THE M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. M. KIMITIELli , PublUlior.
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McCOOK , : : NEB.
K ABOUT NEBRASKA.
fj The School Census by Counlies.
j J The new census of the school popula-
hi tion in Nebraska , as taken annually , is
nearly receivod complete , at the office
T * of the stato superintendent. Thoro yet
5 1 remain the counties of Box Butte ,
jf.f Cedar , Dixon and Wheeler to make re
ports. In round numbers tho school
population in tho state shows an in
crease for tho last year of about thirty
thousand. The largest increase is made
by Douglas county. Lancaster shows
nn increaso of 1,000. The following aro
-a . . tho returns by counties :
w ; C.031 JolinHon 3.917
IJSfcrr : rah s : , gj
Jlft'no ' 252 Kcjhtt I'jiba : : " ifjt
Koono 3.025 Knox . . . . . 3.135
Ijrown 2,015 Lancaster 15,183
"uf , t . . 3W Lincoln . . 2.JM
jjuuer 6,131 Loup 533
* ' 7.470 Lognn 313
Choyenno 3.013 Mudlson 4.319
, < * "y . Merrick .
- J.027 3.0CS
.
'
• , C'haao .
f 1.101 Nunco 1 Vi I
" "f - C.8C0 Nenmha 4.550
CoWax 4.145 Nuckolls 3.331
Coming. . .
„ 3.732 Otoo 7 202
wt r. „ .438 Pawnee 3 BOO i
Iawson 2.9J8 Perkins 1.218
Savc } ? - ' . ll Phelps 1.398 j
"nkota 1 > ! uy I'l r < ; 1.576 :
Bodge G.8C3 Platte 5.157
JJouCIub 23.129 Polk 3.051
5.1 , , y 1 > 03Ilcl Willow 2.S02 :
Im 10"J G.523 HIchardHon C.721
1
grnnklin 2.R3S Sallno 7.310
Frontier 2.311 Sarpy 2.123 ;
" ms 3.428 Saunders 7.703
"a&YV 9-01c SIoux 413 !
GarfloM 5.20 Sewa-d 5,552
Cjreeley l. 2S Sherman 2.232
i * ° sj > er. 1.500 Sheridan 1.8S5
4laU- : , - * / C240 Stanton 1.4C3
Hamilton 4,727 Thayer 4.150
JSr > ! Jn . . . . . . . . . . 3.004 10.2C Thomas Valley 2,332 37
Htchcock . . . . . . 1.8S7 Washington 4,417
Jolt. C.491 Wayne 1.158
Toward 3.290 Webster. 3,855
leirorson 4.905 York 054
The school population of the follow-
ng places is returned : Nebraska City
( .113 , Hastings 2,063 , Grand Island 2- ,
25 , Plattsmouth 1,892 , Kearney 1,877 ,
Fremont 1.630.
Serious Accident on Ihe Union Pacific
Cheyenne special to the Omaha Bee :
3ie first accident of importance on the
Jheyenne & Northern branch of the
Jnion Pacific occurred to-day , when a
iassenger engine collided with awork
rain. Three persons were killed out-
ight. Two received injuries which will
robably result fatally and four others
Tere seriously injured. The killed are :
John Hader , passenger conductor.
John Mayfield , passenger brakeman.
Charles lieem , fireman.
The injured are :
Engineer Chris Madsen , contusion of
lie head and body burned. Engineer
brooks , scalded and burned. The re-
overy of these two men is doubtful ,
ohn Toole was injured in the head and
pine. Thomas Walsh , shoulder
prained and burned. Boadmaster De-
raey , ankle dislocated. Andrew
[ eenan , slightly injured by jumping
: om the work-train engine.
The accident occurred near Bordouax ,
ighty-four miles from Cheyenne. A
nshout of tho road six miles north of
iordeaux was being repaired by a work-
ain. When the north-bound passen-
er train arrived at Bordeaux its crew
jceived orders to run to the scene of
le was&dnl with an empty engine to
sarn whether the road could be used by
le passenger train. While malting this
in the engine collided with the work-
• ain which had finished repairs sooner
lan was expected and was returning to
Bordeaux at full speed. The bodies of
le killed were brought to Cheyenne
lis evening and four of the injured sent
) the Union Pacific hospital at Denver.
STATE JOTTINGS IN BRIEF.
The fire reporter system has been
itrodnced in Omaha in connection
ith the fire department.
Church Howu informs the citizens
f "Kearney that the Mi-souri Pacific is
oming to that city.
Union Paciliiiuu < rs threaten to
; o ont if the B. & M. is allowed to haul
olid trains across the bridge at Omaha.
The sheriff of Cass county is look-
ig for a sixteen-year-old boy who stole
Texas pony from its owner in that
ounty.
John Wilber , an old and prominent
itizen of Blair , died suddenly at the
ipper "table in that city last week. His
lalady was heart disease.
The Grand Island Trotting associ-
tion have their races June 5 , 5 , and 7.
1Sayes..X. $2,400 are offered
or speed. Horses are entered from
) enver , Kansa3 City and Omaha.
John D. Moore , the manager of the
Jnion Pacific railroad company at
Jrand Island , has resigned and has ac-
epted the presidency of the Bank of
Jouiinerce of that city.
Articles of incorporation of the Xe-
> raska & Western railway company
Fere filed in the office of tho secretary
i state last week. The names of the
ocorporators were not those of railway
aagnates , but recent rumors and com-
aents lead to the inference that if any
if the trunk lines are behind the con-
emplated road it must be the Illinois
Central seeking an extension to Nebras-
: a fields. The termini of the road are
ocated at the town of Covington , Da
cota county , on the east boundary of
bo state , and a point on the west boun-
" ary of the state between the forty-sec-
md and forty-third parallels of latitude.
