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CUR&flNT COMMENT.
The report that King Milan had been
divorced is denied.
Emferok William, of Germany, re
ceives almost daily letters containing
threats against his life.
Charleston, S. C, is talking about
having a million dollar hotel, a steam,
ship line to Baltimore and a public
park.
The Canadian police have arrested
in Toronto the notorious counterfeiter
Johnson, who escaped from the United
States authorities in Detroit three
-weeks mgo.
- A verdict of acquittal was rendered
ir..the case of the United States against
fjtjChief Customs Inspector Irwin A.
Gardner, charged with smuggling
opium at 'Portland. Ore.
During the past year no less than
seventeen Deputy United States Mar
shals hace been shot and killed in the
Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Of
these three were killed last week, John
Phillips, Hector Thomas and John
Trammel, f
Paris- police .recently raided the
Louse of .the director of an Orleanist
printing establishment and seized a
large Jiupiber of-copies of a circular
letter addressed by the Comto de Paris
to Conservative mayors throughout
France., TheTltffbr was declared to be
treasonable. ' -
Mormon Church agents have turned
over to seceiver Dy er the noted Church
arm jiear "Salt Lake, 1.110 acres,
valued at 8150,000. Further large
amounts of property arc expected to
be reclaimed within a few days in Gov
ernment proceedings against Mormon
Church property.
The total' cost of the Republican
'ational convention was $30,600. A
deficit of $7(Xr' existed. The three
Jargest items of expenses were $7,000
to the Auditorium Association for hall
rent; -f-,fi7o for electric lighting and
15.000 for entertaining members of the
National convention.
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In the c:ise of. Joseph M. Ciiase, Sen
ator Cullom's coachman, indicted at
Washington for" manslaughter in caus
ing the death' of Prof. E. A. Paul 011
March 31 last by recklessly driving in
to him and" Ms bicycle, the jury re
turned a verdict of guilty. Notice of
motion for a ncty trial was given.
Grace Greenwood says that all
Parisian women are not frivolous, any
uiore'tnnn all Bo'sUon women are pro
found. She does not believe that
Anglo-Saxons enjoy a monopoly of
home virtues and practical piety, and
die does believe that the great major
ity of French wives are loyal. French
mothers tender. French grandmothers
and elderly maiden ladies devout
OrraXuEGEit, the State Entomolo
gist, has returned from the scene of
the grasshopper invasion in the north
ern part 6f Minnesota and says the
efforts at destrbVing; the insects have
been so successful that at least a half
yield may bq expected. The fact has
been revealed that each insect is at
tacked by so many parasites that their
future invasion is quite improbable.
During the last fiscal year the num
ber of post-oflices established was 3,
3G1; discontinued, 1.G42; fourth class
postmasters resigned and successors
appointed. 6.139; number removed, 1.
224; whole number appointed, 11.852;
number of Presidential postmasters
resigned and successors appointed, 382;
number removed, 20; whole number
of Presidential postmasters changed
during the j'ear, 43C. "
TnE marriage in New York of the
Duke of Marlborough created consider
able talk in London and immediately
raised the question whether his Grace
and his new wife would be received at
court The question was speedily de
cided, however, by the unofficial,
though none the less authorative, an
nouncement that the Queen would not
receive them, .divorced persons of what
ever rank being tabooed by her Majesty.
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Patents to agricultural lands en
tered under the various public land
laws have been issued by the General
Land-office during the fiscal year as
follows: Cash entries, 29,692; home
stead, 15.592; timber culture, 1.343;
desert.lanji, 30j .scrip, 523; total, 47,
180. There1 wexeJalso issued 1.034 pat
ents to mineral lands, 114 patents to
coal lariTrs and 59 patents to private
lands under grants.- Patents during
the fiscal year were issued as follows:
Agricultural lands, 24,558; mineral,
1.489; coal, 58; private, 260; total,
i'6.340. . .
The Department of Agriculture's re
port on the fruit prospects this year
says that 1888 being numerically an
even year, snouia De a iavorabie season
for apples, and the fruit returns of the
season show generally a good pros-'
pect in every important fruit sec
tion, especially in New England and
the Middle States. The outlook is less
favorable in Virginia, the Carolinas
and Georgia than any other part of the
country. The condition of the peach
ciop is generally reported lower than
that of apples, but in the most impor
tant States the reverie of this seems to
be true. " -
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gleaned by Telegraph and MaiL
COXGKZSSIONAI.
