THE TKIBUNE.
F. BT. & E. JO.
McCOOK , * i. . NEB
NEBRASKA.
INVESTIGATING CHOOKEDNESS. It is under
stood , says the Omaha Herald , that the United
States grand jury is investigating alleged
crookedness In the sale of the Otoo Indian
reservation in southern Nebraska lost Dccora-
liur. ho claim is made tl/at / by collusion be
tween certain bidders and officials the Indians ,
for whoso benefit the reservation was sold ,
were defrauded out of 840,000. It is Alleged
that a ring was formed , and when desirable
sections of land were offered the agents ran
the priceSiUp to whatever figure was neces-
eary to drive off other bidders , and fraudulent
entries were made on the auctioneer's books.
Thus , for Jnstancewhen the agent of the
ring secured a Section at $30 an acre , the clerk
would mark it down at § 10 , and the latter
price , being- the official record , was used in
computing the payments. Eight or ton wit
nesses have already been examined , and suffi
cient evidence obtained to shovr that there is
something back of the charges.
GENERAL STATE NOTES.
The girl babies seems to be largely in the
majority this season.
The OmahaBtreet car company is breaking
in n lot of bronchos.
Many tong of Tiay were destroyed by a prai
rie fire In the vicinity of Gibbon lost week.
The G. A. R. post nt Gibbon'pas engaged
Levl Perkins to deliver a lecture in that * place
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Alma was the scene of Another flre lately
Pcttyman Brothers' implement house 'was ' de
stroyed. , -
The Furnas county Sunday school conven
tion , recently held , was a very successful
gathering.
The total vote cast in Polk county this year
was about two hundred more than the average
of last year.
The Child's Hospital and Home at Omaha
contains twenty-one children , and there is no
room for more.
'
Fire at Omaha destoyed the overall manu
factory of Mr. Canfield , throwing forty lady
operatives out of employment.
The Jittle daughter of P. J. Leonard , of
Bloomington , lost a portion of one of her
fingers by the sudden falling of a window.
The sixteen-year-old boy of Gage county is
ahead. He huskedlOO bushels of corn , hauled
the same half a mile and cribbed it all in one
day.
day.Prof.
Prof. "White has resigned his position with
the Hastings college. Ho does this with the
intention of preparing himself for the min
istry.
At a Cleveland celebration at Falls City a
cannon that was being fired prematurely ex
ploded and three men were quite severely
hurt.
The Gage county exhibit for the world's
fair was shipped the other day. It filled one
freight car , and was sent via the U. P. , over
the "Wabash.
Two little boys , named Allen and Harding ,
of Kearney , not over eight or nine years old ,
snatched a five dollar bill out of the hands of
a gentleman.
V. TV. Sheakle , of Dorchester , while painting ,
fell to the ground , dislocating his collar bone
and injuring him internally. He is in a criti
cal condition.
Hammond & Co. , of Detroit , Michigan , have
leased the stock yards slaughter house , and I
will proceed at once to the killing of COO hogs
and 300 beeves daily. C
J. M. McCoy , of Seward , ' -skipped" the
country a day or two ago. He left debts to
the amount of $800 or $1.00d , some of which (
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are partially secured.
A number of school houses in Polk county 1
have established literary societies for the pur 1t
pose of perfecting the young people in the art (
of public speaking and writing , t
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Albert Day , a young man who forged a note f
at Lincoln last winter on Alexander Bird , and
was captured at Fremont recently , got one t
year in the penitentiary for his transgression. t
An attempt was made to burglarize the i
bakery of the M. J. Shorey , at Hastings. The t
thief , who was captured before he could carry c
nto effect his plan , proved to be a young boy. C
Some papers are advising -farmers to hold f
onto their wheat , while others express the
opinion that nothing will be gained by so a
doing. The'fanner better be his own judge ti
about the matter. tis
"W. J. Nelson , who defrauded Lincoln credit
ors , was captured at Sioux City and shot him t
self dead.sopn after his arrest. The unfortu c
nate man left property enough in Lincoln.it cg
Is thought , to settle his liabilities. 1 (
George Smith , living on Wood river , seven e
miles west of Gibbon , had two valuable cows ee
die last week. Post mortem examination dis e
closed nothing but some dark spots on the si
heart and coaguleum in the valves. siq sit :
of Jacob of q
A nine-year-old son Gillispie ,
Stanton county , was fatally .injured last week. n
Another child threw the f rame'of an umbrella a
and one of the ends struck the boy just over cia
the left temple , piercing the brain. a
The Fairbury Gazette says that scarcely iiai
enough hay was put up in that vicinity to aisi
supply the demand the coming winter and'it si
will be still scarcer before spring unless some
care be taken to protect it from prairie fire. eiP
Two prominent citizens of Columbus made
abet of four sacks of flour on the result of a
the presidential election. The loser is to VIcl
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transport the flour on a wheelbrrrow to the
residence' of the winner , led by a band of * tspi
music. pi
Mr. Alvin Gray's boy , at Harvard , while 18bi
walking in his sleep , fell down a stairway biP' '
which had no railing around it , and splintered P'Tl
his elbow , broke a bone in his wrist and Tlyi
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wrenched his shoulder so that he was a badly
used up boy.