SL-In Omnlia , in broaa daylight , a
hief the other day entered the resi
dence of Joseph Garneau , and stole
ewelry and other property worth $2,500.
Broken Bow has decided to invest
in a citv hall , and proposes to issue
3onds to 'the amount of $16,000.
The strike of tho bricklayers at
Dmaha is over , the men yielding to the
temands of the contractors and return-
ng to work at the rate of $4.50 for nine
* .
lours work.
Decoration day was observed in
Franklin by one of the largest crowds
sver assembled in the Bepublican val-
ey. The procession , reaching from the
jusiness part of the city to the cemetery ,
me and one-half miles , was headed by
he martial band , followed by Ben
Franklin post 136 and by the Gage
jadets of Franklin academy , then by
ichool children with flowers , and then
• itizens in carriages and on foot. -
The prohibitionists of Nebraska
lave served notice upon the people of
Lincoln that they will invade that city
m July 4th , and hold the , biggest cele
the stato.
bration of that land ever in
Tho Nebraska Editorial association
a making big arrangements for amnse-
nent and instruction at Crete during
; he meeting of the Chautauqua.
Bain , Talmage , Palmer , Hurlbut ,
Dnrvea , Cumnock , Holmes , Kussell ,
Thrstycar-oid daughter of Le6pold
SSKkSpS , took Shewilliecove strychnine pre- ,
I \
A Mr. Roberta of Lewis , Cass coun
ty , Iowa , arrived at Elkhorn last week
in search of his youthful sou , who start
ed west a short time ago to kill Indians. *
Tho father found his son in company
with two more youthful bad , bad men
and Indian slayers , camped un the Elk-
horn river about two miles from Elk-
horn. Tho trio wore mounted and
equipped a la cowboy white hatslcath-
er bands , huge Mexican spurs and all
All were returned to their anxious * .J *
rents. * "
Herman tho /
, 12-year-o/d SQn 0
Olof Nelson , living near vyalson wa8
kicked in tho forehead A
b
horse. A largo piece A
f
bone was knocked or /\00 \ Tnd
ti uuned . in * * inho b ° y wiU
-Last wce1
- postomco
in8pector
ueorgo H. Waterbury arrested Jesse
loguc , w A0 jjag 1)Cen unt1 } ] ateiy a cier ] .
in , tho # Central City , Neb. , postoffice.
O , og Toguo's father is postmaster at
* antral City , and naturally had eveiy
/ confidence in his pon's integrity and
ability , but it seems the young man had
i c- - . .x i A "ooncmtlnnp and habits , and
been systematically robbing reKimrt ? .x
j letters and ordinary mail , especially re-
i mittances of money order funds sent to
' Omaha for deposit. Ho would cunning-
, ly take out a part , seal up the register
and it would be reported short at Oma-
• ha. Finally tho inspector commenced
; to _ shadow him and discovered his oper-
atious , and as a result arrested him.
Broken Bow special : Yesterday a
Mr. State of Dry Valley , some sixteen
miles east , became deranged and last
night left homo very suddenly. lie
was barefooted and in his shirt sleeves.
Officers are on tho hunt for him. Re
ports aro also recived that Mr. J. Liver-
more , of Sareront , has become violently
insane and that officers will soon have
him in safe keoping. Mr. Livermore is
a supervisor from , that part of the
county.
A homesteader over near Garfield
met with tho loss of a fine horse. He
recently dug a new well on his place ,
and was engaged in scraping dirt into
tho old one and filling it up. In some
manner one of the horses slipped into
the latter and could not be extricated.
It was then decided to begin some dis
tance away from the well and dig a tun
nel into it thus releasing the animal.
About the time this was completed the
earth caved and imprisoned the man.
After considerable difficulty he was re
leased , but the animal died in her place
of confinement.
Some of the canines about Broken
Bow have been poisoned lately , among
them quite a number of valuable ani
mals. The marshal will endeavor to
ferret out the guilty parties.
A. public meeting of the citizens of
O'Nell , was held to consider a Fourth
of July celebration. It was decided to
give the eagle a grand send-off on that
day.
By a runaway at Grand Island. Mr.
Bogers was thrown from his wagon , ten
sacks of flour lighting on top of him.
He was quite seriously injured , being
unconscious .for a time.
Lincoln is short on plasterers , ac
cording to one of the papers there , the
editor of which hunted three weeks
without success for one to do a joV.
- -Frank Hatton , who recently visited
Omaha , sayg he was not there to buy i ,
the Omaha Bepublican , as had been
mentioned insome of the daily papers.
The Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad company has filled
in the office of the secretary of state a
copy of resolutions passed by the board
-directors of the company authorizing
the company to purchase the North
eastern Nebraska railroad.
An Omaha barber ( colored ) had
rheumatism in his legs and tried to cure
it by saturating his limbs with kerosene.
Some of the kerosene was spilled on the
floor and caught fire. F lames commu
nicated to his leg and he was seriously
if not fatally burned. The house also
caught fire , necessitating the calling out
of the fire department.
Kearney is taking steps to secure a
canning and pickle factory.
Hay is worth $12 a ton in Lincoln
and is a very scarce article at these fig
ures.
Johnson county has a population of
13,000 and 241,920 acres of unsurpassed
farming land. The assessed valuation
is $2,050,352 , about 20 per cent of the
real value.
David Mahoney , employed in an
Omaha restaurant , attempted last Sun
day to start the fire with kerosene.
There was an explosion , and Mahoney
is so badly burned that his life is en
dangered.
