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VnTTIiMliiT-i iifff -THE OREGON SCOUT. JONES it CUA.NCKY, FulillalicrSt UNION, OREGON. IS OVJSUA TIOS OCTOltltlt IS. STfte Special Delivery Service Shortly to be Inaugurated. Tho postmaster general lins Issued a cir cular of Information and Instruction to nostmnstcrs concerning and preparing to putting into operntlon, on October 3 2, the net of August 4. 1880. authorizing mo ex tension ot tlio special delivery system to nil nostofllccs.nud to all mailable mnttcrs. Tho circular provides Hint every postofllco In tlio United Slates and territories and tho District of Columbia, now established nnd which shall bo established while- tho Torcgolng acts remain, Is hereby designated nan special delivery olilco. Thcso regula tions tako effect October 1, 1880, after which dato every postmaster will bo held responsible for tho imniediato delivery of every article of mailable mailer which may bo received addressed to his ollico properly stamped with a special delivery Btamp. Such. Immcdlato delivery must bo mado when tho nrticlo is directed to an addresseo residing orhaving a plncoof biistnoHR within ono inllo of tho postoiilcc. The obligation to bo deliver docs not extend to an ad dresseo beyond that distance, but tlio post master will bo at liberty to make Hticli de livery bevond such limits and receive com- Delimit ion lliorcforas ill any olliercaso. It Is commended to him as a proper and con iddorato thing to bodonoin accommodation ol tho sender whonovcr it is reasonably con venient. Thchours within which immediate delivery shall bo madoshall bo at least from 7a. in. to 7 . m., and further, until tho nr rival ot tho Inst mail, provided that such arrival bo not later than 0 p. in. Post masters nro not required to make dollvnry of special delivery mutter on Sunday, but -will 1)0 at liberty, However, to iiuiiver spe cial dolivcry letters and parcels arriving on Sunday. Such Immediate delivery may, at third and fourth-class otllccs. ho mnde by tho postmaster himself, by an assistant or clerk, or ly any oinur competent person ho may employ as messenger. Tlio service contemplated by tho law requires that all special delivery mat tor hIiiiII reach tho ad dresses with tho greatest possible expedi tion alter it arrives at thopostolllco. Post masters should open nil matter at onco on their arrival and Immediately sepurato matter bearing tlio special dellvory stamp, nnd stamp or wrlto on tho ouvolopo or wrapper tlio name of tlio ofllco and tho ditto ami hour when tho mat lor arrives. Next tlio matter must bo numbered, after -which it must 1)0 delivered without loss of lime. For every special dolivcry nrticlo delivered the postmaster must tukoaro colpt. After a special dellvory article has been taken out for delivery and lias been returned witli tho Information that tho person addressed has removed to tho de livery of another olllro and Iho article is thou forwarded. It Is not to 1)6 regarded us entitled to special delivery at the second olilco. Hogislorod matter will bo entitled to special delivery tho samo as ordinary matter when bearing a special delivery stamp in addition to tho lull postngo and registry feo required by law and tho regulations. No offort will bo spa roil by post masters or any other ollicer to expedite tlio mailing of matter bearing special delivery stamps. Tho words "secures Immediate dolivcry nt special de livery ofllco" will, hnwovor, lin rliunged to road "secure. imniediato delivery at any postoiilcc," on tlio special dellvory stamp now in general use. Tlio nso of tho stamps witli the fewer words will bo continued un til tlio prcsont supply is exhausted. Suita ble supplies ol tlio special delivery slumps will lio Kent to any postofllco in tho coun try, which may inalto requisition for tliom, and nro to bo sold by postmastors In any amount, nnd to any person who may ap ply for them, but they can bo used only for tho purposoof socurlng tho Immediately do livcry of matter. Under no circumstances nro thoy to bo used in tho payment of post ages of any description, or of tlio registry feo, nor ran any other stamps bo employed to secure special delivery stamps. Tlio special delivery stamp must be in addition to tho lawful postage, and any nrticlo of first class matter nofc prepaid with at least ono full rato of postage, and any parcel of any other class of postngo on which lins not been fully prepaid, in ncrnrdnnco with tho law and regulations must be treated as held for postngo, even though hearing a special delivery btamp. Postmasters at fourth class olllces nro not entitled to com missions on tho special delivery slumps on loiters and parcels mailed by thorn. No failure) in any iustaiico wliero delivery is possible can bo considered excusable. Every complaint of a failure In surli a de livery will be promptly investigated and tlio responsibility fixed, with proper conse quences. No ollico, however small the of fice, which on the 1st of October, 1880, may bo freo dellvory olllros, aro hereby ex cepted from tho operations of tlio above order, so far as the same prescribes tlio methods ot immediate delivery, and at all such freo delivery olllccs the special delivery system will no maintalneil through tlio em ployment of n regular force of messengers, as at prisent. mid poHtniasters at such otllcos will continue to lie governed by the regulations in tlio circulars ot August 11, 3 880. published in tlio "Postal (IiiIiIh" for January, 3880, and by tlio instructions issued in pursuance thereof, except as the same ns herein modillod. Postmasters are not required to make delivery of special delivery matter on Sunday, but will bo at liberty to deliver special delivery letters and parcels arriving on Sunday. Tho law decides that the postmaster-general may contract for tlio immediate delivery of all articles from any postolllco at any price loss than b conts per piece when ho shall deem It expedient." Postmasters at freo delivery offices will, therefore, forward any propositions from corporations or other rcput.ihlu parties for performing the iinuio dlule delivery ol mall matter at their re spective olllces, with a statement ol all facts and such recommendations as they in ly see pioper to iiiaUe. cattle to Jit: cremated.' Ottawa (Out.) dlspuuch: Tho depart ment of agriculture has received advices from the dominion live stock inspector to tho clfect that tlio entire shlpaiont of cattle recently made from Scotland to Canada, now In quarantine at Quebec, is allllcted with pleuro.pneumonia, and orders will bo ftveii that tho entire lot bo slaughtered mid cremated at once. Tlio shipment con sisted ot lifty-soven head of full-blood Gab loways, owned by Hector McCrue, of Mon treal, recently purchased In Klrkend, Drlghtshire, Scotland, and valued at $15, 000. There are also 1100 other cattle be longing to Andrew Allen, of Montreal; .1. J. Jlill, otSt. Paul, Minn.; Senator Cochrane, of lllllhurst, Canada, and W. Dawes, ot Lachiuc, Quebec, Ot this lot tho greater part art) black polled rattle, for which high figure were paid. The wholo 1157 head are valued nt $300,000. All must be sacri ficed, ns those not now down with tho dis tune have been exposed during shipment. A WH preTklltM? for local lelf-gorernmeat throughout Qrrst Britain and Ireland It aid to be la preparation by Lord lUndoluu CliurcWU. SOME WASHISOTOS GOSSIP. Tlio receipts ot tho governments slnca July 1 havo nearly bson $4,000,000 In ex cess ot tho receipts during the snino period of Inst year. Tho Incrcaso was about S2.000.000 from customs and about SI. 800.000 from internal revenue Thcso figures nro said to bo Indicative of tho good stato of business throughout the country, Tlio commissioner of tho general land ofllco hns approved forpalcnt about 3,000 pre-emption and commuted homestead en tries. 2,000 of which were in tlio Knno, Dak., laud district. Slncolnst January tho board of review of the general land olilco has examined and disposed ot over 11,000 cases. M. Domingo Gana, tho now Gillian minis tor, accompanied by M. Manuel Freirc, tiio now secretary of the Chilian legation, was presented to tho president by tlio sccrotary of war at tho cnbinot nicoting on tlio 12th, Tho minister was in full court costume. Mnj. S. W. Clnrk, whoso removal as re corder of tlio general lnnd ofllco was recoil mended by Commissioner Sparks, has boon suspiudcd by tho president. The president left Washington on tlio 10th for his summer vacation in the Adl rondnck mountains, accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and Mrs. Lmnont. When tin) president appeared on tho por tico of tlio whito hoiiso to tako his car riage lm was confronted by a small party of tourists from Kentucky, who paid hfm their rc-pecls. The president shook hands with each of them nnd ns tho carriage rolled awny tho peoplo on tho portico, most ol whom were ladies, waved their handkerchiefs and shouted a hearty "Goodbye." Tlio party occupied a special car, tendered by llm directors of tlio Deln waroit Hudson IHvcr railway company to o presl dent during his absence. Any public business requiring his imniediato consideration will bo brought to his uttcn lion by cabinet officers. Tlio postmaster-general hns issued a cir cular of information and instruction to postmasters concerning and preparatory to pulling into operation on Oct. 1st tlio act of Aug. 4, 3880, authorizing tho exten sion ol tho general delivery system to all postofllrcs and to all mailablo matter. Tho circular provides that every postofiico In tho United States and territories and District of Columbia, now established, nnd which will bo established while tlio foregoing act remains, is hcroby designated as special delivery olllces. Thcso regulations take clfect Oct. 1, 1880, after which date ovcry poslmaslcr will bo held responsible for tho Immediate dellvory of every article ot mail able matter, whiph may bo received, ad dressed to his olilco, properly stamped with a special delivery stamp. Such immediate delivery must bo mado whoa tlio nrticlo U directed to an addresseo residing, or having a place ot buNiiiess, within ono mile ot tho postoiilcc. Tho circular is a long ono, and fully explains ovcry dotuil of tho now sys tem. Every complaint ot failure to com ply with tho provisions of tlio act will piomptly ho investigated and tlio responsi bility followed with proper consequences. a fair field of aoitx. The Drought Has Sol Done as Much Damage as at First Sumwscd. Tho Chicago Times publishes a very full reported tho corn situation, covering the states ot Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nobraska, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wis- cousin, Dakota, Tennessee and Kentucky. The report brings out these facts: That up to the fourth day ot July tlio general corn prospect of the country east ot tlio Missouri wcro oxcoptlonably good. West ol that river the corn