THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKISflNGr , MAY 20 , 1888 , NUMBER 346.
PUT A BULLET IN HIS HEART ,
Sensational Sulcldo of a Murderer at
Republican Olty.
TWO LITTLE CHILDREN DROWNED.
Terrible Adventure of ft Farmer's
Wile llcnvy HnlnfallH Over the
Slfttc Troops Sciitto Oclrlclis
Nebraska News.
Clicntod tlio Gallows.
RcruiiLicAN CiTf , Neb. , Mny 23. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE.- This place is Inn
fever of excitement over a suicide which
took place hero this morning under most
sensational circumstances.
On Friday , the 25th , n cold-blooded murder
wns committed nt Vlnton , In. A man named
Daniel Willford was the victim. All the sur
roundings of the crime went to show that ho
had been killed for bis money. A man named
Dan Ridge , whoso homo is in Republican
City , was In Vlnlon at the time and Immedi
ately after the murder disappeared. As thcro
was strong circumstantial evidence that ho
was the murderer , the Iowa officials started
in search of him , and finally succeeded in
tracing him to his homo In Republican.
Ridge , who is u desperate character , learned
that the officers wcro after him , and last
Friday locked himself in n room in his house ,
taking with him n rlllo , u revolver nnd plenty
of ammunition , and when asked to surrender
Bald lie would never bo taken alive. No one
was willing to risk his llfo by attempting
Ills capture and the ofllecrs and n posse
surrounded the house with the intention of
starving him out , Friday night , Saturday
nnd the two nights following the siege con
tinued , with no signs of yielding on either
sldo , when , about T o'clock this morning , n
loud report was heard from the room held by
Hid go , followed by a heavy fall. After cau
tiously rcconnoitering , it was decided that ho
had killed himself and several men volun
teered to go into the Jiousc and sec. Re-
nssured by the deathlike stillness which pre
vailed when they entered , the men made
their way cautiously to the room , nnd still
Jieartng no sound from within , they burst
open the door.
Ilidgo was lying on his face with a 82-cali-
brc revolver still grasped In his right hand.
Around him was n pool of blood.
Upon turning him over a largo bul
let wound was found in his loft
side Just above the nipple. That portion of
the body was bare , so that It was evident
that the desperado , finding escape cut oft ,
nnd preferring instant death to either hangIng -
Ing or starvation , had deliberately bared his
loft side , placed the weapon over his heart
nnd fired. He had apparently determined to
sell hit llfo dearly in case his capture WHS
attempted by force , as ho had fifty rounds ol
nmunition in the belt which he wore around
His body. A bottle of strychnine was found
in his pocket. It is supposed that ho in
tended to use this in case the bullet failed tc
do its work. _
Troops Sent to Oclrlclis.
Cimiitox , Neb. , May 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Hr.i : . ] The Indian scare nt
Oolrichs , Dale. , has been made so much oi
that to-day u troop of cavalry under Captain
Jlnghes left Fort Hobmson en route for
that plnco. Calls liad been mndo upon the
governor of Dakota for troops but to-dn ; '
they wcro countermanded. Thcro is u large
emigration pouring into the country expected
to bo opened for settlement and they arc do
llied admission to the reservation and if they
get Into the reservation are notified to at
once depart.
Four ROIIINSOX , Neb , , May 29. [ Spec
ial Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] Two troops
of the Ninth cavalry wcro oidercd
out to-day by the department com
mander to go to Oelrichs , Dak.to investigate
the reported Indian outbreak. Everything
is quiet. The excitement was caused by a
hunting party under Little , Chief of the
Clioycnnes.
lUi-in CmDak. . , May 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEE. " ! The Indian scare atOcl-
ricliH has subsided , and settlers who stam
peded have returned to their homes ashamed
of the fright tlioy exhibited. No dangoi
over existed , nnd the alarming reports sent
out from thuro wcro wholly unwarranted by
the facts. Colonel Thornby's request foi
two hundred stand of arms from Bismarcli
will bo disregarded. Not a littlospoit ha
been made of the people who allowed their
timidity to get the bettor of their judgment ,
Parties who have como into this place from
along the Cheyenne river bring no news ol
the Indians whatever. All in quiet as far as
can bo learned , and no moro danger of an
outbreak exists now than at any time foi
years. _
IteniH From Tecumsoli.
TECU.MHEH , Nob. , May 28. [ Correspond
ence of Tun BEE.I The opera house was
crowded last evening to Its utmost capacity ,
nnd scores of people were unable to gain
admittance. The occasion was the second
annual commencement exercises of our higli
Bchool. The class this year numbered cloven
six young ladles and five young gentle
men. The efforts of nil the graduates wcro ex
collcnt nnd heartily enjoyed by the large
uiKlionro. Under the management of Prof
Gardner our schools have reached a mucl
higher standard than ever before , nnd tin
school board has retained his services foi
another year.
The now flouring mill of the Tociuusol
Milling company has begun operations , am !
Is turning out a largo quantity of excellent
( lour. This mill lias been recently put up ai
n cost of nearly $20,000 , and Is the best mil
of its size In the west.
The contract for Johnson county's no\\
court house has brcn let to Mr. N. 11
Behmui'her , of Falls City , and work will begin
gin Juno 1. Mr , Selmiuckor Is the gentle
man who built the Christian college nt Fair
Hold , this state ,
Work on the city waterworks system be
pins within the next fifteen days. J'hovorl
Is to bo completed by September 15.
Several prominent business men met li
this city nun evening this week and organ
izcd an electric light company. Articles o
incorporation have been filed with the secre
tary of state. The capital stock is flO.OOO
with authority to Increase to * L'5,000.
Heavy nilim the pi\st \ two days have causet
n good deal of dnmugoto cropnnd foam an
entertained of a repetition of the dlsaslroui
floods of 16S3 , Considerable damage hit
ulso been doi < o to bridges , throughout tin
country.
Work Is being pushed rapidly forward 01
tlo cunning factory , and it will bo ready foi
business In about three weeks , Hundred !
of acres of corn , tomatoes , etc. , have heei
put in crop for this industry , and with thi
present munagcmqnt will no doubt bo a sue
cess from the start.
Items From Ojjalliiln.
