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    THE OMAHA JJAILT UJEJU , V 12 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES.
INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS ,
Active Efforts of the Department to Facili
tate Their Adjudication ,
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXPEDITING CASES ,
Tall Context of Ollicial ProvlslotiH
to tlio ItiiNlncHH How to
Secure Priority of Con-
federation.
WASHIXOTOS BunnAU OF Tun BET , )
fil.1 FOUIITRF.VTII STIIBKT , >
WJUMII.VOTON , D. C. , July 11.1
General L. W. Colby , assistant attorney
general , In charge of the Indian depredation
claims , has prepared a circular which U now
being sent to claimants and attorneys under
the not of March ! l last , which Is designed to
facilitate the business in thu branch of the
department of Justice.
To Tin : Bun correspondent General Colby
said today : "Up to tbo present time about
thirty-two hundred suits have been Insltl-
tutod under this act. Of these about six
hundred have been placed on the special
docket and now I am preparing to send
agents to the cities in the west in the centers
of the territorial where the depredations
were committed for the purpose of taking
depositions. By this plan I thlnlt that the
cases may bo materially expedited.
"Depositions will bo taken In Omaha , St.
Paul , Denver , Kansas City and other points ,
but I cannot , sny just yet upon what days. "
The circular iefcrrcd to above -is given
hero In full :
To claimants und attorneys ! This depart
ment , foi thu DiirpOHo or expediting nftlnns
for Indian depredations brought In the ; court
of claims under the nut ot ciuiRCt'ss entitled.
"An net to provide for the tiiljiidlcittlon and
payment of cliiliim nrlblnu from Indian dupiu-
( liitlniiB , " npprnvcd Mim-h , IS9I. cli'MlriH Iu call
tliu attention of claimants and attorneys In-
torc'Htcfl therein to section 4 of said uet wbleli
Is us follows' See 4. Thu service of the peti
tion sliull ho made upon the attorney general
of the United Stales In stirh manner UM may
be provided bv the rules or orders of Hald
court. It Hhall to the duty of tlio iittorney
pent'ril of the United States to appeir and
defend I.ho Interests of the coverntnt'iit and of
the Indians In thu stilt , and within sl\ty days
utter the service of thu petition upon him 1111-
Irbs thu time shall Ini extended hy older of
the court made In the case , lllo a
plea In answer or , demurrer on the
part of the povurniiiunt nna the Indian * and
to fllu u notice of uny counter elnlm and set
ofT elnlm of ( iHimiKCH. deniiiiid or defense
nlialsoover , of the Kovoiiiinent or of the In
dians In the premises , provided , that should
the attorney Konuiitl til the United States In
Btich manner ns may bo provided by the rules
or outers tlio court may adopt In tlio
premises , but the elalmnitt shall not IIHTO
judgment for bis claim or forany part thereof
mile's ho shtill establish thu same hy proof
mitisfuclory to the coin ts , provided , tr ) t nnv
Indian or Indians Interested In thu proceed
ing Nay appear und defend by an attorney
employed by such Indian or Indians with the
npnrovtil ot thu commissioner of Indian nf-
fults If hu or they shall chose to do so. In
t'onsideilnn the merits of Ihe claims presented
to the con it. uny testln ony , ulllduuu or re
ports of special agents , or other ollleors and
Mich other papers as nre now on tile In the
( lepiiitmonts or In the court relating
to tiny such ululms. shall bo considered
us competent , evidence mid such weight given
thereto as In UK judgment Is rlcht and
ptoper , prcnlded that till unpaid claims which
lm\o hoictoforu been examined and approved
and allowed hy the secretary of the Interior
or nndei Ills direction In pursuance of the net
of congress making appiopilatlons for the
' current and contingent evpunsesof thu Indian
department , and for fiillihlnir tieaty stipula
tions with various Indian trlK'H ( or the year
ending Juno : > . IKfiC. und for other purposes
approved Muiehi. : 18 .r , mid subsequent Indian
uppioprlatlon acts , slmllhavo prii rltyof con-
s'tloriitlon ' hy sneh court und Judgments for
the iimonnts therein found duo shall ho ren
dered unless cither thoelalmtuit or the Tutted
bt.itos bliuil elect to reopen thu easu mid try
the name before thu court , In which event thu
testimony In the c.iso tilven by the witness
and tliedocnmcntury evidence , including repot -
pot ts of ( lepnrtn out agents therein , may be
read ns depositions and proofs , pro
vided that the party clcctlnr to reopen
the case Khali iiBsnmo the burden of proof.
The claimant will hu reinilrcd to state In his
petition U ho wishes his claim to havu priority
of consideration whether such claim bus been
examined , approved and allowed by the sec-
lotaryof the interior or under Ids direction
as In said section piov ded and If so allowed ,
for what amount and the ditto theieof and
referring hrlolly to Mio letter , repjrt or
document , showing such nutation. Thu
petition should also show whether the claim
ant desires Judgement for the umount so al
lowed or elect to icopon the case und try
the samd before the court If a petition has
nlieady been filed \\hlchdoes notumtuin the
above required ulleiriitlonsIt Is advisable that
un amended petition bo filed ut once comply
ing herewith. Unlesselalmunt's petition eon-
tains substantially the same faets the ease
will not be placed on the ( locket of thlsotllco
for the purpose of irlvliiK the sumo priority ot
consideration hy the court ofelaims nt Its
next term. Kespecttnlly
IW , COMIV.
Assistant attorney general In eluirgo of
India ) ) depiedat'.on ' cases.
lleccnt Army Orders.
By direction of the president Colonel
James G. Vunhorn , Eighth .Infantry , is re
lieved ns a member of the scneial court mur-
tlul uppointod to meet ut Fort Wulla Walla ,
Wash. , July IS. for the trial of Colonel
Charles E. Compton , Fourth cavalry , and
Cblonrl Edwin C. MIU.OII , Third infantry , is
r detailed as a member o ( the court in his
stead. Upon the final adjournment of the
court Colonel Mason will return to his proper
station. A general court martial is appointed
to meet ut Columbus barracks , Ohio , on
Monday , July -0 , or as soon thereafter as
practicable , for the trial of such prisoners ns
may bo brought bofoio It. De
tail for the court : Captain Constant Williams ,
Seventh Infantry , Captain William Stephenson -
son , assistant surgeon ; Captain George S.
Wilson , Twelfth Infantry ; Captain Chnrles
A. Williams. Twenty-first infantry ; Captain
Leon C. Allen , Sixteenth Infantry ; First
Lieutenant John J. Iludden , Eighth Infantry ;
First Lieutenant Vlrgio J. Brumbak , Second
Infantry ; First Lieutenant GeorgoM. Wells ,
assistant sfrgcon ; First Ltuiitunnnt Theo
dore Mos.hor , Twenty-second infantry.
