THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , JUNE 2 , 1885. NO. 245 \ 7- A MOURNING HAT10N All Franco Honors and Reveres Ihc Memory of Victor Hugo , A Bewildering Pageant Follows His Eemains to the Qravo ( Iho Communists Are Held At Bny , anil no Bloodshed IB Ennctcd Incidents of the Burial. HUGO'S FUNEKAI/ . IlCniAL OP THE OHKAT WBITEn , PAKIB , Juno 1 , , 10 a , in , Although rain fell during the night and there was on indication in the early morning of moro rain to day , hundreds of thousands of coplo were nbroid at daylight , crowding the streets and boulvarda through which the great proces sion will move that accompanies the remains of Victor Hugo to their last resting place in the Pantheon , The space around Arc do Trintnpho , already filled with chief officers of state , members of the diplomatic corpse , sen ators and deputies. From all directions como deputations with draped banners bearing flow era and gigantic wreaths , all moving in the direction Arc do Tiiompho , the mccca of France to-day , Chestnut trees In the Champs Elypoo are in full bloom , aud form a strange contrast to the veiled lights , draped banners and vast tea of spectator * , all in habiliments of mouruincr , which line either side of the immense field , and brilliant with uniforms of the soldiers , Lirgo bodies of cavalry occupy the streets leading to the Champa Eljsoe , minute guns ore being fired from the hotel Des Invalidca and from Fort Valrien. The crowds are very orderly and at th hour there IB not a sign of trouble so much looked for and written about. The soldiers are Uklng tbo place ; asoigncd them in the line of procession. I'rains ' laden with visitors from the provinces nnd abroad are constantly arriving. 1 P. W. The funeral procjasloa started punctually at noon. The threatening clouds of the early morning bed disappeared and the sun shone brilliantly on the many chariots heaped with offerings of the people of Franco which followed the hearse lu the procession. Enormous crowds are on tha streets that form the route of the procession , The buildings are. black with people as is every point from which may bo had a view of the unparalleled spectacle , 1:45 p. m The head of the procession es corting the body of Victor Hugo to the Pan- cheon has just reached tbo lodgement of the illustrious dead. An Immense crowd whlcli fills Boulevard Michel includes an immonei number of people who go to move up the dis turbing noiao element of the city's population. Now that the funeral is practically over these roughs threaten to inaugurate a revolutionary demonstration which has been expected sinc the death of IIupo. 2 p. m. The funeral oration which M Floquot delivered nt thoj Are do Tiiomphe touched the hearts of his bearers nnd was greatly applauded. The procession is moving without hitch in its described programme. The police arrested several bearers of red flags which were unfurled at starting points or at the headquarters of several revolution nry eociotioa There has been , however , nc eerious collision. The singing of revolutionary and patriot ! songs by bands gathered beyond the reach o ! the voices'of the oratora interrupted Bomowha the unity of the eulogies , but beyond thi there was nothing to mar the beauty nor do trict from the impressivenejs of the spectacle. The funeral of Hugo , up to this hour , 3:1 : p. m. , has been allowed to be conducted will : every mark of respect. The enormout maesof of people in the etreeta maintain exceptional quiet. At the completion of the funeral ceremonioi i the march of tli9 procession ended withou t anything happening that might bo called of > disorderly character. Accidents incident 3 the presence of such an immense concourse o 3i people were numeroui and in some instance ; 8 serious. Honors to Hugo's Memory. NEW YOHK , June 1. The united -Frencl societies of the city held a demonstration i honor of the memory of Victor iiugo , a < Tammany hall yesterday nft'.rnoon. The hul was draped In mourning and in the centre o the main floor stood au elaborately drape catafalque. Guard Lafayette stood arounr as guards of hoaor , and cindlea at each co ner made a weird light in the darkened bal. Two thousand Frenchmen and Italians wit ! their families were ptocaut. Guard LafaV' etto , Grenadier llochambeau and the Gari baldi Corps chanted a funeral dirge , and ad dresses in French were made by President Blanck , Prof. T. Stone , of the college of the city of Now York , and Prof. Cohn , of Har vard college , John Swiuton spoke in English , GENEHAlj FOHEIGN KEWS. THE JXl'DtHION OK TUB TOLES. LONDON , June 1 The supposition that the expulsion of Russian Poles from Prussian territory where they lad settled to escape the despotism of Russia , was due to a misunder standing between the governments of llussia and Germany , teems to bo iiuulficiont Ilus- sla is anything but pleased , It appears the action of the Prussian authorities is simply re taliatory measures , as many Germans who had * boon residing in Kussia were forced to return I L to their native country. In many instances the refuses roach the Gorman frontier in a destitute condition , THK CINTHAI , ASIAN 11AILWAV. St. Petersburg advices show that the buildIng - Ing of the Central Asian railway is proceed ing with extrame rapidity. Thirteen hundred laborers have just left Baku to work on the road , and it is reported that 0,00 moro will follow immediately. THE HCflSIANH OBJKOT. Advices from Sinjou say It is reported that the Russians have objected to the Afghans ncciipjingKarawal Knaiia , where the mein road branches off , half way between Maru- chak and Balamurghans , I'AltlS HACKS. PAIIIS , Juno 1 , The race for the grand priza of the Paris Jockey Club took place Sunday and was won byMarqulio do Bouth- illler's brown colt Heluisaut , by five lengths 'he bay colt Conder , second , by two lenghts und a half ; the chestnut colt Extru , third. ciioi1 moaners m QIIKAT umriAK , LODNON , June 1. The most encouraging features of the agricultural outlook is the fav or all a change in the weather , winch baa como at a most opportune time , when the warm sunshine will produce tha best raiults , eipeci- ally as It has been preceednd by copious rains The backward condition of the crops and dis coloration of wheat has been the source BOf complaint , but it is now admitted that no lasting injury has been done , and if the pres ent BUB weather continues a lapid improve ments in the harv st prospects it expected , XNOUBII ALLIES WAVKHINQ , CAIRO , Junol Kmlssarles of El Mahdi now daily enter Suakim. The lick soldiers In Suikim are increasing In numbers. The : ina. dlan troops suffer terribly , The hostile forcis are beginning to renew their attack : ) upon Suakim. Moro of the tribes hitherU filendly to the English are wavering. rtoEl Mahdi has tent ten puns to OsmanDigua am A supply of arms and iimuultion will follow. Affairs la Neighboring Cm OK MEXICO ( via Galvwton ) , Junal.