THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING JULY 14 , 1885. 21
PROPHETJWD LOSS
fifty Thousand Ponmls the Price Seton
on Gardoii's ' Life.
'Tho British Govfrnmont Efjoots
tha Mahdi's ' Offer.
ai Knltuflooftho Gladstone Govcrfi-
rncnt'n Enthusiasm In the Soitdnn
and for Tliolr Troops ,
THE BIOHY OF A B&KON.
THZ DEJECTION Of TUB HAIIDl'fl OKKERIOSrAIlE
OI.V. GORDON.
Special Telegram to The BBE ,
NKW YORK , July 13. The Sun's cable
from London says ; Ilochofort's paper , L'ln-
transigoant , of Paris , baa a sensation which
is expected to tend a thrill of horror through
the civilized world. It amounts to tha charge
that the British government deliberately al
lowed Con.'Gordon to bo slaughtered when
his safety could bo guaranteed by the payment
of 60,000. The charge Is made In the form
of a letter from Baron do Billings to Kocho
fort. The baron declares ho was in constant
communication during the siege of Khartoum
with certain authorized agents of thn 1
Mahdi who had headquarters at Fan's and
wore engaged in piombtingtho interests of the
jtlahdl In a variety of directions. Notwlth
standing the waiefaro In Soudan and the al
leged Impossibility of obtaining intolligqnc'o
from Khartoum , of which Wolseley constantly
complained , this 1'aris agency was In receipt
of a direct communication from III Mahdl at
least once a week , which detailed tbo progress
of the campaign , told of the El Mahdi's plan ?
for the future and gave direction
as to what should bo divulged
and what kept secret. Last sum
mer when Gordon was securely coopid up In
Khartoum the false prophet sent an important
dispatch bo a spy who went In a variety of
disguises all the way from Omdurman to
Cairo , whence n dispatch was transmitted in
telegraphic cipher to Paris. This dispatch
said the city of Khartonmwlth Gen , Gordon ,
Col Stewart , the Egyptian garrison and in
habitants wore at the mercy of the prophet ;
that the relief expedition which Wolseley was
bringing up tbo Nile was a foolish enterprise ,
because Khartoum could be captured at any
moment , and just before the expedition could
got thero. The mahdi professed a desire to
avoid wholesale slaughter , which would ba in
volved in the Back of Khartoum , wherein , be
said , bo could not restrain the enthusiasm of
his faithful followers. Ho therefore was will
ing to come to an agreement with the British
government by which he would guarantee the
cafe conduct of Gordon and Stew
art down the Nile as far .as
.Assouain , if necessary , in consideration
of the payment of 50,000 pounds. The money
was to be put into the hands of trustworthy
/and confidential agents and not to bo paid
until Garden was delivered safe and Bound
within tha British lines. The garrison and
inhabitants of Khartoum were to bo unharn.ed
but to bo converted to the Mahdi's faith and
subject to his governmont. The Mahdi au
thorized his 1'aris agents to open negotiations
to this effect with the British government.
The Paris agents asked Baron do Billings to
conduct tha negotiations and he cons nted to
do BO , being actuated as he says by a desire to
avoid bloodshed and save the life of the heroic
Gordon. The baron broached the proposal to
Lord Lyons , British ambassodor at Paris ,
who referred tbo subject to the Brlti h government
ernmont A special cabinet council was held
to consider the proposal and it was rejected.
Lord Ljona was instructed to reply to Baron
do Billings that the government looked upon
the proposal as a trap and refused to enter
into any negotiations. Soon after thlr
.reply was sent to tha Mabd
Gordon sent Stewart down the Nil
to make his escape , the general bolng resigned
'to sacrifice his own life , but wishing to havr
his sole English companion and friend spared
.Stewart waa promptly killed by tbe El Mad
hl'a soldiers , and the offer ransoming Gordon
for 0,000 was renewed to Lord Lyons. F t
was again referred to the British government
and again refused on the same grounds as
before that the offer was a trap , nnd tha'
the Mahdl could not fulfill his proffered con-
'tract , Tbo story has been eagerly seized
.upon by the Parisians as another proof o
Albion's perfidy and British greed of gold
But it is only just to say it finds few , If any ,
believers in London , even among- the bitter
el enemies of the late government.
By Asseclatod Proas ,
LONDON , Julo 13. The government Is igno > .
rant of the reported offer of Kl Mahdi to re .
lease Gordon for 5,100.
OUUIiBKA. U\ZKUKtrOS.
qU.UUNIINE IIEQULATIONS IN Bl'AIX DEATH 0
A COUNTESS.
Special Telegram to The EKE.
NEW YOIIK , July 13. The Herald'a Mad
rid cable Bays : The death cf Countess Horn-
oreo from cholera , is the first case in Madri
among people of means and position , and liv
ing a good neighborhood. The countess
turned eight days previously from Barcelona
which Is lets badly infested than Madrid
Her death therefore Is startling because th
infection may have originated in Madrid
Her apartment was in one of tha best build
Ings in a fashienablo street. Her husbani'
and three others will bo rigidly quarantine d :
In these rooms far nine days. Tha countcst s'
death was within an hour of returning Irom
the theatre'and from n'violout type ef cholera s'a
'Two physicians who volunteered for cholera
servha have returned from Cartegena , after
remaining three days In the wretched lazar
etto in the suburbs without accommodations
and paying high prices for their food. They >
say those entering Cartagena are forced to re
main ton days in this lazaretto and their bag
gage exposed to the tun for a month before
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being allowed to bo removed. The quaran [
tine system is ono of the reproaches to IB
present administration and each province id
vlllngo practically regulates the matter for
Itselt and In accordance with Its own ideas of
Dft
economy and danger of Infection. Tha lazarettos -
ottos are crowded with the fdlhy and un
healthy , Moreover , prices ridiculously high
are chr rged tor necessities , No luxuries ex
cept bad tobacco are obUinable.
TUG OFFICIAL IIEOODD.
