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«—=x THE DAILY BEE---MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1885. LA FOREICN NEWS. All Attempts to Recsptare Kbartium Abandoned fur the Present, et to be Captur:d for a T manent British Stronghold, Gen. Stevenson Advises the Re- treat of Troops from Metemneh, Paris Placarded With an An- archist Manifesto, Berne, Switzerland, Also Threat- fened by the Anarchists TUhine Gunpowder Works Ex- plode, Destroy the Building and Kill BERIER TO 11 CAITURED UM A PRESRST. | telagram to The Bie. , February 8.—Orders have boen re- coived from tha war office in London for Lord Wolsaloy to at all hizards, and makeof it a psrmanent English strong hold in the Soudan, Al altempts at the re captare of Khaztoum for the present will be abandoned. THE RECAPTURE ANDONED FOR or KHARTO THE Spoci Can sture, Borber, HTRVENSON'S ADVICE February & Tt is roported that |'Stovensn advisad_the retreat of the rom Metemoeh on Korti and the con centration of the entire force toward Berber, 1 sficr the capture of Darber, to await the expedition coming Snakim before mak u advance on Khar toum that this plan Khar which b for the THE ROYAL AL be M in the . The ) I ‘make it impissible glish force to stand the marches, IMFNT ABBIVES hot weaker AT Gakner, Feb Sir Radors Boller, weth the royal Trish r ving tramped the hix 18 the first repiment tha make this journey on foot the regular [richi and Susex regiments camal corps Friday rubat, an h 13 pectod soon a not thought that the enemy willy longad resistan Two thousand « and many and tor ex the Mahdi's best troops princip ) Killed, wounded or oisheartened in two recent battles, Maoy emirs at Metemnah wera woutded, " The Mahdi has twenty-two guns before Khartoum com manded by the proege, Ismael Pasha, who has been taught artillery practics at Cairo, Nearly all the sharp shooiers were deserters from Hicks Pasha’s army. CHINESE GUNPOWDER WORKS ING 250 RMPLOYE Sax Fraxcisco, February 8,.—The steamer Rio Janeiroarrived brivging Hong Kong news under date of Javuary 9ch, Yokohoma 19th, “The gun powder works at Fatshan, fourteen miles from Canton, exploded on December 22d and killed 250 employes. T1& SAD RESULT OF A PRACTICAL JOKE. LoNnox, 1ary oldiers on_ guard last night saw man_advancing, and com- manded him to halt and give ths countersiga. Too stranger neither halted nor gave the countersign or reply, but attempted to walk past the guard line. The sentinel thereupon plunged his bayonet iato the man’s body, kill ing Lim almoss instantly, The. occucrenre in T.ondon is exaggerated into a sensitional report thit the dynamiters ma“e an attack the wrsenal. lavestigation shows that the man attempting to run the guard was also a sol dier and comrade of the sentincl, whom he had ‘tried to annoy by the silly prae tical joke. THE RIVER SWARMING WITH ARALS, 1.oNDOY, February 8,—The Telegeay recetved a dispatch from Abu K near M emneh, dated February 1, wi ‘Wilron's party states that Khartoum fell on January 27th. The river above the sixth cat- aract 15 crowded with arabs, The Mahdi, in & letter calling our officers to surrender, implies that Gordon s still alive. Stewart expacta to be closely invested here, EXPLODE KILL- Labor COrisis in Special telogram to Thi Brk, Lo February 8,—The labor crisis in in France is the cause of the utmost alarm, All efforts for relief by the government seem to be futile, Tl 00,000 workmen 1dle in Paris and at least a million In the provinces, The discontent consequent upon this state of affairs is daily spreading, and apprehensions are expressed that, unl 55 some reiief can be devised, labor riots will break out in all sec. tions, Tueeday last the walls of Paris were placardcd with an avarchist manifesto, which called upen all persons unemployed to as- semble on Monday aft:raoon next, in the Place Do I'Opers.” Ths document was full of atatements of the m: st pronounced commun- 1stic type, and stated it would be well at this time for the workingmen snd womea of Paris to come togethee en” masee in the fashionable Place De 1/Opera, and bololy flaunt their misery aud rags in the very faces of the wealthy residents of that vicinity SPECIAL DISPATCHES FROM SOUDAN ara arriving rapidly at Lond n now that Mr, Wolseley has removed the embargo on news. They differ 1n many respacts