Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1891, Page 5

PALMER CAPTURES THE PLUY. | Ohosen Commander-in-Oliief of the Graud Army of the Republic, HIS ELECTION MADE UNANIMOUS. Great Enthusias Manifested When the Resalt Was Declared After the Second Ballot - Other Features of the ampment Detrotr, Mich, Aug. 6.—Tmmediately aftor the meeting of the encampment this morning the election of commander-iu-chief ‘was declared the first business, Benjamin C. Bryant of Wisconsin placed A. G. Weissart ot Milwaukee in nomiuation in an eloquent specch. Weissart's nomi- nation was seconded by lllinois, Towa, In- diana and Kentucky. Corporal Tanner of New York placed John Palmer of New York in nomination, and Massachusetts, New Jersey and and Penn- sylvania seconded Palmer’s nomination. J. J. Hollingsworth of Ohio nominated Hurstand W, H. L. Barnes of Califors nominated Smedburg, The latter's nomination was seconded by Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon, Washington and Alasks, New Mexico and Idaho. Just before tho ballot was opened Hurst withdrew and seconded the nomination of Palmer of New York, which was greowed s and apoluuse. The election was t ballot. T'hio announcement of the first ballot, with Palmer in the load, indi- cated & cortainty of his ultimate electio Great enthusiasm was manifested by the New York delegates during the second ballot, when Palmer lead from tho start. At the conclusion, when the result was sunounced, the California delogation changed its entire vote to Palmer. Prolonged cheering greeted this announcement, wnich meant Smedburg's withdrawal and Palmer's clection. K- thusinstic del s at this junc- ture moved that Palmer's eloction be declared unanimous and it prevailed amid the wildest entnusiasm. Captain John Paimer, the now commander- tn-chief, was born on Staten Island, March 22, 1842, and has a splendid war record. He served in the Ninety-first New York volun- teers and was constantly with that regiment untll it was mustereo out, taking part in all its engagements. Since the war he has heen engaged in tho fresco, painting and decorating business at Albany, N. Y. Asa member of the Grand Army hie was for several terms commander of Lew Benedict post No. 5, was elected comman de hiof of the New York department and in 1579 was elected seujor vice commander-in-chief, all of which im- portant positions he filled with credit. He 1s id to be & forcible speaker and a model presiding officer. For senfor vice commander-in-chief there was but one candidate, Henry M. Duftield of Michigan being chosen by acclamation. T. S Ciarkson of Nebraska, Peter B. Ayers of Delaware and Albert . Stoles of Georgia, were nominated for junior vice tommander in-chief. Clarkson won on the first ballot. For chaplain there were three candidates : 8. B. Payne of Florida, D. C. Milnes of Kan- sas and A. B, Kenrich ‘of Ohio, Mr. Payne was olected. Surgeon General Bonjamin T. Stephenson :lf Connecticut was re-clected by acclama- on. Past Commander-in-Chiof William War- ner, chairman of the committ2e on addross of the commander-in-chief, reported resolu- tioas which were adopted. petitioning con- gross for legislation providing for tho cus- tody and cave of Mount Me(iregor cottage and for amendments to tho revised statutes providing more explicitly that preferonce be @ven old soldiers in eovernment appoint- ments and employment. The vexed race problem camo up in the en- campment this afternoon and was effectually settied for all time, The special champion of tho negro cause is ox-Congressman William Warner of Missouri, past commander-in- chief, and he is tonight vecoiving the tribute of thé colored velerans whose cause he so eloquently espoused. The matter came be- fore the convention when Mr. Warner, as chairwan of the committee ou the commander- in-chiof's recommendation, presented the fol - lowing report: 4 Your committeo has carefuliy considered tho cloar and frank stitemoents of the com- mar dor-in-chief regarding the didicultios ex- ting between posts in the department of uistana and Mississippr. Tho committoe lins 50 considere 1 ull the doouments submitted to and arguments mude hofore it us to tho causes londing t 5t hese dopartments. DOSts, from one to ht Inclusive, In the departments of Louis- fana and Mississippl ure composod of whito comrades. The new posts, from nino to sev- enteen Inclusiv are composed of colorod comrades. The contention Is that the lattor oats aro Laluted with traud " in” the orzauiza- on. Horo the report quotes freely from the commander-in-chiot’s statement of the con- tentions of the two sides and concluded The remedy suggostad of n separate depart- mont of concurrent jurisdiction for col ored veteran an amend- ment to our rulos and regulations. The committee {s informed that tho requisite notice of the prosentation of this ne tice has been given, and thercfore {tls nrop- grly. Deforo tho onca nt for its action, “This organtzation. the Grand Army of the R ublic. from its birth at De 1, In 186, 0 this, its sliver cncamo his novor turned from its posts' doors any deserving comrades. however humble, on aceount of his nationality, ereed, or color.” The only qualif oation for membershin Is an honorable dis- ohinrge from the “Unitod States army, navy or marine corps fri 61 to " as the ovid: that ho *alded in maintaining the honor, in- togrity and_supromucy of the national wov- ernmort during the lats rebellion,” providing always that the African done nothing in olvil life to cast a stain on his honorable record n liberty's causo. During the florce str nation we stood stoulder to shoulder us con- rudes. 