Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1881, Page 1

e Oma a Daily VOL. X. Established 1871, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY. ORNING JANUARY 15. 18 EDITION, BLINDS AND STRADDLES Which Lar d Algerncn from His Home tc Talks of High Estate, Where Honor Scarce Known, and Vultures is "Twas There “Cld Ugefulness” Showered Favors on His Nieces, Consins and His Aunts, With an Occasional Crumb to Comfort the Gallant Stalwarts. A Bhorn Lamb From the Bheep Pasture in the State of Beatrice. Editoria) Corcesponaence of Tue Brr. Liscors, Javuary 14.—While all intelligent observers in Lincoln are impressed with the belief that Pad- dock will be relegated to private life, the “buckvhest brigadier” romains hopefal, and still insiststhat the people of Nebraska cannot spare him from the United States senate, on socount of hiswwinlucss, Now I frankly ad- it that Paidock has been usefal in meay waye, and has done some ser- vico which caa be commended. _Any man, however inferior his sbilitien, can and cuzht to do some service in #ix years of oflice-holding, in return for §5,000 » yeatauid perquisites. Up tothe 4th day of January, 1881, Pad- dock has drawn the sum of $29,166 66 ©out of Uncle Sam's cash box, apd that ought to liquidate all the obligatiors the peaple of Nebraska are under to him for service rendored, “His use. falnew” b 0 Uao 2ong which Pad- dock and oevusman, Hitchoock, have been Lt donging into the ears of the peayle chrough their orgens for the last wix months, and I might ss well cite a fow instances of usefulness on the part of the sel etls friend.” There 18 Cousin Joe Paddovk—a rock-rooted democrat, who has grown fat on the cream -7 reiiblican patron age, while men »30 have grown gray 4n the servies of the party have been fed on skimmed milk. It was mainly owiag Lo the senator’s usefulness that Covin Joe, almost immediately after the election of the former, was ten- dered the lucrative position of travel- ing inspector by the Union Pacific, and as socn as Algernon got fairly warmed in his seat Joo was commis- ioned post sutler and Indlan trader, in conjunciion with soveral psople who had been useful in drawing chain lightning from the clouds six years ago. Cousin Joe is perhaps the only man in America who has held thres post-sutler snd Indian traderships at the same time, and it will not be any fault of hiv if the senator is not pop- ular smong army officers and Indisn agents, who, no” doubt, are willing to ewear that Joe's whisky is imported directly from Oork,and his champagne from the vineclad hills of southern France, ho k. Clark, who wasa candidate democratic ticket for etate su- “Gitor threo years before Paddock wes elected, is another man who points to Paddock’s uscfulness with his index finger; Paddock was 8o useful to_him that, in preference to any staunch re- publican, he prooured him acommission as surveyor general of Nebraska. Olark made a trip once every month to the office of surveyor general in Plattemouth, from his bank in Lin- woln, to sigu vouchers for his salary, and once every spring he held a levoe down in Plattsmouth in the distribu- tlon of surveying contracts among the members of the ring, and that is about all he had todo with the duties of the position of surveyor general. 1 don’t blame him for being charmed with Paddock's usefulness. The Smith brothers. dowa in Beat- rice, one of whom married Mr. Pad- dock’s niece, will never cease harping on the sepator’s usefulness. Throngh him they succeeded in buiiding s na- tional bank, snd monopoliziog the entire cent-per-cent business of the southwest, to the sorrow of many good republicans who had to content themselves with crumbs thrown them by the eminent Beatrice statesman. Then there is Johnny Mocre, nox languishing 1n the penitentiary at Laramie, who would not have been there but for Paddick's usctulness, Johnny was u bad egg who had got- ten into the postal sccvice by the aid of his patron saint, Hitchcook, bat when Saunders made his advent Into tho senate, he recommended his re- moval, which request was carried out. Paddock, however, had him reiustat- ed, and Johnny grew very saucy, lo- dependent and reckloss. " months later Johnny robbed the matls of several thousand dollars, and in due course of time was detected, con- victed and sent up. Out in the Black Hills, in the min- ing town of Deadwood, the redoubta- ble Dick Adams, who figured so con- sploucusly in the last senatorial cam- paign, is serving a sentence for em- bezzlement of postal fonds. It is mainly through Paddock’s usefulness tohim that he is now in this sad dicsment. Adams was notoriously s spendthrift liibertine and corrapt tool. 1a 1877 he put our state to an expense of thousands of dollars by his procur- ing and_ctrculating forged - cusing Senator Ssunders and Judge Briges of a criminal conspiracy to bribe the legislature. By his own testimony in the case, whish is on file in the state capitol, it is shown that Adams had paid $600 for thess forged and stolen papers. Within sixty days after that transaction, Adsms was proposed for the Deadwood post- ‘mastership, with strong endorsements from Hitchoock and Paddock. Sena- tor