Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 12, 1891, Page 3

NDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS, Active Efforts of the Department to Facili- tate Their Adjudication. INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXPEDITING CASES, Full Context of Official Provisions Relating to the Business—How to Becure Priority of Con sideration Wasmixaros Benev or Tne Ber, ) 513 FOURTEENTIL STREET, D. C., July 11. ) General L. W. Colby, assistant attorney genorai, in charge of the Indian depredation claims, has prepared a circular which is now beling sent to ciaimants and attorneys under the act of March 3 last, which is designed to facilitate the business in this brauch of the department of justiy To Tur Bre correspondent General Colby said today: “Up to the present timo about thirty-two hundred suits have been insiti tuted under this act. Of these about six hundred have boen placed on the spec docket and now I am preparing to send agents to the cities in the west in the centers of the territo where the deprodations wero committed for the purpose of taking depositions. By tnis plan [ think that the cases may he materially expedited. i “Depositions will be takon in Omaha, St Paul, Denver, Kansas City and other points, but I canuo Say just yet ipon what days,’ The cireular referred to above s here iu full To clnimants and attornoys: This ment, for the vurpose of expeditin for Indinn depredations brought In_the court of cluims under the et of congeess entitled, SAn et to provide for the udju 0 and Jrymeng of elat arising trom indian dopre; tlons,” wwod Mureh, r attention of ela i Fein to section 4 of said act wh Sec. 4. The service of the pe the attorney gene Chomanner s may or orders of safid of the attorne to appear and s government and of i within sixty days itfon upon him un- wded by ordes the case, filo demurrer on - th tana the Indians and WASIINGTON, i0s i ts 1s as follows: tlon shall be made upo of the United States s be provided by the rules court. Tt shall be the duty general of the United State defend the Interests of £ the Ind s in the suit after th ~(-r\'lu of the Toss the thme shall o the court made plea in - unswer part of the governn 0 file u notice of off elufm of dum whitsoov of the government or of t dinns in the premiscs, providea, that should the attorney general of the United ates in ¥ b provid ourt muy clafmant sl or D cxs he shull establish the sime by proof Butisfactory to the courts, provided, tht any Indian or Indinns interested in the proceed- ing Sy appearand defend by an attorney ewpioyed by such Indian or fndians with the approval of the commissioner of Indian af- faits I he or they shall chose to doso. In considering the merits of the elaims pr 0 the court, stinony, aflidavits or re- cuts. or other officers and T papers 48 ore now onts - Or in - the cou such clnims, shall be considered petont evidence nnd such welzhit given thereto as in its judgment fs right and proper, provided that ull unpaid claims which e Wetetofore heen eximined and upproved dallowed by the secrctary of the interior under his direction in pur: of congress making wppropriations for the qurrent and continzent exponsesof the bt do| tions with v ending June departy 1y rious Tndign ‘triles for the y 3 nd for other purposes approved Mu nd subsequent Ind appropriation aets, shidl huve pricrity of sideration by such’ court and Judgnients for the amounts therein found due shall | dered unless either theclaimunt or the Uni States shuil elect to reopen the case and try the sunio beforo t testimony In the o by the wit and thedocumentary evidence, includ portsof depart ent agents therein, ni read a8 jositions and proofs. pro- vided ‘that the party electinz to reopen the case shall wssumo the burden of proof. The claimant will be required to state in h petition If he wishes his cluim to have priority of cousideration whether such cluim hus b examined, approved and ailowed by tie retary of the interio under Lis direction as insald section prov-ded and if so atiowed, for what amountand the date thercof and referring briefly to he letter, report, or document, snowing such notation. The petition should ulso show whether the clul ant desires judgement for the amount so. al- lowed or olect to reopen the case and try the same before the court. If a petition has already been filed which does not contain the uired ullegntions it Is ndvisubie that an amended petition be filed at_ once comply- ing herewlth. Unless clafmant’s potition con tains substuntlaly the sume facts the easo t o placed on the docket of this oflice purpose of ¢iving the suthe priority of tlon by the court of claims at its tterm. Respecttully L. W, Corn '’ churge of it Assistant attornoy gonoral Indiuh depredution cnscs. Recent Army Orders., By direction of the prosident Colonel Janies G. Vaulorn, Eighth -infantry, is re- lieved as n memuer ‘of the zeneral court mar- tinl appointod to meet at Fort Walla Wall Wash., July 15, for the trial of Colouel Charles 5. Compton, Fourth cavalry, and Colonel Edwin C. Mason, Thied iufantry, is dotailed as o momber of the court in s stead. Upon the final adjournment of the court Colonel Mason will roturn to his proper station. A goneral court martial 15 appointed to meet ut Columbus barracks, Ohio, on Monday, July 20, or assoon thercafier us practicuble, for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it De- tail for the cour! ptain Constant Williams, Seventh infantey, Captain William Stephen son, assistant surgeon; Captain Georgo S, Wilson, Twelfth infautry: Captain Charles A. Williams, Twenty-first infant prain Leon C. Allen, Sixteenth in Lieutenant John J. Hadden, I Virgio J. Brumbai, Sc t Licutenant Georgo M. assistant svrgeon; First Licutenant doro Mosher, Twenty-second _infantry Judge advocate First Lioutenant Churles H Cubaniss, jr, Eighteenth infantry, having been found by an army retiriag beard-inca- pacitated for active service on account of dis- ability is, by direction of the president, r tired” from active service. Lieutonant Colonel George . Heald, Fourteenth in- fautry, having served thirty years is on his own ' application, by~ direction of the president retired from active service, Captain Thaddous Kirk- land, Seventeenth ivfantry, having been examined by a board of ofiicers and found physically disqualified for the auties of a major by reason of a disability incident to the service, is by the order of the president retired from tho active service as major of infantry, to date from July 10, 1501, the date from which he would have been promoted to that grade by veason of seniorty if found qualified and’ he will procoed to his homo, Leaye of absenco on surgeow’s certificate of disability