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1 f MATTERS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
I ir , I Government Flnanotu A Wonderful Yt $
" ttl Recognition of the Veteran * ,
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W | / "Washington dispatch : A statomon
b J ry showing tho results of acta of the Bocont
| l/ r session of tho Fiftieth congress , upor
K \ , * tho finances of tho government , has booi
l * dtf prepared by Thomas P. Cleaves ant
tHIIillk Jonies 0. Courts , clerks , respectively o :
] mPIPml ° Bcnr ° anu * house committees on ap
ifflji i | | { propriations. Thoy show that tho tota
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* ' amount appropriated by congress wat
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$386,540,400 , whilo pormancnt and inele
ilnito appropriations wero estimated by
; * tho sccrotary of tho troasury at $108-
> . GDI,050 , making tho total oxpcnditurci
| | i -of tho government for 1889-00 , § 395,837 ,
W -610. Tho estimated rovonuos for tin
j& * rsanio time aro $434,509,058. Tho acts
S8 , provide for 350 now offices , tho salaries
| KV of which aggro ato $443,600 , whilo the
w : incroaso in salaries of old offices nmounl
& . to $1,025,980. Sixty-nino offices arc
4 2 -abolished , tho salaries of which arc
tip' * $127,972 , and the salaries for other offices
jjlg , . aro reduood 67,200. Tho postoffico ap.
j& propriation bill increases tho allowance
\m \ * * 'for compensation for clerks in postofllcej
} Kt from $5,975,000 to $0,550,000 , and thai
ig& ' for railway postoffico clerks from $5,247 , -
| | pv 790 to $5,000,000 , with a $50,000 deficion-
bW ; A woNDnnFuii vesseii.
j&p ; With somo interest naval architects in
iSf1' "Washington are waiting further partic-
| | L < ulars of tho performance of a remarka-
Ygs , bio cruiser built in England hy Arm-
i C strong. She is named Piemonto , and is
[ < ? . said to liavo mado nineteen and ono-
3i , half knots under natural draft and
IJ/ twonty-ono knots under forced draft.
t * Tho vessel measures 2,500 tons and car-
\ % Ties engines of 11,500 horse power ,
; l&- nearly treble tho propdrtionato horse
Uff power of tho now gun boat York town.
* ; ' • . i'rom information received it appears
[ $ that tho hull of tho ship weighs but 970
rJ tons and tho lightest possible construe *
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# tiou , verging closely on weakness , is in-
jr dicated. The elements of safetv and
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f convenience , such as completely double
H" bottoms and handy coal bunkers have
} . & . boon sacrificed for tho sake of lightness
[ h in tho now vessel , which accounts in n
ji" * largo measure for tho wonderful speed
[ ) • ' said to bo attained. Nevertheless , al-
5t5y though tho ship was built for tho Italian
hf , government , British naval authorities
[ / ; mado strenuous but unsuccessful efforts
j y- to purchase her from the buildors.
• - WANT TIIC VETERANS BECOONIZED.
! "n Comrades Joseph Kali , George "W.
ij " 13ro\vn and David M. Anick called on
„ President Harrison to-day , as a com-
j , initteo lepresenting tho Grand Army of
tho Republic , of Brooklyn. They laid
I < ' before him a resolution adopted by the
memorial and executive committee of
• . v tho order during April last , urging the
[ " * • ' -carrying out of thoso _ provisions of the
I revised statutes looking to tho prefer-
[ incut of veterans of tho late war for
' . * olfieo under tho government. Thoy
• asked tho president to give full force
i and effect to nil laws now existing or
[ ' "hereafter to be enacted on this subject.
i : Tho president replied that he would
! 3 -consider this question very carofully
: ' . and would give the resolutions their duo
j • " - weight.
| , ' JENKS' EESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
k' The president has accepted the resig-
? * nation of Judgo Jenks as solicitor gen-
' -eral of thu department of Justice , to
gl "take effect to-day. Judge Jenks will bo
| cf retained in tho service of tho govern-
.j - " - - men tas counsel in tho telephone
-cases. The attorney general has author-
\ ized the marshal of Arizona to offer a
\vt\"y \ . reward of $5C0 each for tho arrest and
i \ codvictiou of tho robbers of Paymaster
, j "Wham.
[ - J JONES' RETOKT NOT SATISFACTORY.
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IJ • The Star to-night says : The attorney
fff \ general saw the president about 2:30 :
i's . : * -o'clock. He said , on coming out , that
no action had been taken upon Marshal
* ' f -Jones' report. It is understood , how-
' ? * ever , that Jones' explanation is far from
being satisfactory , and his dismissal is
1 > -aoon to be ordered.
% - Driven Out by Failure of Crops.
fsLV • Pierre ( Da "k. ) special : The failure of
, 5 -crops in tho section around Devil's lake ,
- j North Dakota , because of early frosts
-during tho past two seasons , has led
> r many people to seek homes elsewhere.
- "With this idea in view , Nets Nelson ,
T j Topresenting GOO Norwegian and Swede
3-v | v families in that region , has arrived hero
f ' * > -and has gone on tho Sioux reservation
; . to select claims for them. He brings
' § p _ the proper credentials and has made a
| | - contract with tho ferry company to
W -cross the entire companj' when the time
ypV -comes. These people do not intend to
| * f "violate tho orders of the interior de
partment by goinjr on the land before it
is formally opened , but will have thei *
locations all ready for a rush as soon a&
"the proclamation is issued.
• * , Bishop Harl , of Sioux Palls , passed
'through the city yestorday , returning
from a visit to all the mission schools
v. - -and Indian agencies on the upper river.
