Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. — " NUMBER 73 KILLED AT WEST KEARNEY. | Murder Results From a Quarrel Be- tween Two Teamsters. DEATH FOLLOWED THE DANCE. A Young Farmer Ends & Night of Dis- sipation With a Bullet in His Brain—A Baby's Fatal Fall, Murdered His Fellow Workman. * Kranxey, Neb., August 30.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—A murder was commit- ted at West Kearney this forenoon, John Donovan, of Columbus, being the victim, George Vancil is in custody for committing the deed. Both men were engaged in haul- ing sand and attending a set of plasterers at work at Smytho's house, of the Enterpriro. The men became involved in a quarrel about some trivial matter, when Donovan called Vancil a “Missouri jayhawker.” This so eoraged Vancil that he struck Donovan over the head with a long handled shovel, knocking him into a lime vat and cutting a fearful gash on top of his houd and breaking through the scalp. The injured man remained uncon- sclous until 4 o’clock this morning, when he died. Vaocil, seeing what he had done, at- tempted to run away, Jut was run down by one of the workmen on a horse, who brought him back to the city and delivered him to the sheriff. Considerable indignation is ex- pressed by the people about the affair. Found Dying By the Rondside. Bram, Neb., August 80.—[Special Tele- gram 1o Tug Bur.]—A voung fellow by the name of Auies left a iow dance in Dogtown, asuburb of Blair, this morning about 3 o'clock in company with a somewhat tough crowd. On reaching Jansen's place, some three miles southwost of Blair, where ho says some vicious dogs are kept, he got outof the wagou with the crowd for the purpose of shooting them. The party drove on, but, not aeeing nor hearing him for some timo one of them roturned to seek him. He fouud him_lying in a cornficld with a bullet in his head, Ames says that the shoot- ing was nccldental, but the mark of the bar- rel “boing on his forehead, some unpleasant circumstances at the dance gave rise to a suspicion of suicide, He was brought to town and put under the cate of Dr. Bedal, in whose storo he now lies in a procarious condition. Tho ball has not been extracted, but its courso hus been traced from u littld to the right of the centor of the forehead to the buse of the skull. Used a Shotgun. Arxswonti, Neb., August 80.—Considera- ble excitement provails here on account of a shooting scrape which took place Wednesday night at 12 o’clock. The parties to the shoot~ ing were Emery Slayton and Dwyer Crum. It seems that Slayton’s sister-in-law, a loose character, is stopping at Slayton's house, and Crum and another party attempted to get into the house or were near for. as Slay- ton says, immoral purposes. Slayton opened fireupon_them with a _double-barreled shot- gun, discharging both barrels, one of which o0k effect in Crum’s arm and body, making an ‘ugly wound, which is dangerous. The shooting creates considerable excitement and opinjon is divided. Siayton has been ar- rested and will be tried Monday. A Conductor Burned by Gasoline. Covrumsus, Neb., August 80.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.]—This morning Frank C. Green, couductor on the B. & M. between Columbus and Atchison, was terrioly burned. He had emptied the tank of his gasoline stove into a large pan for the purpose of re- pairing the stove, when it accidentally caught fire. Fearing his house would burn, he attempted to throw the blazing pav out and upon reaching the door the wind blew the blazing mass uvon hiny, burning his face and hauds to the elbows in & most horrible manner, causingthe skin to fall off. At present he is delirious and a very sick man, but hopes are entertaiued for his recovery. Sunday School Convention. QGALLALA, Neb., August, 80.—[Special Tel- egram to Tne Bee.]—The first annual Sun- day schoolonvention of Keith county has been in session the last two days. Quite an interest is being manifested and the work being done is encouragiog to christian peo- ple of this community. Beer Thieves at Blair, Buair, Neb., August 80.—[Special to Tag Bek,|—Some one broke into Storz & Iler's 1ce house again last night and stole five or six_kegs of beer. This is the sccond time within two weeks a similar theft has been committed. Fell on His Knife. GorueNyuRa, Neb., August 30.—|Special Telegram to Tue Brg.|—A six-year-old son of Godfrey Peterson was found dead a few biocks from home this forenoon, lying face down, with the blade of a pocketknife in his heart. He is supposed to have tallen on it. Dr. Duryea at Nebraska Oity. Nesraska City, Neb, August 30. clal Telegram to Tur Beg. |—The Coe county teachers and school officers held a successful reunion and picnic at Morton park to-day. Dr. Duryea, of Omaha, delivered an address at the opera house to-night. Drowned in Missouri. NEeuraska City, Neb., August 80.—|Spe- clal Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A man numed Frack Howard, employed on the govern- ment works on the river, was drowned just below town last evening by the capsizing of a bout. Two companions bad a narrow es- cape. e FREE SHIP IDEA ABANDONED, The Commercial Conference Wants the French Bounty System. Sax Francisco, August 80.—In the com- mercial conference to-day the reports of the committee made yesterday were adopted with some amendments, In the maritime reports the reference to free ships was swricken out and in its stend was adopted a recommendation that the French bounty system be adopted. A report favoring a Pacific ocean cabie was adopted. The com- mittee appointed to confor with Chairman Cooley, of the intergtate commerce commis- sion, reported his views ou the relations of Cupadian railroads regarding the applica- tion of the iwnterstate law to the Canadian Pacific road or the uboiition of the landing system, Two lengthy reports were sub- mitted, the majority deeming it an unwise time 10 urge congress Lo take action in theso prewises. The minority favors the abolition of the law granting foreign railways the privilege of carrying domestic goods between dowmestio points, Resolutions were presentod in the conference setting forth that the long and short haul clause in the iuterstate com- werce law works 1o the permauent disad- vantuge of the Pacific coust, and urging its r.xfll or modification. - L the conclusion of the debate the resolu- 1i0ns accompanyiug the majority report were adopted, — - A Terrible Disaster. Loxoox, August 80.