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, I OVER THE STATE.
I I THE LIVE STOCKIXTERRST.
I I Lincoln special to ilio Omaha Herald :
I There is a great deal of Inquiry respecting
I tlio 'workings of the live stock sanitary
1 comniiHHion , especially in its enforcement
1 of the quarantine rules and the reception
of stock nt points of entry in tho state on
tlio different lines ot railroad. Few stock
owners know anything about tho method
of procedures and many importers learn
nothing about it until they have to learn
fl it by a vexations experience.
fl There are eight well-regulated stations in
Jj this state where there are inspectors regu-
flj hirly employed for the purpose of seeing
flj that no diseased stock crosses tho lino into
Sj Nebraska.
Wi The Burlington & Missouri port of entry
i WA ' Pacilic Junction , whercDr. W. A. Thomas
j/ | | | is the inspector. Tho stock onlerini ; over
, j tho Union Pacific is inspected at Oina-
j m ba by Dr. Ratnaccotti. Dr. J. Richard in-
I m spects the stock at Blair over the Fremont ,
! if ] Elkhorn < fc Missouri Valley road. Tho
j ffj ferryboat at Decatur is watched by. Dr. C.
J m E. Hull. On tho Chicago , St. Paul. Minne-
I jg npolis it Omaha at Sioux City , Dr. J" . II.
| g Ingerson # is inspector. At Fulls City , on
H the MiHsouri Pacific road , Dr. C. Noonnn is
M inspector. Tho stock destined Tor this stato
H by the St. Joseph < fc Grand Island road is
ffi inspected at Hanover , Kas.by Dr. L.
P ; Gunu.
2 $ j Tho quarantines now existing are shown
Ji by the following extracts from the gover-
nor's prochunation on tho mbject :
( | First Relating to ' contagious pleuro-
§ Sg pneumonia among cattle.
lj | A. Proclamation of Jan. 11 , 188G , cs-
| * f | tablishes quarantine against the following
Ij § | named states , viz : All of the state of
III Pennsylvania , Connecticut , New York ,
I B ' Now Jersey , Delewurc , Maryland , Virginia.
H West Virginia , Kentucky , Tennessee and
B the District of Columbia.
H A. Proclamation of Sept. 28 , 188G , es-
fm tablishes quarantine against the state of
H Illinois.
K Second Relating to Texas or splenic
H fever among cattle of various southern
H states.
ifj Proclamation of March 18. 1887 , pro-
ifi ! iilits tho introduction into the state of
jgj Nebraska of all cattle that Is- , -e been
jj | shipped all or any part of the way from
Jffl the states of Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana ,
ji Alabama , Mississippi , Florida , Georgia ,
jji Tennessee. NorthCarolinaandSouth Caro-
8 lina , during the months of April , May ,
I * June , July , August , September and Octo-
1 ber.
1 Tho rules which govern the inspection of
' I I cattle and their admission into tlio state
s ] aro as follows :
I i J First All cattle coming into tho state of
\3q \ . Nebraska are required to enter the state
. 111 • at Omaha. Platlsmouth. Blair , Falls City.
I Covington , Decatur , Nebraska City , or
Steele City , where they must be unloaded
for inspection.
Second All owners of cattle coming into
this Btate from localities quarantined
| against , will be required to furnish the fol-
J lowing evidences that their cattle are free
from disease.
i ( A ) Affidavit of two disinterestine part-
ies that they have known the cattle in
question for a period of four (4) ( ) months
I prior to the dato of shipment , that they
have been healthy and exposed to no con-
.ii - J .tagious disease , and that no contagious
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f * ' ' " disease is known or believed to exist in the
• j ; ' - ' country from which they come.
A j | ( B ) Certificate of connty clerk of said
j I . county that parties making such affidavit
are responsible and reputable citizens of
> " . the county.
: , t ( C ) Affidavit of owneror person in charge
' * made at point of entry , that his cattle are
' - the identical cattle described in the fore-
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going affidavits , and that shipments have
J I been made direct and without unloading ,
except for feed and water , and in cleaiibed
I j \y \ . and disinfected cars.
* ! Third Owners or persons in charge of
j cattle in localities not named in governor's
( " I _ , - proclamation , must certify under oath
J * i r' that such cattle have been kept in one
] ' - " state for a period of four months , ( giving
; name of town and county of said state ) ,
I and have not been exposed to any conta-
j gious disease for a period of three (3) ( )
I J months prior to date of shipment.
Ii ; Fourth All the foregoing evidence to be
fl submitted to the live stock sanitary com-
fl y mission , state veterinarian or an author-
ji | ized inspector of the state , when permit of
R I shipment m > iy be issued ,
i I Fifth Dealers' calves gathered in quar-
I antincd states will be quarantined at
fl points of entry.
ftN Sixth Cattle not receiving permits for
'ji % . shipment and retained in quarantine will
m \ be held nt the owner's risk and expense.
