Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 6, 1885, Page 5

THE DAILY BEE--FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1885. —ee e Sariynz was designed to forestall the decis- [ tradiots the report that Ll:a.dflmaniu of the ions of%he joint commission on the Russian: | striking machinists at Chicago have been Afghan frontier. He says the advance of the [ L\ 40d to, He eays the men have resumed EUROPEAN NEWS. How Buraaby Died in Battls at Abuk L Wells, Bismarck Accused of Suppress- ing Diplomatio Dispatohes. Admiral Courbat [After Vessels Carrying Rice to China, Five Comeroon Towns Burned to the Ground. Any Number of Canadian Volun- teers for the Soudan.. Russia's Explanation of Their Oc. cupation of the Afghan Frontiers, ‘Will Not Withdeaw at Pressnt, SCHEMING BISMAROK, VLOWIT/, THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT, ACCUSES HIMOF TRICKERY IN SUPPRESSING DIPLOMATIC DISPATONES, LoNDON, March 5, —Blowitz, the Times cor respondent at Paris, in a lottor attacks marck for indiscretion in his dealings with the British foreign office concerning the South Pacific Islands, In the biue book on this sub- ject, lssued by the British government on February 25, there is given a conversation early in February between Bismarck and Malet, the Britieh ambassador at Berlin, The German chancellor then read & dlspatch which he said ho had sent to Count Munster, the German ambassador at London, on tho Bth of the preceding May, which purported to convey to Fogland Bismarck’s idea how Great Britain could assist Germany in her colonization schemes, and_his promise to re- glbrocato by helping Englih intarests. nearor ome. ig- | commander of ths channel fleet, Russians from Pul-I.Khattoum was only or- dered after the Afghans in July last during| .| the megntiations for the organization of the commission, and occupied Pendjeh, and ia Jaouary oceupied Sanyuz, whence the Af ghans withdrew on the advance o} the Rus sian minister does not maintain the right of Russia to hold the disputed outposts, but re. fases to withdraw until the commission pre- sents ita report. FIVE OAMEROON BURNED 10 (TOWNE THE GROUND. Losnox, March 5, —Advices from OCame’ roons, January 19, tay, Hickorytown, Loch prisos, Fosstown, Motkoko snd Belltown are burned to the ground, and the natives sought refuge in the hush, King Bell is afraid to roturn. Two chiefs commenced a peace palaver after the German admiral sent two of his officers as hostage up tha country. 'The admiral notified the rebel chiefs that they must pay for the lostes of the English resi- dents, A German judge will shortly adjud cate upon the claime, During the palaver, the hostile natives repeatedly plundered the English and German factories, CONCERNING CANADIAN TROOPS, Orrawa, March 6,<No information has been received hers of the Imperial authorities accepting cffers of Canadian volunteers, A ramor is current that the Imperial gov- ernment has bean asking how soon ths Cana- dian Pacifis railway will be available for the transportation of troops, PLE SAFETY T0 THE PRINCE OF Panis, March 5 namiters addressed to the Princa of Wales plodges him safety during his visit to Ireland because he is a free mason. The document is signed *Michacl Flanner WANT NEW EQUIPMENT, LoxnoN, March 5,—The Duke of Edinburg made a speech last night in which he said the vessels undor his command were feirfully deficient in the cquipment required by modern meth- ods of wartare, and he implored the people to vote in favor of appropriating the necessary funds for keaping the existing vessels in ser- viceable condition. MOKE CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR SOUDAN, Moxtiear, March b5.—There seems 1o doubt if the imperial authorities accept the Canadian contingent for service in Soudan a force can easily be raised in Montreal of from two to three thousand, » rtion of whom will have already seen service, both in the regular and Canadian volunteer forcos. Lack of competent officers can be obviated by calling out tha cadets who have graduated from the Kingston mi dents of this city, These may bs supple- mented by officers from embodied militia at \WALES, ~The manifesto of the dy- | work, but nt the redaction made by the com. pany. He alo denios that 250 men are out at Springfield, Tllinols, and says over 200 men have heen at work in the shops there all the ime, : Seaisorieey, I, March 5,—It is stated that there is not more than a dozen ekilled workmen at work here in_the Wabash shops to-day. The strikers had a meeting to-mght afid dotermined to stay out until their de- mands wera acceeded to. Men wera brought here from Detroit sto work in the shops, but upon finding out the situation of affairs, went back. (;ALVESTON, March 5,—At noon to.day the Missouri Pacific moved all their engines from Denison across the Red river into the Indian territory for eafety. It is understood that the entire force of employes in the machine shops will refuse to return to work to-morrow at a request from the strikers at other points in Texas. There aro five hundred cars of freight hera waiting forwardiug, At Long View to-day the stiikers rescinded their reso- lution to stop the paseenger trains, but there is much talk of stopping them to-morrow. 