granted Captain John J. Cochran, assistont surgeon, is extonded threo months on account of sickuess. The leave of absenco on surgeon’s certificate of disability granted to First Lioutenant Ernest S. Robbins, Third Cavalry, is extended one mouth o surgeon’s certificate of aisabilit The extension of leave of absence grant First Lioutonant Witlam . Mobariand, Sixteentn Infantry if further extended oné mouth, hth infantey; Miscellaneous. Senator Paddock, after a flying trip north, has returned to Washington ana is up to his eves in business al the dopartments, He found over two hundred letters awmiting answer, Tho senator expects to remain sev. eral days In the city before returning to Ne- braska, A new postofiice has boen Larissa. Scotts Bluff count; 8. Folmsber as postmaster, established at , with Stephen P, 8.1, bs Powder! Wasmixroy, July 11 —Secretary Foster was asked today what reply if anv he pro- posed tomake to Powderly's opon lotter, ‘The secrotary sald the lettor was 3o abusive and untruthful that it might be suspected of being a campaign document. Ho did not propose to enter into a controversy with ’owderly on such a basis. Gol ng to Detroit in Style. Dexves, Col., July 11.—The Colorado and Wyoming posta of the Grand Army of the Repubiie are already making extensive pre- parations for the national encampment to by held in Detroit August 14. ‘Thero are seven- f-elght posta 1n the department and each of s uu bhave reported 10 headquarters Lhab oster Sn THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, they will be represented by from ten to | twenty comrades, Arrangoments will be | made to take the delegation to Detroit and return in one of the handsomest trains tuat ever cros<el the plains, NEBRASKA AND IOWA CROFS, Encouraging Condition of Cereals Re- ported in Hoth States, D« a., July 11.—[Special to Tre Beg,|—The roports for this month, tabulated from the estimates of about thousand practical farmers and experienced observors, show that despite all the drawbacks of the May drouth, June floods, severe local storms, insect posts and funsus diseases, the great staple crops have made seasonablo growth and have advanced several points in relative condition. As compared with 1500, the im- provement 1s marked and encouragin The following staple crops show an in- ase in condition the report: Spring wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, timoth clover, millet, Irish and sweet potatoos, pas- turage, grapes and raspherries. Winter Wheat«-This ccreal has more than justified tho expectations of the farmers who car given it trial, and with le weather for harvesting and thresh- average yield will b good. The av- erage condition is marked 103; last month 104, Spring Wheat—The estimates of 734 corre. spondents show a slight improvement in tke condition of this crop, rating it 47lg per cent as against 0414 last month, Corn—1Tis crop has had to con surplus moisture in many localities, and cool periods, which gave the wecds an_advantage in the rice, but the reports <how that corn is coming out ahead and will mako a_fair crop with favoring conditions in the future, Its cordition is 85 per cent, the same relntively last month. The acreage has been clo- creased within the month by local foous, hail storms and cut-worms to the extent probably per cent of the amount reported June 1. This estimate will leave the total ‘acreago 0,020,000, Broom Corn—About same as smull amount grown low price of sugar s acreage of this crop: condition July 1, 4257 per cent. Winter Ryo—This has proved to be a profitable crop within tho limited are where it is grown, and its coudition is rated at 10015, Spring Rye—Comvaratively littlo grown; condition, 95% per cent. Winter Barley-Small age; condition Spring Barley—This crop has done well generally, and Is marked 1005 by 454 correspondents) last month, 12%. Oats—Nino hundrod and forty-eight respondents rate this crop 46 last month, U214, Its greatest drawback is 100 rank growth of straw, causing it to_lodge w many localities. 1lax —There has boen a uotable improvement in the condition of this crop, 1ts condition being marked 47 per as against 91 last month. Timothy crop hias been advanced several points by the cobious rains of June, the average being placed at 42%; last month 88, Clover—Thi staple forago crop hasa httle more than held its own, being rated $53{. Most of it has been cut. Millet—Advaned from 9414 to 91, The acreago has been cousiderably” in- crensed since June 1 on account of the failure of other crops. Irish Potatoes—Eight hundred and forty- six correspondents estimate the condition of this crop 118 per ceut, us against 07'; last month, The wet weather has favorcd the von, and the Dbeetl have not yet been damaging. Sweet Potatocs Average condition, %03(; last month, 5. Pasturage—This great support of Towa's vaist bierds has advanced within the month to 1051 ver cent; nearly every township report- @ 'an_improvement. Fruit—Apples have fallen from 101 to 9514 per cent. Peaches are R G st Ll 9145 raspberries, 9937; blackberrios, U8l currants, 101. Keports show that stock is generally healthy and thtiving on the abunduut pasturage of the state. Condition of Nebraska Grain. Crere, Neb., July 10.—[Special to Tne Bre.|—The week has been one of cool weather and heavy rains which have retarded the growth of corn and interfered somewhat with harvesting. The temperature and sunshine of the past week huve been decidedly below theaverage. The night of the 7th was decidediy cool with a light frost in a few localities, but no injury resulted. Rain has fallen throughout the state, rang- ing from half an inch to an inch, over the central and southern part of tha state, and from au inch to nearly five inches over the northern and eastern parts. Local hailstorms in Antelope and Blawe counties did consider- able damage. Corn has not grown as rapidly as it should at this senson of tho year, and is now more backward than heretofore reported, and a few roports indicate that except for un- usually warm weather, it may not have time to mature, especially in the northern part of the state aud on low ground. Rain has _interferred somewhat with hav- jng and havvesting, which are now in pro- gross over the southern half of the state, —— THOUSAMND FOR INSU Moixes, one over June nd against last Sorghum Cane aused a declin month; The in the cor- FIFTY L1, Sum Which a New York Actress Wants From a Hotel Clerk. New Yok, July 1L-—Mabel Sterling actress and elocutionist, has bozan a suit in the supreme court against Simeon Leland, ck ot the Manhaitan Beach hotel, for 80,000 for slander. Miss Sterling’s voice trembled with iudigaation yesterday when, in the office of her lawyer, she toid the stor of