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CLARK'S ' PUZZLING CURVES ,
They Prove Too Much For tbo Min
neapolis Team.
COONEY'S WONDSHFUL CATCH.
, flL Grnml Hccoptlnn to Bo Tendered
tlio Onintm Toiun The Onmo
This Afternoon Other
Sporting Nows.
Standing of the Clubs.
Folloxvlng Will bo found the standing of
the wains In the penant chase In the Western
and American
ern association , National league
ican association up to nnd Including yes
to rday'j games :
WKSTBHN ASBOCIATIOS.
Ployed. Won. Lost. Per Ct ,
BU'aul. . . . . . . . 37 20 8 .781
Omaha. . , . 33 25 1 .05 :
Sioux City. . , . . M 23 IS .03 !
Minneapolis. . . S3 13 SO .47-
DcsMolncs..83 15 . 18 ,4H-
Denver. , . 87 15 23 .40 :
St-Josepl . 81 10 24 .29-
Milwaukee - . 83 8 25 .24 !
TUB NATIONAL I.BAOUn.
Plavcd. Won. Lost. PorCt
Boston . ! J7 33 0 .75 :
Cleveland . 43 27 10 .02 !
Philadelphia. . . H7 34 17 .08 !
Now York . 33 22 10 .571
Chlcnco . 43 10 23 .45 !
Pittsburg. . M 10 23 .411
Washington. . . . SO 10 20 . ! 17I
Indianapolis. . .30 lli. 27 .30 !
TUB AMCIIIOAN ASSOCIATION.
Played. Won. Lost. PorCt
St. Louis . 48 33 15 .08'
Athletic . 47 l 10
Brooklyn . 40 29 17
Baltimore . 44 24 21 .52
Cincinnati . 43 23 S5 .47 (
Kansas City. . . .47 21 25 .44
Columbus . 44 17 27 .38
LouUvlllo . 48 8 40 .16
Omaha 4 , Minneapolis O.
Mum. , Juno 15. Spocla
Telegram to TUB Bnit-l Minneapolis fnllei
to get u run this afternoon. Clarke was i
puzzle , and Mlnnuhan , Hanrahan , Miller am
West were the only mon who solved him fo
safe hits during the entire game , and Kedd ;
spoiled the effect of his hit by going out in i
desperate attempt to reach second. The las
inning was the first ono iu which the horn
team got moro than ono hit. In that inning
with two men out , Joe Miller planted th
ball in the middle garden for a sack , am
West put it in the satno place for a base
Foster canio to the bat , and after gettin
three balls aud two strikes , the whole aud
cnco of 2,300 people who had defied the rail
to the end of the game , stood up and hoi
each bis individual breath. Clark
was evidently bent on sir Ik In
out his man , but the no
ono was a foul tip , and then came anothc
twisting over the Dlatc. Foster met it , nn
the ball wont spinning out over right centc
ou a lino. It was a hit , a clean , pretty nil
and no fielder had any business with. 1
was going to the fence , but Coonoy had. n
better sense than to run a long way bcsid
the fence , jump UD In the air , stick out hi
bnnd and let the ball stick there. That sc
tied it , so far as runs for Minneapolis ivcr
concerned.
In the first inning Coonoy got a base on a
error. Mitchell followed it up with a bos
on balls lo Cleveland. Strauss' sacrifice ai
vunccd them n base cadi , nnd then Juntzo
let a ball go through him , allowing Coonoy t
Bcore , mid Crooks' hit brought Clovclar.
across the rubber. In the second , Nagli
who wrw ftrat to bat , got a slnglo , aud the
Andrews , the big first baseman , mauled th
ball over the chicken netting for four bag ;
bringing lu two earned runs. Score !
Mlnnenpoll ! .0 00000000
Omaha 2 2000000 *
suMHAnr.
Karnod runs OmaliB 2. Tbroo-bnse bits Crook
Tlomo runs Andrnwu. ll > p stolen UT Fostc
Clark , Wot. Doubln plays Wnlsh to Crooks to Ai
drcw3. liaacs on bulls Hy Mltclioll , 2 : by Clark.
Slntckout HyMltcnoll.5) ) byClnrk , ft. mid pltchi
Mllcholl. Jyoltoil UujuaMlnnenpolla D. Onmliii
First b-iso on errors Oninlm I. Time 1:50. Umiilro
Foroo. '
Denvnr 12 , St. Paul O.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Juno 15. The Denver
won to-day's game easily. Mains was bat
ted bard and gave Way in tno seventh t
"Wells. St. Paul pliiyod a poor field iiif
( ramo , which helped to swell the visitors
score. Score ;
ST. rAUf. . I DKXVKIl.
Ilnwcs. 11) l"l" 7 J i I.ilrymplo,3b..i 1 Z 1
Murpliy.ot t 231 1 McGlellnnO , Zb3 3 4
Carroll , rf I 0 I 1 t Tredwuy , rf..U I U 0
uelllr.Sb I 1 3 1 U Itono , Ib 2 ISO
Worrick.it ) 2 046 J Sllcli , ct 1 U 0 0
Wn onbu t , U 1122 Dolnn , o 3 3 u It
Kitrmar. If 0 110 U3lioret , If 1 t 1 U
lirouEliUm , c..U 0221 hitcan , p J ) 0 I j
Mnlncs , p 0 001 1 Tntnoiiam , > i..l U 2 J
Wells , . . U 0200 ,
- - Touu mi2r"
TOU.C72TI7I5 . !
DT INSI.VOS.
Rt.I'oul. , 1 0 0000 4 0-
Denver , 0 I ! 1000 8 - !
SCIMUAUV.
Ituni earned St. Paul 2 , Denver 4. Twobasa lilts
. Homo runs Urlllr , McClcllnml , Dolai
iufii slnlon-Ilnwfii 2 , WVrrtelc ; , WugenhUTa
vuriucrMcClollanU , Dolitn , Mioros. Double pint ) *
Wuulck. mill llnwus , WuKcnhmst Wurrlck HI-
URWOKJ McClelland , TMnoUnm mill llalrjuipl
lliuca on Imlls or Miilns 3 , oil WolU I , ( r I'minn
Jilt by Blither Carroll , tfllch , Vroilwuy. Mrnck out
lly Hiilu.-t2. by ruu n U. Wllu pilches-Wulls 1. I.e.
Imsos-St. I'aul7 , J > < mver7. IfltM buse on errors
8u 1'uul 3 , Denver l ! . Tnno-VX : ( ) . Umpire CuilcK.
Milwaukee 1O , tit. Joseph 3.
MiLWAUKcn , Juno 15. Milwaukee di
fcatcd St. Joe again to-day. The St. Joe mo
could not bat against Grlflith's pltchinj
Score :
.
T. It. o. n. a. r. li. o. n.
l'oormnnrr..2 U U U 0 CarlwrlRbt , n..l 1 U U
I-owc , It . i 2 2 u i' Shcllluuio , c.,0 141
; i H 0 Ciinli.lf . 0 120
lrliy.kB . 1 u U it 0 ArUnur.2b . 0 U 8 1
imon. JO . J 021 U Krlrir.cf . 2 1 1
iUCullumcf..l 1 3 U Knoll , rf . , . .0 1 I 0
AlhcrlMb . 0 U 1 U JloVoy. 3b..O U'O 0
3IIII , c. . 1 113 OKrye.lb..O 1 U I
I ! 8 S i'loort < p .
