Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1888, Page 2

EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY, Burveyor McLaughlin Likely to Be Rebuked. DES MOINES RIVER LANDS BILL. Cleveland Thought to Look More Favorably It-Nebraska sehonl Lands—Paddock on the Bank Fail Upon WASHINGTON BUREAU Tie OMana Br FoURTERNTH STRERT, WasniNGToN, D, C., Do Th \ from Dubuque annous that Surv Mel had seiz quantity of stained glass, imported for Cutholic cathedral, and that he had nounced his determination to fight the d of the sccretary of the treasur importation of that »f amuscment at sor wghlin the an ision allowing the treasury depart wbscnce of the but as soon duties, on notified of gentleman man wlass, great the In th as taken, his dea ment this afternoon ry, 10 uction ¥ hild as Mr roturns tc vided he fifciall, the action of th that will hear from him in a very en ner he A 1bt of the frec stained glass in question, and has exceeded his auth n such as to bring down upon his head anoficial buke, which may take th of asu mary dismissal. Itisa lo) ! si ase, exactly similar to this, h the treasury department, but within the past week two or three oficials have found their heads in the basket, on account of such tricks. is surveyor, hat'c ie right of of duty the the surveyor A manner secrotary to adu TIE KIVER LANDS BILI The advocates of the bill for the relief of the settlers upon the Des Moines river lands, expect to secure action upon that measure in the senate before the end of January., Sen ator Wilson will call it up before the tariff bill is considercd, if he can possibly do 50, otherwise he will give notice that he will sk its consideration as soon as that measure is disposed of. The bill will prob. ably go through the senate just as it passed he house, aud will be presented to the p ident for his approval or veto by the middle of Iebruary., The impression is growing that the president will not adopt the same course towards this measure that he adopted in the last congress. It is said that he has been convinced that his action then was ill- timed; but it may bo theso assertions erroneous, and that he will again disapprove of it. In that cvent, the members of the house committee on public lands are confi- dent they can pass it over the veto. A PREMATURE REVOCATION smewhere about u year ago the deputy commissioner of public lands of the state of Nebraska came to Washington to look after the interests of the school lands of the state, and it was cluimed that while he was here several sections which should go to the state had been opencd to scttlement. There were in particular three or four sections in Ciero Xkee county which 1t was asserted the state had sclected, and in response to the request of Senator Manderson and Representative Laird, the commissioner of the general land oftice suspended all entrics on these sections, pending the action of the state authorities in i their claims. Some weeks ago en- were made at the land oftice, conzern- tatus of these lands, by Senator Manderson. Commissioner Stockslager has just replicd that the state has been requested on two scparate occasions 10 make its case before the oftice. To the first communication mo reply what- ever was received, and to the second the responsc was defective, in not_showing that the state was entitled to the lands claimed. The commissioner added that ns his demands for proof have not been com- plied with, he has revoked the order of Jan. uary last and has restored the lunds to the public domain, Senator Manderson at or requested the commissioner to recousider his action, m order that, the state officials may make the necessary proofs, as he regards the revocation of the order as premature. NFIRASKA BANK FAILURES, The reported wholesale fuilures of Ne- braska banks, which bave been announced in the Associated press dispatches from Nebraska, have caused some comment among people who know very little of the situation, nator Paddock v asked by Tur BeE correspondent to-night what he thought about the situation and whether his opinion therc was any great danger to be apprehended. The senator replied that the general laws of the state are, as indicated in the dispatch, not as stringent as they ought to b, but that it is cqually true that most of the private banking housés and incorporation laws are umong the best in the country any- where, Tho reported failures are of banks that have been in existence only a short time and with but littl and less standing, Owing to tie enormous growth of the popu- 1ation of the state within the last two years, the demand for banking facilitics, especially in the new towns, has been great, and it would be strange imdeed, said the senator, if there were not some wildeat concorns floated a8 a consequence. he senator suys that in his knowledge the failure of the National Bank of Red Cloud, is the first of the kind among the national banks of the stato in the past twenty years, He regaras the national banks of ‘Omaha, Lincotn, Beatrice and other principal towns, as rauking as high as those 1 uny other part of the country, cap. ital and business considered. The senator says that the people in the east need have no alarm as to the situation of affairs in Ne- braska on account of the failure of threc or four of these concerus, which had neither character nor standing, as they don't indi- cate a want of prosperity. Senator Paddock suys that he thinks an_ examination of the statistics will show that the failures of banks and busiuess louses in wska dur- ing the past five years is proportionately much less than thosc of any other state in the union, ARMY MATTERS By a general order issued by the adjutant general of the army to-day, furloughs to en- listed men (non-commissioned oflicers of the neral staff excepted) may be granted by epartment commanders for two month and by division commanders for three months. The gencral of the army muy rant furloughs not to exceed four montl epartment commanders may grant fur Youghs for one month to non-comumissioned ofticers of the general staff. Applications for furloughs of alonger period must be referred to the adjutant_general for the decision of the secretary of war. PEuky S, Heath - - The Stained Glass Seizur WasHINGTON, Doc. 20.