THE OMAHA DAILY
EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING AUGUST 31. 1888 ; NUMBER 78.
LINKED BY BANDS OF STEEL ,
Iowa and Nebraska Joined Together
at Nebraska Olty.
NEW BRIDGE FORMALLY OPENED.
Old Otoc County'H Metropolis * Dros-jcd
in Gala Attire on the Occasion
A Monster Pnrado Seven
Miles in Length.
Nclirnnkn City's Eventful Day.
NEnitASKA CITV , Neb. , August 30 [ Spe
cial Telegram to Tun BEE ] The celebration
has proved n perfect success. The grand
procession nt 1 o'clock was over seven miles
in length , In which more than 15,000 people
participated. Besides the other excursion
trains announced , a special arrived from
Chicago loaded with eminent railroad men
nnd other prominent guests. Every street
in the city was perfectly jnmmcd with people
ple nnd Nebraska City has seen the greatest
day In her history.
The musical contest In which the B. & M.
band of Plattsmouth , Lincoln Military band ,
Bruce Commandcry band of Red Oak and
thn cornet bands from Peru , Shennndoah ,
Red Oak and Tccumsoh participated , ro
suited in the Red Oak organization carrying
off first prlre nnd the Lincoln Military band
second prize. '
The most Interesting feature of the day
was the prize military drill between com
panies of the Iowa and Nebraska national
guards in which Iowa came out victorious ,
the Ballmgall Rifles of Shonnmloah winning
first prize , und Company C. , of the Nebraska
National guards from Beatrice win
ning second prize. The commanding
officer was Colonel Phillips , of
Beatrice and the companies all made most
excellent scores nnd the contest was wit
nessed by 10,000 people. The fire companies
contest was between the Red Oak nnd Platts
mouth lioso teams , running 400 feet nnd
coupling. Red Oak won the race. The Red
Oak team was led by Ross nnd Bethume ,
professional runners from Council Bluffs.
The day was perfect nnd the celebration
was the grandest success.
Central avenue was waving with ban
ncrs and t'ing streamers bearing nppropri-
nte mottoes regarding the city's greatness ,
Special trains arrived hero from Rod Oak ,
Iowa , Beatrice , Lincoln and Omaha , nnd all
were crowded with visitors. Fully 40,000
people , or more , participated in the ibll
which was by all odds the grandest demon
stration over attempted in Nebraska City , or
the west. Nearly every city , town and precinct
*
cinct in thostate and western Iowa had dole
Rations here. At 9 o'clock every whistle
blew nnd every boll In the city rang out to
mark the now epoch of pr pority that was
dawn ! ' v upon Nebraska f ity. Kvery resi
dence und business house in tl > o city was
gnlly decorated and the entire town was ono
muss of 11 ass and bunting. The Immense
parade was formed on Sixth street , and led
by the Red Oak band nnd Chief Marshal of
the Day , Brlgadlcr-fiencral L. W. Colby ,
mounted upon his tlno Arabian
horse formerly owned by Genera
Grant , and presented to him by the Shah of
Persia. The procession was made up in the
following order :
Mounted Police.
Brigadier Gen. Colby , Chief Marshal.
Assistant Marshals and" Aids.
misr DIVISION.
Bruce Commandcry.
Baud of Red Oak , la.
Major John C. Watson , Marshal.
Assistant Marshals anil Aids.
Nebraska National Guards.
Company C , 1st Reg. , of Beatrice.
Company D , 1st Reg. , of Lincoln.
Company 1 , 1st Reg. , of Bennett.
Company C. 3d Rog. , of Nebraska City.
Iowa National Guards.
Company B , 5th Reg. , of Villlsoa.
Company E , 5th Reg. , of Shcnandoah.
Company K , 5th Rcir. , of Red Oak.
Lincoln ( Nob. ) , Military Hand.
Uniform Runic K. of P.
SECOND DIVISION.
Plattsmouth Band.
Major W. T. Canada , Marshal.
Carriages Containing Speakers.
Mayor and Council.
Railroad Officials.
Board of Trade.
Prominent Guests.
Tinun DIVISION.
Beatrice Hand.
" " * Captain S. H. Morrison , marshal.
Aids' , U. W. Hogo and W. F. N. Houser.
Civic Societies. .
William Baumer Post No. ' . ' 4. G. A. R.
* Frontier Lodge No. 3,1. O. O. F ;
Knights of Pythias Lodges.
> Ramplln Camp of Modern Woodmen.
Other Ctvio Societies.
* rouiiTii DIVISION.
Villlsen Band of Iowa.
M. Bauer , Chief Fire Department , Marshal.
Assistant Marshals and Alas.
Fire Department and Visiting Firemen.
Palmyra Baud.
FIFTH DIVISION.
E. A. Lambeth , Marshal.
Ladles' Bund , of Weeping Water , Nob.
Ladies' Broom Brigade , of Springfield , Neb.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Shcnandoah Bund , of Iowa.
A. Holler , Marshal.
Assistant Marshals and Aids-
Mechanics' Procession.
Porn Band.
Trades' Procession ,
SKVCNTII DVISION.
Tccumsoh Band ,
H. Btrkby , Marshal.
Assistant Marshals nnd Aids.
Citizens in Carriages.
The procession inarched nnd counter
marched through the principal streets of the
city nnd terminated ut the city park , where
the Hon. John M. Thurston , ns orator of the
day , delivered one of his eloquent extempor
aneous speeches. Ho was followed by
Colonel Colby , of Beatrice , General
Van Wyck , Major Wutsnn and others. The
latter part ot the day wus given over to band
contests , prize military drills nnd tests by
competing tire departments , and magnificent
displays of fireworks in the evening1.
The celebration was a success , for whlcli
tbo board of trade and business men In gen
eral , and Major Watson in particular , whc
WAS untiring in his work , deserve great
credit.
