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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JULY 4 , 1885. TANDEM CANVASS A Piclnrespo Campaign in the Wood- slock Barrflngu in England , Oxonian BoautieB Buttonholing for th < ) Oandidatssi The Slaughter of London Innocents for the Insurance Money Com ments on the Insnnlly Dodgo. A PETTICOAT ll.\jIiY. THE CAJirAIQN OF CIlOnCHItt , AND OHANT IN WOODSTOCK. Special Telegram to The UEE , NEW YORK , July 3. The Sun'a special from London says : The most picturesque canvass fer the parliamentary election that hag been made for a long time Is now in progress - gross In the tiny borough of Woodstock over the question whether Lord Randolph Church ill , the new sacrctary for India , shall bo re-electou or shall give way to Corrie Grant , n young lawyer whom tha liberal ] saut down from London to opposa him , It is a ladles' battle on both sides. The campaign was t > o- RUU by Lady Randolph Churchill , nee Mlsa Jennie Jerome , last UUurday evening by driving a tandem team through the main streets of that plcturotquo oi'l town with a skill and grace to ba expected of the daughter cf the founder of Jorumo park. The liberals quickly resolved to meet their fair adversary on her own ground , and secured tha services of Misies King and Adama , two lovely young graduatas from Oxford. The famous university city Is only n few miles from , Woodstock , aud Oxonian influence ls strong in the latter. Tin delightful canvass ing of the lady graduates captured the popu lace , and the tories began to give way. Lady Churchill lost none 01 her courage and en- orfry > but she saw something must ba done to effect the influence of tbo pretty giils from Oxford , and nho summoned reinforcements. She obtained two charming lieutenant * , Ltdy Kvelyn and Lady Jdith ] Carson , youug daughters of the earl of Low , and sent them forth to dazzle the electors , The latter , Retting moro and sweeter blan dishments than they ever dreamed of before , nrein n dilemma as to which of their fair milord to favor. Grant is on the ground and ls working night and day in his own interest. The liberals say they are already sure of tha support of a sweeping majority of 1,081 voters on tha registry list ; the tories are nervous aud imploring Iiurd Randolph to show himself to the electors. Handy has thus f.ir Droved obJunitn , aud hid inertness strengthens the report that ho has bargained with Ills wife , she Is to do all the work and have all the glory of his campaign The re sult will not make the slightest difference to the now secretary except as a matter of senti ment , for it is understood one of tha sitting membord from a strongly conservative constit uency In the city of London is all ready to resign In Lord Randolph's favor , if need be , and will be rewarded with that prefix of ' 'air , " which ii dear to the heart of every city magis trate In Kngland , There has boon unusual activity about tha foreign allies during tbo past few days , and it ia rumored the marquis of Salisbury will have a surprise to offer to parliament when it re assembles next Monday. Quidnuncs are par ticularly excited over the frequency of the visits of Count Karolyl , Austrian ambassador , and Waddlngton , French ambassador. TUB VITAL STATISTICS OF LONDON show a fearful rate of mortality auiong In sured infanta. The books of the insurance companies show that deaths rata among in fants who insured is much greater than the general death'd rate for the same ages as pub lished in the government reports. The latter Include , of course , both insured and unin sured infants. If the two classes could be separ ated in the official reports so they could ba compared , it is believed it would be shown that tha mortality among Insured is CO per cent greater than that among tha uninsured. These facts strengthen the suspicion into con viction that many infanta are deliberately murdered for the sake of the insurance on their lives. Insurance companies which ac cept risks on infants' lives will insure none but healthy children and conseqently the mortality among them should naturally bo less than among the general average of children , Some insurance companies seem to accapt the conclusion that children murder is the causa of this anomalous condition of affairs compla cently and only seek to secure their own pro fits under the additional risk by Increasing their premiums. This operates ai a hardship upon tha honest parents who insure their chil dren's lives from worthy motives of prudence , The note of alarm baa been sounded by the actuaries of more respectable insurance com panies and echoed by many physicians. It lias now been taken np by several medicil aud legal newspapers , which are imploring parlia ment to devido soiuo remedy for this growing and horrible practice. THE INSANITY DODGB. Tin recent number of tba Lmcot has rnmo comments on the result of the trial of Mrs. Yseult Dudley for shooting O'Douovan Rossa which ( lllfor widely from most of the com ments of ICogllsh day journals. The latter have rejoiced that a convenient excuse wai found for acquitting thn woman , whoso only olfanro was snooting on Iiith blatherskite , nnd have hava not questioned or cared whether eho was really incaiic or not. The Lancet , on thn other hand , decides , on calm review of all the evidence obtainable , that Mrs. Dudby was quite eauo enough when sba fired her thot to bj perfectly reepuoeiblo for her act , and it deploroa the growing tendency to regard the plea of insanity A * an excuse for crime or a method to avert Its punUhinnnt. 