Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1888, Page 2

| i i i i + . | i | i i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1848, The F. W. & D to Be Cmnp eted to Colos, Jan. 16.— [Special Tele- Cadtibi s xet y ¥ 3 St e e I 2 g O OF FON RAILIOAD REGULATION. and child and carried them down the burn- FAST 'mN.K LAYING. -PROCEEDINGS: OF CONGRESS. oo | e Sl e s e thermem: s 0 ) i For | cter was 15 bélow and the weather was bit- 145 i Fr "‘:‘:.'{.‘,','.'" o ter cold. Ho n.-u'lm.‘»'k and after r\mnn\m Tesxns by Sagurday Night. o B ~ t8neeln o | throtieh the fire saved the two servant girls TRINIDAD, + fisheries For an Explanation, ITS DELAY IN TRANSPORTATION. Members of the House Complain of the Slow Manner in Which Work is Done by the Public Printer. House, VASHING TON, Jan. 16—Mr, Kausps offered in the house to-day a resolu- tion directing the committee on commerce to investigate the extent of the causes and effect upon inter-state commerce of the continued failure by the Reading railroad company to trunsport such inter-state traftic and report to the house, by bill or otherwise, for consid- cration ¥ time, such legislation “as is neeessary to secure to the public regular and complete ex ecution by a railroad of its obli- wations and scrvices as a common carrier of inter-state commerce, Referred to the com- mittee on comierce, Committece on merchant marine and rcported the Singley resolu- tion calling for information relative to discrimination in tolls against American vessels passing through the Welland canal. Mr. Dingley said vessels passing through the Welland canal bound for Montreal and forcign ports were permitted to pass on a toll of 2 conts, while vesscls bound for lake ports were charged 20 cents a ton. It was admit- ted that this discrimination was made for the purpose of encouraging the exportation of n by way of Montreal, but Canadian of- ficials said that such discrimination was in violation of treaty rights. It was asserted that o long us the Canadian go nment did not discriminate inst American vessels as ainst Amer , there iolation. Thi: d Mr, He had lution in the hope that at an carly day the president would call th tion of the British uuthorities 1o this discrim- ination in violation of the treaty and in order that congress might be informed of the facts and take such action as it might consider ad- visable, The resolution was Mr. Richardson of irman of the committee on printing, submitted the re- port of that commiiteeon Grosvenor's resolu- tion, directing it to inquire into the cause of deluy dn supplying to members copies of the ns i such, but only « was no such daily Record. " The report cont letter from the public printer, stating that the delay had only occurred Upon two occasions and in each case was caused by the failure of the clerk’s oftice in the house to furnish the copy until a late hour, Therc is also a letter from the clerk of the house stating that this failure was due to the immense number of private bills introduced through the petition box. The assurance is_giten by both these gentlemen that there will be no delay in the future in the delivery of the Record Mr. Hopkins of 1llinois moved to recommit the report with instructions to extend its in- quiry to the delay in the printing of bills and other public doctments. In the debate that followed Messrs. Springer of 1inois and Rogers of Arkansas aded the public printer, while Mr. Hen- and_others _criticised the ement of the printing oftice. Mr. Hopkins' motion was defeated, the. re- port of the committee agrecd to and the com- mittee discharged. Under the eall of states the following bills resolutions were introduced and re- By Mr. Landis of Tllinois treasury surplus and to ¢ wiieat growers. By Mr. Ande a national cemetery at Quinc By Mr. Cannon ot 11linois of purchasers of lands. By Mr. Baker of Tllinois—For the ercction of & public building at East St. Louis. By Mr. Mason_of ITliinois—To _provide for the retirement of United States bonds before maturity. By Mr. Lawler of Illinois—Appropriating £200,000 for the crection of a public building at Chicago; also o test the science of spell- ing and to provide for establishing 100 schools for that purpose. ¢ Mr. Payson of Tllinois—(by request) —Muking grants of public lands to the state of Illinois. By Mr. White of Indiana—Author commissioner of public lands to fu zens with maps at cost. To reduce the it bounties to son of Tlinois—To cstablish o 1L, or the reliaf swamp and overflowed By Mr. Outhwaite of Ohio—Amending the railroad acts and to secure to the Pacific edncss of said companics therein n By Mr. Dockery of Missoupi-—Plicing all Xinds of lumber on the freo list; ulso to re- peal the law for the payment of attorney fees on claims for an increase of pension on ue- count of un inerease of the disability for which the pension is allowed, Mr. Shaw of Missouri, chairman of the committee on accounts, reported a resolution assigning clerks toall committees of the Perkins of providing that ev many clerks as their mittee, After discussion this was rejecte Mr. Shaw’s resolution was agr the house adjourned. Se WASIINGTON, Jan. Mr. Blair in the senate to-day presented a memovial and reso- Jutions of the Kuights of r general as- sembly in favor of an investigation into the management of the bureau of engraving and printing, and for such legislation as will prevent the debasement of currency notes, also for an investigation as to the pres- method of supplying postofice stawps, offered an amend committee have as members on the com- d to and ‘Among the bills introduced were the fol- Jowin, By Mr. Evart indemnify settlers on the Des Moines river lands above Ruccoon Forks, In., for payments made upon lands subsequently taken from them, and also for damages sustained thereby, It authorizes tiie president to appoint three commissioners 10 determine the amounts which should be paid each settle By Mr. Cullom—For the establishment of a burcau of harvors and watorways in the war department to be officered by a corps of United States naval engineers, the proposed bureau to be charged with the construction, conduct and preservation of harbor and water Mr. Vest, from the committee on publie buildings and_grounds, reported fayorably the bill to appropriate 1,200,000 for the erec- tion of & public building at Kansas City. The senate then went inlo executive s sion and at nomination. V' ee hou ® half to executive husiness the senate ad: Journed. Releasing a Spiritunlist. 0N, Muss., Jan. 16.