Saunders entered protest agsinet this appointment with Gen. Tyner, and was promired that no sction would be taken until he could farnish docaments to substantiate his charges. Saunders went to New York on some business, snd while there received a telegram from Paddock in substance 1 follows: “Lam willing to belp you reward your friends, but will not assist in punishing your enemies. Have se- cured Adsms’ commission as postma- To this insulting message Saunders made the laconic reply: “You are welcome to all the honors you may recelve from Adams’ ap. pointment.” In due course of time Adams turne out an embezzler of governmant fi- to the tune of £11,936.60 was convis® ed and sentenced to the penitenti r The Deadwood Press of December 23 1880, makes the following commer: on this case, in view of the recont at- tempts 5 procure the pardon of Adams and the release os hie bohds- tmen from all liability on the payment of 80 per cent, of the amount em- beszled. : “There scems 0 be a general misappre- hension in the public mind a8 to what con- stitutes the crime of embezzlement §1 the postal department of the gsvernment. This misapprebension & not alone confined to the putiic mind, but preva Isto a consider- able exteat with a portion of the_public press, the governorof this territory, United States Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, and First Assistant Postmaster-General Ty~ e, Thus is Nebraska exalted in her reputation through the “‘asefulness” of Mr. Paddock. The two men who are, above all others, obligated to Paddock for his usefulness sro I, W. Hituheock and J. Sterling Morton, and T don’t blame | them for deslring to continue the < Julness of that patriot. We all re- member the great rip-rap steal in which Hitchenck was genersi contract- or for stone (frcven inud) and willow brash, for the protection of the banks of the Missouri at Owaba. It was largely through Paddock’s influence that the vouchers were all cashed for this pgigantic s¥indle and robber netwithetanding the exposnre. Sterliog Morton 1 réputed to be thade a small fortune throzgn his in- floeniee in getting Paddock's support for jobs in congress in which he was deeply interested, as I will shew hive- In the scheme 0 grant an ad- nal eighty to hameltexduri inside the railroad limit, Peddock’s useful- Dess was #adly cartailed by vigorouss remonslrances of the farmers, whom he was seeking to Victitaize for the benefit of land sharks. Such useful news ehould not go unrowarded. A fewdays ago Charles Nordhoff, the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, ecreated guite a sensation in poitical high iifc at the national capital, by & graphicdiscrip- don of the prevailing passion for stock gambling among conjiiessmen. 1 can do no better than reproduce an extract frofa Mr. Nordhoff's corres- Eou’&om, to point & moral to the tale am about to vnfold: “A yery wealthy firm of New Yotk brokers, Prince, Whitely & Co. at an early stage the pomsibilities of Washington a3 a spoculative feld, and they promptly established an office here. A special wire to New York 1 was obtained, and the headquarters were made at Willard's hotel, the cen- tre of social, political, and commercial life at the capital. In the morning, before congress met, a crowd of scna- torsand representataves might ba seen in the brokers' office eage:! watching the blackboard, upon whié wab recorded the quotations of tho ex- change as rapidly as they could be tranemitted by telegraph. This ar rangement was unot etirely satiafac- tory to many members who transacted business with the firm. Permission was obtained to put a wire into the espitol from the brokers’ office. There were many ‘‘old-fashioned” members who commented severely upon the new scheme. They talked about the temple being turned into & den of thieves, and wondered how congress- men, who were speculating in securi ties, over which the government exer clsed control, could perform their bissed Cuty as represetativee, when matters affecting the value of thoss securities were pending in congress. The boldnoss of congressional oper- ators became & question of common ‘wonder. Bills were introduced whose object was undoubtedly to in- fluence certain stocks. It was amus- ing tosee how often the congressio 21 operators were bitten by their shar antagonists in_Wall strest. Ono stance will suffice a8 an example. bill was introduced in the senats . open up the Indian Territory for eo: tlement. The Missouri, Kansas anc Texas rallroad, owned by Jay Gouid, passes through the territory. In the handreds of miles through the terri- tory along the line of this railroad there is hardly a settlement worthy of the establishment of a station. There 18 no local traffic beyond the trans- portation of Indian and military sup— plies. It was know that the passage of the bill would send thousands of immigrants into the territory, and al- ‘most in the twinkling of an eye build up a most valuable local trade for toe railroad. Every intelligent senat: - and member of congress knew ti- there was not the slightest chance the passage of the bill. Ifit 1 managed to get through congress, :ie resident was committed to veto