Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 4 , 1890.
THE LANDS OF THE PONGAS ,
OcmmiEsioner Morgan Explains Why the
Enervation Una Not Boon Opened.
INDIAN INTERESTS NEEDED PROTECTION ,
Conjjrpfln Can Hardly Get Through
Before thn I'lrnt of Ootober Tlio
Towey Bankruptcy Bill
SlUccllnnrotiH ,
WASHINGTON BrrtnAU Tun ChtAtu BKB , )
til ! ) KouitTKKNTii STHKHT , V
i WAMII.VITOX n. C. , Sept. 3. )
Some time ago Senator Mnnderson wrote to
the president inquiring if there was any good
reason for falling to carry out the terms of
the law which provides for the opening of
tho.Pouca reservation In northern Nebraska
to settlement ami for extending jurisdiction of
the state over thnt northern portion which
was ceded to the state from the Indian reser
vation under act of congress. The president
sent the communication to the secretary of
the interior , who In turn referred the matter
to the commissioner of Indian utfairs , and the
latter has replied to the secretary in
n lengthy letter , giving the history
of the case and his reasons for falling
to comply with the law. This letter was
sent to Mandersou today. The commissioner
says that the I'onco allotments have already
boon made and the special nnd resident
agents say that before sending schedules it
must bo ascertained whether Standing Bear's
party elect to take tbo allotment * on the old
reservation , and that they nro now on their
way there with a view of remaining perma
nently thereon. Soon after the Sioux net
went Into effect the commissioner made ur-
rangcmcnts lor the allotments to tlio Indians.
These allotments were matte and every In
dian except live or six of Standing Bear's
Indians then on the reservation made selec
tions. Standing Uear and sixty-two
of his Indians went to the
Ponca reservation in the Indian territory
with the idea of remaining with their kins
men there , but after a while they grow sick
of this and Standing Hear came to Washing
ton with a small party to say that he had do-
clded to KO oack U > Nobniskn. Ho returned
to the Indian Territory for the purpose of in
ducing his followers to RO with him. Many of
them refused to do so at first , but ho now
informs the Indian oniee tlmt early in August
ho went out with sixteen of his party and
that seventeen had gone before. The "com
missioner seems to have considered that it
was his duty to delay this settlement of the
country , and ho Instructed the agents
to innko allotments to nil of
Standing Bear's band , and this was
doue. Tbo allotments have been mndo to
every Indian known to belong on the Ponca
reservation in Nebraska ami the commis
sioner is now awaiting for them to return
and claim their allotments and then be will
send the list to the becrotary ot the interior
for approval. The term of six months al
lowed for making UIOMJ allotments expired
on .August 10 and the only excuse the com
missioner offers for failing to take the neces
sary stepi to enable the president to issue
the proclamation seems to bo that he was
very anxious that no straggler should fail to
got the laud to which he Is entitled under
the act.
WIIKX coxour.ss wir.r. AWOUUX.
Several eastern papers have contained predictions -
dictions within the past few days to the ef
fect that adjournment of congress will bo
reached by the latter part of this month. Ono
of them today said that a conference of lead
ers had beeu held , at which it was decided
_ that the session could bo brought to a close
* " by the ISth or 20th of September. Such a
conference may have been bold , but the lead
ers who Icatt are of the opinion , as expressed
today , that adjournment Is scarcely possible
before October 1 , and probably not until the
5th. In the ilrst place , although there Is a
nominal agreement to begin voting on the
amendments to the tariff bill on the 8th nnd
indulge , in six hours'debate before taking
the final vote , the democratic senators expect
that tlio time for debate will bo extended.
"Zn fact , " said ono of them todav , ' 'the un
derstanding was that the time should bo ex
tended if necessary. The legislative feat
ures of the bill haven't been touched and
cannot bo under the present arrangement.
The bill won't got to the house before Sep
tember 15 , in my opinion. Then there are
many rough edges between the t.wo houses to
bo smoothed out that will require some days
to accomplish , so that with the best thnt can
bo done I can't of
see any possibility adjourn
ment before October 1. "
Till ! TOW15Y JUNKKVlTCr HtlX.
Senator Hoar , chairman of tbo sub-corn-
mitteo tlmt had under consideration tbo
Towey bankruptcy bill , reported to the senate
a day or two ago , said today that the bill
had been reported with a substi
tute merely for convenience and
expedition in consideration of i t in
thosenato. "Tho committee , " ho said , "sub
mitted ono section for the two on appeals in
tbo house bill. A now section was Inserted
providing for the transfer of cases from ono
district court to another under very careful
restrictions. The section on liens was
amplified and the provision as to the payment
of wages to 'workmen ' as a preference
was amended so that the limitation as to tlio
amount was omitted. Wages for the six
months preceding bankruptcy nro to bo paid
in full irrvspcctivo of the amounts. There
arc other amendments of more , or loss import
ance , but most of them are ouly verbal. The
bill is shorter , nnd , on the whole , is n better
act than the I-owell bill , passed by the sen
ate. The subject of when the senate will
consider the bill is in doubt.Ve will secure
a bearing as soon as possible. "
A sxnoicn OF i-oucr.
By the appointment of John "W. Ross to bo
commissioner of the District in place of
Lemon G. Hlno , resigned , the president dis
played considerable political skill and
sagacity. Jdr. Jloss is postmaster of Wash
ington with two years yet to servo. By
putting him on the District board an excel
lent place is opened for u good ropuullcun
two years In advance of the time it
otherwise would be , u consideration
of no little importance in view of
the complaints that the republicansahavo
only "M per cent of ; the unices in the district.
Mr. lioss is a popular gentleman nnd a com
petent ofllcinl , so that the appointment ap-
proVus itself to thi < hotter classed of the dis-
trlctAside from the politics in it the presi
dent has made a decidedly good change.
"Tho appointment of Kcprosentativo Smy-
scr on the committee to Investigate the
charges against Commissioner Haum , " said a
friend of Speaker Uoed today , "was
wholly without design on his part
anil of couwo without knowledge
that Smyser was a stockholder In
the refrigerator comp.uiy. When the speaker
had the appointment of the committee under
consideration ho sent for each republican
member of the committee on Invalid pensions
and asked him if ho could servo. Messrs.
Merrill unit Sawyer said they could. Failing
to got the third member frointhateonimiUce ,
Speaker Heed drew upon the committee on
pensions , and Mr. Smyser was the Ilrst ono
who consented to serve. "
Congressman Cannon has ordered a largo
number of copies of the famous colloquy be
tween himself nnd Congressman McAdoo
last week , in which occurred the expression
that caused so much unfavorable comment.
The remark , ho says , is printed without anv
change , just as It was uttered , nnd ho will
distribute tlio copies throughout his district
> In oitlcr thut his constituent * may Know Just
exactly what , no said and under what condi
tions. On the front page is the motto which
Air. Cannon bos adopted in connection with
the affair : "Evil to htm who evil thinks. "
The following fourth class postmasters
were appointed today : C. S. Graves , Union ,
Cass i county , Nebraska , vice K. II. Fronz , re
ed ; F. T. Handull , Tulnre , Sptnk county ,
South Dakota , vice J.'ll. Hlnltoy , resigned !