The sentiment among tho Indians , ho
-says , is decidly in favor of signing the
bill ceding the lands , and they await
| impatiently the coming of the commis-
-sioners. He has taken pains to inquire
\ . into the matter at each point , , and his
• opinion carries great weight , as ho is
, - known to be intimately in the confi-
-dence of all the Sioux tribes.
An Editor Killed for a Burglar.
Springfield ( Mass. ) dispatch : James
"Beebe Smith , local editor of the Repub
lican , was shot and instantly killed this
_ _ • ciorning by his brother-in-law , Royal B.
" * " . Sturtevanl , who mistook him for a bur-
- - "y dap.
> - - / Early this morning burglars entered
' the house , and young Stnrtevant was
> v aroused "from his sleep by the servants ,
who had been awakened by the noise
made by the burglars. He looked out
of the window and saw a man in the
I : yard , and , seizing his gun , went into the
p i hall. In the meantime Mr. and Mrs.
I / Smith were aroused and had stepped out
I -of their room into the hall. Young
, ' / Stnrtevant , not knowing his brother-in-
\ j law was in tho house , and supposing
' ' / "himself tho only man in the plaoe , at
' i / -once fired. Stnrtevant discharged the
i ' / contents of his gun fully at Smith , who
| -died without uttering a sound.
; 4- * ' Smith had been connected with the
jR * > Republican since his graduation from
H . ' j Harvard , in 1883 , and leaves a widow
P I j -and an infant daughter. He was well
L diy" " inown here and very popular. No
- "blame is attached to Sturtevant.
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* Horriblo Death of a Brakeman.
J .V Denver ( Colo. ) dispatch : At 10 o'clock
i 'I "this morning a freight engine doing
r switching near Bailey station , thirty-five
miles from here , came in . collision witu
Vi a boulder upon the track and was
. .50ditched. . Pireman Lapman was caught
• JJ underneath the red hot fire box and was
il A picnetl to the ground. He lay in this
J & * 1,0S WD " " th his head only out under
| * wl & * the machinery , and for more than an
* jMf . ' liourjlie suffered uutold agony ; Jnst
if * before he expired he called the brake-
- " " " > \ men to him , and while one-half of hia
t " v > body was roasting from him dictated his
* . . will , leaving $15,000 to his two brothers
C" in San Francisco. He gave instruction
iy- regarding his funeral , and who he da-
g ; tjsired to conduct the services , then of-
jitered a prayer and died. The body was
" * " / , vonght here to-night to be shipped to
largb , Francisco.Several other train men
\ . ' lampsinjured , but not seriously.
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THE PRELIMINARIES TO STATEHOOD.
Jlu Sioux Fall * CoHMllUMon * Receives Over'
xclulmUtg Kudortemenl.
Hnron ( Dak. ) spocial : There is ro-
joicing in South Dakota , to-day , over
tho result of yestorday's election.
From tho returns received 00 per cent
of tho ontiro vote is for tho adoption of
tho Sioux Falls constitution. Nothing
o noarly approaching a unanimous voto
has been experienced in tho ratification
oi any fundamental law as that which
characterized the adoption of a consti
tution for tho now state at tho polls yes
torday. In some districts 98 per cent of
tho entire vote was for tho constitution.
Tho Thirteenth district had 25 , and tho
Nineteenth 84 votes against tho consti
tution. Thoso aro two of tho principal
districts and contain somo hard kickers.
In one precinct in tho Thirteenth dis
trict , which cast 900 votes , only one was
against tho constitution. Tho Elovcnth
district had but ten votes against adop
tion. Tho result of tho election is re
garded as a grand victory and a confirm
ation of what the people , for three years ,
have claimed , that they are satisfied
with the Sioux Palls constitution for tho
Btato of South Dakota. _ Tho democratic
dolegates received a fair proportion of
tho vote polled , in somo districts receiv
ing moro than tho entire voto
of the party , whilo tho prohibitionists
laid aside their third party notions and
joined with tho old parlies in getting
out tho vote , which , although light ,
compared with that of 1885 , or of last
Novomber , is sufficient to indicato the
unanimity of sentiment regarding tho
Sioux Falls constitution.
Messages of congratulation and greet
ing have been received hero and sent to
various cities in South Dakota. Sev
eral wero also sent to Congressman
Springer , advising him to tho vote , and
asking him if he now believes tho peo
ple of South Dakota know what they
want.
Following aro the delegates chosen
by tho districts reported : Sixth , Stronpe ,
Stoddard and Barrett ; Ninth , "Wood ,
Sterling and Leo , Eleventh , Hartley ,
Ilnntlov and Campbell : Thirteenth ,
Hale , Vnntassel and Cooper ; Sixteenth ,
Sherwood , Mclntyro and Matoon ;
Eighteenth , "Williamson , Gifford and
Boidopal ; Nineteenth , Coates , Van
Epps and Caldwell ; Twenty-second ,
Edgorton , Bnechler and Harris ; Twen
ty-fourth , Edgerton , Holton and Ram-
sej' ; Twenty-fifth , Goddard , Diegon-
dorf and Murphy.
Yankton special : E. C. Edgerton
and CI iris Buechler , republicans , are
certainly elected to the constitutional
convention from this district , and
tho result between Sweet and Har
ris , democrats , is in doubt , with tho
chances in favor of Harris. Tho voto of
the county is less than one-half tho full
vote , but it is almost solid for the Sioux
Falls constitution. Tho voto of the
county will not exceed 700 or 800. Tho
convention is to meet the 4th of July.