MADRID , July 13 , Fourteen hundred and
seventeen now caeca of cholera reported in
Spam yesterday. The cholera has broken out
in four places in the pratinca of Jaen The
ctlicial report shows a total ot SO.OCO cases in
Spain Bluca tbe inception of the scourge aden
a total of 13,000 deaths up to laU evening.
Kx-PrcaUlont Arthur gooa Fishing.
NEW RICHMOND , Quebec , July 13 , IJx-
rroaldent Arthur accompanied by his sou
has had rare good luck in Bilraou fishing on
tha Ooecapedla. In three days the partj
caught three hundred pounds of salmon , The '
party on their way back to New York will
toy over a few Jays with tha Kettlgoncht :
Salmon Club at Metaldla. ,
Failure of CoiToa Merchants.
BAtTiuoitE , Md. , July 13. Barkley & Co.
coffee dealora , made a deed of tiuit for tin
benefit of their creditors to-day , Liabilities
3130,000 ; asiots , neatly equal ,
ChrUIInn Women Oiiposel'rolilbltlon
CLEVELAND , O. , July 13. The Woman' , *
Uhristiau Temperance Uulon of Cleveland
one of the oldest organizations of the hind tin
the country , adopted resolutions to-d y tevei
log connection with tha state and national
unions , Tha union believes In non-partisan
action , while tbo state and national organ
izations have declared for the prohibition
party. The Cleveland society Is composed of
the leading ladies of northern Ohio , and is
the greatest branch of the union in the Ptato ,
GENEUAU FOHKIGN NEWS.
ENGLISH WOJIEN ARISE.
LONDON July 13. A mass meeting of wo
men was held In Princess hall this afternoon
to consider ways and moans to protect young
girl * from the hoiribla pitfall of London as
revealed by the Pall Mall ( Gazette. Mrs.
Booth and other Indies made eloquent ad
dresses. The meeting resolved thac the law
on the subject should forthwith bamado more
efficient ; demanded stale regulation of vice ;
demanded tha total repeal of tha contagious
diseases act , and that the ago of consent bo
raised from thirteen years to eighteen years.
The meeting also voted to send the record of
its proceedings to the house of commons ,
IIIZ DATTLK OK THE DOTNE.
WATEHFonn , IKELAND , July 12. The onni
vorsary of the battle of | the Boyne yesterday ,
caused n greater number of drunken men to
bo on the streets than usual. Among them
were a number of soldiers belonging to a
Welch regiment doing garrison duty hero. A
number of citizens got into a drunken row
with the soldlora , during which the latter
bayonetted to doth one of the former , Fur
ther loss of life was prevented , but the mob
smashed the windows of the barracka with
stones. The rage ol the populace became BO
great that It was deemed best to transfer the
whole regiment to some other place , which
was done this morning.
Thtfuamo of the civilian killed during the
riot last evening was Peter Grant. During
the hottest part of the conflict n soldier at
tacked Giant and plung'd a bayonet
straight through the man'a heart. Grant
fell dead on the spot. The tragedy
infuriated the people and they fell with such
force upon Ilia troops that the latter retreated
in full force into the barracks , whore they
were besicred all night by the citizens. Two
privates were arrested this morning on sus
picion ot being guilty of Grant's murder. A
number of civilians profess to bo able to
identify the soldier who killed Grant. Tha
excitement remains unabated.
BWKET m.XTEEN ,
LONDON , July 13. The Pall Mall Gazette ,
in response to rcquesta for its opinion as to
the nature of the changes required to the
English criminal law , makes several import
ant suggestions. The first addition to the
criminal act is raising the age at which fe
male children may legally consent to sinful
conduct at from 13yoars to 10.
WOLSLEY BETOBNS TO ENGLAND.
LONDON , July 13. Gen. Wolsley arrived
hero this afternoon. Victoria railway station
was crowed with soldiers , officers and civil
ians , and ha was given an enthusiastic
welcome.
RAISED FROM THE LAKE.
YICT1MB OP THB MINNETONKA DI3ASTB"
RESURRECTED ,
Ss. PAUL , Minn. , July 13. Divers and
a largo force of men have been engaged
all day recovering the bodies of the
ten people drownnd in Lake Minnetonka last
evening. In addition to the bodies of Mr ,
and Mrs. Band , recovered In the morning , the
remains of Catio Coykondoll were found
clinging to a seat in the boat under
sixty feet of water , and Frank
Rand was brought up by a grappling-hook
about one hundred yards from the wreck.
The divers report no nore bodies in or about
the boat and can do no moro on account of tbo
deep mud , into which they sink , unless they
cling to the boat. The progarmmo now is tote
to try dynamite and cannon which Capt. Bur-
well has asked for from Fort Snelllng.
It la proposed to use these to-night by the aid
of big steamers and electric lights. Searching
parties were at work all night for bodies
which will soon bo buried beyond recovery in
tbe mud drifted by the strong current. Seven
caskets were sent to the eceno this afternoon
and the bodies recovered were aent to Minne
apolis. The surviving members of the
stricken familiea are all prostrated with grief.
By the use of dynamite the remaining four
bodies victims of the Mlnnotonka disaster
were brought to the surface and recovered to
night.
Poisoned uy Deceased Moat.
KANKAKEE , 111. , July 13. A report cami
here this morning that a number of peopl °
were sick at Momence from tha effects o
poisoning , but the extent of the disaster was
not known until this afternnon. Fully sixty
persons m all are known to have been
poisoned. Mrs , Shronts , wife of a Mo
mence physician died to-day and many
others are in a dying condition , They are
all victims of poisoning from eating dried
beef made from diseased cattle. The sickness
is attended with colic , cramps , inflamatlon of
the bowels and vomiting , A dog was giyel
some of the meat in question to-day and dice
fchortly afterwards apparently from its effects ,
SPRINGFIELD , 111.'July 13. It having beer
reported to the ( tate board of health tha' '
sixty persons were poisoned at Momcaco bj
eating dried beef prepared by a Chicago firm
on inspector was despatched to that puce to
day to investigate.
