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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1886)
THE TBIBUNE. F. Til. & E. M. , Pub * . McCOOK , NEE OVER THE STATE. FATAL ACOZDEliTATj BHOOXING. Tuesday morning's sun shone bright ! o'er the eastern horizon and animated h Its warm , pleasant glow , W. M. Jlilei United States signal service officer at Foi Robinson , in company with Maste Bchreiber , sauntered along the shady banl ot the White river in search of game. Hai Ing followed the river in its winding court for a short distance from the fort , and hai Ing bngged two birds , they found theraselvc at the old slaughter house. At this tiro Muster Schreiber said he would go home , t which Miller replied. "All right , I will com Boon. " The boy started back , and Millei seeing a flock of birds inthecorrall , climbe on the fence , at the same time taking hi gun by the muzzle. As he reached the toj still looking for the birds , he drew the gu up , the hammers caught on a board an caused both barrels to explode , the cor tents of which went into his face and hear killing him almost instantly. One wris was also shot in a horrible manner. Mai tor Shroiber , having gone but a short die tance , returned , and seeing Miller lying i the grass he said : "You needn't hide , I se you there in the grass. " Bub when h reached the spot , his companion was a' ready dead. In vain he attempted to carr his bleeding and mangled remains to tli fort ; failing , he reported the accident at th post and an ambulance brought in th body. He was buried with all the honors of wai "Nearer My God to Thee" was blown b. the buglers as his body was being removei to the grave. The scene was a solemn ! ; imposing one. Mr. Miller was a favorit among all at the post , and although ou upon the western prairie far from home father , mother and loved ones , he was fol lowed to his untimely grave by many sor rowing hearts. Mr. Miller was born near Berwick , Pa. from which place his parents moved t < Montgomery Station , Pa. , a few years since where they at present reside , and where , ii all probability his remains will be takei some time in the near future. He was i young man of good habits , genial and ami able in disposition , and a desirable com panion. "So 'our hearts shall borrow t sweetening bloom from the image he lefl there in dying. " [ Crawford ( Neb. ) Cres cent. THE XROS JA\DS. Railroad building in Nebraska for 1S8C is somewhat marvellous for even this pro gressive country , and will probably exceed by many miles the operations of any pre vious year. The railroad system of Ne braska , ns it will stand with possibly few exceptions for many years , will be fixed this year. Towns that fail now to get ad ditional railway facilities will wait a long day for them. Five giant corporations are now struggling for the mastery in this state. The most active of these is the B. M. It built 100 miles on its Grand Island & Wyoming Central branch and is still building , nnd will complete many more miles before the ground freezes up. II it should be an open winteritwill probably not suspend operations at all , but do as it did last winter , keep the force upon the ground ready to resume operations at the the earliest possible moment. In addition to tins it has built a branch from Republi can City , in Harlan county , down in Kan sas , and it has just let the contract for the grading of a road from Ashland to Wahoo. This last is a part of a line which is to run northwest from Omaha , through the counties of Douglas , Saunders and Col- lax. From there it would have two routes , either of which would be through a fine country , at present unoccupied. One would be due north , through the counties of Staiilon , Wayne and Cedar to Ymikton. The other would be northwest , th rough Platte , Boonf , Greeley and Valley to a probable connection in Custcr county 5th the G. I. & W. C. branch. This last suppo sition seems the most reasonable , as by HO building it could tap both the Chicago tL Northwestern and Union Pacific systems at several important points. Tlie Chicago & Northwestern has been in the field since early spring and will not be much behind the Burlington it Missour River in the number of miles built. When we take into account the character of the country through which their Black Hills branch was built and the bridging of the Platte , the actual work done by this - om- pnny will probably exceed that of any of its rivals. The Union Pacific is extending two of ita branches ; the one from St. Paul iu Howard county is being built up both the Middle and North Loup valleys. These roads are undoubtedly intended to head these two streams and then come together again and proceed Black Hillsward. The other one is from Albion , in Boone county , which is going to cross the Elkhorn Valley in Ante lope county , and whose northern terminus will