THE M'COCX TRIBUNE.
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< P. M. ICmiTIEM , , I'ubliahcr.
R Q"K- i NEB.
I • OVER THE STATE.
' me Palaco oT Products.
H Judging from the way thoso who have
B ' tho matter in charge now are talking the
H 'Talaco of Products" schema will not be
H' pushed through. Ita chief projectors
H liavo become discouraged , and say they
B do not propose to force something upon
B people who do not want it. L. O. Jones
H 6aid yesterday that with tho present out-
B ' look ho was not willing to proceed any
B * " further. " "When snch men , " ho contra-
B tied , "as Kitchen , of tho Pnxton , say , ' 1
B would not givo SI towards tho enterprise
B if it wcro to bring a million of people
B hero , 1 there is no uso worrying ourselves
B in this hot weather. Others , merchants ,
B bankcis and business men generally
B havo been visited by tho committee , but
B they seem to bo indiftcrcnt about the
B matter. A few , of course , subscribed
B and wero enthusiastic , but wo _ met too
B many who wanted time to 'think about
B it. "Wo could not afford to go back after
B men who are bo short-sighted that they
B must tako a week to mako up their
B minds. " Ho told about having mot one
B -of this kind yesterday who stopped and
B asked him how tho schemo was getting
B along. When informed that it had been
B dropped , tho fellow oxpressed great sur-
B T > rise , and said ho was sorry , for it had
B keen h3 10iie afc they would go on
B with it. Said Mr. Jones , I am not in
B favor of a few men bearing all the bur-
B den for tllQ benefit of tho "many , there
in foro wo will havo to do without a "Pal-
B aco of Products" this year. Oroa > * TVv
B publican.
B Fixing Rales for the'Railroads. '
B The subjoined circular letter 2tys the
B Lincoln Call , was being sent yester-
1 day to G. W. Holdrego , of tho Burling-
B ton & Missouri railroad , Thomas L.
M Kimball , Union Pacific ; G. M. Gum-
M mings , Chicago , St. Paxil , Minneapolis
B & Omaha ; II. A. Parker , Chicago , Kan-
H sos & Nebraska ; S. H. H. Clark , Mis-
sonri Pacific ; Br T. Pitch , Premont ,
B Elkhorn , & Missouri Valley and Sioux
B City & Pacific :
B "Dear Sir You are hereby notified
B that tho board of transportation adopted
fl tho following order at a session held
July u , 1SSS :
M 'Ordered , by the the board of trnns-
B portation , that all railroads in this state
M make all distance tariffs conform to the
M following formula , not raising firs !
H class rates :
m First class , $1 ; second , 85 cents ; third ,
H CG ; fourth , 50 : fifth , 40 ; A , 40 ; E , 35 ;
C , 30 ; D , 25 ; E , 20. This ordor to tako
H effect July 20 , 1888. '
B You are therefore required to adjust
H the distance tariff now in effect upon
m your lino of railway within the state of
B Nebraska so that it will conform to tho
order of the board and in tho following
manner :
B TJse the rates now quoted for first-class
freight for the given distance as a basis
for making such distance tariff , the rates
for the remaining classes of freight to be
determined by applying to such first-
clnss rates for the given distances the
percentages given opposite to the diflbr-
cut classes as quoted below :
B Second class rate not to exceed eighty-
B five (85) ( ) per cent of the first-class rate.
B Third class rate not to exceed sixty-six
and two-thirds ( GGj ) per cent of the iirst-
class rate.
B Pourth class rate not to exceed fifty
B (50) ) per cent of tho first-class rate.
Pifth class and A class rate not to ex-
B ceed forty (40) ) per cent of the first-class
H rate.
B B class rate not to exceed thirty-fivo
B (35) ; * > r cent of the first-class rate.
M C class Kite not to exceed thirty (30)
per cent of the first-class rate.
B " D class not to exceed twenty-five (25) )
B per cent of the first-class rate.
B E class not to exceed twenty (20) per
B cent of the first-class rate.
B And j'ou are further required to con-
B form said distance tariff to this order ,
B ani Pu' the same in force upon tho line
B of your said railroad within the state of
B Nebraska , on or before Frida3' , the
B twentieth day of July , A. D. 188S.
B Yours truly ,
B SsGJlETAItr BOAKD OP TlJAXSTOKTATION. "
H STATE JOTTINGS IN BRIEF.
B William Bunce , formerly of Vre-
B mont , was killed at Missouri Valley ,
B Iowa , on the 4th of July by the cars.
B In view of the many recent jail es-
B capes the Valentino papers warn th <
R Cherry county officials that their jail i :
H worthless and contains two murderers ,
H "Major" Patten , a boss bricklayer ,
K fell from a second story window in the
m Elkhorn Valley houso at Omaha , and
m broke his left arm. Ho was intoxicated
H when ho fell from the window.
B R P. Bussell died in Omaha last
B week from a protracted spree. He
H leaves a wife and four children. The
B Herald sa3rs that several letters from 1
B one of the latter , Bertie by name , were
B found among his effects. They told a
B Bai tele ° f the work liquor had accom- *
B plished in a once worthy man. With
B the little chidings administered for neg-
B lect of liis family was mingled tho tenI
B der utterances of what must be a brave s
B and practical little woman who loved t
B- her unhappy father despite his faults.
Bj In the presence of tho corpse the letters
Bl were read , and it is not too much to say
r
B | that the expressions of love and hope
Bj and fears they contained caused the
Bj eyes of the practical audienco to glisten d
B * fo" the moment.
J ?
5 Tho office of tho state board of 1
B | transportation is in receipt of a new
Bf freight tariff on the B. & M. from Ianw
Md coin to Colorado points , which takes v
B | effect July 1G. t
j John Gordon , of Aurora , was the ?
victim of a somnambulistic feat lost
week. He slept up stairs at the Tuttlc
*
Louse , and dreamed that ho was crawl-
ing through the bank window to open v
the door on the inside , when he struck c
the sidewalk , and waked up , having b
jumped or climbed out of a second story t
• window. Ea was not seriously hurt. t
Cholera infantum is carrying off a jj
great many children at Omaha. The
little ones need to bo well guarded
during tho "heated term. " J
The .Republican says the Blair can- *
ning factory put up ten thousand cans j
of peas last Saturday afternoon , or six |
hundred bushels.