—Judge Bacon, in aperior Criminal court, gave a decision se of C. R. Ross sustaining the de- fendant’s motion to quash the indictmeut Mr. Ross, who is a spiritualistic medium, was indicted under the public statutes, chapter 203, section 65, which provides a punishment for any person who frauduiently obtains money by tacans of a trick or device by the use of cards or other implements. Defend ant’s counsel said that Ross and his wife were spiritualists, and this was the first ever brought in this commonwealth where was sought to punish parties for holdin BeanCs Counsel held that the e was intendod to apply to games of curds and gambling devicos, and that th t and other apparatus of the wedinm not constitute “implements™ withi ing of the statute. Another obje the in n to dictment was the alleged J paid her monoey upon her ent unything was done by defendant, ———e The Visible Supply Statement, CuicaGo, Jan. 16.— grain for the week endi s compiled by the se board of trade is as follows ‘Wheat Corn > visible supnly of January 14, 1858, -y of the Chiva Anderson of | upon the railrond monopolies has been the uppermost topic since his inaugural address was delivered. The anti-monopolists hail it with great satisfaction, and say that it is in entire accord with their sentiments and they believe with the sentimen®s of the farmers of the state. They say that the time has como for very plain specch on this subject, and that the governor has been none too severe in the scoring he has given the railroads. They are that the railroads e 80 long been stomed to dictate their own and other people’s affairs that they had ubout come to believe that no one dare protest. One promi- nent member of the senate committee on rail ways, in discussing the question, said: railroads areall and more thau tae governor has charged them with being. They have persistently- defied or igaored the rights of their patrons, and cared for no nterests not their own, Sitting in their offfees in Chicago they mark out the course they will follow, never consulting the people five hundred miles away, to whom that course may bring mun- limited injustice and distress, or tear down towns at their ple residents of ‘these towns ure haveto submit tothe outrage in silence.” 1 tell you,” saéd he, “the tyranny and op- pression of the. raittoadss deserve' the most athing condemuation that can be given 0. Annnmmrm\.orof the same in more guar ¢ emphas sure, and the helpless and committee d language and yet very 3 «d the general sentiments of his associate. Among other things he said: *Let me give you one instance of the merciless manner in Which the railroads have [ lostroying property or rendering it practically useless, There is no better water power i the state than is_furnished by the Cedar river, Formerly there dbzen prosperous flour mills along its course. But a railroad runping by their criminated agaiust them in favor apolis, so ke it impossible for them to do any and their property, when the inter-stato commerce law went into effect v dams dis- of Minne- wasn't worth 10 cents on_ the dollar. Al- though an Towa mill_might be 1 miles nearcr Chicago thanMinueapolis milis, “the railroads would charge the former 40 K more for fro\ght to. Chicago than It charged the latter, fora distance over 100 miles fur- ther. Now under the inter-state gcommerce law - the road is forbidden to charge more for tho short than for the long haul, but it charges just the same to the lIowa mill as to the Minneap- olis mill, over a hundred miles further away. Why, I understand,” he continued, “‘that the railroads of Towa have made a million and a half dollars more sinag the new law went into effect than they made in a correspond- ing time before, If regulation by law act- ually increases their profits, I think they ought to be tlud to have us help look after their affair Both branc lwi of the legislature have ad- journed till Tuesday. They have to meet at 12 m. of that day to elect a United States senator. By a singular state of things the Towa legislature always votes twice elect- ing a Ul States senator. It comes about in this w The federal constitution pro- vides that the legislature shall begin ballot- ing for senator on the second Tuesday after organization. But the Towa legislature meets on a Monday, and mukes temporary organi- zation then, The next day it makos i permanent organization. If the constitution has in view temporary organization, then the second Tuesday, nine days later, would be the fime for vouing for senator. I it means, perma- nent organization, then the Tuesday referred to would be a week later. The legislaturce for years has been accustomed to hedge on the subject by voting on_both Tuesdays and 80 it will do this year. Accordingly Mr. Wilson will be re-elected United States se ator next Tuesday, and then again a week from next Tuesday, but it is rather a queer vay. A fow years ago an state of things any made to get a ruling on the matter effort w: from the United States senate, but the com- mittee on credentials said that they had e amined both sets of credentials, and as cach were made out correctly and as one of them at least would be the proper one, they would accept the ¢ase without deciding the question involved. That was the lazy senatorial wav of doing things, and so the question is still unsettled, and the legislature has to continue llnl double election 80 as to be on the safe sude. The question of how to secure a ‘better en- forcement of the prohibition law is likely come before the legislature this winte: member is intending to introdu creating the oftice of state liquor dealer. His 1dea is that the state should appoint & man to sell all the liquor that is permitted to be sold for logitimate purposes, and pay him a salary for doing so. It is thought that if the profits ave taken away from the business there would be no temptation to evade or violate the law. There ave a few liquor deaiers, as in Des Moines, who have a mounopoly of the business, and are making enormous pre from it. If the sale of all kinds of liquor contined to state agents, who received noth- ing but their salary, many believe that the consumption of hquor would be greatly ro- duced. At any rate the legislature is likely 1o have an opportunity to discuss the matter. One bill for Tl recent decision of the railroad com- misson on the subject of demurrage, or the for detaining freight cars an_ un- reasonable length of time, after they reached their destination, is one of general in- sst. In the cases. submitted to the com- mission the complainant admitted having d tained cars,consigned to him, for Al di after il The commission holds thiat one day of twenty-four hours is a_reasonable time for unloading a car_after it has been put in an accessible position, and the con- signee has been notified, 'he charge for demurrrage 3 per d held to be fair and re nable. In view of the fact that for se nths the railroads have been unable to furnish single cars to niect. the d mands of Towa shippers, and can find ¢ stant use for every car the, N secure, tends to make the commission’s decision ap pear gencrally faie and _reasonable, and it will probably have a good effect in hurrying up tardy men who are slow in unloading their cars. Towa House Chairmanships. Des Moises, ., Jan. 16— Special Telegram to the Bek.