is ap- proaching. Slowly along the avenues divid- ing the commands the sentry paces, antici- pating his reieving comrade. Northward the three groups of oillcars' tents, marking the brigade headquarters, glant with the sheen of sunlight on swords and gleam with the bright colors of the pretty gowns and becoming sashes of visiting ladies. A half a mile still northward, with its white tents silhoutted against the glowering buttes, at the base of which it stands, the headquarters of the commanding general and his staff looks down across this lovely valley upon the mile square of streets and aveuues of suow white canvas which comprises the great camp. It is at onco a lovely and an inspiring sight, even at tho approach of evenng, and one calculated to awaken suggestive refleo- tions in the mind of the visiting civilan. There is beauty of natural scenery unsur- passed botween the Alleghenies and the Rockies; there is in aadition an object lesson “u the color, shade and harmonious working of grand military tactics. There is finally a complete answer to the question as regards the army, **What is all this worth!” in the success which has already attended the gathering snd inception of field exercises of the department of the Platte. “In what respects In the first place, nearly one-eighthfof the entire army of the 'United States has beeu concentrated from ten posts scattered over nearly 200,000 square miles of territory. Their movements were made in exact ac- cordance with the programme, on lines of communication laid down, with ample quar- vermaster and commissary facilitics, without loss of life or property, all commands reach- ing their destination on the hours appointed and deploying into their positions n camp with as much vigor and precision as if they had not marched Lundreds of wiles, climbed hills, made_and received attacks en route or pushed their way across prairie and butte under a buruing sun and scorching ground at the rate of from fifteen to twenty-six wiles a day. There is something in that, geutlemen, you who do your daily constitutional of four miles along shady roads and call it hard work. The me:e fact of the perfest carrying out of all details of concentration evidenced -a level head and experienced mulitary direct- ing mind, a soldierly, intelligent and skilied body of subordivate officers, fine commands of diseiplined troops physicaily competent for hard work when such was required of them. Aroc not these three of the most important qualifications of an army eswablisbment! “Think of it for a minutel Phe average civilian is rather fond of con- sidering himself the tax-ridden provider of funds to maintain the army. His koowledgo of the uses to which an army is put is limited chiefly to an occasional sight of a detach- ment of recruits, a hurried visit to a dress- parade or guard-mounting or a glimpse of a passing company or battalion in civil pro- cession. He rarely stops to consider to what end the never-ending routine of drill and target practice, and the tiresome atten- tion to the rigid details of omuipresent dis- cipline tends, If he will come to Camp orge Cook during the next two ~weeks he will understand moro clearly than he will otherwise be able to do what the motto, *In time of peace preparc for war,” really means, He will see a re- markable developmentof energy heretnfore present but latent. He will be given an oppor- tunity to witness what a portion and one of the very best poriions of our lttle army could do for the protection of his life and property promptly and efiiciently when called uvon. And he would finally discover under rusty, slouch hats gray heads which once directed divisions, brigades, corps, regi- ments and companies in the greut war for the preservation of the union now gathered once more on the tented plain, ubly supported by younger men with less actual experience, but no less ardour and intelligence, all working together to increase the field efficiency of our neucleus of a regular army As stated in a_previous dispatch, Genera, Brooke's idea in inaugurating field exercises in the department which he commands was not for dress parade, display or recreation, It was for the instruction of officers and men in the art of war. for hard work, very little incidental piay, a large amount of dust and a small proportion of dress and dancing. He is carrying out his programme rigidly. T'nesday and Wednesday of the week were spent in pitching camp and the usual routine of garrison life. On Thursday sl commands bogun field exercises by battalion und rogi- mental arills, These continued for three hours daily until Saturday when afteraoon inspection took the place of the usual hour's exercise. From7to 9 every morning and from4 105 inthe afternoon the valleyof Soldier Crezk looked like the mimic battle fieid of an army defending its camp. Three vattalions of cavalry covered the hills or rolled up volumes of dust on the plain, The culls of the trumpets followed by the rapidly changing evolutions, the wheeling of steeds, massing and deploy- g of troops, the swift rush of horses and the sharp command of officers made a scene bewildering to the uninitiated on-looker, Here, a troop of greys, deployed by the flank’ into skirwish line, wheeling swiftly to the right, with beautiful alignment; there, o battalion'of handsome bays in close order ushed with drawn sabers on their fanks, '0 the right the red-legged urtillery in