Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1886, Page 1

EENTH YEAR GONE T0 A WATERY GRAVE. | Over Forty Lives Lost By a Oollision of Steamers in Lishon Barbor. MUCH OTHER DAMAGE DONE. Ik of a New ©Oabinet in England Parliament Prorogued Until Feb- ruary— Movements Which Look Like War, Terrible Disaster, Losnos, Dee. 20.—\While the French steamer Villa de Victoria was lying at anchor in the I 15, she was run into and sunk by the British iron elad Sultana, So un- expected wasthe accident that most of the crew and passengers of the steamer had not time to escape and went down with the gteamer. Nearly two hundred and fifty passon on board when the steamer Was strick. Lisyon, Dee, 24.—The Sultan’s captain admits that the collision was due to the Sul tan’s ing her moorings After the Sul- an’ pllision with the Ville de Victoria she collided with and damaged the steamer Rich- mond. The Ville de Vietoria’s crew and passengers numbered sixty-three, of whom forty were drowned. An English lady who was saved lost a bag containing 600 sovereigns which she had suspended around her neck previous to the colision. The Minctaur also dragged her anchor and ran into and dam- aged the Monareh, Talk of a New Cabinet, 1LoNDON, Dec. 24,1t i< expected that par- liament will be prorogued until the 3d of February 1n order to allow the formation of & new ministry, Matthews, home secretary, whose resignation was thought probable, says Lo is in perfect hurmony with the cabinet. No member of the government within or without the cabinet avows adherence to Churchill. ‘Fhe conservatives are taking couraze. Many members of the conservative clubs are opposed to a coalition ministry under Lord Hartington, and want a purely tory cabinet. “The St Jaines Guzette, reflecting upon the spirit, doubts” the wisdom of making any appeal to Lord Hartington and urges the con- servatives to elose up their ranks, throw over- 1S we board all domestio legislation for a while and 0 straight on with their foreign policy, *1t will bo fittine.” says the Gazeite, “for Eng- Tand o act With vigor and promptitade in the suppression of crime in Irelaud aud leave the results o fortune.” ‘The supporters of Lord Randolph Church- Il declare that when he fs able to tell the trie reason for his resignation the diselosure nthroughout the coun- LN s triumpliant vindication. twill be shown that he didn’t op- on the ground for necessary defense of mpire, but that lie refused to sanction b nerease of the estinates unless it was ac. companied by a reformed administration of “e war and admiralty departments, Lord dolph discovered while in offi ay his %, that the government had no control over the expenditure of hundreds of thou- sands of pounds which are vearly voted for the war oflice for material” that has never been providod aud that similar abuses exist m the admiralt try and o Ney say pos tho What Hartington Will Do. Loxnos, Dec. 24.—In consequence of Lord isbur; equest, Lord Hatington will remam in Rome until Sunday to await let- ters from Lord Salisbury. Lord Hartington has not received an invitation yet to enter the cabinet, It is improbavle that an invitation would be sent by telesraph, as he hasno cipher that would enable him to- translate the government dispateh. He will not come to & decision until e has received Lord Sulisbury’s letters. Lord Hartington thinks that virtually there has been no_change in the situation since last autunn, ‘The opinion grows that Lord Hartington will not_enter the cabinet. It has been virtually decided to further prorogue parliament antil the second February. Lord Randolph Churehill sted upon an_early meeting. A hinet council has been summoned for next week, Lord Randolph Churehill 1s irritated and astounded at the unanimity of the de- nunciation of his course by the couserva- tives, alisbury's Miserable Weakness.. LoNDoN, De Lhie Daily News, re ving to Lord Salisbury’s overtures to Lord Hartington, says: By this act of miscrable weakness and miscatled patriotism, Lord Salisbury acknowledges that the conservi tives are absolutely dependent upon the will and pleasures of Churehill. 1t is not strango that mmy conservatives are puzzled oy and_indignant the feebleness of their leaders, which must surely damnge 1he repu- tation of modern conservativism,” Russian War Symptoms, LoxDoN, Dee. 24. -1t is stated that the roserves have bean called ou svements of troops hiave been no- ticed in Bessarabia, Don't Belieye i The T k deny thateither France or Germany has any intention of going to war. G. W. CHILD! OSITY. ¢ Donates a Drinking Mountain t Shakespeare's Birthplace. [Copyright 1856 by James Gordon Bennett.] STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Do —INew York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.| ‘Thie name of the great American philanthro pist, George W. Childs, will henceforth be ted here with the name of Shakes- At the meeting of the town council on Tuesday the mayor. Sir Arthur Hodg son, while stating that Mr. Childs had | nated to Shakespeare's birthpluce an nt drinking fountain in honor of the on's jubilee, referring to a letter which he held in his hand, added: “The donor sim- ply asks the corporation to furnish waterand t lights,” Mr. Chiles would submit to the corporation several designs for their choice and he suggested that the fountain should be dedicated either on the next birth- day of the poet. or on June 20, theanniversary of the queen’s accession to the thiohe fifty years before, Alderman Bird, amid renewed cheers for Ameriea and Mr, Childs, seconded the mayor's motion of ae- ceptance and thanks. 1o the course of some very eulogistie remarks concerning the donor, the alderman said the latter’s gener- osities were widely known to the civilized world, Espeeially Englishmen remembered Mr. Childs’ gift of an American window to Westminster abbey in memory of the poets Herbert and Cowper, which had an addi- tional interest from the fact that the late Dean Stanley furnished the inseription to it. Aftera conference the council agreed to devote jubilee day to the cere nouies of re ceiving the gitt. A BIG YACHT RACE, due in Honor of the 3 Jubilee, | Copyright 1886 by James Gordon Rennett.) Loxboy, Dee. #5.