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Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
THE ONLY GENUINE BRAND.
A Real Train Robbery on the Rio
Grand Western.

DENVER, August THE Rio Grande
Western train, known as the ''Modoc," WAS
held up near Crevasse last night by train
robbers. Two of them boarded the baggage
car at Thompson Springs, climbed over the
car to the engine, pointed revolvers at the
heads of the engineer and fireman, and COM
pelled them to stop the train. They forced
the hremen to attempt to chop through the
doors of the express car, and made the en-.
gincer bring bag to hold the plunder.
Messenger Willis was ready with maga-
zine shotgun and Two self-cocklng revolvers.
The fireman was unable to chop through the
boiler iron door, so the robbers fired dozen
shots through the car. Messenger
Willis lay on the floor and was
not hit. The robbers dared not
show their heads at the broken windows lest
they should get shot. They gave it up and
Joined two other robbers back in the other
cars. The four went through the train with
their revolvcrs drawn and gathered up 5000
and twenty watches. One passenger put his
head out The window to see what was going
on and the robbers sent bullet through his
nat. Most of the passengers hid their valua-
bles successfully, those losing them being
too frightened TO hide them. A posse has
gone from Green River. Two deputy United
States marshas went out this morning from
Salt Lake with blood hounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
KILLED FOR CLAIM JUMPING.
The Mystery Surrounding rhc Death
OF n Rnnnh ,nnr, Do liz fNInn nod

The Mystery Surrounding the Death
OF Ranchman Partially Cleared.
LARAMIE, Wyo., August 7.-tSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The mysterious disap-
pearance of Robert Burnett, the Pole noun
tain ranchman, was partly solved by the
discovery Of his bones two miles north of
his ranch. There is every indication that
he was murdered after which the body was
cremated, all that remained being heap of
bones in the midst of burned spot q
mile from the Travelled road. His death,
like the recent Sweetwater lynching,
is believed to be traceable to
land troubles. His ranch was on
the Fort Sanders timber reservation and he
had obtained it by jumping claim previously
held by a family named Black. He has CON
stantly hau trouble with the Blacks, and the
day after his disappearance they took pos
session of his rancn, and have since defied
those who insisted that Burnett had been
murdered, and threatened them if they
searched for his body. They asserted that
he had gone east visit. Burnett was
eccentric and inotfensive, but had once seen
prosperous days. Officers have gone out to-
night to further investigate the affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
HARRISON AT THE hub.
The President Enthusiastically Wei
coined by the Bean Eaters

BosToN August THE steamer Pilgrim
with President Harrison and Secretaries
Proctor and Window on board arrived at
Fall River at 4 O'Clock this morning. The
distinguished passengers were not aroused at
that hour, however, and it was o'clock be-
fore they appeared in the saloon, when they
were greeted in behalf of the commonwealth
and welcomed to Massachusetts by Adjutant
General Dalton. But little time was spent
in formalities, and after breakfast the party
disembarked and stepped into a special car.
Shortly after o'clock the train pulled out
for Boston amid the cheers of the crowd that
had assembled at the wharf.
The presidential party arrived here at
9:05. AS early as o'clock crowds began to
gather about the station, and when the train
arrived the depot and adjacent streets were
packed with humanity. Immediately upon
the arrival of the train Lieutenant Governor
Bracket boarded the car and greeted the
president The party then left the train
and moved along the platform, kept
free from the crowd by Gordon
of police to the entrance at Kneeland
street, where carriages were in waiting to
convey the guests to the Hotel Vendome.
When the president appeared at the entrance
cheer after cheer went up from the crowd,
which enthusiasm was continued along
the entire route from the depot to
the hotel. The president bowed his
escorted by the first battalion of
cavalry and a detail of police Many of the
buildings and stores along the route were
gay with flags, bunting and appropriate
notices, and the sidewalks, windows and
streets were througed with people ANXIOUS
to get view of the president.
After arriving at the hotel the presidential
party and others partook of breakfast. After
a brief rest, following breakfast, the presi-
dent received the officers of the state and
CITY, federal officers, officers of the United
states army and navy, mayors of cities and
others to whom invitations had been sent.
AT the close of the reception President Har-
rison again retired to his private apartments,
popular reception began at 1:30. Private
Secretary Halford will be rendered a recep-
tion at the Press club between and p. M
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
THE TAXATION PROBLEM.
washir gton's Legislature Left FREQ
to Settle IL.