The Arapahoe Pioneer says that Furnas
county can point with pride to her increased m
population as evinced by the vote at there- fr
cent election which was 1,234 votes , against el
936 last year. This denotes an increase of elib L
fully one fourth. ib
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The child of Fred Dufoo , of Cedar Rapids' W ;
had a very narrow escape from death. It . .thTl
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drank some concentrated' lye , and only for
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the timely assistance of a physician it would th
In all probability have died. As it is the child sn
is badly burned. en
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At Hansen the little child of "W. L. Baker in
met with a severe accident. "While playing be
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with its nursing bottle it got the glass tube thwi
Into Its mouth and chewing off a large piece pa
swallowed the pieces , seventy-five of which th cs : ;
had passed from it at last accounts. "r ;
Another attempt was made to wreck a pas
senger train on the Union Pacific road last
week. As the train was nearing a point be (
tween North Bend and Schuyler , ties were CO1
found wedged in a bridge , but before any bu
damage was done the train was stopped. the
Jacob Boudrle , of Nemaha county , the gentleman fO !
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tleman who had his hand so terribly mangled De
by the explosion of a cannon , while celebrat- div
ing'tho political victory , Is getting along
nicely. He is able to situp for a few moments
at a time , and usually rests well at night.
Reuben Welsh , of Cherry Creek , Buffalo
county , was found dead in bed ono morning
last week. The day and evening previous he
seemed in good health , and his wlfo noticed
nothing unusual during the night , and was
horrified in the morning to find him dead.
Joseph Claraway , driving the mall route be
tween Schuyler and Leigh , started out with a
barrel of salt and other goods in his wagon ,
On the grade west of town ho collided with
another wagon , was upset , and the barrel of
salt fell on his leg breaking one bone In it.
The police of Omaha "pulled" the houses of
ill fame a few days ago. Asa result twenty-
six women contributed to the school fund.
The proprietors of the bouses were each fined
$20 and costs , amounting to $34.70 , and the in
mates each $10 and costs , amounting to § 14.70.
Loft his home at Beatrice , Gage county ,
Nebraska , Octobers , 1884 , Robert Hildebrand.
Nothing having been heard of or from him
ince that date , any information as to his
whereabouts will bo thankfully received by
his wife and child , at Breatrice , Gage county ,
Neb.
Neb.Mr.
Mr. Hcrrlngton , of Waterloo , has recently
been receiving the seed product at Hiatplace.
Ho has paid out over $1,000 , which will go
where It will do the n.ost good among the
farmers. The estimate value of the entire
crop in the vicinity of Waterloo Is about
$5.000. .
Park Dlsbrow , a brother of Ed. Disbrow ,
says the Arrapahoe Pioneer , has arrived from
Colorado and will endeavor to carry out an
Idea he has had for years. Believing there is
coal in that vicinity ho intends prospecting ,
and will at once proceed to work boring a
prospect hole.
Last Tuesday evening , says the Reynolds
Times , ns the section men were coming In on
the hand car at a rapid rate , Scott Wllloughby ,
while helping work the car , fell off , striking
his head on the rail and both wheels of the
car p'assing over his right leg , cutting it In a
bad manner.
Chief of Police Beach , of Lincoln , received
a letter from the sheriff of Knox county ,
Illinois , inquiring after a man named Gilbert
McKIe , who left that county In the last days
of September and arrived at Lincoln October
1. He wrote homo October 2 , but has not been
heard of since.
Mr. Mon Broderick , says the Fairfleld Her
ald , has had the misfortune to lose eight head
of cattle , supposed to have died from eating
corn smut. Upon examination the small
stomach in several of the dead animals was
found closely packed with a dense dry mass
of corn , husks and smut.
Senator and Mrs. Manderson have gone to
Washington. The senator will occupy the
same apartments In the "Portland" this win
ter that he did lastyear , having engaged them
until i next summer , with a view to spending
the 1 spring iinonths nt the capital , whether
there 1 should be an extra session of congress
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or i not.
A little child of Mr. Draper , of Lincoln , pot
hold ] of a box of lye and partook of some of
the 1 fatal stuff. The little fellow's mouth was
terribly 1 burned , but by the liberal use of oil
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its i sufferings were alleviated after a time.
The little one's life would have probably paid
the \ penalty had it swallowed any of the lye
before it was discovered.
ii The recent Sunday school convention at
Fairfleld was well attended. Several able
speakers from abroad were in attendance ,
and tfie subjects as they were taken up
elicited such interest that it was difficult to
proceed with the programme. Rev. South-
worth , of Harvard , and Rev. Terry , of Edgar ,
were present , and ably assisted in a number
of discussions.
Pawnee county contributes for the New
Orleans exposition 20 barrels of apples , 15
bushels of potatoes , assorted , 13 bushels of
wheat , 35 bushels of corn , three specimens of
building stone , 500 extra three-year-old apple
trees , half bushel buckwheat , half bushel
Golden Dutch oats , one box beets , two boxes
textile fabrics , makiug in all about three-
fourths of a car load.
