Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1888, Page 2

Church Howe Says He Will Not Fight the Charter. THE FIRE AND POLICE BOARD. He Would be in Favor of Extending Its Powers ace for the speak ook Prohibition. iows With St we was met yest morning and asked what ie proposed to do with refe ence to the charter which Omaha desired 10 b the forthcoming session of the 1 He s 1 the idea that an/thing was to be expected of him other than that of performing his duty as a legislator. ¢ claimed to hostility o Omaha. On the con he was one of Omaha's best frionds turther that he had sevoral instances not alono during the ture, but severad times since ment “If 1 had been an enomy of Omaha,” he said, “I could ha 1 injuriously to her in the matter of trying to sccure forher the national republican convention, which, you remember, Omalia wade an offort to obtain We received a very complimentary vote, 1 did all that I could m that respect, and my exertions were somewhat rowarded. “Lf T had been opposed in Omahia Lmight perhaps have rendered it impossible for Thurston to have been preferred s he was by the n tional committec. 1 1 heard this thing several times and it annoys we. 1 do not Propose to kuife the charter, [am in favor of a strong charter. I am in favor of tho board of fire and police commissic rday amended ut have no trary, He claimed shown this in Inst the legisla- adjourn ors as it s now constituted, and 1 would be in favor of iving thom grefter authority than they now fave.. Tam in favor of any inove which will take theso men beyond the reach of people who are disposed to run the offices tnese wien hold in their own bohalf or in the inter est of some of the worst people in the com: Jun “Iwould be in favor of w@uting to this board excise powors, and 1 would be even in favor of golug further and giving them Powers to tax. 1 have no aspirations to be president of the scnate and have taken no steps to securo the position. If it comes to mo_in the usual way, then I will be ploased to acoapt,t. 1 don't know how the eislature will stand upon the question of prohibition. My time has been pretty well occupied, and I have not given very much attention to any subject that may Come be: fore the next scssion, Mr., J. M. Lee, of Oxford, F vas also in town on bis way to In conversation e boldly stated th he was a caudidate for the speakership of tho house and that he considered he bad suf- ficient votes in his control to keep the other ‘follows,” as he put it, from securing the elootion. He prided himself upon being the Cgranger candi and stated that he hougliv Howard county, would possibly — receive the greatost number of votes on the firsu ballot nd that he would be followed closely by J. C. Watson, of Nebraska City. Mr. Lee'was asked as to what action he thought the islature would take upon the question of probibition, and tated that he had no _'doubt ut thata bill submitting tho voting on amendment to the would pass the house, but that it would be defoated in the scnate. Ho o stated further that his own county which {8 opposed to prohibition still favored the question of submission, and had unanimously mstructed him to vote in favor of such submission Captain Real, of Grafton, wes at the Pax- tou last night. 1le had come up from Lin- oln where, 1 leisure moments, he took note f the assembling of the legislators, the lob- Dyists and ofiice-seckers who seek favors at their hands. s The presence of the captain here recq ono of the liveliest episodes in the st campaign, He was acandidate for state sen- ator from the district_comprising the coun- ties of Fillmore and York. His county, the former one, seut a solid delegation consisting of ten to the republican convention at Fairmount pledged _to vote for him. York county was entitled to eleven deleyates, and these went unpledged fo the convention, though the majority fa- vored o man from their own county named Xeckly, who was a memboerof the lasy Benate of this state. Realmanaged fo secure one of the York delegates, thus giving him pleven votes, a majority of the convention. Mhese votes nominated him, greatly to the mortification of Keckly, who imuiediately wnnounced that he would run independent. Real claims that he could _have secured a couple more of the York delegates had he so desired, but contented him- self with securing simply & majority. Real however, had made up his mind not "to run, nd, though claiming to have been legally nowinated, withdrew from the canvass. The caso came before the executive committee of tho state republican central committee, and ¥eckly was declared the nomince. Real wnd Fillmore county gave Keckly their earn- st support and, of course, elected him, “The funny feature of the affair,” sald Real, **is that my opponents callea me a rail- oad ‘capper. There is not one word of truth n the allegation. I have always fought the B & M. My friends down at home when they read the charges, laughed them- lves alwost sick. Why, if I had to walic rom my home to Lincoln'on my knees tho & M. wouldn't give a pass. They have illed my cattle and I've just come from incoln, where I got paid for three hogs of gnine wlhicn thoy killed. But they don't pay bne-half of what stock is worth, and it isn’t gvorybody who has the time to go into courts Witii that company. Sowe time ago they hit nd killed o calf of mine and refused pay ent bocauso the engincer did not report the mocident. Shortly after I found a suow- fonce on my farm. I have near me one of the fAeepest cuts on the road. Iasked the fore- man of the section gang who told him to put the snow fence there, and he said the com- pany, 1 told him I'd’give him two days to !ul«e it oft. If it were not taken off in that ime, I'd huul it off for him. The fence was ulled away inaburry, The next winter © had that severe weather. The cut- filled with frozen suow. Two en- ines wore disabled in clearing it. é‘ha company lost $5,000. Hundreds of men, suppose, were frozon in the work. 1 was porry, for them, poor fellows, but I dian't are for the road. S0 my belng a railvoad