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F THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , .AUGUST 13. 1880. 1:1 : flHTNEY'S \ Contracts for The Tirat-Oldss Sblps to 1) ) . Let .at Once , ' THE NUCLEUS OF A NEW NAVY Dimensions mid Tonnage of tlio Vc ; AVhoso Mans AIII ho Adopted Monitors Oun llonts null Dynamiter * . Ho In Captain of the New Nnvci * . WASIIINOTO.V , August 13. [ Special Tele gram to the Hr.i.l : The secretary of nav ; will probablv nnthorl7.lt to-morrow the pul llcatlon of ndvorllhcnitiiits for five new lirsl ehiss ships ot war. Four of these ships wer npptoprlatcd foi at the last session of con Kress and the fifth Is one of the now vessel provided for In the bill to increase the navn establishment , which became a law las week. That bill Included in its provision one doublo'bottoniud pmtpcted cruiser of no less limn : i,500 , tons. Sccietaiy Whitney hni already determined In his own mind to adop for this vessel the plans prepared by Mr White , chief contiartor of England home time 1150 for the Spanish govcrnmcn before he was appointed to his present posl tlon. No vessel has as yet been constnictw from tluwrt plans , but the vessel has been did ignated Kir some time as "Number37" b : naval men and is so known on both sides o the water. She Is to bo n twin screw vessn of 1-tOO tons and : H5 feet In Icimth. bho wil bo heavily armed and Is expected to devclo ] a fmcod ol nineteen knots mi hour and to In the fastest cruiser in tlio world. Secretary i Whitney nan determined not to wait loisgei in the expcilmuntal stimo of naval construe tlon and to take the very latest am best hlcus that he could obtain abroad. Tin copy of thu Nanlwaskan , which is to bo bull' ' as one of the other four vessels , will follov exactly tlio plans furnished by Armstronsr J Co. . and Is expected to develop a speed o : eighteen knot * . The plans for the other thrci are as follows : One , a4OOlMc , > n ship ; one , : 1.700-ton hhlp , and cine an 870-ton gunboat 'They were prepared at the navy department and all live vesMils are to he built ot steel am tobeiirtm'd ' with a lull complement of stec breech-loading heavv CUIIM and lltfhl machine puns. The other vessels nuthorl/.cd in the bill , that has ju t become i law , will not be contracted for until the plan : bhall hnvo been prepared , and this may oc cupy several months. There are also to hi one torpedo boat , a dynamite-sun cruiser , , . and two armored cruisers of larre toniiaao , They will nil doubtless ho contracted toi within the comint , ' year. When they an completed wo shall have .substaiitlallj a new navy and they onghl to bo ready within thieo years . ' .The- Atlantic , which is just having " her steam trials at New York may b ( considered the Jirst of n licet of eighteen iiew vessels coimtlm ; In the live doubU liainOed monitors which art : now to bo com ptel cd nt last. K COXOlilfNIXG MAXXIXO. Confllvtint ; JlcpnrtM in Kcfanl to Ko- turning to llln Duties. WASHINGTON , August 12. [ Special Tele gram to tlio BKK.I The report Is current hero that Secretary .Manning will return tc the treasury on the first ot October to resume the duties of his ofllce. This report is based upon the statement of his private secretary that ho Is In very much better physical condi tion than lie was when ho left Washington Cor Virginia Springs. On the other hand , people who come directlv Irom Watch Hill , and who have seen 5tr. Manning , assert with iho utmost positivencss that he shows very little signs of recovery from the severe shock which prostuitcd him some time ago , and that his ihost intimate' , friends in Washington do not bclicvc'that there Is any possibility of his returning to the duties' of his portfoltd , even for a brief time , as pre dicted by Mime of the New York papers tiKlay. There Is every reason to believe that Talreiiild , who ts nt present acting secretary , will bo appointed to Manning's place , although - though this action would hardly be In accord ance with the desire or theWall street crowd , who are anxious to * ee a man with more of Manning's stuiiilna in the position'than Kalr- child possesses Fail-child is somewhat tainted , they claim , with western ideas of finance. A Call For .Bands. WASHINGTON. August 12. Acting Secre tary Kalrchlld this afternoon issued the out hundred and fortieth call for the redemption of bonds. The call is for 510,000.000 , ot 3 pei cent loan of 1SS2 , and notice Is given th.it the principal and accrued .interest of the bond : lierein below designated will bo paid at tlic treasury of the United { States in the city ol "Wasiilneton on tholBth day of September , 1BSO , und that Interest on ? ald bonds wil cease on that day , namely S per cent bonds Issued tinder act of conuicss , approved Julj 12.1832 , and numbered as follows : $50 , orlg , lnal number 12-1 to original number lie , botl .Inclusive , and original number 13S3 to orig inal number 1SS5 , both inclusive ; S100 , oric- Inalnumber 1078 to original number 10 both Inclusive , and original number U927 tc orlziiml number iiy.7.1 , both inclusive ; S ! > 00 original number.7J ! to ori-rlnnl number 7bfi both Inclusive , and orichml number 4Zi \ 81,000 , < irignal ! number 4yJ7 to original num ber So'i'l , ooth inclusive , and original number ! i748 ! ; 510,001) ) , original number llGGltoorig- Jnal 'number' ti bo ill i ti elusive ; total 510,000,000. Cleveland Appoints Post inns tern. WASHINGTON , August 12. The president lias appointed tlio following postmasters : U S. Grldh-y , AIalve.ru. la. , vice 0. H. hnyder , commission expired ; .1. bullivan , Ashlund "U'ls. , vice K. U. Wilson , resigned ; 0. W , 3ones , ( .irlgcsvllle. 111. , vice A. JU. Lawton , suspended ; lidwln ij. Jluriis , riillsboroush ill. , vli-o J. ,11. Uoolo , siiSDC'iuled ; T. A. Was all , I.ogan , In. , vicoA. 