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THE SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNING , SEPTEMBER 21 , 1886. NUMBER 85 ttl. Spanish Troops in Madrid Revolt and Are Quickly Downed , A POORLY PLANNED UPRISING. UlotliiR Again IlrrnltH Forth In Ilol- I'nsl and Ilio Gieatcsl Ai > | trphru- I > lt Tor To-Dny Other Traiin-Atlnnllu Noun. KpnnlHli Troops MAimit ) , Sept. 20. A revolution was at tempted last night by a number of Spanish troopsiiuaitciod In this city. 'Iho uprising was Ill-planned and lll-maii.izcd and prac tically amounted lo little more thin a mutiny. The trouble was Inaugurated by a icglment of Inimitrvquartcii'il InGllblas barracks. Tbo Auldlcrfi lovoltcd , broke down the partition wall that scparntcd them fiom the qnaiters occupied by cavalry , and Intel mingled with the men of two cavalr ) regiments a number of whom joined In the icvolutlon. The of ficers In all tlnco iccinicnts did all in theh power to dissuade the men fiom icvolting , but tlnco bundled soldiers , after beating n number of officers nml wounding UUCP , < lf- ficrted the bairacks ami matched In two bodies tluoiiuh thu town. Ono body went to the Piado , the principal iiirk nml pron'onadu of Math Id , Two thousand troops were muvitercd In the Pradu m thu time , and the revolutionists ex pected to bo joined b ) tlii-m. The other body went lintT.ililnu through thocentre ot Madrid , calling on the people'to join In the tevolii- tlon ; en Ing "Live the icpiibllc , " and making all kinds of thieits against the inonaichy. At this time the tboateis and other places ot amusement were ciovvded. 'Iho populace weio taken b ) surpilse. In most of the pub lic places the people flocked out In apinlc , nml all entcitalnmontsabiuntly toimluited. The streels soon filled with people , ueaiiv nil of whom were teiior-stiicken beciu o of. time gei atcd Ideas of what was transplr- linr. lie Insmgunts attempted among ilielr lirst exploits , to tccmo possession of the useimls and barracks , which the ) at tacked with open lire , but all these places wore well and successidly ! defended anil the rebels were repulsed. Finally , their roveises draw hit : them together , the insur/f-nts at tacked and got possession of the Southern railway. H ) this time the authoiitlcs had taken In the situation and hid fully prepaid ! to master It. Lovul troops weie matched lo tbo niilwav and af'ei a shoit light the ) com plete ! ) dislodged the lovolutionists. who ills- pcisi'd into the country , Gcucr.il llavla pin- suing. During the liulitlnir in thocit > , ono of the olliceis leading the insurgents was shot and killed. The rebels shot Gen- c'lat Volatile foi lefusing to loin them. They also wounded Count Maiasol and killed the colonel ot aitilleiy Maitlal law was pin- claimed tliiouirhoul the cit ) as soon as the condition ol allalrs wiiscle.uly poicoivcd by the government. Thcovont was a complete suipilse to Madild. ( Julet was soon icstoied after the revolutionists weio dilvon fiom tlio Southciii i.ulvv y. A number ot the Insuu- onts weio taken prisoners this nioining. Theio Is now no appeaiance of involution 01 even dlsoider. When the iusiiigents lli-d from the town foil ) of them compelled the station mastci to plico at theh disposil a special tiain with which the ) made theh flight to Aleala de llenaics. Goveinment tfj'ps ' weiosoon In puisultinanother ipeclal train. V At noon additional paittculais of last night's icvolt show the insingeiits also Hlionteil "long live the icpublle , theuimyof Spain. " A laigu numbei of civilians joined the innks. When the authoiMlcs summoned the military to put down tlio insuircctlon the rebels mndo a stand foi n vvhilo against lojnl tioops and it was in tlio hist blush with the opposing ftiiccs that General Volaulo and the colonel of aitilleiy weie' killed. When tliciovolutlonlstH icallrcd the othci tioopj weio iiiaking no lesponso lo theh nppe.il thov abandoned the light in town and sc.unpeiod Jor Iho countiv , most ot them inlhuilhcction of Aleala de Henarcs. JIany rebels gave up .thollght lontr befoiy the ironcial ietie.it of tholrcoimadcs. and made their escape In the daikness. Tlm authoiltles are mak ing a great many auests for complicity In the luvolutlon. A 1 irge piopoi- tlonoftho pilsonera aio olliccis. It was learned to day that the revolution was led bv Urigadloi-Gcncral Vlllaciinpa. Ho escaped on a special tiain which left the city on the Southern railway. Tlio loyal troops aie scorn ing thu subuihs of Madrid In seaich of fugi tive rebels. Telegiauis liom all provinces show that public ordei icmains undisturbed. The mlnlstty , who happened to bo all absent fiom the city ) estciday , has been summoned toietmn nnmcdhitoty. The government telegraphed to the railway nntlioillies to stop the insurgents who weie tlcelng in the ilhectlon of Aleala do Horares. Thooiilct vvasnot complied with however , as the lallwavolllclals leaicd an attack by tboicbels. Upontbelriiiilv.il at Aleala do Hciaies the insurgents failed arouse the siiiMtliy | of the people and troops and they subsequently attempted to lotuin Jladild. Hut in this effort they were foiled , tbo line having been cut by the loyal tioops. A skirmish took place at Nicilvais , a village about foil i miles liom Madiid. Tlm io.illsts wouniUd n numbei of icbulsaud took sesui.il prlsoni'is. _ _ _ - _ _ _ ANOTHER IlIOT Roll at , \KIII | in 11 Turinoll and Great AppicIiiMiHlon Felt , Uni.i'AST Sept , 'JO. [ Now Yoik Herald Cable -bpeelal to tlm Ur.icJ When the inoinlnKo.imo the Orangemen tojolced o\or the Catholics sulTciin list uHilit fiom the liiliiK by the police. .Soon altoi bio.\lfast tlmotho military ollleois held aiovlow of nboutil.OUOtioops. This was Intended to bean an ovci-awmg Hpectaole , but it had Iho con- tiaiy ctfeot , The Island men nnmbor ISO , and many of thu mill hands and laboieis tool : a holiday. After the 10- \low In Oiincin Dirk tlm Maud men ictltcd In nmrchliiL' eider lowaid the Shank lllll io\d iHlng tauutliiK Avoids , when fiom the ulloj > u > s canto stoni'i tluown at them , Then followed let.illatlon and there soon np- peaied not only the uonstabiilaiy but the inllltiuy. Almost flmnltancoiibly in tlnco other ( nils of the town binall i lots , weio ou- cinilng. ThebO by noon had extended to tlm Orangemen , who weio dying to dcmoli&h Cntholluhou-isand vlco voisa. Tlio byciest atlnrU was nuuloon the nationnllhtb' togls. tiallon looms. The pollco thrioloio hid to oppose the disturbers in sections by minus of sijmds In dliruirnt plates , Ko llo-auns woio used but only tu tons , When uvwiliiK unhcd tlm Iron won > s lianiU and the mill hands ill vlded thcmsehe.s In rival bcctlonn. Kioia hlgli words tlioy got tOKtono tlnowlng and the USD of icvoheis. In all