OLYMPIA, W. T., August O. The conven-
ton this morning in twenty-five minutes
passed the article on tho amendments to the
constitution that amendments must be agreed
TO by two-thrds of the legislature and ma
jority of the peopls to become a law. The
convention tnon wont into committee OF the
whole on taxation. No limit is set to the
right OF taxation, which shah be determined
by the legislature. An all-day debate took
place over the clause to exempt
church property from taxation. The
committee on federal relations reported on
the proposed compact with the United States
by which the state guarantees religious free.
dom, valves all right to Indian reservations,
agrees not to tax land IN them or the prop
erty of the Indians, as provided IN the ena'
bling act. The committee on education re.
ported that the entire revenue of the school
fund shall be applied to the support of the
schools, those funds 10 consist of appropr-
ations and donations by tho state or by pri-
vate individuals, of the proceeds of estates
revertng to the state by escheat or forfeit
ure, the proceeds of all prop
erty granted for no specific
purpose. of funds accumulated in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated, or for
the disbursement of which no provision has
been made, of money received from the sale
of school lands, and of per cent of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of public lands lying within
the state, which shall be sold as provided in
section l3 of the enabling act after the
state is admitted.
Sectarian appropriations are absolutely
forbidden. All losses to the school fund by
the defalcation of any public official are to
constitute u debt against the state drawing o
per cent interest and not to be included in
the limit to the state debt.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
THE SIOUX COMMISSION.
Foster Announces Its Victory and
Noble RenIies

WASHINGTON, August 6.-Secretary Noble
this morning received the following tele-
gram, dated Fort Yates, August 6:
We have won the fight. We will leave
here tomorrow morning for Chicago. Will
write you fully from Chicago.
CHARLES FOSTER, Chairman
Secretary Noble sent the following tele-
gram to the commissioner:
My congratulations and sincere thanks for
your able efforts and great success. You
have done great work for humanity, the In
dians included Have sent your telegram to
the president, who is at Boston today.
According to the act of cong. s under which
the agreement with the Indians has been
consummated, the unrelinquished portion of
the Sioux reservation is divided into six
reservations, as follows: Standing Rock
Cheyenne River, Lower Brule, Crow Creek,
Pine Ridge and Rosebud, so separated that
a large portion of the relinqushed part of
the reservation divides them into sets of two,
one set being on the northern end of the res
ervation, another on the eastern and a third
on the southern end. The land thrown open
to settlement will aggregate about eleven
million acres, and will be disposed of by the
United States to actual settlers only at the
rate of Sl.25 per acre for all lands taken
within the first three years after the act
takes effect, 75 cents per acre for lands dis
posed of within the succeeding two years
and 80 cents per acre for tho residue of the
lands then undisposed of. The act provides
that the agreement as now entered into must
be submitted 10 congress ut its next session
for ratification.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
A NAPTHA YACHT BLOWS UP.
Horrible Ending of a Proposed
Pleasure Trip.
FIRE COMPLETES THE DISASTER.
Tho Three Little children of the
Owner and a Carpenter Roasted
in the Flames In Plain Sight
of the Onlookcrs.


Two Young Ladies' Badly Scorched.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August This afternoon
the bystanders near the boat house at the
foot of Ferry street heard two explosions in
quick succession from the boat house of l..
Is. Crocker, superintendent of the New York
Central dock yards, in which his pleasure
yacht, the Cedar Ridge, was stored. I'm.
medately following the boat burst into
hames, which soon made n furnace of tho
interior. simultaneously with the explosion
two or three persons werc thrown into the
water rs If from the force of the charge
caleb Iolsma got beat and picked
up young woman, Miss Mclean, aged
twenty-cight from the water. See was bad
~ burned and was taken to the hospital
AT this time the form of MIR. Crockers young
son was seen standing on the boat dock
against background of fire. Charles
Schwcigels seized pike pole and extended 1t
towards the little fellow till 1t almost touched
his breast, at the same time crying to him to
grasp it and he would rescue him, but the
little fellow seemed paralyzed ana ID u mo-
ment fell back into the fire ard was burned
to a crisp before the horrifed gaze
OF the onlookcrs. Schwelges' face
was burned from his attempt
to rescue the boy, but now attention was di-
rected to u carpenter clinging to q rafter
Just over the blazing boat For a few moments
he hung desperately on his perch, and then,
as If stupetied by the heat and suffocated by
the smoke, loosened his hold and dropped
below. His namo was John Ruggensten,
thirty years old, married. He leaves wife
and five small children. The other children
of Crocker Leonard Lemuel, son aged
nine years and ten months, ana Ethel, q
daughter aged eight years and nine months,
also perished in the flames. Another girl,
Charlotte, aged fourteen, was blown into the
water and rescued therefrom and sent along
with Miss Mclean to the hospital.
The yacht is what is known as n naptha
launch, run by naphtha for fuel 1t Is sup
posed the accident was caused when the en-
gineer lit the match for the ignition
of the fuel, by the explosion of
some gas which had leaked out. The
family was preparing to go ON
a pleasure trip, and Mr. Crocker had taken
his four children and Miss Mclean, lady
friend of Detroit who is stopping with the
family, to the river for au excursion.
Crocker himself barely escaped with his life.
He is almost insane with grief. His wife
has been i'll for some time, and this grief
will probably kill her. The condition of the
other daughter and Miss Mclean was re-
ported as serious, but not necessarily fatal,
at u late hour tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08