TIIF. urn DC E ,
the completion of which was the cause ol
rejoicing. Is said to be the finest rail
road bridge on the Missouri river , II
being constructed of stool entire. Work wai
begun on the brlJcrc November 3,1SS7 , whcr
the corner stone of the first pier was lalt
with Imposing ceremonies , nnd was coin
nlcted and opened for traffic July 23 , l&SS
The two main spans are 400 feet long am
weigh 450 tons each and nro capable ol sus
tnlnIng 0,000,000 pounds. The height of thi
truss is fifty feet. The ono on th east sldi
is the dock span , 800 feet long and weigh :
over a ton to the foot. The trestle work 01
the east side Is ! 3ft > 0 feet long , the hlghes
portion being til feet , and the lowest Ii3 feet
A grade of 05 feet to the uille , frqtn the oas
. With this Immense rallroai
Epproach.
rldco Nebraska City Is Justified in expect
ing additional and important railroad faclll
ties and now roads. The Wabash road wll
run a line from Shcnandoah. In. , and con
nect bore with the Missouri Paclfie , which 1
announced as settled. The Fremont , Elk
horn & Missouri Valley is also looking for ai
opportunity to build to this city , and on th
whole the outlook Is most Haltering.
TUB DAT MAUKS AN EHA
In tha history of Nebraska City from whlcl
it dates Us coming greatness. Tha complt
tlon of the bridge , while a big enterprise I
itself , is but a small part in the improvi
meat Iu Nebraska City in tn put two yuur
More than $ .3,000,000 hnvo during that time
been expended In public nnd private enter
prises and material progress. For this
money there is to show : The finest steel
railroad bridge that spans the Missouri
river. The building of this bridge by the
Chicago , Burlington t Qulncy was a direct
outgrowth of the advent of the Missouri Pa
cific , which road , seeing the coining import
ance of Nebraska City , changed Its main line
in 1SWJ-7 by Invading the B. & M.'s territory
nnd building through Nebraska City , thus
giving the city fivu lines of rnllroad Chicago
cage , Burlington & Qulncy , Kansas City , St.
.Joseph & Council Bluffs , B. & M. , Missouri
Pncitlo and Nebraska railway demanding
better means of crossing the river than by
boat.
THE FIIIST STKPft
towards building n railroad bridge were
taken by the Missouri Pacific company ,
whoso Intentions were to cross the river
here und connect with the Wubash In Iowa ,
hut In some manner the scheme was delayed
and the Burlington stepped In und erected the
present magnificent structure ut n cost of
* > lfiX ( > ,000. The building of such a costly
bridge nt this point must menu a great deal
for Nebraska City , for In the Innquairo of an
official of that road , "It was not built merely
to uccuminoduto Its short branch from Red
Oak or Its few hundred miles
west. " It Is stated on good
authority that it Is the intention of
the Burlington to eventually make this
their main Missouri river point , and the line
through Nebraska City their main road from
Chicago to Denver It being the shortest
route und easy grades.
TUB IMPORTANT 11H3UI.T3
of such a move to Nebraska City are very
evident. Arrangements are now under way
to remove many of the company's car and
machine shops to this city , ground having
been reserved for their location. Another
evidence of the Burlington's enterprise nnd
sagacity was evinced by the filing of articles
of incorporation last Saturday , by a number
of local capitalists under the title of the
"Beatrice , Nebraska City & Northwestern
railroad company. " The company has a
capital stock of $3,000,000 , und is backed by
the Burlington company , and is the
first step towards building u line ,
formerly surveyed from Beatrice to
Omaha by way of Sterling , Talmapc ,
Nebraska City , Ashland nnd Wnhoo. This
proposed line is nn assured fact , and it is said
by several officials , would have been built
during the past summer hud it not been for
the engineer's trip on the "Q. " All prelimi
nary work will bo completed this full und
the road will bo in operation by early next
summer.
Besides the railroads nnd bridges
NKHIUSKA CITV
has forty nine different manufactures , em
ploying nearly two thousand men. Of this
number of factories nearly all have been ac
quired during the past two years , the most
important being two extensive packing
houses the Nebraska City Packing com
pany and the Chicago Pucking companyv
each with u capacity of 3,600 hogs per day.
In connection with the former house is
run also Heller's immense sau-
suiro ' factory , recently removed hero
fro'm Milwaukee. Hutchmson's beef
packing concerns is a part of the Chicago
company's ' plant , und is nn extensive indus
try in itself. The products of these houses is
shipK3d | throughout the entire world , und
represent Nebraska City's principal indus
try. The Nebraska City Un.on Stock Yards
company , with a capital of $300,000 , is a re
cent and important addition , and with the
prospect of increased business by the com
pletion of the bridge , the yards are being
ere ly enlarged , the capital stock increased ,
nnd u magnificent stock exchange building is
to bo erected.
Colonel Ste\/art's
I'ONTOON
the only ono on the Missouri , for wagons ,
foot passengers , etc. , across the river at tills
point , has just been completed , and is of more
real vuluo to Nebraska City than a railranc
bridge. It makes tributary to tills city n portion
tion of Jown us large as the entire portion of
Nebraska upon which formerly thn city was
dependent for its country trade. The great ad
vantage of this is very apparent. The'pontoon
bridge flurcdpromincntly ; in to-day's cele
bration.
Nebraska City will also have a street
car line , to be built as soon as paving is com
ploted. Several propositions have been made
the citizens ono a new system of cable road
but it has not yet been fully decided which
ono to accept , ftl.S. . H. H. Clark , of the
Missouri Pacific railroad , is interested in the
street car project , and puts great faith iu the
future of Nebraska City.
Boyschlng's Cereal mills , a mammoth en
torprlso , wlilch is now operated day nnc
night to supply the demands for its products ,
was erected during the year at n cost 01
$75,000. It manufactures starch , oatmeal nni
corn hominy , etc.
The Nebraska City waterworks , the most
complete In the state , was' ' put In the past
year ut a cost of $300,000. The company also
operates the most pofcct electric light plant
In the state , In consequence of whica Ne
braska City is well lighted. An expensive
system ot sewerage Is now In the course of
course of construction , nnd the streets are
being paved. A now system of street
nomenclature , known as the Stewart sys
tem , und house numbering has been adopted ,
and a free delivery of mail will bo intro
duced with the completion of our now gov
ernment postoQlco.
