Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1888, Page 1

— MORNING DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY 22, 1888, AWILD AND BASELESSRUMOR Btarted on the Rounds By an Imag- inative Reporter. SAYS HARRISON IS IN PERIL, The €tory Denounced as Absurd and a Canard of the Most Pronounced Btamp—The President-Elect's Visitors t of Imagination. Nrew Yonk, Dec. 21, [Special Telogram to T B The Herald correspondent at In dianapolis claims to have information of a plot to assassinate President b He says “The rumor crent out to-night. The source 18 such that T cannot do otherwise than send such information, which is but little, as can be obtained concerning it. Manv believe the rumor well-founded. 1 velopments are awaited with great inte The facts, 80 far as can be stated, are that a close friend of the Harrison family told the story today to & confidential friend, which, if true, will startle the entire civilized world. Tt was to the effect that a well-laid plot to take the lfe of General Harrison was arranged by a wang of blood- thirsty villains, and_that the attempt to exe cute the dastardly design was made one day Jast weck, but that the fearful scheme was discovered by ono of Harrison's nearcst friends, and thwarted. 1t is well known that Harrison daily exposes himsclf to such a vile purpose, as his custom is to take w every ie usually strolls ulone in the back streets of the northern part of the city, is seldom accompunied by anyone, und would prove an casy victim' for would-be ussassing.” rrison A Canard. Ispraxaroris, Ind.,Dee. 21 ram to Tur Bee]—The report that an attempt was made to do violence to the pres ident-elect is absurd, It is purely the inven- tion of a_correspondent who wus evidently short of matter. [Special At Harrison's Home IxiANAvOLIS, Ind., Dec. 2L—The chief topie of conversation to-day about the hotel lobbies was the sensational attempt ut assas- sination story telegraphed from New York. It has been discussed and denounced upon ali sides. The Associated Press correspond- ent is advised that reports have been sent this evening to soveral papers telling that the story had its foundation in the frequent trips alleged to have beeu made in the even- g during the campaign by General Harri- son to Mapleton, the summer residence of Theodore P. | president of the In- dianapolis National bank, with whom, 50 the story goes, General Harrlson passed several nights, being accompanied by an armed guard. s0 erroneous statements having cen repeated to o correspondent, are be- lieved to have furnished the slim grounds for a concoction of the attempted assussina- tion story The facts are that General Harrison has not visited Mapleton in five years. 1t is true that he has since the nomination raceived letters from “cranks,” but it is not kuown that any of them 'were of a threatening character. Private Sccretary Halford, Mr. MclKee, the general’s son-in-iaw, and others are very outspoken in their opinion regard- g the story published and _the unpleasant suggestion which they fecl it carrics 10 every “crank”’ in the country. Ex-Senator Suunders and wife, of Omaha, arrived from New York this afternoon, en route for homé and axe the guests of Genbral and Mrs. Harrison. They will probably re- main until after Christmas. A PREACHER'S BRUTALITY. He Struck His Wife Because She Refused to Kiss Him. St Louis, Mo., Dec. 21.—The case of the Rev. William R. Campoell and his wife was again taken up yesterday in the circuit court. Four ministers of this city testified to the good character of Mr Campbell. The latter then took the stand. He testified that he did all he could for his wife when the child Christine was born. It was true he did tie the child's arms down one time and he did it to prevent the little one from scratching her face. She was at the time suffering from a skin disease. He had slapped his wife once in the mouth, “I started to caress her,” said he, “‘and she pushed me off and spat in my face. 1 slapped her with the back of my hand, but was sorry right away and begged her pardon.” The ‘witness said he had charge of the money for a while, and then his wife took charge, and put him on an allowance of $30 a month, It was true that his salary was increased and he ‘‘held out” the increase from his wife as he needed the money. He graduated from Andover, Mass., and had been a minister in Boston for seven years, e The Death Record, Bostox, Mass, Dec. 2l.—Hon. 8. E, Sewell died here yesterday. He became early interested in the anti-slavery cause, and was associated with William Lloyd Garrison in establishing the Liberator in 1531, He was counsel for the defense of Sims, Anthony Burns, and other fugitive slaves, He pro- pared arguments and assisted at the trial of John Brown, NEw Youk, Dec. 21.—During the progress of the Wabash hearing this afternoon a tele- vam was recoived announcing the death of saae B, Knox, oue of the dircctors, at De- catur, 1l Maxcuester, N. R, Dec. 21.—Ex-Con- gressman George W. Martin died to-night, aged seventy-nine. While a member of the Thirty-third congress he made a speech in opposition to the Kunsas-Nebraska bill,which gave him a national reputation, Bostox, Mass, Dec. 21.—Oliver Ditson, whose name is @ household word in the coun- try wherever music is sung or taught, died this afternoon at his home un East Brooklyn strect, this city, aged seventy-seven years, His death was not entirely unexpected, as he has been ill since fifteon months ago, when symptoms of diseasc of the brain were no- ticed, Knocked from the Cars. Cinyexxe, Wyo., Dec. 21.—|Special Tele- gram to Tik Bee.) ~Joseph Leland, a Union Pacific brakeman, was killed in a snowshed near Sherman this morning. He was stand- ing on & box-car, and, failing to notice the shed until too late, was knocked from the and instantly killed. Leland is the third vrakeman who has met death in this snow- #hed and o & sinilar wanner during the past year, e Maxwell Grant Litigatio DexvER, Colo, Dee. 21.