Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1885, Page 1

FIFTEENTH Y EAR, 7 FROMTHECOUNTRY'S CAPITAL The Plamed Knig Bubj; Futare Coursa the of Comment, CLEVELAND'S TARIFF POLICY. oar's Presidential Succession Bill Yesterday's Appointments—Su- vising Architect's Report— Washington News, The Plumed Knight's Fat WASHINGTON, Dec, 5.-Mr. Blaine’s west, orn trip Is giving rise to some comment here, In fact, the political future of this gentleman is always a favorite theme of the gossipers in hotels. A townsman of Mr. Blaine arrived in the city last night, and said, among other things, that Mr. Blaine was by no means as much of a political nonentity as many would suppose. There was = nothing tie story that Haie would resign order to make room for ~ Blaine. Hale and Blaine wore friends, but it was not n ary that Hale shonld sacrifice himself in order to put Blaine on his pins. Accord- ing to the Augusta man, Mr. Blaine dislikes Senator Frye, and if the latter's tevm of of- ired this winter Blaine would most y enter the lists and beat Frye, Con- the gentleman said Mr. Blaine had y of his friends, nota- gusta_ex-postmaster, to s on the floor of the house, in which ‘event Blaine, in_ the opin- jon of his adhicrents, would instantane- ously become the leader of a fighting minor- ity, Just the place for which le i3 fitted. Mr. Blaine turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of hia friends, saying he would, at the proper time, make his reappearance’ in the senate; and he will,” continued the gentleman. “He can, in the course of n few years, be re- turned from Maine, but the republicans in each of two other states would indeed be happy to send Mr. Blaine to the scnate, pro vided, of course, he became a citizen of one of them.” “To which states do y “Well, California is one,” “And the other?” “Mr. Blaine was born in the state of Pen sylvania, and its people are very proud him. T understand he believes the party Pennsyvania would be glad to avail itselt of his seryices in the senate at the first oppor- tunit The Presidential Succession. WasniNaroy, Dec. 3.—[Special to the Br.]—The interest in the race for the posi- tion of president of the senate abates some- what by the assertion that congress will at a very carly day pass the Hoar bill for the presidential suceession, which would make the members of the cabmet eligible to the presidency In case of the death of Cleveland. A prominent republican senator is quoted as saying that one of the first acts of the senate would he to pass the Hoar bill agam and send it over to the house, The latter body is nowiore than ever interested in its b inga Law according to its provisio Doth the president pro tem of the senate and thespeaker of the house inelligible fo d o he presidency of the United When the iscussed {n o senate it was distinetl understood that the measure sted by Hoar intend- ed to perpetuate the party chosen by the bal- lots ot the people, and their will was not to be subyerted. The Washington, Post to-day says there seems to be an’ uiderstanding” aniong 1t New England and castern senafors gencra that Senator Sherman merits support for the josition of president pro tem, With one or wo exceptions the representatives of their sections will give lim their support. Senator Morrill is one who hias been counted upon for Shernan, but has declared in favor of h colleague, with Logan as his second choice. In Accord With the Platform. WASHINGTON, Dee. $.—A statesman who happens o be on very intimate terms with a member of the cabinet staggered into Wil Tard’s lust night nader the weight of a big, iea, which he proceeded to pour into the car of a fellow dignitary. “1 know,” said the law-maker, “that Mr. Cleveland will, in Lis forthcoming message, indorse the expres- slons on tariff reform enunciated in the plat. form of the democratic party at the Chigago convention. ‘This will of course be joy to the hiearts of Carlisle and Morrison,” “How about Randali?” “0Oh, Mr, Randall will also reccive a dose of balin. - Mr. Cleveland is not in_perfect i cord with Mr. Randall on the subject of re- tienchment in the expenditures of public money and reform in the conduet of publ alr Mr. Cloveland will embody in h ze nof only a ringing endorsement of the Morrison-Carlisle tariy m-doctrine, but at the same time bring Randall into 1i with o recognition of his retre ment theories. Mr, Randall likes Prosident Cleveland, “and is on good terms with him. He' has been lmndwnn'l{ treated by Mr. Cleveland, and only last wee secured for his friends thie best oftices in the cift of the government at Dhiladelphi ‘here will be o break-up in the democratie ty 1his session if the \)Ir-]dl'lll does not atige his mind respecti Everybody will be mlun»!n‘u\hlod, of rediiced so lavgely as to u dall. - Atall events, the revenue reform and » M, Ran- co will Hidorse ment,” esidential Appointments, WAsIINGTON, Dee. he president {oday appointed Johin A. Sullivan to be collector of internal revenue of the second distrlet of New York, Sullivan is a well known business man of New York city, and Dias heen a prominent member of the produce exchange for sometime. e was particularly ive in the last presidential eampaign and Wik i leading member of the conference com- mittee of the business men’s clubs organized in the interest of the demociatic ticket, ‘Tle president also (l'v]mmll‘ll Lafay Dawson. of Missourl, United States for the district of Alaskn: William ford, of Wal alla, Washington ory, associnte justice of the supreme court of \\'.|~l|h|§lun territory: Charles R, Pollard, of Delphi, Tnd., assoclate justice of the supréme court of Molitana territory, The Annual Boll Ri I WasmNGToN, Dee. 8.