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EIGHTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , THURSDAY MOllNING , APRIL 25 , 1889. NUMBER FOUR MORE BORDER VICTIMS , Oklahoma Settlers Shot Down by Toxus Toughs. SOLDIERS IN HOT PURSUIT. Uooincrs Organizing For tlio Purpose ofTakltiKn Koroiblo Possession. of All Claims Kntcrcd Con * irtiry to Law. Murdered hv Tcxnnn. Font RK.NO , I , T. , April IH. A settler named Goodwill arrived at Hone yesterday from Oklahoma and tnado a sworn statement to the post commander that his party of four had boon flred upon by a body of twelve Texans who claimed a location made .by Goodwin and party. Goodwin made his es cape. The rest of the party wcro killed. A detachment of company C Thirteenth Infant' ry was quickly sent to the scene to recover the bodies and arrest all suspicious persons. The ScttlcrH Organizing. KANSAS CITV , Mo. , April 24. An Oklaho ma special says : "Oklahoma City , llko Quisle , was built In n day , or , properly peaking , wax claimed In nn hour excepting that portion which was captured before the time by tl'oso appointed to go down ana execute - cute the law. Deputy United States mar- ihals laid out tlio town Sunday night and Monday morning. They covered supposed choice sites with tents. When the train from the south arrived , about 1 o'lock , the latecomers were simply struck with nmaromcnt. They did not repeat the \vilu rush at Outhrlo. They mechanically walked over to the town site , took what the govern ment oflicials had kindly loft , and Wont on two miles staking town lots. Water in Oklahoma Is plenty. There Is not. thosnmo suffering us ut Guthrie , ana , In fact , there is a lack of dirt and dust. As at Guthrie , the davsaro hot , the nights cold aud food hard to obtain. The now-comers at Guthrie are peaceably Inclined , but they may yet show their indig nation' over the action of the government ofllclals. There Is now un orgunlrcd crowd which to-morrow will put 11 squatter upon the lot of every man who antedates 12 o'clock noon on April 'M. They have boon at work securing tlio names of thcso people and have h , now their exact locations. In the foranoon 100 lots , all choice ones , will ho jumped at one time , while the jumpers will bo backed by 200 armed men. If peacnablo possession Is given , being over- powcrca by iiumocrs , there will bo no trouble. Should resistance bo made , then force will be used to'ojoct from the property those men , and their traps , by throwning them from the lots. Guthrli js a city of 6,000 people , with no Hrects. "Outlying claimants huvo been crossing near the center of the town and Imvo been staking out and im proving their claims In the so-called fit-cots and alloys. Tlio result of this Is that speculators Imvo a black eye. The lots sold the llrst day were the only ones upon which any money was made , and there wore but few of them. Now that freight can bo obtained , building in both cities is going on rapidly. Work has already commenced breaking sod , and , tlio condition at this time being favorttblo , there will be enough , vege tables raised for home consumption. DlMstistod Boomers Itc-turnlng. ST. Louis , April 84. The Republic's Kan sas City special says : A bulletin in front of the telegraph ofllco at the union depot this morning Indicated that nil the early trains from Oklahoma wore over two hours late. The cause of the delay was apparent when a train of fourteen coaches crowded with re turning boomers cauio in. A more disgusted crowd could not bo imagined. They were mostly from Iowa , Nebraska and Illinois. There were over 1100 booinora jn the train that left Arkansas City , Kan. , last night , and nearly two hundred inoro wanted to go , that wore obliged to wait for the next train. A largo number ot the re turning boomers dropped out at various sta tions In Kansas. Edward Gllvon was at the heaa of thirty- Duo Illinois settlers , leading them back homo. He said : "Wo wore on the lirst train that Arrived at Guthrlc last Monday afternoon. Wo wore not looking for town sites , but for farms. Wo found pretty fair lands In the river bottoms but not near as rich as the farms that wo wore leaving. The soil is red und loose , like brick Bust. In fact , n greater part of the country looks llko an immense brick kiln. " Most of the boomers who returned this morning had staked out claims , but had re fused to settle on them. "It is pretty lucky that wo took some money with us , so that wo could get back. " laid one. "I did not get n claim and would uot have taken it If I could , " suld another. General Morrltt'8 Konort. WASHINGTON , April 3-1. The following tel egram was received at the war department this afternoon from Chicago : The following telegram , dated Oklahoma Station , yesterday , Is respectfully repeated : Reports from Kingfisher , Guthrie and Purcell - cell , state that everything progressed yes terday in a quiet and orderly manner , and there was no serious In fraction or distur bance of any kind. Lieutenant Dodge , of my staff , whom I ordered to Purcoli on duty , returned hist night und reported that every thing was inovlnit in a satisfactory manner. nnd that incoming settlers wcro cheerful und well-disposed. This may bo said to bo the condition of affairs In all sections of .tho country. Jn my opinion , quite a number of people Imvo boon deterred from entering the coun try owing to exaggerated reports as to tlio numbers coming in and the dinlculllcs of colling hero. However , from reports from Forts Sill , Ratio nnd elsewhere , I urn satis fied that perfect arrangements will prevent BCfrloim trouble of any Kind , though there may in rmuoto sections of the country bo in dividual cases of strife , W. MKIIIIITT , GEOHOI : CIIOOK , Brigadier-General. MuJor-Goncral commanding. JlullcloidnK tlio Settlors. GuTHUiit , I. T. , April 24. As illustrating the Ingratitude of the republic , it may bo mentioned that contests are already filed kgalnst thn claim of Captain Couch , un old | boomer leader , on the curious ground that ho disqualified himself for making un entry by entering the territory year * ago on boomer expeditions. General .Tamos ISo p , Weaver , of Iowa , one of the most persistent advocates of the opening of Oklahoma In congrem , hus also bad his claim contested , nnd hat boeu ac- ; uson of attempting