from the official reports which have bitherto been allowed to come. Matters in the vicinity of Metemneh are evidontly in » very serious shape, Several correspondents express & Dervousness over the attituds of the Kabbabish tribe and other natives who have hitherto baen relied upon as friendly to the Beiti h. Their allegiancs has boen shakeu by Gan, Gordon's failure ac Kbattoum, and mauy of them are wavering between tha wish to keep their pledges to the British and wish to make terms with the Mahdi. If they become actively hostile it will te di and perhaps impossible to maintain communications between Gubt and Korti, 1tisevident that the Mahdi has de od to attack Gakdul and other posts estal) hed Ly Gen, Stewart during his march across the desert, His plan is said to be to attack the positions in detail, and slaughter the troops which have been left asgusrds and hold the officers as hostages for ransom, Anarchist Ais in Switzerla Special telegram to Tie Bi, Toxnox, February 8,—The people of Berne are atill excited over the threats of the an- archists to blow up the federal palace in re. taliation for the repressive measures recently adopted by the federal cou 1t has trans Dlred that the warning to the Swiss govern. ment came in a letter, which was sent ut gthe same time to the chancellor of Germany, the foreign minister of Russia, and the premier of Austria. The translation of the document is as follows. Beware! Y rance, re ar . anti-revolution treaty is use le ou have suborned fres Bwitzerland into an abominable compact, and provose to Engiand’s pulse similarly, Baware! glaud 18 already well dynamited, Switzer- laud cannot escape Other European capitals are arranged for. The Fenian avd French rman and Swiss anarchists are brethren one for all and all for one Our fatherland is the world, The palace wherein your treaty was concocted aad signed shall never ba used for such purposes again. The anarchists will & w its site with salt and plow up the grouud. ——— Visits the Sage sto NEw Youk, February 8 —Cleveland, ac companed by Davicl Manniog, boarded the train at the great cetral depot at § this morning aud took & seat among the passen- gors, Cloveland was racognized as he pasied through the depot, and tho railroad employes Cleveland of Grey- from int wnounced, T table with the pr and Manniog on_ the left. s was spent tn the diniog After a short walk in the grounds the lemen repairad to the study where they spent the remainder of ¢ noon. rrut twe len 1 the on his t early two ho pie B The Mexican M %, Februrary T 'he situation Springs isgrowing eerioss, The citi determined to resist the band of a handred Mexicans when they arrive, A bloody tle The citizens of Zevalla and ining with Dinmet county in marauders, Aranders, Tha Galveston at Carr Gawy s are is expected, Mavorick are combatting the n sent to Cotulla and other and amunition, Is s s<cortained that the Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande on_the night of the sixth and numbered full a hun dicd, and have divided their forces into f bands who are approaching Carri unfrequented portims of the country, ing away herds as they advance into the terior, Spinted runuiog fights ¢ betwoen the scouts of anization asd the Two niarauders we ded. Shenff Og verick county sent & mounnted of the action. The frontier ight for Carriz nners have nts for arms troops at number ; , if any, is not reported. These con flicts took pla e betwoon the ranchmen and telays of Mexicans who wera overtaken while driviag the stock toward the Rio Grande, The Mesicans are being reinforced, Thair ctive nts beiog Corrizo which place it i3 believed they trate their forces, attack the town and ase their compatriots confined for cattls ‘elegrams from many places along i call on the whabitants for . sen we to Springs. Junts sharp reconn iterig aish thok place between the Mox and the sheriff's Lin_which three mora ruidets were killed and a division of the raid ing bandits weee driven back across the Grande, 00 that aoother acrea of canvas which 13 to form the temporary roof of the inaugural ball-room was dslivered yestorday, A contract for tha decoration of the hall has been “awarded, 00. The material to be used will be insured for $30,- 000, and the contractora themselves say that they don't expect to make any mone be satistied