—[New York Herald Cal pecial to the Bek.) everybody on laud is emulating everybody else in being foyal to the queen’s jubllee, the contagiou has now spread to the water, Last evening the Royal Thames Yacht clun, at 1ts cosy club house, Albermarl street, Piceadilly, with Lord Alfved Paget, vice commodore, in the ebaly, rosolved that the jubiles year of th queen, as a patroness of the elub, ought to be celebrated by & great ocean yacht race for a prize of the value of 1,000 guienas, open to the world. § Preparations Vor Queer called at the club house this worning, bat Lotk Alfred had already left town for the Christmas holidays, notto do which would be unfashionable. But I was courteously re ceived by Captain Scovell, the secretary. He said, “This provosition was made last night, but was earried unanimously by a full meeting for the h 1ay season, The de- tails and full particulars have yet to be dis- cnssed at the next meeting, shortly after New Years. ‘Ihien all *he arrangements, as to the date, the canse and the conditions, will be ar- ranged. But from the club feeling last night the ey to be of importance and m I “Will American yachts have an entry? “Certainly <o, if ac the conditions that may be made, and the more the merrier.” Liverpocl, Livenroor, Dee The largest and most disastrons fire since 14, occurred this morning, when the extensive geueral retail stores of John Lewis & Co, were entirely de- stroyed. The stores contained an immense Christmas stock, all of which was consume with a menagerie connected with the estat lishient. The total loss is placed at $2,000,000, When the firemen had secured such “control of the flaines as to be able to contine them to the buning premises it was noticed that a Targe polar bear in the menagerie Was still alive and comparatively unhurt, thoueh sur- rounded by flames, A defermined effort was at once made to reseue the fine brute, powerful stream of water was kept in play on the cage and a number of daring men made their way under the current to thecaze, This they wreichied from its fastenings and grappling it with cliaing and bars managed the bear desperately flying at them all - theé wlhile, to drag it and its oteupant from the fire just betore the walls of the burning build- ings fell in with a erash, British Grain Trade Review, LoNboN, Dec. M4.—The Mark Lane Ex- press, which was issued to-day instead of Monday, the regular day of publication, in its weekly review of the British grain trade, says wheat trade was limited but prices were steady. Foreizn wheat was quiet. ‘The in- crease of American supplies tends to de- press the market, but the disturbed condition of affairs in the castern part of Kurope counteracts this inflience and strenzthens market. There is & eood prespect of ased husiness with the new year. - At to- rket the tone of wheat was firm. Flour was 6d dearer. Corn, barley, beans and peas were steady, Battallions of Kids. Pants, Dee. 24.—There is a noticeable movement to form battallions of schools, A number of mayors of arrondissements have begun enlisting youths of from sixteen to twenty years of age, forming companies cquivalent to the regular wHitia, They are armed with chassepots. One corps already lias 500 members, ‘They take their rities liome with them instead_of depositing then in the arseal after drilling. man Members Resigo. VIENNA, Dee. 24.—German members of tiie Bohemian local government board have resigned in consequence of the recent aetion of tiie Bohemian diet on a motion to divide Boliemia into two parts—Czech and German —according to the language of the inhabi- s, ent is sure copting Big Vire Ge Affairs in Ireland. Dee. 24.—Over a dozen leacue meetings were held in lreland to-day. O'Brien _has_begun_an_action for £5,000 against the Dublin Express for libel in hay- ing aceused him of being a swindier and an Sinvineible.” Duuniy, Wants a New Deal. Loxnoy, Dec, 24.—Lord Colin Campbel solicitors have applied for a new trial of his countersuit for divorce against his wife on the ground that the verdict of the jury was st the weight of evidence, - The Story of a Torn Leaf. New Yonxk, Dee. 24.—|Special Telegram to the BEE. |—The heirs of Roger Merritt, of Port Chester, Westchester county, are pre- paring evidence in support of the claim that the entire village beloigs to them. The amount involved is between §15,000,000 and $20,000,000. They declare that the village site which originally belouged to Captain Roger Mernitt, an ofticer in the eontinental army leascd by him to various persons and that the leat contalning the record has heen torn out of the book in which the leases were entored in the registra e at White Plains, They expect to find the missing leaf in Alabama, in possession of the family of the late_John Merritt, who is suspected of having torn it out of the book to gratify per- sonal spite agaiust other members of the - fhe Brakemen's Strike St LovisviLLe, Ky, Dee, 24.—Th brakemen on ' the Louisville & Nashville re mains in statue quo. Trains made up for the south Wednesday still stand in the yards with & few made up since then. Ihe rond issued an ultimatum to the strikers last night requiring them to report for duty by 1 o'clock ay or consider themselves discharged. the strikers ignored. The ofticials arc endeavoring to hire new men, but_thus far have not béen able tb start trains, No trouble as_oceurred. General Manager Harrigan vs he will certainly not discharge Superin- ndent Downs as demanded by the men, nor will he reinstate the few discharged brakemen. ‘The switeh and yardmen syimpa- thize and fo-night diseussed ‘the advisability of woing out, but without result. Both slaes are fiv, 10u, strike of nst Powderly cLrina, Bee, 24—The Taesin, organ of the workingmen of this city, in its issue to-morrow will say editorially: **From the number of secret circulars published by the head of the noble order, it is to be inferred that the distingnished gentleman is trying to make it appear at least that he is earning s princely salary of $5,000 a year. y poor Knight of’ Labor, it not on ti sturvation, is certainly not earning enough to keep body and soul together during this Clristias season, while the heads of the ader are reveling in all the luxunies their princely salaries atord, The oflicials “ce taiuly liave bettered their condition, Pile on the assessments.’ - A Big Strike Averted. Prrrssuna, Pa, Dee, 24.