Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TKIBUlSnE.
F. M. & E. M. K1M3IEIX , Fubfl.
McCOOK , NEI
NEWS OF KEBEASKA
THE Dynfo APPLE TREES. The stato
horticultural society , through its secretary
James T. Allan , deem it important tc
present the following facts to the fruil
growers of the state , which call for decided
and immediate action in every orchard ,
and by this action a disease , of which the
cause and cure have been in doubt , may b
wiped out. The fire , or twig blight , as it ia
known , is where the ends of the limbs an
killed in summer , as if a fire had swept
over them. It is more prevalent in Ne
braska this year than it has been during
any previous ne in the history of Nebras
ka orchards. The subject has been dis
cussed for years without conclusion as to
the cause.
At a meeting of the Farmers' club , held
at Lincoln July 13 , Prof. Bessey , dean of
the industrial college of the university , ex
hibited some specimens of the bacteria
which produce the sap blight in apple trees.
He called attention to little drops of
gummy matter which had exuded from the
dying twigs , and soaking one of
these in water , placed it under
a powerful microscope. The water was
seen to be swarming with millions ol
minute bodies of an oval or oblong shape ,
and for the most part arranged in twos.
These the professor assured the club were
the famous blight bacteria , which bear the
- teul'rricalname of "micrococcus amylor-
orus. ; ; They aro related to tho bacteria
which procliiPe small-pox and diphtheria in
man , and tho S > cine plague in hogs , and it
has been domonstrax.d tnn-t the blight jn
rees is as much a disease P2F ? t" ! ] ? * 8 *
CafiflS ni jnejl nnd ajiimals.
Healthy"trees , wlied Inoculated"with the
fluid coiitaining bacteria , soon become af
fected with the blight. This suggests to us
a source of danger hitherto unthought of
Jthnt is , > ve may in.QCU.la.te our trees while
pruning. By clitting through tho affected
part great numbers of bacteria may ad
here to the knife and be carried to the next
healthy treeTho knifo must be thorough
ly cleansed by dipping In carbolic acid after
using it on blighted twigs. It must be
borne in mind that the disease extends
much farther down the twig than is shown
on the exterior. The professor showed
specimens of juice from a blighted t > vig
eight inches below apparent limit of the
disease , swarming with the bacteria. It
takes a practised eye to tell the real limit
of the'disease and the limb must bo cut
again and again until sound wood and
bark are reached and the final cut made
with a clean knife.
Mr. Masters , the veteran orchardist of
the state , was present and said : "If a
man will cut off every blighting twig as
soon as it appears he can clean iis orchard
of blight , being careful to burn everything
cut off. " It is hoped that the fruitgrowers
will give this their immediate attention
and reportresults to Mr. J. T. Allan ,
Omaha.
WHEAT NOT BLIGHTED. "Whatdol know
about the report of blighted wheat in Ne
braska received in St. Louis and Chicago
from private sources ? " said Mi. Hime-
baugo , repeating an Onmha Herald re-
pprter's question ,
" "Why , Itwas Undoubtedly started in
those cities in the interest of a bull move
ment to sell wheat. " Mr. Himebaugh also
added that , while the wheat crop of Ne
braska is by no means one of its largest
products , the spreading of a rumor that
* he wheat in this state was blighted , fol
lowing the reports of failures in the south ,
was intended to have its effect.
His firm received several telegrams on
Saturday and yesterday from Chicago'and
other points inquiring as to the truth of
the reports. He had himself recently been
out on the road as far west as Cozad and
ns lar south as Blue Springs , and had in
terviewed all of the grain dealers who
rould be reached after they had been out
into the country to see the crops for them-
uelves. In addition to this he had sent out
since the reports of the blight had come
fvom Chicago and St. Louis to two-thirds
c f the grain dealers in the
ptate , covering nearly every sec
tion , and replies from a majority
of ihem had been received. All but one
dealer ( in Clay counthad reported fav
orably on wheat. Samples of wheat had
been received of fields being cut. the poor
est nhowed 110 blight and no defect beyond
t * rather small berry.
As a result of the inquiries the following
telegram was sent :
July 20,1885.
Secretary Chicago Board of Trade :
After traveling many hundred miles
through the wheat region of Nebraska and
making general inquiries by mail we fail to
discover , except from two points , any evi
dence of blight to the spring wheat. Cut
ting wheat is generally commenced and
danger of blight is passed and nothing but
weather can spoil our oats , wheat and
barley crop , which promise a fair quality
and large yield. Respectfully ,
HIMEBAUGH & MEERIAN.
THE STATE IN BRIEF.
1
i SINCE publication of the census report !
real estate is held firmer in Hastings.