—The annual report of Supervising Architect Bell, made public today, suggests that beforo authorizing the consiruction of buildings, congress get es- timates for his bureau of the cost of appro- iiate struetures. He says his recommenda- ions are frequently calléd into question by contractors who have no other interest thai L protit. To correct this he rec- ho creation of a board of three ex- 0 whom recommendations should be tted for approval or tinal action by the asury. He suggests the red to experiment with a system of competition in the furnishing of plnng by the best architects in the country, Western Postmasters Appointed, Wasnixaroy, Dec. —The postuaster- general to-day appointed the following fourth class postmasters: Towa—Alton, Henry F. Lieb; Boonshor- ough, George Rumsay: Carlisle, James S, Webster; Douds, J. V. Detlaughter: Greely, . ¥, Farwell; Maxwell, Daniel M. futh: Northwood, J, B. Adams; Rutland, ' Danlel ¥, Slegioot: Shellsburg, Alexander Runyon ; Vail, Maurice J. Case; Dakota—Carbonate, J. W. €. White. A Reception to Farrar. PilILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. &—Seven hun- Ared _clorgymen, ewbracing Hebrews, Toman Catholles, Friends, male and fewale preachers, and all shades of Protestants, and Colored olergymen of all denominations, were ?lefl'lfl lt’ll' reception given yestenday by ieore W, Childs e at Alds Satel Archidencon in | THE OMAHA DAILY DEQUATE ARMY. Schofield's Opinion on Suppress- ing Indian Outbreaks. WasiN Do 3~ M Schofield Missouri, in his annual says: If information of break of any tribe is obt be prevented troops by came tribe take AN N Gen N jor General con report, issued to-day, A (hreatened out: {in time it may ntration of ree tribe: by a rapid eor it i1 two or ffected at the advantage of the of troo) miay mpo vent ageneral Indian uprising. A great ma- jority of the large frontier population are strangers (o the earlier history of the Indian conntry. They have scttled there since the Indians were focated upon the reservations. Relying ipon goyernment protection,they are apparently wieonseions of any danger, while | Insimple trath they are lavieat any moment {0 experience all t of savaze wi fare. ‘Ihe question | whether thy: e of the interests of Jife and property involved does not now de- mand that sieh m be adopted as will surely prevent any wholesale destri tion of liteand property by the uncivilized tribes, Tina country of 50,000.000 of people 50000 wen would be a small | to" be retained with sole | to possible forelgn but when a | country has consfant, daily use for nine- | tenthe of that force to prevent destrnction by | savage tribes in their midst, it is_extremely unwise to limit the army to its present 000 e, ame time, or any mporary to pre- An Indian Figh Wasinyaros, Dee Crook, commanding the dep: , in his annual report made public to- describes at considerable iength the elr- cumstanees which atte the outbreak of the Chiricaluas wnder Geronimo, Mangns and other hiefs last spring. The general de- clares substantially that itisa_want of har mony | 1 the agents of the Indian de- partinent and the military that makes sueh outhieaks possible. er-tieneral rtment of Ari- - DICK TURPIN TERRORS, Daylight Garroting on Fashionable Chicago Thoroughfares. Ciicaco, Dee. 8.—[Special to the Br A num of daring daylight robberies of ladies ) recently been perpetrated in the vicinity of Praivie avenue and Twenty- nd street, which have not been reported at all by tie police. No artests have been made, and in the cirele of families in which the outrages are known ladies go out upon the street in terror. Not long ago a lady was knocked down early in the afternoon and robbed just opposite the Jewish synagogue on Indiana avenue, Two well dressed men rushed around the corper, grabbed her ! and tore it away from her, and disappearcd down analley, The lady was overcome with fright, and was with difliculty gof home. A few days ac. board of trade broker, Mrs, wa ked by these warroiers divectly op* posite the elezant residence of Mr. Jolin B, Sherman, at the corner of Prairie avenue and rwenty-first street. Within a radius of a few blocks of the seene of the garrotings a dozen millionaires have their lomes, The hotses of M. Armour, Mr. Allerton, Mr, Sher- man and Mr, Pullman are all within a stone’s throw. It is believed that the rohbers are two crooked coachmen, who issue from and disappear in their stables in the alley. Some recent developments have shown that crooks have obtained places ‘a en, and the ) in both the recent have been well sed and not of the order of the ordinary Wbagyger. h erimes have b i tied 1n br aylight, and as early as 4 o’clock in the . - AMONG THE RAILROADS, The Union Pacific Scheme to Cut Off the Northern Pacific. Sr. PAvr, Dee. 8.—Fargo special to the Pioneer Press: Gen. Beam, of Mississippl, and a Union Pacific engineer went west on the Northern Pacitic to-day to arrange for gxtending the Utah Notthern system from Butte to Helena, to anticipate the Northern Pacific broad gauge line to Butte, " General Beam is said to have the Union I’ contract. ve cific Trouble Decreasing at Bevier. Sr. Louts, De o advices from the Bevier ccoal mines say no further dis- turbances occurred there among the minel An unsettled condition of affairs still exists, and a strong feeling between the blacks and whites is springing up. The sheriff has been at the mines with two or three deputies. The citizens are taking an interest in’ the matte and will take vigorous measures to suppr any outbrenk that may oceur in the future, Many miners have resumed work. It is hoped 1o fur ouble will oceur. An Omahog's Appointment. Bostoy, Dec. 8—[Special % the BEE,|— A meeting of tho directors of tho Mexican Central raitroad was held inthis city day. They appointed Mr. Georze ¥, Mayer, who is chief clerk of the auditor’s depart’ ment of the Union Pacific road at Omaha auditor of their road in Mexico, to succeed Mr. A, Nichols resigned. THE HORNY-HANDED. Scoking Congressional Action Matters to their Interest. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 3.