tool, down that way is considered a joke.” ‘The captain stated that his county, Fill- pors had instructed its reprosentatives in he house to vote in favor of ‘the submission &mm question of a coustitutional probibi- ry amendment, though ho know there was rurongmnlhucnliu the county opposed to mendment. These people held toat the people sliould be given an opportunity to vote ou the subject, and if the people mide gecse of themselyes thoy should blame \lwmwl\ o So far as he knew, there was nothing to prevent Seunutor Mauderson from being re- lected. John Poters, of Alblon, member of the last house of ropresentatives, has been in the wity for several days. It hins ba¢n suspected that he came here in the interest of a certain candidate for United States sevator, but an adinission of that fact is one of the few things which the *‘gentleman from Boone' Fofuses to make. His county will b repre- sonted in tho coming session by A. . Brink, loan agent, who goes into the legislative halls for the first time, He fills u place which Peters could updoubtedly have se- oured for himself again bad Le been willing E accept & nomination for the Louse after he ad been defeated as a candidate for the nomination of state auditor. In g:rly childhood, ~however, Peters con- acted the habit of dividing his sngar plums Witk big little brothers, sisters and compan- fons. He frequently guve them away almost without expulln{ thaoks. They do say it was, goodnoss of heart, which prompted hin fuvor the saline salt land bill in the mu jession, Be that as it may, this was the g raing ' pranciple which urged him 1o al o rink to go to Lincoln. Roberts, howevor, eed not, as & consequeuce, be expected to mnhuwfl from Lancoln throughout the lon. Mr. Brink, he says, will vote for submission, under the istructions of ocounty convention, In Hoone, he '8 there is quite a feeling in favor of pro- na L AP Tl & toslia aaalus Instructions referred to were given, hunnoun 1 the repyblican party the as count the legi prohibition vote in the late election, but without success. The rapublicans saw that they had gained nothing by the speculation In fuct, the pronibition vote had increased. One year ngo [t was fifteen, twhile in the last « ion, the vote was fifty-four. Mr. Potors did not know that Congross man Dorsey was scoking the United States senatorship. He had not seen Dorsey for time and was 8o situated that it was only y that he was able to leave home. He for Lincoln on Saturday - A Stringent Banking Law, Graxp Teaxn, Deo, 27.-To the Tur Bee In Tur Bee of December ar ticles from J. D. Evans and from one of the Haysced boys seem to indicate a much-noeded public want, and that is a state banking la for the greater protection of depositors. Thirty years ago protection was also needoed, and very much needed, too, for bill holders, but that protection has been most effectually provided by the government issuing all bills t the poor depositor 18 Ieft in & poorly protected position, in fact depositors have no tion, iug is beginning to assume, in country, an importauce second to it grows in magnitude its vil increase in tho same Ban western none, and as chances for good or ratio, and as its busincss is of a publio na ture and with the entire publie, I claim that the public should have prote by biaving a luw that would regulate and control the Dbanking business, especially in all country towns, The large banks would have to have a special arrangoment for the protec- tion of their depositol which can easily be arranged, but it 18 the country banks that need immediate attention, and an everlasting overhauling. The banking law should sec that 1. No man with bad business record should be a bankor. 3, No man should open a bank who docs not ave the actunl cash in hand and capital of a ired amount, independent of buildings or fixtures. 3, Baoks should be requirad to keep cash on hand,not loss than 20 per cent of their capi- tal and deposits combined, and to make semi annual statements, 4, That each bauk should filo with the audi- tor of the state a bond for the beuefit of tho t's dopositors, said bond being issued by utee company. there shall be a state aminer, and that all banks shall be by him| The first clause many ways n_the this tion hank ex- xuuined would be of benefit in county, ns it would root out of existence a_lot of fellows who have 2,000 to £,000, and_who do @ chattel loun busiucss and stylo themselves baukers, The secoud clause means more, 1t means that if aman had to apply to the auditor of the stato for a charter, that the first thing ho waould have to produce would be the required cash capital before the charter was issued, and the law could require that in towns of not more thun 5 popuiation thut the minimum cash al should be say, £10,000, in towns of not more than 2,500 pop: ulation. The mmimum cash capital shouid be £25,000 for banks having a paid un _ capital of suy §200,000, when they would pass under control of a law for that class. This process would give the banks all actual cavital in cash, not in building and fixtures and unpuid up shares of stock, us is t0o often the case. The fourth clause means that bofore a charter is issued the banker must file for two years from the date of opening, & guaranteo bond guaranteeing depositors against 10ss through dishonesty or poorly managed busi- ness in double the amount of his paid up cash capital, and at the ond of the two yoars the bond is to be renewed for an amount equal to double the amount of capital and 50 per cent of the deposits added to the capital, and the bond to be ever kept at thut proportion of security us long as the bank does business. That protects tho depositor fully and at once covers the point of inability or dishonesty. Now there are a good many bankers ‘who are honest,'but who have never made uny money for themselves. They can't do it. It wn't in them. Yet thiey have the self assur- ance that_they can bLandle other people’s mon Now I claim that inability and loss caused by bad management falls just as hard on the loser as theft, and bad man- agement ought not to be any legal or moral excuse for public loss. With o stringent law and an eficient bank examiner, one thing is certain, such steals as the V parniso, and so many others lately, both in Iowa and Nebraska, would not take place, and the long years of savings of the rural dopositor would not now be in the pockets of some thief. EDp CRoFT. s G THE INAUGURATION. Arrangements Being Perfected by the Commiittee For the Event. WasmiNGron, Dec. 27.