THE TEZBUNE.
F. M. & B. M. KIDDIKIX , Pubs.
McCOOK. NEB
NEWS OFNEBEASKA ,
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TBECAUTioir AGAINST PESTILENCE. Tho
Union Pacific comes to the front with a re
minder that a visitation of cholera ia ex
pected hero this summer , although , how
ever , no one as yet seems much frightened
at the dire prospects. The general euperin
tendent issues the following circular in
which much will bo read with profit in
households not the least connected with
railways :
In view of the probable appearance ol
cholera in this country , attention is called
to the necessity for a rigid enforcement ol
the company's rules in regard to cleanli
ness , and for the use of disinfectants and
other preventive measures against dista
Tho most important means of prevent
ing disease is cleanliness cleanliness not
only of person , but of the surroundings ;
no disinfectant can take its place. All
shops , stations , and adjacent grounds
should be kept scrupulously clean and
neat , and decaying animal or vegeta
ble matter should be burned or
buried. Water closets should bo scrubbed
u ith soap and water as often as once in
two weeksj drains and sewers should be
freely Hushed with water as often as once a
week , if the water supply will admit. Pas
senger cars should be thoroughly cleaned
and ventilated , and the plush beaten fre
quently. Preightcars at stations should
be cleamed before loading , and if the refuse
from the cars cannot be satisfactorily dis
posed of otherwise , it should be burned or
buried.
If a case of infectious disease is found at
stations , or elsewhere on the company's
property , a physician should immediately
be sent for ; if in cars , such cars should be
removed from the train as soon as practi
cable , the doors locked , and should not
again be used until fumigated in accordance
with the printed instructions issued bv the
chief surgeon. Tho following disinfectants
are recommended : Pirst U. P. disin
fectant. This disinfectant is appli
cable everywhere ; full directions for
using will accompany each package ,
and it will he furnished on requisitions ,
from Omaha , Armstrong and Denver store
houses. Second Sulphate of iron or cop
peras. It must not be used on fabrics ,
floors or painted surfaces. The best
method to apply it is to dissolve it in
water about two pounds to tho gallon ,
and pour or sprinkle the liquid wherever
required. Third Freshlime is an excellent
disinfectant , and may be used freely to ad
vantage in privy vaults , cess pools and
open drains , either alone or in connection
with other disinfectants. Fourth Refuse
from telegraph battery forms isagood dis
infectant. The residue should bo mixed with
common salt , in the proportion of one and
one-half pounds of salt to a gallon of resi
due. Pifth Ice is valuable in preventing
decomposition , and is a good disinfectant.
It may bo used to advantage in passenger
cars and other places where the supply will
admit.
THE GosTEii or GRAIN. James T. Allan
"showed up" bright and early yesterday
morning on his return from New Orleans ,
where he has been for tho past four months
as superintendent of the horticultural part
of tbo Nebraska exhibit at the world's fair.
With a magnolia In his button-hole , a pal
metto shading his brow and something of the
air of a planter caught from long contact
and association with tho lords of the south
ern manors , the pioneer tree-planter of Ne
braska was not at first recognized by his old
Mends. When Interviewed Mr. Allan said :
"Yes. It's me. I've come back from New
Orleans. I've been standing up there foe
four months , preaching the plain gospel of
Nebraska , and never had to lie once. Wo had
all tho stuff to preach from , and Nebraska
had the finest show of products of any state.
As one consequence several New Orleans
men said they nad been waked up , and were
coming up to this state with money to Invest
The result of the Nebraska exhibit is the best
skilled agricultural labor from all parts of
the United States will be drawn hero. The
display of Nebraska corn attracted the
soutbcrn people. Nebraska gave away freely
and early this spring seed to all planters to
try , apd Nebraska corn to-day Is growing In
every southern state. "
"I th'nk the Now Orleans exposition , though
a financial failure , has been a great educator
of the people , snd although tho government
deficit is largo , it Is more than counterbal
anced bv tho benefit to tho people , " said Mr.
Allan. The Nebraska exhibit has been taken
down , so far as it would pay to do it. tbo grain
and flour sold , tho "woman's work" and mis
cellaneous goods shipped back to Lincoln for
restoration to their owners , and a fine lot of
cane , rice , cotton and other southern pro
ducts gathered for tho Nebraska state fair.
Tho Now Orleans people cllnirto tho hope that
the national government will renew the ex
hibit next fall. Nebraska's representatives
believe' he state would be willing to exhibit
again in such an event , but have no Idea that
the government will do what New Orleans de
sires. Tno next exposition on which Nebras
ka will concentrate her energies is , in Mr.
Al'an's opinion , tho industrial and agricultu
ral fair In London in ' 86.Omaha Herald.
1 THE STATE IN BRIEF.
Tho Kenesaw Times says a very malignant
lorm of diphtheria is reported on the Platte ,
m the family of Mrs. Walter Miller. One
jhild Is already dead , and another very sick
with little or no hope of recovery. It Is now
the time of year when this dread disease is
most virulent , and too much precaution can-
aot bo taken to prevent the exposure of tho
Jttle ones , nor to kill the germ of the disease
U its first inception.
