Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1888, Page 2

KAISER'S DONAIN Fpow Tir Wissmann's Departure for Africa Postponed Until Febuary. MORE MONARCHIAL ITINERANCY. The Emperor Again Bending All His Energies to Perfect the Military Organization of the Empire. Foreign Potponrel, (Oopyright 1555 hy New York Associated Press.) Brnuiy, Dec. 22—~The comumittee of Emin Relief association give more credenc to the reported arrival Stanley on the Aruwhini than they did to Osman Digna's atory of Emin Pasha's capture, but they have decided to continue the preparations for sending out the Wissmann expedition for min's reliof until the news is verified. The departure of Lieutenant Wissmann will now be retarded until Fobruary., Al thotgh the rclease of Emin Pasha will be one object of the expedition, it will also act in support of auti-slave operations obtaining on his return from the interior. It will be proposed in the reichstag that a part of the moncy voted by the bill shall be used for rais ing a force of colonial trcops, even if it happens that nin -~ Pasha is safe. In u discussion ef the route to be taken and the number or men composing the expedition, aletter from Cardinal Lavigiepit to the Ger. man minister at Brussels statos th hing through German te y yombe to Ujii, on Lake Tanganyika, could erush the slave trade and disarm aud forover disable the Arab slave merchants. The East Africa bill is understood to de mand a sum of money sufficient, for a large sclieme, invoiving permanent const garrisons and severnl inland garrisons. News- papers herc, in their criticisms of the recent ovents at Suakim, concur in ting the Enlish action there with the German policy on the Zanzi- bar coast. The North German Gazette says that the victory at Suakim will have a direct effect upon the slave movements, and will probably help to liberate Kmin Bey. That paper recommends that a force of Egyptians, commanded by British ofticers, prosecute operations in the Soudan. The National Guzette holds that Germany's energetic policy on the Zanzibar coast has determined England’s action in the Red sea, and it hopes that the Salisbury cabinet will now take strong measures regarding the Soudam. Vienna papers, looking at the business side of the subject, expect a reopening of the Soudan trade, Austria having, prior to the Mahd's triumphs, profitable dealings with the Soudanese, chiefly in cut- lery. Lord Salisbury’s declarations that the British will not go farther than Suakim are given little attention, ofiicial circles having reason to expect a large development of the English policy on the Red sea coast simul- tancous with German action in Zanzibar. Emperor William has fairly recruited his health and has resumed his journeys. To-day he went to Stettin to inspect the Frederick- William grenadier regziment. The people of Stettin gave him a hearty reception. He went direct from the ralway sta- tion to Koenigsplatz, where he pre- sented four mew ribbons to the colors of the regiment. Afterwards, in a short speech, he said he trusted that the officers and men would maintain the high character of their order for bravery. He next visited the Vulcan ship building works at Bredow. This evening he dined with the ofticers of the garrison at their club. His work has dis- played the same expenditure of nervous en- ergy that it did before his illness, and it has been in the same direction—toward mili- tarism. The emperor has been arranging for some grand military maveuvres in Siberia in 1880, He has held conferences with the commission on the ense of Cuxhaven and the North sea canal. He spent several hours on Thursday at the artillery range outside of Berlin, where he reviewed two battalions of guards in going through a series of maneu- vres under the new drill regulations. A perplexed interest has been created by the cmperor's orders, summoning at the same time Baron Ressen, mulitary attache at St. Petersburg, and Baron Von Hueney military attache at Paris. Both™ arrived on Thursday and had an interview with the em- peror without delay. The Berliners would likre to sce some of this energy used in en- couraging trade. There is a general com- plaint of dullness, Christmas buying is limited, and the festal spirit is under gloom, Duchess Adelaide, of Schleswig-Holstein, mother of the empress, 18 seriously ill at the castle of Lomunbourg. Her illness is the re- sult of a fall in her bedroow, and adds to the graveness of the court circle. ‘The semi-oflivial press continues its at- tacks on the character of Sir R. D, Moirer, British ambassador at St. Petersburg. The apparent object is to prevent the acceptance of Moirer at Vienna under the pending changes of English ambassadors, Moirer asks, through the minister here, for an offi- «cial contradiction of the Cologne Gazotte's assertion that e held communications with Marshal Bazaine duriug the war of 1570, ana was seoking to betray the German army. Moirer though heartily disliked by Bismarck, will get the contradiction he de- sires, Bismarck knows him as holding wviews on German politics similar to those of Emperor Frederick,. He was a cloke friend of Baron Von Beust during his long period of diplomatic service at various Gorman courts. The English government proposed him as ambassador at this place four years ago, but Bismarck promptly rejocted him., The chan- cellor probably has cause to suspect him of inwriguing against German interests siuco the time of his rejection, but the charge of acting as a spv for Marshal . Bazaine is in- credible. During the war Moirer, then at- tached to the court at Darmstadt, went to Strassburg in order to give belp to wounded Germans, and receivedjthe confidence and respect of the German ofticials, but he has now acquired a cordial dislike of the oMcial circlos at Berlin as a supposed enemy of German unity, Empress Augusta has offered a prize of 10,000 marks for a portable military hospital. The German Red Cross society holds an in- ternational exhibition here in June next, when the empress' gift und