|=It is Redman has ghout m chairmen for tho although they will week. to-night that Speaker ade up his selection of important committees, ot beannounced for a The slate, as it is reported to - stand at this time, gives the ways and means to ex-Speaker Head; the judiciary to Riley railroads to Wilson; agriculture to Teale. The appropriations is determined. The speaker Las intended to_give the chaivmar ship of that committee to B 11 of this eity, who had the same position tw or Gateh of this eity is at the hy of the appropriution committee of the senate member ay it will not do to have esat the head of both committees. 8o Berryhill may be given the judiciary and Riley the rintions. The committee rules will report to-morrow. A new con years ag it- is to have charge of telegraphs and tele- ng those two subjects from the ¢ o on private corporations, This indicates that considerable legislation on these subjects is expected. Killed By Falling Slate. Des Moixes, la, Jau. 15.~[Special Tele- eram to the Bee]—William Andrews, a winer employed in the suburbs of this city, s crushed beneath a mass of falling slaie this afternoon und instantly killed. e Brakeman Killed at Dubug Dusrque, la., Jan. 16.— legram to the Bie. ] —John Laisel, of this city, em- pleyed as brakeman on the Milwaukee road, fell from the train while crossing Columbus bridee to-day and was instantly killed, striking on the ice in the river below. He was making his sccond trip us brakeman, e A Chicago Hero. Cnicaco, Jan 16.—The burning of the fine residence at 1839 Michigan avenue at 1 this morning was accompanied by a display of heroism. Joseph Horner, a well known mer- chant, lives at this number with his wife, child and two female servants and it was to his courage and presence of mind that they all owe their escape from a horrible death, M Horner awoke about 1 o'clock with a stifing sensation caused by smoke. She awoke her husband, who bounded out of bed and snatch- ing up some wraps put them arouvd bis wife were quickly extinguished when to' e arrived. Loss, $10,000, SCANDAL IN MISSOURT SOCIETY. A Prominent Man Charged With Open- ing His Rival's Mail, SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Jan. 16 —Frank Stew- art, theson of T.D. Stewart, one of the wealthiest business men of Nespo, was bound over by United MecLain Jones, of this city, to answer in the federal court the charge of open letters add (1 to another person. 1t scems that Mr. Stewart and Vineent Raicliff were in love with Miss Emma Kidoo, the daughter of States Commissioner one of the richest millers in~ the southwest, Rateliff sc d to the hest in favol and Stewart took means to break down this favor by establishing himself firmly. In some way he obtained Ratcliff's letters to Miss Kidoo from the postofice and read them, He was detected and arvested. The eharge is i scrious one, and may send the young man to prison. All partics are prominent in 80- clety, s il British Grain Trade Review. Losxon, Jan. 16,—The Mark Lane Ex- press, in its review of the British grain trade during the past week, says: The English wheat trade is slow. The bulk of the sam- ples are in bad condition. Prices have favored buyers, even for the soundest par- cels, The sales of En wheat during the past week were 58,04 q ters at 81s 4d, against 45,832 quarters at 8d during the corresponding period last year. Flour is nog- lected, owing to late foreign supplics, Foreign wheat is dull. At Liverpool there has been a decline of 1d per cental, The foreign flour trade is sick. Arrivals from New York con- tinue to pour in_supplies. The imports into Great Britain of flour now weekly exceed those of wheat, Th lish milling indust struction, Corn i wheat cargoes ar / is doomed 1o ea A fraction dearer, Thirtec cd, four were sold, si withdrawn, five ned.. At to-day’ market the'tendency of both Knglish and foreign wheat was firmer, but_without any notable increase in value Four was de- pressed. Corn was firm, Ouats, beans and peas were unchanged. Arrest of a Duluth Seducer. Drrure, Minn., Jan. 16—About a year ago Archic Brown eloped with the fifteen-year- old daughter of Captam A. Paul, leaving a wife and children. He and the girl went to Nova Scotia, where Captain Paul followed them and brought the girl back. About two weeks ago Brown reappearcd in this vicinit but managed to elude the officers until 2 o'clock ay morning, when he w caught hotel in New London. A day or two before that he went to Captain Paul's house to see the girl. who refused to have angthing to say to him. He persisted in coming into the house and the girl took refuge inu closet. Mrs. Paul appeared on the scene and ordered him out of the house, but he refused to go until she got a revolver and drew it on him and tried to shoot him, He will be indicted for abduction. He said he had secured a divoree from his wife and came back to marry the girl, per ety The Oakland Wreck. v, Neb, Jan. 16.—[Special to the e wreck this side of Craig was cleared by 2 o'clock this afternoon. Oakland people hail the passenger trains with delight, being the first since last Thursday. Conduc- tor Smith uud Engincer Brumbles of the ill- fated train that dashed into the engine are blamed for the wreck us it is claimed they were running their trains at too rapid speed and too near the front engime. The tender of the engine was forced half way through the caboose, where there were sixteen men. How they escaped being all killed is consid- ered almost amiracle. The wounded men are doing nicely and will all get well. The loss to the company will be great. About thirty-five men have been here singe Sutur- day clearing the wreck S Taken Back to Jail. Neb., Jan. 16.