—The Inter-state Land company, composed of Kunsas City, St. Louis und Cincinnati capitalists, filed a peti- ticn {n the United States court to-day that the title of the land now cibraced in the Max- well graut bs deciared vold and the trans- action be sot aside, and that cach and every person layiug clalih to land may bo forever :n'a“-llnlnx from title to or any interest in the and, - Beutenced to Be Hangod For Assault. WiLniNaToN, Del, Dee, 21.—Iu the caso of ‘William Caltioun, convictod of assault c mitted on Catherine Utz Novewmber 12, Cal- oun W nteuced ‘*1 sterduy to be huu*rd Priday, March 28, The condewned men be- trayed no emotion, i Minlster McLane Banquetted. Paris, Dea. 2L, —A dinoor was given at tho Natioaa! club thiy evening i honor of Me- morloan minister. Mauy dis- enohimen wore presvut, SENATOR SHERMAN SERE Testimonial of a Colored Republican League. Wasitixeros, Dee. 91.—Senator’ Sherman was this evening serenaded by the recent organized‘‘John Sherman Republican League (colored) of the District of Columbia.” An address on behalf of the league was read and presented, thanking the senator for his great and unremitting serv behalf of the colored race, Thoy sted against the recognition of protection democrats in the south, by their elevation to high ofices the administration, and called upon the American peoplo to protect their brothers in certain sections in the south in the exercise of their constitutional rights as free men, Senator Sherman, in re: sponse, said in part: The problem of sccuring to you the peace- ful enjoymeut of equal rights and privileges s the most difficult one in American politics So far us the constitution and _laws of our country can do it, you now stand before me invested with every right of free men, 1f m ¢ of the southern states these rights ar denind to you, you must smber allowances for the opinions and prejud ages and for your enforced ignorance. These udices will disapper as you acquire edu- cation and property, and that you can win by moderation and good character, respect and the confidence of the sons of those who held you or your ancestors as slaves. 1f you suf- fer injustice under the shadow of the past, remembor that never before 1 hinman his! tory did any emancipated race or class make such progress in so short a time as you ha done.” Senator Shorman expressed the hope and belief that the next congress would pass a uniform election law to secure to every mnan the right to voto and have that vote counted, but he warned them that cougress could not interfore in local elections. “Your hope is in the moral couviction, growing stronger duy by day, that injustice to you reacts on your onpressors,” It was for them, the speaker said, to show the untruth of the charge that they were not_htted for the du ties of citizenship, and that in those states where they were numerous they wonld es tablish negro rute and endanger civilization, pre under 10-comi STORMY SCENES IN COMMONS, D, Tanner Charges Balfour With Be- ing a Liarand a Cowarl. Loxpox, Dec. 21.—In the” commons afternoon the news from Stanley and Emin Bey was received with enthusiasm. In the committee on the appropriation bill, Gorst being in the chair, Dr. Tanner, Dr. Clark and Mr. Caldwell proposed amendments to various parts of the bill, and Gorst ruled them out of order. Dr. Tapner decidedly protested against the chairman’s raling. E said: “When we are held in committee of subply, uppropriating money to a swindler, thiet, and servant of the Irish sccretary, Bal four ought to be here, and not be sich a coward as he is.”” Gorst ordered Dr. Tanner to resume his scat and to withdraw the word tcoward.” Dr. Panner retorted: I cail him both coward and a liar Goschen thereupon moved that Tanner be suspended. The Louse agreed without divi sion, and Tanner left the chamber, In'the house of lords to-day Barl Dunraven asked Lord Salisbury when the government intended to appoint a_minister to succeed Lovd Sackville at Washington. Lord Salis bury replied that the correspondence on the subject was incomplete, and therefore, in accordance with the uniforta rule, could say nothing. In the debate on East African affairs Lord Salisbury declared absolutely that there would bé no expedition into the Soudan, but Suakim must not be abandoned. ~ The whole character of the operations must be en- larged. Those who advised the government to seize Suakim and hoist the English flag should study the treaty of Paris. e sl Helped Hang Mrs. Surratt. Crany, 5. C., Dec. 21.—The death in Ocean county of John B. Hubbard closes an- other page in the reconstruction history of South Carolina, Hubbard was a New Yorker, who drifted down here in 1570. There was a mystery about him His inti- mates said he had taken a prominent part in the execution of Mrs, Surratt, and had been forced to leave his home for fear of assassin- ation. When the democrats overthrew the reconstruction government_in 1576, Hubbard left the state capital and fled to the moun- tains in the northwestern part of the state, where he has lived ever since. It is said he was a moonshiner, and yet was in the pay of the revenue department How he managed to escape the moonstiiners’ vengeance,is still a mystery. For the last four or five years he had disappearcd altogether from public no- tice. He died in his mountain fastness. He acted as chief constable and body guard for the “Robber Governor” Moses, during all his term. this - @loped With His Neighbor's Wife, Corunpus, Ind., Dec, 21.—Silas Ping and Mrs, Mary Moore, of Brown county, left the city this atternoon, and are said to have eloped. Ping and Moore are neighboring farmers, both in good circumstances, and cach has a family of five children. 1t was not known that any intimacy beyond a mere friendship existed between tiie couple. Both families were in the oty to-day buying Christmas presents. The couple Ioft o note at a dry goods house bidding their fricnds furewell. The parties went to Kentucky. il K Gave Himself Up. Sr. Joserm, Mo., Dec. 21.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre]—Dr. S. A, Richmond, who murdered Colonel J. W. Strong, editor of the Herald, Juno 18, 1556, and who was sent to the insane asylum but afterwards escaped, voluntarily returned from Camargo, 1L, this morning and gave himself up to stand anothier trial regarding his sanity. Richmond is the manufacturer of a patent medicine and has an mcome of $25,000 & year. Murdered for Their Money. Lirtie Rock, Ark, Dec. 21.