Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER 10, NUMBER 173 JOHN ARENSDORF CLEARED. After Three Hours' Deliberation the A Young Girl k Wreck at Pacific Junction —Other lowa News, Arensdorf ,\x-qnmml. Stovx City, Ta, D gramtothe Bre.|—The A tired about 6 o'clock this evening to delibes ute on its v sumed the entire day in his argu ing one of the strongest, most exh mpress gain admitt terest pre was quite lengthy and very complet covered the matter of conspiracy as well as murder, de dant and the attorn came in within a few minutes, The jury filed the prisoner. T to tho: verdict w : who had carefully watched the clos- sensation aquickly spr the night. w: in the court ad about the ¢ discussed at the hotels and other public places. Arcnsdorf was congratu- § Iated by many friends on his acquittal, bed 4 The Gun Was Loaded. The alarm was Drs Moixes, | gram to the Bre]—This afternoon Moore, son of Manager Moore, of the and Oliver Davis, onc of the stave att went to the stat for the presentation of **Mic John Hume, chief clerk to the adjutant gen- eral, assisted them inselecting suitable w bayonet was hurd to fix, and placing his b brought the stock of the musket to the stone floor heavily. Phere was a sudden deafening t and a flash. My excluimed Mr. back and catching his sime moment Mr. M 1 both hands 10 his eyes with and reeled backwards, It was subscquently found that a portion of Mr. Hum aw ugly wound. Some of the powder ent Mr. Moore's cy pain, but it is 1 Ilmlwh' l{ it results will becaused, Noither of tl had any idea that the musket was load Hume, jumping Mol tantioantyssion 10 their addresse rought the discharge. of cutting down r Supreme Court Decisions, phe Des Moises, T, Dee. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The su me court filed the following dccisions here to-day : Sarah A. Conliin, administratri of Keokuk, appellant. Rever State of Towa vs. Thomas Laug peflant, Madison distr] Afirmed. ent sehool distr Letal vs, §.C_Farmer et al and James F. a, | 8t the G appellant, Jeferson district State of hn Frahm, appellant, convi burglary in the night time, Jaspe Reversed. Opinion by Beck holding that the district court should haye sustained the motion for a new trial on the ground that 1 ence wholly failed to show that the offense was committed in the Another Gas Wel JerpeRsox, Ta., De to the Ber.)—Another struck lere. The gas was struck at a d. of fifty-cight feet and fouT incho3, aud flow and the quality is pronounced full equal, if not superior, toany he de veloped in the city. The indications of petro leum product in the flume is quite apparent, the blazo being cleaver and brighter thai m the other wells, A deen bed of blue ¥ was encountered just before reaching izas sand, and when that was struck tl came up in supply, filling th inch cas! 1 has been ta ofore PacIFic JUNCTION, Telegram to the By man on the ¢ raad, was killed in a collision between twe freight trains ag this place this morning. Both trains we standing on the track at the st struck 4n the rear n No. cral hours, nd was Dav In., Dec. gram to the Ber. | —Anna Mohr, aged twenty- one, employed in one of the hidtels here, com- mitted suicide last night by throwing herself into the Mississippi. 1t is thought she had been betrayed by b ver. n J Dee, The Vande Kyoxviie, la Vande at Pella, rep ugree. It stood ni for acquittal. for conviction and three - Dr. Parker On Glailston New Youk, De O.—[Special T to the Bee.| v. Dr. Joseph Parke City Temple, London, delivered his farewell lecture in America at Chickering hall this afternoon. He spoke on Gladstone. Max O'Rell was in the audience. He said every time he looked at Gladstone he saw him under a new aspect. One view could not take in all his dignity and grandeur of face, of the when Gladstone is present. singer, he always joins in sor The speaker told stories showing ¢ wide range of knowledge and lguistic ac- complishments. Ho always helps young speakers in the house, differing” from Disraeli plaining on the t he puid no at fiest to home rule because he be. d it ouly the ery of faction. When an on returns cighty-six home rule mem bers out of 108 members for Ireland he recog- nized it as a claim of the people and gave it adherence. e Base B Ad ssion Raised, CrIxeNNaTL De resolution w rate from porter’s assoc adopted raising the admissi to 50 cents. A base ball tion wus formed here to-day i st Disagreement Denied. NEW Yourk, Dec.-0.—Both the président | ten-y from this evening, break| and general manager of the Westorn Union Telegraph company corroborate the state- ment made in London t lenying th ported dis: ement between the Western Union and cable pool. e T mask The I-‘ll Record, and McKresrowr, Pa., Dec. 8. —¥ire this_even- | home Ing destroyed the plant of the City Milling | Seve cowpany. Loss, §0,000; insurance, St Louvis, Dee, 9. ‘l’hl‘ wachine longing to the South St.. Louis Foundry HALIFAX HORRIFI A Great Scare Pictured in Thrilling a dangerous for the maintenance of ociation, is the chief agency SLUGGING BEFORE SWELLS, Sullivan Gives an Exhibition For the Prince of Wales. HARPER TAKES THE STAND. The Fidelity Bank Prosident Under- goes Severe Examination. 