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TITR OMAHA mn.v nrci * SUNDAY. is 1892-TWENTY PAGES. innt PTiriv iv THIS i f iinisM MRlSMiDANliVlKhASuRIiR Dr , WlJklMon of Dakota County Charged with rmbcszlcmcut. HIS FfilENDS WILL FIGHT THE CASE bnliunlini IVuplp Phut Sonipililne tnUoMlp About In tlm Ornvo Clmrgr * Agnlnst A. M. .Hunrtri'Milriitrr Otlirr Nrlirasltn N'cwn DAKOTA Cirr , Nch. , Scot. 17. [ Special Tologrnm to TIIK Br.r.--Sltnon ] Frltz&on , n private expert who oxaminnd the books In the county treasurer's ofllcf ! ot Ibis county , hn sworn ton warrant charging ox-Trcas- urer WllKlnso.i with the embezzlement of fll,410.iU. ! Before the warrant could bo Issued Wilkinson Rave himself up nnd Rave Ills own rccoRniznnro of W.OOO forhls appear- nnce before Judce Warner next Monday , at which Union strong fight will bo made for bis rclrnVllklnson hns already paid the county n shortage of upwards of $10,000 , as found liy an accountant hired by the county and lie claims there is no further shortage , Dr. Wilkinson Is now superintendent of tbo Norfolk Itisaim asylum. cii.\itcii > WITH IMIII/.KI.IMK : : > T. A. .M. S\vnrt7rinlriivcr of CotuiilliilH Arctinvil of ( 'roolii'ilVorK. . Coi.t'Miit's Neb. , Sept. IT. [ SpecialtoTHE Bni : . ] A. M. Swnrtzemlruvcr ha ? for four years been malinger of the Western Heal Estate exchange at this plnco ntiil was sun- posed to have been doing " fair business. But the developments of the past few davs seem to Indicate that his business was fair In quantity but not In quality. Ho was representing - resenting the Nebrnslt'u Loan and Trust crmpnny of Hnstlni ! * , hero , ana It was thronch n denl with them Unit hU methods were discovered. On the Oth of August ho obtained n ionn of ? li)0 ! ( ) from the company for John Bnuphtnnn on ' . ' 10 acres of land not very far from Columbus. On tba 8th of the present month the company sent an assignment of the mortgage to thd county c ork for record , mid It wus dis covered that there was no such inorit'ngn as the ono nought to DO nsslcncil on record and further that tnc > land described did not nor did It over belong to John Bnnghmnn , In fact that there was no such man in existence , so far ns could bo learned. Swartzer.Uruvcr started Tuesday , as he said , for a visit , to different points of the east , and on the following dav n ronroientatlvo of the company appeared and ( iotained a warrant for his arrest , but as ho had so much the Blurt ho has got well out of roach. Throe other cases have since turned un of thosnmo nature since this nnd there mny bo others you Thonowsof crookedness on Mr. Swartzcndruver's part was not believed until the most convincing evidence was broi.pht out , nnd oven now ho has many believers In his ability to clour his numa. CitmmiMitH DM I'linl'M Ciinr. H. * "TIN-OS. Nob. , bopt. 17. [ Special to Tin : Br.K.J After the acquittal of ox-Deputy Treasurer Emanuel Fist of the chnrgo of aiding In the embezzlement of county funds , the public turned UP attention to the petition made to the governor by Charles H. Paul , asking fora pardon. The question has fre quently been asked what effect this action would Imvo , and to ascertain how the public felt on the subject , Tur. BEB corre- epondoi.t made a canvass of u largo number of tbo cuirctia or thii city. It Is found that then1 are some who believe that thn acnuittal of Mr. Fist should hnve no effect upon the cause of Mr. Paul , while others are of the opinion that It will tend to strengthen the case acamst the principal. Another class believe him guilty , and still another 'think ' that it will matter little what action Is taken by the executive. Mr. Paul has many friends hero who bollovo bo is the victim of circumstances and Is not guilty of any intentional crime. They believe that "ho wni viclimizeil bv an unscrupulous _ cluU9. | This class nro rcadv and willing to congratulate Mr. l-'ist on his acqultal , which must bo regarded as strictly in accordance with the ovidonco. Mr. Paul has