I THE M'COOX TRIBUNE.
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I ABOUT NEBRASKA.
Nebraska's Name Abroad.
Lincoln correspondence Omaha Bee :
Governor Thayer has probably dono
more during his term to make Nebraska
B * known throughout tho union than any
B- " of the executives who have previously
I " filled tho position. Ho believes that
Bf" Nebraska is one of tho greatest states in
tho union , and that it should be known
and recognized as such. It is in ac-
cordauco with this idea that lie has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend , with his
Btaff , the opening of tho centennial ox-
hibition in commemoration of tho set-
tlement of tho Ohio valley and tho
northwestern states in 1788 , and the
m adoption of tho ordinance of 1847 for-
r ever prohibiting slavery north of the
thirty-sixth parallel in tho northwestern
territory. All tho governors , and OS
S' pecially those of tho northwest , have
been urgently invited to be present ,
and Governor Tliayer desires Nebraska
m-- - * to be
represented as well as her sister
states. The exposition will open on the
Fourth of July , 1888 , and close on tho
27th of October. President Cleveland
has signified his intention of gracing
the occasion with his presence , and
many of the prominent men of the
country will attend and lend their as-
sistance to muko it an affair of national
dignity and importance.
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An Imposing Funeral.
I York special to the Omaha Bee : The
' f _ . funeral of Sheriff Hamilton occurred
from tho Methodist church in this city
B this afternoon. All business houses
I "were closed in accordance with the pro-
I damation of the mayor , and business of
all kinds was entirely suspended. The
new court house was draped in mnnrnl
B ing and a deep gloom pervaded the en-
B tiro community. The funeral was in
charge of tho Masonio fraternity and
B 'was the largest ever known in this part
B of the state. The procession was comi
B posed of the Masons , Odd Fellows ,
B Grand Army , firo department , county
B and city officers , members of the bar ,
B United Workmen and a company of Nn-
B tional Guards headed by a band , about
B one hundred carriages completing the
B grandest funeral cortege ever seen in
B the west.
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B Nebraska's Crop Prospects.
B The Bee this morning prints reports
B from its correspondents in every conn-
I ty of Nebraska showing tho condition
B and promise of the crops. As a whole ,
B they ore most cheering. In the south-
B eastern counties the corn is all in , and
H thus far all the conditions have been1
favorable. The advices from the west-
B em counties are in the main satisfacJj
B ton * , the farmers generally reporting the
B outlook to bo almost as favorable as at
M this time last year , although the season
B has been more backward. In the north-
B ern counties tho continuous rainfall has
B. , delayed corn planting , but this will be
ji completed within another week. As to
K wheat and oats the general outlook is r
Bi excellent , and the promise is good for
WL an abundant hay crop. The season has
H thus far been very favorable to the
H smaller grains. Tim corn area , it is in-
H dicated , will be considerably * larger than
jr last year , and if the present prom3
B ise is realized this most important of t
K Nebraska's cereal products will this t
B year add largely to the ivealth of the
B state. It is expected , also , that other
BR grains will show a considerable increase
K over the crops of last year. h
K Conditions may of course occur that
B "will hereafter somewhat change the
B present favorable aspect and iudica-
B tions , but there is no necessity for borx
B [ rowing any trouble on this score. It is
B [ sufficient now to congratulate tho farm- jj
BL ers and people of Nebraska upon a fav
Wf vorable state of things which holds out -
K the promise of a generous harvest that *
H | will materially advance tho prosperity
B of the commonwealth , and have an im-
BL portant influence in attracting to it pops
Bl.v illation. On every hand the promise S
mj ? - for the present year gives cause for con-
BFr . sratulatioa and confidence. Omaha
Pi % * , May 21st
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BO The oldest Indian village in Da-
of which there is re-
P v fcota county , any v
B cori f 8 located by the Omahns near
B the present site of Homer. They burned .
m it InjlSOQ to get rid of the small-pox. "
If A Kearney special says : A novel ti
If question came up in the district court , n
m Last term , two boys named McCloskey
R were tried , and convicted of burglary g
I and Judge Hamer ordered them to the 1
l state industrial school. Superintend-
I ent Mallalieu refused to receive them P
I npon the ground that the order did not
I state that thev were under eighteen
I rears of age. The state board of public S
lands and buildings supported the suB
I perintendent in his action. To-dar At
torney Thompson , in behalf of the • .
boys , brought a peremptory writ of c
mandamus to compel the superintend-
} ent to receive them. This tho court 3
I granted. The superintendent demurred °
j to their petition in order that Attorney
I General Leese could carry the case _ to -
j , the sapreme court if he desired. It is a a
close legal question and it is thonght t
HBhf the supreme court should be asked to
mi P66 upon it
B B B ? A rcsa who gave his name as
V . Schmidt and living ten miles north of t c
Hk \ North Bead has been acquiring a large d
% number of Swine not belonging to him.
BE He went to the pens of the Bay State t
W PGSk Cattle company and others
giSS fjP1'iA purloined the porkers , selling them o r
I m mt ° shippers in whose yards they were
ff JHB found. For one offense he was fined $
v
UyBK. s1 aH co s aBlor nc ay state
PiBBy thieving as will be compelled to answer
mtr for it ia the coining term of the district a
B The citizens of Arlington have T
P pledged and subscribed $23,000 for
II building a. new court house for "Washt
if ington countv , providing the county
f J seat is located at that place.
[ 1 The Niobrara Canning company has c
If contracted for 3,000 bushels of toma- 0
I Uoss I * . Hammond , editor of the
1 Fremont Tribune , was thrown from a '
| s horse and quite severelv iniured.
