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J A new Lank has been organized in
Fremont Manley Rogers and Ernest
; 8ckariaaa are the hauling capitalist !
wit.
The people of Bed Willo wcoaaty have
, seat four men to Iowa and Illinois to dis
tribute advertising mutter and portray
the beauties of Bed "Willow.
, W. D. Mathews offered a special
premium of ten gold dollars for the big-
; gest baby uuder one year old exhibited
vt tho Holt county fair. The premium
- -was captured by Mrs. Joe Miller's baby.
Albert Sammons , of Holt county ,
was walking through a field carrying a
I gun on his shoulder. The gun fell off
and was discharged , the contents lodg-
E lag in his heel , tearing away considera-
• ble flesh and making a very ugly wound.
The victim is hurt pretty badly and ho
f nay be required to have his foot ampu-
r tated.
t Tho Fillmore county horticultural
| society holds its first meeting in conneo-
f tion with the county fair.
i A gang of burglars made the rounds
I in Fairbury the other night , but did not
If get much booty.
L A novelty in the way of an exhibi-
L tion is proposed for the Lincoln county
r fair next month in tho shape of <
f "roping" contest A leading ranchman
> has agreed to furnish the necessary
f steers if the agricultural society wiD
| secure competent ropers to contest for s
prize.
Smooth-tongued swindlers have
worked a number of farmers living neai
[ Fairmont , during the past week , selling
g , agencies for a hydro-carbon burner. Oi
f course the newly appointed "agent" had
V to sign a draft tosecuro tho royalty , auc
then the swindlers skipped. State war-
rant * liav < benn issued for their arrest
i "Weeping "Water is making enconrag-
f ing progress this year , a number of fine
r buildings being constructed.
, * Grand Island , Loup City and Aurora
't ' have all lost creameries by fire within
tho pist year.
I Hard coal is worth $10.50 in Omaha ,
I and it is said that on and after October
i 1st it will take $11 to get a ton.
K IXcv. Mr. Crane , president of the
- Central City college , says the institution
p starts out this term with brighter pros-
t peots than ever before. There are now
j ninety enrolled and several more that
\ are known to be coming to attend the
, school.
' At Central City a boy named Sher-
{ wood was badly hurt by being thrown
\ from a horse. Striking on his head he
1 rras for a long time unconscious , and it
. is possible ho may not pull through ,
* though his attending physician has hopes
k * that ho may do so.
Sheriff Lovering , of Dundy county ,
f says the Fremont Tribune , arrived with
I three men who were shackled by both
hands and feet and fastened together ,
, ' giving them every appearance of des-
peradoes , which their general appear
ance would slightly confirm. The
names of the men were John Banfield ,
M * Mike O'Laughlin and .Buck Hamby.i
j The first two were arrested for horse
stealing and tho man Hamby for mur-
der. The arrests were made at Sun-
dance , "Wyoming.
"StandingBear , " chief of the Ponca
nation , in company with his squaw and
three other Indians , pitched their wigf
warn on the banks of the Blue , near Mil1
1 ford , last week , visited the grave of his
; daughter who died there Borne ten years"
I ago while the tribe was en route to the
j. Indian territories , supplied their decantJ
era with Lethium spring water and de-
parted for the south. There is a tradi-
tion extant among the Indians of the
Otoe , Pawnee , Omaha and Ponca tribes
that the spring water of that place will
cure all contagious diseases.
A. J. Gustin , of Lincoln , has engaged
an attorney , and will institute proceed-
ings to avoid the annoyance of nn overv
charge of 19 cents made on a shipment
of hardware from Cleveland , O. A
through rate of 54 cents was guaranteed
when the goods were put on the cars.D
The charge for the service should have v
been C2 cents , but 81 cents was demand-
ed upon the arrival of the shipment in c
Lincolu. Mr. Gustin didn't care for the "s
19 cents , but lie did object seriously to s
the principle of the thing , anil inade ar
rangements to secure possession of tho
goods by replevin. d
Dundy county captured $10S in
premiums at the state fair.
An Omaha boy named Lonsford ,
loaded an old musket with about thir
teen fingers of powder and fired it off. v
The piece exploded and blew oft several e
fingers and the toes of both feet
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The B. & M. claims to be doing a
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larger business than at any time in its r
historv. •
"Lucky" is the name of a good-
looking roan horse at the head-quarters j
of General Hatch on the Bordeaux , says t
the Northwest News. He has been in I
the military service of the United States C
twenty-two years , and has been in the
[ Indian wars in Arizona and elsewhere.
| He can smell an Indian from afar , and v
though ho has carried many a brave j
, trooper , no soldier has ever yet been „
shot from his back. His equine sense jj
e and endurance secured to him the name
of "Lucky. " He is a general favorite Q
i at headquarters and with the soldiers ,
and should he become disabled should t
I be entitled to a pension. e
I The Fillmore County Bepublican r
I says that the swine plague is prevailing c
t , to some extent in certain localities in n
i that county , and as a consequence the *
r porkers are getting very scarce.
A good deal of sickness is reported j
in Louisville and vicinity , and as a cons
v sequence the "medicine men" are bnsy. c
Incendiaries tried to destroy the t
' Clifton house in Scribner. A bunch of c
J hay was stuffed nnder the shingles and
fired , bnt the blaze was discovered in *
t time to prevent damage. j.
t- The Episcopalians of Ord have set
$ cured a lot and will build a church 'J
| either this' fall or next spring. Bishop n
I * "Worthington will visit Ord early in OcJ J
f tober to make the necessary arrangef
t znents. ?
. General Brisbin , who was to have * ,
gj/ addressed the Dawes county veterans at f
| fe ! their camp fire at Crawford , was unable l
' to attend , as ho has not recovered from ii
T his recent stroke of paralysis. r
K Vigilantes in Blaine county are after s
a farmer named L. Butter , living near c
K Hawlcy Fiats , and have sent him the B
following warning : "Friend , you are I
notified by those presences , and. L conI
jure you by the. living God. Xot To n
Trouble , yourself About ConTesting or a
causing to be Gontested. Lands , in. v
' your. Country or. The vigelent Comity a
' will wait on you in full Force. We Dea
! i fend the Bichts oF Man. o
I * YiGmOT Conrxr. " a
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Tliero is a well defined rumor that
tho Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valloy
road will establish machine Bhops iu
Frotnnnt next soriuv
--Hiram Craig , of Blair , displayed
thirty-six varieties of apples at the
Omaha and state fairs and received $250
in premiums.