AMONG OT1IEU IMPROVEMENTS
is nn cxtcnsivo addition to the state insti
tute for the blind , for which the state mndo
an appropriation of toO.OOO , making It the
finest edifice of its kind in the state ; the
United States government building , erected
at a cost of $125,000 , is nearly finished. A
largo cunning factory , paper box
factory , fruit , evaporating plant ,
furniture manufactory , cooper shops ,
boiler works , broom factory , rectifying es
tablishment , mineral water works , Consoli
dated Tank Line company , implement manu
factures , and n score of minor enterprises
all added to the city's solid growth within
the past two years.
Nebraska City has two magnificent parks ,
one the handsomest in the state , the gift of
the Hon. J. Sterling Morton.
The outlook for the city's future Is n. most
flattering one , and observing mun predict for
it a position in the state only second to
Omaha us n place of Importance and railroad
center. Her progress during the past few
years has been phenomlnal , but the future
promises even bctterand with the recognized
advantages offered by this city to foreign
capital , brains nnd business energy , the
greatness predicted cannot be far away.
In all things the past two years have been
eventful ones for Nebraska City. The
' " " or TUB CITT
has Increased enormously , vast amounts of
capital bavo been Invested in buildings and
business enterprises ; now railroads have
boon constructedadditional territory opened ,
and the attention of .the entire country has
been drawn to our growing importance. No
brnska City's claims of solid growth are
backed by the fact that our manufacturing
interests in the past two years have out
stripped anything that could have been ex
pected by the most hopeful. Systematic at
tention has been given by our citizens to the
importance of encouraging the location of
manufacturers , and the results have been
proven that It was an effort in the right
direction. Manufacturers from all parts of
the country come here and personally ac
quaint themselves with the ad
vantages offered , and In numerous
cuses nave reached a favorable conclusion.
The results of wlilch are dally becoming ap
parent. The Interests that a ro thus being
established hero bring to Nebraska City a
mint of money nnd an army of worklngmon.
The inducements ofTcml to manufacturers
by Nebraska City are unexcelled and cannot
ba profitably resisted a variety of raw ma
terial In abundance nnd most excellent trans
portation facilities , and the proximity of the
population who use manufactured articles. '
It Is not at all unreasonable to believe that ;
within the next live years Nebraska Citv
will experience the most marked material ad
vancement and occupy a place as an Impor
tant Industrial point that she should have
attained years ago.
Poughkrepslo'B New Bridge.
Pot'OiiKEKPSir , N. Y. , Aupust SO. Th (
last span In the gieut bridge across the Hud
son at this point was completed about sli
o'clock this evening , the event being cele
Uraled by the firing of cannon from the toil
of tlt ) > bndgo. Whistles along tha rivei
were blown and there wera other deuonitra
lions ovur the event. .
DOCTORED PENSION RETURNS
How Commissioner Black Makes a
Big Showing.
NO ADJOURNMENTOF CONGRESS
Tlio Prospects For a Continuous Ses
sion Very Favo rnliln A Sample of
Alleged. Democratic Kconomjr
Miscellaneous.
Lilnck's Unloading Itecord.
WASHINGTON Buiimu THE OMAHA. BRE , 1
513 FotMTEBNTllSTHEBT , >
"WASHINGTON. D. C. , August 80.1
Tlio annual report of the commissioner of
pensions abounds in statistics. Ono of the
strongest points made by the commissioner
is In regard to the Increase In the number of
certificates Issued for the time bct-.vcun the
years of 1SS5 and 1888. Compared with tnoso
issued In the fiscal years between 1883 and
1885 , an Increase of 108,310 is shown. Gen
eral Hlaek docs not explain that this increase
was caused by changes In the pension laws
making Increases on account of amputations
nmt Increases from $3 to $12 allowed to
widows and dependent relatives. A new
ccrtlllcato had to bo Issued In each of thcso
cases and those tukon altogether will amount
to considerably over one hundred thousand.
An analysis of the balance of the figures
would probably show that llko deception has
boon practiced. The commissioner neglects
to state that the number of cases
n the special examination division Increased
nearly ten thousand within the last fiscal
year. The cause of this increase Is directly
the consequence of the inefficiency of em
ployes now in the field composed largely of
new appointees. A case is sent to the board
of review or special examination division
when testimony in insufficient. The commis
sioner also fails to Rtuto in his report that ho
has been absent from his ofllcu about one
hundred and sixty days during the past year ,
cr that the principal part of the business of
hia office has boon approved by stamped sig
nature which Is not oven a foe simile and
that this stamp has been employed outside of
his own room. Pension certificates have
been stamped and other documents approved
when the commissioner was not only outside
of the pension building but away from the
city. All the commissioner asked
on his return from his numerous
absences was In regard to the
number of cases which had been ground out
and his only complaint was when they have
not been sufficient in number to swell the
record.
General Black , it is remarked , has also
been careful to avoid any allusion to his detail -
tail of the chief of the special examination
division for political investigation recently at
Cohoctan , N. Y. , the expenses of which wore
paid out of the fund for thn Investigation of
pension claims. Examiners wore detailed
on several missions which can bo given in
detail if necessary and which have caused
the work of the special examination division
to drag fast behind.
A CONTINUOUS SESSION PKOMISEI ) .
Estimates are being received by some of the
house committees for the compilation of the
appropriation bills in the next session of this
congress , beginning in December. A number
of calls have been made on departments for
information to bo used in the compilation of
the next scries of appropriation bills , indi
cating that the chairmen of at least some of
the committees and the heads of the depart
ments are laboring under the impression that
there will bo a continuous session of this
congress.
When it was first suggested , three or four
weeks ago , that it was probable that there
would bo no regular recess , and the Bosslon
would continue right along , there was a pro
test from almost every man in congress. It
was a very "remarkable state of affairs , such
as was cover encountered before , except
possibly in one or two instances , and the
statesmen could not see how they were going
to live without their usual three or four
months' vacation , especially in view of a
national campaign.
As the session wore a the Interest in the
work increased , and senators and representa
tives nliko began to agree thatt they would
as leave remain here as no homo and into the
campaign , and then a few actually began to
work to have the session prolonged. There
are a majority of the senators , it is believed ,
who prefer to have the session run right
along to having a recess and being called
homo on the stump. If they thought that a
recess was probable they would impede the
way. It Is the belief now that there will bo
a fortnight's recess at election time , and then
congress will continue as though it was the
dead of winter. It is a clear cose of "freeze-
out" between the administration and the
democrats in the house on one side and the
republican senators on the othor-.side.