there woie sovun dUlmlod locVdtles. Thethtce I'limpinlus of thu Black Wiitch iCtilmcnt climbed the mob at vatloui points nnd piusum > 'Jl ' slup ) > od thu vlolonuo of the Btoim. Jtolntoioumuntij lm\o been hout alter. A meotlni ; of mnglbtiatfd Ib now In Tui'Mlni Is looked to with miu h up- l > j the latter. I'A.UN'Kl.it.'S IllliU Great Sjieuuli-SIaklii In tlm C'oia- inoiis on Its Second llo.uUnu. LUVUUN , Sept , 20.In Iho honso of com mons to night IMr.icll moved the second reading ot his land bill , and in tdo astioug speech jelling forth the nontlsot Jreland. Jlr. I'aruell was folio wed bi Mr. lohn ( oono lill'sou on iM'uilt ' of thu iioveiu- mont in opposition to liio iut.i uro. Mi , ( ilad.MGii'ifoHowivl ' 5n f.or ot the mo.v fiiuo nnd was loudly cheesed. After a spetch in opposition to the lull by ilr. Mnttliows , hoinosfcietr.ij , the debitu w s adjourned on motion ot Mr , John M AVolcoino to tlio ( ; run I'rlnco. , h > ( lit. 20 iNow A 01 k Herald Cable In I'M Hi u -Tho j iccopllon to the JI.MIC and his uldeat son , who ar- I . , rlvod hero today , appeared enthusiastic. There were < w aims of trovcrnmcnt ofllelalsln and around the triumphal arch , which was elected jcsterdav , and Iho relatives and friends of a thousand ( U'rimns , who have Imuiltj'rited here slnco tbo war , to ethet with the people who earn their liv ing from them. Hut the Hourceolslo and the lower classes , ospeclilly the peasants here abouts , bi\c at heart tlio French feeling and sentiment , akin to tint hold by similar classes at Houslvil and .M.uilly. The crown pi Inco looked robust and sunburnt from the inini'tuois , nliuo.it the colorofan American Indian , with Ills board quite giay. Ho was diUcnln an open \lctoila with poatllllons on blacU Inn SIM. Kmporor WIUInin' < i rar M\all. STIIVSIIOI no , Sept.00. Kmperor William , In his farewell order to the ( Jeiman army , sa > s : "I Icavo thu Fifteenth army coips with a feeling of the liveliest satisfaction , with a linn belief that the corns wilt always show the world how firmly the Herman peo- tilnnio united , and how all are animated by Uiosnmo spirit. " An In\ltntion to Turkey. CoNfUANii.VH'i.r , Kept. 20. It Is stated heio that KngHud , Austria and lleiuniiy have Invited i'uikcj to occupy lloumclla if Jiussla Invades liu Tlio Hitiiailon at Suiiiniervlllo. Cu uii.r.sTov , S. 0. . Sept. 20/ The condi tion of Summervlllo tor the pist three da > s In regaul to Iho eartbquaUo dislmb vice bivo been reassuring , and the people aio ntron ly lmpie-tsi.il with the bulloC that thoanno.vlni ; tiomors ind detonations arc about to ceiso. On Satmd ly last the whole day parsed with out o\m > as much as a detonation , Theio woio only two hcitcoly audible explosions on Siturday nltiht. scpxrated by an interval of two IIOUH. On Sunday , about 0 o'clock n. in. , there was an auliblo explo sion , which w s accompanied by the ii-uil treinbllngof thceiuh. At 11 o'clock Sun- diy night theio was a tiomor , whleh , as the people have become accustomed to such mm- legations cauicii little comment. At o'clock this mornlnc tliuto was anothei slight shock of the sime chiUiutcr. Thu detonations and tiomoisaro now at very long Intel vals and are unheeded except bv tlm timid. The situation In Chart cston Is brighter and moie cheeiful , a tact which Is hugely due to the f.uoi.ible weatliei and the usctpo from the tlnoitcuod Wet t India hiirrie me. The death list fiom tlio effects of uxposiuo is toitv-nlne. against sovent-nlno the previous week. Cmcuio , HI. , Sept. UO. Whan the em ployes went to open the place to commence the week's business tliN iiioinln. ; , it was was tound that the fourtoiy impoiturs warehouse of ,1. Wallace Walcom & , Co. , blt- uatod near the North Clailc street ciossing of thi ) Northwestern i.iilwny trades , had col lapsed Tlm building wis 1'civily stored w ith miscellaneous meich indise. The nppei llooi w is the Hist lo jield , tollowed b\ the Ihliil , which ciuled each siicceedlnc llooi with It. The iuteiioi of the building Is u total wicck. This aftoinoon the outi'i walls began to ciumblo. 'that on the noilh side was the lust to fall In. The building , which was elected on the site of the old Continental w uchoiisc , destiojed bv file , tostovoi 8-iM.- 000. J'lio contents weio valued at ovei ; 51tiJ.- 000 , conslstiu ; ) ) iincii > illj of tei , colteo and Tlio Apiolic-M In Florida. JACKSONVII.I.I : , Fla , Sept. 20. A band of ubJ Wai m Springs jiud Chhacahua [ Indians ' buelis , squaws a'nd papooses fiom San C.ulos leservatlon , aulvedl.ist nigblguaided by two compinlcb of United St.ites tioons , Colonel J. V. Wade , commanding. They lott Immediately for St. Augustine , whcio they will bn placed m a lescivation. ( Jteit intei- cst was uianifehted licie , hnodieds of ucopln surrounding the dciot 10 bee them. The In dians at Voit > faiion , St. Aiuustlno , waited anxiously foi the b mil fiom San C.ulos ieb- crvatlon. An advance wartv. which arrived Thuibda\ , with Captiln .1. II. Dor e , of the Dlovcnth Cavahy , brought news of deaths ot those at Foit .Nl.irn > ii , caiibiiii ; a howl ot gi lot and a death dance. A daughtei was bom to C < cionimo bv one ol his squaws on thu 12th lust. , and had been named Mai ion by Colonel L ingdon. AVnljush Huiullinlclorit. Niw : Yoisiv , 8ont. 20.Tho rommitlco of the lli.st moitgago bondholders of the Wababh sjsti'iu east of the Mibsissippi , have piepaied ivcompiohonsivoanswei to the modified plan of the puicbaslng committee. In It tlicj htato they coiibldor thumsclvps tiee to piotect the inteiests of the liibl inorlL'i.LJO boudholdci to . the fullest extent and decllno to avall themselves of tbo authoiity given them by the bondhold cia who have already Rlcncd to a .opc ! > per cento\tcndcd bonds. The committee of the .second mortgage bondholders also met to- dav and agreed to append theli conctnrcncv In general teims to the propositions ot the clicular contending that their coupons t-tionld bo paid befoic any Inteiost on secuti- tles junior to their own , CiiKYKN'.vi : , Wjo , , Sept 20. ISpcclal Tel egram to the UKU. ] Special Agent Jioweis has been hero for a week , and It has irans- pned that his Instructions from hldeput - inentaio to air.in.u with the largo cattle owners of Wyoming foi the leading of exten sive tiacts of land they have tenced. 