The Council Grove Vidette from Council Grove, Kansas • 1

Wtiktfc. VOLUME I. COUNCIL- GKOVE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, MAY 19, ISS3. NUMBER 1. HTSTfVRY OT? TTTT" UnTTtr Thi official of the Michigan State XJ-IO-LVMIJ.

UI XXLCi rfprt held the first Mondav in ADril. for A GAY DECEIVER. A SEA OF FLAME. The Cyclone' Again. two of the Supreme Court and two ITEMS OV MEWS 6ATHXKKD Regents of the State University, has been KOM ATT, SODBOE8.

Abbreviated and AdapteC to Convey Tn-fonnaUMoaa GreatTwtcv of 2-. made The result for Judges is: John W. Chaoplain, Austin Blr, Thomas R. Sherwood, hsion-Gr'nback, Thos J. O'Brien 122.330; D.

P. Sagendorph, THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S is expected to be under contract by September 1. It is estimated the canal will cost $30,000,000, and will be completed in three years. The proposed route will leave St. Johns river about twenty miles above Jacksonville, and thence in a'direct line, as nearly as possble, to the Gulf of Mexico, making a tidewater canal less than 100 miles in length and deep enough to float the largest ocean steamer from the ocean to the gulf.

THE CIVIL SERVICE. Confession of a Man Who Robbed Himself. for Keadere Ereiywher. WORKS AT JERSEY CITY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. is not yet, and that the consequence of expelling these men may be serious.

Shorts friends express indignation at the action of the authorities, and assert that he has borne an orderly reputation. Gov. Glick has been applied to, and has telegraphed for information. The parties and affidavits have gone to Topeka. Private dispatches received say that the lawless element had become so obnoxious in Dodge City that the authorities determined to drive them out; twenty-two policemen were sworn in about ten days ago, and have since been working to rid the town of the gamblers and prostitutes.

A numoer of them were put on the train and cautioned against coming back. The roughs appear to be in the minority, and those who yet remain have become less riotous under the salutary treatment. There has been no blood -shed, and the only coercion, the dispatch savs, that has This Time it Invades Kansas City, Missouri, Destroying 250 Houses. to Queen Victoria has returner. Oen.

Diaz has reached ho An earthquake caused gr- life and property in Persia V-'ttL. JL- lu erpool. I Ilalliday warehcn3e been destroyed by fire. The Pniladelphiaanj Readin" has shut down if I Liv- A Million and a IXalf Dollars Worth ot Paymaster Wasson, IT. S.

Weakens and Acknowledges His Crime Tlie Government Will Lose Nothing, but the Rogue Will be Punished. Property Destroyed and Six Human Subjects Upon- Which Applicants for Office Will be Examined. aas J. 11. Tat em, 'ihe result on Regents in not materially different frem the above figures.

The University of Tahlequah, in the Indian territory, appears to be thriving. It is an example of the successful coeducation of the sexes, to which the attention of the directors of Columbia college is called. Among the female students are Lvdia V. Sixkiller Julia Sixkiller, Lucy G. Hornet, and Safah J.

Mix water. These are Indian girls, who are learning German, French, Latin, Greek, geology, moral philosophy, political economy, and other branches of college curriculum. There are GS students 53 Cherokees, five Delaware, two Choctaws and several scattering. During the past year the highest honors for scholarship we're won by the cirl students. The institution was founded by some Indian Baptists of the nation, and its needs are more money to pav Beings Perish in the Flamea.

ig mill The works of the Standard Oil Company The investigation into the alleged robbery at Coramunipaw, near Jersey City, N. The New Rules Adopted by the Civil Service Commission No Material Change Made in the Course of Examination. Property Damages Estimated at More than $300,000. the most extensive in the country, burned. ofMaj.

Wasson, paymaster of the U. S. army, near Fort Worth, about a week ago, The fire started during a severe storm when been practiced, was placing the toughs on the train. The statement is believed to be came to a sudden termination by the officer one of the large tanks near the shore was struck and exploded by lightning. The pretty accurate, still there seems to have teachers' salaries and the erection of suitable been some factional trouble growing out of burnms: oil poured out like an angry river the recent election which nav have some buildings.

ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON. and flowed down the avenues between rows connection with the origin of the trouble. of enormous tanks toward the river. In While it is stated that there have been no threats made against newspaper correspond The rules drafted by the civil service commission and submitted to the president several days ago consist chiefly of an abridgement of the provisions of the civil service law and a substantial reproduction of the rules which have been for some time in force in the New York post-office and the New York sub-treasury. They will be a disap short time the flames communicated with The bakers' stnke in Vienna has resulted in riots and street barricades.

The Lnu-wna Supreme Court decides that JWiftucipal bonds cannot be taxed. The Downton patent on the roller procos of making flour hxs been declared void. Tests of Berdan's torpedo at Constantinople are reported satisfactory. The Hon. W.

W. Dillard shot and killed Harvey Srms at IeKalb, Texas. Bismarck is working nationalize the insurance business of Germany. Gov. Butler refuses to sign a bill appropriating to double-track the Hoosac Tunnel Tnc.

In Callahan forced his three-year-old child to drink whiskey till It died in convulsions. A convention will be held at Baton Kouge June 18 to rake steps to close the crevasses and keep the levees in repair. three huge tanks, and they exploded simul ents, jet they seem to have some fear of consequences, and consequently thus far no Narrow Escapes and Thrilling ExperiencesSingular Appearance of the Storm Cloud. THE OOIXGS OF OFFICIALS AMD OW specials have been sent out. 1 he dispatch taneously with terrific force.

Fragments of iron were hurled a distance of half a mile, quoted, savs there is no danser to life or rOLiTICIAJTS Mf ANT ABOUT and the burning oil was scattered in all directions. The entire fire department was pointment" to the opponents of competitive examinations and the civil -service reform property, and that the whole affair amounts to nothing more than a determination of the lawful citizens to establish order. guards stationed at the depots were there only for the purpose of preventing a return of "the gamblers. The cowbovs are not CAPITOL DFJPARTMENT NOTES AM) DECISIONS VARIOUS TOPICS OF EXTERK8T. summoned, but their services were almost movement.

They present but few points for useless, as the burning streams of oil pour criticism. This is particularly the case with ed through the yard, tiring tank after tank the rules relating to open competitive ex mixed up in the affair. on the east side and licking up the build aminations. The general examinations for Dodge City has a population of some 1,200 about three-fourths of which are made up of Rear Admirable Edmund R. Calhoun has ings.

admission to the service are to be limited to tne floating element, it is situated on the border of the cattle country in extreme goutn western Kansas. The store-house, a solid structure where barreled oil was kept, was attacked by the flames and succumbed. The engine-house the following subjects QUALIFICATIONS Penmanship, copying and letter-writing, BILL NYE'S NEW VERSION. went next, and the oil and water pump the fundamental rules of arithmetic, frac tions and poicentage, interest, discount and houses, sunken tanks and machine-shop quickly followed. The whole easterly side -the elements of book-keeping and accounts confessing the whole business to be a fraud to cover a shortage in his accounts.

In obedience to orders from the department commander, Maj Wasson went to San Antonia accompanied by his clerk and Maj. Russell, department inspector. The latter has been absent from headquarters for the past week, working in the vicinity of Fort Worth, in conjunction with Maj. Wasson, railroad detectives and other civil officers, to ferret out the guilty party. Ilaving done all that seemed possible and failing to obtain anything like a clew he was ordered in.

Maj. Wasson was ordered to turn over the balance of funds in his hands to Chief Paymaster Terrell and settle his accounts. On examination of Wasson's accounts Col. Terrell found shortage to the amount of about He acknowledged this deficit but claimed to have made up the amount, and had left Galveston with and been robbed of $24,000 as before reported. Being still further questioned by the chief paymaster he finally acknowledged himself cornered, broke down completely and confessed he had put up the whole job himself.

Wasson was immediately placed in arrest and under guard. He is confined in one of the rooms of the department headquarters' building at San Antonio which has been furnished with an army cot and blankets and other actual necessaries, and is guarded on all sides by soldiers. Wasson's parents and bondsmen live in Iow a. He is married to the daughter of Bingham, United States minister to Japan. His wife is now in Japan with her parents.