- The house deputies adjourned atlOo'clocl Sunday morning until September 1C , Satur day evening the various appropriation bill passed and provisions were made for the ap pointment of a committee of fifteen to arrange - range unfinished business. Committees wore also appointed to notify the president and senate of adjournment , It has been gener ally expected that the session would bo pro longed , LIMA ( via Galventon ) , Juno 1. The mili tary display , including a sham fight andjar- tillcry manoeuvering , took place just outside the city .on Friday. The president and vari ous ministers were present. SANTIAGO DE CHILI , ( via Galveston ) June 1. It is stated that in case of the appoint ment of Senor Carlos Antunez , secretary of war , no Intcndento of Valparaiso , Senor Man uel Bulnes will bo tendered the war portfolio. Senor M. Enrique Bacaur , the new French minister , was received by the minister of for eign affairs on Sunday last. Congress will assemble to-day. The president's message is looked forward to with interest. Senor An tonio Yaras will probably bo re-elected presi dent nf the senate and Senor Mariano San chez Fontollla , vico-presldent. TDK IIION INDUSTRY. NEARLY ALL IRON SIILL3 SHUT DOWN , THROW ING THOUSANDS OUT Ot WORK. ; CINCINNATI , Juno 1. The situation among the iron manufacturers Is simply that of fol lowing the load of the Pittsbnrg manufacturers ors , to act in concert in deciding as they have done , not only not to sign the scale as pro- Honted by the Amalgamated association of iron and steel workers , but also to demand a reduction from the present scale of wages. As neither sldo baa yielded and tha contract year hao expired , nil mills in this vicinity closed tc-day. There are no exceptional cases , such aa at Plttsburg and Wheeling where the demand of the workmen will bo compiled with , and the shutting down Is general , St. Louis , June 1 , Tin Balloville nail mill and the Western nail works at Bellovlllo , III , shut down Saturday evening In accordance with the arrangement af rood upon at the re cent meeting of the Western Nail association. The new Pittsburg scale hai not arrived in the city yet , and therefore no action has bson taken by the manufacturers , WHEELING , W. Va. , Juno L Saturday nipht all Iron and nail mills in the city and vicinity shut down for an indefinite time. The owners of the Belleville Rolling mills signed the scale of the nailers union , but it la un derstood they will not run. Other mills re fute to sign either the Amalpnmatod associa tion scale or the United Nailers scale. Both sides seem firm and a long suiponsion of work seems inevitable. The nail tactoriesjn and contiguous to Wheeling number seven.in eluding tbo Mingo ( Ohio ) mills with office hsre , one bar milltwo sheet mills and ono bar and sheet combined. About 2500 men are thrown out of employment by the stoppage. CLEVELAND , Juno 1. With the exception of the proprietor of the Russia mill at Niles , Ohio , none of the iron manufacturers of Ma- honlng Valley have yet signed the Amalga mated association scalo. The men employed at five mills in Youngstown and ono in Gi- rard quit at 12 o'clock Saturday night , Tha manufacturers have not absolutely refused to sign , simply giving evasive answers to tha men , The men are jubilant over the success of the association at Pittsburg and assert tha the Mahoning Valley operators will sign within a weok. The tiroa in the Russia mill at Nile's , were lighted last night , and all the men returned to work , CHICAGO , Juno L Saturday night the fire in the furnaces of the Calumet Iron and Steo Co , , at dimming ? , uaar South Chicago , were allowed to go out and it is understood the ; are not liiblo to bo rebuilt for some days , per bans weeks. The abut down n partly owing to dull times , but is the direct result of the failure of the employes at their various meet ings to agree to continue work at the wage offered them , The company yesterday lai < off six and seven hundred men , which is abiu one-half of the mill's full force. Those men are thrown out of work , but no trouble is an ticipated aa they are all of first rate character PITTSBUHG. Pa. , June 1. The workmen i the nail mills where the new scale has no been signed , went out on a strike this morn ing , Thut , fir ten out nf thirty-eight iron an steel mills of this district have signed , bu there does not seem to bo much prospect for general resumption in the near fnture. Th amalgamated authorities express themselve confident of coming out on top in the preson struggle. BUSJJE MIL LEU'S DEATH. A PRETTY IOWA GIRL LOSES HER LIFE BY CH CAGO TEMPTATIONS. Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , HI , , June 1.In a beautifnl cas ketin Bartlett'a undertaking establishmeu at 215 North Clark to-day , reposed the form of Susie Miller , aged 10 , who died early San day morning. She was a beautiful girl , bu the dark lines on her face made he appear to bo at least 35 years of age Her death is said to be the roan of sn abortion performed about thro weeks ago. Who tbe physician was wh participated in the crlrro is not known , but man named Whltesides. former pressman o the Times , is suspected of complicity , Mi Miller's lover was one James Dillon , who also a pressman on the Times nowspape Rathburn , the proprietor of the reitauran where the girl worked said that aoout thn weeks ago the girl was taken tick. D Wliltosldo attended upon her. He charge her with being about to become a motlie but the denied it. Ha told her that she ma not keep anything back from the phy s'clan , but she only became mo vehement In her protestations that there wa nothing of tha kind the matter. Thla lUthbun say * , is what Wbitosldes told him