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ram THE OMAHA BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , JTJLY 18. 1SS8 , NUMBER 30. j A MURDEROUS COSSPIRACY , Inspector Bonflold of OhlciiBO TJn- onrtho Another Dynamite Plot , A REIGN OF TERROR AVERTED. Arrest ofThrco fllon on tlio Clmrge of AltcinitliiK | to Oointntt a Cownrdly Murder Moro Arrests Kxncctcel. Aneither Dynninltc IMot. CHICAGO , July 17. [ Spcclul Telegram to Tun HEE.I Anarchy , It seems , Is not by nny means elcud in Chicago. A ulot on the part of several nnnrchlsts thirsting to tsvcngo the death of Spies , Lmgg und the others , to take the lives of Judges Gary and Grlnnoll , Inspector specter Honfie-ld nnel others , besides conlcm- plating the destruction of the board of trade und other costly buildings In the heart of the ; city , was nipped In the bud by the police to day. It was a neat bit of work , which was rendered possible ) only by the fact that one of the plotters lost courage at nearly the last moment bcforo the execution of thelrdcslgns nnd sought the advice of a friend. This friend , horrified nt the news , burn-led to In epcctor Hontleld with his tulo , and Uio rcsull whs tno arrest this morning of Franl Ilronok , Frank Chuppck nnd Fran Choi bowa , and the seizure of a quantity of dyna mite and prepared bombs , which were to be used in uvciy short time. The three con splrators uro nil Hohetnlnus , nnd it is note worthy thtit they are the first of that na tlonulity to be identified In any manner will anarchy. The Itohotnlnns of the bctte ; Classens have ever been eager to express tiieii opposition to it , and hnvo alelod the police it Inoro v.-ii.yu than one * , both now and in tin past. past.Hronck Hronck was an intimate friend of Loui Llngg , the executed bombmakcr , and ha Blnco last November cherished thoughts o avenging the death of the "martyrs. " IL finally decided to organize a "groupe , " sim liar to those of the days gone by , but mucl more limited nnd bound to tlto strictest sc crccy. Ho found able lieutenants In the per Rons of Chupifk nnd Chelbown , nnd the ! plot went along swimmingly , several other being taken in , but not into full confidence Not content with dynaniito bombs and re volvcr.s , Ilionek tinned himself und his twi en-conspirators with poisoned daggers , tin ( .lightest scratch from which would suffice ti produce death. July lib those three men prowled nbou Jilelgo Grlnnell'B house , studying how 1 might Twst bo attacked. As they were ieaV Ing the vicinity they met tlio Judge face I inco mid looked at him In so ferocious i manner that bis attention was attracted , am ho reported the ) mutter to Inspector Itonlieli the next , day. This aroused the latcn suspicions of the police , nnd n careful watel was kept over the houses whcio attack might bo feared. Inspector Houtlold workei on the cjso for hoveral days with out success , nnel probably woule not hnvo learned anything dcllnlt yest , had it not been for the fiiiut-honrteeliics of ono of the trie ) , who , becoming conscicnc ntriehen at the thought of the enormity o the contemplated crime , went to u prominen Hohcmiun friend nnd unbosomed lilnindl asking for advice. As stated above , this gci tlemnn hurried to Inspector Honlleld , w'hc with this important aid , was cnablcel to rn down the e-onKjiirators in tinio to prevent th consummation of their designs. Tno stor. of the cujitiiro ot the men is told in an Intel view with the inspector be'low. To your coi respondent ho said this evening : "Judges Grinncll and Gary wore to b blown up by thcso fcllowa , und that is nil will Buy. You may add , however , that w have been nwaro of this dl.ibolical plot fo ooino time , and 1 think tliero will bo anotbt wholesale hanging. The explosion at th Hiiymurket could not bo compared to thii Hundreds of lives would have boon sacn Heed had woiotlicovered it. " Everybody supposeel that the trouble wit the revolutionary spirit among the nuarcl ists had died out nnel no further troub. was anticipated , but a conspiracy hns bcc quietly brewing among the friends of Spie ; Parsons nnd the rest , and n diabolical pit was hatched nnd hundreds of lives wcro I taken. As stated nbovo , Honltulel has bee nwnro of tlio plots of the anarchists for son tiino and bus been quietly waiting until tl ovldonco was complete. Yesterday ufteinooii Officers Hohai Mnrthu , Miller. Nordrum and Llcutciiai r.llieitt woio ordered to report at the cetitr , fetation on important secret duty nt" o'cloe thb morning. At the appointed hour n wcro on hand , and Inspector Bon Hold m the men nnd told them to see that the weapons wcio in good condition. Hondo Hilt at his desk while tlio men were ove. hauling tholr revolvers , putting in no rai-tridgcs in place of tlio old , t > o that ovoi 1 h.iot would toll. Tlio inspector was bu ! looking over HOIUO memoranda , ns quiet ui unconcerned us though there wus nothing mind. It nearly importance on his . was o'i'louk when ho rose and said : "Aro ye ready , bo.vsi" "The boys" had been rcaliuoss for half an hour , und had bjcn ui nlilo to curb thuiilinputlcnco so well as In the'tr chiof. The seven men , with Honlleld t icir head , filed out of the central station ai it ira Jo their way to the Dcorim ; street stutlo In tlio ineantimo every officer utthatstatlr had been ordered on reserve duty. The W'-B trodblo threatened at the eloe-ks of I Jr Hot steel works , they were told. It was fntt that some men from nnothcr dock h li a put to work with the men nt the .foil iliuks , and , this being known to all t nfhfi'rs in the district , iilluyod nil puspicl that might huvo been caused had they be luvuro that the order ! , to hold ull the men reserve linet been sent from headquurto ; nnd that seven picked men from the ceuli K'.r.li.m would boon their ground long bcfi dKjli.lit. ! _ n after 4 o'clock the inspectnv nnd 1 ine-ii proe-ecdeel to Hie corner of Thirty-tin htix"t nnel Ashlnnd nvcnuo , near where o of tlio lending conspirators resided. T liM-hO was closely watched. The Inspect c\pi ctcd to find a doz. H or mare auurchl' ' at , tl.o house , but his information on tl pe'n' piovcd incorrect , ns only two men we fo vii. One of the suspected men eamo fn the loi'.Bo Just before daylight , and ho v quutty taken Into custody. Ihc onlcers i mediately entered thei dwelling and nnotl concplrutor was found. Under hU pill Avns n Unifo nnd a revolver , and upon scaie Ing tlo ( rexiin twelve sticks of dynnmiti enough to blow up tlio Grnnel Paclllo ho nnd the boarel of trade were found in u elof ! The eifrtcers