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Now that Major General Jingo Jim has
put down the Canadian fish war. he is said
to be ready for campaign duty.
The readers of the Milwaukee Sentinel
must feel sorry for that newspaper. Its
plaintive reform whine would excite sym
pathy in the breast of a Camanche Indian.
The civil service, which was brought up
to such a magnificently grand state of
perfection by several republican admin
istrations. beginning with Uutherford s
celebrated order No. 1. is likely to be
wholly wrecked by that terrible spoils
dispenser Grover Cleveland: or all this
Hentinel whine is the sickest kind of
hypocrisy. The people of the country
have pretty clear notions of the truly
glorious perfection of the civil service
under several republican administrations
and they know just exactly what it would
have been under the great Mulligan
Jim, who, as speaker of the house
wrote Senator Hawley that he had
made a ruling that would choke the life
out of the farce of civil service. In the
light of all this recent past, and in view
of that horrible Grover Cleveland devot
ing all his energies to the work of thwart
ing the civil service law a law which
was the idol of tne republican heart and 1
tin- heart of hearts of the Sentinel there 1
,s little doubt but that the people, wholly
in the interest of civil service, wish that
Jim had been elected. Truly and indeed
the Sentinel weeping over fallen civil ser
vice is enough to make tear drops hang I
on a bat bed-wire fence.
A WORD TO OJ.II S KT KUANS.
All old yen ran who served the country
faithfully, whether pensioners or not are
invited to read this veto message;
To the House of Representative •;
I hereby return without approval house
bill number sixty hundred and eighty
.ight, entitled "An net for the relief of
\S dliain bishop."
This claimant was enrolled as a siihsti
lute on the 25Hi day of March, I'd',:.; he
was admitted to a post hospital at In
ilinanapolis on the ;!d day of April. 13(55;
was removed to the city general hospital,
in Indianapolis, on the nth day of May,
I.HC.b; was returned to duty May S. IS(!5:
and was mustered out with a detachment
of ininssigned men on the llth day of
May, Ist;:,.
This is the military record of this sol
dier, who remained in the army one month
and .evenleeii days, having entered it as
a substitute at a tune when high bounties
were paid.
fifteen years after this brilliant set
vice find this terrific encounter with the
measels, and on the 2Hth day of June,
1 S.HO, (he claimant discovered that his at
lack of the measels had some relation to
liis army enrollment, and that this disease
had "settled in his eyes, also affect ing his
pinat column."
Tlo elaim was rejected by the pension
bureau, and I have no doubt of the cor
rectness of its determination.
( lIIOVKU CI.KV I I.AND.
This pension bill went kit ing through
both houses of eoegress without an oh
pel mu, while a bill to increase ten dot
lan n month the pensions of the men
who have been plodding along ft r twenty
years with one arm or one leg off has
been tumbled about, from one committee
to allot her and lo.mb and down with amend
lee id and defeated for lour years.
There was no possibility of making a
mistake in passing that bill. There are
but few of these men any longer, for
years alter (he war they had but eight
dollars a month, they never pocketed
■ eieral II sand dollun id back pay, they
have- rarely been heard I o com plain, the
whob nation would approve of Hit) in
ereir-e of their pensions, nobody would
evil 111 beard to say they were being
mi i paid Grover 'lev eland would not
veto that bill, but it don't pass. It is not
within the range id humane patience to
fittingly comment on this kind of legisla
lion, ii is submitted to lionesl, worthy
old veterans and to Hu- American people
to think about.
MRS. 11l Ml It'S I’KNSIi) V
The whining n-publican parly organs
are just now trying to blubber over th<>
vs lo id Mr-*. Hunter's pen don bill. Here
IS the \ el II message:
I'n the House of Representatives
I hereby u-turn without approval house
lull 1111 1111 >r*r seventy one liti mired and
ix 1 \ seven, entitled "All net for the relict
ol Mrs Marm limiter."
I le- beneficiary named in lids bill, to
whom it is therein proposed to grant a
pension at the rate of fifty dollars a
month, on the ".’ld day of .March. Issis,
lih and her application for a pension in the
pension bureau, when- it is still pending
inuh-li r tniiii and.
Although the deceased soldier held a
high rank. I have no doubt his widow will
receive ample justice through the instni
mentality organized for the purpose of
dispensing (lie nation's graceful aeknowT
• dglln nt of military service in its de
fl-llse, Gltov |.-.l£ ( ’I.KV 1- 1. VNI.
That's enough. There vva no excuse
bo the passage of the bill. If the claim
ant is entitled lo a pension, she will get
it under the general pension laws of the
country. All these bill • are wrong, livery
one is a misuse ot legislative power,
lively pension law ought lo lie a general
law to pension all of the class, liven if
it is an act to “correct the record" of
deserters by falsifying the record so
Hint it will show honorable service in
■-lend of what is a fact it should be a
general act to “correct the record" and
pension all deserters. No doubt the
present profligate and imbecile congress
imagines that it is doing a great service
in making itself solid with soldiers
by this pension legislation, but if the one
armed and one legged and other maimed
old soldiers, want lo be placed by the side
of deserters, bounty jumpers, and camp
followers oil the pension rolls, then Hu y
are not entitled to the honor and respect
(he country has ever bestowed upon them.
The honest fact is, the passage of these
bills is an outrage upon the nation, and
an outrage upon every man who faithfully
and honorably earned a pension by mill
(ary service. It throws discredit upon
the whole system of pensions, and is an
insult to all honorable old veterans
whether pensioners or not.
TIIK M \ I (ONORKSs
If the people do not merit such dis
graceful work as has been done by the i
l ist congress they w ill make a desperate j
effort to defeat every member and sen
ator of this congress at the t’u>t oppor- !
tunity offered. It don't make any differ
ence whether he is a deimicrat or a repub
lican; if he is a senator or member of the \
house now he should be left at home next
time. It is barely possible that there
are a half dozen exceptions to this rule,
but not more than that among the whole
101 in (he two houses. If this continent
was combed for scoundrels another 401,
the equal in corruption, profligacy and
demigogy of the present congress could
not be found. If a change of majority
from one party to the othet would cure
this sore on the body politic, not a patri
otic citizen would regret tosee the change
made; but the republican minority in the
house and majority in the senate seem to
have labored diligently to outdo the dem
ocratic majority in the house and minor
itp in the senate, in profligacy, subservi
ency to rings, and general worthlessness.
What the people should not fail to do. is
to clean out the corrupt and demoralizing
bodies, regardles of polities. Send the
whole gang, regardless of party, home to
stay, and till up both houses as fast as pos
sible with new men. That is what the na
tion needs.
VOL. XX.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASH AD TIES.
Anton Quioly of Oak Creek, was kick
ed by a horse at Milwaukee Monday, and
instantly killed.
Charles Bartlett, was instantly killed
yesterday by the explosion of a boiler in
a mill near Mecosta. Mich.
The New England Institute buildings,
at Boston, worth $2 0.000. were totally de
stroyed by fire Monday. Four workmen
werekilli and by falling walls.
VVhii.e attempting to drive across the
Eouisville and New Albany track at Laf
ayette. Indiana, on a wagon load of corn.
Alexander .Miller and wife were killed by
a fast train.
James L. Berkley, aged 73, who had
been a director of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway, committed suicide in a St. Louis
hotel Wednesday morning. He directed
that Warren Chapter, S. A. M. of Newark,
Ohio, take charge of his remains.
A gasoline stove exploded Sunday
night, in the residence of Mark Sheldon,
in C'orry. Mrs. Sheldon was cooking sup
per. She was enveloped in the fiery Huid.
and died after a few hours of excrnciat
ing agony. The children were al.o slight
ly injured.
The old Taylor brewery, at Albany. N.
V'.. one of Hie landmarks of the city, was
burned Monday night, entailing a loss of
$1.10,000. The building was a six story
brick structure, 200 feet long by 111 wide.
It had a capacity of abot .1.10,000 barrels
per year.