Tom Shubert , an eccentric charac
ter about Beatrice from almost its earli
est history , was found dead in his cabin
he had occupied over aiuco coming to
tho place. Ho was about 00 years old
and was never married. Ho is said to
have a brother Boraowhoro in Nebraska.
He was quito inoffensive and known by
everybody.
Tho Vitrified Paving and Pressed
Brick company , of Lincoln , is now
under fall headway , running but one of
their two machines. They are now
turning out1 D.000 brick per day.
Miss Wi. JVrgrive , of Grand Island ,
while stooping over a stovo on which
she was doing somo cooking , caught her
dress on lire , and was so badly burned
that it is thought sho cannot live.
Tho Juniata nerald reports a seri-
ous accident b3' which John Garries , a
young man of about 20 years , nearly
lost his life. He was raking hay with a
horse-rake , and tho tongue becoming
broken tho team ran away with him.
Having fallen into tho rake ho was rolled
around ' ' until tho machine was complete-
ly wrecked. His upper jaw was broken ,
his lungs badly compressed and his
body bruised and lacerated in a shocki
ing ; manner.
The Saunders county district court ,
now in session , has about 150 cases on
its docket The criminal docket is quite
large.
The reports of the board of trans-
portation are in good demand. Several
hundred copies are being sent to various
interested persons throughout the state.
The Culbertson Sun Bays Hitchcock
county i made a fine showing at the state
fair : , carrying off many first-class premi
iums. :
A bench show is to bo held in
Omaha in tho near future. * It is ox-
pected there will bo a fine showing of
dogs.The
The Burlington & Missouri depot at
Eastport , la. , directly opposite Nebras-
ka ] City , is being torn down , the railt
road : tracks , with tho exception of tho
main : track , taken away , and but little
remains i of the town. At one time East-
port 1 was a lively village with a popula3
tion 1 of about 800. But it grew smaller
with each year ; every spring tho river
took out a slice of land , compelling tho
people to move their buildings , aud
finally ; , one by one , tired of seeing their
property ] washed away , the residents re-
moved i , seeking other quarters. Since
the 1 completion of the bridge trains do
not i stop there.
The Presbytery of Hastings , em-
bracing 1 tho territory between the Platte
and i Kansas lino east of Hamilton , in
Nebraska , were in annual session at Ort
leans ] last week. Thirty delegates were
present ] Bev. A. B. Bryan , of Edgar ,
Neb. , was chosen moderator for _ the
coming < year. Business was entirely
confined < to church matters within the j
bounds 1 of tho Presbytery. Everything l
passed ] off harmoniously. j
Gottlieb Bauman , in tho employ of '
Louis ] Gauzel , a farmer living a few
! miles west of Nebraska City , borrowed
his employer's team and bugg } ' , osten1
sibly to go to Berlin. Not returning as
soon as Ganzel thought he should , the
latter went to Berlin and found that
Bauman ] had not been there. The team
is \ a valuable one and the vehicle a now
Mitchell buggy.
Herman Bueter , one of the pioneer
settlers of Nebraska City , died last
week. Mr. Bueter was born in Hano-
ver , Germany , camo to this country
J when a young man , and located in Nej
braska City in 1850. Until recent years
he was closely identified with the bnsi- }
ness interests of Nebraska City , but c
failing health compelled him to retire. c
At the First district congressional
convention held in Nebraska City J. a
Sterling Morton , of Nebraska City , was 8
nominated for congress. s
The Crawford Clipper reports ternb
porary yards being built from which J
will be loaded fourteen thousand sheep.E
Tho flock was driven through from
Oregon. i
Tho Johnson county fair this year , f
according to the Tecumseh Bepublican , (
was not a glittering success , but it is 1
urged that all pull together for a suec
cessful show next vear. i
sismojjus aoAOj&oi9A jo qijousq aifl .toj c
BpuujSnisjBiejB toomipu wn rao c
The Grand Island beet sugar entert
prise , the Independent says , is neither
dead nor slumbering. This much in 1
answer to an inquiry from Hastings.c
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The Sioux City Corn Palaco. T
The great corn palace at Sioux City t
was thrown open to the public for the y
second time on the 24th , on which occai
sion vast throngs from home and abroad \
were in attendance. Tho palace will re-
c
main open until the Gth of October , and t
it is expected that thousands from all r
sections of the country , as was the case r
last year , will visit Sioux City before ti
that date. To this end the Fremont , b
Elkhorn and Missouri Valloy Bailroad
Company and the Sioux City and Pacifio ] \
Bailroad Company have inaugurated in- c
creased facilities for transporting at re-
duced cost the vast throngs who will
wish to look upon the Corn Palace before h
it , is a thing of the past , until another n
year's product from the great corn belt n
again shall call it into being. _ _ t
One year ago the enterprising citizens u
of Sioux City united in a scheme to acw
quaint ' the world with the wealth of r
their country and built a palace , covh
ered. furnished , festooned and decoti
rated with corn. This was done not G
only in crude shape , but with the most o
artistic taste and skill corn in ear , in o
stock j , in shuck , in silk and in _ everyo
thing was interwoven. Its possibilities b
expanded , and women and children , c
girls ; and beaux caught tho spirit of tho J
scheme and corn in one form and ana
other was intertwined into dresses , 1
trimmings of bonnets , neckties , wutcn
chains and even simulated into scarf and C
breast-pins and various forms in jewelft.
ry. Towers , and arches over streets .
were built and covered with corn. The tJ
horses on the streets were covered with t io
tinseling of corn in different shapes , p
The vast crowds visiting Sioux City t : (
and the "Corn Palace" were such that p
every street was a sea of living beings is ;
for miles. The scheme was novel and w
awakened such widespread interest , and 4 t ,
its results were so marvelous , that the n
citizens were stimulated to greater efe ;
forts , , aud now a new and greatly ensi
larged Palace has been built , the openti ;
ing of which , as before stated , took ir
place on the 24th. In this structure by tc ;
solicitation not only tho immediate b ;
country around is permitted to place tl
their products , but a largely extended ol
section is shown , notably exhibits of the ti
Black Hills as well as of Nebraska and T
Iowa. The roads above mentioned are pi
making cheap rates to this exhibition at
and as it is one of the wonders of the 0C
world , original with the Sioux Cityites ei >
and carried out at great cost of time and ai
money , hundreds of thousands of visitpi
ore are expected within tho two weeks ai
allotted to the public to look upon it
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Tht aUssissisBians Greatly Alarmei.
