Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1882, Page 1

Y o e L0 ELEV THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Very Little Business Transacted in Congress. The Most Important Being a Bill to Reinstate an Army Officer. The President Will Appoint Hx.Secretary Tzschuck and Val. Gets Left, The Senate Not to be So Very Unanimous on the Reading Clerk Proposition. Miscellaneons Notes of a National Character. CONGRESS. Nauonal Associated Pross. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. WASHINGT D. C., February 10. —Mr. Teller introduced a bill to give the wife and daughter of the late Ine dian Agent Meeker each a quarter section of public land on payment of land office fees. Mr. Ma: argued in favor of not only allowing the arrears of pensions act to stand, but also applying its provisions to suryivors of the Mexi- can war, Mr. Windom offered a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to report to the senate the results of the commission appointed to investi- gate the existence of pleuro-pneu- monia among cattle., Mr. Sherman reported favorably the bill authorizing the erection of a statue to Chief Justice Marshall. Mr. Beck argued that some limit should be fixed in the business of granting pensions. Unfimshed business was laid aside to allow Mr. Frye to deliver a set speech on the tariff, in which he| argued protection was necessary in | this country for the encouragement of ‘ capital and protuction of labor, I Mr. Frye spoke until 3:30 p. m. Mr Lapham introduced a bill to| establisha United States mint at New | York. | At 3:40 the senate went into execu- | tive session, and at 4 p. m. adjourned until Monday. | The senate in executive session | confirmed Joun G. Flynn, of Chicago, | consul at Chemnitz. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. The houss went into committee of the whole on the private calendarand too’s up the bill to remove the disabil- ities of Gen. S. T. Kirby, giving per- mission to the president to appoint him captain 1n the regular army, and spent nearly the whole afternoon in ts " considerativn. Qen. Kirby had beeu court martialed on charges of drunkenness and insulting the wife of an officer and the bill is for the re- moval of disabilities imposed by the judgment of the court martial. The bill has been before congress several times. During its discussion in the house a message was reccived frem the senate aunouncing the passage of the same bill. The bill was finally passed by a vote of 97 to 63 Mr. Smith (1ll.) sent to the sperker's desk for publication in the Record letters and documents from Paris, France, favoring the introduc- tion into this country of a system of | inoculation to prevent pleuroe pnewmo- | nia and other diseases among cattle, Bills were presented to granta charter to the Little Rock & Albu- querque railway, to cross Indian reservations, and authorizing the purchase of the Black Hills & Chey- enne telegraph line for military use. A communication wae received from the secretary of the treasury, giving the names of internal revenue | employes killed and wounded iu the service. The number killed, accord- ing to the record, is 29; number wounded, 50. Adjourned until Monday. TZSCHUCK. VALENTINE GOT LEET, National Associated Press, WasHINGTON, February 10.--The president this morning agreed to ap- puint Bruno® Tzschuck, of Nebraska, consul at Vera Cruz, Tzschuck has| been supported for this appointment | by both Nebra ka senators, but was | opposed by Representative Valentine, of that state, who stands here as rep- | resenting the stalwart element, The president promised positively to ap- point Tzschuck and the senators re- ard this as an indication that he loes not intend to favor stalwarts more than others, CAPITAL NOTES. MISCELLANEOUS, N tional Associated Pross. W asHINGTON, February 10,--Louis Gersbauer has been appointed store- keeper for the Sixth district of Ken- rtucky, T. M. Reed, Jr., gauger for Washington Territory, and Hamilton White, gauger and storekecper for the Fourth district of Maryland. A large delegation from Dakota called on the president this morning to pay their respects and present the claims of Dakota to be