occurred when ho was cal'ed In. A waiter girl in the restaurant , however , says that on ono occasion she ran up from tiie dining room to sea Sutle , who roomed directly overhead , and that there was a ( trance doctor with Whiteeldc ! . "I couldn't tell you what he was like , " said she , "aud I never hoard his name. " Two weeks ago last Thursday the county hospital ambulance came and took her out to the hospital. There she lay until her aunt found out that she was sick at the hospital and had her brought to her house , The ijirl steadfastly refuted to go to her aunt's house while she was elck and not until she was at death's door did she at last consent to be removed , Tlio J ) y oi Iho Turf. CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 1. At to-day' * races at Satonia park the weather was fine , the track good , and tbo attendance largo. First race Milo and an eighth ; Boatman won ; Billy Gilmore , second ; Sepauto , third. - Time'l:581. ; Second race Milo ana three-eigbth > , all ages ; Modesty won ; Buchanan , second ; Le- man , third. Time , 2:23jf : , Third race Mile and quarter a , three-year- olds , nan winners ; Tea Booker won ; Vole second ; Brandywine , third. Time. 2:14. : Fourth race Mile and five eighths ; Aretlno won , Troubadour , second ; ( sovereign Pat third. Tlme,2:5ji. : , Fifth race Six furlongi ; Avery won Callard , second ; Bangle , third. Time. 1:17 : BRIGHTON BEACH , N. Y. , May 1. The at tendance was light , the weather perfect and the track fine. Fit st race - Three-quarter mile , maidens all ages ; Birt Warren won ; Puiitau , second Mentor , third. Time , 1 23. ! Second raca Three quarter milr , maidens all ages ; Jack won ; Lucy LoomIiBOcond ; Miss . Walton , third. Time , 1 21 , Third race Seven furlongs ; Eva K , won Hickory Jim , second ; Manitoba , third Time , 1 331. Fourth race Mile and one furlong ; Llqut won ; Emma Mauley , second ; Little Nun third. Time.S.01. Fifth race Mile and a quarter , all ages Ecuador won ; Tonv Foster , second ; Anoiilc " " third. A Notorious Sen-going Crook. - oRS , June 1. Detective Golden , o Inspector Byine'i ttafT , yeiterday seizec clothing and jewclryfcontalnod in the trunks of Mrs. Sucan R , Buck , whoso mysterious dis appearance frem Busche'a hotel in Hoboken , N , J. , abolition days , caused some excite ment. A dispatch from the policeot Liver pool , England , stated that Mrs , Jennotto Vandcrstain , had had her trunk stolen from the "Oily of Richmond , " and the detective found identification marks on Mrs. Buck's goods. Mrs , Buck ia a Scntch woman , twenty-ievcn ycara old , and the police say she is even moro dangerous than the notori ous Ellen E. Peck. She returned to Now York by the "City nf Fichmond , " but how she obtained M , Vanderstaln's trunk is as yet a mystery. ( Inspector Bytno B knows where the woman ia , but will not arrest her , as bo has no proof that she cJina by the unlawfully , She traveled on tbo stoaino r under her maiden name , Ann Louisa Sh&w , Mr ? . Buck , it is said , once swindled the Lord Mayor of London out of elghtylpounds.buthor brother , a person of Influence in London , suc ceeded in having her sent to an asylum In stead of prison. BOljU BIG BEAlt. A STRANGE STORY Of A I1ATTLK WITH "HEAP DIO INJDN. " WINNIPEG , Juno 1. Strange's encounter with Big Boar hag again aroused interest in the progress of the Indian war. It la fully expected that Middloton will have trouble with Big Bear before the latter ia reduced. Meantime there ia much solicitude for the welfare of the captives in the Indian camps , aa it is hard to tell what the savages may do with them. Middloton lo't Battleford for Fort Pitt , Sunday morning with some six hundred men , the companies being delected from the Ninetieth Rides , quaon'a own , To ronto grenadiers , Midland * 'A and "B" bat teries , mounted police and Boulton'a men Moro will rrobably follow. Trouble ia re ported from Medicine Hat. Several parties of horse stealing Indiana are reported within twenty miles of that paint. Two of Stewart's mounted rangers were fired at on Saturday by a band of Indians numbering one hundred and fifty. It ia not known what triba the liostiles belonged to. Stewart'd force baa gone in pursuit. Part of the Halifax batallion is stationed as a garrison at Medicine Hat. News was received nt Battloford that a fight between Gen. Strango's force and Big Bear's band occurred Thursday near Fojt Pitt. Big Bear's location was discovered on Wednesday. An advance waa made the following morning , The whole of Strango's troops had not yet ar rived. Ho could only muster three hundred men. The redskins weie entrenched just over the brow of a hill and In order to reach thorn Strange was oblige-1 to cross a marshy valley. While advan cing the Indians commenced firing and the troops were extended in skirmishing or der , For three hours and a half a steady fire was kept up from both sides , The troops had good cover from the enemy. A field gun did effective ecrvico in driving the Indians from their quarter , out the number of killed was not ascertained. Strange's loss is email , being six wounded , throe of wliom will dio. The troops retired in good order to Pitt. Before the engagement a scow with provisions on board WAS left in the river , guarded by thirteen men. After the fight the scow could cot be found and the men on the scow have not turned up since. Strange wants rein forcements and ammunition. OTTAWA , Juno 1. An official dispatch from Battleford dated Sunday has been received here stating that Gen. Middloton had left that place at 8:30 : a. m. with reinforcements on tbe steamers Marquis and Alberta to moot Big Bear. The reinforcements consisted of the Tenth , tbo Midland battalion * , Ninth Winnipeg , with two Gatling guns , fifty of the garrison artillery , Boulton's mounted Infan try , the Dennis surveyor scouts and fifty mounted police under c r uiand of Col Herchmer. The water of the North' Saskatchewan owan was reported to be high and Gen , Mid dleton expected to reach Pitt in the evening , THE WABAHH MADMAN. HE BECOMES MORE RATIONAL HIS FRIEND ! DENY THAT HE USE3 LIQUOR. CHICAGO , June L Since his wounds hav been dressed Reaume , the Wabash train mad man , became somewhat more communicative , He says ho ia a French-Canadian by birth and a fresco painter by trade , and has