4. That political moetings in not less orderly and well conducted than they are in England and Scotland, y danger to a breach is the display of force on the part of the wuthor- al Telegram to Jury Says “Not Guilty.” among the military officers over what ap- pears to be a desperate attempt to blow the HOW THE VERDICT WAS RECEIVED | ;0 [, iads are patrolling tho fortificr tions, and orders have b 1s a Ruined Life By | the wharves for men attc Suicide at Davenport — Fatal to search all vessels in the harbor. center of Hulifux harbor stands one of the most ctifiod places in the world, 1t and sweeps the entrance to the harbor and the northwest arm. sure death to any war ship attempting to en- armed with eight 100- ton guns, and upon it is stored the greatest erdict. Attorney O'Connell eon- | portion of the enormous supplies of torpe- ent, mak- | does, gun cotton, powder, shells and other ustiveand | munitions of wa presentationsof the case possible. [ pot for Large numbers of persons were turned away | an acre in e from the cowrt room, being unable to | sunk alarge tank, in which several tons of KNOCKED DOWN TO HIS HIGHNESS HE MAKES A SWEEPING DENIAL. That the Trish English home rulers, are not separatists, That in Ulster a great majority of tho ple, who are opposed to home when home rule is granted, ences, and that consider: crest will make them to join with their fellow-coun trymen in ca crnment of Ireland, 1 given to watch ipting to land and Testimony Given Dir ing That By Wilshire an —Mecthods The American 1y Contradicts Wide Swath Among British Roy- alty — Cleveland's Message Still Being Discussed. Champion Cutting a For Getting Out George's of a Bad Me: strongly commands the city jons of common ying on the gov- and that they them- selves oven now are well aware that this will The Fidelity Cixervyary, Dee. 0. Punching For the Prince. n the hour for Copyr 887 by James Gordo tt. [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] able space in the Harper appeared ter Halifax, court room was crowded. pale and anxious and his wife weary. 10 o'clock Harper witness stand. Judge Jackson asked be pluced on the witness stand{? Y was the answer, ~The Prince of Wales left Sandringham this morning for Lynn where he was joined by Lord Fife and party from Castle Rising. ds then proceeded to London. noon he and they That as a matter of fact nobody i land fears religious prosecution. 8. That the quarrel of the Trish people is with mob law and not with the people of called to the took the oath of which Halifax is the de- The island is about . On its northeast shore is His highness and orth America. went to a fencing club That so far as the two peoples drafts for him, but used my own_mo never took @' penny out of the bank funds for this purpose. Hopkins went in $0,000 with another broker, and T helped him. This was paid back and the money went into the bank. This also was 0 hedging operation.” Witness was then examined as to the assc of the Swift iron and steel works, the Ri side rolling mills, the firm of E. L. Harper Co. and of himself, and said that all the transactions of these firms and compuanics with the Fidelity bank were legitimate, Mr. Blackburn again asked him if he had anything to do with Hopkins' wheat deals through Broker Hoyt, He answered that | paid Hopkins' drafts, but he did it to protect the bank. “1was interested through Hop kins to that extent, We would fi protect the interests of the bank and after that if there was any profit left it was to be divided between Hopkins and myself. Mr. Blackburn asked: “Did you at time have any intent in all these transactions raud the bank oranybody else “Not in the world,” was the answer. The cross-examination was bri It brought out the singlo fact that he purchased a certificate of deposit with his own checks, which were not charged to his account 'wo or three other witnesses were called, mainly to tell about Harper's assets, but the government near the old palace y * to questions borough house, al union has for the first time in their history been established. of the Irish parliamentary party have been chosen by the leaders solely for their patriot- ism and readiness to support anything that will promote the national cause, and that so s00n as home rule has been established many men of special eulture and qualifications, ent hold aloof, will come forward to assist in making the administration of good atest possible - | gun cotton are stored, enough to blow H ailed. Judge Wakefield's ('hm';il' ifax all to pieces, tin i The club has also a room and in this a ring of twenty-four fect Its ropes were covered with No one is allowed upon or The members ing with the Fidelity National bank, which he said he organized out of the Fidelity deposit and trust_company. 