Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 15, 1890, Page 1

W - NINETEENTH YEAR T OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNI A MATTER OF DIPLOMACY. Bignifcance of Ohancellor Caprivi's Coming Visit to the Czar, SETTLING THE BULGARIAN QUESTION. Prospect That Negotiations Will be Bismarck Asked to be a Candidate for the Reichstag. [Copuright 18% by ths New York Associated Press.) Brnuiy, June 14.—The semi-official an- nouncement that Chancellor Caprivi will ac- company Emperor William on a visit to the czar in August converts the meeting from an exchange of imperial courtesies into a dip- lomatic event. Prior to the visit Italian Premier Crispi will come here for a conf with Caprivi after ' Austrian iier Kalnoky, These moves have a dis- ot relation to @ rencwal of the negotia- sttlement of the Bulgarian ques- in refusing to recog but will recogniz 1co Pre i tions for a s tion, Russia persists nize Prince Ferdina Bulgarian Premie mbouloff. The gov- ernment, after the departure of Ferdinand, will send o Russian commissioner to offer the Bulgarian people as an alternative candidates for the throne the duke of Lenchtenberg or Prince Karl, son of the king of Sweden The duke of Lenchtenberg, having married a Montenegrien princess, has less chance of ac- ceptance by the European powers. Prince “ Karlis sure of the English government’s sup- port. After the clection of a prince the ambouloff ministry will be dissolved and replaced by a Stambouloff-Zankoff coalition. M. Stambouloff is ready to ¢ Prince Ferdinand if his own position be assured as aresult of thearrangement. Whatever may be the issues of the meeting at St. Peters. burg they will not involve a change of rela- tions in the dreibund. Signor Crispi goes to sceing Chancellor von 8¢ sl levichsruhe afte Caprivi. The Gevman, Russian mats at Constantinople ar new men, who will work toge friendly footin The tends changes is rather favorable to a renewal of the ezar’s influence in the Balkans, but not anything apy g his former dominance there, 50 Austria may accept. Ithough the vote of the committee on the army bill approves the essential features of the measure, its ultimate fate is uncertain, The cartellers and centrists formed the ma- but Dr. Windthorst qualitled his vote aring that it must not be held as sing his final decision, o said that during the adjournment he would endeavor 1o ascertain the fecling of the country on the At & meeting of centrists Dr. Windthorst announced that he had positive fnformation that a_dissolution of the reich stag had been resolved upon in case the mil tary credits were not fully conceded. The Prussian members of the party thereupon advised the acceptance of the military bill. The south German members advocated oppo- sition to t asure unless the term of ser- vife in the v bo reduced and expressed readiness to face the threats of a dissolution with the centrists scparated unpledged to voteas a party. The government caleulates that even if a section of the centre party should join the freisinnige-Volkerpartei- socialist coalition the bill would still have a small majority, but if the bulk of the cen- trists should vote against it the measure would be doomed The Cologne Gazette, predicting a dissolu- tion of the reichstag, urges the government 10 restrict suffrage. The paper contends that a mere dissolution will not suffice to secure the defeat of the opposition, which might re- turn stronger than before. It is significant that Dr. Windthorst held out as a reason for his assent to the bill, suggestions that were ominous of the course the government might take. He said: “If we reject the bill we bring upon oursclves great dangers. It is not the dissolution that I fear, but I dread what will happen afterward.” Herr Richter has asked what these words Mean, adding that they will not alter the fresinnige vote. There has been sent to the reichstag a Jarge number of petitions against an fncrease of the army credit. Among the places represented by these protests are Dres- den, Chemniz, Hamburg, Munich, Glogau, Meimar, Wurtemburg and Hesse, The hostile reports to the effect that the emperor is becoming more and more enraged over the revelations made by Prince Bismarck fu interviews and that he intends to muzzle the ex-chancellor are laughed over in the prince’s o, * Another idea that is dawniug upon the unfriendly critics is whether the statements made to the special correspond- ents were not arvanged with the previous knowledge and coneurrence of Chancellor von Caprivi. Princo Bismarck's studiously un- studied conferences have already assisted the foreign office to a clearer view of the tenden- cies of forcign opinion and has also helped to harmonize Caprivi's relations with several foreign ministers. It is now perceived that his sceming frankness reveals little and can )t embarrass the government, Pending chunges in the minor states include the re- tirement of Baron von Mattnacht, premier of Wurtemburg, Count von Fabrice, premier of Suxony, and Dr. Turbar, premier of Baken, When Bismarck retired these were bound to follow. A deputation Fourth district of Po marck to accept the Jue reichstag made vacant by the death of Wedell, Bismarck promised to give the sposition favoruble consideration, and this taken to mean that he will stand, Mem- of the reichstag already foresce that the prince’s presence there will produce the grouping of a new party under his lead, The new party under his lead is composed of conservatiy old national liberals and a small section of the moderate freisinnige party, This group will prominently rep sent thoe smaller land owners, manufacture and bankers who are opponents of the pro- socialist policy and is certain to sccure the support of o number of centrists, thus form fug o strong combination. Herr Krupp has been the guest of Prince Bismarck since Wednesday Baron von Lutz, who recently resigned the premiership of Bavaria, is serious ill, ‘Pho Berlin Post snnounces that the govern ment has inereased the duties on bourse deal- iugs in lottery tickets and sugar, Prince Albert of Prussia, the regent of Brunswick, has symptoms of apoplexy, and notwithstanding all details, it is probable that he will vesign aud Prince Henry will become regent., Eupress Augusta Victoria Is recovering from her attack of nettlo rash, She will not wccompany Emperor William on his trip to Norwuy. On the 25th goes with fumily to Ems, sh diplo laced by her on & mor of these to be re of conservatives from the dam has urged Bis- ndidacy for a seat in she her gressman Cuicaco, June - - lor Reno Congressman (8 nated. 