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    THE OMAH ! DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , FKIDAY MORNING , " JULY < 4 , 1891. NUMBER 3J. (
Deposi'ors and Stock'nolders Actively En
gaged in Winding Up the Institution.
SWARMS OF LAWYERS AFTER .THE DEBRIS.
Norfolk Crntlltors Att.-ich Mnxwoll's
Hcsltlonoc , to Satisfy
ClalniB llcoclvcr'N Idun
ol'thcItnatloii. .
BATTI.P. Cunr.tf , Nob. . July 23. | Special
J'clegrnm toTiu : Br.tt.J The town has been
crowded with attorneys today looking after
the Intoresls of clients having claims against
the Farmers' nnd Drovers' bank of ibis placo.
Sheriff Losoy attached today the line resi
dence of Robert Maxwell , that was In his
wife's ' name.
The nttnchmcnt suit was brought bv the
Norfolk National bank of Norfolk to recover
something over $ , -,000 thnt Maxwell wns
Btiroty to them for. The property is valued
nt ? < 5,0H * ) .
Receiver Edgocombot day said thnt there
was enougn money nnd good paper left In the
bank to pay all depositors off dollar for dollar
lar and something would bo loft for the slock-
holders.
John F Ticdgen , ono of the stockholders of
the bank , will bo tno hoaulost loser as ho was
n largo stockholder and the only ono that is
responsible nnd from whom anything can bo
mado. Mr. Tiedfon Is an honest , hard workIng -
Ing farmer that has accumulated considerable
wealth bv hard licks and ho has the sympa
thy of the cntlro community in his loss by
this hank failure and the pcoplo nro censur
ing Maxwell , Sharpe & Ross Co. for his
losses.
HCKUH the In < | ii < : nt.
Pt.ATT < Mourii , Nob. , July 23. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bnn , ] The scene of last
night's explosion wns visited today by vast
crowds and the ruins showed what terrific
force the explosion must have had. The out
side wall of the round house was completely
blown out und six stalls were utterly de
stroyed.
The coroner's Inquest was held this mornIng -
Ing , but after a little unimportant testimony
had been hoard adjournment was had until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Jury
men then vlsltod the scene of the catastrophe
o onnblo them to understand the exact sllua-
' lion.
lion.Tho
The bed } of Charles Hasomoyor ,
the llrouian on the lll-futod en
gine , will bo shipped to Louisville ,
this morning , Dr. Hasotneycr , the brother of
the deceased , taking charge of the remains.
Tlio deceased was nn old employe and had
been firing since A nrll 15 of last year. Ho
was a member of thu Burlington voluntary
relief fund unit ot the Loulsvillo lodge of the
nclent Order of United Workmen.
The body of John Hnrdruba , the wiper , has
been lurncd over to his relatives , nnd his re
mains will tie burled tomorrow. Ho wns also
nn old omplojo nnd had been wiping for the
pasleicht months.
Frank Mauer , the man badly Injured , was
resting easily this morning , nnd the physi
cian behoves thnt unless ho takes a turn for
the worse ho will recover.
The exact cause of the catastrophe can only
bo n matter of conjecture. As ID most cases
of boiler explosions , tno only man who could
throw light upon the subject Is ono of tbo
victims , und In this Instance Hascrneyer Is
the only man who could giVe a clue to the
real cause. Tbo Very nature of the explosion ,
however , demonstralcs the fact that the
boiler was perfect nnd without n Haw. U
gave out at no single spot , but exploded en
tire and wns blown out of the bade of the lo
comotive. The boiler tubes were wrenched
out and twisted in every shape , und the
whole engina collapsed completely , leaving
nothing upon the trucks.
to I'atcMitrlfrlir ricmln.
LYONS , Nob. , July 2 ; ) . | Special to Tun
Bni : . ] Lyons was thoroughly stirred up
yesterday over the antics of N. P. Peterson
and n patent fence man who has been ox-
iiblting his Invention bore during the past
tv o weeks. Peterson la a pronounced cranic
on the subject of patents , lifo insurance ,
lightning rods , etc. , which ho classes together
and yesterday proceeded to act the role of
public benefactor by attempting to buldozo
the patontrlght man into leaving town.
Frequent windy passage-at-nrms occurred
during the day which atlracted the attention
of largo crowds each tlmo , and finally re
sulted In a collision of physical forces in the
evening. The citizens are highly Indignant
iU Peterson's arrogant and totally uncalled
tor action , since ho was not nn Interested
party nor had ho over boon approached by
the person of bis antipathy. Several heavy
purchases of the patcntrlcht have been nmdo
by moneyed men of the community who
claim that the fence Is a good thing and thnt
Peterson Is Inviting ridicule by his foolish
ness. _
Cili/.uiiH lOnJoy a IMcnii : .
K , Nob. , July a.l. | Special to Tun
BEK. I Yesterday was a gala day for the
tiloasuro-scokers of Tulmage and vicinity. A
"harvest homo' , plenlo had boon exten
sively advertised and notwithstanding the
heavv rain of the day before almo t every
inodo of conveyance was pressed into ser
vice and the ? raster part of the Talmago'
population spoilt the day at Puffer's lake-
two miles west of this city. Lawn tennis ,
crqquet , boat riding and other amusements
served to entertain the younc , while the
older came inoro particularly to hoar the
speeches , ono of which at least was to bo ot
n political character , by Senator Charles W.
Williams of Johnson county ,
Mr. Williams hold the attention of his au
dience for more th'in an hour with an expo
sition of the money qcustlon from an alliance
view.
Frank Chllds , n young attorney of this
Iilaco also dollvored'n very pieaslng address.
t was a day that will long bo remembered.
Made a lilt.
w..LV 'foi.v , Nob. , July i ! ; ! . [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bun. ] "Tuxedo" made n big
hit tonight at the Funk oporn house , and
gives brilliant promise of being ono of the
great successes In the world of farce comedy.
It was the ilrst "llrst eight" Lincoln has over
had and per consequence the representative
of tbo beau moiulo came out In largo num
bers. From nn artistic standpoint thn
comcdv Is very clover. The minstrel features
hnvo boon very much curlatleda , short llrst
part only being given. While It was into
when the last curtain fell , It was the unani
mous expression that "Tuxedo"
was n pro-
iiounced go. _
a SavlnuN Hunk.
BKTiticn , Nob. , July 3 ! ! . [ Special Tele
gram toTiiK IHi.j The Union savings bank
of Beatrice tiled Its articles of Incorporation
with the county clerk this afternoon. The
capital stock of the now Institution Is $50,000.
