Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1887, Page 1

" THE OMAHA SEVENTEENTH YEAR "Dany BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY, MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1887. NUMBER 192 SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH. A Oolored Sergeant Foully Mur- dered Near Fort Robinson. FOUND DEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. The Assassin Still at Large—Beheved to Be a Revengefal Subordine ate—A Serious Runaway at Schuyler. Shot From Ambush. Crawronn, Neb, Dec. 26.—[Special Tele- gram (o the Bee.|—William Stance, first sergeant of troop F, Ninth cavalry (colored), stationed at Fort Robinson, was shot and in- stantly killed Jast evening. He was riding from Crawford to the fort at the time of the murder, and the man who did the killing had evidently laid in wait for him. The body .was discovered early this morning where it had fallen from the horse, lying in a pool of blood in the center of the road. No clue has . yet-been discovered to the perpetrator of the dastardly act and no cause for the crime 18 known. Stance was u severe disciplina- rian, and some are of the opinion that one of the privates in his troop may have taken this method of wreaking vengeance on the sergeant for a reprimand or punishment in- flicted. The murdered man was one of the “most valued non-commissioned offcers of colored troops in the service and had been awarded a medal by congress for bravery in rescuing children from the Indiuus, Every effort will be made to bring his slayer to Justice. ot Hurt in a Runaway. ScnuyLer, Neb,, Doe. 26.—([Sp @ram to the Bee.]—A team belonging to Dr. L. A. Shaffer of this place ran wway this afternoon throw out Mrs. Shaffer, break- ing her leg and severely bruising her. Her lnfiu‘lna ure regard serious. 2 BLAINE 1IN UROPE. The Gentleman From Maine Circulat- ing in the Effete East. P LewistoN, Me., Dec. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEee.]—A personal friend of Blaine, who left him two weeks ago in Paris, quotes Blamne as saying: “We lead a very quiet life here. Iam not talking politics nor rushing about sight-seeing tothe exclt.ion of comfort. The more Istudy the legislative assemblies of the old world, the more I per- ceive our American congress the most digni- fied and orderly of tbe law-mmaking bodies on the globe. I think I never felt better in mylfe.” As to what most impressed him, in comparing the old world with the new, he said in substance: “The marvelous growth of the United States is an industrial and democratic phenomenon which the so-called upper classes of Eutope are unable to com- preend. Twenty-five years ago represcna- tatives of aristocratic ideas in Europe sneered at America and at Americans, but now all this is changed. The utmost respect nnd courtesy is shown Americans throughout Europe, and in England especially.” Blaine goes to Italy for the winter. The Maine sculptor, Simmons, has engaged him a very comfortable suite of rooms in Rome, to which city he will devote the larger part of the winter months. An audience with the king of Italy and other notables will be ac- 4'3‘0r led him. Said Mr. Blaine’s friend: “I trictly correct. One evening Blaine was being entertained at a dinner by a distin- guished Londoner, and the conversation turned on the relations between Great Brit- ain and the United States. One member of the British parliament, who sat by Blaine, good-naturedly criticsied Blaine for the form of one of his dispatches to the English gov- ernment when Blaine was secretary of state. It seemed to me at the time,’ said the Eng- lish statesman, ‘that you were a little dis- courteous to England when you said in your disputch to her majesty’s government that the United States expected such and such things of England.” Mr. Blaine turned to his critic with the utmost nonchalance and said : *You forget, my dear sir, that I merely copied the phrase of a dispatch from her majesty’s government to the United States in the darkest wveriod of our eivil war. The tables are now turned. Then, when we were in trouble, Eng- land expected my country to do such and such things. Now, if you will pardon me, the United States is in position to quote the phraseology and send it back in.”” Speaking of Blaine in 1888, the gen- tleman Il\h&: “Iam not authorized to speak for Blaine, but my conviction is that Mr. Blaine neither courts nor opposes in this matter, He is not a candidate in the sense that ho could accept the nomination if he thought any cousiderable number of repub- licans thought another man stronger, but T ‘believe that if the republican party in con- vention again declares with great unanimity that he is the man for 1888, Blaine will ac- teg:lhe nomination, though few know at What sacrifice of comfort and strength.” Colild “THE BEGUM."” Brilliaut Rendition of a New Comic Operd at Chicago. Cnieaco, Dee. 26.—A brilliant audience as- sembled at the Chicago opera house to-night 10 witness the first production in Chicago of the | “Begum,” a comic opera, composed and written by two young Chicagoans, Reginald DeKoven and Harry B. Smith. It was essentially a society event, and in the ussembly which completely filled the house, almost every prominent family in town was represented. - The opera was re- ceived with most enthusiastic applause, every 8ong and chorus being repoatédly encored. At the end of the first uct, after the curtain_had been rung up ‘three times, there were loud calls for the composer and author, who, in a brief speech, expressed thanks for his kind reception, Flowers from all parts of the house were thrown into the boxes occupied by the young men. Colonel MeCaull was also called for, and after a few words of thunks predicted a brilliant future for the twp composers. i Railroad Building for 1887, St. Paur, Dec, 20.—There has been an un- precented amount of railroad building in 1887 by all roads in the northwest. Besides the 8,585 miles of new road enumerated there have boen about five hundred miles of road bod prepared, ready for the iron next year. 'The list is as follows: Manitoba, M2; “Soo' Line, 428: Tllinois Central, $57; Milwaukee, 831; Elkhorn, 858; Northern Pacific, 310; Kansas City, 806; South Shore, 204; North western, 136; Omaba, 34; Wisconsin Central, 24; St. Paul & Duluth, 18; St. Louis, 10, - Drunkard. New York, Dec. 20.