I The city council has granted the n
franchise for an electric light plant and
| F a system of lirrhts to be operated in Blue J-
% Springs , to Alexander Stewart and Ora : *
p Bichanls. Tliey intend to have the sys- it
I tern completed in about two months. "
_ W. S. Walker , of Webster City , Li. ,
W was killed by lightning in Broken Bow , ?
i Sunday night Mr. Walker was visit-
E in his brother , and intended to start
W for home Monday morning. The light-
t ning struck the hotel in which he was g
I stopping.
I * An electric b'ght wire got off the c' '
I poles in Iancoln the otherdar , and be-
I fore being fixed knocked down a horse a
aad staaaed a man. od
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Six hundred and fifty building per
mits havo been issued thus far this year
in Omaha , which is fifty in excess of
the number issued for tho same period
lost year.
There is being very much interest
manifested in tho issuance of license at
Exeter and testing tho validity of the
petitions. Tho cold water party is going
to muko a test case of it through the
Slocum law and the chances are it will
bo carried to the higher courts.
William llobinson , who claims to
have , on May 8 , 1880 , deserted from
company A , Seventeenth United States
infantry , while stationed at Fort Abo
Lincoln , near Bismarck , Dakota , walked
into tho police court at Lincoln the
other day and voluntarily surrendered
himself. lie was placed in tho lock-up.
The Sunday school' convention at
York passed the following resolution bj *
58 to 5JG : Besolved , That we will not
vote for any political party that wilLnot
promise to submit a constitutional pro
hibition amendment to a popular vote.
Tho Dodge county teachers' insti
tute will bo held in July , lasting two
weeks.
weeks.Lincoln
Lincoln parties will put in tho sys
tem of water works at Orleans.
Jbdeph Boberts , a resident of the
outskirts < of Omaha , and a man of fam-
ily i , fiendishly outraged an eight-j'car-
old < girl , the child of a neighbor. The
scoundrel made his escape after com-
mitting i tho horrible deed.
. Miss Harding , a Minnesota pupil in
tho ' Orleans Free Methodist college ,
took I an overdoso of laudanum last week ,
but 1 was rescued from tho grave 1)3 * a
stomach pump.
A farmer named Mason , living five
miles west of York , was bitten hy a dog
in February last , and late on the 10th
li3drophobin ] developed. Next morn-
ing i five physicians were called to attend
the < sufferer who was tormented , by the
most excruciating spasms. There is no
relief for the unfortunate man except in
death , which it is expected will soon
come.
Tho mayor of Lincoln has decided
that t houses of prostitution must go
from tho capital city. Inmates are to
be arrested and fined as often as may be
necessary , to rid the city of their pres-
euce.
Fremont will probably soar the
American eagle on the Fourth , but the
preliminaries are all yet to be arranged.
Wiry not raise , inquires the Madi-
son Beporter , $10,000 as a manufactur
ing bonus to bo divided into proper
sized purses and given to persons who
will start factories in Madison.
Burglars broke into tho railroad
station at Ames , but were rewarded
with a find of onlv S7.
Business was suspended in York on
the occasion of the funeral of Sheriff
Hamilton.
Two traveling men , while at Oak-
land , got on a hilarious high , and did
damage that cost them about S100 each.
Aurora will probably get in a good
sj'stem of water worlis this year at a
cost of about $25,000. _
The board of public lands and build
ings held a session last week to open
bids on the new kitchen and dining
room of the deaf and dumb institute at
Omaha. The following are the bids , all
bidders being from that city : J. P.
Craev & Co. , $10,955 ; John Cully , $17-
935 ; Helkjaer & James Skow , $11,140 ;
Bobbins & Co. , $10,011 ; F. L. Beeves ,
$11,900 ; Arthur & Hurd , $10,700. All 1
the bids were rejected , for the reason
that ; they exceeded the estimated appro-
priation , which was $10,000.
A Nebraska City special says : A
heavy frost visited this section last
night , but did little damage. The long
continued cold , wet weather has in
many instances rotted the corn now in
the ground , which will have to be re
planted. Farmers say that while the
unfavorable weather has kept work beT
hind , the cold rains have been a blesss
insr , as all tho chinch bugs have beec {
* lled. f
Norfolk's school rooms are too t
small for the rapidly increasing rising
generation. *
A fatal accident occurred at Fort ]
Niobrara last week. Private Hoolahan ,
of company A , Eighth infantry was shot v
through the arm and body while on s
target dut3 * . He had arranged the tar-
get ; and was in the act of backing out <
from it when he received the shot which I
will undoubtedly cost him his life. tp
Burglars operated quite extensivel3 * T
in Wahoo tho other night , going t
through a number of houses. In none of a
them werethe3 * successful in getting li
much booty. ii
At the dedication of the new Con1
gregational church at Dodge on the e
13th ; the remaining sum owing on the y
structure was raised in the congregation
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present and the church was dedicated f
free from debt. t
The court house at Wilbur was burI
glarized last week. The thieves were t
not successful in securing much bootv. li
As the Missouri Pacific passenger
train from Omaha was drawing near
o
Springfield last week , a Swede named ]
Mattson either jumped from the train I
or fell off in lookiug for his hat , which o
had blown away. He was brought to r
Sprinsrfleld , but breathed his last just s
as luVbody was being taken from the t
train. t
Additions are being made to the
insane asylum at Norfolk , which , when ft
completed , will give room for double j.
the number of patients now accommo- *
dated.
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At the York Sunday school conven0
tion Mr. Gage , the statistical secretar3 * , * .
reported 2,335 schools in the state with
20,365 officers and teachers , and a total
membership of 142,040. School expenses ,
$20,020. J
Judge Wakely has refused to grant 6
restraining order in the case of Sunt
day base ball at Omaha and the game
will go on as usual. _ I
The saloons of Aurora are vieing 1'
with each other to see which can put in |
the finest and most costlv fixtures. *
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The Hastings board of trad * , act
cording . to the Journal , of that city , is t
showimr a lack of interest in the affairs
of the town.
