THE TRIBUNE.
F. M. & E. M. K13I3IEIX , Pubg.
McCOOK , : : : : NEB
NEWS OF NEBRASKA ,
A CouNTEnFKrrEB CAUGHT. The caao o !
the man Crawford , who was arrested by
the police Saturday night for passing nino
counterfeit silver dollars on a Tenth street
tailor , was turned over yesterday to the
United States authorities. In a talk with
Deputy Marshal Allen , the prisoner admit
ted that he had two pals' , but said they
ekipped when he was arrested , and that he
did not know where they had gone. Craw
lord then offered to pilot Marshal Allen to
the place where they had been making the
"queer , " a kindness on his part that was
highly appreciated by the officer , who had
no clue to the whereabouts of the den.
The headquarters o ! the gang was found to
be in a rough shanty some distance south
of the railway track , where Crawford's
wife was found in possession of the outfit , '
which was of a very crude order. The
melting of the metal was done in the urn of
a common heating stove and the casts
made in ordinary moulds. Fifteen
dollars of the bogus money was found
in the house and taken charge of
by Marshal Allen. Crawford said that the
gang began operations Saturday and
turned out about § 40. The first attempt
to pass it was at the tailor's , where lie wan
arrested. When brought back to the city
Crawford was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Anderson , waived ex
amination and was sent to juil in default
of $1,000 bail.
The stuff made by Crawford and his pals
is an imitation of the standard silver dol
lar. It is of good color , has the right ring ,
and stands the knife fairly , but is too
light in weight and too rough in appear
ance to deceive even a hayseed. The gang
must have been in a hurry to get rid of
some of the stuff , as no attempt had been
made to smooth off or finish the coins ,
they being put on the market fresh from
the mold , with the scale clinging to them.
As a work of counterfeiting , barring the
roughness , the coins are the best yet made
in this section. [ Omaha Herald.
DROPPED TO DEATH. About 5 o clock
yesterday morning , just when the day
was advancing in broad light , Harry Ast-
man , the block watchman on Fifteenth
and Douglas streets , discovered a man lying
in the area behind the Goos hotel. The
man was in his shirt sleeves and lying face
downward , with his head pillowed on one
hand and the other arm extended care
lessly , was taken by the watchman for a
sleeping drunkard. The watchman ap
proached and at a closer glance his first
presumptions were dispelled. The pros
trate form was a corpse and the blood
which flowed from his mouth and nose in
dicated that he met his death by a fall.
The house was aroused and Mr. Goos
recognized the body as that of Gustav
Boemke , of. the grocery firm of Grottinak
& Boemke , Twelfth street.
Boemke had taken lodgings in the hotel
on the night previous , and was given a
rear room on the fourth floor. He
was half drunk when the clerk showed
him his room , and at his request ,
raised the windows for more air. He then
must have removed his clothing and taken
a seat in the window , smoking a cigar and
reflecting upon the events of importance
Avhich had just occurred in his life , have
fallen into a dose. By a restful start he
slipped from the sill and fell from the win
dow. This is the best theory for the fatal [
ity. The fall was sixty-five feet and death
must have been instantaneous.
The coroner was summoned and at the
inquest the following verdict was returned :
"The said Gustav Boemke came to his
death by falling out of the fourth story
window of P. Goos' hotel , room No. 3 ,
through carelessness of his own. "
The deceased was aged 25 years , of good
reputation and a member of several Ger
man societies that will give him a dis
tinguished burial. He was born in Bends-
burg , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany , where
his parents still live , his father a school
teacher. He has relatives in Sioux City ,
Iowa , and Cleveland , Ohio , who have been
advised of his death. Omaha Republican.
THE STATE IN BRIEF.
A CHICAGO female tough made headquar :
ters near O'Connor recently. The sensible
people of that locality turned a cold shoul
der to her. In disgust she started back to
;
Chicago. Getting as far as St. Paul , how
:
ever , she roped in an admirer of her
charms , whom she had never before seen ,
and in less than twenty-four hours the
twain were man and wife.
POSTOFFJCE name changed O'Linn.
Dawes county , Neb. , to Chadron , Fanie
;
O'Linn postmistress.
;
OMAHA will build two market houses this
year.