The government will not sustain any loss, Wasson's bondsmen being good for the amount of his acknowledged defalcation of $5,500, and an officer having been sent to the place designated by him to secure the balance of $18,500, covering tie total of the alleged robbery. It is said that the list of officers to compose his court-martial has already been prepared, and the court will be convened within the next ten days. of the works was a seething mass of names. on all of which a minimum rank of C5 per The Guest Who was Without sx Wedding Garment. I.aramie Boomerang.

Despite the tremendous heat and blinding smoke, the firemen worked valiantly in the cent, is required. The subjects of the elements of the English language and of the geography, history and government of the hope of checking the progress of the flames. It came to pass that a certain railroad man sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding, and United States are included, but on these The shaft of lightning, of unerraalcd brilliancy and brightness, that struck the first only 50 per nt. is required as a minimum they would not come. and for the lower offices examinations will Again he 6ent forth other servants, tank was seen by the firemen of engine No.

10, in Halliday street, Jersey City, a mile away, and the engine at once started for the be limited to penmanship, copying and or thography and the fundamental rules of saying, tell them which are bidden, le' scene. It was soon discovered to be useless work to play upon the flames, and all efforts arithmetic with a grade of 65 per cent, at the least. The percentage here indicated are lower than those embodied in the New York hold, I have killed the old hen and prepared the wedding dinner, and opened a keg of nails, and all things are ready for were directed to prevent them from spread ing. This was partially successful until nearly 5 o'clock, when tank No. 7 exploded the blowout.

custom-house rules. The commission rules also provide for examinations upon addition al or special subjects, to test the capacity ana fitness which may be needed in any special place or branch of the service. with a terrific report, and the blazing oil spread with lightning rapiditv. Chief But they made light of it and ent their ways, one to his farm, another to his drug stoie, and another to his grist mill, and the remainder took the servants and entreated them spitefully, and Ferrier and a number of men were within ten yards of this tank when it ex- So much of the civil service as is embraced pioueu. cropping tne nose, which was A destructive cyclone swept across the southern part of Kansas City, shortly after 5 o'clock p.

May, 13, unroofing or demolishing buildings fer a distance of three miles, the track of the storm ranging from half a block to two blocks in width. A Kansas City special says: From early morning heavy showers fell at intervals, accompanied at times by gusty winds. At about half-past 4 the clouds which had been especially threatening along the western horizon gathered densely over and a little west of 'Wyandotte. Out of them grew a dark funnel-shaped cloud, which started northward across the farming lands west of Wyandotte, and crossing the Missouri river passed into the country northeast of the city. About ten minutes later a second cloud formed near the same place where the first originated, and followed the course of Kaw river to the Missouri, and down the latter to Kandoph, five miles, where it seems to have disappeared in the river, throwing huge volumes of water to a great height.

This cloud did very little damage, but was followed a few minutes later by a third and a terrific one, which laid waste buildings, trees and fences in its path across the southern portion of the city. It seems to have started near the place of the preceding ones, southwest of the city, and touching a portion of the suburb of Armstrong jnoved in an easterly course, with a teudence slightly northward, across the city. At the stock yards the exchange WAS UNROOFED and other buildings damaged or destroyed. Then passing on it struck the 6ummit of the-bluff which marks the western line of the city proper, at the corner of Dripps and Sixteenth streets. Moving southerly, it passed along between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, veering at times until it reached Main street and then the course changed somewhat toward the northeast, swerving gradually until it reached Olive street near the eastern limits, when it had travelled as far northwest as Seventh street.

Ilere ITS ADVANCE WAS CHECKED and as far as known now its force seems to have been spent at this point. The entire progress from the beginning of the first cloud occupied about half an hour. At 11:30 o'clock three deaths had been reported and as many more not likely to recover. Many persons are more or less injured, but, as reported, only a few dangerously so. The loss of property is now roughly estimated at burned to ashes, they fled for their lives.

within the terms of the law is by the commission divided into three classes as follows The classified service at Washington, the classified customs service, and the classified and put a tin ear on them, and frescoed them with Michael Angelo eggs. But when the railroad king heard of it been placed on the retired list. Admiral Porter has gone to Hampton Roads to inspect the squadron. A supplemental extradition treaty with Spain is officially announced. The new steel cruisers will be named Boston, Atlanta and Chicago.