4 p. in , The oleo'.Icn in Woodstock to-day returned in the return of Lord Randolph Churchill. Cyrus W. Fieldlwlll give a' dinner in this city tomorrowtho i'outthand among the prominent gantlemen who will bo present are Senator George F. Kdmuniln , Dr. Henry D , Noyes , and IVofesior Sir William Thompson , One of the proposed features of the dinner is to have telegraphic communication made with Washington , and when the toast to theE resident of the United State ) ia offered , to E ave President Cleveland's answer trans mitted to the guests seated at tha dinner , aUNEIlclIj POKI-JIGN NEWS. A 1'ABNELIIK I'ltlEST DESTOIIEI ) , HOMK , July U , The pope has received Father Murphy and restored him to hia posi tion ! from which ho was removed for sup porting the I'arnclitos , AVKAIU3 IN EGYPT. OAIHO. July3. Wolseley starts for Kng. land Tuesday next. The comulctlon of the railroad from WivJy Halfn to Alaahesh oc curred ru the 10th mat. liritiih troops will occupy the latter placo. THE CIIOLEIIA RECORD , MAPIIII ) , July 3 , Throughout Spain , yes- tnrday , there were 1.351 new GISOJ of cholera. titii detths. A fiUKLI , STADE.STEU ) , Swlt rland , July 3. While a battery of artillery men were practicing yesterday , H shell burst , killing three men. CHOLKBA nEVASTATION. MADBin , July 3. Yesterday' * reports from the cholera diftrict * ae as follows : Aranjutz-8'J new caaos , 02 death * . Valencia City-IB ! ) new casea , 10'J deaths. Valencia provlnca , outside the city 1'Jl new cases , i38 ! deaths. Goner l Grjuit'd Condition. MOUNT McGuEooii , N. Y. , July S. Gen. G rant required llttla attention of the doctor lut night. Daring the twelve hours from 0 l&it night until 0 o'clock thli morning the pa tient ilept fully eight houn , He aroused shortly be fora 9 o'clock thli morning , and an nounced his intention ot being dressed at onca. This waa done , and before 10 o'clock ho was on the patch , Us strolled on veranda , and then eat In the chair enjoying the bright gunshlno and clear air. Tha con- eral's movements wers firmer this morning and his strength seems greater than at the beginning of the week. Same of the gener- al'a family this morning expressed the belief that ho might livu until autumn , Those near the patient feel not a little encouraged to-day Between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon Gen , Grant tvaa wheeled on his chair to the hotel , Ilia nppoArnnce was the signal for a general siting and saluta Irom tha guests on tbo vcrandaH which ho returned briskly. At ter being wheeled around the hotel he 10- turned to the cottsgo. A BLMtSIHU fcJNGMulI LIE. UTE INDIAN OUTIUOES TIIACII ) TO A SENSA TIONAL IUNCII SCIIP.ME. Special Telegram to The HER. WASHINGTON , July ,3. Adjt. Cen. ! Drum bin received a report from Gen , Augur , dated Fort Leavenworth , Kas. , Juno 20 , in regard to the reported outbreak of Ute Indians in Colorado. Gen. Augur says that Carlisle , from whom most of the sensational telegrams emanate , is agent of an Laglish cittlo syndl- cato'not one of whom , he 13 Informed , is an American citizen or intends to be. Ha ia also informed that the syndicate does not own the land upon which Us cattle range , and that it ia public laud. Gen. Augur Inclose * extracts from tha Rocky Mountain Nowa , of Denver , which say * that tha stories about the Ute outrages , if not entirely without foundation , ] are greatly ox- aggoiatod. Possibly there has been some truublo. the general thinks , but there is every reason to beltova that it has been brought on by tha cowboy ? , who have been spoiling for a fight for tome time nnd , probablyfresolvod to shoot all tbo Indiana found away from the reservation. The report that whites and In dians have been killed locks confirmation. The Indian oflicohaa received no dlepatehcs from tbo agent at the Ute reservation in Col orado , touching the threatened outbreak nt that place. Commissioner Atliins is inclined to rcgud the publlshsd reports as grosa ex aggerations of the facts circulated In further ance of n schema to drive _ tha Ute Indiana from the covctod reservation lands. The foUonmg telegram relative to the Ute Indiana WAS recelvcdat the war department this afternoon from Gen , Scofiold. Gen. Augur telegraphs the following from Col. Bradley : "Col. Swain telegraphs that the chief J promise not to make any more reprisals for the killing of the Ute family on the Dolores , He says full rations should ba Issued immediately to those In diana to prevent their leaving the reservation to hunt. In splto of the intention to mediate the necessity for fcediug thojjo Indians EO as to prevent tuom leaving their reservation Is Imperative. It is impctrciblo to pravent trouble batweon them and tha cowboys if thov leave the ro ervation to hunt. llK-Dolegato Ouray , of Arizona , and Mr. Hughes , of that territory , called upon the commissioner of Indian alfalfa today to urge the disarming of tbu Indians of the ban Car los reservation in Arizona , They expressed the belief that thin mc.vuro if adopted would prevent the conflict that seemed to be im pending between the Indians now on the reservation aud the white settlers. Com missioner Atkins made a request and proposition that the cowboya also be dis armed and then proceeded to expound his views upon the Indian question at some length. He said he failed to see any reason why cowboys should carry arms when Indians were disarmed , and added that It waa entirely Improper for any person , white , black , or red. to bo permitted to ride around the country with Winchester rifles and army revolvers , free to shoot any one in siuht. 0. Gordon Adams to-day called upon Pres ident Cleveland and presented numerous pa pers from residents of Arizona to the effect that the attempt to keep the Apaches on the 5an Carlos reservation has proved a disastrous Failure , am1 asking that stops bo taken to lo cate the tribe In Oklahoma. 