--Lizzie Degnan, only ten years old, was arraigned in the Jefferson . Market polico court to-day as un habitual drunkard. TLast week she went to school so L ntoxicated that the teacher was compelled to send her home. Hor fathes Jnmcs‘h'gm\n, went to the Yom-c court this morning to se- cure her release, but was hiwself so drunk that he was arrested and committed for ten diys. The child was seut to the Sisters of 8t. Dominick. e e The Sole Survivor. Provivescr, R. 1, Dec. 20.The schooner Mosely’, which urrived here to-day from Hayt), brought Borden Manchester, a sailor reseacd from the weeck of tho schoorer Mary P, Collins, of Phfladelphia. The other five members of her erew, togcther with the cap- fuin, went down with the veseel before the boat could reach thew. THE BIG RAILROAD STRIKE. Reading Shopmen Will Not Go Out— Probabilities For To-day. Reanixe, Pa., Dec. 26,—There will be no strike of Reading railroad employes in this city. About twenty-five hundred men are employed in all the company’s shops here. hey held a meeting this afternoon and de- cided, by a large majority, not to engage in the strike, on the ground that it was prema- ture, too hasty, and entirely local in its character and should have been confined to Port Richmond alone. It was resolved, how- ever, if the managers of the strike should order its continuance elsewhere to give it all al support possible. Officials here -day employing men to move traffe to-morrow, and several hundred were shipped - to-night to various points, where they will be needed in the morning. The of- ficials claim they have enough hands to have everything working in a few days. WiLriansport, Pa,, Dec, 26.—The freight trains were moved east on the Reading road to-day. The regular crews were off on a Christmas holida; is understood the men will go to wo '0W. SHAMOKLY, Pa., Dec. 2.—Two freight trains were moved to-day in this region on the Philadelphia & Reading road. A small number of conductors and brakemen will re- port for duty to-morrow, and many engineers signify their intention to resume n called upon, claiming that they are not Knights of Labor. Tt is beljoved the minerg will girike if called upon, alt ough a number o arenot in sympathy with the movement. The strike is generally condemned in busi- ness circles, The Strikers Still Firm. Puiabrrriia, Dec. 26.—The executive board of the employes of the Reading road were in session all day, and received tele- grams [rom various points saying the men were still firm in their determination to hold out. They ulso received notice of the uction of "thes shopmen at Reading, but did not seem to regard it of much importance. One of the members of the board said: *They can in no way materinlly affect tho issue. The general order for the men to cease work will proba- bly be sent out to-morrow. The men in the mining regions have signified their willing- ness to follow the action of the employes at Port Richmond.” A prominent official of the Reading road said this afternoon: “'To-mor- row morning every train that is scheduled will be moved and it is not expected the ser- vices of non-union men will be required to effect it.” “‘Indications at present said he, “are that there will be a liberal response in ‘the morn- ing from employes of the company for work, aud the company takes the liberty to say that thoso who desire work will be accommo- dated and given protection. If the company is compelled to secure any non-union labor, that labor will be given permanent employ- ment, The amount of coal in transit is_about twenty-six thousand tons. This will be moved to-morrow. Four freight, traing were moved on the main line this afternodn, all manned by Knights of Lobor. Other trains were moved on ihe different divisions by knights. We do not believe the defection will extend beyond the crews which we_dis- charged for disobedience of orders. There are 45,000 persons employed by this corpora- tion, 7,000 of whom are in the railroad *ser- vicoand the remainder are with the coal and iron company. We have no notice that there is uny disaffection with those in the employ of the coal and iron company and do not contemplate any. Among the railroad employes we donot_ believe there is a disaf. fection amounting to 2 per cent of the whole number, 8o far as our information goes.’ An offlcial of the company, when told there was an agitation for arbitration or comprom- ise, said there was nothing to arbitrate or compromise. Cold in the Northwest. St. Pauvr, Dec. 26.—The weather report issued here to-night shows a low temperature throughout the northwest, all of the follow- ing being below zero: Duluth 8, St. Paul 2, Huron, Dak., 14, Moorhead, Minn., 20, Fort Garry 24, ort Totten 24, Quappelle 24 and Bismarck 16. Lt Funeral of Congressman Moffat. Traverse City, Minn., Dec. 26.—The fu- neral of the late Congressman Moffat took place to day at the Congregational church, Rev. S. C. Cole ofticiating. hem —_——— ‘The latest developments indicate that_the o will be a long and_bitter one, and the crisis will be reached to-morrow when the order of General Manager McLeod goes into effect, directing that all _employes shall at once return to work and those who do not re- turn be dismissed from the serv- ice. A committee from Assembly No, 198, of Reading, composed of machinists and car builders, held a long conference with the executive committee of the employes’ convention, who met in Port Richmond this evening. ‘Ihe Reading men expressed them- selves entively satisfied with the justice of the cause of the strikers, and promise their support, both financially and otherwise, to the full extent of their means. Besides the Reading men, there were represented at to-nizht's conference a large number of representatives of local assem- blies of this city _and other places on the Reading line. ~Resolutions were adopted refusing to resume work until the men at Elizabethport, Port Richmond and other places had been reinstated and every ‘‘scab’ who filled & vacancy discharged. All local assemblies along the Reading line were noti- fied that the men will not return to work. ‘The Pennsylvania railrond district assembly offered assistance and refused to remove the freight of the Reuding company until the present difficulties _are satisfactorily settled. All _ assemblies connected ~ with the Pennsylvania railroad system will give any assistance asked for, and will not, they say, handle any freight hauled by the Reading 'company i the,event of “‘scab labor being employed. A large number of Knights of Labor assem- blies haye adopted resolutions endorsing the to-night's convention in making the strike general. The convention declared that while the trouble lasted peace would be the policy of the stril el S The Crown Prince. SAN Rem0, Dec 26.