The Day on thoTurf.
BRIGHTON BEACH , July 13. The attend
ance to day was 0,000.
First race Three quarters of a mile , two
year-olds Coisio B. Frank Ward
; won : , second
end : Peekslull , third. Time , 1:171 :
Second race Sauin terms ; Nimble Foot
won ; Harry Morris , second ; Bontessa , third
Time , 1:18J. :
Third race Mile and a half ; three-voars-
olds ; Iladnor , won ; Myrtle , second ; Byron
Cross , third. Time , 2t8i. : !
Fourth race Mile , all ages ) John Sullivan
won ; Franklo B , second ; Cardinal McCloskey ,
third. Time , 1.43J.
Fifth race Same terms ; Pink Cottage won ;
Barnum , second ; Topsy B , third , Time ,
l.-t3 .
Sixth race Seven-eighths of a mile ; Nlin-
rod won ; Judge Griffiths , second ; Hazard ,
third. Time , 1.32.
The Green Glass Bottle Blower .
PirrauuKa , Pa , July 13. Tha annual con-
ventlon of the American green glass bottle
blowers association met hero this morning.
L , Arrington , of Milwaukee , presided. There
were seventeen delegates present , tha cities
represented being Milwaukee , St. Louis , Al l-
ton , 111. } Ottawa , III } Covington , Ky.
Newark , O. ; Masailou , O.jSan Francisco and
Pitttburg , Tha day session was devoted toil
organization and preliminary routine bus il- I
ness. The convention will continue four ilor
fivodnyB. Thau ago question h the most
important matter before the convention , The
delegates are very reticent about the question
a it seems to bo the general opinion that a
reduction will be proposed by the manufact-
Dog Soldiers Knso Up.
WASHINGTON , July 13. Telegrami received
at the interior department from Special
Agent Armstrong relative to the cattle traiU
through Indian territory and the threatened
Indian troubles at the Cheyenne and Arapaboe
tKoncysay that the herds ( topped on the
publio laud strip have been notified to
move on and he thinks the trouble will cease
Thn cattle were stopped hy United Statei
authorities from Kansas.
Gen. Sheridan is to ha at Fort Keno In i
few day ? , and the Indians are now willing U
, do whatever U required since they realize tin
government is iu earnest.
An Appeal to Irltili Patriot ? .
Can. , July 13.-The Montrea
branch of tha Irish national league will Usu
a manifesto to the Irishmen of Canada callio . |
for support and subscriptions towards th
, national parliament of Irish members in th
imperial parliament and to defray tlulr ei
- peniea In tbe comicselection. .
CALLED A HALT.
Cleveland Stops the Dismissal of Oicors
for Partisanship ,
He Oalls Black , Higgins and Vi-
las to Account for Their Worki
His Pet Dodge of OfTonalro Prtlsan-
Bliip 1ms Been Outdone Ap
pointments Btoppoil.
CLEVELAND KIOIC3.
OTHER OXEN EAT HIS FOUDEIt ,
Special Telegram to The BEE ,
WASHINGTON , July 13. It is stated hero
to-day on very good authority that the presi
dent has called n halt in the removal of office
holders on other than the very best of reasons.
lie has suddenly discovered , the statement
sayr , that his civil service programme is being
violated by almost every departmtat espec
ially by the treasury and.tho postoffice.depart-
menta and pension burosu where largo num
bers of dismissals are being made on the most
Ilimsy pretexts. The story is that ho told
the cabinet sternly that it must be stopped at
once , and that they must account to him per
sonally for every removal that had been made ,
with the reasons therefor , that he inlpht do-
termtno for himself whether his confidence in
ttiom and tbeir subordinates was being vie
lated. As for Biggins , Black , nod others of
their class , ho sent for them personally and it
is ead , sat down so hard upon them that they
have been utterly paralyzed slnca.
Speaking of the same topic the Star this
evening cays : "A little over n week ago an
order wont out to all departments that all
dismissals and all appointments to fill places
not vacant must stop at onco. A week ago
a stop was put to all work In the appointment
division of the treasury department and the
appointment clerk was told that no moro
commissions were to be made outer
or papers considered until further orders , and
a list of changes that were contemplated by
him were killed in their conception. Com
missioner of Pensions Black was sent for per
sonally by the president and was
given to understand that the of
fensive partisanship cry had become
too indefinite _ In _ its meaning , nnd that no
more changes in his force would be made until
there was a thorough understanding on the
part of the president. The result was that
orders for a number nf changes in the pension
office were countermanded and everything put
at a standstill. The presidentit is understood ,
then had an understanding with the heads
of the postoffico and other departments , de
claring bla policy to be to stand by the civil
service reform declarations in a letter to Cur
tis and in his address on the -1th of March.
' .Removal for cause' ho held to mean [ for
cause and not remo pals with excuses. The
result is tint the axe has
been stuck in the block for
the past week and is still thero. How far the
thing is to go can but merely bo surmised , but
it is true that the president is decidedly in
earnest and does not intend that bis declara
tions shall be Ignored. "
Lieutenant Commander W. II. Wo bb , con
nected with tbe Alert in the Asiatic station ,
has been tried by court-martial on a charge of
drunkenness and found guilty. The court
recommended that ha ba suspended from his
rank and duty on furlough pay for two years
and that he retain his present number on the
list of lieutenant commanders during that
timo. The recommendations were approved
by Kear Admiral Davis on Juno 2d. Webb
baa been ordered to the United States on the
Juniata.
The war department is in receipt of tola
grams from the Indian territory which state
the disaffected Indians are becoming quiel
and there is a favorable outlook for a peacef u'
settlement of the Indian difficulties.
The presidential narty returned to-night
from their Selling trip to Woodmont. TBO
party is in excellent spirits and all agree with
Postmaster General Vilas , who said they had
a magnificent time. Tha president caught a
fine string of black bass to-day. SunJay was
passed quietly at n club bouse ,
A BKAGGABT WILTS.
aonsi'ClI , THE NEOBESS'WEDDED SOCIALIST
TONES DOWN.