01 the sale by the government of the landouttight. The bpeelal agent has been miMng extended tiips Ihiouglioutadj iccnt st'ctloiirwith men holding I u o amounts ol govcinmont land. Hbtinstiuctlons aiosald to bo ronliiied mil only lo land actually found , but also to lam ! hold asianges. Kd Alayes , an old-timo v\ell known Wjom- liiKlle , has been killed nt Lusk by tbu kick of a Auollior Vnultl Itucc A ui\n nd , Ni'/wi'onr , It I. , Kept , 20. A match lace botv , ron the Mayllowei and tlm English cut ter Galulca. to bewailed oI ! Mtihluho.id SOUK day this week , has been .manned. The yachts will piopaio at once foi the lace , am nssoun as the day anlvos on which tlio whu Isabtiong plain sill IJIPO/D the Jfaydovvoi and ( Jul.ite'i will .mil over the COIIIMI off .M.irhlclmai ) > iobably the uaiiui one sailed by thoyiuhtsol the eisU'in club lit tbeli riuatt. HstJuly. 'Hint I'oui.sn wana tilan lo of lit teen miles twicu pibsrd , maUIng thirty miles In all. Tlm yachts will go In racing trim mu the initch will como off thin weel. if fheio Is wind enough. Mnrliu Irotiw Arrested. Sr. Louts , facptJO. . .Mnrlln lions , loader of tlm IviiUhts ot I.aboi bttlko on the MIs- 60U1 i 1'auliierailiond l.vit fiprliiK\\as aiiestn In Kansas City last nhit ! and w 111 l > e bioiuh to this city to aiuwor thi < rhatges fniini against him In an Indictment for romplicitj In tain-ing pil\.ito \ ti'loitraph wiios inniiin into Vli'u-l'icsidont lloxiu's rcbldonco Ou ing to tiir recent ill-hohivlni of the iiiabtni woikmnn Ids bondsmen Invo vvlthdiawi tiom his bond anil he wlllbcjcepl under nr test until hU ua o Is tried. , Collision of Tiaitis. Sr. l.oui , Sept. CO.- Two freight Indus on the MUsoui' KiiiiasA Texas division of the Jlhoml r.icll < o i-olllik'd Sati.idiy night on a , cnivo ono mile sunth ot St. Clapton , in Vcr lion county. Hoth cngliCji were completely demolished as well as many ear ? . The en finei-rs and tiiomcn juiiipvil belom the ! fiiuitieb. collided and ono was injured. Ono of Uiu tr.Unb w.isloidoil vvltli cattle. 140 o whieh were killed , The loss b placed a Mnino'a Olliclul Itclurtis. Ai'HObt-A , MQ , , Sept , 23. The oltlclal rot - t in us of the recent election for goveinor embrrclni ; all except a few email towns , nr < us follows : HodttHI ( republican ) , C3.S7 ! Hdwaidsdpmoi'rat ( ) , M0 7 : Claik ( piolilbl tninUt ) , S.-7-i : Kcattuiii ) ? , 20 : JloJvv ell over Ldwaids , IS.bW. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CONCLAVE St , Louis Decked in Holiday Garb in Donor of the Gathering. THE NOTABLE MASONS PRESENT. S'cbrnsl a's Ornml Coininnjitlcry Inn n Stronjr KfTort to 1'rovont In the IJIIWM ( iivcruliiK . tlio Grand Encampment. The Knlulits Tcniplnr. ST. Louts , Sept. 20 It was after midnight when the last speolal tialn discharged Us nst loid ot visltni.s to the tilontilal conclave ast night , and the day had not broken this nornlng when the piocesslon of arriving commaiideiles was renewed , At an early lour bands \\cro placing , andcomniandcries were imrclilni : , and the history of thu foie- iioon has been but a lepetltlon of the nliht before , only on a inueli nioro e.xtenslvo scale. At the union depot the tracks aio crowded with extia train * . Ko sooner is one emptied than anothei takes It pi ice. Among the wliaivs on the tlvei I rout , slmllai activity is wit nessed , inanj eommandeiles trom along the ilvei having eii.utered slonniirs whleh will be used as combined hotel and lic.ulquaitcis iluilnu' the week. The weatliei ieenisnsll bpccl.illv designed for the occasion , and In consequence the stieets are tlnonged with slght-sceis while ovei\wheio may lie been nmichlni ; commandniles mak ing fi .itci nil calls on local and visiting lii-adquirteis. The work ot detoiatlng building's for the occasion was only lalily begun this moinliu and thou- iindsot woikmen aio engaged in the task. 1'icnii.itlnns foi the Illumination , which bi' fns to-night , are complete , and the appv 1.1 tus has bicn tested nnd found In perfect woikin. : oidei. absining adisnliy lai In ad vance of anv thing ever piovlously attempted In this citOihei aiiiingemcnts tor the wink of the encampment ate perfected and nothing icmains but to recelvo the knights and net them established in their tempoiaryquir- ters. In this latter respect the tilennl.il committee is entitled to great praise for the excellent minner In winch arrangements have been nude tor housing and leedlni : the multitude. Hutvciv few attempts at extoi- tlon by boauling-houso keepers have been HMorted to , and In every such instancitho peipollatois have been blacklisted , andas the edmmittco have the teudoi to vastly cieitci accommodations than aio needed , the vlsitois aie beinir jilaced practically at llmli own teims. It Is an utter Impossibility at the present time to give an accmate estimate ot the num ber ot knightsalicuh on the grounds , as in dividuals and. in miny Instancecommand - aiies. aio slow in registering at hotels and 10- poitlniat heaihiiiailers , while hundicds aie ( luaiteied with fi lends 01 in sleeping ears and steameis. Fully Idty iii.ntlal and toinet liandaaioalieady in attendance and .uoheaidon every band. Kjpieentitivos of uvoiy state and tenltory hive lepoited. Tlnee aio piosent fiom HonoUihi , while the most eminent grand master , llohcit K. Witheis , United States consul genual at Hongkong , c nun all the wa > fiom that place , aniving } esleiday. Ho was undo finite 111 by bis tilp and is still itnfoititnately eonlined to his loom. At noon the niMi of vlsitois was unabated , if anv thing incieisiuc ; . Fully ten thousand knights had .11 uveil by 1oxloulc ! and moio th in an cciual number was expected this alteinoon and to night. AH tiains wi-io moio or Ie-.s delaved by the Immense tratlic and the Walnshtialn fiom Kiusis City w.ib many boms late owing tea height wieck. An IncldHiitof this miiinln , ; which caused much amusement ana home tcmporuj anne - no > ance , was the btriko by thu.iHci.i In sovuial hotels and restainants. They du- manded twonty-livo dollars a week dining the conclave and In nearly oveiy instinee earned their point and returned towoik. There w'll ' be but one small be ion ou 'change to-morrow and none Wediiebd iv. To night the stieets weio billllantly illum inated for the liiht time , the work of prcpai- atlon having been bioucht to a piacLIcal completion oufoio &nndo\vn. \ ilight miles of Mieuts weio billllantly lighted with tens and bnndieds ot thousands of gas lets Inclosed in many coloiod globes w hllotiom the fronts of imny publle and pilvato buildings blamed foith in electile lights and gas symbolic deblgns ap- propiiato to the occasion. 