Nebraska Newspapers

    H | A DARINQ COWIOY ROBS A 1ANK.
H 1 -A. Caihler ( drover , Colorado , Hands Otn
HI I .411 Mm MUab { Cosh.
H 1 Pueblo.Col. ( ) special : The gang o
H 1 • dosperadoca who took possession o
B I Boston , this state , last Friday and Sat
H 1 I ) nrdny , with tho object of killing Dr
1 I Brown and Editor Daniels , who wer <
H I ( not to bo found , however , rushed dowi
K I * upon the town last night , surroundec
B : 1 * Editor Daniels' residonco , and oponec
B I tflro. Daniels ran out tho back dooi
H | < and started to oscape , but wap piercei
H ; by two bullets nnd fell to tho ground
H I hoArolbqrn supposing tlist.they hac
H t finished Daniels rode to the residence
H | of Dr. Brown and commenced firing ,
H | but tho doctor by this time had gol
Hj | wind of tho raid and made good his oa
H I cape. Tho robbers , after running the
H i town for a few hours and stealing sucl
Hj | articles as they desired to carry away ,
Hj loft for tho neutral strip , whero tho of-
H fleers of this county scat have no nu-
H \ -thority to arrest.and which is vory dan-
H ! gqrons of approach. Active measures
H | 'will now bo taken hy the state authori-
m j ties to break up this , the most dosper-
B ! te ' gnng of outlaws that inhabit Col-
B ; i -orado. Daniols will probably die. He
J ( - was shot iu tho right side and tho hip.
M | HE GOT AWAY TO THE HILLS.
B \ Chcyenno ( Wyo. ) spcoial : A success-
J I -fill bank robbery was committed at
J $ Grovcr , Colo. , this morning , the rob-
bcr taking all the cash in sight and got-
f i ting away with his booty to tho hills.
H | I Tho bank at Grover is a private institu-
| ' ( 'tion owned by 0. C. Smith & Co. Mr.
H' ' Smith is also cashier. This morning
B shortly after the bank was opened a
Hlf medium sized man , with light sandy
moustacho and wearing n cowboy snit ,
f broad sombrero , chaps aud canvass coat ,
• stepped into the bank and presented a
-check for payment to Mr. Smith , who
H was alone. Tho check was written with
1 palo ink and Mr. Smith bout his head
m -down for a minute closely. When ho
looked up to tell tho mau the check was
not good ho looked into the muzzle of a
( six-shooter held within a few inches of
his head. The cowboy said very po-
HU Utely : "Mr. Smith , I'll trouble you
I , for tho funds of thi3 bank. " Al-
HE though * a Winchester rifle was al-
K3 most at Smith's elbow , there was noth-
H ? tug for him to do but hand out . the
Hj * * -uCnsli. Therobber pocketed all tlinVwas
G. r givonvbiin , 'reached over their counter
Hj ( i and took tho Winchester rifle and back-
H ed out of tho door. His horso , a dun-
Hf ! colored cow-pony , was at the curb. He
Hln mounted and roclo away.
Hfi Cashiov Smith rushed to tho door and
Hni gavo the alarm. Ho noticed that tho
B Kpl cowboy had left tho Winchester rifle
Hjjl leaning against the front of tho bank
Bj | building. Ho picked it up and got four
Hj j -shots at the fast retreiitiug robber. He
Hn failed. _ however , to hit his man , who
1 -soon disappeared over a range of bluffs
Hl just outside of town. A pursuing party
HJf of cowboys and merchants was soon 'in
H'Jl the saddlo and on the trail of the rob-
Bl ber. At dusk this evening his horse
Hl was fonnd grazing on the prairie near
H2 Pine Bluffs station , on the Union Pacifio
B | railroad , and it is thought ho boarded a
Hf freight train at this point. The amount
B | taken is about a thousand dollars. There
HJ -were four < 5r iivo thousand dollars in tho
Eij -safe. Descriptions of the man have
Hj j been sent out over tho Union Pacific ,
H \ - and it is probable that ho will be caught.
JACK THE KIPPER STTIiE.
IMobilo ( Ala. ) dispatch : Captain
Tones ; of tho schooner Arthur , arrived
-to-day from Bay Islands nnd reports
I that at Buatan , last mouth , Bev. Henry
Hobson , _ wife and her companion , a
young girl , nil of Jamaica , were mur-
< lered _ by Joseph Bures. Bures , dis
covering that Mrs. Hobson had money ,
_ , -entered tho house nt night and cut tho
Ef throats of nil three persons. He robbed
B < them of what money nnd valuables they
Br possessed. The next day Bures was ar-
Hj rested , and he made a full confession of
H guilt. Captain Jones says that the
H | butcher } ' of the three persons and the
H8 mutilation of the bodies of both women
KJ bore a strange resemblanoe to the mur-
H | * • dera committed by the Whitechapel
E i murderer in England.
U'HAT IS THE SOUTHERN QUESTION ?
Interviews With Prominent JPoWiciant
Souti % of Mason and Dixon't Zine.
!
Philadelphia dispatch : The Inquirer
will publish to-morrow interviews which
* dt has collected with prominent politi-
HV -cians of the southern states in answer
K ] t ° tbe qnestion : "What is the southern
Bj -question ? " and "How to be met to pro-
B duco the greatest Rood to tho south ? " '
k The responses nearly all voiced the
E -sume sentiment that the race problem
H ' is the grejit one to be solved , and that
B the south should be allowed to manage
H [ - Iter own affairs without interference.