Neb. , May CO. [ Correspond
cnci of Tins BEI : . ] The sheriff to-duj
took possession of thu furniture store of I ,
Wortbington on several Injunctions plticcc
in his hands by creditors , The State Loai
and Trust company of this place has als > i
commenced proceedings on a foreclosure o
a chattel mortgage of $ lWv ) . Several Omahi
Jobbers a few duys ago ran attachments 01
the stock of goods formerly owned by N
II. Wood & Co. , and by them sold to tin
Keith County bunk. In three cases triec
yesterday in which tlio right to the posses
eion of the propeitv was involved , the Jurj
rendered a verdict in favor of the bank urn
the court rendered Judgment for a return o
the property and for costs apunbt the at
tarhniR creditors.
Tlio prospect for an abundant crop of ul
kinds were never bettor lu any county.
I , N. Fllcklnger , a prominent attorney o :
Council Bluffs , la. , 1ms boon in town tin
bast few days looking ofter his landed inter
Cats in this country. '
A Mr. Hcffcimnu from Toronto , Canada
i oncnlng tip n large general store nnd It will
be open for business in n few days.
J. Lumoy of Springfield , Mo. , is here ar
ranging to open up a llrst class dry goods
store.
Eastern men with capital are coming in on
every train locking for business openings
nnd Investments In lands. Heal cstnto deal
ers are happy nnd every one Is feeling
cheerful.
Tlio News nt David City.
DAVID CITV , Neb. , May 2(5. ( [ Correspond
ence of Tun line. ] The city councilor David
City , nt their meeting on the 2lth lust. ,
changed the boundary line of the First ward
so as to take in the half block upon which
was situated the new hotel property of the
David City Improvement nssoc.iation , which
heretofore was In the Second ward. The
First ward being under the control of n ma
jority for licensing saloons , nnd the Second
ward having n decided majority against it ,
made It Impossible to establish n saloon on
the premises. Hence the move on the part
of the city fathers , whoso vote stood 4 to 2.
The Central Nebraska National bank of
David City Is now doing business on n paid
up capital of $100,00(1. ( This bank beean bus
iness in the fall of 1887 on ti capital of fSO.OOO
nnd found It ncccssnry to increase their
capital to double the amount to meet their
fast increasing business. They have one of
tlio best arranged nnd equipped ofilccs for
banking In the state , and the institution has
the confidence and good will of the people
generally. Martin Gould , formerly of
Omuhn , and ri man of long experience nnd
acknowledged ability in banking , is Its
cashier , and Wlillnm M. Hunting , ono of the
oldest settlers of that vicinity , its president.
DlKtrlct Court nt Ord.
Oiit > , Neb. , May 25. [ Correspondence of
Tun BEE. ] District court convened here
last Tuesday , the 2d lust. Judge B. F. Tif
fany and numerous other lawyers arrived in
Ord Monday night nnd Tuesday morning
work was commenced on the remains of n
long docket loft over from the March term ,
this being only an adjourned term. On Tues
day the case of the State vs Henry C. Wolfe ,
charged with the crime of adultery , was
called. The state examined twenty-two wit
nesses and the defense examined eighteen.
The case was closely contested and the evi
dence conflicting. County Attorney Clements
and Senator Hobblns , both of Ord , repre
sented the state , and ex-Senator Paul , of St.
Paul , nnd Judge Wcstovcr and E. M. Coflln ,
of Ord , represented the defense. A verdict
of not guilty was returned nnd the defendant
discharged.
Houvy Haiti lu Butler County.
DAVID CITS , Nob. , May 28. [ Special tc
TUB BEE. ] A very heavy rain fell through
out Butler county on Saturday night , thor
oughly wetting the ground , nnd again on
Sunday evening about 5 o'clock another one
fell , passing southward through the ccntci
of the county , and about two miles cast of
Garrison ti water spout formed which flooded
the fields in that vicinity , but no damage i <
reported beyond the washing out of some oi
the crops on the slopes.
BitAiNAnn. Neb. , May 23. [ Special to Tin
BEE.J Tlio heaviest rain in a year fell here
lust Saturday night , tlio furmtrs receiving
great benefit from it. Many small bridges
were washed away. Crops never looked
better in this section of the county.
Two Children Drowned.
BEATiticiNcb. , Mny 28. [ Special Telegran
to Tin ; BEE' ] Word was received hero to-daj
of thedrowing of two children of A.F.Hickett
who lived south of O'Dull on the Oliver farm
one a crippled girl , the other a boy fivi
years old. The father was away from home
u storm came up , and the mother fearing tin
creek would rise and carry nwny tin
house took her live children and started for :
neighbor's half n milo away. In the darl
they stumbled in a gulley of running water
The mother and three children got out will
the hcli ) of the neighbors who responded t (
'their cries , but the other two were swop
down the creek and drowned. Thcb ? bodici
were found this morning1.
Two Insane People.
BP.OKEN Bow , Nob. , May 23. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Hin.j Yesterday a Mr
State , of Dry Valley , some sixteen miles
cast , became deranged and last night loft
home very suddenly. He was barefooted
and in his shirt sleeves. Ofllecrs are on the
hunt for him. Now reports are also re
ceivcd that Mr. J. Livermore. of Sargent , hai
become violently insane and that officer !
will soon have him in safe keeping. Mr ,
Livermore is an ox-supervisor from that parl
of the county.
Will Build a City JInll.
BiioicnN Bow , Neb. , May 23. [ Spccla
Telegram to.TliK BEE , ] This afternoon UK
citizens of Broken Bow convened in mas ;
meeting and decided to vote bonds at tlit
earliest possible date to the amount of $10 , OCX
to aid in the erection of a town hall , whicli
will also be used for court purposes , and
before snow files Broken Bow will bo the
proud possessor of a magnificent building ii :
the shnpo of u hall and court houso.
The Storm nt Nebraska. City.
NEIIIIASKA CITV , Neb. , May 28. [ Spcda
Telegram to TUB BKK. ] A heavy rain am
wind did much damage hero lust night. Col
lurs were filled with water and the platformi
of the B. & M. and Missouri Pacific depoti
wcro Hooded. A terrific wind blow dowi
thirty-seven bents of the trestle approach t <
the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy bridge
damaging the structure to thu amount o
$5,000. Wagon bridges throughout the count :
suffered greatly , and considerable youui
corn was washed out.
Patriotic Fltz.