-~Advices from Yoko- hamu state that disastrous storms occurred recently in Wakayama. One thousand per- sons perished in the floods following the storms, and 20,000 are rendered howeless. The 1088 10 property is enorwous, A OHEF IN DISGRAOE, Vanderbilts High-Priced San- sage Fryer Gets the Boance. Nrwrort, R. L, August 80, —(S gram to Tne Bre.]—Society here ha uine, undisguised sensation, created by a no less important personage than the famous, £10,000 Gallic chef lately imported from Paris by W. K. Vanderbilt. This personage has distmguished himself by gotting dis- charged, openly defying the lord puramount of the *400," William himself, and causing curdling rumors to go abroad that the “palace” on Bellevuo avenue was reeking with blood. Mr. Vanderbilt is maa, madam nervous, the servants in a flutter, and Mons, the chef, in such high disgrace that but meager particulars can be obtained. Suffice to say that Mr. Vanderbilt got tired of his.expensive maitre d’hotel for uuknown reasons and remonstrated with him. The truffle tosser waxed indignant and was discharged on the spot. There was then war The _ spirit of Boulanger forbade surrender, he would not #o, and barricaded himself in the kitrhen and deffed the domestic lightning. The house- hold was in a quandery. To summon the po- lice was disgraceful, to porsuade the servants to face the enraged Gaul and his carver, im- possible. itis said he held the fort for twelve hours, until, in despair, a pretty house maid was sent with a flag of truce to reason with him. The pretty waid went trembling to reason and conquered. The Frenchman bowed to the argumentof zo lady and_cleared out. To-day he is airing his heels in Pinard’s, and to crowds of awe struck culinary artists, oxpialing on the abuse of Americans, Mr. Vanderbilt seeks seclusion, and the Casino_gravely discusses ;llg future menu. The chef is looking for a job. Mr, —_——— HORRIBLE METAL EXPLOSION, Two Mer. Roasted to Doath and Sev- eral Will Die, Prersnure, August 80,.—Atthe steel works of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., at Homestead, Pa., this afternoon, a gang of nine men were engaged 1n the open hearth depart- ment casting ingots, They had just filled two molds when the metal in the ladle boiled over, scattering the molten steel in all directions. The unfortunate men were un- able to escape the awful bath and all en- gaged at the furnace were most horribly: burned. Andrew Kebbler was thrown 10to a mold in_ which there were about three inches of hot steel and was litdrally roasted. Nicholas Bowaers was 80 badly burned that the’ flesh dropped from his bones. He died in few hours. The clothing of William Fagan, Joseph Durkees und Isaac Lane was burned from their bodies. No hopes are entertained of their recevery. Stephen _Clinst, Michael Dzerko, John Dudas and S. S. Schult were frightfully burned, but will récover. All are married except Lane, of the accident is not known, ———— GREAT SrRIKE. The cause THE Another Manifesto Issued by the London Dock Men. LoNDON, August 80.—The indications this morning are not very favorable to the im- mediate settlement of the strike, A meet- ing of the committee of the strikers was held last night, at which action was taken looking to making the strike general. A manifesto was issued by this committee this morning, appealing to workars in every calling in Lon- don to strike’ Monday next unless the de- mands of the dock men be canceded before that date. . A mass-meeting of workingmen has been callea for Sunday at Hyde Park. ‘'he munifesto is signed by all the London labor organizations, including the steve- dores’, sailors’ and firemen’s unious, num- bering 60,000 men. The accessions of these unions 18 most important. Three thousand iron workers at Keighley have struck. Cardinal Manning, Sir Andrew Lusk and the lord mayor’s deputy conferred with the ofticials of the dock companies to-day. It is understood the cardinal pleaded the cause of the strikers. It is reported that the gas stokers ure dissatisfiea and fears are en- tertained that London would be in darkness in casethey struck. The strikers are boasting that Monday next will witness a gigantic amalgamated strike of workers in every industry unless the ultimatun of the dock ‘men is accepted by noon to-morrow. In an interview this evening, Burns, the leader of the strikers, said he felt depressed, although he hoped for the best. S 'L TO VICTORIA, The Sealer Pathfinder Pays No Atten- tion to the Prize Urew, Victoria, B. C., August 80.—The schooner Pathfinder arrived from Behriug sea last night. She was boarded by tha revenue cut- ter Rush in Behring sea July 20. Lieutenant Tuttle took 854 skins on board, all the guns and_ammunition, and placed’ the quarter- master of the Rush on board with instruc- tions to take the schooner to Sitka, After the Rush left the Pathfinder headed for Vic- voria despite tho protest of the prize crew. ——— Kent and Sussex Hop Harvests. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennstt.) LoNDoy, August 80.—[New York Herald Cable—Speciai to Tue Bge.]—The hop barvest iu Kent and Sussex has made great headway this week, the weather baving been exceedingly favorable, ‘The growth in these two counties is very heavy, and will probably average 1,000 pounds to the acre. Several growers ure, however. unfortunate n having mold-stricken ground, Their hops will not be picked. On the other hand, many farmers have huge crops, with quality such as bas not been known for years, The picking of the biamblings will be completed in several parishes by the end of the present month, Owing to the exceptional forward- ness of the season the singular sight is wit- nessed of the corn and hop harvest vroceed- ing simultaneously, and in some districts much dificulty has been experienced in get- ting a sufficient number of hands for the hop picking. ——— American Tourists Arreste |Copyright 1889 by Jans Gordon Bennat.) LucenrE, August 80.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.