At the interior department today Assistant
Secretary Chandler reversed the land com
missioner's decision the
rejecting pre-emption
proof of John AV. Morris upon the northwest
M of section iil , township 100 , range 07 ,
Mitchell , S. D. , district. Patent will issue to
Morris.
The president has appointed S. Dana Horton -
ton ot Ohio , the well known writer on the
silver question , ns the spoola ! commissioner
to visit Huropu for the purpose of securing
some arrangement with the Latin-union
countries for the adoption of u bl-metallo
standard of money. Such a commission was
outborizcd by the diplomatic appropriation
bill , mid Mr. Ilorton. who had visited Europe
upon a similar occasion l > cfore , was selected
on account of his familiarity with the sub
ject anJ hli wide acquaintance among the
lending lltmnclcrs of that continent
Some one has taken the trouble to collect
the several letters Mr. Dlaliic has written on
the subject of reciprocity and printed them
in n pamphlet , of which several hundred
thousand copices must have been circulated ,
as they have fallen in showers In all parts of
the country. The pamphlet contains In ad
dition to the letter un authorized Interview
with Mr. Blnlnoscnt to the Chicago Dally
News. The work is understood to liavo
been done by the exporting mer
chants of I ow York engaged
In the South American trade ,
who see In the adoption of Mr. Blalno's sug
gestion an opportunity for an enormous in
crease of our exports to that continent nnd
nro desirous of creating public opinion in
favor of the movement.
A man was in Senator Davis' office today
who Is a prospective candidate for the United
States senate and who may have Si-iintor
Moody's scalp before the year 1891 noes by.
This WAS Judge. Trlpp of South Dakota.
The farmers' alliance are said to
be making a stir out In thut
locality and in the changes they may bring
about is ono which will take Judge Trlpp
from thoUnlU.il States district bench nnd
place him In a senatorial sent. He is ninau
of ilno bearing , about forty-live years old ,
with tbo rugged health nnd bluff courtesy of
n northwestcmcr. Iln is a brother-in-law of
Senator luvls , so that in case the senatorial
shift should bo mudo the Davis family would
have two senatorial ineinlwrs.
The Ilctui-ns Show a Further Ke-
( luoilon.
Ciscrxs'ATi , O. , Sept 3. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK UBB. ] Tomorrow's Price Cur
rent will say : Packing returns for the week
show a further reduction In the current
marketing of hogs in the west , although the
supply is still liberal for this time of year.
Packing for the week , 210,000 , against 1113,000
last year , and to date 7,103.000 , against 3.2SO-
000 a year ago. Loading places compare as
follows :
Tin- Slain Fair.
DBS Moists , In. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bnri.l Notwithstanding the
fact that the weather was threatening all
day , tbo attendance nt the state fair -.vas im
mense , conservative estimates placing
It at not less than llfty thousand.
There were a few light showers
during the day ! but they did not last enough
to drive people to shelter. The gate ro-
ccipta so far have been suftlclenl to meet the
expenses of the entire week , so that with
good weather on the remaining two days
there will bo n handsome surplus in the
treasury. There were no special meetings or
exercises on the grounds tcJay , and tbo crowd
bad nothing to do but to move about among
the halls and view the exhibits. This was a
very uncomfortable proceeding , the buildings
being jammed to the point of suffocation all
day. The chief feature of the afternoon
was the races , and fully fifteen
thousand persons occupied the am
phitheater. Just before the races there
was u grand procession of the hundreds of
line cattle and horses on exhibition , reaching
nearly around the track. The city is
crowded with people tonight , thousands
being unable to obtain beds or even shelter.
Tlio Sen ! Cm Sed exercises tonight con
sisted of nn exhibition by the city fire depart
ment and a brilliant display of pyrotechnics.
A Rill Poster Electrocuted.
la'Sept. C. fSpecial Tele
gram to TIE , | BEE. " ] Jack Crockett , aged
nineteen , bill poster for Foster's opera house ,
was killed this evening while on the top of
the building witnessing the fireworks. Jiy
some mischance he caught hold of a live elec
tric light wire and received a fatal shock.
His hands' were burned in a terrible manner.
Struck by Lightning.
AI.OOXA , la. , Sept. 3. [ Special to Tun
BKE. ] During a severe electrical storm Mon
day , Mrs. Hemy Bailey , living seven miles
northeast , was struck by lightning. Her
shoes nnd stockings were stripped from her
feet and almost torn to pieces. Ouo foot was
torn considerably and the other only blis
tered ; otherwise , she \yas only slightly in
jured , nnd It is. thought she will soon re
cover. Her husband'who sat close by at the
time , was not .hurt , though a chunk of
leather was torn out of ono of his boots.
The house was considerably shattered in
places , slivers being torn from the floor and
driven Into the furniture nnd sides of the
room. George H. 11 paly , who lives about
nlno-milos northwest , had two horses killed
by lightning in the same storm. He had four
horses tied to the wagon in the Meld , two on
each side. Two were killed , Tlio other two
were not hurt.
Lightning struck the barn of Dr. Hartman ,
nrar Peterson yesterday morning , killing
John' Wiltncr , n hired man , nnd burning the
barn. A bolt of lightning also struck Mr.
Hartman mi the head , burning a streak to his
toes , but doing him no serious iujury.
Convention of County Recorders.
DES MOIXK.S la , , Sept. 3. [ Special 'Tele
gram to THE BUE. } At the state convention
of county recorders of Iowa today the fol
lowing oillccrs were elected : President , J.
E. Noble of Chiekasaw- county ; vice presi
dent , Joseph Cunningham of Jasper ; secre
tary , AV. P. Moothart of Washington ; treas
urer , George C. Sims of I'ollc. The execu
tive committee is composed of B. F. Tnlley of
"
lUiiggold , "W , F. Johnston of Taylor , and"W.
II. Pecban of Cerro Gordo , and the president
and secretary.
A Mysterious Murder.
BATAVIA , la. , Sept. 3.i-Speclal [ to THE
Hun. ] A mysterious attempt at murder oc
curred here Monday night. "William Fryer
was returning from a visit to his betrothed ,
whom ho was to have married yesterday. On
the way lip- was confronted by a stranger
who iplacod a revolver at his breast and
shouted , "D n you , your time has come , " at
tbo same time discharging the weapon. Tlio
ball entered Fryer's left breast over the
heart ; tbo assailant then took what money
Fryer had and escaped. There is no known
motive for the crime , other than robbery.
Sunday School Picnic.
IlAWTiiou-VB , la. , Sept. 3. [ Special to TUB
DER. ] The postponed Sunday school picnic
came off today. A special train of live
coaches from Kcd Oak arrived hero at 9:15 : ,
bringing about three hundred picnleors , and
taking these with ethers coming from the
neighboring parishes , probably QUO were pres
ent. Conveyances were in waltiiifr to take
all from the depot to the grovo. Games , u
basket dinner and n good sociable time were
enjoyed by all. Kain came on and closed the
festivities about 2 o'clock.
