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i The Cost el Slate Institutions.
I Following is a list of the expenditure *
\ for each of the stato institutions vine !
has passed under tlio inspection of th <
[ board of publio lands and buildings and
f w _ filed last week in the office of the
secretary of stato :
| _ , CAPITAL BUILDIka.
1 SSP1 . ? J" " * " " - 5 316 CI
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t 1 net and
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, Erect on-ala bulldiiiR 4,075 < H
j Bepalrs m &
f „ . , MSITESTIABV.
CnreofprUonere „ si o (
; f Hepalro 10 w
1 KEFOKil SCHOOL.
\ I Laundry. etc.r. . „ . . . . 5U0r. W
j • txna | for Institution _ , -71 W
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t- im > titctiox fob fceule-mi.ndkd
Lt Main building . $ r M
J 15xpcu-.es l.liracc
[ 1 INHT1TDTJOX Kott DEAF AND DUMB.
DInlntr room , kltclion. etc fcl.WJ oa
f Expenses for In-tltntion 703 ai
I.X8AXE SOBFOLK.
f • Expenses $3,247 gj
ISSAXE LXXCOLX.
xpe . n , 8f'3- . $0.182 13
! Blind Institute Kxrptiscs 1.050 74
• Iioino fortlie FrlcndlesB Expenses. . 1,01 37
( Feeble institute Expenses 7H7 87
Industrial home. J. Layneon contract 2,157 84
J. S.Ilhike. Superintendent G4 Ti
Eoldiers'and Sai.ors'Homo 195 24
STATE JOTTINGS IN BRIEF.
xne umana carnage and sleigh com-
pany with manafactory at Albright , has
1 failed. About fifty men are thrown out
I of employment
I The Grand Island creamery , cles-
\X \ % trcyed by fire , i3 being rebuilt.
| f Eight threshing machines at work
I -within one mile of Eorchester is an
I item considered worth } ' of notice by tho
[ | Star of that place. It goes to show that
J something has been grown besides
§ "weeds.
i Farmers and others nre cautioned
K to beware of swindlers in groceries go-
* ing around the country selling goods
that are said to be almost good for noth
B ing. The top layer of auything will bo
all right while underneath the goods aro
poor and a case of rasins sold to somo
' people in Dodge , where the } * were oper-
| atiug , was found to bo two-thirds shav-
I ings nnderneath. Buy your groceries
of _ _ legitimate dealers and thus avoid
• swindlers.
Onmha has bad her hotel capacity
increased by tho opening of the "Mur
ray. "
Tho Knox county fair will bo held
in the latter days of September.
Omaha is tilling up with fakirs and
1ramps , all on account of the coming
A big stock dealwas consummated
last week by three of Ulysses dealers.
Messrs. Joe Palmer , Park Dodson , jr. ,
and Lon Ritchie purchased GOO head of
feeders from Becker's ranch 150 miles
south of Denver. This makes over a
thousand feeders bought by these gen
tlemen recently.
The Grand Island Independent says
that the names of eleven young fellows
in that city , who have been exulting in
the ruin of A/oung girls are known , and
the fellows will likely soon answer in
court for their crime. Two of them aro
I teacher * in Hall count } , and are no
more safe to be trusted with school chil
dren than nrewolves with a flock of
lambs. The proofs against them aro
positive and their names w ill soon be
given to tho public.
Miss Mary Bock , aged 1G years ,
mysteriously disappeared from the farm
of Chas. Christiansen , on Prairie Creak ,
Hall connty , last weekt since which time
no trace of her has been obtained. Mr.
and Mrs. Christiansen came to Grand
Island leaving Miss Bock at the farm ,
and upon their return they were sur
prised to find that she had gone , wearing
* her best suit of clothes. She left a lock
of hair , but no word of any kind , and
they fear that she has committed suicide.
Friends and relatives are still in search
of her.A .
A few weeks ago during the prcval
ence of the severe electrical storms the
lightning struck a valuable calf belong
ing to .Tames Gordon , west of Scribner.
. The singularity of the case is that the
j bolt struck the animal square in the
j forehead and separated coming out both
j eyes , tearing the eyeballs from their
j sockets.
j | j Overion is overrun with tramps and
j f j thieving is of nightly occurrence.
! * • A lodge of the Knights of Pythias has
; fj been organized in Stanton.
1 Fushman's overall factory at Fre-
_ I mont was destroyed by fire last week.
> f loss about S3,600.
m Li. P. Larson , of Bertram ! , had a
M brother on the steamer Geiser which was
Bj sunk by the Thingvalia. He was one
R of the fourteen passengers who were
B rescued.
fl Omaha is soon to have a big attrac-
H tion known as the Siega of SetyistapoL.
It opens on the 30th of August and con-
tinues for fonr weeks. A large attend-
B ance is looked for.
A movement is on foot in Dodgo
I county to organize a Farmers' Educa-
S tional club.
M Oats are selling in Bushville at 15
fl cents a busheL
fl Letters and statements from prom-
fl inent depositors in the Hooper Stato
fl bank , to parties in Fremont , deny tho
B defalcation of E. J. F. Berg , its late
fl cashier , and seems to establish the en-
B tire falsity of the report circulated Lost
B week. Those knowing best the situa- '
fl tion declare that no losses have been
J sustained.
ffl Bailroad building in the west prom-
yK ises to be uncommonly active next year.
K Nebraska's mammoth corn crop insures
[ H a laying business for the old roads.
B Hon. Charles T. Walther , of Falls
B City , died last week , aged 53. For a
B time he was probate judge and also rep-
B resented RicharcLon county one term in
B the legislature.
H Secretary Furnas speaks encourag-
S ugly of the coming state fair. Xew
B and attractive features have been inau-
B gnrated and there is little doubt but
X. what the fair will be the greatest ever
m held in the state. Bad weather is the
fl only thing that will knock success to tho
B winds.
winds.Acting General Manager Kimball of
B the Union Pacific has gone to Old Orch-
B ard beach , on tho coast of Maine , for a
B month or six weeks.
