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. i\i U i I I/ YAi'HIT ' ! OTFj - VI 'V'lTil r " * in > * S f # J t HE ft OMAHA "DAIL I ELEVENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORN'ING , AUGUST U , 1881 , NO. 43 REAL ESTATE BARGAINS AT BEMIS' AGENCY , FIFTEENTH AND DOUGLAS SIS , No I Lot on Harncy street , near now court house , $2500. . N S-Lot on CAM direct near S2J , ftkOO. N 3 Lot on Callonila street mr 21 , II COO No G Lot on Marcy direct near U , I' , depot No 0 } block In Shtnn' * SJ addition near Con nit , WM. No 8 Two lots on Decntur near Campbell St. 8700.No No 10 8loU on Colfax clrcet near Hanscon Park , nt rcatonablo prices , 100 chalco raslJonud loU In Credit Fancier ari Oran Jvlinr additions & short distance t.outhc < ut o U , P. and U , & M. dcpoU , pricca from f 100 up- vrarJt. 18 loU on list , 22tt , ZZd and SAundcn directs norlhot and adjolnm ? IX V. Smith's addition (400 ; terms cany No CD Kull comer lot on Douglas street near 10th , ? 26.0. No TO Corner COxllO ( votloton Douglas near nonr lltli street , $3100. No. 71 Thrco Iota In Disc's addition ncarSaun ders street , JUOO 73 Lot on Uecatur ctroot , near Irene Shlnn's W addition $115. No. 75 82x00 feet on Pacific Btroet near U. P and B. & U. depots , KtOO.1. No. 70 Splendid nurchouso lot 77x182 feet 9U street near Joncd , g&OO. No 71 3 loU on Harncy street near I ° thf2000. No 81 Lot' 1.1 Olsu's addition near Saunden rcet , 1M. No. 82 Lot In Olsea' addition near Saunden street , 300. No 83 2 lots on 19th near Pacific and Nal Works , $1600. No 80 Lot on Charles street near Saundut , t&OO.No No 87 Lot on Loavenworth near 16th , 81,100 No 8i Lot on Caldwcll street near . No 89 I/it on Chicago near 2d strtt t , 11600. No 00 Lot on DlonJo near Campbell etrvet 76. 31 loU In Ulllards & CaldttcU's addition , Sher roan avenue , 16th street , Spring , Saratoga and I'loroneo streets , 8700 and upwards. No 122 2 lots on Ibtli street , near Poppleton's new residence , 11000. No 123 Lot 71x310 feet on Sherman avenue , ICth street , $1100 No 124 S lots on Bcllevue street , near shot tower , $50 to $75 each. No 125 Full block on Clinton street , near shut tower , $50 to $75 each. No 12' ! Lot on ISth street , ncjj while Icr.i works , $525 No ' .27 2 loU , 3J acres near head of St. JIary's avenue , on road to Park , 82600. No 129 Lo on California near Crelghlon Col- cfrc , $376. No 130 t lots near new government corral , 821 X2C7J acres each. * ! 00. No 181 Lot in GltHs's addition on Cameron St. nenr . ' Uundcr * , inaUe an oiler. No. ICO Lot In UUc' addition on Cosslus St. , near State , make an Oder. No 182 Lot In Gisc'e addition on Casalus near Blunders , make an offer. No 103 1 block In lloyd's addition addition near Omaha Barracks , make an offer. No 101 7 lota In Henry & Shelton's addition near high school , price from $1260 upward. 170 Lot on Pacific street , near 16th , make an offer. No 171 2 lots on Webster street , near 21 t , both J3V0 or $2000 for corner and tflSOO for hi de. de.No 173 J lot on Cosa near 14th street , 81000 Nol7 Lot on Snarman ov < nu > IBtli street nearlzard , 4IX1S2 , SHOO. No 177 3 lots In Qrandvlow. make an offer. No 180 Lot in Snmn's addition on Pier St. , near end street car track , $525. No 181 Two lots in Nelson's addition , 1 on laaho Htreet , 1 on Center street , near Cumins , 1300 each. No 183 Two gilt edge lota on Cosa street near 21st. on a corner , SCOoO. No 185 Lot on Suvard street , uear Saundcn , make an offer. No 18(1 3 Iota on Howard street , near Irene , make an olTer NolSOJ , lot'on I Hcnport near 25th , $500. No 1871 , lot on Division near Cumlng nt , $200. No 188 $ , block In Boyd's addition , near Omaha barracks. * 400. No ISO } , j lot on Pierce near Oth etrcet , $550. No lOnl , 1 lot on llth near Farnlmm , $ 21OI No 10111 beautiful loU in Shlnn'u addition , $12uO. No 102) ) , 2 lots on ISth street near white load works , 1U50. No 103) ) , lot on 20th street near Sherman , ? IOO , No 11)4) ) , 2 lots on 22 < 1 itrtxt near ( lark , i WU. No 190) ) , 3 beautiful latn on taunjora bt. near fctroct car turn Ublc , $1275. No 11WJ , lot on 15tli near Plcace fct. 5500. No 2U1 Lot in CJidu's addition uu Cameron st , near .Sauudem , & 5UU , No 202 Lot ou Cameron street near Saunders. 