THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , AUGUST 1 , 1885. NU. 3G
A POOL FOR PLUNDER
Fiye American Sleamsliip Lines Refosi
to Carry Uncle Sam's ' Mail ,
The Native Sharks Not Satisfied
With $3,200 , per Ton ,
A Strike nt Their Own Pocket Mote
Appointment * Undo and Commu
nions Issued Iwcntu of tlio
National Capital.
TIHIOWING Ul * A J01I
AMKniCAN HTKAUHIIirs JUFCSB TO CAIinY THE
MAILS.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Five American
icamthtp companies , the Pacific Mail , San
Frnncisoj to Amtrnlio , the Hed "D , " Now
York ( o Venezuela , the Clydo , Now York to
Turkestan , the Now York , Havana and MexIco -
Ice , and the New York and Cuba lines , have
declined to carry U. S. mails after to-day.
Commenting upon this action Foatmnster-
Gcnoral Vllaa today said : "Cortatn Amor-
lean stonmthlp companion , probably under the
oadof the Pacific Mall steamship compiny ,
entered into a combination apparently with
the pnrpoin of forcing a distribution among
them of S1CO.OCO appropriated by cjngroes for
mileage compontntlon for carrying mails ,
Soroo of them wrote to tbo poitclllco
department desiring to know what
trrma would ba fcivon , I proposed
to each of the companies to go to
the lull limit the law would allow and
award them both milage and inland postage.
This ia about three times what thuy have
been receiving fur the aurao service during the
past twelve years , It la three time * what is
paid for can iago across the- Atlantic , and It
is probably in uioit cates all that should bo
paid for carrying the mails. The companies
were still acting in concert- , and in come-
quenco of their combni ] tion , refused to ac
cept these terms , which were so liberal , us
compared with those they had received , thnt
they felt , I suppose , that they could drive the
government out of the position it had taken
bv refusing to orry for the compensation
olfered. 'Ilia companies < oomod to think
that if they refused tJ cirry ths mails
there wouU be no other course loft
to the government but to make contracts with
them nnd distribute the money , $101,000 , ac
cordingly. A ccmp'oto ' schedule for transpor
tation of the malls has been arranged , nnd
they will nil go with very little difference in
point ( jf time to the places of destination. A
statement haa been niude in the nowapnuera
to the effect that the United States govern
ment is not ni liberal na Great Britain in com
pensating eteaiLBlitp lines. In poiut of fact
the rate \vhih hua baon offered to our lines
very much exceeds the rate paid by Great
Britain. The rate wo off-r la C3 per cent
moro tlma the British lines receive
from tneir government. It was
n rnto unjustifiably large , moro
than ought to bo paid , but the government
deemed it fair to go to the utmost length
which law nnd reason allowed iu order to
avoid any difference with tha American
stoaimhiu companies nntil congresa shuuld
meet. Thn deparuient made such arrange
ments that the public suffer no incor venlenco
worthy of mentiou in rcepect to carrying the
mails , and in some cases , notably the Cuban
service , malls will be expedited. The super
intendent of loroign malls said that the Amer
ican company hud refund ! an offir of $1.00
per pound for carrying the malls. TnU is
what is known as the combined sea and In
land postage and is equivnlant to 53.2CO per
ton. They receive at present the internation
al rate , or 44 cents per pound ,
The postmaster general has decided upon
the following changes to be mada iu the dis
patch of correspondence for foreien countries ,
totnko effect the 'J4th of August : "Mails
for Cuba , heretofore dispatched by steamer
from New York , will bo forwarded to Key
West , Florida , via Tampa , Florida , for dis
patch from Key West to Havana by
steamer , which lenvea Key West for
Havana tvery Wednesday and Friday ;
correspondence for New Xoalnnd and
and Australian colonies hero heretofore in
cluded in the malls made up at San Francisco
for dispatch to those colomoi { direct will ba
forwarded exclusively via Great Britain in
tlin mails made up at New York as well as
San Francieco. There being only one dispatch
duiing August next , on first prox. ,
from dan Francisco for China and Japan ,
the direct correspondence ( or China , Japan
and thi Kast Indlus wilt be also forwarded
until the 20th of August , via Great lirtain in
malls made up at New York as well ni nt San
FrnticUco , the mails made up at New York to
contain all rrgUterod correspondence for des
tinations above named.
THIS NATIONAL OAP1TAU
BOME MORE AITOINTJIKNT3.
WASHINGTON , July 31 , The president to
day appointed Alexander M. Wallace of
Georgia to bo surveyor of customs for the
port of Atlanta , Georgia , Thn president to
day appointed the following fostmnstore :
a : . V. Wharton , Yatea Center , Kansas ;
George A 1'ax on , Valentino , Noornsku , and
Max J. Alvonp , Belleville , Kansas.
ANOTHER NKURATKA OFFICE.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Horace 11 , Chase ,
of 1'tjurla , Ills , , has been appointed superin
tendent nf the industrial sch-ol for Indians at
Genoa , Neb. , atn salary of $1/00 , vice Sam
uel F , Tapp&u removed ; John H. Wilson , of
.Tact , Tenn , , appointed superintendent of
the Indian warehouse , Now York city , nt a
ealar , of S',8 0 , vice W. Stephens , of Oliio.
removed. The resignation of JC , 1' . Champ-
lln , receiver of public moneys ivt Deadwood ,
Dakota , has been accepted. Nicholas Gary ,
of Monti zutna , Iowa , haa been appointed n
special agent of Ilia land otlice , Charles S.
Skinner , of Baltimoro.thns been debarred from
practice as attorney before the interior cilice
for extorting illegal fees.
HKTOHMINa THE SICK LIST.
The following order has been Issued by the
secretary ot the interim : Leave of absence
with pay on account cf eickness will not ba
granted for a longer period than thirty days
In any calendar year. The necessity fur such
leaves must be fully eitnbliehed by medical
evidence and to the satisfaction ol all officers
of the department. This order does not nf
feet the annual leao for thirty days. The
practice heretofore has been to allow tlxty
d ) B leavoiu cue year.
A Q1IANI1 11ODNCE.