—Chairman Bricton, of the inaugural committee, says that it has bm‘n vractically determined to have no car- riages in the procession except those for the oceuapaney of the retiring and inconing pres- idents, the new vice president and the joint congressional committee. John Dougherty secretary of the sotification committee that notified General Harrison and Mr. Morton of their nomination, has written here that at least one-half of the forty-seven members of that committeo will be at the inauguration and they would like a place in the line reserved for their car- riages. Dritton says that on account of the great length of the parade it will be impracticable to_allow members of the com- mittee to ride in the procession, and also that no place in the line oan be given to uny per- sons until about a week before the 4th of March, when the marshal will make the as- signment of positions to the various organi- zations that will be represented, Word has been received from Colorado tha 100 cowboys and a band will ieaye Denvor to take part in the parade. They will bo dressed in the characteristic style of the plains, and will travel under the name of the Harrison and Morton club of marching cowboys. S The President-Elect. IxpraNaports, Ind, Dee. 27.—Work in General Harrison’s library went on at a rapid rate to-day, and much was accom- plished. The general himself kept pretty close to the work in hand, and was inter- rupted by a few callers only. The most im- portant visit to-day was that of four West Virginia gentlemen, headed by N. B. Scott of the national committee. The object of their visit is unknown, but they spent quite & little while with the general, It had refer- ence to the condition of affairs in the south, and they left expressing _themselves highly pleased with their veception and the result of their call. “This evening was given up to the members of the State Teacher's association, now in session. A large number of them called and were received by Generaland Mrs. Harrison, It had been rumored that Senator Allison is expected here sometime during to-night or to-morrow, but authority cauuot be found for the rumor. - The Anarchists' Injunction Case. Cuicaco, Dee, 27.—The application on be- Lalf of anarchistic Arbeiter bund for an in- junction restraining the police authorities of the city from preventing their meetings, was argued before Master m Chancery Windes to-day. On be- half of the bund it was contended that it was a peaceful organization, whoso sole aim was the ameclioration of the condition of the hu- man race, and that the action of the police in forbidding them to meet and in closing all nalls against them, vi et armis, was in open violation of thew constitutional rights as citi- zens of the republic. On behalf of the city it was argued that the bund as a body was made up of men who were opposed to the operation of all wws, and that the propagation of their theories tended to public disorder, and to ren- dering of life and property insecure, When the arguments were concluded the master reserved his decision, remarking that he would announce the day when his recom- wendations were to be made known. - A Dmlluctlvu Fire. Graxp Fonrks, Dak., Dec, 27.—Early this morning the town of Auburn, north of this city, was Blmost wiped out by fire, nearly the eutire business portion of the place being destroyed, The scarcity of water and fire apparatus made the buildings an owsy prey 0 lhe flauies. Loss unknown, e The Weather Indication: For Nebraska: Fair, continued low tem- perature, followed by warmer variable winds, For Towa: Contiuued low tewperature, variable wind OVER A GOOSE, Serious Fight Betwoen Russiin tlers and Americans. Tripr, Dak, Dec. 27.—-A serious riot oc curred this morning near this place between Russian Mennonites and Americans. A pub lic sale was held at the farm of a Russian named Sink, and an American farmer named Merchant purchased a dozen chickens, When romly to start homo he found two chickens missing, and complained to Sink, who told him to take something of equal value. He caught & goose and started home, but was overtaken by a party of eight Russians who claimed ose as their property. A wraugle ensued that attracted others to the and soon a geueral flght was in pro which some twenty men were en brothers named Johnson, who were passing, joined in the meloe with knives. A IRussian namod Mayer was stabbed, and he in turn sphit Charles Johu son's head open with a neck yoke, inflicting u fatal injury The same weapon broke the arm of George Johnson, und knives wero used to slash up three other Russians badly, but not fatally. The Americans found tho force opposing them too strong and withdrew from the fleld. The wounded Russians wera takon care of by their companions, and nothing can be learned from them, owing their clannish custors. The affair ited most intense excitement in, the neighbor. lood, whero a majority of the settlors ure Russians. Oficers o 0w investigating. Set- the a scene, gress, in od. — Tw Traveling Men ~The Northwestern wtion met here to-day orthwestern Ciicaco, Dee, @ Traveling Men's assoc C. H. Hinman, secretary and treasurer, sub mitted a very satisfactory report of the affulrs of the order. Asscssments to tho amount of $162,200 were collectea during the year and the sum of $156,000 was disbursed in benefits. The total amount paid in bene fits since the organization of the association footed up the grand total of 1,000,520, There arc several thousand dollars in the treasury, but the membership has decreased thirty in the last year, although the most of those were delinquents. James H. Miller, of Chi- cago, was chosen president for the ‘ensuing v, together with the foilowing vice presi- dents: W, H. Cribben, linois; S, M. Hins- dale, lowa; R. R. Havencr, Minnesot Johni Thorne, Wisconsin; J. 13. Heywood, Indiana; M. C. Wotmore, Missouri: Thomas MeLeod, Michig: ¥ iskoit, Ohio: Nathaniol M. Uri, I D. B Good, Kansas; C. 13 Howe, Now York; W. M. Gamble, Colorado; M. 