H human Ri i ni i , was digging a well at
McAlister, I. T. He arranged a charge for
blasting, lighted the fuse, and was hoisted
toward the surface forty feet above.
When half way up the rope broke, and he
fell to the bottom. He tried to grasp and
extinguish the fuse, but was too late. The
charge exploded. Herman was blown near
ly the lop of the well and fell back dead
with every bone in his body broken.
FOREIGN.
Tiik Spanish government makes known
i(s lilt lilt Kill to construct at ouee a num
ber of speedy and powerful cruisers.
It is lielieved tlinl flic French senate
will I> y a majority often, pass the hill for
the expulsion of the Princes.
Tiik Spanish congress hy a majority of
2tH( votes, has declared that no govern
inent of Spain will ever grant autonomy
to Culm.
Tin pope has forwarded to Queen
Christina of Spain, the decoration of (he
(lolden Hose, accompanied hy an auto
graph letter.
Tiik archbishop of Cashel has forward
ed an instailment of tothe treasurer
of the Irifh parliamentary: fund of
which was his personal contribution.
Tiik reichstag. having refused to pass
(he liquor hill, was dissolved Saturday hy
a message from the throne, delivered
through State Secretary von lioettcher.
At Berlin the Bundesrath has agreed to
renew the anti Socialist measures which
are in force at Peipsic, and which will
soon expire hy limitation.
In spite of the precepts and admoni
(ions of the Pope. Le Moniteur and other
Vatican papers vigorously support the
principle of autonomy for Ireland, and
eulogize Mr. Gladstone for his efforts to j
secure that boon to her people.
Tiik triple alliance, which was to expire i
in 1887, is said to have been renewed for J
a number of years. In diplomatic cir- j
cles (tiers’ prospective visit is thought I
to have some connection with the fact.
Piivsicianh appointed to examine the ,
mental condition of the king of Bavaria
found him incapacitated for his duties.
The regency was assumed by his uncle,
who has summoned the diet to meet next
Tuesday.
Mr. McDonald, an Irish landlord, has
been selected to contest the west division
of Islington, London, against Richard
Chamberlain, brother of Joseph Cham
berlain. Mr. McDonald has been blind
since the day of his birth.
Tut- announcement that anew water
way from east to west has been discovered
across Central Africa and that the
Sankiiru and Kassai rivers have been
proved easily navigable for nearly their
entire lengths has created profound in
terest in Belgium.
Tin Comte de Paris, on embarking for
Fnglnnd. bade farewell to twelve hundred
sympathizing friends assembled at the
door of his chateau. He was met at
Dover by the Rothschilds and other social
lenders. The Due de* Auniale and Prince
dc Joinvillc will live together in retire
ment. Prince Jerome Napoleon will
spend three months with his family in
Switzerland.
CRIME.
11 kouoi" Pmi.i its, aged 8", a veteran of
the war of IS 12, committed suicide by
shooting Thursday morning at Syracuse.
\. V.
Tubus jurors have been secured for the
trial of the Chicago anarchists, out of
12(1 men summoned.
Os a farm near Tuscola. Illinois. Step
hen Campbell shot his brother Harvey
three times, death resulting. The fath
er recently left them ;1.5(Nl acres of land.
Is a quarrel at 1 ,atrobe, Pa.. Frank
Keenan shot and killed Mack Dixon, an
alleged Ceicagoan, who bore a, bad repu
tation)
■lons Gbahaai and Thomas Cramer were
held to the grand jury Monday, at Shel
bvvillc. 111., on the charge of stealing har
ness from C. K. Woodward.
F.vkuv policeman in Boston has receiv
ed orders to arrest John L. Sullivan at
sight. He is believed to have escaped to
New York.
Mbs. F.mma .Moi.tox was held at $l,lOO
at Springfield. Mo.. Tuesday, to answer
such indictments as may be found
against her, tlu> indictments for compli
city in the murder of Mrs. Graham and
the bigamous marriage of Graham with
Cora l,ee having been quashed.
At the breakfast table in their home at
East Boston, Mass., Sunday morning.
Lorenzo Lopez stabbed Mrs. Alvariz, the
wife of his step son, and then walked into
an adjoining room and cut his throat.
The woman expired a few hours later.
\ vrw minutes after noon, Sunday,
Joseph Villio. an Austrian, aged sixty-live,
during a fit of insanity, cut his wife's
throat with a razor and then drew the
weapon across his own throat. Mrs.
illio was taken to the hospital and is re
ported to be out of danger. Villio has
been an inmate of an insane asylum but.
was released two weeks ago.
WASHINGTON.
Actum Set I . child has n
call for I.(XKf.OOO of ;5 per cent, bonds of
1882 to mature Aug. 1.
Tiik bill repealing the pre-emption,
timber culture and desert land laws, was
passed in the senate, Friday. Yeas. ;U:
nays, 20.
i'.Thk senate has passed a bill granting a
pension of a month to Henrietta M.
■ Drum limit, daughter of General Drum
and widow of Lieutenant Henry J. Hunt,
of aretie fame.
In a communication sent to the senate
by the acting secretary of the treasury, it
is shown that the quantity of domestic
spirits reimported and entered for ware
house since March 27. ISS6. aggregates
235.567 taxable gallons.
Dki.egatb Gifford, of Dakota, intro
! iluced by request a bill providing that a
j patent shall issue to Arthur J. Carrier for
| section IS. tp lOi*. U. 71 west. The land
lies in the old Winnebago Reservation,
and this donation to Carrier is made in
recognition of services rendered to the
Indians and the government on that
reservation.
In the senate Friday, on motion of Sen.
lowa County Democrat.
! Pugh, a bill providing for the appoint
ment and compensation of I nited States
District Judge for the Southern District
of Alabama, was taken up. Sen. Logan
I moved to amend, by fixing the salaries of
| all district Judges at $5,000 a year. Sens,
i Kenna and George opposed the amend
| meut increasing salaries. The bill, as
I amended, was passed.
I’n less Congress very materially modi
fies the river and harbor bill it is regard
i ed as quite probable that the president
will veto it. Friends of the Executive
argue that a bill making appropriations
only for works of a national character
would be approved. It is very doubtful
if such a measure as this could be passed
through both houses.
Mu. Miller, Commisioner of internal
Revenue, who accompanied Secretary-
Manning to the Virginia Springs, and
and who has been in almost daily com
munication with him since, denies the
truth of the published report that the
Secretary is seriously ill and will he taken
at once to his home in Albany. The Sec
retary. he thinks, will probably remain at
the Springs several days yet.
GENERAL NOTES.
A half million dollars in gold bars
has been ordered for shipment to Ham
burg.
A Fbknciz girl treated by Pasteur in
April returned to her home in the depart
ment of Jura, and recently died of hydro
phobia.
The annual report of the commissioner
of public works of Chicago shows 34(5
miles of pavement and 431! miles of
•ewers.
The condition of David Davis has re
cently undergone no change. Gov. Ogles
by and Robert T. Lincoln called upon him
Thursday.
The Rev. Dr. Reilly, of Detroit, sent
to Messrs. McCarthy and Biggar, treasur
ers of the Irish parliamentary fund £12.-
000 making a total of $22.1,000 since Hie
Boston convention.
The park commissouers of New York
have made a detail of policemen to guard
the tomb of General Grant on the depart
ure of the regular troops.
After a consultation Monday, Chicago
and Bloomington physicians pronounced
Judge David Davis to be beyond re
covery.
Five young ladies graduated from the
Hie Rockford Female seminary with the
degree of bachelor of arts. The trustees
decided to solicit contributions of $1.1,001)
to erect a music hall and gymnasium.
A local assembly of servant girls, un
der the banner of the knights, is being
formed at St. Louis.
The Irish parliamentary fund commit
tee of New Vurk lias raised $D , J.t;t!3 to send
abroad. One gentlemen who withheld
his name gave $.1,000 at the meeting on
Monday evening.
The Ilnur mills at Minneapolis are run
ning to nearly their fe’l capacity, but the
large receipts of wheat are a surprise to
everybody in (he trade except the elevator
companies.