Six chiefs of divisions of tlio sec-mi audit-
or'd cilice have been requested to tender their
resignations. They iiro Thos. Bally , F. 11.
Coodall , 0. Tnwall , ' 1'hoa. Itabbono , II , A.
WhallonnudO. O. Snow ,
J'AYJIKNr OF KIUNCH CUIUtl.
Thn cecretury of itato to-day received from
the French gin eminent 13CM ) francs , being
tbo amount awarded by tha Franco American
claimi commission to American cUlm&nU
ogaiuit the JTenoh government. Nineteen
cUims were piesentod. and all hut two were
either disallowed or diimlsiod fur want of
jurisdiction.
Ill I'KOVINQ FOIITIFICATION8 ,
The corps of engineers in charge ot Improve
ments upon the fortification * of tha country
have undo their annual reports to tha chlof nf
engineers. On account of the tmall appropri
ations made last year but little wcrlc Da <
been done during the past ieasou. The Iuadt
available were uted In putting la goodirdcr
platforms and parapets of varloui fort * .
TIIK I'CIIUO DEOr ,
It Is estimated there bis been a dccteaio ol
about $7.000,000 in tbo public debt durlcg the
month of July ,
The findings of tha naval court martisj , be
fore which tx-burgeou W l i H's recently
tiled , were made public to-day. The court
tenUncea him to suspension frtmwork and
duty for five years on furlough pay , nud to re
tain his present number in his grade during
that period. Dr. Wnles wag tried for culpa
ble Ini fticiericy in performing his duty and lor
neglect of duty ,
To be cjllector of customi : Isaac II ,
Poucher , for district of Oswpgo , N. Y.i Jo
seph M * coffin , for district ot VAIO Del Nnrt" ,
Texas CharlfS F. Galeby , for district of Cor
pus Chiisti , Ttxas To ba United States con-
tul nt Newcastle. Janper Smith , of D.strict
of Columbia. Mr. Poucher is a normal
school teacher at Oiwcgn , lie never has
been particularly prominent in politics tut la
described as n good consistent democrat It U
understood that the pretident within n few
days will 611 thelvnoiut second lieutenancies
existing in the lite of army from civil life ,
There will be ten vacancies after the non
commissioned officers who are now being ex
amined shall have been assigned to regiment * .
13 NECESSA11Y ,
INVESTIGATING POSIMASTKn JONES , OP 1XUIAN-
INDIANAPOLIS July M. The investigation
of the nets of Postmaster Jones w.ti continued
by Civil Service Commissioner Thomas and
Chief Examiner Lyman to-day , Dutlng tha
day statements were made by bath the pro
secution and the defense , but ai the examina
tion Is conducted privately nothing was ob-
thlnedfor publication. Several of the wit
nesses examined to day were men who had
cither failed to pass examination or who had
been removed frompositions in the ollice. The
actlon _ < if the local board of examiners is being
Investigated with great care , nnd Messrs.
Thomas nnd Lyman have taken poisotsion of
nil examination papers and records , Fnr-
tlcu nr attention is being paid to the
cates of Woods nnd Wilmington , the
discharged resistor clerks , whoso place swore
filled by Field and Browning , who bad satis
factorily paated tbo ex mlnation. It is un
derstood that the independent committee will
press the other charge * of making unworthy
appointments nnd inefficiency nnd Incapacity
of seme of the now appointees , before the
president nftcr the commissioners have made
their report , and n particular effort will bo
made to prove that Captain Dodd , the assist
ant postmaster , Is not n proper person to hold
his present position ; also that ho nud Mr. lion
Jones were paid large salaries nt the expense
of the subordinate : ] who either hnd their
wages reduced or were discharged. The in
vestigation was practically completed to-day
and MrThmna loll to-night for Washington ,
Mr. Ljmuu remains to give nttention to eomo
unimportant details ,
FlUDAY OUOKIiS.
E\KCrjT10N OF VALENTINE WAONKlt AT COLUM
BUS , OHIO ,
COLUMBUS , Ohio , July 31. Vnlentlno Vag
uer , of Morrow county , wjia executed at the
Ohio penitentiary this morning for the mur
der of his brother-in-law , Daniel Sheehan ,
December 18th 1S32. This waa the first hang
ing at the penitentiary under the now law
which requlrea all executions in the etato to
take place at the prison , Tha trouble be
tween Wngner nnd Sheehan waa of long
standing and of a family nature and on the
date named Wagner went to Shefchan'a housa
and told him \o had come to kill him. Ho
immediately drew n revolver and shot him nnel
tired apain when Sheehan tried to escape.
Tno trials wore long and tediou ; , but the day
of execution was finally fired for July 31st.
The governor baa been sought to interfere , on
nil eotts of grounds , but he refused to do so.
After makh g n complete study of the case ho
telegraphed nt 11 o'clock last night that ho
woiild not intorfuro. Wanner loaves a fa'her '
and mother , each over eizhty years of age ,
and n wife nnd seven children. They took
final leave of him yesterday afternoon , and
the scone was moat affecting , Short
ly nfter two o'cock the sheriff
party entered the reception room nnd waited
while ministers were with Wngner. When
the time came to march to the gallows
Wagner wad entirely overcome and bad almost
to bo carried to the trap and when there tiled
to lie down , begging til the time to be spared.
While the oflicera were adjusting the noose ho
struggled like a maiUac. The trap fell t
2:16 : nnd Wagner died Instantly. Four min
utes 1-ter his body was cut down.
HAIL-HOA ! ) NEWS.
THE BURLINGTON'S ST. PAUL LINK.
BOSTON , July 31. The directors of the
Chicago , Burlington and Quincy railroad wil
probably Issue circulars in relation to the new
connection with St. Paul to-morrow or Mon
day. It is expected that rights will ba issued
upon fifty share lota of the Chicago , Burling
ton and Quincy , shareholders to have the right
to purchase for SolS one 3100 five pjr cent
bond nnd thru : shares of stock In the new
company ,
THK ONION PACIl'IO TO CHICAGO.
A dl pitch from Chicago reports a rumor
thatnegotlatlons are quietly pending between
the St. Paul nnd Union Pacific for the sale of
Chicago end Omntan line the object of tbo
Union Pacific being to secure a direct track
to Chicago.
