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NINETEENTH 'YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JULY 29 , 1889. NUMBER 40.
ME ELECTIONS IN FRANCE ,
Vlow or the Situation in Its
Proper Light
ITHE CONCLUSIONS TO BE DRAWN
I An Event WIiloli Will Furnish No In
dication of the Trno State
of French'Public
Opinion.
nnntanclflta Would Gain Little.
ICopi/riohtal / iSSOtii James Qonlon tltnntlt. ]
PAUIB , July S3. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to THB DISK. I Elections were
held to-day all ever Franco for members of
consclls general and consclls arrondissment ,
nnd to-morrow wo shall know whether the
manifestation organized by Uoulanglsts
lias mot with nny success. The Uoulanglsts ,
in tbo o vent of success , will not fail to inako
a great deal of noise ever tholr victory.
They will assort that unusual suffrage has
pronounced between Uoulangor nnd his ene
mies. They will bo certain to Insist that
this flrst success U the foreshadowing ot n
till moro brilliant victory they will win in
the coming legislative election.
It is , however , advisable to look nt the
matter In the proper light. Supposing I3ou-
longer is elected to the consclls general or
tbo consults nrrondlssmcnt in eighty elec
toral districts. What arc the conclusions
to bo drawn from such n result ) Merely
that Uoulangor has In Franca several hun
dreds of thousands of supporters. No ono
denies this ; but Franco contains thirty-
eight millions of inhabitants , of whom about
ten millions nro electors. The suffrage
that may bo secured by Boulanger
these electoral districts whcro ho presents
lilmsolf will bo , in comparison with these
figures , a very Insignificant proportion ot the
whole number of votes cast.
The elections of to-day are hold for the
purpose of filling 3,000 seals with councillors
general nnd councillors of arrondlssomont.
Of the number Uoulangor only alms nt securing -
curing 80. This , after all. is n quite moder
ate ambition , for the proportion is less than
three per cent of the wholo. If the electoral
districts in whlc-h Uoulangor presents him
self as a candidate have been selected nt ran
dom ; if bo had fixed upon themby lot oven ,
then proof would have been far from conclu
sive. But it would not have been lacking in
importance. Far from that. The advisers
of Uoulangor have mndo a long and careful
study of the electoral map ana have selected
with the utmost care the electoral districts
In which to risk their chances. The selec
tion was mndo mysteriously , and until
the last moment they avoided allowing
It to bo known where the general would
offer himself. An examination of the list of
electoral districts snloctoa reveals the fact
that in nearly half the departments no
Boulanglst candidate will present himself ,
On the other hand , there are a number of
departments in which Boulanger is to bo a
candidate in several cantons. In other
words , Uoulangor only appeals to the suf
frages of his follow citizens in eighty out of
8,000 , electoral districts. Ho only presents
himself in these picked out as representing
the greatest chances lor success , and in half
of the departments ho has not ventured to
risk the test.
It partakes of the nature of a joke to claim
for elections organized under such conditions
& weight of ploblscltum. No thoughtful man
will give to Uoulngor's success , even sup
posing ho carries nil the electoral dlstrlo s in
which ho presents himself , any
weighty importance. It is true ,
however , that . the ignorant
may allow themselves to bo deceived by the
manoeuvre. If , on the other hand , ho fails ,
the defeat may work htm serious Injury.
For , after having prepared so long in ad-
vnnco this so-called appeal to the suffrage ;
after having taken so many precautions to
have all the chances on his side , It would bo
truly ridiculous and humiliating to bo de
feated.
All this moans that the elections to-day
hava not the Importance which certain poli
ticians seek to attribute to them , The mani
festation arranged by the Boulangists , oven
supposing that .every thing turns out us they
desire , will bo nothing moro than the ex
pression of opinions of u small minority of
the electors , The whole thing Is n moro
comedy parody of plcblscltum. It will fur
nish no data for political calculations as to
the result of the approaching legislative
elections , of forming nu opinion concerning
the true state of French public opinion , eras
as regards Uoulanger and Uoulnnglsm.
lloiilunucr'H Hopes Blasted.
PAUIS , July 23. Returns from 5M cantons
show that General Uoulangor bos been suc-
cocssful In only twolvo. Returns uro still
awaited from 1)03 ) cantons. The hope * ot the
Boulnngists Imvo fallen to zero.
HOSPITABLE
Ho EntnrtaliiH Ills Guests in True
Western Style.
tCopl/rfoht J6S3 l > u Jainta OonZoit Utnn'M.A
PAUIS , July 23. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tim BEH. ] The stars
nnd stripes floated gaily over Buffalo Bills'
encampment yestordny "morning , nnd they
kept on floating through the day. Cody , hos
pitable and patrlotio , had Invited a number
of his follow countrymen and women to n
brcnufast civen In honor of Russell Harri
son , son of the president , and such n break
fast hnd the gallant colonel prepared for his
visitors as they had not eaten for many u
day. Uukod beans , with the flavor of savory
pork ; corn bread , custard pie , nnd ice cream ,
Where all these wonderful things came from
was a mystery , but there they were , nnd
very good they woro. Nor was the menu
limited to purely American dishes , but var
ious products of Parisian culinary stocks
wcro pleasingly blended therein. Altogether ,
Harrison enjoyed his breakfast Immensely ,
nnd so did the other guests. The collation
was served In ono of the luxurious tents ,
which was fitted up for the occasion with
flowers , ' Hogs , and nil sorts of trophies from
the wild west. Buffalo Bill was ably seconded
ended In the duties of host by Major Uurkc
and Nato Salisbury. Harrison himself Is c
genuine westerner ; consequently ho enjoyed
to the utmost all the stories of Ufa on the
plains , which grow moro nnd more thrilling
as the repast advanced , Among those
present were : Consul General Rathboue ,
whoso health was drank with a will ; Doc
Powell , ox-mayor of Lacrosse , WIs. , and
Mrs. Powell ; Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Crawford ,
Mrs. Nnto Salisbury , Miss Samuels und Mr.
