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I1 ! J JB ( JOT- J'l BATTLESHIPS BEHAVED WELL Navy Department Highly Pleased with Their Seagoing Qualities. MONTEREY EXCEEDFD THE EXPECTATIONS v St * - > il- j * -V Monitor Amphrltrlte Handled Kimlly nod U I'erfectly brntrorthy , but the Quar ter * for onicern unit Men Uiirc | | ilToly Hot. WASHINGTON , July 6.- Partial reports received at the Navy department from the commandcra of tlio Monterey and tbe Amphl- trlle are very gratifying to the official * on ac count of the fine shotting made. The Mon I ; terey , while designed for caast defense and harbor work , ban demonstrated that she can be sent to sea If occasion should require , and la In every way tcavvorthy. Site Is not a fast boat , but she easily made eight knots an hour on her trip to South America. It was also found that she was much mere comfort able for her officers and crow than first sup- ( j/osed , and the temperature ot her cabins was not as high as was expected , considering the climate she was In. It Is not probable that the Monterey will ever be sent on a long crul e like that she has Just taken , unle 8 In raeo of great emergency , but it Is likely she will s'ay in the vicinity of S.tn Francisco and Puget Sound. The Amphltrlto was In some ecvcro eather whllo en her southern cruise In the Atlantic and her officers report that Bhe behaved herself In a first-class manner. The greatest fault found with this monitor Is the Intense heal cf the rooms below deck and In her cabins. U Is said that In the ward room , where the officers live , and which Is directly over the boilers , the deck la so hot that the officers cinr.ot set their feet on It unless the floor Is covered by a mat. The ventilation of the Amphltrttc is not all that It should be , but It Is thought that this can bo Improved. Besides all her cruising has bcon In the south , whcro the climate la hot. The Amphllrlte gave a good account of her self In gun practice and also demonstrated that she Is easily handled. The greatest complaint that lias been made Is that she Is rather undermanned to properly perform the tctts and evolutions which have been re quired of her. _ _ xvi.uti ruK.vri.n KINDLY Mexicans Divided T iclr Ilntlom with Shlpwrrcfcoil rnM WASHINGTON , July C. The acting sccrc- ta y of state has received a supplemental re port from United States Consul Battle at Acapulco , Mexico , dated Juno 21 , giving further details In regard to the survivors of the wrecked steamer Collma. He went to Manzanlllo on the 12th ulllmo , ho says , for the purpose of relieving the shrlpwrecked crow from the American schooner Hayes , and fortunately found the five men who were on life raft No. 2 from the lost vessel. They landed safely about sixty miles south of Manzanlllo , after battling with the elements for four day and three nights without feeder or water. "I have questioned all of them , " said the contul , "as to the cause and Inci dents that led to the loss of the Collma , and all agree that a hurricane was blowing at the tlmo , and the sea very rough , and that the squall and heavy swell came upon them sud denly and none had time to prepare for the inevitable. "Some of them declare that In their Judg av i ment the deck loads contributed to the ship's capsizing. The newspapers have publlsheJ Eomo very sensational stories about this sad uffalr , which , In some Instances , did a great Injustice to the Mexicans along the coast , fcr Instead of robbing the dead , they have nour ished the living and exhibited a humane and noble feeling that could not be surpassed by any people on earth. They were the first to welcome the ten survivors that went ashore on life rafts , and met them on the beech. hungry and famished , and divided their ration : with them as' Icng as they remained. " OAVK n in A TICKK SIL.VIIC : YELI , Denver Wheelmen Urcet Scmitnr Mioruinn' * Town In vVotcra Stylo. WASHINGTON , July C. The Denver Bi cycle club , sixty-eight in number , of whom twenty were ioJics , called at the White house if , today. The club Is on Its way to the meet of the League of American Wheelmen at ! Asbury park. The experience of the Denver cyclists at MansflelJ , O. , early thU morning I was novel and somewhat exciting. As the party comes frcm the heart of the silver ; t country , all Us members are enthusiastic for free silver. As the train pulled Into Mans field , the home of Senator Sherman , It wai determined to give the club yell on silver as a greeting to the senator. The party stepped on the platform and shouted the ca'l : "Tree ! tf Free ! Free are wet Sixteen to one it soon will bol What ? Silver ! " The Mansfield crowd took up the defense of their distinguished townsman and Jeerel at f the enthusiastic silver men. One bide gave cheers for Senator Sherman and the other answered with the college yells. The demon strations were kept up at a lively rate until the train pulled out. AWAKDUI ) TO AN OH 111A rill.M Hormnn ft Mnler Will I'arntsh Material fur the Foilnrnl lluilillng. WASHINGTON , July C. ( Special Tele gram. ) The board of "award of the supervis ing architect's office today recommended to the secretary of the treasury that he award the contract for the fire proofing of the Omaha building to Herman & Malcr of Omaha at their bid of $38,42J. The secretary will 111ot probably concur In the recommendation of the board and sign the document early next ! week. A strong effort was made by a com pany tn St. Louis controlling a patent fire proof preparation to get the contract on ac count of asserted superiority of their material , but the board decided In favor of the local firm , as they were satisfied ot the flro proof ) qualities cf the terra cotta called for In the specifications. Robert W. Shaw was today commissioned postmaster at Mllidale , and Carrie M. Hottes at Nlckerson , Neb. , and Edward L. Kllby tesat Wlllard , la. Knililrn llrntli of I olanet Illnton. WASHINGTON , July 6. The War depart ment received a telegram today announcing the sudden death of Colonel James Illnton , Twenty-third Infantry , at Rlnggold barrack ? , Texai. Colonel Illnton rose from the ranks , having enlisted from Connecticut aa a private In Ib5 $ . Ha did not become a second lieu tenant until 1SG2. The death of Colonel Illnton promotes Major J. W. French of the Fourteenth Infantry to be lieutenant colonel ; Captain Charles F. Hobe ; .Twenty-fifth Infan try , to bo major ; First Lieutenant U. anE. . Glenn. Twenty-fifth Infantry , to bo captain , and Second Lieutenant I * . C , Harris , Thir teenth Infantry , Munroe McFarland , Twent- flrst Infantry , and William T. Wilder , N'lne- teenth Infantry , to be first lieutenants. These three promotions wcro occasioned beciuso ' of the promotion cf Captain William Waterbury > , Fifteenth Infantry , to be major , and Flrct Lieutenant Kdmund L. Fletcher , Thirteenth infantry , to be ciptaln , both cf whom retired on their promotion. > nvnl CitilrUppolntr < 1. WASHINGTON , July C. The following cadets have been appointed to the naval academy at Annnpci : : s. H. McCarthy , Essex , Mo. ; W. P. Parrl h , Greeniburtc , Ind. ; R. C. Martin , Chicago ; H. n. nuwell , Portage - tage , WI . : C. A. Gardener. Chicago ; C. orW. . L mend , Clinton , 111. Alternates : A. W.O. . Seamini , Greenville , 111. : II. S. Sawyer , H1IU- boro. III. ; Charles n. Hatch , Champaign. III. ; Charles A. Tuttle. Auburn. Cal. ; W. G. Sponsor , Cleveland , O. : G. B. Lawrence , Cleveland , O. ; H. B. Mile ? , Cambria , Wyo. Onvn tha > rltlef rlio Iiinil < WASHINGTON , July 6. Sfcretary Hoke Smith has rendered a decision In the MM of Curnqtt against Jone * , which Is of much Im portance to many settlers In Oklahoma. Junes D. Jones lived near the edge ot the territory previous to Its being opened to iet- tlement , and WAI accustomed to crom the feordir ca frequent trip * to OJUihom * ( tattoo , which was hi * nearest railway tUtlpji anif market. On th e trips be te'Kled ' a trie * that he liked and on the Opening day made the race to It on horseback with the rent ot the crowd. Tbe question wag whether his previous visit * made him a "sooner" and disqualified him as an entryman. The sec retary taya the strictest construction might do this , but that ho l Inclined to the great est possible liberality In cuch cases , and he juitalns Jpne title in th jand. UeMrrn I.nnil ( Decided. WASHINGTON , July 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) Secretary Smith today rendered de cisions In land contests as follows : Ne braska 3. W. Storm against Jacob Glor , O'Ntlll district , decision affirmed , contest dls- missed. IMwIn C. Fcnner against William H. Trancr , Alliance district , motion for review denied , contest dhmlssed. United States against Newman el al , McCook district , mo tion for review denied , entries held for can cellation. Byron Streeter against John F. Italph , Lincoln district , decision affirmed , Strecler contest dismissed. J. D. Weaten- hover against J. S. Dodds , Alliance dlitrlct , motion for review denied , land awarded to Dodds. South Dakota Carrie Grover against Er nest C. M. Warren , Huron district , decision affirmed , Grover contest dismissed. C. N. Lukes , Pierre district , decision affirmed , re- paytrjpnt of purchase money refused. Mllltnry I'rlMiim lie l niitMl. WASHINGTON , July C. A general order has been Issued by the War department es tablishing prisons for the confinement of per sons convicted of military offenses at the fol lowing posts : Aleatraz Island , Cal'-fornlaj ' Fort Warren , Mass. ; Fort Columbus. N. Y. ; Fort Thomas. Ky. ; Fort Monroe. Va. ; Fort Sheridan , III. : Fort Snelllng , Minn. ; Fort HIley , Kan. ; Tort Sam Houston , Tex. ; Fort Logan , Colo. ; Fort Crook , Neb. ; Vancouver Barracks , Wash. This wan made necessary by the transfer of the military prison at Fort Leavenworth to the War department. Prisoners convicted of other than military offenses will be cent to the state or govern ment prisons. Nnw Coiintrrfrlt Silver Ortlflctto. WASHINGTON , July 6. The secret serv- Ice has received a counterfeit five-dollar sllver certificate. The check letter Is D , series 1891. J. Font Tlllman register of the treasury , D. M. Morgan treasurer of the United States , Grant head , small scalloped seal. The note Is a wood cut n/oductlon and much shorter and narrower than the genuine. The face of the note has a dark grayish appearance , the numbering , though good , Is heavy , dead blue , devoid of luster ; the portrait of General Grant Is very poor , and moth-eaten In appearance , the nose Is beaked , moustache and beard scratchy , choppy and straggling. Uncovering n I'ranil. WASHINGTON , July G. The special agents of the treasury are making progress In the fraudulent Chinese certificate case recently unearthed at Butte , Mont. , where ITS ot the blanks were caplured. II has been dls. covered lhat the stamps of the forged elgna- tures of the officials used on the certificates were mnde by a party on the Pacific coast , Steps are being taken for his arrest. It is expected all of the parties Implicated In the fraud will soon be apprehended. Nnmes for Isevv Kcvcnue Cutter * . WASHINGTON , July C. The secretary of the treasury has decided upon the names to be given to the two revenue cutters , for the construction of which contracts were re cently entered Into. The lake cutter is to be named the "Walter Q. Gresham. " in honor of tha late secretary of state , and the other , which will patrol the New England coait , will be christened the "Daniel Manning , " in honor of the late secretary of the treasury. No Inillciitlini nf filibustering. WASHINGTON , July C. A report received at the Navy department from Captain Miller of the Ilallegh , since her return from a crulfe up the west coas-t of Florida , states them Is no indication of filibustering any where. He does not think there Is any dan ger of exportations from the United States to Cuba , and especially from the coast points where ho has visited. Gold Uesorvrt Taken a Tumble. WASHINGTON , July 0. The gold reserve today fell to ? 107,410,401 , , a loss since yester day oi $153,807. This loss , It Is believed , was caused by the usual monthly settlement In gold at San Francisco. No Intimation of In tended withdrawals for export has been re ceived nt the Trearury department. K-iglliti Cuiinul Itccoentzsil. WASHINGTON , July C. The president has recognized George Van Slllart , consul of her Britannic majesty for Colorado , North and South Dakota , llllncla , Kansas , Minnesota , Nebraska and Wyoming , to reside In Chicago. YHIo\r IVver hprrudlng In Cuba. WASHINGTON , July C. Advices fq the surgeon general of the marine hospital service indicate that yellow fever In Cuba has spread to Cienfugos. 