J. A. Tomson , of Lincoln , mysteriously left
home a few days ago , and his wife is prostra
ted over fe'ars for his fate. Tomson had been
ill for several days , and was threatened with
typhoid fever. It is feared that he has be
come delerious and driven off while in that
condition , having been seen fourteen miles
from the city with a horse and buggy.
The skating rink and opera house building
at Oakland was destroyed by flre. J. W. Pat-
tershall's jewelry store and Halberg's black
smith shop were also burned. The upper a
story of one of the buildings was occupied by
the ! family of Mr. Halberg. The family es
caped but saved none of their household
oods. The jewelry'stock was saved. The
loss will be $6,000. There was no insurance
3xcept $900 on Halberg's building.
Henry T. Webb , who claimed to be a trav-
zling man for some Chicago house , made un ;
successful efforts at both the banks in Blair
o get cashed a $50 draft on Chicago. Subse-
luently he prevailed on Mr. Hall of the Com Si
mercial hotel of that place , to cash the draft , Sir
md went on his way rejoicing. Mr. Hall be- r
jame alarmed and telegraphed to Chicago , tc ;
md ; learned that the draft was worthless. He tcci :
mmediately took the track of. the sharper , ciai
md overhauled him at Tekama , where he ha aim
successfully accomplished a similar feat. w
The Kearney Era says : A. J. Snow , form u ]
erly of this city , but now a claim holder in
Phelps county , was in the city last week with tt
load of potatoes. They are of the Nonpareil ei
variety , and a late potato. The seed was pur- Bt
shased In Marblehead , Mass. , in 1882 , the po- Btbe
ate having six eyes. From this fifty-eight ci
btatt > es were raised. Two were cooked In ciw
883 , fifty-six were planted , yielding eleven w
mshels. Five bushels of the eleven were aj
ilanted last spring , and yielded 250 bushels , sp
hey are of dara color , grow very large and
rield abundantly. Pi
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He Won all His Sets. '
There are a number of "sports" In Balti- wl
nore who are at present in a very unhappy
rame of mind. They made heavy bets on the Sc
lection , and put their money in the hands of th
saloon keeper on Baltimore street. Some of as
hem called on him a few dtys ago for their aswi
ragers , and were coolly told that ho had bet
he money put in his hands and had lost it.
he men who are out of pocket have no re apAi
ourse , as there is no way In law by which- Ai
he saloonkeeper can bo reached , but they CO
wear vengeance. The betters say that he im
mployed one or two well known men about
3wn to go around and make bets , he f urnish- lin
ig the money , the sun. total of the wagers to de
placed always in his hands. Ho would use wl
same money over and over , his agents al-
ays being ready to bet any way the other an
arty might wish , knowing that it was a sure tui
ling , however the election might go. It is th <
stima'ed that the saloonkeeper and his pals
raked" in a very large sum by this practice. 6 til
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Chairman Jones Returns Home. gai
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Chairman Jones , of the national republican
mmittee , has arrived at his homo In Pitts-
irg. He emphatically denies the reports of
committee's indebtedness. He says be- S
ire leaving New York ho drew checks for be s
rery dollar owed by the committee. The dec
elrronlco dinner was paid for by private in-
viduals. 1
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Columbia club , composed of prominent
democrats , have appointed a committee to
consult with President-elect Cleveland
through the national democratic committee
as to his wishes regarding the ceremonies con
nected with the inauguration.
Chief Brooks , of the secret service division
of the treasury department , In bis report. Is of
the opinion that there Is at this time in the
hands of counterfeiters nearly $300,000 of now
surplus notes of the demonations ot$10and
$20 , which have been produced since January
1,1884
Admiral Porter , in his , annual report , says
that a comparison of expenditures in foreign
navies with our own will go far to put a stop
to the cry that wasteful extravagance has
been shown in the administration of its
financial affairs'and will show the necessity
for our doing something towards building a
navy if we want to keep pace with the spirit
of the age and hold ourselves in readiness to
maintain the respect of foreign nations.
The democratic parade at Philadelphia on
the 15th in celebration of the election of Cleve
land and Hcndricks was ono of the largest
demonstrations ever held in that city. The
streets along the line "through which the pro
cession passed were densely packed , and the
paraders were continuously applauded and
cheered. An incident which increased the
good nature of all was that the republican or
ganizations saluted the procession as it
'passed their club houses by exploding guns
and fireworks.
Inhere are as many as twenty applicants for
the governorship of Montana to succeed Gov
ernor Crosby who has resigned and is now
fully at home in Frank Hatton's recent quar
ters as first assistant : postmaster-general.
President Arthur says that the few appoint
ments of late have had so much attendant
pressure , he expects to make the selection in
a few days. He will probably appoint some
applicant from within the territory in com
pliance with the recommendation of the Chicago
cage platform. There remains about a year
of unexplred term. The name of Delegate
Maginnls is mentioned frequently for the
place. _ _
Michael J. Gorman , proprietor of a saloon
at ( 320 Vine street , Philadelphia , was arrested
charged ' with knocking down J. F. Colgan in
the street , from the effects of which assault
Colgan died.