THE state convention of the A. 0. U. W. ,
held at Grand Island , was attended by
about fifty delegates.
MR. STRANQ , of Omaha , has made a
proposition to the people of Grand Island
to put in a system of water works and it is
probable that the same will be accepted.
A NEW packing house will soon material
ize at Nebraska City.
SAYS the Hastings Nebraskan : Dr. Qerth ,
of the "Bureau of Animal Industry" at
Washington , who called on us last week in
the matter of hog cholera , was again in
town on Tuesday and had an interview
with Congressman Laird relative to fixing
a time for a visit to this city. The date
was not concluded upon but it will prob
ably be on Monday of next week. The ef
fort will be to secure as large an attend
ance here of farmers as possible on that )
occasion.
GRAND ISLAND water works , if the propo
sition from Omaha is accepted , will cost
$30,000.
THE tax levy in Grand Island this year
for city purposes is § 6,000.
A DRUNKEN pugilistic attorney at Hast-
ngs knocked down the Gazette-Journal re
porter for giving away the fact that the
desciple of Blackstone had been on a big
drunk.
THREE persons have been sent to the in
sane asylum from Hall county within one
month.
THE firemen's tournament takes place in
Grand Island next month. An effort is to .
be made to raise $600 more to be used as )
prizes in a free-for-all contest.
A MAN who has b en considerably over
the ground reports excellent crop pros
pects in Nuckolls county.
A NUMBER of Omaha boys playing high
way robber hung one ol their number , who
was cut down by a passer-by just in time
to save his life.
ON the 4th of July all prisoners in the
Omaha Jail who had but three days to
serve were given their freedom. Those re
maining were treated to a generous supply
of tobacco.
AT a wreck on the Union Pacific near
Mercer , Joe Hay , an engineer , was severely
though not dangerously hurt.
A SAD accident marred the festivities at
Roca on the Fourth. Mr. Smith , a school
teacher from Bennett , was drowned while
swimming in the mill-pond near town.
THE child ol Mr. and Mrs. George Can-
field , near Unadella , swallowed a quantity
of concentrated lye which at last accounts
threatened its life.
THE Baptists cf Lincoln have decided to
build a church to cost $20,000.
ROBINSON'S circus while at Hastings had
the misfortune to lose two of the largest
snakes. Tho Frahm Bros. , druggists of
that place , secured tho reptiles and will
have the hides stuffed
HESwedishLutherans of Wakefieldhave
commenced the erection of their church , a
structure thatwillbe of gothicarchitecture.
Ho a cholera has broken out again among
the porkers about Scribner.
THE Fourth United States Infantry took
part in the celebration at Omaha on the
Fourth.
THE managers of the Omaha exposition
will offer 816,000 in premiums , which will
be considerably increased by special prizes
offered by the business men of the city.
IN the trial of Bullard for the murder of
Van Poorten , at Omaha , the counsel for
the defendant has stated the defense to be
the imbecility , insanity and drunkenness of
their client.
THE new town of Dawes City is located
on White river , at the mouth of Ash creek ,
ten miles west of Chadron.
DETECTIVE POUND , of Lincoln treasury
notoriety , is in constant receipt of threat
ening letters.
THE absconding L. L. Smith continues
the sensation of the day for Omaha and
the state , not to mention certain eastern
parties who have contributed of their
wealth to make the matter interesting.
ORSON S. HASKELL has abandoned his
contract to build tho court-house at Ord.
He had drawn all but $1,500 of the con
tract price and was to have had the build
ing completed July 1. His bond for $20-
000 will protect the county from all loss.
A RECENT storm did considerable damage
in the vicinity of Dillon.
FIVE hundred Mormons recently passed
through Omaha bound for Utah.
THE different branches of W. C. T. U.
throughout the state are passing resolu
tions in memory of Mrs. Jennie E. Ford ,
lately .deceased , who at one time was presi-
3ent of the state organization.
THE West Point Progress is responsible
tor saying that a man named Bismark , an
inmate of the state insane asylum , saved a
jci-eo-i from drowning the other day.
CARL GOODMAN , of Lincoln , nine years
Did , was terribly burned on the Fourth by
1 powder explosion. It is feared he will
ose one of his eyes.
