THE TEIBUKB.
. ! . & E. M. K13I3IKIX , Pub * .
McCOOK , NEI
FEBRASKA MATTEE&
NEDIUBKA TEACHEHS IN COUKCIU At tk
state teachers' association meeting held in
Lincoln , the following resolutions were passed :
WHEREAS. The city of Topcka , Kansas , ha
made persistent effort to secure a meeting o
the National Educational association west ol
the Mississippi , nnd Is the only city that has
made any effort looking to that end , and be
lieving that a united effort is necessary to
euccess , be It
Jlesoh-cd , That the Nebraska State Teachers'
association cordially joins In the request to
the National Educational association to hold
its meeting for 1880 in Topcka , Kansas.
Jfaolved , That the thanks of the Nebraska
State Teachers' association are due and here
by tendered to Chancellor Manatt and the
faculty of the university for their successful
efforts In endeavoring to entertain the mem
bers of the association ; for the use of the
university building and numberless courtesies
received ; also to those railroad companies and
hotels which have given reduced rates to the
teachers' to State Superintendent Jones , who
as presiding officer has so faithfully per
formed the duties of his office with so muck
dignity and fairness to all ; as also to
Secretary Hcaly , Treasurer Blake and the ex
ecutive committee who have succeeded so ad
mirably In making the meeting a success ; to
the Anon club , and Professor Webber and
wife for excellent music furnished ; toColondi
Parker for his able assistance , and to Mrs.
Parker for her excellent recitations and lecture
on elocution.
Jfaolved , That the association endorse most
heartily the able efforts of our efficient state
superintendent , W. W. W. Jones , and welcome
the evident signs of all our educational work
in Nebraska.
llesolved , That a committee of three be ap
pointed by Ihe chair to present a report at ths
next annual meeting concerning the best In
terest or methods of carrying into practical
effect the law passed by the late legislature
requiring the physiological effects ol alcohol
and narcotics on the human system to bo
scientifically taught in all the public schools
of the state.
The following resolution was lost :
Jlesolved , That we , the members of the state
teachers' association of Nebraska , believe that
the examination and promotion of the use of
per cents Is4djurlous in its results on educa
tion , that its use is not in harmony with our
Institutions , nnd that its further use should
not be recommended.
THE BASCOMBB MYSTEKT. A gentleman
from North Platte says that when the evidence
collected by the jury investigating the Bas-
combe mystery is made public it will cause
great excitement. The house of the Bas-
combes , about three miles from North Platte ,
was burned on the night of April 3d. The
next morning the bodies of Bascombc and hit
wife were found on a bed in the ruins. That
of the man was clad in three shirts and a pair
of pants , all the clothing being daubed with
blood , which the doctors say was shed before
dtath. The posit on of Bascombe's body , the
manner in which it was dressed , the blood ,
and other circumstances warrant the belief
that he was killed and laid on the bed. But'
the strongest evidence in support of the mur
der theory Is the fact that nothing could be
found of Mrs. Bascombe's body but the hip
bones with two or three of the
lower vcrtebne attached. These bones ,
were charred to an extent impos
sible in an ordinary housa fire. It is thought
that after the woman was killed the murder-
js cut up her body and tried to burn it. Not-
being able to dispose of it quickly enough in '
that' way , they picked up the bones found , '
put them on the bed with the body of Bas-
combe , and then set the dwelling on fire. In
addition to the evidences of crime found in'
the ruius of the house , the mangers and walls
of the barn are spattered with blood , tending
to show that one , and perhaps both , of the.
Victims were killed there. '
The murders are thought to have been in
spired by jealousy and a desire for revenge.
Bascombe had an important land contest case *
pending before the United States commission
er at Washington. He had told his friends
that he was afraid to win it , as certain parties
lad threatened , if it was decided in his favor ,
to kill him and burn his buildings. The night
before the murder Bascombe was in North
Platte and while there received news from
"Washington that he had won the case. The
news did not seem to please him , and he sev
eral tunes said that he was almost afraid to go
home , lest the threats made against him would
be carried out Omaha Ecrdld.
LATINO CLAIM TO A TOWN SITE. Messrs.
Thurston & Hall , of this city , acting , it Is un
derstood , for an eastern client , are suing for
an interest in a large piece of real estate in
the town of Hastings. The case , as stated by
nterested parties , is as follows : In 1871 Jas.
D. Carl and others organized a town site com
pany at Hastings , each member putting in a
certain amount of land as capital and giving
the secretary of the company a power of at
torney to make out warranty deeds to pur
chasers. In 1873 , after a large number of lots
liad been sold , Carl revoked his power of at
torney and quit-claimed his title to 337 lots to
Martin N. Moudy and wife. These parties In
turn transferred it to Thurston & Hall's client
Several of the present holders , whose title
comes from the town site company , have com
promised with the claimant under Moudy's ti
tle. Others , including Oswald Oliver and C.