'Newmark, Nebraska, and J. 1. Robertson, Dukota torritory. retary Hinman was re-elected. - No Election Was Held, Lirree Rock, Dec. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bre]|—Messrs. Ben Tyo, Henry Askow and Jerry Clark, well-to do farmers of Woodriuff county,were brought here un arrest this morning by Deputy United Marshal Faulkinburg. They are charged with rofusing to perform the duties of judges of election of Freemau townshin, Woodruft county, after having duly qualificd as such ofticers. The examination took place at 10 o'clock this morning before United States Commissioner Watson. It was developed that no election was held in Freeman town- ship. Joseph York, an election supervisor, testified that the defendants did not arrive at the polls until 2 o'clock in the afternoon on November 6: that seventy-five or ono hundred persons had congregated at the poll- ing place to vote and that no box was opened. The defendants claim that the key of the bal- lot box had been lost and that they could not unlock it, and not caring to break it open did not hold an election. They were bound over for their appearance in the Aprit torm of the United States court in the sum of $1,000 each: e Meeting of Western Brotherhood Men. S, Louis, Dec. 27.—B. W. Veddar, chair- man of tho gricvance committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engincers of the Gould system, arrived in St. Louis this morning. “Iam on wmy way to Chicago,” aid Mr. Veddar to an Associated Press ve- porter, *where a large and very important meoting of representatives of the order will convenc to-morrow moruing. It has been deemed necessary to form a closer union be- tween engincers operating on lines west of the Mississippi, and to establish _closer rela- tion, and for this purposs the me called, and officers of ~the different systems west of the Mississippi, between the British and Mexican lines will'be present, as well as acpresentatives from many lodges. About two hundred and fifty delegates, roprescnt- ing over ten thousand engincors, will be present. This will be the first meeting, in- cluding engincers on all western lines and excluding_others. Chief Arthur will bo present. Weall hope and expect that the meeting will bo very beneficial to the order.’” pilesin s Increasc in Railway Mileaze. Cnicaco, TiL, Dec. 27.—The Railway Age to-morrow will say: The railway mileage of the year just passed: was increascd by no less than 7,120 miles of main track. While this is much less than the phenomenal mileago for 1881, 1882, 1886 and 1887, the record excceds that of every other year with the exception of 1871, when 7,379 miles wero added. Kan- sas still leads in the extent of new mileage, as she has done for several years. Califoruia comes next. The most striking character- istic of the work is the large number of sep- arate lines of which it is composed, and the correspondingly small average for cach line. The building of great competitive lines has practically ceased for the prescat, and the year's work was devoted chiefly to the con- struction of short independent limes or branches e Terrible Brutality. . Drrrorr, Dec, A revolting case of brutality is mmmu at Reed City, Michigan, Mrs, Swarthout, & photographer, has been arrested for maltreating ber nicce. She is charged with having tied the girl's legs with a stout cord and then putting in a stick and turning on the cord until the child would be- come almost unconscious with pain. She would also cord her tongue in the same mun- ner until the skin would burst. Mrs. Swarth- out was bound over to the next term of court, ;null in default of $1,000 bait, lunguishes ail. — ‘Was Carrying Too Many Passengers. Portraxp, Ore., Dec. 27.—At Seattle, to-day, the coroner’s jury made an investiga- tion into the death of J. R. Bronson, one of the passengers of the burned steamer, Lief Erickson, It appeared that the Erickson was currying, at the time of the disuster, double the number of passengers allowed by law. The jury recommended that local in- spectors rigidly enforce the law in regard to the number of passengers steamers are licensed to carry, It is definitely ascertaiped that six persons were drowned. et Teying to Sell Widner, St. Louis, Dec, 27,--Munager Sullivan, of the Washington Base Ball club, is in the city, negotiating with President Von der Ahe, of the Browns, for tne release of Pitcher Widner to the St. Louisclub. Offers have been made to him by three western clubs for the release of Donnelly and O'Brien, but they will likely go to Columbus. It is thought that Widner will come to St, Louis, though the price tor his reloase has not been umLLJ upon, e e McAuliffea PFavorite Over Jackson, SAN Fraxcisco, Dec, 27.—The betting on the McAuliffe-Juckson fight, to take place to- morrow night, is 100 to 6) in favor of Mo, Auliffe. McAuliffe’s backers to-day offerad 1,000 to 600 on him, but found no takers. wateh is o be one of the most interesting ever fought on the coast. L s Funeral of Mrs. Pitman, Nuwrokt, R L, Dee, 27.+The funeral of Mrs. T, 'I' Pitman, widely known as "Mirgur{ Dean,”” was held in Belmont Memorial chapel, at Islaad cemetery, this afternoon. — The Panama Canal. Pans, Dec. 27.—At the Panama canal meeting to-day, M. Martineau, who had spent two years in the Panama work, de clared that the canal could b finished at the longest in three years, with an outlay of 400,000,000 francs. ‘Count Dilhan, chairmian, suid he was able to youch for the accuracy of these flguros, FRIDAY LINEN DUSTERS IN DAKOTA. Attraotions of the Territory as a ‘Winter Resort. STILL HAVE SUMMER THERE. Fargo on Christ ayed Cricket; Lawn Tennis and Base Ball and Wore Their May-Day Clothes. Northwoestern Florida. D. T, Dec. 97.