—Dr. Mackenzie says he is greatly pleased with the improvement in the crown prince’s condition. The small ‘growth in the throat is almost gone. The doctor says that time can only determine the exact nature of the disease. Mackenzie thinks the prince might be benefited by the hot baths of Hamman Rirsa, forty miles from Algiers, the health resort for consumptive patients and persons affected with bronchial troubles. LS N Failed to Cover the Crime. Sr. Louvis, Dec. 26.—The dead body of a laborer named Benjamin Voniliamaz, who worked on the farm of Hypolite Adele, living about five miles from East St. Louis, was brought to the coroner at the latter place this evening by Adele and another oue of his laborers named Gus Frossard. They said Vonilia maz went to bed drunk Sunday night and was found dead in the morning and that they supposed death was the result of a debauch. An examination of the body re- vealed the fact that Voniliamaz had been stabbed through the heart aund Adele and Frossard were put under arrest. — Stoamship Arrivals. Havie, Dec. 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bie.)--Arrived—~La Normaudie, from New EW Yok, Dec, 26.—Arrived—The Rotter- dam from Rotterdam. oo SR Victoria to the Pope. RosE, Dec. 26.—The pope to-day received the jubilee present sent by Queen Vietoria. The gift consists of a golden cwer and basin. These the pope 1utends to use m celebrating jubilge mass. PSR Frozen to Death in ’ren‘ s, Dec. 26.—The bodies™ of two men frozen to death were found - near here 10-d; The weather is bitterly cold. WHY KINGSLEY WAS KILLED. ] A Coroner's Jury Olosely Investigat- ing the Supposed Murder. WAS BILLINGS BLACKMAILING? Evidence Which Goes to Prove an Atteggnpt to Extort Money and Property From the Young County Attorney. The Inquest on Lawyer Kingsley. WaTERLOO, Ta., Dec. 26.—At the inquest on the killing of County Attorney Kingsley, who was shot by Lawyer Billings, the exis- tence of a plot was proved by the evidence of E Shane, the girl wbo signed the affida- vit taken from Billings, in which Kingsley was accused of having betrayed her. Under oath she testificd as follows: “I signed the effidavit handed me by Mr. Billings without any idea that Kingsley's name was written there. Kingsley never addressea a disgrace- ful word to me.” It was decided on the tes- timony of reputable witnesses that three shots were fired. Mrs. Billings will be called on to testify, and highly gensational develop- ments are expected. It is possible that the affair may prove a huge blackmailing scheme, and something like a _conspiracy against’ the dead lawyer has already been unearthed. The papers which were ' taken from Billings at the time of his arrest in- cluded a chattel mortgage on all of Kings- ley's belongings, his library, stable outfit and personel property. There was also a mort- gage on the house which Billings had re- cently sold to Kingsley, and notes, bearing enormous interest, amounting to nearly £3,000. These papers were all unsigned, but were in Billings' hand and made payable to himself. Another important fact is that Kingsley apparently never owned a revolver in his life, and the weapon with which he was shot, and the cartridges in its chambers arc of an old and unused style. Additional developments are expected when the inquest will be resumed. Billings will be called upon to testify, und it is impossible to understand how he will be able to explain away the evidence that now poiuts to his guilt. Mrs. Billingshas taken quarters at the jail at the request of the sheriff, but does not see her husband. M. E. Billings is fifty years of age. He was admitted to the bar in 1865, and after serving continuously during the ‘war was, in 1867, appointed Assistant United States Attorney at Russellville, Ky. He went to Kansas two_years ago as_civil engineer for a railroad, then to Missouri, and later to Towa. Late in 1869 Billings came to Waverly, where he continued to practice law until his arrest for the supposed murder of Anthony Kinesley. He is a close student of spiritualism, and i bitterly opposed to any creed approaching a christian religion. There has never been anything connected with Mrs. Billings’ life worthy of note,except her elopement from school one day with Billings, who &t the time was supposed to be a married man with two children. She was only fifteen years of uge. They were mar- ried in Butler county, and on’ their return were met by the girl's father and a posse of men with a rope, and Billings came near being sent where the late tragedy, could not haye occurred. He was arrested on a charge of bigamy, and in time produced a transcript from the Minnesota courts showing a legal separation from his first wife. His second wife's father, William Welcher, now of Bris- tow, Ia., has never been reconciled to the couple since the elopement and marriage. He came to Waverly immediately on hearing of the shooting, to be here, as he says, ‘“to have a pull at the rope.” He has been a bitter enemy of Billings all these years. Big Fire at Grand Mound. Des Morxes, Ia., Dec. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Grand Mound, a small town in the interior of Clinton county, was the scene of a big fire early yesterday morning. The Tauser house, Weare & Blur- ick’s general store, with a big stock of goods and a saloon adjoining, were burned. The loss is estimated at $0,000 but lightly in- sured. The citizens had no engine and fought the fire with a bucket brigade. s e MUNIFICENT CHARITY. General Alger's Second Distribution of Clothing and Fuel. DetgorT, Mich., Dec. 26.