H. Deitrich , have retained R. A. Batty , of.
Hastings , to commence an action in the
United States court to remove the cloud. The
litigation affects a large number of the prop
erty own rs who have hitherto "read their ti
tle clear , " and the resu t Is watched for with
great anxiety. Omaha Herald.
STATE IN GENERAL.
O'Neill has voted $4,200 bonds for anew
Echool building.
A census of Atkinson , just taken , shows a
population of 707.
The skating rink at Columbus was destroyed
by fire. Loss , $4,000.
According to the result of the late election
in Neligh the saloons must go.
The Oakland creamery is preparing for an
extensive business the coming season.
The license board was elected in Bloomington -
ton and the saloons will not have to go.
The Fremont creamery turned out 18,000
pounds of butter during the month of March.
A prairie fire south of Hinman painted the
sky red for some time , but did no particular
harm.
A minister of Ewing is said to have fallen
into disrepute , having been detected in vile
practices.
The time of the State Teachers' association
has been fixed for the 2Gth , 27th and 2Sth of
March , 1886.
New buildings are to be added toBrownell'
Hall , Omal a , before another school year is
entered upon.
A. G. Warner will represent the Nebraska
university in the oratorical contest at HastIngs - :
Ings on the 15th.
A servant girl in Columbus recently gave
birth to a. child which she made ineffectual !
efforts to destroy.
House breakers are again plying their 7oca- (
tion at the capital city. The shotgun has
been taken down and carefully examined for
future emergencies.
The Omaha municipal Contest resulted
mainly In favor of the citizens' ticket , headed
by J. E. Boyd for mayor.
Chicago capitalists have been In Omaha
ooklng over the ground with the view to es
tablishment of a barb wire factory.
At the opening of the spring term of the
Nebraska university Prof. Sherman delivered
an address on "Literature and Culture. "
Col. Wocd , the great museum man , has
rented the Academy of Music , Omaha , and
will establish a pcnnancnt museum there.
There were present In the four Contjrcga-
tional Sunday schools of Omaha on Easter
Sunday OGG Individuals , teachers and scholars.
' A colony of ninety-sixty persons from Terre
Haute , Ind. , recently passed through North
Platte to locate In Antelope valley , Sioux
'county.
The Wakefleld Republican remarks that the
high price of land in that locality is driving
hundreds of settlers farther west to find cheap
er homes ,
Ewlng has a bevy of young rascals who cn-
'gage in a quiet game of seven-up in the rear
end of Its church-room while divine service Is
iu progress.
Charles Nult , employed at the Wllber mills
was caught in the bolting gear. One arm was
nearly severed from the body. Ills situation
is precarious.
Engineer AInsworth , of the Sioux City and
Pacific , will begin laying track on the 15th and
expects to put down two miles \ > f 60-lb. steet
rails every day.
The store of Kauffman Bros. , Omaha , was
burglarized the other day of $200 worth of
goods. A heavy plate glass was smashed to
get at the goods.
Additional tics arc being unloaded In Papll-
lion , to be used In building the proposed
double track of the Union Pacific between
Omaha and that point
A mad dog made a trip through a farming
settlement near Columbus a few days ago ,
leaving his brand on several head of stock
\\hich have since died.
The Oregon horse and land company , at
Fremont , shipped eleven blooded stallions to
Ontario , Oregon , to be placed on a ranchc.
They were shipped In a car neatly arranged
for their convenience.
Fremont's creamery Is doing a large busi
ness , and It is said to be the third in the
United States , the others being at Syracuse ,
N. Y. , and Harrisburg , Pa.
Fred Stroeh , Jr. , while sleeping at Stroeh's
in Papillion , was robbed of a gold
watch , chain and a pocketbook containing
notes valued at several hundred dollars.
A son of Ed Walters , who lives near Talmage ,
while temporarily Insane or suffering from
somnambulism , threw himself from the second
end story window , cracking his skull and In
juring himself fatally.
After prolonged efforts with unpromising
outlook for a time , arrangements have at last
been completed by which Omaha will probably
secure a permanent base-ball organization.
The Oakdale Journal Is authority for the
statement that a night express each way is
soon to be put on the Fremont , Elkhom and
Missouri Valley road. The iacreased traffic de
mands it.
Christian Wirth , an ex-soldier , who deserte
ed from the army five years ago and started in
business in Omaha , was arrested the other
day by Constable Edgerton , to whom a false
friend of Wirth had betrayed him.
The W. C. T. U. of Blair Is taking steps for
the establishment of u reading room , regard
ing this as one of the most effective and ne
cessary steps toward breaking up the baleful
influence of the saloons on the young.
Chief Butler , of the Omaha fire department ,
has arranged with the Western Union tele
graph company to receive a bulletin whenever
Gen. Grant's death occurs and will then have
sixty-two strokes sounded on the fire bells of
the city.