SHALL HOUR KCONOSIY.
Ono of tbo Smallest pieces of political
economy over practiced by the house was
that of rejecting , the other day , the appro
priation of &i50,000 put by the senate Into the
sundry civil bill for the purpose of investi
gating and Inaugurating a system by which
the millions of acres of arid lands could bd
irrigated and made productive.
It is stated at the general land office that
there is now enough arid laud to make a tract
larcer than two of our largest states , and
that it can all bo reclaimed by irrigation at ft
cost of less than 5 cents an acre on the prin
ciple proposed or suggested by the senate.
The house , however , refused to allow the
appropriation , simply because it would raise
the general aggregate to the extent of the
sum named. The principal object in making
the appropriation was to investigate the
practicability of certain plans of irrigation
proposed by the land office among them the
reservoir system and it is n little reinark-
able that a dcmocratio house should refuse to
accept un opportunity to lot a democratic sec
retary of the interior disburse this amount of
money , not to mention the bad policy of de
fcatlng a plausible enterprise.
MILOUUANEOU8.
Senator Mandcrson will to-morrow make a
favorable report from the military committee
on the bill extending the bounty relief that
is now granted to veterans who wore dis
charged on account of wounds received
prior to the expiration of the time for which
they enlisted. The auditing officers have
held that soldiers are not entitled to bounty
whore they were discharged from service for
sickness or other disability than wounds.
Mr. E. C. Snyder , of the Omaha Excelsior ,
after an Inspection of the sights in Washing
ton , left for Nebraska this evening , accom
panied by his wife. PEIUIY S. IIBATII.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Senate.
WAsniNOTONjAugust 30. Mr. Blalroffered
a resolution , which was referred to the com
mittee on contingent expenses , instructing
the committee on interstate commerce to ex
amine fully into the system of mechanical
telegraph now on exhibition at the capltol ,
and to secure the aid of competent nnd disin
terested experts. He explained the object of
his resolution to bo to have this system of
telegraphy examined , nnd if found to be as
represented to secure it for the benefit of
the peoule. Ho had been told by
D. H. Craig , owner of the patents , that 3,000
words could bo sent on the wires at u cost of
single letter postage. Mr. Blair spoke of
the Western Union telegraph company as a
gigantic monopoly , that owned every tele
graphic Invention and every telegraph line
and wire In tha country , and thus had a
practical mortjfaire over the whole telegraph
business of the country against which there
was no redress unless congress saw
fit to Interfere and buy out that
company at nn extravagant valua-
tion. Hero was an opportunity to
Introduce a system which would supplant the
other , -nt a ccomparatively slight expense ,
I Ho did not know whether there was any-
thing In It. but he wanted to have the matter
I considered. .
I The senate then resumed conslderaUc * of
the president's retaliation mosunpe , and Mr.
George proceeded with the speech which ho
had begun yesterday. In rotilyto the asser
tion made by Mr. Edmunds last week in his
speech , that the president ) had a right
to suspend the operation ( of section
800(1 ( of the revised statutes , which
nllowcd the transit of goods between the
Untied States and Canada without the pay
ment of duty , Mr. George argued that if
the president were to undertake to suspend
the operation of that section ho would bo as
suming an autocratic power denied him by
the constitution and possessed only by some
potentates in Europe and Asia. The presi
dent could not abrogate a solenin enactment
of congress , absolute in its terms and with
out any contingency whatever.
Mr. Cullotn addressed thd son ft to on the
same subject. The rejection of tbo fisheries
treaty by the senate , ho said , had met the
approval of n very largo majority of the
people of the country. Tha retaliation mes
sage might be fairly taken as evidence that
oven the president had become satisfied that
the treaty was a mistake. To retrieve what
ho had lost by that mistake the president had
launched out Into a broader sea and would
find himself in deeper water than over be
fore , and with greater change * threatening
him. When ho ( Cullom ) applied the mes
sage to the existing situation , and saw how
little excuse there was for It , the fact became -
came more and more apparent that it had
been Inspired by political necessity. His
complete change of front on the fisheries
question showed that Cleveland nnd his
party wore in desperate straits , politically ;
that they saw defeat staring them in the
face , and they were seeking to divert atten-
tentlou from one issue on which they had
deliberately staked all their chances of suc
cess at the approaching election.
* ' .x the close of Mr. Cullom's speech the
subject went over without action.
The senate then proceeded to the fortifica
tion bill with amendments recommended by
the committee on appropriations.
Mr. Cullom offered a rcsoiutlonwhlch was
laid over , directing the secretary of the
treasury to inform the senate whether tran
sit In bond over or across the United States
( without payment of dutj ) of goods , wares ,
and merchandise coming from Canada had
been permitted since July 1/1885 , when ar
ticle 25 , of the treaty of Washington , and
section 3 of the act of Marcli 1 , 1873 , are said
to have ceased to bo In force ) ; if HO , to what
extent and by what authority of law.
House. I
WASHINGTON , August 30J After routine
business the house went into committee of
the whole on the Oklahoma > 111. An amend-
ment was offered by Mr. AT ; derson of Town ,
providing that honorably dli charged soldiers
and sailors of the Into war hall bo permit
ted to enter lands in the proposed territory
without pnymcnt of the purchase price pro
vided for by the bill. After some time had
been spent in securing a quorum the amend
ment was rejected by n votolof 73 to 92. The
committee then arose ihfo rrnnlly to allow
Mr. McCreary of Kentucky to report from
the committee on foreign af airs a substitute
for the Wilson retaliation b 11'nnd ho gave
notice that ho would call it lip for considera
tion on Saturday next. f
The committee on the Oklibomablll then
resumed Its sittings. The intire afternoon
, vas consumed in an unsuccessful effort to
ecuro a quorum to vote on the amendments
ffered , nnd without action the committee
'OSO. 5
Mr. Springer of Illinois , ' as a privileged
uestion , offered a resolution directing the
; ergeant-at-nrms to telegraph the absent
members that their presence Is , required im
mediately in order that public 'business may
° jo transacted. , , f ' , , ,
Mr. Cannon of Illinois doubled the efll-
icncy of a telegram. If th'e'.ntteranco of a
.eadcr in the house ( Mills ) . .made in Chicago
recently , that the British lion was to bo taken
by the snout , would not bring the members
back , why would a sin gl telegram do ? The
resolution was ruled out of order , and the
house adjourned.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON , August 30 , [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE.I Pensions granted Ne
braskans : Original invalid Gurley B.
lhase , Homervillo. Increase Stephen
Sherrock , Hebron ; Charles A. Bugbeo ,
Peorla. Original widows , etc. Minors of
Joseph Kuff , Hartlngton.