Judge advocate First Lieutenant Charles II
Cubunlss , Jr. , Eighteenth infantry , having
been found by an army retiring boarddnca-
pucltuted for ncMvo service on nccount of dis
ability Is , by direction of the president , re
tired from ncltvo service. Lieutenant
Colonel George E. Hculd , Fourteenth In-
futitry , bavin ? served thirty years Is on his
own application , by direction of
the president retired from active
service. Captuin Thaddous S. Kirkland -
land , Seventeenth lt > funtry , having been
examined by a board of ollicors and found
physically disqualified for the duties of a
major by reason of a disability incident to
the service , is by the order of the president
retired from the active service as major of
infantry , to date from July 10 , Ib'JI , the date
from which bo would huvo been promoted to
that grade by reason of soniorty if found
qualified and ho will proceed to his homo.
Lcavo of abienco on surgeon's certificate of
disability granted Captain John J. Coohran ,
assistant surgeon , is extended three
months on account of sickness. Tlio leave of
absence on Mimeon's certificate of disability
granted to First Lieutenant Ernest S.
Hobbins , Third Cavalry , is oxtomlcd ono
month on surgeon's certificate of disability ,
The extension of leave of absence granted
First Lieutenant William JG. MoFurluml ,
Sixteenth Infantry if further extended ono
month.
MUoelliiiieous.
Senator Paddock , after a Hying trip north ,
has returned to Washington mia | 3 Uj , [ O | , | ,
o\os , in business ut thu departments , IIa
found over two hundred letters awaiting
answer , The senator expects to remain sev
eral days In tlio city before returning to Ne
braska.
A now postofllco has been established at
Lurissa. Scotts Bluff county , with Stephen
S. Folmsbor as postmaster.
H. s.n.
Foster HnuliH Pnwdorly.
WASHISOTOS , July 11. Seurotary Foster
was asked today what reply If anv ho pro
posed to make to Powdoriy's open letter ,
The secretary sold the letter was so abusive
and untruthful that it might bo suspected of
being n campaign document. Ho did not
propose to enter into u controversy with
1'owdurly on auch a basis.
Gel IIK to Detroit iu Style.
DBNVKII , Col. , July 11. The Colorado and
Wyoming posts of the Grand Army of the
Hopubila are already maklncr extensive pre
parations for the national encampment to bo
bold in Detroit August 14 , There are seven
ty-eight posts in the department and each ol
those huv reported to hcaduuarUrs that
they will bo represented by from ten to
twenty comrados. Arrangements will bo
made to take the delegation to Detroit and
return In ono of the handsomest trains that
over cros oJ the plains.
a. > Z > IOWA CHOI'S ,
Condition of Cereals lie-
ported In lloth States.
MOINKR , Iu. , July 11. [ Special to TITB
Bun.J The reports for this month , tabulated
from the estimates of abouf , ono thousand
practical farmers and experienced observers ,
show that despite all the drawbacks of the
May drouth , Juno HootU , severe local storms ,
insect posts and funcus diseases , the great
staple crops have made seasonable growth
and have advanced several points In relative
condition. As compared with 1SOO , the Im
provement is marked and encouraging.
The following staple crop * show an in
crease In condition over the Juno report :
Spring wheat , rye , barley , oats , flax , timothy ,
clover , millet , Irish and sweet potatoes , pas
turage , grapes and raspberries.
Winter WhoaU-This cereal has moro than
Justified the expectations of the farmers who
have this year ulven lt > n trial , and with
favorable weather for harvesting and thresh
ing the average yield will bj good. The uv-
orago condition Is marked 1011 ; last month
101.
Spring Wheat The estimates of " 31 corre
spondents show a slight improvement in tbo
condition of this crop , rating It 9 % per cent
ns against Ul'.f ' last month.
Corn This crop has had to contend against
surplus moisture In many localities , and cool
periods , wtileb gave the wooJs an advantage
In tbo i ace , but the reports .show that corn is
coming out ahead and will make n fair crop
with favorlnu conditions in the future. Us
condition is lVj per cent , the sumo relatively
us last month. The acreage has been de
creased within the month by local floods ,
hail storms and cut-worms to tlio extent
probably of ! ! per cent of tbo amount reported
Juno 1. This estimate will leave the total
acreage O.O''O.UOO.
Broom Corn About same as last month ;
stntill umount grown. Sorghum Cane The
low prlco of sugar has caused a decline In the
acreage of this crop ; condition Julv 1 , UJ
per cent , Winter Uyo This has proved to
bo a profitable crop within the limited area
where it is grown , and its condition Is rated
at 100 } ( , ' . Spring Uyc Comparatively llttlo
grown ; condition , iiri per cent. Winter
Barley-Small acreage ; condition , HO. Spring
Barley This crop has done well generally ,
and is marked 1011 % bv 15-1 correspondents ;
last month , OJK-
Oats Nine hundred and forty-eight cor
respondents rate this crop U0l ; condition
last month , ittkf. Its greatest drawback is
too runic growth of straw , causing it to ledge
in many localities Flax There has boon a
notable improvement in the condition of this
crop , its condition being marked ! > 7 per cent ,
as against tl ) last month. Timothy This
crop has been advanced several points by the
copious ruins of Juno , the nverugo being
placed at IKiSjf ; last month bS. Clover This
staple forage crop has a llttlo moro than
held its own , being ruled 90 % . Most of it
has been cut. Millet Advuned from illViJ to
00' . The acreage has been considerably in
creased slnco Juno 1 on nccount of the failure
of other crops.
Irish Potatoes Eight hundred and fort3'-
slx correspondents estimate the condition of
this crop 113 per cent , as against 97'iJ last
month. The wet weather has favored tho.
crop , and tlio beetles huvo not yet
been damagintr. Sweet Potatoes-
Average condition , % % ; last month ,
ttS. Pasturage This great suppoit of Iowa's
vust herds has ndvuncod within the month to
1053 < J tier cent ; nearly overv township report
ing an improvement. Fruit Apples have
fallen from 101 to 03 per cent. Peaches are
rated 105 ; plums , Oa i ; cherries , 105 : grapes ,
nyi-i ; raspberries , O'J ' f ; blacUbcmos , OS'i ;
currants , 101.
Reports show that stoclt is cencrally houlthv
and thriving on the abundant pasturage of
the state.
Condition of Nclirasku Grain.
CIIETE , Nob. , July 10. [ Special to Tun
BRII.J The week has been ono of cool weather
and heavy rains which have retarded the
growth of corn and interfered somewhat
with harvesting.
The temperature aud sunshine of the past
week have been decidedly below thouvorugo.
The night of the 7th was decidedly cool with
a light frost in a few localities , but no injury
resulted.
Uain has fallen throughout the stnto , rang
ing from half un inch to nn inch , over the
central and southern part of tha state , and
from an inch to nearly llvo inches over the
northern and eastern parts. Local hailstorms
in Antclopo and Bluiuo counties did consider
able damage.
Corn has not grown as rapidly as it should
at this season of the year , and Is now moro
backward than heretofore reported , and a
few reports indicate that except for un-
U'.nnlly warm weather. It muv not huvo
time to mature , especially in the northern
part of thu state and on low ground.