The Senate on July 2 concurred in the
conference report on the Legislative Appro
priation bill. After the passage of several res
olutions referring more specially to local mat
ters the .River and Harbor bill was taken up,
and after a long discussion the amendment
abolishing the Missouri Ktver Commission was
disagreed to, and after several amendments
had been made the bill passed. It appropriates
tSMT'l.T&l Senator Turpie then addressed the
Senate on the President's message and tariff
reform, at the close of which the Senate went
into executive session and then adjourned until
Thursday.. ..In th House Mr. Anderson, of
Iowa, introduced a bill providing for the con
trol and regulatioa of certain railroads. The
bill is very long, and Mr. Anderson, in order to
antagonize the postage of the Union Pacific
Funding bill, demanded the reading of his bill
in full. This occupied several hours, when he
offered another long bill and demanded its read
ing. In order to break the deadlock the House
adjourned.
Toe Senate was not In session on the 3J.
The conference report on the Post-office
Appropriation bill was presented and non-concurrence
recommended to the Senate amend
ment appropriating JO. 000 to provide a more
efficient mail service with South and Central
America: also the amendment fixing the rate
of postage on seeds and bulbs at two cents a
pound. The remainder of the session was de
voted to the consideration of the iron schedule
of the Tariff bill. Adjourned until Thursday.
Ik the Senate on the 5th the conference
report on the Agricultural Appropriation bill
was presented and Senator Plumb spoke in fa
vor of adhering to the Senate amendment of
1100,000 for continuing the sorghum sugar exper
iment. A further conference was asked on this
item. Senator Plumb also presented an amend
ment which be proposed to of
fer to the Sundry Civil bill, ap
propriating 3,onc for a monument at the
National Cemetery at Mound City, Kan. Ad
journed until Monday In the House, after
the expiration of the morning hour, the Land
Grant Forfeiture bill was taken up and consid
er-d at length. Many amendments were offered,
but when a vote on its passage was reached ao
quorum voted and the House adjourned, leaving
the bill as unfinished business.
The Senate was not in session on thefith.
... In the House several conference reports
were presented and the Land-Grant Forfeiture
bill passed by a vote of 177 yeas to S nays. The
House then resumed consideration of the Tariff
bill iu Committee of the Whole, and a long talk
was the result. At the evening session twenty
pension bills passed. Adjourned.
PEKSOXAX. AND POLITICAL.
TnE Postmaster-General has written a
letter to the President formally protecting
against the proposition made by the Civil
Service Commission to extend the classi
fied service so as to include the railway
postal service.
The end of a National sensation was
reached when the celebrated criminal libel
case of ex-Postmaster-General Vilas
against William Welch, was discontinued.
General Shekidax was reported on the
3d to have taken a relapse, while on board
the Swatara.
Charles A. AsnnuKXER, of the United
States Geological Survey, has received an
offer from the Shah of Persia to take
charge of the Persian engineering corps.
Congressman Thomas, of Illinois, is lying
seriously ill in bis Washington house with
fever and inflammation of the bowels.
The Republicans of the First Vermont
district have renominated John W. Stewart
for Congress.
The Liberal successes in the municipal
elections in Italy have alarmed the Vat
ican. Tue Pope, who is opposed to the in
tervention of the clergy, will counsel them
to abstain from future elections.
General George C Rogers, of Kansas,
a member of the Board of Pension Appeals
in the Interior Department, has been dis
missed, and James Lacey, of Missouri, has
been appointed to the vacancy.
The alarming symptoms in the sickness
of General Sheridan were reported the next
day to have subsided.
Delegates from at least 400 Democratic
clubs gathered in convention at Baltimore,
Md., on the 4th.
The National Republican Committee for
mally notified General Harrison of his
nomination for the Presidency at Indianap
olis on the 4th.
John Martin, of Shawnee, has been
nominated by the Kansas Democrat for
the Governorship. The other candidates
nominated were: Lieutenant-Governor, H.
Miles Moore, of Leavenworth; Secretary,
Allen G. Thurman, of Parsons; State Aud
itor, W. H. Wilhite,;of Paola; State
Treasurer, W. H. White, of Council Grove;
Attorney-General, C. F. Diffenbacher, of
Great Bend; Superintendent of Public In
struction, C. M. Cole, of Phillipsburg; As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court, W.
P. Campbell, of Wichita.
Tue American parly of California held
its State convention on the 5th and elected
delegates to the National convention.
Rev. Dr. W. F. Nicho.-s, of Philadelphia,
recently elected Assistant Bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, has
declined on the ground that bis duty calls
on bim to continue bis present labors.
. The O'Donnell libel suit against the Lon
don Times ended in favor of the newspaper.
Egan declared the letters connecting him
with the murder conspiracies were --villainous
concoctions."
King Milan, of Servia, has been di
vorced from Queen Natalie by the Church
Synod.