000No 203 Lot In Shlnn's addition on Saundcra street , near street cxu tuni tablu. $850. No 2 > i4 llcuutlful lot In NeUon's addition , on UlvUion street near L'nmln ; ; , $560. No. 2U5 Two lota un Caatellar street , near lOtli S150. S150.No 203 Two loU on Sixteenth street , near the nail works 1500. No art One-half lot on California street near 21st , 8700. No 2 > H ) Lot on ISth street near Nicholas , $000. No'210 Lot on Capitol axcnuu near 23d , 1600. Na 212 Lot 148x500 feet on Colfax street , near Haiwoom Park , with improvements , $2700. No 213 Two acrea on Cumlni , ' street , 81000. No 215 One-half acre on California , near Ken nedy street , $350. No 21(1 ( IJcautiful lot on Hamilton street near street car turn tank , $1UOO. No 217 Lot on 23d street , near Clark , $500. A few acre lot * only remain unsold In "Park Place" llttlu west of Creighton Collcgt , prices ranirmg fiorn $276to$300cat.h and on caiy terms , LoU In Ilorbach'a 1st and 2d additions ; al o lots In Parker'uShlnn's ; Nelnon's , Tcrracu'u , K. V. Smith's. Itcdlck's , and all the other additions tany price and at any tcnnj. Ten acres in thu city limits on the road to the barracks at $375 per acre. Feur beautiful residence lots In front of Crclghton Collctfe ; will cut them up to pull. Nine residence lota north of Crelghton Collc i > grounds , from $700 tojluoo cacn. Tlilrty ro.ldent loU In Parker's addition , six blocks north of the end of the street car track on Baundcri trctit.iOO ' each , $10 down , balance csuit , at f per cent Interest. A few loU Icltln Tcrrai-o addition on the road to the Park , near head of St. JUrj's a\cnue , 7v-0 each. To thosw ho will build a 1200 residence , 7 years time at 8 p r cent intcreht. I/U in Uko's addition at $3.Vt to $350 each , 10 years time aid prrcent interest , to thoite who build , . 'lliu old Touiley 41-a.rrn tiwt with liouso and oil Improvement- , adjoining race i-onrbo and fair grounds' fori'XlO. ' Tfactool 6 , in , 15 , 20 , 40 or SO acres , with bull- dings and other lmpro > cmvnUand adjoining the city , at all priies. 3500 of the best rcsldencn lots In the rltv . ( Omaha any location jou detlre north , co t , couth or v cst , and at bud rock prices. 250cholccbu lneiw lota In all thu principal bus. metis KtretU In Omaha , taring ( ram $500 to 47000 each. ' Two hundred houses and lots ranging from 600 to 815,000 , and located In in ery part of the city , Large number of excellent arms in Douglas , garpy , Saundon , Dodge , Washington. Hurt , and other good counties In uutcrn Ntbratka. 12,000 acrec best landi in Douglas , 7004 acres best lands in Sirpy county , and large tracts In all the eastern tier of counties. Oter WO.OOX ) acres of thu best land In the Ne- ratka for sale by thi agency. Yer ) largo amounts of suburban property In one to ten , twenty au.t f > ry aero plecei located within ono to three , four or flte miles of the po totHce Eomo \ cry rteap piewx. New M pj of Ouialia , published by George P Ikmls plain. unmounted maps 60 cent * each ; inouulcd , colored and with cloth back , $1.60 even. llous&i , stores , hotels , fartni , lots , ! and * , offices rooms , Uc. . to rtnt or If je. Taxes paid , rents lollicted , dooun , mortgages , tnd all kinds of real uUto documents made out en abort notice , GEO , P , BEMIS' Real Estate Exchange 15th and Douglas Street , " OMAHA , - - NEB. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL The Physicians Somewhat Disap pointed at the Continu ance of the Presi dent's But Toward Night the Pevor Subsides and Everybody Again Booomoa HopefUL The President Afflxoa His Big nature to a Document hi Spite of His Siolcnoss. Important Oorrospofadenco Between twoon Secretary Blame and Hartmann'a Attorney. The Secretary Writes Him a Very Pointed Answer. BXisoollauoons Capital C 1 THEPRESID NaUenil Araoclatcd Vreta. A SPLENDID NIOd * . WASHINGTON , August fo. During the thirty-nine hi&htarofMho presi dcnt'a ' sickness ho 'has * ncvor slop moro soundly or satisfactory than las night. His nurses sayiho "snoroc like a trooper. " This rooming hi a general appearance show/ the gooi effect of peaceful slumber * . His lover acorns to have entirely pissed awny , pulse nnd respiration 'being acceler ated by local causes. This cause may have been the effect of a heavy per spiration upon the president a weak condition. The departure of fever woe followed by the usuaL reaction ol tlita kind nnd ho perspired freely , but his pulse began to diminish when this ceased. Pus was found to * bo flowing well this morning , but it wns thought possible that the lint dressing within the incision might not be BO comfort able as a tube would bo , hence it was decided to try a tube at least until the next dressing. The same aized tube as that used before has been inserted , and when fresh dressings' were applied the discharge wns proceeding satisfac torily. It has been decided not to raise thoj | president from his prone position to-day nnd he haa remained during the morning oven more com fortable than yestorday. There is nothing to indicate n change for the worse. TUB DEBILITY OF THE to which is attributed a quickened pulse , seems to bo the iA.y ! eeriuua symptom in the case to-day. While the fever was high ho was given no solid food , hence the weakness has not been overcome. Now that the fever is gone , and a little solid food has been given , it is hoped there will bo an improvement. Since the noon examination