B Among tho most prominent gentlemen
B from whom replies were received are :
P BS Governor Bichnrdson , of South Caro-
B linn ; Governor Lee , of Virginia ; Gov-
B BM -crnorBuckner , of Kentucky ; Attorney
B B General Miller , of Mississippi , nnd
B BI . Tiicutenant GovernorMauldin , of South
B BV Carolina. The tenor of their replies is
B BM -contained mainly iu that of Governor
B BB Bichardson , who says : "The south-
B BM ern question is the race problem
B BM shall the African or the Cancas-
B BM' iau predominate ? The solution is
B BM 4i strict avoidance by the general
B BM . government of any distinctly southern
B BB policy , and leaving to the states them-
B BB selves the management of their own
B BB domestio affairs. Governor Bnokner ,
BBB1 of Kentucky , protests that there is no
southern qnestion. Sncb unpatriotio
agitation , whether originating in the
north or the south , should not be en
I couraged , nnd the injury resnltinsr from
suck agitation , would be reduced to a
minimum if the people of eaoh state
HHrv would continue to attend to their own
B BBi affairs and unito in supporting the gen- .
BB BJ end government in its just exercise of
B BK all its legitimate powers. Attorney
B BMi 'General Miller , of Mississippi , says
B BBj that the controst between tho negro and
B BBj white government has been so decided-
B BBl ly in fuvor of the latter that the white
BB BJ people are determined there shall be no
BBBBn return to the former ; indeed , a military
B BB despotism would be preferred. When
BB H iuterest nnd judgment instead of passion
B BB and prejudice shall control the southern
B BB negro , then the whole question will be
B BH solved. Lieutenant Governor Mauldin ,
B BBj of Sontli Carolina , says tho federal gov-
B BH -ernment can help the south by nppoint-
B BBj -ing to office men of character and ca-
B BB jjacity , by dealing generonsly in the
B B1" - * -fmStter * oi internal improvements , and
B BB \ l > y refunding tho cotton tax. In other
B BH -words , says he , let the south alone.
HLv Liauor May ba Sold In Oklahoma.
BT X Washington dispatch : Commissioner
BbV % \ \ - -of Internaldvlovenue Mason has decided
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mkf\ \ that under the recent act of congress
/ \ 4md Iho proclamation of the president
Hbi V - relation to Oklahoma that it ceases
B B H i -to be "Indian country , " and that special
B B B B BR I tax stamps may be sold to wholesale and
B vJ t „ retail liquor dealers to engage in bnsi-
BBBBBBr1 3iess there , uuder the same Terms and
BBSBB / ( ' gnhitious as iu other states and terri-
B B B / Itories of tlie United States. The effect .
BBBB * It 1 of this decision will be to allow whole- •
B B B ' J > i enlo and retail liquor dealers to purchase '
Blr w J .special stamps in Oklahoma under the \
B BB"Vv J - samo terms as in other sections of tho !
B BBf M Fcountry. . Arrangements are being made '
B : f $ * ° bavo a force of deputy collectors and '
B * , & $ • revenne agents on hand to see that the
B B ) . . " / / laws are enforced , and that the interests
BBBft Mi ottue gQYerument are protected. J1
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RULINGS IN SEVERAL PENSION CASES ,
JstitaHl Secretary Jtutey Jten&en Hotm
JHeUlotiB.
Washington dispatch : Assistant Sec
retary Bnssoy to-day rendered threi
pension decisions which involved th
important questions when may and
when may not a soldier be considered
"in lino of duty. " The first case is thai
of W. H. Brockenshaw , late of company
H , Twonty-ninth Michigan volunteers ,
who applied for an invalid pension.
Tho basis of his claim was an injury to
tho left side , incurred in the service ai
Jackson , Miss. , in March , 1867 , said in
jury hnvingbeen.caused by "thtfee bo !
diors jumping on the claimant while hi
was climbing into his bunk , crushing
the ribs of the left sido just below the
heart. " The claim was rejected by Com
missioner Black on the ground that the
claimant was not injured in tho line oi
duty. Assistant Seoretnry Bnssey , in
his decision to-day , overrules the former
decision nnd directs that Brockenshnw'a
name bo placed on the pension rolls ,
rating his disability in accordance with
the law.
Another caso is that of 0. M. Sedg
wick , lato midshipman of tho United
States ships Santee nnd Constitution.
Tho claimant in this case , was injured
l > y a kick by a comrade on board the
ship. He was at tho time , to use his own
language , "twitting and teasing" his
comrado , who , becoming incensed
thereat , administered to him a kick
from which his disability resulted. The
assistant secretary , in this case , sustains
tho former decision rejecting the appli
cation , and adds : "Hero it is apparent
that the claimant not only contributed
directly to produce tho cause of his in
jury , but that ho was engaged at the
time in n manner that was manifestly in
violation of tho rales and regulations of
the service and subvoi-sivo of discipline
and good order , and the injury result
ing from sneh conduct on his part was
unquestionably not incurred in the line
of duty. "
Tho third case is that of Elizabeth
Hull , widow of Williom Hull , a soldier
who died in a military prison at Nash
ville , of diseases contracted in prison.
The soldier , it appears from the evi
dence , wasarrested and confined in
prison for being absent from his com
pany and regiment without permission.
In this caso Bussey says ; "To entitle a
widow to a pension tho wound , injury ,
or disease which caused her husband's
death must have been contracted as a
result of tho compliance by him with
the • requirements of military duty.
Such connection between fatal disease
and service did not exist in this case.
Tho former decision is sustained. "
SIOUX INDIAN RESERVATION MEASURE.
Government Wards Said to be Unanimously
in JBavor of the Bill.