situation, compris ing tlio states ot Kansas and Nebraska, had been reducod more or less by dry weather. Tho corn season so far had been a very peculiar one, starting out, as it did, under tho most favorable, circumstances the month ot Juno dry and cool, with just onougli moisture to keep corn growing and put fields In condition for uninterrupted cultivation until duly 1. Hut over sinro that dato tho corn crop lias been subjected, with tho exception of some limited areas in Ohio and Indiana, to such extremes ot dry weather and heat tlio general prospects to day point to a cio) reduced In quantity and quality. llnlus during t lie last ten days havo been copious in Kansas and Nebraska and a farther reduction to the crop from drought has boeu stopped, hut the season Is now so 'nr advanced that no amount ol ram can bring lie corn crop up to the condition ot duly 1, 3880, and frosts before the second week lu September would cause more than the usual destruction to the crop. Intimately connected to tho corn crop Is the ginis crop and tho Times report shows that tlie crop wan a fa it-one in ninny local ities but as a wholo a little below Die yield of tho grass crop ol 1855. Grass was secured in exceptionally lino condition. Tho quality ot tho hay this season is un surpassed. Tho oat crop, owing to tho corn nnd pas turage situation, ha not and will not move very Ireely under existing circum stances. The report also brings out tho fact that the winter wheat crop in quality is excel lent, threshing out a little bettor than was expected before tlio harvest. The move ment trout the threshing machines never wnB so large as it has been during the last forty days, anil a much larger percentage ot tho crop than usual will have been mar keted before tho opening ot 1887. EXPLO.'tED 11771 FATAL EFFEC1. Ashland (Wis.) special: This morning this city was startled by a terrific explo sion, which was soon discovered to have neon occasioned by bursting ot tho holier in tho carpenter shop ot Porenlerifc Web t.'r. The boiler houso wns utterly elomol Uhed and llvo men and boys instantly killed and two wounded, vli: Willie P. Pcrnlcr and Alex Poronter, sons ol the icnlor member ot the firm. Joseph Mc .uiglilin, foreman ot tho shop; O. V. Tohnson, wood turner; August Olson, workman, killed. Poison Peso, foreman ot tho working crew, slightly wounded in tho leg nnd 11. P. Hurley, severely; now in tlio hospital with a fair show to recover. Tlio tcrriblo accident lias cast a gloom over the cntiro city. Tlio cnuso of the ex plosion was a lark ot water in the boiler. Saturday tlio boiler was blown ott and pumped up utter cleaning. The usual fire was built this morning, when It was found that tlio Injection would not work. While trying to lire It tho explosion occurred. McLaughlin, the foreman, leaves a wlto Mid three children; Johnson leaves awito nnd child. Stejwi havo been taken to ro love their immediate wants. TlioblowfalU with terrible effect upon Mr. and Mrs Perl nor, who nro in poor health. The loss will toot up alio it 511,000. Auguit Olson Is re ditly from Knu Chi'io. where ho has a brother. IIU body will bo taken there lor int-ruicnt. TRELASD FO': TJIU IJtlSIT. President Egan Tail; to Revresentattrcs As scmblcd at the Convention lu Chicago. In the Irish National Lcnguo convention ill Chicago on the 18th, on opening of tiio proceedings, Kngnu took tho chair. Davllt on his right and the delegates of the parlia- mcntary party on his left. The rear of tiio stage was occupied by ladies, Kindly, Sul llvau nnd the other leaders taking their plares on tlio floor witli their respective delegations. An immense floral liaip witli streamers of gicen ribbon was brought in and placed in front of the chairman's desk The audience applauded, and roso while tho band played "Tlio Harp that Once Tlirougl Tarn's Halls." When tlfo music finished President Egnn nroso nnd received an ova Hon. He then delivered tho following nil dress, tho different points of whlcli wcro cheered and applauded: Onco moio the elected delegates of tho Irish National Lcnguo of America havo come together in national convention to comply with the condilioiis of the consti tution, and to adontsilcli nieasuies as may seem best for tlio furtherance of the great nnd holy cnuso in which we are engaged Wu shall, I am glad to say, be inspired by tlio presence, and aided by the counsel of the man who, of all others -not oven ex cepting our great leader himself holds tho warmest place in the hearts ol thn Irish ex lies, the man whom Chnrh-s Stewart Par- nell lias called the father ot the land league honest, fearless Michael Davllt. Wo shall also have the inspiring presence nnd aid of the patriotic, brave, and faithful delegation from Ireland my friend, Wil liam O'llricu. who lias banished more snakes and reptiles from Ireland than any other man since the days of St. Patrick. John I'edmoud and John Dcasy. In your name, in tlio namo of the Irish National League of America. I welcome these gentle men to our convention, with a hearty Irish-American cead mille failthe. It Is my niivilego and prido to 1)0 able to congralulato you, Iho faithful members of tho league, upon tho glorious progress our cnuso has mnde, and upon tlio splendid work you have helped to accomplish for Irish nationality sin:o Ave last mot lu Pun ned hull. Then the infamous crimes act t as in force in Ireland. Kvery man s lib erty and life were at the mercy of the hired ami trained perjurers of Dublin l.astle. Outof 3l: members of parliament returned from lielnud, less than thirty could bo re lied upon to follow Mr. Parneil, while both English parties were solidly combined ngninst home rulo for Ireland. To even thn most sanguine amongst us the realiza tion of our hopes for the restoration of our national parliament seemed, indeed, a long way off. Such, however, nro tho strides our cnuso lins made since then, that but a couple of moulds ago victory seemed within our very grasp. Mr. Parneil can now count instead of a following of twenty-Iivo or thirty, a formidable parly of eighty-five. Coercion ns a system is, 1 believe, dead. Not ovon tlio blustering nnd h'liudering lories will dure to resort to it. 