Henry Paynlo. Nor was the Jubilation llui *
itcd to good cheer , for the party witnessed
the nftoruoou performance , when Harrison
rode around the ring in the famous Dead
wood coach , Atthocloio of the afternoon
performance Russell Harrison received in
Colonel Cody's ' tout Mayor Frost and tin
Massachusetts rlllo team , with their blush
Ing Harvard honors thick upon them. A
photograph of tlio group was taken With tha
uoiquo surroundings of the camp , the pie
turesquo Cody and cowuoys making \
especially valuable as a souvenir , The Mas-
nachusctts boys remained In camp to dinner ,
which was served in the headquarters , and
which readily commended Itself to the np-
ircclatlon of the Now Englandors. Tha
) lll of faro Included such savory dlshos as
clam chowder , hominy , corn bread and
jakcd beans. When the groaning board hnd
icon eased of Its load , speeches suited to the
occasion were mndo by Harrison , Cody , Sal-
sbury , DooPowoll , Mayor Frost and others.
t-
Shivering Parl-dann.
ICopi/rfeM 1889 bit Jdtnet Qonlon nennclt , ' ]
PATHS , July 23. ( Now York Hornld
[ Table Special to THE Ucn.J The woothor
n Paris continues cold and windy. Straw
nits have been disappearing and light over
coats have become nn nprooablo necessity.
Small fires are lighted in apartments and
every ono Is wondering when the Siberian
blasts that have ohillcd the Parisians to the
core for the past fortnight will cease. Cables
from the Herald's ' meteorological bureau an
nouncing hot weather in America nro rend
with interest , but it Is now predicted by
weather exports here that the high temperature -
turo in America has caused n vacuum that Is
bolng filled by cold waves of atmosphere
from the Atlantic , that Is , In turn , replaced
Oy still colder nlr waves from the Baltic and
Scandinavia , so that no warm weather , of
which there Is no sign nt present , can bo ox-
.icctcd In western Europe until the hot spell
ceases In America. Consequently the Her
ald's ' meteorological cable announcing this
Tact Is anxiously awaited by the shivering
Parisians.
A Destructive Cyclone In Hungary ,
ICiipvrtglit 1SSD bu Jama Gordon nenntU. ' ]
VIENNA , July 23. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Ur-.B.I The most dis
astrous cyclone of many years has been
raging for several days In southern Hun
gary , Trnnsylvnnln nnd Bukovlnn , The de
struction of property is enormous. There is
reason to fear that hundreds of lives have
been lost. The area of the disturbance is
several thousand square miles. Many bodies
of men , women , children and cattle have
been recovered from the Danube , Tholss and
other rivers. Many animals were killed by
hall and lightning. Tbo majority of deaths
are by flood. Several churches nro In ruins.
Three of the twenty-four mills on the Danube -
ube remain. A crowded ferry boat was
blown against a steamer near Pcsth and
nearly all on board wcro drowned. A cir
cus was swept away at Szcgodln. Crops
were cither destroyed or greatly injured.
Palmer's Cool Read.
f Co ; yrlght 1SSD J > u James ( Jordan DsnneW.l
LONDON , July S3. [ Now York Herald Ca
ble Special to Tun UEE. ] A. M. Palmer ,
wife , baby nnd nurse were saved from death
probably today by Palmer's cool bond nnd
strong band. They were driving behind a
double team , when one horse frightened nnd
the team dashed oft ttt the top of tholr speed.
The driver lost his wits , nnd Palmer climbed
upon the box , took the reins from the driver
and guided tbo horses into a fence. A bun
dled spectators looked fora frightful catas
trophe. The American know what ho was
about , and ns a result nobody was hurt , but
the return Journey was made by boat. No
moro driving for Mrs. Palmer and baby.
Russia Will Grow Cotton.
ICopi/rlaM ItSO liuJamci Gonlan nennttt. }
LOXPOX , July 23. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BEE. ] Among tno
passengers on the Smile's last trip from Now
York was S. J. Raunor , an attache of the
Russian imperial household. Ho had spent
a year in the United States studying cotton
culture for the purpose of making a report to
the Russian government , which contemplates
growing cotton on a largo scale In part of the
Asiatic domain. Raunor is of the opinion
that the scheme is feasible.
lioulnniior's Ten Days Up.
PAUIS , July 23. The time granted to Bou
langer , Dillon and Rouhofort to answer the
summons of the senate court having expired
nn official to-day publicly read before their
residences the decree giving the accused ton
days in which to appear before the court.
Falling In this their property will bo seques
tered and they will bo deprived of all civil
rights.
GOING TO CHICAGO.
Milwaukon to lioso the Trnfllo Depart
ment of the O. , 01 , & St. P.
CHICAGO , July 23. Tno Times to-morrow
will say : Not only Is the truflla department
of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road
to bo removed from Milwaukee to Chicago
be fore the lapse of another month , but re
port has It that , the general ofllcos of the
Wisconsin Central are to bo located In this
city. The company's ' station in Chicago ,
which will bo completed about September 1 ,
Is provided with ample ofllco accommoda
tions. Slnco the recent traffic agreement
with the Northern Pacific the opinion has
become moro general that the Wisconsin
Contra ! would remove its offices to Chicago.
A. Roman Foror Victim.
NEW YORK , July 23. The remains of Miss
Madge Crawford , ot Kittanlng , Pa. , who
died of Roman fever last April , arrived hero
to-day from Gibraltar und were at once
shipped to Plttsburg for Interment. The
body was secretly removed from Rome , to
avoid the law requiring the immediate In
terment of persons dying of contuglous dis
eases ) and embalmed and placed In u me
tallic casket. This was boxed and marked
"valuable plato glass , " and shipped to
Naples by rail. It was passed as such
through the custom house , and at Gibraltar
a bill of lading for a corpse replaced the
plato glass manifest.
A Wonderful Ksonpc.