|—Washburoe, Awmerican minisier at Berne, has laid a formal protest before the Swiss federal coun- cil against the arrestof four American tour. ists on the platform at the Berne railway station. They were suspected of being pick- pockets and were kept for two days in miser- uble cells and then liberated without ex- lanation or apology. They were making a tour of Switzeriaud and were quietly waiting for their train when arrested. Heavy dam- ages are claimed in their behalf, — China Will itetaliate. | Copyright 1559 by James Gordon Bznnstt.) SHANGHAL Augusti New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee. | —According to intelligence received here from Pekin, the Chinese authorities appear to be contem- plating a measure of retaliation against the United States on the immigration question. A nuwber of high Chinese oficials have pre- sented a wemorial 0 Prince Chun, urgiug that all Awmericans employed in China shall be expelled from the empire. Prince Chun is reported to agree with the views of the memorialists in the watter. —~—— Lewis Bros'. Condition, New Youk, August 30.—The assignee of Lewis Bros. & Co., to-day made a statement showing the liabilities were $2,243,000 and uwu‘vl,w.m WITH THE DARK NINTH HORSE | A Day Among the Colored Cavalry at Camp Crook. REVEILLE AMID THE BUTTES. Regimental Drill in the Valley of Soldier Oreek—A Crack Uot- mand of Tanned Troopers in Battle Array. Canr Groree Crook, (via Fort Robinson, Neb.) August 80.—{Special to Tii Bre.|— Day is Just breaking in the valley. The grey atreak which lines the bluffs 18 brondening from a narrow band into a sheet of light which moment by moment increases in width. As we throw back the flaps of the tent and step out yawningly mnto the open space which divides the oficors' line from the company streets in the Ninth cavaley camp, scarcely a souad breaks the stillness ofdawn. A colored sentinel with 'carbine on shoulder slowly tramps along the path worn dusty by a week’s travel. An occa- sional stamp from the region of the stable picket line shows that the troop . horses are there and awake, Seven miles eastward red pencils of light are touching up the batule- ments of Red Crow Butte and changing its glowering crags and pinnacles into crests of living flame which run up and ,down the butte's sides and spread along its grizzly front until the great mass of clay and sand- stone is illuminated with all the changing colors of the kaleidoscope and stands re- vealed in its rosy background like one of Bierdstadt's great masterpieces of western scenery. As the car of Aurora comes rap- idly down the valley with its attendant nymohs of the hours the davk curtain of night rolls backward o’er the hill ana bluffs and the great silent camp stands revealed in the first blush of dawn. Silent for an instant, but then silent no longer. A moment's pause, and then the olea: notes of a trumpet sound with startling dis- tinctness from the Eighth infantry line the opening hars of reveille: “Ta-ra-tara-ra,” ‘“Ta-ra-tara-ra’'— I can’t get them up, “1 can’t get them up, ‘I can’t get them up in the morning.” A colored trooper before me steps into the open and repeais the strain, which is taken up by seven commands, scattered through the valley, until the entire camp rings and the bluffs awaken with the rattling meas .res of the opening of ofiicial day. King James' bugle, on the shore of Loch Katrine, never made such a startling meta- morphosis, The great camp turns over in its sleep, yawns, stretches and awakens, Men emerge half-dressed from tents, cooks busy themselves around camp kettles, there isa sound of axes and of crackling fires and a gathering of colored troopers in the com- pany streets. On the officers’ lino a dozen tents open, and as ‘‘assembly” sounds for first roll-call and the cavalrymen fall mto line before the fivst sergeants, one would find it difficult to comprehend that the busy, alive, rushing camp which presents itself was ten minutes ago wrapped 1n s lumber. Stable call rings out, and in a few moments five hundred men are watering, grooming aud feeding their chargers, The cavalry horse must be fed before his rider and his care takes up much of the time of the trooper. In addition to all the duties of a aismounted soldier, the cavalry- man has his horse and its accoutrements to look after and a sabre and a revolver to nandle besides his carbine, While he marches mounted, he pays dearly for the privilege in the added work of ‘“stables” and the in- creased elbow crease needed to keep his sabre polished and his revolver clean, Will the trumpets never stop changes on their brass tubes{ Sick call has sounded and is followed by another variation or two, while a hurried brealkfast is being partaken of on officers’ row and in quarters. Colored orderlies are now seen saddiing up horses as the call of “Boots and saddles” rings out and mingles with drill call in other camps of intantry and Out from his tent in the rear of Major Randlett, at present tem- porarily commanding the' regiment, booted and spurred, with his sabre chains' rattling and his spurs playing tattoo on the sward, His grey slouch hat covers the head of one of the best cavalrymen in the army and one of the most popular officers in his branch of ‘T'he adjutant lieutenant, W. 18 already mounted and dashing across the “open.” ~ Horses led by orderlies trot rapidly up to open tents as Captuins Parker, Loud, Cusack, Dimmick, Olmstead, Hughes, Stedman, Taylor and Garrard, commanding troops K, D, G, H, B, I, F, B and A, leap into their saddles and ride towards the plain at the east of ‘the camp, where the troops are already forming. “Prepare to mount " Five hundred colored troopers throw their Jeft feet into stirrups and grasp bridle aud mane. “Mount! 