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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JULY 25 , 1885. NO 31. HONORSTOTHE DEAD Preliminary Arrangements for the Foneral of General Grant , Central Park , Now York , Selected as the Place of Burial. The War Department to Have Ulmrgsoi thsEomains , Words of Sympathy From the Press and People of All Lands. Preparations for Memorial Ser- oices Throughout the Country , The Condition of tlio Grant Estate and His " 1'ornonml McmolrB , " TnK DI9T1NQU19HI2O DEAD. ABRANdlNfl FOB TflK FUNERAL AND PLACE OK nrjiiiAL. MOUNT McGnEaon , July 21. The one con- itlon Imposed by Genornl Grant before he icd upon thoBO who should decide the place of hla burial Is the cause of delay in fixing the apot for sepulchre. Mayor Grace's chief clerk , Mr. Turner , ia hero and his boon in consultation with Col. Fred Grant. lie has formally and in parson for Mayor Grace , urged the acceptance of ft burial spot In any of the parks of New York City. There ia n strong fading in the family of Gen. Grant that the Now York proposition la the onu that would hnvo gratified the general , but the condition that Mrs. Giant might bo bur ied beside the general ia ono that the mayor's representative cannot nccedo to and tolographio communication 11 now goiug on between here and Now York on that point. The president's messenger had not ar rived nt 11 o'clock , and when ho does it is not unlikely that the condition rotative to Mrs. Grant bsing ourled beside him will also then causa some delay , pending n conference with others. The invitation of the city of Spring field , Illinois , la not being seriously consid ered aa yet , though General Grant , before death , Indicated Illinois aa the place to be buried in preference to the other states which claim him , inasmuch as Illinois gave him his first army commission. But TIIEDE WERE TWO OTIIKIl POINTS which ho designated , and ono of them , , Washington , ia now under consideration. The 9. ' third place indicated by the general waa West Point , but ho recognized at the time of the suggestion that West Point waa the spot where hia wifa could not rest beside him and that fact removed from the general's mind the possibility of being buried there. It was after that that the general relegated the whole question of the burial spot and fu- naral to Col. Grant who is now carrying on arrangements for his father's funeral. It ia now iully determined that the funeral obse quies will begin ut Mount McGregor. The lamily fully recognize the claim of the people and the nation to do honor to the remains of Gen. Grain , but there ii a feeling that before all pomp and pageantry of burial , the family should have aon > o private ceremonies. The family would bo slono when their funeral service is hold and before the remains go out to the people to mourn over. Thus the funeral services tor tbo family will bo hold hero in the cottage at such time as may seem boat. Dr. Newman will bo with the family and conduct with them the services over the dead. The presi dent is anxious and expressed himself by message that there should bo a national funer al , and under the direction and care of the wir department , beginning when tbo remains shall leave the mountains and end at the place of seuplturo. Hit. DOUGLAS TALKS. While sittlnir on the hotel veranda this afternoon Dr. Dougloa chatted at length with a correspondent about Gen , Grant , and of the loDgtrUlof suffering just ended. "Do you remember , " eald Dr. Douglas , "that during the last week I said to you that there was a subsidence of the swelling in the overlying tissues on the tight side of the neck , and that I said on the day I spoke about It , that I had been able to examine the general's throat much deeper and with greater ease than in a long time. Do you remember that ? " Ilia hearer recalled it clearly and said so. "Well , then , " resumed Dr. Douglas , "lam going to tell you of an experience I had with General Grant on the afternoon of Thursday , July 16 , and at the time I bad observed tbo indications about his throat which I have spoken of. During the afteruoon of that day the general wrotu this. " Dr. Douglas drew ( ram his pocket several slips written by the general and read what the sick man had writ ten as follow : "I feel sorry at the prospect of living through the iiunmer and fa 1 in the condition I am m. I do not think I can , but I may , except I do not gather strength I feel quite in Wf 11 from day to day ai I have' ' done heretofore , but I am losing strength. I feel it more in the Inability to move around than in other ways or rather in the lack of a desire to try to move. " "When I had lead that , " added Dr. Doug las , "I turned to the general and tried to cheer him by telling him of an apparently improved condition of his throat and neck , to which in reply the general again wrote : 'After all that , however , the disease la still there and must bo fatal in the end. My life ia precloua _ of course to my family and would bo to mo if I could recover entirely. There never was one more willing to go than I am. I know moat people have first one and then another little thing to fix up and never get quite throuch. This was partially my case , 1 first wanted so many days to work on my book so the authorship would be clearly mine , It was graciously granted to me , after being apparently much lower than since , and with a capacity to do , moro work than I ever did in the same timo. c My work had been done so lustily that much waa left out and I did it all over from the crossing of the Jamea river in 18G4 to Appomattox - attox In 18G5. Since that I havn added aa much as titty yagoa to the book , I should think. There ia nothing more to do , and therefore I am not likely to ba moro ready to go than at thia moment , ' " IIEUOVINO TUB HKMAINH. Mr. J. W. Arkell has arranged the follow ing time table for the removal of the remains from Mount McGregor : One week from next Tuesday , August-1 , leave iiount McGregor , at 1 p. in. ; arrive lit Saratoga at L1 p. m. ; loavtt Saratoga at 2:30 p m , ; arrive In Albany atI p mj leave Albany at 1o'clock noon Wednesday , Augutt 5tbj arrive about 4:30 : in Now York. In thu interval from -ll0 ; ! p , m , to noon Wednesday , Augutt 5th , the remains will lie In state in the capitol , and from the timecf f the arrival in New York on