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VOL. X. OMAHA , NEBKASKA , MONDAY ? SEPTEMBER 20 , 1880. 8. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cents UNION DEFENDERS , Pi hting Their Battles Over. Grand Encampment of Veter ans and Volunteers at Camp Buford : Graphic Sketch of Camp Life at tlio Reunion. The Band Tournament and Prize Drill. Cjrrc- | > out ! ncc of the UKE. CKxruAL Cnv , September 18 , I860. - This has been a gala week for Cen tral City. From Monday until Satur day this gem of the plains draped 111 national colors has been booming xvith brass bands , brass buttoned militia , buarded veterans , generals , governors , congressmen , small bore piliticiaiuij farniTS and tiieir wiye , laughters , cousins and aunts. From < lawn until midnight a perfect stream of pedestrians , prairie Bchooiiers nnd vehicles of all sixes and shapes , en veloped in clouds of dust-was kept up between the city nnd Camp Buford , half a mile distant where the vet erans of Nebraska were holding their first general reunion. This on..arnpmoiit presented a picturesque and animated appearance. Three hundred wall tents affording accommodations for over 4,000 men were put up in four rows forming four htreets ou each side of an oblong square , in the centre of which Was located a frame pavilion with a seat ing capacity for 18,00 people. The street corners were occupied as de partment and "Grand " Army boadquar- iera The western approach to the c.mp waa utilized for sutlers stores , eating housei , dance hall and photo graph gallery. Over eight hundred prairie schooners , with numberless horses and mules were corralled in the immediate vicinity of the encamp ment. Many of the veterans , accom panied by their families , had come with their teams laden with blankets , cook stoves , kettles and provisions. Seine of them hailed from the Loup and Niobrara valleys , and others from the counties on the Kansas border , a distance of nearly ninety miles. With < ! o many women and children sharing tha hardships of the veterans the discipline could not bo very strict and the camp did not always present A martial appearance. The sights at rcvoillo _ were decidedly ludicrous , militia in undress and half-dresaod women straggling to the pumps with "wash basins and tea kettles ; girls with diihevellfd hair , frying sow belly on tin stoves , while their veteran moihers were taking care of enucaling infantry in arms. Camp life , during the war , did not possess such attractions. The first day Mond&y , was mainly taken up by the erection of tents and as signment of Veterans and militiamen to quarters. The second , Tuesday , l wnod with n Kebraek * zephyr that played havoc with the pavilion. The canvass roof was completely blown off and frame sides badly-torn. The gale subsided by sundown , and during the evening the opening exercises of the reunion were conducted in the pavil ion in the presence of over 2,000 people. TUB fcOLWEUS' WELCOME. The formal transfer of the command of Camp Buford , to Gen. Charles F. Manderson , was made by Ool. R. U. "Wilbur , of Omaha , on behalf of Col. J.V. . Savage , department commander , who was unavoidably detained at home by the illnew ol his wife. Col. "Wilbur read the commander's address of welcome , which elicited merited spplaueo from the audience. Maj. 1'aul Vaiidcrviiurt then introduced Cen. Maudtfrson , whiunlcrtained the soldicra with eomo racy ruminisoncus of army life. The g ni > r < l then an nounced hm stair -a ful'oo.H : Chief of Stair CM. W. 1L Webster , Central City. Asst. Adj. GJII. CoLF. V Brown , Syracuse. Inspector Gun. R- H. Fred- crick , Omaha. Asst. QuaricrnnaV.Uj. . Miles Wnrron , Iellew < > rf3. Aast. C. > mr : s.iry , , f 55 , , ! , . Utance Col. Jas. O.V vt , Gr.n.l Mind. Chief uf & .rmie.iy H j c. D.Chap- man , Midland. Medical Director Mi } Jus. H. Ivyner , Omaha. Provost Marshal - M j Diuiel Hop kins , Central Cay Judeo Advoc.U 51 j 12. C. Cal kins , Kearney. Chief of Scunli-M j > w. Woos- t-r , Silver CreoV , . Musttirhi OllKV-r.J . P. Hirst , St Paul , Chaplain Capt. U V ' b , York. AlHESlrM Capt. J. S. Muter , C i .1 -.cab Hit- teibush , Capt. Horatio T - . \ sand. THE CAMP WJiB As a reminder of c mp life , a log fire had beeu kindled in thn centre of the pavilion , and two iron kettles were awingtnsjovertheflames. PnulVander- voort led the camp fire byexhortingthe nudicncetori eandBinu"JohnBrown. " The crowd chimed in , but Kyner had to prompt them occasionally. Hav ing hung Jeff Davis on the sewer ap ple tree the assembled soldiers were entertained by Gen. Louis Wagner , commindor in chief of the Grand Army who had just arrived from Phil adelphia. Gen. Wegner is a capital story teller and w.thal a wag. His remarks created much merriment "Uilly Hound the Fhrj Boys" and "Marching Through Georgia , " inter- ludod with a rip roaring stum ; ? speech by Charles Greene , of Omaha. Then the jieformanco wonnd up with the mthctic song of "Beams , " by Paul Vandervoort. JflGUT Kf CAMP. Night in Camp Buford was not in tended for sleep' Bugles , snara drums and fifes were discoursing marj ahal nirs long after midnight and brass bands were practicing for the tournament bjforo day break' The suckling infantry kept up a chorua of squeals during the entire night. The tcnta were very any , hay was very scarce and the cround