Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1886, Page 1

orry v My s SIXTEENTH YEAR. DISPL'TF, 0N THE FISHERIES. | President Oleveland Transmits the Papers On the Subject to Oongresa. SPEEDY ACTION RECOMMENDED The Official Correspondence Between the Secretary of State and f sentatives of Great Britain Given in Detail, The Canadian Selzur. WasmiNGTON, Dee. 8. ~The following is the president’s letter transmitting to con- gress the communication of the seeretary of state and the corr fisheries: 1'o 11 sspondence relating to the Senate and House of Representa tivess ansmit herewith a letter from the secretary of state, which is mpanied by correspondence in relation to the rights ot American fisherien in British North Amer- fean waters, and commend to your favor- able consideration the sig<cstion that a con mission be authorized by law to take perpet wating proofs of the losses sustained during the past year by Aucrican fshermen owing to their unfriendly and unwarranted treat- went by the local authorities of the maritime vrovinees of the Dominion of Canada, 1 may have oceasion hereafter to make further rec- ommendation during the present session for ewiedial legislation’ s may beconie necessary for the protection of the rights of our citizens engaged in the open sea fisheries in North Atlantic waters, GrovER CLEVELAND, Execative Mansion, Washington, Dec, & SECRETARY BAYARD'S LETTER, coretary Bayard, n his letter accom- \ying the correspondence relative to the fisheries in waters adjacent to British North Amcrlca, says, referring to the treaty of Washingto 1554, and of the treaty of May 5, 1871 It Isdeeply to be regretted that tle ¢fforts of this department to arrive atsuch an_agreement as would permit in- structions of liketenor to be issued by the covernuients of Great Britain and the Tnited States to guide citizens of the vespective nationallties in the unmolested exercise of their rights of fishing in the waters in question, and_defining the limits of lawful action therein, have not as yet reached a final and satistactory result. Al- though negotiations are now pending for consideration, which it1s lioped may prove the basis of & Just and permanent setilement, yet, as suplementary to the published hi of this long_ standiti subject. as illustra the obvious necessity in the interest of amity and good neighborliood, of havinza clear and well delinéd understanding of the equal rights of the two goyernments and their re- & nective citizens, and it is considered exped- ient that_congress should have full knowl- edge of the action of the executive in the premises Lo assist them in their deliberations upon this important subjcet, it would seem proper that steps in perpetuam rei memoriam hould be taken by congress to aliow proofs 10 be made and placed upon_record of” these Tosses and injuries to our cltizens, to enable them to be properly presented to her maj- esty's govermment for settlement. and that forthis purpose a commissioner’ should be authorized by congress 1o take the necessary proofs of the respective claimants.” IHE CORRESPONDENCE. Tlie correspondence opens with a_dispateh of the date of March 19, 185, from Sir Lionel S, Sackville-West, Brifish minister, to Sec- retary Bayard, transmitting a request of Earl Roseberry to be informed whatever is the in- tention of the United States _government to Kive notice to_the United Staies tishermen that they are now preciuded trom fishing in Brittsh North Amerlean territorial waters, as her majesty's governwents are now consider- ing the expediency of issuing a reciprocal notice with regard “to Britishfishermen in American waters. To the_communication Secretary Bayard replied, under date of March 23, that the fishery question is now under- stood to rest on existing treaties, precisely as though no fishing articles had been iiicor- porated in the treaty of Washington, Under date of Washington, May 10, 1% Secretary Bayard wrote & long letter to' Miun ister West concerning tne selzure of the American schooner Joseph Storey, and the schooner David J. Adams. — After pointing out the illegality of the seizures the secretary “The effvct of this colonjal legislation utive interpretation, if executed ue- cord ag to the letter, would 'be not only to expand the restrictions and renuneiations of the treaty of 1818, which related solely to in- shore lishilng within the three-mile limit, so as not to affect the deep sea fisheries, the right to which rematued unquestioned and unimpaired for the enjoyment of - eitizens of the United States, but further to dimin- ish and practieally to disobey — tne Piviteses expressly ” seeured to” Aicr can fishing ~ vesse 10 visit those inshore waters for the objects of sheiter, repair of damages, and purchase of wood$ and oblaining water, - As there is no longer any inducoment for Amer can fishernien to “dry and eure’ fish on the interdicted coasts of the Canadian provinces, and as bait is no Tonger used or necded by tiem for the prosecii- tion of imshore fishing in order to take fish in inshore waters to which the treaty of 1815 alono relates, 1 you to consider the re- sults ot excluding American vessels, duly possessed of permits from their own govern- ment to touch and trade at Canadian ports, as well as 10 engage in deen sea fishing, rrom exorcising freely the same customary and reasonablo rights and privileges of trade in the ports of the British colonies as arc frecly allowed to British vessels in all parts of the United States. On May 20, 1350, cretary Bayard ad dressed a”second letter to Minister West concerning the detention Adams. He refers to the ul what abpears to him unwar the schoon estrained, and ited, irreguiar and severe action® of Canadian oflicials to- ward American vessels, and their apparent disposition to use the' most extreme and techn cal reasons for interference with ves sels not engaged in or mtended for inshore nshing on i const, and r tes ut consider able length the circumstances connected with the seiziio of the Adaws. Le concludes by urging the iwportance of restricting afl arrests — of - Awme an lshing vessels for supposed or atezed violations of the con vention of 1518, within the lmitations and conditions laid down by the authonties of Great Britain in 1571, to-wit: That no vessel shiall be seized unless it is evident, and can be clearly proved, that the offense of fish- ing has been committed, and the vessel itsolf captured within