CLEVELAND , O. July 13. The strikers held
a meeting in Newburg this afternoon. Will
iam J. Gorsuch , the editor of a socialistic
sheet in Chicago , was present and made a
speech. He advocated theft , arson and mur
der , saying the rich had no right to hold nn
keep property. He grew very excited on
defied the police , state authorities , and final ) ;
the federal government , saying that he woulc
fight like a tiger if any one attempte
to arrest him , While be wa
making these statements a policeman wa
quietly making .his way toward the platform
When Goreuch stopped for a minute to mo
his brow the policnman tapped him on th
shoulder and he meekly permitted himself t
bo taken to tha police station and locked u [
lie is 33 years of age and was charged wit
using language to incite riot. He arrive
hero this morning from I'lttaburg.
The strikers remained in doors to-day. Th
plate mill will bo started again in the morn
ing , and all serious trouble is thought to b
over. The Polish Catholic priest haaexplainc
the situation to his parUboners , and many : o
them are anxious to return to work. Th
Bohemians are still firm and are expected t
object when all the mills again resume.
Abducted by a Brutal Wretch.
SrUAcmsE , N , Y. , July 13. Katie Head
10 years old , was sent to a druc store yester
day morning , but did not return , To-day
man In Geddes telephoned to police beat
quarters that the child was in Goddes with an
old man , Tha girl was found and the man
arrested , He said his name wan Phillip
Knaut. Papers In his pockets show that ha
has been an inmate of tha soldiers' home at
Bath. He confessed to abduction. Tbo two
had spsnt tbe night under a salt shod in the
marsh , where Knaut Is alleged have
assaulted the child , He was held for exam-
ination.
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Relict for a College President ,
CHICAGO , III. , July 13. At a meeting of
the board of trustees of Lake Forest u nl-
verilty to-day , action was taken to give relief
to President Gregory who tins been oter-taxed
during the last two ycvrs. Dr. Grepory
tendered his resignation but the board
- declined to accept It , and Instead voted him a
year's leave ol abarnco and assistance. Dr.
Gregory will avail himself of this to euch an
extant as his health may require , but meanwhile -
while tbe university will bo under his
supervision ,
.
Shot Over tlio Itaplda ,
MATTAWA , Ont , July 13 , News is just
received that six men , while running Calf
rapids , four miles from hero , upset. Four
. , clung to the boat and two swain ashore. The
four on the boat flouted down to Demlch.irgo
rapids , where they were washed oway and
a perished. Their names were George Hodd ,
William Christin , Phillip Martin and George
Iitnglier. Nona of the bodies were recov
ered ,
Iho Lumberm n'a Htrlko ,
KAST SAQINAW , July 13. Eighty-three of
<
Piukorton's detectives arrived this morning
armed each with a Wiaiheiter rifle and two
revolver * . They are now being sworn in.
. Half of them will go to Siginaw where one or
two mills propose. t start up , The mayor.
issued a proclamation this morning stating
ho had called on the state and county author
ities for aid , It Is believed ample arrange
ments have been made to Insure the protection
of property. A similar proclamation was issued
by the mayor of Sagtnaw. It is reported that
three companies of state troops with a galling
gun have been ordered and will bo here to
day. The strikers threaten to seize the water
works and shut off the supply , and a force of
men armed with rifles have been sent to pro
tect the works. The strikers are greatly in-
senccd at the steps taken by the authorities
and tbe presence of armed detectives.
LATER ' -The waterworks are [ now guarded
by the Company 12 Michigan stata troops.
A largo number of special policemen wore
sworn In and all gatherings in the streets are
prohibited ,
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
WATEBarODTB AND TOIIRKNTS OF BAIN IN
\VK9TEHN FE.VNSTLVANIA.
Pirrsntma , Pa. , July 13. Shortly before
dark this evening the Allegheny valley was
visited by one of the most disastrous storms
ever known in that section , llaln fell In tor
rents for an hour , the wind blow a hurricane ,
and thunder and lightn'ng wore incessant.
Itoports of great damage have been received
From various points along the Allegheny river
between this city and Tltnsvillo. At Harm-
arsvillo lightning struck tha talcgraph cilice ,
killing instantly James McFeoders , a student ,
and rendering unconscious the operator , Mis
Mary Hazlott. The building was partially
wrecked.
At Freeport four inches and n half of rain
fell In an hour , Hooding collar * , yards nnd
streets , nod covering the West Pennsylvania
and Bultor branch railroads to n depth of sev
eral feet. The tracks iu some places have
been washed away , and in others thefdebria is
piled five feet high. All trains have been
stopped in all directions.
At Dlto'g station a freight train ran into a
landslide nnd was badly wrecked.
Peters' creek , near Laechburg , is swollen
beyond its brinks , and numerous gas and oil
derricks were washed down the stream. Kirk-
Patrick & company's steel plant at Leechburg
is under water , and the loss will reach many
thousand dollars. The damage to grain has
alone , in this and surrounding districts ,
amounted to t > n enormous sum.
TIIUSVILLE , Pa. , July 13 , A cloud burst
about one mile south of town this afternoon
and tbo stream entering Oil creek , near the
city , it rose to an unprecedented helghtd.
Many houses were moved from their founda
tions and several washed away. A number of
families had narrow escapes. Two bridges
went down tbe creek and the roads were badly
washed. No 'Ifo ' was lost , but the damage to
property was very great.
RIPB FOU THE HOPE.
CAFIUBI OF A OANd OP HIGHWAYMEN IN
NOlim CAROLINA ,
Special Telegram to The BEE.