Nebraska , Iowa and Dakota Pensions.
WASIIINOTOK , Sopt. 8. ( Special Telegram
toTnuBuK.l Pensions were granted to the
following Nobrasknns today : Original
Henry Smyser , Bertrand ; John T. Jdott ,
Juniata ; Hoia Seal , Avaeo. Hestoration and
Increase Charles Preslio , Fort Nlobrara.
Increase llyron MaArtuur , Long Pine
Agency ; A. A. Strong , Almoro.
Original-Anthony W. Jnques ,
1) . McCnrty , Lhivlllo. Increase James
( loben , Lucas ; E. C. Kennedy ,
Lewis ; A. W. llardlncUed Oak ; Jesse
Jones , Ottumwn ; Alfml Cooper , Clarindu.
Heissuo ami ( nvnvuoJoseph Dlr , Mount
Ktna. Orlglmil wUiMSu lc , widow of
Francis ( lowland , Ahinli-i It .wr Nnnev ,
widow of Edward Fiii..v. : i'jU Crv : Sarah
C. . widow of l/ifiivcu.j Uraaiir.iv W tutor-
villo ; Amanda , widow of I-miry H. Phelps ,
Ulverton.
South Dakota : Original invalid Oscar I-1.
Miller , Crandon : Julius B. BCKU , Cortland.
Koatoration ami increase John V George ,
Hazel. IncreaseWilliam H. Holngic ,
Uocki ; George Montgomery , Arga.
WAR8EOTO QUIT T1IE KNIGHTS
Trainmaster Slovens of the Now York Cen
tral Gave a Trioni a Tip ,
PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE INQUIRY ,
Internal Strife mill Bickering. Among
Chicago Cnrpon tern Cause Tlielr
Strike to Kcsiilt In
n Fiasco.
NEW YonK , Sept. 3. The state board of
mediation and arbitration this morning re
sumed Its efforts to ascertain the cause of the
strike , on the Now York Central. Oeucral
Manager Touccy salt ! lie bad nn .interview
with Matter Workman Lee some ttmo ago , In
the course of which Leo alluded to the water
ing of the company's stock , intimated that
Boino ono was making a peed deal of money
and tlmt ho anil other men ought to have *
some of It.
Master Mechanic Buchanan testified that
he discharged Lee by orders of Vice Presi
dent "Webb. Iln had no personal knowledge
of the causes of the discharge of the seventy-
eight men. Ho know the causes In two cases
only Malloy and Comvay. Malloy was dis
charged for obtaining a pass under false pre
tenses , and Comvny for neglect of duty.
Trainmaster Stevens tcstllled that ho novo
told any employe of the company that ho
must cither Icnvo the Knights ot Labor-or
leave the road.
JohnSocry. employed under Stevens , tes
tified thut Stevens naked him If it was tmo
that ho had Joined the Knights of Labor.
Scery told him it was. Stevens said ho had
better pet out of the Knights or it wight cost
him his bread and butter.
Stevens was recalled. Ho said ho ( ltd not
ask Scery if he l > cloiiged to the Knights of
Labor and told him ho ought not to Join \vlth
them without acquainting him , on account
of his personal relations to Seery. ho having
pot him a better position. Ho did not tell
him his bread and butter depended on his
leaving the knights , but when Seery asked
him what ho ought to do ho told him ho must
act upon his own Judgment. If Sccrv was
his brother , however , ho would udviso him to
leave them , as in case of a strike ho would
find himself compelled to go out with them.
The hoard then nil journcd to meet in Albany
Friday.
Tlio Chicago Slrlko n Failure.
CHICAGO , Sept. 3. fSpeclul Telegram to
Tnu HER. ] The carpenters' strike , wliich its
leaders announced would sweep over the
country like a great Industrial wavoand level
the difference between employers and em
ploye by forever establishing the eight hour
day with ton hours' pay , hus ended
in a fizzle. The notion of the strike
committee In authorizing the carpenters who
were receiving flTJ ceats an hour to return to
work this morning has been severely criti
cized. The members of Union No. 1 , the
largest in the city , claim the committee ex
ceeded its authority. Union No. 1 held a
mass ceding at Bricklayers' hall last even
ing and the s > essiou was a stormy ono. A
committee of eleven was appointed to visit
tha carpenters' council during their meeting
this morning and vigorously protest against
the men being allowed to return to work un
til all the men received the assurance from
their employers tbat the union scale of
wages would bo paid. Thcro was con
fusion and chaos in the rank and file
and consternation among the leaders , and
when the committee this morning rebuked
1'residont O'Connell of the carpenters' 'coun
cil for last night's concessions to the strike
committee , that gentleman promptly resigned
and said that the radicals might assume com
mand. They did tr.V to , but nearly every
body except the ngitatoi s scorned to bo with
O'Connoll and in an hour the strike was
popularly declared a failure and workmen
began returning to their jobs. The walking
delegates nro without vocations or their In
terference is rescnte'd. for notover700 ; of the
(3,000 ( carpenters of Chicago uro still out this
afternoon.
AVoHtlnghousc Strikers Ilctnrn.
PiTTsnuim , Pn , , Sept. 3. The strike of cm- '
ployes of the "Wcstinghouso works terminated
today by the men coming to the works and
requesting their old places. They could not
hold out any longer and declded.to return to
Work. The strike affected about ouo thous
and two hundred rnea.
AuHtrillnn Strikers Xeetl Moncy. |
LIVERPOOL , Sept. 3. At the trade * union
congress today , Burns received a cable dis
patch from Australia saying the lock out at
Melbourne has become general and appealing
for funds for the men.
United Typothctao and Apprentices.
BOSTOX , Mass. , Sept. 3. At tlio second
day's session of the United Typothetao today
the committee on the apprenticeship system
presented nn extended report , in which a revival -
vival of the system In some form Is strongly
urged on the ground that such revival would
bo to make l > etterworkmen , do mvay with
labor troubles and being in a much better
class of men. Secretary Wallace of Phil
adelphia presented n protest against the reestablishment -
establishment of the apprenticeship system ,
expressing the belief trial th6'svstem was
a back number and "that a substitute for it
would be found in mechanical trade schools.
1HK FlllK
Vulunbio Buildings and Other Prop
erty Destroyed at Hiawatha , Kan.
HIAWATHA , Kan. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bun. ] This morning about
12:30 : o'clock fire was discovered in the Homo
livery and sale stable. Owing to n scarcity
of water and n hnrd'south wind the flumes
spread rapidly , and soon one of Hiawatha's
best business blocks was ablazo. It was not
until the whole block had/burrieS that tlo
llames could bo checked. The First National
bank stands the heaviest leer , the building
being a total ruin. O.thcr heavy losers are
the Odd Follows , who lost nil their regalia
and records valued at $10,000 , well covered
by Insurance ; two live'ry , naif sale stables ,
two grocery houses , ouo butcher shop , ono
pump and iron house , Schiieiaev's tailoring
establishment , two law oftlces , ono dental
oftlco , three shoo stores , a building and real
cstato ofllce , laundry and two or tliroo frame
dwellings , Seven valuable , horses and
other property of less uoto was burned.
