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FOURTEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , NEB , , MONDAY MORtfING , AUGUST IS , 1884. NAMING THE DELEGATES , CfluiityCoDTGiiliflnsHGliIinTliis Slate Saturday , Ohurch Howe and Majors Har monize Temporarily in Nemaha , Seward and Olay Counties Elect an Anti-Laird Delegation , General Political Hews From Other Parts of the Oountry , Grant Gives Elaine's ' Letter or Ac ceptance an Endorsement , Don Butler Issues a Manifesto to Ills Homo Constituents. Ncumlia County. Special Dispatch to THK UKR. The republican county convention was hold hero to day , every precinct being leprosentod by a full delegation , The Howe faction were larf , .r in the majority and offered an equal division on etato and congtessionel delegations and the county ticket , which was accepted by Majors for the minority faction , and both factions agrosd to woik for republican victory this fall. Howe look a majority of the state delegation and Majoii a majoiity of the con- gic sumal delegation. The congressional del egation was instructed for Weaver fet con- cies , and Hon. Church Howe for the senate. Ilenry Williams and S. 1' . Hobei tson for the Iionso were nominated by acclamation. Hon. John II. I'ohlnian was ronoinmatcd f or _ coun ty commissioner , and Prof. Hich , principal of the Brownvillo school * , foi superintendent of public instruction. This is a strong ticket and will command the united support of the republicans of the county. ? Clnj County. Special Dispatch to THK BKK. SUTTON , Neb. , August 10. The Clay county republican convention to-day elected coven anti-Laird delegates out of nine. The con- \cntiou was Rtrongly _ anti-Laird , but the sys tem of allowing precincts to name dolo/ates ctavo him two biipporters on the delegation. The old legislative ticket was renomiiutod by acclamation , Brown foi the senate nnd How- aid and Nottlctonfor _ the IIOIH . The stata delegation was solid foi Hemy Grosshaus for auditor. County. Speo-'nl Dispatch to Tun Bin. JVKAIIM.YJ August 10 At the republican convention lield to-day S. U. Bissctt , of Gio- bon , and 11. ] } . Barney , of Odessa , were unan imously nomin Ued for icpresontative > . The county oflici ils were ronoininated. _ Jeoln { - tion asking the delegation to U'-o all honorable means to secuie the nomination of Jobcph Scott for land comniis'-ioiier mid Francis G. llamer for judge of this district wera unani mously passed. D < legates to the state con tention : J. T Mallalcu , J. llartman , L. C. Irw in , G. K. I'eck , D. P. Ashburn , Ilov Khone , L. B. Cunningham , TJ , A. Cutting , .1. ( C4. Tato. Thn congrcssiosal dab jatio'i go un- instructcd. Sow.ard County. Special Dispatch to THK Bnr- SEWAIID , August 10. The Sow.ard county lepublic.an convention to-day unanimously en dorsed the presentation of the name of Hon. Win. Lese OH a candidate for attorney general and the delegation was iDStiucttd to usoall lion orablo means to secure his noimuation , and by resolution bo vvas instructed to select the dc 1- ogatos to the state convention The delega tion ta the state convention is headed by Judge T. L. Noval. The delegation to the congie iional convention wetu instructed against Laird. The delegates to tlui judicial convPillion vvero iiihtiuctod for Thomas Dar nell foi district attoiiioy. Saunilors County. Special Dispatch to Tiir BJK. WAIIOO , Neb , August 10. At the county convention to day Hon. H. H. Shed , candi date for lieutenant governor , v\asuuanimoii y requested to iiatno the di legates to the htato convention. A Weave ! , congressmen d delega tion was elected. FVnnkliti County Special Dispatch to Tin : ] 5n. . BIOOMINOTON , Neb , August 10. Franklin county elects a delegation to the congress ional convention instinctod for Gaslin. JJ J | GrantCoinpllinoiKs nialno , Sjiecial Dispatch to Tin : Bi K. NuwYomc , August 17. Kx-Presidcnt U. S. Grant says : "Tha letter of acceptance writ ten by Blame is a document in which all re publicans bhonld take a great doil of piiilo. 3 have re.vd it over carefully , and I regard it as ono of the most remarkable political papers over written , It , like the writer , is fiauk and open. I do not leg.atd it as too long , Ho could not 1mo BO thoroughly covere'd the questions jvhich all lovers of our country are interested in t-o deeply in a bhorter one. Itisliuvond < lontt ono of the ablest papeta over given to the public. " _ Ijo au ut Gliatitnii < | iii. ! CltAUlAUijUA , August -General Logan nriivcd at noon and received acordial greeting as ho landed. H wasreclved nt Mayvillo by Lowl-i Miller , president of the Clmutauipm assembly , and other loading men ; also by the Y"oun ; ? Mon's Blalne nnd Log in club of James town , and escorted to the hotel where ho WIXH ftreetad by cheers fiom a large number of ladies - dies nnd gentlemen. Ho was addressed by 3lov. John H. Vsncent , superintendent of in struction , as follows : General Logan : It gives mo great pleasure to welcome you to our summer rtfort on Like Chautauijiia. Wo have hero people from all portions of the land. The representatives of ! iho Grand Army of the Kepublio have just I bafinwlthw. Ills our imtposo to dilTu o vvholcsomonnd worthy ideas through this am all land * nnd to promote education in the homes of all people. ( Sonera ! Logan ro pondcd ns follows ! "Dr. Vincent , and Gentlemen : The fame of your great institution has become w orld wiclo. It Ins sent out to the American pee plaits weight of influence and khowleilgo un til its aggregate reiomblos a mighty llood.blrs sinir all portions of the country. 