it. t is possible, however, to manage & committee where the action of either of the two houses cannot becontrolled. Mr. Gould visited Washington. He encouraged his strikers in con- gress to push tbe bill ahead, say- ing that a favorable report from the committee on territories would un- doubtedly advance the price of the stock. The word was passed along the line to buy M., K. & T. Every- body who had the cue loaded up, and the sub-committee of the senate com- mittoe on territories, it was announc- ed, agreed to report favorably upon the bill. Newspaper correspondents were informed of the action of the snb-committee, one evening, and dis- patches were sent broadcast over the country announcing the fact. At 10 o'clock the next mornlng the membera who had profited by the “‘polat” were awaiting the opening quotations. The, figured up _antlcipate: profits and simply wanted to_see how far the thing would move. M., K. & T. opened steady. It moved up 4 of 1 per cent. The epeculators were con- tented, although they had expected s bigger) rise. At 11 o’clock it showed sigas of weakness, and before the ex- change closed it had fallen 3 per cent. Information was that Gould's brokers were selling the stock. Curses both loud and deep wero showered upon the eminent fnancler, and those lsmbs who had bought upon & margin settled as best they could and pocket- edthe loss. Nothing more was heard of the opening of the Indian Territory st Izm session.” t is an open secret in Washington, Dot gmnfi; known in Nebrasks, that Senator Paddock is one of the most inveterate stock gamblers in the present At the time he was. elected to the senate he was a financial | wreck, and snxiety to retrieve his for- tune lured him to try his luok in “puts” and “calls, inds” and “straddles” on W, Into my parlor, said the epider to the fly,” and Paddock walked into the parlor of Jay Gould with other con- ional gamblers who are on a still for “points. X Gould is » conipg ocon, and he gratified Paddosk's desires by giving him “‘ptints,” from which he realized .8 few thousand dollars. The next me Paddock appled for *goints” >uld Ted him pn the wrong scent. addeck Mot only forfelted his entire #argin, but was obliged to borrow a fow thousand to cover his loss. Gould was very accommodating. Paddock tried his luck again, with varind for- tane—sometimes #inning, oftener Lysing. Evéry hour he could spare firom the labor incidental to his sena- *orial position wss given tc a tuzsle, with the Wall street tiger. Whenever the senate adjourned for twe or three days, Paddock made o pilgrimage to New York for more points. At one time he induced ox- contingent Congresman Hawes Lo in- vest all the spare cakh ho had accumi lated in verlolis ventures, in stocks. Paddock went up to the Windsor after his “‘points,” and Hawes, upon re- ceiving @ telearam from him, put up themargin. Stocks fell several points. Our contingent lost all ngs” and had to borrow thy money to carry him heme—#hile the s.nator was miotis over $12,000. At snother time Genoral McBride,then state treasurer, happened in New York and was im- portuned by Nephew Smith 10 deposit 210,000 of state funds With the Beat- iee National bank. Geueral McBiide handed over & chbek for $10,000, and whan ko retarned to Lvcoin he was told by a parry on intimate terms with “old usefulness,” that the 10,000 hsd been usefally employed olf the stock exchange~in blinds and strad- dies. Two y3ars ago this winter con- gress passed & bill whereby tne g ernifhent teed payment for Dis- trict of Columbia bonds that. were,vir- taally worthless, 1. Sterliv? Horcon, idock and Yitca, were deeply in. terested in bulling these bonds, and Paddock was very useful {n giving ‘he bill support in the senate. No sooner had the bill passed than D. C. bonds were quoted above par. Itis cur- rently belieted Morton camo away with a clean haul of £60,000. His coparceners werealso_amply rewarded for their “usefulress” to the creditors of t"e District. But when a man passionately addicted to cambling— does not matter how much he wins— ‘his pocket, like Harry Deuel's skimmer, is always fall of holes, The moral I with to draw from the text st Nebraska afford to be represented in the United States sen- ateby any man who_ habitdally gam- bles in atocks, and through this fatal y man who values is reputation and desires to discharge his sworn obligation to the. people of Nebrasks, cast oven only a Compli- ty vote for any candidate whoze peraiclons cxample in the exalted po- sition of United States senator cannot. fail to demoralize and debase the ris- ing generation of public men? Much as I deplore the necessity of lifting the vail that has covered Mr. Paddock’s viclous habits from public view, I only discharze what deem a sacred daty I owe to the people of this state. In the light of the revelations I have made no man can-plead the baby act and vote for Mr. Paddock as the honored aud trusted representative of this common- alth, and every man who defiantly disregards the public welfare by vot- ing for Paddock will only have him- self to blame if his craft founders on the political Red ses where so many reckless adventurers have been wrecked