Nearly nil the losers carried slight insurance.
The total loss will rencu S'i.V,0.il ) ) to SJIOO.OOO.
Tlio flro Is supposed to have bccu cauf > ed by
a match carelessly or maliciously dropped in
the rear of Homo's livery stable. .No lives
were lost and but few received injuries.
The vault in the bank building , containing
( T OOO in currency and valuable books and
papers , pave way under the Intense heat and
its contents were entirely destroyed.
TllIIEK llVUXKlt 10 HK.tTir ,
A. Drunken Mnii Overturns a Lump
with Terrible Ilesults.
Piiii.AiKi.vniA , Sent.3. By tlio explosion
of a coal-oil lamp early this morning a dwell
ing was sot afire and Airs. Mary Mclntyre ,
aged sixty , Malmo Mclntyre , licr ten-year-
old daughter , and Sarah Loguo , aged
seventeen , were burned to death. The pohco
have arrested Charles Mclntyro , n son of the
deceased woman , on suspicion of having
caused tlio lire. Ho came homo drunk last
night , it is said , and upset u lamp In his bed
room.
Mrs. Mclntyro escaped from the burning
building safely , but perished when she re
turned to save nor daughter and niece.
A Dig lilnio In Ilroolclyn.
BIIOOKI.YX , Sopt. 3. Flro today destroyed
the jute bagging factory of Peter Young , the
wholesale grocery of Diahn Bros , and u
kindling wood factory , making u loss of
&JUOliU. ) the largest part of which dovolvoi
upon Dlann Brothers. Partly insured.
Uno 3ln.ii Iliiniml to Dentil ,
Nr.w YOIIK , Sopt. a. The promisor occu
pied by T. Hagun , manufacturer of rooting
material , and the Uimmoro Bocpact cigar
factory burned tnls mowing. Daniel Kllllan
was burned to death , his charred body being
taken from thn rulus uCtor tuo flro was ex-
Unwished , The loss U about $59,000.
a public niidlHjarin H > ° stale. In this city last
n cht. when .nominated ho was so sick at
his homo in OHdybnno that his llfo wiw nt onetime
time despalrqdot.ami ho came from his sick
bed nnd airalwptitfto advice of his physicians.
Ho was greeUUiU'lth great enthusiasm , bul
was able tounrmilc only briefly , being still
( lUlto feeble , . 'i'/ih / largest hall in tlio city was
packed. Judge , , } . W. lllnko presided nml
speeches were Wade bv CInronco I ) . CUrk of
Lvnnston. cuiulldntq for congress , and C. N.
Potter of Cheyenne , besides Governor
Warren. hi 11
s . .I
OrgniiljliiK ! a Hcitirin Party.
Sr. Louis , Mo. , Sept 3. A small conven
tion , composed 'of about thirty delegates ,
chiefly froml'hf { < i city nnd representing
elements in tliaamlon labor , prohibition and
greenback parties , convened hero today. The
object seems Id IKS to reorganize out of the
bettor elements of those parties a national re
form party.
Texan llcpiibliuann.
SAN- ASTON 10 , TCI. , Sept. 3. The republi
can state convention mot today , effected a
temporary organization nud adjourned till
tomorrow.
A'tlOVEIt UK f\SS'T CRAZY.
Trial of Lawyer ColHcr of Chicago
for Ills Sanity.
CHICAGO , Sept. 1 , [ Special Telegram to
TniiBi'.K. ] Over 1,000 , people fought for nn
entrance to the little court room today in
wliich Lawyer Frank Collier Is being tried
for his snnlty. Collier has long been one of
tbo most prominent citizens of Chicago
and is the gentleman whom the British
Americans of the west selected to convey
their memorial testimonial to Queen Victoria
during the queen's jubilee. Latterly Colllor'a '
peculiarities have been such ns todlvido
three-fourths of the population of Chicago Into
disputing factions as to his sanity , and inter
est Is added to the present trial by tbo fact
thnt Collier Is dc/ondlnp his own
case against the best legal talent
of the city , Attorneys Wing and
Qunloy of Crouln trial fame. The principal
witness against Collier's sanity today was
Dr. Kiernnn , the well known expert , who
was an important witness in the Ouiteau
case. Ho said ho thought Collier was Insane
and bo was sure the defendant had not flvo
years more to live. Nothing appeared of n
sensational character until Collier asked Dr.
Kiernun if ho believed In a hereafter.
"Your honor , " exclaimed Kiernan , jumping
to his feet and entirely losing his temper , "I
will not answer such an insolent question. "
A long discussion followed , which resulted In
the court's ordering Dr. Kiernnn to answer.
"I have a hope in the hereafter that Is all. "
"Did you not testfv In the Guitcau trial
that you had no such belief I"
"I did. "
"What is the object of this , air. Collier ! "
asked the court.
"I want to show , your honor , that through
no fear of the hereafter would this man hesi
tate to swear mo into an asylum. lalso want
to show that ho IMS ideas that are extraordi
nary on this great question. ' "
Then Collier uslted Dr. Kiernnn if ono out
of twenty-llvo persons who daily walk the
streets were not insane. The doctor said
"No. "
"Will you swear.to this ? "
"Yes. " Hm
"Did you notrecswear that the proposition
I have mentioned was truuJ"
"I did not.11u
Collier procured the record of the Guitcau
case and read the testimony of lr. Klcrnan ,
wherein ho s ild.that ' live persons out of
every twcnty-fi.MQ1 were insane. This pro
duced a great sensation.
"Is that trueil" 'asked ' Collier.
"It Is not. " I *
"Why did you take the stand then and tes
tify that It was because you wanted to aid
in proving tlmVQulteuu was Insanol"
"I was rattled. ' !
Collier said , when asked by the court , that
ho had two objects In asking these questions
ono was to show tbas Dr. Kiernan was a
crank on Insanity and that his expert testi
mony was dilTqrpiit nt different times.
The C. W. Boctamattor was then taken up
and DrJCiornau'-bcuaino excited. Beck was the
reporter wrWYttii'tirpnounccd hopelessly in- '
shno and coflflne'd in the insane asylum nt
Jefferson for ton days or more , the object of
Mr. Beck being to .investigate the manage
ment of th& asylum , which ho did. discov
ering great abuses. Beck wrote them up in
such a way as to secure a complete reform in
the management of the Cook county asylum.
"You pronounced Beck insane , did you ,
doctor ! " asked Collier.
"Yes. "
"Do you know that he is now the city ed
itor of a Chicago paper ! "
"I do. "
"And yet you hold that bo is insane ! "
"Well , I think Mr. Deck Is in that condi
tion hovering between the criminal and the
lunatic , " said the doctor bitterly.
