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THE OMAHA DAILY
EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY. ' MORNING MAY 8 , 1889. NUMBER 327.
PALMER IS PUBLIC PRINTER ,
Bo Received His Appointment Last
Evening.
TWO OMAHA MEN INDORSED.
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XlioNdlirnslcu Delegation Ilccninincnd
Jml > ; o GrofT and tlio Hon. Ilriino
Xzsclmck to tlio Adnilnlfltrn-
tlon Samidcrs' Prospects.
WASHINGTON BUREAU , TunOvun * . 1 '
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WABIIINOTON , D. C. , May 7. 1
Thn president this evening appointed
Frank W. Palmer , of Illinois , to bo public
printer , and Theodore Uoosvo.t , of Now
v York , nnd Hugh S. Thompson , of South Cnro-
linn , to bo civil service commissioner. Mr.
Enandor , of Chicago , who was nominated
und confirmed ns minister to Denmark , will
probably never (111 ( that pla < ; e. There seems
to bo very weighty rcpsons why he should
not go abroad ns a representative of our
government , and another man may soon bo
appointed in his place.
onorK INDOHSED. '
All the members of the Nebraska delega
tion in congress were present at the confer
ence In Senator Mandcrson's senate com
mittee room this afternoon. It was finally
agreed that the.ro should bo n united indorse
ment of Judge L. A. Groft'for n place on the
Intcr-stnto commerce commission , nna that
Mr. Pctnborton , of Mr. Laird's district , and
Dr. YuUy , of Falls City , should bo indorsed
for special agencies In the general land of
fice. The delegation agreed to renew its in
dorsement of Chancellor Mcnatt for the
Greek mission. v
The delegates have arranged to call upon
President Harrison , to-morrow , und present
tno Indorsements of Judge Graff for the po-
1 Bltion on the intcr-stnto commerce commis-
J slop. They will add their personal , earnest
solicitation to the written Indorsements al
ready made.
Hon. Bruno Tzschuck was unanimously in
dorsed by the delegation , to-day , as consul
to one of the principal cities in Germany.
SAUNIIKH'S I'llOSPECTd.
Senator Paddock nnd Representative Dor-
Bcy were at the white house , this afternoon ,
lookirg nftcr the Interests of some of their
vofllcc-Bceking constituents. It is believed
that ex-Senator Saunders , of Ncbraslta , will
bo appointed on the Utah commission this
week. The Nebraska delegation is insisting
upon the coninussionership of tlio general
land ofllcc. The delegation has recommended
for the re'gistership of the O'Neill ' laud ofllco
Mr. Gillcsple , of Holt county. It is expected
that n change will bo made In this position
within n week or two.
rOUTEH'S I'UKOATOKY.
Robert P. Porter , the superintendent of
the eleventh census , has been having a reg
ular picnic with olllco senkers during the
past week or two. The civil service law does
not extend over his army of emplanes , and
the word was passed abound among the con
gressmen who ure seeking places for con
stituents , that this was the harvest field.
No sooner had Mr. Porter ( , ot well down in
his oflluiul chair than they began to pour in
upon him. The raid became general and every
won with n petition seemed to regard it his
religious duty to call In person and urge his
peculiar fitness for any place in the census
bureau. Ono came to-day , who illustrated
very cleverly the general character of many
Of the. applicants. As soon as he entered the
door he approached Mr. Porter , nnd after
announcing that ho was an applicant for
ofllcc , said :
"I don't fotnh you any recommendation
because I am enough of a recommendation
for myself. This is how I do it , " and
he picked up a large sheet of
blank paper on the superintendent's
desk and writing a long column
of figures ran his pencil up nnd down the
paper as quickly as the eye could follow it ,
and after writing the sum total said :
"Thoro you have it , I nin the lightning
calculator. " Later on the mathematician
called and brought with him nn educated
dog. for the purpose of demonstrating his
ability to transmit his mathematical learn
ing. Ho Insisted open occupying Mr. Per
ter's attention and demonstrating the dog's
ability to count figures , much to thu amaze
ment of the visitors present and the dis
comfort of the superintendent of the census.
"You arc just the man we want later
on , " said Mr. Porter dismissing the caller.
Mr. Porter says that he has secured enough
employes to organize his ofllco for the pres
ent , and that no moro application papers
will bo examined before n year from next
June , mid that , therefore , it Is useless for
ofllccscekers to apply for positions. The
work of taking the census nnd further
equipping the bureau will not begin undci
thirteen months. This ought to bo sufllclonl
to relieve the superintendent of the census
from further nnnornnco on the part ol
oUlccseekers.
OVKIIWOIIKED TANNEIl.
A few days ago attention was called ir
tliojo dispatciic-s to the fuct that 1'ensloi
Commissioner Tanner was being over-run bj
ofllcc-scckers , nnd wus wearing out under his
work of looking personally Into the nppllcu
tlons of the veterans who see It pensions. Ji
appears that the greatest possible advantagt
lias been taken by his friends of his gener
osity , and they have run him almost to death
It became nccossury to-day to Issue un ordei
prohibit ing visitors nnd ofllco-seekers from
entering the pension building after : i o'clocl
in thu afternoon. This order will bo pcrnm
nent. The commissioner stilted to your car
respondent tun days ago that ho hoped to be
nblo to stand up under the work without
having to hoop the publlo from the bulldliu
during any of tlio olllclal hours , but it up
pears that the Influx hua been much greatci
than ho anticipated.
A1TEAI.3 AND DECISIONS.
The first assistant secretary of the inter
lor has considered the appeal of Robert A
Williams from tlio decision of the commis
tioncr of the gone nil laud olllco of March " ( I
18SH , being thu contest cane of Williams vi
Frank J. Coulter. The commisbloner of
firmed the action of the local land nUIco , dis
missing tlio contest iigumst Coulter's timboi
culture claim entered upon the northwcf.
quarter of section III , townshlpU north , rangt
1)5 ) west , McCoolc land district , Nebraska
The decision is ufllrmcd by the assistant secretary
rotary of the Interior.
In the rase of Mn.vlleld vs Josp.ph Lcc , ii
which the department on October It ) , 1SSS
nfllrmed tl > o action of the commissioner o
the general land olllco holding for cnncclla
tlon the timber culture entry of Leo for the
southwest quarter of section S , township '
north , of range Ufl west. North Plnttclnni
district , upon the ground of the prior rich
of Muyllold by virtue of settlement upon tin
claim , the secretary of the interior revoked
the decision of the department , und directed
that the ent.iy of Leo remain intact.
