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A. C. HOSMER, Proprietor.
HED CLOUD.
NEBRASKA.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Fuince Joseph, of fcaxe-Coburg Go
tha, has died of pneumonia.
The Berlin police have seized five
thousand Socialist circulars referring
to the next election.
The real estate valuation of Boston
lias increased $15,842,100 andvpersonal
$yG3.800, during the past yeaw
HEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gleaned by Telegraph and Ifafl.
The report that agents of English
-capitalists are at work amongthe
"brewers of this country trying td or
ganize a beer trust is emphatically
denied by Chicago brewers.
The only recognized' G. A. R. post
outside of the United States is said to
, be in Honolulu. It is called Post
George W. De Long and always ob
serves .Memorial day with fitting cere-
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monies.
The advisability of badges for
physicians is being discussed in East
ern medical circles, preference being
sffown for 'an olive-colored button.
The fundamental idea is that a. distin
guishing badge would be of great
value in cases of hasty demand for a
doctor's services.
Cukioi'3 and ingenious are some of
the Chinese contrivances for catching
wfish. In Swatow is used a shallow
if bout, on one side of whicteisa narrow
plank painted white, which in the
jnoonlight the fish mistake for water
and jump over it into the boat. At
JJingpo cormorants are systematically
trained to fish, while at Ichang a wild
fnimal such as the otter is trained not
o fish but to frighten the &4into
lets.
Flannel shirts have become popu
lar among the members of the United
fhatcs Senate. Senator Piatt -started
(tie fashion by appearing in , blue and
irttte fine striped shirt some time ago.
Senators Black and Blucirbarn at once
abolished boiled shirts and the festive
flannel was adopted in their place.
But the astonishment of the Senate
was unbounded when Mr. Edmunds
walked in the chamber wearing 41 -shirt
jf white flannel.
There is an astonishing -death roll
, of public servants to be recorded in
'- the period ofa single administration:
Ulysses S. Grant and Samuel J. Til
den, Winfield "Scott Hancock nd John
A. Logan, Chester A. Arthur and
Horatio Seymour, Thomas A. Hen
dricks and William A. "Wheeler.
George B. McClellan and Philip H.
Sheridan, Irwin McDowell -and Morri
son R. Waite, John Kelly and Schuy
ler Colfax, Roscoe Conkling and Dan
iel Manning.
An immenso newspaper history of
the American civil war has been com
piled by Thomas S. Townsend. It is
formed entirely of newspaper cuttings,
with a digest of these and index, and
comprised invmorc than one hundred
giant volumes, in Russia binding, each
one of which is the size of the largest
bank ledger. Mr. Townsend began his
labors in 18G0, and has continued them
ever since, having expended twenty
six years and $25,000 in the formation
of such a collection of newspaper his
tory as never was attempted before,
and probably never will be again.
CONGRESSIONAL.
After transacting business of merely
local interest the Senate on the 13th resumed
onsideration of the Fisheries treaty and Sena
tor Call addressed the Senate in its favor. Pend
ing a motion io postpone further consideration
until December the Senate adjourned.... The
House adopted several resolutions calling fov
certain information and considered for a tur a
District of Columbia business. The Senate b ill
increasing to f 30 per month pensions for tr,tal
deafness was passed. The Fortification bill was
considered for a short time when the Hous ad.
jonrned.
Ik the Senate on tho 14th Senator Rea
gan introduced a bill to define trusts and to
punish persons connected with them, w'sfca af
ter some talk was referred to the Final e Com
mittee. Senator Sherman also intr placed
bill declaring trusts unlawful, whic was re
ferred to the same committee. The Fisheries
treaty was then discussed until ac'ijonrnment.
....In the House a spat took pi-mm between
O'Neill, of Missouri, and Owen, or Indiana,
over the bill for the relief of Cb f rokee f reed-men-
The remainder of the day was frittered
away in efforts to hold a quorui &. Adjourned.
After the presentation of several emim-
I portant,rcsolutions on the 15tti the Senate pro-
cceaeu wua uuis on we cuici jaar, anc passed
several of minor importance when debate on
tb Fisheries treaty was Tsomed and con
tinued until adjournment.. ..lathe Honse the
Fortifications bill was tal.-ea up ia Committee
of the Whole and consider ed until the commit
tee rose and reported the, bill to the House.
The previous question w: M ordered on iti pass
age and'the bill went ov n. Adjourned.