FOREST ELLIS , a boy about thirteen
rears of age , was drowned in the Blue river
it Blue Springs. He could not swim ,
vaded out into the river and stepped off
vhere it was over his head and quite a cur-
;
ent.
t .
ODA SHAFFER , aged seven years , son of c
Dr. Shaffer , of Schuyler , was playing on top d
) f freight train No. 2-4 while it was switch- r
ng half a mile east of that city. In some t
maccountable manner the lad lost his bal- I
mce and fell on the track between two t
ars. The frain passed over his hips , killi
>
ng him instantly.
'
THE Broken Bow Republican says alit-
le boy named Paul Elo , living on Cat a
d
reek , was found dead in a water hole , sup- a
josed to have been drowned. B
t
THE Kearney Era says the crime of rape t ,
vas committed west of that town last n
veek. For good reasons the name of the t
issaulted person is suppressed. Officers of I
t ;
he law are on ihe alert , and there are
ood reasons for believing that the brute
vho committed the act will be caught and
eccive punishment.
HASTINGS claims tli at in no city of the
tate is better music heard than in the
liurchcs of that place.
AFTER three months' delay Judge Brass ,
if Juniata , has received notice of his ap-
lointment as postmaster , and will at once
nter upon his duties.
THERE are 14,434 children in Dougl as
ounty.
AMONG 800 patents recently granted in
ne day in Washington was one to Fred F.
' n
I'verett. of Weeping Water , Neb. , for an
nd-gatc for wagons.
MERRICK COUNTY has a population of
V
bout 8,000. .
SEVEN years ago , the 15th of this month ,
be lands of Nance coumty febea the Paw- !
ee reservation were first offered for sale.
here arc now nearly 4,000 inhabitants
nd two of the thriftiest villages in the
Bl
est.
THE population of Fullerton lacks just ,
3 of being one thousand.
THE citizens of Fairbury , finding their
rhool house insufficient to accommodate .
lie scholars , have resolved to build a new .
ne.
ne.IN .
IN Washington county the apple crop
ill be light compared with some former
ears.
THE census gives Blair nearly 3,000 pop- fr
PROMINENT men of Fremont are discuss-
ig the question of putting in water works.
good system , it is thought , can be put in
r about $40,000.
THE citizens of Fairbury have been in
ansultation with Union Pacific officials
Native to building a railroad from there
o Beatrice.
FRANCIS ALLEN , the man who was ar
rested in Saline county for setting fire to
the barn of I. Artz , was taken to Wilber ,
before Judge Corey , who , after hearing the
evidence , bound the prisoner over to await
tho actioil of the grand jury.
RECENT floods have destroyed over $15-
000 worth of bridges inRichardsoncounty.
THEU. P. engineers , after careful tests
have decided the water power at Blue
Springs is equal to 900 horse-power.
THE courts of Lancaster county have de
cided that the treasurer may collect per
sonal taxes by distress and sale.
THE Pierce county teachers' institute will
be held at Plainview , August 23.
THE contract for the $12,000 school
house at Central City has been let to Mr.
Viem , a local builder.
THE half-mile track at Humboldt is pro
nounced the best in the state.
THE Lincoln cricket club beat tho Hast
ings willow swingers on the Fourth.
THE 9th inst. was a day of casualties in
Omaha. Two boys were drowned , one
man fell from a fourth story window and
was killed , and another threw himself be
fore a locomotive , being instantly crushed
to death.
THE entire expense of the Lincoln sajng"
erfest was about $5,300 , and inasmuch as
all but $559 was disbursed locally , the cit"
izens of the capital do not think a conven
tion of anti-prohibitionists is so bad after
all.
all.W.
W. N. HILL and Henry Smith have been
appointed letter carriers at Lincoln.
THOMAS BALLAKD was convicted at
Omaha of murder in the first degree for
shooting H. Verpoorten , a bartender ,
last March. His counsel have filed a mo
tion for a new trial. The killing of Ver
poorten was the most cold blooded mur
der ever committed in that section.
THE celebration at Hastings was in a
measure unsuccessful , owing to the inclem
ency of the weather.
AT a meeting of the executive committee
of the Adams County Agricultural society
it was agreed to fence the newly purchased
fair grounds , build all necessary buildings ,
pens , stalls , sheds , offices , etc. , and lay out
and grade the track. The management ol
the society are enthusiastic over the out
look , and expect to have an unusually suc
cessful exhibition this year.