KANSAS CITY. July 23. Early this roomIng -
Ing tbo east wall of n three-story brick
building , No. 327 West Ninth street , occu
pied by Mrs. U. Norton ns n boardinghouse ,
fell outward , carrying with It the adjacenl
rooms which were filled with lodgers , who
uwoko to find themselves being hurled tc
the ( 'iound nnd burled in the debris. No
ono WAS Killed and only four persons were
Injured , nnd they but slightly , The accident
was caused by nn excavation which weakened
oned tlio foundation.
The Wyoming Methodlut Mission ,
LUIAMIB , Wyo. , July 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BBC. ] The annual session ot
the Wyoming Methodist mission closed to-
iii ht. To-day's services were conducted by
Bishop Gooilscll , of Texas , und Dr. AH -
Leonard , of Now York , Rev , D. L. Rador ,
of Cheyenne , was rcaj > poutcd ! superintend
cm of the mission. Very few changes were
made in the location of pastors. Rev , S. A.
Bright remains at Cheyenne und Rov. H , L
Wriston stays hero.
Just Llko Omaha's Woathcr.
LAIIAHIB , Wyo. , July 23. [ Special Tele-
gi-am to Tliu BUB. | A heavy atmosphere
lllto smoke has hung ever Laramle and nl
this section of Wyoming all day. Tbo sun
has appeared llko a dull red ball in the
heavens. It Is believed that the smoke
conies from the Montana forest fires , born
iiltbor by tno Chinook winds. The wind has
been strong from the northwest for two
days , _
Or. Hchmnlzkopf Drowned , .
BKUUX , July 63. Dr. Sohmclzkopf , sur
geon in chief of Captain WUsman's e.xne-
dltton , has bcou drowned at Zanzibar.
THE ROYAL WEDDING CARE ,
Hugo in Proportions and Gay In
Decorations.
FIVE AND A HALF FEET HIGH.
As Magnificent an Kdlflco ng Ever
Gnat the Gloom of Indigestion
Over the Biinshlno of Nup
tial Festivity.
A Monster Bnn Bnn.
[ Copur/oht / 1389 by Jnmta Qonlmi JJ.'mtcM
LOJJUOH , July 33. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Bnn.l After the
wedding ceremony at tha chapel yesterday
.ho Duke of Fife nnd his brldo prococdod to
Sheen house , a beautiful rcsldonco on
the Thames owned by the duko. The dis
tance from Marlborough house to Sheen la
about nine miles. Every yard of the dlstnnco
was a splendid welcome. At Mortlako 803
children strewed the path of the happy
couple with flowers. Tno children had been
trained to the work In sot fashion and began
according to orders , but were overpowered
by the occasion of the approach of the car
riage containing the duke and the princess.
The children threw down tholr flowers and
cheered wildly. Such an outburst must
liavo been as delightful as It was unexpected.
Smiles greeted the children from tha fair
young bride , but it was plain to those who
watched her closely that the spontaneous
ovation nlmost brought tears to her oycs.
The drive was n triumphal welcome. Just
beyond the Co into do Purls' house , whcro n
thousand little tricolors decorated the wulls , *
the Third East Surrey volunteers wore
drawn up to salute the party as they drove
under the garlands of flowers and under the
arch of Inurnl and thistles that spanned tha
gateway of the lodge. There was a rattle of
arms as they saluted and the carriage drove
through the open entrance. There was an
other rattle ns they grounded their rides
again , nnd the carriage with the bridal party
disappeared beyond the clump of rhododen
drons that face the hall door of the princess'
new homo.
Then came the ceremony of cutting the
wedding cake. . It was as magnificent nn edi
fice in sugar modeling and fret work as over
cast the gloom of indigestion ever the sun
shine of nuptial festivity. It was n tall
slender structure five feet and a half in
height , resting on n circular pedestal two
fcot and n half in diameter. It welched 150
pounds and was all in white sugar and deli
cate white flowers , with only a few touches
of deep color in small cardinal velvet and
gold coronets that faced four panels , on
which were worked the monograms. It
came from Suntor's famous old house in
Berkley square , which has made all the wed
ding cakes for all the royal and aristocratic
marriages since the queen was married , fifty
years ago. The cake proper was four or flvo
inches above the pedestal , and was u bulky
cylinder fourteen inches in height and
eighty Inches In circumference. It contained
all the Ingredients , from citrous to raisins ,
which are supposed to add Joy to the wed
ding scone. It had four panels , two of them
bearing the monogram "L. D. W. " Louis
Dagmar of Wales and "A. G. F. " Alex
ander George of Fife. Above oacn was n
red and gold coronet. Between the panes
the three feathers of the Prince of Wales
were embossed , and each panel was taste
fully bedded and partly framed In delicate
white arum lilies , white rose buds , white
orange blossoms and small white convolvull.
Above the cake was a Greek temple resting
on eight white columns , and a dome which
rose in diminishing tiers supported white
classical figures , on tno head of which was a
vnso from which bloomed a crown of white
flowers. Four delicate pendants foil from this
reaching nearly to the base. They wcro
composed of single flowers with Joined
storns. Ono was of snow white rosebuds
nnd tiny sprigs of heather. Another was of
orange buds and blossoms ; a third was of
small white sprays and heather. Scotch
thistle represented by half a dozen speci
mens formed the base of the flower orown ,
and partly wreathed the figure.
Shortly before 3 o'clock , and at the con
clusion of the d'lnnor , the bridal party has
tened back to Marlborough house between
solid banks of curious Londoners. Salvos of
ohccrs greeted the happy pagountry at every
stop. Tbo Duke of Fifo and his bride bad
one carnage to themselves. The Prince nnd
Princess of Wales were together.