three miles of land. The et ludes I will therefore ask you Lo such steps 10 be taken as shall canl I orders o be forthwith put in foree under the authonty of her majesty’ Eovernment. On May 2 ary Bayard wrote to Min tster West that he telegraphed Vhelps,uriing the advantage and need of coming to some immediate understanding expressive of the views of the two parties to the treaty, and that he had asked “that these seizures be sus: pended without prejudice to the wgal results, pending an_authoritive treatment of the wain question. The simple, acknowledg- wment of the receipt of this conmunication and notiee of its r rence to the minister of foreien & was the only reply made to this lotter O May tary Bayard wrote to Min- ister West haid just received an ofti- cial imprint of & house of commons bill pend ing in the Canadian parliament proposin foreible search and seizure of any American vessel within any harvor in Canada, or hov ering within th marine miles of any of the rivers, bays, ereeks or harbors in Canada, where suci vessel has entered suel waters 10r any purpose not penitted by the lgws of nations, or by treaty or convention or by any 1aw of the Ubited Kingdom or of Canada now in foree, The secretary piotests that the proposition |3 unwarranted and con cludes: "1 have iustrueted Pholps to give notice that the government of Great Drita will be held liable for all losses and injuries to citizens of the United States and thei property eaused by the unauthorized und un friendly action of the Canadian oflicials to which 1 have referred. On Juna7 the seeretary protests to Min ister West against the seizure at St Al drews, N, B, of the Annie M. Jordan, as the Switbholding of lexal compiercial privileges frow au Aumerican vessel.” and notities Min- ister West that Great Britain wiil ve Leld re. sponsible for the loss and dawage. sustaiued by the owner. On July 10 the seerefary writes to Minister | West inforing hiw of the refusal ol the | Canadian anthorities to allow American ves- sels to obtain ice and to ship fish_in bond to the United States at Pictou, N. S.. and con- cludes as tollows: Against this treatment 1 must inetantly and formally protest as an unwarranted interpretation and application of the treaty by ofticers of the Dominion of Canada and the province of Nova Scotia as an infraction of the laws of commercial and maritime intercourse existing between the {wo countries and as a violation of hospital- ity. and for any 1oss or injury resulting there- from the government of her British majesty will be lield responsible.” Under date of July Earl writes to Minister west acknowledging the receipt of a dispateh from the minister in- closing a copy of the note addressed to him by Secretary Bavard referring to the seizire of the Joseph Storey and David J. Adams. The eatl encloses & copy of an_important re port of the Canadian privy council justifying the course of Canala in the matter, and states that her majesty's government entirely con- curfin that passage of the report in which it is observed that “if the provisions of the con vention of 1518 have become inconvenient to either contractine party, the utmost that good will and fair dealing ean suggest is that’ the terms shall be reconsidered.” ‘Tle under- signed would express the liove that the di cussion which lins arisen on this quest may lead to renewed newotiations between Great Britain and the United States, and may have the result of establishing extended trade relations Letween the republic and Canada and of removing all source of irrita- tion between the two countries, Inclosed in arl Roseberry's communica- tion is also an abstract from a letter from the Marquis of Landsdowne to Earl Granville, in which he says: “Bayard's statement that the Dominion government is seeking by its ae- tion in this matter to ‘invade and destroy the commercial rights and_privileges secured to citizens of the United States under and by virtue of the treaty stipulations with Grex Britain,’ is not warranted by the tacts of the case. No attempt has been made either by the authorities interested with the enforce- ment of the existing law or by the parl ment of the Dominion to interfere with ves. sels engaged In bona fide commercial transs tions upon the coast of the Dominion.” Under dates of August 9, 17 and 18 and September 10, Secretary Bayard complains of aviolation of the treaty stipulations on the parvof the Canadian _authorities towards the easels Rattler, Golden Hind, Shiloh, Jane Ellen and Mollie Adams, declaring that such violations “were distinctly unfriendly and contrary to the iumanitarian laws of nations and the usages of civilized nations, and in the case of the Janc Ellen and Shiloh he asserts that the firing of guns across their bows was a most unusual and uncalled-for exhibition of hostilit Under date of October 18, Secretar atter detailing to Minister' West th stances of the seizure of the Everett Steele, says: “If, as 1 cannot permit myself to believe, Great Britain should refuse citi- zens of the United States the enjoyment of the plamest and most undeniable rights, ~the consequences would be so serious that' they cannotabe contemplated by this government but with great concern.’” Under aate of November 6 Scoretary B: ard advises Minister Phelps of the seizure of the Marfon Grimes and the enfo ing of the American flag by Captain Quigle; of the Canadian cruiser Terror. In con menting upon this case, the secretary say: 1t scems hardly necessary to say that it until after the condemnation by a pri court that the national flag of a vessel seized as o prize of war is hauled down by her capto P ihdor date of June 2, Minister Phelps ad- dressed a communication to Earl Roseberry protesting in the name of the United States government about the seizures made by the Canadians as wholly unwarranted by the treaty of 1518, requesting the release of the vessels, and informing him that the United States would hold her majesty’s government esponsible for all Josses sustained by Amer- n citizens growing out of the seizures, The_correspondence closes with a letter from Minister Phelps to Earl Roseberry in which he combats the position taken by the arl that ler majesty’s government cannot take action in the maiter of the seizures be- cause the Canadian courts are considerir all the cases in dispute. Phelps maintains that the United States must look to the home zovernment for redressand satisfaction, and