The President vetoed another private
pension bill on the 5tb, and in doing so re
marked that the abuses perpetrated in pri
vate pension legislation were an injustice
to the worthy veterans and a waste of pub
lie money.
Attorney-General Garland has re
turned to his residence In Washington from
a brief visit to the lower Potomac. He is
improved in health but is still too weak to
resume his duties at the department. He
will probably leave in a day or two for
Rock Springs, Va.
It is reported that Rev. Father Thomas
F. Mangan, of Joliet, Hi., will be appointed
Vicar-General of the Roman- Catholic Dio
cese of Cbicaso.
Mayor Hewitt, of New York, declares
that be will not accept a nomination from
the American or any other party for the
Presidency.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A writ of error has been granted by the
United States Supreme Court in the case
or James Albert Newsome, wbo was con
victed in the Federal Court at Waco, Tex.,
for the San Angelo stage robberies. It
was generally believed that the wrong
man was convicted, and a petition for par
don was signed by several of the jurors.
An electric street railway has been com
pleted and opened at Little Rock, Ark.
The business portion of Lake City, Mich.,
was destroyed by fire on the4th. two blocks
being burned down. The loss was 175,000;
insurance light.
Three balloonists were dragged out to
sea at Boston on the 4th. They were res
cued by a steam yacht, after an extremely
narrow escape.
While 300 or 4'JO people were seated in
the grand stand on the grounds of tho
Yalobusha County (Miss.) Fair Associa
tion on tho 4th, the supports gave way
without waraing and the structure fell to
tho ground. Several persons were se
1 riousiy injurea, one laiauy, out no one was
l killed outright.
An expedition Is being formed at Berlin
for the relief of Emm Bey.
The severest rain, hail, thunder and
lightning storm experienced in Scrantoo,
Pa., for many years prevailed on the 5th.
Bartholomew Reagan and John Armstrong
were struck by lightning and killed. The
rain fell in torrents, choking the sewers
and flooding the streets and cellars.
A disastrous fire broke out at Marys
ville, O., early on the morning of the 5th in
the block in which the most valuable busi
ness houses in the city were located. Loss
was 200,000; insurance, 190.000.
Harry C. Tucker and his fattier end sis
ter were drowned in Lake Johanna, near
St. Paul, Minn., recently by their boat cap
sizing. Tureb men were arrested recently and
taken to Chicago, charged with being in a
conspiracy to wreck trains and destroy
property on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. Dynamito was found in their pos- j
session and a card of membership of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Toe business portion of Maumee, O., was
destroyed by lire the other morning. Loss,
1100,000. Cause, firecrackers.
The disorders at Seoul, Corea, have been
ended. They were caused by stories that
foreign cannibals had abducted native
children.
The monument to Francis Scott Key, the
gift of the late James Lick to the city of
San Francisco, was unvailed on the 4th.
Eleven of Key's descendants were present
Four of the principal business bouses of
Durango, CoL, were destroyed by fire on
the 4th. Los, $50,000.
The war on dressed beef and packing
bouse products still continues with una
bated vigor and there is no immediate
prospect of a settlement. It is generally
conceded by freight men that the rates
will yet go lower and that the rates on
other commodities will be cut before very
long.
Gus Bogles, aged nineteen, was hanged
at Fort Smith. Ark., on the 6th for the mur
der of William Morgan in tho Creek Nation
last year.
Solomon Nelson ana E. C. Hedberg were
drowned in Belle creek near Cannon Falls,
Minn., the other dav while repairing a
bridge, the latter falling into the water
and the former going to his rescue. Nel
son was a prominent business man.
Business failures (Dun's report) for the
seven davs ended June 5 numbered for the
United States, 192; Canada, 22; total, 214,
compared with 201 the previous week and
154 the corresponding week last year.
As a coal train was passing through the
village of Dayton, N. J., recently it was
struck by a cyclone and Conductor John
Dyer, of Trenton, with two of the train
men were blown from the train and fatally
hurt.
Reports have been received of the kill
ing of three Illinois runaway lads in the
Seminole country by Indians. The boys
bad previously killed an Indian.
Nearlt 4'),000 Italian immigrants arrived
at Castle Garden during the past six
months. Many of them are in a destitute,
even starving, condition in New York.
J. W. Brown, the alleged polygaxnist re
cently arrested in Chicago, was arraigned
at Detroit. Mich., in tho case of marrying
Mary Benjamin, pleaded not guilty aud
was remanded to jaiL It is now stated
Brown has been married no less than thirtv
two times, and many of his dupes are ex
pected to be present at the trial.
Fire destroyed (153.00J worth of proper
ty in New York on the morning of the 7th,
breaking out in the Century office,
East Eighteenth street.