—The treasury de- partment has ao information touching the reportod seizure of the stumed glass window imported for the Catholic cathedral at Du- vuque, Ta., by Surveyor McLaughlin, of that port, and is not advised as to what theory the surveyor basis his action upon. It is cus- tomary for the se of the treasury to issue orders for the free admission of works of art, or church rogalis, as he is authorizoed to do by statute law, and ib the present case the secretary has so far exercised his discre tlon as to permit the transporting of glass, stained window, from the port of entry to that of delivery. lseyond this the troasury department has not gone, and the reported utteranco of Surveyor McLaughliu is & mat- ter of surprise to the treasury, - Sentence Commuted. Wasmxoron, Dec. 20.—John Irvin, who was convioted at the February term of the district court of Wyoming of mail robbery, and sentenced for life, has had his sentence commuted by the prosident to imprisonment for ten years, making his term expire Febru- ary 20, 1509, ''Phe commutation is based upon his excellent conduct during the period he has already served, and upon the strong recommendations of influential persons in the territory, - Washington Brovides. The secretary of war bas extonded the time for the reception of proposals for the construction of nine pneumatio dynamito guns for coast defences o January 15, Move than twenty thousand poor childven were given a sumptuous Curistmas dinoer to-day by three childrea’s Christmas ciubs of Washington. Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom sad Mr. Richard Gilder, of The Ceutury, were among the visitors, At the request of the acting secretary of War, Abtorcey Geueral Gurland bas in- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY DECEMBER 30, 1888,~SIXTEEN PAGES. structed the distric take the necessary st fense on General Stanl States army, recently arrested in that city hile in the execution of his oficial duties e president removed Edward Cushing, collector of customs at Belfast, Me and will' nominaf in a f COSSOT fow days. The cause of Cushing’s removal is in formation received at the treasury depart ment that he had been accepting money fr pplicants for positions in his office in return favorable action upen their applications. - THE I0E PALACE. St. Paul’s Carnival Committee Em- barrassed By I k of Funds, PAvt, Minn,, I 20.— [Special Tele: to Tue Bee The failure of the city council to appropr he funds required to supplement those already the handsof the carnival committee, n place the assc ciation in an embarrassing situation The matter will be considered at the next meet of the which is set for next Tuesday evening. That being New Year's night, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to get & quorum. If no action is taken at that time, improbable that the palace ean bo completed before the opening day, C. E, Joy, the architect of the pal said to @ reporter this morning: “If we | work Wednesday morning we | twenty-one days in ich | to build the pala It coud be done by that time by working nights and Sundays, provided no unforeseen difienlties were encountered. The contractor has been { ally settled upon thoygh the contract 1 not be let until the council makes the ap. propriation to cover the expense. The tractor is ready to go to work within an hour after the contract is signed President Van Slyke says that the con. tra ho buitt the palace last year reports 1o him that there is a suMcient thickness o ice in Pickerel lake for use in the construc tion of the palace. “Evervthing is at a standstitl, until the council makes the appro- priation asked for.” HORRIBLE LONDON MURD A Young Lad Brutally Killed and His Body Mutilated. LoNnoN, Dec. 20,—The mutilated body of a boy was found in an out-house at Bradford this morning. It was recognized as that of John Gill, cight years of age. The boy had been brutally murdered. His legs and arms hiad been ehopped off in a rough manner and tied to body. His ears had been cut, there were two stab wounds in his chest and his heart and entrails had been torn out. The remains, when found, were wrapped in a rough covering. The o lice belicve, from the clumsy manner in which the body was mutilated, that the, crime was the work of drunlken luds’ whose imag. ination had been inflamed by reading the ac- counts of the Whitechapel atrocities. A milkman has been arrested suspicion of having committed the crime. The murdered boy had occasionally accompunicd him on his rounds. The risoner was the first to recog- nize the remains. The murdered and mutilated body of another youth has been discovered at Kcigh- ley, nine miles from Bradford. T'he acensed milkman, whose name is Bar- rett. was taken before a magistrate this af. ternoon, and was charged with being the person who was with the boy when last seen alive, and when e was mssed, the milkman was asked if he knew anything about his whereabouts. He denied any knowledge of him. A bloody sack and knife fitting the wounas in the boy’s chest, have been found in the prisoner's lodgings. = He hus been re manded for v attorney pe for at Austin to the legal de. of the United 8. gram in ing counci scoms could hegin would hay practi coll- iS. his. on al. THE IRONY OF FATE. The Superintendent of the Ward's Island Asylum Becomes Insane, w Youk, Dec. 20.—An evening paper “Notwithstanding the carefully studied efforts to keep it from the public knowledge, it has leaked out that Dr. E. G. MacDonald, general superintendent of the insane asylum at Ward's island, has become insune. It is hoped that the affliction is only temporary, and that the once brilliant mind of 89 great a specialist will be rostored to its normal condition, but the prospect at present is not encouraging. Dr. MacDonald has for mauy years been one of the universally recognized authorities in this coantry on the subject of insanity and its treatment. It scems like a true exposition of the irony of fate that he himself should have been visited with the afiliction that no one was supposed to know better than he how to cure. Ma Donuld was one of the experts whose test mony convicted Guitcau, the assassin of President Garficld, and it is noteworthy that he is another of those who participated in that trial and who have apparently fallen under the ban of the assassin’s curse.” « - Y. M. C. A. Notes. Prot. James I. Geratheney, gymnasium instructor, will conduct the 4 o'clock service for men to-day iu the concert hall, The sale of reserved seats for the music fund concerts begins on Tuesday morning. The first is the ladies’ quartette on Jannary 7. The tickets are $1 for the three concerts. There will be a New Year's reception to every young man in the city Tuesday even- ing.” Be sure to call, Iducational classes start next