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* ' . - > 11i-n'- ' .I EIGHTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , TUESDAY , MOKNTNG. SEPTEMBEE 4 , . 1888. .NUMBEE 82 ON THE ALTAR OF HIS DUTY , John McShnno Expresses n Willing- to Bo Sacrlflccd. FANNING THE EMBERS OF HOPE. llo Thinks There IH Konio Chance For the DpiiiournlH In Nohrnska of Ilia Military Detail 15111. ItitnulH to AfGtpt. WASIIINOTON HfitnAUTitnOMATU Hun , ) 5ii : POUUTBUNTII STIIRBT , > WAHIIINCITON , D. C. , Kept. a. ) Hcprcscntntlvc McShano returned to the city from Maine this morning and was in his Beat in the house this afternoon. Ho was cordially received by his colleagues and con gratulated upon his nomination for the gov- ernslup in Nebraska. * "Will you accept ! " was asked. "Yes , " ho replied , "that is the only course loll me. " "When will you Issue your letter of accep tance ! " " 1 cannot say. I Intend going to Omaha next week , and then I shall take formal ac tion. Heally , I have thought very little of politics in Nebraska or anywhere else during the pant six weeks. 1 did not anticipate the nomination and did not know It was ten dered to mo till the day following the ad journment of the contention. I do not know the situation nt home. I've not been in the state since the 1st of May and till 1 get thorn , the only thing 1 know Is that I will accept the nomination and make the best race , ! can for the governorship. I am not one who has no > hope for democratic success in Nebraska this fall. " ' "Will the issues In Nebraska bo mostly Htutu or national' ! " "Largely state Issues. " Mr , McShano is looking better than ho has fo- several months. Ho intends to remain in the state but a few days , In all probability , when ho goes homo next week , although he will make the rounds of the state before the election in November. VINAI. AUOl'TJON OK THU AltSIY AND NAVY I > I > TAIL IIII.I , . The house this afternoon took up nnd passed , under a suspension of the rules and over the opposition of Mr. Hlount of Georgia , the Mumlerson bill to increase the detail ol iirmy and navy officers to state colleges and universities for instructions ! in military tactics. The bill is the ono which has resulted from agitations of the subject started first by the governor ol Minnesota and the regents of the state uni versity in their efforts to secure a military instructor detailed from the army to remain constantly nt the university instead of alter nating every four years with the university of Nebraska. The provisions of the bill have been already published in Tun llci : . It increases the detail of army officers from 11 maximum of forty to sixty and provides that the olllcers may bo detailed from the navy tic well us from the army. The most important amendment made by the house to the senate bill provides that nothing in the act shall be construed to prevent the detail of officer ? of the engineer corps of the navy us professors In scientific schools or colleges as now provided by act of con press approved February ' . ' ( , ISTlt. and au thorises the secretary of war to issue ordi nance and ordinance stores belonging to the government , on terms and conditions hereinbefore before provided , to any college or university to which a retired ofilccr of the army may bo assigned as provided by section 12IKI of the revised statues. This last provision is to se cure to colleges which have not heretofore had a military instructor , the arms and up- purtenances necessary for their instruction in military tactics. bOlTII AMinilCAN STIJAMPIIIP LINKS , A strong argument Is found for the repub lican proposition to assist in the establish ment of American steamships to South anil Central America In the hist consular report ol Alexander H. Webb , United States consul al Manilla , Philippine Islands. The consul makes no reference to federal assistance foi the establishment of Amerie-an stcamshii lines to enable our manufacturers to compete for the South and Central American markets but there uro many paragraphs in. hit lengthy mid intelligent report which nrgtu to this point. Ho indicates u Jargo number of articles which are preferred In the Islands nnd which are sought for. but the market 1st very limited , owing to the fact that wo huvo no dirocl communication with that country and out poods are sent so fur around that the freight tariffs increase the price beyond those charged for similar articles by the manufac turers in other countries. Hoports of this character are being received almost dally al thu department of state , showing that if the republican proposition to appropriate onli fW,000 ) for the establishment of American lines of steamships to the south our manu facturers would bo given very important anil now markets. One paragraph from Consul Webb's report will give a good idea of the general character of his observations. "It may bo proper to call attention to the fact that nearly , if not quite all , the machln cry and agricultural Implements In use It thcso Islands are of Gorman or English man tifacturo , us the American and Spanisl prices for such articles are considered execs filvo. No American manufacturer can hopi to compete with the English or Germans ii this tiart of the world until the cost of pro ductlon and export is so reduced as to enabl him to offer his goods at lower prices. I llni that American goods nro preferred hero ti those of any other country , as they are con Mdered better in every respect , but no enough so to warrant the payment of th prices asked. It is considered very probabl that within n short tlmo there will bo a greii market hero for agricultural Implements un < other machinery , ns two railroads have bcci projected and there ore other indications o material progress and enlightenment , an American manufacturers can gather u larg hhareof the harvest if It Is possible for thei to make their prices somewhere near thos of their English and German competitors. ' A VOl.t'MlNOl S CONUIIUSS. The Fiftieth congress will go do\vn with good deal of history In the line of the oftlel : reports of that body. There will probabl bo moro stenographic- worn done In this con press than in any for many years , if , Indece there over has been it congress with so muc short bund rejwrting. Nearly nil of the re porters in the house have been made sick b their work , nnd one of them has been worke to death , Ho died about four or five month ngo and was ono of the most valuable stcnc Itrnphlo reporters In the country. Durln the past thrco months there hns been froi : ono to three new short hand men on th lloor