admitted as a te. lml:\:pres«-ntulivu Marsh, of Tllinois, was before the bank and currency committee to-day to advocate his bill, which provides that legal tender notes shall be liable to state taxation on equality with gold and silver coin during the time they continue re- deemable in coin by the treasury and | uo longer, He was assured under the existing law there was a practice of converting property into green- backs just prior to an assessment, and | b | on test vote reforred THE purchased within a few days committee took no action, The house committee on postoftices to-day agreed to report the general bill declaring all public roads and highways postal routes. The The house judiciary committee will on Monday report a general bill mak- ing the date at which final judgments againat the United States bear in- terest, to be from the date of notice viven the secretary ot the treas- ury of such judgment without re- gard to whether the supreme court has delivered an opinion upon the same. The bill restores the law of 1863, which was ehanged by inadvert- ence, the word “and” having been substituted for the word ‘‘or” Representative Smith, of Tllinois, lately received & proposition from Paris, France, in reference to the in- troduction of Pasteurer’s method of inoculation of animals for the preven- tion of such diseases as pleuro-pneu monia and hog cholera. The secre- tary of the national board of health replies to inquiries made regarding this matter, that the process is public property and no person has any right to claim it as personal. Those papers together with pesponses from the agricultural department, Mr. Smith had referred to the committee on agriculture of the house for their in- formation. H A bill was presented to the com- mittee to audit expenses attending the illness and burial of President Gar- field by R.S. Jenuiugs, inventor of the cooling apparatus so much talked about during the illness of the late president. The bill is for §5,000 for the use of the apparatus, andanitem- ized bill of incidental expenscs, amouating to a few hundred dollars, T'he sub-committee of the ways and means comimittee to consider the re funding resolution is to be composed of Messrs. KellygMcKinley, Hubbell, Randall and Carljale. A caucus of republican senators was held immediately after exccutive ses- sion to day, which decided to give a solid party vote in favor of Johnson, of Minncsota, for reading clerk of the senate, in case the democrats bring up the resolution to elect Neil 8. Brown, late reading clerk of ¢he house, to a likeposition in the senate. looked with favor ic proposition, ‘ew republicans on the demoers The attempt to raise money to re build the Christian chureh here, which begun when President Garficld was elected, hus been successful. Work will begin at cnce as $40,000 have en raised, Another vigorous effort is making increase the duty on malt, Guiteau has bought new clothes from the sale of s autograpns. He says he expects the court in bane to turn him out and he waats to look re- spectable, The president hus obtaincd from New York the names of those con- nected with Shepherd’s Peruvian rail- way company and will send them in to soon. They may create some. sur- orise ) e ‘Wisconsin Legislature. National As-ociated Press. Mapison, Wis,, February 10.—To- day being the last day for the intro- duction of new business, a perfect avalanche of bills were presented—51 in the senate and 300 in the assembly —a large proportion of which were dead heads and the balance of minor importau Each house he.d sersions this evening for the introduction of bills, and adjourned until Monday evening introduced 1 the assembly was to remove the capital to Milwaukee and to change the present Capitol building into an institution for chronic insane, and another bill making seduc ion of girls under 16 years of age a felony, punished by from two to ten rs’ imprisonment Ore b |in the penitentiary. —~——— Xowa Legislature. National"Asociated Pros . Des Morses, February 10, -1In the senate the session was devoted to per. fecting the bill regulating the pract of dentistry. provides that each dentist shall have certificates from the state board of