lle'xt visited n houbo in Qul htrcct , nnel another of the suspected n wns arrested nnd taken to tlio Dooring str r.tutlon , and from there iilltheso wcro broui down town to tlio city hull. A largo epiunt or dynuniito wnsuleo feintid in tlio house * Qulnn i trceit. t It uri.ld that ouo of the men arrested v unelei'iirivst soon after thu explosion of ' bomb nt the Huymarkct. but was sut fluently released. According to ono of i iHilicn et'.leers high in command , ub twentj dotermlned murderora were in ronipi's i y. unel they wcro , ut a eortiiin In r.fur m,1111 : 111,10 boat the home ? of Grinn CJavy , Jioi.lleld , Frank Walker , Gout SUUs uul others prominent in the pi-osc lion. Dinamlto wus to bo plucotl beno the * hoi't' of tht'to and the powerful ex | eivoavrro to bo touched oft siiniiltnncov nnd a wheilosalo raizn of terror lnnug\ii-nt The bj.ud of trade was to bo blown to Kk.v ut the same time. . Tills was the plot detail , aid further arrests will proba bring to tight an even greater nnticlpu bloody hertur , Mr. HubbarU , the chief polui * , aJmiUcd the plot to n siisainnto ll.oro in-oiulncnt in bringing Splea ; iuuUU ircw to the gillowb , but M.OU the ieie a if uiiy general uprising or tbo fctrUctiuuof the boarel nt trade ornnv ot bulldiiiir. The discovery of tlio plot wo shrewd pU'e-o of detective work , and Bivi'ior Houllohl U entitled to ir.oi-o t credit. For the last fivn ni'ditn lie leatcely 3ept , anvVho bus ; iot c/en trn ; the affair to his brother officers. Ho had chnrgo nt the "Q" trouble , nnd in both coses his efforts were untiring. Exactly how ho discovered the plot ho refused to divulge. His methods nro not to be inado public , and not oven during the preliminary trial of the men will the affair come out. When ho had Information that the wholesale murder was Intended he Intrusted several of his best men wit > i the secret. The news of the plot has created a great sensation here , nnel tlio fooling to-night Is Intense. At the time of the anarchist trou ble's It wns freely assorted that the friends of the men who were hanged nnd sent to prison for participation in the Hnytnarket truecdy would revenge themselves upon the officials who were Instrumental in securing the con- vlct'on of Parsons , Spies , ct nl. Dynnmlto wus to bo used for this purpose , nnel it was after these threats hud been made that the residences of Judge Gray , Stuto'H Attorney' Grinholl nnd one or two others wcro cunrdcd einy und night by policemen. After uwliile the excitement in sonio tncusnro subsided , nnd the guards around the houses were with- draxvn , nnd the people gtmcrally believed that unarch.xlhud been crushed out. Inspector Honlleld to-night told the story of the plot and the capture. Ho said that the fact that u conspiracy cxisteel eamo to him from n Uohomian on the north side , who o name ho declined to give. "We learned Uio whereabouts of the men late last niirht nnd procured warrants for tno arrest of them. Hcsldca Lieutenant Elliott nnd lour of bis men , wo had two other officers nlong who spoke linhoiiiinn. The first pluco wo visited was No. y Furiell street , where Hronok , the chief of tlio trio , lived. Wo arrived there nbout 4 o'cloclc In the morning and e-oncludcd not to enter , but to wait for developments. The fellow eamo out nbout 7 o'clock and wo arrested him without difficulty , bo being taken by surprise. His name was John Hronek and his ago nbout thirty We searched the house and found a small portion of dynamite. Wo'also found over two dozen bombs , about four inches long , of cast iron , Lieutenant Mnlmnoy wus then telephoned tc nnd arrested Frank Clmpck at No. 405 Twentieth street. Chupek's house was not searched. Chebown was then arrested b.v our party. In his custody was found cighl half pound packages of dynamite inbolce ! "Aetna No. ! J , " one ! some lombs , tlio same as those found on Farrell street. The _ pi-is onors will bo prosecuted under section fi4 which provides for n sentence of from five tc twenty-llvo years for having dynamite in un lawful possession. " Coiue-s to the Surface CniCAno , July 17. Mrs. A. H. Parsons wa ; informed of the arrest of the anarchists nne nskcd if she knew anything nbout the mat ter. She said that If there was any conspir acy it had been hatched by the police. She saiel that the police have not murdered nnj unare-hisls slnco November , and are thirstiiif for blood. "If Gury and Grinnoll uro nol killed soon I will kill them myself. " Point ing to her ten-year-old son , she continued ; "Whntelo you suppose I am raising him for I shall teach him that his father wns mur dcred , and those red-hnndca butchers hae better look out. " NO MO 1113 OINGKIl .Jiieljc ; Crouch Says It Conies Undci the llan of Prohibition. WATEIII.OO , la. , July 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun HI-.E. ] Judge Crouch bus jus filed nn opinion in certain saloon cases whicl were submitted to him at the last term o court in Huchnnnn e-otinty which disposes o u question that has occupied the attention o all the courts for the past six years. The an loons hero for a number of years have bcci soiling a beverage known as ginger ale. I usually contains in the neighborhood of 3po cent of alcohol. The justice courts In number of instances hnvo hold thii tnls amount of alcohol was nn intoxicating , nnd they were sustnlna by the district court in this view. The Cedu Kniiiils chemists invariably testified that ni ordinarily healthy person woulei have t drink n largo eiuuntity of it before it woul produce intoxication. Judge Croucli no\ holels that if there to any mult in the bcvai age , nnel it would produce intoxication i taken in nny quantity , it comes under th ban of the law. This decision knocks th last prop from under the saloon interests i this district. The court grants a perpotun Injunction against the building nnd the si loonists , und orders the sheriff to nt one close the saloons and sell the fixtures to nice the costs. TI1K MAIUHTTA OKXTKXNIAI ; . An Oriitlon Tl- Senator Kvurts nncl . Grand Historical Pageant. MAHIETTA , O. , July 17. The contonmn grows in Interest. To-day senator W. 1 Wallace'presided. . The morning oration wa by Senator Evarts , of New York. It wns ; masterly discussion of the situation that lei to the ordinance of 17S7 and the fruit thf followed the settlement hero. He ehve upon the divine purpose in making this com try one from ocean to ocean , nnel treated < the causes that kept this vast counti so long n wilderness , attributing it to slaver , In the afternoon Hon. J. W. Hclknnp i Michigan