a wif < and three children in Detroit. Ho were white sombrero , and as ho ran down Fourth avenue wrs thought b ; . the.rcsldenta . to bo a cowboy on a spreo. As the train onwhich ho arrived waa passingslowl- ; through the outskirts of the city a man by th name of Spruck jumped aboard the platforr where the maniac stood. He immediate ! , blazed away with his revolver , the bullet jus grazing Spruck's chin and tearing a buttoi trom his coat. Spruck stopped off and waitei for another train. In the fight at the depo the maniac reloaded as fast aa his weapon waa empty , and altogether moro than 150 shot wore fired. DENVEH , Col. , Juno 1 , The intimatlo : from Chicago to-day that Lou's Raump , th Denver printer who captured the Wabasl train between Kansas City and Chicago yesterday torday , WAI not crazy except from the effecti of liquor was received by his friends hero will Indignant surprise. They say that bo doei not drink ; that his acts on the Wabash trail cannot bo attributed to that cause. Abou 7 o'clock Friday evening , an hour before b started east , Itaumo met Justice Sopeys 01 Fourteenth street and complained that a lo of men were after him. Ho talked and nctei in a manner that showed plainly he was crazy Sopiya told him ho had better go home an- lock himself up. Ho replied that In woul do eo aa flocn as ho notified the police that the men were after him , Ho went to headquar ters , made complaint , and wont back up town. II mutt have then gene to the train. Before ho saw Sopeys he went to the Mer chants' stables and Raid a lot of men were after him and wanted to kill him and a < ked for a horse to go to nolico he'adquarters. Sev eral men who saw him that evoumg nay he was certainly crazy. Tlio Bliaoknmaxuu Failure Grow ? , PiiiLADELniiA , PA. , June 1 , Further in vestigation into the of fairs of the collapsed Shackamaxon bank shown that the condition Is oven worse tlmnlwan expected , The total shortage may reach half a million dollars , so that even with a legal assessment ou the stockholders of $140,0 0. there will not \n \ sufficient funds to pay the depositors , The directors made a superficial examination of the accounts Saturday , and found things In n most discouraging condition. The books were all in confuilon , and it will require several - days of expert work to clear matters so that an accurate statement may be made , , Dyln/j for Ilia Wife's iionor. CHICAGO , Juno 1 , A number of Italian la , borers sat on the front steps of a boarding house on an obscure street Saturday uirht , ! ; when the conversation turning upon the rel - ative merits of their respective wives , Joseph Mott remarked tint Mrs. Delatto was not ; a respectable woman , Michael Delatto , erin . , husband , resented this by slapping Mott lu ; : tbe face , Mott instantly draw a big knife aud sUbbed Delatto so that he will die. , Tlio Wontlier , WASHINGTON , June L The npper Missies. ( , ] Ippi ; fair weather ; winds generally southerly ; warmer In the northern portion , stationary in the southern portion. , The Missouri valley : fiir weather ; tllghl changes in the temperature ; southerly winds ; becoming variable , , , The Trial of Kiel. OTTAWA , Ont. , June 1 The trial cfRiel will probablycommenco at Regina about beef ( 22d of this month before Col , Rlchardion , ol . the ttlpendary court. PAY UP. The Court o [ Claims Calls outbe Union Pacific , Cleveland Ketarns From His Trip to Now York City , Gcorjjo Vf. Jnllon Gets an tOfllcc Vllau Fixes llolntlvo An Alt- scotilliiRldnhoroBtm stcr. THE DAY AT THE CAlUTAlj. GENERAL EVENTS. WASHINGTON , Juno 1. President Cleveland - land accompanied by Postmaster-general Vllas , Mrs. Vllas and Marshall McMlchael , arrived In this city at 10 o'clock last eight. The president's carriage \vaa in waiting at tlio depot when the train arrived and ho was im mediately driven to the white houao. The court of claima closed Its business for the term to-ilay and adjourned till October 20 next Assistant Attorney General Simons an nounced his retired from the department of justice to-day and introduced Judge Hobcrt Howard , of Little Hock , Arkansas , as his sue * cessor. A largo number of decisions were londero J. In the casa of the Chicago , Mil waukee & St. Paul railroad company , claim fur carrying mails , the petition was dismissed and an appeal noted. The Union Pacific railway case was a claim brought by the railroad company to re cover for tilt ) transportation of mails and for other eorvlco renierod the government , to which the government filed offsets for 5 per cent paid into the treasury under the net of 1862 , und 2) per cent under the Thurman act. The court found the facts and reached a con clusion upon the law laat February , and the opinion was tlitn road by the chief justice. It waa tha ordered by the court that compu tations be made in accordance with the opin ion , and exports have since been at work upon the matter. The computation la now com plete , allowing that the railway is indebted to the government in something over ono and a quarter million dollars. Judgment will en tered accordingly. The decision in thacaso involving the right of the state of Illinois to certain swamp lands ia in effect that when the head of the depart ment lias decided a question pending thereon his successor cannot open it and transfer it to the court of claima for a heating. This was the only point considered in the case. The select committea of the senate upon interstate commerce baa arranged a pro gramme for Juno. The next meeting will be hold at Chlcago.on the 12th Inst. , for four days ; In St. Louis two days , bginning on the 17th ; two in Des Moinca , beginning ou the 19th ; two in Omaha , beginning on the 22J ; anil two in St. Paul and Minneapolis , begin ning on the 24tb. The chief postoffico insocctor has been in formed that Postmaster I , N. Hibbs , of LewIston - Iston , Idaho , issued money orders to the amount of 820,000 payable to himself , ordered banks in different cities to Collect them and forward the money to him , and then abscond ed. Ho was heard from nt Victoria , B. C. Within the past few days a thousand dollar lar clerkship in the pension bureau has be come vacant , Secretary Lamur sent a requi sition to the civil service commissioner for the certificate of office of a person to fill the position in which