to make th por y tnink that the adve tisemsut will repay them, Toe gallery running around the hall wili bo draped with heavy maroan velves, woven with golden spangles The ' large columns in the center will ba covered with white muslin, to repre sent marblo. ural flowers and plaots will be ussed largely, atd also evergreen wreathes snd garlands, 1eople who ure coming may form some idea of how they will bo expect: toaccommodate themeelves from thestatement that the comm tee expect to lodge 13,034 per. 4 ifty-two halls will fus nish lodgings for 8, Taoe committes ha already securéd ace mmodations such as these for 11,612 individuais who have written. e Pittshurg's Avarchists. Pirrsuve, February 8,The etory that the anarchists are armed aund drilling here, and that dynamite is stored at various poiats in the city, seexs to have some foundation, In an interview with a reporter ot the Dis. patch to-night, a promiuent polics official states that he had reliable information that dynamite was stored at least at one point within the city limits and that a larce supply of gun were lately reseived by the Pittsburg anarchists, which " he thought had been ship- ped from Chicago. He eaid the parties hav- ing these arms were foreigners, not working- men out of employment, but anarchi Herr Joseph Frick, a prominent socialist, admitted to a 1eporter of the same paper that the anarchists were armed in_this city and that they had regular vights fordril ing, He said thera were about 4,000 members in Alle: gheny county, e — Youthfol Murderer Grandmother. Special Telegram to the Bk, Catno, 1lls, February 8.—Frank Abner. aged 15, who seems to be a precocions eriminal i3 in jail at Metropolis for the murder of his grandmother, Mrs. Ross, in Hardin county, He tells the horrible story with perfect posure, eats and sleeps well and does not eeem to appreciate the enorinity of his crime. Ho says on Monday evening he was ck wood for his grandmozner, when Turobull Watson, an older boy induced him to go aws and play, telliog him if his_grandmother o jected to knock herin the head, She repri- manded him whev he came home. He went sullenty ¢) b d and about miduizht azose, took the axsand went to his grandmothe bedside and buried the weapon in her brain, killing her instantly, A Kills His com: Military Matters, WasiiNGToN, February 8.—Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, whose resignation from the army took effect on ths 31st of January, will not receive his full pay until satisfactory explav 1 i3 farnished for deficiencies in his ordnance and quartermast:r's accounts p ier to his Arctic expedition of 1875, amounting to nearly The sonate bill introduced for his relicf in this matter has beenrecommended for indefivits postponement by the committes on Military affairs, on the strengih of infor mation furnished by the war department, to the effect that Licutenant Sch vatka's atten tion has ropeatedly beon to the defi- ciencies in his accounts, but that no explans tion bas ever been mude, and that there was no reason why he should be relioved in the absence as evidence showiog the loes of his rotained pape Lieutensnt William English, i« undergoing trial at | Kan., on charges of seduc — 01d Hickory's Medal Rafied O, Special Telegram to the Bg. Nkw Youk, February 8.—The gold medal awardad by congress to Andrew Jackson in commemoration of his victory at the battle of New Orleavs in 1816, was ratfied among the members of the stock exchange two or thres days ago. Tbe medal was in the hands of the descendants of Presidest Jackson until re centl The last owner was obliged to dis pose of it from recessity. Its value is about 25, The stock brok sold 100 shares at 35 each, and the lucky numbar was held b R, L. Avderton, jr, of the firm of Brown & Anderton, I¢is intimated that the bietoric tropby will be placed in the keepivg of some putlic institution, St Louts Socialists, Sr. Louts, Mo., February 8.