1 A SEVEKE hail storm recently passed
over the western and central portions of
Nemaha county and great damage was
done to the growing crops. In some places
the damage to the crops is so great as to
cause almost an entire failure , while in
others there will be about half a crop , and
still in others the damage is comparatively
light. Hail fell the size of hens' eggs and
lay on the ground to the depth of an inch
after the storm.
OMAHA is talking up the great need of a
patrol wagon to convey obstreperous
prisoners to the lock-up. i
MB. COLE , of the Beatrice Express , nd
Mr. Peters , of the Democrat of the same
city , have been appointed a committee to
write up reunion notes for the leading
papers of the state.
THE members of the Baptist church at
Tckamah have been investigating one
George H. Hastings , who , it is said , was
recommended to them as a minister of the
church by Rev. J. W. Harris , of Omaha. '
They found out many naughty things'
s. abont George , among other thinga that he
never was a minister 4of the church , and ,
In fact had Tjeen expelled from the only.
Baptist churchwith which he ever commu
nicated.
McCoBMicKBBOTHEBS , who are opening up
al,940-acre stock farm , about six miles
west of Valparaiso , have begun the erec
tion of what will probably be the very
largest barn in the state. It is said that
this mammoth structure will be 130 by 80
feet , and , that as s.oon as completed , they
will place therrfn between 75 and 100
brood mart * .
HALL county will have oneo ! the most
attractive fairs this year ever known in ita
liictory. ,
IN connection with the coming reunion
at Beatrice , it is suggested by the commit
tee having the matter in charge , that the
different state organizations procure head
quarters tents 16x14 feet to be used by
them as state headquarters during the re
union , and that Adjutant General Shirley
be requetted to correspond with the presi
dents of such organizations , soliciting their
aid in carrying out this idea.
THE first practical enforcement in Fre
mont of the new law passed lost winter
prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors
under sixteen years , occurred last week
when Jlev. Joel Garner was arrested and
fined for the offense.
THE Irish-American citizens of Hastings
are to have a grand pic-nic August 15.
THE Seventh Day Adventists have de-
:5ded : to hold their camp-meeting this year
at Kearney , commencing August 12th.
QUITE a number of towns are not satis-
ied wi h the showing made by the census
enumerators.
THE Lincoln carpenter who some days
ago was kicked by a horse , died of his in-
uries.
GOVERNOR DAWES has issued his requisi
tion on the governor of Utah for the per
son of one Love Green for forgery.
THE state school fucd apportionment is
1234,000 , and the amount paid out to the
preseni me ia § 223,000.
ABTICLES of incorporation 9 ! the Coxand
manufacturing company of Linc.olll IiavO
been filed with the secretary of state. The
capital stock is § 50,000 , with § 20,000
paid in. It is for the purpose of manufac
turing tanning extracts and for tanning
leather.
OLD settlers say the crop .prospects in
Gage county were never more promising
than at this time.
THE Beatrice Express says that Mr.
James Cady is working upon a large reunioe
banner. The design is all commemorative
of Gen. Grant. In the center is a large por
trait of the great commander , which ie
surrounded by smaller sketches represent
ing scenes in this life. The banner is abou * .
ten feet square.
BOONE county has organized an agricul.
tural society and will hold a fair the com-
ing fall.
CAPTAIN ALEX. VOORHIEES , has just re
ceived § 1,400 back pension money a&3
will hereafter draw § 15 per month.
THE busy harvest season is at hand ar.d
the hungry tramp "looking for a job" la
making himself scarce in the rural districts.
THE Omaha courts have issued orders
for sale of some ol tne goods left by the ab
sconding Smith.
Tw6 YOUNO men at Kearney , named Me-
Ross and Baltright , were thrown from a
buggy , falling backwards , their heads strik
ing a stone crossing. Baltright will re
cover , but McRoss' condition is dangerous.
AN Omaha book agent who took undue
liberties with a married woman was over
hauled by the irate husband and given
severe punishment.
AT Juniata Ralph-Burr , son of W. H.
Burr , aged about four or five years , was
killed by falling off a wagon loaded with
sand and one of the hind wheels passing
over his head. He only lived about ten
minutes after the accident occurred.
IT is proposed to bridge the Loup at
Fullerton. The matter will be definitely
settled by a vote of the masses.
EDMUND STEVENS , a young man of David
City , has recently been placed in the insane
asylum.
THE Iowa and Nebraska * packing com
pany , of Nebraska City , proposes erecting
twenty-five or thirty cottages for its em
ployes.
RUSSSELL BRIGGS , while at work in the
Hooper flouring mills , had his hand caught
and badly crushed in the machinery.
ANTON STANEK , a Bohemian , living three
miles north of Table Rock , was struck by a
passenger train and instantly killed. He
was driving home from town and the train
struck him on the crossing a mile north of
the depot.