ho requested that the commissioner certify to the department the name of i female clerk from Dakota , he having found that that territory had no representation in the bureau. A reply to this request was pre pared to-day by the commission and for warded to the secretary immediately. In it the commission declines to make the corttfica tion , as requested , and say in subatanct that it ia the province of the com mission , and not that of the secretary of the interior to name the states or tern toriea from which selections shall bo made for certification upon requisitions and witn respect spect to this particular case , that Dakota i not on the list for choice of appointments one that therefore the commission will not selec .the clerk from that territory. This decision of the commission will , it is understood , bi regarded by them as a precedent that wil govern any future cise of the kind. The president to-day appointed the follow ing : To ba second comptroller of the treasury Isaac H , Maynard , of New York , vice W. W Upton , of Oregon , resigned by request Judge Maynard Is a resident of Delphi. Ne\ York , and now holds the position of firs deputy attorney general of the state. Ho wa not a candidate for the oflico to which he i appointed , but was urged to accept it by bet the president and the secretary of the treasury The salary of the second comptroller is 55,00 per annum. Collectors of internal revenue Robert M Henderson , fourth district of Texas ; Rober Barnett , fourth district of California. Assistant attorney-general Robert A Howard , of Arkansas. Consul-general to Nice Albert N , Hatha way. The statement of tbo public debt issued to day shows a decrease of the debt during th montl ) of May of § 1,225,000. Dr. Neil F. Graham of Minnesota assistant medical referee of the pel sion bureau , and Drs , William I Gobraight and Jno , II. Ross , Indiana mcd cul examiners of pensioners , have been re lieved for "offensive partisanship. " The teitimony taken before the Warner committee of the house of representatives that they visited their respective states during the last presidential campaign , ostensibly to examine boards of medical examiners , but really to work for the success of the republican party , and that their expenses on that occasion were charged against tha government wore the basis of tha charges ppiicst them , It ia un derstood fifty discharges will be made in..the pension bureau to-day. ' The coinapa of the various mints during May was 81,055,437 , of which § 2-101,837 , was in standard dollars. Surveyor general to Mexico George W. Julien , of Indiana , The title to Mies Cleveland's forthcoming book is , "George Elliott and Other Studies. " A , V , Howard , collector of customs at Ports mouth , N. II , , has tendered his resignation to the secretary of the treasury. In Tiis letter ho eays he lias held the odica since December 21,1873 , during which time ho has endeavored to faitafully discharge its duties. " lie then adds : "I have also all ( hat time been a zealous member of the republican party , and in every case possible coutributed to it ) success , consequently my offensive partitan- ship can be established by many witnesses. For twenty years I hayo also been u firm be liever in the old Jackson doctrine , 'To the \ictor belong * the spoils. ' Consistency , therefore , compels mo firmly to adhere to these principles and the convictions in defeat as well as In victory. " To day Alpbeus A , Uanscom was appointed his successor. It is stated on bleb authority that the re quest JoflBaylisa W. Ilanna , of Indiana , tote bo transferred from the Persian mission to that of the Argentine Rjpubllo will not be granted by tbo president. At the navy department to-day there was received from Lieut , Foulk , of the navy , under date of Seoul Korrea , Morel 29. a narrative , telling how the American schooner Scbeunan was destroyed and ana portion of her crew beheaded on the Yellow seacoast of Korrea in 185G in an attempt ta penetrate to tbo interior of the country. The . narrative was prepared from accounts obtalnec from a Korean Christian of good standing and is the first information of the schooner It was in quest of thin very information , ITin 1870. that Admiral Rogers kflled2.K ) Koreans To this fight is attributed the mating of the , , Korean treaty with the United States abou ' two yean ago. Superintendent D , W , Rhodet , of the di vision of postofiice supplies , was to-day re moved by the postmaster general andMorelU Noyes , of Burlington , Vt. , WAS appointed 11to fill the vacancy. Rhodes' dlviuoa bad been inspected by tbo committee appointed for the purpweand the postmaster general being di It - ntiffied with the methods , tliouttht Iho public nterests would bo sorveJ by a change In the ivlsion. Noyei , who is appointed head of ' 10 division , is ft well known merchant , of turlington , and always has been n staunch omocrat. Ho married a cousin of Post master Gcnorl Vllaa. but his ( election was made solely upon the recommendation of lessrs , Smelly and Atkinson , of Vermont , A HOSV VIBW. OSWKLL 1' . KLOWin , OF NEW YOIIK , OX TUB DIMOCIUTIO CHANCES. pcciil Telegram to The BEK. CHICAGO , III. , Juno 1. Roswell P. Flower , t Now York , Is stopping at tha Grand Pacific Ir , Flower has just returned from an ox * ended trip to the west. During his abionco 10 papers have published a great many ru mors regarding the chances of hit receiving 10 democratic nomination for governor of * ? ow York this fall , Ono report telegraphed rom the east was that Fluwor had raado a ying trip to Washington baforo his eparturo . for the west to urge is candidacy upon Cleveland. The latest umor was ono from Washington that 10 president had caused it to bo made known brough hla friends that Flower waa hla cholco or governor , Regarding nil of those rumors Tlower said ho bad nothing to say. Ho had ot been in Washington , ns reported , and did lot know the feelings of the administration. The sentiment of the patty In Now York tate was not cryttalizod enough yet to war- ant an opinion as to win the candidate for ovprnor would bo. "la the party harmonious and in a condi- Ion to undertake n winning campaign ? " Dower was askod. "Yesj I believe the party to bo in good ondltlon. A favorable spirit prevails , espoc- ally in business circles. The last election ra.3 so close , however , nnd the reformation of inc3 BO uncertain that every element of the > arty must bo united this fall in order to In ure success , It is of vital importance to Cleveland's odministrattonthat the democrats bould carry tha stats. " "Do you consider that your own [ chances or the nomination nro favorable ! " "I am not hunting around much for the omlnation , but I understand my friends are moving in my behalf. The nomination is one uy man might bo proud to accept , but this is time when each party is going to select its jest man. Nobody can capture the nomina- ion by the ordinary method of politicians. ? homan _ who works the hardest for the nom- nation Is apt to get left. I think , however , ? o are better provided with available men ban the republicans nro. " ILIAN019 ELECTIONS. 