The Incorporation will continue lllty years
and will bxgln operations September I. The
iiicarporators comprise a number of the solid
ilnanclal mCi ( of the city. Tno following di
rectors were elected this evening : H. ' W.
Parker , U O. Walker. J. (3. Wlobo. W. U.
\Va-ihburn , II. L. Ewlnp , Thomas Yule , A.
B. Dempster , Xuthnn Blakolcy and Jacob
Klein.
_ _
They AVIlf Oo ( Miiuhn Today.
FIIKMOST , Nnb. , July ffil. f Special Tele
gram to Tun Br.n.J Four pickpockets were
captured by the pollen during the exhibition
of Foropauith'H circus In the city today.
They were each lined WO and costs by Judge
Williams , nmountlni ? to t . ' 10.
* ' Could Not Produo a
Acnviiy , Neb. , July ,25.--Spoclal [ to Tun
t Bur. . ] Ycitonlay a fellow by the name ot
Brown wai arrested by thu sheriff. Ho has
V boon traveling around tha country in com-
wlth a young girl , whom it was u > Dected
was not his wlfo. Ho wns lodged In Jail nnd
County Attorney Kelltgar preferred n charge
of carrying concealed weapons against him
until further facts could bo obtained. For
tha offense with which he wns charged ho
wns lined $100 mid cost * , and In default of
payment ho was lodged In jail.
ll'Ol/AM * AHOtr.Mt .1 . .S//.I/ .
TcrrlDlo Accident Whloh Hof.ill a
Voting Ijiitl at Lyons.
Lvox , Neb. , July 2t. : [ Spaclil to Tun
But : . ] A distressing and probably fatal acci
dent occurred hero in the Lyons roller mills.
\Vhilo playing near the cleaning department
of the mill , the clothing of the ten-year-old
son of William Brink c.iuirnt on the line shaft
ot the cleaner , whirling him around It with
frightful velocitv , The waste box ot the
cleaner is locato.1 about sixteen Inches from
the line shaft nnd at every revolution of the
shaft the boy's head and shoulders struck
against the waste box with torrlblo forco.
His screams for help wcro nnsworod by N.
K. Kollotn , nn attendant In the mill , Who
turned off tne water power and disengaged
the lad from the shaft. It wns then discov
ered thnt the boy's arms were broken and
ono sldo of his face and body frightfully
bruised and beaten. A doctor was uulckly
summoned who succeeded In reducing the
fractures , but it cannot bo stated whether ho
will tocovcr or not.
UK It It hit' 1.11 .It I ti It A TJO .V.
Plan of Action of the OowlHli Alliaiu'c
ol' America.
PiilMDKi.i'iiu , July 33. An appeal and
plan of action with regard to Russian Jew
ish Immigration was today Issued by the
Jewish alliance of America. It Is In part us
follows : "It may bo stated beyond question
thnt It the annual influx ot tbo many thou
sands of Immigrants could by some effective
system bo quickly distributed through the
vast interior of the Union ihoy would prove a
desirable acquisition to the respective locali
ties in which they settle. It is , however ,
manifest that Iho assimilation of these f'nmi-
ciants is retarded through their concentra
tion in the larger communities and particu
larly in the seaboard cities.
"To compass such ends for the refugees
from Russian barbarism the Jewish alliance
of America has been organized. United ef
forts by Jews In till Quarters of the union will
bo potent In doing what is required. Let
every member of the community give n little
time and effort to guide them whore they can
settle nnd mnko a living and It will bo founJ
that In ono place n few families may bo pro
vided , in another place opportunities can be
given to still more , nnd so on. Pecuniary
help will como from members of the alliance ,
from the Baron Do Hlrsh trust fund nnd from
the liberality ot our community The im
mediate purpose to bo kept in view is the set
tlement ol small JowKh communities in the
( owns and villages of the interior throughout
the country.
"A sketch of the plan In general may bo
stated as follows : Tbo entire country "shall
bo divided into districts. Each district shall
be directly controlled by thn branch organ-
l/atlon in the principal city of the district ,
all other branches , in the some district to co
operate under the direction of the principal
branch. All measures of general policy are
to remain subject to the division and control
of the central committee. Tlio board of olllcers
of each of the branches of the nlllanco shall
appoint a number of their members whoso
duty it shall bo to find locations where ono
or more families may bo settled under
circumstances affording them n reason
able subsistence. The olllcers of
the local branch shall cndoavor
to locate in the places thus determined such
persons or families as have applied to them
for the purpose , nnd in the absonso of such
applications they shall report the occasion to
the central executive committee , who shall
thereupon tnuo such action as may best pro
mote the end in view.
"For the furtherance of the general planet
ot local establishment the now settlers may
bo aided by the local branch , through the
oftlcors and agents , witn transportation ,
tools or subsistence us may bo found expedi
ent , the expenses of such'ntd to bo paid out
of the general treasury of the alliance upon
authorization of the central e\ccullvo com
mittee. It Is especially recommended that
congregations , clubs and lodges nnd the vari
ous Jewish orders and other Jewish orirani/a-
tlons be urged bv their members to take an
Interest in the matter. "
lttr.lt IX MtOltKlllLK AfiOXY.
Fate of a St. Joseph ainti Itittcii by a
Cat.
ST. JOSRIMI , Mo. , July 33. Sherman Hnrter ,
a robust man of twenty-seven years of ngo
and a giant In staturo. died at the city prison
this morning In horrible ncony from hydro
phobia. Ho was bitten over the eye two
years ngo while playing with n kitten and
suffered no trouble from It until last
Sunday morning , when ho felt n
pain near the old wound. At the
sight of water ho was scl/od with
convulsions. Yesterday afternoon ho was
taken to the hospital and shortly afterward
there ensued an nwful struggle between him
nnd five attendants , who tried to control him.
Ho wns finally strapped to n bed , but not
until he had almost Killed two of the assist
ants. Injections ot morphine seemoJ to
have no affect un him. Later ho was re
moved to the city prison tor greater safety
and after a nmht of awful agony died In a
convulsion this morning.
M'-ftM THKlt I'Olt KCA S I1.
For Omaha and vicinity Fair ; stationary
temperature.
Wvsiuxurox , July 'i'J.--Forecast tll ! S p. m.
Friday : For North and South Dakota Fair
Friday ; slightly warmer Friday night ;
variable winds.
For lown and Nebraska Fair till Satur-
dav ; cooler ; north winds.
For Kansas nnd Missouri Fair Saturday
night ; stationary temperature nt Dodge City ;
north winds.