or such instructions to the colonial autho ties as will prevent future e sug- Roseberry ed lower- gests as a means of pre ng further col- isions between American fishermen and Canadian oflicials that an ad Interim con- struction of the terms of the existing treaty be reached by mutual consent, to be carrvied out informally until a more permanent un- deistanding Le reachied. The Trades Con Corvyurs, 0., Dee. 8 second day’s session of the Trades congress, Chair- man Gompers, of the legislative committee, recommended that the congress resolve itself into a committee of the whole and attend the trades union conferenc There was some opposition to this manner of forming the amalgamation of the two bodies, but the sug- gestions were adopted and the congress took a recess until noon, When the congress convened again jt was decided enter the conference of “trades unions, about to be held, ‘and adjourned weet af the eall of the president At the conferenco of the amaigamated as- sociation the secretary read the call setting torth the action of thé trades conference in Philadelphii Jast May. to At the afternoon” session of the trades union congress a large number of leiters were read by the secretaries, the first from President Weihe, of the Amalgamated asso- ciation, He rezretted that his organization was not represented, but said if the resolu- tions adopted were not of a free trade nature the Amalgamated association would partici- pate in future meatings, Numerous. letters of regret wern read, nearly all being of the sawe tenor. Secrctary McGuire made a mo tion that the press be excluded from the ses- sions of the conterence, This point was dis- cussed the greater part of the afternoon, being presented in-all its varlous phases, and finally the motion was agreed o by 4 vote of 15 to 10, Some discussion was had on the formation of a nationa! trade and Tabor union, all the expressions being favor- able to any plan having that object in view, The conference adjourned until to-niorrow without having taken action regarding the Powderly eommittee which arrived in the city on ‘Luesday night, -— Brutal Outrage in St. Loniy, Sr. Lovis, Dee, 8,--1 wost bold and brutal outiage was commitied in the city yes- terday afternoon in broad daylight. = Mrs, Gulling was alone in her husband’s house on Penusylvania avenue, when two men of dis- reputable appearance drove to the door and asked for adwission, The lady suspected nothing and allowed them to enter, when they overpowered her, threatened hév lite, and carried her from the house, placed her in a buggy which was standing ut the curb and drove to a seclnded place in t sonthern suburbs of tho city and repeatedly outraged her, No other particulars of th crime are known, except that two men were arrested. Mr Guiiling is & cleri in the dis tri et court, ‘Ihe affalr Las created great ex citen i, - They Tackled the Wi Lovisviree, Ky., Dee. 8, Journal’s spectal says M The Courier William Phippen and son Henry were shot and killed yesterday in Stewart county, Tenuessee, by Willam Cooley. The trouble grew out of the arrest of Phippen, churge ith cattle stealing Phippen stopped Cooley 1 the public road and ehar A him with causing his arvest, and dared him to tight. His son appeared witl, a gun and was about to shoot when Cooley fived and killed both fathier and son More Shakes. Missovmi City, Mo, Dee. 5-—-A shack of earthquake was felt Lere at 8:75 last night, A low rumbling sound was i wd and a jar followed whie shook bulldings and rattied winaows. The duration was about three minutes, Corvamia, 8. ., D Another shock of earthquake was felt here about 4:25 . this worning. It was very perceptible. wakin up sonnd sleepers, The ' treu winuts, tasted one -~ fonnlight for Wyoming WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.—The nominat! Thomas Moonlisht, of 1 10 be governor of W sent Lo Lhe senate i n of owlug territory, wad aenworth, Kan., | | THE GREAT STORM BREAKS. Predictions of a Terrible Gale Off the English Coast Proves True. WORK OF WIND, SNOW AND HAIL. Reports From All Over the United Kingdom Tell Tales of Loss of Life and Destraction of Property. A Terrible Storm, [Copuright 1586 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox,Dec, 8.~ New York Herald Cable —~Spectal to the Bre.|—Five days ago all the London and the leading provineial news- papers printed the following terald warn ing, sent by cable from the Herald weaiher service at New York to London on Friday last: NeEwW Yonrk, Dee. 3, 18%,~-Bennett, Lon | don—A larze anti-cyclone-barometric maxi mum 30.£0 inchies. now movini from the lakes toward Nova Scotia, will probably cause westerly wales south of the “Lane” foute for west-bound European steamers. ceded by a depression which may disturb weather on the west and north British coasts betsween December 7 and S, (Signed,) BrsxerT THE PREDICTION VERIFIE This evening nearly a column appears in ench eyening paper, giving the alarming de- tails of a violent storm thus foretold for the benefit of the marine service. Heavy gales have prevailed along the Cornish const during the past twelve hours, accompanied by a barometric fall from 20.72 to28,69,0r over one inch. This morning the wind shifted westward from south southwest, with vio- lent hail squalls, The sea in the channel is very high. arly this morning the Westmoreland lak e district was visited by a cale of g fury, accompanied by storms of hail. A terrible southwesterly gale is blowing at the south end. Two barges have been sunk. Great damage has been done to all small crafts, 1t is pre- GREAT DESTRUCTION, The mouth of the Thames is full of wreck- A ternible gale was blowing from the southwest on the east coast this morning. The Ave Maria, of Goole, bound to Maid- stone, fouled the north pier at Lowestoft and sank. The captain and the crew were hanled with roves on to the pier and received into the sailors’ home, Great destruction is being done to house property there. The gale has done damage to trees and shiubs at Bushy and Richmond parks, and at Kew gardens. At 9 olelock a terrific hail storm passed over Richmond and “I'wickenham. The hail stones broke a num- berof windows. The streets and cellars were flooded. RESCUING TMPERILLED SATLORS, Vessels are parting trom their anchors in all directions where they bad run into the roadstead for shelte Sarly this morning the Perzance life boat was launched in re- sponse to distress signals and