undoubtedly be somewhere in Dakota. "When this system is completed , it is going to make the Union Pacific master of a generous portion of the trade of the north west. [ West PointRepublican. STATE 3IATTESS. Tuni'.E are thirty-five school districts in Slanton county and thirty school houses. BROVAcounty's fair will be held Sept. 21 , 22 , 23 and 24. WORK on the Albion branch of the Union Pacific is progressing rapidly. TheNeligh Leader is convinced "that the road will be built in the near future to Niobrara , as at that point it will connect with the Dakota system of roads and open.up all that terri tory to Omaha trade. There is little doubt that the year 18S7 will see the road com pleted to Niobrara. " THE completion of the addition to the Normal school building at Peru has given such confidence in the permanence of that institution as to occasion quite a boom in real estate. Several new houses have been erected and old ones put in repair. It is vsaid that there is not now a single house nor hardly an available vacant roomin the place. NEBRASKA CITY boasts that her harvest of hogs the coming season will place her fourth , if not third , in the list of slaughter ing cities. Her distillery has lately entered into a contract to burst the whisky pool. HOLLY SCOTT , who was sentenced from Dakota City about seven years ago to the penitentiary for murder , died in that place about three weeks ago. His time would have been up in three months. THE Lincoln police-court report for tho month of August shows the total number of arrests as 214 , eighty of which were com mitted , three appealed , and the fine of one remitted. The total cosh receipts of the court in Snes was $402. , FBANK FIND , a rather hard youth , WE arrested at Lincoln the other day , and tl judge before whom he was examined gai him a term in the reform school. TEE Plattsmoutb.waterworks is tl name o ! a company which boa filed wit the secretary o ! state articles ol incorpon tion. The articles recito tho business < tho corporation to be that ol supplying tl city of Plattsmouth with water. The caj ital stock is § 200,000 , divided into sbar < of § 100 each , to be paid in as the board < directors may determine. A.YOUXO man named Gunther , of Lar caster county , has been declared insane b competent authority and taken to the asj him at Lincoln. His parents were anxiou that he be taken care of , their lives bavin been threatened by him. DOUGLAS county has bctn found to ha\ a number of glandered horses and they wei ordered killed by the state veterinarian. AUBDRN has a Young Men's Republica : club. club.A A oooD'showing is made by the fireman' tournament committee at Fremont. Afte paying all bills , prizes and every expense they have about § 500 on hand to be dit posed of as they may see fit. THE Fremont creamery turned out th past month 40,000 pounds of buttei which , added to .207,000 pounds produce * from January 1 to August 1 , makes a tota of nearly a quarter of a million pounds si far this year. THE Nebraska state university opens it doors for the coming fall term of the nei year in school work on Thursday , Septero ber 1C. REAL ESTATE has taken a boom in Ne braska City and many lots are changin hands. FARLEY REED , 12 years old , of Nebraski City , who has proved himself a very ba ( boy , has been sentenced to tho reforn school. THE annual meeting of the Lincoln Y. M C. A. recently held , showed a very gratify ing work for the year past. The associa tion now numbers a membership of 400 275 of whom were added in the year past There have been 125 religious meeting , held , attended by 6,648 people. In th year past 150 volumes have been added t < the library , giving now a total of 501 books on the shelves of the library room A SON of Patrick Henry , Fremont , fel under the cars while attempting to steal i ride , and had his leg so badly mangled tha amputation became necessary. THE Mechanics insurance company o Philadelphia , will hereafter do business it Nebraska. Application for permission haf been made to the auditor. AT the meeting of the board of publii lands and buildings held on the 7th , esti mate No. 7 of work done on the asylum Tor the feeble minded at Beatrice , and esti mate No. 22 of work on the capital wort 51ed. The funds for the latter are now ex- liaustcd. The board will hold another ses sion at an early day. THE water works of Columbus- pro- ressing favorably. The contract calls for ihe work to be completed by October 15th. FRANK ELSO.Y , a North Bend boy , while aking hay was kicked in the chest by a ricious horse and dangerously injured. A UNION Pacific brakeman on the Lin- ioln-Omaha line-was caught by an engine it Valparaiso and one-heel cut off. He is jeing cared for at Lincoln. MICHAEL DAVITT the great Irish leader , ras in Omaha , last week , the guest of Mr. Jrennan , of that city. FREMONT special : The sheriff of Buffalo