found confinement very hard tipon him. Ho is Just recovering from a severe - vero attack of sicmiess lasting two weeks , pronounced by the family physician to Do tbo result of his Imprisonment. Now that public curiosity Is gratified to a certain extent the case Is losing Its Interest to the nubile , and after the decision of the oxecutlvo It will probably soon drop out of CIiim < of Clay County' * 1'nlr. CIAV CfiNTKit , Nob. , Sopt. 17. [ Special to TIIK Bci.J- This wns the closing day of the Clay county fair , and the most successful exhibit over hold in tbo the county , with tbo exception of the racing , which was rather below that of provfou-t yoars. The display of fln'o stock was excellent and that of vegetables and Hold products surpassed all former years. The line art display was also beyond all expectations. The buildings for this class , HS well us that for agricultural product * , wore entirely too small. The nt- tondnnco has been good throughout and the weather lino. According to arrangements yesterday was .democratic dav. and It had been generally Understood that Hon. J. Sterling Morton would s pen It , hut from aotno oaiibO no speaker appeared. 41 , is claimed by noma that the /hitv / of securing a sneaker being loft with democrats of the McKcigban faith , no olTort was made to sccuro one. Convlfti'il ol Horn" Mcalme. Srut.viiviKW , Nob. , Sept. 17. [ Special Tolo grnm to Tnu DUB. I In the case of tbo Mate ngnlnst Jerome Potty nnu Thcoiloro Potty , father and son , chnrgod with .stealing the iiorso of Charles Altschuler. the cnso wns nubmlttcu to the jury nt S o'clock p. in. Thursday. They continued to dolibernto until 4 o'clock .vi < t ciil ay morning , when Judge Klnknid received luoir verdict findIng - Ing Doth defendants guilty. J Derlnroil thn Harm OfT. Pose i , Nou. , Sept , 17. ] Specml Tolegr.im to TIIK UUR.Tho ] Ponca Driving anil Fair association hns declared Its October race meotlnp. off on account of the entries being insufficient to guarantee the purses offered , The deficiency Is attributed to the exorbitant chipping rates damnndod by various rends , mulling it Impracticable , for horsemen from u distance to attend the proposed mooting. Oiiplnrecl Tlirt-n Coi.tivnu * , Nob. , Sopu 17. [ Special to TUB BEK.J Tbreo burglars were captured bore last night , tried tbls morning and sentenced to thirty unys each in Jnil. Their crime con- listed In breaking into Furdlnnnd Hennlng's house and stcallnc u watch and seme Jewelry about 11 o'clock last night. r.tuni vjioir.v yu IU.ITII. Kxplo loii In u .stoto .Mainline- lory iir Toronto. TOIIOXTO , OnU , Sopl 17. A torrlblo uoilor explosion occurred this morning nt the Dlok- Incou Btovo mills at Staples , four rallos from Mils city. The dead nro : JOHN EWINO. MIOIIAii. : Dlll'IMS. JOSKI'll I'AI'JMAU. : ItiAIAII OIIAl'VI.N. ' JKItOMi : t'llAl'Vl.N. \V. I' . DA I'M * . JIAI8K OlM.ETTK. J. IIUONK , fatnlly scalded. Tun boiler was blown fully 200 feet , llri'vUlnrlilcit hM'i > Ki , Iri'lunil Vruyt. Cnii'Aiio , III. , Sept. 17. The final orogrnm ( or the dedication of tlio World's fair buildIngs - Ings wns settled yestunlav nna It It now a dellnito fact that W. C. P. firccklnridgo of Kentucky will deliver thu oration. 'I ho next important action of thu committee was tbo adoption of Cardinal Gibbons' request to Imvo Archbltuop Ireland make tbo opening pru'er , llonlon ( llvt Cur licit ui Oiullon. BOSTO.V , MUM. , Sept , 17. Jim Corbett , the world's chumpluu pugilist , appeared hero lust night , sparring wlta < ) lui Daly. Ho re ceived an uvHtlou. .Mu la ut thu I'urk. So excellent was the musical program jlvou by tbn Second It'lnutry ' band at tbo > Bfing this paper with you and ask for those bargains. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. For the Week Window Shades 45c. Dress Trimmings. Ladies' Cloaks. Coming , Opaque window shades , 7 Our new stock is by far the feet long , 3 feet wide , mounted largest and best we have yet ted on spring roller , complete , shown and all the Some , comprises Special Bargains. 