3C. draw , suspended ; .James Kry , Slgourney , la. , vlro JohnMorrl- uon. lesignuil : ( Jediyo ] ' . Nell , Coluinbiu Jniii'tioii , la. , vk-o 0. .M. J-'ulion , snsiienilcd ; William U. Men lit , Dis Mollies , ia. , vici John tU-ckwitli , siiH ] ) nded. Workol'tlio Ijaiul onice. WAfiiiixnTtw , Ansust 12. The coinmis- ' .slonor pf the general land ofllco to-.luy ap iiroved for patent about n.OOO pre-emption mid commuted homestead entries , 2,000 oi which were In thoFanro , Dakota , land dls trM. Hlnco last January the hoard of re- rviow of the eeneral land ofllcn has exauilned disposed of over 14,000 vases. , Incrensed ( invtirnuient Kccclpts. WASHWOTO.V , August 12. TUc receipts ol tlm iiovernmeut slncu July 1 have nearly been B4,000COO in excnss of the receipts dining tin same period of last year. The incrcasa wns about SUOCO,000 from customs , and aboul Sl.800,000 from tnti-rnal rcvonup. These .Ihtnrrs nrn said to bo Indicative of the cooil state ot business throughout the country , Kpnrks SconrcH n DUinlaaul. WASHISOTON , August 12. Major S. W , Clark , whosn removal as n-cnrder of the eon ara\ land olllco was recommended by Com .nlsslonertJvarkii , wns suspended last oven- Ins by the i-raldent. _ Judgment Itcsorvpd , LONDON , Aiusnst IS. ArnuincnU in tKi case of the appeal of Jr.mes nordon licnnetl from the .award against him , of fcaj.OOO It fayorf Cyrus W. i' lold. for 11M , was con eluded to-day. Judgment was reserved ami I'cnUIng Its Riinoiincemeiit flic uxecu lion ot awurd Is Htaytnl. A Bolinoner x , Aiifiujt 1" . Tlin schooner Arlzom the harbor to-aljjhl , ami four 01 tlm live men composing thu cicw wen drowned. _ _ He Hurt No I'atenr I-lfo-Hnvcr. tix. Ixiuis , August li Dr. Janua ii. Me the most extensive patent inedlciiK the .wt jt ami a millionaire , dk-i i or BUSINESS. The Norfolk Hcnnlnn Promises t6IJi | n Ilcd Letter Kvcnt. VALKNTINI : , Neb. , August 12. [ Spccla Telegram to the BKK.I Preparations for tin O. A. It. encampment at Norfolk , Neb. , an nearly completed. General Brlsuln , tin commander of the Norfolk encampment , hai Irft nothing undone to make It a success , lie has appointed K , K. Valentino chief ol staff ; Lieutenant J. C. Steven' ) adjutant , am Lieutenant G. S. liinglmm quartermaster , wit h an aldo Irom each G , A. H. post. 11 < has secured twelve Indians from the Pint Hideo agency under the lead ot Young- .Man-Afraid and twelve trom Hose Bud Ho will also have In attendance three troop : of colored cavalry anil a section of batter : Mom KOI t Nlohrara. 'The Kieiuont , Klkhori , \i .Missouri Valley railway lurnishes frci transiioitatlon for the troops , who will IP.IVI hen- tin a sprclal train of fourteen cars , Mon day night. The troops are now pn-pailin for the move and anticipate a ph-asant time Tlio reunion promises to b < - a great success Some lllc Attractions. NoiiFoi.tr , Aeb. , August 12. [ Special Tolc gram to thn BKK.J Lieutenant Blngham quartermaster of Fort Ntobrara , was In tin city to-day to complete arrangements for tin transportation ot troops from Fort Ntobrar : to attend the reunion at Norfolk during tin coming week. The lieutenant together will thn reunion committee called on Genera Manager Kltch and obtained nine cars fo : transportation. The lieutenant says that hi visited Pine Uhlge agency personally am imide arrangements for a band of Indians U lie prespnt. Among the notable Sioux nn Yomig-Man-Al'nild-or-His-Horscs : Capmli Swords , chief or pollen ; White Bird , beat chief , together with No Flesh. Big Keel Charging Shield , lied Crown. Pretty Back Thrco Stars and Yellow Hair , sub chiefs also Standing Soldier , a. war chief. The In dlatis will join the military at Valentino am travel to Norfolk in company. Camp .Man durwjn Is last assuming a military appear aticcand the reunion , which opens Tuesdaj next , promises to bo a success. Grand Kocoptlon to Van \Vyck. SKWAUU , Neb. , August 12. [ Spccla Telegram to the BKK , ] To-day has been r gala day for the people of Sewnrd county runners from all parts of the county were hero In force and gave Senator Van Wycfc an enthusiastic reception. Ho was met al the station and escorted up town to the hotel by a delegation from B precinct and the Sew nrd brass band. In the afternoon the sena tor iuldrc.-sed more than two thousand pco- pliIn the public .square for nearly two hours , who gave him the best attention and ap pliinse. Seward county will wheel In line this fall In the interest of the ucoplc , not the politicians' ' . A Vcnllct on n Floater. NEIIUASKA Cm- , August 12. [ Special Telegram to the Bin. : ] Coroner Brown held an inquest this morning on a floater found last evening. The jury brougtit In a verdict death unknown , but presumably accidental drowning. The body was past recognition , It was about live feet eight Inches tall , dark hair , smooth face and probablv a youth of iiO years of age. It was lut erred in the pot- tei's field. Unmha and Plattsmouth authori ties have been telegraphed. It may bo pos sible that it is the oody of the young man drowned at Sioux City , la. Burglars Failcil. Cor.UMiius , Neb. , August 12. [ Special Telegram to the Br.i : . ] Burglars attempted to enter Brown's tobacco establishment on Nebraska avenue last night , but were driven away at tlio point of a revolver before being able to accomplish their purpose. The marauders are supposed to nave been tramps. _ Tried tlic Morphine Route. Bi.t'K SPJILXOS , Neb. , August 12. [ Special Telegram to the Bui : . ] Eight grains of morphine were taken by Allie Brown , an In mate of a house of Ill-fame , last night , with the intention of suicide. The dose was too large and she will recover. . Nebrnnka and Iowa "VVontlicr. For Nebraska and Iowa : 1'alr weather , slightly cooler. COIjD WATER CANDIDATES. Lancaster 1'rohlultionlstH M > et and Nominate a Full Tlclcct. LANCASTER Neb. , August 12. [ Special Telegram to the BKK. ] The Lancaster county prohibitionists held their county con vention ut Temple Hall in this city to-day , 150 being in attendance from differentpoints In the county. The cold water delegation was an enthusiastic one , and In addition to selecting delegates to the state convention that meets the 18th in this place , u full county ticket was placed In nomination as follows : For state senators , Joseph South- wick , Bennett , and Artemns Roberts , Lincoln ; for representatives , Ii. B. Howard , Lincoln ; J. N. Leonard , Oak precinct ; E. W. Honey , Grant preclnt ; A. Kinvlins , .Lancaster precinct ; Hov. Lut In op , Waveily ; 11. E. George , Lincoln. The can didates placed In nomination accepted the same In speeches pledging themselves to the platform as adopted. It was noticeable that some of thu county candidates planted them selves on the anti-monopoly platform as