The Bloomington Guard says that a man
named Levi Madison , who has resided in
Franklin county several years , left his wife
and two children last Monday and eloped with
a girl fifteen years of age. He left his family
in destitute circumstances.
Robert Easting , the tramp who attempted to
murder Burns and McMurray near Columbus
the other day , was tried for attempted mur
( der and robbery and found guilty on both in
dictments. Burns and McAIurray are improv
ing and were In court as yitsat'ies.
At Palmyra , Mrs. N. J. Hall's little girl ,
while playing about the house , got hold of a
bottle containing corrosive subl mate and
swallowed a part of it , and but for the prompt
arrival of a physician , who administered re
storatives , the dose might have terminated
fatally. The child Is now out of danger.
1 News was brought to North Platte the other
day that the house of a farmer named R. Bas
combe , five miles northeast of that city , with
himself and wife , aged 50 and 80 years , wer
entirely consumed by fire. It Is thought the
couple were first murdered and then the house
fired.
fired.H.
H. H. Carpenter , convicted at last week's
term of the district court for shooting , and
sentenced to one year In the penitentiary ,
escaped from the guard Sunday evening. The
sheriff and deputies and constables are out
hunting for him. No trace has yet been found
of him.
William Miche , living seven miles north of
Aurora , attempted suicide by cutting his
. throat He was adjudged insane and sent to
.tbe asylum. He had for some time imagined
himself possessed of a devil and proposed to
i get rid of the monster in the manner indlcat-
edby his act
Orsa Root , of Ncmaha county , met with
quite a loss the other day. One of his teams
hitched to a stalk-cutter became frightened
and in running one of the horses fell down ,
the other dragging the cutter onto him , cut
ting off both hind legs. Such a loss , just at
commencement of spring work , is decidedly
discouraging.
The body of Wm. O'Grady , a blacksmith
was found floating in the Nemaha river one
day last week by some men who had gone there
to fish. He was a man who was in the habit
'of getting drunk , and it is supposed that dur
ing one of thesi spells he was drowned in the
early part of the past winter , as nothing had
been seen of him since December. It is likely
that the body had been frozen In the Ice some
where and was released by the spring break-up.
The state teachers' association , in session at
Lincoln , elected the following officers for the
ensuing year : President , W. W. W. Jones ;
recording secretary , Miss Anna Gray ; treas
urer , H. N. Blake ; executive committee , A.
W. Vanderman , county superintendent of
Saunders county , chairman ; Miss Honn , North
Platte ; J. B. Sexton , Geneva ; George L. Farn-
bam , Peru ; George E. Howard , Lincoln : J. B.
Sprechcr , Norfolk ; N. E. Leach , West Point.
The Aurora Republican says that a greal
Bcandal was about to be unraveled and perpe
trated upon that community. A warrant was
Issued and placed in the hands of the propci
officers and the arrest was about to be made ,
when the party for whom the warrant was Is
sued skipped thn country. For the present
names are omitted , but It Is a case in which o
lady of respectability Is soon to become s
mother , the father being a well known citizen
of that place. t
The North Bend Flail says : "We arc In
formed by J. P. Mallon that the blackleg has
been among his herd , and but for timely at
tention and prevention he thinks It wouli
have swept his yards. He lost four of his
finest yearlings before he was aware of the
trouble , but he thinks he has completely
checked the ravages of the disease. His rem
edy or prevention rather , for when the ani
mal Is once affected there Is no cure Is copi
ous bleeding. He cords the neck and takes
from one to two quarts of blood from eacli
animal , and leaves a scaton that continues tc
carry off the surplus blood.
Dakota City Eagle : The neighborhood in
the southwest part of the county was shocked
and all torn up a few da3-s ago by the rcpori
that a certain young lady of 23 or 30 summers ,
who Is rather handsome , and residing with hei
brother on a branch of the Pigeon above
Beaudrcaux's , had taken a dose of strychnine ,
her wish being to climb the golden stairs on
the easiest route. She was doped with grease ,
sweet milk and other emetics until a physician
arrived , who went to work with a stomacli
pump and attempted to bring back the patienl
once more Into this wicked world. Upon In
quiring we learned that the lady Is enceinte
and that a young man In the neighborhood is
the cause of her trouble.
A PapHHon ( Sarpy county ) special tys :
Considerable excitement prevails here over
the discovery of cold quartz on P. T. Con-
vcy's farm , In the range of hills about twelve
miles west of here. Samples of the rock have
been assayed by Omaha , Chicago and St
Louis experts , and in every instance have
been pronounced worth working. Messrs.
Charles Behrendt and John Zimmerman , ol
Papilllon , both men of abundant means , have
become interested in the "find" and will work
the lead for all there Is in it. Convey , the
owner of the premises on which the precious
stuff has been found , has refused handsome
offers for his land , and is confident the rock
will yield better than the assays promise.
