Bf * fnrjvg ; jg ? aag iijuvi ! u ujv' ' " ? > i
1 MEXICO KEEPS MUM
H wiA'wj.xts to see iriricn WATXIIR
B CAT WILL JUMP.
Kj Tho Difficulties in Central America
K Tlio Attitude of tho United States
Hi Keep Your IJyo on Mexico What
WL Precipitated the War Between Gua-
H | f tcinala and Salvador A Treaty of
B ] Alliance Signed Railroad Men Set-
Hi tllnj Hate Questions.
K .K Tlio Central American Difficulties
J lilkcly to bo Greatly Complicated.
J NeivYouk , July 26. Washington
J specials say that the Mexican govern-
Ij mont , aroused by hostilities between
mn Salvador and Gautemala , had issued
1 orders to double tho number of troops
I -at Chiapaz on tho frontier. At tho
I Mexican legation no information could
H bo secured , Minister Romero being as
J tioncommunicativo as an oyster.
j The Mexican troops have been hur-
i ricd to the front , ostensibly , it is said ,
H io protect interests of citizens of that
If .nation who have a temporary residence
If in Gautemala. Tho correspondent's
II informant slated , however , that this
WL idea of it rausi. be taken cum cranosalis.
II "Gautemala and Mexico , " said he ,
1 < 4havo ever been bitter enemies. Mox-
n ico fears that if Barilla's government
V secures tho federation of the five Cen-
I "tral American republics a combination
1 will bo formed which at some time or
I other will question her right to remain
1 outsido of it. It is therefore essential
: to tho continued independence of the
L' Mexican republic that that government
T -should keep the smaller nations cut-
4 ting one another's throats and as far
1 away from unity as possible. Whether
f Mexico will see fit to become Salvador's
b ally remains to bo seen. I have just
seen. Minister Eomero. I understand
| k that he has received orders from his
Jn .government to remain hero in antici-
| 2j pation of tho return of Dr. Cruz , the
T "Guatemalan minister. As soon as Dr.
II -Cruz arrives I understand he will find
; -dispatches from his government direct-
V ing him to appeal to the United States
L to interfere and see that Mexico main
tains a neutral attitude in the strug
gle. It seems to me that Mexico is
waiting to see which way the cat will
jump. Then she intends to step in
and grab the spoils. If Nicaragua and
Costa Itica join with Salvador , as they
• certainly will as soon as the Honduras
army appears in the field , you will see ,
in all probability , no less than six re
publics engaged in a bloody war. If
[ Mexico interferes and tells Guatemala
to keep her hands off Salvador and
• Guatemala refuses , the Barilla govern
ment is doomed. Of course we cannot
tell what tho United States will do.
Her policy , I assume , will be to let the
republics fight it out , but keey your
• eye on Mexico. "
War Declared.In Central America.
New Yokk , July 24. Private dis
patches received here , according to the
Herald , announced that war between
Guatemala and San Salvador was pre
cipitated by tho final refusal of the lat-
* ter to consent to the union of the five
states , long talked of. A reply to this
• effect was the signal for Guatemala to
invade San Salvador with armed troops.
The provisional president of San Sal
vador , General Ezeta , took command
of his troops and routed the invaders.
So far as known only forty were killed.
Prompted by this defeat , 2,000 Gua
temalans are advancing to reinforce
the routed ranks. Honduras , as the
alley of Guatemala , is hurrying troops
forward. Nicaragua and Costa llica ,
for prudential reasons , have allied
themselves with San Salvador.
Mexico , although repeatedly ap-
_ . - .pealed to by San Salvador , both for
recognition and assistance , has not un
til now shown her hand. She has con
centrated troops on the Guatemala
frontier in the state of Chiapias. Or
ders have been issued by the Mexican
minister of war to these troops to in
vade Guatemalian territory in case
-Guatemala should invade that of San
Salvador. Guatemala will appeal to
the United States for the latter " s pro
tection as against Mexican interference.