Now Orleans dispatch : It ia reported
hero that a portion of the railroad track
betweon Harrison and Vicksburg has
been torn up by frightened people in
order to force trains to stop. There is
scarcely any fear that any of tho ref
ugees will be able to reach Louisiana or
New Orleans by tho river , for Jackson
has bcoti isolated and tho people from
thero have no means of reaching the
Mississippi liver. Vicksburg and Nat
chez ' have both quarantined most strict
ly ' , and roads connecting them with
Jackson ! havo been obliged to go out of
business for tho present Thero is evi
dently a roign of terror in and about
Jackson , and Agent Leman , on his way
: from Birmingham to Vicksburg , who
was forced to come to New Orleans from
Meridun , said this morning that he
never : f.aw peoplo bo frightened as are
the I Mississippians , who are panic-strick
en i with fear that tho scourge may be
come ] general in their state. Special
trains as required will bo sent to Jack-
eon by the Illinois Central to carry
nrr'h all who wish to go.
SENATE ; AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A Si/nopgls of Proceedings in tho Senate and
House of llepresentallvet.
House. In the house on tho 24th on
motion 3 of Thomas , of Wisconsin , a bill
was passed authorizing tho construction
of a bridge across tho Mississippi river
at i Lacrosse , Wis. Burnes , of Missouri ,
called up the conference report on the
sundry i civil appropriation bill. Sayer ,
of Texas , replied to the charge made by
Cannon * , of Hlinois , that the democratio
administration \ has been characterized
by ' extravagance. Tho conference re
port 1 was agreed to with tho exception
of tho congressional library building
feature. j A further conference was then
ordered. Holraan , from the committee
on public lands , reported back the sen
ate ] bill extending the laws of tho Uni
ted j States over tho "Public Land Strip"
and asked for its immediate considera
tion. i Wuaver , of Iowa , notified the
gentleman j from Indiana that it would
require a quorum to pa.s tho bill , be
cause it was a measure which was an
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tagonistic to the Oklahoma bill. "
Scna' .je. In the senate on the 24th
the 1 committee on public lands reported
a bill allowing any person who has
abandoned or relinquished a homestead
entry before expiration of the requisite
Bix months , to make another entry not
exceeding a quarter section of land.
Passed. Among tho bills introduced
and referred were the following : To
prohibit the immigration of Chineso la
borers 1 , and ono offering a reward of
SI 00.000 to any person or persons who
shall discover the cause , remedy and
treatment of yellow fever ; and for a
commission of medical men in Jackson
ville , Fla. , to observe and report upon
facts relative fo yellow fever , and the
best methods for its cure , prevention
and suppression. In connection with
the two latter bills Harris presented a
telegram from _ Memphis , Tenn. , at-
tributiug the existing of yellow fever at
Decatur , Ala. , and Jackson , Miss. , to
the . unrestricted intercourse between
Cuba and Florida during the past two
years , saying that that demonstrated
the necessity of a perfect system of
quarantine , and recommending the
establishment of a national board of
health. A bill was introduced to author-
ize the sale of timber on certain lands
reserved for the use of the Chippewa
Indians in Wisconsin and Minnesota ,
Also regulating tho allotment in sever-
nlty to Indians.
House. In tho nouso on the 2 jth Mr.
Hitt . , of Illinois , from the committee on
foreign relations , called up the joint res-
olution requesting tho president to ne-
gotinte with the government of Mexico
for the creation of an international com-
mission to determine all questions touch-
ingon the boundary line between the
United States and Mexico where it fol1
lows tho bed of tho Bio Grande and Bio
Colorado. Passed. Mr. Herbert , ci
Alabama , from the committee on naval
agairs , called up the bill to regulate tho
course at the naval academy. Mr.
O'Neill , of Pennsylvania , offered an
amendment providing that after March
, 18S0 , the minimum age for the admis-
sion of cadets to the naval academy
shall be sixteen years , and thtj maxi
mum twenty-one years. Tho amend
ment was adopted and the bill passed.
Senate. In the senate on the 25th , oi
motion of Mr. Paddock the house bill
for the relief of the settlers on the old
Camp Sheridan military reservation in
Nebraska was taken from the calendar
and passed. The senate proceeded to
pass the private pension bills which were
on tho _ calendar to which thero were no
objections. Among the bills passed was
the senate bill granting a pension ol
§ 3,500 a year to the widow of General P.
H. Sheridan. Mr. Berry said ho was
opposed to the bill , but would not make
any argument against it , contenting him-
self with voting "no" on its passage ,
which he did. All the pension bills on
the calendar , to the number of 114 , were
passed , the legislative operation occupy-
ing forty-five minutes. Mr. Stewart of-
fered . a resolution calling on the presi-
dent for such information as he has re-
ceived since the 7th inst , as to the ac-
tion of the Chinese government on the
recent treaty. Tho resolution was refer-
red to tho committee on foreign relal
tions , Mr. Sherman stating that it would
be considered to-morrow. (
Senate. In the senate on the 2Gth (
Mr. Sherman was authorized by the '
committee on foreign relations to re- \
port back , without recommendations , \
bis resolution looking to better com-
mercial relations with Canada. This is {
merely to give an opportunity to sena
tors who desire an opportunity to speak
upon it. "When the debate is over it
svill probably be recommitted. The bill
reported < by Mr. Hoar on February 6 -
last , "to provide for inquests under na- ' ,
tioiial authority , " was taken up , aud Mr.J J
Georgo proceeded to address the senate t
an the subject The bill went over with- ' .
ant action. Mr. Chandler , from the <
committee on naval affairs , reported a i
bill authorizing the president to issue a <
commission as rear admiral to Philip C. i
Johnson , to be dated January 25 , 1S87 , (
ind to deliver the same to his widow , i
Ehe bill was placed on the calendar.