7hoGalIlA Hoard From. Special Telegram to The BEE. NEW YOBK , July 3. The steamship East Anglia , which arrived to day from tbo Medit erranean reports that on Jane ' 27 lati tude 42 ° 04 ; longitule CO0 , 32 she spika nnd took letters from the steamer Gallla hence for Liverpool , The Pallia was disabled , having broken her third section shaft on the 23d. The Gallia was in ; o\v of the steamship Riveravan , bound for 3evillo. All were qultn well and happy on joard , and exof cted to have the repairs com- ileted by the 23th inst and to proceed with- > ut asistanca , The weather wes exceedingly me. _ The Mllitm ConteHU. PHILADELPHIA , Pa , July 3. The attend ance nt the national military encampment is ; rowing. To-day 5,000 people paid to enter .ho drill grounds. In the morning the artil lery contests were concluded by Battery A , of Danville , 111. , and the second battery of tha Ohio National guard. In tha afternoon the competitive drills among the infantry com panies were concluded. It was said through the camp that tbo Houston light guards would so awarded first prize , a purse of SI , 050 , while thn Montgomery Greys or Lomax Rillea might carry oil the second prl/.o. IhoHalt-breutl Ctiiof. QUKHEC , July 3. Dr. Fisit received a letter from RIel which stntoa his trial should ba be- : ire the supreme court and In lower Canada , for it is there nlono ho can prccuro all uia wit nesses. He saya he never dreamed of war , jut tint by intrigue and forced letters the complication waa brought about by interested lealers He went to Canada from the United States upon Invitation from the half-broeda to assist thorn in petitioning the government and worked peacefully until the tlmo when arms were taken up against him , AVIiitjUy Dealers Bnspcml. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind , , July 3. Schwabachcr & Sellg , wholesale liquor dealers , were closed out by the sheriff to-day. The liabilities are $15,000 , and the nesats are claimed to exceed that amount. A chattel mortgage upon tha lirmn property waa executed yesterday by H & J , Schwabacher , of 1'coria , 111 , , fur $11,670. Fraud ia charged , but Schwabacher aska n suapocslon of public judgment until a hearing is had in court , A Ilitllroatl .Receiver. KEOKDK , Ia. , July 3 The Dally Constitu tion states that Thomas Thacher , of New York , was just appointed receiver of tha M. 1. railway by Judg ] Love in the federal court to-day , and appointed H. F , Clark , lata agent of the Lackawanna line at St , LouU , superintendent and general manager of the road. The general oilicej of the road will be In Keokuk. Judge Lava orders that Immedi ate possestion be given Thacher , Ocoupanta Killed. BOSTON , Macs , , July 3 , Au aged dealer in furniture , P , J. O'Lander , bu son Frederick , daughter Clara and a hired man in a carriage at Winthrop Junction to-night wore struck by train. O'Lander and son were instantly killed and tbo others fatally injured , Starrs UBCH'UIB Wonderful Hcsourccp , CHICAGO , HI , , July 3. The motion for a new trltl In the Mackin cise hai been post poned until Monday. Mr. Emory Storrc , counsel for Mackin , claims to have discov ered that one of the lurora in the easels insane. KunlnesB Failures. NEwYoiiK , July 3. Failures during the past seven days. 201 against * 205 lut week , and 220 the week previoui to last. CUTTING SWELL The Police of Cbicago Lanca ibo Bail on the Madison Avenue Line , Considerable Braised Blood Spilt in tbo Operation , The Curs nro Rnn uy Ofllccrn of tlio Law Wliilo the OllyUenmtns Unguarded , CLUBS ABC THUMPS , THE POLICE Or CHICAGO FLAT THEin I1EST CAHI ) TUB STHKET IIA1LWAT STRIKE. CniCAao , July 3 , 0 A. M. The West Divi sion Street Hallway company 1ms just started n few cars from the barns on Western avenuo. About n block from the starting point they found tbo way barricaded with lumber and gas plpoa piled upon the track , which the pollco nro now engaged In clearing nway un molested by thn mob , Fifteen patrol wagons loaded with police ara placed along tbo street , and every street corner has a strong force of police , S n , in. The street cars just reached Union Park at Hoyno avenue. The strikers or sym pathizers Rained access to n lot of shovels which had been used by the gas pipe diggers and piled n hugo pllo of dirt on the track , The foreman of the gas works gang took pos session of the shovels and locked them up after the striken , finished using thorn , so that when the police arrived they found only workmen present miuua shovels. The police captain asked the men for their shovels nnd on their replying that the foreman had locked them up , the polios commenced using their clubs and several of the gaa works employes were terribly beaten , aoino having their heads split open. 0:30 : A. a , Under the protection of the en tire reserve police force of the city the six cars sent out by the West Division railway suc ceeded in making their way into the business part of the city and encountered no opposi tion beyond that mentioned at Uovno struct , which proved not very eoriouB , Cara wore filled with policemen and in fact the entire thoroughfare is liuod with policemen , and west of Ashland avenue no vehicles of any kind ara allowed upon the street. The police have tnndo already more than one hundred arrests of persons suspected of an Inclination to impede the progress of the cars or who refused - fused to obey tbo Injunction of the police to quit the thoroughfara , Thoao were curted off rapidly In patrol wagons to tbo polica stations. The cara made the raturu journey to the western avenue with out any encounter , and were started east again for another trip. Madison street along its entlro length is filled with excited strikers and their sympathizers , nnd curious specta tors , The windows of buildings overlooking the street are also filled with people , Out side of this one street , however , there is no semblance of excitement , and business is being pursued without any apparent reference to the strike or Its consenuances. 