BALEIQH.N.C. , July 12. Wautauga county
is infested with a band of outlaws who dis
guise themselves , travel through the country ,
break open stores and business houses , carry
off money , stop men on public highways , and
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compel themto stand and deliver. This has
been going on for months. The gang numbers
ton men , and their depredations have become
so frequent that last week a passe of citizens
pursued the bandits into Tennessee. They
captured Joe Dobaon , Henry Johnson and a
man name unknown , After these arrests
were made the posse followed the trail and
compelled the prisoners to give them informa
tion which finally led to the house in Carter
county , Tenn , There they found a woman in
charge of a store in which wasjlound a Iwge
quantity of goods stolen from" the people In
Wautauga county. The store had
just been opened and almost every
stolen article was found in it.
Eighteen hundred dollars in silver were found
in an old sack in the store. The police re
mained at the store three days and caught
three more of the gang , who came In with
lorKO packs of stolen goods. Tha prisoners
were taken back and put in Wautauga jail.
One man confessed that they burned the
dwelling houses of several persona. This is a
capital offense. The week after the six men
were brought back the rest of the outlaws and
some of their friends made nn attack on the
jail and came near releasing their friends be
fore they were driven off , They will be tried
for anon and if not lynched before , the court
will probably hang them ,
HEBREW CHARITIES.
A MEETING AT ST. LODIS TO EFFECT A NATIONAL
OHOANIZATION.
ST. LODIS , Mo. , July 13. Delegates from
the United Hebrew relief associations o
nearly all the principal cities in the country
assembled hero this afternoon , under a cal
issued by the St. Louis relief association , fo
the purpose of forming a union of Hebrew
charities of the United States. The conven
tlou was called to order by Marcus Berehelmer
president of the local association , who dcllv
orcd an address nf welcome. Permanon
organization was effected by the election o
Marcus Bernheimer , of St. Louis , presideut
J. Isaacs , New York , vice-president ; Alber
Arnstein , St. Louis , secretary. A roeolutlo
was adopted declaring in favor of forming
national union of the Hebrew charities , an
stating the object of the association to be th
co-operation of various Hebtow relief aasocla
tions of tbe United States i
and of the itinerant poor. S. Harz , of Louis
vllle ; J. Weil , Milwaukee : J , Groennfelder
Chicago ; J. L. Isaacs , New York ; Alber
Arnstein , St. .Louis ; the Rav. Dr. J. 1C. Gut
heim , New Orleans ; tha Rev. Dr. Schendle
Boston , and MarcusCornhdnibr , of St , Louii
were appointed a committee to draft a const
lotion and by-laws.
Ilaso Ball.
NEW YOKK , July 13-New York , 2 ; Prov i-
dence , 4. t
PHILADELPHIA , To" . , July 13 , Philadelphia ,
T : Boston , 1.
DETROIT , Mich. , July 13 Detroit , 0 ; St.
Louis , fi.
PiTTBBDna , Pa. , July 13. No game on
account of rain.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , July 13 , Buffalo , 4. Chicago
cage , C.
BUFFALO , N. Y , , July 13. Calvin , pitcher
of the Buffalo basg ball club , has been re
leased.
Gen , Orant'a Condition.
MOUNT MoGitKaoB , July 13 , Gen. Grant
passed a good night , using little ornooocoiine
and this morning was bright and in good
spirits. The patient Is taking food plenteously -
ly and swallownd liquid mnrishment to-day >
without apparent pain. Ills voice is clearer
and stronger , and the puleo has greater
volume than yesterday.
Endlcotc on the Situation.
Special Telegram to The BEC.
NswYoEK , July 12 , Secretary Endicott
Bald he had no fears of any serious trouble
with the Cheyenne Indians , as the military
fores detpached to quell tha uprising WAS
much larger than ever cent on a similar expo
dltlon ,
Yarn Mills Roracd.
vPHILADELPHIA , Pa. , July 13. Benjamin
Schofield't rarn mill In West Manayunb
burned yesterday. Loss $200000 ; partial II ! ,
insured. The dam near by bad run dry , and
there were no means of extsngulshlng the
Forest Ball Flit mod ,
OTTAWA , K . , July 13. Forest Hall.ownec
by John Klnnard , of this city , burned his
morning , ' losj $35OCOj insurance. $10,000 ,
BROKE JTHE SEAL
Commissioner Sparks Ops Indemnity
Lands to Sellers ,
Ho Holds Tha * Past Bulings
Wora Merely Definitions ,
Million * ot Acroa roturncltotho , Pub-
Ho Domain From the Grasptl
of Speculators.
8PA11KS Sl'E UCS.
INimtNITV LANIS OPENE ) .
WASHINGTON , July 18. Land Commis
sioner Sparks has rendered a decision affirm
ing the right of entry nndor the public land
laws and the decision of the supreme coutt of
the United States , of lands heretofore with
drawn by voluntary action of the general
land office for railroad indemnity purposes
where no requirements of law existed for
making such withdrawal ! . The effect of this
decision , if sustained by the secretary of the
interior , will bo to restore to entry , under the
homestead and other laws , many million acres
of public land which have been kept out of
the market for many years because
claimed by railroad corporatioas.
In the course of this decision
which is quite length j , the commissioner
cites from lending decisions of tbe tupromo
court and conlcudcs as follows :
'Following ' those decisions by the authority
of which 1 am governed , I must hold that a
withdrawal of the land by the commissioner
of the general land office when with
drawals from settlement , entry or
other appropriation are not required .by
law , Is effective only as information
in defining the limits within which the in
demnity selections may bo laid in a proper
time and manner , but Is not operative as a
prohibition of settlement , and entries within
such limits under the public land act laws
prior to the time when a law selection by the
railway company has actually been mado. "
This decision was brought out by an in
quiry from the receiver of the land offiw at
Walla Walla , Washington territory , as to
whether or not the Northern Pacific railway
company Is entitled to the land regularly set
tled upon by onp Miller , but which was by a
change in the line of the above mentioned
road brought wlthing its indemnity lino.
RAILWAY fcAND GRANTS.
THE GHJANTIO ABSORPTION THAT SPARES mO-
POPES TO DESTBOr.
Special Telegram to The BEE.