weck, in Spanish, French, elocution, stenography, German, bookkeeping and penmanship, The literary society will also be organized on Fri- day in the lecture hall at 8:45 p. m. A new class will be started in’ the gym- nasium on Wednesday from 3 to 4 o'clock. “The first lecture in’ the gymnasium lecture course will be delivered by Dean Gardner on the 15th in the concert hall. The lecture is free to every young man in the eity. On the 22 Hon. Samuel Phelps Teland, in s celebrated jecture on “World Muking," will open the Star lecture course. This is free to mewbers, N A Heavy Sentence. Private Fogarty, Company K, Second infantry. for applying & scurrilous opithet to anon-commissioned oflicer, was sentenced “to carry the log” for sixteen days, com- mencing at revelle, walking an hour, resting an hour, alternately, from that time until sun-set; aiso to spend fourteen days in a dark cell, and to forfeit one month's pay. This is the first instance of inflicting th punishmentof carrying the log in the Sceond infantry sice the regiment was stationed at Fort Omaha., The practice of this manner of punishment was quite customary for a fow years after the war, but receutly has been almost cntirely done away with. Railroad Notes, Mr. E. C. Harris left lest night for Nor- folk, whero he will undertake the duties of telegraph superintendent of that division of the Frewout, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad company. Itis announced that Mr. W. F. Look, su- perintendeat of the Sioux City & Pacific railvoad compuuy, has resigned that position for one of a worc respousible character, It is asserted that Mr. Halsey, general su- perintondent of the Fremout, Eikhorn & Missouri Vulley railroad, bas resigued his position, to take effect February 1. —— lenges Jackson. BostoN, Mass., Dec. 20.—Captain Cook, of the Police News, telegraphed the follow- ing to the Califoruia Athletic club: ‘.Joe Lannon Ch of Bald caused the formation of leagues for th toction of country. promincnce, when the Tubal the inmates. new Law_and_Order 1 Captain head Christian county, which adjoins Tauey, first adopted Bald Knobbism in 158556, of neighbors. There were numerous visits b eight miles southea dwelling. of pubtic indignation, and Lannon challenges Jackson to fight to @& finish wunder the same condi- tions that governed the Jackson- MeAuliffe battle. except thav the loser be allowod $500 for expenses. In the event of the Calitornia club offeriug a purse for Lan- non and Jackson, the latter will want a fair length of time in which to train.” No an- swer has as yet been roceived. i A Young n Suicides, Nenraska City, Neb, Dec. 20.—(Special ‘felegram to Toe Bee.|—Harry Oakley, a Young man, committed suicide this afternoon at Palmyra, by hanging. No cause is as signed for tho act. - Oarried the Safe Into the Yard, Laxcasres, Pa, Dec. W.—Burglars last night entered the residence of Jacob Warfel, in Marysville, apd carcied a safe weighing over one thousand pounds to the rear yard aud blew it opeu with dyuvawile, securing over $600, THE BALD KNOBBERS ESCAPE Eight Men Break From Ozark, Missouri. Jail at HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION, of the Bands Members— Most of the Members are Devout Church The Green - Bden Killing. Cut Through the Wall OzARK, Mo., Dec. 2. —[ al to Tie BEx. | —The Bald Knobbers have es caped. Eight men have vanished from the I Dave and Bill Walker refused to leav their colls, John and Wiley Mathews, two condemned Knobbers awaiting exeeution, are now breathing the blue air of freedom and skipping by the aid of friends to the secret gulches of the Ozark mountains. Out side confederates cut through the brick wall and opened every door and cell with dupli cate keys. Sher® Johnson and. Deputy Fisher locked everything solid last night, but at 3 o'clock this morning every door be. low was open and a hole in the brick wall on the south side shows that outside help had been given. At 3 a. m, Sheriff Johnson heard something unusual below and rushed 'n, pistol in hand. ‘Walker, the man who ave been exetuted yesterday had not posed, called out to John > but pa and touta posse and is lelegram do would son all go me.” Johnson immediately g in hot pursuit Press]—The four Bald Knobbers who were sentenced to hang for the murder of Charles Green and William Edens, on March 11, 1880, were: David Walker, better known in Christian county as *“Bull Creek Da William Walker, his son, John Matthews, and Wiley Matthews, his nephow. None of the condemned have reached their Aiftioth year, and William Walkeris not yet nincteen years of age. The condemned were to have been exccuted on May 18, 1588, but on appeal to the supreme court, escaped the gallows temporarily. Last October, the supreme court afirmed the decision of the Christian county circuit court, and fixed December 23 as the day of exccution. The sensational trial turned attention to the Bald Knobbers from all quart and the history of the organization was made public. Taney county, Missouri, 18 noted as the birth place Knobbism. Barly day lawlessuess pro and property in this wild Regulators first came mto notorious Frank and Taylor entored the home of M Dickenson in Forsythe, Mo., and murdered They were captured by the ague and lynched. Kinney, who was killed at long since, stood at the organization at that time. life The Nat not of the Ozark Dave Walker was the first leader, aud the mem- bership soon reached between three hundred and four hundred, county was invited to join the order, and the majority did_ so. ach new comer to the There was a fearful ordeal for the candidates, who expected to be intro duced into some fraternal society composed He found himself in the dark recesses of some lonely wood or ravine, sur- rounded by hundreds of masked men, who imposed upon him a blood-curdling obliza- tion, the infraction of which was punishment by death. Ouce in, he could never get out, and had to remain in that section of countr The first work of the Knobbers to attract attention was the Chadwick raid. Chad wick is a small town situated at_ the minus of the St. Louis and San Fran- extension from Springfield southeast. aloon was started there aud utter loralization ensued. After due warning from the Bald Knobbers, which was disre- earded, one bright summer morning in 1546 the raiders entored Chadwick and emptied the liquors into the Later ou this broken up. the band on petty offenders, but nothing oceurred to at- tract widespread attention until the Green- Edens affair, which