A TALK WITH A UNION PACIFIC OFFICIAL ON
IIBCKM1 ItAILROAD RU1IOKS.
Special Telegram to the BEE.
BOSTON July 81. Concerning the rumor
that negotiations are quietly pending between
the Si. Paul nnd Union Pacific for the sale
by thn former of its Chicago and Omaha line ,
the object of tbo Union Pacific being to secure
n direct track to Chcago , the price named
waa $23,000,000 , nn odicer ol the Union
Pacific vvaa a-ked abuut this , nnd he said it
waa news to him. There htmbson no mooting
of tha executive committee and he hud never
heard such a thing broached in the board of
directors ai the scquisitioa of n line to Chl-
cazo , That the St. Paul or Northwestern , or
both , may b > extending westward or thinking
of It bo did not doubt , but that fact has noth
ing to do with the Union Pacific unless they
come near enough to compete for Its truth's.
The JKnomnco of 1'ollco OIUoorB.
CHICAGO , III. , July 31. A man named
Jacob Krb suddenly died In a police court last
Monday from suppoied effects of long con
tinued Intoxication. An Inquest w a held
to-day nt which County Physician Bluthardt
ciented n srnention by testifying that Krh
died of chronic inflammation of the brain , and
wf s no drunkard but n poor sick man , lie
said the great mistake waa that the police did
not diagnose the man's case. He wus carried
into u sution In a temi-unconiclous condition
nnd bonked for drnnkenneis , when really ho
wai only ill. Too physician thought this
showed the nrcesilty.of . having a medical
examiner nt the police station to guuril
ngauut dyirg of prisoners through ignorance
of ofh'cera ,
A Kentucky tionaatlon.
LcuiMULLK , Ky , , July HI , Several months
ago a matked body ol men vieited the house
of Prof , P. J. Siocutn , iv echool teacher , near
Hone Cave. Ky , Slccnm fired Into tha
crowd and killed three of them. Slocum
to-day filed a tuit for ? 21,000 against nineteen
of UM best citUens cf Ha't county. He
chnr.ci thorn with conspiring tor drive Li in out
ot i M county.
A Monument ac Ijcnvonvvorth.
LKA\KN\\oarn , K , , July 31. A meeting late
to be held here next Monday of prominent
citizens of Ktntai , Iowa , Colorado , Minouri ,
Nebraika , New Mexico , and other western
states and territories to conildtr the propoil-
tion to bnild a monument ti General Grant
* t Fort Leavenworth. Leading G. A , II
men have been invited , apij alto number if
prominent confederates.
REST , SPIRIT , REST ,
BaDis of Bean'ifnl ' Flowers Snrronnil
. the Bier Dfilie Brare ,
Tender Tributes to Worth , Valor ]
[ and Unstained Character ,
ProRrnmmo for the Privnto Sorvlcce
on Mt , McGrcRor Bad Scenes
and Incidents ,
"OiVTES AJAU. "
SCENES AllOCND TIIK 1IIER OF THE OHJAT COV >
MANDEU.
MOUNT McGntaon , July 31. A consider
able number of people came to the mountain
to-day to view the remains of tbo dead gene
ral , The expression of the face remains very
natural , A magnificent floral memorial was
received at the Grant cottage from ox-Gov
ernor Leland Stanford , of California , and
Mrs , Stanford , representing "Gates Ajar , "
composed of two gatoa six feet high by live
wide , constructed of whitoand purple immor
telles , spanned by an arch inscribed with the
name "U. S Gront , " nnd with n night of
steps asondtng to the half-openod gates.
THE PRIVATE OBSKQUIE3.
The programmeof services for Tuesday ia
as follows : Scripture reading , ilth psalm ;
prayer by llev. Bishop Harris , of the Metho-
diit Episcopal church of New York ; hymn ,
"My faith looks up tn Thee : " discourse by
Eev. J. P. Newman. D. D. , LL. D. ; hymn ,
Nearer , my God , to Theej" benediction ; contralto -
tralto solo , "Beyond tha smiling and the
weeping. "
THE QUES ION OF DBKSS.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Referring to the
regrets that have been expressed in some
quarters that Gen. Grant is not to bo buried
Iu his uniform , with one of his swords by his
side , and the supposition that none of bis
uniforms or swords aie available for that pur
pose , because they wore all turned over to the
government some months ego with
his other military relicj , Adjutant-
General Drum said to an associated press re
porter that any or all of them are at tbo dis
posal of Mrj. Grant while they remain in the
war department awaiting the notion tf con
gress.
CHICAGO'S MONUMENT.
CHICAGO , III. . July 31. At a meeting of
tlio committee , ia charge of tha work of oroct-
inga Grant memorial statute in this city , to
day , subscriptions to the amount of S2',000
and other pledges were received , swelling the
total figures tj § ; W,000.
MOUUWNQ ON TIIK MOUNT.
INVITATIONS TO KX-MEM DEIIS 01' CHANT'S CATI-
INKT.
MOUNT McGiiEGOK , July 31. The follow-
invitation was Issued to-day by Fred Grant :
'The undersigned respectfully invites all ex-
membera ef his father' , } cabinet to attend the
funeral obsequies to ba held on the 8th prox
imo , In New York. Gentlemen accepting
invitations are r spectfully requested to ad
vise Gen. Hancock of their intention to bo
present , who will assign tliam appropriate
places in the procceeion.
( Signer1) ) FnED GliANT.
Ex.Postmaster General Creswell , of Gen.
Grant's cabinetarrived hero this morning and
expects to stay until the day of tbo funeral ,
Ho expressed himself ni well pleased with the
committee appointed by Cleveland to assist
in the objequma of Gen Grant , especially tha
eelection ot Gen. Johnston and Buckner ,
representing the confederacy.
KUNBBAt AnnANGBSIKNTS.
NEW YonK , July 31. Arrangements for
Gen. Grant's funeral so far as GenHancock's
division is concerned IB nearly all completed.
H. A , Siddons , of Washingtm , wrote sug
gesting that a detail of 100 from each regi
ment that served under Gan.Grant be present
In the procesbion. Sergeant-at-Arms Canada
telegraphed that the vice president nnd a
committee from the sonata would attend the
obnrquiea. Col. G. S Gillespie , Gen. Geo.