while in sight of the prom- ised land. E. ROSEWATER, §THE HANGMANS HITOH. A Knot That Loosens Barthly Ties—A Gallows Scene on Staten Island. Special dispateh to The Bos. RicanoxD, Staten Tsland, January 10 p. m.During the night ¢here wes great excitement in this village over the execution of Reinhardt, which was to take place In the morn- ing. The parlors of the adjoining hotels were ocoupied by parties who were drinking wine and cracking jokes at the expense of the doomed man, and the noise of the revelry could be distinctly heard by Reine hardt. Reinhardtsat by the stove in the corner of the jail until 5 o'clock this morning,when he lay down on his couch and alept till 7. On waking, he sent to the hotel for his breakfast, nd turning over in his cot, slept oundly till eight, when he was awak- ned by officers, and partook sparing- ly of his meal. He was attired in & suit of plain black, in readiness for his execution. The crowd outside the jail had by this time grown large, and the gallows was in complete order ready to receive the culprit at 9 o'clock. Under Sheriff Conner was deputized to pinion him, and at 9:45 a. m. the deputies and others who had been given tickets to the execu- tion, began to file to the jail yard, whilo the reporters occupied tho space over the archway, where an excellent view of the whole proceedings could be had. Reinhardt thanked the deputies and kezpers who had watch- ed over him, and for tho repeated acts of kindness which they had be- stowed npon him from time to time. His arms were then ioned, the black cap drawn over his head, and the noose adjusted. A procession then formed at the cell door with the sheriff in the front,and the funeral cortege moved elowly on. The cul- prit behaved manfully, and exhibited Do sign of fear. Very little time was lost at tho gallows, and the finishing touches were but the work of a mo- ment. The priest said a prayer for the repose of tae man’s soul; the sherifl gave the signal and a moment Iater Edward Reinhardt was launched into eternity. The rope was cut at 10 a.m. Reiohardt made a number of convulsive gasps, and then hung mo- tionless. The body when cut down was handed to mother. It will be buried in Woodland cemetery, back of Middletown, Staten Island, next Sundsy. e St. Louls Live ttock Market. [ DOMESTIC DOINGS, ! — Revenue Officers Captiire Sevetal Ctooked *Operators in Ken- ticky Bourkon, | Vennor, the Canadian Prog= nosticatdr, Expounds on the Weather. Gen. Grant Accepta the Presi- dency ot the World's Fair Commission, Ralding Moonskiners. 8pocial Dispatch to The Be. WasniNgToN, Jauuary 15, 1a. m. ~Revenue Agent Atk geazhed from Cave yesterday as follows: "Have juet returned from a raid in idmonson connty, where we destroyed three distillereis, two copper stills, caps and worms, twenty-nin tubs containing 21,510 gallons ot beer, and forty gallons of whisky. Two of tka atills were operated in caves by Wash Saunders and John Mclntyre, two of the woret desperadoes in Kentucky, vho bave been the dread of revenue officera for years, This makes four distilleries our posse have destroyed within a week.” Anada’s Famoils Frognosticator, sial Dispateh to The ee., . MoNTREL. [ noary 151 & m.— T'to agent of the Nationsl Associated Press called on Prof. Venner upon his roturn home yesterday after a some what extdoded trip. He found the Professor ifi hia stady, whoae walls were sirronnded with Caken of ptuffed Sirds, most of which were shot by bimself. Besides these thera ate thousands of skit's not yet atuffed. Vennor 15 a pleasant-looking gentle- man full of enthusiasm on oritholog- feal, geological aad meteorological subjects. He had read the published intersiew with Prof, Abbe, ‘““Just look here,” ho edid; pointing out a hiigh pile of newapapora and ancther of letters; “this igwhat I find to wel- come me home. T\ewspapers contain- ing marked articles referring to my predictions or myself, and lotters or communications of all kinde—requests to foretell weather of a prticular day, denunciations of my evil eourse, and demands for a full and complete expo- sition of my system.” In referenco to Prof. Abbe's statement, he said, “T am pleased to know ihat my predec- tions have been subjected to 8o critic- ol a test, as the American weather bureau would submit it to true scien- fic research, There are no friend. ships or enmitics and Iam_confident that at their hands I will in the long un receive all justice. I have pub- ished three almanacs, and in each one have siven ospetial prominenco to a statement that I have not completed my system, and expected many disap- pointments before I would claim com- plete service, if ever that claim could be established. To the patient search- ings of euch men as Prof. Abbe, who are always ready to assiat, I am doubly indebted. 