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—Sheriff Hill, of Minden, Kearney county, has returned Shaffer, the Minden murderer, to the Lancaster county jail pending his new trial granted by the supreme court. The sheriff also brought an insane woman named Lasson from his county to the penitentiary. Laxcow Otoe County’s Debt. NepraskA City, Neb., Jan. 16.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]-—Henry Heye, a newly-elected county cowmissioner, who has h\’l'll investigating the affairs of Otoe county, o eports the county indebtedness to be 260,000, or about £30 for cach person in the county. —_— Business Troubles, Jan. 16.—Attachments to the 8,000 were made on the clothing amount of establishment of Reinhardt & Co., late Sat- urda; night. MORE, Tan. salers, to-day 16.—Hecht & Putsell, made an assicnment for creditors. The bond of stee is §150,000. New Youk, Jan, 16.—Amosa Lyon, manu- facturer of umbrellas, made an assignment to-day. It was caused by tho failure of W. H. DaForest, silk merchant, to whom he loaned notes, estimated in trade to amount in the ugeregate to $1%0,000. He hopes to settle satisfactorily with his creditors, —— Bnai Brith, 16.—At to-day’s session of mvention of district grand lodge No. 6, cr of B h, a modifi- cation of the endowment law was made as follows: Whereas, Heretofore members were compelled to permit their endowment to re- vert to the endowment fund if they had neither widow or children the words, “Members of his immediate family,” has been now extended so as to include the brothers and sisters of the deceased. The aunual banquet took place to-night. i Parnell Interviewed. Dunt. Jan. 16,—The reporter of the Fre n's Journal had an interview. with Parnell, in which he said there was no doubt that grave dissension exists among mem- burs of the cabinet and that a government crisis may occur at any time during the »ession ov some English questions, He urges Parnellites and radicals to facilitate rnment business and thus avoid the charge of obstruction, He says the liberal- unionists are certain to separate on English matters. Cricaco, Jan, the Independent Or — Clow and er to Fight. Duervrn, Minn,, Jan, 16.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee. |]—John P. Clow has for- warded articles of agreement for a fight to a finish with Frank wer of Chicago. The meeting will take place in this state next month. A Steamship Arrivals, Q W, Jan. 16.—(Special Telegram to the BEk.|-—Arrived—The British Prince from Philadeiphia; the Baltic from New York. New York, Jan. 1 ved—The Unibria and the Ohio from Liverpool: the We from Bremen. Rorrervay, Jan. 16—Arrived—The Rotter- dum from New York. — Business Troubles. weyexsE, Wyo., Jan. 10.—[Special Tolo- gram to the Ber.]—Papers announcing the assignment of W. E. Ladd, a flour and feed merchant doing business here and in Denver, were filed with the probate judge of Laramie county this afternoon. Suits for 5,50 brought in Denver caused the assignment. Ladd's assets are unknown. His liabilities are $15,000, Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Warmer, followed by slightly warmer, fair weather, light to fresh variable winds. For lowa: Warmer, followed by colaer, fair weather, followed by snow, light 10 fresh winds, increasing in force, southerly winds. gram to the Bee)s-Chief Engineer T Bissell, of the Forti Whrth & Denves has made » tour ovgr the new grade of his road, says that unlasy | providence prevents, the track of the Fott Worthi& Donver will be laid to the state line of Texas, 453 miles from Fort Worth, by Saffiflay night. From the Texas state ling] 4o Trinidad is 135 miles, of which), wenty miles is laid, Contractor Carey and his men will continue it into Mexico and Iy, track at the rate of two 10 1wo and & quirter miles per day. In fact the men will (Aot know when New Mexico territory is r line is built to the word was received by the chiof en 6,500 feet of track had gone down from 1 to 6 o'clock p.m. The Fort Worth & Denver company is now opy 1 the road to Claren- don and the other 165 wiles is boing operated by the Punhundle Construction company. ched. track layo The telegraph * camp and neer that Faster Time For Stock Trains. Cuicago, Jan. 16.—The competing lines propose to meet the intraduction of improved tive stock cars by the Rock Island at equal retes with ordinary stock cars by reducing the running time between the Missouri river and Chicago. Stock shipped from Kansas City has heretofore not reached here until the morning of the second day. Now it will be delivered the next vening, — and cattle will have & night's feed and rest before the morning's market opens. A quiet attempt is being made by the western railroad manazers to keep the. reductions in grain rates from spreading. The Burlingten announced last week that under certain con- tingencies it would make a 15-cent rate from Council Bluffs, but this was met by a threat from the Rock Island that it would reduce rates on all classes of freight, and this has brought about & temporary pause. Matters look a trifle more peaceful than last weck. (R i eibivioy A TRAIN ROBBER'S CONFESSION. Doc Hines Tells the Story of the Mapula Affair, ErL Paso, Tex., Jan. 16.—Doc Hines, ar- rested on a charge of complicity in the Mapula train robbery last Tuesday night on the Mex- ican Central, has made a full confession. Standing on the platform of the Mexican Cen- tral depot in Paso Del Norte, just before the train started that was to bear him to Chihua- hua, Hines surrounded by a condon of Mex- ican troops, related to the Jefe Politica, of Paso del Norte, Senor Provencio, the story of the robbery. George Heorld, the Mexican Central brakeman, who caused Hines’ arrest, also heard the tale. Hines said: I was in this robbery. The leader of the band was Charles Small. There were five of us in the robbery. Besides Small and myself there were Charley Hutchinson and two others who came from Arizona a few days ugo, and whose names I do not know. For the last twenty days before the robbery we had our head- quarters at Captain C. Beatty's Biecho ranche, forty miles south of Chihuahua, We reached Mapula nearly an hour before the train was due, and opened the side switch to prevent the train from running past the stution. A gang of scction hands“®me along. The forcman; a negro, started to close the switch. ‘Don't you' touch the switch,’ said Hutehinson, ‘Dat’s what I'm here for, boss,” repli¢d - the negro. *If you touch the switch I'll blow your head off,) wered Hutehimson, and the negro fell The two robbers, whose names I don’t know, were