Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1895)
f f -"Fruit * TJIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SlMDAY , JUNE 10 , 1895. 8 NAVAL SUPPLY STATIONS Point in Which Uncle Barn's Present System is Deficient. ENGLAND FURNISHES A GOOD EXAMPLE tier Independent G'nnllnc t'nrli Scattered Orer the World Give Her a Great AdiantnRo In Die Mnlnletntnca ol Vtnr VetleU , WASHINGTON , Juno 15. ( Special. ) "If TVO ever expect to take hold ot and maintain our sli.ire of the commerce of the world , " fttys Commodore P. E. Chadwlck , chief ot the burtr.u ot equipment ot the Navy department , "wo will certainly have to establish for our own use a sufficient number ot coaling sta tions to supply the demands of our navy. The bureau ot equipment is not prosicutlng any work now looking to the location or es tablishment at any of these supply stations , and , of course , wo cannot do anything In tl.at direction unless specially authorlred and directed by act ot congress. I tMnk the tlmo v , 111 come , however , although may be not In the Immediate future , when we will have n system of coaling stations In foreign ports , owned end protected by the United States government. In fact , such a thing would only bo the logical result ot the pro gress which Is being maJo In the upbuilding of our navy. If we mo to establish and main tain nn enlarged navy , It Is Imperative that vvii should have ports which can be used as harbors of refuge , as well as for statloni where equipment can bo kept In readiness In case of emergency. At present wo are at the complete mercy of the common dealer In coal , and we really have no positive supply on which we can depend In case of need. 1 think that the method employed by Great llrltaln Is an adm rablo one , and one which could well be adopted by our country. She has a large number of Independent coaling polls vcattercd abroad over her many pas- fiosilons. Thus established , she has some supply which can easily be kept up to incel the cuirent demands of her service , and which will always be ready to be drawn upon to equip her vessels should they become shorl of coal or any other Item of supply used on shipboard. I think th s question ot estnb Ilshlng coaling stations Is one which wll ; come itp In the future , ana tt Is prob.ible that congress will make provision for the establishment of a system. " RENEWING THE POUNDING BOARD. Workmen have removed from the speak cr's desk the heavy oaken board upon vvhcl Speaker Crisp hammered so often and s < hard with the gavel. It was split from cm to end , and was almost ground to pulp when the heavy mallet fell so frequently. A nev oaken board will bo placed on the desk , am beneath the heavy hand of big Tom Reci It wilt share a like fate unto Its predc ccssor. Relic hunters found the desk toi which had been hammered ny Reed durlni the turbulent Fifty-first congress , am splinter by splinter they took tt away unt a piece only as large as a brick remained This a sensible workman preserved and sen by express to Mr. Reed , who preserves It a a relic ; an heirloom to be handed down fron generation to generation In the Reed family The workmen have removed all of tin desks and chairs from the housrt of represent atlves and are giving the big hall a thorougl overhauling. On the floor where the desk will be placed copper blocks are being screwei down. When the desks are put In posltloi and tint carpet Is laid those little copper die ; will be out of ulght. They are to form j part of the electric bell system , which wa authorized by a resolution passed within i few hours of adjournment on the 4th day o labt March. Congressman Cannon sccurci the adoption of the resolution which author Izcs the architect of the capital to "Introduc a system ot electric bells In the hall of th 1'ouso , connecting the desks of members will apartments to bo fitted up In the rear of Ih hall , for the convenience of members In com munlcatlng with pages , the expenditure note to exceed $1,000" Always heretofore whe : the statesmen wanted pages they have clappc their hands , and sometimes1 been obliged t shout for a boy , thereby Increasing the dli and confusion In the house , where confuslo : BO often prevails. This now sjstem was no adopted without opposition. It was clalme that good service could not be rendered I that manner , and that the page boys woul prove to be Incompetent. The eenatc Is as bare as old Mother Hut bard's cupboard. All of the chairs , desk : ( tables and carpets have been removed. I Is like to mo banquet hall deserted. In th cloak rooms chairs are piled In confuslor Visitors walking on the bare floors mak the chamber resound with echoes. Scrgeanl at-Arms Bright Is making the entire senat wing ot the capltol as bright and clean as I can bo made. Ho 1st a good executive officei and will leave his office * In the hands of hi successor so perfectly arranged that It wl almost run Itself. The senators will I pleased to see what good work Mr. Brlgl has done In providing for their comfort. Vli Itors and the general public will take It fc granted that the senate should be beautlfu But , all the earns. It would not bo but fc the diligent vacation work which Is belli done under the direction of the sergeant-a arms. arms.INSPECTING MILITARY POSTS. On the 9th Instant Major Francis Moon acting Inspector general , started on his annu toukof Inspection of military posts vvlthl the Northern district. According to a stat ment of his itinerary , on file In Inspect * General Brecklnrldgc's office , Major Mooi was at Fort Rlley to make an Inspectlc Juno 10. On the 18th Instant ho will bo . Kansas City. On the 19th ho will arrive : Itcavenworth , and on the day following 1 will Inspect the military prison and post ; Fort Lcavenworth Ho will be In Omal for Inspection of the put there on July On the Sth of July