THE Fullerton band propose treating the
citizens of that place with a series of "open
air" concerts.
IN the vicinity of Wymore the man who
has not been west to take up some land is
entirely out of fashion these days.
AT the reunion races in Beatrice there is
$1,500 offered in prizes. September 9 , a
trotting and pacing race , with purse of
$200 each. The 10th , trotting and run
ning , with same purse. The llth , a free-
for-all trot , purse § 400 ; 2:40 trot , purse
§ 200 , and a half mile dash running for
§ 75.
75.THE
THE Catholic people of Wymore will
build a house of worship this year provid
ing the required amount of money can ba
raised.
CHARLES E. BERRY writes to the Lincoln
Journal from the Industrial college , office
of the dean , that it is proposed to send out
from that office short bulletins giving in
formation as to the Industrial college. It
is thought that such information will be of
sufficient interest to the people of Nebraska
to be widely circulated in the press of the
state. The condition of the experimental
farm , the progress of experiments made
thereon , the condition of the crops , to
gether with timely observations upon the
disease of plants and animals , etc. , will
receive especial attention.
A BUILDER * on a bridge at Antelopeville
fell to the ground , a distance of 27 feet ,
but was not seriously injured.
I. W. STOLIVAN , of Sidney , received notice
the other day of his appointment to the
position of chief clerk at the Cheyenne
agency , * on the Missouri river thirty mil'ei
north of Fort'Pierre , D. T. Tip position
IB worth $1,200 per year. -
NEW srsxEar OF INOCULATION.
What Is Bald of Ferran's Plan of
With Cholera.
Col. Fisher , United States minister tc
Spain , has transmitted to the state de
partment a report made to him by E. D <
LaGranja , a physician of Boston , who ac-
companicd the medical commission re
*
cently sent to Valencia
by the Spanish gov
ernment to investigate the cholera epidemic
and to report upon the efficiency of the
new system of inoculation practiced by
Dr. Ferran. The report says : Persons
treated by Ferran were found to have
inoculated in both but
arms , presented no
marks or scars other than those made by
the hypodermic syringe and now almost
obliterated. Someofthemstatedthatthey
had a little headache and all severe pains
in the arms , lasting about twenty-four
hours after inoculation. One of the most
remarkable things is that none had either
vomits or diarrhoea as effects of inocula
tion , excepting the small children , who
according to one of Ferran's assistants ,
had both. Statistics presented by Ferran
cannot be taken as statistics by anybody
free from prejudice. The only thing to be
said in favor of Ferran's method is . that
those who have undergone it have lost all
fear of the disease. Ferran asserts that
the inocculnted do not have any immunity
until five days nfter inoculation , but he
does not know for how many days after
that they are protected. The inoculated ,
however , do not appear to acquire much
immunity because they are attacked by
cholera and die like those not inoculated.
The commissioner has concluded that the
inoculations are inoffensive and recom
mended that Ferran be allowed to con
tinue his experiments. The opposition to
the present government of Spain has been
making political capital out of the sus
pension of inoculations pending investiga
tion , thus allowing Ferran and his asso
ciates to pose as martyrs for the cause of
liumanity , science and progress. It is my
opinion that Ferran's probylactics will be
short-lived and will fall into as much dis
credit as the treatment of cancer by the
: se of cundurango discovered some years
ttgo by one of our own physicians. "
AND NOTES.
Mutters of Interest Touched Vpon < 6y Press
Newt Gatherers
On the public road , just east of Cranberry
Plains , Ohio , a few evenings ago , Henry Hei-
ser , one of the wealthiest farmers in Northern
Ohio , was assaulted by a tramp who literally
hacked him to death with a large knife. The
murderer escaped , but Is being pursued by t
posse of citizens , who propose ' lynching him.
A Ft Reno dispatch says : Gen. Sherldam
has just had a conference with the Cheyenne
chiefs , supposed to represent the disaffected
element of whom Stone Calf was the mosi
prominent. They disclaim any warlike Inten
tion , but the officials arc reticent as to wh&i
took place. There are now sixteen companle *
of soldiers under command of Gen. E.
V. Sumner , and If Stone Calf was found t *
be turbulent Sheridan would make short work
of him and all connected with him.
Recently the wife of Abe Dinser , a wealthy
but eccentric farmer , living west of Bloom.
ington , 111. , sued him for a divorce and en
joined him from disposing of his property.
This so Incensed him that he drove all hii
stock , including stock worth $2,000 , Into the
barn , and setting fire to it burned the whol
thing to the ground. He Is missing and I
believed to haye purposely perished in the
flames.