Wednesday after noon until Saturday , August 8tb , the body will lie In state at the city hill. Thu public obloquies will take place on Saturday at such tloio as the civic authoritlet may arrange , and the interment will then follow ID Central Park. NEW VORK'S AOTION. NEW YOIIK , July 21. The baard of alder men met to-day. Mayor Grace sent ini communication to them and called thnir at tentiou otlicially to the death cf Gen. Grant , quoting tha latter of yesterday to Mrs , Grau and the answer from C < > 1. Grant. Appropri ate res Unions were dieted. The resolution extend sympathy to the family of tha de cease I , and authorize tha proper authorities to cfler sepulchre for tha bidy of Gen Grant in any of the public puks which the famil ) may select , and tuy that the city hall will bi draped and placed at the di poaal of th family for the reception ot the remain ! m * A committee to make tha necetiary prepar ations for the funeral was appointed , and a copy of tha resolutions was sent to the gen eral's family. A communication from Clerk Turner , who had been sent to Mount Mc Gregor to confer with tha Grant family , w e retd , which stated that the proposition of Now York City offering a place of sepulchre for the general a remains will probably be ac cepted. A resolution was adopted empower ing the miynr , in CMO the proposition is ac cepted , to appoint a committed to collect the quota to be contributed by the people toward a national monument , " " * ' CENTRA ! . I'ABK IS CHOSEN. This afternoon Mr. Turner , Mayor Grors'g chief clerk , received n me ' go which deter- ml Led the question of Grant' * burihl placa in favor cf Central patk , Now York. It WAS as follows : "Your two telegrams just to band , and I understand the matter to bo now defi nitely settled that Gen. Grant's body ia to bo ntcrrod here. Wo cannot take any moro definite action in regard to the matter of Mrs. Grant until a later date. The faith , of the president of the board of aldermen and my own is pledged that we will see , when a little time hai passed away , that the wishes of the family are gratified by a formal resolution of the board. Answer immediately , so I may appoint a _ commit too to make my quota for a grand national monument."W. "W. K. GRACE. " Upon receipt of Mayor Grace's telegram , Mr. Turner repaired at once to the cottage , where a conference was held with Col , Fred Grant. The colonel read the mayor's dispatch and retained it. At the close of thu confer ence , Col , Grant assured the mayor's repre sentatives that ho and tha family thin for mally accepted tha tender of n burial place for Gen. Grant and Mrs. Grant in Central park , in the city of Now Yoik , and that he and the family would mw proceed with all the funeral arrangements with reference to the nbjvo con clusion. The mayor's messenger then tele graphed to Mayor Grace the roault of his ni'tion. The stock exchange committee to-day re ported appropriate resolut'one , a copy of which were ordered Rant to Mrs. Grant. MAIOIl ORACH INFORMED. Mayor Grace to-day received the following dispatch from hia private secretary at Mount McGregor in regard to the oiler made by tbo city of the place of burial in one of the parks belonging to the city : ' 'Col. Grant instructs mo to say that upon the condition that the wish of the general that a place bo reserved btsido him for Mrs. Grant ha and the family definitely accept. You are , therefore , at lib erty to take action upon this Information which ia final. The family prof r Centra 1'ark. " HTAKTINQ TUB MONUMENT FUND. The mayor to-day appointed n > committee of 100 citizens to raise New York City's share of the expense for the erection of a national monument to Gen. Grant. Among the mem bers of tbo committee are Samuel J. Tilden , Chester A , Arthur , Alonzo B. Cornell , Wil liam M. Kvarts , Oawold OttomlorlFer , George Jones , Thomas L. Jamoa. Kdward Cooper , Smith Kly , jr , W. | 1I. Wickham , Roscoe Conkling , Noah D vis , Cornelius N Klisa , Kugene Kelley , George Bliss , Whitelaw Held , John Jacob Astor , Parko Godwin , Henry B. Hyde , Gen. George 15 McClellan , Dr. Fordyce Barker , Cornelius Vanderbilt , Jesse Sellgman , Joseph W. Drexel , David M. Stone , D-iyid Dews , Hamilton F sh , Pierre Lorilland , Ogden Goolet and Joseph Pulitzer. TI1H LOVAL LEOION. The board of officers of the grand com- mandry of the military order of the Loyal Legion , at their headquarters at Philadelphia , have notified the Now York commandry that upon the action of the latter with respect to the funeral of ita late commander , Gen. Grant , being communicated to them , they will convene the different commandriea throughout the union and iasuo n proper order for participation in the obsequies and mourning. ST. Loi'is , Mo. , July 21. Acting Mayor George W. Allen to-day telegraphed to C'ol. Grant , offering a place for the interment of Gen. Grant's remains in this city. EHBM'JMS OF UUIEF. DECORATION OK I'UBLIO BUILDINGS DDNK AND NEGLECTED , CHICAGO , 111. , July 24. All the principal buildings of the city have been araped in black , and thla baa alao been obaorved to a very considerable extent among the private residences of the city. It is expected that a public funeral pageant will occur here on the same day as in New York , Some comment has been made owing to tbo failure , thus far , to decoratu the government buildings. One of the officiate in th government building here said to-day : "I have every thing ready for decorating the government building , I con have fifty men at work on It In thirty minutes , and they have their designs and materials all ready. I am simply waiting for orders from the treasury department at Washington. Several telegrams haye passed back and forth en the subject. I was asked for estimates and sent them. Not receiving any answer I telegraphed again , saying wo were behind every other public building in the city , but no answer has yet been received , I asked for ? 