House. In the house on the 2Gth the i
committee ( on public lands reported , '
xnd the house passed , without debate , \
the bill to forfeit certain lands granted j
the Northern Pacific railroad com1 1
any. It provides that 11 lands granted (
o the Northern Pacific railroad com- *
auy by act of Jnly 2 , 18G4 , except such
are adjacent to and conterminous 1
vith tho road constructed prior to July (
1879 , right of way through the re-
nainder of the route , including all nee-
jssary grounds for station buildings ,
ihops , depots , switches , side tracks ,
urntables and excepting also all lauds
ncluded within the limits of any village , <
own or city , be and the samo are here-
y declared forfeited and restored to
he public domain , because of a failure t
f the company to perform the condic
ions upon which the grant was made. T
L'he committee on appropriations re- f
sorted baok , with amendments , the senc
ite joint resolution appropriating $100 , - r
100 for the relief of yellow fever suffer-
rs , and it was passed as amended. It t
ippropriated money for the purpose of I
ireventing the spread of yellow fever r
md cholera. f
The house then adjourned. fi
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bekate.in tho senate on the 27th
the house amendment to the senate bill
appropriating $100,000 in aid of tho yel
low fovor unfforors was laid "before the
senate. Edmunds said he had exam
ined it and was very much afraid it
missed tho point aimed at and that was
the capacity to use any of tho money in
aid of those who were sick and in dis
tress and in danger of starvation. In
the hope , therefore , something better
could be done he moved the senate non
concur in the house amendment , and
asked for a conference. Soordered. .
Shorman , from the committee on for
eign relations , reported back without
any recommendation the resolution
offered by him for inquiry as to the state
of the relations between the United
States and Great Britain and tho do
minion of Canada ; and it was placed on
tho calendar. The conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill waf
resented and agreed io.
House. The house on tho S7tk
jdoptcd without debate the report o ! •
• ho conferees on the sundry civil appro
priation bill. The bill providing for a
general superintendent of the railway
mail service at $4,000 , an assistant su
perintendent at $3,000 , a chief clerk at
$2,000 , and as many "other chief clerks
as may be necessary at $1,500 was called
up by Mr. Blount , of Georgiaand an
animated debate ensued. Mr. Blount
reviewed the work of the postoffico de
partment and said that the increase of
$500 in the salary of the superintendent
was because it was difficult to obtain a
competent man at the present figure.
Mr. Spwden , of Pennsylvania , and Mr.
Hopkins , of Illinois , objected to the
bill. Tho former said that forty-four of
the fifty-four clerks were republicans
jmd it would be self-stultification for the
democratic party to increase their sal'
tries.
CONSPIRACY ON A HUGE SCALE.
By U'litch It It Sit Id the Union Pacific Ita *
Jleen JSjete.nnlvely Itobbed.
Denver special : Considerable excite-
ment was created among tho railroad
employes to-day by the circulation of a
report , which , it is understood , came
from reliable sources , tlut interesting
revelations of a conspiracy between em
ployes of the Union Pacific to swindle
that company Avill soon bo made. Somo
iimo ago the Union Pacific began a
series of. investigations which resulted
in tho retirement of a few train men and
others otherwise employed. Tho infor
mation was to-day obtained that a con-
spirncy for systematic robbery had ! > " < > n
discovered upon ono of the Colo. Io
lines , in which several employes of long
standing are said to be implicated.
United States Marshal Hill has been
working up the case for some time. It
is claimed that he has connected throe
or four conductors and two or more sta
tion agents with the robberies. Ono of
the conductors claimed to be implicated
iu : the affair is said to have been located
in : Illinois bjT tho marshal , one in Mis
souri i , and the others are still in the
state. i 'The station agents named in the
conspiracy aro yet at their posts un-
aware ; of the investigation. It is claimed
that one of the agents has pocketed the
proceeds of 200 cars of coal within tho
past year by making false returns to the
company i ; reporting it as used on loco-
motives : or having been sold to custom
ers. < Overweights were charged as a
part ; of the weight kept back and the *
amount j repr Miting the surplus pock3
eted i by the a unt \
It is also stated that conductors and
agents ' havo been engaged in a con
spiracy ' on the old ticket racket. It is .
