Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1887, Page 1

i 1 | waukee, Madison, La( I THE OMmAHA DaiLy BeEe. - SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 14, 1887 NUMBER 179 TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES. Benator Cullom Introduces Postal Tolegraph Bill His PROVISIONS OF THE DOCUMENT. A Death Blow to Western Union if 1t Passes—Itadical Changes In the I -State Cu ce Act. Cullom's Postal Tel Wasnixarox, Dee, 13~ graph bill introduced by Senator Cullom to-day cstablishes “United States postal telegraph” as a part of the postal system _ur the United 8 and for the purpose of in augurating a system, provided that the fol lowing telegr trunk lines shall first be constructed: } Oue from Washington to Portland, Me., via Baltimore, Wilmingto den, Trenton, N York, Brooklyn, Providence and Boston ] One from Washington to Minneapolis via Pittsburg, Cleveland, Chicago, Mil- nd St. Paul. One from New York City to Cleveland, O., a Albuny, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and e, Pa. One from Pittshurg to Topeka, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis ansas City and minor tow graph Bill. lie postal tele from T from W Ricimond, Charlotte and Atlanfa, Montgom One from Chic to New Orls Qianapolis, Louisville, N and Vicks One from ' )to Dotroit. ushington to 0 Galveston via zusta ans. via Iu- Mewphis ans shville, ;0 to St. Louis via Icor and Sp 1. X ¢ One from Chicago to San Francisco via Dos Mofiics, Omaha, Cheyegne, Salt Lake City, Carson City towns cn route. One from Cheyenne to Denver. Postal telegraph ofices are to be opencd at the places named and at all intermediate points at which first, sccond_or third class postofiices are established. Branch lincs, it provides, shall be constructed from time to time, as the appropriations therefor are made by congress, the intention being to con- nect the cities where the postal free deliver but ional facilit no “addit- the states ink lines until pos- been established in The system is to e constructed in straignt lines, as ne practicable, but regard is to be taken of citi that will afford the best telegraphic facilitics 10 the public. ‘The lines are to beconstructed by the engincer corps of the army and the erred to the custody of the pos Al The poles wic to be of of copy 1 all other mater best character, Fjght wires ure to be strong on the line from New York to Chicago and four upon the other lines. The secret of war is authorized to use the military s vice lines of the United States as far as ex- pedient and also to make il necessary con demnations of lands or buildings ab a faic compensation. All disputes as to what is fair compensation are to be settled by the court of claim: The seerctary is further authorized to col struct, take and use all machinery and d; vices, not including telegraph lines, whethe patented or not, as shall be deemed ne sary, compensation to be determined in the sawe mauner as condemnations of land ; sums of mone; sary for this purpose are ap- propriated the bill. A rate of 10 ts for each t words and 5 cents for each ad- ditional ten wards is fixed for distances of ‘under 500 miles, and an sdditional rate of 5 cents for each 250 miles over 50, A night rate of y_rate of T conts s fixed for each 100 word® transmitted for newspapers, except that, where the same di pateh is dropped off wh more_ than one office, the rates shall be 25 and 50 cents respec- for cach dropped copy. The oftice rector general of telegraphs is cre- part of the postofiic 1t is made the duty of the post al to report to congress after assiage of the uct a plan for @ conmlete organization of the postal telegraph system, with a detailed estiy of the men and money necded, Before the system is put into operation and_employes se ming tions are to be held by the ciy com- mission to determine the fitne plicants, Four million priated for the location und the telegraph lines pros INTER-STATE COMY AMENDME Auother billintroduced by Senator Cullom ay, to nmend the interstate commerce lics the most important suggestions been made for the e tion of defeets in the Juw, including the recommenda- tions of the commissioners. e amend- ments are voluminous and in minute legal form. 'The following is a synopsis of the more important provisions: To extend the provisions of th s0 a8 to make the act apply to express, s s, drawing-room cars, palace car, ste ¢ and tank car com- lmuimt el “uny other companies, associa- ions or persons furnishing for public use railvoad cars and other instrumentalities for the transportation of persons or property.” The words *“or other carrie are inserted ot ated as lars are appro mstruction of cd for by the act. * not only pooling between different railroads, but betwe carriers, direr ent railroads and other sixth seetion, wtion of raf to advance o 80 53 ¢ which relates to the s, the provisions with and reduction in rates are v specitieally to jomt t, provision is in order that ay be no 0 joint throvgh ryates. As to the short haul provision, it is provided that where a complairt is made winst two or more carriers for violating it, and the viols » between points on the voad of on v, that road shall be held diablo for violation, The conmission is authorized to prescribe th in which the schedule preseribed by public spection shall be prepared or ar special form is preseribed in law, iission is also authorized to u for an official publication of it An addition to section 15, which relutes to compensation for damages, is proposed to the effect that when a complainant is seeking to recover damages, the cari thie with the comuission its cous mis- sion muy pass on the qu damagres and in such ¢ the currier shall be bound by tho decision of the commission, and the decision of the commission . shall stand as judgment, which may be enforced by exceution by United States marshals in the ®ame mannoer 4s the judgments of the United Btates cireuit court’ are enforced. In case such assent is not filed, the commission may investigate and report on the subject of dam- ages, und it shall report that u complainant has suffered damages Lo a specitied anfount, 1t may name the time f. dan s, and if the car ment within the time named be in full satisfeciion of sy hiave uader the act in - respect to the grigvances complained of, but if such pay- ment is not made, complpinant may procecd in mny United States court of Sompetent Jurisdiction to recover damages for the wrong suffered, uny such proceedings, finding and roport of the commissioner sball be prima faci evidenee of the facts found. Provision is also made to take the comuission out of the jurisdiction of the interior departient and make it independent and to require it to report direct to congress, us recounnended by the secretary of the interior. Thers are same other minor changes, but these are the most important oues. also question that it atso ajipli repenled > provision decision. ho sum_ shall lain complain- e iraon Wyoming Convicts to Work in Ohlo. rexNE, W. T., Doc. 12.