miners and some dental college. The bill will pass. In the house the nmittee re- ported in favor of the bill to protect ratlroad passengers from rowdyism on trains; also to authorize the dir s of independent school districts to in- suere school property. A resolution declaring the ralroad commissioner law a failure and instruciing the rail- road committye to prepare and o1t a bill for the repeal of the law and establishing a railroad tarifl’ law, was to the railroad a8, 74, nays, 22, commitiee—ry Cincinnati Art Museum . National Aswovistei Prees, CING , February 10. - The first collections for the new art museum were viewed by the public this even- ing. During the opening exercises C. W. West, who has already given $150,- 000 to the museum, made it another present of 100,000 and handed this amount to the directors. - A Very Remarkable Case. National Associated Press, Wooster, 0., February 10.—A re- markable case of somnambulism oc- curred on a train near this city, A girl ten years old got up from a seat, walked to the platform and fell be- tween the cars, The tram was stopped as soon as possible and backed to the scene of the accident, when the girl was found walking along*tha track, her clothes torn and the back of her head badly bruised. Her eyes aere open, but she was asleep and ut- terly unconscious. - A O0.U W National Associated Press 10, grand lodge of the Ancient of United Workmen adjourned last niwht to meet in Davenport two years hence. The committee report in regard to the relief law which was adopted by a voteof 237 to 15. This Crpar Rarins, la., February The repurchasing after assessment, thus es- caping taxation. He instances a case where property to the extent of £100,- 00 had thus been converted and re- action is virtually a secession of the order in Towa from the supreme lodge and is a step of great importance. T TMIranIT LDV 1) QR0 OMmAHA DAy BEE OMAHA A Veteran Starving. Natlonal Aseociated Pross Pritavkiruia, February 10, -Maj Gen. Rial Niles was found dyine from starvation in this city to-day and his wife, worn out with constant watching wid want of food, was by his side in an exhausted condition. Niles served with the Ninth and Tenth Indiana corps during the warand was wounded at Laurel Hill,at Winchester, at Pitts burg Landing and at Chickamauga. He lost a fortune during the Chicago fire and afterwards followed the minis. try till his health failed in this city last November while on a visit, He was found by a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, weak trom an old wound in the left lung and fam ished with hunger, in a squalid room in West Philadelphia, attended by his wife. - Sl s Marine Intelligenoce. National Press 4 s:ociation, New York, Fobruary 10. The Acapulco, for Aspinwall, Arrived—The Devonia from Glas- cow, the Euyptian Monarch from London, the France from Havre, the Adchoria from Glascow. QUEENSTOWN, February 10, Sail- ed--The Britannie for New York Liverroor, February 10, Arrived —The Nevada from New York ANTWERP led — On tho Och, the Partyn for New York, Sailed — 1 National Axso Lisa, O.; February 10. - The store of J. A, Slemmons & Co., and the postollice burned at Westminster. Loss, £6.000. Vines ks, Ind., February 10. Peter P, O'Neil's block burned yes terday. Loss, $2,000. PrrLapeLpaIA, February 10, —A fire to-night at the extensive cotton and woolen mills of Schotield at Manayunk damaged the picking and drymg de- partment to the extent of §30,000 fully insured. It was with consider- able difficulty that the main building, which is six stories in height, was saved. Bosron, February 10.-—A fire broke out early to-night in the basement of a six-story gravite building, 577 and 579 Washiugion siveet, occupied as a furnitn. e and upholstering nouse by Doe & Hunuewell. TPhe building con- tained a large amount of valuable fur- miture, mirrors and fine goods, velvet and satin _coverings, The loss will probably exceed $15,000; insur- | ance heavy. Port Jervis, February residence of B. an Steinburg in Goshen, valued at $15,000, was total- ly destroyed by fire to-day. Fully covered by msuran LouisviiLg, February 10.—Binch- ter's large chair factory and a heavy stock of chairs was burned to-day. Loss, $20,000. 