Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1887, Page 1

“THE OMAHA - DaILy BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA, FRIDAY MOR G, DECEMBER 23, 1887, NUMBER 188 A BLOODY FIGHT AT DELTA. One Man Reported Killed and Sev- eral Others Injured. SUDDEN DEATH OF NEBRASKANS, The Mayor of Nebraska City and the Postmaster at Kearney Both Pass Away--Other State News, Murder at Delta. Nenaska Crry, Dee. 22, —[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—There is a well cir- culated rumor on the streets to-night, though positive proof is lacking, that a terrible fight oceurred at Delta, a station on the Missouri Pacific five miles south of Dunbar, in the store of Mr. Whitaker, in which a number of men were injured and Mr. Whittaker killed. Efforts to secure particulars were unavail able, ke Death of Nebraska City's Mayor. Nenraska Crry, Neb., Dec. 22.—[Special Telegram 1o the E \. B. Larsh, mayor of suddenly at 7 o'clock this evening of congestion of the lungs. He had been visiting a patient in the country all day and returned home about 6 o'clock fecling and_appearing apparently as well as ev He suffe rible pains for KANSAS COLD. It Proves to Be Not 8o Severe as Re- ported. Kaxeas City, Mo, Dee. 22, ~The weather continues moderate, and encouraging reports are coming in from the west, which go far to remove the impression which seems to have gone out that there is extreme suffering in Kansas from lack of fuel and food. While there has undoubtedly be isolated cases of deaths from exposure and instances of indi- vidual suffering from scarcity of provisions, the condition of affairs has been greatly ex- aggerated and misrepresented by irresponsi- ble persons. Clark county, Kansas, which has been reported us the region where the most suffering prevails, to-night sends an cmphatic denial of the stories through the postmaster at the county seat. Dispatches to the Associuted press and tolocal papers to- night from afl sections of the state are un- animous in saying that there has been no cases of ffering such as described in the special dispatches, In fact there has been no suffering aside from that usually experienced in u sudden severe cold snap, and that no ad- 1 of scarcity of food. was relieve PRy HIS AMBITION KNOCKED OUT. A Thicving District Messenger Boy's Adventures in the Wild West. BavTivone, Dec. 22.—Frank Hines, an terprising but untrustworthy messenger b of the American District Telegraph company, was placed in durance vile this afternoon for the theft of $250 two months ago, which was entrusted to his care He fled immediately about an hour wnd died before aid could be summoned. His loss will be dceply felt by the entire community Death of Kearney's Postmaster., KEARNEY, Neb,, Ded special Tele gram to the Bie| -The whole city was startled this mormng on hearing that late last night Postmaster atson died. He wais out on the stre / in apparent good hiealth. He was appointed postmaster one year ago and has conducted the office in good shape and with credit to himself. He was_a native of Virginia, where his father is an_infiential man. The deceased leaves a and two children. Want to F b, Dec. 22, —[Special Telegram The democratic central com- emen have appointed delegates to con- with the republican committeemen for urpose of placing a people’s ticket in ficld when the officers for the new county to be elocted. The Democrats. are 300 in the minority—hence their anxiety to fuse. Graxr to the BEr.) mit! Closed His Do il Telegram Fritz, of this place, was to-day closed on a chattel mort- gage held by home parties, Mr. Fritz was onc of the oldest merchants in the place. PAPER BAG SWINDLERS. Sharks Swind Kansas and Missouri nts. Sr. Joskri, Mo 23.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.|--A neat swindling device which is being worked inthe various towns of Kansas has just come to light. Ashton & Sheridan, paper dealers in this city, received notice to-day that two sight drafts were wait ing for them at the State Savings bank, sigued by J. R. Holmer, of Caldwell, and J. Browning, of Jun lity, Kas., for $i8 and $15 respective d payment and the drafts were returned. This afternoon they reccived letters from the parties stating that they hud seut dratts for collection and explaining that they had been appointed agents to sell paper bags to the merchants of thew respective towns. The prico at which the bags were sold was a ready bait, the agents offering to furnish sixteen-pound bags 10 the merchants at 50 cents per 1,000, with their advertisement. Bags cannot be bought wholesale at less than £7.10 per 1,000 A land oftice busi A id that nearly every m L has pur chased from the ent 1ce agents. - he Fire Re A fire brokeout in the millinery und furnishing store of Fleishman & Co. early this mo flames had gained considerable 1 discov- ered, and before they could be controlled the double story structure, together with the ad- Joining five-story building of Yeager & 1oy dealers was completely gutted. progress of the fire two firemen wers under a faliing floor and sev burned and bruised. Ward, another firemun, was over- come by smoke and fell from a ladder His condition is serious, The total loss is 000 insurance, $125,000, The fire is sup) 1o have caught ighted cigar stump. Ll e McGarigle's Aids Acquitted. Cricaco, Dee, The trial of Dr. St John, Levi Dell and Captain Freer, indicted for conspiracy in aiding in the escape of Warden McGarigle, came to a sudden this noon. The state’s in open court that he had not evidence enough to conviet, so Judge Collins ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of acquittal, and the state nollied the other indictments aguinst then The indictments against aptain Irwin, master of the Blake, who hias kept himself i Canada sinee thé escape, still stands. 