14 Abner Taylor of the Pirst Ilinois district was re- | \wminated todiy. . Kansas City's Census Enumeration Stirs Up a Rumpus, Kaxsas City, Mo, June 14.—[ gram to Tue Bee.]—This city is wildly ex- cited tonight over the condition of the census enumeration that closed today. A morning paper today showed that if the census was al- lowed to stand the city will be shown with a population of less than one hundred thousand. The same paper will in the morning publish several columns showing long lists of people who were missed by the enumera- tors, and anew census will be demanded. The census enumerators all claim that the pay- ment of 2 cents a head for persons taken is not anything like what the work is worth, and a strike for the rest of the engagement is seriously threatencd, Hundreds of letters containing names of persons not counted are pouring into the newspaper offices, and the nsus is the sole topic of conversation, perintendent Miller's office is besieged, ofticial is being run half crazy by the de- mands made upon him, However, in spite all the names missed, the actual population of Kansas City will fall several thousand short of the reckoning of experts, - CROPS IN DAKOTA. The Prospects in Both States Better Than for Five Years. Heno, 8.D., June 14.—[Spe Tue Ber.]—T'he crop reports from thirty: North and South Dakota counties, received to- day at the United States signal oftice,show that in South Dakota the outlook is better tha for several years, so far as the wheat crop is concerned. Showers are frequent and the ground sufiicieutly moist for some time to comy Wh The acre than for former yea ponding increased n. y one county, needed, and nearly Dakota reports more or from cut worms, Their more disastrous than last year. Corn is growing rapidly and promises well, In most_localities worms are disappearing and no further trouble is anticipated. One or two countics report damage to flax roots some new insect but it is thought the hot will kil them, prthiern Dakota reports ave more fav- orable than lust weel and_the outlook de- cidedly better. There is ample moisture and, except in localities where high winds blow the seed out of the ground, wheat is booming and farmers greatly encouraged. Altogether the prospects in both states arc better than for five vears, 1 growing rapidly. to cight per cent less s, but there s a corres- age devoted to flax good color s is from fiv Buffalo, every count less damage ravages have veports _rain in South to corn been Heavy Rain and Hail Storms, CEpar RApins, Ta., June 14.—[Spe gram to Tue Bee.]—One of the heaviest vain storms ever known here occurred this afternoon, when four inches fell in two hours. Considerable hail fell, accompanied by a high wind. Much damage to crops has been occa- sioned. Various parts of the eity are flooded, the water standing two and three feet deep in many places, and every basement in the city is Tull of water. Iteports just coming in from neighboring towns show that the railroads have sustained ous washouts in consequenee of the fear- ful downpour of rain this afternoon, Wash- outs on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern road north of here will delay trains everal hours. On the Milwaukee road be- tween here and Dubuque a mumber of wash- outs have occurred, and trains will not be run before tomorrow, while the 1llinos Cen- tral tracks for eight or ten miles north arein- undated aud all traflic is suspended. No serious washouts ave reported south, The Cedur viver at this point has riseu over two feet since 4 ¢'clock this afternoon. Des Morxgs, Ta, June 14, —[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee]—This section was visited by a severe hail storm this morning which broke many window lights and did serious damage to crops Fraudulent Use of the Mails. Crpar Ravivs, T, June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Be nmons, a cigar dealer, has been arrested for using the government mails for fraudulent purposes, and taken before the United States commis- sioner at Dubuque. Under the name of Carl McGufly he sent_out circulars to retail deal ers offering for £ to show them how they could avoid the profit of the wholesaler. In return he forwarded a list of the leading cigar manufacturers of the United States. Instructed for Henderson WATERLOO, Ta., June 14— [Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Black Hawk county republican convention met today and in- structed for Hon. D. B. Henderson for con- gress. This gives him the votes of Franklin, Bremer, Buchanan and Black Hawk coun- ties. Black Hawlk county has instructed for MeFarland for secretary of state, Lyon for auditor and Pray for clerk of the supreme courts, Jumps the Track al Tele- gram to Tig BEE.]—An electric car jumped the track this morning and crashed into the stone curbing near the city hall, badly wrecking the car and throwing the motorman to the cement walk with such_force as to seriously, if not fatally, injured him. Pas- sengers in the car wero badly shaken, but none injured. The cause of tho accident is unexplainable. Killed by Ligl Towa Ciry, Ia., June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—Albert Ries, aged teen, while plowing in a field near thi Jesterday, was ' lled by - lightuing. lorses were also killed, AL A A Nebraska, Towa and Dakota Pensions. WASHINGTON, June 14, —[Special Telegram to T Beg.] —Pensions granted Nebraskans : Original invalid—Northrup M. Hyde, Middle- Yellow Defsies, Hickman: William Bennett; John E. Hatron, Bartley; or, Cozad; Benjamin Sinclair, Fort Omaha; James Miller, Litchfield. In- crease—Stephen V. Brewer, (deceased) Gor- don; Louis Hill, Omah, Towa: Oviginal—David M. Clark, Bello Plaine; Charles Cook, Boone; William Clark, Whiting: lelder, Akron; William L. Gillmore, Calliope; John Emberson, Marion; James A. Johnson, West Burlington! Increase -Reuben G Tine, Tipton; T M. Parcher, Brooks; Thomas W. ' Hateher, Mechanisburg; Waldo L. Churehiil, Milford ] Levi P. Richards, Garden Grove, Reissue and increase—Jeremiah Reggs, Leighton. Originul widows -Louisa, widow