For Colorado Fair Fri lav and Saturday ;
stationary temperature ; cast winds.
After an lj\-Trunsnrr.
ViuoijtM , WIs. , July 23. An ofllcer wns
sent from hero to servo papers on Secretary
Rusk In the suit bro.ight by the democratic
state administration to recover money al
leged to have bnen received by ex-Mate treas
urers as InteiTsto on state deposits. It is
claimed that during drover Cleveland's ad
ministration f 10,000 was loft on deposit In a
Ylroqua bank , and ho Is to bo examined ns to
this and his testimony to bo used in the suit
of lliu state against the ox-stato treasurer.
Shipping Nowti.
. NEW Yonic , Julv 23. [ Special to TUB
llr.i.I : Among these who arrived from
Europe on the Spree of the North ( icrman
Lloyd line were Mr. V. Damport of Omaha
and"Mr. Hans Findlass of Wichita , ICan.
At Southampton Arrived , the Fiierst
Bismarck and tlio Trave , from New York.
At Philadelphia Arrived , the .Minnesota ,
from London.
At Now York Arrived , the Amsterdam ,
from Amsterdam ,
\VantH Ills 1'romlncd Hoodie ,
CIIICAOO , July 'it.-Suit for25,000 damages
was begun In the circuit * court today by Edward
'
ward S. Richards against Thomas B. ll'ryan.
Tbo pi an tl IT nlloccs that ho scoured thu fran
chise for the West Sldo elevated railroad
nnd thnt Bryan nnd his partner , John U.
Jennings , promised him stock In the com
pany lor his efforts. Ho claims this stock
bus not been turned over und bunco tno suit.
A < ! uoiti > d tlio Amendment.
Ciii'Hao , July 2.1.Tho Chicago economic
fuel gas company today tiled Its acceptance
of the amended ordinance as passed by the
city council last week. 'Ihocompany U said
to nave made contracts for Iron and other
materials and will commence work ou the
illumluutlug lines ut ouco.
TEMPORARY TRUCE FIXED UP ,
Tonnetsoo Miners Agrco to Keep the Peace
for Six Days *
LEGISLATURE TO BE CALLED TOGETHER ,
Convict * Will lit : Permitted to Hcturii
to Work Pen HtiK the Modlltcn-
tlon or Abolition of the
IJCUHC bystfin.
KNOXVIM.K , Tcnn. , July 23. This morning
the miners' committee loft ICnoxvlllo for Coal
Creek with the decision of the governor that
the convicts wcro allowed to bo placed In the
mines from which they had been evicted by the
miners , the militia would bo withdrawn and
the legislature would bo convened In extra
session tor the purpose of taking such action
as It saw tit on the convict lease system.
Coal Creek was reached at 11 o'clock n. in. ,
and when the miners' committee- ana the
Associated press correspondent stepped from
the train n thousand minors were nsscmulod
to meet them. As soon as the committee
alighted from the train n loud volco was
heard , "All miners to the big grovo. " The
big grove wns about n mile from the station
and thither the largo crowd raoldly made its
way.
way.A
A rude platform was hastily constructed
and upon It was placed tlio committee and
Hon. J. C. Williams , who represented the
Knoxville arbitration committee. The crowd
was called to order by a minor , and two
spokesmen of the committee rotated the Inci
dents of their trip to meet the governor , how
ho received them and his decision. They
stated that tin * committee had received con
cessions and Una In their minds the minors
ought to grant some.
This did not meet with anything like uni
versal satisfaction , but the Implicit con II-
dcnco the miners have In their loaders wns
shown by the unanimous vote to accept tun
report of a committed on resolutions which
had been appointed and which had baen in
session while the speakers were being heard.
The gist of the resolutions was that the
convicts should bo returned , the minors guar
anteeing that they would not bo molested.
The militia will bo ordered homo. Six days
will be allowed to convene the legislature ,
during which limo no convicts shall bo mo
lested and no properly shall bo destroyed
and the minors , it necossarv , will place
guards to .see that the promises are kept
good.
The miners' committee returned to ICnox-
villo at 5(5 : ( p. m. ana are now In conference
with the governor and the ICnoxvlllo com
mittee.
One little Incident notice-1 by the Asso
ciated press man will show the discipline in
cITect and explain how well the miners wcro
in the hands ot the leaders. A burly , bluff
minor stopped up to ono of the leaders and
said : "I want to change the number of my
gun , I1 vo swapped. "
Immediately out came a lonir list of names ,
opposite to each of which was the number of
the Winchester rillo which had been as
signed to him.
The conference held tonight lasted three
hours and ended without any visible result.
Governor Buchanan declines to consldpr
the proposition for an armistice on the
ground that It would bo an Implied compro
mise with a violation of law that might at
the end of that time , in case- the legislature
declined to comply with the demands of the
miners , bo renewed with Impunity. The
representatives of the minors disclaimed any
threat and proposed to accompany the com
promise wllh an explanation wh'lch would
relieve It from any such construction. The
governor was ilrm , however , in his position
ana declined to yield.
There is no longer any doubt but hat the
governor will retain the convicts In the mines
at Coal Crook and Bricovlllo. Ills only n ques
tion of how it is to bo dono. The miners repre
sented at the conference express the opinion
that if threatened with only such guards as
are necessary to keep thorn In custody , not
militia , ami placed in their stockades there
will bo no interference with them until the
legislature has been convened and lias nctod
upon the repeal of the lease sys
tem. If the militia Is returned with
the convicts it is believed that their presence
will inflame the passions of the already ex
cited community ami n conflict wllh inde
scribable results might follow. This is the
situation now. The governor is considor'ng
not what ho will do but how ho will do it.
Ho will hnvo another conference with the
minors tomorrow morning. There will
not bo much further ilelav , nn.d
what is done will bo done not
Inter than Saturday. If the governor sees
his way clear lo send thn convicts baclr to
the mines safely in custody ot citizen guards
ho will probably take that course. If ho
does then quiet will bo restored until the
legislature Is convened.
Ml ht Not Grant IIin Ili-quost.