Hatn has Intorferrod somewhat with hoV-
Ing and harvesting , which are now in pro
gress over the southern half of the state.
l-'II-'fl' TUOVSAM * I'0n
Sum Which u Now York Actress Wants
From it Hotel Cleric.
Nr.w YOIIK , July -Mabel Sterling ,
actress and elocutionist , has bosun a suit in
the supreme court against Simoon Lelnnd ,
clerk nt the Manhattan Beach hotel , for
? Tt,000 ) for slander. Miss Sterling's ' voice
trembled with Indignation yesterday when ,
In the ofllco of her lawyer , she told the story
of her humiliation , and vowed that any dam-
aces she recovered should bo devoted to INOW
York and Brooklyn charities.
Her brother , George F. Flack , says in his
sworn statement of the occurrence that
led to the suit : "On our arrival ut tlio Man
hattan Beach hotel , about 'J p. in , on
Juno 21 , my sister Introduced mo to
the clerk ns her brother , She then , in
the clerk's hearing , requested mo to
acompany her to tier room , as she needed the
nsslstnnco of my arm. i went with her to
her room. At once thoio cnmo a knock at
the door and u bell boy handed her an en
velope which contained her bill , She re
turned twenty minutes later , very much
upset and weeping. She told mo that she
had been ordered from the hotel by the clerk
In charge , who had refused to assign nny
reason for his conduct , but Unit she pre
sumed the cause to bo that she had asked
mo , her brother , to accompany her to her
room in his hearlug.
Clerk Lelaml. who is a member of the
hotel keeping fmnilv of that name , denies
that ho insulted Miss Sterling. It is trim ho
says Unit she was requested to give up her
room , but that was because the manniior did
not cnro to accommodate ladles who came
unattended.
St. , lohn Talks I hrouh IIU lint.
Nuw YOHK , July 11. A. small umlionco
greeted Hon. John P. St. John , ox-governor
of Kansas , yesterday afternoon in the now
prohibition auditorium ut Port Richmond ,
Mr , St. John attacked botli political parties
and also the present United States govern
ment as enemies of the prohibition move
ment. The speaker said it was a deplorable
thing to read In the newspapers of thu presi
dent's trip throiich the country carrylni ; a
car load of liquor with him. Mr , St. John
snul that tlio government was really aiding
the rum trnflio. Not long ago , he said , some
ministers who wanted copies of a circular
which had been issued by thu government in
tbo interest of the nnn tratllo were unublo to
obtain the circulars until they gave fictitious
names and represented themselves as rum
sellers ,
Homcwliut of a Fizzle.
AimxsvsGiTV , Kan. , July 11. The pee
ple's party Cherokee strip convention hold
hero today wus widely ndvortised , but was
attended by only 100 people. Congressman
Glover was the only ono of the many speak
ers advertised to bo present who was In at
tendance. Resolutions wore adopted de
manding that the Chorokco outlet and the
unoccupied Aarapuhoo lauds bo immediately
opened up for sottlomet.
Killed lly Cigarettes.
PJNDLIV , O. , July 11. Hurry Curtiss , a
glass worker aged eighteen , was found dead
in bed this morning. An autopsy showed
heart paralvsis , caused by excessive clgaretto
smoking , Ho was la tbo uablt of using thix-o
or four boxea dully ,
DETAILS OF ELLIS' ' TRAGEDY ,
Puttcrbaugh Deliberately Arranged to Mur-
dtr His Entire Family.
CRAZED BY THE HORRIBLE SIGHT ,
\VltncHS Sperling TlioiiKlit to Ho
Ills Mind as a llcsult
of ilio Awful Dis
co i'cry.
IJEATittcn , Neb. , July 11. [ Special Tolo-
ftram to TUB Bni ! . ] llut llttlo clso wus
thought or talked of in Ueatrico today but
the 1'utcrbaUKh family tragedy. The city
wus crowded with people from the country
and surrounding towns eager to hear the
latest particulars of the crime , of which they
had yet only learned the main facts of the
killing.
Owing to the lateness of the hour last
night when tlio coroner and correspondents
reached the scene , having to drive out from
hero , nothing but the b.iro facts could bo sent
out , but the InqueH which followed aud con
cluded about ! i o'cloclt ttm morning devel
oped the accouuts mudo-froni a hurried view
of the remains und talxs with the neighbors ,
to bo in the main correct.
There is no doubt that John Puterbaugh
committed the awful deed , yet the complete
ness with which It was accomplished causes
much wonderment. Ono bullet sulUccd for
each life , the revolver being a six-chambered
weapon , and there was just six bullet holes
and an equal number of dead , the weapon
Ivlng by Putorbauifh's side empty.
'
It Is'also believed from the testimony ho
Intended his oldest son , who escaped by
being from home , should die with his parents
and sisters. The son had arranged to bo at a
neighbor's on Friday to assist In sotno work
and concluded to go there Thursday evening
and despite his father's urgent request to
wait until the morultip , fortunately
went. The deed was committed some
time Friday night some believe early Fri
day moniing , as a boy in passing
the hou o at 0 o'clock saw a man about the
barn. Ttio UilTercnco in the color ot the
blood of the murdered ones and that of
Putorbaugh himself favors the opinion that
Puterbaugh killed himself several hours after
ho had murdered the family.
E\ cry acquaintance speaks in the highest
terms of them and they were regarded as an
exceptionally happy and congenial family.
The father was kind and Indulgent , the chil
dren and wife proud in the possesjtou of so
peed a husband and father. The cause of
the act Is attributable only to despondency
over llnnnciul matters.
Puterbuugh recently removed from ncilr
Dlljer to his late hoine , selling bis former
farm. Ho has boon greatly dissatisfied with
his chance and to his friends gave utterance
to snch thoughts. A puvtnent on
his now purchase of about $ .1,000
was duo In September and ho talked
of being unnblo to meet it. Fearful cf trouble
and rather than leave his family to face it
alone is thought to bo the reason of Ills
action.
Ho had placed a sum of money in the cloth
ing of the absent sot ; und apparently faced
his death with unerring and steady resolve.
Six collins were taken out from hero todav
and the family buried together at Dlllor ,
under ttio auspices of the Ancient Order
of United Workman , several hundred attend
ing.
ing.Tho
The scenes enacted since tne crlmo was
discovered weie scarcely over before wit
nessed. A very few were able to stand the
test of viewing the house wherein lay the
bodies.
Sperling , who drove Mrs. Allen to the
house yesterday afternoon and who made the
ghastly discovery upstairs , immediately
afterward lied for home and no amount of
entreaty can get him from his bed
room wherein ho is locked. Ho has been
violently sick over slnco and it is feared ho
will lese bis rnlnd , while Mrs. Allen , sister
of Puterbaugh , was unublo to attend the
burial.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was in
accordance with facts herein stated.
Blair News Xotos.