A construction train on the Elgin. Joliet
& Eastern road was wrecked recently
near Joliet, III., by obstructions on tho
track. Three Italian laborers were killed.
Engineer Wright was fatally scalded.
Br a collision between passenger trains
near Nanticoke, Pa., the other day one
fireman was seriously and thirty passen
gers slightly hurt.
The Russian Government has signed the
convention for the abolition of sugar boun
ties. Articles of incorporation of the Mem
phis, Little Rock & Indian Territory Rail
read Company have been filed in Arkansas;
capital stock, 4.GOO,000.
A BATTEitr of boilers at the tannery of
A. & J. Groetsinger, on River avenue, Al
legheny City, Pa., exploded recently,
wrecking several buildings and seriously
injuring six persons, three fatally.
ADDITIONAL MSPAIXHTKR.
Henuy VV. Moore and Mrs. Norton, who
eloped recently from St. Louis, were ar
rested at Topeka, Kan., on charges of
grand larceny preferred by the husbund of
tho woman.
Hriti: Dictz. an Alsatian railwar official.
Mme. Dtetz. his wife, and a ra.lway as-
istant named App2l who were charged
with having sold to tho French Govern
ment information relative to German mili
tary movements, have been couvict'd and
Dietz has boon sentenced to ten years' and
his wife to four years' nenat servitude.
A-ppel was sentenced to ten years' impris
onment and nine years' detention in a
fortress.
Tuber men wore killed by the explosion
of a boiler at the Adclmidu silk houss. Al-
lentown, Pa., recently.
Bad storms were recently renortcd in
the vicinity of Parkersburg, W. Va.. and
Athens, O. One man was killed by light
ning and another drowned in a swollen
branch.
During deletion riots in Belgium tho
other day, gendarmes fired on a mob and
biiyoncted several persons.
General Siiekiqan passed a quiet day
at Nonquitt, Mass., on the 9lh. His appe
tite was reported improved and his respira
tion better.
The Senate on the 'Jth passed Cullom's
b:ll to amend the Inter-State Commerce
act. The House was in committee on the
Tariff bill. Cannon's amendment to nut
sugar on the free list and pay a bounty of
two cents a pound to American sugar pro
ducers was rejected.
TnE Secretary of the Intorior. in the case
of William H. Malone against the Union
Pacific railroad, has decided that a pre
emption filing prima facie, valid at the
date the withdrawal for the benefit or the
company took effect, excepted the land
covered thereby from the grant. This de
cision disposes of a large number of cases
along the lino of the Union Pacific and
other railroads.
At a meeting of Assembly 20C. Brother
hood of Engiuecrs in New York City, re
cently, much dissatisfaction was expressed
at the conduct of the Burlington striko and
the recent charges.
Henct Powell, of Cincinnati, com
mitted suicide July 1 by jumping from the
steamer Servia while en route to this coan-
try.
The Emperor of Brazil has completely
recovered from bis recent illness and will
sail from Europe for Brazil August 5.
Powderlt has written a letter to tho
Journal of Uniltd Labor in which he calls
attention to an alleged "corner" in coffee,
and advise abstention from the use of
coffee until the comer is broken.
Reports from the great rain storm which
swept over Wabash, Ind., show that the
damage was greater than first reported.
Washouts wcra numerous and grain suf
fered considerably in places. The amount
of water that fell was something wonder
fuL The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
railway roadway was badly washed out.
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.
The railroad receipts for freight in Co
Iambus averaged about 1330 a day during
the 313 days of the year.
The vicinity of North Platte has lately
been suffering from the depredations of
horse thieves. Three animals were taken
In one night recently and the citizens were
up in arms.
A gano of youthful burglars has been
discovered in Grand Island, and the par
ents of the lads now wish they had taken
enough interest in their offspring to find
out where they spent their evenings.
The cattle at the Nebraska City distillery
have nearly all been .shipped preparatory
to closing the institution.
Lincoln County crops are reported the
best ever seen.
The Sarpy County tax levy has been re
duced from sixteen to hi teen mills.
During a recent storm at Culbertson, W.
R. Foster, Jean Kelfcr. A. W. Uolliday,
E. D. Smith and William Startzmun, who
were riding in a wagon, were struck bv
lightning aud all knocked insensible. An
hour after the bolt fell three of the party
came to and made the discovery that Fos
ter and Startzman were dead. It was bard
to tell where Start zman had been struck,
but Foster had received the stroke in the
back of the head. The spring scat was torn
to pieces but otherwise the wagonwas un
harmed. During a second storm the same
day a house in Culbertson, occupied by the
family of Ed Conklin. a brother-in-law to
Foster, was stiuck by lightning and the
family badly shaken up.