'Juo no set pirtles , but sni.Ul boilles of knights , \\lin weie accompnled by bands ot music , were moving in all diiec- tions and the stieets were thionged with spectatois. The only set feature of to-night's programme were receptions by four local cominandailes St. Aldomaer , Abcalan , Ivanhoo and St. Louis A'o. 1. ( irand Master Wltheit , vvhoariivcd jester- day with the California delegation , is quite 111. AVhen ho left China , six weeks niro , no was in ttad health and nothini ; could bo done on shipboard to relieve him. Ho lias been almost constantly traveling foi sK weeks and Is very much exhausted. He was lefusud to all visitors to-day. Ills mtalswcio .scived to him in bed and ho did not ilso until a late hour , sivlnghis sticngth until to-moiiow's parade , in which he Is very anxious to tike part. Deputy Uiand Master Koomc , of Now York , arrived tills morning accompanied by ( iranil Tu'abiner Simons. The latter is also unwell but will no doubt bo able to attend to business. The follow Inz commandcrlcs are among Liwiencp , Kan. : Ascension , Joplin. Mo ; Kado-.li . , Camoion , Mo. ; St. Johns , Yonng.v town , Ohio : Cviene , Jielolt , Wis. ; Kansas City , No. 10 ; Waukeran , 111 ; St. Joe. Mo ; Mount Olive , Witclnla. Kan. : St. John'b , Loganspoit , Ind. : IJ.uiiic , No. T ; Minnea polis ; St. lierniid , Uelle I'laluo , la. ; Watei- tovvn , No.7 ; W.iteitown , Uak. ; Ualtimoie , Xo. U ; Ciusado , No. 5. Maiylaiul. Ko. 1 ; Monument il , No. ; Huatisc.iut. Xo. 8 , all of lliltlmmo. Mil. ; Coem do Leon , Xo. 4 , Atlanta , Cii. : 1'alcstlne. No. 7 , Savannah , ( ! , i.Clou ; , Minneapolib , Minn , ; Do Molay ( mounted ) ( Irand Itaplds , Mich. ; 1'alobtlno , Xo. I' . , IMIestino , AIo. : Oiiental. Xo. in , Kansas City ; Grand Commnimeiy of New Vorl , jtSrand Commandery of Connecticut ; Cjrune , Xo. a , Sioux : Falls , la. ; ( iiand Commaiideiy of Tonne see ; La Vallct , Xo. IS , Nashville. Tenn. Coliimbhi. Xo , - , Columbia , S. C. ; the Grand Commandery of Kansas ; Lcavonwoitli. Xo. 1. of Lcr > iiiworth , Kan. ; Caprous , Xo. a , Venlta , la. ; Wisconsin , Xo. 1 , Milwaukee ; Fort Wa > lie. No. 1 , of FortWavno , Ind. ; HiiL'h Do Sajnes , Xo. U , Carrollton , 111. ; Grand Commandery ot Coloiado ; Colorado , No. 1 , Denver ; I'ontlae , No. 13 , Cli.ulotte ; No. 7 , of Michigan : Coinna , Xo. i , South liend , Ind. ; IVnliihiila , Xo,8of Kalnmn/ooMich. ; Jackson ( mounted ) , ot Jackson , Mich. ; Cali fornia , Xo. 1 , ban Fianclboo ; Detroit. No. 1 , Detroit. Midi. ; St. Louis club of Philadel phia : Ma > svlllo , No. 1 , ot Mavaville , Kan , ; San JobO , Xo , 1 , of ban Jose , C.ila. ; St. Johns , Xo , U , Centervllle , la. ; St. Joo. Xo. 1 , St. Joe , Mo , ; I'eoila.of lieirdstown , Ill.sChlcago , No. J'J. Chicago ; Alary. 1'hil.uleluhla : Oakland Xo. 1 , ot Oakland , Cala. ; Mount of Holy Cioss , Leadvllle , Col. ; Golden Gate , ban Kianclsco , Cak ; Terio Haute , Xo. 1 , TVrro Haute , lud. ; Nebraska ( irand Commandery ; Mount Xibiaska , Xo. II , Hastings , Xeb. : Mount Olive , Xo. a. Xcbuiska City , Xeb. ; Mount Calvaiy , No. 1 , Omahn , Xeb. ; Mount Hetnoii , No. 13 , Keainoy , Xeb , ; Mount Tabor , Xo , 0 , Ficmont , NLU , ; Mt. Herman , Xo , 7 , Heatiice , Neb. ; Mount Xlon , Xo 5,1'laltbinouth , Xeb. ; St. lleilmul , Indei-endoncc' , Kan. ; A morn , Aurora. UK ; Kllwood.bprinu'lleld , Mo : Lebinon. Xo. 1 , Lebanon , > lo.Columbiu ; , Washinuton , D. C , ; Xew VorK stall ) bitalllon ; DeMolay. Head ing , 1'u. ; 1'aihllhl , I'.nls , Mo. ; Malta , Ot- inmwa , la. , Temple , No. 4 , Dos Molncs , la , ; ( iiand Commnndeiy ot Iowa ; Cincinnati , Xo. 3 , Cincinnati ; Coleman , Xo. 7. Tioy , N. Y. ; Xew Carllble , 1'leas.mt Hill. Mo ; Haiibclmann , Xo. 10 , Cincinnati ; Oriental , Kansas Citx , Mo. ; AtulfiMin , Xo. 1 , Andei- 6on , Ind. : Damascus , Keoknk , la. : Richmond mend , Richmond , Va. ; Detioit , No. 1 , De troit , Mich. ; Washington. Xo. 1. WaMiliiK- ton.D. C. ; Athloiton , Dainllle , Ilk : Pales tine. 1'ailb , Ilk ; St. Uernard. Xo. } G. K.tst Sazlnaw , Mich. On an eastern special came a body of knights , distinguished by IB'III : belected as the special icoit of OraiiiOia'.ti'r Robert K. Withers. Tht&o weie Uicluuond Com- mandcry. > o 2 , and Columbia , Xo. 11 , of Richmond , Va. , tinder the Richmond banner was gathered the zrandcommanderv , swelling the nnmbor to sixty. With the Vir ginia commandcry came the Washington , I ) . C. , knights who In turn acted as an e cortot the Vliirlnla escort. In thu Washington rep- recntatlves were Washington No. 1 , and DcMolav mounted. In honor of then rela tion to the grand miatoi they were accorded IIIOIP thin the usual welcome. The following members of the grand en- cimpment are In the city : Grand Master Withers. Deputy Grand Master Roome , Grand Captain-General M > Curdj , Grand Senior Waulon Thomas , ( itand I'reasurur Simons , Grand ISecotder 1'arvln. ( ii.iiul 1're- late Iiett . Grand Sword liciror Paeon. ( irand Captain of the Ginrd Smith , Past Grand Master Palmer , Deputy Grand Com mander MeCnllocli of Arkansxs ; Grand Commander Groddcn , Deputy llrowcr. G < 'neiills lmo Colcord and Past Gianil Commander Hey , of D.ikoti : Past Past ( itandCommindcr Dustiii , ot Illinois ; Grand CommanderMcGievv , Deputy Dervey , Genciallsslmo Tow ntond , Past ( hand Com- nnndeis Parish , Xiinsanm , Ainswoith and Rotiii'it. of Iowa ; ( irand Commander Cook , Deputy Duck , ( ienciallsslmn Roiers Captain Geneial Hunt , Past Grand ComuiaudeiH Gould , linns n. Anili'isnn , llanna , It.vnhrton , Callalian , Wateis , Di'wltt nnd Line- don , of Kansas ; ( iiand Commander Lyle , C.iptaln General Montgomery and Past Giand Commanders Hostwlek , andSheile.v , of Kentucky ; I'asKirand Com- iiundei Panwav , ot Mai v land ; ( irand Com- niindei Utn nh im , Deiuity Chapliln Gouei- nlKslmo Allen and Captun Geneial Fieo- iii in. of MissichiisettHnnd Rhode Island ; O. fc > . Spauldlntr , Past Uiaiut Commandei of Miihnran ; Gi.ind Commaiidoi Stanlo > , Dap- ntv hvttleann Captain General Leuciof ( Ohio ; ( ii.inil Commander llensly , Deputy Mo bv , GiMieialls-dmoWIIhOii , Captain Gen- cnal bnilth. Past Gtand Commanileis Alken , Fostei , llaller and MIcklln , ol Tennessee ; Grand Commander Davis , GeiifMalissimo Stone , Ciptaln General Mattlml , Past Grand Commander * Rex and Paiiiell , of West Ariiglnla : Captain General .Stevens , of AllmqueKiuc , N. M. Several pioxles are leglsteieil for other grand olllecrs. One ot thu chief subleets. If not the main one , for dlsoiis loii and datcimluatlon at the incotlng of the grand ciicimpment Is the question ot amending the oiganle liw of the oidei with iccard to the poweis and privileges of the grand eiicatnpmeiit meeting membeis. The giand encampment hisbren called for tojiionow atterooon at the Nebiaska heulquaiteis for dti hliug the couiso the opponents ot the pi ojioscd changes shall puisne. The call Is addressed to all mcmbiMsot the giand encamimiont whoop- no e its emisculatlon , and the object set iorth Is to "devise wajs and means to give etre"tlvee\piession to tin ) dcslro for lefoim ( ft reform be needed ) within out ordei as now constituted , and to deleat the existing clToit to weaken ous general govern ing bodv , thoieby destioj in/ its efllLloucy. " A eiiculai