WASHINGTON , July 'W. In view of the pos
sibility of n demand being made bv ( jovornor
Buchanan of Tennessee upon the president of
the United States for United States troops to
aid the state militia In suppressing the min
or's outbreak , officers of the war department
have been looking Into the legal aspect ot the
case. The result of the inquiry upon this
point , while not conclusive , is sufllelcnt to
cast grave- doubts upon the successful
Issue of such a demand by the gov
ernor. Section 4 of the fourth article of .tho
constitution provides that the president may
render necessary assistance wllh Iroops upon
the application of the legislature of the state
or the executive when the legislature cannot
bo convened. Tills is understood not to bo
the case at present In Tonresseo. Section fi ,
21)9 ) , revised statute * , makes It the duty of
tlio president to take such measures by the
employment of the militia or the land and
naval forces of the United States or of either ,
or by other measures as ho may deem neces
sary for the suppression of domestic violence ,
obstruction of the laws of the United States
or of the state when tending to de
prive the people of the state of the
privileges guaranteed bv the constitu
tion of the United States. It Is not
clear In this case that the constitutional
prerogative Is attacked and this particular
law was passed In 1871 to meet an alleged
indisposition of the southern state executives
to protect Individual voters. It has also
been uniformly hold that the president has
largo discretionary power In acting upon
applications for troops and must llrst satisfy
himself as to the legality ot the demand tfs
well as of the necessity and equity of the
demand , The second consideration makes It
evident that If Covornor Buchanan applies
for the assistance of United Statoi Iroops the
result of his application is by no moans
certain.
Convict Killed hy n Guard.
KNOXVIILI : , Tcnn. , July 23. Early this
morning Alexander Harris , ono of the ICnnx-
villo Iron company's convicts , was killed by
ono of the guards , J. Duncan. Harris
secretly approached George. Torbott , ono of
the guards , and commenced to choke him.
Another negro followed. Harris was or-
dorcd by Duncan to desist , but failed to heed
the warning , when Duncan Mrod. The bull
took effect under the left shoulder blad and
the convict died ten minutes later , ( ircat
excitement prevailed In the convict camp.
Evidently It had been agreed among iho con-
vlcta to inuko n bie.ik for liberty. When
Harris was shot the seconu prisoner turned
and lied to hU comrades.
John I. llltiir Kick.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , July 23 John I. Blair
of New Jersey has been lyine quite 111 In this
city. Blair has bocn stopping at the Coates
house the pan week , Ho is bettor today
and U attending to business.
Minn Alilnzo.
C'UEVENNE.Wyo. , July 23. The mines ot
the Deer Creek coal company at Ulon Hock
are on fire. Sinoko was discovered pouring
from the main shaft early ycslcrdny morn-
liu' . Every effort was made , to roach Iho
flames , but the lira only scemod to increase.
At noon It was decided to flood , the mine , and
It will bo closed for wccki. kTho loss will bo
perhaps fcSO.OOO. fuel Was supplied to the
Fremont , Hllihorn & Missouri Valley railway
and to towns on that road. His IxHIoved the
flro started In the stables from a lantern care
lessly left thoro.
ItOYAI , AltC'll tjUASOXS.
Election of OlllucrH , by ttiu General
Grand Olmpjcr.
MIXNIIUW.ISI , Minn. , July 23. At the
morning session of the gtinornt grand chapter
the reports ot tno varloUsjyJomnilttcoa were
discussed until 10 o'clocfcfwhon the election
of oftlcers was taken up. : | tohllo the votlnij
was In progress a iiumlwr of committee *
were called upon to report The Important
mnttcrdeclded wn the selection of tno next
place of meeting. The canimlttco appointed
to consider this matter roctjmraendod Topeka ,
Kan. , in July , IS'JJ ' , loavlnjj'tbo llxlng of the
exact date to the grand Council of the gen
eral grand chapter. The { report of the com
mittee was accepted \vlttid > Tt opposition.
Tlio oRlcers olcctoTl ufttfftho tlmo of ad
journment , " p. in. , were oA follows : Joseph
P. Homer , Now Orleans , fcpncral grMia high
priest ; Ueorgo L. McCabnji , Baltimore , dep
uty general grand high jjricst ; Heubcn C.
Lemon , Toledo , O.pCnoralSrand ; king ; Jotnos
W. Taylor , Luthorsvlllo , pa , , general grand
scrlbo ; Daniel Strykor , , JHastinjs , Minn. ,
general grand treasurer ; Christopher O. Fox ,
HulTulo , N. Y. , general I crand recorder ;
Arthur O. Pollard , Lowell' Mass , , general
grand principal soJournoruWlllIam C. Swain ,
Milwaukee , \Viv , general Jgrand roval arch
captain. Adjournment was then taken.
the afternoon ft driveiwos taken around
the city and n banquet held tu the evening.
From 11:80 : to 8 o'clock another business ses
sion wns hold and tho- following ofllccrs
elected : Nathan Kingsub't Austin , Minn. ,
general grand master of tiyj third vail ; Her-
tiarn C ! . Maltt , Kentuckj , general grand
master of the second vail' ( Jeorgo C. Carson ,
Washington. D. C. , general grand master of
the first vail. The newly elected ofllccrs
were then Installed.
SOU Fit
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,
Kaili'oud Lines M ilMJlo Kxtcnstvcly
Constructed Tliti Fall.
MITCHELL , b. D. , July all ! ( Special to Tin :
BKK.J There Is every reason to bellovo that
the Sioux Falls & Mitchell branch of the
Chicago , St. Paul. Milwaukee & Omaha
will bo oxtendad Into Ghjirlos Mix county
this fall , as a , result of the resent outlook
for crops. Charles Mix ancl Pouglas coun
ties , through which thn'cxteAsIon will run ,
have always had good crdpsr and have shipped
vast quantities ot grain and stock.
Should the extension becdrtie a certainty n
large packing house and 'stockyards will bo
established at this point. ,
KcpuullcniiH 'U III Organize.
MiTcniii.L , S. D. , July 23. [ Special to TUB
BGB.J The Republican ot this' city has sue-
gestod that a convention of the republican
editors of this state bo held tills. fall In order
to secure nn efCocllvo organization for the
campaign next fall. The outside papers In
this section have spoken : ' favorably of the
scheme , and the convention will doubtless beheld
held in this city aomo tlmt ) In September.
HA Ittili IX 31UUDKH.
Result of a Prize Fig'-iti in a I'enn-
Bylvaii'a. Alining Town.
MOXONOUIKH , Pa. , Juli' ? . This city Is
in a state of excitement pjer .ivpma Ut'ht
that turned Into a murder. , JjSttiTy , Bpyd and
"
* "
John Myford , living "n "filack "D'toinond , n
mining town Just outsldo the city limits , had
a quarrel several days aeo about some trivial
aftalr , though it is supposed Jealousy over a
girl was the real cause of theif differences.