Chamberlain ( So. Dak. ) special : * The
Indians at Lower Brule agency have
liad couriers running to and fro be
tween the agencies to find out the feel
ing of the different tribes towards the
Sioux reservation bill. A courier , who
irrived from Bosebud agency , brings
tho good news that the Indians are al
most unanimous in favor of the bill , as
ire , also , the Indians at Pine Bidgs
igency. The news is very gratifying
to tho people who are very anxious to
liave the lands opened to settlement.
The Bosebud Indians are the most un
civilized nnd the wildest Indians on tho
reservation , and there are so manj' of
hem that the agent in charge does not
iiavo as good control over them as at tho
) ther agencies. The commission that
reated with the Indians last j'ear in re
gard to relinquishing a part of their
ands did not visit either Pitjo Bidge or
Rosebud , as all reports from these agen-
: ies were very discouraging , aud the
: ommi.ssioners gave up the attempt and
md delegations of chiefs from the dif
ferent agencies to meet them in Wash-
ngton , where the chiefs , on the part of
; he Sioux nation , nnd the commission
's aud ex-Secretary Vilas , on the part
) f the government , agreed upon a bill
bat the rank and file of the Indians
vould accept The ontcome of this
igreement is the present Sioux bill , and
is it was framed according to the wishes
) f tho Indians will undoubtedly become
i law. Bosebud has about seven thnns-
md two hundred Indians , nnd if this
igenoy was against the bill it would not
become a law , even if the commission
incceeded in getting the unanimous
support of the other places.
The Indians nt Pine Bidge will sup
port tho bill , as section 27 of the Sioux
> ill appropriates $28,2 0 in payment of
he ponies thnt were taken from them
md sold by the government troops in
.876. They do not get this money un-
ess the bill is ratified , and this alone
vill urge them to work at the other
iirencies in favor of the measure. This
ection was incorporated in the bill at
he urgent request of Bed Cloud , head
ihief of the Pine Bidge agency. He
ind his followers are working hard in
avor of the measure , and with the
jews received from Bosebud , there is
tot much doubt but that the Sioux
eservation bill will be ratified and be-
: ome a law , thereby throwing open to
• ctnal settlement 11,000,000 acres of the
aost fertile land in South Dakota. The
nany years' fight for the opening of tbe
eservation is drawing near an end , and
rill terminate in the work being sne-
essfnlly accomplished.
Can Now Account for the $45,000.
St. Louis special : Walter B. Smith ,
laying teller , who left St. Paul over
hree years ago with $45,000 belonging
o the Second National bank of that
ity. was arrested here to-night. The
hief of police this morning received
rom a Pittsburg detective a telegram
rdering the arrest of CowanCowan ,
07 Piue street , for attempting to swin-
le the Allegheny National bank of
'ittsburg out of a large sum by means
f a bogus draft. Cowan was fonnd at
is de.sk in the Pine street office. One
f the first articles taken from the pris-
ner's pocket when being searched was
photograph of himself attached to a
ircular issued by the American Gnar-
atee company of New York , offering.
1,000 for the arrest of W.B. . Smith ,
le absconding teller. The prisoner
it up as defense that ho was once a de-
active and had followed Smith aronnd ,
le country. He will be turned over to
3 officer of the Guarantee company for
jtura to St. Paul. . , > * *
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A Bag of Gold Mysteriously Disappears.
Brninnrd ( Minn. ) special : A package
lutuiuiug $15,000 in gold has myster-
msly disappeared from the office ofrthe
" ortheru Pacific Express company in
lis city. Louis Hohman , the night
erk in charge , received from the train
esterday afternoon four sacks of specie ,
vo of which contained $15,000 eaoh iu
aid , and two $500 each in silver. The \
ouey was consigned to the Pirst Na- ;
Diml bank of this city by the Northern :
ncifio railroad express company to be
jed in payiug the employes of the
tad. Hohman says he is positive he
deed all the specie in the vauls. Half
i hour later , in checking up , he fonnd ]
at one of tho bags of gold was miss- <
g. He at onoe notified his superior , i
it n close investigation failed to reveal
clue to the missing money. Hohman
is been Jn the employ of the company i
r several years and u regarded m :
> nest and faithfoL , ' \
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HEADY FOR THE FORWARD MOVEMENT
Waiting for Oklahoma's dates to bo Tltrowi
Wide Open.
Arkansas City ( Kas. ) special : Tit. .
boomers' Sabbath has been n quiet a
wolls happy onewith only n fow hour
between them and tho green Eldoradi
in which their hopes are centered. The ;
are experiencing the first feeling of con
tentmont they hnvo felt in many a day
They will nil bo ready to go when tin
signal is sounded at noon to-morrow
and if they carry out their present plai
it is safe to predict the most of them wil
bo comfortably seated on homestead
before tho sun goes down. They wil
iiavo a race with tho cowboys and specu
Iators for the fertile fields along the
banks of the Cimarron , but ns the onci
who are going into the interior are wel
mounted , they arc confident' finnllj
winning tho homes for which they hav <
been straggling so many 3'ears.
WHAT CONGRESSMAN SPniNGER HATS.
Springfield (111. ) dispatch : Willian
M. Springer , chairman of the commit
tec on territories of the national house
of representatives and author of the
original Oklahoma bill , has returned tc
his home in this city much elated at the
success of tho parry of which ho wai
tho loader , in succeeding after so manj
years in having the Oklahoma lands
opened up to settlers. Springer is grat
ified rather than embarrassed at tho ex
cess of immigration into the Oklahoma
country , and does not share tho appre
hensions so generally indulged in re
garding probable lawlessness aud blood
shed over disputed lands.
"What effect , will this movement , in
your opinion , have on tho southwest in
general ? " was asked.