1 am glad It ba here ; plad indeed to be with you to-dny , and In closing I may say I ha- 1 hope that your lull uonco hero at Cluutauqun inuj have its effect upon mo as well as upon others. " Three cheers were given for General Logan and thrco foi Viucont. Homo llooiu. BOSTON , August 10. A call to the working men of Massachusetts will bo issued tomorrow row foi a eonfcieiico lu Boston Ausust 21) ) , for the purpose of orgaumng the state by senator ial dtstiicts , and to pclect a committee to con ferwith the greenback and ether organisa tions which are in favoi of the election ol Butler to the ptesldency. Kach congrosional district will be allowed ton delegates nnd the labor societies ono delegate for each 100 mem bers. The call will say ; "This is thelnboi- its' hour. A vote for the republican candi date is to vote tint the nch , through hiRh tariff - iff , shall tike cnro of the unprotected poor. A vote for the democratic caudiilato Is a vote ol self abasement , a tribute to snobbery , and a vote of thanks for a sneer Out of the politi cal chaos that follows this poverty of statesman - man hlp shall dawn the day of labor'u redemp tion. " r Van It n re n County , town. KKOKUK , August 10. The Van Bin en county delegate to the congressional conven tion stand eight for McCord , ono for WINou and ono for Stutsman. Twombley .was en dorsed foi slate treasutor. STAT13 1'OIitUOAIi NOTES. Colfax county sends a Chrkson delegation to the congressional convention. H. O. Smith was nomluatod for representa tive by the lepubhcans of Daw eon county. The Buffalo county dologites to the con- gre 3ional convention aio uuinstructcd. The congresion d delegation ftom Plitto comity ate instructed to support J. M. Mel - l arlaud. The Johnson county conv ention selected a dolegitton for Woavei for congrc&s. The del egation is uninstructed. The republican convention of Adams county instructed for Gen. Dilworth for attorney gen- ornl and Land for coiigiess. The Saward county republican delegation will present the name of Hon. Win. Lieso to the state convention as a candidate for the attorney-generalship. The Pnwneo county tepublicans nominated J. A. Cope for representative anJ elected a delegation to the coiigicssinual convention said to be for J. L. Stull , of lsTemaha county. Woavei seemed a volid delegation in Sum- ders county. Hon. H II. Sliodd , of Ashland , was the choice of the convennon for heuton- aut-goveinoi , and his name Jw ill bo prcfented to the state couv ention. The icimblican factions in Ncmaha county divivedthe Iionorc. AVoaverva3 endorsed foi congress anil Chinch Howe for tha state senate. Henry Williams and S. P. Jtobeit- son were noinmited for the house. T The republican convention of Saipy county elected unpledged a delegation to thn con- gicsiionul convention. The judicid deleg.a lion ate haul to ntand three for L'stello and two for Kstabiook for distnct attorney. The Lincastei county republicans send a Dawes aud Koggen delegation to the atato convention an I and a Weaver delegation to the eongressmnal convention. C. O. Buir was nominated foi bonator , A. W. Field , JohuB. AVright and G. W. Johnson fei repie&entativcs. Tha republicans of Buffalo county rnnoin" natedthu piebont county officials and Sam C. 13a-sett , of Gibbon , and K. II. Barney , of Odessa , foi repiesontatives. Joseph bcitt was endorsed for land commissioner and Francis G. Homer for judge of the .Sixth dis trict. trict.The The republicans of Antelope county en- doised C vtain IX S Butler for congree- , and gianted him the privilege of naming the dele gate' . W. W. 1'utnoy was ondoisoit foi sena- toi , J. ] l. Nichols foi lepresentvtivo of the Twenty-fifth district , and N. D. Jackson for district attorney. The republicans of Cass county nominated ] { . W. Hyers , of Plnttsmontli , for the state bcuateand Geoige W. Clark of Grtonwoud , James Ciawfoid nf South Bend , J. W. Thom as of Weepuitj Water , and A. Jtout of Kock Bluff for the house. A Weavci ilele-gntion waa choaon mid onu instructed for J , B. Stiode fet distilct attoiiioy , The I'ii IfNli Uolt Cleveland. ] OMON , August 10. The Standatd c\- pressesurpriho that Clovol.ml blioidd hnvo hunt a letter to the Iriflh metting at Bnbton Wednesday night , and eajs , ' 'oven the letter tor was lnoll't nnivo In substance it is to be preHiitiK d it will not meet the cpprovnl of L'n- ghshmen. " The Standard adds , "The power that the Irish votoin Amoricashows the power it m likely to attain hero. " If Alum or my In imotnf'ib"t > nuseun bo fomifl in Audrov.ii'i'carl J3akin I'owdor. Is ] > os- lUij > PJRC. Jti ! : , ' ri if , ami testimonial n ieh l Tomb f'l fliinii -nss Iin i llajs , Jo" ! > t in : M 111 I.oM ! < im ! , ol I lii.l-o ; , null uaiUivi'4 Ikxlo , JIIU uul.ec. Ni've-rsnlrl in bui ! : . C. r. . ANDREWS ft. v.C * . THE CHAPTER OF CRIME , Cases of Beastly Barbarism Brought to Light in Pennsylvania , Old Men Chained to Posts , One for Sixty Years- A Lively Hunt After Escaped Convicts in Kentucky , Shooting of a Notorious Dospara- do in Indian Territory , Tlio AVItorcnlioitts ol'tlto MUsinc Kit- fllHlitimn Sheldon Unknown. llorrlblo Kov elation or Torture , Special Dispatch to Tits HKK. I'lllI.ADKU'lllA , August 1" . Disclosures undo a tiny or two ago of how an insane limn was kept chained in a miserable hut in Ciaw foul county by his relatives for Unity years , have led to fuitlicr revelation , equaling m heartlessness that ahcady pubhihed. Tlio stories have recently conm under the notice of the board of public charities. T ho first oc cmrcJ within six mile * of Huntingdon , Pit. The man , who was 85 jo.us old hid been shut up inn dark room for upwaids of LO joars. The mnio of the victim is Daniel llawn , Ho vvassnnstruck when Ho jexrij of age , and that .itllictlnn unb danced his tnind , His family fitted up : i green room in thu gar ret of the hou c1 , where ho paed histy long jiainfnl years , lie was chained to a post in the middle of the floor. That ho suffered in tensely can be no doubt , as ho often , \ttinipted to strangle linnsolf with ropes undo of hay and straw tint formed Ins bed. Airaige- incuts had bctn made for his removal , but btforo they could bo completed the octogenar- Inn's misery was rulio\odb > deatli. Tlio scene of the second case was Cumberland - land county poor house , \\hcio a pauper named .lo'-eph Smith , hailing fiom Cailislo , was diseov crcd chimed to iv post in the middle - dlo of n cull ten feet square , the chain being only two fee. t in length ; iamb like Crawford , the other \ ictim , ho hid walked around the post so often that his biro feet had actually worn holes in the boards , lie , too , w us in a peifectly nude btnte. A third case is of recent date , wlieio iinian chimed to the floor was discovered in Mont gomery county. An Indian Territory FT. SMITH , Aim. , August 1" . A report was received hero to-day of the killing of Tom Grillin , a notorious Cheiokeo outlaw , at Kufanla , Thursday night , by Tom Lindsay. Tlio latter w.13 working nt the Jlillei store. Jib slept in the back room. The door wns un locked and Oriliin eiitoied , masked , and cat- rvirg twoCojt's mshooteri. Lindsay awoke and when Grithn approached fired the con tents of a tliHiblo-b.il idled tliot Rim into Ins body , killing him instantly. Giilim lift Ins liotto hitched outside , packed for travel , as though he intended leaving the country. It is supposed that ho deaued to Kill n nuiu bor of persons in the neighborhood before leaving. Giillin wao arrested last spring for a muicler committed ninny jcais ago and VVIVH turiicd oei to the Cherokee authorities , bn t was released by his hietids , who opened the jail at Webbers 1'nlls , allowing nil the prison- BIB to cccape. After committing the minder foi which ho was attested , Griflin fled to Cen tral Americr and remained till list spimg , when ho was captured. There was a thous and dollais tuwaid offered for his captuio by the Cheiokeo nation and the tolatives of his victim. . Where IB ShoUlnn ? Si. Louis , August 17. Mrs. S. .Sheldon , wlfo of Krod Sheldon , whoau disappearance from Kansas City Borne time since caused a iroat ; deal of comment , and led the Kughsh ; ovemmeiit to mike mfjuiries about him , ar rived here , and la otopping with Stephen Sheldon , uncle of her hiisbind , She will re main hero several dajs , when elio will go to Now York , then rail for Livcipool. The im-ising man's untie positively declines to al low hoi to bo been by leporteis , but denies tint his nephew Is n defaulter to the Blue Spring Co. , as charged. Ho does not be lieve ho is secreted oitliei in Kansas City 01 Trenton , Mo. , an suspected , ai.d without toll int ; how , 01 in any niinnoi unrav oiling the mjsteiy , givts it as his opinion that thowholo muttir will bo bottled in a few daya. Kentucky , Iail Hlnln on n LiINOTOV , Ky. , August 17. This moin- intf a mm living ninu miles in the countiy notified tlio shciiir tint Ueoigo Alsop and Tliuophs Graven , the escaped convicts who led the recent lovolt In the pcnetenliiry at Kiankfoit , vviio wen in the neighborhood. Deputy Sheriff KogcM at the he id of a posse innm diately loft for the scene , Tlio fugitives were surpiihcd in a corn field. They imme diately ojieiud fire on thu posse , killing George Cossell , a prominent faimot. The nosso 10- tuiued the lire , killing both AKop and LSeorge. Virginia Itopiidladon. RICHMOND , Va. , August 17. In the honato , o day Mr. Lybrook introduced u resolution ookiug to the rcpiidlntion of thu slate debt , The preamble m t < forth that a very ruasonuulo ind proper elfoit has re ] > uatcdly been made by the stale to effect a settlement with the hold ers of bonds , which ( Ifort has nut