5 S Collisi Trains, CixerNNATI, De lision oceu vond, thr wild station tion coming so "his red on the Ohio > and one-half wi The morning a col & Northwestern s beyond Ldle. Montgomery accommoda 1th and tho out-going passen 0 going north, met at Bloody Run Both cogines we Mrs e of South” N¢ Ring & o fatal had their limbs were severely inju releed. 1 From. The schooner Norfolk. veports that Sunday, Missing Schooner H Poitapsiri, Dee, Cranmer, from off Cape Henr: rine W. Ma for Richmond, which b on the 17th and had spruns a ¢ kept at the pumps from v, when she most exhausted were drowned aboard Land L Dee. 2-A dispateh re ceived he s Mus. Maria Burton has es. tablished iy court of the City of her right to lands in Low fornia known as the Ensenada de antos, under un old grant. The question involves §14 worth of property which it s now ¢l med uit, Sax Dirco, Mexivo has been soM to others by the 1 company, of Mexico, and inclades of the town of Eusenad: il S Sudden Death at St. Joe. Sr. Josern, Mo, Dee, 22, ~{Specinl Tc gram to the Ber]—Harvey A. We prominent r o man und w of Edmund, Newton died suddenly at Hr. Hall's sa morzng aboiut 12,35 o'cleck of | ile ate a huarty supper lust eve reling and expresse well. Mo was fort married. s L Ly A Lively Shoot, Grexyany, Te: Dec 24 A Lig riat ce- curred here Tuesd: hein a colered and wiite woikr Lecarie ivoly Over two lu: I @ dranken 4au shots wore fired. A Biau 4od bog. were, i sud cthers injured, after obtaining possession of the money, and the polic him until to-day. when he surrendered him- self at the south police station, Young Hines tells an interesting story. He was ex- cited by reading dime novels, and after steal: ing the money went west to become . here He got fleeced him of all his money a week or ten days ago, and_‘“knocked all the ambition out of him." He decided that the best thing he could do would be to come back to Balti- wore und face the mu N WITH i DUMMIES, They Create Dire Consternation In a Connecticut Town. Norwicn, Conn., Dec. 22.—The hot-blooded youths of eastern Connecticut have never | x been able to get along amicably with clothing | say: Still life, if it is innocuous, does not excite them, but the varnished and | Kingsl huughty micn of a well-dressed dummy is re- garded us a standing insult to them, and it house dummies. affronts their sense of self-respect. Not long ago a young man of this ci who is near-sighted, walked down on lonely Shetucket street one evening just after he had swallowed his wich hot whisky. » were unuble to get any trace of “mushed” on a girl out west, who | jay v, Who has a long, thin, pale, melancholy face, and | WOOED BY A MANIAC LOVER. | Rare Pluck Displayed By a Pretty Maiden of Grinnell LAWYERS FIGHT WITH PISTOLS. Br mer County's Attorney Shot Dead is Office--Ex-Warden Martin Exoncrated--Sudden Death of Judge Leflingwell. A Murderous Maniac. GRINNELL, Ta., Dec. 22.—(Special Telegram tothe Bee.]—Albert Howell, a farmer re- siding about nine mules south of here, be- came insane while in this city this morning, and started for the home of George Whit- mun, a mile sonth, with a large carving knife. The insane man was followed from Grinnell and help came just in time to_save the inmates of the house from death. Howell also went to the restaurant of a Mr. Dunlap in this city, where he claimed Mr. Dunlap's unmarried ‘daughter as his wife, and pr ceeded to enforce his claim by brandishing his knife and cleaning out the restaurant. Miss Dunlap, however, was as plucky as she is handsome, and arming herself with a knife took him into custody and delivered him to the authorities A Lawyer Shot Dead. WavenrLy, Ia, Dee. 22— 1 Tele- gram to the Bree]—W. S. Kingsley, county attorney, was shot and instantly killed in hisoffice at 6 o’clock last evening by E. Bill- ings, another attorney, who was shot in the back, but received only a slight wound, the ball having struck a ring in his suspenders which evidently saved his life. Mr. Kings- a young man who stood very high in the community. He was a graduate of the law department of the state university and was elected county attorney for Bremer county a little over a year ago. Mr. Billings has been a practicing attorney here for fif- teen years, and is now under arrest. A cor- oner's jury has beeu at work all day inv tigating the murder. There was no e witness to the affair save Lawyer Billin, who is charged with the er dentist having rooms near that he heard an alt between the men in which Billings {i v with criminal intimacy w wife and that_hot words were followed by rapid shots, Kingsley dying instantly and Billings ing with @ scratch. Billings reiterates his charges against the dead man. There was much talk of lynching last nigh and public_sentiment_against him is ve strong, as Kingsley had a_fine reputation in the place and was @ young man of much promise. ght tumblers of Nor- —e There was no one on the street except a dummy, which stood in an ungle of a_clothing house store-door, in the chill refracted light of an electric arc. He Death of Judge Lefingwell. MAQUOKETA, Ta., Dec. 22.—(Special Tele- gram to the BEe.]—Judge A. J. Lefiingwell, of the district bench of Jackson, Muscatine, Stevped up to the manikin and respectfully | Clinton and Scott counties, died here sud- addressed it: “Will you have the kindne: “to tell me nbout what time it is? But the dummy was speechles Pl ious smile. somewhat num’} “It is possibl€ that you did not_hear me," young man ironically, whose blood was gefting up, “but I asked you a question and I want an answer, and I want it continued the quick. 