Tola , , . Boo
dlialllmno 0141 for baUlim oat of turn.
Mllvtaukuo. , , ,1 U U 0 U 508
bt.JoiOph. . , , .00001100
KL'JIMAUV.
Earned run Mllwuukoa fi , St. Joe 1. Trro-bni
lilts IMormiin , .Morrla'i'T. Tbrce-lmfa lilu I'oo
mun. ln ) u Blolon t'noiiiian. ilorrlnnaj. rfutt"
Alborl&'J , Curt rUlit U. hUuillms o , Kuyll. Doiiti
PlnTD Krli'it to AiiJncr , 1-rro to Arilncr. Uaan c
fcnlb-Klrby , button , Albcrtn , Mills , liiimtli , blie
Imiso. Blruct tiiilrUjDaniels 1 , h > llrlnllli 0,1
1 1004 1. l'u t > cil lmllj-Mlil 1. Uun > lr HoUursiot
Time 1 liuur unil Ut tuliiutci ,
lloinn Anln.
The Omaha and Minneapolis teams arrive
from Minneapolis this morn In IT and wil
meet for their second aeries of the season o
tno hoinu grounds at 3:30 : this afternoon
The boys have returned from what lu
proven more thau a fr.irly successful tou
winning ol ht camcs out of twelve playci
They are all in tlnu condition , and , bcm
uch elated over the winning streak the
have struck , are duo for some great play In ;
A Inrrro crowd will certainly turn out to w
rome the heroes back , Thay deserve an ovi
tioif , and will bo accorded one. The pos
tloua of the two tearoi tali afternoon will I
a follows ;
Cn-ialuis. Positions. Miniicnpol
Coonoy. . . . , . . . . . . .Catch. . . , . Joutzc
Cleveland . Third . Milh
f.'ronlts . . . . .Second . Hcng
Wnlnh . . . .Short . . . . .Ilourllui
Willis. . , . , . Mlddlo . Morrlsc
AmlruwB , . . , . Firat , . , W'liiinehc
Cauuvau . , .I.ct . , , , . U'O ;
Nlchola . Pitch .
Tn UD
The victorious Omvihasviil lie tendered
banquet at Hotel Barter tu-uirrow ovonln
by a WlQudi 9 ( loct,1. entiu * . ' * * ' , ! , 4 i ] goo
all-round time Is promised. At 1:30 : In tha
afternoon n parade ot the principal thor
oughfares Trill bo mode by the player * , , club
ofllcora , newspaper men nnd fans In car-
ringcs , headed by the Musical Union band ,
ho start to bo mndo from the comer of Fit-
centh nnu" Fnrnnm streets. Neat Invlta-
, ! ou has boon sent out for the affair.
UTHUR BAljU C3A.MKS.
Tlio National
CLEVELAND , Juno 15. Result of to-day's
game !
Cleveland . 1 00-110010-4
Chicago . 1 1 E
Base hlta-CIovoland 4 , Chicago 12. ICr-
rors Cleveland 3 , Chicago 4. Pitcher * -
O'Brien nnd Hutchtuson. Umpire Fcsson-
den.
iNntAXirous , Juno IS.-Koault of to-day'a
cutnot ,
lndlanapolU.,0 02010580 5 15
Plttaburg..0 l > 11
Base hits Indmnapoll * 21 , Plttabun ? 5 ,
Et-rors In'dlnnnpolls 5 , Plttibun ; 5. Pitch
ers Unslo , btnlov nhd Burdlck. Umptro
Lynch. _
BOSTON , Juno 15. Uestilt of to-days game :
Boston . 1 r
Washington . I 000001 00 1
Base hits Boston 2 , VVashlncUm 4. Er-
rors-'Boslon 1 , Washington 1. Pitchers-
Clarkson and Haddock. UrnplroCurry. .
AniorloAtv Annotation.
BAt.TiMoitii , Juno 15. Result of to-day'i '
came :
Baltimore . 4 0000 4
Louisville . 0 1 0 1 0 i
Game called ut the end ot the fifth on ac
count of rain. _ _ _ _
Coi.uMnus , Juno 15. Result of to-day1 !
pame :
Columbus . 1 1 H
Kansas City. , . . 0 ;
Prcvauteil by Knin.
NEW YOIIK , Juno 15. The Now York nn <
Brooklyn games , lenguo nnd association
were , to-day , prevented by rain.
PHILADELPHIA , Juno 15 , The Athlotic-St
Louis garno was postponed ou account o
rain.
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The I > ul9vllie8 Will Play.
BALTiMOitc , Juno 15. MannTor Baralo , o
the Baltimore club , succi d ' , to-ulgtit li
persuading the disaffected lAiuisvlllo player
to agrco to play ou Monday. Ho told then
to play and rely on the association to rlglr
them. They agreed to do so.
Amateur Omnes.
UJABSKS , Neb. , Juno 15. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Ben. ] The fourth game o
ball , played here to-day , between the Ulvsse
club and the Lincoln EatonSmllh nine , re
suited In u score of 7 to 7 , the game uoln
called nt the end of the sixth inning on ac
count of rain. Batteries for Ulysses , Bisho ]
mid Gallagher. Next Friday and Satnrda ,
the Ulysses grounds will bo the sceuo of tw
line games between the Omaha colored clu
and Ulysses.
TOBIAS , Nob. , Juno IK. [ Special Tolograi
to Tim BEE. | A game between the Tobia
and Falrbury ball clubs at Daykin to-day r <
suited in a victory for the former by a scor
of 15 to 9.
Stnuloy vs Williams nt Man awn.
l orsons who were disappointed lust wee
in the match between the Misses Stanley nn
Williams , will have a chance , to-day , of wit
ucssinpr them competing in a twenty-Uv
mil a dash at the base ball pork , at Lak
Monawa. A very first-class permuuci
board track , eight laps to th
mile , hus been laid down at considerable
sidorablo cost , nnd bicycle clubs i
this and neighboring states will donbtlcs
take advantage of it for their meeting !
Miss Williams has regained her health an
is again riding iu line form , and the distans
should be ono to suit her very spsedy qunl
tics , but Miss Stanley's capabilities are a
unknown quantity , and there' are few poi
sons in Omaha who would not be glad to ai
copt very slltrht odds about the result of th
sweepstake race. Given a line day , ther
will probably bo crowds at the lake.
ThU Evening's Race.
This afternoon at 4:30 the ono hundroi
mile bicycle race between Ned Heading , o
Fort Omaha , .and Bob Noil.ion , of Bostot
will start nt the Coliseum. There is muc
feeling manifest among the respective fo
lowers of the two riders , and there is Httl
doubt but what the race will ho ono of eo
traordinary interest. The Soldier is in excel
lent condition , atul boldly declares that h
WilLrun the logs off of the Bean Eater Ion
before the hundred-mile post is in sighl
The race U for GO and 40 per cent of the gat
receipts and $50 aside.
Nat Brown's String.
Tobo Brodorck returned , last ovcnin {
with Nat Brown's string of trotters , Inelui
ing You Bet and mate , Jock-eo-Easy , S
John and Dan D. , the latter belonging t
Mr. Woods. Broderlck reports all the naj [
to bo in a tine condition , and ho is well satis
fled with the results of the brief cauipaigi
Ho won the 2:21 trot with St. John ut Gram
Island , and You Bet made a mile in 2:13j
over u heavy track. Mr. Woods' flyer , Da
D. , bus a mark of 2:15. :
PugllUtio ChnutlolRors.
