Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1885, Page 1

- [ FIFTEENTH YEAR. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL, King Oancns Oconpying the Attention of Benators and Reprosentatives, NEBRASKA POSTAL CHANGES. | Sunset Cox Dissatistied With His Post | the Turkish Courae of the the Appointments, Harems With Among ate Fight Them. al to the | Senator Ingells Would Wasnivaron, Dee. 11 Ber)—In the republican ons to-day it is reported that Senators Van Wyek and Allison opposed the proposition to ant, mize the nominations of President Cleveland, and «d a con vative policy. Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, led out in favor of waging a bitter warfare on some of the nominations wade, and wante refuse the connrmation of I nominat where there wers suspensions on grounids, POSTC alvoe FICE CIIANGES 1N NEIIASKA, The name of the postofiice at Meek, Gos- per county, has been changed to Eiwood, Arthur B. Day, postiaster. Cyros Black was today commissioned | postinaster at Byron, Neb., and Olive M. Collins at Willow Ts.and. Neb Chianges lave seliedule of stay as follows: Syracuse to Leave Syracus the time Nebraska in in 1o routes on mail Ashland. Sannders county Mondavs, Wednesdays and Fridays ut 1 :arrive af Ashland, by 6 p. m. ave Ashland ‘Tuestays, Thirsday nd Saturdays ab 7 a. m.:arive at Syracuse 6 p. m. Long to Indianola, ed Willow county— Long Tuesdays and Saturdays ariye at [ndianola by 12m. | dianola Tuesdavs and Saturdays at 2 arrive at Long by b p. . “The time schedule of the star mail route from Livermore to St, Joseph, Kossuth e ty, has been ordered changed as follow L Livermore Mondays, Thursdays and aturdays ab 1 p. 1z arrive at St Joseph by 230 poom. Leave St Joseplh Mondays Thursdays and U riye at Mrs, S, M. Carricr SUNSET THIEATENS 10 RETUL A letter reeeived here from S, 8, Cox says e intends soon to yesizn his position as min- ister to Turkey and retirn i time to the race for congress in his old district in New York next fall. Republican Senatorial Caucus, WASHINGTON, Dee, 11, republican senators met in cavens at 11 o’clock to-day. Sherman resigned his position as ehairman of the and Edmunds was elected to that place, This a is due to the fact thag nosenator has ever been chairman of the catcus and presiding oflicer of the senate at the same time, and - Sherman felt it ineum- bent upon him not to depart from the line of precedents, The action of the caucus com- mittee, their arrangement of the ehairman- ships ot t! rnate committees Monday, in ciding to tender Senator Sewell that of the Joint committee on library, and Lozan his old pluce on the military commiitee, wis rati- fied, Nearly all the tiuie was devoted to the discussion of the line of policy to be adopted toward presidential appointments, The senators expressed their views freely and were found to be prictically wnanh against the adoption of any general polic opposition, it were agreed on the advisabil ity of treating each nomination upon its merits, Opinions were exy id_wen- crally assented to that good wen appointed 1o office because they were democerats should be contirmed, ptin cases where their pre- decessors were removed upon untounded charges bronght for the purpose of making pretexts for the ereation of vacancies. In such cases it was urged the administration should be held up to give the remoyed officials an opportunity for vindication, The se who were present express the opinion that this plan for the present will govern the course of the republicans. P OmMcial Smuggling Reported, WASHINGTON, Dec, 11.—The treasury de- partment has received a letter from C. G Whitlock, in which he says he has reliable in formatien that twenty officers attached to the United States steamer Juniati, which has ust returned to New York from a cruise in Chinese waters, have coneealed on that ves- sel u large quantity of dutiable goods, inelud- ing silks, Tugs, fans, vases, porcelain and ivory ware, Chin e aiid Japanese curiosities, which they intend to ‘smuggle into the United States. collector was instricted toseud an_inspector and assistanis o the vessel ands request permission from the commanding otlicer to institute a thorough search In case permission is obtained tho customs oflicers are to take possession of the smuegled goods which may be found and turn them over to the collector for action in accordance with faw and regulations, % of the Senate, \ Dee. 11.—The senate com- mittec on rules held its first meeting this morning and iustructed its ehainman to re- *mfl back to the senate a coae ot joint rules or the government of official intércourse be- tween the two houses. —‘The code is identical with the joint eode which the senate acted UPOn two years ago, except rule 13, which the committes has stricken out, This rile pro- hibits the sale of intoxicating liguors in the capitol building, The senate has a rule of thils Kind in its own code and_the committee did uot think it necessary to incorporate it in the joint rules, believing the matier ono which should be left (o the control of each Nouse within its own domin, Objections to the Rulings. WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.