—At a meeting of the socialists this afternoon a black bor. deved circular was fre:ly distributed, contain: ing bitter tirade against Germany for the execution of anarchists, and calliog upon the workingmen to organizs and revolt sgainst priestcrait, monarchy and wonopoly. The Bohemian group of internationalists also held & meeting, at which the present wage system and all kinds of monopoly weére condemned and revolutionary socialism advocated, T —— Fire at Hartford, Connecticat, Haxrvorp, Conn,, February 8, —The Rock- well block, Baker's block and » few small boildings burned to-day, Loss, $60,000; un insured, th infantry, aveaworth, JOHY MeCULLOUGH Auecdotes of the Tragedian as Relate By a Fellow Actir, A Memento of Jesse James—3 Callongh's Abilltics as a Singet A Victim to Dissipation, The subject of “*John McCullough,” ¢ whom so much has been sald in the pas! few monthy, tru rather threadbare, despite the fact that tragedian has many triends that emine who are decply interested in his welfs ara, A conversation held by a representative of the Bee yesterday with Edmund Col lier, the rlsing young actor, developec points, however, which glven as being of poseible Omaha admircrs of the tragedian, whilom greatness. Mr. Collier, at pres. ent with the “‘Storm Beaten” company, was for four support in pany, and is traits of Without somc the McCullough com. the great attempting stage and ruling characteristics of the man, “‘There is one point about McCul lough's charas me,” geim humor. phantine, but impresive, and actions were invettad tratt. There is one anecdote over which I often lahgh At Cullongh was playing ia Kansas City, Jesse James was killed at St. Joseph. Miss Forsythe, at that time in and his boye, fate which had decroed the death of ns of the dead highwaymin t from St. Joseph to Kansas rof tho Hannibal & St. Joseph railrcad, a speclal friend of lim down to_ the Mies wore bro City, and the mar McCalloughy’, invited depot to lock at the remains. Fersythe of couree, wanted to “‘go too,’ but ia this she was prevented by McCuallongh, who thought she would be better Mits Forsythe plead in vain. lough would not relent. fivally on the died, to point out his (14 guarters,and tc buy her some memento of the dead ban- dit. Roeaching that city, our next stand, Miss Forsyshe was taken in charge by Mr. McCullough, who amply fulfilled the tirst par: of his promlse in showing her the historic spot. As regards the second, Miss F. was surprised t) racelve a day or 50 aftewsrd, & heavy cooking stove, carefully boxed, marked *“A memento of Jasso James, () ours, John McCallough.” “The great actor,” coutinued Mr Collier, ‘‘was mott Indefat gable in his drill. He had us practicing all the time. At firet his Ideas of reh iusisted upon his company's spending hours every day in the most thcrongh and exhaustive drill upon such parts as I remember one little Incident in this connectlon, which is You he deemed necessary. always to me sadly amusing know McCullough could never whiatle or sng—that s, correctly. Of course, he could make certain noises, but there way not the slighteat clament of music Wo were rebearsing ono of McCullough’s fanous plays, in which therein, Iago has t) sing the vers King Stephen was a worthy peer, etc. After singing the verse once, Tago says, you know, to the asyemblage. “Wul you hear me again?’ Of course overgbody tn defcrance hastens to say ‘‘yee, yes, good tir!” When McCullough Was play- ng the part In rehcarsal, he managed to get through the stanza, and turning around eald, “Will you hear me again?”’ The effsct of his vocal effirt was so wrotchedlyludicrous that everybady burst into laughter, and eald, ‘no, no, no, wy lord!” *Then —— ——,” said McCul. lovgh, and he walked cff the stage ina petulant humor which was sustained during the rest of the day. “McCallough used to relate an inter- esting reminscenca of the great actor Forres relative toths period of his play- ing in that ac’or’s eupport,”’ laughed Mr. Colti continuing, *‘*Forrest at the time I spoak of was suffcring severely from rheumatism of the hards, psioful in the extreme, In oneof the parts which Forrest was rchearslng with MecCullough, e fcrmer ea'd withdrawivg bis hand from the Roman toga, **Dareat thou take this hand elre?” Mc Callough slapped his band upon the in jur.d and swollen member of his f.llow tregedian, and with a roguish twinkle, said ‘I dare, sir!” “D—— you,” said Forrest, bastily withdrawing his paw, “gever do that sgain, sl !’ 1 suppose, however that when the dread rheumstiem departed, McCaullough was allowed to handle the plsy according to its pro- prictics. ““What do I know about his health! Very little of an authentic nature. 