there has been no return of the fever , and no other unfavorable disclosures. Blaine will leave the city to-night if the symptoms remain favorable until then.Vindom says he does not like the frequency of the president's pulse , but sivya his con fidence in the word of the physicians keeps him very hopeful of his re covery. THE I'HYHIOIANS DISAPPOINTED. WASHINGTON , August 10. The Evening Post states that the physi cians are disappointed at the contin uance of the president's fever and if there is no chtn : < ; o for the bettor with in twenty-four hours the indications will bo that the lost operation did not improve the case. It is true the wound is discharging freely through the now opening , but the local circulation does not subside and the case is very serious. THE DAILY ROUTINE in the nick room is substantially as " "ollows : Immediately after dressing the president's wound in the morning , he s Riven the only substantial food which is administered at all during the day , which consists cf n small piece of roast juicy beef , with a piece of .toast and milk. After eating ho takes a short 'nap of half an hour. After licae naps ho usually asks for a glass cf water , which is plncod to his lips by Mrs. Dr. Edson or ono of the physi cians in attendance. For the iirat ime since lie wns shot , onMonday he took a glass of water in his own hand and drank it without tssistanco. Tins required consider able exertion , nnd since then ho haslet lot attempted to help himself to any thing , If nwnke Mrs. Kjlson usually ends to him from n novrspapor jmb- ishud in his homo district , to which KI listens with apparently great in terest. Ho is given milk , to which urn is occasionally added. This , lowover , the prt-sideut dislikes and recently asked to bo given plain milk , which la now done. Ilia tempera- : uru is then taken by the physicians , and ho is placed in a position which makes him most comfortable , Mrs. Jurfield is by his bed side the greater lart of the time when the president a awake , and very often administers milk to him , which B the principal food given him during ho day after his aubatantutl niual in ho morning. Very often the wound a examined in the afternoon by Dr. Blits to tee if it is discharging freely. [ n the evening tliu usual process of washing out and dressing the wound s gene through with and the prcsi- lent is again placed in an easy posi- ion and left alor.o with Sirs , Edson or Col. llockwoll and Mra , Garfield to ako another nap. It is noticeable hat after each dreising ho falls asleep , which proves that the operation la irtsome. THE I'HKSIUKNT'ri pulse and temperature to-day did not cause great anxiety at the white house , because these conditions were predicted by Dr. ARIIOW. Ho Bald that high figures would bo n PCS siblo feature of the bulletins to-dny Alto tlmt by Thursday the fovc would end and the general effects o the operation would then be favorable The indications to-dny have tended t show the correctness of this prediction A moro favorable turn of Affairs is ex io-morrow. After dinner to Sccted ay Dr. Dlim found thpro were n signs of fever. The skin wns inois nnd clear and there had been n change in his pulse or temperature Mrs. Garfield spent an hour or more fanning the patient , and h told her ho did _ not foe uncomfortable except that iu the region gion of the now incision he felt sure Of course ns long ns this tendcrncs continues there will bo moro or los irritation nnd the pulse may not fall But once the itnmi'diato o ( Feels of th knife are over the improved How of pu must show ngood result or aonio othc complication will have risen. Hi weakness is expected to be romudiei by thu administration of solid food and hence the request for nnd nbilit , to retain food of tlmt character to-dnw cim not but bo considered fnvornblc Dr. Ilnmiltuit returns homo to-mown nnd Dr. Agnew Friday. THK OOrPMKNT referred to in the nfternoon dispntchc as hnvint ; been signed by the pros ! dent wns an extradition warrant ii the c.iso of n Canadian forger who IKK escaped from custody and taken rol ugo in the name of thu United State is not made puolie for obvious rcasone Dr. Bliss stated the cnso to the prcsi dent and asked him if ho could sig it. The president aaid , "I guess so. ' Ho asked for pen and ink and wrot his name on a pad several times. Hi wanted to practice a little first. Th warrant was laid before him nnd , not withstanding the nwkwardncsa of hi position , his signature was allixoi yory creditably. The president full ; understood the nature' of the docu in ent asking for n repetition of th name when the.contents were read i him. t' j JTO .MINISTER LOWELL. \VASHINOTON , August 10. The fol lowing was sent to-night : Lowell , Minister , London : The president' is progressing satisfactorily. Ho is now , at' 10 p. m , in n refresh ing sleep. The temperature