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EED CLOUD CHIEI A. O. HOSMER, Proprietor. BET CLOUD. - NEBRASKA CURRENT COMMENT. The Belgian Chamber of Deputies lias voted f 2,000,000 for the now Con go railway. TnE Montana convention was op posed to bringing the deity of religion into the Constitution. The subscriptions to the proposed new Swiss army loan amounted to more than was proposed by the Gov ernment. W. C Elam, a Republican editor of Virginia, has been appointed chief of the division of railroads in the General Land-office. The German Southwest African Company is said to be negotiating for the sale of all its African possessions to an English syndicate. It is stated that Germany and Aus tria have instructed ex-King Milan to restore the supreme power in Servia in order to check Russian intrigues. The Johnson-Locke Mercantile Company's circular for July states that the salmon pack for this season -will be about 86,000 cases less than for 1888- The civil tribunal of Paris has de cided that the Panama Canal Com pany can not compel the holders of lottery bonds to pay the outstanding installments. The bark Ivigtut, from Norway, which recently arrived at New York City passed forty-seven huge icebergs on her voyage and was for a week in a huge ice floe. The British House of Commons, by a vote of 230 to 76, agreed to grant a lump sum of 600.000, or as an alter native 20,000 annually, to build rail ways in Ireland. THENew Hampshire Judiciary Com mittee is considering the advisability of reporting a bill abolishing capital punishment as urged by Attorney General Marnard. The Standard oil monopoly is re ported to be buying up the natural gas lands of Indiana with a view to squeezing the natural gas companies when their present supplies run out. The President was recently called upon to pardon an Indian woman who had been convicted of murder in Fort Smith, Ark. The President commuted her sentence to imprisonment for life. Germany has notified Switzerland that the treaty between the two" Gov ernments regulating the settlement of foreigners in Switzerland will not bo renewed. The treaty will, therefore, expire at the end of 1890. TnE London Daily Telegraph com mends the Tenants1 Defense League. It says the tenants have a perfect right to combine, and that every hon est man ought to wish success to the movement. The Morning Post (Con servative) also approves tho new league. Commander Dennis W. Mcllan, late of the United States steamship Nipsic, was in Baltimore, Md.. re cently. He said that he was off on just as long a vacation as he could se cure. He denied there was any differ ence between Admiral Kimberly, of the Pacific squadron, and himself. Attorney-General Miller has de cided in the case of a naval cadet who tendered his resignation and had it received, but subsequently obtained its withdrawal from the Secretary of the Navy, that the Secretary's with drawal had no legal effect and the cadet has ceased to be in the service. TnE Tradesman, of Chattanooga, Tenn., has instituted an inquiry with reference to the value of negro labor in industrial channels in the South. The average wages paid negro labor is 1.10 per day, and skilled labor runs from $1.75 to $2.25 per day. Employ ers general preferred negro labor to white. Secretary Blaine. M. Rousten, the Trench Minister, and party spent a day recently at Ellsworth, Me., as the guests of Senator Hale, returning in the evening. The fireman of the train bringing the party., was James G. Blaine, Jr., who had' made four trips in the capacity of fireman on the Maine Central road. Suit is to be brought iif San Fran cisco by counsel representing heirs in Hungary and in Cleveland. (Xl against the present holders of the estate of William Leidesdorff, one of Califor nia' pioneer merchants, who died a few years ago. It is now valuedjit $40,000,000, and comprises some of the most valuable business property in San Francisco. - Treasurer Huston has Issued new regulations regarding the redemption of the currency as follows: If three fifths of tbe note is presented the face value, will be given. If less than three-fifths aad more than two-fifths is presented half the face value will be given; also the full face value will be given on less than three-fifths of the note on affidavits stating that the missing portions were destroyed and explaining tbe cause and manner of Ibe Iocs. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Gleaned by Telegraph and MaQ. PERSONAL ASO POLITICAL. Right Rev. Bishop Seymour w mar ried to Mrs. Harriet Atwood at Trinity Church, Newxork, on the 23d. Minister Terrell, now at Brussels, bas recovered from the recent injury to his knee. Lxorrm has appealed to Mr. Thomp son, the American Minister in Hayti, to arbitrate his differences with Hippolyte. Secretary Noble has'' ordered an in vestigation of the recent renting of pen sions by Commissioner Tanner. Elliot F. Shepabi in behalf of the American Sabbath Union, asked the North Dakota Constitutional convention recently that provisions encouraging Sab bath observance be engrafted in the Con stitution. The one-house plan was de feated. Air order has been issued by the French High Court of Justice depriving General Bonlanger and Count Dillon of their civil and political rights and declaring them ineligible for election to any office. The German Admiralty aas uncovered a perfect nest of corruption within the de partment; involving many high officials. A number of naval officers were arrested at Berlin and at Kiel on the charge of wholesale bribery. One of these oa being taken into custody shot himself dead. M. Dcpont, a Bonlangist member of the Chamber of Deputies, recently attempted to make a speech at Port L'Abbe, Finis terre, bnt was attacked by a mob and stoned. A number of his teeth were broken and he was driven away. Rev. Father James Curly, the vener able director of the Georgetown (D. C) College Observatory, died on the 23d. He was born in Roscommon County, Ireland, October 25, 1796 and was at the time of his death the oldest priest in America, per haps in the world. He was connected with the Georgetown College for sixty two years. Ex-King Milan arrived in Belgrade on the 24th. He was met at the station by his son. King Alexander, the Regent; tbe members ot the Servian Cabinet and the foreign representatives. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone celebrated tbeir golden wedding on the 25th, The Executive Council of Massachusetts is busy making preparations for a grand reception to President Harrison on his way to Bar Harbor, Me. The Prohibitionists of Ohio held a mon ster meeting recently at Zanesville in honor of the twentieth anniversary of tbe formation of the party. Bishop Walsh, of London, Ont, has been selected for Archbishop of Toronto by tbe Pope. The Idaho Constitutional convention arrived at the decision to cut off ail Mor mons from the right of suffrage. The Parnell Commission has adjourned to October 2. Secretaries Wisdom and Tracy have returned to Washington from New York. David W, Weare, of Missouri, a chief of division in tbe Pension Office, ha re signed and an Indiana man has been ap pointed bis successor. Laboccherk's amendment to tbe Royal Grants bill was rejected by the British House of Commons by 393 to 156. Lb Soir, of Paris asserts that Bon langer, fearing he will be condemned, is going to New York to avoid extradition. Secretary Wisdom has appointed So lon Norton, of Buffalo, N. Y., to be in spector of customs in the Cleveland, O., district The Chippewa Indian Commission is having great difficulty at White Earth. Several stormy sessions have been held. Up to recent date not a single signature to the Nelson bill bad been secured. Rev. Thomas G. Strong, of Ithica, N.T., has lost bis reason and will be committed to the Binghamton insane asylum. He was formerly president ot Wells College and has occupied prominent pulpits in the Reformed Church. Editor West, of the Chicago Times, after a protracted fight, has concluded to retire from the management The wedding gift of Mrs. John W. Mackay to Princess Louise was a pair of diamond earrings costing $15,000. In two test cases tbe New Hampshire Supreme Court has decided that the law requiring licenses for the practice of med icine and dentistry is unconstitutional. There was a report current that Mary Anderson, the actress, was really suffer ing from mental disorder and was con fined in a private lunatic asylum in Eu rope. MISCELLANEOUS. News from Ounalaska confirm the re cent reports of the loss of tbe three whal ing shooners, James A. Hamilton. Otter and Annie. No trace of them have been seen in the Arctic and it is generally be lieved they are lost They carried about sixty officers and men. The Chinatown district of Sacramento, CaL, was destroyed by fire oa the 24th. The impression prevailed at tbe Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md, that the court martial which tried Commander Harrington for grounding the Constella tion bad found him guilty. It was ru mored that the punishment was some thing like a year's suspension. Dknour fever is reported at Gainesville, Fla. A newly -invested knapsack has been under