Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1888, Page 1

——— HE WAS A MARRIED MASHER. A Lady Killing Congressman Sail- DEMOCRATS "“DIED" IN THE WOOL, Philosophical Tim In congress— member or a dele, Washington a which he carried his heart on his through his gallant att general was a bachelor, 4 marriageable daugh this intoresting 3 to entrap the gay matrimonial net, but not despondent, and sover prop: ter, but it is likely that the once turned upon him in- la will glare at him stonily, if the at all, wh tablo in the will be sure to ornament by his presenc man, who knew him, happencd to be in his bailiwick during the late campaim. One day he listencd to s speech, It was a brilliant effort; it brought tears to the eyes of the audience. of the labo thom burned answi poured in daily. fellow you. N had no time to attend to m and knowing v enjoy the deliy left them at home he at my desk in th to your wants.” to himself when he heard the allusion to the wife and famil; casually mentioned such portions of the specch as he thought would be intercsting to some of his acquaintances, The result is that the psuedo to find other quarters during the present session, or some of the designing mammas may find it better to change their habitat during his presence in the eity. who were candidates for re-election and were defe: do not Jike the jibes of their su {riends at the polls last month. Ti the Irish member from East Saginaw, Mich, i8 un exception. 1ol the ot the latter observed that he was a dyed-in- the-wool democrat, and therefore could not expect favor at the hands of the new admin- Istration. t00.7 the free wool clause and that is what defeated him. He the wool,” sure enough, when the polls in his district closed on the 6th of November, has been the Mecca of & great many Ohio pilerims during tho pust twenty-four’ hours, state in the union, is anxious to learn Sen- ator Sherman’s iotentions in roference to the new administration. ticularly interested in this watter, because they desire to know how to govern their own actions, ernor company of the sena to get from him a direct statement as 10 his cou Harrison Senator Sherman satisfied the ex-goveruor | give that io has no desire to accept an houor of | gor this character, but he left upon the mind of his caller an impression that he might consider | &9 it a matter of political duty to do so if asked [ with to join the new president ers, Other Ohio republicans who called on tho senator to-day wer of Cleveland; Hon. E and ex-Attorney General D. A. Holling: worth, of Cadi was Alttorney General Watson. centlemen are deeply interested in the pol safe to say that they all senator to accept a piace in the is tendered to him, visitors will remain here until the cure a definite promise from Mr, and then proceed to Indianapolis and assure President Ha portfolio to Mi edge that it would be accepted. This plan, if successful, will effectually dispose of the talk of Blaine. feal problem in Ohio, in all probability. Those who know something of the situation of affairs in that stato say that if Mr. Sher- man leaves the senate h succeeded by Governor o) turn, will be succeeded by Mr Mr. McKinley 1s to be boomed for speaker of the house, and ex-Governor F'ester brought forth as the candidate for Senator Payne's place, on the expiration of the term of that gentlemun, agency, to Dr. Bland, sccretary of the ndian Defense ussociation, receiucd to-day, says that his people are unanimously in favor of a il in line ith the suggestions made by Dr. Bland somd time ago, to open that reserva. tion by the sale of tho land to the govern- met." Ho uska Dr. Bland to prepare and put in the bill, and says that if the by congress and sent out to the agency, it will meet with unanimous and immediate ap- hatthe Indians have called councils, and they bave no doubt about the unanimous consent of the Indians to the proposed bill Nothiug has boen h about their concurring. saying that the friends of Senator Gray brought about the repudiation of President Cleveland in their state last month, ana that the republican victory in the election of a I&y. ture, was intended as a rebuke to both of Mr. Fuller to the ¢ ator Gray was urged for the place by the Delaware democrac ment was very sore, tion there were issued every weelk day at the pension offloe, lists of pensions as thoy were allowed. There were bundreds and bhun- dreds of them every twenty-four hours. Shuce the election the pension business seems 10 have gone to the dogs. There bave not been as many pensions allowed during the past two weeks as on a single day during the campaign, and noue reported during the past four duys. re-election of United States Senator Voorhes and lm‘ulru it s l.ruo{ &8 reported in In- diana, mvnu lite, of his own desire, at the cad of mittee on wilitary affairs, say it is uot true, A EIGHTEENTH YEAR. ing Undoer False Colors. Tarency — ted Cloud On the Reservation Oper Hind himeolt the ing—Ohioans Laboring With When congre Sherman—ensions., Yo B ayndisats, & s TrE OMATA Be: Wasnixerox Bur Fo \ WasixatoN, D. C., Dee. 16, Last session a handsome and dashing m. 1 will not say whetlier he was a | tr ate—cut aquite a shine in | G achelor, by the manner in y and ntlon 1o the fair sex supposed that he gning mammas with s, anxious to settle g man, tried assiduously d dashing fellow in the They we unsucecessful 1of them hud rry on the siege again this win- yes which we hing kindness, look at him wver he makes himself seen at a ashionable hotel in which he re s, or at some of the receptions which he ¥ ybody nd de: the 1 to c: The reason of all this is that a Washington | /g He told 1 performed for eof the midnight oil he had ring the stacks of letters which “AIL this, my friends and izens,” he said, “I have done for work has been so laborious that 1 wife and family, at they would not be able to ts of Washington society, 1 > with you, while I sat apitol attending which he h he spo the havy national ¢ The Washington listener whistled softly nd came back to thiscity and wee achelor will probably ha VILOSOPIICAL Most of the members of the presentyhouse ed, are not in the best of humor, and cessful suey, He met a fricnd at the cay or day, and_during a conversation “I died in the wool, +Oh," " replied Tin Tim was one of the principal advocates of n _the Mills ta OIOANS FOR SHERMAN. Senator Sherman’s residence in this city veryone in Ohio, and for that matter every | Yu The Ohio men are par- Among those now here is ex-Gov- ster, who spent several hours in the or yestorday and tried , in the event that President hould invite him into the cabinet, | was s family of advis- Judge J. W. Ty’ Johnson, of T The last to call to-night All these cal situation in the Buckeye state, and it is ed the senior binot, if 1t that the aan se- erman, It is leal ison that he may tender a Sherman, with the knowl- It will also solve the polif will probably be er, who, in Butterworth, RED CLOUD'S STATEMENTS. A letter from Chief Red Cloud, Pine Ridge ill is passed roval. Letters from Rose Bud agency state eard from Standing Rock d Pine River, but no doubt is expressed DELAWAKE AND CLEVELAND, Delaware democrats in Washington are evelund and Buyard, for the appontment hief justiceship. Sen- and tho disappoint- PENSIONS FOR POLITICS, For several months before the recent elec. moth VOORHES TO RETIRE, One of the recently elected democratic state senators in Indiana writes here that a -m:my of the democrats elected to the senate last month are opposed to the hat Mr. Voorhes intends to retive to offivial term, March 8, 1891 REPUBLICANS WILL Republican members of FAIR, senate com- as reported, that pointment week ago, firmed deserved tionf of good me ‘held up’ 18 a political de President Harrison is anticipated. A NICE CONTRIBUTION, If President Clc bill to quict the tit Des Moines river will b nes riv sgislation wer ommittes xpulsion of was proved moncy were spent in the lobby, $1,000 the hands n also be prov attempted to grant. vody. It ¢ pany ne 1 of the committee can be found ports of the third session of the Thi this one bei specehes which congress, veto, made that a other lar campa claiming being ¢ ¢ | veto po white house. COMING W Important Measures Pending in the Wasiiy . ariff bill still holds the v her measures, and will be considered from immediatoly morning hour business. In the house to-morrow motions in behalf of the committce to pass measures under a suspension of the rules will be in order, but the pending motion made by Mr. Dunn for ¢ of the Nicaraguan canal bill will y. It is doubtful whether rd, of the riverand harbor K any effort to call the bill of which he is the champion on_sus- pension a. . but a strenuous attempt will be ation, and, if pos- course of the day to day the right of w n Blancl committea, will Chairn mnade to seq sible, its p 4 4 natio ENGLISH The Strange Persecution of a Lady LoNDON, boro. pretenses. Fox and write to her. arrested and imprisoned six months, in de- fault of bail to keep the pea arrested and compelled to “$1,000 bonds again ance. From spent followed the young lady streets to pri an invalid. other letter, private per sane, maining. fatally wounded, New Y fight to a evening. gram to Toe Bxe They say prot should he ve contriby © sum, wiis ma fund by meml these lands, which were sn from the hands of the settlers who ar sted by the untimel by the presentoccupant of the FERSONAL, Senator Saunders left the city for Ni Yorl this evening. for home, with three Harrison family at the Christmas }olidays capital, Sennte 10N, D present methods of for such purposes for the me approptiating a bulk sum [ totul carried by tie bill sure will By an Alleged Ge [Copyright 155 Dy James Gordon Bennett.) —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bek.|—Upper ten- dom is puzzled over the peculiar blackmai case tried in the Bow street police court yes- - Rowden, a military looking giving his address as the and describing Dec. 10 fashionable Hotel V' himself as a gentleman, was arraigned on o warrant for writing threatening letters to Miss Violet Lane Fox, daughter of Lady Conyers, and a sister-in-law of the Earl of Tn order to avoid publicity, Miss Fox did not appear, but Lady Conyers testi- fled against the prisoner. Ho is bankrupt, and has been arrested sev- eral times for obtaining money under false In 1883 he began to follow Miss In June, 1885, ho was month prison, feathers and ivory. traveler nad visite — Fatal Result of a ¥ GrAND Coreav, La., De affray occurred near hero yesterday after- noon as the result of a feud which had existed between the members of the Higgil bothall family for years. shots were fired. A young wan nawed Beard, who was_acting as peacemaker, was killed! Two of Munroe Higginbothall's sons were T'wo other persons were slightly wounded, one of them being the of young Beard, varticipants in the affuir are still at larg el Short, Sharp and Decisive. 16.—~Mike Cushing, of Brooklyn, and Pete Walsh, of Pittsburg, weighing 130 pounds each, fought a game finish at Rutherford, N.J., this The contest was short, decisive, Cushing baving th battle all througn, though Walsh was gume wnd took his wauling well. i L St. Joe Base Ball Klection, Sr. Joser, Mo., Dec. 16.—[Special Tole. —T'he directors of the St. Joseph Base Ball association have elected officers as follows: President, A. H. Truck. enwiller ; treasurer, John S, Charles M. Lord, wi, Dec. the ons army, made & will be “held up” and not inations were all that no_nomina: the ni tions made inless it appears that there which action of in them by which mens: day, he will ands, in Towi ntr irty, ¢ these lands improvement of the 15 employed to se- tod Inws granti the 1 of th four members from large sums of 1 that the comn. report of the Il be made for the passage of the bill over Presigent Clovelan ) it, the charge will ion of #100,000, or some le to the democratic rs of the company Mrs, stopping on the v Indianapolis, B IN CONGRESS, In the senate the the routine ure its consi sage during the 5 )rous opposition to this measure will be made by some members, who be that the committee ve | time to formulate a proper bill, and that the making appropriations A substitute larger than the to be expended by , under the of war, upon improvements of Al character SOCIETY PUZZLED. 