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", HE THUNDERER DISPLEASED Balisbury's Uncertain Stand on tho Tariff Question. VERY DUBIOUS EXPRESSIONS Even Orthodox Conservatives Out of Humor—Gladstone and the Min- istry —War Inevitable Botween Austria and Rusasia, Salisbury's Speech. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox, Dee. 20—~[New York Herald Cable pecial to the Ber.]—People who have time enough to read consider Salisbury's ppeech and the impression left behind not together favorable. Perhaps too much was expected. Some thought the war spectre tvould be laid to rest, others that the fair trade movement would receive a quietus, others that & dazzling programme for the next session would bo unfolded. The premi- er's deliverances full short of all this, Even his own official organ, the Standard, shakes fts head and grumbles: “War may come at any moment, or it may not.” The voice is the voice of Salisbury, but the sentiment is that of Jack Bunsby. We knew, too, before that war is in the cards, yet the prime minis- ter and foreign , held down by of- ficial ties, could not well say more. The general opinion in diplomatic eircles here is that neither Austria nor Russia will precipitate hostilities at the very outsct of winter, but it is admitted that Russia might take the risk, believing that she has less fear from it than from her enemies. Scarcely any well informed porson expeets that the war, which has been coming slowly on for two years past, can be staved off longer than spring. If the prime minister shares this opinion he could not avow it and it scems hard that his own courticrs of the press should look coldly upon him becau does his best to cry peace when is no peace. Then Salisbury expected to curse the fair traders with bell, book and candle,but his utterances had o halting sound which greatly disappointed the Times,which would burn all fair traders alive at the stake. The duty on corn was the only thing the prime minister unequivocally denounced and to that the leading fuir traders ulways have been op- posed. That Salisbury should emphatically deny the identity between protection and moderate duties on imported manufactures 18 a most significant circumstance. It is also most remarkable that he should guard him- self and decline to say how far or te what extent our flscal system may be moditied, while admitting that many moditications of the system may be very desirable. All that is contended for by the advocates of moderate duties for revenue purposes may be covered by these declara- tions. No wonder there is secret discontent among the economists who call themselves orthodox at these dubious expressions. The Times on this subject is guided exclusively by the board of trade officials who fear that their occupation would be gone if any change took place in England’s commercial policy. They profess to be satisfied with Sausbury’s speech. Everybody admits that it does not take much to satisfy them. 1t is clear that the whole question will have to be shelved next session 8o far as parliament is con- cerned. Gladstone has shown too much anx- iety to force the issue to the front, in the hope of driving it, like a wedge, into the unionist party. This has opene d the eyes of the other side to the danger they were run- ning. The union, above all things, is the watchword of the conservatives and their allies. There may be un evening's discussion next session on import duties but 10 practical steps toward an alteration of the taviff will or can be taken. There about eighty members of the commons in favor of import duties, all on the conservative side of the house, A few liberals have flirted with the subject, but while Gladstone lives they dare not do more. That by no means proves that the day is not coming when they will be willing to step in and take the lead. Hur- court will take an early opportunity of re- turning Salisbury’s compliment, otherwise peace will prevail in political circles 'till the new year, when the prime minister de- nounces another public man for having car- ried in tergiversation, for the sake of self- interest, further than any politician known in English history. A hot rejoinder may confidently bo anticipated. In this warfare the public will take little interest. Porson- alities are becoming far too conspicuous in our politics. Harcourt, is never backward when stone throwing is going on and no doubt you will hear from him soon. His colleague, Morley, has seldom gone on that business and conse- quently has made few enemies. There must ‘be some truce presently, for all the combat- ants will be so disposed. Gladstone is only waiting to celebrate his birthday on the 29th. There are even rumors that he wiil staré for Venice next Monday. He has kept himself in very strict seclusion latterly, partly because of literary occupa- tions, It is no secret, however, that the turn of the despondency which visited him after his great defeat in '74, checked his pub- lic exertions, A ministerial majority above 100 fsa had rock to dash one's self against. Its existence may be explained on & dozen difforent theorics, but none of them suffice to explain it away. Amid the storm of parliamentary debate it is impossible to tell what may happen. But a veteran cam- paigner like Gladstone is far better able than mome of his followers to estimate the import- ance of the fact that the ministry will meet parlinment strong enough to vesist the ordin- ary vicissitudes, A great unlooked-for coup 18 required to shake it and Gladstone may hope to devise it in the city of the sea. A MeMBER OF PARLIAMENT. he there e —— A LORDLY WEDDING. Garmoyle, After All His Trouble, Se- cures a Wife, LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxvoy, Dee. 19.