A petition has been presented to [ ]
mo city council of York asking them to
mbmit a proposition to the people to "
rote bonds for $7,000 for anew city hall
. mo
md fire department building.
oraver of the petition was granted and
ordered drawn , t
plans and specifications
commission of York -
Tho insane }
-ounty had before it tho other day an
who was found wan-
anfortunate man , c
the fields near Charleston.
Serin" in to bo Richard MaiV
Ih man appears
German-Prussian , 35 years of -
wald a '
and
Si about 5 feet 6 inches in height
Perhaps 140 - Ha mil bo | J
p-
sent to tho asylum at Norfolk.
I T11FT
Tho soventh annual session of tho
Nebraska Chautauqua that assembled at
Creto on the 10th in many respects
was superior to any previous cession. It
held longer , has had a larger attendance
and a larger corps of lecturers and in
structors. Tho arrangements and ap
pointments of the grounds this year were
much bettor than formerly. Tho in
creased numlKsr of cottages and head
quarters added much to tho appearance
of tho grounds as well as to tho comfort
of tho guests.
During a recent storm the house of
Wm. Peck , living thirteen miles west in
north Sidney draw , was completely de
molished by tho wind. Mr. Peck , his
wife , son and three daughters wero in
tho house at tho time of tho accident.
Tho daughters escaped uninjured. . Mrs.
Peck and tho son received slight injuries
and Mr. Peck was injnred internally so
badly that ho died the night of the acci
dent. Tho houso was a temporary frame
structure and parts of it wero blown a
• quartor of - milo away.
The Catholics of Grand Island will
erect a new church building and parson
age.
-John Grant has entered suit against
the Union Pacific railroad company for
$25,000 , by reason of having his left foot
crushed November 17 , 1887 , while em
ployed in tho capacity of Bwitchman in
tho company's yards at North Platte.
Tho question of puro water is ono
of continued interest at Lincoln. An
attempt will bo made to raise fundB by
• subscription if tho end cannot be
Teached in any other way.
Omaha is inaugurating a scheme to
erect a largo and elegant palace of pro
ducts of Nobroska.
Tho B. & M. has concluded an ar
rangement with tho Western Union by
which all the commercial business is
turned over to that company.
On the Cth Miss Margaret Kelly , of
Omaha , died , aged 100 years and six
months. Tho deceased lived in Ne
braska twenty-eight years , and up to a
short timo ago had been remarkably
strong and active for ono of her years.
Another lot of new complaints of
glanders in horses rolled into tho office
of tho live stock sanitary commission
on tho Gth. This batch was also accom
panied by a number of complaints of
diseases in cattle.
Two prisoners in tho jail at Madison
celebrated Independence day by making
their escape. Their names are Thomas
Younj ; and James Stone. They wero
permitted to be out of their cells duriug
the evening , and while being allowed
this privilege , used it to break a hole
through tho side of tho building and do-
parted for parts unknown.
The three daj-s' session of tho Holt
comity G. A. B. association which met
at Atkinson last week was a most profit
able and pleasant occasion for all who
attended. Tho exercises wero varied
and of a most agreeable character.
Tho people of Ewing had a big time
the other night jollifying over tho sub
mission of the division question. Bon
fires , fire works and brass bands en
livened the occasion
and speeches were
made by the faithful.
Lancaster county returned an as
sessed valuation of $9,628,122.03 to the
state auditor.
The Fremont canning factory be
gan operations last week on the bean
crop.
crop.Bev. . J. W. Osborne died in Fremont
on the 11th , aged 72 years.
Eight men guard the new Burling
ton bridge at Nebraska City.
Wm. Gordon , living near Scribner ,
was badly bruised while
trying to pre
vent his team from running away. His
ear was almost torn from his head and
ne was bruised in several places.
Masons of Sidney are taking active
steps toward securing a new buildin"
site.
PE. . JJer , of Omaha , has been
given permission by tho Western Dis
tillers' association to proceed immedi
ately with the erection at Omaha of an
elevator with a capacity of 300,000
bushels. This will be used mainly for
corn , and ivill be used for distribution
to the distilleries of the
whisk } ' trust as
may be reauired.
aiie iNebraslca prohibition party is
going to have a convention of delegates
in Omaha August 15 , for the purpose of
nominating five presidential electors
and candidates for state officers.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Duenermann , of Grand Island ,
was run over and killed last week by a
team driven by Henry Kay. Kay was
drunk at the time of the catastrophe ,
and ought to have been punished , but
he was not.
July 7th , Adis Beede , of Fremont ,
about 11 years of age , arose in his sleep
in the second story of a building , and
opening the screen fell through the
window , a distance of fifteen feet " to the
ground , receiving two badly strained
wrists.
wrists.The
The rumor is again abroad that the
Union Pacific and B. < fe M. will soon put 1
op a first-class union depot in Omaha.
Fremont's school room is becoming
00 cramped and ono of tho buildings
rill be enlarged.
Anna Hann , a .Lincoln girl , was j
> ound to go abroad with a band of gypi i
; ic , whereupon her father had her sent (
o the reform school. j
Three carloads of school teachers .
rom Pennsylvania for the Pacific coast ,
> assed through Omaha last week. .
Fremont is to be provide * , • srith ad- 1
Litional sohool room at a cost o2 $5,000.
Joseph Kogill , of Wilber , died last :
nreek from sunstroke.
At Omaha , the other day , the horso ,
rf a garbage man fell in the river , ,
rherenpon his dog , standing by at tho 1
hue , jumped into the stream , and , <
atching the equine by the oar , brought '
dm safely ashore.
Bev. D. S. Davis , of York , sus- 1
ained severe if not fatal injuries last
reek , while bringing a bull into that ]
ity. He was riding a horse , when the
mil became unruly and charged upon <
ho horse and rider. The horse was fa- 1
ally gored and fellsvith Mr. Davis 1111- ]
ler him , the gentleman receiving so ]
ere internal injuries. 1
Dixon county's treasurer , M. L. (
JJosseten , made the annual settlement t
vif h tho board of supervisors last week. *
Che settlement , which usually requires
rom one to two days , was mado in two
lours. Everything was in good shape , .
nd the books showed a balance of $25 , - n
00 in the treasury.