1853 to the exception persistently ate houses and shops nervous system was infured and she is now On Deceber 13 he wrote an- which was produced in court butonly submitted to the magistrate for 1, as tht family that it should not be read publicly. Tho home secretary investigated Rowden’s mental condition and found him perfectly Lawyer George Lo for Lady Congers, was anxious is, who appeared discribed Rowden as 8 cowardly rascal, who imagined he would ro- ceive a large sum in order to put an end to this persceution. The court ordered the pris- oner to find sureties in the sum of £500 each, in default of which The people arc curious to know what secret Rowden possesses that gives him suoh confi- dence in bis persecution. e Ts It Stanley ? SuakiM, Dec. 15,—|Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]—The Khalifain aletter to Osnan Digna stated that asteamer expedition to the equator,.commenced by Osman Saleh, on ar- riving at Lado, had Emin Pasha and a white traveller delivered to them in chains by Emin’s oficers and troops. in his lettor to the reached Lado on October 2, khedive had sent o white traveler numed Stanley, with a letter telling Emin to go with Stanley, and offering the remamder of the force the option of going to Cairo or re- They refused to ente r the Turkish service, and gladly received Osman Salch, Osman Saleh found a large quantity of He heard that another vut he had gone, was sent to prison, Osman Saleh, Khalifa, stated that he and that the 16.—-A shooting Thirty or more The uninjured Patee; mavager, Mr. Lord was formerly the manager of the old Union Pacific club at Omabu. OMAHA. MONDAY A SOUTHENRN TRAIN ROBBERY, The Illinois Central Held Up For $3,000 By Two Men. New Onneaxs, Dee. 16.—A special from Grenada, Miss,, says that passenger train No. 2 on the Tllinois Central was robbed last night one mile north of Duck Hill. At 10:15, when the train stopped at that point, two men boarded the engine and commanded the engineer to pull out fast, at th ie timo covering him with revolvers, One mile north th mpelled him to stop. The en gineer and fireman were marched to the ex r. Ono of the robbers knocked on which was opened by the mes 10 robbers entered and took 43,000 Il there was in the car—from Moessen 1l 'The firing of their pistols before Jhey entered the car attracted che attention of Conductor Wilkinson, who rushed out and was immediately fired upon. He returned to the train Charies Hughes, of Jackson, Tenn., then ranout with a Winchester rifle. As he stepped to the ground from the smoking car he was fired upon. One shot struck him in the left arm. Another one went through his stomach, inflicting a fatal wound, The death of this young man is very sad, as he was the only support of a widowed mother. Nine shots were fired afterwards by Con- ductor Wilkinson and Traveling Passeng er nt Rohan, and four or five by the rob- , but the latter succeeded makir their escape. The passengers wi alarmed, fearing for the safet valuables and lives, It is believed tha neither of the men were hit by the shots fired at them, The place of robbery was an open, low marsh, about fifty yavds from the woods. Both robbers ran castward into the swamp. A posse is being organized to join in the chas d blood hounds have been se- cured to aid in trailing them. pross ¢ the doc senger. The Financial ctions of the Past Week. Bosrox, Mass., Dec. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—The following table Shows the gross exchanges at the leading clearirig-houses of the United States, for the week ended December 15, 1883, with rates, per cent of inc or decrcase as com- pared with the amounts for the corre- sponding week m 1887 — CLEARINGS. cITIRs, eswazoug =] & 3 & % New York Bost Cteag Philadely cinnuti Pittsburg. Kansas Ci Providen Milwauk roit. aul, na land. . Columpus. Galveston.., Lichmond. . Indianapois Duluth, Peorta.. Portlanc, Norfolk Hartford New IHaven, Josepn prinefield, na Rapids Wichita. Topeka. A BLOODY ENCOUNTER. A Kansas Farmer Killed By a Horse Thief. Poreka, Kan., Dec. 16.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A farmer named Howell and Jim Newton, a desperado who has been stealing horses in the southwestern counties, had a bloody encounter Friday on Howell's farm, near the Indian Territory line, in Stevens county. Newton’s plan was to cap- ture the horses from the counties adjoining the territory and run them across the line, where he would be safe from the law. Howell heard a commotion in s barn, and on investigation found the horse thief pre- paring to depart with three of his best horses. Newton was commanded to release the horses, but instead of doing so he fired a pis tol at the farmer. Howell attacked the thic unarmed and a desperate struggle followed. The farmer was brutally beaten about the head and knocked senseless. To finish the job the thief fired three bullets into his body and then rode off to the territory with his horses. The mangled body of the farmer was found yesterday morning and immedi- ately a posse of farmers was organized to capture the desperado. Tnere is great ex- citement over the affair and if Newton is found he will undoubtedly be lynched. ————— THE RACE QUESTION The Advice Given by a Minister to Georgia's Legislature., ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bre]—Rev. J. L. M. Curry, addressed the general assembly of Geor- gia yesterday on tho colored question. He sau “Ihave been told there 1s an in- disposition to educate the negro. It is hard to be taxed to educate the negro. The man ‘who thinks the negro question is settled is either a fanatic or a fool. There are pcople whe say this ought to be a white man's gov- ernment. 