450 ; worth . late novelties in gimps , passa- We Dado Window Shades , menteries , furs , feather and have a representative in New York , ALL the time. Each de other trimmings. partment receives bargains from him every week or ten days , We Opaque shades , 7 feet long , 3 feet wide , mounted on spring want to move a large portion of our stock between now and October roller , complete , 540 ; worth 750 1st , and these Lace Curtains , $1.25. Handkerchiefs , 20c thesePRIOR PRIOR © WIL.LA DO IT. Nottingham lace curtains , Monday we place on sale the . . 3J4 yards long , taped edges , balance of the embroidered THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. beautiful design , $1.25 pair ; lace handkerchiefs , sheer and worth $2. handsome , 2oc , worth 350 to Embroidered Suits for SOCeiit Dress Goods. Inches Wide $1.25 , . Dresses"$1O.OO. . * Lace Curtains , $2.25. 40C. . Everything all wool. Plaids , Yard. Brussels effect lace curtains , 100 embroidered robes all stripes , new mixtures , camel's New Scotch Tweed mix 3 yards long , 48 inches wide , ready for the dressmakerbeau- hair- diagonals and serges , tures , all wool , worth $1.75 a taped edge , $2.25 per pair ; tifully embroidered and braid goods that sell up as high as yard , for $1.25. worth $3.50. Feather Boas$1.91. . ed , cost and sold for $25 to 75C , all at 500. Chenille Curtains , A great bargain in feather $40 each , on sale Monday for $4.68. boas , nearly 3 yards long , at $ i o. oo. Novelties , 3 yards long , 48 inches $1.91. Send mail orders. Wo Imvo every style of jacket , cloalf , Every desirable shade , color wide , heavy fringe top and They are worth $5. fee for , ulntor , nowmurkot , in nil the and fabric in the newest Paris bottom , rich dado , $4.68 per now cloths Unit yon could wish. 39 Cent Dress G-oods. fabrics to be found here. pair ; worth $6.50. 46-Inch All Wool Serges , 75c. Plain Chenille Curtains Youths' Iron Clad Button Pure all wool plaids , stripes , tains , $5.75. checks , mixtures , worth ton Shoes , $2.5O. ' 75 pieces 46-inch all wool goods Kid Gloves. 34 yards long , 50 inches La flies' Jackets $3.5O. 65C , all at . French serges , newest colors 39C. We have received wide , heavy rich fringe top and Mixed cheviots our entire ami diagonals , n now bottom , $5.75 ; worth $7. All and black , positively worth a tire new fall stock of the celebrated lot just received , worth easily $5 , on tnlo colors. dollar a yard ; we shall offer brated Mondtiv them Monday for 75c. Reymer Dadoed Chenille Curtains 58 Cents. tains , $8.25. 3 J/j yards long , 50 inches and Two-toned wale diagonals wide , heavy valance fringe top Ladies' Jackets $5. mixtures new changeable , Storm Serges , 85c. all choice colors worth and bottom , $8.25 per pair ; Reduced from $3.15. A , 750 , Another lot of jackets worth $11. bought to soil 580 per yard. great winter shoe. for $0.50 and $7 , nil at 85. 44-inch heavy cheviot storm We are sole Omaha . 75c. Figured China serges , worth $1.10 a yard , agents. Silks selling fast at 850. . 75C per yard , 31 inches Changeable Surahs wide , latest designs ; worth $ i. Our $1.50 Ladies' Jackets $10. $1.50. Boys' Hose , , Youthe' button shoes cannot A largo assortment of styles at this Henriettas , 85c. We have a. Jot of * boys' and New Carpets. be equaled in the city. price , all of them bought to soil for A great bargain in imported ' girls' school hose'that we want The latest inoro than $10. and colors All wool patterns the , 46-inch , newest changeable surah silks to close this , out 24 week. Prices ors , brussels body , est colors , satin finish worth ' ingrain , , inches wide , beautiful quality , have been knifed on them for Wilton tapestry , and other $ i to $1.10 , now 850. § 1.50 per yard , worth $2. ' Monday. . ESND Enormous stock of children's clonus , carpets. MAIL ORDERS. coats , jackets and ulsters * Jl > " " * v * ! * * * * . * f / * " J > " 1 inia , O-OOD OO. park lost Bundny that their