B. M. Haverly , Brevet Gen. I F. Koden-
baugh , were appointed additional aides. Col.
Roger Jones tiai been telegraphed to fire
minute guns during the progress of the
funeral train ,
A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
IlAiuronn , Conn. , July Sl.-Gov.Harrison
Issued a proclamation making Saturday , Au
gust S , a legal holiday ,
uKNBHALi r uKGIGN NEWS.
THE JIONSTEIl HANK DEFAULTER.
COHK , July 81 . The directors of the Munster -
ster bank charges Farquabrson with causing
the suspension of the bank In order to obtain
the appointment of liquidator , so as to cover
up his defalcations.
THE AUS1HIAN MISSION.
VIENNA , July 31. Mr. Lee has arrived to
take charge of the American legation , The
departure of Mr , and Mrs. Francis is much
regretted , as they made numerous friends and
are very popular hero ,
THE TOHY ESTIMATE OF flll'ECIIILr , ,
LONDON , July 31. The Standard , which is
the accepted ttory organ , uses the following
language in its attack upon Churchill : "To
rpeak plainly , Churchill has been puffdd In
the press with admirable assiduity by a well
organized clique which ere olway ready to cry
' ' whenever ho hia
'prodigious' opens moutb ,
but It is all in vain. T o Liverpool incident
shows the extent of alarm which Churcnill's
blundering and Uusterlnghave mscirod with
in the bosom of his party. It wore
thousand times bettor that tbo conservatives
should again be in opposition than
that they should bo exposed to the humilia
tion of such things as Churchill's attack on
Karl Spencir'u government In Ireland , Un
less HID government disavows these attacks it
will feel the bad effects In the future more se
riously than haa tot bee-n contemplated , tha
truth is Churchill ha& been much overrated.
If bis pranks are endured much longer he
will smash the government and the conserva
tive party. Wo will follow the Marquis of
Salisbury but wo will not follow this over
grown schoolboy without knowledge tuilicifnt
to fathom hia own Ignorance of sUtesman-
ablp ,
connuiriON IN GLASGOW.
GLASGOW , July 31 At a meeting here to
day the provost of Glasgow declared that In
quiries chowcd that there existed in Glasgow
a system of corrnption of minor females
similar to that which the Pall Mall Gazette
had exposed in London.
SFOHTINQ MA-TTEBS.
THE TUBF ,
SARATOGA , July 31. Weather fine , clear ,
ottendanca good , and track heavy.
First race Six furlongs , won by Bonnie Si
Goldband , second ; Biron Favorot , third.
Time , 1:181 : ,
Second race One mile for maiden three-
year-old * , Tontine won ; Spaldlng , second :
Uuydette , third , Tlma 1HOJ ,
Third race Ono mile and a furlong
GtrolU won ; Una , second ; Valet , third
Time , 2.01.
Fourth race-Oae mile and one-quarter ,
George li won , Blaadon , second ; Compensa
tion , third. Time , 2:13 :
Fifth r c8-Mlle and a quarter , Tjrnuin
won ; Guy , second ; Glenarm , third , Time ,
" ' '
H , July 3D-Weather da *
llghlful , track splendid and attendance verj
Mile Jim Nnvo won , 1MI Bird second ,
Bonnie Leo third. Time 1MJ. :
Seven eighth mile Frolic won , Hotacham !
second , Prosper third. 'Pirns 1:30. :
Seven-eighth mile Broughton won , Hic
kory Jim second , Buccaneer third. Time
130.
130.Mile and quarter Taxgatherer won , Blue
Bells second , Harry Mann third. Time 2lv& .
Mile and on eighth All ages ; Barnum won ,
Strnthspny second , Miss Brewster third.
/Tlmo 1:67. :
Three fourth mll 2-yoar-olds : Muta won ,
Bessie B second , Juliet third. Time 1:171. :
SAN FnANClsco , OrJ , , Ju'y ' 31 , The Palo
Alto ricing stable left Sacramento this after
noon in the palace horse car Palo Alto for thn
oast. There are twelve In the siting They
will make short stops at Ogden , Omaha and
Chicago nnd then go to Rochester , where they
will bo trained for engagements at Albany
at the breeders' meeting ,
Ci.RVEi.ANi > , O , July 31. In the deciding
heat to-day In the 2.30 class William T came
in first in 2:27 and won the race. Vilotta ,
who had won two heats yesterday , was dis
tanced. Bay Team took second money nnd
Lottie Third.
Clas 2 : ? ! ) , trotting , Joe Davis won , Billy
Button second , Lena Swallon , third , Best
time , 1M7J.
Class 2'J5 : , trotting , Middlolon won , Butter
Scotch second , Dick Organ third. Best time ,
2:20 :
2:20Class 2ir , trotting , Phyllis won , Cl&mmio
G second , Maud Messenger , third , Best time ,
2:15i. :
Free-for-all unfinished Westmont
- - pace , ,
won second and fourth heats , lUchball Brat
and fifth heats , Now Uopo third boat , Best
time
CLKVKLiND , Ohio , July 31. David Ban
ner , brother of the owner of Maud S , pro
scnted 13 air , driver , n snug package of ca > h ,
and gave John Splan , who drove the runner ,
two crisp $101) bills. Mr. Edwards , president
of the association , telegraphed W , H. Vun-
derbilt last night that ho believed Maud S.
could trot In 2:17. : To-day Vanderbilt wired
the following :
SAUATOGA , July 31 William Edwards ,
Cleveland , O : Wonderful maro. I con
iratulato Mr , Bonnor , you , the mate , Mr.
Balr and all hands. May ahu yet do what
you predict. W. H. VANDEIIBILT
No information has yet been received from
Mr. Bender ai to the future movement ] of
the mare.
A ROWING CHALLENGE.
DETBOIT , Miuh , July 31. The well known
iporting man , KJ H. Giilman , isiues a chal
lenge to any oarsman In the world , nnd espec
ially lipacb , of Australia , to row Haulan on
the Detroit river any distance and
at any time agreed upon for $5,000
n side. Tha gentleman will put up
5500 or 81,000 for forfeit with any re
liable newspaper in the United States and
will put up tLo whole S3.0CO before Beach
eaves Australia if necessary.