—The Evening Star suys: The ruling of Commissioner Sparks of the genera! land office, suspending the is- suance of kand patents n certain sections of the west, embracing Dakota, has created no 1ittle excitement in that region, Complain- ing letters from settlers affected by the ruling are coming to senators. The complaint is the commissioner’sacetion makes the inuocent sutter with the guiily, that it inposes the same hardship and inconvenience upon those who procurad their homesteads honestly, as upon’ those who resorted to dishonest meths ods. A stronie effort will probably be made 10 have the ruling ehanged so s to apply only to persons known 1o have entered their 1ands in an regular wanuer, Cleveland and Robinson, WASHINGTON, Dec, IL—During the visit of “Richelivn” Robinson to the president this morning the question of the appointment to the pension ageney st New York, for which Robinson’s friends b pressed him, referred to and the president inti the appointment would not b A upon for n couple of months. It {5 understood that the president considers that pension agents shoila be ex-soldiers and will make 1o ex- ception in this fnstance, Rellef for Hungry India Wasmineros, Dec, 11 has requested the president to ask congr authorize the use of § appropriated by eongress last year to food and other nec ries of life in distress mmong the Inlians not having a treaty fund for the tewporary relief of the northern Cheyennes on the Tongue and Rosebud rivers Sustained the Tervitorial Law. WastiNGroy, Dee, 1L—Delegate Caine, of Utab, this evening received a dispateh from Salt Lake stating that Chief Justice Zane, in thecuse of Deputy United States Marshal Vandereook, arrested on the Sth inst, cha under a territorial law with lewdness, had sustained the territorial law which makes the offense named i misdemeanor, The decision . s a direet bearing upon a large number of similar cases, THE OMAHA DAILY LABOR TROUBLDS, Coal Miners' Strikes With Predictions of Bloodshed., Littrie Roek, Dee. 11L,—Trc is report ed in the Allister mines at Coal Hill. These mines are operated with convict lnbor. About one hundred conviets are on astrike. They want a po to shoot will greater supply of their attendant priconers have been up in_ the m They refuse to send outany coal any foreinan to come into it. Prersavie, Dee, H—Quiet Monongalicia mines today, ing the uneasiness felt 1, no distur around al T non coal than he es all day, of permit ahont Notwithstand- ghit, there was although tue strikews were nehit, but kept at a e distance, nion miners at Pine fun did not goto w till dayli bt this morning fearing a repetition of yesterday s allack. They have decided to discontinue nt t work as long as there is danger of another vntbre At Al liquippa the workmen exj att during the night, and_mads give the inob a wirm_ ree provided with repeating was given tifty rounds of ammunition strikers did not put in an_appeacance, he cever, and this morning the men went into the mines a8 usual, Great exeitement pre. vails among the rosidents in the neighborhood of these wines and serious troubic, perhaps bloodshed, is predicted, Sheriif Gray has stationed A posse near"the Alliquippa_and Pine Ran mines, and also sworoin a large numberof men living in the vicinity who will respond to his call at a moment's notice, Beviei, Mo, Dee, 10—Tho peace nesotia tiations which hay il in the past few days seem about to end in an anmica- ble seitlement between e miners employed by Loomis and the citizens of Ievier, “An agrcement s bocn drawn up aid considered by both parties, and it is expected it will be turday night, Abstuntially 1o carry arms and serve the peace, yeigr to were, ifles and each inan e do all in their power to Abusing the “Boycott. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The libor federa- tion committee on resolutions made o report to-day that the remedy of “boyeott” has been erossly abused 50 s to endanger the useful- ness of this legitimate and powerful weapon in the hands of working people to protect thelr rights and intercsts; that some organ- izations resort to it for frivial causcs, and that there were instances when rival factions —of workingmen had placed the “hoycott™ on” union employers or firms’ mploying nnion thor. The federation theretore discounten such procecdings and deprecates it on ae- count_of the odinm cast upon the working classes and the injury to their interes e report was adopied. Resolutions were also adopted ealline upon the president to suspend Judze Snell, of y, becanse of his hostility to trade A tésolution, instracting the legislative mittee to inituee the president of the United States foenforee by proclunation on or b fore May L the eight hour law, was also adopted. Ainoniz flie other resolutions adopted was one reguesting the speaker of the house of 1epre entatives to appoint on the committec on Tabor the following named gentlomen : Foran of Ohio, Weaver of Towa, Crain of “Lexas, Lovering of Massachusetts, 0'Neil of Missonui, Haynes of New Hampshire, Tais- ney of Michigan, Lawler of Hiinois, Phumber ot “Hlinois, Cole of Marvland, Farquhiar of New Yorl, and Wade of Missouri. TOMS FRAUDS. How Importers Have Boen She the Treasur NEW York, Dee. 1L—(Special to the BEE. | —About thirty wool importers appeared be- fore General Appraiser Brower yest to appeal from an_ advance of about seventeen per cent that had been made on their invoices. The wool under diseussion comes from the Black sea district of Russia, to the wmmount 0f 16,000,000 pounds aunually. ‘The duty on unscoured wool is 21 cents & pound and on washed wool it is 725 cents a pound. All this wool i3 entered as unscoured. The govern- ment agents claimn to have proof that it is washed aud consequently the treasury loses 5 cents on every potind or $500,000 @ year in all, Besides this, owing to the delermination of ue of i ruble in Ameri hed by law, the treasury loses 81 unually, increasing the nmonnt lost to Buf ihis is notall. In spite of the fact' that the imporiérs have been gotting s wool in at u duty ratg of 2ig conts n pound, some of thom, it is feged, undervalue ‘the market rates sufi- ciently’ to fnerease the loss of revenue to about 1,100,000 annually. ‘This sum is of little consequence to the {reasury compared to the general eflect of the alleged undervalu- ation to the number of waolgrowers in_the United States. Out of thirty cases of the most recent alloged undervaluition nineteen wero heard yestorday. Various firms offered voluminous testimony in the form of leiters, cable dispaiches and oral evidence, 0 show that the 2ums named in the invoicts