COI.UMIIU.S , Neb , , May 27. [ Special to Tin
BEE , ] Columbus can boast of u patriotli
citizen not excelled by any other city of tin
state. Last Fourth of July , B. D , Fitzpat
rick , a prominent business man and veterai
of tlio late war , gave the people a colebratioi
nt liis own expense , and placed the iminugo
incut of the affair In the hands of the youiif
people , much to their delight. This year hi
proposes to do the same , only on u more extensive
tensive scale. Every boy and girl In the citj
looks upon Fitz as a true friend.
Tlioy Want li
PLUTSMOinn , Neb. , May 20. The Younf
Men's Democratic club of Fluttsmoutli bus i
membership of 180 , nnd at their last meeting
they adopted a bet of resolutions consisting
principally of wind , replying to the resolu
tions of the young republicans admiring
Senator Ingulls , Among other things tlmj
"Resolved , That 'our club hope and trust
the republican party will bo Insane cnougl
to nominate the senator from Kansas to bouu
national position , so that wo may huvo tin
extreme pleasure of assisting in his defeat. '
*
The FIoodHulHldlnjr.
CIUIWON , Neb , , May 28. [ Special Tele
gram to THIS BEE. ] Travel was again re
sumcd on the Black Hills division of the
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
way to-day , a train arriving from the nortl
for the first time since Friday night. The
water Is fust going down in the swoller
rivers. No loss of life has been reported
from the effects of the recent water spout ,
but great loss of property and crops.
AVHI Not TjiUn Part.
NKUUISKA CITV , Neb. , May 23 , [ Spcehv
Telegram to TilcIlei ! . ] Tha ( Ire departuicnl
and Foster Assembly , Knights of Labor
have declined the Invitation of the G. A. It
to' , participate in Decoration day services
They give us the IXMJOII that II , ( ' . Russell ,
who is to bo thu orator of the , day , was in tht
last senutoritil coutist a truitor to Van Wyck
Van Wyek nt Fremont.
FIIBUONY , Nob. , May US. ( Special tt
Tur. BKE. ] Ex-Senatpr Van \VycU will
speak liei con Decoration day ,
THURMAN FOR SECOND PLACE ,
The Old Roman Picked Out By the
Administration Mon ,
FOR GROVER'S RUNNING MATE.
Clinton B. Flsk Sure or the Kinpty
Honor or the Third Pnrty Noiul-
iintlon Without Opposition-
Cold Wntcr Notes.
Thurtnnti For Vice President.
Piui-uiKU'iiiA , May 28. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Tlio Times suys to-dny : "Tho
democratic ticket to bo placed In nomination
nttiio St. Louis convention will bo : For
president , Grover Cleveland , of Now York ;
for vice president , Allen G. . Thurman , of
Ohio. Ex-Senator Thurman has been asked
if he will accept the nomination and has given
his consent to the convention nnd will go on
the ticket. The nomination lias been tendered
to the Ohio statesman with tlio full knowl
edge and unprobation of the leading men of
the party throughout the country north , east ,
south mm west. For the last ten days there
has been a rapid concentration of opinion that
Thurman was the man among them to nomi
nate for vice president. Tlio ncstor of the
democratic party , the sturdiest and acknowl
edged representative of Jnoksonlan demo
cratic principles , nil advocate of half a cen
tury for honest and economical government ,
and with nn integrity obovo suspicion , loved
by his friends and admired by his political
opponents , the thinking democrats of the
states turned to the Ohio statesman ns the
best , strongest nnd in every way most ac
ceptable democrat to make the great
buttlo of 1S88 with Grover Cleveland.
In the few consultations which have
been had on the subject , it was
conceded tliat the nomination of Thurman
would keep the republicans busy with pre
venting him from running away with Ohio ;
that tlio old men of the party who had grown
up in tlie faith and hud been fed upon its
principles , would give Thurman such sup
port ns they would accord no other democrat ,
und that the young men would rally with
unexcelled onthuslam around tlio man they
have been taught to accept as ono of1 the
purest , ablest and grandest characters in tlio
democratic party. "
Congressman Randall was m the city to
day and when asked as to the probable com
position of the national ticket replied : "Sen
ator Thunnun will undoubtly be the nominee
for vice president. Ho is agreed upon by
every body , is willing to accept the nomina
tion , and in my Judgment is the best and
strongest man in the country to place upon
the ticket. I think it is a wise selection , the
wisest that could have been made. The
mention of Thin-man's name , it is
believed , will lead to the result
of there being but two ballots taken
in the national convention the first to noin-
iiiuto Grover Cleveland and the second to
nominate Allen G. Thurman. The south
bus no candidate and stands ready to do
whatever Now York may ask for , and that
will bo Thurman. Pennsylvania will Join
hands with New York , and there will bo no
differences of opinion in the Ohio delegation.
That much would bo enough to nominate ,
and the thought is that such candidates as
have been mentioned \yill not further press
their claims. In the light of recent events
tlio leading democrats feel perfectly safe
about Indiana , nnd the nomination of Thur-
man , they think , will sweep away all potty
wars and troubles , and cement the party for
for u vigorous campaign. "
WASHINGTON , May 23. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Governor Gray of Indiana is
no longer regarded a vice-presidential quan
tity. The name of cx-Senutor Allen G.
Thurman of Ohio has been substituted by
the administration , und it is stated upon tlio
authority of a cabinet officer that the old
Roman has decided to accept. Lust week
overtures of tlio most persuasive character
were made to Mr. Thurman by a gentleman
directly connected with the administration
for him to permit the use of his naino at the
St. Louis convention. This morning Allen
W. Thunnun , the ex-senator's son , arrived
hero from Columbus with tlio information , it
Is stated , that his father has consented to
take the nomination if it is tendered to him
unanimously. This can bo done and will be
done. It is stated by men closely connected
with the administration that Mr. Cleveland
has expressed a very earnest lesiro to have
Mr. Thurman on the ticket with him. The
name of Governor Gray was rejected by Mr.
