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I The Omaha I Daily Bee
? NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA , MONDAY MOKjSTBfgr , NOVEMBER 25 , 1S39. NUMBER 158. '
UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL
H An Outllno or tbo Foundation of
Hr J the Now Ropubllo
i SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO OUR OWN
j
IB A Talk With the Lender * of the
HH I'rovlHlmnl Government luo
HH French Osblncl Gains Its
HB f I rut Victory
BvB
HB Pronrnniinn of the New It * nu1)llc.
B BV ) ( OtpurlaM t63 liu Jitmtt tlimtnn lltnnttt )
HH } RioJankiho , Nov 24. | New York Herald
HH 1 Cable bpuul.il to Tun line ) It has been
BBB D no easy task for ino to rcplv at one * to your
BBB 8 several mossaijos , for u strict censorship Is
HH g still lu existence over dispatches leaving tilts
HH ft city and especially over tlioso dispatches ad-
HH g dressed to the nowspipors C.ipl.iln Aver
B H § ona , who has Just been appointed director of
HH U telegraph , exercises the closest supervision
B H fi ever nil messages outward bound , while ha
HHj n has provisionally suspended communication
HHJ I with nil points Inland , thus rendering It lm-
HHJ R possible for outsiders to learn what Is going
HH ] R on In the provinces As requested by you ,
HHJ ) ' I have called on General Deodora Da
HHJ j Fbnecca and Or Burdoza , the lenders of tbo
H | n provisional government , and had a general
HHJ conversation with thorn concerning tbo
B BJ programme which U Is tliclr Intention to sco
HHJ carried nut with a view to establishing the
B BJ republic of the United btates of Hiazil on n
B Bj firm nnd durable basis In tha course of
HH ] this , on their part , diplomatics talk , I gathered
HH ] that although tlio elections will tnno plnco
BBB early next month , no positlvo data has so far
HH ] been arrived at when , under the system of
HH largely extended suffrage Just decreed , the
HH ] Brazilian electors will be called upon to send
HH * toprosautatlvcs to that conslltuont nsscmbly
HH upon .vhleh will full the arduous task of
HH framing the constitution of the newly
HH horn rcpubho The mombcrs of the
HH provisional government unuoubtodly volcod
public opinion when they informed mo that
from the very outset I * , has boon determined
not to pormlt splitting up of the various
provinces , or states , ns they may now prop
i erly bo called The feeling that led to the
revolution embodied this sentiment , and as
fours nro felt of its Doing carried out , Brazil
lias long since been awalto to the auvantuges
_ , of federation and its republican leaders have
HHJ | carefully studied your constitution There
MHK . . is no dangar , therefore , of n series of tlioso
HH pronunclntnontos nnd outbreaks which have
BBBB in the past and nro Btill the custom In the
BBBb Central nnd South Ameiican republics
BBBl Brazil seeks rather to emulate the
greater united States lying to the north
BBBb Under these circumstances there Is no oc-
BBBb casion to fear that the constituent as-
BBBb somblv , vvlion called Into existence , will In
BBBl any way bo gagged or fettered It will bo
HHl in unison with the popular wish , and the full
HHl powers delegated to it by the pcoplo will
BBBl simply onnblo it to carry out their wishes ,
HH1 the most pronounced ono of which can bo
expressed in the smgla word Union , ' ) As
( I have just said , the constitution o f the
United States of America will bo the model
_ . which the constituent usscmbly will adopt ,
H Hj [ with porhnps such modifications as to the
H H length of the presidential term , relations
BBBl between church and state and other minor
jBBBj details , as required by the diflcrcnt circum-
HH J Btunucs under whicn Soutborn Americans
HB 1 live Uut the main features of yourconstl-
1BBB J tutlon will undoubtcd'y bo adopted It Is
rBBB j among the probabilities ttiut the question of
'JHH 6 compensating slave owners for tholrsuddon
| BB i [ * loss of manual labor will come up for con
JBBB I Bldcration , but nothing was said to mo on the
HHjl I subject , and Igive you this
BBB I merely as a rcusonablo conjecture The pro
BBB 1 visional government docs not deem It nocos-
BBBB I Bary to interfere with the dotcgatos to the
H HJ I international conference at Washington , nor
HHW g with their labors in bringing about acorn
'BBBB ' 5 inorulal treaty , which , after all , was nevcr , to
HHT t benefit the dynasty , but the country itself ,
\ BBB ? / Thus In that respect no alarm need bo felt
HH ; f and things will go on as smoothly as if no
BBff change had happened in Ilrnzil's form of
1 BBl government It has not entered into the
' Bf minds of the present rulers to in any wuy
[ BB , limit the powers of 13razll's ' delegates In this
1 BBt ; connection Tno provincial assemblies ,
iBfl i pending tbo result of the labors of tha forth
Bfl coming constituent assembly , will remain
BB dissolved ns n matter of , course Now and
Bfl in the future the raising , guaranteeing
ABJ and settling of loans will dovalopa upon the
geuoral government in order to Inspire moro
' confidence iu the money mnikots of the
worla , which wlso decision will do
* much to rcraovo all fears If
any mpro exist as to Urozll'n readiness to
i honorably discharge Its flnanciul obligations
Among the reforms introduced is the disso
lution of the civil cede commission , as tbo
framing of civil legislation Is to bo trans
ferred to the several states
hhb 11 - The Marquis Do Monte Pascboval , nrch-
BBa , bishop of San Salvador , metropolitan and
BBB prlmato of Brazil , has accepted the situation
BBB and bus Invoked heavens blessing on * tbo
BBB now state of things
BBB i With regard to financial matters , govern
, BBB f mont bonds and exebango rouiuln llrm ,
BBB I Vvhllo tha shares of recently formed com
BBB I panics nro slightly doprcssod The morcau-
I tlio commuuity Is preparing un address
BBl f tbanblAg the goverainent for preserving
BBl I order Uruguay and the Argentina Ilopablto
BBl have signified their intention of malntaiulnc ;
, BBV tbo existing relations between tbolr govern
1 BB meat and that of llrazll
BB * Senator Sllvera Martinez , whoso arrest I
BBf nnnour.cod yesterday , will bo imprisoned in
BBl tbo fortress of Santa Cruz , where ho is ox- *
BB | pooled to arrive November 27 ,
_ BBJ There has b03ii a slight disturbane at Al-
BH kgoas , but it was uu'uccissfut ,
BJ TliK ritKNOM M1NI8XKV.