The project for bridging the Missouri at
Sioux City does not materialize as fast as the
people of that busy little town desire. The
Minneapolis and Omaha railway ask for what
Is considered to mean an exclusive use of the
bridge when it is built , and this the bridge
company is not willing to grant. The Journal
says the Minneapolis and Omaha cannot afford
to take , if it were freely tendered , the exclu
sive privilege of crossing cars on the proposed
bridge. Meanwhile w Ithout a bridge no cars
are being crossed at all. Since the evening of
March 0 , when n portion of a freight train
went off the temporary winter bridge , but one
day's crossing has been done by the transfer
boat. Thig has been no fault of the company ,
but of the river , which has cut out the laud-
Ings on the Nebraska side as fast as they could
be made.
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A M RMON EDICT
A General Epistle to tlie Church Put
Forth by the Iteccnt Congress.
At the Mormon general conference at Lo
gan , Utah , recently , a general eplst'.e "to the
church was read from Presidents Taylor and
Cannon , referring to the present condition of
affairs In the polygamy prosecutions. It says
"Men of pure lives set examples worthy of
the emulation of all lives , and lead to workJ
of righteousness ; citizens of the highest type
of character have been selected as victims of
vile persecution as criminals of the lowest
grade. Juries are selected for the expres
purpose of convicting men prominent In the
church. Their partisan bias is so thoroughly
known in the community that It Is commonly
considered that an accusation in court is now
constituted equal to a conviction. The old
rule of jurisprudence that the accused shall
be considered innocent until proven guilty , is
reversed , and the burden of proof rested upon
the accused. In nearly every instance judge
and jury , equally with the prosecution , appear
to view him as guilty , and require him to fur
nish proofs of his innocence. Jurors are se
lected who are known enemies of the
parties accused , or of the principle involved
in the trial. The result has been that the
Mormon is about as safe in seeking justice of
the Infernal regions or of Algerine pirates as
in courts of such character. Indictments are
found on the flimsiest evidence. The result
hasbeen a reign of terror has prevailed , and
continues. In Utah. Cpns'dering that they
have no chance for a fair trial , the men have
considered it best to avoid arrest until they
have a prospect of receiving impartial jus
tice. "
It considers these violent prosecutions as
on'y Intended to provoke the people to some
overt act whereby the incoming administra
tion will be embarrassed ; refers to the impris
onment of elders in Arizona , and considers
the proceedings so outrageous that no other
man who anticipated being accused dare sub
mit to such treatment , and many left their
hcsaes for foreign lands. It continues :
"President Taylor remained home until , per
ceiving a determination on the part of several
federal officials here to embarrass and harass
every prominent man , and being informed of
threats against his liberty , he deemed it wise
under the circumstances to withdraw , for while
this still continued , neither one of the first
presidency havingbeen officially notified or re
ceived any reliable information that any court
official process of any kind had been issued
against them , their residences were invaded
and searched and spotters , spies and deputies
displayed zeal in their endeavors to ascertain
the whereabouts of the leaders. The conclu-
son is thev wished to get them into their
power , conscious of our Innocence of all viola
tions of the laws of God or the constitution.
But if the laws enacted entrap us because of
our belief in and practice of the revelation God
has given , which a court jury shall decide , we
desire that it at least shall be upon what the
world would call evidence , substantial proof ,
not religious prejudice , a determination to
convict , evidence or none. Should conviction
follow in such a case , we should submit as
martyrs have done in every age when
God had a people on earth , as persecution In
flicted on us for adherence to his laws. We
should at least have the same rights as burg
lars , thieves and murderers. If we are sin
ners , Abraham was also , and the ancient
prophets. Jesus descended from a polygamlc
source , and so did many of God's chosen
children.
It refers to the allegations of the English
government putting down the suttee , and that
consequently this government should put
down polygamy , and says :
"If congressmen would see that widow burn
ing Is only suppressed in India , and 180,000-
OJO of polygamists have their full rights and
privileges , Christianity cannot offer anything
of an eternal character to compensate us for
the abandonment of truth demanded of us.
Ihe constitution protects the sacredness of
contracts. Plural marriage is a contract of
the most sacred character , being for time and
eternity. "
The document exhorts Mormons not to re
taliate In kind for any persecution of violat
and constitutional law. A committee was ap
pointed to draft resolutions of protest tc
President Cleveland and the nation , setting
forth specifically and in detail the tyrannical
conduct of the federal officials from the people
of Utah are suffering.
PREROGATIVE.
Th President Exercise * It In the Cas *
ofthe Postmaster at Borne , N. If.