Soox after assembjing on the 16th the
Senate look up the Fisheries treaty. Senator
Motgan's motion to postpone until December
was not agreed to. f jeaator Edmunds' resolu
tion to pay white 'depositors of the defunct
Freedmaa's Dank was discussed and went
over. Senator Keran addressed the Senate
ou the President's message, and lie conference
report o the Army Appropriation bill was con
curred in. Adjourned.... .The House Dasoed
the fortification Appropriation bill with
out -division. After reports of sei--eral
cammittecs Mr. Morrill, of Kansas, called
up hi resolution to fix the dates for consider
ing general pensiou legislation, but the point of
r.oqtorum was raised. The samo point was
raised in the attempt to -consider the Oklahoma
and Deiicicncy bills, and a motion by Mr.
"Weaver, of Iowa, revoking all leaves of absence
brougiii on a lengthy discussion, but was ta
bled. Afte? .notice from Mr. Weaver that he
wouM renew the motion from dav to d iy until
a quorum was obtained, the House adjourned.
I;i the Senate on the 17th a number of
bills were repotted and placed on the calendar.
A resolution by Senator Edmunds as to electric
light and electric cable wires in the District
of Columbia caused some talk. Senate bill
amendatory of the act of June. 18. relating
to postal crimes was taken up and after some
debate passed. Tt prohibits the mailing of
any books, pamphlets '-or other articles of
an obscene or objectionable character
and imposes a fine of Ki.ttW for depositing such
matter in the mails. It was ordered that a vote
on the Fisheries treaty be taken at twelve
o'clock Tuesday. After Senator Morgan had
spoken tn deiense of the treaty the Senate ad
journed until Monday The House made sev
eral ineffectual attempts to secure a quorum
and filially adjourned withouttransacting any
busine-s.
Mn. Pakxelis summons against the
London Times will be called at Edin
burgh on September 13. when the par
ties to the action must appear. An
order will then bo issued to lodge de
fense which will be on October 1G.
The issues will be placed before the
court for adjustment on October 13.
The trial will begin in November at
the earliest, and possibly may not take
place until after the Christmas recess
of the court, if either side of the ease
should exercise the right to take the
case to the inner court, where the
Lord President and a jury would try
the action.
Representative O'Dossux, of
Michigan, has been busy auditing the
vouchers for envelopes used in dis
tributing the speeches of members of
the House during the present session.
Most of the speeches have been on the
su'iject of the tariff and the sum of
$5,000 has been expended in furnish
ing the 11,000,000 envelopes noces
kary to distribute campaign literature
-throughout the country. By an ex
amination of the record, Mr- OTJon
nell finds that previous to the present
session the largest number of enyel-
opes used for this purpose was 4urlng
the campaign of 1876, when 7,000,000
.envelopes were used.
The steamer Morse, from Liring
ston. Central America, which recently
arrived at "Stem Orleans, reports all
business at Livingston and Santa
Tomas to be at-.a deadlock, owing to
the recent deems of the Guatemala
Governsaent abolishing the freesone.
The delegation of gnerchante and Con
suls that went to (the capital to urge
-the reinstatement of rthe free zone had
mot been beard ifram. In the mean-lime-no
goods are .being withdrawn
from bond, aud large quantities of val
uable and perishable goois are accu
mulating in the custom houaa? and may
prove a total low to their owners. It
is estimated that these goods would
not sell for fiily per cent of the xluties
levied on them, and in the event oH,the
decree" being sustained will probably.
bo abandoned by thqir owners.
rRSONAX. JLKD POUTICAX.
Thb American party met in National
convention at Grand Army Hall, AA'ash
ten, on the 14th.
Chahles Crocker, second vice-president
of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, died at Monterey, Cal., on the
14th. He was born in Troy, N. Y., Sep
tember 1, IRK. He was one of the Central
Pacific "Big Four."
The President has issued an order plac
ing Major-General Schofield in Command
of the army, with headquarters at Wash
ington. General Schofield will also con
tinue in command of the division of the
Atlantic
Austin- Corbix gave a dinner to Hon.
Levi P. Morton, at the Oriental Hotel.
Coney Island, on the 15th. The guests
were: George AV. Childs, ex-Senator Piatt,
Charles A. Dana, John C. New, Allen
Tbonidike Rice, J. Sloat Fassett, Mayor
Chapin, of Brooklyn, and M. Gennadieus,
of London.
A correspondent at Washington de
clares that on the advice of Hon. James G.
Blaine tho Senate Tariff bill will be aban
doned. The National convention of tho Ameri
can party ended in a split at Washington
on the loth, most of the delegations with
drawing. Those who remained nominated
James L. Curtis, of New York, for Presi
dent, and Judge James N. Greer, Vice
President. The bolters held a meeting
and denounced the convention as being
packed.
ihe xexas democratic convention re
nominated Governor L. -S. Ross and Lieutenant-Governor
Wheeler by acclamation.