of George Sellers, Monroe, Mexican widows—Anna M., widow of Gerhard Lammers, Breda, South Dakota: Original—Charles Vesper, Tindall. -~ Increase—Advian E. Rathbun, Ruymond, el city The Confirmations. WAsIINGTON, June 14,—The following con- firmations were made by the senate today: D. O, Hall, receiver of public moneys at Scotia, Neb.; Henry Keerl, postmaster at Mason City, Ta, —— Election ¢ OmMoers at Beatrice. Beatwice, Neb., June 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—Licutenant A, A. Reed was elected captain, A. J. Glick first lieuten- antand S. S. Anderson second_lieutenant of company C, First regiment, Nebrasks na- tional guards, last night, - The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraska and South Dakota: Fair, slightly warmer, except stationary tempera- ture In castern_portion, variable winds, For lowa: Fair, preceded by rain in ex- trome eastern portion, stationary tempera- ture, northerly winds, decoming variable, 1 WILL ADOPT A NEW POLICY. French Royalists Abandon Hopes of Re- establishing a Monarchy. MR. EDISON'S RIGHTS ARE DISPUTED. The Eiffel Tower Will Be Preserved— The Exactions of Passports from Americans Who Reside Abroad Continues. Pants, June 14.—[Special Cablegram to Tnr ]—The speech of the count of Paris at Richmond on Thursday evening, praising the action of his son, the duke of Orleans, in re- turning to France in spite of the decree of exilo against the Orleans family, and secking to serve his time in the French army, pro vokes no feeling here in government cir neither has it aroused any enthusiasm an the royalists, » Some of the royalist papers of the widest circulation and influence go S0 as to say that for the present, a least, hope of the re-establishment of a mon- archy must be abandoned. The duty now incumbent on the royalist party, thev urge, is to try and adapt itself to the repubhc to increase its influence in polities and to gain control of the government. The Figaro has recently published several strong articles, 1 which it urges this polic upon the royalists. Indeed, the newspapers find in a speech delivered 'the other da M. Constans, minister of the interior, a ¢ position to take a more favorable view of the tendencies of the royalist party Mr. Bursual, the French electrictan, has been presented to M. Julins Roche, misisier of commerce. M. Roche declares’ that M Bursual is a vival of Edison and that he is the real inventor of the telephone, having discov and applied_the prineiple twenty years in advance of either Edison or Bell, M. Roche has instructed Mr, Bursual to un- dertake the improvement of the extrem ly defective telephone service of Paris and the provinees, ‘The pictures owned by the late M. Crabb, a Belgian senator, which were sold in th city on Thursday, brought unprecedented prices, The vote in the chamber of deputics this weelc in favor of prescrving the famous ma- chinery hall of the late exposition building probably prove final. This will leave three permanent_buildings, besides the Eiffel tower, as memorials of the exposition,against one permanent buildine cft after the exposi- tion of 1578—the troeacero “The recent debate in the German reichstag on the continued exaction of passports from travelers in Alsace-Lorraine shows that no relief from this vexatious annoyance Americans can be expected. The severi the rule enforced on the frontier has within the last year or two more thun doubled the pssport business of the American legislation were. Ame bu ns who have for along time been residents abroad and who are unable to swear toany fixed intention of returning home within a reasonable numbea of years con- tinue to find difficulty i ting pass ports under the instructions d by Mr. Bayard, when secretary of state, which are still in force. Mr. William C. the Americ tod: Whitney, ex-scerctary of v, and his wife, left Paris return to New York. Among uests present at th cbanquet given in their_honor by Mr. Whitelaw Heid, the American ministe last night were many noted peovle, Henry Gardner of N awarded the highest p at the ccole des by first tim Ameri ntic, Conn., has been ize for figure drawing au art sux. This is the in the history of the school that an an has received this distinction, e She Spurned His Love. Overtoy, Neb., June 14.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—Hoeft, the suicide, who died here yesterday morning, was from Cedar Bluffs, Saunders county, und w en route to Col rado. He was traveling with J. M. Atmiore. After leaving West Kearney yesterday he talked jocosely about his best girl there, who had turned him off for another who had more money After dinner he started on ahead of the team with a gun on his shoulder, and bidding his friend goodbye, said: It will only re- quire two bulléts.” It was at this time, while he was alone, as he afterward con- fessed, that he took the fatal dose. Last night, after he had become too weak to write, he dictated a letter to a friend, stating his case and bidding him farewell, At Odissa he mailed to his lost lady love at West Kearney the letters he had received from her, - The Coming Assembly at Crete. Crete, Neb, June 14.—[Special to Tue BeE.]—Present indications point to the most successful time during the coming assembly that Crete has ever known. The programme issued is the best t| has ever been gotten out, both in quality and style. The names of the principal speakers attract attention everywher The fact that the Crete Chautauqua as- sembly is founded upon purely Chautauqua ideas and principles gives it” prestige over everything else und means a great deal to tho people who are coming to Crete for the bene- fit and recreation to be derived at that place, Things are becoming excecdingly lively on the grounds and Superintendent Water- man s getting lette y day from people desiring to attend, Present indications show that the coming assembly will be the most successful in its histo CrireAGo, June 14.—A special from Dixon, IIL, says: Rain has fallen here continually since yesterday noon. The Rock river rapidly rising and great fears are felt that another freshot like that of 1881 will visit the city. Dispatches from along the river north of this city state that the water is also rap- 101y rising. —— Our Mary Will Wed. New Yonk, June 14.