lounty arrived here to-day from Chadron in route to Kearney with W. A. McMann. JcMann formerly lived in Buffalo county , rhere he was employed by Col. Roe in tak- ng care of his cattle , in which he had a mall interest. Wl'ile ' Colonel Roe was ab- ent iikCalifornin , McMann sold the stock , naking affidavit that he was tho sole iwner. He took the money and fled to Sioux county , where he has succeeded in oncealing his identity up to the present ime. Last fall he ran for sheriff of Dawes ounty. He is now under indictment lor icrjury , and will be put on trial at the De- ember term of the Buffalo county court. OAKLAND special : Suit lias been brought i the district court against C. T. Griffin , ounty treasurer of Burt county , by David ' 'leek , of this place , for § 100 damages for lleged fees collected by Deputy Ira Thomas f this place , who collected his delinquent ax this spring. His tax was § 3.20 and he as compelled to pay § 6.50 , and without levy on property being made. Many thers were served tho same way. Thia as been the custom in this county , and a 3st case will be made from this one. SOLDIER boys who attended the Grand dancl reunion express themselves as great- r pleased with the festivities. OPENING of the Lincoln schools was post- oned until Sept. 20th , waiting for the tate fair to come and go. POSTMASTER WATKINS of Lincoln , has re- siveel directions from the postoffice de- artment to obtain bids for the renova- on of the government building , of which is sadly in need. THE state fair this year is expected to nve more county exhibits than in any > rmcrseason. . THE sixth anniversary of the organiza- on of the i" . M. C. A. in Lincoln was cele- ated in that city at the First Presbyte- an church last Sunday evening. Robert reidensall , the international secretary , de- vered an address. THE railway commissioners are in re- ipt of three reports , or rather three of IB annual reports , of three of tho railway rporations doing business in the state , he three to respond are the Chicago , St. aul , Minneapolis & Omaah , the Sioux ty & Pacific , and the Fremont , Elkhorn Missouri Valley railways. When reports e received from all the roads the statis ts gleaned will be compiled for future use. THE Omaha Fair and Exposition asso- ition have instituted a number of suits i recover assessments on stock for vari- is amounts , to cover the association de- lit of last year. Suits have already been ied against other stockholders , and judg- ents were rendered in favor of the asso- ition. OVEK fifty warrants on the different state stitutions , amounting to about § 7,000 , ? re drawn by State Auditor Babcock on eSth. HON. JAMES LAIRD will speak at the unty fair at Holdrege on the 27th. The following telegram , dated St. Josep Mo. , September 4th , will interest some the G. A. R. boys who held Grand Islai tickets over the B. & M. railroad , wh'n were refused for passage by conductors < the St. J. & G. I. railroad between Hae Ings and Grand Island : "P. S. Eustis , < P. A. B. & M. R. R. , Omaha , Nob. : Lear Ing only to-day that through a misunde standing some of your G. A. R. passenge were charged fare on our road betwei Hastings and Grand Island , I hasten 1 say that we will refund amount paid 1 any such who are entitled to it. F. M ; ligan , G. P. A. St. J. & G. I. R. R. " MICHAEL , DAVITT , the distinguished Irii leader , has been on a visit to Lincoln. REV. N. H. GALE o ! Neligh , preached Y farewell sermon last Sunday. Mr. Gn will not preach during the next year , health compelling him to take a rest. THE B. & M. have about twenty miles side track in Hastings and the superinten ent has orders to put in about four mil more. ( SUIT has been instituted in the distri court of Adams county against Samu Martin for slander , the damages being s at § 3,000. The case will come off at tl next term of court. STANTON special : About 3:30 this mor ing a fire broke outx in the elevator owm by W. R. Wilson & Co. The building ha a capacity of 20,000 bushels. Wh < burned it contained about 7,000 bushe of grain. The building and grain am a tot loss. Loss estimated at § 7,000 ; insuram § 4.000. WHILE a row was in progress in a Omaha saloon the other day , a bull-dc belonging to the proprietor of tho saloo savagely bit one of thecombattants , man ] ling his leg in a fearful manner. The brut was killed by a policeman , and it is feare the man will die from his wounds. THE Mechanics Life Insurance compan of Philadelphia are seeking informatio requisite to legally transact business inthi state. AN officer of Lincoln , while searching prisoner the other day , ran his ban against a knife blade which was open in tli man's pocket. A painful though not Ber ous gash was the result of theinvestigatior THERE was a large gathering in Pol county last week at the residence of J. & Sayles , it being the 84th birthday anniver sary