10.--The No Extra Session. National Associated Pross. Toreka, Kus , February 10. —It is understood Gov. St. John has relin- quished his purpose of calling an ex- tra session ot the legislature. As the appoztionment bill has not yet passed congress there will be no necessity for an extra session. Hog Meats in Minnesota. National Associated Pross. 81. Pavr, Febraary 10.—The state and local hoards of health have for- bidden the sale of pork until after its inspection. The board has examined & large quantity and found many spec- imens fitled with encysted trichinae. e s Death of the Oldest Mason. NBLOIL ABOCIBON FTos CaLpwery, 0., Fobruary 10, — W, Miller, the oldest known Mason in the world, died yesterday, aged 99, e ——— — Obituary. National Associated Press, PHILADELPHIA, Lippincott & G | Dusvque, Ta., ruary 10.--Geo, | Stephens, a prominent citizen, died last night, aged 36, Ho was secre- tary and treasurer of the Norwegian Plow company. ComplaintsAgainst Chineso Labor. Nationa' Associated | ress, Orrawa, February 10.--British Columbia newspapers are making bit- ter compluints against the dominion government fur not inserting a clause | 1 the Pacific railway contracts against the employment of Chinese labor - Failed. Natlonal Associated Prows, Cuicaco, February 10.--Frank Field & Co., manufacturing confec- tioner, failed this morning. Liabilities, §30,000. Paddy Ryan, National Amociated roms CINCINNATI, February 10.—Paddy Ryan arrived in this city at noon to- day snd is resting at o hotel. He leaves for the east to-night. e Heavy Snow Storm. ational Ansociated Kron. Jony, N. B., February 10,— ery Leavy snow storm has pre- vailed all day. The snow is drifting badly and railroads are ull blockaded. Boy Suffocated National Associated I'ress, Cuicaco, February 10.--A boy nawed Daniel Fitzgerald was asphyxi- cated to-day by foul coal gas in alarge smoke stack being repaired at South Chicago. Several men were nvercome, but recovered. Indications. Natlonal Associated Press, Wasuinaron, February 11, —For |the lower Missouri valley: Fair weather, variable winds, stationary | or lower temperature. - Hog Cholera in Illinots, National Associated Pross, Gexesse, 111, February 10, —Hen- ry Atwell has lost $600 worth of hogs by cholera, |a doubt Which When Found Will Send Up the Kansas 0ity Colleotor, Becau e She Wouldn't Go Out with Him, A Ohicagoan Killed His Girl and Himself. The Alleged Bond Switdling of a Michigan Mayor Not a8 Bad as Reporte ' Miscollanecous Nows of Crimos and Criminals. MISCELLANEOUS CRIM | Wasnizaron, February 100 A M Soltedo, although still living and lalf conscious, 18 in a hopeless condition and cannot live many hours. Barton is comfortable and not dangerously wounded. Charles Soltedo is siill in jail. Cincisyati, February 10 Mus, Solteldo, wife of the man shot Washington, is a davghter of Hon, | Clements, one of the most promiment railrond oflicials in the west, and sis ter of Hal. Clements, proprictor of Congress hall, Saratoga. The ther is now in Florida, WasuiNaron, February 10, A, (. Soltedo was arranged in tho police court at noon, charged with attempi | to kill his own brother, &. M. Soici | do, and with assault on Qlareico 13y ; | | | | | | | ton. He was committed g0 awair njuries of the wounded man. Frankronr, Ky., Februury 10 This forencon Capt. Jerry Lee, com- mander of the night wateh, and Chas, Noonan had a streot duely — Five shots W fired. Luee was Bit twice and badly wounded in the lower part of the body. Noonan charges Lie with intimacy with the latter’s wife. . Lirrue Roek, Ark., February o The Iron Mountain road isstillhiving great trouble with train wreckoers both north and south of this pl Last night a freight train was an\vnl from tho track but no lives losct 1t | is said that Jay Gould and General | Manager Hoxie have been throfyencd with personal violence in case they tempt to pass over the road. Manison, Ind., February 10 Newt. Ruson shot and killed Aman- da Hartmaa in his bedroom at Wide- awake, Ky. Ruson says he tho she was a burglar. @ wae j without bail. Abrian, Mich., February 10 - This city 1s greatly excited over the dis covery of a fraudulenc issue of §80,- 00" worth of water bonds which have been floated in New York by Mayor Nuvin. The latter has left for parts unknown, New Yorxk, February 10.