"I have always contended , " replied
Mr. Springer , "that tho settlement oi
Oklahoma would bo a matter of great
public interest , and that a great popu
lation would set in soon after lawful en-
trj' could be made , and from what I see
in tho newspapers , my most sanguine
expectations are more than realized.
There aro twico as many persons going
in at thojieginniug as I had anticipated ,
and tho interest manifested is more uni
versal than I had ever supposed it would
be. Tho opening of Oklakoma is to-day
the most absorbing topic before tho
American peoplo , nnd it has become a
great national event. Its importance is
now scarcely realized. It is tho begin
ning of a movement of tho population
of the Southwest which will continue
for years to oome. It is of much more
importance than was the discov
ery of gold in California and
will havo a much greater and more far-
reaching consequence. It makes no dif
ference to the country at large whother
John Doe or Bichard Boe ma3r occupy
a particular quarter section. The suc
cessful applicant has only to wait a short
time , possibly only a few weeks , when
other portions of the territory will be
open to settlement.
"If the commission appointed by the
president meets with the anticipated
success the Cherokee outlet , containing
over 0,000,000 acres of land will , in a few
weeks or months , and without addition-
ul legislation , bo opened up to settle
ment under the same terms as the laud
now being occupied. Tho strip of land
is nearly 200 miles long and sixty-four
miles wide , or nearly three times
as large as Oklahoma proper.
Part of the Seminole nnd Creek
purchase west of the ninctj'oighth
degree of longitude and north of the
Canadian river contains about 2,000,000
ticres , and will also be opened up at an
early day. These lands havo been pur
chased and paid for by the United
States with the privilege of opening
them to settlement under tho home
stead laws , and all that is required now
to accomplish this is tho order of the
secretary of the interior removing the
Arapahoes and Cheyennes north of the
Canadian river to the south sido of tho
fiver , the larger portion of the reserva
tion being on the south side of the
river. "
IDAMBADEAU WILL NOT RECEIVE PAY.
1 Decision to Tills Effect Jtendered by the
Courts ,
Washington dispatch : An opinion
vas rendered by tho supreme court of
he United States to-day in the case of
Idam Badeau , appellant , vs. the United
States. This suit was brought by Ba
teau in the court of claims for pay as a
etired captain in the army from April ,
870 , to September , 1881 , during which
ime he was consul-general to London ,
md from November 25 , 1882 , up to the
lato of the filing of the suit , during
rhich he was consul-general at Baven-
la. The United States filed a counter
Jaim , stating that Badeau was indebted
o the United States for money errone-
msly paid him as an army officer for
tortions of the period from December ,
809 , to Octol > er. 1882. The court of
laims. by a divided court , dismissed
10th claims. The supremo court holds
hat General Badeau , while drawing a
alary ns consul-general , was expressly
uhibited from receiving any additional
ompeusation for discharging the
luties of any other office ,
t is true , the court says , that it has
ieen decided that a person holding two
{ fices under the government , when the
ervices rendered or which may be re-
nired of them were not incompatible ,
3 not precluded from receiving tho
alary or compensation of both , bnt the
rensnry department did not apparently
egard this case as falling in this excep-
ionand tho court agrees with that con-
Insion. It is held that thongh uuder
lie act. of 1875 certain army officers may
old diplomatic or consular appoint-
leuts without being held to thereby
esign their place in the army , this does
ot entitle them to pay as army officers.
7hen they are absent from their conn-
: y in the discharge of continuous
uties inconsistent with subjection to
library rules , officers , thongh they may
ill be borne on the retired list , can not
iceive double compensation.
The court also refuses to disturb the
ulgment of tho counter claim of the
United States. If he was not an officer
i law ho was serving snob in faith , and
oreoson is seen why he should be re-
nired to return what was paid him
bile he was discharging duty as an
rmy officer. The opinion is by Chief
ustice Puller.
A Masonic Jubillee.
New York dispatclft > .Gran3 > Masteii' '
'rank ' B. Lawrence announces that ar-
ingements for the Masonic jubilee , to
e hold simultaneously in 77 lodges in
le state of New York on the evening
f April 24 , have been completed ,
early 75,000 Masons will participate
i the jubilee in this state , 3,000 of
horn will meet in the large Masonic
all on Twenty-third street and Sixth
renne. The celebration will commem-
rate the order's freedom from debt ,
id will be a grand occasion. The
nilding fund , which was started in
142 , is now discharged from debt.
Ber. Campbell has resigned as the
tstor of the M. E. church of Milford ,
ting to Indianapolis to accept a lnora-
re position with a publishing house.
Nate S. Porter , of Ponce , has been
> pointed commissioner to allot lands
i severalty to the Indians in' Indian
rritory.
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CAMP FIRES GLIMMER ALONG THE LINE
And Xiiousands of Covered Wagons Are Siov
ing on the Trait.
Caldwell dispatch : Two thonsnm
camp fires glimmered along tho oh
Beno trail last night from Caldwell t <
Pond Creek. To-day a thousand can
vas covered wagons aro slowly movinj
along tho trail. Tho day was favorabh
and notwithstanding tho late heavj
rainB , tho trail was in very good con
dition. The most popular outfit is i
a strong canvas covered wagon , drawi
by two large , stout horses , and th <
horses of tho boomers are all in gooc
condition. Some of the largo wagoni
have four or oven six horses. Sorai
parties aro mounted on ponies ant
carry whole camp outfits behind theii
Baddies. Some are crossing tho strip ii
bnggics. Ono odd turnout is a large
high , old-fashioned buggy , drawn bj
two shaggy , yellow horses , with i
colt hitched by its mother , and t
black cow tied behind. Tho drive ]
is a woman , nnd she drove witi
one hand while the other sup
ported n littlo child. A shocky-headet
youngster of ten years followed behind.