City of Mexico , July 24. A special
from Guatemala says the ministers of
• t osta Rica and Nicaragua signed with
Guatemala a treaty of alliance. They
• demand of General Ezeta , in the name
of the United Central alliance :
X , That he leave the supreme com
mand in San Salvador.
2. That tho legal regime be estab
I lished in accordance with the San Sal
vador constitution as before June 22 ,
and date of the assassination of Presi-
- -dent Menindez.
t
' 3. That a general amnesty be
granted to all those who participated
• in the revolutionary movement in San
r Salvador. Honduras had bound her-
| j cSelf to this alliance by a previous
[ J treaty with Guatemala.
| Guatemala is daily increasing her
tforces on the San Salvador frontier.
The commanders are commanded to
• remain on the defensive. One general
disobeyed this order and has been sub-
! - .jecled to a court-martial.
Plan for Settling : Rate Questions.
ij * Chicago , July 24. It is the unex-
-pectcd which always happens , and it
iv
"happened yesterday in the meeting of
' the committee of railroad officials ap-
! -f pointed to adopt a plan of settlement
' ' - ov means of which east-bound rates
t
ill i'rom the Missouri river can be raised.
J i : . The only method of settlement consid-
' * " -ered involved a division of traffic , and
5 - in to-day's meeting the Northwestern
absolutely refused to become a party to
> ° -any such proposal , claiming it would
* ; be illegal.
jr To thoroughly understand the situa-
- ; tion it must be remembered that the
j. Aiton'reduccd cattle and packing house
• ' product rates nearly 75 per cent from
K
*
Kansas City In order to meet tho al
leged manipulations of rates. Omaha
rates havo in tho main remained firm
and tho struggle has been to restore
rates from Kansas City.
Tho Alton insists on an agreed di
vision of tho traffic before it consents
to advance rales. Tlio St. Paul in
sists , as do tlio Hock Island and Atchi
son , of a division of tho traffic at
Omaha as well as Kansas City. To
this tho Northwestern to-day entered
a flat refusal , claiming that the trouble
should bo settled by tho Kansas City
roads. It had no lino to that point
and saw no reason why it should prac
tically nullify its traffic contract with
tho Union Pacific.
It was urged that a largo share of
tlio traffic frorp west of tho river could
go either via Omaha or Kansas City ,
and consequently what applied at one
point must also at tho other , but tho
Northwestern would not yield. Tho
committee meets again to-morrow , but
its members aro not as hopeful of a
settlement as they were.
The only chance now for an agree
ment is for tho Atchison , Rock Island
and St. Paul to yield their demand for
a division of traffic at Omaha and con
fine tho plan exclusively to Kansas
City.
Hotter Medical Education Demanded.
Tho following report showing tho
advanced position taken by tho Homce-
pathic national medical society in re
lation to medical education is furnished
by Dr. C. M. Dinsmoro , chairman of
the bureau of medical education :
Tho American institute of homeopa
thy , at its forty-seventh annual ses
sion , held at . "Waukesha , "Wis. , last
month , upon the suggestion of its col
legiate committee , representing the
thirteen colleges of this cchooi , voted
to require a four years' course of med
ical study from all students entering
its colleges after the session of 1891-92.
Tho four yea"s' course has been de
cided upon by tho Illinois state board
of health , and acceded to by some thir
ty medical colleges in the country ; but
one of these four years requires only a
certificate from some physician , stat
ing that tho student has studied medi
cine for that time. Such certificates
are often vague , indefinite and value
less. The American institute proposes
to change entirely the character of this
first year , and establish certain definite
preparatory courses , which will bo re
quired of every student. These will
include a thorough English education ,
a knowledge of physics , general che/n-
istry , botany , biology , elementary
physiology , and easy Latin , sufficient
to enablo the student to understand
medical terms and formula } . This
knowledge they can acquire in colleges ,
institutes of technology , academies , high
schools , or even under an able instruc
tor. They will be required to pass
satisfactory examinations in all these
branches , which will bo considered
equivalent to one year of medical
study , before entering upon the last
three years , which must bo passed in
the medical school. It would seem
that such a course , thoroughly carried
out , would solve many of the problems
now under consideration , as between a
four years' course in the literary or
classical college , and the subsequent
professional work , by combining the
studies of the last college year with
those of the first year of medical study.