claimed that as high as sixteen tickets 1
havo ] been held out by one conductor
on < one trip and returned to the station <
and i again placed on sale and tho proj j
ceeds ' divided between conductor and
agent. ' It is reported that one of the
agents ' has been carrying on this bnsic
ness 1 for a period of a year , and the evi- l
! dence now in the possession of the
United States marshal is sufficient to
send ' him to the penitentiary. The rea- *
son ' that the matter has been placed in
the hands of government officials is on
account ! of the Union Pacific being an a
inter-state and the will '
I - railway cases go
into the United States court. a
Complaint Against the Pacific Roads. v
"Washington dispatch : The inter- Jl
Btate ' commerce commission to-day re-
ceived \ the first application for proceede
ings ] against the Pacific railroads under ]
the 1 act to require the Pacific roads to s
perform the obligations imposed on *
them by law in respect to telegraph ser- a
vice and to make proper connections
with such telegraph companies as may j
desire ! it. The application is from the „
Postal ; Telegraph company , which has jj
lines ] extending from the Atlantic seaa
board throughout the northern states to
[ 0
St. ' Paul , Minneapolis , Duluth , Omahat \
and 1 Kansas City , and which , also , over n
the ' telegraph lines of the Canadian Pa- 0
cific ( , 1ip.s connection with the Pacific
v
coast J company. It complains , however , n
that ' it is unable to afford its patrons the
p
means of reaching numerous important j "
points j now rapidly growing up between C
the ] Missouri river aud the Pacific coast a
to ] which it desires to extend the advan-
tages of competition , and that its conC
nection over tho Canadian Pacific is in
sufficient for the purpose of competition [
on the Pacific slope , besides being at n
times liable to interruption , and it asks ( i
of the commission that it make a proper
n
order giving it the means of connection | ,
over the Pacific roads which are now
0
giving exclusive privileges to the "Weste
em Union. Tlic commission has taken j
the matter in hand under considerationf \
and will announce it3 conclusion at an „
early day. fjSf
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The Imprisoned Anarchists. sr
Chicago dispatch : The cases of the si
two j imprisoned anarchists , Samuel
Fielden and Michael Schwab , it appears , Ii
have not yet been entirely given up by t : ]
their attorneys , Mr. Solomon and W. P. b
Black. These gentlemen have been
carefully studying the records of the p
supreme courtaud claim to havediscov- , :
ered vital errors in them which they ' sf
are hopeful will prove beneficial to their p
clients now at Joliet. This evening Atjc
tomey Solomon started for Ottawa , "
where the supreme court is now in sesd
Bion , armed with the joint affidavit ol m
himself and Captain Black. The affiB
davit states that in the decree of the ti
court it is set forth that the defendants ni
in person were present in court during • si
the argument and the rendering of the ' iv
opinion refusing them a new trial. This ti
they claim is not true , and they will ask ic
the conrt to remedy its record in that hi
particular. It is claimed-that the pris
oners' attorneys will take further steps ,
which they hope will result in securing
their ' clients' release.
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rE
They Have Come lo Marry. a
New York dispatch : Twenty font in
Swedish maidens , ranging in age from 1
19 to 25 , arrived in Castle Garden yesg
terday on the steamer Hecta. They n
camo first-class on the vessel and their v
passage through the garden was a mere A.
formality. It was learned that all had It
come to this country on contracts to w
marry , the contracts having been drawn n
up in tins city. The entire party left o
tho garden last night , four going to prose
pectiye husbands in Brooklyn and the o
remainder out west The engagements e :
were made by means of photographs f <
and considerable correspondence. t to
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Catumattder-iH-Chtef ffetmcf Issue * a Cir
cular Tetter to Comrades.
Boprcsontative Warner , of Missouri ,
in his official capacity ascommandor-in-
chief of the G. A. B. , issues the follow
ing :
Nationaii Headquarters , Grant > Ar
my op tiie Bepuumo , Kansas Crrv , Mo. ,
September 24 , 1888. Circular letter No.
1. Comrades : Theoommander-in-chiof ,
upon assuming the duties of his ofllco ,
desires to touch elbows and keep step
with the department commanders and
all the comrades , that thero may be no
break along tho line. It is his hope
that this j'ear will be one of earnest ,
active work. Every Grand Army post
should bo a recruiting station. Thero
is necessity for this. "Wo are confronted
with the fact that thousands of honora
bly discharged soldiers and sailors of
the rebellion aro not mombers of tho
Grand Army of tho Bepublic. The
names of all of these , our old compan
ions in arms who live within arcasouablo
distauco of a Grand Army post , should
be found on our rolls. Until this is
done our organization has not reached
its maximum. It is for you , comrades ,
to say whether wo shall advance or ro-
treat We cannot stand still. We must
advance. Let it be understood that iu
1801-5 tho politics or religion of a com-
rado was not questioned ; that as then
we did not permit differences of opinion
on those questions to divido us , so
it Bhall be now. Fraternity , char
ity and loyalty is a platform broad
enough for every biirvivor of the union
army to stand upon. _ Standing upon
that platform , the spirit of true com
radeship protects a comrade's sectarian
and political opinions from even adverse
criticism. , His opinions on these ques
tions he is entitled to. "With them his
comrades have nothing to do , Bavo to
respect them and to protect him in the
free exercise of the samo. As members
of the grandest civic organization in the
world . , let us , one and all , hew to this
lino. As officers , let us practice what
we : preach. B3r so doing we may rea
sonably , hope to increase in numbers
and usefulness , and strengthen the
bonds of comradeship that should bind
the veterans of the union army and navy
one ' to another ii comradeship the Avarji
and woof of which ire fraternity and
charity , woven in the loom of loyalty ;
Comrades , tho comiuander-in-chiei
asks i that which ho believes ho will re-
ceive ' your active co-operation in ad-
vancing the lines of our order. With
your assistance much can bo acconi-
plished ; without it , our labors will bo in
vain. Department commanders will , at
as : , early a day as possible , notify these
headquarters of the time and place of
holding encampments in each depart-
ment ] This letter is subscribed by your
comrade , , in F. C. and L.
War. Warner , _
Commander-in-Chief.
Official : Eugene F. Weigel
Adjutant General.
HIS LIPS SEALED AGAINST CRITICISM.
Mr. lilahic Has Sitld or iiHen Xalhlng
Ayiiiusl Coulilhiff Kxcpt J'tiblicfi/ .
The Kennebec ( Me. ) Journal , uiidur
the heading , "Mr. Conkling and Mr.
Blaine , " publishes such a response as
Blaine desires io make to tho recently
published private letter of Boscoe Conk
ling to his friend in New York state.