rupid gallop were swinging into position on-a knoll, Where their rified guns could have played merry havoe with the camp equipage of the cavalry command, North und east from the cavalry and artillery camp the seven regi- ments of infantry spread over the vallev. One command on the butte slopes looks lilke black pegs onafleld of green. They are skirmishing. The trumpet call sounds famtly from the distance and is followed by the rapid fall of the pegs into the grass, then by their rise as a dark, thin crescent of men sweeps in open order over the slopo toward the suspected enewy. Farther eastward the Seyenth Infantry, under Colonel Merriam, is chaueiong from column fours into line, and the order, 'Fours left; rear companies left front into line. March 1" marks the progress of the movewent which chunges a solid muss, looking ut the distance like a mottled blanket, into & rigid line of blue-coated riflemen. The fleld for two miles around seems alive with moving conmands, with galloping troopers, compiu- ies advancing and retreating, officers and aides riding rapidly, military precision in the garb of military chaos, martial tactics garbed in the panoply” of cnild's play. And yeta little blue book of only 445 vages will teach any clvilian just how éasy it is to compre- hend perfectly what it is all about. To such @8 care to investigate more thoroughly bat- talion and brigade drill, 1 commend its study, 1t is full of diagrams and italics ‘and other things” and will afford ioteresting winter reading. Ou Monday brigade exercises will begin and grand tactios will be the order of the coming week. General Brisbin's Danghter Married, Fort Roninsox, Nob., August 25.—[Spe- cial to Pur Brre]—Miss. Blanche Butler Brishin was married to Licutenant Joseph C. Beardsley, of the Eighth infantry, at 9 o'clock p. m. yesteraay. The wedding was a quiet one, only General Kautz, Dr. Adair, Colonel Tilford, W. E. Annin, esq,, aud & few personal friends of the family bejng present. The bride and groom loft for Fort seavenworth on the afternoon train, and will stop in Omaha for a couple of days Ohampion's Coming Fair, CramPioN, Nob, August 95.—|Spocial to Tae Bre.|—As the vime, Septombor 24 to 25, wnclusive, for holding Chuse county's fair and the soldiers’ rounion and camp fire ap- proaches, lottors are pouring in from tho ad- jacent counties in Nebraska and from across the borders it Coloradn and Kansas, talling of large delegations coming to honor the dis- tinguished gentloen—Governor John M. Thayer. ex-Governor Robort W. Furnas and Secretary of State Gilbert L. Laws—by their presenco. Never has thore been such an outpouring of people in southwestera No- braska us is expected on this occasion, aud the reception tondered the honored guests will be in keeping with the progrossive movements of the citizons of this great young country. Among tho many attractive feat- ures of the fair will bo a band contast, which will be participated in by the leadiug bands of southwestern Nebraska aod a fow from across the borders of Kansas and Colorado. And from the adjoining counties the old vet- orans are fast signifying their intentions to be present and take part in the reunion aud camp fire. Chase county has been highly favored with seasonablo Fains, the crops are ood and farm animals 1n fluo_condition, so that we have nothing to fear of the fine ex- hibit which we sha!l be enabled to make at our county fair. When wo take 1ntocon- sideration the fact that this county has becn orgatized only three years and look about us and see 1ts rapid development and increase of population, wo look with amazement upo it. Nosuch thing as falure of crov hy ever been our portion. Our farmers have plenty and to spure and are just drawing about them all the comforts enjoyed by thoso of theur profession in the older states of the union. Hon. Charles E. McPherson, at present county clerk of Phillips county, Col., who served during the late war asa member of the First Nebrasica regiment, has boen selected to_introduce his old com- mander, Governor Thayer, atthe rounion and camp firs to be held at this placa. When but thirteen yoars of age young MsPhor son enlisted in G eneral Thayer's First Nebraska reziment and followed the old veteran througn the wa¥. His introductory remarks will be good and call to the memory of Gov- ernor Thuyer reminiscences of the bloody days of the rebellion. Not Even an Excase kor a Fake. Prarrsyouri, Neb., August 25.—|Spocial to Tuk Bee.] —Excitoment has been intense licre all day caused by the report in an Omaha paper that Tascott, the supposed murderer of Millionaire Snell, was arrested yesterday in Weeping Water by Sherift Eikenbary and lodged in jail in this city. It gave full particulars of where he had been and how he had sent his time since he left Chicago after the murder. Great crowds have thronged the corridors of the jail since the report was circulated upon the streets for the purpose of gotting just one glimpse of Tascott, but all had to suffer the same dis- appointment of not seelng him, for he ‘fs not aud has not been in jail in this city. Your correspondent visited Sheril Etkenbary and be spoke as follows: *Itisall a canard. I did not know anything about it until this morning, as I was going to the postofMce, when I met two voung ladies, who asked me 10 take them to the juil to soe Tascott. I had not scon the papor and know nothing of the report. The ladies explained what they nad read in the paper and I thon told them nothing of it_and that it was false report.” Many poople refuse scredit the report and say that Tascott is secreted in some private house awaiting the arrival of the Chicago authorities. Sher- Mff Eikenbary made no arrests yesterday and the report seems to have been a prolific” pro- ducvion from the fertile brain of a corre- spondent who wishes to create a greatexcite- ment. Gosper County Nominees, ELwoon, Neb., August 25.