Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 20, 1888, Page 2

FILIBUSTERING FOOLISHNESS. 'Another Day in the House Wasted By the Greenbackers. WEAVER ANTAGONIZES WILKINS. A Test Vote in the Ways and Mceans Committee Results in a Vies tory For the Tarift Reformers. Wasnixarox Buaeav tue Ovana Bee, } 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasnixeros, D, C., Jan. 19 Another day was frittered away in the house by the greenbackers filbustering agdinst consideration of the Wilkins bill authorizing the fssuc of national bank notes to the full par value of bonds deposited for circulation. Weaver, of lowa, led the y ple's fight and resorted to the most ridiculous tacties in filbustering. The bill has a ma Jority of votes in both branches of as orted unanimously from the committee of banking and curreney, and since it is sure of finul passage this flbustering appears to s pleasure. The green- backers want silver certificates s sued instead of bank nd - will the proposition asan amendment finally. Just before the motion to consider this bill the house passed a joint resolution appropri- ),000 to enable the United States to make a display at the exhibition to be held 4 Melbourne, Australin. There was a short r cess and then a number of speeches accept ing portraits from the state of Massuchusetts of three out of the four speakers which she has furnished the house. Mr. I enridge, of Kentucky, made one of the most eloquent addresses heard in the house. After a short morning hour the senate oclosed its doors and went into 1 session o con- sider an extradition treaty with the Nether- lands. When it adjourned it was until Mon- day next, DAROTA'S STATENOOD GHOSTS, of the bogus anti-division eonvi erdeen, Dak., recently, arrived to-d come to fight the prop osition to divide the territory and admit the southern half to siatehood, and are working to have the territc dmitted to statehood aga whole, which they know cannot be a complished. They are not receiving a very cordial reception, even from those who opposed to statchood, and it is not probable that they will wield any iuflue one way or the ot STAL TELEGRAPHY DECLINING. Slaborate arguments are to be made be- the senate and house committes son post- 28 and post roads against t bills looking towards postal telegr |lh\ ' have made considerable mquiry and do not find that any thing new is to be urged against the government control of the telegraph system, but in making these inquiries I find that the proposttion is not nearly so popu with memb f congress now as it was when congress first convened. At first blush the senators and members were inclined to take hold of postal telegraphy, but they siy that invest it l'XIIIhuII'x]\ urge ions peculiar to them- ng to force an opinion at this time T would predict that there would be 1o postal teiegraph bill of any kind passed by this congress. ADVERTISIN son h b a costly and use notes OMAILA. done . great deal towards advertising Omaha by distributing copies of the New Years editions of her news papers to members of the seuate and house committees on military affairs, public build- ings and grounds, " etc, where Owmaha measures are pending. A number of the sen- ators and members have expressed their su m e and admiration over the issuo of the pronouncing iv the most interesting and enterbrising editian they have ever seen of a newspaper. It gives, they say, just the in- formation ueeded ‘to carry through the Omaha bills. There is little if any doubt of the suceess of the public building and bar- racks bill becoming a law. A VICTORY FOR TARIFF REFORMERS, The first real test on the tariff issue was made at the meeting of the house comunttee on ways and means to-day. Mr. McKinle, of Ohio, one of the most prominent protec- tignists and a member of the committee, up for consideration his_bill tobacco tax. Chairman Mills is sick and Mr. MeMillan, of Tennessee, pre sided. The wotion was' voted down by a party vote, the republicans voting to con- sider the bill. Then, by a party vote, it was decided to indefinitely postpone consideration of the mensure. A general conversation fol- lowed, during which the democratic members of the committec gave the republicans to un- derstands that there would be no internal revenue discussed until it was scen what would be done on the tariff, as the majority in the house do not want the success of their tarift bill which they will presently report Jeopardized by a bill abolishing or redu the internal tax. Since all of these measures mast come from this ce, it will con- trol the order of consideratio HE 01D DOMINION. A fight 1 Al supremacy is going on down in ex-Senator Ma Lon berger which is at- tracting a good denl of attention b The recent Hying oft on tangents of various kinds v Riddieherger, sueh as voting for the con nation of Lamar on Monday, has led the ) ans, readjusters, ct ' feel like throwing Riddleberser overboard, nd he is fast losing caste, At Richmond on vesday night there was a meeting of repub- licans to organize & state league o national republican clubs. Riddleberger went down, but got there too lute and discovered that his friends had been left out, at which he became angry and talked ugly. Sven his own county wis et up against bim. The senator is indignant at the rough treatment he has received. Yesterduy morning he denounced the league and club organization as a scheme to raise a cumpaign with which Mahone could pack the v 1 the intercst of Sen- ator Sherman. He declared that he would not submit to such a high-handed proceeding on the part of Mahone. 