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I rHE OMAHA 7 EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. O\IAHA ] \ , MONDAY MOANING ; MAY 20 , 1889. NUMBER 339 J MAX O'RELL ' ON BODLANGER , Ho Thinks the Extradited G on oral Only a Tool. V SCORING THE NEW YORK WORLD A French Parliamentary Disagree ment on tlio . Military Hervlco Hill ilonn Hlierninn tu lie Hntnrtnlncd. Tlio Untvrlllcn liaw of Review. [ CoMirtuM ISM ) bti Jtiinr * ( lortlnnIemuif.1 LONDON , May 10. [ Now York HcrnlJ Cable Special to Tun Hnn.l The Herald correspondent Intorvlowcd Max O'ltoll , yes terday. In thn coursu of the conversation lie said : " 1 don't bollovo In Houlangcr. Ho Is merely a tool ; his support depends upon tliu conservatives and communists , two powerful elements which will undoubtedly nsscrt themselves In the full elections , lint what of that ) It will not bo Uoulungcr's triumph , but the combined triumph of men who bc- liovo oitliur In the government of n single man , or of n committee- men. And neither of the elements would tolerate tlio govern ment of Houlnngor. Franco Is approaching ono of her historical crises , which occur at Intervals , but the new mnatcr will rot bo Hotilnngcr. The communists may tri umph for a tlmu , then will follow u Ciusar , but ho will not bo Houlnnger. "The Comto do Purls Is the manoven , if ho has to wall ten'or twenty years. "HocheforfB hatred to England is based Mr upon the failure of the English edition of La Lanternc , which was started during his exile after the Into war. An English lady of the highest circles said that Houlangcr will never move In the best English society , and DP. an example says that Kandolph Churchill was Invited to meet him at a dinner , but re fused the Invitation. "An to a Franco-Gorman war , Franco will not talto the Initiative. Her millions of peas ants know too well what war means. Tlio real danger lies In the cxuitablo and erratic character of the German cmporor , whoso violent nature is apt at any moment to niako Europe burst into war. Franco Is far stronger and inoro urcpared than Is sup posed ; her strength is particularly in her great artillery , Certainly no nation has Mr command of llnanclal resources. " Kefcrring to his recent book on America O'Hell expressed great dissatisfaction with the conduct of the Now York Worldjn an ticipating its publication. "Thcro Is something decidedly shady in the so-called journalistic feat of tlio World which has been taking to itself an immense nmount of credit for doing something which n dozen other newspapers might have clone , had they been willing to stoop to that sort of thing. It is customcry for publishers to furnish the press with advance sheets of forthcoming works , and there is n unwritten law to the effect that only brief selections from thcso sheets shall bo used. In their published review the World people , however , ' 'saw lit to break the law and published every thing they could lay hands on. "There may bo n question whether this was a very honorable thing. I have no rea son to complain of the sales of my book , which amount , so far , to S5,000 volumes at f 1.50 each. I expect to return to the United Stales next January , when I shall visit the great west , possibly with a view of writing another book. I urn always treated so kindly In America that it will give mo great pleas ure to go back tliis summer. 1 am thinking of traveling with my family on tlio conti nent and , of course , I shall visit the exposi tion , although I do not enjoy life in Paris at such times. My headquarters will probably bo In Germany. " Anuuiborof members of parliament will entertain John 'Sherman on his return to London from Paris ; Sir Lyon Playfair will preside. x A PAItljIAMISVL'AUY FIGHT. Ulangrccmont Hutucim tlio French fjoiuitors and DoputloR. [ Copirto'itsra ' by Jiimca Giirtlnn ncimtft.l PAUIS , May 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Hin. : I The votes taken iti the senate last week on the military law are of considerable importance. The senate again adopted the amendments which were jnndo to tlio law when it llrst came up from the chamber ol deputies and which tlio latter Body refused to rcccpt. This disagreement between the senate and the cham ber relates to dispensations from the military service. The souuto wishes to grant nil absolute dispensation of two years to the oldest sons of widows and other iinolagous situations , but the chamber Insists that tno granting of this dispensation shall bo loft to the discretion of the military commissions. On the other hand the chnmbor had sup pressed the party dispensations allowed these who wore preparing to becoino teachers or to follow certain other liberal pursuits not Including these who were studying for the clerical profession. Thcso dispensations have been introduced into law by the senate n the face of the strenuous opposition of the minister of the interior mid the president of tlio council. As amended by the senate , the military law runs a strong chnnca of not being adopted by tlio chamber. The seuato cut out of the bill the very provisions Unit the majority of the chamber had most nt heart. This latter body has shown for less concern about the real Interests of the nrmy than it has aboul the political Interests involved. The llrst ulm was to pass n law that seemed to smack of democratic equalizing principles , am that should apply , with the ut most severity , the formula that wouli let priests shoulder knapsacks. It was especially desirous that young men , intended for the liberal professions should bo forced to Interrupt their studies Ii order to vcgetato , during three years , in thi nrmy barracks , oven though the military In st ruction was practically complete at the cm of the llrst year. The senate refused to fal In with thcso 111-concolvcd ideas of equality The unanimous opinion of all competent uu tboritics is that a military service of three years to bo Inuiosed , without distinction or discrimination on all the youths of the country , would Indict u mortal blow to Intellectual Interests by lowerlnt the standard of French Intolll 0CUCO. As for these who desire to follow a clerical career It docs not seem to bo tlio intention of thoio who framed the lav , to moke soldiers of them. They would prob ably make very i > oor combatants , but might perhaps , bo of real value in