BLUII , Nob. , July 11. [ .Special to TUB
Bnn.l The following Daughters of Rebecca
onlcers have been elected and all were in
stalled last night except Miss Minnie Selden ,
who Is away , in the order of the Uobecca
lodge : Mrs. Theodore Murray , noble giand ;
Mrs. J.V. . Maylo , vice grand ; Miss Mlnnio
Seldon , secretary ; Miss Kingdom , treasurer.
After installation they all participated iti a
line luncheon which had been previously prepared -
pared by the ladies.
The T. K. quartette will civo a concert
hero Mondav night which is expected to bo
made ono of the society events of the sea
son. They have several songa especially
adapted for the occrsion They will tiavo a
crowded house If the weather is pleasant.
Miss Magglo Heath , the girl
that followed the circus off , is
now lying in jail awaiting developments.
There Is some suspicion that bho tried to
poison her father and mother , but probably
not enough to convict her , oven if her folks
would consent to prosecute her , but un
doubtedly she Is booked for the reform
school.
Quito an injustice was done Tow and
Bailey , the baseball players , as , the World-
Herald correspondent hud the defeat of the
Blair and Fremont game ut their door. It
was too hard a criticism , as both hoys
played a good pamo , but luck was against the
homo team. The Fremonts hit too hard for
Blair aud had some very lucky hits to score
on.
Must llavo Suits.
Bunt , Nob. , July 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bui.J : The young ladles of the city hold
a festival in the railroad park hero last night
conslbtmg of ice cream , berries , cake , etc. ,
for the purpose of raising money towards
getting now uniforms for the baseball team.
They raised about $ IK ) , and them bad been a
donation of 5 already in addition to this.
The Fats and Leans will play a game for the
same benefit soon , which will raise about
t100. This will got ono of the best outllts
made.
The Young Men's Chri tlan association
juniors of Omaha played the Episcopal choir
baseball team hero today und wore defeated ,
the choir boys winning by a bcoro of la to 14
iu ten innings.
Hud Man Arrested.
RISING CITV , NOD. , July 11. [ Special to
THE Bun. ] Late last night OllicorV. . A.
Cole arrested a Jowolory peddler by the name
of Joseph Crcig und a native ot Arabia. Ho
has been In this country about six months ,
and says ho has u wife and family In Arabia.
Ho wus arrested for assaulting Airs. Frank
Smaltz , living llvo miles southeaster this
city , Crelg Is a man about live foot and six
Indies tall , very dark , and weighs about ono
hundred and forty pounds , and Is about
twenty-four or twenty-live years old. He
can talk but very llttlo English. Croig Is a
hard looking cbnp. The people of Rising
City and vicinity arc considerably stirred up
about the matter , lie will have a hearing
some time today.
Successful ICntcrt nl n input.
COI.UMIIUS , Neb. , July 11. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BKG.I Miss Mao North of
Columbus , assisted by Miss Mao Clark of
Chicago , Mrs. E , H. Chambers and Miss Eva
Clothor of this city , executed "A Similar
Case , " an entertainment ut the opera house
this evening to a largo and appreciative
audience. Miss Noith lately graduated ut
the Chicago conservatory of music. Tuls Is
her lir t appearance slnco returning tiome ,
und lluttering comments wore numerous.
Heavy Itniii at Crete ,
CIIKTB , Nob. , July 11.-Special [ to Tin :
BKE.l Thls section was visited by a terrible
rainstorm about U a. in. Nearly two inches
of rain fell , The ruin was accompanied by a
severe eldctrio Rtorni , but luckily with very
little wind. The rains of the last few days
are retarding harvesting und it is foam ) that
morn ruin will do gieat damage to rlpjulng
grain. Corn looks well.
No Ijiiku N'oar Geneva.
Gn.NEVA , Nob. , July 11. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The report that a largo lake had sud
denly sprung into existence among the sand
hills on the south eldo o ( the l.oup about
eight miles southeast of hero baa created
,
considerable excitement nmona the cltbcns
for the last few days , Your correspondent
consequently paid a visit U > ttio scene of tbo
so-called phenomenon tblft morning , tint In
stead of a body of water ten miles In length
and a mlle wide , as reported , found u largo
tract of country , In and around the sand
hills , flooded with wnlcr from the recent
heavy rains. The water Is fast receding ,
and thn farmers in tllo''VlcInlty were sur
prised to icarn that any such report bad been
circulated. i
OKI Settler * ' Picnic.
PAi'it.uos' , Nob. , July'11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Br.E.1 Tho' 6ld settlers' plcnlo
of the old settlers ot Douglas and Snrny
counties came oft at thl < place today and was
largely attended. The chief feature of the
day was the gamaf ball between the
Paplllion and Fnirvlow nines , which resulted
in a victory for the homo team by a score of
18 to lii.
"
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liuildlni : nt Geneva.
GENEVA , Neb. , July 11. ( Special Telegram
toTiin Br.c.1 The work on the Industrial
school and also on the Knights of Pythias
and Oddfellows building is nt a standstill.
The utchltcct , George E , McDonald , seems
to bo too particular lor them. The reason
for the stop is controversy over the plans ,
Wheat Secured.
GENEVA , Neb. , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEK. ] This vicinity has had three
days more of pleasant weather , and the
farmers are hustling in their wheat. Ono
week more of this weather and the wheat
will bo pretty well secured.
VAlll'XT JiMJA I'llOTEST.
Strongly Opposed to die Duty Ijclvcd
on Kast Indian Wools.
Nr.w YOIIK , July 11. The wool importers
and carpet manufacturers had a hearing yes-
teadiiy before the board of general appraisers
in the matter of protests made by E. S. Higgins -
gins & Co. , H. C. Thatcher & Co. und others
against a decision of the collector. General
Appraiser Somors presided. The point in
volved Is ono of great interest to the carpet
manufacturers , and representatives of the
loading llrms of Now York and Now Eng
land were present at the meeting.
The protest entered is against the exaction
of 100 per cent duty on East India wools ,
which were classlllod by the collector as
"assorted , " pursuant to an order of the treas
ury department issued in March last. Both
importers and consumers are arrayed against
the collector's decision. They hold that the
wools in question are not assorted as the
term is understood in the wool trade , but are
merely separated according to colors , which
they say is always done in importing this
class of wool * . They say further that the
whola fleece is imported , and that sorting is
then necobsiiry before the wool can bo used.
Their argument is that the law imposing the
dutv applies only to the Importing of liner
grades of wool , after the lower grades of the
llecco have been rejected , and cannot apply
to this well-known variety of wool Imported
in Its ordinary condition.
The wool growers have through their coun
sel Hied written arguments upholding the
position taken by the collector. Two weeks
have been given for the counsel of the im
porters to lilo their briefs.
Atnontr the witnesses examined yesterday
wore J. U. Wood of Higglns & Co. , Francis
Puyson , II. C. Schwab , President J. L. Hous
ton of the Hartwcod carpet company , John
II.Ccd , Nicholas Manger and Examiner
Kotching of thn apnraisei's stores.