NIoBRARA, Neb.. August 7.-Special to
THE BEE, u. r. Ritchey, the agent at Run
ming Water station, who mysterously disap-
peared last Tuesday morning, found himself
on Saturday night about II o'clock at IA farm
er's six miles northwest of here. He claims
that he had been taken with a fit of insanity
and went into one of the deep ravincs along
the Missouri, where he came to himself on
Thursday, after falling from precipice.
Not knowing the lay of the country, he had
been travelling for two days among the ra-
vines looking for a way out. Finally he
came upon this farmer ana IS now there rest
ing up. Save "a few scratches aud mosquito
bites, he is all right. 1t cannot be learned
positively as to the condition of his accounts.
The auditor of the Chicago, Milwaukee tS
ST. Paul company is still investigating, but
no one but he knows the condition. AT any
rate Ritchey is out Job that averaged him
over 800 month.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
Kind Hearted Boyne.

WASHINGTON, August There has been
received at the navy department from
Lieutenant Commander Charles II. Stockton,
in command of the Thetis, report of the
movements of that vessel in the Arctic
ocean, and of the rescue of the survivors of
the whaling barks The Little Ohio and
Ohio Second, recently wrecked on Nanwok
island, Behring sea- The report of these
disasters corroborates the Associated press
report heretofore published.
Speaking of the care Of the survivors Of
The Little Ohio, Commander Stockton says:
SIT is doubtful if any would have survived
the winter il left to the care of the natives
Great credit Is due to Captain Paul Boyne
for his generous care of the men though his
establishment was short of provisions, and
this is especially due to him when it is stated
that this humane conduct was not IN accord
ance with the verbal instructions of the
whaling establishment a wealthy frm in
San Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
Voting On the CapitnI.

HELENA, Mont, August 7-The conven-
tiop today took up%he question of the tempo
rary location of the capital. A motion was
made to strike out the clause locating the
capital which failed. The forenoon
was devoted to antagonizing Helena. The
afternoon was occupied with voting for vari-
GUS cities in committee of the whole. The
section was finally amended to read lat Boz.
eman," and the committee rose and recon-
mended its adoption. Amendments were
kept flying naming every town in Montana.
II is thought Helena will be the temporary
capital. Four outside delegates have been
won over and are voting solidly for Helena.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
He Had Too MANY Wives.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, August 7.-Sheriff
Matson, of Chicago, arrived here last even
ing with requisition from Governor F'ifer
for the arrest of Edwin Ellingham,
alias Edward Allingham, under indictment
for bigamy. Governor Francis promptly
keeper for Morris 81 Bros, st. Joseph. He
was formerly in the employ of Armour &
Co., of Kansas City, where he has wife
His second wife is also living in Chi
supposed TO be prosecuting the bigamist
Ellingham is also wanted by the Union
League club of Chicago, for some crooked
ness in the management of tho funds of the
club while acting as secretary and treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
A Shoc!ting Story.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August IA shocking
story comes from Covington county by way
of Garland. A widow and two grown daugh-
ters and twelve-year-old son i've near a
little place called Mcneil. The other night
three young men went to the house, outraged
the women and demolished everything
about the premises. They then went to
the house of an old negro near by and found
him sick. They shaved his head and beat
him so he died next day. His son saw them
and asked why they treated his father so.
Their answer was four pistol shots which
killed him. The dispatches gave no names.
The place is remote from telegraph office.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
THE FRIENDLY 800"
1t Makes a Proposition to Help Out
the MiIwaukee Encampment.