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre]—A London multitude yesterday stormed a cemetery. To-day anvther London multitude stormed a church and a wedding breakfast. If the ox- Lord Garmoyle, whose name and notoriety three years ago entered every music hall, had thought he could marry to-day at St. Mary's church, Bryanstone, square, in quictude he was griovously mis- taken. When the Herald reached church and the old-fashioned and quaint but lurge edifice at 2 0'clock, with cards issued for half past, policomen were found flunking the sacred . portico and nervous ushers, with several thousand sight scers, jostling about. St. Giles and St. James were intermixed strug- gling to get in and scorning the idea of tick- ete. Presently there was a cheer, 18 it the bridegroom? I it the bridel No. It is the good-humored Prince of Wales, who is arriving. The ubiquitous prince is equally ready to loy a corner stone, 10 unveil a statue, to dedicate a hospital, to welconie & pugilist or to gratify the pridc of #u artist or of a bride by an attendunce. Ho entered, Lowing right and left and un- attended as any private wedding gucst might be. He wore the familiurizod coat--the Albert—s white silkc scarf with chipped “brilliant, brown and groy tronsers while a fair “sized, double white chrysanthemum trembled B uis boutonjere. He found at lcast 2,000 spectators { crowding every space of the church not dedicatod to Hymon's immediate wotshippers, and & crowd too, who, for the moment, forgetting the sacred place, gave him plessant choers. He was shown In the front pew which already were Farl Cairlb looking pale, iil and whitened with stage fright and his dowager mother dressed in black satin jot trimmed with crepe and wearing a widow cap and her younger son, who was to be best man. The ecarl assumed an attempt at a smile,. When the prince looked about he showered salutes, Around hin were Mrs, Ronalds, in a piquant carriage dress, the dow- ager Duchess of Marlborough. the dowager Duchess of New Castle, now the wife of the Rev. Mr. Hohler, Vis count Cranbrook, the Countess of Cottenham, Lord and Lady Arailaun, the Russian am- bassador, Rustem Pacha, Prince Malcolm Kahn and princess sultana and a hundred other aristocratic guests to whom the sympa- thizers with Miss Fortescue outside were foils. Then the shouts and chaffs reaching the interior, the talking all about the pews grew loud and shrill, almost like as at a morn- ing concert, during lutermission, at Albert lall. But presently came a hush, for additions to the bridal party were entering. Among these Mrs. Berens, the ecarl's destined mother-in-law, very young looking and wearing a becoming dress of heliotrope velvet and silk, combined with shaded brown satin, The clock near the organ now stood at the very hour fixed for the ceremony, 2:30. Pres ently the audience grew noisier in a buzz, Five minutes passed; then ten, and then a quarter of an hour. The bridegroom fidgets, the crowd are scen to foar by their countenances that somcthing has happened. Can it De that at last the carl is to be in an cleventh in hour, “Fortescued” so to speak, The looks seem to ask exuctly that. Meauwbile the prince pulls at his moustache, now at his bontonniere. Next he t with a Moroceo book or with the familiar cpithalamium inted on a ¢ ng “The voice that > Twenty-five minutes bave mow clapsed when the suspense is broken by outside cheers; for the bride cometh. The Berens family are popular in the parish. Berens here is enorm rich and benevolent. She steps proudly as she leans on the arm of her father, wio is afine looking pavent and one to be proud of. Then follow eight bridestiaids who have baskets of flowers on their arms, and they daintly drop buds and blossoms before her as they march, They wear among themselves three shades of pink silk, from blush to cherry hu “Tulle simply trims their dresses, as it doc that of the bride and also composes her veil veloping her form. Phe ceremony occupied five minutes. The bridal party lead the procession out of the church, entered their carriages, and foilowed by the invited guests, drove to the Berens mansion where the wedding dinner was served, Maurice Bernhardt's Princely Mash. [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Dec, 20.—[New York Herald Cable— Special to the Bre.]—The ®onds of matri- mony were to-day published between Maurice Bernhardt, son of the actress, Sarah Bern- hardt, and Princess Virginia Clotilda Joblen- owsli, great-grand-daughter of Lucien Bona- parte, The wedding will be celebrated at midnight in the church at St. Honore, Eylau. Princess Joblenowski is the grandchild of a stepdaughter of Lucien Bonaparte, brother of the Great Napoleon. Lucien's second wife was the widow of a Paris stock broker, Jounberthan, one of whose daughters mar- ried in the Joblenowski family. Prince Charles Joblenowski, a great uncle of the bride, is a member of the Austrian houso of peers, grand marshal of the kingdom of Ga icia and chamberlain of Emperor Franc Joseph. Those of the family who belong to the branch from which Maurice Bernhardt's wife is descended are devarred from holding any court appoiutments on account of the fact that a former Joblenowski was a merc bourgeois and for same reason the bride is de- barred from being presented at the courts of Berlin or Vienna. Maurice Bernhardt is well known in this country sice his mother's last tour, * Left Genon, [Copyright 187 by James Gordon Bennett.] GENOA, Dec, 20.—[New York Herald ‘Special to the Bre.]—The schooner and yacht, Intrepid, left here to- da War Signs in Austria. Prsmn, Dec. 20.—Several army officers on furlough here have been ordered to return to their garrisons in Croatia immediately. number of officials in the reserve corps wern ordered to settle their affairs 80 as to be in run;iincss t0 tjoin their regiments immedi- ately. ey Doherty Goes Up For Life. Loxpos, Dec. 20.—Dan Dohorty, the Amer- ican who shot and kitled George M. Graham, another gmerican, has been convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to penal servi- tude for life. = Nickel and Silver in France. Pans, Dec. 2.—The first issue of nickel and siiver coinage in France will appear shortly, amounting to 70,000,000 francs. ‘Massing Cossack Regiments. ViENNA, Dec. 20.--Authentic news has been received to the effect that numerous Cossack regiments are being massed in Rusia, Poland. —_——— Stopped Fighting the Ameer. LoNDoyN, Dec. 0.—-Advices from Gunda- muck, Afghanistan, state that Sirdar Mur Mahamed Khan has abandoned fighting against the ameer. He intends to surrender 10 the British. e Middle State Prohibitionist NEw York, Dec. 20.