well. The ticket , jtidiring trom the comments made. Is buildod of good material , aim the prohibitionists seem confident that they will play nn Impoitant part In Lancaster politics. Knv. E. 11. Chapiu was temporary and George K. Uun-low permanent chairman , with II. C. Bittenger as .secretary of tlio convention. WAITING FOR THE TRAIN. Tlie Nnrvona 31 nn In tlio Railway Htn- tlon Who AY tints to Know. Albany Argus : Gentle reader , did TOU ever notice the man who is waitinc for the train ? Ho walks into the depot , and after wandering around and gn/.ing at all the time tables , he sits down with n sich mid begins to road his paper ; but before ho | ; : IH had time to road an item about a man being bitten to death by New Jersey mosijuitooj , ho is on his feet agnm. He hurries up to thu window of the ticket ollice and inquires : "is there a train for Now Haven at 11:30 : ? " "Yes , sir. " Then ho goes bnck to hU seat again , but suddenly he looks tin again nt the dock , and hurries again to tlio ticket ollico with the inquiry , "Is that clock right } " "Yes , sir. " "Thanks. " Here lie wanders out on the platform and walks up and down a few times , but the Impulse is too strong and ho again approaches the peddler of tickets. "I suppose the tralh is on time to-day * " "Yes , iir. " "All. right , thank"yowV" This time no goes to where lie left his grijmck and paper und mqyes them to another scat , and having arranged them to bin satisfaction he again ncnrs the ticket window. "Is that ice-water in the cooler there ? " "Yes. sir. " "Much obliged. You say the train is on lime ? " "Yes , sir. " "And you're sure about the clock be ing right * " nYJssir , " "There is that my train coming in now ? " "Yes , sir. " "All right ; thanks. " And tncn the patient ticket agent closes the window nud siU down to wait for the next fiend who wants to take the train. H. Rudolph , the famous mind reader , comes well reommendcd. Tells past , present and future , HosidcH 1304 N. 15th St. , 2nd N. of Davenport St. In from 8 a , m. to 6 p.m. No one received ouSun day. Price ; Ladles , U5c ; gonts.GOo. CO West Side lots will bo offered for the next thirty days , at from . $300 to $400 per lot. This is the best property for tha money oflerrd. Apply to Bell & Me- Camlhsh , 1511 Dodge Street , or to John A. McShano , Siia South 18th St. BUZZING FOR TIIE BOMB MEN Tha Defendants' Attorney Olpvorly Inter prcts Geitain Evidence. HAND GRENADES VS. DYNAMITE When Wnqo AVorkc-rs Should 'Itcsls With Force Tlio Arliclter Xclt- IIK No-ArsnnnI KcMiH'ClH 1111(1 to Kcporloi In ) Witnesses. Tnlk for AnnrcMstH. CniCAno , August 12. Attorney Walkc renewed his arguments In the anarchist case ( his iiiornlnc anil occupied almost tlic cntir forenoon , lie was followed by Attornc ; /Colslor , for the defense , who had jitsl abou finished Ms Introductory rumaiks when th uonit took a icccss for dinner , Vthen ho resumed In the afternoon thcr was a perceptible decrease In the size of th audlonco. The atmosphere of the court roou was as oppressive as on nny day since th opening of the trial. Mr. Xi-islertook cottMil orablo pains to Impress upon the jury tlm tlio calls to arms referred to by the stnt < wcro only Intended to signify that I employers protected thnlr Interests by re course to arms , worklngmcn had ought t ( protect themselves In the same manner "Tliu social revolution , that Spies refenei to , " wald the speaker , "Is not revolution ti be suddenly consummated by force but tha social revolution which Is Inevitable. Thi eight-hour movement was apart of the gen eral plan of revolution , and no one had in timatcd that this movement was In dctlanci of law and order. 'Organize and arm your selves , " Mr. Zotsler explained to signify , "bland by your union. In union theio 11 strength , and the time will come when you strength will right your wrongs. Arm your selves ; oiganlzo and stand together , and sot will get that recognition , which will come t < you in no other way. What alternative wai there when the employers said. 'Wo will usi force , and the papers advocated the use o hand grenades- upon refractory wage-work t-rn. ' Uhis Is why they were 'advised to Ueei their powder dry. " Mr. Xelsler belittled the attempt to turn tin Aroelter/ioltuinr olllco into an nr&cnal. Tin reporters , who testified for the state , ho said find been openly shown a couple 61 empty shells , a bit of fuse and a few tultnln ntingcapsanda couple of dynamite eart ridges. When they returned with two de tectives the exhibition was again made ant 1'ar.sons took pains to explain the niaiinei ot using the aitlclc. As to the paekago ol dynamite found intho ArbuIterZeitungonici by the state , the victims had proved Uiat in such package was there prior to the 5tn ol Mny , and it afterward transpired that it hail bjen found on another floor of the building , Mr. Xeislor maintained that consplraoj implied secrecy , and there had been no .se crecy about the speeches of the defendants noi regarding the specimen bombsuses ( and cap' found in Spies' ollice. The speaker created a small sensation when In thundering tone.- lie pointed to the seats of the defendants and said : "If the Haymarkct riot was the resull of conspiracy then Mr. ( Jrlniiell. state's lit tornoy , is tlm first man who should bo placed there. Next to Mayor Harrison and the ma nlelpal authorities of Chicago , who have al lowed these things to go on , lie should bo trlcti on the only charge which has any possible hold upon the defendants. If the state's at torney , gentlemen of the jury , is not guilty ol conspiracy , then you must acquit these defendants - fondants of that chargeZeisler said to night he would finish his speech in about ati hour to-morrow morning , no will be fol lowed by Mr. Inguant for the state. WOULDN'T KlLlj" CRICKET. The Hiding L'luco of Parsons Between Riot und Arrest. WAXJKUSUA , Wis. , August 12. It lias jusl leaked out that A. It I'arsons , anarchist , made Waukeslia his hiding place from the time he left the Haymarketniassacrenntil ho returned to Chicago to. appear Iri'court. While here ho lived with Daniel llorau , n pump dealer and recognized" leader' ' in the congregation of Simon 13. Needhani , who preaches in.UarJow's hall aim Horan said to-day to an interviewer : ' -Parsons gavo.lii Tiamo as D. 