After their llrst quarrel they were con
stantly bickering and today It wns decided
that they should light it out according
to prio ring custom. The two men ,
accompanied by several friends , pitched n
ring and stripped for the bare knuckle en
counter. They were both ypung follows and
almost equally matched , though Boyd seemed
to have tno best of It in the way of science.
Three torrillo rounds wore fought , at the end
of which both were bleeding profusely.
Jioth men came up for tlio' fourth round
grimly and both evidently Intended to do
nach other nil possible harm. .A few prelim
inary blows were struck , when Boyd , seeing
an opening , rushed in and ( delivered n tro-
monduous blow on Myford'q neck , just over
the jugular. Myford stuggpibd back a few
stops and fell to tbo grouut } Jjisouslblo. He
was picked up by his friends , bul never re
covered consciousness ami .expired an hour
later. Boyn came to this , city and surren
dered himself. An Inquest \vlll bo held to
morrow.
_
JIMi.il 'a CASK.
Continued Until September
Hoi ton'n Kinpliatlu I.n
Toi'KKt , ICan. , July 21) ) . The case against
( J. W. McICay , the farmer Judge of Harper ,
O. C. Hooucr and J. D. Bradley for con
tempt of court , was taken up in the supreme
court at I o'clock this evening. The hearing
occupied about two hours and a large crowd
of spectators was in attendance. It appeared
to the court that Judge McKay was acting
under a misapprehension of the law. Each
of iho defendants stated that , bo intended no
contempt and would hereafter Implicit/ !
obey the orders ot the court.
Judge llorton was very emphatic In his
order. In which ho said : "This case will be
continued until September , and if the orders
of this court are not obeyed wo will tench the
people , whether a district Jiidno or a private
individual , that the state of [ Causa ) through
Its courts receives iho propf.r.rospect and its
orders have the piopcr obiprvanco , "
S'MOitAOE Jl
Decision Making thivlirush Patontw
Solely Vnllil.
Nuw Vonif , July 2 , ' ! . The electrical world
was startled today by another broad decision
whereby the Brush patents for the manu
facture and use of slora oibatterlos In the
Ur.lted States are made solely valid. The
decision was Hied by Judge Coxa In the
United States circuit court for the
southern district of Now York in the
suit of the Brush electric company against
the Electrical Accumulator companv , and by
its terms the storage battery patents of
Charles F. Brush are sustained. This brings
substantially to an end tno litigation which
for the past five years hasi waged between
tbo Julian electric company , tha Brush elec
tric company and the Electric accumulator
company far the control In this country of
the manufacture and sale of storage bat
teries. _ '
TraHaollonViis I-raudiilciit.
CIIKUIIO , July 23. A decision touching
the Chicago gas trust was handed down In
the appellate court toduy , T.ho , court below
dismissed the bill brought bjrtiio uxooutors
of Hcnrv Schubart against the Chicago gas
light company , and it was to prevent the gas
comp my operating as a monopoly and to ob
tain t&O shares of the gai llgl\t \ company exchanged -
changed for gas trust storK , on false repre
sentations , he claimed. Tliu appellate court
sustain * with the lower > court the holding
tint the stock was yoljmturilv exchanged
with the understanding that the gns trust
was to DO a monopoly. The , court would not
return property knowingly 'iovotcd ( to un un
lawful enterprise.
Klllot Jury Out.
Coi.UMiit's , O. , July 33. The Elliott Jury
went to bed at 'J ' p. m. without rendering any
verdict. They desiraio couildcr the mass of
testimony ucforo taking a vote , which will
occur In the morning. All is quiet.
i
A lid In Pnlaco Partly ISurncU.
Ciiito , Egypt , July ii1) ) . A pdln palace was
partly burned today. The reception halls ,
tbo harem nud moiiy article ol value were
saved.
NEW FIELDS IN THE WEST ,
Eastern Manufacturers ere Taking tha Advice -
vice of HOMOS Grooley.
MEX'CO ' TIRED OF REVOLUTION.
A Statement from .Minister Ouonthcr
Germ iiiy'n Military Sorvlco
Why ( otliain IH Democratic
Omaha-Helena Hoail.
Cmcuno , July 23. [ Special Telegram to
TiiuBui : . | The fact that the great eastern
manufacturers nro developing u marked In
terest In the west was strikingly illustrated
in the organization of the Wuturtown land
nnd improvement company , nn extended ac
count of which was published in TUB Bur. a
short tlmo ago Mr. A. B. Tower of the
great manufacturing center Of Holyoke ,
who Is nt the Rleholicu , confirms the state
ment ns to this tendency.
"I nm on my way homo from Denver , " salt !
Mr. Tower , "whero the company of which
I nm a member Is putting In n plant for the
manufacture of printing paper. We expect
to bo running In n short tlmo. Wo will irivo
employment to IfiO men nnd will have an
output of about forty tons of paper p.'r day.
Manufacturing capital Is being attracted
westward more and moro every year as your
resources nro do volopo.l nnd the population
increases. Of course wo can produce goods
cheaper ov making them near the western
markets than if the material were snipped
east nnd then returned again in tbo shape of
the manufactured article. Bj the statement
thnt capital Is being attracted westward I do
not mean that manufacturers are transfer-
ing any part of tnolr Investments from the
east to the west , but that while increasing
their Investments at homo they are estab
lishing branched In the west. I know of
several contemplated moves in this direction ,
but ns thov have not taken final shupo J am
not nt liberty to civo any details. "
Mexico Tired of KcvoUiti n.
"Tho ftorios which have recently appeared
about a threatened revolution in Mexico are
made oul of whole cloth , " said Richard
Ciuenthor , minister to that republic , while
stopping at the Grand Pacific on his wnv to
his homo in Oshkosh. "Just why they should
bo sot ntloat I do not know , but"it Is pretty
well understood at the capital that they oni-
lunio from a certain newspaper correspond
ent who Is very fond of sensations.
The fact is that Mexico is per
fectly peaceful nud there isn't the
slightest danger of n revolution or of
any attempt to bring ono about. The Mexico
of today with Us railroads and telecraph lines
running to nil parts of the country , is not
the Mexico of ten yearn ago , when an upris
ing could take place In some remote section
and be well tinder way before the govern
ment could know anything nboul it. With
present means of communication any at
tempt at revolution could bge suppressed In
ten days. Mexico has st'anding nrmv of
1(0,000 ( men which would bq moro than ample
for any such emorroncy.