ho wilt go to Sioux Clt Fort "Nlobrara will be Inspected July 9 , ai Fort Robinson will be visited by him on Ju 1C. The .remainder ot Major Moore's 111 crary , after leaving Fort Robinson , with tl dates of Inspection , Is as follows : Fort Mead July 24 ; Fort Custcr , July 31 : Camp Me rltt , August 7 ; Fort Keogh , August 10 ; Fo Yatcs , August 19 ; Fort Pemblna , August 2 Tort Buford , August 29 ; Fort Asslnlboln September , 3 ; Fort Yellowstone , Septcmb 10 ; Camp Pilot Butte , September 15 , Fo AVashaklo , September IS , and Fort D. A. Ru sell. September 22. Major Moore will rctu to headquarters at Denver September 29 Colonel Robert P. Hughes , Inspector go cral ot the North Atlantic district , Is nc Jiibt finishing his tour In the northeastc states. The latest report from Colonel Geor II. Burton , Inspector general of the Pacl district , shows that he Is In Helena. Mot He will also make n brief trip over to Ye'lo stone. Lieutenant Colonel Peter D. Vrooi whose Inspection headquarters were recent transfered from San Antonio to Chicago , now carrying on hU work of Inspection Memphis , Tenii. , and will next go ' through Ohio , visiting Columbas barrac ) Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Lawton. w has about completed his Inspection ot r s counts , will start on July 1 for u visit to t tfc l posts In his district the Southern dlstrl Major E. A. Darlington , who is assigned the South Atlantic district , Is now Inspect ! the posts In the gulf states. ConslJeral Importance attaches to these Inspections the various districts , as they are the fli Inspections which have been made und the new system recently adopted. Tl system has not been In vogue since the cl wir , and hence Its results are looked fi ward to with a great deal of Interest. T reports which will bo submitted by the va ous officers will be Incorporated In the mini report of Inspector General Brecklnrldge. REPORTS FROM COLLEGES. Nearly two-thirds of the 104 colleges win army officers arc * detailed as military 1 stri'ctors ot cadets have ben Inspect and the reports have been received by 1 .pector General Brecklnrldge. The Inspi tlonv of the remaining colleges are n being carried on and It Is expected that t reports will be rccatved before long. Ma ; E. G. Fechet , Sixth cavalry , with he : quarters at Lincoln , Inspected the Unlvers of Nebraska at Lincoln und Doane rolli at Crete. Reports from both Inspections i on file In the Inspector general's office , 1 report on the Nebraska State unlvers has been carefully examined by the otllcl of the Inspector general's ofllce , as well by the secretary of war , and the opinions i prettied are that the report Is a very i cfllenj one and ihovvg much jllicrctlon a preparation on the part of the officer. Ma , Fechet tends goods news In regard to t military companies at the college. He sa In ( act , that he think * th organization Llr. < "Mn li icoond only to West Feint anil makes an axcclltnt nhowlng , particularly with refironc * to in * iplcndld nlsclpllna which prevail * . H appear * tliat ths attend ance at the Nebraika unlvertlty has In creased 40 per cent since 1S92 , no ln pctlon having be n made In 1893 or Uit year. The report ot Captain John Klnzle , Second In fantry , Tort Omaha , nho had charge of the Inspection of the I'nlrenlly ot South Dakota at Vrrmllllon , has not > ct been submitted. Alt of the reports ot the Inspections made by Colonel Peter D. Vroom have be n re- celved at the War department. Colonel Vroom Impeded the following colleges : lu Iowa Coincll college at Mount Vernon , lown State university at Iowa City , Iowa Wo - leynn university at Mount Pleanant , and Iowa Slate Normal school at Cedar Falls ; In Minnesota University of Minnesota at Minneapolis and Bishop Seabury mission at Farlbault and the University of Wisconsin at Madison , WIs. CARTER AND THE INTERVIEWERS. "Thero In very little enterprlsetguiiong the nowipapcr men of Washington , " said Senator Carter of Montana , chairman of the republi can national committee , this evening. "I have now bcon In Washington for six con. secutlve dajs and have not been Interviewed. When I was In New York over night re cently I was Intel viewed six times without once e-elng a newspaper man. Each Inter view expressed different views. Now that was enterprltlng journallcm. It ought to become unlvcml. It relieves each public man of responsibility for his own views. It saves his time , which Is surely worth something. And It saves the reporters the necessity of filling assignments of that char acter. A good newspaper man can cut off a yard or two of such views as public men ought to have on a moment's notice from his managing editor. "Why. ono newspaper In New York , " con tinned Senator Carter , "not only Interviewed me without EC Ing me , but actually pilntcd the Interview over my own signature. There It was as big as life. The whole column contained not a single sentiment ever ut tered by ms , and It contained a score ot assertions which I could not Indorse. And yet there It was In the morning paper with Thomas H. Carter' signed at the conclu sion. sion."What did I do ? Why , nothing , ot course When a man In public llfo bglns denying things said concerning him he mny as well give up all other buslne p I have not been Interviewed and will not be Interviewed jus ; now. I have not expressed any presidential preference I have not declared that free sliver will dominate or split the republican party. In short , I have not been making a fool of myself down east by talking to itrang ? newspaper men. I can talk freely to Washington newspaper men , because I know them , and they arc gentlemanly In their treatment of me and ot all other men who enter public life. I shall not go west for K0iii3 time , as my state makes demands upon my time and services , so that I must remain hero