118 too lat b divide nowon the color 1ino. A man who is good enouzh to stand be tween tho flag and those who would destroy it when the ato of the nation was trembilug in tho bulince, 18 good onough 1o be a comr in any dopartment of il Ty of the Repubiie. No different rulo has been'or ever shall bo recognized by the survivorsof the union army and navy. - Nodepartment should be established for any color or nationality Last yoar fn annual oncampment, assoni- blod undor the shades ot Bunker il monu- mont, tho acorodited delogates of the Grand Army of the Republic unanimousty endorsed the following words of a distinguished com- rado: “It° has beon my determinu- tlon to recognizo ns n comrado the equul rights of overy man, no muatter what his color or natonulity, providing he has equal qualitiontions—sor and an hon- arable discharge. In this struggle of [ifo the strong should aid the wenk; it enobles the former and helps to e te the latrer.” The platform o ines of the ( of the is 50 broad that ml Usoldiers and sailors ea upon it. In the opinfon of your com= mittoo the faot that the departments of Louislana and Mississippl posts s composed of whito comrides, the oth colored brothers, {8 no suflicient reason for making this radleal ehango 1n our rules and regulntions. Our frat hity, oharlty ana loyalty should bo witnessod by our desds us woll us our words. The Tt mondi= tlon of the comnander-in-chief is busod upon the faot thut seven of the colored posts of the depurtuent of Loulsiana and Mississippl potitioned for a separato do- artmient. Comrades representing a part of helr posts appeare before the con Itwes and clainod i argumont that it was theirun- dorstanding and that of muny other of thelr colored comrades that they wero only poti- toning for a department to e oreated In the stato of ulsinnn, t sume a8 in other In which all comrado and should be oqualiy entitlod to memboer hip. wod furthor that they and thoso repra- ntod by them aro onposed to the orention of sopurate dopartmont. (n view of tho fucts submitted to your committee, It I8 of the | opinion that it would be Inexpadient to ply the nuthority with the commandor-in-ohiof | to organize now or provisional departments in stutes in which there are orgonlzed dopart- ments, WiLLIAM WARNEIR, Jonx P Rea, Luctus FATiemi, HENRY PAINTELR The following minority report was pre- sented on the subject : 1 conour In the recommendations contained 1n the address of the commander-in-chief in referonce to the difficultios existing in the de- partments of Louiskuna und Mississippl, and therefore rec nd the adoption of the fol- Towing resolution Resolved, That the rules and rogulations be wnged as Lo authorize the commander-iu= o organize do; public involves o for tho life of the chiot Arniy of the Ki stin whenover satisf ntations that they i out dotriment to the ay bo org irind Army of the Ke- ubl.o or any department organization exist- g in states wmbraced thereln. W. 8. DEOKER W. S, Decker of Colorado defended bis ~ minority report. ‘1 believe," sald he, “‘that ovory colored soldier has a right to all the privileges that are accorded to every white soldier in the Grana Army of the Republi This s not deawing the color line. Com- rades, [ servad with a culored regiment and I want to say to you that no comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic will go further than [ will 1n extending the hand of fraterni- ty and charity to tho colored soldier. There are representatives on this floor today that weht ten, twelve or fourteen and ostablished the Grand Army of the Re- public in the midst of rebels. AS thers is o dificalty existing down there wo say to tho colored comrade ‘you have eolored churches, you have your colored order of the Masonio fraternity. You have your colored ussocia- tions in other respects,” [Hisses, | 1 move if thero be hissing in tho galleries thuy be cleared,” said O'Donnell of Tllinois, “I am opposed to this minority report, but I insist that we have fair play bere.” “1f there is any more of that from the gal- leries thay will o clearod,” said the presid- ing ofice “Now, " resumed Mr. Decker, “if we don't sottlo this question now it will be hore a vear from now, and it will be here continually until it1s'settled according to the condition of affuirs ns we find them in Louisiana, Mis- sissippi, South Carolina and the soutbern yoars ago states, Let us say to the commander- in-chief as my report which I ~havo offered here says down thero as a true, houest, conscientious Grand Army of the Republic man and look over the ground and seo0 whether these colored comrades and white comrades can hve te ther. If they can live together in the different posts of the south, for God's sake keep them tozethor, but if they cannot devise some means by which the colored men who fought for the union can come in and have all the privi- loges. “Comrades,” said Major Warner, “when these black men or white men or whatever color or nationality they may have bees shouldered the musket in defonse of the union, it was not u question of otiguette or of sociability but it was a question of patriotism and loyalty. [Applause]. The biack man fought for a ¢ that never up to that time had protected him in any way but bondage. [Applause]. This organizi tion had better bury the old flag, comrades had better tear the button from the broast than now, as our heads are silvered o'er with tho frosts of years, to £o back on tho prin ples for which wo blod.” [ Applause]. Comrades Johuson, a celored membes from Washington, and Ritchie, another coloved mamber, Past Commander-in-Chief Fairchild of Wisconsin, and Northcott of Virginia, spoke in favor of the majority report. Mr. Grabam of Louisiana recounted some of the troudle of his department. He said that no colored post had been recognizod until ntly, when charters wers granted by the department commander, who became offended because mezbers of the order refused to at— tond the funeral of Jeff Davis; that soveral huudred men bad been admitted within a few days and tho time was too short to make any examination_into