her humiliation, and vowed that any dam- ages she recovered should bo devoted to New York and Brooklyn charities, Her brother, George F. Flack, says in his sworn statement f the occurrence that led to the suit: “Ou our arrival at the Man- nattan Beach hotel, about 2 p. m, on June 21, my sister iutroduced me to the clerk as her brother. She then, m the clerk's hearing, requested me to acompany her to her room, as she needed the assistance of my arm. 1 went with her to her room. At onco there camo a kuock at the door and a bell boy handed her an en- velope which containéd her bill. She re- turned twenty minutes later, very much upset and weeping. She told me that she had beea ordered from the hotel by the clerk In churge, who had vefused to assign any reason for Wis conduct, but that she pre sumed tho cause to be that she had asked me, her brother, to accompany herto her room in his hearing, Clerk Leland, who is a hotel keeping family of that nume, denies that he insulted Miss Sterling. It i3 true ho says thut she was requested 10 give up her room, but that was because the manager did not_care to accommodate ladies who came unattended, St. John Talks throush His Hat, New Youk, July 11.—A small audience greeted Hon, Johu P St. John, ex-governor of Kansas, yesterday afternoon in the new prohibition auditorium at Port Richmond. Mr. St. John attacked both political parties and also the prosent United States govern- ment as encmies of the prohibition mo ment. The speaker said it was a _deplorable thing to read 1n the newspapers of the presi- dent's trip through the country carrying a car load of Liquor with him. Mr. St. John said that the government was really aiding the rum trafiic. Not long he said, some ministers who wantea copies of a circular which bad been issucd by the governu.ent in theinterest of the rum trafic were unable to obtain the circulars until they gave fictitious uames aud represcuted themselves as rum sellers, membor of the o rewhat of o Fizz Amvansas Ciry, Kan,, July 11.—The peo- ple's party Cherokee strip convention beld here today was widely advertised, but was attended by only 100 “people. Congressman Glover was the only oao of the many spoak- ors advertised tobe presont who was iu as tendance. Resolutions were adopted de- mandiog that the Cherokee outlet and the unoccupied Aarapahoe lands be imwediately opened up for settlemot, - Killed By Cigarettes. Finoray, O, July 1l.—Harry Curtiss, glass worker aged eighteen, was found dead in bed this morning. An autopsy showed beart paralysis, caused by excessive cigaretto He was iu tho babit of using three smokin; o (v\u.bau daily, DETAILS OF ELLIS" TRAGEDY, Putterbaugh Deliberately Arranged to Mur- der His Entiro Family, CRAZED BY THE HORRIBLE SIGHT, Witness Sperling Thought to Be Losing His Mind as a Result of the Awful Dis- covery. Beatnice, Neb,, July gram to Tue B But little elso was thought or talked of in Beatrice today but the Puterbaugh family tragedy. The city was crowded with people from the country and surrounding towns eager to hear the latest particulars of the crime, of which they had yet only learned the main facts of the killing. Owing to tho lateness of the hour last night when the coroner and correspondents reactied the scene, having to drive out from tere, nothing but the bare facts could be sent out, but the inquest which followed and con- cluded about 2 o'clock tms moraing devel- oped the accounts made-from a hurried view of the remains and talks with the neighbors, to be in the main correct There is no doubt that John Puterbangh committed the awful deed, yet the complete- ness with which 1t was ac plished causes much wonderment. Onc bullet suficed for cach life, the revolver being a six-clinmbered weapon, and there was just six bullet holes aud an’ equal number of dead, the weapon Lying by Puterbaugh's side ewpty. It is also beiieved from the testimony ho intended nis oldest son, who escaped by beng from home, should dic with his parents and sisters, The son had arranged to be at a ncighbor's on Friday to assist in some work and concluded to go_ there Thursday evening and despite his father's urgent request to wait until the morning, fortunately went. The deed was committed somo timo Friday night—somo b early Fri- day morning, as a boy in passing the house at 6 o'clock saw & man_about the barn, The difference in the color ot the vlood of the murdered ones and that of Puterbaugh himself favors the opinion that Puterbaugh killed himself several hours after he bad murdered the family. Every acquaintaice speaks in the highest terms of them and they were rearded as an exceptionally happy and cougenial famil The father was kind and indulgent, the ch dren and wife proud in_the possesiion of so good @ husband and father. The cause of the act is attributable only to desponden: over financial matters. Puterbsugh v removed from near Diller to his lute home, selling his former farm, He has been greatly dissatisfied with his change and to his friends gave utterance t such thoughts. A payment ou his new purchase of about #3000 was due in September and ho talked of being unable to meet it. Fearful cf trouble and rather than leave his family to faco it alone is thought to be the reason of his action He tiad placed a sum of money in the cloth- ing of the absent son wnd apoarently faced his death with unerring and steady resolve. Six coflins were taken out from hero today aud the family buried together at Diller, under the wuspices of the Ancient Order of Unitea Workmen, several hundred atteud- 11,—[Special Tele- scenes enacted since tne crime was rod were s before wit nessed, A very few wero able to stand the test of viewing the house wherein lay the bodies. Sperling, who drove Mrs. Allen to the house vesterday afternoon and who made the ghastly discovery upstairs, immediately aiterward fled for bome and 'no amount of entreaty can get hun from his bed- room wherein he is locked. He has been violently sick over since and it 1s fearcd ho will losc his mind, while Mvs. Allen, sister of Puterbaugh, was unable to attend the burial. The' verdict of the coroner's jury was in accordance with facts herein stated. Blair News Notes. Bram, Neb., July 1L—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The following Daughters of Rebecca oficers have been elected and all were in- stalled iast uight except Miss Miunio Selden, who is away, in the order of the Rebecca lodge: Mrs. Theodore Murray, noble grand; Mrs. J. W. Mayle, vice grand; Miss Minnie Selden, secretary; Miss Kingdom, treasurer After installation they all purticipated in a fiue luncheon which had been previously pre- vared by the ladies. The T. K. quartette will give a concert here Monday night which is_expected to be made one of the society events of the sea- son. They have several songs especially adapted for the occrsion. They will have a crowded house if the weather is pleasant. Miss Maggio Heath, the girl that followed the citcus off, 1s now lying iu jail awniting developments, There 'is somo suspicion that she tried to poison her father and mother, bui_probably not enough to convict her, even if her folks would consent to prosecute her, but un- doubtedly she is booked for the roform school. Quite_an_injustice was done Tow and Balley, the baseball players, as the World- ald correspoudent lind the defeat of the Blair and Fremont game at their door, It was too hard a criticism, us both boys played a good game, but luck was against the home team, The Fremonts hit too hard for Blair aud had some very lucky hits to score ou. Must Have Suits, Buraty, Neb., July 10.