of Mr. Sayles. He was born in Rhod Island in 1802. has lived to see the fourtl generation of his descendants and hai twenty-five grandchildren , of whom sixteei were present. There were seventy-four per sons present for dinner , mostly relatives Mr. Sayles is still enjoying good health. THE quarterly meeting of the Railroai Surgeons' society of Nebraska was held ii Omaha last week. The society will mee again in Lincoln December Sth. THE trial of Thomas Casey for the rol bery of the stage coach containing th treasure box of the Wells , Fargo & Co.'i jxpress , containing § 6,200 , last February between Chadron and Fort Robinson , re mlted in his acquittal. OXE of the oldest and most respectec ntizens of Columbus , W. A. Clark , died 01 ; he Sth , at the age of 77. His death nourned by a devoted family and a hosi ) f friends , was caused by a cancer , the rti lult of a bayonet wound received whilt sngaged in battle with pirates in the Malaj leas. leas.PETER PETER YOTJXGER , Jr. , of Fillmore county , nade a display of 350 plates of fruit ai .lie . state fair. THE prompt administration ofwhiskj aved the life of Mrs. George Pembertou , vio was bitten by a rattlesnake at Arling ; on the other day. BEATRICE had quite a disastrous fire last reek , § 60,000 worth of property being lestroyed. Among others , Geo. P. Mar- in , publisher of the Daily Democrat , lost 13,000. STOCKHOLDERS and depositors of the Blair uspended bank will receive their money in nil. THIRD and fourth-class postmasters met .t Lincoln last week and elected the fol- 3wing officers : President , L. A. Simmons , f Cortland ; secretary , G. H. Tracy , of Vilber ; treasurer , John S. Kittle , of Sew- rd. In agreement with a resolution the hair appointed as a state committee : . T. James , of Greenwood , for First Con- ressional district ; G. H. Tracy , of Wilber , ir the Second , and John Conrow , of Shel- 311 , for the Third. THE colored people of Omaha ask that lie republicans give them recognition on lie legislative ticket. IT IS GRADJTAI.I.Y SIXKIXG. Washington dispatch : Mr. Green , Col. Jasey's assistant in charge of the Wash- igton monument , lias been making scien- ific observations of the structure , or in a echnical phrase "leveling" it , to-day , with vfow to noting any change of position , 'his procedure is undertaken on the first ay of every month , but that ol to-day as attracted more than usual attention eciuise of the desire to know whether the arthquake affected the structure. The bservation proves that the shaking had ot the slightest effect upon the monument , i fact , the usual tendency of the structure award the center of the earth seems to 3 have been arrested , or rather reversed , nee the last observation , as the position , 3 compared with that of one month ago , to-dny one-thousamTth part of a lot higher. In measuring such almost in- nitesimal distances instruments of the ut- iost precision give vary ing results , and the ; al changes of position can only be deter- lined by taking the general average of a iries _ of observations. These show a awnward progress at the rate of about ie-thousandth part of a foot each month , imetimes the observation shows an ap- irent settling of about twice that dis- mce , but in such cases the observation a onth later will usuallydenote a cessation an apparanb reversal of the movement , i was the case today. The total downward ovement of the structure eluring the last w years , including that which occurred iring the laying of the new foundation , is > out four inches. TOO ilTJAT WTTES. Cedar Rapids ( Ta. ) dispatch : Consider- ile excitement is caubecl by the arrest of Ivester Kramer , a farmer , charged with , ving two wives. He left his first wife a ar ago , and she has been in reduced cir- mstances since and has two children to pport. Kramer was found by his first fe living with a woman named Mrs. Mary atchins , who left her husband about the no Kramer left his"wife. . The woman itchins and Kramer are both in'jail , and B first wife has sued out an attachment all his property. REQAINIKG THEIR EQWCLISRIUX. Citizens of the Earthquake City of the Sow Jiecoming HI ore Composed , ' Charleston special : Considerable coni dence has come to the people to-da ; They feel very much better now than the did twenty-four , hours ago. The sciential who have been exploring the city and tl adjacent country say that the damagit rthquakes are over , although there wi be rumbling and tremors at intervals du fng the next two or three weeks. Tho cit rens have argued in their minds and amor themselves that it is unreasonable to su ] pose that the violent shocks will continu Thus they have forced upon themselves determination to be as cool as poaaib and to look things in the face. The theory as to the cause of the eortl quakes first advanced by those making study of them here , viz : "That they ai the result