118 full of freight awaiting shipment. A faw section men agreed to tha terms of the company to-day and returned to work. The citizens’ committeo at Marshall to-day waited upon SUPERINTENDENT CUMMINGS, who said he conld guarantee full time if the men would return _at raduced rates, At a meetiog to-night Cumming: guarantee was ra- ected, The employes of th Texas 1 in Sher- man, notwithstanding they announced the selves willing to accept a reduc afternoon notified that they wero suspended iadetinitely, It is runiored that the company has determined only to run mail conches uutil the strike is over, Fonrt Wortk, March b,—At 7 o'clock this morning the men employed in the Tevas Pa cificand Miseouri Pacific railroad shops quit work., All the ewitch and freight engines in the yard were *'killed,” and to-night sixteen dead eogines are arcund the round houee, This morning all castbound freight trains were side-tracked in the yard, and theen- ines taken to the round housa and *‘killed.” It is stated that no freight trains will be al- lowed to pass through the yards, but the pas- seoger traina will not be molested, about three hundred Joaded and empty cars stand motionless on the tracks, A train load of California fruit bound east and a number of cattle ara among the freight. LEGAL LORE, Notes of the District Court—Estelle Happy—County Court, The Thomas cate, spicy ssmawhat in Ifa details, drawa & goodly crowd every dsy to Judge Wakeley's branch of the district court, Minnis Meinzsr files & petition for di vores from her husband, Lawrence Mein- 23r, with request of priviles of resaming her malden name. She claims that Meinzsr, to whom she was married In Januery, 1884, has another wife lving from whom he has never procured a divorca. Following Is the call of docket for to- day. DERORE JUDGE WAKELEY. Thomas va, Thomas (on trial) Ebenback ve. U, P. rallway company. Connelly va Millor, sherll, Bates va, gPrice. Chindberg ve. Smith. Estabrook et al va, Coots, Burr ot 8] againet Petorson, Herschsteln et al va. Germania Life In:urance Co., N. Y. Woods vs, Haley. Befora Judge Neville: State of Nebraska vs. James . Mills for libel. Chris. Roberts and Charles Miller, convicted of grand larceny wera brovght Dafors Judgs Neville yesierday morning and s:ntencad to elghtecn monthe in the penitentiary. IAE GALLAGHER CASE, “Boys, shake; I've won the Gallagher cane.” District Attorney Estelle was as happy as a bird yesterday afterncon, after the result of tho Gallagher case was an- nounced, The jury returned a verdict sgainst the defendant, finding him guiity of obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. Estelle werked bard to secure the convletion of theman, and in hissuccesshe fs t3 be congratulatad. The hingingpoint This evening the strikers received news that several freight trains would arrive from yarda intending to sidetrack the trains, but the Intter were telographed by an official to The dispatch urged Lingland_to fall in with | present aerving in the Quebec and St, Johns | turn back toward Dennison, the suggestions made, because in the eveot of a refusal Germany would be compelled to ask French aid, The chancellor told Malet thi as Count Munster seemed to make no prog- rese, it was feared in Berlin that he had not stated the pomtsin the dispatch with suffi. cient strongth, eo_the Count Herbert Bis- marck was sent to London to assure the suc. cess of the negotiations, Herbert obtained from the British foreign office nothing but general assurances of friendship, These were valueless, Bismarck said, wflen Malet ex- ressod regret at the situation, He assuced ismarck that Iingland had no desire to thwart Germany’s colonial ambitions,and asked him what ho wanted, New Guinea or Zulu- land. The chancellor replied that it was now too late to discuss the matter with Lngland, because Giermany already had an understand: ing with France, BLOWITZ ACOUSES BISMARCK OF DIRECT FALSE- HOOD in in these statements, Ho refers to the fact that Bismarck 1ead the original dispatch to Malet a3 a proof it was never sent to London, Bismarck, Blowe:z says, proceeded aa if this dispatch had been sent to London to form'the basis of an alliance between England and Ger- many concerning colonial annexations: as if its rejection by Fogland had been formally and déliberately made; as if this rejection were the endorsement by Eogland, or German- Trench alliancs, and gave ny certain Lberty in the south Pacific, and then when asked for explanations about his encroachments on British posses- sions, produced as his warrant the original despatch. This production, Blowitz avers, was made nine months after the date of the despatch, and just when it suited Bismsrck’s purpose. The introduction of this system, says Blowitz, must create a panlc in the po- litical world,, With such suppressed despatches the strong power can do as it likes, .and turn might into right anytims,so abolish- Ing international law. 'To prove the assertion that the despatch read to Malet was never eeut to London, Blow- itz pomts to the fact that Granville, the British foreign minister, February 7, im- mediately after Sir Edward Malet had com- municated to him the Bismarck invitation, wrote to Sir Edward: The dispatch 1n ques- tion was never,communicated to me. Dr. Blowitz contends that it was impossibla for the dispatch to have miscarried or been forgotten, because Count Munster would have resigned if he knew that Lord Granville had seen the dispaten before making such o statement, whi e 1If Count Munster had really recaived the despatch and failed to transmit it 1o the British foreign minister, Bismarck would have recalled Munster for noglect of daty, The fact thdt Herbort Bismarck, who, the German chance'lor alleges, was sent to London to second Munster 1n his efforts to to secure colonial ~advice with England, failed to discover the very despatch which contained the terms of his mission had never reached Granville, Dr. Blowitz pronounces very strange. He declares the truth is that Bismarck did not believe England would give Germany the assistancc desired. He knew better how to succeed with France, behind the mission of his son, Bismarck intended to have the missing dispatch appear at the proper timo to put Logland in the wrong. He proposed amuser-le-tapis to confront ogland with an accomplished fact, squadron arrived off Gatzlaff to.day. He will dispatch ceuisers from this point to cap- turo vessels carrying rice, BAISIN 'HE DUTIAS ON CERRALS, Panis, March 5.—The chember of deputies this eveniug, by o vote of 261 to 150, finally passed the bill raising the French duties on careals. IN THE CAMEROON COUNTRY. Loxnoy, March 5.