11:15 a , m. The street cars on their second trip down town made the journey safely , The police , however , assummod the offensive and arrested everybody making the first atgn of desiring to create a disturbance , The fav orite cry of on-Iookers iu the cars were pasa Inc' appeared to ba "rats , " but everybody indulged in the jeering cry and detected it was imme diately placed under arrest. It was gener ally understood that the police had orders to shoot which made the crowd , if it had any' intention of becoming unruly to hesitate about atticking. When the cars began their return trip Mayor Harrison appeared on the scene at the corner of Halsted and Madison , on his gray charger , whore ha drew his horse to a standstill in the middle of the street , and waving his hand to tbo crowd , began to make a speech. The polica have only been compelled to make one serious rush BO far at Hoyne ave nue , while clearing away the barricade erected there , the crowd became very noisy , and aggressive. A number of gaa pipeo , hugo boulders , barrels , beer kfga and every avail able sort of debris were u < ed In obstructing the track. The applause became so great that tha newly employed drivers began to flee from the care , and tbo strikers boxan to close upon them before the police ran to their defense and Captain JBonfield clubbed two uf the strikers severlr over the head. One of the Injured monPat Conway , Is supposed to have had his skull crushed. Immediately after this incident Capt. Bonfield cried , "Shoot the first man tint throws a itone ; that's the ordor. " There were scenes of qx- citoment all along the route on both the trips made by the cars. Six men were sighted on a one-story blacksmith ehop , whose appearanca was deemed threat ening , and the police charged through the building , currying them oif to a man , although they claimed to bo merely spectators. Great crowds had gathered at various street corners , but by simply making a show the streets were cleared by the police without using their clubs. At Leavit street , Lieutenant Laughlln , with about twenty men , made a detour 01 : the pa trol wagons and surprised a lot of active sympathizers placing obstructions on the car tracks. These busy people , however - over , cnupht sight of the blue coats just in time to make their escape. Sjmo excitement occurred at tha Dosplainea street station , whete the prisoners were loked up. ISail was refused in all instances , and nothing rospeci- ° ng the prisoners would bo vouchsafed , 1:30 : p. m , The street cars havn made the third trip without molestation. The crowds are not quite so dense , and the excitement appears to have subsided. Nobody hut the policemen , however , are riding upon the cars , and the company is not sending out any cars except when thoroughly guarded , and Is not attempting to lun cara on any street except Madison , 2:30 : p. m , The situation as affecting the street car strikers hero Is unchanged up to this hour. Madison street is still densely crowded. The car company hai made no practical progress toward accomplishing the resumption of travel. The conductors hold a conference with Mayor Uarrisou , but nothing resulted from It. * 7 : 5 p.m.-Tho West Division Street Oar company has taken all its cars from the the track , and it It announced will make no fur ther cforta ( to run them bef no Monday. The company has taken this action , it Is under stood , in view of the fact that to-morrow b < v ing u holiday the ttrcels will ba crowded with people , making ttie consequences of a possible riot so much more serious , as tbo strikers will ho greatly augmented by n number cf Idle sympathizes , tending to add to the likelihood of a disturbance , The cam having been with drawn all Is quiet and no further disturbance is anticipated to-night At an open-air meeting of upwards of 3,000 strikers and sympathizers , which is still in progress at 11 : SO o'clock , it was announced that 1'atrick Conley , na aged engineer , who was severely clubbed by Capt. UonOold , of the police force , this morning , had died of his Injuries. Thcugh the meeting was an orderly one , great Indignation was expressed , some speakers going so far as to say lynching was the proper punishment for Mayor Harrison and the members of the police force , who , acting under his orders , find offered such brut - t l treatment toward inclFensha persons. About 100 of 130 odd persons arrested to day on account of the disturbance incidental to the strike have been released on 9300 ball. The balance were unable to furnish bail on short notice nnd will probably remain under arrest some days , The Day on the lurf. CHICAGO , III. , July a. Tbo attendance at Washington park to-day wr 2,650j the weather WAS delightful ; the track in splendid condition , although n trifle bard. First r C9 Mile ; ( or inaidem , all Bees ; Tennoseo won ; Polly Yato ? , second ; Oncido , third. Time , 1:13 } . Second race Mils nnd furlong : Sovereign Pal wont Tax Gatherer , second ; Whisperino , third. TimelBGf. : Third race Six a furlongs , two-year-olds ; Knduror won ; Oscoola , second ; Linda , third. Time , 1:171. : .Fourth race Mile and one-quarter , all ages ; Vonvno won ; Valet , second ; John Davis , third. Time ; 2:08. : Fifth raco-Two miles , over eight hurdles ; Oscooln won ; Stonlnuton , second , Wimble don , third. Time , : t:5S. : BmcmioN BEACH , July 3. The woalhor and attendance were good , First r&co Three quarters of A mlloranid- ens , thrco-joar-olds. and upwards ; Mollie Brown won ; Mary W. , second ; Mockingbird , third. Time , 1:18. : Second race Mile ; Jennings won ; U w. thoiue , second ; Violation , third , Time , l:4ij. : ( Thud iftco llocket won ; Vibration , second end ; Mies Daly , third. Time , It-lity Fourth race Mlle nnd one-eighth ; Logan won ; Arsrnlc , second ; Telford , third , Time , lE8. : lE8.Fifth race Mlle and one-quarter , all ages ; Woodllower won ; Ecuador , second ; Amorl cua. third. Time. 2:10. : DKinoiT , Mich. , July 3. The weather was fine , the track good. First race Class 2:40 : , trotting : Besslo Gwen won ; Black ClouJ , second ; Ilambloton , third , Boit time , 2:55i. : Second race CIais2:2l : , trotting : Urbana Belle , won ; Jo Davis , second ; Mauibrino Sparkle , third. I'.ost time , 2:20 : } , KEBlSLi ROBBERIES. A nEcoim FOUND SHOWING WHAT IIICAME 01 FEDERAL fCNDS AT NMV ORLEANS. Special Telegram to The BEE. DETROIT , Mich. , July 3. James II. Stone has in his collection of war relics the original ordinance adopted by the confederate con vention in Louisiana , which evidently ac counts for a part of the funds reported un accounted for by tli9 Now Orleans mint. Yes terday's ditpatchcs said that the record of the