terminated inthe down- fall of Bald Knobberism. The Green-Edens killing occurred in March, 1857, at a_point of Ozark, near Edens' John Evans was whipped by the Bald Kulobbers for misbehaving - church, Old man kdens, o friend of Evans, inter fered and received four blows with a whip before Chief Walker could interfere, This so enraged Kdous that he fearlessly con demued the Bald Knobbers, and on the night of March 10, 1857, the band met to cousider Edens' offenses. There were twenty-six present, and after a brief deliberation they procecded to Edens’ residence 1o bunish the mmates. They were met with resistance and fired soveral volleys into the house, killing William Edens and Charles Green, his brother w, and seri ously wounding old man . In the melee young Walker was shot in the leg. The outrage brought about the culmination ach Johnson, the fearless sheriff of Christian county, with & picked posse, started after the murderers, and within forty-cicht hours had all, save Bill Walker, under arrest. He was cap- tured three weeks later in Douglas county, where he had gone for safety, At the time there was o juil at Ozark and the prisoncrs were taken to Springfield, Mo., for safe- keeping. A jail was prombtly built, how- ever, and the Bald Knobbers transferred to Ozark. F'rom this place two of their members escaped lust night, The first hearing of the Bald Knobbe case was in August, 1857, but Chief ¥alker wus not tried until April, 1855, In March, 1857, three of the prisoners’ confessed, so th trial of Dave Walker was merely formal, Ho admitted the assault of the Baid Knob bers on Eden’s home, but pleaded he did not arrive until the shooting had ceased. One of the most peculiar features of Bald Knobberism is that a majority of the prominent members of the band are devout church members. Especially is this true of Chief Walker, who was a temperance advocate and generally devout. Ho cannot see yet that the Buld Knob regulators were othiér thau the champions of right, who made fatal but unavodable mistake in'the Green Eden killing. He has asserted confidently all along that he would never be hanged. —~— Inspected the Hastings Asylum, Hastings, Neb., Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- grom to Tue Bee.]—A visit of the public buildings committee was made here this morning to the state hospital for the incur- able insane for final report on the completion of the building, after which the committee hastily departed for Lincoln, It is under- stood that the committee is favorable to tne acceptance of the building, which is about ready for occupancy. Life-Saving Crew Honorad, Bostox, Mass., Dec. 20.—The chamber of commerce was crowded on the occasion of the presentation to Captain James and his life-saving crew, who did such noble work on this coast during the recent storm, of the fund contributed as a testimonial to their bravery. The fund amounted to about #4,700, In addition to this, humane socicty medals were presented, aud the sum of $70 added. - The Kate Adams Disaster. Meurmis, Dee. 20.—The local inspectors have almost completed the investigation of the Kate Adams steamboat disaster. From statements made by William Blanker, first clerk of the boat, they find that the Adams had 107 persons on bourd when she took fire. Of these, 133 are kuown to have escaped, leaving fourteen lost. The inspectors have not yet concluded their inguiry into the cause of the disaster. They are satisfied, however, the fire originated in a sack of cotton seed forward of the boilers. ey Assigned. Des Moixes, Ta.,, Dee. 23.—|Special Tele- gram 10 Tug Bee.|—The Lew Smith Wall Paper company, of this city, assigued to- day. Liabilities about $30,000; assets about streets, was repeated and the trafl LAIRD WANTS TO COME HOME eficial Effects Expected From Domeatid Surroundings. Ngb,y Dec. 20— [Spe kg —The friends of his immediate departure from for hame and look for his arrival I'his move is Bern inl Tole t James HasTINGs, gram to Tis Laird expoct the 8§ in Kansas City’to-day enroute made at his owh roquest and it 18 believed that t ronnflings will have cial effect on his cotfdition, which 1s the cause of much uneasineds here, more because there 1 no impsevement than that he has ¥ Erown we Bitter Feeling Against Lovr Ciry, Néb., Dec. 20. BEE.]—The public feeling E. . Whaley, of the Sherman County Bank mpany, is becoming intense the cloud of mystery which has surrounded the institution clears away and some of their transactions are brought to | and man of their staunchest friends sce how they have been confidenced and their savings of swept away in the settlements County Treasurer K. Pearson greatest sufferer, as he had deposited §2 county funds, and fiow an accommod note for £23,000 ¢ up in the Capital tional bank of Lincoln., _For all this Whale turned over to hun &1,000 $15,000 in the Loup City roller s Mr Pearson will * be called upon to settle with the county commisstoners on Jan nary 3, L conld not raise the sary money, he to-day made an assign of all his property to” his boudsmen, protects them, About two years ugo Messes. Theis ley and others, formed the Loup City Mill compuny, with 0,000 capital ith Mr. Whaley prosident, and Wha ley taking one-half the stock. About two months' later Mr. Whaley called ono of his best friends in, and in a very confidentiai way told him thut’ he had favored him in many ways and he approci it, and wished to reciprocate, and pro posed o Iet hiw have ten shaves of thi stock without a dollar_cash, simply t his note and allowing the cortificate of s to be attached to the note as the only seeur guaranteeing the party from any loss ud representing the miil t downg a profitable busin, and tha ¢ cates of the stock properly registercd. this way he secured several thousand dollar: in notes. After the reorganizing of the bund ing company about a year ago, he procecded in a similar mauner to_dispose of several shares of that stock. Now some of these notes turn up - the Capitol Nutional Bauk of Lincoln and will be col lected. A representative of that cre with $25,000 of these and other notes he liabilitics now foot up over the returns are not all in. The assets will turn out to be nothing more than sstn the mill. Much confidence was placed in cial condition of the bank and through the known responsibility of the vice president, John Ho, whose property is estimated 'ut over 000, but it now turns out that Mr. Hogue had but a small interest in it. Mr. E. S. Hayhurst, a_hard ware merchant_and stockholder, had dis posed of