'three successive gov ernments havo been overthrown within nine months, on the Irish question. Prom Dublin to Lnstcrn India on tho ono side, nnd Callforni i on tlio other; from Norway to New Zealand, in the centers of diplomacy In Europe Iterlin, Vienna, Paris, St. Peters burg as well as London tho struggle for Irish llbeity is keenly watched, and English statesmen have como to learn that the mcnsiue of England's inline uco amount tho nations will he in proportion to tlio peace that reigns in Iivland, and that there can 1)0 no peace with Ireland or with the Irish race unt 11 Ireland obtains homo rule. Tho greatest ot English statesmen has mado home inlo a cabinet, question, nnd while Mr. Gladstone has for the moment gone down hctoie the force of English prejudice and i'.ughsh ignorance, the banner of homo Mile for Ireland will, in Iris own words, "bo home with tho firm hands ot the united people, perhaps not to an easy but to a certain and not lar oil victory. 1 think our friends Irom the old land will tell you that in tho achieve ment of this great progress, tho aid, material and moral, rcudeied to the cause by you of tho Irish leaguoof America, has been an important factor. Since tlio ltoston convention the national treasurer, I' ulher O Heilly, has forwarded to tlio Na tional lenguo at homo, and to the trustees of tiio parliamentary fund, the sum of over 5320.000. Of that 57."., 000 readied tlio hands of Mr. Parneil on the ovo of the elec tion lust fall, ami we had tlio great gratifi cation of receiving Mr. Parncll's nssuinuco Hint it enabled him to win victories that ho could not have otherwise secured. Ono hundred thousand dollars was icmittcd liv eable within ten days during tho campaign of lact month, nnd 00,000 but a few days ago. tourexceutive, apprecialinglhogreat value ot public opinion, adopted various methods to enlighten the American public on the Irish cause, and tho warm and vig orous outbursts ot purely American in dorsement, which from one end totlntother of this great country, greeted tho introduc tion by Mr. Gladstone of his homo rule mid land bill indorsement so highly appraised by Mr. Gladstone himself attests tlio suc cess of our efforts. It is not too much to cluiiu for tills league of ours, that not only has it done its part in aiding and support ing tho struggle at home, but that it has made tho cause ot Ireland respectable and respected among Americans, nnd through that means has helped largely to elevate our people- as a race on this continent. Our action at this convention will ho watched from across the Atlantic witli tho verv closest interest: from Ireland with hope and pride and joy; front England or a large section of itspeople with prejudice the most blind, with hatred tho most in tense, and witli tho bitter hope that our deliberations may end in dissensions ami disaster. Differences there may exist amongst us, ns they existnmonght all otlior oigu uitntions, but these differences, it thoy do crop out, must and shall bo settled by tho vote ot this convention. Ireland's cause is too sacred a trust to bo made the hhuttle-cocU ot politicians, tho sport ot any man's vanity, or a weapon for the gratifi cation ot any mail's personal malice. Ire land is passing through a terrible crisis. Our people look to us for aid and comfort and encouragement in their desperate struggle. Their hopes nro in a great meas ure centered on the outcome) of this con vention. Victory senilis close nt hand, and i feel that there Is enough cniunioii-beuse, enough manhood, enough dignity in this convention to sco to it that it be not elnshe-d away, that Ireland's hopes bo not shattered. I'nitv, caution, perseverance nnd deter minatfon are the necessity of tlio hour unity between all honest, manly elements eif Irish nationalism em this continent un der tiie banner eit tlio Irish National league of America ami unity of purposo and ot ac tion between the lea cue in America and tlio league at home; caution, that no word or act oi ours will compromise our friends be yond the water, but nt tho same time cau tion that must never degenerate into cow ardice; perseverance cool, steady porse? venture on the lines and under the leader ship ot Charles Stewart Parneil, and de or miuation, such extermination as that shown by the fathers ot American liberty to win back our plundered rights at all hazards. 