--The dead bodies of Charles Kutz and his wife were found if their home, nine miles from the city, yesterday. They were lying in pools of blood in different rooms, und a large, blood- stained_butcher knife was by the side of the mav. Kutz was a prosperoug farmer and had sold alot of cotton the day before, which leads to the belief that the couple were mur- dered for their money MR = Ben Hopkins Pardoned. WasniNaToN, Dee. 21.—The president to- day vardoned Bon Hopkins of Ohio, under sentence for embezzling and misapplying the funds of the Fidelity Nutional bank of Cin- cinnati, because the convict's health is such as to allow him to live only a short time. “The president granted the pardon so that he might spend his remaining days among his friends, s cw lowa Postmasters. Wasniigroy, Dee, 21, [Special Telegram to Tns Bee|-The following Iowa post- masters lave been uppointed: Laura I, Williamson, Lacrew, Loe county, vice Will- jam B, Bell, resigned, and Charles I, Lyon, Milo, Warren county, vico Clint L. Price, resigned. Al Two Littlo baketa Orphans. Penv, Ind, Dee, 2L--There arrived in this city on the late traiu last uight from Dakots Emma Williaws, aged ten, avd her brother Eddle, azed six, who had traveled the entire distance by thewselves, Thoir parents dying lately, the ohildren were sent to relatives noar this city, — His Daughter's Death Killed Him, Mansoary, 11, Dee. 2L-—-A father and daughter by the name of Echol wero buried ear here yesterday. The daughter died in lerre Hauts, where sho was working, A few uiinutes after her Loly was brought foto 1t house the father exp id Dtk bodies wore buried el thie sae wme. ASPLIT INT HE PARTY FEARED If Mr. Blaine is Invited Into the Cabinet. COLORED BUTTER TO BE TAXED. The Commissioner of Tnternal Reve- nue Decides~The New Bridge Over the Missouri—The Gen- erry Wreck, KO eral WasniNGToN Bureau Tie FOURTEENTH STREET, WARHING D. C.. Dec The emphatic talk about Mr. Blaine goin into President Harrison’s cabinet has not only stirred up the repunlicans in the senate, Ownua Bee, but a number of them in the house, Thero is a very strong opposition to Mr. Blaine beeoming one of President Harrison's coun- scllors. The principal ground of the ob. jection is a belief that Mr. Blaine's ideas would not harmonize with those of the new president, and a split in the party is feared. General Harrison i being flooded with let- ters from Washington, written by men in congress, and out of it, appealing to him to refuse to invite Mr. Blaine to the portfolio of the departiient of state. A senator who has written to General Harrizon on the sub. joct, and who says he will likely go to In- dinuapolis to elaborate his opinions verbally before the first of January, said this afternoon: “I do mot be- lieve that Mr. Blaine 1s responsible for all this newspapor talk about his going nto the cabiuct. It is the work of his friends, and it is the same kind of work that was done in the winter of 188081, s seleetion of Mr. Blaine by ' cld, as a cabinet ofticer. General ( fleld was firmly opposed to asking Mr. Blaine nto his cabir His mind was made up in advance, and it was not until after weeks of the strongest outside pressure—this same kind of pressure that is being brought to bear upon G Harrison—that he finally ing that there was a gencr demand from the countr, body knows the result. T know thut G Harrison does not want Mr. Blaine in his cabinet, and 1 know, furtheriore, that ail of the influcnce in Indiana, all of the men who live in the state and are in daily consultation with the president-c'ect, are as firmly and un- alterably opposcd to Blain'es going into the cabinet” as can be imagined. It s simply a question of what_outside pressure can ugain do. If General Hurrison yields in this imstance the country will thereafter be in doubt as to just what'is to be done.” COLORED BUTTER. Mr. Miller, the commissioner of internal revenue, hus red up the butter-makers throughout the United States by deciding that coloring matter used in wilk butter is a form of adulteration and makes the produc subject to the same tax as oleomargarine. Everybody knows that Juie butter cannot be wade between September and May without artificial assist and that the substances used to give it vis pronounced harmless by chemists, The result of this decision will be to add 2 cents a pound to dairy-made but. ter colored in this 1E NEW BRIDGE. Senator Manderson said to'T'e Ber cor- respondent, this nfternoon, that the bill. which he secured the passige of in the sen- teraay, authorizing the construction of Ige across the Missouri river i Mono county, lowa, and BBurt county, Nebraska, and to make the same a post route will un doubtedly become a latv within a very few pays. The bill passcd the house June 4, but it will have to go to_that body agam for 'con- currepce in_un amendment made by the sen- ate at the suggestion of Senator Wilson, of Iowa, 'The umendment will meet with' no objection on the part of the housa, as it sim- ply_reauires that the work shall be begun within two years, and be completed within three years, and shall have connection with lines of railroad. The charter is granted to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway company, and the bridge, which shall not be au obstruction to mavigation, isto be con- structed from and through scction 7, town- ship 84, north of range 46, west of the 5th vrincipal meridian, Monona county, lowa, and in and througn Burt county, Nebraska, The plans and work are to be under the supervision of the secretary of war If the bridge is made ~with un- broken and continuous spans it shall have three or more channel spans of not less than 800 feet in the clear, and shall not be of less elevation than fifty feet above extreme high water mark, and the piers shall be parallel to the rent of the river, The main span shull be over the channel of the riv and not less than 300 feet in length, and the company is required 10 maintain at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on the bridge as 'the lighthouse board may pres cribe, The rights and privileges for the transportation of troops, the mails, cte., are