1 have not heard from him for some time. I saw a quib in some paper the other day about him, which if trae would fndi cate that he is recoverlng. It said he fwas fast regalning hils hea!th, and was studying, with a view to productng it on the stage, a play written by a young Gresk in New York. This same play which was written for the tragedian two years ago, I well re. member. Before McCallough's break- down he cherished the idea of producing it with his old company. Tho play is entitled the “*Wife of Miletus,” and was written by the young Greck in au ex- ceedingly happy vein. It is yery much like the*‘Ingomar,” except that the par:s of the hero and hsroinc are exactly re- versed, I am afraid that McCullough will never be abls to handle it, though I sincerely hope 80, **Acquaioted as you are with the great actor’s life and traits, his mental sud phyeisal breaking down to overwork, or to dissipation, or both?' ““Largely to dissipation. MoCallo had friends cvery where, und no in what city or town he was playlog, there were friends who wounld take him A man out to wine or oyster suppers, cannot do his work under sach treme dous_pressure ay McCullough did hie, and dissipate 8o freely, without his couree eveotually telling, with tercible and last ing etfect upen his system. I have seen and known of the great trag. edian, I think I can say thet the impair went of his wental faculties, as well the wrack of hi princlpal producing csuse. | —— Grave Robbers Acquitted., A fow wecks sgo the story of the rob. bery of grave of Mra. George M, Me. » and false, {s becoming are interest to of years the leading male well acquainted with the genius, a detalled descrip- tton of McCullough's general or partlca- lar traits of character, Mr, Collier related a siory or 8y which show well the great r which alwaya impresse said Mr. Collier, *‘and that was his His wit was clumsy, ele- talk with the same the time that Mc- |p! the troupe, waa great admirer of the Jemes and lamented greafly the cruel the that without the sight Mclul- The matter was djusted by a eoothing promife t of McCullough to take the lady when the company paesed through St. Joseph, to the spot whers James had 1l were not 8o pronoucced and defined, but latterly be do you at'ribute matter From what w pbysical system, can be traced to his dissipated habits, as the put men accused d ero about to be trled, ontc kle the were two goung men named Shin. | 1 Wate , and wore students of Medical College In Ch The jary In the case retorned a of *not guilty,” athough the against used was ¢ Shinkle trcke oarsman Oxford sh ago. | ardict testimor was the o race with the who team a ‘[ THE CRESTON WRECK. Train No. nthet cipitated Oy o “Ten Heurs Late, +| The bulletins at the depot 1| announced the simple fact that train No. 3, west bound on the C. B. & Q, was ten hoors late. No cause was at first signed for the delay but the general | public was nos slow in “‘catching on” to , [the fact that there had been a wreck on the line, Reports at first were very meagra and all sorts of wild rumors were rife, » one around the depot seemed at all posted on the subject and tome ofticers rather overdid themselves In dis- claiming any knowledge of the accident Later reports, however, detall the accident as given in the telegraph col. uans, A wrecking train was early dispatched to the scene of the disastor, which occurred late in the sfterroon. The following is the late associttad prasa dispatch: Crestoy, lows, February 8.— A ident occurred about ten mi es wet this afternoon, As train No, bound, approached o bridge across o sma'l | stream they struck abrok n rail and tilted along on the ties until they ran onto the bridge, which went duwn, carrying with it two conshes and a slecper containing from twenty to twenty-five passengers. The fol. lowing is th of thy killed: Robart Brown, Me. | , Jowa: Mrs. Powell, New A Mrs, W, C. Carroll, Sin Gache, erious ac of this 3, wes in Minnesota, —~Ths Wahpeton special to the Globe says: Thirty neighbors of the Dill family unearthed an unuat crime to-day. August Dill, a prominont German farmer the yeteri ansly missing since January 2 and no trace could be found until to-day, when his remains were found under the inwoure pile near his stables. His wife confessed whey confronted by the corpse. Sha said: “We quarcelled, and X t him twice with a pistol borrowed of the red man, Julius Ebel, who helped to bury bim " Ths woman admits of her intimacy with Ebel. Both arein jail, and came near being lynched. e Cleveland Aunarchiss, CLevELAND, O., February 8.