The postmaster at Rome , N. T. , has been
suspended from further duty in his office by
order of the president , and James Corcoran
was designated to perform the duties of the
office In his stead. The president proposed
the removal of the postmaster and the nomi
nation of Corcoran to the senate at a recent
session and the senate refused to take action on
the nomination. The postmaster general ap
plied to the president for his directions in the
case , and was served with a written communi
cation as follows :
.EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHINGTON , April
6. Hon. Wm. Vila * , Postmaster Oeneral Je&r
Sir : In answer to your inquiry as to the dis
position to be cade of the case of the post
master at Roue , Onelda county , N. Y. , which
was presented to the stnate on the 26th of
March , with the proposition that he be re
moved for cause , and which proposition was
not acted upon prior to the adjournment of
that body on the 2d day of April , I have to
say , to me it clearly seems to be my duty to
exercise my prerogative In this case all the
power which the present condition of
the law has left in my hands , so far as It
may be done Independently of the senate ,
to protect the Interests of the govern
ment , to vindicate the laws which have been
enacted for the regulation of the postal service ,
and to impress upon the federal officeholders
the fact that no indulgence will be granted by
the executive to those who violate the law or
neglect public duty. This postmaster , under
section 4044 of the United States revised stat
utes and regulations of the postoffice depart
ment , was required to transmit to the depart
ment weekly a report of the business done by
him In the money order branch of his office.
It appears from the official report of an Inspector
specter of the postoffice department , now fc-
fore me , and which was submitted to a com
mittee of the senate while the proposition to
remove this official was before it. that an ex
amination of his office was ordered on the 2Cth
of January , 1SS5 , in copsequence of the fact
that no such weekly reports bad been made
since the Gth of December , 1SS4. It further
appears from this report that such examina
tion developed the most disgraceful confusion
in all that pertained to the accounts and finan
cial condition of the office ; that there had
been no entry In the money order cash books
since July , 1884 , and that , as might
have been expected , there was a
deficiency the money order account of
more than § 700 and In the postal account of
more than ? 400. There is , I think , no dispute
touching these facts. The defic'ency ' has been
refunded to the government under arrange
ment with one of the trustees of the delin
quent official , and he attempts to excuse the
wretched condition of his office by alleging
that his assistant had entire charge of the
money order business as well as the other de
tails of the office. In making such excuse ,
this officer admits , It seems to me , a violation
of a plain duty In turning over the operations
of his office to an assistant without any pre-x
text of sickness cr unavoidable absence of the
postmaster , which is contrary to a reasonable
construction of sect'on 4,031 of the revised
statutes , which provides that in case of sick
ness or unavoidable absence of the postmaster
ot any money order postoffice , he may , with
the approval of the postmaster general , au
thorize the chief clerk or some other clerk em-
ploved therein to act in his place and discharge
all the duties required by law of such post
master. By the claim now made the as
sistant , having had full charge , is responsible
for the delinquencies andirregularllies shown.
The postmaster also appears to contradict his
own sworn statement made to tbo department
as late as September 0.1884 , to the effect that
, he himself had performed for the preceding
quarter money order business in his offics , ex
cept when necessarily absent. * I shall do all
that Is in my power to rid the public sen-ice of
officials who exhibit such loose Ideas of their
duty to the government. The fact that I have
before me documents signed by many of the
residents of the city where this postmaster is
located and who belong to both political
parties , asserting the'r entire confidence in hU
honesty and fidelity demonstrates the unfor
tunate facility with which such papers mav be
obtained and gives rise to the unpleasant sus
picion touching a too prevalent standard of
political honesty. If I cannot remove thl-s de
linquent Tostmastrr , I can surely suspend
him. This I have determined to do promptly
and I desire you at once to present to me the
papers necessary for that purpose , with a
designation of James B. Corroran to perform
the duties of postmaster in place of the official
thus suspended. Yours trulv ,
GROYER CLEVELAXD.
THE OKLAHOMAITES.
The Disposition Likely to TJO ITTado of
Captain Coucli , Leader of tlio Cole
nists.
Arkansas City dispatch : Gen. Hatch came
n from Wichita this afternoon , where he has
aeen in consultation with Mr. Charles Hatton ,
assistant United States attorney , as to what
should be done with the fifteen men recently
nrre&ted In Oklahoma by Capt. Dewees. He
is very reticent about the matter , but , from
all your correspondent could learn , it would
seem seem that they will be turned loose. New
arrivals are continually coming in to join the
colon } ' . Capt. Couch called the nome-seekers
together and stated that he had two letters
and a dispatch Irom Washington. One of the
letters was irom Mr. Clark and the otberfrorn
a friend , advising him to come to Washington
immediately that the cattlemen were doing
all in their power to prejudice the president
against the boomers , declaring that they were
a lawless class , determined to enter Oklahoma
egardless of his proclamation. Capt. Couch
advised that a meeting be held at which the
'easibility of his going to Washington would
> e discussed. He would abide by the action
of the meeting. If he thought he could do
ihe colony any good in going Mr. Blackburn
said he was in favor of the proposition , "as it
would show that we are awaiting the 'presi
dent's action and that we are not the lawless
class we are reported to be. " Mr. Echelman ,
who was Capt. Payne's right hand man during
lis life of booming , said he was going to Okla-
loma anyhow , but favored the captain going
to Washington and settling the question peace-
ablv. if possible. Mr. Furlong thought it best
'
for'Capt. Couch to go , as it would bring the
luestivin to a speedy issue one way or another.