B Burglars attempted to enter tho
B house of a Fremont policeman , and
B partly cloroformed his wife before be-
B ing frightened away.
B The Nebraska state camp meeting
of the Seventh Day Adventists will bo
held at Grand Island from September
11th to loth. .
I An ei"hteen-ronnd prize-fight came
I off near North Platte , both contestants
being badly punished.
• There will be many county exhibits
B at &e coming state fair. '
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Prairio chickens , quail , and groucs
aro said to bo unusually abundant this
j'car.
j'car.Tho Omaha Republican is publish'
ing a list of men who voted in 1840. At
this writing tho names foot up about
150.
Thomas B. Crowitt , principal of tin
Schuyler schools for one year , died ii
Donynr of consumption.
Tho Seigo of Sobastopol , holding
forth at Omaha , is drawing largely nol
only from tho metropolis but othei
towns throughout tho stato.
An unknown man waB run over bj
10 cars at Omaha last week and killed
The wheels of several cars passed ovo :
him and his bodv was nearlv cut in two
Tho output of tho Falls City can
ning establishment this year will be
great and of a first-class quality.
Tho reported lynching of a mac
named Baker near Guide Rock some
days ago turns out to be without foun
dation.
dation.Dr.
Dr. Morten , of Fremont , last weefc
received a telegram notifying him ol
I he sudden death of his brother at Cyn-
thiaua , Ky.
Tho Orleans Sentinel snj's that sev
eral thousand chickens have been killed
by eoyotcs in that locality in tho past
few mouths.
Dan Martin , a noted crook supposed
to bo in Omaha , is wanted at Fort
Worth , Tex. A reward of S100 is offeroil
for hiR return to that nlace.
The Union bank , of Fairmont , has
filed articles of incorporation with tho
secretary of stato. Its capital stock is
$100,000.
The Lutherans in tho vicinity of
Daykin have made arrangements to erect
a church at that place and will begin
work on tho same very soon.
The two-year-old son of John Has-
tie , of Auburn , was kicked in tho fore
head by a horse , receiving serious but
not fatnl injuries.
The Stato Christian convention held
in Lincoln last week was well attended.
A now paper is to be started at West
Lincoln. It will bo a stock yards jour
nal.
A fifteen-j-ear-oldson of John Piehl ,
a farmer living three miles north of Ar
lington , while returning homo wiLh a
team from mowing last week , was thrown
from one of the horses which he was rid
ing. His foot caught in the harness and
he was dragged nearly a half mile , kill
ing him and mangling his body in a
frightful manner.
A David City dispatch , referring to
the fair , says the exhibition of the pro
ducts of the county aro not as good this
3Tear as in former years , which is due to
the early date of the fair.
In the Presbyterian church , for the
past two days , says the Grand Island
Independent , a trial lias been in progress
before the elders of the church , in which
the pastor , Mr. George Williams , sought
the expulsion of Mr. Burket , but after a
full hearing , Mr. Burket was completely
exonerated and vindicated. Tho result
is highly satisfactory to the great major
ity of the members , and Rev. Williams
having appointed his own elders and
selected his own moderator to conduct
the trial , ought also to bo satisfied. "
Sheridan county will havo an ex
hibit at the state fair.
Tho fall term of tho Broken Bow
schools opened with an enrollment of
220.
Work has been temporarily sus
pended on the Masonic building at Fre
mont for want of material.
Covington saloons are said to take
in from S2,000 to $2,500 every Sunday
from thirsty Sioux City people.
Dr. Wm. H. Smith , of Crete , died
in Omaha last week , while on his return
from Colfax Springs , Iowa. He was one
of Crete's foremost citizens.
The Lutherans of Bloomington have
begun the erection of a church edifice to
cost $5,000.
Barnuui's circus captured a big lot
of dollars in Omaha and Lincoln. The
show is all together except Barnum.
Word was received at North Platte
; he other night that the bod1 of a man
nras found at O'Fallon's station , seven-
: een miles wesr , after the east bound ex
press had passed there. He is thought
0 have been a tramp attempting to
joard the train.
Fourteen first-class passenger trains
irith chair cars and Pullman sleepers
low arrive and depart daily from Fair-
: > urj * station. Means of communication
ire some better , sa3rs the Gazette , than
hewere a few j-ears ago when Charley
Andrews' rickety , tri-weekfy hack was
ho only public convej-auce.
China's Treaty Rejection Confirmed.
New York special : The Herald , in an
sxtra , prints the following from Wash
ington :
Chang Yen Hoou , the Chinese minis
ter , who was called to Peru on official
business several mouths ago , will leave
Lima on the 17th for the United States ,
tt was the minister's original intention
; o return to this country bwa } * of San
Francisco , where he purposed remain
ing a brief period in order more thor-
jughfy to acquaint himself with the
Chinese question on the Pacific slope.
Elis change of plan at the last moment
Aras in obedience to a notification
" roni the Chinese emperor to proceed at
mce and bj' the quickest route to Wash-
ugton in order that his majesty's wishes
regarding the Chinese treaty should be
sommnnicated through him to Secretary
Bayard. It may bo authoritatively
stated that a confirmation of the. rejec-
ion of the treaty was officially received
it the white house from Pekin during
: he meeting of the cabinet Thursday
ifternoon.
Trying to Steal Brooks' Body.
St. Louis dispatch : An evening paper
• ays that an attempt to steal the body
af Hugh M. Brooks , alias Maxwell , ex
ecuted August 10 for the murder of C.
Arthur Preller , has created quite a sen
sation here and developed some strange
facts. At a very early hour yesterday
tnoniing a pistol shot in Cavalry ceme
tery attracted the attention of a huck
ster named Peter Reitz , coming to the
: ity with a load of truck , and a few min
utes later a closed vehicle passed him on
the road , the team being on a gallop.