1886, he was to muke him a loan of &5,000, that time_was debtor to_the 0000, and he represented to was laid off, pretense, ex . of i SHoW storui o The jury retived shortly after 6 o'clock and | daughty then took supper. At half past S the court | she heard men was notified that the jury had agreed. The | door of her quar s for both sides | £un cotton tank she alled to thom, but, t1 raised the alarn, out and rushed In the midst ast night the vz thought ept when on duty. He said that in uced by Wilshire Wilshire at curtaing and The arrangements Fleming, Jem Smith's manager, and when he announced Smith, who had come to- day from Brighton expressly and Alf Green field of Birmingham, royal and aristocratic applause was given. and standing upon the ¢ in charge of rd three men talk- amount of £ Harper that if this loan bank would suffer. ing. nc into the room and the verdict of “not guilty” | The was read. The court immediately aischarged [ towas s not a surprise | ttle distance awa; ing two of the men jumy; L upon the third shouted: ing proceedings, but it nevertheless created a | o'lureh after doing. your dirty wor 5 som. The news | madea spring for tie boat, got in, and ot v, and late into | their boat sev He accommodated him upon taking an ugreement to transfer certain state and also 100 shares of Fidelity All went well until * when witness returned from a composed of Wilshire and ficers of the bank and were called . Thatthe present English tion of government in most ineffective in promoting a good na and most irritating to the mass of the Iri people, but is o heavy and_unnecessary bur- of England, Scotland National bank at par. ring them com- Before Smith, who splendid condition, entered the ring, he was presented to the prince, who e affably ahout the com- The bour was { litt'e dinner par ol hands and spol o ke ing fight with I e L N onl e was unable o muke bank was compelled to carry when witness was out Wi ot Hopkins 1o wite 00,000 ank had been That check, Wilshire good, and the eral yards from the shore be- hed the tauk ment luter The soldiers being roused out of fles with them, and apture the intruders. raised, and in- 1 Lord Alex- 1t is intended to cireulate millions of copics throughout the United Kingdom. AUSTRALIA'S I!I(:“'I\l:l(l-lll. He Wants to Go Against Some Amer- d not have their - consequently could not immediately the best of 1t and was completely lionized. Unon stepping out of the ring the Prince of Wales again shook hands with him. a spar between Prof. Batt Mulling and W. J King, ex-middle-weight amateur champion, John L. Sullivan and Jack Ashton nounced by ciedit to C At the close of he found Wilshire, 0.—|Special Tele- | formation cony ander, whar t & Co.’s account! With the former debt of , was §200,000 He folt they were fn a Wilshire transferred to which he turncd He stormed at Wilshire, to be guarded, all vessels sc and double gruards on duty All night a special” guard is ulso sta- rsenal to secure muskets | tioned at the gun cotton tank. i \1 Strogoft.” | that.the object augur hole through If this had island, with its magnificent ships in the harbor to patrol the is- | Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] 9.—[New York ches, | Jand. dangerous him real estate and stoc over to the bank. of the men was to bore an showed equally as warm the cover and u chumpion walker from Austr had done to 2 “kers, met at the Sporting Life oftice to-day in the presence of your spondent to arrang, fuse. onl ons and providing them with bayonets, One | fortification ud | must have been, destr pver ] » to hole J met in pl b, heen the most D over the muzzle to hold the buyonct in place, | fo8 0™ der times, whilo' tho loss of life would have been appalling. Als0 shook him by tie van and Ashton had @ set-to. cen the former would hav easy job if he had chosen to all loan from account und In answer to dircet tions from Blackburn, Harper stated unr vedly that he never gave an_order of any sckert to buy grain for him in Chi- s with Engi After some prelimmary parley i was scttled that Scott should walk Hibbert sen twelve and twenty-four hours, Hancock of Marylebore ten miles and tremendous on Bethnal G Much approval of the science v the prince in watchin The latter is ight pounds heavier and the *in the catch-ns-catel As usual Champion Wannop was victorious. seratically applauded. When, of boxing by im- retired in the Sullivan appeared with Ashton before another crowded house at the Aquarium and sparred the usual light four rounds, at the end of w this Ashton ng that he never authori grain for him in Chicago or cls