BASE BALL.
BOSTON , Mass. , July 31. Boston , 2 ;
Detroit , 3.
BALTIMOIIE , Md. , July Jl. Baltimore 10 ,
Metropolitan 7.
r-T. Louis July 31. No game ; rain ,
Lou hViLLK , July 31 Louisville , 2 ; Pitts-
burg , 8.
PHILADVLPHIA , July 31. Philadelphia , 0 ;
Chicago , U
NEW YOBK , July 31. Buffalo , 7 ; NEW
York , 10
NEW YOBK , July 31. Brooklyn 7 ; Ath-
otics , 11.
TWO UUEKL3IEN.
BOSTON , July 31. George W. Baker has
irrlved In Boston from tit. Louis on hia
jicycle , having covered the distance of 1351 ;
milts in nineteen days of actual riding.
A MURDEK , NEAR OtlADUON.
ONE I1AILKOAD MAN SHOOTS ANOTHKB ,
Special Dispatch to The BEE.
SIDNEY , July 31. Eleven milea east
of Chaldron east was the econo
of a shooting affray between two
railroad men , on Saturday last. Both were
ntoxicated. After the altercation George
linger pulled n forty-five Oolt'a pistol and
shot William Shaefer through tha head , kill-
ng him instantly. They were employed be
12vana Bros , as messengers. Ginger was
wrought here to-d y for preliminary examina-
, lon. which bo waived , and was bound over to
.be district court next November. Ho would
bavo bsen lynched nt Rushvlllo. Wiser judge-
nont. prevailed. This is the second killing
n Sheridan county since the new organiza
tion. _ _
A Dead Defaulter.
BUFFALO , July 31. Many rumors hnve
jcon in circulation the past few days of n de-
Iciency in tbo accounts of tholato Henry
Z/onovor , astistant cashier of the Manufactur
ers and Traders bank of this city , who died
suddenly on Friday last. Officers of the bank
this afternoon furnished the following state
ment for publication : "Mr. Conover had
charge of n responsible department in the
bank , in which department the errors an
pearod. Ills death cleprlved the bank of his
assistance in examining the books or recon
ciling the errors. Ollicoru of the bink have
been obliged to make nn examination of the
books under very disadvantageous circum
stances , but it develops the fact that an ab
straction of i ho bank's property haa been made
from time to time , dating back several years
and aggregating $71,009 , which is probably
lost. The examination justifies us in saying
that the eoundccus nf the bank ia unaffected.
and its capital of 5900.0UO unimpaired , and
that there it considerable surplus in addition , "
TfifcEGUAI'H NOTES.
Captain .Tames H. Coogan , of New York
city , his offered $5,000 for the house in which
rjrant was born , nt Point Pleasant , Ohio.
The owner , Michael Hlrschy , wants S10.000.
It Is proposed to place it in Central Park ,
The trial of Kiel , the half breed leader , nt
liegina will be concluded to-day. Kiel nd-
dre < sod the jury in bis own bshalf yesterday
nnd vigoroutly denounced the Ottawa govern
inent. He stopped several times during
Ills address to pray.
The norther struck St. Louis yesterday and
banished the oppressive heat which that sum
mer resort had enjoyed for n week.
Oon , Sborldnn Itcturus ,
CHICAGO , III , July 31. Gen. Sheridan
arrived from the west this morning , and will
leave direct for Washington this afternoon.
The eeneral Is in excellent health. Concern
ing tha troubles in tha Indian Tnriito y , he
said ho had exprmed no opinion , and while
hu had settled views respecting the Indian
question , they would ba expressed only to
the president in parson , as that was in the
mam the mission upon which he had been
sent. Any expressions which hart been cred
itad to him concerning tha situation were un
authorized and unfounded ,
JadKO Terry tlio Terror.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cab. , July 31. While tba
testimony was being taken to-day in the
ollica of Master in Chancery Houghtou , In the
case of Sharon vs. lill | , Judge Ddviii S
Terry , counsel for the defense , attacked with
his cano H. J Kowalaky , and attorney en
gaged oo Sharon's tide , KowaUky draw a
revolver. Judge Terry immediately drew hi ,
whereupon Kowolsky iled Into the hall. No
shots were excbaaged. Juilge Terry in the
tame who killed Senator Broderick in the
early days of California.
The Denver Dynamite ru ,
DJENVEB , Colo. , July 31. The incoming
Leadville passenger train , due here nt 0:39 : ,
this evening exploded a dynamite cartridge
about two and A half milea south ot tbo ci'y.
The engine and tender were badly wrecked
and one length of track torn up , The pie-
lengera were uninjured. The explosion waa
distinctly heirdlfora radliw of more than ton
wiles.
BULL DOSED BEARS ,
Wheat Prices Hainmertd Down by Rn-
IMS ( if Mia in Chicago.
Scalpers Skin the Market for
Daily Wagost
Cattle Flattened Out by tlio
Poor Grades n Drug anil 1'rlccs
Still Lower ,
IUE CHICAGO MAUKETd.
aium AND rnovisio.vs
Special Telegram to The BEE.
CHICAGO , III , , July 31. The reports from
northwestern wheat fields continued uniform
ly bad again to-day nnd it was estimated that
the prospective yield would bo reduced anywhere -
where from 2J to 10 per cent as compared
with estimates on July 1 Some of the tele
grams asserted Unit many fields were in n
critical condition and that n continuance cf
the present hot weather would completely
tuin tbo wheat prospect in certain localities.
The market started up on this news but fell
back on rutnoM of "hot" or musty wheat in
Chicago elevators. The etory that wheat was
out of condition In eomo of the Chicago olo-
vatora was given currency In n morning paper
iiorp nnd the report was used by the beara In
.heir attempt to depress prices and the rumor
certainly had its effect upon the course
of the rrmrket. The August future bean -
? an selling at a die-count of from
< 32jo } as compared to September , but at this
difference there was free buying of August ,
which in n measure restored confidence. On
; ho afternoon board , however , the dilference
again widened to 2Jc. Receipts were Unlit nnd
shipments limited. Nothing definite \va de
veloped during the day at to the truth of tha
statement concerning wheat beyond n denial
by tha elevator people that any of the wheat
had been injured. The market closed for the
lay c lower for August and ic lower for Sep-
temb'raud October than yesterday. Lake
engagements for 48,000 bushels of wheat wore
reported.