their military record or character. By a viva voco voto the majority report was finally overwhelmingly adopted. No less than_eight national organizations aro in session or have adjourned and the ea- campment in its many innovations has cer- tainly been the greatest success of any of the preceding ones. A sensation has been croated by the address of the president of tho National ‘Association of Union ex-Prisoncrs of War, [, H. Willlams of Indiana. Referring 1o the treatment orded ex-prisoners, tho prosident said: “As an_organization, and in viow of the great and peculiar hardship and suffering endured as prisoners, wo bolieve special compensation 15 due us. For a num- ber of years bills have been presented to con- gress looking to such measures as wo felt due us, -but so .far all appeals availed us nothing. For twenty-five yoars our government has never so much as given us & vote of thanks for the sacrifice made.” “This portior. of the address was formally approved by the association. Among the reports of committees made was one embody- ing u bill to be presented at the next sessiou of congress on _behalf of the soldiers who were in prison for a period of not loss than sixty days, or more, providing they shall re- ceive $2 for every day of their confinement, from the government. The new ofticers of the organization are as foilows: _President, Stephen M. Loug, East Orango, N. J.: vico president, Major Marion I, Anderson, District of Columbia; chaplain, John S, Ferguson, Keokuk, la.; historian, Warren Leo, Norwleh, Conn.: executive committeo, R. 1. Wilson of Ohio, C. W. Pavy of linois. Georze W. Grant of Minne: sota, k. H. Rippler of Pennsvlvania. ‘The soclely known as “Comrades of the Battlefield,”” which includes the blue and gray, met and effocted a national organization by the election of Major General Dalton of St. T.ouis as pras- ident. T'he executive couucil includes among others the following: Colonel E. T. Lee, Dr. Briggs, Euzene Payne of Iowa, and Robert S. Givbson and 5. J. Murphy of 1limois. The association will hold its next meetng in Chicago. ‘The sixteenth annual reunion of United States veterans of the signal corps showed a membership of 512. L. R. Fortiscue of Phil- adelphia was clected president. The *‘Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic” held a very successful meeting. The order is a vurely charitable and social institution, ana was called into existence for the purpose of taking iuto a benevolent, working, patriotio association all members of soldiers’ fawilies. Its total membership is between 15,000 and 20,000 and the president states that 260 new circles wore chartered during the past year, Dr. Bryant, a colored ex-soldier from Chicago, is hore solicitating subscrivtions for the erection of a monument in Jackson park, Chicago, to the colored soldiers. An asso- ciation for that purpose has been organized at Sprmgfieid, T, with Senator Cullom, Governor Fifer and a banker of that city as trustees of the fund. It is intended to raise 150,000, aud about §54,000 have been secured so far, A resolution was adopted at tho Michigan reunion of Mexican war veterans that an effort be mado by the officers to invito the surviving veterans of Mex to meet the American survivors of the Mexican war at the next general encampment at Washing- ton, and that congress be asked for an appro- priation therefor. Ihe fifth national convention of the ladies of the (irand Army of the Republic today ro- ceived the fraternal greetings of the Grand Army of the Republic encampmont und elected their oficers for the coming year. National president, Mrs. E. J. Cartledge, Kansas; senior vice, Mrs. Alice Bishop of Massachusetts: junior vice, Mrs, .Vettio San- ford Chapin of Towa: treasurer, Mrs. Anna Crubb, New Jersoy: chaplain, Mrs. Alonzo Page of Illino Had it not been for the defection Missouri delegation and the division in diana, Ohio and Wisconsin the encampment might huve gone to Liucoln. The smooth Colonel Dualey doubtless had exerted his in- fluence with the Hoosiers and he probubly had the influence of Colonel Conger of Ohio. This, with the desire of Wisconsin, which has & candidate for communde-in-chiof, Colo- nel Weissert, to avoid antagonisms, gave Washington the thirty votes it needed to win. Illinols, however, remained true to the west, and hereaftor it will count on the friendship of Wisconsin and Nobraska. It has been too independent in Grand Army politics heretofore to get the recognition it is eatitled to as the senior department, and now it is fixiug up its feuces. Coloncl Staples is willing that 1t should so long as Washington has the encampment, although one of the ar- guments advanced by the Nebraskans in be- half of Liocoln was that the assemblage of 50 many veterans there in & presidential year would contribute somewhat to the success of the grand old party in not only that state but lowa and Illinol nd by the way, speaking of Nobraska Governor Thayer has beeu airing himself, and ridicules the idea that a special session of the legislature is to be called. He heard of the movement in that direction bofore he loft howe, and took the precaution to insist on Licutenant Governor Majors remaining in tho state. “1 propose.’ said the governor, “'to act as governor until my su or is duly elected, While I do not doubt that Mr. Poyuter's zeal as a member of the third party would lead him to do such thing, yet 1 would repudi- ate the call and he would have wasted & great deal of valuable time. The lioutenant. £OVOruor is governor in my absence, and such a call could not be issued Legally with- out his consent." of the In- rumbuil Answers the Lib Los Axoeres, Cal, Aug. 6.