BM Its First rnrllainoii'nry Bklrmlsh
BBk Oooiiib mi the Jtutcli Alunoiioty
BBl ICopw toUtlsno'bu Jnma UorJan lltim-A' , }
BBl Pauis , Nov SI I Now York Herald Cable
BBm Special to Tiik IIbk.-- ] ho ministry had
BBl Its first parliamentary skirmish In the chain
BBJ bcr lust week , and it nearly bad a disastrous
Bfl lssuo Although thq match monopoly quos
Bfl tlon is not political iu its character , the
BB check tbo minister of ( bianco niol Thursday
BBB through the combined votes of the radicals
BBB and the right was un event not lacking in
BB political Blcmllcaucc ' If In u matter in-
BBBe volviug the equilibrium of the budget the
: BBB cabinet worq not uulo to secure a majority of
BBB j votes in support of tbolr project , If it was so
1 BBB T carly ln tll ° SCS9l ° " exposed to defeat from a
BBB 1 coalition of tha cxtrotnu lert with the right ,
BBB I there would scorn to bo good grounds for
BBB 1 fears that the chamber is going very
BBB I soon to fall into the chroma
' BBJ 1 statu of a parliamentary aud governmental
BBl I crisis that characterized the lust legislative
BBB f period
BB& It is true that ou Saturday the situation
BBl * was saved by Tlrard cud Houvler , who
BBB showed in the tribune greater firmness than
- BBB , the uilolstor of fluanca , had manifested
BH Thursday At a result of tbo victory for
BBn *
thoenbmot by throwing outj nrtlclo 8 , the I
object of which was to fix n tax on the inniiu-
fncturo of matches , tbo ohnmber demolished
the project of Loydot and Petrol , which was
withdrawn immediately nftcr tno vote
If the government has definitely won It
has only done so with the utmost dltuculty
Artlclo 3 wns thrown out by a vote of 241 to
237 , a majority of only four for the govern
ment It Is true thnt the question of cell fl-
denco in the cabinet wns not involved , but no
ono in political circles was Ignorant of the
fnct that the cablnot , nnd more especially
tbo minister of ilnanco , attached peculiar
lmportanco to the result of tbo vote It
Bhould bo added that the success of the
cabinet was duo to the votes of a few mem
bers of the right nnd to the abstention of n
stilt larger number , as well as to the fact
that the radicals wore divided upon the
question , few of them voting with tbo gov
ernment ,
The only conclusion , If nny , to ho drawn
from this debate and the votes to whlcn It
gave nso is that the so-called governmental
majority Is so far solid It also aomonstrntcs
that the radicals nro still faithful to tbolr
old Ideas nnd that they will not hoiltnto to
seizu upon any favornblo opportunity to em
barrass the cablnot , to which they
piotond to glvo tholr auport | The opporj
tunlsls have been flattering themselves that
they cuu easily coma to an understanding
with the radicals if not on political aU least
on purely business questions They must
now sco that It is preclsolv on these so-called
business questions that the discord botwocn
them and the radicals most easily arises But
for the support of n portion of tbo right tha
minister of llnnnco would bavo been de
feated , and the government will act wlsolv if
in futuru It docs not count too much on the as-
ststunco of the radicals and does not dlsdnin
the aid that it may have tendered it by tbo
conservatives
blRiiincnnt Kt'iuai-ic * by Don Prdio
tCnpj/rljM iSU ) hu James Gordon llcnntt ' )
BuussBis , Nov 21. fNow York Herald
Cable Special to Tint Bcr I A corre
spondent of the Independence liclgo has had
nn interview with Cappollo the I'ortuguoso
explorer , who li nn official dolcgato to the
nnti-slavory congress Cappelln repeated an
expression used by Dom l'edro when ho last
left Europe for Brazil When the steamer
touched at Llsbin his mijcsty was too un
well to land and several ministers weut ou
board to present homage Dom Dadro sud
denly interrupted n conversation on general
politics by saying :
"I am an American "
When tno ministers looked incredulous ho
repeated the phrase : "
"I am a republican "
Cappollo added smilingly : Perhaps his
majesty does not blame the revolution It
has but responded to bis desire "
THE NUW KUPUIililG
Vnlonto lins Nn Kear 111 it It Will
Mulit lp !
W VSIHSGTOX" , Nov 21. Senor Valento , the
Brazilian minister , this afternoon received a
cablegram Informing him that ull the
provinces hud signified their adharenca to
the republic and tlio provincial government
without nny rcsistanco or protest ; that the
the government extended the right to vote
to nil citizous excepting these unable to rend
and write , aud tnat tbo archbishop , the
Head of the chnrch , today conferred his
solemn benediction upon tbe government nnd
the republic
Dr Valento places no credence in the re
ports from Europe hinting at the instability
of the now governmoiit and tbo probaola
brealtlug up of Brazil into three separata
states Ho regards tha republic as perman
ent aud thinks that the new congress wnich
will bo electoJ under tbo enlarged suffrage
ptoposcd by the provisional govornmcrt will
complete the organization of the new republic
iu a manner entirely satisfactory to the people
ple of Brazil
xiin rosToppiori depauimrst
An UnsntfHr.iotory Stnio of AfTnlrs lu
thnStnr Itouti Snrvlco
Washington , Nov til Second Assistant
Postmaster General Whitfield's annunl report -
port shows the annual rate of expenditures
for the star route servioo to Juno 80lbS9 ,
was $3i. 33,837 , number of routes 1,077 , n -
grocato length 2,1.3,331 miles Tbo appro
priation for the fiscal year was J5,400,000 ,
sum expended 83,177,195. The report
says there is in the whoio system of adver
tising and uwarding ttfo star service room
for decided improvement The competition
has become very close and awards aio
frequently made at rates so low
as to prevent subletting at a
profit Tbo bidder then wilfully
fulls to nssumo the sorvlio , trusting in the
adjustment with the department to diminish ,
or in some way compromise his financial loss ,
and thereby meusurally nvert the ponaltlos
prescribed Smco the beginning of tbo
present contract term on July 1,18S9 , such
bidders hnvo failed in unprecedented num
bers , and the seriousness of the matter de
mands prompt nad effectual measures Con
tractor who have made low bids frequently
award tbo 6orvke to sub-contraclois , who
unclcrtako it at ruinous rates , and
wtboutcfllcIcnt ; equipment , and the result
In many cases is a correspondingly
poor ' service leading frequently to persist
ent efforts by the subcontractors to better
their condition by applications for increase
in the frcquonoy of trips , chnugo of route ,
schedule , etc , almost solely for the bonciic
of the contractor or the subcontractor and
not In tha interests ot the people Many in
stances conio to the knowludgo of tha ofllco
where delinquencies nro not repotted by the
postinastors because of u doslro to add no
moro to the already heavy burden of the
sub contractors Tno report rcoommoads
tbo appointment of a commission to carefully
consider the matter and recommend needed
changes
The appropriation for steamboat service
for the current fiscal year is 8-150,000 , while
the amount necessary Is 52-1,000. 'I ho gen
eral tendency , bowevor , is toward a decrease
of stoamboutsorvico Tbo rapidly increasing
railroad facilities having much to do with
this
this.Tho annual rate nf expenditure for rail
road transportation is ttU,441,005 , the number
of routes 3,113. aggregate length 150,881
miles , amount estimated necessary for tbo
current lUoul year t. OOOOOOO
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son in bis aunuul report shows that the
whole number of postofllces to Juno 30 , 1689 ,
was E > 3,099 , an increase ot 1.1UJ
over the previous yenrt number
ot presidential oflicos 2,034 , Inoroaaa
100. Appointments to vacuums caused by
removals to Juno 30 , 1SSS , were 1,244 ; to
Juno 80. 1SS ? , 7h53. Thonumbor of money
order otllcrs In operation at the close of the
llsoalyear was 8.GSJ , an increase ot 472.