all but 31700 of his own stock, but by his advice friends had take , Which will probubly be lost, but which Mr. Hay- hurst will make good, considering them debts of honor, and thus bankrupt himself. However, it is to be hoped that Mr. | hurst's credit may not be injured, as his business ability is’ well known. The above i oming to light have arouscd great in- dignation. J Whaley. pecial to Tie nst President ty ag ing o as yoars hec the is neces ent vhich Wha Roller the finan attaches, Politics at the Capital. Lixcory, Neb, De al Tele- gram to Tue Bre|—The corridors of tho Capital hotel were practically cleared at 11 K to-night. Until this hour the speake: ship canvass was animated with hopes fluc- tuating as some of the lesser lights announced themselves out of the swim, and ready to go over to some one of the more promincut can- didates. The R. M. is on the eveof dropping Olmstead, who has persisted m making a despicable canvass, resorting to falschood frequently, to reach the goal. Me- Bride and Caldwell are practically down and out. Calawell has lost his nerve. It now scems that the tie-ups that r the man will be made before the dawn of Monday. MeBride drove the first nail in Olmstead’s coftin to-night. The attempted coalition be- tween Nesbitt and Lindsay, this evening, to defeat Howe missed connection. Lindsay has left the field for the chairmanship of the judiciary committee, and Nesbit modestly states that he has no hankering for the empty houor. It is generally conceded that Chureh Howe will be tho temporary presiding officer of the senate. Wells, of the Crete Vidette, has withdrawn from the race for chicf clerk of the sen * now has the field all to himself. stood that Wells gets the clerkship of the committee of the whole, Parkinson has & walk-over for sergeant-ut- arms of the senate, Iobbins, of Valley coduty, is at the Wind- sor. Brad Slanghter arrived to-night aud is as happy as a clam and hugs everybody. Situation wing Interesting LixcoLy, Neb.,, Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tme Bee)—Tho candidates for o'ele The speaker of the house of representatives are all ou the ground. At least half of the mem- bers-elect of both houscs arc also here, Ca- det Taylor, accompanied by a smallsized lobby from Omaha, arrived at 10:15 this morning. The cappers are plying their trade sharply. The feeling grows that the fight for the speakership lies between Watson and Cady, or Watson and Dempster. Some of the most active members of the house and senate udvise going into caucus Monday cve- ning to make the speaker, the chief clerk, first and second assistants, and to name Man derson’s successor. It is apparent that jian- dersou’s following fears a combination that may prove dangerous to his candidacy if im- mediate action is not taken, They propose to nominate him with a grand dash. The friends of Howe and Raymond claim their man has a walkover, But little inte est, however, is taken 10 the organization of the sex Everything is in the swim and the fight waxes warm, License Squavble, HASTINGS, Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to It -Unusual interest has been excited in Haustings over an attempt to revoke the saloon license of L. Frichng for selling liquor on Sunday ho case was brought before Mayor Yoeum, who decided he had no jurisdiction, A conviction was ob- tained vefore Justice Vinegard, and the mat- ter will now be brought beforo the council, which is anxious to have demonstrated its power to revoke a license that it has given. Sued a Saloon Davin Ciry, Neb., De egram to Tur Bee.| -Mvs, William Blair, of Butler county, enterad suit yesterday against Martin Nowotny, a saloon keener, and his bondsmen, of David City, for $5,000 dumages sustained by being thrown from the scat of her wagon. Last 'y, while driving from David City to her furm, she was overtaken by some drunken farmers who were rucing their ran into her, throwing her off t —-— Hunting an Abducted Ohild. Davin Crry, Neb,; Doc, 20.—[Special T gram to Tue Bek.)—Miss Mary Turne rived in David City tins morning in search of her nephew, Eddie Phillips, seven years old, who was sbducted from his mother at Wis uer, Neb,, by his father, who is partially de wented. 'Letters from friends say the boy is at David City, but he cannot be found, The mother is_distracted. Mrs. Phillips lived in Owaha up to & short time ago. epe [Special Tel- A Large Realty Transfer. NowroLk, Neb., Dee 20.—(Special to Tie Bee]—The largost transfer of real cstate ever made in Madisou county took place here last week, The syndicate owning what is kuown as Park addition sold it to another syndicate, and 1t will be organized on the sawe principle s South Omaba. Induce ments will bo offered to manufacturing coum- panies to locate, and the property, consisting 0f 400 acres, will be kuown as East Norfoli. THE ~ FIELD SPORT. Baso Ball Prospects and Interesting General Notes. 0F BENCH THE COMING SHOW. Bykers Par Arriving, the Crib Club, the slec-Baker Mateh, I'eap Shooters, and a Bate Mis- 2 the of cellane Next Season's Prospects, Ttis the general opinion thoughout the country that next season is to be great one for base ball. On prospect, all the clubs of the different are making elaborate arrange anticipated mcrease of ball, like the theatrical business, always suf- fors from an going this or wtions for patronage. Base unusual political and last year the presidential election 1 a decided countor-attraction. Drass bands, street parades, pyrotechnics and blatant stump orators cut wreat swaths in the box re ceipts at the diferent ball parks over the country t year will be an off one pdlit ically, and the | will have plenty of timo to indulge in their favorite pastime, great national game, President. McCormick is very confident Omaha will liberally port the very excellent team that has been jtten together, and that we will have better bull than ever before. If he had not been possossed of thi dence he never would have pred the presidency of the Western ussociation, or wgam consented to interest himself aud spend his money in the further ance of the sport. If the r for the pen nant during the coming year is ¢lose and ex citing, the prospects are that every club will make monoy. No club will have a walk oner, and it will oceasion 1o surprise to wit ness atieast five of ~the teams come down to the tinishing wire in a bunch, Milwaukee will be very strong, aud Miny apolis gives promise of team of its, Omaha's chances will depend on steadiness ana team work, and with all the