'HE JUDICIAL CONTESTS RESULT GENERALLY IK THE HK-HLICIION OF TUG OLD OFFICERS , CHICAGO , 111 , June 1. At 11 o'clock to night , the election returns indicated thut the iroject to issue bonds to tha extent of $1003- 100 for the purpose of erecting a now insane asylum waa defeated by several thousand votes and that the judges all have been re- elected. CLINTON , 111. , Juno 1. The republicans had no ticknt in the field , The democratic candi dates , Eler , Hordman and Loyd , were sue coasful by good majorities. ROOKFOKD , 111 , , Juno 1. Bailey , Brown md Eustace , the bid judge ? , wore re-elected > y a big majority. LINCOLN , III , , June 1 , There was no oppo sitidn to tbo democratic candidates , Lacy , Herman and EpVr. Lacy is the judge be 'ore whom the Xora Burns casa was tried , and he was scratched by many who bsliovod Carpenter should have been convicted. Old man Burns was at the polls all day , working against Lacv. * GALENA , 111 , , June 1 , The present incum- aants , Bailey , Brown and Eustace , were unopposed - opposed throughout the county. ELGIN. III. , Juue 1. The republican noml nees , Wilsou , Upton and Kellum , had ni opposition , BLOOMINQTON , 111. , Juno 1 , Reeves , Hills bury and Sample , republicans , were electee' without opposition. ROCK ISLAND , 111. , Jnno 1. There was ni opposition to the old judge * , Glenn , Pleasants and Smith , PETERSBURG , 111. , Juno 1 , Shope , demo crat , has a majority In the county of abou six hundred over Tunnlckljffe , There was n opposition to tha democratic circuit judges. QoiNor , 111. . June 1. The democratic can' didates carried the city by six hundred an < probably have a thousand majority in thi county. SPRINGFIELD , III. , June 1. The democrat have carried the fifth district by four thru- sand majority , electing Crelghton , Phelps and Welch. PIOHIA , 111. , Jnno 1. Shaw , Green am Page , democrats , are elected In the eightl judicial district by over 2,000 majority. Tin city of Peorin gave them 1,110 majority , do featlng Judges McCnlloch and Laws , th present incumbent ) . OFF ON A JPAHXOttAIj Sl'KEE. THE ItEV. JAMES Jl'llDLLIN SENT TO AN INEDRI ATE ASYLUM. Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , 111. , June 1 , The Rsv. Jame McMullingraduata , of tbo catholic propagand college at Rome , was brought before Justlci o Kersten , nt the Chicago avenue police coui this morning. Trembling like a poplar lea with delirium tremens , the priest was 01 outo from Rome to California to take chargi i a wealthy parish in that state. Ho bac ilenty of gold with him , and having ovei tudiod for the last two years , the relaxatio ram college grubbing and freedom and th excitement of travel aroused in him a burn Ing desire for n frw days' leisure , America was a good field wherein to sow his wild oats and his pariehonors in Califenila would b none the wiser. The spree was begun in No' York , the priest raveling for days to h marts contont. Catholic officers In tha city braced him up , hushing all. an4 sent hi on his way. Upon reaching Chicagi ' * Leather McMillln went on anothi ir spree. He was put out of ono hotel/an jy advice of the Rev. Father Asnow. Th roisterer waa sent to the Alexian brothers hos lital but he was refused admissionand next ho .vaa sent to Larrabee street station where ho was kept a short limn and transferred to the Chicago avoauo station. The errant priest had nothing to say for himself to Justice Ker- stein , pleading guilty , and he was Bent to the Washlagtonian home on a $25 fine with a wainlng from the court that if he did not bo- lutvo himself there ho would bo sent to the Bldewell. In appearance Father McMullIn Is tall and well formed , with an Intelligent countenance , Hu was one of the brightest students of his class. His age la thlrty-fivo yeara. lie had nothing with him except a travelling satchel , and it is supposed that ho loit some of his baggage on tbo way , Closing In ou Kullroadp , INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Juno 1. In the United Btates court to-day , President Platte. of the United Statm express company , filed a suit against the Lafayette , Blnomington & Muncie railway , the Lake Krlo & Western railway , the OjntrM Trust company , of New York , and George J , McGourkey. The two railway companies wera recently contolidated. Prior to the consolidation , tha Lafayette , Uloomington & Muncle oiuipany gave three mortgages to the Central Trust company , ono for S2r > 0 ' ,000 , another for $203,000 and the third for $1 0,000. The Interest on these mortgages was defaulted in June. The ex press company had bonds under both these mortgages , and suit ia brought for foreclosure ia the interest of all the bondholders , The complaint alleges among other things that the road ha ) a float ing debt of 8600,000 and ia insolvent. J. H. [ Cheyney , of lllnouilngton , at the suit I.of George J. McGourkey , was recently ap pointed receiver of the consolidated road and Judge Woods to-day ordered an extension cl theieceivBtchip to the suit filed by the cfj preis company. The receiver wai luitructad to keep separate accounts of the buiincss of the too roads. Too express company aska an injunction to icttraln McGourkey from fur ther proceedings in his action. A Patent JMcdlclno Advertisement. MONTDVAI. , Can , , Juno 1 , Tbo cuttom authorities to-day seized n largo consignment of patent medicines from the establishment of Ayer & Co. , Lowell , Mas ; . An Investigation has been going on for the purposeof showing that for