500 , which Is very little , consider ing that the decorations at the court house , when Garfield win buried , coat § 1,200. " WASIIINOTON , July St. The draping of the public buildings iu honor of Gen Grant is about completed. The capitol building waa draped under direction of Col. Canady , ser geant-at-anns of the tenate , and Gen. Clark , clerk of the house. There is no authority for making an expenditure for this purpose but it Is expected congress will make the necessary appropriation. For the present the draping consieta of a broad bn d of black around the pillars with streamers around the portico and balconies on all sides of the building , In the event the remains are brought here the drapery of both outside and inside of the building will be very elaborate. Twelve largo columns at the front of the white bouto are covered with mourning their entire Inngth with festoons at the base. Festoons also extend from column to column at the top. A broad band of black extends the entire length of the front of the house just beneath the windows on the eait llocr and al so atound tha outside of the largo portico. All tbo windows in the front of the house are surrounded with mourning emblems. The drapery on the state , war , and navy depart ment buildings ia very simple , Kight ot the small columns at each of tha sovou entrances have a band of mourning with a roeette and streamers In front , The doors of the signal otlice are heavily draped and festoons hang from the windows on the fir t lloor. The treasury building la the simplest and most tastefully draped of all the department ? . About -1.003 yards of black material waa used. Kadi ot the sixty fix co umns surrounding the building Is covered with a broad , black band , then there U a space of two feet and another band two feet wida. Tacked to these are heavy roietta cf bunting , Tboro are no thgs and streamers , and the effect of the huge col umn i in plain deep mourning ia very striking. The two columns at the east corner on the east and west of the building have in addi tion , a fold of bunting twisted around extend ing over other drapery from about half way up the column to tna base , On the oust front there are thirty columnc , nil draped alike as described , and in addition the lamps on tbo staircase are draped , and four columns jusl inide , In the uast and west dear * In the corri dor , are in mourning. There are ten col umns each at tha north and south entrances and twelve at the west. FOOKION OPINION. THE LONDON PRESS ON THE HEATH Of GRANT LONDON , July 21.-The Post sayi : The American republic hai lost one of its moat il lustiioui cltizsna. Gen , Grant will be best remembered as the able soldier who prevento the final severance of the great republic. I la thus ho will he known to posterity. Thong not a Napoleon or a Wellington he handltc large armies and led them to victory , ' The Standard save "Although the deal of Gen. Grant was long pxpectejthn event i not the lets deplored , We can only shar with his mourulng countrymen In a seme o the Ion of one whoso career waa eo hnnorabl to himself and 10 useful to his n&tivo hud. 1 that were potjlbl-j ; be even rose ia popular ! ! when the nation saw tha way he faced pover ty and ruin. Simple and modest , ho waa never cast down by reveries nor olntod by proipetity , Never a great strategist he knew only one course , namely to fipht. To-day from Capo Cod to the Alsatian isles , the land will ones more revive the fading memories of the war. " The Telegraph devotes tow columns to a review of General Grant's military career. Editorially it tnt : "Yesterday the greatest and most tnccest'ul soldier that the United States produced breathed hia last , In no 'portion of the United States have the financial disasters marking the close of Gen eral Grant's cucer bfnn regarded with moro sympathy than In 1'ngland. Beyond all others ho was the beet fitted to cope with the tremendous critiswnich made him , and when the grave closes over all that IB mortal of Ulysses Sinnson Grant , it will be felt be leaves bohlnd him no man cast in simpler , elnceror , or moro heroic mould , " AMERICANS IN LONDON , A number of prominent Americans will assemble to-morrow at the residence of Min ister Phelps to coniult upon proper measures to be taken In view of the death of Gen' Grant , and to adopt resolutions of sympathy with the family cf the dead soldier. The legation will ba closed on the day of the funeral. THE WOHIjO GIUKVES. MRS. ORANT AND HER KAMILT OET MANY LEITKIIS OF CONDOLENCE. LONCON , July 21. Mrs. U. S , Grant Ac- coot our deepest sympathy In the loss of your distinguished husband. We shall always look back with gratification at having bad tf advantage of knowing him personally. PHINOB AND PRINCESS OF WALES , MONTREAL , Can , July 21. Mrs. Grant : I am greatly grieved to got the sad news of the general a death , Pleaao accept ray most sincere sympathy , CIIESTKR A. Airmen. WASHINGTON. July SM. Secretary Bayard baa addressed all tbo diplomatic and consular offices of tbo United States inviting attention to the president's proclamation announcing the death of Gen. Grant. Bayard directs that Hags of cilices bo displayed at half mast on thn reception of the circular and the symbols of mourning ba assumed for thirty days. SrniKOFiXLD , III , , July 24. Governor Dglesby issued a proclamation to-day request ing that delegations bo appointed by all military and civic organizations of the stale to represent their respective bndloa ot the funeral of General Grant ; that flaga on all public julldines bo allowed to remain at half-mast until the cloeo of the burial services , and that u all communities memorial service bo held on the day of the funeral , QoiNCY , III. , July 21. William W. Berry , commander of the Illinois department of the frand sirmy of the republic , to-day issued in crder directing each post to unite In a body with their fellow citizens in their repective ocalitlea in a memorial service on the day of Grant's funeral and to delegate eno or more of its members to escort the remains of the reneral to their list resting place. THE SENATE'S ACTION , WASHINGTON , July 21. Sergeant-at-Arma Canady , of the senate , to-day received the allowing dispatch from Sv. Clalr Springs , Mich. : ' 'It ia prrper that the senate of the Jnited States shall participate with the other departments of the government and with the > eople iu doing honor to the memory of jon. Grant. I therefore designate ) the ollowing senators to represent that body n connection with the funeral ceremonies Morrlll , Sherman , Logan Cameron , Hamp- , nn , Brown , Harris , and Miller , of Alabama. You will notify them immedsately and you are requested to officially accompany them , "THOMAS A. HENDRICKS. " 3f the senators named by the vice