—At to-day’s session of the Farmers' National congress resolutions were adopted asking for more stringent legislation to prevent the spread of plearo-pnewnonia, and for o law vegulating inter-state commerce, I'here was a long dis: cussion on a resolution favoring restoration of the tariff on wool. The vote showed 119 delegates n favor and 42 against. Missouri heonly state solidly opposed to the res- . ‘Ilie request foran et creating a aryship ot agrieulture and mak- it cabingt vllice was ” adopted ly. Robert Boverly, of “Vir- |‘;'lnlny { eleeted president; B, I, Clayton, Kansas, seoretary: A, W. Swith, of MePlierson, Towa, A. W, Diury of West: over, 1L, Elner Washbirn of Cliicago, ure among the new vice presidents. A conmit- tee of five, including Hon. James Wilson, of Buckinghaw, Lowa, and Cyrus Coy of Chi- cago, were chosen 40 aid the president in placing the action taken by the body before congress. 'Tho next meeting will be” held in August of next year in St. Paul. TOSSERS. Next Year's Programme of the Na- tional League. Cu10AG0, Dec, 8.—The committee in charge of the aflairs of the National ba 1l league has deeided to limit the number of clubs in the league to six. They are Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, The franchises of both the Buffalo anud Providence teas are now in the hands of the league and no others will be issued. ‘The schedule for the season will consist of 100 gwmes, each club playing twenty games with the others, and the programume’ will be 80 arranged that the forty games played in each league city will be “pliyed in éngoge- ments of two weeks' duration at intervals “of two weeks. e — New York's Defenseless Harbor, New Yonr . 'lie chamber of com- merce to-day adopted resolutions deploring the decline of American shipping and suggested asa remedy the establishment of a bureau of commerce under conirol of the secretary of the treasury, The harbor im- Provement commiitiee was asked to ineorpo- fale in their veport to the government an ap- peal ealling its attention to the present in- defensible state of the harbor of New York and the government be asked to take im Iediate steps looking to ls being put in DrOD-F Stato f defence: b on widing the Division of the | | MYSTERY ab- | considered s | OMAHA, FRIDAY MOR -ING:, DECEMBER 4, 1885. SPECIALS FROM TWO STATES. Intelligent Talks on Cattle Breedi Towa's State Co at vention, IN GOSPER COUNTY. Grand Island's Successful Sale of Her Water Works' Bonds—Minor Tivents Reported by Bee Correspondents, The Towa Cattlemen's Convention. Waventy, Ia, D [Special to the BEE.]—At the session of the Stock Breeders’ assoclation to-day there were several very in. teresting diseussions. The first was on the subject of “How to Raise Caitle,” and w participated in by several prominent cattle- men. ern Profits, Hon., J. B ing of pure 1 * was the subject of an address by Grinnell, who advocated the ds, though admitting valuable results that follow from intelli- gent grading and crossing. Papers wi d followed by discussions on the subje The Trotting Horse” “Swine nd “How T Kaise Sheep.” association passed a olution, asking the legislature to make ah appropriation of $30,000 for stamnping out promptly any of plewro-puenmonia or other contagions - eases that mizht appear among the stock of the state. A resolution was also passed call- ing upon the legislature to pass alaw to pre- vent moving diseased swine, dying or dead. Resolutions wer opted asking for leg! tion to prevent consumers against fraudulent butter, and in favor of taxing range cattle, and_ preserving the public lands for actual settlers, The convention closed with a ban- quet this evening, at which 500 representa- tives of the fine stock interests sat down to an_elegant repast given by the citizens of Waverly. A" number of toasts were re- sponded to by good speakers, and the meeting closed with just enthusiasm! A Mystery in Gosper County. ARAPAHOE, Neb., Dec. 3.—[Special to the Bik.]—News has just reached here of a mys- terions case in Gosper county. On last Fri- day the house of George L. Lang, a German farmer, in the vicinity of Highland p was burned down. When the neig gathered at the scene they found Lang lying dead on his partly burned bed, with a bullet hole in his head, and a revolver lyiug besi lim. The corpse was <omewhat burned, the feet’ being badly burned. ‘The discovery created considerable excitement. The dé- ceased was a bachelor, in good circumstances, and Jed a secluded fife. His neighhors ai slow to believe that ho committed suicide. They are inclined to the theory that he either accidentally shot himself or was murdered. Sale of Waterworks Bonds, GRAND IsLAND, Dee. 8.—[Special to the Bie.]—The city council has effected the sale of the $35,000 waterworks bonds to 8. IL Keene & Co,, of Chicazo. The total amount of the sale Is 50, of which $15,000 are payable the 15th inst.. on the registration and deli of the bonds, with some reliable ? institution—the balance, $20, mium of to 50, without be pay 1y ¢ cent commission customary in such instan such commissions, the_city sold at a premium entire of § The Ficld Without Opposition. Dus Morxs, Iowa, Dec. 8.—[Special to the The Hawkeye Blade, a democratic —and counting nds will have 50, Leader Printing company and will be incor- porated with the Leader after this week, u[‘ the latter the only morning demo- ily in the city. The Elm Creck Bridge. GrAND ISLAND, Dec. 8.—[Special to the BEE.|—The Elm Creek bridge across the Platte will be the longest one over that stream. 1ts total length will be 4,500 feet, or over four-fifths of a mile, John L. Means the contractor, i8 now in Omaha for the pur pose of purchasing eighty carloads of lumber or the bridge. Running Into Nebraska City. NEBRASKA Ciry, Dee. 8.—[Special to the Bur.|—The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy tralns are now crossed intact to this city over the temporary bridge across the Missourd. “The citizens lope that all Kansas City trains will run into this city at an early day. Drowned in the Muddy. AnAPAHOE, Neb., Dec. 5.—[Special to the Bk, |—John Bergner, living several miles northwest of this place, was drowned in the Muddy a day or two ago, while attempting to Cross the créek on & log, Country Merchants Gone Under. Drs Moigs, Jowa, Dec, .