lettoi accompiu > lnc the call sets foith the matter in contioversy. It ( piotes fiom the pioeedin"3 ot the grand com- maiider ; of Xubtasldv , which appointed n spielal detail of live in Mav ot this jearto piepiro a lepoit of n deposition foi thuiges nndobi the giand eommandeiy of Poniibvlvanli , and brniu adopted as the views or the lovvaprand commanderj were f 01 ululated b > the latter bodIn live losolu- tious as follows : Resolved , Tuat the gcniTil eucimpment of KnitihtsTemplat of the United Stites aban don the sj stem of ci'ntialucd and exclusive power which know main ! ilns , and letuin to the goneial bvstom dovlsod by Its toitndus. Rcbolved , 1 hat its ooiibtitutlon and code beicvhc'd and so siinnlineil as to include the geneial piinclplos only , le.ulng to the grand coiiiiimndi'ilcs the power , whirh ot rlslit be- longb to them , to le iblate upon all imtters of ilctill. ' Resolved , That the < MveK > ign ) ) owcis be reeogiil/cd as Bested in ( lie giaud com- mindeiies and such general powers only in the giand encampment as may bo expiebslj delecitedit. Rebolved , That Under the tronor.U leslsla tlon the grand encampment of the 1 mis- diction ho vested In the grand commanoerics ovei the biibject jpf uniform , ritual and mem-1 bcisliip Rebolved , Thatjn older that a grand en campment may in peace and quietness pro vide legislation ni'ce > biiy to carry out th ? foregoing changes. It Isin dntj bound to posi tively i > ioliiblt all piiadcs anil onteitain- ments at the time and place w hen and w hern its conclaves .shall bo hold. The Xehraska Commandery , as stated by ono ot its membeis , took up the liirh'i against this piopo ed chanse simply because no pther comumnduiv saw fit to take tlio Initiative. The question involved .seems Ube > bo what is known In politlc.s as tbo "stated iltilits" problem , and according to one of tlio Nebraska opponents of the pioposed changes , knights , speaking in general terms , aio divided on about the same geographical Hues as those which have heictotoio milked the dominance of tlio political pai ties upholding "state rlulits" and "centiall/atlon" icspectlvely. The circular issued by the .Nebraska cominanderv takes verv strong ground against thu pioposed changes , chiming .that their adoption would accomplish the eventual dis integration of tlio giand encampment. The portion prohibiting D trades and other display on the occasion of tlio uiand encampment , the Xebiabk.i commandery gives Its heaity suppoit. _ Oilil Fellows Gathering. Bobiox , Sept. 20. Up to 11 o'clock to-day nlnobpctlonsof the Odd Fellows' excursion train from Chicago and the far west arrived to takopait in the Odd Fellows' celebration to be held hero dining the week. There nio fourteen of thesu sections , each bearing fiom six to ten cars. Those airlvlng this foic- noon brought about twenty-five hundred del egates to the annual conclave , which opened this morning in Odd Follows hill. The latest anlvals were from Coloiado , Ne braska , Kansas and Dakota. The lepoit of the grand officers wernpic- sented , beginning with that of Ileniy 1) , Garoy , giand slro , who , In opcnlnc , tiaced the L'lowth ot the outer slnco its last meeting in Hoiton , twenty-two j oars ago , in ibW , with less tiian 10,000 Xow KiiL-land membeis. The same territory now numbers 05,000 bietlnen. Thoieportof the iriand ticasnrei Khoweii a bilanco on hund on August so. IVvi , ot Sl.r,013 ; lecclptb lor the jear of S-lO.UI'l ; expondltincs of S-1V120. and avail able assets ot the Bovcielgn grand ledge of The Telephones Suit. CINCINNATI , Scjit. 20. The United States court was crowded this morning when the case of the i > L-ll Telephone company { was called before Circuit .Inilgo Jackson nnd District Judges Saw and Walker. Among * the jiitleslnteiestedpres > cntvvero Charles P. Yowdltch , ot Boston , vice president of the Hell company Ileniy McUgci , of I'itlsbing ; A. D. jtnllock ani } ( iqorjto X , Slono , ot the Cincinnati blanch. ThOKovernmunt'h coun t-el piesent were : Hop. A. G , Thnrman , of Columbus ; O. Grosveiiorand P , Loweiy , of Xew York : ex-Sollcltoy < ! oodn , of Virginia ; Jell Chandlei and Charlf- . Whitman , of AVashlnglon. I'qr tlio JUell company weroJ. J. Steuold , of BoMonl : Joseph K. McDonald , of Indianapolis ; R. M .Harrison , Columbus , O , , and A. F , I'enyj of Cincinnati. Argu ment under the ruling will piocced thU attei- nee n. In the aftcrnopn Jlr , J. J , Storrow , for the Dell telephone ioint | inv. bo an the argu ment against the iqrivllctlon of the com t. Ho took the ground that the service vv as im perfect and made. a-btaOiui'iit of the manner of conducting thq bn lncbsot thocompiny with a view of Knowing that ho had no agents or cniplojes ' ( " Dhlo vMio could bo brought Into court In ouch a mannei as to give the comt jurisdiction heio. Hhinrgu- ment was not ended when the couit ad- fouiued. Tha Vb\lio ) \ ! Supply Statement. CHICAGO , Sept. SO. The visible supply of grain on September 16 , as lopoitelby the Veciet.iiy ot the board of tiado , compaied with hint week , U M follows : Iiicrcaso Wheat , bu . , . 47.1IO , < XflViTO Coin , du . , . lb,7iJ9.tW 31,000 Oats , tm , . . . , . 4Gijn3 : : ! , ooo Rji' ' . bu . . , . , . . . . . . . fOJ.U'J 103.000 IJarloy , Im . . l/-JO.ia.l 15K.OOD " * Decicase. Amount Ip Chicago elevators was : \Yiat | , buJ . .7 . 6.S03.'n Corn , bn . . . . . . . . . . b.UTimrt Oats. b.i . , . , l.lHTJi ! ) Rve. bu . , . 200 , fO It.irley , bu. . , , . , . . . . . . Gbl.UOS AN AWFUL , FIENDISH CRIME , The Victim of Four Brutes Found Just in Time to Save Her Life , VAN \VYCK RETURNS COMING IN Otoe , MrultHon nml rilltnoro Comities Sollil for the Old Man Ulclmrd- son lniloi'C < ' \Voa\cr Nubi-askn Polities' anil liiliiitnati Villalnx. Xvuonr , Neb , bept. IS. [ Spechl to the Kansas City Times I Ycsleuhy J. 11. Llovds , JmljTO Albert Hcrry and Dr. Dins moio of this clt > , In company with C. W. Slnevo nnd W. 11. Foinerook of White Cloud , were hunting on the Indian rrseiv a- tlon tluee and a half miles north of Whltu Cloud and about live miles east of this pi ice , While pissing thiougli the woods they heard a noise as of some ono gunning In an old dilapidated diteont. On Invcbtlgatlncr thin found a ioung lady , luihaps IS jears old , lianilcnlfed and chained to n log which foimed part of the wall. Neir hei was a pall of water and some stale bread. Her clothes were neaily toin fiom her and she was ncailj de id fiom exposuie and hunger. in roMi : > AWAnv 111:1 : : 111:1110 : inr.n. With sobs and groans the ghl told the lol- lovvlni : jiltiful stmy : About live weeks ago she wasontkcd fiom hei homo In Iowa ba joung man to whom she was engaged to bo in.iirled.and when about ten miles fiom home they were Joined