secured to the federal government, also for the construction and maintenance of tele- graph lines over the structure. All railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge shall be entitled w0 equal rights and privil- eges upon payment of a reasonable compen- sation, and in case the owners of the bridge shall fail to agree upon the sum to be paid and the rules and conditious governing the use of the bridge. the secretary of war shall decide. THE GENERAL TERRY. Senator Paddock, from his committee on the Mississippi river anda its tributaries, to- day submitted a report on the investigation the committee has been conducting into the destruction of the steamer, General Terry which was wrecked by collision with the piers of the Union Pacific bridge at Omaha, June 10, last. The owners of the steamboat memorialized congress, alleging obstruction to navigation, through the improper con- struction of the bridge itself, and especially by the failure of the company to remove the old piers, which at that time were standing between those of the recently completed bridge. The reportstates: Your committeo during recess, instituted an informal inv gation of the subject and secured a lar amount of testimony, which is herewith ap- pended. While the investigation was in pro- gress the memorialists voluntarily withdrew their complaint, stating that the obstructions mplained of had been removed and that navigation was no longer impeded, as charged, The testimony appended is suff- cient, in the judgment of the committee, to show that the present bridge places no bar to the free navigation of the riveri that it complies with the requirement of the act of 1562, under which, as held by the supreme court, that road was authorized to build a bridge over the Missouri river, just asit might build a bridge oyer any other stream crossed by its line, and that the old picrs were obstructions 1o river navigation, which have now been removed. There is accord- ingly no apparent reason for additional legis- lation on the subject, and the committee re- [lurlnm resolution back, and ask that they © discharged from further consideration of the same, GENERAL BROWNS'S IDEAS, “I think we have seen the last of tariff log- islation for this session, said General Brown, of Indiana, & republican member of the com- wittee on ways and means, to-day, in conver- sation. “1 did think we should be able to pass some bill, like the bill for the repeal of the tobaceo tax, for the purpose of reducing the revenues, but even this 1 believe to be out of he question now.” ‘Do you think that an extra session will be called by President Havrison to consider the surplus question, general (" “No, I have no fear of the surplus, we have §200,000,000 worth of bonds which will be due 'within two years and a half, and the government can'do a good stroke of finunclgl business by anticipating the pay- ment of tudbe hodds, nn& even if this is not deue, there is no good reason why we should not have the momey in our pockets with which to pay our notes when they fall due. General Harrison will simply-surround bim- sell with a crowd of eager ofticeseelers if Le valls zongress together bufore the 1514 of l September or the 1st of October, and 1 do not believe that he will de it." NEBRASKA'S SENIOR BENATOR. Senator Manderson hag concluded that he cannot visit his home in Nebraska during the holidays, as he has hoped |to do. The joint committes on printing, of ‘which he is chair man' held a meeting to-day and decided upon samples for paper and supplies for the com: ing vear, and also forms of the advertise- ment proposals and contracts which are to take effect in January. There is also an im mense accumulation of business in the com mittees of which Senator Munderson is a membor, and ho has run 80 far behind in his congrossional work that he has concluded to remain here during the holiday vasation and clean up the work which is_before him. He has received advices from Nebraska, in- dicating that his re-election is satisfactoril secure, and that it will uot be necessary for him to'give the queation any attention, in order to remain in his seat for afother term, MIS(ELLANEOUS, Estimates ars being prapared at the office of the supervising architect of the treasury for the Ottumwa, [a., public building. Captain John S. Loud, Ninth cavalry, has been granted four months' icave Prrry S, o N ki Washington Brevites, Senator Chandler to-day introduced a bill recently proposed in the house making it a crime against the United States, punishable with asevere penalty, for any person to offer or receive a bribo for'a vote cast at a presi- dential or congressional eloction Governor Moonlight, of Wyoming, sub- mitted to the soerotary of the interior to-day a supplemental report on the population of that territory. He became satisfiod, by in- quiring, that his previous estimate of 85,000 population, which was based on former 'ro ports and’ inquiries among the people, was 100 high. He based his judgment vpon the numoer of votes cast for uelogate in Novem- ber. This vote was 18,000, from which the governor estimates the “real population to be abou , 50, Dr. Nemours Augusti, who represents the Hippoiytes party in the' Haytien revolution, had a long interview with Sceretar, Bayard to-day in_regard to the political affairs of that island. Ho explain*d fully the position of the revolutionists, but did not ask that they be recoguized by this government. He returned to New York this afternoon witii- out having seen the president, and will, 1t is od, take a steamer sailing to-morrow The joint committes on printing fixed the standard of paper to-day for public printing inning March 1, 1889, and ending February 28, 1500, Proposals_for bids will bo published in two papers in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and Washington, beginning Decem ber 24, and proposals will be opened January . Thoe printing of the government las so increased in two years as to require 30 per t more paper Heartm, The Indian Tradership Committee. WasninGroy, Dee. 2L—The senate com mittee on contingent expeuses to-day re- ported favorably on the resolution extending until Mar+h 4 the operation of the committee investicating the managemeut and system of Indian traderships. By that time the committee expects to Lave finished its work aud report thercon. s o FIVE PRISONHRS ESCAPIL Daring and Successtul Jail Delivery in Washington Territory. Porr Towxsexp, W. T., Dec. 21.