president , Miller la in Alaska , Cameron in Montana , aad Harris and Brown out of the reach of the Lelegraph , The remaining senators were no tified by telegraph to night , and the yice president was informed of the absenca of others , and naked to name substitutes. This will probably be done to-morrow. Although the vica president only named nine senators. it is probable a full delegation of twelve will DO presnt at the funeral. TO HE IIDHIED I1Y THE NATION. President Cleveland waa to-night advised by telegram from Adjutant Gen. Drum , now at Mount McGregor , that he delivered the president's letter to Mrs. Grant , and that ehe and the children expressed a desire to have [ Jen. Grant burled with national honors , Their wishes will be respected , and the ceremonies - monies will take place as already indicated In tna prois dispatches. President Cleveland and members of the cabinet will attend the funeral In New York on Saturday , August 8 , The drapery of the interior department is very elaborate and makes a very effective dis play. The massive pillars on the southern portico are draped in solid black from the basis ono third of the way up. Streamers of black run from pillar to pillar forming a fes- toned canopy over the passage totheentrance. The doorway is draped in black in gotblc styles with roseates and the American colors worked In. In the interior hallways the col umns are draped In black and festooned at the the ceilings. The ballusters of the rolling about the portico are draped and the lamp posta are covered with black with the American colors entwined , The four entrances to the building are draped In a eimllar manner , while at the four corners the windows of tha first , second , third and fourth stories are all festooned and centered with rosottes. The exterior door ways throughout the buildinga are heavily draped. Tbo materials used in tie work are illk dross goods. The bureau of education building and that of the labor bureau are handsomely lraped , The postollico department building Is cov- red with black at all available and effective ointa , Tha pillars on the four sides are envlly draped , the blcck surfaces being roken with rosettjj and streamers. The mp posts about tha building are also cov ed. CHANT'S ESTATE. nOSI'iCTIVB I'ROFITS FI10M HIS MEMOIRS OTHER FAMILY MATTERS. pocial Telegram to The BEE. NEW YOIIK , July 21 , The Sun says : Mrs , Irant'd share of the proceeds of Gen , Grant's ook , "Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant , " will be between 5300,000 and 5500,000 , The publisher , 0. L. Webster , Bay a the guarantee ales of 203,000 sets of hooka have already een made by genta who were now gathering ubscriptiona , and the number will soon bo in creased to 500,007. The work will be Issued n two volumes , to bo published separately , about the first day of December and Marcli next irspotively. They will both ba soli exclusively by subscription , Webster sail or Europe August 10 to arrange for the pub- ication of the book In Kngland , France , tier many , Italy and Austria , Norwegian and L'ortaguese publishers have made overtures to imblUh tbo bxiks , Mrs , Grant will have a large portion of the sale of the book In foreign cjuntries , Gen , Grant's sons have no moneyed Interest in the book. The publishers have now complete manuscript for both volumes , They have the first volume in type and find it uin- tairuSSl pages instead of MO , thirty-eight chapters Instead of twenty-five and fifteen maps Instead of five. The second volume will contain about tiOO pages instead of r > 00 , forty chapters instead of twenty five and from thirty to forty majx instead of six aa repre sented In the first bound cample. In tree calf the books cost $25 a set. It Is alleged eavera persona have prepared books about Goa.Grant with titles which are calculated to lead the public to suppose they are. hU personal mem oirs. Gen. Grant's publither wrote to him on thia tubjrct and Gen. Grant replied : MOUNT McGitEGOii , July 4. 1885. Charles L. Wtbittr & Co : DEAR Sins : Your letter with reference to imitations of the title page of mv Personal Memoirs , ia received. It sreiLB increditable to me that any one could ba unprincipled enough to obtnln tubicrip- tipus to a book of the character you came by leading the public to believe th V IU the ont which I have written. But If such is the cat I think the wiiest course Is simply to let th public know that this wrong Is being done. Yours truly , I" . S. GnANT. " Mr. Webster went to Mount McGregor Saturday with the last proofs of the book. Gen. Grant in his sick room , heard the man's voicD attthe door , and asked who was there. "Mr. Webster. " he w s told. "Oh. that's good , " he said , "he' < got the book , " i'roppoil up in his chair the general road the proofs and made a change in the battle of Chamtiions Hill ( limit's county , G . ) , In the Vicksburg - burg campaign ho wanted den. Sherman put in at Bolton Station. "Gen. Sherman waa not in the thick of the fight , " Gen. Grant ex plained to hia publisher , ' 'but bo was march ing to the battlefield with his troops. " The last thing Gen. Grant did in hla book was to revise in the battle of Shlloh the note in re gard to Gen. Wallace's part , The change was favorable to Gen. Wallace. Last Saturday afternoon , while Webster waa at Mount McGregor , Grant hobbled out on the veranda of the houio twice. The second end time was at1:12 : o'clock in the afternoon. The airwas quite cool , but ho remained half an hour. He appeared so strong that Web ster believed ho would live till fall. Webster thinks now that Grant's resolve to finish his book , and eo provide for hia wife , was what kept him alive so long. Mn , Grant will have a competency from the sale of Grant's book so that she can afford to lift the mortgage for $02UCO on the house at No , 3 East Sixty- Sixth street , but the family , will probably never occupy the house again. They never felt at homo there after the removal of Grant's war relics and memorial treasures In May. Grant's connection with Grant & Ward led his relatives to inves' . their possessions with the firm and when the crash came it swept away not only the fortune of Grant and of Iris wife and and three eons , but of the four families of blood relations , Grant felt responsible for the support of all those dependent on him on account of the failure , and for all them ho expected to make provis ion from what the book would yield. Mrs. Grant , who receives the benefit of the book without qualification , may use the money aa she may choose but she will undoubtedly fol low out Grant's plan of benefaction , She will toll the Long Branch cottage. Col , Grant will have hia father's library and all his papers , many of which are very valua ble. Some ot them are autograph letters of European rulers. U , S. Grant. Jr. , may remain on hia New Jersey farm , Jesse Grant has a chance aa engineer in a project for a railroad in the valley of the Euphrates. Mrs. Nellie Sartoria will return to England where her husband and children ore. A rumor haa been in circulation that the fund of $250,000 , which was subscribed for Grant a few years ago and was invested in Toledo & Wabash second mortgage bonds and hnld In trust by the executors of Goveinor Morgan's estate , was soon to be pat into other securities. John T. Terry said , yesterday , that George and Alfred Hoct weio still trustees of the money. Governor Morgan's estate guaranteed the in terest on the bonda and "the investment waa perfectly good THE IIAV IN WHEAT. Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , 111. , July 21. Such influences as made themselves felt in tbo local grain mar ket were mainly of a bullish character and brought about slight advances throughout the entire list. Trade waa on a fair scale in every thing except provisions , these articles being very dull but heavy at a slight decline. Wheat was subject to about tbo usual influence , mostly of a bullish character , and ranged ir regularly upward , sustaining the advance with a fair degree of strength. Among trad- era tbo stronger feeling waa put down as a sort of a natural reaction after the several daya of bear market. Among other firming influences were the reported damage by hall storm over a large area of Dakota wheat , the buying of stuff at the opening against puts , the strength at St. Louis , that market being largely oversold , and rust and worms reported in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. No. 2 spring sold at 87jjc early , but closed nominally Tower. At 1 o'clock the market waa about steady at a decline from the top prices , owing to heavier offerings. Corn drew a large share of strength from wheat and oats and ruIeoVfirm after the first half hour's trading , whtA was on a market slightly under yesterday's closing. No. 2 cash sold at 4G&o. The close of _ the morning session waa about steady and fairly firm , Oata again attracted considerable interest. The opening waa firm for the July delivery at Jc over yesterday's closing micas , and selling up another ic under skillful manipulation by heavy holders. This advance , however , waa not susta ned , the close being easier at about bottom prices , Long futures were feature less. Provisions were generally lower and easier at a decline. The receipts of live hogs were moderate > nd there were Bo orders on the floor among hog product traders. The close of the morning session was dull and quiot. Fat native cattle were igain in good demand and sold fully aa high ss.nny day this week. Choice 1,100 to 1,500 pounds steers sold at S5.805.0 ; prime to good steers of 1 200 to 1,300 pounds and thereabouts sold at 85.50@5 70 and fair steers of 1,100 to 1,200 pounds , st S5.00@B HO ; greasers no matter the average are selling at from § 4 25 to 48D and alontr there , Texans sold at about 10 same prices as yesterday. The plentiful upply and low price of Texana has brought own the price on cow stock and common atives , titocknrs and feeders are dull and rices extremely low. Shipping steers , 1,850 ol.COO pounds. $5,40@5 90 ; 1,200 to 1,300 ounds , ? 025@0.a ) ; 950 to 1,200 pounds , J.708J53G ; through Texas cattle , firmer ; 50 to 1,000 pounds , $1.00 ® 1.25 ; 700 to 000 wunds , ? 0.03.70 ! ) ; GOO to 700 pounds , ! .90@3 25. In hogs the bulk of receipts were of heavy orta and prices igain dropped about lOc on uch , while light sold equally as well aa fsterday. Strictly heavy packing sorts sold own to § 4 20@4 3J ; and best heavy , ot $4'30 ft4.45. A few loads of butchers' pigs sold at ; l.GO@5.CO ; packing and shipping , 200 to 340 inunds , SI30@150 ; light weight * , 130 to 70 pounds , SI70@190 ; ISO to 210 pounds , * I.-1U@4 05. IOWA KVKN'J NUMBEll Of FATAL ACCIDENTS AND ONE ELOI'BMENT. KKOKCK , Iowa , July 24. The KookukCon Utution's special from MountStorling ( Iowa ; ays Dtto Todd , aged IS , son of James Todd i farmer living four miles east of tint place vas killed by a mowing machl no , the horses Kcoming frightened and running away. It ia euppoted that Todd waa fixing the names and the oiling the machine at the time. The wife of Hov. John Lfght , residing pea Uoiton , thia county , wai run over and killed , ast night on the North road while attempting , o cross the track In front of a train , U. B. Loomis , of St. Loui * . engaged In Bell Ing a counterfeit detecter card , arrived y eater day afternoon and caused the arrest uf hi partner , Frank N. Crocker , and a woman wh he claims Is bia wife , on the charge of elop Ing , The matter waa afteiwarda settled be tween the patties and Loomis and woman returned turned home lost night , Cracker remained. He claims the woman is not Loomla'a v. ife and that Loomis has another wife living , James Waugh , president of tha Belleville national work * , at Belleville. Ill , and son of W. W. Waugb , on the St. L. 1C. & N. W. train thla morning , on his way to St , raw and the lakes when near Canton about 3 o'clock , fell off the rear end of tha sleeper , He waa discovered by an engineer of a freight train , and picked up , taken to Keokukparti ally unconscious. He was severely bruised on tno head and left arm fractured , Hla injur ies are serious theugh not necessarily danger * ous. | Itia not known bow the accident hap pened , Wilkinson WASHINUTON. July 24GeorgeW.Vilkin > on , ot Indiana , agent at the Dinah * and . Winnebjgo reservation in Nebrubv , tui K- Ulgned. THE LITTLE CHOKER. SmlliVs Special Sail From "Hell on i'arth" 10 a Hot Hereafter , Osceola's High Holiday , and a Gallows Time , Cooling Collar for K Brutal Orliu- Inal IlnnglriK ot Milton W. Smith Tor the Murder of Ills -Wife. THE DEATH SMITH SUCCESSra.LT LAUNCHED. Special Telegram to The BEE. OSCEOLA , Polk Co. , Neb , , July 24. Milton