—|Special Telegram to Tuk Bek,|—The young ladies of the city held a festival in the railroad p 0 last night cousisting of 1ce s, cuke, ete,, for tho purpose of raising monoy towards getting new uniforms for tho bascball teaw, They raised about £60, and thera bad veen a donation of £25 alroady in_addition to this, The Fats and Leans will play a game for th same benefit soon, which will raise about £100. This will gétone of the best outtits made. The Young Men’s Chri tian association juniors of Omaha played the Episcopal choir baseball team hero today und were defeuted, the choir boys winning by a score of 13 to 14 in ten iunings, Bad Man Arres Risiye City, Neo., July 11.—[Speci e Ber)—Late last night Oficer W. A. Colo arrested a jowelery peddler by the name of Joseph Creiy and a native ot Arabia, Ho has beeu in this country about six months, and says he has o wife and family in Arabia, He was arrested for assaulting Mrs. Frank Smaltz, liviog five miles soutbeast of this ity. Creig is a man about five foot and six inches tall, very dari, and weighs about one hundred and forty pounds, and Is about twenty-four or twenty-five years ola. He can talk but yery littlo English, Creig is a hard looking chap. The peonle of Rising City and vicinity are considerably stirred up about the matter. He will have a hearing some time today. Suc ssful Ente Corusnus, Neb,, July gram to Tue Bee.| Columbus, assisted by Chicago, Mvs. E. H. Chambers and Miss Eva of this city, exccuted “A Similar an entertainment at the opera house ning to a large and appreciative sudience. Miss North lately graduated at the Chicago conservatory of music. Tuis is her first appearance since returning home, wnd flattering comments wero numerous, Heavy Itain at Crete, Cuere, Nev, July 1l.--[Special to Tur Brk.|--This section was visited by a terrible rainstorm about 2 & m. Nearly two inches of rain fell. The ruin was accompanied by a sovere eloctric storm, but luckily with very lite wind. The rains of the lust few days are retarding harvesting and it is feared that more rain will do great damage to ripaming graw, Corn looks well. No Lake Near Geneva. GeNEvA, Neb,, July 11.—(Speeial to Tue Bek,)—The report that large lake had sud- denly sprung into existence among the sand bills on the south side of the Loup about cight wiles southeast of here has created tainment, 11.~[Special Tele- Miss Mae North of Miss Mae Clark of SUL l)u - considerablo_ excitement amona the citizens | for the lnst few days. Your correspondent consequently paid a visit tothe scene of the so-called phenomenon thik morning, but in stead of a body of water ten miles in length and a mile wide, as reperted, found a large tract of country, in and -around the sand hills, flooded with water from the recent heavy rains, The water is fast receding, and ‘the farmers in the' vicinity were surs prised to iearn thut any such report had been circulated, O1d Settlers’ Plenic, Paritrioy, Neb., July 11.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Ths old settlers’ pienic of the old settlers of Douglas and Sarpy counties came off at this place today and was largely attended. Tho éiief feature of the doy was the game wf ball between tho Papillion and Fairview nines, which resulted in'a victory for th home toam by a score of o 12, Iding at G July 11 B Gexeva, Neb to Tir Bee.]—The work school and also on the K and Oddfeilows building 13 at a standstill, The architect, George k. McDonald, secms to be too particular for them. The reason for tho stop 1s controversy over the plans. neva. Special Telegram on the industrial ghts of Pythias Wheat Sccured (b, July 11.—[Special Telegram e Bee,]—This vicinity has bad three days move of pleasant weather, and the farmers are husthing 10 their wheat. One week more of this weather and the wheat will be pretty well secured. Hhooris RPLT NEN PROTEST. Strongly Opposed to the Duty Leiv on East Indian Wools. New Youk, July 11.—The wool importers arpet manufacturers had a hearing yes- ¢ before the board of general appraisers in the matter of protests made by . S, Hig- s & Co., H. C. Thatcher & Co. and_others against a decision of the collector, ~ General Appraiser Somers presided. The point it volved is one of great interest to the carpet manufacturers, and representatives of tho leading firms of New York and Now Eng land were present at the mecting. The protest entered is against the exaction of 100 per cent duty on East India wools, which were classified by the collector “assorted,” pursuant to an order of the treas- ury department 1ssucd in March last, Both importers and consumers are arrayed against the collector’s decision. They hold that the wools 1n question are mnot assorted as the term is understood in the wool trade, but are merely separated acesrding to colors, which they say is always doncin importing this class of wools. They say further that the whole fleece is imported, and that sorting is then necessary before tie wool can be used. Their argument is that the law imposing the duty applies only to the importing of finer grades of wool, after the lower grades of tho flecce have been rejected, and cannot apply to this well-known varicty of wool imported in its ordinary condtion. The wool growers have through their coun- sel filed written arguments upholding the position taken by the collector, Two weoks have been given for the counsel of the im- porters to file their briefs Among the witnesses examined yesterday were J. . Wood of Higgins & Co., Francis Payson, H. C. Seuwab, President J. L. Hous ton of the Hartwood carpet. company, John H. Zed, Nicholas Manger and Examiner Ketehiug of the appraiser’s stores. Auother hearing that took place beforo General Appraiser Witkinson is attracting the attention of domestic cutlery manuinc- turers. The point at issue is to the lay mir a rather fine one. It