wese the actual market valnes at Odessa, Rostoft and Muscow. At times the procecdings were stormy, and the tirm hand of the | officer held the angry defendants in ) the next session” Johin T, L porter of Bridgeport, will make accusations augainst some Tnporters. Erratl RANDALL WILL NOT DOWN, © ‘There is mminent danger of discord i (ho ranks of the democratic representatives, Al ready loud wntterings and even open threats against Kandall are heard In - the democratic camp. It appears that Randatl has sugzeested Bt o eaticts ho held before an wnendinent to the 1ules 18 Droushe up for diseussion i the house, 11 there mist be a fizht he profers thit the fiest heat of passion shatl expend 1t self and tho nrst hiood fetting take place 1 Nind lockededoors. | The frae trado leadors declure. there AHAIL b mo caneiss there fs Bothing to eaucts abont, and they intimato that Randall st make his fght in open house. Iandail’s fricnds, on e other band assurt it o caueus Witl be held Saturday Wight or Monday night. The Pennsyivaniy Jendder for sowie reason appeared to bad (ille more contidi than vsual and in- clined (o yiell ess to the iends of revision, it15 undefstood ho reccived unexpected as surances oF support froi soveral southri Btates, Including Georgia. WASHINGTON, Doc 1L—T¢ s now veported that If the house 510 distribntoe part of the appropriation bill, Randall will favor o tribution of them all, wid Wil \want o go at the heard of the. naval aftaivs commitie, and will give the fortitieation bill to the connit- toe on milltary affairs, and divide up tho other two bills—the sundry eivil and doti- cieney,” Topresentative “Townsend, of Tl nois. 16 1s said, will be likely to'go to the Beail of the posiofliee aind post Toads commit- tee 11 the postofiice approptiation bill is given toit, He had cliavge of this bill in the louse duriiig the Tast eongess — Reasons for His Lemoval. 81, Pavr, Dec 1L—A Huron, speclal o the Pioneer Press says: Swith, of this cirenit reecived today from the department of justice at Washingion the leading reasons for Bis Temoval, siz: Ite- moving clorks without eause, allowing x Sive foes, partiality and physical weakness, Allof s the ex-judge donies in o cireul 10 be Issued to-morrow S The Pioneer Palled Into Court. DeAnwoon, Dak,, Dee, 11.—The propri, ctors of the Pioneer have boen cited to show cause on Weduesday why they should not bo punished for contempt for an atiack in the Vaper on Judge Churel, lite of New York, Who has just taken a seat on the bench, articles wre said th be Mspired by Judse Alondy, whose Soi is one of the parties cited for couten Dak., ro Record, NAVASOT. Dee. 11.—A fire this uorning destroyed an entire block of busi- | ness houses, Loss, $115,000; insurance, $0,000, Ex-Judge | OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DE 'EMBER 12, 1885, FROM EARTHLY G AZE FOREVER Encased in a Goffin of Cedar and Given Back to Mother Earth, THE FUNERAL OF VANDERBILT. The Dead Millionaire Laid to Ttest me of Mis Yonth The Simple—Asso- ste Monrners Gathe ear the It rvices Sad Faneral of W. H. Vanderbilt, New Y Dee. 11.—The last sad rites over the remains of W, I, Vanderbilt be- gun thismorning when the body of deceased wak removed from the box in which it has rested since Tuesday, to a coflin of cedar, covered with black broadeloth, The coflin was then taken to the bedroom on the easf side of the louse, Thesun had barely ap- peared upon the pinnacles of St. Patrick’s cathedral before small groups of people be- gan to gather opposite the house, and when Rev. Samuel Cook, rector of St. Bartholo mew's Proestant Episcopal church, arrived tere shovily after So'elock, the gronps had inereased 1o a small crowd. . As the hour ap- pointed for heginning the home relicious services approached, carriage after carriage drove to thie ance and deposited children, triends, and pall bearers of the deceqsed. Each carriage bore a coachman and tootman, All these * were in - mourning livery, Stortly before 9 o'clock the imwediate family looked for the last time upon the face of the deceased. The services conducted by Rey. Cook, were simple and touehing, consisting of prayer and a few words of remenm consolation, The 1 was Mrs, Vanderbilt retired to the ay b which she oceupied athof Mr. Vanderbilt. The cofiin d upon the shoulders of the under assistants, preeeded by elergymen and earers, and horne down the broad sta case, oul through the corridors, through the pen doors, At $9:45 the funeral cortege arted for the ehurch. There were no crowd on the strects through which it passed, and the police aleng the line almost outnum- bered the sighiscers, At 10:15 the doors of St Bartholemew's ehurel were opened and the porters bearing ontheir shoulders the oftin, passed down the center aisle, Pre- ceding — the coftin - walked the pall- bearers, wearing ~ white sashes, These yere: Chauneey M. Depee J. Plorrepont Morgan, Charles Rapallo, William Turnbuli, Willlam Bliss, Georze J." Magle, €. M. Ber: wor, Charles €. Clark, Judie Jolin . Brady, W. L. Seott, D. O. Mills and S. W. Caldwell. Thie deep tones an sounding the opening measures of Chiopin’s funeral mrel ere heard as the procession 1oy thie now crowded ehure Di Cook, accompanied by his assistant W. Campett, clad in Spiscopal el rlemn procession and re lines from the burial sc urection and the life,” ete. Following the coflin came the members of the Vanderbilt amily, headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt and wite.”'When the music of the funeral mareh onded the choir sang, “Lord, Let Me Know My End,” After the simple service for the dead had heen read the choirand eongregation in singing, “Nearer, My God, 1o It was ten minutes of 11 when' the doors of the church swung backward, and the solemn procession returied to the street. pre carriages were in waiting to take the 1, mourning family and friends to yboats at the foot of