Pensions for lowans : Original invalid-
Roland Aubrey , Earlvillo ; E. Newton ,
A.lbia. Increase Ivor A. Brandt , Decorah ;
John M , Stlcknoy , Hull ; Edward Carpenter ,
Wright ; James E. McClrklo , Belinda ;
Thomas E. Minor , Spencerj John T. Dowa-
ing , Laporto City. Reissue Michael K.vun ,
Grandviow ; Linsy D. Andnws. Berkeley ;
Henry Rhodes , Edrtyvillo. Original > vid-
ows. etc. Minors of Hugh O. Jones , Colum
bus City , ( special act ) ; Mary L. , widow of
Barnett. E. Ristlue , Fail-field. Mexican widows
ows- Elizabeth , widow of Ephralm Keith ,
Keokuk.
_
Land Commissioner's Report.
WASHINGTON , AugustSO. The forthcoming
report of the commissioner of the general
land office will show that during the year
ending Juno 80 , 1888 , there were made 59,095
cash landcntricsot all classes , aggregating
G,007,25J acres , for which the government
received $11,205,071. The report will show
that the whole number of entries of nil
classes , including Indian lands , made during
the year was 255,119 , embracing 24,485,833
acres. The total receipts from the foregoing
were $13f.23.1S5. Of the whole number of
entries , 40,230 were original homesteads , em
bracing 8,173,400 acres , and 24,472 were tim
ber culture entries , having in all an area of
8,733,305 acres. In addition to the 24.485,835
acres entered under the various public land
laws , the area of commuted homesteads.
final desert entries , final homestead and final
timber culture eutriea aggregated 5,647,543
acref.
Tracy Gets Mad and
WASHINGTON , August 30. Representative
Tracy , of Now York has resigned his mem
bership iu the house committees on Pacific
railroads , and coinage , weights and meas
ures. This action results from the treat
ment by the house of the report of ttie con
ferees on the Small Dill containing provis
ions for the equipment of thoWatorvllot ar
senal In which Tracy was deeply Interested.
Rifle Practice at the Niagara.
WASHINGTON , August 80. | Special to THB
BEE. ] Major Guy Henry of the Ninth Cav
alry has been ordered as Inspector at the
rifle match at Fort Niagara , N. Y. Seven
handsome gold medals nro to bo awarded to
the winners , and the contest begins Septem
ber 11. Thirty recruits have been assigned
to the Seventeenth infantry
Postal Statistics.
WASHINGTON , August 80. The annual re
port of the superintendent of rforelgn mails
shows that the total cost ot the son-Ice was
W90OG7 , of which amount $86,049 was for the
transportation of mails of foreign origin.
The total number of pieces sent to foreign
countries was 89,220,934. Tbo total number
received was 70,030,163.
Oocnn Steamship Movements.
At New York The State of Indiana from
Glasgow , and the Rynland from Antwerp.
At Southampton The Saalo from Sijgw
York for Bremen.
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At London Passed Prawlo Point I lie"
steamer Borderer from Boston. Passed
Dunnethcad The steamer Slavonla from
New York for Coiwnlwgen and Stettin.
Passed the Lizard The steamer Loandam
from New York lor Amsterdam.
At Baltimore The Wcser from Bremen ,
the Copenhagen and Borgonzern from Now
York.
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Killed By nil Explosion.
SpniNcriELD. 111. , August CO. Noah
Rlokard , a well known citUen of this place ,
was Instantly killed to-duy by tbo explosion
of a boiler at his saw mill , seven miles east
of this city. _ William Martin , tbo engineer ,
was also killed. nrrJ WuUaw * jiu probably
fa.Ully wounded. . .
GAVE UP HIS TIMBER CLAIM ,
Ton Masked Mon Assault a County
School Superintendent.
THE NORFOLK CITY OF TENTS.
Increasing Interest Manifested In the
Grand Army Reunion and the
Attendance Growing Dally
Other Nebraska News.
Tnc Norfolk Reunion.
NOHPOI.K , Neb. , August 30. [ Special Tele
gram to Tnc BIK. : ] A brcczo from the
northwest has relieved somewhat the burn
ing heat on this , the fourth day of the state
reunion. No very good estimate of the num
ber In attojidnneo can bo given , scattered as
the people are all over the camp , on the way
to and from nnd In the city. But there are
many thousands. Ono hundred and thirteen
posts nro represented In the quarters and
twenty-three states have headquarters. Some
flttecn bands are in attendance besides the
drum corps from Fremont and Dorchester.
Last evening Commander Hhcn gave an ad
dress , choosing as his subject "Fraternity.
Loyalty , Charity. " Governor Thnyer failed
to arrive last evening and the day's ' pro
gramme was changed somewhat iu cense
quence.
Three hands entered the contest for the
prizes offered , the Pawnee City , Leader C.
E. Pierce ; the Wnhoo , C. A. Wodgwnrd
lcadcrand the DeWitt , J. K. Hollingsworth
leader. The judres are Leader Wedcmeler
and Musicians Reading and Hlrinaman of
the Second infantry. Prizes wore awarded
in the order mentioned. At 3 o'clock nn at
tack was made upon Fort Fisher , which ,
after a hot contest , was triumphantly taken.
The Second infantry formed the storming
party. To-night Hon. John M. Thurston is
on for the principal address. There is the
greatest hurry and bustle , in all depart
ments. The grand review occurs to-morrow.
An Unnatural Crime.