"Without doubt , such a course would
advance tho standing and attainments
of medical graduates , and thus benefit
the entire community.
For the intercollegiate committee ,
I. T. Talbot , Chairman.
"Waukesha , "Wis. , June 20 , 1S90.
The following resolutions were unan
imously adopted :
Resolved , That the American Insti
tute of Homoepathy cordially endorses
and approves the action of the inter
collegiate committee , by which four
years have been made the required
term of medical study , and the studies
of the first year have been definitely
arranged , to include the necessary pre
liminary studies requisite to more ad
vanced medical studies.
Resolved , That it is the duty of
every member of tho institute to assist
and sustain the medical colleges in
their efforts.
A Sensation in Army Circles.
Valentine , Neb. , July 23 General
A. V. Kautz of the Eighth infantry ,
commanding Fort Niobrara , was re
lieved of his command yesterday , the
post placed in command of Colonel
Smith and General Kautz put under ar
rest by order of the department com
mander.
It is learned at Fort Niobrara that
the immediate cause of this arrest is
due to some official correspondence rel
ative to court-martial proceedings
which seem to have left Fort Fiobrara
not in regular form ; they were re
turned for correction and explanation ,
which were duly forwarded , but again
returned by the department commander
with the endorsement in effect that he
had not made his statements in accord
ance with the facts.
General Kautz wrote back asking re
dress for grievances and in reply was
placed in arrest. It is thought that
General Brooke has preferred charges
against General Kautz and it is known
that the latter has against the former
for conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman.
Among the officers this is considered
no ordinary case , on account of the
rank and prominence of both officers ,
General Brooke being in command of
the department and General Kautz only
recently a prominent candidate for pro
motion , which will be renewed on tho
retirement of General Gibbon in April
aext.
It is thought it can result in nothing
[ ess than the taking of one or the other
if the officers from the department.
Parnell has again disappeared from
London and no one knows where to
Ind him.
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BILIS IN CONGRESS.
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m
THE IXDIAX APPROPRTATXOX MEAS
URE PASSES THE SEXATE.
The Bankruptcy Measure Passes tlio
liowcr House With an Unimportant
Amendment Discussion of the Tar
iff * Bill A Pension to Mrs. Gen. Fre
mont A Record of Other Business
In tho Senate and House of Repre
sentatives.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCJUDINGS.
In the senate on tho 21st the bill
authorizing tho construction of a pon
toon bridge across the Mississippi river
at Quincy , III. , was passed. The tariff
bill was considered and Mr. Voorhees
spoke in opposition to it. At tho close
of his speech , Mr. CJockrell offered
resolutions ( which were agreed to )
expressing tho senate ' s regret at tho
announcement of the death of Repre
sentative Walker of Missouri and for
the appointment of a committee of
three senators to attend tho funeral.
Messrs. Vest , Plumb and Berry were
appointed and the senate , as a further
mark of respect , adjourned. In tho
house Mr. Payson of Illinois , from the
committee on public lands , reported a
resolution calling on the secretary of
tho interior to inform tho house by
what authority and why he has author
ized and directed tho issue of patents
to tho Union Pacific railroad company
for lands granted tho company prior to
the payment of the debt due the United
States from the said company , and that
he also report to the house the amount
of lands + hat have been patented or
certified to eacli of tho land grant cor
porations of the Union Pacific railway
system up to this date. Adopted. Res
olutions were then unanimously adopt
ed expressing the sorrow with which
the house had heard of tho death of
Mr. "Walker , of Missouri , and provid
ing for the appointment of a committee
of seven members of tho house and
three members of the senate to take
charge of the . funeral ceremonies.