involves the dis- tinction between a kitchen knifo and a cooking knife. The present tariff 1mposes a minimum duty of 10 cents a dozen und 50 per cent ad valorem on kitchen knives and $1 n and 80 per centad _valorem on cooks’ lmporters now wish to bring 1n a3 kitchen knives what the domestic manufac- turers hold are cooks’ knives, The importors hold that only such kaives, say from ten to twenty inches long, us areused by cooks to carve meat, skould be classed as cooks’ knives. On the other hand the manufacturers con- tend that all imported knives with a crook in the end of the handle and a forule at the base of the blado andwith blades tapering to point arc cooks' kuives, no matter what their length. Samples aud prico lists kave been submitted by the Meriden cutlery company and J. Russell & Co. until Colonel Wilkin- son’s oftico looks like an arsenal. The repre- sentatives of the two firms say that they have never made cooks' knives less than seven inches long becsuse under the old tariff their manufacture was unprofitablo. They have now begun to make smail knives in tho ox- peetation that they will be protected by the tariff on cooks’ knives. Kitchen knives, they say, ave only such kuives as are used for gen- ral kitchen work. Several decisions of 1mportanco wero handed down yesterday, The fiest covers the protest of the Buffalo natural gas com- pany against the decision of the_collector of the port of Buffalo. The Buffalo natural gas company imports natural gas by pipeling from Fort Erie, Ont. The gas is supplied by the Provineinl natural gas and fuel com- pany of Ontario. Under an opinion of the treasury department daty was levied at 10 ver cent ad valorem, the gas being classified as an unmanufactured article not enumerated The protest claims exemption from duty unde two sectious of the tariff act—tirst as crude bitumen and second us crudo mineral. Owing to the fact that the gas has a pressuro too great to be measured by a meter the amount imported has to be estimated from private meters and the books of the two combauies, This the appellants told to be an additional reason why no duty should be levied. Tho opinion, which was prepared by General Sharve, overrules the protest and affirms the decision of the collector, In the matier of u protest made by Spauld- ing & Co. of Chicago against the imposition of duties on miniature paintings as a motal intended for brooch settings it was decided that the articles in question were not jowelry and were uot therefore liable for duty us such. The contention of the importers that the miniatures should be classified as paint- ings by celebrateil artists was sustsined by the court. ~——— MORTGAGED FARMERS, Kansas Al lieve Them. Toreka, Kan., July 1L.—A sub-committee of the farmers’ ullisuce is in secret session here today perfecting @ plan by which the favmers who will be compelled to meet their mortgage indebtedness next fall can borrow the money to do 5o, Prosident MeGrath, G.S. Hiatt of Leaven- worth and A. P. Collins:of Salina constitute the committee. Tho conimittee was appointed at the last aunual meeting of the alliance with instructions to organizo so that the allisce could operato: directly with the -lenders in the east and not be pluced av the merey of the agents, President MeGrath this morning declared that this action in itsclt was a complete refu- tation of the charge that the alliance farmers propose to repudinte thetr indobtedne It will be the business’of the committee to draft w plan by which farmers in need of money can raise the neegssary amount, T'he orzanization will protget itsélf agalnst irre- sponsiblo farmers by a close examination into their past methids of doing business and their present fimticial responsibility Tne whole scheme is7ibut careving out the plan of co-operation minong the industrial classes which overy move of the ulliance within the past two montbs has made so patent. The committee was in session all day dis- cussing pluns for the new scheme, but had come to no definite decision when they ad- journed for the d The perfection of the plan will probably cousume two or three days. The committeo is undecided whether it shall attempt to negotinte the loans in the name of the alliance, pledging the entire or- ganization to the payment of tho noto and in- t, or make each application stand upon its own footing. President McGrath sald 10 time to perfect th undertaking and will requir careful thought, This much will attempt to relieve every in the state. Those who have position to rush into farmiog aud try to get all they can out of the loan companies, with- out auy thought of the manner 1 which pay- ments are Lo be met, will be let severely lmuu." Plan of the nce to Re- It will take us plan. Itis a big a great deal of is certalu—we worthy farmer shown a dis REN A L SCHOOL REPAIRS COST BIG. 8ome famples of Work and Prices Unearthed by a Reporter, MANY LITTLE LEAXS STILL OPEN. Expensive Plastering at the Hartman School—Remunerative Slumber at the Mason—Building the Side- walk as Farnam, For ways that are dark and exceedinely difficult of finding out, certain the board of education seom to be “in it to noinconsiderable extent. It might have been supposed that when Frank M. Woolley left his comfortaple berth as superintendent of buildings the which wildly extravagant, repair bills wero 0. K.’d would suffer something of a setback, but such does not scem to have been the case | until the new superintendent took chargo. Inthe meantime thero was a spaco tiwenty-three days, during which Mr. Wehrer assumed the discharge of Mr. Woolley’s functions, and to all appearances it was dono just as well as Mr. Wdolley could have done it himeelf, A heterogeneous collection of just and un just claims, bearing tho stamp of oMicial ap- proval at the hands of Mr. Wehrer, indicate charming impartiality (for certain parties) and a cheerful charitabloness 1n disbursing school funds that would soon lead to finan- cial aisaster 1f ft extended to Mr. Wohrer's e bauk account. Why Woolley is Missing. It will bo remembered that it was gently insinuated that Mr. Woolley was guilty of negligence, disrespect to the board, allowing the use of shuky aud knotty lumber in making repairs and charging therfor the prico of first class material, aud of allowing the board to be mulcted out of over &00 in the new building at the Davenport school. A ymmittee of the board, after careful investi- gation, found him guilty on every count, and ho was discharged before other cusations that_slumborod with all essary proof in the sccretar, dosk” could bo raised agninst him, Then 1t was that Mr. Wehrer began to exer- ciso a godfatherly supervision over cluims against the board, notably such as had form- erly