to take people by the throat. The old-tlmo boomer leaders have not fared well. Any uumbor of Paymi's ito itn ran bo found now lying around 1'umill , who ( invo been outridden ana outrun by men vthi nave taken the fruit of their yours of sacri- Bee. Mast of thorn take it philosophically > 1d but it means blood , and a murdered boy of nineteen , who was shot whim found In possession of ono of these claims , owed aU death to that Injustlro , wliutl'ftr ho was partly resionslblo for it or not , The man ivho Killed him had worked it for hlx own for vonr . It I * broadly hinted at 1'mvull that jld colonists there could point oul the mur derer , and that Instead o ( doing i > u assisted him to I'tcauo lutoToxa * . Twenty claims have boot- deserted In emu ( Dctxbborliond , and last nlKht , in the itepot at OklMioma City , a broken homesteader of fered to sell hU claim for $ JS. Tlio contest over town nltes continues , and much trouble U prou.Ised lu tlio futurn. A Srliemo to Seize the Strip. Cirr , April 24. An Arkansas City ay taut 150 men left , this morning , ( or tfco Cherokee etilp with the avowed pur- pose of squatting there. Thcro is nb doubt that a secret organization Is in existence , which numbers In its membership many prominent and Influential men. The mem bers sny that If people wcro allowed to llvo in Oklahoma until the president's proclama tion was issued , they have a right to do the same thing in the strip , and they propose to do so. The Oklahoma Alntl Service. WAhiii.saTON , April 24. Assistant Post master-General Clnrkson to-day received Mio following tolcgrnm from Assistant Superin tendent Christian , of the railway "moil ser vice , at Guthrlc , Oklahoma : "Havo the Santn Fo road Instructed to de liver mall at the postofllco horo. I am pay ing ? 1 per day for delivery to 10,000 pcoplo now here. The stagO line commenced run ning to Lisbon from hnro yesterday. They will carry mull from Outhrlo to Liibon each way at the rnto of ? 2,000 per year , no time specified , 1 will multo temporary arrange- inonts at that price. Wo have a largo amount of Lisbon mall now hero. " A UOVAL MALADY. Tlio Kmprofl' ) of Austria Troubled With Hallucination. ( Copi/r/u/il / / ISS3 l > u Jamcd Gordon HcnncU. ] PAIIIS. April 2 ! ) . [ New Vork Herald Cable Special to TUB Br.n.1 The cm- press of Austila , accompanied by the Arch Duichcss Marie Valnrie , is nt present in Wiesbaden. For porno tlmo , it lm.ibccn | rumored that her majesty wns suffering from an incurable disease , but what the nature of the disease was bus hitherto not been spcclj lied. The Flguro now asserts that It re ceived the following Information from sources on which the utmost reliance can bo placed : "It is true , " says this Journal , "that the enipx-oss of Austria is nt Wiesbaden , but it also is true that she inhabits a villa quite outsldo the town nnd that police agents guard all the approaches to her house. This Is because the unfortunate empress is subject to the same mental malady by which her cousin , King Louis of Bavaria , was visited. She will see no one. It is not merely since the death of Archduke Rudolph that the Em press Elizabeth has been affected. Thu symptoms showed themselves fourteen years ago In a craving for continual movement and various hallucinations. During the last cen tury there huvo been twentv-seven cases of Insanity in the Bavarian royal family. The present king is a lunatic and several of his relatives have been attacked by the same dis ease. For years her majesty never passed a night at the royal palace at Vienna , and she used to fancy tlfat she was pursued by the spectre of Murla The resa. After the death ot Louis II of Ba- varm the hallucinations to which the em press is subjected have assumed ono special character. She fancies that King Louis ap peared before her and that water ( lowed down his garments In such volume as to en danger her life. She used to scream out for help nnd then become Insensible. Her last year's stay at Corfu did her majesty much good , In fact who endured but ono crisis there , fancying that she was called upon to enter a convent. This Idea cave way to a monomania for Heine , and she made a jour ney to Hamburg for the solo purpose of seeing a portrait of the poet. When the empress learned of the death of Archduke - duke Rudolph the now hallucination took possession of her that she was her son's murderer. Her majesty's disease assumed a violent character. When the court moved to Pcsih she would not sco her physicians , and clothed herself in ecclesiastical vestments and refused to take food , and her attendants were obliged lo fasten her hands. At pres ent , concludes the Figaro , the acute stage of the disease has passed , leaving ajuotable soft- ' cuing of tlio brain. The case is inoro or less hopeless. . _ _ A Iltoody Klcotlon Fight. LTNCIIUUKO , Va. , April 24. A report was received to-night from Brickloy's Mills that while the election on the liquor license ques tion was progressing , William Porter walked up to a man named IIowcll , revolver In hand , Baying , "I am going to shoot you , " and llred before Howcll made an attempt to draw his pistol ; ha received a shot in the loft breast , but it is thourht ho will recover. Porter was shot thrco times and expired in a few minutes. Joe Sargent and Martin John son were mortally wounded and another man slightly , while interfering. The trouble grow out of an old grudge. From present ndvices the district has gene dry by about thirty majority. Ivy City Ilaci-H. WASHINGTON , Aprll24. Tna annual spring meeting of the National Jockey club began ut the Ivy City race track to-day. The weather was delightful und the track .good , but not fast. The attend an co was 3,000. Summary : Flvo furlongs Tipstaff won In Hurambouro second , Tom Hood third. Ono mile Uurch won in 1:44 : % , Panama second , Barrister third. Ono mile 13css won in 1:41 : % Brait sec ond. Boaz third. Six furlongs Romp won In 1:17 : , Letrltla second , Mala third. Stecplecaso , over regular course Her cules won , Eljmlu second , Moiitmoro bolted. . The Prohibition Vote. BOSTON , April ? -t. Returns are now being received from all cities nnut'Jvvnspf the vote for nnd against the prohibition umeildii'cut. The total vote for the amendment was 88,090 ; against , 15)8,11)3 ) ) showing n majority against the