1 set) emblazoned on these walls tho motto. "We nro leir Irish liberty. Peacefully it we can. otherwise it wo must." Tills Is tlie true national position. This is tho position which every true-born Aiiiiri can cun appreciate, the only position which England ra.i respect, nnd I maintain it is tho position and thespirit which hits placed tiio cause ot Irish nationality where it si amis to-day. working with tiie jury. Hie Defense in the Anarchist Cases Has tin Court's Attention. Tho closing wee!; ot tho great nnnrchlst trial opened on tlio lClh. It was insuffer ably hot, with scarcely a breath of fre-di air in tlio court-room. Every inch of space within tho four wnlls was occupied by spec tators. Foster resumed his speech by de claring that lio was not tficro to defend nnarcliy. When ho expressed tliat scnti mcnt Snttirdny ho expressed tho sentiment ot his associates. The verdict ought not to bo bused upon tlio statements of any couit sel. This assertion wusnppnroutly mnde with tlio view of undoing the effect of tlio stnto- mcnts made by Solomon in his opening utterance. Foster quotcel tho ndago that "Harking degs never bite." Spies novcr concealed his sentiments; they wore mado public time nnd again through tlio press. The man wns talkative, that could not bo disputed. Tlieic must bo something in tlio construction of tlio man's brain which made him give utterance to ids wild talk. Tlio man fovea notoriety. Proceeding witli Ids remarks Attorney Foster said that the stato wereniaking and exploding bombs and bringing in splinters us testimony, nnd for the purpose ol horn fying tho jury, but there was only one issue in the case ami that was, ' Did tho defend ants destroy thelifoof Policeman Degnon?" The celebrated "revenge" circular, Mr. hos ter said, was simply ono ot frenzied rugs and passion. It did not call a meeting any where. Whether tlio attack by tho police at Mct'ormick s was justified or not, couit sel said lio would not inquire. It hail no connection with this case. Heferring to tho Hayniarkct meeting, lie said that men in times of great excitemont had a right to arm themselves anil appear in full force, outthatbpies refused to speak at that meeting unless tho objectionable line "arm yourself and appear in full lorco was stricken ontot tho "rovengo" circular. Ono of the best points made by Foster was in substantially tlio following language: "Tlio prosecution find great significance in the publication in the Arbeiter Zeitung of tho word 'Ituhe,' which they say moans rest, pence; now when tlio police arrived on the Hiiymarket dipt. Ware! said: 'I com- inand you in tho namo or the stato of Illi nois to elisporso peaceably.' To this, Fielden. who was speaking, answered nat urally enough: 'Why, captain, this is a peaceable meeting,' or wo aro peaceable." tow. should the stato see anything so sig nificant in tiiis remark? Tho evidence shows that tlio meeting wns peaceable and I say hero it wns never intended to ho otherwise. If at Hint moment some ono on his own responsibility throw tlio bomb ainoiiL' nolicc. and Ihatlact wosnotunown, the word 'rnho' and Ficlden's rcntnrk, 'wo arc peaceable' would then have a natural significance of tlio meaning on tlio taco ot them instead of being, us tho stato insists, symbols of riot nnd bloodshed." Foster, after onlariiing upon this featuro of tlio case, and declaring Hint tho evidence Tell far short of proving that tlio Jlaymar kot meeting hud any connection with a con spiracy to attack tho police, devoted con siderable timo to a consideration of tlio testimony of John liernott, as approved, to that of Harry L. Gilmorc. Hcrnott, Foster showed, lind been interviewed by tho state. Ho hnd been shown n picture of Sehnaubelt and upon honestly declaring that ho could not recognize itas that of tlio bomb thrower, was allowed to go. Ho could servo tho stato as a witness. Called by tho defense Hcrnott oworo that tho bomb wns thrown from a point fai enough from that fixed by the prosecution to over throw tho theory, based on Uilmoro's testi mony. Hint Sales lit the fuse of tho bomb mid that the bomb was thrown by Sehnau belt from the mouth of Crano s alloy. Mr. Foster ridiculed tho idea that seventy or eighty men, who met at 5-1 Lake street, were organized to overthrow tlio govern ment. If that was their purpose tlioy ought to be tried for insanity, and not for murder. Anarchy, tho speaker asserted, would never rulo in this country. Tho counsel characterized as lalso and unreasonable tho testimony of tlio witness Thompson, who asserted that ho had heard Schwab and Spies, in tlio mouth of Crnne's alley, whisper about pistols and police. Ml tins story wns to givo the liirors tho horns of a dilemma, so that if tlioy could not convict by taking ono they could tako tlio other. Firn riJ!ST-vr,Ass ntii surrs. For Which Contracts are to be Let at an Farlji Day. Washington special: Tlio secretary of the navy will probably authorize to-mor row tho publication of advertisements for fivo now first-class ships ol wnr. Four of tlicso ships wcro appropriated tor dt tlio last session ot emigres, anil the fifth is one of tho new vessels provided for in the bill to increaso tho naval establishment, winch became a law last week. The bill included in its provisions ono eloiible-bottonicd pro tected cruiser of not less than 11,500 tons. Secretary Whitney had already determined in his own mind to adopt for this vessel tho plans prepared by Mr. While, chief con tractor of England, somo timo ago for tlio Spanish government botorehe wns appoint ed to Ids present position. No vessel has us yot been constructed front thcso plans, but tho vessel has been designated for somo timo as "Number 27" by naval men and is so known on both sides ot tho water. She Is to bo a twin screw vessel of -1,400 tons it ml mr feet in longtk lio