The cabinet has adopted the civil-service rules without change. The British parliament will take a ten-days vacation during the Whitsuntide holidays. The U. S. mints coined $7,811, 000 last month, $2,350,000 being standard silver dollars.

President Arthur has accepted an invitation to take part in the reunion of the Army of the Potomac. George AY. Everett, Millersburg, has been disbarred fron practicing as an attorney before the department of the interior. Secretary Folger has decided to continue Auditor Alexander on the committee to investigate charges against Supervising Architect Hill. Owing to the gret movement of tobacco, it is possible the internal revenue receipts for May will equal those of May last year, notwithstanding the reduction in the tax.

The secretary of the treasury suspended fialette iJ recti-, special --agent at -Jackson, pending an investigation of charges preferred against him of ollicial misconduct. The attorney-general has given an opinion that earnings derived by the Pacific railroads from government transportation or unsubsidized leased lines must be paid In cash. The Treasury Department has made a queer ruling with reference to the coloring of teas. It is to the effect that it can be done under the law unless it is overdone. The coloring to a certain extent is declared admissible, but there is no designation of the extent.

There is reason to believe the Commissioner of Internal Revenue will go to Illinois, although there is nothing known as to where it will go. The President is Informed by the Attorney General that he has till the 20th inst. in which to act, and he will, no doubt, take all the time at his disposal. C. Cragin and W.

Ilerzog, employes of the Missouri Pacific Railroad company, have been arrested charged with complicity in thefts of baggage. The resolution indorsing the ability and integrity of Oaken Ames has passed the Massachusetts legislature. Representative Murch will be ready to push the investigation againt Supervising Architect Hill in about a week. The amount of defalcation of Kerr, the clerk of Preston, Kean fc Chicago, was about $52,000 instead of $150,000. Cardinal McCloskey denies that he is received a papal dispatch inquiring as to his relations with A.

M. Sullin. Three Vienna newspapers have leen confiscated for reporting a meeting in support of the Liberals. Lords Wolseley and Alcester are to be given a sum of money in a lump instead of pensions. The American eagle is to be substituted for the lion's head ornament on the Brooklyn bridge.

A quarrel about fifty cents resulted in a murder at Cincinnati Aaron Scott, colored, stabbed Av'in. Crotty, white, to death. (Jeorge Hearst, who was not elected governor of California, a San Francisco millionaire, is talked of for the United States senate. The burning of the steamboat nippier on Puget Sound was a worse affair than at first reported. Later news shows seventy Chinamen lost their lives.

I A great Irish meeting was held last nirht in Chicago to ratify the action of the Philadelphia convention. A. M. Sullivan was the principal speaker. The Canadian mounted itolice have arrested four of the Indians who stole horses south of the line.

The prisoners were sentenced to live years imprisonment. At Nashville Gen. D. C. Buell had half of his lower jaw bone removed the operation being rendered necessary by injuries received by a fall from a horse.

Dodge City, Kansas, is reported to be in the hands of an armed mob. the mayor being a conspicuous actor in the interest of a faction. Matters in Ecuador continue to grow more unsettled. Guayaquil is now in the possession of armed troops and business interrupted. The government seized the funds in the Bank of Ecuador.

The bill to make the Brooklyn bridge free to pedestrians failed to be finally acted on by the New York Legislature, Ix'cause when called up it could not be found. It is sup When they mustered together at a safe distance, six of their number were found missing. The smoke was so dense that it was impossible to tell which way one was going, he bounced the entire outfit and shut off postal service. Under the second class are embraced eleven custom-houses under the third are included 23 post-offices. A BATTLE WITH INDIANS.

and it is thought that the unfortunate men their passes and raised their freight tariff and busted them up in their business ran down to the river and were lost. and Emote them sorion the gable end cf ELIGIBILITY. proposes tiat ncfone shall Waves of fluming oil Had rolied' in' upon be entitled to be examined for the classified The, Hostiles Followed Mounting by Mexican Troops A Heavy Fight The Indians Routed Completely. the enarine-house. carpenter shop, machine postal service if under 16 or over 35 years of shop, boiler and pump room, two warehouses, cooper shop and blacksmith shop, and they were a heap of ruins in an hour their intellects and made it red hot for them.