It can alter , change or amend tho con
stitution only as permitted by congress.
The constitution is to bo again submit
ted in October , together _ with the sepa
rate clauses of prohibition , etc. , and if
the constitution , as amended to conform
with tho act of congress providing for
tho admission of the state , is adopted
and is found acceptable , tho state may
be admitted by proclamation. The July
convention will mako ordinances and
frame all tho machinery for the submis
sion of the constitution and for the vote
on the separate clause and the election
of tho state ofiicers and the legislature
in October. So that while tho conven
tion will have no constitution to make
there will bo a good deal of important
work to do. The state will have to bo
divided into legislative districts and all
the preliminary work for tho October
election and for putting tho new state
government into operation will devolve
upon the convention.
Sale of the Cherokee Strip.
Muskogee ( L T. ) dispatch : The Cher-
okees are somewhat exercised over the
attitude of Chief Joel B. Mayes with
regard to the sale of the Cherokee strip
to the United States.
Some time ago President Harrison
appointed three commissioners to learn
the views of the Cherokees and con
clude the purchase. The initial step in
this proceeding is tho calling together
of the Cherokee legislature for approval
of the sale. Chief Mayes , however , has
refused so far to convene the legislature
for such purpose.
A majority of the Indians are said to
be opposed to tho sale and to sustain
Mayes , but a powerful minority are
urging him to forthwith convene the
general assembly and settle the prices
to be paid for the land.
It is understood among the Cherokees
that tho commissioners will offer 81.75
per acre , but the Indians aro not likely
to accept that fignre , holding that $4 or
$5 per acre would bo no more than the
laud is worth. "Whilo the diversity of
opinion as to the sale at any price is
very great , it is understood that if the
6,000,000 acres embraced in the strip
could be disposed of for $24,000,000 to
the government a sale might be affected.
Unless Chief Mayes can be prevailed
upon to convene the legislature it would
seem as if the object of the commission
ers would be defeated , as no purchase
can be made without tho sanction of
that body.
An Audienco With Marvellous Pluck.
Jersey City dispatch : The audience
ftt the Academy of Music showed mar
vellous pluck to-night The wood
work underneath the gallery caught fire
through a leaky gas pipa during the
performance. A still alarm was given
and the people sat and watehed the real
fire scene unmoved. A fire track was
called immediately , and a squad of po
licemen , headed by Chief Murphy ,
were in the theatre in am imeredibly
short space of time after the diss very
of the blaze. "When the firemen en
tered the building a few persons showed
a disposition to rush out , but Fireman
Coleman dealt one man a powerful blow
with his fist. This had the desired ef
fect of stopping a rush which might
have resulted in a panic. Thd police
did good service in allaying the fears of
the nervous and women in the audienco
watched intently the firemen as they
battled and subdued the flames. The
orchestra played with commendable
vigor , which imparted confidence during
the excitement.
Jones Not Allowed to Resign.
Washington dispatch : Richard L.
"Walker , of Kansas , who was to-day ap
pointed United States marshal for the
district of Kansas , succeeds Marshal
Jones , against whom charges of mis-
condnct in office during the time of the
opening oi tho Oklahoma settlement
had been made. The president and the
attorney general decided not to allow
Jones to resign , and the order for his
removal was made to-day. Attorney
General Miller said to a united press
reporter this afternoon that action in
Marshal Needle's case had been sus
pended until more information con
cerning the charges against him could
be procured. Mr. Miller added that so
fat there was nothing to show that Mar
shal Needle was guilty of the charges
preferred against him.
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, HViwmnywn mumihi mu u > n.i.mi um „
NO REMOVALS MADE WITHOUT CAUSE
Such is the I'roflramme Corporal ZYuuiei
Hnya He it Fullowhui *
"Washington special to the Omaha Bee
"Every appointment I mako and everj
disohargol mako is for reason , " sait
Pension Commissioner Tanner , to-day.
Ho was talking about tho charges thai
ho was a political spoilsman and wa *
sacrificing good men in tho servico thai
partisan republicans might be giver
places. The commissioner continued
"Heavens and earth ! I can almost
count on tho fingers of ono hand the
discharges I havo mado on account oi
tho change of administration. For those
fifty special examiners discharged I havt
not appointed a single soul to take theii
places. I simply cut down tho forco t <
got within tho appropriation. There it
lots of work to do if wo only had the
money to pay them. I supposo a greal
many changes will bo made in tho mod
ical boards throughout tho country.
Tho boys want it done and havo a righl
to havo it done. That is to he oxpected.
Changes aro being mado and will be
mado more or less everywhere , but there
is nothing unusual about that. It is al
ways to bo oxpected , but as to the
changes in tho office , you see , I can't dc
anything. All the clerks have to come
from tho civil servico commission. ]
can't appoint any one , except thoso who
pass tho examination , to a clerkship.
You havo three or four names sent you
to select from , I know , but I don't know
anything about any of them. I havo tho
appointment of twelve chiefs of divisions
and some medical exports , and a lot of
messengers and boys , and to these posi
tions I can appoint whoever I choose ,
but they don't amount to much , j'ct they
go right on abusing mo just tho same.
"Now , when I came hero I found
three old soldiers who were democrats
at tho head of divisions. Instead oi
putting them out entirely , I wont to
Secretary Noble and got him to have a
special examination for these three men ,
as he has a right to , and I gave them
positions subordinate positions , of
course but better than nothing. They
conldn't expect to retain their places
as chiefs , and I gave them these posi
tions for no other reason in the world
than becauso thoy wero old soldiers ,
but for thoso discharged thoy abused
mo all over tho country. "
IiOVfi'S LABOR WINS.