The state veterinarian last week
killed several glandered horses in Cnst <
ter connt > , one of them a stallion valu
ued at $600. jj
There is a growing feeling in J
O'Neill that that city should appropri-
ately celebrate the Fourth of July , and f (
is probable that the samo will be is
done. r
With plenty of work to be done at tl
good wages , Fremont is overrun with n
idlers who are not looking for employ-
inent ? '
Charles Melvin , a joung farmer of JJ
Bichardson county , has been adjudged
insane and sent to tho asj'lum at 'Lin- f
coin.
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The Knights of Labor of Omaha t <
aro planning for a monster celebration in
the Fourth of July. il
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Tho Lincoln city.council has passed
an ordinanco prohibiting the sale of to
bacco to minors under fifteen years of
age.
Tho franchisehas been granted for
establishment of an electric light plant
at Central City.
At South Omaha last week tho son of
Mr. McMahon was so badly kicked by a
mul ? that it is thought ho will die.
Cozad , on the main line of the
Union Pacific , has a population of ono
thousand.
The union bricklayers of Omaha
are still at outs with the contractors.
Bnilding operations , however , are going
forward in good shape.
Quito a commotion was stirred up
in Fairbury over the citi council being
in session for the purpose of consider
ing the question of imposing an occupa
tion tax upon the different branches of
business conducted in that place. En
thusiastic meetings were held b > the
citizens , tho sense of which were unani
mously against such proceedinas. The
question has been dropped for the pres
ent.
William Bignell , of Nebraska Cit3 * ,
has received a patent for a brick of his
own ' invention , claimed to be specialty
adapted • for street paving. The bricks
are ' peculiar in shape and down each
side J is a groove , so that when in posi
tion ' these grooves coming together form
a hole into which sand or concrete is
;
poured , making a solid surface for
traveL Tho cla3 * from which the sam
ple bricks were made was found in the
vicinity of Nebraska City , and can be
procured ] in sufficient quantity to make
their 1 manufacture profitable.
Work on the new deaf and dumb
institute : at Omaha is to commence at.
an ! earlj da3 . Tho appropriation made
therefor ' ' is $10,000.
The S3stom of water works to be put
in ; at Aurora will cost about $25,000.
Two soldiers by the name of Brooke
and ' Morrison , who deserted from their
company at Sidney barracks , were ccp-
tured 1 in North Platte by Cit3 * Marshal
Sol Friend and placed in the count3 *
jail j to await the coining of officers from
Sidne3 ' . Next morning , when the lieu
tenant and sergeant went to the jail for
the 1 purpose of getting their prisoners ,
the roof of that institution had the ap
pearance of having been struck 1 > 3 * light
ning and the deserters had left for parts
unknown through a hole they had
kicked through the roof.
At the Inst annual meeting of the
Nebraska 3 state teachers' association it
was voted to recommend to the teachers
in Nebraska that the3 * attend the meet-
ing j of the National educational associa-
tion i which will be held at San Fran-
cisco , Cal. , in Juty next. The fare from
Missouri ] river points to San Francisco
and return , including certificate of mem-
bership 1 of the National educational as-
sociation has been placed at a low rate
I to Nebraska teachers and their friends.
It is said that the state will be well rep7
resented at the great gathering.
Lincoln expects the Bock loland in
that cit3 * within a 3ear.
THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
Se is a Very Stele Man V UU no Ilope of
Recovery.
Washington , Ma3 * 27. General Sher-
dan was not so strong nor so well this
evening as he was earlier in the day.
There has been no recurrence of the
heart trouble , but the efforts of the plryj
sicians to ralty him from the attack of
3esterday have proved unavailing. At
this fime (8:15) ( : ) the doctors are even less
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hopeful than before.
Inquiry was made at 11:30 as to Sheri3
dan's condition. The answer returned
was : "He is hovering between life and
death. "
General Sheridan's condition is much
worse than it was last night. His
strength is gradually failing , and while
thero has been no recurrence of heart
failure , there is a coutiuml tendency in
that direction , and the pulse has been
growing weaker and breathing more
labored. The blood is thick
and black. Ever since the attack
last night the pli3sicians have been
doing everything in their power to stimt
ulate action of the heart , but without
success , and its beating is feeble and
uncertain , despite the administration of
digitalis j and other powerful remedies ,
He has some trouble in breathing
through the night , but he improved
early in the day. He rested easily and
was conscious and rational , recognizing
those around him. Peptonized milk
and chicken broth wei-e given him , and
he took the latter with relish. Nour1
ishinent , however , did not seem to give
him ] any strength , and he grew weaker
and weaker. His interest in passing
events did not seem so keen as on the
previous da3 * , and he read no newspa-
pors as formerly. A few intimate
friends were admitted to his room , and
to those he listened with attention ,
His respiration grew Avorse as
the day wore on , and the
lungs failed to property purify the
blood. The digitalis failed to have
much effect upon him , and about 2
o'clock it was found necessary to give
him , oxygen in order to prevent the
blood from becoming poisoned. This
gave him considerable relief , and ho f
rested easy. From 2 until 5 o'clock ho
slept for quite a while , and since that j
time he has been dozing at frequent in- 1
tervals. Bromide of potassium mixed t
with chloral has been given him to in1
duce sleep. Two ph3sicians remained
at his side to give immediate attention t
in case of need. He did not leave his
bed dnring the day , but remained there j
propped up with pillows. The oedema ,
of the lower limbs , which has been men-
tioned , is a dropsical swelling , and is
due to the impartial circulation of blood. I
General Sheridan f ulty recognizes that '
his end ma3 * come at any time , and it is \
said he has made all the arrangements i
he desired to have perfected prior to his \
demise. One of the physicians in at- j
tendance said this evenimr : ]
"Sheridan has great vital power , but t
do not think he will be alive thirty j
hours ' from now , and certainly not in \
two days , unless there is a great change. (
He has no pain , and I think he will sink ]
nvrny easil3 * . A recurrence of the heart ]
trouble : may come. The heart will ceasa \
to beat and all will be at an end. " j
Fatalities of the Flood. 1
Quincy dispatch : Beports received $
to-day record the drowning of SamJ
uel Moore in Indian Grove Levee
district , and of two children of William E
Johnson in Sny district. Two families n
living in Sny district are unaccounted °
for. No trace of them can be found. It c
probable that many fatalities will be tl
recorded , when all the facts regarding a
the flood are fully known. Much sickr
ness prevails among the destitute peoa
pie from the inundated districts , but the a
relief committees of Quinc3 * are render-
ing overy possible assistance to those in d
distress. The river to-day is falling p
slowly , having declined nine inches s
from the highest point reached. Trains a
on the western roads will be resumed q
to-morrow and the damage * to all roads tJ
this locality will be repaired as speedp
ily as possible. v
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A Strange Case.