The Spanish Government is trying to
induce the United States Government to
reduce or abandon altogether its claim for
indemnity of $1,000,000, which Signor
Moret granted to American citizens on ac
count of losses during the Cuban war.
.Connecticut Republicans have nomin
ated Morgan J. Bulkloy for Governor.
The Minnesota Democratic convention
was in a factional row at St. Pan! on the
15th. Before the break-up V.'tuon was
nominated for Governor, debating Ames
233 to 13C
Alexander Agassis, tt Cambridge,
Mass., has been re-elected president of the
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company of
Michigan.
Congressman Hemphill has been re
nominated by the Democrats of the Fifth
South Carolina district.
. Congressman Steele, of the Eleventh
Indiana district, has baen renominated by
acclamation by the Republicans.
George O. Jones, chairman of the Na
tional Committee of the Greenback party,
has issued a call for a National convention
of the party to meet at Cincinnati,
Wednesday, September 12, 1888, to nomi
nate candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States.
J. If. Hunt, Samuel Wilson and f. P.
White have beea nominated for the
Court of Appeals by the Texas Democratic
State convention.
A dispatch from Borne of the 16th says:"
The Pope continues unwell. The utmost
secrecy prevails regarding hie condition.
Advices from Snakisa indicate that the
"White Pasha" is really Stanley, who had
gathered an immense host of natives sworn
to capture Khartoum.
The President has detailed Lieutenant
Colonel John M. Wilson, Engineer Corps,
Commissioner of Public Bnildiags and
Grounds, as a member ef the Lighthouse
Board, vice Brigadier-General James C.
Duane, retired, late Chief of Engineers of
the army.
Ike Governor of Queensland, in opening
Parliament recently, anuounced that he
would srjpport th3 Canadian Pacific cable
Thf fjenate Committee on Military has
authorized its chairman to prepare a bill
giving to the Major-General of the" array
all tne rights, privileges and powers tUat
hac'i been enjoyed by the General and
Li.euteaant-General of the army when
t'jose offices existed.
The Supreme Court of Washington Ter
ritory has decided the law granting suf-
taja)p to women unconstitational. The
groonus lor ine opinion were hku on me
fact that the Legislature exceeded its
powers. The court took the ground that
the word "citizen" in the organic act can
not mean any thing else than male citizen.
It is reported that the Cheyenne Indians
are ready to sign the treaty for the open
ing of the great Sioux reservation in
Dakota. ,
The world's convention of Y. M. C. A
opened at Stockholm, Sweden, on the loth.
Theofficers reported an astonishing growth
of the association.
General Boclanger arrived at Abbe
ville on the ICth and went to the ceme
tery for the purpose of putting a wreath
upon the tomb of Admiral Courbet. He
was accompanied by a large party, but the
police at tho entrance to the cemetery
would not allow them to go In with the
General and he was compelled to enter
alone. Upon leaving the cemetery ho ad
dressed the crowd which had gathered.
A row followed and gens d'arnies dis
persed the rioters.
Recent stories of trouble between the
Hatfield and McCoy gangs in Pike County,
Ky., are positively denied.
Reports to tbe Xew England Homestead
from 134 correspondents, covering the fruit
growing regions 01 rew England, 2ew
York and Michigan, show an enormous
yield of grapes in all sections, a remark
ably short crop of pears of all varieties, a
full crop of peaches in Delaware, Michigan
and other sections.
The temperature at St. Vincent, Minn.,
on the 17th fell to 30 degrees, the lirst kill
ing frost of the season.
Two children of Jacob Schwane, a farm
er living near Greenfield, Mich., were
burned to death recently during tbe ab
sence of their parents.
Alexander Wood was hanged at Black
foot, Idaho, on tho 17th for the murder of
his wife.
A terrible race war is reported from
Iberia Parish, La. On the Kith the whites
mustered in force and killed thirteen ne
groes who refused to lay down their arms
and surrender. One white man, E. R.
Stnitb, was killed.
Secretary Whitney has ordered Ad
miral Luce, commander of the South At
lantic squadron, to proceed in the Galena
to Port-au-Prince, as the presence of an
American man-of-war is needed there.
In the cases of the naval cadets, who
were recently tried by court-martial at
Annapolis for hazing, found guilty and
sentenced to dismissal, the President has
modified and commuted tho sentences to
confinement for thirty days and a depri
vation of one-half of the annual leave.
Business failures (Dun's rejiort) for the
seven days ended August 10 numbered for
the United States, lbT; Canada, 32; total,
219; compared with 233 the previous week
and 1C1 the corresponding week of last year.
The next meeting of the National Fire
men's Association will be held at Kansas
City, Mo., September 11, next year.
The American Bar Association, recently
in session at Saratoga, N. Y., elected David
Dudley Field, of New York, president.