—At Bromton oratory, London, Tuesday morning next Mary Ander- son will wed Antonio Navarro of New York. The ceremony will be performed by Cardinal Manning. The wedding is to be as private as possible. The only persons who will at- tend are members of the two famlies, N The Death Roll. SAN Jose, Cal., June 14.—Captain Willlam Warren, a prominent fruit grower, died sud- denly at his residence this morning. Captain Warren was the first white settler in Japan and built the first European house there in 1830. He was also the foundor of the first Masouic lodge in Japan. e A Restraining Order lssued. Cuteao, June 14.—Master in Chancery Boisen issued a restraining order this morn- morning which will operate as a stop in the negotiations for the transfer of the Union stock yards company pending final litigation, S Denver Plumbers on a Strike. Dexver, Colo., June 14.—Three hundred plumbers joined the striking carpenters and mill men today. There are now about 2,300 men on a strike, with good prospects of being increased next' week by plasterers, brick- layers and bod men, i Two Arrests at Beatrice. Beatiice, Neb., June 14,—[Special Tel gram to Tae Bee]—Jack Workman and Thomas Gray were arrested in Fairbury last night and brought here for safe keeping in the county jail, charged with stealing a pair of horses, spring wagon, harness and saddle near Adams, this county, in February last The culprits'wil be given' a hearing Monday. | BIG RAINSTORM IN ILLI) s Joliet and Rockford Visited by a Big Flood. Jovter, TIL, June 14.—T88 heaviest and most damaging rain ever' knoWn here fell last night, commeneing with & water spout, which completely inundated she northern and south- ern portion of the city, Atan early hourthis morning people in_the sputhern part of the city were compelled t0 move out in boats, Small outbuildings floated around and men and boys were sailing @bout on rafts and boats picking up articles: of household furni- ture, An old lady livingnear Hickory creck was rescued just before her house was carried reet cor tracks in many places are : fect under water and the clectric road is stopped. Great damage to fences and dens has been done. There are five feet of water in the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad depot. Many railroad beidges in this vicinity ¢ washed out and trains delaved. A num- ber of horses were drowned. The flood began subsiding this afternoon. A Deluge at Roc Rockrorn, 1L, June 14.—Never when the waters rose and overwhelmed nearly all of Rockford, has such a disastrous flood visited this scction a8 last evening. It is estimated that the damage to property will reach half a million dollars. Beginning at 8:30, the rain fell in torrents for three hours, accompanied by vivid lightning and deafen- ing thunder. In a short time every street was a river and soon devastating floods were sweeping through the Kent aud Keith creck Each creck drains an immense area and from every side came water the crecks became destructive torrents, Down the Keith ereek district came a flood, sweeping everything before it. The bauks of tho creck soon overflowed and spread over the lowlands, filling cellars, erecping up into fivst stories of houses and driving people from beds, The basement stores of the Co-op tive and Forest City fufpiture factories w flooded many feet deeps Lumber piles beside factories were picked up and cavried along, planks and heavy timbers proving battering rams which took down ‘bridges spanning the creck at Railroad avenue and Sixth and Fifth streets, The fire department and police worked hard all night conveying people from the flooded dis of shelte Men, worn 1dren were out in the in, all terribly exeited. Many fied from their houses when the w began to run into th s, fearing they were about to be carried away, So far as can be learned no live re lost, > ty this morning presented a scene of desolation. 'T'he entire lower portion was a lake covered with floating debris. The Illi- nois Central and Milwaukee rvailroad bridges were swept away and seyeral hundred feet of the Milwaukece embaukment washed out, These railread companies are the heaviest lozers, Many cattle and sheep were ned and considerable damage done to residences which were flooded. The waters receded today almost as‘quickly as they had risen, but it will be some time before the damage inflicted can be repaived. Many poor people living in_the lower districts suffered almost complete destruction of their houses. ford Electrical Storm at Aurora. Aunony, 111, June 14,—~One of the hea electrical stovms known in years visited this scction last night. The rain fell in torren T'rees, houses, the cotton factory and brewery were struck by lightning and considerable damage done, Fishing Party Struck by Lightning. Pans, Ky., June 14.—A tervific lightning and thunder storm passed over the northern part of this county yesterday afternoon. Two of a fishing partyiwere killed and two others badly injured,” ‘When the stormn came up they took shel oF 4 cattle trough. ’I'\:luligmnhlg struck it with the result as above. Quincy Visited, Quixcry, TIL, June 14.—Quincy was struck by a furious rain storm this morning, and for an hour the rain poured down in sheets and v cellars ave flooded. Much damage w doné by lightnin B o A Stupendous Enterprise. CreNTON, N, J., June 14.—[Special Tele- to Tur Bee]—The charter of the an company was filed in the vy of state's office today. The capital stock is placed at §50,000,000, but this may be commenced with §12,000,000. Edward P. Keasley of Newark, Charles L. Borgmeyer of Rahway and C. Williams of Summit have subscribed for this ‘amount. The prin- cipal place of business of the company in this state will be at Newark, but th transact business in_all states'and territories in South America, Canada, Europe and else- where, : ‘I'he object of the corporation is to form and promote the formation of railways, street railways, steamship, clectric light and elec trical apparatus, companies to deal in stocks, securities, franchises, etc., to act as agent for rporations, individuals, &tates or municipal- in the negotiation of stocks, obligations, ,'to operate. telegraph and telephone, gas and waterworks, oilworks, to mine for all kinds of ores, to carcy on transportation business of cvery charucter and for the transaction of all business necessary to the accomplishients of the objects as’ set out above. iti et Authorizes a Settlemeut. WasmNGToy, June 14, — Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania today introduced in the house a bill to provide for the settlement of the indebtedn: to the government of the Sioux City & Pacific railroad company, It authorizes the secretaryof the treasury by and with the consent of the president to negotiate with the company for a settlement of the indebtedness and make such settle- ment thereof as shall be, in the judgment of the secretary, with the approval of the presi- dent, for tho interest of the government, Upon the receipt of such.