Mr. Blaine was asked by a Journal re
porter ; if ho had any reply to make and
this was his response :
"Nothing could induce me to enter
into : a controversy over Conkling's
grave. Pining our joint service in con
gress i some eighteen years in all we
had ; some exasperating controversies ,
but 1 never spoke or wrote a word conj
cerning him except publicly , and new
that he is dead my lips are sealed
against eveiy form of criticism or un1
kind ' expression , no matter what ma3T be
the imprudence or injustice of his surt
viving friends. "
Then , in the progress of questions and
answers , Blaino made several observa
tions as to tthcther Conkling was the
author of the letter or not. Blaine said
that he , of cour.se. knew nothing , bnt it
was a great surprise to him that such a
letter should have been written l > 3r Conk-
ling. The date shows that the letter
was written six daj's after the close of an
exasperating personal debate with Conk1
ling j , and if Conkling had intended to
say anything of the kind he would have
been apt to say it then , and not immedi-
ately afterward in a private letter which
was not given to the public for twenty-
two years , and not until Conkling had
bdeu , dead several months. The whole
affair was not in accordance with Conk-
ling's habitual courage in debate. When
risked if he knew anything of Crandall
or Haddock , Mr. Blaine replied that he
had never seen cither of them and had i
never heard the name of either except rJ
an the occasion of his personal debate i
with Conkling in I860. Though he had t
uot charged his mind with tho fact , so i
us to remember accivrately , his strong (
impression was that they were both offi
cers ( in New York under the enrollment
ict , during the war , and that both had
been dismissed from the service for mis-
conduct ( in office. t
Then Blaine was asked if he had any- {
thing ] to say about the charge that he ,
bad made money out o | recruiting funds c
luring the war , and he replied that it
might with equal truth be charged that <
lie made money by robbing the mails ]
3i-1 > 3pirac > ' on the high seas. Prompt- {
2d , further 03' questions Blaine said that f
the ] recruiting scandal of Marine , in the
last 3ear of the war , had been investi- \
rated b3 two committees , .and one pub'j
ic commission ( whose efforts , Blaine x
said , he aided ) , and there was , Blaine t
a3-s , "not a word of evidence or even a
suggestion or hint in any one of the n
hree reports that he had aii3' more con- {
lection with the matter than had ConkT
ing or his unwise friend who publishes j
his letter and attributes it to this dead j
.tatesman. | " _ 1
Blaine next refers to the legislation s
iroiiipted in congress b3' himself in 184 ( ! , 2
o prevent recruiting frauds in all the c
itntes. Such preventive measures , n
LJIaine said , had been parsed , the ma-
oritbeing made up of republicans and T
'a few democrats like Holman , of In- c
liana. The negative vote was unani- j
nously democratic , " concluded Mr. q
Elaine , and adds : "It will thus be seen j
hat 1113' ofiieial record of the state and n
lation refutes the whole charge. " Outft
n\o \ of a political campaign , Mr. Blaine a
omnrked that he would never have nor
iced the matter , and outside of a polit-
cal campaign the charge never would
lave been made.
Negro Paraders Become motous. ( - ]
St. Louis dispatch : The negro Harj (
rison and Morton clubs of St. Louis ,
East St Louis and Brooklyn , HI. , gave
parade hero to-night , which resulted a
what threatened to be a serious riot o
mail wagon driven by August John r
jot mixed up in the procession. The ii
negroes beat the driver badly and pre4
rented the mail from reaching the depot , tl
. squad of officers arrested the ring n
leaders , and while Officer Pat Hannon ti
was conducting Johnson Powell , a burly tl
negro , to jail , he was set upon b3 a mob e
af negroes and used his revolver. PowS
ell was shot in the back and danger-
ausly wounded. The negroes threat- <
2ned to bynch the officer , and it was tl
found necessary to call out a big force 'I
quell the trouble. °
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THE GREASERS THIRSTING FOR BLOOD.
Trouble at Rio Grand * City Troops Iletiifj
Hurried Forward.
Austin ( Tex. ) dispatch : All day yes-
torday and tho doj * boforo tho most
alarming telegrams continued to pour
in to Governor Boss , informing him
that a war , bloody and fiorco , was rag
ing on tho Texas frouttec and that Bio
Grando City has neen for the last twen
ty-four hours in tho possession of armed
Mexicans. Each succeeding telegram
is more startling and sensational than
tho othor. They all demand troops im
mediately ond convoy tho impression ,
in plain words , that anarchy runs riot
on the borders and that tho livos of
American citizens in that section are in
imminent peril.
Bio Grande City is eight miles from
the nearest railroad station , nnd it is ex
tremely difficult.to reach it
Governor Boss has , notwithstanding ,
ordored tho entire ranger forco of Toxas
to proceed with all possiblo hasto to the
scene of battle , as a massacro of the
Texans is feared. Tho Moxicans num
ber ten to one of tho white citizons in
that section , nnd there is no tolling to
what excesses they will resort , especially
as they have no difficulty in escaping to
Mexico. Governor Boss has also tele
graphed all tho sheriffs of tho counties
on the border contiguous to it to pro
ceed 1)3 * forced marches to tho troubled
district and take armed posses with
them. Hehaslikewise telegraphed to tho
Santonio rifles , to the Belknap rifles and
to tho Houston light guards to hold
themselves in readiness to march at a
moment's notice.
Acting Secretary Thompson , sa3's a
Washington dispatch , received tho fol-
lowing telogram from tho collector of
customs at Brownsville , Texas :
The _ situation at Bio Grande citv' is
precarious , but quiet to-day , ponding a
conference of tho committee from the
mob with the sheriff and tho result of
his wounds. If no agreement is reached ,
United States troops will probably be
needed to-night It is desired to havo
them ready to protect tho town. Tho
state , troops will reach there Wednesday" .
Inspector Sebree and Marshal Pillard
aro still in Fort Biuggold.
Secretary Thompson this afternoon
transmitted copies of tho telegrams re-
ceived , from the collector on this subject
lo the acting secretary of war , with a re-
quest , that he take such action as may bo
deemed ( necessary' for tho protection of
life j and property at Bio Grando Cit3' .
MacFeely said this action was based
on , information received from the acting
secretary t of the treasury , and was taken
more ] as a precaution , than with the idea
that \ the troops would be forced into ac
tion. \ He said he thought the difficulties
were about over , and that they would
eventually , be adjusted without tho in-
tervention | of the military. There aro ,
he ] said , plenty of troops near at hand ,
and i the number to bo sent to Bio
Grande < City was left to the discretion of
the j department commander.
Tho secretary of state received a telo
gram I from tho consul general at Mata-
moras i confirming the newspaper reports
of I the trouble at Bio Grande City , but
giving \ no additional particulars.
THINK THEY HAVE TASCOTT. j
A Man Named Carter Arrrs'ed on Suspicion
at Denvrr.