—In _the houso of lord this evening larl Dorby said England form erly possessed undoubted nights along the St. Lucia bay, These have been in abeyance for some time, Raising of the British flag at duf- ferent points in the Cameroon mountains bor dering the Cameroon’s territory occupied by Germany was at present the subject of cor- respondence between London and Berlin, THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS, The Marquis of Hartington said if Gordon's diaries, when received, be found in a form to abatitute for dispatches to the'govern- ment, the government would treat them as such,” Tf found to be of & private character, his relatives would be consulted about them. Lord Edmwund Fitz-Maurice, under secretary of foreign affairs, eaid Sir’ Edward Malet, the British ambacsador, exchanged with Gor: many assurances of neutrality in regard tothe Samos and Tonga islands. He, however, de- clived to say whether Sir Peter Lumsden, British commissioner of the Afghaa frontier question had tendered bis resignation, The Marquis of Hartington said the government thought any advance by General Graham for the relief of the garriton at Kaseala impos. sible. Ho said the government was unpre- fi?“" to state the number of additional men oy lntended to enroll in the army, COLONIAL TROOPS ACCEPTED, schnols, A The action of the Australian merchants in feeling of emulation here, and leading busi - Str Louts, March 5,—About fifty employes of the Wabash sho i n this city struck this , | raising funds for their contingent has caused a | afternoon, Thay Iaid their grievance before the foreman of the shop and ‘were told they ness men aro disposed, should the government § could go as their places could be casily filled, equip n couple of good regimenta, to supple-| Fopr Wayng, March 5,—At noon to-day mouat any grant by raising a fund to provide | 100 men employed in the Wabash, St, Louis for tho families of the volunteers, and also for | & Puoific shops in this city, struck against the any of thoso whom the chances may disable. | rocont reduction of wages, and are' holding a Lieut.-Col, Bond, late of the firat batallion | meeting this afternoon to organize a plan. of of Prince of Wales rifles, has offered to raise | action. Representativos from Moberly, Mo, five hundred men, Capt Lydon, of the fifth [and Springfield, IIl., who have been here the royal Scote, also an old rogular, has offered | past two_days agitating the subject, held & his services, Maj, F. C. Henshaw, and a|meeting last night, when they determined to number of others among the commiesioned | strike to-day, Only a few carpenters are yet ofticers of the Montreal forco are ready to go among_the non-commissioned oficers and men. _ Tho feeling is very strong. The cry is that the empire is one, and every assistance in money and men must be given by the col- onies, PROCLAIMING FOR RUSSIA, LoNpox, March A dispatch from Teheran states that the insurgent nativechiefs of India baye already rased the fiery cross and proclaimed for Russia, THE COST OF THE WAR IN EGKPT. The supplementary official estimate pro- vides an increage of 3,000 men in the military service, and shows the expanses’of the Soudan Germa- | campaign to the end of March to be $3,- | by the Medical Record were founded on the 800,000, DISCONTENT IN ALEXANDRIA, ArEXANDRIA, March 5,—Signs of discon- tent among the natives against the Biitish rule is increasing. Threats against the life of Stephenson, the English commander, is frequently heard in the streets, OLIVER PAIN’S WHEREADGOUTS, Paris, March 5.—Rochefort announces that Oliver Pain is taking no part in the Sou- dan campaign, but is in Igypt for the purpose of ransoming French prisonera in the posses- sion of the Mahdi. —_— HOW BURNABY DIED, CORRESPONDENT BURLEIGH'S ACCOUNT OF COL, LURNABY'S DEATH AT THE BATTLE OF ABU- KLEA, LONDON, March 4.—[Via Mackay-Bennett Cable to the Tribune.]—Mr, Burloigh, the war correspondent who was woundad at Abu- Klea, has, under tha inspiration of his burt, watten to the Daily Telograph a thrilling ac- countof the bittle, and in 1t ocours this des- criptien of Col, Burnaby’s death, which must become historical: ‘‘Still down upon us the dark Arab wave rolled. It had arrived with three hundred yards, undiminished in volume, unbroken in strength—a rush of spaarsmen and swords- men, ir rifls fire had ceased. Other Arab forces surrounding us—The Mahdi’s troops plundered, plundering Eedouine, and plliaging villiagers from the riverside—stood eager on the hillside watching the charge up- on the Britieh square. In wild excitement, their white teeth glistening and the sheen of their brandished weapons flashing like thousands of mirrore, on- ward they came,charging straight into our ranks, I was at that instant inside the square and not far from tha rdiner gun, whan I saw the left flank move some what backward. Col. Burnaby himself, whose every actioa at the time I saw, from & distance ot about thirty yards, rode out in front of tha rear left face, apparently to assist two or three skirmishers runniog "in hard pressed, All but one man of them succeeded in reaching our lines, Col. Buornaby went forward to his assistance, sword in hand, As the dauntless colonel rode forward he put himself in the way of a Sheik charging down on horseback, Kre the Arab closed with him a bullet from rowme one in our ranks brought the Sheik headloog to the ground, . BURNABY'S FIGHT FOR LIFE, “The enemy’s spearsinen were close behind, andone of them suddenly dasned at Col, Burnaby, pointing the long blade of his spar ¢ his throat, Checking his horse and pulling it backwaid, Burnaby leapt forward in his saddle and parried the Moslew’s rapid and fe- rocious thruste, but the length of the man’s weapon—eight feet—put it out of his power to return with interest the Arab’s murderous in- tent, Once or twice Col. Burnaby just touched Mis man, unl* to make him more wary and eager, The the ¥ of econds only, for the savage horde.of rthy negroes {rom Kordofan and straight- haired, tawny-complexioned Arabs of the