—The tex Penitentiary commissionersof Wyowing have yerfected un agroament with the authoritics of the Ohio ponitentiary at Columbus by which all Wyoming convi will be placed in that institution. Forty Wyoming convicts wall be transferred to Coluuibus at ouve, oriul* THE ASTOR The Death of Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Its Effect on Society. NEW YoRk, Dec. 13, —[Special Telegram to The death of Mrs. Astor comes ght of one of the gayest sca- ¥ has known for many and will have immediate and m Yeet upon it. It will withdraw from yety not only her immediate and large fam- sy connection, but also a large cirele of more distant relatives, and numerous warm friends to whom she had become endeared. “Tlie news of licr death perceptibly marred the brilliancy of a ball given at Delmonico’s last night by Mr. Livingston, to iutroduce his daughter. While it was known that M Astor v fously ill, no fears of her d I been entertained even by her relatives; and her death is a decided shock to society Of course Mrs, William Astor's ball, which had been aunounced to take place January 9, in honor of her son, John Jacob, who recently graduated at Harvard, will be’ abandoned and several other entertain: ments projected by members of the Astor ily und connections, will not now take place. e loss of 50 prominent and Influential a amily to socicty cven for. a while, especially s Mrs, Witlin Astor had begun to entel ain this winter the first timein thr 18 80 years, will be felt, Mrs. William Astor will now succeed Mrs. dohn o Jacob Astoras acknow A leader of New York so Mrs, Wigliam Astor was Miss Seherme daughter of the ham she is o wom; for he manners younger an than Mors, Astor, she is much more fond of is a familar figure at the opera and ionable ente inments. She h; poor b years, but has la recovercd. John o and 11 fash been in 1y entirely ————— ANOTHER FAST TRAIN. To Be Put on Between St. Joseph and o Chicago by the * St. Josrei, Mo., Dee. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ben.] t Sunday morning the Chicago, Burlington & Quinéy road will put on a fast mail train between St. Joe and Chicago. The train will le: th v in the evening after supper and arrive in Chi- 2o the next morning in time for breakfas The same schedule has been nged b tween Chicago and St. Joseph. be made except at crossings and for and only through passengers will be ¢ The time has been shortened abdut six hours. Concessions. pecial Telegram to —Count Mitkiewicz made an em- phatic declaration to a_ reporter who visited himn in his hotel yesterday, that the co sions granted him by the Chinese govers- ment had not been vevoked. The reporter was accompanied by o representative of the No stops will water The Chinese s Yok, Dec the Bee, Chinese consulate. Count Mitkiewicz said to the reporter: “Some news have tolked about the death They are far from dead. Theze were two conce sions granted us, The first one was 2 tel phone concession, to which was the prin lition. The sec- ond eseion, about which s0 mucth has been” sald, and whic tracted o much opposition, Eveh t have asserted A was revoked have uniformiy telephone conces ve. however, rious way raft of the agr oughit to dey showed to the reporter a nt between the Chinese i rranting the latter > vight to build and operate tele- phone lines between the principal cities and ports of China on a nominal condition. 1 peared all straight and the 1 i the Chinese consulate who accompi reporter said neither it nor the bau cession had been revolked in any dispatch from Dhiladelphta. Wharton Barker says Mitkiowicz s talking for himself. The s ng ahoad with their worl and ot to be satisfied with what o far. Ilo has no fears that vilt be revoked. Schedule. ~[Special Tele- gram to the B il telegram this morning announced that the Union Pacific would shorten time between Omaha and Denver to seventeen hou Chief Clerk i ntendent Choat's oflic in stion, said this afternoon: ““The time will be reduced more thanquoted in dispatehes. The time. given between Den- ver and Julesburg, distunce miles, is five hours, or forty miles an hour. And. line from Julesburg to Oma or shape than the branch, much b , and no doubt the intention to cover the 570 miles be- e and Oma) atthe rate of forty wiles an hour will be cd, making the time less than fiftcen hours. The tr: will be made at Omaha to the Milwaul St. Paul. The new time card goes into of on the 16th, reducing the timo be Omahu and Chicagoto fifteen , hours. This will make the time between Deriver and Chi- cago thirty hours, or three hours less than that made by the Burlington's fast train. time, of the tween Denv Receiver M) Criicaco, Dec. The western railway itering Chicago have put in a plant of s at the stock yards and will on Monday 1 weighing all live stock brought to the y and charging for transportation by the hundred pounds instead of by the earload, as been the practice for years past. More ure was brought to bear to-day upon MeNulta, of the Wabash, to pre- vent it putting in'force the reduced Minois freight rates. He remained firm, however and finally an appeal was made to Judge am. The judge sustained the recod tating that the administration of o has been a succoss and he saw no good 4son to interfere with his policy. The p chasing committee claim the receiver’s actio \\Illll'x'\-\. disastrous to the reorganization plan. peral of Archabbot Wiemmer. , Dee. 13.