Another hearing that took place before
General Appraiser Wilkinson is attracting
the at ten ti on of domestic cutlery manufac
turers. The point at issue is to the lay mind
a rather flno ono. It involves the dis
tinction between a kitchen knlfn and a
cooking knifo. The present tariff imposes
a minimum duty of 10 cents a dozen and ! 50
per cent ad valorem on kitchen knives and § 1
a dozen and 30 per cent ad valorem on cooks'
knives. Importers now , wish to bring in us
kitchen knives what the domestic manufac
turers hold are cooks' knives. Ihe importers
hold that only such knives , say from ten to
twenty inches long , us nro used by cooks to
curve meat , should bo classed as cooks'
knives.
On the other hand the manufacturers con
tend that all imported knives with a crook in
the end of the handle and a ferula at the base
of the blade and with blades tapering to a
point are cooks' knives-no matter what their
length. Samples and prlco lists have been
submitted bv the Meriden cutlorv company
nnn J. Russell & Co. until Colonel Wilkin
son's office looks like an niseual. The repre
sentatives of the two lirms say that they have
never made cooks' knives loss than seven
inches long because under the old tariff their
manufacture was unprofitable. They have
now begun to make small knives In the ex
pectation that they will be protected by the
tariff on cooks' knives. Kitchen knives , they
say , nro only such knives as are used for gen-
ral kitchen work.
Several decisions of importance were
handed down yesterday. The first covers
the protest of the JJuftalo natural gas com
pany against the decision ot the collector of
the port of Buffalo. The Buffalo natural
gas company imports natural pas by pipe line
from Fort Eno , Out. The gas is supplied
by the Provincial natural gas and fuel corn-
pan } of Ontario. Under an opinion of the
treasury department duty was levied at 10
per cent ad valorem , the gas being classified
as nn unmanufactured article not enumerated
The pi otest claims exemption from dutv undfa
two sections of the tariff act llwt as crude
bitumen and second as crude mineral. Owing
to the fact that the gas has a pressure too
great to bo measured by a motor tbo amount
imported has to be estimated from private
meters and ttio books of the two companies.
This the appellants hold to bo un additional
reason why no duty should bo levied. The
opinion , which was prepared by General
Shnrpo , overrules the protest and nflirms the
decision of the collector.
In the matter of u protest made by Spauld-
ing & Co. of Chicago against the Imposition
of duties on mlniuturo paintings as a metal
intended for brooch settings it was decided
that the articles in question were not jewelry
and were not therefore liable for duty as
such. The contention of the Importers that
the miniatures should be classified as paint
ings by colobratcil urtists was sustained by
the court.
JUOHTGAGKM FARMEttS.
Plan of tlio Kansas Alliance to Ho-
HoveIlium. .
Toi'EKA , Kan. . July 11. A sub-committee
of the farmers' alllanco Is In secret session
hero today perfecting a plan by which the
fanners who will bo compelled to moot their
morlgugo indebtedness jioxt fall can borrow
the money to do so.
President McGrathQS. , Hlatt of Leaven-
worth and A. P. Collins.of Salina constitute
the committee. The canimlitoo was appointed
at the last annual m p ing of the alliance
with instructions to , organize so that the
alliaiico could operate directly with the
money-lenders In the east and not bo placed
nt the meroy of the uednts.
President McGrath this morning declared
that this action In Itself-wus n complete lofu-
tatlon of the charge that the alliance farmers
propose to repudiate their Indebtedness. It
will bo the businoss'of the committee to
draft u plan by which- farmers In need of
money uuii rulso the niwvs&ur.v umount. The
or-jiiiibaUoii will proUj l Itself against Irre
sponsible ) farmers bv a , close examination
Into their past motliUiis of doing business
and their present tinhtieial responsibility.
The whole scheme htltmt carrying out the
plan of co-operation clnong the industrial
classes which every move of the alllanco
within the past two months bus made so
patent.
Tha committee was In session all day dis
cussing plans for the now scheme , but had
come to no definite decision when they ad
journed for the day. The i crfectiou of the
plan u 111 probably conxumu two or three
days. The committee is undecided whether
it fthull attempt to negotiate the loans in the
name of tlio alliance , pledging the entire or
ganization to the payment of tlio note und in
terest , or make each application stand upon
Its own footing.
President McGrath said : "It will tnko us
some time to perfect the plan , Ills u bin
undertaking und will require a great deal of
careful thought. This much Is curtain wo
will attempt to relieve every worthy farmer
iu tbo stuto , These who huvo shown a dis
position to rush Into furmlug and try to pet
all they can out of the loan companies , with
out auy thought of the manner in which pay
ments are to bo mot , will bo lot severely
alcmo. "
SCHOOL REPAIRS COST BIG ,
Some Samples of Work and Prices Unearthed
by a Reporter.
MANY LITHE LEAKS STILL OPEN ,
KxpciiHivo Plastering nt tlio Hartnmti
School lleniuncrntlvo Slumber at
the Mason HulldltiK the Side *
walk nt Pnrnnm.
For ways that are dark and cxceodlnuly
dlnicult of finding out , certain members of
the board of education seem to be "in it" tone
no Inconsiderable oxtnnt. It might have been
supposed that when Frank M. Woolloy loft
Ills comfortable-berth as superintendent of
buildings the remarkable zcalousnoss with
which wildly extravagant , repair bills were
O. K.'d would suffer something of a setback ,
but such does not seem to have been the ens6
until the new superintendent took chargo.
In the meantime thcro was a space of
twenty-three days , during vvhlch Mr. U'ohrcr
assumed the discharge of Mr. Woolloy's
function ? , and to all appearances it was done
just ns well aj Mr. Woolloy could have done
it hlmiolf.
A heterogeneous collection of just and un
just claims , bearing the stamp of ofllclal ap
proval at the hands of Mr. Wohrer , Indicate
charming impartiality ( for certain parties )
and a cheerful charitableness 111 disbursing
school funds that would soon lead to finan
cial disaster if It extended to Mr. Wohror's
private bank account.
Why AVoolley Is .MlHsliiK-
It will bo remembered that it was gently
insinuated that Mr. Woolloy was guilty of
negligence , disrespect to thu board , allowing
the use of shaky and knotty lumber in making
repairs and charging therefor the prlco of
first class material , and of allowing the
board to bo mulcted out of over $ ; > 00 in the
now building at ho Davenport school. A
committee of tbo board , after careful investi
gation , found him guilty on every count , and
ho was discharged before other ac
cusations that slumbered with all nec
essary proof in the secretary's
desk could bo raised against him.
Then it w as that Mr. Wehror began to oxer-
clso a godfuthcrly supervision over cJalms
against the hoard , notably such as hint form
erly appeared on the superintendent's pay
roll.
roll.An
An investigation of the payroll and of the
various buildings discloses some interesting
facts in connection with those claims.
Pretty Uxpeiisive Kcpiiirn.