—[Special to the Brk.]—Brockett & Pricer, merchants of Runnells, Polk county, have made an assign- ment to W. H. Sours, Assets, $3,155,5 liabilities, $3,765,50, Threatening Retaliation, ATiENs, Dee. 8.—M. De Lyannls, Greek prime minister, has met the expulsion of M. Sygenials, Greek consul at Crete, with an order for the expulsion of all Ottomin consuls from Greece, Death By His Own Hand., lowa Crry, In., Dec. 8.—[Special to the Brr. ] —John Musser, a teamster, committed i eassigned. He leaves wife and two children, Columbus to Have the Electric Light. *o1.usnus, Neb., Dee, 3.—[Special to the il light hed y al once. ers have already been securéd, " SIX LIVES LOST, A Steam Tug's Boiler Explodes on the East River. New Yok, Dec. 8.—This evening the steam tug Dora Emory, towlng a stone barge, was proceeding up East river, when at Fifty- cighth street the boiler exploded killing six men who are sald to have been abourd her, “Phe shock was 80 violent that windows on the New York shore nearest which the ex- plosion took place were shattered. Pieces of debris were hurled ashore as far as Kirst avenue. No one on shore was in- jured, The tow was cut adrift but was picked np by the steamer Franklin Edson, ) trace was found of the six men on the Forty subserin- he crew of the tug consisted of five men Capt. Garett Morris, Louis Capperutta, engineer; Charles Davis, cook; 1) Van Hansen, fireman, and Garrett Morris, ir., deckhand. ‘This evening ithe tug started down the river with a scow lashed to its side, At HellgGate the strong flood ti much for the tug, 50 she put on extra steam. "The supposition I8 that the pressure was (oo sudden and caused the disaster. A steam Tauneh picked up the scow, upon which there were at the time of the aceident those who es- caped unhurt, A thorough search has been wade, and there is no doubt that all the tug's crew n}wli;llu}. ‘'he Emory was valued at 10,000, - Firves in Arka . Rook, Dee 8.—A great loss by est fires is reported south of this place, ‘Plie fire has been ragiug for days, and extends into the Interior bracing large tracts of valgable timber. Numbers of small farmers have already been burned out. There will necessarily be great destitution, unon Sense Crossing and West- | The Mexican Hourl Adding N Special to the F indepe so-called, in Neuvo Leon is gaining th. Tt has published a paper in this eity in which Gen, Lazaro Garza Ayala, distinguished lawyer, is announced as its local president, and Gen. Pedro Martinez e vice-president. These eminent men, unde the eover of legal procedure, bitterly oppose thie present staie governiment, while Manuel Roderiguez, whose followers now nuniber 600 men, unquestionably co-operating with themn, has resorted to sterner revolutionary measiires and is in arms, having as hereto- fore stated routed Mauero Sepulyeda, the ad- ministration governor at Gareia, and has ad- vanced since to Santa Clarena, Within eighit miles of the state capital. whe: Tourly to lis foree, I the m veda has fallen back to the n las rallied his scattered Yoree se of support at Bustamente, and Lampasas, He is looked the former point to-night aud great prejaras tions are being made to give him a grand reception at Lampasas. 3 Colonel Juan Zuazna. chief of staff to General Naranzo, will join Sepulveda with 500 men, Ilowever, before they can attack Roderiguez he may aequire sufficient strengtn to take and_occupy Monte “The federal remain inactive. Stillit was believed the general government intended to per- it the disorder fo obtain until it would be clearly justified by reason of the fmpoteney ot theé state force to intervene and _proclaini military rule, 8o s to get the state under im- mediate control of the general wovernment, Late advlees, however, indicate that an un- derstanding has bed i ernor Garsia - Gareia, General Trevino anjo_and Jodge Davila, now in Mexico City, and the president, and’ of this and its purpose no information is now at hand. D ) THE WHOLE WORLD SU On the Charge of Defaming the Char- acter of an Ex-Mayor. NEw York, Dee. S.—Mayor Willlam R Grace began a libel suit against Joseph Pulitzer and the New York World for £50,000 damages, in the superior eourt. The com: was filed to-day. 1t sets forth that eph Pulitzer libelled Mr. Grace in his paper at various times during the last six manths, Mr, Pulitzer was arrested this after- noon and takeu to the sheritf’s offi when he gave a bond of $5,000 and was release rd libel grows out of o statement published in the World connecting the name o1 Mayor Grace with the failure of the Marine National and the firm of Grant & Ward, Mayor Grace's comple b is that the World charged him with adulently —allowing money of the city to be ueposited in the bank, which he knew to be unsafe, in order to benefit himself, and when he knew the bank to be engaged iu cat and _dangerous speenlations, and the president ~ and two of the directors of which bank he knew were intercsted with hi; in the gambling ventures of Grant & W, that he entered “in combination with certy |w| sons to cheat and defraud the s and with having frandulently given privi- leges o these partios-in the handling of money and bonds belonging to the eity; that hie lost money belonging to the city to the nount of 1,000,000 (n" & joint stock opera- tion with Ferdinand Ward, J. Nelson Tap- pan, the ine bank and others, and { lie ly with Ward and others wrecked the Dank and shared in the profits of the n, party Marin transaci D P A SAW MILIN SINCHED. A Disastrous Bay Gjty Blaze—Fires At11 last night brolke out in the cupola of the fire room of the McGraw saw mill, owned by Birdsall & Barker. The wind was blowing lightly from the west and carrled the fire to the main building of the mill, which soon became a mass of seething flames, The firemen saw 1lie mill must be consunied and directed their attention to keeping the fire_from spreading and by strenuous efforts confined the confla- ration to the mill proper, and adjoining ramway. At 1oclock the mill was in ruins. 