Sam Lowe , who was tried at TekaG
nah for a crime committed on a young
: irl who is now lying at the point of a
; eath , was bound over to the district a
ourt. He gave bonds and left for parts v
nknown. The citizens express great j *
adignation at his actions. j ?
The Hawke will contest in Nebraska u
! ity is settled , tho court sustaining the o :
rovisions of the will. Tho contest G
rew out of tho fact that Hawke senior tl
isinherited his son William , because V
le latter married a woman whom the tl
Id man disliked. w
IfMy faBrr • - - . . . : . . ' . . , . .
For a § 2,000 bonus Mr. ijivenson
offers to put in an oat meal factory at
Aurora.
Governor Thayer received an invi
tation to attend a centennial celebration
at Marietta , Ohio , July 15 to 20 , in
honor of tho establishment of civil gov
ernment in tho northwest territory. JTo
was compelled on account of other
pressing duties to decline tho invita
tion.
Dr. H. O. Miller , of Grand Island ,
was presented with a handsome gold-
headed cane by a number of traveling
men , in recognition of his efforts to in
sure perfect success of the traveling
men's celebration on tho 4th of July.
Secretary Furnas says the outlook
for the coming state fair is most prom
ising. All that will bo needed will be
good weather to insure complete suc
cess.
During a game of ball at Aurora
while running after a foul , Aaron Frj'
and Elmer Beacon ran into each other ,
and hurt each other badly. Elmer was
cut over tho right eye and tho doctor
had to tako a couple of stitches. Aaron
was so badly hurt that he had to have
the services of a physician.
Culbertson celebrated tho 4th of
July in fine shape , and did it without ex
hibiting a single drunken man on tho
streets.
streets.Omaha
Omaha grocery clerks held a mass
meeting.
THE DESTRUCTION BEYOND COMPUTATION
A lllse In a Pennsylvania River Provei
'Very Disastrous.
Pittsbuw , July 11. The freshet in the
Alonongahelkviver is almost unprecedented ,
and great d.-mago lias been done to the
liver craft and property all along tho river
from the head waters to this city. Millions
of feet of lumber , scores of coal craft ,
fences , outhouses and coal tipples have
been floating down the swift current for the
last eighteen hours. At every point be
tween Greensboro and Pittsburg , the low
lands are under water and the residenti
have been compelled to live in the uppei
Etories of their houses , and in sonio caeet
ecek the hills for safety. Many had not
ti ma to remove their goods , as the water
rose at tho rate of a foot au hour , and at
Greensboro , thirty-two feet of rise
was recorded in less than twenty-
four hours. Tho damage to property will
reach np into thousands. So far
but one life baa been reported lost , that of
a man who was struck by a parted cable.
The scene along the river front this morn
ing was one of great excitement. The
banks were lined with people watching the
debris as it was swept down the swilt cur
rent. Tho greatest damage to river craft
occurred shortly before 2 o'clock this morn-
idg , when a large number ot barges came
down the river and struck the Smithtield
street bridge , the huge barges turning over
cud and breasting the tow boat Barnard in
against the steamer Jacobs. Eyery whistle
on the river sounded the alarm , and as tho
rays of the electric lights swept from side
to side across the turbulent flood , it pre
sented a wild sight. Logs , barges and fuel
boats were dashed against tho piers
of the bridge and snapped like
twigs by the overwhelming force
of the current. Half of one
of the boats lodged just below the bridge ,
and the water dashed over it , throwing
the spray high into the air , while driftwood
crushed and crackled over the wreck with
a grinding noise which added to the hor
rors of the llood.
About fifteen minutes after tho broken
baryes came down a number of pieces of
wreckage floated past in tho middle with a
shanty boat which was smashed along with
a light on board. River men shouted and
whistles screamed to get an answer , but no
raply came , and if the owners were on
board and asleep , as some of the river men
thought , they were swept down to inevita
ble destruction. Shortly after a lot of
O'Neill's bar es and twenty-six pieces be
longing to Joseph Wallon & Co. , were cut
from the mooring and carried down the
river.
Polishtown , locatod along tho bank of
the Monongahela river , was in a sorry
plight to-day. There are nearly sevonty-
hve shanty boats , occupied by over ono
hundred and fifty families. Last night
ten had already been sunk or capsized and
several carried down stream. Most of ]
them were compelled to move their goods •
to the river banks lor safoty and did the
best to save their shanties. Women , with
their children , watched their possessions
by the liirht of wood fires. i
At 10 : o0 this morning word was received
that Lock No. 4 , located a short distance
above Monongahela City , had been carried :
away by the strong current. The loss :
from this will be very heivy. '
Reports from other towns along the
river show the same state of affairs , the
water in some places being over the first •
floor of houses. Great difficulty is also ex- j
pcrieuced in ruunins trains , is the tracks
in many places are under water. The sud- '
den rise is believed to have been caused by 1
a cloud-burst , which covered a large sec- j
tion of southern Pennsylvania and western ]
Virginia.
The latest estimate of damago puts the !
loss at over a million dollars. Wheeling '
reports the damage in the vicinity of Graf- *
toe , W. Va. , at not les3 than $250,000 , ]
and about Fairmount at about as much
more. Ti e I033 at Brownsville , Pa. , is re- ]
ported to be over $125,000 ; at Rowleshurg , 1
W. Va. , $125,000. In this neighborhood it t
will exceed $100,000 , and it is not exag- {
gerating to say that with the above as a ,
fair estimate the total will exceed a million
Solliia , as tho flooded district covers an '
area of fully 250 miles. At McKeesport all J
the mills are closed down and hundreds are
homeless and destitute. The Charitie nat- *
aral gas main , crossing the river at the
point was broken during the night , and
in immense pressure of gas forced j
into tho air. Mr. Knight , watch
man of the Pittsburg , McKeesport & j
Youwghney railroad crossed tho trestle j
at Saltsburg a short time aftor and hia Ian- j.
tern ignited the gas , causing a tremendous 0
Biplo8ion. Knight was fatally buined and jj
the bridge caught fire but tho ilame3 were „
extinguished before it was destioyed.
rraffic has been almost suspended on the f
Pittsburg , Virginia & Charleston road , no ( ]
trains running south of Peters Creek , nine- jj
teen mile3 from here. A Wheeling dis
patch saja the freshet was the greatest ever
inown.