of a settling process in tl earth. " lias been generally accepted astrui and this has helped to quiet thonervot and console tho timid hearts and mindi Very few even "of the most devout peoplt outside of the superstitious , believe thn there ia any divine wrath or work in tli quakes. Tims have they come to bepl.iloi ophers , to think before they run , when tli shocks come. There were some more sligli shocks to-day , but they were unnoticec In fact , the public bore has concluded thn the shocks are to be felt as a natural cor sequence of that experienup on Inst Tuef day night , and that "there is no use to ge excited about a mere matter of routine , as one citizen very coolly put it. Th threatened rain did not materialize in anj thing like a damaging quantity to-day. J sprinkled lor a short time this inornin and the sun shone in scorching rays. This afternoon the streets were so ho that they almost burned one's feet , ani only those who had business in the ope : air exposed themselves to old Sol's rays The "tented fields" made in the park were as well occupied as at any time sine the visitation by the earthquakes. Ii many instances the campers and refugee have made their shelter as secure as possi ble and intend living in them till thei houses are permanently repaired orre built. Old carpets , bedding , canvas , rub ber coats and every conceivable materia to exclude the sun and rain by day and th dew by night is employed , making th camps , indeed , variegated. Nearly all o the iron and composition roofing on tin buildings in some portions of the city wai destroyed by the earthquake , and a largi portion torn off by falling pieces of chim neys , etc. The colored folks have appro printed this material and are living bo neath canopies and tents made ol it. At the city hall to-night it was stater that since sunset this morning over 3,00 ( people have bedn given transportation out of life city. The railroad companies in tin south and in portions of the north , have either sent pass books in blank or notifiec the relief committee that its orders will b ( honored for free transportation. Throng * : the Danville syndicate passes are issued as far north as Baltimore , while many go to Atlanta , Nashville , etc. The members of the committee say that the best solution of the question of assisting the destitute sufferers is found in sending them out of the city. Quite a number of persons who cnn help themselves or are of too trifling merit apply for assist- nnce. But assistance is not often refused when requested in the form of railroad courtesy. The same class of imposition ia encountered in the issuance of orders for rations. The line is drawn , nnd discrimi nation is made when it may be advisable to get rid of the impostor by sending him or her out of the city. When a strong , able-bodied manapplies for aid for himself , ic is asked why he does not go to work , as there is plenty for laborers , clearing away Lhe debris , at from § 1.75 to § 2 a day. The present reply is : "I am afraid to go to .vork . ; I am afrnid of quakes. " A reporter was told by a member of the elief committee , this afternoon , that there ire 10,000 negroes in the city who claim ; hat they are too much frightened to work. The committee is growing impatientat this sxhibition of weakness , and are suspicious > f much feigning by indolence. The city lall and the adjacent streets have been illed with destitute sufferers to-day , and nany linger tbout the place to-night. JL PECULIAR AND PUZZLIXd CASE tliat is Occupying the Attention of a Cin cinnati Court. Cincinnati special : Judge Connor's court oom was crowded this morning by law- rers , reporters and spectators , all drawn ogether to hear the strange and sensa- ional testimony in the McCoy habeas : orpus case. Mrs. McCoy and Mibs Gnllng- ler each claimed to be the mother of a ittle three year old girl now held at the louse of refuge. Kate Hand was put upon he stand and stated that a quarrel had mce existed between Mrs. McCoy and the atter'a sister-in-law , Mrs. Thornton , who estified against her yesterday. Mrs. Mc- .oy ' had accused Mrs. Thornton , during his quarrel , of having stolen her family lible , but the witness claimed that the barge was wroiiK , Mias Gallagher having Qund it in her room after Mrs. McCoy noved out of the adjacent apartments , lisa Gallagher afterward showed the bible o Mias Hand , calling her attention to the ne birth recorded to Mrs. McCoy , which ras of a still-born child. A paiiFO here * ook place in the testimony uring which Judge Connor closely scanned , number of photographs of Mrs. McCoy's ecenseit husband , taking alternate glances t the disputed child to fcce if he could de- Gct any family resemblance. Duriui ; this rocuedini ; the judge drew the little girl lose to his side while the spectators and eporters crowded around to f-ec for them- ulves whether