rough and hard. This explains why many squeamish young men preferred to sleep down town. . MOOOT. At nmoo clock , Wednesday morn ing , the nuhna cotnplnies were mns $ 'V"11 Sf Gen" Anderson's hradqutrter. , aud Col. Frederick , act Ing adjutant , put them through the inan.T5urre of a guard mount Thi r c drew quite a concourse o nri pcctators , who enjoyed the spectacle ilidwcro favorab'y impressed with the raining of-the boys in blue. After ho guard had been mounted , Col. Frederick mustered the veterans into ine and after some preliminary oxer * cises formed thorn into a hello w square. This was the signal for beginnning ho tournament for brass bands ; only three bands came forward to ake part in this contest viz : The Japital City band , Lincoln , the Grand .aland cornet band , and the Union Pacific band of Omaha. It was agreed > eforo hand that each of the contest ants should play three pieces in rota- ion ag above named. The Union Pacific band entered the contest with ourteen men , while each of its com- ) otitora had only twelve men , which ; avc the U. P. band considerable ad- 'antago and naturally created symathy or the Lincoln aud Grand Island ) inds. This sympathy made itself actively manifest by prolonged cheers , nd applause every time the Grand island and Lincoln bands played their lioccs while the Union Pacific ) and was coldly received That yrcat audience of five or six houeaud people were spell-bound luring the entire performance , and when at last the thrco bauds unUtd in jlaying Hail -Columbia the applause was deafening. Such music would bo creditable to any state in the union was the universal comment , but when he committee awarded the prize to he U. P. cries of "foul" were heard , tnd a clamor arose in favor of Grand aland. This opposition subsided , lowever , when Gen. JVIandersou de clared tlie award final. While the vanquished players did not get the irize they received mer'ted commen dation. The Lincoln band entered \ia \ contest without its leader and mi nus one of its most effective members. ? he Grand Island band would baa a credit to any city , and they are oil he high road to fama and success. nr.VIEW AND DI'.ESS PAEADE. At five o'clok , Wednesday after- loon , Camp Buford presented a fmo pectaclo. The veterans of the late war exhibited their military training in a regimental dress parade , followed by a review. Col. Frederick , acting as adjutant forGon. Mandersoc , divided , ho veterans into companies and pla- ; eons , and put them through battalion drill. Col. Frederick served several rears in the regular army cf ter the war and ho expressed great surprise at. the > orfect movement of these soldiers , who , after a lapse of fifteen years , still march with the perfect gait of regulars , and are so prompt and cor rect in their drill. SECOND OAilP FIRE. night's cimp fire Was attended by about3,000peoplc Nearly one-third of the audience were women. Gen. Wtgner was the principal speaker. He delivered an instructive and withal humoroes appeal to ex- soldiers to join the grand array order , and exhorting Nebraskans to improve their militia organizations. His re marks were frequently app'auded. Alter making the audience repeat the soldier's oath of allegiance aloud after liira , ho concluded by teaching them how to fire the G. A. R. shell. Paul Vandervoort , who had charge of the camp fire , ordered an army KOIIIJ , and then introduced Governor N.HICO. who merely expressed satisfaction that ho was enrolled as private in the army. Another song followed. Then Congressman Valentino reminded the Eoldicra that they owed him a debt of jratitudo for 'securing the fcmta they slept in aud then extolled Pension Commissioner Bently , who he said was wrongly abuscd by someofVal's constituents. Senator Saunders spoke next and briefly reviewed his labors as wjr governor of Nebraska , pledg ing to stand by the soldiers in the senate as ho had stood by them during the war , KTATi ; ORGANIZATIONS. Thursday was ushered in with a general commotion unions the vettsr- orans. Like swarming bi'es they were buzzing in groups and by 1) ) o'clock a , m. seven or eight bxttallions were parading with flying banners. ThettS b.ittallions were made itp of veterans who wore trying to form state organ izations. This swarming of the vets brought out some very affecting scenes. Men who had eulistad in the same regiment , fought side by side in the same battles , now for the first time since the war found out that they had for years lived in the same state and per haps within a few miles of each other. They grasped each other ly the hand tears in their eyes and renewed the vows of friend ship. Some embraced like long lost brothers. When the war closed there were only sixty survivors of the 20th Illinois regiment. To-day ono of these survivors found , to his surprise and joy , that four others out of the sixty were in attendance at this reunion. The Ohio veteran * , headed by the Exeter band , under command of Capt. Hirat , 175 strong , marched to Gen. M undersoil's headquarters to pay their respect * to an Ohio veteran. The general responded to the compliment by paying a high tribute to the mother of presidents and general * , the native ctato of Grant , Sherman , Sheridan and Garfield. ( Prolonged cheers. ) The state organizations , as finally per fected , make the