—A year ago Gen- eral Alger gave suits of clothes to 500 news- boys and sent coal or wood and flour to hun- dreds of homes. This year he will repeat his gift, only on a larger scale. From lists fur- nished his secretary by persons who have means of knowing who are the legitimate and deserving newsboys of Detroit, needy news- boys will be selected and sent 100 at a time, to certain designated clothing stores, where they will be carefully fitted out with coats and trousers of cloth made to wear, and with good shirts and stockings. — The second part of General Alger's benefit will be to supply 1,000 families in Detroit with a cord of wood ora tonof coal together with a barrel of flour. —— Gladstone Greetings. Loxpoy, Dec. 26.—Gladstone was greeted with mingled cheers and groans when he possed through London. While making for the train he was visited by a number of prom- inent men, The journey was made without a stop until Sandwich was reached, where Gludstone addressed a crowd. JHe subse- quently proceeded to the residence of Lord Northbourne, whose guest he will be to- night, e e Dougherty's Sentence Denounced. Loxpoy, Dec. 26—The Observer to-day denounces the sentence promounced upon Daniel Dougherty, the American who shot and killed Graham, as monstrous. It de- clares tirat the judgement of Justice Stephens was biased by the opinion he has often ex- pressed that diunkenness increases instead of lessening the gravity of the offence a sentiment which mankind has pronounced contrary to common sense. The British Grain Trade. Loxpox, Dee. 26.—The Mark Lane Ex- press in reviewing the British grain trade during the past week says: *“English wheat was slow to sell, but values were steadiet especially Russians and American red win- ters. At Liverpool the quotation for reds was 1d per cental higher. Maize is in fair in- quiry und prices show a hardening tendency. Beans and peas are fim. Linsced, 9d higher. Churchill and the Czar. Loxpoy, Dec. 26.—A dispatch from St. Petersburg says the czar gave audience to- day to Lord Randolph Churchill. The Morning Post and_Daily Telegraph both de- clare that Lord Raudolph has no oficial mission, e —— King John Obdurate. Loxno, Dec. 206.—Advices from Masso- wahi say: The British mission in Abyssinia was unsuccessful in its efforts to induce King John to sue for peace, and the Italians are jubilant over Shu failure, Mandeville Released. DLy, Dec. 25.—Thousands assembled at Mitchellstown on Saturday to grect Mande- ville on the occasion of his release from prison. Upon s arrival he received a most enthusiastic welcome. Mr. Spaight, a mag- istrate, and his wife were fired at while driv- ing at Killaloe, County Limerick, to-day. The Atlanta at Naples. yright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) NarLes, Dec. 26r[New York Cable—Spee- ial to the Bee. |--Mr. Gould's yacht Atlanta arrived o-day. . . h day, GONE TO MANNING'S FUNERAL, The President amih Membeks of His Cabinet Stal for Albany. WASHINGTON, 26.—The president, Secretary's Bayard, Fairchild and Lamar, Postmaster General Vilas, Attorney Gen- eral Garland and Colonel Lamont left Wash- ington this afternoomfor Albany to attend the funeral of Secretary Manning. Secre- tary Whitney and Secretary Endicott will join the party at Albany. The party will re- turn to Washin@ton. immediately after the ceremonies. Several officers of the treasury deparment have alsg gone to the funeral. NEW YORK, Dec. %.—President Cleveland, five members of his cabinet and Private Secretary Lawmont, reached the city at 9:30 on their way to Albany, where the party will attend the funeral of the late ex-secre- tary of the treasury, Daniel Manning. The Pullman car which brought the party from Washington, was taken up in the Peunsyl: vania depot, hauled to Weehawken and at- tached to the West Shore train. Funeral Preparations. ALBaNY, Dec. 26.—The funeral of Daniel Manning will take plce to-morrow afternoon from the residece of his son. The remains will be viewed by personal friends of the deceased to-morrow'from 9to 11a. m. The president and members of the cabinet wiil be guests of Governor Hill. From the execu- tive mansion they will proceed directly to church, _The pall bearars gnd other friends fom New York _will ariive here ut p. m Pres‘denc Clevejand d his cabinet will leave Albany on their ré- turn to Washington a8 5:30 p. m. tomorrow. At St. i the regular Episcopal for the dead will be said, Rector , D. D., officiating, pal clergymen of the will be Manton Mar- A. P. Gorman, ney Webster, Conrad rning, Roscoe Conk- sendale, Samuel J. ntwerp and Pascal P. f the services in the church the remains will be borne to the rural cemetery, followed by members of the family and mourners in slelghs. At the mortual chapel the burial prafer wiil be said by Re Reese, and the remaids at once conveyed to the vault without further ceremony, where they will rest until spring. gt OUT OF WORK. One Hundred Thousand People Un- employed in New York OCity. NEwW Yonrk, Dec. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The World has ascer- tained that therc are at least one hundred thousand persons idle in this city at present and that notwithstanding the seeming gen- eral prosperity starvation manaces many per- sons who want work but cannot get it. The employment agencies are full of persons looking ~for work for whom nothing can be got. ‘These are slack times for mostof the trades, all men ‘who work on buildings being laid off. Of the above number the superintendent of the Working Women's Protective union says 20,000 are women. The police stations every night are filled with persons unable to pay for lodging houses, and charity organizations are besioged by humgry men and women. The vrospects for the winter months scem to indicate that this-army of unemployed will be increased before winter has passed. ity. Tho pall bear ble, Rufus W, Pefkham, Charles J. Canda, S N. Jordan, Erastus ling, Simon W. Randall, John H. V: Pratt. At the close The Fire Record. IRON W00D, Mich., Dec. 26.—The best part of Waketield, Wis., is in ashes. Among the buildings destroyed are the Wakefield bank, Haywood, Westeott & Murray’s large gen- eral store, postoftice, . R. A.. Morris’ jewelry store, a theatre, a dogen saloons and @ large number of dwelling houses, about forty buildings in all. “Loss will reach $100,000. —— — Shot His Wife and Killed Himself. D ER, Col., Dec. 28.