David Thropp , a German laborer ,
hailing from Grand Island , was robbed
in a box car in the Union Pacifio yards
at Omaha the other day. He was mak
ing his way to Kansas City and , al
though well supplied with money , he
preferred to beat his way. He fell in
with two of the migratory element ,
who , seeing that he had money , per
suaded him to join them , as they , too ,
weie going to Kansas City. They en
ticed him intc a box car and with a per
suasive pistol made him yield up all he
had $40. The robbers of course es
caped.
caped.Mrs.
Mrs. Searle , the wife of a former
Union Pacific locomotive" engineer , su
icided in Chicago last week by shooting
herself through the heart.
A drayman named Haskins , of Lin
coln , has "filed a claim of $1,000 against'
that city for damages sustained by him
self through driving into a ditch left
open on the street.
The people of Fairbury are getting
about tired of waiting on Mr. Strang to
fulfill his water works contract. The
contract is in fact void already from
failure on his part to meet its require
ments.
Aurora is soon to bo without an op
era house , the building now used to be
devoted to other purposes. A man with
means will find a good opening in Auro
ra for putting up a building for amuse
ment purposes.
Tho Kearney New Era says assu
rance has been made that tho Army of
the Platte will come to that city the lat
ter part of Aujrust , for drill , and that
they will remain about six weeks. This
will make the the largest body of sol
diers that has been together since the
close of the unpleasantness. Extensive
preparations will be made for their con
venience during the stay.
Col. Conner of Plattsmouth has six
thousand acres of land in Stanton coun
ty. He has seventy-five teams engaged
in breaking prairie , and proposes having
this year a cornfield of 3,300 acres.
Falls City has organized a gun club.
Tho South Omaha Union Stock
Yards company has done so well that a
10 per cent dividend is to bo declnr&2.
Work on the 'city water works sys
tem of Tecumseh is about to com
mence.
Gov. Thayer has' consented to nd-
; dre.cs tho graduating claw ; of the West j j
' Point high school , June Sth. J i
At\m \ rrrrri r
-A Valentino . <
EayB. Jolm
Yeast , the ass
of thia precinct
lnchl ° cl dr
? - Fort Niobrara , was or-
OnnrS t- * o military reservation by
S7 A'nutz yesterday while in the
/uSar oofhis duty. General Kautz
"ftnrxl the right to tax the property of
p. /.ons on tho reserve , thereby con-
acting civil with military authority.
A now tariff on lumber has been is
sued by the B. fe M. that is in part one
of tho results of the recent action
brought by Lincoln lumber dealers
against tho B. & M. before the state
beard of transportation.
Tho citizens of Greeley have made
up a purse of $25 for tho champion base
ball club of Greeley county , none but
Greeley boys to play , tho game to come
ff in two weeks.
The butchers of Lincoln are seri
ously considering forming a stock com
pany to build a beef packing house.
TJie idea is to secure inspection regula
tions that will shut out tho refrigerator
car meats , and then slaughter for home
consumption and a moderate amount of
• export.m .
m soucrnl or
manager tho Union
Pacific , says the Omaha "Ror > ni H < yiu.
has been authorized to expend $1,000,000
this year , in now equipment. That
amount of money will buy a great many
engines and cars , both of which the
road is badly in need of. A number of
contracts havo already been let , but as
yet the details cannot bo obtained. It
is understood though that forty now en
gines will bo ordei'cd , averaging in cost
tibout $10,000 each , and the balance goes
into coaches , emigrant sleepers and
freight a\rs ; also 500 furniture cars.
Work is being pushed forward on
Tecumseh's canning factory and the in
stitution will soon be ready for opera
tion.
The contract for the inside finish of
the Nebraska City postoffice has been
let for $21,875. The material is oak.
Within thirty days twelve inches * of
rain fell in Buffalo county.
A new weekly paper , devoted to so
ciety matters , is to be established at
Lincoln.
Mr. Krag , of Omaha , has made ar
rangements to establish a wholesale
beer depot in Grand Island.
Otis Amarino , of Niobrara , took his
placo in the pen last week for a term of
3'ears. Ho was sent up for the crime of
rape.
Gov. Thayer took part in memorial
day exercises at Omaha. Exercises
were held on the high school grounds.
Wahoo has decided positively that
it will have saloons the coming year.
The Central Nebraskiv National
bank , of David City , is now doing busi
ness on a paid up capital of $100,000.
A camp of the sons of veterans is to
be mustered in at Plattsmouth.
A THREATENED RUPTURE IN GERMANY.
Influences Hostile to Prince Bixmarch Ji -
play llenewetl Activit/ .
BeeiiIn , June 3. No sooner has Em
peror Frederick seemed assured of some
prolongation of life than influences hos
tile to Prince Bismarck have displayed
renewed activity. The conflict between
, the liberal tendencies of the emperor
and the chancellor's policy , which has
been latent at the outset of the reign ,
now threatens to t-ud in an open rup
ture.
ture.The
The emperor is swayed by the opinion
of the empress , who has resumed the
active domain she secured during the
illness of the emperor at San Bemo.
Prince Bismarck had warning of the
coming troubles last week in a commu
nication from the emperor , blaming
Minister Von Puttkamer for abusing
the government influence at elections.
Prince Bismarck returned from Var-
zin , and in an interview found the em
peror desirous of reconstructing the
ministry , and also opposed to { riving as
sent to the quinquennial landtag bill.