the hospitals but a thrcoycurs' apprenticeship U not ncces lary in oruer to become a hospital assistant It is , therefore , without any plausible mo live , but only a spirit of Intolerance , that the republicans in the chamber wish to Impose three years' service on seminary students ' 1100 considerations huvo had some weigh with the senate , but will uot flud favor with the chamber , THE CLIJAllANGR 1U2COUO. The Financial Transactions or the Past Woolt. no-iTojf , Mas ? . , May 10. [ Special Tclo ijrnm to Tun Hnn.J The following table , ompllcd from dispatches to the Post from ho managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States , shows the gro ex changes for the week ended May 19 , ISS'J , vith rates per cent of increase or decrc.no as compared with the amounts for the cor responding week In 1SSS : MONAUOIIV HULKED. Her Ambassadors Ignore tlic Ban quet to the Frcncli Cabinet. PAUIS , May 10. [ Special Cablegram to TiinUcE. ] The banquet Riven in honor of .ho cabinet on Saturday by the delegates of the American republics taking part in tlio exhibition , seemed to bo n demonstration of republics against monarchies. All the European ambassadors were invited to nt- .end the banquet , but with the exception of the Belgian minister , who was present , they consulted their governments and were or dered to ignore the invitatinn. The Ura- ' zilian minister also held aloof. Mr. McLauo , Who presided nt the banquet , was supported jy Mr. Whi'.olaw Held , the new United States minister to France. AVVOMINO'S ASrillATlONS. I'lio Territory < bliion * to Don the Unrl ) or lUatiihnod. CIICVCK.VE , Wyo. , Way 19. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : lieu. | - I'lio pcoplo of Wyoming nro nt last v/akir.K up to the necessity for united exertion in securing statehood. At the last session o' congress a bill was unani- nously reported to the senate by the senate committee on territories , under the pro visions of which it is proposed to net. As soon as a general demand is made , Governor Warren will issue a call for a constitutional convention. The delegates will bo elected at. an election to bo held on the second Mon day in July. Under the provisions of the bill the num ber of delegates is limited to llfty-ilvo. The apportionment is made on the basis of the vote cast for delegates in congress at the last election , and is made by tlio governor , chief justice and secretary of the territory. The convention then moots hero on the first Monday in September , anu after adopting a constitution , submits the same to the pcoplo on the llrst Tuesday in November , when state ofllcers will bo voted for should the constitutional convention so decide. There was nt ticst some opposition to the movement because it was feared it would increase taxation , but ns the subject is being bettor understood the people are wheeling into line and eagerly demanding that imme diate steps bo taken. Tlio uncertainty of congressional action is recognized , and as congress is now favorably dispossd , It is thought best to strike while thu iron is hot. Everybody realizes that statehood will as sist materially iu development ; that the credit of a permanent form of irovcrnuient Is better established than a provisional form ; that cheap money can bo had and foreign capital Is more readily invested. As it now stands , tlio territory itself can own compara tively little property. Its public institutions must bo maintained either by direct taxa tion or by bonded indebtedness. Under the act of congress the latter cannot exceed ! per cent of the territory's assessable valua tion. Kach territory admitted to statehood receives from the government a bequest of public lands to maintain state institutions , and tlio senate bill is fairly liberal to Wy oming in this respect. The business of tlio territory Is expected to receive a great impetus through the state hood movement. Tlio Development of Wyoming. . Wyo. , May 10. [ Correspond ence of Tun lii ) : : . ] The recent , snow fall hero has been of great benefit to stockmen , ns the ground was becoming very dry and tlio prospects for n good grass crop were poor. This country has undergone u very material change in tlio lust few years. Not long ago It was generally understood that the country west of tlio Missouri river wus a great big desert. That such impressions wi-ro wide of tlio truth , is attested by the fact that at Intervals nro towns and cities which would wull grace older states. I'cr- baps among these towns along tlio line of thu Union I'aclllc railway , Luramlo City Is the most beautiful und thrifty. Laramlo will furnish more glass during the next ton yours than any other city in America. There arc no glass works in tlio United Status that are situated in the midst of all glass-making material as these of Lur.imlo are. What is badly needed to bring about this result is capital the brains are hero and the mill. The cattle industry Is getting on u sounder basis , now that the cattle are owned by more persons , and , consequently , fewer to thu per son. The country is fast settling up with a good class of citizens , who are establishing permanent liomes. These small ranchmen own from ten to 200 head of cattle each , and with the care usually bestowed , arc acquir ing a competence for rainy days , Thu largo herd ! ) arc gradually , but surely , being crowded out , to the benellt of tlio country. Of very recent years the luct bus been demonstrated that with a reasonable amount of care and dllllgcncc , good crops of the more hardy varieties of vcgeiables nnd cereals can be raised witli prollt In this part , while further north all fruits and vegetables raised in thu middle suites are successfully grown. A correspondent at Douglas , Wyo. , writes that pumpldns as large us the fore wheel ot a wagon arc ot rather common oc- curence , while oven larger ones still are often suen growing. Tlio day is fust coming when u considerable farming will bo done in this altitude , ( about seven thousand feel above sea level. ) llrcwcr Vout'ti Denial. Losuox , May 19. [ Now York IK'ruld Cable Special to TUB Uuii.l Voigt , tlio Detroit brewer , now in London , says there is no truth In the story that the Volgt brewery bus entered any ( tool. Tliu Wrjitlior Indications. Nebraska , Iowa and Dakota : Light local showers , northerly winds becoming variable slight