Forty-second ni, Rev. F. the white robes of th ked in advance of the d the well known 1 aw tho res- Probably never in tle history of New Y ve S0 many prominent hnancial e sembled to do honor to the memory of a dead associate. No one was admitted 1o the church except the friends of the family, representa- ves of commercial, business and edu tional bodies. ~ As a result there were less than a hundréd ladies adwitted to listen to the services. Prominent smon the busines men were presidents and heads of depart- ments of all ronds with which Vanderbilt had been connected. “The ferry boat Sonthficld, of the Staten Island live, was waiting in the slip at the foot of West Forty-Sccond street when the funeral cortece airived. About nity car- vinges with their occupants were driven to the boat, but it was found impossible to ac- commodate all of them, and niany were un- avoidably left benind. ' At 11:40 a. m. the Soathuiefd, which bore the remains of the old commodore to Staten Island, blew her whistle and started on her trip down the bay. Thie wssage was devoid of incident. Nearly all members of the Vanderbiit family wained in their cariages during the cntire tipe “lie hoat landea at Clifton, Staten at2:25 p. m., and the procession azain formed 1 started foward New Dorp, several miles av. Hundieds of pe came from parts of the istand to see the funeral, and_on nearly all the hotels and prominent buildings tlags were susnonded at half mast. [0 was ater 1 o'clock when the mournful tolling of the bell upon the Moravian ehurch at New Dorp smote upon the ears of the weeping oc cupants of tie st fow earriages, When the cenietery was reached the hearse was driven toa space in the tront of i teporary yeceiving vault and the casiet was yemoved and phced immediately in- front of tho door of * the vault. Pall” bearers di- vided ~into “two ' ranks on either ide of the coflin. ‘The relatives stood besi vie pall beayers on the southerly side. ‘The spectators stood with tncovered heads while itev. William 1. Vozeler, pastor of the Mora- vian eneh, uttered an eloquent prayer, after which Hev. Dr. Caoke, pastorof Sr. Bartholo- mew's ehureh, reited the Episcopal * service for the dead. The caslket was then carried into the receiving vault, where 1t was her- wetieally sealed in the presence of the four ms of the deceased. When this was done the wotrners again took their places in_the carriages and were driven back to Clifton landing. Robeot Pinkerton av o of his men were left in ol i vault until the mgsolenn is nished, The will o1 Vanderbilt was read funeral in the presence of the family, but it was decided that its contents should ot be made public until atfer the document had gone {0 the surrozate's offic e will proved o bo longer than had been generally expected. There was much speculation dur ing the evening as to the eontents of the document, but no “trustworthy details could be obtained, 1t cd ‘that it will be filed in the surro e to-IOTIowW. Island, fter the Saloon Men Knocked Out. Arenisox, Kan,, Dee. 1L —The whisky in- junction eases, commencad by Attorney Gens cral Bradtord against five prominent saloons of this eity on October 9, were taken up by Judge Martin to-day. The five eases oceu- picd the entire day. At the close Judge Martin promptly granied the restraining orders asked for, Other suits will be com- menced forthwith unless the saloon men agree to close. Cousteruation prevails amony them, - The Pension Estimate Reduced. WAsHI Dee. 1L—Commissioner Black stated to-day that the amount asked tor the pension burean for the coming fiseal year s less by $1,549,040 than the amount propriated by congress for use during the eur” rent year. e said also the amount asked for salarles und expenses of all kinds for the pension bureau is less by 15,000 than the 10N, | amount appropriated for the present liscal year - The Failure Scor Yourk, Dee. 1L--Failures for the to-day in the United States 250 f 247 against 239 evious, Fail- ) the southern sections report NEW woel endin and Canada 17, or a total Tast week and 2k the w Ures contimue yery BUierous and wesiorn stales. Other aboul the average. B Dying from Epizootic. €GO, Dee, 1L—"The street car compan- ies and other owners of horses are alarined over the appearance of epizootic here. Some ity horses belonging tothe North Division treel Car company have the disease and six have died of it | THE PAUPER CORPORATION. How the Union Pacific Oan Replenish Its Empty Troasury, New York, Dee. 11—[Speeial to the Ber) The Times this morning says it is plain strenuons efforts will be made by the Union Pacitic railway company to secure the passage of an act of congress extending the time for payment of its indebtedness to the govern- ment. An elaborate pamphlct has been pre- pared with this view. So much stress is placed on the inability of the Union Pacific company to pay its just debts tothe United States that many persons who have kept themselves posged in railroad matters during the past years_wonder why it is that the ofticers of the Union Paciiie company no not wake any effort to recover the money that yuld be b the treasiry of that corporation. Following this is the Times' introduction to the history o1 the mortgage made in 1879 by the Kansas Paciiie to Jay Gould and Russell Saze, trustees, to secnie the lolders of its bond} to the aount of €3,000,000, The poir of its article is that' Gould " and Snce have misapplied " their securitic and it refors to Albert 8. Rosenbaut's it, privately settied last spring, and the United States court charge of beirayal of trust. In_concluston, tes a gentleman said to be familiar with 1S, s follows: “So mueh_ has been <aid by theofficers of_the Union Pacitic about the impecuniosity of that corporation that leetion of assets belonging to it d be promptly and rapidly enforced. Ihe Union Pacitie” company is entitled to these 5,000,000 assuts iter satisfaction