examination in the War Depart ment Two thousand were ordered for use in the army as an experiment The ad vantage over the knapsack now in aie consists in having the weight transferred from the shoulders to tbe hips of soldiers. William BusHnxLL,the noted embezzler of ten years ago, who was recently ex tradited from Chili, escaped from Detect ive Reilly at Iquique while en roate home. The ground under two blocks of houses and barns in Scranton, Pa., gave way early the other morning owing to the collapse of a vein in a mine and the people who were asleep were badly frightened. The Standard Oil Company is said to be buying up the natural gas lands of Ohio and Indiana at about ten times their former value. A wreckiko company has recovered the cargo of tbe bark Medway, which was wrecked in 1853 off Cape Henlonen while bound from London to Philadelphia with tin, lead aad spelter. The metals are val ued at $160,000. - Two false Christ, It is reported, have appeared in Liberty County, Ga, A child has been sacrificed and three persons fa tally hart A negro revolution was feared. The sheriff went to the scene wish an armed'peese. Harvxstiko of wheat has began in Da kota two 'weeks earlier than usual. The quality is reported first class. A severe storm swept over Morrlstowa and other places ia Minnesota oa the afternoon of the 25th. Tax Russian Goveramant buying up all tbe Polish railways for strategic Bar-poses. The work ot investigating the Pension Office will probably occupy several weeks. Lewis Bros. & Co., extensive wholesale dry goods dealers of Philadelphia, have assigned for $4,000,000. Declining busi ness and heavy losses in the Johnstown floods were said to be causes of the disas ter. The slayers of "Cattle Kate" Maxwell and her partner Averill in Wyoming have been arrested. The Surgeon-General has received a tel egram from the president of the Gaines ville (Fla.) Board of Health, denying that cases ot dengue fever existed there. A 80S of Marshall H. Twitcbell, United States Consul at Kington, Ont. has been arrested on the charge of b9ing the masked burglar who entered the residence of Mrs. Martin. He was a mere boy and ap to the affair bore a good character. The Union Pacific earnings for June were $24,970 larger than the same month last year while the net earnings were $191 -62 more. Over $500,000 has been subscribed at Syracuse, N. Y., to the North American Salt Association. The mayor and leading business men of New York City held an enthusiastic meet ing recently to take steps to secure tbe world's exposition in 1692. The Chamber of Commerce also appointed a committee of sixty for the same purpose, headed by ex-President Cleveland, Vice-President Morton, Senator Everts and other noted men. Stephen W. Dorset was taken in custody recently at New York for con tempt of court in neglecting to put in an appearance at the supplementary pro ceedings on a judgment obtained against him by tbe Nevada Bank. Kilrain, the pugilist, went on a tear at Baltimore, Md., the other night, amusing himself in smashing windows, eta. acting as though he had won the fight with Sullivan. The court martial of Colonel Fletcher, charged with conduct unbecoming a gen tleman and officer, commenced at Fort Omaha on the 25th. The Brotherhood of American Railway Brakemen held its annual session in Otta wa, unt, recently witn sju delegates present Lightning struck the house of W. B. Cunningham at Ben Brook, near Fort Worth, Tex, the other morning, instantly killing Mrs. Cunningham. At the time tbe house was struck, Mr. Cunningham, hit wife and one child were on the same bed. The father and child were not hurt A. J. Blethen, proprietor of tbe Minne apolis Tribune, has purchased tbe Even ing Star, of that city, and, beginning Au gust 20, will conduct it under the name ot tbe Evening Tribune. The intention is to run an all day paper. The price paid has not been made public. Business failures (Dun's report) for tho seven days ended July 20 numbered 216, including Canada. Tbe previous week 208 failures were reported. Lawyer Duns, who tempted Cashier Scott to rob tbe Manhattan Bank, of New York, of $185,000, has been sent to Sing Sing for nine years and six mouths. It is officially denied that there is any yellow fever at Tumpico, Mex., as had re cently been reported. The Yellow river of China has again burst its banks. The authorities at Pekin were dismayed. A mob ot Paris, Ky., lynched James Kelly, colored, for outrage on a Mrs. Crow recently. The officials of the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company nave notified the Trans continental Association that unless the subsidy from railroads is increased they will cut rates and take all tbe freight they can get It was thought this was the pre liminary step to a war against the Cana dian Pacific road. The great British war ship Sultan, which sank on a rock near Malta some months ago, has been successfully raised. The Cincinnati dry dock buildings were destroyed by fire early tbe other morning, causing $60,000 loss. It is thought to have been incendiary. A cyclone passed through Lebanon, Ind., on the 2Gth unroofing au entire block and deluging property. Crops were greatly damaged. ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES. Five men lost tbeir lives by an ex plosion of dynamite recently on the Wabash railroad, twelve miles west of Wabash, Ind. A terrific storm was reported at Chi cago on the 27th. Grave fears existed re garding lake vessel?. Dr. chmslzkopp, Surgeon-in-Chief of Captain Wisinan's expedition, has been drowned in Zanzibar. The steamer Wbildin of Baltimore ran into and sunk the schooner RillieS. Derby of Philadelphia, Captain Thomas Naylor, in tbe Delaware bay on tbe 28th. Tbe Whildin was on her way to Cape May with pleasure excursionists. No one was hurt Alarmixg rumors were prevalent at Rome of plots to blow up with dynamite both the Vatican and the QuirinaL Princess Louise, eldest daughter of the Price of Wales, was married on the 27th to the Duke of Fife. Dr. A. E. Jones. Surgeon-General of Ohio, was recently murdered at Cincin nati and his body thrust into a catch basin. The crime was tbe work of Charles Bligh, the doctor's hostler, who was ar rested and who confessed, stating that he bad given tbe doctor a knock on tbe head for scolding him. Timber fires were reported creating a reign of terror all over Montana, causing the abandonment of mining camps. '1HE new Clyde built steamer, Thetis which left the Philippine Islands April 26 with $330,000 worth of sugar, and which had been given up almost as lost, arrived at New York on tbe 28th. She was forced to pnt into Rio Janeiro for repairs to her main shaft The French elections took place on the 28th, resulting disastrously for tbe Bou langists. Tbe General contested 451 can tons and carried only 12. The London Daily Telegraph, comment ing on tbe vote in tbe royal grants, said that the action ot the Parnellites in sup porting the monarchy was one of the most notable signs of the times and that it signified a most complete division be tween the domestic and American wings of the Irish party. Clearing bouse returns for the week ended July 27 showed an average increase of 12.4 compared with the corresnondinz week of last year. In New York the in crease was 12.2. Norwih Greek, president of tbe West ern Union Telegraph" Company, is very angry with Wanamaker for reducing the Government rates to one cent for ten words. In a recent letter to tbe Post master-General, Mr. Green draws atten tion to the many services rendered by the company gratuitously to the public BUSINESS was active on the London Stock Exchange during the week ended July 27, American securities sharing; ia the general rise, until advices treat New York checked the' advance. "Tho Con tinental bourse war auiet Pari 'especially. - NEBRASKA STATE NEWS. A sew pension examining board has been appointed for Nebraska City, com posed of Drs. Hersley, Wilson and" Daily. The new board are all Republicans and each an old soldier. They succeed Drs. Whitten, Ross and Watson. Fullertos was the scene of an acci dent tbe other morning which resulted in the death of W. H. Paton and came near coating Lieutenant-Governor Meiklejohn his life. Meiklejohn aud Paton bad spent a night at Paton's rancb, a short distance from Fullerton. Next morning they walked to tbe Cedar river, and Paton stepped in to measure tbe stream for the purpose of finding out if there was a suffi cient depth of water to float a small yacht which they talked of putting on tbe river. Paton got beyond his depth and commenced calling for help. Meiklejohn at once threw off his clothing and plunged into the water. The water was deep and the moment Meiklejohn reached his friend tbe latter grasped him, rendering help im possible. Tbe Lieutenant-Governor suc ceeded in reaching tbe shore in an ex hausted condition, but his friend was lost. The coroner's jury which investigated the death of Maupin. the squaw man, at Springview, brought in two. verdicts against the Gist boys of the vigilance committee. One member was tracked to his own door and a revolver of the. same size of the balls found in tbe celfsras ii his possession