amendment of 44,401) ) . Tlircu Person * * Drowned. BATON ROUOB , La. , April 24 George M. McNeil , formerly of Iowa , employed on Oak levee , near this city , and two colored women , were drowned last night by the upsetting of a skiff. Htcamuhlp Arrivals. At New York The City of New York , from Liverpool ; the Wisconsin , from Liver pool , and the Pcnnland , from Antwerp. At Glasgow --Tho Prussian , from Phila delphia Cultnii li.iutlliti Ouptutcil. HAVANA , April 24 , Several banditti have I I fallen Into the hands of the clyil guards. In I ono encounter a guardsman was killed , The banditti ure well nigh wiped out. Authorized to lloulii IliiulriRHa. WASHINGTON" , April 24. The acting- comp troller of the currency to-day authori/ed the First National bank of Muvphyttioro , 111. , to begin business , with a capital of f 30,000. Heat tins JU-rljy Hi-cord. SAN FIIANCISCO , April 21. In the Paoillo Dprby yesterday the C/nMinulo n mile und half in U'tO : , iho fastest Derby ever run in the United States. lit the While Mount- . WASIUNOTON , April 2J. President and Harrison entertained Ylco-PrcMdeiit and Mrn Morton at dinner to-nlitu. - J-'lvo Killed Ily an i\plosion : , LONI.ON , April 21 , An exuloslon has oc- curr i ! in Hrondepcth coliiory at Durgum. Flvu persons wrro killed. Tint MlGlkfuiiii IVnnl Bill. LANDINU , Mluh. , April 34--Tlio house to day pubseil the Abbott capital punishment bill. Iho Wnulliftr Iiuliontloon. For Nebraska , Inwa and Dakota ; Fair , vrauer weallioi , wludi shifting toeoutlicrly. | STILL AFTER THOSE THIEVES , Oltizons of Koya Palm County Visit Governor Thayor. COMPLAINTS OF DEPREDATIONS. "White Caps" Wnrn Postmaster nan- dnll , of Ocntropolls , to JjookJOut For IllniHcir , anil Ho Is Doing It , The Kcya Pnlm Tronbloi. LINCOLN , Nob. , April 21. [ Special Tele I gram to THE BEB.I The citizens of Koya I I Palm county propose to rid that country of the pang of cattle and horse thieves that have been Infesting northern Nebraska for the past four or more years. G. H. Rogers and John Blvcrs , of Sprlngviow , were in ' conference with Governor Thnyor during the entire afternoon and evening working upon a plan that will loud to the accomplish ment of this end. It scorns that the honest law-abiding citi zens of that part of the state have grown desperate. They put It strongly. They say that neither their property nor their lives nro safe under the present condition of affairs. Affidavits wcro submitted to the governor that leave no . shadow of xloubt that horse nnd cattle ' thieving has been carried on to an alarming extent in that and neighboring counties. Horace , Stuart , n former member of the gang , makes nftldavit fixing the Identity of a number of the leading members of the law less band. The Information ho furnished the governor is so startling that the latter has concluded to visit that nnd neighboring counties for the purpose ; of inquiring into the situation from every standpoint , and ho will leave for thorn in n day or two. . The gang operates without fear of law , and this is what makes the situation so ex asperating. It Is learned that the thieving Is done on tha Indian reservation , thus putting the criminals beyond the jurisdiction of either the state or federal courts , and they laugh at every effort that has been made to bring thorn to Justice. This led to the or- eanl/ation of the farmers' protective asso ciations , or vigilance committees , for self- protection. As thu gang puts it , "anti- vlgilunco" committees Imvo been organized , , und the country is kept in a constant furore of agitation. Some of the members of the band arc said to bo men of wealth , and they have friends of position and influence to do all they can to protect them from summary vengeance. They ti'll the story there that the governor has promised to protect them with the state militia. This hus kept the protective association inactive for some time , but the constant thieving , threats and and clamors led to the visit of Messrs. Rogers nnd Blvens , who have put the matter properly before the governor , and ho gave them the outspoken assurance that no militia or other body of troops would bo sent into that or any other country to protect and ' strengthen lawlessness. This was the special assurance that the gentlemen sought. The gang numbers over fifty , wno are grow ing rich at the expense of the honest home steader and stock raiser. Bnssott Holds the Fort. BASSETT , Nob. , April 24. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bnn.1 The rccanvass , to-day , of the votes cast in Rock county for county seat at the election on January 29 , gives the county seat to Bassett by a majority of thir ty-one. Recent developments show such stupendous fraud on the part of Newport , at the election hold In that town that It is gen erally conceded by the pcoplo of the county that a contest of the election , if instituted , will result in giving Bassett about twice the majority which she now has. Positive evidence - denco is now collected which will prove flf ty- seveu out of the 1H9 votes cast in tlio precinct of Nowpoit uro illegal , and a careful canvass of the county shows that there must huvo been nearly seventy such votes cast. There is therefore no question as to whether the permanent county scat is at Bassett. It is and will stay there. Afterrnnth of the Valparaiso Row. VAI.VJUIAISO , Neb. , April 24. [ Special Telegram to THE Ben. ] The preliminary trial of Columbus Edlo , one of the partici pants in the racket nt the house of Ivor Jensen - sen , mentioned in yesterday's Bni : , came off before Justice Griffon to-dav , nnd the pris oner was bound over in the sum of $300 to appear nt the district court. It appears from the testimony that Edie caught Gus- tafson trying to force a young girl to go up stairs with him , and strucic Gustafsen and then kicked him down the stairs , after which Gustafsen mounted the stairs , swear ing that Edlo should never come Unwn alive , nnd on reaching the room above , several others , in trying to quell the disturbance , after Kdio had been put out of the house by the owner , got into a general rough anu tumble light with revolvers and knives. McFurland waived examination und will ap pear at the May term of court. A Ucd Cloud Fire. Rr.n CLOUD , Neb. , April 24. fSpecInl Tel egram to Tin : Bic.l : The 13. & M. coal sheds at this point caught fire , this evening , at about 0:15 : , and burned down almost before an alarm was sounded. It is supposed the fire wns caused by the explosion of a torch which ono of the night workmen had been using. Ono or two cars standing on a side track wcro consumed , and the water tank nnd stock yards wore saved only by the ] > rompt assistance of citizens. The loss can not bo ascertained ut this time. Itaatrico BEATIUCE , r'ol'.j April 24. [ Special to THE BISE. ] The city council laat night dis posed of considerable business. Eight g ! c"iu licenses wcro asked for , and nix of thorn granted , at ? 