Nebraska Newspapers

    Ameer of Afghanistan , now a promlnenl
figura In the Eastern Complication. He Is 55
years old. Since his being chosen by the Brit
ish government as , ruler of * Afghanistan"
1879 he has relied upon England for his sup
port , receiving from that government a sub
sidy of 100,000 per annum.
CHRON1CLTKO8 BY THIS CABLE.
Miscellaneous Matters of Interest from the
Old World *
Letters from Alcxandriasay that the
arms lande J to the westward of that point foi
the Soudanese have been traced to an agency
In Tripoli. As such traffic could hardly have
escaped the knowledge of the French author.
Hies , suspicion Is created that France has
been treacherously aiding El Mahdl. The
matter will doubtless be made a subject o !
some diplomatic Inquiry between LonJon and
Paris.
i A large meeting of Parnell's follow
ers was held at Belfast , Ireland. Messrs
Healey , Beggar , Harrington and Deaslej
spoke. Henley accused Hartington , secretary
of war , of shamm'ng Illness in order to escape
tbe responsibility Jbr the cabinet's action on
the crime's act. In the course of his address
Healey also stated that the Parnellites will
contest thirty-three seats In UJstr at the par
liamentary election. He predicted that they
would i\ln twenty-one of them and decide the
' "S issue on the remaining twelve.
X. A Paris paper publishes a long arti-
c'e In which it endeavors to prove that th {
late Ylctor Hugo had long been insane. Tht
paper quotes many of the lost-statesman's
sayinss and writings In support of its argu
ments , and points to many doings of the de
ceased In late years as the results of a dls.
eased brain.
The temperance societies held a
monster demonstration at Hyde Park , Lon
don. Fully ten thousand people were pres
ent and were addressed by several prominent
advocates of the cause , who spoke In high
praise of the government's policy in Increas
ing the tax on liquors , " and urged the aboli
* > tion of duties on tea. Mingled with the crowd
' n ere numerous anti-temperance people and
I' publicans , who succeeded In makine things
& " * - lively at intervals. The speakers were fre
quently interrupted , hooted and jeered at
while not a few missiles were hurled at theii
heads.
Experts prophecy that there will be
a large deficiency in the English wheat crop
this year in consequence of the cold spring.
The old publishing house of Grif
fiths , Farren & Co. , London , has just been
pulled down. The firm Is 160 years old , and
has published for Dr. Samuel Johnson , Gold
smith and others. The" building Is well-known
to American tourists , and stood opposite SL
Paul's.
A colliery near Durham , England ,
caught fire on the 3d. Over three hundred
miners were In the pit at the time. Rescuing
parties succeeded in recovering all but twen
ty-two of the Imprisoned miners in the out
pit. The missing men are supposed to have
burned to death. The mine Is still burning
and the loss will be heavy.
The great event in the English
sporting calandar , the race for the Derby
stakes , was run at Epsom Downs. The
weather was brilliant and the attendance
enormous. Thos. SL Waller , consul general
of the United States at London , was among
the spectators , accompanied by a large party
of Americans. Lord Hastings' bay colt ,
Melton , ridden by the famous jockey , Fret !
Archer , won ; Capt. C. Bowling's bay colt ,
Paradox , secured second place , and Mr. Child-
wick's bay colt , Pioyal Hampton , third. Mel
ton was the favorite In the betting ; Paradox
second choke.
A dispatch from Sinjou states that
the Russians are evacuating Penjdeh , but
public notice of its cesssiou has been posted at
Herat. Afghan soldiers are much Inceased as
they had erpected to .avenge their defeat.
It is proposed by the corporation of
London to present ex-President Arthur an
'address enclosed in a gold casket , fashioned
In a style similar to the one given by that
body to General Grant In 1877.
Constantinople correspondents tele
graph that Sir Peter Lumsden , in an Inter
view , has asserted that the next attack by the
Russians upon the Afghans will be made in
Murghab valley.
The English government resumed
negotiations \ \ ith Italy for the occupation of
Buaklm by that power , owing to the unsa'is-
factory demands of the porte if Turkey should
agree to occupy that mace.
Prussia has presented a scheme to
the Bunderath for a canal from the Xorth sea
to the Baltic , to cost one hundred and fifty-
six million marks.
The Austrian government will grant
Borne exceptions to the new law prohibiting
Sunday labor. Printers and compositors are
not yet exempted , and unless the decree ! d
modified before Sunday the publication of
Mondav morning's papers will be prevented.
Ten o"ther Industries also Intend to appeal ,
and as Ylenna is particularly Parisian In its
mode of life , there is likely to be a spirited
of the measure. _
THE average life of a farmer is sixty-
sis years. At sixty-five he may safely
becin to return borrowed tools , pay old
debts and ask forgiveness for cheating in
horse trades. . . „ .