1 never ask a man_but’ once usually and whe T ask a man don’t answer me I hit him. you, sir, what time it i Swer pretty dam quick. You hear” There was no response from the frozen creature in the doorway. The Norwich ma danced about it for a moment with his hands up and then he suddenly landed a left-hand s jaw, It was a knock- The dummy lustantly went off his feet and plunged head foremost_through the s show window and fell with a hollow, blow under the dumn out hit., gl weird rattle among a lot of ready-made suits knocking over two juvenile dummies in plaid suits in the window by his fall. man was frightne loon and breathlessly told all there that he had knocked a man and headded : 1 guess I've killed him.” Next day he paid a fine in the ci sault and battery on the dumm, settled a claim for damages presented by the merchant who owned and set the dummy. In New Lopdon the other night a small boy named MeCreary fooled with Mr. Linni- cus' cigar dummy, an Indian maiden, carved to represent Pocahontas when eighteen years old, that store A winning smile on six centers in her left hand, and with he it haud pointing over he shoulder at Mr. Linnicus behind the count The boy had climbed all over the girl, put his arms about her head, scratehed the back her face, of her neck to convince' angther small boy who was looking ou that she was harmless, and was in the act of clambering around to Boy and kiss her when she tumbled on him. waiden went to the girl was on top. him there, yelled. hurried out and took the girl off: boxed the sidewalk and the Indian he was heay while the youth w Jad’s ears and told him to get home, or some real Indian scalping would animate the uext scene. Forefathers' Day in New York. W Youk. De The New England w York city sat cighty-second annual dinner to-night at Del , with 200 n Among those who delivered « E. 1. Wolcott, of Denver, on “The Pil- rim in the West,” Mayor Hewitt, Gen.Scho id and Cougressman Cochran, Lett regret from President Clevelrnd aud John G. Whittier were announced. - An Explosion’s Frightful Results. Fixpiay, 0., Dec Mhis afternoon a \s explosion wreeked the frame dwelling house of James Lunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lun severely burned and Mrs, Lunday's unsettled. Toward evening she dieda ravine maniac. One child is now dying of its injuries. Lunday is insane from his injuries and the loss of his wife, and two remaiuing children are in great agony from burns. wer Loxvox, Dec rant has been granted for the arvest of General Milten,head of the Clan Na Guel society, and Mellville, forme of the society in London, who reed with being counected with the conspiracy in which Callen and Harkens are allezed to have been en, d. ry Talks. The Sportsman an WO from John L. Sul to bind him in match with either o Kilrain or both, Ciry 0¥ Mexi that the gove 0, Dee It is reportea went. which has given notic to ail mint contractors thut they must turn over the mints i four months to duly up pointed representatives of the try will w D S Steamshi Bostox. Dec. the Hee Arrived-The Glasgow and the Jan-B | worp. 13oth experienged he Sotvianrtos, Dee Tiuve fron: New York for frow del from Aut vy we ther, 1—The Philadely W Pitcher PUILADELIHOA, H—Jumes A Tyig, thie well knows Havvard college piteher,; witl play with the Phuladelpiia club neat scason, * he said, and it gazed at him with a fixed, polished, and question once and hé Once more I ask and I want an an- The young and he ran off to ‘u sa- the loungers down_be- cause he would ot answer a civil question, v court for, . and he she was stands in the and held [ Ny i and A crowd gathered, and Mr. Linnicus Then he down to their mbers and guests at the 1dresses of denly to-day from inflamamation of the bowels. He was holding a session of court. He wasa native of New York, but came to lowa at _an early age and bas resided here eversince, He was clected district judge to succeed Con- gressman Walter I. Hayes in 183, having for two years before that been judge ‘of the cir- cuit court. His residence was at Lyons and he was highly resvected and widely known. Appointed General Agent. Srovx City, Ia., Dec. 22.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The appointment of Mr. G. W. Wheelock as general agent of the Chi- cago & Northwestern railroad for this point is announced to-day. Mr Wheelock is at present assistant freight agent of the Sioux v & Pacific and_Freemont, Elkhorn & i at Missouri Valle; It is ted that the other lines centering 1 immediately make similar appoint- Sioux City feels grateful at this new business importance, Fire at Sloux City. Ciry, Ta, Dec. Special Tele- gram to the B 'his morning about 4 o'clock fire broke out in the residence of Joe Marks, corner of Seventh aud Nebraska Mr. Marks discovered the flames as shot up from the cellar containing the furnac Everything except the walls was consumed. The total loss 1s cstimated at £10,000, With #,500 insurance, e Fell Down a Coal Shaft. Rose Hiui, la, Dec —[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—This morning as William Cratty, an employe in Arnold's coal bank, was in the act of starting to go down in the shaft by the rope, he missed his hold and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of fifty- one feet, where he remairied for three hou : he was taken out. His injuries were evere including several broken bones but ut lust reports he was still alive. Fire at Nevada. DA, Ta., Dec. 22.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Fire last night destroyed a number of business houses h The cipal losses are as follows: restaurant, $1,200; James Doyle, #,000; H. A, Burdick, grocery. Other adjacent buildings were dan eral hundred dollars cach. -— An Oakland Merchant Skips. OAKLAND, Dec. 22.—[Special Tolegram to the Bee.]-George Wilson, a prominent voung clothier of this place, suddenly left two ago, and after his depart- rumored that he had carried off all h belonging to his business which ments. recognition of he Siorx could be obtained. Other parties had fur- nished the money for his business and had perfe in_his _integrity, and no apparent reson for this break is known. The Ex-Wa ANavosa, Ta., Dee. xonerated. —[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The grand jury has concluded its deliberations in the ex-Warden Martin watter and reports no bill. Crushed His Leg. GRrINNELL, Ta., Dec pecial Telegram to the BEE.]