—F. L, G eger, of 62 Linden street, formerly agent of the International Workiogmens' association, an archists, says there are four groups of the order 1n this city with memb:rs and many sympathizers, Taoare German and two are Bohemian, A fifth American will be organ- ized to-morrow. He suys the workingmen here are ripe for a Horrible Crim near town was last night | B STATE JOTTING, sive, | f ra Normal sch this tern Jommere at Weeping Water, nunty's expenses 1at £3,100 bank has been this year are Crelghton claims the lead race for the land uffice The wllaged pened for inspe Albion proudly wol, just com The Platte bric rder to resist t There were $252.18510 in the county treasury on the Ist of Ja The Central City Loan and ' with a capital of $50,00, has | The Plattemouth Herald hrs boen reorgan ed, remodeled anda paient inside inserted, th annual fair of Dodge o Sin, Oth and 10th daye in the triangular mines at Ponea will soon be fon her new high at Frémont is baing put in priog freshct, Lancaster ipany en organized A farm of 700 acres, near Fr. 000 John Col purchaser. The promising town of auled away aud will he wa d in the town of Pend Central City a ling and ealli and je nont. sold for lins, of Wyomicg, beivg Athens has titut r. 1 Fullerton are still quarrel esch othar bad names, Abuse ies never build towns, Thomas Ashford, living Dakota City. loat five head of cattle their breaking through the 1:e of the Missouri nver, v ne lentine reports tae spring rush o rendy wetticg in, At the 1 office the entrics average thi lier {8 pronoun by the ournal to be the largast dead | “The ditor is out ¥800 in printing, creamery during ounds of butte ance Fremont January r and turned 160 pounds of porchas ont 1 cheese, The Plattsmonth Horald &uffs Buffiugton's Stout prison bill and ssserts that **Ne » has eriminals coough to care for without i portivg then Cho late prowiuencs fire in Plittsm e necesity of fire proc 1t is ulwsy the stable sor afeer the hoise is stolen, A Lutler county school teacher nu amo g her pupils a thirteen-yeur-old m woman, th youngest in tho “state. Also an eleven-year ol 7, the heaviest of his ago in the state, M. shops at Plattsmouth are un- the force in_all depurte ncreacing, A lurge number cs have found employment The family f Owen Quinn liviog near Columbus hus been terridly aftlicted with the dreadtul diphtheria, Last week theee of the chldren, agod 8, 14 and 16, died, and others of the family aré down with it. The official visit of Manager Po'ter and Supt, Stune to Piattsmouth means much good to the town, The shops there will be enlarged, improved machinery put in and the fores arge'y inrreased The plans will not be ma- turs batore spring. The Hon Chas. Sang, who was led into a snag by Rachel Beer, of Fremont, is whis riot. and that unless times improve the great. olutions the world has ever known will t gurated, The socialists are Increasivg in_numbers here very rapidly, Geger is a railroad clerk The present agent of his group is Franta Sakrid, of 186 Croton strect, —— ts and Anarchists, Cuiicago, February 8.—The moderate socialists held alarge attended meeting on the west &ide this afternoon. Speeches were de livered 1 oglish und German counciling agitation to secute the adoption of their prin- ciples, Another large meeting wos held on the north side at which the mederate socialists and ansrchists divided the time in discussion, the soria'ists counseled moderation and agita- tion, The anarchists, as usual, the use of dynamite, which, as one of the speakers re- marked, would make one man equal to o ;huunnmL He favored the defiance of all aws, The Heaviest Snow Season. CHicaco. February 8,—Decidealy the worst snow storm thus far this season set in here about 8 o'clock to-night, The flakes are fall- ing veryfast. Driven in the blinding gusts from the north and being very wet, thay cllng to everything they touch. If it continues, trains will be greatly delayed or blocaded be fore moroinz, Inquiry at 10 o'clock showed that the telegraph wires had not experienced any trouble to speak of, though it was antici- pated from the stickyfcharacter of the snow. Advices from other points indicate that the storm area is Jarge, It is sleetiog at Spring field, Ill, Storm of the o — The Marshal of Wyoming Removed, Wasnixerox, Febraary 8.