1f nec ry he would resign his seat in the senate and stump the stute against it. He intends to organize all the anti Muhone republican factions and make a fight against Mahone. But Mahone i8 48 strong in his stute us he ever was und ¢an hold his own with any one. SLOWLY DOING NOTHING. The following from a lengthy editorial un- der the caption “Slowly Doing Nothing” in this moraing’s Post, the adninistration organ, is regurde nt und a hard slap at a ¢ “The house of ives mot on the first Mond six and o halt weeks ag barring a two weeks' P88, it has sine in session. e outcome of more th wonth’s work ha ussage of bills. - We assume that no other body in the world takes up so much time and spends so wmuch money doing nothing. It is not becanse there are too many members. The British house of commons has more than twice as ny, the French chamber of deputies hus over ‘two hundred more, the German reichstag seventy more, tho Au house is a trifle larger and the Italian o ber of deputies Lus 150 more membe 10 one of these parliamentary bodies can be charged with such un absolute wuste of “as the houseof representatives. Matters have been going on there from bad to worse, until the present methods of doing, or ruther of not doing business are almost scanda lous.” NEBEASKA POSTAL MATTERS The postoffico at Humburg, Red Willow county, has been discontinued. The mail will g0 to Danbury. Orders have been issued making postal changes in Nebraska as follows wood to David City—EFrom Pebruary 1 dis continue _ service from Abee to David _City, fifteen miles.” Ulysses to Stromsburg~From Februar) 1 omit the terminal offices and bogiv at Sur- prise and end at Wayland, decreasing the distance 19} miles. Pleasant Home to York —From February 1omit York and end at Thayer, decreasing distance 13 miles. Sut ton to Stockham—From February 1 omit Sutton and begin at Farmers' Valloy, d greasing distance 10 miles; reduce service thence to Stockham, 0lg miles, to tri-weckly. “Among the orders affocting the exchange tn.hmu‘h istered pouches after the 224 L wus u ollowing on the route between Puaha and McCook, daily: Leave Owabha mocratic hous ner Liu- at 10 p.m. and MoCopk. at 6 a. m. via.the Omaha and MeCool railroad postoffice. . A postoftice has been established at Chalco, 'py county, and Charles Stutzner ap stmastar, The following Iewa postmasters were ap- pointed to-day : Miss . F. Burns, Frankiin Mills, Des Moines county, vice .\lxu M. A Orndorft, left the plac . Blliott, Port Allen, Louis o 0. H, Stick: ney, left the pla . Force, Zero, Lucas county, vico H. W. Gettinger, resigued T nted National Capital Notes. WasmiNaron, Jan. 19.—~Among the bills in- troduced in tho senate to-day was one by Mr. Hoar to grant a servico pension to all su vivors of thelate war, 1t provides thut all officers and enlisted men who ser army, navy-ormarine corps, including regu- iars and vblfteers, subsequent to March 4, 1861, and priovto July 1, 1806, shall be en- 1to a pension at the rate of 1 cent for h day’s service, this sum to be in addition 1o any pension granted for disability. The deficienrey appropriation bill, as re ported to tHe sshate {o-day, omits the para- graph appropriating & the jud- ment of the court of el of the Paci ailroads. “The senate t tradition treat Nebraska and low WASHINGTON, Jan, 10, [ to the Bie | —~The following pensions w granted Nebraskans to-day: War of 1812 Martha K, widow of muel Hartford, Seotia. Original=Robert Hunt, Newcastl Jacob Steinman, ¥ ublican City; Tra J. Burleson, Atkingon; Elias Ires Republi- can City: Ehha Phillips, Tecumsch. In- Charles Robbins, Cory Halbright, Sans 3eorge W, 13, Beaver City; Christi v Old war—Conrad ur; Abrah W. Shaffer, Mc sions for 1o Elizabeth, moth Hilbe tas William 11 minor of John Campbell, var—John Bishop, M is B, Andr ymour: b 10 pay sin - favor afternoon ratified the with the Netherlunds, ox- Pensions, cleg erick A Leftle, ort M nal Ammons, S wood; Henry crease—David Beems, Mattingly, Dewitt; M Dubuque; Ames Homsher, Chariton] Clement M. Cross, Madrid; H Suudiey, New Hampton; David Handley, Hallo Now Sharon; Daniel 'R 1 yrus Carroll; fsaac Spinks, Albia: Abraham K. Hardenbrook, n: John C. VanCampen, Sanborn Goetehis, Osceola; William T1, Rine: oniat Andrew . Butts, Harding llenia, Otle Tainto Wi aortin West Union' Leonard wristoplicr L. Brownell, Spirit Lake; Robo Macksbus William Dea County P . Reissue— Senate Confirmations. WASIINGTON, Jan. 19.—Postmasters: Ne- braska—H. Baltenborg, Hay Springs; Frank W. J. Boulaware, Valen- neva Gallagh Hanning, ( ka City; an, Falls, City; M. . West Point; ¢, M. Walworth, Loup H HL Welch,” Fairmount. 1llindis—. ¢ Corwin, Poru; T, »Donnell, Newton; braith, Albion; C. V. Nelson; I. A, D. Maccuaig, Neb of Utah ter- of Wyoming coumissioner for ‘olonel Wesley Merritt, Fifth cav- 'y, to be brigadier general, and a long list of army and navy promotions, ek 1 secretar; ¥ D, S nuon, ames Sheakle; Army Orde Jan. 19.—[Special Telegram Captain Abner H. Merrill, Iirst artillery, has been ordered foreport for exawination to the army retiving board at San Francisco. Second Licutenant Levoy E. Sebree, sig- nal corps, is ordered to report for examina- tion to the army retiring board at San An- tonio, Tex. WASHINGTON to the I Dining the Diplomats. Wasningroy, Jan. 19.—The second of a series of state dinuers was given by the president to-night to members of the diplo- matic corps. Covers were laid for forty-nine persons. The president escorted: the Baro- ness Fa to the dinner table and Mrs. Cleveland was escorted by Minister Preston, of Hayti, dean of the diplowatic corps. Other guests present were the British minister, s. Romero, the French minister, the min- veden and Norway, Mme. De Guz- se minister, the mmister of Sherman, the Mexican win- istes the Russian ministel DeGun, the Argentine ministes Spunish minister, Punper, the Italian wimster, the minister of Switzerl the Nethe , Miss West, the se the Belgian minister, Mme, De l{«.'uu'l"sl(mhl. the Hawaiian winister, the minister of Aus- tria-Hung; Hon. Mr. Chamberlain, and Mrs. I i of Albany; nator Sherman, the charg Miss Murphy, of d'affaires of Venezuela and Mrs, Scott-Town- d, the minister of Nicaragua, the minister vl and Mrs, Alfred the minister of Costa Ric Miss L ard, Sir Charles Tu upper, Mr. Bel- mont and Miss Stor Pa.; the charge d'affaires of Guatamala, the l’hm‘gc W@afllaives of Jupan. Columbi St. Brookly National Pure Food convention met to-day with 125 deie- gutes present, representing nearly all the leading trade organizations east of the Mis- sissippi and there are ulso some present from pluces us far west as Colorado. Dr. W. K. Nowton, dairy commissioner of New Jersey, was elected president, and H. W. Grannis, of the Chicago Grocer, seeretary of the asso tion. Bottle Makers Meet. WasmiNGToN, Jan. 19.