presided. An address wns dell creel by Louis G. Palmer , of that state , fo lowe-d by N. F. Smith , representing lllinoi Tills evening there wus given in the hull magnificent historical pageant reprcscntir the landtm : hero , the inauguration of S Cluir , the first court , the Ulenner-Hnssc drama and other scenes , In which the e'O tunics and furniture of the early settle wcro used. I-'onnd Howies' Homo. G LEsnunej , 111. , July 17. United Stnt Marshal Marsh nnd two deputies broug Informer Bowles hero this morning to tc the tiulh of his story that a dynamite cai ridge hail been pkiocd on the Hurllngti track northeast of here , nnd subsequent ! in consequence of the fear of results , In been concealed in a hedge near by. Tl officers and railroad officials in a number of municipal officers and citize went to tlin spot that Howies indicated , ni after I'onsldci-.iblo digging found u dynnml cartridge. It is of the "Heivuics" kind ai had caps nn both ends. It is now in t hands of the railroad officials. The shcr nnd the other officers then went to the hnr of Gcorgo Chirk , ono of tlio leading brothi hood cnginciii-s , ami put him under arrest n tituto warrant. Clark made no nwlstiin nnel woulei say nothing savu to assert tils i noccnco. The Teachers * ConviMitinn. SANFIIANCISCO , July 17. There were proceedings of the teachers' convention day. The tluio was devoted to making t rounds of the various hoadeniurtors nnd vis ing fdonds. Every train to-day broil ; hundreds of now arrivals. In the ovorla n trains of the Union Paelllo there were tin Bands of people , nnd the trains from t south brought several hundred moro. T convention opened this evening with a grn welcome * concert at Mechanics' pavlllicn. Addresses of introduction and welcoi wcro delivered by Ira G , Ilo.vt , supcrintci cnt of schools , and Governor Wutcrmi Mayor Pond then welcomed the visilors behalf of the city. Hcsputisos wcro mndo PrtMdemt Aui'on Core , ot Denver , Seeruti James H. CanHeld , of Lwronce , Kan. , n Vice President W. O. Sheldon , of Boston. Colonel Ilrlco Kloetoel Clintrnian , NKW V'oiiK , July 17. The democratic. : t tonal campaign couimittco has elcc' Colonel Calvin L. Hrico chulnmiu. The president of the nulionul ussoelut of deiinocrutiu clubs lias ficlexlcd the folk Ing executive eiominiltco : Chas Ogd Ncbrjsku ; Hnidjpy G. S'hley , Wiseons Ataxundcr T. Anklnir , Minnesota ; Hni Wells Hnslto , Maryland ; H. G Monroe , N York ; Harry N. Colllson , MPssuchusyt Lawrcnco Uurdacr , Dlstrlet of Columbia. IT- Death of n Hallrond Man. Six Fitisi-i'co , July 17 , Henry I1. SI in wood , agent tor the Pae'Jlo coast of the C isd. capo , t Northwestern railway , died In t d. city of hcurt trouble last evuuing. BACEREISEN'S ' TONGUE DID IT Oonfldoncos Exchanged With Bow- los With Dlsnstroua Bcaults. THE LATTER BLOCKS THE GAME. Negotiation * * Knlel to ho 1'ciulinit for n Settlement of the Strike Chief * Arthur niul Sargent In terviewed. Iloth Sielc 4 arc Tired. Cnicino , July 1" . [ Special Telegram to Tun UEE.J The striking engineers niul fire men on the Darlington want to go ( jack to work. The Burlington ofilcluls want to take them. Propositions on both sides have been maJo nncl uro being considered. The road wants the strike declared off , the men to ap ply for work In the ordinary way , and as innny bo tAuced as possible. The strikers arc willing to admit elefoat tucltly , but want to bo exonerated entirely from connection with nny alleged acts of violence , and would llko certain temporary changes In the "Q" man- ngcmcnt , so Una the nlTalr might liavo the appearance of mutuiil concessions. Tills last Idea the Hurlington management will not fall in with , and the matter remains lor the pres ent In statu quo. Chief Arthur has gone to St. Paul , but will return next , week. Above everything else ho mints to clear the skirt" of the brotherhood from nil complicity In tht use of dynamite , mid fs willing to sacrifice almost everything to that end. If ho can not adjust matters ontho basis mentioned above ho will try to effect a compromise in SOUK other way. Ono of the Intcicsting features of to-day's developments in the alleged dynamite cast , was the elucidation of the real reason wlij Howies made his confession. The night be fore ho hud his conference with the United States district attorney , ho passed in tm s-amo cell with Hauerclsen. During the night they conversed freely. "I'm sorry for you , Howies , " broke ou1 buuoreison suddenly , ' 'but if you have to gc to the 'pen' wo will take care of youi family. " "If I go to the 'pen , ' " rejoined Bowles , "you won't bo far behind. " "Don't you fool yourself with any sucli idea as that , " was the reply , "I'll never go tc prison. 1 know u trick worth two of that. " Just what Hauereisen meant by those re marks is only known to himself. Howies however , thought tli.it Hauereisen intondee to muko a confession and so free himself b' turning Mate's evidence. Ho resolved n' ' once to block this game ? , niul the next morn ing did so effectually by telling Mr. Ewini nil that lie knew about the ease. One of the morning papers printed a state incut to-day to the effect that Chief Arthu had been arrested last , night. Such wni no the fact , however , as neither the civic noi the r.iilroad authorities have the least idea n molesting the chief of the brotherhood Ciiiofs Arthur and Sargent were both feel .ing very pleasant when seen by n reporte this afternoon. Mr. Arthur would sa ; nothing about the probable results , of yester day's conference. Ho said neither Sargcn nor himself had authority to declare tin strike off , and in case of an agreement bclnj reached , the matter would have to bo dccidci by a majority vote of the moinbeis. He tool occasion once more to express his utter dc tcstatlon of the dynamite business , and hi sonow that the slightest suspicion in con ncction with it attached to any brothcrhooi man. man.Chief Sargent said : "Wo had a vor ; pleasant conlerenco with the ofticials of tin Q.1 road , which may lead to the end of tin strike. Mind , I don't saj it will , but it uiaj I don't know anything about the elymunit plot , and will bclicyo the men innocent unt ! they tire proven guilty. That is the part o lair-minded . " every - man. Manugcr Stone and Detective Pinkcrtoi hail a long consultation to-day , Presided Perkins being present part of the time. Thread road hns , it is claimed , evidence which wonl warrant the arrest of several more men fo complicity in the dynamite conspiracy , bu the olfieers have not yet made up their mind