Minneapolis ( Minn. ) special : When
tho practical winter season lioa white
and steadfast upon Minneapolis people
who aro unfortunate enough to choose
that timo for dying have to get along
without tho customary formality of in-
torment until the frost gets out of the
ground enough to let tho grave diggers
do their work without dynamite. Tu
tho interim their caskets aro deposited
in tho vault with which eacli cemetery
is equipped. This disposition of the re-
mains is nlwaj-s made by the relatives ,
and apparently tho relatives now and
then forget that their duty does not end
with simple entombment. Mr. Jmv-
man , the owner of the cemeter3 * of that
name , has recently sent to the board of
health a long list of persona who have
left the remains of friouds in the vault
at his cemetery with an implied under-
standing that they were to return in the
spring and lay tho caskets in graves ,
but who havo nover paid any further
attention to tho matter. As the re
mains of mortality have gone the way
of all flesh the odors about the vault are
just now overpowering. A health in-
spector has been detailed to work up
the case and fix the responsibility where
it belongs.
IENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A Synopsis of Proceedings In the Senate and
House of IlepresentaHves.
House. The house on the 21st passed
a bill creating a department of ngricul-
ture , the consular and diplomatic ap-
propriation bill , and the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. A resolu-
tion was adopted directing the commit-
tee on fisheries to investigate the fur
seal fisheries , and another setting apart
the 22d for the consideration of the la-
bor bill. Bills were introduced to pay
fourth-class postmasters an addition of
5 per cent per quarter to the salaries
thej' now receive. Placing on the free
list articles of merchandise , the produc-
tion of which may be controlled b3 *
trusts and combinations. Tho house
passed the bill to enlarge the powers
and duties of the department of agri-
culture , and making it an executive de
partment by a vote of 233 to 13. Tho
bill creates an executive department to
be known as the department of agricul-
ture ; provides for the appointment of a
first assistant secretary of agriculture
and transfers the weather service of the
United States signal service bureau from
the war department to tho department
of agriculture.
Senate. In the senate on the 21st
,
Senator Hoar offered a resolution di-
recting the committee on militar3 * af-
fairs to report whether the laws should
be ] amended so as to prevent the " enlist-
ment. , in time of peace , of men with
wives or families dependent upon them ,
without notice to or consent of their
wives. The bill Avas passed to perpetu
ate 1 Sault Ste. Marie as a port of deliv-
ery < , and the house bill to establish a
port ] of delivery at Grand Bapids , Mich.
The senate bill for the erection of post-
office < buildings in towns and cities
where the postoffice receipts for three
years ; prece'ding have exceeded $3,000
per ] annum was taken up and discussed
at length , but without reaching a point
of action , the senate adjourned.
Senate. In the senate on the 22d it
was decided by a vote of 28 to 29 not to
consider ' the fisheries treat3 * in open ses-
sion. The house bill to establish a de-
partment ] of labor was passed. The bill
provides ] for a department of labor , the
general i design and duties of which
shall j be to acquire and diffuse among
the people of the United States useful
information j on subjects connected with
labor ] in the most general and compree
hensive ] sense of that word , and es-
pecialty 1 upon its relation to capital ,
hours of labor , earnings of laboring
men and women , and the means of pro- j
moting their material , social , intellect-
ual and moral prosperitj . The person-
nel is to consist of a commissioner to be
appointed j by the president , b3 * and with
the consent of the senate , who is to hold
office for four 3ears and receive a salaty J
of $5,000 ; a chief clerk , stenographer '
and four minor clerks , cop3rists and mesi
sengers. The following bills also passed : |
Senate bill authorizing the construction '
of a railroad bridge across the Missouri
river at Nebraska City , Neb. ; senate bill fl
increasing the appropriation of $12,000 s
for i the completion of the public build- °
ings i at Winona , Minn. , to $150,000 ; u
senate bill appropriating $100,000 for s
public building at Vicksburg , Miss. ; j1
house bill authorizing the purchase of "
additional ground for a public building "
in Council Bluffs , la. , at a cost not ex- b
ceediner S10.000 P
House. In the house on the 22d tho P
floor was given to the committee on la
bor , and O'Neill , from Missouri , chair- \
man of that committee , called up the
bill to confine the products of convict d
labor 1 to the state in which they are prou
duced. After prolonged and tedious P
debate Cannon , of Illinois , offered an "
amendment prohibiting the importa
tion < for commercial purposes , of all n
goods , wares or merchandise from an3 * c
foreign J county to the United States
which , in whole or in part , were manun
factured i or produced by convict labor , c
and prescribing penalties for the violan
tion j of this prohibition. Adopted. The
previous ] question was then ordered J1
yeas 185 , nays 44 , on the engrossment t
J and third reading of the bill. s'
Senate. In the senate on the 23d P
several bills were reported , after which .