Following the team came a man named
Tohn Sheveliu , who excitedly informed
Reitz that the occupants of the fleeing
rehicle had made an attempt to steal tho
body of the murderer Maxwell , whose
jase attracted such worldwide attention.
Investigation developed the fact that
Shevelin had been employed and well
[ > aid by an unknown but beautiful lady
to guard Maxwell's grave at night. Ho
ivas on duty when threeinen entered
the cemetery and 'Started 'fbr the grave
) f the little chloroformer. Shevelin
Tired his pistol and the men fled. None
af them has yet been found. They left
1 shovel and a rope at tho grave side.
In effort will be made to learn who tho
iroman is who pays bo liberally for
guarding Maxwell's grave.
Shot by an Editor.
Captain J. S. Lewis , editor of the Re
publican , at Woodsville , Miss. , shot and
fatally wounded L. C. Johnson in n
personal quarrel in that city.
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MATTERS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Tho president has returned to the
house without his approval eight prl
vato pension bills granting pensions tc
Mrs. Catherine Reed , Mrs. Jano Potts ,
C. F. Mayfield , Catherine Bussey , Johu
Dcane , Charles Walster , Jacob Now-
hard and Russell L. Doane.
Colonel Wilson's August report of tin
condition of public buildings anil
grounds states that the work of placing
a new iron tank on the roof tho execu
tive mansion , hns been completed. 11
weighs 4,300 ' pounds. Tho outside ol
the mansion was thoroughly washed by
using tho district steam fire engine.
Tho department of stato has received
no information regarding the reported
riotous demonstrations in China , and
an attack on an American official's res
idence at Canton. Tho department has
received nothing further in relation to
tho reported rejection of the Chinese
treaty since the dispatch from Minister
Dciil ) } ' , Wednesday.
N. II. R. Dawson , commissioner of
education , in his annual report says
that more than 12,009,000 children at
tended tho public schools somo parts of
the fiscal .year , and of those nearly
8,000,000 were in average daily attend
ance. In both respects the southern
states , once so backward , havo made
greater progress than other parts of the
country.
Tho following telegram was received
from Montgomery , Ala. , by Surgeon
General Hamilton , of Washington : Our
special agent reports ten cases of yellow
fever at McClenny , in Baker count } ' ,
and one death , from black vomit. Pen-
sacola and Marianna have quarantined
against the whole of Baker county. Wo
will proceed to follow their example ,
and this only exemplifies tho fact that
the measures you havo already taken
uxq right. W. S. Reesk , Mayor.
Delegate Gifford of Dakota , discuss
ing the question of negotiations with
the Sioux , says that opening the Sioux
reservation will cause an enormous in
crease in immigration to Dakota , and
that it will materially enhance the pros
perity of the territory as well as the
contiguous country in tho state of Ne
braska. Ho says that immigration to
Dakota has fallen off in recent years ,
largely on account of the desire of the
would-be immigrants to locate upon the
Sioux lamb ; , and that he knows of his
own personal knowledge many instant
ces where intending homesteaders have
put off immigration from year to year
because they believed that the Sioux
reservation would eventually be opened
to settlement. Mr. Gifford does not ex
pect that the Sioux commission will be
successful immediately , but ho thinks
there is no doubt of tho outcome event
ually.
Cn the Verge of an Indian War.
St. Paul special : The Sioux , Gros
Ventres , Piegan and Crow Indians are
on tho verge of a bloody war. A party
of Sioux have left the Poplar river
ngency , and General Ruger to-day or
dered troop D , First cavalry , under
command of First Lieutenant Oscar J.
Brown , from Fort Custer to Bull Moun
tain station , M. T. , for the purpose of
watching the crossings on the Yellow-
ttone between Custer station and Hunt
ley , and covering the point specially
where a party of Sioux on the Yellow
stone were killed by Indians. The full
strength of the troop is embraced in tho
detail for this duty , and Lieutenant'
Brown will take 100 rounds of carbine
and twenty-four rounds of pistol ammu
nition per man. The troops will take
ten days' rations and move in the light
est possible marching order.
Interpreter Charles Cacely , "Tobacco
Jake" and two Indian scouts are ordered
to report to Lieutenant Brown to accom
pany the column.
Second Lieutenant Geo. L. O'Byram ,
First cavalry , with fonr non-commis
sioned officers and twenty-one men from
troop K , First cavalry , has been sent to
Custer Station , from which point the 'y
will proceed down the Yellowstone to a
point near and opposite the mouth of
Big Porcupine river , watching all cross
ings that a raiding party of Sioux would
be likely to cross. The commanding
officer of Ft. Keogh has also been re
quested to send a detachment to watch
the crossings east of that post.
MR. P0WDERLY APPEARS IN PRINT.
CorvcfipomlritCH Jlelween the Grand JLtsler
and the f.ale General becretaru.
Philadelphia dispatch : This week's
Journal of United Labor contains an
article two colums and a half in length ,
contributed by Grand Master Workman
Powderly , aud containing the corres
pondence that passed between him aud
Charles H. Litchman upon his resigning
the general secretaryship of the order.