('. D. GuAuam. a cooper from Philadel
phia, after spending the past six weeks
in studying the current at Niagara falls,
proposes to swim the whirlpool rapids in
a barrel on July .1.
It is estimated that when the Lick
telescope shall be finished and set in
position it will have eosl $1 1it,3,1(1. The
observatory dome will cost $.1(5,3.10, the
mounting $42,000, the visual objective
$.13,000, and the eosl of the photographic
objective will be $13,000.
A Remarkable Verdict.
The Atlanta Constitution relates the
following story from South Carolina illus
trntive of the sudden ascendence to power
of the negro in that state during the days
of reconstruction.
A prominent farmer of Beaufort dis
trict had conclusive evidence that one of
his negro tenants was stealing largely
from him. A warrant was issued for the
arrest of the negro, and his case was
brought to trial before a newly appointed
negro justice of the peace, who summon
ed a jury of his own color to pass judge
ment on the trial. The trial was a brief
one and the evidence was so overwhelm
ing and conclusive against the defendant
that the justice sent the jury out with the
statement that the ease was so plain that
it was not necessary for him to instruct
them as to their duty.
After a few minutes' consolation the
jury returned and (he foreman announc
ed that they had agreed.
“Wat is your verdieT
“We find Mr. guilty."
The anouncomcnt was a shock to the
room, as Mr. was the plaintiff.
"You fools," exclaimed the indignant
justice, "go back and tiring in a verdic'
greeable wid de fue's."
The astonished jury withdrew and in a
ew minutes again returned with smiling
countenances.
“Well, is you ready :" asked the mahog
any-hued "judge."
"Yessir; we fin' Mr. not guilty, but
guilty of accusin..''
Negro Mortality.
Nt>* York Times,
The annual death rate of the colored
people in the cities of this country, and
especially in Southern cities, has been
much larger than the death rates of the
whites, the ratio in Washington for
several years having been nearly 2 to 1.
But reports from Savannah, published by
the New Orleans Times Democrat, indi
cate that the colored death rate in that
city has been alarmingly large, and far
greater than any rate heretofoie noted
there in the absence of an epidemic.
While the i-ate for the white people is
-said to have been only 12.19, that
for the colored people is said to have
been only 122.94. and the rate for color
ed childred under 5 years is reported to
have been (501.93 per 1.000. This seems
incredible. If. however, the figures are
correct, the white residents of Savannah
have not done their duty by their black
fellow citizens. Such an enormous mor
tality must be the result of neglect, want
of medical attendance, lack of food and
care, and a total failure on the part of the
city authorities to enforce ordinary sani
tary regulations.
An Important Function Stimulated.
Tlie kidneys exercise most important functions,
which are so wearisome that they tax to the ut
most the strength ami endurance of these busy j
little organs. Every breath, every pulsation of j
the heart, every movement of a limb, every ;
thought, makes waste and necessitates the devel- i
opment of new atoms. The used up particles :
in the blood are sifted from it and dissolved in a
watery fluid bv the kidneys, which then dis
charge I Ins fluid into the blailder. A tram of dis
asters to the system would follow if these “ashes,"
so to speak, were not thoroughly strained off and
discharged. This is the case when the kidneys
become inactive. Hostetlers Stomach Bitters, by
restoring their activity, not only keeps open a
most important outlet for impurities, but pre
vents diseases ot the kidneys themselves, which
when "inert becomes liable to fall apreytodia
lietes. Bright s disease, mephitis, albuiueiiuna and
other maladies specially incident to them, which,
although not specially rapid in their progression,
are particularly obstinate and fatal.
His Education Nearly Finished.
Mrs. Grundy So your son is being ed
ucated in England: Dear me', how pop
ular he will be in society when he returns.
Mrs. Toady Yes. the dear boy. I told
him not to come back until he was perfect
in the English accent.
“And lie is by this time, surely:"
"Not quite: he writes that his pronan
ciation is correct, but he hasn't got the
catarrh yet."
One among the many eminent church
dignitaries who hare given their public
endorsement to the wonderful efficacy of
St. Jacobs Oil. in case of rheumatism and
other painful ailments, is the Right Rev
erend Bishop Gilmonr. Cleveland, Ohio.
The pen is mightier than the sword,
bat the pistol is mightier than either of
them.
The only cough mixture before the peo
ple. that contains no opiates or narcotics,
is Red Star Cough Cure. Price, twenty
five cents.
Mexicans are of not much account in
Texas. Four drunken men assaulted one
near Gonzales the other night, and when
he attempted to defend himself shot him
dead. After Ihe inquest the yonng men
wire bound over in the sum of SSOO
each.
MINERAL POINT, WIS., FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1886.
DEATH OF DAVID DAMS.
Death of Judge David Davis at His
Home iu liloomingtou. Illi
nois.
The Trusted Friend of Lincoln, and
the Man Who Had Most To IK
With His Nomination.
David Davis Dead.
Bloomington, 111., June 26. Ex-Vice
President David Davis expired at eight
minutes past 6 o'clock this morning. He
had been dying since yesterday noon, and
was unconscious most of the time from
that hour until his death. Yesterday af
ternoon he was gradually failing, and all
efforts to irouse him proved of no avail.
But few visitors called yesterday and dur
ing the night except reporters, who were
met by Dr. Luce at intervals and inform
ed of his condition. At 6 o'clock his con
dition betokened approaching death, and
from that time until 11 he lay uncon
scious. and occasionally coughed violent
ly to relieve his throat of phlegm. At 11
o'clock he revived sufficiently to partake
of some milk and stimulants, but at once
settled back in a comatose state. From
that time until his death he sank gradual
ly. and passed from earth as if entering
upon a peaceful sleep.
THOSE PRESENT AT II IS UEDSIDE
were his wife: Mr. George Davis, his sou:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swayne, the latter
the ‘ daughter of the judge and wife of
the son of Justice Swayne, of the United
States supreme court; Mrs. Pierrepont,
of Chicago, a niece; Mr. David Davis
Walker, of St. Louis, a nephew; Mr. John
Walker, of this city, a brother-in-law;
Judge Lawrence Weldon, of the United
States court of claims: Mr. Francis Orme,
of Washington, an old friend, and Dr.
Hiram Luce, the family physicien. Im
mediately after his death the city bells
were tolled for one hour, and flags were
hung at halt-mast; and all of the business
houses draped in mourning. The city
took on a sober aspect, and small crowds
of his old friends stood on tha streets
conversing about his last hours, and ex
tolling his virtues as a private 'itizen.
THE PALLBEARER
will be Judge Gresham, Gov. Oglesby,
Robert T. Lincoln, Col. Latham of Lin
coln, 111.. Judge Thomas Drummond,
Judge Lawrence Weldon, Hon.A. E. Stev
enson, L. G. Fisher of Chicago, Hon.
Leonard Swett, Judge John M. Scott,
C. H. Moore of Clinton, 111., ex-Senator
McDonald of Indiana, ex-Mayor Funk,
Hon. Jesse W. Fell, Hon. James Ewing,
Luinan Burr of this city, and Frank D.
Orme of Washington. Telegrams of con
dolence from prominent people have been
coming in all day.
The Judge's estate is worth about a
million and a quarter, and is mostly in
central Illinois lands. He owned seven
thousand acres in this county alone.
This evening Leonard Volk, the Chicago
sculptor, came down and took a cast of
his face from which to make a bust.
Late telegrams of condolence have come
to-night from Koscoe Conkling. Atty.
Gen. Gotland, Senators Edmunds and
Logan, and others.
SKETCH or HIS LIFE.
Judge David Davis was a remarkable
character in more than one sense. A
jurist of undoubted sagacity and integ
rity, he was an active politician at the
same time. Still, despite these seeming
ly incongruous characteristics, even his
bitterest opponents and he had many of
them never questioned the sagacity of
his judicial decisions nor the honesty- of
his political motives. Born in Cecil coun
ty, Maryland, March?!), 1815, Judge Davis
was essentially an Illinois man, having re
sided in Bloomington just half a century
since 1833. His parents were well-to-do,
and David Davis received as careful an
education as the facilities during the first
decades of the present century afforded.