other prizes will be awarded for surgical aids iu campaigning. The address of the Bavarian bishops to the pope does mot allude to the position of the Roman Catholic church in Bavaria. Refer- ring to the subject of temporal power, the bishops say: **We suffer with you, and with you clalm the re-establishment of your rights of liberty and temporal power. We must condemn whatis being tried against the liberty of the supreme chief of the church, and we will work with inexhaustible zeal to restore to the holy father true and complete independence.” ‘The uddress con- cludes with a prayer that God will permit his holiness to remain inviolable in the me- tropolis of the Catholic christians, The bourse expects & general stimulus to businoss early in 1889, It s believed that the action of the Rothschild syndicate, together with the Ilungarian conver- sion begioning in Jaouary, the expected fluancial measures of the government, the projected [talian loan aud the Greek con- vazvion lean, will ulckeu the pulses of busi- eurly in 80 ness, Herr von Hauseman has charge of tho Hungarian conversion loan here, The Bleichroders, with the Deutache bank, will place the Italian loan. The Bourse Zeitung predicts that rates will go much higher than 6 per cent. O — TRE SACKVIL WEST CASE. A Conclliatory Speech By the Earl of Dunraven. [Special Cablegram to h made in the house of lords last riight by the Earl of Dunraven, which called forth a reply from Lord bury, regarding the Sackville-West incident, ‘was read to-day with agreat deal of interest. He said: “‘Surely i1t would have boen more dignified on our part, and mere worthy of our position, to have taken no notice of a matter which, as the prime minister has re- marked, ‘is no matter affecting the two na- tions.' In the case of some foreign powers different considerations wonld again affect us, but our relations with the United States are peculis We use the word for. elgn toward them becauso there is no other suitable expression, but I am loath to use the term toward tho great republic The United States is, diplomatically spoak- ing, a foreign power, but sho can never be a foreign land to us. Her citizens are mainly men of the same raco and lineage as our- selves, having the same names, speaking the same tongue, worshipping under the samc torm of religion, and living under the same common law. Their institutions, though dif fering, are ve similar in their integral parts to our own, and are founded on the same love of liberty and law and capacity for self government. It1s impossible to look upon such a people as foreigners, though one is obliged to spoak of their country asa foreign power. Of all civilized nations we alone can nnderstand the United States, and she alone can understand us. Any misun- de nding arising between us would be held to be most deplorable by the vast majority of all the thinking men on both sides of the At- lantic. Any longer delay in filling Lord ackville's place is liable to be misunder- stood by the American people. I hold it to be our first duty to avoid the possibility of anything that may lead to a rupture of the sincere friendship between this mother coun- try and the colonies; and after that I cons sider it our second duty to avoid any such possibility between the United States and ourselves, Before long another minister will be aceredited to the court of St. James, If we hesitate and delay to accredit the min- ister at Washington, the United States may retaliate by delaying to accredit a minister to us. Two great international questions are awaiting solution, the fishery, und extradi- tion treaties, and these we cannot hope to settle, except under conditions of real friend- ship between the two countries. M'CONNELL'S ll;\ NFALL, Haverly's Former Partuer Arr In a Police Court. New York, Dec. 22.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee]|—A shabbily dressed man, with an air of refinement, was to-day ar raigned for intoxication in the Brooklyn po- lice court before Justice Massey, who at once recognized the prisoner as William A. McConnell, formerly managor of the Brook- lyn theater under Haverly's regime. Mr. McConnell is well known throughout the country as a manager, and a fow years ago he and his brother, Charles H., were pro- prietors of the National Printing and En- sraving company, of Chicago. Since the failure of Haverly the MeConnell family have lost money very rapidly, and it seems that all their theatrical ventures terminated disustrously. William A, McConnell is as well as a manager, and was leading man for both McCullough and Bar- rett for quite a long time. Last spring he started from Chicago to star in a play which was written for him by a Chicago journalist. The play was first produced in one of the smaller towns of T1linois, and was there con- sidered a suc McConnell opcned with it shortly afterward in Chicago, and there_ it proved a failure, and he gave it up and _dis- banded the company. Ho then came to New York and was engaged as manager for Es- telle Clayton, who produced “The Quick or the Dead.” 'This play proved a flat' failure, and the company was soon broken up. McConnell became disheartened at his bad luck, and began drinking heavily. About three woeks ago he was arrested in New York for intoxication and was sent to Blackwell's Island for fifteen days, from which institution he was released Sunday last. His friends in Brooklyn learned of his sad plight and made up a large bundle of clothing, which was sent over to him., As soon as he got out he resumed his drinking, which resulted in his arrest last night. He has plenty of friends in Brooklyn, and when he is released from the Inebriate's home, to which he was to-day commitied, some meas- ure will undoubtédly be taken w place him on his feet again N TERRITORIAL HOME RULE. A Conference on the Subject With the President-elect, INDIANATOLIS, Dec. 22.