s is the point of the whole case teonflict to the testimony of seemed evinced Jack Wannop and Jack Brown about twenty- wrist. Atthe | The Wabash Receiver Visited by Ili- days, twelve hours per day. nois Merchants—A the Australian party deposited £100 to go to the Englishman who m i of all expenses, and taking the and dates of matches will be arranged Mon- For each match and is in dire both Wilshire and Eckert. took up the accor ban't with tho Iirst National of and the Chemical ations of prom- manufacturers and Quincy, Jackson- and Hanuibal, Mo., wi ¢ to thunk General MeNulta, of the Wabash roud for the reduc- to tariff rates, which will take ef- neral MeNulta replicd reaftirming his inten- 10 to 30 per cent, Trind had been blown | inent Illinois merchants, endangering his thumb and making an | shippers from Springfield, d | oille, De . causing the most intense [ iy e city to-d A\u‘l'l“ 1 of New e carried and Har- these trans- minuteness, after some wealk displa per was ¢ Rled ot to explain all He did so with grea g often to the boo ;.mu‘ml his excuse for the irregular itics Wi the bank was put ; Wilshire, Eckert & Co. debt and used what- ever methods he could to save the ban| i testimony was not ended atthe noon adjourn- Tinterviewed him. has alrcady beaten Edwards, the latter ing previously g young man of twenty-four, in height 5 515 inches, and walks when trained at 118 d | tion of s until the concussion caused by the blow | fect December 20. ich there was He roads. Railroad Officials Banqueted. has sent offi “Bravo, Ashton -l\' trainer, Austin, and myself sense to modestly retire without making a hes as he has wade in an The disapprobation was evidently from those who thought he did not Perhaps he did not and was too overwnelmed with his princely Lonors of the an had the good s the stand_showed (T what a dificult man he had been i torneys to manage. confidence and pose of convin business until more of such indignant fashion, Hetook the jury into his liked to them with the pur- ¢ them, but all the time wi trangressing the rules of cvididence as e plained to him by Judge Ji fied a dozen times to occurrence very question furnished a new what his intentions umption after Ha denial that he had ever i Wilshire to buy wh az0 or clsewhere, hand him their notes, bearing the the initials “0.K., E. L. H., i i Mareh still owed Jarme sums i i wheat deal so as to suid that to do so safel, . o the Be IH‘\( J lnw in care of our fore: v that T am willing \0 \\'.lll( any in May next fifty twelve hours or twenty-four hours. "]—A banquet was tendered by the citizens of Pueblo to the officials of the Mis- souri Pacific and cther railroads this evening About two hundred Dlates were laid and there were guests pres- ent from all The entertainment was ulnlvr lhu nua]lil-vs of the Pueblo board Bl Gl Mg Olark, who bave \m-u in town two days, we for the cast this morning, Ao ot of the illness of Mrs. quet by Gene 2 al Telogram | % ,{.i.’.i"h[.l‘('p,. - opportunity to lhim to say It Continues to Be the Main Topic of Discussion in E [Copyright 1857 by James G would be walking the best man America can ¢ his counsel conipelled to 1 don Bennetl.) d divectly oud for nty-four hours, the winne nt and the loser shall be in New York soon after engagements are over, and Ahe. Missouri ) spresented at the ban- rafiic Manager W. H. New aid that when Cable—Special . |—President b} s message continues at the Thq Pall Mall Vi anglish free traders will to modulate the ¢ y his debis, he should \V\l) wi hl‘dl Messrs. Gould and be well advised b | able to be the banguet. those present were Governor Adams. Sec sud a number of state and But failing the next day. vor will e used inst the adoption word which they s as a powerful & of the recommendations. ready harping on that stri ulous or 8o ignorant are the s ¢ are quite capable of fnspirving log federal officers. pey against the best c record that 1 should like also ,and if it's all Mr, Wilson sent to the bank a s going Lo buy that day 180,000 Mexican F A gentleman id 5o unscrup- carthquakes at says the entire town has been de- persons killed He is the winnel as-you-please in Ameri in New York, where 1 sh matches made ¥ oceur in the sp of the recent from the scene of th 't or account of y shape or form. The books of will show, I think, nk a_consid ! refer to walk stroyed manufacturing an the Cobden club, which is of all stitutions—not even excepting Liberal club—the most lethargic, | and impotent,’” The Globe also returns this evening to the or what, in an editor| Sleveland Programme, It has now become possible to gange in somé measure the effect of the presiden- ever iu this t ngtime of 1585, copt duriy the interval of two v whichtime the people built temporary shan- ties the been soon dest terror. the state and pr vicinity is destitute, t0'it by Wil- md note was in cipher and the same sort of Tha third note b ing that Wilshire told him h alot of whe suid Harper, purpose, but 1 Gould at Legh [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) ible—[Special to the Ben.]