old demoralizing clement eradicated the best judees think she will be abie to hold own with the fastest company i the association It is b excitome wed ople ieved that Lovett twirler, more of a detr assistant to the teawn last s considered hea woited and arbi t and hadn't | friend ingthe tean In every game he lost he had words with o or moreo f the pl and o oceasions they nearly ¢ every fancied mispluy tuckless player, and coutinued until they left the dr fostered ‘a bad fecling, and it crop ped out inv ly in all close contests. But Lovett was not the only dem lize There were one or two others, and fortunate Jy they will not HEXE Scason, That old cligue has been separated and seat tered to the four winds, and next year zood feeling and fellowship’ should reign in the Omala team. With harmory and teanm work for their motto,they will prove a combinatic bardto down, and the gamo will flourish iere. the great nient than an ASON. He was his ssing room. Cost of the Ball Club, Last season the Omaha team played 126 games, sixty-two of which were played upon the home grounds. A rvecapitulation of the receiyts aud expenditures is subjoined : RECEIPTS. Gate receipts. . ... e Lovett's sale.. .. Sale of privileges .... 5o 00 Total Jr ot .8 35,081 05 EXPENDIT Playors 2 Manager's s Improvement of g Incidental expenses Total teeesennian.$ 35,165 60 These fizures leave a balance in favor of expenditures of 32,484.63, which is about the size of the season’s expericnce. The capital stock was #15,000 and during the season twenty-nine pi were on the Dy roll. Denver Will Be Aamitted. A. L. Thompson, president of the St. Paul club, who was appointed a committee of one atthe late annual meeting to visit Denver and investigate as to the _fcasibility of ad- mitting that city to the Western Association, has been vested with power to make a final decision, which is in favor of dmission of the mountain city. Mr. Thompson ex vresses himself as highly pleased with the prospects of the Colorado metropolis. The Dogs Coming In. Manager Tngram, of the dog show to open Junuary 1, 1880, at 118 and 115 North Fif- teenth street, observed yesterday: It would be amusing to you to read some of the let ters I have received from people out of the city, giving the points of their dogs and in- quiring whether they were proper animals to enter for exhibition. Now this is just what the beneh is for, to give people a proper understanding of the points in thewr dogs, their breeding, etc., that they may be able to judge a good dog when they see one. Following are a_few of the diffevent classes already entered, but the list is growing every hour, and I wout under take to give you o complete statement: Mr. Murand and others have entered fox ter- riers: Mr. Richards and others setters and pointers, all classes; Mr. Carlow, Irish and bull terriers, ten entries i all; Mr. Grov two pair of beautiful pugs: Mr. Maohi Newfoundlands; Mr.s Lichtend Ttalian greyhounds; Morrson and Floy fastest greyhound, Clothesline, in the w Mr. Grahum Laverick, setters:Mr. Smith and Mr. Gallagher, Gordon setters; Al White, of Plattsmouth, Cly spaniel; Mr. Ruth ford, four mustiffs: Shane, skye ; Father Colaneri, o handsome mastiff, lutive of Fred Grant's model dog of this +d; five St. Bernards are entered {rom Silver City, Ia.: Miss Lizzie Canfield and others, Mexican hairless and Chibualna dogs; Messrs. Burdock, Chessapeake spaniels; Mr. Green, the same. So you sce the initial show is going to bea sucecss zmd if the people manifest a_proper interest in it I will give them a show next year that will be a credit to the city."” The Six-Day Chase, The six-day bicycle chase, which was to have opened up at the Collosseum to-morrow, has been postponed, This was brought about by the foreign professional riders them- selves, as Manager Prince received letters from Crocker, Nilson, Dingley, Knapp, Hardwick, Whittaker and others requesting that the race be set fora later d would be_impossible for them to Omaha and get in coudition for such a lon, struggle in such a short time, and of course their request has been grauted These men and four or fiy others have already entered, and will reach this city this week. W. J. Morg of London, England, and the champion jon, distance rider of the world, arrived lust night, and has already gone into training i the colosseum. Mr. Morgan is a model athlete, and be predicts that the coming race wiil be'a great one. He says the riders all over the country are anxious to see Omabia's splendid new colosseum, and they feel cer- tain that there will be 'big money in the six days chase here. Hesides the many pro fessionals who will muke the start in this race, there will be four or five local riders, and the public will do wellto keep their eyes on these men. They are in constant train jug, and will make a creditable showing in the' race. A Great Shoot. The much-talked of shooting mateh be- tween Fraunk Parmelee, of this city, ana “Kid" Bakey, of the Buffalo Bill Wild West combination, takes place to-morrow after noon, on the grounds of the Omaha Giun club, and will undoubtedly attract a large und enthusiastic crowd of look- oers-on, It is the shooting event of the year in this part of the country, and fully Justifies the extraordinary intorest that is being taken in it. The match is for $500 4 side, 106 blue rocks each, five invisible traps. Hon. W. I, Cody, himself, with a delegation of North Platte sportiog men, will be here 10 seo the race. PParmeloe has boen practic ing industriously recently, but with an ex ception oF two bias shown up in bad form, and his frionds are just a trifle loary asto the outcowe of the contest, iaker, too, has the | been busy with bis gun and ren has done some wonderful w morrow will tell the tale At th The shooters are t it says ha A Trap. king advantage of l-winter weather t 1ere were several fine this pleasant n their hand in the club grounds vesterday afternoor scores of which will be found subjoinod The first event was a 100 b between Frank Parmeies and Ketchem, which resulted as fo ) keep shoots on the roc 0 Georgo W Hit. Miss Ketchen 3 i Parmelos 0 11 Following this came n live bird shoot, five \, moditied English rules, entr Hardin. ., Blake Gwin Ketchem | Parmaloe Ellis... ., Brown Hunt Dumont. ... Fivld . Hocken borg . 