"Dr. Kiernan , " said Collier quietly , "you
nro exhibiting the very symptoms you are
charging against mo. "
Dr. Klernau got more restless and kept
whirling his chair round nnd round , but do
what lie would Collier could not get further
.satisfaction out of tbo expert on this subject.
The doctor said thut a lulling memory was
asytnptomof Collier's1 malady ; that a forgetfulness -
getfulness of recent events was a certain
sign of the trouble.
Collier then related the most minute details
of his life during the past two years and
altogether his. victory over the well known
expert was such that the court found it al
most Impossible to suppress the frequent
bursts of applause that greeted Collier's fre
quent sallies.
KIMVJEU IX IHE JIUXt.
A Plucky Girl Kcsoucil From a Fate
Worse than Dcnth.
SAM LAKE , Utah , Sept. 8. [ Special Tele
gram to THE JBt'i ; . ] A dastardly attempt to
commit an outrage on a young lady was
nipped in the bud lost iiignt by Brig Eller-
bork , a young man living In the southern
part of town. Miss Mollie Davis , a young
woman of eighteen , living with her mother
on Main street between Seventh and Eighth ,
south , was tlio intended victim. This
morning about 2 o'clock Mrs , . Davis was
taken suddenly ill nud Mollie started to the
castsido to summon her sister on Second
street , cast , between Third and Fourth ,
south , when she was seized by n man who
hurled her to the sldcwak. The plucky
girl screamed for help and fought like mad
to save her honor. So vigorously did she
struggle thnt the brute was for a moment
overpowered anil she regained her feet. She
started to run , screaming us she went , when
the brute seized her and was beating her
with Ills fist when Kllcrbcrk , on his way
home , hove in sight , and noticing the girl's
trouble interfered , when the follow took to
his heels. MU'J
Ellerberk Is srtirtcthlng of n sprlator and
gnvo chose and'lit ii few moments overhauled
him. Bo then wityl back and found Miss Mol-
Hoinadead fahtU She was sent home la a
carriage and huRwould-bo outragcr brought
up town and cYmtincd in the station. He
gave the namotlt'WIlllumS. Thornton and is
as repulsive u specimen of humanity as one
over sat eyes op | JIo was today held in bonds
of $2,000. FcarAQ ? violence were entertained
for a time , but ibetVJr Judgment prevailed.
CHEllOUKE HT111M. ' C.t TTtE.
'
Tlielr Owners "Want to Hold Them
Until December 1.
KANSAS CiTi , Tt'lb , Sept , 3. President Ed
ward Hewing of t fe Cherokee strip live stock
association is in1 X clty.T o a reporter today
ho sntd strenuous.lifforts are being made to
Influence the prusAlcnt to extend the time sot
for tlio evacuation of the Cherokee strip by
cattle men two months or until December 1.
If the president's order goe.s Into effect by
October 1 , It will necessitate during the next
twenty-seven days the rushing of fully a
quarter of a million head of cattle onto the
market , wlileh will simply puralyzo the cattle
tlo business for a considerably length of time.
Kvcry representative in congress from Kan
sas , bcMidia the senators , hare signed n me
morial asking for un extension of time , which
has been pitiscnted to President Harrison.
The secretary of agriculture ha. * aUo been in
terested in their behalf.
Steamship Arrival * .
At Now York The State of Indiana , from
Glasgow.
At London Sighted : The Prussian , from
Dos to n ; the Britannic , from Now York ,
At Copenhagen Tuo Thlugvulla , from
Now York.
THIRD DAY OF THE FAIR ,
The Attendance Greatly Increased Despite
tbo Threatening Weather.
A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS ,
Tlio Judges In the Various Dopnrt *
incuts Busily at Work Award
ing Premiums The Ilnby
Sltow Tlio Ilnucs.
Notwithstanding the threatening weather
yesterday there was a reasonably largo
attendance at the Douglas county fair. It
was composed In the main of people from
the rur.il precincts , many of whom were in
spired with curiosity to see what their re
spective precincts had done to advertise their
resources and fertility. The exhibits wore
increased in a number of Instances , a nd some
of the additions were of n very line character.
The Judges in the various classes went to
work and at noon had awardml a number of
premiums , which of couwo afforded a great
deal of satisfaction to the lucky onos.
The babv show attracted only half n dozen
entries and a great deal of the Interest which
would liavo beeu displayed in the matter was
destroyed by the rum which commenced to
fall about the time the award was to bo
made ,
The prize was 25 nnd n gold necklace.
The judges decided In favor pf the child of
Mr. and Mrs. George Shelby of 700 South Six
teenth street. The prize-winner Is a bright
little girl eighteen months old.
The fair -will continue today nnd by
evening nil the awards will have been mado.
Onoo' the features at the fair grounds this
afternoon will bo a special premium given by
Welty & Guy to the best lady rider on the
grounds. An f35 plush cloak will also bo
given ns n complimentary prcmlnm by Hayden -
den Drothers to the handsomest lady on the
grounds. The pleasing feature of these con
tests is that the judges are not to bo known
and will mix with the people on the grounds
and award the prizes without the ladles
knowing anything about it.
Premiums.
Claim Jacobs , Millard Best stallion over
three and under four , Ilrst ; best brood mare
four years old and over , ilrst ; bcsl stallion
over throe years and under four , first.
Henry Klckc , Omaha Bcstmaro four years
old and over , first ; best mare two years old
and under three , ilrst ; best mare one year old
and under two , llrst.
J. II. Ilolllngworth , Florence Best stallion
four years nnd overllr3t j best mare four years
and overlirst ; best stallion ono year nnd
under two , second.
Clans LuiiiDe , Millard-Best stallion two
years old , Ilrst
August Stnlniko , Millard Best stallion
four years old and over , first ,
Ben Taylor , Omaha Best stallion four
years old'and over to harness , Ilrst.
Julius Schroder , Mlllnrd llest mare three
years and under four , Ilrst.
Q. Ewing , Omaha Best gelding three nnd
under four , first.
H. G.GlismanOmaha Best filly two years
and under three , iirst.
Elijah Allen , Omaha Best filly over three
and under four years , first ; best marc , four
years and over , second.
W. T. Seaman , Omaha Best Norman
stallion , first.
Ed Meyers , Omaha Best single driving
horse , Ilrst.
William Jensen , Omaha Best mare , four
years and over , first.
Louis Amgoowid , Omaha Best filly , three
years and under four , first.
August Stanhope , Millard Best stallion ,
second premium.
Claus Jacobs , Millard Best mare , any
age , second premium.
Louis Aingirest , Omaha Best mare , any
age , sweepstake , ilrst.
G. P. Brown , Omaha Best single mare to
wagon , Ilrst.
Claus Lexer , Omaha Best mules , three
years and over.