Bayuda Steppe were fast clming inupon our square, Col, Burnaby feaced the swarthy Arab a8 if he were playing in an asssult at ‘arms, and there was a smile on his features as he drove off the man's awkward points, The scene was taken in at a glance. With that lightning instinct which I bave seen desert warriors befors new display in battle wbile coming to one another’s aid, an Arab, who was pursuing a soldier and had » passed flve paces to Burnaby's right and rear, turned with a sudden spring, and this second Arab ran bis spear point into the Colonel's right shoulder, 1t was buta slight wouund, Enough though to cause Barnaby to twist around in his saddle and defend himself from this unexpected attack. Before the savage could repeat his unlooked for blow, o near the ranks of the square was the scene LoNDoN, March 5,—At the Empire club | now being enacted, a soldier ran out and banquet this eveni t of New South offers of troops for service in Soudan. Tn the commons this afternoon (iladstone | first Arab to said that public policy forbade b questions relating to the Russ tier difficulty, The Marqui increase the strength of the army. THE INDIAN CONTINGENT, Suakny, March 5,—General Hudson, com manding the Indian contingent Suskim ex- pedition, arrived to-day, THE RUSSIAN-AFGHAN CONTROVERSY, Loxno, March 5,—The dispatches handed | 47106." Gladstone this afteraoon by the Russian am: bisador wero from the Russian minister of £ weign affairs, who denies. that the Russian ocoupation of ' Akrobat, Zulfikar pase and | general manager of the Wabash railrosd, con- § March ofy the resident colonial ales announced that the government had accepted the colonial | backward nsweriug | full in the brave officer’s throat, an fron, | drove Bumab) f Hartington snnounced that the government intended to drove his sword-bayonet through the second assailant, Brief as was Darnaby's glance at this fatal ep enovgh to enable deliver was long his Iy out of b saddle, but, it re quired & secon bis gri oind. to his feet, sword in hand, ferocious group, of @ proud brave man dyin was quickly overborne an The Wabash Strike, it t¢ | expected there will be a thousaad by Sunday. spear- ho blow | A start for the teritory will bs made Monday slashed at the They were the wild strokes hard, and he " - left helplcss and Jtrain will leave Chicago with the regular I Sr. Louws, March 5.—Colonel Talmage, working. ; 1t isexpected they will join the strike to-night, —— Corrections Conceraning the Health of Geaeral Grant, New Your, March 5,—The Medical Record heretofore quoted in these dispatches, in con- nection with accounts of the condition of Gian, Grant, will on Saturday contains the follow- ing: “Tn view of tho recent developments in Gen, Grant's condition, the Record’s bulletin, two weeks ago so largely quoted by the press of the country, requires some explanation. It is fair to stato the facts at the time presented best authority, that of Dr. Fordyce Barker, the attending physician ¢f Gen. Grant, and tlis explanation is manifest in the following note.” The note referred to contaias a tech- nical description of Gen, Grant's symptoms as observed by the writer (Dr. Barker), and asserts that the statement then made s not exaggerated, Tho lettor explains that at that time the action of congress hud a most de- pressing effect on Gen, Grant, his vital powcrs suddenly broke down, and the local malady speedily assuming & new aspect, The nows- paper accounts were much exaggerated, and the doctors had nover anticipated avy such spoedy termination as they indi- cated. The word ‘“cancer” was mot used in connection with the case, but “Epithelioma” of a magnificent type, The Medical Record’s article after referring agam to the exazgerated accounts of Grant's condition, published in the newspapers, de- fines the nature of the discase, which it as- £eits, is sevious andunfrequent, It bad not, howaver, become deeply rooted in this cast under consideration,the tongue, epiglottis and all othes parts of tho throat being in a normal condition. The only tooth that Genersl Grant had removed was on the eound sids of the mouth to relieve a persistent ache in the loft ear, ——— The Penitentiary Doors Opening Wide for Joe Mackin and Com- pany. Special telegeam to The Bee. CHicAGO, March 5, —Sensational develop- ments are expected when the last expedient for keeping Joe Mackin and the rest of the ballot box stuffers out ot the penitentiary fail, it not bafore that time, It is a matter of common notoriety in the newspapers and political circles tha a very prominent demo- cratic politician, a millionaire with lofty po- litical aspirations, was concerned in the fraud; that the fact is kuown to several persons and that it only requires a_confession from one of them to put him in danger of accompany- ivg Mackin and the rest of the gaug. IHe is constantly hurassed by fears of this result, He was nearly scared out of his life when the federal grand jury brought in the verdict of guilty against Mackin, Gallagher et al., and has since been drinking heavily, though usu- ally a very temperate man, 'I'lio defiant at titude of the defendants is now known to have been due to the fact of their hold on him and the belief that he would be able to keep them out of the penitentiary. They have been bleeding him from the outset and are prepared to continue the process as long ss necessary, even if it runs until the statuts of limitations bears !heJ) secution, It has al- ready cost him & round sum and it is thought that he will not get out short of $100,00 trib- ute, The prosecuting officers beliove that when tho time arrives forthe conyicts to go to prison, one of them will save himself by turning states evideoce. When that time comes there will be & considerable shakiog up in political circles, Oklahoma Boomers Arrested. ‘Wickrra, Kan,, March 5.