He studied law with Jacob Bishop, in
Lenox, Mass., and in the law school at
New Haven. Conn- graduating as the first
of his class.
When 21 years of age the new-fiedged
lawyer settled at Bloomington, in this
state, and began the practice of his pro
fession. It was up-hill business with the
young attorney, but he possessed thr two
essentials requisite to success shrewd
ness and perseverence. It was. however,
not ns a lawyer, but as a political orator
that David Davis first gained prominence
in his local circle, and this only after ar
duous labors of nine years. His actual
political life began in 1845. when he was
elected member of the lower house of the
Illinois legislature. As such, his name
became quickly known, not so much for
brilliant achievements ns on account of
his conscientious work and his peculiar
political tactics, to which he adhered dur
ing the whole of his political career. The
member of no party.he reserved to himself
the utmost freedom of action, and this
course he followed, undismayed by any
adversed criticism or ridicule.
LAWXER AND JUDGE.
Asa lawyer. Mr. Davis stood at the
head of the bar in Illinois before he be
came a judge. His had not been a rapid
career, but one of arduous work, and
consequent lasting success. It was there
fore not merely an act of friendship when
President Lincoln, on Dec. 8, 1862. ap
pointed him as associate justice of the
Supreme court of the United States. The
jurist and man alike had deserved that
recognition. In his Judicial capacity
some time during 1870 Judge Davis
held with a minority of the Supreme
court that the acts of congress making
government notes a legal tender in pay
ment of debts were unconstitutional.
Subsequent events proved the wisdom
and correctness of this dicission. After
President Lincoln’s death Judge Davis
was administrator of his estate, and in
this trying and delicate position he was
almost the sole guidance of the bereaved
widow, whose mind was rapidly giving
way under the loss which had fallen upon
e r.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tuesday. June 22.
Senate In the senate Sen. Maxey
from the committee on the Nicaragua
claims, reported a resolution requesting ;
the president to bring to the attention ef
the Nicaraguan government the claims of i
citizens of the United States against that
government. The resolution was agreed to. i
The senate then took up the bill repeal- i
ing the pre-emption and timber culture
laws. Senator Blair had moved an amend
ment prohibiting the acquisition in one
ownership of more than 640 acres of dcs
est land. To this Ingalls offered an
amendment applying the limitation So
all public lands. The latter proposition,
which was the pending question to-day,
was voted down. Blair's amendment was
then voted down - yeas, 3: nays. 42.
After some amendments of detail, and
without final action on the bill, the sen
ate adjourned.
House ---In the house Mr. Morrison
stated to the house that he will not to-day
make a motion to go into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill. Mr. Morrison
called up the proposed change of the
rule making it in order to amend the gen
eral pension bill by adding a provision for
the imposition of a tax to meet the ex
penditures required by the bill. An in
teresting debate followed. Mr. Mat
son (Ind. I from the committee on in
valid pensions reported back the res
olution calling upon the secretary of
the interior for information as to the
number of persons now drawing original
pensions from the government by reason
of special pension acts and as to the
amount of money required annually to
meet the obligations incurred by the
government to this class of pensions.
William J. Sewell, of New Jersey. General
Martin J. McMahon, of New York, and
Capt. J. L. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, to fill
vacancies on the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteers.
| The house then went into committee of
I the whole, Reagan in the chair, on the
1 Sundry civil bill.
Wednesday, June 23.
Senate —In the senate. Sen. Frye,
from the committee on commerce, re
■ ported favorably the bill to amend
the laws relative to the inspection of
i steam vessels. The bill provides for
the payment out of the treasury the ex
penses of steamboat inspectors'. The bill
was passed without debate. The bill to
repeal the pre-emption and timber cul
ture laws was then placed before the sen
ate and was debated till adjournment.
It was agreed that at three o'clock to
morrow a vote should betaken on the bill.
After executive session the senate ad
journed.
House In the house. Mr. Morrison
called up the report of the committee
on rules, amending the rules of the
house, upon which dtbate occurred yester
day. Mr. Reed, of Maine, raised the ques
tion of consideration, and Hiscock, of
New York, expressed his desire to go on
with the sundry civil bill. Mr. Randall re
marked that he could take care of the meas
ure. On a standiug vote, the house refused,
80 to 90. to consider the report. The
result was received with applause from
the republicans, but on a yea and nay
vote, the house determined, yeas. 133. nays
115, to consider the report. A call of
the house was ordered and the
door of the chamber closed. The
house remained, as one member
characterized it, in a state of “innocuous
desuetude" until a quarter past 4 o'clock,
when further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with, when the question re
curred on Burrow's motion to adjourn un
til Saturday. This was voted down by 2
to 145. No quorum voted, and another
roll call consumed the time until 5
o'clock, when the house adjourned.
Thursday, J nne 24.
Senate In the senate, after l lie routine
of morning business in the senate, the bill
repealing the pre-emption and timber
culture laws was laid before the senate.
On request of Sen. Pugh it was in
formally laid aside to permit considera
tion of the bill providing for the ap
pointment and compensation of a United
States district judge for the southern
district of Alabama. Sen. Logan moved as
an amendment the provision of the bill
heretofore passed by the senate, fixing all
district judges' salaries at $5,000 a year.
Sen. Logan advocated the amendment
which was agreed to. the first division
(relating to salaries) by a vote of 32 yeas
to 20 nays, and the second division (pro
hibiting nepotism) by a viva voce vote.
The bill as amended was then passed. :
The bill repealing the pre-emption and !
timber culture laws was then proceeded
with. Sen. George addressed the senate
on the bill. The bill was then passed, yeas,
34; nays, 20. On motion of Dolph, a com
mittee on conference was ordered on the
disagreeing votes of the house and senate
bills. The Fitz John Porter bill was then
laid before the senate. Sewell said it
was the same bill that had passed before.
Sen. Sewell had the clerk read a number
of resolutions from Grand Army posts
urging the passage of the bill. Sen. Lo
gan obtained the floor to reply to Sewell,
and after an executive session the senate
adjourned.
House In the house, the house iu
committee of the whole incorporated the
amendment in the sundry civil bill re
quiring the secretary of the treasury to
issue certificates of the denomination of
one, two and five dollars on all surplus
silver dollars now in the treasury in pay
ment of the appropriations made in the
bill and other expenditures and obliga
tions of the government. Mr. Randall
moved to dispense with the morn
ing hour. The motion having been
agreed to. the house went into com
mittoe of the whole, Reagan, of Texas, iu
the chair, on the sundry civil bill. The
pending amendment was that offered by
Warner, of Ohio, providing that no mon
ey appropriated for the bureau of engrav
ing and printing shall be used in print
ing U. S. notes of large denominations in
lieu of notes of small denominations, can
celled or retired. Agreed to, 99 to 78.
Friday, J une 25.
Senate In the senate, the senate took
up the Fitz John Porter bill and Sen. Lo
gan addressed the senate. Sen. Plumb
offered an amendment to place
Mrs. Hunter on the pension roll at
SSO a month. Lost. yeas. 19; nays, 29.
Sen. Logan offered ;m amendment to
place on the retired list every volunteer
officer who received wounds producing
total disability. Rejected, yeas, 18; nays,
29. The bill was then brought to a vote and
passed. Yeas, 30; nays, 17. The bill having ,
already passed the house and not having
been amended by the senate, it now
goes to the president for his signature.
Sen. Plumb called up the house bill to
provide for the adjustment of land-grants
made by congress to aid in the construc
tion of railroads within the state of Kan
sas and for the forfeiture of unearned
lands. The senate adjourned until Mon- ;
day.
House The speaker laid before the
house the various veto messages trails
milted yesterday by the president.
Mr. Hepburn moved that the considera
tion of the one vetoing the bill granting
a pension to the widow of Maj. Gen.