—The National Vial nd Bottle association met to-day. William Klliott Smith, of Alton, - Ills., was elected president, A Dead Banker. Wasnixaron, Jan. 19.—Thomas Lawrence Riggs, of Riegs & Co., bankers, died this morning of Bright's disease, aged thirty- three. —~— Kansas County Seat War. Torexa, Kan,, Jan. ~0. N. McDowe \lul’ Justis, She to confer with the governor cible removal of the county Eustis to Goodland recent, He says the feeling runs high in Sherman county, and there is danger of bloodshed. The hom steaders’ union association, a secret order composed of homesteaders, hns taken sides with the Goodlanders, and the latter now outnumber the Kustis wiherents. No law is recognized but that of force. County Com- wissioner Ramey at Fustus left that place aturday to go to Topeka for assistance, and s not since been heard from, and it is thought Lie was kidnapped by the Goodland- ers at Wallace station before he boarded the train, and is foreibly detained by the lawless element. Agtorney General Bradford advised MeDowell to return home at once and institute logal proceedings’ to settle the county seat fight. concerning th records from Business Troubles. BauTivour, Jan. 19.- George B. Chaso, clothier, made an assignment this morning for the benetit of his creditors, Thetrustee's bond is £125,000, Bavrivore, Jun. 19, ~Peter Grogan made an assiznment to-day for the beuetit of his creditors. The bond of the trustee is §0,000. They Blew Out the Gas. New Yorg, Jan. 19.—Two middle-aged wen registered at the International hotel yes- terday morning. This morning they were found lying dead on the ficor, having blown out the' gas, - Joliet's Arson Case Falls Through. Jovrer, Jan. 19.—The charge of arson agains! Lamber & Bishop, wire manufac- turers has fallen through. The grand jury adjourned without returning an iudictment, | edin the | Seaate. WasniNGroy, Jan, 10.—~The senate com- mittee ou appropriations reported back the | 1 deficiency bill and stated that the amendments ported by the committee wore but few in number and it was asked that the senate pass the bill next Monday. Mr. Hawley offercd a vesolution which was adopted, directing the secretary of the in- terior to report the plan of legislation thought by him to be needed for yosition of tho public timber lands so as to secure the preservation of natural forest lands at the head waters of navigable rivers and to put within the rights of sottlers legal means ot providing themselves with timoer for build- ing their home Among the bills reported from éommittees and placed on the calendar was one to au- thorize the con ction of a railroad, v and foot bridgo across the Mississippi rive near Burlington, Ia he resolution offered by Mr. ays ago calling on the secretary of ation as to the construct of between Omahia_and Couneil was taken up and adopted. After agrecing to a motion that the adjournment to-day shall be until Monday, the senate at 12:40, on motion of Mr. Shvmin, procecded the consideration of executive business, and the calendar of treaties was taken up. sse of chief consequence are the British, Russian and Dutch extradition treaties, It is understood that they discussed the amount of embezzle or theft which sball render acriminal liable to extradition. When the doors reopened tiie Journed. Manderson a senate ad- House WasmiNeroN, Jan, 10.--The house re- sumed in committee of the whole, the con- sideration of the joint resolution accepting the invitation to the United States to partici- pate in the Melbourne exposition. Aftera long debate the invitation was accepted. The committee on appropriations. made ready this morning the regular annual pen- sion bill for report to the house The bill ap- propriates 0,276,000, The committee reported the invalid pen- sions appropriation bill and it was refe ito the committec of the whole The Wilkins banking bill was called up but no progress was mad The portraits of codore Sedgwick, Joseph B, Varmem and 2. Banks, former speakers of the house, * accepted from the state of Massachus Mr. Long of Massachusetts, made the entation speech and dall replied in ance and offered appropriate resolu- l‘\:mm L L.”I.' sccouded by My, Breckenridge of Kenuck Adjourned. Speaker Carhsle Improved. Wasnisaroy, Jan, 19,—Mr. Carlisle passed a comfortable night and is much improved this morning. o ———— REFORM N ISSARY. A Check on Their Indiscrinnuate Ad- mission Imperatively Demanded. New Youk, Jun. 19.—A western congress- man has written to Emigration Commissioner Stephenson stating that an incurably insane Swedish girl had arrived at Boone, Ia., di- rect from the old country. The Swedish au- thoritics bad paid her passage. The letter depry ed the admission of such immigrants and expressed the hope that the present con- gress would amend the immigration laws. k,«umm»w-uu Stephenson has replied that laws are adequate if strictly ¢ a decision of the se of the treasury in August last (in con- vention of the intent of the statute, as the commissioner thinks,) the power to return people of that class ‘to the countries from which they come gration comm 0] s und vested in the ¢ lector of the port: that this oflicial never “sees immigrants and is compelled to vely on the statenients of interested parties mostly, The commissioner presents statistics show- ing the result of this change in the method. The Pacific Railroads. NEw Yok, Jan, (Special Telegram to the Ber]—Richard F. Stevens, chief ac- countantof the recent Pacific railway com. missiou, has written to United States Sena- tor Rufus Blodgett, of New Jersey, i re- sponse toa request, his views of securing an equitable basis of settlementof the claims of the United States against the Central Pa- cifie road. Stevens takes ground in favor of settlement in line with the majority report of the commission to congress, pointing out that rauy attempt of the government to wrest con- trol drom the present owners would mect with serious resistance in the courts. Stevens swummarizes his plan of scttlement us fol- with two trus- 08, one u;..miuwd h_\' the president and one Iroud company. 