of the liouso taking the regular proceci ! Ings nil the tlmo. Mr. Kehoo , private secre tary to Speaker Carlisle , Is now In trulnlni to take ono of the places which overwork o cleuth has created. Atouo tlmo during th lieatof the summer there were thrco nc\ men on the finer and six or eight stenograph crs were employed In the Investigations be lug conducted by committees. Members It sist ii'ion having long sessions and doing n unlimited amount of talking. They think e the work they devolve upon the men wh work wlh : the mysterious characters In taV Ing flown verbatim what Is said. Sometime these reporters coutlnue their labors fc hours at the. end of u session which runs fu Into the night. In the senuts the official reporting Is don liy contract n . so much n year , and the Ion nnd heavy sessions involve extraonlinnr duties and exrenso to Mr. Murphy , who I the chief reporter , The official stcnofniphcr In the hnisc net f.l.OOO u year each , whcthe the session is long or short. The stein grabbers have been praying that ronprci would arrange to luke a vacation of n fe days In order to glvo them u rest. \ \ hi : senators and representatives pair uuA gv o ; ut the city to Utti seashore nnd elsewscre f frcih air and rccre Ulon , these rc-wjrtcrs ui compelled to remain at their posts , as It Is ex tremely difficult , almost impossible , to got substitutes. The highest reporting In the art of stenographic reporting Is required In this work , and although a man may bo very superior In all other kinds of stion-linnd work , he mnv not be capable of Inking the run on the floor of cither house. It requires long training , nnd the death or disability of an official reporter is almost a public cal amity. Unless there Is n breathing spell given this corps , numbering in both houses about twenty-llvo men , there will almost bo n stop put to the business for n while , ns many of them are nearly worn out. AN rNANSWBUAIII.BTAMIFK AIIOL'MKST. President Cleveland in his tariff message to congress said that the Import duty Is al ways added to the cost of the homo produc tion when an article Is produced. This ab surd statement has been repeatedly shown to bo false , nnd another instance of its fal sity , and ndsurdity has Just been brought to ' .ho attention of your correspondent. In IHJ > . ' | there was scarcely a pound of soda ish made in this country , There had been lomo few tons of it produced by n concern n Michigan a few years before , but the company was unable to compete with the "orclgn manufacturers , and their concern 'ailed. In ISS'J the * Sulvny Process company ivas organized in Syracuse , N. Y. , but its products were placed upon the market till 1SS4. At that time the price of soda nsh iVas 10 per ton. The average production of .ho Syracuse was , during the first year , , hlrty tons per day. The import duty s one-qUartcr of n emit ta pound or . " > per short ton. If Mr. Cleve and's statement was correct the ineo of soda ash in this country would bo the price in Europe plus the tariff , or $50 per ton , exclusive of freight and other charges. Yet since this concern started up soda ash sells at from ? 2J to . * 'JI per ton , or a reduction of upwards of 60 per cent in four years , brought about by the beneficial influence of the protective tariff. The Mills bill docs not disturb the tarilT on this article , but it docs educe the rate on caustic soda one-half a rnt a pound. Caustic soda is manufactured by tills same concern , as is also salenitus. On the latter vho present duty is 1J cents per pound , and the Mills bill cuts it oft f > 0 per cunt. The workmen in the factories of the Solvuy company receive 7. i per cent moro in wages than do the workmen In similar Insti tutions in Knglnnd , and 100 pur cent moro than those employed in similar works in France and ( jcrimmy. The principal raw materials used In the manufacture of caustic soda , soda ash and salcratus uro coal , lime stone and salt , and from the tlrno cacti of these elements enter the factory to the time * when each Is turned out as the finished pioduct from the Syracuse works , 11,1 per cent of the cost may bo embraced under the head of labor. The industry at present thrives and em ploys nearly a thousand men , and so long as the tariff is maintained it will continue to prosper ; but there can bo no doubt that if the Mills bill should become a law , and the proposed reduction of 50 per cent on the duty on caustic and saioratus soda should go into effect , it will make it necessary for the Solvay company to dis continue entirely the manufacture of the'so products , and confine themselves solely to the production of soda ash. If there is any good reason why the monopoly in the manu facture of these two chemicals should bo re turned to England , then the Mills bill , as far as it affects them , is an admirable legis lative enactment ; otherwise , it will prove disastrous in the extreme , oven though it may not result in the discharge of more than fifty or one hundred workmen. A sTour or ( inoiuin LAW. A day or two ago the New York papers contained a story of the munificence of Georges Law of New York , a well-known man-about-town with a very comfortable in come , who is said to have expended nearly 25,100 in making presents to a number of his personal friends at Seratogu. Tills para graph calls to mind n story which was once told of George law a year or two ago of a similar character. A gentleman who was on in timate terms with him years ago says that on ono occasion he rode up the Hudson on nn * Albany oo.xt with Gcorgo Law , Commodore Vanderbilt , and a third party whoso name I have now forgotten , and a game of poker was suggested , and my informant , knowing that the stakes were goiug to be quite large , did not go in ; but George Law and Vundor- bilt did with the other ono. Just as they started George Law whispered to my friend : ! 1If I seem to bo' playing a reckless game to-night don't you say u word. " Ho promised that ho would keep his feel ings to himself and watch the game. They sat up nearly all night , and before they arose from their chairs Law had dropped f l. > ,000 to Comtnodoro Vandorbllt. They parted at Albany in the morning , but about a wcok afterwards Law was encountered on Wall street , when he said : "I reckon you think I played a mighty reckless game with the commodore the other niirht , but I have just this morning sold him my line of steamers , r.nd I have cleared tll'5,000 ' by the sale. " MISUEUAXCOUS. W. W. Colton. of Omaha , is here. Captain William II. Clapp , Sixteenth In fantry , on leave of absence in this city , will report by letter to the superintendent of the recruiting service , Now York City , Septem ber 15 , to conduct the first detachment of re cruits that may be sent to the Department of the Platte in that state * . On the completion of this duty ho will join his company. 