1 believe, however, that my predictions for the close of Decem- ber and beginuiog of January, were better realized than he gives me credit for. The realization of a prediction is very difficult to determine, and if the observer does not offer a day’s lat- itude few of his predictiona will be re alized, but if he is satistied of tho gen- eral character of the weather it would not be too venturesome to map out predictions twelve months in the fu- ture. My methods, generally speak- ing, aro not secret, the workings of which I have endeavored to explain in my almanac. There is this about it. Any man who edeavors to pierce the secrets of meteorology, as I have done, must make_up his mind to en- dure all kinds of bardships, and be laughed at for his pains.” When asked as to the truth of the siatement that he had boen offered a position on_the government weather bureanat Washing:on, Venner said he was not at present permitted to aay anything on the subject. Temperance Ctusade. Special Dispateh toTho Beo Chicaco, January 15—1 a. The ladies of the Chicago Woman's Christian Temperance Union are ac tively at work prosecating cases o violation of laws against selling liquor to drunkards, minors and keep- ing saloons open on Sunday. They have over one hundred cases on hand, and In many of them claim to have sufficlent evidence to convict beyond peradventure. Theso ladies have issued a challongs to the liquor deal era’ association for & public discussion January 30, of the following queation: Resoired, That the manufacture and sale of alooholic liquors for use s a beverago violate tho acknowledged principles of all useful industries, and ought not to be protected by law. Masked Road Agents. Spocial dispatch to T Bax. Sax Axtonto, Tex., January 14— 10 p. m.—The east bound stage of the San Antonio and Eagle Pass line was stopped abent 3a. m. ten milen from Sabine, by two masked men. There wero four passengers in the coach,two being ladies. Nothing was taken from the ladies, and but a small amount of money_was obtained from_the men. 0. A. Winter, a merchant of Brockett, concealed $1300 in his boot. Honors to Grant. Special Dispatch to Tho Bee. New Yorx, January 14—10 p. m. —Gen. Grant this forenoon formally accopted the office of president of the world fair commission, which was ten- dered him by the committeo appoint- ed for the purpore yesterday, He could not_appoiot any time to mect the commission because of his many engagementa for the fature. Won't Take the Bait. 8pecial Dispatch to the fice. Kaxsas Crry, Mo., January 14—10 . m.—For some time there has been an effort on the part of planters in the south to have the refugees in this sec tion returned to their old homes. So far the matter has proved s failure. Mayor Stockton, of Wyandotte, re- ceived a letter from P. T. Stubbs, of Movroe, La., asking if any of the col ored people desired to return, and guaranteeing good wages and kind treatment. The mayor replied that he found among colored refugees a determination stronger than death St. Lours, January 14. Hogs—Firm; Yorkera and Balti- mores, $4 25@4 45; mixed packing, £4.5084 75; buschers to fancy $4 808 5 00; receipts, 7,000; shipments 4,400 never to return. A Rocky Barrier. Special Dispatch to The Bee. GreexpoRe, Ky., January 15—1 s, m.—An extensive land-slide on the Green river bluffs, twomiies from this place, prevented the passage of trains yesterday. The slide is moatly of solid rock from the overhanging bluffs, and is twenty-five feet deep, thirty feet wide and orie bindrsd yards long It will be two of three days yet before trains can prsa. WASHINGTON. HOUSE. <pocial Dispatch to Tho Bec. Wasatsarox, January 14.—Ko ef. fort was made this morningt to take up the fundiog bill, but a8 soon ds the journal had been read the moming hour was dispensed with, and the house went into committes ¢ the whole on the priva‘e ealeiiar;>3tr, cLue in the chair. Amang the bille considered was ono for the relief of Wm. Reddens. The bill was reported from the committee - | on Indian affairs, and it was claimed for Indian depredatiotis, and after considerable discussion fras passed: Twelve bills tere disposod of in committee of the whole, and wers re- ported to theh-use. Tho firat takeit up in the honge was tbe kill to rirovids for the sale of certain Tudian lsuds in Kansae. A majority of the commit- tee recommend that the lauds bo sold for 83 an acre, whilo a minority wa ed to fix tho pricoat made, whereupon the honse at 4:50 adjoucned; SENATE, Mr, Dawes presented a memorial trom John M. Forbes and others, with a bill from the eams source, to pro- vide for retired and retiring presi- dents of the United States, Referred. Mr. Johnston, from the committeo on_sgricnlturo, eporled a geries of bills in relation to aiseases of domes. tic anjmals, which were all placed on the calendar. M. Johnston, from the committee on the Yorktown cantennial, also re- ported the house resolution inviting tho government of France to taks part in the celebration. Placed on the calendar. The bill to puish tramps in the District of Coltimbia was patsed The bill for the relief of Major G. W. Candeo was also taken from the table and passed. Tho bill pres>ned in tho senate by Mr. Hoar, m_bohalf of Bostop mer- chants, provides that after leaying the executivs office, retired and retiring presidents shall recelve nnnul!l{ 5 sum etual t6 one-tuartor of tho salary of the president. Ths coneiileration of the army ap- propriation bill was resumed aftor_an hour's debate upon a point ot order. The amendment to the bill proposed at