A big cocking main , nine battles , betwoo
Omaha and Chicago birds , is on the card fc
an early hour this morning. The stakes at
$25 on each fight and $150 on the main , Ute
to a late hour lost night the. place of holdin
the fights had not been determine a upou.
Builil niid-Pnrmnloo Win.
CINCINNATI , Juno ID. The team shoot hoi
by Al Bundle and H. MeMurchy.ngainst V
C. Budd and A. II. Parmaleo , for $100 n sldi
was won by Budd and Parmaloe by a score t
80 to 88. The conditions were fifty sing ]
live birds for each man from five trap
twelve fruago guns , American Shooting assi
cialiou rules. The individual scores were
Bandlo 43 , McMurchy 45 , Budd 47 , Parrai
lee 43.
TI1I3 SPEED KINO.
St. L/oitls llacps.
ST. Louis , Juno 13 , The weather was ilm
the attendance largo and the track in goo
shape. Summary :
Six furlongs , all ages Cora FIsher wai
Korracsse second , May W. third. Tline-
1:33. :
1:33.Four furlongs , two-year-olds India
Princess won , \Vost Annu second , Lee thin
Time , 53 .
Mlloaud a quarter , thrco-yoar-olds Jo
Courtney won , Huvillab second , Sportsma
third. Tlmo2:10tf. :
Six furlongs , all ages Rod Slouo wet
Mntnla Hunt second. Tudor third. Tluio-
Ono mile , three-year-olds and upwardt-
Splnnotto won , Wiuonu second , lusolcnc
third. 'JClmo 1
City Itaoce.
KANSAS Cm , Juno 15. The nttonilnnc
was good at the oponltif * day of tlio'lCansc
City moetlnir. Thn track was fast until alti
the first rauo , whoa rain I'.umo , which coi
tlnucd steadily through the rustot the alto
noon. Summary :
Three-fourths ot a mile , all ngex Sion
Montgomery won , Angelina second , Mam :
B. ihlld. Time 1:10.
Sovou furlongs , all agej Mndollc won , '
J. Husk second , Thu Elk third. Time-
Five furlongs , for colts and geldings , twc
year-olia Queer Toy won , Sostou sccoiu
I , H third. Time 1 :05 : f.
H ! r mlle , tv/o-yoar-cild miles Lulu :
wou , Queen Anne uocond , Goi'tlo B thiri
No tlruo talio'i.
Ono mile , all nios Alivnrt t > tull woi
Entry second , Fradcrica thlrJ. Time 1 :5 :
A Noted I > icialon Rcvornnil.
CHICAOC. , Juno 15. The nuiircaio court c
Illinois to-day reversed it aftcct the noted d <
clslou ol .fudge PrendorgMt , of Chluago , i
the bis J.lndaur litigation. Ju Jga Prendoi
gast Jn ttst cose enunclateft for the first tic
the principle that .ha preferring c
contain creditors by conferring Judj
menu In their favor nmouuteu 1
! a-v / } a voluntary assignmout ,
Tlio Wendor
For Nebraska , Iowa iiurl Dakotu ; Rail
waruitr , varitble
HIE CfcNSO ? APPOINTMENTS ,
An Effort to Bring Thorn Under tllb
Olvll Sorvloo.
PARTISAN SNEERERS SILENCED.
*
Hnrrlflon'fl Generous Contribution to
tlio FIooil Sufferers Blrtlno Kills
BovornI Positions In tlio
Consular Service.
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WAHIttNaTON RtmKlU , TTTR OMAJTi um I
513 FOOUTIIKXTII STltBir , }
WASHINGTON. 1 > , C. , " Juno 15.
The civil service committee- determined
to bring the appointments under Census
Commissioner Porter Within the classified
list , if they can possibly do so , aud with this
idea they in n loiter , culloij the attention ol
the president to the subject , to-doy , nnd
practically risked thnt the rules bo sc
amended that the applications must nil pass
through their hands. This programme will
doubtless bo resisted with vigor by mem
bers of congress , und it is gen
erally believed that Secretary Noble
will also ndviso Iho prosldonl
ncalnst construing tbo law so ns to cover Uu
census bureau in the classified service. The
appointments are by the very nature ol
things only temporary , aml-ltls flmirod thai
inasmuch as there are so many mun oxperl
in the business of the census who are anxious
to get appointed , thnt it will inure to tlu
benefit of all concerned to keep this bureai
outslna of the pale of the civil service com
mission's bailiwick , aud the members ol
congress and ottiors interested , believe thai
those efforts will bo successful.
8XIUIIIUH9 8ILKNCKD.
Ever since the Washington relief Com
mittee began to publish the list of contribu
lions for the flood sufferers In the Cone
maugh valley , numorous'antl-ndmlnlstrutloi
papers throughout the country have sneer
ingly called attention to thu fact that tin
numo of President Harrison did not aopoai
on the list. It was true , General Harrison1 !
name was not amonfr the list ot Wnshingtoi
contributors , and the reason why was tha
ho had telegraphed Governor Beaver t <
draw uoon him directly for his contribution. .
The president has stood ready to honor tha
draft at any time that it might bo made sine
he sent his Instructions to Pennsylvania1 !
cbiof mugistralo. Up to the tlmi
tlmt ho left Washington , thi
morning , for his trip down the river
he had not been called upon to muko goot
his promise , nnd in order that tlio mono.1
might be made available at the earliest possible
siblo moment , ho directed Private Secrotar ;
Halford to send a check for $300 to the trca-
nrcr of the relief oomm t-.ee. That chccl
was received this nf term o i and will hoi ]
swell the fund which has been collected b ;
tbo committee of which P.-esIdent Harrison
is thuirman. to the grand total of $41,835
Tliis in addition to about 611,000 contribute !
throuph oilier sources , brings the total o
Washington's answer to the appeal of thi
suffers up to moro than $52,000. No f urtbe
altempts.wlll bo made to increase this fund
A BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS.
Moro than a week ago Secretary Blaitu
visited the white house und csrried from th' '
state department a batch of appointments u
positions in the consular service. This no
tion on the part of the secretary of stat <
leaked out , and there were ut once anxloui
inquiries from all quarters as to who wen
thu fortunate individuals who had been sc
looted for Uncle Sam's foreign service. Al
attempts to secure information on the sub
Ject were without avail , as neither Mr
Blalno nor any of the subordinates of tin
stale deoartment would give any iuforma
tion , even to their warmest eongrcssionn
friends. Almost every newspaper corrc
spondcnc hero received urgent Jotters uui
telegrams from friends who were desirous o
entering the consular service , begging fo
news as to the writers' chance for :
place in the list , but every move for securini
this newa proved futile. To-day the list wai
announced. The appointments are all amoni
the most important , and while there are nose
so many of them as it was thought thcri
would bo , they affordedgeneral , satisfactloi
to those who have to do with tbo consuls ;
service. It is understood that another batcl
of smaller consulates are listed to be filled
and that Mr. Blaino'a recommendations an
lu thu hands of the president for his earl ;
consideration. Mr. Blainc will leave Wash
Ington for the summer , it is said , the lattc :
uartof next week , and for this reason the belief
lief is quite general that to-day's appoint
ments will be followed by a great manymon
in the next sovcu days.