changes lu temperature except iu Nc hrucUn ami Dakota , ullKhUy warmer. GEN , DRUM'S ' RETIREMENT , It Will Toke Plnco Some Tlmo This Wook. APPLICANTS FOR HIS RANK. The Contest Narrowed Down to As- slstnnt Ad. ) in ant , General * Kol- ton nml Whlpplc Mrs. Jlar- rlnoii'H Mall. WASHINGTONHUIISAU , Tins linn , ) GUI FouitTKr.XTit STIIBHT : , , V WASHINGTON , D. O. , May 10. j General Drum , adjutant-general of the nrmy , retires this WCOK. Tlio copipctitlon for his place has boon very lively since lost winter , mid the friends of the candidates mvo been pressing the claims of their favor ites with great vigor. The contest has now narrowed down to Assistant Adjutant-Gen- orals A. C. Kelton and W. D. Whlpplo. Hy common consent it was supposed that the ofllco would naturally go to General Kolton , jut within the last few days the chances of 3 < Miorul Whipplo's securing the place have jccn very much Improved. All the influence of any nature whatever that can bo brought to bear upon President Harrison and Secre- , ary Proctor will bo utilized during the next few days. MU3. IIAllUISON'S MAIL. Mrs. Harrison's mall contains every day appeals from ofllco seekers to USD her influ ence with her husband in favor of the writers. Some of the correspondents request Mrs. Harrison to remind the president that their applications remain unanswered. They have heard nothing about thorn and fear the president has inadvertently neglected to act upon them. They beg Mrs. Harrison to look around the ofilcc for the letters or petitions and put them whcro General Harrison will bo sure to see them. Some of the letters are from women. Ono of them recently wrote that she was n widow , with three "girl children. " Her husband was killed in the war , lighting on the southern side. There was an unconscious pathos in the details of 11 poor widow's struggles to maintain and oringup , "in the fear of the Lord , " these three girl children , She wanted a postofflco paying only JX ( ) a year , and yet "it would bo a God-send to me. " Ono man wrote recently eight big letter . pages to Mrs. Harrison because ho feared that "three previous epistles of the same length addressed to your respected husband , had failed to meet ills oyo. " The letter breathed devoted piety , true republi canism , and the most pronounced prohibition sentiments , and ended up with a request for an afllco of some kind that would make lifo a little easier for a man with only ono leg. pni.AY IN rtUiixo orricus. To a gentleman who called upon him in relation to an oflico yesterday , President Harrison explained in a measure the reason for the delay in filling the oillcos against which so many of the oftlccscokcrs complain. Tlio substance of General Harrison's re marks was this : "It frequently happens that a man is pre sented as a litting candidate for an oftlco , and it is decided that ho shall have the place which ho asks. Then men learning of the probabilities will vigorously protest against the selection. In many instances these men who are protesting are entitled to considera tion. anil their protests are given the weight to which they seem to be entitled. In stead of hastening the appointment there fore , I am compelled to look into the objec tions made and thus cause delay. " The president is determined , as far as pos sible , to prevent the appointment of men whoso character is uot absolutely above re proach. Ho is perhaps over-cautious lu this regard , but owing to the many bad appoint ments which President Cleveland made through the carelessness of indorsers , Presi dent Harrison's policy is perhaps absolutely necessary. Men who como hero with strong indorsements and who expect immediate at tention to their claims are naturally cha grined on account of the delay In reaching their respective cases , but the president's explanation , while perhaps not absolutely satisfactory to the applicants , will certainly prove eminently so to the people whom these applicants desire to servo In oiHcial capacity. A C1VII , SCIIVICD QUESTION. There is a probability that the civil service commission will , this week , consider the question of whether or not the civil service rules shall bo extended to the clerical force of the census bureau. Attorney-General Miller has decided that under the law the secretary of the Interior has tlio right to make appointments in this bureau without , requesting u certified list of eligibles from the commission , but there is n disposition on the part of the civil sorvieo reformers to demand that this bureau shall bo placed on npar with the other departments. It is argued on tlio other hand that there nro hundreds of excel lent clerics who have had experience in com piling the returns from previous censuses , who would bo invaluable at the present tlmo and that their chances for securing places through the civil service commission would be exceedingly slim because of the great number of young men anxious to get into the federal service who are fresher from college and more able to answer the questions pro pounded. The delay in the appointment of a now chief for tlio bureau of engraving and print ing is likely to provoaroubloaomo to the now administration. On the 'Jlst orl2dinst. ! bids will bo opened and awards made for supply ing the bureau with the paper used in print ing the legal tender , and unless very prompt action is taken the democrats now in control will have an opportunity to reward party workers. A board designated by tlio secre tary of the treasury has supervision of this work. Crane , of Massachusetts , has fur nished tlio paper for HOIIIO time , and is said to have given satisfaction. AN ACClllKNT happened to the vault in which the plates nro locked over night on last Friday , which not only caused delay but necessitated the de struction of n portion of tlio safe. Three iockb are on the door , and ouch has its at tendant , The secretary of the treasury , tlio comptroller of the currency and tto chief of the hureau each have n representative who 1ms absolute control of ono lock , and every afternoon when all the plates are carried Into the vault the locks are operated and the great door is closed , not to bo opened uiruln till early thu next morning. On the morning in question , when the guardians of tlio treasury arrived ut their posts of duty they discovered that ono of the IOCKS had been sot