--"The great stiike of 12,00 coke workers of the Connellsville region, which was to have been inaugurated to-morrow, has been averted and work will be continued throughout the winter without interruption. A conterence of operators and workpien was held hiere to-day, and after a lengthy session a compromise was effected. By itthe wages of the workwen will be slightly advanced, and when the prices of coke is increased their wazes will be ad- wed proportionatd The workmen promise to abide by the ‘sereement and will hereafter discourage petty strikes such as Dave annoyed operators for several months - A Second Strike, PritAvinrina, Dee. 24 =The enginears, firemen, train hands and coal leavers em- ployed by the Keading railroad company at the coal wharves at Port hond, who have been dissatitied oyer the recent rules of the com pany, and who returned to work yes- terday, agaii struck this morning and train s were reported as badly bl | between the falls of the Schuylkill and Port Richmond, Nine schooners ate lying in the docks wait ing to receive their carzo of coal, and from the present indications they will not be loaded for some time. A Shie Owner Assigns, Boston, Dec. 2.—The Advertiser will say to-morrow that Pliny Nickerson made an as- signment ibis afternoon to Thomas H. Kus- | sell, of the law firm of O, H. & T, M. Russell. Linbilities about 520,000, with nominal usscts of $250,000. Nickerson is a extensive siip owher, and has been doing business nearly lalf a century. ‘The assigniient is o general surprise, His manager states that the failure resuibed from a gradual depreeiation of prop ity in which he'is interested, THE PRESIDENT'S CHRISTMAS | The Head of the Nation Will Bat Turkey With His Mother-in-Law. WHAT THE CABINET WILL DO. The Order in Regard to “Pernici Indianians Allowad to Be Pig oled—More About Dabney ~Capital News, ne Cleveland Will Dine at Oak View. WASHINGTON, Dec, 24.—[Special Telegram to the BER.]--At noon to-day the depart- ments were all closed and will not be opened again till Monday next. Within a few min utes after the doors were locked the streets b an to till up, and sueh a mass of human- ity has not been seen in the national capital for many years. Although the weather was wmost disagreeable, foggy, rainy, and the side- walks covered with mud, Washington s now enjoying the holidays as only her people can. Nearly all the remaining statesmen left in the eity turned out and added to the throng. A wagon started from the white house toward the Tenleytown road for Mrs. Folsom's house with a load of presents and good things for Mrs. Cleveland, and edibles for the president’s family feast to take place at Oak View to-morrow afternoon. Only four persons ate expected to be present at the din- ner—tlia president and Mrs. Cleveland, Miss May Hudson, their guest, and Mrs, Folsow, 1t15 the first trme the president has taken a regular meal with his mother-in-law and o good time is_oxpected by him, He and Mrs, Cleveland will atiend services at the ehurch in the morning and then be driven directly out to the country place. Althouzh cold, ramy weather is forecnsted by the signal burean everything points to an ex- ceedingly pleasant day in this city, The inerchants report the most extensive preparations they have ever known for a holiday, more expensive presents, more edibles, more wine and more buoyance, Most of the cabinet officers will be in the city. Secretary Whitney will remain at home and assist Mrs. Whitney in_ entertaining a house full of ehildren from her church as she did this afternoon, Postmaster General Vilas will dine a visitor or two. as will Seerctary and Mrs. Manning. Secretary Endicott will eat his Christmas turkey at his New Eng- land home and Seeretary Lamar will do likewise at his old home in Oxford, Miss Secretary Bayard has gone to his home at Willmington, Del. A dispatch this afternoon from Nortolk, Va,, announces the arrival there of Senator Edmunds on his way to Carrituck Sound, where he will shoot ducks for a few days. 'The senator is very fond of such sport and is said to be a good shot. The capitol was_deserted all day, even the em- ployesabout the document rooms leaving for afrolic. Half a dozen members but no gena- tors were scen around the bullding during the day. There were no visitors, however. Only the congressional library was open. PROBABLY PIGEON-TOL se is expressed here that no acti taken by the president and heads of ments in d to violati th tive “warning order” relating to *“pernicious’ activity on the part ot Indianjans holding federal positions here. It will be remem bered that for months after Cleveland took control republicans were removed from de Jartients simply because they were mem- hers f their state _clubs in this eity. For a while the vosters of these elubs were in great demand, as they disclosed memberships and aMorded amplo proot of “oilensive partisan- ship” to warrant remoyal, but the Indiana democrats have orzanized a clnb composed of men who occupy positions in_ the depart- ments, and although they have passed reso- lution$ denouncing civil service reform, no notice is taken of it. Assistant Land_ Com- missioner Stockslager was in the chair last night and utterances are reported by mem- bers ‘on the foor who are tederal officers which not only come within arraignment of the president’s warning but the letier of the civil service law, and yet no notice is taker It seews to make a great difference whose ox is gored. DISCUSSING DABNEY. Dr. Dabn cnsion oflice examiner, who has beei cliarged with having served a cunid at Andersonville prison, i out in another card denying that he was a_ guard, wund declaring thit he never boasted of having been a guard. ‘The whole question is now one of veracity between certain gentlemen, “There are ofticials at the pension office who state unqualitiedly that they heard Dabney declare that he was a guard at Andersonvill but these officials are republicans and ad- monish those whom they have made their statement to that the source of information must not be diselosed, as it would cost the their positions to “tell tales out of school. So for the sake of protecting the loyal officials who heard Dabucy make his bonst it may not _ be proven on him, butit is not probable, Your correspondent ' is informed that persons ont- side of the pension oflice and who are not afraid of being known in bearing testimony against Dabney will make oath to his having ted as stated. Justice, it seems, must © as slow in the matter as it usually does, but it is coming. Ex-Representati Join Lilis, of Louisiana, ‘is here and said to-day that e had known'Dabney since bo lood; that Dabney was at Macon, Ga., when General Stoneman wade his raid; old men women and children turned out to defend the place, and Dabney was among them and uppr bore arms; further than that he knows noth- ing of Dabney’s services, He doesn’t think Dabney guilty of any services except in his mind, nd_ bears witness to his being boastir. Ellis was a confederate ofiicer, A COSTLY BATIL itative Reagan's bath is likely to nost expensive luxury of the kind Gver indulged in by a_member of congress. 