Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1888, Page 2

——en THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1888 —-SIXTEEN PAGES. UNCLE SAM'S NEW BUILDINC. The Conference Committes Reports Favorably for Omaha. HALF THE MONEY RECOMMENDED To Buy a Site and Commence Opera- tions, Then Six Hundred Thous- and More Will Follow -The House Favorable. WaAsHINGTO 3 FOURTRENTH STRRET, Wasniserox, D. C., Dec. 15 Representative MoShane to-day received the.conference roport, signed by all the con ferees on the much-mooted bill, making its appropriation. The last of the signatures of the conferoes were attached to the report this morning. As finally agreed upon in con ference, the bill appropriates £00,000 for the purchase of a site and the beginning of the oonstruction of a building, and limits the final cost of the site and building to &1,200,000. This action of the couference committee ends a tedious and interesting strugele, which has been in progress ever since the first pas of Seni nderson’s bill, appropriating $1,200,000 gross, for the pu e of a site and the erection of' a public building at Omaha. A bill of a similar character passed at the same time appropriating a like amount for Milwaukee. This was a pet measure of Senator Spooner, who was on the committee on public buildings and grounds, and who assisted Senator Manderson i so- @uring tho Omaha bill, in return for lke assistance on the part of the senator, for the passage of the Milwaukee mcasure. Both bills were referred in the house to Congress- man McShane's committee, and were re- ported back to the house, with the amend- ment limiting the present expenditure to £400,000; to be expended in the purchase of o site. This action was taken by Congressman McShane in order to secure a conference re- port that would favor the original senate proposition. When the conference com- mittee submitted its report it was according to the agreement, At this point a difference arose between Senator Spooner and Con- grossman MceShane, the former insisting that there was & definite agrecment by which Mr. MeShane was to re- port the Milwaukee bill to the house first. Mr. McShane, on the other hand, in- sisted that no argument was made by which his own constituency would be barred-of any advantage which might be derived from preference, and that Senator Spoouer finally agreed with him that no report should be made i1 the house during his absence from the ait; Two days later, while Congress- man McShane was at Atlantic City, the Omaha bill was reported by Mr. Nibbie, with the committee recommendation that the original senate proposed ve concurred in by the house. Owing to Mr. McShane's absence the committee report was rejected, and the bill was sent back for further reference. McShane arrived on the scene an hour too late. He accused Senator Spooner of a breach of faith, iu having the measure called up during his abrence, and was met with countor charges of a broken oontract in permitting the Omaha bill to have been reported before the Milwaukee public building measure. After consultation with many friends on the demo- cratic side of the house, who voted against the committee report, Mr. McShane was ad- vised to call the conference committee to- gother and try to secure an appropriation of $600,000 for the purchase of a site and for the beginning of operations, and fixing the lumit of the cost of the building at $1,200,000, as nrllgimm_v proposed in Senator Manderson’s bill, Senator Spooner, however, absolutely declined ta,accept this suggestion, and re- fused to attend a meeting of the conference committee or to place his name to a confer- ence report of this nature. With mat- ters in this condition the quorum in the house was broken by the summer heat. and there was no possibility that a report of any nature whatever appropriating money could secure consideration. Since the begin- ning of this session both of the Nebraska senators have labored earnestly with Sen- ator Spooner and with Cougressman Mc- Shane to secure an agrecment and a meeting ot the conference committee. Mr. McShane has beeu earnsst in his endeavors to satisfy Senator Spoouer of his entire good faith, As a result, the Wiscousin senator has at last become convinced that the only chance for his own Dill, as well as for the Omaha bill, is found in a conference report such as was t day agreed upon. Mr. McShane has strong assurances from the house that no objections will be offered to the consideration of the measure, as now decided upon, and he will ask to have it considered by the house on Monday. Additional legislation will be nec- cssary by the state of Nebraska to secure ac- cession of title to the site, as finally sclected, before it can be approved by the attorney general. < BureAu Tie OvAnta Bre, } PERSONAL. Emile Piozet, of lowa, was to-day ap- pointed to a $1,000 clerkship in the pension office. Miss Susan E. Dye, of Iowa, and Miss Jva M. Lyon, of Nebraska, svere promoted From §00 o $1,000 positions in the same office. Colonel H. L. Sword’s family have come from lowa 1o join him here, and they will spend the winter with him, They are at present at the ISbbitt house. Mrs, J. Ellen Foster, of Towa, will deliver an address at the Congregational church to- morrow aiternoon on *“I'he Republic and the Baloon.” Perny S, Heati, OVER A RESTLAS. An Engine Jumps the Track and Falls a Distance of Thirty Foor, WieeLiNG, W. Va., De —This morn- ing engine No. 8, pulling Beilaire & Martin’s ferry accommodation on the Cleveland, Loraine & Wheeling railroad, jumped the track on a trestle over Morgan’s IRun and plunged to the ground below, a distance of thirty feet. In its descent the engine turned over twice and landed with its top deeply imbedded in the earth. There was but one passenger coach attached, the coupling of ‘Which broke, leaving the coach, with its twenty-five passengers, safoly on the track. ‘The vrompt action of Conductor Fowler in applyiug the automatic air brake saved his coach and passengers, Engineer Samuel Sbkowalter was seriously injured and died this evening. The firoman escaped unburt. — A Female Dynamiter Arrested, Qur: )W, 80 15, ~A woman named Gallagher was arrested to-day on the arrival of the steamship Umbria. Sne had seventy- five cartridges in her possession which are supposed to