Although this was cabinet day , and
thoro are not many visitors in "Washing
ton , President Harrison's private room
was almost crowded full at noon. They
began to pour iu shortly after 10 o'clock ,
antl kept up the inflow until tho door
keeper announced that tho president
could no moro than get through with
thoso already' in before tho cabinet
would assemble. During the time tho
president was taking his visitors by ro
tation , receiving their verbal and writ
ten statements and sending them away
more or less happy , he observed a
bright-eyed , fair-haired young man
who kept moving nervously about in
tho crpwd and pushing himself to the
front. He ever and anon looked with
great eagerness at the president , and
was trying to catch his eye. Almost an
hour elapsed after tho president first
eliscovered this young man , and his ner
vousness and eagerness to get an audi
ence began to wear upon the president's
nerves. Finally the visitor boldly
walked out from the crowd. When the
president was released he presented his
card and began to address himself to
the chief executive. Ho said :
"Some time ago I made application
for an appointment. I want it awfully
bad. I don't care for it niyself , but the
fact is , Mr. President , " and the young
man blushed to the tips of his hair , "I
am engaged to be married , and unless I
get this appointment the engagement
wont stand. There you have it and now
you know why I am so anxious. " The
president was taken aback , and although
amused for the instant , the statement
went to his heart. Ho at first was a
little out of patience , but the evident
painfnlness of the situation elicited his
sympathy , and the card with the name
of the office desired was laid in a promi
nent position on the desk.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST AGENT WARNER.
Complaints are filed with Secretary
Noble against the alleged arbitrary ac
tion of Agent "Warner of the Winnebago
and Omaha tribes , toward the white
men , leasing lands of tho Indians on
that reservation , and an investigation is
likely to follow. Tho lands embraced
in the strip ceded to Nebraska in 1882
by the government , north of and on tho
Niobrara river , are rich and much cov
eted , but if the Nebraska legislature has
accepted tho session , the \ 'resident's
proclamation must issue ero these lands
can bo thrown open , and the Indians
have tho first right to select lands in
severalty.
TURNOVER THE ARCHIVES.
Tho abolition of the office of surveyor-
general of Nebraska and Iowa , during
the last congress , gave the commissioner
of the general land office power under
the revised statutes , to control the sur
veys , etc. , of the public domain in those
states , subject to the power of the legis
latures of those states to pass an act
turning over the maps , plats , etc. , to
such state officers as the legislatures
might designate , whereupon the power
of the commissioner classed under the
law. The Nobraska legislature passed
an act last winter turning over the
aforesaid archives to tho commissioner
of public lands , and Senator Manderson
has asked Commissioner Stockslager to
issue the necessary order.
An Old New York Leader Gone.
Borne ( N. Y. ) dispatch : Hon. Henry
A. Foster died at his home in this city
last night in his ninetieth year. He
was the senior living ex-United States
senator , having been elected in 1844
one year before Simon Cameron , of
Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to
the convention which nominated Gen
eral Cass for president. In 1853 Presi
dent 'Pierce appointed him United
States district attorney for the northern
district of New York , but he declined.
In 18G3 he was elected justice of the
state supreme oonrt and has held many
positions of honor and trust in this
community. He was the last surviving
member of the "Albany Regency , "
which for many yenrs controlled the
policy of this state.
r.liennsota Crops in Good Condition.
Minneapolis dispatch : Specials to
the Tribune report cold rains all ovei
the northern and central portions of the
state. Chinch bugs , wherever they
were getting active , seem to be chilled
to death or drowned. The farmers and
loggers are jubilant. Tho farmers claim
that there is enough water to last sis
weeks or two months. The crops every
where are in fine shape and promise a
grand harvest if there is no bad lnck
from summer frosts.
Proceedings of ihe Samoan Conference.
London dispatch : The Post's Berlin
correspondent , referring to the Samoan
conference , says the committee reports
on land and government questions were
presented to the conference to-day. The
report on government was approved ,
with the exception of a few details ,
which were left for the next meeting.
The next meeting will probably be held
when , judging from the unanimity
shown to-day , a final discussion will be
arrived at.
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GETTING READY FOR THE HEATED TERM
SIrt , Ilarrlton Preparing to Leave the Willi
llouee Petition and Other Matters.
"Washington special to the Omaha Bee
It is said that Commissioner Tanner in
tends to establish an ontiroly new divis
ion in his office. At the present tim <
tho claims of soldiers go to different ox
aminers , according to the state to whicl
tho soldier was assigned when ho en
tered tho servico of tho government. II
has been the custom for all examiner/ /
to hasten what aro called original cases
( at the expenso of the applicant ) for ar
increase of pension. Tho result is thai
whilo tho original cases are well up , the
claims for increase are far behind. Com
missioner Tannor proposes to havo one
division in his office devoted entirely t <
increase claims , no matter what maj
have been tho original residence of the
applicant. It is believed that this course
will havo a decided effect in hastening
to final action cases which , in some in
stance , have been delayed as long as
three or four years.
THE SUMMER SOJOURN.
Mrs. Harrison has spent the past weeli
in busy preparation for leaving the
white houso for tho heated season. The
oxecutivo mansion has been thoroughly
overhauled , the Avoolen carpets and cur
tains have everywhere been replaced by
matting , oil cloth and linen shades. Mr.