1,000 per year. One saloon keeper was refused on account of his place of business being a basement , it being under stood In the council that no saloon shall bo allowed in a basement. J. S. Grablo was the only member voting against licenses. An ordinance wns passed reorganizing the police force , prohibiting them from Idling on the streets , smoking or visiting saloons. _ to w * * Stolen Horses. SEWAIH ) , Neb. , April 23. [ Special to THE .I The sheriff has offered a reward of (50 for the arrest and conviction of thieves who stele two marcs from the barn of Carl rla Fuobrlng , a farmer living near Seward , early Tuesday morning. The thieves are supposed lo bo two men wearing dark clothes , having dark sombreros , each having moustaches , ono dark , the other light com plected , The animals stolen are a dark gray mare 8 years old , weight 1,050 , bead almost white ; the other a black mare ! i years old , weight 1,350 , having one white hind foot and a star In forehead. A Ijlvoly llaoket. NKDIUSKA Cirr , Neb. , April 24. ISpoolal * Telegram to TUB BKI : . | J. II. rJorthcutt and a negro named Ben Knight quarreled , this evening , over a trilling matter , when the negro struck Northcutt over the head with a stick , Inflicting un ugly wound , The lutter pulled u revolver and shot Knltcht through the arm , The negro then took the or away from Northcutt and would have en him to death with it. but for the timely Inlor- > cnce of neighbors. Knight is in Jail , Obscene Ml oral urn. FJIKMONT , Neb. , April 21. | Special to THE BBB.J A number of arrests were made by tyu the police officers yesterday for the publication ue. tion und circulation of obscene literature. Objectionable mutter was first discovered In the public schools , where ono of the pupils had Introduced It for sale. The scnool board muicdlatcly too It the matter up , and began prosecution. This led V to the nrrc.it of two boys , Donnls Huff and Frank Simmons , and Harry Hotel , an cmployoln a printing office. Their preliminary examination was hold before - fore Police Judco KUOD ; this morning , nnd , it cnmo out that the publication of the vile poem wns In the ofllca of the Pintle River Xoltung , the Gorman paper , Whereupon Ed itor Charles Schaffor was immediately placed under nrrcat , nnd has since given bonds in the sum of $1,000 to appear nt the next term of the district-court. AVhlto Cnps Aflor Kdltor Rnndnll. CENTIIOPOMB , Nob. , April 24. Special to Tun BBB.J-C. H. Randall'editor , , of the Ccntropolls World , and lately appointed postmaster hero , to-day .received the follow ing letter through the postofllco : "April 23,1880 , Ccntropolls , Nob. Mr. C. H. Randal , you are horqby notified that if you take possession of the Contropolis post ofllco .you will bo llnch dnd you uro notified to leava Bancr county Insldo of ton days or you will bo youscd the same. By order of Wnirn CAPS , Bisness. " Mr. Rnndnll Incurred the enmity of u cer tain clans of citizens here durlncr the recent bitter county seat light , "and they uro deter mined to run him out. j The plucky editor announces his determination to stay with them and has already collected nearly enough evidence to makd It pretty hot for some of the whlta cap cowards. Twenty-five representative cltlrcns lofforcd to arm them selves nnd see Randall through. Railroad Tolls. OAKLAND , Nob. , April 24. [ Special toTun BED. ! Hon. L. Crounso , of Fort Cnlhoun , Nob. , nnd president of the Nebraska Central railroad , was hero yesterday and called a directors' meeting of tbo company. Lettqrs wcro read from English capitalists in regard to construction of thai road nnd resolutions were ado.itod to enter Into negotiations with them for the building of the road. The line will run from Decatur , Nob. , west through Burt nnd Cumlng counties to west line of the state. 1mlIsm Panture hand. BANCIIOFT , Neb. , April 24. [ Special to Tun BISK. ] Lieutenant Malloury , of the United States troops , with twelve soldiers , arrived hero this afternoon to look after the Omaha und Winnobapo reservations. It is not known what arrangements the cattle men , who have no leasoa from the Indians to pasture on their land , will make. The In dians do not farm 'theland , and have no stock to pasture. The cattlemen here are willing to pay thcso Indians for the pasture. Activity in Imnd. NionitAiiA , Neb. , April 23. [ Special to Tun BrjE.l- With the prospects of the opening of the Sioux reservation at an early day there are many coining and taking up temporary locations for the season , while many are picking up some excellent town property. On the 27th n big sale of choice town prop erty will take plnco to satisfy the debts ot the Into Hon. Thomas G. Hulllhcn , when nbout fifty acres will be disposed of , besides some excellent town property in the heart of the town. _ _ Omaha Too Slow. NIOHHAUA , Nob. , April 23. Special to THE BEE. | A lively correspondence is now iu progress between the management of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail road company seeking a connection with Omaha , . \Vhut worries this place is Omaha's slowness in gelling to the front in the fuco of Sioux City's bold enterprise. Twelve miles more and Oinaba/would / tap tbe Mis sour ! at Nlobrara. Horses nnd Hogs Koautcd. JUNIATA , Neb. , , Aprll 24. [ Special Tele gram to THE Br.E.l At'8 o'clock this mornIng - Ing J. M. Bechtelhelinor's barn took fire , burning five head of horses , n calf , a buggy and harness , a mower , a hey rake , and 500 bushels of oats , 200 < bushels of corn , and , nine bops ; no-iiisurunca except on the barn ; I loss $3,000. Stock Killed. I OAKLAND , Neb. , April 24. [ Special to Tnn | Bcc.l Last night during the rain and thun der storm lightning struck tbo burn of Gust. Backus , living west of town , shattering it to splinters and killing ono span of mules val ued at at J100 and a span of horses. A GEORGIA CYCLONE. Two Mon Killed and Much Property Destroyed at Atlanta. ATLANTA , Ga. , April 34. One of the heavi est rain and hail storms over known here befian to fall nt 4:3D : this afternoon. It was a veritable cloud burst. At the time it began the members of the lire department were in side tbo Jackson building , which burned last Saturday night. , the walls of which were standing. i''iro had broken out among the debris , und thn men were there to put it out. The storm burst suddenly , and before they could get out the walls fell , killing two and injuring others. The Ivy street Mission was blown down and completely destroyed and other buildings damaged. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WASIIIXOTON , April 24. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ) Pensions were granted . the following Nebraskans to-day : Original Invalid Richard M. Mahana , William H. I Russell , George C. Lonhart ( deceased ) hIncrease Hervoy W Kennard , Patrick Whey , Sidney B. Vlolo , Henry D. Weller , Michael Roche. Reissue and increase Daniel Liming. Original widows , etc. , I ( renewal ) Elocta , mother of Charles S. Spoor ; J. C. Hock , Sarah A. , widow of George C. Lcnhurt. lowans : Original Invalid Otto E. Huono , William Ingols , Peter Frv , David White , William L. Nichols , John W. Mann , Joseph Turcs , Edward Lowery , James Wilson ( deceased ) , Frank Ureplcwoldt , Robert Tur ner , William Kling , Adam Wussem , Jacob A. Cozuu , Salem E. Miirtin , James E. Gil- more. Relssuo Saraugl T. Craig. Reissue and increase Solonion ! ! "iuu , Oricinal \vidowB , etc. Martha K. , widow 67 Jfim.es Wilson. A Postoftico Order. WASHINGTON , April 24 , Postmaster Gen eral Wanamnkcr to-Jay Issued the following order. i The president havlncrecommendedthat | , as n part of the order of observance of the cen tennial of the inauguration of the first presi dent , a portion of Aprl ( 80,1889 , bo sot aside for prayer and thanksgiving , In conformity thereto it is ordered : First , postmasters faro authorized to observe jsqual holiday hours on thut day , Second , whore Jit Is possible to dose so without detriment to the public service , these postoftlccs should bo closed at or before - fore 0 o'clock a. m , , in order that employes may have an opportunity to comply with the proclamation of the president Issued on the 4th inst. Third , postmasters must arrange for the report and dispatch of mull that may arrive and depart durjng tbo tlmo tbo post- ofllce Is closed. A Reception forCaptain Murrell. UALTIUOUB , April 34. Hcpresontntlvcs of tlio corn and flour exchange , board of , trade , and merchants and manufacturer's associa , tion met to-day and arranged to tender Cap tain Murrell , of'tho Missouri , rescuer of the passengers of tbo Danuiark , a reception on his arrival here. Captain Murrell will bo presented with a handsome service of plate , To ItecoinpQiiHn < lm MlHHonrl. Piiil.Anr..rini ! , April 24. The New York agents of tbo Thlugvalia line of steamers , to which company the lost Danmark be longed , to-day telegraphed to this city that they had received n cablegram from Copen hagen directing them to pay tbo owners of the steamer Missouri far the cargo ot the last named steamer Jettisojitd for the pur- note of making room to accommodate the DaumnrU'a passengers. CARTER TAKES THE STAND , His Story Doosn't Chord With the Pretty Plaintiffs Tulo. | LIKE COOING TURTLE DOVES. , ' Without Any Dickering ! ) , and AVith Love to LlKht the Way They i'nssed Xholr Honey moon. .liulgo Smith's "What ! " CHICAGO , April 24. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEK.I There was renewed interest in the Carter divorce case , to-day , when the defendant - fondant , Leslie Carter , was placed on the stand , nnd In a manly , straightforward way , tola the whole history of his married life , nnd denied all tbo charges brought against him , Ono feature of the proceedings was the way In which the witness silenced Mrs. Carter's chief counsel , Judge Smith , who has n great fondness for bullying witnesses on the stand. Carter has n singularly rapid way of speaking , and runs his words togclhcr in n way which Is confusing lo nu old person llko Judge Smilh. When Mr. Carter said ho believed Mrs. Carter did write loiters homo to her mother , Judge Smith stopped htm nnd bawled out : "What.1 , ! "I boilovo she did , " shouted Mr. Carter , with a. plainness of articulation and rapidity of utterance and loudncss of volco , com bined with n certain polntcdiiRss of gaze , which made Judge Smith lower his head as a turtle does when ono throws n stick at his shell. This experience was repeated once or twice , nnd Judge Smith's discomfiture was BO apparent that a gcntlo laugh wont round the room. As the News puts It , "Judgo Smith's expression was that of a man who had inadvcnturcdly boon the target of the garden hose in full operation , and ho paid 1 strict attention thereafter. " The wit ' ness said that Iho onlydisagrccmcntbolwccn the two during the wedding trip was n dlfTei enco of opinion nbout going to Newport instead of to Washington. This had not oven thn complexion of u discussion. Mr. Carter distinctly said that no unpleasant or Offnnsivo conduct occurred. "Everything was perfectly happy ! " asked Judge Smith. "Certainly , sir , perfectly happy , " replied Mr. Carter. Ho then gave n detailed narrative of their stay in Boston , mentioning the picture galleries - leries they visiied , the churches they at tended and the visit to Cambridge and the colleges. The two wcro together almost all the time. This contradlclcd Mrs , Cartor'8 story Hint she was virtually a solitary pris oner. Ho spoke of meeting Mr. John S. Perry at the depot in Albany , to which city they had gone at the instance of Mrs. Car ter , who wished to attend the commence ment , exercises nt n school there , u Mrs. McMahon's daughters being among the graduates. They next went to the Prospect house at Kaatskill , where they wcro Iho only guests , and , the most of their time was put in in driving ; thence to Now York , and so on , with the route. They dined out once ut the house of Mr. Curler's sister , once at the house of Henry W. Mcr- rlam , They went to the theater several times , and still all was sereno. They went to purchase n carriage and then household glassware , and finally a turquoise 'and dia mend rinjr , .which cost a little over $100. This ho gave his wife for a birthday present. The drift of-all this was to show that it was veritably a honeymoon. Explaining the relationship of Miss Margaret Carter , Mr. Carter said that his mother died when ho wus a boy cloven years old , and his father died in 1573. Miss Carter had como from Scotland to take charge of the household after his mother died. When Leslie and Mrs. Carter came to the house on the bridal tour ho was positive nothing unpleasant oc curred. Ills relatives made constant efforts to entertain her while ho was uwuy ut his oOlco. FOR RULiIGIUUS REASONS. Partial Drop of Sunday Frciuhl XraiiiH on the Vandei-bilt Systoni. NEW YOIIK , April 24. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] All the Vanderbilt roads cast of Chicago will , on May 1 , abandon a.great proportion of the Sunday freight trains. Even next Sunday fewer trains than usual will run. "For a year past , " said President Chauncey M. Depew , "Mr. Cornelius Van- dcrbllt has been urging n change. The presi dents of the Vanderbilt roads hold monthly meetings , and at the meeting : which preceded Vanderbilt's departure for Europe , on March 30. it was decided to make the experiment , for mat is what it is. It is not proposed to stop all Sunday trains. The change affects the freight business only , although wo have , already succeeded lu curtailing u number of Sunday passenger trains by giving up ex cursions , and In other ways. It is not possi ble , of course , for us to stop all Sunday freights. There nro certain kinds of freight which must bo moved. Wo can not lot per ishable goods rot on the road. Cattle and other like stock must bo cared for and for warded , nnd certain market trains can not bo abandoned. If some of our trains did not get to this city , on Monday morning , there would bo n fumino here ; that Is , you know , n fumino of eomo things. Wo expect to roj duce the number of men employed In the Sunday tralllc by from 3 : ) > ; f to 50 per cent. " "Aro the reasons for this action religious or economical , or both ? " "Almost purely religious , although wo do expect that it will improve the morals of the men and give thorn more tlmo nt homo. The latter Is , however , going to boudinicult mat ter to iix ; that is , to nrrnngo it en that freight crows will bo ut homo at the end of the Saturday run. " "Aro you In favor ol the change , and who also bee Ides Mr. Vanderbilt wanted Itf " "I am In favor of it , and so were nearly all the presidents. The most serious trouble is to arrange it. Wo can't refuse to receive .freight from connecting roads , nor can wo afford tirioso one day's ' business in the week ; that woula rufa us , " "But the men will havfl to ! "so ono-seventh of their income , will they not ! Are "not tlio freight crows paid by the run ! " "Yes , they ore BO paid , and , of course , they will lese Just so much monov , but the mm have repeatedly said that they did not want to work on Sunday. Now wo will take them at their word. Perhaps they may netlike like it. I have known such cases. They clamor for a theory , but they realize u con dition , " Doiiew said the change would affect all the Vamlorbilt roads cast of Chicago , of "It would bo much easier to accomplish If the roads west of there could bo biought In , but that is impossible. Tlio Luke Shore & Michigan Southern is so surrounded by com petition thut it would lose half its business If we should try It there , and wo can't afford that , you know. " Ho said that the clmngo would make the business of the roads redhoton Mondays and Tuesdays , und thut It would nccuHsltulo greater yard facilities ull along the road , as well as , perhaps , a lafger number uf cars , 'ihe roads would try , he said , to _ pet along without employing any additional crows , .Jumped From the 1'ourth Story. CHICAGO , April 24. James Hagan , aged sixty-live , who hud been living at a hotel a north Clark street , committed suicide Ins night by Jumping from the top of thn fount ) btory of the hotel to the stone sidewalk , His head struck the stone pavement , crushing it to u pulu und scattering bin brains in every direction. 'Hagun had boon drinking hard all day. A Hcliool HOIIHO Iturnod. CI.AHKBOX , Neb , , April < 4. [ Spoclal Tele gram to TUB UEU.J At 11 o'clock Inst night the building used as a school hou-JO WIIH burned. The lire lo supposed to be the work of on Inccndury , I THE THREATENED STRIKE. o Trouble Is Anticipated Ily the Western Honda. CIIIOAOO , April 24. ISpoclnl Tologrnm to Tits Bun.J Said n prominent railroad of ficer this morning , concerning the rumored itrlko on sotuo of the western roads. "I don't ' bcllovo there Is a word of truth In the report. All the railroad employes know , hat the western roads are running behind , and that strict methods of economy must bo adopted. There Is not n railroad in the west which has not largely reduced its working forces. The men appreciate the ne cessity of the movement ns well ns wo do , and ns far as I have hoard , there Is no Inten tion of compelling us to employ useless men. Besides , railroad employes nro too sharp to strike Just nt n time when their services nro "oast ncodcd. The roads would go to nny .oncth to avoid u strike , and nny complaint which the men have can easily bo settled by arbitration. Unless the present situation changes radically , and I see no sign nf such n change , there is no reason to apprehend n strike. " LOUISIANA DESPERADOES. They Murder One Man and Hrutnlly Heat and Hob Another. LITTI.I : Rocic , Ark. , April 21. A Shrove- port. La. , special says : "A shocking scrap occurred last night In the Opera saloon In which John Fletcher , of Marshall , Tex. , re ceived ' a fatal wound nt the bunds of n young man'nnnied Walter Douglass. The trouble grew out of the refusal of Fletcher to Join Douglass and two young man nnmud Jack Bcrgmann and John Powers In obtnini ; money from nn old countryman , named R. R Travis , In n dishonest way. All the p.irtios Implicated nro in Jail , charged with murder and robbery. They carried old man Travis out on the Texas