—The uanal sant fall and winter wenthe of North Dakota is still enjoyed here; iu fact the tom perature has been even milder than fora number of years past. ‘Phroughout mouth of Decomber boys have been playing ball and shinny almost daily; merchunts have exposed fruit and vegoetal s on the sidewalks; tho street sprinkler has ro poared, and the has left his winte quarters and again frisks up and down the country roads as blithe und happy as in Ma Wild geose are frequently seen flying ov head, hesitatingly pursuing @ northerly direction as if undecided which way to go to find the colder weather they are seeking. Spirit Wood Lake, which froze up last year in Novembor, is stll clear of ice, anda Dakota girl has recently trapped forty musk rats along its banks, Farmers are still har rowing and powing, and_hardly an acre of stubblo w.ll be loft fo be turued over in the spring. Many farmers are embracing the op portunity offered by the favorable weather to experiment with winter wheat, the. grow- ing of which, in North Dakota, hins hereto fore been impracticable, and _thousands of acros hns already been planted in the Upper James river valley. No snow has fallen as yet, and tho earth'is barren of any covering except frost-cured grass. Stocle are still roaming at large upon the prairics, their only sustenance being that obtained by feeding on the uncut grass. No hay or wintor feed has been fod in this section. ‘I'his long con- tinued and unintor varm weathe: does not oceasion co; ept among the fuel dealers, whb wear dismal counten- ances and long for the deseant of a genuine New England blizzard. Seven y carly winter presented an exuct parallel with this, and on Christmas day that year thera was' ot a fire in any stove. Thirty old resi- dents say that such weatheras Dakotinns are now enjoying prevailed the entire winter of 187778, Similar weather is reported from all over the state, Fanao, D.'I', Dec, 27.—Beautiful _weather prevails all over eastern Dakota, the ther- oter ranging 50 to 55 above. Basc ball were played yesterday in this city, Casselton, Tower City, Girardin, Erie, Hun® ter, Harwood and elsewhe: the county. Horse racing und boat were_also features of the day at Casselton, In Fargo there were luwn parties, ericket, lawn tennis, ete. In the afteruoon n'ball game of four: teen innings was played. Morehead, Minn., celebratea the day and weather with a gamo of ball in which the players wore linen duster: Hurox, D. T., Doc. 27.—In one of the beautifui groves in the Wessington hills, few miles west of Huron, an_ out-door moet- ing, with a picnic, lunch, singmg and brief spceches, was held on Christmas day. The bright sun and mild temperature, together with the summer raiment worn by tho par- ticipants, gave it the appearance of a May- Day gathering. Desbwoon, D. T, Dee. 97. —The weather is mild and pleasant. Ouly two inches of snow has fallen to date, and 42 below is the coldest., gopher e Creston's City Hall Dedicated. Crestoy, Ta., Dec. 27.—|Special Telegram to Tur: Bek. | —The official opening of the ci Land superior court house of Creston was observed this afternoon and cvening by grand banquet, speeches by citizens, music and a grand 1. The building, which has just been completed, vas erected ut a cost of 330,000, und was thus *publicly dedicated by the mayor and city council in order to creato a more friendly fecling between Creston and ber ueighbors,” The affair was a grand suc- cess, over a thousand visitors being fed at the city board. The only obstacle that lay in the way of a perfect unavimity of feeling was the refusal of the protestant clergy of the city to participate in the cercmonics. Their stand against the opening was taken because the programme closed with dancing. The dedicatory prayer, howevor, was offered impressively by Father Stephen' Lyon, O. B. S. of St. Malachy h, and the pro- gramme was successfuly carried out as pre- arranged. The building was brilliantly illum- inated throughout and’ thronged with visit- ors both day and night. D Shot His Friend. Dorrestoy, Pa., Dec. @ Aaron Wismer, of Nockamoin, Bucks county, was shot and probably fatally wounded at Upper Black Eddy, Christmas night, by William Thomp- son, uged nineteen years, of Milton, N. J. Thompson was payiug his address to a young lady living at Eddy, and his visits excited the jealousy of several admirers of the lady. Thompson, on Christmas night, fearing an attack, armed himself witha revolver and called on the lady and escorted her to church. While returning to her home he was at tacked by several young men, who threatened him. He drow his pistol and fired several shots without effect. ~Auron Wismer, o friend, went up behind 1 und tried to dis- arm but Thompson, not knowing who it was, fired over his shoulder, tue ball en- tering Wismer's breast in a vital part. sl S e A Bond Suit. Cucaao, Dee, 27.—The suit of Dr. Dows, of Lowell, Mass., against the town of Elm- wood, Peorin county, Illinois, is on trial be- fore Judges Gresham and Blodgett. The suit is to recover the principal and 10 per cent interest on $4),000 worth of bondsissued by the town in aid of the construction of the Dixon, Peoria & Hanunibal road in 1871, The compuny’s charter authorized the issue of ,000 worth of bonds, but the town voted and issued $i0,000 worth of bonds, which were sold. A curative act was at once passed by the legislature legalizing the extra issuc of 5,000, but the defendant now claims that islature had 1o right or posver 1o pass > act, and that the extra issue of fore invalid and void, even in the hands of innocent holders for valu The Injunction Made Permanent. Sr. Lovis, Mo., Dec. 27.