—Post, Marvin' & Co., of "this city, nogo- tiated $160,000 worth of the Adrian bonds. This firm say to-day that the money for the sale of the bonds is now on deposit with the Union Trust company, and the charges made Mayor Navin are denied. Not a dollar of the money has been with- drawn, and if there 18 any irregularity noue of the purchasers can possibly lose. MBBLooMiNGTON, Tlls., Febuary 10.— A Mis, Baker, wife of a well known business man of this city died last night from fright caused by a burglar attempting to enter her ~house, she being alone at the time. MisNeAroLss, Minn.,, February 10. Seven prisosers av the county jail broke out last night and escaped. Gavnvesron, Tex., February 10. —A Brownvilie dispatch says Guivini Gai- tau was hanged here to-day in the presence of a mixed crowd of Ameri cans and Mexicans. He died gamo, He murdered Luz Coutreras ata Mex- ican fandango last sommer and was a desperate character, led Cuicaco, February 10.--Geo. Rob- inson, an employe of the Smith lce company, had a lover's quarrel with his_sweetheart, Mary Baggan, at 1,357 Michigan avenue. She refused to go out with him and he shot and killed her, and then committed suai- cide in the residence where she was employed. WiLminGron, Del., February 10. Evan Rice, the cashier of the Wil mington and Brandywine National bauk, under sentence of five years' imprisonment for embezzlement amounting to 300,000, who was par- doned ycsterday by the president, was to-day released from prison. AuGUsTA, Ga., February 10,--A Winnsboro (8. C.)dispatch says Jesse E. Barber was hunged there to-day for the murder of Mack Perry last August, A large crowd of colored people was in town to witness the nanging, Barber prayed and read the bible most of the night, He dropped tive feet and died casy, Broominagron, Ill., February 10, George Jackson, a well known farmer residing in Padus township, returned home last night in 4 state of intoxi- cation and commenced a general abuse of his unoffending family. Two of his step-sons were terribly stabbed and his wifo badly cut about the hands and arms. One son is living in a dan- gerous condition and it is impoasible tor him tolrecover, Tokosto, Ont., February 10, Judge Ostor to-day granted the writ of habeas corpus 1n the Miller extra | dition case, returnable on Tuesday. Kaxsas Civy, February 10.—Judy White sent Ex-Collector Greene to juil to-day for failing to produce his Cash book, and his two deputies will be locked up to-morrow unless the book is forthcoming. There is scarcely that the collector and his deputies formed a ring to defraud the | tax-payers, and it is confidently ex- pected that one of the deputies at east will squeal and tell where the missing cash book is, and all about the manner in which the fraud was found there is hardly a doubt that it will furnish ample evidonce to send the whole gang to the state prison Radlrond Mattors, National Associatod Pross. Ricivoxn, Vi, Febru 10 ry Judige Wellford to-day, in the cireuit | | court, after a hearing of the case of | the Washington & Ohio ratlroad com | pany, entered n decroe ordering a re | sale’of the road, hut allowing the first | purchasers twenty days within which to comply with the contract of purl chase by paying the defanlted first | payment §00,000, with intorest thereon and costs, of WisNerka, Man., Fobruary 10, The Manitooa & Southwestern in- junction case was before the chief Justice to-day but was postponed until Tueaday to be argued before the full bench of judges. George M. Cum mings has been elected permanent scerotary of the board of directors of this road. NeeNau, Wis,, Fobruary 10. - The Wisconsin Central railroad company are making preparations to build an extension to their system. Tho new road 18 to run from this place direct Milwaunkee. passing through Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and other important points, New Youk, Febroary 10.