1t will be & long tiine before e hears the last of it, and it is feared by his friends thut the result will be exceedingly disastrous to his senatorial ambition, Reagan was looked upon as the most farmidabie opponent that Senator Maxey tiad to succoed himselt in the Senate, but Texas, as everybody knows, is one of the most rampant free trade states in the union, and Keagan was looked upon as a wan who eould be depended on to yote for any measure designed to bring about the abolition of custom houses, On Suturday. just when hie ouzht to have been voting, b was taking his bath, and, as a_consequel e the Congressional Kecord shows him as hav ing dodged on the most important question for his constituents that has been before congress this session, Senator Maxey is naturally very much amused at Reagan’s predicament, and there s no rea- on why Lie should not be, as the best judues assert that that bath is Worth at least twenty- five votes to the sitting senator when he shall come up for re-clection in January. Reagan is most unmereifully chaifed about the affair, and is growing very tired of the banter of his colleagues, e cat it from all sides. Yesterday the most insigniticant little page in the house gOt in o fling at lteagen in a very ungentlemanly manuer. The little raseal 13 ahout eighteen inches high. Hle walked into the oftice of the clerk, “with a very serions air, and in a dignifed 'tone re- warked to that ofticial: “1do not think the tarift bill will come up to-day, so you can give me my bath ticket.” Thice volumes of Reagan's report on inter-state commerce fol- lowed the little raseal out of the door as he hastily made his eccape. THE FRENCH SPOLIATION CLADE Those interested in the ) t of the Freuch spoliation claims, Which are now being urged before the eaurt of claims, have given up any hope of action by congress this session looking to their payment. About two years ago congress passed a bill refor- ring {hese cases to the court for the purpose of passing upon the liability of the U'nited States {n the premises, Wit the usual slow- ness of all oftices of ilstice the court has not yel been able to render a decision which will fully answer the question asked by congress, and &s a consequence it will Le several years al least before all the cases are tinally deter wined, oF perhaps very inueb longer than Represe prove the that before any one of them can bo paid. Thus far ue atlempt has beep made to séeure | an_appropriation for their payment, and it is hardly likely that anything in this line wiil be attempted at this session. NATIONAL BANKS, Representative Witkins, of Oliio, on Mon day Iast introduced a bill which |8 designed to settle the much vexed question as to the staility of naticnal banks after the bonds which are deposited to secnre circulation shall have been paid off. A the law now is the department holds that o national bank charter can be issued to a bank which does not take advantage of the law which allows national banks to Issue notes, and no bank can be estabfished until it has deposited 0,000 in U nited States bonds with the treas- urer to secure cirenlation up o nine-tenths of that amount, which is the minmnum limit Mr. Wilkins' bill provoses to rediee this Jimit to $1,000. 7 this bill becomes a law it will allow the continuance of the national banking system aven atter the bonds of the United States shall have been wiped out, The idea s been sugeested, and a bill to_ that end has been introduced in congress, that, inasmueh as these banks are known as national, the United States should in a weasite’ guarantee depositors azainst loss, and for this purpose it x\lm»m«-.lum the amount of money collected as taxon eircu Iation should be Used as a sinking tund for the purpose of paving depositors in national banks which have failed. = Ttis nardly likely, lowever, that either of these measures wili become @ law in the present congress, ‘There are too many men who lave strong anti- pathies sigainst national banks in general to allow any such hope of final settlement of this vesed question at the present tine. A MURPIY FOR TURKEY. Congressman Je Murphy, of Towa, hampion of the Lennepin - canal sehenie, is the last on the list to e named in counection with the “Turkish wission. Murphy is an applicant for the plice and kept the path around the white house warm in- eatling upon the president. Murphy was defe for renomination chiefly on accountof strict adherence to the civil service policy of the president, Alur- ]»m like Congressman Cox, of North Caro- ina, who was defeated upon the same issue, thinks that it is the duty of the president to o something for them. Murphy claims that the place should be given to Towa, as that state has had but little patronage outside of the places within the state. Notwithstanding aumerous applications fron various sections of the country, there is hardly a donot that the president’ has decided upon General Viele, of New York. ARMY NEWS, FEugene L. Violland, who has had tership in the army for about thi is in the city from his present station at St, Paul, having been called here by reason of sickniess in his family, which is residing at 110 Second stri Northeast. He will leave here next Monday night for his station. Army leaves granted: Major William H. Forwood, surgeon, St. Paul, one month; Major Géorge W. Candee, paymaster, Fort Leavenworth, until Janua Major Charles L. Huzmann, surgeon, Fort Ontario, New York, until December 30: Major Kugene B. Beaumont, Fourth cavalry, Fort Bowit, Ari- zona, two months, from December 222" First Lieutenant Charles B. Gatwood, Sixth cav- alry, Fort Stanton, New Mexico, two months, with permission to apply 1or two months ex- tension; Licutenant gfi Dodgson, Sixth canalty, Fort Wingate, New Moxico, two wonths, with permission to apply fot two months extension. PERSONAL MENTION, Walter J. Lamb, of Omaha, is at the Ebbit. - NAT IONAL CAPITAL MISCELLANY SAVING BY MARINES., WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. —Itis stated at the navy department that the recent order of the sceretary of the mavy directing the com- mandants of navyyards o substitute marines in place of watchmen and ship-kecers where it can be done to advantage, will re- sult in asavingtoabe govermment of between $55,000 and 360,000 per annum, and °govern- ment property and vessels st the various yards and stations will be equally well pro; tected. 