The woman was a Kansas widow seek
ing a homo in tho "promised land. '
All stories to the contrary notwitb
standing , it does not seem that then
can be airy trouble among the men whe
are driving over tho trail. They aro ai
fine a body as over went into a new
country. The most of them are Kan sat
and Nebraska farmers , and although s
gun is in every wagon and across every
saddle bow , tho owners aro men whe
will use them to keep tho peace , and
not to make trouble. Most of the wagon
boomers got out of Caldwell yesterday ,
and this morning. There Avere about
four thousand of them. Many of them
have littlo or no 11101103' , but almost all
are well equipped for camp life. Salt
Fork , Pond Creek , and all other streams
in the Strip , it is thought , can be ford
ed , although every ono is very high.
All is doubt about the chances of ford
ing tho Cimarron , and a wagon left
Caldwell , last night , bearing a large
boat , with which the owners expect to
start a ferry.
SOIiDIEBS HOLD A CONFERENCE.
Last night tho old soldiers , union col
ony of this city held its last meeting be
fore going to Oklahoma. Tho colony
consists of 150 old soldiers. One of
these will leavo Monday to look up a
homestead for each under tho soldier
clause. Tho members will go by train.
They havo started a wagon train with
supplies of tents and provisions and a
raft sufficiently largo to ferry all ac-
contermonts across auy stream between
hero and Oklahoma. Tho old soldiers *
colony of Wichita started ten wagons
yesterday. They will enter at Caldwell.
Land Eegister Dill returned last night
from Guthrie. He says the roof is on
his land office and it will be ready for
occupancy to-night. The land officers ,
both at King Fisher and Guthrie , held a
consultation last night and gave out offi
cial notice as to tho manner in which
applications for claims should bo filed.
Two hundred land filings per day will
bo the limit of each office. Word was
brought here last night from Purcell by
a man who was there yesterday that a
great deal of lawlessness exists along the
southern border of Oklahoma. He said
a man was "held up" in the streets of
Purcell in broad daylight and robbed of
S300. The boomers defy tho law. They
have purchased or hired every available
horse iu the neighborhood nnd Ayill
mount and wade through the Canadian
river just before noon Monday. When
the signal flag drops at noon there will
be a desperate laud race on the opposite
bank. Gamblers and toughs de
clare they will let no one pass a certain
distance who is not one of them. The
town is full of special correspondents ,
who are writing from imagination and
against space. A cowboy from Cald
well , who arrived late last night , says
the Cimarron is very high , and that up
to the time he left , eighteen persons had
been drowned while trying to ford the
stream. No definite information can be
learned of the drowning. At one time
this morning there were over a hundred
rcngons on the streets.
Tbe Fruit and Vegetable Outlook.
St. Louis dispatch : The Bepublic
will print to-morrow a report giving tho
fruit and vegetable prospects of the
whole country. These reports have
been written during the present month
by the best informed parties in their re
spective states. The peach crop is ex
pected to be the largest ever grown , the
peach buds being alive at this time in
avery stato in the union , and the season
being now so far advanced thnt the crop
is assured in tho west and south , nnd al
though too early to safely predict a full '
field in tho east , a good crop is expe et-
3d. The crop of apples will be much
smaller than that of last 3ear , it being
m off year for the crop at many of tho
jig shipping points. The strawberry crop
s hardly up to the average , yet much
argcr than that of 1888 the lightest
n manyears. . The pear crop will
iverage light , through its great enemy ,
be "Blight. " The grape crop in the
vest and south has been favored with
inch a mild winter that bnt little injury
ms been inflicted , nnd nenrbdouble
lie j'ield of last year is looked for. The
general vegetable crop , which is attract-
ngmore attention , labor and investors
fenerally , especially throughout tho
lonthern states , is reported fully. Flor-
da is now the most formidable rival of
ill other southern states as .a shipper
f early fruits and vecetnbles , getting
uto every market east aud west before
my other state by several weeks. Her
irnnge crop promises to bo larger than
ast year , the heaviest on record. Cali-
orni , it seems , is drying nnd evapor-
.ting her fruits to a much greater ex-
ent since the inter-state commerce law
aised the rates to distant markets ; yet
he almost unprecedented low prices
irevailing for dried and evaporated
ruits , and for months past , will dis-
onrage operators and reduce the
mount of f rnit so saved largely in all
tates.
The Presidential Parly's Movements.
Washington dispatch : Two managers
f the New York centennial committee
rere at the white house and state de-
artment making arrangements for
ransportation of the presidential
arty to Netw Tgrk on the occasion
t thescentenniardelebration. Accord-
ag to present arrangements'the presi-
ential trainwill leave Washington
arly Monday morning , the 29th , bear-
l ; ; the president , bis cabinet , and their
imilies. Arriving at Elizabeth , N. J. ,
1 the morning , tliej' will breakfast with
lovernor Green , of New Jersey. The
arty will then proceed to Elizabeth ,
rherethey will take the boot for New
r ork City. Landing nt the wharf whero
Washington stepped ashore , the party
rill proceed to the city hall and listen
3 the oration to be delivered by Chann-
ey Depew. After luncheon President
[ nrrison will hold a reception lor two
onrs and will then be driven to the
'ifth Avenue hotel. He will also attend
ball Monday night. Secretary Blaine
as promised that he will respond to the
jast , "Th Honse of Bepresentatives , "
t a banqn jt on Tuesday night. * *
Robert Garrett's general health is
id to continue fair , but his mental va-
iriea are as pronounced as ever. '
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THE PASSENGERS AND CREW PICKED UP
Ttie Vanvtm-k'e Zoad of Hainan Fret git
Jtescned in Mid-Ocean.