—This was a pretty busy day with the president-clect. The morning was largely given to his correspon- dence. There were many callers in the af- ternoon znd evening. Of the out-of-town callers of prominence there were Judge T. B. Catron and Colonel W. L. Rynerson, of New Mexico, and Samuel W, Allerton, the well known Chicago capitalist. Their visit was largely soctal, but also political, sinco they are carnestly advocating “home rule” for the territories. It is believed that the urged upon the president-elect a_strict ob- servance of that plank in the republican plat- form which favors tho appointment of resi- dents of the territories to the federal ofiices therein, It is thought that their visit to-day was an informal one, and merely u precursor to some general movement on the part of the people, especially the repub- licans, of New Mexico looking to their com- plete 'emancipation from non-resident rule. It is not known what views, if any, the president-eloct expressed in talk ' with tho New Mexicans, but a gentleman who claims to know somewhav of ~General Har- rison’s views on terxitorial questions says that the general has for years been a believer in territoria) “home rule.” The numerous other visitors were social callers, and Senator and Mrs. Saunders as- sisted in receiving them e False Imprisonment. Torexa, Kan, Dec. 22.-—[Special Tole- gram to Tne Brel—W. T. Butcher, au attorney from Pendleton, Ore., who sued W. P. I, Hedrick, ex-sheriff of Johnson count; for damages for fulse arrest, was awarded $6,000 by the jury in the United States cf cuit court, The arrest was made two years ago, the sheriff claimiug that Butcher: was a Missouri horse thief named Gordon, who had been traced to Oregon. The sheriff relied upon tho desoription given him by a boy in the Johnson county jail, who claimed to bhave been Gordon's pal, ‘and maintained on the witness stand that Butcher was the man, i L Opposed to Utah's Admission. Savr Laxe, Utah, Dec, 25.~|Special Tele- gram to Trr 13se.] -Protests against the ad- mission of Utah as a state are pouringin upon Chalrman Powers, of the liheral party, from all parts of the tarritory. 'Demoorats and republicans alike are siuging petitions to congress opposing [tah's admission, S e . Senate Pages Made Happy. Wasuixaroy, Dee. 14, —~Fourteen boys em- ployed as pages in the senute were made happy w-day by a substantial remembrance frow Seuator Stanford, of California, in the shape of a 85 bill with the wish that each might enjoy & merry Christmas and a happy Neow Year, 1gnea an actor Damages fo e Steamship Arrival At New York—The Celtic, from Liverpool, At Loudon ~T'he France, from New York, At Liverpcol-~The Nova Scotian, from New York, THE WHISKY WAS IN TRANSIT And Inter-State Shipments Are Not Liable to Seizure. THE RULING OF AN IOWA JUDGE. Yesterday's Decistons in the State Su- preme Court—Burglary at Jewell City—The Diggle Poisoning Case—Hawkeye Notes. Sent the Jug On. Des Morses, In., Dec, Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bes.]—A new phase of the prohubition law was passed upon in the dis trict court here to-day. Judge Conrad or derad releascd a package of alcohol which was seized in the United States express office in this city some time ago, en route from Rock Island, I1L, to Runnells, Ia. The package was not labelled or marked so as to show its contonts, and the state law requires all shipments of liquor within the state to be 80 marked, The constables seized the al- cohol and clajmed that after it once crossed the line and came inside the state, it fell under the provisions of the statute for the rest of tho journey, and was therefore liable to seizure for being unmarked. The court holds that this was an inter-state shipment, belonging to r-state commerce, —and therefore not subject to state laws until the transit had ended, and the liquor became a part of the mass of lowa property. He therefore orders that the gallon jug be sent on its way to Runnéls undisturbed. A Fine Lgal Point. Musox Ciry, la., Dec. 82—[Special Tele- gram to Tis Be An interesting case, in- volving a legal technicality, has beon occu- pying the attention of tho Wright county court. The jury could not agree upon a ver- dict, but had they done so the case would have been appealed to the supreme court, The point involved was whether or not a passenger is liable for a driver's negligence. The plaiutift hired a man who was intoxi- cated to drive him across the country, and, as the evidence showed, he deliberately drove intoa moving train. The passenger was thrown out of the wagon and the tram sed over him, cutting off an_arm and him. He sued the com- A decision in the plish o precedent, and is conse- quently watched by attorneys with inuch interest. Diggle Trial. Th v, pecial Tele« Masox A gram to Tur Ber gle murder case, now bemg tried at Clarion, were concluded this afternoon, the jury re- tiring at 5:30, Judge Hindman’s instructions red by all the attornoys as fair . In closing the case for tho Cook made an eloquent and ble plea. During the arguments Mrs. Diggle has been aviry attentive listeuer, and her face now wears a look of anxiety. A verdict is not looked for before Monday The Supreme Court. Drs MoiNgs, [a,, Dec. 2L.—[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bee.]—The following decisions were rendered by the supreme court to-day: Martha Dele, administratrix, vs Webster county, Towa, appellant; Hamilton district; reversed. D. J. Deamond, appollant, vs D. W. Jones; Montgomery district; reversed. Harriett A. Hoyt vs. City of Dos Moines, appellant; Polk district; reversed. Kuud J. Frotland, appellant, vs Mack; Mitchell district: reversed. The Olin Tile and Brick company, appel- lant, vs M. B. Barlow et al; Jones district; re ed. Peterson & Freund, appellants, vs Mrs B, J. Rone and John T, Rone; Cedar district; reversed. ‘William V. Doud vs Mason Dodge railroad company, ster district; reverso Bradloy and Niconlin et. al. vs Joha Love et. al, appellants, Hancock discric versed. James P. Sherman, administrator, vs Julia A. Hale and John P. Hale, Buchanan district; reversed. American Well Works vs Arthur Whit- ney ot. al., appellants, Hardin district; re- wversed., . William Hintrager, appellant, va Henry Richter, auditor, et. al, Dubuque district; reversed, May Nevada, appellant, vs Joseph Klum, Appanoose distaict; dismissed. Jobn Halpen, appellant, vs A. V. Nelson, administrator, Polk district, afirmed. The Citizens Natsonal bank, appellant, vs I. N. Webster, et. al, Polk district; af- tirmed, & Martha Johns et. al. vs M. E. Grifin et. al., appellant district: afirmed. Andrew McElhancy vs Rueben D. Shoe- maker et. al. and Mary A. Loug, appellants; Benton district; aflirmed. » W. B. Peck, Yrother & Co., appellants George A. Lincoln, et alj Linn distri firmed. 