—~The remains of Archabbot Boniface Wiemme: of the Benedietine order inthe United States, were buried to-day. The services yere very impressive and were attended by bishops, who were taken from the order, father ab- North bots of different abbeys in New Jersey. Carolina and Tows, aud the mother supe of se houses of the Benedictine ord various parts of the country. New York Dry Goods Market, NEw YOkK, Dec. 13.—The new demand for dry goods of woderate proportions but the daily #ules and large through forwardings on orders and cotton goods values were very 10 stock market to-day was again y active but still remained narrow with Sactions principally for professional i t, room traders doing most of the mal ing of values. t but weak At or near Steamship Arrivals, HAMprRG, Dee, 13.-]Special Telegram to .| -Arrived—The Lessing, from New York. J Grascow, Mge. 18 —Arrived~The State Nevada, from New Yo Sovtmanproy, Ree., 13, — Arrived —The Noardland, from New. Yok, QUEENSTOWY, Dee. 13. — Arrived — The Arubic, from New York. Liviiroor, Dec. 13— Myived—The Vie- giniau, from Bostor Plans For Presbyterian Ogion. LoUisviLie, Ky., Dee; 13.-The commit- tees appointed by the last general assemblies of the northern and southern Presbyterian churches mect hove o morrow: 1o take steps loowing W & urion of the two bodies, DEMPSEY DEFEATS REAGAN. Forty-Four Hard-Fought Rounds Up the Hudson River. WAGED ON TWO BATTLEGROUNDS The Redoubtable Middlewelght Chame pion of the World Victorious For the Thirtieth Time— Other Sporting News. Forty-Four Rounds Fought. NEw Youk, Dec. 13.—Jack Dempsey and Johnny Reagan met this morningup the Hud- son and fought to u finish for the middle- weight championship of America and §2,000 prize thoney, London prize ring rules, The ving was pitched near the shore and the fight T began about S :5(0 fic fighting was done from the start, clinching and pounding being the order. In the second round Dempsey claimed that Reagan was fouling him by spiking, and the referee cautioned Reagan against it. Tn the third, however, Reagan accidentally spiked Dempsey in a terrible manucr on the left leg. The cut was so deep that the bone,could be seen. There was much wrangling, Dempsey’s umpire claiming the fight. overlooked it, however, In the fifth round the tide, which was well on the flood, began to creep into the ring and Dempsey was compelled to move partly out of hls cornel Still the men fought on des. perately until the eighth round, which was t with water three inches deep all over ng. Dempsey’s leg was now in a terri- ble condition, #nd us it pained him more, he seemed to fight more desperately, if possible, than before, punishing Reagan quite severely. There was no doubt by this time that Reagan was no mateh for Dempsey in the matter of wrestling, and the latter had thivown his op- ponent with ease and vigor cach time they clinched.” At the close of the eighth round the referee stopped the fight until another ring could be pitched on dry land. The time occupied during these cight rounds was cighteen minutes. All went to the boat and the principals went to bed. The wrangling between the partics continued loud and long. At12:10p.m. the fight was resumed in a much better place. Dempsey went right at Reagan and a clinch ensued, during which terrific in- fighting was done. It ended by Dempsey back-lecling -Reagan and going down with L heavily. In the tenth Dompsey smashed Reagan on the ribs with his left and on the ngse with his vight with terrific force, drawing blopd, which was elaimed but not allowed for Demp- bhad got first blood in the n fought hard and fast and ited much praise. g In the cleventh and twelfth round Dempsey pounded and threw Reagan again. It was evident that the latter had the worst of the in_agrecing to London rules, He ever, like a Spartan, In the thirteenth Dempsey again attempted o backhecl his opponent, who went down on gan wth the four- infighting was n was thrown hard iz teenth and fifteenth, while th of the most suvage character. In the sixteenth and seventeenth were two more falls for Dempscy, who also gave Heagan a terrible smush on tho nose. Tn the cighteenth and nineteenth the same thing was kept up, although Reagan fought gamely and did the best he could. In fie twentieth Dempsey kept up a tattoo on Reagan’s ribs until the oozing blood made his body appear raw, when Reagan went down to avoid another-fall. Dempsey cursed 1d told him to got'up and fight. run came up angry for the twen and the fighting was furious, Dempsey ceiving some heavy blows. Reagan thrown, however, in this and the ne Round 7 one, Dempsey pounding his adversary 2in g horrible manner. The latter = was game through and through. Rounds twenty-six to thirty-four were re- markable only for the way in which Dempse his man and the frequency with whic agan went down to save himself. Demp- sy's umpire even urged his man to strike Heagan while he was on his knees on account, of the foul in the carly part of the fight, but Jack refused to do i Rounds thirty-fivo+to thirty characterized by an app: power on the part of Keaza Dempsey some, but without much result. In the thirty-seventh Reagan received a terrible thump on the ribs. 2 In the forty-first rourid both men at the same ihstant fetched each other vicious clips with the right and left. Dempsey hud scarcely o mark on him at this time besides a swollen left eye. 3 Rounds forty-two, forty-three and for four practically closed the battle. Dempse unmwr y punished Reagan, whose lips were puffed and his Jeft eye closed. He was voted by the spectators as game a man as ever stood in the ring. He never ied quits. At the beginning of round forty- five Bob Smith, at the solicitation of Re gan’s friends, who saw he had no chance to win, jumped into the ring and threw up the sponge. The fizht lasted one hour and nine min- utes. Inthe first ring there was eighteer minutes’ fighting and in the second fifty-one minutes’. The fight ended at 1:01p, m., leaving Dempsey still the champion middl weight. Both men weighed 147 pound: Dempsey has won thirty fights and had six draws. “He has never been defeated. Rea- gan only fought two battles previous to this, winning both, SULLIVAN AT WATERFORD. ight were rov of Immense Crowds Again Witness the Usua mr Round Exhibition [Copyr Dy James Gardon Bennett.] Warerronn, Dee. 13.