oppenrnnco to- ilny will undoubtedly attract a lurgo crowd : PAIIT L Urn i ill selection opera I.os Slclllcnnes. . . Veiri's | . \erdt Idyllu Tliouulits In the Forest . Alliertl QIIIII lot Uommicp , Xomlro ami Ayor. . fepolir Mittsis. Triisson. Ul-irk , alelionlilU und . Potpourri , with variations . Ilacnsol I'AIIT II. Overture Allosaudro i-trnilolln . I'lotow ( iniml Election opor.i Mnrllia . I'lotow Onnrtot Uoinuiice. Dld'ht TJioii lint. . . . Know . Knife Messrs. Trusson , ClnrU , Slobontrltt anil Kundln ? . Ilovclllo MoinlnpUruotliiK . Nululg I'AHTJII. Overturn LiHlovlc . llorold ( Jranil .selection opiira UTroviitoro . \ orui Medley overturn Tc-n Minutes with the. . . Minstrels . lloHroo Yunkcul'atiol . Jllssud Can Cut cli on Tocliiy. The cnblo hnvlucsuccoisiully ovodod qunr- ntitlno , wns placed In position yratorilny , nnd church members mny ride on the steel rope this morntntr. the cnblo resuming operations "at the old stnud. " _ ItcM'iifd from n Cat. At Farmington , Mo. , the other day a cat captured ono of a Hock of martins which had their nests in a little house provided by the owner of the feline , and was making oil with tht dainty inorhol. Attracted by the piteous cries of the bird its mates catno to the rescue , alighted upon pussy's ' biTck and necked , . scratched and screamed PO furiously Unit she was FOOII glad to drop lior prey nnd escape indoors. Then the purple martins held n proat rejoicing , noisily chattering over the salvation of their mate. How UK ( Jut thu Title. Texas Siftings : At a court sitting in To.xas , General Smith was called upon to testify. 'What is your name ? " ho wns asked. 'General Smith , " was the reply. 'Were you in the into war ? " 'No , sir. " 'Wore you in the Mexican wurV" 'No. sir. " Wore you ever n commnndor of mill- til y 'No. sir. " 'Did you ever hold a military ap pointment ? ' ' No , sir. " "i'hon , " asked the lawyer , with n Biieer , "how did you got to bo a yon- ornlV" " 1 got into the habit of extending a conoral invitation to the crowd to B top up nnd have eomothing. nnd pretty soon 1 wns called 'general. ' " Il .11 uilii u Note of It. A methodical man died in Berlin n few days ngo aod Til. At the nge of 18 ho began keeping a record , which ho continued for lifty-two years , and then closed , witli the words , Oinimi tentnvi , inulln perspexi , nlhil porfoei. Thin book bliowoj that In fifty-two years ho had smoked OliS,7J6 cigars , of which ho hud received ! , (11)2 ( ) as presents , while for the remaining 685,021 lio'had paid iibcAit $10,43. ; { During tlio same jieriod ho had hud oighty-livo pairs of trousers made , so vonlyfour coats' and waistcoats and sixty-two pairs of hoots. Ho .uro out L1)8 ) shirts and "fronts" and 820 col- lain. In tram faros lie spent not fur frmn$12a In Ilftoon yearn , according to Ills bookkeeping , ho had diunk 28- , 7WJ claesca of tlavnrinn boor , of which , however , 21,201 were only Binall ones. Tor this beer and 110,081 i liissos of cog- nau and spirits ho Kpunt 5itoO , Ho gnvo tiS | amountlin ; to * 1UU5. CHOLERA AT A STANDSTILL No New Oases in New York or on the Detained Ships. FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE IN QUARANTINE Several Vessels Arrive with 1'romlnont Men Aboard iinil All 'XVcll Protcotit and from the I'unii of tlio Wyoming. NBW YORK. Sept. 17. There has been no kno-.vn case of cholera In this city t > lnco Thursday night. The only suspected case Is that of Hoppo , which came to notlco yester day afternoon. The steamer Fuorst Bismarck arrived this morning with 447 cabin passengers , all well. There worn no stoeraga passengers , nnd among tbo passengers were : Hon. A. J. Porter , ox-minister at Homo , and HOD. B. J. Porter , ex-chief consul. The steamer Lon don also arrived with all well on board. There were sixty-seven caoln passengers and flfty-flvo stoorago. Senator Ingall.t Is among the former. There are now nearly 4,000 souls detained nt quarantine , iho Bothnia , Suovla and City of Chester having been added