1B. W. Johnson et al, appellants, vs Henry Kesseler, county treasurer, etal; Bremer district; afirmed. Eliza Payne vs H. G. Wilson, sheriff, et al, appellunts; Wright district; afirmed. Klizabeth Mahanke, plaintiff, vs John B. Clelland, judge, defendant; Butler district aflirmed. H. D, Brown, appellant, vs Willian Long et al; Floyd district: afiirmed. N. Metzger et al vs Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway company, uppellant; Clay district; afiirmed. Southern White Lead company et al vs Julius W. Hnas et al, appellants; Dubuque district; affirmed. Harry L. Way, appellant, vs the Chicago & Northwestern railway company ; Hamilton district; afiirmed. stic Troubles. 22.—[Special Tele- Abya City & Fort apgellants; Web- vs 5 af- Caused by Dom Des Moixes, Ia., De gram to Tie BeE |--Mrs, John Stone, resid- iug near Albion, who had her husband ar- rested and jailed Thursday for beating her, and sued him for a divorce yesterday, drowned herself in the river last night. She was the mothor of six children. Her hus- band was taken to the mquest by the sherift and coroner. e An llinois Murderer Sentenced.” Proria, Dec, 23.—In the case against John J. Farms, for the murder of Stephen Me- Geelice, the jury to-day brought in a verdict of guilty and fixed tho penalty at death by banging. The murder was committed in Fulton county, in April last, and was one of the most cold-blooded on record. The vic- tim was tho husband of Farris' divorced wife. The evidence suowed that Farris, while under the influence of liquor, went to the house where the couplo were living and deliberately shot McGeehee. After commit ting the murder, Farris outraged his d- voreed wife, Tho murder created the most intense ingignation, and Farris was threat- enad with mob violence. He was brought to this city for safe-keepigg, und the case was brought here for trial on u change of venue, - Sulllvan's Money Covered. New Yok, Dec. 22.—A letter was re- ceived at the Clipper ofice to-day from Juke Kilrain, stating that he is ready to meet Sul- livan to a battle for $10,000 o side and the diamond Leit which represents the champion- ship of the world. Shortly afterwa William . Harding and Lowis B. Allen camo to the Clipper office and deposited certified check for §5,000 to cover Sullivan's deposit. They stated that they would require at loast forty elght hours' notice before the mecting to sign articles of agreement. As soon as the final stakeholder hias been agreed upon the $5,000 put up by Sullivan's backer, together with the check received this morn- ing, will be turned over to him, — - Shot Her Mother. Monristowy, Pa., Deo. 28 —Mrs. Kowel- oski, of Port Kennedy, was shot and killed by her danghter this morning. The daugh- ter picked up a revolver which had boon left at the house and playfully pointed the weapon at her mother, when it was dis- charged and Mrs. Koweloski fell dead. The coronor is making an iuvestigation. CREIGHTON STUDENTS. The Part Th Enter Took in the Closing nment of 1888, Yesterday affrngon the students of Creighton Collel mbled in the college hall for the exercise which brought to a close the last session of the present year. Each number on the programme was well received. Mrs. Burkhard presided at the organ, while the St. Cecelia society, composed of forty juniors, sang two selections, “Welcome to Morning’' and “‘Behutiful Songs of Spring.” Holmes' “‘Boys"” was well given by Edward Miles: John Donahy'recited *in Memoriam," by Father Ryan; Philip McArdle delivered ‘‘Cataline’s ~ Défiaice,” and Michael Mo *“The Conclusion of Robert Emmet's The result of the examinations was then read, and honors vonferred upon those en titled to them. The test was a severe one, and the standing of most showed that they acquitted themselves with oredit. Medals of excellence wers received us follows: Class of poetry, division “A»—Joseph H. McCarville; division “‘H"—Engene C. Noon; class of humanities, J. Hartnett Murray; first academic, Frank Gallabor; second academic, John Donany; third acadeniic, Robert Bentle; preparatory, Patrick Ganuon, Following, excluding who hiad not received at least 75 marks, is alist of those who passed an_excollont _examination: Joseph L. Mc- Carville, 93; Michael McGrievey, 43; John N, Branua $9; Ben Hollo, 76; ngene G pon, 83 Wllian Iynn, i J. ' Callan Kinsier, 945 Michael O'Connor 893 Patrick MeGovern 32, Philip Memillan 7 nett Murray 04, B, Ford 85, Frank Furay Frank Gallagher th, James Lahey 07, Dennison 07, Frank Kennedy 95, Walter Wiley 80, Edivar am 8%, Philip McArdle 7, Willlam Barr: Frank Lovett 36, Clarence Furay 35, Bustace Lovett 81, Johu Danily Charles Moriarity James Ryan 84, Frank Kinney s, Nat. Field 51, Frank Stockdale 56, Henry Leary 81, Albert Kinsler James rod Hall 78, igar i John Murphy 76, Robert Bentle 92, dy 91, John Helwig 90, James y 00, Bdward Brown 84, Paul Epencter 80," Arthur Callan S1, Charles Charles %6, Thomas Brown 84, Lowss Hopkins 51, Leslie Hostettor 85, Cornelius McGrath 83, Otto Shons S0, Albert Driscoll Joseph Hobrecht 75, War- ner Pield Arthur Houser Bdward Miles 76, Bdgar Shons mes Tyneh 79. Patrick Gannon 97, John Corbett 97, Adrian Buarkhard %, Joseph Dobry 90, Timot Lord 93, James Gannon 96, Mich, Frank Lemback 52, William Cury o Gleeson M 84, John By Charles Carroll el Bvans 77, n Flannery 73, C i'rank L5 1 Alphonso A ene Noon stood ond. In physics sccond, Michaol Me( In the first German class: B, K Emil Hoffman second. In the ct Kinslet first, Fre fivat, J. first, ievey. omistry n Kinsler se William Flynn Classes will be resumed January 2. FORAKE R'S A VENTME Text of Senator Quay Fargo Man. Pavr, Minn,, Dee. 23.