contain dynamite. Tne magis- trate remanded her, CreveLaNDp, Dec. 15—~The woman ar- rested at Queenstown to-day left Cleveland on Decomber 7, in company with twent, other Irishmen and women, who, it was said, had secured a low rate of passage on account of Wieir going togother. None of them wero svell known, and few are well-to-do. Mrs, iallagher is o widow and has lived hero yuany years. It is said that she intended to xoturn in tho spring. None of her ac- quaintances here think she had anything to «do with the land league. ———— The Federation of Labor, S, Louts, Dec. 15,—~The American Feder- mtion of Labor this morning elected the fol- lowing oficers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Samuel Gompers, New York; first vice snmldeul.. Daniel McLaughlin, Braidwood, 1L secretary, P, J. McGuere, Philadelphia; treasurer, Heory Eurich, New York. Bos- ton was selected as the place to hold the muk meeting, after which a recess was en, The afternoon session was very brief. After disposing of routine matters the fed- *oration udjourned uatil the second Tuesday © of next December, e L A Wrestling Match. MiLwavkes, Dec. 15.—~Tom Conners threw ,Dan S. McMillan in a cateh-as-catch-can 4 wmmnt mateh to-night, waking two straight , Julls with great ease. Jack Carkeek chal- Conpors at the close of the wateh, THE CHARTER COMMITTERE, No More Orvoked Strects—Paving By Street Raliways. The legislative committee of the board of trade met yesterday in the main hall of the chamber of commerce. The meeting was called for 2 o'clock, but the hour of three had nearly approached before any movement was made to comm business, No repre- sentation was present from the city council, In the absence of President Evaus, Mr. McArdlo was voted to the chair and the reading of the minutes having been dis pensed with, Mr. Brown introduce his amendments to sections 50 and These were laid over for future debate At this point Mr. James Creighton was discovered to be in the room and he was forthwith invited to take a seat at the meet ing and help in the revision work. Mr Creighton seized his hat and, amidst roars of laughter, made a hurricd exit from the room muttering as he went about having nothing to do with such nonsense. In licu of section 23 Mr. Brown submitted the following: No owner of real estate within limits of such city shall have right to be permitted to subdivide said real estate in blocks and lots or parcels with- out first having obtained from the board of public works a plat or plan for the avenue, street or alley to be lined out within or across tho same, and such plat_or plan of the avenue, strect and alley shall be nade so that such avenue, street and alley, 8o ticable, shall correspond in width nd be continuous of the avenue, street and alley in the city contiguous to or near the real estate to be subdivided as aforesnid and the mayor and council 8 have the power to compel the owner of such real estate n subdividing the me to lay out and dedicatc to the public the avenue, street and alley to be within or ucross such real estate accordance with said plat or plan, and shall further have the power to prohibit the selling or offering for sale lots or part of said real estate not sub- divided and platted as herein required. Any and all additions to be made to the city shall be made as far as the same relates to the avenues, streets and alleys theremn under ana in accordance with the foregoing provisions, Tho discussion _upon the proposed alteration was deferred until some future period in the committec’s work. erular business of the mittee was then proceeded with, and Section 69 dis The first four provisions of the sce pked much discussion, Finally the atter was refererd to Mr, Conne he to report upon same at next mecting. When the sixth provisisn of Scction 60 was reached, Mr. Furay said that street railroad companics should be compelled to pave a c tain distauce beyond the outside rail. Omaha was the enly city that did not compel street ruitroads to do such paviug. Mr. Brown con- curred. Mr. Furay was requested 1o bring up an amendment to this provision at the next meeting, the sense of the mecting being that street car and cable corporations should be compelled to pave fifteen inches on either side of outside rail. Upon the first line of page 23 of the charter being reached Mr. Brown moved to strike out the words ‘'seven per cent” and insert “six per cent.” Mr. Furay opposed the mo- tion as being dangerous in the face of apos- sible money market panic. Mr. Brown's mo- tion prevailed. Mr. Furay moved to inscrt the word cept for sidewalk,” after the word on the eleventh iihe of page: A discussion ensued picce of land at the of certain strects known as Land.” No one, remarked Mr. Furay, scemed in- clined to shoulder the expense of paving, curbing and guttering this particul of ground. ~ At some time the ¢ have a dozen suits on its hands, over this dis- puted question, Mr. Berlin—If the reporters get hold of the matter we wul have 5,000 suits in the morning. [Laughter.] The question was referred to Mr. Connell and Mr. Brown, Mr. Connell asked who should bear the expense of the asscssment. Mr. Furay—The man with the most mone; On the twentieth line of page 25, section 69, the words *7 per cent" were stricken out and **6 per cent” inserted. The members present here entered into a rather irregular debate, taking up sections that had already been decided upon. Finally the whole of section 69 was referred to Mr. Connell. Sections 70 and 71 were referred to Mr. Furay, it being understood that he would draw up a report and present it at the next meeting. A discussion of section 72 provoked more irregular talk, cvery one seeming disposed t0 express his views at the same time. After much wrangling Mr. Berlin said, “Go ahead, we have only one more page to argue, Ten pages o day is our work. | Laughter.] Section 72 was left in Mr. Browu’s hands for report at the next meeting. The commit- tee then adjourned until 2 p, m. to-morrow. bt iuse oot The Hungry Half-Breeds. ST. PAvL, Dec. 15,—A. special from Rolla, Dak., says: Trouble hus been brewing on Turtle mountain reservation for some time. The half-breeds have become over-oficious in helping themselves to government rations, there now being several hundred on the reservation from Manitoba. A company of soldiers arrived from Fort Totten to-day, who will assist Agent Hrenmer in driving away those not belonging there. Trouble is anticipated. pecting the intersection “No Man’s PR — Big Sale of Pine Lanas. SmiLLwarTsr, Minn, Dec. 15.