vi ith five dents on the toj. of the barrel. A frightful and probably fatal acci dent occurred recently on the farm of William Pulse, near Flat ts mouth. Mr. Pulse was harvesting his grain with a self-binder, to which was attached five horse. His nine-year-old son was riding one of the leaders, when tbe horses be came frightened and ran away. Tbe boy fell off and was trampled by tbe horses and mutilated by tbe machine. While J. V. Lsmmore was recently plowing in his field near Grand Island with bis twelve-year-old son leading tbe team the horses ran away and the point of the plow struck tbe boy. completely disemboweling him, causing almost in stant death. William Murphy, one of the most pop ular young men of David City, was re cently drowned while bathing in tbe Big Blue river. The people in the northernpart cf An derson township, Phelps County, wore lately greatly excited at the discovery of a case of small-pox in tbeir neighbor hood. A farmer by tbe name of Shinfield went to Wilber th9 other day with a load of bogs, which he sold for $53. On bis re turn home be permitted two confidence men to get away with bis cash while be drove home with an empty pocket book. William Buown, a section foreman, re cently took shelter from the rain in a covered bridge near Humboldt, fell asleep and was killed by a passenger train on the Burlington & Missouri road. Governor Thayer has issued an order forbidding all railroads to ship any cattle from Kansas City into Nebraska under the penalty inflicted for violation of the quarantine laws. Belthazer Jenni, a young man living with a brother twelve miles north of Co lumbus, went away from home about July 9 with a borrowed gun, leaving a note an nouncing bis intention to commit suicide. Search was made for him at the time bnt he could not be found. Two weeks later he was found dead a half mile from his brother's house, with tbe gun clasped tightly in bis band and a bullet hole through his heaiL The body was badly decomposed. No cause could be given for tbe act W. W. Harvey, late landlord of the Barnum House at Nebraska City, has skipped out leaving many creditors, in cluding his washwoman, to mourn. A WRECK occurred on the Fremont, Elk horn & Missouri Valley railroad four miles west of Norfolk tbe other dav. As freight train No. 20 was going around a I curve at the rate of thirty miles an hour a broken flange on a car wheel caused the train to jump the track. Eleven cars and the caboose were derailed and tbe track badly torn up for nearly half a mile. Thomas Lahy, a brakeman, was badly burt Marriage is somewhat of a failure in Grand Island. Threo cases of wife beat ing were reported in one week. Under the present law notaries are not entitled to copies of the session laws. The last Legislature ordered only C.000 copies to be published and there are over 10,000 notaries in the State. Lightning recently killed Lars New man and his horse near Alliance Johx Boas, a prominent citizen of Wit her, was recently overcome by the heat and died a few days later. The fourth annual reunion of the Re publican Valley Association of Soldiers and Sailors will be held at Cmp Sher man, between Hardy, Neb., and War wick, Kan., August 20, 21, 22 and 2a Great preparations have been made for the event; and many prominent Grand Army speakers will be present from abroad. Mrs. A. M. Gaunt, a Culbertson lady, was struck by a flying board during a re cent wind storm and bad her arm broken and was otherwise badly injured. Her life was despaired of for several days. The fourth annual fair of the Dawson County Agricultural Association will be held at Lexington, September 24, 25, 26 and 27. The sub-alliances of Sherman County have form id a county Farmers' All ianca. A farmer named Roer. residing near Dustin, had bis team of hcrses killed by I lightning while holding them by the bits during a recent storm, but was only slightly shocked himself. It is stated that the superintendent of tbe Kearney reform school bas refused aa offer of $5,000 for tbe products of tbe school farm, which be tbinks'will be worth fully $10,000. Crops in the northwestern part of Holt County nave been badly damaged by bail. The contract bas been let for a $10,000 brick school bouse at Stuart to be com pleted by December. Tom Spauldixo. a Dawson well digger, was probably fatally injured last week by a stone falling oa his head, fracturing his skulL Considerable rough land in Lincoln County is being utilized for vineyards. one man Having planted tea acres of grape vines this year. The Weeping Water creamery is making three hundred pounds of