1f the present condition of the marine corps would allow the substitution of marines for all the watchmen and ship- emploved, an_additional saving of 000 would have been effected. QUARANTINE. In his annual report Surgeon General Hamilton, of the marine hospital service, ces the following statement in rogard to the quarantine service. No epidemic dis- cases have been imvorted into the United States during the past year. Cholera has been threatened from Europe.” "I'his discase, which last vear extended from Marscilles and Toulon to’ Sicily and various towns on the west shore ot Ifaly, has extended to t eastern shore, o Frume and ‘Iricste, at the head of the Adriatic, and several towns in Austria, and_has appeared on the Danube at Buda-Pesth at the time of sendinz this report to the printe In each of the distriets named the disease bas exhibited its usinl virulence, At Trieste, during the month of August, there were 2600 eases and 195 deaths, As usual the disease haunts the houses of those too poor or 0o neglhigent to pay regard fo cleanliness of person apd surroundings. A map showing the progress of the disease in iurope is subjoined. A TELEPHONE SUIT DECIDED, Justice James, of the supreme court of the Distriet, of Colmbia, silting in equity, de- cided the suit of Georze W. Cothran, of” Chi- ainst Fred 1. Brown, myentor and owner of a putented telephone, Cothran had agreed within tiirty days to organize o com DRy With & capital stodk. of S0,000,000 to Mt Brown’s telephione in use. ie also agreed to give Brown $5,000 and one-third of the capital stoek and to furnish $10,000 working capital. After the thirty days had elapsed withount the performance of the contraet, and its extension was refused, Cothran brougiit suit to prevent Brown from alienating the title to his patent and to compel him to allow the plaintift to earry fout the contract, notwithstanding the expiration of the con® tract period. Justice James declded the case in favor of e defendant, stating tRat (he plaintiff's case was withouf merit, THE SILVER CERTIICATES, "Iie treasury department began the issuing of slsilver ceriiiicates on the 4th of last October, and has issued to date the amount of 86,500,000, “Ihe §2 silver cectificates were tirst issued on the 6th of December, and the tota) issue so far amounts to §1,010.000. The supply is not equal to the demand, and the certificates are not yet distributed from sub- treasurics, They e distribnted from the treasury departient to loealities in all parts of the country in Sums not exceeding #5,000, but this can_be done only, of course, us the certificates are ready, In other words, the treasury department is placing 51 and $2 certiticates in_general circulation as vapidly possible. When the general demand is to owe extent appeased, these certificates will be distributed to the different sub-treasurics for 1ssue as required, - The Bayview Rioters. Minwavkre, Dec. 2 —The trial Bayview rioters hasbeen adiourned until Monday morning. Mayor Wallber was on the stand and_festilied as to the proclama- tion issued May 4 and 5. Judge Sloan, when ho adjourned court, told the attorneys for the defcnse he would only allow them six nesses 1o prove that there was no riotat Bayview. He added, incidentally, that he deemed the firing by the milida perfectly jus- tifiable, of the — Car Works Bu Hanmsu ke, Pa., Dec The car works of Schall & King, at Middieton, were almost wholly burned this morning, causing a loss of $150,000, Despite the work of the firemen six substantial brick buildings were de- stroyed. The foundry and oftice and a few Sieds were T ey that the worics will at ebuilt. An insurance of about 540,000 was carried, part of which was on the saved building. — R Lamar's Ma NEW Yoitk. Dee. the Bk 1 —The W rd, ge. (Special Telegram to Macon (ta.) speeinl says: Lamar arrived here on an early train this morning and aiter hreak fasting he ealled on bis repotted fiancee, Mrs. Holt, - While no day can be named for the nuptials, yet it sems dednitely settled that Lamar Wil be accompanied 16 Washington by his bride be- fore the Lalldays are end N - A Note of Warbing. Paris, Dee. 2 —1lhe French been waraed agsinst publishing news which would be o1 use abroad. press has wilitary THE WEEK 1IN BUSINESS. A More Quiet and Steady Feeling Prevails in Financial Oircles, MONEY MORE STRINGENT Very Small Activity Wheat, an@ Only a Pair Amount of Transac Not Much the Mog Product. in tons Done in The Week in Comt Ciicaco, Dee, 24.—[Speeial Tel to the Ber.—A more quiet and v feeling prevailed in fnancial cirelues during the week just closed. Uhe loan marke firm and a little more stringent than has been noticed for some weeks vast, and bor rowers were unable to obtain all the favors desired, The aemand for‘money was quite active from all sources, but only well known and regular customers who are able to pre sent undoubted collaterals succecded in ob taining all the mouey they required. ‘There was more paper offered on the street than usual. Speculators were moderate borrow ers, though not very urgent in their demands, Shippers of grain were virtually out of the market, being able to take care of their con signments quite readily, Packers, too, sought very litle assistance from banks, as they are disposing of fair quantities of their man utactures and not increasing their stocks very rapidly. Wholesalo merchants are mod- erate borrowers, though not for any large amounts. Parties at interior points have re- quested increased amounts of money, but our banking institutions are not inclined to enlarge their lines of outside paper at pres- ent, notwithstanding they desire ina gen- cral way o favor that class of trade. Iates of interest have ruled firmand rather higher, ranging at i@s per cent, and it is understood that bankers have notilied owners of “call loans” that © per cent will be the inside rate at the opening of the year. On the street S per cent is about the inside figure. Eastern exchange was in moderate supply and the demand was more active, chielly on behalf of merchants who desire to liquidate their indebtedness with eastern merchants before the closo of the year. The market was stronger early and sales were made at par at cents preminm per 1,000 between banks, Later the market weakened and prices de ned again, with sales at 7007 cents discount per $1.000, closing easy at W0 cents, Foreign exchiange also showed