£um as may thus be agreed upon the secretary is to execute to the company an acquittaace 18 full of its obliga- tions to the government, provided, however, nothing in the act shall affect any ' right the government has or may.heveafter have to re cover against the compdny, its officers and employes or agents by reason of any act un- lawfully done in connectign with the original construction of the roads s The River andHarbor Eill. WASHINGTON, June 1418 is said that addi- tions made to the river anfdl harbor bill by the senate committee on commerce aggregate nearly £4,000,000, The committee is consider- ing the expediency of a bill for appropriations for the improvement of Galveston harborand of Hay ke chanpnel and St. Mury's canal in the Michigan lake: i:r which ‘separate bills have passed the ‘sémate. If these arc added to the bill it will still further swell the total by about $1,500,000: 1The bill will be re ported to the senate next week, Among the additional items inserted in the bill by the senate committee was oue appropriating §350,000 for work on the Pertage Luke canal S - Washington Notes. Wasnisaroy June 14,—The president to- day sent to the senatethe nomination of Will- iam F, Furay of Moutana to be marshal for the district of Montana. he senate committee on judiciary toda, reported back the bill to fusure preference i the appointment, employment, and retention in the public service of the United States to veterans of the late war with a request that it be sent for considerution to a committee to examine several of the branches of the civil service, - Big Strike of Cloak Makoers, NEew Youx, June 14.—At noon about thousand cutters, eloak and suit makers were locked out by the different cloak and suit firms throughout the city. The troy over the refusal of the union cutter their work over to non-union men. The em ployers, to aveld greater trouble d to lock out every man until the matter s settled six ble arose to turn THE CHEYENNES AND CROWS. Commissionor Morgan Favors Transfurring and Oonsolidating Them, THE OBJECTIONS OF SENATOR DAWES. Probability That the Senate Will Pass a Silver Bill Resembling the One Adopted by the House. B 513 FOUNTEENTI STREET, WasiiNetoy, D, C., June 14, The commissioner of Indian affairs seems have an idea that the best way to settle he Cheyenne Indian troubles is to transfer and consolidate the Cheyennes and the Crows and put them on a reservation by themselves, but this proposition does not meet the ap: proval of Chairman Dawes of the senate com- mittee on Indian affairs, and the reason is plain, because the Chieyennes and Crows are never friendly and are likely to make a great deal of trouble among themselves and the trouble is likely to extend to outsiders. It is quite possible, however, that some arrar ment may be made whereby the northern Cheyennes may be transfered to the Pine Ridge agency and consolidated with the Sioux at that place. The Cheyennes and Pine Ridge Sioux are understood to be on friendly tevms, and it is believed that thev would commingle and inter-marry and become good Indians be- fore reaching the happy bunting grounas if some such plan as this should be carried out. THE SENATE SILVER BILL. It is now believed to be quite likely that the senate will pass a silver vill resembling the one adopted by the house last week. It looked a week or less ago as if the senate would adopt a free coi and full legal tender bill by an whelming majority. But during past week has cireulated by Spooner of Wisconsin which pledges senators to vote against a free coinage bill and against any measure which proposes to make the cer- ficates issued for the purchase of bullion re- decmable in anything else than silyer coin or bullion. Itisstated that if thirty-cight repub- licans can be induced to sign the pledge with iators MePherson of New Jersey, Griy of Delaware, Wilson of Maryland, Hampton of South Caolin viie of Ohio, demo- crats, the anti-ivee coinage republicans will win. Twenty-eight republicans have already attachel théir signatures to the paper, but Messrs. Plumb and Inglls of Iansas, Teller and Wolcott of Colorado, Mitehell of Oregon, Power and Sanders of Montana, Pettigrew of South Dakota and probuably three or four other republicans will vefuse to be bound, as they are in favor of a free coin- age and full legal tender measure. It is stated that the reason the final vote upon the bill in the scnate was postponed from yesterday till next Monday was to give the anti-free coin- age wien ai guportunity to. eireulate their pledge. s stated tonight that a sufficient nun tures have been attached to the pledge it the announcement that coinage bill cannot be passed and that providing for the purchase and coin 500,000 of bullion & month, cert decwabie in coin, as sent,which is a full legal tender, will be sed by both houses. This is practically free coing DISSATISFIED NEBRASKA ENUMERATORS, This evening's Star says: A supervisor of Nebraska telegraphed last night in hot haste to Superintendent Porter that his enumer- ators were developing anarchistic tendencie and were endeavoring to bulldoze him be- cause they were not making cnough money. He seemed to be unable to decide what to do in this emergency and intimated that if the enumerators did not relent he would have to throw up the sponge. Superintendent Poy ter at once telegraphed him, calling his atter tion to the penal clause in the law regarding the enumerators und advising him that if he arrested a few enumerators the rest would probably their way clear to go on with their work. Mr. Porter was at the census oftice when the telegram was received about 10 o'clock last evening, The night force of clerks were at work and he had visited the office to see that everything was