whether to place them in custody o not. It was to discuss thl question that the conference wu held this morning. No delinite conclusio was reached , but the idea seemed to preva that it would bo better to wait for furtho developments before taking any decisiv steps. In other words , it was practirall decided to wait until nnothcr confcronc with Arthur and Sargent was had bofot adopting extreme measures. Preside ! Perkins , it Is understood , voiced the sent incut of a number of this eastern dircctoi when ho said that while it * vr not the intention of the roa to pursue n less vigorous polic in prosecuting the men already under arres they did not deem it wise to aggravate tl brotherhood by making any further arresl unless they had evidence that was absolute ! certain to cause n conviction. In the opinin of some of the otlicers this evidence bus in been secured except in the case of Glarl who was arrested in Oalesburgthis rnorulni GAI.L.SIIUIIO , July 17. George Mile another striking engineer , was arrested t day for complicity in the alleged attempt 1 blow up a train oil May 20. Chief Arthur 'fallen. CHICAGO , July 17. Chief Arthur said tli morning , in the course of n conversation , th he would not and did not countenance ai violence whatever on the part of the mei bers ot the brotherhood against the Hurlin ton road. Continuing , ho said : "I am vci soiry to think that nny member of our ord < has done an overt act. I know not as y whether the strike will bo declaied off not. " Arthur subsequently said that if was proven that nny member of the brothe hood hud used Riieh means to gain the cm dcsliod that ho would ho immediately o polled from the order. Chief Arthur loft to-night for Clovolan In conversation with a reporter touching tl Hitrliiigton strike ho said : "Wo wanted cc tain things of the railroad. They were n given , and wo hud the right to quit and tl Hurlington hud the right to employ oth men.Vo inado a nervy light and have bci beaten at it. There Is no use saying nn thing olso. It would bo better for t ! men and the road that the strike bo declnr off , and the strikers sculc work elsewhere return to the Hurlington. The road has wo but at great expense. The brotherhood n lost none of its members , but has gain EOU1C. - The Nun of Kontnni'C. NEW Yonu , July 17. [ Social Telegram THE Hii,1 : A startling story has bci broucht.to light that Shier Mary Fram Cluro , known to Christendom as the "N of Kcnmare , " had renown-ad the Catho faith ; that her cuso was in some rcspc < unalagous to that of I ) , * . McGlynn , and tli the lady had enlisted in the army "Father" O'Connor's converted Catholu Two of the principal authorities for this i nnunccment urn ' 't'other" James O'Comi and General Mii-lwi-1 Kinvln , editor of Arc bishop Con Igun'H stml-ofteiil ! organ in Ni York city. Tno mm herself could not found , and the report is doubtnd by ma who are ncTimintod with the talent Woman. Great interest Is felt in Cutlio circles. Ilnrncel to Death. HWFALO , N. Y. , July 17. Mrs. John Fl < nnd her slstcr-in law , Mrs. Mary Mlllor. East Huffalo , were burned to death lastnty by the explosion of un oil lump. A Drunkard'H . . . . . . NEW YOUK , July 17. In HrooUlyn to el Michael Dunphy. while drunk , shot and stuntly killed his brother John. He tL killed himself. dentileifitu Keillor. y GALV.ESTON , Tox. , July 17. John J , Hni who uittil/two / years ago was ono of the tlvo proprlctbia of the GalvOston N6ws , ' A ut hlscsiecnco In UlLs city last night ; TII1J OlVI i HKIlVlCK. Fourth Annual Itaporl of the Ceinunls- nlon Given to the 1'ithile. WASHINGTON , July 17. The fourth annual report of the civil service commission wiw made nubile to-day. A large part of the ro- ] iort Is devoted to statistics of nn unlntcrcst ing character. lietwejen January 18,1S3J ( nnd January 13lb37 , 15S33 , persons were ex atnined , 10,840 nftwhoni successfully passed The percentage of failure was thirty-four tnn'c , nnd eighteen females. Of the suc cessful nppliunts 4,443 have received np- appointments. The report recommends an extension of the classified service to embrace employes of the railway mall service , Held employes of the Indian and labor bureaus , the Indian schools , and graded clerks in tha quartermaster-general's ofllco and war de partment. The reK | > rt concludes with n statement of the practical effects of the civil service net and rules. The conditions exist ing In the civil service before the apprpval of the act , nnd the improvement in the service under the law and rules are reviewed , nnd objections to the law stated and answered nt some length. Among the paragraphs of the report is the following : " 'I ho civil service act hns been in force now over four years * , part of the time under one party and pait under that of another. That there hns been accomplished In the execution of the law all that was snngutnol.v expected is not claimed ; but it may bo suld thiit In the results of Its execution is shown the wisdom of the principle of divorcing the subordinate olllcors of the government from politics and elections , and making continu ance in office dependent upon , not party service - vice , but upon merit and peed behavior. In this respect tins law has produced results which arc not extravagantly described as surprising. " The report was prepare 1 by Commisslonei Oberly nnd is signed by the three members of the commission , .Lyinan dissenting from the regulation of 1887 requiring certitic.-itlor to the head of nn office to the whole list ol cliglblcs to promotion. IIKIjLlGKKKNT TUAMPS. They Object to Hcinsr Put Off a Trail A ClueDiscovered. . KANSAS CITV. Mo , July 17. I Special Telegram gram to Tuc Hin.l : Hugh Gibbons am George Mack , n couple of very rough lookin ) tramps , climbed on a Missouri Pacific trait Independence to-day nnd attempted t < jcat their passages to St. Louis. When dls ovcred they gave buttle to n brakeman am porter , and had it not bacn for the assist .ne-o given by the passengers the rallroai lands to-day would bo occupied in gettiiu ver a severe body beating. Ono of the rus als hit the porter in the head with t owicler nnd laid him out. The two wen inully locked up in Jail. When Mack wtv icarchcd n silver medial was found in ono o its pockets. It was wrapped up in tissui > apcr and bore the Insoription , "H. ii. YOUUJ 0 Kdelio Curtis for Hlblo Versos Learned h ' SU. " Mack swore roundly when the iiicdn vas discovered , but dcblnred that ho found i 1 Louisville. The H. H. Young whosi .umo is on the medal is widely known in rail oad circles. Ho m president of the Louis , 'illo , New Albany & Chicago railroad , am ives nt Louisville , where ho is prominent ii hnrch affairs. It is thought by the police a ndependcnco that the medal might servo ti 'urnish a valuable clue to the many burg aries that have been perpetrated recently ii "lOuisvillc. SITTING UUIjli OHJKCTS. 