—The middle states conference of prohibitionists met here to- day. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York were represented. ¥F. C. Frank read a paper on “The prohibition resources of four groat central states.” He asserced that the prohibitionists hold the balance of power in New York, New Jersey and Ohio und in twelve counties of Pennsylvania, 1t was resolved that a committee be appointed 1o organize a convention for political work in the coming presidential campaign and to urge the formation of county conferences. me v will be chosen from each of the four states represented. - Lixcon —[Special Telogram :6.] —Hoas—Receipts, 1,700 head. The mavket opened 10¢ lower thau and elosed 15@20c lower, Tho range wus from $4.80 to 8,45, Light hogs sold fror $4.00 Lo $1.00s mixed from §3.0 to At packing ho 50 that ouly one house was buying. ossor Chosen. 2A.—The vote f r to succeed Riddlo- berger W n in the general assembly to-day with the foilowing result: Senate— John §. Barbour 20, Genoral Matone 133 house-~Barbour 61, Muhone #5. only one absentee in the senato the house. 'Ihe formal anno bour's election will be ma the joint session of both houses. MoND, Vi of Bur- A Fireman Frightfully Crushed. M. C. Haggorty, a firoman in the Union Pacific yards at South Owmaha, was fright- fully erushed by the cars last night at i1:20 He was picked up and brought to St Joseph's bospital, where an examination showed thut both legs were 50 badly mangled that it was necossary 1o amputate them. The operation was deferred until a reaction set in, and it js feared that the unfortunate man way not survive the shock. * + to-morrow in | WELCOMED T0 HIS NEW HOME Bishop Bonacum Escorted to the Oapital City in State. THE RECEPTION IN LINCOLN Thousands Gather at the Overa House to Recelve the First Incumbent of the New Diocese—The Addresses, Bishop Bonacum's Reception. Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock a spe- cial train, consisting of two day-coaches, bear- ing the committee and reception to Bishop Bo- 1 at Omaha from Lincoln. Th party on board consisted of the following: John Fitzgerald, chairman ; Charles McGlave, Put Egan, M. Coreoran, J. P. Sutton, E. P. Cagney, Thomas Berry, James Kclley, William McLaughlin, P. O'Donnell, J. J. Butler, James Ledwitt, William Farrell, James O'Shea, Willlam Hayden, Judge Hil ton, W. C. Fit, 1d, C. Haggarty, Roman, J. H. O'Neill, T. G, Kell ter, . S. Potvin, John & Spehn, James Dailey ,Thomas Heelan, E. J. McVan and P 0O'Counor, Besides these there were also on board Rev. F. Kenuedy, pastor of St. Theresa's Catholic chureh, of Lincoln, Rev. F. Graham, of St. Patrick's church, St. Joseph, Mo., and Rev. F. Dalton, of Kansas City. The last men- tioned is a schoolmuto and old-time friend of Bishop Bouacum, Upon arrival the following committee was appointed to wait upon Bishop Bonacum at the residence of Bishop O'Conner, in the western part of the city, and escort him to the train: John Fitzgerald, J. . Butle and A, Spehn. The other of the delegation made on friends and otherwise occupied ening time until 5:30 o'clock, when committec last mentioned returned to the depot accompanied by Bishop Bona- cum, who was ulso attended by Bishop O'Conner, | Hennessey, Tobeyn, wler and Bi , of St. Lou Rev. P, McMenamy, of Council BlufYs, and se 1 other V. he train started on its return trip ck. At Lincoln. Liscouy, Neb, Dec, 20.—[Special Telo- gram to the Bee.]—Upon the arrival of the special at Lincoln the committce with the bishop were met by u large delegation, in- cluding the Ancient Order of Hibernians, German society and the Apollo baud, who formed a long line of escort to the opera house, where the reception was held and a magnificent uudicnce was assembled. The stage was hundsomely decorated with flow- ers and bunting, and upon the platform were scated some fifty Lincoln citizens, including members of the council, state officers and the clergy from udjoining towns. Governor Thayer was detained by sickness, but sent his regrets as follow: : . 19.—Hon. Patrick Egan: . Egan I am sick in bed, and my physician, Dr. Carter, absolutely forbids my attempt to be present on Tuesday ovening to join in the public reception to Bishop Bona cum. I cannot tell you how much I am dis- appointed, for I was exceedingly anxious to utter to the new bishep my earnest words of greeting andwelcome. Please convey to him the expression of my sincere regards, and regret that I cannot be present. 1 an very Jonx M. THAYER. On account of this absence ex-Governor Furnas was called upon to preside, which he id in the most acceptable manner. Letters of regret, were read from a number of citi- zens by the sccrctary, John P. Sutton, and Hon. L. W. Billingsley, on behalf of the mu- nicipality, welcomed the bishop to Lincolu as follo Right Roverend Sir: As members of the council of the city of Lincoln, representing its citizens of every shade of religious thought, we bid you welcome to the capital of Nebraska. However the citizens of Lin- coln may differ inpoints of belief, th united in the principals of mutual charity and mutual toleration—a charity and toleration s as the praivie that surround home. We_partake, therefore, in the ngs of our Roman_Catholic neighbors and fellow. citizens, and_congratulate them upon the choice that has been made of their future spiritual teacher and guide. With them we are pleased that our city has been selected as the seat of # new ec- clesiastical division of the Roman ' Catholic church, and accept it as a remarkable proof of the growing importance and prosperity of Lincoln. While we fecl complimented by the honor conferred on our city, we feel a double pleasure that we have ganed a fellow citizen whose loss is so keenly felt by those who have hitherto cnjoyed the benefit of your friendship. May the welcome we ex- tend to you to-day atonc in some degree for the .sorrow you must have experienced in_severing "the fricndship of years, and - omay that onew . {riendship which wo pledgo you to-day on bohaif of the citizens of Lincoln increase in proportion to the progress of our city. We wish you a long and happy career in the city you have chosen for your future home, and to which we again bid you welcome in the name and on