3 at fund embrace all moneys now in the hands of the United States for future payment of interest, together with the semi- annual sum of §535,670.40, being interest on outstanding United States loans. 3. Iixtending the power of the trustee: permitting them to invest in the secur the railroad company. 4. Keeping inviolate the present profit and loss account as a reserve fund. —————— ‘Western Roads Still Holding Out. Cuicago, Jan. 16.—The general freight agents of western roads ai a meeting to-day agreed to make no change in grain rates from Council Blufts to meet the 5 per cent reduc- tion of southwestern lines from Kau City. The Rock Island and Chicago & Northwest- ern roads have about 9,000,000 bushels of corn stored in western Towa which they are anxious to haul out at a 26 cent rute, and the Burlington, which had given notice that it would reduce rates from Omaha has con- sented to hold off fo time or until it dis- covers that Nebraska grain is taken down to St. Joseph and Kansas City to get advantage of the reduction. Railroad officials are gen- erally of the opinion that low rates cannot be kept out of Nebraska and lowa for any length of time. _— Died From Imprudence. Rari Crry, Dak., Jan. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEr.)—Mrs. Rosanna Pepin, aged thirty-three, died here on Tuesday, un- doubtedly from the effects of abortion. She had been deserted by her husband some months since. Arrangements were made to ship the body to Montreal, Canada, for burial, Some suspicion was aroused and i coroner's inquest held. The verdict was, death from exposure and imprudence. — A Barb Wire Boost. , Jan. 19.—The Barb Wire Manu- facture! association to-day advanced the price of wire to £3.40 per 100 to take effect at once. R. E. Lears, of Marshalltown, Ia., presided. The association decided not to take advantage of the recent decision of Judge Shiras, of Dubuque, declaring the Washiburn-Moen patent void. The members will keep on paying license fees until the matter is passed upon by the United States supreme court. CHIcA¢ - Meeting of Wabhash Bondholders, NEW Youk, Jan. 19.—The first mortgage bondholders of theWabash railroad met to-day aud decided to act wth the non-assenting sec- ond mortgage bondhlders against the reorgans ization of the company. Two million one hundred and forty thousand dollars of first mortgage bonds were represented. About £4,000,000 of the second mortgage bondhold- rsure expected to joiu in an effort to pre- veut reorgunization, Reception to Commander Rea. WasmiNGToN, Jan, 10.—A reception and banquet was given to-night to Commander- in-Chief Rea by the Grand Army of the Re- publie, Department of the Potomac. Toasts were responded to by Senator Manderson, Senator Hawley, Represenative Conger, of Town, Commanderin-Chief Kea and Senator Paluer. Mexican Mails. Ciry or Mexico, Jan. 10.—Next month mails from points in the United States east of the Mississippi will come to this capital via the International railway. From twenty- four to thirty-six hours can be saved by this route. Very cold weather is being experi- enced in the table-land cities and a heavy norther is blowing at Vera Crua. e —_ Two Savage Oontjputs in tho Squared Circle Yesterday. g A KNOCK-OUT IN NINE ROUNDS. et Brief But Profable Slugging Match in Indiana—, Arrest Tommy Miller Sends Him to Mijipeapolis. Murray Knocks Out Daly. NEW Yok, Jan. 19.—[Special Telegram to the Bre]—A savage prize fight took place at Fort Lee, yesterday, for #100 a side, be- Jack Murray of New York and Bd of Providence. In the first round Murray did most of the fighting, and had the best of it all through. The second round ended slightly in Murray's favor. In the third round some hard fighting was done, principally ubout the body. In the fourth Murray knocked Daly almost over the ropes. Daly came up like a man in the fifth and went for Murray in a savage manner. Daly keptit up in the sixth and seventh rounds, and Murray was pretty badly used up. Both men were pretty badly done up when time ninth and last round. ed to settle things. < inched several times, und hiad to be parted. There was good hitting on Doth sides, and_Daly covered “Murray’s face with blood. While Daly kept punching v's fuce and neck, Murray played on ibs. Suddenly Daly struck Murray mouth with his left. Murray got , rushed upon Daly and struck him a m itic left-hander under the ear that stag- i hen, following the blow, ho blunlull\\u swinging blows on Daly's aly seemed dazed, and struck out wildly. Murray caught Daly a_heavy blow in the ibs. Daly turned deathly pale, and drop- ping his hands, staggered” back.” His head dropped on his chest and he about to fall, when the referee and Murray rushed forward and caught lnw, They carried him to his corner. It was fully twenty minutes before he came to. Murray was declared the winner, A Briefand Profitable Figh Nortu Jupson, Ind., Jan. 19.—A match for the light weight championship of the west and £1,000 a side between Harry Gilmore. of St. Paul, and Billy Myers, of Streator, 111, took place here at 3:22 this morning. The crowd numbered about 200, the greater part of which came from Chicago. At the time mentioned they sparred for an opening, Gil- more apparently on the aggressive and Myers retreating and keeping his left going like a windmill. After backing into his cor- ner, Myers let go with his left, but was short. ~ He followed with his right, and landed on Gilmore's body. Again here- treated as more advanced, but stopped short and let go a wicked right-hander, which Gilmore avoided by cleverly ducking. Feinting with his left, Myers got an opening for his right, which he landed with terrifie | fore on Gilmore's neck. Gilmore went down, falling flat on his back. For a few se¢onds he lay motionless. Gilmore tried to get yp at_the end of six sec- onds, but only succgeded in turning over. He got to his hands and knees when ten sec onds had expired, and M) the winner. ‘The men’had stood before each other ouly twenty-cight seconds. The winne will receive @5 per cént of the 2,000 stakes, and $1,140 which w. “lk_‘ in as gate money The “Spidtr's" Belt. Dururi, Minn. Juu‘ 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEn.]