A MODEBN novel has this thrilling pas
sage"With one hand he held her beau
sage-
'
tiful 'golden head above the chilling wave ,
and with the other called loudly for as
sistance. "
FIGHX
He Talics Possession of a Train and Is
Haste r of tie Bltitnll n ExcUlny Scenes
Attending Sis Capture.
Chicago dispatch : Passenger train num
ber sir on the "Wabash , St. Louis & Pacific
road arrived to-day an hour and a "half late in
charge of a madman. Out of tho twelve or
fifteen men , officers and citizens , w io finally
secured him , one officer Is dead , shot through
the body , another probably fatally wounded ,
several citizens injured , and the lunatic him-
eelf lies in the county hospital mortally
wounded with three bullets in him. Shortly
before noon the station policeman at the "Wa
bash , St. Louis & Pacific depot on Polk street
received the following message ;
CHENOA , HI. , May 31. I have an Insane
man on my train , who has possession of one
car. The police at Kansas City , Jacksonville
and Pcoria were all afraid to take him. Send
ten policemen out on number one to take him
when we arrive In Chicago. They had better
come In citizens' clothes. They will have to
look sharp or somebody will get hurt.
PUTNAM , Conductor , No. Six.
Number six , which left Kansas City last
evening , was due here at 2:50 p. m. There
was difficulty In starting out number one as
directed IE. tbe message , and It was decided to
meet the train at the depot Officers Casey ,
Ryan , Murphy , Rowan , Walsh , Strcnnlng.
Dpheny , Barrett and Keenan in uniform , arid
Smith , Perry , Amstcln , O'Brien and Laughlin
In citizens' clothes , under command of Lieut.
Laugh , made up the squad , which arrived at
the depot ten minutes before the train was
due. The train being delayed , as was subse
quently learned , by Ineffectual efforts to cap
ture the lunatic , the police were forced to wait
for more than an hour. After considerable
aaxious speculation as to the condition of
things on number six , the officers were finally
anvthlng but reassured by a dispatch from a
suburban station warning them that the mad
man was armed and would resist terribly.
A little later number six appeared In sight ,
and the police separating so as to form two
squads , awaited her arrival on either Bide of
the tracks. As tbe train approached tho
whistle sounded a number of warning notes in
quick succession. People hanging half way
out of the car windows were seen to gesticu
late wildly to the crowd. Before tho train had
come to a standstill a half dozen passengers
jumpe'd to the ground and fled , looking back
with blanched faces. Officer Barrett was tho
first to observe the lunatic. Barrett TV as stand
ing nepr tbe rear end of the smoking car. The
madman , with leveled revolver , glared at him
irom the front platform of tbe cha'r car , the
length of one car distant. Barrett turned half
round and stopped Instantly , but too late. A
bah struck him in the stomach and in a few
minutes he was dead. One look at the ma
niac was enough to satify any one that while
his ammunition lasted he would not be taken
alive. Seeing this the officers , after removing
their wounded comrade , began a fusilade
through the windows of the smoking car
where the madman had taken refuge. After
a minute or two he plunged out onto the plat
form , fired couple of shots into the crowd ,
leaped from the train and dashed down .Fourth
avenue. Officer Laughlin started In hot pur-
suit and at him the lunatic fired the last shot
In the weapon but without effect. Tho maniac
stopped there and awaited Laughlin's coming ,
with gleaming eves and frothing mouth. They
cllnchod , the officer tripped his prisoner and
: hey both fell , the madman meann hilc beating
Laughlin unmercifully on the head with his
revolver. The officer was In citizen's clothes
and was set upon and terribly pounded by an
excited colored man who mistook the officer
for the prisoner. The rest of the. squad ar
rived shortly. The maniac was secured and
aken first to a cell and then to the hospital to
inve his wounds dressed. When he realized
that further resistance was Jiseless the pris-
> ner grew calm and said quite rationally that
its name was Louis Reaume ; that he was
.hlrty-three years old and he was en route to
lis home in Detroit from Denver.
SECRETARY BAYARD AT ST. ZOUIS.
He is Given a Hearty Jteccptlon l y the Citi
zens What He Said on the Occasion.
Secretary of State Bayard arrived at St
Louis from Washington en route to Columbia ,
Missouri , to deliver the annual address before
the students of the state university. The dis-
.ingulshed visitor was met at the depot by
Senator Vest and a committee of citizens ,
who escorted him In a carriage over tfcs bridge
to the Southern Hotel , tthere he was received
jy Mayor Francis and a committee of prom-
ncnt citizens with a brief address of welcome.