There were 401 free delivery olllces , an In
crease of 43 , and up to November 3i mora
had been added ,
Tlio superintendent of the free delivery
scrvlco recommends its extension to alt
places which have a population , according
to the last general state or federal census ot
5,000 und the postofllces ot which produced a
gross revenue for tbo preceding fiscal year
of at least 83,000. This would embrace all
the Important postofticos of tbo second class
The npuropnatlon for this service for tha
present fiscal year is $3,000,000 , and the esti
mate fcr tlio next fiscal year is 80 ( XJO.lATi. . u
largo increase in the number ot oflicos being
expected after the census of lt > 90 is com
pleted ,
A letter From Rutin Pasha ,
Huw.is' , Nov 21. Tno letter which Dr ,
Schwclnfurth rocolved from Btnln Pasha Is
dated Mission Station , Ussambrio , Victoria
I Nyauzaj August 29. " Emla Pftsha expresses
the hone that ho soon will bo nblo to glvo an
account of the military revolution nndjm-
prison ment ot himself and Jcphson nnd
Untile , the arrival of tbo Mabdists nt I.odi ,
tha enpturo nnd destruction of Ucd Jaf , the
mnisacro of tha soldiers nnd ofllcers sent
mrainst the Mahdlsts , the depirturo from
Vi'udelul nnd mo flight to Tunguru , the
Mahdists nttnek on Dullln nndtholrcomploto
defeat , the dual union with Stanley and th a
highly Interesting march geographically and
otherwise from Albert Nynnza
TIIH MONTANA MINK PI WE
Nine Mon Stttiiioirtt to no Tiost Tlio
HnnTtH Uulkliendnil
Bui-ib , Mont , Nov , 24. Tnera wcro no
now dovolopmcnts today in tbo mlno flro
The shaft of the Annunnda Is bulkhcadad ,
llkowiso all tbe lovcls of the St Lawronoo
It is bellovod that . 'arbolla ncld gns , which
will necessarily bo generated in tno conlincd
space , will eventually put the ilrrj out
The number of llvos lost is believed to bo
I nlno Two men nro missing But for
Superintendent Carroll's work , with the co
operation of the miners , in bulkboading tha
mines , the whole vust Interior , with the im-
monsa underground ramifications , would bo
a mass of flames , and the surface of tha
ground for a couple of square mlles would
cave in
As it is no ono can form the least con
ception ns to the extent ot the damage , aud It
may bo weeits bofoio It is safe for tbo mines
to open agalu
TUB OLiKAKiVNOIS IlliCOHl ) .
rinnnclnl Transactions of tlio Coun
try For tlio Pust Week
Boston , No v.24. I Special Tologrom to Tnn
Bru.I The following table , compiled from
special dispatches to the Boston Post from
the managers of leading clearing houses
of the United States aud Canada , shows the
gross exchanges for tbo week ending
November 23 , with tbo percentage of increase
and decrease , as compared with the correspond
spend ing week in 1SS3.
* * r h
CITinS CLF.AItIN-09. p jj
New York 7l > 1,4.17,103 SoTii
llostou U.V-H.T0 ! 8.1
l'hltudelpuln 7li.7u8.U0l lt.9
Clilciuio 7J,774O-0 0.5
st limns r. , 'Mjaajxa 21.5
Sun Irancisco ] 4t1M78 S8
NewOriCans HUi,0Jl 1,0
Pittsburg in.TO.MJ 17.3
Baltimore 11,4 liwti n.o
Cincinnati Il , i72,050 3.0
• ilontroul ] 1,09V 8
Kansas Ulty * , tK , r > Til 8.1
Mlnneanolls 7,7tt.7h7 4.0
I.oulsvlllo O. 'W.IS'J 18.8
Provldente fl.0)V 0 13.fi
Detroit VJ17.07U , 27.0
Milwaukee SW,4,000 0.3
St I'uiil ft.lHl.41U 1.7
Omaha 4- . .023.3418.6
Denier . Jti.vtW w.i
ClJeland 4,04'i.4W 28.S
'Jopeka 3)8,811 4.U
• liultalo .1.210(12.1 (
Momphls 3.1JO.007 7.4
Columbus 3,101. 'ilKi 81.2
tialvoston airf 'CTJ 27.8
Dallas ,2M,4 40.8
'ortWortl ! 2iM.2ll ) 199 1)
Indianapolis 2,4l > 3 , ll ! 3J.8
Klclimonu • 2.CI ! , 'J7 21 , )
Peoria I.M'IAR 23.1
• Portland Ore 1.TK.4U4
• Nush\lllo J.iHVW
llatirax J.2. 4,01D
rortland Me l,2a.,7B2 0.8
Jluluth ] , G18.1u7 23 5
llartrora l.Oti.OOi 19.8
bt .losoptl l.OSB.O'H 33 0
Norfolk 1,824,402 7.3
Springfield 1,101 , IDS 8.0
Worcester l,197.bJ4 10.8
New Haven ] . . ! l * , & 0.4
rfoattlil m.w *
+ 8loux City Slf.bifl
I.owoll 784,12-1 8.5
• Xncoma 782,170
Siiacuse 775.0J0 0,5
• IIUmlni 'iiam WK.M8
Grand Itanlds 101,012 21,0
Los Angelas OtCi.SIO 21.0
Dcs Moluos 011,312 4.7
Wichita 5 ,200 68.8
Total j 22t.0O.5iH9 100
Outside Now York 4 W. 10-4.114 10 0
• Not Included ln totals ; no cloailns house at
this tlms last year
1IIAIN ItOUIinRY
A Good Haul by Masked 3lon in In
dian Territory , .
ICAnsvs Crnr , JIo , Nov 23. [ Special Tel
egram-to The Bee ] Two whlto mon entered -
torod the heavily loaded St Louis express
train ou the Missouri , Kansas & Texas at
Pryor Creek at 0 o'clock and secreted them
selves until tbo train started Tfioy cut
through the end of the express car nnd made
the messenger glvo up at the point
of tbo revolver A report from the dispatch
ers ofllco ntParoon sa\s 850,000 , largely in
cash , wcro taken Another message places
tbo figure at 830,000 , Seddllu , Mo , advices
say none of the passengers were hurt , but
every ono was gone through for
tholr last penny Pryor crook Is
a desolate place of no houses , situated ln tha
brush by a stream of the same name It is
Just the place for u robbery
A later dispatch confirms the robbery , but
savs no ono was injured The train was hold
for nearly an hour
lMMORALITV XlKNOUNOED
Forolblo Pulpit Utterances of a New
ark Divine ; .