Then he said unto his servants, the wedding is ready, but they which are bidden are not worthy. Go ve therefore down the side tracks and into the round house and the water tank and the cabooses and the gravel trains and gather together as many as ye age, or lor the classihed custom service at Washington if under 18 years or over 45 years of age. These maximum limitations are exciting some criticism. They are not, however, to apply to ex-Union soldiers or sailors. Accordins to the commission pro Tank after tank was caught by the flames, until seven out of the twenty-six on the gramme, persons examined shall be graded ground were blazing.

The tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad also caught lire, and and have their grade marked upon a register after those previously marked thereon, in shall find and tell them to come over to the wedding feast and fill themselves up. several rolling tanks on the rails were only saved by having earth piled on top of them the order of their excellence, as shown by their examination papers; and whenever any officer having the power of appointment shall And the servants went forth and roun The bay was a sheet of flaming oil, and the make a request tncreror tnere snail be cer ded up as many as they could find, both good and bad, and bade them come to the feast. long trestle bridge of the railway, about a tified to him three names for the vacancy specified to betaken in order from the proper register and one of the three is to be And when the king went into the re quarter of a mile long, running from the works to Black Tom's Island, was also burned down to the water's edge. At the chosen. The commission has inserted in this rule a ception room he found there a man who had not on a spank tail coat and low-necked shoes and clocked socks.

remarkable provision, as follows: "No per A nd he saith unto him "Pardner, how cometh it that thou art here with son upon any register shall be certified more than twice to any department at Washington, unless upon request of the appointing officer, nor shall any one remain eligible more than one year upon the register. boarding-house of the Eagle refinery, close by, the scene was painful in the xireme. Newly-made widows congregated in one of the rooms, hope and despair alternating in their distracted minds, and lamenting the fate of the loved ones from whom they had parted but a few hours before. out any store clothes on, and wearing instead a linen duster and jim crow raiment generally." Kecent news of the Indian fight at Sierra Madras has been confirmed by a letter from the headquarters of the Army of Northern Mexican, Aposura, Sonora. The engagement occurred at Sierra Talmosa, near the Chihuahua line, the 25th of April.

Col. Garcia left headquarters with one company of the 0th Regiment, Capt. Devesa, numbering eighty-six men. Fifty State troops, under Capt. Kasterlitzky, were taken up to follow the trail of the Indians on their late raid into Sonora.

After five days' forced, hard marching they succeeded in tracking the Indians, then intrenched, locating in the Sierra Madres, near the Chihuahua line. The Indians had notice from their scouts, two days in advance, of the arrival of the troops, and determined to make a desperate fight, as they secured their positions in the roughest parts of the mountains and there awaited the approach of the troops. Gen. Garcia, as soon as he ascertained and understood the position of the Indians, divided his troops into two columns, placing one under Col. Torres, the State troops, and headed the other himself, and commenced the battle.

After an hour's hard fighting he succeeded in dislodging the Indians from their stronghold, putting them to flight, leaving on the field eleven of their bucks dead. Many were observed during the action to be carried awav wounded. The Mexicans lost three State troops and two Federals killed, and some eight or nine wounded. A large amount of stock, stolen by the Indians in the last raid, was captured, and is now en way to headquarters. From indications during the fight it was supposed that there were 150 to 200 Indians engaged.

The mountains And the man was at nrst speechless LABOR AND LOGIC. $300,000. While none of the finest residen but he answered yet again 1 he burning worKs extend, with those of "Oh. railroad king! live forever. I Arguments on Both Sides the Iron Con Secretary Folger says no application has been made to him for the dismissal of Capt.

E. O'Meagher Congden, now employed in the office of the Supervising Architect of the ces of the city suffered, yet many houses of well-to-do citizen are razed and cottages and shanties innumerable torn to pieces. troversy-Trouble in Other Trades A Strike Inevitable. know that I am here without a wedding garment; but behold, I am a conductor on thv line, and I have reformed, and ceased to 'knock and behold, thy The action of the conference committees the Eagle refinery, about three-quarters of a mile inland. The building that have been destroyed were situated in the midst of the tanks.