bj three other .voung men. She tho'ight nothing ot this as sbo supposed bho was going to bo nun lied. Tlicj traveled nil niihtund when mot ning came tliej went Into the woods and camped. Dining the da ) the joung lad > bee > me suspicious and began to question hei lovei , who told hei not to bo nneasj as ho would see to hei. When night cairn * on they resumed theii journey and when inoi nlng came cioss d the ilvoraiid tiavcled until about 10 o'clock , when the ) came to the plnio where the lady was found , wheio she stated bho Ind been kept torneail.v Iho weeks. rimniTri i.i/v Mvcu.vrnn. - 'Iho pool girl was lepeatedlj lavished and not a dav passed but that the inousteis made hei submit inan > times to theli butal pas sions bho was un.ible to walk and it was dlllicult for her to sit up when found. Di. Dlnbiuoio gave her Stimulants and such food and nouilsfiment as the liuntliu p.utj had witli them , but , lindlnir her unable to tiavcl , sent a runnel to White Cloud lot assistance. DrsPugsley and Million went at once to the place supplied with thu necessaiy tonics and tood. The girl si\s l.ei name Is Mary Lithrop , and Put she lives nexr Rliinebeck , la. She also give the names of tlio miscreants who ns&aulted her , but the gentleman who found hei will nut state them at p'csctit as a lynching party has been organl/ed , and it Is Ic.nul the guilty parties may bo on theli gu ud. A \rmvo rvr.TV. As soon as the lepoit was spread thiougli the town the greatest excitement piovath'd , and a lai e p u i v w is at once formed to go to the h < ene , headtd by J. O. Mono. It the biutos aie lonnd jud o ijnch will pass judgment on tlii-m. The lady will b ) icmoved to White Cloud as soon is stie can be. In the mi'antlmo all will ho done that can be to lendei Uui com- tollable. _ Iliclmrdson County Polities. TAM.S Ctrv , Xeb. , Sept. 20. [ bpeclal Tel- gram to the Bnn.j The Richiidson county republican convention was held In this city to-ilay. It was harmonious throughout , and oveii tiling was for Uon. A. J. Weaver , of couisc , the oopositlon to him that the Xe- niaha county statesman had counted upon falling to come to the fiont to any peiccpti- blo extent. The lollowing delegates to the state convention weie chosen : Geoigo Car- pentei , A. J. Weaver , J. L. Slocinn , M. H. Felt , J. G. McGlnnls , John F. Coinell , R. G Shue. Ernest Wisoner , A. R. Xlins. O. A , Cooper , D. V. Stcpheiibon , ( Jeoigo M. Gates , W. H. M.uks. When the time came for choosing delegates to the congressional convention at Beatrice , Hon. Isliim Rea\Is introduced the follovvlnir resolutions , which were unanimously : adopted : Resohcd , That the rcnubllcins of Rlchaid- son county , In convention assembled , heart ily eudoise the public acts ot Hon. A. J. Weaver as member of eouirress from this dis- tilct. and wo coidinlly iccommend him to our fellow republicans of the Flrht district as eminently entitled to a ic-clectlon to that position , and to that end bo it further Resolved , 'Unit hobo and isheteby dliected by this convention lo select his o\vn \ delega tion to represent Rlehaulson county In the congressional convention to bo held at Jieat- r eaon tbo'JM < lay of September , which del egation BO tu bo selected by him , me In- stuictcd to use every lionniable mean * to so- cuio the nomination of Mr. Weaver to the olllco mentioned. Mr. Weavei chose as such delegates the fol lowing gentlemen : W. W. Tink. Chailcs Cole , J. R. Wolhlte , Isham Ueavis. L. X. Komer , T. P. James , M. F. MaMn. M. Weiner - ner , T. II. lluir , John P. King , J. W. Han is , W. M. Joidon. The convention then ad join ned to meet again foi the nomination ol a county ticket , at the call ot the chaiiinan , Percy Popoon. The demociatlc county convention will beheld held hoio lo-moirow , and the ilcmoeratlucon- giessional convention will also meet hero on next Piiday. tlio'JHIi. The demociats ol the county aio almost to a man In luvoi of John A. McShnno , ot Om.ili.u The ilemociats would Ilka to see Church Howe nominated ! > > tbu lepubllcans , as they teel anro they could boat him. _ _ _ _ Otoo County Conxcntlon , SviiAC'iJSK. Xeb , , Sept. iiO. [ Special Tele gram to the UIK. I Otoo county held n veiy hiimonlous convention todnj , noiiiliuitinz the following ticket : State senate , Hon. Paul Schminko ; Icgislatnio , Hon. J. C. Watson , X. Overtoil and G. 0. Underbill ; state dele gation , 0. 11. Van W.vck , J. R. Mckec , A. F. Coddinston. X. U. Lirbh , W. L. Wilson , James Skull , William liiekei , R. H. Hill , K. Giinsel , D. Itiown , G. McKop , S. MoKlbbon , S. G. Show.iltei ; congressional ( stialght for Chinch llovvo ) , A. K. Ewau , William Hit-hop , H. H. HaitlUiB , D. W. McColIum , J. O. Moore , O , Farrow , K. Ruby , IL 11. Fass , J. Karloy , F. Fee , V. 0. Uttloy , H. L. Wood , J. Odgcrs ; judicial , A. Joyce , II. Kastlnm , .1. S. Molntlre , F. Xow , E. T. Loprohan , J. 0. Watson. Henry Hove. M. Kobb. T. Stoo- mer. Leo Donaldson , F , Hrauer , L. F. Hiaiiur. H. Welding. Stiongiesolutions vvoie paH > a endorsing tlm couiso and public work of Xe- brnska'bbonlorhonator , and the wildest en thusiasm prevailed. Tlio legislative ticket la very strong , and It will bo elected by a 111,11 ked mnjoilty , for Tliayor attil Van Wjolc MADISON , Xeb , Sept. 120. [ Special to the HKi'.J At tlio republican caucus held heio Saturday a solid Van Wjckand Tlm ) er del egation was selected to attend the county convention. Present appearances Indicate that the legislative nominee of the conven tion will ba a pi onounccd Van Wok man , and the delegation to tao slate convention vlll bo solid lor Th ier foi Governor ABhootlng Pollconian Held. Hi : V.TIIICK , Xeb. , Sept. 20. fbpoclal Tele- pr.un to the Hin.J The coionci's Jury In the case of John Mulligan rotuincd a void let that he came to his death from the effect of n pistol shot tiled mallcioinly and fcloncously bj John Jones , a nollcem in. Jones has been anoatcd and is hold under bonds ol SbJJ. Destructive U.irn Iturniiif ; . Coi.t'iiui-s , Xob , , Sept , ' 0. [ Spcchl to the Uii : . ] Hetween U and 1 o'clock last night fno iU'jtro ) > .d the extensive barns and sheds belonging to Thomas Flynn , a well-to do farmer , living ono lullo noith of town , iliu loss includes five mules two valuable horses , all his fat m machinery , harness and mall grain , amounting In the airgie atn to about s.l.oOO , jiutly coveted by insuiancc. Mr. rivnn feels suio that It was of Ineendhiy origin ai the the was In two 01 three places when Ili t dUcoveit'd. lie h is no clue to the iH-rpetraloisof the deed. ' 1 his Is the fourth Incendiary flu * occurring In Iho last tow months within the ratlins of a lew miles. Tlio nntninlicd Sopl. 50 At 8 o'clock list evening the Hist pick