and attend to business for my people. " ( iUOUIVU INDUSTRY IN HIIAZIL. vonth American llopub'lc Kncnglni : Lnrcely In < otton VVcuvlnc. WASHINGTON , June 15. Consul Me- Daniel of Bahla , Brazil , has sent to the De partment of State a report upon the cotter factories of Bahla. Ho says that a factorj Is now building In that place which will b ( the largest In Brazil , being 90x275 , will 2,000 looms , 1200 for weaving calicos , llghi domestics , etc. , and for colored cloths , cot ton : hecks and stripes , heavy cotton odes etc. The machinery was alt purchased lr Europe , mostly In England. There Is ut spinning , the yarn being Imported from Eng laud. laud.Tho The mill at present employs 450 hands wh < earn from $2 to $9 per weeK Paen , working from 7 a. in. to C p. m. , with one hour of ! at noon. The present production Is aboul 150,000 jards of cloth per week. The com pany has built about 300 artisan dwellings or the English plan. The foreman , engineer ! and machinists are foreigners , English , Gcr man and French , and reielvo more wage ! than natives. Six cotton factories In operation were untl a few years ago owned separately , but hav < slnco been consolidated with a capital o. $880,000. Last year the tlx consumed 2,228 , COO pounds of r.iw cotton , producing 282,50 ! pounds of cotton thread and 4,631,500 metre : i of cloth Another company with a capital o 1 $1,000.000 operates two factories with 80i splndlqs and 208 looms. The same compan ; operates a boot and shoe factory emplojlni i 800 hands. t In Valencia , about fifty miles ea. t ot Bahla are two factories with 11,000 spindles am 280 loom * . All the factories have many ad vnnco sales and their stock Is quoted abov par. _ MISLKAIMKf ! NAVAL. MMlhNCI , ITUIli : Secretary Herbert IHAIUIB n rlrculiir MuUltii Muny Correction * . WASHINGTON , Juno 15. The result o the radical changes In naval architecture I recent years has been to render confuslni and Inadequate the nomenclature which ha ruled aboard ship slnco the birth of th first navy. Particularly misleading were th terms applied to designate the dlfferer I decks of a ship. A modern ship has deck never known to vessels ot the old navy whole decks Intended solely for protcctlo against gun fire ; partial decks that woul not have been possible to sailing craft , an bridges , expanding Into the dimensions c actual decks In parts of the ship. Thes have been christened haphazard by th builders , the sailors and the officers , an the result hits been a degree of confusion tha In scarcely credible , making It very dlfficu for the bureau officers of the navy depar ment to know just what part of the shl Is referred to In the reports which come t the department. To correct this In measure , Secretary Herbert has Issued a cl cular prescribing In great detail the name to bo applied to every deck In the ship , froi II the bridges above to the orlop deck belov and copies of this circular have been set * to every ship In the service and every con mander with Instruction hereafter to us only the prescribed names on all occasion CIVIL LAW ftin-i'i.vNis Mii.iTAit Jiipinoto Speedily Itcmoro OntT < i tli > nrth of rurutooi WASHINGTON. June 15. The Japanei legation today received an official dlspatc from fce foreign office summarizing tl statwrof affairs on the Island of Formosa i follows : At Tal-Phu-Fu and Tanmil , the two lari cities In the north , all disorder Is at c end and psaco Is established. The Japane have put Into operation a .civil system , administration. Germin marines were landi at the cities mentioned , but have now b : < withdrawn. The foreign settlers are no under the entire protection of the Japane army and civil authorities. The mention of the establishment of a civ system shows that martial law , which w In operation- when the Japanese fleet ai army first arrived , has given place quick to an orderly municipal system. No me tlon Is made of the reported uprising of tl Ulack Flags. NAYAlll HIM. KUSU3II : VUMtlC. to IS ItcllilcliPiii Iran Coiupunles AMU le tliu > eci > 4 < I nrr ( irxliit'i July 1. In WASHINGTON , June 15. Information h st er been received at the Navy department th there Is no doubt that the work at the Was lugton navy yard will be actively resum ITlie after July 1. On that date the Uethlehe lie Iron company will commence the deltve . rl. of the steel gun forglugs which will bo man factured Into armament for ships. The co tract calls for the delivery of the forgln as soon as possible after July 1 , and requlr that all shall be delivered within 119 da alter that date. The contract Is for t edn oots of forglngs for four-Inch guns and twen n- acts for five-Inch guns. These will keep t yard busy for come tlmo to come , I'ntrnU to Wcitera Inventors. WASHINGTON , June 15. ( Special. ) Pi ente have been Issued as follows : Nebraska ty Albert W Armstrong , Columbus , pea hullt Eugene F. Hardln , Lincoln , storm door I lie lulluay cars. Iowa Jacob S. Baughnu Ity Ilurllngton. down spout filter ; Albert Dealt , Hubbard , bed spring ; Wllber A. Campbell , Eldora , device for applying a heclves to the edges ot wrappers ; Wlllla x- II , Jones , Dlue Grass , governor for steam e xnd glnes ; Harry U. Layton , Leon , device j or preventing rust In gun barrels ; Hugh Wrlgl be Clinton , combined whip and tine balder. Sou ri. Dakota Charles M. Ullger and II. Dlrnbau * ri.at lUpld City , window curtain hanger. . J ' CLAIMING Tllli ARID LAND Wyoming and Idaho Aviil Themsolvas of the Grant Made by Congress. STATE AGENTS NOW IN WASHINGTON Irrigation Works Unilcrtnken by tlie Stntc Make the lloscrl llloom Mka tlio Uuio One Ml lion Acrei Ucetletl to Illicit. WASHINGTON. June 15. Millions anil millions ot acres are to be added to the great homestead areas of the nest. The last con- Greis enacted a 'aw providing that the gen eral internment shall