of the bonds which are being rapidly redeemed from Jand sales, The company oWes it to its stocl holders and the woverament, its largest creditors, 1o compel Gould “and Sage” to return this stock with all’ dividends ‘on it, amounting to nearly $4,000,000.” Railroad Operations. Frestont, Neb, Dee. 1L—[Speefal to the The surveyors of the Elichorn Valley road have completed the preliminary survey of & route between this city and Lincoln, and have returned to winter quarters in this city. The route will not be made public until the right of way is secus Anothier gang of surveyors are operating for the smnecompany in northwestern Dod o county, staking the route of the proposed branch’ from Neribner west. ‘The right of way for a considerable distance has heen se- cured. The connty court has been petitioned 10 appoint appraisers to assess damages in Webster preciiict. That Dressed Beef Contract. CimeaGo, Dec. 1. —(Special to the Br.] —T'he manngers of the jines interested in the Council Bluffs and Omaha local pool were in session yesterday attempting to arrive at a compromise in the matter of the St. Paul- Hammond & Co. dressed boef cont Manager Roswell Milier of that roud was present and siznbied his willingness as her toforo 1o make o concession and report at 5 It per but no definite result was ur- rived at, obje bus being inade by one ot the Tines. itis believed, however, e comprom- ise will be effected very sooh and on the basis mentioned. To Mecet in San Francisco. Fraxcisco, Dec. 11—t has been de- cided to bold the meeting of the transcon- tinental railway association Monday next this city instead of at Monterey. This done for the accommodation of eastern rail- Wy representatives. b THE VICTORY 18 ’l"“ElRfi. SAN The Irish Party the Controllers of the Next Parliament, LiNcory, Neb,, Dee, 1L—Mr. Patrick ved this evening the following impor- tunt enble on the resuit of the general ele tions in England and Ireland, DunLiy, Dec. 11.—To Patrick Egan, Pres dent Irish'National League of America, Lin- coln, Neb—Eicctions concladed: result be- yond our most sanguine calculations, We were thirty-nine at dissolution—wo return ighty-six united as one man, Of thirty-four “yominal” home rulers not’a man survives, Of twenty en Irish whigs not a solitary survivor e, Munster and Connaught b man. In Ulster we have a elear majority of scats and a_majority of two to one of the counties, ‘I'he Irish vote in England has changed wig coercion from amajority of 120 o a numority of 4. The Trish party is absolute master of the situa- tion. Traoriy HARRINGTON, Secretary Irish National League, an sent the following reply to the 11.—To_Timothy H rington, M. P. etary Irish Natio Lengue, Dublin and's exiled chil- dren rejoice 1y your glovious victory. Porse- verance, conrage, unity and discipline must in, Convey "to Mr.” Parnell thie warmest grectings of the American_ leag will give' him a xeception of more f splendor. TRICK EGAN, LiNcoLN, Net . RAIDING CATTLY, RANCHE! Mexican Soldicrs Boldly Invade Texas in Scaréh of Beef. GALVESTON, Dec. 11—The News' Austin special says Adjutant General King yester- day recoived a letter from a W. H. Titus, a reliable gentleman residing in 1 Paso county stating that on December 2, about twenty-tive Mexican soldiers crossed into Texas and de- liberately stole & herd of twenty-five cattle belonging to Americans. When the soldicrs put in an appearance the cowboys asked their authority for crossing iuto Tpxas and driy- ing off cattle. The leader told them they had better go back to camp. Titus asked the adju- tant general for state rangers to protect the frontier. Kine replied in substance that the state had a small force near Maifa, Presidio county, and whatever aid they can render will l'freely “iven, but_such invasion b foreign soldfers 1s fully within the seope of * the authority of the United States army, He tells Titns to iwmediately brin < the maiter to the attention of the army offcers command- ing the troops on the Rio Grande, that the meagre ppropriation by the Texas logislature pli itbeyond tha power of the adjutant al to adequately proteet the border preo- He advises Titus and other cattlemen toobtain strong proof of the sbove particular robbery and forward sworg testimony. to the governor for transmission go the president, ——— From a Frolic Unto Death, Cuanvorre, N, €, Dee, 1, —Five negroes, three men and two women, returning home from a frolic on . J, Smith’s plantation in York county, 8. C., night before last, at- tempied toeross o broad rlyernear the Air Line raitroad bridge in acanoe. The boat filled and sunk., Both weman and 1wo of the men were drowned, The thivd man was yeseued by persons on the Bai ks -~ Democrats, beSeated. Corvasus, Ohio, Dee. 1,—1t is semi-of- ficially announced that the supreme court will to-morrow render a deglsion in the Qin- cinnati election cases, virtua ly directing that certifieates of election be Issued to the dema- cratie candidates for the legislature. The re- jublicans, however, have a majority on joint hallot withoyt Hamilton county, e R ‘Frouble in Canada Northwest. Or1rawa, Ont, Dee. 1L —Private letters ro- ceived here from the northwest confims the report of liwlessness awopg the Blogd and Blackfeet Indians. 1t is undevstond, in view of impending difficulti Frederick White, commander of the mounted police. has becn swnmoned at onee to return from Englaud, W York, Dee. M.—Private dispatches from Rangoon, British Buovmah, announce the death there, on November 16 last, of Rey. Cephas Bennett, an Ajeriean Baptist missivnary, Mr Benne bad been in Bur- mah sine % Wit yas i Dis eighty-thind year. records o sustain the | BALKAN BLAZE BLOWN OUT. A Settlement of the Roumelian Question Withont Farther Bloodshed, AN ARMISTICE OF A MONTH, The Powcera Agree to Recogni Union of Bulgavia— & doubtedly Secured—( o the ace Une sneral Poreign New Regarded as Settled. LoNvoy, Dece. 11.