—The statement connecting M W, L Scott, of Frie, Pennsylvania, with an alleged scheme for securing the adoption by the common councii of Philad Iphia of certain_olo vated railroad plans s pronounced by Mr. Scott a pure fabrication, He says he not only knows of no founda- n for the story, but that until he read it in a newspaper he was not even awaro that any olovated railroad wis proposed in Plaladelphia. CH1 ), February 10,—Recertly the trank lines agreed to roturn to the old rates between Chicago and eastern points, and tickets from here to New York were to bo raised, The cut fave, 89 25 to $17, change could not take offoct at once, because tho roads could not immediately reach all Tt was therefore agreed that wrents | the newly eatablishon ra’es should not be enforced against disint agents un- til Fobru 16th, bui in Chicago the limit was fixed oo Monday, February 6. Tho seid; crs saw their opportunity, and bougit up hundreds of tickets from western o uts, dated ahead, which they ¢ now soll at greatly reduced rates. Daring the past week the roads to the east been earrying passeagers virtually at | the old rates, and will have to doso for some time to come at lenst, until the scalpers hayo exhaustod their supply of tickets. The immense success of the trick has alarmed the ma rs of the trunk linosand they caused alettor to be drawn up by the passenger agents, in which itis announced that the established rates must take effect at once, and on and after Sunday, February 12, no tickets can be bought ot agents any- where for less than regular prices. Ronf Fell In. National Associated Pross, St Jonns, N. B., February 10.— This morning the roof of a car shed in the Inter-Colonial 1atway company's yard here tell in with the weight of snow vn top of it, duemulishing nine cars and domg a damge of $76,000. Failures Natlonal Associatod Pro N York, K 10.—Brad- street's reports failures in the United States during the past week, a decrenso of 35 us compared with the preceding week, and an increaso of 9 over the corresponding week last year. Although the failures are numerically less, their importance was much greater, particularly among the cotton and grain commission morchants, The New England states had 28; mid- dle, 34; sourhern, 45; wester Cohforma and the territories, Canadu and the provinees, 11, Dispatches from Norfolk, Vi, re- ceived by Bradstreet'sto-day announce the suspension of the Upshur Guano compuny. Liabilities large, which are pretty nearly coverod by the assets Y & W. P. Maxey, general traders, Brandon, Miss., fwled and sold their stock to their commission merchants, Liabilities, about $40, 000. ebhural 6; Extensive Overissue of Miniug Stook. National Associnted Fross Puinaverrnia, February 10 —An extensive overissue of stock of the Grand Union mining company, of this city, of which several thousand shares have been daily handled in the min- ing exchange tor months past, was disclosed to-day. The avthorized cap- ital 18 260,000 shares ot the par value of $10, although the present murket value is about 9 cents. Long ago the wanagement of the eompany put an expert upon the books whose trial bnfuncu has revealed the overissue of 118,000 shores dusing & of eleven months. It appears the books were never posted. An expert went to the mines and will roport to-morrow that the mines are valuoless, Interest on a large mort- gago indebteduess is overdue and un- pard and to continue in existence the concern will have to find other prop- erty and authorize a mew issue of stock even with the above overissuo in order to wbiain \ period working o, v ) The company i chasterod under i law of Colorado and is supposcd to own the Grand Union, Muuro, Madison, Adams, Washington and Governor Curtis claims in Cottonwood district, Uhaffee county, Colorado, - Early Opening of the Mississippl National Associated Prows, Dusuque, Ia., Febru indications point to the early opening of navigation, The ice moves daily and threatens to Tennesseo Bonds, Natlons] Associated Fress. NasuvitLe, Tenn., February 10,— The excitement concerning Tenneesee bonds continued during the day and they finally dropped to 52, | fo [ Omaha foz brief Mr, | Niobrasa, whe 10.—All | »out of the river, | \TURDAY .