more strength and sales were made at improved prices, ranging at $4.73@4.781, closing at §4.77 ;@435 for shippers’ sixty days documentary bills, ‘The prospects of free arrivals of gold from England and France has had a tendency to decrease offer ings. Speculation in railrond stocks, oil and cotton has attracted less attention and the feeling has been weak during the greater portion of the weck, with prices favorable to buyers, [ grain and provision circles trad- ing also has slackened considerable, largely in the way of tiansferring contracts ahead at current differences, and pric have slightly declined. Furopean markets were stronger early in the week, but showed ‘a quiet and easy feeling towaid the close. ‘[rading in all trading markets, both domestic and foreign, has beon Lighter, as s usual witii the approach of the hohdays. The receipts of grain nt leading western markets have been moderataly free, and tha export movement from Atlantie sea* Doard ports quiet. Liberai shibments of pro- i moderately large and widely B nd stocks at the close of tiic month will probably show a smaller increase than usual. * Packing in the west is progress- ing favorably, keeping pace with the returns of last year, but not reducing the shortage to any exient. Wheat.—No nes tures were devel the past week, or am ste nor any important fea din this market during A fair business has heen nsacted and that 1s about all, the market acking the activity which wis developed some [wo weeks ago. One reason for this, possibly, is the njore quiet tone ot European ets, which hay ied their holiday acter, and not much life nor ani mation is expeeted abroad until after the holidays, Home markets assumed the same condition rtain extent, and (his is of usual occur rence at this season of the year, operators do ing a Light business, with the ‘wiajority dis- posed (o even up their year's husiness. After he holidays a revival in speculation isTooked for, as the money derived as intercst and dividends will scek new ehannels and a fair proportion may find investment in wheat anid otlwr grain anil provisions. Spells of weak: ness have been developed duting the week, but these zave place to firmness, and, taken altogether, the “feeling has been giiiet but strong, and after declining 13¢ prices re covercd, advancing 2e and tne closing Thursday was about 'y hifgher than last Fri day. ‘Llie weakness and decline in prices early in the week was attributed to the lberal increase in the visible su 1,470,000 bushels=and the quiet and easicr tone of Luropean market advices. Receipts, too, were free early 1n the week and the export movement did not keep upas well as duting fie preceding week, but subsequently beeane stronger, and there'was a steady and sharp rally in prices, whicli was attribited to zood speculative buying based upon reported liberal export purchases, chioily for Jan- uary delivery, 1t wu rumored that stocks abrowd would be waterially less on the first year than they were one yearazo, The receipts in the northwest also Showed some falling off, and reports to the eflect that the great 10sl of spring wheat was over contributed to the bullish fecling, Tl established premiums or carrying charees be tween various futures have not been fully wuintained, For instance, the preminm (or May over January was at one thine 7 .@7c and Jater ige, but closed with 7%e premiuin bid. The stock in store here at the close of December 20 was 12,5,000 bushiels, against 14,404,000 bishiels ono year ago. in corn only a moderate s ness has been transacted during the week and most of the local trading has been weaker for No. 2, both eash and futures de- clining fc, recovered and closed about e lower than last week, ‘The receipts have continued fairly large and shipments only moderate, The shipping demand has been cut off somewhat the past week on account of the advance in railroad freights, Only moderate inquiry existed for free on board cars for lower grades and prices for theso declined fully Tige, but elosed steadier at this decline, 'The démand has been eonfined to local nterior eastern points, In soine sections of the west corn 1s reported quite 5 and good prices are being paid for feeding purposes, and this naturally lessens the arrivals here, T s are ruling some Bige higher for May delivery than at this time lust year, ign markets are ruling firm. Proyisions—The market for hog products attracted some speculative attention during the past week, but the volume of business transacted was not very large. The closeness of the money market tended to widen the rying charges slightly, and the weakness ested in the leading grain markets had pressing effect in a general way. On the and, the moderate receipts of h h priees ruling therefor, 1 panied with unusually heavy shipnents of the produet. had in & measure checked any material reduction in prices, more particu- larly in consumptive articles. 'Il.e increa in the supply of the hog product has been very gradual. Packing at 'Chicag for {ie wmonth of December will probably " show a ré- duction of 170,000 hogs cowpared with the closing month of 1585, 1t is anticipated that the stocks on hand ot the close of December will show about 100,000 barrels of mess pork. 5,000 to 40,000 tlereés of lard and 50,000,000 pounds of short ib sides, whien is considera- bly dess in the aggrogate than reported on year ago. The question of the final result of packing (n the west 13 attracting more atten Hon thin usualat this season of the year Complaints of a lighter supply of Logs are made at interior phints aud a seareity of can igome of the leading hog-raising districts is culative busi- The uneven ty of hogs veceived at sonie of the larger packing cen ters woull tend _to gonfirm the latter statement, Specu u‘ while trading _ extensively, not wateh ing all prominent feat of the market very elosely and, as the final out eloped, there i come of the season is e lit e specy also reported tle doudbt but trading in tive brench of the provision trade will_be laigely inereased Prices ¢ the woek have raled with consider nlarity, and on the whole rang: fower, though flnetuations were conti in a narre range. Considerablo | was transacted in tiie way of transterring trades ahead at urrent ditferences per month -1 C1he on mess pork, 10¢ on land ar 110 ¥ib sides, Trading contered lareely i roary and May inm ork and lard, Iatter de ery attracted t nost I'he impression prevails that while marketis not “eyened up” the Tines either the “long” or “short” side of the market are not_extensively indiciting cau tion on the part of operators, 1 in ping demand was mvaratively lieht, as DBuyers were inwitiing to meet any adyanee in prices, and higher fre ts 1o seaboard noints also had @ depressing effect, Con siderable of the product was forwarded on old freight contracts. The recaipts of the produet from the interior were quite large and mainly o provide tor outstanding obli I'e ns, Lirtle change was not n toreien and domestic markets, Tiadinge was light s usual on tie approach of the oliday sea Kot the on - THE STOCK MARKET, Holiday Dulluess ¥ of Busines: evails and Volume Tasfgnificant, NEW York, Dec. 2L—[Special Telegran to the BEr.]