1t was located in the extreme southern part of the city and the largest on Saginnw river. Atthietime of its erection in 1873, It was the largest concern of its kind in_the ‘world. It had an anuual capacity of 160,000,000 feet of lumber, besides, fath, ‘staves, heading and shing Birdsall paces the 106s at £150,000. Insurance $100,000 in various companies. It employed 150 men. 1t i not known whether it will'be rebuilt. Dernorr, Dee, 3.—The extensive factory of the Baruum wire and_fron work in this city wus tofally destroyed b ! morning. Loss over$100,000, Partlally in- sured. Hanrrronn, De 1 ~—~About 3this morning a fire was discover vered I tho fourth floor of the upper case shop of H. N. Weleh & Co., Forestville. ‘The building, which is four sto vies in heighth, built of brick and wood, was totally destroytd, tozether with the cnigine, Doiler, machinery and stock. Loss from $50,- 000 to' $100.000. ~ Insurance, £43,000, Ahout 100 men were thrown out of employwment. il dBs FINDS READY FRIENDS, Denver's County Clerk Charged with the Crime of Forgery. DENVER, Dec, ‘The papers were made out this afternoon for the arrest of Charles 11 Scott, clerk of Arapahoe county, and one of the most prominent citizens of Colorado, for forgery to tho amount of §15,000, It i5 eharged Stott forged the name of ex-Clerk W. (. Lathrop to notes amounting to $6,600, which “were negotinted ~at the banks and that he also, by a forged bill of sale, trans- ferred a set of abstract books froum Lathrop to himself upon which he gave a chattel mortgage for £5,500. and that the money was supposed to be used for_election_ ex; in last fall's campaign, -~ Seott’s friends offer money to seltle tfie claims, saying he is notyguilty and 7 oing ‘perseented By political ehemics, awong Whom 15 Lathrop. et T The Polish Church Troubles. DErroIT, Dec, .—There wasa cessation of the disturbances in the Polish quarter this morning, although the excitement was un- diminished. Several thousand women as. sembled about the chureh, but no riot fol- lowed. The children were dismissed fr their school in th dred of them ‘wu into the st of Woinen eryling, »1f we caunot have church wo don't want school” = Father Kalusinski explains away the umxfio of embezzlement whieh was made againat lim by showing that he had nothing to do witly the inances.” ¥ wonien_were arrested ygsterday and were fined 85 each to-day, “fwo paid and the others went to jail tor @iy day el L Another Doctas’y Diognosis. Brupcrrost, 1L, Beq 8.~A prominent physician, who was Nr. Hendricks' friend and attendant for a larger period than any other physician, says Mr. Hendricks did not die of heart paralysig. Heveial years azo Mr. Hendricks was stfeken with paralysis, from which he never tally pecovered, and as is usual in eases of paralysts, a clot’ formed that eventually reaclied the brain and caused deatl, e St. Louis Bridge Toll, 81, Lovis, Mo, Dee, 3.—1Fhe general pas- senger agents of the St Louls east bound lines met yesterday and adopted a resolution which abolished byidge tolls on passenger traffic. Hitherto ¢ St Louis has been the initial point, and the 5t. Louls rate made by bridge foll waw 75 gents ou_ through biisi- ness, but under the agreement of yesterday St. Louis ‘)mp«r will Be the initial point, and the rate will be based accordingly, Which is a reduction of due cents on all tickets (0 eastern points, - ' An Ofiice Declined., PiirAveieina, Dee, 8.-Willlam D. Ken drick, recently appointed Bnited States ship ping commissioner at this not 1o aceept the offiee and tary Manuing to that effect. lent | | COSSACKS 0N fllli FRONTIER Russian Troops Flo Rou Fr to the er Lines, AUSTRIA MASSING HER ARMY The mentary Eleeti Turn of the the Pailia the Lib- Mandalay Dacoits, Tide in ns in eral's Favor Pillaged by Progress of the I} Loxpoy, Dee, 8.—The pondent at St. Petershuri says it is stated in court cireles here that two or three army corps are concentrating in the south of Ru s sla and that their eventual goal is Bulgaria Austria is preparing 50,000 men Piintivoronis, Dec The Turkish delegates have arrived inthis city. A e ing of citizens was held and the bishop urged thetu to repudiate the proposal to restore the status quo ante. The Russian agent was present. 1le safd the delegates had preceded the European commission, and that the sultan's special commissioner was coming to reorganize the status, He warned his hearers, if the commissioner was not received, that Turkish troops would enter the country and Russia would refuse e to the Roumelians, The meeting declined, how. ever, to aceent the commission or treat on the matter of restoring the status quo ante. The Russian agent then withdrew from the meet- ing. The meeting atterwards sent to vavious forcign consuls a copy of the resolution swhiell in substance is as follows: “That the Turkish delegates be’ reauested to postpone the obfect of thelr mission, and depart for home; that the citizens of Phillipopolis only knowledge Sofia, the capital of Bulgarii, the seat of government: that the army of castern Rounielia and the educated classes being absent at the seat of war the citizens are unable lo treat on such an fmportant sub- ject to the provinee, and having sent 00,000 men te war they cannot listen to a proposal for restoration of the status quo ante.” oF1a, Doc. 8.—A deputation of ofticers from all'the Roumelian companies encamped at Pirot, headed by Colonel Nikolaeff was given an audience by Prince Alexander to- day. They declareil the Ronmelians had fr shed their plood in defense of Bull ndthey would never consent to the sep- aration of Roumelia and Bulgaria, Prince Alexander asserted he was at all times ready to defend the union. Nissa, Dec. .