— It Atlanta has “He wanted me wd supplies provided by said 1 would be 1 advised him to sell May wheat buy June and pay the differe) mhnn ul atel h;.| French Republicans Divided. e, §.—CGoblet informed President Carnot that, owing to the refusal of statesmen to join him, ta ond train No. 18 wis [ and the entir ned by the firs but continued le prevents utiliz s unable to form a it therefore s to undertake the llicres will inform him of his de Dissension among republi May whomn.u'w not provided finito June applaud its founder as the long-looked-for Mahomet of their party. On the other hand, the sion to-night. what Tsuppose he roferred to in the . 9.—(Special Tele- important suit wu gram to the Bee ded in the United States the president in assailing the gignt of protec: then usk«:d permission to explain here from Paris say e $10,000 in Octo- to form a cabinet g who were In ¢} oo the .vmwh of W da, gned on the charge of having illegally cut timber on the Disagree. public After being out Wi thirty-seven hours, the jury in the case of | home consumption and not selling it to others 1, ehiarged with poisoning his wife | than settlers, hie was n ed to-nig abit could not | aEwinst the L ted tonight that it could not | (GG the mill to supp and he wus acquitted by the jury, gains and losses through adoptin pretty evenly balanced. gramme put forward b to the most sel classes in the states, of that white elephant, the surplus, by ishing the inland tobacco taxes and spending the rest in forti The counter . Blaine appeals sh instincts of the working He proposes to be rid Cheering Letter From the Prince. y b:»ml~ \\'hl\‘ll Wilshire had *l was cutting and :lumn od T and 5and not go into § But Le again told t Cleveland to get law and had come Iater that Wilshire had for 150,000, and _ explained did 0 to make good that sum of mon im i ken from his fath xplained also how he discounted s suggestion has published a letter receive the crown prine “1am aple to inform you that the tre which the phys him to answer uilty of any offense The facts show that Webel n which the his brother-in- escribed after consult- oved the inflam- rous symptoms ing the defen sless cities of mortgaged proper Free Fish, ide work for many thousands and at the same time obliterate the embarrassi xtent desirved, ver put forward to serve purty GroversTen, legram | o¢ the able, thougl union was held this morning, and all representative fishing The meeting was called to consider the best course to adopt in of the fisheries. cele spoke of the president's free trade ssage, and said the most they had to fear is the house of répresentatives. Maddocks, of the Nationul Nobody wunts to hear any other speaker | Fishing association at Washington, Although not a | the connmission : ) s and hymns, | When their report was submitted, h P u fish would be put on the free list. once more 10 de! of the fatherland.” s 1o the service owners were of the Lank’s moncy or t deal, went on to tell of the nd Hopkins folloy n's, where he dines, and with s begged him_to ¢ had refused Wilshire that pkins suggested telegraphing 20 1o see how -y the deal through. t such a telegram to Exchange bank in_Chicago. returned from dinne his desk from that bank saying th shire was there next mors would be safe, Scotchmen on Home Rule, Delegates to the Smh'h the Grascow, De 3 rule union, who have cland, have retu that the Irish people r demands are mode .y are convinced the [rish ar and not separatists. the measures taken by tue government aro mass of the Trish pation this character does not detract from tency as an electorial weapon. can masses are, for the most part, And then they: arg off employment to The prompt- my xuu] repor lml more money from Secretar; cheaper tobacco and maintain the 10 4 bank in Chic would take to cal resent system. ings of self-interest will, it is to dispose them to accept now in session, Istone's | forel immoral Lribe. eland will find it difficult to make the understand that the millions fying come out pocket or that the freeing of tobacco any infinitessimal duty can have little or no effect on the Such is the cagerness of many see the full text instead of the meagre par: graphs that are cabled over that it would repay a London paper of enterprise to cable the messuge over en block, IRELAND's The British H Makes Its Report. he found a tels Against Tariff Reduction. working cla The Czag to the Kaiser. spent on for . PETERSEURG, Dec, wquet last night to the knights of the of St. George. and_offered a toast to the bu-ullhul mez-rux Williamn, who That was where Kershuw & : He told how Wilshire, Hopkins and he talked the m decided that they would save th kins had a lettc and four drafts on New York, for 00,000, to carry the money lest it 's position | to-day Waddill, republican, offered a joint —The czar gave & nia’'s represen measures look- ress 10 0ppose The resolu- played thé Prussian national anthem® when r offered the toast. The New Frenc . 