- 1t wasa holiday market fo-day and the volume of business wasinsisnificant. There was & move of strength eatly in the day which carried St. Paul, Jersey” Central, and Lake Shore up a fraction, but later there was an almost entire absence ot a demand for stock and all_of the advance was lost Louisville & Nastville was held steady avound 6 by supporting orders, but there was no disposition on the vart of either bulls or besrs to move the market. Toe hank state went was more than usually favorable, show- Ing an inerease in the reserve of 813,224,000, Careful observers thoueht that the warket would Iikely be devoid of feature until after the holidays. The bull theory was that the recent decline lad shaken all” weak —holders and that there was now no stock pressing for sale. At noon the market was quiet at about Wie opening prices. Jersey Central and New England were a shade stronger just before the elose. The market, however,” was - with- ont feature ang very sow trades were made atter T p. . A break of 382 per cent in_ cot ton seed oil certiticates attracted some atten- tion, but failed to bring out either long stock or biying orders of_consequence, ‘The total Sales were about H00,000 shares, the highest day’s trading for months, IOWA GRAVE ROBBERS, Carlisle Bxcited Over the De of a Cemetery. Drs Moises, la, Dec. 24.~[Special gram to the Ber.]—Carlisle, cleven miles south of this eity, is in a fever of excitement over the desceration of the cemetery in the robbing of the grave of Miss lull, the sister of Dr. Unll, a prominent physician of tha place. It oceurred Wednesday night and was not discovered until Thursday morning, when Captain R who'lives near the cometery, diseo tracks of wagon wheels feiding into it suspected th something was wrong and comuninicated his suspicions to the sexton. Following the tracks they, were led up to the grave of Miss Iull, who wasbmied aday or two ago. An amination proved that it had been” tam- nered with, and getting spades they dug downward 10 the caskef, which was found empty save for the shrolid. The news spread ltke ~ wildfire and the wagon tracks were frailed inthe direction of Des Moines, Accordingly — Sheritl Painter was communicated with —and mstruated to search high and low for the ¢ mains, The deseription given wis that of wirl sixteen years old, good looking, well Tormed, with Short light Laic and light Bangs, Y esterday Deputy Sherift Jap Compton went through all the dissecting joints in the city and vicinity. e tound them rather Inekinie 0 “materidl,” having only three dead bodjea on hahd—those of two elderly women ard n. One ol the women had been dead 1o ne time, while the other two were recent cases, The friends of the dead sirl are wild, and the wedico who is found_ in possession of ler romains, or ithe man who <tole them, will suffer, 'The guilty parties have covered up their tracks well, for all tunks and hiding places 1 colleges liave been sub- ceted to a thorough search, Brutal Child Murder. Dis Moixes, In, Dee, 2. —There is great h e o o pe Poweshick county, over the discovery of a brutal mur- der committed by two coloréd people—A Brown and Chloe Itobinson—about 1 les from that place. The vietim was a it tle boy, six years old, grandson of Brown, who hiad been staying with them, Wednes v night the boy died and the old man re- ported in town that he died from s wn Known cause, but_tne suspicions ot neigh- bors were aro nsed and they inve e and found that e had been death, A coroners’ jury was and it has taken a lavze tos- timony showing L lad been treated with inhiu v by both of the guilly wretches, The testimony shows that on the night he died the woman had him suspended by the hecls and beat him with a rope tor thirty minutes, and subsequently the wan Brown suspended lin in a ke mainer, and wore out halt a doz>n switehes in - beat ing him, and hen washied is wounds with saltand water, The ehild’s offenses were wivial in each instance. The man and worlian were arresied and Todieid Montezuma, Publie indignation mus high, and talk ol Iynehing is freely heard, ration stmmoned anount — of Railroad Commission DEs Moises, Dee, 24 to the B3 I 1 = Finding. Special Telegram Iroad commission has deeided the complaint ease from New Market against the St Louts, Keokuk & Northwest ern railroad for over ehar “The complainants nade ¢ nold goods from 5 10 New M an ag 1 rate for ht of »7 hundred pounds. When the goods w livered an extra ehage was macde company admitted a part of it was due to error_and the other half they elaimed for transfers to the Humeston and Shen andoah rouds, ‘Ihe eommission recommends that the whole amount of the over charge be re turned to the shippers and stating that the companies should strictly adhcre o ine agreements made by their agents, Another Haddock Witness, s1ovx Ciry, Ia, Dee. A newspaper correspondent has found another witness of the murder ot Haddock. ‘This man’s nane las never been wentioned yetin connection with the aifair. He will be used as a wit ness on the trigl, but at this tme s 1o have his name published lest e will meet with violence at the hands of the accused men, such s the reign of terror in this eit e are undoubledly a dozen men i Sioix City who saw the wminder who have been afraid to say a word. Some of them, have b driven to leave town, The new witnes fuses at present to say how he will ider the clergyman’s assassing, but the inferenc from his story is that it will be the wealthy brewer, Arensdortt, A Railroad Man's | Keokvs, Ia., D Svecial to the B, |[—E. €. Goodrich, sup ent of the Dubuque & Dakota railwa headquartors at Wayverly, was to-day ap sted general wana o th k& Western, vice 1. F. Clark, rosigne pmotion, Pelegram itend: with ut, @ Inter Just betc Cuicaao, Dec Ocean from Galena, I1L, says asybreak i this city this morning burgla entored the