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.)—The Theatre Loyal here was filled this evening to its ut- most capacity at high prices for all classes of tickets. Said the daily papers half chaftingly to-day: *“The drama to be performed will be Feints at the P. R. or Hoston Boys in Gloves.” Sullivan and Ash- ton, were of course, the stars. As in Dublin, so here, ciowds flocked to the station to grect them. There was pretty much the same veception though on a smaller scale, as in Dublin, also in the thea- tre. First scene—(Enter J, L. S.and J. A, in evening dress amid much applause). . loquitur—T have come across the the land of my parents to beat Jem und’s best man. Next I have been blackgvarded into a match .with Mitchell, 1 have not the slightest doubt that I shall casity beat hiw. Also, fiuadly I shall beat Jem Swmith.” Hemade a few other common place re- marks and, with a patronizing word for Ash- ton, passed to his dressing room amid cheers and some such rallies as “How's the Prince of Wales Johnny " Scene sccond—The fistic combatants ap- peared as in Dublin, cheers being given to Sullivan’s green trunks and the band empha- sised the color by playing an arrangement of “Wearing of the Green,” which a police- man might or might not please "to detect as the foundation theme. The audience was & representative one with all shades of Irish politiciuns ropresented, while the applause was :nanimous end hearty, and many ladies e present, An old puiron of- the P, R. present, after the usual fous rounds of spar- ring had clgsed—these. being rcpetitions of §.the usual boxing which the (wo have now well sehearsed—romarked, “ Ashton's defense strikes me as more seientific than Sullivan's attack and while the battering ram reach is with the big man he has got to train off ‘two or three stone befare it will do those beats he has boasted of.” Sullivan, after the performance, held ‘& sort of levee at his hotel, of which Philips was the popular gajor domo. To-morrow cvening the pugilist's train takes a pull at Cork. o — Parmelee Outshoots Mertz. The live bird match which took place upon the Omaha base ball grounds yesterdayv after- noon between Frank Parmelee and Dick Mertz attracted a very large number of spec- tators, principally members of the various local gun clubs. The match was hotly con- tested and intensely interesting. It was for $125 u side, fifty bitds each, thirty yards rise, five ground traps apd shot tnder the modified English rules. M, Clark Ellis wad* referec and stake holded, The shooting began promptly at 2:30, with Parmelee at the score. The result was as follows: Parmelee..100°1111111110110 Illll}lll]ll‘OUll 111111111111 1111 144 Mertz...11110211111111011 11011 810111011111 1111080111110111 -~43 “ Mertz had the match well in hand up to the thirty-ninth bird, lowing this with'a bird, ho grew Parmelee forged ich he missed, and fol- ilure on the forty-first 0 trifle nervous, and to the front and won an_up-hill shoot By two birds. Parmelee used his sccond Sbarrel nineteen times and_ Motz fifteen, «The birds were in fine condition and neither man had many dificult shots. The result of the shoot will probabl; lead to another matgh between the same par- tics. Motz chulletged Parmeleo upon the grounds to shoot the match over, and he will assuredly accept. Prince Isshes a Challgnge. The following rltlllvm.’ will appear in the Minncapolis Tribune this morning simulta- neously with its appearance inthe Bee: Oxana, Neb. —To the Sporting Editor of ths B vou kindly insert the following in Wednesday morning's Ber 1 will enter into @ sweepstakes bicycle race against all comers for 0 or 8100, the winner to take all and 50 pér cent of the gate re- i for any of fhe following distances 100 miles, 8 or 12 hours per d r I will make a mat any distance from 20 miles up to 72 hourd for $250 or more a side against. any Dbidgcle rider living. I still hold the fifty miles and seventy-two hour's world’s recapds and think that I ought to have some show to prove that Iam able to hold my own agathst any of the new flyers who are reported t4 be doing so much record breaking at Minnegpolis. Hoping that this will meet with a féyorable reply from some of these invincibles,. Lam yours respeotfully, Joux S. PriNce. In conjunction with the above it might not come amiss to state that Mr. Prince will leave i polis ene week from Thursday st reccived from the Gormully & company, Chicago, & magnificent new full silver-plated inch i bicyele, built especially for his an- ipated races in the City ‘of the Mills. Omaha Base Ball Association. A mended articles of incorporation of the Omaha base ball association were filed with the county clerk yesterday. The changes in the original articles are that the capital stock is made $15,000, divided into 150 shares. No stock can be sold for; less than face value. “The highest amount of indebteduess can only be one-t dapiial stock. The board of manager capaist of presiGent, vice: president, sceretary® and - treasurer (all of whom are directors) and_three other diree- tors. ‘The document, is signed by the follo ing gentlemon: J. S. McCormick, president; Hardin, vice-president; H. 