Hunter be postponed until Tuesday next.
The motion was lost, yes 59. nays 141. and
the message took the usual course. The j
other messages were appropriately referr
ed. On motion of Mr. Hatch the senate
amendments to the agricultural appropri
ation bill were non-concnrred in, and
Messrs. Hatch, Winans and Price were a
appointed a conference committee.
On motion of Mr. Bragg the joint
resolution was passed appointing General
$12,500 is for repairs and furnishing the
White House, $2,500 for fuel. $3,000 is for
the green house, and $15,000 is for gas
matches and the stables. The White
House, all told, costs the country, in con
nection with the President, considerable
over $125,000 a year.
Monday. June 29.
Senate In the senate, Sen. Allison iu
the absence of Logan, submitted the con
ference report on the pension appropria
tion bill. The report was agreed to.
Sen. Teller introduced a bill authorizing
Ike president to appoint and retire Alfred
Pleasonton as major general. Referred.
Sen. Edmunds called up the bill grant
ing a pension of SIOO per month to
Emily J. Stannard. widow of General |
Stannard. of Vermont. The bill was pass j
ed. The chair laid before the senate the
conference report on the postoffice appro- I
priation bill, stating that the committee
was unable to agree. The question being
on the subsidy provision. Senator |
Puegh addressed the senate in favor i
of the subsidy appropriation in tha
bill. The principal on which he stood
was that the foreign mail service deserve
a just compensation as much a* the
coastwise mail service, the river mail ser
vice. or the railroad mail service.
Senator Plumb moved that the senate
insist on its amendment (subsidy ap
propriation and ask a further conference.
The motion that the senate insist upon
its amendment was agreed to yeas. 33:
nays. 12. The democrats voting with the
republicans in the affirmative were
Messrs. Brown. Call, Eustis, Gorman.
Payne and Pugh.
Hmtse —In the house, under call of the
states Randall introduced a bill to reduce
and equalize duties on imports, to reduce
internal revenue taxes, and modify Laws
in relation to the collection of revenue.
The following resolution was introduced
by King, ef Louisiana; Resol red. That the
United States will view with great solici
tude and disfavor the contemplated action
of the French government in authorizing
a loan to assist in the work on the Panama
canal, or any other measure calculated to
identify it with the Panama canal,
as such action is opposed to
the policy of the American people as ex
pressed by the chief executive of the
United States at the inception of this
canal, and which policy is now most em
phatically repeated and reiterated by the
United States. Resolred , That the secre
tary of state be requested to send to con
gress. without delay, all correspondence
bearing upon the subject of such vast im
portance, and fraught with such danger
to the national interest. The house then
went into a committee of the whole on the
~ondry civil appropriation bill and ad
journed.
THE WASHINGTON NEWS.
The President Vetoes a Bill Allowing’
a Pension That Had Been Grant
ed by the Pension Bureau.
The Pan-Electric Telephone Committe
Will Make Three Reports to the
House—The Signers of Each.
Neither is Signed by a Majority of the
Committee and They Will Not
be Considered by the House.
Another Bull-Head Measure Vetoed.
Washington, June 30. lu vetoing an
act to-day. granting a pension to Newcomb
Parker, the president says:
Before Hie passage of the bill herewith
returned the commissioner of pensions
in ignorance of the action of congress
allowed his claim under the general law.
As this decision of the pension bureau en
titles the beneficiary named to draw a
pension from the date of tiling his ap
plication, which under the provisions of
the- special bill in his favor would only
accrue from the time of its passage. 1
am unwilling that one found worthy to
be placed on the pension rolls by the
bureau to which he properly applied,
should be an actual loser by reason of the
special interposition of congress in his
behalf.
THE TEI.K.I’IIONE TKOI l!I,E.
The Ban Electric Telephone Committee will
Submit Three Reports.
Washington. June 30. Three docu
ments. in the nature of reports, will bo
presented to the house by the Pan Elec
tric committee, but ns neither will be
signed by a majority of the committee,
technically speaking, there will be no
"report" before the house for action.
The report drawn up by the chairman
will be signed by himself and Messrs.
Gates, Eden and Hall all democrats.
Mr. Ramie y has secured the signatures of
Messrs. Millard. Hanback and Moffat all
republicans to his report, while Hale,
democrat, has presented his views in an
individual report.
Chairman Boyle’s report will not be
made public before Thursday, lu the re
port signed by the republican members,
the testimony is cited to show how the
Pan Electric company was organized
and three and a half million of stock
given to gentlemen for the use of their
name and reputation. The opinion of
Senator Garland, declaring that Rogers'
patents do not infringe the Bell patent
is quoted with the statement that it had
been gotten because the Pan Electric
COULD NOT S £l.l. EIGHTS WITHOUT IT.
and it was. as it was intended to be, an in
ducement which led large numbers of
persons to pay in money, a part of which
was divided among Garland and his asso
ciates. At the same time the Pan-Elec
tric knew that their instruments did in
fringe the Bell patent. The report then
refers to the postal telegraph bill as ex
plaining the motives of the Pan-Electric
organizers and stated that two millions of
stock was held by members of congress
when it was expected the bill would be sub
jected to legislation. It is charged thrit the
Pan-Electric people, including Garland,
tried to get congressional indorsements
for their scheme and evidence is cited
where it touches upon the effort to secure
the appointment of Rodgers as house
electrician. It is alleged that senators
Garland and Harris, and General John
stou busied themselves personally to ac
complish this. The report then remarks
on the sale of the State rights to sub
companies and says "The" Bell company
sued the sub companies. The Pan-Elec
tric company declined to defend, on the
ground that it had no money. Thereupon
they determined to secure
THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES
to bring suit against the Bell company to
frighten it and drive it to buy peace, so
they obtained permission when they
wanted it, and as they wanted it without
any preliminary examination worthy of
the name without the usual investigation,
and in defiance of all rules and practices
of the department, and in direct disre
gard of the decision made within a month
by its head. Had all the facts developed
before the committee been known at Hie
time, says the report, the department of
justice would have driven these petitions
from its doors, for public sentiment
would have constrained it to do so.
The report in commenting upon
Goodie's share in the transaction, declar
ed that if he had made the inquiries he
ought to have made, he could not have
granted an application within twenty
four hours and without reference. It is
alleged that so far from making a careful
examination of the subject he never even
read the petitition. “Taking all these
things together,” says the report, “it does
not admit of doubt that the solicitor
general, acting as attorney general, was
by some means led to grant this applica
tion without the usual reference or in
quiry. without any pretense or competent
examination with unexampled speed
and in violation of the practice of the
department.”
In an ordinary case such action would
be held to be
POSITIVE PBOOF OF FBAUD,
at least proof of gross negligence, which
iu a person of his position, is equivalent
to fraud. Upon these facts, no one of
which can be disputed.no jury would hes
itate. It is enough, however, to say that
it cannot be tolerated that the business
of the government can be so conducted.
It cannot escape observation that Sen.
Harris and Mr. Casey Young acted just as
men would act if already assured of what
was being asked, and that the conduct of
the solicitor general is most easily ac
counted for on the assumption that he
understood the matter in advance and
had predetermined upon his course of
action.
The renort then recurs to the subject
of the opinion furnished by the attorney
general. It charges that it was written
with a view to deceive the people in the
south and west, and says that it was a
shrewd view. That the people so believ
ed. but he the (attorney general) did not.
The report goes on: “The best that
can be said of him is that he lent himself
to the scheme because he got his stock
for nothing. He had not the strength to
deny what his associates asked nor to re
turn the stock and cease to be an asso
ciate. He had not the boldness to
do personally what they thought
was fair service for the stock he kept.
But it was done by his department. As
such a thing never was done before. Ih*-
plea is that the parties concerned did not
think they wre doing wrong. But a gov
eminent which expects to be respected
cannot permit such things to be done,
such influence to be sought for. w such
personal interests to exist and avad. It is
not enough that those personally inter
ested who ought to have prevented it say
that they did nothing and meant to do
nothing.