—Isaac Sta- ples has sold 50,000 acres on the St. Croix river to F'red Weyerhauser, of Rock Island. The consideration is kuown to be over £600,000, but the exact sum 1s kept secret, The purchase was made for a down river syndicate which is buying up all the pine laud on the St. Croix riverand its tributarics. - Blind Oscar Moore. Chicago Times: Blind Oscar Moore, the three-year-old colored boy with a phenomenal memory, was on exhibition {onturdn_v morning at Central Music hall before a large number of physicians and surgeons, All expressed wonder at the child’s marvelous powers. Dr. S. V. Clevenger, who has made a close study of the little fellow’s mind, read a puper giving the results of his study, and answered questions pro- yuuudud by his fellow-practitioners, 'he distinction was drawn between idiots who have been able to ropeat any- thing told them, and the blind boy, whoso reasoning powers ave developed beyond his years. The boy is able to as- sociate names with objects, He receg- nizes people by his touch. He was 1n- troduced to many of the doctors, and pronounced the name of each. As he repeated the name of Gavn he feit of & ring, and if the doc- tor wore no ring he felt of a cuff button, In this way he was able, a‘ter touching the jewelry, to pr nounce the name of the doctor. Col- onel Bundy, editor of the Religio-Phil- osophical Journal, took the blind boy in hand, but was himself taken in hand, and in reference to his balduess was questioned very closely about who had been able to cut his hair so close to his head. Those in the audience were given long lists of questions of a character to test almost any grown person’s abilit, to keep in muumry—lurgu figures an techuical problems. 'he wonderful blind boy readily answered any of these questions and counted in French, Ger- man, Polish, Russian, Greek, Latin, and Chinese. His guardian, H. P. Yammel, said he learned by note, but at the sume time apoeared to compre- hend what was told him and all that he repeated in a degree beyoud his years, Sowmotimes an instruction would “need several repetitions before the child could fx it in his mind, but when ounce }ne had learned a thing he never forgot . Neither the physicians nor the child’s guardian attempted to account for the wonderful faculty otherwise thanas a freak of nature in which certain senses were developed abnormally. His great mental power seemed in fact to puzzle the doctors quite as much as it inter- ested them. ~ After two hours of steady talk he seemed not at all tired, and he ‘Was given up as an enigma, THEY MAY ERECT THE POLES Mayor Broach Rescinds His Order Regarding the Motor Line. THOSE REVISED POLICE RULES. Pat Ford and Hasoall Look After the Interests of Vags, Watch Stuffers and Three-Card Monte Men, Relief For The Motor. President Bechel called the city council to order at 8:20 last evening. The following communication was read from Mayor Broatch: Onmana, Neb, the City Coun tlemen’ I have the honor “to A ing upon the advice of the city attorney on the Sth instant, I gave instructions to the po- lice to prevent the erection of poles by the motor company, and also ordered that any permits that had been granted to them for that purpose be rescinded. As I understand City " Attorney Webster, he questions the right of the motor company to ercct poles at will along the public stroets, 1t is doubtful if it is true public policy to permut_the ob- struction of the streets by poles and wires b any carporation, and yel as our city is in i formative condition it would doubtless prove a hardship to compel the withd®awal of the poles, and the immediate burial of the wires. In my opinion, howover, steps should be taken by the council with a view of dispens- ing with the present system, at some date in the near future, giving ample time o obsery the experiments which are being made in other cities; and to avoid any unnecessary or unjust loss boeing inflicted upon corporations using the overhead wires. W, Broatcm, Mayor. Mr. Hascall considered it would almost amount to a hardship to deny to the motor company, or other corporations, the right to erect these poles. These people were plac- ing capital i Omaha, and Jwe shoula foster all projects that will have that tendency The communication was referred to the cou- mittee on judicis r The following Dec, 15.—To the Honorable cil of the City of Omaba. —Gen to that, ac 5 were received from tho board of public works and ap: i P. Smith, for ing sidew: Geor Canfield, $1,330.305 Brothers, for painting Sixtee duct, £3,500.00; Hugh Murph, certain portions of Castellur stre Michael Elmore, for grading Thirty sixth street, §1,14(0 that part of N Twelfth streets in distriet The council then went into tee of the whole, M. S. Lee, presiding. The police regulations as compiled by Mr. Connell was discussed. Upon motion of I Ford the penalty for drunkenuness w duced from 330 to §10. Mr. Ford was in arms in defense of hree-card monte men, watch stuffers and gamblers, and succeeded in having this section referring to their pun- ishment stricken out. Hascall championed the cause of loiterers and vags hanging around the city without any visible means of livelihood. The provision bringing them un- der police control was stricken out. At this s Mr. [Ford said: *‘I move, Mr. President, that we have the whole ordinance strucken out.