left, with_the scetion men. Hutchin®on held up the engincer and fireman and Small and Iwent into the express. [ got for my of th A - 0 in Mexican gold. 11 had thégold in a bootleg, not found When I was searched fused to-! give his real o said - he was thir old, from Mississippi, and had " a ving, but was unmarried. Hutch- id to have been a brakeman on the ntral formery. Heorld says he in Sun An- tonio. He refused to téll how much money the robbers got. While he was in jail at Paso Del Norte Friday, he bdujghta knife of u fel low prisoner and made o desperate attempt 10 break out, but was overpowered. It is said that turning state's evidence in Mexico docs not, as a rule, release a prisoner from the full penalty of his crime, and that Hines will be shot in spite of his confession. The cus- tom house records show that on every day this weck, except that_on which the robber occurred, the Wells, Pargo Express compan brought in fmportations of Mexican silvcr and gold coin ranging from & 000 to 40,000, fisin s Bl SHE WANTS TO BE SURE. The Widow of Charles D. Keep Anx- fous to See His Coflin, Loxa Istaxp City, Jan. 16.—A woman culing herself Mary T. Keop and claiming to be the lawful wife of James T. Keep, f ormer proprictor of the Wall Street Ne has made application to the coroner to have the body of Keep exhumed. According to the books of Cal cemetery he was buried there on June 12, 1857, having died three days before. The woman asserts that he is not dead «and that he simulated death for cortain reasons, or that, if dead, he was poisoned. She wants the cofin opened so as to identify the body for the purpose of furnishing legal vroot of his death, which is necessary in certain legal suits now in progress. In support of her ap- plication of exhumation Mrs. Keep has made Hines name. one vy Mexican ( knew Small when theg Were bo; an aflidavit. in which she des s that on the o m when it was rumored that Ralston, the California banker, had com- witted suicide, Keep declared that he would not commit suicide; that in a like conti he would conspire with eertain physicians and feign deathi; that while the fraudulent Tuneral was in progress he would effect his pe and take up his residence elsewheres e repeated this Cintention upon rumored suicide of Madame el She declares that in 1878 they mutually made wills in_each other's favor and that subscquently he did beat her and declared that he would defraud her of her lawful estate; that his alleged will of 1551 fraudulent that his busimess in ew York, isstill conducted if he were alive, and that Keep's employes have defrauded and assaulted deponent; that she isentitied to his estate, and, to prove up her claims, must have evidence of th, She declares that she was into the proceedings by which s divorced from Keep in 1584, Keep I £700,000. Another woman was recog- nized by Keep as his wife A Church and League. Deniiy, Jan 16, — Archbishop Knox, vrimute of the church of Ireland, has writ- ten to Prof Galbraith, stitting that his mem- bership on the commuittee pf the church as a representative body owning land as a church trustee is not compatible_with his member- ship of the national lanlllords. Prof. Gul- braith, replying, says He-joined the league for conscience sake to o t against the action of the government;inolreland. unable to sec why his' éonnection league should untit him ''for servic finance comunttee of the chu retira if his rosiguatio, iy publicl, but with sorrow and r("' He is with the on the He will roquested, A Wisconsin Hanku Flees. MiLwavkee, Jan. B.—A dispatch from Port Washington says |a recciver was up- pointed to-day for the private bauk of James Vail. The cause of the'failure is not kuown, Asscts and liabilities not Atated. A dispateh wved at a late hour to-night says that Vail has fled and there are no funds in the bank. It is known that he has been specu- lating, The bank was the only one in Port Washin I suffor, Vail WAs i W wh of p use seven OF elght years ago, uicide of the woman, - The Manitoba Cabinet Resigns, WinNIPEG, Jan. 16.—The Harrison cabinet formally resigned this morning, and Green- way, leader of the opposition, was immedi- ately called upon to form a new cabinct. The legislature has adjourncd over to Thursday 10 give the new premier time to make up his cabinet, which ¢ —— The German Minister, EW Yomk, Jan. 10.—aron Van Alven- 0, German winister at Washitigton, wrrived to-duy ou the steawer Werra, TR S AVE S 1k o ] S O 0 B 8 513 e 3 RS e — ATION, Report on BOARD OF EDUC A New Member ¥ Jlected Night Schools, The board of education held a lotig and in- teresting session last evening, - Considerable routine business was disposed of and a now member, Mr. Pratt, was elected to fill the vacaney of Mr, Blackburn, All the members of the board were present except Messrs. McConnell aud Clarke. In the absence of the president Mr. Gray occupied the chai The annual detailed report of the secretary of the board showed £302.561.06 of a general fund, from which there had been taken $200,- 474,52 in expenditures. The report was or- dered printed without being read A communication from several colored por- sons representing the Douglas CountyCalored Republican league, asking £ presentation among the school janitors, was referred. A communication from several Swedes living ou the bottoms and hills southeast of the Union Pacific depot, asking for the use of the school house located at Fifth and Hickory for Sunday school and missionary PUIPOSOS, wa A communication was ived from John Latenser, the architect, in response to the order from the board directing the bonds- men of James Griffith, deccased, to finish the work commenced by Grifiith on school by ing. Mr. Latenser, says that according to the cont t the ministrator or heirs are the ones to finish the work. As yet noad- ministrator hus been appointed. Referred, Ammm\n\u’.xlmu was received from W, L. McCague in regard to the conveying of lulw 10, 11 and 12 in block K, Lowe's addition, 1y purchased by the board. H ered an unknown elaim of Willis who held a two and a f years' e on lot 10 at the rate of § \\ll\\ll he |L'f\l\l o to give u|) M annum, ‘ague M Re vrrml to committec on tory and the attor, ney of the board, who recommiended the payment of the pur: chase price less £200 until the lease is vacated. Om recomniendation of the committee on claims #5744 was allowed Charles F. Good- man for instruments and appliances used in the chemistry and physics rooms, Also the bill of Ric Bassett for 360847 for work on Owmaha View school