the senate proceeded to executive busi- e
ness. When the doors were opened e
legislative business was resumed. After tl
the routine was disposed of Mr. Spooner e
moved that the senate adjourn out of
respect ] of the death of the wife of Sen
ator Sawvor Cftrriprt
House. The house on the 23d passed
the bill granting right of wa3 through of
Lac de Flambeau Indian reservation in E
Wisconsin to the Milwaukee , Lake I
Shore & Western railway compan3 * . tl
The house then went into committee of a
the whole on the postoffice appropria- jv
tion bill. Mr. Kerr moved to strike out
the appropriation for rent , light and ?
fuel for third-class postofiices. Lost. H
Mr. McBae of Arkansas offered an Jr
amendment providing that fourth-class * H
postmasters shall receive acompensa-
tion of $20 per 3ear in addition to the SJ
compensation allowed b > the existing SI
law. Buled out on a point of order.Sl
Mr. Adams of Hlinois moved to increase m
from $6,000,000 to $0,200,000 the appro- ] c
priation for the free delivery service. , '
Bejected. Mr. McBae of Arkansas
moved to increase from $5,400,000 to I1
$6,000,000 the appropriation for star e'
route service. Bejected. * ® :
Senate. In the senate on the 24th
Senator Allison , from the committee on
appropriations , reported the deficiency
appropriation bill for the expenses of " * •
collecting the revenue , and also the Ind
dian appropriation bill. Sen- ° "
ator Stewart then called up the joint b
resolution offered b3 * him , providing for tl
constitutional amendment reducing to h
simple majority the. vote necessary tc " "
override a presidential veto , and add
dressed the senate at length in its sup- ]
port. Senators Vest , Plum , Manderf'
son , Cullom and Cook were announced it
as the committee to examine into the "w
question touching the meat product of f <
the United States. The conference re
port on the pension appropriation bill
was agreed to. 1 d *
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| | House. Tho house on the 24th passed
cue 1 bill appropriating $80,000 for tho
ejection 1 of a public"building at Patter
son 1 * * N. J. Tho postoffice appropriation
billas 1 considered without action. Tho
house I then passed tho senate marine
conference ! bill. It authorizes the pres
ident to invito tho governments of all
maritime j nations to send delegates to a
marino , conference to bo held at Wash
ington ; on October 1 , 1888 , or at some
other ( time or place , as ho maj * desig
nate , , and to appoint five delegates , one
of \ whom shall bo an officer of tho navy ,
and , another an official of the lifo saving
service , , to represent tho United States
at \ tho conference. It is made the ob
ject of tho conference to revise the rules
of \ the road at sea and various other
matters , pertaining to ocean navigation.
An appropriation of $15,000 is made to
meet J tho necessary expense of the con
ference. , The conference report on the
invalid j pensions appropriations bill was
agreed ( to. The bill is practically tho
Bame , as it passed the senate.
Senate. On the 25th Mr. Blair intro
duced < a joint resolution proposing an
amendment 1 to the constitution to tho
effect ( that no state shall ever make or
maintain any law respecting the estab
lishment of religion , or prohibiting tho
| free exercise thereof , and that every
6tate shall establish and maintain a S3-S-
tem of free public schools , but that no
mone3 * raised by taxation shall ever be
appropriated ! , applied or given for any
school , institution , corporation or per
son whereby instruction is given in any
doctrine , tenets , beliefs , ceremonials or
observations peculiar to aii3 religions
sect. It was laid on the table at his
own request. Edmunds offered a reso1
lution { , . which was adopted , instructing
the committee on Indian affairs to in
J
quire into the condition of the state
j
bonds ! held b3 * tho United States in
trust for the Indians , the amounts over-
due thereon , whether there is any legal
method ! of enforcing tho payment , and
if not whether any such can bo devised.
House. Private business having been
put j aside the house on the 25th went
into . committee of the whole on the legj
islative , executive and judicial appro-
priation bill , which was read by para-
graphs for amendment. The greater
part 1 of the afternoon was consumed in
discussions upon the proposed increase
of salaiy for house emploj'es , and in do-
tails on a point of order. No material
changes were made in the bill. McCoI
mas , of Maryland , offered an amend-
ment increasing the clerical force of the
civil service commission. Pending a
vote upon the amendment the commitr
tee rose , and the house then took a re-
cess till 8.
WHAT \ THE SENATE AND HOUSE WILL DO.
A. Rush of Jiuslness With Important Rills to
be Considered.
Washington , D. C , May 27.
Congress will present a variety of busin
ness this week , and its proceedings will
undoubtedly be full of vigor. The senc
ate . intends to consider the pension bills ,
the north Dakota and other territorial
statehood bills , and the fisheries treaty.
The republicans believe that they will
succeed in securing an open session for
the debate on the fisheries treaty , but
it is likely that the resolution which
will bo adopted making this proposi-
tion , will despoil the party of its vie-
.
toiy , by a provision that upon objec-
.
tion of two senators at anj * time , when
secret , matters are to be spoken of , the
doors ma3 * be closed.
, The house will to-morrow continre
the consideration of the
legislative , ex- -
ecntive and judicial appropriation bill ,
and will likely complete it by
Tuesday evening. When this bill is
out of the way the debate on tho Mills
tariff bill will be resumed under the =
;
five minute rule , and will probably
hold the floor without tiny interruption
until the end of the week. The democ
cratic members sathey will ask to a
have the tariff bill set aside during the
week ! after next , so as to permit an3 of s'
the members who wish , to attend the !
democratic ! national convention at St.
Louis. If this is done , next week will ?
be ] occupied with the appropriation bills.