® “We arc only losing time arguing this thing,” headded. Section 17, which embraced several vel ngent regu- lations affecting the demi-) was agreed to without dise on. When section 30 was reached that related to coasting on public streets. Pat Ford again moved that this see- tion be “'strucken” out, remarking that the mayor “wants to be the whole city govern- ment.” The section shared the fate of its predecessors. Section 45, referring to card playing or dice throwing, was stricken out upon motion of Mr, Ford. At this point the committee suspended operations and reported progress, ‘The council reconvened at 10 o'clock. Pres- ident Bechel drew attention to the fact that the charter committee of the council had been invited to confer with the board ot trade upon a propused revision of the city chur- ter. It was decided that the council mect next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock to con- sider the invitation. Adjournment was then taken until Tues- day evening. —_— A VERY LAT SESSION. The Jury Outin the Case of Bank of Commerce vs. Hart. It is very rarely that the judge of the dis- trict court in Douglas county sits as late as did Judge Doune last night. At 9 o'clock p. m. the stentoriun tones of the city attorney might have been heard ringing through the otherwise silent building addressing twelye good men and true. The case which is the cause of this ex- traordinary procedure has been on trial since Tuesday last and it is cvidently the intention of the court to give the jury the benefit of the Sabbath to deliberate on fts pros and cons, The action is one brou: the Bank of Commerce against to recover 20,000 on a promissory note, The note was originally given by Hart to the bank, and by them sent to New York for re- discount. During the absence of the note Hart deposited $14,000 with the bank, for which the latter refused to give him c claiming that as Hart had refused to pay terest for over a year he was not entitled to credit, Hart also cluims the note has been materially changed since he eave it to the bauk, One of the jurymen went to his supper and did uot malke an appearance at the night's session of the court, doubtless thinking that four long days of tho case was enough for him. Both sides, however, agreed to pro- ceed with a jury of eleven men. A Mysterious Robbery. Mr. Eugene Foote, of Bloomington, Ill., accompanied by his wife, came on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Houck, who lives at 1522!¢ St. Mary's avenue, last Tuesday, where they bave been stopping since, Last night Mr, Foote retired about 10 o'clock, shortly fol- lowed by his wife. The latter bemng sleep- loss, read for some time, and eventu- ally fell asleep, leaving the gas burning. About 1 o'clock she was awakened by a feel- ing of suffocation and found the gas out. She lighted it again and retived once more, At 3 o'clock she again awoke feeling very sick, and on attempting to arouse her hus- bard found it almost impossible, She eventually succeeded and found him ap- parently suffering from the offccts of a SLrong nareo Nothing was suspected, however, and both soon foll asleen arain, Tn the morning hir, Houck went to call them up and found the room door open and Mr. Foote’s clothes lying in the hall, On examination it was discovered that §155 had beer stolen. during the night from under the pillow of J. W. Foote. The room in which the couple slept is an Inside room and there is an outer door and a hallway and the bed room door was locked. It looks as if some one who knew the place well had taken the money. Other valuables were lying in the room but were not disturbed. The Herald Sued for Libel, Willlam C. Long commonced an action for 1libel against the Omaha Herald yesterday. He claims $10,000 1 damages by reason of what is described in the petition, a malicious, false and injurious statement. The article complained of was headed “An Operatic Finale, Manager Long's Manipulation of an Entertainment in uncil Bluffs,”” The article statod that Long took an amateur operatic troupe to Council Bluffs, and under hr:manluemnnz gave an eutertainment for the benefit of tho hospital there. The re- ceipts were $149, of which the hospital got $15 only, The balance, 8o the article stated, was declared by Long, necessary to defray expenses, all of which he paid; that all the expenses he paid was $30to himself, and that the sisters were loft a debt of $J0 for photographs, printing and bills, ——— A Receiver Ior the Republican, The stockholders of the Republican filed a petition in the United States court about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoonm, asking thata receiver be u?ohwl 0 take of the institution. Judge Dund{h:pwln Casper E. Yost, formerly one ot proprietors and at preseut one of the heaviest creditors of the d).u . He will assume control of the es- tablishugnt at ouca LOUAY "SPORT. sting Gossip About Men Events, The next big attradtion at the Colosseum will probably be a"¥fx®ys’ bicycle race, in which all the noted riders in the country will take part. Manager Prince is rapidly ma- turing his plans, and hopes to be able to make a positive announcement within the week. A fair, square, six daya' *cyclo chase would in- deed be adrawing card. Sixteen years ago Georgo Canfleld sold_a handsome’ bay mare toL. M. Rheem for $350, Rheem in turn sold. her to Mr. Maul, the coal dealer, The, mare was @ pet of tho family, and it to part with her. Some idea of the'lady’s happiness can bo appreciated when the statement is made that yesterday Mr. Maul sent the old mare to Mr. Canfiela’s stables as a Christmas prosent to his wife. Sheis in fine condition yet, and good for many a year's family driving. J. J. Hardin, of this city, and A, P, Felt, of Council Bluffs, were the guests of Mr. C. C. Williams one_day this week, on a quail hunt at Missouri Valiey. The gentlemen had fine sport, and made a good bag, but their pleasure was in a measure marred by a mis- adventure that befell Mr. Felt. He was walking through a piece of timber when ho spied @ big horned owl on an old oak. Bang! went Felts' gun, and down came Mr. Owl. It was a fine specimen, and the sportsman concluded to preserve it. He stooped down to pick it up, when suddenty, and before ho could escape, it made a snap at hin and caught one of his fingers in its poworful beak, atthesame time burying its talons savagely in his cor- duroys. Mr. Felv shricked in terror, and frai Iy attempted to disengage hitmself from the monster’s clutch, But it wouldn't bo disengzaged worth a cent, and over auj the dry leaves rolled the man and bird loc in deadly embrace. Felt yelled *“*Murder “Thieves ! “Rire!” and ‘finally called for the police. There is no_telling what mizht have happened, hadn’t Williams and Hardin Dut in an appearance at this juncture and knocked the owl in the head. With R. S. McCormick as president of the Wi n association, Omaha stands a good chance of having the annual and inter ;m-.l te meetings of the organization held e Tommy Danahey, roller skater of Nebr Wyoming, and will