In the ease of William C. NolhanJt vt
Frederick S. Harris , involving the north' '
west quarter of section 5.H , township 2 north
of range 'W west. McCoon land district , the
first assistant secretary of the Interior hn
considered the appeal of the latter from th
declssloii ot the commhsionor of the gcnoni
land oflloo of February V , IbSS , holding fo
cancellation the entry of t aid laud , and uf
firms the name.
The first assistant secretary of Jtho Interlo
to-day considered the casoof Alva MeLnugli
hn vs Jumos Hnlstcn'd on the appeal of th
former from the decision of the commis
. loner nf tha general land oftlce of Fcbruur :
18 ! , 1SW , affirming tha action of the local ol
fleers in dismissing lili contest against th
timber culture entry of said Hulstead tor th
northwest quarter of section 83. township S
north , range 48 west , Valentino land dlstrlc1
The decision of the commissioner was ui
firmed. .
A decision was alto rendered in the cas
of William M. Oleson vs Luolndn J. Murvo ,
ou appeal of the latter from the decision o
the commissioner of the general land ofllc
of March 1 , 1SS8 , holding for cancc-llatlo
claimant's houicbtcad entry for the nortl
west quarter of section 'JO.towushlp 31 nortt
raiiKO 7 west , Ncllgh land dlstric
clalumuv had novcr establlobc
n rcslde-ico on the land , but nl-
Icgcd that when the notlco of
the contest was served on her , she was on
her way to her claim with a load of lumber
for her house , "While the conduct of the
claimant , " says the first-assistant secretary ,
"might bo excused as between herself nnd
tha government , had there been no adverse
claim to the land , the tacts must noW bo con
sidered in connection with the right acquired
by the contestant under the law. " The de
cision of the commission Is accordingly
nfilrmcd.
In the cnso of the appeal of Jamc ? H.
Deavcr , from the decision of tbn commla-
sloncr of the gcno.til land ofllcc , of March 1 ,
1883 , dismissing the contest brought by him
against the tltnbir culture entry of William
N. Buck , for the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section 00 , township 2 = 1 ,
north , range 10 , cast , Nolitth land district ,
the firsts-assistant secretary of the interior
nftlrms 'bo decision of the commissioner.
The ( iuestlo.1 Involved was whether Buck
hod acted In good faith In breaking land on
his tract , having , ns alleged by himself , be
lieved that the land that ho brolto was upon
his claim while In fact it was part of au ad
joining claim.
Miscnu.ANr.ous.
By direction of the secretary of war , Major
Joseph P. Snngcr , Inspector-general , will
proceed to Purdue university , Lafayette ,
Ind. ; tno university of Minnesota , Minneap
olis ; Cornnll college , Mt. Vernon , la. , nnd
the Iowa state university , Iowa City , In. ,
for the purpose of making the inspections ut
'hoso Institutions.
Secretary Windom Is so much improved In
icalth that helms atsumod his duties at the
lepartmcnt , nnd attended a cabinet meeting
his afternoon.
W. W. Cook , of Medicine Lodge , Kan. , has
icon appointed special agent of the ngri-
iultural department , in charge of the sorg-
: ium sugnr experiments.
William M. King , of Ohio , chief of the
cod division of the agricultural department ,
: ios resigned , and A. T. Hooves , of Hampton ,
'a. , has been appointed to 1111 the vacancy.
AUMY OllUIillS.
Major Charles McClure , paymaster , is ro-
loved from duty In the department of Texas ,
Mid will DroRccd to Sioux City , la. , nnd re-
iort by letter to the cotiunandlng general ,
department of Dakota.
First Sergeant John A. Hoben , Company
J , Seventh Infantry , now with his company ,
is discharged the service of the United
States.
John Bergman , band Eight Infantry , now
iVith his command nt FortNiobrara , is trans
ferred to the Twenty-first infantry band ,
and will bo sent to the station of that com
mand , Fort Sidney. PKHHV S. HIUTH.
COLORADO 1IANDITS.
They Knjjnjio In a Illooily Sklrnuah
IVith a SherlfT'H Posse.
COLORADO Si-itisos , Colo. , May 7. [ Spo-
lal Telegram to Tin : BEB. ] At Florissant.a
.hnvlng town In this county , nbout 9 o'clock
ast night , throe men entered the store of a
merchant named Costello , who is also post-
: nastcr , nnd , covering the clerks nnd Cos-
.ollo with Winchesters , commanded them to
nold up their hands. They were forced into
.ho warehouse , and while two of the rob
bers guarded them the third ransacked the
tore and postoftlce , securing over $300 in
cash. The noise attracted the attention of a
uassing citizen , who gave the alarm , but too
ate to secure the thieves , who made n break
'or the mountains , followed by a posse of
citizens who opened lire on them. Tha es
caping robbers returned a scattering flre ,
wounding two of their pursuers sovcrely.
Finding pursuit hopeless in the darkness ,
.lie posse returned to town , nnd this morn-
ng organized another company , who soon
came up with the gang camped In a canon
nbout thirty miles north of Florissant. . A
brisk fusilude took place as soon as tlio rob
bers discovered their pursuers , in whlcli
three of the posse's horses were killed and
one of the citizens wounded. One of the
rohbers was instantly killed nnd nuothct
fatally injured. The third hid Himself and
comrades moro securely , and uf ter a vain on-
fieuvor to approach him in his almost in-
iiece siblo retreat , the poise returned for re-
inforcomcnts. The sheriff will leave here
to-night with moro men and ammunition and
is confident of capturing the gang , dead 01
alive. The camp U In one of the wildest
sections of the Rockies and the remaining
robber will probably make it warm for hit
pursuers. Some bloody worlr is expeuted
to-night or to-morrow.
ITHE PAHNKLL COMMISSION.
Tlio Irish Loader Alnkos n Correction
In Friday's Testimony.
LONDON. May 7. The Parnell commlsslor
resumed its sitting , to-day. Parnoll , upor
taking the stand , said ho desired to correcl
that part of his evidence given Friday in relation >
lation to the statement made by him in the
commons concerning the non-existence o !
secret societies in Ireland. Upon referring
to the reports of the Proceedings of the house
of commons , ho found his remarks , whlct
had been quoted by Attorney-General Web
ster , referred particularly to ribbon men
uud not to secret conspiracies generally
His remarks , therefore , were fairly accurate
Ribbon men at that time practically did no'
exist in Ireland.