1 know that the indications are prophetic of @ raco conflict. It is idle to shut your feyes to the future. Now theve is nothing, per se, in a white skin, unless behind that white skin lies the hereditary experience of centuries of good government. Put the whites under the same twenty centuries of depression as the Africans and they will be like them. You have become what you are, not by virtue of white skin, but by improving laws. You let the negro be superior to you and you will have a black mun’s government, If the negro develops his powers und becomes superior, he ought to rule. You seo to it that he doesn’t pecome so. The responsi- bility rests with you. A B Harrison’s Sod Oabin Arrives. INvIANAroLIS, Dec. 17.—The inclement weather resulted in a rather poor attendance at the churches this morning. General Har- rison passed the day quietly at home. Hon, John C. New received a letter from Senator Quay to-duy stating that Le would leave Washington Mouday night for Indianapolis, T'wo or three of the correspondents for eastern journals are said to be engaged to- night in adding a name to President Harri- son's cabiuet in the person of Governor J. 13, Foraker, to whom they have assigned the attorney generulship. ‘I'ne sod cabin built by the citizens of Loup City, Sherman county, Nebraska, as a gift for General Harrison, arvived in the city this evening. It occupics an entire flat It is eightcen feet long und nine feet high. The balance of the car is fenced in as a door- What they propose to do with the is a puzzle, since it scemingly cannot o removed from the car without falling to pieces, It1s probable that it will be side- e —T—ell [THE 10WA LAND TROUBLES. Sottlers Ina Quandary as to the Best Mode of Procedure. | A REMOTE CHANCE FOR RELIEF. Efforts Being Made Yo Stay Ejectment Proceedings in the Hope of . Favorable Action by Congress, Sottlers in & Quandary. Des Moises, Ta., Deo. 16.—[Special to Tie Bre. ] —The news from the district where the river land evictions have taken place, is some- what dull and contradietory. Mr. Suell, the chief evictor at Fort Dodge, is there at pres- ent, and is making settlements as he can, and occasionally making a few evictions. No sensational features have occurred of late, although some sensational stories have been sent out from there by irresponsible corre- spondents, The truth seems to be that the settlers are in doubt as to what is the best thing to do. They have a little hope that ess may give them some relief, and for reason they hesitate to make terms with the alleged owners of the land that will put 1t out of their power hereafter to enjoy the relief that may be afforded. So they are putting them off with just enough over- tures toward a settlement as will stay procecdings of ejectment, and yet not enough to bind them against any advantages which congress might later give. The owners of the land, on the other hand, feel v confi- dent that no change will be made in the statu, of their claims. They say that the United States supreme court has passed upon them definitely and finally, and they have no fears of what congress may do. If that body should pussa measure that was calculated to do them harm, they think that Mr. Cleveland would veto it, as he did the former one. So they are content to let mat- ters take their own course, occasionally firing a poor scttler from his home to stimu- late others into making terms with the land- lords, Early last: week an ejectment writ against A. M. Spainhower, ington township, Webster county, placed in the hands of Unite ites Mar- shal Holbrook, with instructions to ser it, He did so, and as soon as the officers had disuppeared, the father, Mr. William Spainhower, moved in and held pos- session of his son’s house. Then another writ was made out against him, and indue time he was put out. Olsen and Netermli, two evicted settlers in the same county, who have returned to their homes, were served with notices Friday that an application will be made in court next Tuesday for an in- junction against them, One new feature of these troubles is the uning of suits by the evicted for the luc of improvements they have wmade to the land. Also to replevin in some instances property that had been seized on an execu- tion for cjectment and costs. A case of this kind occurred at Dayton, when Noah Sprin- ger brought suit to ver a horse which the marshal had seized. A constable served the papers, secured the horse and re- stored it to its poor owner. Under the Towa statutes it is claimed that the settler’s horse was plainly exempt from execution, and the attempt by the landlords to proceed to harsh and extreme measures Of this kind is likely to'muke them very wipopular. There isa very strong feeling on the part of the settlers who will not settle against those who want to do so. They said that all the money paid in for settlement is at once used in fighting the settlers who stay out. They think that they all have a commion cause and ought to stand together. So strong is this feeling in_some instances that they employ threats of vio- lence against those settlers who are weary of the long strife and want to make rers, The Direct Tax. Des Moixes, Ia., Dec. 16.—[Special to THE Bee.]