the latt ten or fifteen years this firm has by undervaluing their consignment ) do- irauded the Canadian revenue. It Is claimed by the olficers hero that they have succotdod in proving that at least $25,000 n year has boon lost In thli manner , The firm says the medicines were not compounded and were therefore ! sent in bulk. An old employe tes tified , however , that the goods wore com pounded and ready for rale , at a prlco fifty per cent higher tlmu invoiced. The goods now under selzurs are valued at over 5160,000. Destructive Storms. LANCASTKII , Pa. , Juno 1. A very heavy thunder and hall storm , accompanied by stroog wind , passed over the northern end of this county Saturday afternoon , Tha wind tore strong trees up by the roots , and threw them acrois the roadway in several Instances , Tobacco barns were picked up and mashed. Very largo hailstones fell to an unusual depth. Sr. Louis , Juno 1 , A water-spout burst in the Yankee Branch and Crooked Creek valleya , Crawford county , MilEouri , Friday afternoon and ( swept nearly everything out of them. Fences , growing crops and all port able things were carried away and nearly all the farms on Yankee Branch were almost des troyed , the soil being washed off to a depth of several feet. The damage will roach many thousands of dollars. Tolesrnph Notes , Secretary Bayard will deliver the nnnaal address before the students of the Kansas state university , at Lawrence , on Juno 8. The employes of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad company are organizing to resist a reduction in wngoi which the officers of the company deny will be made. Owing to an unusual delay in the receipt of reports the Chicago bard of trade was not able to issue its crop review yesterday. Only a few members of the Illinois legisla ture were at the capital yesterday and they did nothing , A Coohdge special denies the report that the ThoDiloro Thomas opera troupe was stopped there by cow-boys. Senator John Sherman was given a recep tion at the roiidenco of the governor of Oregon gen at Portland last tilght. Many citizens paid their respects. Itntca East of Chicago. CHICAGO , 111. , June 1 , At a meeting to day of the passenger agents of the eastern trunk lines it was decided to adopt the rates recently established in New York , of which 517 , the first-class rate from Chicago to Now York is a basis , and a circular to that effect was issued. Official notification from Commissioner Fink of the new schedule of west bound freight rates has been received , as follows Fiist clast , 40 cents ; pecond class , yj cents : third class , 20 cents ; fourth class , 13 cents special , CO cents , A Failure In Oil. Emu , Pa. , June l. Tho3. Brown , of the Brown Oil Co , failed for nearly half a mil lion. Judgments for 3350,000 were confesaei and recorded , representing about three- fourths of the liabilities. The crash was ex reeled a few months ago , but was stayed off by the considerate cause of his creditors , The Brown property. If held for its worth would realize about § 100 000 , Crook Has Hia Hands Fall , WASHINGTON , D , 0. , June 1. The follow ing te'egram ' is from Gen , Crook , command' ing the department of Arizona : "Eight par ties of troops arc ecouting after the Indians The outlook is very bad , and the trouble ha ; been exceedingly difficult to suppress. It i learned that between sixteen and twenty Comanche councils containing about 1.2CK men are in the field in purtuife of th Indians. " A Bedroom Tragedy. PORTLAND , June 1. Mrs. Preston Smith wife of a prominent capitalist , was instant ] killed in her bedroom Sunday morning whi sitting in a chair nursing a baba , by the ncc dental discharge of a piste ] , which a chambe maid was carrying from the bed to a place- the mantel. The husband had loft the re volver under his pillow when he left borne few minutes beforo. Grasshoppers were a MytU . "KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Juno 1. A dispute fremLarkin , west Kansas , in response to a inquiry regarding tbe report that clouds Sras.liopper * have appeared there , says thane no grasshoppers are cither in that region or In Colorado , Tlio Butter anil Chccso Headquarters ELGIN , 111 , , Juno 1 , On the board of trailo to-day butter was active and 2 cents lower than last week ; regular sales , 27,420 pound * ; creamery extra , 15 cents. Cheese dull ; cream quoted nt7@7i cents ; skims , unsaleable. Closing the Kxposltlon , NEW ORLEANS , La. , Juno 1. The closing ceremonies of the exposition took place tp- day. The exhibitors who do not propose to remain the next eeason Imvccormn encetl packing - ing up. M [ < | | A Baptist Society in Debt. SARATOGA , N. Y , , Juno 1. The seventy- first annual meeting of the Baptist missionary union waa hold hero to-day. iTho financial exhibit shows a deficit of $50,015 , Mr. John Stlen , the old poatolfice Inspector specter here , lus been removed , and yester day A. M Robinson , of San Francisco , ar il ved to relieve him from duty. PEHSONAU W. M , Grunobaum left last night on on extended western trip in the Interoits of hoer > " D. L , Crowd ! , Eiq. , of Phlladolphlafatbei of Deputy Sheriff Ed Crowell , u In the city making his son a visit , O , B , Allan , who has lately been employed In the internal revenue office , left Sunday for Lincoln , where ho will assume- position In the insurance department in the state audi tor's oifico , Henry Dunkin , Gibbon ; 0. 