Tin cross-examination of the witness was
then resumed. Parnell said ho sometimss paid
money from his own private account in behalf
half of the league. . Ho did not object to ai
inspection of his accounts. Ho declared IK
had never heard that Egan hud joined tin
Clan-Nao-Gael. Ho would regret to fliu
Egan had rejoined the physical force partv
but ho should not think such n course un
natural. Recurring to secret societies , Par
nell said ho considered that a person win
joined the league and continued to be a mom
her of the Clan-Nuo-Gaul , acted to the in
jury of iho league's policy. Any member o
the league who would ndvocato the use o
dyuamltu would bo a traitor.
A FKAKFUL FALL.
An Klovutor Shoots Down Five Storici
With Tnreo Mon.
PHOVIIHINUH , K. I. , May 7. The passengei
elevator in tlio now Schwartz building wni
tested to-day. Superintendent of Construe
lion Cornell cut the elevator loose and lot I
full the whole live blades , n distance of six
ty-rtvo foot , to the nlr-tlght brink vault a
the bottom , to show the ontlro safety of suet
a fall. Cornell , with Jones , woru nccom
pan led by Rosenfold , a reporter for the Telo
gram. The elevator went down with awfu
velocity. When the elevator door wui
opened , the three men were found lying 01
the bottom of the car , insensible , with thai :
heads badly cut. Thcdr Injuries may provi
fatal , as all suffered u severe spinal shook
Jones was most severely hurt , aud will prob
ably die.
Iho Woodruff County Case.
LiT'M.n ROCK , Ark , , Muy 7 , It la probable
the conclusion of tint Woodruff county CMS
m the federal court will end incilmlnu
prosecutions buforo Judge Caldwoll. Till
morning it was announced the nppropriu
tior. for the payment of the witnesses In tin
government c.isos hud been exhausted. 1
letter to that I'ffcct has boon received fron
the attorney-general by United States Mar
siml Spellmun. In summing up tlio matter
Judge Caldwell said the prosecution of th
government criminal cases was practical ! ,
ended. The gr.md jury would bo discharge * !
because no further business could be tran *
acted without men to testify. Nolhwitti
standing all this , the fact exists that ther
are a number of CUSPS on the docket \vlic ;
will huvo to go over to the next term of th
federal court. From this it will bo aeon th
orosocutlon of the alleged frauds against tb
ballot-box must cease for a while.
With the Cigarette.
LANSING , Mich. , May 7 , The senate to-da
passed a bill prohlbitme the sale of tobacc
to minors under seventeen years of nge , nn
the Jarkton bill , prohibiting the munufui
turo and sale of clgurettrs. Both of thos
bills passed the house , nnd only rcipilru th
clguaturo uf tne t'oveniorto 'jicoujo ' laws ,
FOUR HUNDRED ARMED MEN ,
They March Into Lafayette , Mo. ,
Under a General ,
AND BOUNCE NEGRO OFFICIALS.
Two Colored Constables mid n Juatlco
oT tlio 1'c.ico Resign In-
Btnntcf to Have
Ihclr Lilvos.
'Only Whlto Men Shall Vote. "
Nnw Om.r.iNS , La. , May " . A special
from Lafayette , Mo. , says : Four hundred
nrmcd men , unaor General Alexander Do
Cloucttc , of St. Martins parish , rode into
Lafuyotto this morning , took possession ot
the town nnd demanded tbo resignation of a
negro justlcu of the pcaco and tlio negro
constables. Tlio latter had disappeared but
the former complied with their demand. The
regulators pretending to have hoard that
Vlcnaux , a prominent republican , who had
been suggested by Congressman Colcinan as
United tatatcs marshal of the west
ern district of Louisiana , had
furnished arms to the negroes ,
called on that gentleman , who is now town
marshal of Lafayette , and discussed with
him the matter of his having attempted to
vote negroes at the election last Alondny.
They informed him their purpose was to pre
vent uegrops from voting nnd they intended
to enforce their views on tlio subject , nnu in
timated that the best thing that vignaux
could do was to desist from any further ef
forts on behalf of negro suffrage. Vlgnnux
stated ho was at the polls on Mon-
dav performing his sworn duty under
the law. This statement being | satiifnotory ,
the regulators concluded to allow Vignaux
to live awhile longer. Ho exists by proba
tion , so to spcalc. The regulators nnd the
authorities llnully agreed that an election
should bo held next Monday for the
municipal ofllccrs of Lafayette , at
which only white men shall voto. As this
election will not bo legal , the names of these
receiving the majority of the votes cast will
bo sent to the governor for appointment.
LEGALIZE POOLING.
Dcpow Before the Intcr-Stnto Com
merce InvcRtlKiUltiK Committee.
Nnw YOUK , May 7. Chauncey M. Dopow
was the first witness examined by the ncnato
committee which is investigating the work
ing of the inter-state commerce law. The
witness gave his opinions on the subject.
To a nuestion as to what amendment ho
would suggest to present to the inter-stato
law in order to protect the American roads
ho said that tlio roads doing business In this
country , whether Mexican or Canadian ,
should be made to comply with the condi
tions of the luw us the American roads must
do. Pooling , ho considered a coed
thine. and thought it should
have been permitted. The tendency
ot all roads is toward lower freight rates
and no amount of pooling could ulTcct this
tendency. The inter-state commerce bill by
making the roads publish their rates had
given the stronger roads moro business nnd
taken it away from the weaker roads pro
portionately.
"Tho inter-state law will never bo effec
tive , " said ho , "until in some form or other
you have legalized the pool. "
Regarding the practice of using Canadian
cars on American roads and vice voraa , Do-
pew stated that American mid Canadian
cars are used indiscriminately on both sides
of the line , without regard to the Imposition
of customs duties upon them.
Dopow was followed by General-Manager
Dixon , of the Grand Trunk railroad. Dixon
described his road and its terminals , nnd
acknowledged that the Grand Trunk road
practically controlled the rates between Chicago
cage and 1'ortland. Their business in the
United States was carried on in accordance
with the spirit , of the inter-state law , and
they made no increase in local rates in order
to recoup on the possible ) losses of the longer
hauls.
Chairman Cullom nslied : "Suppose wo
made it obligatory for the Canadian roads to
obey the inter-state law ! "
"I think th.it would bo an international
question , " replied Uixon.
The last witness of the day was First
Vice-Prcsidoiit Felton , of the Erie road. His
discourse was largely explanatory ot the
Eric's methods and its lossei since the abolishment
ishment of the pool. In his opinion a legal
ized "pool" under the control of the interstate -
state commission would bo an excellent
thing , both for the shippers and the rail
roads.
Nebraska nnd lown Inventions.