Frank Williams and Clarke Montgomery.
hands on T. J. Gray's plantation , near Butler ,
Ga. , quarreled about a woman. Montgomery
spread rat poison on the meat that was ra
tioned out to be eaten by the hands. Win
Hams died from the effects and others are
deathly sick. Montgomery fled and has not
yet been captured.
In Troy , N. T. , a few nights ago , John Col-
lapy and Michael Casey , young men , quar
relied. The former shot Casey dead. The
murderer was arrested andadmitted the
shooting.
John Guaut , the Englishman who mur
dered his wife at Hoboken , N. Y. , committed
suicide by hanging himself in the Hudson
county jail.
The Governor of Lou'.siania has ordered the
execution of Charles Davis , George and Ma
thilda Jones for the murder of Mrs. Henrietta
Cole , widow of Judge James Cole , in the
town of Pluquemine , Aberville parish. The
execution will take place ou Friday , July 31t
A special brings particulars of a monstei
mass meeting held by the Mormons of Paris ,
Idaho , to remonstrate against the test oatb
law recently passed by the Idaho legislature.
This law prohibits any person from voting ,
holding office or serving as a juror , who be
longs to an organization that teaches or prac
tices polygamy as a religious institution. Bear
Lake county , of which Paris is the capital , ii
peopled almost exclusively by Mormons , there
not being enough Gentiles to fill the offices.
The recent attempt to get grand and trial ju
ries failed , and as a consequence court cannot
be held. At the mass meeting resolutions
were adopted that only one person In thirty
is a polygamlst , jet the test oatb , law disfran
chises between 1,500 and 2,000 people In Ida
'
ho and has produced chaos. A statement ol
their grievances and a petition wiJ ! be sent to
President Cleveland.
Two ferocious bull dogs attacked & nurs
having In her arms a child of John Harnlng ,
of AUentown City , Pa. , Inflicting horrible In
juries on the woman and biting the child' *
leg off above the ankle. The child will die.
Edward Gillan , who shot himself and wif
In Cleveland , Ohio , was Interred In the pot
ters' field , not a priest consenting to conduct
the funeral services , and his daughter refut
ing to permit a protestant minister to offici.
ate. He left property worth § 50,000.
A fire In Baltimore , destroyed property val
ued at $35,000 ; insurance , $20",000.
The Kansas and Colorado cattle trouble li
not regarded as'settled , notwithstanding the
order from the Indian and war departments.
The secretary of the interior can grant apasi.
age of cattle through the'public lands , bin
beyondthathehas.no authority. Whentht
Texas herds reach the borders of Kansas and
Colorado there is apt to be trouble , aa th *
land Is private property , and the owners f ear
ns that some of the cattle are diseased trill
likely refuse them entrance. It Is asserted
that Lamar cannot compel them to do other-
vise , nor can the troops be used to force i
passage.
Of all the Lompoc tribe of Indians ,
of whom fifty years ago there were
some four thousand in Santa Barbara
county California , there'is but one sur
vivor , and he is old and feebleexist
ing upon charity in the city of Santa
Barbara.
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Uf THE rAXLETAND IBS SHADOW.
Last Sours of a Great Man Who for Zone
Months Suffered'the Agonies of Disease
Inereaslng Weakness Wlilch Betokened
Sapid Dissolution.
Gen. Grant , as has already been an
nounced , died at Mt. McGregor on the
morning of the 23d. A dispatch from that
place , dated the 24th , gives the following
account of the closing hours in the life of a
man who has been honored as no one was
ever honored before , and the progress of
whose disease the nation had watched for
months with the deepest solicitude :
The use of hot applications to keep
warmth in Gen. Grant's extremities and
vital parts were resorted to early last
night. They were of some avail , but artifi
cial warmth was without power to 'reach
the course or stay the results of dissolu
tion which began on Tuesday evening and
bad been progressing steadily , though grad
ually. Hypodermics of brandy were fre
quently given to stimulate the flagging
physical powers , but later this failed to
affect the patient , whose vitality and
whose physical forces were so far spent as
x > furnish no footing for a rebound. In
deed , the efforts of the medical men were
jeing made because none could stand by
nactive and without the trial of an expe
dient that might prolong life an hour or a
minute. The physicians believed the pa
tient might reach the extreme ebb of his
trength at 1 o'clock this morning and the
approach of that hour was anticipated
with intense anxiety at the cottage. It
mssed , however , and the general , lying
ipon his back and propped by two pillows ,
ay upon the cot bed in the parlor and was
'et living , though growing weaker. The in-
vitable close of the general's long sickness
eemed more and more imminent. The
eeble pulse-beats had worn themselves by
, heir rapidity to a fluttering throb that
could not be gauged beneath the fingers of
the physicians. His body was being worn
out by its own life currents , so rapidly was
it coursing through the veins. Repeatedly
brandy was injected beneath the skin of
the general's arm , but despite Its warming
influence the respiration had quick
ened from 44 to the minute dur
ing the evening to a p'oint of labored
breathing that was painful to the friends
who groifped and bent near the sick man.