The total valuation of property in Web
ster County, according to the last assess
ment, i t2,3SJ.3y7.a, or which f I,bl3,fetf- is
real estate, 1:2,000 is personal property
and the balance railway property.
A. S. Nkiswangek and wife, of Frontier
County, had a uar row escape recently. He
had placed some strychnine and corn in a
can to soak for the purpose of poisoning
squirrels; and to keep it out of the reach
of the children be put it on the roof of their
sod bouse and banked sod up around it and
placed a board over it. The can leaked and
the poisoned water went through the roof
on to some packages of coffee. Some of
this was used by the family. It first took
effect on Mrs. N., making her quite sick,
and soon after Mr. N. began to feel tho
same effect, and on looking around they
concluded thatit must be the coffee, as that
was the 00)3- article that the children had
not indulged in. The two were very sick
for a short time, but recovered after tak
ing emetics.
For some time past horse thieves have
been very troublesome in ttto section of
country around Benkelman, and it is esti
mated that ouo hundred horses have been
taken in Dundy and Cheyenne Counties
during the past year. The other day
Sheriff Buck came upon two of the most no
torious members of the gang, John Baniield
and Mike Luuhtin. Both were armed
with Winchesters. The only weapon the
sheriff had was his revolver, but he got
the drop on Laughlin und ordered him to
throw up his bands. Liughlin showed
fight and the sheriff shot I11111 dead. Ban
field then surrendered and was jailed at
Benkelman.
The President has approved the act
authorizing the sale of a portion of the
innebao Reservation.
Patents were lately issued to the follow
ing Nebraska inventors: Robert Brother tou,
Jr., Albion, device for converting motion;
IraT. Jacquics, Lincoln, mowing machine;
Samuel workman, Beatrice, safety ex
press car.
In the suit brought by the Attorney -General
on behalf r.f the State of Nebraska
to obtain a forfeiture of such of the
franchises now exercised by the Atchison
& Nebraska Railway Company as were
formerly granted by the State to the Atch
ison. Lincoln & Columbus Railroad Com
pauy. involving something over four mill
ion dollars of property, the defendants
have made due answer aud the case is now
joined in the Supreme Court. The suit
was brought because of the lease and sale
made to prevent competition and in contra
vention of the constitution and statutes.
Grout; e Faikciiild, a Columbus book
keeper, was recently, prostrated by the
beat.
George LonN, a switchman about twenty-five
years of age, while recently coup
ling cars at Columbus, was caught be
tween the bumpers and horribly mangled.
from the effects of which he died in two
hours.
John Rtan was shot by F. Offuer in
South Omaha the other night, and
d.ed next day. Ryan and a companion
stepped into a stable to get out of the rain
and Offocr who bad charge of the stable
ordered them cut. aud when they refused
to go he fired. Offncr is in jail.
John Westberg, a restaurant man of
Fremont, recently took several drinks of
alcohol, complained of a pain in hi? side
and then dropped dead. A coroner's jury
concluded that the liquor, heat and heart
disease conspired to cause his death.
Under the late adjustment of postmas
ters' salaries the Nebraska City postmas
ter gets $2,200 instead of $2,000, Platts
mouth f2,OUO instcal of S1.S0O and Lincoln
(3,200 instead of $3,100.
The oldest twins in the country reside at
Brewster, Blaine County. They are James
B. Rltchey aud his sister, born in 1812.
Recently a fourteen-months-old clild of
Cyrus Sutton, of Fremont, drank a quan
tity of gasoline, and when a doctor arrived
was apparently dead. But a stomach-pump
was put to work, the child revived aud
there was a fair prospect for its recovery.
A rARUEK at Vesta has discovered a rem
edy for apple trees afflicted with blight.
As soon as the top of n tree siiows that
blight has struck it he bores a small hole
in the body of the tree and tills it with sul
phur, after which the hole is securely
scaled or plugged up.
A child of Frank McCormick. of Nor
folk drank some concentrated lye some
time ngo and alter terrible suffering died.
The lye was in a can on the floor near
where the mother was scrubbing.
The mayor of Nebraska City broke up 9
proposed slugging match advertised foi
the Fourth by refusing to grant a license
for the show.
Palmer Blake, a Johnson County farm
er, recently had his arm caught in acorn
shelter and the flesh ground to a jelly be
tween the cogs. The shock prostrated bim,
but he will recover.
John Limfket, a farmer living near
Mount Clair, was recently drowned while
bathing in a pond. He leaves a family ?
ten cnuaren.
The Fourth was a hot one.
The Omaha creditors of Loyal L. Smite,
the dry goods merchant wbo failed there
over a year ago, recently had dispatches
from their attorney in Chicago stating that
be had received 150,000 in cold rash under
an order enabling him to open Barman
Lowry's safe. lowry is the man to whom
Smith made a sham sale and f 117.000 judg
ments stand against him. He has lelt the
country and it is believed wilt be indicted.