Edward Brooks , aged 3 years , was before
the Recorder at New York the other day ,
charged ' by ono Saninavich with malicious
mischief in cutting flowers. The policeman
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brought the youthful offender to court in a
baby carriage , and the judge gave him a stick
of candy to keep quiet during the trial. The
prosecuting attorney refused to touch the
case. Upon the Judge saying "Mr. Brooks ,
you are discharged , " the criminal was trun
dled out of court by his grandmother amid the
laughter of the spectators.
M. II. DeYoung , proprietor of the Chronicle
at San Francisco , was sh"ot on the 19th by
Adolph Spreckles , a son of Claus Spreckles ,
the Hawaiian sugar king. The shooting took
place in the business office of the Chronicle.
Spreckcls fired twice. The first shot took ef
fect in the arm a little above the elbow , the
second in theleft shoulder. The sbootingwas
the { outcome of an article published in the
Chronicle respecting the affairs of the
Hawaiian Commercial Sugar company.
Spreckels was arrested and taken to the sta
tion-house. It is thought DeYoung will -'sur
vive the attack. - > ' ' " '
An atrocious murder was committed near
the village of Desp'aines , Illinois , the knowl-
edge.of which was only lately disclosed. Two
men called at the residence of Joachim Dem-
low , two and a half miles south of Desplaines ,
at 9 o'clock at night , and called Demlow out
into the yard , where they attacked him with a
club and corn cutter. His wife ran to his as
sistance and was also attacked and killed. A
boy 10 years old escaped from the house and
told the story of the tragedy to the neighbors.
When the latter returned the house had been
ransacked by the assailants and they had fled
Mrs. Demlow was found dead and her husband
In a dyingjcondition. The purpose of the at
tack was robbery. _
CAPITAL BBJEFS.
The president has appointed E. S. Foster
postmaster at Audubon , Iowa.
Mr. Blaine has rented the house of Secretary
Windom , and is expected to occupy it in about
two weeks.
The Columbia club , composed of prominent
lemocrats of the city , at a meeting appointed
committee to consult with Presidentelect
Cleveland through the national democratic
committee as to his wishes regarding the cer-
smonies connected with the inauguration.
Chief Brooks , of the Secret Service Division
sf the Treasury , in his report Is of the opinion
that there is to-day in the hands of counter
feiters nearly § 300,000 new spurious notes of
he denominations of $10 and § 20 , which have
3een produced since January 1st , 1884.
A reporter of the associated press asked
Secretary Chandler if he intended making a
eply to the criticisms in the fourth auditor's
eport. He replied that he thought the audi-
or had gone beyond the sphere of his duty in
riticising the affairs of the navy department
md it was not necessary nor light for him to
nake it appear that there was anything
vhich the navy department wished to cover
ip.
Admiral Porter , in his annual report , says
hat the comparison of expenditures in for-
ilgn navies with our own will go far to put a
top to the cry that wasteful extravagance has
icon shown in the administration of its finan-
ial affairs , and will show the necessity of our
loing something towards building a navy if
re want to keep pace with the spirit of the
.go and hold ourselves ready to maintain re-
pect from foreign nations.
Secretary McCulloch says that there will
irobably be no more bond calls for the pres-
nt. It Is very probable that Secretary Mc-
'ulloch is disposed to take a different view of tl :
tla
rhat properly constitutes the surplus in the a ;
reasury from that held by Secretary Folger. If [
ecretary Folger's theory of the surplus was Ifst
bat the actual cash in the treasury not held st
stfli
a special deposit for any class of certificates fli
flini
'as in fact the surplus revenue. ni
Army officers of all grades "feel greatly dis- tlsc
sc
ppointed and hurt at the action of President in
jthur in filling two vacancies in the staff inai
arps of the army by political appointments , aim
istead of taking worthy lieutenants from the er
ne. It happens that both men getting these ervi
esired places are New England men. Men vi
viffj
ho have been lieutenants for 15 or 20 years , ffj : >
3d who still see no chance of promotion , na- $8
trally think that the president ought to give cr
tern a show when vacancies occur in the
aff. Nearly all of President Arthur's ap- vl
jlntments in the army have shown a dlsre- cr
ird to the military spirit of the service , and e
msequently have had a bad effect upon it. mi
BBIEFLY TOLD. an
No more government bonds wil probably
called In at present. Secretary McCulloch
leming it inexpedicn ea
Ihe Canadian government has decided the G"
time too short for thorn to take part in the
Now Orleans exhibition.
The charters of 721 national banks , with an
aggregate capital of over $180,000,000 , will ex
pire during the year 1885.
The democrats of Caldwelltbo birthplace of
President-elect Cleveland , recommend Gen.
McClcllan for secretary of state.
Notice has been given to the workmen at
the North Chicago rolling mills of a shut
down. Eighteen hundred men will bo thrown
out.
Captain William Wilson , engaged in the lum
ber business at Mo omonee , Wls. , made an
assignment. His liabilities are placed at
$900,000.
Oliver Bateman,20 years old , was hung at
Kansas City , last week , for the murder of the
two young daughters of John McLaughling
on August 31st.