Under the advice of Dr. Friedberg tho
emperor signed the bill , at the same
time advising Bismai-ck that he hoped
this concession would be followed by re
forms in the ministry. When Bibinarck .
left the emperor on Thursday the crisis
appeared to have been settled. To-day ]
it transpires that Bismarck has been con
sulting his colleagues on the order of .
the emperor for the postponement of .
the publication of the law. It was re-
ported that the emperor had cancelled ( •
his signature. ' The report , however , is j
unconfirmed. The ministerial circle
looks for the worst. The progressists
rejoice at the prospect of the advent of -
a liberal regime. The crisis has not "
reached the climax of the resignation of .
the ministry , and until Prince Bismarck '
has again consulted the emperor the is
sue of the conflict is doubtful , but the \
situation is grave enough to cause proj j
found uneasiness. _ _ j
Owing probably to anxiety , combined
with yesterday's fatigue , the emperor
became worse to-day , his fever reap-
penred , the discharge of pus copious , -
and general exhaustion greater. _ j
The doctors forbade his goinginto ,
the park this evening , seeiug that he >
was greatby fatigued. '
The passport regulations on the front- <
ier are already becoming relaxed. To
day's Slrasburg Gazette announces that
passengers by the eastern express hav
ing through tickets from Paris to tho
interior of Germany will be released
from the obligation to produce their
passports provided thej' do not leave the
train within Alsace-Lorraine. The
pass embassy reports that 720 passports
were received Thursday and yestordaj' .
Tho execution of the regulations proves
that the government's sole object is to
keep out of Alsace-Lorraine that class
of travelers who foment agitation for a
reunion of the province to France.
M. Gobelet's speech in reply to
Premier Von Tiza's statements has been
badly received in the Berlin and Vi
enna foreign offices. His thrusts at
Hungary and his allusions to the Ger
man frontier measures decided tho
Austro-Hungarian ministers to curtly
reaffirm their peaceful intentions toward
France.
Murder of Four Persons.
Viroqua ( Wis. ) dispatch : Information
was received here to-day of the murder
of four persons last night in the town of
Kickapoo. Mr. and Mrs. Beuben
Drake , an old couple , were shot dead in
their own house by unknown pnitie.-
and the throats of their two little gra'id-
children were cut from ear to ear. The
lifeless bodies were found this morning
when the neighbors made an investiga
tion because of the unusual quiet about
tho house. The old couple lay on the
floor and the children wore stretched on
their beds. Everything was turned up
side down inside the house , and it is
supposed that the murder was the re
sult of an attempt at robbery. Tho old
man had been known to receive pension
money , and it is supposed that the rob
bers were in quest of this. As Mr. and
Mrs. Drake were fully dressed it is sup
posed the murder occurred early in tho
evening. The neighborhood is greatly
excited , but there is no clue to tho per
petrators.
The Overton Building association
of Overton , Dawson county , has filed
articles of incorporation in the office of [
the secretarj' of state.
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The Great Railway Manager's Health.
Kaksas City , June 8. Jay Gould is
undoubtedly a very sick man. Evory
effort is being made to keep his true
condition from tho public , and tho re
sult iB that very conflicting reports aro
being sent out. Tho result of a careful
investigation justifies the assertion that
Mr. Gould is dangerously sick. The
Gould parti' returned to this city from
Omaha last Friday morning with tho
express intention of returning at once
to New York. At tho union depot
ho was "seen by several who were
familiar with his face , and all agreed
that he was worn and haggard looking.
When the train arrived Dr. Munn went
to a drug store and got a prescription
filled. Ho stated that Mr. Gould wa < *
Buffering from brain and stomach
troubles and was suffering from insom
nia , which had been growing worse ever
since ho left Now York on Thursday
night. He could not sleep at all until
about 4 o'clock , when he fell.into a fit
ful doze. A consultation was held by
Drs. Munn and Outten and it was de
cided that it was best to go to Colorado
instead of returning home , in tho hope
that several d ys of the mount i mr ,
would be benefice * ° _ tu
patient tt'e trjuu arrived at Council
IJrove , Kan. , at sundown and was side
tracked in order that Mr. Gould's night's
rest should not bo broken. Tho party
left later in the morning and spent Satur
day night at Greeley , on the western
border of Kansas. This morning they
started for Pueblo , reaching there this
evening. Advices from all points along
the lino show there is no improvement
and there has been an accession of
nervousness. An old acquaintance , who
had seen Mr. Gould while at the union
depot , said that it was his belief that he
could not live two months , as he had
never seen such a general breaking
down as was shown on every feature of
Mr. Gould. '
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A. Synopsis of Proceedings in the Senate and
House of Representatives.
Senate. In the senate on the 23th
Mr. Frye , from the committee on com
merce , reported back the river and har
bor appropriation bill. Tho report of
the committee , he said , could not possi
bly bo ready under a week. Whenever
it was ready he would call up the bill.
The senate then went into executive
session , and remained with closed doors
till 5 o'clock. Then the doors were re
opened , and the senate proceeded ( still
in executive session ) to vote on the fol
lowing resolution , which was agreed to
without division : Besolved , That the
injunction of secrecy be removed from
all proceedings of the senatein refer
ence to the treaty with Great Britain ,
now under consideration.
House. After introduction of bills in
the house on the 20th , that body went
into committee of tho whole on the leg
islative , executive and judicial appro- ,
priation bill. In connection with the ]
action on the salary of tho first auditor j
of the treasuryMr. . Kerr , of Iowa , com
mented on civil service reform as prac- !