last night. TboVIcland will probably bo released touiiy. The Moravia will be dlscbprgod In a day or two and the paisoncors landed at Ellis island. The cabin passengers of tbo Wyoming and Kugla are to bo transferred later In tbo day to Fire Island. No new cases have developed on tbo Bo hemia since her arrival. The cabin passen gers of the State of Nevada have already come up to tbo city and Iho steerngo will coma tomorrow. The Scandta's thousand pas sengers will bo reclotbed today und bn trans ferred to Curun Low. Their own clothing , when disinfected , will bn returned to them. Less Interest is being taken by the public in cholera news , and the people appear to have lost the nervous uuprehcusioa which rrovallod at the outset. I'lmMUliter * Appeul to thu i'lililic. The second cabin nnd stcorago passengers of tbo steamship Wyomlnir , which nas been held in quarantine since September C , nave Usucd appeals to the public. Tbny protest against the detention of 700 persons , cramped In unwholesome quarters uboara tbo ship when Uiovcjsel cau.o In with u clnan bill of health , suvo the Indisposition of n baby who had oooa dollcato since its birth ; Unit tbn detention has resulted in the death of four children and a serious shcck to the mother ; that many other children aboard were threatened with sickness duo in tbo foul air of tbo ship ; that though no cases of cholera have appeared sluco iho ship loft Liverpool twenty days ago , yet oloso prox imity lo tbo Infueled ships constantly men aced tuo health of the passengers. In view of the nbovo facts the signers to tbo appeal demand tbo Immediate rolcaio of tbo ship from quarantine. The passengers of the Wyoming positively refused tbls morning to be transferred to Fire Inland , stating that the vessel was not Infoofd. Dr. Jenkins says bo will have them removed tomorrow whether they will or not , Tbo steamers Etrurla. Fuerst , Bis- marclc nnd City of Chester will bo released this afternoon. The Bothnia wIU bo held till tomorrow for futnlgallou. OA.NAHA AND TIIK UHOIJHCA. \Vlmt U llelni ; Done In tlio Dominion lo M'nrd Olf II * Appriiiicli. ' ToitoxTii , Out. , Sept. 17. Measures have boon taken by thu local authorities ana tbo provincial Board of Health to prevent the in troduction of cholera from Now York. For thn past two weeks a staff of twenty inspec tors have been at worlc In the city , and as a result the sanitary conditions hero are as favorable ns possible. The provincial Board of Health , authorized by an order in council , has secured the appointment of sanitary inspectors specters who will board all trains and ves sels from Now York and will have full power to deal with any case of cholera which may be found. Dr. Allen , the medical health ofticcr , has aavised tbo government to have a disinfectant apparatus at Clifton to use upon people arriving from the United States , as he considered that there was moro dancer from that direction than from foreign ports. Ho says that a slmplo quarantine would not keep out cbolura unless tbcro was complete disinfection of everything which has been in contact with the disease. Ho also appre hends danger from Niagara Falls. IiiNtriiotloim to CuitoniH OMlccr/i. / OTTAWA , Ont , , Sept. 17. The following In structions have been forwarded by telegraph bv the customs department to all customs onlcers on tbo frontier between the United States and the provinces of Ontario und Quebec : j I Ho an the lookout und report to the Depart- ' incntof Acrtiiulturo uny suspicions imports i from lufucluil localities , and net promptly nndufllulcntty ns qnnr.intlno otlleors accord- In to the InstrucUons which will bo hcnt yon by the Department of Aurlculturo according to law. All mall matter arriving hero today from tbo United.States is being fumigated. The sumo rule has been enforced at tbo exchange 0(11 ( ces in Canada. Ouchcc'H ( Jtmraiitlno Station. QUEIIEC , P. Q. . Sept. 17. Dr. E. S. Kelly , commissioner of health ; Aldermen K. A. Schwartz and J. J. Gray and City Clerk