donate to each state In which there arc arid lands 1,000,000 acres of such lands , on condition that the reclama tion Is done by the elates. Already Idaho and Wvomlng have compiled with all the formalities of the law and have taken steps toward securing a million acres ot land within their borders. Lieutenant Governor Miles of Idaho and C. Mcado of Wyoming , both en gineers appointed by their respective states , are here to complete the final arrangements. Their inlslon promises to bo very successful , for they are receiving from Land Commis sioner Lamoreaux the most cordial co-op eration. "Tlio steps that are now being taken to transform an Immense section ot arid coun try Into fertile and fruitful fields , " said the commissioner , "nlll , without doubt , be most far reaching In their effects. Under the ne\v Inn , lion ever , the state Is to undertake the work and Is to sell the lands , In sections of not over 1GO acres to any one person , for sucli prlco as can lie obtained. The govern ment retains possession for five years , and at the end ot that time It the reclamation appears to be permanent , the title to the land pauses to the state and thence to the settler. This means homes and farms for a multitude of people. " LAMJ LITIGATION. Kotlctr of tlio ( ° nno of .lojcpti V. Webber from the UlooinliiKtnn District. WASHINGTON , June 15 ( Special ) The secretary of the Interior today rendered a de cision In , a Nebraska land case , which , al though not Important by virtue of the amount of property Involved , was quite Interesting on account of the question which was de cided. The question at Issue was that ol veracity between the defendant In the case , and the officer whose duty It was to serve a notice of contest on the opposite side. The care was that of Oscar Williamson against Joseph F. Webber. On August 1 , 1889 , Web ber made a timber culture entry ot the southeast quarter of section 10 , township 2 , north , range 20 west , Uloomlngton land dis trict , Nebraska. On February 16 , 1893 , Oscar Williamson filed an affidavit of contest ngalne : the entry , alleging that Webber had failed tc plant , or cause to be planted , any trees , tree seeds or cuttings on the tract during the third jcar of the entry , and that there were no trees growing on the tract at the date ol the filing of the affidavit. Notice was Issued and the case was set for a hearing on March 23. 1893. The defendant tried to dismiss the case on the ground of Insufficient service , but this motion was overruled by the local officers , who found that the charges had been fully sustained , and ordered the cancellation of the entry. On appeal to the general land office the commissioner affirmed the decision of the local officers. Again the case was appealed this time to the Interior department , and the secretary affirmed the decision of the general land office , holding that there had been sufficient service of notice , and that the testimony showed a failure to comply will the requirements of the timber culture law. The question at Issue was mainly one o .veracity . between the dcfndant and the of fleer who makes affidavit to service of nu ttcc. The latter on oath swears that ho dli deliver the notice to Webber. The deendan contends , however , that ho did not receive i notice. Nevertheless , the local officers am the commissioner of the general land office as well as the secretary of the Interior con eluded to credit the sworn statements of tin officers that ho did deliver to the defendant fendant a true and certified copy ot the no tic.- . tic.Tho The case finally come back to the sccretar ; of the Interior on a motion for a rehearing In making the motion for a rehearing the de fendant asks that the case be reopened to the following reasons : That ho did no have an opportunity to eubmlt testimony a the trial held at Illoomlngton on March 2 ; 1S93 ; that the plaintiff and the officers of th United States land office at Uloomlngton an others conspired together for the purpose c depriving this claimant of his timber claim aii.l that the claimant be entitled to a fal and Impartial hearing and the privilege t submit testimony In the action before th land Id taken from him In deciding the en by overruling the motion for a rehearing , th secretary says' "Tho accusation ot conspiracy looks a first blush like a new clement Introduce Into the case but upon perusal of the argu ments and affidavits It Is found that the ] 'conslpracy' consisted In deciding the cas against Webber , and that Is the reason wh ho makes the charge. " To corroborate bis statements that he ha not violated the timber culture laws , Webbe has prcsentel the affidavit by Joseph Cljppe : In conclusion , the secretary says : "Inasmuch as no scintilla of evidence at pera to support tlio charge ot conspiracy b < twcen the local officers and others , and as re-examlnatlon of the record only affirms th conclusion arrived at In a decision heretofoi rendered that the service of notice of contc : was sufficient , nn reason Is disclosed for dl turblng the department decision heretofoi rendered. " On January 11 , 1894 , the commissioner i the general land office rejected the appllci tlon of Jerry A. Wells for an extension i time for making payment upon his pr emptton claim for a quarter section of lar In the Alliance land district of Nebraska. 