butter a day, and has three tons of stock on band wait ing for prices to advance. Plans are being prepared for the beet sugar factory at Grand Island, which will cost when completed, including lands, $1,000,000. It will be a good thing provided the trust" does not absorb it Olof Rheu. a Harlan County farmer, has decamped leaving $1,800 in notes un paid, aad some of his creditors have seised all the stock oa the premises to sat isfy their claims. ANOTHER CATCH-BASIN. Dr. Jane. One of the Most Prominent Citi zens or Cincinnati. Marileretl By Ilia Coachman 1 h ltotly Thrown in a Catch Ikinln The Murderer's Coufesalou. Cincinnati. July 2i The body of Dr. A. E. Jones was found yesterday morning in a maubole not far from his residence. Ho bad been murdered and robbed. The doctor was in his seventy-seventh year but was as active as a man of fifty. He bad always had an inclination to mili tary life and kept it up by holding a con nection with tbe Ohio National Guards, serving for a long time as surgeon of the First regiment. Governor Foraker, who was his neighbor, appointed him a mem ber of his staff as Surgeon-General. He bad been active in public affairs, serving often in the Municipal Council, and bad besides held several offices under appoint ment from the General Government He was perhaps more widely known in Cin cinnati than any other man. Dr. Jones left his bouse about 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, wearing no coat, his feet in slippers and went in the direction of bis stablos. That was tbe last seen of bim alive. Tbe family did not be come alarmed until after night and then prosecuted t heir search quietly until Fii day, when notice was given to tbe police. Friday a trail of blood was discovered opposite tbe doctor's stable on Cemetery street and being followed was traced to Park avenue, thence South two or three squares to the junction of Cypress street and Francis lane, where, on the grass, was a pool of blood. It was here in a manbolo of the sewer that the body was fonnd yesterday morning. It was sewed in a horse blanket and was drawn out by means of a rope fastened around it by a man who had been lowered for that pur pose. The body had been doubled up com pactly, as if for convenience in carry in p. and it is apparent that the trail of blood was that which trickled from tbe doctor's wounds as his murderer carried him to the place where he thought to concetti forever tho trace of his crime, for he hoped the water would carry tbe body into tbe river. It was found that tho doctor's gold watch and his money were gone. This must have been tbe motive for the mur der, as the doctor had not an enemy in tbe world. Tbe police are already making arrests. The theory is that the murderer was Charles Biigb, the doctor's colored host ler, and that after committing tho crime he bid the body until nieht and then, put ting it into a grain sack, carried it to its place of concealment. Bligh was at tbe bouse all day Friday and told of his last interview with the Colonel. When ho left Friday night be said he would return at 5:30 yesterday morning.but bo has not yet been found. A hoe in tbe stable bears marks which are pronounced to bo blood stains. bligh arrested HIS confession. Cincinnati, July 28. Bligh, the missing hostler, charged with tbe murder of Dr. A. E- Jones, has been arrested. When taken before Superintendent Deitsch, of the police headquarters, without hesita tion or restraint be made a full confession of the crime. His manner was easy aud bis story of horror was told wiihns little feeling as if be had been narrating a most commonplace event of a dull day's exp-rience. His story was told as fol lows: -My name is Charles A. Bligh. I was born at Richmond, Ky.; am twenty nine years old; am married. In March Inst I came to this city and on tbe third Wednesday in March engaged to work for Dr. A. E. Jones as hostler and for other work at $5 a week. On the afternoon of Thursday Inst 1 was working in the gardeu pulling weeds, when the doctor came out in bis shirt sleeves, wearing slippers and a slouch bat, and began to scold me. I had just come out of tbe barn, where I bad gone. The doctor told me he wanted the weeds pulled out of the colery and bo did not want any more excuses about it The doctor was cross and took a little stick and struck me, but it did not burt It was just a little stick. This was near the stable door. Ho talked pretty fierce and again said be did not want any more excuses. I became angry and as the doctor passed by me 1 picked up a bit of oak stick and, using both hands, I struck