house. The keeper of the high school grounds, Huge Mallon, was placed on the janitor's pay roll at $50 per month. It was decided by the board to have all its plumbing and painting done by contract and the secretary was authorized to advertise for proposals for the same. It was decided that no stoves, desks or other furniture be movea or replaced in the different school houses without special action of the board or per- one of its members, scided to build the proposed elec- tric light towers at the high school grounds of gase pipe, provided the city council made arrangements for paying half of the expense of sume, A special committee of seven were ap- pointed by the chair to examine and report on the plans now before the board for a six- teen room building on the high school grounds, said committee to report at an ad- Journed meeting one week from last A motion awarding the architects ) Ellis, Fowler & Beindorffand D. Fish: T, f rst, sccond and third prizes respectively for plans was read by request. Mr. Felton said this action did not bind the board to use these plans, Mr. Copeland agreed with him and suid that many were opposed to the tion of a separate building on the high school grounds. An addition to the present puilding was wore desirable. Mr. Li y suid a different building was wanted from that needed a year ago. Mr. Felton presented a resolution rescind- ing 80 much of the committee report adopted by the bourd Maveh 14, 1557, as would imply an obligation on the part of thi ard to use the plans of . M. Ellis for the proposed s teen room building on the high school unds. A special committee of three were ap- pointed to look after the heating and ventila- tion of the school buildings, particularly the new ones. The president and secretary of the board were instructed to draw a warrant in favor of school district No. 38 for the amount due them in adjustment; also for the Third Con- gregational church for lot and building pur- chiased from thom last year. The secretary was authorized to pay to Milton Rogers 23,500 for lots in block 13, West Omaha. The balance due E. T. Lewis for Forrest school site was ordered paid. | Double windows were ordered in the high sehool room occupied by Miss Maxwell and for the Long school. The supcrintendent of instruction was directed to shorten at his diseretion the noon intermission of the suburban schools. The board decided to either compel Sul- livan Bros. to furnish a competent man_ for one week, at their expense, or if nece at the expense of the board, to run th nace in the Park school,’ and ascertain whether the furnace is adequate to heat the buildiug, or if the fault lics with the janitor. The committe Copeland and Sholes, presented the aunual report showing the work done by manual training department of the school during the past It was cl that it was not the intention of the dey ment to turn out mechanics from ths school, but to familiarvize the pupils with the use of on manual training. Measvs, v third the tools, to train the eye and hand to work her and to deve r self-reliance, claimed that the s of this de no g 1t those for main- taining any other department in the high hool. The total expenses the past r were £, The department of domestic cconomy was spoken of and in case of its proving as suceessful as the manual training department it was i in the future to give instruction in t ng, cutting and fitting of garments. report was ac- cepted and orde followin: s submitted by perintendent James : e to report 1o the board that inmy judgment it is not ad- visable to maintain a school at the Davenport building. The entire number enrolled in that school up to this time is only twenty- three pupils. And the ¢ this term hus averaged less than fourteen. As nearly all these pupils can attend other schools, und have attended them this year, in my judzment this should be discontinlied,and unléss I am otherwise instructed, I shall closc the school. 1 wish also to report that night schools have been opened in seven buildmgs, as follows: Long school, 60 pupils and 2 toach- ers; Tzard school, 50 pupils and 2 teachers; Cuss school, 100 pupils and 3 teaches Leavenworth school, 55 pupilsand 2 teachers§ Center school, 97 pupils and 3 teaches tellar school, 102 pupils and 3 teache Bancroft school, 36 pupils and 1 teacher] Total, 507 pupils and 16 teacher I have assumed authority teachets of these sehools to reccive all who apply for admission without regard to age, unless they are already attending some day school, public or private, I have supposed that it was not the intention of the board to establish night schools for those who are able 10 attend sehool in the day time. FFrom the reports that come to me T am led to believe that the night schools are proceed- ing with unusual suceess. The attendance has been large and the attention to work excellent.” The speeial nstruct the order of business for the evening was the election of a successor to Mr. Bluckburn, Augustus Pratt s placed in nomination by Mr. Clark; C. Stebbins by Mr. Kelly, and C. B. Schmidt, of the Equitable Trust company, by Mr. Sholes, The first bullot stoos Pratt 2, Stebbins 3, Schmidt 6. Eight ballots being for the election o nee the voting contin- ued up to the twenty-seventh ballot b fore an_election was declared. This ballot vesulted in the casting of ten votes, all for Mr. Pratt, He was then declared elected and the board adjourncd to Getty's for oysters. ———— AMUSEMENTS, The Usual Crush at Boyd's Adonis. A very large and almost boisterously en- thusiastic audience was in attendance at Boyd's last night to see the inimitable Dixie in Adonis, 13ut toaccord the premier pe former in this grand olla podrida of hyper- bolic nonseuse all the praise would be unjust, as Therbert Gresham, who represented the polished villain, George W. Howard, the father of the village maiden, and Amelia Summerville, Rosette herself, are entitled to all due commendation. This quartette com- to See poses the originals who made “Adonis” what it 18, and continue to preserve it as one of the funniest and most popular of all comical extravaganzas, For a period . George For- tesque impersonated the role of the' simple village maiden, and it must be said that Suw- merville, while she is very funny in her crude gesticulations and rural exclamations, could not hold a candle’ to him. Adonis to- day with sl its innovations, -its new novelties, hits and gags eannot be compared with the conglomeration in its original form. SHill it 18 supremely good and draws every- where