Precisely at 4 o'clock her majesty made
her state departure from Victoria station on
route to Osborn. The flrst carriage con
tained a contingent of Indian servants , fol
lowed by a largo number of trusty attend
ants of state. Her majesty's carriage , which
concluded the procession , was preceded by
the royal groomsmen , and an escort of royal
Horse Guards. The queen rode in an open
carriage , and was accompanied by Prince
nnd Princess Henry of Batteuburg. The
line of route was crammed with people. In
the outer yard were massed in triangular
groups the police keeping order and clearing
the carriage way In obedience to the royal
wishes. The arrival , instead of the depart
ure , platform was used , and the start was
made at 4:15. :
Gnorijc Ijiidd Horloiialy III.
ICopyrtglit tssa l > u .TitmM OorJon nennsi/.l
LONDON , July 23. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TJIU BEB. ] George S.
Ladd , ot San Francisco , a prominent elec
trician , Is lying dangerously 111 at his house
In Plcadilly. Delirium set in to-day.
Tlio Cnliiinhln'H Performance.
NEW YOUK , July US. Six days , twenty-
ono hours and thirty-seven minutes ,
the time made by the Hamburg-
American twin screw steamer Columbia
from the Needles to Sandy Hook , is the best
time ever made over the course. It not only
beats all previous records to the westward
for that distance , but it also smashes the
records made by all the fust steamers the
Etrurln , Urnbrla , City of Now York and City
of Paris on tholr maiden trips from Liver
pool to Now York. The Columbia is 400 fcot
long , 50 foot wide , 33 feet deop. and has
10,000 tons displacement and 12,500 , horse
power engines.
A rittsbni-K Journalist Dead.
PITTSDOJIO , July 23. John C , Barr , a well-
known newspaper man , died this morning at
the ago of fUty-two years. Ho had boon at
different times connected with the Now York
World and Times , and at the time of his
death the Chronlclo-Tolo-
was employed on - -
graph of this city.
Short in Ilia AooountH.
KANSAS CITT , July 23. Cba.losS.'Crysler ,
, ot Independence , is reported to bo $30,000 ,
abort in his accounts. Ho is agent for sev
eral estates , Oryslor is at present in Wash
ington , but telegraphed bis father to give a
delivery bond and that ho would satisfy when
bo got homo.
Colonel JontV Watoh Found.
CINCINNATI , July 23. To-day Colonel
Jones' watch was found at the pawn shop.
whore Blytbe received 110 for It , Confronted
With the wMch end pawn broker , Blytho ad
mitted that he did pawn the watch , and said
ho had also tak o $1 in the colonel's ' pocket ,
U10TS AX CISOINNATI.
Not Much Dnmacco Done , , But Things
Moved Llvolr.
CINCINNATI , O. , July -To-dny 1ms boon
n regular field day between the saloonkeep
ers nnd tha police. Of the 212 saloonkeepers
who mot at Turner hall last week , all , with
the exception of about forty , tried to keep
opon. In consequence , there were about
ono hundred nnd fifty arrests. The pollco
had orders to ronrrcst all who attempted to
reopen nftor ball was given , but there were
no moro than thirty cosca of this kind. By
far the greater part of the sa
loons were , to nil appearance * ,
closed. Saloonkeeper Eichtor , who hn
mndo himself famous by his vigorous resist-
'
cnco of the Owen law , kept his saloon open ,
selling only "soft drinks , " such ns lemonade ,
mineral wntor , etc. , and was not arrested ,
Druggists , however , were not permitted to
sell soda water , lemonade or cigars.
Over the Rhino two or three riots took
place this afternoon. At Fifteenth nnd Vine
streets about 4 o'clock this nftornoon , the
police undertook to nrrcst n man for disor
derly conduct. A crowd of 1GOO , composed
chlolly of hoodlum's that Infest the neighbor
hood , quickly gathered , nnd the cry of
"Mob the police 1" was raised. The
mob set upon the pollco with clubs and fists ,
nnd onu policeman was badly beaten , his
scalp being cut , but ho is not seriously in
jured. About a dozen policemen kept the
crowd back with tholr clubs , while nn ofllcor
nrrostod the man. On the corner of Walnut
nnd Twelfth streets , nt Wnrllingor's saloon ,
nn unsuccessful attempt to resist the police
was mndo.
Three reporters , who wont over the Rhino
this evening to look up matters , had quito an
adventure. They were suspected of being -
ing splos nnd the crowd demanded
that they glvo nn account of themselves.
Two of them gnvo satisfactory reasons , but
the third was obliged to turn and run down
Vine street , followed by n mob , nnd ho only
escaped serious Injury by being rescued by
the pollco. Throughout the city the work of
the pottco has boon admirable. The entire
force of the city Is on duty. The most of
tnoso , however , nro hold In reserve nt the
various station houses , In case of an out
break. Moro saloons were closed to-day
than on any previous Sunday since the at
tempt was made to enforce the law.
There was a prearrangement by these
saloonkeepers who had agreed to remain open
to-day , so that these who were arrested had
no trouble In geetlng ball. The number of
these in favor of Sunday closing is constantly
increasing , and the rloutoas proceedings of
to-aav have made many accessions to tbo
law-abiding class.
THE CLEARANCE RECOIU ) .
Financial Transactions of the Coun
try For the LiiiHtVook. ; .
BOSTON , July 23. | Special Telegram to
Tim BBE.I The following table , compiled
from dispatches from the clearing houses in
the cities named , shows the gross exchanges
for the week ending July 27,1889 , with rule
per cent of Increase or decrease as com
pared with the amounts for the correspond
ing week in 1883 :
Chicago AnnrchlstH nnd Socialists
Colchrnto Mrs. I'aroons * Snocoh.