31AKIAQ JtATlD A - Vlanufncture of Tin Plates In tlio United Sliitrn liicrimilng NEW YORK , July C. The quarterly Ilsl ; of American Tin works published In the Metal Worker of this week shows an advance ; In this Industry. There are now In actual operation In the United State , according- Ihe Metal Worker , thirty-five tin plate works proper , rolling their own black plates , with seven more Jn course of erection. In addi tion there are thirty tin dipping works with out rolling mills. The concerns now act ually employed have an estimated yearly capacity of 4,118,000 boxes ot finished tin plates. This arnounl will be increased to 5,500,000 boxes before the close of the year , when the additional works now In the course of construcllon are ready for operation. The annual consumption of tin plates In the United Slates Is about 7,000,000 boxer , of which some 1,500,000 boxes represent material re-exported under rebate of duty and that consumed on the Pacific coast , which tradeIs not yet available to the home makers. full Grown Young Man Adopted by a VWn'thv ' HI inn Owner. KANSAS CITY , July C. There was a novel proceeding today In Judge Scarrllt'a division ot tbe circuit court In ch Charles A. Brow or , a teller In Ine the National Bank of Commerce ; , was adopted by Charles E. Baker , a wealthy mine owner of New Mexico. The proceedings were unlike any other that the lawyers and spectators about the court house remembered of having seen. The > oung man who was adopted Is 22 jears old , and holds a good po sition In the Bank ot Commerce. His me was changed to Charles A. Browcr-Baker. nd he becomes. In law , tbe same as a natural son of Mr. and Mrs. Baker. The adoption was by contract entered Into like a contract for the sale of property , or for any other pur pose. Each contracllng party agrees to act In all respects and treat the others as though Brovver had been a natural son of Mr. and Mrs. Baker. I'ALUAJILU JIUHHhS ICnlcrprUInu Sport Cat * Avroy nltli a Ktrlnc ct I'lelit. ST. LOUIS , July G. Some unknown cul prit has deprived W. H. Leigh of a whole racing stable. . Eight horsei were tak n from their stalls at the fair grounds and have disappeared completely. Mr. Leigh Is the father of the famous Eugene Leigh , who ' In partnership with Bob Rose campaigned the famous Clifford as a 3-year-old , and ot Edward Leigh. The horses stolen were Uncle Abb , Black Knott , Rccsmore , Ban- sach , Bcceda , Pow Wow , Fedora and Cora and have been racing here In Edward Leigh's name. Uncle Abb vvaa" perhaps the best of the lot. bolug a very promising 2-year-old. The wbola bunch was worth about $5,000. I'loplntr C'oup'p In I rent Toll * . CHICAGO , July C. Chicago detectives re- tuined from St. Louis today with Sam Lsub of Louisville and Gracie Kohn. the former ' having been Indicted by the grand Jury for forgery and abandonment ot his wife. About a month ago Laub , It Is charged , forged checks here and perruaded Gracie to elope with him. He left bis wife and child. Laub U a well educated young man and lid.Is gild to be the black iheep of a prominent etLouisville , Ky. , family. Three of his I brothers ot that city are wboltsslj trunk PLANS OF THE SltVERlTES Will Demand a Silver Casditlate of the Republican Convention , 'F ' NOT GRANTED THEY WILL BOll Plnn li Then to Wnlt on the Democratic Convention nnd If They Frtlt Th m a Sllrir Cunil date Will Ha Tut t'p for the Presidency. CHICAGO , July 6. A special to the Dally News from Washington says : Western slher republicans have outlined an In'crestlng | ] prcgram to be pursued In the next national ) republican convention. Today a western republican - publican of national prominence , who ar rived In Washington two days ago , disclosed the program of the sliver men In all Its details and It Is so audacious as to startle the political managers here. The plan , l.o says , was agreed upon at a conference of western senators hell last month. The senators and other western republican lead ers who participated In the compact represent - sent the western silver states and profess to be able to control the delegations to the next national republican convention from those states. These states are Montana , Idaho , Wyoming , Washington , Oregon , Colorado rado , Nevada , Utah. California and South Dakota. ! These ten states are claimed solidly for the agreement , and the states of North Dakota and Nebraska may yet join In the movement. It Is the purpose of the western silver , republicans to meet and choose delegates to the national republican convention tloi In the regular form and when the convention meets to pre sent the name of Senator Cameron of Penn sylvania for president. If Cameron Is not acceptable to the republicans the convention will be asked to agree upon some other rep resentative free silver republican. If It re fuses to act upon the suggestion the dele gates from these the western states say tlipy will march out of the convention In a body , carrying with them as many free silver delegates from other states as they can command. They will wall upon the demo cratic convention , not as delegates , because they cannot be admitted as such , but as a corrmlsslon knocking at the doors and ask lnf for the nomination of a free silver democrat - crat , Senator Morgan of Alabama , probably. .F the democratic convention falls to act upon the demand they will then abandon both old parties. It Is not now the Intention of the managers of the Independent political movement to nominate a standard bearer for 1S96 on an Independent silver platform , but their efforts will be directed toward choosing electors pledged to the election of a free silver presi dent , regardless of peminal rjreferences. The Idea of nominating an Independent free silver candidate prevailed until quite recently , but was abandoned as a piece of bad political policy , and falling to secure recognition from either of the national conventions the silver men say they will seek to hold the balance of power In the next electoral college and pre pare one of the old parties to bring forward a silver man In order to secure the election. The movement outlined Is at present con fined to the republican party. The democrats declare thit they fear a similar Insurrection may break out In their own party , led by southern democrats allied with western men on the money question. This Is considered as very likely to happen should the democrats call their national convention first , and lor that reason there \ > as much talk today of postponing ( the democratic convention till very late In order to give the tree silver men an opportunity to work In the national re publican convention first. Prominent republican leaders today as- s&rt that If It can be shown conclusive ! ? in the next national republican convention that the western republicans have arranged any such program for bolting the convention as that disclosed today the committee on