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-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.