HewjUik , N. J. , Nov.24. [ Special Telegram
to Tub Bee ! Dean McNulty of St % Johns
Roman Catholic church , Paterson , at mass
this morning preached ln vigorous language
on tbo Immoralities of men In regard to tbo
South worth shooting case be declared that if
Pettus was a libertina and rouo , as charged
by Mrs Soutbwortb , ho deserved bis fate ,
ns ho had transgressed all laws , human and
divluo , aad if tbo old laws were in force ho
' would have beau put to death for bis ullBiroJ
crimes , Tlio sermon has created a sensa
tion
Murderous Jealousy ,
PinrCitt , Mian , Nov St This after
noon William Brooker and wits were visit
ing William P. Coombs and family After
helping Coombs kill u calf Brooker began
abusing bis wife whose sister , Mrs Coombs ,
interfered Without a word save a muttered
curse , bo sent a rilio ball through her neek ,
killing her instantly Bearing the noise
Coombs rushed up , only to bo mot witb a
deadly charge of shot in the abdomen Both
his victims died instantly Brooker and
Coombs bad married sisters and the former
was insanely jealous The murderer has
been arrested
A Cashier Ituturns
PjTTsnimo , Pa , Nov 2L Cashier Hoerr ,
who has been missingsinco the failure of the
Lawrence bank , has rcturnod homo Not
having tbo courage to moot tbo depositors
after the suspension , bo wont to Butler , Pa ,
where ho lias been ever since Ills honesty
bas uovcr been questioned
A Kentucky Lynching
norscixsYiLLE , Ky „ Noy , 24. Information
bas been rocolved that Joseph A. Smith , the
man who hilled W. A Williams , tbo marshal
of Toronto , two weeks ago , was token from
jail at iilkton , the county seat , last night by
u mob and hanged to a trco la tha court
house yurd
A Freight ColUnlon ,
FoutAYaime , Ind , , Nov 24. By a mls-
uuderstandlng ot train orders two freight
trains collided on the Nickel Plato nenr
Argos , Ind , at a lata hour last nl Jht En
gineer Wilson was killed , Fireman Percquay
fatally injured and three other train em
ployes seriously injured
' 1 ho llenth lleooril
Jjattov , O. , Nov 31. Sir Knight James
Nesbltt , for many years the eminent re
corder of the Masonto grand lodge ot Ohio ,
died at his home In Tyrone , O. , today from
paralysis
PROCTORS ' AtiNpftL REPORT ,
. _ ; i
The War Secretary , GJvo3 an Ao-
oouot of Hla Stewardship
SOME SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS
The Subject ot Desertion Trontcd
Ullon nt Considerable lionitth
Pay incut of Troous Defense
of Out Cunati ,
Proolor to the Problem
Wisnisntoy , Nov 21. The following nro
tha main points in Secretary of Wnr Proctors
tor's report to tha president :
Thooxpondlturcs of appropriations under
the direction of the sc/rotnry of war for the
fiscal year ending Juno bo , 18S9 , were as fol
lows :
Sularlos aud contingent ex
penses S 1,003,01515
Military establishment : support
ol tbo army and military acad
emy 24,314,097.33
Public works , Including rlvor
nnd harbor Improvements . . , 13,431S3.1.00
Miscollaucous objects 0,894,574. ' - ' 0
Total k $40,1554,121.74
The appropriations for the current fiscal
year ending Juno 80,1S00 , are ns follows :
Salaries nnd contingaut ex
penses ; ? I,953OS0.OO
Military establishmentt support
of tbo army and military acad
emy 1 31,352,2:0.40
Publics works , including river
nnd harbor Improvements . . . 3,563,024.00
Miscellaneous objects -1,110,705.72
Totnl 1. , 833.089,290.18
The largo difference between the appro
priations for tlio present and tha ln ° t year is
mainly duo to the reduction in the appropria
tion for pubjio works , lucludlug river and
harbor Improvements
The estimates of this department for the
next fiscal jenr ondmg Juuo 30 , 1891 , are ns
follows :
Salaries and contingent expenses -
penses , 8 2,013,05000
Military establishment : Support
of tbo army and military acad
emy 25,103.149,80
Public wonts , 11,190.13174
Miscellaneous objects 5,551,010,35
Total 844,157,973 95
Tbo statement of appropriations , expendi
tures , and the balances on hand at the end of
the ilscol year ending uuno 30 , 18S9 , Is ap
pended to this report aud submitted here
with , ns required by law
Tno accepted itfterprotatlon of the Btatuto
with reference to promotibus , In the army
makes thorn regimontally'up to the rank of
captain The incidents of the scrvica and
accidents of llfo often glvo rise to rapid ad
vancement In ono regiment over others Ono
reason which is cnneclyed to buvo led to the
adoption of the prevailing , rule on this sub
ject when the country , was suarsoly settled
und means of transportation made it ex
tremely dillloult and otton'daugerous to pass
from ono post to another , ho longer exists
General Schofield is of opinion , in which
many of the leading ofllcers of the army
ngroo , that nil promotlbnsTip to the grade of
colonel should bo by arm of the service , and
that hereafter oQlcors'should "bo commis
sioned in the nrin of ho service to which
they belong , and not'lppatticular \ regiments ,
so that thev may be'aMignod to regiments
and transferred froin on8 rcglinaat t jsau * > .