GUAND ISI.AXD , Neb. , August 80. [ Special
to Tun BEH.J A most revolting crime was
attempted in this city last evening. Ono of
ho soldiers en route from Fort Omaha to
Kearney enticed the nine-year-old son of one
f our prominent citizens to the fair grounds ,
vhcro they are encamped and In one of the
erse stalls attempted n crlmo against
ature. The cries of the boy attracted the
.ttcntion . of a carpenter who rescued him.
The brute was promptly landed In the county
'ail nnd at his trial this morning was lined $100
, nd costs , but was rearrested on another
'hurgo. ' During the trial the father of the
ioy drew a revolver and but for the inter-
ention of friends would have killed the
vrctch. _
Republican League Meeting.
FULI.EBTON , Neb. , August 2S. The Grand
'sland meeting of the State league promises
x > be one of tbo principal campaign -rallies of
.ho season , September 8. When there are a
lufficient number going from one plnco excur-
ion rates can be obtained nt the local rail-
oad office. .Members of the league can ob
tain one-third return faro by purchasing
ickets when leaving homo and taking ca
eccipt from the agent for the same. State
iapei-8 please copy the above as there are so
nany inquiries it is impossible to. answer
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every one individually.
BIIAU. D. SLAuaiiTEH , Secretary.
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Forced To GiveUp His Claim.
itEWSTEii , Neb. , August SO. [ Special
Telegram to TJIE BEE ] Last Sunday morn-
ng at 3 o'clock about ten masked men went
to the house of School Superintendent F. C.
Beck , Of this county , ten miles northwest of
this place , knocked at the door and when the
door was open-id took Mr. Beck by force
from the house and threw him down , choking
him nnd threatening him until ho promised
to relinquish his right to n timber claim ho
was contesting , after wlilch the mob dis
persed. More trouble will follow , as the
masked parties arc all known.
Killed for a Skunk ,
Auiioiu , Neb. , August 30. [ Special to THE
BEK.J Mi's. Shelters , who resides near
Bromficld , in this county , yesterday discov
ered a skunk under the barn , nnd called her
husband , who took down his Winchester ,
went around behind the barn and fired at the
animal. The bullet glanced from a largo
stone and struck Mrs. Shelters , who was
standing ut the window in the house , in the
"orehend , killing her instantly.
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Van AVyck Talks to Soldiers.
NOHFOLK , Neb. , August 30. [ Special to
THE BEE. ] At the camp fire General -
oral Van Wyck addressed an immense audi
ence in his entertaining aad forcible manner.
ach sentence he uttered was warmly re
ceived by the old soldiers. The applause was
tremendous as the general plead for the jus
tice which this government owes the sol
dier.
Keith County Teachers.
OGAI.ULA , Neb. , August 80. [ Special Tel
egram to Tnu BEE. ] The Keith county
institute has just finished a very successful
and profitable ten days' work. The instruc
tors were Profs. L. E. nnd II. A. Brown ,
anil Misses Maggie Brown , Carrie Leech and
Estclla Elliott. During the evenings the
members of the Keith county board gave a
lecture upon the important topics of the day.
John I. Neshltt Nominated.
OOAI.LALA , Neb. , AugustSO. [ Special Tel
egram to Tun BEE. ] At the Thirtieth sena
torial district convention held at this place
this afternoon John I. Nesbltt , of North
Platte , was unanimously nominated for sen
ator. This evening Henry St. Rayner was
nominated on the first ballot to represent the
Fifty-fourth represontatlvo district.
Found Dead.
SiKnuxo , Neb. , August 80. [ Special to
TUB BEE. ] W. B. Uowell was found dead ut
noon yesterday in Dr. Neff 's dental office.
The doctor went to dinner and when he re
turned Mr. Rowell was dead In the chair he
was left In , It is thought by some that ho
had taken poison. He leaves a wife and
seven children.
A Little Wnlf.
COLUMHUS , Neb. , August 80. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] A small girl baby about
two weeks old was loft in the parlor of the
Grand Pacific hotel this afternoon about 2
o'clock. The parents or parties who left the
child nro unknown to any ono about the
house. Diligent search is being made for
them.
Went to Nebraska City.
BEATKICE , Neb. , August 80. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] One hundred and fifty
citizens Including n fire company , the mill-
ary and board of trade wont to the Ne
braska City bridgs celebration by special
train to-night. This evening another crowd
of 500 at attended the democratic rally at
Wymorc. _
Buffered for Twelve Years.
SEWAIID , Neb , , August SO. [ Special to
TUB BEE. ] Mrs. George W. Lowley , wife
of our ex-county judge , died last' night , afei
an Illness of twelve years during which time
she has been a cripple. She leaves u bus
band and BIX children.
Portugese Soldiers Mutiny ,
LONDON , August 80. Advices from Lor
cnzo-Marques , a Portugese town in Africa
say that a mutiny baa broken out among the
soldiers of the garrison and that the marlnei '
have been landed from tbo war ships t <
quell It. .
THE DEEP WATEIl CONVENTION.
A Warm IHficusslou That Ran Into
Personalities.
DENVKII , August 80. The committee on
resolutions of the deep water convention was
in session nearly all last night and nil this
morning until 10:30 : , when Governor Thaycr
called the convention to order. After some
routine work n motion was adopted that after
the final adjournment of this convention It
may bo called together by a majority of the
vloo presidents , giving thirty days' notice ,
nnd that when the convention next meets It.
shall bo ut Topekn , Knn.
The committee on resolutions being called
for , Judge Hancock , of Texas , read the ma
jority report , which demanded the establish
ment of one deep water harbor on the north
west const of the Gulf of Mexico , nnd that nil
the senators , representatives nnd delegates
to congress be rnqucstcd to procure the neces
sary appropriation to complete the work.
Senator Houston of Texas presented the
minority report , which , in substance , urges
congress to appoint a board of engineers to
locate a harbor at the most suitable point ,
and the adoption of nil necessary menus to
secure an appropriation to complete the work.
The report endorsed the efforts of private
enterprise to secure deep water on the Texas
coast , and pledges Influence to Induce the
government to reimburse the persons en-
gnpod In the enterprise. It further approves
the Idea of securing deep water at Arkansas
pass by private capital , and asks congress
for protection in tno prosecution of the work ,
and to re nburse the citizens engaged In It.