—[Special Tel gram to Tie Bee.|—Dr. Shurlock, who is among the hundred pnd and odd «pplicants for the Fargo, Dalt., postmastership, to-day received the following letter from Senator Matt Quay “INpiaNAPoLIs, Doc. 18, —My Old Friend: I leave here to'night for Washington and am in arush. You can, however, put your everlasting faith on the appointment for Fargo, s it is already settled. Forakor is sure for the cabinet. Faithfully your: » M. 8. Quiy.” Dr. Shurlock was for man; [ bor and fumily physician of S and 1s offering betg Gf 100 to 1 that the sen «diction regarding Foraker will be ' SURE, Letter to a — iR, A Good Sized Dirt Deal. Mr. E. F. Ringefmade two denls in real ostate yesterday ameButing to $146,000. The first was to Mr. C. FyTaylor, and consisted of four brick blocks on Twenticth and Bup dette streets, athree-story frame on Wirt and Sixteenth, and a brick block on Marey and Twenty-sixth. Tho balance was sold to Mr. Graham L. Bradley, and consisted of property in Improvement association addi- tion, Paddock place aud Hitchcock's addi- tion. This is the biggest real estate deal made in one day for some tim, Death of A. N. Kear. A. N. Kear, a well lnown politician of the Sixth ward, died yesterday after a siort ill- ness at his late residenc L Cuming street. Some time ago Mr. Kear returned from an extended trip to Europe. Shortly after, while taking a_drive, he contracted a cold, 'which led to pneumonia, and this re sulted in death. Mr. Kear was tho propri tor of a saloon on_Cuming street -and of a feed stable at 814 North Tiwenty-first street. Notico of the funeral will be published here- after, A ¥atal Family Quarrel. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 23, —James War- ren, aged forty-five, and his son John, aged eightcen, who have been chopping in the woods for several days, had a quarrel this morning. The father made a lunge with an ax and the boy dodged and ran to his home near by, barring the doors as he entered. The father, going to the front dopr, cor menced to batter it down with an ax, when the son poked a shotgun through an opening and sent a load of buckshot into his father's breast. The injured father died in a few hours, el Restoring Southwestern Rates, Cuicaco, Dec. 22.—General managers of the southwestern lines to-day decided to fol- low the example of northwestern lines and restore the passenger rate votween Chicago and Missouri river points, to take effect Ju uary 1. ‘Theaction was taken without the adoption of any permanent agreement for the maintenance of rates. The managers will meet next on January § to_consider tho question of & permanent agreement, - A Dakota Prairie Fire. Rapip City, Dak., Dee. 22.—(Special Tel- egram to Tue Bre.|—A prairio fire started southwest of town about sundown and is now burning brightly and spreading before a brisk northwest wind. A large tract has y b burned over, Just what the jond statement, but will be large, Many farms lie in tho direction the fire is burning. - Western Knights of the Grip, Sr. Louis, Dec. 22~ The annual meeting of the Western CommErcial Travelers' asso- ciation was held to-day, An amendment to the constitution was adopted making payment to heneficiaries not less than 5,000, nstead of #4,000, as before, The following ofticers were elected: President, M, C. Wot- more, St. Louis; secretary and treasure Thomas Ryan, and a long list of vice pres dents. Among the latter is Jonds P, John- s0n, of Omaha. e More K. of L. Desertors. Cica0o, Dec. 22.—Coopers’ asscmbly, No. 2309, of the Kuights of Labor of this city, has withdrawn from that organization and has formed a branch of the United Brotherhood of Coopers of North” Aierica. This assem- Vly is made up largely of barrel makers in the packing house districts, and is the one which made the fight for eight hours as a day's work a year or two ago. They claim that the nfluence of General Master Work- man Powderly was thrown agaiust them at that tme, —-— Grotikau Sentenced. MiLwavkeg, Dee. 22.—The supreme court at Madison to-day rendered a verdict which will send Paul Grottkau, of anarchistic fame, to the house of correction to serve out about eleven months of & year's sentence for rioting 1{: bl/‘lu;u lrlsw. “e(;‘-;n‘m&:{ is now :"ull: ning a photograph gal n Chicago, and be wnl‘l‘hn‘\"e to ‘{:c éxlgulned, e e Earthquakes in New York. Lexoyr, N. Y, Dec. 22.—Threo distinct shocks, presumably earthquake, were felt at 6:05 o’clock this evening. A heavy rumbling sound accowpanied them., A NEW MAN AT THE SWITCH He Causes a Smash-Up On the Union Pacific Tracks. NO ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED Althongh Two Engines Are Derailed, a Car Croshed and a Sidotrack Badly Demoralized —The Fright- ‘ened Tyro Disappears. An Open Switch Did It. Two derailed engines, a smashed up ear, and a badly demoralized sidetrack marked the spot where a new man attended to the switching of the Union Pacific at Sixteenth stroet last niglit. Overlaud train, No. 1, left the Union Pa. cific depot at $:20 p.m, and consistea of thirteen coaches, in charge of Conductor Blakely. It was drawn by engine 827, witt ack Dolan as enginebr, and Hotace i fireman, and had engive 1165 as pilot, the tter being in charge of Noels Pote and eman Jim May. On nearing Sixteenth street, it was noticed that the switch was open, but as the switchman was there and signaled them to come ahead, it was thought he understood his business, and that all was right, 1t proved otherwise, however, and in a mowent the engines and box car were mixed up promiscuously. The pilot engine is a new nd only went to_work last week. It merely jumped the end of the track, and re- mained in an upright position. Engine 827 fared worso and capsized, but fortunately n Croff woere seriously injured. They re. mained at tneir posts until the last, and