The destruction of property is beyond 0
computation , but enough is ascertained to r
warrant the declaration that nearly every jj
iouse and most of the fencing on all tho
g
owlands between that point and Clarksn
3nrg on the west , and as far at least as
Srafton on the Valley river has boon swspt n
iway. The water is now falling at the 0
leadwatera. and the worst ia ptrhaps over. Q
Wants Pay for the Wedding Dinner. "
L'ORYJJON , ind. , Jnly 15. A novel snlt n
ss been instituted at Leavenworth , in si
rhich Peter Grant ia plaintiff and Harro h
loodson is defendant. Goodson was en- ri
aged to bo married to Grant's daughter , jj
nd at Goodson'a request Grant had 0
"big" dinner prepared and in- ,
ited the whole neighborhood j
) the marriage foaat. Tho guests assem- { ]
led at the appointed time , but Goodson eJ
died to make his appearance. He had
ed tho country , but left behiud a yoke of
ien which had been levied upon by
irant to recompense him for tho expense of .
ie dinner , which is placed at $40. The
Fhite Caps have tendered Mr. Grant
ieir services , and will give Goodson a ei
arm reception should he return. C
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SENATE AND IIOUScOF RfcPR SENTATIVE *
A. Pynopst * of 1'rocvetlhias In-tin Finale and
House • / llcvrecntallve * .
nonsn. In the houso on tho nth the
land grunt forfeiture bill was passed by
a vote of 177 ayes to 8 na3's : Tho house
then went into committeo of tho whole
on the tariff bill. Tho reading of the
bill progressed rapidly , the motions
made on the republican sido to strike
out many of the paragraphs being re
jected , generally without division and
with little deb'ato. . After an under
standing had been reached that a vote
should not bo taken to-day , Cannon , _ oi
Illinois , offered an amendment striking
out all sujrar and molasses paragraphs
and inserting cla eB fixing tho duties as
follows : Sugar , not above No. 1G ,
Dutch standard , syrups , etc. , and all
molasses , testing not above 50 degrees ,
not otherwise provided for , are to be
0X01111)1 from duty , in event that no ex-
port dill j' is levied by the country of ex- '
portation. Sugars above No. 10 are to
pay a duty of three-tenths of ono pel
cent ; molasses abovo HG degrees , 2 cents
per gallon ; maple sugar , 2 cents pei
pound on crystallizablo sugar contained ;
maple sj'rnp or molasses , 4 cents per
gal ion ; glucose , 1 cent per pound ; su
gar candy not colored , 5 cents pei
pound. .All other confectionery not
enumerated , and on sugars after being
refined , Avhen tinctured , colored or
adulterated , and all chocolate confec
tionery 10 cents per pound , with a sim
ilar provision against an export duty.
Senate. In the senate on tho 9th
consideration was had of tho bill to
amend tho inter-state commerce act.
Mr. Beagan offered an amendment ,
which was agreed to , giving to the
United States circuit and district courts
jurisdiction of violations by any pei son
or firm with power to issue peremptory
writ of mandamus. Mr. Beagan sainl
that he had given notice of au amend
ment extending the provisions of tho
net to express companies , sleeping car
companies and stock car companies , but
would reserve tho proposition for tho
next session. Mr. Wilson , of Iowa ,
criticized the commission for construct
ing some of the provisions of the law to
the advantage of railroad companies.
The amendment was withdrawn on a
promise by Mr. Cullom to have tho
question thoroughly considered at tho
next session of congress. After further
discussion tho bill was passed. Tho
following bills were passed : Houso
bill , to regulate liens of judgments and
decrees of courts of the United States ,
with amendments. Houso bill , pro
viding for a bridge across the Missouri
river near Kansas City.
House Mr. Adams , of Hlinois , offer
ed a resolution reciting the resolution
directing the committee on manufac
tures to investigate the subject of trusts ,
stating that tho scene of investigation
was so broad as to render it impractica
ble for the committee to make its report
at the present session and directing the
committeo to report immediately , with
or without recommendation , all tho evi
dence taken by it relating to Aie so-called
sugar trust , and also in a soprrate report
to report tho evidence taken relating to
the so-called Stan lard Oil trust. Befer-
red to tho cortmitteo on rules. Mr.
Ford , of Michigan , offered a resolution
reciting the allegation that the present
immigration into the United States is
excessive , artificial , and injurious , and is
encouraged to satisfy private greed , and
the further allegation that the law pro
hibiting the importation of contract
labor is being evaded owing to a lack of
suflieient machinery to enforce it , and
directing the speaker to appoint a spec
ial committee of five members to inves
tigate the subject matter herein referred
to with leave to sit during the recest
Beferred.
Senate. In the senate on the lltu
the conference report on the postoffice
appropriation bill was presented. The
conference committeo was unable to
agree on the amendment known as the
"subsid3clause. . " Mr. Plumb moved
that the senate insist on the subsidy
amendment. After a long debate tho
amendment was agreed to by a vote of
28 to 1G. The senate then proceeded to 1
the consideration of the bill to provide
for fortifications and other sea coast de
fenses , but without action adjourned.
House. In the house , on the 11th ,
Sir. Hatch , of Missouri , submitted a re
port of the disagreement on the agri
cultural appropriation bill , stating that [
the point of the disagreement was the
senate amendment making an appropri
ation of $100,000 for sorghum sugar ex
periments. Mr. Byan moved a concurI I
rence in the senate amendment. The
motion was agreed to. Yeas , 126 ; nays. ]
5. This completes the consideration of ,
the bill , and it stands as finally p'issed. j
Mr. Clements submitted the conference !
report on the District of Columbia ap- .
propriation bill , and it was agreed to. j
The house then went into the committee
of the whole on the tariff and continued
thus until the hour of adjournment. At '
the evening session the house passed 1
the bill for taking the eleventh census. ,
The bill , in its salient features , is the
same as the one that provided for taking
the tenth census. Some statistics which
3an bo gathered _ from department re
ports will be omitted. 1
Senate. In the senate on the 12th a
(
resolution to print extra copies of the 1
report of the committee o 1 pensions in
he cases of vetoed pension bills wa ? .