behalf of ‘all who are destined to be your fugure fellow citizens. Follswing Mr. Billingsley's welcome, Hon. John P. Sutton delivered an_eloguent ad- dress of welcome on behalf of the Catholics of the city that was greatly ap- preciated by all. He tendered a welcomo to the bishop as a consecrated successor of the apostles and first bishop of Linicoln. He pictured the strength of the church forever old and forever new, and the growth of the church in the state and the diocese of Bishop O'Conner, M. Sutton said the church stood ready to make the home of the bishop a pleasant one through co-operation in all designs for the honor and glory of God. "The bishop, in response, said that he would have preferred a quiet and unostentatious en- trance to his new home, but he could not but regard with pleasure the cordial spirit of friendliness that met him at the threshold of his new work. He thanked the municipality and the church for the kind words, and paid an_eloquent_tribute to the bishop of St. Louis, at whose feet he had sat even from chilihood. He also _spoke of the excellent work that Bishop O'Conner had done, and asked that whatever _he might do for the people and the diocese might be ouly to the glory of God. Other” remarks were mode by Bishop O'Conner, of Omaha, and by Rev. Alex Allen, of the_Episcopal church, which were listened to with close attention SKETCH OF IS LIF Bishop Bonacum was born near Thurles, Tipperary, in the archdiocese of Cashel an Emly, in 1%47. He came to America an in- fant, ‘and_after a brief sojourn in New Or- leans the family moved to St. Louis, where Father Bonacum attended St. Patrick's school until his fourtcenth year. He then went to Milwaukee, entering on a five years' course ut the seminary of St. Francis de Sales, He became a student in the theo- logical seminary at Cape Girardeau, and was ordained in St Mary's church, St. Louis, by Bishop Melch of Green Bay, _ Wis. After s ording- ticn’ Father Bonacum went abroad Whuerzberg. Cardinul Hergenroether Dr. Hettenger, He returned to A was given charge respectively of St. en's church at Indian Creck, St. Peter's at Rollo, and St. Peter's at Kirkwood, on leav- ing which he was assigned to the Church of the DImmaculate Conception in St. Louis, whore ho remained for one year, when in 1881 he was appointed . pastor of the Church of the Holy Name, where he has since re- ‘maived. In 1S54 Father Bonacum attended the Third Plenarx Couucil of Baltimore as thoologian to the Archbishop .of and in the same year, in recomme! the late Bishop Ites, of Al Illinois, he was nominated for the new See el le, lligois. The Holy See, however, did not sce fit o divide the diocese of Alton. Fatho: HBonacum, as well as being a 'fm“ and’good pricst, is an _earoest lover of [réfand. " He took part willingly in eyery movement tend- ing to the welfare of her people, and iy purse and voiee was cver al her disposul. Germ R ROADCIROOK A Number of Pittaburg & Take Krie Attaches Suspended on Suspleion, Prrrsovne, Pa,, Deo. - 20.—John Denny, traveling passengef agdnt of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad, and a number of other officials and clerks.of the passeuger depart- ment and ticket office, yesterday received notifications, signed by President Newell and General Superintcpdent Holbrook, saying that their presence prould not be required at their respéctive doskd tor a few days, as the books of the department were being audited to get ready for the new sys- tem of handling dicketd about to be adopted by the management, - Fbr months the high officials of the road huve suspected that some- loose, or something positively d, s existed in the ticket sales and the receipts of the road, and within a f v wecks have obtained proof that they were being systematically r d. It is thought that counterfeit are in existence and from tem of ticket acconnts kept by the com it would hardly be possible, without collusion, for fraud to be perpetrated. The developments in the investigation concerning the Lake Erie troubles are increasing in interest. ~ All officials in the passenger agent's de- partment, including the chief, have been temporarily relieved and their desks are oc- \'u’lm'll by auditors, 'his afternoon General Passenger Agent Smith was included among those temporarily ed from duty, The suspension caused considerable surprise among the employes and officials of the roud, but this is not looked upon as a serious matter, and it is stated that the only reason he was suspended was 8o the auditors could have tull charge of everything in his office. It is stated that other employes will be suspended within the next twenty four hours, and the man who is implicated more than any other is still at work, The number of suspensions up to 2 o'clock this er y, which includes all the employes in the passenger, auditing and ticket departments. What first_excited the the suspicions of the oftici transactions with several theatrical comp: nies. It is alleged that rates were made with companies and that the man making the con- tract received a rebate. - - BETRAYED AND RUINED. Rhinelander, Drake's Murderer, Com- mits a Worse New Yok, Dee. 2 handsome girl named Mary Calligan is missing and he foar that her mysterious disap- pe is connected in some unexplained manner with Willin C. member of one of the wi Dbpcker familics of this city, who shot Lawyer Drake, and was trled and_ acquitted by the after he became a free man intering down Fifth avenue morning, and when passing the residence of Mra. Meyer, near Fifteenth street, a_tall, handsome young woman came tripping down the ste They were strangers, but ench was attracted toward the other. ‘The girl was Mary Calligan, who was an inmate of Mrs, r's household. _ Rhinelander formed her acqaintance on the street, and the two mot frequently and arranged fo go to Asbury Park and to get, TnRebie latee o, This was last year. According to agreement she met him one day at the corner of Eighth avenue and Twenty-fourth street, one of the trysting places, when he suddenly exclaimed that the last train for Asbury Park had gone. In order to comfortably wait until the next day he escorted her 1o a hotel in the Bowery, and there under the most solemn