—At Boulder, Col., this evening, Tsadore Plerce, o storckeeper, shot his wife twice in the presence of their four children and then killed himself. The wife is not fatally wounded. His act was caused by jealousy. = e A Slight Derailment. RosevovsT, Minn., Dec. 26.—The North- field passenger train on the Milwaukee road was derailed to-night. Peter Phelan and John Truax, of Northfield were seriously injured and others shaken up. i A Promin L1TTLE ROCK, A A R. Winfield, editor of the Arkansas Methodist, and one of the most widely known Mcthodist divines in the south, died tonight, of pneu- monia. —————— REGRETTED THE GIFT. E. N. Sutphen Changes His Mind About Making His Wife a Present. E. N. Sutphen came home last evening in & pretty mellow condition and when his wife asked him for some money he gave her $35. An hour or so later, when he began to grow sober and see the great mistake he had made, he demanded the money back again, She re- fused, but after a short struggle he succeeded in recovering it. Mre. Sutphen was frantic and rushed out to find a policeman. She told Officer Godola that she had been robbed by her husband, but the policeman told her he could not arrest him on that complaint. She then preferred the charge of wife-bentinfi against him, This Rad the desired effect, an Sutphen was tumbled into the patrol wagon and locked up at the central police station. ——— AGAIN BEHIND THE BARS. Elmer Clarke Arrested for Running a Crooked Restaurant. * Elmer Clarke,who two or three months ago gained considerable unsavory notoriety on the charge of seduction of a young girl, is again in prison,this time for obtaining money under false pretenses. Clarke has been run- ninga lunch counter in the basement of the old city hall. Julius Mason bought a 4 meal ticket from him, and ate a couple of meals there. Clarke then, it is charged, told his waiters that the next time Mason came to tell him that the restaurant had changed hands and the ticket wes now worthless. Mason came and the programme was carried out as per order. Mason imme- diately reported the affair at police headqua: ters. Captain Green and Scrgeant Mostyn t)0k the matter in hand and hunted Clarke up. They found him in Captain O,Malley's saloon, and he wasgo taken by surprise that he inadvertently admitted his crime. He was arrested and put in the central station to await trial. F— Overcoat Thieves Captured. After finishing e of billiards in Foley & Darst's last eveming, Fred Johnson looked around for his overeoat and fcund it was missing. Upon inquiry he learned from one of the bystanders that Charles Cole had put onsuch an overcoat and gone outonly a minute before. Johnson rushed out into the street and saw Cole walking rapi down Douglas. In company with a_police overtook Cole, who was found wearing the missing garnient. * As he could give no satisfactory reason for taking the coat, he was turned over to Jailer Ormsby., J. W. Robinson, & negro, went _into Frank ‘Warner's room at 1018 Capitol avenue yes- terday afternoon and helped himself to Frank's overcoat. Warner left a description of the coat with Omicer McCarty who a couple of ‘hours later discovered Robinson wearing it. He was immediately arrested. e Hug Up to the Stove. Another cold wave is here, and the fore- runner of Jack Frost arrived last night and began by coating the streets with the fleecy. The following telegram was received at the United States signal oftice at 7 p, m.: WASHINGTON, D, C., Dee. 26.—(To the Ob- server at Omaba, Neb,|--6:20 p. m.: Hoist cold wave signal. ' The temperature will fall twenty degrees or more by 7 4. w., Wedues- i GREELY, - A VERY UNGRATEFUL MAY. ‘Why the Late Ex-Secretary Left the Cabinet. THE MANNING CLUB AFFAIR. Cleveland's Action Deeply Cut His Faithful Friend—Not an Ardent Supporter For 1888—Rec- ord of an Ingrate. The President and Mr. Manning. WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAUA BEE, } 513 FOURTEENTH STREEY, Wasuineroy, D. C., Dec. 26. A good many doubts were expressed to-day whether President Cleveland would really attend the funeral of the late Secretary Man- ning. Itis true that he promised on Satur- day to go, but he also promised to attend the funeral of Mr. Hendricks, and although a vice president and closely ussociated with the chief executive, the latter said at the last moment that he would not go. He had no real excuse for not attending the funeral, either. Then there was more reasen for him to attend the funeral of the distinguished Indianian. Mr. Hendricks and the presi- dent were very good friends to the very moment of the former's death. An old New Yorker, who was thoroughly acquainted with both the pres/ dent and Mr. Manning, said te-pight: *‘Mr, Manning, when he left the cabinet, did so because he could not get along with the pres- ident. Mr. Cleveland did everything he could to hamper his secretary of the treas- ury, and what hurt Secretary Manning more than anything else was that when the presi- dentordered the dissolution of the Manning club, organized in honor of the secretary of treasury. Mr. Manning felt the little insults heaped upon him by the president, and to his most intimate friends he never failed to refer to Cleveland as ‘that ingrate.’ You know the rest. Dan Manning made Grover Cleve- land. That's history.” When Mr. Manning was departing for Surope for his health, immediately after re- tiring from the cabinet, an old friend bade him good bye at the pier and said: *Now, Mr. Manning, I hope to sce you return in good health so you can help us in the cam- paign of 1888, 1 want to ask you if Mr. renominated will ‘you take an n the campaign?” To which Mr, replied: I am a democrat, and e the democratic ticket — but winly will not again impair my health for a man who never had a grain of gratitude in nis soul.” The prediction that the president would not, at the last moment attend the funeral, were not well founded, for he left this evening for Albany. 