1 that decision the commissioner held th ; there was no such failure ot crops as wou warrant the office In granting the extenslc of time prayed for. The secretary , howcve overrules this decision and decides In favi of Wells , saying that ho thinks the proof compliance with the requirements of tl pre cmp'lon law were sufficient and the pro of Inability Is such as brings Wells with the provisions of the act of July 20 , 180 which provided "that the time ot making tl final payments on entries under the pr omptlon act Is hereby extended for one ye from thtvdate when the same became d In all cases where the pre-emption entry mi are unable to make final payments fro causes which they cannot control. " Althoui he decides the case In favor ot Wells , the se retarv says that the application for exteTs'i having been made In September , 1893 , ai the case having been pending for more tin than the tlmo applied for , the claimant h , e succeeded In securing a longer delay than would If his anpllcatlon had.been orglnal granted. The secretary therefore dire : that the local officers call unon Well * for It mediate payment of the amount due upon t claim. The decision of the case Is Importa In that It carries an Interpretation of t lavy of July 20 , 1S94 , which was passed f the benefit of the drouth sufferers of t 11 west. Two Appnlntmrnlfl toYett 1'ulnt. WASHINGTON , Juno 15. ( Special Tel gram. ) President Cleveland today made ti y appointments at large to West Point , but t name of Paul Ward Beck , con of Capts William H. neck , the agent ot the Oma and Wlnncbago reservation , was not on t list. The president still has one appolntmc at his disposal , and It Is possible that may decide to give It to young Deck. T appointments which went to the sons of an officers are as follow. ! George I ) . Comly. t of the late Major Clifton Comly , orJnan department , who died very suddenly at Gc it- ernor'a Island , In 1894 , while In the perfon ance cf duty , leaving a widow with a numt ot children , and William Tldball , son ot GE r ; cral John C. Tldball , U. S. A. , retired , w was graduated from the military academy 1843 , and retired after continuous and d anguished military service In 18S9. Petrel Knit Up \Hlic-Ue-Klanc. . WASHINGTON , June 15. A telegram i cetved at the Navy department annoi m that Admiral Carpenter , In command ot t Astatic squadron , has sent the Petrel frc Shanghai to Hankow , This lost named pol la about COO miles up the Yang-tse-KIa /Iver above Shanghai and U In the direct ! ot the provinces where the , fptrtit riots oc curred. Hankow Is many mJlcs from the scenes of the riots , but It J presumed that the Petrel le sent up the Uvcp to glvo the Chinese government an Intimation that the United States Intends to look after Its citi zens and Uielr property. TYib ill IP Is under the control of Admiral Carp < lltctand was not dispatched to Hankow through' orders from Washington , the admiral acting1 wholly upon his own discretion. bOUtll OMUIA'S rUllMO IIUII.UINO Itctl Tiipo la Heine Mowl/ Unwound bjr tlio Trrnmirj Depnttnrnt , WASHINGTON , June 15.-lpeclal ( $ Tele gram. ) The Treasury department has Just begun to make preparations for carrying out the provisions ot the Mercer bid of the last congress , providing for a new public build ing at South Omaha. The bill provides that the building shall be used for the United States postofflce and "other government offices In the city of South Omaha. " In cases where the buildings are to be u cd for more than one branch of the service the su pervising architect's office always prepires the plans for the building In such a way that each office will have a part which will be constructed In the manner best suited to that branch. In accordance with the usual cus tom , therefore , the department has sent out letters to the different branches of the gov ernment service asking them to specify how much , if any , room they will need In the proposed South Omaha postofllca building One of these communications was sent to Secretary of the Interior Smith asking for Information relative to the land office and business thereof at South Omaha. To this letter the secretary replies "I have to ad vise that on the 8th Instant the acting com missioner ot the general land office reported that three Is no United States land olllc ? at South Omaha , Neb. , and consequently no rooms are required for the accomodatlon of such office at that place. " Now that the first steps have been taken In pushing the work on the proposed building at South Omaha It Is expected that other portions of the work will be commenced within a short time. I'mnUlitnt : * f" ' Woitern Krdrrnl limiting * WASHINGTON , Juno 15 ( Special Tele gram. ) The Treasury department today authorized the custodian of the public buildIng - Ing at Lincoln to accept the bid ot W. N Uenlaender for furnishing six gallons of pure castor oil at his bid of $5.40. The Cascade Netting company at Sioux Falls , S. U. , has been notified that the furni ture appropriation will not permit the ex pense which would bo Incurred In fitting Sioux Tails' court house and postoffice buildIng - Ing with wires for the electric light system The custodian of Sioux Falls' building has been notified that the department will pay the expcnce of $14 Incurred In adjusting doors of building out of the appropriation for furniture. The custodian of the public building at Nebraska City has been authorized to purchase one boiler flue brush at $3.50. Cnilot Appoln meiit * nt I.nrgp. WASHINGTON , June 15. The president has made the following appointments at large to West Point George D. Comly , son of the late Major Clifton Comly , Ordnance depart ment , who died very suddenly at Governor's Island In 1894 while In performance of duty , leaving a widow with a number of children ; William Tldball , son of General John C. Tld ball , U. S. A. , retired , whb was graduated from the military academy In' 1848 and re tired after continuous and distinguished serv ice In 1889. ' I'ofttornre ClmiiKCS In Nolmiskn , WASHINGTON. June ,15. , ( Special Tele gram. ) A postoffico has been established at Canton , Box Butte county , Nebi , with Charle. ' O. Lockwood as postmaster. Nebraska post- offices have been discontinued as follows1 Ulggs , Sheridan county ; mall will go to Kuh- vllle ; Thornton , Polk county ; mall