The wind was southeast, blowing off the sea, and therefore there was no danger of the other tanks exploding. Had the wind been northerly the boarding-house and Eagle works would certainly ive perished also A SURVEYOR'S MISTAKE. of the iron manufacturers and the Amalgamated association in adjourning sine die without any satisfactory agreement having been reached, makes a strike on June 1, at this The escape of those in the path of the wind is marvellous, and stories of almost miraculous delivery are beyond number. The English Lutheran church, corner of Oak and Fourteenth street, brick building, was completdly wrecked, tbe walls seeming literally to meet and fall into the earth. But fifteen minutes before a large Sunday-school gathered in the building posed to have been stolen.

The new apportionment of the consrres-sional districts in New York, according to Republican authority, makes IT districts certain for the Democrats, 14 for the Republicans, and three doubtful. The "Williams and Guion line steamship Alaska arrived from Liverpool. She made the trip from Queenstown in 6 days, 23 hours and 48 minuts, 'knocking out" "her former quickest time on record, 7 days, 1 hour and 50 minutes. The war begun by the New York Young Men's Catholic society of the Transfiguration church against the Chinese caused the closing by police of opium dens in the neighborhood." Two girls and one Chinaman were arrested, one of the girls on the complaint of her brother. There is almost an open rupture between Bismarck and Scholz, minister of finance.

Bismarck declares the recent vote on the question of the budget will have convinced the emperor of the impossibility of carrying out social reforms with the present time appear inevitable. Both sides are firm and express a determination to hold out. The committee of the iron manufacturers HAD BEEN DISMISSED. consider their work as completed and say that if the workmen desire another confer In Omaha Affect ins all the Lots in One its Additions The Case to go to the Supreme Court. servant is poor, and he is trying to live on his salary." And the king was wroth, and told the usher to gather him in by the slack of his raiment and to cast him over the outer railing, and there was weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And while the wedding guests made merry and wrhooped it up, the man who was cast out did steal around and become solid with the cook, and filled himself up with the wedding feast on the sly. And it came to pass that when he had eaten of the fatted calf and the wedding cake, and absorbed all the champagne that he could carry away, he crawled into the mow and slept till the cock crew. And when the morning was come, he journev-ed over the railroad track toward Salt Lake: for behold, he was a tramp. FIGHT WITH AN ALLIGATOR. ence tby will have to make a request and another committee will be appointed.

The manufacturers say that they cannot appeared to be covered with them. Two days before the fight, when the scouts discovered the troops coming, they removed their families from the ranches. For this reason no prisoners were taken. The dis- Had the scholars been within the church the loss of life must have been fearful. At Fifteenth and Campbell Joseph Ryan, a grocer, with his family was at supper in the basement beneath their store, when the wind struck the building, blowing away everything above ground, leaving it as clean as though swept with a Droom.

None of the family were hurt. On the west side a gentleman sitting at the window of his residence run the mills with a profit at present wages and prefer to shut down rather than sign the scale presented by the Amalgamated association. In the event of a strike the manufacturers claim that their strength will be Treasury, on the ground that his public utterances were disrespectful and offensive to the British Government. The Secretary added that he knew no reason why he should interfere in the matter. Murch had an interview with Acting Secretary New in reference to the investigation of the affairs of the supervising architect's office.

He informed New that he proposed to proceed with the investigation, as far as he was concerned, as soon as he could get his papers in shape and prepare the case for presentation. He hoped to be able to accomplish this in about a week. New says the committee are waiting solely upon Murch, and that the investigation will be proceeded with as soon as that gentleman is ready. The resignation of Lieut. -Col.

Guido Ilges, Eighteenth infantry, to take effect in January next, has been received at the war department, having been forwarded from Gen. Terry's headquarters. Secretary Lincoln directed it to be returned, with instructions that if the resignation be tendered to take effect immediately it will be accepted tljat otherwise a court-martial will be ordered to try him on a charge of duplicating his pay accounts. So far as can be learned the civil-service rules have not as yet been approved by the president, but Dorman B. Eaton has furnished a statement showing that the changes The yellow fever is reported to be very bad i coverv was unfortudate, for Col.

Garcia was anticipating finding them off their guard and taking their families prisoners. greater and that workmen less than last year. Trade is such that a suspension at era Cruz, ana a number oi deaths have occurred. No reports of its appearance in Tampico. and no eases as yet in Krownsville.