like a porots plaster. Dixoy's songs and dances, his graceful feats of prostidig tation, his good looks and indeseribable mim jery never fail to bring down the house, His Honry Trving “take-off” is, as of immense, but his vocalization seems to trifle on the wane, Howard, 100, is some- what of an_imitator, an flersonian Rip Van Winkle always evokes tremendous applause. Before closmg it may not como mal apropos to again_refer to last night's splendid auditory. Eve was occupied and the looked us if they 'y seat down stairs balcony and gallery were overrun. Manager Boya was about to dust off the “standing room only” placard when the great crush ceased and the curtain went up. SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT. Omaha's Slice—Immense Attendance of Scholars. County Superintendent of Schools Bruner, has completed his apportionment for the year 1888, and has sent out tabulated statcments to the secretaries of the board of school di- rectors of the respective districts similar to the appended, which re m part to the schiools of Omaha: ORice of County Superintendent, County—To J. B, Piper, Se District No. 131 he now in the county treasury school money subject to apportionment and divided as fol- fows: Amount certified by state superin- tendent Amount from fines and iic Awount from dog tax Amount from all other Douglas retary of School nsos Total amount to be apportioned. . & 24.835.65 Number of districts entitled to share in ap- portionment 51'¢. Number of children in districts entitled to share, 19,411, One-fourth divided equally among 5134 dis- tricts grives to each district $ 0 "hree-fourths, divided equ 0 Iy among 19,411 children, gives to each Number of 3 n'in district No. 1 is 1 Your pro rat therefore is &1 your share of the one-fourth is £120.53; total amount apportioned to your district, £ S0, 3. BRUNER, County Superintendent. The Press Club's Reception. The Omaha Press club held their first reception at their new rooms in the new Byers buitding Jast night and the affair was a great suc Henry I Dixey, who has a world wide reputation as “Adonis” was present and favored the audicnce with some of his best selections, Prof. Franko rendered a number of his favorites, hile Professor Sul Council Bluffs, rumed his hear his comic recita tions, There we two hundred per- sons in attendance. Among the number was Mayor Broatch, and other oficials. M. Dixey was chosen god father of the club. Personal Paragraphs. P. Martel, of Cedar Rapids, la., is at the on, 3. 5. McClure, of Creston, Ta, is at the Xton. A. C. Colton, of Beatrice, Paxton. D. V. Shaw, of Fullerton, Neb., is at the Millurd. 1. Hallgrien, of Holdrege, Neb., is at the Miliard. Johin Newban, of Walioo, Windsor, 1. Armstrong, of lowa City, Ta., is at the Windsor. W. F". White, of Lincoln, Neb., is at the Windsor. Thomas H. Thorp, of Des Moins, L., the Millurd. H. 8. Lippencott, of Lincoln, the Millurd, 0. H. Fchbaugh, of Holdrege, Neb., is at the Windsor, i Mrs. J. T. Aitchison, of Hastings, at the Paxton. Richard Block, of Nebraska City, Neb., is at the Millard. Frauk E, Helvey, of Nebraska City, Neb., is at the Mi P P isat the Neb., Neb, is at the is at Neb, is at fShw] Mrs. O. B. Willard, of Loup City, Neb., was at the Millard yesterd: Miss Loula McLaughlin, of Blair, Neb,, was at the Paxton yesterd: C. A. Coobeighly, of the U.S. A., with headquarters at Rock Springs, is at tne Millar Messrs. H. E. Wiggenhorn, H, C. Scott and G. J. Railsback, of Ashland, Neb., are at the Millard. Alfred Williams and wife and twent bers of the Dixey combination a Hotel Barker. Arthur E. Marriott, stewart of the Hotel Barker, has returned after un absence of sev- cral weeks at his former home in Detroit. the Beg,]—The tally s ') have made Columbus notorions for ears have broken out in a new place. tition has been prepared at the instance of AllerO. Myers, one of the persons indicted, for beginning a_suit in dam 30,000 against the citiz worked up the evidence submitted to the jury at its last sitting. Mr. Myers his_name has beew injured to th amount, Outside the little coterie that h apersonal interest in the failure of the fo prosceutions, the proposed action of M A D 1yers is looked upon s a blutl to_ co some bigyre > that lics concealed in the bushes. The ing of the trial is fast approaching, and ther y o rat- tling of dry bones, The c mittee, against whom prosecution is made, is made up of the business men of the city, both dem- ocrats and republicans, and the evidencoe they have gathered against llw gang that did the “fine” work” on_ the heots is simply overwhelming. For v year they worked under cover, ¢ nding 10,000 in securing pointers and testimony, that they say can not be shaken or bluffed by Mr. Myers’ dam age suit. The hand in the proposed libel case is that of Allen O. Myers, but the voice b hind it is supposed to be' that of somebod, The Forgers on Trial. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16,—The secoud trial of the tally sheet forger ses began to-day in the United States district court before Judge Woods. The first trial was held in July last, the jury having been unable to agree. The jury wis completed this afternoon and the court adjourned for the day. susational incident supposed to have a on these cases that occurred late to- Suturday Judge Woods received un anonymous letter, stating that ho was en gaged in the | tion of innocent mei, and llntuh-nmg him with assassination Late this afternoon the judge received through the mail a small box of the kind in which slate peneils al The letter had _put the judge on ard and he handled the box cautionsly, but opened it sufflciently to glimpse of two percussion Ds. to the police for inves house and will bo opened to-norrow. — - - Mexican Murde ers Lynched, Garvestos, Tex., Jan., 16.—A special from Caldwell to the News says: A mob gained entrance to the jail here last night for the purpose of lynching three Mexican charged with the murder of a planter named Alford several days ago. Pazo, one of the prisoners, coufessed. The mob found the murderers in the cell with a whom they commanded to throw the s out of the cell one by one. The ejected Pazo and_another Mexic h of whom were shot. The mob then retired. - - The British Loxnoy, Jan, 16.—The St the resignation of esford, junior lord of the Adm James Gaze Lord Charles anounces B other changes in the admiralty ure probable, Blaine in Venice, Vesice, Jun. 16.