The Auburn Post says that Wllmotts Davis
ind entire family wer6 taken Tuesday night
with cramps and vomiting , and the physician
diinks it was from meat poisoning. The only
shance was through eating soup from a bone
that to all appearances was fresh and sweet.
A storm at Omaha wrecked a four-story
arlck building and quite seriouslv injured a
man living In an adjoining structure.
Here is a case of a domestic difficulty at
Auburn , as detailed by the Post of that place :
Mrs. Dick Claire had Mr. Dick Claire arre'stod
for assault and threatening , and Mr. Dick
Olalre returns the compliment by having Mrs-
Dick Claire arrested for a like offence. Mrs.
Dick proves her case and has Mr. Dick placed
ander 5330 bonds to keep the peace. Mr. Dick
.failed to prove his case and is requested to
pay all the costs.
"date" Hare inade a hero of himself the
athor day by plunging into the Nemaha ,
knee-deep and rr ulng a little girl that had
fallen in. Thc-motherof tho child attracted
attention to tho accident by loud cries of
terror. . .
The Talmage Tribune saya Itls currently
reported that the Missouri Pacific railroad
company will run a stub road from that
place to Nebraska City , thence to Avoca , con
necting with the main line.
To dig the post holes , set the posts and
stretch and tack the wire for a half mile of
fence Is a big pleco of twenty hours * work ,
but a Campbellite preachor.did the self-same
thing one day last week. -
Washington special ; Ex'-Bepresentatlve
Manning , of Mississippi. has\been engaged
toTecuretbe removal of tho Wobraraland
office. The parties In tho scheme favor
Crelghton as the prospective location bntwll
be content with O'Neill or any other place
Creighton people'argue that they can wres
the county seat from Nlobrara provided thi
town can bo weakened by the removal of th
, land office. Bo the fight will be renewed.
Thomas Sullivan , a resident of Omaha ,
working for the Union Pacific as a brakeman
was killed by lightning near Lost Creek , Ne
braska , while riding on John floblnion'i cir
cus train.
Governor Dawes , says the Lincoln Journal ,
has pardoned from the penitentiary Charles
Fuglt , who was sent from Lincoln county In
1879 for horse stealing and shooting. The
trial was conducted before Judge Gaslin ,
who , upon conviction , passed sentence of ten
fears for each offense , making the full term
twenty years In the penitentiary. Fuglt has
served well and faithfully the first ten years
of his sentence deducting his good time , and
was about to enter upon the additional ton
years when the governor Interposed with a
full and unconditional pardon. This latter
was granted on the recommendation of Judge
Gaslin himself , who In a letter to the gover
nor strongly urged that the pardon bo grant'
ed , believing that Fugit had received punish
ment enough for his crimes. It is nce'dless to
say that the young man went his way feeling
that heaven's blessings had indeed been show
ered upon him.
Ten applicants have appeared In Washing
ton for tbo Niobrara land office registershlp.
Washington special of the 12th : Up to date
iOO republican postmasters have resigned in
Nebraska. Tbo administration1 promises that
these vacancies shall bo filled speedily , but
nany of them have been va nt two months
Lincoln special : J.J.Davis , who made a
nurdcrous assault on Dr. J. M. Lucas on the
Id of May because of alleged Improper con *
luct toward Davis' wife before her marriage
co him , has been acquitted on the plea of In-
janity. He was then examined by the board
of insanity and sent to the insane hospital.
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DugMagulro and George Howard , the Lin
coln silk thieves arrested some months ago ,
bave been sentenced to the penitentiary for
one and three years respectively.
The case of the Btato against Alvin Mo-
Gulre , for attempting to rob the state treas
ury last March , was called at Lincoln the other
day. The witnesses examined by tho state ,
says the Journal , were Treasurer Wlilard
and Deputy Treasurer Harriett , while Gov.
Dawes , Sheriff Mellck , MM. MnGuire and
Alva McGuiro were examined for the de
fense. Tho lino of defense was thatMcGuire
was mado drunk and decoyed into the com-
mlss'on of tho crime by tho detectives , and
R. Stearns and C. O. Whedon made as strong
a case as the facts would permit. Tho case
was given to tho jury , and somewhat to tho
surprise of everybody who had given the case
any thought whatever , they brought In aver
diet of "not guilty. " Thus Mr. McGuIre is
again at liberty.
The father of A. H. Ellis , of the Boyd hotel
of Wayne , was on a visit to his son last weok.
His home is in Iowa and he is 03 years old.
Tho Neligh Leader tells this story : Mrs.
Tollman , living near this place , has a turkey
which can safely challenge the world to pro
duce Its equal. The owner has only a pair of
he fowls and besides them there are none in
ho neighborhood. The hen was started to
Eetiing on nine eggs , three of which spoiled ,
mid out of the remaining six Bbo hatched
twelve well developed young turkeys.
There was a case of sunstroke at Beatrice
bo other day the first of the season. The
stroke was not severe and tho man will re
cover.