Among tbe vice-presidents elected was
General Harrison, the Republican Pres
idential nominee.
The twentv-lifth anniversarv of the
founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers was celebrated in Detroit on the
17th with 2,000 members present. Chief
Arthur presided.
The strike of the navvies of Paris has
collapsed for lack of funds.
The wheelhouse of the powder mill at
Windsor, Province of Quebec, Can., was
blown up the other dav and two men
killed.
The petrified tusk of a mastodon, meas
uring 13 feet, 7 inches, has been founi on a
farm near Bismarck, Dak.
NEBRASKA STATE NEW&
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
It is reported in Chicago that the Illi
nois Central railroad is to be extended
from Sioux City, Iowa, to Cheyenne,
Wyo., or Denver, through Northern Ne
braska. Considerable damage was done In
Northern Mississippi by local storms re-
centiy, and the cotton crop in Tenne-see
has been soaked and much harm :s feared.
Hartland & Wolf, shipbrokers of Bel
fast, Ireland, have closed thrir works ow
ing to a partial strike, and o,0U0 men aro
now idle.
A terrific hurricane ftruck Marquette,
Mich., on the 20th. Houst were unroofed,
telegraph wires blown down and store
front) badly damaged. The storm wns
accompanied by a tit-luge of wind and ha'.l.
No one was hurt.
The State Department has received a
communication from United States Consul
Seymour, at Canton, China, in which he
says that any natives who have embraced
the Christian religian have bwea severely
persecuted. Most of the victims are mem
bers of the American Baptist Union.
Thirteen crocodiles brought from Africa
to Hamburg recently escaped from the bold
of the steamer Todan and made their way
into the river. The news of their escape
created great consternation nmong the in
habitants along tho river side.
A few days ago O. O. Lee, of Brecken
ridge, Col., fell into an old ravine on an
abandoned trail in Argentine pass and bad
both legs broken. For six days he lay
there and when found was dying.
Eightebk buildings were consumed by a
tire at U adena, Minn., the other day, sev-
Loss,$7j,-
MISCWLUkXKOC.
Thb steamships Geiser and Thiagralla,
ef the Thingvalla steamship line, were in
collision of Sable Island on the morning of
the 14th. The Geiser sank almost immedi
ately after tbe collision. A nuniber of the is devastating IowaWand Lafayette Coun
passenger 'and crew were pifked up. by ties in Wisconsin. i ir 1
uwais from ino Tuingvallo, but over p
hundred perished. The Geiser Vras.bn it
eral families being burned out.
000.
Tae Senate on the 20th was in open
executive session on the Fisheries treaty.
Tbe House, after discussion, passed the
Chinese Restriction bill without division.
Brigadier-General Absalom Baird,
Inspector-General of the army, has been
placed on the retired list. Colonel Roger
A. Jones was appointed to succeed him
with the rank of Brigadier-GeneraL
Mas. Charlotte 8mith, president of the
Woman's National Industrial League, has
written Chairman Ford, of the immigration
investigation, that syndicates exist in New
York and Boston for the purpose of sup
plying girls arriving in this country for
houses of ill-fame. Agents of the syndi
cate, she says, frequently go about and
assist fh this nefarious business.
Thb Norwegian steamer, Libeit?, from
New York for Stettin, which went ashore
on White Island, Nova Scotia, is breaking
up badly.
Dysentery in a deadly epidemic form
The other night little Johnny Bohan, of
Sreeley, wandered away from home and
was found the next morning by a neigh
bor lying near the railroad track fast
asleep. A big dog was keeping watch over
the sleeper and tried to keep the stranger
away from bis little charge.
Bartlett is rejoicing over tho com
pletion and opening of the new court house
which was built by subscription and do
nated to the county by enterorisiug citi
sens. ' The official count of the vote at tho
recent county seat election in Grant coun
ty gave Hyaimis the county scat insteadof
Whitman, as was previously reported.
At a recent special meeting of the Oma
ha Board of Trade, resolutions were adopt
ed protesting against the proposed remov
al of the fast trains between Chicago and
the Missouri river, and a committee of two
was appointed to lay the resolutions be
fore the managers of tho roads interested.
The other evening about eight o'clock
Drs. J. H. Calkins and T. J. Murphy, of
David City, were en lied in consultation
over a patient residing less than two miles
south of the town and started out in a
buggy. Two hours later word was re
ceived that the team bad run away and
Dr. Murphy was hurt. He was found ly
ing in tho road with three of his ribr.
broken and otherwise hurt about tlw
shoulder and breast. About two o'clock
Dr. Calkins wns found lying in the grass
near tne roadside dead, his neck being
broken.