\1(>I§NII\G, FEBRUARY | 188‘3 THE MISSING CASH BOOK, ' corried out. When the cash hook s UNCLE TOM, The Double Headed Show Next Mon day and Tuesday On Monday and Tuesday nights next, C. H, Tom's Cabin company Suith's famous Uncle will appear at Boyd's opoera house, with two Topays, two Marks, two donkeys and six blood hounds. The Fall River (Mass. ) Nows says “A mammoth house- overy seat, with the boxes full, and standors all around the walls - greeted Manager C. H. Smith’s mammoth double Un- clo Tom's Cabin company last oven ing. . The entertainment was longth- oned some fifteen minutes with ap plauso. Probably the company is the best evor playmg the play in Kall river, many new features were introduced that tho old play scomod like new Mr. Sam Lucas, the celobrated come- dian, won repeatod reealls m - his scenes. Tho wrwood Sistors are *little iders,” and Blanche as Pops 1, Florence as No. 2, and Little Romumine as Eva aro almost an ontertaimment in themsolves, The “Double Marks” made any amognt of fun, and the “Double Donkeys” are boauties. The bloodhounds ave nely-looking animals and the company on the stage seemod willing to Iet them have all the room they wanted, With the many atorac- tions that Manager Smith has in his company it is oasily seon why houses are filled to overflowing all along the road. Tho company would fll the neacdemny ngain fnoxt weok - - - BOCCACCIO AT BOYD'S. Second Successful Night of Mahn'’s Excellent Opera Troupe. *‘Boceaccio” was the bill for the boards at Boyd's last evoning, and attracted a fine attendance. The audience and the performance were both superior Miss Barry, as “‘Boeeaceio,” the novelist and poet, to the evening provious. won fresh plaudits from her admirers of Thursday evening and made a de- eided hit i both singing and acting. Mr. Cooper’s tenor, too, was as fine and plonsant as of the evening before and he appoared the iotro, prinee of Palermo to the reality. Al of the other parts were hand somely sustained and great erodit is due to the admirable singing of the he costumes wore most olaborate and beantiful. Several of the dresses e a8 fine, if not finer, than those over presented on the opern house stage. Tho stage settings were ospo- cially appropriate aud m one act truly magnificent. To-night Gilbert and Sullivan's reat wsthetic success ** Patience” will preseuted “to a crowded house, This afternoon will be given a grand family matinee fury}liah;%h» are rapidly selling. AT PERSONAL Hu:h Fulton, of Ogden, is in town. L. Crounse, of Red Oak, is in the ty. George C. Dale of Oakland, is in the city. John Van Horn, of Polk couuty, is in the city. ciand eame up from Blair B. W. Richardson, of Lincoln, is at the Creighton, W. E. Wi the Creighton, o of Sterdin, in & guest ab J. Babbitt, of Millard, arrived in the city yosterday. K. D. Downing, of Ogden, arrived in | the city yesterday. B, W. Richarlson, of Lincoln, is in the city, visiting friends C. H. Seott, of Monmouth, Ta., arrived in Omaha yestorday. R, K. Stoven-on, of West Point, is o guest at the Canfield, K. S, Billings and wife, of Lincoln, are ntthe Caufield House, J. WL De Salva and B, R, Parmaloee, of Harlan, In, are at the Canfield, i K. Day and wife, of South Bend, registered yesterday at the Creighton, AL Clark has veying trip on the O eturned fro mfs sur- gon Short L (ieo. Lehman, of Columbus, was among the regintries o the Withnell yesterday. . L. Mabery aud Willinw L, Veasy, of Cudar Rapids, are at the Creightoa House. Wi, Lawrence, u heavy geain dealer of Wyoming, W in the city ea route to Scot- land. Chas. W, Bishop, of Denver, left for home Thucsday after quives visit to friends in this city. General Agent Browning of the Ameri can b xprens Compuny, left Thuraday with his wife for the ea.t. L. W. Osborn andi B, M. Willsey, of Pair, arrived in the city y sterday and reistorod at the Withnell, W. H. Strickland, manager of Hayverly's [ day on his way to San Srancisco, Will Woodraff, the good g wgont of Metealf & Brow, thin city returned wonial bri t o house in news trip, Mr, ( B0rgo y of Binghamton, visit A RNITIR with e his friends, Kly plessant call this afternoon, B UYL, fell His' employer, Anderson, 94 Oil, and he says that & fow application enabled him to go to work as ulmlll. W California theatre, passed throuzh Omaha looking and yestor- day from an extended and suceessful busi- Ely, of New York City, many leaves to-morrow for he will remuin for o week | Lo artney, 88 Lloyd street, Buf- 1 sprained his ankle, { Muin Bt eet, rrm;urwl some Thomes' electric FOREICN AFFAIRS. The General News Flashed Over the Cable Last Night. (Hadstone's Recent Remarks Construed into Acceptance of Home Rule. German Catholics Dissatisfled With the Proposals Regard- ing the May Laws. Aun Austrian General Retired for His Wholesale Butchery. Miscellaneous News From the Ene ropean Capitals, Panis, February 10.