—Jumes G, Blaine hus ar rived here and will remain sowe tiuie, - A comparison of the mails across the Atlantic and Pacific shows that the ney Sing ore reachod citic poute one day of an event in SPEAKER CARLISLE He is Taken With a ¢ “ ngestive Attack While Eating Dinner WASHINGTON, Jun 16, ker Carlislo has not been well for several days, This evening, while at dinner at the e was taken suddenly reac! Riegs house, and seriously ill and 1 his room with the utmost difticulty Dr. Sowers was called in, who pronounced it an attack of a congestive order and administered medicine and advised the speaker to keep quict for soveral days, as he was in great need of rest and his system g 1y impaired, The illnese of Car lisle will doubtless provent him from prosid ing over the house for the next few days 1 4. m.~The speaker is somewhat improved and the high fever that he had early in the evening has slightly abated POLICE, A Pennsylvania Desperado Bluffs the Authorit nervous Wirtnsseonr, Pa., Jan. 16.—A forgery traced to Frank Gordon and Jumes Hinkle Saturday last. Hinkle was arrested but Gordon swore he would never be taken alive, Saturday night he was traced by of ficers to the louse of Maggio Tate, with whom he has been living, The officers de manded admission, but Maggie came to the window with a revolver und threatened shoot_the Guards were | prevent escape Crowds gath and she first man who attempted to ent 1 around the to passed ) ed the pol i, but they would not und were roundly hissed. When darknes came Sunday special officers relieved those on duty the night before. Dozens of citizens nteered to lead a sally on the house, but ¢ scevices were declined, and so for two nights and days the men and alone have deficd the entire force and the sherif with his px is a desperado and served fime for murder, The oftfcers finally gaye up the contost, as it was reported Gordon had said Satnrday night he was going to Philadelphia, though it is said to-night Gordon was scen to-day i the ack yard of Maggie's house. - A Very Empty Honor. Dis Moive an. 16.—In the joint caucus to-night’ of democratic members of the house . and uirht women police Gordon the legislature it was decided to give the honor of the nomination of United States scnator to Captain T. J. Auderson, of Knox- ville, late demoeratic candidate for governor. No nominations are made for state printer or binder, as the democrats will move to have the office abolished or the mode of conduct- ing it changed. - B oo POOR AMY COOK. The Child Kleptomaniac 10 the Fron Sacramento Be . 9 The Bee ro- cently published an account of the ex- ploits of Amy Cools, the twelve-year-old <leptomanic, who has committed a num- ber of smail robberies with all the skill ind cunning peculiar to those affected with her form of insanity. nee her lnte arrest she has been ‘imprisoned at the home of her parents, and it is said, chained to a bed. On Saturday morn- ing, however, the child succeeded in breaking the chain about half w: its length. She procecded to to her fath- bed-room. sccured the key to her [ and was soon free of them. She then took 25 cents and went to restaurant nd breakfasted. She next proceeded to the State House hotel, and entered the parlor of the hotel. B, B. Brown, the proprietor, observed the child, but m,,]“mu'l her to be the daughter of Mrs, MeKune, a guest of the hotel. Amy played about the parlor, when Mrs. Brown aund Mrs. MeKune went to lunch, When Mrs. Brown returned to her room she found that it had been robbed, as her jewelery and ether articles were scattered afl about. She informed her husband and expressed the belief that the strange girl had committed the theft. Mr. Brown called the girl into a parlor and closely questioned her. She gave her name as Annie Wells, and said her father, who resided in the suburbs, h left her at the hotel while he made some" purchases down town. She told thy, story so plain, steaightforward waybe that Mr. Brown believed heryy and allowed her to depart. The' only articles which Mrs. Brown missedse was o purse containing a small amouuti: of change, and a baby’s bracelet, lfl which had been. attached coins ()‘u various denominations. In a short v time Mrs, McKune went to her room ® and found that she, too, had been robhed, as her purse, contauning about five dollars, was missing. Brown then went to the station house, gave a de- seription of “‘Annie Wells™ and the ¢ police at once knew that Amy Cook was at liberty and |[\m~ her morbid desive steal. ch was at once inaugurated for the child, and she wi found onan uptown street by her father, She van when she saw her parent. but was captured and taken home, All the stolen articles were found in her possession, except $1.50 of the money. She had given $1 toa teamp and fifiy cents to a small boy. Mre. Cook at once offered to make good the amount tuken by his unfortunate child. et S > Hunting Alligators in St. Louis Glohe Democ and most common mode Again Comes to rida. The best to hiunt them is by flashing their ey same as deer-stalking. hunt tegether in a eanoe, one sitting in the stern paddling the other the bow with a bull’s eye fastened to head. They move on cautiously, one in front conching the course by slow motions of the hand, His ing hand is upraised, the motio paddle and the canoe anding lides uu I most imperceptibly, the slight ym;u t the bow being the only sound hei he one with the rifl H-calibre Win- che slowly raises his pon, poc ing expeetd mlh forward, now to oneside then another, Suddenly o g ahead like a coal of fire shin the darkness, and the upraised Tuken altogether the case s a most curious one, In the first place, altho; the ammonia was the only thing thi could possibly have saved Miss Jordun's life, yet no physician would have been justified in préseribing it A fortunate accident was fated to accomplish that which the imperfoct medical art could not do. The false membrane its one of the ki.d kn If is the only wi in the history of me ine, Itis in size and pecu- liz wpe. The rapid formution of ivis o puzzle 1o the physician, As for the young woman, aside a slight sol of the throat, entirely recovered, from she has A man in | Kentucky, went to his stabl 'k to milk 8 cow. He mist for the cow, and in consequence was kicked almost to death, In Bogota ther no e which can go th the strects, or, rather, there are o » which ri s can go thre h The stre 8o paved that the gutters u the middl Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave Lier Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, W Miss, she clung to Castoria, on shie had Children, she gavotbem Castoria, u she becan