In the senate on tho 22d the bill
giving a pension of $2,000 a year to
Mrs. Jessie Fremont , was reported and
placed on the calendar. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill. Among
amendments reported and agreed to
were the following : Increasing the ap
propriation for the subsistence for the
Sioux and for the purposes of their civ
ilization from $850,000 to $950,000.
Inserting the item of $15,000 for one
year's interest in advance on the $3. -
000,000 provided for as a permanent
fund in tho act of March 2 , 1889 , being
an act to divide a portion of the Sioux
reservation in Dakota , iind for tho re
linquishment to the Indian title to the
remainder. Having disposed of half of
the bill it was laid aside until tomor
row. In the house , immediately after
the reading of the journal , voting be
gan on the original package bill. Tho
first vote was on the Adams amend
ment substitute defining an original
package. It was lost 33 to 155. The
house then proceeded tootc on the
house substitute for the senate bill.
The vote resulted : Yeas 113 , nays 7.
Grosvenor of Ohio moved a reconsid
eration and a motion was made that
the motion be tabled. The motion to
table was agreed to yeas , IIS ; nays ,
95. The voto then recurred on the
passage of the senate bill as amended.
It passed yeas , 176 ; nays , 98. Fol
lowing is the house measure : That
whenever any article of commerce is
imported into any state , from any
other state , territory or foreign nation ,
and there held or offered for sale , the
value shall then be subject to the laws
of such state ; provided that no dis
crimination shall be made by any state
in favor of its citizens against those of
other states or territories in respect to
the sale of any article of commerce ,
nor in favor of its own products against
those of a like character produced in
other states and territories ; nor shall
the transportation of commerce
through any state be obstructed ex
cept by tho necessary enforcement of
the health laws of such state. A con
ference with the senate was asked for
and the house then proceeded to tho
consideration of the bankruptcy bill.
In the senate , on the 23d , consider
ation of the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed. A number of committee
amendments to the bill was agreed to
and it went over. The committee on
foreign relations reported a substitute
for Pnseoe ' s resolution calling on the
president for information touching the
arrest of A. J. Diaz in Cuba and it was
agreed to. In the house Mr. Lacy of
Iowa submitted a reportof the commit
tee on elections in tho West Virginia
contested election case of McGinnis vs
Anderson. The report which finds in
favor of the contestant , was ordered
p : inted and laid over. The discussion
of the bankruptcy bill was then re
sumed. Frank of Missouri dwelt upon tho
importance of the pending legislation
to the business interetss of the coun
try. The problem of how bankrupts
should be treated was one to which
the attention of the lawmakers had
been for years directed without their
oc ing able to reach entirely a satisfac
tory conclusion. Mr. Kellv of Kansas
\ * . . : ded the provioion requiring
• : t lefeiccs should be members of
t < • .egal profession as a grati itous in-
• h ; o the members of other piofes-
toj > . Mr. Peel of Arkansas thought j
in • bill unwise and impolitic. Messrs.
- * J is of Illinois , Oatelungs of Mis-sis-
i ; > \ Kerr cf Io\vi. WiUon of West
Viiiru iMcAd > j of New Jersey , and |
hi. 15. T. ylor of Ohio , spoke in advo- I
• • / < f the mo sine. Mr. Cuthwiite
) f 'YAv cri'icL-ed the method in which
h - > iuij'c r ant mersure was bing ciis-
u > od ( for it wr& not bei.i consid-
• .oa > . If pi overly amended he would
: poit it. The bill wont o\e/ .