Matamoras has made arrangements to quarantine the lower coast ports, both by land and sea. would benefit it, besides, since then nonunion plants have started up all over the VigilantesTake Possession was blown, through the window on the opposite side of the room into an area below, and though somewhat hurt went to the assistance of others. The Galveston News has crop reports from mts in the ttate. All crops are in good country and are running successfully, and if a strike occurs these could be relied upon to conuiHon cotton ana corn especially, 1 he The character of property destroyed is supply the pressing demands for an indefin A decision has been rendered by Judge Wakely of the district court, of Omaha, involving property rights iii Hart-man's addition to Omaha which affect a great many people. This addition was made to the city by Hartman about fifteen years ago as a trustee for a company of Germans then living in Dubuque, Iowa, who desired to locate further West.

Hartman came to Omaha, purchased forty acres of land adjoining the town on the south, and had it laid out by a surveyor, who was then city engineer, by the name of Kipp. In making his survey Kipp got too far north by thirty-feet and seventeen feet too far east to conform to the lines of the tract purchased by Hartman, but the mistake was not discovered until recently, and after a great many of the lots had been built upon and improved. The decision of Judge Wakelv finds that the survey was not properly made and that the lines of the tract purchased must hold as the lines of the addition, thus changing the lot lines throughout the entire addition. The case is to be carried to the supreme court. THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.

ite time, unless there is a radical improvement of trade. On the other hand the em- Sloyes sav that trade is not in as bad a con-ition as iron masters would have the public and them believe, and instead or being weaker ther would be stronger than when the last strike occurred, the reduction proposed Dodge City, in Arms and Hostile Factions Battling With Each Other. being so general to cement the ranks and prevent aissension. cotton increase is percent, in central Tex4 crops are fine and splendid. At one or two Points rain is needed.

Northern Texas had Sne rains, and all crops are flourishing. In ast Texas cotton is three weeks late. Somepoints in west Texas need rain. first annual Abor day set by the government of the of Quebec was observed Mav7, and wS an unqiialitivt Tree-planting T3- a by almost evervbody. At the Moi 1 ParJ" in Montreal two trees were -p'i-.

named Louise and Lorne. Speeeuo made by members of the governiar 1 mayor and ether prominent citizens. Arrangements -are rapidly proceeding the opening of the universal fisheries exhibition in London. The American department obtained 12,000 additional space from Denmark. Goods from America will thus be exibited to better advantage.

A promi AX ACCUMULATION OF CASES. The Supreme Court of the United States Correspondents Intimidated Guards at the Depot The Trouble Ifot Tet Ended Slowlr and Gradually Falling; Behind 871 Cases now Awaiting Decision. The number of eases finally disposed of made from the original copy given out for publication while rules were still under consideration by the cabinet are very few jmd of Mttie importance. In connection with this publicity it is alleged that an ilt 115 imber of the commission has been fixeO-UP051 the leaky vessel. A Srndlcate.

Texas Sittings. UZ i-i-a suspicious-looking individual on Concress avenue, accosting a business msx. In New York eleven men A Company formed and Work to Commence at Once The Canal to be -Completed In Thrre Tears. How Captain Alba Sought Reputation at the Saurian' Mouth. The Mobile Register says that there was quite an excitement near Frascati the other evening, owing to the killing of a very large alligator by Capt.

P. F. Alba. The circumstances, as related by an eye witness, are as follows An alligator having been discovered at some distance from the shore. Captain Alba, who happened to be near, procured a pick axe and waded into the water toward the monster, bich was ten feet long.

Not being able to get within striking distance the Captain procured a gun and fired several shots at the saurian, wounding him in several places. The Captain by this time was over bis waist in water. Suddenly he saw the alligator disappear, and soon after felt something under his feet as he stepped forward. It didn't take him long to find out that this was the head of the "gator," who seemed bent on hostilities, and the Captain, pushing the head away, waited developments. The alligator soon came to the surface again, but showed no disposition to mpke off.

On the contrary, he opened wide his jaws immediately in front of the Captain. Taking advantage of this he put the gun in. the alligator's mouth and shot him in the throat, killing him instantly. The monster was then hauled on shore. chiefly dwellings and shrubbery.