—Richard L, Trumbull has filed an answer to the libel on the arms and ammunition seized ou the steamer Itata. He savs no is the owner n trust of the arms and ammunition and that 00 oue olse has anything 1o do with them. - - bay fever and catarrh. B oldg. Dr. Biroe; 'WAS WORSE THAY HORRIBLE. | THE OMAHA Story of the Siokness, Death aad Burial of Little Mamio Knoll. ! OCCURRED IN A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. Died for Wantof Medical Attendance and Was Borne to Burfal in a Coftin sSmall By Almost Half. To0 Shocking in Its barbarity is a cnse that was reported to the police yesterday by the indignant citizens residing in the viecinity of Eighteenth and Center streets, and deep were the maledictions heapod upon the heads of the parties responsible for it. It is a story of misfortune, poverty, sick- ness and death, ending with an act of heart- lessuoss on the part of an undertaker that is seldom equalled. Into its saa details also enters the disgraceful squabblo between the city and county puysicians as to whose duty it is to care for charity cases, and but for which, tho unfortunate innocent whose re- mains were laid to rest Wednesday morning might now be alive and on the high road to recovery. As usual, all of the interested parties en- deavor to shift the blame for the oceurrence upon the shoulders of somebody else, and it is probable that in the heated controversy over what now is or should be in the Tuture the ancuish of this bereavea mother and the outrage perpetrated upon suffering humanity will be forgotten. If, however, the revela- tion of what has trauspired or what may again oceur under the present state of affairs shall be the means of effectipg much-needed reformation the death of nttlo Mamie Knoll may not have been wholly 1 vain, Want and Sickness Came. ay afternoon The story as related yeste to a Brr reporter was briefly as follows: Six waeks ago J. B. Kuoll left Omaha and went to Chicago, hoping to there find work ot which he could muko enough to support amily, who wore loft hore with a very Iimited supply of money, to get along as best. they could during his absence. Day after day passed, and still the long-hoped-for news was not received. Thoscanty savings were cavefully hoarded, but they were inadequate to the gradually lengthening days, and event- ually were completely exhausted. To make matters worse diphtberia in a malignant torm developed, and days and nights of watchful pursing over her delirious children wero added to the weary mother's lot. Kind hearted neighbors did what they could to assist and relieve her, and at last the little ones began to improve. The vider, a boy, continued to ultimate recovery, but in the case of the girl, a winsome little thing ouly four and a half yoars of age, the im- provement was only témporary. She was up sud running around, bright and cheerful as usual, but last Sunday she was taken worse andat 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon passed away. Of the occurronces attendant upon the last few days, Mrs. L. J. Rossiter, of 1421 South Eighteenth street, a near neigh- bor and @ lady who did much to assist Mrs, Knoll in her hours of troubie aua sorrow, said last evening: Told by a Neighbor. “The poor woman has been in absolute want, but the neighbors sent in food and other things at diffeient timoes as we thought thay might be needed. I could not go in on ac- count of my own babies, as the house was placarded i’or diphtheria, but I learned yes- torday that there wasu’t a thing to eat in the house when the littlo one died. We sent in food for supper, but the poor woman could not eat. I have seen families in want, and a great deal of suffering, but this is the most heartrending case that ever cime to my attention. When that child was taken worse on Sunday, the oity physician was sent for, but’ he did not come, and three messages wero sent, but _none of them brought a response. On Tuesday afternoon about 2 o'clock the doctor put in an appearance. That was just an hour after the child had died, and of course his services were not nceded. The mother wanted to know what to do and the doctor said she had nothing further to do with it as the county would take such steps as wero necessary. Then ho went away and at 8 o'clock that evening the undertaker came. He had a little coffin that was so small that the body could not be put into it, and he drove away saying that ho would be baok in the morning. Unspeakabie Bratality. About 9 o'clock the next morning he re- turned with what looked like the very same coffin. It was too small, but_the undertaker tried to put the body into it. It was nocessary to doutleit up tosome extent, and even then the head and feet would not go in. 1t was a horrible procedure,and when the mother saw it she screamea so that it could be heard for several blocks and then fell on the floor in a dead faint. When she was restored to con- sciousness the undertaker said that he would put the body in another coftin when he got to the shop, and d¢rove away. “Perhaps itis well that I am not a man, for I would certainly have have beaten that undertaker. It was the most inhuman pro- cedure ) over saw, and thers wasu't a woman around here who didn’t cry when that ckild was taken away from its mother in that way. She could not leave tho house, and could not look upon its face again, What a fearful im- pression to retain !’ and the tears welled to the speaker’s eyos. A call was made at the little cottage whence death had taken the loved one, ~ Mrs. Knoll, a sad but mild-mannered woman, with eyps rod with weeping and faco haggard with grief and the stran of siecpless nights, was there. Iu her broken German she managed between bier sobs to corroborate the story above related. She said that sne had but 45 conts when her little oue died and she sent a telegram to Chicago to uotify the father,who arrived home yesterday, twenty-four hours after the body was taken away. He was not at_lome whe the reporter called. ‘The house was very scantily furnished, in fact, there was but one room, and in that but'a singlo bed. It was there that the body of the child lay until takeon away by tho undertaker Wednesday worning, and beside it the bereaved mothor watched during the long, lonely night, Sho expressed as best she could hor thankfulness for the sympathy and kind attentions of her neighbors, and as she spoke the tears rolled down hor pale cheeks unchecked. Dr. Gapen's Siory. Dr, Clarke Gapen, tho city physiclan, was asked about his connection with the case. Ho said that o had taken caro of tho chil- dren and that they had recovered. Ouo of them, however, suffered u relapso, or as is frequent in diphtheria, the disease attacked the larynx and caused death. He thou; the case a very deserving o and had given tho mother money with which to purchase nocessarivs. Whon asked about the messages sent for hun last Sunday the doctor replied : I was not in the city, having gone to Iili- nois to attend the funeral of my cousin, I rowrned Monday worning and I wont out Monday or Tuesday afternoon. If the chiid died Tiesday I went out Monday, for I saw it two or_three times before it died. I went out Monday afternoon and evening and saw it twice, anyway. When I got out thero Tuesduy aftornoon it bad just died. I noti- fled the couuty agent, and I supybse ho sent down an undertaker, as I rocoived tho burial certificate as commissioner of heaith.” “Wuo should have gone whon you away " “The county physician and it had no claims whatever on me, but the woman seemod so motherly and’ the caso scomed so diserving 1 attended o it be- cause [ feared that othorwise it would not re- ceive propoer care. The family had lived bere for some time,and it was & cuse for the county without & doubt. I took care of 1t, but I will not look after auother one. 1 ouly 'get abuse for it, and ITam done. Tho county physician can [ook after bis own cases horeafter. That Mistit Cotiin, A visit was made to Taggart's undertaking establishment to soe what new facts could bo gleaned regarding the treatment aceorde the remains. The proprietor was absent but the young man who looks after the busi ness in bis absenco kuew a littlo about tne case. “There is something were It was his case WEOug about that DAIL ho exclaimed & 1001 as the subject ched. *“The corpse was put in - ar other box before it was huried, and there wus plenty of room." ¢ “How about the box: it was brought up inr —r “Woll, it was too SMAll, of course, but the head and feet dida't hang out, The head was doubled down i little on tne chest, and the cover could have been put on if it had been necessary, but we don't screw down the covers when we a%e going to put the body in_another . We thought at first that it was a baby, and the first caskot sent down was too small. This one probably would have been all right 148" hadn't beon for tho vadding at the ends. L guess they are voing 1o dig up the budy, ana then it will be seen that the box is big enough.’ e time afterward Mr. Taggart was seon and he expiained his course as follows : “It was a county caso and we are only allowed £3 for handling them, When | master Mahoney notified me of the caso [ understood that it was an infant, and wont prepared accordingly. When I saw the child 1 found that I would have to make aunother trip and went back in the morning. The cofin was a little short, perhaps three | inches or 8o, but tho heaa laid down all right and only the feet stuck up a little. By bend- ing tho koees the toes only were up about one inch and a balf. Tdidn’t want to make another trip for a & case. I laid the cover on and carried it out to the wagon and then slippoa_the cover off to one side and left the cloth over the top. It went to our rooms that way and then [ made u box to take its place. Tho one it camo up in besides being too smail, cost too much for a nty case, I ma box of good boards and 1t was just as strong and well made as any cofiin. I put excelsior i it and spread muslin_ over it and then laid in the body and folded tho muslin over it. The liniug was nottacked in aud the ox was not painted, but it was the same as any county case. The mother felt worse than any woman 1 ever saw, and didn’t want to lot the child go, but she seemed satistied with the cofin. 1t is all poppy cock to say that the head and feet hung over the box. 1 have too much heart to do anything like that, and I will do as much for the poor as anybody." Where Will it End. Noone seems willing to assume the re- sponsibility for anytuing that occurred. Dr. Gupen says that the diseaso was diphtheria and contaglous and Undertaker Taggart says he took the corpse through the streets in an open coftin, covered only with a cloth. In addition to this the city physician says that nhe did more in this case than he will do in the next, and tho undertaker says that he did all that the county will pay for doing and followed his instructious. The question that naturally suggests itself under the circum- stances is ‘“*How much worse will the next case be!” . NOTES FROM HASTINGS. Several Prominent Citizens Arrested in Connection With a Girl's Death. HastiNas, Neb., Aug. 6, —[Special to Tug Ber.