"As a matter of fact , however , the people
could hardly bo driven into a revoll ngainsl
the government. They have learned from
bitter experience that it doosn't pay. Presi
dent Diaz is popular and the people nro pros
perous and co.ntontod. "
Gormauy'H Military Service.
Mr. Cnrl Ueitnann Is the BOH ofn manufac
turer at Elberfeld , Germany , who is making
n sight-seeing tour , in the United . States and
Is now on his way to Yellowstone park.
" 1 am proud to have been n soldier in the
Gorman army oven for n very brief porlod , "
said ho at the auditorium. ' 'Having success
fully passed my examination in college
studies I was only required to servo ono year.
1 know that I have been greatly benefited
physically by the drill. It is very strict and
for the first tew months , until ono becomes
familiar with it , almost severe , but after thai
It is vorv pleasant exercise. It is a mlstftko
to suppose that Germans regard this compul
sory military service ns n hardship. If u
young man is compelled to serve for .three
years of course this may seriously interfere
witn his business , but If ho can pass a
satisfactory examination In his studios ho Is
only required to servo for ono year and this .
nonrlv all of the young men of Germany are
proud to do. Little children have their mili
tary caps , their guns and sabers nnd when
they got old onouuh to understand what It
means to servo the fatherland look forward
with cacerness to the time when they can
enter the army. You may also deny the re
ports , which 1 understand have obtained
ciiculatlon in this country , that the present
emperor has made hlmsoif unpopular by bis
t-cvoro enforcement of military discipline.
This matter has bcilii greatly exaggerated.
Germany was never moro loyal than she is
today and except among certain political
elements , the pmperor Is very popular.4
Why Now York Gen Democratic.
During his moro than throa score years and
ten Mr. Isaac L. Hewitt has lived much of
the time in the big city which covers the
light little island of Manhattan and bus
been a close observer of the mothoas which
prevail in the political circles of that munici
pality. Speaking on this subject at the
Grand Pacntic , he said :
"N'cw York city now has tljo very respectable -
able debt of ? iUI,0)l,000 : ) ) and the prospects
are that with all ho vast wealth she will not
pay it In the very near future. The trouble
Is that the city is so thoroughly In control of
corrupt political rings Urn expenses nro piled
up about as fust us the money comes in to
meet them. The great mass of mon who
would put a stop to this sort of thing if thov
had control cannot afford lo live in Iho city
proper nnd so hnvo no vnlco in Iho elections.
With n population of :2,0i)0)00 : ) ( ) people crowded
on the Island of Manhattan the price of real
estate Is something enormous , nnd the prices
nro going higher every year. No man of
ordinary means can nfford to live there , and
so ttio great majority of young men as soon
ns they got married and settle down buy u
homo fifteen or twenty miles from their
places of business. Having residences out
sldo of the city they of course have no votes
there , nnd the control of the affairs Is left In
tjie hands of the professional politicians , the
purchasable tiff-ruff and the machine. "
'H Natural Gas ,
"It Is not all surprising that Indlanashould
protest so vigorously against tbo iitto.npt to
plpo her natural vas to Chicago , " said F. J.
Close , n Pittsbtirg pl'iss manufacturer , attho
Doltind "In the nature of things tne sup
ply of this gas must In tlmo become ex
hausted , and uhat would sufllco to sup
ply n city like Indianapolis for nn
indefinite porlod uould satisfy iho wants
of Chicago for only a few j ears. In Pitts-
burg the use of natural gns Is now confined
almost entirely to private housos. The use
of this gas worked a wonderful transforma
tion In the appearance of thn cltv , although
I don't think Plttsburg was ever quito so
smoky as Chicairo. For the .present at least
the factories have returned to the use of
coal. It Is bald that pumps are to bo put In nt
Iho wells to as to supply tlio forcu which
formerly drove the gas through the pipe ) in
such largo quantities nnd that the factories
will then begin to use It again. "
\Vantn Cominiinlu tlon With Omaha
II. T. Lorosoy , n bronzed cattleman of Mon
tana who owns a big ranch nn the Milk
river In the northern part of the state , says
tbo live stock men in his section are much in
terested In tbo proposed railroad extension
which Is to unlto Helena and Omaha.
'At present , " said ho while stopping nt
the Palmer , "wo do all of our shipping by
the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific ,
but It wo had a direct route to Omaha n
great deal of our cattle would undoubtedly
bo shipped to thnt market us the cattle of
Wyoming are now. "
bpeaklng of the cattle business Mr. Lowrov
laid the sheep were ratehr crowding the
cattle to tha wall. "Tho cattle men , " said
ho , "aro badly discouraged by their heavy
losses In tbo winter ot IbbO and they haven't
quite recovered from H , As a result mauy
i have trono to sheep \ . 11 ? M safer nnd moro
I prolltnblo. The sheu moro easily tnkon
care of and they cany ' rcspectanlo living
where cattle would st\ < because the sheep
cat the grass so muoh\ V r. "
MIA l/
Preliminary Trial \ ' Colonel Sam
Wood's Mill , or.
AIIICAI.OV , Ivan , , July 23 > o preliminary
bearing of Jatnos Brcnnant murderer Of
Colonel Snm Wood , was lu .yesterday at
Hugotou bofbro three Justices of the oea'co
A largo delegation ot Colonel Wood's friends ,
nrmod to the teeth , were In town. But the
pcoplo of Slovens county hnvo a way of
doing llilngs , judicial and otherwise , which
Impresses the tenderfoot of the east wllh Its
effectiveness. When the cuso wns about lo
bo called three men armed with Winchester
rifles were stationed nt the door of the
schoolhouse , where the hearing was con-
ducio I , and each man as ho entered was
disarmed. On iho Inside of iho couri room
three men armed with Winchesters wcro on
guard. The precaution tnkon precluded the
possibility of trouble nnd no demonstrations
of any kind were mado.
The coroner , Mrs. Wood nnd Mrs. Car
penter were the only witnesses called by the
stato. The defense Introduced no evidence.
Attorney General Ivos objected to the
official stenographer for the Twenty-third
Judicial district taking the evidence. Ho
said that ho wan ted the evidence In long
hand , but bis real objection was probably
that ho thought the stenographer was too
near Judge Botklns.
Mrs. Wood's evidence wns n reiteration of
her published accounts of tlio killing.
Mrs. Carpenter corroborated Mrs. Wood In
that Bronnan had been standing in Iho vesti
bule of the church and waited there several
inlnuto-t before Wood came out. She also
stated that Brennan , when bo followed Wood
around the church , had D revolver In each
hand. Her testimony did not altogether
agree with lierstaloinent before the coroner's
Jury.After
After the hearing of Iho evidence the Jus
tices were only u few minutes In arriving at
their decision. Bronnun was hold to tlio ills-
ti let court without bail. His trial will take
place in Soptombar. Brennan w.u taken lo
Hutchinson today.