Tho Fullerton cornet band has been resur
rected , born again , as it wore , and bids fair ,
ui dr the present management , to become
one of the leading bands of the state.
J.TIO Waterloo creamery paid out over
* 3OoO for cream last month. Still the Gazette
ays there are men alive and in good health
n that vicinity who talk discouragingly of
the enterprise.
The bodies of both Mr. Hopkinson and Mr.
Swanson , drowned In the Logan creek , near
Oakland , some time ago , have been recovered
and buried in the cemetery at that place.
Oakland proposes to fitly celebrate the day
of days , July 4. patriotic observance of the
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duy will be quite general throughout tho
state , if preparation making are to be taken
as a criterion.
To the denizens In that quarter of Omaha
which has been known as "Hell's half acre , "
says tho Her.ild , the tranformation of the old
Buckingham theatre last night was a thing
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difficult to realize , but nevertheless a fact.
Where once shrill-voiced "artists" sang vul
gar songs , gospel hymns now filled the air ;
where painted creatures onco'beckoned tho
visitor to the wine-room , now coffee and
wholesale food were honestly served ; and
where sporting newspapers and pictures of
prize fighters and song and dance artists onco
oedecked the walls , now healthful literature
was to be found.
Mr. Bradley , of Orleans , has a brood of
chicks that lost their mother. But one of his
roosters continues to scratch for and hovers
them every night And this tho kind of
roosters we have In Nebraska.
Old settlers In the vicinity of Merna say
more rain has fallen in that vicinity In the
past two weeks than ever before in tho same
length of time.
While dropping corn James Burke , living
near Broken Bow , fell dead from heart dis
ease. He was an ex-soldier and was buried
under the auspices of the'G. A. R. society.
A heavy rain , accompanied with some hail ,
visited the vicinity of Hampton. Tho crops
were somewhat damaged.
They are etill prospecting for coal at St.
Helena. The hole has reached the depth of
seventy feet. Shale has been reached. The
next thing is supposed to be coal. At the
depth of fifty feet a heavy stream of water *
was tapped. This subterranean passage was
of such dimensions that a three-inch casing
pipe was necessitated to keep tbestreamfrom i :
carrying off tho borings of the different strata d
dE
through which the augur passes. E
Hon. J. L. Webster , of Omaha , has been ap- ,
pointed guardian for Margaret , John and
William Taylor , children of the woman
lynched in Clay county lost spring.
of Gage county et aL , a petition to enjoin the
sale and delivery of the 6 per cent refunding
bonds in the amount of $100,000 , has been
passed upon. The court holds that tho con
tract for the sale of the bonds was not good ,
and sustains the petition , making the Injunc
tion perpetual.
Mr. Squires , of Hall county , will have a 3
wool clip this year of about 15,000 pounds ,
from which ho will realize $3,500.
A tramp arrested at Grand Island proves to
be an interesting convict. On his person
were found papers indicating that he was
wanted elsewhere , and that a reward of 530
was offered for his apprehension. On these
grounds the sheriff held him for future Inves
tigation. At Grand Island ho forged several
papers , and on his person was found a check
of $300 on a Kansas bank , which Is also sup
posed to be a forgery.
. Robinson brothers , living east of Elk creek ,
snipped the other day 630 pounds of wool.
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the yield from forty-four thorough-bred Cots
wold sheep. This an average of over four
teen pounds to each sheep , and Is considered
an enormous yield.
SuperintcndentNIohots of the Union Pacific
was in Ord a few dava ago. From him tba
Journal states it was learned that the prcsl
dent of the company would meet with the
management soon , and at that meeting woulc
be decided the question of building to Ord
If tho decision was favorable , Ord wonlc
have a proposition from the company in
short order , probably asking $12,000 in pre
cinct bonds and rightof way from the eastern
boundary of the precinct ; and tho depot
grounds heretofore offered.
A staff correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean has been In Fremont collecting mate
rial for a page description of that thriving
town.
Census takers report all parties generally
willing to answer all questions and give all
necessary Information.
XEOS SEAT OX-
IRtcellaneous Hatters of Interest at t/i Na
tional Capital.
George W. Paisley , of Hillsboro , an ex-
member of the Illinois legislature and a sur
veyor has been appointed inspector of sur
veyors general and local land office. John K.
Speer , of Indiana , has been appointed a tim
ber ngent of the general land office.
Aaron Bradsbaw , chairman of tho board of
pensions and appeals of tho interior depart
ment , has been supcrceded by John Rogers
of Kansas. Rogers is said to bo a lawyer ol
ability , and his appointment was urged by a
number of influential Kansas democrats. Ho
was a brigadier general attached to tho army
of tho Tennessee , and Is said to have been
the youngest officer of that rank in the ser
vice during tho war.
The secretary of tho treasury has notified
the custodians of public buildings through
out tho country that tho appropriation for
tho payment of assistant custodians and
janitors for tbo current year is exhausted ,
and that they must incur no expense of that
character for tho remainder of tho month
unless employes will take their chances of an
appropriation for this purpo = e by congress.