with un compromised resistance , captions opposition ltd technical quibbling ; that the htalo legal responsibility , patience and lesources are now jclicvcd to bo exhausted in efforts to main am the credit of Virginia ; that no Bubst.ni- , ial equivalent consideration of valno cun Ix : shown upon which theeo bondholders are lonafido creditor of Ylrpinla. They are nainly advi nturcia and speculators who liavo tin ady rtmli/od fiom the bonds much moro han theii onginil coat , A syndicate has ituii formed by these for the purpose ot pur letimting the legal piorfeintion of the people if Virginia md pron nting the settlement of this unprovi n debt , in order that they may nit have their claims tested , but may continue n ( haw Inti ti t thuroon. Ceitaln di bts urn Misituoly prohibited by aiticlo 11 , section 1 of the fodor.il coniUtiitinn. We express our tin- nltcrablo opposition to thy pit ) mint of nuv part i > f this alleged di bt or the inteiest tin icon , hiul the auditor < > f pnbho accounts is Instructed to rtfiw pajinent of interest on anv bond alleged to IK' held agiinst Virginia. The resolution wout < > vi r until Monday , SUAlMim Sl'OHTS. llio Turf. .o , August Id. One mile , nil ages- Aristocrat won , l'v > Uritton 1J ! , Contemiial Maid 3d ; time. 1:43 Three-nuartersof a inllo , all a es Actor won , Constellation 2J , Wimbledon Sd ; time , Uhamplou stak'-ii Mlle and an eighth , all ages lionnio Australian won , Conkliiirf L'd , Lemnn I'd ; limp , lifiii. Mlle and a Bixtccnth , tlireo year old , lion winners -Top Sawjer won , l mly Norton "d , King Troublcr Stl ; limp. -raj. . Halfmllo , catcli weights Bluebird won , A\ery Sd ! , Bellboy ! M ; time , l \ . MlTOOA HACKS. SAUAT03A , August U ! Tennessee slnko' , twooaroldg , thrte-quirters of a mile : Tcllo Doe won , Tsaic Murphy second , Lizrio Dwy- ei third. Time , llli. : Mile and n furlough : Swlnoywon , Mam- monist tccond , Jim Jtenwick third. Time , Congress Hull Blakci nil ages , three-quar ters ot a inilo hcatx : 1 irst heat , ( i leaner won , l.ittlo Minch second , Ll7io S , third. Tuna IttDJ. Second host , Olonncr won , LIr/ioH. Bocond , Knclld third. Time , 1-15J. Steeplechase , about two miles and a quar ter : liovorwlck won , Woostersccond. 'iimo , 1:281. : MOXMOUTII 1'AIIK 1I\CF . MONVIOUTH I'AKK , August 10. 1'reo hanih- caps * eepstakea , all nges , mile and fur long : Wanga won , Uontl ho'der 2d. Time , 1 f.8l. Ciiteiiou stakes , two year olds , 2jf mdo : Gonno won , Richmond L'd , Lord lioacoiiBheld 3d. Timol:15J. West ; Knd Hotel stakes. 3 jeai old lillins , lmilea : Duchesa won , Luiselta 2d , Water Lilly 3d. Time , 2 : 10. Kroo handicap Bntxpnlakoo , milo and fm- long : Monitor won , Hartford L'd. Tattoo Colt 3d. Time , 2DD. : lioicon stakes , handicap sweepstakes , mile and half furlong : Gangmcdo won , Magenta , colt,2d , CoisairSO. 'rune , 1:511. : I'lirseforS year olds and upwaids , selling allowanco" , mile , Ita-ska won , Thuiles 'M , Wandering 3. Tune , 1:13. : Diaumv IIKACII LACKS. UiuaitTON BEACH , August 10. The three- matter mile non vvmntrs Itoy S. Clark won , Ho3tago2d , Ada 3d ; time , 17J. Milo Sliolby Barnes won , Luwis 2d , 1'rank Hmiyan 3d ; time , 1:11 : . Seven furlonga nmideiis of all ages Floienco J. won ; J. W. W. 2d. I'olo 3d ; time , 1:32 : . Milo and a quattoc llvo hurdles Viiritau won ; Balby 2dTonawanda 3d ; tmio , 2.201. BIIHO linll. ICANSAS OITV , August 1C. No g uno on ac count of rain. Sr. Louis , August 1C. St. Louis Unions S , Chicago : * . BOSTOV , Augmt 1C. Boston Unions 0 , Bal- timoio . CiNUiNVArr , O. , August 1C. Cincinnati II , St. Louis 8. rilTsnuno , August 10. Metropolitans C , Alogheuy 0. To i EUO , AugUbt 10. Toledo 5 , Columbus 0. NKW Tome , Aiisust 1C. Now Yoik ! ) , Chicago - cage 13. * BOSTOV , August 1C , Boston 1 Cleveland 0. QuiNOY , 111. . Aiifift 10 llio Qmiicy base ball club disluljHetl to-day. When tha AVcstoru leagui dimpled tlio ( Julnoys were tied down with th'1 ' Giand Itapuls foi thn first place , fho dJ-0 ] luivo decided not to : ontinuo the club us an independent organi- /ition , and thcrfoio dischaigcd the pla > eis this afternoon. I'nir.vDnuin , August 10 , Athletics 7. Baltimoio 0. The Onr. BOSTON" , August Ifi , 1'ph M oriis , neling for John TCI niei , writes to tlio .Sunday Herald anil makes this proposition : "ilohn Teemei will row with 1'dward Han- Ion 01 William Beach foi ? 2,000 a bide , over any _ suitable lake comso in Kiiglaml , within four months , five miles , with ono tuin , md the course to bo mutually acceptiblo. Wo will pay our own expenses and m ikea Ijimdon spoilsman stakeholdot if necessary. ] send 5j500 as cai nobt. ' IVdc'HtrlanUm. Nr.w VOIIK , August 1C. The annual f-nni- : ner games of the Manhattan Athletic club , ook jilaco this afiornoon on tliu now club nound. There wtro 117 entils and 07 stait -it" . 'Jlii > tevenlj five yaids race , .1. C. Austin won in 71' MtonJs. hhO jaid ? , walkiug : X. .T. Hatton won in , hn o mimilea nnd thirtv-two seconds Ono hundred yurdo , running boys .1. I'edeiickini in 113 Keconds. Half mile run W. O. Adams won ; time1 miniilo and fi'J Hrconda. 