1" An equal number of swarthy bodies swing mto the saddles as the commund, “Form rank” rings out, and the troops moye from the company to the battalion parade grounds, with sabres rattling and spurs clinking cheerfully. " A moment or two later the battalion ad- jutants have turned them over to Captains Parker, Loud and Cusack, the battalion commanders, the bays of Captain Cusack on the right and the greys of Captain Garrard’s troop on the left. ~There is a halt, but only for a moment. The troops suddenly wheel 10 the right and break into_column platoons as they march to the regimental parade grounds and face Major Randlett and his adjutant, who are awaiting them on the crest of the hill, sixty yards distant. It is a pretty scene as the nine troops of colored cavalrymen, formed in platoon columns, await the opening command, The only mo- tion visible is from the scarlet and white guidons which flutter from the ranks. Fivo hundred bronzed horsemen sit their mounts like ebony centaurs, The parallel lines of platoons ure as evenly spaced as the rows of an Onio cornfleld and the horses are as mo- tionless. There has been hard work by troop commanders, hard work by men and long drill of horses to effect such & result. Watch the battalions now break into col- umus of fours and then form in two lines on the right, The sharp command of the major, the warning note of the trumpet, the ro- spousive orders of the oficers of battalions and the hoarse calls of the sergeants seein almost simultaneous with the switt whirl of horses and riders, with cnanging lines as straight as if backed by steel rods, with in- terlucing of men and steeds, which second untangle themselves into symmetry und grace and orderly progression. How the yellow striped legs grip the saddles, the sword arms and bridle arms motionlessly in place, the eye balls gleaming from faces glistening with perspiration, each troop emulously at pting Lo surpass its fellow in skill ana precision and discipline. Look again! ‘The battalions have changed formation into columus of fours and are swinging into line from column formation. How splendidly the men ride! With what precision the order, “Fours left. Rear bat- talions left front into line," is executed. The simuitaneous swing, the perfect distances, the wheeling of fours with the left trooper a pivot, around which the other turee appar- ently revoive for a moment, looks more like machinery than the brain directed move- wments of wen. Ouce more the trumpet calls ring out. The battalions diverge and spread out over the sloves across Soldier creek. On the knoll of firunud overlooking the cavalry campthe opartnent commander is approvingly watching the evolutions. The commands change rapidly from column fours into Platoon columu, ploy the line into colump ringing of masses, change again intd line of masses with bewildering plexity of movement and uwnndlnf _ precision and skill. It seems to me as if éven the troop commanders must be sanrl d_at the uxce{- lent work which the individoal troop units are yiun in this living -mechanism of regi- men/al formations, Iyis now 0 o'clogk, ‘‘recall from drill” sodnds from the eamp and the battalion marches homeward o rest, until 8 in the aftarnoon, when amother two hours of drenching work is to be done. Baok again tiioy come at b, in time only to water and groom horses and saatch a hurried meal before ‘boots and saddles” onve more sounds and the regiment swings into line. for “mounted dress parade.” In camp again with the brazen noted trumpets sonndiug the ‘‘assembly” for guard mounting, the sun long down and the lan- terns of the non-commissioned officers flick- ering down the row of company streets. The official day is nearly over. Suddeniy from 10 front of the commanding officer's tent the fine military band of the Ninth cavalry breaks into full throated melody. It is per- forming a selection from ‘‘Martha ana it plays with admirable precision and harmony. Professor Waters, its leader, is proud of its efficiency, but he is no prouder than the offi- cers of the Ninth horse, in whose honor it is now giving an evening convcert, Many ladies from the garrison are seated in carriages and on camp stools in front of tents listening to tho music and discussing the late mounted parade. Praise of the cavalry is the order of the occasion, the only regiment hare, Aays one, with every captain presentg for duty. Fans flutter and merry laughter rings from along the line. Suddenly the trumpet sounds the last call. The ofticial duy is about to ex- pir “Taps.” “Lights out.” The sweetly mournful notes hang on the air and reluctantly echo from the hills. Row by row the company streets aro plunged into darkness, The call of the sentinel broaks the silence of the night. The day’'s work is’ over for the tired trooper. General Crook Arrives. Fort Ronixgoy, Neb., August 80.—[Spe- cinl Tolegram to Tui Bew.]|—To-day is in hard contrast to yesterday, which was blaz- ing hot, while to-day there is a delightfully cool breeze and the sun has been obscured all day. This morning a train of empty cat- tle cars arrived here, to the caboose of which was attached a ‘3" combination car, and out of which emerged General George Crook, Inspector General J, C. Breckenridge and Assistant Adjutant General H. C. Corbin, Miss and Master Corbin and Miss Hutchin- sor- They immediately proceeded to Gen- eral Brooke's headquarters, from whence emanated an order for a division review at 4 p. m. The arrival of the distinguished par- ties was a complete surphise to everybody, possibly General Brooke excepted. At 4 p. m. the troops fell ‘In promptly in the following order: Infantry onthe right— Seventh, Eighth, Second, Seveuteenth, Six- teenth and Twenty-first. Battery D, Fifth artillery, and the Ninth cavalry on the left formed en masse. As QGeneral Crook ap- peared the battery thundered forth a salute, the cavalry horses standing liko statues. The march in review was perfect, salutes properly given and alignments splendid. ,General Brooke has good reason to be proud of his troops. A very light sprinkle of rain fell, making the avmosphere delightful. Gen- Crooke will remain hers several days. One of the largest hops of the season takes place to-night at the post hall. All the offi- cers and ladies will attend, as well as all prominent civilians at the post. S A WEDDING POSTPONED. Anti-Chinese , Law Interferes With Celestial Happinenss. NEw York, Augnst 80.