other by tbo prcslacttt a ' tbq interests of the
. " T
service may require
I call attention to these vloiva without
recommendation , although they seem to havu
much to commend thorn , In justlcotothe
present system I would say that General
Sherman , when at tbo head ot the army.was
In favor of its continuance , and his vlows
thereon are to bo found in House Ex Doc
100 , Forty seventh congress , first session
'J I10 adoption of a system of examination for
promotion , elsowhera recommended , I think ,
however , would remove a principal objection
to tbo system proposed
Public attention has been called to the
matter ot desertion , and the impression
doubtless prevails hat it Is on the increase
This is not cnth elVi correct In considering
the statistics it must bo oorno in maj\ ] that
nearly thiee-fourths ( last year 72 per cent )
ot tbe desertions occur during tbo first year
of enlistment , so that the porcontugo ot de
sertions to enlistments is the moro correct
guido than the porceptago to tbo total
strength Tables prcpured by the adjutint
general indicate that ths matter ot climate , '
location , etc , has but'little determining in-
fluonce The percentage of desertions dur
ing the last year at ten of the coldest posts
was the same as at ton ot the warmest , At
ton of the healthiest posts In the division of
the Missouri it was 1 per cent more than at
ten of the unhoalthinst The poiccntagu
oust of the Mississippi rlvor wus 11 per cent ;
west of the Mississippi river , but uot includ
ing the Pjciflo coast It was 12 per cent ,
while on the Pacific coast only 9 per cent
Tbo desertion in the different arms of tbo
service was 13 per cent of the av
erage number of man in the first eight regi
ments of cavalry ; 18 per cent In the foot
artillery ; 27 per cent ia the light batteries ,
and 12 per cent in the ilrst twcniy-tbrco
regiments ot Infantry , rrom the two
colored regiments qt cavalry , apd tbo two
colored regiments of infantry , it wns only
2 per cenj , n tact worthy ot particular attention -
• tention , The subjcot has boon carefully
cunsidorctLby many ofllcers of the army ,
und by enlisted men as well , nnd I have re
ceived many nblo and interesting reports
from both ofllcers and men The causes as
signed are too numerous to recapitulate
Investigation does not disclose that ill-treut-
ment prevails to any appreciable extent
That it has existed In some dogrco , and cs-
P""lally at the beginning of the service Jn
recruiting oarracke , is a fact ; but it has
been the exception , 111 considered and
thoughtless treatment 1b quite as bad Since
the llgures snow that it is principally re
cruits or now meu who < desert , great care
and nalustakini ; is renuirod in the recruiting
service itself It is a question whether tbo
location ot recruiting offices ln or near largo
cities secures tbo best material , and tlio sub
ject of regimental recruiting has been con
sidered As an experiment , the department
bus authorized tboiaventti : | infantry , which
now occupies anumber Qf posts ln northern
Now York , to do its Own , reoruiting la the
towns and villages within convenient roach
0 ! its rospeotlve stations The department
will , as far as possiblpisslgn | ; recruits from
ono section to tbersame company or regi
ment } *
Fiom tbo report of , tha Inspector general
much valuable Information is gained as to
tbo condition oLthoJ 4ouy. Ho finds the
tone of the enlisted meetto have steadily Im
proved and that as a BlfUs they are deserving -
ing ot commondatioiif4Tba [ moct perfect
military instruction is irnposslblo with our
depleted and skeleton organization Itap-
pcara , however , tliat'tha summer camps of
the troops have added nluch to the ofllcicncy
and thoroughness of their instruction in
largo bodies . ' w
'J he subject of examinations for promotion
in the army bos repeatedly received the at
tention of its general ofllcers aud of
former secretaries It has been ndopted by
all ot the IcadmiT powers of Kuropo ;
Is in successful operation in our navy ; and is
not untried in the army Itself , where it is
authorized in a limited Uegroo in tbo engineer ,
ordnance and medical corps Wo rcqulro nt
the military academy most exacting prepara
tion for appointment to the lowest grade in
the commissioned service ; butonco In the
ervica and outot the tactical schools which
immediately supplement tbo military academy -
omy tbero ia thenceforth no lequlroment
that an oflicer shall continue tbo study of bis
profession which bo it Just beginning , and
that he must keep abreast with Its most
modern improvements1 An officer is rotlred
for physical disability , but mental disquali
fication or even notorious laoflloienoy and In
competency it now no bar to his risllig to tbo
highest grade ot ilouUonicers An ofllcor re
ported deficient at the artillery , cavalry or
Infantry school cm not thereby bo debarred
from promotion ,
A system of Don-competitivo examinations
with well detiaed ( Imitations is founded on
good sense nnd supported by our own export
unco , us well as that ot these countrlos
where the oflleleney of n standing army Is
bold In the highest possible estimation I
would call especial attention to tha remit lis
of my prodcccs orupon this subject in his
report fur IS33. Tha examination should bo
so brond in Us application as to require the
oUlcer to show arilrmatlvcly that he Is quali
fied for the promotion ho seeks It should
not , of course , bo a moro book examination ,
but should glvo full credit to nu ofllcor'a
record for practical oflleleney nnd usofulnei *
In thu service , thus nvoidina danger ot in
justice to thosa who may have come in from
the voluntcors or from the ranks
There can ba but few appointments from
civil llfo to the army , as the laws now stand
If the recommendation * cither for the reor
ganization of tlio artillery or the Infantry , or
for the robot of the limltod rotlroit list , are
favorably acted upon , qulto a immbor of second
end lieutenants wilt bo required , moro than
the graduating cjasi at Wait Point and tha
annual contingent of non-commlssloned ofll
co rs rncommoudod und appointed under the
prosout law wllUupply
The grottly Incrotised offlclonc.v ot the Na
tional Guard and tha awakened Interest
taken in it throughout the country has In
duced manv of our promising young men to
join it To glvo these young meu a chance
to gain n commission In the army would bo a
proper recognition nnd encouragement ot
that organization , Military training is also
a feature of mauvof the colloccs and schools ,
so that there can bo no diMcully in securing
excellent material if the proper measures are
taken to select It
' 1 ho works for the improvement of rivers
nnd hntbors have been prosecuted during
the past fiscal . \ oar with funds appropriated
by tbo act ot congress of August 11 , 1853 ,
nnd such balances of former appropriations
ns were available
The system nf monthly payments to troops
has been uxtcndod during the year to thirty
ono posts , makluc soventy-four posts where
that Bystom is now employed , as ngninst
slxty-ttirco where it Is not At presant tno
minimum amount which can bo deposited nt
ono time wltn the government by n soldier Is
85. In view of the chatica to moro frcquont
payments , It Is recommended bv the post
master general that this amount bo reduced
to 83- The total amount depositoiLbv soldiers
durlnc the past year was a llttlo less tkau
8400,000.
An act nppioved July 23,1SS9 , appropri
ated a stun uot execodlug 8200,000 for tbo
purchase of not less than JJ'iJ nor moro than
( > 10 nuros ot land within ten mlles of Omaha
and the construction of buildings for a ton
company post , provldod that not moro than
nno-thlrd of said sum should ba expended
for the purchasoof the sue Proposals for
the amount were received and opened In
September , 1SSS. These wore referred to
the division and department , commundors for
examination und report , and the purchase of
a tract of 510 acres , near Uollovue , abouffton
miles south ot Omaha , was decided upon
Of this tract 590 acres have boon purchusod
and negotiations nro pending for tha ac
quisition of tha ramalndcr
The board of commissioners for the soldiers -
diors' homo has made its report for the year
ending September .10,1839 , as required by tha
net of congress approvnd March 8 , 1883. Tno
total number on the rolls September 30 , 1888 ,
both as regular and tomporar.v beneficiaries ,
wasJ.OSt : and on beniombor 30. 1839. 1,200.