—For some time past an examination has been going on as to the conduct of the affairs of the United States marshal of Wyoming, It is said that derclictions have been found in the manage ment of this officy similar to those chargod upon the Montansa (! Gustavus Schultzer, has been removed, The authorities st the attorvey general’s office herc refuse to give 0.t any information on the t wening From Prayer Meeting; HruxmiNGoox, Pa,, February 8.—Anoie and Ella Miller aged 17 and 13 respectively. were struck by the mail express at Mapleten last night, Ella was instantly killed and Annie wan seriously injuced but will probably re- cover, The girls were on their way hom Jrom pri Killed While © Keokvk,Tows, Februiry 7, y coun- cil to-night adopted an ordinsnce licensing saloons to kil beverages not prohibited by the state law, The license was fixed at 400 per year, The resolution recently psssed to en- force the state law was rescinded, — The sa- loons will take out licenses and continue to do husiness uuless interfered with by private in dividuals, —— Captain Pym’s New eet. Gavvestos, February 8, Capt. Bedford Pym. of the English navy arrived in this city to-night to inspect the barbor and determine the possibility of his plan of building # pier about four uiiles in length to permanent deep water, He would protect the pier with a tloating broak wa - — Don't Kool With an itor, Wagash, Ind., February 7,—Lee Linn, edi tor of the Courier, was accosted this morniog by Willlam Hickey, of Lisgrow, who had made threats against Liun’s life, The latter pulled a sevolver and shot him twice thro.gh the breast. He will die, Lion has not been ar rested. P Death of a Noted Horseman, . February 8.—The Daily News, Decatur, 11l eays: Samuel Powers, widely known as a brecder and raiser of thorough bred borses, died here last night of poeumo- tis, aged Hr was worth a quarter of a willion dollara, CHICAG Ihe Steamer Alaska Arvived, New Youx, February 8,—The steamer Al- weka, several days over due, arrived off Fire Island in tow of the steamer Lake Winnipeg, from Liverpool - e Racing at New Orleans, Ew OBLEANS, February 8.—The first r fu long Ellen won, Nat_Trimble s ond and Malvolio third; time, 1:.04 tlirg a lively tusesinco s jury of twelve pro- uouuced him no guilty of the charge of being au un thorized father, Frank Ellie, after permitting the publica- tion of his nams as witness in a case of * tinal proot” bafore the Uuited States land office at North Platte, demauded S0 of the widowed clamant before he would testify, The case went over for another tixty daye, Chailes Johnson went to Lincoln with $170, put up at a cheap botel, snd as it was still cheaper to room with a stranger than alone, he shared his room with a guileless youth, The cach an 1 the youth both aroee and de. parted next morniag bafore Mr. Johnson was awake, Chas. Gates, a Thay rcounty youth, eagerly watchad his pard burnishing an, old, ru ty pistol, a kicker from away back and loaded to the muzzle, His face was peppered with small shot, which required a doctor several hours to extract, Charley narrowly escaped knos¥ing at the pearly gates, Eogineers are surveying the Dakota connty slough with a view t) its permanent drainaga, Tt i proposed to construct a twelve foot canal, five foot deen, with a fall of thirty inches to the mile. The length would be four and a half milea, 1t would drain 4,500 acres of land and cost about $4,300, There was o stampade in the Fremont Tri- bune office the other day. A package of sus picious louking etuff was unloaded in the sanctum just &5 the news of the shooting of Rossa arnved. The pickage was cautiously aualyzed by the Majendie of the staff aud pro- nounced wedding cake, Lincoln, not content with skinning the Ii ing through legislutive acts to the benefit ¢ that city, wauts to skin the dead, A repre- s-ntat va from th st city has introduced a bi that all paupers dying in ) ublic iustitutions shall be box-d and shipped to the state uni vorsity,—[Plattemouth Herald. There are seventy-thres counties br Newaprpers are pubiched in - sixty nine counties. Cities, towns and_vill ges in which papers are published