protesta- tions of faithfulness they remained until_the following day. They reached Asbury Park mn due time and posed as man and wife, she having the utmost confidence in the man vhom she had learhed to love. But when one du{ urged the fulfiliment of his promises he throw off tho mask and told the astonished girl the trie story of his life—his name, his trial, and.of his wife and babie The girl had to accept the inevitable, how ever. In November they engaged o suite of apartments at Mrs, Mary 1. Stuc housa, No. 24 Irving place, as “Mr. and Mr Rhinelander.” The, landlady stated to- that the strange cquple were quarreling continually, and _that. Mr. _Rhinelander treated tho gil‘{ @uelly. Mrs. Stuck- enholz finally adyised, the gixl to con- sult a lawyer akd sho engaged Samuel G. Barnard of ' No. 24 Park row. The story as given above ut - a portion of the tale which Mary CAlligan ded to her counsel. A month ago Mr. Barnard had a summons issued from the supreme court in a suit for $100,000 damages for breacli of promis of marriage and be- trayal. A few days latter Rhinelander sought Mr. Barnard and took occasion to sizn a no- tice of appearance in legal form. Upon de- parting he turned to the lawyer and_through his clinched teeth he hissed:” *“She will never come here again.” And, sure enough, Mary Calligan has never been secn since. Not- withstanding that dillizent search has been made, no trace of her whercabouts has_been discovered. She had dropped completely out of sight, and her counscl is ‘apprehensive that she has been spirited away or frightencd out of the city. very effort is being mude to discover her whercabouts. skl g SALVATIONISTS BADLY SCARED. They Telegraph the Governor of Min- nesotn For Aid. St. Pavr, Dec. 20.—Governor McGill re- ceived a telegram from “General” Fishblatt, of the Salvation army at Faribault, stating thata mob of 300 citizens had formed and ‘were threatening to annihilate the Salvation army people, and called upon the governor for military protection. A reply was imme- dintely * sent by the governor, inform- ing the frightened sulvationist that the sheriff of the county was the proper person to apply to for protec- tion. A tclegram was flso sent to the sheriff asking if the report was true, and stating that 1f necessary a company of mi- litia would be sent immediately. Later in the day another dispatch was réceived from Fishblutt, saying that the mob was acting in a disgraceful manner, and again asking for protection. The army has crcated consider- able enthusiasm among certain classes, and has aroused the envy of local preachers and their congregations.” Last night, during the progress of a mecting, two members of the congregation created 'a disturbance, Fish- blatt attempted to put the belligerants out of the hall and was knocked down and badly cut about the face. Serious trouble is ex- pected. . THE CHAMPION HORSE-THIEF. An Eastern Convict Who Has Stolen One Thousand Animals. Bostoy, Mass., Dee. 20.—Chris Carter an Englishman serving a term in the New Hampshire state prison, has confessed that in his lifetime he has stolen about one thou- sand horses. Carter is about fifty-five years old. He came to this country in 1852 and worked on a farm., -He served through the war in & Masschusetts regiment and then turned cattle-driver;; ke was arrested for stealing cattle, got off,and drifted to Albany, » he stole two ¢ar-loads of horses from estern man into wiosp confidence he got. After this exploit, h Surope, but 0 years lpter jand settled down to One_day he was caught and t he broke jail and cscaped to Texas, rating - two years in Texas he fled the state and® established a fence for stolen horses in Providance, In 1878 he was sent to _prison three When his term expived he “tyrned gy and stole horses until the law* grasped him again and he was sent to prisos for five years. In the winter after he had gerved out this sentence he stole seventy-fiveé horses in New Hamp- shire. He says thatiupon the expiration of the sentemce he is nopv serving he will settle dowa to an hones Rhinelander, a althicst Knicker- Took Strychnin ile Insane, Toreka, Kan., Dee. 20.—Mart Mannix, aged about thirty, committed suicide by tak- ing strychnine. Five years ago Le enlisted in the regular army, and was sent to the Avrizona frontier. The dangers of army life were not to his liking, and he deserted. Dur- ing the next eightéen months he kept in hid- ing, always haunted with the fear of being captured. Finally he went to Fort Leaven- worth, and gave himself up. He was tried and sentenced to prison for desertion. After four months of imprisonment he was dis- charged. He has since shown sigus of insan- ity, and it was while temporarily insane that e took the poison. e — Royalty at San Remo. N, Doe. 20.-‘Fhe prince und princess bave arrived at San He: of Saxe dicininger Kewo. A §10,000 BICYCLE RACE. Whittaker, the World's Champlon, in Training in Omaha. MILLER TO MEET THE SPIDER. A Great Post Holiday Attraction Pre- pared For Omaha Sporta—Arrange- ments For the Middleweight Contest Next Week. Racing for Big Money. A Ber reporter met Mr. A. G, Wi the champion byker P sporting headquarters last evening and b quite an interesting talk with him. Whit- taker is here in training, under the veteran Juck Prince’s care, for his great race with A. A McCurdy, of Lynn, Mass, This chase is to come off at the Washington rink, Minne- apolis, January 9, and is to be for #,000 a side, the largest stakes ever run for on bicyele. Colonel Tanner, of Minneapolis, backs Whittaker, while Tom Roe, of Chi- cago, furnishes 'the whercwithal for Me- Curdy. The latter has gone east to put him- self in shupe for the great event, while Whit- taker will remain here up to within a day or two of the race. “Are you engaged in active training now " asked the reporter, “Yes," replied the famous little wheelman, ¢ afternoon beteen 3and 5 1 take a on the “home trainer” and a whirl at the dumb bells.” “What is your condition?"