The assessed valuation of the taxable
property of Butler County for 1SS? is 2,
(12,mO.KT, according to the compiled re
ports of the assessor. There were rejwrted
t,941 hoisrs, 2S.SW cattle, 7U mules, 7J2
sheep and r.,."21 hogs, representing an ag
gregate assessed value of .'i."3,227.
Mrs. AV. R. Hamilton, aged over fifty
years, fell into a well fifty feet deep, at
her homo four miles north of Arlington,
tho other day. She landed in two feet of
water on her feet and was drawn out half
an hour later unhurt.
During a late storm at Waverly hail
stones as large as walnuts fell.
The Columbus State Bank has increased
its capiial to$I00.W.
Norden's contribution to the hail suffer
ers in that vicinity consisted of 32. bushels
of core, 2T bushels of oats. 3T bushels 01
potatoes and three tons of hay.
A little son of Frank alker, of Nor
dcn. had n narrow escape tho other day.
He was on a hay rack and slipped between
Ee boards, where lie was suspended by
e neck for some time. When found by
his father the boy was unconscious, but
was soon restored'to life by skillful treat
ment. The Seventh Day Adventists are mak
ing great preparations for their camp meet
ing, which is to be held at Grand Island
September 11 to 10. It will not be a local
affair, but is designed for a general con
vocation of the believers of that faith in
Nebraska.
A farmer living nearCretebrutally beat
his wife the other day, was arrested and
fined y0. The mayor remitted the fine, as
tho wife would have leen obliged to pay
It, and ou the way home he gave the wom
an unother beating. Again he was ar
rested and fined $2, which he was forced
to pay.
A prisoner in the South Sioux City jail
created qnite a little sensation the other
day by setting fire to the clothes in his eel'
and almost suffocating himself.
Oswell Uehling, a Burt County boy.
was fatally injured by an ugly bronchc
the other day. He wns Ieadingtheanimal tc
the stable when it turned on him, striking
him with the front feet, knocking him down
and frightfully bruising him. The bo
lived over twenty-four hours after the ac
cident. Martin Cook, an employe in tho Thomp
son brick -3-ard at Fremont, was drowned
in the Platte the other night.
The body of Albert Carlson, a Swede
twenty-five years old. was found recently
in the creek at Weeping Water. The watei
was not over two feet deep where the bodj
wns iounn. 11 was tnougnr, as tne man
was suffering from a partial sunstroke,
that he had wandered away from his
boarding house in a delirium and had fall
en into the stream. '
H. Aimsen, a prominent and much re
spected citizen of Hansen, dropped dead of
heart disease the other day.
The safe in the ofiice of J." J. Melick, at
Neligh was blown open the 'other night.
Very little money was secured, but all his
valuable papers, including many notes,
were taken.
Post-offices lately established in Ne
braska: Lakeside, Sheridan County: Re
no. Sheridan County: Seneca, Thomas
County.
Tun Presbyterian Church at York will
be dedicated the first Sunday in Septemh
Patents
A. Conner,
and to Theo'
on a corn
A mad dog scare in Colfax Countv has
resulted in the extermination of a doz-n
curs and several head of cattle that had
been bitten.
Fred. Lewis, a young man of Hastings,
while intoxicated the other night, sat
down on a tie of the B. & M. Railroad
track. He was asleep when a passenger
train passed along and was struck by the
steps of the iostal car, which fractured
bis arm and dislocated his shoulder.
During a storm at Central City on the
morning of the 15th the house of E. Barney
was struck by lightning and set on are.
The flames were soon extinguished, how
ever. This is the second time Mr. Barney's
house was struck within the last fifteen
months. E. W. Ormsby's barn was also
struck and five horses knocked down. The
storm was accompanied by torrents of rain
and a heavy wind.
A negro named John Johnson was
tried for larceny at Central City recently
before a jury composed entirely of men of
his own color. After being out a short
time they returned a verdict of guilty.
This is the first instance in the State where
a jury has been made up of colored men.
Indications of natural gas in Dawes
County, near Squaw Mound, have induced
a gentleman to bore a well and test the
matter.
DESPERATE ROBBERS.
Attempt to Rob n Union Pacific Train la
Wyoming Territory The Kobbrr De
feated by a Brave Brakeiaan -Heavy ICe
warils and Pursuit.
Rawlins, Wyo., Aug. 20. At 2:." Satur
day morning, when the eostbound Union
Pacific passenger train was at a water
tank two miles east of Dana station and
the engineer, Breeze, was oiling his engine,
and Fireman AVallen was giving tbe
engine water from tho tank, three men
rushed up to the front end of the train and
cried out: "Hold up your hands, you ."