appeared ou ' the superintendeat's p roll. An investigation of the vayroll and of tho various buildings discloses some interesting facts in connection with these claims. Pretty Expensive Repairs. The claim: record shows that during the month of May repairs amounting to $[11.54 and improvements amounting to $159.25, were d for as having beea made at tho Harf man school. ALl work done goes under the head of repairs, improvement or construction, according to its nature. Now, the fact of the matter is that all the work of this kind that has been done at_ the Hartman school during the past six months 1s that of cuanging an abandonod school room 1n the basement into water closets to take the place of the outhouses. This of coursé comes under the head of improvements, und the cost was largely covered by contracts awarded by the board, and over which the superintendent, of buildings would havo no control. Al that would como under his charge wus the minor work connected with it, and_ that_is how W. P. Morrow managed to 5lip in a bili of $70 for nstering. Of cou it was O, K'd, and then nothing was more natural than that it should be allowed. The job for which Mr. Morrow so readily drew 370 was the plastering of the portion of the walls that had been wainscoted, and in- cluded a space six feet high and seventy feet long. It would scom thac §70 wasa rathor steep price for plasteriug less than ity yards, but Mr. Wehrer evidently thought it not unreasonable for a capable man like Mr. Morrow, Now then, the janitor of the building posi- tively declares that the work referred to is ail of that nature that has been done_there for several months, and says that no repairs have been made ana the only outside labor porformed has been the removal of some of the old outhouses and some incidental filing, In view of these facts, the question that would naturally arise in the mind of tho average in- quisitive citizen is “What caused that £111.54 bill for repairs?” Judging from the roadiness with which the bill was O. K.'d, Mr. Wehrer is not inordinately inquisitive, Slumbered and Charzed I The Mason school is anothor place where the janitor has made all repairs that_have veen made for several months past, Nover- theless, the ofticial O. K. was the' means of knocking out $16.25 on that score. Of courso this i3 a small sum, but this school is only one of foruy, and o comparatively now one at that, 50 that the aggregate cost'of this kind of ropairs would afford onc or two peoplo of modest protentions averycomfortable rake-off, The genial Mr. Morrow also scems to have had « predilection for this structure, as n ux4 pateh in the celing of the lower hallway is 4 monument of his handiwork. The patch is surrounded by 'ooso plastering that con- stanlly threatens to fall, but even iu its shaking is seen the fine Italian hand of Mr. Morrow. ‘Irue, the janitor wanted him te tear off all the loose plastering and_make a good job of it. but ho didn't know Mr. Mor- row. He foolishly cndeavored to savo a littie money for the taxpayers, and couidn't see the advantage of having another job in the near future. Ho didu't know that M. Morrow was working carnestly and solely for Mr. Morrow, but1f you don’t thiuk ho was Just go out ind look at that ceiling. Just at the head of the stairway is another specimer. of the same kiud of work, aud a reference to the records will tell you that it cost £21 to patch up that 5x7 hole where the water leaked down and loosened the plaster- ing “Tho records don’t show, however, that on divers occasions the workmen siumbered sweetly in the shade, or thoughtfully waited until school wus dismissed bofore’ raising their scaffold, and tho taxpayers were us- sessed § 4 ¢ How to Build a Sidewall, Another evidence of business metbods in school board repairs is furnished by the side- walk at the Farnam strect school. There was a strip of about one hundred feet long und two feet wide, where tho sidewalk was to be extended close up to the fenco, Ordinarly a contractor would thiuk' Le had & pudding il he received $25 for the job, but in this case it cast 9.80. A friend at court, who wrote O. K. in a miserablo band, brigged the chasm that might otherwiso have vawned for som body's il Perhaps it would be unjust to condemn without looking into the case a little further, so here is the suthentic account of how the work was done. Two carpenters went out at noon one day to luy the walk, but the lumber wasu't there. They waited until 5 o'clock—still no lumbe and thoy adjourned until the following mor; ing, whon they returned, reinforced by one man. After waiting a_while the new man, who was unable to read, pulled a puper from his pockot and hauded it to one of his com- panions. It was an order for the lumber. That meant another hulf-day wait for two men, while the third wout after tho plank. When it camo it mended matters very little as spikes were wissing, and another wait was necessary. It may sound ridiculous, but it was exasperating as well; at ileast that what those men thought as they lay there on e. th grass, and they charged up full time for | it, 100, "Pime goes on forever, especially for a man | who stands in, snd that Bill Morrow 'collected four days work Mrs, Hays' room may explain why twety dollars for plastering half a coiling 10 at the Durant school At thut rate Mr. Morrow gets 81,275 cvery time he plasters o small five-room cottage, but he wasn't working for any humble cot tager that time. Of course, be was working for thousands of them, but then that's differ- ent. Wnat's the use in_being so particular and squea.nish in public affairs, anyhow ¢ It unreasonable; at least that's what Mr, Mr. Webror thinks, and if he iusists on ruu ning thinss in his big-hearted, free-and-casy what are folks going to do about it it and see S 1 a Long Sea Voyage. 3, Me., July 11.