any similarity could be raced. If there is any it is very faint , nnd lie judue apparently got very little satis- iction from the photocraphs. Attorneys for Mr.McCoy placed her on lie stand in rebuttal against the damng- ig testimony of yesterday. She made a jneral denial of the opposing statements ancerning her , declaring also that .she had ever admitted to any one that Miss Gal- igher was the mother of the child , or that IB had ever asked to intercede with the itter to retain possession of it. DISGItACIXG THE CZOTIT. LITTLE ROCK , ARK , Sept 5. George W. artzelaw , a minister in the Christian church , as placed in the state prison yesterday for re years for forgery. He first entered the Methodist ministry , from which he was er- illed. He then joined the Christian church , Hirating under a variety of aliases in differ- it parts of the couutrj * . It is said he was istor of churches iu Sprinsrlielcl , Pcoria anil her points in Illinois , being dismissed from ich whenever his true character revealed it- If. He came to Arkansas in 1SS5 and was rested for forgery while conducting a re- val in Franklin county. He _ pleaded guilty hen tried , an Illinois sherifl. buing in the mrt room with a warrant for his arrest on ie charge of bigamy , he having deserted irec wives , all of 'whom are living , ludict- cnts are pending against him in Ohio and linois. "Mamma , " said Bobbj , "I hare eaten mj ke all up , and Chrrles haiB't touched his t. Won't you make him share with ma so to teach him to be generous t" Judge. THE CO.V/J/T/O.V OF TKADE. Merchant * , Jolbtrx and Commission M tiatlsjletl With the OntlooJc. NEW YORK , Sept. C. New York merchan Jobbers and commission merchants are gem ally satisfied with the condition of trade. Bu ness is picking up nnd shows , in most case very decided Improvement. Buyers for the fi trade have been and continue numerous ai in many kinds of business here men have be'kept very late by the employers to pack i and forward the goods ordered. T long arrays of boics and cases piled up front of the business houses down town ni awaiting their turn to be carted off give strong ocular demonstration of the busy sc son. Inquiries among merchants corrobora the testimony of the mute witnesses. A not feature is the Increase of orders from 11 south and southwest. They are ordering fro there not onhlarge quantities of coods , b are also demanding finer grades. Dry goods men say the outlook for the f' trade with them is unusually bright In tl way of M holcaale transactions the week ju closed has been a lanjc one. Merchants fro the south and west havr nearly finished the fall buying and only n few were left in the ci yesterday , their plices being taken by mi chants Irom less remote sections. Ohio , 1 dlana , Illinois , Michigan , Iowa , Wlscon * and Minnesota are largclv represented bv tl merchants now in the market Almost wit out exception merchants are buying freely f account of the bitter outlook In business ar firmer prices of goods. The prices for gencr dry goods arc sutlicicntly firm to Inspire conl dencc. The wholesale clothing houses report bus ness better than for several years past Tt " most notable increase in the"demand I-fro : the south. Mciclmnts estimate this increa ; at fully o3 } per cent. Thu demand for clot ! ing in thu western states is also reportc good. A boot and shoe house savs : "Taking it a " around more is doing this season than "in 1111 previous time for live years. " The wholesale hide and leather tradereporl business bribk at all prices. The glassware and crockery trade feel vet comfortable over the outlook for the fall an winter. There has been no extraordinary d ( msnd for goodfrom any section , but the tei dency all over is toward better buying and Ir creased consumption. In the iron tnulc the one report Is that bus ness is flourishing. Manufacturers are bus and there is a bri k demand and good pnct prevail. There Is no indication of a big boon but a big boom is not wanted. When trad Is good and the iron men can keep their mill steadily employed up to their limit then the r * content That is the case now. llielcac : Inc companies report large quantities for ncx year and < U the otlicc of one leading mill d rector itu stated that nearly or quite all c the steel rail manufacturers , locomotive am general machinery builders now have no only enough orders booked to keep them bus all this year , but cnouzh as well to insur business well into 1837. Big orders hav been refused nithin the Inst neck for rails. 