will ho heavily armed nnd is exneiteel to develop a speed of nineteen knots an hour and to be the fastest cruiser in tiio world. Secre tary Whitney bus determined not to wait longer lu the experimental stitgo ot naval construction nnd to take the very latest and host ideas that lie could obtain abroad. Tho Copy ot tho Nauiwaskan, which is to bobuilt as ono ot the other four vessels, will follow exactly tho plans fur nished by Armstrong it Co., and is ex pected to develop a speed ot eighteen knots. Iho plans for tho other three areas follows: One, a 4.000-tou ship; one, n 1.700-ton ship, and one an 870-ton gunboat. They wore prepared nt tlio navy department, and nil live vessels aro to bo built of steel and to bo armed with a full complement ot steol breech-loading heavy guns nnd light mnchino guns. Tlio other vessels, atithoiucel in tlio bill, that has just become a law, will not be contracted tor until tho plans shall have boon prepared, mid this may occupy several mouths. There are also to bo one torpedo boat, a dyinmite gun cruiser, and two armored cruisers ot large tonnage. They will all doubtless in contracted for within tho coming year. When they are completed we slialll havo substantially a new navy and thoy ought to bo ready within three years. Tlio Atlan tic, which is just having her steam trials at New York may bo considered the first ot a uVot ot eighteen new vessels counting in the llvo double barreled monitors which are now to bo couipieted nt Inst. AltClllHSllOVS riKir. Archbishop Heisk, ot Milwaukee, In an Jitcrvlow in regard to the edict ot tho pope igtiinst the Knights ot Labor, announced by Carnlual Laschoreau at Quobec, Bays that he has not heard anything regarding it. Tho edict may bn a specinl one for Canada. In rnso n similar edict should b Issued tor the United States it will be made public by Cardinal Gibbons at llaltimore. THE 1VAXCE COVSTY UOItltOE. A Sew Tlieory Concerning the Murders Ta-o Years Ago. Omaha Daily Bee. It is now nearly two years since the de tails of the shocking quintuple murder known as tho Fullerton, Nance county, horror, were published. It was in the early part ot tho winter of 1884. Four adults and ono child wcro found murdered. The perpetrntor was, and still is; unknown, but suspicion now is firmly settled upon tho man who in all probability did tlio deed, anil who for a long timo, it was thought, had also fallen a victim in tho butchery. This is the man Furnovnl, who has not been heard of since that timo. The theory of the crimo held up to tho present time, is that Percivnl, who wns the third to fall in tho bloody work with ids wife, had been gotten out of tho way in order to remove tho possibility of his ever laying clnim ns heir to immense estates in England. That theory hns noer fallen to tho ground, and another has taken its place. It is held, says the Oninha Uee, by everybody in tho vicinity of tho sceno of the murder, and bears a plausibility which the other lacked. It makes its first ap pearance in the Hoc, nnd wns received through Ilonornblo John Hush from John Whithey, the next neighbor of Funiival. Furneval owned 100 ncres in Nanco county. Ho wns living wilii a man named Meyer. E ch took turns of a week in at tending to the domestic duties of their home. In that homo were certain chattels upon which Furnovnl had given a mortgage for $200. Tiie timo of the payment ot this sum was near nt hand, anil Furnovnl was anxiously expecting money from tlio cast to satisfy it. Ho wont several timed to Central City and Fullerton to see if the money had arrived, but only to find that it had cot come. This mado him nervous nnd irksome. Ho oven requested his neigh bors to inquire for the elesired letter for him when ho wns unable to go to either ot tlicso towns himself. On tlio Saturday night before the murder Furneval inquired of Mr. Gates it lie had brought a letter for him, but was informed that nothing had arrived witli his address. The next day, Sunday, wns tho dny upon which -Meyer was to commence to tako charge of the household affairs for tho fol lowing week. That day Furneval hail spent playing cricket. On his way homo lio stopped nt Gates' nnd asked tho latter if ho had seen Meyer Hint day, and was told that Meyer had not been nround. Although naturally an easy-going ninn, when n roused it wns known that Furneval was possessed of most resentful and vio lent feelings. These ho began to show bo. foro lie left Gate's placo by bitter denunci ation of ills companion who neglected his duty. Ho then started for home. Later Meyer made his appearance at Gates' ami asked if Furneval had been seen. He was informed that Furnovnl had just left and was in a very angry mood. "Yes," said Meyer, "I suppose ho'll mnko it warm for me," and then started for home. Furne val quarrelled, and later, when the former hnd retired to bed, Furneval shot him through tlio chin nnd top of tlio head. Percivnl was ono of the nearest neigh bors. Early in tho morning a man of his, . named Dnird, who was a friend of Meyer's, I ca'Ied to seo tho latter, while 1'urneval was dli'k'ing a pit to bury him in. Huird discov ered tlio murder and was hastily running to spread the alarm, when Furneval shot him from behind. The body wns not found for some time, and was then supposed to be that of Furneval. That night, Monday, Percivnl had just got back front town, and had driven his horses to the barn, where Furneval asked if ho had any news for him from