A COMMANDERY of the K. T. has been in
stituted at Red Cloud.
WEST POINT , with a population of 1,680 ,
has but a single police or watchman.
THE residence of Joseph Brown , at Beat
rice , was entered by burglars and a gold
watch worth $100 taken from his vest
pocket. He also lost a few dollars in small
change. A coat with $100 in a small sack
in a side pocket was not disturbed.
THIEVES broke into the postoffice at
Table Rock and secured about $25.
GOVERNOR DAWES has appointed Julius
Gerth , the expert from Washington , state
veterinarian. He has been in this state
several days investigating the cause of dis
eases among domestic animals. Dr. Gcrth
ivill resign his position at Washington.
USURPING INDIAN RIGHTS. i
it
General McCooJt Call * Lamar's Attention to
Handnncn in Oklahoma.
Secretary Lamar has received a letter
rom Gen. McCook , ex-governor of Colorado ,
elative to the power of the government to *
> revent the illegal occupation of lands in
he Indian territory. The writer asserts
.hat the law declares that the secretary
> f the interior has full control of all In-
lian affairs under the law , subject to di-
ection by the president ; that certain con-
Tacts may bo made by individuals with
Indians relative to services in procuring
he payment of claims , but that no author- ;
ty exists for making contracts of any
tlier nature , and if they are made aro
lull and void ; that no purchase , grant ,
ease or other conveyance of lands or of
iny title or claim thereto from any In-
lian nation or tribe of Indians shall be of
my validity of law or equality unless tho
amo shall be made by treaty or convcn-
ion entered into pursuant to the consti-
ution ; that only the United States can
oake any contract with any Indian na-
ion or tribe affecting lands , whether
> y purchase , lease or otherwise , and
hat the United States can do so only by
ormal agreement , and that the president
nay employ the military to remove trcs- >
jassers from the Indian lands. Gen. Mc-
/ook substantiates the above points by :
Stations from the revised statutes , and >
leclares that the United States can make
igreemcnts respecting Indian lands only
rith the Indians themselves and not with
hird parties , and only with the Indians
iv agreement ratified by congress. Not
withstanding tho positive prohibitions of
he law against leading or conveyance of
ands by Indian tribes , substantially all
he lands in the Indian territory set apart
or exclusive Indian occupation , Gun. Me-
took says , arc in the possession of white
nen under leases from the Indians , who
lad no power to lease , and with the tacit
ecpgnition of the interior department ,
fhich he believes had no power to recog-
lize or assent to any such lease or possus-
ion. The following is given as a partial
1st of the parties in occupation of such
ands in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reser-
ations in the Indian Territory and tho
.mount of land controlled by them and
mbraced in their designated boundaries :
HAMPTON H.DEMMAN. of Washington , D.
. , formerly a member of the Kansas stato
en ate , 55,000 acres.
EDWARD FENTON , of Leavenworth , and
VILLIAM C. MALLELLY , of Caldwell , Kau- .
iis , each 564,800 acres.
ROBERT A.HUNTER , of St. Louis , 456,930
cres.
LEWIS L. BRIGQS , of Muscaton , Kansas.
18,720 acres.
JESSE S. MORRISON , of Darlington , Indi-
.na , 138,240 acres.
AN UNKNOWN LESSEE , dated October 15 ,
.883 , 714,000 acres.
Total to the above parties , 3.822,520 >
.cres.
ei
T/ie Rebel RieU
Dr. Fisit , of Quebec , has received a letter
om Riel which states that his trial should
e before the supreme court and in Lower
anada , for it is there alone he can pro-
lire all his witnesses. He says he never
reamed of war , but by intrigue and forged
stters the complication was broughtabout
y interested leaders. He went to Canada
om the United States upon invitation
om the half-breeds to assist them in peti-
ioning the government and worked peaoe-
illy until the time when arm * were taken .
p against him.
CHRONICLES BY THE CABLE.
Miscellaneous Blatters of Interest Pertain
ing to Foreign Countries.