There was a fair amount of ( peculation in
corn nt n somewhat lower range of prices , but
the closing for the day was about the same ni
yesterday. Freightengngomeuts foruG'J.O 0
bujhela were reported. Receipts were n httlo
larger , but cash waa taken up quite readily at
current figures.
The lopked-for corner in July oata fniled to
materialize and the market collapsed. There
was n two-cent decline from the inside quota
tion of yesterday for July , and the market
closed with Hellers but no demand. Receipts
were largo unj are reported large again for to
morrow.
Provisions ruled a ehnde stronger early , but
fell back and cloecd tame.
TIIK STOCK MARKET.
Cnttlo In n general way trade was alow
nnd prices rather weak than othorivUo on fnt
cattle. Low graelo native stock , including
cows and coareo things , ( rouorally are selling
at very low figures. There were but few loads
if Texans on the early market , and they were
bold n shade higher. Ono very good lot that
suited the shop trade brought S4 00 , but the
ordinary run were only a shade stronger.
There were aome ten or twenty loads of
Wyoming rangers on sale. Stookers nnd
feeders were dull , tcarcoly n transaction
of note taking placu , during
; ha forenoon. Prices are weak end fully as
ow as nt any time. Shipping eteere , 1,350 to
1.EOO Iba , $6 Of@5.90 ; 1.250 to 1,350 Ibs , S5.0J
© 5.35 : 900tol.2301b , ? 4.5l5.10. ) Through
Texas cattle 10 15o higher ; 950 to 1,100 Ibs ,
S3 75@4 20 ; 750 to 900 lb ? , $3 00@3 75 ; COO to
701 Ibs , $ .90@3 30. Western rangers steady ;
natives and half breed , 81.40 ® 1'JO ; cows ,
S3 40m3 50 ; bulls , 93 head Wyoming. 1,151
bs , $1.40 ; 11)3 head , avernao 1,229 lb ? ,
S4.401i head steers , 1,070 Iba , SI.4D
Alteo , of Grand Island. Nebraska , had 70
COWB , average ! )65 ) Ibi , which brought S3.40.
Hogs. Packing and shipping , 250 to 330
bs , S4.55 , light weights , 130 to 170 Ibs , S4.90
@ 5.I0 ! ; 180 to 210 Iba , 84 G5 4.85.
Jjt\UOR XUOUUtiES.
TIIKVABASII STRIKE.
CHICAGO , 111 , , July 81. A Daily Newa ,
Springfield special eayc : Aeoneral meeting
of the district b-ards of the Knlghtn of Labor
is to be held at Parsons , Kansas , or Sodalia ,
when the plans of ( settlement of the Waba-h
railway trembles will ba determined on and be
proposed to General Manager Talmage. It
s declared that in the event of ita rejection n
general strike will ba ordered next Tuesday.
IHONWORKKBS ON A STIUK ? ,
CLEVELAND , Ohio , July 31. Three hundred
men and boys employed in the Like Krio bolt
works struck this morning on account of n ten
per cent reduction of wages. The men de
cided to strike bicaute a similar cut was
made a year ago. Only the bolt and nut
maker1) ) and boys struck , the wages of the
machinists not being nlfectod by the cut nnd
lliey wished to contmuo work , but wore
forced out by tha others. The works nro now
Idle , and the eupirintcndent says that they
will not start until the men accept the re
duction.
AliOUlelannTrlo ,
PLAQUKMINE. La , , July 31. George Wilson ,
Charles Dnvis and Mathcllo Jones' , all col
ored , wore executed hero to-day for the mur
der and robbery of Mrs. Harriet Cole , In this
town , Tha principal witness against the
prisoners at the trial was a little colored girl ,
servant eif Mrs. Cole nt tha time of the mur
der , Sha heard tbo murderers conspire to rob
nor mistrota , and gave them information about
Mrs. Cole' * money nnd jswolry , and tnwthem
with the jewelry in their possession after the
murder. The conspirators entered Mrs.
Colo'a dwelling , strangled her to denth and
robbed tbu housa of diamonds and other
valuables , Mrs. Cole was the widow of the
Into Juilgo Jamas L. Cole , and was highly
esteetred.
Full 5,000 , persona were gathered about the
cout house and grounds. David was a little
nervous , bu Wilson seemed to take It cool
When the wjman fainted she fell against
Duvls and then cif the gallows Davis lost
his balance and caught hold of tbo ropes to
right , which held the trap nuel was in
that position when the trap fell nt 12-15
Wilson standing cooly nil the time. After
the trap fell the rope of tha woman and Di-
visttvlttod together. Tha woman got her
bands loose in her struggling and grmpad nt
everything in roach. Life wai declared ox-
tiuct in fourteen mlnntes after the drop fell ,
A Nnvol Cnro for tlio Dines.
GKonottowN , Col , , July 31. William
Nell , n former resident of St. Louis , employed
in the Telephone mine , suicided this after
noon in the moit novel manner. Complain
ing of being ill. Nelf went to the cabin , laid
down on tba ILor , placed n stick of giant
powder with a cap nnd fuse attached under
his head , and while in thla position lighted
the fuse. The thot blew the head entirev !
from tha body ,
Kicking Against Dem bio IJon < le > rn.
YOUNGSTON.S , Ohio , July 31 , Seriom
trouble Is expected on thladhlslln of the
of the New York , Pennsylvania & Ohio rail
road by the company running double header
freight trains , A meeting of all the cm
ployea lias been called for Sunday , and tha ;
will Insist on one moro brakeman on each
train or strike.
A. PitiaburK i'rlzo Figbr ,
PrrrsuDno , July SI. Early this morning
Jno , Breck and Phillip Bulga , local pugilists ,
fought elrvcn rounds with hard gloves for t
purse of $200 Tlio fight took place in
barn ton miles from tha city And resulted In
the defeat of Bulga , who was knocked out nnei
terribly punahed.