he sign for some political discussion.
liockrell desiring to have tho last of t
> ension vetoes ( the Doherty case ; ,
muted among tho other class. With- '
mt disposing of tho subject tho senate J
> assed to the consideration of the fihl l
iries treaty in open executive session , r
md was addressed by George in favor *
> f its ratification. The bill to pay Mrs. * ' '
jarimer , of Wyoming , for important ?
ervices in giving information concern-
ng the hostile purposes of the Sioux r
ndians was passed. The senate then a
00k up the bill referring to the court
f claims the claims of laborers , work1 1
nen and mechanics employed under the _
; overnment since June 2o , lSG8 , for ex-
ess of labor over eight hours , filed by r
lie committee on that date as a legal
a3''s work. Without definite action t
lie senate adjourned. Ii
House. In the house on the 12th Mr. *
ford , of Michigan , from the committee "
n military affairs , reported back the n
esolution for the appointment of a spect <
tl committee to investigate alleged eyao
ions of tho contract labor law. Adopted.G
'he houso then went into committee of
lie whole on tho tariff bill , the agree-
icnt being that no vote shall be taken k :
n the pending schedule day. Bugsley ,
f Ohio , said the duty on wool should be v. ,
icreased instead of reduced. Morse , of •
f Massachusetts , favored placing wool * '
pon the freo list. Caswell , of Wiscon- " (
in , protested against free wool as havm
lg the effect of destroj-ing the sheep
rising industry in his state. Boothman , " '
f Ohio , said that the placing of wool on ° '
lie freo list struck n deadly blow at one J *
f the industries of his district. After J * ;
irther debate the committee rose and ? ]
le house took a recess until 8 o'clock , ? n
10 evening session to be for tho consid-
ration of private pension bills. ? [
h :
The republican congressional con-
mtion of the First district will be held fr
r .Lincoln September 20.
George W. Martin says there are satat
ral persons nibbling at his Junction D
ity Union , but it is not yet sold. ' g <
iii ihhj miiii mi 1 ; in i | in hi nium mjhi.iii i'i ' 1 t yiT W
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DESTRUCTION BY WIND AND RAIN.
Soma Lots of Life and Great Damage to
Property.
tfmvYonK , Jnly 12.-Advices to tno
Associated Press from all pwta of Xew
and New England show
York , Now Jersey
that a tertific rain and wind storm raged alt
last night. Tho storm was particularly
severe along the coast , and many sailing
vessels went ashore. No largo loss of life
ha * as yet been reported , but the damage lc
the property will'bo large. A dispatch
from Watertown , N. Y. , shows that the
covero along the St. Law
storm was very
rence and on Like Ontario. At Capo Vin
cent the Islander and Annie Laurie ,
bmallpassengeretcamers , weredriveuashore
nud a number of barges sunk.
Boston that tho dam
A disptach from eays
age bj the storm in thevicinity so far m
heard from was occasioned at City Point.
It is reported that noarly a dozen yachts
were fcnnk during the night and that sev
eral persons sleeping in them wcte drowned.
It is known that one man was drowned ,
nud tho police boat wilt f o over to-day and
Bearch for bodies. Advices from Sandy
Hook this afternoon statu that tho storm
continues , though not so severe , and that
the sea is very rough.
The United States lighthouse steamer
ran aground while entering the inlet this
forenoon. The captain of tho life saving
station has gono to her assistance. A fresti
gale is blowing from the northwest and the
steamer is flying signals of distress.
PinsBURa , Pa. , July 12. The waters
that havo been sweeping tho valley of tho
Monongahela and tho valleys of its tribu
taries for tho last sixty hours arc again
falling into their natural channels. They
leave in their track scenes of desolation and
ruin that have never had their counterpart
in the same localities. From Pittsburg to
tho mountain fastnesses of Randolph coun
ty , West Virginia , towns have been rav
aged , manufactories havo bceu inundated ,
boats have been sunk , housts and lumber
have been floated off , fields with their
wheat in shock and growing crops have
been devastated , families forced to the hi Ms
for shelter , uud in many instances the ac
cumulations of years of toil and self denial
havo been lost in an hour.
Tho losses entailed by the flood will not
fall short of ? 3OOQ,000 , a large proportion
of which falls npon the people of the thriv
ing counties of Monongahela , Marion , Tay
lor , Harrison , Lewis , Barbour , Upshur and
Randolph , in West Vireinia. In Pennsyl
vania the losses are in tho counties of Alle
gheny , Washington , Westmoreland ,
Fayette and Greene.
These losses fall most heavily upon the
owners of coal property , railroad
companies and farmers. In Pitts
burg proper , much of tho loss
falls upon tho owners of shanty boats and
boathouses. The owners of mill property
will lose largely and will have to undergo
no end of inconvenience on account of tho
invasion of mills by water yesterday , put-
out fires and rusting and almost ruining
valuable machinery. From points abovo
millions of feet of valuable timber and
lnmber have come down and carried oh
into Ohio a total loss to owners.
Pittsfield , Mass. , July 12. Passoni i
gers reaching hero from tho west this even- •
ing report that last night's cyclone created j
terrible devastation between here and Alj j
bany , sweeping from the state line to East ;
Chatham , levelling three paper mills , many j
small houses , etc. It ia supposed there has j
been some loss of life.
TOLD BRIEFLY BY THE WIRE.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
has granted permission to fifty Indians
from Bosebud agency to attend a reun
ion at Norfolk , Neb. With four com
panies of infantry and fifty Indians ,
they will be quite an attraction there.
Edward A. Deacon , who murdered
Mrs. Ada Stone , August 1G , 1887 , was
hanged at Bochester , N. Y. . on the 10th ,
liis neck being broken by the fall.