London dispatch : There Is a rumor that
the decision of the Aylesford case which is al
most certain to be against Lady Aylesford , It
Is Intended that the Duke of Marlborough
will marry her. It will be remembered that
Ladv Aylesford left her husband's home in
1861 to accept the protection of Marlborough ,
then Marquis of BlanforJ. She pleaded her
husband's intolerable conduct and Blanforfl's
promises to marry her as soon as divorced.
She had a child three years ago , which , al
though Aylesford was not tho father , she
called by his second title. The courts found
to much blame on both sides that neither was
entitled to divorce. Aylesford died on his
ranch In Texas , United States of America ,
last January. Many persons in society here
have thought Marlborough mean enough to
refuse to keep his promise to marry Lady
Aylesford. Marlborough is the brother of
Churchill who Is trying to defeat his re-elec
tion.
cSLatest advices from Madagascar report that
fighting continues between the French forces
and the natives and that the island of Mad
agascar is making a desperate resistance to
the advance oC the French. All supplies aro
now cut off from that quarter.
King Alfonso , nnccompanied by one at.
tendant , Eccictly visited the cholera Infected
town o Annajuez , 23 miles from Madrid.
After visiting the hospitals and confering
with the health authorities he returned to
Madrid. The absence of the king was not
known until the arrival
at Aranajuez was an
nounced , and the ne-.vs caused considerable
lurpriss and some excitement. Ihs majesty
returned to Madrid , when after fumigating
himself in his chamber , he was welcomed by
the senate , which adjourned for that purpose.
It is stated that Russia has secretly made
a treaty with Corea , by which the latter ad
mits the suzeranitj llussia over Corean
territory and opens up the river Turmew to
Russian trading vessels.
Eleven vendors of the Pall Mall Gazett6
were arrested In London on the Sthand taken
to the Mansion House where they were ar.
raigncd before the Lord Mayor charged with
selling obscene publications. The vendors
had in their possession a hundred copies of
the Pall Mall Gazette containing the third
of the series of articles exposing the traffic
la young girls , for immoral purposes. The
case was adjourned one week , pending a de
cision of the government in the matter. The
Rev. Mr. Spurgcon publishes a letter in the
Pall Mall Gazette approving of that journal's
exposure of the secret vices of the aristoc"
racy of London , villains even though wearing
stars and garters. We need a vigilance com
mittee ; , and a inor.il i ollce to suppress this
infamy. Let the light in without stint. I
thank ail co-operators in your brave warfare.
THK SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Sliscellancoiu Matters of Interest at the Na
tional Capital.
Tnc call for a statement of tho condition
of the national banks at the close of busi
ness July 1 contains , for the first time , a
note to the president or cashier of the bank
addressed that , under the head of specie ,
they report the amount of silver coins sep-
irately , instead of the aggregate , as has
always been done. This request is made
rrith a view to getting accurate statistics
is to the location of silver. It is proposed
to ascertain the extent of the use and the
listribution of the various forms of money. .
Dne of the more immediate purposes is to
lid the treasurer to get the minimum of
lilver coin mtc circulation. In his opinion
ihere are , at least , $20,000,000 of frac-
: ional silver which the people want and
rhich the treasury is very willing to put 5n
drculation. Public convenience demands
in increased supply of minor coin in sev-
xal portions of the country , and the treas-
irer proposes to ascertain where the sup-
ily is short , and to make every elfort to
et the coin out of the treasury vaults and
nto active circulation.
THE commissioner of agriculture has ap- ,
iointed Prof. M. S. Kern to be forestry
igent for the agricultural department ,
tern is a distinguished landscape gardener
if Columbia , Mo. , and author bf several
rorks on rural gardening.
SECRETARY MANNING lias appointed Mrs.
Seorgc W. Gross , of Washington , widow of
Sergeant Gross of the Grecly expedition , to ;
i place in his department. At the request c
f the president the commissioner of agri-
ulture intended to provide for Mrs. Gross , '
ut before the place could be provided Sec ,
tary Manning gave her an appointment.
LUCIAN HOPSON , of Texas , when the late
var began , invented and had patented by
he confederate government a projectile
rtiich was used with some success in
Charleston harbor against the union vcs-
els. After the war the patent of course
lecame worthless. Recently Hopson filed
tpplication for a patent for the same pro-
ectile. A letter has been sent to him from
he interior department informinghim that
iis application has been granted.