will go to Swedehome. .No Amrrlrnna Hurt In the Illots , WASHINGTON , June 15. The State de partment has received a cablegram from Min ister Denby , saying that In the recent Chinese riots at Cheng Tung the American mission property was not much damaged , and that nc Americans were hurt. Trouble with the llonkblmlcrJ Settled. WASHINGTON , June 15. The trouble be. tw een Foreman Espey and the bookbinders ol the government printing office was amicablj settled this morning and the threatened strlki averted. Public Printer Benedict had no ham In the negotiations. Llaateimnt I'aoUun Dead. WASHINGTON , June. 15. The War de partment 'nas been Informed that Lleutenan George Backus , First cavalry , died at Dallas Tex. , today. _ UEl'Klf II OAT HE TllEKK. Now York' * Orator Cnnnot Aildrcsi tin 1 ( Icvelnn'l I.ciicno Convention , 1f f CLEVELAND , O. . June 15 The follow 1m telegram has been received from Chaunce ; r M. Depevv in reply to an Inquiry as ti whether ho would attend the republican na tlonal convention next week : NI3W YORK , Juno H. I have notlfta the committee of the Impossibility of in' ' . htaylnn over the 20th at Cleveland to ut : tend the league meeting. I leave hero to 1 morrow tor Nashville to dellvei the annua address at the Viinderbllt university nn r make one other speech on scholastic mat e ters. "Returning- will reach Cleveland o f the 19th at 5 o'clock nml leuvo nt 0 o'clocli ' CHAUNCKY M. DKl'fiW. It Is probable that a strong delegation wll meet Mr. Depew at the depot and endeavo to prevail upon him to address the conven tlon. Squnniluroil Ills Hrlilo'n Mono- . SAN FRANCISCO , June 15. J. C. Davli who was arrested Thursday for vlctlmlzln dozens of local tradesmen by passing fraudu lent drafts , expected remittances from hi father-in-law to cover the amount of hi swindling and avoid prosecution. Davis say that he was formerly a reporter on the Nc1 York World , but latterly hud been employe on the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. He was married In Rochester eight weeli ago to u daughter of H. H. Craig , a wealth lumber dealer. While on their wedding trl Davis squandered his bride's dowry , amounl Ing to $5,000 , at faro. By pawning her jev els , he managed to reach San Francisco , an his effort to raise money on his bogus drafi was to pay the expenses back to Hoclieste The unfortunate young bride avows her Intel tlon to remain with her husband. I'ell 1 olrphone Unclilon Hitniloil Down , BOSTON , June 15. A decision ot tl United States court reversing a decision i the circuit court and ordering the case ' lr the United States against the American Be Telephone company , as assignees of the Cm Berliner patents and against Berliner , dl missed , was handed down late yesterdi afternoon. The suit was ton a bill In cquli praying that the patent testied November 1 id 1891 , numbered 463,569 , tqLtje > American Be Telephone company , as assignee of Berlin In all things , bo recalled , repeated and d creed absolutely null. 'The ' lower court su talned the prajer. Dili > ot t mnU'iiln.fiuullur U illnc. SOUTH BEND , Ind. , 'June 15. During 11 recent synod ot the fteformcd Church America at Grand Kapldi ; Mich. , a dlspati was sent out saying that "A resolution w ; submitted condemning fjundny bicycle rldln especially the practices of rchurch membe riding to church. " Rev.N. . D. William e * pastor of the Reformed Chllrch ot this clt . 'o who presented the ret'6Iulbn ( , says the dl iie patch Is not true. H # .eay/s / : "There w In nothing In the resolution ! to glvo even t color of truth to the BtaUnient. The res IS 36 lutlon was entirely In the opposite dlrectlo 36nt runnel Into ItccelVer' * Ilamli , [ 1C lie CLEVELAND , Juno 15. On a bill of coi liey plaint flled by the Central Trust company JM New York , the United States circuit con ce has appointed Benjamin A. Mayo ot Chlca receiver for the Ashtabula Suburban Ll n er and Water company of Ashtabula , O. T n. court Is also asked to foreclose a mortgu ho aggregating $250,000 held by the trust coi ln pany against the water and light company , f.ureot Order Kver I'liicccl , MADISON , WIs. , June 15. The Standa Telephone and Electric company of this cl has closed a contract with the Western Eli es trie Telephone company of Brltt , la. , whl ho has been operating Bell Instruments und im a lease , for 10,000 telephones with Milne nc nt Infringing transmitters. This Is said to fig the Urges order ever placed lor ' "phone on In the United States. BECK READY FOR BUSINESS Proposes to Proceed at Ooco with the Mak ing of Eviction ? . FALL BACK ON TROOPS IF NECESSARY slays They Are Promised force of Imtlnn 1'ollce 1'rovrs liniiltlcipntVlll To'.erute No Interference bjr Mullm or Otlieri. It Is sntd upon good authority that In structions have been forwarded from the secretary of war to General Copplnger re viewing the troubles at the Wlnnebago In dian agency and authorizing the commander of the Platte to send troops to the Wlnno- bago reservation In the event that Captain Beck's Increased Indian police force meets with trouble when evictions of Flournoy tenants are resumed. The request to send troops before the Indian police arc resisted has been refused by the War department. The attempt to secure the troops as "guards" while the police arc enforcing Captain Beck's orders has also been re pulsed by a declination on the part of the secretary of war. But , as a result of per sistent demand on the part ot the Interior department at Washington , the secretary of war has granted the request to Issue In structions for an emergency and In substance - stance the troops will be held In reserve to await the sequel of evictions by the Indian police. To save red tape and time the War department has forwarded Instructions to General Copplnger to be In readiness at an > tlmo to respond to a call for