1'BKUY S. HlIATlI. Nebraska nnd Iowa I'cniions. WASHINGTON , Sept. 3. [ Special Telegram to Tin : UIK. ] Pensions granted Nebraskans : Original invalid Hcnjamin F. Lambert , Hock Uluffs. Increase 1C. Francis Lum , Guido Hock ; Silas Ciuon , Juniata ; .Inhn M. White , Cedar Hapids. Mexican survivors- Thomas A. Hoynolds , Nchawka. Original invalid Henry Wright , Carlo. Increase Hiram Douglas , Hardy ; Gabo C. Hunncll , Kearney John McCoy , Superior ; Ira Ames , Fairmont ; Arthur W. Wilson , Hclvidero ; William G. Grant , Fr.inUlin ; S. Adiunbax , Lincoln. Original widows , etc. ( special net ) Elizabe-th Smith , mother of George Harbiiugb , Sidney ; minors of Henry A. Uruno , Chap man : S.irah , mother of John Sheldon , jr. , Odoll. McxiiMii survivors , reissue William Knowlton , Lincoln. Pensions for lowuns : Restoration ( spe cial ii't ' , old war ) George Lomaster ( do- ccase-d ) , Iconium. Increase Andrew F. Henderson. Seymour ; . lolm Fre.vur. Fayctto ; George Hell , Danville ; Joscpti'lVumor , Dav enport ; Joseph S. Jones , Hickord ; Junies II. Ham , Callender ; Andrew J. Egbert , Melrose - rose ; Alvin Griswold , Mount Ayr ; John Me- Cuuliff , Hrlstow ; Edward Doicy , Walnut ; John W. Hendrick , Cedar Hapids ; William L. Kimmock , Hloomllcld ; John S , Hurd , Hampton ; Amos Dowatcr , Elklmrt ; Henry II. Williams , Ottumwa ; Lewis Akin , Clarluda ; Daniel A. McMartin , Castalin , Orignal invalid G. W. Mann , Creston. In crease Albert S. Emerson , liurr Oak ; Wil liam Hoberts , Harvard ; Gcorgo W. Gardner , Mount Ayr ; Joseph CarhotT , Houghton ; Fred D. Dunbar , Scranton ; A.G. ICberhimU , Toledo ; Wilholm Trlcble , Tamu City ; Abel P. Griffith , Millorsburg ; Jasper N. Ho'jcrt son , Marcus ; James Sickle ? , Vernon ; Thomas Hcln , Dubuque ; 1 bourns A. Me- Council , Lenox ; ' Sylvanus Urinton , Sllvct City ; William H. Stout. Newell ; Thomas Green , West Union ; Gcorgo W. Miller , Grininsville. Heissuo Sidney C. Putnam IJcdford. Halm for llin Wounded AITcctlons , MiNNCAi-oi.iB , Sept. 3. [ Spccial' Tele gram to TUB BKE.--Tlio usual order o ; things Is rather reversed In the suit thai was begun to-duy by Harry McNIver against Ida G. Huhko. lua , wlio I" now tin wlfo of Albert H. Huhrto , was nt one Hint the widow of David Lyko. It was thsntha Hurry MeNIvcn v'Cf-od r.-.d apparently wet ior. It was in is&S tart the fickle Mrs llu'.iko promised ton \ nlre , but A'iril ' . ' 1 IS'jJ ' , she I'.iurk'd Kuhlw. MeNIvcn 'iwomt to have * g : loved for three \rarn over thn cruelty and now t'llnhs It wl" take $10,000 tr patch up tli'j bi-ftich ii ; his affections. i Stlllln ' WASHINGTON , Sept. 3. The stats depart t " niciit UstdluUlcIMiy lyuorantcf the rnporlc > rofup.il oi thu Chinese government to rUlfj the trtity. THE SHARON DIVORCE SUIT , It Culminates in n Sensational Scone in Court. MRS. TERRY LOSES HER TEMPER She Charges .Justice Field With Hav ing Huon Itrlbcd , and Her HUH- band Aw sou It si a United StntcH Marshal. A California Sensation. S\N FiiANcisto , Sept , y. The celebrated Sharon divorce case , which has been very prolific In the matter of sensations , cul minated to-day in u scene which will cost Sarah Althea Sharon , now Mrs. David S. Terry , thirty days in jail , and her husband , Judge Terry , u six months' sentence. Cohen , executor of the late Senator Sharon's estate , recently applied to the circuit court for a bill of revision. Mrs. Terry entered a demurrer , which the court overruled. The decision , which was very lengthy , was read by Asso ciate Justice Field of the United States supreme premo court , and was concurred in by Judge Sawjer of the circuit court and Judge Sabin of the district court. A largo crowd , among which wore about two hundred lawyers , filled the court rooms. Judge David S. Toiry , who has been chief counsel for his wife du-ng ! the entire litiga tion , sat bcsido her to-day , and both paid close attention to the reading of the decision. Mrs. Terry appeared very nervous at the out set , and ns the reading progressed her agita tion increased. Finally , when Justice Field was about half through reading , Mrs. Terry jumped to her feet and asked the judge if ho was going to order her to give up her marriage contract. The judge quietly told her to sit down. Mrs. Terr. , 's ' face turned white with passion , and she cried : "Justice Field , wo hear that you have been bought. Wo would like to know if that is so and what figure you hold yourself at. It seems that no person can get justice in this court unless ho has n sack. " Judge Field turned to Marshal Franks , and said : "Marshal , remove that woman from this court room. " The marshal advanced toward Mrs. Terry , but she took no notice of him but broke out with oaths and vulgar language. Franks grasped her arm , and in an instant Judge Terry arose and exclaimed that no living man should touch his wife. With this ho dealt Franks a terrible blow on the neck with his list , which sent the mar shal rolling across the lloor. Franks re gained himself , and witti several deputies and bystanders rushed upon Terry and quickly removed him. Mrs. Terry was also taken from the room and locked in the mar shal's office. A deputy was placed at the door , when Terry advanced upon htm and demanded admission , which the deputy re- fuseil. Terry put his baud in his pocket and drew forth n dangerous looking dirk with a blade eight inches long , and with a curse held it above his head and declared that ho would slab any man who dared to keep him awuy. Several per sons at once jumped on him and tried to take the knife away. A desperate strug gle followed. Allthomen fell to the floor , and the knife was finally taken from Terry with out any ono being injured. Terry was then locked up in the room. His wife's satchel , which dropped in the court room during the excitement , was found to contain an Knglish bull dog revolver , with all six chambers loaded. Marshal Franks status that she was trying to open the satchel just before she was put out of the court room. Marshal Franks entered the room where the two were confined , and Mrs. Terry at once made n violent attack upon him and beat him about the face and head. She was soon quieted , however , and a strong guard placed in the room. The wildest excitement had prevailed in the court room and corridors during the dis turbance , but as soon as quiet was restored Jiuigo Field resumed the reading of the de cision. When ho had concluded the court took a recess and the judges retired to their chambers. Two hours later they ngaln ap peared In the court room and amr .ticed the penalty they had to Inflict upon Judge Terry and his wife. Neither of the parties was allowed in court while the sentence was pronounced. Judge Field ordered that Judge Terry be im prisoned in the county jail at Alamcda for six months , and that Mrs. Terry bo impris oned thirty days. No alternative in the way of a line was allowed , and the prisoner * were taken to jail this afternoon. David S. Terry was formerly judge of the supreme court of this state , and while holding that position in 1S5 ( became involved in a quarrel with David C. Hroderick , who was United States senator from California. A duel followed and Hroderick was killed. NUSIUKSTUIOTION. : . The Honso J'nsses n Hill to Prevent Itcturii on Certificates. 