to open in thirty-six instead of twelve hours. A side of the safe was torn out nml the plato reached six hours after tlio proper time. * MiMUMimi'd ntosi'KCTS. Captain Meredith remains the favorlto at the wluco house , at least among the force of clerks. A gentleman , whoso name when pronounced hounds very much like .Mere dith , culled at thti executive mansion the other day with a friend. The latter asked one of the clerks high in the councils of the ruler of our nation , who would bo given tlio bureau of engraving and printing. "What U the muno of this gentleman 1" said the clerk , pointing to Mr. Merrill. When told , ho continued , "thai sounds a great deal like It. " JUtMV MATTCIW. The system of pay accounts in the army has received considerable attention for the past two months from Paymaster-General Roch ester , who , with other oflleers of the corps , has been considering Hovcrul plans whereby the duplication of thcso accounts may bo pre vented. Ono of tlio bust reforms presented so far la that of having ono pay olllcer , to whom oBlccrd of the uimy will render their accounts , and under no circumstances will they ho allowed to present them to anyone clso unless transferred. Under the old sys tem army olllccra presented their ac counts tn the Jlrst paymaster they caiiut across. It was not un frequently the case , and especially with oftlccrs on leave , to iiiivo their accounts paid more than once , and no fault attached to the olllcer. < Jtntin r l m rniuoto frnnt'rr ' r"1" . ivlicpo the visits of the paymaster were like any other visits , and money very scarce , the ofllcors , who were obliged to keep their own accounts , frequently got ihotn mixed. It Is to prevent this state of affairs that some now reform In this direction' will nhortly bo In augurated. PHHHY S. HEATH. STATI3XKWS. Dcntli of Colonel Jtnncrt AV. llnyd. MAUQt'r.TTK , Nob. , May 1C. [ Correspondence - once of Tun Unit.I Last Monday morning occurred the sudden death of Colonel Kobcrt W. Uoyd , or , as Tie was familiarly known , "Grandpa ] ) " Uoyd. Colonel Uoyd was born on the Wth clay of July , 1817 , nt a place called Strawberry Plains , Carter county , Teun. At the ago of thirty-live ho embraced re ligion and became a member of the M. E. church , soon after being ordained as a min ister of that church , and for thir teen years ho filled his regular appointments. Uut about this time ho took u change of hcnrt and was Immersed Into the Haptist de nomination , received nn appointment ns n preacher , and continued to expound tno doctrines of that church until his voice failed him. Ho moved to near Central City In 187-3. This is the place where the Uoyd warehouse was located , which wo hear so many soldiers talk about who were in the neighborhood of Chattanooga during the war. When Colonel Hoyd moved on the plantation ho built n church for the public use , and his charitable disposition was al ways recognized. Ho always treated his slaves In n humane manner , and wns never known to have any trouolo with thorn. He never , would hnvo any overseer or driver on his place ami when the war opened ho told them nil that they were free , but they would not leave him , and a number of them followed him to Nebraska when ho came hero. In 1SX ( ) ho was appointed n colonel of a reg iment , but on account of his family ho re signed ilnd took charge of the supply depart ment of the Union army and located near his home. When Uurnsido was about to lose his grip on Chattanooga ho , personally got n couple of dispatch bearers through the rebel Itnca to him. The dispatches were Imnort- ant , and had It not bcch for Colonel Uoyd the bearers would never have reached Humsldo , and the aspect of that battle would have been changed. For fourteen years ho lived near Central City on a farm and was highly esteemed by nil who know him. September 21 , 1SSO , ho moved to Marquctto and with his son engaged in the mercantile business. Although n wealthy man before the war , and losing everything almost ns a result of it. he never grumbled , and always remained loyal and true to the union , and since the war to the republican party. Ho leaves an aged wife and nine children. The funeral services were hold in tlio Christian church , Tuesday , conducted by Uor. Knapp , of Au rora , and his remains lala to rest in the cem etery connected with the United Urethren church , according to the rites of the 1. O. O. P. , of Central City , of which lodge ho was a charter member. AVnhoo Indignation nicotine. WAHOO , Neb. , May 19.Special [ to TUB BEE. ] Last night , an "Indignation" meet ing was hold to protest against the action of the city council tn passing the waterworks ordinance , a few nights ago. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Dickinson. The protest was to the effect that the city council had not dealt fairly with the waterworks company , and had not granted as liberal a franchise ns the company wanted. The or dinance in question was passed over tlio mayor's veto by-a vote of 4 to 2 , and ono of the minority asked to have his vote changed to the side of thu majority , , making the vote really stand 5 to . .1.Tho - mayor iiitroduced.n . set of resolutions In which the council was denounced for its actiqn , and called uuon'ttT settle with the waterworks company on the company's terms or resign. A motion to adopt the resolution had seven votes for it and none against , and was declared unani mously carried , after which the meeting ad journed. A Sample Nebraska Town. SPIIAOUG , Nob. , May 19. [ Special to Tnn Uiic. ] This town is located in the southern part of Lancaster county on the Crete branch of the Missouri Pacific railroad. Although not ono year old it is ono of iho livlicst towns between ( Jrcto and Talrnngo. There are already three general stores , ono hardware store , ono drug store , two lumber yards and two grain elevators , and n. bank with a capital of $20OOD will bo started in n few days. At an auction sale of lots here u wcclc ago over ? 