Now York special : Tho agonts of thi
steamer Daumnrk received tho follow
ing cnblcgram from Lisbon this art or
noon :
"Passongors and crew of thosteamshi ]
Daumnrk landed at tho Azores. Threi
hundred and forty of tho passengers ar <
on the steamer Missouri bound foi
Philadelphia. Best to follow by tin
next steamor. "
In an interview with n reporter Potei
Babsen , third mate of tho steamer Dan-
mark , related tho circumstances of the
loss of tho vessel. Her ongines , Ik
stated , broko down on April 4 , whih
the vessel was 800 miles from New
fouudlnnd. Eugineor Kaas was fonud
lying dead on tho floor nud the
cause of tho accident could not bo as
certained. On April 5 tho Dnnmnrlt
was spoken by tho Missonri which towed
tho Danmark until April 0. "Tho Dan-
mark was then setting down , " Babsen
states , "and wo asked tho Missouri tc
take our pnssengers. The Missouri , at
sho was loaded , had room for only
twenty additional persons , but sho jetti
soned her cargo nnd took us nil on
board 800 of us landing ns nt the
Azores. She then proceeded for Phila
delphia , taking 840 of tho passengers ,
besides tho captain nud sailors. Three
of tho ongiueors proceeded to London
on board tho Demerara steamer. The
first and second mates are still at the
Azores , aud the remaining passengers
and forty-two sailors sailed for Lis ' ion
on tho steamor Acor.
Tho death of tho engineer was duo
to the bursting of tho engine pipe. Tho
engineer was killed on the spot nud the
ship was badly damaged. In conse
quence of this damage , together with
tho breakiug of a shaft , tho vessel was
helpless iu the heavy seas that prevailed.
BEJOIOINO OVEK TIIE NEWS.
London special : Although there
were no English passengers on board
tho Danmark public interest in tho fnto
of thoso on board that unfortunate ves
sel has been intense hero. At 7:40
o'clock this evening the afternoon pa
pers got out extras containing special
dispatches announcing the safety of the
Danmnrk's passengers and crow aud
their sale was enormous.
Bulletins were displayed in front of
tho various newspaper offices , and tho
crowds which surrounded them blocked
the streets.
streets.the
the mssouni AimrvEs.
Philaclelphia special : Tho steamer
Missouri with part of the passengers of
the steamer Danmark has just arrived at
the Delaware breakwater.
Circular From the Interior Department
Washington dispatch : Assistant Sec
retary Bussey of the interior depart
ment issued the following rule of prac
tice , which will in future govern in the
reconsideration of pension claims :
"With reference to motions for the re
consideration of pension claims that
have been already adjudicated , on appeal
to the secretary of the interior , the de
partment holds now , as herotofore , that
the right of an incumbent to review or
to reconsider a predecessor's decision
does not relate to questions involving
mere discretion and judgment , but ex
tends only to mistakes in matters of
fact arising from errors in calculation
or to palpable errors in law and
to cases of rejected claims , in which
material testimony is afterwards discov
ered and produced. This rule is deem
ed by this , as by former administra
tions , to be essential to the establish
ment of well defined legal precedents ,
and to the putting an end , sometime , to
profitless litigation of appeals involving
the same case or claim. Where the in
correctness of a former adjudication is
so manifest upon a review of the evi
dence that it is not a matter of dispute ,
the department will not refuse to do
justice because the error is of long
standing and has been sanctioned , by
subsequent action. A faithful observ
ance of the foregoing rule by claimants
and by attorneys alike will greatly facil
itate business of the department relat
ing to pension claims. "
A Rhode Island Heiress Elopes .
Providence ( B. I. ) special : There is
a societysensation here over the an
nouncement that after acourtship of
some twenty days a beautiful daughter
of a milionnire , possessed in her own
right of § 300,000 , has eloped with a
handsome son of a mechanic. Tho
heroine is Miss Fredora King , a grand
daughter of tho late Deacon B. jving ,
and has just turned her twenty-first
vear , when she camo into tho possession
af the fortune left her by her grand
father. Sho has many admirers , but
never manifested any special partiality
to them. Her homo on College street
faces Brown college , and from her
ivindow she daily watches the students
come and go. Ono of them ,
Gteorgo McLeod , the 19-yenr-old
; on of a machinist in the Corliss
Engine works , attracted her attention
jy his handsome face and athletic fig-
ire , and she finally began to have a sin-
sere passion for him * . She did not
; uow him bnt , after diplomatizing , she
: ound a mntual friend to engineer an
ntroduction. Theyonngman was nat-
lrally smitten with Miss King's beauty
ihd she was completely earned away by
he culmination of her happiness. Such
1 state of rhapsody naturally led to a
) rompt engagement , and then fearing
> PPosition nnd storm from the social
iifference between them , nn elopement
vas determined. It is understood that
hey departed and nothing is known of
heir whereabouts. But it is supposed
hey are on a wedding trip. The girl's
Mly are greatly distressed.
A Call on the Great Father.
Washington dispatch : Bed Cloud ,
he big Sioux Indian chief , called on
he president this afternoon , accompa-
lied by Agent Jordan , of tho Bosebud
gency. Bed Cloud was attired in civ-
lized garb. It is his custom to make a
tilgrimage to Washington on the in-
omhig of every new president , and
his is the ninth time he bos paid his re-
pects to the great father : Bed Cloud
3 in a hnrry to seenre tho payment of
28,000 appropriated by congress to pay
ocva lot of ponies which the United
• tates troops took away from his band
a 1875 , when it was feared they wore
oing on the war path. Ono of his pur-
oses here is to see if this money cannot
e paid to him and his people at onoe.