ticed b3' the democrtic party , and sent •
to the clerk's desk and had read a circu-
lar letter to the fuders ! office holders in ]
Ioa , written by the secretary of the ]
democratic stato committee of Iowa , 1
asking for voluntary contributions. A
sharp interchange on the merits of tho '
civil service law and the attitude of tho I
two parties toward it , then took placo I
between Messrs. Weaver , of Iowa ,
Steele , of Indiana , Cannon , of Illinois , i
and others. On motion of Mr. Kerr , of <
Iowa , the assistant treasurer at New Ori i
leans was fixed at $4,000 instead ol 1
$4,500 , as provided by the bill. After J
completing consideration of sixty of the J
110 pages of tho bill , tho committee (
rose. '
Senate. The senate on the 29th '
passed the bill to revive the grade of
general of the army , and conferring it |
on Lieutenant General Sheridan. Only (
seven votes were cast in the negative. (
Mr. Frye then resumed his argument • <
against the fisheries treaty , dwelling at *
some length on the headlands theory ;
that it had never been reduced to prac-
tice except in two cases , when it was
overruled , and that it would have re-
niained settled had not Secretary Bay- *
ard opened it. Mr. Beck , having 1
undertaken to controvert some of Mr. i
Frye's statements , the latter replied if 1
Great Britain contended sho owned the 1
United States of America , ho supposed 1
the ' senator from Kentucky would say t
there should be a treaty to settle the
difficulty. Mr. Beck I mean to say it 1
is better to settle the difficulties be1
tween friendly nations by negotiations i
than b3r war. Mr. Frye If you yield <
everything and the other yields nothing f
I deny it. I say a great republic like *
ours ought , some time or other , to stand t
for right. Applause in the gellaries. t
House. Immediately after reading of (
the journal , tho house on tho 29th went \
into committee of the whole on the legisa- t
tive , executive and judicial appropria-
tions bill. The committee finally rose <
and reported the bill and the amend
ments to the house. Mr. Holman of
Indiana demanded a separate vote on
the amendment increasing the clerical
force of the civil service commission , j
The vote resulted 33 to 37 and the point
of no quorum was made. Tho house •
then adjourned until Thursday. '
Senate. The conference committee <
reported in the senate on the 31st on i
O'Neill's labor bill , sent from the house , 1
and it was passed. The senate then 1
proceeded to the consideration of the i
senate bill to quiet the title of settlers I
on the Dos Moines river in Iowa. Ar- \
guments in its favor were made bj * Mr. f
Wilson , of Iowa , and against by Mr. .
Evarts , avIio favored his own bill pro
posing to indemnify the settlers upon [
the lands in question. The bill was ' .
passed. It declares that all lauds im- i
in Iowa - the de-
properly certified to I13the - j
partmcut of the interior under the act
of August 8 , 1S46 , as referred to in the '
joint resolution of March 2 , 1S01. for
which indemnity lands were selected '
and received by the state of Iov.a , as 1
provided in the ' act of 1SG2 , are public 1
lands of the United States ; provided '
that , the title of all bona fide settlers '
under color of title from the state of ]
Iowa and its grantees , or the United '
States and its grantees , which do not !
come in conflict with pre-emption or !
homestead claimants , are ratified and
confirmed and made valid : provided. • '
further , that the claims of all persons
who , with intent in good faith to obtain '
title thereto under the pre-emption or '
homestead laws of the United States , :
entered or remained upon any tract of '
said land prior to January , 18S0 , not ex- :
ceeding 1C0 acres , are confirmed and '
made valid in them , their heirs , or their 1
proper assigns , and upon due proof :
thereof and payment of tho usual price :
or fees , where the same have not been (
paid , shall be carried to patent ; pro- \
vided , further , that the title of all bona
fide claimants under the color of title '
from the state of Iowa and its grantees ,
or the United States and its grantees ,
which do not come in conflict with per1 1
sons who with intent and good faith to ' •
obtain title thereto under pretext of '
pre-emption or the homestead law of '
the United States , settled upon said
land prior to January , 18S0 , are con- ]
firmed and made valid. ]
Enterprising men of THy cs hive or- .
gauized a company to start a canning 1
factory. <
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House. Mr. O'Neill , of Missouri ,
presented in tho house on tho 81st a
conference report on his bill to create a
department of labor , which was ac
cepted and tho bill passed in substan
tially tho samo Bhapo as it cam a from
tho senate. Tho house then proceeded
to tho consideration of the roport of tho
committee of tho whole on tho legisla
tive appropriation bill. The first amend
ment upon which a division was de
manded was that increasing tho clerical
force of the civil service commission ,
which was adopted. Committees were
called for on reports , aud thou on mo
tion of Mr. Mills , and without a nega
tive voice , tho house went into commit
tee of tho whole for consideration of the
tariff bill , continuing thus until the hour
of adjournment.
Senate. On receipt of tho nomina
tion of General Sheridan to bo general
of the army , tho senate on tho 2d went
into executive session and confirmed
tho nomination. The senate then pro
ceeded to consideration of tho Indian
appropriation bill. A colloquy took
place between Senators Plumb and
Hates in regard to the administration of
tho office of commissioner of Indian af
fairs , the former asserting that the con
dition of things in Indian Territory was
worse now tuqn it has been for many
years ; that there ncvor was a time whon
the traders so dominated the Indian ,
when tho Indian was brought so much
in debt by the exactions of tho trader ,
and when so much liquor was sold ; and
that the commissioner had no experi
ence , was advanced in years , and was
unequal to the position , while Mr. Bates
defended the character , ability , honesty
and efficiency of the commissioner , and
challenged the senator from Kansas to
prove his assertions , which Mr. Plumb
promised to do. Tho bill was finally
passed.