00 Havdin, Blake and Gwin divided first Darmaleo shot ont the tie for sccond, aud field for third Another simiiar match was won by din, Hunt, Ellis and Gwin clinehing and Dumont and Blake third Hardin, who nad his shooting > won i 25 blue rock race b among ten ontries, and additional live bird s| Har- lothes on, divided first in threc Mateh Team Shoot Thero will be alive bird mateh this after noon, the northern boty David Stubbs and William side and John ). Hardin Ketehum on the other, The twenty five birds to a man, moditicd English rul 0 side. Miscellanconus Sporis, nrtney, of tha Lefevre Arms com cuse, N. Y., 18 lying very sick at A. G. C: pany, Syr the Millard. There will be a big turkey shoot at Coun cil Bluffs New Year's day, and a lurge dele. wation of Omaha shooters will go over There will bea grand sweepstakes shoot, live birds and blue rocks, on the wrouuds of the Omaha gun club to-niorrow afternoon, Flashes From the Diamond. Milwaukee will lot Walsh go. Milwaukee has resigned Shenkle, Genins has signed with Springfield. Treadway has signed with St. Paul Minncapolis will vlay no Sunday games, The Reach bail will be a tritle livelier next year Paul has two six-footers, Morris and The American_association 1s talking signing Umpire Fessonden St Joe will better team of than new clubs usually the first season, Strange it may appear a large flock of geese were scen fying uorth lust evening. Fallon has been spending the ol IS A MARTYR T0 HIS FAITH A Strange Scone Witnessed in an Omaha Synagogue. THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST. Rahbi ana Alexander Advances Some New Novel Ideas Regarding 1, Which Prove Quite Unpop- ular With His Flock Went Ont the Back Door. Almost mobbed for preaching A new Think of This is not doo a sente but from a history of the midd s, lescribes an actual ocens ydern hitone happened y that the conre which worships at Tiwelfth and Howard strects is extromoly conservative in matters of faith and doctrine. Th Rev Alexandoer fthis le flock He all tenets of Christans od Mr thought, ression the ment and liberal day and proves on stors conclusively [ of Russinn Jows is in chargo is admittedly versed in The 1y last of rave ox was cighteen ¢ the processic Calvary. Then he was not the Christ that one of followers, named Simon Poter, and tr followed. Tl roc 1,500 years lod his con et believe —that thev woro the erucitixion, and they have that belief swept vt sermon delivored i them objected, and Rev Mr. Alexander argued, but his arguments were short-lived, and i fow mowents ho sought safety in tlight. That left the con gregation to'themsclves, and they took up the question where i dropped it—uot at the back door, but at the point. whether or not, it was Simon Peter that was crucified. Most the arguments were carried on in the Russian tongue, and it was impossiblo 10 report them, but Ofieer White interproted thew in his own way. He was on duty on Howard street and saw a few of the congre gation coming out in an undignified wanne and at once deemed patrol wagon. He called it not A minute too soon, for the were at fever heat, to themselves the would — doubtiess have been a trawedy, But as it was the tragedy was averted, and two of the leading debaters wero carried to the dun geon i. They gave the his faith rang out on'I'y thto a now chimes tha Alexander and yestorda to them. He of Jerusalem ho its way to fyrther, and said was crucified, but tra irew a per ity nturies that as it ago, and wou his bl s « to for 0 responsible wor Wiy one Omaha, Some ¢ ary it his duty to call tho d it came, but congregation loft & A, and if 2118 on Ifourteenth street the names of Goodman and Munsky to the volice conrt clerk, and on hearving the evi uce, us only a Russian can - give it, Judgo Berka fined Mr. Munsky £5 and costs, That, however, leaves the trouble just where it k with old friends at Jefferson, Mo A, H. Worley bagged three fine gob blers with his 1ittlé rific at the shoot yester. day. Bugz Holliday will be one of the steliar at tractions m the American association next year, The Milwaukees have certainly sceured a team for next season that looks like a pen nant winer. The next time turkey shoot he is ax instead of a gun here is some probability Pettit and Sullivan, of the Chi released to Minneapolis. i. W. Ketehem is in great blue rock form, und is smushing the birds right along with the best shots in_ the eit Omaha_should have u “ladies day™ season. This is a popular feature in ull American association citics. Jack Crooks is muking a strenuous kick agaiust playing with Omaha for any less than he received last season After all Jim Hart is not Moines. He will act for the Chicago league t There is n gen shooters to sce Colonel John Petty pitted against hundred bird race. Fou. W. I. Cody (Buffalo Bill) will be the guest of George Canficld to-morrow. He comes Ticre to witness the Parmelec Bale shoot in the afternoon, Morgan, the champion long distance bi- cycle rider, of Londou, Bnglaud, has arrived in this city'and vone into training for the great six days race at the Colosseum. In a letter to Vice President Hu Cooney expresses himself as well with coming back to Omaha. He is in Cr ton, It. L, and suys he's very lonesome. The front vage of the Sporting Life is adorned this week with a cut of Tom Lovett, which it styles as Brooklyn's famous new piteher, When did Lovett e famous? Certainly not in Omaha last season. “The loeal pugs have again relapsed into a state of quietude. There are no fights on ¢ any immediate prospectof any. Jake k lish Kilram and Chartic Wind Mitehd however, will be on hand in Februar Nobody is better sutisfied over the way mat minated at the Western associatiou than Denver und St. Joseph. Dave we, of the former place, said that Denver were woll-nigh crazy to see the game i that it was the intention to put in as fine a ball park as any in the west ern country. Dave suid that while he did not Lnow whether he would win the pennant or not, he was going o get a club that would make u strong bid for it. Catcher Earle stll continues to do great work for the All American team on the Aus trailian trip. The expedition will likely re turn by the way of tne Indian Ocean, the Suez canal, the Modite un sea, and visit both IEngland and Ircland, where' they will play a series of games. The players with the expedition will bave some reason to feel proud, for not one man in ten thousand cven makes a tour around the world as they will have done when they again reach America. This stupendous cnterprise was o master stroke on the part of Mr. A. Gi. Spalding. Omaha Outhidding Chicago, Curronrby, Dee. 20 (Special o Tup Ber.)