the previous ders, appropriating $30,000 for_the headquarters gitne department of the Platte, was decided not in order. The bill was, after some further|g amendmentshaabeen m+deand reject ed or riiled out, reportad to the seuate and passed, and the military academy bill was taken taken up. The only atendment reported by the commit- tee was the addition of §500 for a theodolite for the department of in- struction in mathematics, was agreed to. Tho bill was read without inter- ruption, and passed without debate. GOING TO SEE GARFIELD, Secretary Sherman left here at 9:30 last night, going direct to Gen. Gar- field's home at Mentor, Ohio. Tae secrotary is sccompanied by his pri- vato stenographer, and will be absent from Washington about one week. FOREIGN EVEN Parnell's Anti-Coercion Amend- mant Overwhemlingly Defeated. Fenmians Attempt to Blow Up a Government Armory in England. Extremely Cold Weather Ex- perienced ‘Throughout the British Isles. DOUBTFUL RUMOR, Spectal Dispatch to Tho Bee. Loxpos, Jabuary 14—10 p. m.— The story is once more in_circulation that the Anglo and the Direct Cable companles’ shareholders havo ratificd an arrangement with the French com- pany looking to a substantial working union between item, but doubt is cast upon the report, owing to tho fre- quency with which this report has ‘been made. SKOBELOFE'S SUCCESS, Special Dispatch to The Beo ST. PETERSBURG, January 15—1 u. m.—An unoflicial dispatch received yestordsy announces the complete cap- ture of Gecktepe, withall its Invest- ments. Another account says that its eastern side is open. Neither of these reports are credited by the mili officiala here, who say that no de n can be arrived at until news is re. ceived of the main assaultunder Gen. Skobeloff. REFORM IN RUSSIA. It seems to be generally felt that the beginning of the year 1881 finds Russia with much brighter prospects than last year. In spite of the nihil- ists & ceriain measure of progress to- ward real liberal reforms has been made. GUSPOWDER PLOT. Special Dispatch to Tk Bix. Loxpox, January 15, 1a. m. patch from Manchester s was made yesterday, it s supposed by Fenians, to blow up the armory at the infantry barracks at Sanford. A meat store adjoining was blown to pieces, but the armory, which con- tained many thousand stand of arms, was uninjured. The explosion badly | 1 injured a woman and a boy, who were walking on the street, and it is feared that the lady will die. Thero is great excitement over this dastardlyattempt. PARNELL'S MINORITY, The debate In the houte of com- mons on Mr. Parnell's amendment to the address in reply to the queen's specch, closed yesterday afternoon, and a division of the house wax taken on the smendment, resulting in 57 for the amendment and 435 againat {t. Tho conservatives voted with the government and four Englishmen v.ted with Parnell. CABLECRAMS. quorum voted, snd that point was aston_by Mr. Saun- | 3 that on Monday a small colonial ps- trol stormed and severely punished a force of Basutos encamped near Po- guatie, The weather in London is becoming colder, and yesterday 25° be- low zero were registered. The heavy galo of Inst nicht 1a soarcely, if at all, abated on the northern cosst of Great Britain. The strikes smong the mill oper- atives in Lancashire are extendis The postal telegraph employes are increasing their agitation for redress of grievances Twoof the Tralee traversers were discharged yesterdsy, the evidence against them beivg insufiicient. Mr. Gladstone's cold has affected his Jungs, and he is now contined to | his bed. A dispatch from Caps Town saya the Buers have recccupied Longéneck. MAI{K- TS BY TBLEGYR.\I’“. New York Money and Stocks. i Wheat—No. with sales at 98} 998c@81 00§ for March, closing at 983 for cash or January; O8ke for } | cion is that in a 104@094c for March; 31033 Vo. 2, jo lower, with sales 1@37fe for January; 57}@37he 23@A424c for May, clos- ash or Jantiary; for May; 41§¢ at 87 for Febtuar ing at 57@37]c tor 374 for February for June. Oats—No. ERaRWalGeiea y sold at t ble at 89c for 88¢ for Jantiary; 8%hc for February; 80ic for Marth, ) Barley—Quiet; No. 2, Fabtuary, $1 05 bid, §1 07 asked @1 @13 474 fo 2} for April, @5o hx».-hc‘:, ®ith anlos at 33 T74@8 86 for February; 83 8/3@ 895 for March, el ac $8 80 for cah or Janus 3068 824 for February; 38 0 29 00@9 02} for April. Whisks—Ur chanzed. for January; 81, ¥ r Mearch; Chlcago Live Stock Market Cnicaco, Jani or good fo oxtra s heavy shipping lots. Receipts, 000 head. Cattle—Tho excetsive receipts yos- terday caused a weaker feeling for mediun to good grades in the aftor- noon; prices declined 15@20c on the figures of tho previous day;good to extra export steers were firm and steady at the former figures. The receipts wero liberal agsin to-day, und owing to trains being late the market was dull and nominal. Receipts, 5,000 head. St. Louls Produce Markot. Sr. Louts, January 14. Flour—Unchavged. Wheat— Lower and slow; No. 2 red winter, $1 02{ for cash; $1 04i@ 1 034 for February; $1 06{@l 062 for March; 81 098@L 09¢ for May; No. 3 do, 98: asked; No. 4 do, 91@914e bid Corn—Better for cash and easier for fatures; 40@40}c for cash; 40{@ 40}c for