SB - . Seventh All cattle arriving at points of
E | entry are inspected free of charge to owner ,
i P ® Eighth No railway company doing busi-
M ness in this state will receive for shipment
jj | into this state any cattle unless accom-
f | panied by a permit signed by an authorized
jji inspector.
9j By order of tho live stock Baiiitary com-
| g mission.
1 Lincoln , Neb. , Sept. 28,188G.
I I MISCELLAXEOUS STATE MATTERS.
• jj A serious accident is reported from
I south of Nebraska City , whereby a young
f man named Long received a charge from a
"kidn "t-know-it-was-loaded" gun in tho
face. ;
W. T. Seavey has been appointed chief i
of police of Omaha by the new commis- i
sioners. The appointment is not generally
well received. * i
" " " Another new town has been sprung on
an unsuspecting public. It is called Bor- ,
deaux , and is located on tho creek bearing '
that name. The town site contains 1G0 ,
I"1" acres , and is owned byasyndicateof Chad- '
ron capitalists.
Diphtheria has ceased to spread in Lou- .
isville. and the school has again started ,
with but little fear of danger. ;
j The Broken Bow Leader says : The time
! of tho court and jury was taken up Tues-
j a ' day in listening to the dqtails of about as
j • filthy a scandal case as was ever aired in
j . court. None but lawyers , with their brass
cheeks and stomachs of boiler-iron , could
sit the case through without a feeling oi
| - nausea and disgust. Tho animal sued is
' > " i named Wolcott , and he has wisely skipped
- tr 5 the country. The victim of his dirty tongue '
' - ' • is Mrs. Gillette , wife of the postmaster at •
= w , Longwood. The jury gave her a verdict for f
g - ' ' $3,000 damages.
j | - . The Baptists of Valparaiso are building
. . " ' . / a fine church edifice. t
; V e-fr The loss at the Holdrege firo was $25- '
-v "g 000 , and the insurance $12,000. The C
. ' g burned district will bo rebuilt at once.
• § Red Cloud has a Board of Trade , its '
I ' members comprising tho best citizens. f
' • - 1 Danieu Freeman , of Beatrice , claims
" ,8" tho distinction of having mado entry No. g
m 1 under.tho United States homestead lair.
. He is but 61 years of age. | h
Dr. MitiT KR , late ( owner and editor ol
the Omaha Herald , expects to remain iden
tified with Nebraska and Nebraska inter *
ests.
It has beon decided by high legal talent
that tho present school board of Omaha
must step down and out. The new law for
metropolitan cities under which that city
is now operating , creates an entirely new
school district. It is not an enlargement
or extension of tho old district , and the
school boards of the other districts which
lmvo been brought into tho metropolitan
district , would have just as much right , so
it is claimed , to hold over us any member
of tho present city board. Tho law pro
vides for a board of fifteen members , nine
of which aro to bo elected this year , five to
hold three pears , two for two years , and
two for ono year. Fivo members are to bo
elected next year to hold three years , fivo
are to bo elected in two years for a thret
years term , after which fivo members will
be elected each year. No provision is mado
lor any of the present board to hold over.
Wornc has been suspended temporarily
on York's nc * court houso. Scarcity ol
brick ' occasions the delay. Tho average
citizen guesses tho building will coBt $75 , -
000 by tho time it is completed , but thoso
in the best position to judge say the
amount will-be much nearer $100,000.
Dodoe has Yoted $2,000 for a new school
house.
W. N. Williams and J. Woods Smith , ol
Callaway , who have beon taking an active
interest in tho proposed division of Custer
county , were in Omaha last week. Speak
ing of the movement. Mr. Smith said : "Our
county has been too large. Wo call it the
state of Custer out there. Last Wednesday
a meeting of representatives from all over
the county mot at Ansley and decided to
get petitioners enough to enable the county
commissioners to call an election , when
tho question of division will be put to a
vote. It is proposed to divide the county
into four counties. One will be called
Marion , with Anselmo or Menna as capi
tal , the Becond Custer , the third Parnell
and the fourth Gladstone. "
A forty-acre tract of land near Hast
ings recently sold for $40,000.
TnE board of regents of the state nniver
tity held a business session at the state
university last week , tho principal event
calling them together being the location of
tho new buildings provided for during the
last session of tho state legislature. The
locations decided upon were for the indus
trial school building at tho northeast cor
ner of the university campus , and for the
armory building on the east side of tho
campus , midway beeween the industrial
and tho chemical hibratory buildings.
C. A. Wyckoff's hardware and grocery
store at Bennett burned on the 10th. It
was pnrtly insured. The fire was under
such headway when discovered that noth
ing could be saved. Mr. Wyckoff resided
in the same building a ' nd had barely time
to escape. His household goods were ail
burned.
Eleven car loads of Texas ponies were
unloaded at tho Red Cloud stock yards
last week , the freight on the fame amount
ing to the snug littl6 sum of $1,700.
Platte county claimB to be getting a
large proportion of the immigration pour
ing into Nebraska thiB year.