The report estimates the expense or
the suit, if tried on its merits, at not less
than $300,000.
Hale, of Missouri, makes, a
MISOBITT BEl*i*T
in which he says that whiSe he concurs in
many of the statements and conclusions
of that report of the committee repre
sented by Chairman Boyle, yet he cannot
concur in everything it contains.
Touching the formation of the Pan-
Electric company shows conclusiveiy
says the report that it was a purely spec
ulative adventure, and there could be no
evidence found to prove that the gentle
men connected with Rogers even antici
pated or intended that their official pc*-
sitions would or should be used in toy
way to effect legislation or otherwise- tw
further advance their enterprise. An th*-
opinion of Attorney General Gar
land it is held by Hall that
U was like that of any other
attorney employed by an individual. It
does not appear that it was intended to
make a further sale of stock without dis
closing his relations to the company, nor
that any person was deceived or misled
by it. As to the attorney general's con
nection with the suit, the report finds
that the evidence is overwhelming and
conclusive, in showing that he had noth
ing whatever to do with it.
The Aisistam Secretary of the Treasury Ten
ders His Resignation.
W ashington. June 30. Wm. E. Smith,
assistant secretary of the treasury has
tendered his resignation to take effect
July Ist. The president has selected as
his successor Hugh S. .Thompson, gover
nor of South Carolina, and will send his
nomination to the senate to-morrow.
Thompson is said to be a man of ability
and to be in entire accord with the pres
idents policy on all public questions.
He has been prominently identi
tied with the educational in
terests of his state and is now serving
his second term as its governor. He has
resigned that office and expects to assume
the duties of his new office as soon as con
firmed. Smith >aid to-day he relinquish
ed his present position voluntarily with
the best of feeling towards the president
and all of his associates solely in his own
interests
THE OK KICKS.
Fourth Class Postmasters.
W ashington. June 30. The following
fourth-class postmasters were appointed
yesterday:
ILLINOIS.
Mallard. Eugene 1. Stroup. vtceM s Weaver,
resigned
Miles Station, James C. Blee, vice J. K. Mile?',
resigned.
Continuations.
Washington, June 30. The following
nominations were confirmed by (he senate
yesterday:
William Desmond, m irslial for the northern
district of lowa.
J B. Harris. Culled States attorney for tie
southern district of Mississippi,
K. Van Tong, chief justice of New Mexico.
Postmasters:
A. M. Thleger, Bodie, Cal.
W. J Bryan. San Francisco.
Nominations.
Washington. June 30. The following
nomination was sent to the senate yes
terday:
Samuel K Wilson, to be marshal of the Cnitid
Slates for the middle district of Tennessee
The following named postottice inspect
ors were yesterday dropped from the rolls
of the department:
George M. Drake. C. C Maynard. Wil iam A.
Brown and H M. Thomas, St. Louis
T. K Tracy and J- A. Small. San Francisco,
w w Herrick. Cincinnati.
II D Norton. Texas
Secretary Maiming Still Improves
Washington, June 30. Secretary Man
ning. who is still at Hot Springs. Vn.. tel
egraphs to his private secretary in Wash
ington, to-day. as follows: “Contradict
the story, in the New York Herald of Sun
day, about my health. lam much better
than when 1 left Washington."
I’OUTICAI. COW EXTIoXS.
Cogswell Nominated for Governor.
Concord, N. 11., June 30. In the demo
cratic convention to-day the first, ballot
for governor resulted in the nomination
of Thomas Cogswell, of Germantown
He received 341! of 432 votes cast. The
nomination was made unanimous.
Illinois Democrats.
Chicago, June 30. The executive com
mittee of the state democratic central
committee met at the Palmer house this
morning and elected O. Rendorff chair
man, vice Oberly. The headquarters of
the executive committee will beat Spring
field, where the state convention will be
held August 215.
Nebraska Republicans.
Omaha, June 30. The republican statei
central committee met here to-day. Ev
ery district was represented. The state
convention was called for Sept. 29. at
Lincoln. There will be (514 delegates.
A Pittsburg Nail Factory Resumes Operations,
Pittsburg, June 30. Jones it Laugh
lin’s nail factory resumed operations to
day. after being idle thirteen months.
This is the first factory to start under Hie
scale arranged by the, amalgamated asso
ciation last Friday. It has sixty-five ma
chines. and will employ about twenty nail
ers and sixty-five feeders, besides heaters,
rollers and packers. Preparations to start
are being actively pushed at the other
factories
Local Option in Washington Territory.
Portland, Oregon, June 30. Tester
day the question of local option was
voted on by the citizens of Washington
Territory. Each precinct was to decide
whether intoxicating liquor should bo
sold within the boundaries of said pre
cinct. In all the cities the measure was
defeated by a vote of about three to two.
In the small cities and towns the measure
was carried by the same proportion of
votes. From the returns thus far re
ceived it is believed that the local option
has a majority in the territory.
Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Arrive at Loudon.
London. -June 30. Henry Ward Beecher
and Mrs. Heccher arrived here to-day.
They were met at the depot by Dr. Par
ker, pastor of the City Temple, and his
wife and given a most affectionate greet
ing. The party were at once driven to
Dr. Parker’s house in St. Johnswood.
Shot in a Bagnio.
I’ittkimtiio, June :V). A special from
Wooster, Ohio,says: Jack; Keefe, a local
sport, was shot and killed by Morgan
Anderson, of Alliance, in a bagnio last
night. The shooting was the result of a.
quarrel about one of the inmates. Ander
son escaped.
Chicago Carpenters Attacked by Colon An
archists.
Chicago, June 30. fjquads of union
carpenters belonging to what is known as
the socialist branch of the carpenters’
union, made three assaults on the carpen
ters in the city to-day who were employed
on buildings in course of erection because
they were working ten hours. Three of
the men were seriously injured. Six ar
rests have been made.
A Negro Lynched.
Gajmksvilj.k. Tex.. June 30. —Ed. Will
iams. a powerful negro, was lynched here
this morning for an attempted outrage
upon an estimable lady of this city, Mrs-
Cooks, last Friday night.
Considered the President’s Veto Message..
WASHixOTOsc, Jant 30.—The invalid pen
sions committee of the house to-day con
sidered the president’s veto messages.
They were referred back to snb-commit
tees. and it is the present intention to e
leci the strongest and most meritorious,
cases and mat* an attempt to pass the
bills over the vetoes.
Cold Bars ihdered for Shipment.
New Yobk, Jane 30. Seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars in gold bars
have been ordered for shipment to-day.
Weather Indication*.
Washisotos. June 30. Fair weather;
stationary temperature: variable wind .s-
Base Ball Score*.
Deteoit. June 29. Detroit, 3: Wa jh
ington. 6.
Bt. laOCIB, June 29.—St. Louis. X;
Metropolitans. 2.
Ni Yoex. June 29. New York. 3;
Kansas City. 1.
Sr. Lot-ir, June 29. —St. Louis. 4;
Boston. 11.
Cmcaoo. June 29. —Chicago, 2; P hila
delphia. 4.
NO. 48.
WISCONSIN H.UTKNINOS,
Prof. Merriman. of Beloit still in a
Critical Condition No Clue to
the Burglars i> Obtained.
John .1 author, the Alleged iHnaniiter.
of Racine Rapidly improving
He w ill be Fxatnined Soon.
Mayor Porter, of Oshkosh Vetoes a
Resolution Passed b\ the Common
Council Other state Matters.
PROF, HER (UMAX'S ( OXMTIOX.
It is Critical—The Halt is net Removed.
Bei.oit, \\is„ Juno 30. The condition
of Prof. C. \V. Merrimnn, who was shot
by burglars on Sunday night, is still crit
cal. The surgeons have determined not
to attempt to extricate the ball, fearing
the operation would result fatally. There
is still no clue to the robbers. It appears
that they wore young men and amateurs.