2JO yards hurdle race iT. J , Bisn n won in 2C > \ s ( coin- . The attendance was not 1 irge. That Tired Feeling 1 ho warm weithcr has a debilitating effect , especially upon those who are within doors mostot thetlino , The pccullai , jet common , complaint known as "that tired Jccllng , " Is the result. ' 1 his feeling can bo entirely oveuoinu by taking Hood's Hirsapailll i , which gives new llfo and Mmigth to all llio functions ot thu body. " I could not sleep ; hail no appetite , f took Hood's hirxnp.arllla anil soon began to slec'p fcoiindly ; could get nji without that iliecl and languid feeling ; anil my nppttlto Improved. " ] ! . A. HANl'OltD , Kent , Ohio. Streiif/l/ivn 1ho System Hood's S irsaparllla H chararterl/ed by lined jiecull irltlcs : 1st , the coinliliutllun ot remedial agents ; "i\ \ , the jtroporllon ; ad , tlio jirnccHi ot hi curing the nellvo mcillcliiiil ( liialHIes. The result Is a incillclnn of unusual strength , clfeitlrg cures hlllicrto iiiiknovvn. Hend for book contnlnlng ndilltlunal evidence. "Hood's Birsinarllla tones up my BVHtun , pmllles my lilooil , sharpens my .imirllto , and KI ems to m iko mo over. " J. K luoMl'Hu.v , Jte-glhter of Deeds , Lowell , Mass. "Hood's H.ir.sipirllla boats nil otliers , and lswortbltswelilitliigolil. I. | tAltJd > UTON , 10 Jlault Ktrc-tt , Now York City. i Hood's cSarsaparilla Bold by all druggist * . ? 1 ; BX ! for $ S. Made only by 0. J. HOOD < CO , , Lowell , Mass. i IOO ° Doso8 .Ono Dollar. THE WORLD AT LARGE. The Ravages of Iho Cholera Contiune Unabated in Franco. Arrest of the Prime Movers in tlio Mexican Conspiracy. Bavarians Investigating Bad Boor and thoBrowors. The Sale of the Landed Property of the Propaganda , England's Views of Gorman De velopment in Africa. Tlio rrcBont Hlturulon In l.'raneo ChU ncso IMattcrH GcncrnlNovvH ANiir.O-OI UMAX > \TTKIts l , Special to TIIR 111 K. IxisnoN , August 27.Tho grow ing coolneis between Germany and llngluid is attiacting much attention , and is beginning to bo looked upon as teiious , The genoral'opltiion is that Ilium-tick is eoix-ly ItritaUilas ( " 1 ladstone's con t in ) limns and semi hostile attitude towaid thu schemes of ( leiman colonisation , m vvest ei n A f rlca , in w Inch it Is notoi lous that His- marcU is gieatlv intcicsled. It Is hoped , Howmor , that IlismarcK wll' ' lefraln fiom makinuanv such open inanlfcsl ttion of Ins disliKe to the pevent government as it would result in alien itlng tiiat largo and powerful body of LnhlMimon who xiuceix-ly desire to iiiutitain conhil relationss with Uoimany. . much depends upon the coming parliamentary nhction. It is is certain tain that If the tones come into poises- BIOII ol the government , Jhigland will speedily become a member of the Austm-Garmnn alii ance. In the meantime tlioro isgroat cunos- ity conceining the import to nngland of the conference at Vai/ln between I'nncB ItiematcK and Count KalnoUy , the Anstro Hungarian premier. It is frnely asset ted that the Goi man chancellor Is dmgtintid with the failuto of the L'gyptian confeience , and Gladstonlan jMilioy geneially. Ho is plaiimng a joint note from Austria and ( Jermany to l-Ingland do- mnnding the piompt settlement of tno Alex andria indemnity claim i and the enforcement of pioperHinitary legnlatlon in the Egv ptian allies. fiOHDON'a HKLIKl' . Special to Tim llKit. LONDON , August 1" . Piepnr.ations for llio Khartoum expedition are bumly going foi- ward. Tlioro is great dlcgnst at the intelli- jonco that strict instructions h ue- boon ghon Loolhcoisto confine their opcialions to the rescue of Gemr.il ( iordon and on no account Uuissumo the initiative agimst IMahdi , 01 iieht him moio than necessaiy in taso hem m ikes an alt icl > . The pursuit of tliis policy ! s certain to ba followeil by an ineioa p of Mnhdi'd prestige , and the lots of the Soudan. Nobody can Imd out wheio Alnlidi is , or the shength of Ins foices , or whit are hia plans. Meanwhile Osman Digmn Is nicro.isiiig his atm > and making the situation at Siiaklm uncomfortable. I lent mid disease me m.iUimj havoo among the ' 'ngbsh gnnison tlieio. It has been the fatality of the piosent ministry Lo do ponidar thimrn aftot public pilienco has been o\liaiist l in dem indmg them , and to do them m the weilcost and most unpopulu manner. Tin : FIU.ve it AIIIIOAII. Los-nov , August 1(1. ( The Standard'n ills- [ latch from Tamatavo dated Angunt L' , saj : "Tlio.Kronen will advance in a few days Mules for transport sot vice have arrived. The liloclcado of the coast hitherto very slovenly , will shortly be m.ado very strict. " LO.NDOV , August 10.Tho Timos' dispatch trom Koo Cliiios.ays : "Franco rejecti d the i IK liation of any power. China lefiues to | iay the inilomuity ( icmandid by Trance anil declared v.ar. Admiial Courbet dbiinndcd 'J.UOO men from Toiiqtiiii. ( Irn , T\\t \ ] < \l \ mciit ( iK ( ) men with two biltoriisof mtllleiy on Monday with a sealed ordci. SK tlioiiB.inJ CliiiiCHO troojis wen' landed at IIoiliow. Ib .ivy niaKsos of troops are Htntlonoil on the IvwangSi frontier. 