Two o'clock had been passed and the evi
dences of death were multiplying. The in
creasing respirations were not alone more
rapid , but more shallow. The lungs and
heart were giving away , so weak had the
general grown at 3 o'clock that though
he frequently attempted to do so ,
he was unable any longer to
clear the gathering mucus from his throat.
It accumulated and remained and as 4
o'clock drew on and the daylight came a
point had been reached when expectora
tion was impossible. There was not left
enough strength , and from 4 o clock on
there was in the throat the significant rat
tle of mucus that was filling the lung and
clogging the throat. At 3 o'clock the gen
eral asked for water and after that it is
not remembered that he uttered any word.
The respiration had reached sixty and be
tween 5 and 6 o'clock the finger nails had
become blue and the hand further evi
denced the progress of numbness at the
extremities and at every breath the mucus
clogging in the throat was growing more
noticeable.
A few minutes before 8 o'clock IJra. .Doug
las , Shrady and Sands stood on the cot
tage veranda conversing on the condition
of Gen. Grant and discussing ( the proba
bilities of his death and limit of life left the
sick man. Mrs. Sartoris and Stenographer
Dawson were conversing a little distance
away when Henry , the nurse , stepped
hastily upon the piazza and spoke quietly
to the physicians. He told them he
thought the general very near his death.
The medical men hastily entered the room
where the sick man was lying and ap
proached his side. Instantly , upon scan
ning the patient's face , Dr. Douglas ordered
the family to be summoned to the bedside.
Mrs. Grant , Mr. Jesse Grant and wife , U.
8. Grant , Jr. , and wife and Mrs. Col. Grant
were quickly beside the doctors and nt the
sick man's cot. Mrs. Sartoris had followed
the doctors in and the whole family was
present except Col. Fred Grant. A hasty
summons was sent him , but he entered the
sick room while the messenger was search-
incforhim. The colonel seated himself at
the head of the bed with his left arm rest-
above the head of the
ing on the pillow
breathing rapidly vith
general : who was
slightly gasping respirations. Mrs. Grant ,
bravely suppressing her agitation , took a
seat close by the bedside. She leaned
slightly upon the cot and gazed with tear-
' face. She
blinded eyes into the general's
found there , however , no token of recogni
tion , for the sick man was peacefully and
painlessly passing away. Mrs. Sartoris
came behind her mother and , leaning over
her shoulder , witnessed the close of a life in
which she had constituted a strong element
of pride. Directly behind Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Sartoris , and a little removed , were
Shrady and Sands. On the
Drs. Douglas ,
other side of the bed and opposite the
mother stood Jesse Grant and U.S. Grant ,
Jr Near the corner of the cot and on the
same side as Jesse , stood Dawson , the gen
confidential secre
eral's stenographer and
tary. At the foot of the bed. and gazing
directly down into the general's face stood
Mrs. Fred Grant , Mrs. U. S. Grant Jr. ,
Grant while somewhat re
and Mrs.Mcsse ,
moved from the family circle Henry , the
and Harrison , the general s ; body
nurse ,
nervant , cre watching the close of the life
of their master. Dr. Newman had repaired
to the hotel for breakfast and was not
present , and the general's grandchildren
ere asleep in the nursery room above.
Otherwise the entire family and house
hold were gathered at the man
sion. The group had been sum
moment sooner than
moned not a
was prudent , for the doctors noticed that
on entering the room a purplish tinge , an
nouncing final dissolution had appeared
beneath the finger nails , and the hand
which Dr. Douglas lifted-vas fast growing
cold and the pulse had fluttered beyond
the point where the physician could dis
tinguish the pulse beats by his own finger.
The respiration was very rapid and there
was a succession of shallow panting in the
seemed to be
inhalations , but the throat
come clearer and as the respirations be
came quicker an-dmore rapid at the close
they also became less labored and almost
noiseless. This fact was a comfort to the
watchers , who were thus spared a scene
of agonizing or other than peaceful death.
stroked the
Mrs. Grant almost constantly
face and forehead and hands of the dying
Eontral tod at times tenderly kissed tho
lace of the sinking man. Col. Fred Grant
sat silently but with evident feeling , thougl.
his bearing was'that of a soldierly son sv
the dea'th-bed of his hero father. U. 3.
'Grant , Jr , , was deeply moved but Jess *
bore 'the * cene steadily and the ladies ,
while Watching with "wet cheeks , = ere bilent.