going on al- vight. After dictatiniz a reply, as above in- dicated, he concluded to call in the help of Representative Dorsey, upon whose recom- mendation the supervisor has received his ap- pointment. Although it was then near midnight Mr. Porter thought that Mr. Dorsey ought to know about it at once, o he drove to the Portland, and, going directly to Mr. Dorsey’s room, he aroused him out of sound sleep. Mr, Dorsey, when he realized the situation, wrote a stinging telegram to the supervisor, which will probably help to stiffen his backbone. The system that Mr, Porter Bstablished last evening of calling on the members of congress when any of their appointecs needs bracing up, he says he in- tends to follow in the futu nd members of congress may expect to receive & call from the superintendent of the census at any hour of the day or night. NEDRASKA IAS HER SHARE, The election of Sergeant-at-Arms Valen- tine kas been followed by an everwhelming number of applications for positions. There seems to be an impression, particularly in Nebraska, that Sergeant-at-Arms Valentine is o general distributer of positions in the senate and will be able to locate a large num- ber of candidates in suug positions, 1t may as well bo stated fraunkly that ther will be very few change in the personnel” of the scnato force owing ‘to the change in the sergeant- at-arms. The appointments ave made at the request’ of senators und patvonage is par- celled out as equally as possible among the various states, No appointment is made unless it is charged to the patronage account of asenator, and under, the rule prevailing each senator is supposed to have only his due proportion of scuatorial patronage. It is un- derstood that in making the canvass for Ser- geant-at-ArmsValentine both the Nebraska senators gave assurances to their colleagues that in case of Mr. Valentine's election, N braska,which had all of her quota of patronago, should not be favored further at the expense of other states. This being the case, there is not the slightest chance for additional appointments from Nebraska on ‘the senate tables, especially as that state 1s now credited with a larger number than many of the newer states which have more recently been repre sented on the senate side, WasmiNero! 'peav Tae Omana Bee, } the | been ber by other failing contractors, A great deal of unavailing prossure was brought to bear on the second assistant, and when it was found impossible to change his determination an ap- al was taken to Postmaster General Wana- maker, The latter, however, stood by his assistant in the decision he had reached and gavo him his_cordial support in the new de- parture which had been inaugurated In addition to the full sum of the bond, which the statute provides as liquidated dam* ages for failure to perform service after an award had been made and a contract entered into, the revised statutes 3054, ns amended | by the act of August 11, 1870, provides an ad- ditional penalty of fine and imprisonment Colonel Whittield immediately caused pro- ceedings to be instituted in the United States court at Portland, Mo., against W, A. Stod- dard, o failing contractor, and ho was con- victed, The result is notable and unique from the fact that, as far as the records of the depart- ment disclose, it is the first conviction ever d under tho criminal statute for failing to form service, Civil action on the bond will be instituted by the government to re- cover liquidated damages, us provided by the statute, The impovtance’ of the new depart- ure will be seen when it is_borne in mind that in the case of W. A. Stoddard, against whom criminal _action wus brought, the “actual damages” amount to avout $9,000, whiie the damages provided for in the bond will fall little short of £0,000. M. Stoddard failed_on nearly a hundred of his routes, 1t should be borne'in mind that this failure oc- curred after , and when the said Stod- dard had_entered into a contract, duly exe- cuted, with bondsmen whose sufficiericy is certified to by the postmaster at the place where the bond is executed, and after the usual oath had been taken by him to perform the service in accordance with the tevms of his contract. The competition among profes sional bidders, and between them and the local bidders, beeome so close s to duce the margin of profit to a v low figure. ‘Phese failures, if pe sisted in, would have utterly demoral- 1and tlnally disorganized the star service the country. Colonel Whitfield found, most from the start, o disposition on the part of some of the contractors to not only disregard the terms of their contracts, but_ to execute proposals and contracts in utter dis- regard of the law and regulations. Very soon after he assumed charge of the office he setuside nearly §145,000 worth of fraudulent contracts, where it appearcd that the name of ,sureties and witnesses were in handwriting, and where a subse- quent investigation developed the fact that the surcty mot only sign- ed the contractor’s name, but actually took the oath for him, and subscribed to the same, This spring, when the award was made for s to begin on July 1, 1860, about £50,000 worth of proposals were'set aside for informality in execution similar to the con- tracts above noted. 1t is believed that the prompt action taken by the United States court at Portland, and the position of the de- partment in refusing compromises, will tend to break up entirely the practice of failing to perform serv in_ accordance with the terms of the contract. and that the setting aside of contracts and proposals improperly executed will result in convincing bidders and contractors that an obligation formally entered into with the government, und seal, and execnted unde outh, is not a dead letter, but that it me something, and that the department wi heneeforth insist upon specific performance, orapply all the remedics provided by thé statute, one onNaw The next exper TING OUR MONEY. riment inchanging the de- signs of the currency of the United States, or rather the coinage, will probably result’ in giving the public something more artistic than the postage stamp experiment produ A bill is pending iu the senate, ready passed the house, to give of thie treasury and the’ director of the mint the power to change the designs of the coin- age of the United States when in their