9.--The cabinet is almost com- Fallicres will be ministe ud president of the coun Klourends, for Gahr was instructed to not ¢ without a guarantee. this warning by was answered that it was too late, ut on the drafts affected at this point and went on to say how he put all his mon 1 bank to save it, only to sec tors walk in and check theirs out. Zimmerman, of all the di Next morning 9. ~In the meeting of the | the Awmerican Base Ball association to-day a | Liv ve, from Bremen, and the » | . Coland, from Rotterdam. Committee a Trapeze [Biaoikl to Al TP an 1ATDS Jong aga l)nulusmn', obmmerce, and Doville, the Home Rule union ofticils, minster, appointed a deputation of M, P's and business citizens to v Ireland and make a report on certain sub) The following is un clusions that will be fully argued in the forth- coming report: That the Irish people are cager for peace and abhor and dread outrage as wuch as Suglishmen do. . That their, demsnds, us well in_ respect toland as of natignal - questions, ave dis- tinguished by extraordinary moderation, 3. That the Natioual league, proclaiined as gram to the ar-old son of Gu Moonlight, the ernor Moonlight, fell M. C. A gyrinasium his arm at the wrist, which are in ctors, offered any Then the government came and the end was reachcd Counsel next asked had ever had or ordered any sit all purts of | Loxnox, Dec. 0.—The stock market opencd strong this morning, but has since bLecome s that Count Kalnoky ime minister, had resigned, in detail whether he wheat transac- rokers 1 Chicago, naming urned the same answor. nversation with Hopkinsabout the Irving, Green & Co. mat nd told him that he thought it was dis- 0 transaction with no knowledge what- Double Murdesr | abstract of > e 4 Joseph Chamberlain Dined. Wasmxgroy, Dec, Whitney gave a handsome ning to Hon. Joséph Cham aar-old son wurdered them al suspected persons are - A Crooked Bookke Bostoy, Dee. pany, in South St. Louis, burned to’ m.m keeper for , £20,000; insurance, unknown, is under arrest © -Secretary and Mrs, dinner this even- About the §2 the Fidelity bank he ha ever until told of it in jail at Dayton. kins had transactions through Hoyt w Kershaw & Co.; agalnst our moucy to Hoplkius,” red L. Flocken, book- ecomb, Kehew & Co., ofl dealers, ged with embezziement. s Twenty smacks Lost. — Ad¥ices from the Orkney islunds repdrts the loss of Lwenty smacks Loxnox, Dec sald witness, counsel dismissed some of them without cross-exumination or drawing from them some dumaging testimony. - DEATH OF A PIONEER. Springer Harbaugh Passes Away at St Paul After a Short Ilness. ST Pavt, Minn, Dee. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee. ] —After an illness of two weeks Springer Harbwugh died last evening at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. L. L. C. Brooks. Mr. Harbaugh attended the na. tional agricultural college at Chicago and while there was taken ill. On his return he took to his bed with pleuro pneumonia, which was the cause of his death. The deccased was boriat New Lisbon, O., March 16, 1816, He removed to Pittsburg in_1845; where he engaged in the iron trade. Te came to Min- nesota in 1880 and took charge of two of the largest farms in the northwest—the Lock- hart, near Ada, and the Keystone, near Crookston. Mr. Harbaugh wasoneof the two original directors of the Union Pacific railroad appointed by President Lincoln. Hoe was re appointed by President Johmson when the number was increased to five. Just before tie buitlo of Pittsburg Landing he was dele- gated by the govenor of Pennsyivaida to tuhe a corps of surgeons to the point where the battle was to take place, At New Lishon in 1844 he married Miss Roxia A. Brooks, who died in 1830 while on a visit living_in_California, iwo children, M lorme Harbaugh. ves Other De Brrpato. Dec. 0.—Thomas Coatsworth, a prominent busines 1 and owner of one of the largest elevators i this city. died this morning, aged sixty-six yo LovisvitLe, Ky., Dec. —ev. Dr. E. P. Humplirey, one of the oldest and miost dis- tinguished ministers in the south, died sud- sedly this afternoon_at the residence of his sou, Judge Alex P. Humphrey, in this city. Moving a Big Hotel. New Youk, Dec. 0.