'rouble ' Pi-e > nilseelln the Blonx Ucscr vatloi ) Negotiations. BISMAUCK , Dak. , July 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun HUE. ] Ttfo Indian commlssioi ppointed to secure the ignntures of the In dluns for the opening of the Sioux rcscrvn ion will iirrivo sonietime this week and pro cod to Standing Rock where their firs meeting with the Indians will bo hole ! ? ho question ns to whether or not the Ir linns will ugroo to the opening of the rcsei ation is not one easily unswerodif the scntl nents of Sitting Hull and other chiefs a Standing rock are thosa helel by their tribes Tliero can no little hope of the opening c he reservation under the present act. Si ] .ing Bull says that uo believed when hi .ribo went upon the reservation that thi vast stretch of land was set aside as the poi manent property of the Indians und that the voulel never bo molested in their possessions It is understood that he says ho will die i blood before ho will sign the agreement , The Wlzard'nnel Ills Illness. NEW YOUK , July 17. [ Special Telegram t THE Ben. ] In order to ascertain the exae condition of Mr. Gould , a reporter visitc irvington. Tlio causen'of Mr. Gould's retire inent , as outlined below , nro given on tli most reliable authority. Although scarce ! fifty ho suddenly discovered last winter , b Lhe warning of bis physician and friend Lhat ho was beginning to ago too rapidly. II \vaswurncd that paralysis was imminent if 1 persisted much longer In his absorbing an exciting schemes of finance. Ho wus wo ried unusually , too. , Besides the shrinknc in value of his pet stocks eamo the thre. of the Kansas Pacific indictment , whic harrassed him as nothing else has cvi done before. It wns under such conditioi that his voyage was undertaken , but du'-in nil the months on the Mediterranean , 1 Italy , Greece and Egypt , the villian of nn icty still pursued him. Again persuaded I his family nnd friends , hu started on u Ian excursion , making a western tour , ostcnsib to inspect his system of railroads. Th time he wns accompanied by his physlciu The conditions , however , were not sutisfu tory , nnd inci easing Insomnia with touch of neuralgia told on his nervous , shatter ! system. On his return ho u train attompte to visit his oflle-o nnd reache'd it twice , bi could not remain. His physician finally tel him ho must take rest or the alternutiv nnd under the circumstances Gould i tired. Mistaken l-'or a MEXICO , Mo. , July 17. [ Special Tclegra to Tin : Hic. ] W. S. Mosby , prosecuting : tornoy of tliis county , a prominent you ; lawyer nnd n member of the Christii church , was shotcarly this morning by Ma Stevenson nnd instantly killed. Mosby h entered Stevenson's house for some purpo gossips say to pay n clandestine visit tlio handsome Mrs. Stovenson. It is claim , tIRLt the intruder was not recognized nnd w mistaken for a burglar. Siii | > OBr < I to JJo Drowned. PEKIN , 111. , July 17. John and Hem Allts , aged four and seven years , sons ol groceryman , wont td Bailey's Inko yestcrd afternoon to gather flags and hnvo not bo heard from since. Thp.y were seen on t shore of the lauo early In the evening. T 'lako was dragged tliUlmorning. ? looro lloIo.iHCd ami Keiirrestoil. ST. Louis , -July 17. A special from 1 peka , Kan. , tq the Post-Dispatch says Hen W. Moore was releaaod thh morning , b was immediately reorrcited for ndultei placed under $500 bonds and his cnso set 1 next Monday. Providing AVork fpr Convlctfl. AI.IUNY , N. Y , , July 17. The Icgislatt assembled In extru session to-day. The p ernnr's message related solely to the subji of limiting approtu'Utions to provide work i the convicts in the prisons of the state. The Puller Cuso. WASIIIXOTOS , July 17. Several senate wcroto-Uuyab3cnt , hi consequence of whl nn undcrntandiy' } has bean reached that t Puller case shall , without fall , bo taken nnd dlsioscd of Thurs Jay. " P .Unking Unkind Itcinarks. VIENNA , July 17. A Gorman ha * been cretly ti led and condemned to llflojii mont imprisonment for pinking ronmrKs about t dowager Empress Victoria. - ' .fJt Jit ! * " ft. . SHERIDAN FAILS TO RALLY , His Frlouds Entortaln Llttlo Hope of His Recovery. COLONEL LAMONT IN TROUBLE. Important Democratic Dooiununtfl titolcn From llin Homo in New York PinttMinoutli's Hrldgo 1)111 PnsscH. The Slok' Man nt No WASUiNoioxUunEAU THE OMAHA HRB , ) filU FoUIlTEnNrilSTItBET , V WASHINOTOX , D. C. , July 17. I My private information from General Sheridan Is of the most discouraging char acter. While the bulletins are a truo.rcport of his daily condition , they do not , of course , toll the whole story , and cannot show his ex act condition ns it is known by these who have visited Nonqultt and obtained the facts from his attendants. Ho has improved but very llttlo since his arrival there , und although there has been no relapse or recur rence of his heart trouble for nearly forty days , ho does not aeein to pick up strength at nil. While there is no Immediate cxpccta- tion of his death , those familiar with his con dition would not , bo surprised at any time to hear the announcement. DEMOCKATIO CAMPAIGN I-Al'MIS S.TOI.EN. . Colonel Dan Lament the ' , president's pri vate secretary , returned to-night from his homo at McGranvlllo , N. Y , , where ho went last week ostensibly for rest. Ho rcallj wuiit tliero to investigate u report that his " ouso had been entered and that important ancrs relating to the Cleveland campaign ol S84 and the Hill campaign of lob. ) had beer itolen. The report proved true nnd the oloncl i greatly worried over the loss. An irmy of detectives huvo been placed on the .rack of the thieves and there Is unusual dis lomfort at the white house. , riATr-5MouTii'3 nninan nti.i , PASSED. At the session of the house to-night tlu illl authorizing the construction of n bridge cross the Missouri ut Plattsmouth wa- lasscd. THE VOTE OX THE MILLS 111I.L. It has been agreed by the representative ! f both parties on the committee on ways am iienns that the llnal vote on the tariff bil ihall take place Saturday next. The consid ; ration of the bill will be concluded before .hut time , but so many members of the house ro absent that the linal vote is deferred te ; ivo them time to return