CHICAGO , 111. , July 13. A Washington
special to the Times of this city says : "Tho
fact was recently mentioned in these dis
patches that Commissioner Sparks did not be
lieve that railroad companies were entitled to
lands in their indemnity limits until they had
selected their land , and believed that in the
meanwhile settlers could establish homesteads
within the indemnity. A case in point has
just been decided by him , and hla decision
will soon be made public. Indemnity lands
are lands from which land-grant railroad cor
porations can select whatever area Is lacking
by reason of previous disposal by the govern
ment within the limits of the grant. In the
early history of land grants , tha , .indemnity
lands were wHhdTawn from tha public do *
main by executive order at the same time
the granted lands were withdrawn. But
under that practice it was never held that the
withdrawal of indemnity lands did more than
to withdraw them from c sh entry. They were
still open to tbe settler to make his homo on
them. Subsequently the railroad companies
set up claims to tbe indemnity lands as against
settlers , and It became the practice of tbe land
office to withdraw the granted lands on the
filing of a preliminary map of the indemnity
lands whenever the definite location waa made ,
and whenthe Indemnity lands were withdrawn
they were withdrawn from settlers as well as
cash entry men , and remained withdrawn from
settlement for years until at lost the railroad
had completed its road and proved its right to
a portion of the indemnity.
Under this practice a million acres mipht
be withdrawn from xettlemont and kept with
drawn for twenty years , and at the end of
that time the railroad would get only 100,000
acres of It. How much of the public domain
is now withdrawn as indemnity land it Is impossible -
possible to state with any degree of accurraoy ,
but so far as it can be estimated in the land
office it amounts to about 39,000,000 acres.
Between 12,000,000 and 15,000,000 acres each
were withdrawn for the Northern Pacific and
Atlantic & Pacific railroads. Probably 20-
000,000 acres of the indemnity lands with
draw for the two roads remain. About
5,000,000 acres were withdrawn for the
Southern Pacific and 300.COD for the Oregon
& California. In Louisiana , Mississippi , and
Florida there still remain small portions of
indemnity lands withdrawn under the acts of
congress of 1800 and 1857 , In some cases not
a mile of the proposed road was over built ,
but the granted and indemnity lands were
withdrawn and have staid withdrawn. The
Northern Pacific lands were withdrawn
between 1870 and 1873 , though the grant
expired in 1877. The Southern and Atlantic
and Pacific grants were withdrawn between
1807 and 1870 ,
The terms millions of acres do not convoy
such distinct impressions as terms of miles in
length and breadth , The vastness of these
grants can only be realized by looking on
maps in which the tracts wjthin indemity lim
its are colored. A land-grant map of Iowa
shows five brood bands of red from east to
west , and a sixth running diagonally from
northeast to southwest. These six bands
represent the lands granted for five railroads
and the improvement of the Dos Moines riv
er. They cover nearly tha entire state.
Only very narrow strips of pablio la&ds were
left between these broad bands. On the map
of Wisconsin these broad red bands cross and
recross until it ia hard to find a bit of public
land outside of them. Biz broad red bands
run across Minnesota from east to west and
northwest , and cover almost the whole
state. The grant of the Northern Pacific was
for the alternate sections for twenty miles on
each side of the line In the states of Wiscon
sin nndMinntsota and forty miles on each side
In the territories , and the indemnity limits
were twenty miles outside of the granted
limits , BO that there was withdrawn for this
road all the alternate sections in a band eighty
miles wide BCMSS Minnesota and 120 miles
miles wide in the territories up to the lice of
Washlngtou and Oregon. With the assist
ance of iv branch road , the Northern Pacific
spreads Its tentacles over the alternate seo-
, ions in a strip 200 miles wida \Vasliiiigt
and Oregon , For the Atlantic & Pacific road
there were withdrawn the odd.numbered sec-
tlocs in a strip eighty miles wide within the
granted limits and 121 miles wide within
indemnity limits from Indian territory to
Nevada , and one-half M wide in Nevada and
California. The Southern Pacific had the
the same In California as the Atlantic &
Pacific , including the Indemnity lands , which :
are half of tbo whole. The Urfgon & Oali i
fornia grant co\ered the odd numbered sec * *
tions In a strip forty miles wide.Ylmt ii.of .
means is that the grant gave the equivalent of
a solid strip ten miles wide , and If for * fy
reason the company could not get all of this ,
it could indemnify itself out of anoth&r ten
miles wide. The Southern Pacific claiiued la
grant from its Pacific terminus near Loa
Angeles to San Francisco , and tbe interior
department recognized thii claim , ,
but Judge Lawyer , of California , bos
slnco decided adversely on th o'aim , As the
granting act originally stood , this grant from
Los Angeles to San Frarclsoo was given , but
the senate struck out this portion of the act ,
In spite of this fact the department recoc
nized the claim. The Northern I'aclfii
grant horn Portland to Puget
Sound , nnd the department rccocmlrecl thlr
claim also , tbo fact being that m 18G3 con
gress gave a right-of-way for n road from the
Columbia to Pnget Sound , but expressly stip
ulated that there should bo no grant of lauds.
In 180 the Northern Pacific company ( tot an
act of congress changing the location of
anothrr part of the reid , and an ambiguous
phrase ia the at of 1670 was construed to
giro the land which contrresa the previous
year cxprofsljr refused to give. In JMSj in
the Cedar Rapids ca ? . the supreme couit of
the Unltod States hold that before nny
authority existed In the department to with
draw lands , a map of the entire line ot road
must bo filed. Tbo Northern Pacific has
never filed a map of Its entire road , and un
der that decision no title baa ever vested In-
the Northern Pacific for tingle acre. This
point has boon rejmatedly pressed upon the
attention of congroisionlonal committees ,
HAMl'TON WANia CREDIT.
THE nSBEI , GENKBAL SPEAKS FOR TROOPS HIP
AT BCLt , HUN ,
Special Telegram to The BEE.