Deacon , who was a tramp , committed 1
the crime because Mrs. Stone refused
f
to give him food. ,
The trunk line passenger agents have (
fixed special rates of one fare for n
round trip to all clubs of twenty per- \
sons or over who como to New York j
city to welcome James GBlaine on his '
return to America on July 27. A great \
demonstration is looked for. j
Arguments before Governor More-1
liouse , of Missouri , for the reprieve of ;
Brooks , the murderer of Preller , were
heard on the 11th , and the case contin- 1
ued ono day. It is generally believed j
that if the governor refuses to interfero
svith the sentence of the court , that he ;
ivill grant Brooks a respite of perhaps
thirty days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simon on the 10th
shot and instantly killed William Dow- ,
ling at Bury's ranch near Douglas , Wy- ' .
jming. It was the act of a furious and 1
listracted mother , who had but a few
Moments before caught Dowling in the , '
ict of ravishing her eight-year-old , 1
laughter. Mrs. Simon was given a pre1
iminary examination at once and dis1 , 1
; harged amid cheers that were heard a \
nile. ! 1
1
Senators Paddock and Manderson ap- ; *
reared before the senate committee on . \
'Impropriations on the 10th , and mado ' 1
irgumeuts in support of the amendment i
0 the sundry civil bill providing fot the *
sompletion of Forts Bobinson and Nio-1 *
jrara , in Nebraska. The committee J
tgreed to allow 8100,000 for these purt t 3
loses , which is the sum asked for. Also , a
it the request of Senator Paddock an j c
imendment of $10,000 was added to the , < ]
> ill for pavement and other improve- I *
nents around the government building ' e
: t Lincoln. i c
In interview Parnell he be-
an says bej j c
ioves that home rule government will . ' E
esult in the establishment of a special I p
larliamont in which England. Ireland , ' • ;
Scotland , Wales , and the colonies , will * '
to represented. Each country will '
lave a separate legislature to manage . v
he local affairs. The n
imperial parlian ,
iient , he thinks , will supplant the house '
i lords. Parnell does not believe tho • X {
ext election will result in the return ! J1
a ttie house of commons of a majority ; j1
f less than one hundred and twenty , "
Hadstonians. ,
He Vamoosed the Ranch. ,
New York special : George Williams , n
nown in Buffalo Gap , Custer county , j w
'akota ' , as "Dakota Joo , "was entrusted J tc
Y his employer , John Siren , with S900
jout four weeks ago to pay off the cow-
ays working for him. This was too
inch of a temptation for Joe , and he p
imoosed the ranch , going to Nebraska ,
earch was made for him and a couple fr
i days ago a telegram was received at hi
le central detective office here to arrest ir
10 obsconder. Tho detectives had no in
ifficulty in apprehending and securv <
ig the man. The prisoner was brought re
[ to the Tombs police court Sunir
ly and attracted much attention ra
y his long hair and bronzed counteO
mce. He said he was a native of Cook tl
mnty , Wyoming. He acknowledged lii
ie larceny • with which he was charged , ai
id was held by Justice Smith until the at
• rival of the requisition papers from w
akota , where his presence is so urcl
mtly desired. ' ir ;
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THE "Q. " OUTLINES ITS CASE.
A Statement tn Court of the Alleged JyHa
ni tin Viol.
Chicago , July 13. A startling outlino ,
of the caso against members of tho brothor-
hood of cngincors and firemen , accused of
complicity in tho hugo dynaraito plot |
against the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy 1
road , was formally presented in court to-
day. Tho statement was mado by United
States District Attorney Ewing , immedi
ately upon tho auaignracnts of six of tho
accused , Chief Bancroisn and his comrades
Goding , Wibron , Bowles , Broderick and
Smith. The presentment caused a sensa
tion among tho crowd of railroad men ,
lawyers and reporters that filled every inch
of the room in court. Tho statement of !
the district attorney was apparently based
largely on the confession of ono of tho six ,
Alex Smith. The latter sat apart
from tho othor defendants , and not *
withstanding tho oflbrts of his brother
who was pro sent in court , doggedly de
clined to be represented by the Brother
hood attorneys , or have anything to do
with them. After Commissioner Hoyue
had refused the defendant's request for a
separate examination for each of them , the
district attorney arose and in a matter-of-
fact way , without any attempt at decla
mation , recited tho facts that he proposed
to prove. Ho said that his evidence would
show that the dynamite cartridge that was
placed on tho Burlington tracks at Eola ,
111. , May 29 , was put there by Bowles ami
Smith. A few days prior to this explosion
Bowles went into Chairman Uoge'a room
at tho Grand Pacific , and showed him a
number of these cartridges and they talked
together regarding their use. A day or
two later Bauereisn told Smith that
Bowles had left a packago for
him at a certain house in
Aurora. Smith irot tho package ,
and it contained a dynamite cartridge , and
by Bauereisu's advice ho put these on tho
Burlington tracks Juno 14. July 5 , by
direction of tho defendants , Smith took a
letter from Godding to his wife who gave
him a packago containing dynamite car
tridges. These Smith took to the Brother
hood hall at Aurora , whoro ho met Brod
erick , Bowles and Bauereisnand told them
that he had left the dynamite in the auto
room. Broderick put the packago under
his arm and the men left tho hall together ,
and took the train for Chicago , excepting
Bauereisn. On their way they were ar
rested. The package contained four half-
nound dvnamite cartridges.
Asking the Governor to Interce * * .
Jefferson City ( Mo. ) special : Mrs.
Hannah Brooks and Miss Annie Brooks ,
mother and sister of Maxwell , arrived
from St. Louis at 1 o'clock last night and
have taken up quarters at tho Madison
liouse. They were accompanied by Mr.
P. W. Fauntleroy. Mrs. Brooks and her
daughter remained secluded in their
roomp , except at meal hours , until 3 p.
m. , when they left the hotel and went to
the executive mansion. The governor
had just returned from Southeast Mis
souri , but as soon as he had partaken of
his dinner he repaired to his office at tho
capitol. Upon being informed of this
the ladies left the mansion and walked
over to the capitol. Their interview
with the governor lasted a quarter of an
hour , and only once did Mrs. Brooks
mention the object of her visit here , and
then said that she hoped the governor
would "spare her boy pain. "
Hon. G. W. Allen , of St. Louis , and
Private Secretary Yantis were tho only
persons present at the interview , as Mr.
Fauntleroy being busy with the records
in the office of tiie cleric of the supremo
court , could not accompany them. Af
ter leaving the capitol , Mrs. Brooks and
her daughter returned to the hotel. Tho
formal hearing of the plea for the com
mutation of the death penalty to a life
sentence in tho penitentiary will bo
made at 0 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Mr. Martin , Mr. Fauntleroy's partner ,
will arrive to-night.