Col. Crocker favored the captain's going , as it
night be the means of expalining matters
now falsely represented by the cattle kings ,
whose interest it is to retard the opening of
Oklahoma as much as possible. All the boom
ers seem to think that the captain should go ,
and in all probability at their meeting tomorrow
row morning it w ill be settled that he shall
tart by the first train. He advised them all
o remain in camp in case he goes , saying that
ic would return In nine davs. At the close of
he meeting a committee of five was appointed
o wait on merchants of this city to get a
statement regarding their character. It is as
ollows :
"To Grover Cleveland , President ofthe United
States of America : This is to certify that we ,
he undersigned , citizens of Arkansas City ,
as. , are acquainted and do business with the
members of Fame's Oklahoma colony , now
mcamped at this place ; that we find them
aw-abiding , debt-paving , orderly , well-be-
laved men and women , well fitted out with
earns , wagons , farm implements , etc. ; that
we have heard of no Instance of drunkenness
or disorderly conduct on their part since their
ojourn In camn at this place ; that we are also
acquainted with their leader , W. L. Couch ,
who is pres'rtent of said Payne's Oklahoma
; olony ; that he is an honorable , law-abiding
: itiz n. respected by all. "
The petition is ssgned by the mayor , citv
marshal , deputy United S'tates marshal , and
nine-tenths of the business men in the city
Jen. Hatch believes that Capt. Couch's Wash-
ngton visit will be of great benefit to the col
onists' cause.
A New Bridge.
Surreys have been made at Sioux City with
a view of bridging the Missouri at that point.
The work has been done at the Instance of
eastern capitalists. The report that the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Minn eapolis and Omaha raiL
i-oad company were seeking to obtain a mo.
oopolyof the bridge Is officially d sputed by
E. W. Winter , vice president and general man
ager of the Omaha line.
THE WEEK'S NEWS.
GENERAL.
Mt. Petersburg merchants have telegraphed
their agents at Paris not to consign goods for
them via the Baltic sea In English vessels.
Many of the young anny and navy officers ,
who have enjoyed a life ot elegant leisure In
Washington for some years past , are being
sent to join their regiments or their ships.
Twelve hundred acres of strawberry vines In
the neighborhood of Centralla are said to bo
In excellent condition and to promise a good
crop unless Injured by the weather hereafter.
At a farm house near Monmouth , HI. , a man
named Edward F. Nash , who had spent a year
In the insane asylum , killed his mother and
sister and laid their bodies side by side on the
porch.
There are abundant rumors In the eastern
press that the. West Shore and Nickel-Plate
roads are to be placed practically under one
management , forming a through line from
New York to Chicago.
Miss Ada C. Sweet , for many years pension
agent at Chicago , declines to comply with a
request for her resignation , to take effect June
30 , and will probably be removed. The widow
of Col. James A. Mulligan will no doubt be
given the position.
A friend of Mrs. Garfield Informs the asso
ciated press that the rumors that she was to
be married soon were circulated by persons
who wished to annoy her , and that she still
wears mourning and has no thought of mar
rying.
In addition to seventeen vessels now being
built by Russia for the Black and Baltic seas ,
a number of cruisers and torpedo rams are be
ing fitted out at Nicolalcff. In the event of
war with England , the Emir of Bokhara has
agreed to permit the passage of Russian
troops and supplies through bis territory.
Three banks at Norfolk , Va. , closed their
doors a few days ago the Exchange National
bank , the Franklin Savings bank and the
banking and broking firm of Bain Brothers.
The concerns were closely connected with one
another. The liabilities of the Exchange Na
tional will not be less than § 150COO , although
nothing is positively known as yet.
At the opening of the Western Waterway
convention in New Orleans , Col. J. C. Dove of
Chicago , temporary cbairmin , spoke of the ad
vantages to be derived from the opcniugof the
Hennepin canal , contending that it would save
5 per cent on transportation , and if only 1 per
cent was saved , congress would be justified in
making an appropiatlon.
The annual report of General Manager
Charles E. Pugh , of the Pennsylvania railroad ,
shows the annual earnings of the main line and
branches during the year were $20,1WS34 , ex
penses , excluding rentals and interest on
equipments , § 15,575,105 , and the net earnings
810,509,920. The number of passengers car
ried during the year was 11,429,770. First-
class passenger travel increased 7 per cent.
The employes at McCormick's extensive
reaper works in Chicago , numbering 1CCO in
all , held a meeting at which they decided to
quit work , and the works are Idle in cense
quence. The factory is the largest of its kind
in the world. Some of the employes in one of
the departments have been on a strike , and an
attempt of the owners of the works to fill their
places with men at lower wages was the occa
sion of the present enlarged strike.