mint , which cloeod January 31,1EGI , showed that 51,355 21G had been coined , all of which went into the onctny'd hands , Louisiana EC ced January 16 , and transferred nil the federal offices to the confederacy on March 4 , Iho document referred to is on ordinance to transfer certain funds to the government of the Confederate States of America. In the first section it is ordained that the S3SQ2GHG now in the hands of A. J. Gutzot'a stnta depository , nnd known as the bullion fund , shall bo transferred to the con federate government , and said depository Is ordered to pay that sum upon order of the secretary of the treasury of the confederacy. The second section orders the payment to tbo no-rotary of the treasury of $147,517 cuitom housa collections since January 31,18GI. The bullion fund referred to is thought to be part of the coinage. The document was found in the archives of the confederacy where the Sixth Michigan was quartero J , In the mint , after New Orleans was retaken , THE ISTUfllUs'llEBEMjIO.V. REVOLUTIONISTS ABANDON THEin OLD STRONG HOLDS THE SITUATION. PANAMA , July 3. Nowa comes from the Atlantic coast that the parts of Barranquilln and Savanilla are again in the hands of the government forces the ravolutionists having ijono , b.ij and baggage , up the river to some point in the interior which cannot bo divined with accuracy. There Is said to be no force of any moment in the neighborhood of Bogota , and the capital would fall an asy capture to the bold and energetic ravolutionists. The capture of tha capital would not necessarily signify the triumph of the revolution , but it would Rive it a fresh impetus , arouse the dis affected in other parts of the republij , and kindle anew the fires of revolt. There are others , however , who believe that the rebels are bound for tha states of Santander and Antloqua , where they can easily secure a number of men among the sympathizers. The only result of the peace conferences was au inter-charge of pris oners. Admiral Jouott has not yet returod from Savanilla where ho has remained in hope that he could be of service In arranging peace between the belligerents , There is still much weakness on the Isthmus , Strikers Oloio the Cleveland Mills , CLEVELAND , O , , July S. This morning 1,000 strikers assembled near the iron mill in foe eighteenth ward , Mary of them woio Poles and Bohemians nnd carried pistols aud knives. Tbo men going to work were stopped and Ed Llllio , a fireman In the Merchant mills , was pretty roughly handled. Accom panied by great crowds the strikers marched to the p'nte ' mills , overcame the gatekeeper and swarmed into tha mill. The engines were stopped and the establishment closed. In the afternoon the same programme was carried out at the Cleveland rolling mills , the furnace ind the blast situated on the flats , The Col lins furnace , also the property of the Cleve land rolling mill company , was closed by the strikers. Thus every mill and furnace owned by the company is idle , making the largest strike ever known in Newburp. Fully 3,000 men are now Idlo. Gen. 3IIICB to lie Transferred. , PORTLAND , Ore , July 3. Gon. Miles , com manding the department of the Columbia , to- ceivod notification to-day to ba In readiness ; for duty in another department. This ia con strued that he will be ordered to take com mand of the department of Missouri to relieve Gen , Augur , who roes on the retired list on the 10th. It is expected that Miles will taka the field at once against ths unruly Cheyennes. The "Weather. a WASHINGTON , July 3. The upper Misa iieippi valley ; Occasional light local rains , slightly warmer weather , variable winds , generally southerly , The Missouri valley : Occasional light rains , variable winda , with nearly stationary tem perature. Hnnlnii Del'oata Lico. WATERTOWN , N. Y. , July 3. Hanlon and Lee rowed throe mllea with a turn at Sylvia Lake to-day for a pnrsa of 91,000 , Hanlim won easily la fifteen miautcs and twenty-two seconds. Tha race was witnessed by a largo cowd ef spectators , Hanlan nnd L o will row at Clayton to-morrow for a purse of § 600. CoiniiieraoratliiK a Mnctsxcro , WiLKKsnAiuiK , Pa. , July 3. Services In commemoration of the 107th anniversary of tbo battle and massacie at Wyoming were held at the fort here thn aftirnoon. A num ber of addresses were made. Victory. Special Telegram to The BEE. SIDNEY , Neb. , July 3. Returns from the Davis county election indicate a victory for the republican ticket and tha location of the county seat at Chadron. Death of Hiram Dlxon , TOMI-KINSVILLB , N. Y. , July 3. Hiram Dixon , who together with Alvln Adams , was organlzor of the Adams Kxpreaa company died at hi * home at West Now Brighton yes terday , aged 76. All Oil ItUzo. ST. Louis , July 3-ThB refining ihop and ware rooms of the Future City oil works , burned out this morning , Lost , § 50,000 , Bankrupt Iload , KKOKDK , la. , July 3. Receiver Thatcher has appointed II , F. CUrk superintendent and general manager of the Missouri , Iowa & Nebraska railway. HAY MOWED. Ill Heal Poms the Assistant secre tary to Resta , Lambert Tree Appointed Minister to Belgium. A Man From Illinois Succeeds Hay- Death of Congressman Ehvood Department Notes , LT1IB NATIONAL OAPITAU DEALS WITH I'OLITICIANH. WASHINGTON , July 3 Mr. II y to-day tendered his resignation to take ellect on July Cth , and the president ap pointed ox-Kcproscnlntivo A. K. ( Stevenson , uf Illinois , to succeed him. The postmastor- Boneral stated that Mr. liny had continued laboriously to perform hia dut'.ca In the post- ollico department from the day when ho as sumed personal control of this bureau. A fcnv Jays ago ho was proatratoJ by n severe con gestive chill , and while hn was somewhat im proved to-day , ho Colt himself unnblo to con tmue his work , and therefore ho had longnod It Is the intention of Mr. Hay to luavo in n few days for Colorado or Wyoming. lie re fuses to reecho any compensation for the time ho waa absent In Florida , aud returned the voucher which ho received for hia salary for