Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1891, Page 1

" | F Weman Crazed by Grief Springs in Front of —~pseven childrer s THE OmMAHA DAILy BEE. -FIRS AWFUL SUICIDE AT MCOOK, | o Train, BEYOND MANGLED RECOGNITION, Af a Vamber of Desperate Efforts to Take Her Own Life Mrs, Mary Hill is Suc cesstul, McCook, Neb, Aug. 13.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg. | —) Mary Hill com mitted le here this morning by lying down on the railroad track at the west yard lmits aud permitting the train to run over ter body, She was mangled almost beyond recognition, About a year ago she lost two children by dipthicrin, and the next day her husband, James Hill,was taken with typhoid fover and died. This so preyed upon her that sho be- came despondont and about ten days ago stie 100k her youngest child, who is not quite a year old, and started for Cedar Bluffs, Kan, While en route she attempted to commit sui- cide by throwing horself in front of the B. & M. teain, but the engincer stopped his engine just in time to save her. She then wont bome and took poison but a physicia n was 1 and brought hor out all right. Yesterday morning sho left her home, which is about ten miles south of McCook, and slipped nway without ner childron sceing her and walked ‘to McCook where sho was scen_about 10 p. m. last evening. Her oldest girl followed her to town and soon a scurch wus made for bier, but she had disappearcd and this morning the section hands found the bocy, bady mangled, by the west yard limits of the city. The grass and weeds wero trampled down showing that she had staid there all night, and when No. 2 cume in at 4:5 this morning hud deliverately id down on the track. She had evidently planued evorything with fernble exuctuess, <o that this time she would succeed, as the place is at a big curve where it wonld be impossiblo for the engincer to stop his train after secing her. It wus cloudy and raining o nttle, wlich only aidea” the desperate woman in her purpose. She was in good circumstances, having o ood furm and ubout fifty head of horses and cattle, and 4 good crop this yoar. She leaves the oldest ‘only sixteen and thie youngest a baby not yet a year old. Nebraska's Sugar Beet Interests. Nowrok, Neb., Aug. 13.—[Special Tele- Bee.|—Hon, James G. Hamil- ton, the general secretary of the Norfolk Sugar Beot company, -is loud in his praise of ‘L Bx for the interest it has taken in the infant, but which is so soon to become one of tho principal industrios of Nebraska. M. Tamiiton says the culturo of sugar beots, to the farmers of the stato, is ut present’ an experiment, but it means niore to the farmers of Nebraska than the most visionary appre- hended. Mr. Hamilton has just reccived a beet harvester from New York woich he will test tomorrow. Next Tuesday will be the formal opening for visi The machinery will not be put in motion until about September 1, but_Mr. Hamilton took this date in order to give yisitors his entire atteution. He will have a band from Omahu for the day, the Iilkhorn railroad furnishing free transportation for the same. Aftor showing visitors through tho fuctory they will beinvited iuto one of the lavge room's of the factory where they will bo ullowed to trip the light fantustic to their hearts content. Mr. Hamilton gives a general: in- vitation to the people of Omata and through- out the state to come to Norfolk aud sce tho largest beet sugar refinery n the world aud bave u goneral good tiue, Skillful Young Thief. TALMAGE, Neb., Aug. 13.—[Special tele- gram to Tue Bre.j—A youug man of small stutuo, and shabbily dressed came into.the city this moruing and under the pretense of being deaf aud dumb, began soliciting aid. loved by a sense of pity those solicited donated somewhat liberally, After workiug tho town for all it was worth ho started east into the country, stopping at every farm Louse, At Josiah Ritter’s he met with more than usual success, Mrs, Ritter left him in the sitting room for a moment to secure some- thing to give hun, When she was out of his presence hie was suddenly seized with a de- Fire 10 possess a valuuble wateh that lay on a tubie near by, and, in fuct, snything clse he could lay bis' hands on. 'In & fow hours the things were missed and the Ritter brothers started in pursuit, overtaking bim near Paul, returniug with him to this place, While pussing through a corn field in tho Nemaba ‘bottoms he made a_desperato but unsuccessful effort to gain his liberty by Jumping from the wagon and running into the corn. When brought into Justice Watham's court it was found that ho was not deaf. Ho gave his name as Charles Dodge. iton News Sold, Neb, Aug. 12.—[8 Tug Bee)—Ira A, Nichols has s Croighton News to Rov. J. P. Preston, a country preacher living on a farm and a member of the alliance, Preston makes the fourth owner whicl this newspaver has had during the past twelvemonth. Heretofore the polioy of the paper has veen alliance with o strong democratic leaning. Mr, Pr ton being w local prencherand temperanco Jecturer, it is believed that this policy will be abandoned o far as the democratic” part is concerned, Preston is a prominent candidate beforo tho approaching independent county c tion, which will bo held here next Saturday, for county suporintendent of schools, und it is presuined that the purchase was mado in the interest of his candidacy particulurly us well s the intarest of the ailiunce gencrally. al ~_ Taken Out of the Chur Furvovr, Neb., Ang. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tik Bek]—A new turn has been taken in the case of Kev. Chamberlain ngainst A. L. and W. H. Atwood. The Pern- sylvania dominie recontly secured n church trial in tho Methodist chuveh here in which | ho was plaintiff and the Atwoods defendants, wherein Chamberiain claimed e had been befrauded out of about §0,000 in Salt Lake and Seattie real estate and wining deals by Atwoods, After i protracted trial of the case behind d doors the church jury rendered u vor- dict against Chumberlai, who hus just filed a petition for suit in the district court, elaim- log §24.000 from tho Atwoods, The wffair will now be publicly uived. Bed Willow's Great Crop McCoork, B pecial Tele- gram to Tuk Bk ] —Threshing is now well under way und the yield is greater than any one bas expected. John Riel is ahend as far As reported, his winter wheat averaging him forty-two bushels to the acre and his ryo twenty-nine, Michael Weick threshed 1 bushels of sprine wheat off of ten ucre There is uo doubt but that tho grain that will be rajsed in RRed Willow county this year would pay every dollar of indebtoducss owing by the people of this county and have o well and is now out from everythiug but hail, and this county hus escaped that so fur this year. Didn't Patronize the ¥ vrroN, Neb., Aug. 18.