GENERAL HAZEN , chief signal officer , has
eant Brainard , who was with Lieutenant
Jrecley in the Arctic expedition , be ap-
tointed to a lieutenantcy in the line.
THE civil service regulations have been
imended so that all names on the register
if eligibles shall be retained there until the
.st of January , 1886 , unless sooner dis-
losed of by appointment.
A DISPATCH received at the office of the
ommissioner of Indian affairs from In-
pector Armstrong reports that some of
he Cheyennes have broken away from the
eservation and gone into the panhandle
f Texas.
ON the 6th A. E. Stevenson qualified and rrP' '
P'fc
ntered upon the discharge of the duties of fc
rst assistant postmaster general. The
ath of office was administered by the ven- :
rable Judge Lawrenson , the octogenarian
mploye , who has sworn in nearly every
rominent official of the postoffice depart-
lent for fifty years past.
aicl
Editor Shropshire , of theCoosa River clb
Ga. ) News , is thirty-five years old , b <
.nd a grandfather. His wife is twenty- re
reEC
ight years old ! EC
HENRY WARD BEECHES.
Mr. Beechcr is too well known to need anj
Introduction. His latest theory Is that ev ( lu-
tion Is not antagonistic to the teachings ol
the Bible , and to this he will devote the re
maining days of his eventful life , so he says.
GENEItAL NEWS AND NOTES.
matters of Interest Tottelied Vpon by Press
Neics Oathererg.
Rev. Thomas B. Lee , a Methodist clergy
man , an old and esteemed resident , cut his
throat at Springfcld , 111. , with a razor. Men
tal abbcratiou f rr m nervous prostration Is the
cause.
Charley Kilpatriek , only son of Thomas Kil-
patrlck , a Eucid avenue , Cleveland , dry goods
merchant , was killed through a druggist's
mistake. The boy was suffcrinjr with dip-
theria , and a prescription was taken to a lead
ing druggist , who ordered a stronger dose
which killed the child.
Heavy rains in Southern Kansas have swol
len the streams to flood proportions , causing
very serious damage. The tracks of the
Southern Kansas Roads and branches of the
Missouri Pacific are under water , preventing
trains pasting. The Neosho river is for out
of its banks.
Lowell has presented to the library of Har
vard College a rare collection of English , It
alian and Spanish works. Some are of great
value and none are common place.
Winnipeg disnatch : Big Bear was captured
near Carleton , by Sergeant Swart , of the
mounted police. The chief's son and one of
h's counsellors were taken at the same time-
Big Bear said his band was on the way to
Carleton to surrender. They had been some
days without provisions and had passed Ot
ter's and Irvine's forces on the way. Seven
more of Big Bear's band were captured by
Dennis , surveyor of the scouts , and Irvine
has taken seventeen. The remainderare sur
rendering to the Indian agent and delivering
up their arms.
A dispatch from the city of Mexico says.
A proclamation signed by several student :
was found placarded on the dead walis de
claring that the recent decree for the conver
sion of the public debt is humiliating and
protesting that the law is one of the most
tyrannical ever registered in the history ol
irbitrary government. Attention Is called
to the protest against the recognition of the
English debt during Gonzales' administration.
A. protest written in the blood of the people
: alls for a popular demonstration of disap.
; ) roval which concludes the document. The
rovernment took immediate measures tc
; uard against an outbreak. All the troops .
a. the city were ordered to remain in tbeii
barracks. Several editors have been arrested
ind will be taken to Yucatan.
A lureslilng engine on the farm of G. "W.
Downbain , near Fclton , Del. , exploded , kill
ing Benjamin Anderson and severely injuring
Eve or six others , some of whom will die.
The council of Salt Lake , Utah , unanimous
ly adopted the report of the committee
ndorsing the half masting of flags on the
fourth of July. The report cites half masting
( vhen president Garfield was shot as a pre-
uedeiit , and says that the Mormons now have
L'qual cause for sorrow. The committee de.
slared that no disrespect was intended to the
Hac. The council is unanimously Mormons.
Reports have reached Denver that the
SVhite river Utes are returning to their old
eservation In northwestern Colorado , and
: ompclling the settlers to feed them. The
jcople are greatly alarmed. No bloodshed
las occurred.