Penvor dispatch : Late last night a
man ' giving his name as Edward J. Car-
tor answering in man3' respects the de- -
scription of Tascott the murderer , wa ;
arrested and placed in tho Ben ver jail d
on ( suspicion , ndias been employed in :
"
a ' Denver wine hoiiMS as a bartender for
;
two weel.s. . Ho was arrested by order o'j | :
a ' man Avho had followed him for several
months through Oregon , Washington i
Territory , California and Nevada , keep3
ing j him constantly in sight and waiting ;
a favorable chance to cause his arrest j
He 1 has a sear on one leg and scars on 3
hielbows 1 and one tooth is filled with y
gold. In tht so respects and in general p
appearance he answers the description ;
of Tascott His accuser is an unknown jj
man. i u
The police this afternoon released j ;
Carter < on the ground that ihe resemu
blance 1 to Tascott was not sufficiently y
strong to hold the prisoner. Carter at [
once resumed his position of bartender ;
at the California wiue house. ; ;
An hour after being released he was j.
rearrested on Avarrants sworn out by O. D
H. Van Ylierden , charging him with be
ing i Tascott and a fugitiA'e from justice.
He J was placed in the county jail to
await further developments. The po-
lice 1 claim that Avhile there is a slight ret
semblance between Carter and the dec
scription given of Tascott , they are posv
itive this is not the man wanted. The .
gunshot ? wounds on Carter's left arm *
and right leg are not exactly in the .
same place dc.-crihed on that of Tascott , '
neither is the hair the same , Carter hav- (
ing a very pronounced "cowlick" which f
Tascott has not. Carter Avill be held V
until he can give a satisfactory explana
tion of himself during the past nine
months or the arrival of some one from
Chicago al > > to identify Tascott. \
The Recent Feud at Rio Grande. t U
Austin ( Tex. ) dispatch : From vari- ?
ous letters and telegrams received by „
the governor on the subject , it appears e
that the trouble at Bio Grande City has
been brewing for a long time. Sheriff
Shelb3 some time ago in course of his
official duty came in conflict Avith the
Mexicans who compose the larger por- J
tion of the population. The opposition q
to in the for the
Shelby race office of jj
sheriff worked in the race prejudices of jj
the baser element among Mexicans , u
This opposition Avas inflamed by the li [
revolutionary element on the other side E
of the river. Editor Garza , who prints Si
paper at Corpus Christi , took sides L
against Shelby , and when the Lifter's | 0
deputy ] in the course of his official duty "
'
was compelled to kill a Mexican , Garza I
published libels against him. For this j H-
Deputy Sebree had Garza indicted for t .
libel. The feud between these two re- '
suited in their meeting in the street of 1
Bio Grande City one day and an ex- \ \
change of shots between them. Garza j H
and another Mexican were shot , but SeCi |
bree escaped unhurt to Fort Biuggold , ' II
where he Avas protected from the Me.iF
can rioters , who iu the meantime took * '
possession of the streets of the town. | |
Colonel Clendenning , commander of "
Fort Biuggold , had to stand off 200
armed Mexicans Avith a force of 125 sol- \y
diers. The federal forces will occupy \ \
and protect the town nutil the state l <
rangers arrive. o.
o.V ,
.
The Fort Sheridan Lands.
Washington special : Senator Pad
dock to-day called up the house bill to } } '
legalize the entries or filings under thej \
homestead or pre-emption laws allowed P <
by the United States district land office k ;
at Yalentine of lands within the limits.j
of the former Fort Sheridan military S ,
reservation. These entries are situated
in township 33 , north of ranges 45 and
46 , west. It will be remembered that W"
the settlers on the lands in question
made their entries and filings from the 0-
tract and plat book , which showed that " ' '
the lands within the Fort Sheridan res-
ervation were within the public domain. = "
Subsequently it was found that they
were reserved from entry , and a bill wa3 $ y
required to quiet their titles now that Co
the reservation has been abandoned-
l'he bill Avas passed by the senate with * ua
aut dissent Si [
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COUNCIL OF INDIAN AGENTS AND CHIEFS * . > <
Xtie Session Ended , All Adjourning With tlw j
licit of Feellna.
Chamborlain ( Dak. ) dispatch : The " '
general council of all tho Indian agents
and tho leading chiefs with tho Sioux , '
commission , which commenced last Sat
urday at Lower Brulo agency , dissolved1
last night aud tho commission left hero .
for tho east to-day. Tho agonto nndi 4 , j
their Indians loft Brulo for their respec- ' ,
tivo agencies this morning. The com- / '
missioners , having no authority to troat j
with tho Indians , wero comiwlledto re- {
fiiso any concessions for changes in theJ f i
bill. Delegations from each of tho six jj
agencies , composed of agents nnd thoir j Jj
leading men , will visit Washington , and j |
then the Indians will bo given an oppor- • |
tnnity to present to the govornmont { /I
authorities thoir wishes , Avith tho hope J
that somo arrangement may bo made ' I
which will satisfy them. Thoughout
tho council tho best of feeling provailed ,
and all dispersed iu excellent humor.
Tho commissioners now look for a mt , ,
isfactory conclusion of their labors with \ '
greater hope than at any timo hereto- *
fore. (1 (
The Indian delegation held a council. '
by themselves Wednesday night , which- .i
lasted until a lato hour. At 11 o'clock 1
yesterday they Avero called together by 1
tho commissioners and White Swan re- /
sponded forthe Cheyenne Biveragoncy , f
tlohn ' Grass for Standing Bock , White- I
Ghost for Crow Creek , Swift Bear for
Bosobiid , No Flesh for Pine Itidgo. and
Iron Nation for tho opposition here. 1 '
Tho ; bill , as it stands now , they refuse
to accept , but if some changes can be j
made will look upon it more favorably
and ' recommend it to tho Indians. ( '
Captain Pratt , chairman of tho com- v <
mission , said : "Tho only important 1
objection ' tho only one Avorthy much
consideration ( is in regard to the price •
of ' tho land. The others aro not of so- " .
rious ' moment If that could bo settled '
' feel that tho others in
avo might some ,1
way be arranged. Wo do not blame
you for your feeling iu regard to it , but ' ,
J the price you ask for your land is be
yond all possible hope of acceptance.