Senior Becarra , minister from the United
States of Colombia to this government , has
received an official dispatch from his govern
ment , dated at Bogata , stating that tranquility -
ty prevails throughout the republic except at
Panama , Sabanilla and Santa Marta , which , it
savs , are In the hands of rebels. The dispatch
also states that the government Is also organ
izing in the state of Cauca , adjoining Panama ,
an expedition of 1,500 troops , which will be
sent to Panama as soon as possible to suppress
the revolt in that state.
At Newport , Ky. , a man named McMillan
boarded a street car in which John L. Cum-
mlngs , clerk in the First National bank of that
city , was a passenger , and saying "I have you
now , " fired three balls from a revolver into
the victim's chest , causing instant death.
McMillan immediately gave himself up to the
police. The story is that he killed Cummings
n revenge for the ruin of his daughter. Mc
Millan is a clothing merchant , and is spoken
of as industrious and respectable man.
In its weekly review of the growing crops ,
the Chicago Farmers' Review sas , in connec
tion with its numerous reports Irom the crop
growing districts : "The week has been one
of intense interest in the wheat crop , first on
account of the condition of winter wheat.
The very dry weather which has prevailed over
he entire wheat belt extending to the Pacific
coast , the continuance of cold , backward
weather , rumors of war and increasing for
eign complications , each one of these facts In
themselves sufficient to cause anxiety as to
future results. The prospects of to-day , with
out immediate change , point to a very poor
winter wheat crop. Great damage has been
done since the snow went off , and the general
condition of winter wheat Is running down
every day. We have never known since the
Review commenced it weekly report of the
growing crops a spring when the reports on
winter wheat have been so bad as to-day. "
WASHINGTON.
C. D. Walker , first deputy commissioner of
pensions , has resigned.
Andrew Jackson Gross , of Cloverport , Ky. ,
has been appointed United States marshal for
that state.
Mr. David McConville , of Ohio , took the
oath of office on the 6th and qualified as sixth
auditor of the treasury department
A dispatch from New York stating that Gen.
Grant was delirious caused a postponement of
the reception at the white house on the even
ing of the 7th.
A delegation of citizens from Dakota called
upon Cleveland in reference to the Winnebago
reservation. They maintained the perfect le
gality of President Arthur's order opening
the reservation.
Commander Kane , of the "Galena , " tele
graphed Secretary Whitney , under date of-
AprilGtb , as follows : There is nothing new
to report. The Panama railroad company Is
jetting the road in order. The government
troops are anxious about their prisoners. The
railroad company and the "Galena" are feed
ing the troops. All are iu need. There la
reat anxiety among foreigners at Panama.
Judge Charles Cbeslev , solicitor of interna
revenue , who resigned at the request of the
ittomey-general has withdrawn his resignation
it the request of the president , wh o informed
tilm that he would like him to remain ia office
tor at least 00 days longer , his services being
very desirable In closing up the operations of j
the revenue bureau for the present fiscal year. ,
The attorney-general coincided heartily In the
cqucst.
A letter has been received at the postoffice
department from a lady In Kansas , who states
she would like to be appointed postmaster at a
town In that state , and gives as one reason for
her appointment that she Is a prohibitionist ,
and the president's election was largely due to
the temperance vote. She also saya that she
Is 80 years of age , docs not wear short hair era
a bloomer costume , and la not a leader In the
woman's rights movement , although she Is of
the opinion that women ought to have equal
rights with men.
SPORTING EVENTS.
The New Orleans regatta Is to begin May
25th , and continue four days.
There Is some talk ofthe Argonauts of To
ronto sending over a crew to take port In the
Henley regatta.
The number of professional players black
listed or expelled from the national league this
year Is twenty-seven.
Pettlt , the American champion at racquets ,
sailed last week for London , to play Lambert ,
the English champion.
Billy Wilson , of St. Paul , Is anxious to meet
Sack Burke. Wilson says Burke objects to his
color , but that he Intends pounding * t him
until he forces him Into a light
Ben Butler Is anxious to enter the yacht
' America" for the coming International race.
If he Is unable to do this he talks of challeng
ing any yacht In the world to a contest.
The Portland ( Ore. ) Rod and Gun club Ira-
ported a number of Chinese pheasants , and
asked the legislature to pass a law protecting
them. This was refused , and the club shipped
the birds to an island three miles oil , In the
straits of Sun Juan dc Fuca.
Paddy Ryan went to New York the other
ay accompanied by his backer , to arrange a
hard-glove fight to a finish with John L. Sulli
van. Richard K. Fox oilers to make the matcher
or2,200 a side , and to give Ryan § 2,500 and
the diamond belt , valued at § 3,500 , in addition ,
if he defeats the Boston man. Ryan professe.s
to accept the offer , and will light in Butte
City.
City.The
The interstate coclc-fight at Columbia , S. C. ,
ended In a victory for the Georgia birds.
Seventeen matches were fought , of which
Georgia won nine and North Carolina seven.