'Tig iron trr.de was never better than now,1 were the words used by a magnate in tha line. The other related indiibtrics are re ported brisk and remunerative. The iron steel and metal trades generally arc workin ; notr in perfect harmony with no cutting 6 rates. There seems to be enough and mon than enough for all to do. Large orders fo : rails have to go to England to be filled , thi railroads here ch-manding supplies faster thai the crowded American mills can turn out tin product. Hardware will be cheap am abundant , and the volume of business prom IECS to be quite as good as last year. Price ! tiavc reached a level which the dealers clain to be as low as in England , and there is nt prospect of a rise. This state of affairs ha ; sut a check upon production , and mauu 'acturcs say they intend to go slojr. The wholesale grocers quote trade bettci Jian at this season in a Ions time. The tobacco and cigar business holds its > wn. wn.One of the most extensive dealers In watches n Maiden Lane said the watch and jewelrs rade , which is the first to be affected by hard imcs and the last to come up , la In bcttei rendition than for many years. Inquiry among leading representatives nt lueiness shows a very encouraging state ol tunes GOSSIP. Some of the national banks have been ery tardy in forwarding reports of their ondition , in response to the calls made y the comptroller of the currency , and it ppears that for a long time past the pen- Ity of § 100 a day for such default has ot been imposed. Some of the habitual elinquents among the banks are again be- ind hand on the call made for August 27 , ml the comptroller has decided to impose : ie penalty in a sufficient number of cases 3 establish a precedent , and on future ills the banks will be notified of the strict iforcement of the law and the penalties iii ise of neglect. Secretary Lamar has cone to New Eng- .ml for a vacation of faeveral weeks. Thilo away he will prepare the address hich he is to deliver at the unveiling of ie monument to John C. Calhoun , at iiarleston , S. C. , next November. Secretary Bayard still sticks to his desk i the state department , and will probably > t start on his vacation for several weeks. e will then go to Saratoga Springs. By- siting until late in the season , when the owcl of fasnionables have left the springs , ie secretary hopes to enjoy the waters icrc , which have always been beneficial to m , just as well as earlier in the season , id obtain what he especially needs rest id recuperation. Thomas C. Mann of Louisiana has been > pointcl to ba envoy entrwordinary and inister plenipotentiary of the United ates to Mexico. John Dny of South Car- ina to be consul to the United States at .ixpan. Charles II. Sirnonton of Charles- n , ? . C. , to be United States districtjudge r the district of South Carolina. PUXISIIIXG THE SATAGES. Tie steamer Mardoa , which arrived at in Francisco on the 4th from Sidney , .i&traba , brought news of the arrival ere of the German war-ship Albatross : > m among the Hibridss islands , where e had been for the purpose of punishing e natives for the murder of German sub- its at the island of Leneur. A crowd , ol med natives , who had gathered on the ach , were fired into and a hundred or ore killed. The village of Tombolonga , i the island of Penlacost , was then bom- .rtlcd and many more natives werekilled. When a landing was effected at the latter ice portions of human bodies werefound , it most of the bodies had apparently en carried awny. On both islands all e native villages that were found were rued. On Leneur a man named Klein d on Pentacost a man of the German iiooner Apoln had been murdered by the tives. Before the Albatross returned to dney she is reported to have proceeded the Caroline islands and hauled down a German flags flying there. CAl'ITULATES. Nbgales ( Ariz. ) dispatch : Information .s reached here that Lieut. Clark arrived Calabasas last night with the intelli- nce from Gen. Miles that while the latter is marching side by side with Capt. Law- n , Geronimo came up saying that the In- ins were out of provisions and aramuni- > n , were faint and hungry and would give > their arms and surrender unconditioa- y. HRED OF DICTATION. inil Treat With Employes Individually , &M ' JVbt irith Outside Societies. Boston special : Last spring , through tlyj intervention of tho Knights ol La schedule ot prices bor , a new and elaborate and codo of rules to bo in force in tho tan neries of New England was adopted , to re main in force until the first of October. The manufacturers have found themselves heavily burdened by this agreement , nnd whilo they will stand by it according to their promise , they declare that after ita expiration they will have no further deal ing with the Knights. A meeting of leather manufacturers > vns held in tho board of trade rooms at Woburn this afternoon , at which about 85 per cent of the fiims were represented. One of tho managers said : "Leather is being placed on the market to day at a loss , under tho schedule adopted last April with the Knights of Labor. My firm entered into an agreement in good faith , nnd we propose to keep it until tho -f- 30th of this month , but the fact is wehave been obliged to pay out