—Telegrams re- ceived in this city to-day from Austin, Tex., announce that the supreme court of Texas has rendered a docision in the case of the state against the Texas Trafic association, making permanent an injunction previously obtained, This Injuuction restrains the a soelation from continuing in business. The “Pexas ussoctation was made up of the rail- roads in Texas, which re united under an agreement as to rates, W. H. Newmap, of the Missouri Pacific railroad, says that the injunction will only affect roads that are altazether in Texas. S. W. Fordyce, of the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas rail it will not have much effect on Texas ronds, as the association was dissolved last July by agreement, Died at a Dance. Cuevesxe, Wyo., Dee. 27.—(Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre. ) =Major Heury M. Clay- ton, & paymaster of the United States army, stationed at this place, died at kort Russell last night. He was attending a military hop, and during one of the quadrilles fell to the floor in @ famting condition, Medical ald was summoned, but was of vo avail, and he dicd almost instantly. The cause was heart discase. His daughter and wife, who Nunla\mlm- of the great jurist, Jeremiah S. Black, were with him when he died. - - Distributing Fish in the West. Prerssusc, Pa, Dec. 27.—United States fish commission car No. 2, in charge of W. A. Dounington, passed through the city this morning, en route to Northville, Mich. From there a large humber of white fish eges will be taken to Duluth, where a new station is te be located. The car will then be taken back to Northville to get 150,000 trout, for dis tribution in differout parts of the country. ‘There were L0 German carp on the ocar _to-day to be distributed ia the west. the DECEMBER 2¢ MINISTER PHELDPS, He Will Accept the Presidency Columbia College Conditionally. [ Copyright 1568 by Lospos, Dec Cable—Special to of Tue Bre.]—The an nouncement to-day in the European edition that Minister Phelps had conditionally ac copted the presidoncy of collego cived Liero wit ication, Minister since his Cam ibin R in whom tarost to-day at locture. was re mu especially by Phelps has taken great residonce here. Ho bridge, where he delivered a fore 1 was unable to sec him at his dence. A member of the family told mo the report of the accoptance of the Columbia presidenc, ther premature. A long corresponAence weon him and the coliege authorities, but no dofinite con clusion has been reached. He received crs and dispatchos from friends, urging him to nccapt the position, but on the other hand, he has been advised that many friends of the college in New York consid him t0o old a man, and Mr. Phelps is giving this objection much ration, His family are preparing to leave London within A fortnight, and the handsome residence on Lowndes square is in general pre paratory to moving The lord mayor will give a farewell ban- quot at the Mansion house to Mr. I prior to his departure from tho « Junuar. A largo company vited. CORNERED BY A FAIR CLIENT. Landed in the Young Lady. NEwW York, Dec Spoecial Telegram to T B am detained on important business; won't be home to-night.” Lawyer Gieorge W. Colles, whose office is at No Broadway the above dispateh to his wife and three children at Morristown, N J. He sent it from the Tombs, where he was lo- cated-upon a charge of stealing §1,200 from Miss Lottie Worthman, a fair clicat, She also alleges that he, during the last six yoars, got from her sums aggrogating $3,000, and she holds his acknowledgement of the same in black and white. Miss Worthman is | twenty-cight years old, tall, and has a pair of suapping biack eves. Lawyer Colles is fifty two, and according to his story eutrapved the heart of the young woman six yours ago. Ho acknowledged siguing the receipt for the $1,200, on account of which he was ar rested, a8 well as the other note amounting to 23,000, but told the court he aid_so under duress und while Miss Worthan held a re volver at his head. He said ho _had been paying $tH o year interest and $1,700 a_yoar for her support. Miss Worthman, throug her luwyer, suid she had been lending money to Lawyer Col x years. He mover repaid her, and when she asked him for her money he told her he had puid off a mortgago on the house, She discovered when the mortgage came due that wl was false. He thon asked more, and to insure its repaym draw'a receipt for it in words as “'strong as she wanted.” Colles was commitied to the Tombs to uwait trial. - BILLS FOR allege men spen res was r has passed b has many lof or consic disorder, A Lawyer Tombs by a sent NO PAWNEE THEM. Leaders With Blood-( Not Wanted by Oklahomans. Wasiixaroy, Dec, 27.—[Special Telogram to Tie Bir|—Captain Couch, of Oklahoma fame, was shown the press dispatch recently sent from Wichita, Kan., to the effect that “Pawnee Bill” had arrived at tnat place to assume command of a movemeut to invade Oklahoma, 4T think," he thing about the theland of people who homes in that count These people arc honest, intelligent, law-abiding people, and are only asking for a legal right to secur homes for themselyes and families. No | person with such a blood-cardling. name as Pawnee Bill has ever been identified with the ROklahoma movement aud no _loader *of that character will be enlled for. No sot- tlement in Oklahoma in advance of the time fixed by the laws s contemplated, and when the legislation is sccured overy man in the United States will have an equul chance to get a howme in that country, which is equ; extent to the great state of Ohio, and no leaders of any character will be nocessary. The kind of name assumed by the person mentioned in the dispateh is popular at ihe present time with the cattiemen, hors thicves and robbers who aro now in posses- sion of Oklahoma, and who are doing all in their power to obstruct thie passage of any monsuro looking to the cstablishmens of law and order and the consequent. punishment of crime.’” nrdling Names said, “that T know somo- Olklahoma movement d | desire to secure - Dismissed. 