has fnlloi nearly ono degree since yesterday The drainage of the wound is cflicion and spontaneous. Ho has taker moro nourishment than any day for five days. WEDNESDAY'S BULLETIN. OFFICIAL. WHITE' HOUSE , August 10 9 a. m The official bulletin just issued gives the President's condition at 8 n. m. ns follows : The President slept aoundb during the night , and this morning hia temperature is again -normal although his pulse ia still frequent It ia 104temperature 09 , respira tion , 19. ( Signed ) D. HAYES AONEW , D. W. BLISS , J.K. BAUNES. J. J. WOODWARD , ROB'T REYDUUN. WASHINGTON , August 10 3 p. m. Dr. Bliss states that there is no moro 'ever up to this hour. The prcsidoni is now nslcep. OFFICIAL. WASHINGTON , AugustlO-7 p. in. The president passes nn excellent day. The dr.iinago of the wound is now efficient nnd pus , secreted by ita deeper portions , ia coining away spon- : ancously. The afternoon rise of tem perature was almost n degree less , han yesterday and the day boforo. Pulse 108 , temperature 101 , rcspini- tion 19. ( Signed ) D. W. BLIHS , J. K. BAUNKS , J. J. WOODWARD , HOIST. HEYIIURN. Midnight No material change in : ho president's symptoms since 7 p. in. ile is now asleep and eoonm us com- 'ortnblo as last night. AH quiet at ho White House , MISSCEIiLANEOTJS. COUNSEL OF HAItTMAJf TO SECRETARY IILAINE. WASHINGTON , August 10. The allowing correspondence was md between the counsel of Hartnmn , ho nihilist , and Secretary Blaine : HON. J. O. BLAINE-OII the 24th ult. Lee Hartman applied to mo for idvico , whether in the event of the lenmnd by the Russian government ic could be arrested hero and sur rendered to that uovornmont. I was iwaru of the charge against Hart nan , nnd assumed that thpllussianau horjtics could procure primnfncinovi lonco to sustain the samo. I advised lartman that treaties between the Jnited States and Russia contained 10 provision for the extradition of loraons charged with crime , and tlmt : to could not bo arrested or extradited or any act committed in Russia , lartman relied on my advice , and ponly announced hia arrival here nd solicited throughout the press ho aympathy of the American people or his oppressed countrymen. In an ntorvicw with the assistant secretary e proclaimed an opinion to the of- { ect that if the Russian government enmndudHartmann'a extradition and roves ho committed the crimes Imrged against him , the state depart- lent would order Hartmann'a arrest nd extradition. The reasons were liat Hartmann's act was recognized liroughout the civilized world as n rime ; that the nets prompted by pol- icul motives did not deprive them of criminal character ; that when per- OIIH take the life of another it is mur- or without reference to the fact vhether tno person killed was peasant r emperor , and this country shall ot become n refuge for murders. diuputo the correctness of the rgument and question the ugitinmcy of the constitution , hut because wu ought not to permit his country to become a refuge for nurdorers , therefore the state depart- nent may order the arrest aim ox- radition of Hartmann. I believed hat the constitution laws enacted nd treaties concluded in pursuance thereof contain all cases in winch n person may bo deprived of liberty or surrendered to n foreign government. I believed that only In cases provided by the statutes mny nn officer of the government order the nrrvM , 1ml according to the opinion ol the state department , M an nounced by the WMstnii secretory in a newspaper interview the action of your department in ordering hia arrest or extradition ia not.govcrn od exclusively by provisions ! stat utca nnd treaties. The consideration of whnt nn assistant secretary mny think necessary to prevent this coun try from becoming the rofuao of imir- dorera nro oqtmlly patent in determin ing the question of liberty or impris onment , free resilience in the republic or the surrender to Russia of n refu gee who seeks nbodc in this Country. I can hardly believe the assistant soc- rotnry linn nny conlldenco in the opinion ho exnrcnsed. Ho { toasibly intended to frighten Hartlimtm. II that is his intention ho iicconnilislicil hia purpose. Hartmaim took thu statemonta of the assistant M'crotur\ _ for authoritiyo declaration of the in tention of the govornmant nnd sought at the hands ot the English govern ment that protection which ho believed hud boon denied him by this republic. I cannot believe that it is your inten tion to allow nn arrest nnd extradition of a person , oven if thn charges against him nre ever BO great , when there is neither a treaty or atntuto in existence to authorize such an act , nnd if the department docs not intend to carry out the threat 1 cannot believe that yon doom it compatible patiblo with the dignity of thodepurt mont that the throat should be made. The state department ia responsible