Cleveland and his immediate friends because
the Indiaiiinn was once n prominent
knownothing and it was believed
ho would lese to tlio party the state of Now
York. Then thrro were very strong objec
tions made to him by democrats from iiis own
state. A democratic member of the house ,
who calls upon the president almost daily ,
said to-niglit that two or three of the leading
democratic members of the delegation in
congress fiom Indiana have gone to Mr ,
Cleveland and uskcd him to exert his influ
ence to keep Gray off the ticket. This di
rected the president's attention1 to the neces
sity of investigating Mr. Gray's record a
month ago , and tlio knownothing feature of
it led him to sny at once that his nuino must
not bo on the ticket ; that no man who hail
ever been a knownothing could carry New
York , and the machinery was put tc
work to select miother man. General Black
of Illinois , commissioner of pensions , seemed
to have the inside truck ten duys ugo , when
Inter-Stato Commerce Commissioner Morri
son mndo n protest , und then the president ,
Secretary Whitney , and others , said If Mr.
Thurnmn could bo induced to accept the
nomination , ho would bo tlio man ; that
Cleveland and Tliurmun would bo invincible.
Secretary Whitney undertook the tusk oi
securing assent from the aged Ohio.in , nnd
this afternoon the secretary of the navy an
nounced Unit Mr. Tliuritiun would accent.
It is stated to night upon excellent authority
that the president has in bis possession u
note from Mr. Thurinun permitting the use
of his namu In the St. Louis convention ,
Tills , it is believed , settles the question of
who will constitute the democratic ticket
Cleveland and Thimiian.
CoLi-Jinus , Ohio , Mny 28. Judge Thur
man denies the report that ho has consented
to the use of his name for vice-president. He
bus not been consulted and is a candidate
for no office ,
Fink Will Bo Hie Candidate.
CHICAGO , May 28 , [ Special Telegram tr
THE BEE.J There were a hundred or so ol
gentlemen around the different hotels this
morning who were delegates to the national
prohibition convention ut Indianapolis , whicli
meets on Wednesday. The local prohibition
forces are active in their preparations for the
work of the convention ,
"The * convention will , in all likelihood ,
nominate Clinton B. Fisk , of Now Jersey ,
for president , " said W. F , Singleton , chuir-
man of the Cook county prohibition commit
tee , this morning. "Ho is generally regarded
us the proper man ami will probably be
chosen without opposition. In the west there
is n desire to huvo St. John muko the nice i :
second time , but it is not a grout movement
and will not result In any pronounced de
monstrations , inasmuch as everybody re-
cognUes Mr. Fisk's availability. As for Mr ,
Kt. John himself , ho is enthusiastically in
favor of .Mr. Fisk , und thut will settle it ,
The choice for vice president will bo between
Green Clay Smith , of Kentucky , and John A ,
Brooks , of Missouri. Tlio nominations will
probably bo reached und disposed of on
Thursday. Wednesday will be largely devoted -
voted to preliminary business. In the after
noon Decoration day ceremonies will cngugu
the attention of the delegates , and also ti
parade of the army of the , blue.und gray. Oil
\Vudnrsduy evening a irrent muss meeting
will be held , which will bo addressed by vet-
tnuis of both thu armies of the north and
south. The convention will trcut Jill ques
tion of tariff and other reforijis us secondary
to the ono'ccntrul idea of prohibition. The
strongest prohibition1 resolution that can bo
devised will bo adopted , nnd beneath it will
bo the clause : 'This 1 ? the test of fenlity to
the party , ' Following that will como declara
tions In favor of equal suffrage , tariff reform ,
nnd civil service purity , The recommenda
tions In the matter 61 the tariff will not bo
sceclfic , but will gcnerall/o In favor of n
moderate tariff for revenue.
The general drift of sentiment In the party ,
according to n prominent prohibitionist , Is for
tariff reform. " 1 do not think there Is much
free trade sentiment , " jf fc said , "but there is
n strong demand for modifications of the
tariff , and my impresslra Is that n plank will
be put into the national platform demanding
n reform of the tariff tax. "
INDIANAPOLIS , May 23. Although the
prohibition national convention does not
most until Wednesday morning , the
preparations of the local committee are
practically complete. The place of meeting.
Tonillnson hall , has been neatly decorated
with flags , banners and flowers , appropriate
mottos being Interspersed among the gaily
colored ornaincntatiohs. Delegates are ar
riving on every train , but the main body will
not bo hero until to-morrow , some even delaying -
laying their arrival until Wednesday morn
ing. The convention , under call , should In
clude 1,091 members , 818 being regular and
270 provisional. Chairman SuinuoT Dickie ,
Albion , Mich. , and Treasurers. D. Hastings ,
Madison , AVIs. , of the national committee ,
are already here. The temporary organi
zation of the convention will not
bo determined upon until the national com
mittee meets to-morrow , but it is probable
Governor St. John will be the presiding of
ficer if ho will consent to accept the position.
Among the delegates who have already nr-
rived here there is but ono numo mentioned
for the presidential nominee that of Clinton
B. Fiske , of Now Jersey , although u largo
number would bo glad to vote for Governor
St. John , who has declared himself in posi
tive terms ns out of the Hold. For vice presi
dent n largo number of names are men
tioned , among them Green Clay Smith of
Kentucky , John A. Brookes of Kansas City ,
Lev ! Tanner of Alabama , E. L. Dulhovcy of
Texas , George W. Bain of Kentucky and
Joshua Levering of Baltimore.
Gone Over to Pnlnicr.
CHICAGO , May 28. The executive commit
tee of the united labof party of Chicago de
cided to-night that owin ? to fie multiplicity
of labor tickets in the field separate action by
the labor people would not be effective in tlio
present campaign. It was thereupon voted
to throw the strength of the organization to
the democratic state ticket , particularly to
the nominee for governor , General John M.
Pnlnicr.
XOUTUWEST-BUN CHOPS.
Fnvornblc HoportS From nil Parts of
the AVhe : t Country.
MINNEAPOLIS , May & 8. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Then j'in correspondence in
from every section of Minnesota , Dakota nnd
northern Iowa. Froip it it is learned that
the average condition of wheat nnd other
sinnll grain is good. Nearly the whole of
the great central liarts of both Minnesota
nnd Dakota show u very promising prospect
with hardly any complaint worth noticing.
There are a few points in the timber region
of Minnesota about Buffalo und Maple Plain
that the acreage is less than last year , due tn
too much rain nt seeding time. There are a
few reports around Groton and adjacent
stations complaining of lack of sufficient
moisture , while others from the same points
call the condition good. There is some talk
in the Jim river country of weeds getting
the start of wheat , ni the weather has been
right for it. Tlio northern belt has had
hardly so much rain as needed and
sections above tllcj Northern Pacific
still need rain. The lute ruins there
covered the whole country , but were
too light up near the Manitoba line in the
Devil's lake country , about Church's Ferry ,
on the park river line , the Nccho division of
the Manitoba road und contiguous territory.