The claim record shows that during the
month of May repairs amounting to $111.54
and Improvements amounting to $ l.VJ.lo ! , were
paid for as having boon made at the Hartman -
man school. All work done goes under the
head of repairs , Improvement or
construction , according to its nature.
Now , the fact of the matter is that all the
work of this kind that bus been done at the
Hartman school during the past six months
is thatot changing an abandoned school room
in the basement into water closets to take the
place of the outhouses. This of course comes
under the head of improvements , and the cost
was largely covered by contracts awarded by
the board , und over which the superintendent
of buildings would have no control. All that
would cotno under his charge wus the minor
work connected with it , and that is how W.
P. Morrow managed to slip in u bill of $70 for
plastering. Of course it was O.
K'd , and then nothing was more
natural than that it should bo allowed.
The job for which Mr. Morrow so readily
drew $70 was the plastering of the portion of
the walls that had been wainscoted , and in
cluded a space six feet high und seventy foot
long. It would seem that , $70 was a rather
stoop price for plastering less than nfty
yards , but Mr. Wehror evidently thought It
not unreasonable for a capable man like Mr.
Morrow ,
Now then , the Janitor of the building posi
tively declares that the work referred to is
all of that nature that has been done there
for several months , and says that no repairs
have boon made and the only outside labor
performed has boon the removal of
some of the old outhouses and
some incidental filling. In view of
these facts , the question that would
naturally arise in the mind of the avoratro in
quisitive citizen is "What caused that illl.r > 4
bill for repairs ! " Judglnit from the readiness
with which the bill was O. K.'d , Mr. Wehror
is not inordinately inquisitive.
Slumbered and Charged Time.
The Mason school is another place where
the janitor has made all repairs that have
been made for several months past , Never
theless , the ollicial O. K. was the means of
knocking out $ li."o ( on that scoro. Of course
this h a small sum , but this school is only
ono of forty , und a comparatively now ono at
that , so that the aggregate co t of this kind
of repairs would afford ono or two people of
modest pretentious avorycomfortable rake-off.
The genial Mr. Morrow also booms to have
had u predilection for this structure , us a
'Jx4 patch in the ccilintr of the lower hallway
is u monument of his handiwork. The patch
is surrounded by 'ooso plastering that con-
stnnlly threatens to fall , but oven In its
shaking is scon the line Italian band of Mr.
Morrow. True , the janitor wanted him tc
tear off all the loose plastering und make u
good job of it. but he didn't know Mr. Mor
row. Ho foolishly endeavored to save a
little money for the taxpayers , and couldn't
see the advantaso of having another job In
the near future. Ho didn't ktow | that Mr.
Morrow was working earnestly and solely
for Mr. Morrow , but if you don't thluic liq
was just go out and look nt that coiling. I
Just nt the head of the stairway is unotheu
specimen of the same kind of work , and a
reference to the reeoids will toll you that it
cost f'Jl to patch up that fix ? halo where the
water leaked down aud loosened the plaster
ing The records don't show , however , that on
divers occasions the workmen slumbered
sweetly in the shade , or thoughtfully waited
until school was dismissed before raising
their scaffoH , and the taxpayers were as
sessed ? . " ) a day for slumbering and waiting. '
How to Itiiild a Sidewalk ,
Another evidence of business methods In
.school board repairs is furnished by the sidewalk -
walk nt the Farnam street school , There
was a strip of about ono hundred feet loni ;
und two feet wldo , wboro tbo sldowalk
\vus to bo extended close up to the
foil co , Ordinarily it contractor would
think ho had a pudding If ho
received $ . ' 5 for the job , but in this case it
cost SiU.bO. A friend at court , who wrote O.
K. in a miserable hand , bridged the chasm
that might otherwise have yawned for some
body's bill. Perhaps it would bo unjust to
condemn without looking into thu uaso a
little further , so hero is the authentic account
of how the work wus dono.
Two carpenters wont out nt noon ono day
to lay the walk , but tbo lumber wasn't there.
They waited until fi o'clock still no lumber ,
and they adjourned until the following morn
ing , whenth'iy returned , reinforced by one
man. After waiting u while the now man ,
who was unublo to read , pulled u paper from
his pocket and handed it to one of his com
panions.
It was an order for the lumber.
That meant another half-day wait for two'
men , while the third went uftor the plank.
When It cumo It mended matters very little
as spikes were missing , und another wa'it
was necessary. It may sound ridiculous , but
it was exasperating as well ; attlcust that is
what these men thought as they lay there on
the grass , and they charged up full llmo for
It , too.
Time gees on forever , especially for a man
who stands In , and that may explain why
Bill Morrow collected twenty dollar ) for
four days work in plastering half a coiling In
Mrs , Hays' room at thu Durant school.
At that rate Mr. Morrow gets $1,275 every
time ho plasters a .small live-room cottacro ,
but ho wasn't ' working for any humble cot
tager that timo. Of con MO , ho wus working
for thousands of them , but then thut'.s differ
ent. What's the uio In being so particular
and bquoa.nlsh iu public affairs , any how (
It unreasonable ; at leuit that's ' what Mr ,
Mr. Wehror thinks , and if ho Insists on run
ning thln.'s In his blg-hoar'ed , froo-and-oasy
way , what are folks going to do about Iti
Walt and BOO.
IJaolc frnm a lionn Sen Voyntre.
PIIUTSIUIUI , Mo. , July 11 , Captain Joseph
Perry of the barkontlno tao Huuler has
just arrived homo from u long sea vojugo ,
Thu Hustler last November sailed from
Philadelphia ( or Seattle with n careo ot Iran
pipe. Wlillo RclnR round the Horn the vessel -
sel was wrecked on a sunken rock in Nasstia
bay , four miles west of Deceit Island. The
crew left In the bouts and rowed to an island
ninety mlles distant , on which then ) was
n missionary station called Urshurvla , with
several English missionaries anil a station
I for the relief of shipwrecked mariners kept
| by the Argentina Republic , which also scuds
Its prisoners there. The captain snyn that
live of the men who started across the coun
try from Sandy Point bound for the mission *
ary station were captured bv some savages ,
bound to trees and Urea built Around them ,
when ono of the men manured to got his
hands free and drawing a revolver shot ono
of the Indians , whicti so frightened the rest
of thorn that they ran and the men escaped.
After havinp spent 2M days In this locality
they loft for Huonos Aj ros , thence they went
to Southampton , England , from thuro to
Now York and thoncc homo to .Maine.
SUMMl'll ADimtCSSH * .
When Omnhn Ijc nl M litH Will Hide
Under llural llttihclH.
From a six column article upon the sum
mer plans of the Omaha attorneys , published
in the current Issue of the Mercury thu fol
lowing compilation bus been made , giving
tlio vacation addresses of the legal lights who
will spend the summer months away from
Omaha :
Judge Wakeloy has not yet decided where
ho will summer , but has a weakness for Lnko
Superior points.
Judge Doano will summer at Detroit
Judge Hopewell will spend the summer at
Tckamah , und on his ranches in that neigh
borhood.