—The Times says: The eastern difliculty may be regarded as vivtual. Iy settled. ‘The powers have agreed to rect nize the union of Bulgaria and a tion commission has been appointed, whicn ensures an of awmonth, and will hardly fail to sccure peac New Yonrk, Dee. 11— [Special to the Brr.] —The London cable says: Neither the Bulgarians nor Servians have faithfully observed the terms of their shoit truce, [t was known some days ago that the Bul tans were strengthening the Widdin gariison and now it isascertained that reinforcements have been steadily but secrey sent King Milan's army. The king hopes for rapid and decisive success in the field but e makes amistake in supposing the Bulcarians have been seriously weakened by the earlier re- verses. On the contrary, they have had amn- ple time to recuporate and are today stronger, more united and confident than ever. Losnoy, T 11.~Servia has proposed that the powers appoint amilitary eonis sion to demareate a line between the Bul fan and Servian ariies bevond which n foree shall pass pending peace negotiati A Snapping Holsteiner. Beriy, Dec. 1L--The Vossiche Zeifung publishes a letter from Schleswig” in refer ence to Prosident Cloveland's mossage. In alluding to that patt of the messaze reward- ing an apparent tendency on the part of the imperinl government to extend the scope of residential restrietions to which returning naturalized citizens of Gernan origin are asserted tobe liable under the laws of the cmpire, the writer says: “The German government treats alike, regardless of where naturalized, all Germans who emigrate in order to eseane military service and then re- tnrn to Germany. covernment will not tolerate American or Danish colonjes within its territory. e Schileswis expulsion ediet i3 a warniing for those liable to military ser- vico seized with a desire to emigrate and then return to Germany as naturalized eiti- zens of another country.’ Pope Leo Sick. ©w Yoru, Dec, iL.—[Special to the Br —The Herald's Rome cable says: There was much uneasiness at the Vatican Frid consequent upon the pope’s: suficring from a tresh attack of his chronic disorder, which affects the stomach and bowels. He'was re- lieved by his doctors, but is weak thoush strong willed, Sun's ther i, He Caused a Sensation DUSSELDORF, Deg, LL—General Van Loe, in returning his thanks at the military ban- quet to-day, said: “The Rhenish and West- phalean corps retofore, will nrove their rotherhood in arms if we shall be obliged to o the enemy, as well may happen.”” The s caused i sensation, Willing After It's Won. LoNDON, Dec. 1L—The Daily News rence of the liberal, conservative and Parnellite leaders to arrange a basis rule measure in 4 wanne: by which the redistribution of seats was settled. The Kaiser Evidently Snubled, BegLIy, Dee. 1L-Merr Von Boetticher, minister of the Interior, announcedin the reichstag to-day that Germany had not heen invited to participate in the Paris exhibition ot 1n50), What Servia Will Do, BELGRADE, Doe. 1L—It is ofli nounced that Servia will abide by the decis- ion of the pawers if compatible with her in- terests and dignity. Massing Turkish Troops. ALLORO, Dee. 1L—Twenty-three thou- sand Turkish troops are massed in Epirus, “The inhabitants, fearing that there will be tighting, ave fleeing from their homes, The Blizzard in Britain, Do, Dee. 11.—The most intenscly cold sather that has been experienced in five yewrs is now prevailing thronghout England, - Tinkering With the Rules, Wasm Dee. 1L.—The house cou- wiittee on rules hield a session of about two howrs and a half this evening, The proposi- tions which were submitted to the house by Morris nzer and others were consid- No conelusion was reali. Consideration of the subject is to bo resumed 10-OLTOW, HALF A STATE, The ntepec Company Secures Another Shee of Mexican Laod, Yous, Dee. 1L—A telegram to-day from President Diaz, by the president of the Ship Railway company, announcing the vesterday Dy the Mexican congress of amended conc sions to the company. These amends add to the previous land grant 1,700,000 acte the whole luid concession being equal to hnlf the area of New Jersey, Coaling stations are to be permitted at either end of the railway, to which coa from the United States o any other foreigi nation or country operating with Mexi in guaranteeing the intercat on the bonds of the railway company is to be admitted free to the t of coal from all other conntries, This will give a_new market to the United States conl tradu”if the United States con- prress joins with Mexico on the guaranitee whichithe bonds to build the ship railway wre o based, Mexico guarantees the payineit 31,270,000 1 year for fifteen years provided this' or some Eurcpean nation will giurantee 52 80,000 more for- the same period. 1 tine for completing the road hus been ox tended to 1504, wis 0, Tehuantepee g0 FAIR The PROSPECTS AHEAD, Northwestern Telegraph Com- pany Stock All Subscribed. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec, 11.—Col, W, » who returned from the east 1his mo says: My wisslon cast \ns to got prow subseriptions from paurties 4n Chicago New York for the North American telegranh company. 