Secretary Lincoln states that he is not acan-
didato for the senate from Illinois ; that after
March 4th ho expects to return to Chicago and
resume law practice.
The safe In the office of the Texas express
company , of Bryan , Texas , was robbed of
$10,8.)0most of which was consigned to Clarke ,
Bryan & Howell , bankers.
Great indignation has been aroused in Eagle
township , Ohio , by the robbing of the corner
stone of St. John's church of the gold and sil
ver coins therein deposited.
The failures during the last seven days
numbered 277 , against23G lust week , a marked
increase. The increase was mainly in the
western and southern states.
Great alarm has been caused at Buenos
Ayres by the development of two cases of
cholera , and strict quarantine will be en
forced against all vessels from France.
The Sac and Fox Indians have leased two
hundred thousand acres of grazing lands to
Kansas parties for ten years , at $40,000 per an
num , the wire fencing to revert to the Indians
at the expiration of the lease.
Some students in thc Industrial Institute at
Worcester , Massachusetts , recently Ird a
horse up two flights of stairs to the chapel.
Twenty-eight members of the classes have
been suspended for "refusing to confess the
details.
Thomas Lamb , who for fifty years has been
connected with the New England national
bank at Boston , most or the time as Its presi
dent , has resigned. Mr. Lamb is over 80 years
of age , and fora long time has been the oldest
bank president in New England.
Three robbers attempted to break into a
store at Fiosa , Ind. , when a watchman who
had been posted inside fired two loads of
buckshot , killing one of them instantly and
wounding the second severely. The third man
was found dead in the woods a short distance
dway.
The Cleveland rolling-mill company has re
sumed work in all its departments except in
the soft-steel mill. Not since the strike of
1876 has the mill run to its full capacity. The
new move gives employment to 3,500 men , an
increase of 700 over the force formerly em
ployed.
Blaine leaves for Washington in a few days ,
where he and family will spend the winter.
He has leased the Sargent bouse in Farragut
square , and will shortly resume his work on
the second volume of "Twenty Years in Con
gress. " The volume will be ready by June
next for publication.
The little village of Berea , a few miles west
of Cleveland , Ohio , is in a state of excitement
over the murder of Benjamin Shorten of that
'place. His body was found on the Lake Shore
track last night in a mangled condition. The
head had been entirely dismembered , and the
right arm and left foot were cut off by the
wheels of the cars. Circumstances surround
ing the case point to murder.
Gen. Logan remarked recently to som
friends , who were expressing their admira
tion at the philosophical manner in which he
had borne the trying ordeal of awaiting the
result of the count , that ho was more con
cerned about how he was going to spend thc
next few years than in entertaining any hope
or prospect of the vice-presidency. He left
for southern Illinois last week.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Advices from Toun Sui states that Admiral
Courbet is still at Ke Lung , unable to advance
until reinforced.
The committee of the Congo conference has
settled upon amodcof precedureand discuss
ed the method of dealing with the material
before them.
There were no socialists at the opening of
the reichstag. Emperor William looked well ,
but was obliged to stop once or twice during
the reading of the speech to collect strength.
There were 36 deaths in Paris from cholera
on the 18th , 11 of which were in hospitals. In
the twelve hours ending at noon the same day
there were 20 deaths , 15 of which were in hos
pitals.
The police and marines who reached the
Isle of Skye marched through the districts
which are centers of the most serious disturb
ance. The Crofters remained Indoors , but
displayed flags in token of their loyally. No
arrests were made. 1
The London Times Shanghai dispatch says :
Peace negotiations are suspended. The
French have made overtures to English and
American pilots on the Yang Tze river. The
pilots charge $56,000 , and the Chinese complain
that this is wrong on the part of neutrals.
Advices from Dongola state the rebels re
turned in great force to Amderman. This
place is a short distance from Khartoum , on
the west bank of the White Nile. Gordon sent
two steamers to shell them out , but the at
tempt was unsuccessful. The rebels returned
the flre vigorously with Krupp cannon , dis
abling the paddle of one of the steamers. if
THERAILWAYMAIL SERVICE.n
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Annual Report of Sir. Thompson , the Gen ri
eral Superintendent. * ; '
"W. B. Thompson , general superintendent of a
he railway mail service , has submitted his cin
ciPi
mnual report. It appears that on June 30 , Pi
884 , there were 117,160 miles of railroad upon P'PI PiP' '
vhich mails were carried as compared with PI
tc
jeventy-eight miles in 1834. During the last hiIt
Iscal year the Increase was 6,952 miles. The It
ti
lumber of railway postoffice lines in opera- Ju
ion on June 30 , ISSi , was 845 ; annual miles of Juai
ervice , 1)2,640,099 ) : number of casualties dur- aiai
np the year , 154 , in which seven postal clerks fi
irere killed , twenty-eight seriously Injured
md sixty-four slightly injured. The recom-
nendation is made that the postmaster gen-
iralbe authorized to pay the widows and-
ainor children of all those killed in the ser- w
ice a sum equal to one year's salary of the
rade to which the clerk belonged at the time
his death. An additional appropriation of
51,300 is recommended for the purpose of in- ot :
reasing the salaries of clerks of class Five Sc
nd Four to $1,400 and $1,200 per annum re- kn
pectively. Duringtheyear the fast mail ser-
fce has been greatly improved without in- yo
rease in cost to the department. It seems ru
robable that the postmastergeneral will soon
thi
able to have the fast mail arrive in Omaha IB
mch earlier than it now does and have a nu
pecial carrier delivery in that city and at lik
ouncil Bluffs , immediately after the arrival
ad before the close of the business of the day. bri
me
Electric lights will be used at the next on
aster festival , for lighting St. Peter's
hurch , Rome. me j
81ATE3IEXIS JIY STORRS.