CHICAOO , July 23. The 100th nnnlvorsary
of the stormln ? of the Bastilo was celebrated
by the socialistic and anarchistic societies in
this city to-day. It was a jubilee day for the
anarchists , Mrs. Lucy E. Parsons , the
widow of the noted anarchist , made an In
cendiary speech that wus loudly ap
plauded. She said the fall of
the Bastilo , while a blow to tyranny
did not destroy economic slavery , There
must bo nnotnor revolution , n revolution
against the "Bastlles of labor. "
The people will rlso , storm and capture
these Bastlles. They will boar out the heads
of these devils , the capitalists , on the tops
of pike staves , f Applause. ! They presume to
rule by the dlvina right of tliu nllo nnd the
gntlln ? RUII , the noose and tbo prison. You
must seize tlioso rifles nnd these Ratling
puns , destroy the Fallows and storm the
prisons , You must not march In tlio streets
to bo mowed down , but you must got within
the walls and victory is yours. I say there
will bo a revolution. I say , you men nro
brave enough to rise and , put down the ty
rants. The revolution comes , the red ( lug
waves , the Bastilo falls , the common pcoulu
are triumphant. History repeats Itself. "
The crowd cheered itself hoarse at the
conclusion of Mrs. Parsons' speech. Paul
Grottknu , the well known anarchist , echoed
the sentiments so vehemently expressed by
Mrs , Parsons.
Printer * Will Rosiac Itadiiotlpn ,
NEW VOHK , July 28. To-day's ' mooting of
Typographical uniontoo. 0 , Is said to have
been the largest over hold In this city. A
thorough discussion of tha troubles of the
past week was had , and by a vote of about
800 to 400 , it was decided to resist to the
utmost any reduction in the prlco of compo
sition. They regard "Big 0" as the back
bone of trade unionism in the Umtod States ,
ana it Is assumed that if they wern reduced
hero , the printers' stronghold , a reduction
would follow la the truao all over the
country ,
The committee adjourned at 1 o'clock In the
morning without taking action , They will
meet again this afternoon ,
A BpanlHii llonul > ) lcnn Pint.
Ri JA EIHO , July 23. Adrian Yallo , the
Portugese who fired a shot at Dora Pedro
on the night of July 10 , while the latter was
leaving a theater , declares ho was instigated
tomako the attempt upon the emperor's lifo
by u republican association.
The Weather IiidiutiilnnH.
For Nebraska niU Iako ! Llht local
showers , coolnr , folnwol > y rM ig touij era-
turu and uorttn > ci . ,
CHEERFUL CROP PROSPECTS ,
A Year of Great Plenty Presaged
For Iowa.
THE SONG OF THE KATYDID.
N
Commissioner Doy ling Hoard the
Testy Llltlo Dogtnntlgt nnd
Fears Froat In Blx
Weeks.
A Cheerful Bhowlnj * .
DBS MOIXES , la , , July 23. [ Special to
THIS Bcii.l The prospect for remarkable If
not unprecedented crops in Iowa this year ,
Improves every day. Secretary Shaffer , of
the state agricultural society , is busy com
piling his crop report , ami ho says that tha
Indications so far are of n most astonishing
character. The crop of oats this year will
bo very largo relatively. It has Buffered
very llttlo from either wind or rain , while
last year It suffered n great deal. The wheat
crop is now n small one In Iowa , because
farmers find that some other grain gives a
bettor return. The hay crop hi general Is
very good. The flrst yield suffered n llttlo
by early drouth , but the aftermath is very
fine. Corn In In splendid condition nnd will
show nu Immense crop. In this connection
sp cculatlons nro already being board as to
when the first frost may bo expected. Speak
ing of this subject , Railroad Commissioner
Doy remarked the ether day : "I am not at
all superstitious , but Monday evening while
I was at my homo in Iowa City , I heard the
flrst katydid slug , nnd the old belief that the
flrst frost would follow In six weeks oc
curred to mo. That would bring the flrst
frost on September a , most tno early for the
corn. " Other persons report having hoard
the katydid sing that same evening , and
there will bo a great deal of interest In seeing
how near the old Baying comes true. While
the corn Is looking very fine , n stinirlng frost
ns early as September 3 would have n very
serious effect upon it.
noport of tho. Insurance Department.
DBS MOINKS , la. , July 23. 1 Special to
THE BEE. ] Tlio advance shoots of the an
nual report of the insurance department ot
the state auditor's ofllco are now out , nnd
they contain some Interesting figures. They
show that in the state there are 110 cooperative
tive lire und tornado associations. These
had risks in force January 1 , 18S9 , amounting
to $59,817,170.00 , an Increase of nearly ? 10- ,
000,000 In the past year. The risks written
amounted to $15,055,893.48 and the risks can
celed to $5,273,808.70. , During the year these
companies paid losses to the amount of $05-
771.00 , nnd the total expanses amounted to
8131,931.31 , making the percentage of cost to
amount of risk only 17.5 of 1 per cent. These
companies therefore paid less than $100,000
of losses on ever $50,000,000 of risks. The
Iowa companies doing ottier than
life insurance business were seven
teen in nil. These seventeen com
panies wrote during the year risks
amounting 10 § 03,218,440 , received in pre
miums $1,447,833.53 , paid losses amounting
to $427,907.19 and incurred losses to the
amount of $421,445.33. The per cent of losses
paid to premiums received was 29.5. At the
same time there were ninety-seven foreign
companies doing bnsines in Iowa , not life
business. These wrote risks amounting to
$132.000,770 , received in premiums $1,831-
189.81 , paid losses of $031,533.53 and Incurred
losses to the nmount of $578,314.03. The per
cent of losses to premiums received was 117.7.
The 114 companies , including the seventeen
Iowa and ninety-seven foreign companies ,
doing other than lifo business , wrote , during
1838 , risks amountingIo-J00,879.2l0 , received
ns'premiums es 'J.OSS ' , paid losses of
$1,109,555.77. and incurred losses to the
amount of 909,759.41. The per cent of losses
to premiums received was , therefore , 33.8.
Nine companies other than fire and life
Eucn as boiler , live stock , plate glass , etc.
did business in the state during
the year , writing risks to the amount
of § 7,012,073 , received premiums of
$108,803.25 nnd paid losses of $33,000.82 , and
Incurred losses of $32,07 ,43. The grand
total of these 12 < l companies , including all
the 117 Iowa and foreign companies doing
other than life , and the nine companies
doinp other than flrn and life , was : Amount
of risks written , 1307,891,859 ; premiums re
ceived , $3.387,891.60 ; losses paid , $1,145- ,
210.59 ; and losses incurred , $1.0J2,734.b9.