A Varlety of Ini Ars. Canfield a slrugzly five-mile ned from appear at the champion ka, lias shortly Juck Crooks has boen awarded the dia mond pin offered by Mr. Juck Morrison as o prize for the best base-running record of the players finishing the season with the Omahas, and to Cooney oes the lature: silver dia mond for the best batting. Pat Killen wants to come here on the oc- casion of the appearance of the two great fukirs, Kilrain and Mitchell, and get on a s round go with either of them. P, P, Pomeroy, of St. Louis, will assume charge of the sporting department of the Herald within a few wecks, says a ramor. Breckenridge, lately signed by Manag Selee, is one of the Dost promising yout twirlers of the country. The weather permitting, there will be a big shooting tournament on the Omaha Gun club grounds Christmas day. At last it looks as if Ow nher beneh show, of which there | much talk in the past year, that sporting men and good fellows, Inzram, baving taken hold of the gether with William Meldrum. The oxhi tion will open January Land continue to th 3d inclusive, at yet ty bedete mined upon. Th ist of silver cups, and competent judg selected to inspect the dogs and awards, Bntrics can bo madd at the c drum, 1: The following specics of the canine fa are cligiblo for_entry ‘0x, Yor Dandy Dinmont, Blaek i, Ivish, Long haired Toy, & un-n,l'ruf :d aud Drop-eared and Bull Terrievssand Great Danes, Mastiffs, | Coach, Spitz and Shepherd dogs; Sceotel e lies, Beagle and Bassett hounds, Baglish and Twlian grey hounds, Scotch stug hounds, Otter and American hounds, Sctters and Tointers of all cladses, aud Lap and Toy dogs, and Spaniels. * ———— AT THIS COLOSSEUM. Close of the Great Hurse and Bicycle Race. at the Colosscum closed Tust night amid great e ment, although quit a half hour before the allotted time. He saw that he was beaten, and being bruised and contused and knoclked cut generally, acted the part of diseretion in giving up the st without further im- poiring himself. Ihe two byk Prince and Eck, while they were jubilant over their victory, and in folerable condtiion, could not hnde it from the that they were exc ivel, 3 ppy that tue end had come. and the people greatly enjoyed it. core Bea 657 miles aud the cyclists , leaving a balance in favor of the wheel men of seven miles, Beardsley aceepts his iquishment with good grace, while Messrs. Prince and Eck deport themseives as victors should, and claim no unduz credit for their great achievemeut. Won B/ the Walker. There was a large audience at Kessler's hall last night to witness a coutest between T, P. Corcoran and Thomas Hines. The agreement entered into was that Corco would walik seven miles whille Hines ten. Mr. John Houriban was chosen referee. Mr. Corcoran won the race, A Charity Concert. At Masonic hall last_nigit a chavity con- cert was given by the Swedish Ladies Reliel socioty, Th y has for its dir the following prominent Seandinavian | Mrs, Judge Anderson, Mr: Mrs. Dahlstrom, Mrs. ' N Hansen. These ladies, by their ene perseverence, collected $1,500 for the Swed- ish relief fund a short Lime ago. Encouraged by their former efforts they decided in get ing up last nuight’ inment, the re- coipte 1o go to the benetit of indigent Scan- dinavins in our city, About four hundred persons were present. The concert was fol- lowed by a supper and a dance, which was kept up until midnight. A most enjoyable evening was spent by those assembled, The City Mission. The weekly report of the city mission shows the good work the society is accom- plishing for the poor. Several new cases of want and destitution have come under tneir notice during the week, and with ths 5. proaching cold weather others may be ex- pected. The society ‘s sadly in want of funds and appeals to all who are charitably dis- posed to contribute vheir mite. All contri butions should be addressed, “City Mission- ary, 713 North Twenty-sacond street,” was to have s been so The great race tine race The tot ctors lies Personal Paragraphs. A. B. Rogers is dangerously ill at his res- idence, Ames avenue and Thirty-eighth street, avi Mr. M. L, Roeder, A. B, Roeder, W. C. Long and other gentlemen left last evening to spend & few days at Salt Lake City and western points. Mrs, . D. Thompson and little daughter returned Saturday morning from a fort- night's visit to_ relatives in Marsnalltown, Tama City and Haven, Ta, Mr. Frank E. Lawronce started on Thurs- day last for southern California, where ho will ‘spend the winter in search of health, His father and mother accompauied him, and his wife will follow if) a Short time, oerdats P il He Got the Surprise. Detroit Free Press: ‘‘I—ah—butI want some meat,” she said, as she en- tered a shop on Gr: nd River avenue, “Yes'm,” was the stereotyped reply. “I was pa's housekeeper for two years, ou know,” she continued, ‘‘and now 'm married and am houw‘kueplng for myselt.” ‘Yes'm.” “And I want good meat, you know.” “Yos'm,” ‘“The very best. Which is the best beef-steak?” **A cut from the neck, ma’am.” 40h, yes, I'd forgotten. Well, giva me two pounds, you know, and I shall cook it myself aud give Charlie a sur- prise.” DID WILCOX ABUSE HIS WIFE? Some Ugly Testimony Introduced at the Trial Yesterday. HAD THREATENED TO KILL HER. Fle was Very Angry About the En- gagement of His Daughter—Min- nie Maddern at Fremont— Other State News, The Wilcox Murder Crse. O'NrerLr, Neb., Dec. 15.