—The most daring and successful jail delivery ever perpetrated on the sound occurred last night. Thomas Hunter, the jailor, was in one of the cells where five prisoners were confined, when they suddenly overpowered and gagged him, relieving him of keys and pistols before he could raise’an alarm, Within a few minutes the five eriminals had opened the other doors and were fleemng for liberty, after locking the jailer and one trusty prisoner in acell. As soon as they could release them- sclves the alarm was given. The crimes for which the men were incarcerated were at- tempts at murder, grand larceny and highway bbery. Posses were at once_ organized neighboring ports notified of the - THE PROTECTIVE PRINCIPLE As Alleged to Have Been an Ame pplied By can Consul. NEWw Yorg, Dec. 21.—Among the passen- gers on the steamer Australia, from Gib- raltar November 20, which arrived to-day, was Moses Benasulim, who comes to this country to prefer charges against W. Reed Lewis, United States consul at Tangiers, and his two assistants. Benasulim says that Consul Lewis conspired vo place him i prison at Feze, where he lay for fifty days, because he refused to pay him $,000 for the “‘protection of ‘the United States government,” while engaged in piloting American merchants, being a merchant him self, through the country to mi purchases, He gives the names of fellow merchants who, he claims, were swindled out of sums ranging from 8185 to $3,500, by Consul Lewis und liis assistants. He estimates that in Lis two years of service Lewis has collected from merchants for American protection not less than $20,000. e The Wabash's Outstanding Tickets, Cnicaco, Dee. 21.—The general managers of the lines in the territory of the western states passenger association met again Lo day, to consider the agreement submitted b the committee of seven, The southwestern lines could not adjust theiv differences, but the western and northwestern roads agreed to restoré passenger rates January 1 from Chicago to Council Blufts, Omaha, St. Paul Minneapolis and Luke Superiol points. Scalpers are still in pos- session of a large number of tickets of the Wubash railway, and the competitors refuse to restore rates to Kansas City until these tickets are withdrawn from the market. The Wabash officials claim that they have been unable to reclaim the tickets, as the brokers refuse to return them avcost price. Receiver McNulta has sued for, and obtained an injunction, from Judge Gresham, restraining Picket Hroker Frank from selling or disposing of the tickets now in his possession, The case will come up for heariog in the United uit court next Wednesday. T S At Wanalak WALNALAR, Miss. Dec. 21.--Peace and quiet reign once more, and affairs have re- sumed their normal condition, No further trouble is expected. NasuviLLg, Ten.,, Dec. 21.—The Ameri- can’s special correspondent, who has been at Wahalak, Miss,, telgraphs from Artesia, Miss,, tomight: “I have just recoived a note wom the hills reporting the negrocs sur- rounded and showing fight. They outnum- ber the whites, who "will defer attack until aid comes,” Similar telegrams have been sent to all adjoining towns, representing the necessity for more wen as urgent. Buried Under a Ton of Slate, Newarg, N. J.,, Deg. 21.—While three workmen were slatingthe roof of St. Anu's Roman Catholic church this morning the scaffold broke, precipitating the men to the sidewalk, forty feet below. Aboutaton of slate fell upon the prostrate mon and buried them completely, When extricated they were found in a crushed and almost life! coudition, They probably will not recoy S - Steamship Arrivals, At New York—The Egypt from Liverpool, State of Pennsylvania from Glasgow, the Lahn from Bremen, the Belgenland from Autwerp, and the Polaria from Hamburg, At Hamburg—-The Bohemia from New York, Rt sl 2 Quarantined Agaiust Smallpox. NEW Yonx, Dec. 21 — The steamers Chateau, La Fitte and Lahu, from Bordeaux and Breoion, vespectively, wre detained at Quarantine, each Lavieg swallpox oo board, ELOPED,WITH A SCHOOLMA’AM. Why Joseph Robinson and Anna Mageo Flaggod a Train. AN EDITOR SUED FOR LIBEL. arged With Besmirching a yaenalist's Goold Chare acter—Gates Collegn Orators— The Dairymon's Association. Fellow Eloved With a Telegraph Operator, VaLranaiso, Neb,, Dec. 21.—[Special Tele: gram to Tur Bee|—Joseph Robinson and Miss Anni Magee eloped from this place at noon to-day. They started from a school house about two miles west of town, where Miss Magee was teaching, walked' to the railroad, flagged the west-bound passenger, and_got aboard. Robinson has lately been discharged from the employ of the railioad company here, where hic had acted as oper ator for sevoral years, ‘The young lady is about seventeen, and is the daughter of Magce, one of our leading merchants, family is nearly distracted with g the occurrence. Tho t over Gates College Notes. Newion, Neb,, Dec. 21.—(Special to Tur Bre.] ~The first annual oratorical contest of (iates college took place last night. Of the six_contestants, D. R. Collings, of Pender, took first honor, and H. E. Gregory, of Crete, took second, The six judges, chosen from abroad, spoke in glowing terms of the merits of the orators and the manner of delivery. ‘The two days’ examination of the college classes before the committee selected by the state association of Congregational churches closed to-day. The examiuation board were unot a little surprjsed at' the advancement, eftfciency, zeal and moral influence of the college, and most cordially urge its superior advantages. Gates college was founded in 1552, when only two instructors were cm- ployed. To meet the growing needs and in- creased attendance, five instructors ure now required in the class work, besides the de- partments of music, painting, etc. Gaylord hall, for ladics, was erected a r ago, and t summe new chemical and philosoph- ical laboratory with modern improvements The struggle