rescued the crew of the Alliance, which afterward drove ashore, The life boat proceeded to the Gol- den Light of Penzance and rescued the crew of that vessel just before it drove ashore. HEAVY SNOW IN SCOTLAND. A heavy anow storm, extending over the four northern counties of Scotland, was ex- perienced yesterday. Four Inches of snow fell and there is every probability of the storm increasing in severity, The roads, al- though heavy, were workable, but the mails instead of were being carried on horseback by carts. DAMAGE AT BRIGITTON. Brighton, London’s Long Braneh, is again a sufferer. Nothing substantial having been doncby the town council for the protection of its sea front since the gale of October, the sea again did large damage, and during the worning the esplanade was lined with peopie watehing the effect of the waves. The electric railway was submerged and a large number of sleepers earried away. Large quantities of loose earth which had been thrown down were quickly washed also were proteetions to Improvements at the Vottom of the old Steyne, the new arc being azain flooded. In’the town itself the gale has made sad havoe with the ehimney pots and tiles, while the telegraphic wircs haye been broken in several places, Simultaneously the papers print American cables comforting the English with extre gant details of snow sto 1 the way from Canada 1o the Gulf of Me: L as INCREASING IN VIOLENCE, LATER, 4 a. m—At this hour the phenom- inal gale seems at its highest. From t Crystal palace to Iighgate it sweeps devas tatingly over London, and grave rumors come from the cost wherever the wires are notdown, VESSELS WRECKED, Lloyds' reports, which are very incom- Dlete, to this hour gives twenty-two vessels and two erews as having been lost. One crew—that of a Freuch brigantine—were en- tirely drowned off Dym chureh, in Dover straits, the men refusing to use a rocket ap- paratus when it was fired aboard their ship. A schooner, with all hands, has gone down at Nilford haven, off Hythe. A lugger, belonging to Hastings, bas been wrecked six of the crew drowned. ‘The ship €. 11, Marshall, from London for New York, lost both anchor and chain in the Downsand struck on the sands at Ramsgate, but afterwards got clear and was towed into the Thames by the Challenger tug. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. In Limerick the streets are almost impassa- bleand business has come to a standstill, A portion of the tower of the Redemptionist churel there has been blown down. At Lunday istand, outside Bristol, at6 p. m., a hurricane was wing from the west with a territic sea, thick weather and the barometer low and still falling, The land lines used by the pool eables were in such a disordered condition last evening that messages were totally stopped, and the Commercial Cable company was eompelled to decline a large number of outside messages in order to accommodate its usual customes 1ts short fand line to ifs Bristol spur of the cable is always working. DATA OF THE STORM, The meteorological oftice gives the follow- ing data in connection with the storm: The barometric readings in London were: 11 p.. Tuesday, 20505 1 a. m. Wednesday, 20,16 40 m. 20055 6 m, 2500; 9 a, m. 2005 12 . 25,555 4 pom, 25.40; 5. p. m. 28.85, The tinal reading was thus the lowest ever re- carded in London, Tue following data were also reported at Liverpoo! 845 at6p.wiat Ramfey, [sle of Man, 27.45at 3:90 p. m. and at Bradford, 27,45, at 5:40 p m, on Wednesday, NEWSPAPER COMMENT ‘The Morning Post, in its account of the w, editorlally says: *It is not impossible that the large disturbance referred to in the last New York Herald warning is the one which has ounly just reached us in a more energetic form than it existed on the western side of the ocean. It is not time yet 1o hear fully frow the French or Norwegian. coasts, where the gale also rages. FOUR MORE VESBELS LOST, A latest cablegram anuounces that at Elsipore four vessels had struck on the break- water and off the fortress of Kronbers. part of their crews have been saved. Furious Gale Off Queenstown, | Copyright 186 by James Gordon Bennett.) QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 8,—[New York Her ald Cable—Special to the Brr.|—The gale predicted by the New York Herald to_strike the British coasts between December 7 and S broke with terrific force over the South Irish coast last night trom the west and continued with unabated violence. Nothing to equal its fury has been experlenced here for thirty years. Shipping on . the fore shore liad to scek shelter up the river, Vessels in e harbor broke their cables, others drew their anchors, and at much risk to their tugs were saved from destruction, The damage to house property is considerable. ‘The Transatlantic liners, the City of Berlin and the Catalonia, bound for New York and Boston respectively, and due this morning fiom Liverpool, have not yet arrived. ‘The incoming steamers report terrific wheather at sea last night. Disaster to shipping is apprehended. Only Russian Praise For Us, puright 1856 by James Gordon Bennet!] St PETERSUURG, Dee, S.—(New York Herald_Cable—Snecial to the Bek.]—The swoe Vromya finds that only France and the United States can be relied on for Rus- sia’s future political combinations, and says: “It is often safd that no alliance ean be made with a republic because diplomatic secrets are fmpossible in a republ but divlomatie sccrets are laughed at now as merely childly bugaboos and Bismarck s the fist to at ther The republies of Rome, Venic Holland brilliantly_proved their aiplomatic capacities, and the United States cannot now complain of their diplomacy. For a hundred years they have pursued one and the same iina of policy, and this republic, which keeps up no navy and an army of only about two divisions, enjoys the fullest security, and no one dares to attack her or to touch American citizens whoare engaged in business in every vart of the world.” Prince The Colin Campbhell Case. LoNDON, Dec. 8.