WASHINGTON , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BBE.I C. C. Epp , Bradshaw , Nob. ,
gate ; Thomas J. Jolly , Ulysses , Nob. , device
for opening trap door ; William Turner nnd
J. F. Hudson , Benkelman , Nob. , nxlo lubricator
cater ; patents granted Nebraska nnd Iowa
inventors to-day : John H. Autrobus , Ot-
tumwa , la. , door or window screen wiring
machine ; Hir.tm lialdwin and J. J. Smith ,
Toledo , In. , ink eraser ; Volncy W. Bccson
and W. B. Bonino , Perry , la. , steam en
gine ; Ignaz Bcrgmann , Fort Madison , la. ,
pen guido or rest ; D. W. B.ivco , Tama , la. ,
hay stacker ; J. Hull , Crcston , la. , ice olo-
Vfttor ; It. Hussol , Hurllngton , la. , blickle ;
J. Henderson , ICeokuk , la. , washing ma
chine ; A. Jorgensen , Dos Moines , la. , corn-
pressed nir motor ; H. Larson , Hawthorne ,
In , , end guto for wagons ; J. Lcvasscur , Mon-
tirello , la. , assignor to G. W. Simpson ,
Snmervillo , Mass. , butter can ; George
H. Hohcrts , Puiioru. la. , washing machine ;
Hobert M. Washburn , Burlington , jn
game and game ; 1) . Whitmoro , Bullcvuc , la. ,
offset mechanism for saw mill carriages.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON , May 7. The president made
the following appointments to-day : Arthui
L. Thomas , of Salt Lake City , of Utah , to be
governor of Utah ; Klijuh Sells , of Suit Lakt
City , secretary of Utah ; Ellsworth Dnggctt ,
of Utah , surveyor general of Utah ; Michael
A. Leahy , of Wisconsin , Indian agent nl
La Pointo agency in Wisconsin ; James M
Hoacom , of Kansas , referee and chairman ol
referees under the act of March 2 , 1SS7 , en
titled : "An act to grant u riuht-of-wnj
through the Indian territory to tha Chicago ,
Kansas & Nebraska railroad for the purpose
ot appraising the compensation to ho made
by Bald railroad company to the C'horokec
nation. "
Lar.imiu WinLIconso | Gambling.
LAKAMIR , Wyo. , May 7. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The new city adminls <
tration , with Hon. Augustus Troblng a ;
mayor , took charge to-night. An ordiniinc <
establishing n graded saloon llcenso with the
maximum ut JT.OO , and the minimum at 1300
was passed , and It was decided to license
gambling , after a lung executive session
Charles M. Clark was continued city mar
shal. Clark was lust week depotod by tin
Union Piicilio as its freight und ticket ngcni
at this point.
A Fiua ! llunnwny.
JACKSONVILLE , Flo. , May 7. At Lnwley
Fla. , Mr. and Mra. J. M. Churchill , of lown
and Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Uurdette wore ou1
driving , whou the horses became frightened
overturned the wau'on und throw the occu
pants out. Mr. Uurdette was killed In
stantly. Mrs. Churchill was badly nuinglet
und her lelt side und both logs paralyzed
Mrs. Burdotto'i loft shoulder was wrenchec
out at place and one eye was almost torn out
Mr. Churchill was not seriously Injured ,
Nominations In Dnkotn.
CiUMiiEiu.AiN , Dak. , May 7. | Special Tel
egram to THE BEE , 1 The republicans to-rta.1
nominated A.tC. Kelly , of Chamberlain , iuu
J. U. WlllU. of Plunklnlon , to represent tin
dihtriclof lirnlctuud Aurora counties at tin
Sioux Fulls convention. The democrats pu
In nomination A. II , Curtis , of Chamberlain
and II. F , Follows , of
CBNTllAL TIIAPFIO A.SSOULVTIO N.
Proceedings of tho'CtitonKO Commit
tee of That .Body.
CHICAGO , May 7. [ Special Tologr.im to
Tun BEII. ] The Ohlcng committee of the
Central TrafUo nitoclatlon decides to day
that , beginning July 3 , the notion of the
presidents of the trunk lines In deciding to
pay threo-fourths of a oont a mile mllongo
on refrigerator cars , . Mi all go Into effect also
on central traOlc lines. Owing to the fact
that two lines had long time contracts with
private stock car companies , I * , was found
impracticable for all the roads to abandon
their use nt onco. Tlio Grand Trunk mndo
tin application tn hnvo its drcssod beef rate
to Now York made the same as that of the
Wabash Western and Chicago & Atlantic
45 cents. The vote not being unanimous ,
the matter was referred to tlio joint com
mittee. A meeting of tha freight commit too
will bo held next week , Tuesday , to elect n
temporary successor to Chairman McKay ,
now in Europe. The passenger committee
moots next week , Wednesday , to elect n
successor to Chairman Daniels , now with
the Now York Control. The general mana
gers meet Thursday of next week.
An active member of the Intor-Stato Com
merce Uallwny association Is authority for
the statement that the charges of manipula
tion of rates , made ngalnst the St. Paul &
Northwestern by Chairmen Blanolmrd and
Fulthorn , will bo taken up nt next week's
meeting of the association. At the snmo
mooting the Alton will try to get its reduc
tion In the Missouri river lumber rate
brought up nnd acted upon.
ADULTmiATED TEA.
The Vllo Stuff Which IB Thrown Upon
the American Market.
WASHINGTON , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] A rather sensational report
upon the teas sent to the American market
lias been mndo to the state department by
Consul Crowell , nt Ainoy , China. Ho says
while this year's crop shows a shrinkage of
23,000 half chests , Its inferiority Is fully equal
to last year's crop. The consul says n largo
proportion of Auioy Ooolong is poorly , culti
vated , poorly picked nnd cured , dirty nnd
adulterated. Nearly the whole crop is mar
keted in the United States. It is the greed
of Importers und exporters that alone makes
It possible to impose this vile stuff upon
the American public. The consul hopes that
the tea drinkers of America may bo pro
tected ugalnst the so-called tea known as
Amoy Oolong , nnd says the existing laws
ngalnst the importation of lead and adultor-
nted teas is sulUcicnt to do it if properly en
forced.
CIIAIIG ES OF .CUUISLTY.
A llccelver Demanded Tor the Home
for IncnriiMcp nt Chicago.
CHICAGO , May 7. A bill was filed in the
circuit court by n number of prominent citi
zens to-day , asking for the appointment of n
receiver for the homo for Incurables , and an
injunction against the "urcsont managers.