road , beat him and robbed him , nnd loft him on the side of the road , ivhero ho wus picked up and brought to the iiollco station. Ho made n full statement before - fore the mayor's court , this morning , and Dolntcd out all the parties. TWO KILLED , I7OUII GHAKEU. Tlin Torrlhlo AVork of tilchtnlnu in Xova Kcoiln. HAI.IPIX , N. S. , April 24. John Schollela of Beach Hill , nnd ono of his children , were killed by lightning Sunday night. Monday the bottv of Scliollcld wns found lying stretched on the floor and Immediately bo- neuth wns n hole where the electric current hud gene through to the ground. In one corner of the room Mrs. Schotleld und thrco children wcro found huddled toguthur in a [ lamented condition. The side of the house had been knocked out. Church Dedication nt Yiinkton. YANKTON , Dak. , April 24. [ Special Telo- grnm to Tun HUB. I Christ church is Jammed this evening , and many were unable - able to gain admittance. The churcii , which s n largo , beautiful , modern structure , wns consecrated by Bishop Hare , of South Da kota. The conf.ucrn.tlon sermon was preached by Bishop Walker , of North Da kota. The sermon w.is a most eloquent and Impressive production , and made u duori im prcssion upon the vast , assemblage present. Mr. Wnlkor is one of the most eloquent of western divines , und Bishop Hiiro is ulso n > preacher of great force nnd ability. Tnoro were ipaito n number of the clergy of the dio- ceio pre ° ont in their priestly robes , and took part In the services. Tlio Arincs Court-Martial. , WASHINGTON , April 24. Public proceed ings in Iho Amies court-martial were con cluded this morning. Judge Hubbell , coun sel for thn accused , finished his argument , and Major Davis , judge advocate , made a very brief address , in which ho declined to make nny arguments on Iho merits of the case , and appealed to the court to give Cup tain Arincs the benefit of every bit of testi mony nnd occasional doubt on behalf of his family , who would suffer most from the cflccls of his dismissal. The couit wns then cleared for consultation. in ICiitilanil. BRUSSELS , April 24. General Boulnnger , Count Dillon , and six other members of the Boulangist party left for England yesterday. They appeared gloomy and dejected. No crowd witnessed llielr departure , nor was there any cheering or enthusiasm. LONDON , April 24. General Boulancor nnd party arrived in this city this afternoon and wus immediately driven lo the Hotel Bristol , where ho will establish his quarter * for the present. A largo crowd of his ad mirers gathered in front of the hotel und ex tended u cordial welcome to iho general. To l.ednco Sunday Train Snrvlco. NEW YOIIK , April 24. All of the Vnndor- bilt roads east of Chicago , will , May 1 , aban don a great proportion of their Sunday freight trains. Even next Sunday fewer trains tbnn usual will bo run. At a meeting held by the presidents of the Vanderbilt roads March ilO it wus decided to make the experiment. It is not proposed to stop all Sunday trains. The chungo effects the freight business only , An Illinois Man CliOHcn. WASHINGTON , April 2-1. Secretary Rusk has appointed Dr. G. E. Morrow , of Cham paign , 111. , to represent the agricultural de partment at the Jubilee show of the Royal Agricultural society to bo held In England this summer , und ho is also authorized to visit such other places in Europe UR seems necessary to study tlio live stock Interests of the old world. The report of his observa tions nnd experiences Is to be made to thu department upon his i cturn. A Workman Itnlicndcd , LEAD CITY , Dak , , April --Nick Fred ericks , a workman in thu SwccpstnUo mine , was killed at the noon hour to-day. lie wus employed on the second level , and was killed by being caught by n rising cage when lean ing over n shaft. His body was carried upward - ward until it struck tlm curbing , when ho was thrown to the fifth level , 1)00 ) feet below. The head was severed from the body. ' Thi ! Death Record , KJAWATIIA , Kan , , April 24. ( Special Tolo grnm to THK Hue. ] Mrs. C. D. r-uwrance , wife of ono of the oldest cstiers of Brown county , died this evening very suddenly , after a short Illness. Mr , Lawrence is the oldest and ono of the most successful mer chants of this city , Women'M MUmoiiury Hoclcty. PiiiLAiiKM'iiiA , April f4 ! The nineteenth annual assembly of the Women's ' Foreign Missionary society of lite PieBbytorlun church began in this city to-day. About three hundred delegates v/ero in attendance from all parts of the country , and some from foreign lands. Thn Illinois Telephone Kill. SiMiisciriBi.u , AjirlliM. On a fair tent vote In the full house to-tl.iy , the telephone bl" received Its death sentence , the friends of the measure being unable to drum up over sixty vines in Us favor , while thu lobby fccorul Hlxty-tnrui ] votes against a motion lo suspend the rules. I'ostmnHtorn Appi > fntnd \VAibinxuro.v , April 21 first Poslmaitcr-GencrHl ChirkHon to-itny op- pointed About ono hundred nnd fortyillve fourth class postmasters , Of tills number about T" ) per cent wfru made to till vacancies caused by death or resignation. He Euihi.-7.4tod $11,000 , Ci.Bvr.iANt ) , April 24. K. L. Whlttaker , bonkknepcr nml crm/ldontlsil / clerk for the plumbing Jinn of .Smith & Connors , wns ni' < reeled for embii/zlJiii ; the llrui' moai'y. Th shortage It said to THEY WILL VISIT OMAIIA1 The Sonnto Oommlttoo on Hold * tloua With Oanndn Will Call. ANTHONY COMSTOCK ALL RIGHT. Its Commission IlaR Not Hocn lie- voiced Nicaragua Cnnal Talk A , of Ofllco Seekers Harri son Takes a Stroll , WASIUNOTON BunnAU , TUB OMVTU Bnu. 1 : M8 KuutiTEr.XTii STIIRKT. : : , V WASIIINUTON. D. C. , April 24. i i The senate committee on our relations kvlth Canada will start for tlio Pucillo coast ivlthln a few days. There will bo flftcbn icoplo In the party , including Senators Hoar , laic , Allison , Dolpli , Pugh , Butler and Voorhocs , nml their ladles. It Is the Inton. ion of the committee to travel leisurely hrough Iho country nnd to stop off at va rious points for brief periods. They will ur- rive in Omaha , according to Iho present pro gramme , nt T o'clock on the morning of May Their visit to Omalm will bo u visit of imro pleasure , nnd they will Icnvo for tha 'tirthcr west on the train thut leaves Omaha nt 7:30 p. m. iVnothor