A murder was committed in the state
penitentiary on tho 14th. A convict named
John Glenson was killed by a colored con
vict named Andrew Jackson. The tragedy
occurred in the foundry. Saturday after
noon at about 4 o'clock , as the furnace
was bein drawn for casting. Jackson with
a bar opened tho draw , and Gleason , lifting
a ladle filled with molten metal , accidently
spilled a little on Jackson's foot. Before
the surrounding convicts surmised danger ,
Jackson lifted the bar , striking Gleason on
the head and knocking him down in the
molten metal. The metal burned him on
the head and arms in a terrible manner ,
Boon resulting in his death.
A. W. Jansen paid into the school fund
of Lancaster county the $750 forfeited
bond of E. B. Coons , who was under bail
on the charge of embezzling funds from tho
Burlington & Missouri railroad while in ,
Supt. Thompson's office.
The preliminary steps have been taken
for starting a Knights of Labor assembly
at Creighton. i
Dr. S. D. Mercer , ono of the directors of
the Omaha Motor Railway company , states
that that organization proposes building a '
Motor railway between that city and
Plattsmouth. A large force of men are [
now at work laying the track and the doc
tor thinks it possible the road will be in
operation by fall.
The Hastings Democrat Bays the farm- '
ers are beginning to realize that with more
roads there is but little prospect of their
securing better prices for grain. j
Hastings' brewery has had to undergo 1
enlargementto meet demands made upon it. ]
Mr. Goodrich , of Hall county , is suffer- |
ing considerable pain and inconvenience '
from his hand , which was bitten by a vi- '
: iou8 mule , which he was endeavoring to
mbdue. The doctors are fearful that it
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may be necessary to amputate tho member j
unless a change for the better takes place. I
Otoe county had $222,084 tiedup in 9 , - ,
200 horses last year. $244,105 in 31,780 ,
lead of cattle , $42,5G4 in mules and asses , <
> 30,541 in hogs , and S1.574 in sheep. '
It is currently reported in railroad cir- j
: les that the series of changes which have j
ieen and are being made among the Union I
? acific officials will include the head of the
reight auditing department. A railway (
) flicial , in a position to know whereof he ,
ipeaks , slates that it has already gone out j
hat Mr. Potter has decided to reorganize <
; he freight auditing department and that
; he first step toward the innovation will
> e the retirement of the present auditor. t
) avid Davis. I
The articles or incorporation or the Wesc
with the J. J.
eyan university , names of f
mhoff , C. F. Creighton and C. A. Atkinson f
is incorporators , have filed with the S
ounty clerk of Lancaster county.
Nebraska City has forty-five manuract
ories , the combined business of which , durt
ng the year ending May 1,1887 , was $6 , - v
100,000. J
Des Moines capitalists are negotiating j
or the purchase of a site for a furniture t
ictory in Omaha. c
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The Omaha postmaster has succeeded in B
etting an increase in the carrier force. t
Ex-President Hayes sold his lotin Oma- }
a last week for $20,000. 0
Sioux City special : Lnst night a Mrs.
Holman , ol Wakefield. Neb. , arrived in the
city in search of a 17-yeur-old daughter
who had left homo mysteriously recently.
Tho police succeeded in finding the girl dur
ing the night in ono of the lowest bagnios of
tho city. When confronted by her mother
tho girl broke down completely and begged
for forgiveness. She told her story , impli
cating a certain Omaha traveling man.
Tho seducer induced her to leavo her home.
They camo here , occupied a room for a
whilo at a leading hotel , where they passed
as man and wife. Sho was finally forsaken
nnd then Bought the house of ill-fame.
Mother nnd daughter left for home to-day.
Charles Penn , sheriff of Custer enmity ,
says the Lincoln Journal , was drawing his
pay from the stato yesterday for escorting
a murderer to tho penitentiary. The mnn ,
Thomas Vincent , will remain behind tho
bars twenty-four years , unless Providence
or something else interferes.
The Lincoln District Telegraph company
has filed articles of incorporation iu the
oflke of the county clerk.
An Omaha servant girl being out late the
other night , attempted to gain .entrance
through a back window. The bend of tho
house , taking her for a burglar , shot in the
direction of tho shadow , and it was a close
call for a dead servant girl. The ball
whizzed uncomfortably near to her head.
Twenty-five million young fish will bo
distributed in Nebraska streams this fall.
A large tank , holding 1.000 gallons , will
supply tho business portion of Atkinson
with water.
First Vice President Potter , ot the
Union Pacific , has commenced the work of
reform , letting out some employes who
had nothing to do but draw their pay.
Patrick Murphy , of Omaha , with mind
unbalanced , attempted suicide by throw
ing himself into the Missouri river last week.
Ho was rescued by a man who happened
to bo near by with a boat.
Belva Lockwood is giving lectures
throuhout the state on "Social and Politi
cal Life in Washington. " Belva , it is inti
mated , is training for the presidential race
in 1888.
Omaha "bad another suicido last week.
Hans Nelson , a grocery keeper , became
financially involved and hung himself as
tho shortest way out of his trouble. The
act was committed in the cellar of his Lus-
iness house. He leaves a wife and one
child.