It was five minutes past 8 o'clock and not
One of thewa'tchcrsbutwho could mark the
'nearness 'of his life-tide to its final ending
Dr. Douglas noted the nearness of the su
preme moment and quietly approached
the bedside and bent over it and while ha
did so the sorrow of the gi-aylmired physi
cian seemed closely allied with that of the
family. Dr : Shrady also drew near. It
was seven minutes after 8 and the eyes of
'the general were closing. His breathing
grew more hushed and tBe peaceful expres-
aion "seemed : to be deepening in the firm and
strongly lined face , and it was reflected 01
a closing comfort in the sad hearts whicl
beat quickly under the stress of the lovinj
suspense. A minute more passed and wa !
closing as the general drew a deeper breath
There was an expression like that of one
relieved of a long and anxious tension.
The members of the group were impelled
to step nearer to the bed and each wanted
to note the next respiration , but it did not
come. Itnevercame. There was absolute
stillness m tho room and a hush of expec
tancy , so that no sound broke tho silence
save the singing of the birds in the pines
outside tho cottage. "It is all over"
quietly spoke Dr. Douglas , and then * came
thenheavjiy to each witness the miration
that General Grant was dead.
The doctors withdrew , the nurse closed
tno eyelids and composed the dead gener
al's head , after which each of the family
group pressed to the bedside and one after
another touched their lips upon the quiet
face HO lately stilled. Dr. Shr.idv passed
out on tho piazza and met Newman
hastening up the steps. "He is dead " re
marked Dr. Shrady. The fact of his hav
ing been absent from the side of the dying
man and family at tho last was tho cause
of sorrow and regret to tho clergyman. Ha
nad been summoned a moment loo late
and arrived in time only to minister to tho
sorrowing family and gaze upon the scarce
ly hushed lips of the dead general , to whom
Dr. Newman's love had bound him in such
close ties and relations.
Soon after Drs. Douglas and Shrady left
tho death-bed they conversed feelin-'ly o
the last hours of Gen. Grant's life. His
pulse first had indicated a failure and his
intellect was the lust to succumb its clear
ness and conscious tenacity. After mid
night last night a circumstance occurred
which indicated cognizance. "Do you want
anything , father ? " questioned Col. Fred.
Water , " whispered the general , huskily ,
but when offered water
and milic they gur
gled in his throat and were ejected , and
that one word of response was
the last word of Gen. Grant. Dr.
Douglas remarked that tho peculi
arity of Gen. Grant's death was ex
plained by the remarkable vitality that
seemed present , an obstacle to approach
ing death. It was a gradual passing away
of the vital forces and consciousness was
retained , the doctor thought , until tholast.
The general died of sheer exhaustion and
in a perfectly painless sinking condition.
"Yes , " interjected Dr. Shrady , quietly ,
"the general dreaded pain. When he felt
he had begun to sink he asked that he
should not be permitted to suffer. Tho
promise was madeand it has been kept. "
Since he commenced to sink on Tuesday
night he was free from pain. Toward the
last no food was taken , but when a wet
cloth was placed on his lips ho would suck
the water from it to moisten his mouth.
During the general's last night Dr. Shrady
was within call. Dr. Douglas was all night
at the cottage and Dr. Sands slept at tha
hotel after midnight. Within twcntv min
utes after the death of Gen. Grant , Kurl
Gerhardt , Hartford sculptor , who has been
making a study of the general , was sum
moned to the cottage at the suggestion of
Dr. Newman to make a plaster inabk of
the dead man's face. He was highlv suc
cessful. Within half an hour after the
general's decease a waiting engine at tho
mountain depot was on the way to Sara
toga to bring an undertaker who had been
summoned. Tho details and arrangements
touching the remains while they are here
and until they reach New York arc in
charge of W. Drexel and W. J. Arkcll. At
this writing the physicians are desirous of
having a post mortem , but the family are
said to be averse to it. A week ago the
general is said to h.yve intimated that if ho
should die hero during the hot weather lie
would prefer that his remains should
remain here until cooler weather ,
the purpose being to spare tlie
family a sad and fatiguing jour
ney in the sultry weather. It is doubtful ,
however , if this suggestion be carried out
fully , though it is not unlikely that the re
mains will remain hero several days. This ,
however , is entirely at the disposal of Col.
Fred Grant , to whom is left entire coutrol
of all the arrangements relative to his
father's remains. It is not unlikely that
a proposition of the city of Now York to
accord a burial plat forthe general and his
wife , when she. too shall have passed away ,
might be considered by tho colonel. Tho
impression that Washington will bo chosen
for the burial spot is believed to be founded
on the present inclination of Col. Grant.