him a blow from be hind on the back of the bead. He fell and was speechless, but not dead. He was not able to move he only breathed. I went on with my work in the garden until half past six o'clock, when I got a sack in the barn that had been used for oats and put bis body in if. He was breathing yet and drew up bis legs so that I could easily push bis body in the sack. I thea tied it up with a hitching strap and went into the bouse and got my cupper as usuaL The folks asked me if I bad seen the doctor and I told them that I hadn't After supper they sent me' to Mr. Thorn ton's, the doctor's son-in-law, to see if he was there. I came back aad told them the doctor had not been there. Then 1 went to the power house of the cable road and had a talk with a colored man and came back about ten o'clock, took the sack on my shoulder and carried it down Park avenue to the manhole. Two per sons were ahead of me as I went but I kept out of tbeir way. I laid tbe sack down on the grass while I took off tbe iron covering of the manhole and thea threw it in and covered up the manhole and went back to Colonel Jones' bouse and soon after went to my own bouse on Washington avenue. Next day 1 went back and worked as usual till afternoon, when they told me I need not work any more only I shuuld stay around. I an swered questions many times that day that I bad not seen tho doctor. After I got home last night Andy Hudson came to me and said the detectives bad been to see hi: to ask what kind of a man I was. Hudson told them I was all right so far as he knew, but he said from tbe way tbe de tectives talked he thought they were about to put the doctor's disappearance on m. This morning I did not get up until after six o'clock. I then packed my valise and went down to Fulton to take tbe train for Madisonville, but missed the train and walked out the railroad and pike. When I got to Madisonville I tried to find some people I used to know ia Kentucky, and when I got to Simon Bush's house the detectives got me. I did not take Colonel Jones' watch nor his money. I did not know he had bis watch or money with bim." Boalang-er's Bine Streak. Paris. July 29. The election for mem bers of tbe Councils General were held throughout France yesterday. Boulanger contested 451 cantons. He was successful in Bordeaux, where he polled 3.316 votes against 2,691 for bis opponent H-was defeated in Moatpelier aad Rouen. Boa langer is successful ia twelve cantons aad was defeated ia others. His supper ten feel blue. m The Sainton Pack. Ban Francisco, July 23. The Johnson Locke Mercantile Company's circular for July states that tbe salmon pack for this season will be about 86,008 cases less than for 1888. HYDROPHOBIA. Horrible Death or a Chllil at Kanni City Two Other l'eraoiM lilt ton. Kansas City, Mo., July 25. Tut prett-r cotttiKO boiue of Ernest C. lUym. '2l7 Cherry street, is a sad one to-day. In th parlor of that heme lies all that is mortal of Willie Thym, a beautiful coldcu-lmirsil child of four years, thepridoo th par ents' hearts and tbe pot of tho out rr neighborhood, an unusually bright Itt.o fellow. He diedyest-rday morning al ut three o'clock, after twenty-tour hours of the most terrible agony imaginable caused by the bite of a dog, resulting in. hydrophobia in its most horrible form. Mr. Thym, the father of Willie, is a member of the firm of Erath, Thyiu Co, proprietors of tho Pawnee stone yards, 2034 Grand avenue. Tbe case is rather a. peculiar one, as the parents were not aware tbe little boy had been bitten until it showed itself in hydrophobia. .N'm1.- it is all explained, aad a scratch that they supposed be ad received from running into a baby carriage was tho biteof a mad. dog. An alarming feature of the ntTair is that two otbftr persons were bitten by tho same dog, cae seriously, and the reu't of these bites is causing them and their friends great anxiety. On tbe evening of June 28 a water spaniel pup belonging to William lacker, 2711 Cherry street began to show symp toms of madness. It was tied up but be came a great deal worse. The next after noon it succeeded in breaking its chain. With glaring eyes and frothing mouth it began to run up and down the street and through tbe premises in the vicinity. Mrs. Thym was wheeling her baby carriage up and down the sidewalk and Willie was romping around near her. The rabid animal came tearing ont of it master's yard aad up tbe street toward them. Willie spied it first and ran toward his mother for safety. Tbe animal ran at them and jumped upon Willie, without,, as his mother supposed, biting him. She