—Charlie Jones, eighteen years old, attempted to cross the lowa Central here in front of a freight, but slipped and one le was 80 badly crushed that amputation will hably be necess: Bug Holliday's Shackles, Des Moixes, Ta., De ) settle the important dispute as to whether *Bug" Hol liday should go to the St. Louis Browns or to the Des Moines, both clubs claiming him for the year, an examination of the files of the Western Union dispatehes was made here to-day and resulted in finding no dispatch from Holliday under date of Octobe claimed by President Von der Ahe. pateh was found to W, H. Goldsby, ans- ville, from Holliday, expressing a willing- ness to sign with St. Leuis, but it was sent on the 19th, the day before the le time for signing. According to the decision of the arbitration committee at the late meeting in l“ rinnati, Hnllulu;,wrrrlurl' goes 10 Des Moine: Iy [ - Baib-Wire Makers in Courrt, Dunsrque, Dec. The case of the Wash- burn & Moen Manufacturing company vs the Beat All Barb-Wire company, of Waterloo, la., was called to-day before Jud, Shiras iu the United Stdtes district court, now in session here. This, is' an action for damages for infringement of a patent. Mr. Washburn was present with his' attorne; Ofield & Toil and Coburn & Tk Chicago, and B. F. Thurston, of Proy R. L The issue is onc of fact, the POints having already been decided in favor 0f the plalnufls by Judge Brewer, of Kuusas. ALKED THROUGH THE WALL. A Dakota Village Badly Frightened By a Ghostly Visitor. CALEDONTA, Dak., Dec. 22.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—Caledonia is terribly wrought up over a ghostly appearance which mbles the body of one of the departed pioneers of that place, Chet Clark. He died @ year ago leaving considerable property, in- cluding a mill and a saloon. The spirit is frequently seen around the mill. A sober, respectable citizen met the ghost upon the bridge the other night and was so frightened that he jumped therefrom. Another has seen the specter four times in different places. The bartender at Mr. Clark's old saloon saw the spirit walk in the door the other night pass diagonally through the room, turn and go through the wall where ther neither a door or window. Every- body is badly frightened and very few vent ure out nights, Mr. Clark was one of Traill county's most respected and respectable citizens, S - The Chipese Concessions EW York, Dec, 23 Special Telegram to the Bee.l—At last unt Mitkiewicz con cedes that his Chinese grants have been in- definitely suspended, and can only be re- newed by further negotiations. The count last night talked freely of the troubles he has encountered, and told in & plain, matter- of-fact way the reason he assigns for the suspension of his grants, The ids of es- tablishing an American bank in China, he said, was entirely his own. His idea was to open to American enterprise the great wealth of the east: to cement a union between Am erica and Russia, and finally bring about by such a union the overthrow and dismern- berment of the British empire in Indi blames Col. Denby, the American minister, fo failing in any way to encour: him and as- sist his plans. Count Mitkiew added that the opposition of Mr. Bartlett, of the lega tion at Washingtof, whom he directly charges with being in the employ of Russell & Co., the American merchants in China, who have 80 bitterly opposed all his efforts, has largel been the causo of the suspension of hi grants. He says the one great mistake of his syndicate was that they did not at once pub- lish and prove tho genuincness und authen- ticity of his grants. - - Titled Rottenness. New York, Dee. [Special Telegram to the Bee.]—A special London cable to the World says the duke of Sutherland's recent iilness has given rise to much gossip owing to the presence at his bedside at his magnificent seat in Staffordshire, of Mrs. Blair, s a member of the party in the recent visit to America., Mrs. Blair refused to leave, and was sustained by the duke. The duchess and_children refused to visit the sick man until the physician declared his condition_eritical. There was _a_ scene between the duchess and Mrs. Blair after the former’s arrival. The latter still refused to go, and the duke upheld her. The duch- ess, who is a peeress in her own right and_at ond time mistress of the rodes to Victoria, withdrew to the residence in London, the Stafford house, whither the queen sent a telegram of sympathy. The duke recovered suiciently to suil two wecks later on u cruise on a yacht accompanied by Mrs. Blair. The at one time well known in Lon- = Affairs in Winnipeg. NN1PEG, Dec. 22.—|Special Telegram to :.]—Political circles are agitated over the development in connection with the local government. Tt has just transpired that Mr. Norquay handed over 125,000 in bonds of the provinee to the co.tractors of the Hudson bay railway, after ¢herr claim had been con- sidered in council, and a_decision urrived at 10 refuse to hand over the money. The local cabinet +is divided into fractions, one led by Norquay and the other by Dr. Harrison. Both are coquetting with the opposition to form a_coalition government, but it is un- likely that the opposition will unite with cither. Dr. Harrison, who returned from Ottawa recently offered Norquay, from Sir John MacDonald, a situation if he would re- tire. Norquay told him that both he and Sig John might go to —— a8 he was boss of thi ranch here, and he proposed to do just ex- uctly as it suited himself. A caucus of con- servative members of the house has been called for to-morraw, when the question will be fully brought out and & solution possibly reached. Harrison has announced that Sir hn promises him that the monopoly of the Canadian Pacific railway would be abandoned when the Pominion parliament met. Daniel Manning Dangerously Il Aumaxy, Dec. 22—[Special Telegram to the Bek.