Following are some of the other exhibitors
who took premium * upon goods displayed :
For preserves Jlra. S. J. Allen , eight first
and live second premiums ; Mrs. L. D. Smith
of "Waterloo , two first and ono second ; Mrs.
W. II. McKay , fifteen Ilrst and twelve
second ; Mrs. H. Brenigan , two first and five
second ; Mrs. Fred Shlurock , two first and
ono second.
Following nro the premiums reported in
class No. 4 taken by men who exhibited hogs :
J" . W. Paddock , two first premiums ; A. U.
tilissman , live Ilrst and ono second ; Allen
Root , three first premiums ; Samuel Root ,
live first and three second premiums ; M. E.
Purchase , four first and onesecoud premium ;
C. H. Chandler , two first nnd ouo second
premium.
In Art hall there were a number of premi
ums awarded but the committees ban not
completed their work. There were live pre
miums awarded upon the business college
work exhibited. The Omaha Commercial
college , of which Uohrbaugh Brothers are
proprietors , received first premium on orna
mental penmanship , general collection of
work and on pen drawing. Tbo Omaha
Business college took first premium on plain
penmanship and upon course of instruction ,
upon the latter the Commercial college hud
no exhibit.
Other premiums awarded yesterday in tbo
art department were : Miss Clara Schroeder ,
first.on palette work ; Miss Kosters , ilrst on
crayon portrait ; Mrs. A. C. Watts , best agri
cultural wreath ; Mrs. irnmccs Mumaugh ,
best in oil ; Mrs. A. M. Orchard , special
premium on crocheted rug. Mrs. Orchard
is over eighty yours old. Mru. Sadie Mardlnc
took ilrst on tapestry , nnd Airs , Breminger
, toolt llmt on best sample of cbochoted linen.
Ono of tbo most Interesting sights In Art
hall is the wonderfully constructed tool and
lady's work boxes exhibited by Nels Benson
of 1721 Curning street. The lady's work box
is composed of 2,131 pieces , and contains thir
ty-live different itinds of wood. The tool box
has 9,000 pieces In Its construction , nnd over
sixty different kinds of wood have been \iscd.
In addition to the wood there tire also pieces
of hard coal , bone , horn , leather
and'u bullett that killed an Indian.
Mr. Benson worked a wliolo year upon the
large box , and half that length of time on the
small ono. Ho is very promt of thorn , nnd
stands on the platform patiently showing
every one who comes along the beauties nnd
intricacies of his handiwork ,
The Huors.
The attendance nt the races yesterday was
a decided improvement on that of the day
previous , there being two or three thousand
people in the stands and as many more lining
the track.
The-judges nnd timers were the same ns on
the opening day.
The first event on the afternoon's card was
a trot for fo.ils of 1837 , mine SilO.
The entries were ns follows . Dick Tlldcn ,
Klowa , ICninas , b. m. ICity Vera ; Kd Pylo ,
Ilumbolt , b. f. Kate Cuftroy ; D. T. Sabin ,
Beatrice , b. s. Counsellor ; O. W. Picanl ,
Omaha , cb. m. Fame.
In thu Ural boat Kate Caffroy went right
to the front and stayed there without ever
being pushed , Counsellor came in second ,
Kitty Vera third , and Fame last. Time
2:15,0" : .
The second heat was n repetition of the
first , the only difference being the exchange
of places by Kitty Vera and Counsellor.
Timo-a:3S'f. '
ICato Callry scared her backers a little In
the third heat by breaking just before reach-
ine tlio wire and allowing Vera and Coun
seller to go past her. There w.ia no occasion
for alarm , however , as UnlTroy is seven or
eight seconds better than any of her com-
potltors , and waiting until they bad rounded
into the stretch she passed tiiomat a rate
that made it look as if they worn tied to
posts. Loud cheers greeted the little mare
as she flouted under tlio string. Time 8:30. :
SL'JIMAHV.
KatoCaffrcy . 1 1 1
Sabin's Counsellor . 'J ! ) 'J
Kitty Vera . 3 2 a
Fume . 3 IMs
Tlino-3 :4af 8iS : > l , ! iM. !
The second was the U jM trot , purse WOO ,
with the following entries : Cook & Miller ,
Lincoln , b. g. TomJacpbij Kd Pylo , Hum *
boldt , b. rn. Hose Coghlun ; Twin Ulty stoolc
farm , llluo Springs , Nob. , g. s. Uebol Me
dium ; Thoniaa Moore , i'dond. . Nub. , d , s ,
,
The first heat of this race was too one-sided
to furnish much oxcltomcmt , Ell jogging la/ily
in a halt dozen lengths in front of bis noarost-
competitor , Tom Jucobi bocoiul , Hobcl Me
dium third , while poor old KJSO Cojhlun got
tbo Hug ,
In the second heat the homos got off well
together and koyt abreast for the tlrst tulrd ,
when Kit forged to the front Toia Jiicobi ,
however , showed a nice burst of speed com
ing down the stretch on the ilrst half , nnd In *
duced Mr. Moore to use the whip rather vig
orously. KU struggled luird to throw off the
bay gcldlnp , but didn't succeed to a mens
urable extent until the last 100 yards of tlio
finish were reach oil , when ho got there , as
JSH _ always does , but by only a head. Time
The third hont was a trlllo more Interesting
than those proceed Ing it , as Kll broke badly
nnd Instead of coining in first cnmo in la < U
larobt took this heat , n half dozen lengths
nhond of Hobol Modlinn. Time UsSl.
Tlio fourth boat wan also tiiken by Tom
Jacob * . Kll broke h.ullyon the liwt quarter ,
nnd not only took Jacob's dust , but Hobol
Medium's also. Time -'Jill/ ! / .
The fifth heat was also Tom Jacobs' . Ho
was novcr pushed and won as ho pleased.
-
BUMMAItr.
TomJabobs . a
Kll . 1 1 8 8 Si
Hobol Medium . : i 3323
llnso Coghlan . Dls.
Time UM : ; , 3ei ! : % 2 : : , a sin , a-Mlf.
The last race of the dny was the ! i : 'iO trot ,
with the following entries ! Dick Ttldon ,
Klowa , Kan. , b. m. , Lottn Howe ; Al. Bar-
ret , Uunlnp , la. , blk. in. , NellloBnrrett : L. AV.
Parrotto , Kcnnwy Nob. , b. n. , Igiius Fntuus ;
M. J. Knugh , Hod Cloud , Nob. , b , s. , Lyeur-
gns ; B. J , Moore , Uoa Molnes , la. , s. e. ,
UoldonVlug. .
The milntctto was given a great scnil-ofT.
Ignus fntuus , however , quickly bowled to
the fore and remained there without nny
special exertion. The only excitement at
tending this heat was tbo close finish for second
end iplaco between Lycurgus nnd ( Joldon
Wing , the latter winning. Tlme-2 : .
IRHUS Fatuus took also thosecond and third
heats. The other nags weren't in it. Tliuo
8U.MM.\KT.