following exhibit : Illinois , 303 ; Indiana , 140 ; Ohio , 170 ; Iowa , 128 ; Wisconsin , 107 ; Michigan , 88 ; Pennsylvania , 53 ; Min nesota , 22 ; Missouri , 21 ; Nebraska , C ; New Jersey , 7 ; New York , 112 ; New Hampshire , 7 ; Maine , S ; lloodo In land , 3 ; Califormi,2 ; Oregon , ! ; Mas sachusetts , 9 ; Kansas , G ; "irkansa ? , ! ; Colorado , 2 ; Vermont , 14 ; Delaware , 3 ; West Vin-inu , S ; Kentucky , G ; Connecticut , 4 ; Tennessee , 1 ; Mary land , 3. Total , 1,249. TIIR COMPETITIVE DRILt. Having amused themselves by a short , sharp and decisive artillery duel and divided the spoils of Capt. Wooster's foraging expedition , the vctcr-ms posted themselves in Hollow square for the competitive prize drill. Five companies of state militia com peted for the prizT banner , viz : Com pany G , Omaha , &nd companies from w/jhoo / , Columbus , Jutiiatn and York. The judges tiok their placci in the center , and each company marched forward sooarately and devoted ten minutes to the manual ofrms. . The school of the company and other eve lutions followed , aud excited most fa vorable comment from even the thou sands of old veterans who witnessed the imposing eccnc. The priza binnor WAS awarded to Company G , of Omaha , aud Capl. Cmger and Lieut. King were made happy. THIRD CAMP-FIRK. Tha cam-fire Thursday n' htwss largely attended. Go. . John 1L Thayer delivered an eloquent tud ef- fectivo address to the veterans , who cheered him frequently. Col. Chasa declined to speak , but said if he had ho would a one armed soldier atk him to take hi * place , hold up the stub of his arm and tell when , whcro and how he lost it. This brought out a number of veterans who had lost limbs or been wounded. Each gave Interesting incidents of the war. First veteran ; "I stopped a bullet at An- tiolam. " Second vet : ' 'Ididn'tstop a bullet at Shiloh because it went straight through me. " The above is a fair sample of Thursday night's clats meeting , which wound up about mid night A SHAM BATTLE wss bravely and successfully fought Friday. Two pieces of artillery under charge of Major Chapman , of the Pennsylvania bucktails were support ed by a company of infantry and were strongly posted on a field near the camp. A squadron of cava'ry , sup- supported by two companies of infantry , all under com mand of the valliant , Capt. Wooster were stationed at some distance oppo site the batterv. After a good deal of skirmishing and flanking , the cavalry succeeded in drawing the Ere of the battery. A good deal of pawder was burnt , without injury to man or boast. PRISONERS OF WAK. One of the most touching features of the encampment was the reunion of prisoners of war. In organizating by states , a call wcs made for veterans who had lingered in Andersonville , Libby and other southern prisons. Out of less than 2OC3 veterans there were seven ty-four survivors of southern prisons. A large percentage of these had shared the horrors an'd tortures of Anderson1 ville. WAB RELICS Numerous relics of the war were exhibited in this camp. Among these several tattered and torn flags. Ono of these was a flag owned by E. F. Cb'ittendpn , of York. This 11 * g had the inscription in largo letters' "In honor of George Washington. " At the outbreak of the war the loyal citizens of Bemick , Mo. , pl&ed this flag on a high pole. Uebol troops riddled it with shot. It was finally torn down by Illinois soldiers and replaced by a new union flag. Mr. C. E. Brown , of Central City , exhibited three Illinois ihgs , one of theo the recruiting flag of the 20th Illinois , had an interesting history. E. E. IKAItttr.TS 151 TKLEWUAPII. New York Money ana Stock. NEW YORK , September 103 1:30 : p. m. MONET At 2J per cent ; cxchaiiRO ntcaily at4 S2i4SIi | UO'VERNMENTs. . Stcadr. U.S.G's.Sl 1018 U.S.4'8 110J U.S. 6"s 1 C23 Currency G's 1 25 U.S. 4j'a 1 10i STOCKS. Doll ; ilcilined j toSj per cent since the open inp. WU IPSl H&StJoe 3SJ NYC iWl St Joe pfd K'J Kri 3SJ I.M 503 Brio prefd 07 | NP . . . . . 35J HI I17J NP pfd 55 Lake Shore 10S K.&T 331 Northwestern 103J Ii&N 142 Northwestern pfd.12 JJ N&O 62 PM 4oi 1C 113 ? Ohio SO A&PT 41 Ohiopfd. 76 E& J ISO St. P. and Omaha. . 915 Lackavtanna& W. . Du Rti&Omaha. 112 } HudsonCanil M\ U. P. 92 * K J C SO ? OCfcIC 19 MO 05 Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO , September 19. Wheat No. 2 spring 93c ] < 393fc for cash ; USjJGOSjc SSogtsniber ; 03 | for October : -2jG04c ' for November ; 03c for seller for the year. Cora No. 2 40 c for cash or Sep tember ; 40jc for October ; 41Jc for November ; 45icforMay. Oats No. if sold at SO SSO c for cash ; 2Sjs-9ic [ ( for October ; 331 © 31c for May. Rye No. 2 Solo for.cash ; 84c for October. Barley 7-Uc for cash , and 757Gc for October. Whisky-Si 13. Mesa Pork Closed at § 17 50 ® 17 75 for cash ; § 17 75 for Septem ber ; § 17 75@17 70 for October ; 813 00@13 02 * for November ; § 12 45 for seller for "tho year ; , 512 05 for January. Lard Closed at S7 82 for casher or September ; 87 82i@7 85 for Oc tober ; § 7 857 87i for November ; SI 757 77i for seller for the year ; § 7 85 January. Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO , September , 19. Hogs Fairly active * and sales at § 4 95@5 10 for light packing and shipping ; $4 70 < g5 25 for heavy packing ; § 5 00@5 GO for good to choice smooth heavy shipping lots. KecaipU , 10,737 head. Cattle There was a dull and unsat isfactory market for cattle. The re ceipts were fair for Saturday , but thurowas very little disposition to operate in any grade of stock. The pens are filled with inferior and mo di urn grass fed stock which buyers do not want or will not make offers. The principil is for good lots , but onlj two lots changed hands up to 11 o'clock : a lot of cows at $3 20 , and a lot of extra classes at $5 SO. Fresh receipts 2,940 head. New York Produce Market. NEW YORK , September 19 Wheat Chicago , S106@l 07 ; Milwaukee - waukoe , § 1 07@1 08 ; No. 2 red winter - ter , $106J@107. Com Quiet ; No. 2 , 50gc. Oats Western , 4550c. Butter -Ohio , 15i@31c for now. Eggs Firm at 17.\19c for fair. Pork § 1510@15 40 for September $1500@1535 for October ; $14 2C asked for November ; $13 35 for sellei for the year. Lard-S820@821 $ ; cash § 8 22 L St. lx > ul8 Produce. ST. Louis , September 19. Wheat No. 2 red , 92g@92Jc foi cash ; 92gc for September ; 93i@9 [ @ 93gc for October ; 94g@95J for No vember ; 96J@9GJ for December ; 92 ; ( § G2fc for the year. Corn 38f@38 c for cash ; 38i@3Sj { < for October ; 3738c for December . Oats 28c for cash ; 28 c for Octo ber ; 28c for November. Rye 85c bid. Barley Medinm to prime , 8&390C choice to fancy , 92ic@l 00. Whisky Steadyat SI 13. Lard Firm at 87 75. St. liouls Live Stock. Sr. Louis , September 19. Hogs Quiet and unchanged. Cattle Yorkers and Baltimore's ' § 485(2500 ( ; mixed packing , § 4 80 < < 5 10 ; butchers' to fancy , $5 155 30 Eecsipts , 265,000 ; shipments , 2,503 FOREIGN EVENTS. Cabinet Minister EesigDS Because of Garbled Newspaper Eeports- Bulgarian Bushwhackers Do as They Have Been Done By. The Albanian Bow Eapidly Approaching preaching a Bloody Crisis. Shot and Shell now Neces sary to Settle the Diffi- / culty. French Cabinet -Dissensions Amicably Settled' Parnellites Still to Obstruct Parliament. VANISHED HOPES. Speclil Ol9palcli to The Be" RAGUSA , September 18 4 p. m. All hope that the Albanian-Montene grin difliculty will bo settled without bloodshed has vanished. To-day the Albanians entered and occupied Dul- cignio , and afterwards drove out the garrison. Peaceful Cession of th"o city is iioiv impossible. No obstacle o thfe occupation was iterpoaed by the Turks under Eizi Pasha , the Tur- dsh commander , most of his men hav- ih" deserted to the Albanians with whom they have been in sympathy throughout. According to the pro gramme the fleet of the powers now here will have no alternative but to shell thB place , unless instructions arc sent prohibiting it , which , if it occurs , will bo an equiva lent to an abandonment of their position , leaving the porte to en joy its triumph , for none who under stand the situation really believe the purtc , at any time , intended to lend the slightest assistance to the powers in compelling Albania to surrender thbir territory to Montenegro. It is believed that Ilisd Pasha who < was condemned to death by the committee of the Al banian league will be nominally re lieved from under the ban , as the Al banians have no reason to fear treach ery at his hands. The Albanians are thoroughly aroused ) and are forming Gimps at Sutripook and elsewhere The situation is of profound Interest. The powers raual either throw away all they have gained by the negotiations , which have been in progress ever since the Berlin treaty , or advance by mak ing an immediate attack on Dtilclgnio , in conjunction with the Alorileilegrihs. To do this is to kindle fires of war along the whole frontier , and perhaps give rise to international complica tions , whoso number 'and gravify can not now bo predicted. TUB CABINKC DIMENSIONS ENDED ; PAKis , September 18 , 4 p. m. The moderate party have won a great vic tory. M. Contrails , ministur of the interior , of Wars , has resigned , and ahoM. Ca/.ot aud M. Farre. The cabinet session has been of great length and excitement. M. Froyci- net , the premier , who waH stl'ongly in favor of moderate counsels in the mat ter of Hi's enforcameUt of the March dficrae , opposed M. Cohtrans , who with a followini ; of the entire ttibinot urged that radical measures bo at once iAkon to expel all the unauthorized religious congregations. Mr. Froy- cipct urged thr.t such course would stir up dissensions damaging to the public welfare aud only excite popular sympathy for the dispossessed fra ternities. Tie ! result of the cabinet deliberation is felt sorely by the radicals , to whom it is in the na ture of both a surprise and disappoint ment , but the great body of the people ple accept it as the best thing that could have happened under the cir cumstances. BULOAUIAN BUSHWHACKERS. Special Dispateh to The Bee LONDON , September 19 , 10 p. m. The Mancheste Guardian's correspondent pendent at Salvonica says that the northwestern part of Marcedonia ia very unsettled. Bands called "Avon < gers" have formed in the chief Bul garian centera , and have assassinated , within the last sis weeks , a number ol Moslems including one boy and twc functionaries. The Musaelmen have retaliated , and many Bulgarians have fallen victims. The Bulgarians art unfcrti iiately stimulated to these ox- cesc3 by emissaries from the princl pal city of Bulgaria , and are cncour ajed by armed bands , hovering aboul the frontier on the BulgariaT