THK CIIIPI'UWA DISTUKnANCB.
The war department will take no offlcia
notice of the Cnippewa Indian outbreak. I
is the intention of the department , as far a :
can bo learned , to leave the matter entirely
to Major-General Crook ana his aides , urn
tlio news received , to-day , loads to the belie
that there Is no danger of further disturbance
OILLICIC-'S APPEAL.
The appeal of S. S. Gillick from the de
cision of the general land ofllco , holding fo :
cancellation his homestead entry for thi
northwest quarter of scctiou U , township 1
north , range 35 , west , McCook , Neb. , wa
decided to-day. Tno entry was made Sep
lumber 0 , 1884 , and October 9 , 18S5 , Ulyssc :
M. Jones tiled in the local ofllco ai
affidavit of contest against the entry
charging failure to establish residence am
abandonment and change of residence. Thi
claimant deposed that he established his res
idence upon the tract October S
18S5 , upou which day ho. began ti
build a lumber house 12x10 feet , whlcl
was complete before ho left , four days later
The sickness of his family and of himself , lu
swonrs , prevented his establishing his resi
dence within six months after entry. It i :
found that Gillick is a member of tbo firm o :
Barnaby & Gillick , merchant tailors ot Lin
coin , and it appears that after his allcgci
settlement on the land Gillick returned ti
Lincoln aud resumed his occupation a :
n tailor. Ho bought 'no furnlturo foi
the house , mode no improvement ? , and die
not dissolve his partnership with Burnoby
The luet that his family never saw the land
but resided in Lincoln from tbo inception o
the entry to the duto of the deposition I :
rcirarded as a circumstance that make ;
strongly ugainst Gilllck's statement that hi
established residence uix > n the tract on tin
occasion of his visit , in October. ISSJi. Upoi
consideration of all the circumstances showi
by the evidence- , Assistant Secretary Chandler
lor has como to the conclusion that Qilllcli
never established a residence upou iho traol
with the Intention of making it his homo
and affirmed the decision appealed from.
THOMAS CdLWill'S CASH.
The appeal of Thomas Oolfor from the do
clslon of the general land ofllco , holding fo.
cancellation his homestead entry of tin
southwest quarter of section 111 , township
south , rungo 20 west , McCook , 'Nob. , wai
decided to-day. M. A. Spuldlng filed nfll
davit of contest and abandonment ; that In
changed his residence from the land fo
moro than BJC | months since making tin
entry ; non-setlleaient and that ho hus failui
to establish his residence within six inonthi
after making entry or sinco'that data. Colfo
is n married man , an ultornoy-at-law un <
resides at McCook. Early in 1SS5 ho pur
chased tha land in question , together will
ImprovcmontB ou it. Ha slept ut night in i
small house on the land and transacted hi
business in the city during the day. Ti
facilltuio his travel ho purchased u. horsi
which Was "lariiited out" at nipht and dur
Ing tbo day was kept in n stable which hi
built for the purtKWO uoar his house in Me
Cook. His family was never moved to tin
land entered because , ho says , hU wlfq wa
in delicate health. Assistant Secrotar ;
Chandler reviews Iho caao ut great lengtl
aud suys the object of the homestead lav
can not bo defeated by a seeming compll
unco with the letter while disregarding tbi
spirit. The ontryuiau , if ho did not act Ii
bad fMth , ho acted under a mistaken under
standing ot the law , and hU pretended ros !
deuce will not prevent the cancellation of tin
entry , Thu decision appealed from i
afllrmod.
NEW J\iilItA31CA : I'OSTiUSTHllS.
The following fourth class postmaster
were appointed to-day : Boo , Seward county
K. II. Noxon ; Cedar Rapid * , Boone county
Dennis Tracy ; Cook , Johnson county , N. ii
Varwood ; Endlcoit , Jefferson county
George W. Stromns Parnatn , Dawsoi
county , W. M. Blobbing ; Oak. Nuckoll
county , C. M. Hois ; Hock Palls , Phelps
county , J. C. UlijcUburn.
IOWA IwJlrASTEIIS APrOtNTBD.
Crnlhorno , Wyluouth county , John A , Rus
soil ; Hoprig , Emjiott county. John Mowltt'
Ilodncy , Monoaifeounty , W. H. Edgar ; TI
conlo Monona county , John Prltchard ; Wll
liumslmrgh , IOWA county , M. A. Spoobo.
J. C. Vutzy , of Nebraska , has boon ap
pointed a special agent of tbo general lam
ofllce ,
. BXAITXXNO IN YOUNG.
A Boy U'ho Una Bcooino nn Bxperl'
cnnod llurulnr.
Pi-AtNVinw. Nob. , Juno 1G. [ Special U
Tun l3cE. ] AwuitVnltors , the ton-year-olc
aoa _ of n Gornmn lanVlly llvitig at thti pl.ico ,
while hcardliy cattld ft few miles east o
hero , loft them somotlmo during the after *
noon ; his horsocatuo homo hi the evening
without the boy und a man was sent out U
see about the ciltlovthoy were found roamIng -
Ing about the pralrD ) at random. 11 was sup
posed that ho was drowned in the crook
therefore search was Instituted thU morn
ing , but it was hcnrd n short time ' after the
search began that the store n't Poster
olght miles .southeast of thU place
had been brokcn-into during the night am
$7 In cash , n box at cigars , and a revolve ;
were missing. The-search was nt once pivot
up , as it was considered a certainly that thi
burglar , from the fact that he und his oldu
brother of twelve years , have several time ;
committal ! Ilka offences In this place , break
into different stores , taking such loost
change as was within reach , und whatever
else suited their fancy.
It Is thought that if ho Is caught ho will be
sent to thu reform school.
The Beatrice OliniitRiiqun.
BEATIUCB , Nob. , Juno 15. ( Special to Tnr
BEI : . | The Boatrlco Chautaiiqun ground ?
nro becoming moro nttrnclive. The groa
tnbornaclo , now completed , will sent 8,60
people , and can bo made to sent -J.OOO. Th
numerous study halls are about completed
and will bo mttrvels of comfort aud cotivon
icnco. There nro a number of building
rapidly approaching completion that will b
devoted to boarding house and mercantile put
Doses , nlso numerous church heudquartert
Just north of the tabornaolo is a grove , I :
which press heartqUarlers will bo located
conveniently accessible to the tabernacle
general headquarters and the public. Elec
trie lights have boon placed at numtnxm
convenient points , and a telegraph am
telephone office will bo among th
features of the public convenience und wll
bo located near prsss headquarters. Atnonj
other special days arranged for will be traveling
oling men's day. Upwards of three liunfl
red knights of the grip huvo already sign
fi d their intention to bo present and excursion
sion trains in their interest will run froi
Omaha , Lincoln , St. Joe and Kansas City.
Fort Koblnsoii Notc-s.
FOBT RoiiiNsos , Neb , , Juno 15. fSpcctn
Telegram to THE BEE. ] The oBicers an
ladies of the Ninth cavalry g-ave a welcom
ing hop to Colonel Tilford and family lasl
evening. The amusement hall was be.iut ;
fully decorated , and over the stage In law
letters was diapUycd "Welcome to the Kegi
ment. " The hop wai delayed until the expiration
ration of the lima proscribed for mournlni
for General Hatch , thirty days. The no\
colonel is muob liked by all.