—[Special Telegram 1 Bee, |—Mr. . E. Hargrave, agent foe Dun commercial agency, closed the Sut- ton Racket store of Hayes & Silver last eve ning. The claiws are mostly held by outside parties and foot up nearly $13,000. The Nisels aro much less than™ that. The flrull YEAR. flew high for a long time, selling everything imnginable from a tin toy to o thresning ma. chine. The firm did not believe in patroniz- iug the printers and consequently met the fate of non-advertisers, The firm was com- posed of an ex-preacher and au ex saloon keoper. Alliance Members Dissatisfied. Brokex Bow, Lelegram to Tue Aug. 18.—|Special The independent eb., Bie.| county convention was held here yeste and was the largest convention ever held in the county. There were present 157 cele- gates, [ivery one of the twenty-four pre- cinets fn tho county were represented, ox- copt Hayes. Hon, H Lomax was made tol porary chairman and James Osborn secre tury.” While the convention was waiting for the committee to report speeches wero made by S. A. Holcomb, Q. M. Kem, Shrader of Logun county and Jaimes Stockham. After the report of the committee, James Stockham was_elected permanent, chairman aud James Osborne secrotary, Twenty-six delegates were elected tothe'sate convention and twenty-seven delegates were clected to the judicial convention. Th ion are solid S. A, Holeomb s for the Twelfth judicial district. H. J.” Shinn was nominated by acclamation for county judgo, D. . Weimer was nominuted by a o for county treasurer, S. M. Dorris for clerk of the district court, and.J. G. Painter for county clerk. The convention then took a recess until 8 o'clock. About 9:30 the couvention proceeded to the nomination of a shoriff, which resulted in the | nomination of C. P, Hoiliday; Prof. F. H. Hiatt for superintendent of schools; D. W, Lanter, register of decds; S. M. Hiukle, surveyor; k. P. Campbell, county attorney, and 1. B, Fielding, coroner. Each candidato was requested to come forward and stand unon the platform adopted at the conference and to pledgo himself to give all his patron- age to tho independent newspapers. The best of harmony did not exist at all stages of the p ings and thore is considerable aissatisfaction with the result, The conven- last ticn was in session until about 1 o’clock night. mpmeeting Opened at Bennett. Nerr, Neb, Aug. 13.—|Special Tele- m to Tie Bee.]—Today was witnessed the opening of the stato holiness campmeet- ing for this year. Ior the past twenty-four hours people have been flocking in from all dircetions, by train and wagous, until the grounds present a lively appearance. A now frame tabernacle eighty feet square is just comwpleted and will be_formally dedicated next Monday by Bishop Mallalicu. “The first regular mecting was teld _tonight by Rev. G. 1. Detwiler. Good music, solos, duets und cnorus singing was rendered under the leadershiv of cxperienced —singers from abroad. The sermon by Kev. Dotwiier to- night was foreible and convincing and was attentively received. He will bo an influential factor in the conversions that being looked for during the next ten days. Families are gotting settled down tonight and by tomorrow the handsome wooded grounds ~will present a homelike and comfortable uppearance. The programme for Friday forenoon 1s: Prayer meeting, 6 a. m,, led by Rey. Gill of Green- wood; 8:30, bible meeting, Rev. Detwiller; sermon, 10:30 a. m., by Rev. Detwiller. There are about three huadred people on the rounds tonight, This numbee will be ippled tomorrow. Inter-tate Renion. Rev Crovn, Neb., Auz. 13.—[Special to Tur Brr|—The executive committee of the interstate reunion, which will be held in this city September 13, 16, 17 and 18, are making all necessary arrangements to accommodate the Jurge crowds of poople that will surely ve liere on those dates. Tho grounds, which iay within thres blocks of the heart of the city huve been surveyed and staked out, and im, provements in the w of *water- works and electric hglits have al- ready been commenced. A man appointe- for the purpose, has just returned from Kan- sus City, where he has made arrangements tor 1,500 teuts, and one large pavillion, 100x feet., enator Paddock has written the commit- tco that he is making a big effort to secure for the reunion the United States reguiar battery from Fort Leavenworth, This will be a big cavd, and everybody hopes that he will be suceessful in his.undertaking, One of the most iuteresting features of the reunion will be the shooung tournament be- tween the Kuansus und Nebraska National puavds, he B. & M. have anoounced that they will sell round trip tickets from all points within 150 miles of Red Cloud at a rate of one fare, Hay, straw und wood have al- ready been contracted for, and eversthing will be well provided for in thatlive. Of courso sham battles and other things of that nuture will be looked after in the necar fu- ture, orfolk. Nowrork, Neb., Aug. 13.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre. |—Today was awarded to the Edison electrie company the contract for vuilding the Norfoik clectric railway, run- uing from this city to the sugar factory. "This line has been the bone of contention of four difforent companics for several months. Bach realizing the magnitude of the enter- prise, was very desirous of building the line. The line is to bo one of tho finest equipped 1n the west and will be a monument to the Kdi- son people and a joy forover to Norfolk. The line will bo iu ruiiing order September 10, Nerfolk boasts of beiug the fourth city in the state with an electric’ rallway and feels sure that ere many months roll by she will bo the fourth city in population, Kearney Teachers Organizinz. Keanxgy, Neb., Aug. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—The two weeks' session of the teachers’ normal institute closed this evening. The attendance averaged above one hundred and the best results were ob- tained of any previous session. A teachers' assceiation was organized with the object view of holding several meetings during the ing seuool year to diseuss school economy it actually exists among the employed chers, An exceutive committeo was p- wme for the first e Superiutendent McDonald was tho recipient of a° beautitul casy chuir from the members of the institute, s o poiuted to prepure o prog tin Price ofan Bye, Fueyost, Nev,, Anz. 13.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tu Bee,]—T. 1. Mettlen, a minor, today begun suit througn his father, W, P, Mettien, for £,000 damages against Mark Murtison. Tho cause of action Is based on injuries sustained by the piantiff August | 1800, when it is claimed the defendaut w fully, carelessly and neglizently discharg @ shot guu at the laintif, loss of an eye to the latter. Did Not Talk Po TavLe Rock, Neb,, “Aug. Tuk Bee | dressed by Licutenant Governor Majors in Hoon's grove at this place yesterday. The address was vory fine, but did not enter into litical questions, The Kirkhum and Long Branch bands gaye excellont music, and the duy was given up to social iutercourse by the five or six bundred present. ed resulting in the tics. |Special 13, A large farmers' piemie was ad- to Ample Provisions Assur Beatiice, Neb, A1g, 18.—[Special Tole- gram to Tuk Bee, |—In response to numerous letters of inquiry, the local -committee of ar- rangements for tha Knights of Pythias en- campument to couvene hore Moaday, wish to stato thit ample provision is wade 10 foed all Who may come at the eacampment grounds. Beatrice Citizen Deid. Beariice, Nob, Aug. 18.—[Special Tel grum to Tur Bee.)—Charles F. Hamaker, o well known ana popular livery mav, died at his howe in this city this morning after an illuess of several weeks of Brights discase, Pharmacy Board's Work. Keanxky, Neb., Aug. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.|—The board of examus ers of the Nebraska stato board of pharmacy [CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE | MAHA. FRIDAY MORNING O ) d a paper by Mr. Hurlbut of New York on the pretended discovery of the true source | of the Mississippi river by Gapt. Glacier, Mr. Harlbut's paper dealt in great dotail | with the bistory of Mississippi exploratigns MANIPUR PRINCES EXECUTED. Waged War' Arainst Their Quen and | and l-'mulq Nicolette's discoverios, 'The i B paper concludes with the statement that the Suffered the Penalty, American geographical soclety desiro 1o s1ib- mit to the congress this history of w pro- tended exploration by & man whoso own writings showed that he had never seen the liead waters of the Mississippi, Tho delo- gates listencd to the ceading of the paper with marked attentton asd appointed u com- HANGED LIKE ORDINARY MURDERERS. Neither Their High Positions Nor mittee consisting of Maj, Post, the official Their Appeals for Clemency Saved | representing America: SirGeorze Bowoen of The i i England: Napoteon Noy of #'rance: M. Clap- lem from Thelr Just arade of Switzerland, and Mr. Hossowir- Punishment. tegree of New York, to consider the subject. The committee on universal moridian ! recommend that Switzerland invite the SI1MLA, Aug. 13.—Another illustration of "":"'":fl““fl world to a confercace on the iy bt P HTUR 0 Bt TG | S bjen the awift punishment which Bngland fnfliets | *SpE00 00 4 esolution tn favor upon those who violate her rights or infringo | of the compilation of an international pro- upon her dignity in India, was given today Maniour, when two of the leaders of tho massacre of British oficials in March last met their death at tho gates of the capital. The two men who were executed were mem- bers of the reigning family of Mampur, but neither their high position nor the appeals for clemency that had been made for them could save them from the vengeance of the law. Both had appealed from the sentence of death that had beon imposed upon them by the military court of inquiry before which they were tried, but the vicoroy of India, the marquis of Lansdowa, had decided that the interests of Great Britain demanded that those men who had waged war against the queen and abetted murder should die. They were soldiers, but did not die a soldier’s death, ‘They were taken from their prison to the gallows and hanged like ordinary muvderers, The priacipal victims of today’s tragedy was the senaputty, or commander-in-chiof of the Manipur army. He was a younger brother of { nouncing dictionary: by a large clared that the English prime meridian ought to be universally adopted, and that England ought to adopt the metric system. The com- mittee to which tho matter was referred has decided that Captain Glazier's pretension, that he discovered the true source of the Mis- sissippi s unfoanded and tuat the honor of the discovery belong to Henry Schoolcraft, Lieutenant Allen and Jean Nicollet The Ttahan dele anted congress to be held in Genoa in 1802, simu!l- tancously with the Christooher Columbus fotes butas it would be irregular to hold congresses in two consecutive years the question was loft open. ority de- the next ACTORS CLAIM D, London People Institute Suit Against the New York Sun. (Copyright 159t by Jamss Loxpox, Aug. 13.-[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnr Bem|—The actor Lee, who recently relinquished the control of the Avenue, and who is now practically stranded in London, proposes to sue the New rdon Bennert.