un increase of 110. The average increase for
the lust six years has been about 100 par
j oar
In May , 1839 , the construction of nn addi
tional story upon the center wing of the
main building was commenced , tha contract
for the same being awarded nt $12,409.70. If
the present rate of increase in the nutnoor of
boaeUciarles continues , further additions to
the capacity of tbo homo will on required in
the ncir future The requirement of means
for this purpose and for tha maintcnanca of
the homo is a matter of great concern to the
comnJrision Its revenues were curtailed by
-tlt&&aLaI congress nppioved Fobruiuy-CG , '
1,839 , , which limltod tua adjustment of the
accounts in the treasury department , from
which the greatest amount of revenue for
tlio homo should come , "to these originating
subsequent to March 8 , 1SS1. "
The expenditure for the simolo mainten
ance of tbe homo has been $ .10,038 93 in excess
of its current revenues Add to this the ex-
peuso of building improvements during tbo
year , 805,533 79 , and the permanent funds of
the homo have been reduced JaO , 177.72 dur
ing the past year , while it is estimated that
under tbo existing law the additions to the
permanent fund will not hereafter bo moro
than 810,000 or 812,000 per year That this
condition of affairs , if continued , must ulti
mately leud to the destruction of tbo perma
nent fund of this valuable institution is ap
parent Some notion should bo taken now ,
und what It shall bo , ln view ot the above
facts , demands.tbo carly attontlon of con
gress
The record evidence required by the pen
sion ofllco In the consideration of army pen
sion cases is entirely furnished by this de
partment It consists of two clnsscs , tbo
medical record and tbo service record , 'lho
former Is tulien from the regimental , post ,
Hold , and general hospital record books
These were not always well kept , and from
twonty-livo years ube thov had become badly
worn , often hardly Icglulo
The work of answering calls fiom the pen
sion ofllco for information fiom these records
was groitly in arrears until in Beccmbor ,
1830 , it was , by my predecessor , put under
the charge ot Captain Ainswortb , assistant
surgeon , and under his enorgctio business
mansgement it was brought up , and the
card-index system inaugurated Every mans
complete medical rewrd , no matter in how
many hospitals he may have boon , is , under
this system , transcribed to cards of inde
structible paper , and tbeso nro arranged by
regiments and atphabetleally so that the
complcto medical record can bo found at
once This work , now rear completion ,
preserves tbo record , and the tlmo nud labor
required to furnish tbe desired information
are reduced to the minimum The card
record of all hospital books over 22,000
volumes will bo completed early In the new
year ; and after that the clerks who uro now
engaged on this work willboomployed in
transcribing the inustor-rolls by a similar
inothod
X assume that tbo exposed condition of our
sea coast requires no proof , nor tbo neces
sity of defending it by auy argumonl If
there is an apparent sense of security among
our people it is born not of ignorance , but of
thoughtlessness Although our position nnd
the traditions ot our national diplomacy tend
to the maintenance of peace , a defenseless
condition will oyer invite attack Tbo actual
value of tbo property thus exposed to a pub
Ho enemy , although many times the cost ot
amply protecting it , bears but llttlo proportion
tion to tha mugnltuda of the material inter
ests of tbe whole nation equally endangered
thereby It is not a local question Not
only is the national honor alike dear to all ,
but a hostile shell ln tbo streets of Now
York strikes the prairies as well their corn
and wheat shares In the loss Still the
greater burden will fall upon the states con
tiguous to tha seaboard in the Immediate
maiutenatico of the militia required to man
the defenses in case ot dnnger ,
Celerity promises to bo an essential clement -
ment in anv warfuro of the future Wo have
shown our ability to equip and placa in the
field with rapidity large numbers ot mon ,
and could undoubtedly do so again , The de
fenses and the urmument , however , neces
sary for wltbstauding the attacks of mod
ern guns , can not bo extemporized Wo must
substantially have them before tha necessity
arises Tholr creation Is not a matter of
hours aud days , but ot months and years ,
llenco I deem it qulto as self-evident that if
wo are to have such works at all thov Bhould
be begun earnestly aud systematically at
once
I submit as a basis to start from that no
time is to ba lost in placing tha capital of the
country , tha commercial metropolis on tha
Allantla seaboard , and at least ono port on
tbo Pacific in tbo best possible state of de
fense How rapidly the worn Bhall bo oar
ilea on until it embraces every important
vulnerublo point from the St Johns to thu
Hio Grande and tbe ports ot the Paciflo is
the only question In my view progress can
uot be too rapid Tbo major general com
maning has given in detail the require
ments iu armament and men for the Atlantic
and tbo Gulf coast , aud Geuoral Miles bas
devoted special attention to tbe defenses of
the Pacific aud made an cxcelleut report
thereon , . . . .
Not only docs this subject demand atten
tion now , out fortunately our present pros
perity points to tbo present as ru auspicious
time for pressing the work I trust , there
fore , that congress will make n liberal appro
priation for this purpose Wo nro making
evccllont progress with our navy , but it has
no safa b.iso for repairs nnd supplies or har
bor of refuge In case of accident or dlsastor
It Is Irnposslblo to ovctestlmato the services
it will render in encouraging nnd protecting
our commerce But however Import int it
inav be to carry our flig Ho forolgu ports , to
defend It in our own is Imperative
It appetrs by the report of the chief ot the
bureau of ordnance that wo nro now In posi
tion to turn out mortars as rapidly ns wo
nro lUoly to ba nolo to mount them De
fensive norm begun July 1 , 1S90 , could bo
armed with 8-inch breech-loading guns tha
following year ; and under the appropriation
of Scptombor 22 , 1833 , heavier guns uro niho
in course of construction There nro now on
hand 2,000 muzzle-loading guns avuilnblo for
sea coast use in connection with these long
ran go broerh-lo.iillng rilio * . Nona of our
presant fortifications would bo without vnlue ,
but nil could bo utilized for accessory do-
fenso
Particular nttoutlon Is Invited to tha re
port of the chief of ongluocrs , which Im
proves upon us the lmportanco of this sub
ject It presents estimntcs for the com
mencement of the earthen mortar nnd cuu
battel los required at soma of nur principal
ports , nnd gives dotalls of tbo expenditures
of tha last appropriation far the purchase of
subuiarino initios , etc , and estimates for its
contluuatlon . Our engineer corps Is well
equipped for tlio impoitunt duties which tha
prosecution of this work would devolve upon
thorn The necessity at some nf the harbors
for positions of defense moru advanced than
the points now held , will rcqulro legislation
empowering this department to secure such
sites by purchase or condemnation
Once built , the cost of maintaining n thor
ough sjstem of defensive works Is compara
tively small The major-general command
ing , In his report , estimates that It will rc
qulro only 8,700 mon for the garrison or de
fensive works in tlmo of peace This will bo
BUfllclent to care for the armament and servo
as a nucleus fur the instruction of the militia
of tha sea coast states , which must ba 1 ailed
upou to supply the men needed for defense in
war , and which ho estimates at 87,00u.