Icnus Fatuus . 1 1 1
( JolderiAVing . 3 3 a
I-cttaHowo . 4 3 3
I.ycurgus . ; i 4 5
Nulllo Barrett . 5 0 4
Time UL'SI : , 'Ji'-Jr'f ' , 2lli : ! ) .
A match nice , one-fourth of n mile , between
Hob and lilaek Boy , was won by Bob. Time
S3 seconds.
The milo and repeat running AVOS won by
Fillinore , beating Sam 0 two straight heats
luliViund 1:53.
K.lX8.iB KKl'VllLIVAXS.
All But One of the Old Ofllocrg Ha-
nominated.
T.OPEKA , ICan. , Sept. 3. The republican
state convention met this afternoon and after
effecting a temporary organization took a recess -
cess until evening.
Upon reassembling the early hours of the
evening were given up to speeches. The
committee on permanent organization nom
inated Hobert F. Alooro of Butler for per
manent chairman , A. It Kiddie of Ottawa
for permanent secretary and Miss Minerva
Walker of Harper for assistant secretary.
These oillccrs were elected.
A. II. Ilorton , chief justice of the supreme
court ; L. U. Humphrey , governor ; A. F. Fel-
tip , lieutenant governor ; William Higglns ,
secretary of state : L. It. Kellogg1 , attorney
general , and G. "W. "Wlnans , superintendent
of public instruction , were rcnominated by
acclamation. For treasurer twenty counties
presented candidates and at a lute hour C. M.
if ovoy of Thomas county was nominated for
auditor and the convention adjourned until
tomorrow.
_
"Washington Prohibit lonlHts.
EtXEXsiiUKO , Wash. , Sept. 3. The state
convention or the prohibition party to-day
nominated Hobert Abernatby of Spokane
Palls , for congress. The platform protests
strongly against the liquor trallic , favors
equal suffrage and a reduction of the tariff on
the necessaries of llfo.
of Republican Clubs.
SAKATOOA , N. Y. , Sept. 3. The executive
committee of the national league of republi
can elubi met this morning in secret session.
All that Is known of their proceedings is that
the date of the next national league conven
tion is llxcd for April 31 next at Cincinnati.
Warren Opens ilia Campaign.
LAKAMIK , Wye. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BEK ] IIou. Francis E. Warren ,
republican candidate for governor , made his
first appearance during the campaign before
Ji'HESSJIEX XEKT IX HUS'fOX.
K. SI. Burch , nn Omaha Blnn , Elected
Secontl Vice President.
BOSTON" , Mass. , Sept. a. [ Special Telegram -
gram toTnuBKE.l Tlio second annual con
vention of the International Printing Pmss -
men's union was continued today. The re
port of the secretary-treasurer , E. J. Ilnwk-
ins of Now York showed the union to bo
in a good financial condition , with u total
membership of 1,200 men. 'Cue executive
committee made Its annual report nnd stated
that its efforts to" form an alliance with tbo
International Typographical union have been
unsuccessful.
The election of ofllcore for the year resulted
as follows : President. C W. Mnllorof union
No. 4 , Philadelphia ; first vice president , J ,
W. Williams of union No. 1 , Toronto ; second
end vice president , E. M. Burch of union
No. 2. Omaha ; secretary-treasurer , T. J.
Hawkins of unionNo.M , New York. Messrs.
J. W. "Williams and T. J. Hawkins wore
unanimously re-elected to their oftlces.
MoOoolc , Nebraska , Kicks.
McCooK , Nob. , August 2. To the Editor of
THE BEE : In the. Utioa , ( N. Y. ) Sunday
Tribune of August 25 , appeared the following
item :
Stalwart " .Tnok" O'ltrlcn , formerly tbo celo-
bratud watclnniinof the Jwonj ? block , hns re
turned from JleUook , Neb. , and will liilliufut-
reside. this - . " "
uro In t-lty. Captain "Jack"says
there is grout miHorlng In tbo state and many
have already dcserlod tlio place. Tbo pro
visions are very soarco and tlui crops are a
failure , lltssouCharles , will remain In the
west for tlio present.
Mr. O'Brien was noted for his veracity ,
and those best acquainted with him feel < iulto
positive that the statements , as they appear
In the above , were never made by him.
However , tboy have gone out , and In justice
totbe good people of McCook and Keel Wil
low county , wo ask space to refute them.
Some wheat Holds were light , while others
yielded eight to twelve bushels per acre of
line plump grain. There will probably bo
enough for bread and seed. "While much of
the corn has boon cut up for feed , that left
standing will yield some corn , nnd some
Holds will yield flfty bushels per acre. Pas-
tmvs are green and stock doing well. Grass-
fed beef now on the market is as good as it
bus over been and best stock retails at 7 cents
per pound. The supply of vegetables on the
market Is equal to the demand. Everybody
has plenty to eat nnd looks flwhy. No suf.
fcring heard of or anticipated. True , some
have left , but others are coming in. Some
are in debt , and through their misfortune in
not railing ns largo crops ns usual , are offer
ing their farms as low a * W to $3 per aero ,
and a few as low as $5 , and if some of our
caitern friends want cheap homes in ono of
the best agricultural states in the union nnd
ono of the best portions of that state , Hod
"Willow county is the spot and now is the up.
pointed timo. The heavy raini the past few
weeks are bringing on the late corn , cane and
vegetables amazingly.
WIU.UM COI.KMAX.
Matters in 8nlt Lake.
S.U.TLIKK , Utah , Sopt. 3. [ Special Tclo-
gram to TIIH BKB.J About a week ago the
supreme court appointed Nf , N. Stone ex
aminer of accounts. lH , Dyer , late receiver
of the Mormon church , directed him to go be
hind all mallow la connection with his ofllco.
Today Arthur Drown , Dyer's attorney , oh-
jectod to Stouo going behind the court dccrcos
in the mutters already sottloil. The examiner
overruled the objection. Drown then Illod a
document , la which It was shown that Chief
Justice /Cane , who made the order authoriz
ing Stone to go behind the decrees of the
court , was at one time attorney for the trus
tees of a Mormon school in n case against
Dyer , and tlmt ho was beaten , His present
older setH usldo two decrees of tlio supreme
court ol L7Uh and puts the matter Just whore
it was when the supreme court Ilrst took U
up. The cuso ; gees to the United State * supreme
court ,
premo
_ _
An ICinbor/.IIng KaiiHaH Mayor.
AUKANBA * Cur , Kan. , Sept. ; ! . Mayor
Frank P. Scblffbauor was arrnstod this
afternoon charged with the omboziloineut ot
about I1U.UOO of city fund * .
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by
fhnxo I.Mtlo IMPIa.
CARTERS They also relieve Dis
tress fro-ft nj-spcpsla. In
ITTLE digestion anil Too Hearty
Eating , A. perfect remedy
IVER
edy for Dlzzlnem. Nausea ,
PI us. Drowsiness , Had Tnstc
In the Mouth. Coaler ]
Tongue , Pain In the Side ,
TOIIPH ) 1.1VKR. Tuoy
Wgulato the Jlowels. Iiircly Vegetable.