These bills are father behind now than ?
for man3 * 3ears at this period of the ses
sion. At this time in the first session P
of last congress nine appropriation bills a
had been passed by the hou.se ; now but
six have passed that body. Three had
passed the senate , while this 3ear but two
have been disposed of. Onty two reg- '
ular appropriation bills have passed C
both houses during this congress the fc
pension and military academy. The di-
plomatic , District of Columbia , Indian
and river and harbor bill and postoffice a
appropriation bills have passed s
the ] house and have gone to the senate , s
while the legislative , executive and jud
dicial appropriation bills are now pendj
inir in the house. The following appro- {
priation bills have not 3et been reported
to the house :
„
Sundry civil , fortifications , army and
navy , agricultural and general defin
cienc3 * . -
To-morrow nisht the democratic j
members of the house a ill hold another
s
caucus to further consider the amendn
ments which have been offered to thej
tariff bill. Congressman Mills does not „
hesitate to discuss the prospects of his
tariff ! bill , and indeed rather enjoj-s the \
subject. ' He sa3s the bill will surety \
pass the house , and that several mema
bers who have been considered doubtful
s
have assured him of their support. He
n
expects that amendments will be acceptt
ed , , but says he is at libert3 * to state that ij
there will be no departure from the genj
eral : principles of the bill. q
Murder of Four Persons.
a
Viroqua ( Wis. ) dispatch : Information p
was received here to-da3 * of the murder ti
four persons last night in the town of ?
Kickapoo. Mr. and Mrs. Benben V
Drake , an old couple , were shot dead in A
their own house 1 > 3 * unknown partie > > jj
and ] the throats of their two little grand
children were cut from ear to ear. The
lifeless bodies were found this morning
.
when the neighbors made an investi ad
tion because of the unusual quiet about
the house. The old couple la3 * on the \
floor and the children were stretched on
their . beds. Everything was turned up- w
side down inside the house , and it is h
supposed that the murder was the ren
suit of an attempt at robber * . The old w
man had been known to receive pension b
mone3 * , anl it is supposed that the robF
lers ! were in quest of this. As Mr. and ai
Mrs. Drake were fulty dressed it is sup- tl
posed ( the murder occurred early in the ir
svening. The neighborhood is greatty oJ
sxcited , but there is no clue to the pero'
petrators. btn
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Mrs. Senator aawyer Dead. • * ;
Washington dispatch : Mrs. Sawyer , 01
wife of Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin ,
died at 10:45 this morning at her resi
dence in this city. Mrs. Sawyer has
been an invalid for several years and for Q ]
the last six months has been unable to al
leave her bedroom or speak above a t to
whisper. The immediate cause of her vi
death was slow , progressive paralysis is
and failure of the heart. Private tl
funeral services will be held at the resti
idence Tuesday , after which her body ti
will be sent toher home in Wisconsin p :
for burial. riC
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Falls City will do Independence w
lay in a becoming manner. * in
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A GALLANT COMMANDER'S END NEAR.
Sheridan' * I'liyitclau * VrnnouUce UU Con1
• dltlon Very Critical.
Washington , May 25. General Sheri
dan was very low this morning , and thero
need bo no surprise if his death is an1
nounced at any timo within tho next f'ow
da3s , or even hours. Tho physicians ,
of whom thero aro fivo in attendance ,
have issued a very guarded bullotin , in
which tho3 * admit that his attack on
Monda3 * , when ho fell on tho sidewalk ,
was due to heart failure , and that a re
currence this morning places him in a
very precarious condition. The bulletin
was issued against the wishes of tho
family , who do not appreciate them1
Belves how near to death tho general
lies , but tho pli3sicians insisted that tho
public should be warned and prepared
against an approaching calamity , and
to prevent 0113 * accident the bulle-
tin sa3s : "A physician has been con-
stantty in attendance , " which means
that another attack 111113' happen at aii3'
time , and it is liable to be fatal. Tho
general is resting in an easy chair , and
sleeping most of tho time. Thero has
been a physician at his side constantly
since Monda3 * afternoon. Drs. Beilty ,
Yarrow , Matthews , Bryno and others
relieving each other at intervals. What
is described as "heart failure , " is tho
refusal of that organ to perform its
functions , and digitalis , a drug which is
made from the roots of tho lity of tho
valty , has to be administered to stimu-
late its action. It was on Monday
morning : when the general started from
his house to the Avar department that
the 1 first attack came , and he was comc
polled i to sit down on the pavement ,
He was carried to his room and has not
left 1 it since. Tuesday , Wednesda3 * and
Thursda3 * he seemed to bo picking up
bravety 1 and the doctors were able , by
means 1 of the digitalis , when symptoms
of < faintinir appeared , to ward it off.
But about half past eight this morning
he , had an attack which was worse than
the first one and for a time it seemed
doubtful ( whether the doctors would be
able to keep the spark of life alive ,
They did succeed , however , in restort
ing ' consciousness , but it was a very i
j narrow escape. The doctors sathe3 *
have hopes still , but it is not very
strong. '
. General Sheridan's condition to-night
indicates ! that death may occur at any
I time. He raa3'-live for some time and
indeed may recover , but his life to- t
night is in the balance , and there is but
a shadow of a chance for him. This
morning a telegram was sent to his
mother at Somerset. O. , and to other
members [ of the family summoning them
to the general's bedside. His will was t
hastily [ prepared and presented to him , r
with the statement that there were very
few chances of his recovery. The priest
calls upon him twice a day. This evenn
ing j. there was a consultation between a
six physicians who have examined him ,
and th 3' expressed very little hope , h
The valves of his heart have failed to
close with his pulse beats , and the circn-
lation • of his blood has instantly ceased AV
at times. It is untrue that he has apo- "
plexy ' and that he is liable to die from a
stroke of paratysis. The general re-
clines da3 * and night in an cas3 * I'
chair. Colonel Mike Sheridan ,
his brother , is constantly hy his "
3ide , and is assisted 1)3 * Colonel Kellogg P
fj Colonel Blunt , the general's aides.nJ
The reason assigned for a refusal of the
family , to make publicly known his contl
dition \ is that the general is veiy much ft
adverse to having his sickness discussed "
in ' tiie press. Five of the plrj'sicians atP
tending him are of the regular army °
sorps of surgeons. Dr. O'Beilty , the n
president's ' physician , has charge of the L
case. Surgeon General Moore calls "
twice a da3 * and Drs. Harrow , Matthews J
and B3rne a6t as nurses. This afterV
noon there was a rally of the1
general's strength , and his barber
was sent for to shave him. As -
he was leaving the general told him to P
come back again to-morrow and Snnday *
at the same hour , adding : "I will see r
yon at the club on Mondaj * . " "I hope
so ' , " replied the barber , but the doctors
present ? looked meaningly at each other.