Ji the icrn.te on the 2thr fceitoi *
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T ; gr | < | .i | M |
Morgan introduced a bill to fix tho
limit of tho valuo and to provido for
tho free coinage of silver , and it was
read and referred to the committee pn
finance. Tlio following bills passed
House bill for the construction of a
bridge across tho Savannah river.
Senate bill for tho construction of a
bridge across tho Willamette river at
Albany , Ore. Senate bill to provido
an American register for the steamer
Marmon. Consideration of tho In
dian appropriation bill was thon re
sumed. An amendment appropriating
$10,000 for tho prosecution of tho suit
in North Carolina to enforce certain
rights of the Cherokee Indians in that
state was modified so as to meroly ap
propriate $5,000 to pay the legal ex
penses already incurred in the suit.
Agreed to. The next amendment to
provoke discussion was one on increas
ing an appropriation of $100,000 for
the support of tho Indian schools to
$150,000 , including the construction of
a school building at the Blackfeot
agency in Montana. A number of
other amendments were proposed ,
some of 'which were agreed
to 'and others rejected. On mo
tion of Senator Power , the item
for a school building at Blackfoot agen
cy , Montanawas amended by fixing
tho limit at $25,000. Tho bill was then
reported to the senate , and all tho
amendments agreed to by the commit
tee of the whole were concurred in and
tho bill was passod. Senator Halo re
ported from tho appropriations com
mittee a joint resolution providing that
nothing in the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill shall' be construed
to interrupt the publication of the re
ports of the international conference.
Adopted. The tariff bill was laid be
fore the senate as tho "unfinished bus
iness , " and after a short executive ses
sion adjourned. The house , after a
short parliamentary wrangle , proceeded
to vote upon the committee amend
ments to the bankruptcy bill. The
amendments aro principally verbal and
informal in their character. After they
had been disposed of tho amendment
was adopted enforcing the laws of tho
states giving wages for labor a prefer
ence. A vote was then taken on the
minority substitute which is known as
tho "voluntary bankruptcy bill. " This
was disagreed to. Yeas , 74 : nays , 125.
The Torrey 'unkruptcy bill was then
passed with an unimportant amend
ment. Yeas , 117 ; nays , 81. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 25th , Mr. Blair
presented a memorial from the head
quarters of tho Grand Army post ex
pressing abhorrence at tho action of
congress in allowing pension agents i
fee of $10 in each case under the re
cent dependent pension act , and en
closing a circular of a Washington
claim agent offering to active men in
localities one-half of tho fee in all cases
sent to him. Mr. Cockerel presented
a memorial "f-om St. Louis protesting
against the passage by the senate of
the federal election bill. Other me
morials against tho bill were presented
from Adrian , Mich. Tho house bill on
that subject was , on motion of Mr.
Hoar , referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. The tariff
bill was then considered until adjourn
ment. In the house Mr. Cannon
of Illinois , from the committe on ap
propriations , reported the sundry civil
appropriation bill with tho senate
amendments , with certain recommend
ations relative thereto. On a point of
order raised by Mr. Breckinridge of
Kentucky the bill was sent to the com
mittee of the whole , and Mr. Cannon
moved that the house go into such
committee for its consideration. After
some opposition the motion carried
and the house proceeded to its discus
sion. On demand of Mr. Rogers of
Arkansas the senate amenements were
read in extenso. The reading con
sumed more than an hour. A short
discussion ensued as to the limit which
should be placed upon the general de
bate. Mr. Turner of New York made
a brief speech critical of the man . who
controlled the business of the house in
slighting measures reported by the
committee on labor and refusing to fix
time for their consideration. Pending
further debate the committee rose and
tcok a recess.
Closer Relations With Canada.
Washington , July 26. The Hon.
lohn Chariton , member of parliament
3f the Dominion of Canada , visited the
capitol and availed himself of the priv
ilege of the floor of the senate , allowed
under the rule admitting to the floor
' 'members of national legislatures of
' oreign countries. " He had pleasant
conversations with a number of sena-
x > rs on both sides of the chamber. He
liscussed with freedom and animation
; he subject of commercial reprocitybe-
; weon Canada and the United States ,
ind expressed himself as in favor of
some such measure of union as that
mtlined and advocated by Representa
tive Butterworth of Ohio. He thinks
he people also want better trade rela-
ions.