—Deputy United States Marshal Rarick, of Arkansas City, ar- rived here at noon to-day with the following Oklahoma boomers in ctistody: W, L. Couch, H. H. Stafford, C, E. Streeter, T. W, Eichel- berger, A. C. McCord, P.J. Odell,’ W, H, Miller, George F. Brown and A, J, Statte, They were arraigned severally before United States Comumissioner Bhearman on the charge of engaging in an insurrection against the United States, The boomers were not repre- sented by counsel, but plesded not guilty, and waived preliminary examination, Fach waa bound over In the sum of 3,000 till the 9thnst, All furnished bail, s ————— ABoomers Preparingjfor Oklahoms, Ankansas Ciry, March 5,—About 500 Oklaboma boomers are in camp here and it is having been delayed on account of the arrest one before he would let go of | of the leaders aud the bad condition of roads of the. reins and tumbled upon the _ Half a dozen Arabs were now about m. With blood gushing in streams from his| ___.. gashed throat the dauntless uu\{lmln leaped | THE MTvs The troops are already in the territory uader command of Major Benton, 1t wiley SRDImIY wouncil, SerixorieLp, IlL, March 5, A spesia) morning train on Baturday next over the Lll- wois Central carrying the delegates to the mesting of the ravitary council of the Miss issppi ;alley, st New Orleanr, on Tuesday, <h 10, of the convictiog evidence was a letter and a promissory note, both in Gallagher's ry college, and are now resi- | the north. They assemblod at the north end | handwriting, by means of one of which the other was Identified. The letter was one purporting to be signed by George A. Hill recommending him to Kdwards, the real estate man. This miseive, it is claimed, Gallagher pre- sented to Edwarde, when he obtained the money on the falsely murtgeged proper- ty. Hill disclaimed ever having written the letter. It was proven almost be- yond doubt that Gallagher had forged it, by the similarity of the chirography to that of {he promissory note, which the accused man acknowledged to have exccuted. This point being demonetrated, conviction wan eary. Gallagher {s a hard mean, having eecaped from prison twice sinco firat ar- rested. COUNTY The argument to dissolve the attach- ment in the cise of Redman va Carr, was brought to a closa last evening. FAST LIVING Brings a Young Man to Grief—Wal- lace's Defalcation, COURT. L. A, Wallace, the embezzilng junior member of the firm of Sander, Howe & Co, will bo arcested. On Monday a complaint was sworn out against him, but was not served at the request of Mr. Sander, who wanted to give Wallaca a chance t) equare up his acccunts, which were supposad to be only $300 or $400 behind. Mr, J. TMEvans was appointed a referea by both parties to examine into the aflairs and report accordingly, Mr. Wallace agreed to turn over the books of the firm to this gentleman, but 8o far has failed to do eo, surrendering onmly one or two unimportant books. 1t has been found, furthermore, that the amount of his deficlency is much greater than at fir:t eupposed. Seven hundred dollars, already traced, ave discovered to have baen takea, while there 1s po tell- ing how much more has been embezzlad owing to the fact that the books of the firm are noy forthcoming, Examination of ths check books shows that Wallace has destroyed the stubs of a great many checks issuad, and has falled to mske proper entries of all paper issued. For these reagons, 1t has been deter- mined to push the presccution against Wallace. He has a young wife, now in New York, who has not yet been notified of his troubles, Wallace bears the name of befnz a fast young man ——— Creighton College Awards, The monthly distribution of premiums for the month of February took place In the college hall yesterday aftcrnoon, Manby of the more diligent students car- rled off rewards of diligence for the past moath, The work for educatlon is rapid- ly prograssing in this promising Institu- tlon as its friends and patrons well know from the progress of its studen‘s during the past six monthe, As the year draws tos close, harder study is required from the students of the college and a higher atandard of etudies 1s placed before them. The followlng 18 a list of thoss students whbo distinguiehed themselves in the monthly Jcompetitions by obfa'ning 80 per cent or more: John O'Neil, 99: Georze Merzer, 95; John Toner, - Robert Shannon, John Ryan, 94; Edward McValn, 92; W. Quinlan, 91; Wm. Doran, John O'Don- nell, 90; Thomas Kelley, Michael Killio, Edward Powers, 8); Thos. Russell, Wil- lism Flannsgan, 88; William Morels, Charles Frenzer, H, Blzon, 87; John Powers, John Sallivan, Frank Fanfedlik. 80; John Furay, 86; N. Monoghan, A. Miles, 84; R, Reed, 83; H. Town, D. McCarthy, J. McCarville, 82; E, Mc- Carthy, D. Connell, T, Synam, 81: L. Couklin, 80, e — Police Court. Before Judge Beneke yesterday morn- ing, the culprits}were painfully few. S. O. Hartman, who was arrested yes- terdsy on a charge of Intoxication, had again been discovered {n the doubtful occupation of endeavorlng to palnt the balliwick a dark purple hue last night. He assured the judge In solemn accents that he would “‘never do so agaln,” but would leave Jmmediately for Paplilion, for which place he had purchased a rall- road ticket, He was fined §3 and costs and escorted to the west-bound train. Pat Kearney had been celebratiog In- auguration day in the conventlonal dem- ocratle manner, Ogeweek on bread and water. Thomss Boyd (no, not ha of losal theatrical fame) had likewise been too timate with the fiery fluid. Thomas would net acknowledge the corn jaics, and sustalned a continuance. Thomas Leonard 0'Hearne and Leon- ard Bleldell were two worthles who kad VAN WYOK. been trying the Sullivanian syllogism of logie. oth wera slightly distigurad, but responded readily to the call of the judge, pleaded cuilty and wore fined |Some Mors O'Hearne clsims Beidell bocame feroioas avd bit Inttar dis. cleims his propensity for eny such tough ono do'lar and orsie that him on ths nose, while the diet. L 1IDAHO TRAIN ROBBERS, A Reported sy;;:r:- Thelving From the Freight Trains of the Orge- gon Short Line, A Bee