for this undignified proceeding. The department hoa nut denied the state ment of the assistant secretary. In view of nil those facts I submit that the department should assure Hart mann that his apprehensions of arrest and surrender to Russia nro unfound ed. That there being no treaty under which the Russian .government can demand his extradition , that no part government having no authority to arrest persona for alleged crimes not comnutledwithin ita jurisdiction , the state department hna no authority to determine whether the act committed by Hartmann is among tbo crimes recognized nnd punished throughout the civilized world or only political acts. I beseech this action by the state department on behalf of my client , as an act of justice to a poor rotugee. Most respectfully , HKNRYWKIILK. DEPARTMENT OP STATK , \ WASHINOTON , August 9 , 1881. / Henry Wohle , Eaq , , Attorney at Law , Now York City : SIR Your letter , dated tiio fith inst , was received to-day. You ask mo na secretary of atato to declare in effect that your client , Lee Ilnrt- mann , shall have the protection of the government of the Unitui'States in case his extradition should bo re- queatod by Russia. I received by the same mail a. loiter from nn eminent citizen of Pennsylvania urging that this government should make known its willingness to surrender Hart- maun in the event of hia being de manded by Russia. In both thcso communications I nm asked to violate official propriety , and disregard the traditions of the department of state by declaring in advance what would bo the action of the government in a hypothetical case involving grave legal principles and impoitant per- aonal righia. You might , with equal propriety , nddiesa a communication ID thu chief justice of the United States inturro gating him us to thu decision which he would render if the case of Ilnrtmnnn ihould como before him on n writ of habeas corpus. You suggest tlmt it is the duty of the department of atato to deliver its conclusion on this case because ono of its nssistants is reported without authority to have expressed his own personal views in a casual conversation on the subject. Would you reirurd it as good ground for de manding that the supreme court ihould inakonn important ruling on a lypothotical case because tliu author of the decisiona or n United States marshal wna snid to have lolivercd hia views on the principle nvplvod ? There ia no citizen of the United States to-day , native born or naturalized , who has a light to do- nand from any national tribunal ita opinion on a hypothetical case on the ilea that it involves n principle which night effect hia personal rights. Can you assign any runson why Hartmann , ivho is not a citizen of the United states , should the movement lie aut 'oot on American aoil , have the right n , i do in and a ruling from nno of the departments of thu national govern- nent upon n question of international uriaprudonco that may cllcct his per sonal liberty , prhon there is now i case pending before the depart- nont involving the is.iuu of half a nillion iinmigranta from Furopo who vill probably urrivo in tliu United States during thu current year , Can 'ou indicate reasonable grounda on flitch Hartmann should bo excepted rom out that vast number , nnd the pecial protection.of the government unrunteoil to him in advance. Thu oao arising in which his imino is oven mentioned. Thu concln.sionn and de- isiona of the department on impor- nnt diplomatic qucstioim are not made ublio through a medium of newspaper iterviowa nor attorneys of interested artics , I am very respectfully , your obcdi- nt servant. JAMES G. HLAINE , Secretary of State. The Price _ . ijwlal diirutcli to THE Cur. PirrsuwRO , August JO.-Nailshavo idvanced to u § 3.00 ratu to-day. Thu narket ia very firm , and still further idvancos are anticipated , Knicltta of tUo Golden Halo. CHICAGO , August 10. The second iimual conclave of knighta of the lolden Rule began at thu Grand Pacific hotel to-day , Dr. II. 0. Floyd , luproino commander , presiding. Seventeen staves uro represented. . RAILROAD NEWS. Mooting of Boiioral Western Paa- Bongor and Ticket Agents in Chicago , Alpo Quo of the Trunk Line Joint tfxooutlvo Committee - too in Now York. Probability of a Settlement o .East Bound Freight Rates. Other RitUrond Note * . National Avoolatcil l'rp . MKm.NO OF THE TRUNK LINK .IOINT uxr.ruTivr. COMMITTI : ) : . NEW YOUK , August 10. ThoTruiil line joint executive committee mot a Railroad Coniiuissionur I'ink's utlicu to-day niul took notion looking to i suttluinunt of cast bound freight rates and which , it is intimated , will begit the end of nil difficulties. Forty-fum roads and general freight carriers wore raproscntcd in the person of officers or by oroxies. The conference is ] ) rivato. The only important action taken was an advance on