First is given Litchman's letter of resig
nation , which has already been pub
lished. Powderly's reply opens with an
acceptance of the resignation and theu
he adds : "While I will not question
your motive in taking this step , you
will , I trust , pardon me if I say that I
fail to see how organized labor can be
benefited by having its officers east aside
the obligations and duties which their
constituents imposed upon them for the
purpose of taking sides in a political
campaign. It is true that groans aud
sighs are floating up from the mouths
of political leaders for the wrongs of
the laboring men. Many of those who
groan the loudest at the time may be
classed with those who are the worst op
pressors. The last tears they shed will
never increase in volume to such an ex
tent as to wipo away the grievous
wrongs their past actions or
failure to act have imposed upon the
man who bends under parly's load. The
question at issue , the tariff , will not be
settled when tho votes are counted in
November. The election of a presi
dent will not make changes unless the
people of the land make judicious selec
tions of such members of the national
legislature as will carry out their wishes
when congress assembles. Already 41
nominated candidates , regardless of par
ty , have signed written pledges to work
for measures of reform at tho request of
Knights of Labor. If this plan of our
order is faithfully carried out it will re
sult in more good than any other. "
Litchman winds up the correspond
ence. He says : "I hold it more honor
able to lay down official duties that
would hamper private action than to re
tain .such position and at the same time
be engaged in political scheming in se
cret with party agents , whom it is nec
essary , ostensibly , to publicly de
nounce. I honestly believe that , bad
as yon may think , or say Ike republican
party is , the democratic party is infi
nitely worse by reason of its advocacy
of free tmde , and I furtherbelievI
should. bevfdls 'to myuluty tothoJpeo-
plo engaged in the industries of my
state if "I did not do all in my power to
defeat a political combination that
would , if successful , still further lower
iheir standard of wages and conse
quently their standard of living. "
An Omaha man named McLaughlin
attempted suicide last week by taking
morphine. He was rescued by vigorous
use of the stomach pump.
Burglars entered tho residence of J.
EL Barr , Lincoln , securing a lady's gold
watch , a revolver and § 30 in cash.
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THE CHINESE RESTRICTI0N'/BILL
Ttte Setxalo J'axnm the yr-ittitrn but Will ! {
cttualdfi' the 1'otft
The president's message on tho Chitu
I matter was laid before tho senate on tlu
7th. Ho merely sent a copy of two dis
patches from tho American miuister a
Pekin : Ono is dated Septomber 5 , anc
says :
"I believe that tho treaty lias been re
jected. I havo demanded from tho for
.eign pffico positive information. No in
formation has been "received. "
The other is dated September 0 , anc
says :
"Tho treaty hns been postponed l'oi
further deliberation. "
Mr. Mitchell was speaking rapidly am
vehemently on the Chinese bill when tl
gavel fell and the presiding officer pir
the question , "Shall the bill pass ? ' '
Mr. Gorman rose to speak , but had
got no further than the words , "Mr.
President , in consideration of this meas
ure , " when he was stopped by the an
nouncement on tho part of the presiding
officer that debate was not in order.
Unanimous consent had been given yes
terday that at 1 o'clock the vote should
bo taken on the question , "Shall the
bill pass ? " There being some questions
as to the terms of tho agreement , the
report in the Record was read. Mr.
Gorman excused himself 011 the ground
that he was not present when tho agree
ment was made , and was not aware of it.
He now moved that tho bill and tho
president's message bo referred b tho
commmittee on foreign relations.
Mr. Teller "That is contrary to tho
arrangement. "
The Presiding Officer "The chair
holds that the motion is 'in order under
the rule , notwithstanding the agree
ment. "
The question was taken on Mr. Gor
man's motion , aud resulted , yeas 7 , nays
19 no quorum.
The question was then taken on tho
passage of tho bill , and tho result was
yeas 37 , nays.3.
Mr. Blair asked the presiding officer
whether a motion to reconsider the vote
was in order , and on being informed
that it was , he submitted that motion.
He said that if it were reconsidered he
would move an amendment to the bill ,
providing that the act shall not take ef
fect until the expiration of sixty days
after its passage unless the pending
treaty shall be rejected by China w-ithin
that time , but to take effect immediately
on such rejection.
Mr. Gormau referred to his motion to
commit , the bill , and said that ho h-id
made that motion in consideration that
the bill had come before the senate ,
without doubt , under misapprehension.
Mr. Stewart opposed the motion to re
consider , and said the more he read
Denby's dispatches the more he felt that
the bill was proper.
Mr. Blair advocated his motion Ho
argued that the treaty would , if ratified
by China , afford all the remedy which
the bill was designed to give. Unless
tho real purpose of the bill was to des
troy the treaty , a delay of sixty days
ought to be satisfactory to everybody.
So far as was known the Chinese gov
ernment was acting in good faith.
At the close of the discussion Mr. Tel
ler moved to lay on the table Mr. Blair ' s
motion to reconsider. A vote was taken
and resulted yeas 23 , nays 11 ; no quo
rum. A call of the senate having shown
the presence of forty-four senator.-1 , Mr.
Jones of Arkansas moved to adjourn.
Mr. Blair As the vote just taken is
clearly indicative of the will of the son-
ate , I do not want to delay action , and I
therefore beg to withdraw my motion to
reconsider.
Mr. Sherman I object.
A vote was taken on a motion to ad
journ , and it was defeated yeas 19 ,
nays 22.
A vote was taken the second and third
times on the motion to lay on the table
the motion to reconsider , but each time
there was a lack of a quorum , several
senators taking advantage of their being
paired to refrain from voting. Finally
the friends of the bill realized the use-
lessness of further attempts to end the
matter , and the senate adjourned till
Monday , leaving the bill passed , but a
motion to reconsider its passago pend
ing.
Three Men Burned to Death.
East Superior ( Wis. ) dispatch : Three
men were burned to death in a hotel tiro
in this cily early this morning. It was
about 2 o ' clock when a policeman no
ticed flames bursting from a window in
the second story of the Amerie.iu house ,
at Third and Tower avenues. The offi
cer buist in the door and alarmed tho
boarders , some of whom escaped by the
stairs and some jumped from the second
story windows. No ladders could be
procured which would reach the third
story windows , and blankets were held
bT those on the street into which the in
mates of the place jumped , generally
escaping with slight injuries. The
three men who were burned to death
were awaiting a chance to jump , when
they were seen to fall back into tho
burning building. When the flames
were extinguished a search was made
for the bodies , which were found near
the center of the ruins. All were fear
fully burned , and only one was identi
fied. This one was recognized by the
clothing as Patrick Clair , a French-
Cauadian who camo to thi3
city a few days ago. The
others have not been identified , and it
is extremely doubtful if they ever will
be , as most of tho occupants of tho
building were lumbermen or miners
who were merely in the city for the day.