for existence this coliege has undergone, in common with uearly ull young educational institutions, seems to be an event of the past: at least its present endownent, ssorships, and lhard earned reputation an established fa D irymen’s Association. Ginoy, Neb., Dee. ISpecial to Tae Bek]—A large ana enthusiastic audience greeted the opening session of the fouth an- nual convention of the Nebraska Dairymen’s s ion, which met at Gibbon on Decem- ber 15, The convention was called to order by the Hon. Allen Root, of Omaha. The opening exercises consisted of music, a prayer by Rev. O. R. Beete, of the M. E. church, and a recitation by Miss Rosa Ogilvie. Mr. I S. Pulmer, of the village cil, delivered an address of welcome, to which responses were made by Messrs, Ga- brilson, Ashburn, Curtis, Howe, Mirril, Root. and others. Tne president’s address was given by J. W. Livinghouse, of Grand Island. The programme for to-morrow includes a er on ““I'he Advantages of Co-operation in Dairying,” by William Suiton, of Table RRock; ‘‘Buttermaking in ' the creamery and on the Farm,” I, E. Howe, Fairmont; “Private Dairying and Cheese Making,” Colonel T. D. Curtis, of Chicago; ;‘Rnx'u Yard Comforts,” C. L. Gebrilson, of owa. most Killed By the Oars. Pratrswouris, Neb., Dee. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.J—An accident oc- curred near the B. & M. depot this morning, which left the victim, Charley Hubble, a sev- enteen-year-old boy, a terrible spectacle. He was standing on a side _track playing with a dog, while a train of cars was backing down upon him, which he did not notice in time to save himslf. He was knocked down and run over, the wheels passing over his right leg, from the ankle to the right side of his body, leaving it in a shapeless mass. He was carricd home on a strotcher, where he died a few hours later. He wasa son of Henry Hubble, proprietor of the Iowa house. Barneston ltems. Barxestoy, Neb., Dee. 21.—[Special to Tug Bee.|—The remains of the late N. B, Darker, who suicided last Friday, will on Saturday bo sent to Canton, Mo., for inter- ment, where a number of his relatives re- side, The Presbyterian society is just complet- ing a new church in Barueston at a cost of §1,20). It will be dedicatad one week from uext Sunday. — For Criminal Libal nraskA Crry, Neb., Dec. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue of. G. L. Blueld- horn, editor of the Staats Democrat, this cvening swore out a warrant for the arrest of the proprictor of the Staats Zeitung, and William Schapers, charging them with erim- inal libel. The cause of the action grew out of a card published by Schapers in the this week, reflecting scriously upon Blucldhorn’s ¢! on His Leg. ob,, Dee. 21.—[Special Tel egram to Tur Brel—Peter Heggenan, a young man in the employ of Barns and Wag- ner, two farmers living five miles northwest of here, had his leg crushed and mangled in a frightiul manner this evening while riding after cattle on a mule, The animal slipped and fell on his leg, with the above result. For Ill2gal Liquor-Selling. sunAsKA Crry, Neb., Dee. 21.—[Special to Tnx Bee,|—Herman Wachendorf, of Tal- mage, churged by the village board with seiling liauor without a license, had his trial Lere before County Judge Mapes, and was bound over to the district court in the sum of §500. Zound Over for Trial, NrLso: b, Dec. 21—[Special to Tie Iske |—~The two Omaha do here for obtaining monoy under false pre- tenses have been bound “over under §1,000 bonds cach to appear before the district court for trial, - eiple Tragedy in Texas, Hoxey Guove, Tex., Dec. 21.—A desper- ate shooting uffray, which resulted in t death of two men, took place at Monktown yesierday. Two brothers, named #loyd and wson Todd, recently from Marshfield, Mo., became drunk and boisterous. Jack Choate, a deputy constable, tried to arrest them and was shot in the =1 He called a citizen nawed Hobbs to his assistance and both opened tire on the Todds, The latter were riddled and killed. Choate was again shot, aud is thoughit 10 be fatally wounded. ALk M A Tavern of Revo'utionary Fame. BosioNy, Mass, Dee. 21.—The old Doty tavern on Blue Hill avenus, in Canton, which was burned Wednesday night, was a noted stopping piace in revolutionary times. Both Washington and Lafayette dined thare, and it 1 said that a rough draftof the Declaration of Independence was prepared under its roof, e Celebrating ¥ ather's Day. Boston, Deo. 21.—The Congregational club celebrated Forefathers’ day by & bane quet at Music hall last evening, 900 plates being laid. Thomas Weston, president of the club, presided, and about Lim were Governor Amés, Leopold Morse, and & buigber of clergymen aud other promiuent citizel PAUPER VS, SKILLED LABOR. Testimony Before the Ford Investi- gating Committee, Pirrenvre, Pa, Deo. 21-The onal investigating committeo began its ses sion here to-day. The committee was repro sented by Congressman Ford of Michigan, as chairman, and Congressman Guenther of Wisconsin. Judge Simmons, special agent of the treasury department, was also ent. Several ofiiciais of the burcau of ities and others were examined. Thoy stated that the city institutions were crowded to overflowing, and if it were not for foreigners who are not entitled to land here, thero would be planty of room for the care of those who are justly entitled to it I'he afternoon session was devoted to tak ing testimony especially regarding the im portation of contract labor. The witnessos cxamined were Master Workman Fecles:Rob inson, of the Rrass Workers' Nationai assem bly: Master Workmau Doylo, of District As sembly No. 8, Knights of ‘Labor; Prosident Smith, of the Flint Glass Workers' National union, and Jaues Campbell and William Calce, president — and secretary of the ‘Window Glass Waorkers' federation The evidence went to show that men had come to this country under contract in many cases to work agaist skilled labor Most of tho Wolshmen, Hungavians and Italians never become citizons, and many of them remain here but a few years, Accord ing to the testimony given a majority of the Hungarians and Italians have few,” if any, family tics here, and “live Iike hozs."” They are not intellizent, and, with