Verdict of Manslaughter.
Chicago , July 23. The coroner's
ury in the matter of the explosion of
he steamer Tioga , by which about
wenty-five lives were lost , brought in
i , verdict yesterday. It censures tho
Jnion steamboat company , which owns
he Tioga , for carelessness in handling
laphtha and other explosive oils , and
ecommends that Messrs. Bright of
iuffalo , the proprietors of the Genes
ee oil works who shipped the naphtha
in the Tioga , be indicted for man-
laughter by the grand jury.
The August number of the Forum
rill contain an essay on "The Decol-
eto in Modern Life , " . by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps , which is a text from
srhieh the writer argues an alarming
lecay in delicacy in American society ;
, nd she traces the effects of this decay
n our ai t , in our literature , in poli-
ics. and throughout the whole range
if American activity. ,
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MERBIAM NOMINATED
anxxESOTA's ooverxou exdoesed
TOR A SECOXIi TW13I.
The Other Gentlemen "Who Will Ac
company Him In the Political Race
What tho Platform Sets Forth
TheBchrlnx Sea Question Discussed
by tho Ontario Government Orgui
RlShts of the Sac and Fox Indians
The Coming G. A. R. Fncampment.
The ITIlnnesota Republicans.
St. Paul , Minn. , July 25. Tho re
publican state convention was called to
order fey Stanford Newell , chairman of
the state central committee , and Lieu
tenant Governor Rico was chosen tem
porary president. Committeo3 wore
appointed by the chair and the conven
tion took a recess until 2 o'clock.
The committe on permanent organi
zation reported in favor of making tho
temporary organization permanent , and
the report was adopted. .
The platform was unanimously
adopted. It endorses stato and na
tional administrations ; claims tho high
license system of Minnesota tho best
means of controlling the liquor traffic
yet adopted ; favors tho exclusion of
undesirable immigrants ; endorses tho
introduction of a manufactory of bind
ing twino to the state prison ; denounces
monopolies and trusts ; favors tho regu
lation of the interstate commerce of
common carriers ; pledges tho party to
secure a reduction of rates on grain ,
lumber and coal ; approves of tho Aus
tralian ballot system ; recognizes tho
services of soldiers and endorses tho
disability pension law introduced and
championed by Senator Davis ; favors
free text books in public schools and
is firmly opposed to any federal legis
lation designed to restrict the competi
tion of Canadian with domestic com
mon carriers.
Nominations for governor being in
order the names of William It. Mer-
riam , present governor , W. W. Bra-
den , present stato auditor , and ex-Con
gressman Knute Nelson were presented.
The first ballot resulted : Merriam
350 , Nelson 74 , Braden 34.
Governor Merriam was brought to
tho convention by a committee and
made a brief speech of thanks.
Tho remainder of tho ticket is as
follows : Lieutenant governor , G. S.
Ives of Nicolett ; state treasurer , Jo
seph Bibletor ; secretary of state , F. K.
Brown ofFairibaultcountw ; state audi
tor , P. J. McGuiro of Polk county ; at
torney general , Moses E. Clapp ; clerk
of the supreme court , C. B. Holcombo
of Washington county.
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The Behriug Sea Question.
Tokonto , Ont. , July 25 The Em
pire , the chief government organ ,
says : "Tho diplomatic correspond
ence on the Behring sea question , pub
lished today , will be read with inter
est , though it really contains little that
is new or that might not have been an
ticipated at least in the main outlines.
That Lord Salisbury maintained the
right of British subjects , including
Canadians , is proved beyond question.