The path of the storm did not touch the business part of the city and stores destroyed were small retail establishments scattered throughout the residence portion. The line of ruin traversing the city extends NEARLY THREE MXLES and presents a most chaotic appearance. Trees, bricks and rafters and household effects are scattered in endless confusion and block up the roadway in many places. Tbe cyclone was accompanied by torrents of rain and beating hail, which, pouring into the dismantled houses, greatly increased the work of general destruction. In several instances heavy beams striking the walls were driven almost entirely through the houses.

As the track of the storm was confined to a narrow limit, the people in the streets all succeeded in getting out of its way, but many of those in houses had not sufficient warning to get out before the hurricane was upon them, and those generally retreated to the cellars. The total number of buildings injured will amount to fully 250. At Holmes and Thirteenth street a circus was about reloading its tent; a number of small boys were standing around when the storm came up, and taking refuge behind a large wagon one of the Willie Sieben, 11 years old, was CRUSHED TO DEATH bv the wagon falling over on him. "Latest estimates place tbe loss on property between $250,000 and $300,000. At least fifty buildings were blown down and two hundred more badly damaged.

The list of killed and wounded embraces twenty and stricken from the docket of the TJ. S. supreme court during the term just ended is 387. As compared with last term, this is a nent feature of the American department will be 5O0 crayon drawings illustrating the "whole process of fish culture. decrease of 12 in number of cases disposed of.

The number of cases awaiting action of the court continues year by year to increase. At the end of the term of 1879 there were left undisposed of 791 cases at the end of the October term of 1880 the number hati increased to 837 and at the end of this term had reached 871. All but fourteen of the cases argued and submitted this term have been decided. Among those which the court still The following is from Dodge City, in response to inquiry regarding the reported lawlessness existing there The trouble originated over the election. W.

H. nanis was a candidate for mayor. Deger defeated him. Immediately after the election the women employed by Harris Short as singers and waiters were while the dance-hall was allowed to run. This caused ill feeling, and the arrest of the girls employed caused a shooting between Luke Short and 'Squire Hartman; neitherwas hurt.

Luke Short gave $2,000 bond. lie and seven others were by the authorities ordered out of the city. One of them named Thomas Kane came back with Adams of Lamed as counsel. They were met at the train by an extra police force, and compelled to go West. It is mderstood that the end The Florida Ship Canal company effected an organization at the stockholders' meeting in "Washington by the election of cx-Gov.

John C. Brown of Tennessee as president, Hon. William Windom, George C. Gorham, secretary S. T.

"Sfeyer. treasurer, and Gen. Stoiif, chief engineer; with the following directors: John C. Brown, "William Windom, Gov. Benj.

F. Butler, Senator "Wm. Mahone, Townsend, Cox, Gov. Wm. E.

Cameron, S. T. Meyer, A. W. Jones, A.

S. Manns, M. Jacobs, V. D. Gronerand Senator John P.

Jones. It was announced that $26,000,000 bad been subscribed to the capital stock of the company. Gen. Stone will place a corps of engineers in the field without delay, and work The bill prohibiting the manufacture, sile and use of any article, device or invention for the purpose of surreptitiously destroyiug human 1'fe and injuring property, by explosion or fire, passed the Pennsylvania senate and was sent to the house for concurrence. The senate also passed the bill exempting building and loan associations from state taxation.

Two persons in the Western penitentiary at Allegheny City set fire to the bedding in their ce.l with the intention, it is believed, of escapinr in the excitement. The flames were confined to two cells, which were badly amaged during the progress of the tire. uards wereon the aleit and thwarted the plans of the incendiaries, who were removed to other quarters. represent two handred million dollars. "Is that 4Yes- Ju Austin the wealth is not quite ss, rn hconeentrated.

We will assume thrt twenty ojf us represent one hundred "Yes." "We 111 also that vou and I are two of the twey-" "Well, then, how would it be if I wanted to draw out ten cents from the capital slock of the syndicate would you let me have it has under consideration are civil rights cases, the Mercer colony land case from Texas and the case of the Southern Pacific Railroad company. A bee-keeTer at Hillsboro, Illinois, se cured from. 104 stands of bees last fall over 7,000 pounds of strained honey. 1.