Judge Ferguson contemplates no summer
excursion.
Judge Estcllo will go to Kansas to visit
with a host of friends ,
Judga Irvine may visit with his mother iu
Pennsylvania.
Judge Davis will fish in Minnesota lakes.
J Ut'urr , Seattle.vn li iW .1. t'lnlrtown Cm , In
.1 W lliimlhi Kfiituck ) .1 K Wliltu , Donidnx WO
( ) llortnuul.I.iikol'Imm I It A L Dick , Oimherluml
Flro and Police CoimnisNloiiors Find
Mttlc to Occupy Tln-lr Time.
Mayor Cushing appointed John A. Johnson
a special policeman at the Howell lumber
yurd at the ir.eetlnc of the fire mid police
commissioners last night. Thomas Uowllng ,
driver of chemical No. : ) , was granted forty
days' leave without pay or. account of ill
\VllllamMarlingoftruckNo. . 1 was
granted ten days leave on account of the
death of his father.
The property owners and residents on
South Tenth street between Mason and Will
iams streets requested bettor pollco protec
tion. Referred to Chief Scavoy.
The committee on proportv recommended
nhd the board authorized the building of ono
dark cell at the city Jail.
An invitation to the board from Secretary
Havoy requesting the attendance of the com
missioners at the police relief association pic
nic on July in was rend and accepted.
OfllcorJohn H. Kces was granted ton days'
leave on account of sickness.
The Edon-Museo company have promised
to send a company out to Arlington on the
day of the policeman's picnic nnd give hourly
exhibitions in a tent.
The committee on property was authorized
to lit up u room at the police station for the
matron. Mrs. Carrie Cummliigs , wife of
Onicer Cummlngs , was appointed matron.
In executive session Louis Illbbler was
granted n rehearing of his case. The hear
ing Is set for next Saturday night.
Louis Hermann was granted a transfer of
his saloon from SlU South Tenth street to
10W South Tenth street.
AVTEll A l'E Alt'S
CloHO of n. Itcmnrkiitilo , Divorce Case
in Baltimore.
n\i/nMom : , Md. , July 11 , After ono
year's litigation the Alexander Brown
divorce suit has boon compromised , the court
granting u limited divorce and allowing Mrs.
Brown ? . ' 1,000 a year as long us she lives.
This decision winds up a most remarkable
caso. Alexander Brown ts the son of the
founder of the woll-known banking house of
Alexander Brown it Sons. Whllo young he
was Intimate with young Laura , the daughter
of his father's ' lodge keeper , a very beautiful
girl , She subsequently drifted into tbo
world and when first heard of she hud mar
ried u man named Ilobson , by whom no ban
ono son , who became n thief nnd
died In prison. Ilobson , who was a worth
less fellow , died soon , and then Laura became
the queen of the Baltimore demi-monde. Sno
opened u magnificent place on Alsquith
street and llourUhed , The citi/ens inudu war
on her , und after ten years forced her into
North street. She made money and for the
second time mot Brown. She was then
thirty-five years old and very handsome.
Brown was moro Infatuated than over and
besought the woman to marry him. She re
fused at first , but finally consented undone
day they wont to Washington and were
made man nnd wife. This scandal so pros
trated his aged mother that hho never recov
ered. Mr. nnd Mrs. Brown moved to Al 'X
Brown's country seat in Green Spring val
ley , where they entertained In great stylo.
Subsequently they moved Into the city and
tluouuh nn agent purchased a house on
Cliurlcs avotiuo , the most fashionable part of
the citv. Kvery olTort wus made to dUlodgo
them , but in vain. The sprees hero cause I
another scandal und eventually Ind tochurges
and counter-charges , which ended In separ
ation.
Shoo MCI 11 at tlio World's Fair.
BOSTON , Mass. , July U , A meeting of
shoe and leathormon wus held in this c-ity
today for the purpose of organising thu trade
to secure the erection of a repiescntutivo
building ut tha World's fulr. The World's
Columbian fair have offered , if the shoo and
leather men will subscribe $101,000 to the
fair , to erect a building costing that amount ,
which will ho devoted exclusively for un ex
hibit of boots , shoos , ota It Is thought
there will bo llttlo difficulty in raising the
money.
\VHIid row 1'n r I of the Soldlern.
SIUTTI.H , Wash , July II. At a conference
between tlio county ofllclals and General
Curry and Colonel Hiilnes of the militia lust
I evening it was decided to reduce thu force at
| the mines from llvo to three companies , loav-
I ing thouavulrv in the field. No further at-
I tampl will be made at present to disarm the
I strikers , Shipments of coal from the several
mines daily are increasing , showing the
strike to bo broken.
Knloldu of ii Hold lor.
SAN Fiuscit < u > , July tl. Prlvato Harry
Gunkle , First United States Infantry , sta
tioned ut Angel Inland , suicided this morn
ing by shooting himself through the stomach
with a rlllu. Ho has tiot beou well tnuutally
for souio time.
CHICAGO GAMBLERS DOOMED ,
Systematic Efforts of the Now Admhilstn-
tlon to Destroy Tholr Business-
RACY DIVORCE COURT DEVELOPMENTS
Scries of CrucltloH Dcvlncd null Kxc-
cuti'd hy an Unnatural IliiHlmud
Kurthur World's Pair
Complications.
CHICAGO OFFICR or Tun BRB , I
CIIIOMIO , July It , |
Gambling in Chicago Is doomed. Hereafter
when gambling shops are raided , players and
proprietors will be lined to the full limit.
The time honored custom has boon to lot
the players off with nominal fines as being
much lessor criminals than the proprietors ot
the houses. The klndnois is really extended
to the proprietor for ho is the man who al
ways pays all Unas. Ho has to do it , for It
ho did not protect his patrons they would ,
cnvo him.
Another Divorce Court Scandal.
Mrs , Ella K. Quackonboss bocun suit today
for divorce against her husband , William A.
Qmickonhoss , In which she charges him with
a series of cruelties so diabolically devised
and persistently executed that humuu
mind can scarcely believe them true.
She married Qunekentmss in I S7 and
shortly after they removed to St. Paul ,
where , for the llrst time , her husband un-
imiskcd himself and showed tils true colors ,
Mrs. Quui'kuiiboss said , among oilier
things , ho ordeiod her to black his boots.
This she compiled with and continniul so
long as they lived together. On n cold and
dismal night her husband ordered her to
sleep In the barn. For the lirtt time aha
i of used , and was told to obey or leave the
house forever. SI'o ' llnnlly went and did as
ho commanded , sleeping In u llttlo attic with
lltllo or no protection from the cold It was
after throoor four appeals that her husband
admitted her to the house the lolloping
morning. Then ho added to her misery by
ordering her to remain in the house , com
pelling her to go to bed ami commanding her
to remain there until ho returned in the
evening.
This she did without eating ritivthlng nil
day. This punishment was kept up for some
timo. FJniiUv ho ordered his now thoroughly
worn out wife to net as groom to his horses.