The secretary adds with regard to the appro
priation for tho fiscal year ending Juno 3 ,
1836 : "You are Informed that owing to tho
limited amount appropriated , a reduction in
expenses of at least 30 per cent will bo abso
lutely necessary. You will therefore report
to tho department at onco the names of em
ployes who can be dropped from the roll , to
gether with such reductions as may bo prac
ticable In the compensation of othera. "
The report of tho agricultural department
jiving tho condition of tho various crops as
shown by the Juno returns is just out , and
contains several points concerning wheat not
given in tho synopsis of tho 10th inst. It is
stated that the average condition of sixty-two
per cent for winter wheat is tho worst official
showing since 1868. In 1881 it was seventy-
'our , and seventy-five in lbS3 , while in the
great crop years of 1880 and 1E8.3 it was ninety-
two in June. Tho total wheat crop of tho
country is not likely to bo 10,000,000 bushels
above or below the estimate given of 360,003-
000 bushels. Still , disasters prior to harvest
or wet weather afterwards might possibly
mako a creator reduction.
First Comptroller Durham has officially re
quested Dr. Lorlng , cx-commissloner of agri
culture , to make good his accounts , BO tho
msiness of his department may bo closed up.
Coring recently transferred property in
Washington to John A. Lorlng , of Boston ,
onslsting of the house in which ho resides
and a lot on K street.
The president has appointed W. L. Bancroft
o be collector of customs for tho district of
Port Huron , Michigan. ,
THE BAKTHOLDI STATUE. .
it Arrives Safely in tho Harbor of
New York.
New York dispatch : The French steamship
sere with the Bartholdi statue of liberty
aboard has arrived off Sandy Hook. The ar
rival is regarded with great interest. The
United States steamer Omaha received the
sere with full honors when the latter came
to anchor. Capt. DeSaune wired Gen. Stone ,
secretary of the Bartholdi statue committee ,
who proceeded down the bay accompanied by
several members of the finance committee.-
Upon reachinjr the Jsere , be was met by Ca-pt.
DeSaune. Each heartily welcomed the other.
Gen. Stone laid before the French committee
programme for the re > .e , tion , after which
the party returned to the city.
Gen. fctone states that a formal reception
will be held on the Iscre and that the gift will
aiit take place until the arrival from New
port of t"e ! French flag shii ) Lai lorida.
Tbe Isere mo.-ed up to the point off Grave-
send. The psssage Wti a stormy one from
Rout n to Azores , but a ter coalins at Faysl ,
agreeable weather was encountered. Only
ane box was strain d durinjr the voyage ,
rhe statue is in perfect condition. It ! ? in
214 pieces , weifrh'n Irom 100 to 6,000 pounds
each , the total weight of metal and cr tes
being 220 tons. An elaborat2 programme has
been arranged , when the reception committee ,
ihe mayor and city officials will be presented
to the I'rench officers. Alter a grand military
lisplay and salutes the mayor will formally
receive the statue in the governor's room in
the city halL A luncheon will follow , and
then the visitors will be escorted through the
rarious city institutions. A banquet to the
French officers by the chamber or commerce
H-ill terminate the festivities.
HOG CHOLERA ;
Investigations to be Ittado by the Ag
ricultural Department.
Washington dispatch : The prevalence of
bog cholera in Nebraska , the recent outbreak
In Wisconsin , and the fears entertained of
similar outbreaks in other parts of the coun.
try , has been made the subject of many com
munications to the commissioner of agricul-
ture , who has been urged to make a special
Investigation to determine the nature of tha
disease and the available means for its mitt.
gat'.on or suppression.
In compliance with demand , Commissioner
Colman has appointed Dr. J. Gerth , a veter
inary surgeon of Newark. N. J. , to proceed
hrst to .Nebraska and make a thorquirh inves
tigation. Gerth is inspector of animal meats
and slaughter houses lor the Newark Board
of Health , and has also been connected with
the New Jersey State ; Bo jrJ of Health , and In
his official capacity had much experience with
the diseases of swine. The most recent sta
tistics ulace the number of swine in the Unit
ed States at over 45.000,000 head , valued at
more than $223OJOX)0. ( ) The annual losses
among these animals is very heavv. ' In 18T3
it was estimated at $20,000,000 ; in'ISSo it was
per cent of the whole number , and in 1854
the loss increased to U per cone. Recent in
vestigations indicate that the losses are most
ly the result of contagious-diseases. The loss
in Nebrrska during the last year has been for
the first time very "heavy. Reports from 46 of
the 73 counties show that out of 1,303,693
swine 4C0.4G3 were affected with the disease ,
and tnat 352,921 , valued at § 2,445,778 , died.
the daughter of the
poet Jbukoffaky , whom the Eussian
Grand Duke Alexis recently married and
nrns forced to give up to another man by
the Czar , is living in Switzerland
Lhe Grand Duke's boywho is a pretty
picture of healthy boyhood.
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GENERAL NEfTS AND NOTES.
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Xattersof Interest Touched Upon by Press
News Gatherers.