Chief Pound , of the Nebraska Detective
association , received notice last week of
the stealing of a valuable horse from A.
Tipton of Nebraska City , and notices were
sent to all tho detective stations in the
state. Saturday he received a letter Trom
a detective in Table Rock stating that the
horse was in that place dead , having been
over-driven by the thief , who had proceeded
on to Steele City.
At West Point Charles Grumpke had his
brother arrested on the charge of stealing
nine bushels of potatoes , but failed to con
vict him.
C. J. Lane , ncent of tho Union Pacific at
Bluo Springs , Nebraska , reports that the
number of cars of corn handled by his
road at that station during tho past
month was 139 ; of emigrant movables , ,
six cars ; of flour , two cars ; of cattle and
hogs. , eight cars.
The relief expected by the settlers in the
northwestern part of the state from the :
law passed by the last congress , creating a
land agency at Chadron , has not yet been
realized. When the bill pnssed there was
no provision made for funds with which to
start the business of the office , and the set
tlers in that section of the state have been
hanging on the ragged edge of expectancy
and hope ever since.
STIITKIXG OVER OMAHA' ? SHOULDER.
The recent action of the Nebraska state
railway commission in stepping to tho
front as the champions of Lincoln is crcat-
ing a good deal of comment among rail
road men. It has generally been supposed |
that tho commission's duties did not par-
bake of the nature of partiality and that ]
they were confined to the railways in the i
state. Tho recent letters signed by the
railway commission , however , have given '
rise to a popular belief in Omaha that the ,
: ommission is a Lincoln institution which
supposes its powers to be co-equal with >
those of the national commission. When
x state railway commission makes a pre- '
3inptory demand concerning inter-state
rates , on a road like the Burlington , which
Dcciqres territory in half adozen states , or
like the Missouri Pacific , it clearly infringes
upon the power of the national commission. ;
ks a matter of fact , the Nebraska state j
commission has no more to do with regu-
ating rates from Chicago to Lincoln or ]
Dmnha than a driver has to regulate the ,
lumber of revolutions of a car wheel. It
s not a part of tho state commission's
tower. They may have the power to say ,
vhether a rate from Lincoln to some point
n the state and a rate from Hastings to
lie same point , are fair , or vica versa.
3ut in the matter which the commission j
las taken on itself to arbitrate it is claimed .
, o have no power.
But if the commission had power to se- ,
: ure Lincoln jobbers the rates they desire ,
t would not be justice to exercise it. The ,
acts of the situation are these : Under -
Jie old law , when the ra 'tes obtained were .
one-half the tariff .
inly - or three-quarters
• ates , the larger jobbing houses of Lincoln ,
snjoyed the advantage which waseminently .
infair. Hastings , Beatrice and other -
imaller towns were the sufferers. The lat- ,
er having jobbing houses which are in a " ,
josition to compete with other larger jobt t ,
ling centers under the present law. Under
; he old Taw they did not stand a ghost ol
i show , becausshe larger jobbing houses
if Lincoln secured their own rates by
neans of rebates and could undersell the \
obbers of Beatrice and Hastings. Lincoln j
iwncd the field practica.ly , to tho exclu-
ion of the smaller jobbing towns in the "
outhern part af tho state. That is the t
ecret of the present kick. It is not be- \
au&e Omaha rates from Chicago or other c
toints are one cent or a fraction of a cent ±
ower than the rates to Lincoln , but be-
auso Beatrice and Hastings are placed on B
, n equal footing with Lincoln to compete i" "
Qr the trade. Lincoln merchants can't
et any more special tariffs through means s
f rebates , but they have to pay rates G
nrmulated on the same basis as the other n
owns. The railway commissioners ask y
hat Lincoln be placed where it was before , a
finch simply means that Lincoln must p
ave an advantage over the jobbers of Bef"
trice. Hastings , ets. , otherwise Lincoln V
abbers cannot do the business they did ci
efore the new law went into effect. The e ;
ry of discrimination against Omaha is p
imply a blind. If the demandB made were 1
ecured , the effect on Omaha would b si
rifling , while it would virtually continue tl
o keep the rival towns of Lincoln where tl
hey have been kept through means of theJ a
Id rebatesystem. OmahaHerald. ti
A.11ESOM . OF JILAX1CS.
Sweeping and 8ural 0 Throuah the Forest of
the Mtchtj < tn Venlnsula.
MAtttjuirrrK , Mich. , May 20. Fonat
fires , all oyer the peninsula , havo burned
fiercely all day and towns and settlements
near the woods havo been in great danger.
The nqw State's prison building hero was
surrounded by firo all day. Fifty men
were keptatwork fighting the fire. This
evening the buildings aro reported out of
danger. In many localities along the
Chicago & Northwestern railway , people
living near the track have left their houses
aud camped on tho right of way.
LATER TIIK TOWN' HURXEI ) .