cre dentials will refuse to seat the delcgit 3 until they pledge themselves to abide by the work of the convention. ' AXD HlOOAA GOT THE LOT. End of a Law mi It Which Has Keen In Court Thirty-five Years. SAN FRANCISCO , July 6. The case of C. M. Monford against Solomon HIgglns which baa been in the United States circuit court for thirty-five .years was dismissed yesterday. The litigation Involved the title to a 100-vara lot on the northeast corner of Folsom and Sixth streets. Solomon HIgglns was a squatter on the lot , but had no title In fee. .M'onford became the lawful owner by purchase and began proceedings to eject the other occupant. The case was taken Into the United States courts In February , 1860 , but no Judgment was reacheJ. In December , 1860 , a stipulation entered Into by plaintiff and defendant to dismiss the case was filed In l ! the court and all costs were paid at that time t ! , but no motion for a judgment to dismiss was made , and therefore the case remained on the docket , a cloud to the title of the property. JllVYCLE CLAIMS A. T1CTI31. Prominent Louisville I'hrslclnn Killed XVhtle Itldluc a Wheel. LOUISVILLR , July 6. Dr. Edward n. Palmer , one of the most prominent physicians In this city and well known throughout the southern states , was killed on the Southern boulevard last night while riding his bicycle : In a collision with another wheelman , Wil- Ham R. Colston. Both parties were thrown to the ground , but Mr. Colstan was quickly revived. Dr. Palmer , however , could not be revived , and was removed to the Norton In firmary , where he died at an early hour this morning without having regained conscious ness. Dr. Palmer was president of the Genlto Urinary section of the American Medi cal association , and has been a valuable con tributor to medical publications for the past ten years. He was born in Woodstodk , Vt. , and came to Louisville forty-four years ago. H'AB SHOUT 7.V HIS Insurance Man Who Died Mysteriously 1'roTen ta lie n Defaulter. PORTLAND , Ore. , July 6. The shortage of James B. Davis , the real estate and Insurance Inon surance man who died mysteriously on Wednesday , appears to be much larger than was originally reported. It Is said he owed the Fire Association of Philadelphia about $6,000 , instead of $1,559 , the amount which he was charged with embezzling. It Is suspected by Mr. Chalmers , now the : agent of the Madgeburg Fire Insurance Hi pany , that Davis Is short In his nts with that concern. Davis was a general agent for the company from February until tha time of his death. I Iniril u * > urcrrilul < onvpiltlon. ST. LOUIS , July C. The seventeenth annual - -nual convention of the Music Teachers' Na tional association has come to a close and will go Into history as one of the most Inter esting and successful ever held. An unusu ally attractive musical program had been prepared for the final day , and the various artists taking part received numerous en- cores. l < Rte Welch' * Heir Uncovered ST. LOUIS , July 6. John Buckley , the son and heir of Kato Welch , recently found in an Insane asylum In Reno , Nev. , and who has a deposit of $10,000 In the Hibernla bank of San Francisco , has been found In this city. He fays he has not seen his mother since he was a child , but for the past thir teen years he has been searching for her , I onf rrnru of Kp'iirnpal lll hip . SARATOGA , July 6. A coaferene of bishops of the Ep'scora ! church was he } ' h"re today. Among thwe In attendince aie Blih- epa John S. Carbroush of New Jrsy , C. ishT. . QuintarJ ot Tennetiee , W. S. Pe ry cf Iowa , W. D. Walker cf Nor.h Dilto a. anJ S. Johns ton of western Texas. Torrent * ot IC In In Wl cunln. ASHLAND , \VIi. . July C. Torrents of rain fell lait night , flooding tbe streets and damaging the city work to the extent indof several thousand dollara. Tbe Afhland Lighting company's tanks -were flooded and many connections broken. XAMilS tlllllOAflOX UXI'lHlIM t\TH Hotr Farmers nt tlmt state Muy ' " ( I J9JP KAt July G.-TPp einlTh ) J < a"faa State Irrigation coranJU'sKn haj completed" plant at Goodland In Snerman county , on the Colorado border , 'tfhjl ' on Tuesday next It will be openel wlthi program ot c.xercliea which the citizens h vef rrangcJ. Among the incidents of the flay will be an address by Governor Morrlll. The Goodlanl statbn Is one ot thirteen which ' ( he commission has located In various parts of western Kansas , under an act of the legislature appropriating $30,000 to test what Is known a * the "under flow. " The well which supplies the water for Goodland station la 166 feet deep. The pump Is a tingle-stroko Cook , with a cylin der six Inches in diameter , allowing a stroke of thlrty-tlx Inches. The pump will lilt 123 gallons n minute , or 7,100 gallons an hour. The ( power Is a gasoline engine , which will consume eight gallons ot fuel In ten hours , The reservoir Is eighty leet w3e ! , 125 feet IOIIK , and 6 teet deep , und will ho'.d 600,000 gallon. ! of water. The cost of the plant has been $1,600 , but It Is estimate 1 that a man , by doing some of the work himself , cauld duplicate It for $1.200. It will cost about $1 a day , or $1DO tne season , to run the engine , fuel being the only expense , as an engineer is not required except to start and stop It. It Is estimated that thU plant will supply water for the Irrigation of eighty ac es. bav- Ing the other eighty of an ordlnaty home stead quarter section for cattls to graze upnn. The pump will distribute an Inch of water over three and one-half acres In ten hours , end two Inches of water put upon land In winter will hold a crop ot wheat until June without natural moisture. A farmer could by deep plowing plant his wheat In Septem ber , ani in November open the fiood-gites of hlc reservoir upon It anJ the crop would be assured. The Mate probably will lease all of Its plants , with certain experimental rights reserved , as the act creitlng the commission does not provide for crop experiments. FOUltTKKX JiAVi O.V THE HEA. Crew of 11 Hiirnpil Sullnu Ship Uejcurd Without ! . < > of Lift1. SAN DICGO , Cal. , July 6. The British ship Marion Frazler , Ciptaln Wall , which ar rived hero early this morning from New castle , Australia , brings news that the Nor wegian ship FJeld , coal laden , fifteen days out from Grlmsby , Wales , and bound for this port , was burned at sea In latitude 10 , south , longitude 113 , west , . The , crew of twenty-six men took to boats and were picked up after fourteen days by the ship Centaur , bound for the United Kingdom. Captain