1'iio I'roneh mid Clibiesii war-BhIis | liave steam npanil the decks elo.ucil fni action. The Ctibuxe dispatched war ordeistolho vieoroys of the jiiovlncos. The olhclalx prtiUnil they are prepuiod for wai , lint'us am.ittoi of fact the condition of the troops in the forte , etc. , is no bolter than last April. J'AIIIH , August K ! , Neither the Trench govi rniiiont not the ChbiOHO legilion are aware that war had bci n dochiied by China as asset ted m the Koo Chow dispatch in the London Timoi this morning. The Chinese legation has not hauled down Ils flag , Sr. Lous , August 10. Asicciid ) from llio City of Mi MCO Ba > s forty pi tsons in all were aiieated in connection with Iho conspiracy , General 1'c/n , chief of the artillery depart ment , and Genorul Kchegary , were impiltion- cd. 1'chrg.iry commanded the garrison at Vera Cm/ under the Diaadministration. . Gc'iu f.al Chiixnrron'ri wheroaboutK are mi- Known , Ho has boon removed fiom the bar racks. HIM son is out looking for him. All prisoners were liirnod over lo .Imin Pore1De Loon , first juilgo of this district , The au thorities deny that any j-iisom id wi ro sent to Vera Cmor Yucatan. The conspbncy IH reported ported to have beui to imprison or shoot Din/ and Gon/ahs , under the leadership of .Jordan , editor of J a Opinion Nalionnle , and tuo colonels - nols , .Salccdo and HoililquoTJiogovornm nt detectives are said to have obtained the list of conspnatorH In iloidon'H possession. General Allatornu has not boon arrested. The plan of Iho conspiracy Is said to have boon to ru- constrncl the government as in 1870 under I'lChhlont Lido. It is thought tlio cause was betriiycd by a compositor in .lordon's ollico , who had bum nrrnHted with his wife * , and kept in clost confinement. NKW YOIIK , Aug. 10. A dispatch from the city of Moxlco , sent diicctly tu tha assoc luted press , refoiibif ; ti the reports via St. Louis , that a great conspiracy against the govern ment wns unoarlhad , Hays the reports in fact are In circulation but greatly exaggerated , ltln true a few iirroats woio made but the so-called ( imsplracy issoridluiloiiuly woulcit does not merit the name. TUB NATIONAt.IHTH AT HOMP. DuiitlN , AUP. 10 At least UO.OOO porsoiiH took part in the Nationalist procession at Monoglmn ycstnr'fay. In the oicning a ban cpiet was given at which the notables were ontii tallied. Tlu OranRntncn abstained from nny counter demonstration. I'nrnoll will at tend the com ention at Cork and annonnco that.ln . O'ConnerwIll stand no the tuition- allst candldfllo forparlimcnt hi Walorford. li VXMITK I \HOSIOVM. I'AIIII , Aug. 10. Aiioxplo iou of dynamite r < eurr d at I'erolcy le < l''argcs ' , a village near Iho Monleranto imno , department Saono ot l.oite , in the hone of the engineer of Iho mine * . The hou o was bully damagml. The w Indow N of hoii'es in the vicinity were ohat- tcrod. The engineer and wife were f seriously injured. AM > III1V\ . LONDOV. August 10-TlirouRh I'i'iic , Cliimvn amba'sador to Kngland , and nnd the Uritith embnusy to 1'flkin , liarl Ciian- vlllr is nrgiiiR China to concede to the indem nity demand b > Trance provided it shall lin- niediately leavt > Kelung. It Is eousldired ( lonblful whethnr ' ' 1'ilino Allmstor 1'orrv would surrender Killing on the ( ujment of the indemnity , as it Hbdieved that the leal object of 1 MIICO in making the claim wns to eceuro ponimneutpomrsMcin of the coal mines of Kolnng. His loportod that in ca c I'muco xhouhl refuse to gtv onii Kt lime on tlio p\y- meiit of the indemnity , Hnijland has prom ised to Interfcio in supiwrt of China. It Is eon hdentmlly assorted tint no olToi of mediation has boi n inado to 1'ranco by ] ! nglandGcriuany or America , ritorKHTY or Tin : cm ucn. KOVIK , August 10. The 1'opolo Itomano , the organ of Prime Minister l > oprito , , nu- nounceH ( lint the liist sale at public auction of the landed property of the propaganda , nndti tha decree of the couit , will take plnco on Monday night. The ugent of the propngaiula w ill attend the sain anil enter a protest. Tlio nopettipH to bo sold include lands at Itnola. Itixvenna nnd Cairoglo. I'urthiT sales will take plnco at Vroslaan , AXfUO MkMCN1IIKTV. . LOSDOV , August 10.- According to the in ovlsninal treaty of Mexico and I'ngland , Sloxico concedes to I'liRlmd the "most fa voted nation , " .treatment for fiv o years , begin ning m January , 1885. No provisions are undo for the settlement of llm claims of the Unglith bondholders nor for the payment of , hc < convention debt. 11AVAHUN 111Kit. . Ml vioir , August 1(5. ( So many complaints arc inado ut adulterated beer that the Itnva- nan government his ordciod an investigation. All the brow orles will bo subjected tomapoc- Lion. _ At Moinomngon tholnspcclion lesullcd in thirty-three brow era being Hontoneed to pay lines ranging from § 50 to 82f > 0 , according to tlio dogioo of the nniirity | of their beer. Tinea otliors woio sentenced lo eight months' nn [ irisonmoiit. Ill 1 OHM DI VIONSTIIATION' . AliKnDhi.N , August 10 Thcro IB agicat re form demonstration hcio to day. Resolutions in favor of the franchise