Mr. Joseph Jefferson has beenen -
aged for a number of years upon his
utobiography , which will soon begin
5 appear in The Century. No more
iteresting record of n life npon the
tnge conld lie lafd before the American
nblic , aud Mr. Jefferson's personality
perhaps more sympathetic to tho peo-
lo of this conutry thau thnt of any
ctor we have had. He is fourth in a
enerntion of actors , and , with his
liildren and grandchildren npon Ihe
: age , there Are six generations of actors
niong the Jeffersons. The antobio-
raphy will begin in The Centnry dnr-
lg the coming antnmn , and the mstall-
lents will be illustrated with a portrait
allery of dioiinguished actors.
HOUSEHOLD.
1
Hints for tho Home ,
A littlo snltpetro or carbonnto o
joda mixed with tho water in whicl
'lowers ' aro placed will kcop then
resh for two weeks.
Tho Novel Tints in millinery an
English rose , magnolia , nnemom
Dink , wisteria , lity-leaf green , oal
aeart , summer sky , and opal. Tin
mme colors appear in straw ; anil
Druid hats as in bonnets.
The new washing surahs that now
omo in all the delicato fine shade *
tyillbelargely used for summer frocks ,
brties. for draperies , chemisettes
md will beespecinllyvaluableforhal
and bonnet trimming.
Dress shoes are slightly pointed ai
uho toes and are cut down deep ir
ront. They havo plain pompndoui
heels. A narrow strap holds the
? hoe over the instep , this 3trnp runt
through an oblong buckle of Froncl
brilliants.
To launder red table linen : Use
tepid water , with a little powdereel
borax , which serves to sot the color ;
svash the linen separately and quick
ly , using very little soap ; rinse in
tepid water containing a little boiled
itarch ; hang out to dry in the shade ,
ind iron when almost dry.
A Disinfectant May be mndc
cheaply by dissolving a bushel of salt
in a barrel of water , and with this
barrel of water slack a barrel ol
lime. This forms a sort of chloride
of lime which may be usee ! freely in
cellars , outhouses and drains.
Washing Colored Goods To pre
vent fading , rinse in salt wator , or
soak first for a few minutes in salt
water ; or , what is better for some
goods , soak in water and ox gall. A
spoonful of ox gall to a gallon of wa
ter is a good preparation.
To cure a felon , fill a tumbler with
* qual parts of.fine salt andice ; mix
ivell. Sink the finger in the center
and allow it to remain until it is
aearly frozen and numb , then with
draw it , and when sensation is re
stored renew the operation "lour or
Sve times , when it will be found the
lisease is destroyed. This must be
lone before pus is formed.
Borax water will instantly remove
ill soils and stains from the hands ,
md heal all scratches and chafes. To
3iako it put crude borax into a
ai-ge bottle and fill with water until
xt last the water can absorb no
more , and a residum remains at the
Dottom of the bottle. To the water
n which the hands are to be washed
pour from this bottle enough to
inake it very soft. It is very cleans-
iig and health } ' . By its use the
aands will be kept in excellent con
dition.
Wash dresses for home and coun
try wear are made with belted waist ,
Till or plain on the shoulders , at the
ancy of the wearer , and straight
gathered skirt four and a half yards
.vide. Neither lining nor foundation
jkirt is used. The skirt is some
jhree inches longer at the back and
aas about half the fullness massed
: here into a narrow space. The col-
ar is a narrow knife pleating turned
lownfrom a standing band. The
sleeves are either full and gathered
nto turned-back cuffs or else coat-
jhape , with much fullnessntthenrni-
lole.
. i .
Words to a Wift.
In your study to master your hus-
) and's temper , do not forget to keep
I firm hold of your own. Women
ire less selfish and less imperious ,
> ut they are more sensitive and hasty
ban men , and more apt , on small
iccasions to mount into aflame and
ecome indignant about trifles. Of
II things in the world beware most
if this fault , for by indulging it you
Dse the grace and vantage ground of
our sex. When your husband
peaks harshly to you as even the
est of husbands may do in an evil
loment either remain silent , or , if
ou are pressed hard , give a firm
ut placid reply in a tone that ex-
resses neither exasperation or con-
2mpt. Cassell's Magazine.
Virtue in Onions and Beef.
What is the most strengthening
) od for a convalescent ? Well , you
now the beef-tea theory has been
xploded. The most life-giving and
igestible food that can be given to
ne just recovering from an illness
1 chopped beef. Just take a pound
fthe finest round of raw beef , cut
ff all the fat , slice two onions , and
epper and salt. Then chop the on-
> n and meat together , turning them
ver and over until both are reduced
Imost to a pulp. Then spread on
ices of rye bread , and eat as sand-
iches. People talk about celery be-
lg a nervine , but let me tell you
lat there is nothing which quiets
le nerves without bad results like
nious. The use of them induces
eep , and much strength is obtained
om them. That is the ideal food
> r convalescing , or for any one in
weak state of health. Canners'
azette.
Trouble With the Kar.
Dr. J. Herbert Claiborne , jr. , talk-
ig in the Medical Classics about re-
oving insects from the ear , ex-
resses the belief that "sweet oil is
? rhaps the best thing to keep the
isect from moving. That is the first
jsideratum. The oil , by its thick
insistence , will so entansrle and
'draggle the insect's legs urid wings
lat the intolerable noise Avill-be
; opped. If oil be not at hand use
ay liquid that is not poisonous or
irrosive. Water will probably be
ithin the reach of every one. This
also more liable to float out , too ,
lan either sweet oil or glycerine.