Wallace Ross has sent a challenge to Beach ,
the Australian oarsman who recently defeated
IIanlan for the championship of the world , to
row a race on the Thames , at any time that
may be convenient to Beach.
A. F. Gardner , of San Antonio , Tex. , cnal-
lengcs Dr. Carver , the expert , to shoot A. J. ( I
Penrose a match at 100 single pigeons , one
barrel to be used , thirty one yards rise , lor
§ 1,000 or over , the match to take place in fif
teen days. Penroae , who is a mere boy , is con
fident he can win. He Is a cowboy and has
been working on Gardner's ranclic , In Coiicho
county. Gardner , who Is very wealthy , will
back him against the world for $10,000.
ON THE "WAR PATH.
The Outlook of the Indian ICcbcllioii lit
the Nortli\c ! t Troop * JIurryliij to
the Front.
A Winncpeg dispatch of the 8th says : The
nineteenth rifles and the Wiunepeg field bat
tery Camped twenty-eight miles from Fort
Queappelle last night with A battery three
miles behind them. Their forces joined this
morning , but were obliged to aw ait supplies
before moving further toward Touchwood. B-
battery remained at Qurappellu station , i
having been decided to send it and the Queen's
Own on to Swift Current to go down the river.
A special train with the royal grenadiers of
Toronto on board readied the city at 7 o'clock
this morning , having made the journey from
Port Arthur in twenty-one hours. Colonel
Grassett was in command of the battallion ,
which numbers 3fJ > men. Besides these , the
rear guard of the queen's own. twenty-one
men , and the Ottawa foot guards. Sharp
shooters , numbering fifty-two men , were with
the grenadiers. All went out by special train
at 5 o'clock.
It is now reported that the sharpshooters
and grenadiers will also likely go to Siviit
Current with B battery and the Queen's Own
and will form a division to advance north bv
the Saskatchewan river. The junction will
be effected by the two divhions at Clark's
Crossing , and the question of a further ad
vance will be settled at that time. It Is ex
pected one division will go to Prince Albert
and the other to Battleford. A and B batteries
remaining at these points till next fall in r
der to fully restore peace , it is reported at
Touchwood" Hills that a band of Indians is
withinone day's march of Humboldt , where a , i t
quantity of government supplies are stored ,
and an advance will probably be hurried to
prevent their capture. It is also stat > d that
Riel has placed a large force of rebels at the
South Branch in order to make an attempt to-
prevent the troops crossing the river at tnat
point. The troops will probably reach there
in about twelve days , when there is a possibil
ity that an engagement may occur. A mes
senger from Prince Albert has just passed
here. He says there are provisions there for :
three weeks only , and if relief does not come
by that time the police and settlers will be
forced to lay down their arms and sur , i
render to the rebels. The troops camped Mon
day night twelve miles out of Quesppelle , and
soon began to realize that there were dispar
agements attendant on campaigns at this time
of the year. They suffered terribly from the
cold , the mercury falling from f.0 degrees
above zero to 0 degrees below zero , and the
men had difficulty to keep from freezing. The
w ind blew a gale of thirty miles an hour and
had a clear sweep across the prairie and
through the camp. It has been learned that
shortly after Farm Instructor Applegarths ar V
rived at Swift Current a band of Indians , with
Luckvman at their head , came to the place.
It was discovered that their object was to-
secure Appiegarths whose trail they had fol
lowed. They showed their disappointment In
many wavs , but as there was a large body of
men In town thev did not go beyqndtbis. Had
they got a hold of Appiegarths it is supposed
they would have killed him. For several hours-
the Indians marched up through the town ,
their actions being of the most Inso
lent character. The following intelligence
has been received from Colonel Gary :
Fort MacLeod Is threatened and
an Indian uprising cannot any longer be pre
vented by the government officers at Pere La-
combe. A dispatch receive-1 at the volunteer
headquarters from MacLeod has caused great
uneasiness. The Gros Ventr s Indians are
north of the International line on the war
path. The South Pilaus and Bloods have
formed an alliance. To asco sent from Kiel's
Indians to the Gros Veutres was some time
ago ? itcd by the latter , thus sbow'ng that
Riel i * * aid a. deep conspiracy , lu which the
Milk Kiver Indians will play an important
part. Capt. Stewart believes that matters are
looking very bad in this district. He will
probably await the arrival of arms and ammu
nition , these being under escort. The women
and children and those Incapable or bearing
arms are flocking to Fort McLcod for protec
tion. Col. Strange Is in constant communica
tion with the threatened points and is doing ;
his utmost to put everything in this district on
a defensive basis. The Blackfeet did not meet
Capt. Collins at the Crossing to-day , accordIng -
Ing to agreement , and this looks ominous.
Returns ot the election In St. Louis show
that the democrats elected their cnt re city
t cket except one candidate , six members of
the council and eleven members of the bouse
of delegates.