January; 39fc for March; 40i@403c tor April; 41j@dlic for May. Oats—Higher at 31§@32}c for cas! 33¢ for Febraary; 34c for Maich; for April; 352@36¢ for May. Rye—Better at 87c Barley—Unchanged. Butter—Unchanged, dsiry 18@250. Egzs— Unchanged at 28c. Whisky—Steady at 81 11. Pork—Firm and slow at §13 asked for cash, $13 10 bid for Jan- uary. Dry Salt Meats—Higher at $4 15 6806 85@7 10. Bacon—Nominally higher. Lard—Nominally unchanged. Roceipta—Fiour, 4,000 bbls; wheat 20,000 bu orn, 41,000; oats, none; rye, 1,000; barley, 4,000. Shipments —- Floar, 6,000 bels; wheat, nome; bu; corn, 10,000; oats, 8,000; rye, none; barley, none. New York Produce Marie? New Yorg, January 14, Flour—Dull and without decided change; receipts, 12,240 ggharrel round hoop Ohio, $4 2 choice do, 85 6 fino western, $3 moen to good extra choice,do, do, &4 white wheat, £ 00@6 00. Butter—Firm and faiely active; Ohio, 12}@27c. Eggs—Dal do @b 75; choice cat —Easier; Chicago, $1 120 117; Milwaukee, 81 17@1 18; No. 2, red winter, 81 18@1 18} for cash; 81 18} for Jaonary; 81 194 for Feb: ruary; §1 208 for March; $1 20§ for s 50,000 bushels. 6c,eales, Whisky—Nominal. Pork—$12 60@13 00 for cash; $12 50@15 (0 for January; 814 106 1430 for February; 814 10814 40 for March. Lard—89 2739 35 for cash; 39 30 for January; $0 30 for February; 9 374@9 40 for March; $9 474@9 50 for April; aales at $9 55 for May; $9 224@9 25 for eeller for the year. The lowest point reached by the gov- ernment thermometer in the Chicazo Spocia Dispatches to Tus Bar. A dispatch from Cape Town states signal office this winter was 12 on the morning of December 29. 1i@sife | s CRIMINAL CREMATION. A Bloody Deed Bedaubs the' Diadem of Oshkosh. An Humble Tiller of the Soil | Reduces His Family to Tinder. A Nine Year Old Criminal Sert to State Prison in§Maine. Special Disostch to Th fies 0Oss Wis , January 14—4 p. m —Wednesday = fire was seen visiog from the residence o John Weskorw, a farmer, livirg in the taw(i of Oshikosh. The neignbors hurried to the fire, and while evguged in gat- ting the stock ot of the burning bara near by they wera fofrifled to see & daughter of Weskow, aged twenty, come out of the burning house, fier clothing on fire and blood running from the wounds in her head. The young womail #4d feuad to have sustwined severe wounds abotit the head from sharp instrifmients. Up io that time it wassupposed that the firs was accidental, but search was_ insti- tuted and_the body of Mes. Wiskow was follad in the ruivs of the house, while “-im the ruius of the batn were found the bomes of & human heing, supposed to be the remainz of old ifan Wiskow. Suspi- fiv of {smporary in- <anity he killed his wifo aud attefrpt- ed to kill his daughter, and, supposing the latter was dead, set fire to the house and then proceed-d to the barn, where ho killed himself, first firing the barn, The verdict of the jury was that Mrs. cimo to her death it the handa of some perzon or persovs unknown. This seems fo leave the matter in dowht 28 to the real authors of the crime. There fs citement over the horrible af- ch will remain » mystery until the danghtor recovers safliciently to throw light upon it. She lies in a emi-unconsclous condition at a‘ne bors house unablo to giye any & factory account of the affalr. A Young Crimiual Sacuss, Me., y 14, 4 p. 1. —Warren Longmore, of this place, nine yeirs old, convicted of man slaughter in causing the death of his school-mate, Frseman Wright, 8 years old, was to-day sentenced to the re- form achool for 12 years at hard labor, during bis winority, or If not received hero to serve five years at hard labor in the state prison. A Dastardly Deed. pecial Dispatch to Tho Bee. Vixcresses, Ind., January 15.—A rosident of Harrison township in this county brings to this city the startling fincement that grave robbers have disinterred the Body of the late Gov- eraor James D, Williama and stripped the casket and body of valuables. Tunnerling the Palisades. Spectal Disrateh to Tiw Bas. New Yoik, Jahuary 14.—Work on the 4,000 feet tunnel of the New York, Ontario snd Western railroad through tae Palissdes near Upion Hill, N. J., is to be begun, it is said, within two of threg weeks. The terminus is to ne: the Wee-Hawken Ferry. The sj- proach to the western entrance wiil be over a treatlo half a mile long. The route has been laid out and the plans drawn, and it is expected that the contracta for the work will be given out in afew diys. Ratlroad Rumor. Spacial Dispateh to The Eco NEw Youk, January 14—4 p. m.— 1t is reported that the Canada Sonth- ern road was leased to the New York Central yesterday, and that the legal papers were signed, and the stock will bo guaranteed at 5 per cent., the same as the bonds. Roscoe's Raillery. ea to The Bee. Janusry 14—4 p. m.—The following dispatch was received by Mr. Platt last night, “I congratolate the republican party and the state of New York on the choice of a senator who never apologized for being a te New York's Next Senatof. Apssy, N. Y., January 14—1a. m.