sid& Should events take an outward turt the Bulgarian governmenj and its backers will be largely responsible foi the wanton and unnecessary miser ] anil bloodshed. BAKOS'S BOUENK. Special dispatch to The Bra. LONDON , September 10,10 p. m The lit. Hon. Fitzroy Kelley , chie baron of the court of exchequer , die < at his residence in this city Saturday. His death loaves a vacancy on thi bench worth 7,000 a year , which Mr Gladstone will bo called upon to fill Baron Kelley was born in Londoi in 179G. He became King's Counsel and was elected a bencher of Lin coins ] Inn in 1835 , and a member o parliament for Ipswich , occuoyinj that EC'U until 1841 , when he wai defeated. Ho re-entered parliamen in 1843 , as member for Cambridge The cases by which he is besl known as a lawyer are : his defense o jrost and the other Chartists in 1840 his defence of the murderer , Fawcett the Quaker , in 1848 , and his proae cution of Dr. Baiuard for connectioi with conspiracy In 1858. FRENCH CABINET CRISIS. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Boa PABIS , September 20,1 a. m. 1 ministerial crisis is imminent. 1 meeting of the council was held yea terdiy , M. Grovy presiding , at whicl M. Do Freycinet tendered his resis nation , which M. Grevy accepted. M Grevy subsequently made an earnea appeal to M. Constant" , minister o the interior and of worship ; L. Cazol keeper of the sals and minister c justice and M. Fane , minister of waite to remain in the cabinet. The resul of M. Grevy's appejl is uncertain. DRIVEN OUT BY NEWSPAPERS. Special JUatch | to TUB BSE. M. Jules Ferria will probably sue caed M. DeFrejcinet. M. DeFrej , , - V duel's resignation in entirely due to his reluctance to accept Gambolta a control. He had accepted a compro mise at the Saturday's sitting of the council , bnt garbled reports having been officially communicated to the newspapers , contrary to an under standing , ho insisted upon resigning. SOCIALIST SNEER. The statue of ex-Prest Theirs was unveiled yesterday in SI. Germian. M. JOliver Pain , the socialist writer , interrupted the proceedings by an energetic protest against the erection of the statue in the name of 35,000 people shot in May , 1871. Mr. Pain was arrested. Madame Thiers was present. MORE OBSTRUCTION. , Special Dispatch to The Beei DUBLIN , September 20 , 1 a. m. Parneil delivered a long speech at a land meeting at Ennii yesterday" . He said that the present government had done nothing for Ireland , and that the Parnellitea i ould resume their old obstructive tactics if the govern ment did not keep its promises. Ho s < tid the land question was ripuning toward a solution , and repeated the advice to refuse payments , etc. He also urged the farmers to shun the land commission. LECRAMS. Special DlspatcbPS to The Uet , LCNDON , September id. Odessa merchants have made heavy orders tor American grain. LONDON , September 18. It is re ported that Sara Bernhardt is endeav oring to break her American contract. Two Parisiah managers are said to be responsible for the trouble. LONDON , September 18. The fall of a portion of Princess theatre crush ed in an adjoining jewelry houee and buried § 200,000 worth of diamonds in the ruins. DOMESTIC DOINGS , The Era of Prosperity. NEW YORK , September 18 , noon. The return of prosperity is now evinced by * .he increase of busi ness. This city wears a remarkable business appearance the past twenty- four hours. Great street jams occur at numerous points and the police are kept busy preventing confusion. Sales for the west are eiiormous ; some of the houses reporting them 100 per cent greater than last year , while the advance in southern trade is said to be simply amazing. One of the largest houses in this city rolls 200 per cent , more goods in the south than it did last year , and it has orders ahead that can't be filled in two months. Inquiries at some of the largest up town dry goods houses show in every o that the southern trade has doubled since last yeaf. Heavily laden irucks may now be seen at all hours if the night as well 09 of the da ; on .heir way to discharge their loads for he west and south. Some of the housea tero QEB . electric ( lights atul do a teavy btlsinela long afier the usual lour. The hotels are crowded and ocal business very encouraging. Dry oods houses are reporting an advance f 25 to 30 per cent in sales over last rear's trade. D. S. A. Paymaster's Defalcation ! flpccla Dispatch 10 Tirt licb ; WASHINGTON , September 17,4 p. m. The Evening Star Bays thorp Is con siderable cxcitbmeht in armjr circle's ] growing out of the report that Major Uelioii , paymaster U. S. A. , is a do- aulter , ai.d deserter. Nelson foi some time 1ms been stationed in New York City , anu it is alleged , liat ho gambled on stocks and lost : onsiderable in Wall street. Recentlj lie made arrangements to make a pay < inent to troops at Fort Garland and s check for § 40,000 , which ne attempt ed to negotiate , was dishonored a fort night ago. He was peremptorily or dered by telfgraph to report in thi ; : ity. He should have beett here , at tin ateat , laat Samlay morning. Soilif now five days overdue , the impressioi is gdteral that lie has deserted Jthi service and left the country. Thi imonnt of the alleged defalcation o Major Nelson is about § 15,000. Tin overnment loses nothing , as hii Bondsmen are good for more thai flotiblo the amount of his alleged do alcatlon. Pope Bob Ex-Communicates Himself. Special dispatch to The Bee. CmcAGO.Sept. 10,10 p. m.