General Hatch's household stuff and stoc
are being bold off. B. S. Paddock bough
the general's flno span of b.iy horses for $ GUt
Target practice is progressing favorablx
and preparation's' are being made for th
cavalry competition , to begin Auuust 11
This competition will bring together noarl.
ono hundred l cavalrymen from Dakota
Wyominp , Oregon and Utah , the regimout
represented bngi | ' the Second , Eighth , Niiit
and First.
Stroiii biiru lllcli School.
Aisiiuno' , , . ! ! . , June 15. ( Spacial tc
THE BEE. ] 'fhothird annual coaimcnco
mont exercises ot tbo Stromsburg higl
school were hold in the opera house , whlcl
was packed tojlts. jtmost "capacity. 'Th
exo rciscs consisted of orations by all th
graduates , an-address to'the class by Prol
Waller , and the presentation of diuiomas b
Dr. Pock , president of the school board
The graduates are : Misses Efllo Nctsel
and Amanda Nordbcrg , and Masters Ed
ward L. Anderson , Prank M. Osboruo
Harry H. Thornton and John A. Hlllery ,
Suppose : ! to lie n. Itobber.
GIUXD ISLIXD , Nob. , Juno 15. [ Specia
Telegram to THE Bun. ] Deputy-Sheriff Costello
stollo roturncd from York , Nob. , to-day , bav
ing in charge a man named Wheeler , who , i
is believed , is tbo party who robbed the safi
ut Cairo , in this couuty , lust wceli
of 897 and some clothing. Wheels
has lived at York , Cairo and Grand Island
and has a hard reputation. Ho is well unowi
to the police of this city , who have had bin
in charge several times for petty thefts. HI
formerly fired an engine on the B. & M.
Storm in Hal ! County.
GnAifD ISLAND , Nob. , Juno 15. [ Specia
Telegram to THE BKE.I The hardest storu
that has visited this section for years strucl
this place ut 2:30 : this afternoon. Tno wlni
blew down signs and chimneys , nnd nearl ;
all the arches and decorations that were prepared
pared for the Sacngorfost. ( Lightnin
struck a bouse , but fortunately no one wn
hurt and very little damage done. It hallo
very hard a part of the time , and it is foare
small grain has been damaged.
Arrested For Hnfo Robbing.
SBWAHD , Nob. , Juno 15. [ Special to Tn
BEEAn ] ox-convict , named Charlie Tracy
who has been , playing good for some tim
and professing religion , was arrested here
, yesterday , by a deputy sheriff of Hal
county , und taken to Grand Island. Ho i
charged with having blown up the dope
safe of Cairo , from which about ? 200vu
taken about a month ago. The eviuenc
ugainst him , while very strong , is almost al
circumstantial.
Rain In 1'lntto County.
Coi/UMnus , Nob. , Juno 15. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE ] This section of countr ;
was visited this afternoon by the heavies
rainfall for a year past. The rain fell in tor
rents for moro than three hours. A few out
buildings were struck by lightning but &
serious damage was done. The vnluo of tbi
rain , to crops in this county can not bo estl
mated us the soil was very dry.
U'orkl UK the Howard lien.
SBWABD , NqTj. uno 15. JSpoclnl to Tn :
'
BKE.J An oxt'raprdinarj number of cotifl
dcnco men followed Frank Robblns1 show
which ployed ihdro recently. Some of thi
shrewdest busihcis mon and lawyers won
worked on the qldeatconfidonco games in tin
world. Tbo wrptli-nf the losers is now ( all
Ini ; on the city ; ' autborltlos for permittinj
such things oppnly _
lloynl ArcU'iuim Aid to Mninbors.
CEPAH UAPiiil' , j Tob. . Juno 15. Frontlo :
Council , No. 913 , jt yal Arcanum , at Its rcgu
lar meeting , last' night , contributed $25 ti
the roltof of fa'intlio's of members of the ordo
residing In thdi "Conemaugh valley. Twi
councils of thfe"0rdur were located In tin
flood-swept valley , land the lint of dead in
eludes many itiahiucrs of tbo order. '
KJUIRTBT , NfibtfJuno 15. [ Special Tele
pram to 1'nu BEK.J Tbo'uoavlest ' rain ot th
season felljiore , to-nl ht , flooding collars um
waahmpr away bridges. The loss is consider
able to Kearney merchants who had good
stored in cellars , ami hud not provided pt o
tcctiou against the Hood.
G. A. It. Ori.iiilzi\tloii.
PAi.MEn , Nob. , Juno 15 , [ Special to Tin
Bee. | A grand army post has been organ
Izud heru with ubout twenty-llvd members
P. A. Gatcholl , adjutant-general , and a larg
number of veterans from Central City wer
present. Muslu won furnished by th
Palmer cornet baud. (
Killed By a Horse. .
WEST POINT , Nob. , Juno 15. [ Special t
THE BEB.J The little sun of Nlohola
Manic , u farmer living : two miles south o
this place , was Instantly killed yesterday
whllo leading a horse to water. The uors
kicked. striUluir him In the back of the bead
A
Soorotary Bayard's Brutal Action lu
Dealing With Swodou.
SOME DIPLOMATIC HISTORY.i i
* *
ninny Specimens Uolng Added to the
Mottngcrln for tlio Nntlotml Zoo *
logical Unrdon Oiiosnpcaka
nnd Ohio Cnnnl.
The No\r Swcdlnh Minister ,
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„ WASIIINOTON , Juno 15. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] When Sir Julian Pauncofoto was ap
pointed minister from England to the United
States. VCQ Lord Sackvlllo , recalled by re
quest , there was n grout deal of newspaper
tulle , and columns of doscriptlon of tha gen
tleman , hU manner * , family connections , ntid
nil other details concerning him , which by
any possibility might bo of Interest to the
general public. Tins was probably duo to
Iho fact that his predecessor had been some
what tragically removed fromliU position.
Afwcckttgd Mr. John Auston Wolft Grlpp
prcscVitad His credentials to the president as
envoy extraordinary nnd minister plenipoten
tiary from the kingdom of Sweden and Nnr-
way to the United States. Four lines in the
local papers and as much iu the Associated
press was deemed sufllcie&t space to
give to this diplomaticchanzc , yet
there was as much of a suppressed
scusatiou in the appointment of Mr. Grlpp
as thcro was in the appointment of Sir Ju-
lion. Somehow or other very little attention
is paid to the relations of the Scandinavian
kingdom with the United States , except In
some few cities where the Scandinavian pop
ulation predominates. Immigrants frfcm
Sweden nnd Norway to this country make
some of our best citizens. They are'as n
rule , hard-working , industrious , houest and
straight-forward people , who attend strictly
to the idea of acquiring homos aud caring for
their families , They mingle little in politics ,
and although there were Ihrco natives of
Sxvedon anil Norway in the lust congress ,
very little attention wan paid to capturing
the Scandinavian vote by either political
party in the Into presidential contest.
Yet the change lu the diplomatic represen
tation of the Scandinavian peninsula was
fully as sonsatlpnal us that which brought
about the removal of Lord Suokvillo , and the
succession of the big , six-foot Britisher who
now presides over her majesty's legation on
Connecticut avenue.