CHARLESTON , S , O. , July 13. The NOWB
and Courier publishes a long letter correcting-
errors in the recent articles of Generals
Johnston and Jmbodon , touching the first
battle of Manassas , or Bull Run. General
Hampton shiwa that Hampton legion , 000
strong , which he commanded , arrested the vic
torious columns of Sherman and Koyos , who
wore driving the confederate forces back , and
the legion so do'iyod the federal advance an to
onableconfederato roinf orcemonts to bo brought
up. The News and Courier gives an claborato
review of tha battle , the history of which it
clairna must now bo rewritten. Its conclu
sion is that Hampton was to Jackson at
Manassaa what Jackson waa to the whole con
federate loft , Hampton saved Stonewall
Jackson as Jackson caved the army. It was
the magnificent fighting' of tha legion under
terrible odds that gave Jacks in time to bring
his troops into position. Had ha not bad an
opportunity to form tha Virginians who after
wards "stood like a stono-wall , " the battle
would have bojn irretrievably lost. The
opportunity to form these Virginians waa
given to Jackson by Hampton and hia men ,
and was given by them by thorn nlono.
Alton ijabor to bo Bounced.
BAY CITT , Mich , July 13 , The common
council to-night unanimously passed the fol
lowing : ' Resolved , That this council views
with regret and indignation tha introduction
into thia city of on armed force of alien
mercenaries na an Insult to honesty , loyalty
and a sense of duty of law-abiding citizens ,
and wo hereby request tha county authorities
and board of poli-o commissioners to take
immediata steps to remove thla Handing-
menace from our midst , and wo request all
good citizens if necessary to assist the
authorities in such action.
BniTAlo Bill Attached ,
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , July 13. A deputy
sheriff went to Norwalk thia afternoon and
attached Buffalo Bill's wild wo st show for
$26,000 on two attachments , one of $10,000
forldamagas for breaking up Dr. Carver's
show , and one for SHi.COO for the malicious
arrest of Dr. Graver at Willimantlc. The
Cody party famished bonds.
The "Weather.
WASHINGTON , July 13. The upper Miss ;
issippi valley : . Generally fair weather except ,
local raina in the extreme northern portion ,
variable winds , nearlyslationary temperature.
Tha Missouri valley : Generally fair weather ,
variable winds , nearly stationary temperature.
Illinois Iilvo Stock CommlssIcnorB
SpniKOHiELi ; , III , July 13. Governor )
Oglesby to-day appointed as live stock
commissioners , provided for by the legis
lature , John , M , Pearson , of Godfrey ,
for three years ; D , VV. Smith , of Bates ,
two years , and Hiram McChosney , of Chicago ,
one year.
A Celestial Caught for Murder.
MONTREAL , Can. , 13. Fong Ah You , n
Chinaman , has been arrested here for the
murder of Sing Leo , at Rome , N. Y. A dog
per in Fong An YOU'H possession is similar to
that with which the deed waa done.
Old Bottlers Ilonnlon.
KEOKUK , la. , July 13. The executive com
mlttao of the til state Old Settlers association
this I afternoon decided to hold the annual
mooting of the association at Rand Park , Koo
fcnk j , September 20th.
At the Dairy Headquarters ,
ELGIN , III. , July 13 , Butter on the bean
of trade to-day was lower than last week
.There were regular salea of 50,280 .pounds at
17e. Choose wasr dull and there wore
regular sales.
Nouo ofMe.xico for Bale ,
MEXICO , July 13. The government an
nouncoa that it will not soil an acre of Mex
ican territory and that it has confidoncoin tin
friendliness of the American government ,
Cornell's Now 1'roBldont.
ITIIICA , 4. Y , July 13. Professor Gharlc
Kendall Adams , of Michigan university , wai
to-day elected president of Cornell anivorait ,
to succeed President White.
A Correction.
To correct a currant but erroneous 1m
presalon wo dearo to assure our patroni
that wo are in no way connected wit ! '
what la called "Tho Omaha Medical an
Surgical Institute , " located at the ol
Orolghton Bouse , either by sympathy or
confidenco. Our place is at the oM
stand , brlok house , northwest corner
Twelfth and Howard , wlioro wo will bo
glad to aeo our patients at all times.
S , D , MKIICEU , M. D.
fhe Greatest Medical Triumph of tit Ago
SYWPTOrVJs'oF
I.UMofnppetlte , lluweUcoitlre , l' lnln
the heuil , with a dull ea iulon In tbe
6ack part , 1'iiln under tUu shoulder *
ulnile , IfullnoM after eatlcz , with ndl In.
Inclination to exertion of bodr or mind
IrrltuMUtroftomper..oif plrlt , YfUli
l.Ti
w cartui-arf , DIzziuoM , 4'luUcrlngOLt.tbc
Heart , Dot * buforotb * eyet , Her.du.cUc
uvor tbo rliitu eye , H.o tlenno , wilt
Ulful drearni , Illclilycolored Urine , out
r CONSTIPATION.
TUTT'H VJI tHarocspeclaUrftdat-to'
to such case , ory dose cileoia aueu I
, baigooffeollnBnatoixstonlsHtno.sua ) per
They Increase Uo Appttlte idciuuelh
body to 'I'uUu uii t'lcnli , tliut the yttem I
uourliUed. a > uby taelr Vonlo Arllou o
i * * tyos * ° % lff * * lS3S $
' .ram . MIB DYE E.O
GIUT IlAin or WIHSKBHB changed to
. OIJOSSY ULACIC by a einglu application f
aiU DTK. H Imparts a natural color , nd
instantaneously ! Bold by Urueb'l ti ,01
nt by express on receipt of 91
0100.44 rvjurrev St , . Hew rk.
SPRUNG A SHADE.
fteClicaEO Wheat Market Hcspflg to
llie Speculators Tonsil ,
*
Tlisra ia Money in Beporta if You
Pltty Thom to Win ,
Minor Fcntiiros Attract Bomo Atten
tion Tcxas.Ctits liooao Her Bap-
ply llORt on tlio Decline , .
1'ITS AND PENS.