crawled from sthe cab somewhat cut’ and scratehed, but not badly hurt. Tho box car, ther fruit car, wis carrying througn second olass suail, and it oo was capsized, but no injury was done. The remainder of the train did not leave the rails, and but few f the passengers knew that any accident had occurred. The accident error on the Hu vho was time. Hew come along on as completely wer Dolan or to” an Switchman at work for the first s expecting afreight train to 1l b sot the switches for its and on No. 1 the freight 1L was right, but when hie saw result of his misapprehension, he di red und has not since been scen. The o will he covered by £,006. The over land train was delayed alimost threo hours, nt oceurred on a side_track, interruption to the regular Savi Zoing sar, and he, 100, wus ck will be cleaned up’ this was duo part of TAL PARENTS, They Torture Their Son to Keep Him Out of Mischie New Yors, Dec. 21L.—[n a wretched shanty n West Thirty-first street, Bayonue, lives a robust young colored man, William Jackson, with his wife and child. His wife is the child's stepmother. Recently the ucighbors heard that the coublef treated the child with great bruti They told the police, and this afternoon two patrolmen went to the house. As they approached they heard cries of dis When they knocked for admittance the eries were repeated. No one responded to the knocks. The ofticers found the door and windows fastened and thoy burst in the door. The cries led them into 4 dark apartment, where they found the child confined. The poor hittle fellow stood on tiptoe in ono cor- ner, unable to move without giving vent to of pan. A stout, balf inch rope, tied after overhicad and p in a slip- \bout his body beneath his_armpits, held him to torturé, When the officers cut him down he fell to the floor exhausted. He fled up and carried to police head- § ved to bo ravenously hun- provided with food and good s chipper several hour: parents were arrested. Mrs, aid she tied the child up at’ the request of her husband to provent him from getting into mischicf while they were away from Lome. care, when h Killed By the Oars. Pugnro, Col., Dec. 22.—While Conductor Comstock and Brakeman Barst wero sotting up a brake on a Denver & Rio Grande freight train near Cucharas to-day, the brake wheel kave way and the men feil between the cars and were instantly killed. sk et A Woman Sentenced to Hang. PimaveLenia, Pa., Dee. 22—Judge Alli- son to-day wuled the motion for a new trial in the case of Mra. SarahJane Whitel- ing, convicted of the murder of her husband and children by poison, aud sentenced the wouan to be hanged. SRR Banker Forbes® Failure, Bos7ox, Dec. The committee appointed to investigate the failure of Garland D. Forbes, prosident of the National Banl of Redemption, reports the liabilities as &84, 000 and the assets # —Kdward Galla- gher, a machinist, to death this morning 500 feet from his house, He was fifty-one years of age and leaves a wife and cight or nine children. The Ohio Tally Sheet Cases, Corvynrs, O., Dee. 22.—1In the taily sheet forgery case at London to-day, in which Allen O. M defendant, the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. - Rev. Duryea's Arrival. Rev. Duryea, the recently selected pastor of the First Congregational echurch, arrived last night, and with his family has taken rooms at the Murray. He will preach in his new pulpit both this morning and evening, ALBANY, e Louis Mendelssohn has gone to Ottumwa, Tn., and Chicago on business, and to Detr to spend the holidays with his famly. He will be absent until'early in January. Mr: Mendelssohn has concluded to postpone her trip to Europe, and will return to Omaba in March, when she will occupy her elegant new home in Kountze plac 2 IN HAYTL General Legitime's Forces R and Heavy Losses Saffered. New Youk, Dec. 22.—In a letter received by one of the exporters from Hayti, it is ro- ported that a battle was fought on the island, and the result was in favor of the northern army, the forces under Logitime being ut terly routed. The conflict took place at Mire Calais, which is thirty miles in- land from Port-gu-Prince, and ninety miles south from Cape Haytien. The exact date of the battle is not given, but it is sup posed to hiaye taken place on or about De- cember b, the day before the Haytien gun- boats mado their last attempt to bombard Cape Haytien, The report was that General Hippolyte advanced on the town early in the morning,and that during the forenoon skirm- ishing took place without scrious loss to cither side. [3ut early in the afternoon the northern army closed in and advanced in & solid body, firing a&s they came. After @ short but decisive battle, duriug which a number were killed and wounded, the army of the south gave way and ran with great disorder, and some of the men threw away their Winchester rifles as they ran. Hippolyte then, it is said, took possession of the town, which he thoroughly garrisoned. The wounded of both sides were looked after and the arms of the de- feated southerners gathered up, The dead soldiers were buried near thej fleld of batul e - The Servian Constitution. BeLaraor, Dec. 22 —The special commis- sion appointed to revise the constitution has concluaed its labors. The commiasion unani- mously adopted the proposals dealing with King Milan's prerogatives. \ e : Paper clothing for sale at Millard hotel gents’ furnishing goods store. BIG BATT MOTHER AND SON. Alphonso Davalet, The terrible darting of those fiqures through Mme, Astior's brain drove sleep from hoer pillow. wenty thous- and francs! Twenty thousand francs! Where could she get thom? To whom should she write? And she had lit- tle time. mes and figures passed before her mind like flashes of light- ning, darting for an instant across the bluish reflection of the night lamp on the ceiling to vanish and make way for other names, other fi es, which appeared as quickly. Freydent. had just made use of him. Samy? He would not have a penny until he was married. Then, w could she do? Do people borrow