to Washington. Among other absentees is Major MeKinloy vho is nt homo in Canton , O. Mrs. MoKin ey hns been an invalitl for many years , am .vithout . a hope of recovery. Her conditioi ins been sucli ns to require constant ntten entiou , nnd she has not been left nlono i iiomcnt for several yeur.s. Major McKinloj ias elovotcu as much time ns bo could to he .ocicty . , and there was never a more devotee r nffcctionato husband. Ho is never seen n exceptions or dinner piirtics In Wu&hington uut when the house adjourns ho goes nt 0110 to the Kbbett house and remains with hii , vifo until his public duties cnl lim away again. Mrs. Melvinley went will icr husband to the Chicago convention am remained at the house of a friend on Midi ) gan avenue. It was thought that the journc ; nnel the change of climate would do her good out upon returning to her Iiotno in Canton she was taken so seriously ill that her bus bane ! was telegraphed for. I nskeel Mi' . Itcod to-dav if the ropublieam , vould offer n substitute for the Mills bill. "No.1 ! ho.sa.id , 'T-b lieve not. think w ivill vote on the mcssuro as it now tttnnds ii : ho house and leave the senate to prepare measure that will represent the viuws of tli republican majority in that body und th minority in the house. " THEY WANT lIKXCXflC. The fight boUvcen the pork packers nn pure lard manufacturers on the ono side , am io makers of compound lanls on the othet , vhlcli has been pending before the ngricu : ural committee in congress during the pas six months , threatens to bleak out mor ; iolently than over. It will bo reuicmbere .hat the pork packers huvo been demnnding : aw which will tax compound lards nnd plac .heir manufacture and sale under govori mcnt surveillance , nnd this has been re sistcd by the compound manufacture ! who have brought testimony before the con : : nitteo tending to show that the artielo the iroduco is cleaner and healthier than lar from hogs alono. The question was , couple of months ago , referred to u sub-con mitteo of the house committee on ugricu turo , with instructions to take under coiiMi oration all of the measures proposed on th subject and report n now bill to the full con tnltteo. There will be a meeting of the con mittce to-morrow and It Is stated that nn o fort will bo tnado to secure a report from th sub-committees , and the compound lard mal era say that the demand for a law on th : subject comes from their rivals , and tin the Intention is to break down the export ; c compound lard to England , Germany. ITrane and ono or two other countries ; that th pone packers , who are investigating th ! light , recently brought suit against Fal banks , Armour nnel other compound lur makers in the courts of London , which n suited in the imposition of a fine that it Is not expected tin there shall bo legislation at prcscn but that the object in securing a fuvorub ! report on the bill in congress is to Induce tl legislative bodies of Germany nnd Franco I puss laws prohibiting the exportation I these e-ountrics of all the American coi : pound lards. They say , further , that if bill Is placed upon the calendar of the bout now ami should result in foreign prohibitic they will bo compelled , as a matter of SB protection , to tuko abroad tha witncssi nnd samples they produced bcforo the cot mltte'o in e-ongruss recently , nnel show European courts that the American hog pr ducts exported are largely mndo of disease hogs , titags , etc. , and that the lard is liltl und is Impregnated with ellscaso. They sti that this will result in keeping out the English markets all Amcrici hog products , and that if Germai and Franco take legislative action again compound lards the laws they will enn will also ennbraco American pork niul in lard. They nay : "If wo go down in ourtnn abroad wo will not go alone , but will cur down those who are now trying to ruin us This Is a very serious matter to every In raiser , in the country , und especially to po packers. MISCELLVNEOUS. The senate committee on appropriations i ported the sundry civil bill to-day 1o the sc nto. Among tlio items which have be1 added are WOK' ( 0 eucli for ropalrti , rtc. , t Forts Kobmson und Niobrnrn , mid$10,000 1 paving the walks and streets around t' publio building at Lincoln , Nob. The comptroller of the currency to-d accepted the Continental National bank Chicago us reserve agent for the Commerc : National , of Waterloo , In. F. M. Hiiblcc , a well known banker Custcr county , Is in the city witli ins wii They nru the guests of Hi.'prcsentati Dorboy. Captain Zimmerman , of the Thirty-nin regiment , Nov.- York militia , is authority J the statement 'that 25 per cent moro of t solellcrs in Now York will vote for Harris and Morton than voted for Hhilno n Ix > gan. Ho says tlio stnto Is sure for t republie-nn ticket. Second Lieutenant H. M. Young , U S. j Battery 1) , Fifth regiment , artillery , istrai forrcd to Hattory I\ Mrs. Logan bus become disconra d In 1 efforts to Eoe-nro a sutrtcicnt fund to erect suitable monument to the general In Chlca ; nnd hns llnaliy concluded to orcct u tomb 1 the blicltcr of his remains , which , siuco t funeral , have lain in the vuult belonging Mrs. Hutchison , of this city. She hai c taincel jiermisslon from the board "of fove > ors of thq soldier * home to erect this tomb the ppmotes-y connected with thatinstitutii PEIIUV S. HEATH Prc jlel < ! ntlnl Noinlnn iona. . WASHIXOTOX , July-rT. The president 1 sent the following nominations to thcscnn Lauabci t Trcej , now miuietur resident , to envoy extraordinary and minister plonlpotcn' tlnry of the United States at Uelglum. Itob- crt U. Hoosovclt of Now York , now minister resident , to bo envoy extraordinary nnd min ister plenipotentiary of the United States to the Netherlands. Uufus Mngee , now min ister resident , to be envoy extraordinary ami minister plenipotentiary of tlio United State's to Norway and Sweden. Charles L. Scott of Alabama , now minister resident ami consul to bo envoy extraordinary and minister plen ipotentiary of the United Stales to Vene zuela. John E. IJacou of South Carolina , now chnrgo d'affairs , to bo minister resident of ( ho United "States to 1'nrnguuy nnd Ura- pnay. Frank Galbrnllh of Nebraska , to bo receive1 of public monlevs nt Nellgh , Nob. Nebraska nnel loxva I'ntentq. WASHINGTON' , July 17. [ Special Tele gram to TUB UEE. ] The following patents wcro Issued to Nebraska and Iowa inventors to-day : Haker , Martin L , Wilton Junction , In. , gate ; Hcnjiimin , Joseph U. , Hubbcll , Neb. , churn ; Hcrg , Frank