It is.very important that the opportunity
for this Instruction should be provided at
once Thov are now being trained and nro
quite cfllclont as infantry , light nrtillery , nnd
cavalry This has bean the host that could
bu done But it is uot probnulo that their
services will bo required In largo numbers
in either of these arms , for wo do not wish
to invade any other country , nor is
ours likely to bo invaded by laud
Drlllod lu handling heavy guns they
will supply at a trilling cost the
necessary reserve for tbo small contingent
maintained in the defenses Sitlllod me
chanics will seek a militia survlce , whlcn
will glvo them an opportunity to learn the
machinery of modern heavy artlllory It
niters to the national guard of our seaboard
states n nuw nnd attractlvo Held for drill
und study and It Is believed that they will
take prlda In training themselves to man
the defensive wotks of their own ports , nnd
will embrace tbo opportunity to do bo Jn
soon as it is offered And there is no service
in which men untried in war have won such
honors or arc so safe n reliance as In the do-
fouso of fortifications near their own homes
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Nebraska nnd town Pensions
Washington , Nov 2J. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Bee ] Pensions granted Nobras-
leans : Original invalid Henry F. Williams ,
McCook ; D.ivid Marquis , Stromsburgh ;
Clark M.Slado , , Lincoln ; William M. Gilles
plo , Lincoln Increase Jacob Shlunuult ,
GuldoUock ; Gilbert P. Brandt , Ktrkwood ;
William Widner , Omaha ; William D.
Prtiltt , Arnpahoe ; Albert M. Cool , Ncllgh ;
Robert U , Ryan , Biadsbaw Origiuul
widows , etc Minor of Henry Banning ,
Uonlielman.- , : Mexican survivors , Klijali
Lutes , Cortland - * • " -
Pensions for Iownns : Original Invnlld
John H. Sydebothatn Oakley ; Washington
Uurrcll , Lon ox ; Joseph T. Griflln , Charlton ,
fncroaso Henry Gates , Shelby ; Henry J.
Smith , Mason City ; Dowitt Nash , Dunlap ;
Benjamin Isham , Douglas ; Cnarlcs Newton ,
Calliope ; Samuel Crawford , Mount Ayr ;
David W. Connolly , Corydon ; Christopher
K Johnson , Solllvillo ; James Dnr-can Morley -
loy ; Charles M. Chambers , Novanvillo ; Fer
dinand Sudler , Rockwell City ; John M.
Kills Delta : AlvinK Rogers , Iowa City ;
Jacob A. Boweis , Seymour ; \Wllllain \ C.
Ray , Des Moines f Joseph Hogard , Forrest-
Iiouboj Joseph W. Kuupp , Marion ;
William Kelly , Corvdonllobort ; MIUor , Van
Motor ; Darwin M. Schonck , Foutanollo ;
Nathan Riley , Crawfordsvlllo ; William J.
Thomas , Ottumwa ; Henry W. Hubert , Ice
neum ; Azro King , Russell ; Daniel Smith ,
Bonn ; Jacob Gerhart , Colfax ; Thomas Ma-
nall , liurllogton : Moses S. Campbell , Charl
ton ; William P. Walker Morning Sun ;
Isaao P. Martin , Loon ; John O. Herrlman ,
KUbourno ; Oliver II Town , Ploasantvlllo ;
Joseph Still , Burlington ; Columbus II
Bishop , Hamburg Original widows , oto
Phobo 12 , widow of Augustus O. Clark ,
Scarborough ; Ruth , wldowof Robert Cook ,
Elwood
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Important Architectural Move
Cincinnati , O. , Nov 24. [ Spoclal to Tub
Hee.J Thp consolidation of the Architect
ural society of the United States has ut last
been effected This great association will
in future bo known ns the American Insti
tute of Architects , and numbers about seven
hundred members ot acknowledged ability
nnd standing in the profession , who nro
located In every city and stuto of the union ,
from San Francisco to Malno Grand ro-
suits mav bo looked tor from the union of
these societies , tbo government of which
will bo iu the hands of meu of promlnouco
and whoso works proclaim thum to bo men
of genius and marked ability
A Bontllor Chief Kolciseil
Ciiicaoo , Nov 21. [ Special Telegram to
The Bee.1 Dan Wrou , the boodlerchief
tain ot Chicago , finished his term at tlio
Jollet penitentiary yesterday and rcturnod
to this cltv today Ha states that ha will do-
nounca politics heruafter , but till insists
that his trial was a Tarco "It was simply a
mock trial , " ho said , "lllto the anarchist
trial , the Mncitin trial and the present
Cronln trial Wo were not trjod by the
law ; wo were tried by the newspapers and
found guilty by ibem Maybe Ill have some
thing to say about it tutor , but not now Wa
wore convicted for , trying to innko tno rich
men pay tbolr taxes That's why tha Citi
zens association put up ho much money "
A Fatal Fin * .
Pnii.AnEi.riia , Nov , 24. The wholesale
grocery house of Jauuoy & Andrews burned
this worning , causing a loss of 8250,000.
Burnintr pepper and mustard sent up flames
which greatly interfered witb the work of
the firemen and five of them are in tbo hos
pital being treated for partial blindness
During tbo fire ono of the wull-fell , catching
eight firemen James McCuen was fatally
iujurod another man had an arm broken ,
while the remainder escaped with Blight in
juries A wool warehouse next door bus
lulaed considerable dam ago by water
Atrocious Duiililn Murder
Pine Cmr , Minn , Nov , 24. [ Special Telegram
gram to TiieBte | William Brooker com
mitted a double murder here this afternoon ,
shooting down In cold blood William P.
Coombs and hit wife After committing the
atrocious deed he visited a neighbors ' house
end sat with his ritlo across his knees , con
versing coolly about tbo fiendish deed
Coombs loaves two small children Brooker
is at large
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A riiouBand Clianors Forfeited
Kansas Citv , Mo , Nov , 34. A Jefferson
City , Mo , special says * . The secretary of
state tomorrow will lssuo a proclamation
declaring forfeited the charters of about
one thousand Missouri corporations which
huve failed to comply with tbo terms of tbo
state antitrust law ,
*
The Weather Forecast
For Omaha and vicinity 1 Fair weather
ForNobraska and South Dakota Fair ;
warmer ; southerly winds
For Iowa Fair ; no decided change intern
ptiature ; variable wiuds
A CHANCE FOR LEWIS1 LIFE ! ;
His Oaao Domanda a Most Dlfllcult
Surfficttl Operation ' '
WAS SHOT IN SELF DEFEASE \
So Think Smernl til' VaIiiiimIiio'4 Clt 'l
)7.eus ) Wli < ANsurrd AssnlUnt l\ \
lllfsh nf Ih lr Friendship -
Nebraska Notts ,
IimvIs Is Still Alho I
VAt.rtn\Ho , Neb , Nov 21. [ SpecialTolar 1
cram to Tin : Uii-J. : | V. Lois , the vlotliu
ot last uight's shooting affair , llos In 11 vary
precarious condition Ho lias boon vomiting
at short Intervals nil day nud is perceptibly <
noakor tonight Doctors probed for lho ball I
this oven In ir , but could uot locitu It , , They
thou decided that the only hope was to per
form the delicate surgical operation ot open
ing the bowels , nnd telegraphed tor Dr Hnrt J
of Lincoln to perform the operation Ho I * j
expected nt 10 oclock
Albert Illrscb tbo young man who did tbo
shooting , was taken to .Wuhoo lust night Ho '
bus no relatives In this country , unit broke
down ut tint , us bo ro.ili7-d his position , but
milled mnnfnlly under tlio encouragement ?
ut fi lends , who believed that tha net was
done only In self dofunso Several of the > ,
leading men of the town shook hands
with him and spoke words ot encourage
ment on his departure at the depot , " .