—An order has been 1ssucd by the government appointing Col. Horvato- viteh commander-in-chief of the Servian armies. In ofticial circles it is thought a sumption of Liostilities is certain, owing to Prince Alexander’s refusal of {he’ terms of- fered by the Servians, 1t is stated that fight- ing has alveady been resumed. kan Wa assist; The Parl lections, Loxpoy, Dec. 8. —Returns received up to o'clock this afternoon show thus far 252 liber- als, 203 tories and forty-six nationa been clected. Returns recelyved up to 3 o'clock this after- noon show the clection of 236 liberals, 20 tories and forty-eight nation ts, Returns from the south show that, Phillip Callan, who was repudiated by Parnell and ran as tu in- dependant_nationalist against Col. Nolan, Parnell’s nominee, was_defeated by over 1,000 majority, & gréater victory than pected by the' nationalists, as Callan popular in his district. 0XDON, Dee. 5.—In Tottenham, Middle- Citi, W j lord of the ad in Mr. Gladstoné's government, has efeated, making the fenth member of ated at this electio 0w stand: s ollites o Strongly for the s very heen d Counties aré polling liberals that they proinise liberal mafority the tories and arnellites combined. conservatives cannot possibly maintain power independently of the Parnellites. ‘The opinion of conservative elubs i3 opposed to placing any reliance on the Parnellites, and favors an ¢arly resignation of the Salisbury ministry in order to cndeavor to gain an absolute majority. Returns received up to 5 noon show the election of tories and 51 nationalists. Callan " an- nounces e will petition throngh the house § adstone has issued an addr to the liberal electors of Midlothian in which he takes a hopeful view of the result of the election, and scouts the idea of a coalition of the conservatives and whigs, A Truce Arranged in Peru, Wasmixaron, D. €., Dee. 8.—Secretai Bayard recci v o telegram from Buck, minister of the United States to Pe) informing him that after three d fighting in the streets of Lima a truee was yesterday concluded throngh the good oftices of tho diplomatic corps, Iglenas and Caceres hoth agreeing to renounce executive power, Three commissioners from cach side will arrange for a provisional government. lalay Plundered. Loxnox, Dee. 3,—0n Monday night Man- daly was plundered by Dacoits, who attacked the troops and killed and wounded several, ‘The Standard blames the stafl for neglecting precautions, er of Expulsion Suspended, BerLIy, D . —The order of expulsion of Genman-Americans on the island of Faeher has again been suspended, Pendaleton, United States minister, having intervened in the miatter, or Turkish Troops in Greee ConsPANTINOPLE, Dec, B.—The dispatel. g of troops to the Greek frontier has been actively resumed Writers on Red Sunsets, Rocnesren, N, Y. Dee, Last January a prize of $200in gold was offered by I I1, Warner, founder of Warner observatory in this city, for the best 5,000-word essay on the “Red Sunsets of 1885 and 1884, The con- test closed on December 1,and it is an- unced that competitive essays have been sent in from the Fijii Islands, Australia, Sandwich Islands, Bohemia, Germany, (‘xl‘n“ of Good Hope, England, Scotlana and the 1nited States, The decision of the has not yet been mad hown, but D Switt, of the observatory,says the essays are of tremely high ehavacter, and will be profonndly interesting to meterologists and astronomers, - e Two-thirds of the € MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3.—Privato telogra received from James Boynes, statistician of Dakota, this afternoon, gives information of his forthcoming report of Dakota's 1885 crop. It will show a surprising amount of wheat gone out of farmers' Lands. From reliable Teports thus far received, he assrts, fully two-thirds of the past scason’s crop lins been delivered from farmers Friends of Old Oaken Bucket. DerroIT, De A conferenee of prohi- bitionists of this and adjoining states opened at Whitney's opera house to-day with an at- tendanee of 200 men and womes le pro- ceodings L prayer seryice under the leadership of Rev. I, C. Allen, and ad- dresses by Mrs. Mary ‘1. Lathrop, Lemuel Clute, Rev. John Rissel and Iicv., A, B, Leonard, - California’s Wheat Orop. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. #—Interior reports indicate the wheat acreagetlils year to be greater than that of any previous, It is esti- inated that even with an average crop the yield will be 1,200,900 tons, BEE. A BRAVE GIRL TO T1E TO, An Adventure on a M and the Rescr De Special to the Bey The Tor" isa mountain peak rising west of Haverstraw and is a favorite resort for | visitors in the summer. Mr. Blackledge, ot m Tuesda I ady asa anion, climbed to its sumit, over feet above sea level. They ascended by a winding path, which is the only proper and safe course up the monnfain. They remained an lour on the summit enjoying a view which 15 one of the finest along the mountain, and then began their descent. The slippery con dition of the path made the walk more dan. pus than usual, and wh the way down Blackl that they should leave and tur to the left, where walking was They did <o, A few min- s Blackledge lost his foofing on the loose rock, fell and rolled over the cliY ninety feet high, ' 1is ory of alarm and his tmmediate disappearance. caused his eom panion & few yvards behind him to stop, | when, instend of screaming or fainting, sle crept to the brink of the precipice and looked down. She expected to sce lils dead body on the vocks below. To her relief, <he saw (hat he had been caught on a futting eraw about twenty foet down,and that hie supported him selt with a small free and with his feet ina | cleft of vock, Ile was deathly pale, but lled to her tiat he was unhurt, “and wished her to call for help. This she did Tustily, but without avail. him' to it a few 1 began active measures of ¢ Around some large 1ocks on the o the clitt, she built asort of platform on which te stand. Then she devoted her wraps and flannel skirt to making a rope for his rescue, o her almost fainting friend, she lowerad @ strondly knotted cord ana slowly, but surely, he cane up hand over hand to {lie top of the I where for five minutes he lay exhausted. young lady then helped him down tho mountain pathand without further mishap they reached the outskirts of the village shortly after dark, “The young lady is saj be Miss Mildred Dorter,” of Tlizabeth, N. .J She jsvisiting friends inHaverstraw Blackledge came to visit her, He has not vel fully recovered. e certainly owes his fife to Miss Torter’s coolness and bravery, -— HENDRICK His Entive Iistate Bequeathed to Iis Beloved Wite. INpiANAPoLIs, Dee. 5.