that tlmo to the treasury department. Of Mr. Stovcnson who had been selected to succeed Mr , Hay the postmaster -general said that ha was thoroughly m accord with the policy oE the a4inintstration and would carry out the wishes of the president In the matter of appointments. Mr , Steven- eon was born in Kentucky In 183 % aud re moved to liloomlngton , 111 , , when nixteon years of _ : igo , where ho etudlecl law. Ho had held various etato judicial oih'ces nnd was n candidate for presidential el-ctor on the Mc Clelland tlcktt in l t4. ! In 187-1 ha was elected to the United States homo of repre sentatives. A a delegate to the last democratic national convention ho voted on every ballot for Joseph 12 , McDonald and was a member of the commlttoa appointed to notify the nominees of thtir eolection. Ho has been a warm friend of Poatmaster General Yilaa for many yoais. Stevenson la a man of prwerful physique nnd Ia eaid to be well equipped for the charge of his now dut es. Ths flags of the capital wera at Imlf-mait to-day for the death of Itepresentativo Ivl- wood of Ills , Mr , George A. Maher , of the District of Columbia , was to-day appointed to be assist ant chief of the upecial agents' division of the trcrsury , an offlco created by the last con gress. Tnis IB a promotion in accordance with civil service reform. The president to-day made the following appointments : George V. 13rewor , general appraiser of merchandise In tha district of Now York ; Samuel T. Houser , of Helena , Montana , governor of the territory of Mon tana. tana.Thomas Thomas E. Nash , o Centralla , Wis. , hna been appointed chief c'erk ' of the postollico department to succeed C. M , Walker , of In diana , resigned. Mr. Nash ia33 years of ago and waa born in Ohio. In 1873 ho waa a coun try Echool superintendent aud later ha took his eeat ns a member of the state legislature. Aa s member of the state house of reprcso-ta- tiveB ho attracted the attention of Mr , Vilaa by the energy and ability he displayed In rep resenting the Uews of the young democracy of Wisconsin. Judge LambertTreo , of Illinois , hn been appointed minuter to Belgium , Judge Tree , appointed United States min ister to Belgium , ia n lawyer , about BO years of nzo. He ia a eon of the late Lambert Tree , of Washington , who waa a clerk in the post- office department for forty years or moro , He Is said to bo very wealthy. Ho ran for congress - gress three years ago , but waa defeated by the republican candidate , liecently ho acquired national prominence os n candidate for the Bonato against Gen. John A. Logan. Henry K Williams. Holly Springs , Miss. ; Henry Fontello , member of the Omaha In dian tribe ; Edwin L. Thomas , Atlanta , Ga. , nave been commissioned to nppralee a part of the Omaha Indian reservation comprislnc' about five thousand acres. Samuel T. Hauser , who waa to-day ap pointed governor of Montana , ia n native of Kentucky end fifty years of age. He moved to Montana in I860 , and ia largely interested In mining , stock ralslnp , and other industries of the territory. He IB president of the First National bank of Helena and has never had a public office. His appointment was asked by many prominent citfzana of the territory , In cluding Mr. Toole , delegate in congress , The marine hospital bureau la informed that the suspicious casea of fever at the Caps Oharlea quarantine hospital are reported as being typho-malarlal fever Instead of yellow 'over. The bureau is also informed that the cholera ia decreasing m Calcutta. DEATH AND J1ESXRUOXION. " KANSAS HIOII .WATERS AND DAKOTA WINDS WREAK DEVASTATION. NEOSIIO FALLS , Kas. , July 3. The river : ias risen steadily for the post twenty-four hours nnd Is still rising. It now Hews in a Btcady current through the main street. All of the east part of town Ia under water. In the bottoms the crops are all gone and most -A the stock is drowned , So far aa known no lives wore lost. Many families have been driven to the second story of their dwolliogs and the Iloor of business houses on main street are covered with water ono to live inchea deep. Tbo firing of guns and the ringing of bolls up the river has been heard and fears are intertained for the safety of some families. MITCHELL. Dak , , July 3. A terrific wind nnd rain storm from the west struck this sec tion at 1 p. in , to-day. It damaged houses , the railroad , windmills , ncd the race track fences. L'frhtning struck the Dawea house , eii miles north of hero , and killed LonU Lav- oncer , aged Elxtoon , PAUSONS , Kar , , July . ' ! . Ono train on the Missouri 1'acitia railroad came in to-day , but the others ara etlll weather-bound. Great loss of wheat , corn nnd oats are reported from the overflowed districts , 1'oiiT Scon Kof , , July 3. On the Springfield & Memphis railroad near Arcsdla , to-day , a bridge over a shallow stream col lapsed , porclpllating au engine with feixtaen Irelght car * into the water. Conductor Tnooipjon , Engineer HOJS and Fireman lloy- nolds were drowned. PAHSONH , Kas. . July 3. Master Mechanic Phillips , of the Missouri Pacific railway , and Morris Itoeo aud Jake Jon 03 of thla city while attempting to cross a HooJo 1 creek last night worfdrawu under o.culvrrt and drowned. THO Hncllsli Ury Goods Marker , Special Telegram to The Beo. MAKOHESTKII , July 3. The Guardian in its commercial artlcla siy < ; "Tha market shows no material change. But little business has been done. Prices are steady , In aomo in- stancsa sellers struggle hard fora little ad- vanco. This effort is partly owing to the lea- senwl production , The demand Ia tor the bet ter cloths. In ; nany caaea there ia a differ ence of one per cent between the views of buyers and tellers. The producer , however , is firm. " Fleadinc ( or Texas Cuttle. AUSTIN , Texas , July 3 In regard to a repotted - potted Interruption oi the passage of Texas cattle to Colorado over tha trail agreed upon at the Dalits convention , Governor Ireland has sent Secretary Lamar tha following dis patch : "There are now on the border 60OCO cattle on their