J. , Dubuimo , In. , automatic llro-lightcr ; Dion , Jerry , North Hend , Neb. , welding bench for plows ; Phil lips , William II. , Walworth , Neb. , reversible trestle ; Prodmore , William H. , Walworth , Neb. , calf woaner ; Priestly , John H. , assignor of ono-hiilf to J. L. Chapln , Mcridcn , la. , potato planter ; Ke > dgcr , John W. , nnd H. J. Mathcson , Hcrlln , In. , machine- for winding and unwinding wire ; Van Derail , William T. , Lincoln , Neb , , toasting pan. Took llollnelonn. WATEIITOWX , Dak. , July 15. [ Correspond ence of THE HEB.I At the inquest 611 the body of Frank 1C. Newton , the forger who was found dead in bed in the county Jail this morning , held this afternoon before Coroner Groesbeck nnel n jury , tlio jury found that deceased eamo to his death by nn overdose of belludonn , administered by his own baud. Mr. C. W. Alnsworth. who has been cem- ncctcel with tlio press of this city for about three years , has recently been appointed superintendent of the reform se'hool nt Flandreau , Dak. Mr. nnd Mrs. Alnsworth will soon remove to that placo. PeiiHlons for ISx-Conte-elprntcs. WASHINGTON , July 17. Favorable action has been taken by the house committee on military affairs on the resolution' calling on the secretary pf the Interior foi' Information relative to the treatment of applications for pensions as officers of the United States navy and marine corps who scrvcel honorably throughout the Mexican war , nnelwhose names were dropped from the rolls because of their action In joining the confederate forces. It is stated that the commissioner o ( pensions has refused to grant applications for pensions In such cases. Later the resolu tion was reported to the house and adopted. The Snneli-y Civil Kill. WASHINGTON , July 17. The sundry civil appropriation bill , reported to the senate to-day , bus been increased by 'tlio semite committee from 823,300,000 to $27,300,000 , Tno nmcnelvd bill appropriates $10,000 for a public building at Lincoln. Among the more Important miscellaneous Items of nppropna tion are the following ! For nn intornntlonn survey of the Mexican boundary line , J100 , , 000 ; public library building Washington , f 1,000,000 ; for n new hospital nt the HoeV Island aiscnal , S'4,744 ; water power pool Harbor Improvement Kstlmntcs. WASHINGTON , July 17 , Captain W. L Marshall , corps of engineers , has made n re port-of the condition 'of tho'work onharbpi improvements on Juno' 80 , nnd nsks fo iy27,000 for a breakwater nnd for drcdgini the entrance to the Chicago river for the ilscal year ending June , 1590. The other es timatcs uro ns follows : Fox and Wiscousli rivers , next year , S'JO.OOO ; to complete. SMC , 000 ; care nnel operation of canals and othe1 works applied to the Fox river , for presen yeur , ? 4b,000 ; improvement of the Illinol river for next year $400,000 ; to complete $537,500. Metro Pension IlillM Vetoed. WASHINGTON , July 17. The president to day vetoed four private pension bills. Th first bill grunted a pension to the widow o John Ilorbst , who enlisted in 1S02. Ii August , 1S04 , ho was captured. After hi capture ho Joined the confcdcrato force' and was recaptured by the union nriny , am then explained that ho deserted to the cuem , to escupo the hardship of prison life. II was released and mustered out on Octobe 11 , 1805. His disability , the president saye was quite likely the result , of exposure In th confederate army. PruoutN Gianleel WASHINGTON , July 17. [ Special Tclegrai : to Tin : Hr.i : . ] The following Ncbrask patents were issued to-day : Joseph E. Hen jnmin , Hubbell , chain ; Jerry Dion , Nortl Hend , welding bench for plows ; William I ! Phillips , Lincoln , reversible trest'e ' ; Williai II. Pridmorc , Walworth , calf weaner ; Wi liam T. Vandorn , Lincoln , toasting pan. - A. Kovolntion In Veine/.uchi. WASHINGTON , July 17. Tlio department c state is informed that a revolution exists i Venezuela , and that Dr. Paul hns nssume the olllce of president. Assistant Secrotnr Hives said tills country wan quietly wutchln affairs in Vcne/uejln , but us yet had observe nothing in the situation that would justify u Interference on our part. TIIR PKISON ASSOCIATIO.V. Another Intore'Stliij ; Preicrnnimc Cai ricel Out Yesterday. BOSTON , July 17. Tlio session of tli prison association to-Jay Dcgnn with nn m dress by It. II D.vwson , of Alabama , e : President Hayes being In the chair. Dr. . A. Scouler , superintendent of the lllino stuto icform school , prcscn toil n report e the standing committee on preventive ) un reformatory work. C. H. Ucove ) , of Plymouth , Ind. , prcscnte n paper on the euro of dependent children. This afternoon the association visited ti woman's prison at Shcrburne. At the evening session tlio report of tli standing committee on criminal law refon was picscntcd. Tlio committee rccommoii the following subjects far practical Icgisl tion : The substitution of Indutermlnat sentences In all cases , even for minor o fcnses , for the extension of this sentom-e im perpetual confinement for incorrigiblcs , ma ! ing it merely a restraint without penal le turos In the cases of habitual elriinkenncs insanity or the llko ; removal of criminal in ministration from all connection wi ] polities or popular ejections , and the Hpesce' completion of the trial i nd the prompt oscc tion of the .sentence. H. K. It rock way presented the report thohtundidg committee on prison dlsclplln Twe > Morn Kirms Pirrtnino , July 17. Tlio otllclals the Amalgamated Association Of Iron at Steel \vorkor.s were notified at noon to-d : that the sculo had boon signed by the Nor Chicago Kolllng Mill company , of Cliicag nnd the Falcon Iron and Nail company , Miles , O. Tlio Chicago mill is ono of tl largest in the country. Ounornl ll. rrlnon Much Itclieir. INDIAN vroLts , Ind. , July 17. General Hi risen rase early this morning feeling in c : cellent ( .pit-its and hcalt h. Tliero has be. no ivcurreneo of the neuralgio pains. Aft spending u couple of hours with hU seer tnrleis tha general ordered his carriage" ni drove to his Iniv office , where ho spent i hour. This U the llr t tlmo he has vuntuf' ' out since last Wednesday. A Mine on Fire. S < iiAXTONPn. , July 17 , The Dunn brcali end all buildings connected therewith ut C Forgo wtiro ilo.-ttroycd by tire to-night. Lo (100,000. Ir.MifiUice-unknown. The in no on lire. * To Bo Aooordod Emperor William Upon His Entrance Into Russia. THE MYSTERIOUS WHITE PASHA. Theory of Itlohiml Itnrton , the Af rlcnn Traveler Knto ol * a Wealthy American tenet * n Cli-uiiH dli-l. The KiilHer nnd tha Cr.nr. [ Gipi/rfuM J.ViS Vi.lamtfonion JtemirIM Hi-.nu.v , July 17. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to THE HII : : . ] Full dispatches received hero give this seml-oniciul pro gramme of the lni | > cral ! meeting : The re ception of L'tnpeiror William will tuko pluco on Thursday , at noon , eloso to Cronstadt. Kusatan pilots will bo tnkein on board tlio German squadron at dawn and while the emperors nro greeting the men ot war will proceed to Cronstudt and bo formed in line. This Kussian vessels will bo drawn up on ono side nnel the German on the other. As'sonn ns the Imperial yacht pusses down the line salutes will bo ilred from all the vessels and forts. Their majesties will hind ut Pelershof , where a banquet will bo given. During the stny of Kmporpr William mourning will bo laid nslclei. After the ban- < l > iot tlio Caucasian Cossacks will uxccnto astonishing feats on liorspbitrk , Aboeiy will , for Instance , dash ut full gallop nnd sud denly stop as if rooted to the spot. The riders will dismount und the horsca llo down in n circle , and f-nlvos will bo fired. In * moment the riders will agnin mount nnd dash off. Their exercises will bo u sight worth seeing , not only because of the man ner in which the wild mountain riders uio their weapons , but on account of the break neck feats. ThurS'luy evening there will DO a grand Illumination In the park at Petershof. St. Petersburg will bo visited on Friday , and on Sutuieliiy there will bo n grand re view at the camp Krnsnosclo. The AVhllei I'n-lin. 7SSA/ij/Jdiiicx Gimlun PAUIS , Juno 17. | Now York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Itiiit.l Sir lUeh- . urd Hurton , the Nester of African explora tion , and Lndy Burton , arrived In Paris yes terday morning from Geneva , and uro stop ping at the Hotel Mcurico , I met Sir liichurd ns ho was taking an afternoon walk in the Clmmps Eiysces. The conversation natarally turned upon Africa , and I nskcd : "Who is the mysterious white p-ashal" "ft is most probably Kmin , " was the reply. "No chance of Its being Gordon , is thcrol" Sir Hichnrd said : "The moment that I heard the news of there being a white pasha lurching from the south on Khartoum I said .n myself , that niunt be Gorelon. Hut al- .hough I do not feel by nny means certain hut Gordon Is dcudv still I think that the hances are that it is Emln striking north. " "Why might n not be Stanley11' ! "Stanlely has not men enough with him to nttcinpt an attack on Khartoum. Stanley ivould have first gone to Emm to obtain ad ditional jnen ilnd supplies before attempting o serious n task , und if Uo had reached Emin we should by this tlmo have heard of Bhn Kleipeel lint AVjiH Cnpleircel. LONDOV , July 17. [ Special Cablegram to TJIK HKE.I William Walter Phelps Dodge , of the noted New York family , eloped ycs- .erday . with Miss Idn Cookc , an equestrienne , .ho . daughter of the Cooke circus man. They spent the night at Workington , and thoungry 'ather e-npturcd the pair at Carlisle , while gushing toward Glasgow. Dodge cabled his 'amily that his honor demanded his marriage 0 the girl. Cooke was furious nnd carried 1 cowhide. They wcro arrested by1 ho police inspector while aboard the Cale donia express. Phclps was much agitated and egrcltcd in a louel tone that ho was not in a free country. In the course of n few houra the pater fumiiins Cooke arrived. Whoa ho was brought fnco to face with the young couple his feelings wcro uncontrollable. Several times he brandished nn umbrella about tlio young man's hcuel in a most alarm ing manner. There was much angry discus sion. Tlio young lady burst Into tears , throw herself into her father's arms , and protested that she loved him best and woulei never leave him nain. The happy I filtht'r returned homeward with the wayward daughter by the next train. The younpj American millionaire is still at Workington , visibly very much depressed. Phelps , it will bo remembered , liuel an cscupude in New York a few months ago , when ho iu- sorted a false notice of his cnca.iromcnl to a wealthy counm in a Now York paper , evi dently with the Intention of inducing her to marry him. It is for this trick , when ex posed , that his folks sent him abroad. Kinn nnel tlio Pnrnell Inquiry. LINCOLN , Neb. , July 17. Hon. Patrick Eirnn to-duy sent to Henry Labouchoro the following telegram , which , in connection with the proposed Purnoll inquiry , explains lUeslf : "Huvo mulled you to-duy for use before the commlbsion of Inquiry , the originals of all letters received by mo from .lames Curey during my stay in PVum-c , and I will attend in person befoio Urn oimmisilon upon the conelitions htutcel in my published letters to of nnd 1SS7. " King-llurmon April May , TUB IOWA HAIimoADS. Deposit ion * Ileln Tnlcnn AVIth Heier- oncete > the Injunction. DES MOIVT.S , la. , July -Attorneys for the Hod : Island nnd the Hurllngtnn , Cedar Hapiels ( fc Torthern railroads Imvo been tak ing depositions to-duy with reference to the injunction issued against the commissioners , stopping thera from enforcing the schedule of rates. The injunction was granted by Judge Fairul ) , of Iowa City , nt the petition of tliosc two romls , which uro incorporated under tno state law. Hid attorney general bus moved that It bo dissolved , and tlio rail- 10'id uttoineys nro endeavoring to find out by these depositions how the railroad com- mlKSloner.s determine what is n reasonable ) rnto They uro trying to show that the com missioners did not inal.o oulUclont Inquiry und CMiminatlim to Justify them In fixing the r.tto ) us low HA they did. The testimony of the ticcretary and clurk of the commlHsionors wr.H taken to-day , nnel the examination will bo cotitinui'd uovenil clays. Tiir uxrrnnltvHOK PAIITY. 'Ihe > First Minnesota Convention In Kf > h Ion 111 Minne.-ni > olin. MINNC'ji.is , July -TheflrbtMinnesota convention u * the United Labor party opened heru this morning. T. U. Lv.cns , ol this city , was made tcmpoiary elmlman , and O. A. Hlnlcy , also of this city , temporary secretary. Most of the delegates present uro from this city nnd county , but land ami labor clubs from St. Paul nnel from Washington. Carver , Mower , Uluo Eurth , Goodhue , Wnlto mid Hubbard counties huvo sent delegates. . . . , General Slierielan'H Condition. Ni\v : Uimroitii , Mnss. , July 17. Lastiiluht General Sheridan passed n quiet , and com- foitablo n I v ; lit. A local paper stolen that elirhOBls of the liver hub sut In , but tint fuui- lly und physicians rofubu to tnik on the nub * juct.