|—Daniel Mannmg's condition is extremely scrious, At 11:30 last night he be- came unconscious and _remained so sever hours. PPhysicians say he canuot recover. At 4:80 o’clock this morning Manning w gradually sinking, and his de pected at any moment. 9 &, m.—Manning is in about the same con- dition that he was at 4:30 this morning. He ally sinking. Manning continues to sink ¢ survive until this afternoon, but hardly until night. He is conscions when aroused, but for most of the time appears to be in a drowse. His family are st his bed- side. p. m.—Manning is still alive. MinNiGnT —~Manning's condition at mid- night showed little change,and it was thought he would live through the night. pteli] L3 nfan de MeKenna An Easy Winner. Bostoy, Dee. 23.—In the billiard match, McKenna, in resuming to-night, missed afte making # and bringing his run up to 2. For seven innings he played very poorly, and then gathered the ivories and repeated their journey around the table until he h put up_2121 points more, making his to 4,715, Eames me could get nothing better than 18, total of 45 when McKenna failed, leaving the balls in position for an easy masse. This he missed, and McKenna, with the balls in good posi tion, ran the game out—3255 points, s kil Crooked Insurance Ofticials, Hinrrorn, Counn., Dec, jury to-night returned indictments S. Parsons, president, Robert I secretary, and Fsaae W. Hakes, ¢l harged Parsous has with false entry and returns. been in Canada two wecks, A A Big Suit Closed. :w Youk, Dec. 22.—The trial of the suit of the banque Franco Egyptienne against the trustees of the New York, Hoston & Mon treal railroad, for the recovery of 6,000,000, closed today. Judge Wallace reserved his ion. - The Death Record. PuitapeLpia, De "his morning Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden died at his residence in tiis city after long illness. He was u distinguished scientist and widely known us a geologist. He ocbupied mor 1 tweuty years in the exploration of the L woest, L 3 ather in Texas, 2. —Freezing weather nd the city 1s covered he freezing line extend ond the Rio Grande some distance intc Mexico. Dispatchies to the signul ofice her show very cold weather prevails throughout the g ttle districts of Texas, B Weather Indications. or braska and Io Light rain or suow, falling, preceded in fowa by rising temperature, brisk to high northwesterly ;;l\ becomiug light to fresh, variable in ra s The Continental Wreck. Hawtrorp, Conn., Dec. 22.—In the Con. tinental Life Insurance case to-day counsel for the stockholders abandoned the defense id consented to a decree of receivership. The Judge will appoint a receiver to-Worrow. REDDY BARRETT CONFESSES. Story of the Murder of Streot Car Driver Tollefsen. A MOST COLD-BLOODED CRIME. One of the Brothers Files a Notch in His Revolver to Indicate That He Had Killed His First Man. Preached on His Brothers. MixsearoLis, Minn, Dec. 22— [Special Telegram to the Bek.]—The twelfth juror in the trial of Barrett for the murder of Street Car Driver Tollefsen was secured late yes- terday and the trial begun to-day. The pros- ecution 1 opening told how the three Bar- ts—Peter, Tim and Henry—left Henry Bar- ret's house on Fort avenue, went up town to see the big Boston clothing store fire,watched it awhile and returned on a Cedar avenue car; how they put a plank across the track near the Hastings and Dakota crossing, but not having the mnerve to attack the driver, McKennon, whose car was the first to strike the plank, how they afterwards approached Driver Tollefson, demanded his money hox and were denied it; how Peter Barrett, with a 82-calicze revol- ver, shot Tollefson in the leg, followed a few seconds later, and after a struggle, by Tim Barrett, armed with a 8%.calibre Smith & Wesson revolver, shooting the driver in the breast and leaving him dead upon the car. “The murderers,” continued Mr. Jamison, ped into the darkness of Layman's cem- flceing from the dead into the very presence of death. The murderers recrossed Lake street, went to their home on First ave nue and slept as soundly as if they had not committed one of the most cold-blooded and cowardly murders ever heard of. The cash Lox was torn open_and most of the tickets were put in a hole under the house. Some of the tickets were thrown outside the house: some of them, with the box, were thrown into Mud lake.” ‘The recital was quite graphic. 1t was the first official intimation of what had been discovered. Reddy Barrett was on the stand all the morning and he told the story of the murder. He said that on the night of “the murder he went up town with his two_brothers, When they came back they first placed a_plank on the'line and threw off a car, but they were afraid to rob the driver. Then they met Tollefson driving the next car opposite Lay man's cemetery. Tim stopped the car. Tol- lefson grabbed both Pete and Tim. They tried to get away but could not. Then Pete fired low and ran away. Then Tim fired and joined them in the cemete He said: “[ killed him!'T killed shot him through the head. Then the boys went _hotme. driver's cash box. He took the money. buried the box in the cellar. Two days after they cut it in pieces and took it out to Mud lake where they distributed it and the checks. Reddy also testified that a few days after the murder Tim filed a noteh in_his revolver saying at the time that it was the first man he had killed in Minneapohs. He proposed to haye more of them. Reddy put the blame for the whole bad business upon his mother who, he says, edu- cated the boys up in crooked ways. He said she was worth thousands and all of it was the fruits of her boys' crimes. He was scem- ingly very much overcome by the part he had played in the tragedy and said for his wife's sake he had determined to make u clean breast of it. ———n MARRIED THE PRISONER. Minnic Causes Her Old Lover's Ar- rest and Changes Her Mind. CH1CAGO, Dec. Miss Minnie Wolf kept a