3 , < 500 worth of property was sold. A good hotel building lias been put up , but is yet waiting for a landlord. A physician could step into a good practice by locating here. Crystal lake , about ono mile in circumference , is but a few rods from the town , and affords amusement in boating , fishing and swimming. Tlio Crete Water Works. CnuTn , Nob. , May 10. [ Special to THE UUE. ] The Crete Improvement company has taken the contract from the city to build a $ i' > 0,000 system of water works , and has engaged Mr. ICent , of Woodsockot , U. I. , to do the work , which is to bo ilnislloj by the 1st day .of September. Mr. ICent is now in the cast buying machinery , piping and other material. A storage reservoir will bo built on Cottage Hill ITU foot 4 inches above the level of Main street , which will furnish pressure enough to throw water over any building In the city. Dr. Kclloy'H Case Transferred. MADISON , Neb. , May 10. [ Suecial to Tun Ucn. ] Upon n allowing inado by thn counsel for the defense , in the case of the state vs Dr. E. A. Kelley and Dr. D. W. Hnsson , a motion asking for a change of venue was granted by Judge Powers. The case properly belongs In one of the adjoining counties , when taken from hero , and there was no objection by the state to such n change. The court sent it to Wayne county , roga'rdless of the state's objections and without any sliowinir. Much dissatisfaction is expressed hero , an It will incur additional expense upon tlio tax payers of this county. Crops In Cuniini ; County. HEKMEII , Nob. , May ,10. [ Special to THE linn , | Thoraiim of tlio last few days have imulo small grain boom. Corn , so far , is doing wall. The early planting is looking exceptionally fine. From the present out look , there will bo nn abundance of fruit tins year , as all the orchards in this vicinity look very promising. A largo amount of new land is being broken in tills locality. Ono man atnno is having ovorono thousand acres of breaking done. A Cutlery Company Co mint ; . CIIP.TE , Nob. , May lit.Special [ to Tin : HKE.I About tliroo weeks ago the Cox- Garaiett Table Cutlery ojiupany , of Hoston , made a proposition to remove their works to this ety ! If tlio citUcns'of Crete would subscribe - scribe stock to the amount of $ 5,000. Within tnreo days the necessary amount was signed by nearly 1 to citizens , and tha removal of this comuany from Boston is an assured fact. . 'Ihn HO H Amateur Hill I'lnye.-vi. GIIUKLBV CcNTi.it. Nob. , May 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB HKI : . ] Tlio Hurlington & Missouri team played the Untytons here , to day , and defeated them with u scorn 23 to 0. Thn Burlington & Missouri boys claim that their catcher , Elmer Smith , is the best amateur in the Htulc , though Wei b inn , of Ohio , pitches a good bull. The Burlington & MlHsouris challuago any amateur Ham in thu state to play on uay grounds. 1H , .N'inl ) uva to CJIEIOUTON , Web ; , May 10. [ Snsulal Tele gram to Tuu UCK.J Croishton defeated Nlnbrant In a hotly contested fame here , to day , by a score of 18 to 111. Hattenos. liruce and Lucas , Towlu and Smith. Umpire , Judge Cooley , of Niobram. Tha feature of ABOUT THE TWO DAKOTAS , Tbo Mou nncl IBSUOS lu the Lnst nud Next Elootlona. BOTH STATES ARE REPUBLICAN Forecasts or the Fllllni ; or Political Positions A MIx-Up In the lllnok IllllH District The V\\lno Trust niul Crops. Politics in the lilnck Hills. LKAH CITV , May 18. [ Special to Tun llijR.J The late election passed off very quietly in the Hills ; but , nevertheless a con siderable vote was cast. Voting was quite spirited in the First and Third districts , whcro there were two candldatns entered in the Hold by each political party. Quito ix stir- [ irlso was caused In the First district by the defeat of S. M. Hooth , n very popular demo crat. Tlio successful candidate of the minority party in that district was Chauncey L. Wood , a lawyer of Uapld City. In the Third district , generally considered repub lican before election , tlio democrats suc ceeded In electing two delegates and in de feating J. L. Dcnnlssy. ono of the most prominent republicans of the district. The .lelogatos elected mo John Scollard and Thomas Thompson. In the Second district the contest WOK greatly sluiplitlcd by the fact th.it there were only three candidates in the Hold , nil of whom It was necessary to elect. This stnto of affairs did not exist until within n few days of tlio election. Two democratic candidates were in the Hold up to that time , and it was believed by the most active members of that party that both would ba elected. The democrats based their hopes of success on the favorable attitude of the labor organizations toward the party's candidates. Uut the hopes of the democracy were blasted tlio day before the election took place by the resignation of A. J. Corum , the candidate so popular In the labor circles. The cause of ills withdrawal from tlio Held was prosumbly the determina tion of his collogue , .ludgo C. M. Thomas , uot to run. Tlio hitter's friends , among whom are a largo number of the leaders of the party , were determined to secure his election if possible , and upon their request Mr. Corum graciously resigned. Thus the number'of candidate in the Held was the same as the delegates to bo elected. Consid ering this unusual condition of affairs , the vote was much larger than was expected. Carson , O'Hrlon and Thomas ( democrat ) are , of course , elected , while the majority for the Sioux Falls constitution is about 2OUO in tills country and about 2,500 in tlio entire Hills. Thcso Times lu South Dakota. Hunox , S. D. , May 10. | Special to THE UEE.J There now. Wo are u state all but . There was no enemy to light at Tues day's election. Ucally , tnero was nothing nt stake. No issue was up for decision. Every organization in tlio state , including the whisky dealers , indorsed tlio constitu tion , and this document was approved by a vote ot about 15 to 1. There was no special contest for delegates , excepting in three dis tricts. In two of these the republicans shrewdly divided the voting precincts so that all three of their nominees would got enough votes to defeat the democratic candi dates , and the fjchenio worked successfully. In n third the Sioux Falls district two dis- gruutlod democrats put up a midnight Bcliouie to defeat tlio two republican nomi nees. This pamo defeated ono republican and the regular democratic nominee. The bolters meant to down E. W. Caldwell , who was running ; but they didn't ' do it , much to their great disgust. The convention will stand , republicans , 51 ; democrats , 2-1. Hardly half of a full vote was polled. It will not exceed 40,000. Hut this is attributa ble to