It can hardly bo called damage yet , but ruins
now would do good in these localities. The
points mentioned nro local as regards the
complaints. With no important exception
the whole lines of the Northern Pacific show
line prospects , und tlio Manitoba lines , with
the exceptions noted , iiirc in tlio sumo hopeful
condition. There has been too much moist
ure in the southern portion. In some cases
the acreage lias been i reduced , and in others
there bus been dami go from water stand-
ing on low places , bi t the trouble lins been
overstated by intcres ed people , and thcro is
reason to expect n good crop there with or
dinary weather from now on. The corn
planting is lute , and dn that account will run
great danger of hurt from frost in the end.
Forced Payment With n
TOPEKV , Kan. , May 25. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] A few days uiro tlio
firm of Smith Bros , ut Dorance fuiled. Lust
night some parties M'cnt to James Smith's
house and called him to the door. When ho
appeared they demanded that ho pay them
immediately SI , which they claimed he owed
them , and when ho told them ho was with
out funds they procured n rope nnd swore
they would hung him if ho aid not give
them at once n bonil whicli would secure
them. To save the .Voung man's life Squire
Jny , his fathcr-in-ln\jr , mndo out und signed
the paper , after whiqh the belligerent cred
itors retired. j
jJo
Jo Be Suicide.
i , Mo , , May 28. [ Special Tele
gram to Tuff BEu'.lJ Tlio lifeless body of
Mrs. Trucsdale , who lived in the north part
of the city , was found in the water works
reservoir this niornmg. She had boon in
poor health and lujid been receiving treat
ment nt tlio hand 'of Professor Reed , u
Christian science healer who has been oper
ating in this city forpomc time. She is sup
posed to have loft the house about midnight
last night nnd wundbrcd to the reservoir in a
fit of mental uberrutjon , leaped from the em
bankment and drowiied.
War iU'
LYXciini'ito , Vn. , May 23. An Advance
Abingdon special says the engineers of tlio
Tennessee Steel unt } Iron company , while
surveying in Wise tjbtinty on the 25th , wcro
attacked by a body toj men and two of the
party killed. The company guards employed
to protect the party were routed. Great
trouble is expected imd.settiers in the neigh
borhood have warnudjtho engineers to leuvo
immediately. The cause of the trouble is u
dispute over the possession of land which
both the sgttlurs und the company claim.
Grain In Blunt and Store.
CIIUHOO , May 28-fTlio ; visible supply for
the week ending May ( CO , ns compiled by the
secretary of the Chicago board of trade , is as
follows :
Bushels.
Wheat . . . 27 , < ; < )1,000
Corn . , . 8,2 < iS,000
Outs. . . . , . . . . . . 5,00:1,000 :
R.vo . \ , . 20(1,000 (
Burley . . . „ , BT'J.OOO .
H1- -
Crushed By an ISlovntor.
ST. JIMEPII , Mo. , May 2 $ . [ Special Tele-
to THE BEE. ] A , li. Rlclillcu , un old man
working ut Chase's commission house on
Main street , attempted to Jump on u moving
elevator early this morning , und before ho
could recow himsqlf was cuught in the ele
vator guard and his body frightfully man
gled. Ho died in three minutes.
It Fell Oil the Judge.
K\XPAS Cm- , May 28 , [ Special to THE
BEE. Judge John F , Philips , Justice of the
btuto court of appeals , was to-day badly in
jured by a crane erected along side a now
building fulling on him. He wus hurt in the
head and side.
A Wind Stcinii'H Work.
CLINTON , O. , May'si A wind and rain-
storjn this afternoon , blew down a portion of
the newly erected factory building of the
Dueber Watch Case company .causing a loss
RANDALL HAD AN OBJECTION ,
Ho Made It on the Nebraska Fort
Rebuilding Bill.
"
THE MEASURE IS NOW DELAYED.
A Citl7.cn of Sidney Neatly Conn-
dcnccd Tlio Food Adulteration
Sub-Committee Ho Won't
Go to DCS Mollies.
A Worthy Measure Delayed.
WASHINGTON BUUBAU Tun OMAHA Bnn , )
B13 FoUHTEUNTHSTIlBnT , V
WASHINGTON. D. C. . May 23.1
After two weeks of earnest effort Mr.
Dorscy obtained recognition to-day nnd took
up the bill for rebuilding Forts Hobinsqn ,
Nlobrara and Sidney. When the clerk , In
reading the bill , named the nmount of the
appropriations ( $100,000) ) , Mr. Randall sprang
to his feet nnd objected to further consider
ation as unanimous consent was necessary.
The bill was thus defeated. Mr. Dorsey was
very Indignant , especially at the objection
coming from Mr. Hundall , who said that
such an important bill should have time for
consideration nnd t > o taken up in the commit
tee of the whole. Mr. Dorscy replied and
said that ho urged the chairman of the com
mittee on nppropriations to consider the
measure nnd take the appropriations for
these forts in the general fortification bill ,
but that Mr. Rundull had refused , saying it
properly belonged to the committee on mili
tary affairs. Mr. Townshcnd , chairman of the
committee on military affairs , agreed with Mr.
Dorscy that the proper place was in the forti
fication bill. As neither of the distinguished
chairmen would condescend to consider the
bill in their respective committees he intro
duced the special bill which was thus de
feated to-day. Mr. Dorsoy told Mr. Uandall
that the forts would be cared for In the forti
fication bill in the senate and the conference
committee would have to appropriate the
amount ho asked for. By this action Mr.
Handall defeats an immediate appropriation
which will delay the rebuilding ot the forts
until late in the fall ut increased expense to
the government. Tlio general of the army
nnd secretary of war have both earnestly
urged immediate action in favor of the forts.
A 8IUNUY MAX COXFI11EXCEI ) .
Charles O. Hammer , of Sidney , Neb. , has
received u good deal of information since
arriving in Washington a few days ago. Ho
came here on his way to Europe , formed the
acquaintance of a young man named Max
Sherman , and was taken in. Sherman
claimed to have received considerable money
from friends In Germany , got into the confi
dence of Hammer and visited the hitter's
hotel the Mt. Vcrnon house. He staid over
night with him nnd departed early the next
morning with the watch anil S35 in cash be
longing to the citizen of Sidney. Hammer
complained to the police nnd Sherman was
found in Baltimore , brought back to Wash
ington , arraigned in the police court to-day ,
plead guilty to grand larceny and his case
has gene to the grand Jury.