tidy restaurant at No. 42 Kinzie street, and Albert Mueller was onc of her regular and favored boarders. Oftentimes as the good things served by Minnie's own hands were passing down his throat his heart almost stopped their passage as it bounded upward in Jove and admiration for her. After every meal he was ready to swear that she wi sweeter than any othier restaurant kecper, and his devotions soon won her confidence and affections. As their fondness foreach other grew and their hearts commenced to beat as one they thought their hoardings might as well be united, and they kept put- ting their money together until the savings of both amounted to 2600, About this time a new boarder became very attentive to Minnie, and as his advances did not appear to be displeasing to her, Albert lous, and everything on the nd green to him. Finally from the charmer whom him! I Tim had the They 1 table looked Sou he concluded to fi; looked upon o aphy there were only two [d —where Minnie was and where Minnie wasn't. As the latter place had no attractions for him, he made up his mind to return to Chicago, where Minnie was. On arriving here he deposited the £00 in two scparate banks, gettinga certiticate of deposit from each. Minnie heard of his pres- ence here, and not knowing of his longings, had him arrested for larceny. Yesterday they were both in the armory court,but there was no trial, for Albert said he had given Minnie both the certificates of deposit, and thatthey w going to be marricd right away. Miunie blushed as she confirmed the words of Albert, and as the justice dismissed the case the pair’ left arm in_arm to secure a marriage license. The boarder who wa causeof the ment ell, in fact had b unt #pwhich to ge CHICAGO! S TRUST. A Reporte “Understanding” With the Board of Aldermen, Cieaco, Dee. 22—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—1It is rumored that the gas trust will have its own way, substantially, with tke council in the future. Some wecks one of the managers of the g ported as saying: “We may huve little boodle with the aldermen.” Judging from the decided change in the apparent spirit of the council some simster infHucnce has been at worl The energetic uprising of that body against the ‘“octopus’ has subsided into & condition of lethargic inaction. 1t's first resolute ad vances have given way toa policy of syste- matic procrastination.” The rumor that the “boodlers” had come to terms with the gas men is confirmed oy the ma nessec n gus sed had 1 rders from th lights and trust, and pnices we on the former and % on the latter gas light bs being made at 8174 @>2 and closed at s, ‘tter, seek his meals, 20 rust was re- o use a R ny Resolutions, —At the Tammany hall resolutions were passed consideration of the dem- smmittee the provricty of mvention of 1558 in avoring the prompt and congress of such me s will reduce the surplus now acenmu- lated in the treasury and linit the revenue to the needs of the government, but demanding that in any readjustment of the tanift the in terests of American labor shatl be jealously protected. Tam New York, D meeting to-night commending to th ocratic national holding the national also f New York; Refused to Dissolve the Injunction. Corvanes, O, Dec Judge Evans, of the common pleas court, to-day rendered a decision in the case of the Columb ing Valley & Toledo railroad company i Stevenson, Burke and others, overruli ion_of th ndants 1o dissolve the in ction W olves about 4,000,000 | vorth of property in which about 1,000,000 | 0f stocks and Londs are at & | csday. IFTIETH CONGR! House. WaAsHINGT Dec. 22.~When the house met this morning the desk recently occupied by Mr. Moffatt, of Michigan, who dicd this morning, was draped in mourning and flowers. hortly after the house was called to order, Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, said it became his painful duty on behalf of the Michigan delegation to announce to the house the death of Seth C. Moffatt. In his death the delega- wation felt a personul bereavement, and his state has losta wise and able congressma Mr. Burrows then offered a sorics of reso lutions which were unanimously adopted expressive of the regret with v the house had heard of Moffatt's death and providing for the appointment of seven representatives and three senators to superintend the funeral and escort the remains of the deceased to the place of burial. Mr. Adams of fllinois offered a resolution for the payment of a month's salary to house employes who were on the rolls December 5, but_ who have since been dischurged or may be discharged prior to January 1, and it was referred to the committee on accounts. Mr. Herman of Oregon effered a resolution increasing the membership of the committee on rivers and harbors to seventeen. Referred to the committee on rules. The house then at 1:15 as o mark of respect to the memory of the deceased adjourned to meet Wednesday, Januury 4, 1888, Senate. WasniNgroy, Dee. 22.—Mr. Dolph intro- duced a bill to provide for the payment of claims for damages by Indian depredations aggregating some £14,600 or&15,000 and it was referred to the committee on Indian affairs. The senate then took up the joint resolu- tion introduced by Mr. Dolph on the 12th inst., proposing a_constitutional amendment on the subject of marriage and divorce, and prohibiting bigamy and polygamy. The pro- posed amendment is in the following words: “Congress shall have power to legislate on the subject of marriage and divorce by gen- eral laws applicable to all states and tervito- ries; and neither bigamy nor polygamy shall Xist or be permitted within the United States or any place suject to its jurisdiction.’ Mr. Dolph addressed the senate in support of the joint resolution. At the close of his re- marks the joint resolution was ordered to lie on the table, Mr, Cullom saying he proposed to submit some remarks upon it after the re- assembling of the senate. The senate bill to remov ability of Abraham C. Mye! and passed. The presiding offic the political dis was tuken up announced the ap- pointment of a special committee to investi- gate the condition of the five civilized tribes of Indians, as follows: Messrs. Butler, Mor gan, Dawes, Cameror d Teller. Mr. Teller introduced a bill to provide for the compuisory education of Indian children. Referred. The senate then, on motion of Mr. Allison, at proceeded to executive session, After half an hour, open session was re sumed, when a messenger from the house anuounced the death of Representative Mof- fatt of Michigan. On motion of Mr. Palmer the usual resolutions of regret were adopted. A committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs, Palmer, Teller and Jones of Arkan- sas, toattend the funeral at the dead mem- ber’s late home in Traverse City, and, as a further mark of respect, the senate ad- journed to meet on the 4th ‘of January, 1888, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. Wasiixaroy, Dec. 22.—|Special Telegram to the Br.]—The following peusions were granted Nebraskans to-day: George Bailey, Omaha; William H. Woods, Fort Calhou Isanc Glaze, Pierce; Owen L. Shaw, Grafton. Increase—Charles Wentz, McCook ; Eben P, Tuffts, Kearney: John McArthur, Omana. Pensions for lowans: Mexican war—Mar- garet, widow of Jehn J. Jones, Redcliff. Original—George Meenely, Oakland Mills; William O. Johnson, Floris. Increase—John S. Maxfield, Malcomb; John W. Shanafelt, South English; Charles I, Keables, Pella: Joshua Clements, Ottumwa: Wilhelm Trie- ble, Tama City; Eben A. Sample, Modale; James A. Ailsh Mormontown; Evan H. Mitchell, Sidney: John Tunny, Kellerton. Reissue—Henry Kneely, Knoxville; David Smith, Ash Grove. A Land Order Lamar. WASHINGTO! Dec. etary mar to-day instructed the commissioner of the general land office that the order of Decem ber 15, 1587, directing *That all lands hereto- fore withdrawn and held for indemnity pur poses under the grant to railroads” men tioned in said order be restored to the public domain and opened to ttlement and entry under the general ifter giving th usual notice, be changed and modified so t the lands shall be restored to the public do- main upon the same terms and in the same mar 2d to be done by the order of August 2, 1887, in relation to indem- nity lands withdrawn for the benefit of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad e nd the subsequent orders of August 15, 1587, in rela- tion to other roads. The secretary ulso di- ts that, for the asons stuted, Chi. eago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road be excluded from said order. ostal Changes WasHINGTON, D | | Telegram to the Be.]—The following Nebraska post- masters were appointed to-day: Anna M. Roberts, Adaton, Sheridan county, vice Mrs. T resigmed; Charles £, Hall county, vice E. Planck, re Senate Contirmations. WasniNGton, De Confirmations: O. S. Strauss, minister to Turkey. Postmas 2. M. Walworth, Loup City, Neb.; T1li . K Cambridge; J. McNamee, Bennet: Roberts, € W. F White, Barry, Dakota—J. B. Bertrand, jr., Canton el W, Foucht, Redfield C.W. Hastin W. Mullen, Desmet; B, F. Ochisne H. C. Rasmesser, Devils Lakc Columbus. S, 8. Carlisle, of to be minister to Bolivia; Texas, to be consul genera National Capital Notes, WasnNGToN, De Senator Dolph has reported from the senate committee on for cign relations, and the senate has adopted in vet session, the resolution calling upon the wry of state for the correspondence and ords ‘of the state department relating to nan occupution of the Samoan Islands and Apia, Senator Mitchell presented a the senate to from_the fourtcenth legis lative assembly of Oregon, praying for a fication of the treaty between the United States and Chinese empire so as to stop and prohibit the importation or immigration of Chinese and other Asiatic laborers altogether and to adopt such lawful measures as be necessary to rid the country of those alrcady rere A bill was introduced to-day as fc Senator Voorlices, to extend the | United States, except those providing for iption, timber culture and desert land of public lunds, over the public land strip south of the Indian terr¥ory, It ulso s the land district of Cimarron. The sceretary of the treasury to-duy trans mitted to congress estimates t t the defic. iencies in the expenditures of various depart ments of the government for the fiscal year endin X nd prior years, amounting 480 submits an estimate ag New Orleans, . Walker, of, at Dakota, memorial in ws: By ws of the ims amounting to $i sixth auditor on account of compensation of post masters under the readjustment act of 1855, ary of the treasury has appointed ,store keeper and gauger for Tlinois. ceipts so far this month 7,885, being an excess of §14 disbursement for L AL Closed the Holidays, New Youk, Dee. 22.~1he members of the n sehange decided to-day to viose exchunge far to-anorrow until the fol I { the right DEATH ENTERS THE HOUSE, Representative Moffatt of Michigan Expires Suddenly. HON. J. C. WATSON INTERVIEWED, He Gives His Opinion on the Renomb nation of Blaine and the Cone firmation of Lamar--Jay Hubbell Again, The Congressional Recess, WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAnA BRB, 513 FOURTEENTI STREE, WASHINGTON , Dec. 22, Congress took u recess to-day till Wednes day, January 4. The senate spent the day in discussing the propositions of Mr. Dolph to pay the claims for damages by Indian depro= dations, amounting to §14,000,000 or §15,000,« 000, and to amend the constitution of the United States prohibiting bigamy or polyg- amy in any part of the United States. The death of Revresentative Moffatt, of Michigan, was wannounced in both houses carly und adjournment followed. EX-SECRETARY MAN . A good deal of ugitation was created throughout the departments and the capitol about noon by the unnouncement that ex-Sees retary Daniel Manni was