way to northern markets fiom Texas , and federal officers , said b United Stttes marshals , have notified the owoeri that they cannot psss along the agreed trail acroaa the southwestern corner of the Cherokee nation , With other obstacles thrown In the way of Texas commerce by Kansas and Nebraska for thapurboso o ( get ting the cattle at a nominal figure. The at tempt will prove disastrous mtho extreme , I CM neatly request that you Rive such orders nt your earliest convenience as will allow there men to get to market. President Lytlo , of the southwestern live stock association , loft to day for the trail. The cattle referred to are from southern and aouthwostern Texas , SMITH , AN OLD SCOUNDREL , Some of I'm ' CratM Wort He Has Been Mug for Years , Went to CMindR Once Before Sl\ Months la J tl At Boston More Attachments , Etc. Noticing the name of n Boston gentleman - man on the Fusion hotel register yester day whom the Dec reporter know conld toll him something of the Into L. L. Smith's past career , nn Interview was sought nnd obtained. The sum and eub- Blanco of this gentleman's story i ; , that ever slnco Smith loft home , when only 18 yoara of ago , ho has boon playing the role of an export trickster , and has mora than once been the perpetrator of stupendous fraudt. Some yoara sgo ho went to Atchlaon , Kansas , with a heavy Boston firm backing him up , to open an Immense boot and shoo home , but remained there only a few months until ho collapsed to the tune of about § 70,000 , Bold ont aud How to the Domin ion of Canada. Through an Ingenious play however , the young man waa in- duccd to visit Detroit , where a detective arrested him. lie was taken to Boston , lodged In jail and remained there six month * . The detective leninod thatSmlth was tt Windsor , waiting for a woman to follow him from Atchlaon , nnd a bogus letter , purporting to have been cent by this woman , was mailed to Smith , asking him to meet her in De troit. Eventually Smith's friends suc ceeded in eilectlug a compromise with the Boston firm and got him released from jail. From Boston ho went to Chicago and engaged , as has heretofore been stated , In the buckot-uhop bnalncaa and wo a very successful , though it is pos itively alleged that ho carried on a skin came , being with the celebrated Flem ing nnd Motism gang oE crooks. It will bo remembered that this man FJomiug , with another scoudrol named Loting , were arrested about a year ago for abusing the United States mails , tried , convicted and sentenced to servo a term of three yoara each , In the penitentiary. Bnt by SOLDO manipulation unknown to any but those engaged In it , they were pardoned before being transferred to the peniten tiary. When this trouble came np Smith opened a joint of his own nt 84 Li Sallo street under the firm name of Johnson & Co. While there Smith received largo consignments of flour and grain from the country , which he sold and forgot to pay for. The firm of Johnson & Co. , failed , after which Smith went in with F , W. Pallan & Co. , and later with another outfit on River street whoso sign read H. P. French & Co. All this tlmo ho was amassing quite a largo pllo of ill gotten gains. The mills of Gordon , Baker & Co. , at St. Loui ? , were worked for a § 7,000 ateal which they tried to recover by bringing suit in the courts bat filled to gob anything. About that tlmo Smith jnlt operations there and came to Omaha , do had a female companion with him icro , but not moro than two or three leoplo in the town know ifSho left Jmaba on Tnnraday before Smith went , and it is said that the money ho bagged , or the moat of it at least , was carried away by her. This woman was of small stature , pretty face , dark eyes , slack hair , and attractive , stylish Iqure. They were never seen together on the Direct. She lived In a secluded part of the city , and wag very quiet In all of her movements. Attachments on the stock of goods which Smith turned over to Halman Lowy & Co. hero continue to come in. The following were put on yesterday : Julius Stein & Co. , Chicago S 220.60 Manhattan Cloak and Suit Co. , N. Y , 1,780 00 Miller & Lcsmes , St , Louis 61(5.18 ( Samuel Hunting & Sons Co lttlj 00 Wright , Leas & Co 1,029.00 The Manhattan Cloak and Saft com pany also served on II. Lowy and Lowy & Co. garnlahoo papers for the rotutn of their goods. Herman Lowy commenced replevin proceedings yesterday In the circuit court ) f tbo United States , against Eugene Glalland , George Gilland , and Max Gal- 'and ' , for § 1,500 worth of goods described in the petition ; alee for damages to the amount of 8500. Judge Woolworth is ( he attorney for Lowy. The goods do- ocrlbed were turned ever to United States Marshal Allen. A Fnalloilo in Jefferson County , Special Telegram to The BIK. ] ) K.umcE , Neb. , July 3 , At Plymouth , Jeilerson county , about 0 o'clock yesterday nfternooii , a merchant named Chase shot at Walter Harvey , a young man , nnd gnvo him a painful wound in the shoulder , Chase is married , and it is supposed that the shooting was due to jealousy of Harvey. Mrs , Dudley TftUcn to an Asylum NEW YORK , July 3. Mrs. L.iciio Yeseult Dudley was taken to the Mlddletown insane asylum to-day , She bade farewell to the matron and keeper of the Jclferson market police pricon in an off-hand , hearty way , nnd seemed quite willing to go to the asylum , She carried in her satchel over five hundred letters she had received from all o\cr the country congratulating her on the verdict which de clared her to bo Insane , Objection to n 1'ropuHcd Receiver , iNDiAKAi'OLia , Ind , , July 3 , In the United States court to-day a protett was filed by James M , Qu'gley ' , and others representing tha holder * of lovenaltfhths of all tha first mortgage bonds of the Toledo , Cleveland & Bt , LouU railway ngainut.tho appointment of Gen , McNultaus receiver , They claim that ho knowi nothing of the practical workings of a railroad , The Aiuurio n "Wheelmen. BUEFALO , N. Y. , July 3. The league of American wheelmen , now In session In this city , held their annual parade this morning on the asphalt pavement. About COO bicycllsU were in line in gay and picturesque uniforms , TlioMuslo Tcucliora' Association , NEW YOHK , July 8. The national associ ation of music teachers elected A , D. Stanley , os Providence , president and Theodore I'res- fer , secretary and treasurer. THE BANKS. CMcago Spccolalors Respond to Pres to's ' Marlial Strains , Grain and Live Stook Oast Aside For the Natal Day , The Forenoon Sotnlon Given DcnU nt Prices Generally liowor The Ontlook , THE TUAUKCENrEU. ' U HEAT It ATI H WEAKER. Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , 111 , , July 3. The day on 'cliango was characterized by moderately nctivo trad ing In the grain pit with a moro pronounced feeling of weakness in wheat. At the open ing Ilia offerings of wheat wore larger than usual and with no pronounced local or out side support , the market weakened and prices broke to SSjc for August , The price fluctu ated with a range of go nud finally closed for the day ic under yesterday. There was no particular feature to the market beyond the reported line weather for growing crops. The receipts continue up to the average and ship ments continue light , Hoports from the har vesting points do not indicate any improve ment In the crop , CORN. There was fair trading in corn with no change to note in tbo price. The market ruled steady , The receipts continue good and tha shipments Indicate n slight falling off. OATS. Oats ruled easy without any material chang In piico. PROVISIONS. There was very little movement in provis ions and prices exhibited practically no change , THE RULING RATE3. The day's pales and pricnn were : Wheat July , SOJtoS'gc , closed S7c : August , 8SJ@b'ie ) , closed 89c ; September , 'Jlfe'Jljjc , closed ! ) ljc. Corn July , 17i@l"j'c. closed -t7Jc ! Aug ust , 17J@l7ic , close J 47 0 : September , 47 ® 47ic , closed 17jlo. The board adjourned at 1 p. m , to-day until 10:30 : a. m. Monday. CATTLI. Trade was fairly active and prices n shada stronger on first-class , fat andunithod natives. All other natives were about the earno as yes terday. A light run stemmed the down tnrn that set in yesterday. The receipts of Texans were about fifty cars and they were dull and lOc lower. The turn in stackers nnd feeders was rather better , but the gdnernl market re mains dull aud prices extremely low. Low prado native butchers continue to sell nt un satisfactory prices. _ The supply of eneh Is more than cau bo disposed of when placed ngainst tbo liberal receipts of Toxans. The very best natives can not be quoted higher than SO.OO@UO ( , and there was only one sale at the inside this morning. The day's ranee was : Piimo to choice na tives 1 300 to 1-lCO pounds , may bo quoted nt S3.EO5.85 , and grassy steers of 1.300 pounds and thereabouts , S0.00250. : ! Light praia natives sold down to Si 40@4GO ; steers , 1,350 to l.f 00 pounds. S3.EO@G.OO ; 1,200 to 1,330 pounds. S5.20g5.40 ; 920 to 1,200 pounds , SI C5@5 20 ; stackers and feeders. S3.00@4.GO ; tbiougb T xas cattle. lower ; 9DO to 1,050 pounds , S3.CO@I.OO ; 750 to 900 pounds , S3.00@3,10 ; 000 to 700 pounds , S2.75 ( gS.OO. HOGS. The market opened weak and about Cc lower on nencly all sorts. To-morrow being a iioliday the packers did not care to load up unless at a price that they could afford to carry stock over on until Monday , 1 tough and common sold nt S3.SO@3 ! )7i ) , and faire ; o good mixed ? 1.00 ® 1.05 , with best heavy at SI.10 ; packing and shipping , 250 to SOU pounds , 83.95(84.10 ( ; light weights , 130 to 170 rounds , SU5@4.2i > ; 180 to 210 pounds , $3.90 3)4. ) ID. CAUSED BY A CAR , Train No , 1 on the U , P , , frecM at Mercer. The Engineer Badly Injured and Tramp Hilled Not Much Dnmago. The Union PaciGn passenger train No. L , that left hero last evening at half past 3 o'clock , mot with aa accident at Mer cer aiding , which ditched the engine , the Mggngo and mail cara , but the lattorwero not Injured to epoakof. The particulars , or at least as much of them as could bo jatherodby n BEE reporter , are these : The train was oplnnlcg along at Its usuul swift rate of speed , and a freight train had taken the eldo track at Mercer switch to lot her pair. This was between 10 and 11 o'clock. Jnst before the passenger reached Mercer , the freight train had boon ohakon up badly by a heavy gusb of wind , that blew ODD or over aud throvr It across the mala track. The passenger engine struck this car and was ditched but not badly broken , The front Trheola went into the ground up to the cylinders , the cow oitcher was torn off nnd the front part of the mill considerably wrecked , Aa staled above the mail and ono batjgago car T/era also derailed bat not Injured. An unknown tramp , stealing a rtdo on the platform between the lender and mall car was killed , nnd the engineer , Jon Elayoo re ceived a eovoro and paiuful cut in the head. The train , with the pas sengers , the wounded engineer , mid the dond tramp , was pulled back to Valley atallon and a gang of section men went lo work Immediately clearing the track , to that the train was not delayed moro than two or thro hours. Kov. Sum Jonci on Covxrd I col Yon don't want to have afues , [ Ltugh- ter. ] Well , I'll toll yon every good m n dreads a fui , but ho don't fear anything that walks on I ho earth. _ [ Oheorv , j The church lays back on the idea that it must have pcaco. Old Joshua went ont ono day atd fought all day long , no was ' crowding the enemy , when ho looked up . ' and taw the sun going down , Bo said : { > "Lord , It yon.wlll just glvo mo three or four moro hours of tunahlne , I'll clean these fellows off the face of the earth , " And the Lord just made that old sun rack back on thn dail , and Jonhau won a vic tory , the fame of which has lasted until this day. [ Great cheering. ] Qed des pises a coward , I had rather die at the month of A cannon doing my duty than to run away from it becauto I was afraid , Oed Intrusts all the noble causes on this earth to men who are game. [ Oheen. ]