The general sleeps
considerably and cc
occasionally gets up and walks about a di
little , "To get the wrinkles off his legs , "
as he puts it. He will not confess that
he is seriously ill. If the general should * *
pull through he will never ph3sicalty be a
strong man again. P
A Schema for Utilizing Freshets. F
Washington special : The proposition cc
to ' reclaim a vast region of arid land in *
Colorado and Nebraska , which has been y
before the senate , is attracting a great C
deal of attention here in Washington ,
and it is quite possible there may 3et be
some successful outcome to the propo
sition. The Evening Star to-night , in s
discussing the subject , sa3s : Majoi fc
Powell's scheme for damning the tribntc
taries of the Mississippi and Missouri tl
rivers , and using their waters for irri- i
gating about a million square miles of n
arid lands tying east of the Bockj' oi
mountains , suggests a means of preventtl
ing j the annual freshets , one of which tl
has just worked such injure * to the Mistl
sissippi valley , and at the same time of ai
making the work of prevention pa3 * for c
itself in the increased value of the irri
gated land. If the vast volume of water
which now not onty goes to waste itself ,
but la\-s waste to ever3'thing else within
its \ reach , can be turned into reservoirs
w
and thence distributed 1)3 * canals in qc
such a w.i3 * that the farmer can make 0.
use of it as he wants it , the result ought R-
to , be the raising of the value of the pubBj
lie domain at least twenty fold. Major B1
Powell wants an appropriation of $250 , - Bi
000 , wherewith to begin work. While E "
congress should not vote away so large -1
sum or undertake so great an im-
provement without careful determinaH' )
tion of the whole subject , it cannot
q )
afford to treat the matter lightly , and if j/
investigation shows that the plan is -j- (
feasible a wise ecouoni3 * would approve VV
the spending of all the mone3 it is Se ;
likely to cosL Ai
Brutal Assault bv a Tramo. gK
Heron Lake ( Minn. ) special : YesterFi
da3 * afternoon a tramp assaulted Theresa * j'
Mexxon , 113ears old , while she was ( '
driving the cows home , about four miles Be
west of this town. Iler cries were * 5
heard l > \ - her father who was working ° "
near hy and he started in pursuit , and ,
with the aid of neighbors , caught they
brute , who gave the name of Franky
Fiske. The father borrowed a gun , Co
ind it was with the utmost difficulty 0 *
that he could b * restrained from blowPc
ing the worthless wretch's head off. The Li
offender was brought here and turned
over to the sheriff lie will have a ,
bearing to-morrow , if the people do not qq
take the matter into their own hands , qj >
Ihere is a strong feeling , and the prispa
oner is closelv guarded- La
HY
Will Accept on Conditions. qx
Washington dispatch : Bev. Dr. LeonSu
ard of St. John's church this evening
innounced to the committee appointedi
notity him of his election by the conCo
rention of the southern diocese of Ohio > A
assistant bishop , that he would accept 7 [
the position if certain canonical condi-
tions were complied with. The ques- * " u
tion of Dr. Jaggar's position , who is at
present nominalty holding the bishopWi
lie , will have to be settled by the EpisCo
opalian house of bishops. This body Oa
cvill be especially called for that purpose Ca
the ajr future. Hc [
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A FRIGHTFUL DOUBLE WKZCK.
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Koc/c 1 Iiland and Wabash Jlrldyra lluth fl'M IS
ll'uu " %
Kansas Citv , Mo. , May 23. A donblo t.
wreck of freight trains occurred this H
morning 1 near Baudolph , fivo miles east 11
of < here , on tho Bock Island road , which %
resulted 1 in tho death of :
E. G. 'Armstrong , a brakeman of Belle
ville , O.
T. Bestron , a brakeman of Edgcrtoa \ ,
Junction , Kan. 5
James Ta3lor and Emil Strolierr. M
Two tramps mid an unknown tramp. flB ' " * *
Benjamin Norn s , a Hock Island engi- \f Vw
ncer of Chillicothe , Mo. ; Benjamin Mcv
Clellan | , a Wabash engineer of Kansas . t
City 1 ; C. J. Snyder , a ftock THland firo- * " '
man i of Trenton , Mo. , and a negro who
was stealing a ride , were injured.
, The first train , which was the Bock
Island , went through a bridge over a
ravine thirty feet deep , through which t
quite a large stream of water runs. Tho s
engine and sixteen cars were Avrecked.
The enginneer and fireman wore in
jured j , but it is not known whether both
the \ tramps were killed then or l > 3 * tho
second wreck. A negro who was steal
ing i a ride was injured. Brakemen
Bo3-ston J and Armstrong escaped unin
jured. j
Close to tho Bock Island bridge at this
point is the bridge of the Wabash , the two
being 1 braced together. The. first wreck
knocked 1 out tho supports of the Wa-
baf-h 1 bridge , and knowing that tho Wa
bash 1 train was duo Brakeman started to
go up the track to .signal it , while
Brakeman Boj'ston , hearing ono of tho
tramps t call for help , clamored over fho
wreck which filled the ravine in search
of him. At this moment the Wabash
train came thundering along. The en
gineer ; saw tho wreck , but too late to
stop , and both he and tho fireman
jumped j quickly enough to save their
lives 1 , while the train dashed on to tho
bridge and on top of the first wreck ,
killing both Brakemen Io3ston ! and
Armstrong and the tramps who had
called for help. None of tho trainmen " *
of the Wabash were hurt.