After breakfast at the Southern Hotel he was
escorted by the reception committee. They
drove to the Merchants' Exchange where the
nembers met him. Ihe public were admitted
so the main hall , which was packed to suffoca-
Llon. After an Informal reception In the
reading room of the exchange , be was Intro
duced to the throng in the main hall , and
after the applause ceased he delivered a short
address , as follows :
"I would like all to feel the satisfaction It
iffords me to meet for the first time such a
arge body of men who have done so much to
advance the interests of this great inland sea
of the country. lu my mind the Mississippi
valley occupies as important a position as the
itlantlc and Pacific coasts. 1 have always
tried to do as much for this country as for
another. I appeal to every congressman ,
every senator , every mannita whom I have
seen associated in public life , to prove that
nobody has done more to advance the interests
of this great valley. I have seconded the in-
.erests of your great Captain Eads to open not
inly Memphis and New Orleans but also St
ouis to the commerce of the world through
, his great river. This is not my desire alone.
As one of the advisers of President Cleveland ,
. think I am justified in saying that the ad
ministration will make every endeavor to allay
every effect of sectional feeling in every par
ticular. The administration is for the whole
country , and not for only part of it. Go on
without fear ; embark In your enterprises ; ba
at ease. Everything , you may be sure , will be
flone to protect and advance the interests of
every citizen of the United States. " At the
conclusion of this brief address , Mr. Bayard
was applauded heartily. Addresses were then
made by Senator Vest and others , after which
Secretary Bayard was shownover the floor
and introduced to many of the spectators. He
unched at the St. Louis club house , and waa
afterwards shown points of Interest through
out the city.
THE DYNAMITERS Iff TEXAS. '
Dastardly Attempt on tlie Ziof a Railway
Officer.
A dastardly attempt upon the life of-Super-
Ittendent Cummings , of the Te'xas Pacifld
railway , was discovered at Marshall , Texas.
As Conductor Harvey was walking through
the yard , he says he saw two persons crouch
ing near the superintendent's car and over
heard one of them say , "Put It there whore it
will blow him to helL" As Harvey approached
the men they arose and ran. Ho reportd tha
matter atonce and tho yard-master proceeded
to search for the supposed explosives. They
were abont to gjve up the search when a
switchman discovered three long vicious look
ing cartridges lying upon tho caps of the
springs situated beneath the favorite seat ot
Superintendent Cumminjrs when out on his
trips. A chemical examination of the car
tridges was made , and they proved to be gen
uine cartridges , one of which would have
blown the car into a thousand pieces. Uho
cartridges were placed where they would not
fall off , and where they would only explode
through tbe jolting of the car after it had at
tained considerable speed. "When the atttinpt
became known among several hundred work-
ingmen of the company , it caused great in
dignation , and the men openly declare they
will lynch the miscreants If found. No
trouble whatever exists between the com-
pany and the employes and Supt. Cummin
has no personal enemies that are known.
The affair Is surrounded with an air of mys
tery. Cummings takes the matter coolly.and
offers three hundred dollars reward for the
apprehension of the guilty parties. Tbe su
perintendent uses his car generally every
w eek , and was preparing for a journey at the
time , which fact was probably known to the
wculd-be assassins.
A. CRUSHING JJZOIT.
Den. Mlddleton Exjpecta to Inflict it Upon Biff
Bear at an Earl ] ) Day.
Winnipeg dispatch : Middleton organized
} U forces Mith which to join Strange and
march apalnstBIg Bear , M horn the scouts re-
jort to be In the same position as hen dt-
tacked by Strange on the 2Sth ult The
itcamers Northwest , Alberta and Marquis
iteaaied out from Battleford at 9 o'clock this
morning , amid the cheers of the garrison and
Inhabitants , and started rapidly up stream to
Fort Pitt , were Strange will te joined. Mid
dleton , who Tas on board , had the following
force with him : The Nineteenth battalion , oi
Winnipeg , 270 men , under Majors Mackeantl
and Boswell ; Midland battalion , 325 men , un
der Col. Williams , M. P. ; Royal Grenadiers ,
259 men , under Col. Gassett ; B battery , thirty
men and a Galling gun , under Maj. Short and
Captains Farley -Rutherford ; A battery ,
thirty men , under Captain Peters and Lleu-
tenani Rivers ; Boulton's horse , sixty men ;
Surveyor's corps , fiftv men ; Biittkbank's
scouts , thirty men and sixty police. The lat
ter , under Col. Hcrchmcr , left at the same
time by the south trail. Gen. and Col. Strau-
b-nzie and staff were on the Northwest.