and lend 20,000 francs so I'hey must be persons like this country poct. In Paris, in “socioty,” money plays an occult part. People aro credited with having it, living these ealamities as they do in the fash- ionable comedics. To Tail in this con- ventionality would shut one out from good society, And while Mme. Astior was ahsorbed in feverish thought her husband’s broad back, rising and falling with his hing, rested beside hor. beinn custom of sharing the . whore they had slept side by side for thirty years, was one of the griovances of her married life; bt d hor stupid bedfellow’s indif- s incensed her. Wake him? For what purpose? Speak to him of their child and his despairing threat? Sho was so sure that ho wouald not be- lieve it, would not even turn the huge water-tower of a back hehind whieh ho took refuge. Ioran instant she thought of falling on him, loading him with blows and seratches, shrieking into the eur of the h , selfish sleeper, “Leon- ard. your av burnin Then this “idea of archives Hashing through her brain almost made her leap from the bed. She had found the twenty thousind e Up above, in th ¢ had sho not membered it before? She pondered over her plan till ybreak, till the ker of tho uight-lamp, lying motionless and quiet, with a thiévish expression in her Dressing early, she wandored about the room all the morning, watching hor husband, who at first intended to goout, then ¢ »d his mind and spent-his time until breakfast in arranging docu- ments. Leonard moved nimbly to and fro betweon his study and the loft, with wrms filled with old papers, hum- g gaily, far too dull to understand the nervous anxiety which ch ed the atmosphere of the” narrow rooms, stir- ring the furniture, electrifying the doors and their knobs. Quiet while working, he was loquacious at table, re- lated idiotic stories his wife know by heart, interminable as his crumbling with the end of his dessert knife his cverlasting Auvergne cheese, to which he constantly returned, adding anec- dote to aneedote. And how slow he was in going to the session av the institute, to-dny preceded by the committee on the dictionary! how much time hespent over the veriest trifles, spite of ner longing to push him out'of doors! When he had turned the corner of the Rue de Beaune she ran, without even stopping to shut the window, to Corentine’s side st me o carriage, quick.” 15t alone, she rush little stairease leading to the archivo: Bending her head to avoid the low ceiling, she tried a bunch of keys, one alter another, in the lock fastening the drawers of the stand, and 1n view of the difi nd ue ty for haste, had no hesitation in trying to force one of the hinges. Aut hér hands were too wealk, her nails broke. She needed a lever: anything would do, Opening the drawor of the card-table, the three letters, the three Charles Quints for which she was searching, lay before her seribbled and yellow. There arc such miracles! Leaning forward into the arch of the low window, she con- vinced herself that she reslly had the right ones. To Irancois ~Rabelais, master of scicuces and et she read no farther, struck headg violently as she arose, nothing until she down in the hack be: Rue de "Abbage. She alighted at the entrance of the street, a very short and quiet one in the shadow of Smint Germuin des Pres and the old red buildings of the School of Sur where sev i vato coupes with the the profes: wore standing. a few persons passing, pig feeding on the sidewalk, and flew away us she stopped before the shop, half book-store, half warchouse of curi- osities, which displayed, divectly oppo- site to the school, an archaic sign thor- oughly in keeping with this out-of-the- wiy corner of old Paris: *Bos, arch- ivist- grapher.” This front window contained every: thing: old manuscript, necount-books whose edges were spotted with mould, ancient missals whose gilding had worn off, clasps, title-pages of volumes, and pasted on the upper panes, ignats, ola hand-bills, plans of PPavis, com- plaints, blood-stained military vouchers, of every age poem by afarge, two' letters from Cha- taubriand to the hook-maker Pertuze the names of ancient and modernce- lebrities signed to dinnce invitations: sometimes requests for money, con- fessions of di or_confidences in love aflairs, enough to inspire a horvor and disgust for writing. These auto graphs ull bore their prices, and Mmc. Astier, pausing umoment atthe win- dow, could see, near a lotter from Ra- chel marked 300 francs, a note from Loy Astier-Rehu to his publish Petit-Sequard: two *franes, einquan But this was not what she sought he hind the green silk screen that con- cenled the intevior of the sho looking for the profile of the archivist- puleographer, the man with whom she would have to deal. At the last mo- ment she was seized with foar; if only he was in! The idea that her Paul was waiting at last into the dark, closo, shop, and, as s00n 4s she was ushered into a ond livle room in the rear, sho began to e plain to M. Bos, a fat man with bushy red hair, who looked like a speaker nt public meetings, their temporary em- barrassment and her husband’s reluet- ance to come in person, Ife did not give her'time to finish her falsehoods: “Why, of course madame.” A check on the Credit Lyonnais was produced at onee d she was escorted with hows and pavti ompliments to her car- S0 dis- She ove This pl to the dust YA very elegant woman," he thought, delighted with his bargaing while Mme. Astier, unfolding the ehock she had slipped into her glove and veading the figures, murmured, “what a charming man!” ' She felt no shadow of remorse, noteven thoslightestrevulsion of feeling experiencad aftor a wicked action had been aceomplished; women are incap- able of such emotions, Wholly ab- sorbed in the desires of the prasent, they Lave natural blinders, whieh pre- vent them from looking around them e T ———— ——— would bo whén he discovered the theft; but this scemed to her a very dim and distant thing: perhaps sho was even glad to add the trial to all the tremors she had exporienced sinco the evening before: “‘One more pang my child hag cost mo,” Beneath her ealm exterior, her vars nish of the academical worlding, lurked a trait common to all women, whothe in or out of society—passion. The hus- band does not always find the pedal that sets the feminine key-board in motion; oven the lover sometimes fails to do so, the son never, In the dreary, loveless romance of & many women's lives he is the hero, pla tho fivst part. To her Paul, seially sinoo ho had attained the age of manhood. Mme, Astior owed the only genuine emotions of her life, the delightful agonics of oxpoctation, tho pallor, the chills, the burning sensation in the palms of her hands,the supernatural ia- tuitions which infallibly proclaim, “There ho comes!