The question of securing a Jury in Stevens
county Is the treat problem in the Brennan
trial now. There uro less than three hundred
men eligible to Jury service in the counly.
Under thu Kansas law u Juryman must
neither have formed nor expressed an opinion.
It will bo u simnlo matter for the defense to
have every man in tlio county interviewed
and get nn expression of some kind from
him , which will render him ineligible. Tbo
case cannot be removed from Stevens county
unless the defendant consents , and it is pos
sible to postpone indefinitely the trial should
Bronnan prefer a continued residence in Jail
to a life sentence In the penitentiary. In the
event that a Jury could not bo secured In
Stevens county it would bo the duty of any
court of competent Jurisdiction to release
Bronnan on u writ of habeas corpus.
MtLAlXi : n' Ul.Mli A CCKI'T.
Significant Ansuer to a Michigan
Mfin'M Letter of Inquiry.
Dr.TKoiT , Mich. . July 23. The Tribune
publishes the following : Captain William A.
Gnvett of this city yesterday received nn Im
portant letter from J. H. Mnnley of Augusta ,
Mo. , In response to a letler written by him on
the ISth Inst. The subjects of inquiry on Ibo
part of Mr. Gavott were the health of Secre
tary James G. Blaine nud his atti
tude affecting the earnest desire of tun
multtludo of his adin.lrors In the renjjbllcnn.
party that ho become Its standard" bearer in
Ifa'Ji. ' The replies are especially significant
when It Is remembered that Mr. Mnnloy has
for years been a warm personal friend and
the political confident and advisor of the dis
tinguished secretary. In o fleet Mr. Manlov
asserts that Mr. Blaine is almost fully recov
ered , nnd that ho will return to Washington
in the fall with nil his vigor and strength of
both mind and bodv. He further stales that
Mr. Blaine cannot become a candidate for the
republican nomination , but that In his opin
ion if the republican party wants him for n
standard bearer in 1M)2 ) all it has to do is to
nominate him and that he will accept.
Worth Looking After.
CHICAGO , July 23. Dr. Clallln of this city
has been summoned to London by n cable
gram from his solicitor. Dr. Clallin Is n
brother of Victoria Woodhull and Tcnny C.
Clallin , who after nn extraordinary career as
spiritualists , publishers of a sensational paper
and stock brokers , went to London , where
Mrs. Woodhull married Mr. Martin , a banker ,
and Miss Clallin became the wife of Sir
Francis Cook. Dr. Clallln's mission is ono
of crcat importance to his family.
His wife , Murv Claflin , is ono of
the many heirs to the great Bdwards estalo
This estate Includes about sixty-live acres In
the heart of Now York city and Is estimated
ut eJOO.000,000. The Now York land has
been held on a ninety-nine years' lease , nnd
tlio lease expiring this year the heirs are pre
paring lo possess themselves of the very val
uable property. For some time Herbert
Gladstone , who represents tlio Clallln family
Interests In London , nnd T. M. Charlton ,
Dr. Clallln's local solicitor , have boon quietly
managing tbo details , nnd the doctor , in
response to n cablegram from Mr. Gladstone ,
left for New York tonight nnd will take Iho
llrst steamer for London , Dr. Clallln ex
pects to receive the greater part of the vast
estate.
Hnrrihh ; Story ol C'rlmc.
NKW YORK , July 23 , Two nights ago a
poor girl was found by policemen In Battery
park in this city weeping bitterly. Her
oody was bruised and she was homeless and
without friends. She told a story of cruelty
and crime. Her name Is Julia Roulct.
Some time In May n man who goes by the
name of Albert Vohearto met her nt her
homo In the suburbs of Paris and Induced
her to accompany him to this country under
promise of obtaining profitable employment
for her , The > arrived hero on the LaGnscogno
about Juno 1 , and went ton house on Blocckor
street , whore the girl was kept n prisoner for
u week. She was then taken to n disrepu
table house on West Thirty-first street ,
where she was compelled to undergo Irlirht-
fill Indignities , the man regularly collecting
from her whalotar money she received.
\\honoverbodld not receive us much as ho
expected he beat her. This state of things
continued until the day before yesterday ,
when , ufter enduring a boating , she made
her escape. The police are looking for
Yehcarto tonight.
SlICOPKRful CnHtlllg Ol' ( JlllSB ,
luwiv , Pa. , July 23. A special meeting of
the directors of tha Pennsylvania plato glnss
company was hold hero loday to witness the
llrst casting of glass. A largo party of prom
inent men und stockholders In the company
came'from Now York In a special car to In
spect Iho process. The operation of casting
was completely successful , thu lamest light
cast being I'- * Inches wldo by 210 Inches
long , Thn Pennsylvania factory Is con
trolled and owned almost entirely by Now
York capital. Tonight the residents cele
brated tha event by n great public demon
stration , followed by a fireworks display.
'I rontiloH.
MOSTHKAI. , July 23. The wholesale milli
nery and fancy dress goods linn of John Mo-
Loan & Co. has made an assignment on the
demand of the Merchant ' bank , with total
llatillltU'S of f.M.WJ.45. The heaviest cred
itor Is the Merchants' batik Itself , which
holds Indirect claims on paper uudoi discount
to the extent of Jllfi/Jb'J and direct claims of
110,000.
KohterV Vlnit to till ) PrcHlilont.
CAI > BM\Y , N. J. , July 2.-Ono of the
principal objects of Secretary Foster's visit
to the president Is to discuss with him thu
plan for the redemption of tlie-t' ' per cent
bonds. The appointment of several col
lectors at points where the office is vacant
will In all probability bo also ono ol the re-
lulls of iho iccruUi-y's visit bcro. >
NEBRASKA AND IOWA CROPS ,
Secretary Rusk Observes a Very Encourag
ing Prospect for Wo3torn Tanners ,
HEAVY RAINS C\USE \ SLIGHT DAMAGE ,
Growth orGrus * mill Weeds i >
Source ol' Coimldorablo Injury
to Sniiill Grain Abund
ant Krnlt Crop.
WASIIIVOTOX HuutuuTiir. Hitit , )
Bill FonuTKKvni Hriuii , V
WAsiiixnrov , D , C. , July 23. )
Secretary Husk's department published
the crop report for July toJ.iy. Tills Is
wlmt It says of tlio prospect Iti Nebraska
and lown :
Nebraska The rainfall during Juno wai
so great as to rotanl the crop prospects.