—The people of Iowa are awaiting with much interest the passage of the uct refund- ing to the states the direct tax, for it will give t1 this state nearly $400,000. But two Towa col smen votedagainst the bill: the other day—Hayes from the Second, and Weaver from the Sixth, But both misrepre- sented the wishes of their constituents, as the peaple of Towa are practically unanimous in desiring to see this tax refunded. Last winter it was thought tl the measure would surely pass congress before very long, and so the lowa legislature, just before ad- journment, passed a bill making disposition of the share that should come to this state. The following two seations of the bill show what will be done with the money when it is received: Section 1. That there is hereby appropri- ated out of any moneys which may come into the state treasury in pursuance of an act of congress refunding tg the state the amount paid to the general governmeng under the di- rect tax act approved August 5, 1861, such sum as may be necessary at the time to pay the amount due, and ‘which is payable under the constitution of this state, from the gen- eral government fund of the state to the school fund of the state; and the auditor of state is hereby authorized and directed when said moneys shall have been receive by the treasurer of state, and upon the ap- proval of the executive council, to draw his warrant upon the treasurer for the payment of the sawe, and in such amount as shall be necessary for the purpose named, and such moneys nh:\lllllurcugr be treated in all re- rr a8 other mongys in the school fund. ction 2. After payment of the sums men- tioned in the preceding scctions, the balance of such moneys, if any there be, which may be received from the source mentioned in said seetion, and exgept the same may be otherwise specially appropriated by “the Twenty-second general assembly, shall be by the treasurer of state placed in the gen- eral fund of the state, and shall be treated in all respects as other moneys in such fund. Thus it will be n that a partof the money will be used. to clear up an old - debtedness to the 1 fund, and the bal- ance will go into thg ‘general tredsury of the state. It is pleasauf to every citizen of Towa to know that when that money is received it will probably be sufficient to wipe out the floating devtedness of the state, and leave it y:'ln.huuv. a single gutstanding warrant un- paid, e A Valualle Circular. Des Moixes, Ia., Dec. 16.—[Special to Tae Bee.]—The wide spread prevalance of con- tagious discases, particularly diphtheria, during the past few months, and its effect upon the schools, elosing them in some in- stances for several days, hus led the state board of heaith to prepare for general circu- lation a special leaflet on this subject, The state superintendant of schools urged that some brief but gengral rules be printed that would state the initial symptoms of the com- mon contagious diseases, and give directions which teachers and scholars must obey when the discase has broken out in any locality. This has been done, and the circular is likely to prove of great value to the health of school children and the pyblic generally, It shows teachers how to detect the symptoms of scarlet fever, diphtheria or other contagious discase, if it shouldappear in school, 1t tells also what -hoult{ the first steps taken to prevent its spread and guard the health of the community, ‘e cireular will be distrib tracked and taken to Washington for the in- sugural parade, e . Killed His Wite and Suicided: PuiLaverrnia, Dee. 16.—At Toddtown, John Ferguson shot and killed his wife, Mary, this morning and then shot himself, botli dying almost immediately, The cause Was Lemporary insanity, uted to the teschers at the stule meeiing here between the holidays, apd it will be sent out at any -time on application to the state board of health. The Old %oldicrs’ Fund. Des Moixes, Taj, Dee. 16.—[Special to Tue Bge|—The last legislature made provision for 2he levylng of @ special tax i cvery county MORNING DECEMBER 17, 1888, for arelief fund for old soldiers who are in need. It was known that many old vetorans were in indigent circumstances,yet they might have families to support, so that it would not be icable for them to go to the Soldicrs' Home at Marshalitown. 1Tt folt that a little finazicial relief given them, to bo used as they saw fit, would be more welcome than nd of charity that could Hence this law. In re is accordingly a soldiers’ fund comnis sion, which passcs upon the claums presented and decides upon the amount of the levy necess The commission for this county met a fow days and_consides sixty claims. They allowed a large number of claims of from § to $12 a month for each, The fund raised in the county will be about £0,000. Wh the general government may fail to do, lowa does not intend to let the union soldiers suffer in their time of need. The State Institutions. Drs Morxes, Ta,, Dée, 16,—[Special to Tie Ber.-~The various state’ institutions all seem to be doing finely, according to the re- ports received here. The past week wit- nessea the informal opening the new insane asylum at Clarinda, making the third for lowa. There is completed at present ouly the buildings for males. Itis now occupied by 25 paticnts brought from Mt. Pleasant and Indevendence. There are also ready for use additional butldi used for administra- tive and mechanical purposes. [n time this will be one of the finest hospitals in the country, as it is being constructed on the most approved modern plans. Superintend- ent Sabin recently returned from the State Normal school at Ce Ialls, and he re- ports the affairs of the institution as very prosperous. The attendance for the term which has just closed was 330, the largest in the history of the school. The buildings are now supplied with tie Hess electric bell sys- tem, and classes are called to meals, cte., by this means, The Aldrich Autograph Collection, Des MoiNes, la., Pec. 16.-—|Special to Tie Bee.]—The Aldrich autograph collection in the state library continues to grow in inter- estand value. It will soon become one of the best in the country, if additions are {kept up as they have been for the past two or three years, There will soon be placed in the collection an autograph letter of Secre- anton to Mrs. Harlan, wifo of ex-Sen x-Secretary of the Tuterior James Harlan, extending to her the privilege of ROIng to any part of the field to carry on hdr hospital work during the late war. Mr. Harlan was for a little time in Mr. Lincoln's cabinet, and his ughter married Robert Lincoln, ex-secretary of war. ety Lost Everything by Fire. Masox Crry, Ta., Dec, 16.