1 was entirely successful, Every dollar of capital stock is how subseribed ani a permanent organization of the coupiany Wil be 81 onoe coupleted, We have propos tions from (he Unit les eompiany for nuection with et entive systen. ielid- ing twa eable lines and the Baltiniore & O Prowdse to nake 1s i proposition ab an e dute. There will he no tronble In sceuri Lt class conncetions en favorable teris With one or the ather of these coipanies.” King, - The Board Appointed. seien, AL, Dee, 11, proluted trustees of the soldiers howe to-day as follows: Juseph (. Rowland of Quineys General Daniel Dustin of Sy awofy, Colonsl L. Governox Ser Oglesby | MeN BEE. NEWS or t NEIGHROR, Decicions Rendered Yosterday Towa's Supreme Court. Dis Morses, Towa, Dee, 11,—[Special tothe By, |1 cme court today rendered the following deeisions John _. Fendrink and Mary Fendrink, ap- fants s Carroll cireqit eonrt Atlired, James iy pellants. Ad ot by 1o su) W. Frank et te AMrmed State of Towa vs, J. 1L Bali, appeliant samg vs W v Bvans appetlant; Uwe same veo W, Decoto etal appellants, Harrison district comt., Afliy ve. Humes Garden Gro & Shena pany. Lucas Wilson vs Mo Oseeola & ilrogd comonny, appellant. Clark Adlirmed | Flemming vs. town of Shenan ¢ distriet courty Re i s i A au B, Montzomery va, Rt Storey district court A. Divis vs, Towa Stafe L appellant, Clinton district Sutton, ap . Cly Burlinglon & npany, appellant. Union A flivined, Justice Guiset v, F. MeDonnell and John lay, appellants, ~ Cay district, ~ AT 3, C. D, Mallett, Afiiroed n,anpellant, v, M, € min, Linn prellant. 1yon eiréuit, and € N C. A, Kent s, A Appeal from Plymonth cir tirmed, Martha Pollock et al, v, Jawes Simpson, appellant, Appeal “fron Kossuth district cowrt. Reversed, Coquellard, appellant. courte Af- A Gingham Go-Up. Drs Moixes, Iowa, Dec. 11.—[Special to the Bee]-J. L. katon & Co, dry goods dealers, failed today. Attachments to the amount of $14,000 were filed this afternoon in fay of Des Moines eredita Chattel mortgages to the amounnt of 87,000 more were aiso uled Inter in the day. Of these one was L& Co, of Chiea Tor 3400, one Irey & Co,, of New York, tor by Bates, Reed & Cooley, of K, for S0k Assels at present unknown. robable Jump Into Etern Dyensvinie, lowa, Dee. 11.—[Special to the Bre.)—Thomas Fitzgerald, 17 years old, employed by a live stock buyer, attempted to jump from a_ teain this atternoon. He fell boetween the ears and had one lez cut off and the other erushed. e will probably die - POINTS ABOUT JACES. nil Information | ninations, WASHINGTON, Dee. 1L.—Webh Connor, of Aryansas, has wointed speefal azent of the general land ollice tor timber depre- dations. “The following have been appointed spee examiners in the pension oflice under th il service rule: Lucy A, Lawrence, of cunessec: T. N. Magee, Pennsylvania: N, /. Seits, Pennsylvaniaz J. M. Kennedy, Ohio F. 1L Austin, Miss R. G. Hoge, Towa; W. IL McGuire, Indianaz G, B. Flem- ing, Indiana: ¥. 3. MeDonald, Indiana; ¥, M. Rogers, Lilinois, and T, H. Bundy, Tlli- nots, A competitive examination for book-keep- ers for departmental service will be held at the Tooms of the Civii servies commission Decenb at 10 Tie examina will ~ consist of {l pular mental examination cither Cgener- al or limited, and additional ques- tions and csereies 1o test the knowled and experience of the apolicants in book- Keepinz and accounts, Persons who have al- ready heen examined and are ligible on a de- partiiental register to_take the supplemen- tary part of this examination only. Appli- catlon blanks on which formal appiication must be made, will be supplied by the com- mission on request by wail. Further infor- mation will ompany the application bianks., Persons Appolnte on by al — A SEASON OV Unprecedented Sales of Lake Supe- rior fron Or ND, Ohio, Dee, 11.—In (he annual the iron ore indusiry of the try the Iron Trale Review will say to- morrow that more Lake Su for ore was sold the past year than ever before, Sale aggregated 2,035,056 tons, At the close of navigation there remains unsold on the docks at Lake Erie ports only 130,000 In cousequence of thy excecd® ly small surplus and inereased des wand for the ore, espeeially for Bessemer stecl making. an iron ore fimine is threagened. The past two_weeks have wit- nessed a marked advanee in wrices and o rush to oblain st hetore the supply is wsted. At 1S predicted the result will be to aetively stinidate fmports of foreisn ores, sales of which being piessed in the Pittsburg ma SUCCESS. Cunvin summary of Money Order Rates Reduced. WaAsINGTON, Dee, 11.—The postmaster general tias e wn ordor (ising fees on Wternational money orders from January 1 S For sums not excecding 310, over 510l not exeecding 820, over 520l ot exceeding i, over 30 and not exeeeding S0, 10 contsi over $40 ind not exeeading $30, ) eonts, This 15 a4 tediction of Troum the present rates - The Message in Mexico, Ciry oF MEsico, b, 1,1 Cleveland’s message has had the effeet of cansing a decline In Mexican silver from 85 1o S5 evnts on the dollar, i heayy whieh will eause Sreat 1oss i it tiiroughout Mexico, o Real Ent s fers, The followlng trausters were tile 10, with the county clerk, and Big Ly Awmes' Real kK 10 ce ) cents ) centsg A Dee i tatd for the Ageney George M, Rice and wite 1o Samucl Av nlivided G5 015 dg ol 1w g of Sw A seed, 500 Douglis county: w T, or L. Fliomas amd wite ind othes to suncelior, ot o, Neison's udd to Orabia, 810, Henry O, Jones and wife to Wi, 1, e, Jot s, bloek S, Ol Wl ), Toroy K, Anstin (ingle) to Alonzo 1%, Ta and W, K. Allen, Tobs 19, 21 and 22 el W= 1,200, William' G woand” wife to it 8 L ik 6, Kirkwood Omatia; w d Rabert 1. et c Rosa add, rlichs (single) Lof | 3 addt, Ousahis Wl Adexitider Myavock aid to Jamos entan Al J [ 1151 and 2 Kountz's supplencniary add, Omialias A =00, Jolin A, Meshane (widawer) 1o Morrls Moprisons s 2,3 and 4 and 1t 1,2 i 5 Dk 81, Weat Side add, Oiniahag w d—- 2 M0, George Doverell and wile to Iiva Fitehelt ot et 15 Bartleit add Ginal Jaues Critickalank (in2le) 10 Kya ttw a0 £ of e 90 18 of Lok i Omahia, W d 500 Augiintis. Kountze winl wite Tt 19 Dlock 7 Ry K amil rae Clark Al wd | P Proava and v to Joseph Rals- | as fectaol lot iand w2 fe for, O’y add O, w d = 51,50, Joln A. Meshane ' (widowen) o Electa | Walshi: “1ots 1 and 2, bloek 15, West dide | Ouialin, wd— s, | - vina late of lead versd 10 Montatia, Fiteh. (s aad 10 Eyzene untzes 4ih wife to Menry | Wit of dot ! 