—[Spocial to Tur Bee. sterday was taken up in the intro. duction of evidence in the Wilcox case, show- ing the relations existing betwoen him and his wife previous to the shooting, and the threats of violence made by him against her. Mrs. Lamb, a widow who lives alone ina small house within ten feet of Wilcox, testi- fied that on the night before the shooting Wilcox came homo and at once began to quarrel with his wife about her allowing their only daughter, Cora, to marry young Ingersol. Wilcox said to his wife: “D-—n you, you've ruined us! I'll cut your heart out.” The mext morning she saw Wilcox coming from toward the barn to the house, and he passed close to her with such a look of vengeance in his faco that it frightencd her and she ran into her little house. In about half a minute after she reached the housoe she heard thoe shot, and at once ran out of her house screaming murder ! murder! Mrs, Gilmore, daughtor of the de- ceased, testified to a quarrel which occurred between Wilcox und his wifo about nine years ago, in which he threw the irou spring of a Wagon s and struck her in the head, at the sume time saying, “‘damn you, you're the one I want to kill. You're at the bottom of this.” This was corroborated by Nelson and arl, sons of the deceased. Nelson 50 testified that on one oceasion, bout two years ago, he heard Wilcox ¢ to his mother, “4f an thing happens to Corn you know wh will happen to you.” Robert Earl heard L between Wilcox and the ded ed, twoor three days before the shooting, in which Wilcox aceused her of appiying for o divoree, and snid *'it's only u schome to ot my nd that he would “never live with her another minute. ‘The defense put in the entire day with evi- dence tending to show that friendly relutions existed betweengWilcox and his wife. The state rest® late last night, Opening of Love's Opera House. Faryoxt, Neb., Dee. 15.—|Special to Ture Bri.)-~The opening of the new Love opera house in this city last night was the occasion for a grand demonstration. Miss Minnie Maddern and her excelient company had the lonor of opening the house, and they pre- sented that interesting domestic drama, HCaprice,” to a large and appreciative audi- ence. On the occasion of the tirst appearance of this company here one year ago the old opera house was burned on the afternoon of d it is some- of the city that in less p comes back to open one of the finest theaters in the west. The build- in is owned and was constructed under the immediate supervision of J. W, Love, at a cost of about 0,000, It s five stories in height, in cladurg the basement; is 55x126 fect in dimen- and has a seating capacity of 1,100, ront elevation presents the hundsotmoest wee of any in the city being trimmed stone, rough ved, and surmounted with three walv: d-ivon’ pin- nucles. While the seating c: ty is not, large as some others, it is certainly a that the interior is the finest of any opera house in The frescoing of the walls ana ceiling was done by a well known Miunneapolis firm, and its and rich- ness attests their skill, e stage 2 feet in dimensions, and furnishes facil for the presentation of the most clabo There are eleven full s comprising cighty-five nieces, all by celebrated scenie artists of Chi- Irop curtain is a rich one, costing There are cight dressing rooms con- utly conuected with the stage, It is o lel little opera house and the citizens of re proud of this new addition to ntial growth of the The oc- night was made a benefit for the Previous Lo the beginning of the John Hewitt, pastor of the Ipi ), made a short. and appropria address, and at the conclusion of it prescuted 1o Mr. Love adeed for thirty- threo feet front of the lots covered by the building, being a donation to him by property of Broad , upon which it is Mr. Love made a ncatiesbonse, promising that nothing but first class com’ punics should ever occupy it. It been leased to Mr. Robert Meiteynolds, the well kunown theatrical manager of Lincoln. Dedicating a Temperan Temple. Fuesoxnr, . 1 to Tne Bee. | —~The Woman’s Christian mperance union of Fremont closed to-night a three days’ fair, which has netted them scveral hundred dollars. The occasion has veen the dedication of a nandsome new temperance temple, which they have just had completed at a cost of $5,000. It 18 a handsome buiiding with large and ai reading rooms, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 500, It is the fruition of years of curnest bund of noble ladies who are szreat good i this eit 2000 ven Losing Her Voice, Neprasga Ciry, Neb, Dee. 15, to Tue Bee]—A case that is attracting attention among the physicians of this city is the unfortunate and peculiar one of Miss Grace Wardell, a young lady of uhis place. or some time pust she has been losing her voice, and at present 1t is so far gone that she Bpeak in a whisper he at- tending physician says Le canuot account for it, but it is cortain that she will in a shory time lose her voice cntirely. No reason whatever can be assigned for 1t, An $80,000 Failure. HasmiNGs, Neb., Dee. 15, —[Special Tele gram to Tug Bik.]—The failure of the dry foods house of John Stick, this evening, is one of the hcay ecorded in woestern N brasko, i will xceed $40,000, The partics from Kansas who are now m charge of the store siven a chattel mortgage for §300,000, Stick has stores in Kansas and Missouri. The failure has o faint resomblunce to the Loyal L. Smith Omabha failure. ——— Hon. G. W, Shephard Married, MONT, Neb., Dac. 15 —[Special to Tun Hon, G.W. Shephard, representative- elect from Saunders county to the coming legislature, was married on Thursday night of this week to Miss Grace Snyder, at the home of the brid arents, at Platteville, clght miles south of KFremont. They will spend the winter at Lincoln, Wanted For Burglary. Nesnaska Ciry, Neb., Dee. 15.—[Special i Bee,]—The sheriff of Liberty, Clary county, Missouri, telegraphed to this city for the arrest of Oscar Chappel, who 18 wanted for bigamy, and who escaped from custod The man was in the city several days a; but cannot now be found. A reward of is offered for his arrest. ‘Wanted For Embezzloment. Neonaska Ciry, Neb., Dec. 15.~[Special to Tug Bee.|—Frank Harkins, of this city, is wanted by @ Marshalltown, Ia., insurance company, for embezzlement. He was k- ing for that company, but is now missing, “I'he amount of the theft is not very large, [Soreibonnihurtouis Postal Thieves Convicted. Cuicago, Dec. 15.—Frederick Van Ober- kawpf and Thomas Mack, on trial for the wholesale robberies of the street lettor boxes of this city, were found gullty this evening by the jury in the United States court. Sen- ténce has deferved. Oberkampf is sald to have given the postoftice inspectors valuas ble iuformatiou, WITH THE WI1§ A popular spring novel for ropubli- cans—"Put yourself in His Place.” ““Don’t give up the ship!