"Secretary Blaine ' s course is not
surprising. His contentions craftily
avoid the main point , that the seizures
were contrary to international law , be
ing outsido territorial waters and
United States jurisdiction. All his le
gends about Russian rights acquired ,
his complaints of injuries douo to
United States interests and his claim to
insist upon the preservation of seals ,
even if inaccurate , would bo quite out
side the mark ; for no amount of wrong
doing or loss would justify interference
outside the jurisdiction.
"He might as well assume to send
his police to Toronto to make arrests
and seizures because some citizen of
the United States had been robbed.
But all this has been the United States
policy. The cessation of these high
handed outrages ib not duo to any
neighborly feeling or fair play or any
respect for law and the rights of oth
ers , but to the recognition of the fact
that that the end of British patience
and forbearance has been reached , "
Will Look After the ITItirplijR.
Washington , July 25. Senator
Paddock and Congressman Connell
made another visit to the interior-
partment in relation to the claim of the
Murphys to rights as members of the
3ac and Fox tribes of Missouri Indians.
The secretary said that he would ap
point a special agent at once to pro
ceed to the reservation and take the
lecessary testimony to establish the
; rue situation of affairs , and that this
lgent will conduct his inquiries in a
ipot remote from the reservation itself
n order that the utmost freedom can
je secured for the witnesses. In tho
neantirae the Nebraska delegation
vill fight the house amendment to
he original senate bill common-
y known as the general allot-
nent bill. It is this bill which the
louse committee amended so as to en-
irely change its character. The en-
ire measure as it passed the senate
vas stricken out after the enactment
tlause and in its place were added five
ections with several provisos which
lave an entirely different effect from
hat intended by the senate. The two
Kansas congressmen , Messrs. Morril
: nd Perkin , seeme 'd determined to
orce the amended bill through , but in
he present state of feeling it can never
> ass the senate as it was referred from
he house committee and it has not yet
lassed the house.
The secretary of the interior has de-
ided that Commissioner Groff was
ight in rejecting the application of
Lugusta Nelson for the reinstatement
'
if her declaratory statement filing No.
56 for the s. e. \ of section 15 , town-
hip 24 north , range G east , Omaha
ndian lands in the Neligh , Neb. , dis-
rict.
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Mouth Dakota-Crops.
St. Paul , Minn. , July 28. Captain
C. W. Hall of Minneapolis brings in- I
formation that throughout a largo por- J
tion of South Dakota tho crops aro in I
almost as poor a condition as they wero <
last year. In some counties , indeed , *
they are absolutely a failure. Ho pre- , W
diets that many of tho resldonts of | f
Dakota will need holp fully as much as , f
they did last year. Largo numbers of I f
settlers , ho says , aro leaving that coun- . ,
try , while others do not go because \
they do not possess th. means. "Rid- j
ing on tho train I could soo along tho \ j
whole line of tho Milwaukco road that I j I
there will bo but a short crop. Tho i ' I
grain is burned , blistered , withered to I I
the very root. In Brown , Dickoy , Sar- | I
gent and Ransom counties tho grain is I I
almost ruined , particularly in Ransom I
and Sargent. Tho condition is nearly I
as bad in Day , Thurston , Mcintosh and I
McPherson counties. In fact , through ' I
tho wholo Jim river valley , tho harvest I
will amount to but little. The weather I
has been intolerably hot up there and . I
wo havo had thoso blistering winds I
which burn and wither herbage as if a I
firo had passed over it. Whilo I was M
at Ellensdalo tho temporaturo was 98
degrees in tho shade. That degrco of I
heat , with no rain to rolievo it , is death I
to crops. About tho condition of North , B
Dakota I cannot say much from per-
sonal observation , but I havo heard H
that tho crops arc nearly as poor there. H
Why , tho farmers aro now piowiug up H
their wheat fields. I know ono farmer H
who has turned under 400 acres of H
wheat to summer fallow it. Thero is H
no money in that country and tho peo- H