Wall says that when off Pltcalrn Island . he saw three boats approaching from shore and making signals. Ho brought the t-litp around and waited for them to come up. The occupants of the boats were Islanders and they brought letters from the survivors of the Fjeld addressed to their relatives. The Islanders said that as the Fjeld was approaching preaching the equator fire was discovered In the hold. All hands fought the flames and for a time It was thought they were subdued , but on March 7 a terrific explosion of gas oc curred , blowing open the hatches and allow ing the air to fan the flames. Seeing that the ship was doomeJ , Captain Nlelson ordered the crew into the boats , which were pro visioned and carried sails. The boats were headed due north , Nlelron's purpose being to get Into tbe track of Australian and coast Ing vessels. In this they were successful , the Centaur picking them up after fourteen days. The Centaur proceeded to Pltcalrn Island for provisions and there- the crew of the Fjeld wrote letters which will now be malleJ here. The Centaur then proceeded on her voyage , taking the FJeld's crew with her. She Is now due to arrive In thejlrltlsh port. _ _ rongo Free Slnto < > n > r Inducements LOS ANGCLES , July 6. The government ol the Congo Free State , Central Africa , oltt through Its secretary of state at Brussels , is Ir corrsspondence with C. C. Carter of Riverside Irsi side , relative to a plarj for settling several colonies of negro farmers from the United States in tome of' ' the favored districts of the Congo territory. As f-xpressed In a letter received ' today by Mr. Sorter , ( hi Idea of tht authorities of the Free/ State Is to procure men whoso ancestors , having come from Africa , will be better fitted than white men to ' cope with the climate. At the same time { none but desirable colonists are Invited. Mr. Carter will not give out yet what the terms are that the secretary of state holds out to colored immigrants except that they are favorable. Mr. Carter has been Invited to visit that official at Brussels , to discuss the matter , and will probably soon make the trip. If the first colonies succeed , It Is the Idea to Induce a large emigration of negroes from tha United States to the Congo state , where the principles of free government to be practiced , It is thought , will meet the approval of negroes accustomed to the prin ciples of this country. The letters Mr. Carter has received state that tobacco culture Ute to be made an Important industry in the Free State , and the first attention will bo paid to negro immigrants who have learned the culture In the southern stales. ADVANCES HACKS. Four Thousand Employ Secure a Ten Ver Cent inlii : < . CHICAGO , July 6. The Pullman Palace Car company has advanced the wages of the employes of the Pullman shops 10 per cent , the advance affecting about 4,000 pee ple. No formal notice has been made by the company of Its action , as the advance has been gradual , taking effect In various departments at different times during the past two weeks. Vivo President Wlckes , In discussing the matter , said the company had assured Its men last year when the strike was ordered that wages would go up as coon as business conditions would permit , and that the pres ent increase In salaries was simply the ful fillment of the promUe made ISien. The advance , coming as It does just a year since the railroads of the country were tied up In an effort to compel such an Increase , Is re garded by labor leaders as strange , but the officials of the company deny that any signifi cance attaches to the date of the advance. roital Tclrcrnph Company' * Lines Will ' Not ne Dliposcit Of. NEW YORK , July 6. Vice President William liny liam Biker of the Postal Telegraph company said loday that there was no trulh In he story published in Chicago to the effect at the Standard Oil company had secured or ache about to secure a controlling Interest In the stock of the Poslal Telegraph company , with a view of entering-the field as a competitor of the Bell Telephone company. "We have no connection with" the Standard company , " said Mr. Baker , "and there are no negotia tions pending or In impress of the kind Indi cated. I know ef sni ) reason why such a story should be started ! You may give the story an unqualified denial. " I'/:0 W.S WATIltt HVt'l'LV JWfiS OUT I'umplnc Company Hampered by n Legal t ontrovcra- with tlin City , PEORIA , July C. ftie water supply has been running short , and last night for a tlmo there was nojieltjl the reservoir. For a week past the water'company has had tote stpani up the old liirtnplng works ready tom. pu-np water from tr.w Illinois river. Tin com. pany has been , digging another well , but has been obliged to suspend operations for want of money. THrW-quarters of a year of h > drant rentals aifeue from the city , amounting to about Jlg.000 , but the city refuses fuses payment because It alleges the com pany has violated the contract In various ways. A suit has Just been tried in the cir : cuit court , and the decision Is expected lrIn a few days 'orlntUU Meet Uiuler fiu'ta of labor. TROY N. Y. , July 6. The state conven tion of the socialist later party Is In session here today. Delegates are present from all the principal cities of the state and from many Interior sections. Fred Bennett omof Weslchester was made permanent chairman and report ] from delegates were to the cf- fect that the party Is gaining strength. Governor Morton and the state legislature weio arraigned for capitalists' legislation end the UM of the militia to overawe strik I ers was strongly condemned. A state ticket will be nominated. I DRILL GROUND A SEA OF JIUD Infantry Companies Greatly Hnnilicappcd in the Brill Competition. THRILLING SHAM BATTLE AT NIGHT Nce'ejr Zounvrs Dishonorably for rurtlclpulliiR In the Utlll lu Dlnutitdlciito to Order * . ST. LOUIS , July C. Rain fell last night and until noon todsy , convert ns Camp Han cock Into a eta of muJ , This wai governors' day nt camp and dc.ii'ltc tbe rain rind mud a i good slzel c'ovvd turned cut to ses the big ! i events. Tha contest for prue * to'ay vvai b. > i tween Infantry companies In tre maid n i a < . Three prizes , aggregating $2'jo : were o.Tcrci for the three best drilled companies tn that § clasj. The four companies entered contested In the following order : llullenc guard" . Cap tain C. E. Wagar , Kansas City ; National rifles , First Lieutenant J. 0. Manson , Wash ington , U. C. ; Phoenix Light Inf.uitry , Captain - tain John A. Miller , Dayton , 0. , and com pany F , First Infantry , Missouri National guards. Owing to the muddy condition of the drill grounds , the men In these com mands drilled under great disadvantage ? , but considering the circumstances Itiey did fairly well. well.This This being governors' day all the troops In camp were reviewed by Governor Stone of Missouri a.Kl the v letting magistrates of other states. These were present : Governor W. A. Hlciiarilj and staff oJ Wyoming ; Gov ernor S. A. Holcomb and staff of Nebraska , Judge Advocate General Meany , representing Governor G. T. Wertz of New Jersey , and Governor A. W. Mclnljre and slafl of Cole rado. This evening afler Ihe tun had gone down and Ihe camp was In darkness anJ supposed lo be wrapped In slunibr the long roll wai sounded anJ the troops were turned out to repel an attack. For half an hour or more there was a thrilling encounter between the soldiers of ihe sleeping garrison and the at tacking party. The firing In the darkness by batteries and companies and the shouts and commands ot either elde lent an air of reality to the affair. A brilliant ball , In honor of the officers of the companies in camp , Governor Stone and the visiting governor. ! and their staffs , was given this evening after the sham battle. In the Jockey club house on the camp grounds by the sponsors anil maids of honor. The elite of the city attended , as well aa many of the Indies of the officers. Governor Stone led the grand march The affair did not wlnl up until a very late hour. Tomorrow Is the last day In camp and the announcement ol the prize winner , ' will be ma'e. Captain Deff ey of the Nceley Zouaves of Memphis , has received word that he and his company have been dishonorably dis charged from the Tennessee National guard for having participated In the drill here yes terday. They were not rermltted here as a company , so they came as Individuals and borrowed all their accoutrements anf uni forms tn St. Louis for the drill. The Justice of their dishonorable d scharge Is being ques- tloneJ , therefore. Captain John A. Miller of the Phoenix Light Infantrv of Daylon. 0. has received a letter from Captain E. G. Wheeler , U. S. A. , stationed at Washington. This letlcr stales that a recent Inspection of the files of the War departmenl has revealed the fact that Captain Miller had been glvtn a commis sion In the regular army by President An drew Johnson In 1SC5. The letter received was the first notice of his promotion rece ved by Caplaln Miller , although the commission was Issued thirty years ago. He was tergeant major of the Eleventh Ohio Infantry during the civil war and was slationed in Tennessee during the civil war. While there a vac'ncy occurred In one of the compinleu of the regu lar army anJ Captain Miller made app"cit'on ' for the commission. He heard no more of It until yesterday , when he discovered that he hid been a caplaln In the United States army for the past thirty years. 1..UUHS VKOWDS 1MB Delegations of Teicher * Rolling Into In\cr Hourly. DENVER , July 6. About 3,500 delegates to the Nallonal Educational association con vention have arrived In the past twenty-four hours. Among the special trains arriving today were four over the Burlington from Chicago , comprising forty-lhree cars. An other of six cars came In from Indianapolis. Among Ihe prominent educators who arc expecled loday are Charles S. Skinner , slale superlnlendent of New York ; C. W. Bardeen , editor of the Educational Bulletin of Syra cuse , N. Y. ; A. M. Haub of Delaware col lege ; Dr. C. A. McMurray of Normal , 111. ; Emerson E. White of Columbus. O. , and William II. Smith , president of the Teachers' Annuity and Aid association of Philadelphia At the morning session of the National Council of Education the paper on "Ele- menlary Schools. " read yeslerday afternoon , was discussed briefly by J. H. Biker of Colorado and C. B. Bllb'rt of St. Paul , afler which Ihe report of the commlllee On slate school systems was read by the chairman , Henry Sabln of Dea Molnes , la. The subject considered was "Ungraded Schools. " He recommended the abollllon of school districts and the substitution of township or county organizations , for Ihe purpose of beller dis tribution of taxation , and the revenues re- cslved , and of securing more economical and effective administration. Beller train - of county teachers for their work was urged , and county normals suggested. Mr. Sabln's paper was discussed by John W. Ccok , president of the Illinois State Nor mal school ; David L. Klehl , of Minneapolis ; George P. Brown , Bloomlngton , 111. ; B. A. Hlnsdale , Ann Arbor , Mich. ; C. C. Rounds Plymouth , N. II. ; Joseph Baldwin , Austin , Tex. ; Dr. Prince , secretary of the board of education of Massachusetts ; Dr. Boyden , principle of the Massachusetts State Normal school , and Earl Barnes of California. It was decided to take steps to secure tbe adop tion of the plan outlined in the papers throughout the country. The aiternoon session was devctel to a "round table" discussion of the "Influence of Herbart's Doctrine on the Course of Study In the Common Schools. " Dr. Charles A. A.cr MoMurray ot Normal , Ills. , submitted a paper en the subject , and led the discussion , which consisted principally of questions by the council and answers by Dr. McMurray , re- gard'ng ' the salient points of Herbartlan philosophy. He held that all teaching should ilda have an ethical aim , and he cubmlttel a course ot study for three grades , made up largely of topics drawn from American his tory and products. The Fortnightly club of Denver gave a re ception to the council tonight at the home of li'shop Warren. University rarh , transporting the members by a special train of street car' . The first carloads of teachers arrived this evening from eastern points , and it Is now estimated that fully C.OCO delegates are here. HIIOT 11131 DOW * I.V COLD liLOOI ) . Defenielei * .Mun Killed liy n Ilrunllod Hclinol I'mploy * . NANTICOKB. Pa. , July 6. Fred T. Bitten- bender wts shot toJay In front of tbe First National bank by Abram I. Rlckard. Bitten- bender Is a school director and real estate owner and manufacturer ot drills an ! Is one > of the most prominent citizens of this city. He was riding In an open wagon with his father along Main street when Rlckard got In front of the team , stood on the edge of the sidewalk and fired three shots at Bittenben- der. Blttenbender fell dead. Rlckard Is Jan itor ot the school bulUIng and It U eald had words with Illttenbender over some work Rlckf.rd Is now in jail anJ there ia strong talk ot lynching. Iteiipen Ihe Illoocly Church. SAN FRANCISCO , July C. Tbe Emanuel Baptist church , In which two girls met : a ghastly death a few months ago , will be re opened for regular oervlces one week from tomorrow morrow , and plans have finally been arranged by which It ii hoped to pjy off the burden some debt of $12,000 that now hangs over the church. The recent lecture by Rev. Dr. Glbscn was not luccessful , to tbe projectej tour " ' " be abandoned and other means pur- sued to ralte the dsilred amount. Tbe gen ; eral * elllllllent B lnst the lecture scheme had puch to do with the giving up cf tbe trip. MI.