reporter met Iyt night a gen tleman resident near Pceatelle, Idaho, who Imparted to the fiend cf the faber somo interestiog Information on a mat- ter which is just at prosent vexing tho Union Pasific people, but the details of which have hitherto haen a mattar of ss- crecy. Sald he: 1 oan tell yoa of an organlzed scheme to rob the Union Pacific road which for months past has besn practiced on the Idaho division of the Oregon Short Line. But pleage do not use my name in con- nection with the matter “For some time past the Union Pacific people have bean losing frafght which was stolon from their cara on the Idaho divislon. Fcr a long time there hes been no clue to the perpetrators of these systenatio robberies, for sach they un- doubtedly ara. “The U.P. people became alarmed and determined to put a etop to the thieving if possible. Accordingly, Detective Valentine and an sssistant, whose name 1 do not know, were sent out to our state. These robberles were occarring at various towns along the line, notably at Pocatelle. Valentne had a good many difticulties to contend with, I understand, and received a number of threatening letters from various members of ‘‘the gang.” He pertevercd, however, and now, I understand, has located the depots of the stolen goods, (eome of them, at lesst), and hay a pratty firm clue to the train-pilferers themselves. I understand that one of the men suspected of com- plicity in the crime is a prominent divi- sion employo of the road.” Detectlve Valentine has returned, and Is now in consaltation with the officlals of the Unlon Pacific road. ABRMY ORDFRS. A Court Martial vo Convene at Fort LNiobrara. A general court martial is appointed to meet at Fort Niobrara, Nebraeka, on the 10th day of March, 1885, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for tha trial of private Ernest Simon,Troop D, Fifth cav- alry, and such other prisoners as may be brought baforoe 1t. DETAIL FOR THE COURT. Captain William H. Bisbee, Fourth in- fantry; Captain Gerhard L. Luhn, Fourth infantry; Captain Albert E, Woodson, Fifth cavalary: First Licuten- ant Robert London, Fifth crvalry; First Lisutenant Lewts Merriam, Fourth in- fantry; Second Lieutenant James V. S, Paddock, Fifta cavalry, judge advoocato, A greater number of officers than those named cannot be assembled without man- ifest Injury to the service. ————— Railroad Notes. Mr. S.R. Calloway, general manager of the Union Pacific, has returned from lis eastern trip. While In Chlcago he had a conference with Presldent Cable of the Rock Island, regarding the affairs of the Weetern Trank Line assoclation of the tripart'ts combinatlon. It is (aite probable as a result cf the conference a meoting of the assoclation will be held in Chicsgo next week to discuss the situa- tion and taks some action with reference to the farther continuance of the com- pact. As nearly as can be ascertalned the Unfen Pacific officlals do not care to take avy definite steps at present toward securing the further continvance of the pocl contract, bat desire the pre- senc troce remain until the status of the olorado - Utah aesociation and the Tranecon- tinental Association is finally deter- mined, The Unioa Paclfic folke ray {hey Ao not care to antagonize the North- western and the Burlington roads, a3 cir- cumstances are now, until they assume a mor3 definitely fnimical position by build- ing into U. P. teritory. Mr. F. B, Draks, astistant suparinten- dentfof the Miesonrl Pacific, is in Omaha, ——— A Correction. To the Editor of Tug Bk, Lincowy, Neb., March 4, 1885.—Your Lincoln correspondent reports me es vot- iog in favor of the rei'road commisslon bill, which is a m!s‘ake. I voted for the King amendment and every cther amendment which sought to make the bill ¢f any account, but not for the emsscalated apology of a bill sent to us by the senate. “Not by a jug fall)” Yours, W. G. WuIryMoRE, e —— A New Scene on the [Camera, Mr. H. E, Gray, the photographer, was married yesterday morning to Miss Maggle Leckie, at Alta Vista avenue, Dubuque, Towa, Miss Leckie is the only daughter of one of the leading attorneys of Du- buque, and while in this clty last sum- mer made & host of friends,who willwish both bride and groom all the happiness they so richly desarve. Mr, and Mrs, Gray fake a t ip to Ohicago, returning to this city next Satarday. ———— ‘Belligerent Auditor Brown, GOV, SHERMAN HAS HIM ARRESTED AND CAT- PUT IN HIS PLACE, March5,—In the matter of the suspension of State Auditor Brown by Gov, Sherman, there were no new develop- wments yesterday until 6 o'clock in the even. iog. In the forenoon the governor went with itell, auditor pro tem, to the auditor’s office, and the governor asked Brown if he re fused to surrender possession to Cattell, Brown replied thathedid. The governor and Cattell then retired, In the afternoon the governor went before a ju ¢ of the peace and filed an information against Brown of having committed » misdemeancr, by ex- ercising and attempting to exercise the functions of ~ auditor after haviog been suspended from eaid office by the Rovernor of the etate, lLate in the sfternoon Sheriff Painter served the notica, aud arrested Brown, and took him before Justice McMartin, who released him on bail and fixed the bonds at $2,000, and the hearing was set for Fridaymorning, He gave the bonds and was released. He was repre- eented by counsel, The theory of his defense will be as stated by the counsel, that the laws under which the governor has suspended him are unconstitutionsl. After Brown's arrest Cattell was placed in charge of the suditor's office, to Compliments to braska's Senior Senator, Ne« Van Wyck, Denver Tribune-Republican, Senator Van Wyek, of Nebraske, has mwade himself famous by forclng the san- atoto s vote on the Texas Pa:ifie for feiture bill. The felends of monopoly In that body did all In their power to do- foat the messare by dodging i's coneid- eratlon, but when it came {o a vote they did not dare go on record egainst