To-night four bodies havo been taken
from tho wreck , but tho body of a
tramp : who is known to havo been killed
is ; still in the debris. The colored man
who was hurt sa3's that an old man and
his son were in the same car with him.
These have not been accounted for.
Traffic on the Bock Island , Wabash and
Hannibal is entirety suspended , but it
is expected will be resumed within thir
ty-six : hours ;
Severe Arraignment of Bishops.
Dublin , May 27. Mr. John Dillon ,
addressing a national leaguo meeting at
Kildaro denounced in
to-day , scathing
terms < the bishops who support the papal
rescript. , The national party , ho de- \
clared , are not afraid of the threats of
au3 * bishops ; neitheir are the3' going tc
abandon the plan of campaign and boy
cotting ' , the weapons with which they
have fought their battle until now.
Mr. T. M. Heale3 * , speaking at Water-
ford , twitted the pope with having
worked his own "plan of campaigns , '
when the Sardinians grabbed his terri-
tor3 * , and with having boycotted Victor . _ _
Emanuel after that monarch arrived in
Bonie. '
Mr. William O'Brien , addressing an
immense meeting at Limerick , em-
ph > 3'od the most bitter invective in char
acterizing the conduct of Bishop
O'Dwyer , whose threats lie said were
the most rash and unjust ever issued by
prelate. Bishop O'Dwjer's action
in leaving Limerick 3cst''rikiy aftersup-
ptying copies of his manifesto to overy
orange newspaper in tho countrj * and
failing to send a eopy to tin * mayor of
Limerick , to whom it was nominally ad
dressed , and who onty learned of the \
letter from seeing it in print was , Mr.
O'Brien _ said , as cowardly as his allega
tions were untrue. There never was ,
lie asserted , aii3'thing more false than
Bishop O'Dwyer's assertion that the
promoters : of this meeting were agitat
ing against the people. .Mr. O'Brien's
remarks created great excitement.
Long an'J Short Hauls.
Washington dispatch : The interstate
ommerce commission has rendered a
lecision in the case of Mnrtin & Co.
igainst the Southern and Union Pacific 4M
Railroad J companies , who complained" " © ! V * fl
greater charge on dried fruit trans- - H
lorted ( from San Francisco to Denver , H
3ol. , than for the longer haul from San V
Francisco to Kansas City , Mo. The JM
ommission reached the conclusion that J
hero are no adequate grounds for a
greater rate for the short haul to Den-
rer than for the longer haul to Kansas
3ity.
Joseph R. Anderson Dead.
Bristol ( Tenn. ) dispatch : Mr. Jo
seph B. Anderson , prohibition nominee
for governor and president of the Bris
tol National bank , died this morning al
the age of 67. Ho came to Bristol in
1652. His business prospered and from
poor clerk he gradually grew to be
one of the richest men in this section of
the state. His death will necessitate
the naming of another candidate b3 the
third party organization , either through
mother convention or b3 * the executive
committee. <
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA.
Vheat No. 2 67 @ 674
roitx No. 2 mixed 40 @ 40&
ais No. 2 32 Q $ 33
yvr ll- , * • • . • • • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . 4 iw V 7 KO
Jarlev GO ( c 61
icTTEit Creamery 25 (5 > 26
iirrrKii Choice roll 14 @ 15 _ ,
Iocs Fresh 1J % @ 12
"mcKEXs Live , per doz 4 00 @ 4 50
emonb ' Choice , perbox. . . 3 50 m 5 50
isangi8 Per box 3 75 4 00
Jeanb Navys , per bit 2 25 < i $ 2 40
nions Per bu 1 25 @ 1 50
'otatoeh ( 75 @ 85
omatoes , per bu 2 5U ( gj 3 00
Voou Fine , per Jb 13 ( a , 20
ee s Timothy 2 20 ( , 2 50
lPI'LES Choicestock 4 50 @ 5 00
Io.vev 16 Of 21
eeds Iilue Grass 3 30 ( cji 1 40
lax Seed-Per bu 1 1" 6 > 120
Iay Uailed. ner ton 6 00 ( a. 7 50
Iocs Mixed packing 5 50 ( a , 5 55
Iocs Ileavey wei litrf 5 50 @ 5 70
Jeeves Choice steers 4 20 ( tu 4 50
iieep Fsiir to medium. . . 2 50 ( S , 4 25
HEEP Prime lots 4 75 @ 5 00
NEW YOUK.
1'iiKAT No. 2 red 95' Ot 96
ViiEAT Ungraded red 'jGX < 5 9 's-
oit-No. 2 64 @ 64'
Iats Mixed western 38 ( § 30
'okk 14 25 ( ,1450
AKD 8 92J u 9 00
CHICAGO.
.
I'hkat Perbnaliel S5 $ 85 *
oks PerlniKhel 55 @ 55"
ats Per bushel 33 @ 33M
ouk 14 37 # | 14 50
iAUD 8 50 @ 8 60 IBM
foes Packing tfcshippin ; * . 5 50 @ 5 75 j l
atti.e Stockera 2 50 m 4 10 B
iieep Natives 3 50 @ 5 00 j J H
ST. LOUIS. |
fiiEAT No. 2 red ciuh 01 ( ft 91 M
okn Perbushe ! 55 @ 55j | H
ats Per bushel „ 34 @ 34 H
ogs Mixed packins 5 50 @ 5 65 V
aitle Feeders 2 30 @ 3 50
heep Common to choice 2 75 @ 15 00
KANSAS CITY. I
FnEAT Per bushel 86 @ 86 - * " * " 1
okn Per bushel 50 @ 50JJ I
ats Per bushel 32 @ 32 'a 1
attle Feeders 3 00 @ 3 60
oas Good to choice 5 00 @ 5 65
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