party of prominent men will drop ilown In Omaha on the l.'ith of May. It will consist of Secretary of War Vroetor , Major- Cicncr.ils Scholleld and Crook , Adjutnnt- Geuorul Drum , Colonel Burr unit two or .hrc'o . other army oftlcors. They will bo on : i tour of Inspection of the various forts , and , vlll siiomi ono day In Omaha. ANTHONY COMBIOUK. A lelcgrnm was received ut the poitofllco ilcpartiiiout to-day , iiuiulring whether It wus true , ns reported , that Anthony ComntocU's commission us u special Inspector nf the do- uitmimt hiiil been revoked "for collusion with sawdust inon. " The telegram wns 10- "orrcd to Chief Inspector Hathbono. who atiglicd heartily ut it und thru Muted Hint hero was not the slightest truth in the re tort. Anthony CouislooJt , of Msihsiichunctts ; li. W. McAfee , of St. Louis , und C. 11. Ben- iiett , of San Francisco , huvo for novcrnl years held commissions ns special Inspectors of the postofilco department , for the puri > oa of assisting them in their \\ork of suppress- " "ng vieo In the mulls , but they Invo lemleiod ; io ollleial service for thu government nnd heir commissions uio notoubject to revoca tion for the reasons reported. The Mini l' ut iVnthony Comstock was iclegalud lo private ifo for "collusion with b.uvdmt men" struck the postinnstor-gGiicr.il us n very funny one. urn XK.AIIAOI A. Gentlemen connected with the Nicaragua C.innl comp.iny who ill o now \Vashlnjjton say that there will bo mi expedition sent out " "or the puipooo of taking muchimr.v to Nicaragua ilicdgo * , cti1. , for beginning tha work and to cslnnllsh ( military stations and nut up machine shops within four weeks. It will dcpait from New York ubout the middlu or 20th of next inonth , and will bo nbscnt most of the summer. Arrangements arq being perfected for it at the executive do. uirttnciits In Washington. TUB OIT'K'K BULKKltS * 111 Ml. Between 10 and 1 o'clock , to-day , the num ber of cullers who saw Picsijont Harrison , livcrngcd inoro than two a ininulo. It wai the greatest crush seen durlnpr'tho p.ist thrca wuoks. An nnpiession prevails among Ilia ofllco scckors that few changes uro to b < J in the onico3 , except to fill vacancies , nnd they uro commencing to mnko n farowoH push. Then the fact that the president goct to Now York , on Sunday night , not to ro < turn till Wednesday night , allowing him but thrco inoro oDIco-lilling days before the cm ] of next week , adds rest to the determination on the p.irt ol those who want places , tq rush their claims. No important appoint * mcnts are expected during the next toil days. HAlllilSON TAKRS A ST11OLU President Harrison mtrprisod everybody nbout 5 o'clock this afternoon by walking out of the white house alone and strolling down Pennsylvania avcnuo , which wnj thronged with pcoplo. Such n thing bus nol been done by a president since Genera ! Grant left the executive mansion. A greul many recognized President Harrison ant raised their huts , while some of hia persona friends were greeted with u hc-urty hand , shake. Ho wore a daik business suit and q felt hat. .NClUtASKV 1'OST.MASTr.HS APPOINTED. Frank Thatcher , Chappul , Dovol county , vice William II German , resigned ; H. W. Mitchell , Frouchtown , Anlelopo county , vice M. Finch , resigned ; Joseph L. Gilmore , Granger , Scotl's Bluffs county , vieo J. A. Burton , resigned ; .lames M. Cube , Inealc- ston Ilouk county , vice C. F. Young , resigned - signed ; Theodora E. Small , Lavoou , Cherry county , vice A. J. Biewcr , returned ; Ira Knapp , McLean , Koya Palm county , vice .T. Bould , resigned ; William .f. Armstrong , Mentorvillo , Antelope county , vice H. F. Vail , resigned ; Edwin PibolMorun , Wheeler county , vice G , W. Patterson , resigned ; Mclvin A. Hanmel , Mullen , Thomas county , vieo Luther S. Trofercn , resigned ; John Moffett , Plailo Center , Platte county , vieo H. L. KoRsitor. icslgned ; S. A. Vosburg liny , Holt county , vice William Wothoiel , resigned. John A. Chapman , of Illinois , has been appointed chief of the division of inspection in the office of the .second assistant postmus- tcr-tcnornl. fOKSSI Senator Mundorson WJB ainoiip the callers nt the white houso. Ptiiuv S. HKATU. THK POSTOJi-FlCJS K1TIO. Secretary Wlmlom Will bottle I ha Alatlor In a Kow Inyn. WASHINGTON , April 24. [ Special Telegram to Tun HKB.J Kx-Scniitor Snunders wai scon at the treasury department this morn ing Just ns ho wns coming out. When askcil what was new rclatlvn lo Iho Omaha fcder l building site , ho bald ; "Tho whole question has been delayed by Iho delay of some important pupoiuin reachIng - Ing Washington. Thcso papers loforrcd to the different sites and worn accompanied by maps , which will bo of use to Ibo secretary in making his decision. I don't thlnic now that there Is any chance that the matter will bo settled for some days , probably not lull week. " Secretary Wlndom to-day disposed of ona of the four public bullolng question/ / ) which have been giving him a great deal of trnublt namely , tlic Buffalo Bite. II/j Issued no order relliiqul&hlng all c ! : : ! > c by thn govi ernment to the site selected on the 3SUl of March , the property , which bslonged to n church , having been sold In the meantime by the trusti'os to u savings bunk for $ iK)0 ( ) mora than the government proposed to pay , Union Paulllo Htookliolilprs Moot. UOLTOX , April 21 , At the annual meeting of thustociiholders of the Union Pc.olflo rona to-iluy the action of the board of directors with the executive commlitco for the past year approving the guarantee of the bonds of the Union Puclllo r&llrcud nnd tlio guaran tee ( if bonds of the Utih ; nul Northern rail- roiul and the revision of the ujrrecmcnt bo twccn iho Union 1'r.cllla nnd the Oregon Short Line , wab approved nnd ratified , 'ilia old board of director wan ro elected after wblrh the rncnlfng adjourr.rd. . Tint InillniiN and Iho Bnoinoru. Cmi'A'.o , April 24. A spcclul dlepatch from Ciithorlc , Oklahoma , days a rising of the Indiana 's ' rcpor'c'd on ! ho border on ac cmmtnf boomcis who failed to get Okla homa claiLis squatting on Indian IUI.UH. Troops .it" ) to bo Kent to the scene of troutlo. Appointed United Htates Atlornny. WASHINGTON , April 21. The president to. ility appointed Willlf S\vcot , of Idaho United Ktulcit uttoii'oy for lliut territory , *