—The *Spi " cham- pionship belt has been peceived and will be placed on exhibition at J. P. Clow's pluce. Weir will go into training here a week before Lis fight with Siddons, Death of a v.,mx Stallion. LexiNGTON, Ky., Jau. 19.—Milton Young's celebrated stallion Pizarro, valued at 15,000, died last night of pneumonia, i b WORK OF VANDALS. Priests of Pallas Hall at Kansas City Despoiled. KAxNsas City, Mo., Jan. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—A dastardly attempt to destroy the Priests of Pallas hall was made last night between 11 o'clock and mldnight by three desperate characters, and it is only by @ miracle that the great m Jon taber- nacle is not now a mass of ruins. As it isthe pianos and organs are rumcnl and all the books and pamphlets belon, to Professor Excell, Tom Donovan and Mosier & Harris are destroyed. The story of the crime was told by the man who sleeps there, and who was this morning at o'clock found tightly bound to a bench, whe all probabilit) he would have been dostroyed if the dastardly villians had set fire to the buildin, George H. Anderson, a o 3 of age, “The Jones meeting evening, and about fifte hall was entirely cleaved of people. alone and had gotten two buckd with which to fill the large stove n door at the Lydia avenue entrance. the stove and back of the row of chu bench on which I sleep nights. I had just put the coal in the stove und was prepari to shake down the ashes when, from the si door of the apartment in which the P of Pallas property is kept, three men emerged. Two of them wore negro masks and the otheralarce Indian wmaslk. The latter was evidently the leade: 2 did all the talking, and as they jumped toward me the latter pointed a revolver at me and told me to keep quiet. 1 begged for my life, and the big fellow with the [ndian mask, who talked in_broken accent like an Italian, said they would biud me to the bench and then they would set five to the place. They took a lot of bunting and first tied my hands under the bench. 1 was lying flat on m, buck on the bench. Then they put tw bands about my breast, then one about each foot and another about both feet. They bound me 8o tightly that I thought the blood would stop circulating in my bod Then the big fellow said he thought I'd get conversion before morning. They went over to the platform after that, threw down the large organ and the piano and the sound of the falling instryments was like a cannon, but they were perfectly calin and went about their desperate work without fear of detection. They then began pouring coal oil over the piano. The stove was be- tween me and them, and. I could not see all that they were doing. Ope of them insisted on setting fire to the plage at once, but the others thought they would do enough mis- chief without a blaze. ' Buat they went into the room at the other end of the hall and got all the books and put them into the stove, they were entirely consumed. Then ck and sab) around the stove until 4 o'clock in the mErning, ne onee re moving their masks. They left at that tim going out of the . hydia avenue cn- trance. T was faiut and alwost dead when the janitor came at 7.8, m. and cut the bunting. They took myrehinehilla cont and $ in mone Fromi4 o'clock until 7 th morning I screamed as.doud as 1 could fo help, but no one was passing. 1 did not sc the men take anything out but my coat. The had on short pea juckets, derby hats and two of them were about my,build, rather slight. The leader was a tall, heavy sct fellow and did all the talki MA'hey must have been hidden in the Priests of Pallas property room during the meeting, for they came out of that side entrance shortly atter.” The po are making every effort 1o discover the pe petrators of the criue L Indifferent to His Fat Bostox, Jan, 19.—James Edward Nowlin of Somerville, aged seventy-eight, will be hanged at Cambrid, to-morrow for the murder of George A. Codman. He remains apparently entirely indifferent to his fate. Cigarmake » Strike. New YoRg, Jan. 19.—Five hundred cigas makers in the employ of Sutro & Newmark went on & strike this worning. h\! the I was Suffrage and Sentiment. OrympiA, Ore, Jan. late last evening signed the bill giv ballot to womeu n Washiszton territory. ROBBED HIS SWEETHEART. W. Tompkins Steals a Diamond From Kate Kennedy. G. W. Tonpkins was arrested. shortly bo- fore 1 o'clock this morning on the charge of robbing Miss Kate Kennedy, 122 North Fif- teenth street, of a diamond valued at $125, Tlhe circumstarices in this case are unusual and peculiar. Tompkins has been paying G | attontions to Miss Kennedy for some time, and has been apparently a suitor for her hand. On soveraloceasions he has remarked on the rarg beauty of the diamond ring she wore, and has often begged the privilege of ring it. As the ring was a gift to Miss Kennedy, she prizes it very highly and always refused to part with it cven for a short time. On Wednes- day eyening as Tompkins was roturnin from an entertainment with Miss Kennedy, he again broached the subject of borrowing the ring, remarking : “Iate, T'mystuck on that ring. had better let nie wear it until T see again and it will case my min. But Kate again refused to give up her val- ued d present, w hen Tompkins remarked : Vell, T will have it anyway,” and in the hnnl struggle thut followed he' succeeded in pulling the ring from her finger. By Jove, Kate, that ring's a daisy,” said Tompkins, holding up the ornament.’ “See how it sparkles even né night.” After one or two hurried movements with hands he again held up the ring with the Where You you the sot it went to?” ¢, not so casily fooled, charged him with taking the gem. He stoutly denied it, and yesterday Miss Kennedy hunted up the police and s out & warrant for Tomp- kin's arrest. This morning it was served on him by Captain Green _and Haze while at lus room on North Sixteenth street. On being taken to the police station and searched the missing diamond was found on his person. is goue, HAPPILY UNITED. The Munroc-Baker Nuptials At Kan sas City. The wedding of J. A. Munroe, gencral freight agent of the Union Pacific railroad, with headquarte in Omaba, and Miss Baker, the handsome and accomplished daughter of Mr. Harlowe W, Baker, of Kan- sas City, on Wednesday evening last is de- ibed by the Times of that city in an avti- a column and over in length, The paper describes it as one of the prettiest bome wed- dings ever held in Kansas City. It was wit- nessed by about forty of the relatives and immediate fricuds of the young couple, the ceremony being performed at the r dence of Mr. . D. Ridenour, 141 reet, at 5:30 p. m. by the Rev. s of the s . In the grand liall the ell post of the stairway \||v|m|'|n| A magnificent bronze pink silk, while on the left jardiniere of palms. The lobby on the right of the hall was banked with flowers and illuminated with amber lights. In a recess of the 1 was stationed a band of music. ‘I'he chandeliers in the front or south parlor were filled with white wax tapers, while on the mantels were pretty antique vases filled with white roses and lilies, window in the north parlor was s an arch of arbor vitw niost artis structed. Pen from the center was the monogram *M. B.” wrought in_ white roses, lilies of the valley and cinths, encircled by @ wreath of pink roses and smilax. In the large dining room eables of arbor vitw were cdrawn from each corner and caught up to the chandelier over the large squure dining table which was covered with fine white fringed linen, with bouquets of white roses at each corner, fastened with bows of white moire ribbon, which w bronght up to and fastened to the chandelier, ss the table was a hand painted searf bolting silk with thisties on one end and meadow larks on the other® Restingupon its center was a digmond-shaped mound of pink and white roses nestling in a bed of southern ax, while pendant from the chandelier was a basket of bridal roses and lilies. On the mantel was abed of white with antique vases of bridal roses and hyacinths on cither side. Tmmedi after the banquet and recep- tion Mr. and Mrs. Munroe left in a special car for a two months' tour of the Pacitic coast. ZERO AGAIN IN CONTROL, A Cold Night W Jvery Indication of a Fall of Snow. ro is again in control of the thermome- id began getting in his work at at an hour yesterday. Aided by a stiff north- wind the temperature rapidly suc- cumbed to the attacks of his zeroship, and from 142 above steadily dropped to 102 be- low at 6 o’clock and four notches lower at midnight. The wind blew at the rate of about fifteen wmiles an hour, and the early re- tirement of the moon and stars betokened the approach of snow which is said to be on its way from the west. At the various rallroad headquarters a Bk reporter was told that trafic was ope and that passenger ana freight trains we moving, but atu rate in keeping with the se- verity of the weather. As a consequence schedule time was not recognized, and all trains were considerably off time. Extra precauti to* prevent trains from being stalled between stationsy and if it is found” that the weather will not permit of their y s they will be tied up as soM as rcaching sheltering poims. Last evening a long train of cars containing tea got in from the coast over the Union Pacific, and continued on towards the cast. Reports of a blockade 2at Columbus, Neb., from the storm was denied by the management, who represented that it was due to an_over-col- lection of cars m the yards at that place. Early in the evening a snowplow was dis- patehed over the Omalia & Republican Valley division of the Union Pacific, word having been received that snow was causing some trouble on that line. All night trains over the B, & M. w out o time, and no trouble was ant a8 to their reaching objective poiuts, Personal Paragraphs. R. O'Neil, of Lincoln, Neb., is at the Mil- lard. Mrs. Charles Finley, of Chicago, is at the Paxton. Mar Paxton, J. Watson Riley, of Albion, Neb,, is at the Paxton. A. T, Paxton. H. K. Dunbar, of Ashland, Neb., is at the Millard. G. W. Green, of Dunlap, Windsor. C. . Olson, of Liucoln, Neb., is at the Windsor. H. C. Hansen, of Hastings, Windsor.? H. (. Burke, ‘Windsor, J. D, Pattison, of Chadron, Neb,, is at the Windsor. Jesse B. MceGee, of Hastings, the Millard, A. D. Holbrook, of Creighton, Neb. the Millard. D. P. Ralph, of Nebraska City, Neb., is at the Paxton. B. O'Neill and wife, of Swratton, at the Paxton I, Taggert, of the United States army, the Paxton, rank 1. Helve the Millard, J. 1. Robiuson and wife, are at the Millurd, R. J. Hughes and wife, of Patterson, N. J., are at the Millard. Judge Hopewell, of Tekemah, Neb,, was at the Paxton yesterday . L. M itt, of the Herald, ingfield, 111, yesterday pason and K. C are at the Paxton wnor, representing Stove company, is at the Paxton, Messrs, H. G. Fitzmann and A. Campbell, of Leavenworth, Kan., are at the Wiudsor. At the Barker—A. J. Cooper, Des Moines; J. it Cobb, Haltimo) George H. Collins, Chicay Mrs. porge Hastings daughter, Portland; aud J. B. Chicago. Messes Taw May aad M. 2. Q'Bi e sent iputed McCord, of Fremont, Neb., is at the Cole, of Beatrice, Neb,, isat the Neb., is at the Neb, is at the of $St. Joseph, Mo, is at the Neb., is at is at Neb., are 20f Nebraska City, Neb., of Loudon, Eng., started for reen, of Chey- Churles ¢ the Detroit n, 1aem bars of tho state fishery conmission, passed through this city last night. en routy to mont. The gentlomen have been attending a meeting of the cominission at Lincoln Messrs, Frank West and 1. Dogge, Lincoln, Neb., are at the Millard. The following ofticials of the Chicago, Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway, ull of whom are located at Minncapolis, were in ty a fow hours vosterday: W. A, Scott, superintondent ; J) rke, ight agent; H. C. Hope, superint araph; W, H. S Weight, purchasiog agent; L. A. Robinson, auditor. - Drank a Pint of Mcohol Yesterday afternoon Charles Gormley, em of St | ployed as a stableman at Dick McCormick's barn, Eighteenth and Capitol avenue, found @ quart of alcohol in the stable, intended as medicine for the horses. He drank over half of it, and was found about 6 o'elock