Middkton sent forward instructions to
Strange to keep a large body of scouts out and
ascertain the exact position and strength of
the enemy , In order that no time may be lost
in petting to work. "We must make short
work of this business , " remarked Middleton
to Otter , on bidding him goo 1-bye at Battle-
ford. "I hope to be back here lu forty-eight
hours , and then I expect my v , ork will be at
an end. "
If the scouts report Indians this side of Fort
Pitt , Middleton will land troops at once and
march by the shortest cut aeainst them. He
has instructed Strange to follow the Indians
pretty closely and be prepared to co-operate
with his column at the shortest notice. A plan
has been laid to sui round the Indian carnp.
This can doubtless be effected with a large
body of troops , which will be in force. Mul-
dleton was heard to expiess himself ss de
termined to strike a vigorous blow this time ,
Thich would instill terror Into the Indians
and alarm them so thoroughly that they would
never attempt another rising. The scouts re
port that Big Bear's forces must number at
least seven hundred , and small additions arc
being daily made in the shape of aimless
braves Irom different camps. One report
comes In that Big Bear has taken the trail to
Sound nz Lake , with a view of rceching
Cvprcss Hills , which is the home of the Crct s ,
fvhom the wilv chief hopes may join him
Xliddlcton expects to meet Big Bear to-mor
row , when a final blow to the rebellion r.oubt-
tess n 111 be struck.
Reports from Edmonton indicate that the
Indians north of that point are acting ugly ,
one band having thieatened to masr acre the
Vhltes unless abundant food is given them.
Local ratrol corps have been organized to pa
trol the country and present the redbkuw
from committing depredations.
GRANTS AND OFFICES.
Senators Tan Wyclt and Slorrlll and Others
Interviewed How the Republican Senate
Will Act on Nominations.
Washington special to the Omaha Bee :
Senator Van Wyck will leave In a few days to
spend the summer at home. He has remained
here mainly for the purpose of endeavoring to
ascertain the policy of the new administration
relative to land grants , the Indian country ,
encroachment of cattle kings , and the illegal
fences. Van Wyck is confident that the com
missioner of the land office is disposed to carry
out in the full spirit the laws relating to these
subjects , and he thinks that the administra
tion in Its own time will concur with Commis
sioner Sparks. There is such tremendous
pressure of office-seekers , however , that there
Is great delay , and so much time may be occu
pied in peddling the places that the interests
of the people In this direction may be neglect
ed. Being asked whether the resolutions re
ported to nave been adopted by the republican
senators in caucus , as to their policy with
respect to confirmations were accurate or not.
Van Wyck said : " 1 did not attend all the
caucuses , but I think that if such
action had been taken in my absence
I should certainly have been informed of it
afterwards. Another reason for my disbelief
In the publication is that I think the republi
can senators would have more sense than to
write or formulate such an Idle resolution as Is-
the second , that in case any democratic par-
tizan causes the removal of an efficient repub
lican and receives as his reward for casuing such
removal the nomination as successor to the
decapitated official , such nomination will not
be confirmed. No , sir. The general disposi
tion of the senate was to treat the president
kindly and fairly as the democrats did the re
publican president. "
Senator Morrill , of Vermont , on belne ques
tioned on the subject , said : "I would prefer
not to talk about It , but I will say simply
this , that If I were editor of any paper I
svould not think it worth taking the least
notice of. "
"I am satisfied , " said Senator Dolph of
Oregon , "that such resolutions were never
passed. I don't care to say anything further
than that. As for considering that political
reasons would be regarded as sufficient cause
for the removal by republican senators , I can
only speak for mvself. I believe that if fed
eral officials who have a term of office to
run be removed for cause the .senate would
insider it a right to look Into the reasons
Itself. Of course this Is my own Individual
opinion. I can't savwhat the senate would
3o. Tbe truth is that the subject of the f u-
; ure action of tho majority in relation to the
nominations was discussed in caucus atdiffer-
: nt times , but no definite line of policy was
idopted.
THE WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS.
Personal Points in Respect to the President's
Sister.
A few words chosen from the encomiums-of
a personal friend , says a Washington corre
spondent , will give the public some idea of
tho personal qualities of tho lady who will
preside over the white house : "Miss Cleve
land , " says her friend , "Is a woman of sweet
disposition , and of breadth and strength of
character. After her mother's death she de
termined to stay at her old homo In Holland
Patent and to live In her own way. There
she studied and wrote. But after tho elee-
tlonand , from tho moment she know her
brother's wishes and saw her duty plain be
fore her , Bhe laid aside her pen work and
lectures , bho is in the whito house just what
she was at Holland Patent a woman of sen
sibility and refinement. Inst-nctively kind
and thoughtful of others , sho is a favorite
with strangers. A lady who happened In at
the white house one morninir recently , found
her at her desk with her boobs about ber ,
studying and writing about an epooh in
history which more than others interests
hor. She had many letters before her , and
the maid carried off a handful of replies
which she had just prepared ; but the
books were nearest to her , and she
had been having a quiet hour with them.