A young man named Elright had for some
Ime been paying attention to the daughter t ;
) f Lewis Graws , a farmer living near Rising r
5uninY.rood county , Ohio. lie had be n I
varned against visiting the house by the 1
'ather of the younir lady , but he did not herd t
he warning. On the 4th the old man found
alright there and picked up an axe and split i
ibe \ oung man's head open , killing him in-
itantly. c
Near Franklin , Ky. , a few days ago Johnc
Daily , a young farmer , met a colored man .
rhom he was owing money. The colored man r
lemandcd payment and Daily promised to
aake it in a few days. The negro advanced
hreateningly upon Daily and the latter
cached his shot gun and emptied one barrel
a to the negro's breast and the other Into the
lead , killing him instantly. ;
J. Milton Turner , ( colored ) , a lawyer and
> olitician of St. Louis , went to Pierce City
ind registered at the Decatur house. The
andlord refused to accommodate him.
'urner left In a very indignant state o/
lind , and next morning prepared his papera
nd will at once push the case. He sues for
50,000 , and says he will test the matter to
tie bitter end. The little town is greatly ex .
ited over the matter. The hotel man is
ealthy.
The business portion of Norristown , Ind. ,
as burned. Loss , $50,000.
The refining shop and ware rooms of the
uture city oil works of St Louis burned ;
) ss , $30,000.
John Hanna , a graduate of the New York
tedical college and son of a wealthy and
rominent icsldeut of New York city , was )
) und dead in the fifth precinct police station
ouse where he was locked up while intoxu-a-
d. Congestion of the brain is supposed to )
e the cause of his death.
Master mechanic Phillips , of the Missouri
aclfic railroad , Morris Ross and Jake Jones ,
[ Parsons , Kansas , while attempting to cross
flooded creek were drawn under a culvert
ad drowned. One train on the Missouri Pa'
fie road came in , the others are still water
Dund. Great loss to wheat , corn and oats la ?
sported from the overflowed districts In
rathern Kansas.
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A disastrous flre occurred at Stonghton ,
WIs. , oa the 5th. Ten largo tobacco ware
houses with about 9.00D cases of tobacco were
totally destroyed. The losses will aggregate
nearly It not quite $500,000. Amount of In
surance unknown. Eastern tobacco buyers
are the principal losers. Five hundred men
are thrown out of employment in consequence
of the flre. The total amount of insurance is
$445,350. The Insurance on deposits not
known. The loss on warehouses is $75,000 , i
about one-half of which is covered by insur- ' y
ance. There were about 12,000 cases of to- -f
bacco stored in the warehouses , worth $50
each makes the loss on that article about
$600,000.
THE CHEYENNES 2HARCHINO NORTH.
A. Fonnlaable Indian Uprising Threatened
Gen. Sheridan and Troops Ordered to
tlie Scene of the Troubles.
Wichita ( Kan. ) dispatch : Dispatches
from Eagle , Indian Territory , leave but
little doubt that the situation there is
more menacing than has been admitted by
the authorities , and prompt action by the
department is necessary to prevent an out
break. Agent Dyer , under instructions
from tho commissioner of Indian affairs ,
undertook to make a centfns of the Chey
ennes , but was stopped by the day soldiers ,
who threatened with death any onewho
should report for enrollment , at the same
time placing two of their number as guards
over the agent's office. They stopped work
on their farms and threatened Dyer with
death if he persisted in carrying out his
orders.
They openly declare that Dyer must go ,
as he restricts their liberty. Dyer has sim
ply been trying to keep then ! at work.
On Wednesday night after midnight a
party of Painted Dog soldiers rode into tho
agency and called for the agent. They were
told that he had gone over to Fort Heno ,
and after a short council the Indians rode
away. Their spokesman was the same-
man who cut the telegraph wires at Can
tonment. The officers at Fort Keno say
that it is their intention to bring all these
disorderly bands into submission , and they
ire awaiting the arrival of reinforcements.
that have been ordered , as a greater forco
must be concentrated at Reno or Canton
ment.
The Indian troubles aslooked upon from.
Washington are becoming more serious. i
Sen. Sheridan left on the 10th for Fort
Reno , Indian Territory. The general de-
: ided to be at the scene of the conflict. A
telegram has been sent to the officer in
command which says the outbreak must
je suppressed , even if the Cheyennes are-
wiped out of existence. Gen. Miles is ex
pected to arrive in the Indian Territory
lot later than the first of next week. Tho
lope is expressed that he may be able to
quiet the disturbance without bloodshed.