Cool-lio ided witnesses of the affray sjv .
that Lowls was to blame fur coming back V
the second tnno to assault him , und that ho
received his wounds by the Germans '
ability lu getting the first shot , and that
after the first ccchaugo of shots they were
so near together us to bo barelv distinguish *
nblo Jllrsch also jumped into tlio street
nnd retreated after delivering the M
Ilrst shot nnd ivlrtla shooting the second ami . ;
third times , Lowls advancing nil the time < ;
'lha ruvolvor used by Hii-sli was u II2 cali
bre , while the ono Lowls used was 11 33.
Mrs Loivis bears up wonderfully well J
under the circumstances She lins been mar y
rled to Mr Lowls but u few months *
The Atipi in tin -nt S tnst iclorv )
Wxepimi Wateii , Neb , Nov 21. iSpcdal * j
Telegram to Tits Ucn.1 The dispatch from 1
this city published in u Lincoln paper this
morning relutlvo to the dissatisfaction
among republicans ever tbo appointment of •
Dr Butler as postmaster would tend to mis *
lead the public and do the doctor an injustice - ) >
justice There woio four or live candidates i
and each hud bis friends Tlio facts are , '
there would buvo been more or less disap- j
polntmcnt no matter who had been solcctud J
The doctor's'appointment probably gives as 1
general satisfaction ns that of any olhurnn .
plicant would have done Cuptuln Sohaaffor ,
a prominent candidate , will bo the doctors '
deputv , and this will glvo vo-y general satlsj * '
faction Dr liutlcr has been a lifelong j
radical republican *
Gra\es ltohbcd nt < funlntn ' 1
Jdxiata , Neb , Nov 24. [ Special Tola- \
gram to Tun Bnn.J The discovery was h
made yostordaj that the graves ot tha ' $
father , mother and brother ot tha late Hon , j
James Laird had bcon robbed and the ro-1 j
mains tnkon to Hastings The news created 1
great indlguution , as nil had requested burial d
hero and considorublo expanse had boon In * S
curred'byjilKJLalrdttoMjnako the Juniata &
cemetery tlioicilnal resting place . ' . '
Sprltififleia Icl'in * . " '
SpniNaFiKi/o , Neb , Nov 24. [ Special to , *
Tub Beb.J L. P. MaMahon , who had bis I
right leg crushed under a gravel car at the "
gravel pits last Tuesday morning , died thla '
morning nt 5 oclock Ho leaves a wlfo and
two small children tu destitute circumstau1 1
ccs I
Dr and Mrs J. C. Miller celebrated tholr 1
touth wedding annlvcrsery last night , thtt |
23d inst 1
HE HAD A PDIjL ANYHOW i
The Alleged Father ot a Youth Give * \
ill 111 a Million and Kttrnn \
San Fiiancisco , Nov 24. [ Spoclal Telegram
gram to The Bke.1 For several days past *
there have bcon rumors of a settlement ba- $
tween tbo young man Arthur C. Williams , j
othorwlso Arthur C. Goruatn , who got into ]
trouble hero jind In Los Angeles through jf
passing an nllegod forged check for 8W0 , ana .
bis putative father , Arthur C. Gorhum , the )
wealthy banker of llostou '
It was stated that an immense fortune had
been settled on Williams Williams , after '
being some tlmo In prison In this city , wus
taken to Los Angeles , where his case was i
finally dismissed Ho rcmuinod there a
short tlmo nnd then disappoarcd about a 'i
month ago Ho returned 10 tins city und has i
since boon quietly living with a friend in tbo k ,
western addition J\
A couple ot weeks ago , according to tbq "
story , A. O. Gorhum of boston also arrived ;
hero , and smco tbon ha and the young man ;
luivo been negotiating for a settlement The %
latter loft for homo a few days ago , after *
having , ns was mated , sottlcd the gigautio
sum of 81,000,0C0 In 4 per cent government t
bonds on Williams , besldos eight acres of H
ground almost in the heart of Kansas City :
and a one-half Interest In the extensive iron -
nnd coal mines und works at Birmingham ,
Ala Williams I'dmits making a scttiomdnt , 0
It will ba recollected that whun Williams
was nirested at Los Angeles ho ulways con \ ;
tended that Gorham would sco htm out ot v-
the trouble When on thu witness stand ho '
nssortod thnt Oorlum was his fnther , but
Gormtni's brother in Boston said Williams n\ \
'
was u blackmailer ,
Tha latest developments apparently show 4
that Williams was not much out of the way t
in his statements , ,
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G11110 Uii iliahor
Kansas Citv , Mo , Nov 21. [ Special Tela 1
gram to Tub Bke ] II A. Johnson , general 5
freight agent of the Memphis route , will tomorrow - *
morrow tender his resignation to tbe man , ' ' - , |
agementof the road Mr Johnson will go
Donvcr ns assistant rcnoral freight ugont of
Vao Union Pacific , with control of the middle d
division Ills successor has not been oYon
'
suggested , &
A. J. Vunlandingham , first assistant gen r ,
oral freight agant of thu Momphls route , has J"l {
resigned to beenmo commissioner for the % ;
Kansas City transnoitation bureau , at a . < .
salary of 85,000. Mr Vunlandingham was <
offered lho geuoral fi eight ngonl's berth , , ' 1
made vacant by Mr Johnson's resignation , 1
but bo declined '
The Sltnnt on at Illsinnrok ,
Bismahck , N. D. , Nov 21 , [ Special Telo j
gram to Tin : Heu.1 Tlio caucusing toduy H
shows J , L. Casey of Jamestown and Jud "j
Lamouro ot Potnbina tbo leading candidates
in the opposition to Johnson 'J ho Casey • '
meu tonight feel that his proipccts are bet '
tcr than these of any other candidate
Johnson is still utwork und willst'ow a good <
vote tomorrow Ho is holding ubout thirty
votes and says ho will win back moru bofora \
the hour of bullothy ; arrives
A Woman lu lr , ;
IiMVAUKEis , Nov 21. SovoraJ months *
ago the Iron Kxchauga bank was robbed ot %
810,000 put into Its vault by the American r !
Uxprcss company Today Assistant Cashicv 4
Pearln und 11 man named ilanor from Iron •
wood . together with a woman , were arrested ;
ia connection with the robbery Perrin de
nied being connected with thu robbery v
Cnlouul Itn h tomi Vry Slrk fl |
Lima , O. , Nov 24. Colonel Kathbona ot Vl
Washington , founder of the order of Knights 'SI
of Pythias In America , is lying very ill hero , fl
with su'iJi bops C recovery , J M