J. McKee , tho president's son-in-law ,
will arrive from Indianapolis ntxt weeli
to assist in removing his family to Deei
park anel in establishing them there
comfortably for the summer. Tho jaunt
down tho Potomac that was postponed
on account of tho eleath of Mr. Allan
Thorndyko Rice , who was a personal
friend of tho president and of the secre
tary of state , will probably occur nexl
week. Secretary Blaine had invited the
members of tho diplomatic corps tc
meet Sir Julian Panncefote , the new
British minister and it was to bo , antl
will be , the event of tho week in which
it occurs.
ATPEAIiS AND DECISIONS.
No man in the last administration re
ceived so much merited abuse as "William
A. J. Sparks , commissioner of tho geu-
eral land office. Every settler in the
northwest who had anything to do with
Sparks' administration knows how ex
ceedingly difficult it was to secure the
signature of that gentleman on his pa
pers , which was a necessary preliminary
to securing a patent for tho public land
which he had taken up in good faith. A
great of tho decisions of Commisionei
Sparks are now coming up for review on
appeal by the homesteaders antl pro-
emptioners , who failed to secure the
consideration to which they think them
selves entitled. Assistant Secretary
Chandler has general charge of all these
appeal cases in the interior department ,
anel Mr. Chandler shows not only marked
legal ability , but what is so much more
to be desired , common sense in handling
these cases. There was an instance of
this to-day when an appeal from the de
cision of the commisioner of tho general
land office made on the 2Sth of October ,
1887 , in the case of George T. Ward ,
Avas tlecided. Commissioner Sparks re
jected the final proof of Ward on his
pre-emption declaratory statement for
the southeast quarter of section 30 , town
ship 31 n , range 48 w in tho Chadron dis
trict of Nebraska. "Ward proved that ho
had complieel with all the requirements
of the law. Ho had taken up the laud ,
anel resided upon it continuously , hail
spent several hundred dollars upon im
provements , had broken up the required
number of acres of land , and had earned
the money to make these improvements
by working at his trade , in the town of
Chadron. Sparks rejected his final proof
solely upon the ground that his wife and
six children did not live on the place.
Ward proved that his wife had declined
to follow him from Iowa simply becauso
she desired to educate her children ,
and found the facilities in her oltl homo
in the Hawkeye state greater than were
offered in the comparatively new settle
ment in the vicinity of her husband's
home. Sparks held that because "Ward's
wife continued to reside in Iowa that
therefore his entry was fraudulent. As
sistant Secretary Chandler takes an en
tirely different view. He finds that the
man 'has complied with all the require
ments of the law and that he pre-empt
ed the claim in perfect good faith. He ,
therefore , holds that the final proof
should be accepted , and that Ward's
title to his quarter section should be
perfected.
There was another Nebraska land case
decided by Assistant Secretary Chand
ler to-day , which was the appeal of Isa
iah F. Folsom irom the decision of the
commissioner of the general land office
refusing his application to amend his
timber culture entry of June 30 , 18SG ,
from the southeast half of tho north
east quarter , and the northeast half of
the southeast quarter of section 6. town
ship 34 north , range 37 west , of the Val
entine district of Nebraska. This was
a case wherein the claimant , in point
ing out the land which he had selected
got mixed on the map , and unconscious
ly filed upon land which he did not de
sire to enter. Assistant .Secretary
Chandler holds that inasmuch as the
error was natural for a man who was
not familiar with maps , the decision is
modified so far as to permit a new entry
upon tho lantls which Folsom intended
to enter , provided they are subject to
timber culture entry.
* Inter-State Commerce Circular.
Washington dispatch : The inter-state
commerce commission has issued a cir
cular letter addressed to the labor or
ganizations of the country , soliciting
information and discussion upon the
question of federal regulation of safety
appliances on railroads. In opening the
letter reads as follows :
"The large number of accidents to
employes and passengers occurring on
the railroads of this country , and the
public belief that a great part of these
might be avoided by the use of proper
appliances , have led many states to
make the mechanical features of rail
road working the subject of statutory
regulations. It is well known , however ,
that in respect to some at least of these
features the condition is such that regu
lation , if attempted , can neither Becure
adequate benefit to the public nor be
just to the railroads themselves unless it
be uniform over the whole countiy. "
In view of this fact the inter-state
commerce commission desires to call
out as full information and discussion
is possible upon the question of federal
regulation of safety appliances on the
railroads.
It Could Only be Played on a Greeny.
Kansas ( Jity special : An entirely new
and unique confidence game was played
upon a farmer named John "Waterhonse ,
of Alma , Eas. , at the union depot to
day. A man "with brass buttons on his
coat represented to "Waterhonse that he
was a conductor of a freight train on
the Union Pacific railroad ; that he was
tired of the business and would sell his
position for $10. Waterhonse gave up
the § 10 and received an order from the
stranger to ran the train. He was then
taken down in tho yards and placed
upon a caboose of a freight train al
ready made np. "When tho conductor
of the train hi arded the caboose "Water-
house told him to get out , he was in
charge. Two brakemen gently took
Waterhonse up and threw him off on
the track.
ALLEN TH0RNDIKE RICE DIES SUDDENLY.
Hie Xetcly Appointed Minister to llnssla Re
ceive * Sudden Summon * for the Greal
iieyond.
Now York special : Allen Thorndiko
Rico , tho newly appointed minister to
Russia and editor of tho North Ameri
can Review , died suddenly this morn
ing at the Fifth Avenue hotel whoro ho
was stopping. Rico had boon suffering
from a throat affection for a few days
past , but was not supposed to bo in any
danger. Ho Intended to sail for Europo
yesterday on tho Inman steamer , City
of FnriB , but was compelled to delay his
departure owing to his illness.