The engineer did so and tho fireman
jumped down from the tender and was
shot as soon as he struck the ground in
the right arm. In the meantime a constant
fire was kept up on tbe train by wrae of
tbe robbers concealed by the darkness and
about fifty yards from tho train.
The front brakomaa, William Tillman,
when told to hold up bis hands, did so,
when the order was repeated: "Higher,
you ." He was standing on the step
of the engine at the time and lifted his
hands higher. His lantern dropped and
he was ordered to pick it up again. He
stooped to do so, and at tho same time
grasped a lump of coal and struck the rob
ber in the face, staggering him backward,
and then jumped on him. A desperato
hand to hand conflict followed, both men
rolling down tho cinder bank into tin tram
ditch. The hrnkeman was finally shot in
the arm and through tho hip, splintering
the bone. 1 lie bullet passed out.
. When tho roblxrs found they were foiled
they abandoned the attack and lied. The
passengers were uninjured.
A posse of men mounted on fleet horsei
and well armed left Rawlins on a special
train for Dana, led by Deputy Sheriff
Hanks. They struck the trail of the rob
bers a mile and a half north of the scene
of attack. The camp of the robbers was
found. Their horses were newly shod and
the trail was easy to follow. The brake
man's cap was found 200 yards south of
the tank, dropped there by the robbers in
order to mislead the pursuit. Five hun
dred dollars per head for the robbers, dead
or alive, is offered by the Union Pacific
Company, and $500 by the Governor of
Wyoming Territory.
Eight men were seen at eight o'clock a.
m. crossing the Union Pacific track two
and a half miles east of Carbon, or thirty
miles east of where the attack was made.
They were well mounted and were headed
south toward North Park, Col. Tbev have
made a detour from tho north, going east j
and then south. A posse from Carbon j
have started in pursuit. The entire coun- j
try is aroused and short work will be made '
of the robbers if they are discovered. They j
FRAUDULENT CITIZENS.
fmportait Testimony T.ifen by the Con.
preional Committo. !hriiis Hotv
Alien aro TrnforiH--l Into I'ull
i'ledged CUIxen In Ten I-yi on Pay
ment of Ten Iollar-u
New York, Aug. 18. --The Congres-
! .ional committee rnsnmed their inqut.y
regarding indiscriminate immigration
yesterday. Henry J. Jacxson, superin
tendent of Castle Garden and secretary
of the Emigration Commission, was tho
first witness. His testimony, in tho main.
1 wns a corroboration or mat aireany
elicited from Emigration Commissioners,
Tamtarand Stevenson.
Walter Mcintosh, secretary of tho
United States Watch-Makers' Associa
tion, showed conclusively that some en
gravers were brought here from London
under contract, and in direct violation of
tbe law.
F. N. Bell, a sea captain, said that
Lockwood & Klay carry oa a sort of
brokerage business in procuring sea
captains positions. He swore that theso
two men can take a Nova Scotian and in.
ten days make an American citizen of
him and put him in charge of an American,
ship. He said that Lockwood told wit
ness that Judge Morrison, in Brooklyn,
fixes all details for him. Each individual
who wanted to beconio an American
citizen inside of ten days must put up
ten dollars.
Andrew AV. Kay, a ship chandler, said
be is a Nova Scotinn. and said that he has
"assisted his father", a man named
Evans, and another named Millor. to got
their naturalization papers. After a
good deal of questioning by the members
of the committee, testimony was elicited
corroborating the statement of the pre
vious witness regarding fraudulent nat
uralization. Witness admitted that he knew a man
named Palmer, and had aided him to get
naturalized. AVItness was qnite uncom
fortable when Palmer's name was men
tioned, and before the committee got
through with him gave some very damag
ing evidence against himself. H. admit
ted that he had sworn in Judg? Moore's
court that he had known Palmer to bo a
worthy man for five years when ho had
never met him. A man named Bavlis got
ten dollars for securing Palmer's nat
uralixation papers, which was drvided
with a deputy sheriff named Ross. After
a good deal of beating about the bush, the
witness finally said that he had been paid
three dollars by Ross shortly - after
Palmer's papers were procured. Adjourned.
are supposed to be part of the Tetton Ba
sin Jackson gang of cow punchers.
The latest report from the robbers is that
they are fifteen miles north of tbe Medi
cine Bow river, having crossed at Cotton
wood ford, and are heading into Shirley
basin and the surrounding timbered mount
ains. The Rawlins posse are twelve miles
behind them. A courier was sent with this
dispatch to Medicine Bow. There are two
robbers leading a pack horse. If they get
into Shirley basin their capture will be al
most imiossibIe.
A reward of $1,000 has been offered by
tho Union Pacific road and the Governor
for each of the robbers, deail or alive. Tbe
probabilities are if they get caught they
will be either hung or shot,
DEATH DEALERS.