Ex-Governor Glbbs of Texas Introduced a
resolution , which was moved to be adopted
ns u substitute for both. After a short pre
amble It urges upon congress the necessity of
two deep water harbors , ono on the east nnd
one on the west coast of the gulf , nnd asks
congress to locate both and make the neces
sary appropriations for their speedy comple
tion. All were earnestly supported by the
gentlemen introducing them , The discussion
grew so warm that it ran into personalities ,
nnd for a few minutes it seemed that the
convention would break up In a row. Gov
ernor Thnyer finally secured order and the
convention took n recess until 8 o'clock.
The deep water convention reassembled nt
8 o'clock , nnd began n discussion on the ma
jority and minority reports of the committee
on resolutions. The debate lasted until mid
night , when the majority report was adopted.
The convention then ndjouriicd until 11
o'clock to-morrow.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
An Alarming St.te of Affairs at
Jacksonville.
Nr.w ORLEANS , August 30. A special from
Jacksonville , Fin. , says : Tlio situation to
day Is not only no better , but worse. The
great jump In the number of new eases
caused dismay among the people left in town ,
and the trains out were crowded from 10 till
2 o'clock. Health certificates are now issued
daily by the board of health. It has been do-
clued hero by the auxiliary association to try
to get the people to move out to n cnmp so as
to depopulate the pluce more , and by this
means endeavor to check the fever's course.
The poor who are unable to go will bo as
sisted , and every effort made to get
rid of n largo number of the people.
New cases to-day spring up right and left ,
nnd the prospects are good for an Increase in
the number of cases to-night. Thirteen cases
were reported up to noon , with three deaths.
This rapid Increase helps on the exodus , nnd
will carry out 1,500 people this week. All that
possibly can be douo has been done already
upon the Grand Union.hotel and adjoining
premises , but the infection stiir appears to
crop out in that neighborhood with alarming
frequency and violence. Ono gratifying
feature of the situation is the mild form of
many of the new cases. There are striking
exceptions to this rule , however.
A Jackson , Miss. , special says : An order
from the state board of health forbidding
entrance to the state without a health officer's
certificate was to-day approved by the gov
ernor and was Issued.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , August 30. Twonty-
hree. new cases of yellow fever wore re
ported to the board of health for the twenty-
four hours end in R at G o'clock this afternoon.
Among them are members of several leading
families Father Kenney , Mrs. Doctor H. P.
Daniel , Mrs. Susan Scngle and O. S. Kcene.
There were three deaths during the same
time Lafayette Dane.v , confidential clerk in
the internal revenue ofilco ; Mrs. D. J. Crowley -
ley , wife of the manager of the Western
Union Telegraph" office , nnd David Lulgno ,
an Italian. A number of patients have been
discharged , but the record of discharges is
no longer kept by the board of health.
Intense indignation was caused hereby
by the action of the surgeon general
iu stopping refugees from going to healthy
points to which they have been Invited , and
requiring that all bo detaine-1 at the quaran
tine camp. President DanioU ) f the citizens'
auxiliary sanitary association telegraphed a
vigorous protest , asserting that many of the
bebt citizens would prefer to keep their wives
nnd children in the stricken city rather than
subject them to the exposure of a mixed
quarantine camp , where there is no hospital
for the suitable care ot any fallen with fever.
Two hundred rough frame houses , it is stated ,
will bo built for the quarantine camp. Efforts
will be made to depopulate the city as soon ns
possible.
SHOT BY FOOTPADS.
A Wcll-Known Glilcagoan Murdered
on the Public Streets.
CHICAGO , August 80. Shortly after 1
o'clock this morning Fred Sohunemnn , u
well known Chicagoan employed by the
Philip Best Brewing company , was shot and
killed by footpads. Schuueman was on his
way homo , and it is thought when ho reached
Ada and Randolph * streets , where the
tragedy occurred , he attempted to defend
himself when ho was being robbed. His as
sailants cut ono of his I'ockcts open to get his
money and took his watch , breaking the
chain. They then shot him through the
head and dragged the body Into the alley.
The pistol shots were heard and a search re
vealed the body.
The trowsors pockets were rifled and his
watch , diamond ring , stud and scurf pin were
taken. A pistol with ono chamber empty
nnd the deceased's penknife lay beside him.
The police at first promulgated the theory of
suicide and then directed some inquiries to
wards Schuncman's wife , from whom he was
living apart , but these theories nppcar to bo
entiicly groundless. The murdered man's
head wus crushed by a heavy blow , Ills body
was robbed and three men were seen run
ning uway from the scene ot the murder Im
mediately afterwards. There is no clue to
the murderers.
GALLED DAGK.
Roving Clicyrnnea Return to Their
Agency Under Military Escort.
BurrALO , Wyo , , August 30. [ SpecialTele-
pram to Tim Bui : . ] Lieutenants Powell and l
Gardner , with Company D , Ninth cavalry ,
loft Fort McKlnnoy yesterday , escorting the
band of Cheyenne Indians back to their
.
agency on the Tongue river , which they had
left without authority. To-day couriers from
Captain Dlmmlck's Company H , Ninth cav
alry , arrived at Fort McKinney and. .reported
that the Powder river country with its trib
utaries had been completely scouted for a
week and no Indians found. Information
was received of the Sioux some days ago , but
they have now returned to their agency. No
depredations to speak of have been com-
milled , und all fear a of trouble itro now al
layed. Troop H Is returning to the post.
Had the Indians nuponml a few days later ,
after the garrison at Kort Mclvinnoy had
gone away , the case would probably have
been serious.
A Prohibition Nomination
SFIUKGFJEI.D , III. , August 80. R. II. Pat
ton was nominated by the prohibition centra' l '
committee for tha legislature in place ol
I David Wetzel , who withdrew because It wa <
discovered that he had not lived long anougt
° I In the district. Pulton Is a recent convCr
I from the acmocraVlo party.
MOURNING IS LAID ASIDE ,
Proptxrntlona For OhrlBtonlncr
Wllllnm'a Youngest Holr.
A CONVENTION OF ROYALTIES.