Mr. Rico has been ill during tho on
tiro spring , having been run down from
overwork in preparing to go abroad.
Ho took to 'Jiis bod three or four days
ago , suffering Irom tonsilitis. His ton
sils had formerly given him consider
able trouble and had been clipped.
There was a certain amount of ulcera
tion apparent , with symptoms of quin
sy. Tho case had not been considered
efangerous , however , e en up to 11
o'clock last night. The nurse say's that
at 11 o'clock this morning , when only
ho and tho valet wero with tho pationt ,
Rico expectorated some phlegm , or pus.
Ho felt greatly relieved and wont to
sleep. About 2 o'clock tho nurse en
deavored to awaken him to allow moro
phlegm to bo discharged , but could
not. and Sargent , tho valet , matlo all
haste to Drs. 'Fuller antl Goldthwaito.
They united in theix eflorts , but wero
unable to arouse him. Rice died within
ton minutes nt 3:39. : Dr. Fuller says tho
glottis swelled suddenly and shut off his
breath. Such cases aro of very raro oc
currence and in this instance it wns un-
looked for. Rice's luggago had partly
been sent abroad and ho had oxpectotl
to be able to sail Saturday.
Allen Thorntlyko Rice was born in
Juno , 1853. At tho ago of 9 years ho
was taken abroad and for fivo years lived
in Europe. In 1807 he returned to the
United States and remained hero until
1871 , when ho went to England and was
guaduated at Oxfortl in 1875. On his
return to tho United States he entered
T\fS lant to tho Columbia law school ,
i.t ± 6 76 ho bought the North American
Review , of which he has over since been
tho editor. He organized in 1879 and
subsequently tlirected tho Charuay ex
pedition , which was elispatchetl under
the joint auspices of tho United States
and Franco to investigate systematically
tho remnins of ancient civilization in
Central America and Mexico. In 1884
ho bought a controlling interest in Le
Matin , one of the chief papers of Paris ,
of which ho is still proprietor. Ho has
always been actively interested in poli
tics , and in 1886 ran on tho republican
ticket for congress in tho Tenth New
York district against Gen. Spinola , but
was tlefeated by the local political lead
ers. He was a strong advocate of tho
Australian system of voting. He has
edited "Reminiscences of Abraham Lin
coln , " 1886 , and contributed to "Ancient
Cities in the New York World , " 1887.
BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
The English naval bill has been passed
by the commons.
Washington Irving Bishop , tho mind
reader , tlied in New York on the 14th.
J. N. McCrittis , of the Providence , R.
I. , Dispatch , has announced his suspen
sion.
sion.Fred
Fred Nedley , of Denver , Col. , killed
his wife because she would not give him
money to buy beer.
Henry Nickels shot anel killed two
brothers named Cooper , at a dance near
Portsmouth , Ohio.
The St. Joseph Polish church , near
Milwaukee , Wis. , was burned , causing a
loss of $40,000.
C. W. Hatch , of Boston , who was tried
for the murder of his uncle , at Burling
ton , Col. , was acquitted.
Police authorities of Toronto place no
confidence in the report that tho missing
Cronin was in that city last week.
Mrs. Mary E. Dickinson , mother ol
Anna Dickinson , tlied at her homo in
Pittston , Pa. , Sunday , aged 90 years.
W. H. Chatfield , of Cincinnati , O. ,
dropped dead on the street in New York.
His death was caused by heart failure.
Johanna Goodmanson was killed and
four men seriously injured by a run
away team at Grafton , Dakota.
Two workmen were killed antl the
foreman fatally injured by falling walls
of an old building that was being torn
down in New York.
Socialists at The Hague drew down
the royal standard from the great tower
and hoisted the socialist banner in its
stead.
George Wood , of Memphis , Tenn. ,
shot and killed his wife and then com
mitted suicide. Jealousy was the cause.
J. B. Smith , of the Springfield , Mass. ,
Republican , was shot and killed by R.
B. Sturtevant , his brother-in-law , who
mistook him for a burglar.
Terre Haute , Ind. , is having a boom
in the oil industry. Already twenty
companies havbeen formed. Experts
pronounce the to bo of a superior
quality.
A conspiracy 3ng military officera
has been discover ! at St. Petersburg
anel a number of arrests have been
made. It was the intention to assas
sinate the czar.
Professor St. Clair , the aeronaut ,
while attempting to leap from a balloon ,
at Houston , Tex. , lost his grip on the
paracute and fell 300 feet to the ground ,
breaking every bone in his body.
In the case of the ten miners killed
in the Caska William colliery at Potts-
ville , Pa. , the coroner's jury censure
the coal company for neglecting to
place safety gates in compliance witl
the law.
Representatives of the American cop
per mining interests , who returned from
Europe last week , say they are pre
pared to throw their oopper on the mar
ket for what it will bring , as the Euro
pean conference was barren of results.
"Czar , " a stallion belonging to Theo
dore Winters , a prominent horseman ,
died at Council Bluffs on the 14th. The
animal was very valuable , the price
paid for him in 1884 being $30,000.
A New Departure in Naval Design.
Washington dispatch : The naval
boarel of elesign has completeel the plans
for a 2,000 ton gnn boat , which will
30011 be published , antl is now hard at
work upon the details of the construc
tion of Thomas' ship. This vessel will
mark a departure in naval design. Her
general plan was originateel outside of
the navy department by Representative
Thomas , a member of the naval com
mittee of the last house of representa
tives. Much work yet remains to be
done on the plans by the department
The vessel is to be of a moelified Mon
itor type , and her peculiarities will be
in her heavy _ ordnance , great defense
power and ability to make long cruises ,
her ample coal capacity differing in
this last respect from the old Monitor
typo.