0 , Snow , Kear neyj I. D. Evan * , Sutton ; D. W. Iveister Central City ; N. D , Clark , O , B Hlggin * , North Platte ; A. J. Ktnny , Red Cloud ; A. B. Blanvltt , Fiiend ; Val Ouner , lar Rapids ; Charles Strickland , Oakland ; ry McOandlesi , Mlnaha City ; W. B , Harkn aud wife , G n < i Island , Neb , ; H , B , Simmons Detroit , Mich. ; H. Mcllelchoir , Chicago ; O P , Nicholfe , George Tracy , Glenwood , Ia. T , A , Twyman , Detroit ; W. Brnnncr , Mil waukee ; R. Wendroth , Chicago ; I. G , Mc Neil and wife , Emerson , la ; J , C , Young- love , Wautonia , WIs , , and J. W. | Butte City , M. T , , are at the Metropolitan. Gains Noted Tcroogboni tic List of Chicago Markets , Wheat and Corn Fight with Vnry- hig Eosults nnd Small Gains , Provisions Enjoy n Kobust Spurt Llvo Stock QcorcB A Decided Advnnco Over ImstVoolc. . AYENUES OPITtlADB. A OKNKIUI , ADVANCE , Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , 111. , Jnno 1. The leadlnp arti cles to-day were active and showed a llttlo early advance , notwithstanding the heavy re ceipts and the talk of increase in to-morrow's visible supply , the posting of both of which Influences were depressing. The early market waa sustained by local traders but showed no special features. Towards the close the feel ing waa heavy , with all the early advances lost. WHEAT. Wheat opened barely steady and with every tendency to sell quite sharply downward In the faca of heavy receipts. But the courseot the marknt until noon was Irregularly upwaid within $ @l ° In the loading features. Thii small movemnut was wholly the result of local trading , which was not pronounced on olthor sldo , Too closing of tbo morning session waa easy and barely stsady , all Iho early advance having boon lost by reaction , No. 2 spring sold at 8 IJc , cash , CORN. Corn was quito weak at the opening , drawing a good deal of easy ness from receipts which were heavy oven for two days. From the opening the course was irregularly upward. The clojo was easier , No. 2 caih sold at1U ® UJc. OATS. Oats were modorattvoly active and steady at about Friday's average. Sample Undo was quiet with the holders not very firm owing tote to heavy arrivals. PROVISIONS . Provisions showed moro strength at the opening thancrainand throughout the morning session were moderately well traded In at higher prices all through the list though the advance was less pronounced in lard and ribs than in pork. The advance came largely thiougb the filling of local shorts and was well sustained. The close of the morning session was steady. On call , Juno pork at 810.37J@10.40 ; July at S10.47J and January at S10.-1G. CATTLE. Trade waa rather slow at the start , and fonr salesmen looked upon the opening as a shade easier on the ordinary tun of shipping steers , but in a general way there was little or no chance to note , and as the forenoon passed away the demand improved , and at the close the general market was fully aa strong aa at any time last week , Butchered stock waa rather scarce , and the best fat cowa and heifers sold equally an well as last week , A drove of corn-fed Texans sold for $140. Tliero was n largo number ol distil lery stock among the fresh receipts to-day. Steers sold at S5.25'2D.4D ' ; cows , S4.CO@-l.35 , and bulls , S3.90@4.10. There were a few loads of big , heavy , solid , corn-fed steers on sale that were held at $5CO@5.70. There were but few loads of stockeis on the market and no transactions of note. Shipping , 1,310 to 1.500 pounds , S5.40SC.7S ; 1,200 to 1,350 pounds , 85.15(35.40 ( : 050 to 1,200 pounds , S4.00@5 20 ; butchers' common , $2.35@3.20 ; good , S3 30 ( 4.35 ; 181 Oregon stall-fed , 1.178 pound * , $1.75 ; stockoiB and feeders , S3.40 © 4 80 ; T tan , § 3.GO@4 65. noes The market wai active and 10@15c higher than the early sales of Saturday. In some . inrtances sales were 20@25c higher than the lowest of last week. The big advanca is on the ordinary run of good to choice packing grades , which at the lowest last week sold around about $3 70133.75 , To-day this class sold largely at $3. 5@3,00and the bout heavy at S3.'J5@-100. Rough and common eold around about 83 C0@3 CO , The Mark Iiano Review. LONDON , June 1 The Mark Lane Express eays : "The weather is warmer and wheat looks for the molt part yellow and sickly EO far as the spring sown grain is concerned. The wlro woim has almost decimated tbroo crops , but enough is left to give an average yield despite the sickly appearance. During Juno the conditions which would probably ruin wheat might advance barley and oata. The sales of English wheat during the week wire 45,487 quarters at 34s lid against 50.805 quarters at 37s 7d during the corresponding week of last year. Foreign trade was again demoralized by the peace prospects. Trade waa steady. Tdcro were twelve arrivals. Six cargoes were sold including one of Cali fornia nnd ono of Oregon. Ten were with. drawn and eight remained , Includlhg ono Oregon , Quito a licet ia duo to-day. Tliero wao scarcely any demand and quotations were nominal at decline of l@2s since the Whit sunday holidays which represent the nearest value. Flour was Is lower ; maize , ( id lower : mixed American corn steady at 24s ; barley at Cd : oats , Gd lower ; and beans acd peas ( id © Is lower. Majority Only SJ75. CHICAGO , 111 , , Juno 1. The city council held a harmonious meeting ; to-night , and ami cably agreed to finish its canvass of the bal lots cast at the last municipal election. The democrats withdrew their objections to the acceptance of the returns substituted for those stolen from the third precinct of the third ward , and being counted the canvass was completed with Neumelstor.for city clerk , defeated by 100 votys , and Harrison's major ity reduced to f 76 votes , The Prcsliytorlau AnsomOly. CINCINNATI , 0. , June 1. The presbyteiian eoneriU assembly , at its morning seseion , dis. cussed for some time a motion to abolish the rsgular committee on temperance and in Itu ulead have a committee appointed at each assembly , The motion was lost. The re mainder of the time waa consumed m hearing the report of the committee on synopicil ro- ports. These , with one or two exceptions , were approved , General Grnnt'H Condition. NEW YORK , June 1. "General Grant , " said Dr. Douglas this morning , "had a pretty fair night's rest , sleeping in snatches and waking to apply btion to relieve pain in the throat. Hols , I think , a little oisler , but suffers veiy much as the disease progresses ; , Though apparently improved in general con dition , lie maybe able to take a drlvu to-day , " Sulchlo nt * 1'roinlnoiit Citizen , KIOKUK , la , , June 1 , A telegram re ceived to-day by Dr. Wills II. Davia , stated that his father , a prominent and re- BjJf cted citizen of Denmark , Iowa , committed suicide by hagiiiir , NO cause was assigned , Operators Pout a Itccluctlon , , , COLUJIUUS , O , , Juno 1. The SundayCrcek , , coal company , which operates in the Ohio central region , has posted notice * of a re ; | duction lu the mining rate to four cento , be ginning Juno 1 , to meet competition. Another Town to Tramp on U . KEOKUK , la. , June 1. Kooknk la admitted into the western league , ' All games ordered cancelled , _ . .