3P3-AKD SCWNO Or WHEAT.
Special Telegram to The DIE.
CiltoAQO ) 111. , July 13. The day developed
rather a strong foelliiR in wheat , duo mainly
to 4ho expectation of a-dercato In the visi
ble supply , and to the falling off iu receipts at
primary polnis. There was an cosy feeling at
the opening in oonscriuoaco of low markets at
Now York and St. Louis , but pi I cos remained
moderately steady until about noon when the
markit began to dorslopo strength and
ereator activity. Prices advanced in and
closed * on the regular board about io higher
than on Saturday. Tne- feeling was ngain
quite Jtronp in the afternoon , the mnrlcet
closing at an advaaoe of Jo additional ,
COIIN.
The wcoipts of corn wtro largo and thcto
was D somewhat easier feeling in trade , prices
tlmdlng off n trifle , but the latest trading
prices of tbo day were well up to the closing ?
prices of Saturday ,
OATS ,
Oats ruled sttong end steady , prices closing-
generally a shade higher than on Saturday.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions ruled strong and higher , advanc
ing fully 12i@15c for pork , Imparting some
strength to the other markets.
THE 11DLINQ BATES.
The range of prices was :
Wheat July , SGVV o , cloned 8ip :
August , 88i@S8fp , closed SSjc ; September.
OOKdOOfo closed U0j < 2905c. 'No. ' 2 spring 87ft
® 87ic : No. 3 spring 73i@70o ; No. 2 rod DZe ;
No. 3 red S7c.
Corn July , lCg@J74o. closed 47i
August , -lGJi@4Vi5c , closed 4CJ@403c ; Septem
ber , 4Gj@46go , closed 4Cgo.
CATTLE.
For the be t fat native ; , whichwere
really scarce , there was a fair demand
with a slight upturn in prices. Anything ia
the native line below first class was hard to
sell , with values o/ehade lower. The bulk.'of
native eteera were of n common class ana
they have to compete with a largo supply of
Texatu , of which there were nearly
8,000 , and they in turn selling. , IDo
lower. At Chicago , St. Louis , and Kansas )
city there were between 7,000 and 8,030 Toa-
ans , these at St. Louis and Kansas City
eventually finding their way to Chicago , which
would indicate that the supply would bo
heavy for the coming week , and so long * as
this supply lasts common and low- grade
natives , either steers or cow Block , must sell
at low prices. The Btocker and feeder trade
wai quiet. Tbe number on sale was largely
reduced on Saturday , and the fresh arrivals
to-d y wore light. Prices , howevei , nto as low
a * any time lost week. Shipping steers , 1(850 (
to LOOO pounda , 85 50@G.OO ; 1,200 to .1J350
pounds , eOi30@5.75950 ; to 1200 pounds , 54.80
@ 5.25 ; slop-fed steers , S5.00@5.85 ; through
Texas c ttle corn fed , -4 50 ( 5.80 ; Rmsors ,
050 to 1,050 pounds , S3.75 4 10ji750 to 900
pounds , $3.1X&3 ( 35 ; GOO to 700 pounds , 92.75
( 3,30.
HOGS.
There was a drop of about lOc on mixed and
heavy , and about 5c on ligXt , and at the
drop the market was by no means
active , closing rather weak at the
declino. Big packing firms had no
orders on the market. The bulk of ealfca waa
to scalpers and shippers. Hough- and ! com
mon sold at $3,90@4.0G ; fair to g03d < mixed
51 10 ® 1.20 , and choice assorted heavy , 31 30@
4..40 ; packing and shipping , 250 to 35l pound * ,
Ca.-lD@-J.D5 ; 180 to 210 pounds , SUC@85.j
Tha Chicago Statement *
CHWAOO , 111. , July 13 , The following fig
ures taken from the official etatorrurat ottho
board of trade , to bo posted on. 'chaag'o to
morrow , show the amount of grain iaaip.ht in
the United States and Canada , on , S t | irday ,
July 11 , and the amount it' Inertr&so or
decrease ever the preceding week :
Wheat 10,01 l,72abuahelsdsoreaae ; , D55,63O
buihels.
Corn-D,038,027 bushels ; dscroasB , ' 2,535,510
buehels.
Oats 2,707,212 bushels ; docrsaje , 81,412
bushels.
Ryo-210,109 bushels ; docxta/10. 3,323
bushels.
Barley 111,753 busheijisw ease , 2 > 737
bushels ,
The amount cf grain in.ai.oEfrir t Cbicago on
the data named was : Wheat , 24 , ' iGG,0.'iO bush
els ; corn , G61.U8 bushela ; ; oats , fjft.'JS ? buth-
ols ; rye , l > 8,0i ( bushels.bidej , none.
The Mark Imuo atavlcw. .
LONDON , July 33. Tbo.Mai kLano Express
In Its review of the Brltisk K : aln trade dur >
Ing the past week , saye : 2Tto.o July weather
has prevailed , ! and the disiy jht is practically
unbroken. The whnat. ex op Is prospering , IU
though otIiQrpropft.h , va b an severely pun
ished by tbo drought , Thr males of Knglhh
wheat during the prut week ware 28,40 L
quarters , aU S3a H-J agxlrist 2703d for the
corresponding.wool : oi 1 ast year. Foreign
wheat is. very quiot. In the off coast
market there Ismodtn to trade. Flfty-ono
cargoes armed , ten w ere field , twelve ward
withdrawn , and tblrt y'-threo remained in-
cludiug nine ol-Callftat jia , and onoof Oregon.
To-day there wua no i orjulry for wheat , and
valmaworo aomluiJ , < rha large number oE
arrivals of caraoo * to nds to depress the mar
ket. I'Uour was dep reined and values vcoak-
on d , Corn waa unchanged , barley dull
and oats qpiot.
Musical Instrument ! .
HXdlott & Davis Pianos
,
Vlollca , Guitars and Baa oe.
Piano Stools ami Coera. \ .
Artists' Materials.
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