MINNEAPOLIS, August IA conference of
Grand Army posts in this city was held last
evening to take action regarding the question
of rates to the annual encampment at Mil
waukee A proposition was received from
the $500" road to take the Minnesota and
Dakota veterans from ST. Paul or Minneap-
fact who could make the start from either of
the Twin cities, at roGnd trip rate of 500.
The "Soo'' is able to reach Milwaukee by
connection with the Milwaukee & Lake
Shore. The ''Soon also proposed to meet any
rate the Milwaukee road chooses to make,
and will go down to the bottom figure, IS. 10,
for the round trip if necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
MRS. MAVERICK MUST DIE.
The Death Sentence Pronounced
Upon Her Yesterday.
SHE MAY POSSIBLY ESCAPE 1T.
The Judge Hooted and Jeered Upon
Leaving Court-Crops I'm Ireland
Promise the Rest Yield For
Many Years.
Sentenced to Death.
cop,rioht 1889 bv Associated Press.

[Copyright 1889 by Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, August 7-TNew York Herald
Cable--Special TO THE BEE. AT the con-
clusIon of the Maybrick trial three women
tainted while the Judge pronounced the SEN
tence of death. When the sentence was
pronounced the prisoner, who at the con-
Guiding phrase, "Aud may the Lord have
mercy on your soul" had caspcd her hands
convulsively together, required for moment
the support of the two female warders but
recovering her nerves, she walked down
stairs with firm step and unassistcd. When
his lordship, preceded by the usual retinue Of
javelip men, chaplaiDs and sheriffs, made
his appearance in the street. the crowd com.
menced TO yell and hoot His lordship tool;
no notice of the disturbance, but proceeded
TO his carriage. The police, not expecting a
demonstration of this kind, we're not in OK
traordinary force, and they only partially
succeeded in keeping the crowd clear of the
conveyances. The horses, being fine spirited
animals, became restive, but the policemen,
seeing the position of affairs, whipped them
up and drove at a rapid pace mp the road
toward Newsham house, the judges resi-
dence, followed for some distance by the
yelling crowd. This treatment was the less
deserved because throughout the trial Mr..
Justice Stephen had been even anXouSly
careful that no point told in favor of the
prisoner should be overlooked,
AS an instance of popular tickleness, n
somewhat similar scene occurred IN connec-
ton with the removal of q newly convicted
prisoner. 1t was at first intended to sur
round the prison van with an escort of
mounted police, but this idea was abau-
boned, and when the van drove out of ST.
Johns lane, the end of the private passage
by which the prisoners are taken
to and removed from the
courts, large crowd awaited its
appearance and INDUCED in boots and groans
for the prisoner, which continued until the
van disappeared in the direction of Walton
Goal.
There is a rumor that Mrs. Maybriclk is
pregnant If this were so it would save her
from the moose, but the report is not be-
heved. When a woman under death SEN
tence makes such claims she is placed in the
hands of a jury of twelve matrons. If their
verdict is that the prisoner is with child. she
is respited, which means Imprisonment for
life, otherwise she is hanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
CROPS IN THE GREEN ISLE.
They Will Be Better and More Abund-
AM Than For MnnY Ycnrs