; Ie is well known to the Indians and is-
said to have considerable influence
over them. In a trouble with the
Cheyennes some years ago they surren-
lered to him voluntarily. Prior to that it
vas their custom to refuse to surrender.
The president has addressed the follow-
ng letter to General Sheridan :
Executive Mansion , July 10. Lieutenant
Jeneral P. If. Sheridan. Sir : In view of
ihe possible disturbance that may occur
imong the Indians now in the Indian terri-
.ory , and contemplated concentration or
.roops in that locality I deem it desirable
that you proceed at once to the location
vhere the trouble is to bcappruhundcd and"
advise with and direct those in command
as to steps to be taken to prevent disorder
and depredations by the Indians , your ac
quaintance with the history , habits and
customs of these Indians leads me iflso to-
request you to invite a statement on their
part as to any real or fancied injuries or-
injustice to them or to any other causes
that may have led to discontent , and in
form yourself generally as to their condi
tion. You are justified in assuring them
that any cause of complaint will be fully
examined by the authorities here and if
wrongs they shall be remedied. I think
[ hardly need add that they must be fully
assured of the determination on the part or
the government to enforce their peaceful-
conduct , and by all the power he.has at.
hand , to prevent and punish acts of law
lessness and any outrages upon our set
tlers. Yours truly ,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
THE OUTLOOK ON CEREALS.
TJie Corn Condition Higher Than Any Year
Since 188O , Except Last.
The June report of the agricultural de
partment , says a Washington dispatch ,
shows slight improvement in winter wheat ,
ivhich advances the general average be
tween two and three points or from 62 to-
learly 65. The winter wheat region , not \ '
ncliiding the territories , now promises-
(1 (
xbont 215,000,000 bushels.
The condition of the spring wheat con-
iniies high though the average is slightly
educed , being nearly 06. Indications now
joint to a crop of about 143,000,000
mslicls , making an aggregate of 363,000-
)0J ( Inihlicls.
The corn condition is higher than in any
/ear since 1880 , except the last. The area
s 74,000,000 acres.
Cotton has made material improvement
liirin ? June and the average condition in-
rre.-ihwl from 92 to 96.
The month has been favorable to the de-
( lopment ol winter wheat. A slight im-
iruvpineiit is indicated which advances the-
jcneral average between t'wo and three
joints or from 62 to nearly 65.
A very slight decline is reported in Con-
icclicut , New York , Pennsylvania and in.
iome of the southern states. In Michigan ,
ndiana , .Illinois , and also in Missouri ,
bere has been an improvement , as well aa -
n California and Oregon. The winter
rheat region , which does not include the
erritories , now promise 215,000,000 bush-
Is. The condition of spring wheat contin-
ics higher , though the average has been re-
luced slightly , the average being nearly 96.
ndications now point to a crop of 148 -
100,000 bushels for Wisconsin , Minnesota ,
Nebraska , Dakota , and all other territories
uid northern New England. This makes
.n aggregate of 383,000,000 bushels. The
inmeiiso corn area last year has appar-
rttly been increased 6 per cent. , or at least
,000.000 acres , making an aggregate of"
4.000.000 acres. The largest increase is
a the Missouri valley. The condition of
orn is higher than in any year since 1880 ,
xcept the last. It averages 94 against 92
ix 1884. It is the highest in the south and
iigher on the Atlantic coast than in the
rest. The Kansas average is 83 , that of
lichiijan and Missouri 87 , Wisconsin 88
llinois 90 , Iowa 92 , Minnesota 95 and
hio and Nebraska 97. The average oft
riuter rye has increased from 73 to 87 '
ince the 1st of June. The general avera"o
nr oats is 97 in place of 93 last month.
ats have shared with all cereals in thcim-
irovement of the month. The only states
clow 90 are New Jersey , North Carolina
iouth Carolina , Georgia , Mississippi and
lalifornia. The condition
of bartt-v aver-
ges 92 ; of tobacco-96.
To be grateful for benefits received ,
the duty of honest men one of the
ins that most oflendeth God is
tude.