'A. Worle secretury: John M. Dougherty, treasurcr, and Jack Morrison, J. J. Philbin and E. 0! Brandt. Omaha Sports in London. Mr. John Kilkenny has received from a friend in London, Eng., a copy of the Lon- don Sporting Life in which is printed the portrait of two well known Omaha sports and an account of their performances in Buffalo Bill's wild west show. Marve Beardsley and Charles Mortimer Miller (better known as “Broncho Chatley™), are the names of the men, T erly a bartender in the here for several yeal The latter also resided here for a Jong time and is pleasantly remembered by a large circle of friends ie former was form- Senate, and lived The Sporting Life details at great length the six-day mateh of “Ho Bicycles™ Beardley _and Broncho rode the ponies und Howell and Woodside the wheels. n the two columns devoted to the race only the first eight hours are orded, the score then standing as follow: miles, horses 136 miles. The “‘cowboy were enthusiastically cheered, and the vast audience of 10,000 people “scemed to favor them at all times, The race took place i Agricultural hall, i Matched For Six Rounds. Prof. Ed. Millerand Arthur Rothery are matched. for a six round bout at the middle- weight contest which takes place on the 25th. This will make a rattling exhibition as both men arc exceedingly clever, and dead in carn- est ubout coming ghit on top ut their coming meet. ¥ Rifle!Club Shoot. The Omaha rifle elub will hold a prize shoot at their range, 1118 FParnam strect, Friday evening for a handsome Stevens target rifle. 1t is a handicap, Mr, Fred Gross allowing Messrs. Thurston, Worley, Parmelee, Clark- son, Dunmeyer and Kinnear variously from 310 20 points in a possible 100. Local Sporting Gossip. The articles of agreement for the Kellett- Lindsay middleweight boxing contest, to come off at Boyd'q opera louse on tho eve- ning of the 2st, were drawn up and duly subscribed to by the principals and witnesses lay. They. provide for four thre rounds and all the usual requirciments utest for seientific points. Young insisted ugon making the battle for ten rounds, butgLindsay emphatically des clared for but fous, and upon the latter num- finally agreed. There seems to a fine ‘outlook now for a meet between Te Miller, the local fc erweight and ke Weir, the *'Belfast Spide who fought o draw with Tommy War Minneapolis Mondgy night. Weir'y ar Rothery some weelcs ago that he would be in Omaha about the holiduys, und as ther challenge now - etstandin; > him or Warren eftlier,. ho can Lardly come here without accdpting it. A Bee reportér, saw Miller yosterday and asked him w were for o go promptly replied “And I'll lick ky little and Wa i:etlmu' it his chances the Spider, and he b it was o sure thing. i, oo, viciously added dter. “Why, just think o stood up and thumped eachi other for fwenty rounds last night, and neither ‘one scored a knock- down. But. it was just as all tne daily papers cluimed, 8 fuke. Ncither one of these blow hardsgare about making an h est fight any mome, where there exists the slightest |'||Mlhvtfthir getting knocked out If 1 can’t “kill’ either one of them in less than twenty rounds I this winter.” “But they are both good inen, Tommy, there's no denying that.” “Yes, that's so, but remember I am a good man myself, and Bl I want is a chunce to demonstrate this fact to my fricuds, and the subject I most crave 18 this so- called wonder from the slope or this insect ivorous gentleman from lreland.” “Well, Tom, it's o be hoped you'll knock ‘em out.” “Knock 'em out! I'll paralyze em!" Jimmy Lindsay went into training yester- fl:l_\h!or his contest with Jack Kellett on the on't want to eat uny more - German Duty on Cereals. BeruiN, Dee. 13.—In the reichstag the pro- posal to make the duty on wheat und rye 3 marks, was adopled. .- i AN OLD MYSTERY SOLVED. — . Discovery of a Supposed Dead Man Living in Otoe County. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN. HIDING. Thought to Have Been Mardered By His Father in Peunsylvania — Columbus & Wahoe Bonds Declared 1llegal. Mayerson Was Not Murdered. Nenraska Crty, Reb., Dec. 18.—[Special 10 the Ber.]--A strange and interesting se- quel to an alleged murder mystery, that for many years remained unsolved and furnished a subject for sensational comment to a large portion of the citizens of Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, was brought to light here yes- terday by the discovery of the supposed vie- tim, and identification by an old friend aftera lapse of more than twenty years. The case as related to the BER correspondent by the gentleman in question, Mr. Frank G. Shott, is of a decidedly interesting nature, and is in substance as follows In the fall of 1862 and for many years pre- vious, thiere lived on the outskirts of the town of Millerburg, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, a German stonecutter and family named May- erson. The family consisted of the man and wife and two sons—the clder a favorite of the old man aud the younger the mother’s pride, and for whom the father seemed* to have an unreasonimg hatred. During the excitement subsequent to the president's call for volunteers, a citizen’s mecting was held for the purpose of forming a company and marching to the front. Young Mayer- son, who was about nineteen years of uge, evpressed u wish to attend the meeting and enlist. The father objected, and exprossed his _objections with w threat to “break his neck if he went. In spitc of this the young man attended the meeting and enlisted. After the meeting Mayerson returned home, was met in the barn by the angry father, and, neighbors asserted, a terriblo scene ensucd. The old man's ouths and threats were plainly heard, and a woman's terrifiic screams, and then all was quiet. The young man was never seen again, As he'failed to join his company there could be but one conclusion drawn _as o the secret of the quarrel between father and son—that the missing man was murdered and the body put out of the way, the old man claiming himself that the young' man struck hiwm and then disappeared The case was never fully investigate as the body could not he found no arrests were made, and old Mayerson's wealth and previous influence in the neighborhood served to quict any public expressions of dis- pleasure that might otherwise have been made, Forseveral years the family remained in the neighborhood, angathe affair was al- most foreotten. The mher, it was known, had not. left her room since the eventful night. The elder son asserted iiat his mother hopelessly insane, and was kept a pris- oner in the house. Oll @layerson retired from business and removed his family to Philadelphia, where his wife soon died.” Tn- terest in the affair was revived, however, some