> has been suggested to blow to-
icco smoke in the ear to ' stupefy
le insect. We cannot endorse this
J
advice ; tobacco smoke blown into Wt
tho ear of a child 1ms been known to ' ]
cause alarming symptoms * When J
tho movornonts of tho intruder hay * %
been arrested syringo tho ear gontiy "M
with warm water. All manner of in- jj |
sects and bugs havo been found in w
tho enr , but you can never tell in a " 1
given caso who tho rudo caller in _ ]
Knocking at tho door of your brain k
until you have him out. " m
mHi
Com Ved. \Jjg
Some of our com belt editors are { | I
inquiring the value of corn bread and M
mush as food , now that ; the now rol- 3
ler process of flour is in voguo and
wheat high in prico , and yet thoy i |
should know that a corn diot baa > 5
been proven to bo the cause of tho
decline in vigor and hardiness in Jj
hogs , rendering them peculiarly liable |
to cholera and other diseases. Now ,
"
it corn is not a good steady diet for , ;
animals it is not good formen , and r -
ought not to bo recommended lor
thorn. Wheat flour , mado by tho t4
roller process , has a greater per cent. - |
of muscle-making food than that |
made by the old process and makes ; - (
more wholesome bread , and wheat
bread is far moro wholesome than -1
'
corn bread. Corn bread and pota- ' \
*
toes are both very common articles
of dietbut do not build up , and are
not proper food for growing ohil- 3
dren. Mush is generally eaten with ? %
milk which helps it out. Corn fed %
people aro not a high typo , and tho v
agricultural papers in tho "corn j
belt" don't want to encourage rais
ing corn-fed children. To find corn- -1
fed people , go south among tho
" Crackers. "
"Georgia .
! ]
Work oftnellfits.
The pen w mightier thnntho sword ; 1
but sometimes the pig is mightier
than tfie pen.
Dreams go by contraries. Bnt'it is
something a fellow never can seem to J
remember when he is asleep. \ \
' Women are not usually as strong- r\ \
minded as men , but they possess
great staying qualities Clens Falls
Republican. .
Lndies apparently Jiavo not so
much confidence in their own sex , for
they generally send their letters by
mail. Boston Gazette.
Quite So Yes , there is no doubt
ot it. "women are riddles. " Just So > ' ,
But they are the sort of riddles
men ar'n 't likely to give up.
"Now , Johnny , ifsomebodyshould
call Jimmie a fool , what Scripture
would you quote' . ' " Johnny : "The
truth should not be spoken at all i
times. " J |
Clerk atleading book-store : "What
can I show yon , sir ? " Intellectual-
looking Customer : "I've hcerd a
good deal about ; a new book called
Robert L. Smear. Got it ? "
A crochety London Journal asks
"ifitisthepink faces of American
girls that charm so many foreijrn
admirers. " No , it's the girls' green
backs.
1
"I am surprised , Horace , " said the
Boston girl on deck to her brother ,
"that you have on your tropical
litigation this cool day. " My tropi
cal what ? " " 0. your summersuit. " 3
Doctor You say you have'a feel
ing of distress after eating ? Patient
Yes. Doctor What sort of a feel
ing ? Patient as if I hadn't had
enough to eat.
"i
In Canada the humblest American
citizen is always spoken of as a
' • State nirinThis is very pleasant "
for bank cashiers whose salary as
pirations are not being realized.
Hardupp Mrs. Cashley , Hove you
devotedly. Won't you become my
better half ? Mrs. CaBhley I am
ifraid Mr. Hardupp. that you are
not seeking a better half so much as
better quarters , Terre Haute Ex
press.
"You have become a regular Mic-
lwber , my young friend , " said the
ninister. "What are you waiting
or now to turn up ? " "Waiting , "
• eplied the young prodigal , "for my
• ich uncle to turn up his toes. " New
tork Sun.
"Her voice trembled and her
iheeks grew pale , " was what an ora-
: or meant to say when telling a
mthetic story while making a speech
mt he became a little excited and
aid instead : "Her cheeks trembled
ind her voice grew pale. "
Loving husband : "If women could
• ote and I were to run for office ,
rould you support ine ? " Dutiful
rife : "Well , if you lost , I'd help sup
port you ; but if you got the office ,
think you might support me. "
Citizen , to little boy : "You sny
rour father is out of town ; has he
; one on business ? " Bobby : "I
lunno. I heard him tell ma. he'd be
lack when she got through cleanin'y -
louse Mebbe it's business , an' mel *
e , it's pleasure I dunno. "
A teacher who had asked a girl to
mrchase a grammar received the
allowing note from the girl's mother :
I do not desire that Muttie &hail
ngnge in gram mar as I prefer her t o
ngage in more yousful studies and ,
an learn her to speak and write pro-
er myself. I have went through , !
, vo grammars and can't say as they \
id me no good I prefer Mattic to g
igage in German and drawing and iw
okal music on the piano. "
Mrs. M. : "How is your papa get-
ing along ? " Miss Precise : "Oh he ]
i convalescent. " Mrs. M. : "Oh , •
ly , how unfortunate he is , to be y <
ure ? First he had newmony , then ! '
lumbago , and now convalescence. " * ;
-Miss Precise : "How do 3'ou feel. * j
Trs , M ! " Mrs. M. : "The doctor * j&
ays I've got twobuckles on my Wi
angs , and I'm going to the drug- K
; ists to get some Brown's Bronchial \
Irooches . for myhenflewendwnys. "
Irake's Magazine.