Henry of Minneapolis , Minn. , bavo returned hero from the Grosse Isle quarantine station. Dr. Kelly says that the sterilizing machin ery Is efficient but Inadequate , end sbould bo four times its present capacity. The drinkIng - Ing water in not good and a deep water pier Is absolutely required. Thn slto bo consid ers excellent and , on the , whole , well adapted for quarantine purpoies. Dr. Kelly says there Is no sickness onjrosso ( isle. Great Improvements dnyo been mndo dur ing the last fortnight in the quarantine ap pliances at Grosse lslo ; ave in tno matter of accommodation for bqalthy passengers , \vblch is apparently many times worse than that at tbo port of Now Yoru. Hero tbo only B Holier provided for dcllcato ladies and children is low , dump , wooden sbeds , unsup- pllod with furniture of any kind nnd laciung in many of the oisoutlaM of civilized life. NOTES OK THE I'LAOUi : . ItoporU From Viirlou farts ol tlioVorlil Ulieiii Cholera 1'ruviilln. EL PASO , Tox. , 8opUJ7 , A rumor gained currency hero today that a casn of Asiatic cholera bad developed at Chihuahua , south of hero on the ftlexlco Central , but telegraphic ) inquiry failed'to substantiate tbo report. L.ONDO.V . , Sept. 17. The Standard's Ham burg dispatch says : Them was reported today C ! > 7 new cases of cholera , 21 ! ) deaths and IIIO Interments. Tbe epldomlo has caused tbo death ot about 11,000 children. An Inspection of workmen's dwelling at Hammerbroko and Hummand , suburbs of the cltv. discloses a sickening stuto of tunl- tary affairs. lUniiuiin. Sopt. 17. Since the first out- broulc of cholera In this city 14,140 cases und tlIIH deaths bavo bean roparlod. LO.MIOX , Sept. 17 , For today Brussels re ports four cases of cholera ; Kottordam , two now cases and one death , und DorJecht 11 vo now cases and two deaths. PAIIIK , Sept. 17 , There were seven now sasus of cholera and eighteen deaths in Paris ami suburtis.ycslordoy. Lihiiov , bupt. 17. The health committee has proclaimed Boston , Baltimore and Pulli- delphla uuipcutcd porU. VETERANS AT WASHINGTON Formal Opening of the Encampment Will Occur Tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS GETS THE NEXT MEETING Some I'oellng Munilestoil Against Xohrankii Uranil Army MomOorn un Account ufTliclr OppoHltKin to thu Cou- WASUIXOTOJ ? Burnuu oi'Tnc BBC , ) r > l3 FouiiTUUNrii SIKEKT . V U'ASIIIXHTO.V , D , C. , Sept . 17. | Although the main body of visitors to the Gr.ind Army of tbo Kopublio encampment which opous properly on Monday IB not ex pected to arrive before tomorrow , the na tion's capital Is so full of strangers tonight that no ono pretends to look for any ono. There Is so much confusion at the railway stations by the enormous In pour of visitors that no ofTort Is made bv fricnas to greet acquaintances upon arrival. Few Nebiaskans or lowans Imvo yet arrived. Tacy are anticipated tomorrow during tbo day. The Council BlufTa contingent may coma tonight. W. C. Dominett , post , No. 400 , of Mount Veraon , has arrived and qono into quartern. Senators Paddock and Man- derson were today casting about tbo olty for Nebraska friends , hoping to eivo them a greeting , but they ropoited few In sight. The great attraction of tbo encampment will be tbo grand parade on Tuesday. On Wednesday tbo oftlcarn will bn elected and tbn place for holding next year's encamp ment selected. Indianapolis appears to bavo the encampment without much , If any , con- tost. Furling Aculiut Lincoln. Lincoln Is reported on every hand ns not doFlring tbo encampment , and if she did try It there would bo much obstreperous and obstinate - stinato opposition encountered hero now on account of the proteit Lincoln made against a congressional appropriation for the encampment - campmont this year. It U better for Lincoln to wait till some other tlmo. Tbo tide Is against her hero. Ex-Congroasinan GcargoV. . 