ant Than For Many Years.
tCopBt0ht 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.I
DUBLIN, August r. New York Herald
Cable-Spccal to THE BEE. IA careful sur.
vey of Ireland indicates that the harvests
will be more abundant and of better quality
than for many years. In few districts the
crops will be below the average, while in
most of them they will be far above. In the
Dublin districts the prospects arc better
than for years. In detail their condition is
as follows
In Armagh it is admitted by everybody
that the harvest will be the best for many
years. The potato crop is the best in twenty
years; oat crop heavy; turnips doing well ;
fruit crop good. In Athlone hav is an aver
age crop; oats an average; the
potato yield large. The general out
look is satisfactory. In Bangher the
prospect is promising the most abundant
harvest in years. The district is manly de-
voted to barley which never looked finer;
oats fair; rye could not be better; potatoes
never looked finer; hay plentiful
Bonbridge-Hay fair; turnips poor; fair
average all around. Bray-Hay abundant;
oats good; turnips fair; potatoes better than
the average. Carlow--Splendid crops of
wheat; barley promising; oats fair; barley
uhu potutOco uuuSI lhC uNCEuBc anu IuIC
planted promise to make up; general pros
pects cheering. Carick- on Shannon-An av-
erage all-arouud yield. Castlebar-Farmers
are iubilant; the harvest will be
one of the most abundant in
twenty years. Cork-The prospects are
considered favorable, and few complaints are
heard. Down and Antrlm-Crops in the
main will be up TO the average of the best of
psnarinlly N nONyn.
feel clipper. Droughda--WIth the exception
of turnips, crops in this district which is
celebrated for grass anG corn, We're never in
better condition. Potatoes promise TO be
plentiful aud cheap. Dungannon-F Farmers
are satisfied, which means much. Forma-
naugh-Indication promise an abundant
harvest. Galway-The harvest is likely to
be prosperous. A potato blight is feared !;
short oat crop; hay middling. Kilkenny
Potatoes abundant and first class; oats, bar
ley and wheat good; turnips below the aver
age; general harvest not below
last years Killarney--An average
harvest is expected. Llmerick-Not for many
years has the district been favored with
brighter prospects for bountiful harvest.
Londonderry-The critical period of the
season has passed. No doubt is entertained
of the excellence anu abundance of the crops.
Marloorough-The outlook is fairly promis-
ing. Monaghan-,An average in all crops
but turnips, which are falr, North Kildare
The outlook is cheering. Roscommon-
Crops promise better than for years Sligo
The general opinion is that there will be an
exceptionally good harvest. Tipperary-
The prospects are improved by the recent
rain, but the yield will be
below the average. Waterford-Never
did harvest prospects look more cheerful
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
The Weather Eorecnst.

For Omaha and vicinity-Light rains fol.
lowed by fair
For Observation-Disclosures weather and
rain, cooler in western portion, stationary
temperature in eastern portion, variable
winds.
For Dakota-Local rains, cooler in south
ern, stationary temperature in northern por
tion.
For Iowa-Threatenng weather and show
ers, warmer in northeast stationary temper
perature in southwest portion, southerly
winds
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08

lt0pWWtt io''DH IuH'eS pWuoH bTIStt'l
CowEs, August r. New York Herald Ca
ble-Special to The BEE. For the chief
event to-day in the regatta of the Royal
Yacht squadron the starters were the Val
lkyrie, Yarana, Irex, Foxglove, Mohawk,
Hyacinth and Paradox. A capital start was
made, the Yarana just leading the Valkyrie
and Trek across the line. The Irex was in
the lead on the run back, when she run
aground The finish was: Valkyrie, rs 80 !;
Yarana, 4:2l.22; Foxglove, 5:25.1S. The
Yarana won the first prize and Foxglove the
second by time allowances.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
TWO MILES A MINUTE.
The --latest Triumph of the Electr
NfotDr


Motor.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 7..-On two
mile circular track the startling speed of two
miles minute was this afternoon nam
tained for about ten miles by threeto
motor of the Electro Automatic Transit com
pany, of Baltimore. This speed equals three
miles per minute on a straight track
David G.. Weems, the inventor, conducted
the experiments. The company will build at
once a fve-mile circular track on Long
Island to demonstrate the pructicability of
their electric passenger system and also the
automatic system which was tried today,
and is intended only for light express pack
ages, such as mail and newspapers. Edison
has pronounced it the greatest conception
since the telegraph. The road will be fenced
in with barb wire to keep off cattle. The
wires will be used for telephoning and sig
nallng along the lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08

HALLocK, Mimi, August AT 2 a. m.
Kittson county was visited by the most
severe thunder ana hail storm ever known
in this section. Houses and barns were
struck by lightning, and the wheat fields are
partially, If not wholly destroyed by the
hail. Some fields escaped escaped without
any loss, as the storm went in streaks.
Over two hundred lights of glass were
broken in Hallock and vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
Railroad Taxation Settled.

BIsMARoK, n. D., August AT last even
ing's session the convention adopted the sec
tion providing that railroads shall be taxed
at not less than So, 900 nor moro than $1,000
per mile. AT the afternoons session the
only business considered was the report of
the committee on public institutions, locating
the capital and other state institutions. The
article as yesterday published was adopted
without change.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08
Thought 10 BE Tasootr.

LAREDO, Tex. August IA man has been
arrested here who IS thought to be TascoLt.
The sheriff is holding him awaiting orders
from Chicago.