Lake Lixdek , Mich. , March 20. The
fire is now under control. Flames were
first noticed is.suing from tho second story
of Newman & Trelease's general merchan
dise store. Everything was as dry as tin
der and desnite the heroic eflbits of the
firemen and citizens the spread of the
flames was very rapid. In less than two
hours after the first alarm , the entire busi
ness potion of the town from the starting
point of the fire to the public school house
building was in ashes. Every saloon but
one and every stoer structure except that
occupied by Weber & Co. , as a meat mar
ket , was destroyed. The loss is a terriblo
one to Lake Linden and conservative judges
place the pecuniary damage at $1,500,000.
The insurance is probably not
less than three-quarters of a million.
No . lives were lost as far as knswn. The
property of the Calumet & Hecla company
escaped without damage. Both Houghton
and Hancock fire companies responded
nobly to the call for assistance and
did jreat wo k. Nearly every family is
turned out and report a great loss of house
hold goods ai4 surplus clothing , flames
reaching otn ; iiu such rapidity that
householders qnickly realized that their
only safjety was in instant flight. The fiie
originated in the upper story of Neuman &
Trelease's block , breaking out as the whig-
ties ble.w 12 o'clock , and in less than five
minutes a dense volume of smoke
was issuing from holes about the middle of
the roof. An explosion followed , blowing
out the roof and the entire front of the
block , aud communicating the flames tothu
Tampica saloon across the street , and in an
incredibly short time the whole village
seemed to be one mass of flames. Panic
seized every one. The fire department was
late in reaching the fire after it broke
out , and then was helpless , the flames
having made such headway that no agency
of man could be of any avail. Hundreds
of families are roofless to-night , without bed
ding or clothing , except what they have on
No stores are left to furnish supplies , and
Hancock & Houghton , merchants , aresend-
ing mattresses and bedding to the home
less people. Neuman is in Europe. Tre-
lease was in Calumet wheu the fire broke
out , and reached Lake Linden to see his
block and store wholly enveloped in flames.
Everything was as dry as tinder from the
long drouth , and even solid brick blocks
melted away before the furious flames like
snow. The flames swept clean to the shores
of the lake , from the schoolhouse , half a
mile , three or four blocks wide. The town is
wiped out. A rough estimate of the losses
only is possible at this hour , intense ex
citement making it hard to get at real
facts. The loss on stores alone foots up to
about $500,000. Win. Harris , general
store and residence , $100,000 ; Newman &
Trelease , general store and building , $75 , -
000 ; Henne & Co. , general store , $50,000 ;
N" . Reding & Co. , general store , $40,000 ;
Newman & Hart , $10,000 ; and many other
losses from $10,000 down.
WILT. TAKE A DAY OFF.
Washington special : Major Maddox , who
is interested in hotel property at the Fa-
quier White Sulphur Springs , Va. , was here
and at Baltimore to-day making arrange
ments to entertain President and Mrs.
Cleveland this summer. The president has
promised to go to Faquier springs about
the first of June and spend a day for
the purpose of seeing tho place and de
termining whether he will pass part ol
liis vacation there. He will be taken in
the private car of the president of the Vir
ginia Midland railroad , and will be accom
panied by Gen Phil Sheridan , Colonel Kel- ,
! ogg , of the hitter ' s staff , Governor Fitz-
uigli Lee , of Virginia , Senator Gorman and
iffo or three other prominent Baltinioreans.
It is said the waters of Faquier white sul-
ihur springs have superior qualities for
• ecuperating overtaxed brain workers , and
ire located only two hours from Washing
ton. If the place meets the expectations
if the president he and Mrs. Cleveland will "
Bpend the early part of their summer vaca-
ion there instead of "Red Top , " tie : presi- -
lent's country seat , this district. s
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COME OTElt , Mil. GLADSTOy'E. -
London special : Mr. Gladstone lias , m c
icccnt conversations with his personal \
' riends , expressed a desire to visit Amer- .
ca. This has long beon a cherished j
'bought ' in the mind of the liberal leader , \
jut its execution has always presented so i
nany obstacles that it has never , until ' .
• ecently. been expressed. An urgent re- J
luest has always been met with the reply , t
• 1 would like to , whenever public business 1
permits. " The prospects aro that during J
he coining autumn there will be a favor- .
ible opportunity for a prolonged absence (
• om parliament and England , and Mr.
jlladstone has been so delighted with re- J
: ent demonstrations of American sympa- ,
.by in favor of his policy , that a persis 't-
int renewal of the invitations which have f
leen showered upon him is likely to result J
u an acceptance. His personal friends I
ally believe that he can no longer resist \
he importunities which are continually r
hrust upon him. and they aro satisfied j
hat he must on this occasion accept tho
tievitable , and , notwithstanding his great j
.SC cross tho ocean and visit friends in
c
imerica. That he would meet with un- .
irecedented reception cannot be doubted.
WHAT VII ) HE ME AS.