number 163, of which sixty are county seats. Of the papers which insers advertisements publi- in the state, 17 aro daily, 218 weekly, weekly, and 5 mcnth] The Loochen family in Ne- et 6 semi of Dodge county, is a branch of an anc en’ German house, the head of which, Mre. Martha Jansen, celebrated her mniversory at Loga, Germany, “The old lady has over200 of Ler grardhildien and great grandchil- dren now ivicg, of whom thirty reside in Dodge county, Her oldest child, 80 years of age, Is liviog with the old ludy, and enjoys excellent health. The number of cattle killed on the U, I” road this winter between North Platte and Denver has been unusually large, but a special coming down one day Jast week ' clapped the climax by killing eighty threa hesd, forty three of which were slaughtered in one ciit. The engive was budly broken up in front, the pilot torn off, head-light smashed and several of the iron bars broken, but she stuck to th track and brought the coach through safely, Tt was an expersive trip though for the cor North I atte Tribune, dents of Gineva enjoyed a remark he iz phenomens one day lust Review says: The peculiarity that Fairmont, & town eight wiles to the north of us, snd 8o rituated by the lay of theground, that it is entirely out of sight, but that morning it was in full view, and apparently on ths bk of the creek only amile from us, The picture was beautiful, The r. INDQUEST & 1206 Farnam Street, ine T ailo Wish to announce that they have from this time marked down ALL GOODS, and wil for the next 60 days, make a reduction o 10 per cent. Overcoats, Suits and sure fit. 0o, K it and Pants well made Now is the time to buy GOOD CLOTHES AT LOW PRICES EDHOLM& ERICKSON SOLE AGENTS FOR STEINWAY, WEBER, HAYNES AND HARDMAN B E AR OS, AND SMITH. AMERICAN AND PACKARD ORGANS. We have the largest and boet stock of Shee Music In tho city, compriging Bor In, Vienna, Poters’ **Lolpzig” Cheap Editicn, Breslau, Moyence oditions, Small Goods and General Music Merchandise of all Kinds, 101 AND 103 16TH STREET OPPOSITE POSTO¥FICE, EDHOLM & ERICKSON, perfect, and_startling, when it burst upon us < turned the corn'r of the street The on was 80 perfect it seemed that we could easi'g carry on a conversation with that town, In » fow minutes the condition of the atuox phere bad changed and the picture had van ished, —— Boller Explosion at Peorla, Proiia, Febraary 8.—Three boilers in the starch works of the Fermnicl manufacturing company exploded this evenig. The build ing, which was badly demolithed caught fire and will probably be a total loss, Some of the boilers were thrown a distavce of several blocks. Two men, » fireman, and & watch 1an ara n issing, but it has been impossible as yet to make a ecarch for them, Death of Manager MiLwavike, February 8.—S. 8, Merrill, mansger of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, died at 12:3) this morning from the effects of an apoplectic stroke on last Tuesday evening. He was aged 07, — Tron and Steel Mill B Nasiiva, N. H., February 5.—The plate and bar mill of the Nashua Iron snd Steel coanpany burned this moming, The entailed property loss was about $100,000, Merrill, ned, WHOLESALE AND RETALL JEWELERS Jewelry of all deslgns made to order, Large stock of Diamonds and Fine Gold Jewelry. AGENTS FOR GORHAM MANUFACT'NG CO'S STERLING SILVERWARR LARGE STCCK OF Harvard Waltham. Elein Lancaster and Columbus Watches SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED A, SCHNEIDER WATCH, DRESDEN 101 and 103, 15th Street, opposite Postoffica. Orange Blossom Flour WHOLESALE BY STEWART & CO, { OMAHA KEB L A 01 Jones Btieet } 4s FOR RED CROSS. MAXMEYER & BRO Are now offerine PIANOS ORGANS Y FACTORY PRICES. The greatest bargains ever seen in Omaha 200 ORGANS!! 100 PTIANOS!! FOR GASH OR ON INSTALLMENTS Also great reductions in Diamonds, Jew- elrv. Clocks and Silverware. MAX MEYER & CO. The only importers of Havana Cisars, and Meerschaum Goods in Omaha. ‘Wholesale dealers in Guns, Ammunition, Sporting Goods, Notions and Smokers’ Ar- ticles FrankdJ Ramge 1311 FARNAM STREFET, TAILOR AND GENTS' FURNISHER gtartling Reduction in Underwear,Neckwear, Eosiery,&c $1.50 Scarfs reduced to 50¢ 75c Handkerchiefs * 35¢ 75¢ Hosiery * 25¢ $2 Kid Gloves - Y 75¢ $5 Silk Umbrellas $3.50 Trunks and Traveline Bass at Cost. SHIRTS TO ORDER. . .