This request she also compiled with und for
several months she toiled hard , doing all the
work of a stable hand. One day the wife
thought she discovered a condition that
ivould lead her husband to treat her moru
Kindly. She acquainted him with the news
that Mia was about to become a mother.
This statement only served to make him
moro surly and unkind. Ho ordered bis wife
to get a doctor and undergo a systomatlo
treatment. Not satisfied with this , ho com
pelled her to walk from ten to fifteen mlles
dally und upon her return she was accorded
only bread and water for her meal. Unublo
to endure this treatment uny longer she
carao to Chicago and sued1 for divorce.
Interest ( UK K.dibit Ion.
A furniture exhibition which has been open ,
only to trade thus far this week was visited
by the public today. Over ono thousand
pcoplo were present to hear the addtess of
Mayor Washbuino and see the almost end-
Cbs display of line household goods ,
Orangemen Celebrate.
The Chicago Orangemen celebrated the an
niversary of the battle ot Hoyno today at
BnrlliiRton park. Thri'o largo train loads of
people were at the giouuds.
Cook County U hcolmen.
The Cook county wheelmen's ' llrst annual
road race was run on the West Side boule
vard course today , distunco.- and onu-half
miles. Thuro were thirty-one entries ,
twenty-four starters and seventeen finishes.
First , place was won by O. R. Barnon , who
started with one nilnuto handicap and rode
the course In ! U : IIO.
Will Supply the Trade.
Land has been bought in Cicero for the
site of the new electrical supply manufactur
ing company. " The company has a capital
stock of $1,000,000 and will erect nt
that point works which will employ
several hundred men and It Is expected that
work will begin within sixty days. The concern -
corn Interested Is the Empl "loctrical com
pany , now located near Pn , jlpbia.
Moro Char o
This morning a new bundle of charges
against William G. Forsytho , the candidate
for tuochioltuinshtp of the horticultural de
partment of the world's fair , wore presented
to President Baker and n special meeting of
tbo directors of the board of control will beheld
held at which his record will bo gone over.
Chief Ives of the line urU department loft ,
tonight for a brief trip to Europe in the in
terest of the exposition.
Western Pcoplo iu Chicago.
Tlio following western people are In the
city :
At the Grand Pacific D. K , Magnor , C. L ,
Hodges , W. N. Hodiros , Sioux City , la. ;
James W. and H. P. Hamilton , Omaha ; J.
Wesley Hill , Ogden , Utah ; T. E Spaldmg ,
Kearney , Nob. ; Senator Wolcott , Colorado.
At the Wellington Otto Mot ? , Salt Lake ,
Utah ; R. C. M.irtin , Des Molncs , la. ; J. S.
White. Omaha ; John W. Saul , Omaha.
Attho Auditwium W. W. Owens , Oniahu ,
W. Porrott , Waterloo , la. ; Low SV Hill and
F. J. Range , Omaha.
At the Sherman Cornelius S. Gadsdon ,
Suit Lake ; H. Shaw , Omaha. F. A.
In quest to Bo HeUl on Smller.
Niw : YOIIK , July 11. Coi-onor Lnvy stated
today that he will have the body of Smiler ,
who was executed at Sing Sing , exhumed
and will bold an Inquest uvor.it. Ho assorts
that If it I : , true as published that it re
quired several shocks to produce ( loath the
execution was contrary to law , which says
that no torture shall bo Inlllcted.
WORST FORM ECZEMA
Baflloi Bant Modio.il 3k.ll or Bl ht
Mont u7. Cured in Two Months
by Cut.oura , Ro uodioa.
Thin Is toe Tllfjr thai n child of mlno h.il IlciOma
hi IU worst form , nnd wldoli bnlllud thu luH modi-
c.il skill thai could bo omplnyjd here Thu lltllo
aunvicr KM * wHippcd III agony for nt least uluht
month j. blx month a of
tint tliiui Us millcruik' was
"Imply untold , linn t bo-
Kan the mo of tl o ( ITI-
CUIIA lU.mn i.s , In two
minthi thu iiwfnl dlx'iuu
lind cuaiod Iti VCIIKO nr.-c. ' ,
and HIT durllnu Lojr hud
rat. mid lo all ai | | > cnrame
thu dUe.uj hud jlul.lu.l . . ,
but Icunlluuuil Iho mc'dl-
ol.iu for Huvoral inonthi
n't r no liuiuojiilil buseuii of ho i nny put of lil
lioily 'I lie do trr lxiro witched Die ill > i > n > u wllli
mi.li Inlciio , t nd .i HI cnl ) MI ? " \\ii | it. no1 !
Tin emu vu kminn lar an Ivldo I , und u u yuody
win ) in uh aiir | > I H | . Hut th inicx ID i I I HA.
llr.MIIHi'K to'ild thuru tin nnylhhii ; on viiilh that
would CHUM ) n father lo lujoliu U unruly would ti *
when I ho halo Innoca it OIIH o nil. . ! h ITU mii.li u rim-
udy lit lull ! , ( t-ua portrait liorcirltli )
J. A. MCUI.Kl. Hunker Hill , Ind ,
A child wnn hro nilit to n.u with chronic intouia
tliallmddi'lli'd tplunilld tr iiitiiiont from many KJod
doctors Ai n r u.il . ir M II. lould luivu uoi tniilud
Imllat t-e il'in nl but IlKiuicut It u Uu J. BO put II
un CUTIU'llAf. 'I liu clil'd ' \ * wc.ll.
C. U ( iljllNKV , .M. I ) , Doon , In.
Cuticura Resolvent
Tlio now Illood nnd Hkln t'nrltlar , InturniiUy nnd
CITH uiiA.tliuKiu iHkini'uiu , andCl it. . uu A so AT ,
Out < VI iliiln h l i llnuiL'tlor ' , uxturmilly luiiuntly
rulluvo und opvudlly furuovuiy iHiu'iuci nnd humor
of IH | > kl" . MMliuind Idoi d , * l h lo i of Imlr , from
Infancy lo a < u , from plaip'uj Ui .cro.ul t ,
Hold ( > t r.wlioo I'rlco. ( 'IMIct'lu. Me , KOA | > ,
? ' . , lv ( > < ii.v > Nl t ) U ) I To mo.I . ly the I'orrcil
IIIM'li AMI ClIK'IICAI. L'OIII'IJUUIO.N , llotOIl ,
( VThcnd for ' Huw to euro Skin utiu aim , " 01
l > aKU < M Illjutrnlloiii. and 0 > leatlnmiil. . ! . .
n i nVIC Hkl" " ' " ' Ho.ilp [ lurlllod and I o milled
UfiD I u by L'l'Tlti'ilA Hou' Al > loutcly pure ,
WEAKPAlii FUUBACKST
Kllnry uud Uturlnu I'uln * uud Wiiuknuii.
eruluvml | In onutnlnutuby the ( UlUl.'lii ,
ANU-I'AIN I'l.AHTKit , thu ouljr
uuuuUK imlu-kllllug plaitgr