'he forty-threo suits instituted in the superior court of Cook county, October 25, aguinst tho dividuals composiug the firm of Howell, Jewett & Co, of Atchison, Kan., aud others, by . L. Rob- erts and other creditors of the defunct Chi- cago Lumber company, of Kunsas, were to- dny all of them dismissed at the plaintiffs’ cost. 1t is stated that the investigation nas lod the plaintiffs to the conclusion that the suits were brought under a_misapprehension of facts, and to the belief that their several interests arc identical with those of Howell, Jowett & Co., as creditors, and ean best be subserved by hurmonious action in enforcing their demands agamst the company of which Mr. Gurrier was manager. - - Sapposed to Have Beon Murdered. Lirtie Rock, Ark., Dee. 27.—|Special legram to T Bee. | —Advices from Lake Villuge say that great excitement exists there over the supposed -murder of Dave Thompson, who has mysteriously di peared. Some time ago he had a quarr with William Jolinson, and whe lutter threat encd his life, Tueaday, Thompson’s hat was found on the bank of the lake, Johinson has been jailed on suspicion of the killing of Lliompson. glen are now dragging the lako for Thompso®s body. B National Aeademy of Theolozy. New Youk, Dec. 27.—At a convention of theological brofessors to-day a national academy of theology was founded. The ob- ject of the academy s the prosccution of theology as a science. The following ofiice were elected: President, Prof. Strang, D, D.;_vice president, Prof. Gerhardt, D. D, of the theological semi nary of wmed church, Luncaster, Pa.; register, Prof, Marcos D, Buell, of the Boston university school of theology; ory, Prof. D, F'. Hartfrant, of the Hartford theological seminary; treasurer, Prof. F. Gardiner, D. D., of the Berkeley divinty school, Middletown, Conn. 15 and Conn., Dec. 27, ggist of this city, had a battle with an eagle last night, and afier a severo strugglo captured it. Hubbard was walking out at the west end of town, when suddenly he was almost kuocked down by the huge bird, which lighted on his shoulder and buried its talons in_ his flesh. He grabbed The Suit Citieaco, Dec. Live Eagle. Fred B. ‘hree Wou Brinaeront, Hubbard, a dr | parin will be in- | 40 | | ing that when the bill comes to The D 7 th tariff be Deen set t lating to t use of seu the 2nd au are in the scn for debate iuine the his hopo HM‘ demod they will The gram to club finisl for 1380 close Janu July to ke races fr the , the City chunts’ b one-sixtec events, § on stuke Jersey ler, of Ho ser sponds wi mann, wh wife, who wifo' did frienas in moncy in © betw noon, and the ot twelve y to the scen towards G She said had purch was taken wer evening in gaged in silver dol counterfeil Kreeker, o morning, all the imp throne, SENECY, justice of buggy. Mabrin, Sr. PeTE 1830 show: roubles. 'he JLou Lovisvii Trotting the bird, which then fastened its huge heak in his hand, inflicting a severe wound. Aftor a lively tussle the bird was overc Hub- bard has three bad wounds and cagle. Murdered at a Dance, MaLDEN, Mo., Dec. 2i.—At Viucit, thirty miles south of here, while a dance was in progress Christmas night at the residence of Joseph B. McCauley, # man named Henley became boisterous. A brother of the host re quested him to be quiet, whereupon Honley drew o kaife, stabbing him in the left side. Phe victim died the following morning. ~ el Lawyer Dakin's Wil', w Youk, De ‘The will of Lawyer Edward 8. Dakin, filed with the surrogate, after certain minor bequests, leaves the res- idue of his estate to Richard I. Dakin, of Evansville, 111, e Geffcken's Trial, Benriy, Dec. 27.—Prof. Geffeken was ex amined in Berlin to-day, in counection with the diary of the late Emperor Frederick, and his whole past caveer. His trial will begia | ut Luipsic bout the middle of January. Thus the "PEARS Wasminaron, says: Th clerk to the ways and means in the house a little active for a determ measu wecting has policy to be followed except ST, Paun, Tue 2 and e Indies, exposition, cighths, three-quarters, The added 500 in the derby. T in purses will be given oufside of races each day. Roundsman Fanning, tion of the murdered was found in Philadelphia y lice are assisting who ns yot slightest clue to the murderer. A Youthful Marderer Prrmavereins, Dee. 27, thrown from the other sidc. and, procuring s fath other side. James Ford, wim at Ford and fired, most through She Took Rat Poison. Newnura, N. who has been figuring in murder and suicide night on the st York. She was suifering probably recover. Countorfeiter: captured by United States ofticers this behind barred doors. Death of an Priiani Enst Pennsylvania conference of the E gelical ass viteh, of Russia, is dead. tune to his brother, pretender to the Servian Perished in the Snow Storm | storm Christmas night on his way home in a quake were felt to-day in eastern and south- castern parts of Spain. cease to exist in 1550, Pamis, Dee. 27, the budget THE TARIFE rats of the Houso to cuss the Measure. Dec. 27.—The Evening Star of tho house vro discussion of Ihe has 0 work 10 got up 1mformation r¢ he subject, part of which is for the the bill between . and part for use lator on. Proparations ed fight for th bil ate within the linited time fixed . Some democratic senitors are enough to think they can di ro i the senato by i square 18 not very goncrally entert been held to consid that infor ts have come to an under the BILL. Dis- o democra mselves for ro this uro anothor congress expires ato ackin 1 218t of Januar house have to discuss it - . Twin City Jockey Clab. Minn., Dec. 27.—[Special Tele Bi | —The Twin City Jockey \ed 1ts programme of stake races this afternoon. The jary 15, and the meeting will begin dJuly 81 The entrance fec races will bo 100, and to purse co. The stake races will be the carnival, the Twin City win City dérby, the Twin and the Twin City mer The distances are five nd one-qua and nth miles_and seventeen yards. money is 21,000 in the first two 4500 in the Oaks, Tywin Uity exposi s and the morchants' handicap, and o thousand dollars the stake entries will andica. gt Still a Mystery crry, Dee. 27.