A West Elizabeth , Pa. , special says :
Tho O'Neil and Co. , and Joseph Walton & Go's
mines have been shut down. From the present
outlook nearly all tho mines in that
locality wfli be closed by the end of tha week
and 1,000 men will be idle. Many of the mi
ners are moving away.
A truckman named Hawkins shot
and killed his wife at Portland , Oregon , and
while under arrest in the hands of the police
cat Ms own throat.
A special to the Times-Democrat
from Aberdeen , Miss. , says : E. O. Sykes , o !
this place , who was appointed Internal revenue
collector of the Mississippi district a short
time ago to succeed James Hill , ( colored ) , has
written to the president formally declining
the position. The examination of the offii-e
convinced him the duties would require more
time than the salarv was worth.
Henry AIcGeary , Pittsburg , recently
identified as the prosecutor of the Widow
McGeary in the wil case in the local courts ,
committed suicide by shooting himself in the
head. Death was instantaneous. The de
ceased was forty-five years old and leaves a
Ifc an J lamily.
Henry K. Myers , of Baltimore , has
been sentenced to serve one jeir in jail and
receive twenty lashes for beating his wife
Sophia Myers. If the sentence is carried out
Myers will be the fir3t white mau to stand at
the whipping-post in Maryland under the new
law.
A general meeting of tho boot and
shoe manufacturers of Cincinnati was held to
consider the question of the adoption or re
jection of the demand of the Lasters' union
for sin increase of wages for one 3'ear , com.
mencing July 1st. After considerable deoatc
It was resolved that in view of the stringent
depression of trade it is impossible to advance
wages in any department. Themselves should
be entitled to a reduction , but to further the
interest of the employes as well as themselves
they will pay the old bill of wages.
The San Francisco Call publishes
crop reports from the principal wheat-growing
counties in the state. The figures sho.v the
yield to be even under previous estimates and
that it will not exceed twenty-four million
bushels , or about three-sevenths of lest year's
croo. The probabilities are that next year's
acreage will show a large decrease. The fruit
crop of all kinds , except in a few sections ,
will be large and in good condition.
The existence of pleuro-pneumonla
among the cattle o Harrison county , Ken
tucky , has attracted the attention of the state
board of health and orders were issued by
that body establishing quarantine regulations
and making the farm of Frisbie & Lake , near
Cynthiana , the quarantine grounds.
A correspondent at New Orleans
says : "While 'loafing about the throne' the
other day and passing through the model edu- J
cational exhibit of Io\va , I found an exhibit
which , in complication , variety and ornamentB
at ion and beauty and finish , rivals the five
thousand dollar dressing case from Mexico.r
! t is a piece , or work , of penmanship , which '
las never been equalled among its class. In
size , it is 5x4 feet , and consists of a dozen
varieties of lettering , with winged figures of
"Mercury , Corinthian columns , a vine-wreathed
border , shading as exquisitely fine as gossa !
mer , the w hole so perfect and picturesque as
o frequently be mistaken for a fine steel en-
jraving. The artist whose Tork it Is , Mr.C. S.
Chapman , a student of Prof. Bayless' Com
mercial College at Dubuque , was engaged
nine months in the production of this splen
did "Pen Picture , " his only instrument being
an ordinary steel pen. It has on it his per-
ect portrait an ! that of Us instructor , and is
valued at 51,500.
The epidemic at Plymouth , Pa. , is
lowly improving. The relief committee's re-
: ort for the past week shows the total num-
numbcr seriously ill at 308 , destitute families
° 20 , deaths 1 , recovered 111. This is a de
cidedly better showing than that for the week
previous. The committee states that they
re in need of more money.
A lire in Philadelphia destroyed the
argc lard and pork racking establishment of
Vashington Butcher's Sons , on Monroe street.
The building was four stories high and cov-
red half a block. 'When the walls fell sev.
ral firemen were injured , none fatally. Loss ,
$100,000. The lire is bslieved to have been
aused by lightning igniting fat stored in the
building. Later estimates placed the loss at
§ 150,000.
During an altercation in Cusick's
barroom , Broadway , New York , between John
W. Barrett , of Jersey City , and Robt. J.
Painter , of Brooklyn , Painter shot Barrett , in-
iicting a mortal wound. Cusick was shot In
he knee. Barrett was taken to the hospi-
al.
al.The
The London Times says Lord Salis-
rary has not accepted the ofllce of Premier
nconditionally. Nothing can be definitely
ettled until the queen's arrival. Conserva-
Ivcs will require some kind .of guarantees
rom their opponents , tbat they will leave the
government unmolested until the general
lection.
The British navy has received an im-
ortant addition in the shape of the twin
crew , armor belted ram , Benbow , which was
aunched to-day from the slip of the Thames
ron Works and Ship-Building company. The
eremony of christening was performed by
Irs. Gladstone. The Benbow is by far the
most powerful ironclad afloat , and over 10,000
ons of metal have been used in her construe
ion. She Is built entirely of steel. Her ar- .
mament is to consist of two 310 ton steel
guns , which will fire a projectile weighing 2-
00 pounds , 1G % inches in diameter and pro-
elled by the enormous charge of 900 pounds ; j
f powder. She will also have ten six-inch
ifled breech-loading puns , firing rapidly , ten
onr-barrel , one inch machine guns , &nd four
ve barrel machine guns. She is also fitted
or torpedoes , having five apertures fcr their
ischarce. r
THE TROPHIES OF GEN. GRANT. I
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Secretary Endleott Selecting a Flace for
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T/ieir Exhibition.