W. Smith , the wifa murderer , suffered the penalty of his crime in the jail yard hero this morning. An Immenaa crowd of people , es timated at four thousand , surrounded the en closure. They camu from Seward , Hislnga , bholby , Stromsburg , Columbus , Waco and all the country around , The town wore a Fourth uf July appearance , with a larger crowd than had over before gathered here. It had moro the ap pearance of a grand holiday rather than tbo gloomy spectacle of a gallows and its victim the legal hanging of a man who , in cold blood , took the life of the woman ha had sworn to protect and support. HIS LAST NIGHT. The condemned man broke down some what during the night and expressed a desire for n spiritual adviser. B. 0. Campbell , a prominent Methodist layman , called and olferod priyer in which Smith joined. Campbell - boll remained with him until the execution , Tha prisoner refuted to bo shaved or to hive hia hair cut , saying ho did not want to leave a hair iu the town , VISITED BV HIB CHILD. Kiuly this morning the oldest daughter called to BOO her father , but no conversation took place , both being in tears. A MOB BREAKS LOOSE. Sheriff Hamilton swore In fifteen deputies , and armed them with clubs to protect the en closure. Shortly before 10 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Eelt/.gor requested the people to be quiet and announce1 ! that the prisoner would appear and make a speech. The crowd re mained orderly until 10 o'clok , when sudden ly a tush was made. With hoots and yells tha mob seized the barb wire fence and tore it down and moyed on the enclosure. The deputies seemsd entirely holplosa and hun dreds of hands were quickly at work pulling the slight structure to pieces. This waa easi ly accomplished without any bodily Injury being done except hand ) lacera'ted on the barb wiro. THE rillSONEIl's LAST WALK , The crowd then seemed satisfied and waited patiently until 10:30 : o'clock when Smith was led from the jail and mounted the scaffold , Ho appeared pale and haggard but walked firmly without assistance. On the scaffold he made a speech to the people denying being guilty of premeditated murder and called up on God to forgive him aa ho forgave his ene mies. His foot were then pinioned ; the black cap placed on his bead and the noose adjuaed by the ilierilf. Smith then eaid : "I commit my spirit to God and my body to wicked pooplo. " The drop was sprung at'10:45 : and the body dropped six feet. Hardly a perceptible movement waa made , but blood spurted from the nostrils. After hanging four minutes Dr. Hoyden pro nounced him dead and the body was cut down eight minutes after the drop. The nock wai broken by the fall. The body was immedi ately placed in a coffin , and not being claimed by relatives waa buried in potters field. Saloons closed until after the execution , but when opened were filled with people. Con- tiderable drunkenness resulted and several arrests were made. No further disturbance haa occurred and the crowd ia leaving town. EFKOIITS HAVE 1IEKN JIADE in behalf of Smith to eecuro a commutation of his sentence from banging to imprisonment for life. Petitions to this effect have been presented to Gov , Dawes , signed by citizens of Oaceola , the county seat of Polk county , where the crime was committed , as well as personal appeals by the prisoner himself. They were of no avail , however ; and the ex treme penalty of the law was meted out to the condemned man. The petitions in behalf of Smith bad twenty-six signatures , including tbo names of the attorneys for the defense , nd one of the members of the grand jury hich found the indictment. A CODNTEIl PETITION , r protest has also been presented to the gpv rnment retting forth that there were co cir- umstancoa attending the crime , and asking , hat the sentence be executed , "to the end hataocioty bo protected , and others deterred rom doing likewise , " This protest waa gned by ninety of the leading citizens of 'oik ' county , and was thought to fairly repre- ent the publio sentiment in the matter , Gov , Dawes refuted to interfered with the ox ecu Ion THE CRIME. Milton W. Smith was fifty-eight years old. The murder for which ha Buffered waa com mltted on the 27th of November , 1884 , and waa n most brutal ono. While the mother of is thirteen children was holding her babe in ; or lap , he entered the room , and without word shot her down in cold blood. When ha facta became known , the excitement ran high. Smith was captured the same evening > y citizens , and wculd undoubtedly have been lynched had ho not succeeded in cutting hla own throat. On the supposition that bn waa dead , the lynchora left him , but he finally recovered oonsclouinesa and hla wound rapidly healed , He waa In dicted by tha grand jury , and hla trial com menced March Itltb , 1885 , before Judge Norval , of the sixth judicial district. The trial lasted five days , and on March 21th the jury brought in a verdict of guilty and tha [ irisoner was sentenced to be hung. The sen timent of the community heartily sustained the verdict. itirni M. BMITH , the murdered woman , was Smith's second wife , and had been married to him twenty- onu years. She was highly respected l > y the people of Ojceola , and supported both her husband and children by taking tn washing , Smith was diisolute , neglectful and abusive , and Mrs. Smith had applied for a di vorce , but hil failed to obtain. U. Shortly be for the shout ing htt had him held on a warrant n ho had threatened her life. Thi seemed to anger Smith and resulted in the tragedy already aUtod. Those wora the facts brought forth during thotritl. Smith claimed thnt his wife had been unfaithful to him , thus camrag him such mental anguish as to drive him momentarily insane. Thia is ono of the pleas he enters in asking for executive clemency , claiming that hla life for the post twenty years has boon a "hell upon earth , " In his loiters to the governor he also refers to his < Jillilron , four of whom are yet under ton yoara of age , and pleads to bo spared to them. From bis former actions , however , It seemed to bo more merciful to tbo children that they should not be cumbered with such a father , and U ia to bo hoped that they will forgot ho ever existed istod , " DON'T J.OUUU ftlY A (1LTTEB KIOHT 111TWKSN TITLED HUMS K BOtTEN ItOV. Special Telearam to The BEE. NEW