Seventy-eight thousand dollars in bank at
Omaha is also claimed by creditors.
A school levy of five mills has been
made for Nebraska City for next year.
This is on a valuation of one-third greater
than last year.
The new directory of Beatrice shows
that city to have a population of about
twelve thousand.
A VISIT TO HARRISON.
AParty of Several Hundred Commercial
Traveler Call oa General Harrloa at
Ills Home la Iadiaaapolls A Pleasant
Excaaag of Felicitation.
Indianapolis, Ind., July a Notwith
standing the rain was falling heavily at
the time, between four and five hundred
commercial travelers, irrespective of
nartv. met at their rendezvous last even
ing, and afterward marched fully a mile
and a half to General Harrison's resi
dence. The General received them at the
door of his house, and as each passed in
to the hall he was greeted with a cordial
good evening and a shake of the hand.
The visitors crowded the two parlors, and
when sufficient quietness prevailed,
Colonel Ed.H. Wolfe, in behalf of the vis
itors, addressed the General. The Gen
eral, in the first place, -had not expected
so many; and in the next, thought the af
fair would be of an informal character.
The address, therefore, surprised him,
bnt, with characteristic readiness, he re
sponded as follows:
Gentlemen of the commmicial Travel
ers' associatom of Indiana, and Visiting
Friends I most heartily thank you for this
cordial manifestation of your respect. It is to
be expected, when one has been named for of
fice by one of the jrreat parties, that those who
are in accord with him in his political convic
tions will show their interest in 'the campaign
which he represents, but it is particularly
gratifying to mc that many of you who differ
with me in political opinion, reserving your own
opinions and choice, have come hereto-night to
express your gratification personally that I
have been named by the Republican party as
its candidate for the Presidency. It is a very
pleasant thin:; in politics when this sort of
testimony is possible, and it is very gratifying
to mo to-night to receive it at your bands. I do
not know why we can not hold our political-differences
with respect for each other's opinions,
and with entire respect for each other person
ally. Our opinions upon the great questions
which divide parties ought not to be held in
uch a spirit of bigotry as will prevent us from
extending to a political opponent the conces
sion of honesty in his opinions, and that person
al respect to which he may be entitled. Ap
plause. I very much value this v.'sit from
you, for I think I know how to estimate the
commercial travelers of America. I am not to
open before you to-night any stock of flattery.
I don't thiuk there is any markettor it here.
Laughter, and cries of "That's good".l We
know the value of that commodity perfect
ly. Laughterand continued :ipp1au-e. I .o
not measi to suggest at all that you are dealers
in it yourselves laughtcrl in your intercourse
with your customers: but I do mean to say that
your wide acquaintance with men: that your
judgment of the character, and even of the
goods of men which is essential to the success
ful prosecution of your business, makes you a
very unpromising audience upon which to pay
any stale compliments. My memory goes
back to the time TrI?en there were
no commercial travelers. When I first came
to Indianapolis to reside your prof ssion was
not known. The retail merchant went to the
wholesale bouse and made his selections
there. I appreciate the fact that those who
successfully pursue your calling, in the nature
of thing, must be musters of the business in
which you are engaged and possess real
adaptibility and a high ardcrof intelligence.
I ank you for this visit.
I regret that there is not room enough here
for your comfort. A voice: There will be
more room in the White House; we will take
your orucr now and deliver the goods in No
vember.! but I shall be glad for all of you to
remain for a better acquaintance and less
formal intercourse.
The General's speech won hiin three
cheers and a tiger.
A pleasant time was spent in social
intercourse, after which the visitors de
parted with good wishes for the General
and his wife, to whom all had beea intro
duced. Among the General's visitors, during
the day was John P. Clarkson, of Iowa.
THE SERPENT'S TRAIL.
Henry "JV. Moore, Managing; Kditor or the
St. I.011U l'ost-Mptc!t. Uetrayi Hit
ltest Friend by It:hbia;- Him or Jli Wire
and Life's Karninc.
St. Louis, July 9. The greatest social
sensation that has occurred in this city in
a generation, was tho elopement, Satur
day morning, of Hen
ry W. Moo'fe, man
aging editor of the
Foxt-Dispatch, with
Emma S., wife of
John W. Norton, the
popular manager of
the Grand Opera
house. Mr. Moore gained
admittance to the
borne of Mr. Norton
through the latter's
generous patronage
of a man who, with
some genius and
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noility in his profession, was personally
unpopular, and took advantage of the op
portunity thus afforded to abuse the con
fidence of his friend and baneJtor. la
course of lime a crimina"Pintlniacy spruu'j
up between Moore and Mrs. Norton,
which was first suspected on the day of its
discovery by Mr. Norton last Friday,
when he met the gui ty pair on the street
returning from a houss of questionable
repute where they had passed tho after
noon together.