cast bound freight rates to what is intended to be the permanent basis. Many managing ollicors wore present nn well ns freight agents , among them llobtert Garrett - rott , jr. , of the Baltimore it Ohio ; Vice President Blanchanl and Qenoral Freight Agent Yilas , of the New York Central , were represented by Clark , and the Penn sylvania railroad by C. M. Creiyhton. The meeting was quiet and ended at 2 o'clock witli an agreement to advance east bound freight by n pur contngo which would coi respond to a twenty cent rate from Chicago to Now York on the lowest class of nchodulo goods. It will go into effect on the li-'d mst. The tone of the whole discussion was in favor of a comparatively lower freight tarifl' . No notion wiva taken regarding the passenger line tarill' , but the trunk line managers of Non York state that when passenger r.UoH are fixed they shall bo arranged on n lower schedule rate than that whicl lias heretofore been accepted. There are no indications of a meet ing of general passenger agents Some feeling was shown by the ropro tatives of other lines over the tone of the Vanderbilt interview already tola graphed , and the feeling was ropro Bonted by Mr. Abbott , passenger agent of the Erie , who denied that the original cutting was done by thoi road , but charged it directly ngains the Boston it Albany and other roads underVandorbilt's control. Alluditij to Yandorbilt's statement that despite the cutting of rates the Central's earn iugs for'.Tnly were 875,000 more than last year , ho said lie did not doubt the fact and believed the Erie could allow an increase of earning of 25 per cant. "But , " ho added , "if wo make 8100 by carrying 100 passengers and § 125 by carrying 200 possontrora it docs not follow because the earn ings are largo that the profits are the same. The expense of carrying addi tional passengers may moro than off set all our profits. In any event if Vandorhilt's carryingn were increased 875,000 with reduced rates they must have increased $300,000 by adhering to the original schedule. The whole trouble arose simply from a failure of the roads to keep the agreementSo long .IK the roads in thu pool fail to turn over the surplus to roads that fail to got their shnru under the agree ment there will bo a cutting of r.itos. These compactH could bo arranged by congress so the cutting would bo dangerously unprofitable. OENEIUL WESTERN PAHHKNOKU AND TICKET AOENTH. GiiioAcio , August 10. The western association of general passenger and ticket agents met to-day to discuss a Buries of questions , the adoption of which would facilitate and produce uniformity in the conduct of business between the different roads , such as adopting a uniform color or tint for coupon tickets , preventing the placing of the return portion of round trip tickets in western cities by eastern lines , etc. Mr. Wcntwortli , of the Michigan Central , won , elected presi dent pro. torn. , owing to the absence of Samuel Stevenson. The attend ance was largo , nearly all the western roads having representatives at thu meeting. A motion was made and carried to amend the constitution no as to permit the representatives of Die Cincinnati Southern , Louisville Short Line , Kentucky Central and Chc'Biipeako ifc Ohio railways to be come members of the association. The present war in rates was the sub ject of general discussion. Tt was decided that the ruto on round trip tickets should bo higher for passengers gnim ; by one road and returning by another , than for those making the round trip all over the same road. A uniform contract for round trip incursion tickets of all finds was aurcod upon. This will do away with the necessity of printing now tickets every season , A uniform reduction for tickets to important ncotings was established. All now ssues of coupon tickets are to be irinted in signature , contract style , so as to receive the signature of the purchaser. An arrangement was pro- rectt-d to stop the practice of eastern ines from placing the return portions of round trip liuketu in western cities , I'ABSENOEH AOK.NTH1 ASSOCIATION. WASHINGTON , August 10. The railway - way traveling passenger agents' asso ciation of the United States and l/anada met in annual sessional at the Metropolitan hotel to-day. Some communications were read from mem bers in the west withdrawing from the roll of the organization because of the controversy that arose in the meeting at Bufialo. The dissenting inuiulwru announced their intention to organize a separate association. The meeting elected the following officer * for tliu ensuing year ! J. D. Walsh , of the Union Pacific railroad , president ; A. B. Wren , of the Nnnhville. Chatta nooga tt St. Louin , vico-nroaidontj . B. Toiiny , of ho Marietta it Cincin nati , secretaries ; Messrs. Brown and Simmons , of the Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Pennsylvania , respec tively , were elected assistant secre taries. The next regular meeting will bo hold ftt Montreal. / VANDBIU1ILT TALKH. NHW YOUK , August 10. Win. II. Vnndcrbilt , in an interview on the competition of rates , sayn : "I know of no war of rates and I am fighting nobody , T did not begin the cutting but simply follow the rates that others mnko. 1 am satisfied and there is no need of any conference. I cannot please everybody but I can serve my customers. If I maintain rates 1 nm a monopolist , absarbing the wealth of country. If 1 ioiUicm-.it03 I am ruin ing stockholders' \ roperty and damag ing the railroad inturostn of the conn- tiy. As a fact I reduce r.Uos to save my business. They howl for free canals and then tax rail- loads to support them. The Erie gained on its grain Dairying by cut ting rates. The Bnltimoio & Ohio has no rijjht to a percentage of Now York business.n \ \ will find that before wo are through a great many things will be settled. Now is as good a time as any. The Central 1m no proposition to make ; but will wait until one comes to it. It is a pity that roads cannot carry out their agree ments in an honest nnd business-like way , but they do not do it. MEETING OK FREIGHT AOENTH. NEW YORK , August 10. The trunk line freight agents mot at 11:15 : this morning at Commissioner Fink's ollico. A largo representation , espe cially western men and several trunk line managers and executive officers , were present. They propose to rear range freight ratu difficulties and the session will probably be long. Super intendent Abbott , of the Erie , and Vice President Blanchard , of the sainb road , deny that they bcir.au the cutting but mxy it wliu begun by the Now York Central and Boveroly criti cise Mr. Ynndeibilt's statements in an interview tolecraphod this morning. FREIGHT RATES TO 11K RKSTORED. Thu joint executive committee has agreed to restore the east bourn grain freights from Chicago to 2 ( cents after August 22. The Iitqnor Toit Cases. Bpccbl Dlsiulch to Tim lUu. LINCOLN , August 10. The liquoi case under the Slocumb law was before fore the supreme court yesterday nm to-day. Attorney \Vakoty commoncet his argument for the defense yesterday day nnd finished this morning. Messrs Ambrose and Estabrook , for the state presented the vase thin evening"m Mr. Cowin , Wakoly's associate in the case , closes his argument to-morrow. This case will bo taken under advise ment , and will not bo decided before the adjournment of the court. The argument turned chiefly on the ques tion whether tins high license foe is of the natnro of a tax for revenue , Messrs , Wakoly and Cowin upon those grounds assail thu constitution ality of the law. J. II. Clark's stable was destroyed by lire this afternoon. Loss , between 8800 and 8900. It was sot on fire by some children. FOREIGN FRAGMENTS. National AnHOuatixl 1'reas. nibCONTKNT AMONG AVOOIl'H FOLLOW * KIM. LONDON , August 10. Important in- "ornnilion concerning the condition of ilfairs in Afghanistan lias been re ceived from Calcutta. There Is in cipient discontent prevailing among : he followers of Ayoab Khan and there s a prospect that despite all his recent successes the tide will now turn igainst him. The Amoer is rallying lis forces at Kholatigholzai. FRENCH GOVERNORS AITOINTEI ) . LONDON , August 10. A dispatch rom Paris states that the French au- horities have appointed Frenchmen as governors in thu Xroumor moun tains in Tobarba and Sfax , in north Africa. ROME , August 10. A gang of forg- obi have been d'scovorod ' in this city. They have been coining English sov ereigns , LONDON , August JO. John Hill iurton , historian and biographer , is dead. He was born in Aberdeen , Vugust 22) ) 1801) ) . LONDON , August 10. Tt is rumored hat thu Marquis of Salisbury will in sist upon the amendment of the house of lords to the land bill , and a collision ictween thu two houses of parliament s not improbable , A conference of caders of both parties 1ms been Hug * gcsted , ns a ministerial crisis is mi- ninent. DUNLIN , August 10 , Two thousand leoj'io visited Dillon to-night to con- > ratulatu him un his release from ail LONDON , August 10 , A dispatch rom Alexandria says the khedive hinks his ministry is weak. PAIIIH , August 10. The interim- ional exhibition of electricity was officially opened this morning. Virginia RejmTjlicajii- National AwocIatH I'm * LYNCHIIURO , Va , , August 10. Jolugutea to the republican conven- ion which assembled to-day are argely in favor of the coalition move- nent , The leport of the secretary of lite republican state committee shows 221 ! delegates provided , Ifi ? of hem being in favor of coalition and lie endorsement of the readjuster icket. This morning efforts were nado to secure harmony "between the , wo wings of the party. Those who aver a straight-out ticket refused nil neasures for a compromise. The re sult was thu assembling of two con ventions , thu coalitionists being argoly in the majority of the regu Inrly elected delegates. Later other efforts were made by the appointment of n committo of conference on the part of the coalitionists to meet n sim ilar committee from the straight-out * . Both conventions were permanently organized. The coalition convention nduptod n platform declaring in favor of making no nominations , and the Htipport of the readjuster state ticket The gonoml opinion ia that measures for n compromise can bo arrived at. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. National AiwocUtM Prow. A portable boiler lined with a thrashing - ing machine exploded yesterday , on Young's farm , ten miles south of East. St. Ixntis. Alfred Townsend , Christ ian Deal , Chas. Steward and Conrad Sindomn.i , were instantly killed , nnd Judge Stein , Fritz B.utlauer , Matlmn llrtnvn , Alfred Arnold , nnd Grant Hiut seriously. Frederick W. Heine , ono of the oldi-at Gorman citizen of Newport , Ky. , nhot himself through the heart thm morning. Despondency ovur the death of his wife was the cause , Chas. Webber , aged 40 , natrnnger , committed suicide by blowing his brains out No. l't2 Broadway , New York , this morning. Thu Knulish pedestrian , Rnwoll , nrrived in Now 1i ork yesterday from Liverpool , in the steamer Wyoming. luiliontlong. Hfctlonal AmocmUtl 1'reu. WASHINOTON , D. 0. , August 11. For the upper lakes nnd upper MIR- siasippi valley : Cloudy weather iu north portions , local rnina , warmer fiouth winds and lower barometer. For the lower Missouri valley : Partly cloudy weather , loc.il rnina , warm south rains , falling barometer , gener ally followed by rising barometer and colder northwest winds. AGRICULTURAL BOARD. Their Mooting iu Thia City Last Evening. The state board of agriculture met last evening tit the Withnoll house. Messrs. G. E. Dorsey , Judgn J. T. Kinney , J. C. MpBrido nnd Christ Hartnmn were present. The Nebraska City band was awarded the contract for furnishing the music at the fair , they contract ing to send fifteen men for six days who would play during the day and evening. They got 8150 and ex penses , A letter was received from James T. Clark , general agent 0. & N. W. road , elating that the exhibit from Dane1 county , Wis. , sixteen car loads , of stock would > bo transportcd fromi Rochester , Minn. , to Mankato , Junc tion free. W. T. Canada , bill poster , was al lowed 8-50 for billing Nebraska City. A letter was received from C. V- Gallnghcr , president of the Union ; Pacific base ball club , asking that a prize bo offered for a game of ball. It was laid over for future action , The action of Treasurer JTurtnian in contractiiKr with Godfrey it Davis , ) f this city , for suitable shafting at a coat of 8251 , was approved , Communications were received from Butler and Burt counties , nsking for space. Some individual applications were received , including one fronuDcs Moincs. W. J. Kennedy was appointed as sistant superintendent of space. After transacting some other bus- ! , ness of a routine nature the board ad journed. THE LEAGUERS. They Adopt Resolutions in Regard to Dynamite ' Yarns. Lsst evening the land league hold heir regular weekly mooting iii Clark's hall. There was a very good attendance. Mr. W , F. Gray presided. t was decided to hold the picnic in South Omaha park instead of Rogers' ntrk. It was further decided toinvito overal Hpoakers to deliver addresses , mong tjiom Mayor Boyd , Ex-Mayor Chase , John Rush , Col. Day and "nther McMonomy. John Rush pro- ) osed the following resolution , which was carried unanimously ; Whereas , Newspapers reports ro- ently made to the effect that Irish lationalists in this country 'pro- tose to use or have already used leadly explosives such as dynamite , lilro glycerine , c.as n moans to free- reland from the despotic control of tor enemy , have n tendency to misrepresent - represent the character of the land caguo and to greatly obstruct our efforts for good ; therefore , Resolved , That this land league [ enounce any scheme by which inno- ent lives would bo sacrificed or pri vate property injured , nnd far from ountonuncing any such absurd and Juixotio proceedings , wo should exert our best powers and strongest influ- nces to put down all such atrocities ml wicked designs , Mr. A. I' . White , 035 W. Monroe treet , Chicago , informs us ; I have tad occasion to thoroughly test , the ualitifs of St. Jacobs Oil upon myself ml my family , and found it the best md most effective remedy of the : ind ever known. In an aggravated cttso of awollen joints , where inflam- nation was causing intense suffering , ts power was esoeeially remarkable and not only brought relief but a per- nanent cure. It gives mo pleasure to bus testify to its meritu.