Dressed in a white flannel gown , with fleecy
tulle scarf about her throat , and no other
ornament than a pink rose fastened at her
throat , sho looked as simple and unpreten
tious as n nihool girl , and with her short
brown hair falling in natural waves about
her brow , as girlish. Her nervous hands
played with a paper weight as sho talked of
the work and pleasures of her place , and the
mistaken views entertained regarding It.
Tho substance of her remarksasthatthe
duties performed by one In her plaso wero
such ns could never bo understood save by
those who had known them , and the publicity
attaching to the place was Its greatest draw
back. She talked of the white house , of its
beauty , of the flowers which were about her
In prof ussion. and of .the long lino of good
and useful women who had been from time
to time In the place she now fll s.
"Miss Cleveland comes of generations of
Presbyterian ministers. All the traditions of
tho parsonage center about her. Her eldest
brother is a minister , and her eldest sister is
a missionary la Ceylon. Her brother-in-law
Is a minister , and her kinsman in several In
stances ore preachers. She Is an orthodox
Christian , knowing all religions and all scien-
tiflo schools antagonistic to them , yet believ
ing , with childish tenacity , in the Instruc
tlons she received at her mother's knees. "
\
THE SEAT OF COKERA'JCC.VT.
miscellaneous Matters of Interest at the Na *
tlonal Capital.
Agent Xlghtner , of the Santeo and Flaa
drcau Indian agency , rescued some weeks
ago , and not one Nebraska mnn boa yet ap
piled far tho place , which pays J1.20J a year
Several parties from other state3 are after It.
Strong efforts are belni made to induce tho
president to annul his order for the remova
ol settlers from the Winnebago reservation.
\Vm. H. Armstrong , assistant to the sollci
tor of Internal revenue , has tendered his res
Ignation , to take effect Juno 30.
The cabinet meeting on the 2d was attendei
by all the members except tho secretaries o :
the state and navy. The principal topio o ;
discussion was In regard to tho application of
the laws concerning plouro-pnoumonia and
other laws relating to cattle , to tho cattle
herded in tho large puollc reservation in the
part or Texas popularly known as "No man'g
land. " No conclusion was reached.
Uhc secretary or tne treasury or tne United
States of Colombia , by order of his govern
merit , presented special thanks to Admira
Jbevotte for the v ery opportune and import
ant services rendered Colombia in the diffl
cult circumstances through which she recent
ly passed.
The commissioner of pensions has stricken
off the list , of pensions the name of about two
hundred residents of tho District of Columbia
found to be not entitled to pensions , either
because they had loeovcrcd from their disa
bilities or because they wore not dependent
upon the government.
Eleven treasury TTVitchmon have been noti
fied tlint their services will not be required
after tho luth inst ,
treasury inquiry commission has con
cluded Its investigation oi' tho internal rev
enue bureau , and iiiado a report to the secre
tary of tho treasury. Tho commission recom
mends rod u olio us in tho present forco in
several divisions and suggested changes in
tho methods of doing business , which they
think will improve tho work of the bureau
The changes recommended involve a general
reorganization of tho bureau. The commis
sion will next devote its attention to tho su
pervising architect's office.
Washington special : The Nebraska delega
tion had a long Interview with Secretary
Lamar. The secretary announced firmly but
politely that Professor Kittle , of Fremont ,
could not bo roappointed to Major Powell's
place , but that if the delegation would agree
upon some other position he would be commis
sioned at once. The delegation then with
drew and held a long conference , and tho list
of Nebraska names for preferment will be
submitted to tho secretary for agreement.
The army and navy survivors division of
tho pension office , rtcently organized by Gen.
Black , is rapidly becoming a valuable branch
of the bureau. During May the division fur
nished to the adjudicating ofllcers and claim
ants the names and postofTico address of 1,127
officers , 878 non-commissioned officers , and
non-commissioned officers , and 4,054 enlisted
men for use in establishing claims.
"Ex-Senator Eoss , of Kansas , has received
lis commission as governor of New Mexico ,
and started for Lawrence , Kansas , to escort
tis family to his new post of duty atSantaFo
SITUATION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Ttl patche8 from Official Source * What the
Troops are Doiny to Subdue the Satayes.