The fire originated in a room occupied
by three men who had been drunk and
when they went to bed left a kerosene
lamp burning. It is supposed that in
3ome manner this became overturned
and exploded. These three men escaped
ifter being severely burned. The build
ing and furniture are a total loss and
were valued at $7000 ; insured for 81.800.
All of the lodgers lost their clothing ,
money and what valuables they pos
sessed
Probably Sato in Canada.
The little town of Roseland , a suburb
of Chicago , whose population is chiefly
composed of Hollanders , is in a stato of
sxcitement over the disappearance of
the officers of tho savings bank of tho
village. The president of tho bank ,
William Swart , its teller , L. H. John
son , and the business solicitor , Elijah
Beckler , havo left town , taking with
them the entire assets of the Vault ,
amounting to between 825,000 and $30 , -
000. The vault , when opened , was
found to contain only S1.1G. The de
positors are mostly small tradesmen and
farmers of tho vicinity. Swart has been
speculating.
Half-Breeds Refuse to Pay Taxes.
Jamestown ( Dak. ) special : When
Judge Rose wasat , Battiuean holding
court he found the financial condition
of Bollett county in bad shape. The re
fusal of the half-breeds to pay taxes has
caused a stringency in the county's fin
ances , as most of the inhabitants are of
that class. Tho commissioners have been
forced to issue warrants and to dispose
of bonds to obtain money enough to
cany on tho county government. About
317,000 of this paper is held by a Grand
Forks firm. The indebtedness of the
county hns passed the limit and the mat
ter is expected to come into the court
for adjustment in a short time.
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CROPS. IN T.HE RED .RIVER. VALLEY ;
Tlte Outlook a * Set Forth In Ileporl $ Fron
Varloua tjicallllen.
Tho following appears in tho Farmers
Roviow Soptombor C :
Reports relativo to tho condition oi
tho wheat crop in tho Red River vallej
hare been so conflicting that in ordoi
to arrive at somo true idea of tho situa
tion , ' wo have * made special inquirici
from reliable persons. Our advice !
enabltJ us to Btato that Polk county
Minn. , will havo a bettor grade of wheal
and more of it than Marshall county ,
The crop may yield fourteen busheh
per acre. Frost has done moro damag (
in Marshall county and tho grade oi
wheat there will bo poor , generally
speaking. There are somo exceptions ,
for frost seems to havo touched in
streaks , so that while there aro fields
that havo filled tolerably well , there arc
others not far distant where tho heads
aro not half so woll filled , and will yield
a shrivelled sample of grain. It seems
probable that an average of ten bushels
per acre will be about all that Marshall
county will yield. Wo havo it on reli
able authority that Kittson county is
worse hurt than Marshall county , and
there nre fields there which will not bo
harvested.
On the Dakota side of the Red river
valley ( that is , in northeast Dakota , ) the
situation is icported as being worse than
in the Minnesota counties mentioned in
tho foregoing. There are' conflicting
opinions as to whether the' damage to
wheat is due to frost or has been caused
by blighting , consequent upon exces
sive heut and dews. Tho majority hold
that frost has done all the damage.
Frost c n August 17 formed ice as thick
as window glass on the water in Polk
county , Minn. On or about tho 24th
another severe frost was experienced.
Although these frosts did not apparent
ly hurt tho straw and chaff of the wheat ,
yet they must havo hurt the plant at
that portion which joins the kernel to
the stem. This is * corroborated by the
fact that all the nutrition of tho kernel
is destroyed. On some fields of fall
wheat tho straw was very long and
heavy , and here it was that rut did its
deadly work. One of our correspond
ents states that a field owned by him
promised to yield thirty bushels per
acre , of very poor wheat.
Tho oat crop in the valley generally
gave promise of heavy returns , but rust
has prevented proper filling , and the
grain threshed does not "fill the bushel
well. "
Barley is a good crop and has not been
injured so far as we have been able to
learn. Dalrymple apparently lias good
reasons for advising farmers to hold on
to their wheat in expectation of higher
prices later on.
Anxiety about the corn crop in north
western Iowa and southeastern Dakota
is rapidly disappearing by reason of the
hot , dry weather. Reports from fifteen
counties in the region of Sioux City ,
show that during tho past two Aveeks
corn has raced toward maturity. On the
higher grounds and uplands it has so far
progressed that it could now endure
light frosts. The ears are numerous and
heavy some of them enormous and al
ready well glazed. On the low-lying bot
tom lands it will take ten or twelve days
to advance corn so that it can stand even
light frost. This is because continued
wet weather in the spring delayed plant
ing three weeks beyond the usual time.
All the reports from the farms along tho
valleys of the Maple , Little Sioux ,
Floyd , Big Sioux , and Vermillion rivers
the choicest corn districts of the
northwest are most encouraging , and
show that the yield , unless severe frosts
shortly ensue , will bo the most bounte
ous ever gathered.
THE SHARON-HILL CASE AGAIN.
Miss mil , Xow Jllr * . Terr ; ; , Creates a Big
Sensation , in Court.
A sensational scene was enacted in tho
United states circuit court to-day , says
a San Francisco dispatch , when Justice
Field read the decision of the court sus
taining the previous decision that tho
alleged marriage contract betw een Sarah
Allkea Hill and the late Senator Sharon
was a forgery , and that the executors of
the Sharon will may proceed without re
gard to Miss Hill , who is now Mrs. Ter
ry , baring nmried Judge David S. Ter
ry , her counsel.
As the reading of the decision preced
ed , Mrs. Terry became excited and ,
jumping up , interrupted Justice Field
and inquired if he was about to order
her to give up the marriage contract.
The judge told her to sit. down , where
upon she grew wild with passion , aud
shouted that it was said that Judge
Field had been bought ; that she would
like to know what figure he valued him
self at ; that it seemed no one could get
justice in that court without a long
pui'se , etc.