|—The verdictof the coroner's jury that viewed the body of Minne Kling at Har- vard was rendered on Saturday last. but not made public until Wednesday. Pursuant to the verdict Sheriff Ed Davis of Clay county arvested Dr. Butler of Harvard, Mrs. A. H Webber and Dr. W, K. Chapmau of Hast- ings. Their preliminary examination is now being held at Harvard. Prof. Charles E. Béssey of Lincoln, was in the city yosterday attending tne Horticul- tural society meeting.; Tho teachers institute, now being held in this city, bas a larger atleudance than any previous. About one hundre and fifty are in attendance. Profs. Bettys, Wagner, Monlux, Andrews and Schoondver are the instructors. Visitors are numerous and a general fecling of enthusiasm provails. Rev. W. . Ringland, president of Hast- ings college, is in Omaha on business con- nected with the colleze. Hon. A. K. Goudy of Lincoln, superintend- eat of public instruction, is in the city on an educational mission, ¢ W. S. Scott, a Hastings pednstrian, has challenged any contral Nebraska man to a fifteen-nour walking match. The rear of the Alexauder block, on tha corner of Lincoln avenue and Sccond street, 1s being torn down. A large addition will be added, which will be used by C. R. Bames, making a targe, ell shaped atoreroom. Mrs. Berdine and daughter of Illinois, and son Neil Berdine of Denver are in the city. ‘'he Lincoln giants and some of their friends are auartered at the Metropolitan, The mysterious man who was stabbed the other day by a Russian was named Irank Anderson. The trouble arose over swing- ing a.couple of girls at Cole's park on Sunday evening. On the way back tothe city a fight, and_the Russian used his knife with telling eftect. Auderson came to the city and the wound was sewed up by Dr. Schaufelberger. Roy Stoneand George Lynn, jr., were boating in Heartwell lake the other evening when tho boat capsized. Fortunately both lads were good swimmors, and they easily escaped. ——— ‘Western Pensions. ‘Wasnixaroy, Aue. 6.—|Special Talegram o Tue Bee.|—The following list of pensions granted is reported by Tue Bee and Examiner and Bureau of Claims: Nebraska: Oneinal—Henry L. Strong, Dockery Mathew, A. Wilson, Frank A. Wood, Henry J. Dupes, Augustus Haag, James McCoughan, Hugh Gilna, Kmanuel Faust, Jacob Wandling, Joseph Ksheaff, Warren Forsaith, George W. Hatcher, Or- lando S, Moore, John W. Kingston, Jesse Lehman, Nelson McCune, Reaben Bridwell, Oliver P. Rogers, Zelotes Avery, Lincus C. Douglas, Jucob H. Wright. Original widows —Arethusa P, Strong, minors of Preston M. Rico. Towa: Original—John W. Pearson, John W. Rhoades, Orlando J. Clark, Robert MecCrea, George W. Haines, Rinaldo B. Two- good, James A. Ward, Josoph Vaunderman, Jacob | Thomus S. Ross, Thomas C. Wayman, co J. Barritt, John Hoon, Perry T. Tracy, John Asquith’ (aayy,, iob- ert Denny, George W. Casper. War 1 White, Alfred Stavks, K C. Atwood, Benjumin Wilkins, Larwin S. Boyce, George M. Johnson, James By Carr, Frederick Hal cocit, Benedict J. Ashley, Amos Hutf, Jonn Q. Beadle, William C. Shepherd, William B. Parker, Frederick A, Browa, Additional— %, Snyder. Original widows—Nancy Trease, mother; William Waggoner, father, o e Claimants and Attorneys. 1uis important that claimants under the Indian depredations law sbould understand that all coutracts made by them with attor- noys were cancelled and annulled by that act. Section 9 of the law explicitiy says that “all contracts heretotore made for feo and allowances to claimants' attorneys are hereby aeclared void,” and the secretury of the treasury in_ issuilig warrants for judg- ments 18 required to make thom pavablo only to claimants, their lawful : rs or vther representatives specified in the aet, “except $0 much thercof as ahall be allowea the claimants’ attorneys by tho court for prose cuting said claim, whieh may bo paid diroct to such attorneys,” und the amount of the allowance which shall be made is spocifiad The claim agents and attorneys are making afivht on the law upon the ground that con- Bress hs no power to anuul privato con- tracts, ana uold that contracts involving a contingent fee are irrgyocable. Claimants who are thus informed should pay no atten tion to it, Their obviously wise ana prope course is to bo guided by the provisions of the law, which are 4o plain and explicit hat no one can OfE, @3 to tho mean- wg, and to pay uo regard to op inions or represoutations of men whose interest it is to dcfeat the intent of the law. The evident ll\lrpnsu of ongress in de claring controcts with attorneys void was to protect claimants, oven if and it be granted that thero 1s @ quostion s to the power of congress to do this, uutil that question 13 judiciully determined claimants will make v mistake not to take the advantage which the law allows them, aud by failure to do so sub- ject s themselves to the exactions of the groedy olaim ugents and attornoys. But it is highly provablo that the power of con- gress in this mattor will never be tested in the courts, since it is hardly to be supposed that the many able lawyers in congress would have allowed s0 important a feature of the Indian depredations act to comain in it if thore was o reasonable doubt regarding the right of congress to 50 legislate, The thing to be understood under the above act is that o with attorneys for fees ana_allowance were rendered void by the uct, and that they are at liberty to place their claims in other hands and 1o refuso in all respects W be bound by such coutracts. by claimants \fracts made | ANOTHER GLUCOSE TRUST, Gigantio Monopoly Recently Destroyed Will Be Reorganised. INCORPORATED UNDER ENGLISH LAW. Concern to Be Conducted on the Same Line of Business as Other In- dustries Controlled by Forelgn Capital. Onicaan Buneav or Tre Bre, } Cricaco, Aug. 6. ‘The'FMmes this morning says: “After ox- tonsive negotiations, covering a period of throe months, the glucose manufacturers of the country have completed the details of the re-formation of the gigantic monopoly that fell to piccos of its own weight and from the effects of auti-trast legislation a fow years ago. A pool has now been formed with a capitalization of 815,000,000, Thore seems to bo every indication that tho trust will bo in- corporated under the English law in London, and that the business of its concern will be conducted on the same line as is the business of the groat English syndicates, which have have mvested su heavily in American indus tries of late years. The plans under which the new trust is formed are such that com- plications of