—There was a fam- ily row n Harlem to.duy in which the late anti-Chinese bill was the main factor, and Ah Chung, a young and prosperous laundry- man, was the participant, Five years ago Ah Chung, then @& mere boy of fourteen, was betrothed to the pretty thir- teen-year-old daughter of a well-to-do nelzh- bor. Ah Chung told his prospective bride's relatives that he was going to wvisit his father, who was then n San Francisco keepig a laundry, and that he would return in two or three years to get married. Soon after Chung’s arrival at the Golden Gate his father sold out his washing business, and the two came to New York, where they started a laundry on Third avenue, near Seventy-second street, and recently re- moved further up in Harlem, where the fa ther and son are making a good living, In the meantime Chung’s father-in-law and mother-in-law in China are kicking fiercely be cause Chuug has not kept his promise of becoming their actual son-in law. Besides, the daughter, who 18 now a full grown and handsome yvoung lady, threatens dire ven- eance on both families by committing self- destruction unless her early betrothed should come over to her and upologize by becomirg her husband forthwith. The crisis arrived this evening when an important messenger in the person of the anxious-to-get-married girl's uncle, who is aiso a New York laundry- man, ugpmlred at Ah Chung’s wash-house. He held in his hand a voluminous docu- ment, said to be an ultimatum from the irate Chinese father-in-law at Canton. It con- tamed the importunt. information that Ah Chung must either go to China immedietely or withdraw his claim to the young woman in question and pay damages to the tune of tue price of several liundries for keeping her waiting for him 80 long, Chung’s old father was willing to let his boy go o his **doom” by going to China 0 ‘get married, but Chung was not so willing. ““Wha she matter my go home jush now," exclaimed the troubled youth. “You tink my likee mallic one piecé nicee young lady loosee my shtay in Malica no more can come back here! No, no. Me no go just now, thlee year more.” “We will make you go,” said the angry father and the girl’s uncle at the same time. *You sphose makee too muchee foolee me. Me holler for polis. e lun away and by and by mallee Malican girl more beautee China girl,” answeced the goung Chinaman good- naturedly, in half English and half Chinese. *‘But," said the father, ‘“they will betroth the girl who is your own pretty wife to some other fellow, and they won't waitany three years more, nor a yeas, either.” “I don't care, mo belong my pigeon, Me love Melican er morg_better all yound lady in China. You :figée him law; me can ccme back, I go home. No fixee law no home,” Unhappily this is not.:the only case in which Chinamen are in this peculiar predica- ment, owing to the new ' J ainst them, There are scores, if not hi s, of young Chinamen now in New York who are anx- 10us to go home to get married to their outhful spouses, but for fear of not eing able to come pack they take their chances of losi their " brides rather than give up the chdnces ot living in America, where, they &ay, are not only better places to make a living, but they rather enjoy the peculiarlife of the people. Those Chinamen who were fortunate enough to return before the passage of the new bill say that after living in America so long life in China is unbearable to them, owing to its verty-stricken appearance and monotony of life. Many say they would rather lose China than the United Stutes. even if they oceasiouully meet with slights here, The 2 L <BTE _Steamship Arrivals, At Philadelphia~The Manitoba, from Ha mburg, and the Minnesota, from Swan- scu. At Glasgow—The Scandinavian, from Hoston, and the California, from New York, At Copenbagen—Phe Thingvalla, from New York. At London—Sighted : The Steamer Roman, from Boston. At New York—The Wieland and Colum- bia, from Hamburg -— Suves Mrs, Hamilton's Neck, AtLaNTio Ciry, N.J., August 80.- Mrs. Mary Douuelly, the nurse who was stabbed by Mrs. Robert Ray Hawilton, has been de- clared ‘out of danger. Mrs. Hawilton will probably be released on bail. MONTGOMERY COUNTY DAY. The Crowds at the Corn Palace In- creasing In Numbers. FIRST DAY OF THE STATE FAIR. Failure of a Prairic Oity Bank—Dele- gates to tho Deep Wator Convention—Other lowa News. The Blue Grass Palace. Cneston, Ia, August 30.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|-—Montgomery county is noted for blue grass, brass bands and big crowds of people. To Montgomery county belongs the credit of turning out the largest crowd of any county that has as yet had its day in the blue grass palace. It required three large special trains, in addition to the regular trains, to couvey the citizens of Moutgomery with their four uniformed brass bands to the exposition vo-day. Trains from all directions are heavily laden, and interest in the novel exhibit seems to incrosse each day. Judge H. E. Diemer, of Red Oak, was the orator for Monigomery county to-da and his address was enthusiastically ap- plauded, Judge Diemer. who is the young- est judge on the Iowa bench, is a gifted ora- tor and sets forth the wlories of Montgomery county is an enviable mauner. Preparations have boen made for to-mor- row, which is Chicago, Burlington & Quincy day. Business with the company in Iowa will bo almost entirely suspended, and tho employes and their families will be taken free of charge to and fcom the city, while their pay goes on. All the available brass bands and bright banners within a radius of 100 miles have been ungaged, and the grand railrond parade in the city will be one of the novel sights of the exposition. Many oMcials of the road are expected to attend to-m: Why They Denounced Clarkson. CepAR RAPIDS, In, August 80.