time later, when it was larned that before his removal from the place old Mayer- son had ‘disposed of a man's skeleton to o local physician, but aside from commenting upon it nothing further was done, and doubt~ lesa, by this time, the entire affuiris forgot- ten In the neizhhorbood of its occurrence and the sequel will be a great surprise, Y M. I, A. Shott is a tie inspector. for the Missouri Pacific railroad, and was a personal friend of young Mayerson before his mysterious disappearance, and svividl, recalls the circumstances, which are coroborated by several gentlemen who were neighbors of the family at the time, In visit- ing this city sometime ago Mr. Shott met and formed the acquaintance of Mr. Johnd. True, a well known and wealthy farmer residing about fourteen miles northiwest of the city, and upon learning that both hailed from the ,sume place in Pennsylvania, accepted an in- vitation to spend a week at the latter’s home, The old lome was talked about, reminisences related, and then, Mr. True’ betrayed his identity by undue fnterest in_the fate of the Mayors Mr. Shott recogniz " hood friend, George Mayer- son, und the recogmition was acknowledged True, who related the circumstances , of his mysterious disappearance from his home in the fall of 1862, Upon his return from the meeting on the evening in question his father attempted to chastise him for disobedicnce, his mother pleaded for the boy, when the father lost control of his temper and struck the young man over the head with handle. The blow knocked him sen less, and when he recovered conciousness hewas alone and decided to run away made his way to Harrisburg and enli company H, Sixtee but He ed in th United States infan- , under his assumed name and was soon ordered to the front, and with his company was ordered from place to ptace until he was woundgd whie doing cket duty, on the 25th of May, 1864, at K nesaw mountain, which diabled him." He was sent from one hospital to another and dragged around over the coun- try until June, 1865, when he again brought up in Harrisburg, Ba. He received his dis charge and upon learuing of his mothe death and that his father was suspected of his murder, he decided to leave suspicion rest upon his hateful parent and came west, locat- ing near Burlington, Ta., where he worked on afarm, finally married, and last year re- moved to his present farm northwest of this city. He says he made no great offort to convey the impression of his death, and yet felt satisfied to have it remain so 'since no further harm could come from it. The Corner Stone Laid. Ciankoy, Neb., Dec, 1 Tele- gram to the Bek]—The corner stone of the Dodge county court house was to-day laid by Sar n lodge A. F. and A. M., assisted by visiting members from neighboring towns and home lodges of the I. 0. O. ¥ and K. of P. Theprocession formed at 2 o'clock con- sistingof the above lodges and the other civil societies headed by the Chadron cornet band, and numbe ut five hundred men. “The stone was laid with the usual Masonic nonies in_the presence of ) peopl ight the visiting members are being r d b dpera hous The ar )t Depuf Grand Master Dr. Richards and other deputy grand offi An appropriate address was made by Deputy Grand Chaplain Chestiut. Fine weather, excellent music and @ large gathering of people made this a very cojoy ble day for Chadron were in cl A K. of P.’s at Ashland. Asnraxnp,Neb,, Dee. 13— [Special Telegram 10 the Bek.] —This has been a grand day for Ashland, Abeut three hundred visiting Knights of Pythias from Omaha and Lincoln have been with us. The occasion was the presentation of an elegant banner to Star lodge No. 9. The exercises occurred in the opera house. The presentation specch was made by Colonel Monnell, of Omaha, and was responded to by Dr. G, W. Meredith, C. C. of S lodge. The principal addre wus made by Licutenant Governor H. H, Shedd, and was highly complimented by all. hort addresses were made by Colonel Downs, of the ' R. E. O'Neal, P. G, C., and J. C. ! About five hundred knights were in line. A grand ball is now in progress at the opera house. i i Tllegal Bonds. LixcoLy, Neb., Dec. 13.—[Special Tele- 1 to the Bee.]—Attorney Genera® Leese to-day that the bonds voted by Wahoo in aid of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley raiiroad were illegal. The bonds were 000, The attorney general also pussed upon the Columbus bridge bonds, amounting 10 $40,000. holding that cities of the second | cias Ao power 4o vole bonds for i § tional con provements outside the corporate limits. Acting ou the opinions, the auditor will re fuse to uegotiate the bonds. A Myste rious Horee Buyer, Dexter, Ta, Dec. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—A man giving the name of Jesse Stetson came here Satur morn ing purporting to be a horse buyer. In com- pany with a liveryman he drove north nearly twenty miles and purchased a large number of horses to be delivered there to-day. Early this morning he ordered dinner for twenty men at the Emmett house, saying that about that number would bring in horses. Sud- denly, about 11 o'clok, he disappeared. The horses were brought in from o long distauce and taken back this evening. At 6 o'clock P. 10, A message came saying that the man had been scen in Barlham, where he hired a livery weam and drove in the country, saying he was looking for horses. It also known that he purchased fwenty horses to be delivered in Adair = to-day. Examination proves that no money has be seut o the bank here for him. A telegr: tothe well-known horsemal ctson, in Neponset, IlL, proves that Mr. Stetson is there at home, Current opinion holds this buyer a crank or clse a member of a hor stéaling gang taking this means to find the location of the best horses. He is tall, of a dark complexion, wearing a moustacho und burnsides, and dressed in a black suif. The constable and polse are in pursuit of him Late word from_ Neponset, 111, to-night say: that from the description’ of this man Lo is wanted there for stealing a team. Supreme Court Decisi Drs Morses, Ta., Dee. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bere]—The suproine court filed tho following decisions here to-d; Southern White Lead company vs Julius W. Haas ot al, on reappeavance, opinion by the court adhered to. J. G. Wilson, appollant, vs Alfred Russell et al, Ringold circuit, roversed. . D. Rand & Co., appellants, vs Blizabeth ke et al, Taylor circuit, reversed. Enoch Hasted vs August Dodge and John Wood, appeilants, civeuit court of Creston, modificd and affirmed. S.J. Wing vs Joseph Evans, appellant, Buena Vista district, reversed. Nuncy A. Miller, appellant, vs Robert S. Miller, Poll distr This action was brought by Nancy A. Miller upon u written contrdct in the ‘interests of peace and harmony between husband and wife exe- cuted to her by the defendant, her husband, Robert Miller, The defendant demurred to the petition and the demurrer was sustained Judgment was rendered against her for eosts. Opinion by Adams, Aftirmed. Mr. Just Zevers dissents from the majority and cori- curs with the writer of the opinion, who sets forth that as the husband did not provide for his wife the plaintiff had the right to sepa- ate from the defendant, which right she waived in consideration of the contract and hokds that the waiver of the right consti- tuted a considggation for the contrac Eli H. West'vs The Chicago & Northwost ern railvoad company, appellant, Cedar dis- trict, afiirmed. G.'W. Haker vs Chieago, Quincy railroud, Decatus disf et To Build a New lowa Railroad, Masox Ciry, Ia., Dee. 18.—William M¢Tn- tyre, one of the syndicate of capitalists who arranged to construct the Winona & outhwestern railway, was in the city to- night in conference with a number of citi- zens. He stated that they wbuld build through to Mason City for & us of $20,000, and the right of way throu, the country. The last survey and most feasible route runs from Winons ugh Lansborough, Preston, Osage, or Cresco, to Mason City. Supposed to Have Left With $700. WaterLoo, Ia, Dee. 13.—Ralph Miller, night operator and acting agent at the Chi- 0, St. Panl & Kansas City West Side depot in this city, resigned his position Nov. 30, and left for parts unknown, About of the United States express company's money was lost track of the same night, and Miller is supposed o have taken the moncy, Burlineton & rict, afirmed. which was left in his y the company’s messenger to be delivered to_the local agent of the company in the morning. Finding of a Kidnapped Boy. Muscarisg, Ta., Dec. 18.—[Speeial Tele- gram to the Ber.] -Joseph Messell has rve- turned from Bloomington, [IL, accompanicd by his son Johnny, ten years old, who w: kidnapped six weeks ugo. The boy ar- ried off by a tramp aund for 1o beg for him, but escaped und made his way to Blooming ton. The father has advertisod extensively, and the polic enized him from his picture and notified the father, It is one of the most notable cases of kidnapping since that of Charlie Ross. C—— A New Election Ordered. Des Moises, Ta., Dec. 13.=The governor has issued a proclamation for a new election for senator from the Fifteenth district to be held Jantary 17, prox., in the townships of Guil- ford and Second and Fourth wavds of Albia, Monroe count A canvass of the last vote showed more votes cast than names regis- tered, necessitating a new election, The candidates ave: R. , democrat, and J. 1. Young, n. Cassett claimed to have been elected by 9 majority, while the surplus votes were 13, 65 i A Baltimore Boodler Confidenced. MoNTERAL, Quebec, Dec. 13 al Tol- egram to the BEk.|—A very sencational case of a boodler being victimized has just come to light, and is causing some commotion in the American *colony.” In August William Lorman Roberts, a Baltimore stock broker, was forced to leave there to eseape prosec tion for embezzlement of trust funds and Cu where he put up at Lawrence hall and lived like a prince as long as his money lasted, which was until t unin, of November. He then L about for means ivelihood, and nutural as i broker. With shop Jie took to fashionable name le obtained o con- sum to start with from his mother Itimore, and took as his partner a New v named Roesch, Al went well for a while, the new bucketshop made consider able money, i “riday lust, when Hoesch departed for New York, taking with him ull the funds of the concorn. Now the DBalti- more boodler is in ndary. He cannot cross the line for fear of arrest, and if he re will be penniless, setting sidency. Advices from ah, Indian territory, say that the ul timatum in the political crisis has been ached by the nationalists calling on the United States government to Bettle 1 They issued s declaring that an ir sponsible body of men have taken forcible ssion of the capital and executive offic sk that they at once be disarmed, i demand that the status as it existed b the sctzure be fully restored party’s answer indorses tho desi but refuse_to turn over the Busnyhead, disclaiming that the capitol is in the hinds of ied mob, but under con trol of the elceted officers Owen has telegraphed the Indian ofti Washing i commissione “t once to settle the matter, members of the senate and how abey Mays’ proclamation of an extra s and wost of them have gone to their homes. — Prohibitionists Meet, Cnieaco, Dee, J3.—The cxecntive commit tee of the prohibition party held a meeting here to-day. Chairman Diclde was instructed, in issaing the call for the national conven- o ask fibition voters in -the one delegate fo ters 10 the aj Agent | HARPER'S CHICAGO HISTORY. Some of the Exploits of the Fidelity COrook in That City. A FEW DARING GRAIN DEALS, . The Manner in Which the Famoug Wheat Corner of Six Years Ago Was Worked—A Hearte less Wretgh. Crookedness Still Accumulating. Cnicaco, Dee. 18.—[Special Telegram ta the Ber.