YoitK. July 2J. The Sun'a London cable says : All accounts of the fracas be tween Lord Lonsdalo and Sir George diet- wind in Kotton Haw show that the latter be gan the assault by striking Lord Lens dale on tha head witli a whip and knock ing his hat oil Into the street , Both men were on horseback at the time. In delivering the blow. Sir George cried : 'Take that , you devil 1" 1"What What in h 1 do you mean1 rejoined Lord Lonsdale , smarting under the blow , "Don't meddle with my Lilly , " shouted his aqsatlaut , as he again struck Lord Louedale with hla whip across the shoulders , Lord Lanadn'.o ' then returned the blows with his whip. The horses of the combatants became - came filghtcuod and began to plunge and kick Iu mich a lively manner that their riders were at last forced to dismount. Dropping their whips tuny continued to fight with their fists , Sir George Chotwlnd soon got his opponent's head in "chancery" and pummelled him re peatedly. Lord Lonsdalo struggled to free himself and both men rolled in the dust Both quickly regained their feet and with blood ( lowing freely from their notes and mouths , and their clothing badly torn , re newed the fight until a mounted policeman galloped up and separated them. The com batants entered closed carriages and were driven to their homes. Legal proceedings are threatened , but friends of the men are trying to keep the matter out of court. The tight has been the principal subject of conversation In club circles. Sir George Ohetwind WHS found this afternoon posing on the door step of his residence In Grafton street with his carriage waiting th take him for a drive In the park. He was smiling and liable , and bore few marks of the moleo. Ho eaid the quarrel arose out of an expression which ho had used respecting a certain lady while riding with Lord Lonsdale In the park last Tuesday , and which Lonsdalo considered in sulting. Lord Lonsdalo said nothing moro then , but afterward wrote to Sir George some offensive letters to which Sir George cays , he replied courteously. He met Lord Lonsdale again in t'-.e park yes terday when words led to blows , which con tinued until the young duke of Portland and Sir W. Cumminsr aeparated them. "You can see , " added Sir George , "that I am not in jured , and I don't believe Lonedalo ia much hurt. " A dozen reporters had been seeking Mrs. Langtry to-day , but sbo left town last night , and the secret of her protont where abouts ie zealously kept by her friends. Lord Lonsdalo has a black eye and a cut cheek. He ! s keeping himself closely secluded and under tbo care of a doctor at his residence In Carlton House terrace , near York gate , in St. James' srjuare. He has had numerous callera during the day , but they were only driven to the door and left their cards , aa hia lordship received to see even his most intimate rionds. Tin ; earl of Lonedalo la the young man who wud so careful of his honor that ho Jioundad Edmund Yates to jail last winter for allowing Lady Strodbrokos , a rela tive of the earl , to Intimate In the World that be bad eloped. Ho ia 28 years old , nnd has been married seven years to Lady Grace Gordon , daughter of the Marquis of Huntley , He became fifth earl of Lonsdala threeyeara ago , succeeding his brother , who deserted his wife and died while drunk in a house of ill-fame. Sir George Che t wind ia thirty-six years old , is married to Lady Flor ence , daughter of the Marquis of Anglesey , and has one son and two daughters living , Ho Isbwt known aa a sporting man , bo'ng owner of several successful racarp , and Is a fair wing shot. Ho ia high sherilf af War wick county and a leading light of the Turf and Hurlingham clubs. VIOLENT S ton MS. TIIK SIGNAL SERVICE 1'IIESENTS BOMB INTEB- KSTINO DATA. Special Telegram to The BKE , WASHINGTON , July 21 , The signal service ollice has published a number of papers on the tornadoes which occurred during the year 1881. They report the number ot storms in the various states ta follows : Georgia , 38 ; South Carolina , 22 ; Alabama , 18 ; North Carolina lina , 12 ; Kansas , 12 ; Iowa , 10 ; Wisconsin , 10 ; Dakota , 8 ; Kentucky , 7 ; Mississippi , 7 ; Texas , 0 ; New York , 0 ; Indiana ; Ohio , 3 ; Missouri , 3 ; MinnotoU , 3 ; Pennsylvania , 2 ; Arkansas , 3 ; Nebraska , 2 ; Colorado , 2 ; Tennessee , 2 ; Illinois , 1 ; Indian territory , 1 ; Louisiana , 1. The following observations are also made : 'The ' rotary movement of a whirling tornado .oud ia In ninety-six cases reported as against ho bands of n clock and In six cases as prob- .ly moving with the hands of a clock , K'ec- ' .rical . dischargee were observed In eighty cases iB occurring In the clouds surrounding the ornado cloud , that Is In the clouds near the .lori/on , and In twenty-seven cases aa occur- , ng in the funnel cloud. The width of the lath of destruction , supposed to mbrace the distance ba.woen the , roa of the sensible winds on the two sidea of ho tornado cloud , varied In sixty two casea rom 70 to D.280 feet , the average beinp 1,037 eet. The length of a tornado's track , in ro- xirted In thirth-eoven cases , varied from 2 to 30 miles , the average being 0,01 miles. [ 'he velccity nf progression of a tornado loild , aa determined from reports , in seven teen cues varied from 1C to 80 miles per hour , the average being 42 miles , The shortait time occupied by the tornado cloud In passing a given point varied Jrom an Instant to about two minute ? , the aver ge being about forty -five poconda. The state in which the greatest number of torna does occurred is Georgia , followed by riouth Oarcllna and Alabama. The month in whic ) tha lurgtnt number nf tornadoes occurred 1 February , yet this did not Indicate that it wai the month of the greatest frequency , boQiuat there were only two days out of the cntir month on which these storms occurred , Th month of the greatest frequency , that la tha mouth embracing thu largest number fcf days In which tomadom occurred , it July , The papers say that more than one thousand ; buildIngs - Ings ware destroyed. The most extonxivu tor * nado wa in Minnesota , on Beptc.nber Uth. The estimated loaa by tbii storm ww , § 1,000- 003 , ilioCcmur Harvey , WASHINGTON , July 21 Acting on the recommendation of Judge Chenowith , first auditor of the treasury , Secretary Manning has suspended Prof Hllgarv ] , superintendent of the