town, Percivnl stated that lio had not. Whereupon Furneval, win had now heconto a demon in heart, in search of money to mnko his escape, shot Percivnl as lie was carrying ids arms full of hay to le'eel his horses. Tho murdered man dropped upon tlio hay lio had been holding and never stirred. Furnovnl then wont to tho Percivnl houso. Ho know tlio latter had a tin box containing $100. He de termined to secure its contents. Toilothis ho killed Mrs. Percivnl, who was enccinto at the time, as ulfco lior child evlio was but fifteen mouths old. Ho then rilled the box, and with the blood of six human being, us it were, drippin" from his hands, made ids escape. His tracks have boon so effectually covered that ho has not been apprehended. Mr. Gales' opinion ns to ids whereabouts is that lie has either already committed suicide, or that lio lias gono on a surveying expedition to Alaska. Hois rather inclined to the latter theory, in lact is almost cer tain that ho is tit) north, because Furnovnl several times spoke to him of going. 'Iho one hundred and sixty acres belong ing to Furneval nro now used by ex-Lt.-Gov, Citrus, while tlio mortgage upon ids chatties was purchased by Central City people. THE OHIO DEMOCRATS. The platform adopted by the Ohio demo cratic stato convention congratulates tho country that tho party lias been restored to power and thnt tho promises, of its lenders and tho hopes of its followers are being realized. 11 expresses sincere sorrow nt tlio loss ot the country by tlio death of Durbin Ward and Samuel J. Tilden, tho latter who was for many years tho leader of the democracy of America. The resolu tions also deeply lament tho death of Hen dricks, McC'leilan, Horatio Seymour and General Hancock. Tho platform reullirnis the principles laid down by tho national convention on tho just revision ot the ex isting tarilflnws. 'lite policy of paying out tlio surplus revonue is heartily approved. Tlio platform demands that both gold and silver, as established by the constitution, shall be maintained as tho basis of our money system, and denounces tho attempt to chitugo tho measure ot values from gold and silver to gold alouo ns an act ot mon strous injustice. .1 UVMOHED RESIGSATIOS. Tlio Washington EvoningStar lias the fob owing: "It is said that Treasurer Jordan oiitemplates sending in his resignation. It M also said that ho does not quito agrea ivith Secretary Faircliiltl on financial ques tions. Ho was very much opposed to tho plO.000,000 bond call which win issued. His finding, which it is believed tlio Secretary would Iiavo carried out, wns to call in no more bonds tiinn the laiv re quired for a sinking fund. Secretary Fair- child Is also a radical in Ids ideas on this iubject. It is thought as long ns lie re mains at the head ot tho department lis will net on tho policy indicated by yester days call, in that case it U asserted that Ionian will resign ns soon ns ho becomes convinced that Manning will not resume his place at the head ot tho department." SHE ZOl'ED SOT WISELY. Denlsou (Tex.) special: A terrible trage dy was enacted in tills city this morning at 1 1:30. A young lady named Leila Brown, from Carthage, Mo., came to the city last night in company with Conductor Hen Brown of tlie X'acinc, anu was tuKca oy him to his private sleeping room. The young lady, humiliated by the disgrace she had brought on herself, procured a pistol nnd sent a bullet through ner ueart. ino lsdy leaves several letters addressed to friends nnd her mother. Tk city is wild with excitement over the end affair, and the denunciations are loud and strong against Conductor Brown. S AVISO HIS DA VG 1 1 TV US. .In Old Mlssourlan Shoots a Man for Car. rylng off Ills Girls. Utica, Mo., Ati!. 15. Last Friday a manr irho pave his name ns Ray and said he was a trader Irom Texas county, arrived at the Shoal creek iron bridge, three miles southeast of here. He was accompanied by his wife and n young man and had a red wagon, fitted up for traveling, anil two spring wagons. Saturday he went to the residence of John Uunvon, an old settler, and asked him to let one of his girls go up and stay with his wife while he was seek ing some stock. He did not go. however, and when llunvon's daughter, Mrs Annie Hecord, leent to the camp he projwsed to her that they run olT, promising her n horse, lots of jcu'elry and a good time. She re fused and when she returned home told her folks about it. The Huuyons resolved to let Hay alnnc, but early this mornincr he went to llunvon's again. In a short time Hunyon saw his daughters getting ready to go hwav, and asked" them where they were going, 'fhey told him they were going to visit Hen Jones, a neighbor who lived at a'short distance, nnd were going with Hay. They said they would bo back soon. After they had gone, John Allen, a brother-in-law' of Kuuyon, told him to look out, as ho thought Hav did not mean anv gond to the girls, nnd told him that Hav had snld the night before that he would kill him if he fol lowed them. Hunvon got his pistol, mounted a horse, and overtook the party at the old Harper place, a mile south of the bridge. lie ordered his girls to return home, but Hay said they were golnc to Dawn. Hunyon said, "No vou wont go." lie was answered with an oath and the remark that they would go. Hay then became very angry nnd told the young man with him to get his revolver, say ing he would "kill the ." He then went to the end of his wagon and reached for ids revolver, while Hunyon sat on his horse about fifty feet away, watching him. 11c drew the weapon and w raising It to lire when Hunyon pulled his own weapon and fired nt him, strik ing him In the side with a 44-calbre ball. Hay staggered and cried, "He's killed me," and walkcifnrouiid his wagon to where his wife was. The three girls having cot out, Runon anil they rcturiuel home, and Human came to this place and gave hlni'clf up to Marshal Williams. A party of men with n physician started to the scene of the shooting at !