their style of living, the American workmen cannot_com pete with them, They do not know what a fair day’s work is, and are imposed upon by their employers, The offect of these i portations upon American laborers has been very bad Chairman Ford said this evening: ovidenco shows an alarming state of affairs 50 far as the paupers and nsano con corned. At the lowest estimato, there have beon 500 such emigrants to this country sine ventinto effect, and contrary 10 its provis 3 congres char, “The . AN OPIUM SMUGGLING STORY. Has Avoided the Cmicaco, Dec. An interesting story is printed this morning of the operations of the opium smuggling gang, one of whose lead Captain Durant, so narrowly cscaped from the customs ofticers at Sund Beach, Mich., a week ago. A correspondent says that Durant and his lieutenant, Charles Wertzel, are living in style at the best hotel in Sarnia, and are lionized by the vesiden of that little Canadian town. The spondent had u long talk them yesterduy. They have been smugglivg opium for the past two years, and have successfully lauded $100,000 Worth of the costly drug on the other - siae without being detected. But the last con signment they took over was aiscovered and seized by government detectives, und it camne near costing Captain Durant_ his life. Cap- tain Darant is one of the trusted agents of a syndicate, organized soveral years ago for the express purpose of smuggling opitin into the United States from the manufuctories in Victoria, B. C. The value of the combined product of the factories in British Columbiu s estimated at $5,000,000 per annum, and of this more than % per cent goes to the United States. 1t is believed that less than 10 per cent of it pusses through the custom houses. The gang operates not only in Sarnia, but all along the northern border of the United States as well. - Wanted For Bizamy and Forgery. Rarip Ciryy Dak., Dec. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—George E. Beach, now under arrest at Minneapolis, charged with bigamy, went through the process of secu ing a divorce in this place on June 15, 185 Judge Church granted a decrée of absolute divorce. In making afdavit to secur service of summons by publication, Beach swore that he did not know where his wife lived, and named a place where she had once resided. Notice was sent there but failed to reach her. Last July a middle aged lady of genteel appearance came here, sccured the services of an attorney, and commenced pro- ceedings to have the divorce set aside. She established her identity as defendant in the suit, and proved by letters and other docu- ments that when Beach swore he did not knov; where she lived he was in_correspond- ence with her. The case of Mary C. Beach aganst George E. Beach was heard in chan- bers by Judge Thomas on July 15, 1585, and on Septembe an order setting aside the decree of divoree was made. A notice of ap- peal and & new undertaking was served by Beach’s attorneys, and the case is now pend- ing before the supreme court. At session of the grand jury Beach wi for perjury, and a bench warrant w. for him, How a syndisatc corre- with - Stanicy is All Right. LoNpoN, Dec. 2L.—A Zanzibar dispateh says: A letter dated Stanley Falls, August 20, has been delivered here by Tipoo Tib® men., They state that a letter was received at Stanley Falls irom Henry M. Stanley in August, 1588, Stanley was then at 1sonvala, on the Aruwini, where he had arrived At gust17. He had left 13min Pasha cighty two days before in verfect health ana pro- vided with plenty of food. Stanley had re- turned to Bonvaia for stores in charge of his rear guard, and intended to leave ten days later to join Kmin. The West African ph company has received the following dispatch from St. Thomas, dated Friduy, 2 p. m.: 1 have just received information thut Henry M. Stanley, with Emin Pasha, has arrived in_the Aru’ wini. The news is reliable, Further details will follow, [Signed. | “Pansoxs, Azent.” min Stanley alls, the advices stated, Stan. ley wrote that Bmin was in possession of t stores of ivory and many oxen, and that he had an abundance of foe Stunley in tended to leave Ronyala at the' end of Au- gust. Homest Drapwoon, gram to Tui Ber and John Teiford, who bery of the Homestake sentenced to-day to fifteen yoars labor in the Sioux Falls pe attorney will appeal to the supremie court on the ground that the facts stuted in the in- dictment do not constitnte a public offense, the territorial statute being defective in this respect, Wilson, who pleaded guilty and gave evidence for the prosecution, has Lot yet been sentenced. - A Warchouse Blown Up, Wicnira, Kan, Dee. 21.—|Special Tele- gram to Tng Bee.)~Two te exnlosions, with an interval between them of but a few seconds, was heard about 9 o'clock, and the z0 milling wareroom of J. . Wilcox was enveloped in flames, The force of the explo. sion blew out the walls and caved in the roof. All the contents wero destroycd. Tho explosive wis placed beneath the building Phere is no ¢lue to the perpetrators, sl L A Powerful Naval G ANNAroLis, Md,, Dee. 21 —An important experiment was successfully marde att nuval academy proving grounds to-day. A steel-pointed iron projectile welghing 230 pounds was fired from oue of the steel breech-louding rifie guns of the new craiser Chi: which peactrated o stcel turget ten inches thiok wud cut through th olid onic bacl. Theexperiment is cunsidered as likely to Lave an important Learing oa modern naval warfare, - - tobbers Sentenced. Dee. 21.