The only condition made by the general ,
and that was as long ago as June 24 , was
that his remains should be interred vrliera
the remains of Mrs. Grant might in time
lie beside his own.
CHRONICLES BY CABLE.
Miscellaneous Matters of Interest Pertaining
to Foreign Countries ,
Dispatches received from Paris report that
the French foreign office has received infor
mation which shows conclusively that the
Russians arc determined to seize Herat and
the massing of Russian troops now going at
Zulfikar Pass is for that purpose. At the cab
inet council being held the Russo-Afghan
boundary question is the subject of the cabi-
inet's consideration.
The proclamation of the Ameer of Afghan
istan announcing the receipt by him of tho
Star of India and declaring that he was now
entitled ta aid from the Indian army If neces
sary , was Issued at Herat The Ameer , in his
proclamation , ordered the illumination of
Herat to celebrate his investiture with the
order.
A dispatch from Paris to the Exchange
Telegraph Company , says that the French
Ambassador at St. Petersburg , who was about
to leave the Russian capital on a furlough to
enjoy a vacation , has bnen ordered to remain
at his post , because of the gravity ol the Af
ghan difficulty.
A decree Las been issued that foreigner
residing in Russia longer than a fortnight
shall be subject to taxation In amounts rang
ing from one to two hundred rubles.
The Russian garrison at Arkabad has been
increased by SjOOO men and the supnly of pro
visions and munitions of war is ample. The
Russians are rapidly disarming the Turko
mans in the trans-Caspian districts ,
The difference between America and Aus
tria will probably soon be settled. Mr. Lee
first secretary of the legation , will act as min
ister until the successor to Keiley arrives-
Keilcy in the meantime will draw the salary
as a compensation for his rejection. Er-Min-
Ister Francis returns to America upon the ar
rival of the emperor at Vienna.
The Bosphere Egyptian publishes a letter
from an engineer named Berde , who has just
escaped from Berber , declaring that Olivier
Pain , the alleged French advisor of El Mahdi ,
and who ft was recently stated had been
killed by the Arabs for a reward ofjered for
his head by British officers , Is not dead , but
and well at Berber.
A Kingston , Ga. , man has a curosity
in the way of a fowl. It is a cross be
tween a turkey and guinea , and it is
between the size of turkey and a guin
ea , and it makes a strange noise more
like a little dog barking than anything
else.
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XHE NATION'S SEKEA F-E3CEJTT.
Perfecting Arrangements fortlte Funeral of
tfen. Grant When , tho latt Sad Kites Will
XaJce Place Seating Place of the Remains.
Mt. McGregor dispatch , 24th : General
Carr called at tho cottage this morning in
regard to the disposition of tho cottage in .
which General Grant rests , with Joseph W.
Drexel , and tho associated press is author
ized to announce that the cottago will t
never again be occupied by any family or S
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person. Mr.Drexel will iri.duo timepresent - *
it to the state or national government , th *
house to be presented intact , with all its
belongings , fixtures , etc. , as a gift to the
nation or commonwealth.
Tho embalming was completed to-day.
Tho checks and face , by a process used ,
have been made to assume a natural full
ness. The deepened furrows and lines have-
been filled out and tiie expression of the-
face is now one of calm repose. ,
This afternoonMr. Turner , May or Grace's
chief clerk , received a message which deter
mined the question of Grant's burial place-
in favor of Central Park , New York. It
wasasfollows : "Your two telegrams justto
hand , and I understand tho matter to be- }
now definitely settled that General Grant's
body is to be interred here. We cannot
take any more definite action in regard to
tho matter of Mrs. Grant until a later date.
The faith of the president , of the board of
aldermen and my own is pledged that we
will BCC , when a , little time has passed
away , that the wishes of the family aro
gratified by formal resolution of tho board.
Answer immediately so I may appoint a
committee to make my quota for a grand
national monument.
( Signed ) W. B. GRACE.
Upon the receipt of Mayor Grace's tele
gram , Mr. Turner repaired at once to the
cottage , where a conference was held with
Col. Fred Grant. Tho colonel read the
mayor's dispatch and retained it. At the
close of the conference , Col. Grant assured ,
the mayor's representative that ho and
family thus formaljy accepted tho tender
of a burial place for General Grant and
Mrs. Grant in Central Park in the city of
Uew York and that ho. and the family
would now proceed with all tho funeral ar
rangements with reference to tho above
conclusion. The mayor's messenger then
telegraphed to Mayor Grace tho result of
his mission.
Mr. J. W. Drexell has arranged tho fol
lowing time table for the removal of the
remains from Mt. McGregor :
One week from next Tuesday , August 4 ,
leave Mt. McGregor at 1 p. m.