Congress would laugh at it Wo have
nothing ' to give you but this bill. The * { '
price ] 1 * 3 fixed 1 > 3 * the president and con- ' (
gross and our instructions do not per- '
mit ' us to go contrary to it. For ni3' .self •
and my brother commissioners , I can , '
say ' frankly that wo would make some 1
changes if we could. " j 'j '
. Tho Indians , rather bewildered by
this change of base , sat some timo in si- •
lence ' , not knowing what to do next 1
then they slowly dispersed. They have
! . • - better understanding of tho bill and
have not tho same unfriendly feeling to- f
I ward it that they had before coming , j
but are materially changed in their do- j ,
cision in regard to accepting it (
Tho commissioners commenced ar- 1
rangements j for starting homo early in '
the evening , and by sunrise tho whole J
part3' J was scattered. Captain Pratt will ' • ' | {
go to Washington , and it is probable
that somo concessions will be mado an < L
somo now plan be agreed upon. ' (
Appropriation Bills Out of the Way. ril
Washington special : Tho last of tho
general appropriation bills Avill probably 1
be | iinall3' acted upon to-morrow. Jt is \
known as the general deficiency bill , and
appropriates sums which have been left J
aver or neglected in tho other bills , and i
llso for tho payment of awards by tho- r '
lepniiment officials and courts Avhich j
2annot be properly incorporated into any '
Dther measure. The bill , as it originally i
massed the house , has been amended in 1 ;
\ jiany instances by the senate. Among '
he amendments added is an appropria-
ion j of § 025 to pay John L. ifopman ,
ate postmaster at Fairfield , Ja. , the 1
imount ; paid by him for rent of the post- [ /
jffice in that town , in accordance Avitlb ' .
he i terms of the leasehold by the United
States and instructions of the postollice-
lepartment There is also an amend- •
nent , which Avas suggested by Senator
Paddock , which provides an appropria-
iion of 8 0,000 to further aid tho Tndus-
irial Christian Home association of Utah f
lerritory in the establishment and main- 1
enauce of an industrial and educationalr f
institution in Salt Lake for the benefit
f dependent Avomen and children of i
Utah } and Idaho who desire to sever their !
sonnection Avith the Mormon church , "
he ] money to be disbursed by the tresis-
lrer of the association , Avho shall give
londs ( to the .secretary of the interior. \
Edward Atkinson has an essay in the- I '
October Forum on "The Progress of 1
the Nation , " wherein he takes a more * (
comprehensive view of our material ad- '
vancement and the forces that havo
helped it than in any of his previons
writings. All over the world labor is / 1
productive ( in proportion
as laborers are , '
well-fed ) ; and he shows how enormously
the per capita consumption of food has
increased since 1870. In a review of
tin.forces that have thus helped us for
ward so rapidly , he places the general W
preservation of the
quality of our money • < M
ithe \ quantity , he holdswill always I 1
take care of itself if the quality be seen f M
( > \ and the progress of invention. ' " " 1
Among the most helpful inventions of L 1
tno time is the self-binder , which saved ' 1
ns ; enough to enable us to resume spe'M
eic payments. jfl
THE MARKETS. II
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OMAHA. jl
Wheat ] No. 2 80 { § ) 81 tJ
CoiiK No. - mixed 25 @ 2G
Oats No. 2 30 @ 30 } iM
Barley 4 SJag ( } 49 jl
Bcrrim Creamery 18 ( a ) 23 <
iuTTi-it f'lmicu country. . . ] U ( $ 17 M
Fa ; < ; h Fresh 14 @ 15 jfl
ji'iuscCmcKESS per rioz. . . 2 25 @ 3 00
Lemons Choice , jierliox. . . 4 00 @ 4 50 fl
Duangks Per box 5 00 ( a ) 0 50
Jxio.va Ir hit 30 ( m 40 M
'otatoes Nt-w 40 ( $ GO JM
v. 1 het Potatoes 75 @ 80 9
ri-KNii'S Per bu 25 ( Sj 30 M
iirLEPer bbl 2 50 @ 3 00 M
Ar. oTS Per bu 50 © GO M
ItjjiATOES. , per Iti 00 © 1 00 jfl
Vool Fine , per lb 13 @ 20 flj
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"uopx'EO Feed Pertou..l7 00 (317 ( 50 flj
Iay Bailed 5 00 @ C 00 tfl
lax Seed P.'rbu 1 15 ( u > J 20 jfl
iocs Mixed packing 00 © G 20 jfl
loos Heavy • ' • ; : litH GI5 @ G 35 U
5eiveChoice ' Hteera 4 00 (19 ( 5 75 flj
NEW YOItK. jfl
Vjbat No. 2 red OO' . a 99J * M
Viieat nuraded red 91 92JJ M
on : ; No. 2 50 .jfa > 507 jfl
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> ! : ! ' 12 25 © 12 75 jflj
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CHICAGO. (1 (
\'iieat P > rbushel 99 @ 1 00 | fl
oil . * Per biiMliel 40 @ 40J M
.its Per bushel 23rg ) 24 . \fl
'our- 14 00 © 1452 * M
.Aitn 10 50 © 10 57Ja . iflj
loos Packing tfcHliippin- 80 © G 45
attle Western Rangers 2 75 © 4 75 '
iiEEe Natives 2 75 © 3 90 iflj
ST. LOUIS. fc jfl
Viieat No. 2 red cash 93Ja'3) ) 94 Ifl
onPerbu.shel „ 38 © 3S ' *
Iats Per bnsliel 23 © 24 'flj
loos Mixed packing 6 25 @ G 45 (
'attle Feeders 3 25 © 4 20 ] 9J
HEEe Western 3 50 © 4 SO | 9J
KANSAS cm . 1 m
I'liEAT Per bushel 80 @ 80& fl
OK.V Per budliel 3G © 37 IB
iats Per bushel 19 © 20 [ flj
attle Native steerB 5 00 © 5 75 jfl
oas Good to choice. . . . . . . 6 15 (3 ( 6 25 jfl
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