13. Dorsoy of Fremont tmld today that ho understood Lin coln dljl not want tbo encampment next year ; at least citizens of Lincoln had so In formed him , and It was his purpose to vote for IndianupolU. "Lincoln was anxious to got tbo encamp ment for this year and wo all worked hard for It at Detroit , " ho said , "but now she does not want It. I feel certain Hint Indianapolis will got the encampment und without a con test. It would bo a real mistake to locate U utChlcugodurlngtbo World's fulryeur. for the fair would detract from the encampment till the show of the veterans would bo a fail- uro. All who want to go to the encampment and the fair can do ao without extra cost if It Is bold at Indianapolis , I have hoard of no other place since my arrival hero yester day , and predict that Indianapolis will get it. " It WQ not until this ovonlnc that all of the poits whom quarter * have boon prepared for were centrally located , To | | | J.iiKluncl'H Intorr t. 'Iho comment * ana criticisms given out at Wilmington , Del. , and published on "Wednesday morning b.v ox-Soerotary Bay. urd , upon Iho Venezuelan question , hus created almost a furore in diplomatic cir cles here. Tbo ox-premier oi Mr. Cleveland's cabinet exhibited ; i duurco of audacity which has almost stunned ibc old line diplomats , for ho negntlvoly disclose * executive secrets and commits the unpardonable error of olll- clally criticising the department over which ho presided for having suffered nnother de partment to carry out an executive order. Tbe worst and most unfortunate foaluro of Mr. Bayard's itatomont is his bold attempt to cater to the Interests of England at the cost of the United States. It was. charged a number of times during the administration of Mr. Cleveland that Iho Department of State was bent toward England's interests , nnd now that Its secretary of state has crltt- * ciscid President Harrison for having sent to Venezuela a warshln to protect American citizens there and American interests during the revolution , the Cleveland administration stands convicted of tbo charge. 'Iho state ment of Air. Bavurd throughout Is regarded as strongly Enzllsb , and was possiblv written - ton to help along tbo democrats In England at present raising a democratic campaign lunn for this country. It Is certainly an other earnest of what mnv bo expected oy Great Britain if .Mr. Cleveland should bo elected. .iIlHi'nllnncoiiii. L. S. Irwin , the giant special agent of the Treasury department from Kenrnoy , who has for llftoon months boon located in Texas , is In the city for a week to see the oncamb- mont. Ho goes to his homo at the close of the encampment. Mr. Irwin has his n-year-old boy with him. Yesterday the little follow wandarod away by himself and it required the police force of Washington to gnthor > bini m to his father. The hov knew tno ippoaranoo of tbo hotel wbero ho had slept over tbo night beforetnb St. James and after tolling tbo pollen that ho wns lost and describing the hostelry where ho de- slrod to go he was piloted his way with n big copper on either side. Chariot Brand wa * today appointed post master nl Land Grove , " Johnson county , Wyo. , vice J. F. Brown , rosicned. P. S. H. 1'OIt Till ; AK.MV. Coinplnto Mil of Change * In tlio angular Ni'i'vlri ) , WAKIIISCITOX. D. C. , Sopt. IT. [ Special Telegram to THE Bm.J Tbo following army orders wcro issued yostordny : A general court martial Is appointed to meet \Vlilota Point , Now Yorlt harbor , nt U o'clock a. in. on Wednesday , thn Ulst day of Soptornuer. Detail for tbn ruurt : Can- tain Hlclmrd L. Hoxlc , oorps of engineers : Captain William M. BiacU , corps of engi neers ; Klrst Lieutenant Ho-jry Jorvoy , corns of engineers ; Third Lieutenant Robert , Mo- Grot'or , corps of engineers ; aduitionnl , Second end Lieutenant Charles IColloy , corps of ongiiieorR ; additional , Second Ljouicnuut Herbert Doalcyno , corps of engineers ; addi tional , Second Lieutenant Spencer Cotby , corps of onglnoBrs ; additional , Second Lieu tenant John S. Sowoll , corps of engineers ; additional , Second Lieuten ant Charles P. Kctiols , corps of engi neers ; addlilonal , Second Lieutenant James Mcludoo , corps of engineers ; uddt- tlonul , Second Lieutenant Jay J. Morrow , corps of engineers ; Second Lieutenant Ed gar Jadwln , corps of engineers , Judge ad vocate. The following transfers In tbo Third cav alry urn made : Captain Ooorgo A. Drew , from troop I to troop H ; Captain William D. Black , from troop II to troop I. Captain Drew will remain nt hU present nation until rollovod therefrom or bis department commander - mandor , when ho will proceoj to join the troop to which ho U transferred , Colonel George M. Urayton , Nineteenth Infantry , having snrvod over thirty yonr ns un oftlcor oi the army , Is retired from ucllvo service. . //.i/uu.ii/.t'.i co.v/mvo.v. Him Is .MoreSiTi'iuu , hut OlliurwUu lliero U no Cliuiii | ) . . Lees LAKB , N. Y. , Sept , 17. Mrs. Harri son hud n fairly good night and oo special change was apparent this morning except a slightly Increased nervousness. FOUR CHILDREN CREMATED Prightful Result of Fil ing a Lighted Gaso line-Stove at Missouri Valley. PROMPT ASSISTANCE OF NO AVAIL Mailc 1C Iinpoxtllilo to ICuiicli th Jtooni Wlu-ro the Main Onu < Slept--Jttw ( > r iinlz.itl ( > ii nrthii I'arlllo hlnirt 1.1 no Ilrldgu Ciiniiiiny. | Missouiu VAI.I.IV : , la. , Sspt. 17. | Spoclil Tolocratn toTm : IJuii.J At (5 ( o'clock this morning the house of u widow , Mrs. Enon- ach , wns disrovoretl In flanioa. Before ntd could bo secured the hoaso was destroyed nnd m it four Htnall children were cromutod. Two families occupied the bouse , ono living upstairs. The Ilro originated on the second floor from a cnsolliin steve , wulch was bulng lllled. IJoforo plvlng nil nlarm the stovjo WHS thrown Uownstnlrs , and in doing so startuj the lira bulow , which made it impossible to ranch the room where the children slept. Prompt assistance of the Uro company saved adjoining bulldlutrs. Will lli-oruiinlzu tlio C'oinpnny. SIOL-X CITV , Ii. , Sopt. 17. ( Spocldl Telegram - gram to THE liut.J Tlio Paeillo Short Line HnJgo company , organized hero to build n tl,500,000 bridge across the Missouri , Is being roorRftuizoil preparatory to the com pletion of the bridco. The wagon bridge Dlan will bo abandoned and only a railroad and atroot car bndgo ibuilt. The company was llrst organized by DonulJ McLean now at the hnau of the town of l nko clo- vutod rend In Chlcnio. ; Tuo object of the re organization is to itot out of $ 5U)00 , ( ) of con tracts made by McLean which are considered of no bonollt to the company. One contract made by McLoan was with the Pontoon Drldgo company by which It would surrun- dor Its charter to the now coin puny upon completion of the brldpo for SIO'J.OOO of stoclc In tbo now company. The other contracts were In line with this ono. Harper's Drawer : Ho was a very tired looking man. Dejection was writ ten on every line of III'H fnco. and as I was a Htranger in the village , with nothing to do and no erie to tulle to , I relieved my own pant-up spirits by ex pressing my sympathy with him in bin troubles , whatever tlioy woro. "Thanks , " ho Hitiil. "My ehiof trouble seems to bo that I am an idiot from idl- otvillo , and that is incurable. I just got into a brnggin1 mutch with iv etrnngor up in the postollluo. He bet ho was riohor'n 1 was , un' I took him up , juut for a blun . I told him everything I had an' more too , and after a while ho gnvu in , say In' UH how ho wouldn't luivo thought it , Then 1 mild I'd bwoar to it , 'n' hq said all right , an' 1 did , and , by thunder , who do you tmppnao ho was ? " "I don't know , " I answered. "WlioV" "Tlio tax nsRooBor ! " ho moaned. It certainly WUK a UIIBO of hard luck. ThoKev. 13. 13 Phillipps-Treby , rector of Korrubnry and Minster , Unglund , U u very Huocotbful pbuiuant farmer. Hu bought u few bird * two yearn ugo , "without any thought of brooding , " but ttioy iucrea oit und thnvodbo' well that , having u liaudjr man with u Keeper's Instlne's , Im luitvour bugar. to export eggs and blrdu and bo 1 uow doing a llourl hlug