11. Jackson. He was reticent ami did not talk a great deal. Ik was a mild , kind hearted man , ami would not hurt a cricicet. Ho was smart and appeared deep. From a Icttei received irom hit wife while hero , which J saw , it was evident ho was innocent , for she said she was sorry for the trouble brought about by the fools. The week before ho went away I Knew who ho was , but , of course , did not say anything about it. Ho worked foi me at tlio carpenters' tralo on a house ad joining my shop and wat a good workman. STOHMS IN ILLINOIS. Wind , and Rain Work Considerable Damage. PKORIA , 111. , August 13. A heavy rain storm , accompanied with high wind , passed over this city this morning. Tlio rain foil In torrents for half an hour , flooding the streets and gutters. Shade trees were blown down , but otherwise no damage was done In the city. No reports from tha country have been received yet , but it Is feared that grow- Ine crops were Injured by the wind. IJr.ooMiNOTON. 111. , August 12. At 0 p. m. a heavy storm of wind aim rain struck this city. It rained half an honr , much water falling , completely breaking this drought. Telegraph and telephone wires were badly wrecked. On the Chicago & Alton , between Alton and St. Louis , there was great havoc of the wires and a cyclone was threatened. At Klliott , Ford county , on Lake Erie , fivu cars were blown from a siding on the mluii line and the east bound accommodation leaving hero at 5 o'clock ran into them , wrecking the engine. So far as known no one was hurt A good rain fell from Sprtns- fleld to Chicago. The storm seems to have been general throughout central and south western Illinois. A. 1C. of Ii. Celebration. PAHSONS , Ktu > . , August 12. Tlio executive committee of the Knights of Labor , who for the past forty-live days have been confined in the county Jail lor non payment of fines imposed for conspiracy against the Missouri Pacific railway company , wcro to-day released by the county commissioners. The Knights of Labor were given to un derstand that If they would pay the costs of the suit , the committee would bo released and tlio lines held against them to secuio their future good behavior. The train from the south arriving hero at 3 o'clock brought them to this town. They were met at'the depot by four hundred people , principally Knights of Labor and their families , and wcro escorted to the Knights ot Labor hall , Circulars are how being distributed calling for a vrand reception and picnic , to be hold In Uilsclty , In honor of their release from Im prisonment. Free Traders Aloct. NEW VOIIK , August 13 , The conference of frco traders called by the national com mittee of the American Free Trade league , was hold hero to-day. Hon. David A , Wells presided. It was determined to send out an address to all prominent free traders in all the states urging vigorous action In all con gressional districts this fall. ItesolutloiH were adopted commending President Clove * laud for ills adherence to administrative rot forms ; also commending Secretary Manning M a true American statesman ; thanking jinn , W. It. Morrison for Ids action In congress oil the tariff bill , and finally asking evcrvi eve- nuo reformer to contribute 81 each for tlio cause. A Vnry Mllrt Affair. ftitw Vojtic , August 19. Squire and Klynii appeared this morning to enter a plea to the indictments found against them for mis. demeanor Monday last by the grand jury ; This formality was very mild affair , when ! considered In connection With the 'jvlld ex citement which attended their appearance before the same bur two days axe Judgd Cowing presiding , lioth pleaded not guilty with a reservation to Interpose another lea later If they desired , Held for Embezzlement. TKOHIA , 111. , August 12. The preliminary ; examination of Ilariau I' . Tracy , cx-baiikerof ; Elmwood , was concluded to-day and the de fendant held to answer on the charge of eui bczzlemcut. Ills bond was fixed at ST.-WO , which he gave. nmmos.n 4oio . 'j 'ii i A Party of tiOiidtih tJoiitlonicn Cross < IMR Itii Ucfrttliiont , The overland train on the Union Pa cilic for the coast'ilist-hight hail the Pull man palace and dining room car Contl netnl nttnchcd. Itwjisjoccnpiecl by sever nthletic young inrnl from London's "classic , " who rojttiid o the playint ; tenir of the Household itUriundo L'olo and La oros.se club of JhoVKnglish capital They arc said , ' to , be tlio crack exemplars of tins royn ! edition of tin American game oLshiuny und Imvo yd to acknowledge defeat. The pnrtv con slsts of Messrs. P. Phillips , Ur. S. "Jones K. KiU'h , J. i'Mteh , { vJbmv ! , K. ( Memon ! and I'nmk Coopi'rV Tlie-v came across the ocean In the Ktnivin , having for fcl low passengers the. Irish ( iciitli'inen't Lai-rosso club , which has been so badlj benten by the Now Yorkers. It is the intention of the "Household" polo nhiyors to visit the Pacific coast ami on their return to the cast play several camcs of polo and hi crosse in tin Uu I ted Stntoa and rnnndti. While in this city they received notice tli.it theh sixteen ponies had arrived in Now York from England and that all is ready foi the contests. The gentlemen named nrt all powerful mid perfect in phvshnio anil look us if there were few out door sports in which they could not excel. They say the only thing they fear Is that thftehnnm : of climate may affect them especially il the late heat continues. The Injured Ainu Goes Home. Pctnr Boiscn , the young man who wns so seriously cut with a razor in Vincy't Sixth street barber shop tlio other day , was taken to his home on Twelfth , neat Center , yesterday. Since the siccldunt hi has been resting at thu Atlantic hotel , He is ranidly recovering and it Is not thought the. wound will interfere with the use of his Imnil. Dissolution Wanted. Dennis Cunningham , Jerry Ryan and Altuon Coggeshall have commenced suit in the district court asking for a dissolu tion of the partnership existing between them and K. J. Bronnan , formed for the purpose of accepting the contract for the srading.for the Oiunlm bell line. Tho.y also ask for an accounting of the firm's receipts and a lust division of the same. Ills Flutter Crushed. Yesterday ti man named Thomas Hal ] hud his right hand caught between the cogs of a m\clfmo in thu Paxton & Tier- ling iron