Under the terms of the so-called Dingloy
shipping bill , which passed the house several
years ago , the government of Sweden con
cluded that they had the right to demand
th nt the tonnage tax on nil vessels coming
from ports within the kingdom to ports of
the ruuubllc of the United States should bo
reduced from 0 to 3 cents per tou. Thnt able
ciMitlonien who presides over the navigation
bureau of the treasury department , and who
can tell the difference between a marline
suiitonnu atops'iil by the aid of-a micro
scope , did not agree with the views taken by
the Swedish government , ami refused to
permit tno Swedish vessels to enjoy the
benefits of the Dingloy shipping act. Ho
hold thut the lower rata of tonnage applied
solflly to vessels coming from adjacent ports
of Central ana South America , and that , in
spite of nil treaties which might contain con
trary clauses , Swedish vessel owners had no
right to demand the concession.
DUndcr ordinary circumstances this might
have been A correct construction of the act
of congress , but unfortunately for the posi
tion assumed by the comnmsianer of navi-
gotion , there was a similar case decided in
the Twenties , when tlio United States de
manded under the treaty of 1827 certain con
cessions from Norxvay , which were granted
to vessels coming from European ports. The
Swedish government then took the position
later maintained by Monon , the United
States commissioner of navigation , that the
geosr.iphical zone applied , and that United
States vessels were not entitled to the lower
rate of duty. Henry Clay , however ,
who was then secretary of state , de
clined to accept the construction of the
Norwegian law by the Swedish govern
ment , and insisted that under Art > clo VUI
of the treaty ot 1827 , the United Statea was
entitled to the lower rate duty. In response
to the logical Jotter of the secretary of state
the king of Sweden granted the demands of
this country , nnd the necessary legislation to
carry out bis instructions was on acted by the
Nbrwegian parliament.
In supporting its demand for n 3 cent tonnage -
nago duty upon vessels hailing from its ports ,
the Swedish government instructed its min
ister to call tlio attention of the state depart
ment , then presided over by that prince of
diplomats , Thomas F. Bayard , to the letter
of 1628 , written by Henry Clay. The Swed
ish minister at tnat time wus Baron Reuter-
skjold. This gentleman wrote to Air. Bayard
early in the year 18S7 , aud called his atten
tion to the letter of Mr. Clay. Mr. Bny-
urd replied that ho had no record
of that letter , and that it could
not bo found in the archives of the depart
ment. The minister immediately cabled to
Stockholm for a copy of the document from
the Swedish archives , and as soon as it wns
rccoived sent it to Mr. Bayard. This was in
March , 18S7. Ordinary diplomatic courtesy
would have demanded that thu letter of the
Swedish minister should have had a reply as
soon as the matters to which It culled atten
tion could be looked up in the department ,
but Mr. Bayard Ignored it entirely , and up
to the close of his administration of the state
. department no reply had been sent to the
representative of too Swedish government.
After waiting nearly six moutbs that gov
ernment became disgusted at the llngrant
violations of etiquette on tha part of tbo
American foreign secretary , and Huron
Ucutorskjold was recalled. It was given out
that ho bail tuiton a leave of absence , but
this deceived no ono who know the facts in
the case , and when it was subsequently
announced that ho had been sent as minister
to ono of the European courts , Constantinople
ple , I think , the truth dawned upon thu oQl-
clats of the state department. Yet no reply
was sent , anil the Swedish mission to tha
United States reirialned vacant until Juno 1 ,
when Mr. Gripp presented his credentials.
This is a little piece of diplomatic history
whlohvould have attracted more attention
if the Scandinavian vote in this country was
ns important u factor in politics as either the
Irish or the German vote has proved to be.
AH it is , whoaa brief reference was made in
this correspondence more than a year ago to
thu exact situation , it stirred up the Scandi
navians , in thu northwest particularly , and
thousands oMettord have been received hero
inquiring as to the correct status of tbo caa.o.
In the meantime , it is generally believed , the
brutal action of tha secretary of utato In
ignoring the courteous and diplomatic letter
of the Swedish minister had n great deal to
do with the large increase in the republican
vote among the Scandinavians in Nebraska ,
Iowa and Minnesota.
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL 0 Alt I ) II .V ,
The secretary of the interior and the other
gentlemen who were authorized by congress
to form themselves into a commission for
selecting u slto for the proposed National
zoological garden , to bo esUDllshctl in ttio
District of Columbia , have not yet made
their ilnal selection , but the garden , or at
least the inhabitants of the garden , aro. con
stantly mutiplymi , ' , and scarcely u week
'passes that donations are not made to the
specimens of American animals gathered in
the ahcils and dons at the rour of the Smith
sonian institute. Already them are ijulto a
Rinall menagerie , und the crowds who visit
the museum never full to taku In thin , to
Waahinglonlans novel sight.
The project for the establishment of a na
tional zoological collection seems to moot
with very general approval throughout the
ontirn country , and Prof. Horntdny. whu lias
direct chnrga of the collection , U highly
gratified with the donations which are prom
ised from tiuio to time. There can ba r.Q
doubt that with n suitable place properly laid
out und prepared for the reception of wild
aiiltnuh , there will bo lioforo many yean , a
national rnenajwrlo which will rival thavof
any similar collection in the world. Up to
the projnnt time nonu but American animals
hayo been received , and it ia probable taat
for some years to come at least , tbo collec
tion will bo confined to the products of the
western hemisphere.
THAT 1'OMTIOA.L CANAL ,
There is the utmost nnxlaty In the western
end of thi * city , known as Georgetown. a
well ua lu the adjacent country In Maryland ,
over the future of Cho CbcaHupeuke & Ohio
canal. This ancient waterway , which has
been an elephant on ttm handt of the stock
holder * u < j well as of tha state of Maryland ,
hus really pasnud It * unefulaos * as u water
route , but it U absolutely uocusuary to main
tain the so-called Georgetown level In order
that sufllclonl water powar nmy bo supplied
to tha mills of West Washington , and it If
for this reason that every effort will bo made
on the part of the IniMrtcss men of anclcnl
Georgetown to nt least restore the eastern
level of the canal to Its former condition ,
Whllo the Choasnpenko & Ohio canal 1
practically of llttio value ns a waterway , it
has proved n powerful fnctot In Maryland
politics , nnd It is by the manipulation ol
its pay roll thnt Senator Gorman , the prince
of politicians. hftbcon nbloln partntlenit U
maintain his hold upon the democracy of the
state. The ChoitHiipcnko and Ohio cnnni hat
been a greater political machine in the past
than any waterway In the United States.
The Rtato of Maryland Is largely Interested
in Its welfare , nntl It Is practically governed
by the Maryland legislature , which has been
almost continually iToutocratld slnco the or
ganization of the state. While Gormnn'i
personal ends would bo bettor served. , uor-
imps , by the sale of the canal to some rail
road corporation for a good rbund sum , his
political Interests demand that it should be
maintained as a watorwaj' for some time U
come , and for this reason itds probable thai
the Choasapcauo nnd Ohio canal will bo rty
stored and the lonely muld will again si
lently treat iti tow-path.