House. Under tho call of committees
for reports , tho committee on public
buildings reported bills to authorize tho
construction of a public building at
Burlington , la. , appropriating $12,000
for the completion of tho public build-
ing at Peoria , 111. , and increasing tho
appropriation for the erection of a pub
lic building at Winona , Minn. The bill
making Sheridan general of the army
was taken up t-nd passed. Mr. Oates ,
of Alabama , weut on record as opposed
to the bill. The legislative appropria- '
tion bill was then passed. The customs '
deficiency appropriation bill was passed >
with tho senate amendments by the '
house committee. It now goes to tho
senate once more. The house then went '
into committee of the whole on the tarift '
bill. An evening session was held at ;
which the house passed a number of
pension bills. 1
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THE MURDERER OF OLD AND YOUNG. ]
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Having Tirade Confession , the Populace Made •
Short Worli of His Career. I
Viroqua ( Wis. ) dispatch : Andrew *
Grandstaff was captured while in bed (
last night by a Pinkerton detective and ,
two local officers. To-day the detectives t
pumped a full confession out of him. (
Ho intended to rob old man Drake , but *
was unable to make him disclose the '
place where the family valuables were j
hid. Thi3 led to his killing. Mrs. ]
Drake attempted to shoot Grandstaff
and he killed her in the presence of the 1
two children. To prevent the little ones
telling he cut their throats. *
Grandstaff has been known c
as an ig-
norant but cunning and daring semi- - ,
desperado. He has been a participant n
in several affrays and tho associate of j
hard characters. Little is known of
Ins antecedents , only that he was of .il- {
legitimate birth. As the people were :
greatby excited and lynching was threat- j
ened , troops were promptly ordered out
by Governor Busk.
At a late hour to-night 1,000 deter- ,
mined men surrounded the jail but tho ;
authorities refused to give up the pris- j
oner. The barricades were then broken \
Sown and the officers were overpowered. .
An hour was spent in breaking down the J
steel cage , and then the prisoner fought
with desperate fury against those who j
sought to enter.
The struggle did not last , long and ho
was taken out , bound hand aiul foot , I
und was led to the porch below and there
preparations were made to hang him. A *
rope was placed around his neck and the ] I
prisoner was asked what he had to say.
He protested his innocence , but it was .
known he had made a full confession in j
the afternoon and he was not believed.
At midnight the scene at the jail was |
horrible. The prisoner was covered
with blood , having been terribly man- j
gled while the steel cage was being bat- '
tered down. He stood with a halter i
around his neck , pleading for his life. :
At 12:45 the mob hung the prisoner to a
tree in front of the court house and
then let him down to see if he would 4
confess. K
Later Grandstaff refused to mako |
the confession to the lynchers , and af
ter some time they strung him up again.
When lowered the second time ho was
dead. f ;
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Sheridan's Death Hourly Expected.
Washington , May 31. General Sher-
idan's life hangs on a slender thread to- }
night , and it is very doubtful if he ever
Bees the light of day again. At 11 A
o'clock it was reported that ho was dy
ing , and crowds of people gathered on j
the street corners and around the ho- j
tels , and discussed the latest s3mptoms
as meagrel3r given out 1 3 * the plysicians
through friends. It soon became known
that Dr. Lincoln had been called in as
an additional consulting phj'sician , and
that Dr. Pepper , the celebrated heart i
specialist , had been summoned from s
Philadelphia and was expected to
arrive on a special train some 1
time during the eaihhours
of tho morning. The pli3sicians who 1 [
have regularby stood by the bedside of r [
the gallant warrior , acknowledged that i
the disease was baffling them , and that
they were unable to tell whether he was
dj'ing or going into one of the sinking - \
spells which have brought him so near ?
death's door three or four times during l
the past week. The famil3gathered in 1
the sufferer's room at midnight , and ib
seemed that he was going. He breathpd j
ver3 * heavily and for a while it did not (
appear that he could survive an hour.
"Life is liable to go out like a snuffed
candle , at any time , " said one of the
pli3rsicians. No effort was made at mid
night to conceal the fact that the gravest
apprehensions were entertained as to the
situation. A long line of carriages and
cabs was drawn up against the curb- j. ;
stones near General Sheridan's residence
from 11 to 12 o'clock. In them came J
many officers , congressmen and public l ;
officials , who gathered in groups and
discussed the probable outcome of the t
last attack. It was the universal belief 1
that General Sheridan could not live 1
through the night. (
At 10:10 a bulletin was issued. It I
sa3-s : "Sheridan had another severe t
attack this afternoon. He has recovt ;
ered very imperfectly and his condition s
causes the greatest apprehension. At r
the request of Dr. O'Eeihy , Dr. Pep
per , professor of clinical medicine and
provost of tho university- Penns3'l- .
has been for and will
vania , telegraphed j :
arrivo here about 4 o'clock to-morrow
G '
morning. " At 12:80 : General Sheridan's
condition was unimproved. 3
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE SICK ARMY OFFICER
Tlie Dying Hero of tho tlebtlllon Made Gen
eral of the Atthy.
Washington , Juno 1. It is seldom
that a bill passes ouo house , is signed
by the presiding officer of both , goes to
tho president and receives the final act
which makes it a law , and has its pro
visions carried out , all within an hour
and a half. But this was done to-day.
Onco beforo it occurred. When Gen
eral Grant was 13'ing on his death bed , a
bill to rcstoro him to tho armj' was
rushed through both houses just as con
gress was about to adjourn , signed by
President Arthur at tho capitol , and was
followed up by the nomination of Gen-
oral Grant to a position on the retired
list and 1 > 3 * tho confirmation of the nom
ination in open executive session with
out a protest.
This morning General Spinola suc
ceeded , after a hard fight , and with tho
aid of Congressman McShane , of No-
br.iska , and others on tho democratic
aide , in overriding the objection which
had been raised 1)3Kilgoro , of Texas ,
aud Oates , of Alabama , to the bill to
recreate the grade of general of tho
arn 3' for General Sheridan.