works. It was badly injured , and Dr. Darrow , who dressed the injured member , is of the opinion that part , if not all , of the index linger will have to DC amputated. A match Still Possible. An employe of the Union Pacific freight house gave it out yesterday that ho would meet'loin O'Brien in a fight to a finish with soft glovcs oV . $100 a side. Ed Kothery has proiiijsed to furnish O'Brien a backer , and a litfitck , ' . will probably be arranged. b ' > Brcvjttca. The rails have buca laid the entire length of the Bolt'litu ) except upon the bridge across Ctunlng' trcet. Up to elate cighft'-two dogs have been licensed to run at large for tlio coming year by the city elUrk" . < | Five complaints.ngnihstthe city assess ment have been ited'vith } the council , They are principally qomplaints asking for the corrcetioubf clerical errors. -Mr. Kirchbraim'fiproduce ; ' commission merchant of San"'I'ni'ricisco , is visiting nls 6Wn , C. Kirfyibjjiu'ri. , manager at .lurchbrixuu & Soquaiiii'iiissjon house hi this oity. < ' Colonel J. N. Cormsll , one of the first settlers of Hamburg , la' ' . , a lawyer well known through Iowa and Nebraska , ha ? decided to move to Omaha and will com mence the erection of a line brick rest- . .denccat the corner of Tenth and Wil liams. Ed J. Cornish , Esq. , of this city , and Al J. Cornish , K q. , of Lincoln , are sous of Colonel Cornish. ' . . , Personal Paragraphs. Moritz Meyer went westward last even ing. Samuel Burns returned from a western trij ) last evening. * E. E. BWhitmoro returned yesterday from a.pleasant eastern trip. Charles A. Dinsmoor. of the "Weekly Chronicle , " Fremont , is in town. S. J. Alexander , of Lincoln ; O. W. Ballard - lard and Geo. Billiard , of Chicago , are at the Paxton. General Agent Stevens , of the Rook Island , is at Coll'ax Springs with his family. A. C. Ilulett , cashier of the MHIard , has gone to Adrian , Mich. , for a two week's visit with friends. John D. Crcighton and wife and daugh ters. Clara , Knty and Emma , leave to night on n trip to Salt Lake. Mr. L. E. Bobbins , of Kansas City , formerly a resident of Council Bluffs , 'is visiMng Omaha as the guest of Captain G. M. Bailey , of the U. M. S. Colonel John D. Briggs , who was a steamboat captain with this city as his headquarters , in the palmy days , is. with his daughter , visiting Mr. J. E. Markcl at Ids residence. The Hon. Charles II. Brown and wifn and Miss Brown left hist evening for the Lake Superior country for a bliort period of listless leisure among the wienl scen ery and arctic bree/.es of thu great north west. Frank It. Morrisoy , associate editor of the Herald , and mother.took last night's train for San Francisco' , This is the "Greek" editor's lirst. vacation since ho took possession of the tripod in Omaha , and Ids co-laborers in the journalistic vineyard hereabouts wish him and mother tlio plcasantest of tours. L. Burr , ot Lincoln , was in the city yesterday on his way to Spirit Lake. Mr. Burr will bo remembered as the man who "hung the jury1' ' in the Carr liquor case in the capital feity. Ho wns subse quently tried for perjury and acquitted. Ho HUVS that whcn'ho returns from Spirit Lake it would not' bfi > surprising if ho took a little dose of'.luw. himself us plain tiff , i , vi f [ Too Bluchll'or the Bread. Kansas City Journal ! "Say , speaking about this tompdrahco business , " said George King , oftho'n'atatorinni , " ! MIW a funny thing over In Kansas last winter. Mrs. Clara Hoffman lus n son who is a wild one , and somutiiuos looks on wine when it is rod. Onu night Mrs. Hoflman was speaking to lu.liirgo audience , and her son , in compaiiyi with two or throe boon ( jompanionsjUVft * in tiio room , and all were pretty ' ( ulj. Mr. Hoffman in her lecture uses tV chart something like this : "Sho was using the chart , and said : 'The ilrst line represents the amount of money annually expended in spirituous liquors ; the soeond line represents the amount annually expended in tobacco , and the third line represents tlio amount expended in bread. Now , what do you think of that1 "As she said tins she paused , as if for a reply , and her son'.s companlpn rose , titcadioa himself .on Uio back o ! a bench , and said. 'It's to much for zobnuul. ' "It is unnecessary to say that the rest of the lecture was R failure. " Tor sale 500.00D bried } livered to any part of the city , Inqmr * oJ 0. K. jMayne & , Co. , rotl estate agcnU. GUARDING THEIR PROFITS , The Jobber Grocers of the Missouri Vnllo' Toim an Association , THE NAIL WORKS WON'T ' REMOVE Jumped Krom the Train Polo IMny era They Saw the lUmili Dixm- njces WiinttMl Wllli Soft Olovcs Other Local. Orouer.i In Convention. An important meeting of the whole. ali grocers of the Missouri valley was heh In tlio K. of I' , hall in this i-lty yi-ilerdn ; afternoon. The meeting was for the pur pose of effecting an organization amonj the grocers and to take some steps ti brace up the badly abused "contract1 system of handling goods. The "con trncl" system among tiio jobbers is sim ply a contract between the jobbnv nm the manufacturer for a certain quantity of goods at a certain price , with a rebate The jobbers in their competition am anxiety to sell goods lose high of thu rebate and give the retai the grocer the boncllt of it. There hn boflti for some time n tacit ngreemen among the jobbers in reference to this but in quarters where competition i ; lively tacit agreements go for naught and the jobbers' interests are apt to suf fer. It was for the purpose of gettinj the jobbers into the agreement in a mon binding form that ycstc-rday's mcctiiif wns called. There wore present at tin meeting representatives of all of ( hi Omaha wholesale grocery tirras and J. H McConl , of Nave , MeCord & Co.J. ; W Walker , of Steel & Walker ; and W. 11 Davis , of the Collins-Davis Grocery com pany. all of St. Joseph , Mo. 1. W. Raymond , W. I ) . Welel and J. U. Hico , Lincoln ; Willian Ueilcy. Kansas City ; O. O. Tollerton bioux City ; John Seliocntgon , of Gronc wcg iv. Schoentgcii , Council Bluffs ; Kennard , of Kenmird & Daniels , St Joseph , and Houurt Payne , of Nebraska City. It wns decided to name the organi/.a1 lion , the Manufacturers and Jobbers Union of the Missouri Valley. Mr. B Gallagher , of Puxton & Galhigbor , was chosen