—[Special to Tng Bee.|—The republican county conven- tion was held hero yesterday. There was the usual wrangle at first, but soon all settled to genuine business. The ticket put in the fleld gives entire satisfaction, 1tis regarded by all as a strong ticket, the nomi- nees residing in_uo one section of the coun- try, but justly distributed to suit the diff ent factions, thereby binding the voters more closely to the party. The names of the lucky ones are as follows: Kor clerk, B. L. Cham- bers; treasurer, Charies Fuller; shoriff, Mr. Benson; county superintendent, J.' W. Thomas; county judge, O. W. Middieton} coroner, Dr. J. G. Pace; county commissionor, F. Ford. Among the delegates to the state conyention aro J. L. Trobee, Wiloy Ward and E. Manspealker, of Elwood. Stole a Span of Horses. Norti PLATTE, Neb., August 25.— [Spec- 1al to Tue 3ee.]—Last evening while County Superintendent Langford was attending a meeting of the Oxford League at the Metho- dist church some thief drove off with his span of horses, which were tied in front of the church. He was seen by Mr, Baker getting into the buguy, but Mr. Baker supposed it was the superintendent. Search was com- menced as soon as the theft was discovered, but up to the present time 1o clue whatever has basn discoveral. 'This is a great loss to Mr. Langford, us he is obliged to drive over our entire county in the performance of his duties. A Colored Mur.ierers Trial Set. Bawtiers, Neb., August 25.—|Special to Tue Bee.]—The special term of court in Wheeler county, which was called for Au- gust 19, was held by Judge Ha rrison, Harvey Smith, the colored murderer, was brought before the court and plead not guilty, and his case was set for trial September 28, The evidence for the prosecution is very strong, and sentiment among his neigh bors,cspecially the colored ones, is ugainst him. A mob was organized among the colored people to take hun from the sheriff and hang bim Thursday night, but-ho was takon 10 Alblon duriag the ay, Mourning for a Co Font Rouixsoy, Neb., August 25.—[Speciat to Tue Bee.|—Av & meeting of Robiuson post, G. A. R., held yesterday, the following was adopted : Resolved, That we have heard with pro- found regret of the death of our beloved de- partment commander, Major J. B. Davis, and we send our loyal love and sympathy 10 his bereaved family. ander, Nebraska City Barbers Arrested. Nesraska Ciry, Neb., Aug, 25— Special Telegram to Tk Bee.]—The proprietors and employes of threo burber shops were to-day arrested for working on Sunday. ‘'he war- rants were sworn out by other barbers who want to rest on Sunday. Their trial will QOCUT LO-IOrrOW mornin A Fatal Family low, DanviLLe, O., August 25, —Postmaster K, C. Lybarger, at Millwood, to-day shot at his daughter during a family altercation, The ball missed the daughter, but fatally wounded his wife. Lybarger thep suicided, Steamship Arrivals At New York—The Canada, from London; La Gascogue, from Havre: the Alvous, As- penwall, ll GOV, FORAKER MAY GET LEFT The Sherman Men Ars Muttering Threats of Vengoeanca, A GREAT LABOR SAVING SCHEME, Sixth Auditor Conlter's Plan to Fae cilitate the Setiling of Poste mastors’ Accounts—Likely to B Adopted. 518 FourTERNTH STREET, Wasmixaron, D. C., August 25, It is believed bere by many republicans that Foraker's chances for re-clection to the wovernorship of Ohio will depend entiroly upon the manner in which he is supported by the friends of Senator Sherman. . The latter have not forgotten the conduct of Governor Foraker at Chicago, sud while they could not prevent his nomination they will be likely to do what they can to complete his political career by defeating him for the governorship, Some of them talk openly in this spirit and declare their intention to vote for Campbell, the democratic nowminee, bus others are more crafty, and while they pre- tend to be supporting Foraker will do what they can to encompass his defout. Sonator WasmINGTON BUREAU, TREONMARA Hug, } Sherman is expected at New York on Sep- tem 12 from Kurope, where he has been spending the summer, and will at once enter the campaign, but he is not likely to say much for the candidate for governor. A LABOR SAVING SUGGRSTION, Sixth Auditor of tio Treasury Coulter has recently proposed an important change in the business mcthods of the postoMoe de- partment. The accounts of 60,000 postmase ters are kept by the third assistant post- master general, and they are audited by the sixth auditor. ' The contemplated alteration in the system of keeping these uccouuts would be radical and far reaching in their results. Colonel Coulter has addressed a let~ ter to the postmaster general, calling his at- tention to the delay which obtains in receiv- ing and handling coctificates of deposits made by postmasters in_settlemont of thoir quarterly accounts. It has been the custom to have certificates, original and duplicate, returned to the depositor, who thereafter sends the