The low lauds were oxloaslvoly Inundated
and In many instances the rains were acoom-
p.inlod with tovoro wind , wnlch on account
of tlio rank trrowth , uatisoa all the grain to
lodge , especially small gr.xln. Corn will no
doubt recover , but the small grain will not.
Corn Is unusually woody and grass-grown ,
but It Is of good color and shows a peed
stand. Small grain being badlv "lodged"
will require moro troiiblo and oxpouso to
harvest and grout loss wilt occur.
Kve Is nil harvested ; wheat and
barley nearly so. T'oo much rain has caused
a rank growth of potatoo vines , which will
no doubt detract from the development of
the tuber * and their quality. Tin ? condition
of tlmottiy , clover and pastures has Increased
many points since Juno 1. Apples and
peaches have fallen olt badly , yet there will
bo a good crop.
lown-Tlio month of Juno has been ex
ceedingly favorable for growing corn. At
planting time the squirrels dtd the usual
damage , cut worms were more abundant
than usual In many sections , and .some locali
ties suffered somuwlint by a short drought ,
but the combined Injury , from all causes ,
will bo slight , mid tin ; prospect is good.
Tim condition of the crop In some sections
is affected by the excessive rainfall , render
ing the Holds too wet to culti
vate niul allowing weeds to got
a start. Doth sprint ; and winter
wheat promise well. There is an annually
Increasing acreage of winter wheat , and this
voar's crop Is orobably the largest that the
state has evr-r produced.
The rye crop is Doing cut In good condition.
Both rye and barley are good. Oats are
doing llncly , but many Holds are of rank
grpwth and are In d.iager of lodging. Pota
toes probably were never bolter and hnvo
been practically free from the attacks of the
bus. Meadows have partially recuperated
from the ollects of the early drouth , hut
neither clover nor timothy will bo a full crop.
Pastures were never bettor at this tiuio ot
the year.
Fruit prospects are excellent. May frosts
did some damage , but nolonough to prevent
an abundant crop.
MlfeCRUANKOU * .
The postofllco at Sparta , Nob. , mw boon ,
discontinued. Mail will bo soul to Verdigris
in Its stead. P. S. II.
TO JIIH.lt FOJC HHSIll'.Il VltlVKS ,
Circulars Being Scut to armors la
ISejjard to U hunt.
WASHINGTON , July 23.Mr. . II.V. . Ayer ,
secretary to President Polk of the farmers
alliance and manager In this city of the reform -
form press bureau , which Is also known as
the "alllanco press bureau , " said this after
noon that the work of sending out circulars
designed to show the farmers of the country
that It was to their advantage to hold back
the wheat crop , was actively proceeding In
this city as well as In St. Paul becaubo ot
Its location in the great wheat bolt. Mr.
Aycr said that there have been -100,000 of
those circulars sent out from Wash
ington and during the next few days
an average of 100,000 a day will be mailed
until were than a million of the circulars
altogether are Issued. The circulars , ho
said , will also bo published In about two
thousand weekly papers with which the
bureau Is connected , lie remarked that hone
no oil not say of coursn that It wns the circu
lar which hail brought about the result , but
he had noticed in a recent market toport that
as a matter of fact the actual movement of
wheat was 1-10 car loads loss than had been
estimated. Mr. Aycr said Iho Information
that the Issue of such a circular by alllanco
men wns In contemplation became public
prematurely about two weeks ago , when a
circular In course of preparation was pub
lished in a newspaper , A llnul decision to
issue the circular had not at that tlmo boon
made and many lending nlllunco mon
were unaware of It , but It has since
been determined on. Ho explained that the
executive committee of the alliance had not
acted on this mutter and that by the circular
no order was given to alliance men to hold
back their crop , that being contrary to the
methods of the alllanco. \ \ hat Is done by
this circular is to give the farmers Information
mation as to fuels In regard to the world's
wheat crop , with the suggestion that wheat
some weeks later than thoprcsontttmo would
bring n higher prlco.
A ; * iiiHt tlio Plan.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , July Oil. President Igna
tius Donnelly has Issued a clicular to the
members of the farmers' alliance of Minnesota
seta , In which ho disclaims any connection
with the Mueller move for withholding part
of the wheat crop to raise prices. Uy covert
allusions to the Plllsoury wheat ring , delays ,
etc. , ho rusts condemnation on the movement
and leave ? the Inference that it is unauthor
ised , at the Bumo tlmo expressing his sym
pathy with any move to raise prlcc.s of wheat.
Iaii ) > ; liit > rn < > ! ' tlio Itovoliitlnn.
WASHINGTON , July 23. Action has been
completed under the now Incorporation of the
national society of tlio Daughters of the Roy-
olutlon. Mrs. Benjamin Ilnrrlson Is presi
dent general , and Mrs. W. D. Cnbotl of Vir
ginia llrst vlco president. The now constitu
tion and bv-laws under the charter are now
In effect. All the work of the so
ciety , Including the organisation of Its
state chapters , has been withdrawn from
Now York anil other points to Wastilngton.
Applications are being received from every
Htatu and territory for membership. The
registries general are Mrs. Kugenla Wash
ington and Mrs. Howard Clark. Mrs. Gen
eral Ucorgo II. Shields Is the recording sec
retary and the committee In charge of the
national organization are Mrs. II. T. llo.ynton ,
Mis. Leo Knott arid Mrs. John W. For&lor.
Discredit the llopnrlH.
WASIIINOTOV , July 23. The agents of the
Chilian congressional party In this city dis
credit the report of recent engagements oft
Hmisco and also the report that the Esrnor-
nldu fired on the French vessel Vnlta. The
congressional agents will bo Joined by Senior
Fncro , who arrived In Now York yesterday
from Ilra/ll.
_
ImmciiM ) CI-OIIM ui * Cod'cu.
WAHIII.MITON , July 2. ! . The bureau ot
American republics has received Information
from Guatemala that the coffee harvest for
IS'JI ' will reach 700,000 quintals , representing
SllloooKK ( > . The Brazilian hurvou will bo
liXXi ( ) ( < > o bags this year , us compared with
4,200,000 a year ago.
Moiuiy to Move the Crops.
WAHIIINUTOV , July 23.Tho United States
treasurer today shipped 100,000 In small
notes to Chicago for use In the movement ot
the crops. The Issue of continued V/t pur
cent bond * today aggregates t,000,000 ' , ,