president ; - Mav , of Fremont " lirst vice-president ; J.V. \ . "Walker , of St , Joseph , second vice-president ; A. L IsieliKs of D. M. Steele & Co. , secretary , "There is no money in groceries the way they are being sold now , ' said a member of the asso ciation to a BKK representative last night. "The resolutions adopted bj the meeting provide for tlio imposing ol a line upon any jobber who sells good's al a price which will cause them to sacri fice their contract rebate. The resull will bo that the wholesalers will get firmer prices if not higher ones than al present , merchants will not forcd compe tition into territory that does not rightlj belong to then ; , traveling men will nol be kept in territory where they can not mike : expenses and a better state of af fairs will prevail all around. " The next meeting will be held at St , Joscpl abont the last of the month. The B. & St. and the Nail Works Removal. For some time past there has been con siderable talk on the street corners and in the hotel lobbies about the removal oi the nail works from this city and the B. < S M. railroad's efforts to have them located in Lincoln. Some of the daily papers IjftyftRlVQU'.p.u.b.licity to the matter , ami .without' investigation have taken the statement of Mr. Walker , who of late has had considerable to saj' about the aforesaid. Omaha industry , as true. Hero Ss'a case where ( lie cum grano sails pre caution 'should piny n prominent part. On its very face the matter ap peared .absurd , but nevertheless there are many w.ho were not back ward in. severely criticising the rail road company especially as Omahu has at all times been very friendly to its interests. A representative of tiie BEE met a prominent oDieial of the B. & M , yesterday and interrogated him in the premises. Ho said Mr. Walker nor any ono'clso had no authority for stating that the Said company had offeied any induce ments to have the naif works removed from Omaha to Lin coln or to any other place. Fur thermore they had no occasion , nor did they intend to offer any inducements for the change talked of. In case the Works were moved to any other place the B&M. would naturally prefer Jo liayo them near or 'on their line. Other than this there is no reason or excuse what ever for Mr. Walker to mix tip the B. & M. in the matter. Pullman Pointers. Four new paluco cars of the latest ap proved style and as "elegant ns elegant can bo' ' have been constructed for nso on the Union Pacific rsiilrond by the Pacific Palace car company. General Manager S , II. Callaway made a personal examina tion of these cars while in Chicago lately and pronounces them perfect in ovcry way. They will bo , soon spinning across the "Great American desert. " It is also said that chair anil parlor cars will bo placed on trains Nos. 4 and 0 and nlso the Grand Island suburban train. They will bo run from this city to North Plattc. Senator Leland Stanford , of California. tias one of tlio most magnificent ana most complete private cars that cvor ran on the iron rails. He had a large party with him. When passing through hero Wednesday night and in odor to have plenty of room , two sections wore secur ed Tor the servants in tlio Pullman car. Senator Stanford has Chinese cooks- and waiters , but ho has to acknowledge the coon-copyright to the porter's position. They Interviewed The Boint ) . Thomas and James Brcnnan , of the Chicago police force , arrived in this city yesterday and wore the gne.sts of Captain O'Donoghue. They left on the evening train for Grand Island , where they have considerable real estate. They will stop In Omaha on their way back and make n more extended visit. The Messrs. Bren- nun were among .the police who had tha memorable contest with the ann.rchi.sts May -1 , 18SO. James Brunnan had his thumb nearly blown off and will carry the mark of the bomb throwing as long as ho' lives. Both gentlemen say the inci dents of that turriblo evening cannot bo described. Only those on tlio scene can appreciate the intensity of the excite ment. They say there is no doubt but each and every anarchist now on trial is guilty of the crime charged and their de fense and denials wo.ro wholesale per jury. Their conviction seems assured , und if by some malicious travesty on jus tice thpT nro acquitted , Chicago will not suffer tneir presence twenty-four hours. "Jumped I'Voni the Train. Yesterday afternoon as the 4 o'clock stock yards train was coming to Omaha an intoxicated man 'was obsencd on one ol tlio platforms. Conductor Shrop shire fearing he might meet with an accident nwdo him go infjdo the : car. This , ho did , but as teen as the conductor' * back WAI turned 10 ran out l'10 ' car cloor aml jumped from the platform. Thu train was going at n very rapid rate and the rann turned ser- both before and after alighting on terra firma. AH witnesses of the leap thought at once that tin ooroncr's services would bo required , bill strange to say the man picked himself HJ and walked a way as sprightly us a two year-old colt. An exile from Iowa re marked that the jumper would havi broken his neck seven times if he ha i not been drunk and jotted the orcnrniuui down to use in the coming campaign as an antl-prohib argument. A Contly Smash tip , Knrly yesterday morning twenty- three freight curs , some of thorn loaded ami nil Mandinc on the Union Pacific track started on a down grade run from a poinl near Shot-ley's packing house. The } turned onto a switch and ran into a cul Vert at its eastern end , wheiv they wen nil piled up promiscuously. Mo-st of tlu cars were smashed into kindling worn condition and tlio company sustains ivory i very heavy lo-ss. Thcro is no way for no- counting for the cause ot the accident except that some of the many boys wh < are continually playing around thotrackf unloosened thn brako.V and the cars then started down the incline , One thing Is certain , the small boy causes the railrnai man any amouutof trouble and anxiety l''cncliiK Up the Itoiuls. The activity and avarioo of tiio festive real estate agent are keeping the countj commitislonors busy in preventing the roads leading into tlio city from being platted into lots and sold. A few days ' ago a plat was filed in the county cou'ri which the commissioners found had swallovyed up the milltuty road and di