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre.| Fussell’s farm ce, near Charles City, together with his large barn, forty tons of b thirty head of cattle, some horses and_hogs, were con- sumed by fire yesterda, 0 insurance. 1M, ent Expects lemma, Bennett.) A GREA How the Haytien Govern 1o Get Out of Its 1 TCopyright 1558 by James G Kinasrox, Jamaiea, Dee. 15.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tu J—The Haytiens are in a state of terror at the rumor that Umted States war vessels are on their way here to demand the release of the scized steamer, Haytien Republic, The gov- ernment dave not fight, and they fear that to surrender the vessel in open port at the demand of a foreign man-of-war would make- them unpopular and weaken their authority at home. Hence they have decided on a very shrewd move. The Atlas line steamer Alene, Captain Seiders, which ar- rived from New York tonight, brought with her a crew under coutract with Minister Preston. They will sail for Port-uu-Prince at midmght on the steamer Arran, also of the Atlas line, which has been chartered for the oceasion, and will take possession of the steamer Haytien Re- public on Sunday. They will then leave im- mediately for New York before the Ameri- can men-of-war arrive. Chief Ofticer Will- iams, of the Alene, will command the re- turned vesscl. The Atlas company have contracted with Minister Preston to deliver the Haytien Republic at New York, and they hope to accomplish it in this way. Hayti thus expects to be spared the disgrace of being compelled to deliver the vessel on the demand of a forcign man-of-war, The government wlso hopes to escape the pay- ment of indemaity. 1t is a great scheme, What Bayard Says. WasmNGToN, Dec. 16.—[Special Telegram to TuE Bre.]—Secrotary Bayard was seen late lust night and shown the cablegram from Kingston, Jamaica, saying the Haytien government has resolved to make a shrewd move, and had @& crew shipped from Now York to take the steamer Haytien Republic, which has caused all the trouble, back to New York before the American war vessels reach Port-au-Prince. The secretary was asked if he knew of this move, “I haye 1o nformation on the subject,” he replied. “The news you bring me is the first intimation I haye heard concerning the project, but if such is the case, it will be agreeable to me. It will be an easy solution. If the Hayticn government chooses to adopt such measurcs, and land the shipin New York, it would save us a coal bill, at lcast, and that, you know, is quite an item,” “How about saving the indemnityi Would the Hayticn government by such action be liable just the same as before!’ 1 don't see that 1t could possibly make any difference. The instructions to Admiral Luceas to what is to be done are plain. When the ship is once turned over to her owners the question of indemnity will then be considered by a commission. 11 the event of Huyti refusing to pay the indemnity. should a court so award, then the govern: ment would take such action in the case as would_comport with its dignity and its honor.” Hayii's Minister Hasn't Heard. cw Yonk, Dec. i5.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.)—Mr. Preston, minister from Hayti, was scen at his office and asked if it were true that a crew had been sent to Hayti to bring back the Haytien Republic before the American war ve reached thers He disclaimed any knowledge of the matte e The Wissmann Expedition. Benwis, Dee. 16.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Ber)—The Freisinnige Zeitung and, other newspapers argue that if the Osman Digna reports are true, the Wissmann exe pedition will be uscless, Some journals argue that it would take at least four nionths to cover the distance which the reports must travel from Lado, and that, therefore, they nust be false. e The Bicmingham Affa Buouseuay, Ala, Dee, 16.—The coroner jury to-day held an inquest on the body of Irene Hawes, found in the lake wnd returned s verdict that the “cemne 1o her death ut the hunds of ber futher, R. It Hawes, . P New Spanish Minister, Beruiy, Dec. 16.—(Special Cablegram to Tk Ber.] —The emperor w-day gave aud- ience to Count Rescon, the new Spanish minister, who presented his credentials, and Count De Benomar's letters of recall. A Dynamite Magazine Blown Up, Bravkern, Pa, Dec. 10 -A dy.amite magazine three miles from Bradford, con- tainiog 800 pounds, Wow up this morning, doing great damage 1 survounding property. No oné was injured. , l | Mayor Howitt Tixchange € ach county | NUMBER 186 = CALLED EACH OTHER LIARS, and Editor Cockerill pliments. Nrw You, Dec. 15.—Special Telegram to Ttk Bree.]—Colonel John A. Cockerill, edi tor of the World, was callod a liar by Mayor How duy, of the scnate committee ivestigation into the accounts of the super visors in the city rocord, The World h shown up the accounts of the supervisor claiming they were disgracoful in ext gan 10 mayor dofended Supervisor Costigan. The mayor said on tho stand “When a man like John A. Cockerill de clares that the mayor has ordered the com- missioners of accounts to whitewash Costi- gan, 1 brand him as a liar, an unconsciona ble liar, When his remarks were impersonal, 1 took no not but when he makes such statements over his signature, 1 say he is a liar," Colonel Cockerill roplies: “You have, Mr. Hewitt, uttered both a lie and slander while testifying before the legislative committee on city record. More than onco during the past yearyou have gone out of your send _insulting mossages to mo b World, owned and edited by M. Joseph Pu litzer, has felt calied upon to criticise your publicacts, I have passed these insults by because Imade dne allowance for your an tiquity, your infirmity of temper, your stom ach, and your aggricvance against the news paper which has not hesitated to show you up as apublic frand, 1 have heard men say, who knew you in New Jersey years ugo, that you then bore the highly uncomplimen tary sobriquet of ‘Lying Abo.' [ have heard gentlemen who served With you in congress say that your word was never depended on in any transaction of moment, and from my acquaintance with you in public life, 1 be- Tieve you to be & chronie, constitutional lia 1canprove you to bo a liar a dozen time over by your public record. That you should have lied about me yesterday, is not av all surprising, and I do not hesitate to say I would not believe yon under oath, where you were in any degree interested. | do not fecl that any utterance of yours, public private, can affect my status.” 