between § 800 and § 1,000 more under the present prices than we did underthe old system. That money is sunk. We have not been able to com pete with outside labor , and now all that remains for us to do is to close our fac tories until we are allowed to run our own business and not be dictated to by outside parties. "The fact is the men are getting this in crease of wsigc.s iiiul elo about 10 per cont less work than before by killing time. Wo do not control our shops for there is n power greater than we within that body known as the Knights of Labor. We are prepared and stand ready to talk with tho men , but wo will not trndewiththat organ ization any more1. We are done with that business for good. " The meeting lasted about two hours and a half , and it is said to have been quite har monious. One leather manufacturer said : We have had enough of this dictation busi ness , and now we propose either to run our own business or close up when the time shall have come , unless the men will conio to us and be treated as individuals. " Another manufacturer said that while the leather men had no desire to precipi tate a crisis at tho present time , yet they intended to be prepared for any emergency that might arise. A prominent Knight of Labor said it was understood hist spring when the manufacturer ! * signed the agree ment , that although it proposed to run un til the 1st day of October , still it was to go on indefinitely. It Hccms by this , he snid , the manufacturers do not so understand the matter , and will not listen to anything of that nature. "If the " said manufac men wish. a large turer , "to work , and will come to us indi vidually , and not as members of that or ganization , we shall be glad to meet them , but after nearly six months' dealing with that organization we do not propose to be dictated to any longer by them. " Another meeting of the leather men will bo held this week. Unless the matter is set tled before October 1 , some 12,000 men will be thrown out. FORTY THOUSAND IX ZT.VZT. Chicago dispatch : The annual street parade in this city to-day was the most loteworthy ever made by the labor organ- zutions of Chicago , both in point of num bers and in point of equipment. The day ivns warm , but perfect in all other respects or a street display. The column began noving at 10:30 o'clock , and marching iteadily was two hours in passing. The tolunin was divided into nine divisions and ilose computation put the number of narchers in line at between 30.000 and 10,000. The feature in the parade was contained n the remarkable uniformity shown by ach division of marchers , the latter all bo- rij ? equipped with canes and generally wear- ug slouch hats of gray cr dark color. All nules inarched by columns of fours , well lo.sed up , and generally moving with great irecision and regularity. One column ol 100 employes of bank and safe manufac- urers wore white tiles. The column of aurneyincn tailors , numbering 1,000. woro flute derhys and presented probably tho inest appearance of any divi&ion of march- rs. rs.The The American flag was carried by each livision and there were very fuw mottoes m the banners borne in the columns. One 'I ' the trucks in line carried a figure of a wenty-foot giant , stamping out cheap xbor , idolized by thefigure of si Chinaman , 'he procession concluded with almost an ndless display of manufactured goods or aily decorated wagons. Oneof the Ivnights T Labor assemblies carried a banner it- cribcd , "Avoid all Politicians. " There are now three men residing in Fre- lout of the seven who first settled and baked out the city Aug. 26 , 183G. THE MARKETS. OMAHA. 'HEAT No. 2 AKIKY No. 2 44 YK No. 2 44 oitx No. 2 mixed 20 ATS No. 2 20 UTTER Choice table 20 UTTER Fair to good 15 GGS Fre.sh 12 iiiciCENS Old per doz 2 75 fiiCKEXS Spring per doz. . . 1 50 _ in EMONS Choice , pcrbox. . . 9 75 @ 10 00 PPLE3 Choice per bbl 250 ( , 3 00 IAXS Naivys. per bu 1 25 ( § } 1 50 MOXS Per barrel 3 75 ( a ; 4 00 OTATOHS Per bushel 55 @ 00 OJIATOIIS Per bu. box 1 25 @ 1 30 roor. Fine , per lb 10 @ 18 sens Timothy 2 20 50 ; : EI > S Blue Grass 1 30 40 AY Baled , per ton 0 50 00 AY In bulk 6 00 00 ocs Mixed packing 4 40 50 EEVKS Choice steers 4 20 50 IEEP Fair to good 2 75 00 NEW YORK. 'HEAT No. 2 red 88 'HEAT Ungraded red 8G JKX No. 2 50 \TS Mixed western 33 . ; > KK 10 50 i \KD 7 GO CHICAGO. LOUR Winter. 4 05 LOUR Patents 4 30 'HEAT Perbushel 7G > KX Per bushel ? . 40 vis Per bubhel 25 ? : ) RK 10 15 50 OGS Packing & shipping. 4 75 LTTLE Stockers 2 00 ( IEEP Natives 2 00 ( i ST. LOUIS. 'HEAT No. 2 red 77K ( < > RX Per bushel 37j ( j vrs Per bushel 25 ; ( j OGS Mixed packing 4 25't t LTTLE Stockers 3 25 ( i IEEP Common to choice 3 00 ( i KANSAS CITY. HEAT Per bushel 63 ( IRK Per bushel 33Js ( ITS Per bushel 24 ( .TTLE Stockers 2 20 ( 3 ; OGS Good to choice 410 41 65 w IEEP Common to good. . 4 50 @ 4 95