The bill also asks for the removal of Presi
dent Hicgiubotham , of the institution , and
Mrs. Barlow , the matron , for gross viola
tions of the trust reposed in them. It is
claimed that the helpless , inmates have boon
frightfully abused and tortured. Thirty
cases are cited , some of them too horrible for
belief. The matron and attendants are
charged with causing the , death of some pa
tients. President Higginbothum alleges that
the charges are malicious and will bo re
futed. The case promised to bo a sensational
A FAST TIUUN.
Observations nnd Deliberations of
Psycho Georec.
NEW YOUK , May 7. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE.I Gcorgo Francis Train was the
picture of contentment yesterday as ho sat
in Madison square , sunning himself and sur
rounded by his friends , the children. Ho
seemed a little weary , but Raid ho was In
capital spirits , "Ob , yes. I am first rate
and I am going to fast for eighty-two days
more one hundred days in all. I've lost
one-eighth of myself , but it's done mo lotsol
good ; the fat around my eyes has dropped ofl
and now I can sco the way across the park.
Have accepted an offer from a dime museum
to deliver discourses for n week for $1,000.
The proceeds will go to PIO Press club for Its
new building. I want a big building erected
in which a perpetual fair shall bo held.
We'll do it , and wo'll re-christen the contin
ent Columbia. "
Train said to-day : "I will speak on Sun
day night , the twenty-fourth day of my fast ,
but if some theater does not accept my tcnns ,
ono-htilf of the gross receipts , I will rctun :
to silence and never speak again. "
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. Pensions granted Nebraskans :
Original invalid George French , John Mur
phy , John G. Nelson , Whitefleld Crawford.
Restoration James W. Huffman. Increase
Harvey N. Morgan , Willis L. Bird , George
T. Dclozier , Hiram Harris , John T. Smith ,
George R. Gnllor , Samuel King , Charles
Klnn , John Conioy. Original widows , etc.
Esther C. , widow of John Ilunamun.
Pensions for lownnsf- Peter S. Lcc , Will
iam E. Davis , Juntos W. Emerson , Isaac C.
Leech , James W. Claver , Samuel W. ICylor ,
John M. Harris , DaviifH. Pepper , Alex John
son , Ezekiel Bogurt. Increase Frederick
Huffman , William B. Torbct , Freeman
Shores , Wlnford J. Clark , Warren O. Mar
tlndalc , William Rose , John Martin , John H.
Snyder , Wilson U. Hntchlngs. FIcminR
Work. Reissue aud Incrcusc Theophllus V
Griggs. Original widows , etc. Uachaol
widow of Ebenzor N.jtleadloy.
Penitentiary Twine.
) , III. , May 7. The report ol
the Jollct penitentiary commissioners in re
gard to the feasibility of manufacturing
twine in the Illinois penitentiary was made
to the general nssemuli' to-day. The report
states that the manufacture of ( binding
twinoat the Jolict p'onitcntiary is not enl >
possible , butfqasblo | ; and an appropriation
o ( SilTii.-'SO for machinery und material Is
askud for. The machinery spccitled in the
report will produce 'rather less than one
third of the tivlno used each ncasori by the
farmers of Illinois.
Two ChllilTiip Hiirnod.
iNniANAi-oi.iR , May(7.-r-At ( Hillham. a sinal
town in Dubols countyi Mrs. Witzmann lofl
her homo to visit a neighbor , leaving throe
small children asleep In ] the house. Durlnc
her absence tlio houia caught II ro nnd was
destroyed. Two of , the youngest chlldroi
lost their lives , while the third , aged nine ,
escaped , but is badly-injured. The mothor'f
reason was dethroned hy the shock , and she
can live but u short time ,
A. Shower ftf Frogs.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , May 7. A special from
Jamestown , Dak. , says'tlmt during the so
vcro storm Jast ovtinjtjg a largo number ol
frogs were precipitated to tlio ground from u
cloud. It is claimed a funnel-shaped clouc
was seen In the west shortly before , und the
theory Is that the frogs were cauirht up from
some slouch in the whirlwind and carried In
the air until it spent | t elf.
Ult/mnrolcjlmprusuod.
Br.iu.iN , May 7. At the Samoan confer
en co the details of tfio coming changes li
Samoa are being debated at length , but m
differences as to principle now exist. At
the delegates deslrt the neutrality of tht
islands. Tim Americans have achieves
marked success , and have impressed Bis
inarcU with their Qrinnoss uud diplomacy ,
KlfTol U.Mvrd' by Carnot.
PAUIS , May 7 , President Carnet , to-day
received Eiffel , the designer and builder o
the town bearing Ills uuuic , and the work
men who were unpaged ID its construction ,
\ FIVE THOUSAND FRAUD ,
The Hannibal & St. Joe Road Out
That Amount.
STRANGE STORY OF A VOUCHER.
Arrest of Cnslilor Kent nt Kniisns
City For Complicity In the
Swindle Both Hides
of the Story.
A Clover Swindle.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , May 7. [ Special Tolo-
grain to Tun BRI : . ] Percy H. Kent , local
: ashier of the Hannibal & St. Joseph road ,
s under arrest nt police headquarters ,
charged with complicity In a fraud by which
the railroad company Is out $5,000. , Monday
morning , so Kent says , n well dressed man
jiving the name of R. B. Bowcn , claiming
.0 bo a claim ngcnt of the roA'd , apparently
thirty years old , walked into the ofllco und
iresentcd six vouchers for $5,000 each. Ho
joro n letter of Introduction purporting to bo
from W. J. Hilton , assistant treasurer of the
rend , with headquarters at St. Joseph , ad
dressed to Mr. Cummlngs , the ngcnt ut
Kansas City. As Mr. Cummlngs was lib-
Bent , ho presented It to Kent Instead. It
was written with n typewriter on the assis
tant treasurer's letterhead , and the signa
ture was n good imitation of Mr. Hilton's.
The vouchers also wcro made out in regular
form , bearing what looked like the signa
ture of the assistant treasurer , aud
Ills stamps. Kent says tnat ho
uad never seen the man be
fore , but ns his credentials scorned
to show him to bo what ho claimed to bo , n
new appointee , he paid him $5,000 , all the
money ho had on hand , and told him to re
turn to-day between 1 nnd 2 o'clock ' , when
ho would pay him the balance. Then hosont
the voucher to the assistant treasurer at St.
Joseph. To-day at noon Assistant Superin
tendent Fish received n telegram from Mr.
Hilton to the effect that the voucher was
fraudulent. When Mr. Fish uskcd Kent
nbout the matter ho told the story related
herein. Mr. Fish telegraphed the cashier's
explanation to St. Joseph and Mr. Hilton and
Auditor Carter came down on the afternoon
train. Together with Mr. Fish and Kent
they wont to Chief of Police Spoors' oftlco at
3 o'clock , where they were closeted for three
hours , ut the end of which time Kent was
informed that he was under arrest , and was
locked up.