Washington dispatch. The following dis
patches from Schofield to Adjutant Genera1
3rum , relative to the Indian troubles , have
been received at the "War Department :
"In reply to your dispatch of this date ,
please inform the Secretary of War that I do
lot believe it practicable to do any more at
this time than has been done to give pro-
ection to the settlers in Arizona and
"Jew Mexico from marauding Indians.
t is not possible to guard all the frontier set
tlements. That would require a force many
irnes larger than the United States army. Be
sides , the damage has already been done in
ajizona and New Mexico. Settlers who have
escaped have taken refuge at military posts
indalanre settlement. I understand that
icneral Crook and C.l. Bradley have all the
troops they can use in tbe pursuit of ttie In-
lian , but I will send more if they can use
.hem. In my opinion the only w av to protect
mattered settlers is tokeepthesavagejlnciiaus
tinder military control and not permit them to
oam at will over a large reservation.
General Crook under date of June 2d , also
elegraphs as follows from Fort Bayard : ' 'The
ndlans shortly after crossing the New Mexi-
: an line evidently divided into small parties ,
Inch raided in the widely separated locali-
ies , while the women and children were hid
iwaj in the mountains. The troops have been
bllowing around different raiding parties
without result , other than to break down their
stock. It is impossible with troops to catch
-aldinsr parties or afford the cituens so scat-
, ered among the mountains protection from
; uch parties.
A despatch from Captain Smith , dated So-
MIlo Creek , June 1st , say that Indian women
ind children are scattered throusrh the moun-
ains east of Sairillo Creek , and opposite Gill
ind Lieut. Davis , and. that sixty scout * are on
; he trail hunting them. The following is the
aresent disposition of the troops :
The Tenth cavalry and thirty Apache scouts
ire moving north from Bayard toward Datel
angc ; Captain Challe , with one troop of
, he Sixth varan-vis in the vicinity of Cachillo ;
Negro Major Va'n Horn , with cavalry from
't/Stanton and Mescalaro scouts are scout-
ng on the east bank of the Hio Grand to pre-
rent tbe Indians from crossing. Captain
Madden with two troons of the Sixth is west
> f Burrs mountains ; Captain Lee , with three
; roops of the Tenth cavalry , is moTin < r across
; he Black ranse , between Smith and Van
Vliet. Major Biddle followed the trail of ten
sr fifteen Indians , which crossed the railroad
aear Florida Pass , bejond Lake Palamos ,
'
Mexico. There is no de'finite information oi
any other Indians crossing the railroad. The
roops are now moving to positions near all
the known water holes between the railroad
and Mexico , to intercept Indians moving
south.
Captain Lawton , with three troops of the
Fourth cavalry and Lieutenant Rocli's scouts ,
are In Guadalonpe Canon , near the boundary
inc. Major Beaumont , with two troops of the
cavalry , is in Stein's Pass. No citizens have
been reuorted killed since the 23th ult. It
will be impossible for the Indians to keep
their families in this country with seventy
scouts alter them , and I shall endeavor to
lave troops in position to intercept if they at
tempt to get into Mexico. "
The Commissioner of Indian affairs has re
ceived the following telegram from agent
Ford , at the San Carlos reservation , respect-
no-the attitude towards the covernment ol
the Anaches on the reservation : "San Car-
os. Arz , July 2. A count shows that my
jueks are all on their reservation. There is
lerfect quiet and order here. These Indians
lave commenced to harvest their grain.
Tlie Raldiny Apaches.
The latest news rece ved at Kl Paso , says a
dispatch , concerning the raiding Apaches ,
comes from the neighborhood of llillsboio ,
S. M. Fifteen armed men. under the leader
ship of one Jackson , left Ilillsboro on Tucs-
Jay mormnsr , and before noon had captured
twcnty-elirht horses. They continued on the
trail , which before nisiht became very fre-Ii.
and the men concluded to go Into cimp and
= end for reinforcements , which , 120 strong ,
eft Hillsboro at 2 o'c'ock yesterday to assist
Jackson's band. The Indians are apparently
ariving a large lot of captured BtocK nd un-
CPS they abandon the stock and take ill ht
lackeon la certain toovertake and attack
them.
, oine Details of the Battle of Carthngena
A steamerwhich arrived from Panam
brings the following account of the attacl
upon Carthagcna : Lato news from Cartha
gena confirms tho Intelligence received b'
the Spanish gunboat Ferdinand El Cath
olico , and the American flagship Ten
nessee. Gaitan on learning of the ap
proach of tho Govcrment troops unde :
Brlceno , and of their junction with a smal
force led by General Vllo at Sincelefo. re
solved on making a general attack on Cartha
gena , assaulting it by both land and sea. lit
paid dearly for his temerity. Securing a num
ber of scaling ladders he sent a force" by set
to approach as silently as possible the wall :
of the city , and to cover this movement h <
began a most furious attack along his wholi
line of siege works , .particularly at La Papa.