bill and in conduit * nation of Iho nation of Iho house of lords in rejecting it , wnro adopted. The shops goner- dlv * w ire , closed , nnd the whole city madon lioliday. Lightyaged men who took part in Lho reform denioiistr.ation of IKiJ marched at Lho bond of the monster proc.nbbion. WAH NOI Ml' niri.AHi.l ) . LONDON , August 10. A dispatch fiom 1'ar- is to the I.XLhango lelegiaph company , dome's the leport that China him decl irod war igamst 1'iaiiee. It is oxpei led , on tlio other band , that negotiations will bi < resumed. I'AIIH , August li. ( It Is Bnmi-olliciallv re ported tfiul 1'iance his not injected modi ition m tlu > Pi line Chinese dilliculty. On the other hand , it IK nssi itcd th it no ono has of Fercd to mediate. INOI.VM ) I IIIKNDI.V. LONDON , August 10. I' nl ( Sranvilln has sent ISisnmrck a Kiiranee tb it I'.nghunl Is fiienuly toward I li 1111:111 : duvclopment and colonial entuipiiHO in the unaettled poitiona of HUH them Africa. ill n CHOI riu. Spi'Llal Dispatch to Tin : 111 r. Pvitis , August 17. There aie now forty- ono places anil thntoim depirtmenta in Traneo fiom which deaths fiom cholctahave jeen ropoitid , and Ihoio aio doubllces liilf as many mete towim and vdlagCH in which Iheio lave been deaths of which no icpoits have leached the outside vvoild. Incidents of the ilagno in the Alplno villages are often honit unding , and im often wrath piovoking , The ictti r jmrt of the priests ate doing their duty uibly , but a few ignorant bigots among , hem have lion teHponsiblo foi much nischii f by soi/ing the oioiliiuity | ) | to pieach .he iloi trine th it the plague is the toanlt of adieullsm. 'Iheiesiilt has hi on a natural me tint people accept the visitation ns a .hmg which is nsoless to comb it. Tlio chol HI ureit now Htrotchas from Toiilou o in tlio KOiithwcU to Auxeiro in the north. in the lepirtmontof tioiino , and in the Hontlioasl to Ilimlrx , Alpos , thiiH inaKing n tiiaiiKlo witli udea nspectively 2'M , Iil5 and 'iIO miles oiig. Anverre IH only abuiit 1UO milcH fiom I'arls , in asoulheily ilnection. I'AIHH , August 10. Kivu deaths from chol > iu occinud at ArleH during the twenty-four : iours ending at h o'clock this morning. At lonl Korl SHI Argens two new cases are re lioitod mill one death. At Toulon , during Iho . \viiity-fimi hours i iiding at It p. m , nine tenths The satiilar ) condition of Toulon is less satisfactory , owiug to the lelaxatmn of irecanllims by the inliabitantii , and a tenenval if the opldcmle is feared. I'MIIS , August 10. Hardly a day passes < ut reports roach here ol llio appearance of cholera in ono or two additional towns. The Hnnitai v precautions appuar to bo powerless to ( .hi ck tlio prOp'recs of the disease. The pre fect of Purls muned orders to the police com missaries to dlbinfoct suspected houses , At Aries thi-ro were tlireo deaths yesterday ; at Aix , two in lumiliu axjlum and several in Lown ; at Avignon , six ; at lamol. five. Tot ION , August 10. Thn following n a recind of thu hospit.il IK i lo-dii ) : Dhd 1 ; admitted I ; discharged 10 ; under .loiitment 00. 00.KH KH , August 10 , During the ] iast twenty fem hoiirii them have been eight leulhs from cholera in this city. HoJir , August 17 In thn province ) of 3ampbo ItaBeo tliiitien ciueis of cholera are toportoil : in Cuhtlinovo tlueo ; in Kerma//ena iwnj in Kbaigo two and in Villafranco ei\ . Of tlio foregoing live have died and fem aru in i hojieless condition. Jn'H Couiiiy , Iowa. DO.N.NUI.SOAugust 10. The Lee county republican county convi ntloii to day ( elected dolcK'atoa to the ht ito , jiuliclil and congies' Hloiial coiivcutioiiH. li'hi | < Htcn to the lattot are mostly for JMeUoid , but Stutsmaii and Wilnon Inivoa few fliomls. Thohtatoconvui- lion deli gati n aio foi Twombloy for treasinor. Tlmy M'lll Try WASHINGTON , August 10 , Arrangements m o about 5f/nijleted / ) to have tlie celebrated ti utter J , Tuy hyo-tjeo and I'hadus trot over the Troy City track August lit ) , foi a special purse , in an attempt to beat their respective ANOKA'S DISASTER. The City of Aiioki , , MiDii , . Deslroycfl by a Conilagalioii , Witli Losses Amounting1 > Over a Million of Do1 * By a Happy Fort * Lives are Lost in' v.amity. . ThoSt.Pt.s A Minneapolis Fire Dopartiiijnts Summoned. But Arrive tooLato to be of Muok Service , The Flro Kcconl nt Other I'lnccs. ST. I'.Mt , August 10. For the font tit time in iUhistoiy the city of Anoka is firo- Rtrickcn , and the entire business poition for a HI corn ! time entiiely wiped out of existence. The rum is widespread and extensive , and at this time it is utterly impossible to more than roughly appioxnnato the great loss , which h placed bj the most conservative at 81,000,000 at least , 1'rom the Congreg ition.il church , at the corner of Main street and Third avouuo , west to the river , and fiom Monroe street north to Yan Biiron street is naught but heaps of smoking ashes and b'ackencd inins. Tlio alarm was given shortly after 2 oclock this niotning , and WAS prompt ly answered by engitio company No. 1 , hosu companies No. 1 and 2 , and the Imok and