—[Special Telegram to the Bee]—Brighton Beach hotel, Coney Island, has an attraction for the sea appar- ently, for although some years ago there was astreteh of sand between the hotel and the ocean, now the waves wash the front wall, The hote) will be moved back this winter, and this is the first time that a five-thousand- ton house will be moved. A novel plan will be brought into play. The building will be cut up lengthwise into three sections, atriple- track clevated railrond will be built under cach scction, flut cars run in, and a dozen en- ginea coupled tandem convey the building to the desired spot. The hotel has a frontage of 40 feet, and an average depth of three stories high.surmounted by fiy The bathing pavilion, 435 feet long b deep, s to be moved in the same muzuer, bty ik s Report on the Chatsworth Wreck. SerINGELELD, 111, D After a number of wecks spent in investigation of the causes whioh led 1o the Chatsworth train wreck, the Illinois railroad commission has submitte bort stating that, in their opinion, the train would not been destroyed if the bridge had burned before the train reached it. They found no evidence to show that the burning - incendiary, but held that the nsurable for neglect in ing to mspeet the condition of the tr bridges in advance of the train. They suy that the poor financial condition of the road does not relieve it of responsibility. ——— Vilas® Honor Ived. Minsgsroris, Dee. 8 —William Wedeh, an attorney of this city, published in a paper called the Home Diary charges that Post- master General Vilas wi Insur ympany and ney some_of the funds of the comp was indicted by the grand jur libel, as he claims, at the instigation of Vilas. the court denied hisapplication foran for the complainants to show caus why they should not produce the missin ks of the Madison Insurance company. He was granted ten days more in which to tile a bill of exceptions. = A Cook County Jail Plot. Ciieaco, Dee, 9.~The authorities at the Cook county jail are said to be much worried over the discovery of the possession of con hand articles by prisoncrs, Following the sensation caused by the Lingg boubs and the gel poison it is now assested that ked the Madison one of the most despe criminals in the jail was discovered the other day to have in his possession a revolveraad ammuni tion. The Jail authoritics suppress all infor mation, but it is asserted that there was well conceived plot to arm several noted eriminals in the jail, when the plan would be arried out escape, shooting down the guards if neces: w0 & Alton gave not that it would, on De duce rates on lum ber from Chicago to Kuansas City from 18 cents to 134 cents per 100 pounds, This ac tion pulls down rates not ouly from Chi to Kanses City, but also from the northwest and Mississippi river points and to Council Bluffs and Omaha. As the gross re from this business is about &3,000,000 4 the reauction g Weathe Nebraska on 8. Colder, with v fair weath winds, becomin; For fresh, to brisk norther light to fresh, vari For Dakota: T by slightly warmer variable winds. v, followed ht o fresh Riotus Russian Students, Moscow, Dee. 9.—A large crowd of uni ¢ students made an attack to-day on M. Brighaloff, government inspector, They also engaged in other riotous demonstrations Finally & force of Cossacks was called out to suppress the disturban ral hun- dreds of students were arrested, —-— Ly I By Mesicans, Rio Graxpe City, Tex,, 1 9.—~The sheriff of Star county arrested Cecilior Hor rea and Vivian Diez, chavged with kidnapping Senor Horrea last August. A band of Mexi cans took the prisoncrs from him and lynched them. Killing Competition, Toreno, Dec. %.—The Toledo Oil compan which has & refinéry here for coal oil, sold to-day o t ndard Oil company for $100., 000, “This ends Toledo competition with the Staudard, v and ts A GIDDY MAIDEN'S FOLLY. Left Her Country Home For a Low Dive in Lincoln. SHE IS RESCUED BY HER FATHER: Mysterions Death of a French Core Doctor at Peru-Burglars Cone tinue to Terroriz City—State Rescued From Her Shame. Lincory, Neb,, Dec, 0.~ [Special Telegram to the Bre]—About ten days ago a young lady, the daughter of highly respectable people living in one of the southern counties in the state, left home ostensibly to visit relatives in this city. A w nothing having been heard from her, inquiry was made and it was ascertained that she was i Lincoln, but was not with the rela- tives, The father of the girl, fearing the worst came to the eity yest , and it was quickly ascertained that the wayward girl had come to the city and had been seen in disreputable company. The case was laid before the city marshal, who, with the father, instituted search, finding that one night she had stopved at a hotel. Thejr scarch led them to rooms occupied on South Tenth strect by some women of the town, where, in a4 search of the rooms, the girl was found secreted under a bed, The weeting between the girl and hef ther was an affecting one. With tears streaming down his face, he took her in_ his arms and asked her to roturn home with hiw, "This she appurently willingly consented td do, and on the night truin ' th (Ir{im'l(‘d is N a) pearance, and the lorrible life she had evi- dently determined upon did not appear in her features, When the room whera the girl wus secreted was entered, a B. & M. “*peanutter’’ and another man were there, and the train boy evidently has been playing a role in the proceedings, An alleged detective i the city without visible means of support has figured to no_ereditable advants age as well i the proceedings that haye well nigh wrecked a home but may yet redeem a wayward girl from her foll; ——— Found Dead. Neprasga Crry, Neb,, Dee. 9.