'WASHINGTON , Sept. 3 , The house to-dny passed the bill supplementary to the act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to the Chinese , approved May 0 , lbS2. Section 1 provides that trom and after ttic passage of this act it shall bo unlawful for any Chinese laborer who shall at any time heretofore have been , 01 who may now or hereafter bo , resident with in the United States , and who shall have de parted or shall depart therefrom ; and shall not have returned before the passing of thia act , to return to the United States. Section 2 provides that no certificates ol Identity , provided for in the fourth ami fifth sections of the act to which this is supplemental , shall hereafter bo issued , and every certificate heretofore isssucd in pursuance thereof is hereby declared void and of no effect , mid Chine-so labor claiming admission by virtue thereof shall not be permitted to enter thu United States. Section ii provides that all duties prescribed ami liabilities , penalties and forfeitures pro scribed by the second , tenth , eleventh and twelfth sections of the nut to which this is supplemental , are hereby extended and made applicable to the provisions of this net. Section provides that all siuili part or parts of the act to which this is supplemental as aio inconsistent herewith are herouy re pealed. Mr. Morrow of California said the bill was directed to the revocation of the Issuance of certificates of Identification. It provided for the icpcal of that provision of the net ol May 0 , Ihs'i , which provided for certificates of identity. Mn.or | KIMUI Under Arrest. HAUiiiBiifito , Pa. , Sept. ! ) . [ Special Trio gram to Tin ; Uie. : ] Major Marcus A , Hcno , who , until recently , was a noted In dian-llghtcr of tha United Stp.tcs army , was arrested hero yesterday evening .on the charge of non-maintenance , preferred by hi ; wife , Isabella II. Heno , who lives In this city Major Hcno , whoso compact figure and som bro face uro familiar In this city , wr.s on UK plains with General Cuslor at the time of UK massacre , ft lias been charged th.xt Heno through cowardlco or Inck of discretion , du' not bring Custor the ni.t he needed , and wa out of harm's way when the Indians sur rounded Ouster's command. Keno has beet out of the army nearly over since. A fov months ago he had an interview published ir n Now York paper. Ho assailed the conduc of Custcr and bullttled that officer's courage As a result the newspapers nil over the coun trydcnouuccd him. Dcspito nil thcso mat tori ho is ( iCnla ! socially , nnd mr.kes frlcndi easily. Ho had coino up from lialtimon when arrested yesterday , and U now nndui ball for tils , appearance at court. Kiot Over Worn Money. CITY OF MEXICO , Sept. a. A dispatch froir Oaxka says the uurchanti there refused t < receive nior.ay which had been worn by use nnd this provoked a riot , which was quollci by the milltaijr. The government has or dcrcd ( be banks to redeem woru coin , IiAHOR DAY. Monster Celehratlon In. Several of the Principal Cities. CLCVCIAND , O. , Sept , 3. An Immense > lood-red flag was carried through the lead- ng streets of Cleveland to-day , nnd behind It marched n score of anarchists. To-night the lag was bedraggled and five of the men who followed It are in the lock-up. This was labor lay , and 1'JOO men formed In line nnd with nuslo nnd waving emblems paraded the lown-town thoroughfares nnd then withdrew o a garden In thesuburbs. Anarchists were n the procession , and , declaring themselves .o bo carpenters , they were permitted to ro- nln the place they had quietly slipped Into. At the garden they unfurled their flair nnd refused to acknowledge the stars and stripes. The committee ) in chnrgo induced them llnally to put their flag away. When ; he committee turned their backs , however , the anarchists seized their emblem of blood nnd waved it aloft triumphantly. Inimedi- itely they were attacked by hundreds of lonest working men whoso indignation was jeyond e-ontrol. The Hag was trampled un der foot and ono anarchist after another went to the ground in the fight that contin ued for at least ten minutes. All the anarch ists but live escaped from the three detec tives who were present , I ' , those who getaway away were bleeding nnd lame , nnd will liardly appear in public for some time to 101110. The mimes of those arrested nro : Hen Hill , carpenter ; Emil Schilling , ma- 3hlnlstnnd : Godfrey OstermeycrCharlesLu- elin , and Gustav Buetncr , carpenters. They were locked up ntid charged with riot. At Chicago. CIIICAOO , Sept. 3. Labor Is having n double observance in this city. This morn ing the United Ordcrf of Bricklayers and Stone Masons paraded on the west side , under the auspices of the ICnights of Labor and laid the comer-stbno of their new hall at the corner of Pcoria and Monroe streets. The procession was reviewed by Congress men Mason and Lawler. The participants afterward loft the city by train for a plcme at Central Grove. Thu trades unions of the city indulged in n parade through the streets of thu south division , and subsequently marched to Ogden's grove , where a picnic is in progress. > Among the matters carried were : "America has laborers enough to do her own work ; " "No more Chinamen or contract hiboiers ; " "Strictly opposed to tenement housesCliincso and prison made cigars1' ; "Carpenters will never vote for any candidate who was nominated In a scab building. " This ap peared to refer to the building in which the republican national convention was held , as it was erected by non-union laborers , At Peorln. PF.OIUA , Sept. 3. Labor day