it. Old Bowen, of Colorado, and Blair, of New Hampehire, voted openly that way, and {he press of the whole country is amazod at thelr hardihood. In thus bringing this Lill to lts passage, Van Wyck and his asscolatss have won a signal victory over Gould and Hunting. ton. 1t is gratifging to Colorado ta know that from the first Senator Hill has warmly and ably scconded the Ne- biavka senator. For it the latter lost his sea. Van Wyck himself will b de- feated if money and monopoly csn do it. Butltis far preferable to the true statesman to have the esteem of his coan. try aud go out ¢f the senate, than to re main In 1t at the prico of baing regarded a3 the tool of corporations, The bill restores to the peopla 15,000, 000 acres of land. This is 83,000,000 acres more than the Union Pacifle grint and is about as large as the atates of New Jerecy, Connecticut, Dalaware and Rhode Is'and all put together. It will make 93,750 farms of 160 acres each, Ths bill was slightly amended in the sen- 5 scores of congratulations for the really herole manner in which he watchod over and prayed for and resuecltated asd finally secared the passage of the Texas Pacitic rallway geant forfaiturs ill, which bas fically tocome a law. The people of the wh'le ocuntry tender the thaoks to Mf. Van Wyck for his grest work ol securlng 15,000,000 acres of lind from a corpor:ticn, and his suocers 1a # lasting monument to his fidelity and his devotion to the interests of tho people. A monument somewhers down In the southwest thould be crected to commam- orata the memory of this achievement. Grand Victory, Cork Times, Senator Van Wyok has galned a grand victory for the people tn the United States sonate, In securing the pisiage of the bill for the forfeiture of the Texas & Pacific land grant. By ita prsssge 16,- 000,000 ecren of land will be added to the publle doma Tho bill has been constantly opposcd, and has been subjoct to all the ‘‘tactics” eo well known to railroad stateemon, and Van Wyck was its only champion, Reason to be Proud of Van Wycek, North Platte Telegraph, Nebraska has reason ts be proud of Senator Van Wyck. Lt way entirely dus to his effsrts that the senate In its ~clos- Ingdays paesed the bill forfeiting the Texas Pacific land grant, thus restoring :n tiw public domain 15,000,000 of acres and, e — FREAKS AT TH Exchanges, ate, but will doubtless go through the houee again and bicome a law. Some vital amendments in the s:nats in the in- terest of the monopolists were only de- featad by 2 majority. The grant was intended to build the road through New Mexico and Arizona. The Texas Pacific was bullt through Texa3 by a atate grast. Ten years was the lim(t. The road was finished to the Texas lino at El Pao, where it wss to bagin, to carn the grant, but thers it stoppad. The ten yesrs was already out. Gould now controlled tha rcad. it was not only too late to earn tha grant, but Huntington had not only bullt his Southern Pacific across Arizons, snd New Moxic), without any grant or sub- sldy, and boested that ho needed none, and that Gould should not have an ex- tension, ia which to forestall him. This wa3 very true, and very creditablo. But Huntingtn and Gould, fecllng that they owned congress, laid their heads together to steal this lapped grant. The Texas Pacific traneferrad it to the Southern Pa- cific, andstipulated not to butld beyond El Paso. Itisthe cousummation of this steal that the fight lead by Senator - Van Wyck hes just defeated. “Few events in our recent congresslenal history have more elgoificance. It indicates that money cannot, when it 1s wholly in the wrong, entirely control the government. By Far the Most Plastsmouth Journal, Successful Scnator, most suc- h York Journal, ylnn-: LADY WHO BOUGHT LTOCKINGS AND i \Inadv rtently took from the counter in Bout')- or's, 2 st., Monday attornoon, a o uft belonging or customer is kindly requested to re lerk in that store, & tai i The mystorious lady who had bought stockings, as adverdred in a morning paper, and inadvertently carried away a castomer's mufl did not appoar at Boutil- licr's et ore yesterday, and probably spens the day in wonderic g where she got the muff, g **Mistakes of this kind cften ocour,” sald an aged floor walker In a large up. town dry gouds shop yesterday. *“They sre nelther kleptomaniacs nor thie jee. They are the freaks of absent-ninded Oae day 1 saw a ror old Jady put on another womsns muff, ehawl and epectacler, take the other woman’s parasol and bund.a and start out. **She discoverod hor mistake when sho 20t to the door and car2 bustling baclk, saying ehe was thinking about a new Eounet she had seen in a shop window on Fourteenth streot and was starting down to see it, and picked up {he articlos in a half-consclous way, supposing they were her own, She made profuse apoliglon and I have no doubt that this explana- tion was true. ‘‘One day there wera two very hand- some young ladles standing at the ‘Blcom of Youth’ and ‘Lily-of-the-Valley’ connter over there. Each one had arcd plush porte-monnale, Both porte-monnales lay on tho bonnter, By mistake each lady got the cther's porte-monnate. Now castomery, ctable Mr. Van Wyck is by far the ceeefal senator of the present congrass. He gets more of his favorite measures through than any other man, aud does it by reason of his Independence and through devotion to duty and the public Interests. Quite Easy, Plattsmouth Journal, The Plattsmouth Daily Journal says: *Sen- ator Van Wyck will accept thanks for public documents,” Now will the Journal bring in abill of particulars as to what the senator would decline’—Omaha Republican, Well yee; that is quite easy. Judging by his record he would decline to unita with his party or any other party to perpetrate any robbery of the people; as he did the otker day by opposing Mr. rye and his parfy’s scheme to subsidizs John Roach’s Pacific mall steamehip live, even if the red-baired editor of the Roa- poblican were 5 urge him to it 1ngen- eral he declines to