-Thenigh session of the liberal league was pro longed to 12 o'clock by a discusaioi between Col. Bob lugersoll nnd H L Green on ono side and nerrly all thi remainder of the league on the othar The question was the Comstock law n relation to obscene literature , art < finrlly , b'eing unable to agree , Mr Ingersoll said they would have li travel different roads in liberalism and he an'd Mr. Green withdrew a officers and members of the league The platform was then adopted They had three sessions , morning afternoon and evening , all being ii the nature of a lovo-feast , there bein short speeches from any ono on an ; subject. The only variation was little tilt , resulting in the expulslo of Robert 0 Spencer , of Milwaukee chairman of the finance committee who introduced a resolution laat til league undertake to reform everj thing , and that it bo turned over t the spiritualists and free lovers. H was promptly voted out , and re ma-ked that ho was glad to leav them , as his hopes in regard to th league had been wholly blasted. H afterwards remaaked to a reporte that they were a set of free loversan he was glad to get out o . their con pany. All public interest in th league apparently vanished whe Ingcreoll withdrew from it. BOB'S DECENCY BOOM. Special Dispatch to the le. CHICAGO , September 20 , 1 a. m.- Col. Robert G. Ingersoll delivers his lecture entitled "What must n do to be saved , " at McVicker's the ; tre yesterdav afternoon before a larj audience. His manly stand again the sanction of obscene literature i the liberal league last evening at his witndrawal from that body wh < defeated , has been the theme of mu < comment , and has doubtless won hi many friends among the better clas es. The Hersey music hall was n open to the liberal league yesterda and they had their deliberation another hall. They have decided n to attempt to organize a political pt ty this year , but expect to be wi prepared for the next president ! campaign. Kb.i 'ft. FICKLE MAINE , Fusionists Again Have a Chance to Howl. Plaisted Leads With 14 Plural ity With Five Towns to Hear Proni. AN INSANE BOOH. Special Dispatch to TfiH B ; ? < CHICAGO , Sept 19,10 p. iii. J * D. Bunh ; , a veteran who served under Hancock during the war , and who now proposes to walk from Chicago to Governor's lahnd , N. Y. , Gen. Hin- cock's hc&dquartera , commenced his long tramp laat evening , leaving the Ialmdr house , accompanied as far as Twenty-second street by the Hancock veterans and several democratic clubs. He carries an nddr ate . Hancock from Homo western veterans , and ex pects to get up considerable enthu siasm for Hancock and English on the routo. CAHHOES AOAINS BLAINl ! . Special dispatch to The Bee. NEW YOKE , September 20 , 1 a. m. A dispatch received from Portland , Mo. , at a late hour Saturday night by the national democratic committee , says : Criminal complaint has beeu raado in Senator Elaine's own town , Augusta , against ono of his agents upon proof that ho paid four men 10 each for their votes. M.AISTED AHEAD. Special D.spatch to The Bco. PORTLAND , lie. , September 20 , 1 a. m. Returns are in from all but fiVe towns , and Phisted has 73,055 votes , Davis 73,536 ; giving Plaisted a plurality of 14. The towns to hear from are Foote , Kent , St. Francis , Wade , Wallagfow , Arooatock and Long Islandj in Hancock county. In IStG , those towns gave lOO fusion ma jority and last year 176 , so that Plais- ted'a election is considered certain. Did AT DEMOCRATS. Special Dispatch to TniBn. , WASHINOTON , September 20,1 a. m. Gen. Weaver , greenback candidate for president , was in tl e city yester day on his way to West Virginia , where ho will niako several speeches. Before leaving hero last night ho sent the following telegram to Gen. H. At ? Plaisted , Bangor , Maine : "I con gratulate you on the grand Gght you have made in Maine for the green back-labor party. It will inspire otir friends with confidence and strength' en them for the great battles which remain to be fought. I hope you are elected. It is most amusing to see the democratic leaders masquerading behind the greenlnck party and call ing our victory a democratic btiom. They fail to tell the public that y6U were nominated at a straight green- backer and that a democrat could not have carried the state. That they re quested you to make pledges to them when they gave you their endorse ment and that you de'clitic'd j that their 2tate central committee subsequently demanded pledges 01 JC and your second refusal ; said committee ru- quested you to withdraw , as a . candi date and you declined to do that. The democrats showed their good eenae by voting the greenback ticket , let us all rrjoico. " JAMFS B. WEAVER. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Special fllspahh to MI Jl i BRIDGEPORT , Sept. 18 , An ex plosion occurred Friday at ono of the small buildings of iho Union Me- talic cartridge company , used f6r mix ing fulminate. Firemen were killed and the building blown to atoms. SAN FKANCISCO , September IS. At the meeting of the commissioners yes terday , Dennis Kearney denlanded to know why the greenback party was not represented in the board of regis tration. The mayor said the commis sioners had rcaolvod to recognize only the democrats , republicans and workingmen - ingmen and would not recede from their action. Nfcw YottK , September 18. The first seven bales of the new croj of Sea Island. 