the kind that brought about tho dissolution of the former pool, will not exist. s OF LEPROSY, The physicians at the county hospital here vo como to tho conclusion that Martin Gaelie, an inmate of tho institution, is affhict- od with lopeosy. Dr. M A's diagnosis to that effoct s contivmed by Drs. Zissler and Hyde, and their decision leaves no doubt as to the nature of the disease. The patient will continue to be treated as an inmate of the hospital. EX-GOV. HUNT SERIOUSLY [Ll. A. C. Hunt of Texas, ex-governor of Colo- rado, is dangerously ill av the Shermun house where bo has been a guest, sinco last Saturday. He is suffering from hemorrhage of the brain, united with™ par paralysis, His family at Pueblo, Colo., has been tele- graphea to come to Chicago at once, The diroctors of tho Pan-American trans- portation company will continue in session some days hore. Instead of twenty steel steamers being immediately constructed by the company, it appears now 1t is intended to use a portion of the £,000,000 which the treasurer claims is almost paid in, in the purchase of second-hand vessels ~of the cond grade. It will afterward bo doter- mined whether the company will construct any of tho first grade, It has been ti- mated that if successful in obtaining it the subsidy will about pay all tho running ex- penses of the company’s lines. ANTI-TRUST ORGANIZATION. A secret conferenco of the representatives of such linseed oil mills as are not included in the trust known as the National linseed oil company is in session hero. Tho purposo is to take steps toward establishing an anti- trust organization. GARDEN CITY GOSSIP. ho first month of tho life of Falk Kam, the first maie Chinese baby born in Chicago, was olaborately celebrated by the celestials hero yesterday, The Oddfeliows have organized a fraterni- ty Temple association of Chicago, with a cap- italof $3,000,000 and will build a temple twenty-four stories high. A secret sorvice officer hore has discovered that some genius, by taking portions of twen- ty doliar bills, is able to make a new one and have one left over which he has redcemed at the treasury department which redeems a bill if three-fifths are presented. Dr. K. W. Case has been arrested for mak- ing counterfeit opium which ho_tried with poor success to sell to Chinamen here and in San Francisco. A twelve-foot boa constrictor escaped from a circus at Dixon and is creating consterna- tion among the rural population i that vic- inity. Very successful exhibition and gelbite has been made here, noise and smoke, they are one and & half times more powerful than dvnamite and as safo to handle as common pig iron. OVERNOR HUNT DYING. Ex-Governor A. C. Hunt of Colorado, who has for some time been ill at the Sherman house is unconscions today and physicians give little hope of his recovery. The gentle- nau is suffering from a paralytic stroke and hemorrnage of the brain. WESTERN PEOPLE I CHICAGO, "l‘hu following western people are mn the city: At the Auditorium—Mr. and Mrs. W. D, Douglus, Cedar Rapids, [u.: Mrs. Marlowe, Miss Maclowe, Mrs. Bailey, Helena, Mont.; A. M. Arvies, Fremont. At the Richelieu—Mrs. B. Omaha. At the Palmer—C. L. Wright, Omaha; F. A. Thompson, Livingstone, Mont. At the Tremont —Frank 'J, King, Omaha; H. B. Fuller, Cedar Rnias, Ia. Judge G.'C. Moody of Deadwood and Arthur 8. Porter. general manager of the vew Omaha bridge company, are at tho Grand Pacific. George (. Ames of Omaha is in the city on his way east for a threo months' vacation, He expects to visit Montreal, Quebee and the country around Lake Chauplain. Case of emmensite With less Herman, F A, ——— MURDERED HIS BEN CTRES Serious Charge Pending Against Recently Discharged Convict. LouisvitLe, Ky., Aug. 6.—Rsbort 12, Mur- who was released two days ago from the Jefferson, Ind., penitentiary has been ar- rosted on a technical charge, but is really hetd pending further investigation into a charge that he is a murderer, ‘I'he story of the crime is a most unusual one. A fow yoars ago the train ou which Mur- ray was a brakeman was wrecked near Terre Haute. Murray was injured, and with many others was taken to the hospital of the Sisters of Mercy. The sister who attended to the brakeman’s wants was young, good looking and kind and Murray fell in love with her. When he recovered sufticiently to be able to leave tho hospital he told ner of his affection and then tried to induce hor to fieo with him. The good woman, shocked, yet svmpath told her strange lover sho ‘would nov o harbor a thought of doing such a thing Murray left the place in great auger. sister told her superior of the man’s infatu- ation and threats and was sent to mporia, Knn. Shortly after her arrival at Emporia a man called one evening and askod to sco her. ‘fhe poor woman had no sooner appeared at the door than she was dealt a fearful blow on the head. The sister died after making a statement that she had been struck by her former patient, Murray. Murray denies that he was either infat. uated with the sister or that he wmurdered her, a EA R ETHICS OF SUICIDE, Some Peculiar Remarks Made by ot Felix Adler. Bostox, Mass.,, Aug. 6,—"The Ethics of Suiclde” was Prof. Felix Adler's topie beforo the school of ethics at Plymouth. Somo of the remarks which tention. After he made will attract at- wavshalliag the arguments against sell-slaughtor and declaring that *“Ihou shalt not suicide” should bo taugut equally with *“Thou shalt not kill,”" the pro- fessor said that he did not wish to be under- stood as asserting that the taking of one's own life is under no circumstances permissi- ble. Whon bonor in the moral senso was at stake, there was no other exit open. In cor tain other cases suieide might also be perimis sible. Why should not the chronic invalid be unbound and permitted to depart in peace! Let an ofticial body, desizuated by the state