CROP CONDITIONS.
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The Farmer's Kevleir Summarizes
Situation For the Week.
CniCAGO, Aug. 20. The following is the
crop Munmnry, according to tbe Farmer's
Hecieic: "While the general condition of
the corn crop of the country is considered
good it has been widely published that in
Kansas very serAus damage has been
done to the corn by hot winds; that these
reports have been authentic is corroborated
by our correspondents, a summary of
which shows the condition of the coin crop
in Kansas to be about TO per cent, of an
average, which is much lower than that in
any other corn growing States reporting
this week. But tbe corn is not in lad con
dition in all parts of Kansas. In Bourbon
County, for instance, the condition w
placed at 120 per cent.; in Douglass, at 105
per cent, and in AVoodson aud Anderson
Counties at 100 per cent. The worst report
comes from Rush County, where the con
dition is estimated at only 10 per cent, of an
average. In Sedgwick County the con
dition is placed at 25 per cent, of an
average, and in Cherokee at SO per
cent. Corn in other counties ranges in
condition from 50 to SO percent, of an aver
age. As rains have recently fallen in
Kansas it is reasonable to expect that ma
terial changes for the bettor will conse
quently be noted in the condition of the
corn crop there. The condition of corn in
The ITaosual Activity Mtowii by Invent or
or Dynamite Ictb-Iealiarle vice The
Zallnskl and Gray don Ciunv A New Dye.
amlte Monitor.
Washington. Anc 18. Unnnil activ
ity has been shown by iuventors this
session to convince Congress of the
adaptability of high explosives to tho
practical uses of war, and several im
provements in destructive agencies and
implements of warfare have been brought
to the attention of the military and naH
committees of both houses during tho
session. As a result there are generous
appropriations, aggregating nearly three
quarters ofa million, la ths Army and
Navy bills for experiments with'dynamite
shells, aerial torpedoes ad the making
of air smns for hur liner these tornedn;.
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Among thee inventions is what is
known as theZalinskigun and tho "aerial
torpedo thrower", the latter the inven
tion of Lieutenant J. W. Grnydon. late of
tbe United Statos Navy The Zaliuski
gun throws six hnndred pounds of dyna
mite abouf a mile and a half from an air
gun about sixty feet in length, while
Graydon, by greatly increased air
pressure secures greater range, with air
guns thirty or thirty-five feet long.
The new cniisier "Vesuvius" is to bo
armed with two of the Zalinski guns,
placed well forward and parallel to each
other, side be side, and fixed rigidly at
an angle of sixteen degrees. They are to
be trained or sighted by changing the
course of the vessel.
Graydon's shorter gun it is proposed to
use on what is known as Admiral Anion's
rstm; fonrof these twenty-one inch torpedo-throwers
to form part of tho arma
ment of this powerful engine of war, two
mounted on turtle-back turrets, fore and
aft. These guns can be elevated and de
pressed and trained like any piece of
ordnance, and with them it is proposed to
hurl enormous torpedoes containing
1,200 pounds of dynamite at least two
miles.
The Honso committtee on naval affairs
also have before them an original desitrn
I for a pneumatic dynamite monitor.
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" AfrTlA K nnc? 90 iiMiinnmitfAlif i-nti.riw,tir
were issued recently to William .. ... ;r . "J - . . - 1 invntion of RAni-ont.r;ra Thnn...
fj;, ?... .. .most 01 me crop win neouxoi tne wavor ; . : .., -----... .. v... ..
, 01 Lincoln, for a corn harvester. , . , ,' . , .- . , t Illinois, with w.atr brill en -,-,--. r,i
rimH MJi,ri,(t,m,,..,.ioi irosi 111 goou nine, mil larmers are airaiu 1 . : , : , . " -..... .....
lore H. .Meurinsr (two patents) ., . ..... ' 1 thii t K vwnl mnr h nmWiri,.. .0..1
i,i. ' tnai a iew neius wmen una to ne piantea : .. i -"-"""
nusker. , .. ... , foraction to a nomt which will inst. -r.
a nv7LitAia Lfiuicr. wi 3cii it. liiiii liiiiit. iiik
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account of cut worms, will be caught should
frost come early. Our reports from ,
AVashington County, Minn., state that the j
corn crop there will be a faihiro if fro -it I
come before Septemtier 20. Illinois and j
Indiana head the list in the condition of
the corn crop, both placing the average at
104 per cent. Ohio comes next with an j
average of 103 per cent. Then conies AVis- j
consin with an average condition of 102.'
per cent., the rest report in
pose the turret, are features of this ves
sel, which is similar iudesign to Admiral
Amon's proposed powerful ram.