—The trial of the Camy- bell divoree case was resumed to-day. Lord Colin Campbell was again called to the wit ness stand and testitied that Lady Colin ad- mitted in July, 1883, while ill, that she re- ceived two or three letters each day from the Duke of Mariborough. She refused to show theletters tohim. On being pressed by the judge he said he was sure he asked her it she took anybody home with her from a certain ball. Lady Colin denied that any one w with her. Here the blood father of the plain- tiff rose in court and, shaking his fist at Lord Colin, said: “You are making infamous charges against your wife; it is not the first time you have lied regarding he Ity untrue that he continually made overtures to his wife, but he did refuse to bind himself eternally against cobabitation, The judgze nere said: If Lady Colin_is innocenf, her husband’s questions are most {nsulting.’ After the marriage was consummated Lady Colin never safd she had suffered from something she was unable to understand, When pressed he admitted having said, pre- vlous to the trial, that he told his wife totake vrecaution to prevent having children, This admission caused n sensation in the court room. Lord Cefin further sald that his means were limiwd, Witness admitted that le twice had an infeetious disease, the first time in 1870, Adjourned. Orangem Proyoke a Kiot. DusrLIN, Dee, he Catholies of Lurgan, County of Armagh, formed a procession last night and marched through the stieets to show their joyat the acquittal of some of their number who had been tried on the charge of rioting. The orangemen of the town resented the demonstration and at- tacked the naraders. A fierce riot ensued, and sticks, stones and revo! s were used, ‘The fighting lasted several hour: troop of dr: ore of persons were wounded and s s partly wrecked. ming a New Ministry. Panis, Dee. 8,—President Grevy, on the ad- vice of Floquet, president of the chamber of deputies, who yesterday undeitook to form a ministsy but without success, summoned M. Goblet to-day to form one. Goblet declinedd, Presudent Grevy again summoned Floguet, Subsequently, under pressure, Goblet con- sented to undertake the formation of a cab- inet, Death of Consul Harper. Moexicn, Dee, 7.—Joseph W. lHarper, United States consul here, died at the consul- ate to-duy. Recelved the Delegatic VIENNA, Dee. 8.—Count Kalnok the Bulgarian deputation. —— In Favor of a New Trial, 011cAGo, Dee, 8~--At the meeting of the Aurora turn-verein held with elosed doors to. night the question of endorsing the resoln tion authoriziug the Chicago district commit- tee of turners to protest in the name of the organization against the execution of the condemned anarchists was by a vote of 12 to 15, The resolution demands a new trial for the anarchists. The Auroa turn-verein is & branch of the society of turners to which August Spies belonzed. Fifteen of the seventeen societies forming the Chicago turn-verein district have now voted on the resolution ¢ ing fora new trial. Of these eight have voted for and seven azainstit, ‘Uhe two which have not voted are considered doubtful. -~ The McQuade Jury Secured, NEw Youk, Dee. 8.—The work of securing a jury to try ex-Alderman McQuade was con- ciuded this atternoon and the jury was sworn inat2:40. ‘Phree hundred and’ ninety-two talesmen have been examined and the work lasted nearly efght days, In the MeQuade irial to<day, after the opening statement on behalf of the state, Alderman_ Fullgeafl was on_ the stand and related the story of the combination to pass the Broadway railroad franchise over the mayor's veto. It differed in no essential particulars from that told by him at the tirst trial, The court adjourned till tosmorrow with Fullgralf still on the staud under Cross-examination, Was WasniNGroN missioners to-day ngton's New Chief. Dee, 8.—The district com appoinied Colonel W illiai I, Moore to be wmajor and chiet of police in place of Major Walker, resigned. Colonel Moore is the commanding ofiicer of the Washington Light infantry corps, and at sent liolds @ prownent position i the ational Metropolitan Bunk of Washington He was private seeretary to ex-President Joliuson, S Big Strike Threatened. CLEVELAND, O., Dee. 8.—Delegates repre- senting eleven mines in the Mahoning val- ley met at Youngstown today and decided that unless an advance of 10 cents per ton Is eonceded on or before Friday next all miners shall cease work, Should this strike be iu augurated 5,000 wen would be called out. - Joal in the Northwest OrrAwa, Ont., Dec, 8.—A seam of anthra clie coal seven feet six inches in diameter has Leen struck at Banff, N, W. I, This seam is one of six in that locality, the smallest being three feet in thickness. The six seams con- coal enough to supply the entire North- ertitory for the next fifty years. B The Madispn Hank. WasmisaTox, Dee, 8.—The comptioller of currency to-day autherized the Madison National bauk of Madison. Dakota, to begin business with g eapital of $30,0000 SENTENCED T0 -BE HANGED. Leander Shellenberger Doomed to Die For the Murder of His Child. IN THE COURT ROOM. SCENES Scathing Review of the Orime and the Prisoner By Judge Pound —~Change of Venune For the Woman, Shellenberger Sentenced (o Death. NennAska Ciry, Neb., Dee. [Special Telegram to the Brg, |~ Leander Shellenber- ger was brought into court this morning at half past 8 o'clock and, on motion of District \ttorney Strode, sentence was pronounced. I'here were but few present and the prisoner underwent the terrible ordeal with seem- ing indifference. After a motion for a new trial had been entertained and denied the court instructed the vrisoner to stand up. “Have you anything to say why the sen- tence of the court shonld not be pronounced against vou.” With a firm voice the pris- oner replied: “1 am not guilty.” Judge Pound then proceeded to pass sentence in the following words: “You have been found guilty of one of the greatest crimes in the whole catalogye of erlme, the murder of your own ehild. Tt shoeks human nature to have to believe that so fiendish a spirit as you showed in that terrible tragedy should take possession of the human soul. I'ne untimely taking off of any human being for any cause 15 caleulated at all times (o arouse our emo- tions and stir our sympathies, but when a father, out of the deep depravity of s heart, ardless alike of the ties of nature and. the and wo re obligations barbariously of law, ~ inhumanly slays his own ohild, are heartbroken and ~stand st jmmeasurable wickedness, The fathe would do a deed like this is no longer he is a monster at whose sight innocence shudders, and from whose side all men nd _ aw: as from a beast of pre, You are a standing menace to sociéty while you live, Lf you can destroy your own children, whose echild, whose lité, is safe? But your wickedness and depravity will s00n culminate in your own destruction