Hta Idea * of What Zead to the Defeat oftlia
Iteinibllcana Tlte Rev. Jlr. Jiurchartl.
' BTORBS OX THE SITUATION.
Mr. Emery Storrs , says a csrrespond-
ent of the Cincinnati Gazette , met mo this
morning and said : "Sec here , I want to be
Interviewed to the extent of twe or three
inches of newspaper-space. Alltlie other dogs
bite the lame dog , all the evils of the weak are
loaded upon Friday ; now I am all out of pa
tience with the disposition to blame Elkins and
denounce his mismanagement , and to pnt
everything upon him simply because wo have
lost an electfoaby something that could not
be helped , that was utterly unforeseen and
unforeseeable and unexpected. It was not
Elkins that wanaged the outbreak of a sub
lime and effulgent ass which , along with that
Bclshazzar feast , beat us when we nad vletorj
in our grasp and fairly won. "
"Dltf Tom Donaldson get np the parson
affair ? " I asked.
"Not a bit of it , " said Mr. Storrs. "The
ministers got it up themselves in good faith ,
and asked to be heard , and it was well enough ,
and all went perfectly until that awful fool re
mark that dashed victory and success from the
hands of a great party and revolutionized the
government of a nation. That remark of Dr.
Burchard cost us the states of New York , Con
necticut , and New Jersey. It swept voters
away from us by the thousand and tunied back
the great contingents beaded our wav. Now ,
"
had it not been for that ghastly "Burcliard
blunder and that fatal mistake of the Dclnion-
ice feast we would have won a great victory ,
and to whom would have been Riven the chief
credit ? Why , to Mr. Elkins of course. I tell
'
you the vote showed splendid manuge'ment on
the part of Elkins and his associates , and our
defeat is simply due to something he could not
foresee or provide acalnst. It is the height of
injustice to charge the two causes of our fail
ure upon him. They are due to the men who
organized and put through the dinner and to
Mr. Burchard himself. "
Said I : "I hear it talked that the Burchard
episode was a shrewd trick manipulated by
Mr. Bcechor and others. "
"That Is nonsense , " replied Mr. Storrs. "I
know Mr. Burchard well , and the performance
Is eminently characteristic of the man. It was
a blunder and worse than a crime. "
I asked Mr. Storrs about the independents.
Mr. Conkllng and the future of the part } * , and
he replied with his usual eloquence and plctu-
resqueness. Said he :
"It Is all foolishness about Mr. Conkling
going to the United States senate in place ol
Mr. Lapbam , through a combination of stal
warts and democrats. There is a distinction
between stalwartlsm and Conkllng , and this
thinff won't work. Conkllngitcs under his di
rection knifed Blaine , but the stalwarts true
and genuine did not. The republican party
will be a magnificent party of opposition. It
stands like a gladiator with every incumbrance
thrown off , and ardent and fearless. There
will be perfect union and agreement. We are
divided on no question , and are perfectly
united upon all. "
The thing that gave rise to the suspicion
that there was a method in Burchard's mad
ness was the fact that his two sons marched in
the Cleveland procession , and one. of them has
declared that his father , in his "Rum , Roman
ism and Rebellion , " accomplished more good
than in all the rest of his lite. When uartics
went to Burchard to get him to qualify his re
mark "Rum , Romanism and Rebellion , " or
something similar , or dnny the statement al
together , lie refused. He said he was sorry ,
but couldn't help the matter. His pictures
are in the illustrated papers and shop v. inflows ,
and he is the most laughed about , ridiculed
and well-cursed man in New York. Allusion
to Bnrchard in the political play of "Investi
gation , " at Harrigan & Hart's theater , set the
great audiences wild with mirth. It is a fact
that Mr Blaine did not hear Burchard's fa
mous remark at the time it was delivered , or
he might have replied at once. Aid. Joseph
Morris , of Troy , who was standing by , tells me
that he also failed to hear the remark.
Senator Murphy , of the democratic com
mittee , said tome : "Burchard's remark and
that dinner beat you. Burchard's remark
alone would have done it. You had us beaten ,
and I had no doubt of our defeat , but after
Burchard's remark I felt no doubt of our vic
tory. I only wonder that so many Irishmen
stuck to Blaine as it was. The Irish almost
saved Blaine in spite of Burchard and the inde
pendents. After that remark , I expected that
we would carrv the state by 40,000. I can ac
count for 7,000 votes in this city , of my own
knowledge , that were turned away from the
republicans by that remark. "
The head-waiter of the Gilsey house says he
knows of about twenty cmployrs about the
house who were affected by that remark to
vote for Cleveland , when they expected to vote
for Blame.