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The question of what shall bo done with
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he Grant trophies is bothering Secretary
Endicott. The breeches and seml-buttonless
vest of George Washington , together with his i
amp utensels , tent , rocking-chair and crock-
ry. are now permanently gathered under a
how case glass at the national museum. For :
a time they were scattered about , some in tho
patent office , some in the war department and
there in the Smithsonian building. The
Grant articles will not meet this fate and 1 !
wherever ther are will probably stay In pne < 1
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collection. Tho national museum , curiously
enough , has a legal claim to the trophies and
If any disposition is shown to place General
Grant's farlc-abrao elsewhere , Professor
Blair can carry tho matter to tho
president with strong points on his side.
The law establishing tho Smithsonian in
stitution says that "all objects of art
and curious research belonging , or hereafter
to belong , to the United States which may bo
in tho city of Washington In whosoevor's cus
tody , the same may be , or shall bo. delivered
to such persons as may bo authorized by tho
board ot regents to receive them , and shall be
arranged in such order and so classed as to
best facilitate examination and study of tbem
in a building to be erected for tho institu
tion. "
Prof. Balrd Is curator of tho national mu
seum , as well as director of tuo Smithsonian ,
and it is-to bo presumed that ho would do
everything in his power to mako tho exhibi
tion of the Grant relics as attractive as possi
ble. Of course greater facilities than the
museum now possesses would oe required to
insure tho safety of the articles , but congress
would doubtless gladly vote an appropriation
necessary for fire and burglar proof cases for
this interesting and valuable exhibit.
CHRONICLES BT THE CABLE.
The Queen has offered Gladstone an
earldom in recognition of his services to the
Queen and country. Gladstone asked that he
be allowed to forego the honor. The News
In an editorial upon the subject , rejoices
at Gladstone's decision , and says that
no title could add to his fame or en"
hance the enthusiastic devotion of his count
less admirers. Besides his leadership Is re
quired in the cominc struggle to secure unity
In the liberal causf. The Times saysjedltorially
that Gladstone's refusal to accept an earldom
makes an appeal to imaginations of men that
will not remain unanswered.
The crown counsel who are to con
duct the prosecution in the case of the gov.
eminent acrainst Kiel , are In Ottawa receiving
Instructions , and up to the present time the
date of trial has not been fixed. It la under
stood that the defense will first attempt
to prove Kiel's American citizenship-
This proven , his counsel will show that
he can only be triea for making war against a
foreign country. The trial would then have
to be under a court-martial. But as martial
'aw ' was not proclaimed In the dominion , the
trial could not be conducted in this way , and
would have to be abandoned. If tried as a
Canadian citizen , the charge would be high
treason , and as three jurors are to be half-
breeds the jury would disagree. This would
Involve a new trial , when the same difficulty
would undoubtedly be encountered.
A Panama dispatch says : At the
battle reported to have been fought at Yucal
between the forces of Bernal and Slatheus ,
much loss was suffered on both sides In what
seems to have been a stubbornly contested
fight. The advantage , It is believed , was on
government's side. Later advices state that
the government forces have concentrated In
the neighborhood of Carthagena to the num
ber of 4,000 men. They are reported to be In
a distressing condition , without shoes and In
rags. It will be a month before they can
move on to the Gaitan forces , who encamp at
Savana Large , near Barrofeila. " General Mas
was last heard from on his way to Juaja , T\ith
his division of three hundred men. Callo is
still suffering with yellow fever , new and fa
tal cases constantly appearing. Physicians
report the presence of small-pox of a virulent
character.
Troops and guns continue to arrive
at Herat , which is now in a good state of de
fense. Disapproval la expressed at the rumor
that Churchill will be secretary for India. It
s feared that his appointment would lead to
the withdrawal of Dufferin.
4The Russian newspapers express
doubts of the intention of the English con
servatives to continue Gladstone's foreign
policy , except lone : enough to secure the sup
port of the moderators at the fall election.
They predict a hostile attitude toward Russia
after the conservatives find themselves firmly
in power.
The town of Leutchan in Hungary
and Tyrnan in West Hungary , haye been part
ly destroyd by forest fires. Fourteen persons
were burned to death.
llioting is reported at Brunn , Aus
tria , between factory hands on a strike and
bands employed to replace them. The mill"
which eight soldiers and a dozen citizens were
seriously injured. There is creat excitement
c
and it is feared the riotinz will be renewed. I
Is Ic
A semi-official letter from St Peters s
burg to the. Vienna Politische indicates that s c
although Russia Is not averse to a partition of
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Afghanistan , between England and Russia ,
she is willing to continue negotiations with
the British government on the basis of the
Granville arrangement If that course of ac
tion should be adhered to by the next minis
try.