6otion has arrived hero from Charleston. 1'he ' cot ton waa raised on Edisto Island and the grades iiro fine. The high price of 37 cents a pound was { laid for iti NEW YOUK , September 18. The bank statement is unfavorable. Fol lowing are the changes : Loans in creased , § 407,300 ; sf/ecib / increased ; 8177,000 ; legal tenders decreased , 8430,500 ; deposits increased , S578 , 200 ; circulation decreased , 89,100 reserve decreased , § 398,050 ; banki hold In excess , § 5,302,825. CHICAGO , September 18 , 4 p. m. The silverware factory of W. Weath J crton was burned List night. Loss § 8,000. CHICAGO , September 18 4 p. in. In a row in an Indiana street Ealooi last night , a Scandinavian namc ( Bangaow , was fatally stabbed by An drew Anderson. Anderson was ar rested. 1 DETROIT , Mich. , September 18.- Mills & Merrill's machine shops am foundry at East Saginaw , burned thi morning. Loss $15,000 ; insurance 1 815,000.v WASIHNGTON' , Sentember 10,4 p m Gem Francis A. Walker receirec yesterday a letter from Gr. F. Andei son , formerly a brigadier general i : the confederate army , telling Genera Walker that at Reams station in 18G4 a sword was taken from a colonel wh was a prisoner , nnd has since been i Anderson's posaetsion. It is now re turned to General Walker who ha just been asceitiined to ba the cap tured colonel. NEW XOKK , September 10. Rigr , Rev. Henry Cdtrell. bishop of Edit burg , has arrived hero to atteud th triennial convention of theProlcatar Episcopal church of the Unite States , to bo held in Phlladolphi next month. The convention will I one of great importance to the churcl by reason of thu subjects that will I brought up for dismission and tl : business that will ruve to bo trnn st acted. Del gates from every state i stn the Union , and several distinguish ! id n ministers from s-broad will be presen in CHICAOO , September 19 Tl inm : O'Leary seventy five hour champio m ship walk cf the world closed at 10 : ! a- Saturday night. Score : Dobler 2 ! aot milea and Bauks 213. They _ saw otr was impossible to muke the 250 mil at required to take the belt and prizt ot and hence stopped before the expit tion of the tiina. Dan O'Leary ni James Smith made a match to wj al fifty miles for § 250. Smith withdn at twenty-two miles , forfeiting t money to O'Loary , who was "three miles ahead. BOSTON , September 19. St. Jullen is here , and will trot against his rec ord next Saturday. NEW YORK , September IS. Dr. R. V. Pierce , member of congreei from this district , has sent hid resignation to the secretary of state. Cause , ac cumulation of business while abroad in search of health. NEW YORK , September 19. Very unexpectedly Muorc , Jenkins & Co. , wholezala ijrocerd , failed Saturday , for § 300,000. Assets , § 2oOCCO. NEW YORK , September 19 Wm. Pegram , colored , and Harry Howard started for Eugland Saturday.to enlcr the contest with Jtowcll and others for the Astluy belt , in November next. CHICAGO , September 19. Jno Deb ler leaves for Europe to-day and will compete for the Astley bait. O'Leary backs Dobler , but will not go to Eug- Ijnd. O'Leary intends to send also a heel and too walker from this coun try , prepared to compete with any English champion of the same gait , either Guyon or Faber will go. SAtfFiiANUiaeo , September 10,10 p. m The president reviewed the school children on Vanneis avenue Satur day afternoon. Thitty thousand children were present. Bouquets were showered on the presidential party. A largo laboring men demon stration to mi press the president with the anti-Chinese feeling of the people of the Pacific coast. SAX FRANCIHCO , September 19 , 10 p. in. Santa Claus having made his mile in 2:18 : , it is reported that his owner will challenge Maud S. to trot for § 10,000. MATCHLESS MAUD , Who Beats Her Own and All Other Records. Special Dispatch to Tlio lice. CHICAGO , September 10 10 p. m. Tne greatest feat in the annals of the turf was trotted by Maud S on the Chicago Jockey Club course Saturday. She beat her own record by three- fourths of a second and St. Julien's by half a second , making the extra ordinary time of 2:10 . The crowd was smnll , not over . ' 5,000 , owing to threatening Weathsrram falling about the time the races were to begin , and many believed they would bo post poned. But there waa no lack of enthusiasm over the splendid per formance. The crowd cheered as Bair drove out iho little mare and she appeared to appreciate the compli ment , for she trotted , not only the fastest , but one of the nicest races ev er witnessed. There was not a break , swerve Or misstep ill the entire mile and Maud came home as strong and freah and eagei1 JV when she started out. On the laat quarter , fehe had to face the strong northwest wind and the dnverhoplng to overcome it.tapp- ed her gently with the whip , to which she responded splendidly without , In the least , losing her equilibrium. There were many timer's in the crowd and the instant Maud S passed under the wire , it wa3 seen that she had beaten her record. Without waiting for the judges to make the official an nouncement , the crowd