™ bofore the carriage stops, all the emotions hitherto un- known to her, even during the first years of her marrviage, the time whon he had boen accused of levity, and Leonard Astier had innocently smd: it's strange! Inever smoke,and yot my wife's veil smolls of tohaceo Uh, what anxiety overwhelmed when she reached the Ru her i rin swered, Closed its high zinc-cover Louis XI1. hous her Fortuny and remained unan- silont undor roof, the little formerly so mueh admired, suddenly assumed a sinister aspect, and so did” the adjacent wing, also built in the style of Louis XII., whose two upper stor displayed placards “For Rent,” “For Rent,” on their lofty mullioned windows. At the socond tremulous, lingering pull of the bell the smart little servant Stenne ap- veared at the threshold, ver) .-n.fi,\ dressed in his tight-fitting light blue v, but looking very much conf used —only~ The wretehed mother, who had been haunted the evening be- fore by the fear of some eatasirophe, im agined her son dying i a pool of blood and, with a single bound, erossed tho corridor, ran up the throe steps legding to the studio, nud entered ity gasping for breath. Paul was standing at work bofore his casel in the embrasure of & magnificout puinted window, whose one open pane lighted the wash he was pulting on, with his box of water colors open at his side, while the end of the room was per- ut, luxurious twilight. bed in his task as if he had not heard the carvinge stop, the bell ring twice, and the swift rustle of the dress along the corridor. But it was not this poor shabby black wown that he expected, it was not for his mother that he posed with his side face bowod over his sketch, not for her that he had arvanged the fragile bouque tall dowers, irises and tulips, placed a plate of bonbous and some cut-glass bottles on a litle Euglish table His exclamation: turned, would have awvo the mother. She paid dazzled by thesight of him standing opposite to her, stylish, handsome, and perfectly well, and without a word hur- viedly unbuttoned her glove and umphantly held out the check did not ask whence the money came, what it had cost her, but pressed her tenderly to his heart, taking wood care not to rumple the papor: *Mamma,dear mamma!” That w: 1. She felt re- paid, though perceiving ade of un- casiness in her child fnstead of the great joy she had expuected. vou going when you leave " he asked, dreamily, stili holding the checl in s hand. Leave here?’ She ored, sorrowful glance at him. she had just come; she had expect spend a ploasant hour with hin ever, since he was disturbed am I poing? To see Oh, there is no hurry about it. It's so tiresome to continually lument her Her- bert. You fanecy she has forgotten all about him, and ‘suddenly up Le comes aguin.” Something was hovering on Paul’s lips which he did not utter. “Well, do me o favor, mamma. I am expeeting somebody—cash this check for me and take mv notes away from tvhe bailiff. Will you?” Would she! By doing something for him, would she not be with him longer? While she was signing the check, the mother glanced around the studio hung with rs and lacy where, except an old black walnut ifix, some historic »-worlke, and fragments of entabla- hung here and there, nothing ted the profession of the oo nt; and remembering her rocent agony of terror, the sight of these woere since as he any ono no heed, cast a bewilg Why, od 10 how- Where the princesse andspare them the scruples with which men impede their decisive actions. Mme. Astior doubtloss thought occa- sionally of what her husband’s wrath l -rs! singular preparations for suicide. Sho smiled without the slightest tinge of bitterness, “Oh, the handsome littlo scamp!” and contented herself with pointing her sunshade at the dish filed with boabons and saying: “To help you plow your—What did you say?’ uul began to laugh. )h, everything changed since yesterday. My business, you know thoe great stroke of business I mentione I, this time I believe it will suc- ceed.” yes, Samy! - The marriage. Their'pretty fulse eyes, of the sama hard grey, tho mothe faded, met ‘and searched depths o moment. **You'll sce that wo will be too rich,” he said at last, and pushing her gently out of the room, added: “Run away! Bobl his New York Sun: ) half of the or- motiier, “'did yo give ange to your little sist S0n, yes, ma. I gave her more than that,” replied Bobby, with a generous air “Did you, indeed, Bobby? Why, that was very mee of vou.” “¥es, mu, | sudked the juice out and gave her allthe rest,” One of Many. Philadelphia Record “You eannot enter here Philadelphia Svirit e Guess you don't know who I am. philanthropist.” “Philanthropist? I find no rec gave unything worth 8t. Peter— eh? Lama r gave anything myse but I was very conscientions ahout other people’s gifts, 1 labo night and day to work up populur dignation against Will didn’t found a $2,000,000 sohoc colored buys,’ no; I nev: e A Trifie OfT. Town Topics: Mr, Oldbeau (slightly deal)—*Parling, how your heart beats to-mght; is it because £ huve proposed ¢ Cvaling Whut you hear, swootosy, is the servant puniping wuier to thivd floor,” i A Where Ho Was. Philudelohin Ites First Oyaster (at a church fair) us at first, Whoat other o cond Oyster (inclivzd w b ‘1n the soup.” hus becowe of the slangy)