The assailants from the seaside succeeded it
placing many of their ladders and a numbei
of men succeeded in scaling the walls. Hat
a sufficient number of them done so before
making any demostration to attract the at
tention of a small number besieged , their trl
umph would have b jen secure , but with the
characteristic enthusiasm , when only aboul
sixty men had reached the walls , they begar
the usual "vlves" which brought upon them
at once the main force of the besieged. The
result was that the attac i by sea was renulsec
with a frightful loss , the bayonet and'knif *
doing their deadly hand to blind work. E\en
man who reached the summit of the walls
was killed or wounded , and many at their bast
who sought to escape by swimming , were
drowned . The losses ot ( iaitan's forces were
nearly COO killed ani wounded , and of tin
Loyalists , U wounded and 1) ) hilled. Aftei
the repulses , Gaitau withdrew his forces and
proceeded to Barranquilla t await an attacl
by the government forces. A dispat-h from
La Libertad , San Salvador , dated May 3d ,
says that the natives are flving to the moun
tains to avoid beinir taksn'for soldiers. Fig-
uera's army is 7.100 strong. Stripes were ad-
ministed to 710 men , who were then tied arm
to arm and marched in single file from La
Libertad to Santa Fecla , a distance of seven
leagues. The cries of the menand women
were heartrending.
A Baby Esfcimo Sharpshooter.
One of the first toys that a little Es
kimo has is a small bow of whalebone
or light wood ; and sitting on the eutl
of the snow bed ho shoots his toj' ar
rows , under tho direction of his father
or mother or some one who cares to
play with him , at something on the
other side of the snow house. This is
usually a small piece of boiled meat , of
which he is very fond , stuck in a crack
between the snow blocks ; and if ho
hits it , he is entitled to eat it as a re
ward , although the little fellow seldom
needs such encouragement to stimulate
him in his plays , so lonesome and long
are the dreary winter days in which ho
lives buried beneath the snow.
These toy arrows are pointed with
pins ; but he is also furnished with blunt
arrows , and whenever some inquisitive
dog pokes his head in the igloo door ,
looking around for a gtray piece of
meat or blubber to steal , the littlo
Eskimo , if he shoots straight , will hit
iiim upon the nose or head with one of
the blunt arrows , and the dog will beat
a hasty retreat. In this sense , the lit
tle Eskimo boy has plenty of targets to
shoot at , for the igloo door is nearly
always lilled with the heads of two or
three dogs watching the baby's mother
closely ; and if she turns hor head or
lack for a moment , they will make a
rush to steal something , and to get out
as soon as possible before she can
pound them on the head.
In these exciting raids of a half-dozen
lungry dogs , the little marksman is
iable to getr by all odds , the worst of
the encounter. He is too small to be
noticed , and the first big dog that
rushes by him knocks him over ; the
next probably rolls him off the bed to
; he floor ; another upsets the lamp full
of oil on himand ; while he is recking
with oil , another big dog , taking him
'or a sealskin full of blubber , tries to
Irag him out , when his mother happens
to rescue him after she has accidentally
jommeled him tvaor three times with
he club with which she is striking at
the dogs and were it not for his hid
eous yellingand crying , one would
lardly know what he is , so covered is
10 with dirtr greaser and snow. Thus
the dogs occasionally have their revenge
on the young sharpshooter. SL
ST. NICHOLAS FOK Jura contains the
opening chapters of "Sheep or Silver ? ' *
a new serial by the late W. M. Baker.
author of "His Majesty , Myself. " Tho
story deals with and compares the cx-
lericnces and final achievements of two
> rothers who seek their fortunes in tho
\Vost one on a Texas sheep ranche ;
he other among the silver mines of
Colorado. The illustrations will be
'urnished by James C. Monks and Henry
Sandham. The other serials are car-
iuri on in interesting installments. In
addition to all this , there is a full quota
> f short stories and articles. Frank II.
Stockton opens the number with a
quaintly fanciful story , entitled "Old
'ipcs and the Dryad , " 'illustrated by a
rontispicce-picture by Kenyon Cox.
\ddress the Century Company , New
fork.
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Diabste-
Tne chief characteristicofQifa d&onaa
is an abnormal nmonut o sugar in tho
blood. The cause of Ifc isr qnila nucer
tuin. According to Flint , it occurs in
the vast majority of cases between the
ages of thirty and fifty ; in men. oftenec i
than in women. It mar coat a long
time before it is noticed , and then , con *
tinue years before proving fatal , IS
often gives a'fatal issue to otherwise \
mild diseases. Its chief test is a large
per centage of sugar in the-"water , the
quantity of the latter , also , generally *
not always , being increased.