was cele brated hero to-day in great style. The city is thronged with several thousand strangers. Nearly all the factories have closed. Husi- ncss houses are profusely decorated. This morning there was n monster parade. Every labor organization was represented. There were live bands of music , and nearly every merchant , or manufacturer had his tmsiness represented. The narndo was three miles long. This afternoon there was a picnic , with prominent speakers present. At Now York. Nnw YOIIK , Sept. 3. Labor day was ap propriately observed hero to-day , as well as the principal cities of the state. tHusincss was practically suspended , and the courts and municipal departments , pxclmnires nnd banks were all closed. The custom liouso was open for an hour , for the entry and clearance of vessels. The feature of the day was the labor parade. There were also games of all kinds , yaoht nnd boat racing and festivals in many of the city parks. At. Cincinnati. CINCINNATI , Sept. 3. Labor day was cele brated hero by giving a holiday to employes in almost all the largo manufactories and in a great labor parade in tire afternoon , in which the various labor organizations were fully represented. After the parade speeches were made in English and Gorman on the streets near where the procession disbanded. There was no closing of public olllces nor other business houses. At Quiiicr. QBINOV , Sept. 3. Labor day Is being gen erally observed in this city. Incoming trains and packets brought crowds of visitors , and nn imposlnp procession of various unions , accompanied by bands of music , was wit nessed in the forenoon. This afternoon there was a public speaking at Highland park , and the festivities closed with a grand ball to-night. At St. Louis ST. Louis , Sept. 3. Labor day was ob served hero by the various labor organiza tions of the city , which were largely repre sented In the street parade. No flags , ban ners or mottoes of any objectionable char acter were carried. After the parade there was a bit : demonstration and speaking at Concordia park. At Imliiuiu : > olls. INPUXAVOMR , Sept. 3. The labor organi zations of the city united in a street parade and then proceeded to the exposition grounds , whore the day was spent in listening to ad dresses and watching'aUilctlo games , etc. A Mania KOI * Stealing Women's Shoes BitAzu , , Ind. , Scpt3. [ Special Telegram toTiie BIL. ] Juhnhcingman , aged about sixty ycais , was found dead at his gate this morning , having evidently dropped dead of a brain disorder. He was an eccentric char acter. Ho had on uncontrollable mania for stealing women's shoes , though neve1 ac cused of stealing anything else. A few years ngo he was arrested nnd forty or fifty pairs of women's shoes and slippers recovered. He had buried them on the commons ne.ir the blast furnace. Ho was sent to the pen itentiary n short time for this offense. His wife get a divorce during his term in prison nnd ho bus over since lived alone. To-day over sixty pairs of women's shoes nnd slip pers were found In his hut. Ho was a vet eran of the Mexican and civil wars and will be buried with military honors. Killed hy Indiana Assassins. YINCKNNKS , Ind. , Sept. 3. ( Special Tele gram to Tnu HEE.I John Hrany , a wealthy farmer living seven miles north of Mont gomery , in Davlcs county , while playing a social game of cardp with his neighbor , named Carpenter , In his own homo , was shot and Instantly killed last night by some un known assassin or assassins. Carpenter was also shot , the bullut knocking out his front teeth and coming out below the ear. He is thought to bo in a ( lying condition. The shots were fired through an open window , and whoever did it made good an escape. No motive is known for the crime , unless It Is a white cap outrage. A lynching Is almost certain should the perpetrators bo discovered. Kill tor Storey's Estate Settled. CUICAOO , Sept 3. In the estate of William F. Storey , late proprietor of the Chicago Times , Judge. Knickerbocker this morning approved the inventory and appraisement of Mrs. Eureka C. Storey , tbo widow , who ap peared and presented to the court her written waiver of award to her , and as there uro no children entitled to share in the award , the widow's waiver was allowed and filed for record. This is the final net iutho suttlement of the Storey estate. A Victory for the Celestial. LONDON , September 3. Despatches from Melbourne , Australia , announce that In a test action In the supreme court a Chinese emigrant sued the government -for damages for prohibiting him from landing. The ma jority of the judges decided in favor , of ; Uo plaintiff. The chief justice dissented. W A Dodge County Womnn Bndly Bitten By a Mnd Dog. GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENTS. of the Gatherings at \Vahoo and Kearney The Guide Hock Horror Story Donlod Other State Happening.- * . The Wiihon Knunmiimcnt. WAIIOO , Neb. , Sept. 3. [ Special to Tin : i3iu. : ] Tills is the third day of the encamp ment of the Nebraska national guards. All .he companies are now in camp , making over twelve hundred men. The orders of yester day have been carried out , and Governor J'hayer has issued the following orders for the government of the camp : LINCOLN , Sept. 8. lisS. Circular No. 1. General L. W. Colby. Hrigadior General , Commanding Hrlgadc of N. N. G. , Camp Sheridan , Wahoo , Neb. Dear Sir : As you are now engaged In the annual encampment , I trust you will see that the strictest military discipline is observed in every respect. The encampment is for the mirposeof military In struction , and It Is a school of discipline , as you tire well aware : and I trust it will prove to bo a great benefit to officers nnd soldiers. At last year's encampment it occasionally happened that an oflicer or soldier made it- plication direct to the commandcr-ln-chlcf for this thing and that. You will please require every application to come through the differ ent military headquarters in their order. 