—Captain Joseph of the barkentine tne Hustler has just arrived home from u long sea voyuge The Hustler last November sailed from Philadelphia for Seattle with a cargo of iran members of | remarkable zealousness with | of ay for slumbering and waiting." is | 1801 —-SIXTEEN PAGES, pipe. While gefng round the Horn the ves- sel was wrecked on a sunken rock in Nassua bay, four miles west of Deceit isiand. The crew left in the boats and rowed to an island niety miles distant, on which there was A missionary station called Urshurvia, with several Eoglish missionaries and a station for the reiief of shipwrecked mariners kept by the Argeutine Republic, which also sends its prisoners there, The captain says that five of the men who staried across the coun- try from Sandy Point bound for the mission- ary station were captured by some savagoes, bound to trees and fires built around ihem, when one of the men managed to wet his hands free and drawing a revolver shot one of the Indians, whicn so frightened the rost of thom that they ran aud the nen escaped | Afier having s|n'|\l 0 da in this localit they left for Buenos Ayros, thence they went | to ‘Southampton, England, from tnere to New York and thence home to Maine. - ! SUMMER A When Omaha Legal Lights Will Hide Under Rural Bushels, From a six column articlo upon the sum- mer plans of the Omaha attorueys, published in the current issue of the Meroury the fol- lowing compilation hias been made, giviog | the vacation addresses of tho legal iights who will spend the summer months away fr Omaha | “Judgo Wakeloy has not yet decided whero he will summer, Dut has a weakness for Laks Superior points. Judge Doane will summer at Detroit Judge Honewell will spend the sumier at Tekamab, and on his ranches in that neigh- borhood. Judge excursion Judge Estelle will with a host of fricuds, Judge Irvine may visit with his mother in Pennaylvania, davis will fish in Minnesota lakes, Seattle, Wasl. W J. Clair, lowa City, [a Al Kentueky | White: Donklas Wyt Bortrand, Lako Chii | 10, L Dick, Chinborland i Gnlvoston | . €, Fage, Ol o LS, G M Ton, Donver| D Tohnson 0. Naw Jorsoy | 1 ERmith. Mi b e KIrkaviiie GO Bowiin, Washinton 1. Bl Minmetonka T Mrane, Lake Chelson ko 1 M ehmond, Wis Denver |C. . Breckentige, Ohlo I, Maco Towr O Catder, Venn ¥LW. SWazey, Mar. fnd.| ¢ DEIOL. Towii Cly 1 G, Burbank, Chicago (€. J. Smyth, Californl o Fuweott, Portiand J 1 Sheeun, 1owa i | Goss. Alllance, O.|W.S Felkorsuratogi. Wy MeCToudHOLS: &0/ TR Hotman, Gutht e, ELCLano. Den'e & Man ba. | K. A. Brogan. 10w I 11 Olsted, Ol ALSRIeh 0, 1 e, Wis i ¥ G, Towiind, St Lonia TEW Hrock 1A MeDunie, Bluek i1 Lodowler: W D Buckett, Olfo. 1K K. Alnskit|Wm. 8. Nolsoh GBParkinggon 11 Wis 1 F Baxter, San 1 M, Spirit Ferguson contemplates no summer go to Kansas to visit the, 0. . NOD. K s L WAL Dok Minn W. K. Gurl | W Fieh, | N2 urnha © Whart oW L. Walker, 1D Howe Atantic States Cowlierd, Kentucky Surtls, Booth Hay. M Wisconsl S Monteomery JW-Lytle, Lako Herdman i W D Donoy T MU T 1 , Splrit 1 Bloom! Dotrolt, v well, Bost. & N Keysor, Minne; Vessels. Colo Sprys 1. 1. i S0 WL DMl S Strawn rido | ALK B Kennedy, N.W.Nob. | W, FW SE Panl, M. W.C i nd. Bevine Adis T, DIl & ONLY ROUUTI Fire and Police Commissioners Find Little to Occupy Their Time. Mayor Cushing appoiuted John A. Johnson & special policeman at the Howell lumber yurd at the meeting of the fire and police commissloners last night. Thomas Dowling, ariver of chemical No. 3, was granted forty days' leave without pay on account of ill heulth, William Marling of truck No. 1 was granted ten days leave on accountof the death of his father, e property owners and residents on Soutn Tenth street between Mason and Will- iams streets requested better police protec- tion. Referred to Chicf Seavey. The committee on property recommended and the board authorized the building of one dark coll at the city jail. An invitation to the board from Secretary Havey requesting the attendance of the com missioners at the police relief association pic nic on July 15 was read and accopted. Oficor John H. Kees wus granted ton days' leave on nccount of sickness. The Eden-Museo company have promised to send a company out to Arlington on the day of the policemun’s picnic and give hourly oxhibitions in a tent. “The committee on property was authorized to fit up & room at the police station for the matron. Mrs. Carrio Cummings, wifo of Oficer Cummings, was appointed matron. In exccutive séssion Louis Hibbler was granted a rehearing of his case, The hear- ing is sot for next Suturday night. Louis Hermann was granted a transfor of his saloon from 802 South Tenth street to 1013 South Tenth strect. AFTER A VEEAR'S LITIGATION, a Remarkable, Divorce Case in Baltimore. Barrvone, Md., July 1L—After ono year's litigation the Alexander Brown Qivorco suit has been compromised, the court granting a hmited divorce and allowing Mrs, Brown $3,000 o year as long as she lve This decision winds up a most remarkable case. Alexander Brown 1s the son of the founder of the well-known banking house of Alexander Brown & Sons. Whilo young he was intimate with young Laura, the daughto of his father’s lodse keeper, a vory beautiful gitl, She subscquently drifted imto tho world and when first heard of she had mar ricd o man named Hobson, by whom sne han one sou, who became a thief and died in prison. Hobson, who was a worth luss fellow, dicd soon, and thea Laura be the queen of the Baltimore demi-monde, opened & magnificent place on Aisquith street and flourished. Tho citizens made war on her, and ufter ten years forced her into North street. She made money and for the second time met Brown. She was then thivty-five years old and very haudsomo, Browu was more infatuated than over and besought the woman to marry him. Sho fused at first, but finally conscented and onc duy they woent to Washington and were mide man and wife. This scandal so trated his aged mother that sho never recov- red. Mr. und Mrs. Brown moved to Al'x Brown's country seat in Green Spriug val ley, where they entertained in great sty Subsequently they moved iuto the city aud through an’ agent purchased a house on Charles avenue, the most fashionable part of theeity. Every effort was made to dislodgo them, but in vain. The sprees here caused aunother scandul and eventusliy led to churges and counter-charges, which ended in separ ation. Close of Shoe Men at the . Bostoy, Mass., July 1L.—A mecting of shoeand leathermen was held in uhis city today for the purpose of organizing the trade | the erection of a representative building at the World's fair. The World | Columblun fair have offerad, if the shoe and leather men will subseribe £100,000 to the fair, to t a building costing that amount, which will be devoted exclusively for au ex bibit of boots, shoes, cte. It s thought there will bo little dificulty in raising tho money, World's Fa to secure - Withdrew Part of the Sold Searrie, Wash , July 11.