plo up thero aro going to have an aw- M
full } ' hard time this winter. " M
Croiis In Nebraska. H
Omaha , July 28. Reports havo • , H
been received from the special corres- . M
pondents of tho Bee in almost every M
county of the state giving reliable esti- M
mates of the crop prospects obtainable |
at the present time. A summary of H
these reports show that tho recent rains H
in almost all parts of the stato havo H
greatly improved the condition of corn , H
which had previously been suffering H
from drouth. With favorable weather H
an almost full crop will be harvested. H
Wheat has been harvested in most H
sections of the state and has given an H
average yield. H
The acreage of oats has decreased |
and the crop will probably he slightly j H
short. H
Early rains and tho subsequent dry |
weather had disastrous effect M
a on po- }
tatoes and the yield will be very short. H
In the eastern part of the state the M
floods in the early spring compelled a M
resowing of many fields , and as a con- M
sequence the crops are late. Present ! |
prospects now are for a very good ' , M
yield. In the Republican valley tho M
condition of corn and wheat is good , M
while oats have been greatly damaged H
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by the dry weather. M
Along the Elkhorn all the crops arc |
in excellent condition , except in ono |
or two counties. | |
In the central and northern parts of. M
the stato corn promises a heavy yield , H
I owing to the heavy rains , while wheat M
and oats are only fair. H
In the extreme western and southern H
part of the state the acreage of corn H
has been greatly increased and other |
crops are in excess of last year. In . H
some sections tho dry weather has dam- H
aged the crops , but the generali-eport3 H
show a favorable prospect. H
The North and South. |
St. Louis , Mo. , July 2S. Governor M
Ross of Texas , in an interview yester- H
day , in reply to an inquiry as to his H
opinion of the proposed boycotte of tho > | |
north by the south , said : "I deem tho H
proposed boycotte utterly impractica- H
blc , and. if practicable , it would beun- H
wKe , because it would array the north H
and south against each other in perm- H
anent political , social and commercial |
hostility. It would withdraw millions H
of eastern capital from the south and H
destroy the credit of southern mer- H
chants. It would cause every south- |
em community to create implacable H
enemies between those who wavered H
and those who refused to join the boy- |
cotte. A citizen's loyalty to his state H
and country would be tested by a false H
standard , while in the north every in- H
terest would be arrayed solidly against H
the south. If impracticable it would |
be indefensible , because it would in- |
jure personal friendship. It would be j H
predicted upon the presumption that H
a force bill , once enacted into a law , |
would be unrepeatable , and that the ' H
just sentiment of all sections could not |
bo relied upon to relieve an oppressed |
section from a measure found to be ty- |
ranical and dangerous to peace. " |
The Argentine Republic " Revolt. H
London , July 28. A dispatch to the H
Times from Buenos Ayres regarding |
yesterday's revolt says the first step at |
overthrowing the government was |
taken by the artillery , joined bv some |
civilians. Part of the infantry after- H
wards joined them and the firing soon |
became heavy. In the afternoon the H
revolutionary government issued a de- H
cree ordering the mobilization of the H
national guard. Late in the afternoon |
attacks were made by government H
troops on the citizens' battalions , but |
the troops were repulsed. Many po- H
licemen , artillerymen and citizens aro i l
dead. The minister of war is reported H
The troops of San Salvador invaded |
Guatemala and planted their flag on |
Guatemalan soil. Guatemala was in- H
suited and declared war. The Guate- H
malan troops fought with great cour- |
age at Cootepeque and Chingo. The H
loss is great on both sides. H
John Cleary and John Harris , United H
States deputy marshals , were fatally H
shot at the farmers' alliance picnic at |
Oliver , Ga. , as the result of a quarrel |
over family affairs. H
Nathaniel B. Locke , father of the H
late D. R. Locke ( Petroleum V. Nas- I IH
by ) died at Toledo , aged 97 years. 9