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> 'ow Euclnnd • ' ' oarnc5R , , ,
Slmkspcnre innkofl Humlut Bay :
"Thrift , thrift , Horatlol the funeral baled
meatH
Dftl i-oldly ftirnieh forth tliotnarriago tablp. ' 1
But n good Now England woman
did a "thriftier" thing than thai
Her mother hud n long sickness and
finally died , of inflammatory rheu
matism , leaving novoral half-used
bottles of modicine , which became n
Hourco of great concern to the
daughter , for "it ought not to bo
wasted" sho said. She offered to sell
it at a discount to a neighbor , but
finding it loft on her hands sho took
it all herself for soro throat , coltls ,
gastric trouble , and whatever ail
ment sho happened to have.
Tho same woman once told two
visitors whom sho had invited to
tea , that sho had been in a good
deal of trouble that day 'to calculato
upon just how many biscuits to mako
for the meal , Sho always knew
about her own family ; sho "allowed
one apiece , and an extra ono fn case
of being extra hungry ; " but where
two new persons wero concerned
whose appetites and habits wero nn
unknown quantity , she was in such
a state of mind that sho was "fairly
upbot ; " and at the table she watched
with keen eyes to see what was to be
the fato of the ono "extra" buscuit
which was all she could bring herself
to provide beyond tho regular "ex
tra" of tho family.
A certain New England family will
never forget their inward amuse
ment at the remark of a "near"
woman ( as penuriousness and closo
calculation are phrased ) , who had
come to see them in the beginning of
her annual round of visiting to "save
her board ; " she remarked at the din
ner-table that tho food "tasted
good , " for she had been keeping her
self "short , " in expectation of shut
ting up her house.
She had heen brought up in such a
Binall , narrow way that sho "could
tell to a pin" every paticle sho had
with her. When a little girl she had
been sent from homo to school , antl
boarded with her aunt Esther , hav
ing for room-mate a girl named
Hannah. At the close of the ten-
weeks term , when getting her things
together , she went to her relative
with these words :
"Aunt Esther , I wouldn't do such
a thing as to say that Hannah
would steal , but when I came here I
bad seven needles and four rows of
pins. Now , Aunt Esther , fivo pins
are gone1 , and there is one of the
needles which I can't find. Hannah
must have taken them ! "
Onco when she was going away for
two or three days she offered a
neighbor the morning's tea-grounds
to steep over , and to save it , a pump
kin pie which she was afraid wouldn't
keep till she got home. When she
returned sooner than she expected ,
and went over and said if the pie had
not been eaten nho would take it
back. Wide Awake.
Ready in Answer.
"Camp-meeting" John Allen was
always ready with a retort for friend
or foe , sometimes scathing , and al
ways humorous. After his conver
sion , he met an old minister , who
plied him with very seaching ques
tions as to the genuineness of his ex
perience , and the 3'oung man com
plained of the severit } ' of this cate
chism.
"If the tree be well rooted , " said
the minister , "it will not be harmed
if we shake it. "
"But , " said the convert , "the Mas
ter said to nis disciples , 'Feed my'
Iambs , ' not 'Go and shake them. "
At another time , when Mr. Allen
tvas about to begin his sermon in a
lew place , a former pastor said to
! ; im , "Are you a long preacher ? "
"Five feet seven inches , " was the
immediate reply.
At a meeting of ministers , a Baptist
ivas invited to give his view.s < n the
subject of Methodist economy , and
it once rose , saying that , although
Lhere were many excellent things in
"
Methodism , it seemed to him to have
oo much machinery.
Mr. Allen was on his feet in a mo-
nent.
"The Methodist church may have
nore machinery than the Baptist , "
le replied , "but it doesn't require as
nuch water to run it. "
When the question of prohibition
vasuntler general discussion , a red
uced toper one day said to Mr. Allen ,
'I shall vote against you on this
question. "
"Your face voted before you spoke' "
vas the quick reply.
A lawyer of opposite polities said
: o him , about the same time , "Mr.
Ulen , on which side are you goingto
rote ? for 1 shall vote against you. "
"On the right side , " was the ans-
ver. "Which side is yours ? "
One morning at a Methodistcamp-
neetinga young man arose , and
laid , pompously , "I do not believe in
iinging 'Oh , to be nothing. ' I pro-
) ose to be something , and I want
) oople to know it. "
Brother Allen instantly rose , and
epeated the verses :
"If a man think himself to be some-
hing , when he is nothing , he decei veth
limself. But let every man pro veins
iwn work , and then shall he have re-
ru ' eing in himself alone , and not in an-
> ther. "
The question of ambition was not
liscussed further that day.
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A Story About Wendell Phillips.
The stories which float about
own concerning the distinguished
eople , writes Arlo Bates in the
larch Book Buyer , are somtimes
rue , of course , and sometimes false :
ut they cften throw some light
ponthe opinion which the contem-
oraries had of them , or are amus-
lg at the expense oc being obviously
Use. A gentleman who knew them
oth recently repeated to me the fol-
jwing bit of dialogue as having
een ortid to take place between Wen-
ell Philips and Thomas G. Apple-
on , when they were young , briefless
arristers. He did not vouch for it ,
ut he believed it to be genuine.