Shocks" earthquake still continue
with increased violence in the vale of Cash
mere. The town of Muzzuffnrabad , com
mandlng the entrance of the Baramula pass
Into Cashmere , is reported to have been aL
most entirely destroyed , and 2,200 persona
are said to have been killed.
Much alarm is apparent throughout
Europe on account of the reappearance of
cholera in the south. Austria and Russia
contemplate rigid quarantine measures at alj
their ports , and the prefects of the French
departments on the Snanish frontier are urg
ing the French Government to establish a
military cordon against tho influx of Span-
lards to cross the border Stringent measures
of protection may be expected to be main
tained all through the summer.
A dispatch from Aden to the admi-
rolity office confirms the loss of the French
man-of-war Renard. She foundered In the
Indian ocean during a cyclone , and 127 souls
perished.
A Madrid dispatch of the 18th says :
The colera Is spreading at an alarming rate ;
K2 new cases and 151 deaths are reported
from the cities of Murka , Valencia and Cas-
tleton during the past twenty-four hours. At
Madrid there Is one death and twenty-four
DCW cases. Tbe Inhabitants of the populous
quarters of this city , strenuously oppose all
measures taken by the authorities to disinfect
the dwellings. The resistance of the peonle
became so passionate and persistent that the
authorities abandoned the enforcement of alj :
sanitary regulations which have been adopt
ed to prevent the cholera from entering
Madrid.
Sir Stafford Northcote has accepted
peerage , and his title will be Lord Iddes- :
eigh. His acceptance is generally regretted *
is it will leave the conservative leadership in
he house of commons under the influence of
ShurchilL
o
In conferring upon Sir Stafford [
tforthcote the title of Earl Iddlealeigh , the
jueen also sent an autograph letter thanking
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him for his eminent services to the queen and
to the state. Northcote will accept the effice-
of first lord of the treasury , which does not ,
as in the case of his predecessor , Gladstone ,
carry with it the premiership. Earl Carnar
von will be made lord lieutenant of Ireland
and Sir Arthur I. Balfour , president of the lo
cal government board. The latter will not ,
as In the case of Sir Charles Dilke , whom h&
succeeds , have a seat in tho cabinet. Ed
ward Stanhope has been re-elected for Tlce-
president at the council.
J-
WHO ARE fROmtED FOR.
Brief Information Concerning Several Gen
tlemen Who Hav Recently Been Appoint * *
to Place ,
"Washington special : Edward Camphansen.
appointed consul at Naples , la a leading law
yer of Erie , Pa.
Charles A. Dougherty , of Pennsylvania , ap
pointed secretary of tho legation at Home , i
a resident of Philadelphia , and tho son of
Hon. General Dougherty. Ho Is a very young
man , and has never been active In politics.
Wm. L. Aldon , appointed consul general at
Rome , is aged forty , and a son of Win. Alden
formerly principal of tho Albany Normal
school. Ho is a journalist , and Is at present
on the editorial staff of tho New York Times.
He Is a highly educated gentleman and speaks
Italian fluently. Ho has visited Italy twice ,
and has written several newspaper and maga
zine articles on the religious and political af
fairs of that kingdom , for which ho has re
ceived tho thanks of both Victor Einanuel
and tho Vatican.
Pierco M. B. Young , of Georgii , appointed
consul general at St. Petersburg. Is n native
of South Carolina , and forty-five years old.
He graudated at a Georgia military institute
in Ifc57 , was a cadet at West Point and was
within ono month of graduation when the re
bellion commenced. Ho resigned and entered
the confederate army , rose by promotion to
tho rank of m'Jor-gonera' , and was twice
wounded. Ho tas served four terms In con
gress as representative of tho seventh
Georgia district , and was ono ot tho com
missioners to the Paris exhibition in 1878.
George W. Savage , of New Jersey , appoint
ed consul at Belfast , is a resident and promi
nent lawyer of Rahway , Now Jersey.
Francis Gallery , appointed consul at Kings
ton , Jamaica , is -physician In Rochester ,
N. Y.
John M. Birch , of West Virginia , appointed
consul at Nagasaki , is a native of Pennsylva
nia. Hois now superintendent of schools at
Wheeling , West Virginia. D. J. Ernest Meier
was appointed to this position about two
months ago , but his commission was with
hold.
Rlchird S. Stoddard , of Now York , appoint
ed consul to Athens , Is tho well-known poet
and author , and ho has served fifteen years In
tbo custom house In New York.
Theodore W. Downs , of Connecticut , consul
at Quebec , is n resleentof Bridgeport , Conn.
Ho was secretary of tho democratic state
committee during tho last presidential cam
paign.
J. C. Monaghan , of Rhode Island , appointed
consul at Mannheim , Is aged twenty-four , and
is a graduate of Brown university. Ho
stumped West Virginia and other states last
fall for Cleveland andHondrlcks.
Wallace Jones , of Florida , consul at Mes
sina. Is a planter and business man.
William H. Moffutt , of New Jersey , ap
pointed consul at Beirut , Is an Episcopal cler
gyman.
THE JEST ) NEAR AX SAND.