the lack of opposition and to the fact that n very heavy rain foil during a largo portion of the day. When it comes to the vote of October 1 , whcro minority repro- Rcntation , prohibition , capital location , mem bers of congress , u full state ticket , includ ing a legislature , which will elect two United States senators , nro to bo passed upon , South Dakota will poll a round 100,000 votes. We won't be two-thirds of u citizen at that time , as wo were Tuesday ; but each man can veto for all there is up , without leaving u part of tlio ticket for some other fellow to vote for as wo did May 1-1 , by 13. Springer's cunninir. You in the United States call this an "off" year for elections. In this state it will bo the "onnest" year for elections South Da kota ever had. All the crops are coming along very finely. Eastern Dakota has had another series of heavy rains this week , besides three days of sunshine. This makes all satisfactory with tlio grangers , and their hopes are rising for largo rewards for their labor. For the wlieat crop , the weather of the past four weeks has been perfect. Speaking of tiio grangers , they have an offer of all the binding twlno they want nt 5 cents a pound lower than the "trust" was willing to sell for. The alliances are sum moned by the president to hold secret meet ings next Wednesday and vote on a twine proposition that will then bo laid before them. And this will take some more rocks out of the way of our granger brethren. By tlio law authorizing the erection of a soldiers' homo at Hot Springs , the appoint ment of its live building commissioners was not to bo made until this month. Governor Mcllclto has just named three of the num ber T. A. Uoncs , of Webster ; J. J. Kleiner , of Pierre , and S. F. Hammond , of Ashton. The llrst is nn attorney , the second an ex- congressman from Indiana , and n democrat , and the latter past department commander of the G. A. K. both in Wisconsin and in Dakota. His their duty to proceed at once with tlio preliminary arrangements for con st ructing the homo , and they are men who will do their duty. Those pilgrims of the Oklahoma overflow , who are watchinir and waiting over tlio bor der of the Sioux reservation for n chunce to "go tn , " will act very wisely if they stay out. For the Inhabitants nro Indians tind they are very jealous of their presence. Only two weeks ago u surveying party crossed tlio reservation Irom Fox Kidgo , under the escort of government troops , and ut ono point it kepi the troons very active to save the skins and scalps of the meters and bounders. In dians say , "White man mighty uncertain. " Tlio white can truthfully reply , "You'ro an other. " The famous Ordway Johnson was a candi date for the constitutional convention In Brown county , and run well ; but the country precincts defeated him. It was ho who led Springer to believe that all of Dakota was in favor of ono state : ho was also the originator of the Aberdeen onu-stuio convention of a year ago the sumo that delayi-d division for twelve months. So the two-staters rejoice ut Ordway's defeat. Now that the election U over , the politi cians are "sawing wood" for the next one , Mathews , Gifford , Gamble and Jumper nro not averse to going to congress , although only two can bo chosen. The republican ticket for Ktato olllccs will be largely com posed of these who were elected In I&b5 , when wo adopted Iho Sioux Fulls con stitution , thus : Governor , A. C , Mel- let to ; lieutenant governor , A. E , Frank ; secretary of state , II. S. Murphy ; auditor , Fr.iinc Alexander ; treasurer , D. W. Digga ; Budges , A. G , ICellaui , U. Coreou , .lolui H , Bennett. At K'usl live of the above will bo nominated this summer end olCi-Uid October 1. There is no chungo apparent in the pub lic opinion for United States senators , The bu Messrs. I'ettl- chuicu of to-day would for - irow ; and Moody , thu two foremost men In the state. Of courao tlio election is uiuht months distant , and no political horoscope can be made of what thu legislature will then do. But it will take more than n Charles Mix volcano to sidetrack tlio above namrd from thu place tho/ now hold lu pub lic confidence and choice. The locution of the capital is not the least important matter to bo settled ut thu Octo- bor of the aspirants Huron , Hedllcld. Wnt- ortown , Chamberlain , Sioux Falls , Mitchell and Pierre. Each has a literary bureau and n map bureau , the letter bolng their draw ing card , for their maps show each of them ' to bo n trlllo nearer the hub of the universe' than Boston , and their surroundings Indicate that they nro In a veritable Garden of Eden , mid they e.tcli avow that If it is rejected by the voters , the state will go to the everlast ingly bow-wows. \VANH\VS. . Seventy Miles In Two Hnur .B DF.S MOINES , la. , May Ut. ( Special to TUB HuiM Superintendent Given , of the Hock Island ro.ul , at vhls place , Is making some interesting experiments with carrier pigeons , with a vlovv to uslr.i ; them as sup plemental to the telegraph service. One day lust week ho shipped by express thirty-four carrier pigeons to Urooklyn station , seventy miles cast of here , on the Kock Island. After being kept awhile , tlio birds were freed from their box at 7 o'clock In tha morning. They ntoncoroso over the town ami for about seven minutes seemed disposed to explore Hrooklyn and got their bearings perfectly. Then they shot away west and took a beeline line for Dos Mollies , reaching the superin tendent's barn a little before 0 o'clock , having made the seventy inilei In lew than two liours. All of the birds arrived homo In good condition save three Unit had dropped by the wayside. Superintendent Given Is experi menting with tlio pigeons with n vlow to es tablishing a sorvieo all along the line of the road. It frequently happens that during great wind storms the wires , If not down , are useless , nml the railroad is sadly embarrassed for want of communication. If he can or- nizo a carrier service at each station , ho thinks ho will bo nblo to face tiny Interrup tion of telegraphic service with composure. The birds that made thu trip from Brooklyn were young ones , with little experience In tlio business , having miulo no long trips bo foro. Their return from n seventy mile sta tion in less tlmu two hours is considered pilto remarkable under tlio circumstances , nnil will encourage Mr. Given to continue his training. Imvn'H Inillnns. DES MOIXES , in. , May 19. [ Special to Tun HEII.I While so much Is being said about the Cherokuo Strip anil tlio Sioux reservation , and other Indian lands , there are a good many Inquiries of the governor as to the foiv Indians yet in IOVM , and the lands they hold. The Indian ques tion , so far aa ho is concerned , seems to have talten a fresh boom. The only Indians in Iowa are located near Tame , City , in Tanm county. They arc n remnant of the old Sacs and Foxes , who formerly ocouuied n largo part of this state. At present their lands embrace a very small tract only about 1,300 acres. In 1S'17 , and the years immodlntely following , the Indians in Iowa made a treaty with thu government and sold their lands , and very generally moved to Kansas and Ne braska. Uut shortly before the war , some 01 them began to pine for the old home and wanted to get back to Iowa. So they bought the land now occupied by them in Tamil county , and a few hundred ot thoni moved back. Tlio titles to their lands are madu out in the name of the governor , who thus acts as a kind of perpetual guardian of their in terests. They have been doing u little farm ing in n very primitive way. but they don't take kindly to the encroachments of civiliza tion. They care but little for the schools which nro provided for them , and as u whole are shiftless and improvident. The wliolo number of Indians in Tuma county is nyxv about 3GO , and the tribe is slowly passing away. The government gives them nn annuity of about $ i-OiJ , , and tlioy usually make a visit to the governor once n year to nsk him to have the amount increased. The inoro annuity they can pet , the less they will work. Thu little band of lowu Indians are not very suggestive of the noble red man of history. Iowa It'jcordcr.-i Orjitniziiii . DES ) MOIXES , In. , May 10. [ Special to Tuu HEE.l And now It is the county recorders wno want u state organization to improve their prospects. An effort is being made to ujork up a state convention of recorders and thus keep up with the shcrilTrt and county auditors , who have state organiza tions and annual meeting : ; . Aside from the social benefits which would result from such an organization , the recorders have several different ends which they hope to reach in this way. They think that ofllcml bonds should bo recorded by the recorder instead of by the auditor , us at urcscnt. They think that fees should be paid for several little services that they now perform gratuitously , and that tlio fee laws should bo revised and mudo more exiilicit , so that they can bo more certain of their compensation. Then they want the recorder to huvu a seal and some of the authority that notaries public have. There are a number of these reforms and improvements , so far as they nro concerned , that they think could bu secured by united action. The recorder of Chleltusaw county is leading oft' in the work , and is stirring up the other recorders to join in n state con vention , and then make a state organisation. Not a Gala Day. DKS MoixBS ) , l.i. , May 10. iSpocial to Tin : UEE. ] Commander Smith , of tlio Grand Army department of Iowa , Is endeavoring to have Memorial day this year , kept as sacredly ns possible. Ho discourages tlio practice of making it n gala day , or general holiday , for amusement purposes , and thinks that the idea of reverent honor for the dead , should bo with all its solemnity , thu uppermost idea on that day. In his general order on this subject to the Grand Army posts of tliis state , ho notes the disposition Unit has prevailed heretofore to regard Memorial day us u gala day , with games and other amusements and schemes for money making. Uu believes that this is thu result of thought lessness , rather than nn intentional neglect of what is rightfully duo to tlio occasion. So lie requests tlio posts to lake tlio load in ar ranging lor public exercises and to Invite all citizens to suspend business from 10 u. in. till 5 p. in. , and join in paying reverent tribute to the dead. Alllsnn'H Humored Kninji'mcMit. DEB MOI.NT.S , In. , May 10 , ( Spucial to THIS UEE. ] A good deal of interest is btilng taken by Senator Allison's Iowa constituents in the rupurt from Washington that ho is to be married to u young lady of that city. Thu senator lost his wife , u very charming woman , six years ago this summer , just as ho was going Into tlio campaign for ro-olecj tion to thu senate , Tlmt allliction took hiai out of the cumpuign , and It wus for that rea son General lliirrlton , tlien a brother senator , came to Iowa to help Allison , in Ills liino of deep distress. That act of kindness tiki much to btrcngthun the friendship between the two men , and to make Iowa so friendly to Harrison that it went to him in the con vention lust June , after it saw no clmnco for Allison. Inquiry at Diiuuijuo , among Sena tor Allison's friends , llnda no conllrinatlon of the rumor , though it may bo truu , never theless , i-'cnutor Allison has been frequently mentioned of late in connection with various proposed ullUncL-s. Thn SUIIHIMI ol'x'orivnntlniiH. . Due MOINHS , lu. , May 10. [ Special to TUB Hii.l : : The state convention soiibon is in full blast , and the medical conventions , aim dentists' convention , and several church conventions will shortly bu followed by tha druguists' convention. The tenth annual meeting of thu Iowa State Pharmaceutical association will no hold In Dubuquu , Juno 5 , I ) and 7. It is expected that a ( u > od dual of business of interest to drugglns will bu before the ronveiition , Tito question of druirKiat's permits to null liquor will bu onu of the main'topics , os much dissatisfaction over the present law prevails among the druggists pf the state. A reduced rate of one and one-third fare for iho round trip lias been Bccurc'l on all the leading roads of the RIDDLED HIM WITH BULLETS1 Negro Nooly Murdered By tlio For j oat City Mob. AN APPEAL FOR THE MILITIA. Cltl/.ona Fearful of n Hnuo AVar , nnil tlio K.