Judge Field ordered Marshal Franks
to remove Mrs. Terry. Franks moved
toward her while she continued to pour
out oaths and vulgar language. Ag
Franks took hold of her arm Judge
Terry knocked him down with a terri
ble blow , declaring that he would let no
living man touch his wife. Franks re
covered himself and with deputies and
bystanders rushed upon Terry and
dragged him out of court. Mrs. Terry
was locked up in the marshal's office.
Terry soon advanced upon the deputy
guarding the room and demanded ad
mission. Being refused he drew an ugly
looking dirk with an eight-inch blade
and threatened to carve his way into the
room. Several men jumped upon him
and there was a desperate struggle. All
finally fell in a heap , and the knife was
taken away without any ono being in
jured. Terry was theu locked up with
his wife. A satchel dropped by Mrs.
Terry in the court room was found to
contain an English bulldog revolver with
six chambers loaded. Marshal Franks
afterward entered the marshal's room
and was attacked and beaten about the
fac and head by Mrs. Terry. A strong
gui : M was then placed in theroom There
was great excitement in the court room
during the fracas. The room was full
of leading lawyers and citizens attracted
by the news that the decision was to be
rendered.
After quiet was restored Justice Field
finished reading the decision and the
court retired. When they returned they
announced a sentence of six months'
imprisonment for Judge Terry and
thirty days for contempt of court.
Since the decision above referred to
was rendered the state supreme court
had adjudged that Sharon was married
to Miss Hill and that she is entitled to a
part of his estate. The executors ap
plied to the circuit court for a revival of
the decree of forgery and this was the
matccr decided to-day.
Three Men Killed by Explosion.
Nashville ( Tqhn. ) dispatch : At. G:30
this morning the boiler of the Perry
stove works , at South Pittsburg , ex
ploded , instantly killing Charles Taylor ,
superintendent of tho works ; M. Dono
van , foreman ; G. N. Larber , a leading
jeweler of the town. William Plumber ,
of Winchester. Tenn. , William Watson ,
a molder , William Gress and Rock
Scruggs were both fatally wounded and
will die. Had the explosion taken place
a few minutes later tho loss of life would
have been appalling. Tho cause of the
accident is not known.
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EIQHTEENCRUSHED TO DEATH.
JletuU of tho Terrible Kxtltroad Accident
Near ParU.
A Fnris ( France ) dispatch snyB : J
torriblo railway accident occurred a
half past 2 yesterday morning on tin
Paris , Lyons & Mediterranean lino , '
tween Malain and Volars sur Oucho
near tho viaduct of LaCombo Fou
chores. Tho down express No. 11 , fron
Paris to Dijon and Lyons , which startcc
at 9:20 at night and wns due at Dijon a
2:15 : a. m. , ran off tho line. Somo of tin
cars were thrown in a heap. Bofor <
nows of tho mishap could bo sent to Di
jon the up fast train had left that stntioi
at 2:11 , and rushing along at high speed
ran into tho wreck in pitch darkness. .
The collision was terrific. Both on
giues were smashed to pieces.
When tho casualties camo to b <
counted eighteoil of tho passengers wer
found dead or dying , aud forty were
dreadfully wounded.
No Americans were , happily , anions
the victims , but there were several Eng
lish , namely Miss Mnrccli , Mr. How-
den , an English student , and Mr. Baron-
gall. Captain Mariott was dangerously
wounded. The other victims so far
identified aro French or Swiss. As soon
its the nows of the collision had spread
over the boulevards ard foreign quar
ters the Herald office was besieged with
inquiries from tho friends of tho passen
gers. On early receipt of tho sad tidings
the Herald had telegraphed to Dijon for
the news. Intimations speedily came to
hand that the passengers from Paris
were about seven.
I met the train at Lyons. An Eng
lish gentleman , traveling by easy stages
from a holiday trip in Italy , said : " 1
was half asleep after a long journey
when I Avas aroused by a violent shock.
On alighting I found mysolf in tho mid-
dlo of a ghastly scene. There was not a
light anywhere. Before I knew any
thing I was out and helping to pull the
injured people from the debris of the
wrecked cars , twisted axles , broken
glass and panels. Ono hideous scene
followed another. When day began tc
dawn we survivors realized the extent
of the catastrophe. "
William L Guest , of Philadelphia ,
said : T never had such an experience.
How T got out of that I can't tell you. ' '
Said another passenger : "I remembri
a shock and hearing horrible groans.
Then [ fainted. A lady had her child
and husband killed beside her , but her
self ° scaped uninjured , hi frenzied de
spair she rushed to the nearest telegraph
office to wire her friends , but with true
official stolidity the man in charge re-
fu-ed to accept any message until 1
o'clock. Another lady , on trying to gel
out of her car , skrieked with fright as
she stepped on the mangled body of s
gentleman with whom , a few niiinutes
before , she had been playfully volutin ; :
her holiday experiences. "
Most of tho victims were taken back
to Dijon. All tho passengers who were
well enough came on to Paris.
The Red Flao Makes Trouble.
Cleveland ( O. ) dispatch : An immense
blood-red flag was carried through the
leadiug streets of Cleveland to-day , and
behind it marched a score of anarchists.
To-night the flag was bedragged , and
five of the men avIio followed it aro in
the lockup. This A\-a3 "Labor Day , " so-
called , and 1,200 men formed in lino , and
with music and waring emblems paraded
the down town thoroughfares and then
withdrew to the gardens in the suburbs.
The anarchists Avere in the procession ,
and declaring themselves to be carpen-
teis , they were permitted to retain tho
place they had quietly slipped into. At
the garden they unfurled their flag , and
refused to acknowledge the stars and
stripes. The committee in charge in
duced them finally to put their flag
away. When the committeemen turned
their backs , however , the anarchists
seized their emblem of blood and Avaived
it aloft triumphantly. Immediately
they Avere attacked by hundreds of hon
est workiiigmen , Avhose indignation Avas
beyond.control. The flag was trampled
under foot , and one anarchist after an
other went to tho ground Id the fight
that continued for at least ten minutes.