You have forfeited your right to live and the doom that awaits ‘the murderer soon will be visited on you. For the young and inno- cent life you destroyed the law now demands yours, 1 am persiaded that your hard and eruel heart canmot be touched by any words of mine, and I leave vou to contemplate ' the ruin and misery and desolation you have wrought and to prepare for that unseen world into which you will soon be hurled. Nothine now rémains for me but to pronounce _upon vou the sentence of the law, which sentence Is ‘that you be taken hence to the jail of “Otoe county, whence you came, “and there be kept in closo confinement until the 25th day of Mareh, 1857, and that on d day you be taken thece to the place for your execution, to be prepared as provided by law,’ and that between the hour's of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 4 o'clock on the atternoon of the said day, you be hanged by the neck until dead, and may God have merey on your soul. lie prisoner was at once taken to his cell, He has great hopes that the supreme court will give him a new trial, MRS BNELLEND Thomas D. Stevenson, attorney for Mrs, Miranda Shellenberger, was snceesstul this afternoon in his motion for a change of venue for his client. Her trial will undsibi- edly take place in Lincoln at the next term of the district court, and undoubtedly she willreceive the same verdict as her husband. Some Statements Denied, HorurEGE, Neb,, Dec. 8.—To the Editor of the BEe: Some days ago an article ap- peared in your paper in reference o a five which occured here on Novembe. 17, in which a barn was burned up belonging to Mr. Silas Latta. "T'he article referred to des- ed Mr. Latta as a miser and stated that he chucked his hired men into his barn loit, ete. Now,-while we are certain that you are not personally the founder of the article, we vealize that it does this gentleman a g deal of injustice, and at the sawe time the originator of the article has imposed upon youand your readers, ‘I'ie facts are the barn was a neat, well built livery and feed barn and had an oflice attached, in which bis hired man or hostler had a bed und kept his trunk and wearing apparel as a matter of choice, At noon, while Mr. Lattaand his hired were eating dinner, the barn took fire, to be from the oflico before it was discovered ar kone to be extinguished, @ were ten horses in the born when the were all saved, ign 1 lie fire was discovered, and the The rest of the property in the barn was about all destroyed waking a loss of about S50 to Mr, Latta. As (o the hired men sleeping in the lottin the nay it {5 wholly false, T ptin the oftice i a better bed, no doubl, than the man who gave you the item can'afford. A< to being a miser, Mr, Latta s oo of our best citizens and is hoted for his iiberality, but like the most of good men he has some enemies of a very low and malieious disposition who take ~ prido in siandering and abusing him to the disgust of deeent eitizens, ‘To the above statements the following cin- zens of Holdrege lave aflixed their names: J. A, Ruby, G. E. Hyme J. A. Dunbar B, . Case, James. Catter, H. M. Kin Harry Stern, W. M. Oyer, Georize Wi wic . W, Behta, WY 3 ning, D, k. . F. Bockstrand, W. P hall, R, T v, W. L Pratt, A, Al Sheneberger Pirst Train, ., Dee. 8,—[Special to the BEp, |—The first train on the Kansas City & Omal ailroad left Fairtield at 7 o’clock last evening, loaded with about two hundred of Faitlield's best eitizens, on their way to Clay Center to help the people of that hitherlo se cluded burg celebrate the arrival of tl t train, Clay Center was reachied abont S and the excwrsionists were met prairie by the county officials and und escorted to house, whera a grand supper had been prepared. The evening was happil spent iu feats of gastronomy and flig oratory, ‘The excursionists’ returned about widnight, feeling that they had had a royally good time, The road will be completed to Sulton by December 25, o' on otl the court the 1 distinguished citizens A Lincoln Drug Store Blaze LiNcoLN, Neb., Dee. Special Telegram tothe BEE.|—A5 o'elock to night an alarmn of fire was turned In and the response of the firemen brought them to the drug s ore of | Wichtendahl, at 116 South ‘Tenth street, This store i situated in the very heart of the busi- ness part of the eity and it created a good deal of excitement, the combustible nature of the place making carly and vigorous the only effeetive means of saving an exte sive blaze, The flames were confined to the building in which they originated and that was saved, although damaged somewbat and the stoek greatly damaged by water. The loss was estimated at 51,500, filly covered by work insurance in the following companies: Lo don Assurance assoeiation, North American of Piuladelphia, Pennsylvania ire, Phanix of Hartford and the Atna. The fir i nated 1o the back room of the building, from some cause undetermined, Otoe's dail Clearcd NEBRAsKA Ciay, Neb,, Dee, 5,—Special Telegram to the BeeJ=—Willis Brown charged with assault with attempt to kill one Martin Glass, was up for trial this afternoon. Ihe_jury, afier being out about three min- uies, returned a verdlet of guilty, when his nonor, Judge Hayward, sentenced him over the road to the pen for three years. - Ihis about cleans out the county jatl with the ex- eeption of Mrs. Shellenberger, and it s most likely that the sheri will take heér 1o Lio- RGEI'S CANE, £ o, o Meeping pending her wiat, 0o | VAN WYCK AGAIN AT WORK. caster county in exchange for Bohannon, Reduced Fare For Educators. s R X Laxcors, Neb., Doc. S - speeial Telegram | The Nebraska Senator After a Washington to the Bek, | The state superintendent to-day Gas Monopoly, mafled circulars containing the reduetion in rates given by the ratlroads in the state for the convention of connty superintondents and prominent educators, which convention meets in this eity, o the 21st. The REDUCED PRICES DEMANDED. mmencin Senator Edmunds Preparing to Push differefit roads make the nsual one and one- His Postal Telograph Bill-Talk are for the round trip and Superin- ‘ third fare for the round trip and Supe Abont the Now Teaieeiest tendent Jones expects that the convention will be one of the most_important gatherings of educators and school ofticials ever hetd in the stal National Capital News, Van Wyck Alter & Monopoly. WasHiNGToN, Dec, S [Spsoial Telogram to the Bre<Senator Van Wyck began his work in the interest ot