During the year twenty-nine companies
did a lifo insurance business in the state.
The number of policies in force December
31 , 1837 , was 25,443 , , written during the year
18S8 , was 8,259 , ; terminated , 0370 , leaving in
force December 31 , 1883 , 20.812 , an increase
of 1,309 policies. The amount of lifo insur
ance policies In force December 31 , 1883 , was
$53,0 ,114 , an increase of about $1,500,000
during the year. The premiums paid on this
insurance were $1.291,650.90. The losses
paid were $517,007.81 , nnU the losses incurred
$195,521.50. From these figures it appears
that the people of Iowa paid last year for all
kinds of insurance $ -1,311,1)03.83. )
The SkirmlMh Linos.
Dns MOINES , la. , July 23. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : BEE. ] The contest for the re
publican nomination for governor is getting
very wavm. Up to last night twenty county
conventions had been hold , of which the In
structed delegations are as .follows : For
Hull Polk SO , Davis 8 , Gutbrlo 12.
Webster 13 , total f.9. . For Wheeler Sao 10 ,
Plymouth 10 , Hardln 14 , Sioux 11 , Osceola
4 , Ida 7 , total 50. For Hutchison Wnpollo
17. For Larrabeo Cass 13.
Of the unlnstructad counties the record
btands : Appnnoose Fignt for Hull , 2 for
Wheeler und 2 for Hutchlnson. Dccatur
Wheeler 9 , Larrabee 1. Dubuque Hull 5 ,
Wheeler 5 , Hutchison 0. Kcokuk Is claimed
for Hutchison for first choice ; Powoshlek
Is also for Hutchison , Giving Wheeler the
benefit of the Marshal county primaries , al
though the convention has not been held , and
giving Hull \Varren county on the same
basis , leaves the count up to data us follows
on a fair estimate : Hull 94 , Wheeler DO ,
Hutchison 52 , Larrabeo 14 , unpledged 10. It
Is BO far neck and nock between Hull and
Wheeler , with Hull u little ahead.
The Democratic fitnto Convention.
DCS MOINKS , In. , July 23. [ Special to Tin ;
BEE. ] The cull for the democratic state con
vention which Is to meet at Sioux City , Sep
tember 18 , Is now in circulation , Ono noticea
ble thing about it is that the cull was signed
by the secretary of the state committee , and
that the nauio of the chairman , contrary to
custom , does not appear. The only explana
tion of this ornlsulon given Is that the chair
man , Er. Eel Hunter , is general agent at this
city for the Chicago , Burlington ft Qulnoy
railroad , nnd if his nn.ne appeared In eight
soina of the democratic grangers might bo-
llovo that the "Q" was trying to run the
democratic party , so his numo Is Kept out of
sight. Dubuque will Imvo the largest num
ber of dclogatcsjtwenty two. Scott will follow
with twcnty-oneCllnton nnd Polk with nine
teen nnd Pottawattnmlo with eighteen. The
totQl number of delegates will bo 818 If they
all attend.
An latoroHiinu Iloiinlnn.
Des MOINES , la. , July 23. [ Special to
THE UKC. | A very interesting reunion pf
army workers has been in progress at Bluff
Park , on the Mississippi , below Burlington ,
the past week. It was the tenth annual re
union of members of the United States
Christian commission , sanitary commission ,
army chaplains , Rod Cross , White Cross and
other philanthropic organizations. The mov
ing spirit was Mrs , Annie Wluenmoyor , of
Philadelphia , who was so useful during the
war In organizing relief corps , nnd sondlni ?
nurses to the field , otc. She mndo tha open
ing address nt the reunion ; other speakers
were Rov. John O. Foster , of Chicago , Rev ,
Lucius Hawidns , of Valparaiso , Ind. , Dr.
Sanford Hunt , of Now York , nnd others who
had been prominent In the different Branches
of army work , included In this organization ,
Slstors of St. Frnnols Convocation , ,
DCS MOINRS , la , , July 23 , [ Special to Tun
Bnn.J A rather unique convocation Is now
being hold at Dubuquo. It Is n gathering of
tbo Sisters of St. Francis from nil parts ot
Iowa. They cnmo together for their annual
retreat. Tim presiding occloslastlu Is Father
Alphonsus , of Mt. Calvary , WIs. The
mother house of this order is at Dubuque ,
and there are hundreds of the sisters there
now. Bismarck expelled the order from
Germany soum fourteen years ngo , nnd two
communities wcro established In the west ,
ono of them nt Iowa City , which two years
later removed to Dubuquo. Tha order has n
number of missions nnd schools in Iowa
now. nnd moro will bo established this fall.
During the retreat the sisters will devote
themselves to religious Instruction nnd med
itation.
G. A. I ! .
WATBKLOO , In. , July 23. f Spolinl Telegram
to TUB Bcc.l Robert Anderson Post G. A.
H. , of this city , has adopted resolutions callIng -
Ing upon Commander Smith , of the depart
ment of Iowa , to recall his circular ndvlslng *
non-nttondanco nt the national encampment.
The reasons assigned nro that It Is an In
Justice to tno comrades nt Milwaukee , nnd If
successful will provo n death blow to nil fu
ture encampments ; also that It Is an attempt
nt u boycott that places the originator In n bad
light before the country. The resolutions
further express confidence in the loyalty of
Commander Smith to the order , nnd sympa
thy with him In his resentment towards the
roads for tholr broach of faith , but believe
that tha stops taken are ill advised. It is
also atuU'd that the attendance from this
post wld bo us largo as usual.
Aii Indignation Moctlntr.