\ the rajah of Mdnipur, and some years ago | York Sun for criminal libel for seying that he drove the rajah into exilo and placed an- | be robbed ana beat his wife. Leo has had other brother on the throne, who governed | the following afidavit prepared, which he gives to the Horal “We, Henry Lee and Theresa Beatrie of Avonlale munsions, Dover st ailly, in the county of London, both sev Manipur under the titin of jabraj or rezeat. It was the senaputty who mstigated the mas- sucre of Chief Commissioner Quinton. Polit- Beld in Manipur. Tho other victim was | Stttements published n & London lettor m the Tongal general who violated the flag of | the New York Sunon the 26th of July lust ure truce under which the Englishmen wero de- | untrue. coyed from the residency at Manipur which | L I, Therosa Beatrice Lea. for my part, sol- they had so gallantly defended against over- | emniy declare on oath that my husband, whelming odds wheil attacked by the Man- ipuri and who gave the orderto the native executioner to strike the hands and feet of the British prisoners. Henry Lee, did not take from me and dispose of for his own purposes the neckluco i tloned I the said letter, and did not tuke from me any jowelry without my knowledge An _immenso crowd of mnatives wit- | op consent, and did not raise upon any of my nessed the executiops, There Was N0 | joyelry the sum of 8L100; that ho sign or any disturbance among the Sl LA g Rt meltrnalivennd spectators. This_ was undoubtedly "due to | HOYT de 'f‘."’“1“".';.‘"“"1"“ g the fact that large detachments of troops, | 3id notleave me destitute. am not hving both British and native, wero present and | APArt from my husband, and 1 did not au- had any dis occurred they were pre- | thorize any person tomake such statements as appeared fn the Sun of July 26, 2. I, Henry Lee, for my part, solemnly de- clure on onth that I have read the decluration of my wife aud concur with 1t In every partie- ular. and that the statements made In the New York Sun are false in every particular, 1am not a fugitive from Justice, my address in London was well known to Mr. Sagg, pro- prictor of my hotel at Eust Wolsey, and the ibelous publication which appexred agninst me in New York | been a concoction of my. encinies which they have not dared to publish in any London papers. Ponding logal procerdiinzs ageinst the author and publishers of the statements:in question. my wife and mys.if addross this declaration to the American pubile in vindi- atfon of my churacter. 4. We make this declaration solemnly and consclentiously, the same boing true and by virtue of the provisions of the statutory de- clarations of the act of 18%. o LENRY LEE. THERESA B. LEB. T UKASE, pared to quell it in very short order. be regent of Manipur and the Prince Angon Senia whose sentences of deathi were commuted by the viceroy to transportation for life und the forfeiture of their property, will shortly be taken from the country, 1t has not yet boen publicly announced to which of the Britisn possessions they will be trans- ported, RUS, sh Instances o Kussia's Intolerant Hatred of the Jews. Loxpoy, Aug. 18.—~Tho work entitled *‘fn Darkest Russia” has met with a very good sale and today the second edition was issuod. The book is devoted 10 an expose of the wrongs from which the Jewws in Russia suffer and the edition of today gives long lists of frosh persceutions to which Hebrews in that country have been subjected, A vast mass of statistics is presented to prove that the statement alleged to have been made by the czar that Jews were con- nected with dynamite outrages is unfounded. One instance of the intolerance of the czav is RUSSIA’S LATE Germans Think it Was Not at all Nec- wiven in the book, the facts concerning which were recelved from a trustworthy essary source. Hor majesty, the czavina, 1 com: | [ruiic Aug, 13,1t was at first belleved pany with the czar, some time siace inspected the troops forming the garrison at Moscoiw. was directed agamst Gor- the Russian ukase It is customary on such oceasions to give the | many, but the government now appears to bo soldiers a holiday after the inspoction is con- | convinced it was prompted by economic "';}“““- }’“‘ ity ,‘;"“‘“‘"" roforred to the | motives. Germany's imports of ryo in® tho oty Sarleus ReImCNLS avore - | last decado amounted to only about one- be present at the mspection. At the particu- | $IXth her own product, but the tar request of the czarina_some of the men | failure of the German ' crop this wero contined to their barracks, Informing | year —makes the tuation ~ moro them of the reason why they were not per- | Serious. The latest statistics, however mitted to join thoir fellow soldiers, thewr ofi- | leave ground for hope that tne havvest will cers told thew that were offensive to her | be bettor than expectod. Reports of a rise majesty who should be spared the sight of | ib the price of rye in Holland have caused a thom. further rise of 1 mark heco today, but toward tho close the price veceeded 2 marks, Wheat advanced 85 marl reports from New York. The book contains a lotter from the duke of Westmiuster saying thut things in Kussia are golug from bad to worse. The inbumanity of the Russian officers, ho dcelared, is aston- ishing—almost incredible. The czar, accord- ing to the same authority, renders 'himself on unfavorable The Emperor's Inj ries. Aug. 13.—The Cologne G: Brurwt tikely to be placed in tho category | gives the following as an authentic account of ‘rulers ~who, like Phillip IL’ of | of the emperor’s accident: The emporor Spain, clothed with = irrespousible power, | \waq jeuning on the door of the cabin of the havo used it, not for the happincss ana bon' efit of their subjects bat for their ruin. Such rulers, the duke says, deserves the contompt and loithing of wil thav s bestin the civilized world. imperiul yacht talking with metmbers of his suite when he suddenly turned and at the same momeut slipped on the linoleum coy ered deck. Dr. Luptoold upon making an One writer, a Jew, says that one of the | gxamiaation of the cmperor's right kuce questions is tho general outlook. —Every | found the cap dislocated. Tho emperor bore petly ofticial assumes the right to treat them | yyo pain of the operation of replacing tho as ho thinks fit. ' As_an illusteation of this | kyee cap without flinching. Dr. Lupthold misuso of power, he instances the fact that | pandaged the knee and advised tho emp.ror tho police of Libau recently issued an order prohibiting the Jews from bathing in the sea in the summer. A lettor received from a to stay in bed. The emperor can now stand and even walk without dificulty, The knec is still kopt bundaged as a precaution, gentleman in Charlottenburg, Germany, doscribing the Tennyson Deeply Affected. coudition of Jews who are fleewmg from | Loxnoy, Aug. 13.