join the Blaine szhool. Give us something hard, Never Loses an Opportunity, St. Louis Republican, Mr. Van Wyck, of Nebrasks, never loses an opportunity in the senate to blast the ratiroads. The most of his re- pubiican brethren in that hody, though, stand in with the companles, as their votes on the Texus Pacific forfeitace bill will show, Van Wyck's Victory. New York Times, Tha surprise of the forfeiture bill's enciies at the passage of the measure is almost cqual to thelr disgust. Thoy never intended to allow the bill to reach a vote on its passage at this session of congrees, but they were defeated by the good mansgement of Mr, Van Wyck, us the leader of their opponents. Kriends of the measure are jubilant over their succese. The bill was twice placed at the head of the list of speclal orders by its advocates, and twlco barled In the calendac by ita enem.c, and to have car- ried {t through under \liess olrcumstancos its friends considered a big victory, The amendments made the bysenate areunim- poriant details, and it is bellcved that they will be accepted by the house of representatives, A Boom for Van Wyck. Special to the Omaha Herald, Waehington, D. C., Feb, 27-—Senator Van Wyck, of Nebras is receiving ecores of congratulations for the really beroic manner in which he watched over and prayed for, and resuscltated and finally secured the passsge of the Texas Pacitic ralway land granc forfeitare bill, which has finally become a law, The people of the whole country tender their thanks to Mr, Van Wyck for his great work of rescaing 15,000,000 acres of land from a corporation, and his succees is & lastiog monument to his fidelity and his devo ion to the interests of the people. A monum:nt, scmewhere down in the southwest, should ba erested to commem- orate the memory of this achievement. Getting to the Front, York Times, The Nebraska *‘Idlot” is getting right equare to the front, His Idiotic measure to wreet 15,000,000 acres of land from a few swindlers and restore it to the public domaln has become » law. He cracked it through the senate in one of the hard- est fights of the session, in which he stood alone, a slogle ‘‘crank’ sgalnst the con- centrated wisdom and tact of all the great railway lobbyists In the coantry, and their subservieat minlons in the United States senste. He ls a very ex- traordinary, we may say phenomcnal, “Adiot,” Senator Van Wyck Oongratulated, Special Cor. of the St. Joe Herald, WasuiNoLon, February 24, Vaa Wyck, of Nebraeks, Senator 3 receiving it happened that cach had started out with a $20-bill, had purchased the same articlos and had the eame amount of change. *‘Well when one of the ledies opened her po rt-monnale after ehs hai retvrned home to see 1f her change was all right she found three letters in it rigned gby hor husband, very tender love letters, There was no address on any of them The wife tried to think when ehe had re- ceived them, but couldn’t, and she con- cluded that she bad had them for rome time. This lady had n her portmonnaie two letters, which of course the other lidy bad. They were addressed, but not slgned. She recognized them as being in the bandwriting ¢f her husband, “‘Each letter began: “‘Dar'ing Mary,” otc. Now, her name is Mary, and she at first thought they wore eoxe old let- ters from her husband. She found that three other letters that ought t» be in the portmonnale were missing, and then ths knew she had exchanged portmon- naies at the store, “Now, ncither woman wanted to rc- turn tho letters, but each had a jealous curloity to know who the other woman was, 8o they advertised. They met ona afteraoon &t the store ard exchanged portmonuaies, but did not cxchange the lettera, cach remark'nz, ‘I do not know how my lettars yov into your pert- monpaie,” They were both very hand- some and it was & sivgolar meoting, *‘Sometimee castomers exchanga bun- dles by accidcnt, and then we have com- plaints that cloaks or dresses which fitted at thostcro do mob fit when they get home. Oune day the fat womsnof a Bowcry show came here and had a senl- ekin pacque made to order. When she called for it a week afterwards there was welender Murray Hill girl standing b the counter. She had bought a sealskin sacque, and by some accident got the other’s sacque. The Murray Hill girl was fairly buried when she got hume and trled on the fat woman's sea'skin sacque, and the fat woman came back storming and complained that her sealskin sacque wasn't big enough to go around her arm. *‘We sent a man up 0oa Murray Hill to explain matters and bought a hundred tickets to the fat woman’s benefit, and s> we rectified the mistake.” An Important e, Judge Selden tried in his court yester- day the case of James Fleming ve. the Platt-Dutck Verein, a benevolent society with a sick benefit provislon, It appears that Fleming had been slck, and clsimed from the society $50 as the amount of his accumulated benefit. He was refused on technlcal grounds, Judge Selden, after hearlng the case, decided that the society, inasmuch as Fleming had kept up his dues, was obli- gated 0 pay the benefit. A judgment for forty dollars was rendered for the claimant, o — Import Collections, ‘‘What have been the collect{ons on lm- port during the past month?” asked a re- porter of Collector Campbel, in his cffice Wednesday. *Too small to mentlon,” replied he interrogated, ‘‘we have had almost nething in the way of imports during the month of Febraary.” “‘How 1s that!” *‘Well, people are not doing sny fur« porting now-s dsys. About April or Muy busincss will begin t> be rushing and ve will have a eteady line of imports,” “‘Does this year's butiness compare fav- orably wi'h that cf last year?” “\’ycu, it willshow a bandsome incresso, [ am assured. The business of the de partment, taken as & whole, is growlng all the time,” C o —— The_coal miners at the Osceols, Duncan_ West Newton and Scott mines, 1o Penniy vaia, struck to-day for three cents per busiie for mining, Aboul eight hundred men are dle,