broke thtouuh Into tlio binding leading to Read j's chamber In the Marvin slope , where the entombed minors am supposed to bj. It was found to bo tilled with gas lioni roof to floor. It would bo Im possible tin a human boitu t olive In such an atmospheic toi tbreo minutes. Nothing ftn- ther on In1 done toward secui Ing the bodies until tbo gas is icmovcd. llaptlstn Cninpitrlni ; . STiir Msunui , Xeb , Sept , ' , ' 0 - [ Special to tl'U KB -Tlit I * United States Swedish Hap- list asschtlon ) met heicFiidxy and con tinues In session tlirou ill todit ) . Pieaehcis and priJoMuent uu'iiibers of churches liom allputsot the country ate In attendance. ' 1 he chinch heic winch Is a strong o ni1. Is doing all It cm to make tlio stay or the stinngeis pie is nit. To-moriow OCCIIM tlio opening overclses of tu ! Svvcilish Haptist college , located at this plieo. Cuinlntr County KepnljUrnna , M'nsi POIXT. Seiit. CO. [ Sjieelal to the I'nu.J The icpubllcnn county convention met on ) cstudn > ami put In nomination the following ticket : Repie entatlvo , J. H. Hauett ; couimlsslonei , Sepiien Poisons ; county attoinov , IX N. Sweet ; coroner , ,1. L. Johnson ; ilclu/iitn tostati * lonventlon , C. C. McNlsh , C. L hieckt * . W F Hrvant , Caiy A. Donohue , C. Hunp. James Moiteiison , R , F. Kloke , A. D. Heemi'i. Klltnioio IjtiiloiHOH Van Wjck. GrsnvA , Xeb. , Sept. 'JO. [ Special Tele gram totho HII. . ] Fillmoiccounty endorsed Van Wjck. nominating a full legislative ticket for him. The coiigiesslon.il delegates are foi Lilnl and the state delegates In structed for Wintcistpln. Senatoi , J , IL fateillng ; reurcsentatlVLs. John A. Dempster and J. R Halhud. Clio otmc County Ivcpnlillonn * . SiDNi \ , Xeb , Sept. 'JO. [ Special Tele gram to the Hii : : . ] Twentv-soven delegates reported to the call foi the Chojenne county lepubltc.in convention this aftcinoon. Judce Geouo W. Heist inesdcd. | William F. Palm * . Cliailes Tiocnit/ . M. Shirley and M. L. Xash weio elected delegates to the stito convention iinlnsliucted , AVUHli'b CJjIJAUlNGS. ConipnintUc Statoincni of Hank ( Jus- inroHin tlio UijiClticM. HOSTOSept. . 20 [ Special Tolesraui to the Uii.j Tlio following table , compiled fiom special dispitchos to tbo Post fiom uianagcisof the leidlngfloiiinir houses of the United Stite1 * , show the dealings for the week ending batinday , September 18 , and the Increase. 01 deciease fiom the coiicspond- ing pciiod last JIMI : ' 'Xotlncludcd in totals. A Clilcn-o Distillery lleul Allllotcil \V tli Plcuro-I'iieuiiionln. CiiiCAfio , SepL 23. [ Special Telegram to the linn | A new and btartllng dis-covciy was mndu ) osteidiy by Stale Veterinarian Case-well In connccttcn with the pluuro- pneumonia ivert In this vicinity. Hn had thought that FOIUO of the cows on llarvny't , farm belonged to a man who had foimoily kept , them at Phicnix distillery and fed them on slops tbcie , That jdnco was the hceno ot his woik ) Psleiday and 1,100 head of cattle then' weiu all Inspeeti'd , Of this numbei about tbieu bundled weie slecis l'atlonlnur lei mr.ikct , nnd the rcmilndci milch cows. Tliu'o fases of plciito-pncunionii weie found. The jaids and cattle there weio quarantined. It now appeals tint the milk men who led theli covvb with dlhlllloiy hv,111 main the habit of cluinghu them liom one distillery to another ipiilo fiomiontly , and , of coiiinc , fhcio is no telling bow far thodle- case may hive ripicnd In this manner. All cows and cnttlo of all kinds at oieh dlstllloiy are ted In stalls undei shed roots , and ouo case in the sheds would conlamlnati-eveiy creatmo at the pi ice , us well as Iho buildings. The tluee Isolated nt the PhojnK dlstllleiy will bo watched and sluiiihtcicd r.nd thoio- imiindci of the 1,100 will bu held In qnaian- line until thu commlsalonuiH take up the case. Much aptiiohciiHton Is felt logauling tlm outcome ol tlm indiscriminate mixing up of this large numbei of cnttlu , NISW VOH1C POUTICB. Important iu tlio Domourntio NEW Vonic , bept. 20. [ Spytlal Tclcgrani to the Jir.K. ] Mn > or < Jraco Is to succeed John Kccnan , agent o ( Jnko Shnip , on the aemueiallo htato committee , and ICd.v.iid Cooper IB to bo the new leadei ot the county democracy In plau < of tne dead Hubert O. Thompson. This pioginmmo was lliully completed last nielli at a meeting of thu ( lemociatic Icudeis , Maor dracc'H biicces- sion to the place ot the exiled boodle holder la thiirffiat open move ho has made towaid haivestlng the need ho lias l.c-cn so Indus- trloush sowing since ho onteicil Into H cloM ) i > olltlcal alllame with Piesidcnt Clevclanil ten nioiitliHiigo , Whether or not ho Is sin cere In his dccllnitlon of r. u'liomlnntlon. there can bo no doubt huh dcshous ot mak ing himself head and fionl of the democratic ouanUatlon In this city. Palilck Kciuian spruni ; ( i race's name on the meeting without a word o ( wui ning and rushed it tlnoiik'li 1)0- Ion ) m , my of those piesent lOeo nUcd the Import ineo of thu action taivcn. Asdeik of the or aiiU itlon. ho read a l < Ht"r of resign H- tion fiom tbo called .lohu Kounan , who l in Canada , nml almost before ho hud laid aside thetoiiimiinlcatlon he nindii n. motion that .Mnvor Guce be rocnmuicndcd foi thu va cancy. Tlio Di'jHl-dook HroUcn. CiucAoo , Sept , 20. Thu dead-lock In the First Illinois congiesslonal dlstiict vvas biokcn this afternoon on tlii-uue hurdied and twenty third hallo * . It nison W , Dip h uii , " ' ' ' " unuulifr , Ulag r THROWING THE HONEY AWAY , Appropriations for Eivora ami Hn bars Which Are Worse Than Wasted , AN ARMY ENGINEER'S OPINION. Ofllclnl Itoport of tlio Corn Pro = ipoctf In NcbidMlcn nml Invvn- Gum ral lilnck Snulilicil liy the Afiny. " \Vnsfeil Mrnej nml Time. WAmiisiirox , Sept. 'JO [ Special Telegram - gram to the llrr.l Activity has been re sumed at Ihn vaiIons public works throughout - out the counlrj undei the provisions of ill ? lasl ilvei and hnbm bill , and the ruglnecrt In cbargo of tin Impiovemcnts of tlvcrsainl harbois aio cngngtd In iiiaklnn local con- tiacts foi supplies and labor. Thciowasno nppiopilatlon last * , ( MI , anil as a coiisi'ijncnco theiepoits of the Dimineet olliceis which are coming In bear stiong rc'Ciublanco ( o eiehothet In thcli lalluie to state any pio- gicss and the uuinimltv with whlililhny svy : "Tho onlj wink done heio Iho pist .vcarwas to inevent Iho dieiy nml destine- tlon of the pirt alie.ulj finished , " An engineer ollkci of piomlnrnco heio , who vas asked a few iuestlons ) iegaiitlntho nubile w oiks a d iv 01 MI since , sild : "Can wo state what the met of piotictlag public luipiovciuonts on liven and harboisuinounti to outride the cost of llnlihlng them VVn have nevei m ule anyestlmite , but It icnulies n good loiind sum , leaching to about half a million , < ( ) tint cveiy jcar wo fall to vccinn an appiopilatlon the eonntiy Is out that much , because a fallnio to continue Impiove- inonts niakestheni especially llalilo to letro- giession. 