WATERLOO , la. , July 23. | Special Tola-
gnimto THBBDG. ] The Indignation meet
ing called lor last evening to protest against
the proposed change of location of the post-
office In this city was postponed , to bo held
on call of the committee. It Is believed that
an investigation of the matter will bo made
by the department. The citizens ol the west
side are becoming very furious ever the mat
ter and declnro that if they are not given n
chance to make n showing they will carry
the trouble into politics nt the coining elec
tion and knife the republican candidates at
tbo polls. In this they claim that thoyaro
supported by the entire south part of the
county.
The Mississippi Editors.
WATEIII.OO , la. , July 27. [ Special Tclo
gram to TUB Bcn.J The Mississippi editor
ial excursion will reach this city to-inorrow
ever the Illinois Central road. They will bo
given nrido around the city and a banquet
at the Logan house at noon. Hon. Matt Par-
rutt , editor of the Reporter of this city , and
K. M. C.irr , editor of the Manchester Demo
crat , will meet them at Manchester as n com
mittee of the Iowa Editorial association nnd
escort them through the state.
Dying Ii > the Pen.
Sioux CITV , In. , July 23. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ! Sheriff Magee to-day received a letter -
tor from the Fort Madison penitentiary say
ing thatGeorgo Trout , who is serving a lifo
sentence for the murder of Ed Hatch two
years ngo , is In the last stages of consump
tion , and can only live a few weeks at most.
Trout Is a noted gambler. Ton years ago he
murdered an old man nt Denver. lie Is said
o Have killed another man , also u gambler ,
nt Omaha several years ago.
Itoduolnc the Police Force.
Sioux CITV , la. , July 23. [ Special to Tun
BEE.J Three months ago the Sioux City
police was reduced by the dismissal of ono-
thlrd of its members. The chief of police
says that further reductions can now bo
made. The six months last past Imvo been
the quietest in the history of the pollco es
tablishment , averaging less than ninety ar
rests pur month.
A JDistrilmtiii ; ; Station.
WATEIILOO , la. , July 23. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The Consolidated Tank
Line company has made arrangements to es
tablish a distributing station In this city lor
the entire north part of Iowa. An extensive
plant will be put In here by the company ,
and it Is said that It will bo the largest plant
of the kind in the state.
WYOMING Olti FIELDS.
Their \Vondcrfiil Resources al Last
.Being KocoKiilzod.
CAsrnu , Wyo. , July 27. At last the oil
fields of Wyoming are beginning to bo de
veloped in the right direction. Heretofore
the country has been , to a certain extent ,
only fooled with. Claims have been taken
up at random without any regard to the Indi
cation of oil. | The party locating these
claims generally acted for an association of
oit'lit , seven of whom never saw tno ground.
These potty associations took up this land
for speculation , never Intending to make any
development , and in very many cases , where
the work has been done by agents ,
the ground has been only scratched , nnd con
sequently such claims are open to relocation ,
Moro stringent district laws , to bo framed
nnd enforced this fall , will wipe out n good
many stock and claim puddlora. With the
exception of the three wells bored in 1885 by
an Omaha firm , there has boon no attempt at
material development until this year , There
might , without much doubt , have been oil
struck last year by un outfit boring .fifteen
miles west of hero , but it is admitted on all
sides that bad management nnd neglect of
superintendence on the part of these Imme
diately charged to see the thing through
caused the collapse of the machinery , and
the falluro ot the company. Now there is a
fair prospeot-that the result of this year's
operations will show the country to be rich in
the production of oil. The Northwestern Coal
nnd Oil company , with first-class drilling
machinery , is boring in the Rattlcsnnko
district and Is down about 800 feet , with
every Indication of striking oil In abundance ,
The llessemcr Town Slto company i work
ing steadily nnd U down 900 feet. On yes
terday the machinery of Messrs. Crane .t
Motfatt arrived here from Oil City , Pa. It
Is all now nnd of tno latest and best design.
In onu week from now It will buontha
ground and boring will liavn commenced
within a few days after. Thorn is an the
road trom Pennsylvania another drilling
outfit , which is expected here about
the middle * of August , nnd it him
made arrangements to put down u
well on Salt crock about thirty miles
north of this town. Everything points to
wards fronumo and productive activity
through the field during this fall. There
seems to bo u good future in store for this
town , It Is all the time ntcadlly increasing ,
There is no boom , but the town U surely
malting progress. There are at present three
buildings , ono a brick , being added , aggre
gating in cost about $7,000. Ranches uro
numerous around , and the wool and cattle
shipments this year will run all the way
from $3,000.000 , to $5,000,000. The climate of
Caspar can not bo nurpassed and its situation
U delightful , beiiKt on the Plntlo river nt
the foot of the Casper mountains , from
whl6h ilow streams fed by catiyonu , ravines
and waterfalls ,
O c
A Itmvard for liiuihirl'n Capture.
ZANZIIIAII , July 28. Captain WUsuiann
offers a reward of 2,000 rupees for the cap
ture of Chief Uushlri. Huuhlri with his own
band murdered an ofllcer of tUo Knit Africa
company namud Nielnon.
THE ABORIGINES OF ALASKA
An luvoatlffatlon Into Tholr Hnbllo
and Customs.
THEY ARE PROVING PROGRESSIVE
The United Stntos Sonntn [ Committee
on Indian Affairs JInkes n
Visit to the Now Mctln *
lent Snvngca.
Ilruno Hoard Prom.
, Alnslco , July 23 , ( via Tncomn , W.
T. , ) July 23. ISnootnl Telegram to Tim
BUB. ] The British Hoot Swiftsuro , Am-
phlon and Icarus steamed Into Qnstlnoau
otmnnal , nt the head of which buy llesj the
ohlof mining town of Alaska , nnd on the op-
poslto bank Douglas City , the scat ot the
colobnitcd Trcadwoll inluo , about 5 o'clock
on the afternoon of July S31 , nnd as they
swung Into their moorings a black cloud of
smoke in the cast announced the np-
ix'onch of a steamer supposed to bo the
tourist snip Coroim , duo from San Francisco
on that day , but which proved to bo the
Albatross , the United States fish commis
sion steamer , with the sotinto committee on
Indian nffalra on board , consisting of Sena
tor Dnwcs , chairman ; Senators Mandcraon ,
of Nobrnskn , Jones , of Arkansas , and Stock-
brldco , of Michigan , with Colonel Canaday ,
sorgeant-at-arnis of the sonuto , Anzl Smith ,
superintendent of the semite document room ,
Private Secretary Nolan , Mrs. Mumlorson ,
Mrs. Dawos and Mrs. Jonos. They nro on
tholr return to Port Townsend , where they
will po at once , thence to Portland and
thcnco to the F Intuond Indian reservation In
Montana , thonuo cast.