* “Fine. 1'wasnever in better fittle. T am working the peduls faster than ever before, and can't lose this friends can make a fortun prove the oppor- tunity, McCurdy can never beat me." McCurdy, it will be remembered, is the champion star rider of the world. ‘A star rider1sa man who rides a byeyele with a small wheel in front. On_this’ machine he has achieved some wonderful things, and his feats have never been even approximated. Vhittaker,as is well known, .holds every road record in the world, his best mile beini During the sumnier he has beaten in repeated chaces, but McCurdy's of the opinion that when and the race to take place . that McCurdy can defeat Whit- er. The race, which ‘is attracting un- cquiled intercst in wheel circles throughout the country, has been m course of incubation for months,” Whittaker's friends ave in high feather. They ha been disappointed in their man,” He will ride in this race a fifty-onc-inch American Champion ~semi- racer, which is being buiit especially for the event. In conclusion, it might not'be amiss to add that Whittaker to-day is ranked one of the greatest bykers the world hus produced. ~No other’ mau ever accomplished the feat of making twenty miles in an Lour upon the rond. He also holds the record of 523 miles in twenty-four hours, which is the greatest achievement ever made on a bicycle. Whittaker is twenty-four years of age, stands 5 feet 54 inches in his stockings and weighs 144 pounds. Miller vs. the Spider. All arrangements have finally been made for the meet between Tommy Miller, the local champion featherweight, and Tke Weir, the “Bellfast Spider,” and a most interesting exhibition is forthcoming. The event will take place at Boyd's opera house on the even- ing of January 11. It is to be a twenty-round contest with four-ounce gloves, the winner to tuke 75 per centand the loser 25 of the gate receipts, It should be borne in mind that this will be no ordinary exhibition. Weir is the acknowledged best featherweight in the world and said to bea wonderful fighter. He is not only the champion of England, but_of America also. His late go with Tommy Warren, in which the latter was clearly worsted, undoubtedly entitles him to this distinction. Of Miller not 80 much is known. He has however won every fight he has ever figured in, and oné or two of them have been men of undoubted ability. He whipped Johuny La Mountain, a good little ‘un, after a stubborn battle of nineteen rounds. He knocked out George Casga, San Jose wonder, in two rounds, and bested Jack Navarre most thoroughly in a soft glove en- couter. Heis a good man in any event, steady on his pins, with nerve and a_quick ye, and is determined to knock a_little con- ccit out of the famous ‘‘Spide.” If he does he will establish a repution he can travel on from shore to shore, and r: y wealth en route. The affair the manarement of Messrs, Rothery, Crawford and Fallon. The Middleweight Contest. The coming middleweight boxing contest, d6wn on the books for Boyd's opera house on the 25th, is creating an unprecedented furor among the sporting fraternity, and the unan- imous verdict is that the exhibition will sur- pass any fistic exhibition ever attempted in the city. In addition to the stellar attrac- tion, the sccond struggle for the middle- weight championship medal, put up by Ric ard K. Fox, between young Jack Kelle and Jimmy Lindsav, which will be determined by a six-round go, there is to be a ten-round contest between Tommy Miller oand Tom Burke, which promises great re- sults, Burke is not an unknown. Two years ago he staid with Tommy Warren, the erst- while champion of the country, for thirty- three rounds, and it was only lost upon u foul. The fight was with bare knuckles and took place at Rawlins, Wyo. So great was Burke's disappointment at the outcome of this battle that up to tho prosent i lio has steadfastly refused to again make his appear- ance within the squared circle. They will contest for @ handsome gold medal put up by the Omaha Chronicle, and now that he has consented to again don the mits, Burke promises to keep Miller guessing throughout the encounter. Arthur Roth ery o very clever middleweight* and all-round athlete is also bookéd for u six, round set-to with Prof. Ed Miller, an old- bexing tutorand scientific man. Add to this adell’'s dumb-bell lifting, bicyele chases b ker and Prince, and jumping, v v professionals and amateurs of note, li be seen that the programune is one of decided merit. Interesting Sporting Items. The first deposit of the stakes in the 100 live bird match between Messrs. Frank Parmalee and H. Jenrose, wi le last evening. The match is for 8150 a side, modi- fied English rules, and will take pluce at the first favorable opportunity. It is ¢ g a groat deal of attention “among t lovers of the game, and will be the sporti event of the times, so far as the west is con- cerned. Colonel Sandy Forbes was the only man in Omaha who won a nickel on the great Swmith- Kilrain fake. Colonel Forbes had the pre- science to put up 50 that the battle would be a draw. His judgment, as is gencrally t case in matters pertaining to the P, K., was correct, and his bank account has accord- i been swelled. The western baseball season will, in all bility open the coming season April hyndred-and-five_bu s three miles north -of Florence yestorday morning by H. A, Farley of South Omaha. - A Bad Man aled. Mose Johnson, a Linconian, came to the metropolis yesterday to sec the sights. He made the round of the saloons, and while in the Odin hall drinking place, conceivell the brilliant idea of overawing the Omaha ten derfoots with the fierceness of the Lincoln cowboy. He therefore refused to p drinks ordered, and, when threa tened arrest, he pulled out at Arkan saw “‘tooth. bor and in not the od to disembowel were not at all cowed by this warlike demoustration, but whipped out a couple of revolvers, thoy covered the- refractory Linconist, and threatencd if he moved @ muscle to send him to the happy hunting grounds. This seemed to tame Lim, and while he stood motionless, w policeman was sent for and he was gathered in with the other sinners. e Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Walker left for Naps, Cal., last evening, in company with Mrs. L M. Jugobs, who has been their guest for a few weeks past. On his return Mr. Walker intends to move his nail works 1 a .betlor location in the city, and increase its capacily l backers ar in condition, s, from %00 to 1,000 barrels daily, giving em ploywment to 800 men, Six Buildings Burned Last Night, tailling Nearly $20,000 Loss, Last night South Thirteenth street w scene of a most destructive fire, which re sulted in the complete destruction of the old Bohemian hall, a twostory warchouse, a barber shop and three private residences and all their contents. The five originated in the rear of the feed store and warcehouse bolong- ing to Gus Wedbach, aud is supposed to have been caused by the explosion of a lamp through the carclessness of the young man who slept in the store. The fire was first discovered by Jim Hobleak about 11 o'clock, and he immediately spr the alarm. In a fow minutes the building was a scothing mass of flame. Not being able to gain cn- trance to box No. 8 to send in the alarm, the fire department were finally reached through the telephone in Ernst Meyer's saloon, on the corner of Thirteenth and Pierce. The department promptly responded, but from the time the fire was first discovered to the time the firemen reached the place it was nearly half an hour. Meanwhile the flames had “played fearful havoc. The ware- house was burned to the ground, and the flames, which had spread, were rapidly licking up the Bo hemian hall ‘on the south, the residence of John Kanwalin on the north and the homes of Peter Coil and a Pole named Suty on the east. Ten streams of water were turned upon the flames, but on account of the flerco gale that was blowing it was almost impossible to stay the progress of the fire. By the strongest exertion of the firemen the flames were pro- vented from spreading to the neighboring houses, but the burning buildings were all consumed and nothing saved. Thousands of persons gathered to witness the magnificent spectacle, and all the people living in the nity threw their effects hastily together to mave out in case the flames should be communicated to their homes. “At 1 o'clock the fire was pronounced under control, but the streams of water wero still z on the flames until all the fire The families who on such ning were despoiled of house and home, were kindly given shelter by their more fortunate neighbors, The Bohemian hall was owned by Metz, as was also the barber shop joining it on the south. The two were valucd at were partially insured. Simane who run thé saloon and basement, and who had tl and all their property in i ave utterly ruined. 1 fut up about £5,000, and not « nce on anything, The wa north of the hall was owned by Wed- buch and was rented to Pete Coil. The ouse was valued at $2,500 and had only £500 insurance. The loss of contents leaves Coil about £1,000 poo The neat cottage to the north'of the warchouse was owned by John Konwalin, and was valued at #1,500. This, with $500 worth of properts, was utterly destroyed. Peto_ Coil's cottage and furniture to the east of Konwalin's, was valued at 1,000, and the cottage belonging to Suty, south of Coil’s, was valued at a similar price. None of the cottages were insured. The manly manner in which the firemen fought the flames 15 to be commended, and it was only through their strenuous efforts that much other valuable property was saved from destruction. families the build Their loss cent of in 1ouse to the Whose Fault is It? Passengers boarding the Union Pacifie train at Sheeley’s, are put to a great deal of inconvenience through a little false economy on the part of the company. There is no station there and no tickets can be obtained, but while the fare is nominally Se¢ to the cf the passenger is charged 15¢ and given a re bate coupon for 10¢ to be cashed at the depot. Very many passengers have not the time t collect, and so are victimized, while th pany will not even allow its conductos accept the coupon in payment of a fare. There appears to be too much red tape some- where. o Schmidt the Murderer. ANAMOSA, In,, Dec. 19.—[Special to the Bee.|—The last hope of Henry Schmidt, con- demned to be hanged on the 4th of January, 1588, has fled, the supreme cpurt having re- cently affirmed the decision of the Fayette district court condemning him. A petition containing 1,800 names of citizens of Fayette county has been presented to Governor Lar- rabee, but it is generally understood that he will not interfere with the ends of justice, Schmidt is now confined in the Anamosa penitetiary and does duty in the dining room. He is scarcely twen! and a full-bloodéd German, sp gl very imperfectly. He converses very freely in regard to his sentence, and does not p tend to deny his guilt. quently he asks the they think that he will The crime for which Schmidt is to committed on the night of September 4, 1556, at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Peck, where Schmidt was employed. During the night Mrs, Peck heard_the report of a pistol in a room adjoining that in which she and her husband were sleoping, which was occupied by ayoung man named Abram Leonard. Mr. Peck and his wife atonce ran toward_the room, when another shot was fired and Mrs. Peck fell mortally wounded, dying on Sep- tember 20. Neighbors rushed in and cap- tured Schmidt with a smokiug revolver in his hand. The circumstances: surrounding the tragedy left no doubt that he had not only committed the double murder, but had attempted to conceal the crime by setting ll[c house on fire and burning up the bodics ot is two victims. guards if be hung. uffer was Supreme Court Decisions. Des Morxes, Tu., Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—The supreme court ren- dered the following decisions her Jumes A. Maxwell, appellant, v mer, Wright district court, affirmed. State of fowa vs Phinley Beek, appellant, Wright district court, affirmed. A. C. Keyes, appellmt, vs I, O. Bradley, Linn district, reversed. J. G. Bouscher vs R. J. Smith, et. peliants, Cherokee district, afirmed. James B. Raben vs Central Iowa railway company, appellant, Keokul district, re- versed.” John Westcott, administrator, etc., vs Amos Westcott, appellunt, Cerro Gordo dis- trict, reversed. Anton Nelson, appellant, wankee & St. Paul railway company, al,, ap- vs Chicago, Mil rott lemming vs E. C. Hull, et. al., ap- Mahuska district, aftirmed, Beck dissenting. T. K. Mohler der, appe H. M. Carder and Horton s, o district, afirmed. tate of Jowa vs Nathan Dows, appellant, Mahaska district, affirmed. Stute of Jowa, appellant, va Henry Court- Dallas district; afirmed on plaintiff's versed on defendant's appeal, senting. This involves the question htofa istered pharmacist who has v without filing & bond uditor, The majority od and that to the pro- nd not to the > county held that a bond pharmacists visions of the pharmac provisious of the co bonds, et Tu the Strecle case in this city the court de- cided that the iBroad Guage company could have until May 1, 1535, 1o comply with the order of the courts. e Towa Brewerics I"oor Risks. Drnvgir, fu., Dee, 20.