Gen. Grant Expresses the Belief That Hals
Not Long for Hits World.
Mt. Gregor dispatch : Seven hours of re
freshing sleep and the usual taking of liquid
food , tho absence of unusual pain , quiet of
body and no unequal mental strain , consti
tutes tho record for Gen. Grant fromO o'clock
Wednesday night to 5 o'clock Thursday after
noon. Tho fatigue that followed his unwise
exertion by walking yesterday was a warning
that BO good a patient as General Grant wllj
not letgo unheeded. Mindful of this , ho has
passed a quiet day physically. To what de
gree his mind has been active Is a knowledge
held only by tho general , though the doctors-
would be glad to share such knowledge , as his
mental and physical condition last evening-
wcro running noirly level. So feeble and \
tremblingwas the general's body that oven .
his sturdy pluck seemed to weaken. Ho was
distraught in inind , discouraged at heart and
weak in body , and because of this he wroto-
tho letters to his phjslclan and family , which
he would gladly recall to-day , but while un
usual temporary weaknness may have occa
sioned tho general's despondency Wednesday
evening , he knows , and lias within a week ex
pressed to a near friend , his own Assurance-
that ho 13 constantly growing weaker and
more exhausted , and ho was not deceived in
this , and no effort was made to lead the gen
eral to a false hope. He was lost w eek frank
ly told that bo was fading our , and that at the-
end ho would probably pass away peacefully , ,
of heart lailure. When the mainspring of
vitality was uncurled , and when the physical
machinery bad run tlown. It would stop. Such
Is tho general's anticipation of the ond.which
he calmly realizes is not a Ionsway distant
and impossible to avert. His courage sank to
ebb , and realizingtho painful influence of
thu mind upon physical conditions , such as T
obtain now in General Grant's ca-e. Dr.
Douglas summoned Dr. Sands. The latter
camo , found no alarming symptoms , saw tho-
Bcneral in better spirits , and In tho evening-
started back to New York. Temporary Influ
ence may render tho general again and at any
time apprehensive , end the following day
may ECO his spirits recovered , but all the-
jvhilo tho vicious soro upon his tongue Is
deepening , and as it progresses so does the-
seneral s vitality wane. He has a full knowl
edge of this , and that knowledge will at oil
times bo the background aznlnst which may
appear temporary changes for better or
woreo to arouse public Interest , but such-
changes cannot deceive tho sick man nor
obviate tho certainty that dissolution Is
drawing nearer. While on tho pla'/za this
afternoon Gen. Grant shook hands with Dr.
M. Babcock. brother of the late Gen. O. E.
Babcock , and with a wave of tho hand pre
sented him to Drs. Douclas and Sand" , to-
whom the visitor lurthor introduced himself.
IMPORTANT TO POSTMASTERS.
A Number Who Have Been Suspended
Wliat is Sufficient Ground tor Removal.
Tho president has appointed tho following
postmasters : W. H. H. Mclntyro at Cam
bridge , Ohio , vico G. D. Taylor , suspended ; .
I. W. Sherman at Osccola , Iowa , vice W. J.
Aptew. suspended : Charles O. McCrcedy at
Ballatin. N. Y. , vico C. F. Grose , suspended ; .
D. W. Krishner at North 3Ianchestor , Ind. ,
rice Shelby Sexton , suspended ; Kr Boyco at
Augusta , Georgia ; vico W. F. Hoiden. sus
pended ; R. P. Mcnefee , at Bozeman , Mont. ,
rice E. C. Anderson , suspended ; Baron L.
Wasson. at Laport , Iowa , vice J. R. Stebbins-
suspended.
The postmaster at Bozeman. Mont , was
suspended upon report of the inspector show-
injr gross carelessness In tho management of
his office , failure to collect and account for
box rents , and especially failure to make re
ports of deposits and quarterly accounts-
ifter due notice. Thedepartment desires the
announcement to como to the knowledge of
ill postmasters that failure to make re-
rorte. deposits or accounts , after notico will
bo sufficient ground for removal with-
aut further Inquiry. The postmasters-
at WInona , Osceolo. Laporto City. North
Manchester. Cambridge , Augusta and Balls-
ton were suspended upon proofs of acts of
partisanship while In otlico. These acts were-
af various kinds ; some were editors as well
is postmaster * , and their newspapers siace-
is well as bcforo election have contained
scurrilous and indecent attacks upon tho otQ-
ors of tho government , as well as malign
political articles towards adversaries in gen-
jral. In some casesait has also been esiab-
it-hed tbat postmasters kept banging in thelr-
Dflice political placards of one party , and re
futed to permit those of tho other to bo dis
played , thcso placards beta ? sometimes inde-
ent pictures or cartoons unfit for eyes of re
spectable persons. In other cases the post-
Masters ; were shown to have been efficient
political agents of their party , members of
ts working committees and its organization ,
ind taking a particular part In the conduct
if election business , often to the impairment ,
jf their performance of the duties of office-
Q several of tho cases political notices , circu-
ars and newspapers or tho opposite political
jartywere shown to have been detained la
Jiepostoffiee.