1t is stated to-night that Mr. Cleve- land received a number of letters from New York democrats urging him to be present at the funeral to-morow, and saying that if he did not he would lose a good many friends in the party in that state. e DAKOTA AS TWO STATES. Division Sentiment Gaining Ground— Other Washington Topics. WasmNGTON, Dec. 24.—[Currespondence of the Ber.]—*‘Things are beginning to look more cheerful for us here,” said Senator- Elect Moody, of Dakota, to-day. “When I came here a few days ago I did not think it possible that the political prejudice in the house could be overcome so that Dakota might be divided before admission to state- hood, but I now think there will be a bill re- ported from the house committee to admit the territory as a whole state, and that there are enough of her friends on the democratic side to so amend the bill as to divide the ter- ritory on an east and west line and let the southern half come into statehood. The sen- ate will control the question m the upper branch of congress, and the republicans are solidly in favor of dividing the territory be- fore making a state out of it; and, as I have said, I think there is a majority on the floor of the house of the same disposition.’ FOR MODERATE TARIFF REVISION. “I am in favor of a revision of the present tariff laws, because there are many injus- tices in thém, and we have grown beyond the condition of affairs of twenty-five or thirty rs ago, when the present laws were enac- ted.” said General Browne, of Indiana. who is one of the brightest members of the house committee on ways and means, “It would be ubsurd,” contifiued the general, *‘to think that a law regulating the incomes of the government could stand a thirdof a century without radical modifications. 1 am an ar- dent believerin protection to our industries by positive taviff laws, but do not believe in passing laws affecting the revenues and per- mittine them to stand years after the coun- try has developed and grown beyond them. ‘We can make it easier all around by reason- able modifications. Thé great body of repub- licans in both branches of congress, I believe, look upon the matter as I do, and the pros- pects are that there will be some legislation on the subject at this session.” NO MORE NATIONAL BANK NOTES, ‘Whatever may be done on the subject of a new basis of national bank circulation, a number of the ablest men in congress have expressed the opinion to me that the issuance of national bank notes will be stopped. It is proposed to either issue gold and silver cer- tificates, or the proposed coin certificates, or United States treasury notes. This would malke the currency of the country more uni- form, would obviate the redeeming process and would save to the banks the expense they must now bear of having plates engraved and printing done for all of their circulation, National banks have to individually bear the outlay involved n the engraving of plates for th@notes which they circulate and which bear their own name and signatures. There is no advertisement or advantage in national bank notes, and inasmuch as the government i8 to become responsible for their payment it is held that the government might just as well issue, in the first place its own notes, and save the expense, delays and vexations. Many of those who have most to do with this question in congress predict that it will be but a few years, at farthest, before the final disappearance of national bank cur- rency. UNDERVALUATION The enormous amount of e and care which has been given to the investigation of undervaluations of imports at the port of New York, und the compilation of a bill on the subject by a special committee of the sen. ate, have led the people to expect a measure which will very materially effect the price of imported goods. It is alleged that the un- dervaluations have averaged more than 20 per cent of the total value of goods imported. 1t this 18 true, and a law is enacted which will prohibit anything of the kind, it can be scen that the retail valne of imported goods will apprecinte to that extent. Much of the fault in the undervaluation business has rested with the consular agents of the government in various countries as well as the appraiscrs atthe port, and it is expected that the meas. uge on the subject, which congress will puss, will close up not only these avemues, but those which have been opened to smugglers, With the great saving to the government which a law of this kind will make the neces- sity for some kind of a tariff reyvision wiil be made more urgent. ——— A Murderous Madman's Escape. Pauus, Dec. 2 ngeerle, a Germar com- mercial traveler, who attempted to killa French customs officer at Pagny sur Moselle last summer,has escaped from the madhouse. Gladstone Leaves for the Coniinent. Loxwox, Dec, 26,—Gladstone loft Hawar- den to-day enroyte for the continent.. I'ive thousand persons ggve him an cntlivsiustic welconieon his arrival at Chester, B OF A REVOLUTION. Guatemalan Itebels Badly Routed and Their Leaders Shot. NoGaLes Ariz, Dec, 26.—~The revolution, headed by the ex-president of Guatemala, Vincente Castano, against the government of General Barrillas for having proclaimed a dictatorship June 19, lately suffered a most humiliating defeat. There were two dis- affected factions, one working from the eastern department, the other from the west- ern, the former under the generalship of Cas- tano,the latter in charge of several well-known military men of the rapublic, In a range of mountains near the city of Guatemala a few days ago, a battle was fought between the federal and revolutionist forces, the latter suffering almost complete annihilation. The battle was desperate and sanguinary from the commencement and lasted over two hou the field being strewn with dead at the conclusion, Castano was routed and the other revolutionary generals captured and shot. This ends one of the most bloody wars the country ever saw. The republic now enjoys peace. — AN OPERATIC BREAK. Story of the Natlonal Company's Troubles at St. Paul. Manager Jones of the the Grand opera house returned home yesterday after a short visit to Minneapolis. He was requested to go there by the president of the exposition association to obtain $700 which that cor- poration had loaned to Manager Locke of the National Opera company when the latter sang here week before last. The opera company got