Tiri injured husband made an nit ark
npou his false friend, but was prevented
from harming him by the wife and others
who arrived upon the scene. Mr. Norton
attempted to draw n revolver, but -the
weapon caught in his fpockct.- lis struck
Moore several time who ran.
That night Mrs. Noftoa passe with
Moore at his home, the lattMr's wife, with
their six-year-old boy, being absent ai
M-v.iiton Springs. Col., and next morning
they left the city for parts unknown,
presumably Australia, Moore's former
home, taking with them all of Mr. Nor
ton's life's earnings about forty thou
sand dollars which he in generous con
fidence in thj woman he loved and to
provide against the .contingency of hi
sudden death, had placed in her name.
Mr. Norton and the deserted wifo und
child of Moore have the sympathy of tho
entire community, while the conduct of
the criminal pair is denounced by every
bodyexcept the injured husband, who.
in his agony and humiliation has no word
of censure for the infatuated and mis
guided wife, whose unhappy f nturc, when
she shall have been robbed and deserted
by the villain who has betrayed her is his
chief source of sorrow.
A Salvation Army Captala Drowned.
Wasbixctox, July 9. The male mem
bers of the Salvation Army weijt jjut to
the eastern branch Saturday afternoon
for a bathing frolic. The party .was-fo
charge of Captain Joseph Davis, and the
men were having a glorious time in the
water. Captain Dart was looked upon
as a very expert swimmer, and some of
the army people, having requested him tc
show how far ont he could swim, he
started, but before reaching tho middle of
the channel he sank. When he rose to
the surface he called loudly for help, and
several of his followers, together wita
others, hastened to his aid, but before
they could reach him he sank and did ntt
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A PENSION VETO.
President la a Veto Gives His View, oa
Private Fenaloa Bill.
WAsniJ-jBTOX, Jnly 6 The President, in
vetoing another pens'on bill yesterday,
entered upon a consideration of pension
legislation generally and sal i :
I can not spell out any principle upon wh'c!;
the bounty of the Government i- tett v.,-
through the instrumentality of the 1W1 r
private pension bills that reach nw Tu
theory seems to have been adopted that tiono,
wno served in the army can be sublet to d-a'a
or impaired health except that they an- charge
able to his service. Medical theories art- e t .1,
naught and the most startling rv!.t:on -,
claimed between alleged incident-of mi ir.ir,
service and disability or death. Fatal aj.p,. i
is admitted as the result of quite in- n
cant wounds, heart disease is at:ntu; 1
to chronic diarrhoea, consumption t
hernia, and suicide is traced to army service .n
a wonderfully devious and curious way. . 1
Judlcations of the Pension Bureau are orrni. t
in the most peremptory fashion by these .pe
rial acts of Congress, since nearly all the tor."
flciarles named in these bills have unsuec-s-fully
applied to that bureau for relief. Th.-s
course or special legislation operates very un
fairly. Those with certain influence or fneaiX
to push their claims secure pension, and tin-e
who have neither friends nor influence must ts
content with their fate upder the general laws.
It operate unfairly by increasing iu numerous.
instances tne pensions of those already on the
roll, while many other more deserving cases
from the lack of fortunate advocacy are obliged
to be content with the sum provided by the gen
eral laws.
The apprehension may well be entertained
that the freedom with which these private pen
sion bills are passed furnishes an inducement
to fraud and imposition, while it o-rt.;:n:-tcaches
the vicious lesson to our people that ihe
treasury of the National Government mvitis
the approach of private need. None of u shouul
be in the least wanting in regard for the veteran
soldier, and I will yield to no man in a desire to
see those who defended the Government h-n
it needed defenders liberally treated. Unfriend
liness to our veterans is a charge easily .,nd
sometime dishonestly made. I insist thu: tie
true soldier is a good citizen and that tie w .1
be satisfied with generous, fair and eiual con
sideration for those who arc worthily entttlv;.
to help. 1 have considered the pension li-v f
the Republic a roll of honor, bearing the nan. s
inscribed by National gratitude and not by im
provident and indiscriminate almsivir- I
have conceived the prevention of the em;.-..i
discredit which must ensue from the uiirM-o..
able, unfair and reckless granting of pernor.
by special rets to be the best servic-1 can r ro
ller our veterans. In the discharge of what
seemed to mc my duty as related to le-.sla' a
and in the interest of all the veteran- of :
Union army. I have attempted to ster.i the ti
of improvident pension enactments, thvach I
confess to a full share of responsibility fur - n.-
of these laws that should not have been pa5st j.