The fact that both Appleton and
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1 Phillips wore looked upon uh arlsto- | | HH
crnts prevented their having bus- ! jB
ncsH. and ono day Apploton asked \ Mm
his friend whether ho had any clients. i Mm
"Not it client , " was tho reply. _ [ Bf
"How long , " Apploton asked , 12S
"aro you going to hold on ? I'm got- * B
tig tired of it myself. " W ,
' • I think I'll try it six month iH
longer , " Phillips is said to havo * Jkb
answered , "antl if I don't got a start : Wk
by that time I shall tako up a i *
cause. " |
As a matter of fact Mr. Phillips ' ff ;
did take up a cause , as all the world * SmW'
knows , whilo Mr. Apploton became m > -
tho most elm .ningof dilettanti , but M' :
whether tho choico of the formor was S
tho result of a determination so f V
dolibcrato as this anecdote would ' "H- :
imply may well bo doubted. a *
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Sho wns Gay Once. * , 1 .
Mr. William H. Crano , tho come- \ . 3 :
dian , tells a story which ho says was * w
given him by Mr. Edwin Booth , • ' " ,
accordingtoEugeno Field. It seems i jt. 1
that an old lady 80 years of age , m $
lying at tho point of death , sent for * 3wM
her clergyman and availed hersolf of . % S
tho spiritual consolation that holy f W *
man was qualified to administer. \ ' % * d
This important olfico having been 9 ]
discharged , tho moribund octogena- wM
rian fell to discoursing about the mm
ipanner in which she wished to havo -flB
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her obsequies conducted , and sho | | B
should be so attired as to present a * | fl
pleasing appearance. , H
"Toll mo , sir , " she asked , feebly ,
"what kind of coffins aro now the . H
fashion for ladies ? " 9
"There are two styles , my dear • H
sister , " answered the pastor , sooth- „ Eg
iugly. "The coffins for manned ' ;
women are lined with red silk , and sf
coffins for maiden ladies are lined <
with white satin. " M
Well , then. " said tho old lady with * | I
a sigh , "I suppose you'd have to y3j
line my coffin with white satin , "and - . ; J
in a moment she added brighten- * .i ij
ing up , "but you can put in some . \ l * \
strips of scarlet plush , I was pretty
pay when. I was a girl ! " Boston ,
Herald.
The Dimensions of Heaven. ; )
Capt. J. B. Starkey , measurer of . |
vessels in the surveyor's office , Bos
ton custom-house , has made the fol
lowing calculation as to the tlimen- \ ! >
sions of Heaven : "And he measured '
n
the city with the reed , 12,000 fur- V
longs. The length and the breadth fw
and the height are equal. " Rev. ' &
xxxi. , G. Twelve thousand furlongs fl
7,020,000 feet cubed 497,793- - . Jtf/S ]
088,000,000,000,000 feet. Reserving IE '
one-half this space for the throne and * M
court of Heaven , and one-half of the 'ff i
balance for streets we have 124,198- . M j
272,000,000,000,000 feet cubic. Di- ij
vide this by 4,090 cubic feet in a SI
room 10 feet square , and there will 11
be 30,321,84:3,750,000,000 : rooms. IV
We will now supposo the world al- I |
ways will contain 900,000,000 in- t j
habitants , and that a generation , WM
last ly.VA years , making in all 2,970- | | |
000,000 every century , and that the II
world will stand 1,000,000 years , or 111
10,000 centuries 29,700,000,000- : § |
000 inhabitants. Now suppose there via
were 1,000 worlds like this , equal in MM *
number of inhabitants and duration 1)a )
of years , a total of 2,970,000,000 , - ? |
000,000 persons , there would bo 100 | | f
rooms 10 feet square for each and ' Jllj
every person. _ - " 'fnl
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Too 3Iany Partners : jlM
Col. Groover tells a story of how * K
one night he was going from Athens -
to Agusta with Col. Pope Barrow , , " %
and Harry Hill , one of the best M
"
known conductors in Georgia , was • *
on the road. When Hill went to set Wj ,
down his lantern its beams fell on " . • H
tbe face of a fellow under the seat. I
The fellow at once crawled out and
said : "Well , boss , I acknowledge
the corn ; I was trying to beat mv I
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way ; You have to put me off. "
Col. Barrow and a few others de-
cided to pay his fare as a reward for a
his cheek and sangfroid. / ' t " " - SJ
On the next round Hill happened /
to set his lantern down near the
same spot , when he found another M
fellow , who crawled out and said : | |
"Well , you have me , too. I am the - • -ial
Dther man's partner. "
Again the hat went around , and M
the boys chipped in to pay his fare.
At this three other fellows that
had been hid , and thought that a
general collection was in order , came ' -
[ rom their hiding places. This was
boo much for good nature. Every- \M \
body laughed , while he made three
af the miscreants skip. Brunswick I
[ Ga. ) Times. I
Isn't This a 3rorbid Craving ? I
"George Parsons Lathrop is writ- - I
Ing a novel , " says the Philadelphia I
Times. That is good news. What I
this country needs is another novel. I
We are pretty nearly recovered from
'Robert Elsmere , " and "John Ward , J
Preacher. " We have squeezed the B
ast juicy sentiment from themysti- I
: al and impassioned pages of Mrs. I
\therton and Amelie ltives. We have M
bund Mr. Froude a delusion and
mare. Now we are prepared for an- I
jtherone. We don 't care what it is , JM
philosophical , psvchological , theo- '
ogical , analytical , mysticol , liistori- l • M
: al or inflammatory. We are hard- JA\
mod to anything. Wo object l |
: o nothing so it goes by the WM
lame of novels. Washington Post. * I
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Dr. Kayser has succeeded in oi- I
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tigi in Switzerland. This is an in- I
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ieen regarded as impossible to phorfB
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