—At a conference between the county officials and Geueral Jurry aud Colonel Haines of the militia last evening it was decided to reduce the force at tive wines from five to three companies, leay ing the cavaley in the field. further at tewmpt will be made at present to disur the strikers. Shipments of coal from the several mines daily increasing, showing the strike to be broken re. Suicide of a Soldie Sax Frascisco, July 11,—Private Gunkle, First United States infantry tioned at Angel Island, suicided this | ing by shooting himself through the sto with @ riflo. He bus not been well wental Harry sta for sowe time, CHICAGO G Systematio Efforts of the New Administras tion to Destroy Their Business. RACY DIVORCE COURT DEVELOPMENTS Serles ed and Exe« Husband Fair Crucltios De cuted by an Unnatural —Further World's Complications. Citicago Orricr or Tite Dee, } Citieago, July 11, Gambling in Chicago is doomed. Heroattor when gambiing shops are raided, players and proprictors will be fined to the full limit. The time honored custom has boen to let the players off with nominal fines as belng much lesser criminals than the proprietors of tho houses. The kindness is really extondod to the proprietor for he fs the man who al- ways pays all fines. He has to do it, for it he did not protect his patrons they would eave him, Another Divoree Court Scandal. Mrs. Ella R, Quackenboss begun suit today for divorce agamst her husband, William A. Quackeuboss, in which she charges him with u series of cruelties so diabolically acvised and persistently exccuted that buman mind can scarcely beliove them _true, She arried Quackonboss in 1887 and shortly after thoy romoved to St. Paul, whore, for tho first time, hor husband un masked himself aud showed his truo color Mrs, Quackenboss said, among othor things, he ordered her fo black his boots. U'his sho complied with and continued 30 long as thoy lived togethor. On a cold and dismal night her husband ordered her to sleep in tho barn. For tho first timo sho refused, and was told to oboy or leave the house forever. She finally went and did as he commanded, sleepiug in a little attic with littlo or no protection from the cold. It was aftor threo or four appeals that her husband admitted her to the house tho following morniag, Then he added to her misery by ordering her to remain in tho house, com- polling hier to go to bed avd commanding her to remain there until ho roturncd in the evening, “Chis sho did_ without eating anything all day. This punishment was kopt up for some time. Kinully he ordered his now thoroughly Worn oiit wife to act as groom to his horses, This request she also compiied with and for several months sho toiled hard, doing all the work of a stable hand. Oue’ day the wifo thought she discovered a condition that would lead her husband to treat her more «iudly. She acquainted him with the nows that sho was about to becomo a mother, This statement only served to make him more surly and unkind, He ordored his wifo to get o doctor and undergo @ systomatio ireatmeal Not satisfica with this, ho com- lled her to walk from ten to fifteen daily and upon hor retien. sho was ac ouly bread and water for her meal. U to ‘endure this troatmont uny longer came to Chicago and sued' for divorce, Interesting Exhibition. A furniture exhibition which has been open only to trado thus far this week was visited by the public today. Over one thousand people were prosent o hear the address of Mayor Washivurne and seo the aimost ends css display of fine household goods, Orangemen Celebrate. “The Chicago Orangemen celobrated the an- niversary of the battle of loyne today at Burlington paric. Threo large train loads of veople were at the grounds, Cook County Wheelmen, Cools county wheelmen's first annual 1 race was run on the West Side boule- vard cour: v, distancer ten and one-half miles, There were thirty-one entries, twenty-four starters and soventeen finishes. ivst place was wou by O, R Barnett, who started with one minte handicap and rode the cou 2180, Will Supply the Trade. Land has been bought in Cicero for the site of tho new electrical supply munufuctur- ing company. The company bas a capital stock of §1,000,000 and will orect at that point_ works whick will employ several hundred men and it is expected that work will begin within sixty days. The con= corn iuterestod is tho Bmpi~ electrical come vany, now iocated near P lph miles orded blo sho More Charge . This morning a new bundle of chargos against William G, Forsythe, tho candidate for the chieftaiuship of tha horticulvural de- partment of the world’s fair, were prosented to President Baker and a special mecting of the direetors of tho board of control will be beld at which his record will be gone over. Chief Ives of the fino arts departmont left tonight for a brief trip to Burope 1 the in- terest of the exposition. Westera People in followiug western Chicago. ho peoplo are in the city At the Grand Pacitic—~D. &, Maguer, C. L. W. N. Hedgos, Sioux ©ity, V. and [, P, Hamilton, Otmatia: J! Wesley Hill, Ogden, Utah; T. . Spaldiag, Kearucy, Nob.; Seuator Wolcott, Colorado. At the' Wellington—Otto Mots, Salt Luke, Utali; . C. Martin, Des Moines, lus J. S, White. Omabis Jolu W, Saul, Omalin, Auditorium—W. W. Owens, Omaba. i, Waterloo, Tu.; Low W. Hill and J. Run, At the Cornolius Salt Lake; B. Shaw, Oma - Inquest to Be Held on Smiler. W Youk, July 11.—-Coroner Levy stated today that be will have tho boay of Smiler, who was executed at Sing Sing, exhumed and will hold an_inquest over,it. He nsserts that i it is trao us published that it re- quired several shocks to produce denth the exccution was contrary to law, which suys that no torture shall be inflicted, WORST FORM ECZEMA Baffloi Boaat ?\doxliu al Tik Il _or Bight Montar, Curcd in Two Months by Cut.cura Re nedies. Gudsden, F.A) This 1s to cortify that a ohild of milao h In 1t warst form, and which baied the b cal skill that could bo employsa here. suforer wis i In agony for at I 1\ Kcioma ¢ modi- o i ast olkht ths, Six that tiuo 16y w0 shuply untond, thon | boe CUA RENID. B, In two i i yloliod, bt eontinued the medl- ey AR e months o ik was my diseaso | ot worul Wt 10 tree eonld b The dostors bur Hontercs , ind could only M0 case v Knovn far and wide, wans Tl gurpcmed. Ut thanks o Oy U REMEDIES — Could there be anything on erth thay woull cnu-e o futher o refolce |L surely woull be when e 1116 noee 1t one 0 uld 1 ive such o rems edy uthun by Bortrit horewith ) 3. AL NICOLES. Bunker 1111, Ind. A cllld wan bro ght (0 moe with chronle eczoms ad dei ALERLONL from many good tors, As s e cilie M. Do s 10uld have con tinuoed Wil teitnent but thought it uscloss. 50 put I8 On COTICUIAR, Vo ehi'd v well €L GURNEY, Cutlcura Resolvent Skin_ pPurition, internally Lakin Cure, wnd UCTECE the Cxg it Saly dor, extorinl Fellove und apecdily curo every diseas £ (o xkin, se1ip and blocd, w1 b 1o 8 infaticy to i 1 pliplo’s L sero.ula, m M. D, Doon, I T QUTICUIA, ik nnd (A S0A P, santly ud b ad for “How o Cure @0 11antration s, and .0 BABY'ST) 6 Price. CUTIOUIA, Bc.i ROAP, 100 Bre ared 1y o POTTER AL CORPORATION, Boston Skin bive testion) sos" 04 Loautiied Abaloutoly pure, WEAK PAINFUL BACKS, 1ns and Wenknessy b puritied and UiA BOAR ute by the CUTICU A K1 Iney aud Uterine ¥ o' relloved in one m ¥ ANTI-PAIN PLASTER, Lo Ouly lobisike l V) wueous palu-killing plaster