The latter has been busy all day , and -
will have to work nearly all night upon
the records in the case , which cover
over 1.100 pages of typewriter copy , and
Mr. Fauntleroy is making notation of
the parts which he will call the attention
of the governor to to-morrow.
Mrs. Brooks and hor daughter have
made a most favorable impression , and
havo excited the sympathies of all. ft
is impossible to foreshadow what will
be the action of the governor in the
case , and it is not likely that he will
make his determination known to-mor
row. For many weeks past , petitions
have been received at the executive of
fice urging a commutation of the sen
tence , and the mails have also brought
many letters of remonstrance against
such action and advising tho governor
to let the law take its course.
Estimates for River Improvement.
Washington , July 13. Major C. W. 1
yien , of the corps of engineers , makes the
bllowingestimates for the river and harbor (
improvements in Minnesota , Wisconsin aud
E
Dakota : Improvement of the Minnesota ]
river , to complete , $703,800 ; Red Ri cr of ]
: ho North , to complete , $79,593 ; for the
iext year10,00 } ; Chippewa river , Wis. , 1
jo complete , $3J5.523 ; for the noKt year , t
f25,000. Lock and dam on the Mississippi t
river at Meeker's island , Minn. , to <
. omplete , $ S)7,121 { ; surveys for reservoirs <
it the sources or the Mississippi. St. C'nnx ,
Jhippewa and Wisconsin rivers , to comJ J
3lete , $ .10,000. Improveni'-iK < > i : he Mi-3- ,
ssippi river above the fallls of-jt. Anthony !
o complete. $19,127 ; for tho next yir , y
51.1,0v0. Chippewa river , nt Yellow Bank * , < ;
* Vis. , to complete , $ Gij.U0 ( ) ; for the nevt ' c
rear ; ? 3C,000. St. Croix riwr , Wisconsin ! R
md Minnesota , for the next year and to ; B
mnplcte , $1P,900. Reservoirs at the head- i B
[ uarters of the Mississippi , to complete , I ' ]
• ll-Gr , , ; for next year , $12,000. I'res-I
rvation of the Falls of St. Anthony , to 7
omplete , $210,000. Missouri river , trom 1 ( ) *
iioxx City , la. , to Ft. Benton , to complete , j.
2.10,0'J0 ; for next year , $10,000. Improve- !
uent of Yellowstone riv r , to com- ! [ •
Jcte , ? in ,0iii ( : for the ne\t year , i c
o .000. Major McKen/ie makes the followT \
ug estimation forwork on upper Mississippi : . Vv
) es Moines rapids to complete in nevt year , |
( j , ! 0.1. DoMoines rapids canal , for ' '
e.\t year , $1.1,000. Hry dock at Des • { {
Ioines rapids canal. ? l i.210. Harbors of t J , "
efuge on Lake I'opin , for next year ami to i - '
0 complete , $ lo,000 ; Mississippi river 1
om St. 1'aul to Des Moines r.ipids , credi- ' ,
le $ G.1,000. The confercn-e on the river V
nd harbor bill ad.ourni'd over till MonW
ay. Agreements liave b < > en rem bed in ( '
? g.trd to all but the canal projects , which j
reembolied in the bill , and m re-pect to * '
Inch neither bide manifesto disposition
> cive aivay.
\V
Mr. Faithorn Advises. " <
Chicago , HI. , July 13. Chairman ® -
aithorn of the Western and Northern j
eight association , h s advised the lines H
jtween Chicago and Council Bluffs that gJ
regularities in rates on business , originat-
ig in the east , ought to cease , so as to pre-
ent further demoralization in rates. Ife w
sfera to tho special agreement entered Cc
ito , looking to the presevation of Oj
ites on eastern traffic to and from Hi
Duncil Bluffs , Omaha and Sioux City. He Ca
links it advisable that some date be estabwL
shed when all irregularities should cease ,
id that for no cause should there be on y
id after July 27 any rates at variance qq
ith the agreed figures , as published by the Oi
lairman's office. The tariff rate3 apply Ca
respective of origin of freight. H <
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BY THE MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.
Governor Hill , of Now York , lias called j
an oxtra session of tho logislaturo for
1 July 17th for tho purposo of appropriat
ing funds to provido work for tho pris
oners in tho stnto prison.
I Henry V'ok , vico president of tho Easb 1
/TonneiW 1'U ginia & Georgia railroad , j
admittccltua 'tWiouH trouble was threat- f
enod on his road with tho engineers. 4 C
Tho oxpected striko of tho ongineers hart I
not yet taken placo but was likely to at jf ?