noticed a small scratch abovo tho eye, which barely brought tbe blood, but sup posed he struck tho buggy with his hcaiL Tbe mad dog ran on up the street, bitinjc several dogs in its flight It soon after returned to Mr. Hacker's yard amL started after two of the children. One of them took refuge, in a tree. Tbe other one was not so luckv, receiving it slight bite in tbe hand. The animal then ran out on the street again. In running around a lamppost tbe chain which was dangling to it got fastened. Paul llock shammer, a stonecutter residing at 275t Cherry street, and another man went to Jio dog to unfasten it for the purpose of killing it Mr. Bockshnmnier got within reach of tho mad beast and it grabb d him by tbe knuckle of tbe front finger oil the left hand, giving bim a very bad bite. It bled profusely. They succeeded in kill ing it by dropping a stono on its head. Mr. and Mrs. Thym thought no more of tbe scratch on Willie'.- face, as it healed up readily, net even leaving a scar. Mon day evening the little fellow was taken ill and yesterday morning death ended his sufferings. On the night he was bitten Mr. Bockshammer had a madstone ap plied to his wound which adhered until it turned green and watery. No symptoms of the dreadful malady have appeared in. bis case nor that of Mr. Hacker's child,, bitten at tbe same time. THE BROWN MYSTERY. The TVirVaa Keal Estate Man Gives Some- - Dl.ointec! Accounts of Ills Abuse. Wichita, Kan.. July 25. Edgar T. Brow. . who disappeared so mysteriously last January and who as mysteriously re appeared at bis borne in this city Tuesday evening in tbe guise of a dilapidatedn. -tramp, is considerably better, though stiL V very weak. Yesterday morning, after receiving: some nourishment the poor man aroused himself a few times for a minute at a time and recognized his children and some friends, but it took several efforts before he knew bis wife and when be did be re marked : Where have you been so long?" Late in tho day Brown gave broken bits of his history for the past six months. It seems that on the evening of January 19 as he was nearing his borne be was struck: on the back of the head with a coupling pin and knocked senseless. A larga scar on the bead now shows tbe result of the blow received. While insensible be wai robbed of his watch and diamonds, worth, about $-300. and $700 in money. He was then taken away and held in confinement until a few days ago. In many ways Brown shows the effects of the privations to which he has been subjected. From a robust man of 1G0 pounds weight he has wasted away until be now weighs only about 5 pounds, and mentally he is also completely wrecked. No one can solve the mystery, and with, the greatest anxiety the public await bis recovery, that they may learn tbe true and full facts in the case. COMMANDER BOOTH. The Kansas Encampment to Celebrate nt Home Becaase of the High ICallroatI Katca. Topeka, Kan.. July 25. The depart ment commander of the G. A. R., Henry Booth, bas issued a circular letter to tbe comrades of the department of Kansas recommending that they forego the pleas ure of attending these annual national re unions until such a time as a fair and equitable rate is made by tbe railroads, as low as that accorded to any other organ ization. The department comminder re views the circumstances at length and says that he "regrets exceedingly the ne cessity which impels him to this action,, the more so on account of the great preparation made by the comrades and loyal citizens of Milwaukee to entertain us in a fitting manner." In conclusion the commander says: "Let the comrade gather at their local, district and State re unions, where, at slight expense, tber can come together and renew their friendship welded-ia the fire of battle, kindle anew the flames of patriotism and aenib! aronnd tbe.campfire, wheresongandstory shall bring up the memories or the day when we walked shoulder to shoulder, teaching elbows, keeping step to the music of tbe Union." Eighteen dele-a:e and half a dozen department oflicers will constitute the bulk of the representation from Kansas at the Milwaukee encamp ment Au Umpire Enforce Ilia Decision. Louisville, Ky.. July 25. Ben Bates, while umpiring a ball game near Owens bora last Sunday afternoon fur two cubs of boys, made a decision to which Frank Morris, who was at the bat, objected. A fight followed, resulting ia Bates stabbing Morris with a pocket kaifa. Bates wa arrested. Morris soon died. Bates is but sixteen years old. Germany aad Switzerland. Berlin. July 25. 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