1 also desire that you will call the attention of all in your command to this subject , viz. : There must be absolute * sobriety and temper ance maintained by nil throughout the en campment. If any officer or soldier should appear at any time to bo under the influence of spirituous liquors you will immediately call him to account and report him to thcso headquarters. Mr. P. A. Gatohell , of Lincoln , has been placed in clmrgo of the state tents. It has been made his duty to attcndto putting them up and striking them when the encampim-nt is over , and also to Inspect the tents daily and see that they are not injured. This order has become absolutely necessary in order to protect the tents against injury. You will please prohibit positively the stacuing of arms in tents or the taking of muskets with bayonets fixed into the tents. It must bo bo unfixed before taking into tents. Last year some of the tents were badly cut with the bayonets. Tno commandor-in-chief regards it as wholly unmilltary , unsoldier-llko and Im proper for oflicors or soldiers to visit saloons in uniform and trusts that they will heed this admonition. JOHN M. TIIAVBII , Commander-in-Cliicf. Attest : A. V. COM : , Adjutant General. There will bo guard mounting at S a. in. , company drill at 10 a. in. , tno inspection of companies at * . ' p. m. , Itattalion , troop nnd battery drill at 3 p. m. , brigade dress parade at , "j :3U : p. in. The Kncainiimont at Kearney. KUAHNI-.V , Nob. 3. [ Special to THE Hic. ] That portion of Kearney occupied by the regulars In summer encampment , has been designated in Order No. 1. as Camp John H. Hrooks , in honor of the commanding of ficer of the department , General Hrooks. The camp is located south of the Union Pa cific tracks , on the wcsteldo of the city , run ning ne > rth nnd south. The officers' tents are In line about eight hundred feet cast of the tail rnco of the Kearney canal , nnd about six hundred feet further cast the tents of the men arc planted. The north end of the ca nal is occupied by the Second Infantry , com manded by Colonel Fletcher ; the center by the Seventeenth infantry , under command of General Henry H. Misenor , nnd the south portion by the Twenty-first infantry. General Henry A. Morrow commanding. The latter is also commanding officer of the camp until the arrival of General Wheaton , who has been detained by olllolal duties elsewhere. Each regiment is accompanied by an excellent baud and the rivalry between them makes every regimental parade almost a musical contest. Last evonini ; after a parade - ado which was witnessed by several thou sand , the band of the Twenty-first regiment played several choice selections , nnd immedi ately following the officers of the Second , ac companied by their band , made a call upon General Morrow at the headquarters. The playing of the band was very line and hold the crowd of visitors on the ground till S o'clock. Until further order guard mount will take place every morning at S o'clock , after which there will bo company drill. At ( i o'clock each evening regimental parade will take place. Killed Ry a Horso'H Kick. Guini : HOCK , Nob. , September 3. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hii.J : A man named Pat- rich Cummcford was found dead this morn ing north of Guide Uocic. IIo was killed by a kick from ono of his horses. Ho was a man forty or forty-five years of age , and a bachelor living alone on a rented farm. Sun day he visited ono of his neighbors and re turned homo in the evening to look after his stock. He was taking his horses from the picket rope to lead them to water and ono of them , u vicious animal , kicked him on thu back of the head , apparently killing him in stantly as there are no Indications that ho moved after ho fell. The verdict of the cor oner's jury was in accordance with these facts. Drowned in nVoll Rnn CLOUD , Neb. , Sept. 3. [ Special to Tun Hnn. ] A young man by the name of Charles Titus , about eighteen years of ago , attempted to descend into a well by a rope. After getting down ten feet below the sur face of the ground ho struck damp , and fell into the water , and was drowned before ho could bo helped out. After remaining in the water about an hour the body was fished out. The doctors worked long and faithfully to recuscltato him , hut without avail. The aged parents nro nearly crazy with grief. Trcnton'H Hurvcflt Homo. THENTON , Neb. , Sept. 3. [ Special to Tin : Hnu. ] The harvest homo picnic here Sat urday was a grand success. In connection with it there was a trades display , which was very creditable to the citizens , nil of the diffcicnt trades of the town being repre sented. There was also horse and foot rac ing. The Stratum band furnished music. which was excellent. There were fully 1,000 strangers In to'A'n , The affair wound up with a ball In the evening , which was largely attended and enjoyed Immensely. Hit t en ny a Mad NOUTII HIND , Neb. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tel egram to Tim licii.j Mr. Wlckhorso , n farmer living five miles northeast of this place , hod noticed for several days that his two dogs were acting strangely. His neighbors advised him to kill them. Finally ho killed ono and tied the other to a tree , where it was kept for a day or two. Yester day evening It became raving mad , getting loose and running around the yard , springing onto Mrs. Wlckhorse , tearing her shoulder and arm nnd ono of her lower limbs in a horrible manner. Dr. Doan was called , who attended to her wounds and pronounced her in n serious condition. The dog was killed by ono of her sons. The Snunders County Fair. WAIIOO , Neb. , Sept. 8. ( Special to TUB HEE. ] The Saundcrs county agricultural fair opens to-morrow. The purses for the various speed contests liavo been doubled this year. The number ol entries In all lines is exceptionally largo. Sanhders County Labor Party. WAHOO , Nob. , Sept. 3. [ Special to Tnu BEE. ] The union labor party of Saundera county met In mass convention Saturday and effected an organization , appointed a central committee and selected eleven delegates to the state convention. Many of the farmers ire taking hold of the labor movement , nnd If they decide to run a county ticket will poll i peed many votes. A Union IjnhoiConvention. . Out ) , Neb. , Sept. 8. [ Special Telegram to Tim Hr.E.l The Valley county convention of the union labor party met hero to-day. The nomination of n county ticket was re ferred to n committee of ten to report when llicy consider It expedient. The delegates to the state convention nro : I ) . N. McCoro , 1) . McCall , F. M. Obcrt , O. D. Combs , Thomp son Hlsscle. No Truth In the Reported Grim : HOCK , Neb. , Sept. ! -Special [ Tele gram to THE Hii.J : : Tin : lii : : correspondent ins made a thorough investigation of the story telegraphed from hero about the lynch- ng of n man named Hakor and tlmls no Foundation whatever for it. It is believed to .10 a revival of n similar story which was set illoat In Iowa a few years ago. The I'Mi-Ht Train. CIIKIOIITON , Neb. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tclo- gram to Tin : Hiil. : : The first regular train went through from Norfolk to Verdlgro to- dny over the New Elkhorn extension. An excursion party from the towns on the route undo It a red letter day for 'erdlgro. Trains will run regularly after this dale. Dixtrlut Court at lump City. Lori- CITY , Neb. , Sept. 3. [ Special Telc- ; ram to Tin : Uuc.j The district court sets icro to-morrow. Several very Important cases are on the docket , the most important > f which is the case of Furbush vs the Har- er estate , which involves some f 30,000 worth of town lots in Loup City. CHOP PKOSPlicrS. Condition ol' Growlnt ; Grain In the Hod Uivor Valley. CuirAOO , Sept. 3. The following will ap- tear in the Farmers' Koview September ft : Heports relative to the condition of the wheat crop In the lied Hivor valley have jeen so conllicting that in order to arrive at some true idea of the situation , wo liavo nude special Inquiries from reliable' persons. Our advices enable us to state that Polk county , Minn. , will have a better grade of wheat and more of it than Marshall county. I'ho crop may yield fourteen husholi per acre. Frost has done more damage in Marshall county and the grade of wheat there will bo poor , generally speaking. There are some exceptions , for frost seems to have touched In streaks , so that while there are fields that have filled tolerably well , there are others not far distant where the heads are not hall so we'll filled , and will yield u shrivelled sample of grain. It socms proba ble that an average of ten bushels per aero will bo about all that Marshall county will yield. We have it on reliable authority that Kittsou county is worse hurt than Marshall county , and there are fields there which will not bo harvested. On the Dakota side of the Hod river val ley ( that is , in northeast D.ikota , ) the situa tion is reported as being worse than in thu Minnesota counties mentioned in the forego ing. There are conflicting opinions ns to whether the damage to wheat Is duo to frost or has been caused by blighting , consequent upon excessive heat and dews. The majority hold that frost has done till the damage. Frost on August 17 formed ice ns thick as window glass on the water In Polk county , Minn. On or about the iMtli another severe frost was experienced. Although these frosts did not apparently hurt the straw and chaff of the wheat , yet they must have hurt the plant at that portion which joins the kernel to the stem. This Is corroborated by the fact that all the nutrition of the kernel is destroyed. On some fields of fall wheat the straw was very long nnd heavy , nnd hero it was that rust did Its deadly work. Ono of our correspondents states that a field owned by him promised to yield thirty bushels per acre , but on account of rust will not now yield more than ten bushels per acre , of very poor wheat. The oat crop In the valley generally gave promise of heavy returns , but rust has prevented proper tilling , and the grain threshed does not "fill the bushel well. " Harlcy is n good crop and has not bocn in jured so far as wo have been nblo to learn. Dalrymplo apparently has good reasons for advislntf farmers to hold on to their wheat In expectation of higher prices later on. THIS KANSAS MAS8ACUK. A Cowhoy CorroboratPH the FirHt Re port , Hut Others Arc Skeptical. LAM tit , Colo. , Sept. 3. [ Special Telegram to Tin : 15ii.l : The reports published re- gardhig the wholesale slaughter of horse thieves m "No Man's Land" have just been received hero. The general opinion is that it is a sensational item to faciliato the annex ation of the "neutral strip" to Kansas. On Thursday last a horscthiel was found in the strip , and as Ward , a deputy sheriff had gene after him and had his horsu shot from under him , ho is credited with putting one thlof out of the way. He brought back six head of horses , nnd some saddles and blankets. A posse is now out after a gang headed by Hilly Qornelous , alias "Hilly the If Id , " and it Is probable the thieves will die in Squaw canon , their rendezvous , as the pos u is well armed. LATIH : A Panhandle cowboy Just in par tially corroborates the account of the shoot ing imil adds that besides the seventeen thieves , three settlers were killed and five ) wounded. His statement , however , Is doubted by ninny. A CAMPAIGN TUAUIJDV. A Hloody Factional ICow in Monroe County , Arkansas. RT. Louis , Sept. 3. Aspccial from Helena , Ark. , says that the Monroe county campaign dominated in n bloody tragedy Saturday afternoon. The people's candidates % vcro to speak and n great crowd had gathered. William Wall ( white ) , of Holly Grove , at- tomnU'd to strike a man named Dillard.whcn thu latter shot Wall , who foil or. his knees , pulling lilt revolver and shot Dillard twice , after which ho fell back dead. The mob rushed In on Dillard , but his friends sur rounded him nnd with kniw.s nnd pistols de clared thor ! Intention to defend him. Sheriff Houinson iittemptod to arrest Dillard but was shot by him in the thigh. The mob fell upon Dillard and beat bun terribly , but failed to kill him. A stray bullet killed n negro spectator. TJillard was finally spirited away with the mob still after him , 9 Unco War In IlltnoK Pr. I.ofis. Sept. 3. [ Special Telegram to Tnu DUB. ] There Is a bitter race war going on nt Kust Carondolut , 111. , just opposite South St. Louis , which threatens to termi nate seriously to-morrow when an election for school directors will bo lie'ld. The whites control the fchools , and have appointed Juines Stewart , a negro , to teach the school set apart for colored children , The ncgrooa object to Stoivnrt , and if they fall to elect a majority of the board to-morrow threaten to eject htewnrt from the school by forco. There have been aeveral encounters growing out of the trouble , and ono negro was shot and Korlously wounded. Last night nn at tempt was made by thn negroes to assassin ate Judu'o Shi'.rnian , who has ruled against tlif.