ladder company. Tlio cause of the alaim was found to bo a fire in the skating rink of Klimes & Yaiulervelde' , situated In the rear of the postoflico nnd high school building1. Although the department was quickly at work , it was soon evident that tlio flamct were beyond control , and that the adjoining building must go , nnd in a few moments thu lirick block in which thu postolHco was situ ated was in llrune ? , followed almost , sim ultaneously by the appearance of ( ire in thu Ingh Bchool adjoining and in Dow dell Bros. ' tohtaurant. The llamcs communicated to tno elegant new buck block belonging to II. TJ. Ticknor , and from there across Second avenue ) to H. S. I'lummer's dry goods fctore , and across Main Klrcot to a , row of wooden structure * occupied by various branches of trade , anil up Second avenue , taking several reaidences and the Morchvnta , ' hotel and dnwnMaiii strcdou the south side , destroying Plum met's dry goodu ston ? , Cutter's dry goods stow , Ticlmor .1 Co. , dtups ; Hynn , boots and shoe-j , and so on until the liver barred its course in this direction. While devastation was being wrought in this direction appalling flames loiped from a wooden building mi the north udo of Main street and enveloped thu hindsomosta'oly stiucturo lately erected by W. D. Wnshburn , and in which was sitiuted the Anok.a 1'iiat National bank and the elegant Wa&hbmu opera hous.0. The whole city seemed abla/o nt once. Up and down both sides of Main street , Iroin Third avenuoto the river and along both sides of h'econd avenue fi'im Van Buiun to Monroe sticcti , the piti- lesH llames swept Irresii'tblly. l-'iom Wash- burn block to the buck haidwaie store of 1'ut- muii , Ceslla \ , Liiuli > yt and from thn 1'irsfc National bank to bndgii square , the iiro speed ily made its way. Thencu along Biidgo square on the oist hide , sweeping away Daniels' boot and shoo store , Abeur & Wick- lud'rt dry good store , the Anoka "Union brick block , I'ett'i's drill ? Htore , and ncioss Jackson diagonally to the rrt.it Lincoln flouring mill and elevator , uonsuming alson Rtmdl tlcnring' null near the bridge , two planing mills , ono shlnglo mill , diy kiln , lumbar thod.nnd ollice , all boloiigmg to W. D. Wasliburii A , Co. , Ibo flaniiM bdng biought to a stmdstill at a linu IK ) feet fiom the mammoth Washburn shingle mills. l'iim the jioiul wheru the fire com- miimciiUcl to the Lincoln millrf it went east- waul to the cornei of Second nvenuo and ilackson street , there joining forces with the Mction which jumped Mam street mil tackled .1 aekson's hotel and stables , lilackxmitli shops , ongme house and jail , c\- lmii tinp itfclf at the coiner of Jackson htroot and'1 bird avenue. The branch of the great cnnllaKiatiim which took its w.iy south OH Second aveiiuo dcstiojed ovotj thing to Mon- loebtrrel , wheio it wns brought under con trol. No lives urio lost and noeiy boriouK necnloiitH occmrod , tliongli theio wasa bceno of the wililcht and most uncontrollable confu sion. Mi n fell eOi lusted by heat nnd moke , while women fainted , appalled by the tcr- nblo visitation. Tlio loceea and iiiHiuanco emiiot now bo definitely ate ei tabled for several days , as many loserx lost ovirj thing , paiieis and documents inchul- id. It is leirneit tliat Washburn & Co. havii insurance as follovvo : Lincoln mill. S9t,000 ) ; plain ig mill , 6.rCOO ; shingle mill , SSCO ; email flouiing mill , jKl.fiDO ; bank. § 20 OUOj ollice , S700 : lumber shed , § 1,000 ; diy klm , S3.500 ; tol.l , SMIIMH ) . Their loss is believed to bo fully § 175,000 , and possibly $210,000. Aesis- l.uieo vvas snimiioned from St. I'.uil and Minneapolis , but it touched the doonuil city Lee Into to bo of service , except in B.IVIUK Gen eral Wushburn'H inunnnoth saw and shlnglo null.- ' . AT MNUKNNIH. INI ) . VIM I NNPH , August 10. An incendiary tire hint night destroyed the Ittveisido lumber inillc. neui this city. Loss 'JliO.OOO ; fully in- Hiired. AT cillc'Ano. CllK'A.i ) , August 10. A fire bioko out thin aftcinoonm n block on West Washington street in tlio fire pioof paint manufactory of K. i. Hipsoll , and w.is caused by an explosion of ihomicals In the basement. The flame-t spread BO lapidly that the workmen had to jump fiom the windows to save their lives. None were badly iiijiitml , The fire extended to the molding establishment of Jndkiiis & Co. Loss [ estimated ) § JO,000 ; partially in sured. AT MvW OW.I'Aht ) . Nf w OHM * .vn , August 17. The Picaj nno'a Ibiriacpocial HIVJH that early this morning ( iall il 1'hari's naw mill bullied , 'Iho fire is said to have IMHJU incendiary , aa tin oats to fire the tow u h.avo been made. Loss 20,000 : no insurance , 1'harr , ono of the ownois , is a membci of _ the militia , md has taktn an active pait in the proeent trouble. This hai iticioosetl.tho excitement hero. AT OKKNA1H 1IIHH. Oiii'NADA , August 17. A lire last night destroyed the gitater portion of the busi ness p ut of the tow 11 , and burned three houra , coiihunnnt ; 78 buildings and contents. Lout SJOO.OOO ; insurance $ U5,000. recognize © . . fo 5seafer ) a *