in a help- less drunken stupor, A physician was called, who worked with him several hours, and it was thought for awhile that the alcohol would kill him. About 11 o'clock his syst began to resist the effects of the stun and he was pronounced out of though stiil drunk and stupid, taken to the police station. Musicale and Reading. A pleasant musicale and reading was held at the chapter room of Trinity cathedral last evening. Although the evening was very cold there was a good attendance. Among the features of the entertainment were songs by the Mendelssohn quartette, composed of Mrs, Cotton, Miss Roeder, Mr. Wilkins and Mr, F the ladies quartotte, consisting of Mrs. Squires, Mrs, Cotton, Mrs, Estabrook and Miss Elizabeth Pennell; a duet by Emil Yates and DeWitt Burgland and readings by Miss Mabel Fonda and Mr. Robinson, The music was good and was well received, The readings were exceptionally fine, Complying With the Law. There 18 apparent disposition amo nership firms in the eity to comply with the law in reference to filing the same with the county clerk, and they keep coming in at the rate of ten and fifteen aday. Delinguents after u few more days will be prosecuted. Internal Revenue Collections, Yesterday the receipts of Mr, Balentine, the deputy ternal revenue collector, amounted to the unusually low re of g Still, there have never becn any ts that the office is not self-sustain e The Britannia Arrives W Youk, Jan. 19.—~The Britannia, which has been many days overdue and which has 800 Ital board, anchored off the light s ning. She showed no signal of distr n emigrants this mo - Are:There Ot Habitable Worlds ? Prof. Grant in Good Wo Heve, again, we have only conjecture to guide us. With respeet to the bodies consti- tuting the solar m, which from their comparative = proximity to the earth might be supposed to furnish a so- lution to this problem, carcful obsery tions have hervetofore offered no indica- tion whatever of the existence of life upon their surfaces, But life in some form or another may. notwithstanding, exist on those bod We must bear in mind that the planet in all proba- bility in various stages of development. It may be reasonably presumed that the planets Jupiter. "Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, in conscquence of their enormous bulk, have cooled down more slowly than the earth and the other smaller plavets of the solar system, and ther need as abodes of animated existe than the latter are. But even in the age of the earth it must be admitted to have revolved millions before life appeared on its surface, and even after it had cooled down and Ix come the abode of animated existence it produced. during countless millions of years more, life only in its lowest (nmn The existence of man is but of This is an instructive 1t teaches us that although m: Xis on the earth’s surface it does not fol- low that beings of the same order of intelligence man exist upon all the other planets or even upon any of them. Upon some of the plancts life may not have yet come into existence; upon others™ life may exist, but in a less ad- vanced stage than upon the earth: and the same remark is obviously applic ble to the numberless bodies of the starry firmanent, The state of the question then is this: We cannot pro- nounce positively upon the existence of life anywhere beyond the planct upon which we dwell. But reasoning from analogy, we may suppose that certain, if not nll. of the other bodies of the planctary system, which in so many respects ar o strong aflinity to our own plane in like manned the abodes of life in some form or another, and that similarly there arve countless bodies in the stellar regions which may also be the abodes of life, This is a qvestion, however, upon which the noble science of astronomy. so distinguished for the exacitude of its conclusions not venture o pronounc opinion, secing that there e is of facts avail tion. In these for each individual inquirer to forn his own opinion independently of any sup- port derived from scientific authority. - Is: neinnati Commercinl Gazette: A fow nigh 5 Mr. Douglass wis one of the speakers (and the best one) at the veception iven to O'Connell and Es- monde in Masonic hall. His wit and cloquence never showed more \ and he kept the groat aud in shouts of laughter and applause from the moment he began until he elosed Mr. Douglass told about a conver: tion that was overheard in rowd he- tween two Lrishmen after he had made a speech in Ohio. S one Irishr That was o phoine; but SWelly if half a ean make such a specch, and phwat the divil kind of a magnificent speech would a whole nayger make?” n ameeting of Irishmen, mainly to pay homage to two noted Irishmen this story convulsed the audicnce with laughter, and their applause ran into vells of delight. The audience broke loose win when Mr. Douglass said ne had consented to come to the meeting to gmve a little color to the occasion. But the great pointof his speech was reached when he said slowly and sol- emnly fifty years ago I stood on the ne |>Immun with Danicl O'Connell, » Lrish liberatory on the banks of the v. and before the vast throng he turned to me and said: “Irejoice to grasp by the 1d the black O'Connell of Ame: —— The rats have become annoyi around Washington, Pa.. that the f mers have instituted “reat hunts,” form- ing partics to drive the animals to- gether and kill them. W. C* Condit, leadipg the party at a vecent hunt, ceeded in killing 7,000, and Captain S, D. Miller, us captain of another par scored 5,462, makin, total of 12,46 big supper followe A young lady teacher in one Rochester public schools hes been threatened wity the loss of her position by the shoccutters’ union, becaus ekes out her slender income by cutting shoes at odd times. The young lady two orphan sisters to support, nnd indignation has becn ar unjust atfair, S0 she NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE Papers Read on Progress of Work on the Nicaragua Canal. ITS IMPORTANCE COMMERCIALLY A Resolution Urging the a Government Postal Syste ressity clegraph assed After Lengthy Discussion, Commercial M Wastiaroy, Jan. 19.