out of Omaha without much dificulty. They were liberally patronized by the people notwithstanding that unfavor- able reports had preceded them from larger cities, especially St. Louis and Kansas City, where the patronage had been miserable. Their receipts here were in the neighborhood of £6,000. The only thing that_handicapped them while here was w claim of 1,287, held agninst them by Douglus of St. Joe opera house. That was easily gotten rid of, and to cnable Mr. Locke tc get something ahead,the Exposition association advanced Mr. Locke 00, which was 1o be repaid from the receipts at St.Paul and Minncapolis, Scveral business men in the city subscribed to a purse of £00 more, while another purse of £300 was given him by the management of the opera house. All these facts prove mcontestably that Omaha left nothing undone to give the National Opera company ull the moral encouragement and financial support it deserved. ; Mr. Jones arrived in St. Paul on Friday night,but found that the receipts at Minneapo- lis had already been attached by Mme. Ful 1 Mahdi for 500, for salary due her. attachment was upon the receipts of the first three nights, the last three night perform- ances being given in St, Paul. On the night of Mr. Jones’ arrival the hotel Ryan placed an attachment of 00 upon the scenery, and later, McGukin, the tenor, und two other members of the company placed another at- tachment of $9000 for salaries on a part of the same material. The opera was ‘‘Faust,” and during its performance, the ballet “kicked"’ behind the scenes and refused to kick in front of them unless they were given their salaries. The management was forced to let them kick unseen, und as a consequence the ballet was dispensed. The chorus also refused to ‘‘go on"” without their wages, but some compromise was eventually effected and the choristers ‘‘went on” com- forted. Thenext morning after the perform- ance, between 1 and 2 o'clock, the chorus and other interested unfortunates held a meeting and & man reputed to be a wealthy miller of the place named Bailey, who had taken quite an interest in the company, and whose lov. of music prompted him to ‘do something to ald its members, was elected trustee, Locke being deposed, the members absolutely refusing to sing any more under his management. Saturday afternoon the ‘‘Queen of Sheba” ~ was produced before a small audience and ‘‘Lohengrin” was sung to a fair sized audience. The receipts of the two performances were turned over to Mr. Bailey. After the latter performance there occurred a lively skirmish between the management and the offic of th v, in which the latter were outwitted. Int ted parties had attached certain parts of the scenery, but when it_came to identifying the same, they were unable to tell one e of an operatic setting from another, and iu this manner the loading of the scenery on the cars was continued. As trunks belonging to the company were carried to the wagons and seized by the sheriff and his posse a dozen people were ready to swear that the packuges did not belong to the opera munagement, with the result that the property was per- mitted to go fr These defeats discour: the officers and by this time mornin, advanced a couple of hours, so that new at- tachments could not be 1ssued. And conse- quently after a night of fatigue and mental excitement all the people with a few excep- tions, got on board the first train and left for Milwaukee. Another train soon followed bearing the scener Those who remained behind was Locke, the ex-manager; McGuckin, the tenor; Bas: set, another tenor; Jones, one of the agents and Ludwig, the bass. X After singing in Milwaykee, the company will strike Grand Hapids. Mr. Jones sn{;n the $700 advanced by the exposition has been secured by a personal note from Mr. Bailey. e Presidential Timber. Cnicaco, Dec. 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—A special from Washington says that a prominent Wisconsin politician, at present visiting in the capital, is of opinion that Wisconsin republicans will make an effort to put Governor Rusk's name before the next national convention asa presiden- tial candidate. The same gentleman asserted that while Vilas is anxious that the demo- cratic convention should nominate him to a second place on the ticket, he would not ac- cept. Vilas, he declared,’is scheming very hard for the top line on the ticket in 1892, ———— A Kentucky Killing. HawesviiLe, Ky., Dec. 20.—Jack Hasson, a restaurant keeper, shot and lkilled John O'Donnell, a railroad construction man, lust evening. O'Dounell and Hasson’s sister had o quarrel, which was taken up by the brother, 'O'Donuell’s home was at Juckson- ville, Tl —_— Business Troubles. Proriy, 1L, Dec., 26.—Mersereau Bros. & Davis retail dealers indry goods, who started in business here less than a year ago, made an assignment to-day to Robert M. Cox. Assets, about ¥70,000; liabilities, $102,000. ir ereditors are scattered throughout the principal jobbing centers of the east. —— - ‘Weather Indications. Nebraska and Towa: Snow, clearing weather, in Nebraska, colder, fresh to brisk northerly winds with cold wave. For Dakota: Fair weather, followed by shghtly warmer and local shows, light to fresh variable winds Conciliation. Roxye, Dec. 2.1t is stated, on reliable au- thority, that the pope has instructed Arch- Bishop Welsh and other visiting Irish pre- lates to adopt a conciliatory attitude toward the government in Ireland. . An Unpatriotic Editor. \xa, Dee. 26.--The editor of the Parle- Viennois has been arrested for pub- icles in praise of Russia, o Drowned While Skating. 2,--Emerson Littlefield, skating to-day went into aged & 1ol of sparks from a chimney of the Labout 9 o'clock last night in- spived some excited "individpal to pull box The firenten ‘resposded, but their 3 werc not required. . No damage COUNCIL BLUFFS' PUG WINS. Brooks Knocks Out Billy Nolan at Kansas City. A HOT BATTLE IN ILLINOIS. Hogan Defeats Daily After Fifty-Three Hard - Fought Rounds — The Coming Sporting Event in Omaha—Local Gossip. Broke a Rib. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Dec. 20.—[Special Tele« gram to the Beg.]