At one time it seemed absolutely im
possible to surmount tho obstacles
which woro thrown in tho way of tho
passago of tho bill , and its defeat
seemed inevitable , but Mr. Oates slip
ped out of the room , and Mr. Kilgoro
was left to object alone. He said it was
a case of principle with him , and not on
account of any feelim ? ho had against
the lieutenant general , but he was will
ing , after many earnest requests had
been * poured upon him from all sides ,
to let his personal opinions bb brushed
aside for the time being , and at last ho
withdrew his objections. Almost in tho
twinkling of an 03-0 the bill had been
passed , and as it had alread3' .been en
rolled b3r the senate clerks nothing re-
mained but the signatures of the pre-
siding officer of each house. These
were specdih' secured , and five minutes
afterwards ' tho bill was on its way to tho
white house in charge of Senator Haw1
103 % The president had been notified <
that ' it was coming , by telegraph , (
and | had been requested to ]
havo the commission , which j
it : called for , prepared. Consequently , 1
as soon as he received tho bill from tho \
senate , he signed it and almost before 1
Senator Hawie3r could start back , a mesj
senger from the president was on his j
- to the senate the
wajto bearing signed t
bill , which had now become a law , as i
well as the nomination of Philip IT. i
Sheridan as general of the armies of the
United States. Three rings of the bell
notified all those in the senate commit
tee rooms that the senate had gone into i
executive session , and man3' senators
hastened above to see what was going
on. Before 11103' ill reached the chain- ]
her tho electric bells again ratig out five j
time , and those who heard knew that
the doors had been opened after the
executive session. 1
Word soon spread that Phil Sheridan's 1
nomination had been confirmed and ]
that nothing now remained but the
3ommission to give him the highest of
fice in the military service of the United l
States which has ever been created. It I r
was a quarter until 2 o'clock when tho t
ij ll was signed by the speaker of tho
liouse and the presiding officer of tho
senate , and one hour later Sheridan's c
aew commission was delivered to him.
At 8:45 p. m. General Sheridan signed1 -1
ihe following formal acceptance of his a
jommission as general of the army : fl
Headquarters United States Aumt , \
Washington , D. C , Juno 1. [ To tho {
Honorable Secretaiy of War. ] Sir : I f
have the honor to acknowledge the rej
ccipt of my commission as genend of 'j
the army , to which position the presig
pent has to-da3" appointed me. I heren
by accept. P. H. Sheridan , {
General. "
Senator Manderson of Nebraska was ( ]
tho only member of congress and one of \
the veiy few persons who were admitted v
to General Sheridan's sick room to-day. r
When he returned to the senate , it hav- T
ing been known that he had been up to ]
3ee General Sheridan , he was surroundt
2d by his colleagues and asked for in- c :
Formation about is condition.
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Mr. Manderson gave them his impresj (
sion , and also told them of an incident ±
ivhich occurred while he was in General % ,
Sheridan's room , which very aptby illns- { [
trates the character of the general of ( ]
the arm3 . _ j
General Sheridan was sitting in his ] j
invalid chair , and Colonel Sheridan , his c
brother , was standing 1)3T . The general
raised his right arm high above his
liead and brought it down vigorously j ,
an the arm of the chair , and said to his j
In-other : "Mike , see how strong I am. n
riiere is no use in the world of my d3'-
ing now. " Senator Manderson sa3s \ {
ixevy one present was moved to tears. -
When Senators Hawle3' and Mauderjj
jon reached the Sheridan mansion , Mrs.
Sheridan was summoned and soon apc
peared. Senator Hawley handed her f (
the commission with a few appropriate
Cl
tvords.
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Mrs. Sheridan told the senators that j :
he thanked them and all others who
iad assisted in conferring this great fc
iiouor on her hnsband.
"If an3-thing can cure him this will , "
; he said. "Early thismorninghe seemed
rreatty pleased when he learned of tfie q [
efforts that were being made. I will
show him the commission as soon as he
wakes. "
General Sheridan wcke a few mo
ments after this. Eis wife told him the y
news and the sick man seemed greatly q
pleased. c
"That's the best tonic I have had in a j ]
week , " he said. liI
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Monthly Debt Statement. e
Washington dispatch : The following C
is a recapitulation of the public debt
statement : j
IntPrest-bcarin ? debt 0
Principal S 1.021.000. 2 j
Interest lo. VJ.'JS
Totnl Sl.OSl.Cir.llO V
) pbt on which interest has ceased _ ?
t-ince maturity 2..il.c07
) ebt bearing no interest CT2.1 M' . ji
rotal Uebt principal lC25,73. > , w2 * ; '
" interest 10.725.411
:
Total ? l.rM. r.o. * 3 J ]
rotai < iebfles availablecaabitems. 1.274.7Ny | 7 < 5 j ;
SVt cash in treasury t)4.70uC17 ) tj
Lieut less ca-h in treasury June 1 , T1
1SS. " 1.1S0.01 ( .130 I-
Oebt less cash In treasury Jlay 1.
1SSS 1.1S1.G32.S.V. g
Decrease of debt during month 1.61SSK |
Decrease of debt since June U0. 1SS7. . 93,414.j
Hash in treieury available for re- , - .
duction of public debt S31.733.C37
rotal cash in treasury , as shown by ( '
treasurer's general account $ C3C.971.049 ( ) >
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Ingcrsoll Will Nominate Gresham.