—Many telograms from Ltussia says that refugees who have not sul- Hclont money, to pay the full prige of to Englishmen prominent in literary, dramatic and other walks of life are being recoived in ts to Amorica ‘have received tickets from the Jewish emigration committeo at less than | this city, expressing sorrow and deep regret cost. over the death of Mr. Lowell, Among the telegrams received this worning was one from Baron Tennyson, the aged poet aud close friend of Mr. Lowell, and the latter's death affocted him deeply. G Lord Tennyson's messuge says: “England and America will moura Mr, Lowell's death. They loved Lim and he loved them. Pray express for myself and mine our sincerest sympathy with Mr. Lowells family, AMERICA HEM ALL. Second Day's Proceedings of Worle ¥. M. C. A. Conventic ANSTERDAM, Aug The world's conven- tion of the Young Men's Christian associution opened its second day's proceedings this morning. The session was opened by the reading of a paper in English by Mr. Robert Buens, sccretary of tho Aldergate strect branch of the London association. Rov, Mr, China Must Protect Foreigners. Loxboy, Aug. A dispateh from Pekin says that it 1s evident from the action taken Baumgartner, of Berne, Switzerland, also | by the powers that they intend to compel read a paper in French on the subject. | China to protect foreigners residing within Auother paper prepare ! by Witliam D, Mur- | her borders. The representatives of the ray of Pluintield, N. J., a member of the interuational committee, was vead by Mr. Douglas, one of the Amarican delegates, The paper prepared by Mr. Murray showed that while the American association: were very prosperous and rapidly growing in numbers, wembership and property and several powers there addressed a frest joint note to the Chinese government yestorday in relation 1o the outrages perpetratod by the Chinese mobs upon the missions and mission- avies and othors in the Yang-tse-Kinng valley, demanding that China take immediato steps to protect the lives and property of for eigners. were giving much attention to the social, How It Affected the Markoets. mental and physical aevelopment of voung | Laxnoy, Aug. 13.—The Triestan failure men, that the greatest and most prosperous wors of tho associntion was in the develop. wment of the religions lifo of young men and in the cffort for thoiw conversion ported 057 bible classes and 2,130 weekly ligious services for young men and guye care. fully prepared statistics showing large num- bers of conversions in conncetion with the association’s work In the afternoon and the Russian ukase together deprossed most of the intornational stocks, There aro indications of the aporehensive feeling on the stock exchange and even American securitios yesterduy failed to atte the atteution of buyers. The Russian ukase caused a harden- ing of prices of cercals in Liverpool. Harvests Bett Than Reported. the sacoud topic, “The Young Men's Christian Assoclation and Its Loxnox, Aug. 13.—The Times correspond Attitude with Regara to the Social Ques- [ entar St Petersburg says: In certain weil th,'l'.\\-l-;]«l{l;A"‘l:"‘;"fi“:‘_“;\:”l‘l‘l;' tl ‘",i,”‘"; s | informed circlos here it is maintained tha Cbristian Associations In Ioman Catholic | 0", (ihioh (NEADL SERUER L0 Warvant Countries: How to Counteract the Difiicul- ties Which Prevent Their Development.” Two papers on the subjoct were read, One of them, written in Fronch, was read by Mr. Arthad of Paris and the other, writton sidered as a political movo against iermany and Austria, G Emigratio nmission, n 3 Aug. 1 Toda e United S os Ttalian, was read by Kav. Teotile Gay, D.D,, | , BENHN Auk. 13 —Today the United Sta of Rome, Immigration commission left Berlin and - started for Russia whero they will stay for Geographical Congress. AR J ¢ Aftor concluding their work Benxe, Aug. 13.— At the international geo- | thero they will retura to Germany and will graphical congress Mr, Stout of New York | vish Hambur aud Bromea, PEOPLE'S PARTY CONVENTION, Movenient Does Not Op:n Vir; Auspicicusly in 11 COULD ONLY MUSTER FORTY DELEGATES, Maryland's State Alliance is in No Way Antagonistic to Senator | Gorman - President Potk Makes a Speech, Serisarienn, Til, Aug. to start a people’s The movement party movement in Il nois did not open very auspiciously. When the meeting was called to order at the state house this morning not forty persons wore present. They roprosented all por- tions of the state, however, and among the number were several oflicers of the Farmers' over Mutuai Benefit Association and Grane, though Judge Lindloy, president of the state ‘armers’ Mutual Benetit assoe ation, and M. Tnompson, grand muster of the state | grange, were absent. But littlo was done this morning. S. M. Norton, editor of the utinel, of Chicago, was elected chairman, and after the appointment of a committee on rules an adjournment was taken to 5 p. m. At the afternoon session about sixty peo- ple were present. A constitution was adopted, providing for state, congressional and county central committees, the staf committec to consist of threo members, who shall be chaivman, secrotury and treasurer, and three from each congressional distric h]!. be elected by the state convention bienni- ally. One of the articles forbids fusion with any of the old parties. The work of selecting a provisional committec of three from each congressional district was entered upon, but as nearly haif the districts were not ropr sented several were left blank and oth fllied from other districts, The following is the list: First district—F. J. Schulte, A, N. Smith, Charles 1. Kerr, Chicago. econd —William Le: C. G. Dixon, Chi- T Third -John McGovern, Clark Irvin, Charles Smith, Chicazo. Fourth and fifth vacant <th —B. W. Pantoi, Elgin; W.W. Sharp, Elgin; J. I. Montgomer, wich. enth—John Miller, Iva; Martin Johnson, Bishop Hill, Simon [itiott, Prince- to ghth—A. Landon, Dupage. Ninth—Charles Boon, xon, Raymond: E. W, Parson, C: Tenth—Is, G. Bates, Bradford ick, of Kodrick: S. 