—The first test of strength in the senate since the eloction, resulted in the rejection of the bill against visits and expulsions from monasteries, by 167 to 101, showing that the Jules Simon party no longer have the casting vote on such questions, The nihihst, Savrofl, has been ex- pelled from Franco for publishing an appenl, under his name, for help for the widows and famihes of nihilist martyrs Losvoy, Fobruary 11, The Ameri- can mimsters at Paris and Berlin are urging the re-opening of the interna- tional mouctary conference. Beruiy, Febraary 10, -The Ger- mania, the ultramontane organ, of this city, declares that the Catholics aro dissatisticd with the government proposals regarding the May laws, and that the ultramontanes will form an allinnee with the liberals. Lonvon, February 10, - Sullman, correspondent of The London Times, telographs from Athens, contradicting the report of his murder. In the house of commons to-day Mr. Childers, secretary of state for war, intimated that the government commission wis considering the ques- tion of the constructien of a channel tunnel, and stated that the last gov ornment approved of the seheme, Conservative papers comment on Mr. Gladstone's remarks yoster day, admitting the necessity develop- ing loeal self government in Ireland, construe them as foreshadowing a partial aceeptance of home rule prin- ciples Viensa, Fobruiry 10, —Genoral Caikos, of the Austrian army, has boen placrd on the retized list for oxeeutin,: 80 Pominn insurgonts, The goveri.ens 1ol directed that only the leaders of the insurrection should be executed. Three of the insurgonts wers hangod yesterday. e R A Narrow Escape. Nationg! Amociated J'rese. terrible mafi'fim.. arel; "&-rvoma" about 7 o'clock last evering by the timely discovery of a rock weighing over a ton, which had broken loose and rolled down an embankment to the track of the Wilmington railway near Birkboro, just before the arrival of a well tilled pacsenger train. The man who mado the discovery ran over a milo through the snow, and the o struction was removed by the train hands and passengers. The Virginia Readjusters. National Associnted Preas Ricusmonn, Va., February 10.-The readjuster members of the general as~ sembly, in cancus here to-night, re- solved on next Tuesduy night to re- seind their action nominating Brown Allen for auditor in place of Massey, and to take auother vote on that sub. j This was done on the assuran, of some of Massoy’s friends that if he was ot then nomuated, they would break the existing deadlock by sup- porting the eaucus nominee,. The: caucus also declared in favor of the bill for twelve judicial cirouits in- stead of eighteen, as now, and the senate bill abohshing whipping for potty larcony, and for taking from Judges and éonferring on the governor the power 80 appoint commissioners of sule, court accounts, 5 e Winnipog Improvement. National Associated Fross WinNtess, Man., February 10, joint meeting of delegates of the sa itary association and sity corporatipn was held last evening to discuss the sanitary eondition of the cur It is proposed to spend at loast half a mil- lion in sewerage nexs season. A reso- fution was unanimously adopsed to tha effect that the sense of the meet~ ing was that an emment sanitary en- gineer should be got to vimt the city to devise a systers, of draining; that M. Cheseboro, of New York, be re- quested to come, and failing to sccure him, some othsr equally competent person be selecsad to be called in eon- sultation with the city eagineer. 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