—[Special Telogram o the Brr]—Much excitement has been produced here by letters from eastern insur- ¢ companies considering the advisability aneeling their polices on brewery prop- Since the prolibition decision of the supreme court the prospectof closing th breweries and rendering their property pra tically worthless so far as brewing tlcon: cernéd has become 80 strong that the insu ance companics want to pult out. The lowa Prison Investigation. WaTERLOO, la., Dec. 20.—In the investl- gation into the affairs of ex-Warden Martin, of the Anamosa -penitentiary, which is being conducted befure the grand jury at Anamosa, & former guard numed Jacques, from West Union, testified to:day. He was one of the guards under Martins ‘vegime, and was ex- pected to glve evidence relative to losencss. in the conduct of the prison at that time. An® other man who was also at one time a guard i said to have testified that the prison sup- plies were often diverted to the larder of: Martin's residence. An ox-convict, who was ot one time a teamster at t prison also testified to the same thing. Ex Doputy Warden Hickcok is reported to have made @ full disclosure of the way the prison was managed. Major Parsons, who was bookkeeper at” thie prison, has also’ beon interrogated. A reporter of a Des Moines was put on the stand to_give the source formation which he obtained, and _he tostified very positively that he was satisfiod that the réports which he published 1 ro- gard to the munagement of the prison were absolutely An ex-guard who is ut who has not yet boen 1 as a witness, charges that Martin Was at times unnecessarily severe in his pun- ishment of the prisoners, and he says that ho would leave prisoners chained to the walls of the dark cells at night until their cries would move the guards in the cell house to take them down. it The Blizzard in lowa, Des Moixes, Ia, 20, 1 Tele- gram to the Beg -3 ard from tho northwest has raged all day with great fury, Sharp particles of snow filled the air, im- peding teavel and interrupting busin ess. Trains from the cast are deluyed an hour. But little snow has fallen, but it is badly drifted and packed hard. A Heavy Failure, Davesronr, Ta, Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr]—Attachment suits have Deen filed to-day against D. Mayer, a general goods and notions merchant, in the amount of £66,821. The largest creditor is the house of H. B. Cluflin & Co., New York. Proposed Sale of Des Moix Ta., De that a syndicate been formed in Des Moines for the purchase of the lowa State Register, and an option on the property has been obtained, the price agraed upon being ,000. The option includes the Register plant and the homesteads of both proprietor: Rumor has it if the deal is completed the new publishers will radically change the policy of the paper from_an advocate of pro- ribition to a champion of high license. The deal ereates great excitement among one ele- ment of the republican party, which is alarmod at the probability of soon being without an o The Clarksons are said interest the ownership of the 4 10 to become editor an r, 80 that the sa e Register. 1t 1s understood of the Rey able. 1an Politician, Ta., Dec. 20.—Mrs. Carrie Lano Chapman, of Marshalltown, is organizing new political party in Towa to be called the American party. She is preparing for a tour of the state for the purpose of organiz- g local branches. She is confident the new party will eventually control the poli- tics of the country. She says that 500 names per day are being added to its membership in 1 that it can already boast of a rnia. The motto of the for Americans.” Sho alarge mewmbership in Town Dunvque expects to before spring. e An Tlinois Central Branch. * Drnvque, Ta., Dee. 20.—The new branch road of the Illinois Central railrond from Cherokee, Ta., to Sioux Fulls, Dak., i8 com- pleted, and the first train ran into Sioux Falis at noon to-day. The road is called the Cherokee & Dakota, and is ninety miles long. 1t has been built sifce August 1. Another branch, soon to be_completed, extends from Cherokee south to Onawa, Monona county. ——— Shot By a Miner. OsRALOOSA, Ta., Dec. 20.—To-day Robert Brown, a coul miner, shot John Nich- olson, another miner, at Knoxville Junction, Brown was ested and is now in jail. —_— Burglars Make a Raid. Musox Ciry, Ia, Dec. 20.—Professional burglars broke into the residence of J. J. Clark and the business establishment of hockey. It is evidently the samo at went through the postofiice at Fort Dodge lust week. Town Brewers Will Close March 1. Crvan Rarins, Ta., Dee. 20.—To-day tho breweries and prohibitionists reachoed a com- promise, the brewers to have until March 1 1o dispose of their stock on hand, promising on that date to close f oer, The Duke a Poor Diplomat. Panis, Dec. 20.—The Duke of Norfolk, who went to Rome to convey to the pope the con? gratulations of Queen Victoria on his jubilée, has left that city, curtailing his visit, 8o tho Gaulois says, because of an absolute refusal of the pope to further interfere in the rela- tions betwween the Irish clergy and the peo- ple. ——— Suit Against a Strect Railway. CiicaGo, Dee. 20.—In the federal court here to-day Henry Root, of San Francisco, filed a bill against the North Chicago Street Railway company, claiming the company 18 using an_invention of his without authority and without offering any compensation, Tho invention is u street car cablo track, Root sceks to have the company and its president, 3. Yerkes, restrained by an injunction. 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