00, wen- | and iy Ore af this Decheni|é, @ has been dis " Dickerson of l'ml\ilmj NALULE 13 Woith iV, 00 & puuitidd | | public, a wei " NUMBER 148, MARTIAL LAW IN MEXICO: The Federal Government Proclaims the State of Neuvo Leon, A BATTLE IN THE DARKNESS e Reslsts the Fed The Work of lutrigu- ing Politicians May Lead to s Despo The Acting ¢ cral Povces ove © Revolation, The Mevican Revolutd Montenrey, Mexico, Dy 1—~Alarming reports regarding the progress of the revolu® tion are being received here. At Galeana the revolutionists are in eharge of the city and urgent appeals are made for thoe protec- tion of the state troops. Manuel Rodri guoz is advaneing with 50 men toward this city, The state legislature passed urgency measures for the purvosc of seenring a larger organiza- tion of troops for the protection of the state capital. The state government cannot now proclim martial law, sinee the state |s ad- ministered by its legal authorities, They further state that should the fedexal governs ment disregand the constitution of the re« al revalution will follow. Garviestox. Dee. 1L =The News Laredo, “Pexas, special: General Reyes, commanding the federal troops at Monterey, received arders from the City of Mexico yesterday to depose actin s Governor Sepulveda and place the state of Neuvo Leon under martial law. Govertior Sepulveda refused to vacate his oftice and Iast night General Reyes recoived dvrs o renove him by force and take poss sion of tho archives of the office. undertonk to - cxeeate tho ondax curing the nizht at the head of 200 soldier but was repilsed by Governos Sepulveda wi a loss of three Kilied and - several wounded. Todav tranps st Lamypasa were ordered to Monterey 2 It is ramored to-night that a portion of the hishop's palace wis blown up to-diy, Pas- sengers ol the Monterey teain t-night report; tiring near the town of Morelas which was supposed to be an engagement between the state troops and the forces of Rodriguez, the 1evolutionist. ioned at TAXES AND TITLE. A Supreme Court Decislon of Absorbe ing Dakotan Intercst, Pavr, Dee. 11—Fargo specil to the 1 Press: The Argus reports the opin abye atforneys to the effect that it the States su. of "Trail inst St Pione ion of reported decision” of the Uni preme court restraining the treasurer county, Dakota, from colleeting t the Nor hern Paciic on the wround that it has not secured title becauso the cost of surveys have not been is correct, it will unsettle the title to soine of the hest city property and the sreatest wheat, fayms in noith Dakota, Ttwould virtually deferming the celebyated Parento. ease, wherein a haif- Dreed elaimed alarge section of this eity in favor of his estute. 1t would also wisottle stitle to the Linds of the Dalrymple ad Grandin faoms, The (ol text of the decision is awaited with muei anxiety, - ared in the Antipodes, 1L—Alvin Pratt, ex-chief South Park and Utah Pacific ries in New York, xos c Dexvin, Dec, engineer of th ruilways, wanted for f Denver gi iU B isco w the amount ot 820,000, Lus been wiesiod at Honoluly, and will be'retueuggdd Sin Keanciseo for: triil. Tl A Tie Pass to Death, ALTOONA, P, Dec. 1L—Two men and a hoy, walking on {he railway near here to- nighit, was stritek by a fast freieht. ‘The men one o wioi Rkl Barues, ero killod outright. liw‘l s fatally injured. My Card. To the public that are after guins don’c buy a cent's worth of cloth- ing until_you have socen my immonse stock of elothing, of over conts, suits and underwenr, o conts for 199 cents and up, undershivts and drawers for 26 ctsand up. 1will sell you good straight woods and no bankrupt stock of old truck, your money vefunded it all is not us represented at Polack’s, 1316 Farnam St Mothers you can buy a boys suit cheap now at Polack’s, 207 per cent off our plain fiure marks, Try 20 per cont o our plain ures marks at Polack’s. o hat Crazy Quile Again. onght the elegant sk patoh- tthat drew first minm at the Late state fuir, we place the same in our window to be foldin sharves of $1.00 drawing New Year's eve, Dee. 3186, is a rare chance to procure such an nt picee of art embroidery for so smitll o sum. Call early and get 2 ticket forwe bave only alimited number o seil, N Bros, 3 Farnam St, S Recent Raiload Developments Have materially enhanced real este v ues on West Leavenworth, hence the rapidity of sales made by Bell & McCand- lish and C. 1. Mayne in the west side. The junction station of the Belt line is not surprising. Prices range frox to 00, one-third ensh. - Paper i< madein K and s chmed that (h best substitute for & bar- low fig- from hop yines iibre seeured iy the - Recent experiments show that if Dag: ontining oil are thrown from # ship o storo, the toree of the waves s Lo sened, Do the sume way St Jacobs il checks the wave of rheumpetism and qee where all wis turmoil, Lisht suows, yariable outnern portion, slight ure in (e nortier portion, er it e Lower hiroin M(:;a arrh Cured arrii 19 & very prevalent disease, with istressing aud offensive symptoms, Hood's Sarsapariiia gives ready rellel and speedy eure, from the fact it acts through the blood, and thus resehies overy part of the system, “ X sullered with eatarch Afteen yea ol Hood's Sarsaparitisaud £ am not troubled iy wilh catareb, and niy genoral health s much etter.” L W. Liniis, Postal Cle icago & B, Louls Rallroud, fered with catareh 6 or § years; triod many wonderful cuges, inhilers, ete., fpends ingnearly one hundred daollars without hepenit, 1 trled Hood's Sarsaparilla, and was greatly fmproved.” M. A, AnbEy, W Hood's Bar three peculis remedial process of qQuilitics, srength, ¢ 1 10 b 1o B 1k i s WL ister of L Hood's Bor . isworth s 120 Bauk Blreet, Hood’s Sarsaparilia Bold by all druggists. §1; six for $6. Made @uly by 0. L 110G & €O, Lowell, Mass. 00 Doses One Dollar. parilia Is eharacterized by 15k, (e combtiation of 1, thie proportion; 34, the sceurtng the setive mediciial T result is a medicine of wnsual 8 bitlivito wkinoy llonal ovidenice, 3 up my systen pretite, an 1 ToscboN, well, Muss. il Leats il others, and ARLINGTON,