—The will of the late V President Hendricks was probated this afternoon, 1t is in Mr. Hendrieks’ hand intain Top WILL, | writing, and the paper is yellow with « It reads as follows: I, Thomas A. Hendricks, of Marion conn ty, Ind., do make this my last willand_ testa- ment, Hereby revoking any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1 give hequeath, and_devise to my beloved wite, Kiza €. Tlendricks, all my personal and, veaf cstate property of every deseription, what- ever and - wherever located; also all ) vights, cl nd causes in action, in feo simple, fo have the sanie to her and her heirs forever, In witness whereof T have hereunto set my hand, and, if agreeable to hex, 1 desive thiat she shall bt executrix thereof 1034 A. TEENDRICKS, and delivered i onr presence, and attested by us in presence of the testator, and in preseice of cach ofher, at August 8, 1865, WiNsLow aptG e A Cilll‘h\\' TOUGH. A Diplomatic Representative § ! Window: iToN, Dee, B—[Special to the BEr.j—A man was ejected for intoxleation and disorderly conduct last evening from the Theater Comique, a resort frequented only by the ““tongh” portion of the conmunity and sports in general, lle returned and again became disorderly, and after o prolonged struggle was landed on the sidowalk. e then began smashing the windows of the theater and attracted a great erowd by his demonstrations, Ho was arrested and taken o the police statton, where it was found that Lis name was Delcampo, secretary of the Chillan legation. He ws at onco-r but becanie yery ubus cers, Ttwas finally for to eject him from the volice station on, account of his disorderly conduct, The Theater Comique proprietor this morning sent a bill for €40 to the Chilian legation, Deleampo 18 in cha g of the tion hert during the whsence of the Chil ministerand has therefore 1o imediate su- perlor here to fake cognizance of his disgrace- ul helinvior, About six weeks ago Deleam- R0, figured in @ similar brawl in front of tho National theater. in R A SOI'T OLD BUCK, Settl Breach of Promise Suits When He Never Wooed to Win. Bosrox, Dec. 5.—The trial of the suit of Levi Wilson, of Providence, against Phillip 8. Moen, president of the Washburn & Moen manufacturing company, begun in the United States court to-day. Wilson sues to recover $150,000 on a declaration to the effect that in 1882, two young ladies began suits against him for brcach of promise of marriage, and that the fatherof one of them sucd hiu for seduction, the aggregate damages being £150,000; that complainant had a valid defense’ against all of these oS, but that Mr. Moen seemed to be troubled about them and offered comptainant $100,000 if he would compromise the cases before they should come to trial; that complainant did and that defendant declined atter having p: £20,000 to pay any more The answer (0" the complaint s a general denial of liability and want of consideration, The day was con- sumed in hearing testimony on behalf of the complainant, “During the nom recess Wil- son's ov disappeared. Wilson says it contained papers material (o his case, —— The Coal Miners' Btrik Prrespune, Dee, 8.-The strike among the miners s said to by nearing an end. O'Neil's men ave digging vight along, At all other points where the menave working everything is quiet. Some wild rumors are floating round, but there is no foundation for them. rs i the second pool are wavering of them held a canens and sent two delegates to the Allezlieny mine, a little distance below Pine Tun,” to ascertain whether any men were working there, ‘They returned with the information that Afty men went to work vesterday at two and one-half cents, The efiect of 1his report could not be Jearned, but it is aunticipated that some dig- gers will goto work, ' Many suy an effort will be wide to get the men working to come out. Sizned A nu - Want Work for Civilians, Crevenasn, Ohio, D A convention of civil engineers from different organiza- tions throughout the United tes by here to-day for the purpose of taling action toward sceuring government work on har- bors for civilian cigineers. Underthe pres- ent system all government work is done by the military engineering corns, $ hole of Chicago, and A. I Blunt we president and sc e Slosson Defeats Vigneaux, 8. Lovis, De Vigneaux and Sle played the first of the se games here by the trio that recently in Chi- cago contested for the championship of the world. About 400 people were present, The game dragged along wearily for three hours and @ quarter, both men playing poorly, fallures to scoré and small runs being ni merous, Slosson won, - She Was 117 Yed LovisviLie, Ky., Dee. liffe, coloved, died here last night, years, She has fifteen living childry oldest nearly i children, Sl ington a cup of W town, L cond hust | Bhe was liale aud hearty il NUMBER 141. WAYS OF A WICKED WORLD. A Ray State Divine Abducts a Femalo Memher of His Uold- Minor eported from Sata Satellites, A Crooked O y Clerk New Yonk, Dec James 1t D, ¢ county clerk of Wineliester county, who dis appeared from s home. fled, as was report od yesterday, to avold arrest for having forged notes and mortgazes to a very large amount, variously estimated at from §30,000 000, These n and mortgages he disposed of among his friends, and he also borrowed of many of thew sums ranging from €30 to S1L,000 cach, “Fite forgeries wore committed during the present yoar, and the noney is said to have been invested i Wall street. 