1'IlEl'AltIXO A FOOll ADULTEUATION HIM , .
In pursuance of the resolution adopted a
couple of weeks ago , Chairman Hatch , of
the house committee on agriculture , to-day
announced a sub-committee composed of
Messrs. Burnett of Massachusetts , Stuhl-
neckerof New Yo.rk , Davidson of Alabama ,
Connor of Iowa n'ud Laird of Nebraska , to
take into consideration all of the bills which
have come before tlio committee on the sub
ject of food adulteration , nnd propose u new
bill covering the whole problem. This is the
result of the proposition to tax compound
lard and the investigation which followed by
the committee a couple of weeks after. The
committee refused to report the bill to tux
compound lard , and instead adopted a resolu
tion providing that n sub-committee should
make a new bill to include not only arti
ficial lard , but everything which would
como within tlio subject ot food adultera
tion , which will embrace nil kinds of canned
goods and condiments , syrups , sugars , teas ,
coffees nnd in fact everything that enters
into the composition of food , including the
adulteration of butter , milk and articles pro
duced on the farm , as well as in factories. .
The committee is > so much divided on the sub
ject that it is not probable it will report n
bill in this congress , or should it report one
would not receive consideration. Chairman
Hatch was added to thu sub committee by
by the sub-committee itself , and ho will as
sist in the work.
iMoi' . rowELi. AXD THE nis MOIXES SCHOOLS.
A morning newspaper of this Pity an
nounced to-day that Superintendent of
Schools Powell hud received an offer to become -
como superintendent of schools at DCS
Monies , and intimated ho would likely ac
cept. Prof. Powell stated to Tin : BUE corre
spondent this afternoon that thcro was no
trutli whatever in this announcement ; that
ho had not received u proposition to take
charge of the Des Moincs schools and that ho
had no idea of going there as superintendent ,
Ho said in explanation that ho presumed the
newspaper paragraph grow out of the fact
that he intended going to Des Monies m the
latter part of August to take charge of the
Iowa normal institute , which would last a
month. Ho goes to Sun Francisco In July to
participate in educational matters , and upon
iiis return will stop at DCS Moincs.
HEl'OIITEl ) THE LAND HIM , ,
The senate committee on public lands have
reported tlio bill upon which they liavo been
engaged for three months past fortho amend
ment of the general land laws. Among tlio
provisions are those for the repeal of the
timber culture pre-emption and desert land
acts , but with safeguards uy which the rlgh's
of present entrymen shall bo respected.
Senator Paddock had incorporated in the bill
as a portion thereof u bill which ho intro
duced ten days ago , providing that In making
final proof on timber culture claims , the
eight years of cultivation required by the
uui shall begin to run from the time the
ground Is prepared and the trees planted ,
This construction of tiio law bun been the
rnlo of the department for yours until a
month or BO ago , when Secretary Vilns de
cided that proof could not bo accepted until
eight years from the time when the last of
the. trees required were planted , and thus
actually demanded tbo cultivation of the
ground for from ten to fifteen years.
MIt01H.liNEOUS ,
Ben Thomas of Pnpillion , Neb , , Marian
Woodward of Lenox , . Decutur county , In , ,
andlames M , Kelly of Macedonia , la , , were
to-day admitted to practice before the in
terior department.
Thcro will be an organization within n few
days of the special committee appointed by
the president pro tern of the senate under the
Vest resolution to investigate the cattle
transportation nnd beef packing trade of the
country. The BUb-coininitteo was appointed
on Saturday and consists of Senator Vest ,
chairman , and Senators Plumb. Culloin ,
Munderbon and Coke. Senator Manderson
told THE BEE correspondent this afternoon
that the general outline of the work to be
done would bo agreed upon ut as early u day
us possible , so Unit the members could facili
tate work in various ways , The Investiga
tion is to bo conducted during the recess of
congress this summer or full.
Major A. Clancy and wife , who have been
spending a week of their honey moon In
Washington , loft this afternoon on the con-
grcbslonul limited for Now York where they
will remain until the middle of the week ,
They will then start for lowu , stopping over
u day en route ut IndlunupolU und two or
three days at Chicago , Their homo is ut
Des Moincs. The major Is wcil known nil
over the state.
By direction of the secretary of war a
board of olllcers , to consist of Lieutenant
Colonel George L , Gillcsple , corps tof en
gineers , Lieutenant Colonel Hichard L.
Odoro , Fifth artillery , Captain Hogcrs Bir-
nio , Jr. , ordnuuee department , is appointed
to meet at the army building in New
York City on the id ! day of Juno for
tho' purpose of determining upon a
BUitablo locality for proving ground and for
other purposes , under such Instructions as
may bo conveyed to the board by thu chlol of
ordnance. The board will visit such locali
ties in the performance of its duties ns maybe
bo necessary.
Postofilccs have been discontinued In Ne
braska ns follows : Bluff ton , Sherman
county , mall to North Loup ; Driftwood ,
Hitchcock county , mail to Culbcrtson ; Jeri
cho , Sherman county , mall to Loup City ;
Hotcn , Custcr county , mall to Lcvetu
The following special mail service in lown
has been ordered discontinued : Jericho ,
Chlckasaw county ; Newklrk , Sioux county ;
Wymun , Page county ; Wales , Montgomery
county. PEIIIIT S. HEATH.
Postal ClintiKCR.
WASHINGTON , May 28. ( Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] A postoflleo was established
at Trcmamo , Hamilton county , fown , A. 1) .
MclClnney , postmaster.
FIFTIETH > NGHKSS.
Senntc.
WASHINGTON , May 28.In the senate Mr.
Frye , from the committee on commerce , re
ported back the river nnd harbor appropria
tion bill. The report of the committee , ho
said , could not possibly bo ready under n
week. Whenever it was ready ho would call
up the bill.