dead. Coming 0 s00n upon the heels of the death of Ropres sentative Moffatt, the report wus at once bed lieved and many telegrams were sent to Mrs, Manning ut Albany. Universal regret was expressed, for Mr. Manning left many warm friends in Washington, in private us well as ofticial life HON. 4. ¢ Hon. WATSON ON BLAINE AND LAMAR. Watson and wife,of NebruskaCity, are at the bitt and will remain until Mon- duy. Mr. Watson made an argument befora the supreme court of the United States to-day in the case of the King Bridge Company ve, the County of Otoe, appearing for the latter. Mr. Watson was in the Bez_ bureau to-night and suid he was surprised to find so much enthusiasm for a renomination of Mr. Blaing around Washington and also along the routa” from Nebraska, “I don't think,” said he, “that any name could be pluced at the head of the republican ticket that would arousq the enthusiasm that Mr. Bluine would. Theré are shouts and cheers wherever he is spoken of. I hope he will pe renominated becausa T believe he will ca New York with a whirl and be elected by a big majority. 1 am told, however, that Mr. Blaine cannot carry Indiana on account of his observation wher he dismissed his libel suit against the [ndianas polis Sentinel. You will remember that he said when he ordered the case dismissed that it was because he could not ged a fair trial in that state. 1 presume that would make a good deal of trouble if heshould be renominated. Senator S ery sufe and a ver) strong capdidate. inent financial ord and ability as a_statesman would offset all that could be said for Mr. Cleveland, buf the name of Sherman is not roceived with the enthusiasm that Mr. Blaine's is. 1 hope tha Lamar will not be confirmed by the senate,’! continued Mr. Watson, “for he would bea figurehead on the supreme bench. I ha known Mr. Lamar for a great many years. knew him when 1 was connected with tha press at Memphis and I used to meet him often. Our relations have always beom extremely pleasant and I regard him as one of the brightest men the country. He hi i t literary ability and is a magnificen speaker, but he was never considered a laws yer, and what is wanted on the bench of th supreme court is the very highest order of legal talent.” 7 POSTMASTER G L DICKINSON. Don M. Dickinson s to be postmaste; general as soon a8 his nomination and thos of Vilas and Lamar are confirmed, has leased the handsome residence of Paymaster Bacon, at 1634 S street, a fashionable quarter of th city. The house is beautifully furnished and frouts on I"arragut square. The wife of Mr} Dickinson is spoken of as @ stately woman, mplexion and s been very in Detroit und has been a prominent in the social life of that city. She iy considerably younger thun her husband. JAY HUIBELL TO THE FORE AGAIN. It is stated that Jay Hubbell will come to congress again and to fill the place vacated by the death of Mr. Moffatt. Hubbell disap. peared from public view when Mr. Moffatt defeated him forthe nomination to the Fortys ninth congress. Hubbell was the strongest candidate against Mr. Moffatt last year and he will therefore have the lead in the race in the unexpired term. THE HILLYEAK-RUCKLEY ELOPEMENT. As 1 anticipated lust night, legal steps are to be taken to unuul the marriage of Misy Bessie Hillyear und Degrosse Buckley, wha eloped and got married ut Baltimore yesteri day. Itis claimed that the consent of the young lady wus pro ud or undug influenc Young Trenholm, the son of the comptrolier of the currency, who was ens gaged to marry the girl, thinks he was iy fortune to learn while yet time what shq thought of him. He is & philosaph Perey S, Hearm, e Death of Congressman Moffatt. WasmiNGTon, Dec. —[Special Telegran to the Beg.|—To the surprise of many and the profound regretof all who knew him, Representative Seth C. Moffatt, of T'raversq City, Mich,, died at the Providence hospital hercut an early hour this moruing. M Moffat was in his seat in the house les than ten 8. al it was remarked by his friendg that he nes looked so wi old on the 10th ¢ man of small statur nkled with gray, was plain in manners and by his uniform companionship i hone orable demeanor had a personal nd ing every man who knew him, His illness bes ganu with a carbuncle on s chin, To thig was added a consuming fever and blood pois son und hi L He was fortys y of August last, . wore a full beard Aoy Was inte Day befora yesterday his condition wlurming and there was a consul of his clans, Yesterday, h was des that the outlook w he would recover, with him. La hopeful, and me of his family last night he grew till Ly His wife is expected here on the carliest train His remains will be taken i charge by the sergeant-atearms, and the house is expected to adjourn very carly to-day in respect to hig wmemory Mr. MofTatt was born at Battle Creck, Mich,, August 10, 1841, und had @ common 'schood cducation, He was g Avs in the law department of the Michigan university, and studied subsequ in the office o Judge T. M. Cooley. He was prosecuting ate torney for his district in 187172 was & mem, of the constitutional commission in 14783, ind afterwards served as United States lund, register, and was speaker of the Mic ) representatives in 1851982, 1, 4 A member of the last congress and was res cted to the present congress by a mujority s a republican, et 200 and wi Plumb's Postoflice Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, Senator Plumb hag introduced a bill to authorize the creation of @ board for the purpose of recommending th erection of such public buildings for postd oftice and other purposes, not to cosi inore than £100,000, us the board shall think ought to be erceted - Chamberlain at Ottawa. Orrawa, Dee Josept Chamberlulg held & levee for jourchalists tonight. Come mereial union betw anada and the United States, I sver be brought aboutd psorption of Canaday r consent to e Canaday inte her own t England the preses e 220 ——