the people here to- day and in opposition to local monopolies by introducing a resolution in the senate as to the expedicney of requiring the Georgetowi gas company, doing business in the Distriet, Heavy 13 o yuction, Anaranor, Neb, December 8. —|Special tothe Bew | -Yesterday Jim Cooper, a far mer living west of here about six m hauled into tawn forty tons of broom e and added to what wa sady here, some 100 tons were in town to-day, It took thirty three teams to hanl Cooper’s corn into town. Shipments of broom corn from here have | to furnish gas at §1per 1,000 cubie teet, and If been the heaviest of any town in the Repub- | found jmpracticable, of sscertaining lican valley, and still some will sav nothing whether there are not others who will furnish itat that price if afforded an opportunitys There are & number of corporations hero that hiave procured richts of way and are charging exorbitant prices and keeplng coms petition out by preventing what would be rivals from procuring a foothold in the failed this morning, and at noon D. Kendail, | Shape of rights of way. These are the in- bakery, cigars and confectionary, failed, | Stitutions which have raised the cry agminst Kendall made a bill of sale toa man named | Sevator Van Wyck's reelection, and are Davis, formerly of Seward county, who has | {rying to show that he is an uncertain repub- possecsion: Tt Jooks 23 though the creditore | lican. The fact that two-thirds of the offi were left, sand employes of these corporations ard can be raised in western Nebraska. Two Failures at MeCook, McCook., Neb, De Spectal Tele- gram to the Brr.|—This city 1s somewhat stirred up by having two failures in one day. John F. Collins, a builder and_contractor, 5 z democrats shows plainly to_the people hete Wanoo minale at WalnOal o the | ielr animus to’ Nebraskn's Sorior S6nALOT S kil LD & The cilizens are almost without exception BeE,|—In the distriet court terday John | Senator Van Wyek's endorsers in all that be Schumen, the tiend who so inhumanly as- [ does, and they are republicans and democrats saulted and ravished Mrs. Munsel, near North | alike. POSTAL TELEGRAPH, A gentleman who has rogently talked to Senator Edmunds Bend, was found guilty and will be sentenced somo time this week, William Long and e ol ik bout postal telegraph John Hutehins plead guilty to the charge ot Sl e larceny and were sentenced to thirty days ""‘“‘_'”““‘f“(‘“““'". "““‘“"f of ‘0‘1':’"" in jailand one year in the penitentiary re- | Ment control of asystem of telegraph lines intends to begin at the opening of congress next year a systematic move for the 0 of hisbill on the subject, which will un< doubtedly be guccessful, Sinee the introdues tion of his bill in the senate, three or four years azo, Senator Eduunds' has made ex- iensive researches as to the possibility of a government telegraph system and the _{nnlm to the people such a proposition ffords. The most tormidable arzument that has been pre- sented against his bill is that the government has no business or right with such matters; that a eatering to the public of this character belongs solely to private corporations, Sen- ator Edmunds will present an array of illus. trations drawn from other countries and arguments upon existing facts, in these lines in the United States, which will com- pletely annibilate opposition, The impres- sion prevails that a nostal telegraph bill con= spectively. A Horse Thief's Work. HEproN, Neb., Dec. S—[Special to the Bk, |—Daniel Dey, of Chester, had a_valua- ble horse stolen from his stable last Sunday night by an unknown party. 1le has offered areward of $50 for the return of the mare and convietion of the thief, to_ whien Sherift Green_of this county, his added an addi- tional §50. A San Francisco Sorike. SAN FrAxcisco, Dee. 8.—Two hundred and fitteen men on the street railway lines struck to-day, on account of the refusal of the company to raise wages from 5 per day and decrease the hours from thirteen to twelve, . mplating either the purchase or the con= T struction of a compleie system of lines, will Abating the Saloons. be passed during the first four months of the Sioux Crry, Ia, Dee. 8. pecial ‘Tele- | next session of concress, NAVAL It is said to be Sec itney’s design to have the work upon the new cruisers s ficiently advanced when congress meets & r hence, to make such a showing of th chitecture of the ships and their cost an the further needs of the nayy as to secure a proper appropriation to put_the government navy yardg in condition to begin the con- struction o1 another naval flest. — This con- templates eight or ten years’ work, and the outlay of anywhere from thirty to forty million dollars. ,The building of the ships now about to bé begin i3 regarded as an experiment for the purpose of ascertaining just what is need. 1t is also for the purpose of viving American ship-builders an oppor- tunity to see what they can do and to develor, domestic materials, - The beginning of naval reconstruction, the restoration and -enlarzement of government. avy vards, and development of private ship o Gomestic aterinls, will of course gure prominently in the campaign of 1888, fore the call for an appropriation to begin this work will elicit a great deal of political debate, and will, if in fact it comes up next winter, be the opening gun of the next eampaizn, and may have as muen to do with developing the presidential candidate as anything else. REPRESENTATIVE Representative vne, of i’ittsbure, who is Blaine's right hand man in Pennsyl! and who had charge of certain impor= matters for the Plumed Knight at > m 1831, suid to-day that President Cleveland is Josing his vopularity with the people and will probably not seeure a re- nomination. As a republican he sazs he would rather see Cleveland than Hill get the zram to the Bre.!—Sheriff McDonald has Dbeen busy to-day executing orders of abate- ment against saloons and buildings fn which the same are located. Much excitement was occasioned thereby. About tweuty-five places were closed up and the buildings sealed for one year. Many had been inclined tobelieve that the English Kitchen would not be closed, as a restaurant is run in connection with the saloon, but all the liquor found ip the estab- dislnent was confiseated; Tie doors locked and the ‘pluce effecinally closed up, The sheriff wag seon by your correspondent to-day and says he proposes carrving out the orders he court to the fullest ‘extént. But little liquor was found anywhere in’ the rounds to-day. Papers are now being prepared em- powering the sheriff to proceed against all slaces where abatement orders have heen issued. not Dead Drunk. DEs MoiNks, . 