August 4 , arrive at Saratoga at 2 p. m. ; .
leave Saratoga at 2:30 p. m.
Arrive in Albany at 4:30 p. mleave Al
bany at 12 o'clock noon , Wednesday , Au
gust 5.
Arrive about 4:30 p. m. Wednesday , Au
gust 5 , in New York.
In tho interval from 4:30 p. m. Tuesday
to noon , Wednesday , August 5 , the re
mains will lie in state at the capital , and ,
from the time of the arrival in New York
Wednesday afternoon until Sziturdny , Au
gust 8 , the body will lie in state at the city
hall.
hall.The
The public obsequies will take placo Sat
urday at such time na the civic authorities"
may arrange , and tho interment will then
follow in Cpntral park.
While sitting on tho hotel veranda this-
afternoon Dr. Douglas chatted at length .
with the correspondent of tho Associated
Press about General Grant , and of the long-
trial of suffering just ended.
"Do jou remember , " said Dr. Douglas ,
"that during the last week I eaiil to you
that there was a subsidence of the swelling
in the overlying tissues on the rijht side of"
the neck , and that I said on the day I
spoke about it , that I had been able to ex
amine the general's throat much deeper
and with greater ease than in a long time.
Do you remember that ? "
His hearer recollected-it clearly , and' "Y
said so.
"Well , then , " resumed Dr. Douglas , "I
am going to tell you of an experience I had
w ith General Grant on tho afternoon of'
Thursday , July 1C , and at the time I had
observed the indications about the throat
which I spoke of. During the afternoon of
that day General Grant wrote this , " and
Dr. Douglas took from his pocket several
slips written by the general and read what
the sick man had written , as follows : "I
feel sorry at the prospect of living through
the summer and feel in the condition I am
in. I do no think I can , but I may , ex
cept I do not gather strength. I feel quite
as well from day to day as I have done
heretofore , but I am loosing strength. I
feel it more in inability to move around
than in any other way , or rather in a lack
of desire to try to move. "
"When I had read that" added Dr-
Douglas , "I turned to thegcneral and tried
to cheer him by telling of the improved
condition of his throat and neck , to which
in reply the general again wrote : "After-
all that , however , the disease is still there-
and must be fatal in the end. My life ia-
precious , of course , to my family and
would be to me if I could recover entirely.
There never was one more willing to go
than I. I know most peopFe have first ono
and then another little thing to fix up and
never get quite through. This was partially
my case. I first wanted so many days to
work on my book so the authorship would
be clearly mine. It was graciously granted
me after being apparently much lower-
than since , and with a capacity to to
more wi rk than I ever did in the
same time. My work has been done so
hastily that much was left out , aniTI did it
all over from the crossing of the James
river in 18G4 to the Appomatox in 1SG5.
Since that I have added as much as fifty
pages to ihe book , I should think. There-
is nothing more to do , and therefore I am
not liKely to be more ready to go than atr
this moment. "
President Cleveland was advised by tele-
cram from Adjutant-General DVan > now at
Mt. McGregor , that ho delivered die presi
dent's letter to Mrs. Grant , and that she
and the children expressed , the desire to
have General Grant buried i\ith national
honors. Their wishes will be respected and
the ceremonies will take place as already
indicated in tho press dispatches. Presi
dent Cleveland and members of the cabinet
will attend the funeral in New York , Satur- > ,
day , Augusts. % . i/ |
Decrease In the Nnmljcr ofClieyennes-
and Arapaliocs Since tlie lat
Census.
Ft. Reno dispatch : The enrollment of the
Cheyennes and Arapahoe Indians has been , _ ,
concluded. There are 2,169 Cheyennes and
1,3CO Arapahoes. No census has been taken ,
of these Indians since 1874 , when the Chey- t
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ennes numbered 3,905 and the Arapahoes- \
2,306. Upon this basis rations have been Is- - J
sued ever since. The present count shows
that the government has been defrauded out
of the difference. The amount saved by the f
new census will be 52,000 pounds of beef
weekly of the value of * 1G ? ' . 'Ihe amount
to be saved yearly Is $02,000.
Thte result shows how Btrons the influences. V
are likely to have been to prevent the count
not only from the Indians themselves tnttne
contractor as well. The Indians are now uer-
fectly satisfied , and the trouble is all over
CoL Dyer , tae agent , resigned his positfon
and the changewill doubtless result in a " " > |
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sweep agency. The troops are -
thlnnlngout. Two companies leave for Camp
Supply and two for Fort SUL The force to
be held here is not known. Sheridan will re- . '
main a day or two longer , and will then leave f
for Washington , via CaUwell. Gen. Miles- \
will return via Camp Supphand will InsperL
the troops on. the Kansas border. * \