All the anarchists but fiA'e escaped from
three detectives avIio Avere present , but
; hose avIio got away Avere bleeding and
ame and will hardly appear in public
' or some time to come. The names of
; hose arrested were : Ben Rill , carpen-
: er ; Emil Schilling , machinist ; and God
frey Ostermeyer , Charles Lnbelin and
3ustav Buetner , carpenters. They were
iocked up and charged with riot.
The Chinese Restriction Bill Passed.
The house has passed the bill supple
mentary to the act to execute certain
Lrei'ty stipulations relating to the Chi
nese , approved May G , 188G.
Section 1 provides that from and after
the passago of this act it shall be unlaw
ful for any Chinese laborer who shall at
any time heretofore have been , or avIio
may uoav or hereafter be , resident Avithin
the United States , and who shall have
deported or shall depart therefrom , and
shall not have returned before the pass
ing of this act , to return to the United
Sl-'tes.
Section 2 proA'ides thatno certificates
of identity. proA'ided for in the fourth
and fifth sections of the act to Avhichthis
is supplemental , shall hereafter be is
sued , and eA-ery certificate heretofore
issued in pursuance thereof is hereby
declared void and of no effect , and Chi
nese labor claiming admission by virtue
thereof shall not be permitted to enter
the United States.
Section 3 provides that all duties pre
scribed and liabilities , penalties and
forfeitures prescribed by the second ,
tenth , eleventh and twelfth sections of
the act to which this is supplemental ,
are hereby extended and made applica
ble to tho provisions of this act.
Section 4 provides that all such part
or parts of the act to which this is sup
plemental as are inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Mr. Morrow , of California , said the
bill was directed to the revocation of tho
issuance of certificates of identification ,
ft provided for the repeal of that pro
vision of the act of May G , 1S82 , which
provided for certificates of identity.
Summoned to the White House.
Surgeon General Hamilton was sum
moned to the white house on the Gth for
a conference with the president and Sec
retary Fairchild in regard to the means
taken to aid the yellow feA-er sufferers in
Florida and to prevent the spread of the
epidemic He made a statement of
what had been done so far and ex
plained his action in detaining the ref
ugees from Jacksonville at Camp I'erry
as essential to the safety of the sur
rounding country. The president ex
pressed great sympathy for the people
r > f Florida and instructed the surgeon
general to do all that is possible for
their relief , keeping in view at the same
time the safety of others.
Died at One Hundred Years.
Norwich ( Conn. ) dispatch : Col. Geo.
D. Perkins , aged 100 years and one
month , died at the Fort Griswold house
in Groton this evening of old age. He
ivas treasurer of the Norwich & : Worces
ter railroad for fifty years. He has
i-oted for every president since Mad
ison , Avas paymaster in tlie Avar of 1812 ,
ind organized the first Sunday school
in Norwich. He Avas a republican in
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DISASTROUS' FIRE IN BALTIMORE. jg ,
Several Firemen Meet VeaU * in the Ftantefr jf/
Baltimore dispatch : At an early hour > [ j
this morning a fire broko otifc : n the- ji
warehouse of Price , Hilgcnberg < fc Co. , If
No. 107 South Sharp street. Bororo the *
firemen could got to work an explosion * L
of tiro works wrecked the building and |
caused tho fire to spread to the drug ;
house of J. H. . Winkclmau & Co. , on t jfj
tho north , and J10 hat houso of S. Levy V r &l
& Co. , on tho south. Scarcely bad the - * W\ \
firemen entered the edifico occupied by f ,
tho drug store , Avhon the inside of the |
building seemed to suddenly drop in- ' * IS
A terrific explosion followed and the fti
immouso building collapsed. Tho en- M
tiro fire department had by this time M
reached tho scone , and tho attention of ff ( i
the men Avas concentrated on tho build- f'
ingundor which their comrades Avere- j |
buried. Tho flames spread with fright- j |
ful rapidity. In a short time the entire- f
block running from Lumbard to Pratt if'
streets was a soothing mass of fhimo.
At tho drug house tho firemen worked (
bravely. Holes Avoro cut through the- f '
pavement and every effort made to > 1 .
reach the imprisoned men , but they j '
Avero buried under tho great mass of '
brick and iron , and fierce flames were |
roaring around. Awful groans came ' |
from tho pile , Avhich seemed to make J , -
tho working firemen put forth superhu- J
man efforts , and after more than nu ; ! J
hour's work it becamo evident that some- *
of the inon Avere alive and that they J
Avoro being roasted to death. John Kel- '
ley , of truck No. 2 , managed to craAvl f '
out from the rubbish , and of the men- J
who entered tho building hovas the |
only ono to escape Avith his life. He { i
was * cut and bruised , but his injuries are % •
not serious. Tho names of men known |
to havo been buried in the ruins nre : f
George Bowers.Thomas Wagner , .1 ohn I
A. Combs and Perry Ryan , of No ; 2' "j ;
hook and ladder company , and Harry r |
Walker. George Keerinsand Hiram Me- ( |
Afee , of No 1 ongino company. It is .1
certain that these men havo lost their 'I1 '
lives , and it may be that others were \
Arith them Avhcn tho crash came. 3
The intense heat several times drove ( |
the firemen from tho building whore- f
the bodies of their unfortunate com- 1 '
rades were Iyingunder tons of brick ami - .
iron , but they persisted in the search - I
and shortly after noon the first body
that , of Wagner was brought to light.
Near tho spot was the body of Harry (
Walker , standing erect as if packed in.