They wore handkerchiefs over (he upper
half of their faces as though to conceal
their identity. While searching the room
they carried on a conversation in subdued
unnatural tones. They only obtained
s'-‘O. Entrance to the building was
effected by means of a window which was
pally opened. As soon as Prof.
Merrimau realized that lie had been shot
he hastily bandaged his neck with hand
kerchiefs so as to stop the flow of blood,
and aroused His brother, who slept in
another quarter of the house. While the
latter went for a physician and notified
the police the professor did everything he
could to prevent hemorrhage.
11.At'INK DA \ AMITKKS.
Jamlier Rapidly Improving Preparations
Making for the examination.
B.vcine, Wis„ Juno 30. John J author,
the alleged bomb placer, confined in the
jail, is rapidly improving and gaining
strength, and by Friday will probably be
strong enough to walk to Justice lleyer’s
office, where the examination takes place.
Both the defendants and prosecutors arc
hard at work collecting testimony, and
while one is confident of producing dam
aging evidence against Jambor and Pal
ica. the others are equally as confident
that they can prove neither man had
anything to do with the affair. Adolf
Hudowski. of Milwaukee, who is credited
with being the possessor of important
testimony bearing on the case, will prob
ably be called to testify. Budowski
claims that he knows nothing of the case.
He is a truukmaker by trade and was in
the employ of M. M. Sccor for several
years.
A Ki'Milnlimi of tin l Oshkosh Common Counoil
Vetoed hy the Minor.
(hoi Komi. Juno do. Mayor Foster, last
evening* vetoed the resolution recently
passed by tlie common council author!/,
ing him to dispose of the common stock
of the Milwaukee. Lake Shore A Western
railroad to the amount of Jf7.‘>,ooo owned
by the city and received by it in exchange
for bonds of a like amount issued by the
city of Oshkosh in aid of the construction
of the road. It is probable that the veto
will not be sustained, as there was a two
thirds majority in favor of the sale of
the stock.
Sarah Tyrrell, of brunt County. Held for
Manslaughter.
ijANCAHTEK, June do, Sarah Tyrrell,
who killed her husband iu the town of
Mount Hope last Tuesday, has been
bound over to answer to the criuw of man
slaughter. The justice said that he could
not hold her on the charge of murder.
The attorneys, by agreement, went before
Judgt (Tementson, of the circuit court,
who decided that the justice could change
the charge to manslaughter, and he fixed
the bail at SI,OOO for her appearance at
the September term. Tyrrell was widely
known, and the ease commands much in
teres t.
THE YACHT RACE (IKK MAHHI.EHEAIt.
The Puritan Wins the Knee Jty Kite Minnies.
Marblehead, Mass., June 30. The
Eastern Yacht club regatta occurs hen
to-day. At ;I p. in., the signal service
officer reported that the wind had boon
blowing from the west all the morning,
from fourteen to sixteen miles per hour,
a good fresh wind. The yachts started
at 12:20 p. in. They are bound for the
first stake-boat. The Priscilla crossed the
line first, Fortuua second, Mayflower
third, and Puritan fourth. Avery stiff
breeze is blowing from the west.
Mabbi.kiiead, June 30 12:36 p. in.
The Priscilla leads the flleet by one-half a
mile. The Mayflower and Puritan are
.training. The yachts rounded the first
stations as follows: The Priscilla at 12:31!:
the Puritan at 12:41, and the Mayflower at
L2:42. The wind is still blowing a good
top sail breeze.
The Priscilla rounded the second stake
boat at 1:03 and the Puritan at 1:10*4.
The yachts rounded the stake-boat in
the following order; Puritan, Priscilla
nnd Majrfower. The last named yacht is
gaining in the others.
MAiuii.rac.Ai>. June 30. 4 p. in. The
Puritan m the race by five minutes.
The Priscilla .came in second and the
Mayflower thirc
Makblkheab, (time 30. In the second
leg of the first tuind the Mayflower out
sailed the Pnritac.,bnt when the breeze
strengthened to fifteen knots tlie Puritan
both outsailed and outpointed her com
petitors. overhauling them in great style,
and lead at the coadasion of tl o first
, round. The time being: Puritan, 1:52.60:
Priscilla. 1:63.40; Mayflower. 1:6(>,26.
f)n the second round the Puritan main
tained the lead, drew out and came in a
minute and a half ahead of the Priscilla,
which was two minutes in advance of the
Maytower. The corrected time is; I’uri
■ tan’ i2b!.00: Priscilla. 3:28.67; Mayflower,
I T;2BJiS. which gives the Mayflower the
j second place.
BKOrOfcr SUIT FOR an a counting.
Swrkford Parties Become Involved in a suit
over a bead Man's Property.
# 'hicago. June 30. Charles H. Fox, of
Bskford, 111., has brought suit in the cir
run court against George- W. Noble for
sn accounting. Fox is a grandson of
HL- H. Price, who left this city for Cali
fornix during the gold fever in 1840. and
hue never been heard of since. M hen
Price,!/! he was owner of a planing mill
proper*? in this city worth about ffIOJKK),
which J>< b-ft in care of hi* brother-in-law.
Geo. W. >'oble, who was to conduct the
same sat pay off the indebtedness.
Tiie caxxplainant alleges that Noble
was ])Oor Worn he assisted the movement
| of the bssautss and that it was always a
belief >n the Price family that the father
was foully dealt with. Fox gives it as his
| belief that ins death was caused through
conspiracy its which Nobie, Walker
j and Wheeler were implicated, and that
as a result Xubie by further conspiring
! managed to seenre possession of all of
' the Price estate.
Nobie died December 15. 1885, leaving
an estate of wNiich W illiam X. Easton
and Gilbert C. Sable are administrators.
THE ( HP AGO STRIKE.
Trains Made l> and *ent Out Without IMo
le. ration.
Chicago, June .TO. The Cake Shore com
panv began operations at 8 o clock this
morning, at that hour two hundred and
fifty police and Pinkerton men with
Winchesters taking possession of the
43d street switching yards. By It o'clock
two long freights had been made up and
started south, carrying strongly armed
guards, but met no molestation. At 10
o'clock a Pinkerton guard, accompanied
the switch engine to the stock yards to
get a train of live stock.
TV F-icitement Renewed by an Attempt to
Wreek a Train.
Chicago, June 30. The excitement
<T ver the Cake Shore strike was renewed
bj a successful attempt to wreck a train
at the Union stock yards, A number of
empty stock cars had been removed from
63d street to the yards to be loaded with
cattle. The apparent abandonment of
active hostilities by the strikers had
caused the vigilance of the guards to be
relaxed slightly, and just as the train had
left the Lake Shore track, protected by
an injunction, and entered the territory
of the stock yards a man made a dash at
a switch and threw it. and in an instant
two or three cars were ditched.
A ride shot rang out as one of Pinker
ton's men took a snap shot at his dis
appearing figure. The shot was ineffect
ual. and the man escaped. He was recog
nixed, and will be arrested later.
No further attempt was made to inter
fere with the train, and the derailed cars
were soon restored to the track and pro
ceeded to their destination.
I here are great fears of serious trouble
at the stock yards. Strikers there are
apparently bent on causing the Lake
Shore as much trouble as possible.
sheriff Ilanehett K\plain*.
i’hu'aoo. June .'s'. Sheriff Hauchett to
night made a statement saying that the
terms by which he induced a temporary
settlement of the Lake Shore troubles
two months ago were agreed to by the
officers of the road, but the Lake Shore
officials induced the men not to accept
the places provided for them. Hence the
present difficulty.
111 K 1 AST SAW HITES.
burial of the Istte I'atid Davis at Kleemiug*
ten.
Hi oov.isc. von. 111., June 30. The Ob
sequies of David Davis occurred here
tins afternoon. The services were ar
ranged by the family in strict accord
with the last wishes of the deceased.
Nevertheless so general was the mourn
ing and so universal the desire to accord
to the distinguished dead the last poor
honors of earth that the funeral assumed
imposing proportions. The day was
perfect with bright sunshine and a cool
breeze, and the city was thronged with
people. Business was practically sus
pended all day and entirely during the
funeral services.