A funny story goes along the street about
the sudden and unexpected introduction to
Mr. Burchard of a certain very sore and disap
pointed republican politician. The latter , as
he heard the name , was taken aback , and ex
claimed : "Are you the Rev. Mr. Burchard who
talked about 'Rum , Romanism and Rebel
lion ! '
"I am , " said Dr. Burchard , uneasily.
"Well , " said the other , after a pause , slowly
and with , deep feeling * "youplayed-h 1L didn't
T0uf >
SIGHTS OJf TlltS JXJSGROKS.
The Same to be l'rnlfcte < 1 Under Cleveland's
A.dm i ti isra t i on.
Gov. Cleveland was asked recently if hewas
aware of the delusion among colored people
of the south that the change in the adminis
tration would unfavorably affect their condi
tion. The governor replied : "Yes ; I have
been astonished at the statement that there I
was apprehension existing among the colored 1
people that in some way their rights , now 1r 1u
secured to them under the laws and the con r
stitution of the United States , were in danger E
from the election of a democratic president. C
am even told that some of them are led to
suppose the result of the recent election means
that they may again be made slaves. All thfr
has appeared to mo to be so absurd , and I
have been io sure that the slightest intelli
gent rellection would difclodjje such foolish
tears that I can hardly deem any notice of
them necessary. Buttbereis not the slightest
objection to eullinjr the attention of all who
are in the least uneasv or uncertain upon this
subject to the fact that the title of the
colored people to Irecdom and all the rights
of citizenship cannot be disturbed except bya :
change in the constitution , which it would be [
absolutely impossible to muke. Besides , the
present condition or status of these people
haa been so fully accepted by the entire coun
try that no one should have the slightest Idea
that any attempt would be made to chansre it.
there was any possibility of accomplishin :
suchathimr. So farasanew administration is
related 19 this subject , the whole country can
te sure that the lawful power and jurisdiction
f the executive will be so exerciped that the m
riphts of all cliizens. black or white , under
he constitution and the law , will be pre
served and protected , and all the advantages
which they are entitled by reason of their
utizenship will be secured to them. There tL
iced be no fear that either the democratic tLpa
3arty or its newly elected administration prc- paP .
joscs to oppose or enslave any part of our a
opulation nor to destroy the business in- P
ercsts of the country. We hope.on theother tv
land , to do something to benefit the people. de
seems to me that our efforts in that diree- th
ion would be aided if the mischievous croak- jo
ug and dark imaginings should give place 10 re
earnest endeavor to inspire continence ,
incl to make universal a cheerful hope for the *
uture. "
A TRAGIC SCEXE.
rhich Temporarily SitS2 > ends a High Zife
Wedding. 1
the'r day at St. Nicholas' church. Father
chaeffer was about joining in wedlock a well
nown young man to an equally well-known
oung woman when the ceremony was Inter-
.ipted by a handsome young girl , who fell at
feet of the priest and begged him not to
larrythe pair. Her appearance was more
ke a maniac than sane person. She said ttie
ridegroom had betrayed her and promised to
arry her , and had even promised so late as
ily a few days ago. The bridegroom turned
lie , bis knees shook , and when questioned
acknowledged the truth of the irirl's state-
ent. The bride fainted and the priest looked :
THE DEFEATED
Mr. Elaine TaK * JFeeJjConceriiing the Po
litical Sltnation-lFhut He Says of Hl
Defeat.
The official count in New York having given
the state to Clcvdamd by about 1,100 , thus In
suring his election to the presidency , the fol
lowing Interview with James G. Blaine , pub
lished In a Boston paper , will bo Interesting.
Says the correspondent :
The defeated candidate , who by the way , ap
peared in the best of health , said that whatever
might be the final result of the count In New
York , he had had from the first no other deslro
than that a fair count should be made. So far
as he was personally concerned , he would do
content with cither victory or defeat. Success
would not elate him , and defeat would not de
press him. He was encaged in a congenial
and profitable work which had been Inter
rupted by the campaign , and the deep regret
that he would feel at a democratic triumph
would be alOKcther for his party and for bis
country , not for- himself.AI lived too near
the presidency In 1881 , " Mr. Elaine added after
a long pause , "and have too keen a sense of Its
burdens , its embarrassments and the perils to
office. ' ' When
be unduly anxious for the
asked how he accounted for the closeness of
the result In New York , Mr. Blaine said :
"Well , considering the loss by the bolt of the
independent republicans and the far larger loss
from the action of the republican prohibitionists rant
ists , the wonder Is at first sight that the demo
crats did not carry the state by a large ma
jority , as they confidently expected they
would. This result was prevented by the
great accession to the republican ranks of
Irish and Irish-American , voters and workingmen -
men of all classes , who sustained me because
of my advocacy of a protective tariff. They
believed , and believed wisely , that free trade
would reduce their wages. "
r "You really think , then , that you got a con
siderable Irish vote In New York ? "
"Oh , I had thousands upon thousands , " re
plied Mr. Elaine , "and should have had many
more but for the intolerant and utterly im
proper remark of Dr. Buchard , which was T
quoted everywhere to my prejudice , and in
many places attributed to myself , though it
was in the highest oegrce distasteful and of
fensive to me , but a lie , you know , travels
very fast , and there was no time before
the election to overtake and correct that one ,
and so I suffered for it.