The llclntloitH of the German Km
pcror nnd the Chancellor KngllHh
Paper * and ( ho Fisheries Dis
pute Forelun Affairs.
A lloynl Christening.
[ Coj'i/i fo'il ' tISS tiy Jtiino Cordon Uriindt.l
BUILIN , August 30. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : BKK. ! The cnipero < *
left Potsdam before 7 this morning for the
Tcmplehof drill grounds , whcie ho met tha
crown prince of Orceco , Prince Henry , who
arrived from Kiel this luornlng.and a brilliant
suit Including u hundred foreign officers. Ho
Inspected the Thlnt und Fourch Infantry
brigade nnd cavalry brigade guards , who
then each engaged in separate manuuvers.
The attack of the foot brigades nnd guurdcs
du corps on n neighboring railway wus
n L very brilliant spectacle , the gunrdo
making n terrlblo charge which
vividly recalled that of the horse
guurds nt Mais Lu Teur. After delivering
criticisms the emperor , followed by an Im
mense nnd enthusiastic crowd , led n squad
ron to the late Emperor William's 'palace , to
which it convei ed the standards of his innj-
csty. Ho then rode to tbo old palace whom
ho arrived about noon. Since noon Untor
den Linden nnd other principal streets were
crowded with people wishing to sco the arri- *
'
vnl of the illustrious guests invited to to- * (
morrow's imperial christenings. The first
to arrive were the Archduke Charles Louis
and the archduchess Maria Theresa of Aus
tria , the king of Sweden nnd the
king unit queen of Snxouy. All
were ' received by the kaiser
nnd Prince lloinrlch personally , attended by
n brilliant guard of honour. Unter den Lin
den was lighted this evening or the first
time with electricity. The effect was very
fine. In the afternoon the emperor , dressed
in the uniform of his Austrian regiment ,
drove to Ansalb station und received the
Austrian Archduke Karl Ludwlg anil his
consort the Archduchess Maria Theresa.
The duke alighted wearing the uniform of
his Prussian regiment. The emperor nc-
compatncdTncni In un open carriage with
four horses and un outrider to the old palace.
Two hours later ho went to the Stettin rail
way terminus for the purpose of receiving ;
the king of Sweden. On this occasion there
was even a greater display than usual ot
military pomp. At 4 a dinner of thirty-six
covers was given in his honor nt the old
palace. The king nnd queen of Saxony and
the Grandduke nnd Duchess of Mecklen-
burg-Schwcrin were also received by the
emperor In the evening. All the emperor's
guests will go to-morrow to Potsdam for tha
imperial christening , on which occasloii
mourning will bo laid aside. ,
An alarming piece of news was bruited to
the effect that Prince Bismarck had tendered
his resignation. Nobody , however , possess
ing any knowledge of political affairs cred
ited the statement. At the same time it is
asserted thnt the chancellor's position under
the new emperor Is immensely more difficult
than it was under William I , or oven under
Emperor Frederick , owing to the young
sovereign's resolute character nnd indcpcndi
cnt views. An instance. Is cited where the
emperor simply announced to his first
minister as his will , certain im
portant resolutions bearing on inter
national policy , respecting which ha
had not previously asked the chancellor's nd-
vice , as the old emperor used to do , but oa
such occasions the emperor spontaneously
promised the chancellor ho would not do cer
tain things to which Prince Bismarck had nn
objection , and afterwards the emperor had
taken care to let the chancellor know ho bad
kept his promise.
A BID FOR VOTEH.
A British Journal's Vigorous Criticism
of President Cleveland.
[ Copj/rf0/it / 1SS8 li ] Jamtf ( Iwttan Hennett. ]
LONDON , August 30. fNcw York Herald1
Cable Special to THE BEE. ] Mr. Blaine ,
who made himself much liked and petted by
aristocratic British circles during the past
summer , wus very premature In announcing
their love for President Cleveland. English ,
press attacks on him accumulate. To-day
the aristocratic White Hall Review swells
the cry of hostile criticism against him in a
long leader , In the course of which it says ,
nfter reviewing the course of the senate in
rejecting the treaty : "Is the latest
action of the president any nobler
in conception ? Not onovhlt ,
It offends equally by preferring private ad
vantage to public good. It is of the two tha
moro to be condemned on both accounts. It
Is more audacious und shows a greater want
of principle as proceeding from the highest
quarter Iu the state , whence conduct quite )
different might bo looked for. Ho has des
cended from the position of president and
the pure utmospticro of Impartiality and
statesmanship to the platform of the poli
tician. In n word , President Cleveland haa
lowered himself to the level of the senators
nnd has forgotten dignity , statesmanship
and everything else In un attempt to gain a
party advantage over bis oppononti. "
The London Stock I2xchaiiio.
lCoj > i/rto'i ( JBS8 tin James Uorilon Uennttl. ' }
LONDON , August 0. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BKE.J The market
opened wcuk nnd flat , prices from Wall
street taking everybody by surprise. The
professional bears coining to the front ham
mered prices until the weak bulls cleared
out. Towards the oloso , however , Wall
street sent buying orders which helped to
maintain the market somewhat. Owing to
the Atchlson rate cutting and the report
that Phil Armour was about to do the sama
with Milwaukee later , the market for Nor
folk preferred preferred was likewise wcalr ,
May holders realizing , but Messrs. Vivian
and Gray would not part with any of theiff
shares. There was little trade and that of
selling order. Rumors 9f fever- and rat *
cutting were once more rife. Copper shares
were firm , owing to the metal being higher
nnd the report of a strong syndicate being1
formed here to buy up all the shares tha
bears would t > cll.
The Fisheries Question In England ]
I Co ) > vHuht JSSS by Jamet Uortloii BemuK.1 J
LONDON , August UO. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BEE. ] To show tb
interest taken in the fisheries question her *
the London Times has a column and a half
of American cables , giving the dcbaoh \
foreign affairs in the committee , the full text
of the bill and sundry information about tka
Alaska seal fisheries.
A Socialist' * Triumph.
BERLIN , August 80. In the election ! thp
Sixth district of this city to-day Herr ' ' '
knr'cht , th ? uoclallst. was successful ,
ing 2t > ,00r votei out of a total ot il,7VL