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
Sentence or lWnUal Acaiant Xaval Ca
det Convicted of Hazlnc Commated.
Washixgtox, Aug. 18. The President
yesterday commuted the sentence of dis-
as follows: missal of naval cadats Wiley T. Embrey,
Kentucky, 57per
cent.; Nebraska.
cent.; Missouri. 95 peri
Arthur L. AVillard, Geo.
Richards.
T-" ner cent- D ikota. ! Btrnard H. Camden, Charles Lyle, Biea
- . ... - K Rfor Ki-hfirH M T.oirrh
92 per cent., and Minnesota, 'Jl per cent.
j Pastures are in very fair condition aud
potatoes good."
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way from New Ybrk to Stettin, tne Thing
valla going in the opposite direction. A 1
heavy fog prevailed at the time, and thf
responsibility for the disaster was
known.
It is" stated in well nafbrSMd circles that
Itatyfi'3)etein:reIationtoJbe seizure of
Massowah noes not afledyjussia's atti
tude on the question. Russia, it is said,
.will conform to the views of Turkey,
ifrnose intere"stlr are prejudiced by the
seizare and who is alone competent to ue-
the incident closed.
Norfolk Knights of Labor have organ
ized a co-operative coal company and will
purchase fuel in car-lots for the use of the
members.
Niobrara has four saloons.
Thb name of the post-office at Kingston,
Adams County, bas been changed to
Pauline.
The evening of the assembling of tbe
Prohibition convention at Omaha was made
lively by a grand street demonstration.
The' unusual sight of a large number of
women in a political procession drew thou
sands of spectators to the streets along the
line of march. About nine hundred per
sons were in line. The column was headed
by the Prohibition Club of Lincoln and its
bond. The members of the club were uni
formed and carried torches. Ex-Governor
St, John, of Kansas, addressed a large
audience at Exposition Hall.
Crawford will have a large and com
plete foundry and machine 6hop ready to
commence operations in the fall.
Attain In iituitemala.
New Orleans, Ang. 19. The steamer
Pref. Morse, from Livingston, Central
America, with fruit, reports all business at
Livingston and Santa Tomas to be at a
deadlock, owing to tbe recent decree of
the Guatemala Government abolishing the
free zone. The delegation of merchants
and Consuls that went to the capital to
urge the leinstatement of the free zone
had not been heard from. In the mean
time no goods are being withdrawn from
bond, and large quantities of valuable
and perishable goods are accumulating in
the custom Louses and may prove a total
loss to their owners. It is estimated that
these goods would sell forfifty per cent, of
the duties levied on them, and in the event
of the decree being sustained will probably
be abandoned by their owners.
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The Mall-Box Robberies.
Chicago, Aug. 19. Oberkampf,the man
box thief, was taken over to the United
States Marshal's ofiice yesterday and
Chester B. Bradley, of the law firm of
Case, Nolan & Case, who was mentioned
wards was pointed out to him. OberkompI
failed to identify him as his employer
Edwards and declared that he was not
the man. Eradley came to the Marshal's
office at tho request of Inspector Kidder.
He was an inspector in the New York
office for about a year, leaving the service
in May, lS.'vi. He was appointed by Judge
Greshaai or Frank Hatton. Nothing is
known of him at the inspector's oliics in
this city.
j B. Bier. Richard IL Leigh, Timothy F.
iiinui iu, um ucurjjo a. oaoppara, con
victed of hazing en board the practico
ship Constellation, to confinement upon
the Santee for thirty days, and that they
each be deprived of one-half of their
annual leave. The President, in a long
review of the cases, condemns hazing in
strong terms, and says that executive
clemency will not be granted to like cases
in tne future, and is only- extended now
because such trivial hazing as theso
cadets were convicted of had not been In
tbe past considered sufficiently aggra
vated to merit severe punishment
The offenses for which these cadets
were recommended to be dismissed the
service consists of competing members
of the junior class to chew toilet paper,
stand pa their heads, eta Secretary
Whitney, in transmitting tie action of
the court-martial to'the President, rec
ommends the coarse which the President
adopted.
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Sir. Blalae Utanattaled.
Washtxgtox, Aug. la.- -The Star has
the following: It is said Mr. Blame ex
pressed to three Senators who talked
with him Sunday, dissatisfaction withjtha
course they had pursuM in attempting to
agree upon a bill, and advised that even
now they change front and let the whole
responsibility for tariff legislation lie
witn the Democrats. He held that it
would be an easy matter to make the con
test before the people in opposition to
the Mills bilL but that if they brought in
a bill of their own it would complicate
the situation, putting th-m oa tho defen
sive as to tneir own measure. He urged.
the Senators, it is said, to do all they
could to bring about a change of plan.
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