Tbo health ofllecrs ot the District of Col
umbia nro nlso In favor of au early restora
tion of the brolceu banks , They flud thai
the heavy deposits of sliino and mud , decomposed -
composed animal matter and sewerage alone
the bed nro extremely injurious to the honltr
of the residents of the city lying along its
borders , nnd that thu heat during the noxi
two months is Hitchto produce an cpldcniK
unless uctivo measures nro nt once taken t <
prevent nn outbreak of disease. It will re
quire about $300,000 to restore the canal , and
n great many months of time ,
NOTHING G1UA11NAL.
Tlio Minnesota Itmuno Asylum Super
intcndcnt Exonerated.
Minn. , Juno ID. The pram ]
Jury which has been for the past week In
vestigating Dr. bowers' action In concoallnf
the manner of Taylor Coombs' death froir
the authorities has reported. The attend
ants nro censured for not reporting In
stances of cruelty to Superintendent Bowcre
but a& the latter has always condemned suet
coses when brought to his notice , they flue
nothing criminal in his action in connoctiot
with the Coombs murder.
THE KOOP Pi3liL < IN.
forty People Burled Bv the Fall of n
Mexican ninrkot House.
CITV OF MKXICO , Juno 15. The roof of the
Merced market fell in yesterday , burying
nearly forty persons. "Eight dead ana four
teen wounded have already been taken out ,
The soldiers nro removing the rubbish ani
searching for bodies.
Nebraska nnd Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON , Juno 15. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BKB.I Pensions granted No
brasknns : Original invalid David W. How-
land , Peter Cockrol , Nickolas Kustcr , David
J. Kazcber , William F. Gaines , August Ilol-
man. Increase Daniel U. Polton. He-issue
Burrol E. Reed , Andrew if. llenck.
Pensions allowed lowans ; Original invalid
Austin H. Key burn , Sylvester S. West
gate , George W. Snyder , Walter Sutcliff.
John S. Shreovd , John H . Lambert , David
M. Flowers. William lliley Brown , Samuel
Erlowine , Ezra Ponrod , Lewis Halfmann
deceased. Increase John H. Davis , James
ii. Hall , John HondoMhott , Levi T. Stewart.
lie-issue Ireleu W. Vortz. Edwin Goodwin ,
Mathias Llendecker. Ro-issuo nnd increase
Alexander G. West. Original widows , oti
Daniel , father of Joseph Weir : Washing
ton , father of Harrison Malln ; John , father
of Levi Tyler ; Julia M. widow of Abel N.
Miner ; Hannah , widow of Daniel EUloman ,
- < -
WillmniN Relcasetl.
CHBTENNH , Wyo , , Juno 15. | Special Tele
gram to TUB BEG.I Ernest Williams , the
cowboy who was arrested nt Evanston
charged with the murder of Cole Younger ,
nas boon released. Younger was drowned
while attempting to cross Bear river al
Almy , Wyoming . Williams was the onlv
witness to the accident aud told so manj
conflicting stories of the ovcnt that he
was arrested on susulcion of having shot
Younger and thrown his body into the river.
Youngor's body was found on Wednesday ,
and its condition proved that the charges
against Williams were groundless. Al
though the drowned man has al
ways buen known in Wyoming as
Cole Younger , It is believed it is not his real
name , but has been assumed by him in imita
tion of the notorious outlaw.
Dakota' Farmers Combining.
YAXKTOK , Dak. June 15. [ .Special Tele
gram to TUB Buc-l About ono hundred
and fifty Rnnkin county farmers met at the
court house this afternoon , and were ad
dressed by F. B. Faban , of Jamestown ,
and J. W. Hardin , of Javanda county ,
after which some remarks were
made by Tun Willy , a farmer of Yankton
county. Hon. A , L. Van Osdcl presided.
The county farmers' alliance was organized
by the election of John Noonun , president ;
A. L. Van Osdcl , vice-president ; Frank
Harlien , secretary , aud Gus Van Otto , treas
urer. Tney adjourned to moot on the 29th.
Pierre Pieces of Nows.
PIEUKI Dak. , Juno 15. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BUB. ] A steady soaking rain has
been fulling all day , making the prospect for
a goad crpp on the Missouri slope llrst-closs
this season.
The Pierre firemen have decided to abun.
don the steamboat excursion to the Yankton
tournamrmt , not having como to satisfactory
terms with thu Bcnton Transportation com
pany , for hiring the steamer Helena , Ono
hook and ladder , nnd ono hose company , will
now go uniformed.
- ' Insnno . -
Bab-tings' Asylum.-
HASTIKGS , Neb. , Juno 15. | _ Spocal ! Telegram
gram to Tun BBE. ] Several car loads of
furnlturo flavo arrived from Omaha , for
the now state insane asylum at tins point ,
and it ) s rapidly being placed in position by a
lan o force of workmen. Work on the now
boiler-house is well under way. Superinten
dent Stone states tlmt the nsyluiu will bo
ready for patients between the 1st and 15th
of July.
Another Trip on the Potomac.
WASHINGTON- , Juno 15. The president nnd
Secretaries Blaine and Windom went down
the Potomac thU mc/rnlng In Postmaster
General Wanatnaker'u yacht. The vessel
will go down UH far ns Chesapeake bay
and He ut uuehor during Sunday and return
to Washington Monday.
Vallum In Kansas.
ToriiKA , Kan. , Juno 15. f Special I Tele
gram to TUB BKK. ] L. A , Bartlutt , of Con-
cor ill a , the loading implement dealer in
northwest Kaunas , and one of the largest in
northern Kadbushis fulled ; liabilities , about
{ 40,000 ; assets not definitely known , but will
notuxcccd half that amount.
Foil on u Knifo.
NKIIIUSKA Cirr , Nob. , Juno IS. ( Special
Telegram to TUB BnE.J Mason Sticker , at
the Nebraska City packing house , to-day foil
on his knlfo , cuttlug u horrible iash in his
loft side , barely missing vital parts. Ho will
recover. _
Clinyciuui lljl > School.
CIIKVKSNI : , Wyo. , Juno 15 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tin' BiiK.1" Three ladles and two
gentlemen were graduated from the high
school this year nt tbo annual commence
ment lu iho pmonco of twelve hundred
people. _ _
IMmlor Mo art
II , Nob. , Juno 15. [ Special to Twn
KK. ] U. M. Gooarlch , n prominent farmer ,
living six miles from Palmar , "fell dead whllo
plowing In n Held , yesterday , Heart disease
is supposed to bo the cause.
For iho Flood BufCnroro.
NKUIUBKA CITV. Nob. , Juno 15 , ftopoolal
TJIK DEB.Tbo Y , M , O. A. concert for
the benefit of the Johnstown sufferer * , last
night , netted 5 HO.
Textile Workers "Want Morn
VIUNXA , Juno Ifi. Kluvcn thousand tactile
workers at ttrunn have ulruck for au iu-
wages.
THE ALTON WILL WITHDRAW
It Hofuaon to Bo Longer Bound by
the Qoutlomon'o Agroomont.
THE CAUSE OF ITS COMPLAINT
It Chtu-gcs tlio Mllwnukoo With a
Notorlottn DlsroKnrrt of 12aoh and
Kvory Ono or the Unto
rrovlHlous.
The Oomblnn Broken.