'T. Buckner, I enth - k. dinondson, Rush J. Cabeen, Seaton: C. M. MeMillin, De Twelttd—C. J. Crisp, Roodhouse; Milton Coldwin, Time. Thirteenth—). M. Mellroy, Rosemoud; Henry L. Miller, Waverly; C. W. Lbert, Owanicco Fourteenth—Vacant., Fufteenth—Dr. 5. A. Reod, Oakland; C. B, Fonton, . A. McCarthy, Filson, Sixteenth—A. Maxwell, Flat Rock; Thomas R icliffe, Casey; A. H. Jessup, Wayne count eventeenth —William Culp, Carlinville; Richard Osvorae, Bradford; Fred K. Nyo, Moawequa. Eightienth—T. A, Quellmello, Belleville: Louis Nicoll, Belleville; L. Grilie, Foster- burg. Nineteenth — . G. Blood, Mount Vernon Twentieth—T. s, Cross, Jackson count P.J. Luby, Cairo; Lester C. tubbavd, Chi- cago, chosen chaivman; H. K. Baldwin, secretary, and J. D. Hess, Pittstield, treas- urer of the state committec. A resolution was adopted endorsing the action of the party at the Cincinnati conven- tion and agreving to stand by that platform, and the conference adjournad, The only ofhcer of Mutual Benefit association, ance at the conferenco w. secretary of the state farme Maryland i‘armers Atl'ance. Barmiore, Md., Aug. 13.—The result of the bulloting for officors was the re-eloction of the old board with the exception of State Lecturer Bradley, who could not aceept the oftice for anothe erm. M, Culick takes bis place. The final act of the convention before it acjourned was a particalar declaration which was pat in the form of a resolution that the furmers' allinnce of this state, Marylang, 1s in no way antagonistic to United States Seuator Gorman and that any publication that the farmers were 1uimical or 10 0pposition to the senior senator of this state was without warrant and had no foun- dation, in fact. President Polk, among other things, said: “For twenty-five years I have been i public lifo. T[uever found myself fighting in the front rank of God’s noblemen till I struck tio farmers' alliance. Letus stand by its princivles Qi the kst mau falls 1 tho fignt and then voluntoors will come upand tale places. Men, citizons, favmens, stand together for overy principle of our organ- ization and glorious triumph awaits s, ‘They told us there were divisions in ranks at Ocal, They who procluim_ divisions did not know us. There is no divisions. We do not know what thev are thauk God, and in that spirit we will proclaim the fight for tviumph our principlos. Ohio Building League. Cixersyaty, O., Aug. 13, —The annual meot- ing of the States Building association leaguo closed bere today. The subject of a national organization was agitated and a committe on the formation of a nationul league was up- pointed. 'The following officers wero then elected by acclamation: President, Winter: (ro-clected); vice president, Henry Streiy (ve-elocted) ; second vico president, Harey N, Farnsworth' of Cloveland; secrotary, [, K. Hiclt of Toledo, (re-clected) ; treusurer, E. Studevant. Cleveland was selected as the next meeting place and tae time the second week of August, 1502, The convention then adjourned. inneso Worll Lair Exhibit St Pavi, Minn, Aug. 18.—The state co vention called to cousider the raisiug of uddls tional fuads for Minnesota’s exhibit at the World's Columbiun exposition ut Chieago, was called to order this moruing. Senator Mayo was chosen chairman. L. P, Hunt, secrotary of the stato world's fair commis- sion, read estimates of the division of money decmad necessary for a proper exhibit, mak- ing & total of §175,000. Tho legi-lature ap- propriated but £50,000, and none of this is available for state buildings. Tho commis- sioners, however, only ask for §100,000 addi tional, - EFENDS HIMSELF. ot Vinister Making ISIR HECTOR D nada's Bx-Cabin It Warm fo Encmics, Orrawa, Ont, Aug. 13, It Is not every day that a cabinet minister comes down nlong tno path of resignation from bis high place to the ground wh he may have wore room to turn upon his accusers. Such, how- ever, is the spectucle presented before Canada today b, Sir Hector Lange. vin. Ho has determined to make a fight for his reputation, though he pro- ferved the sttempt by resigning his pluco at the head of the public works, Today he wus | given a hearing and cress-examination aud the interast of the people is proportionate to tho extruordinary spectacle of & cabinet miun ister defending himself against agminst sharp definite charges that he had beon bribed with money and gifts by tho: psts it was 1 his power to further. Before the seuate committes today Mr. Gaboury, president of the Bauque Nationale whose in any” light' on the di counted for £100,000 ment subsidy His bunk iad the subsidy, aud of that part & was used to guarantee the discounts ol ‘nest Pacaud, tho editor-in-chiet of I'Blo, = the biof oriean of the Morcier governme, The evidence of v Robiiailla w1 dent of Baie Des Chaloures railway co ¥y was read to the committee on privilew it elections at the opening of the mecting 8 morning. - Senator Robitaille set forth Y early in the last session Robert McGreovy came to him and after asking 1f he was on good torms with the government and Sir Heetor Langevin, showed him certain_docu- ments dumaging to Hon, Thotans McGreeyy which he desived witness to lay beforo the government Witness told him th ous mautter; that he (T the family of boys wh but Robert plead Murphy of New Yo sidered the matter roon, Witpess you want! Do you want money { Kobert MeGreovy a cave about the lawsu money, but that Th a ask )0 you wunt thesuit abandoned ! seat in’ parliament und on mission, *the is there we ause,’ annot get I said: * will be returned agaiy “We will check him af The result of tho cony showed the paper to Sie Hector, and Sir John Mac to take action and he to Rovert when he cax Mr. Davies then re 1nation of Siv Hector timonial. Sir Hector know the names cause theve was to the Baio des Cha ven if you make him resign of Quebee, was the only witnoss 245 throw sposition ol of the Que manipulated At this was i very sor Mhomas MeGireavy) W o must be provided fo that he and E. O fame, had fully W 1 hi , tthen wi nswered that he did not it and did not waut mas should resizn his the harbor com- ho smd, “s0 long as he the contract.’ ho 1.7 Robert answered t that rt MeGreovy nald, but they declined communicated the fact ne back to him. ssumed his cross exam- with respeet to the tes sild he aid not want to of contributors be- o doubt some of his friends who subscribed weeld have wishea to puy more if nam mentioned, He did na barrassed. wrong to contribute te was raised openly in u fon and thero was wrong about it. Aske auy money from Il said he hua not, eit other eloction. througn uis hands. to LeMond he never paper and never had ar political one. He b loan rather than as a to have some claim ag: it shoald turn against The matter of the next taken into consideration and reaftirmed the Lis staten ura of the tond No such money ever As to and amouuts wore it wish them to be em- s It was not because he thought it o the fund. "The fund il parts of the domin- to his mind nothi; od it he had received jomas Me( vy, he her for his own or any passod his contribution took auy shaves in the 1vinterest inivexcopt a 1 paid the money as a rift because ke wanted st the payer in caso the party. Crosswail contract was ir Heetor cnt already made that ters had not been com- municated to him when McGreevy wroto the communication from "o; e BEHRING 51 Lost Sailors Re:cu, and Schoor SaN Fraxeisco, ( from Ounalasia United St L., duted es steamer Mohl o A ed, Senlers Warned rers Seized, Aug. 13.—A report August 1 says the ) nearly ran on IRg. the rocks atSt. George's Island during a fog. The cutter Rush pic whaleboat from the were lost in a fog d in a terrible condition ing gone mad und four ed 1o survive. The Examiner's Ou undar dato of August cruise in the viemityo war vessels saw aud schooners, Many of t 1o by a shot before only” one away, As about fi warning, the next cru will result more serio caught in Behring sea. sail at the date of wrl lowed by tho othe; Tho Bohring gation,” Hoer ma, whaler Trenton. ys before being picked up. shooner succeeded ked up seven men in They around ten The men were when found, one hav- r others are nov expect- nd drifted ualaska correspondent, 7, Writes that during i o o 1 dtauus o warned fifteen sealing hose had to be brought they would halt, and in running ¥ schooners received iise of tho war ships usly to the pouchers if Tho Thetis was to iting aud will be fol- sea commissioners arrived July 24, and are proceeding with the investi- sty’s shiv Porpoise hus ar- rived from the China station and each nation now has three war shi addition to the United July 28 the Corwiu sehooner [lthie of San on board. Next week ps in Behring sea in tes cutters. captured the sealing Diego with 170 skins the steamer Alki will be sent to Sitka with tho prizes and pris- oners, Mrs, esident Polk Seriously I at Nashville, Nusnviuue, Tenn,, Auz. 13.—The condition of Mrs, ex-President Polks, who was taken seriously ill Wednesduy evening at 7 o'clock, is practically unchang quiet day, but sufferin mtense pain. Her 1 restion of the systom, ard as promising a tomorrow, owiimz to oighty-eight years. The wifo of the ten 1. She has passed a % periodical attacks of rouble is general con- which her physicians fatal result tonight or hor extreme age, of th president was born thirty miles soutb of Nashville ut Murfreos- boro. She was still in in Nushvilie in Polk Washington during th of her distinguis tress of the white hou giving expressious of sing away of thoe graced tho communit Presence more than hal Chinese M Sax Frasersco, Cal ing of Chinese morc Ocennic was stopped t lector Phelps. The or ularly received from ment citing tho de court. The court held chant or otherwise, ¢o tutes unless he was o cuficate, To obt would have to prov mercantile business | would be almost imp lector Phelps holds thi cludes all Chiuese ox ants from marriod to Mr. Polk when or teens and has lived continuously pliace oxcept when in o congrossional career :d husvand and while inis- so. Tho eutire city is profound regrat at tho bonored lady who hus ¥ with her dignity and If o contury. Ixcluded, Aug. 13.—The land- the steamer odny by order of Col- rder was duly and reg- the treasury depart- isions of the supremo that no Chinese, met uld land in the 1Tnited rovided with a consul in this certificate he he was conducting a u this country, which 0ssible in Chiva, Gol- this practically ox- cept those connected with the diplomatic corps. \sTLE, P nomo of Edward rested t ar room of the 1 A and murderer who rec Columbus Grove, cashicr und a furme lay whilo n an answers to the description of 0 P, apted to Kob a Bank. ug. 13, ~A man giving Longan of Cleveland empting to enter atlonul bank. Lon o burglae sutly robbed the banlk at wfter shooting the lutter fatally. st N th SerivarieLy, 11, a resident of this city n Minois 1. ~Honry Hilton, 15 down with cholera and cannot recover. Roth the attending physiciuns and the health officer assert thut there is no doubt of the nature of tho dis- ease Hilton's daughter was stricken down vesterduy, Some apprebension is felt in the city Se retiry Blaine, Bar Hamnon, Me, Aug. Li--Secrotary Bluine when infe ed of the deatn of James Russall Lowell, expr When usked if ha wou ment ot declined Tmportation of Lissoy, Aug Porty from Septomber 1 becn cousumed. 14, uut At London—Sighte Canvada, from Ne At New York-—Rui Trave, from Bremen : pool. Wwell's cureor Al probiibits the ssed his deopest sorcow, 1d not make somo st ute us a diplomaust he Viheat d W bited, The governmeat jmportation of whe the & v ive crop hias il - Steamship Areivils, 1, Norsman, from Bos. York nt from Germanle, Antwerp from Liver- At of con- vo determined to at o rsation was that ho ~ NUMBER 57 PURE FOOD BILL WILL PASS, Senator Paddock Oonfident of the Measure's Future Success, GENERALLY FAVOR THE IDEA. Declares That He s Not After His Political I May Not Re FARM ‘RS Looking rees and for Stand rlection, WasiiNaros Bureav or Tie Beg, l B FoURTERNT. STiERT, Wasuinaroy, D, C., Aug 13, § ldock arrived in Washington yesterday from the west and said today that he would bring up the pure food bill as ono of the first measures in the next congress anda he had perfect confidence that it-would wtor Paddock said that' tho success which had attended the new meat tion law and the popular approval which it hud received from thoe agriculttival classos of the country would briug such an influence to bear upon the next congress as to secure the pussage of the bill by a safe majority, Thie senator is of the opinion that the farm- ers ullinuce representatives will vote as unite for tho measuro angl Lo expects a strong support from the