-Before tho tional 13 . Captain 1, C. Taylor, U. S, N, read ¢ s on the progross of the n in Conference, of the | work ua Canal and the im- dresults to follow its con- Captain Taylor said the require- ments of commoerce make it certain that there will be transit for ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, American en- gineers are now on the ground rosurveying routes and making the final location of the line of the canal, J0W. Miller, man portant comme struction v of the Stoningtn steamboat line, fotlowed. He said the in- ternal commerce of the western states, seek ing exit through the Mississippi, is roady for the markets of South America. The miner- als, grain and lumber of the Pacifie states and territories await new and cheaper chan nels to castern markets. What may be the development of the trade of Central America the future must show, but to-day a tonnage exists 1o yield to the Isthmus canal 12 por cent on ' capital of 100,000, Miller argued the superiority of the Nic route and deciared that England any stand ready to avail themselves of the oppor- tunity, should it offer, to control this route, No action was taken upon the subject Postal telegraphy was taken up. Thurber, of Now York, submitted answers to the questions he had sent to Kenvie B, Murray, secretary of the London chamber of com- meree, Mr. Kenric, in substance purchise und operation of telexraphs by the British government were suceessful as far as the service was cone but ot financially to postofices, ctuint socrey of service wer office” management ployes in the postofic been productive of politi ducements 10 get up new in graphy wes not so great ur ment systom g hands.” The been of the nuniber 33 per only 6 e Nt amon; Quickness, nt had not The in- mtions in tele he gov in private reduction in tolls lay to the public and ssent having increased but the enue inereased nt. ‘Tne almost unversal senti the public is against a return to nent. Mr. in speak- ingz, said the British government had paid for large additions in the plant out of the current ipts, and if the telegraphs had not each (L the interest on the bonds issued for heir purchase, and if they bad been credited h these betterments aid with the free sc of the government depurtments, they would have been able to show a eradit suffe- fent 1o pay the interest on the bonds, and if they were credited with the increased ser. vice given the public beyond what the priva : wiving at the time the tele graphs wer vover, it would show an enormous balunce on the, it side. Krastus Wiman, of New York, spoke in opposition o government control, claiming At the British reports showed u st md to meet 1t the whole popul; od 50 that few could use the ser service was bad, being tardy and un ain, with no re 8 for eross neglige 1f the British telegy ystem inaeir seribed area 10,000 0 year deficit, in the United States, with its gréat ar same system would show a deficit of $10,- 000,000, 1f the tates adoptod th system it would nment employes 100,000, & ployers would feel bound to work in the interest of their immediate employers, A resolution was adopted asserting that the usefulness of the postofice department should be extended in the direction of tele graphic communication aud congress was y consider the question as v s possible, The executive council memoralize Conre city with Canada, The question of the was directed to s to provide for recipro- holition or reduction of the internal revenue tax oceupied a large share of attention. It was Resolved, That tecent events have shown the danger’ to the business inte of the conntry from the government continuing in time of peacc to excessive taxation which wss necessary in time of war. A large surplus in the treasury tic ating medium, which is the life blood of commerce, exposes People o a still greater taxation in the shape of high rates of interest, o to industey, dwarfs business enterprise, gives the treasury power over comuerce which never contémpluted and is @ constant, temp ation 1o extrayagance in the admiuistration of the government. Resolved, That business men of all parties, whether protectionists or free traders, should unite in demanding carly action by ditco Lo RSt EHOFTIOUS which will at lcast embarass existing in- t while it is desirable to r taxes, it is not desirable to internal revenue system as a »internal abolish - the whole. T resolution embodying the proposition to smmend the total repeal of internal - revenue taxes failed ———— LOCAL BREVITIES. unty elork eal of the county ancellation, The outstanding is §5,882 The county commis . iff Coburn 1 a tour of inspection of the juil yesterdny The shewift will have the jail examined at once us 1o its strength, The chief of police received a tele- gram from Titusville, Pa., vesterday inquiring whether Grant Miller is the city lamp lighter for Omahaund whether his mothe ill lives. It was signed Jucob Miller, The Omaha I ciation has recel 75 daily veceiving fundinig bonds for total amount yet ind Sher- position and Fair nsso- ved 1,800 of their in- Surance moi for damages at the fair grounds last A vy thinks inswrance, something like $7,000, will be amicably adjusted. - Building Permits. rmits daily seem to be the present 1 by the superi The two yester wel Aditional story jeenth, near Two limit to the numbe dent of buildings. Jumes Richards & Co 10 planing aill, ¥ Mason B. Melquest, ice Jones . issue 000 liouse, and Fifth Two permits, 4 A Razor Thiet L. W. Da lius Parks, a o Wwas arn ssterday chi breaking into 8. . Emmanuel's burber shop on the ¢ rof Rifteenth and Farnam and stealing a number of razors and othor arti- cles. The burglary was eff ect rly lust week, but Dalbay succecded i oflicers up Lo yester Fifteen Dollars Gus Rudolph, who and 8. Himmerhafer insulting him on hearing yesterday, which re of #15 und costs, He filed a counter churge of disturbing the peaco against Stevens aud Kimmerhafor, but after arraignment (Hoy were dismissed Stevens shing for was given a Ited inafine ound thr v night, A to Wed, $ Lo marry Lo ving lic by dud and res nse were issued Shial Age. Job Ay AL o8 H. Youngors, Omahi .2 attio Dudley, Omatia o