\RIIS Aitu jiKvoynxo Jtf.nrt.Ksy Trouble Likely to Occur t rocuhontai nt Any Time , CHARLESTON , W. Va. , July 6. Governor MicCorkle's representative at Elkhorn wires today that the operators have made a formal demand upon the sheriff ot McDowell county for protection against a threatened outbreak ot miners1 tn thai region , and the sheriff has vcrbilly admitted that he la unable lo lilvo It. Ho has , however , made no dcmanl upon the governor for military , though Governor MacCorkle states that he Is In constant ex pectation ot such a demand. The governor ttalcd today that while the men never dur- leg ihe last strike committed any Infraction of the law , > et wllhln the past few days the outlook has materially changed. Inr'.cad of being content to wait for work to fc'umc , the men are becoming restless and are con gregating at various places. Many of them nre t.urjlng arms. Several of the operators have ' tried to resume with non-union men brought . from Virginia , and against these the fooling omonc the strikers is very rtrong. I.i-g j , ' bodies of men , some of them armed , me inarching up and down the valley and , while committing no overt acts , still are practicing virtual Intimidation. A large body marched ; last night to North Fork with every seeming : Intention of violence , but were pre vented by civil guards from doing any harm. "Tho situation , " says Ihe governor , "Is very seriousas Ihe men have been long oul of cmi'lojment ' , have exhausted every means of livlnc and are evidently determined thai no . non-union men shall work. Special en gines are In readiness lo lake Iroops lo iho field of Irouble , and owing to actual service last year the troops are evidently well quali fied for good service. " i.v JAM. Consort ot Oklnhotun Uiitluvrs Arrested by llrpuiy Mnrnlmla. GUTHRIE , Okl. , July 6. Mrs. Jennie Sled- calf , alias Jennie Stevens , a handsome girl 16 > ears old , has -been sentenced to six mont'na In the federal Jail hero for bootleg ging whisky to the Osage Indians. She was found In the- Osage country , masquerading In male attire. In company with Frank Wilson , a rounder from Pawnee , and the oillcers ar rested both of them , the girl on the charge of selling whisky to Indians and Wilson on the charge of assisting a prisoner to escape arrest. The girl Is joung In jcars , but old In experience , nnd her general makeup and actions nre those'of a gadding girl seeking notoriety. Jennie Stevens , as she- chooses to call herself , that being her maiden name , was raised on a farm. For several > ears her folks have lived In the Creek Nation , near Jennings , Okl. It was there she made the acquaintance of Dill Doolan , Slaughter Kid and a number of the bad men. While sewing up the bullet holes In their clothes after they had come In from raids , she lieard them relate their experiences , every word of which she drank In. Finally she could stand a respec'able life no longer and began running through the country with n member of the outlaw gang At New kirk she married a deaf mute namel Mcdcalf , but he ? soon tired of him and fell Into the company of more dissolute charac ters. Drifting Into the 0 age country , vvlicrs she began working as a domestic , she soon made the acquaintance of n whisky peddler , who made use ot her to sell his liquor among the Indians. She would frequently don male attire In the evening and go out among the InJIans , who soon came to know her as n "bootlegger * Her arrest was finally affec ed by government office's. IIAKVLHf IS SOUTH DAKOTA. small Urnln Yield Will Ho rnoimoni null Corn Stand * Well , YANKTON , S. D. , July 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) The harvest of small grain will be gin In Yankton and adjoining counties about July 10 and will be well under way by the middle of the monlh. Wheat and oats will yield the biggest crop In the history of this section and sales of binding twine and ma chinery are the largest ever noted up to date. Corn Is well along , fully up to the season and with conditions as favorable for thirty days the > leld of that cereal will be enormous. Circulated Obscene Letter * . SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 6. ( Special. ) ' Dennis C. Hughes , a railroad man formerly of this city , who was recently arrested at Lemurs , la. , for sending obscene letters through the malls as a means of getting even with his wife for getting a divorce and marrying another man , will be brought lo this city for trial before the United States qourt. The letter was written from here and was extremely Indecent. Hughes skipped out just before he was Indicted by the United States grand jury , but was run down and arrested by Postal Inspector Fosness. In the United States court this morning Judge Edgerton sentenced George Landon of Chamberlain to the penitentiary for thirteen months for perjury In a land case. Ho has been In jail six months. /tot mm Itciiily tn Weil. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 6. ( Special. ) Mrs. Nellie II. Monroe , who has become a legal resident of South Dakota , has just se cured a divorce from her husband , G. W. Monroe , who resides on Long Island , close to Brooklyn. Mrs. Monroe proved that her husband had been cruel to her. She Is an actress of considerable ability and has appeared - peared In several leading -New York com panies , and was at one time In the company with IJooth. Mrs. Monroe has told while get ting a residence here that she would soon wed John Hagen of St. Louis , Mo. , who Is the proprietor of a big opera house there and who has recently been elected alderman after a hard fight. Where the wedding will take place Is not publicly known. lllnrk Hill * ' Now Wealth. DEADWOOD , July C. ( Special Telegram. ) Prof. J. E. Todd , state geologist , has been In the northwestern part of the Hills examin ing the lignite formations , and found two and In some places three beds ot lignite coal av eraging four feet In thickness and of a very good quality. He left today for the southern hills to continue his Investigation In the In terests of the Stale university. He says the ! South Dakota lignite fields are a continuation of those of North Dakota , which are worked advantageously at Dickinson and other places. : He will publish a full report of his Investiga tion In the Hills during the season , provided the state will make an appropriation for that purpose. Work of Lightning In Mmlh D.iXota. DEADWOOD , July C. ( Special Telegram. ) Ode Reder's sawmill , located about six miles north of Custer , was struck by light ning and Ihe building completely destroyed today. The fire communicated with the out buildings connected with the sawmill and heist schoolhouse. The loss amounts to at least $6,000. DL.VI.AURn FHAMC l.VHK 'IT ' Kx-tounty Treasurer of Wyoming Palled In Account fir l'unil > . CHEYENNE , July C. ( Special Telegram. ) An examination by State Examiner I lender- son of the books of ex-County Treasurer Frank S. Luck of Converse county reveals i a shortage of $5,800 of county funds. The shortage arises through Lusk having re tained the Interest and penalties collected with delinquent taxes. Lusk claims he was . authorized by the Board at County Commis sioners to retain Ibeso Hems for his services In collecting the taxes , but no record of such an agreement Is In the minutes of the com missioners' meetings and the state examiner holds that such an agreement , If made , would not be legal. Lusk's bondsmen will be called upon to make up the shortage. KnllrojiU ICxpnctmi H III ) ; Iluilnfii. CHICAGO , July 6. The western roads are expecting a great revival In their business thlo fall. They expect a big Increase In grain shipments. Officials of the Illinois Cen ' tral , the Rock Island and the Milwaukee road > , In Interviews today , all spoke most hopefully. The Northwestern officials , anticipating a big crop , have Issued orders to have all their car shops worked full time , with all the men they can handle. The Burlington and Santa Fe are also making extensive preparations for handling a heavy business when Ihe grain begins to move. llnln imlan : rrnr ! I lie Cotton Crop. ST. LOUIS , July 6. A ipeclal to the Post- Dispatch frbm. Huntivllle , Tex. , says : Information formation from reliable sources Indicates that the cotton crop Is In a dangerous condition In Arkansai and Texai. Unless It ( tops rain ing and very coon the cotton crop will be cut short at least CO per cent. nii'r.it tiTKAMRit ir .vr ttoirx , Six Ur t Io t on n MUllMtppt Packet la the Night. MEMPHIS , July 6. It now nppcar * thiH six lives wcro lost by the sinking ot tha Memphis And Ashport packet Lady Lee/ which occurred U t night at the head ot Island forty , eighteen mllc above IhU city. The missing are : Harry Ilobliuon , i boat' * baker , and Peter Watson , the barber , both ot Memphis , together with a negro roustabout namcJ . Ady , also ot Memphis , and three colored ! deck passengers , Mary Winder and Mamie Stewart of Dean's Island and a preacher , nama unknown , who belongs at OiceoU , Ark. Ark.Tho The boAt h.td made a landing and wn backing out when oho struck A hidden ob struction and nank almost Immediately la fourteen feet of water. In sinking she carrcencd to the starboard and A number ot persons jumped overboard , all of whom were rescued except theMX mentioned. News comes this morning that Hie boat la broking In two and will be a total loss. She Is worth about $30,000 and Is said to bo Insured with Cincinnati and I-ouIsvlllo un derwriters , but nothing definite on that point can bo learned this morning , as the owners and olllcers of the company have gone to the scene of the wreik. The vessel belonged to UIP Leo line nnd halli-d from the port of Memphis. The mlsslnit barber vvns one of the old tlmo characters on the river here , having been .serving on various boats for the last forty years. He was known as "Undo Petor" nnd was universally esteemed. 9 KiuiiRp t'nrti t'lmnftrft Well * LnAVnNWOHTH , July 6.-The Leaven- worth Times Is In receipt of ciop reports from Its special correspondents , reporting1 nil the counties In the utato of Kunsnr nnit they show that the average inlnfnll for the month of June over the Mate hna bc > > ii moro than ruvon Inches. The wheat crop IH yielding moie thmi was expected ! the buy crop Is light : the potato crop lurKc ; fruit will mnkc 75 per cunt of n crop : the slntid of corn is splendid , and piomtscs the largest yield on record. Tliuriittii Will lln Prc rnt. COLUMBUS , O. , July 6. Some free silver men at Washington Court House , Seventh Ohio congressional district , having called their forces In their district for next Wednes day , Invited Allen W. Thurman to addrcsa them and he has consented , provided ho has tlmo to go. The story that ho called this meeting or any other free silver meeting ho states Is not true. a Hot Weather Bargains- Lawn Stilts , $ fl.)8. ! ) Dainty patterns , made up In a simple slyly' Isli manner ; a bargain at $3.98. Dotted Swiss Suits' $4.5)8. ) These suits are such ns any lady would bo glad to wear nnd would expect to pay , more for one than $ I.9S. Ladles , ' Sliirt Waists , 8c. At this price we give you the choice of , our best waists , such ns have sold at froirM $1.60 to $3.00 each. Duck Skirts , 98c ; Duck Suits ( fine ones ) $1.08. Ladles' Fine Muslin Underwear , find goods , at the price usually asked for thf > cheap grades. grades.COFIELD CIBAKSSUI1S.FURS. Pnxton Block. 16th mid t'nrnnm. AMUSISM hi Two Nights Only , uesii ly , July o. First Presentation In this City of HOYT'B GIIBATEST SUCCESS A BLACK SHEEP With the original great cnst headed by ) OTIS HARLAN. Sale opens Monday morning at usual prices. COURTLAND BEACH' ' Ou Court ! ind Lake , Omaha. 4 and 8:30 : O'clock PHILION AND THE ARABS Admission to Urmmds lOo. Amplthiviti'r , 15e. Hoiorvcd rh ilrs 103 Bulljon with double p.iraohuto drop 3 und 8 o'clock today. DOCTORS. Also the "Laiety. " The following nro some of the recent oo > dltlonn to our stock : LjbOl , Lycelol , i lioro-lyptol , Takn-DlnEtnso , Koln-Cardlnette , Honey-ol ( tustcless castor oil. ) Tr. Adonl'a Acatlvnll. Vln Knlafra , Full line P. D. & Co. Hypodermic Tab * letR. letR.Full Full line Wyeth'H Tablet Triturates. Sherman & McConnell Drug Co , The store whore people go when thejj want "Just what the prescription calls for. " JULY SPECIAL. MLZVJ.j&Ji -g5S = ' * * * Mahogany Sibeboards * Regular 885 , July Special , 843. CHAS. SH1VERICK & CO.