an early day. | 1
A sheriffs posso of thirty is camped f m
near Sadiovillo , in Central Kentucky , M
looking for Calob Parker. Parker is Wi
charged with killing Constable Sadocia W > 1
Counelleo , of Sadiovillo. His friends ff I
say ho cannot bo taken without blood- J \
shed. I I
Two outrages by negroes upon whito h i
women have occurred in tho vicinity of | | |
Lynchburg , Va. Great excitement pro- II
vails , which hns been intensified by Mrs. |
Midkiff , 0110 of tho victims , appealing to 'fll
tho "manhood of Pulaski county to vin- | J |
dicato and defend tho female character i\
and person from brutal assault. " Both 1
negroes aro in jail. jI
A delegation of ladies and gentlemen . I
from Benton Harbor , Mich. , called on I 1
General Harrison on the 9th. They wero J 1
presented by Colonel Ward , who was tho j 1
Michigan delegate to tho Chicago con- j 1
vcution. Tho delegation was cordi illy J 1
received by General Harrison , who made ( ' 1
a short speech , in which he referred to tgl
tho active part taken by Michigan in ( fll
many of tho achievements of tho repub'J |
licau party. . fl
Hon. T. M. James and A. .T. Arnold , § 1
of Topeka , Kansas , mado n bet on tho jf I
result of tho election in rndiunn. Ar- II
nold , a war democrat and a former rc.si- §
dent of rndiaua , made n bluff on the re- § jl
suit in that state which was accepted by II
James. The wager consists of a $9,000 11
business houso on the part of James 11
against an $8,000 business houso owned f
by Arnold. Deeds were drawn up and II
deposited in tho bank. Both men will i |
stick. ' II
A singular casualty occurred at Wal- II
nut Grove , Mo. , which will result in the- | 1
death of a young man named Will Mor- ' I
ritt , formerly a resident of Springfield. I I
Ho becamo involved in a dispute with /
Henry Chiypool. Tho latter threw r | M
bottle at him and knocked him down. > v
Ho fell under a horse , and tho animal
kicked him in tho head with both hind
feet , break his skull. Ho cannot re-
cover. J fl
The board of visitors to tho naval acad- f
emy has made its report to Secretary Jj
Whitney. Among the recommendations 'kB
is one that tho academy course be re- II
duced from six to four years. The rea- iW
son for adopting the six years' course
was that the number of appointments to {
the navy would be reduced , but the law
restricts tho number of applications to
the number of existing vacancies , and 9
tho proposed change , it is thought , will
bo beneficial alike to the cadets and the J
government. The board is of the opin-
ion that the two years' service is without |
value , and it is manifestly to the injury j
of tho cadets that they be kept from pre- )
'
paration for those pursuits which they , '
may propose to follow in life. -
Tha Saqaciiy of a Horse. I | H
Vixcen.ni > , ind. . July 11. A story ol 'I
a horse's sagacity comes from Vanderburg , S
county. A day or two ago a horse 4 fl
was standing tied to a fonce in the ' H
yards of tho Sunnysido Coal com- jfl
pany in that county. A drunken t jfl
man was staggering around that neighbor- t | H
hood , and in a moment of fren/.y took out j fS
his pocket knife , and , seeing no ono around ( ! jfl
on whom to vent his spleen , he walked up M
to the horse and deliberately plunged the M
blade into tho dumb bruto's neck. The < • M
gash was a long ono and quite severe , M
and the blood flowed from the wound fl
profusely. The horse in its struggles r .fl
*
broke the hitching rein and ran out of the ifl
lot. It kept up its speed down the road , H
until it cams to a drug store on Fulton ' fl
street owned by Jenkins & Kyle. The f jH
animal stalked into the storo deliberately | H
and went as far back as the prescription i M
case , when it set up a most pitiful neigh- M
ing. The clerk was alarmed , but spoke . M
gently to the animal , and taking a sponge 1 M
bathed the ugly wound m cold water , mnch 1 M
to the relief of tho brute. Tho proprietor , M
Mr. Kyle , then sewed up tho wound and , M
tied a baud around the animal's neck. M
The horse was then led back to the mines , > M
seemingly happy and contented. Mr. * M
Kyle is positive in the assertion that this is ' H
the neatest case of Irute sagacity on record , j H
and points to the blood spots on the floor oi |
his store as proof of the taie. * H
Indians Thrcateninq Trouble. M
St. Paul , July 1.1. A special from Vic- _ |
: ora : , B. C , says it is reported that Mr. H
I'iill'crd , in charge of tho Hudson's bay M
jompany at Hazleton , and one of tho M
pecial constables sent from here , had f M
ien murdered by Indians. The . M
[ ndians are thoroughly excited and f M
threaten to exterminate all the whites in H
: hat part of the country. A special force | |
) f provincial police leaves to-morrow for f H
: he scene of trouble. The Indians who are 4 H
rausing the trouble are the worst on tho H
roast and nearly all well armed. | H
THE MARKETS. > 9
OMAHA. ' fl
I'iikat No. 2 Cl @ 61JJ i H
011.V No. 2 mixed 33 © 33 ' M
> atb No. 2 32 @ 33 H
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ARI.CV . . . • • • . . . . . . . . • • • • . . • • • • . • * 1 % @ 49 2 |
: cttik Creamery 20 @ 21 ' H
lUTTEit f'lioica roll 13 @ 14 f H
uos Fresh 14 © 16 H
[ 'iungCihckexk perdoz. . . 2 00 @ 3 25 H
EiioNS Choice , per box. . . 7 00 ( , 8 00 1 H
Hanoi. " } Per box 3 75 @ 7 00 H
ians Xji vya. per bu 2 6.1 ( qj 2 75 M
nions Per bti 3 25 ( a ) 1 50 M
otatoks 75 @ 85 j I
keen Pees Per bu 1 50 ( ai 2 00 \ j H
oiiwiow , per bn 1 75 tfj ) 2 CO |
" 001. Fii.e , per lb 13 % 20 ' < H
onev IG 4 21 . |
eax Seed IVr In 1 15 ( a , 1 20 j H
nns Mixed packing 5 20 ( a ± 5 30 " H
oos Ileavev ueightd 5 50 @ 5 60 j H
kevi.s Hioire steers 4 50 fi 5 25 i H
ikip Fair to medium. . . 2 50 % 4 50 j H
NEW YORK. < M
nr.t No. 2 red S7 87 * j H
' heat ( " nsraded red 83fi $ 89J ; H
ms No. 2 viViQ 54 j H
atMixed weotern 33 * ( < < ) 33 I < H
n. 'C 15 00 @ 15 25 " j |
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CHICAGO. H
iieat PerbtiHlie ! 79'i ) 79J |
ikx Per bushel 47 ; % < Jt ) 48 H
it" Per bunliei 30 @ 30Ja * H
) ik 13 50 @ 13 75 i H
UJD 8 02 * @ 8 10 H
oris Pncking .tsliippiu . 5 40 @ 5 60 j l
tti-e Stoiker * 2 10 @ 3 35 H
H.I.I' Nutivea 2 50 @ 4 40 H
ST. LOUIS. ' J M
heat No. 2 red ca-th S2 (3 ( 82J H
ikx Perbushel 45tf | 45J H
its Per bushel 32 ( $ 32J , i H
ocs Mixed packing 5 20 @ 5 40 " " j H
ttee Feeders 2 30 @ 3 00 ' 4 % H
ieei' Common to choico 2 75 @ 5 10 A |
KANSAS CIT\ . \i \ M
nEAT Fer bushel 70 @ 71 i H
lis Per bushel 39 @ 40 i ' B
its Per bushel 30 @ 31 1 H
ttle Feeders 2 00 @ 3 5f > . • H
> os Good to choice 5 35 ® 5 4fo \ { % < H