democratic side of the houso. In Gict, he belioves that overy vepro- sentative of an agricultural snator P pass disteict will bo influonced by his own constituents to vote for the measure, “The farmers have really always beon heartily fu favor of the pure food bill, said the senator, *“Fhey did not quits understand the meut inspection bill, and for that reason wero not so euthusiustic for its becoming A law. Now* that it is in suceessful ation 1 find the farmers generaily are hichily pleascd with the result and more than ever in carnest in their demands for a pire food bill, In the muin the bill which I shull introduca will bethe same us the one before the last congress. ‘There may bea few slight chunges, such s the omission of a fow minor clos subject to label and inspection and the addi- tion of otheor: the last bill, Wo failed in the last con son that we were being gro, upper and nether willstones und the uppropriation bills. which were not mentioned in $5 for tho rea- nd between tho the forco bill During tho lust few days of the session 1 made n strong effort o put the bill through the sen- ate by a piece of strato 1 offercd 1t as. an amendment to the ag Gltural approprin- tiou bill, but Senator Washburn killed' my amendment by submitting the Conger lard bill in its stead. Duvine the discussion over this matter the chair interposed that my amendment was genuine to tho bill. T appealed from this ruling to the senate aud my appeal lacked but u single vote of being sustained. Had it cacried, 1 have no doubt that tho house would have taken it up aud passed it successfully,’” Senator Paddock is of the opinfon that courtesy to the presiding officr and the pres i Iiportanco of the appropviation bills con- tributed more to the defeat of his meusure the ruling improper and not than the opp 1 to the bill. Speaking of probabie legislation in next cou- wress looking to the of the agricultural classes Senutor Ubsurved. T woula o be o aie tho next congress or uny of ity sucecssors to accomplish as much in the way of special legisiation for the farmer as the list congress dic. Phere were more special measuros help- ful'to the agricultural classes passed by tho lust congress, that by any of 1ts predecessors tho history of the country. There was tho o placing the weather burcan under the supervision of the aericultural department and the other legislution which looked to the entarging of the scope of useful- ness of this varticular devartment. Then rre was the inspeetor of meat and the iprocity measurest which wore moro bene- al to “the farming classes thun to any o industry, There was also the law roquiring | provisioms for comfort in the transportation of animals which we being shipy abroid for the export trade, which wus o very hu- mane and beneticial measure well as the law providing for the inspection of salted meats, which carvied witih it the retaliatory cluuse, that has coutributed more than any other one thing to hasten the apening of tho foreign mavkets to American meats, Those wero u few of the leading measures pissed, W suy nothing of the general overhanling and revision of the tand laws which were specially beneficial to the homesteaders of the west." The senator wus asked in regard to the strength of the farmers’ alliance in Nobraska and the reported war whicn is being waged ayzainst his ve-clection and roplied. “Iam not discussing the farmers’ alliznce nor my future political prospects. T fact I may not be a candidate for re-election,” RECENT ARMY ORDERS, Following army orders were issucd to- day, The following transfers of ofiicers in’ the artillory arm nre ordered: See- ond Licutenant Maurice (. Krayenbubl, from tho Fifth artillery to the Second avtil- lory (light battery F); Second Lieutenant Willinm C. Davis, from the Third urtillery to the avtillery (battery () : Second Lieutenant 'rank G, Mauldin, from the Second urtillery to the Third artillery (light battery ) Sece ond Lieutenant William S. MeNair, trom the IMifth artillery to the Third artilley (batte y L); Seeond Lieutenant George (v, Gately, 't from the Third artilley to the Rifth artillery e The following numed officers are ry row their present duties and will proceed to join the rogiments and butteries to have tieretofore been assigned nant Louis Ostheim, Second llery, (buttery B). Second Licutenant Colden L. H, Rug h Thi llery, (battery B). S0 much of general ordo 141, April 28, 1801, s rolates to the two compunics of the IPifth anfantry, now it tho department of Toxns, is amended to direet that Captain Kd- ward L. Randall, company A, proceed for station’ to Fort' Leavenworth, Kan., when the post communder reports the quarters of its sccommodation in - readiness at that post, the movement, however, is not to bo made curlior than Octover 1" Captain Charles Hay, commissary of subsistence, will pro- ceed from Denver to Longmont, Colo., on official business, P. S, H, W sion WastiNaros, Aug. 1. —|Special Telogram to Tue Be e following list of pensions is reported by ‘Pue Bee and Examiner Bureau of Claims: prasiu—Original: Ezra M, Sewell, Wallinm A. Collie r, Joseph Coty, Thomas B, Boucher, Daniel C. Bailoy, George W, KKeller, Abraham B. Doardorl, Thomis M, Sowles, Willian Minterton, John itice, Thomas 1. Black, Daniel H. Compton, John lin W. Rovinson ames Cline. Itet Walbert, I Samuel Ball, Mocker. lown John Hoeenan, sue—Lyman Original—Albin Cox, John Single- ton, Davil Heaton, Henry D. Bundy, Ezekiel KKitkpatrick, Major Jokuson, Willlam C. Floyd, Kdwin H. Williams, Jotin Hamlin, Duniel W, Ferguson, Milotis A. Waugh, | Phitip Forney, James Day, Jesse H, Wright, dasper A. Fischer, George' Avarew, Horace P, Dunbar, John W. Vaughan, Francis M. ‘Proth. John' Vandevender, Dallis Dickson, John [aley, William E. Biill, Walte Thomns Acton, Christian 0, Bar W Hopkins, R James S, Oviginal widows, Blsio J | Mary Dinwiddie, mother; Martha J Katé Colo Brown, Poter Mount, hen Powell, Issue Nebraska Pustiast Appointed. WasiiNGros, Aug. 13.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.)—The postmaster gonoral today appointed the following postmasters for Ne- braska W. Buker at Bradish, Boone county, vice C. Hogenback resigned; J. P. Krum at Froid, Deuel county, viceJ, D, Nelson, re- signod.