'Iho connti.v must not think that the engineer corps winks without sense and that U sets out to spend every cent congress g'vesnp ' foi tills puinoso as uxpldlj as possi ble. Such Is not tbo case. Although wo h id noiipptoprlation last > oar , wo have 4,000,000 lolt ovei fiom the appiopilatlon of lbbri to * tart in vv ith In addition to the 814,000,000 given us by tlm last congress. Thu en- glneci coips has a record to main tain and It Is cmlcaviulng to cany out the Impiovemonts dticcted In tlm most economical ns well as substantial , wa > possible. Oui dllllcully Is thu attempt on the put ol cotigicss to make improvo- mnnts lor wlilchtheroisnowair.int. btieims ol no navlirable value lire onleied ill edged out foi Imibius bicakwateis aio coiistiucted out into open bodies ol water , and aitilicial li.iibms lormcd when ) nature has not pio- vlded one singlefacility. . Suuejs of mud flits , goosu piuiiis , anil twentj-lo'it cueka' aio onleied upon which even tiio movers- ' themselves have no hopes otei'Uilug lin- juovemeiits "Our enuinecrs' icpoits are jeailv filled with lud let ous attuupts to c.iuy out tin * wild dilutions ot ilvoi and liaiboi bills , 'Ihiisan euglncei olllcei , who Is now Intiiiiatol ) con nected with the whlti * house allalis , while on dnl ) in tin ) west wni oidered to mal e a sm- vev of an Ohio ilvei in a eeitaln congi ss- man's tlistilet when1 liopcs hud been Ir'ld out to the pioploth it a sei end Mississippi would soon bo llowln.j in iheli midst. His lepoit ' " 1 pioccedcd four miles up the ilvei In n shallow low boil , having to senll ] ) iit ol the wav , as H was lee nanowfoi oius. At that point tbo watei became so shallow 1 was obliged to abandon my bout lorn horse-ami wagon , and before I reichcd the point to which the sinvev had been oideiod found the dust liom thu di ) bottoms of the stioam vuidlsigieenble. . ' "It confess could be piovalled upon to ulvo thehcciet.m ot win a lunio sum , to bo expended nt disciotion each > c.u , it would eventually ifsult to the advantage of the coveinmcnt and the conutiy. Many imiuovemenLs now under way. Which aio HU allow Ing up thousands ) caily , hut which can nevoi bo of any earthly value , would bo diopp-'d , and money expcndid only vvhoio It could pioduco some icsults. Hutiivcrand hirbor Improvements are too valuable as politic il levels , and this manner ot appropifallnn will never gain tavor In eoniiicss. Under these bills the sierctary must no on and cirry out Improvements , although satlsllcd of thuli nselc&sui'ss. " NIAICASI\A'S COIIN OIHIP. Of the giowlngcoin crop In Nebiaska the commlssionc'i of amiciiltnio to-day sild : S.iundeis comity If fiost iloes not como In Soptembei many Ik-Ids of larlv corn will rtvet.igo ItomUJ per cent to 100 per cent , but tbu l.itu cion will not make over . " > ( ) per cent to 75 iiei cent. Adams Averageeiop. Col- l.ix Cion v r > mucli linpioved by recent rains. Hoonc Rccciii rains have impiovcil the crop. Jcfieison Ciop Injtned by thought. Fillmoie Crop badly affected by diouth. Antelope Recent rains have 1m- pmvcd the ciop. Holt Owing to re cent : alns will niaku n huge ciop. Polk Ciop hboit owing to diou lit. S.ilinc Ciop Injun d by dioiight. Keai- nov Rain came lathri Into to make n lull cioi ) . Hun Recimt lalns liavo Impiovcd thucioji fionic. ( iieclv Coin looks well , al though there has been a bcvoio dionjir. Hamilton Ciop in line condition , Choinnu ) Cion tjteatly linpioved by leccnt lains , Lancaster Jjomn fields will nveiago-'iOlo 0) bushelspci acie , but the mcatm ] > oitlon will not ixvciago hull a ciop. Finiias Kaily ciop ncaily as good as last ) cai ; Into ciop nllcctod by diought. Cumfng Plent ) of lain , but latliPi cool for corn. Wheelei Ciop is matuilng veiy tnsi and pifisjicct of fain vleld. Knox-Cioji badlv alli-Lti'd by drought. Cass Rain camii too late to make ovci one-half a eiop. Loun Ciop b < ttor than expected ; will make horn 5 to 60 bushels pci acio. IOWA cou.v r-noi' . On the ciop In Iowa the icpoila .IIP as fol lows : rnuiiont county The dry weatliei of Jnl ) and up to the Ulh of August has In- jmcd Iho ciop. C.avvford Crop gicatly Im proved within the lust lour weeks. Lucas Ciop bully affected by diought. Dallas- Owing to drought , will not bo o\ci one-half a ciop. D lawaii ) Small poition of larly coin is good , bui7fi per cent of aica Is worth less. . Mills Cioi ) badlj Injured bv drought. Appinnox ) Owing to drought , will not make moio than onu-tonith ol n ciop. ] 'actc ) | Ciop mostly out ot dingci fiom fiesta. Leo Ciop badly allceied by dioiiKhl. Maihhall Coin Is filling and maiming much bcttc'i tlnn cxiiicted. MoniuoCiop will bo lUht , Muse.itino Crop ihjiiicd from diought. bac Coin that was most culti vated lost the necessaiy mol.'itiiio mil will not be so good. Hcnton Ciop badly all'cctcd by diought. Chlckasaw Recent ruins have Improved the crop. Clinton Recent ulna have improved the li'to ciop. Van liuien A bovoro blorm of wind and hall damaged crop badly. Wlnneslilek Crop on pool land Injuicd from dioujht , CalhonnAbout l.'i per cent below an uvuugu ciop. Hutlei Ciop has Mood tlm diuuglit icmaikably well. Gnlluio Late lalns have Improvc-d the ciop some. Ilaidln-Kuvly planteti ( on gcneially uood ; lute ] > lantod fiomowlnit linpioved bj iccciii Mliis. Linn Ciop short ow Ing to Thought. Tama--Recent i.tliiH have impovcd the coin ciop. Hoono Ciop light , owing to diought. Plymouth Corn is ncaily out of thu way of frost , llreincr Ciop badly affected by diGUt'ht. Mii-lby Ciop Is out of danger timu Host. P.ige Not moio than one-half CIOD , ovvhiK to drought , Dos Moini-s Ciopfi jmpiovcil by iato lains. JetlciBon Div weather and wind Monn have about mined 0111 coin ciop. AuduDon-Avc'iajto CMIJI. A nir AT nr.Afi.- , A good dial Is beinir tald about tlio iliub of Commissioner of Pensions 111 id ; by the Giand yViiity men' who banquolleij ( it n ral rairddld.'if WisLoii'In , heio las Satmdiy iiiirht. Sometime In foio the i < v nt n' | > r < i- seiitatlvct ) ot tlx < G. A. R , c tiled at the pin- sion olllce. Commissions lll.u 1 ; wan abs-ni , but Denuly Coiniulssloner McL'an ' v.s thcie. I'o him tlm CJiinn : tttu cx't ) ided an Imitation that l-o and ( j < n > r.il ill' . ! , bu picscnt at the banrjuct and iispond to t i.isli < . Mr. McLean accepted the Invtaima bold for himself and ( icnci.il ji ach , kiiovvhiir that the hitter would bo plcase-d to address his fellow comrades , d bulb thrli namu > went down ou tin 'hit HI those who would ic'i'ond to tonMK A ti'M djvtf buloio IUK banijui-'i it was