vided it , into corner lots. Yesterday afternoon Commissioner Corliss went to South Omaha to stop a real estate linn from locatingtheir lots in a new addition without reference to one of the principal county roads. Commissioner Corliss says he will call out the militia if this Fortof thing continues much longer. Four Little Wai I'M. Sergeant Metxa found four bright lads at the St. James hotel last night , who wcro in a pitiable condition. The oldest of the boys is but ten years of age while the youngest is not more thati five. Their tale is to the effect that tlieiv father who is a railroad man , was arrested in Denver some time ago and thrown in jail. 1 heir mother then brought them to tins city , when- they have been for about a week. Yesterday their mother left town with .1 stranger , leaving them alone in the world. They wore given a bunk at the station last night. "Jlo'B Doliij * Kiuht Wolf. " S. K. Allen , one of the popular at taches of the .stale penitentiary , and at till times a welcome visitor to the city , came nil from Lincoln last night. He says that Jack Ilnnley , in whose welfare the sporting fraternity Is considerably in terested , is still keeping up his good record , lie is regarded as one ol the best prisoner * in the pen , und will be set at liberty October 2-"i with living colors. Jae/t has been sick for a week , but now he is all right and counting the hours between - twoen this and freedom's morn. Gone to Unitort Ktntcs District Court. Messrs. Pritehett and Cowin each rep resenting one side of the cable-horse rail way injunction suit , have informed Judge Post , before whom the case wus to have been argued on next. Monday at Columbus , that ho need take no stops in the matter until later requested by them. Yesterday afternoon a petition was lilod in the district court by which the railway controversy will be removed to the United States district court. AVHI Interview i ho Commissioners. At a meeting ol the council yesterday as a board of equalization , the chairman was instructed to apuoint a committee of three to confer with the commissioners in reference to what advancement has been made in the assessment ot the HCV- eral wards. Messrs. Dailoy , Bailey and Schror.der were appointed as the commit tee , and will meet the commissioners to-day. Builtllng Permits. Inspector Whitlock issued building per mits yesterday follows : Ames Phillips , one and n half story frame cottage , itith anilPincIiiiny..S 1,000 Johnson fc IKarbidoux , Uiree-story brick row of stores and llats , St. Mary's avenue , ncnrlSth . . . . . . 10,000 John IL Dunn , two one-story frame cottagps , liitli and Dorcas . 800 Euu'eni ) O' eil , throe one-story frame cottages , 12th , near Williams . 000 Four permits ncgregntbis . 516,700 IVjmt to Come to Oiualia. Secretary .Nattingcr , of the Hoard of Trade , lias received a communication from the managers of the Council Bluffs Wire , Tack &Nml works who are seek ing to remove their plant to tills city. They started in business in March last and are turning out a large amount of work , but are not able to supply the de mand for their goods. They desire to in crease their capital stock and facilities , and will remove to Omaha if inducements in the matter of stock and locution are offered thorn. _ On n Sorrowful Journey. The remains of Mrs. Eva Kennedy , wife of I. G. Kennedy , agrooor on Satin- dcrs street , were forwarded to .Now Bed ford , Lawrence comity , Pa. , last evening. Mr. Knnnndy accompanied Iho body of lis wife , sum the fact that ho is a very sick man himself makes the iournoy to ho old homo doubly sad. Undmaukcr IMrkot had charge of the remains to tlio transfer neross the river. They "Wsmt Their GroundR. The Union Pacific railway commenced suit in Justice llclsloy'scourta few days ago ngairist the Barber Asphalt oompuny , Mrs. Walch ami J , .Loveless , to secum possession -uertnin grounds ownnd by Lbocompany near tnu 'union elevator and occupied by the defundanU as squatting. The cu > o was allied yester day and judgrnc-Jit rendered in default in [ uvor of the railway compunj' . Wants llenvy 1 > nmajycB. In May last Oynih.Stcolo , an otd man who was at work on ilio grading of the Kelt line , had a row ut ituho's road house over the payment of a bar bill. Ho was ussriltcd by liuhe nml Ids son : uid horribly ribly beaten , sustaining , among other in juries , a broken Ing. He hiis just re covered and liiftllni hospital. Hu filed n suit in the distrlutconrtynslardav against Fritx Iluhc and Herman liuliu for $ ir ,0U ( damages. In anne Tallnnts. I Constable Kyle found a young fellow I named Jo"hn Wilson roaming around out j on thu military road on Wedne.nlay even ] ii . He was planed in the onuiity jail yesterday for safe keeping. Hans Peter- ton , Iho religious fanatic , was placed in the county jail yesterday. A Mlstnkirn Crntllt. "Tho elegant gold-ncadcd'cancprosnnt- od to Ed Kothery Wednesday night Was procured fromK. H. Carter/the Fifteenth- street jeweler , not fromKdholm &Erick- son as incorrectly announced , St. Paul lumber yard. Thirteenth California streets , makes lowest prices an bmldinff material. SHE SPOKE FRENCH. lint Karoly Succeeded In MnkliiR n Prenohinnn Understand Her. A Homo correspondent of the Philadel phia Telegraph writes : She hails from Chicago , and her conversation is inter larded with French phrajos of questiona ble quality An "English Spoken" sign on the Corso allured Mrs. Boodle Into : i tlry goods shop. "Parley votis KngllshJ" she said to the lirst man she saw , who , with his hut in his hand and his hand lie- hind his back , was talking to a lady. After several desperate oll'orls ho mail- aged to make Mrs. H. understand that ho was not a salesman. "Oh , UM-IISO mo , " she said : "Jo vous took formic garcondo le storo. " To the first man she espied behind a oountorsho repeated her inquiry : " 1'nrlov ! vous Kiiffhsh ? " "Yoes , jiuidame , " said the yard-slink man.Ve cpoko 7.0 English ici. What will madame duyxoorV" "Avo/ vent lo silk stockings ? " lie showed her ttoiuf. She wanted thorn with clocks. He didn't undor-stund. Her French comes to her in good .stead. "Avoo horloiro. " naid Mie. lie looked al his customer , then at thu Btuckingti , then at SDIH-O , but ho couldn't extract a suggestion from any of these objects. He pointed at the clock. Mrs. Boodle bobbed her head with a satisfied air. He-was more mystified than over. He finally resolved that the woman was oraHO . ho .shifted her to a fellow-trades man who spoke the .same kind of Kng- litli , but the now man soon understood what madam wanted. "I see by Harper's Bazar that the finest black Milk stockings with a thin yellow clock are Comnie il Faitl. Are these Faut'sV" "l dojiol compronds , madame. " "Yes , you do ; you compreni/ ! all right. 