—Mrs. Koch boken, and her son-in-lnw, Police now declare the de man whose body sterday, corr th thatof a German named Krentz 0 cawne from Indiana to meet his m he expected from Europe. His not arrive and he went o visit New York. Hehad a large sum lis possession. The Hoboken po- the Philadelphia officers, have been unable to fiud the - — During a fracas en two rival crowds of boys this one side being con her colored, Robert s old, was struck by Gray ran home s revolver, returncd nd of the fight and challenged the The challenge was accepted by fourteen years old, who started iy, Who thereupon took deliberate the bullet passing al is lung, fatally injuring him, —~Mamie Wood, the Schoonmaker ase, arrived here to- amer Newburg, from New from convulsions. I 1 taken rat poison which she ased at a Brooklyn drug store. Sho to St. Luk She will Y., Dee. Arrested. Three counterfeiters their den in Brooklyn, while en the work of making counterfeit lars, They were found at wor A cowplete outfit of ting implements was captured. o Aged Minister. e, Dee, 27.—IRev. Fredericl ne of the oldest min sociation, died at Norristown this uged seventy-two. He portant offices of the conforence, ‘e Dead. 7.—Prince Karageroge- He leaves his for- e Kan., Dec, 27.—John T, Yautes, cx- | the peace, perished in the snow rthquake Shocks, Dec. u7.—Several shocks of carth- o A Large rsnuRc® Dec, budget for s @ surplus income of 2,000,000 | € isville Trotting Association, , Ky., Dee. 27.—The Louisvill 551 ion will, it is announced, Passed the Budget, The senate has adopted by a vote of 214 t) 116, MEXICAN INTENDED tho law office of proaching Willett, says o St Morning Journal SALLFght,” e re was an ordinary bus lid it asidc with his work, the letter, which ment more, and is stranger Willett to u reporter, the express purpose of committing suicido, strang years town of brother theless, we did ployd oughly sear cities, but all to no purpose s had At that tine loert signed for nd in the very word of him yeurs of age cause could be had been healtin “We mourned b tieved that he had committing s Mother is still living at West my ustonish of father dic twenty years. learn their addres short history of Putnam twenty year: not let any oné know wi had the blues and withmy pre 1d saw many people knew, but I had my Minnesota, Wiscons| have ters in the | € and worked had fillod | Lok 1 the e St. see courige Wis., twenty- and hope y of my have Moo BIssancs, tion of James Curr gling opi States, has been irran ackncwledges pounds of opiuimn to Donver, — the many wealthy men gling Giladstone, in a says that t Missing Brothor Twonty Yoars, Aftor wn W Heard Pears Soap Fair white hands; Brightclear complexion S@ft healthful skin. --The Great English Complexion SOAP,~Sold Everywhere.” AS A VOICE FROM THE DEAD, From TO TAKE HIS LIF But Repented of His Resolution and Having G 11+ Wan. derings RRevealed Himself to St. Panl Relntives, AT messengor boy, Merrill the jun Paul sp, for future pe had o he read, laying passed his hand before b ored way “Risen comprehend it The contents and muttered from t han fiction, that Mr. W rs, dur Ve bad hi story s a ago our family Putman, Conn sod Sound it will be look for for me, hea for hi 1 this letter came v and J Sperous cide Mass, ment v seut to Mr. D. D. Merrill, X Albert used to work know ive of my family. for Mr. Merrill, und” does uot amin St The lotter by Mr, Merill to was signed Albert Willett, doubt Paul.” Mr be surprised to re it ran, tives think that I am dead lo or he have not seen my elf in some man d, howeve 1 was there 16 known. or the pnst cight year been in St. Paul yostor & Willett Ch looking lett r partne handed him a bu ful to pond his interest iner down eyes in a cused the lotter, ho and was living in Albert, was then managing o farm in Pouy fret, an'udjoining village. De got the blues aud o taking with him somef ho posac cive this my body Do the I'rom that thirty. i as dead and arried out arcer, ml.-mll d , and T tro country until my money was zone, and worked for one firm in from Hlinois and and Minucapolis sev. digal's Roturn, v, enterod and ap los W, New York and thinking it iness communication, ho usal and A moment went on later he opencd appearance, A mo bewild searcely bore ont the saying that truth and proclaimed the uis long lost brother were to be re-united after a tion of twenty v have neither seen nov "para which time they heard of one p for for he left home with 1other suid Mr. Twonty the the lost ho fall of 1868 o duy lojtthe farm, 1 [ess Uhan $400, all Two days afterward ceived a lotter from him, sagini: “ ‘When you re in Long Island we ro will be 1ot attempt 1o usologs.! Pathe detectives from New York and | in ove em- thor eastorn day er heard but nine No . us ho best_of firmly D uis intention years ago It was wife is a that I liad been prowptly forwarded Charles Willett. Iu “You ive a letter from 1 suppose that all of my relo & before this rd of them for The object of this leti 1 propose to give you a When 1 [ hiad 8363, Iwus g 1 o muke away will no is to left nd dil thoughts d about the then Philadelphia seven during the Centennial Putnam not the courage to muke that I I have worked fn lowa. | times, but never had the courage to call seo you One for year st John Bunkhart, of White Bear July 1 . and helped him to cut hay on land that id belonged 1o you thoughts that PPaul “ have been | street several times, 5t your you und forsool me, 1 uwill forw: relatives. been 0,7 have going just written no doubt he will - The Opiun Dai., Canad, ) from 1 cannot ran in my mind when in store on »d to stop and maké myself known, but my m now in Saxon, of Al the i lor ght miles en d moe “This is the first time thut 1 have signed my name in twenty by the to Albert, Charles Willett, after showing Hand hear from me as [ wus to hear from hin the be as surprised to ugglers, with the Curran aving shipped 4.\01‘1 and describe Third iland, address cars. | name of Jamey sald letter, xaming smug. United held, el amination will lead to the cxposure of who )pium i Position of the The 1o Marquis Dec. 27 pttor MUSTANG LINIMENT veen from Cunada for several © position of the pope tant enough to merit intervention by intery national aroitration, smug cars, ope. Tablet 8oy Dol a0, is lapo Mustang” conquers pain, Makes MAN or BEAST well again!