Washington special : What may have .
leen a significant hint was dropped by
'resident Cleveland at his reception this *
fternoon. Among those who lingered till *
he crowd had passed was the wife of a I
• ell known Georgia politician and a swtor o
f an influential southern editor. When e
ho former had shook Wie president's hand rJ
lie said , looking at him earnestly and hard I
i the face : "Mr. president , Ishook hands o
ith you personally a year ago , now I do v.
t ) in the name of the grand old state of e
eorgia. I congratulate you upon having 1
inde a good president and I hope to see n
on here in a second term. " So heartfelt + •
nd earnest were these sentiments ext ;
ressed that it took Mr. Cleveland several ' *
5conds to clear his throat and reply. ?
Then he did so he said : "I thankyou sin- r
jrely , but I am afriid I will never see the
id of my present term. " The ladies are n
uzzled to know what the president meant , ri
[ is tones were in no sense jocular , and s <
ince the announcement this evening that p
ie president and Mrs. Cleveland will go to
ie Adirondncks next week for recreation
nd fishing , they believe he had reference j
) the condition of his health. " '
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THE WItT.rO ItOMAIX.
Secretary Zamar Talces Steps to Fostrr Bona
Fide Settlement ofVubUe Lands.
Washington , May 20. Tho Secretary
of the Interior to-day addressed a commun
ication to the President setting forth that
a large number of land grant railroad com
panies have made indemnity selections to
tho full extent of their rights , under the
respective grants , and that a number of
others , while they have uoL selected a ful1
quantity , have selected all kinds within
the indemnity limits of such grants which
are subject to selection ; that under the
rulings of this department no settler cm
acquire any rights under any general land
laws to any part of the public domain so
long as the same remains withdrawn by
order of the President or by his authority ,
and that there seems now to be no valid
reason why these orders of withdrawal
should not be revoked. Tho comiuuni-
tion continues : "Obstructions in the way
of bona fied setflemcntof the public domain
should be removed as speedily as " possible ,
after the reasons which created them ceased
to exist. Believing that the railroad com
panies have had ample time to as < crt any
rights they may have in regard to the in
demnity to which they may bo entitled ,
and that no hardship can now result to
them by restoring these lands to the public
domain for the benefit of settlers , it is my
purpose , if it meets your approval , to take
all necessary steps looking to the accom
plishment of this object. I suggest , in
order to prevent action being taken which
may result in hardships in any case , that
thirty days must be given , by publication
in some leading newspaper in tho locality
of these respective roads , notifying their
managers of the purpose of this department ,
in order that they may show cause , if they
can , by a certain day to be fixed in such
notice , why the proposition therein sub
mitted should not be carried into effect. "
The President endorsed his approval upon
the communication , and the Secretary' will
immediately take steps to carry into ellect
the policy indicated. Among the railroads
named are the Illinois Central , in the State
of Illinois. Cedar Rapids & Missouri
River , and Dubiiquc & Mississippi in the
State of Iowa ; tin * Sioux City &St. Paul , in
the State of Iowa ; Wisconsin Farm Mort
gage , in the State of Wisconsin ; Northern
Pacific , in Dakota Territory ; Northern
Pacific , main line , in Washington Terri
tory ; Coos Bay Wagon Road , in the State of
Oregon ; Burlington & Missouri River ,
Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific , and Chi
cago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , in the Stato
of Iowa ; Chicago & Northwestern , and
Chicago , St. Paul & Omaha , in the State of
Wisconsin.
lA'TEltXATIOXAI. EXCAMl'MEST.
Freitarutions for a Jtiij Time at Chicago in
October.
Ciiicaco , III. , May 20. The great In
ternational Encampment to be held at
Chicago October 1 to 20 , is an assured suc
cess. The money has all been subscribed
by the citizens. It will probably be held
lit the West Side Driving Park. The War
Department at Washington has offered to
send a battalion of infantry , a squad of
cavalry , siege guns as desired , and several
military bands. The Navy Department
has offered the use of the steamer Michi
gan , the only cruiser on the lakes , a corps
of marines and the famous Marine Band of
Washington. There will also be present
seventy-live to one hundred companies of .
National guard from every State and
Territory , who will be under command '
of officers selected by General Sheridan ,
There will also be present by invitation ,
troops from foreign countries. General
Sheridan and Colonel Bentley , of the Board
of Managers , left to-night for Washington ,
to obtain letters from Secretary Bayard to <
United States Ministers in Europe , instructi i
ing them to render all the assistance possi- ,
ble to the above gentlemen , who will sail
for Eupope on May 25 , to be followed by ]
General Bevendge a few weeks later , to ar- 1
range for foreign troops. Prizes amount- !
ing to $30,000 will be distributed among J
the National guard who will participate in 1
the drills. It is also believed the President ]
nnd Cabinet and other dignitaries of tho *
State and National Governments will be '
present.
THE CLAX XA GAEL.