8,—[Special Tele- gram to the Be: Grove special says that ‘I, Fuller was found dead in bed this morning by his companion, H. B. shastian, The two men drove from Hol- ein last night, and Fuller drank too much and was dead drunk when pnt to bed. The e ed was a horse trader, and leaves a wile at Sloan, BAYNE TALKS. A Farmer Suicid es OSCEOLA, Dee. 8.—[Speeial Telesram to the BE.]—M. P Sherow, a well known and respected farmer living four miles south- west of this eity, eounnitted suicide this | yomination, As for the republican nomina- worning by hanging. tion he thinks no sort of opposition ean pre- T vent Blaine getting 1w if ne desires, Colonel Riddleberger on His E Bayne says ne does not think there will be any legislation beyond the passage of appro= priation bills this session. e thinks tarift legislation, whatever there is of it, will o6 enncied by the Fiftieth congress. 116 says it will probibly consist ot repealing the tax on domestic tobacco and the duty’ on suzar, This would reduce the revenue of the oy ermment about 575,000,000, NEw Yo, Dec. 5—[Spe Telegram to the Bee. |—The World’s washington special ays: Semator Riddleberger, of Virginia, had a lively altereation with Sergeant-at Arins Canaday, of the senate. 11 the sen carries ont his threat he will offer a re tion in open senate calling for an investiga 0 b 100 MANY WESTERN RIVATLS. tion of Canaday upon eharges of conduct - It is quite possible ghat the Indian wares becoming a senate official and gontleman, | house will remain in New York. is has Senator Riddlel ris so incensed and out- razed against him that he vows he will | vote to dispossess him from his office after the been the result of the contest which s pends ing between roprosentatives of different western eitie The two senators and theie 4th of next March, if the senate does not | representatives ealled at the oflice of the reprimand or punish him. As the senate | commissioner of Indian atfairs and pres will bea tie after that date, standing 3% re- | sented the advantages of Omaha asa place publicans to 58 democrats, Riddleberzer will | for the Indian warehouse, Each of the have it absolutely in his powerby voting with | delegation made a short statement. the demoerats”™ to oust Canaday and to | After the interview Senator Van Wyel seeure i he pleases, a re-organization | fold a B correspondent that he believed { (he senate and its committees. Itiddieber- er's threat shows what possibilities of power he may have when the chay of a single the commissioner of that he was b barrassed on s Indian aflaivs realized coming constantly more ems count of the compotition and vote will delde any partisan_proposition “or | wished that it was ended; that tie delay in project which may come up. Senator Riddle- | order that the delegation’ from St. Joseph, berizer churges that Canaday 15 zuilty of de- | Mo, might be heard had not been well Tes ception and falsehood in the appointwent of | ceived by the representatives of the other a Virginia boy to one of the pageships in the | western cities and that it was possible that senatc, <3 inflience would e brought to. b (o relain Ruenmatic Nominations, HIRYAFRUONNIN RS OL Wasiinaroy, Dee. S, —President Cleye Ordnaneo Sergeant Michacl MetCabe, U, 8, Land suffered considerable rhenmatic pain to- | A, s been assigued to the station ol Fort p + most of the time a re- | Blevens, n. . day, and spent the most of the tne in a - re. e e John AloMartin, Miante cumbent position. He denied himself to all 1 iy jnfantry, has been ordered 1o Fort Sisges callers exeopt tew senators who desired to | ton, Dakota, fron St Pant s00 him on important business, o Aty turdonghs: Private Frank The president to day sent 1o the senate the | Troop"D, Third cavalry, Fort Siil, jan following nominations: Arthur J, Thomas, | Terriory, six months to'zo abroad: Furner of Pennsylvania, tobe member of ihe Ut | Nell McCann, Troop K, Eightli cavalry, comuiinsions Naval Construetor Theo- | Fort Clarke, Texas, four ‘months: Saddler dore 1. Wilson, to bo chief of the | Christinn Zeh, Troop M, Ejehth cavalry bureau of eonstruction and repair, and chief | Fort Brown, ‘Fexas, four months from May, constructor in the department of the nayy, | 157; Trivae Adum Suith, Company K, with relative rank ot commodore; Pay Di nilinfanty, Fort Lyon, Colorado, “foue rectorJames Fulton to be chiel of the burean nths from December 10° Privato John Wy of provisions amd clothing and paymaster- | Har , Company I, Fourteenih infantry ettoral I the departmentof the navy, with | Vancouver Barracks, Washington Tervitory, Telative rank of commodores a one months Private William Robeson, Con fus’ Parks to ba pay director pany A,V y-fitth infuntry, Fort Meade, James Tolfree to b inspecton Dakota, one month Paymaster Jonn Coryine to b bast Granted: Lieutcnant Cole i ant pas ) ¥ Compton, Fifth cavalry, Kort il enty dagsi Caplain ftans o0 Collision, eind cavalry, Fort Coner D, ot : Ancay th cavalry, Foit Bayard, on the Buffalo, New York & Philae Tt Cotiati Geton vailroad, while ru ifty miles an enth envaliy, Fort Buford, Da collided with a passenger train this mornin lonth, with 1-m.|- Jv"l to g M{ ) Mel NI il extensions First Lieutenan Tlioihas Mack and Melvitle Devos, el i, Seventh niantry, Vort Was Aud Hirainap rorpeatfully: of (18 wild Jd wing, o - niont wid ona ed outrlcht and & y 11 M akota, one montl th | uber 1h: Lientenant William M, - nty-fifth jufantey t Ouaha, Disasters (0 Venscls from Decomber 15; Lieutenant £w Y outk, Dee. S.—~The steamer Kn oyd, Fitteentl infantry, Fort Rane this city and New O A nee J i Tyentyiing infans 1 10 mont 1 our this morning and reported t 1k row ner tist oflicer and four of B e vere drowned Tiesd rn on the part of the honsa t ar aid o ooner N on Nt commered Clawmer I ! i lad | bills I et duy, bug rudder disabled ) 1 I “tion The Garficld staty vations, 18 yet val Sheridal ¢ lex t it era idan that the federal courty Lold ity teenth 1 1 ) { United Stales, city of Washington May 11 4 m | ty bill suy any Jaw ine occasion the statiie Wanary Cof . its [V aly 1 vil diction lamented eomrade, Geucial Jawmes A, G ¢ t the éases Wil ple wp & field, will be unyejled, ey e ate be tried, = gkl [ERNEA* /