judg- ment the best interests of the countr served by the change. The bill will doubt become a law within a few weeks and after that the director will offer prizes for the best designs which submitted by artists all over the It s thought that the result that the beauty of the the United States will be be of will be so thoroughly inartistic as those which have been recently adopted for the postage stamps. In this connection it is interesting to note that sometime ago_the postoftice de- partment aavertised for designs for a new postal card, A great many ambitious artists competed for the honor of making the de vice which might be accepted by the depart- ment, but it is announced that all have been rejected and that the artists of the bureau of engraving and printing wre now trying their hands. When the coin contest begins a prize of £500 will probably be offered for each coin, and the contest will no doubt be spirited and open to all comers, In this connection it is interesting to note that the supervising architect of the treusury has, in his annual report, reiterated that out- side architects be invited to submit designs for public buildings in _the different cities of the country. Mr. Windrim velioves that the result of the adoption of this plun would be beneficial to everyone concerned. He thinks that the successful architect should be charged with the duty of superintending the erection of the building which he has designed, and that he should be paid for his services to the government just s he would be paid if work- ing for a private client. There can be no doubt that the plan would frequently result in better buildings for federal purposes and that local architects would take pride in erect- ing buildings which would prove advertise ments as well a8 monuments for them- selves, That the government would be the gainer from a monetary point of view is equally susceptible of proof. The govern- nt contractor for the postofiice building in Wichita, hout completed the work on't ng. The total appropria- tion v 50,000. A few blocks away from the federal buildingis another structure cted by a local architect for the county. It is almost completed, It has cost only $200- 000. Its design is more artistic than the federal building. It 1s better suited for the uses to whichitisto be put, and itis in every way a better building. ' There is more superficial avea and the people ure naturally proud of their building. With competition among architects the government, might have done as well as the couuty of Sedgwick mn the state of Kansas, FOURTIL CLASS POSTMASTERS. The following fourth class postmasters were appointed todiy : Nebraska—Gates, Custer county, K. 0. Pike, vice W. E. Young, re igned Mills, Keya Paha county, Mrs. E. £ Ruhn, vice . N. Smith, resignec Towa—Garry Owen, Jackson county, J. Mo- AN IMPORTANT STAR ROUTE REFORM, A conviction was obtained last week in the [ United States court at Portland, Mo., which | will be of very great importance W the postal seryice in corvecting an evil that bids fuir to | disorg.nize the star service of the count | Under the system of .competitive bidding, | which peruiits professional contractors o | compete with local bidders for star service it happens in a great many cases that the mar- | gin between the lowest™ bidder and the next above him was limited to a very fow dollars, | As these professionul bidders are frequently | awarded some hundreds of routes, it often happens that among them there v bo @& considerable wumber of what | are termed losing route t is, routes on which the ser vice must be performed by the contractor at loss or where no b-contractor could b obtained, except for a sum in excess of the price at which the contract had been awarded, Under a system which had grown up L the department professional contractors would | fail to put the service on these routes and then come in with an offer of compromise for “actual damuges;" that is, the difference b tween their bid and the next lowest bid, pius the cost of temporary service pending tho | time when they abandol 1 the route or failed | toputon the servico and the time when it | was tuken up by the bidder next ubove therr One of these professional contractors, Mr. | W. A. Stoddard, had fuiled on nearly a hun dred of these routes, and aftera lapsé of con. siderable tim when service had bee provided for by the de ut, came in with the usual offer of ¢ for actual dan ages. This offer e rejected 1 ond Assistant fie of w0 Whit time Postmaster | and will be sent to the Laughlin, vice J. Burke, resigned MISCELLANEOUS, Captan R. O. Phillips of Lincoln is in the city, also W, Peebles of Pendy Doios N. Reeve of Iowa, o #20 clerk in the treasury dopartment, bas been promoted to a &40 0 year clerkship. In the sundry civil bill just reported to the house no appropriation was made for the six teen land oftices, which it is proposed to establish in the west. The additional land offices were to be located in Washington, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska and Nortn Dukota. ' The omission was probably due to an error. On the recommendation of the commander the following Ninth cavalry are ordered ant George Hurnett, from troop C to troop A} First Licutenant John B, McBlaine, from troop A to troop C; Licutenant McBlaine will join his proper troop, Private Frank Cooke, troop C, now with his troop, supposed to be at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is trans- ferred to company E, Seventeenth infantry, station of that cowm Russell, Wyo. PERKY S regimental transfers in the First Lieuten pany, Fort D, A Heatu - s Fight with Indians, UCRON, June 14.—Advices from xico merican prospectors van into band of eighteen Apaches in the westorn a Madres and had a run fight for miles. They escaped count of the fleetness of their horses. on Brazil, Parisi relgn affi by France o ognize 4 A rdin t vspapers the minister of f the Brazilian government, 'ME BLOOD T0 BE SHED, Ohics Tines Promise to Make Things m for the Missouri Pacifio, THEY CLAIM A BREACH OF CONTRACT, A Flattering Showing Made by tho Rock Island -The Burlington Will Restore Cattle Rates When Applied Locally. Cnreago, June 14.