Boujlicling Rumors Regarding ihe Amount 1
of the Defalcation. I
New Yokk , May 20. The 2MI and ]
Express prints the following : "The auti- J
Egan-Sullivan wing of theClan Na Gael j
: ociety , felt merry to-day over the anjj S
louncement that the shortage in the Clan
'va ' Gael accounts would not be more than
:500 and perhaps nothing. This infoimal
ion was given by the Egan-Sullivan peo- }
ile , who do not want to admit that there s
s any defalcation. The absolute fact is I
hat a10,000 deficiency was officially ani
lounced in vniioos camps Monday and
L'uefcday nights , and that Colonel
Joland is not responsible. Fur-
her investigation disclosed the fol-
owing : Patrick Egan and Alexander j
Sullivan are in a big minority in this city j j
liicI state and in Philadelphia. This wing c
if the organization is rapidly breaking up , C
irincipally because , aside irom the financial I
rrcgulaiities , its believed a membe r , the \
English secret service has a foothold oi the * '
irdcr. One of the big men in the anti-
gan wing said to-dav : ' 'The defalcation is i
learer $100,000 than $10,000. That's why V
ve left the order. The sum of10,000 is q
lleged to have been spent for arms buried \
n England , but we do not believe any \
uch sum was expended. Then there is an S
tern of $12,000 for contingent expenses , S
f which we know nothing. The fact isI
hat the order as conducted is a sham. " BS
THERE WILL JSE KICKIXG.
Chicago , May 18. An uproar from the
Dbbers at Mis-issippi river points and r
hroughout the interior of Iowa is imminent , 0
he Chicago and Iowa railway lines at a
aeeting here to-day having agreed that
nly manulacturers shall have the ben-
fit of the special rates granted yesterday. 6
'hese rates are about twenty per cent be0
> w the tariff enforced for the past month P
r two. They apply to such articles as pig L
: on , salt , cement , lumber , printiug paper , H
tc , and will go into effect June 1st. The x'
"ranscontinental lines wound up their cl
leeting to-day agreeing to put into effect
tie west bound rates proposed a week ago \ \
aturday. The Chicago rate will be eighty C <
er cent of the New York rate ; Missouri O
iver seventy per cent , and St. Louis ninev
r-six per cent of the Oaicago rate. The „ '
ew tariff will hold unless the commissiou
; fuses to make the suspension of the fourth
: ction permanent , in which event the tariff W
at into effect April 5th will be restored. JcCj
The Stella flour mills were destroyed by jf
• e last week. Loss about $800. . Si
M i mnwr * ' " * * * * *
GOD SAVE THE QUEEX. '
TltU Was the Refrain of the Orangemen ot
Toronto on the 40th.
Kingston , May 20. An attack was
rir.do hero to-night on O'Brien , Tho par
ticulars aro not yet learned. j
Tho party were driven to tho Iiurnett j
House , where the crowd assembled and.
cheered the Editor. Battery A , of tho
Dominion regular military corps , Four- I
leenth ( Princo of Wales' Own ) ltflles , was j
ho.d in the armories for emergencies , be- t
sides a large number of special constables
and the ordinary polico force. Arriving at
the skating rink , where tho meeting was .
held , a crowd , all O'Brien sympathizers , * , fj
was found gathered about tho building. _ * , )
Policemen , armed with revolvers , moved up * _ _ ,
and down and forbade anybody to blockade
cutranco to tho hall. Nobody attempted
to do it. The street wa3 for all the world \
like Bay street , Toronto , where the attack
on O'Brien occurred. It was worse , be
cause , in addition to cobblestones and (
bricks scattered over the surface , where a
new building is being erected , there were
huge heaps of bricks. The audience , num
about was similar to i
bering 1,200 , very
that of Ulster , tenant farmers whose ens- ,
torn it is to listen rather than to applaude.
After O'Brien had been speaking
a few minutes , tho unexpected
nnd somewhat ominous calm was for the
first time broken at Jhltt ) o'clock , when.