—The little town of Strawberry Point is in a state of considerablo excitement over tho postoffice appointment at that place. Peter Keith, the present democratic incumbent, was an old soldier in the Sixth lowa cavalry. He served nis time honorably and is not in good finan- cial circmmstances. There were two candi- dates for the position, both old soldiers. Gil- bert Cooley’s potition was signed by al least threc-fourths of the patrons of the ofice. He was a lioutenant in Company D, Twenty-first Iowa Infantry, served threo yoars and was honorably discharged. He 15 now over fifty years of age, and does not draw a pension. He is not in good circumstances and needs the oftice, Benjamin Gaylord’s petition had about all the remainder of the patrons of the oftice. He was terribly wounded in battle, served gallantly and was discharged on account of wounds recelved. He gets a small peusion, but is not in good eircumstances, Cooley and Gaylord iu their petitions did not ask for the removal of Keith until his term_expired, as he was also an old soldier, and they said as no man was rejected from the wrmy becanse he was a democrat, they would not ask that he be discharged from the postoffice before the time for which he was appointed was passed. ‘Phere is an old man nearly seventy vears of age here namea H. H. Scofield who, prior to the present postmaster’s appointment, had held the office for seventeen years, He had always taken @ great interestin the Des Moines Weekly Register, soliciting subscrip- tions for it. The last Register shows that he has sent in seven orders thus far this fall, amounting to 132 subscriptions. Cooley and Gaylord, and all their fricnds, not only sub- scribed but assisted Scofield in securing sub- scriptions because he was a decrepit old man, The people were astonished to find that Clarkson had appointed the old man Scofield to the postofice. Congressman Sweeney claims _ that he rbcommended the appointment of Cooley, but that Clarkson asked him to permit him to make the appointment at that place. Scofleld was not in the army. He is a man of moderate circumstances and s too feeble to'attend to the duties of the office persoually. The patrons of the office are very bitter in their denunciation of Clark son's course, declaring that he ignored tho old soldiers ' and the wishes of the patrons of the office and appointed Scofield simply because he had _been working up a list of subscribers for Clarkson's paver. A protest was unmediately teiegraphed to Postmaster- General Wanamaker, and a_remonstrance unanimously signed has been forwarded to headquarters. The Clayton county veterans held u reunion and passed resolutions de- nouncing Clarkson’s action, What the out- come will be is not known. Delegates Appointed. Des Morxs, In., August 30.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.|—The governor to-day appointed delegates to the doep water harbor convention, which is to meet in Topeka Oc- tober 1. The delegates-at-largo are J. B. Grinnell, of Grinnell, and W. F. Sapp, of Council Bluffs. Three delegates were ap- pointed for cach congressional district in the state, The first one named in each dis- trict ave the following: Charles Burge, Keo- kuk; Georze H. Hubbell. Davenport; J. B. Jones, - Independence; R. W. Humphrey, Charles City; H. Rickei, Codar Kapids} Josiah T, Young, Albin; A. P, Chamberiain, Des Moines; D. M. Walden, Centerville; T J. Burnes, Casey; H. N. Brockway, Con- cord; G. C. Moorhead, {da Grove. Autchison's Probable Opponent. WATERLOO, In., August 80.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—A prominent democratic politician stated that it was practically settled that Hon. Horace Boies, of this city, would be nominated for governor by the democratic convention at Sioux City. He said that letters are being received from prominent democrats in all parts of the state urging Mr. Boies to accept the nomination 1n case it is tendered him, and he regards it as certain that he will be nominated by accla- mation and will accept. Mr. Boies was u re- fillhll(:fin. but when prohibition was enacted e left the party, He is a prominent attor- ney, aud 18 also large.y interested in farming in Grundy county. The State Fair. Des Moines, Ia., August 80.—[Special Tel- egram to Tug Bee.|—This was the first day of the state fair, but everything was in con- fusion at the grounds, many of the exhibits not being in place. The number of arrivals 18 very large, and the city is rapidly filling up with strangers. The prospects now are that the attendance next week will be the largest ever seen at a fair in lowa, the carnival dis- plays at nigut being an_additionul attraction that will draw thousands of visitors, A Fatal Runaway Accident. Ds Moixxs, I, August 30, —[Special Tel- egram to Tuk BEk.|—Word has been received 1n this city of a serious accident to Lee Fisk, the fourteen-year-old son of & well known farmer in Bloomfleld township. While ariy- ing late in the evening the horses bocame frightened at a threshing machine and ran awiy. Ho was thrown out and dragged some Qistance and so badly injured that it is thought he will die, A Valuable Horse Burned. Des Moixes, Ia, August 30,—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bek |—Just before the races closed at the Mahaska county fair at Os! loosa to-day one row of etables caught fire from @ cigar stub, There were about thirty valuabie norses in the stables, and all but one escaped. Durango P., valued at $4,000, tbe property of Mr, Prive, the president of the association, perished in the fames. Many of the horsemen lost heavily. Billings 18 Writing Pootry. WATERLOO, Ta., August 50.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.)—Lawyer Billings, who is in jail here on the charge of killing Kingsloy, ut Waverly, has turned his atton- tion to writing poetry, and has contributed a poem on reminiscences of the war to a local paper. It is believed that his trial will not be reached before the latter part of Sep- tember, The Railroad Commissioners, Drs Moixgs, T[a. August 80.—|Special Telegram to Tne Ber |—TChe railroad com- missioners to-day decided the case of citizens of Diagoral, whoapplied for station facilities from the St. Paul & Kansas City road. This line crosses the Humeston & Shenandoah road at that pomnt, and has not yet stopped trains there, compelling passengers o go to Knowiton, a rival hamlet, two miles away. The commissioners decided that the road must build a flag station and stop tramns whenever nassengers desired to get off or on. The commissioners also decided in the com- plaint of citizens of McGregor against the Milwaukee road that it should build a cross ing where the highway crossed the track to afford people from the country convenient access o town, A allure. Pratrie Ciry, Ta., August 80.