—([Special Telegram to the ]—The report comes from Peru dead body of a French corn doetor was found this afternoon in the water closet of the B, & M. depot at that pl For several weeks past the man was sclling his preparation in this city and was once run in by the police for drunkenness when he gave his name as William Decline, A few days ago he left town in company with several rough-looking characters. He was supposed o have considerable money and it is suspicioncd he met with foul play. He was last scen alive in Peru last night. In view of the numerous robberies and the presence in the city of many toughs the suspicion that he was murdered scems well-founded, - More Burglaries at Nebraska City. Nenrasga City, Neb, Dec. 9.—[Special clegram to the Bee.]—The usual number of robberies were reported to the polico this morning. Pecbley's grocery, Goldberg's clothing house, Nelson's shoe store, and Nuckoll's boarding house were burglarized lust night, and a farmer wus held up by foot~ puds. “There have been no arrests yet. B(‘A"h!"’l‘ FE R'S KAVAGES. Three Members of a St. Joseph Family' Die in Three Weeks, Sr. Josern, Mo., Dee. 9.—[Special Teles gram to the Bee.] —Katie Albus, the three- year-old daughter of Mr. John Albus, a wel} known resident of this city, died to-day at 13 o'clock of scarlet fever. This is the third member of this family that has died within the past week. About three weeks ago the oldest child, a boy ubout cight years of age, was taken sick with the scarlet fes diea about two wecks later, In a few day: mother followed, death resulting from the same : to-day the youngest child fell the the " discase, Mr. Albus is the only anber of o Family which. three weeks ago, did not Tave a sick member in it. Heis now sick with thg same disease but the chances are in favor of his recovery S, The Carter Child, CrteaGo, Dec. %—Jdudge Jamicson this morning rendered Lis decision in the Carter injunetion suit, which has attracted so much attention here and decided that the custody of Leslie Carter's child should be given to, the mother and father on alternate months, ‘When in possession of the father the court; appointed Miss Hel u's sis- L 10 be the boy's gu 8. Dud- L complainant's mother, will act as guars n while the child is in the possession of Mus. Carter, . Busi Waco, Tex., Dee. .—The elothing house of: Isaac Lewis was closed yesterday by attachs ments amounting to #62,000, Grascow, D Armstrong Bros. & Co., the largest’ operators in the iron ring, have failed owing to a vise in the pricg of pig iron. The iron warkets are excited, and there is a, great amount of speculation, - « Bail. NEW Yok, Dec Application was made. to Judge Lawrcnce to-duy in the supreme court for the admission to bail of Johanm Most, in whose casean appeal has been taken from the Judgment of the court of general sessions, The application was granted andé Most was released on £5,000 bail, Mrs. 1da, Hoffwan becoming his bondswoman, - Small Damages Awarded, BiNcuanrron, Y., Dec. 9. ~In the suit. : M. Rogers against the Bingham- ublican for £10,000 damagos for libel, the jury this mormng awarded the plaintift . The Republican printed an - article ring that Rogers was o bogus pension agent. M S Glassworkers, Prrrsnvie, Dee. 9.—This afternoon Pres| dent Smith, of the American Flint Glasss workers association, ordered a gencral strike of tableware men 1o tuke effect to-morrow, The strike will effect 1,400 and cause suspens sion of work in ninetecn factories, Damage Suits. Natcuez, Miss,, Dec. 9. Five damage suits aggregating 140,00, have been instis tuted against the Natchez Cotton Milis come pany by relatives of those killed in the_ex- :.1..:wn which took place in the mill May ust. Strike ¢ New Youk, D ) rubber boots and shoes bave, after repeated imsuccessfuleattempts, concluded the formas tion of a trust which will be known as the Boston rubber boot and shoe trust. Arrested ¥ Forgery, Famsovst, 1L, Dee. 9.—Thompson, & sminent business man of Danville, 111, was stod to-diy charged with committing @ 500 forgery. He admitted his guilt and Wits committed 1o jail O — A Pugilist Convigted, Cnicaco, Dee. 9—Thomas White, whe killed Harry Woodson, alias the Black Dias mond, colo pugilist, was found guilty of manslapghter this movning. His punishment, was fixed at five yeurs in the peniteutisry, ufacturers of