original to the department and Kkeeps the duplicate as bis own voucher. The present systemn causes delays at the most importaut times, in that when a postmaster majes his deposit the acpository seuds both the certificutes w0 the postinistor, whoreas, in the judgment of the sixth auditor, the original certificate should be sent direct to tho postmaster geuoral, and only a duplicate sent to the depositing postmuster. This shange may be better appreciated when it is remembered that about thirty thousand of the postoftices are smail ones, having inferiop mail services, many of them being suppiied with muil only once or twice a week. All of these oftices now ve these cortiticates and cannot forward them to the department until the next mail day. Erequently it hap- pens that ignorance and carelessness on the part of postmasters necessitate the writing of letters from the departmoent calling for the certificates, Meantimt the accounts are held up in third assistant postmaster gen- eral’s office and the clerks of the sixth aud- itor's office are unable to proceed with their work. Colonel Coulter proposes that this delay and extra work shall be dispensed with by the sensible and simple method of causin, the devositories to send the original certifi- cates to the third assistant postmaster general directly; thus the great bulk of the certificates wili reacn the department during the first week of euch quarter and be disposed of so that the clerks in the auditor’s office may proceed with their business. Un- der the present system there aro, quarterly, thousands of accounts suspended, and this work of suspension consumes more time than would ordinarily be required to make a settlement. It will also facilitate the work of both departimentsby putting the settlement of accounts forward at least fifteen duys, Moreover it will save the work of writin, and addressing about fifty thousand lette each quarter, and as each postmastor i8 re~ quired now to send nis certificats in a lettar, and separate from ail other communication, there will be a decrease of about two hung dred thousand letters annually. The averagé reader with business knowledge or proclivi ties will see what an immense saving of labor will be in this item alone, but the sixth auditor looks upon tha as a small item when compared with the time saved in each quar- ter. 1t will revolutionize the business meth~ ods of the postoffice deparment if this scheme shall be adopted, and as it seems feasible and just the postmaster general will no doubt adopt it. The letter of Sixth Auditor Coulter is lengthy and fully oxplains the proposed sys- tem which 1s outhned above, It affects the business of the whole people through their 60,000 postmasters, and if adopted the status of any postmuster’s account can be uscer- tained by a glauce at the register. It is one of the ‘most important changes ever pre posed in the department, and reflects credil upou the business ability and sagucity of Colonel Coulter. MISCELLANEOUS, Secretary Windom has rented the now residence recently erected by Captain George E. Lemon, on Massachusotts avenue, near Thomas circle. It is one of the most beautiful houses in the city ana well adapted for entertaining, The lease is for four years, with the priviloge of purchasing it at @ price that has not been given to the public, e THE GREAT OHINESE FLOODS, Widespread Destruction and Fearful Loss of Life, SAN FRANCISCO, August 25.—The steamer Oceanic arrive i wday from Hong Kong and Yokohama. Further details of the bursting of the Yellow river embankments in the province af Shantung, July 22, state the destruction is widespread, The breach la the river is over 2,000 feet in longth, A dis- patch from Chefoo states the number of per- sons drowned is too great to be counted, I8 is feared many more districts in the low lying country south will suffer a similur fate, The latest advices concerning the earth- quake at Kumamota state that fifty-three shocks have boen experienced and continue to be felt, The inhabitants are sleeping io the open uir, DIDN'T LOSE ANY TIME, A Recently Reloased Convict Tries to Rob a Pullman, LaNcAsTeR, Pa., August 25.—Charles D, Chambers, just released from the castern penitentiary, came to this city last evening and when the Pucific express on the Penn- sylvania railroad pulled out of the station at 125 this morning, boarded a Pullman car and endeavored to rob the passengers, Charles Muri, the porter of the Jersey City, strug= gled with him and was shot twice. Chume bers was then overpowered by the trainmen, Murk will recover. Chambers says he was stealing aride and the porter began Hring at him. o grasped the pistol. and it went off, The porter says Chambers was in a berth and when discovered drew a revolver and coms menced firing. ————— A Prominent Farmer Suicides, Hiawarua, Kan, August 25.—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber.|—W. H. Van Hook, & prominent farmer living near here, come mitted suiciae lust night by hanging, Heavy losses on @ lou of stock he had been foodl.? caused bis derangement. He had been ad- judged insane, but was not recewved at the wsylum on account of lack of room, - Tohrawn Down an Embankment, Cuauresron, W. Va.,, August 25 —While Governor W ilson and his father-in-law, Dr, Cotton, were out driving last evening, the lorse ran away und threw the occupante down u thirty-five foot embsnkwent. Both geutlemen were badly injured.