—[Special Tele- Albert BB, Nickerson attempted the rob- railroad, were cuch at hard Ke Dak., Long Overdue, New' ., Oxieass, Dee, 8l—~The Fr steamship Marscilles, which sailcd Bordpuux on November €5, for New O dirgat, With & cargo of @erchnadise wud 415 passépgers, is several doys overdut, uwnd Tears for L safory are cotertainod. A Steamer nel from ns THE SAMOAY COMPLICATIONS, Al Oorrespondence on the Mattef Transmitted to Oongress. SECRETARY BAYARD'S POLICY. ery Endeavor to BBe Made to \volé a Conflict of Interosta Botwoen all Governments Con- cerned. congross Interasting S ¢ Dhcunmsnts, WasHiNGToN, Do, 21— Tho vrasident tos day transmitted to the SamoaN correspondence mentioned in his annuhl message. It consists of a recital of the affair from the first bogiuning of tho trouble {n October, 1857, and tho diplomatic corre- spondence between the socretary of state and the German and English governments down to the prasent time. November 21 of this year Secretary Bayard wrote to Count Arco, German minister at Washington, saying: I have informed ong reprosentative at Berlin, and shall similarly instruct the United States consul at Swmoa, that every endeavor is to be made to avoll all friction or couflict of jr terests betsveol the citizens of the two governments in their business operations on the islands. In case auy question arising which cannot b promptly and satisfactorily arrang petween those oflicials, then [t of dispute should ' at remitted for decision to Berlin or t tal. T believe it was understood hetween oy that the present condition of affaivs at Same had been reported similarly to the foreign at Berlin and to this department, #nd Von Halstein stated at 18 nment was indifforent us to the. choley King by the Samoans, ouly requirin Awerican interests shail not be injure aiuly this should be also the wish of thi government, and being thus agreed, 1 hope you will recommend to your uu\-ommu’c that its ofticials in Samoa be irs 1ucted to dos operate with the offcials of the \'nueg States for a_peaceful conduct of affairs i thoso regions. On November 31 Sewcll, consul-general at Samoa, being in Washington, i formed Seeretary Bayard that thé ine disposition on the part of the Germ consul at Samoa to act in friendly co-operd- tion with him aroseout of amisapprehension of his motives and policy. This governm has exp wisi that nothing sheu stand in the way of entive harmonious g6+ operation between thew, in order that the present strife might be terminntod naletterto Count Arvo, under November 26, Secretary DBaya b tention to the expression of Sewell, apd hopes that the German consulat Apia will g1 made cognizant of the seme, so that vhere will be no misunderstanding ard to these facts when Sewell - - Beaten by a Woman New Youx, Doe. 21.—[Special Telogram to Tk Bek | —A story is told here that Miss Mary Garrott is rasponsible for the retires ment of Samuel Spencer as presidant of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, aud the clection of Charles I'. Mayer. Mr. Spencer went 1nu: the Baltimore & Ohio service under the eldel Garrett. "He was rapidly promoted, and when Robert Garrett became mentally inca- pacitated for work, was made presidentof the company. In this capacity he sold to Jay Gowld Baltimore & Ohio tclograph compay which was one of Robert Garreit’s hebbies, and which he once declared before a cope gressional committee should always remaim free from a combination with the Westerp Union. It is said now that Spencer’'s ambjé tion led him into other combinutions ad- verse to i ts of Garret Miss Mary Gu not troubled with pare- sis, or failing powers. She undertook thé overthrow of r, and the result of hep labor was shown in the election of Mayer, Once more the munagement of the Balti more & Ohio wiil be domiuated by the Garretts, - - Big Flurry in Oil. PITTSBURG, There was great ek- citement and almost a panic at the oil ex- chiange this morning, caused by an unexs pected break in pric The market opened firm at 9 and advanced to 93c, when gen- eral selling began at all points, A rush to unload then followed, and in a_shore timg 3,000,000 barrels had changed hands, and Values bad dropped to 883c. A reaction then, set in, and at noon 8)lge was bid. NEW Yomk, Dee. 21L.—The announcemept on the consolidated exchange to-day that the Standard Ol company would shortly issue certificates for Lima oil, of which the corb pany had accumulated & supply estimated at £,000,000 barrels, created o seramble amon; the members to unload oil certificates suc a5 hias not heen seen for many months. The market, which had opened ‘ut 93, broke to 835, and closed wealk and excited at S84 s e A Colored Brute Hanzed. Louis, Dee, 21.—A Globe-Democrat from Crocker, Tex., sayd Audrew Johnson (colored), aged nineteen, wus hanged here to-day for outraging Miss Allie Simmons, a young white girl, aged scventcen, of good family, The crime was committed last June, Johnson was recognized by his vie- tim, but he denied his guilt to the last. T hrea thousand people, mostly colored, witnessed the execution, and all approved the extreme penalty of the law. PLAQUEMINE, La., Dee. 21.—Moses Flans ders, alias Bdwards (colored), was hangod to-day for the murder of Cornclius Hrown last August. special John 2 R Cincinnati Firemen Kiiie . CixeiNyar, 0., Dee, 21.—The six-story building at Blm and ( streets oceupied by Strobel & Co.’s pleture frame factory has been burning since midnight, and will be a total loss. The value of the building and stock is ubout $100,000. While a number of firemen were on the fifth flogr it collapsed and fell into the basement, car- rying down Captain Jerry Bray, who une doubtedly pevised in the flames, Latei—The wall of the bui Canal street fell out, severcly, perbaps fatally, wounding tour firemen and un un, known bystander. Another man is suppose to huve been drowned in the canal, The Archbishop's Crediiors. Corvmprs, O, Dee, 21—The supreme court this afternoon decided a case growing out of the assignment of Archbishop Purcall, of Cincinnati, The object of the suits was to force the sule of church property, includy ing the Catholic eathedval in Ciucinnati, for the beneflt of the creditors. ‘'hie decision of the court is ogainst the creditors - Switchmon’s strike a DExvER, Colo, Dec. 21 —All the switole men in the Uwion Pucific yerds, aboup seventy in nuicber, are cut on & strik The demand aninercase in wages of b cenf and thet th ction they no hour, six additional men, ior whose be removed uid they placed under a linaster, Juiacd tie ing next, Denver, - Amerioan Colo iy, VauL, Miun., Dee 21.—A special from 2 Mion,, suys: . 13, | ugeut of iiver Vailey Elovator company b Sicpiens, nas sxipped with 5,000 of his om- ployers' money cnd §1,000 mui business men of »tephend. Caned Hullo. the It The Weathe weather, follo waruer and gon toa fowa and Dulota—¥aly e in Dakota by slight snow 1l ssuthesly w