Near him avus found Avhafc Avas left of I
George Bowers , but no other bodies- ,
were found until nearly G o'clock. Avhen A
that of Geo. Kerrios w as 11 ncovored The'I
bodies were terribly disfigured , the flesh |
being burned oil" iu many places. Search \
is being • .irsued to-night Avith electric ;
light. In the hardware store of Tabb jj
Bros. Sc Dimmock there Avere stored ,1
large quantities of cartridges , and a- Ii
they exploded sever.il men were slight- ( ] •
ly injured by flying bullets. jl
The firms that Avero completely ' !
burned out are : Wyles , Bruster * t Co. „ * \
Avholesnle shoe dealers ; J. H. Winkle- .
man ACo. . . drug ? * Tabb Bros & Dim'J
mock , hardware ; Price & Co. , toys ; M- i ]
S. Levy & Sons , hats ; IT. R. King & " ,
Sons , hardware ; Doblnr , Mudge it Co. , j |
paper , and Hischberg , Hollander it Co. ,
paints aud glass. v
The row of buildings was ono of the
finest in the city , none of tho Avarc-
houses being less1 than five stories high , <
and nearly all of them having been _ re- ' *
cently erected. Among the buddings '
partly burned aa-hs tho Mafernito ou ,
Lombard street , and its inmates were \ ?
removed with great difficulty. The to- •
tal loss Avill prob.ildy roach 81,500,000 , n
and it i3 pretty well coA'ered by insur- I
ance , most of which A\-as m small poli
in out-of-town companies.
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Vermont Decidedly Republican. 1
The figures of 13G towns from which
returns have been received give a re
publican majority of about 17,000. Tho ' •
remaining toAvns will probably make
the majority in the state 27,000. One " jJ
hundred and thirty-six towns elected fl
125 republicans and elevfln democrats to- fl
the state legislature. j fl
L.\Trn. The republican majority in , - fl
the state will be between 27,000 and 'fl
28,000. The senate is solidly repubb- ' •
can. The house will contain twenty- J > fl
three democrats aud 220 republicans. > fl
St. Nicholas for September has a ' fl
dainty summery frontispiece , the origi- { , -
mil of Avhich may be found in almost • pfl
every country place , showing that II
"More near than Ave think , very close- 1 fl
at hand , lie the golden fields of Sun fl
shine Lands , " as Miss Edith M. Thomas H
tells us in the poem Avhieli opens the- H
number. Theu come the "Two Little ' fl
Confederates , " who by this time hav * - i fl
won their Avay to the nftVction of : ; II B
young readers , North and South. Tl. < - ffl
late Mr. E. V. Roe collect"Son. . . * j 'B
Stories about 'the California Lion , " * { B
luring his recent sojourn in Southern , B
California and these stories are related j | fl
in this number. The pictures , jingles , . j f J
and short A-erses are unusually abund- J\m
: uit , and tho Departments contain the- B
customary amount of interesting infor- J , ' M
taation for the young people. v4 |
THE MARKETS. fl
OMAHA. 'fl '
WiiKAr No. 2 G2 ( S 03 B
Coum No. 2 mixed - 21) (3 } 3o " " 1
Oats No. 2 30 ( 30& 5
Uaki.uy 'lSJ . v 40 ' H
HuiTKit Creamery 18 & 21 M
ISgttiic Choice roll 15 % 1C H
Eoos Kreli 10 & 18 j H
SpiungChicke.ws per doz. . . 2 50 ( el. 3 00- H
Lemons Choice , perliox. . . 4 00 ( fa 5 50 H
Dkaxkks Per liox 5 00 % G 50 jjH
rrrcixo Hkanh Per Itu 75 ( 1 Oo M
Onions Per bit 1 25 ( , 1 75 t M
[ 'otatois New- 5o fiy 75 , j M
i ' uknips Per bu 25 ( , 30 M
ii'iM.Ks IVr bbl 2 00 ( 3 00
* . .ukotPer l > u 75 @ SO- H
Com ' .tois. per hit 3 50 f < $ 2 00 K
IVoot. Fiii < \ per Ii > 13 ( $ 20 , M
[ Tonka * 1 + M 3 7 jfl |
jioimt.h Fkkd Pertoti..37 00 ( i$17 5h ( vfl
Hay liiii'ed ' 5 00 ( $ GOO jfl
SKii-IVrbn 1 15 0a 1 'lis ' 1
Hotss Mixed pacidii' ' G 3,0 ( A 0 20 M
'lOGrt-Hwivy nei-dilrt G 20 @ G 30 M
iJiki us Choice hteer- * 4 50 < < 9 5 35 ; H
siiKi i * l'siir to medium 3 50 f i 5 Oo , H
NEW YOUIC. " 'ifl
, vni.\r No. 2 red VilCa , 9S' . jfl
iViiat Pnaraidcd red S3 ys 'ij . , H
'oitx No. 2 5s ( ffi 5S. ' " . H
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CHICAGO. ' * 9
Yiieat PerbiiHhel 95 (5 > 95' . | |
Tohn Per bushel 44 @ 44 } j , M
Jats Per bushel 24 ( a 24'4 , , H
4Aiii ] ' , t „ > ( „ . , t.l , . . > . ( . < l j 1 • > wfl t0 oQ * $ J H
Ions Packing itshijipin . 5 90 ' 6 40 ! * ' |
Jattle Western Hangers 3 5d4475 , H
iiiKEP Natives . ' . . . 2.r3. . @t fe " , < > 'fl
ST. LOUIS. IH
Vheat No. 2 red cash. . . . . . 954'a OG * • ' |
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* cux Perbiishel „ 40 ( uj 40' - fl
) ats Per bushel 25 @ 25J ] j B
Iocs Mixed pagans. . . . . . . . 6 35 @ 6 50 B
"attlu FeedcM „ . 2 40 @ 3 60 B
-iiEEi' Western 3 50LtO ' u Lm
KANSAS CITY/ . * | fl
VnEAT--Per bushel . 79J2 ® 80 % 1
tonyPerbushel 36 @ 36' . t' ' B
) > -79 Per bushel . 20 @ 20J * . I J M
r TTLE Native steers 5 00 @ 5 75 | * B
Toas Good to choice. . . . 615 © 6 25. > B