troops from Captain Beck , If trouble at the reservation is precipitated by the action of the Indian police In obeying their superior officer's orders. John R. Beck , assistant Indian agent and the plucky son of the captain , was In Omaha yesterday , and when seen at the Paxton - ton , confirmed the rumor , and said that while the use of troops had been denied bcfort there was any serious trouble , It was defi nitely understood at the agency from official advices received from Washington , that ths soldiers of the Department of the Platte would be held In r servc , and It the Indian police , with a good equipment anil Increased numerical strength , could not successfully evict the settlers , and any disturbance oc curred as a result thereof , the troops would go to Ponder on a special , In all probability , and uphold government Interests. When asked whether or not ho believed the Indian pollco would be capable of enforcing Captain Beck's orders without calling on the mllltlary reserve for assistance , Mr Beck replied In the affirmative and said that the ammunition would reach Wlnnebago agercy from the Rock Island arsenal jester- day. He said that the police would be armed at once with Winchesters ( loaded this time ) and within ten days thereafter there would be a determined ciusade against all tenants on Indian lands whote leases were regarded as Illegal by Captain Beck. The assistant Indian agent said that the War department believed that In view of the short distance between Fort Omaha and Ponder It would be the best plan to await developments of evictions before going to the expense of sending troops , and that Inasmuch as no blood had as yet been spilled and resistance to Indian police was only an anticipation , the bluecoats would be Kept at the fort , subject to call , however. In coso their presence was a necessity to keep the Flournoy company sympath zcrs from causing trouble. When asked If an Injunction was served on the Indian pollco or troops how It would be received , John Beck replied emphatically that It would be Ignored , and that If the man who served It created trouble he would be promptly put in Irons. Mr. Beck also stated that If Sheriff Mullln Interfered with the Indian pollco again when evictions were resumed ho would not only bo handcuffed , but would be Imprisoned at the agency. "Up to date the affair has been prcttj much of a bluff. " said Mr. Beck , "btil henceforth we propose to enforce Interior de. partment instructions and will stand nc more fooling. Those Flournoy tenants have got to go , and If they shoot at the Indlar police or In any way resist them there If going to be some lively times up on tin reservation. The Indian pollco will be cau. tloned not to be too hasty or violent , biv they will not bo sent ouv to b < made targets of , and if It cotnei to a choice between peacefully vacating 01 trouble , the tenants will be responsible foi results. There has been too much talk or the subject and not enough action. Nov after exhausting all means In our power t ( settle the affair peaceably , wo have beet officially authorized to equip our Indian po llco force for business and If they fall wi will get plenty of aid. " Action on the motion to quash the Indict ment against Sheriff Mullln will occur a this term ot federal court , In all probablllt ; next week. AUMS roil IIKCIl'S INDIANS. I miles uiiil llnll Cartrlilcei to He Forwnrileil ' to the Kfscrvutloii. WASHINGTON , Juno 15. ( Special Tele gram ) The following communication vva today sent to Captain Beck at Dakota City ' Neb : "Sir I have been Informed that th commanding officer at the Rock Island at senal has been directed today to Issue t you at once , sent by fast freight , the fol lowing ordnance supplies : Seventy Sprlnp field rifles , caliber 45 , model 18S4 , and 2,80 rlllo ball cartridges , reloading. This actlo Is In pursuance of act of congress of Marc 3 , 1879. The storew will be Invoice J to yo and recelptcJ for by you as acting agent ot tli Omaha and Wlnnebago reservation. Whe these arms are no longer required they vsl bo returned to the Rock Island arsenal. Fc the purpose of accounting for these stores , supply of blank returns lias been sent yc today by mall , and these will bo made 01 by you and forwarded to this office quarter ! ; "CHARLES SCHALRR , "Acting Chief ot Ordnance. " U Is said that the next move In this resei vatlon trouble will be made by Cataln Bcc anil the department .will await development Officials of the Indian office express the bi lief that Captain Beck will not encounter an difficulty In entorclng his orders now with force of fifty additional Indian police. o lf KILLED IfII II > lx Cotclici Derailed on n Mexican Hull U roul with I'uiul iJALAPA , Mex. , , Juno 15. By the deral ment of six coaches of a passenger train i the Interoceanlc railway , three passengei are reported killed and sixteen wounded , relief train has been sent to the scene i the wreck , near the Hacienda Demazapa Tt derailment occurred as the result of a broke rail , and four of th ? coaches were bad splintered. When the accident occurred , Is claimed the engineer , who Is an America Df attempted to escape , as did Nevfcre , the e glnecr of the train which encountered tl terrible Temamatla wreck. He was capturi by several ot tha passengers and delaine Several ot th : Injured passengers are alreai taking steps for gaining Indemnity again the road , which Is peculiarly unfortunate the number ot wrecks during the prese year. Arcunril of Murilerlnff Kin Fitther , BROOKLYN , Juno 15. William Henr son of Charles Henry , who was found mu dored In his home last evening , surrender fl _ himself to the police today. He said that had slept In Prospect park during the nig and the first knowlcdga he had of his fathei death reached him In a morning paper I made a most emphatic