—The first train load of eattle ever siiipped from this place and marketed in Omuha leaves to-day. As a feeding point Creighiton occupies 1o wean position, over u thousand hoad of steers being fed in and near the town this winter. Up to this year the bulk of them have been sold in Chicago. However, the above shipmont would scem o indicate & chunge in favor of Omuhu. An Occupation Tax Levied. Beatricr, Dee, 20.—|Specal to Tue Beg, ] - The council has made an order levying an oceupation tax of §10 per year on each insur- doing business in the city cfusing to pay the tax will be 1 business. As there a about eighty cowpanies represented here the revenue will be quite @ help Lo the city's finances. The supreme court has lately de- cided this tax to be coustitutional. Postponed the Funeval S1oux FarLs, Dak., Dec, 20.—Last Sunday tho three-year-old child of L, . Oleson, of East Sioux Fulls, died from. dropsy, and vreparations were made Lo bury the child on Tuesday, but as the ground was very slippery from a violent slect storm it was postponed o the next duy. The body showed cvidences of returning life. The color would fre quently come into different purts of the body and then entively disappear. There were also other evidences of life. The funcral is now andelinitely postponed, until it is de cided whether or not the child is dead, - shyt 8. The conferenc Southern aud Northe committ as reported as progrossing favorably at the close of to day’s session. In the moruing the southern men deliberated sioue, as did also the north ernmen, o the afternoon the opinions of both sides were brought together aud the session adjourned until Monday -~ - Nebraska Sheriffs to Meet. LascoLy, Neb., Dec. 2. 18pecial to Tux BEE.] —The sheriffs of the state will mect at Lincoln Javuary U, iu the district court roou, at 2 o'clock, Dr. Sy advised zue atte to tal ds ga ong un that Darling, will be next the 10 manage Des busiuess manager am 1 desire on the part of the ank Parmelee and eacn other in a iin, sed ns. ance company Any com i debarred from The 1 NEW Youk, Dec the Presbyterian General Assemblie started, aud the congregation is stll divided onthe question as to who it was that was crucitied, and whether or not their ancestors were responsible for the An interview with seve citizens on the subject rey while they consider Mr. Alexander a learned man, they do not admit his right to be a rabbi or teacher, and look upon him as one that is liable to sow discord in their congre gations. TRYING TO BEAT OMAHA. Sioux City Endeavoring to Secure the Winona & Southwestern Fort Done, Ta., Dec. 20.—|Special Telo. gram to Pur B Sioux City s maling tremendous efforts through its booming com mittee to divert the Winona & Southwestern road from its purpose of building to Owihi und mduce it o make Sioux City its Missouri viver point. They claim to have nearly won their point. Representing the feasibility of getting into Nebraska over the Sioux City 1ge, which is open to all roads, inst turning over all business to_the cifie at Council Bluffs, has won ir Sioux City is extremely anxious for the lin because it will furnish them a line east_inde: pendent of Chicago. The Delaw awanua system owns the i L und is already of the Winona & Southwost. > roads joined u line of pro- pellers wili give them a Buffalo and New ork line nnection with the far west Omaha will evidently have to be active, or 1t lively neighbors up the river will bedt 1t in this enterprise. leading Jewish aled the fact that What the Law Enforced. Dis Morxes, Tu, Dee. 20.—|Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.|—The governor has writ ten a letter to the county attor of the state, of which the foliowmg is o sample lowa EXECUTIVE Orpicr, Dis Moises, Dee. 27, 1588, —Milo P. Swith, Isq., County Attorney, Cedar Rapids, In: Dear Sir 1 desire 10 direct your aftention to s aws of the Twenty-second general assembly, and sumilar provisions of the laws of Towa. regulating railronds and other common carriers. Shonld you at any time become sansfied that the law is being violated by any railroad company doing bus iness inyour county, I trust you will not fail to enter complaint before the grand jury with n view 1o securing an indictment Yours respectfully, WILLIAM Laringe. Clarion Citizens Jubilant. Musox City, Ta., Dee. 21— [Special Tole- gram to Tur B |—The citizens of Clarion are jubilant over the prospect of securing an- other line of railroad —the Kansas City, Des Moines & St. Paul. A preliminary survey is now being made between the two latter points. Thomas Bowen, of Minneapo lis, his been lookin over the proposed route and project meets with flattering approval. T'he route is almost un air line, and would shorten the distance between Clarion and St. Faul wimost one-fourth, which would ke an important saving in lumber and freiehts, W sy nothing of the ges that would occur from huvin, communication Des Morses, Dec, Tue Ber vas to-day judge at the Sevent christ, of Vinton, the governor s ith district 0 succeed Judge L. G, Kinne, who resigned 1o becono wanaging editor of the Des Moin ader, T'he resignation of Judge C, I, anger, of the Thirteenth district, 1o take effect Docom- ber 31, has been & the vica ey has not been filled. v s by elected to the supres Justice Seevers. appoin Fire at a Coal Mine, ¥r. Donar, 1a., Dec. 2.—Special gram to Tue B3k | —The dump houses, shaft buildings, crushers and eungin rooms of Bros', coal mines, near this city, burncd last night. The fire originated ‘in the refuse of the engine room while the watchman was awiy. It will require four weeks to rebuild,” during which time 200 miners witl be thrown out of cuployment. Loss, $10,020; insurance, 81,50, Burglars Arrested, Dunrgue, Doc. 29, to Tk Ber. |~ Two men were arrested here to-day, for blowing open the safeof Nic Jungless' store on the night of Nov. 2, and abstructiug a large amountof monvy and notes, Hoth have ser d terms in the vpeni twntiury and refuse to give their namos They 101t the city immediatoly alter the bur glary, returning yesterd The evidence agaiust them s complet Caught in the Shafting Orruswa, Ta., Dee. 20 —(Spocial Tele gram o Tne x| —George Jones was caught in the shafting at lachman’s Furniture fac- tory ut 10 0'clock this morning and bis clothes tora off, except his shocs. His arm was broken, head cut and badly bruised all over. He will recover. Charles Johuson, g Tele Collins e mule driver, fell off Lis car in the Phillips coal mines and was run ov ad instantly killed this morning, B Pay water tax this week, Save b per cent discount and avoid the rush at the water office next Monday.