SiUVuCILI , SMJLUOSE , SMAttFBICE ,
JlUMUItS.
Western I'uHsuiiRor Association /VP. /
lUll'H.
CIIIOAOO , Sopt. ! J. [ Special Telegram to
Tm : BKB.J In spite of rumors of iinpotiilliiK
dissolution , the Western I'.vtsenger ivssoolu-
tion has ai many local friends us ever amonn
Its niembcM. As has been repeatedly stilted ,
however , none of the numbers Ilko
the agreement and all arc in favor
of amending it. None are in favor
of breaking up the association except ns a
last resort In Improving tlio agreement. Tlio
above sentiments were expressed by the pas
senger departments of the Atchlsnn , Hook
Island , .Alton , Burlington , St. 1'nul anil SU
1'nul Si Kansas City roads , Kncti road
lias , however , n grievance against thn
agreement mid the flght , if thoi-o is one ,
will com' ' ) at the next meeting of the associa
tion when aineudmenui to the agreement will
be considered.
At the different oftlces were seen the most
varied assortment of .crooked tickets ever in
circulation at one time on western roads.
Every western road , apparently , * is
Issuing these illegal tickets. In
every case the samples shown were
obtained In scalper's ofllces. In the vast ma- ,
Jorlty of rases the deal was made by Issuing L
tickets to points beyond largo cities and \tor
rate cut from US to 50 per cent by the ruXd
issuing the tickets , redeeming the unuuoit
portions at f.ill local rates. For Instance ,
thrco roaOs at least are cutting
tlio $ IU.r 0 nito to Kansas City
to $0 by selling to scalpers tickets reading t' >
Beatrice or Lincoln and redeeming the un
used portion buyout ! Kansas City. The sunui
plan is worked on Denvur business by selling
tickets reading to Ogdcn or Helena anil iv- 4
duclng the i ! 0.(55 Dovivcr rate to $2-1.
No attention is paid to so-called de
scriptive tickets.The Atclshon road
hail ono today with a full do
serlption punched in it , but which was use 1
by four persons differing in sex and colur
from tlio original buyer. All vestern passi-u-
ger men agree that the present dcnmrnlua
tion must bo stopped and they will try to Uo
so by strengthening the agreement.
Some of the central traffic lines ar
in favor of electing a vice chairman for 11.u
passenger department to take the place n -
signed by George 11. Daniels when ho a. .
copied the offer of general passenger agon ) . t
the New York Central , ( jcnerftl I'assei.i ; i
Agent Donald of the Chicago & Erie Ls pi- . .
incntly mentloncd for the place. It is | ir .
able tbat a majority of the lines , lunvov i
are opposed to any change In the prusi-ni
plan , Secretary ICnapp having the couildotu-e
of all the lines.
The Fool un Freight. Traffic.
.CHICAGO , Sent , 8. [ Special Telegram to
Tim BEK. J A week ago today the pool began
on freight traffic from Missouri river points
south ot Omaha. At the end of the first
month decided kicks will undoubtedly bi'
made for a distribution of the tr.ifllf ,
but until the figures show a month H
business it will manifestly bo Impossibly o
apportion this business equitably , Chair-
mau Mitlglcy's statement for .August oa Uia
business now pooled shows a total of 14-107
cars. Of this tlio Atchison took . ' 11 percent ,
Alton 14 , Burlington 111 , Uock Island 11 , St
Paul 10 , Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City K
and Missouri Pacific 7.
Naval Honors nt Kiel.
Sept. 3. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB BIK. : ] At 8 o'clock this morning the
whole CScrman Meet saluted the imperial
staudnrd on the yacht Hohcnzollorn. Thn
Austrian men-of-war in the harbor hoisted
the German llatr and the German war ships
returned the compliment bv Hying tlio Aus
trian standard. Kmperor William boarded a
launch and inspected the fleet. The weatlw .r
was brilliant.
Emperor William spent two hours m board / '
the .Austrian man-of-war Arch DucliCM/ |
Stephanie and then returned to | the Holit-if
zollern , which departed for Ekcnsunda
salutes from the Austrian warships.
Suicide or a Newspaper MUM.
BAI.TIMOIIR , Md. , Sept. 3. [ Special Tolo.
gram to Tim B KB. ] William M. Butts of the
linn of Butts & Hoblnson , publishers of the
Protector , the official organ of tlin 1'iiitoa
"Workmen for the jurisdiction of Maryland ,
Virginia , Delaware nnd New Jersey , tiled
todav from the effects of morphia , which li > *
took last night to kill himself. Mr. Hulls
said to the physicians this morning that lie
took the drug'owiug to his four that he might
eventually become n drunkard , as he was in
tbo habit of frequently drinking to excess.
A Valuable Horse Injured.
NEW YoitK.-Sc'pt. 1. Frank Work , the
well known oroker and connoisseur In uorscs ,
was driving his celebrated team " \Vilkci' cell
nnd Fries in Central nark this afternoon
when the colt accidentally getting n leg o\cr
the polo , both became unmanageable and r.m
away. Work lumped out nnd tried to b"M
the horses , but was throwu down and dragg' 1
some distance , being badly bruised and cu *
A veterinary surgeon thinks "Willies' cmr
will have to bo killed.
Single Tax C < Miri < )
Nr.w YOUK , Sopt. 3. The dinner given
Henry George at the Brighton Beach hotel
tonight was larircly attended. Jn his talk
George saiti Blalne could do no bettor Ihiinf
than include in his scheme of reciprocity the
Australian colonies. It Is not the ocean that
divides us so much as the tariff. Many other
speeches were mnde.
The Weather Forecast.
For Omaha nnd vicinity Local showei
followed oy fair ; stationary temperature.
For Nebraska Fair ; warmer ; variaulo
winds.
For Iowa Light , local showers ; slight. )
warmer ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; -warmer ; vnriablo
winds.
Premier CrlHpl Negotiating ; .
PAIIIS , Sept. S.The Bourse claims pos
tlvo knowledge tlmt Premier Crlspl Is ne
gotiating with Austria for a renewal of tlia
Austro-ltallnn alliance and that Italy is ' >
receive Trcntino in return for a friendly
recognition of Austria's annexation of Hosrua
nna Hcrzcgovinlu.
The UfHiili in Vermont.
Wiiitn HiVEU JUNXTIONVt , , Sept. .1 Ono
hundred and eighty-eight towns glvo Piipi
( rep.,27rr.ri ) , ; Brightim ( dcm. ) , 15 lets ; all
ethers , 1,10:3 : ; majority for Pngo , 10,85' . ' The I
same tou'in In 185S gave Dllllngham < ivpi ,
a'J.MJl ' ; Shwitll ( doni. ) , Ifi.isi ; nil others
1,103 5 majority for Dlllliigham , u,3ro. : )
A. rearn of tartar baklnHfar.
of Isareiilit ? atrongtli U , if numeut.
yort lu . n. USD.