Kent claims that what ho did has been
done a hundred times in the transaction of
the business of his olllce , and that the for
gery was so clever that it could not bo de
tected without a comparison witli genuine
vouchers. Tlio Hannibal oflleiuls , how
ever , do not look upon Kent ns
the innocent victim of a clever swindler.
They say that Kent drew a draft , Mondav.
for ? 'C,5UO on Mr. Hilton , nt St. Joseph , and
presented It at the Midland National bank
for payment , which was refused without Mr.
Hilton's authority. Kent then telegraphed
to 'Mr. Hilton : "Authorize Midland Na
tional bank to pay claim. " As Kent had
been in the habit of paylf claims of less
than 6100 , Mr. Hilton , supposing this to boone
ono of small amount , telegraphed Kent to
pay it out of his cashier's ' funds and send
the voucher to St. Joseph. In this way pav-
ment of the big draft was stopped. What
works against Kent Is that neither the draft
nor-tho stub can bo found in his ofllco. Ho
explains this by saying that Bowen drew it
afterward and destroyed it. Chief bpeers
thinks that Kent is short In his accounts
and took this means ot getting even.
Kent describes Bowen as being 5 feet
10 inches in height and about thirty
years of age. Ho were a light-colored busi
ness suit , n light necktie and colored derby
hat. His hair and mustache were light in
color nnd the latter ho wore curled at the
ends. Ho were a handsome diamond ring
and a big solitaire gleamed from his shirt
front. Tlio Hannibal onichils lay in wait for
Mr. Bowen to show up this afternoon to get
the balance of tbo $30,000 , but ho did not put
in an appearance. Kent bus been the cashier
of the Hannibal nbout two years. He is a
member of tno local byblcle club and Is quite
a high roller. Ho is a nephew of Mr. W. H.
McDoel , formerly general freight agent of
the Hannibal & St. Joe and moro recently
general freignt agent of the Louisville , New
Albany & Chicago.
Distinguished Americans in London.
ICopj/Ko/it / J.S&Jij ; Jamt Goitlnn Ilennett. }
LONDON , May 7. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BII ; : . " | Among the
moro distinguished Americans now in Lon
don , are the Hon. W. C. Whitney , Mrs.
Whitney and Colonel Oliver H. Payne.
They are nt the Hotel Bristol. "Wo had n
" said Mr. Whitney
very pleasant trip across ,
ney , last evening , when questioned by a
Herald reporter. "Wo are on the trip merely
for pleasure and rest , and shall not bother
ourselves with business at all. Next wceic
wo go to Paris for a while , but on our re
turn , which will bo some time in June , wo
intend to stop in London some little time.
I visited tlio house of commons , to-day , and
was very much interested in the debate
on the navy bill. That is n subject , you Know ,
to which I have paid considerable attention
during the last few years , I want to express
my appreciation of the London edition of the
Herald. It Is welcome on account of Its
American news , especially , and I shall bo
a faithful reader of it while I am on this side
of the Atlantic. I am particularly anxious to
rend about the centennial celebration in New
York. "
Another distinguished American now in
London is Senator John C. Spoonur , of WIs-
ecu. He arrived yesterday and is stopping
at thn Metropolitan , Ho is accompanied by
Mrs. Spooncr.
A Piclcnniny Cnn < -ed It ,
LiTn.K Rocic , May 7. This afternoon a
driver named Willeford had to use force to
bounce n llttlo darlcoy , who persisted in
hanging on the back end of his street car.
A gang ol negroes who witnessed the per
formance began throwing rocks at the
driver , and finally rushed upon him. An
other driver named Parker caaio to Wlllo-
ford's assistance. The fight was growing
serious when Willeford pulled a knife and
stabbed ono of iho negroes until ho dropped.
At this moment u squad of policemen cauio
on the scene , dispersing the uiob and arrest
ing Willuford nnd Purkcr.
Illinois Prohibition mil.
SPIIIXOPIIIMI , May 7. In the house this
morning the bill for tlio prevention nf the
evils of intemperance and crime , came up on
second reading. This bill provides for stat
utory prohibition. It submits tlni question
to n vote of the people of the state ut a nepa-
rate special election to be held next October.
If adopted the new law Is to go Into force
throughout the state on the 1st of May next.
The committee amendments were adopted.
When the time came to order the bill to a
third reading , a motion to strike out iho en
ucting clause wus mr.do. The motion was
defeated.
Hoi a flU-Tiino U'lnni.'f.
LEAR OmvUdk. , MllV 7. [ Special Tele
gram to THE IlKB.j Sol Star wm Vo-doy reelected
elected mayor of Dead ford for the sixth sue
ccsgivo lime. There was no opposition to his
candidacy.
The Wmulicr Indications.
For Nebraska and Iowa Local rains
colder , wentcrly winds.
ForDaUola--H.ini , i-vldur , winds shifting
to , westerly.
II12FOHI } TJ1U COMMISSION.
Representatives of Twouty-slx West
ern Itonds Assemble.
WASHINGTON , May 7. Pursuant to nn
order of the inter-state commerce commis
sion , requiring the presence before the com-
nlsslon to-day of the representatives of
twenty-six carrier * , mostly western roads , to
answer nnd set forth what commission each
of them pays upon the sale of passenger
.ickcts , and how this business Is conducted
) y them , the representatives assembled. The
general trend of the testimony given was
that the roads wcro paying commissions In
nccordnnco with the rates established by the
Western Passenger Agents association , nnd
that the roads were acting under this agree
ment , which was generally faithfully ob
served , to the betterment of the service.
Several railroad representatives In their
c.itliiiony declared no demoralization existed
MI account of the commission paying , nnd
.hat none was anticipated ,
In response to n question by Chairman
2ooloy , General Passenger Agent Sebastian ,
of the Hook Island road , said ho did not
think the commissions paid were largo
enough to make It an object for the passenger
agents and the man to whom the commissions
were paid to ngroo to divide up what was
made In this way.
General Traftlo Manager Clarke , of the
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha
road , said ho regarded the effect of the agree
ment between the various passenger associa
tions west of Chicago , regarding
commissions , ns n great improvement
over the demoralized condition ot
business previous to the agreement , The
money made by the commission agents had
boon considerably reduced , owing to the
stoppage of the payment of commissions by
many of the eastern trunk Hues. The com
missions paid last year by his company
amounted to moro than $7,000.