V special train at noon brought Gov.
Oglesby and staff and a hundred lawyers
from Springfield, Decatur and Clinton.
This morning Judge Gresham telegraphed
from Indianapolis that he could not come,
owing to the serious sickness of his wife,
and Col. 11. 15. Latham, of Lincoln, was
substituted as a pall bearer, the remains
lay in state in the west parlor of the
Davis mansion from 1* a. in. to 2 p. in.
( here was a constant steam of visitors to
take a last look at the dead features, which
were calm and peaceful ami much less
wasted than had been generally expected.
The casket was of cedar, draped with
black cloth and fringe. There were eight
heavy silver handles and a massive plate
bearing the inscription:
David Davis. a
Born March !•. ISI3.
Died June •_ , ts. 183(5.
Besting on the casket were a wreath
and star from the family, and at the head
a floral pillow with the word "Gaud
father," traced across it in purple immor
telles. There were many other beautiful
offerings, including a lovely combination
of feather palm, from Mrs. Justice Hunt,
and a basket from the children of the
Stale Soldiers' Orphans Home. At 3
o'clock, the services commenced at the
house. The officiating clergyman was
Bev. \V. G. Pierce, of Champaign, a
cousin of the first Mrs. Davis, who read
tlu> Episcopal services; Bev. P. S. Brush,
of Blo..mington, offered prayer, and a
quartet sang Abide with Me and Lead
Kindly Light. The procession to the
grave was (he most imposing ever wit
ncssed here. In the first carriage, along
with the honorary pall bearers, were
Judge Scott, Jesse \V. Kell, Leonard
Swett. Judge Blodgett, Judge Caton,
Judge Wclden. General MeNulta, General
Singleton of (Juincy, Hubert T. Lincoln
K. A. Swenson and D. T. I.iltler
KMiLAM) AM) IKKLAM).
(■lailsteue Speaks at Liverpool.
Loniion, June 30. Gladstone in the
course of his speech delivered yecterdny
at Liverpool,said; It was here that I first
drew breath. 1 have drawn it now seven
ly-six years, and the day is not distant
i when i shall pay my debt to nature, and
I these possibly are the last wards 1 shall
S speak in Liverpool. Gladstone quoted
j from the ballad of Chevy Chase. "The
child unborn shall rue (he hunting of that
| day," and exclaimed. "If idle and shallow
I pretexts bewilder the mind of people or
j if the power of wealth and rank overbear
1 the nati nal sense, the child unborn shall
! rue the voting of (hat day. I entreat
you to resolve that the civilized world
| shall no longer assert that Ireland is Kng
1 laud's Poland. She has had it long
enough. Listen to prudence, courage and
honor. ‘Jling out the old, ring in the
new.' Bing out the notes of misery and
discord. Bing in the blessed reign of
time of peace."
The Assassination of Lord Cavemlisli anil
Mr. Burke.
London, June 30. A sensation has been
caused by an article in a current number
of the Fortnightly Review, telling how the
knives used in the assassination of Lord
Cavendish ami Mr. Burke in Phoenix
park were purchased with money furnish
ed by T an English branch of the Irish
National league, and that the knives were
delivered at a league office by a brother of
Secretary Byrne, and were conveyed to
Dublin and delivered into the hands of
James Carey by Mrs. Byrne. The artielo
also states that Parnell used Byrne's office
for the transaction of private business.
t'unillTlllleil tflllllstolle's Borne Rule Volley.
Dem. in, June .10. A conference of the
Irish Methodist church by a vote of 11)7
to 22. lias condemned Gladstone's home
rule policy. Healy presided at
the regular fortnightly meeting
of the Irish national league
held hero today. He announced with
gratitude, ho said, the receipt of fDO.OOd
from America for a parliamentary fund
since the lasi meeting. It was also an
nounced that the Parnellites would con
test every parliamentary seat in Ulster as
an answer to the boas.ts of (lie loyalists
about their long purses.
Milwaukee Market.
Mn.w.cixx, June 30.—Wheat—Quiet; T'J%
for seller cash; 71% for seller August; 7(i%*for
seller Septcmts-r. Corn—Nominal; No. 2,MH-
Oat—Steady; No *.*7%. Ky- Strong; No.
1. 53%. Harley—Firm; No 2, 4S. Provl
slons—Strong; mess pork, 9.60 for seller casli am!
July; 9 70 for seller August
Chicago Market.
Chicago. June 30 Floor Steady and un
changed, Wheat-Active and firmer; dosing
%c higher than yesterday; for seller cash:
72 15-16 for seller July; 74 11-16 for seller Au
gust. C-rn—Dull and steady; 31% for seller
cash; 31 It 16 for seller July; 36 II 16 for seller
August. Dale—Dull and firm; 23 for seller cash;
27% for seller July; 25% for seller August. Kye
Quiet at 58. Barley—Nominal at 50®53. Flax
seed 1.t1h%. Whisky- 1.11. Pork-Active and
stronger; 9 67% for seller cash; 9 67% for seller
July; 9 75% for seller August. laird Firm:
6.42% for seller cash; 6 42% for seller July:
6 52% for Seller August Bulk meat*—Steady
and unchanged. Butter—Quiet and easy;
creamery, 13415; dairy, ,10411% Cheese
Firm; full cream chedders Ha®"; fiats, 6-144'. 1 t •
Young Americas,B. F.ggs JO% Bides and fal
low— Unchanged
Flour—Receipt*, 10,000; shipments, ll.Oiw
Wheat—Receipt! 21.000; shipments, 36.000
Corn—Receipt*. 272.000; shipment*. 29MW#
Oat*-Receipt*. 30,006; sliipment*. 84,000.
Rye—Receipt*, : ahlpmenU, 2,000
Barley—Receipts. 1,000; shipment*. 3.000.
Chicago. June 30.—The Drovers’ Journal re
port*; Cattle —Receipts. 6.500; weaker; shipping
steers, 3 9045 40; Stockers sod feeders, 2 504
4 30; cow*, hulls and mixed, 2 hulk,
2.9023,20; through Texas cattle, 3 0034.00; com
fed, 4 0044 40. Hogs-Receipt#. 26,000; opened
higher and closed lower; rough and mixed. I 204
4 55: packing and ablpplog, 4 V)<M 70; light,
4.2044 60; skips, 2.5040 00. Sheep- Receipt*.
1,800; ihipmenta, 500; market stronger and 15c
higher; native*. 2 0044.75; Texans, 2.2 143 25;
lambs. 1 7543,75 per head
New York Stork and Money Market.
EXFRE m. RjlfloViAD. BTC., WfAREM.
New Yobx, June 30
1 Cht- & K. W 1 13X
do preferred JII
N. Y Central 1 06
Oregon Trai.a . . 3314
Pacific Mall C 4
P D A E SSM
I Pullman Pal Car 1
i Kock Inland I -fV*
St L A *. V 23H
do preferred . *3fi
C. M. A St P. MfS
de preferred . .1.22 ti
| 81 PaulAO. ...
! do preferred ..J 13J4
1 Texaa Pacific
| L- -lonPacific. ...
; Wab. 8t L4P-. I‘X
j do preferred ... 223 k
| Western Union . M
Ore. B y A Mae. 1 0734
3 per cent. bond*, 1.01
i L' 8. 4H . .MIX j
i U. 8. new ♦* . 1 srr |
: Pac 6 a of Hi ... 1.26 j
Central Pacific . • 4134
Chicajfo£ Alton l .ci
do preferred . . . 1 50
c,n.sg j ; x
Del., lack A W.. 1 3H*
Den. AKO.. 154
Erie
de preferred Cl Vk
ifiiaots Central .. J
I I. B. 4 W. 21
■ Kan. A Texaa 3W*
Lake Shore "3X
L. A S X
■ Michigan Central. T3
i Mo. Pac 1 WV4 I
I Sertti’n Pacific ... mil
do preferred ... {