Mr. Elaine was then asked If he thought the
Irish-Amerlcau vote was organized at all , or
had competent loaders. "Yes , " said he , "I
was deeply impressed by the ability , the earn
estness and sincerity of those wham I met.
There , for instance , Is Patrick Ford , of the
Irish World , he is a man of the most unselfish
devotion of the cause he esposses. Possessing
a great faculty for organization , with marked
ability and untiring energy , and General Ker-
wln has in a large degree the same character
istics , and is a far-sighted and able man with
a fine record as a Union soldier. Alexander
Sullivan and John Finerty were very powerful
on the stump and did royal service. Both are
natural orators of the fervid Irish type. Sulli
van's tariff speech in Toledo , contributed very
largely to the defeat of Frank Hurd. These
men , with others whom I did not personally
meet , have made a break In the Irish demo
cratic vote , one that I believe will widen anil
Increase in the future as the full significance
of the democratic party , on the tariff question ,
becomes understood and appreciated. Our
Irish and Irish-American citizens will in time
get tired of voting in accordance with the
wishes of English free traders. "
I said to Mr. Elaine that the Irish in Boston
thought he understood the character of their
people better than any other republican leader.
Air. Elaine replied that it would be egotistic
for him to assume that , hut said there was
perhaps a strong leaning of the Irish ejement
toward him because of the fact that on his
mother's side he was of Irish descent. In
Pennsylvania , his native state , he hafl received
an enormous vote , some counties heretofore
strongly democratic having been completely
reversed In their popular majorities by the
change of the Irish In his favor. This , how
ever , was of course due In part to the fact that
he stood sp distinctively as the representative
of protection to American industries , an Idea
which prevails with more force In Pennsylvania
than in any other state.
"But , " said I , "did you not lose correspond
ingly Inr the German vote ? " "Not at all" re
plied Mr. Elaine. "All through the west the
Germans supported me nobly. How else could
I have carried Chicago by nine thousand , Cin
cinnati by five thousand , Cleveland by five
thousand. Ohio , Wisconsin , Illinois and Iowa
have the largest German population In the
west and I carried them by splendid majori
ties. Such able and influential German editors
as Markbreit in Cincinnati , Kauffmanln Cleve
land , Proetorfous in St. Louis and many others
brought ereat strength to the republican cause.
There was an immense effort made to preju
dice the Germans apainst me but it failed.
They are a wonderfully cool headed people , in
flexibly honest in their conclusions and just to
their judgments , and I have abundant reasons
to thank them for their generous support. I
shall not soon forget it. At different points
In the west I found German and Irish clubs
cordially uniting in public demonstrations.
The correspondent then brought the conver
sation back to New York , asking Mr. Blaine if
he thought the prohibitionists were honest In
their support of St. John.
Ti"1 ! 0 nejer during the campaign , " replied
Mr. Blaine "
, "reflected on the motives of any
man , and I shall not do so. I content mvself
with saying that I think the prohibitionists
were misslcd and that they did not correctly
measure the possible results of this course I
received from many of them the assurance that
my candidacy made their action difficult be
cause they really wanted to vote for me , but
they seemed to be" under the strange delusion
that the temperance cause could best be rjro-
meted by supporting their own presidential
ticket and by their course they influenced pre-
at stake * ' natlonai : issucs > which were reldlj
"You attribute the close vote In New York
thc * * * * ? * * > &
"No , not solely , " replied Mr. Elaine. "Ac-
ordmg to numerous letters I have received
rom n and western New York , It would
1 1 da * lessened therepubli-
T06 democratlc majorities lie to th
, erc' ? y a lcw minutes' walk on a
PaJemcnt' a man reaches his
, polling
. The republican majorities lie In
the-
ountry , where large numbers live three
Lnd T. ! ? , flve m&s from the poll
rtilchorf election day had to berea
nuddy roads and In a rain storm. Had
housand. ThTactt
lartles in the final
count will not exceed
.thousand
About thc
one-twelfth
r cent of the total vote evert
, or one voter in
welve hundred for the entire state &UJ&
emocrats have reallv carried New Tnrt E ! ,
his small margin as the ffi newl IrfdSte ?
ou can see how easily a fair day ml
eversed the result. But ereat
attlesllke military battles , fKfte
ron by an apparently trivSlnddent
Sains ? " D ° . hamaQ forctho ° Sht
President Artliur's Message.
Washington special : President
Arthur is at
ork upon his last message at the Soldier ?
sme , and does not come in the White Hou7e-
intents will be handed the SrSrtdei-
sek , when he will incorporate tfii
essage The presldent ilHakh0emJ
5 nr the loo-
* - * "
looyear Of
ant and Garfleld.uuurastrali ° nso ef Lincoln-