—The republican caucus last night nominated Thomas C. Platt for the United States senate to succeed Fran- cis Kernan. One hundred and four votes were cast, Platt recelving 53, Richard Crowley 26, Shorman O. Rog- era 10, William A. Wheeler 10, K. G. Lapham 4, William M. Evarts 1. The latter changed to Platt before an- nouncement, making his total 54, ‘Wisconsin Senatorial Fight. Mavisox, Wis., Janoary 14—1 a. m.—The republican_senatorlal cancns is called for next Wednesday night. Mr. Sawyer's friends tried to force the caucus for last night, but the Keyes men refused to accede, and the pro- ject wan given up. This is regarded as “firat blood” for Keyes, and his friends are hap Bold_Burglars. Special Dispaten to Tum Bax Curcaco, January 14—1 a m.— Beck & Bucher's Canada far store, 131 Wabash avente, was robbed Tuesday ght of 35000 worth of sealakin cloaks, fur lined silk cloaks, caps, boas, ete., by some thieves who se- ; | creted themaelves in the atore during the day, and sfter securinz the plun. der, made their exit by bursting & panel ont of the door with & jimmy. Yesterday the p lice found the goods hidden in a barn on Foater, near Har- rison street. The thicve: and will be arrested ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Special Dispatches to Tho fiee. Patrick Drury, brother oi Hon. Ed- ward Drury, of Minneapols, was burned to death by the destruction of his houss at Watip), Mion., at 9 o'clock Wednesday night. Jean Baptiste Norboune, the French Canadian, who confessed to the mur- der of his brother Dan, with his fath- er and stepmother, at whose instiga- tion be committed the deed, were each committed to be hanged at Quebec on the 25th of February, between 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning. The thermomster yesterday morn- ing at Quincy, Til., marked 16° below & ERICKSON Wholesale and Retail Manus facturing JEWELERS. —LARGEST STOCK OF— old and Silver Watches and Jewelry in the City. Come and See Our Stock as We Will Be Pleased to Show Goods. EDHOLM & ERICKSON, 1oth & Dodge. Opposite Postofice. i — e THE Southwest corner CENTRAL DINING HALL, 16th and Dodge. FHag lately been leased by IR, A RYAN Who has bad years experience in the hotel and restuaurantjbusi- ness, and will run a first-class house. MEALS AT ALL HOURS Board by the Day or Week, with Lodging or witheut. Centrally Located, P AUTG. DORMANN, Man acturer of all kinds of SAUSAGE Summer Bologna (Cervelat Wurst)a Specialtiy. 5 1714 Burt St., Omahsa, Neb. Orders promptly filled. de23-t HORSE SHOES AND NAILS, Iron and ¥Wagon Stock, At Chicago Prices. W. J. BROATCH" 1209 and 1211 Harney Street, Omaha. Chicago to St, schedule rate. Pexv. Tud., Lovis to the regulsr usry 14.—At Bunk er Hill yest Jubo Duck Wal »_miller, wes t betweeo the wheels and crostied to death. Cu December 14.—Anaie Klodadskt, nine years old, was terri- bly burned this forencon at. the Noble Streot School, her dress tacing firo while warming at the stove. Her clothing was burned off and recovery is extremely doubtiul. Cutcaco, December 14 —Great ap- prehension is felt for the safety of winter wheat sad rye, on account of weather. Nrw Youk, January 14.—It hss been decided to set up the obelitk in Central Park on Saturday of next week, weather permitting. Bostox, January 14 —Thomas A. Hutchins, superintendent of the stamp department of the Eoston post- oftice, has resigned on account of & deficiency of five or six hundred dol- larsin hia accounts, which ho scems unable to explain. There are mo charges. Cixerysats, January 14.—On Hem- lock lake, thirty-fiva miles from Roch- ester, Ind., yesterday, James O. Buckley’s house burned to the rround, and two children wero bi ned fo death. oy Indications. Wasniorox, January 15—1 a. m.—For the upper Mississippi ané lower Missouri valleys: Partly cloudy weather and areas of snow during the day; south to west winds, falling barometer and risiug temper. in tho southern portions and ble winds in the northern por- s, followed during the night by atus zer0, a difference of 60° sinco yester- day at tho same hour. The Wabash and Alton roads yes- terday raised the passenger farer izom rising barometer. —ee e B51 B2 v = troe. Adiress Stinson & Co Fortiand, Me. oettt Undoubtedly the best shirt in the United States Is manafactured at the Umaba Shirt Factory. The superlority of Material and workmanship, com- oined with their great Improvements, thatls Reinforced fronts, Retnforced backs and Reluforced sleeves, makes thelr shirt the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind, ever manufactured at the moderate price of $1.50. Every shirt of our make is guaranteed first-class and will refund the money if found otherwlse. We make a specialty of all wool, Shaker, and Canton flannel, also chemols underwear, made up with » view to comfort, warmth and durabil ity. To invalids and weak-langed persons we offor speslal indacements in the manner theso goods are made for their protection. 'Pit. GorrHEIMER, 1907 Rarnam streat, S € THE GREAT WESTERN® Geo.R.;Rathban, Principal. FERRY ON ICE. I have bridged the approaches to the river feo opposits cast end Jones strest makiog » plessant, eaey 30d o croming & be nomiea toli, viz: Horseman, eac h Se. One Horse and Wagon 10¢. Two Horsesand Wagon loc. 0 same day 10e. T Foot-men Free, . R. PORTER. December 13th, 1350, 181m |