jewelry store of Julius Krueger on Miin stréet, aud robbed the sats of 5267 in money and ' $5,500 Sorth of jev 10 this evening bo clue Lo citker thieves property hias bgen disgoverd | A Holdrege Editor Oriticises a County Of- ficial and is Arrested. IN THE TWO SUICIDES STATE A Cccte R Hangs Himself and an Overton Man Usen a Revolver— An Editor's Troubles, Horoiear Neb., Dee. 84 ial Tele- am to the BEE. = Last week the Holdrege miblican contained a long article eriticis- ing I C. Funk,a county ofticer, “Fo-day Funk swore out a warrant charging M. L Ihomas, vroprictor of the Republican, with criminal libel. The trouble arose origmally from the county printing, (he tax list being sent to another whei the Repiblican and Nugieet had ajoint contract. The town is excited parties being prominent L Thomas appeared of his own volition ore the county judze. without giving the officer achancs o aesthimg and waved prelimimary examination and’ was bound over to the district court 1 Kines, vice president of the Commereial State Dank, ned his 85,000 bond. Kt s teported that Kwill alo sue for $10,000 damages, How Overton is Overtos, Neb., Dec. 34, —{Special to the Brr.|—A bridge is being built across the Platte river at this point costing 15,000, 1t i to bo completed February 15, This will aluge and thrifty settlement to the Overton market. In anticipation of the in crease of trade a bank 1s soon to be ovened and other facilities tor business increased. “The Carr hotel, well known as a model of neatness, comfort and good 1iving, is being materlally enlarged. . Work will commence on the bank building in o fow days. A flour- ing will is in contemplation by two different parties, but a third pacty might still step in and take the cake. A lange amount of wheat i< already marketed beio and - with the new bridge thie amount will bo nearly doubled the coming scason, ‘There are good opportuuities liere now for profitable investment in bu ness. Another dry goods Store 15 wan also a iarness shop and show shop. — Overte 18 new, clean, thrifty looking town, of en terprisive and friendly people, and’ iy the market town for a larve and prosperous farming community. Fire at Nebraska City. Syracuse, Neb,, Dec |Special tele- gram to the Bixl—"This wornmg between the hours of 4 aud & o'clock the brick work shop connected with the institution for the blind at Nebraska City, caught fire in some way unknown at present, and before assis- tance could be procured 'was entirely con- sumed with the entire contents, consisting of stock and tools. Loss estimated at Itis thought that the insurance will nea cover Lhe loss, Daper, Fu rospering. - 3 Took Hix Own I Overroy, Neb., Dee. to the Bk —Fred Banks, liymg four miles northwest of Overton, committed suicide by shooting himselt in the head with areyolver. He was in nuddle life, and leaves a wife and five children. His wife went with him to Plum Creek vesterday, and on his way home stopped ai her father's. On her going into the house he went into the granary, where his body was afterward found, fe. 24, [Special An Inkane Patient Dies, Laxcony, Neb., Dee, #4.—[Special «ram to the Brew.]—Henry Hemoker to-day at the hospltal for the insane, the first death ocenrring there since tho biennial re- wort to the legislature was submitted. Temcker was a resident of Lincoln and i vewains were brought to this eity for burial. OscoLA, Neb., Dec. 24.—{Special to the Bur. |—John A. Frawley, who assaulted I D. Chamberlain, editor of the Headhight, on Moniiay last, sterday arvested, take hefore e S pv o and placed under bouds 10 keep the pe Sutcide of a Crete Bum, Cnrre, Neb., Dee. 24— (Special t Joe 11ibble besan celebrating the holiday season Monday morning and closed the jubi- tee suddenly Wednesday uight by hanging Bimself in A woodshed ore adjusting the rope he gave his wile a Christmas” sou nir in the shane of o black eye. He leaves a witeand tive: ehilden whow he slamefully abused, o Brr.) - The Nehraska Senatorship. ClieAGo, Dec, 2.—(Special Telegram to the Bie.—ton, J. Stevimg Morton, wlio was in the eity last cvening, said to a re- porter fora local paper that if Senator Van Wyek was re-ciceted it would be done by ns opvonents, paradoxical as it might seem, He explained this by saying there were truths enough concerning Van Wyck that might prevent his election, but when mistepresent- ations and false fssertions were made, sym- oathy for the man was ereated and seeured \eln front nnexpected quatters. Governor Morton said Mavor Boyd and Dr. Miler had declared they were noteandidates, while Judge Dundy ceme to the front with waroy backing, so that from the vresent outlook, it Van Week was not returned, Judge Dundy was in the lead, Governor Morton was asked it the democrats would lold a cauens, ana he said be would advise such a step. The be thought, ought 1o put up & nd - sticlk (o him to the death, Governior Morton was asked it he would be & idate, and he modestly replied that ol is ardent (riends had mentioned Tis nanie in Lhis conncetion, and this was all lie knew about ity - The Whitneys Chivistinas 1Party. WAsiINGToN, Dec Seventy or cighty little hoys and gitls, mostly chilidren of peopie in official Life, were entertained at a Christe was eve party to-night by Secretary and Mre, Whitney, A luge pine Chivistums tree, gaily decorated, was set up in the ball room, and around it the children danced for an hour or two, Great bundles of presents, piled on the benehes around the tree, were distributed among the Among the older folks present were ndicattand Mis. Vilas, and a large number of sewators and diplomas with their wives. Mrs. Clevefand and Mis Folsom, with little Miss May Cadman, were expeeted, but didn’t corne, -~ ng's Scheme. Dee. 24.—The executive e of the reorgauization trustees of the Reading railroad company deter- wined to issue its advertisemert on Monday next ealling for a deposit of securities under the plan within sixty days. The only chango in the seheme from what bas already been published s the proviso that in the cvent of the withdrawil of the gencral mort gaze bonds atter thoeir deposit, the expense shail not exceed 52 per bund, The it PUILADELPIUA, has Another Vessel Condenined. WASHINGTON, Dee. 23 inspection whichh sur ates steamer Tennesseo b navy departent ed within the st nd wiil_have to ee will probanly ing ship in thie place ¢ board eyed the United reported to tho of Nehraska r N ary e Permit to wed wis graited Cailoch yoesterday ta donn £ Kyl M Miss Anuie Reunaad; both 0F Owabia,