1 bolieve v I have maintained,” in a Somewhat by carcer, a fair average for v ¥ and reasonable willingness to be held responsible for my acts and utterances. 17 what I have written here appears to you undignified and personal, I trust that the fact that you have made a public blackguard of yourself at my Xpense wil r, in some degree, for my ielding to provocation. 1’ermit me to sub- ibe wyself, Jois A. COCRERILL." THE SMUGGL CON o SPIRACY. of Neilson, Alias Leonard. Dexver, Deo. 16 A. C. Neilson, Leonard, is the name of 4 man ar ed with opium smuggiing, On Tuesday last Mark Harding, a special agent of the treasury department, repoited to United States Marshal Hill that he sus- pected Neilson's prosence in thiseity. | Hard- ing had a copy of a way bill from the St. Paul, Minneapoli some freight shipp this city. The cons M in Denver, cl gnors elaimed that the freight consisted of lLousshold goods. This consignment was directed “*A. C. Neilson, Denver, Colo.,” and weighed pounds. Deputy’ Ma Currier proceeded to the Union Pacific freight office for the purpose of making the arrest when the goods were called for, On Wednesday a stranger with ill-fitting clothes asked for the goods con- signed to Neilson, aud was placed under ar- rest. Neilson’s trunk at the Metropolitan hotel was subsequently searched and found to contain 147 packages of prepared opium, coutaining seventy-three pounds. The pris oner waived examination when arraigned be: fore the commissioner, and was takep F'ri- day night by officers to St. Paul. T. PAvL, Dec, 16.—There is every reason to believe that the smuggling conspiracy which Unitea States officials here discovered by the information of one of the band ar- rosted at Denver, and the subscquent seizure of 500 pounds of opium at St. Vincent is more far-reaching and of vastly greater propor- tions than at first supposed. It is certain that the operations of the smugglers were not confined to opium, but_that large quanti- ties of silks and other costly fabries from China had been landed in British Columbia and brought to various points on the Caua- dian Pacific railroad, consigned to smugelers. 1t is known that government ofticers hive re- cently scized several small lots of silks that are said to be disposed of to St. Paul and Mioneapolis merchants. The officials are pr ing the utmost secrecy in the hope of catching more of the smugglers, Buncocd a Bunco Man. W York, Dec. 15.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.] the Colorado miner and owner of Montal Regent, received courtesies from a stranger yesterday afternoon that touched his heart, Morrissey, who came to town ina slouch hat, has got over that now and looks like an afuent sporting man. He was coming out of his lawyer’s office on Broadway when he was accosted by a ‘voung, well-dressed man, who carried a valise. The young fellow rushed up, grasped Mr. Morrissey by the hand, and almost shouted : “Hello, Johnny. When did you come in from Leadville?” The young fellow's face was familiar to Mr, Morrissey, and when he mentioned the names of two or three Loadville people, the two went into a doorway out. of the wind to continue the conversation. The young fol- low said he was in the cloth business, vepre- senting some mill in Connecticut. Finally Morrissey remembered having seen him in a Colorado hardware store. He offered to in troduee M ssey 1o Claflin & Co., and wet him u suit of clothe the way ho stop ina Grand strect cutrate office. Just then in came a hayseed with a cowboy’s hat on xnd in hand, He also wore spectacl He talked like a granger and asked fora ticket to Ieaven- Morrisscy became interested, The stranger told him he had come to New York with a load of cattle which he had sold and had the money in s vali man punched a ticket for him him for carrying so much moncy about. The Leavenworth man then began to complain of having lost $500 at a game with three cards. He suid he had lost the money, but had stplen the cards, which he proceeded to exhibit, Then he wanted to bet with tho Denver man and lost $00 to him, He next tackled Morrisscy to bet, Morrissey tells the story as follows : 1 said T would guess the card, but not for money. I did o and picked out the winner, wh hayseed handed me over $500. ‘Then, says 1 to myself, I'll skin, I knew I 'was béing = buncoed, espoc- jlly as my Denver friend had gone outside the door. 1 got ready to go, und_the hayseed picked up his Dug 0f money. He looked in it and then says to me: ‘I'Ve made amistake. ‘There is $1,000 0ill in that roll. Please give it to me until [ rectily the mistake’ Savs1: ‘If you come up to the St. Jamnes hotel, you can gel your $1,000 bill,” and I made as if to go. He gotin my When Isaw that I knew it was fight, and I drew a roll of bills out of m) pocket in my clonched flst, gave him a right-hander in the stomach and @ left-hauder between the eve 1 broke his spectaclos, mashed Lis nose and knocked hin ey west, Then I rushed W the Denver man up the r than o rench spirk can run. 1 was looking for an ounce of cold lead all he syhilo, bat asked o mun where Broadwiy was, Hesaid it was three blocks, | got there in quick time and here I sm, none the worse unless it's a bruisod knucile. [ shall Colonel John D. Morrissey, L cep my eye pecled for that Denver fellow. s I rattled ! Yes, sir; ruttled.” -l Steamship Aveivals, At New York--The Etruria, from Liver pool; the Punnlaud, frow Antwerp; the Htate of Indiang, from Glasgow; La- Bourgogae, {rom Havrs, THE PANAMA CANAL BiLv: Do Lossops Rogards Its Rojootion all a National Disaster. TERRIBLE STORMS IN EUROPEk Villages Inundated and Many Livee Lost—Consceration of the New Episcopal Church at Nice— Foreign [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pants, Dee, 1 New York Herald Cable Special to, Tue Brw]—The embarrass- ment of the Panama Canal company is the leading topic of discussion 1 all the publio places. Tem minutes after the vole wae given in the chamber a Figaro corresponds ent called on Delessops, “Bien, monsieur. Do you know the result of the vote?” asked the correspondent. 