rose to Its feet , hats were thrown iu Iho air , la- dieswaved their parasols and handker chiefs , men shouted , and the roar of appliuiso wai deafening. A crowd gathered around Manager Stone and Driver Bair and offered congratula tions. They were invited up into the judges stand and the people cried for a speech , but being modest men they quietly withdrew. .According to the oflicial figures Maud's great feat shows the following interesting analysis : The first quarter was made ifi thirty-four seconds : half in 1:04 : ] ; three-quarters in 1:30 : and mile in 2:10 : ] . The aecoml quarter , in 303 seconds , was at the rate of a mile in 2:03 : ; third quarter in olj , at the rate of a mile in 2.0. > ; fourth quarter , in 33J , at iho rate of 2:15 : per mile The first three-quarters of a mile was the fastest ever trotted , being at the rate nf 2.05 to the mile ; the last three quarters was likewise the fastest over trotted , being at the rate of 2:07 : ? to the mile. The middle half-mile waa the fastest over trotted , being in 1.02 , or at the rate of i:04 ! : to the mile. This event also platfes the Chicago track as the fastest in the country. The fastest pacing race and the { rotting nice have now been made on this course. The other races o ; the afternoon , although good , had little attraction when IMaml S. retired A Striuo for the Eight. , Sept. 19,10 p. in The strike of brakcman and firemen on the Pacific railway threatens to seriouslj interfere with the traffic. The lives of the men , who replaced the strikers , are threatened and they are afraid tc run the trains. A detachment oi police is detailed to protect the ar rival and departure of trains. Publii sympathy is with the men , whose demand is considered reasonable. Increasing Prosperity. Special Dispatch to tlio Ike. NEW YORK , September 19 II p. m. The business activity a the river fronts , just now , is _ as grea- as it has * ever been in the history o thia city. Boats occupy every berth every picket Is loaded with good nnd the streets running parallel will the river fronts and radiating streets are packed with vehicles of alldcscrip tions , and merchandise and men. Th canals are being pressed to the utmoa to get through , to Now York , al freights possible before cold weathe sets in. The steamship and railroa companies are handling immens amounts of freight and on every sid are seen signs of increasing proaperitj Steamboat , Horror Averted. Special Dispatch to Tun i'sr. . NIAGARA FALLS , September 19 , 1 p. m. The steamer "Rotheaaj o caught tire Saturday overling on Lai , , o Ontario , while on her regular tri s- with a largo number of passenger sn Prompt action on the part of tl ; d officers prevented a terrible disaste tp Base Ball ; 1O Special Dispatch to The Dee tiThe following games of baeo b ! 0 were played September 17th : 27 BOSTON Providence 1 , Bostons it "WORCESTER Worcester * 3 Treys es GLEVELAXD Buffalos 3 , Clev 13 , lands 8. aBROOKLYN Brooklyns 5 , Meti id politana 7. Ik CHICAGO Cnicagoa nCincinnatia , iw The game was called at eight innit he on account of darkness. A. B. HUBERMANN 3E3 ISC. X . V 3B X. IE5 JEWELER , Cor.JDouglas and 13th Sts. Gives Great Bargains in Ladies'and Gents ] AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER WATCES All Kinds Of JEWELRY , SILVER WARE AND DIAMONDS. We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Money. IO ? IS A GRATIFYING FACT THAT THE WHITESEWIHAGH1NE Gives iiniversal Satisfaction and that it is stead ily and rapidly increasing in public lavor. The White Machine justly claims to be the best made , the easiest running , the simplest in construction and the most perfect Machine in the market The White Co. employ as agents men of in tegrity , and purchasers are always satisfied , because they find everything just as repres ented. Everybody should use this Machine. The sales so far this year are more than double the corresponding time last year. Alltjrders addressed to the Omaha Office , will be promptly filled. JOHN ZEHRUNG , Cor. Davenport and 15th Sts. ' Omaha. A , CRUICKSHANK & GO. , Always in the lead with FRESH , QLEAN , NEW Q < Every day will add to present , lar e and thorough as sortments ol' NEW FALL GOODS. All the New Fall Fabrics in Silks , Satins , Velvets & Plushes. Novelty and Plaid Dress Goods , Momies , Cashmeres , and the Popular SHOODAH CLOTH , in the Newly Introdnced Shades of HELIOTROPEAMARANTH , , AMETHYST , DAMIA OLIVE , And the Various Shades of Bronze that are to be so Popnlar this Season. . < 3 NOVELTIES m BUTTONS , FRINGES < fc PASSEMENTERIES , CARDS & TASSELS with SPIKES , & BALLS , &c. NEW HOSIERY & UNDERWEAR In this Department we * are Offering Some Special Bargains Ladies' full regular Balbriggan , with Silk Clocked Ankle , Strangers Visiting the City are Respectfull Invited to Bxamina D the Finest Display of Eicfi Goods Bver Shown in the West. A. CRUICKSHANK & CO. The Leading Eetailers , 15th and Douglas Sts. ISH & McMAHON , Successors to Jas. K. Isb , DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS. Dealers in Fine Imported oExtracts. . Toilet Waters , Colognes , Soaps , Toilet Powders. . &CT , AfulUlneoISanrfeallngtiunienU. Pocket Owes , Trrowja and Suproitera. AhwIuUIy . ru . hour of tha night. Drags aid Chemlcali uaed In Dtapenimj. 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