At Now Motlaunt , situated nt Port Ches
ter , Alaska , the committee commenced tholr
first inquiries Into the condition of the com
munity of Inlans under the charge of Mr.
Duncan , the English missionary who has
been among this trlbo for the past
thirty years. Thorn nro about
twelve hundred of them. On ac
count of his very liberal religious
teachings ho Incurred the displeasure of the
English church , under whoso control ho hod
been , and In order to enjoy more religious
freedom , moved his Indians Into United
States territory a few years ngo. The coin-
mlttoo was disappointed nt finding Mr. Dun
can awuy , but they made a thorough In
vestigation Into the condition of the In
dians and found them living In an
apparent state of ontlro contentment and
engaged In almost all the pursuits of the
whites. Tholr execution of nrtlstlc designs
upon silver , wrought by themselves Into
bracelets , rings ana all kinds of Jewelry , Is
marvelous. Baskets made in brilliant col
ors , from stripped reeds , constitute a beauti
ful and artistic employment for most of the
women of the trlbo. The particular griev
ance is their anxloty to posseas
lands in severally , or to have cer
tain parcels sot asldo for thorn ,
that they may cultivate nnd hold indlvidua
right , and modestly usl < that the whole ot
Qraviur Island bo given to their t'ribo. They
found the state of the morals of tha Indian
women nt New Motlnknt far nbovo the average -
ago of Indian women nf this territory ,
At Sitka. the committee visited the habita
tions of the Indians , and learned from
personal intercourse Into tholr habits and
needs. At this place , as well as the different
points yisitod so far , they have failed to
learn of a single case where uu Indian
woman or girl has been forcibly taken from
her parents mid inado to submit to the brute
passlonsof ; men. They Imvo , howovor.lcarned
that the companionship and virtue of the
women is a matter of dollars and cents , and
not difficult to negotiate for.
On the night or tno arrival of the Albatross
tress a uortlon of the committee \vero
brought ashore , under the guidance of
Colonel Canaday , nt a late hour , and from a
fair distance behind pillars in front ot tha
rudely constructed dnnco houses watched
for a few moments the dusky maidens as
they whirled through the dizzy mares of the
waltz , nnd as soon as the waltz was
over saw them accompany their white
partners to the bar ; where
they immediately commenced to suck
the juice from the orange , which Is distrib
uted as tholr portion of the treat , after each
dance , while their partners swallowed tha
regulation "forty-rod. " They were surprised
to llnd such an apparent freedom from row
dyism , quarrels nnd disturbances of nny
character in any portion of the territory , and
remarked the ontlro absence of six-shooters
about the person of a single Individual ,
a feature always so prominent ! n the
raining camps of the west. Their In
quiry into the titles of real cstnta
disclosed the fact that in this town of a
thousand Inhabitants not a foot of land is
owned In foe simple , but that buildings and
improvements pitas from ono to another by
simply a bill of sale , and this practice is uni
versally regarded as In every respect a com
plete and perfect title.
At o filleting In the town hall on the mornIng -
Ing of July 23 It was packed with
Indians , and some Invivldunl complaints were
made as to the bad treatment rccolvcd by
the male members of the tribe from the
whltn men , but disclosed no outrages upon
the women by force or intimidation. At a
public meeting of the citizens no concen
trated or defined Ideas were expressed upon
which nil scorned to agree as to their needs ,
but the extension of ilia homestead laws to
the territory was urgucd , territorial organi
zation permitted and sorno means by which
the tltlo to lands nnd especially to town
property will bo arranged. Later la
the day the committee listened to
tUo arguments of a committee of cltl/ons ,
urging tliu extension of the land laws Into
their territory , and the question of terri
torial government was discussed and urged
as a much needed wunt.
The volume of business done on the Sab
bath at Juneau Is regulated only by
the physical ability of tbo laborers
and business men to cngago In thulr
avocations HOVOII days In the week.
After attending religious service at tha
Indian mission the senatorial delegation
strolled among the places of business , se
lecting curloo offered by the vendors In rare
profusion nnd purchased handsome and ex
pensive furs to adorn ttieir eastern homes.
When Senator Dawos was nsked if ho was
in the habit of doing his shopping on Sun
day ho remarked that the difference In time
between his homo and hero would make this
a week day , and ho was traveling by eastern
time. MINIJI : W. Huucu.
MS I ) IJY WOMI2N.
Tim Htrllcliic Minors nt Knnjjley
Threaten Trouble *
STIIATKK , 111. , July 28. . The riotous pro
ceedings of the striking minors at Knngloy >
last night has caused considerable apprehen
sion. Headed by 150 women , the whola
mining population of the town inarched to
the shaft of the Star coal company , nnd
nrmcd with various weapons dared the mi
ners at work below to oomo up the abaft.
When three men climbed to the mouth of the
pit they wera roughly bundled , nnd tha
others were afraid to como up , The deputy
sheriff who went from this city to disperse
the mob could do nothing to nulot the oxclto-
merit , and had It not been lor the extrecaa
lightning and rain storm which came up se
rious trouble would have resulted. A renew
al of the riotlug is feared to-morrow.
BtoimiHlilp Arrlvnls.
At NOAV York -Tho Umbna , from Liver
pool ; La Ilourgogno , from Havre ; tbaNout-
trla , front Naples ; the Anchorh , from Glas
gow.
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