1 want lo know it thet.o nro Commu il Flint's. " "Oil , ccrtolnmcnt , niadamo. Tees are commi ! il laut. " "Well , win-re's his name or trade mark ? 1 don't see il. " Thev settled the question somehow or other. Then Mrs. Hoodie came to talk of the price , and she had an opportunity of using her favorite word , "combien. " " ( inin/.o francs hi paire. ' "i think that moans S3 francs , ' ' she said , soliloqnizingly. "Five into twenty- five goes live times. Dear me , that's $5. Oh , they're much lee highy" "Comment , madamuY" "They're lee high iron bant. " "Ah ! Xay are too high. Will niadamo flutmminslnc lower ? " Yes , she wanted to see something much lower tin- lowest they had in silk. So he took down from a shelve a green box , which he introduced with this observa tion : "Tecs am ace lowest we have , but zay are for de gontcelmcn , " thereupon ex hibiting to her some men's socks. It required several minutes to pacify Mrs. Boodle , who at first considered her self hiMillod , and kept frequently re marking : "To think I would wear stock ings that couio Jio Higher than my aifkles ! " Mrs. 13. tells mo she doesn't ' care much for Home , and. that she is going to hurry back to Paris , where every tiling is so gay and "morvay. " "Oil , 1 love Pnrisl" They call it 'Paris the Boll,1 I suppose , because it's ' always ringing with noise. " .Dccejuivo Vision. W. II. Bennett , who , a few years since was given a position on the right side of the cab of a Mogul locomotive on the western division ot the Burlington , after j-ear.s of faithful and ollicient service as a fireman , and who wus considered one of the bust and most re.liablu engineers on the line , being of strictly temperate hab its , and with a good education and long experience without a mishap to his dis credit , .was once the victim of an optical illusion whicih cost him a badly man gled fiioe. and body and several broken ribs and his .position on the road , jlo was pulling ; one of the heavy freight trains which are so numerous on .this branch of the Burlington , and was run ning at a rate of about fifteen miles an hour. It wan l > roiid daylight , 5 o'clock in the .afternoon , and he was Hearing Osco- oln , forty miles cast of Creston , where there is a long stretch of double track usually wnll filled -with freight trains pausing -cast and west. As Bennett's train swung.aronnd the curve he saw , -thought ho saw , di rectly ahead of him and not fur distant , a train of loaded cars partly on the side track and partly on the main line , down which he was thundering at a rate of speed which precluded tlio possibility of preventing a collision. Bennett quickly reversed flicengine , whistled for brakes and jumped , While 'the train -swept-on past the depot unharmed , the fireman re maining at his post , iu'lly convinced that no cars wero-on the mam line , in which lie was correct , Bennett's vision having IHJCII defective , ut least temporarily. The engineer was .found to bo badly bruised , but , not seriously injured , and HOOII ro- liovored. lie was dismissed for leaving his engine , but wus afterward taken back by 'the same company. In explaining uin action ISunnutt said : "I was riot in the least excited , as is plainly to be seen by my having -done jyerything possible before leaving the sngins. My oyc8ighthasnlwnys : boon ex- : : isllem , nml I cannot tell What 'was ' the mutter with it that afternoon , but I saw , is plainly 'I sue you .now , a heavy train lirectly on thu mam line in front of me , uid rn rn ing at thu nit oof speed wo wore I knew that to strike it meant certain Icath to those in the cab. 1 thureforo ivhiHtlcd for brakes , reversed and turnpod , calling to my fireman to follow. I was mistaken , bill , it I haa the same ex- uiriiinoo again I should do jiibt what I lid then. " I'ny or I'ass. Newark Call : There is a general intor- ihango of pahsiis uniong railroad men. mil the president and vieu president ok ho Pennsylvania railroad have passes all > vur tlio country. President Itoberts is a wry strict man. One very stormy day n -winter ho got on the Xnw Y irk dlvis- on and 'took n seat In tlm middle cur. The oonduetor know him , as wo all do , md when he pawned 1dm the president limply nodded , it was a catch , find Kob- irts Ivan only trying lo sue if this man voiikl bronk tlina'iilns and not malce him ihow-his pa5. The conductor full into he trap. When ilia paKsml through the ram -apilu llobnrtg aroxo from his seat , mil , tripping him on the shoulder , said : "Sue Jierc , yon Imva not seen my i > nua , " "Ni , iir1altered the conductor , "but -but 'I know who you iini. " "That snakes no dilVurimee , ' " retorted Cohorts -vltlr n troivn. "Thu rules are nude to be obeyed , anfl 'not to > t't ' > ; t > roknii. [ 'he riilus 'laid ' down for your guidance ay that any passenger who has neither L ticket nor a pass must pay Ids faro , or ilmi you mtitit eject him from tint train. " "I know it , replied the conductor , 'but ' " "No 'buts. ' Now von may go. ' " "I haven't soon your pass yet , though , " lijniurely remarked the ticket puncher , rishing to'dumonstrutc the thoroughness if t.he lcfion , a"That'ij right , " wpliod Koborts , tip. irovingly ; "make noilifforcnee between hnprcsidont ot .ho roml und tlm poorest , Ho reached in his inside coat-pocket , nd hon into his vest , pockuts.His fuco ; ruw rod , and ! ie fumbled about his hip lockets. The conductor jrrinnwlj Ho- inns' Hallow complexion grew puler and hen redder. He went through his nock- ts again , but no passes. The coiiduc- or'ii smilu grow murn expansive. "Humph ! " ( iKclatinoil the president. 'Singular ' ! Jnjttop an * von puss 'thin ray , " A 'I ho conductor stopped , nud the prnni- cnt dryly handed linma $3bill ami told iini to take out Uiu iur . He liad 4ef ( bit > ook of p\ssub : \ at hii > u'.lice.