—[Special Telogram to Tug Bik]—The Chicago lines are prepars ing to shed more blood in the western pas- senger war, which it was heped had ended, The Missouri Pacitic has made an $18 round trip between St. Louis and Denver without the sanction of either the Trans-Missouri or Western Passenge soclation, This rato is §.15 under the agreed tarift and it was only the fact that Chairman God- dard's inffuence was felt that k 1 tho Chicago lines from meeting the rate immedi- ately toChicago. As it they promise to make things warm for the Missouri Pacifio at Monday's meeting. Chairman Goddard issued the call for the mecting, which will be an ex- tremely dmportant one. The first subject is the proposed admission of the trans-Mis- souri passenger association lines, or rather to hear explanations why those lines have not already withdrawn from that association in rdance with the agreement of the presi- dent Some of the Chicago lines have already made application to meet the $18 St. Louis rate and the discussion of the subject will bo an exciting one. The most important_topic, however, will be a demand on all members to hand in all contracts aftecting trafic It is believed that the $18 rate is due to the existence of u contract and the Chicago mem- bers want to know what others in exist ence which will affect rates in the futuve. The Rock Island has inauguratea the system of publishing its esti- mated “gross earnings monthly. For the entire system cast and west of the Missouri river the estimated gross earnings for May are $1,465,011.55. There are no comparative figures but the above amount is in excess of the average monthly earnings for the ycar ending M; The Burlington Restores Cattle Rates, IANeAs Ciny, June 14.—The Burlington has announced that it will restore the cattle rato from here to Chicago to 18 cents per hundred weight when applied locally. pudies oo STOLE A MARCH ON Remarkable Enterprise of Minneapo- lis in Census Taking, St. Pavt, Minn,, June 14.—[Sy gram to Tue Bek.] —Probably the markable enterprise in census takin history of the country occurred today in Minncapolis. In two or three hundred places could be seen the sign, “If you are loyal to Minneapolis see that you urc enumerated, This is your last chence. Leave your name here and it will be counted.” This placard adorned the windows of cigar stores, dry goods stores, groceries, baker shops, restaur- ants, saloons and many oftices. Census blanks were found everywhere, and the question, “Have you been enumerated?” was usked 1 everybody of everybody. Aldermen, . polic men; reporters and merchants went up and down the streets asking ecverybody they met whether or mnot they bad been enumerated. Supervisor Davenport and his men were allowed to supervise things in general way, but the work of the enume tors was practically taken out of their hands by fully 4,000 men and women, who canvassed sich blocks, hotels, boarding houses und private dwellings in ‘search of the names of people who it was d_had been missed by the regularly appointed enumerator. T peculiar style of enumeration created a 3 deal of indignation in St. Paul, where tho census was quictly completed in’ the regular way at 6 o'clock this evening, and the opin- fon was freely expressed that the Minnes lis enumeration would be declared illegal ordered taken over. et A BIG EXPLOSION is 7. PAUL. most the ve Tons of Nitro-Glycerine Paralyze an Ohio Town. Torepo, O., June 14, —It was found that in- stead of being an carthquake shock that star- tled and rocked the eity 1y this mornipg it was an explosion of five tons of nitro-glycers ine in the works of Casteline & Co., at Findley, O. The works wel fuced to kindling wood and scattered fora mile in every direction, A hole in the ground large, enough to take in a four-story business block marks the place where the mill stood. Nobody was killed, No estimate of the loss is ol able yet. Specials from -all points in north- western Ohio show that the shock was felt, for over forty miles in every dircction and was. generally attributed to an earthquake, e A De ve on the Scent, Lockroxt, N, Y., June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee, |—Chief of Police Wells. of Woodstock, Ontario, has recent nin this city searching for evidence that might have a bearing upon the trial of Birchell, the Englishman now held at Woodstock for the murder of his associate, Benwell, The chief found and examined a largo trunk at the Erie depot in Tonawanda wh came there checked to Evie just before E well is believed to have been murdered trunk has been at Tonawanda until a days ogo, when it was taken away by a stranger who presented u check for it. Chief Wells believes the trunk was de- signed to_enclose Birchell's victim and be sent over Niagara falls. The chief also re ported that an important witness who has heen thought to have disuppeared has been located and will testify at Birchell's trial in October. bie - The Usual Results of a Pienic, JepPERSONVILLE, Ind., June 14.—(Spe Telegram to Tur Bep. |- Five thousand ple attended a picnic yesterday at Fern Grove, Three steamboats were required to transport the excursionists to nd from the pleasure ground, and while there was but one fatality during the day a number of casualtics are reported. A boy named Miller was drowned while ata, tempting to board the steamer for home, und Miss Mamie Williams fell out of o swing and Dtoico liew back. Sho s probably fatally fu- ured Mo and Jennlo Jamos were thrown from a skiff and narrowly escaped drowning. Several other accidents huppened, but not of a serious nature During the afternoon a terrific storm camo up, which caused a panic among the women and_children, The boats were compelled to tie up until midnight, when the party was aonveyed safely to this city. — The Montana Indian Outbreak, HELENA, Mont., 1. Governor Toola 15 in daily communication with his staft oM. cors sent to iny the alleged hostile al peos izt acts or threats of Cheyenne Indians, Up to today he has received ices from his reprosentatives leading him to apprehend any serious trouble with the Ind No Indians have taken the war path and no liv have been sacrificed. No doubt cattle haye been killed to appease the hunger of the hilf- fed ludians, but further than that nothing was done. 'The general opinion is that if kept upon their reserveand properly rationed the Cheyennes will give no more cause for thiun the Flatheads or kindred tribes, — - Adams 14 alarm Row Con ssman June Cor - George trict v "