—The Citi- zon8’ bank, located here, failed yesterday. A correct statement of assets and liabilities can not be given. Tho latter are estimated at from 75,000 to $100,000 and the assets aro saud to exceod that sum. The bank officers say that if thoy are allowed a littlo time they will pay all debts in full and will resume business in a few days. T'he cause of the failuro is said to be the insolvency of J. V. Roach, who was the bank’s cashier for twelve or fourteen years, and who has been a Leavy speculator. When this became known it is said the depositors becamne alarmod and withdrew their uccounts. A Reward Offered. Des MoiNes, In, August 80.—[Special Telegram to Tme Brr.|—The governor to- day issued o proclamation offering $300 r ward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who set fire to a number of buiidings near Rock Rapids June 7. gy A DOUBLE HANGING. One Criminal Resists, Hoping to Be Shot, Forr Switi, Ark,, August 80.—A double hanging occurred here to-day. Thetwo men were Jack Spaniard, a white Cherokee In- dian, and William Walker, a negro, both murderers, Walker listened to the death warrant with seeming indifference. Span- iard, whon the guards entered his ceil to handcuff him, seized a chair and threatened to beat to death any one who touched him. His object was 1o induce the guards to shoot him. He begged Jailor Pope to shoot him. Three-quarters of an hour was required to induce him to listen to reason and he then submitted to being manacled. Arriving at the gallows, some time was spent in religious devotions, when the nooses were adjusted. the black caps placed and the trap sprun The necks of both were broken by, the fall, Spamard was haoged for the murder of United States Deputy Marshal Erwin a year ago, while endeavoring to rescue a criminal from that. officer. Walker murdered Calvin Church (colored) a year and a hall ago. ———— WHIPPED OUT OF TOWN. A Oolored Lounisiana Republican Driven Away by Whites, NEw ORLEANS, La., August 80.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—Robert Arm- strong, a colored school teacher from Pugh Plantation, Assumption parish, this state, arrived in New Orleans this morning. He says Wednesday night late a number of white men, all armed, called him out of his house, and after charg- iog him with wanting to run the parisn, ordered him to strip and lie down. He did 80 and received over fifty lashes with a bull whip. He was then ordered to leave the parish. When making his way to the river the men again stopped him and said: “We will make our orders emphatic, Lie down again.” He did so, and was again whipped. Armstrong is a prominent republican, and was recently appointed an assistant United States supervisor of elections in the Third congressional district. Congressmen Peter Rowell, Burrows and Coleman have Arn strong 1n & room atthe St. Charles hotel, and doctors are examining his injuries, There is great excitement in the city. The democrats are doiug the whole thing, ———— THE CRONIN CASE, Roth Sides Ready For Trial— An- other Cooney Rumor. Cmicaco, August 3).—When the Cronin case was called this morning in the criminal court, the state's attorney announced the readiness of the proseoution to proceed with the trial of the case without further delay. A special venire for fifty jurors was ordered 10 be at once issued returnabloat 2 o'clock, to which time a recess was taken. When the afternoon session began it was aunounced that only half of the fifty tales- men had been secured, but the defense waived any technical objection on this ground, ‘Then Lawyer Douahoe, on behalf of his clients, O'Sullivan and Kunze,objected to tho appearance of Attorneys Hynes, Mills and Ingram as assistants to the state's attor- ney in the prosecation, on the grounds th they had been employed by private persons, and on the further ground that Hynes had o personal _animosity against O'Sulliyan. Lawyers Forest and Kennedy made similar objections un behalf of Coughlin and Burke. The motion was overruled and the question- g of the talesmen began. Mr. A. G. Bar- ber was subjected to rigid examination, and accepted by the state. Three other talosmon woro passed on by tho state before adjourn- ment, K. 8. Lillibridge, W.S. Bigley and A, W. Roth, Cooney Onught Agal Cicago, August 30.—An afternoon paper gives publication to a rumor to the effect that Cooney, “Ihe KFox,” who is under indict- ment with the other Cronin suspects, is in Milwaukee, and will_be produced at the trial when wauted. The authorities decline 10 suy auythiog on the subject. - MINERS IMPRISONED, Thirty-Five Men Oauzht in a Fluoded Mir CoMpERLAND, Md., August 80.—Water from the old Etna mine of the Boston com- pany broke luto the Allegheny mine of the Cousolidated company at Trostling at 11:30 this morning. Thirty-five men ure known to bo shut in the mine, It is not known whether the men are dead or not. Later—After two hours' suspense two men entered the main headway ana wading through tho water discovered the missing miners one mile from the opening. All were suved, ol An Elevator Accldent. PHiLAvELPHIA, August 30.—The cable attached to the elevator at the Philadelphia lying-n charity hospital broke this after- noon, precipitating the car from the third floor to the basement. The elovator con- tained five nurses and the elevator Loy, all of whom were more or less injured, one nurse probably fatally A Louisiana Hanging. Praquiving, La, August 80.--Wison Nockum (colored) was hanged here to-day for the murder of Ben Fisher (colored) last March, SOUTH CAROLINA METHODS. An Bxpose of Ballot Box Stuffing by Thomas Miller. MAIL ROBBERS TAKE AN UPTURN. Owing to a Scarcity in tho Oatoh, Wanamaker Off:rs $1,000 for Everything in the Markot, 518 Founree TREST, WasiiNaros, D, C., Augast 80, Thomas H. Miller, who is contesting a seat in congress from the Seventh South Caro- lina district, furnishes in his brief a very in- teresting and instructive account of the manner in which election frauds are still practiced in South Carolina, As overy one knows who knows anything at ail of tho sit= uation there, the Seventh is the distriot which was cut out especially for the colored population. It has a preponderance of blacks over whites of more than ten to oneandis so sbaped that it joins up to almost every other district in tho state. No attempt whatever was made when the state was gerrymandered to comply