™ If you must give up anything ‘in the nauiical line give up the schooner. Senator Palmer is writing a novel, but it is too early to say whether it will carry off the Paliner not. In Boston theatres you find front rows the young men with the in- cipient mustaches. And wo suppose that is whero the expression “Down in front™ comes from. The man who prays that God will make him honestin his business trans- actions needs watching. He may forgot to pray in a while. We don’t pray for that which we have. McSorley—1 seo there was a your streot last night. I'm giad the trouble has come to a head at last, MeGuft—Well, T'm not. MceSorley— Why not? McGuft icmnhu(i\ 1y)—Be- cause it was my head. An enterprising hatter has sent out a ircular stating that men are bald be- cause they wear wool hats instead of silk ones.” This is not the only reason men are bala. They sometimes marry the wrong womar. Miss May—Did you s tomb in England? i Tgnatius Donnelly's Miss May— Are thoy buried together? Smith—No. Shakspeare is buried at Avon and Igns tius is burvied in seve book stor Fannie and Alphonse were chatting ily about the coming nuptials. “How entertaining that cottage at Dijon, my dear,” she exclaimed, *‘and the sweet little carriage, and the silver of your mother to go on the mahogany cabinet, and—" *My life's own does unot mention me,” broke in Alphonse. “*Ah, wait tilt I get through,” and she patted him under the chin as she ram- bled on—"*and the good donkey to take me to the village, and—" but Alphonse had left the room. The rage for the antique continues. A gushing girl of nineteen has marriod a widower of seventy-three. There are o quarter of a million of doctors in the world, and yet the total populition seems Lo be on the inerease notwithstanding. Mr. Bottle has married Miss Stock in Washington. This shocking devotion to the Bottle caused a good deal of com- ment. In “merry™ Bngland a “school of car- pontry for’ womon” has been ostab- ished. ‘That brings the sex down to level of the jack-plane. An aporopriate motto for a but ting goat: “*And this isthe head and front of my off ending.” An “evenly balanced” dramatic com- puny is one that has a “*heavy man” on one side and a fat woman on the othe Caador, like virtue, is its own re but the man who thinks out loud 1s pre- cipitated into much hot water, Nobody believed the story that a in the row in and How long could the w ultan stand up beforc the cold, clear gaze of a Bos- ton girl eyeing him through her spec- taclcs A passenger from Florida, who stopped over in Smithville, complained that his sate had been: stolen from . After due examina- freely furnished with an- other. lectrical Executions, Globe-Democrat: On Ju 1, 1889, the law requiring electrical exccutions goes into effeet in_ the state of New York, but until to-day the amount and cter of current required to make certain aud instantancous had not heen determined. The experiments upon dogs made last summer by Harold . Brown, the electrical engineer, were criticised he- cause the weight of the animals killed was less than that of a man, and it was supposed that more current would bo required to kill a human being on that This afternoon Mr. Brown - opportunity to M death 3 5 and the committee appointed by the Medico Legal society to report on the best means of putting the law into experiments were made at lahoratory at Srange, und tim was a call weighing 1 pounds. Toe hair was cut on the for head and on the spiue behind the fore legs. and sponge-covered plates, moist- ened in a solution or suiphate of zine were fustened in place. The resistunce of the animal was 3,200 ohms. An aiternating current of 700 volts was played for forty-five seconds and the animal was It was at once dissected by Ingram and Bleyer, but the brain, heart and lungs were found to be in a normal condition and the meat was pronounced fit for One metal plate carrying the cd the haiv of the for head, and slightly burncd it, but othe wise there no external indications of injury, The second ealf weighed 145 pounds and had a ance of 1,300 ohms, The deadiy alternative current of 700 volts sire was applied for five secon and produced death. To settle perma- nently the weight question, & horse hing 1,280 pounds was next killed by passing the alternating current at 700 volts from one foreleg to the other. The resistance of this ani- mal was 11,000 ohms, There were pros- ent Me, T. A, Edison, Prof. R. Qgden Doremus, Prof. Charles A, Dr. Pvederick Peterson, lingr M. B3| the first Mitchell, experiments proved the alternat- 0t to pe the most deadly fores < 0 seiones, and that less than half the pressure u in this city for electrie Tighting by this system is sulli- cient to eause instant death, A i o i Locked in a 8 St. Paul Globe: There is a safe vault aboutsix feet square in the rour of the store No. 931 1 street, Washington, D, C..and as prepavations were being mudo to elose the store the other evening,one of the lady elerks went into the vault to put away some articles. Another clerk closed” the door and passing by and not knowing that the young woman was in the vault twmed the knob which set the combination. Then it was at once discovered that the young woman was locked up, and there was consternution in the sLo Mrs. Slater, the manager of the establishment,knew the combination, but in the excitement of the moment it escaped her mind en- tively. Meanwhile the young woman in the vault was rapidly breathing up the few cubic yards of air ather command. Her companions outside were sobbing and calling on her not to die right away, 1t wis o question whetlor to an- Fuuo a safe burglar ar to wait until Mr, tomaine, who rents a portion of the vault and who has the combination, could be found. At last, when the friends of the young woman were about ive up, Charles K. Fostor, the owner of the building, and who also had the combination, appeared. He opened the safe and the imprisoned girl staggered out, and fell into the arms of her friends, She was locked up more than an hour, and was in danger of suffooa- tion when relief came. S Diamond encrusted {nitial rings at Hubermana's, 16tk and Douglag, own [ FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. More Evictions of Settlors From the Des Moines River Landa. THEY MUST EITHER BUY OR GO. Governor Larrabee Itefuses to Accopt State Senator Sweney's Resigna- tion—The Rock Island Sued By Davenport Jobber More Evietio F'r. Donar, Ta., Dee. 15.