KruiBna Cllf'fl Appeal ,
KAX-UM ClTV , Mo. , July 31 , The city
council tonight Adopted A resolution that the
mayor appoint A committee ot fifteen mem
bers , to go to Washington nnd urge upon the
president nn extension of the tima for the re
moval of cattle from the Choyonna nnd Arnp-
nb/jo reservntlons. Mayor Moore selected
committeemen from prominent citizens , none
cf whom nre i ienlifiad with the cattle inter
nal and they will hold n meeting to-morrow.
Dnslicel to Dcnlh.
NK\\ YORK , July SI. Nine men g.l into n
bucket to-day to bo hauled to the top of the
shaft connecting with the now Cretan aque
duct. When sixty feet up the bucket caught
on n projection and tipped. Four men were
thrown out. Two clung to the bucket ; the
cither two , William Cunningham nnd Timothy
Harrington were daihod to death.
Drnihul St > opiMU1yf.c.
NEW YORK , July -Stanley Huntley ,
the popular writer for the press nnd author of
"Spoopondykc Papers. " died last night at hia
residence on West Forty-fifth street.
RUMBLINGS B
Rumors of a Movement on Fool liy Ito
UDM Pacific
To I'urclinBO the Chicago and Mil-
ivaukco and Tlma Got a Through
Ijlno to Chicago ,
In yesterday's dispatches from Chicago
; o the EVEVINO BEE appeared ono reari
ng as follows : "A dispatch from Chicago
roporta n rumor that negotiations are
quietly pending between the St. Paul
and Union Pacific for the anlo of Ita Chicago
cage and Omaha lluo , the object of the
Union PaciDc being to eocnro n direct
track to Chicago. " With that much of a
iciutor to work on n reporter for the
BEI : sot cut to ascertain how much , if
any , true foundation there is In the
rumor , bnt his succois wai not
overwhelmingly prcnt. Loading oflioisls
of the Union Pacific prcfoss to know
lothing what over about each negotia
tors , If thoroaro nny. Salel one : "Sup
pose the Union Pacific were trying to
any the Sb. Pan ] , Chicago & Omaha line ,
to kt it bo publicly known would sot
opposing Itilluoncea to work to prevent
It. " It Is beloved however that the
scheme ia on foot and desperate clLita
will bj m&do to conoamiunto It. A
prominent railroad man rrhen approached
on the subject put It thla wny : "As
mattera stand now the Union Pacific la
virtually cat off ia Its com pot ion for
'ralghts ahlppod from Chicago to No-
sraeka points without patting rates
so low that iho company
would loose money. With the Northern
Pacific on the north , extending Ita
branches Into Iho northern part of the
ttate ; with the 0. B. & Q , on thooontb.
covering all the southern country , and
applcg the U. P. at four different places ,
they will sip the life out of that road
unless It can got a continuation of its
Ino Into Chicago by buying the Chicago
fc St. Paul road. "
SOMETHING ENTIIIELYNEW.
When everything and everybody oho
nils , the old "BarlliiRton routo" is
constantly coming to the
rent with something notv. Their
atosfc Is a very attractive , unique
and original advertising scheme. In
stead of the old fashioned prlntod-lu-
colora "flyers" ' three sheet hangeis , or
dodgers , which have become stale , an
abomination and an eye acre , very hand-
lotno folding checker boards , gotten up
n sp'endid style , ara being tent out in
; reat numbers for free distribution.
Along with each board goes a nice set of
saecker chips , on ono sldo of each the
Ikoneis of a locomotive and oa the other
side "Burlington Rjnto. " In each equaro
m the board , and they are rod and
black alternately , la printed the name of
some important point , reached by that
road. Ic is not only a btautlful adver
tising card , bnt can bo used by persons
who like to play the game of checkers.
A i'KVf NOTES.
The Rod Clond Argua , says : Fred
Durrlo loft Sunday evening for Omaha.
B'rom there ho will proceed via the
Union Pacific to San Francisco to tsiumc
lis duties In connection with hi * poll-
tion uf assistant western pnaongor agent
of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy ,
J. A , Monroe , first atslstaut Irclght
agniit of the Union Pacific , at Kansis
City , wan In town yesterday.
Auely Borden , of the Union Pacific up.
town ticket oflise , accompanied by Mrs.
Uorden , loft for Spirit Like last evening
where they will remain over Sunday ,
SERIOUSLY SOALDED.
A Steam Flpo Durst * In the Fcrllli/-
IIIR Works and Thrown Hoc
Water all Over Every
thing.
A very serious accident occurred about half-
past cloven o'clock last night at the foitllizlng
works , three mllea below town , from the re
sult of which one man , Andrew Olion , it Is
thought , will loose hia life , Mr. OUon , with
two brothers were at work in the
drying room , when a etoam pipe
burated and threw n stream of ccalding hot
water all o\er him. Ills face , neck , shoulderc ,
arms nud body above the waiat were burned
until the skiu oil peeled off of them. He
W B placed in n spring wagon nnd taken to
his boarding-home , tha St. Jamea hotel ,
who e overvthla ? possible was done to reliovu
hia interne Buffering , lr ) , Darrow waa called
to administer meJluil aid. It was thought at
3 o'clock this tiioruim ; that the unfortunate
man could not recover ,
Will AIovo Iho Church ,
Away out near the ueit end of Karnara
street stands a little frame church owned by
the Christian denomination. When Kurtatn )
street wai graded it left this chuich abcul
sixteen feet below the level of the street and
in bad condition , Yetteiday the lota were
sold to New York parties for 810,000 , 10 that
now the church is to ho placed on wheels and
moved tu the corner of Twentieth and Daveii-
port stiuets ,
At the Metropolitan It. A. Adams , Grand
Island ; Mies B , Keyes , Valentine ; Jainoa C
KInp , IlMtiogn , John U. Smith , Columbus ;
0. 0. ( Indian , Oieeleyj J. I' , Block , Lincoln
0. Mauror , Cmo nnati , Ohio ) W , L. Cooktey ,
Hamburg , Ia. ; J , 0. Hurley , Cincinnati ; W ,
V. Moon , M. Mortr , Watertown , N , Y ,
I * . B. Schmablo , ( Jeuuee , Ills ,
A COLLEGE JFBOLIC ,
Iowa AgrlcnltDral
Tlio Ohargos of the Faculty De-
mod in Detail ,
Femy-elRht Stmlcnta Fnck Xhclr
Grips ami Iie vc The Prcalilcnt
Hrj'ctB an Appeal.