denial of having mu dered his father and close questioning by t police captain and detectives failed to ma ! Urn contradict hi ? statements. The prison was remanded pending a further invcstlgatl ot the case. Auotlier lUllro.til .11 a u I'romntotl. MARQUETTE , Mich. , June 16. George 1 Htbbard , heretofore northern pasienger age of the Duluth , South Shore & Atlantic roa has been promoted to the position of actl general passenger agent , vice C , W. Hlbbai who resigned to accept the presidency ot t Northern Adirondack railroad In New Yoi Mr. Hlbbard's headquarters wll be remov from Minneapolis to Marquette. Diiinnn aims irur. Number of 1'topln Injured by tlio Collnpie of MU Ancient Structure. GRAND IUPID3 , Men. , June 15. Today while a crowd of people and several railway employes wcre'on the coil end of the old Chicago & Weil Michigan railroad bridge , which l now no longer uicd for regular railway traffic , the foot patsengcr part gave nay and fifteen or twenty pcoplo wcro pre cipitated to the rocks below , a distance ot fifteen feet. No one was killed , but a num ber were Injured , as follows : Michael Devos , cut over right eye and In jured Internally. John Devos , his son , right ankle sprained , Frank White , right knee cap broken , Henry Wyllc , brakcman , right wrist broken and right hip sprained. Henry Hundcrkorp , 7 years old , seriously Injured. E. L. Bookman , conductor , left wrist and right arm fpralncd and bruised. Jacob Quint , 7 yeari old , right arm broken. The railroad men wcro at work with a pile driver which stood on the bridge , and the other people wcro watching the job. Srcrctnrjr t.iunont Cnmluc e t. WASHINGTON , June 15. Secretary Lament - mont with Mrs. Lament will leave hcic next week for a western trip. Ho will bo accom panied by Quartermaster General Ditchelor. Secretary Lament may extend his trip to the Pacific coast. The secretary will probably look over the site for a now military post at Bismarck , N. D. , which Is contemplated In an act ot the last congress. Cyrlnne lee < lrn t DnmiiRO 111 TrxtB DENISON , Tex. . Juno 15 , A portion of Grazon county was devastated by a cyclone In the Martin Spring district , west of here. The cj clone came from the direction of the river , and thousands of acres of crops were wiped aft the earth. Houses were blown down ahd the damage will run high In the thousands. FIRE Iff A r.45/rr.VOT > HOTEL , N M ny GncUt Nnrtowljr Rtcnpa Dfnth la the Flmiitt. I WASHINGTON , Juno 15. Fire broke oul this morning about 0.30 o'clock In n Ku- ropran hotel oil Pennsylvania avenue next to WlllarJ's hotel , Tl.o flames ran up tha st.tlrnay almost ImintilUtuly and burst from ) tha windows of the third and fourth floors , cutting oft nil means of rgrcsi by the main stairway. Many ot the U"ti were aslcrpt at the tlmo and four of them , Including tha daughter ot the proprietor , J. E. Mojliui , had their escape cut oft from the stairs mid fire escapes , but were finally rescued with out Injury by tlmncn. Most ot the gucit * lost tliolr effects. The origin of the flro lit unknown. The loss wilt not bo large , being confined chiefly to damage to the hotel furnishings. \ Vnlimbln Doc roiitinlm Sulolde. NEW YORK. Juno 16. A special to tlii World from West Point. N. V. , savs : Pier- ' pont Morgan's rrlrc collie , Roslyn Wllkes , Uc llberntcly committed sulcldo today. Tha animal was bought In England and Is re ported to have cust $10,000. The dog cama over decorated with many prlzo ribbons , WlTen Bob Armstrong , the kennel keeper , ' took the dog out for exercise , Itcslyn Wllkea went to the pond for a bath as playfully as thu rest , but when the others came out tha prlzo winner rcfusod to do to. Then Arm strong walked Into the w.Uer. When thrt collie saw him coming the vvould-bc sulcldq dived down und staid down until dead , ( lti-n oii'n Mijrrr Surrender * . DEADWOOD. S. D. , Juno 15. ( Special Telegram ) -Frank Manlhan , who on Thurs day shot and Killed his father-in-law. Charted II. Benson , this morning drove Into the city ; and surrendered. Although u diligent searclv had bt'en made for Manlhan , he managed to elude the officers , and his surrender wan upon the nihlco of friends , who profess to bellevo that fuels will bo brought out In thq preliminary tr.al Justifying the killing ot Benson. m m m m m m The vehicles on our Bargain Floor arc not m m fast have made another moving enough we re m duction in prices and if you contemplate purchasing m chasing- Pheaton , Buggy , Surry , Extension m Top Carriage , Trap or Cart , this season , now m is the opportunity to secure a iil Sure Enough Bargain. IU iU Call and inspect this stock and we will convince you that the work and prices are all IU we claim for them. ui Over 300 sample vehicles set up on our show room floors. COLUMBUS BUGGY CO. , 1608 , IGIO , 1612 Hnrney Street iU iU SPAULDING & CO. Incorporated. Gold and Silver Smiths. IJyoure to be married or are to attend a wedding in this mat rimonial month , you're doubtless thinking of just the thing we have : appropriate giftsin Gold , Silver and Jewels , almost everything your taste could suggest. We are adepts in the production of elegant stationery. If , strange to say , you have no pioscnt inlorcbt in wedd IJ , s , our establishment still holds thousands of hean- tiful uriiulcs to interest you. Cor. State & Stf CHICAGO. Some Merchants Do business like peop'e catch fish they offer you a Bait under which are concealed numero barbs , and then chuckle at the Vermont Sticker who was unfortunate enough to bite. The more intelligent buyers are not so gullible and know where such methods are practiced. If you are a stranger make a few inquiries ; it will pay you. Our new fall styles in are arriving daily and are handsomer than ever. We sell standard made goods at Popular Prices v nt J , d.be IEd. be bek. k.cd -