0, replied De Losscps. The government bill is rejected.” De Lesseps suddenly beeamo very pales He was speechless. His hand fell like & stone. He placed his handkerchief to his lips to stifle u ory. said Then becoming calm, he Then in murmur sible.” sops. “I.do not beliove,” broke in De Lessops vehemently, “that a French chamber will thus sacrifice the interests of the nations They forget that a millard and a half of save ings ot the French people is compromised by this vote, and they could have saved all thig by a firm decision. Al this will be a tri- umph for our encmics and disaster for our tlay Figaro says editorially that the chamber plays into the hands of the Awmcricans, who always predicted the non-completion of tha canal, and it 18 a blunder the republic will be first to suffer for Pams, D tive jouruals viole of the I writes: 50,000 sh policy of defumation p sixteen months is responsible. For fear of suspicion, the deputics permitted citizens to be ruined when they did not need to risk a sou to save them,” The Boulangist conserva- tly denounce the rejection al bill. Camille Dreyfus abandonment of me, for which the ued for the past werrible Stor Pams, Dee. 16 been raging for three d of Pyrences, flooding vil wrecks and much loss of lif American Church Consecrated. LCopyright 1858 by Jamss Gordon Bennett.y Nick, Dee. 16| New York Herald € —Special to Tue Bre]—All the Ame } here attended the new Episcopal church op the Boulevard Vietor Hugo to-day. Indeed, since the consceration of the church on Thursday, the Americans scom to regard Nice as an American scttlement. After thirteen years of active perseverance sufs ficient funds were raised to crect the hand- some stone edifice and the ca rsonage adjoining. The interior is attractive, 1t contains two memorial windows, one to the late Dr. McVicars, the former rector of the congregation the other to a daughter of Mrs. Haldore, of New York. The parsonage i§ gift by Mrs. Niven, New York; and her daughter, the Countess De Sers, was tho first one to be married in the church. On Tuesday the present rector, Rev. John Cornell, and wife gave a reception to Bishop Lyman, who has charge of the American Ipiscopal church in Burope. Nearly all the guests were Americans, including the oflicers of the Lancaster now here. Bishop Lyman conscerated the church, Thursday morning. The crowd was so great that it was impossiblo to obtain admission. When the imposing procession entered the nave, it included the bishop, Rev. Johm Cornell, Dr. Suttel, Andrew Boardmun of New York, Rev, Clark, chaplain of the Lan caster, and pastors of English, Russian and French Protestant churches in Nice. Meme bers of the vestry, headed by the United States consul, Albert Hathaway, received the clergy at the main entrance to the chureh, and proceeded to the bishop having taken his seat, th consceration and the deed of dor read by Hathaway and prescnted, prayer and communion fallowed. Henry Jarratt, of the London Academy of Music, was secured for the scaso; ist, and has a large choir under his d Among the private gifts to the church wera 3 stone spire, by Charles G. Spang; redos, Mrs. Niven; chancel stalls, Mrs, Kna, New York: font, Mrs. Masters, New York; communion table, Richard Dewey, The total cost of the church was about 40,000, all of which has been paid. ———— Regards It as a Joke, [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett,] Loxpos, Dec, 16.—[New York Herald able — Speeisl to T Bee. | —Williany st, editor of the San Francisco Ex- ently reported by the New York ied i Bose 15 in Barope, Terrible storms hava ¥ in the departmen zes and causing Morning amin papers to have clandestinely ton gir) and sailed with her to Furope, is now in London. When shown i ticle in question by a Herald corvespondent he was much anmused, and denied the whole story, He said thut he was only tuking a rest after a fatiguing political campmgn, and would re- turn home shortly. ) el Natives Discredit the Story. Loxpoy, Deq. 10.~-[Special Cablegram to Tug Bee, A dispaten from Sunkim to the Times suy: ‘The natives do aot belicve that the cquatorial provinees have submitted to the makdi. If they had, the natives say, the proclamations to the people of Emin's territory and other oMcial acts of the mahdi would have been made public, and the sure render of Suakim would have been de- manded. A coast guard steamer, which has just arrived from the south, heard nothing of the alleged capture of Emin. Who Is the *White Traveler?” Beruy, Dee. 16— Special Cublogram to Tur Bree.) -Herr Merensky, chief of the African missions, thinks that Emin may have becn captured, but not Stanley. It is more than likely, he says, that the **White Traveler” referrcd to by Osman Digna, 18 Captain Casate, the Italian cxplocer, Lieus tenant Wissman bas recelved no counter ory ders, as yet, with regard to the relief expedi tion, A Warning to Plotters. Loxnos, Do o5 from South Africa say that king of Swaziland recently cavsed the massacre of Lis premies and six chicfs und their people, who were supposed to be concerned in' @ plot to des thrcne him in favor of his brotuer. —— ally Slagged. L Payl, ! 5. Jones, of Aue rora, Wis., was ussaulted und fatally slugged llnuinluuu here to-day, Dick Moore sng Bob Callaban Lave begu arrested,