Among the earlier symptons are great
thirsb , a strong appetite , dryness of th&
month and acid saliva ; later , emaciation , ,
increasing muscular feebleness , and in
many cases irritability , melancholy and
mental weakness. To arrest it , it must
be taken in its early stages. One-third !
or more of its cases end. in. consamn *
tion. dj
A diabetic patient , when _ _ the diseaso
has become confirmed , is liable to
sndden death. The heart mar fail from
paralysis of its nerves , ; or , tho blood-
poison affecting the brain , the person
may sink into a stateof insensibility , ,
delirium and coma ( fatal lethargy ) . A
slight cold may bring on this results
So may mere constipation , and. trauma
physical exertion , mental emotion ,
anxiety. '
Flint says , "The disease seems leaa
formidable than heretofore , pranctecl
proper treatment be adopted and per >
sisted in. " The main thing is to arrange
for the patient a diet which excludes ,
as far as possible , sugar and starch ,
and induce him rigidly to continue it
while cutting off so many articles of the
ordinary diet , pains must pe taken to
supply their place with others sufficient"
ly nutritious and appetizing. Gluten
bread may take the place of common
wheat bread. It contains only oner ,
third as much starch as that made from'
entire wheat , and is acceptable to the
taste.
The body should be carefully pro
tected against the influence of atmos
pheric changes , and the skin be kept
in a good condition. There should bo
exercise in the open air , but it should
be moderate. Mental relaxation and
recreation should bo secured. Youth'a
Companion.
Origin of Masonry.
A writer in a recent number of the
Voice of Masonry upon the origin of
the order , gives a variety of views held
by high authority , but holds that it an
tedates the Christian era , or is , at least ;
not Christian in its inception. The
writer savs : 'The whole
Masonry blue masonry as we teclini-
cally call it in its system of words ,
grips and signs , as well tfs its tradition ,
points to a non-Christian origin , and
most unequivocally is Judaistic in its
conception. Its hieroglyphic and
mnemonic records , its oral transmission ,
its impressive manner of imparting in
struction and fixing valuable lessons ,
and its thorough consecration to law ,
and order , all go to show that it is not
modern in its origin and conception. I
believe , then , in the antiquity of Mason
ry that it was once specially Egyptian
in its character ; that subseqnently it
was purified by Solomon , perhaps , and
by him consecrated to tho noblest pur
poses ; that , becoming then the heritage
of the Israelites , it assumed its un
doubted Hebraic character ; that it has
been largely modified by successive
generations and nations ; that in tho
lapse of ages it became , under the
Providence of God , the inheritance of
tho Anglo-Saxon race , who , after per
petuating it for centuries as they re
ceived it , finally , under the inspiration
of genius , following the example of
others , remodeled and reconsecrated it ,
giving it its Christian character , and
yet , in the broadness of its cnarity and
the glory of its philanthropy , not ex
cluding anyone who , believing in the
true God , has the other necessary quali
fications for information.
The Astor Millions.
lleTr York Lotter.
Another million or so of the Astor
money is about to be spent on a largo
office building. The location this time
is in Pine street , just off Broadway. A
few years ago one of the Astors put up
a costly building of this kind in Wall
street , between Broadway and Nassau
street , and it has paid pretty well. The
building in Pine street will back against
the costly Equitable Life structure ,
which is to be enlarged pretty soon by
running through to Nassau street , and
taking in on Broadway a building that
is now occupied as one of the Delmonico
restaurants. Almost that whole block
bounded by Broadway , Nassau , Pine
and Cedar streets will then belong to
the Astors and the Equitable Life. Pine
street has been for years the headquar
ters of the real estate brokers , and a
Whole swarm of them will be turned
out on the 1st of May , when prepara
tions for putting up the new Astor
building will begin. The Astors are
still true to the family traditions in the
matter of investing their money. Near
ly all their accumulations go into real
estate. All their millions were made
in real estate and they still prefer that
kind of investment to any other. Wall
street never had any charm for them ,
and probably never will. A few years /i
ago they bought a large track of land up
in Westchester Countywith the expec
tation that it will in time prove as good
an investment as some of those made
by the founder of the family when land
was as cheap on Murray HOI as it is in f
"Westchester County now. They are not
s. very brilliant family , but they have a
full share of solid "Dutch sense. "
The President has made nearly all
the leading foreign appointments , and
they are generally approved of by the
organs of both parties. The gentle
men selected are not iikely to discredit
this country abroad.