$ o'clock. Hunyon says he heard before coming up that Hay ivas nearly dead. Htinioa says ho will stand by h' act "if ho swings ns Jump did," but public sentiment is witli lihn. The mnn Hav was here Friday trying to get girls to go with him, and it is believed he is the agent of a house of prostitution or runs one himself. He had boasted to Hunyon of the mcti ho had killed ut dlUcrent times. THE POPE'S EDICT. Baltimore special: The dispatch bulle tined at the United Press ollico to-dny stating Hint Pope Leo XIII had con demned the Knights of Labor, and in structing the bishops to proceed against it ns ngainst all secret societies under tlie pnpal ban, hns created a great stir in this city, not only among the members of tho organization, but tlie general public. Prominent knights were interviewed this evening and they all share in tlio belief that tlie pope hns issued no such edict as apply ing to tlio United States. "I doa't believe," said a Catholic master workman, "that His Holiness lias taken n hostile altitude against the Knights of Labor, for if he 1ms exa mined tlie constitu tion lio must seo that there is nothing in it antagonistic to tlio church. Besides, tho hierarchy of this county havo signified their approval of it. Ono of the most prominent Catholic knights in the city was asked for his opin ion ns to tho probable result of tlio pope's decision. "Granting that it bo true," after a few moments silence the gentleman said, "and I love my church well; if it bo true that tho pope hns decided to fight tlie Knights of Labor tlie order will doubtless bo decima ted soniowliat; nnd so will tho membership of the Catholic church. Tho Catholic Knights ot Labor havo always been obedi ent to the laws of the church, hut if tlio church seeks to take away from us tho only means wo possess of resisting tlio en croachments and oppression of capitalists, it is time to cull a halt. A month ago Car dinal Gibbons spoke in approbation of tlio order, saying that as long as it confined ito interests to peaceable men it need nppre hend no opposition from the church. FIRM AS D VSMOVED. Washington, D. C. Aug. 13. It is reported at tlie state department that there are no fresh developments In tho Cutting case, and that the attitude of this government had not changed In any respect. This case Is the fruit of the natural friction between the systems of government of the two peoples, who dlfler radically in character and cus toms. ' Tho position of tho United States has taken is based upon the assump tion that nil tho material facts nnd legal features of tho case nro as thoy have been set forth in the corre spondence aud reports already made pub lic; but In matters involving "posslhlo war fare, it is held to be Incumbent upon this country to make sure that there is nothing; of importance bi'voud the olllclal informa tion nliendy ut hand, nnd to this end the best efforts of the department aro turned. The foundations once tlrmly laid nnd tho decision will havo to bo made where tlio diflerenees fonnd to exist shall bo reconciled through further eflorts of diplomacy or by wnr; but in no event will this government assent to the doctrine that an American can bo punished abroad for an offense, committed within this domain. THE DIAZ REGIME UXPOPUT.ATl. A correspondent nt Brownvillo, Texas, pays in an interview: Gen. Ignncis Marti nez, director ol the 1A .Mundo, a revolu tionary organ published here, said thoro is much dissatisfaction in Mexico, especially in Nuovo Leon nnd other bordar btntos, and ho expects that within two months the country will be up in nrms against Diaz, as old,.. .i.. i, iu ...... ,.,,....,. i ..rows nioro un- popular witli tlie masses, and nt an eany day there must bo n now regime in Privnto advices from tho country state thatrevolutionistshnve captured and hold XI .,!.. 1 .1 ,..1, nlar, H1IVS that 11 prominent lawyer from the City ol Mexico ? n nt- a d..a nTlriinitinn Ol is in iruwiis vino iu oivu.u , , ., Martinez, in view ot tlie nttitude of the United States la tlio Cutting nffair, ami Martinez expresses tho opitiion that he may succeed. CALLED FOR TEX MILLIONS. Acting Secretnry Fairchlld issued on tho 12th a call for ten million 3 per cent boudB, pnynblo September 15 next. Tho bonds included on the call are as follows: Fifty dollars, original number 121 to originnl number 132, botli inclusive; and original number 1,382 to originnl number 1,388, botli inclusive; nnd original number 1,382 to original number 1,385, both inclusive; $100, originnl number 1, 078 to original number 1,72!). both inclu sive; and originnl number 0,927 tooriginal number 0,03l. botli inclusive; $500, orig inal number 721) to original number 780, both inclusive; nnd original number 4,220; SI, 000, originnl number 4,097 to original number 5,f23. both inclusive; nnd originnl number 23,748; $10,000, originnl number 11,004 to original number 12,011, both inclusive; total, 510,000,000.