—[Special Tele- gram o Tar Bee. | ~Tho action of tho set- t S in overwhelming the Des Moines River Laiid company with litigation for the evident Purpose of preventing evictions has precipie tated & move which they thought to restrain, ctions wero resumed on Snell lands yes- terday. Marshal Holbrook and a posse cvicted Witliam Spafnhowar from the farm from which his son had been ejected a fow days vro Suoll will now push mattors until evel ttler who has not made a set- tlement is evicted. This will be followed by the eviction of sottlors on the Wells and Litchficld lands, for whom iwrits have boon issued. Tho land owners state that they are now thoroughly in earnest, and injunctions will bo 1ssued against all evicted settlers who have returned to the farme. This will result sceriously to the settlers, disobedionce of in- Junction bemg contempt of court, and all re. maining on the land will be compelled to pay a fine or be imprisoned. Being without funds the majority will be compelled to ac- cept the harsh alternative and go to jail, His Resignation Not Accepted. Masox Ciry, T, Doe. 15.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Ber [ —Governor Larrabee to-day notified J. H. Sweney that he could it his resignation as son- Y 13 the congressman-clect from the Fourth dissrict. It is lunted very strongly that the governor's refusing to accept his resignation means that he will be led upon to serve inan extra sossion this winter. If the famous railroad case, now being tried before Judge Brewer, in the United States court, should happen to bo de- cided in favor of the railways, and against the lowa comm rs, that decision will lave significance in reforenco to an extra sossion. Sweney’s past record us a railroad legislator proves that he would be a con- venient man have in the senato in case of an extra session for tha governor to roly upon 1o strengthen the present law or pass a maximum rate law. ator, Thoe Rock Island Sued. Davesvonr, I, De. .—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee.|—The attorney general began twenty-four suits in the distriet court here to-day against the Rock Island railroad. They were brought at the instance of the job- bers of this city, who eclaim $£5,000 damages i cach suit for violation of law, claiming that the road has made extortionato charges to them and has not conformed to the law. A Saloonkeeper Resists Arrest. Krokvk, Ia, Dec. 15.—A sensation was created yesterduy afternoon by tho attempt of Louis Barnesconi, a wealthy citizen and rabid anti-prohibitionists, to resist the sor- vice of 4 I warrant by Chief of Polico Hardin and two ofticers. When the latter reached Barnesconi’s restaurant on Front street, and he was informed that they had come in scarch of intoxicating liquors, he ed that he was goiug out for a few mia- utes. Returning with a 32-calibre revolver, Baru ni, who is believed to have been At s intoxicated, took a position in the rear of an ice chest and fired five shot at the policemen who were engaged in carrying out jugs of weisky and bottles of beer. Two of the cartridges in the weapon failed to ais- charge. The fire was returned by the of- ficers, when Barnesconi, who had emptied his revolver, cried that he had enough and would surrender. He was taken into ocus- tody. A full wagon.load of intoxicants was seized. Liquor selling in violation of the law has continued, and to-day’s raid was made to suppress it if possible, e Sweney Scriously INL Masox Ciry, D ~—|Special Telegram to Tue Bie |—Advices received from Osage state that Congressman-elect Sweney is seriously i1l with malarial fever. —~— A Phcenomenal Locomotive. New York Star: The Portland com- ', of Portland, Me., has had men ac- on a novel invention, 1 the bicyele locomotive, for some s weeks now, and although it is fast nearing completion, considerable yet remains to be done upon it. It is boiler shaped, about the same as the common locomotive boiler, not dif- fering much in length, but rather maller in diameter than that of a rail- road locomotive, Its fire-box is deeper and the cab will be two-stories high, the fireman oceupying the lower and the engineer the upper story. It has two eylinders of the same shape but alittle smaller than the ordinary locomotive cylinders, located quite close tozether under the part of the boiler farthest from the cab. Then under the middle of the boiler is one gant, steel-tired driving-wheel. Tt is 8 feet in diameter, and wus cast at the Port- Jand’s foundry last summer, The tire is deeply grooved, and on her side of the great driving-wheel a_crank to take the place of the treadles of a common bicyele. The pis- tons of the cylinders are attached by menns of driving rods to the cranks, nd by the power of steam the novel ailvoud bieyele will be propelled, it is claimed, from 100 to 200 miles per hou It will cost from $10,000 to $15,000, per- haps more, and will weigh about twenty-five tons, The inventor is E. Moody Boynton, and he is very enthusiastic over it, and secms to have plenty of money with which to carry out his ideas. The cars will also be made torun oo the rail, and will be two stories high to corre- spond with the cab of the bicycle loco- motive, which will be sixteen foet high, To preveut the whole thing from topling over, the track will ho built with a rail above as well as under the teain, The upper rail will be supported by strong ivon columns planted on either side of the lowor rail at a suf- ficient distance apart to allow the train space to pass betwoeen them. Groovod wheels of a small sizo as compared with the driving wheels will be fixed to the top of the cars and locomotives will be run on the upper rail. 1t i8 claimed by thisarvangement the friction will be much less, and therefore the train can be vropelled faster, and with less power; the exponse of constructing the roadbed will be much less than the cost of the rondhed of the railroads of the existing system, a very nurrow roudbed being all thut is required, ——— Inexcusable Ignorance, “Mr, Plunkett,” calicd out the new night editor through the speaking= tuhe, “I've got to crowd out either a column of poetey or a column of ads vertisements, Which shall it he?” And the discharge of lurid wrath that went up that tube from the ediwoe in reply warped it all out of shap chahi B e Couldn't Compote With Beid gt Chicago Tribun Lady— Show me your cloaks, pleas e some elegant oncs. Lndy—I am not o hived givl, siv, Clerk Doy pardon, ma'nm. Hore is a line ot $25 that I ean recommend., Gas colte for nouse use, 37.50 per ton, Neb, Fuel Co., 214 South 1314 sbe