—A prize fight between T. H. Brooks, of Council Bluffs, champion light-weight of JTowa, and Billy Nolan, an amateur pugilist of Kunsas City, was fought two miles south of here to-day for $100 a side, in the presence of about one hundged mem- bers of the sporting fraternity. 'The fight was a brief one, Nolan, though game, being no match for Brooks, either in science or strength. In the second round a terrifie right-hander by Brooks broke one of Ne- lan's ribs. Nolan came to the scratch for the third round, but fainted before any blows were exchanged and the fight was awarded to Brooks. This is the first prize fight in this vicinity since the McManus-Crocker fight was broken up by the police about u year ago. Fifty-Three Rounds With Knuckles. SrerixarieL, 11, Dec. 20.—A fifty-three vound prize-fight with bave knuckles took place this morning just outside of the city. Frank J. Hogan, the amateur middle-weight, of Springfield, and John Daly, of Pittsburg, were the contestants. In the first three rounds Daily clearly had the best of it and felled Hogan _twice, leaving two bad looking marks on his face. From this point on, how- ever, the battle ran constantly in Hogan's favor. Daly received several very wicked blows, but continued to come to the seratch to the end of the fifty-third round, when his backer proposed o call it a draw, alloging that it had become too dark to fight longer, Hogan's backers refused to accede to this, and when time was called for the fifty-fourth round, Daily failed to come up. Another mateh is talked of. i TURF TOPICS. The National Trotting: Association About to Lose Its Best Ofticers. , Dec. 25.—[Special Telegram to —A local paper in its sporting nows has an interview with a gentleman who at- tended the recent meeting of the board of review of the National Trotting association in New York. He says the association 18 about to lose two of its best oficers, as Judge Grant will surely decline re-election and General Silton is in ill health and cannot devote much_more time to the service of the ussociation. With their retirement, the gen- tleman says, no one need not be surprised if M. Vail comes to the front again as the prac- tical head of the association. He is now, it is said, busying himself writing letters to friendly members of the association, asking for proxies for use at the next congress. The board of review has tried to offset him by having the présent secrotary, Morse, write to all members requesting them not to issue vroxies to unauthorized persons, Al the same,” said the gentleman, “Vail will get a lot, and it is the opinion of every man I talked to in New York that he is once more going to be thesecretary of the National Trotting association,” S P E SPORTING GOSSIP. The Tourney at Boyd's Opera House ‘Wednesday Eve—Notes. . The athletic exhibition at Boyd's to-morrow evening promises to be one of the most inter- esting events that has taken place in Omaha. That the heuse will be filled goes without saying, as the entire sporting fraternity 18 on the tiptoe of expectation. Among the most prominent numbers of the programme is & six round set-to between Prof. Ed Miller and Arthur Rothery. Both of these well-known pugilists have been in_training for a week past and there is no doubt that each man will do his best to win. A magnificent silver cup will be given to the winner. Tommy Miller and Tommy Burke will spar for points in a ten round contest. It is b is matched for nst the ‘‘Belfast Spider" ¢ round scrap, and the interest in the promising young pugulist 18 great. The Chronicle gives an elegant gold medal to the winners, A great array of local talent will be there, and many interesting sparring exhibitions will be given. Local Sporting Notes. Tommy Miller was presented with an ele- inut gold watch Sunduy, the donor being Mr. 3d Rothery. Patsy Fallon is still confined to his home by sickness, Mr. Fallon received many presents on Christmas. Mr. Crawford, of the Chronicle, celebrated Christmas in right royal style, and was tha recipient of many valuable gifts. Jack Kellett, middle-weight champion of , found & hundsome diamond pin in stmas stocking. It was the gift of his many admirers, Colonel Forbes wore a 0x0 smile all day v, and exhibited a _million presents (more or' less), sent to him by admiring friends. It might be apropos to remark tha no “‘seventeen stiches' went on Christmas, Mr. Arthur Rothery was presented with & magnificent diamond ring yesterday. The preseut was accompanicd by & perfumed note ut Arthur can't get dway with any bluff of this kind, as the gift came from his brothers, and Colonel Forbes, had a_set-to with Kris morning, and knocked Santa Claus afterwards explained that the y presents he had brought were the gifts of friends, and Mr. Rothery apologized and kmocked the necks off of ‘séveral large bote tles. 'th Cole was presented with a gold headed cane by the employes of the Olympic theater, and Major John' C ars an clegang gold watch and ¢ of upprecias tion from his employ¢ y Fallon. Johnny Armstrong is happy while contempluting & dinmond breastpin that was given him by Harry Feight. el Higgins' Christmas Box. New Yok, Dec. 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—I'rancis Higgins, a nurse in St, Mary’'s hospital, Brooklyn, was arrested Sate urday on the charge of Miss Alexander, an orphan heivess of Brooklyn, for entering hep house and claiming her as a wifes Her fathep when ill was at the hospital. She went there Higgins saw her. After her father's death he wrote her letters claime ing her as his wife. She went to Europe to escape the attention of an known admir ing her his wife we new began calling at the house, Saturday & trap was laid for him. A detective was secreted na roow, and on entering the house he was arrested. He claimed to the police that was marricd to her, but afterwards admit that he might be mistaken in the woman, Hi was examined by physicians and |nruu0unoea sane, Higging Beet Sugar. New Youk, Dec. 20.—[Special gram to the Bere)—Claus Spreckles, who is now giving attention to the encours agement of beet sugar culture in Northern California, is quoted as saying that the beet sugar industry can be established in almost ry stato in the union, and will give a neg profit of from ¥ to $i5 an acre to farmers, - mprovi Loxpoy, Dev, 26.~Sexton is' improying, Telos