1lis los<es there in October and No- vember are reported to have been 825,000, (6 is not thonght he took a very large sum away with him, although he tried very hard 0 Trow money a week betore he left” How much he obtaingd is not kna dit has been bad fo 1o nd it has been K amon thiy X 1o go to pro- o Before the last month, when he was a candidate for county clerk, it was ured that he was ard pressed for’ money, and that another term wonld get him on his foet i e was elictod by ority, an increase ot 900 over his majority thred years The valne of the coutity clerleli Is about $%,000 & year, and, ane with his mother-in-law, Mre, annah Fulton thy Widow, who paid all the household expenses, he w pnsidered by many per sons to be pretty well off, Before his elee- tion ¢ anty clerk in IS$ihe was y . Ho married Miss Mary D, Pulton, hisfirst cousing have three children, 0 ames of Duyckma, ife's uncle, Mrs. Hi Fuiton, Miss Priscilla Smuith, Miss Fuiton, William_D. Swith, his cousin wealthy man of Yonkers, and Morris Ditlon and Supervisor Ryan. of Port Chester. Tt some cases he forged ‘the note and then se cured genuine endorsements. — When the notes fell due he would take them up with other notes, and so pt off the day of discov The tnid came Jast week, wh hie to raise enough money to e up @ note tor <1009 on which he had forged the name vs. Fulton as mal and Miss Smith as endorser, It went {o) test. A summons and complaint were s tliem, and they at once pronounced their E cries. It ereated a great disturbanee in the family, but it would fia been hushed.up if if had not come to the ears of William D. Smith, of Yonkers, who is said to have cashed about §15,000 werth of notes for Crane, He examined these notes and found the signatures of Messrs, Duyek- man, Dillon and Ryan, and ot M. Fulte and Miss Smith were forgeries, "This discov- cry caused Crane (o Gike refuge in fhizht. fo came to this city last Priday evening with Clerk md erossed to Jersey City, where he ompanion and took i in for the south. » Digney has not told why he accompanied Crane,” or what the Iatter said. He believes that Cranc his gone s he would there be safg from arpest. - 1is county accounts have been exaniined, and are found tae all right. He had little chance {o steal, A it is a foe office, andiggunty money ne into Lis hands, Tt 13 bes lieved that 1 forged notes are to be heard from, and some of the banks in the tounty are said to hold considerable of the forged papel The Only Man She Loved Yorx, De ~Rev. Oliver L.’ Asch- slder was arrested while conversimg with Miss Isabella Crowell, of Hyannis, Mass., in the Liberty strcet ferry house, on Tuesday, on a charge of abduction, ke denied having induced Miss Crowell to leave her home. The girls father was at onee communi. cated with. When he was broughy faco to faco with his daughter he raved like a modman, Miss Crowell is 19 years old. She is of medinm height and build, with brown hair and eyes, a clear complexion and regular features, Her father is an old sca captain, and for many years commanded a steamsiip. His health ailed im and he seftled down in Hyannix With a competence, Tsabelin i the cldcst of three ehildren. Hyannis is o quiet litde me the | there is a tall, a and swatthycon people, and his wife bee: 4 eldest ‘ehild is o girl, and she is now in hex sixteenth year. = Mr. ‘Aschenfelder was full of auimal’ spirits, and he was always wel- comed among the young people. Ncarly every sumuel evening he used to-take it nuuiher of the girls out rowing. He way frequently seen with Miss Crowell, hut this ed 10 comment, heenuso he was always « welcome guest at hér home. Two months ago he sent his wite and children to Philadelphia, and lived in o hotel, Miss Crowell lett her home on Monday, and on her arrival at Middleboro she sent a lettev 1o her mother, in which she referred 1o “the man she loved.” She came on to this elty and cred at the New York hotel, where she remained until the time agreed upon to meet her friend, Mr. Aschenfelder. Miss Crowell is about 10 become a mother, and sho says Aschenfelder is the father of the child. She lad arranged with him to come on (o this city, nmhm was to take her to some Iying-in” institution. Mr. Crowell took his danghiter back home, Ile will proceed against her seducer for abduction. icied the reverend gentleman will penitentiary for his crime; - Banished by Indiana Vigilantes, Logaxseony, Ind, Dee. 8.—Last week Lekert Burkit, a young man in Washington township, was acquited of the charge of as saulting s 1l-year-old cousin, although ho was belicved to be guilty. Since the acquital teeling has im high i the neighborhood. Fridag night the barm belonging o the il father was burned, and the deed was placed at the door of youns Burkit and his (7] “This morning the farmers from the surround- ing country organized a vigilance comnitteo of hifty and sent & communication to tho YOUng man o stating that if the Son did not ountry in twenfy- four howrs they would h; him. l‘lu? sate twenty-four hours for a reply, It is thought there Will certainly be troub - Killed His Piance, Drrors, Dee. 8,~This morning at an ea Iy hour the body of Bertha Buckworth wig found in front of hex home, on Chestnut street, with her throat cut from ear to ear. The mwder oceurred some thne between 13 o'clock and daylight. ‘The body had been dragged outside the house. William Stevens, employe of the National Iron worls, i suspected of the deed. They were 10 hive been married Saturday. Last night' the neighbors heard them guarroling. He has not yet been captured, i He with o stubby beard complexion. He pleased the iio a fayorite, His Footpads Operat ing in Wabash, Ind, Wapsasy, Ind, Dec. 8.-Late Tuesday night ex-Postmaster Dan Sayre was held up and robbed by footpads in the business por. tion of the city, and subsequently was thrown down a steep hill, 1o ):HM an attenipt was nade to rob Jumes MeCrea, of the Citizens’ bank, near dence, bit ko showed fight and the robbers fled. - Weather I Day. il VALLky--Local snows, gens Ider, winds shifting to uorth and (o harome