I am far from denying that there are cas s ( r.
merit which can not be reached except t v
special enactment, but I do not believe there
a member of either house of Congress who w 1
not admit that this kind of legislation La- be .1
carried too far. I have now before me tn.r
than one hundred special pension bills, whu :.
can hardly be examined within the :ia a.
lowed for that purpose. Jly aim has been r t
all times, in dealing with bills of thi- character.
tc give the applicant for a pension the beceitr .f
any doubt that might arise and which balar.c I
the propriety of granting a pension if there
seemed any just foundation for the applies
tion. but when it seemed entirely out-ide -f
every rule in its nature or the price of support
ing it, I have supposed I did only my duty ii
lntetposing an objection. It seems to me that
it would be well it our general pension lav-,
should be revised with a view of meeting etery
meritonous case that can arise. Our expT-
ence ana knowledge or any existing deticien s
ought to make the enactment of a comple
pension code probable. In the absence of u
a vision, and It pensions are to be grants
wpon equitable grounds and without regard t
general laws, the present method- woald b
greatly improved by the establishment of -osir
tribunal to examine the facts in every case and
determine upon the merits of the application.
The President also returned without in.
approval the Senate bill to grant a pension
to J. B. Morton, of Nebraska, as the de
pendent father of Calvin Morton. TIm
father claimed that his sou was killed 1:1
battle with the Indians in the Custer mas
eacre in 1S7& The President in his mes
sage says: "His name does not appear m
any record of the soldiers engaged in tlia
battle. Considering the complete list of
the casualties attending this battle nor.'
in the War Department, it must te con
ceded that the death of the son of the
beneficiary is far from being satisf actor ly
eatablished. The claim of the father is.
still pending in the Pension Bureau, and
perhaps with further effort more informa
tion on the subject may be obtained."
The Senate bill to pension Polly H.
Smith, widow of Lieutenant J. H.
Smith. Second artillerv, who served in the
army from 185 to 1S76. was also returned
without Executive approval, on the ground
that his death had no connection with the
service in the army.
O'DONNELL DAMAGED.
Seaaatloaal Teatlaaoay latroriacett on Ite
halforthe Loadoa Tiaira.
L05D0N-, July 5l The trial in the libI
suit of Mr. John O'Donnell og.unst fe
Timet was resumed yesterday. Attorney
General Webster, resuming "the presenta
tion of the case for tho defense, quoted
from speeches in favor of boycotting mad
by Parnellitc members of Parliament- Ht?
said the defense intended to prove the gen
uineness of the documents published :u
tho Timet, bnt they would not reveal wh t
disclosed them, even though such ac Itn
should result in a verdict for the plain i.r.
He then read letters with the view of
showing that the league instituted th
Phoeuix Park murders.
Among the letters read by the Attornev
General was one from Mr. Egan, in lui.
while he was treasurer of the league, datt 1
February, 15S1, in which he said: "Mr.
Parnell is here. I have spoken to hi a
about tb.2 further advance to the fun,?. Hi?
has no objection. We have agreed that,
prompt cction is called tor."
ArterwardMr. Egan wrote: "Mr. Parnc'I
accepts the offer made by B." (mcaiiinc
Brcnnaa). Next was a most significant letter datni
October, 1SSU written arter Mr. Pai-selfs
arrest, by Mr. Egan in Paris, to Janus.
Carey in Dubln. He said: "I have my
post sent SL (meaning Mullet, who wa"
afterwards sentenced to penal servitude
for connectioa with tne Phocux Pane
murders) JCJOO. He will give you what y o 1
wast. Whea will you undertake to get : l.o
work done Give us value for our money.''
The reading of this caused a sensation :c
court.
Later The jury in the libcsl suit of
O'Donnell ay jut the Tuna, growing ou'
of the "ParatAlisra and Crime" articles, re
turned verdict for the Timet.
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The Ice Cream Season.
David Cut, Neb.. July & Tairtv per
aeas are bow under the doctor's care a- a.
result of eatiag icecream in a restaurant
here Monday. All suffer from cr.n5-:-i.r
ef the stomach. The doctors say the :o
cream had poison of some kind but aw u-.-able
to tell the nature of it. The rcstaum: -keener
is a man ot experience an I ua. old.
resident here.
Boy UrevnetL
Kansas Citt, July 6. At seven o'cItI;
last evening half a dozjn Armotmla h ?
from eight to twelvo vears or sg .
bathing in tha Kaw river at the u-lt lit o
bridge, when one of their number. Will;
Joient, eight years of am r swent iu:
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