Dennis Kilbride began his statement. . '
Then the first noise was heard outside the
hall , where several hundred men and boys. '
collected , crying , "God save the Queen , " <
and groaning for O'Brien. Every cheer
which went tip inside the hall was answered i
by a loud roar and angry response from the-
crowd outside now swollen to immense pro
portions. The meeting was brought to an
end , and the people leltthcbuildiug. The fl
moment the Orangemen saw O'Brien , M
there was an uproar , and cobblestones de- fl
scended like hail. The mob yelled , ' "Kill fl
him ! " "Choke him ! " "Tear him asunder ! ' * 1
Opposite tho house of John Newman , a. m
Protestant , J. M. Wall , the Associated
Press reporter , and 1) . C. Kellogg ,
a New York Sun reporter , were flung to the'J
ground and O'Brien disappeared , probably | l
into the house. Two hours later , after the
mob had partially dispeised , Peter Devlin m
went quietly to the chief of police and said
O'Brien was safe at his house. The chief ,
with the Mayor and six policemen went M
to Devlin's house and brought O'Brien fl
safely to the hotel. Later it was learned Lfl
O'Brien escaped into an alleyway just as a J fl
big Orangeman was about to cleave his- ' fl
skull with a club , after having piostratcd. 9
him with a stone. O'Brien is not serious- fl
ly injured. Wall was considerably hurt , . fl
and a number of other personsconsidcrably fl
bruised. By the time O'Brien was taken fl
to the hotel the mob had mostly dispersed- Jm
THROUGH IOWA AND NEBRASKA. V
l Traveler Tells What Ha Xoticed in the Ttco- flj
States. flj
Milwaukee , Wis. , May 20. S. H. Sea- M
mans , secretary of the National Millers As-
sociation , returned to-day from a trip- flj
Lhrough Iowa and Nebraska. When asked fl
is to his observations in regard to crops , fl
Mr. Seamans said : "Millers arc very short fl
iff wheat ; many mills are idle on this ac- 9
count , and unable to supply the demand fl
for flour by reason of this scare ! ty of wheat. 9
riiere was a good rain Monday and another j E
an last week Thursday , and vegetation is H
much more forward than here. I liitind a flfl
rcry fine class of modem equipped mills in ' * " * ' flfll
Nebraska , doing splendid work. Previous . < * ' " " fl
to the Inter-State Commerce law going into- fl
jffect the elevators were cleaned out , and • fl
here is little or no wheat iu the hands of fl
: hc farmers. This applies to Iowa , but fl
nore especially to Nebraska. Millers com- fl
ilain somewhat of the unequal woiking of fl
he Inter-State Commerce law in lcgurd to- fl
Sastern freights. For instance.the rate on fl
vheat is double the rate on flour from Colo- fl
ado to Nebraska points , which , of course , fl
; ives Colorado millers an advantage over jfl
Nebraska millers. This inequality is , fl
lowevcr , only temporary till it can be fl
qualized. Crops are looking finch in fl
owa and Nebraska. The corn is up from fl
hree to six inches. " Mr. Seamans said that fl
ie saw no less than four different pieces of fl
ailroad under construction , and that it fl
noks as if the section will be well supplied fl
rith railroads. As secretary of the Na- fl
ional Millers Association , Mr. Seamans has fl
ssued a call for an annual convention at fl
it. Louis on May 25. flj
THE XEW TREASURER. fl
Washington , D. C , May 18. Tht > . fl
lewly appointed treasurer has returned to f fl
lis home in Connecticutt. He has met hi3 - fl
ubordinates and other treasury officials , fl
mt will not formally relieve Mr. Jordan. fl
mtil next week. fl
THE MARKETS. 9
OMAHA. 9
I'iibat No. 2 G9 @ G0 % JI
Saklev No. 2 4' { Q $ 43j | flj
Iye No. 2 41 ( ti ) 41J flj
oitx No. 2 mixed 24 Ofy 24 } flj
Iats No. 2 * . . . . . 22y23 flj
Icttek Creamery 25 ty 2G flj
iUTTEit Choice country. . . . 18 % 20 jHJ
iocs Fresh 10 ( < 11 flj
hickexs Live per doz 3 25 @ 3 50 flj
iEmons Choice , perbox. . . 4 00 ( ) 5 00 ] HJ
'kaxcks ' Per box 3 50 ( < j ) 4 00 > H
Ieans Navys , per bti 1 50 69 1 GO M
nions Per barrel 4 50 f < $ 5 00 flj
otatoes Per bushel 85 @ 90 flj
' 001. Fine , per lb 10 ( a , 18 flj
eeds Timothy 2 20 (0 2 50 flj
eeds Blue Grass 1 30 @ 1 40 HJ
foos Mixed packing 4 35" @ 4 45 M
eeves Choice steers 4 05 @ 4 15 flj
heep Fair to choice 3 15 @ 3 75 flj
NEW YORK.
" heat No. 2 red 97 @ 97J flj
'heat Ungraded red 95 @ 98J flj
okn No. 2 48 @ 49 % flj
ats Mixed western 34 @ 3G H
oii\ 1G 50 ( itjlTOO jH ]
Al.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • * i . . i j 'Of 4 Ol/ H
CHICAGO. H
" heat Perbushel 8 % Q S8 flj
ins Perbushel 39 % 39J H
ats Per bushel 2G ( jt 2GJS fll
ouk- 21 00 # $21 50 fll
ahd- . G 70 ( a ) ii 17 % flfl
ogs Packing &stuppiu- 90 0 5 05 flfl
iTTLE Stochers 2 75 ( n , 4 30 a flj
ieep Natives 3 50 @ 4 75 * flifl1
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ST. LOUIS. B
heat No. 2 red cash 85 @ S5 $ flj
) K.v Perbushel 3G @ 36J flj
ats Perbushel 27 % < 29 flj
ogs Mixed packing 4 75 @ 4 85 flj
lttle Stockers 2 20 @ 3 30 flj
ieep Common to choice 3 75 @ 4 50 IJ
KANSAS CITY. hV
heat Per bushel 71 @ 71J 9
> RN Perbushel 34 @ 35 flj
its Per bushel 29 @ 29 fll
lttle Feeders 3 35 @ 3 90 flj
ogs Good to choice. 4 20 @ 4 60 flj
ieep Common to uood. . 2 75 @ 3 50 flj
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