consisting, say,of three judges of the court and of th eminent physicians, be summoned in every case to the bedside of the sufferer, and if this council bé unanimously of the opinion that there is no ressonable bope of recovery, the patient should bo allowed to receive tho cup of relief at tho bund of his attending puysician, The Howe scale took lirst premiem at Pnila delphia, Paris, Sydney and other exhibitions, Borden & Selleck Co., Agts., Chicago, upreme GAINS MANY POINTS, | The Infantry Rifle Practice Exceods that of Any Previous Year The rifle competition of tho department of *latte was brought to a closo yestorday under most auspicious circumstances, The exer- cises included skirmish firing both during the morning and aftornoon. The sun was warm but the wind was strong and, in the after- noon, assumed the shape known to the marks- man ns fishtail wind. It came from both sidos of the rango and Dblow s the soldiers style “from soven to five o'clock” and'in such a wind they elaim that “no man can shoot.”” Notwithstanding ex collent scores were made aud tho record is a grand one for the department of the Platte, As has already boen meationed in Tie Brr the shooting at_the departmental com- petition held at Bellevuo & year ago the scores exceeded thoso previously made in any compotition in this departient. The scores of this year in as signal a manuer ox- cood those madu last year. Tn 1800 the highest score made at Bellevue in four days’ shooting was 50, and was made Sargeant Saladin now of FFort MeKinney. his year Private Duvidson of the Sixteenth has knocked out that record, making a total ¢ thivty more than was over tho suwmo circumstances on tho rau to Davidson has boen given the et of un sling,” beeause of the peculiar manner in which 'ho adjusts his weapon when firine. Ho is a devotee to the art and it is claimed that he has not ye reached the limit of bis skiil. He has boon inthe army five vears and threo months, baving entisted at Nushville, Tenn. He discharged at Fort Washakio a short ti since and re-onlisted. In 1889 he was an alternato or twelfth o in the departmental | team and in 1500 he elimbed up to the ninth position. There are hopes entertained | that Davidson will do remarkable work in the competion at Chicaro and surprise even his friends as he did in this caso: becauso, while it was appavent that he was to secur # position at the head of the teams, nobody that he was to beat the department sord by 30 points, Another feature of this competition is tho act that the lowest man this yearis 10 points ahead of the lowest competitor a year ago. Theso are remarkablo facts when it 1s taken into consideration that for at loast two days during the competition the weather has been unfavorable for shooting. A still more remarkable feature is tho fact that thero has been a gain of 153 points over the grand total for last year, the aggregate for 1501 being 5,385 und that for 150) 5,233, ‘T'he Sixteenth infantry secured threo men in the department team, whilo the Sevon- teenth got four, the Seventh two and tho Second one. ‘I'his team, however, will not take part in the army compe- tition at Ckicago, but the four mei who have made the best scores, namely, Mossrs, David- son, Draney, Mayer and Hill will go, ‘accom- pauiod by Corporal Holen of tne Seventh. who knocked out Onrenborg of the Second for fifth placo. As below appears tho dis- tinguished marksmen who compete at Chi- cago are Sergeant. Davis of the Sixteenth and Corporal Lloyd of the Second. These will shoot, with ciznt others from the several departments of the army, for prizes, the competitors constituting the army team of distinguished marksmen, each man having previously won at least three medals in_army competitions. Tho rosult of the shooting, so far as the teams are concerned, is apponded, the first table showing tho team of tho department: THE KCOIE 30910, NAME. rul Drancy nt W. Muyer ate NI G rporal Ohrenh g First Lientenant Chy QUOTA FC | Private Davidso Corporal ol Q s T Davin, Corporal Lioyd, ( Colonel M. V. Sheridan p als to the winners, — Stanton's Corps of Teachers. Sraxton, Nev.,, Aug. 6.—|Special to Tue Bei he school board last night com- ploted clecting the corps of teachers for the city schools for the ensuing year. They are as follows: Prof. W. M. Paze of Penusyl- vania, principai; Miss F. Bello Sworaingen of Froment, grammar department; Miss Eva MecFarland of this city for the intermediate departmon! Miss Anna R. Tucker of this city for sccond primary departmont, and Mrs. Sarah C. Crane of Illinois for first pri- mary department. _———— Gosper County Teachers, ELwoon, Neb., Aug 6.—[Spocial to Tue Ber.!—The Gosper county teachers insti- tute in session here is well attended. Prof, E. 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B ce Thirtieth yrest Lawn, Josie, MORIARTY youngest child of T rinrty, Wednesday o 1 6 years 7 months, wothy and Muggie Mo- oning, August b, 1801, residence. 12 rvices at family at 11 cago street, Funeral Sidence Friday, August 7. out 2 ¢ Interment Holy Sépulehre cometery, MeKENNA oK enn sIx yoars and ten sonof Jolin MeKeniia, of Swift & Co., died at 2 o'el Wodnosday morning at’ the convent, Fourtesnth anil Custollur streets, Omihi, and will be buried trom the convent Thursilny forenoon at 10 o'clock In St. Mary's conetery. LATER~Eddio Slute il sixteon months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Slater, Thirtieth nd s, died atb o'closk Tiesday 6ve- ng and will' b burioed at 2 o'clock Thurs- ay afternoon in Laurel T comeor URBIGKITE-Anni Urblgikite, months, diwehter of Mroand Mrs. Chu Urhigkite, Twentioth streot, Brown park, died yesterday afternoon und wis buried at 2 o'elock this afternoon. Hall, ek at_famil ke soven HALL—Howard Ellis son of Charles B. aged 8 months, 22 days. 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