CHICAGO , Jtino 15. [ Spoolal Telegram t&
Tin : BIK. ] The die Is oast. Tha Alton rood ,
after trying In vain to stay lu the Inter *
Stnto Commorca Rnlhvuy fuaoclntlon nnd
preserve its trn01cglvob notice of withdrawal
in the following language :
Juno 15 , 1S30.--TO Aldaoo F. Walker , OCT. ,
chairman of the lutor-Stnto Commerce Rail
way association. Chicago , 111 , Dear Sir :
You are hereby notillod tlmt the Chicago ft
Alton Railroad company will withdraw from
the Inter-Slate Cominorco Hallway itssoolu-
tion on the 15th day of July next. It has become -
como necessary for that company to with
draw from tlmt association for the reason
that it has been found Impossible to iuduca
all of the corporations who are parties to tlio
agreement upou which thu association is
based to comply with its provisions. Ills but
fair to say thut nearly all of thorn have mani
fested u disposition to comply with the obll
gallons they have assumed , and to do nil
that could reasonably bo expected of Iheni to
make the experimental association KUCCCSI-
ful. Unfortunately , there is ono member of
the association , the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul company , whoso peculiar methods
present a noted , nnd , wo may say , a notorious
exception. It Is unnecessary to elate In do-
tnll what tjiat company hus done , but your
attention Is called to the following statement
relative to the transportation of live stock :
The transportation of live stock from Kan
sas City , eastward , is participated in by six
oompoliujr Hues. During the last half of the
year ISS § ( as has recently been ndmitlod by
its ofllcors ) the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul company reported to cut rates , manipu
lation of the division of through rates , and to
various other methods for reducing tlio
tarilt rates in order to obtain live
stock trafUc. Notwithstanding its efforts
in that way. it secured a much
smaller proportion of that trafllo than
aid the Chicago & Alton rnllroad at its published -
lishod rates , which were strictly adhered to.
Since the beginning of the present year , it
has bcou n member of the intor-stato com
merce railway association , nnd party to nn
agreement under the terms of which it and
its competitors are. under mutual covenants ,
entered into by their presidents to adlioro
strictly lu their advertised rates. It is be
hoved that the competitors of the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul company became n
member of that association about March 1 ,
slnco which date the Chlcuiro , Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway hus secured moro of the
competitor live stock traffic than any two of
the other lines.
By what method 'aas this great change in
the relative tralUc of the six competing lines
beoa mndo ? It can not bo by reason of su
perior facilities by the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul. Its line is longer than any ot
the others with which It compotes ,
and , In short , it is not in its
power to offer superior facilities. There can
bo but ouo answer to the qucstlou : Secret
inducements have uiado it , for the interest
of shippers to patronize its lino.
The Chicago & Alton- company has boon ,
deprived of moro trafllc than any other by
the ixicullar methods referred to. It has en
deavored to secure fair treatment in every
honorable way. It has appealed to the asso
ciation under the provisions of the agree
ment , and the facts upon which Its appeal
was based were so notorious tlmt the oxccut-
ivo board promptly issued an order directing1
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul company
to pursue a different course nnd deal Justly
with the Chicago & Alton railroad company.
But its order has manifestly been wholly
disregarded , and the association has no power
to enforce it.
The Chicago & Alton company has fet
several months submitted to this unjust and
unlawful extortion , hoping that it would
cease , and thut this last effort to secure
proper relations between the several partCm
in the association would not p'rovo a com
plete failure. In the light of experience , ex
tending over several moutbs , wo hare now
no basis for such hopes. The agreement has
tied the hands of these who complied with
its provisions , and has enabled others to
obtain unfair advantages over them. Tha
Chicago & Alton company will no longer
quietly submit to such unjust nnd unlawful
competition. The notorious disregard by the
Chicago , Milwaukee * & St. Paul company of
that part of the agreement which rclalos to
rates 1ms released the Chicago & Alton com
pany from nil obligations under it , as
uu agreement which is not complied
with by all the panics to it
cannot fairly bind any of them. After this
duto the Chicago & Alton railroad company
will , without further notice to the associa
tion , adopt such means as it may find neces
sary nnd lawful to secure its fair share of the
llvo stock , lumber and grain trafllo with re
gard to which it has already appealed to the
executive board without obtaining relief.
Yours ycry truly , J. C. MuMmxiN ,
"Vloo-presidont.
Approved : T. B. BLACKSTONB ,
President.
The above can hardly bo called a surprise ,
ns it has frequently been foreshadowed ia
these dispatches. The letter was given out
too late to got the views of thu presidents of
other roads in the association.
IOWA NEWS.
A IVlltl Man.
n , Ia. , Juno 15. JSpecIal Telegram
to THE Bnc. ] The people around Peru bottoms
toms , flvo miles from hero , are great'.y excited -
cited over the occasional uppearanco
of a wild man. Ho was llret KOCU
ou Decoration day nnd has boon
seen several times sinco. Ho is largo , pow
erfully built nnd carries a big club. Ha
lives on roots , berries , raw frogq , eto. His
clothes are in racs , and lie appears very
ferocious. To-day , the sheriff aud posse
searched for him , but couldn't ' find him. It
is thought thnt he is some escaped lunatic.
Crop lloporlH ISxcollont ,
DBS MOINKS , Ia. , Junn 15. [ Speoiul Tele
gram to THIS UKE.I.Sergeant Cbuppcll , of
the signal ofllce , issues his crop report to-day
for the current week ia Iowa. Ilosaya :
"The warm growing wcathor of the past few
days , following an abundant rainfall , has
greatly benefited all crops. Corn Is malting
a fair growth. Clover cutting is in progress
and a good yield is reported , The crop of
timothy will bo below the average. Blua
grass is doing ilnelyund pastures uro maliini ;
n vigorous growth , On the whole , crop pros
pects are excellent , "
A Bowl Comnnnv l'nlls.
Dna MOINES , Juno 15. ( Special Telegram
to TUB BBB.J Tlio Iowa Seed company
made an assignment to-day. The liabilities
are ubout 18,001) ) aud the assets about tha
same. The principal creditors uro the Free
man Son's Manufacturing company.fO.OBO.UOt
the Valley Natlonul bank , $3.500 : A. K.
Cross , 81,000. The causes assigned for the
failure uro heavy losses by Uro last year ,
losses by hall and frost this year , and losses
by eastern failures.
Dlplitlinrlii Stumped Out ,
Dns MOINKS , la. , Juno 15. ( Special Telegram -
gram to THE BCK. ] The outbreak of
diphtheria two miles east -Forest City the
last of May Is reported to the state hoard of
health as bavins boon stumped out. Thera
wore three deaths. At Slgournoy the quar
antine on Chris Terrell for diphtheria was
raised. Diphtheria Is reported two miles
wont of Sutherland. Troy Mills rowrt ] that
It has Just got through with un outbreak ot
scarlatina in a mild form.
A Boom for CitlUnrtson.
CULUKIITSON , Nob. , Juno 15. I Special
Telegram to TUB Bun. I A dual has been
consummated hero within the past few days
whereby doorga VY. Frank , of Kearney ,
Nob. , secures a half interest in the town
silo of Culbertson. This , taken In con
nection with the fact that It has wntor >
power advantages , unexcelled lu the otiito.
nrgues well for the future of the towu. To
Mr , Fnuik , lu a laix'o measure , U Uut tb *
Wviidorul development , of Utttaty ,
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