|—An evening paper gives a_history of Harp peculative deals on the Chicago board of trade and other facts hitherto uas published. Harper's first deal of any conses quence on the Chicago board was in 1850, when he made a dash at pork through the firm of Howard, cort & Co. (afterward Wilshire, Eekert & Co.) On this becasion he scooped in a large pot of mon probably 20,000, He was then thirty-two years olds In the fall of 1881 he began buying whead through W, MeHenry & Co. Hebonght steadily from §1 down to #2¢ and when the contracts matured on the 1t of May he took the wheat—between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 bushels—and paid for it. AU that time he had a handsome profit in the deal, us the prica on the 1sg of May was $L.02@1.03. In the following June he turned up as the repres sentative of a Cincinnati syndicate composed of himself, we Wilshire, president of the Nutional bank, Joe Wilshire, Chatfield & Woods, paper manufacturers, and®'ruman B, Hurdy. Euach of these parties (Chatfield & Woods being considered one), had a fifth interest in the syndicate. 'They buily a great corner on Harper's cash wheat and the deal culminated in the famous August corner, kuown as the Wheat was advanced to & bid price on the last day of A , 1883, syndicate closed up 2,000,000 on the deal McHenry did_the mostof the brokerage, though J. W. Preston, W. ¥ Baker, Henr, Warren and others had some of it. Harper admitted that on his carlier deal and on its culmination as a syndicate deal he had cleared §i50,000. The price of wheat broke to #1.20 when the syndicate let go, but began to ads vance immediately. At £1.25 Harper took the bear side in ordler to “‘make my winnings an even 00,000, as he put if Handy had cuarreled with Harper in scitling up theis trade and would ve nothing to do with Harper, though the fact could nover be prmud. (A g rate Tiarper shorted the market from $1.25 to,81.40, his line aggrogate ing about 6,000,000 bushel, ' nfig had put up something like $00,000 in the shape of margine and McHenry and Preston, who had in the meantime cons soldeted in’ one firm, had advanced out of their own funds about 300,000, T 3 paid Harper and his associates nearly $200,000 in profits a month previous and had unlimite ed confidence in them. When the market reactod $1.40 Preston & McHenry began to grow suspicions and they made a peremptory demand for additional margins, Harper, who had spent most of the spring, summer and fall in Chicago personully directing his deals, promised faithfully to have the money he in two or three days. The Monday mornin after the Garfield funeral wheat opened @ £1.41(@1.42, and, no money having arrived, Preston & MeHenry began buying in the 600,000 bushels of short wheat for Hurper'a account, The price climbed to &1 which point came the crash. Prest Henry went to the wall and Harper snobe Dingly s heartbrokerf' over his own to do anything for them, though sediy worth” more than £1,000,000 at the time, and having $300, rofits on a previous deal left un- A more cruel piece of busi rpetrated. Preston died in two or' n heart, having lost his whole fortune on account of Harpers duplic- ity, and McHenry was left $200,000 or 500,000 worse off than nothing, whereas he had been worth 350,000 ninety days befo With the history of the t and profitless litigation against Harpe iich the swindled broks ers tried to out of him, the public is familiar. ‘This is one feature of the last summer’s deal that hus never been published and that is the attempt made by Hurper to quit the deal in June, geta big profit and leave Wilshive, Bekert & Co., (. J. Kershaw & Co. and Rosenfeld & Co. to hold the bag, His deal had two arms. He operated one through Hoyt and the other through Wilshire. oyt traded through Ir- win, Green & Co. and €. J. Kershaw & Co, and Wilshire throngh K v & Rosenfeld, He had about 1,000,000 on the Hoys end Al " Kershaw was pressing b fo nd he theeatened 1o transfer his through Kershaw to another house. One day, about t vs before the erash, Kers shiy s to teansfer his teades uabout 10,000,000 bushels in- all, to Rosenfel *up the deal and turn the profits “Very well,” said Ker ') W, “deposit to my credy #1,000,000 1o se urc me ou the trades T bave for account of Wilshire & Hoyt on_the Hoor and © will turn over the tra . This urt answer blocked Har) game, and to Kershaw's stand tlie trade may congratulate itself on being just £1,000,000 bet off than it would be if he had followed instructions, It was Harper's purpose to pull out the £1,000,000 through Hoyt and have everybody olse in the hole, if it uld develop that the deal could not be carried through, 5 Another Fidelity Crook, Crxcixxarn, Dece. 13.The trigl of Benja* min K. Hopkins, late assistant cashier of the Fidelity National bank, began this morning in the United § ourt 0 § i aloy The indictment, as st to the defendant, churges misapplica mds of the Fidelity National bank cing false entries in the books of the ) this the defendant pleaded not "he slow pracess ¢ WHing a jury District Afttor. conducts the prosecution, darton appears for defendant aims he can prove his innocer.ce, selection of a jury wis accomplished and sworn in befow the noon adjournment, Bruce for the govern cpected to show that Hopkins had ime misupplicd £00.000 of the bank’s fumds, and ¥70,000 at_another time; that he had drawn personal cheeks upon the bank for large sums when be had no funds to draw upon and that he had made false en- teies i tho books of th uk representiog 21,000,000 used in the Welshire wheat deal, Bateman, for the defe suid they would prove wus being signed the jmproper with others, by wre. k ent stated that they t ue deferrduut was not awere of what the done in bauk and that be when haded him, not knowing the e, of Cin innati icago, hrokeral 15 A wheat made by Hopking told tiem the on aweount of another party financially. He did nog al's natie, Boston Votes For License, Bostox, Dec. 13.—The vote polled in municipal election to-day nggregated which is lavger than any municipal vou 1883, Of this number O'Bri receives 20,621 ; ibart, republican pendent, 24,50 them for Hopkins deals were 1 sinca rat, and inde- the labor vote failing to cvote was in favor of licenser 4 t r the majority in of license was 4447, The following towns ulsa voted in favor, of license to-days Lyuu, Sulew and Newburyport. -——— Meath & Co.'s Assets, ‘our, Dee, 18.-The schedule of Ae ¢ Co, barlers and brokers, t9 A Crittomlen, filed to-day in the common pl state the liabilities nowinal ussets, §630 M), and age Lua! nssets §91, 500, i S. Heath