General Passenger Agent Rugglcs , of the
Michigan Central , said his company paid no
commissions , nor does it allow its agents to
accept them. Au exception wus made of the
emigrant business nnd some Puclllo busi
ness.
General Passenger Agent Ford , of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg ,
said hm company had paid no commissions
since the passage of the inter-state law.
Tne answer of the Chicago & Alton road
detailed the commission business of that
company. It also contained n number of
charges against the Wabash road of manipu
lations of rates , Improper use of mileage
tickets , etc. Receiver McN'ultn , of the Wa
bash , entered n general denial of the charges
and General Manager Chappcll , of the Alton ,
testified in rebuttal otMcNulta's statements.
General Passenger Agent Daniels , of the
Now York Central , gives it as his opinion
that the payment of commissions on the sale
of tickets frequency results in the cutting
of rates.
Severn ! eastern general passenger agents
were examined , among whom the opinion
seemed to prevail that commission paying re
sulted in rate cutting and was injurious to
railway management.
THIS FOKKST FlUES.
They Continue Their AVork of Des
truction In ( he Northwest.
WAUSAU , WIs. , May 7. The woods are on
fire all around the city. Hay , meadows ,
crops nnd bridges were destroyed in the
western part of the county. Farmers and
mill men are fighting the lire , and unless
rain comes soon , great damage will bo dono.
Duumi , Minn. , May 7. Reports of the
destruction of the forest 11 ro continue to
come in , and show that it is raging In all
directions with moro or less fury. In some
places the llrcs have burned out , and In
others the timber has been uttaciicd , which
will result in heavy loss.
The greatest loss is in the destruction of
railroad ties , telegraph poles and rordwood.
So far news has reached hero of the de
struction of a dozen buildings , some in this
state and some In Wisconsin. Several wood
camps near Norman have been wiped out.
Some stock was destroyed in outlying dis
tricts. Most of the destruction hue been on
the line of the St. Paul & Duluth and North
ern Pacific roads.
MINNEAPOLIS , May 7. A St. Cloud , Minn. ,
special says a terrible wind storm has been
raging there since lust evening. No great
damage has been done in town , but the re
ports from the surrounding towns state that
houses and barns have been unroofed or
moved from their foundations. Blinding
clouds of dust fill the air. Forest fires are
raging in the vicinity of KImball. The loss
will bo heavy unless nun fulls soon. Crops
will bo damaged.
HUDSON. Wls. . May 7. Some thirty stores
and dwellings , the entire business portion of
the village of Wuldron , ten miles southwest
of this place on the Mackinaw railroad ,
burned yesterday afternoon. The loss ag
gregated $00,000 : partially Insured.
Li'niNUTON , Mich. . May 7. Carter's ' mill
Mock was llred last night by a spark from n
passing tug. Four hundred thousand feet of
lumber nnd 300,000 , shingles were burned.
The schooner Dawn wus dhinnged slightly.
The wind is blowing n ga'o and the Jtreuicn
are working hard to save the mill.
EST SAOINUV , Mich. , May 7. In north
ern Michigan no ruin has fallen for several
months , and as a result fires are raging in
every direction. In Midland , Clare , Gladwln
and Osceola counties the llamcs are running
through the timber and over uncleared
farms. In several places brigades of men
are trying to check the progress of tlio lire ,
North of this city yesterday nearly a mlle
of forest was burned. The llauies , funned
by a brink wind , uru sweeping everything
before them. Danger from the same source
is also reported from Huron county along
the Saglnaw , Tuscola & Huron road. In
the vicinity of Bay Port , on the shores of
Wild Fowl bay , the greatest trouble exists.
The Longed l' < > \ - Itiiln.
Dn.UTii , Minn. , May 7. The much wished
for ruin made its appearance shortly before
noon , ana heavy Hhowcrs are taking place
nil around hero and drowning out the blaz
ing forest.
Five Cn-mated.
WiiSTCiiESTp.it , N. Y. , Muy ! . The old
Bowno mansion In Wcstchester was burned
to the ground early thin morning , Thcru
wcro eight people asleep In the structure at
the time Watson Bowno , his wife , three
children nnd two servant girls named Dunn
und Mr. Bowne's aged mother. The latter ,
the Dunn girls und two of the children were
burned to death. Mr. Bowno saved the
other child uud his wifu but was severely
burned in doing so. His wife und child
were well wrapped up in blankets and es
caped with slight injuries. While Boone
was saving his wife and child ho could hear
plainly the cries of ugony from his mother
und his two children but was unable to reach
them nnd they perished. Just how the Urn
originated IB not known but It Is HUppnfcd a
lamp loft burning In the hall exploded and
set fire to the woodwork.
A Fli-H Hwci't Town.
FINDI.AV , O. , Muy 7. At midnight lust
night , a 11 ro broke out In a meat shop In
Beaver Dam , n small village twenty mllcfl
west of this city , nnd before the llumvH could
be subdued , almost the entire business portion
tion of the town was burned. A lute hour
found the inhabitants all abed , nnd many
hud barely tlmo to escape lii their night
clothes ; loss $ SO,0 ( > 0 ; insurance 11,0)0 , ) ,
ItcduclriK Train Morvlco.
CIIKVP.NNI : , Wyo , , May 7. [ Special Tele-
lira in to Tun Hii : : . | The Union Pncillc ,
among other reductions of expenses , con
templates reducing thu present dally service
nn the Cheyenne & Northern fiom Cheyenne
to'Wcndovcr to three trains u week. The
Cheyenne board of trade , rccugnl/Ing the
disadvantage such n reduced service would
bo to thU city , to-day appointed a committee ,
consisting of Governor Warren , Delegate
Caio.v and Mayor lilncr , to oonfcr with the
officials of the road and endeavor to retain
the present daily train , und aUo sttuuro , il
possible , the extension of thn rand.
Tolstoi Is Dcail.
ST. Pirnusnuiiii : , May 7 , Count Tolstoi ,
minister of the interior , U 'lead.
"DOCTOR JIM'S" ' DEPOSITION.
I
Apponrnnoo or the Pill Pounder in
tbo Onrtor Gaso.
NOCTURNAL VISITS EXPLAINED.
Scandal Gossips llndly Dlsnvpolutcil
at the Kvldonco I'roiontoil
ICyrlc Ilellow , the Aotor ,
Tolls What lie Knows.
Not SoRnuy as ICxpeotcd.
CHICAGO , May 7. [ Special Telegram to
TUG Bus. I The long-expected depositions
of "Dr. Jim" Gilbert and Kyrlo Bellow ,
who figures In his statements as Harold
Domlnlck Kyrlo Money Bellow , made his
nppcarnnco in the Carter caao to-day , and
.o\l ' \ very Hat on the expectant audience.