The senate then went Into executive
session and remained with closed doors till 5
o'clock. Then the doors were reopened and
the senate proceeded ( still in executive
session ) to vote on the following resolution ,
which wnsnpreed to without division :
Resolved , That the injunction of secrecy bo
removed from all proceedings of the senate
in reference to the treaty with Great Britain ,
now under consideration ,
The senate then adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON , Mny 28. Under the call of
states the following bills and resolutions
wcro introduced and referred :
By Mr. Vest of Illinois Appropriating
$2'.io,0)0 ( ) for rebuilding the government dam
at Hock Island arsenal.
By Mr. Chcndlo of Indiana ( by request )
To retire ex-soldiers nnd sailors who have
been wounded in battle after twenty-one
years of service in the civil service.
The following bills wcro introduced nnd
referred :
By Mr. Townsheml of Illinois Providing
for nn assistant secretary of wur.
By Mr. Plumb of Illinois ( by request ) To
provide for issuing bonds to refund the na
tional debt.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the legislative , executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill. In connection with
the action on the salary of the
first auditor of the treasury , Mr. Kerr
of Iowa commented on civil service reform
us practiced by the democratic partjymd seut
to the cleric's dcslc and had read a circular
letter to tlio federal office holders In Iowa ,
written by the secretary of the democratic
state committee of Iowa , asking for volun
tary contributions. A sharp interchange on
tlio merits of the civil service law and thu nt-
titudo of the two parties toward it , then took
place between Messrs.Vcaver off'Iowa.
Stcelo of Indiana , Cannon of Illinois , and
others.
On motion of Mr. Kerr of Iowa , the salary
of tlio assistant treasurer at NewOrllcans
was fixed at &f,000 instead of 1,500 , s pro
posed by the bill.
After completing consideration of sixty of
the 110 pages of the bill , the committee rose. ,
Mr. Townshcnd of Illinois , from the com
mittee on military affairs , reported the army
appropriation bill , and it was referred to the
committee of the whole.
Adjourned.
The Senate Mnde Sonic Changes.
aWASiiiXQTON , March 28. The completed
river and harbor bill has been reported to
the senate. The bill as it ramo from the
house carried an aggregate appropriation of
$19,005,783. As reported to the senate this
morning it appropriates $21,388,783 , the in
crease being § 1,783,000. The principal
changes , as compared with the bill previously
reported by tbo committee and recommitted ,
are the following : The laws creating the
Missouri river commission arc repealed. The
following provisions , designating localities
where the appropriation for the Missouri
river shall bo expended , arc inserted , 75- ,
000 at or near Kansas City , Mo. ; Sr5CO ! ) at
or near St. Joseph , Mo. ; $ ,10,000 ut or near
Arrow Rock , Mo.75,000 ; nt or near Leaven-
worth , Kan. ; i7,000 at or near Atchison ,
Kan. Tlio total appropriation for the Mis
souri is increased to § 1,100,000.
Wellington Briefs.
After all the tedious investigations nnd ex
penditures of time nnd money to arrive at
what is regarded as an equitable basis upon
which to extend the time for payment to tbo
government of the indebtedness of the Pa
cific railroad companies , it is becoming moro
and moro visible every day that there is very
little likelihood , if any , that nnnl action will
bo taken in this congress. Tlio indebtedness
of the Pacific railroads to the government
affords a study for the wisest men in con
gress , nnd puts their Judgment to the high
est test.
These corporations o\vo somewhere be
tween four and six hundred million dollars ,
which they borrowed of the government nt
the time the roads wcro constructed , and the
indebtedness is approaching maturity. Thcro
huvo been so many statements made us to the
reason the companies cunnot meet their
obligations within the time of contract , and
so many reports about the treasuries of these
corporations having been robbed , nnd men
growing millionaires from them , that the
opinions of men in both branches of congress
huvo become transitory , and what one be
lieves to-day should bo done is transposed
into something else to-morrow. The question
must bo passed upon by the house first , nnd
there uro various bills upon the subject now
on the calendar.
A BKUMN QUASH.
Theater AVnllH Fall Burying Work-
innii in tlio HiiliiH.
ICnpurtoM ISSSliy James Ginilnn litniictt.l
BEIIUX , May 28.Now [ York Herald
Cubic Special to Tun BEE. ] Imperial bul
letins huvo temporarily retired to-duy from
public interest in favor of the theatrical
calamity tills morning nt the Sclmnspiel
Haus. This sustains the relation to Berlin
that the Theater Fruncuis does to Paris. For
EOUIO time changes In its Btrurturalrelations ]
have been progressing. At ten minutes
past 7 this morning a singular crack
ing sound wus heard , and only very few
workmen were ublo to escape before the en
tire muss of scaffolding , four stories in height ,
suddenly fell with u tromcnduuus crush.
Clouds of dust continued to hover over the
heap of runs. After the dust subsided the
building was found to be filled almost to the
height of the stairs with debris , from which
loud cries and groans were issuing , After
the first alarm the firemen und others cauu
to the rescue. They improvised a sort of
ambulance hospital where the wounded wcro
temporarily bandaged. The theater is sur
rounded by vast crowds , The cause of the
accident is believed to bo chiefly duo to the
fall of a heavy beam , weighing several hun
dred weight. Berlincrs In America will bo
glad to know that the bronze groups by
Hauch and the Tiecks famous bronze Pcgas-
sus remain ,
Another CtiHhlcr Gone
ST. PAHIS , O. , May 2S. E. V. Rhodes ,
cashier of the First National bank , was ar
rested nnd gave bond for las appearance before -
fore the United States commissioners. Ho
is charged with embezzling the funds of the
bank.
DOIII Pitdrn's Condition.
MII.AX , May 23. The emperor of Brazil
passed n good night and is stronger this
morning , _
Bouses Declare It Off
New YOUK , May 24. This was thu last
day given the strikinc ; Journeymen brewers
to return to woi- ) ( , and an the men have not
dOne so the b'oss brewers have declared the
strike at On cad.
SHERIDAN GROWING BETTER ,
Favorable Turn In the Condition of
the Gouornl.
HE SAYS HE FEELS SPLENDID.
He Mny Once More Bo Up nnd About *
Jilt ) PhynlolaiiH Say , lUit They
Have no Hope of Ulti
mate Itccovcry.
A Turn For the Better.