with the terms of the law, which required continuity of territory. Tho sole uim was to incor= porate as many of the black republican votes as possible in this one district in order that the rest of tho state might be manipulated more easily. Thisschome, in short, was to get six democratic congressmen to one republican from the state of South Carolina in the na- tional house of representatives. Itight after the gerrymander Swalls was elected. He should have been permitted to tuke his seat at the first session of the Forty-seventh con- gress, hut he was deprived of that seat until just before the closing days of the session in July, 18 A very brazen attempt was made to deprive him of his election to the Forty- ninth congress, and after the Fiftieth con. gress was eclected it was given out that Smalls would not again come as a representative of the great state of South Caroling and he did not. He was elected by something like twenty thousan ity and yet the seat was given to The democratic majority 1n the house refused to consider the case in the last congress, and therefore Smalls was never allowed to oo- cupy the seat to which he was justly enti- tled. In 1838 Smalls did vot run, and Miller, who decided to contest for tho election with Elliott, was counted out as usuel. Mr. Miller shows that in many of the precincts of the stronely republican counties the democratic managers of election absolutely refused to attend to business, and therefore there were no polis open. In one place there were 265 men who were prepared to cast their ballots for Mil- ler, and in another 810. They had all been registered and all the election laws had been complied with us far as they were concerned, but not ove of the 575 was permitted to drop. his ballot iuto the box. In an- other county 205 repbulican voters found their bullots arbitrarily rejected by the democratic managers on various flimsy pretexts. The same old story of stuffiug a ballot box full of democratic ballots where there was originally almost a solid repub- lican vote cast, and then mixing them up and drawing out the excess, thedeby depriving hundreds of republicans of their suffrages, was resorted to in no less thau eightpre= cincts in three counties, The brief says that Miller's vote instead of being 7,003, as re- turned by the state board, was at least 9,581, and that Eliiott’s vote, instead of belug 8,358, would not exceed 7,036, even after all the frauds were allowed for, There is little doubt that Mr. Miller will be permitted to occupy the seat, and some iuteresting dis- cussions in regard to the registration of the southern democrats are expected. AN INCENTIVE TO OATOH MAIL ROBBERS. Some time azo attention was directed in these dispatches to the fact that the mail robbers were difficult to capture because of the fact that the government offers no in- ducements to the cow boys and others in the icinity of the depredations to risk their lives or limbs 10 apprehending these scoun= drels. Heretofore the entire reward offered in such cases amounted to only $200, and this was not sufficient attraction to induce any one to put himsell at much trouble to wd the government in suppressing the knights of the roud. The recent robbery in Montana have attracted the attention of the chief of the special ugents of the postofiice department 1o the utter nadequacy of the reward, and he immediately recommended that the postmaster general mako better pro- visions for protecting the mails in the sparsely settled portions of the country. In response Lo this suggestion Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamaker yesterday issued an order offering $1,000 reward instead of $200, for the apprehension of any person found guilty of making an armed attack upon & stage coach or railway mail car having the mails in transit. It is believed that this larger reward, together with the rewards al- ready offered by the express companies, will have the desired effect of suppressing wail robberies, WasnrxatoN Buneav, Tiue Ovana Bee, } MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Plumb, of Kansas, one of the com= mittee having charge of the investigation into the plans for irrigating the arid lands in the northwest, arrived in Lown to-day to get 80me papers, bearing upon the matter, and will proceed’to Chicugo to meet the other members of the committee there next week. G. Smith, of Towa, i8 at the Riggs. Joseph I, Manning has been appointe d guager in the Fifth (Ilinois) district, R NEW POSTMASTERS, Irving N. Treynor Given the Council Bluffs OfMce, WASHINGTON, August 80.—The president has uppointed the following postmasterss fronk H. Robbins, at Waukon, Ia., vice Thomas C. Medary, removed; Irving N. Troynor, at Council Bluffs, Ia, vice Thomas Bowman, resigned; Smith D, Atkins, at Freeport, IlL, = vice John L, Smith, removed; William H. Norton, at Earlville, 11L., vice G. B. Barrett, resigneds Cad Allird, 'at Beardstown, IlL.. vice A, B, Kemenerer, removed; Arthur J. Driver, at Sycamore, 1L, vice Frank H. Smith, re- Edward J. Krawpff, at Havana, 113 vice Samuel A. Murdock, reuioved; Clarence A. Murray, at Waukon, 11, vice James Mors gan, jr., resigned, —— Nebraska and lowa Pensions. Wasming1oN, D, C., August 80, —|Special “lelegram to Tuk Bek.|—Pensioas grauted Nebraskaus: Original invald—Samuel H, Keasey, Richard . Shull ansions allowed Towans: Origiual invalid —George Wagner, Andrew Compton, Charles V. Efnar, alius Alford; Michuel J. Stater Jon W. Joues, Annias Eustler. Original Widows, ote.—Johanna, mother of Henry Mehrdorf. D The Weather Foreonst. For Nebraska: Feir, excopt light local showers in western portion; stationary Lem~ perature in eastern; slightly warmer in western ; southerly winds, Kor Iowa: Fair; slight changes in tem- perature except in extreme northeastern portion ; cooler; southeasterly winds, For Dakota: Fwir, followed by local show- ers in westeru portion; cooler 10 northerny m.m:nmry Lemperature in westera; variable winds. Fatal Frelght Oollision, Bravronn, Pa, August 80.—Two treight traius collided on tne Buffalo, New York & Pounsylvania railroad last night at Colgrove stution, Bugineer Comstock was killed, and it is reported that two tramps are under the wreck of fifteen cars,