Dr. Gilbert denied that ho had ever boon
guilty of improper conduct with the fair
Mrs. Carter. Ho admitted that besides an
ntlmnto professional acquaintance with her
10 had frequently gouo out driving with her
nnd had also gouo to the oper.i with lior. Ho
explained his Into night visits to the Hotel
Drunswlck by saying that Mrs. Cartur'a '
Health was very poor at that tlmo , nnd that ,
IKO many other nervous women , she fro-
mently summoned him Into in the evening
to prescribe for some ailment. There were
ono or two glaring discrepancies in the doc
tor's statements us to dates.
Kyrlo Bellow testified that ho first mo
Mrs. Carter on n steamer coming from
Europe. Ho found her to bo very agree-
nblu companion , well rend , etc. , nnd they
conversed much together. Mrs. Curler
: hought she could achieve- something in the
dramatic line , nnd nt her solicitation ho ar
ranged to give her n number of lessons
in elocution , etc. Accordingly bo sug
gested that she take rooms lit
the Colonnade hotel , where they wore soon
so much together , In order that she might bo
on hand promptly for her lessons , as his
tlmo was much occupied. Bellow entered
very emphatic * dentals to the suggestions
that there was anything in the least wrong
in his dealings with Mrs , Carter. At nbout
this point in his deposition Bellow nnd the
lawyer taking it were involved in n wordy
war , Iho actor taking exceptions to BOIIIO
leading questions , and in the midst of it the
court ndjourncd. us it was getting Into.
At the morning session the reading of the
deposition of Stnto Senator Plerco , of Now
York , begun yesterday afternoon , was
finished. H developed thu fact that no had
sent Mrs. Carter numerous letters , ono of
which contained some very poor noelry.
Pcnrco was nnablu to remember why ho had
sent this effusion , but was very positive ho
had not composed It. Ho thought ho had
cribbed it from some book.
CUONIN IS STILL MISSING.
Mr. Conkliit Makes Another Hciuia-
tlonul Statnmcnt.
CHICAGO , 111. , May 7. There is nothing
particularly now in the Dr. Cronln mystery
to-day. Ho is still unaccounted for , and Mr.
nnd Mrs. Conklln , with whom tha doctor
lived , nro still very much perturbed nbout
the matter. They insist he has been mur
dered by a gang which has been plotting
against him. To-night Mr. Conklin made
another sensational statement aboutthomys
terious case. Said ho :
"Dr. Cronln hod papers by means of
which , at the coming convention of the Irish
National league , In Philadelphia , ho pro
posed to vindicate himself from nnd impli I
cate others in frauds. I do not know the
exact contents of thcso papers. Ho en
trusted them to my caru with Instructions
that they bo turned over to certain of his
friends in the event of his being murdered ,
or being made away with. I turned over the
papers as ho directed. "
Conklin refused to say who the papers
were t'lven to.
THK HA ! ; ! ) UMOHBI3K9.
Indication * * That They Will Pay the
lOxtrome Penalty of the Law.
OZAIIK , Mo. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to THE Bnn. J Everything now indicates that
the three ill-starred regulators hero will pay
the extreme penalty of Ball Knobborism on
Friday next. Tlio last urgent appeal for
exccu live clemency has boon mndo by At
torneys lieluney and Pnyno. Ozark papere
have made eloquent and forcible arguments
for commutation , and still Governor Francis
remains immovable. Ho is reported us say
ing that he thought ho had no right to inter
fere with the sentence of the courts.
Chief Walker and his son Bill keep up (
commendable show of courage , but the ner
vous stiain is telling fearfully upon them.
John Matthews' wife and children and aged
mother came to visit him on Sunday. Sheriff
Johnson relaxed the prison rules and allowed
Matthews to go outside the Jitll yard. The
imecting was very iiffeetinp. Matthews
Bcumcd to feel wonderfully relieved by being
able to slug hymns and pray with Ills weep
ing family. Ho has shown better ncrvo
since , nnd will probably meet his death with
becoming fortitude.
*
Surveying a Now Dakota Itoad ,
GivrnHimito , Dak. , Muy 7. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEK. ] The Foro.it City &
Wutcrtown Railroad company exploring
party of surveyors were absent nlno days on
thu Sioux reservation. They sought and
readily found un easy grade for a line ot
railway In nil the country they traversed.
Hcsldes this they were agreeably surprised
to find largo bodies of timber aud many
streams of running water Inthat country.
They report seeing coat at many points , Indi
cating inexhaustible bodies of fuel. Th !
surveying party was called buck to Ilnl h
surveying the route Irom Gettysburg to For
est City. This will bo done und thu report
submitted by Friday , when bids for grading
and building the road will bo asked , John
Carroll , nn old bridge builder , Is here mak
ing estimates on the cost of a brldguover tha
Missouri , Captain .1. J. Hesslor , of the For
est City syndicate , loft Now York Sunday
night , and Is expected hero Thursday. The
coal found on the Fox ridge equals that
found in Illinois.
I'firnHl Ifiifiornil.
LONDON , May 7. At thu annual meeting
of tin ) National Liberal club to-day , nftcr nn
animated discussion , Parnoll was elected a
lllo member by ix largo majority. A resolu
tion was adopted rescinding the previous
declaration of the club that "owing to tha
divisions nt present existing in thu party , It
Is not desirable for the club to bo actively
identified with any section nf it , " To-duy'ti '
action is tantamount to duclurlni ; thu club
uGliidstonian body ,
bululdfid Over GamhlliiL ;
CHEI KSXB , Wyo , , May " . [ Special Tele-
grain to Tun Bin.J--A : printer named Hurry
Tuxford , was drowned in Sloan's Luke here ,
to-day. It it supposed ho committed sulcldo , '
Ho lost his week's wages , last evening , nt
faro , nnd wus in u de'spondurit mood this
morning. Ho wont homing , this afternoon ,
nnd , this evening , the boat was found float
ing on the lake with his hat and coat. An
attempt will be made , to-morrow , to recover
thu body.
Died ol' Consumption ,
PIF.HHE , Dak , , May 7.-- [ Special Telegram
to'fun BEEJ B. Crawford , ngcd twenty *
two years , brother of Hon. C , J. Crawford ,
fell dead , this morning , while eating bin
brcaxfust. Ho came tram Allanmkeo county ,
lown , to this city , about three wenka ago. for
Ins health. He died of consumption , Tlii :
funeral will be held ivmurruNV ,