.New Tork special : Unquestionably . .
he greatest oratorical event of the req
inblican national convention will be 0
he speech of Colonel Eobert G. Inger- '
.
soil , as it was in the republican convenjj
tion of 187G. Colonel Ingersoll has ( •
been invited b3 * the delegates of Illinois , g
lis native state , to present Judge
Sresham's name to the convention and
le has agreed to do so. This will be * }
he colonel's first participation in poli-
ics for several 3-cars , and if Gresham
should bo nominated he maj" be ex- '
lected to take the stump. q
• aoiud SniftaAip 9uoabi siq si } i
puu 'nopuo-j ui " u ioq sbav ojjq.i o3 auu "
o uorrtnoanv nioini.w ' .fKlrais sossaap
'Hfyi ° J JOao qou Sjoo [ 'p0 sjuoa * q
Eis-A ) n3A3s i noxi ) ' ° uin iojQq.TOC0I | li
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CHEATED THE GALLOWS WITH HIS PISTOL. |
JTearlng Caplurn a Murderer Mulcts irVij t
nith ilhnsrlf With n l'lulot. > tir
Republican City ( Nob. ) special to the I *
Omaha Beo : This placo is iu a fever ol J
excitement over a suicide which took > 7
placo hero this morning under most son- / S - ?
national circumstances. | ;
On Friday , tho fflith , a cold-blooded i ft
murder was\rbxn \ mitted at Tinton , Towa. | z ? | |
A man namJd Daniel Willford wos the % '
W
victim. All tho surroundings of the S , * * * I
crime went to show that ho had been 1 , *
killed for his money. A man named flL
Dan Ilidge , whose home is iu IlcpubliA B ' P *
can City , was in Vinton at tho time and , ; > . v ,
immediately after tho murder disap- &
peared. As thero was strong eircnm- i
stantial evidence that ho was tho nmr- * I
deror , tho Iowa officials started in if
search of him , and finally succeeded iu i 1
tracing him to his homo in ltopublican. vl
Ridge , who is a desperato character , 4 *
learned that tho ofiicors were after him , | |
and last Frida3 * locked himself in n room 41
in his house , taking with him a rille , n if *
revolver and plenty of ammunition , and I
when asked to surrender said ho would | #
ncvor be tttken alive. No ouo was will- * y\ \
ing to risk his lifo by attempting his f' / | |
captnro and tho officers and a posse sur- ' | |
rounded tho houso with the intention | 1
of starving him out. Friday night , Sat- 1 |
urday and the two nights following the | |
seige continued , when about 7 o'clock 3j
this morning a loud roport was Iward if
from tho room hold by Ilidge , followed f
1)3' a heavy fall. After cautiousbrecon - 1
noiteriug , it was decided that he had j 1
killed himself and several men volun- f
tecred to go into tho houso and seo. j ;
Reassured by tho deathliko stillness j J
which prevailod when the3 * entered , tho • j
men : mado their wa3' cautiously to tho j
room ; , and still hearing no sound from i
within , U103burst open tho door. M
Ridge was byinir on his faco with a II
32-cahbre ; revolver still grospod in his iii
right ] hand. Upon turning him over a 11
largo j bullet wound was found in his IK
] left side just abovo tho nipple. That JvS
j portion of the body was bare , so that it H
1 was evident that tho desperado , finding M
escape cut _ off , and prefcring instant JQ
death to either hanging or starvation TJ
ha 1 deliberately bared his left side , * " " *
placed tho weapon ovor his heart and
fired. He had apparently determined \ \
to sell his lifo dearly in case his capture | l
was attempted by force , as he had fifty 1 ' 1
rounds of amunition iu tho belt which I
I10 woro _ around his body. A hottlo of i
strychnino was found in his bockot. It. ll
is supposed that ho intended to uso this * \
in caso tho bullet failed to do its work.
SHERIDAN'S STRENGTH INCREASED. \
Sotne Unfavorable Symj > tom * Developed and i
a Change of Treatment Inaugurated. I
Washington , D. C , June 3. General v
Philip H. Sheridan passed a ver3 * com
fortable day. * _
Tho weather has been cold and brae- '
ing , resembling a bright Mny da3' in the !
northwest , and the temperature was ex-
hilirating and of great benefit to the *
sick man. His children were allowed tc I ;
inter the room , and the family was hap- • *
> ier than at any time before or since '
the attack. '
It is said that Dr. Lincoln inaugurat- ) (
2d a radical change in the treatment .
when he was called into the case on , .
rimrsday , and that he even went so far 11
is to draw off the secretions which had ' '
lccnmulated in the cavities of the lungs , ,
Itut there is no way ol authenticating
he minor. It is certain , however , that
here has been a bteady improvement 1
n the condition of the sick man. ( „
L'o-night it is announced that after
J o'clock there was some unfavor- ,
ible change in his pulse and respira- J
ion. This means much or little. 1
While the outward symptoms would in-
licate that the general's health is much ' " .
jetter to-da3r than for a week past , the •
rery nature of the disease is such as to j
ireclude the possibility of predicting {
vith any degree of accuracy the possi
bilities. With the quick v.eak pulsa-
ions of the heart said to be normal , his j
ondition must of necessity be precari- .
> ns at the best , and while General Slier- • {
dan mavlive to enjoy his rank for some }
ime to come , the gravest fears are and
vill continue to be entertained , and his i
leath may occur at au3' moment. It is IN
lenied that there is an3' danger of Jt \
Slight's disease , but at the same timo - iA
lis ailments are complicated enough to- > m
ariy him off as it is. A
The day at General Sheridan's homo i
ras uneventful. He awoke early , hav- ' 1
ng slept fairly well through the night. 1
n the morning Mrs. Sheridan read the-
lewspapers to him for two hours. In
he afternoon he dozed more or less and
oward evening an unfavorable change y.
ras noticed. After the 9 o'clock bullet-
n a slight improvement occurred.
At 2:30 this ( "Mondaj * ) morning Gen-
ral Sheridan is reported resting com- I '
ortalny , with little or no change in his-
ondition since midnight. Dr. Pepper
f Philadelphia , has been sent for again. .
le left Philadelphia at midnight , and • f
rill have a consultation with the gen
ral's ph3'sicians early in the morning. ,
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Senator Hoar will spend the summer p
uietly at Worcester , Mass. b
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