WASHINGTON , May 28. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEE. ] The latest reports from Gen
eral Sheridan's sick bed Indicate n decidedly
f.ivorablo turn in his condition. At 0 o'clock
this evening the physicians in attendance re
port that that the general was looking nnd
feeling better than ho had for forty-eight
hours previously. All day yesterday , not
withstanding newspaper reports to the con
trary , General Sheridan was delirious. Ho
turned uneasily In his bed nnd muttered un
intelligibly. The ( .welling in his limbs occa
sioned by oedema , as the result of sluggish
ness of circulation , Increased. Later in the
night there was n decided turn for the worse
nnd for several hours each moment
was expected to bo his last. Early
this morning the general's pulse
became more normal , the swelling-
In Ills limbs decreased , and when the consul
tation of the physicians was held it was uni
versally decided that n turn for the better
had taken place. During the day ho has
been conscious with few exceptions , has rec
ognized friends , and had absolutely no return
of the lust sinking spells. The house has
been besieged to-day with cullers and many
pedestrians and carriages have turned into
Rhode Island avenue , passing the general's '
house. While there Is no expectation that
General Sheridan will recover permanently
from the attack from which ho has been suf
fering , some hopes are held out to-night that
bo will rally sufficiently from the attack
under favorable conditions to bo oneo more
up and about , "ills career , however , " said
one of the physicians in attcnduncc , "hna
cdned , and whatever the present results
may be they cannot bo very long delayed. "
Bulletins From the Bedside.
WASHINGTON , May 28. The fol'owlng '
bulletin , prepared at 8:80 : p. m. and issued at
9:30 : p in. , says : Sheridan passed a most
comfortable day. Ho dozed at intervals nnd
about 5 p. in. hud a quiet sleep of nearly nn
hour's ' duration , from which ho awoke fcol-
ing refreshed and cheerful. He has slept
occasionally since. His mind is perfectly
clear. Ho is stronger. His pulse gained in
force and regularity and at no time ex-
cecded 110. His respiration shows grcnt Im
provement and the ncrution of blood better.
Oedema of the legs has entirely disappcaicd.
He takes sufficient food and Ills tongue , pre
viously much coated , is now clear. His se
cretions are normal. Ho says ho feels
splendid.
Midnight There is little to addto the 8:80
o'clock Htutcincnt. Sheridan's favorable
condition continues. Ho sleeps easily and
lestfully , wakes occasionally , makes some ra
tional remarks and goes to sleep again.
MERCHANTS OBJECT.
Chicago Jobbers Kick on
Jt Northern KIUOH.
CHICAGO , May S3. A number of local Job
bers who tire dissatisfied with the policy of
discrimination against Chicago by tlio Bur
lington & Northern road met to-day at the
rooms of the Chicago freight , bureau to con
sider the mutter. General Freight Agent
Humblin , of thut road , and General Freight
Agent Morton , of the "Q" road , were present
on invitation , -and a somewhat animated discussion -
cussion took plnce. Humblin took the po
sition that as his road hud no local business
to speak of it was Justified in meet
ing the through rates made by the
lake nnd rail lines in order to obtain
a portion of the business. Ho said
the Burlington & Northern was willing to
abandon the business if Chicago merchants
will bhow wherein they would bo benefited
by It. The claim wus inudo that other Chicago
cage roads were cutting rates from the sea
board to Mississippi river points via Chicago.
No decisive action was taken , but there is
little doubt that the mcrchtints will bring
about an investigation of the matter by the
inter-state commerce commission.
Tariff Hates on Ijlve Slock.
CHICAGO , May 28. The roads between the
Missouri river nnd Chicago huvo been au
thorized by Chairman Midgely to make tariff
rates on live stock apply to thirty-four foot
curs , with proportionate reduction on curs of
less length , pending the sett lenient of the
question. _ _
Blalnc Slightly Indisposed.
[ CV > ji/rf0if ! ? iKHS tin Jamr * ( ionton licnnctt. ]
PAKIS , May 28. [ New York Herald Cable
Speeiul to THE BEE. ) Blalno has been
ill for several days from influenza. He con
tracted a chill nt Fort German on Saturday
afternoon. lie was very feverish that even
ing , On Saturday his temperature reached
an alarming point und > two physicians were
summoned to the hotel. Hindu , one of them ,
pronounced Mr , Bluino to bo suffering from
infiucnza und from malaria. At a late hour
to-night Bluino wus much better and was
ordered n beef bleak. Ho will not bo nblo
to leave for London until Friday , when ho
biiid ho would meet Mr. Andrew Carncglo
nnd go with him , Bluino bus been given the
refusal of n passage on the Cuniird fctcamer
which leaves Liverpool Juno 80 ,
Iowa
WASHINGTON , Mny 28. | Special Telegram
to THE BEE ] The following pensions were
granted to lowans to-day : Original Invalid
Randolph Seoonovor , Madrid ; Coinelius
Squires , Pella ; Amos Johnson , Jefferson ;
David A. Wilkins , Kcokuk ; Juincs Luther ,
Farmlngton ; Justus G. Fordyco , Riverside.
Increase Calvin N , Anderson , Russell ;
James F. llowo , EinincttBbura ; Jos. Q.
Scoonovcr , Garrison ; Charles Havens , Sid
ney. Reissue Cuin Billings , Mayiiard.
Originul widows , etc. Louisa S. , widow of
Jos. C , Kern , Clurindu ; Harriott , widow of
Uriah Johnson , Hast DCS Moincs , Mexican
survivors George Pattco , Aekley ; David
McGuffoy , Pittsburg ; Albert Springer , Millville -
villo ; James Myers , alias Aljoe , Hloomlleldi
Andrew J. Marshall , Maxwell.
The United I'reHbytcriaiio.
CUUAU RAi'ins , Ja. , May 28. The United
Presbyterian assembly spent the entire day
In the consideration of the reports of the
committees on the vurious church boards.
Rev. S. J. B. Leo of New York , J. M. French
of Ohio , and J , W. Martin of Massachusetts ,
were appointed a committee to report on the
stuto of religion ( or the coming year. The
question ot baptism by immersion was dis
cussed and referred back to the committee.
Forty thousand dollars wus uppropi iatcd to
the I rccdmun's mission. At the evening ses
sion the report of the committee on foreign
missions was considered.
Delighted Over a Kitllway.
ST. PKTBIISIIUHO , May 28. The city of
Sainurcund Is the' scene of great rejoicing
over the , opening of the now ruilwuy to thp
Caspian sea. The formal opening will tulai
place on the anniversary of the coiOiuUigu ot
Alexander III.