NOUiNOKD
A STA1JME.VT OP HIS I'llAIlfltH AND THE
IX TIIK OAHB ,
Special Telegram to The BKK.
AMIS , lown , Ju'y 31. The icnlor anil
Junior classes of the Iowa agricultural college
having withdrawn from that institution on
account of an unjust decision , ns they behave -
have , toward two members of tlio senior
class , andfindiai ; that the matter is not only
not fully understood , bnt nl o misrepresented
to the citizens of the state , brg leave to elnto
the matter to the public through the medium
of your papor. The gentlemen were expelled
on the following charges :
First -Breaking Into a lady's room at the
college during vacation , she Doing absent from
the college ,
Second Wearing tha above lady'a clothing
nnd uuderclothing.
Thiid PromoLadlng the balls and grounds
In the satco. I
Fourth An intended insult to the faculty
in doing this , she being an instructress ,
Filth Leaving the room Is a stnto of gen
eral disorder.
In answer to these charges wo submit the
[ ollowirg ttatomenta to which the gentlemen
concerned are rendy to innko affidavit and
which nro supported by other proof nt cur
command :
First The door of the room WAS found ajar
by those gentlemen.
Second No underclothing waa worn by
them.
Third They walked through the boys'
linll and to tlio new cottage ( about twenty
roda distant ) and returned.
Fourth This was done only in n pptrit of
Fun nnd no Insult wna Intended , ns the Indy
ban declared to bo tier opinion.
Filth The room was left In as Rood condi
tion as when found by the two parties.
But ono lady wns _ iu the room nt the time.
Thn eoniorclasa , in conscquencoofthofactthat
their members were on the eve of graduation
nnd that the olfenEO wns committed during
vacation , felt that the sentence waa n eiivoro
one , nnd in n gentlemanly manner , by com
mittee nnd in a body , requested [ that hny pun
ishment whatever ba indicted on
tha two gentlemen but that of expulsion
They thought that tha students should ba se
verely punished , but asked that the Roverity
bo sliRhtly lessened. To this prayer the pres
ident ot the institution turned n dcnf our nnd
refused to comply with the request , v > hereupon
t
upon the senior class to the uumVur of twenty. <
nd twenty-eight juniora withdiow from tha
inntltution. .
Tno dally pnpora have stated that the lady's
etteis were read , her bureau drawers ran
sacked , and her bed slept iu by these atudent ! .
To this wo answer , "It la not so ; no letters
were read , no drawers were opened , nnd the
bed win not slept In. "
The withdrawing students understand that
ho matter ia nn < impoitanttme-both to-trnrnr-
ind to tbo Institution , but withdrew blmply
lecnuso they felt it to bo nn Injuitica.
With all respect to those concerned , wo arc ,
fours truly , CO.MMITTEK IN CuAiiau.
EECOKD
What the Follco Force "Were Doing
In the Month ot July.
The police force makes n very good fhowing
if arrests for tbo month of July. Tbo tctnl
lumber of offenders taken in foots up n grand
ind gorgeous aggregation of 181. Of these
; ach officer haa down to hia credit so many.
Tailor Sigwart ] very kindly furnished the re
porters a statement , last night , showing the
allowing result :
VIetza 18
3icen 11
Unnovan 35
Wetland 18
Dormick 1C
VVhito
Uloom 40
[ lorrlgan 25
Sullivan 10
Howies 8
Kennedy 21
Turnbull , 0
The m archill 0
Nfostln C
Bellamy 8
, J as person 13
Crawford 25
Whaler. L'l
Lowrey U
Brady 11
Burdish 20
Fuller 4
1'eironott ! t
Rigwart C
Murphy , ' >
Uoneihuo 8
Currier j >
illnchoy 3
Total -181
It will be soon by the nbovo that Oflicor
Bloom i entitled to wear the championship
belt now. His nrretts average over ono and a
half a day. Hinchoy falls low , becauen ho
was laid off nbout two weeks , also was \Vie-
hnd. I'lononett and Sigwart being the ' &ilera
they have no chance to make arrests ,
MEMORIAL SERVICES ,
Meeting or the Vnrlonn OainmlttocB
YoBtcrelsy.
The various committees , havintr In charco
preparations for the memorial cervices over
Gen. Grant's death on the day of hii funeral.
held a meeting ycuterday afternoon nt the
Mlllard hotel , but none of them were ready to
make full reports , It seems that one luut been
wailing too much on the other , and
for that retaon they bavo nil failed
to complete any of tbo work nllotcd them
to perform. HeverU of the members , and
BOIO.O of the pentlurnen , who were suggested
for ( speakers have been out of town.
It waa decided at tlio meeting- , however ,
that Mayor Boyd'a tender of the opera house ,
in which to bold the memorial services , would
be accepted ; alto tha glee cluh'ii prolfer of
their services. The Musical Union orclicutru ,
it Is understood , will also bo engaged. The
eiorcuea here will be held at the inmo hour
that the funeral takes placeIn New York ,
of the ) Auay.
Last evening a reporter of the BKK met Mr ,
John Huatington , who came hero a week ago
with 3,000 poundi of era from the BOW gold
field's ' of Oregon to hare it assayed , and ho
said tbu result was more than satisfactory , In
fact It was no much bigger and better than
hail been anticipated or hoped for that ho re
futed to give out the figures , lest they might
create lee much of an excitement , and cauio n
greater roth of people into that country than
thoio who are already there dotiro to seet ,
Tbu much , however , was learned , that the
poorest specimens he brought with him here
nnayed over $ GOO to ( he ton , and the belt
about 5M)0. ) Preparations will bo made t
once to commence shipping ore here by the
carload ,