-m In several cases , No Truth In ihu Humor. Diixvur.i September 3. There Is positively no truth tn the published report that 100 whites Uuvo been massacred by the Indians , There wat n flfht between a band oi south ern Utoa and a bund of Plutes In Paradox Valley sovcnd days ago , in which several In- dulns were reported to have been killed , Particulars o ( > be lifiljt kayo not yet been re ceived , HOW IflWANS GET DRINKS , % Efforts to Enforce the Olnrko Lm-J Moot With Dismal Failure. A MARSHALLTOWN INCIDENT , How the Thirsty \\Vro All Madi ) Happy on a Urccnt. Circus Hay Other llawkcyo Notes. Iowa Prohlhs Disconsolate. WATKIILOO , In. , Sept , n. [ Special Tolo- cram to Tar. Hii.l : Thu original package ! construction placed on the last Iowa llquoV * aw Is causing the friends of the law consld * crablo grief. A Chicago Importing company , which has nil agent at Murshnlltown , shipped a car load of beer and iiOO hundred juarts of whisky into that place u day or two igo , to bo sold on the day when Harnum's circus was to show there. The whisky nine in in quart bottle-M , each bottle * secured n a strong wood box , stamped outside , ami sold for ? ' . ! a package * . No one was allowed o open the box in the room where it was told. It is estimated that at least ono itindrcd bottles were sold on circus day. In he latter part of the afternoon the agent voluntarily closed to avoid a charge of keep- ng a nuisance. The beer cnmo in u car with my , so that it was sold In the original pack- igo without any box. Nearly all the car load was sold Saturday. Corn IH All Ulght. Sioi-x CITY , la. , Kept. 3 , ( Special to Tnu IBm.1 ] Anxlctyuboul the corn crop in north western Iowa and southeastern Dakota Is rnp- dly disappearing by reason of the hot , dry weather. Heports from fifteen counties In this region show that during the past two wocks corn has raced toward maturity. On ho higher grounds and uplands it has so far l-rogrcs'.ed that It could now endure light > osts. The * ears arc numerous and heavy some of them enormous and already well glazed. On thelowlying bottom lands it will take ten or twelve * days to advance corn so that it can stand even light frost. This Is borauso continued wet weather in the spring delayed phintlne thrco weeks beyond the usual time. All the reports from the farms along the valleys of the Maple , Little Sioux , l-'loyd , Hlir Sionx , and Vonnillion rivers .he * choicest corn districts of the northwest uro most encouraging , and show that the vit-ld , unless severe frosts shortly ensue , will bo ono of the most bounteous ever gath ered. An Old HoldiiM-HnlcldoH. Drnrtji-n , lit. , Sept. 3. [ Special Telegram to Tun llin. : ] Albert Looper , a one-armed veteran of the Sixth Io\vai-avalrycoinmittcd suicide last night by taking strychnine. After swallowing the drug ho attempted to write out his sensations while dying , but the jut the action of the drug was too rapid , set thai he wrote only Incoherent sentences. Ho was tin iniimto of the soldier's homo at Mar- sliulltowii , and was hero on a furlough tosoo his children , who reside In tills city. His xcuso for tlio act was that ho was tired of Ifo. Before coming to this country ho was u line officer in the German army , nnd was highly educated. The Thirteenth llonnlnn. MOINI : . , In. , Sept. II. [ Special to Tim HKU. ) The association of survivors of thu First battalion , Thirteenth regiment , United States infantry , closed a successful reunion , hen * to-night. Nine stales were represented In the persons present , thorc being thrco from Nebraska and two from Illinois. The secretary of state welcomed the association in the absence of the governor , and they hud ii variety of exercises and entertainments. Tliis Is the fourth annual reunion of the asso ciation. _ _ _ A nif { Corn Crop AHKurcd. WATBKLOO , la. , Sept. A. ( Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hcn.J Throughout north ccn- 'tjjj trnl Iowa perfect corn weather Is nnd for two weeks has been prevalent. Hot days ami cool nights , coupled with an absence of rain , 1ms forced the maturing process ns the hot , wet weather of the early summer forced growth. Ten days moro without frost will insure the largest corn crop ever grown In north central Iowa , a district that lias been In every way favored nil the present season , Mn nn City Infected With Thieves. MASON- CITY , In. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tola- gram to Tnu Hir. : . ] A great deal of thieving is going on In this section. During the past few elays twenty head of cattle were stolen from parties at Norlhwood. The express olllco at Plymouth was burglarised. Several houses In this city have been ransacked and complaints of pilfering from Manly ara numerous. It is generally believed that it is an organize ; ! gantr Is doing tliu jvorlc. Th < > State Kail * . Dr.s MOISTS , la. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hni ! . ] The state fulr is now fairly under way , with a fair attendance and fine exhibits. The receipts BO for are $3ODO moro than for the coi responding tlmo over before. The races are only fair , no very speedy horses being entered , but the exhib its of stock are very large and valuable * . To marrow is old soldiers' day , when all old sol diers arc to bo admitted free. The Slon.v City JohhorH. Stot'X CITY , In. , Sept. 3. ( Spcial Telegram to Tin : Uun. ] The transportation committed of the Sioux City rflobbora' and Manufac turers' association met to day. Preliminary steps were taken for bringing the case ol Sioux City before the inter state commission. This Is the result of the refusal of the railroad - road companies to correct the gross discrim ination * ] in favor of St. P.iul and Minneap olis. Day at CrcMton. CiuSYi\ : . , Sept. 2. [ Special Telegram to Tin * lir.n.1 Labor day was observed la Cre.ston by n parade , participated In by all local labor unions , headed by the brother hoods of striking engineers and switchmen. About six hundred were In linn , Kx-Scnatoi ; Van Wyek of Nebraska and others mada speeches at South Park. Van Wyek was roi ceivcd with great enthusiasm. Want Prnioorntli * Kndorsoincnt. ATLANTIC , In. , Sept. n. ( Special Telegram to Tnu Hii.J : : A petition Is being circulated among the democrat * hero asking that J. U. Sovereign , the union labor nominee , bo ea dorscd by the democratic convention which meets on Wednesday in Council Hltiffs. Sov ereign made u Hpccc'.i hero on Saturday ntifht aimed especially to catch Urn democratic- sup port last year. There was a majority of U1 against the republicans In the district. ' A Convention Postponed. iNDni'K.MicNf B , la. , Sept ? ) , [ Special Tolo pram to Tim Uii.l-Tho - con gressional convention for this ( the third ) district , which was to have been held to-day , was i-ostponed till Thursday , September 0. PI re at Hlor.x City. SIOL-X CITY , la. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tcld- gram toTirn Hui : . ] An Incc-ndlury lire this morning caused dumugo to the amount of $ 1,01)0 ) to the boot and shoe sturo of F. M& Gibbons. They Ohjcc-t 10 iho Dim.iv , Sept. 3. The Pjirncllite incmbcra at parliament have refused to have any further connection with the Cork branch of thu NutlonfU league on tlie ground that tUa Fcnuu clement In it controls Us actions ,