\oltoniRiit Intense Gov ernor Kimlo On the CJronmt. tii an Hlcctlnn , LITTI.K KOCK , Ark. , May 10. Advices from Forest City stnto that Nooly , the negro whoso quarrel resulted in yesterdays riot In which three men were killed , wns killed by n mob early this mornlntr. Neoly and his father and brother teen rutuge In the Advo cate building. Efforts were iundo to got nt him , but they proved unsuccessful , as the negroes were well barricaded. Tills morning the acting sheriff persuaded old man Ncoly and his other son to como out , promising them safe conduct to the jail and a fair trial. Ncoly did not appear , Thu slierllT's ' posse was not more than one hundred yards distant with tlio two prisoners when a number of other members of the posse raided the Advocate building. Neoly was discovered secreted under the lloor , and was riddled with bullets. This last killing created a great dual of oxcltomunt , and the pcoplo wuro afraid of a raid on the town by the ne groes. The acting sheriff wired Governor Eagle , nnd asked that the militia bo ordered there. Governor Eagle thought ho could bo bolter able to Judge of what was needed by being on the ground , so lie took the first train to Forest City , and U now thuro uiid , will remain there until quiet Is restored. The cause of nil the trouble was the deter mined nttomut of the negroes to elect two of their race to memberships in the school board In place of two whlto candidates. The white people claimed the negroes already had suftlclent representation , and charged that they were trying to obtain control of the board in ordnr to manage the school to suit themselves. Neely was a prominent republican. Ho was a member ot the state central committee and of the execu tive committee , and had secured the recoup mondation ol that body for an appointment us register of the hind onico horo. It ban been learned that thu bullet wlilcli killed Sheriff Wilson was not fired by Neely , nn llrst supposed , but was onu of tlio shots ilrod wildly by Marshal Folbro , as ho was falling after being fatally wounded by Tom Parhnui. ACCIDI5NTS TO SHIPPING. Several Ktonmer * Collide Two Pilot ItnntH Cm Down. NEW Yonic , May 10. A number of nccl dents to shipping , caused by the thick foif yesterday , wore reported to-day. Two pilots were lost by the cutting down of pilot boat No. 5 , Charlotte Webb , by the French steamer LaNormandlo , bound out. Thuro were eleven pilots on the boat. Tlio men saved were put on board the Etruria and landed at Staten Island , tills morning. The men lost were the boat-keeper and the oldest pilot on board. Last night , during tlio fog , the steamer City of Atlanta , Irom Havana , ran into the schooner Mary Davis , anchored oft the nar rows , outward bound. Shu struck the schooner on her starboard bow and cut clear through to her foremast. At'O o'clock , lust uiclit. the steamer Cownl , bound out , was run into by. the steamer Guyundottu , who cut about lifteon feet into the starboard quarter of the Cownt. Thu Giiynndotte's bow'was out seven or eight fcot lu width , .to within a foot of tlio water's edge. The Cowul's steering gear was destroyed by the collision. Both steamers put , back for re pairs , this morning. A NI3W OOISAN KAOlSlt. Tlio AiiKiiHtn Victoria MakcB ttio KdHtCNt Klrst Trip. Niw : Yomc , May 10. The now twin screw steamer of the Hamburg packet line , Augusta Victoria , has just completed thu fastest llrst , trip over made across tlio Atlantic by nuy steamer. Tlio now racer made the voyage from Hamburg to Now York , a distance of ! t,0S ! miles , in eight days and ono hour , equal to a run of six days and two hours from Fiistnet Lhtht to Now York , taking off ; iho four hours which tlio steamer was de layed on the 17th and IStli because of heated journals ; and thu actual time between Fust- net Light nnd Sandy Hook lightship would lie live days , twenty-two hours and thirty minutes , or better than thn greatest voy.igo of the now ocean greyhound City of Paris. A D13STKUOT1VI2 STORM. Heavy Knin nnd Hull Doini ; Damage to tlio Crop * , Tii'i'iK , O. . May 10. A disastrous storm passed over tlio southwestern part of the county last night At Berwick many houses and barns were unroofed nnd many miles of fence blown down. Near Hascomb a largo number of buildings wuro damaged. The rain fell in torrents , accompanied by hull , and tlio crops were injured considerably. On. CITV , Pa. , May 10. A heavy rain storm , accompanied by thunder nnd light ning , passed over this place this afternoon. The oil well on thu Hancock farm , near Nor way , witli a tank full of oil , ignited and was totally destroyed. At Housoville the Metho dist church was struck by lightning and burned to tlio ground. HIQUIOU.S SMASHUP. A I'nHsoiujcr Train TolcHBOjieil Twniit v-onn Inlnroil , BIIIIVIIII : : , Out. , May 10. A passenger train on the Modou brunch of the Grand Trunic railway was run into , yesterday after noon , just after leaving Corbyvlllo , by ntim her train going at blub spued. The rear coach was telescoped , ami of 11 fly-three pus- hungers In it twenty-one ware injured , Of these , perhaps three will die. Twelve others had bones broken and the remainder were severely cut und bruised , HieiiniHliip Arrivals. At Havre La Gascoiifiie , from Now York. At Now York The Etruria , from Liver pool ; the Richmond Hill , from London : La Champagne , from Havre ; the Chester , from Rotterdam ; the Augusta Victoria , from Hamburg ; the Marsala , from Hamburg : tlio Kuoviu , from Hamburg : the Canada , from London ; thu City of Chicago , from Liver pool , All incoming steamers report dense fogs outside. _ Tlio Cliin-nii-UaH nnd Cronln. NEW YOIIK , May 10. Tlio national execu tive council of thu Ciun-na-Guol , which baa been in session for several days , adopted a resolution in which it slnccroly trusts that tha reported murder of Dr. C'ronln may turn out to bo unfounded , hut If , unfortunately , it proves to bu truu , urucs thu members to do ail in their pdwiir to bring tlio murderer to justice , An ICiirlliiinl ; < ! Sliotil : . SAN FIUNCIBCO , May 10. Telegraph re ports from Middle California report nu earthquake about ! Jir : > this morning , At Bomo points , especially in the San Joiiquln valley , the shocks worn quite severe. In a few cubfs thu topn of chimneys were thrown down. Thu Miouk wat > bulllclently heavy lu thin city to u'.vakcn nearly all slumbcrem. Tlio Mayhrloli 1'olnonlnj : Cu c ; , Livr.iti'ooi. , May 10 Mrs. Mnybrlch , who wan arrested yesterday on tno charge of pohouing her husband , has been lodged In , ail. Arsenic 'ias ' been found In the bcuf which aim prepared for her husband , und m thn nnio-coom.