coait and geodetic turvey ; O. O , Boutelle , assistant superintendent ; Morgan , disbursing agnnt ; ftae-gmuller , chief median- ican , and Heambrook , the electrotyplst of that bureau , pending an inventlgatlon tutu curtate irregulautieiaid to fxlat In that branch ol the torvlce , Tbo tecretary has also appointed a commueun consisting of Theme , chief clerl of the Internal revenue burovi ; Garrison , depnty Gist comptroll.T , and Huntlngton , of the Bftcretaiy a clbee , to inquire Into iho alleged irregularities. This commission wonfc to the otnca of the coast rntrvoy to-day and immediately began Ita labors there Thorne. ono of the commission , temporarily uvumeil charge cf the otHco. GUNKKA.IJ FOUIMGN NKWB , OI.AD3TON'a VOIC8 FATW , LONDON , July 2l. Owinc U ) tlw failure of Gtodstono'a voice , hta throat hvi boon exam- mod by specialists , who pronounced the alfoc tionobittnato uatarrh'of the larynTanil onjolii entire roil. The report alarms the liberals , for Glndslono may bo untvlrio to take-purl In the election. STORM. CAOT.MCIN , July LM. There ha * been tor nfio storm at Terre Cajntani hi Italy , Thir teen persons wore killed , and twenty-two- - ] urod by lightning. A NEW AM11ABSAIXM1. PAUIS , July 21. The new Cliinefo ambas sador to Franco haa arrived : I'AIIIS. July 24. The ( tfaulois aayi Bismarck tugpostod I that Xulfikar Pass bo made nmitral , thla tolving the difficulty bo- ftweon Kngland and Kussia in regard to its- possession. A C1UNK CAiKl ) . LONDON , July 21. A man waa arrested this morning on the thargo af making threat * ajalnst the lifo of ( Princess Beatrice , married yesterday. The man has boon subjected to medical examination , but the doctors declared ' .hoy were unabln to determine whether ho was insane , ANOTHER HIOII TONED BCANDAL. CC9RNHAOKN , July 21 , Conturvativo jour nals refer to n public rcaiidal involving a professor In the university , the president of a loading scientific society , n most eminent author In Denmark , several wealthy mer chants , and eomo members of the magistracy. They are accused of having criminal relations with young girl . Ten of the culprits have bean arrested. Two committed suicido. Thu exposure resulted from an attempt to extort money , which was resisted. AN AMEIH.ANjOinL'8 : THIUMPH. LONDON , July 21 Miss Moore , an Ameri can , has taken the first prize for singing at the Paris conservatoire , A 31 HE CCUE KOIl JOHN DOLLS , ' " } ST. PEIEIISHCIW , July 21. Tim Svet. the military organ , reports that a firm in TOXM has offered to Gen. Komarolf the services of ono hundred cowboy * in the event of a war between Ur.esia and Kuplaml , KOYALi UUFFliKS. THE LATEST MAUHIAOK UKOABDED WITH DIS- KAVOIt , Special Telegram to tbo BEE. NKW YOIIK. July 24. The Horald'u table aiya : The hitherto mere rumors that the roy al marriage of Princess Boatrlco and Prince- 1 Henry waa regarded with extreme disfavor at tbo German court and that th o crown prin cess protested against the alliance , was offici ally confirmed in thoststo account of the ceremony - mony supplied by the queen through tbo Count Newsman to all press and court Ga zette. The list of royal personages invited to the ceremony omits the name of the queen's oldest daughter. Nor indeed wai the Invita tion sent to any member of the German reignIng - Ing lamily. Moreover , the prince and prin cess of Wales and duke and duchess of 12dn- ! burg preferred to remain on board their yacht at _ Cowo8 _ dujlng tbo visit to the Isle of Wight , going on bhoro solely for the ceremony and immediately returning to their yachts and steaming away at midnight after the fire works. Poisoned by KatlMjj Mc f , AESUMITION , 111. , July 24-Several cases of meat poisoning , very similar to. those at Momonco , occurred here. Yesterday six mem bers of the family of T. D. Pastens partook of aomo ham purchased at a provision atoi'o ' in town. Shortly after eating ttie moat ono of the children bad a severe attack of vomiting. Two others wore thrown Into convulsions , and the remainder of the family waa taken violently ill , Kxpoctincr to demonstrate that tha moat was all ri ht , the dealer to whom it had been returned had some of' It prepared for hia own tablo. Ho and several members o' his family ate of it , and wore soon suffering terribly from the effect i. la bath casox i > by- eicians were spao'iily called aad succoadodiin saving tha livej of the victims , who are now convalescent. Snubbed by a Bird Ilooat. WASHINGTON , July 23. Some time ago the department of atato demanded the rcletiBo of Santos , a naturalized American citizsn , whc was imprisoned by the Kucadorion govern ment on a charge of being connected with the revolution in that country. No reply has yet boon received from thu president of Jflicador , and the representative of the t'nited States in that country haa boon requested to acquaint the authoritiea here with the rouson of thu delay In acknowledging this government's request , Santos has been imprisoned a num ber of months. His property was seined prior to hia imprisonment. Too authorities here asked that ho be given a trjal , Of late the government of Kucador haa apparently Ignored Hi every request mada by thia government in relation - lation to Santos , ol * a Uuckot-BlLop. SVBACUSE , N. Y. , July -Babcock it Andrew ? , proprietors of a big "buoliet shop , " probably the moat extensive In the state , failed to-day f or ? W ) 3,000 or moro. The firm'a principal ollico waa in thia city , and they had about seventy-five branch ollicex , distributed throughout the cood-nl/.ed interior towns of .his state , Now l nland and1 Canada. The lanagor here says the firm \o \ t $75OGO In the lay wheat bulge , § ii.r > .000 on the oil rise , hrtio weeks ago , and $35OCO in oil and 37,000- in Jersey Central yesterday. They could have ot through utter all , only ttioy were short CO 010 barrels of oil at 7'c ! and below. They irura their ansetB at a nominal rate mostly In Hica furniture-ami they have $1,00 , COO In Htomeru notes , which are almost value.can. RB-iTS Cha Greatest Medical Triumph of the Ago SYMPTOMS OP A , o nppii' , ii , I'uliifJ. the heml , wltt iv dull * on u lou Jn t ! * 6ncU pnrl , VuJn unilrll Uoulilor. bludo , I'ulliiu.ii nftor fiUlnc , wllh' rtU Incllnntlop to c-xerllouof uoily prrnJ l , Irrllulillliyoflcinper/ . 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