Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1889, Page 2

q H « w I o bt W d w T n n 1 9 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. JANUARY : : NEW YORK STORE DESTROYED. A Midnight Blaze Burns Almost the Entire Stock. THE LOS6 ESTIMATED AT $75,000. Coming ¥ s at the Colosscum-— Rallway News—The Veteran Fires men Meet—A Variety of Other nteresting Local News. A R Lo Last night at 11 ered in the New York dry goods and 1812 Farnam street. An alarm was sent in from box 42, corner Thirteenth and Douglas stroets. A prompt response by the fire department w made, but the had alrea great headway. In f it scemed as if the whole intcrior, filied as 1t was, in two stories, was a mass of flamos, Streams of hose were extended through the doors and windows of the front and rear, while other lines were direc hirough the skylizhts und openings in the roof, The flames at times scomed under control and at others vurst out with undiminishod brightuess There was no doubt, notwithst ing the ef: forts of the firemen, that the stock would b u perfect loss, John Baumer's jeweiry store adjoining on the west was thr but brick wall and th nen pres. d it unin jured. The New York and Omabia clotk House on the east was separated from the firc by n brick wall also, and was uninjured. The ‘s Store Destroyed, yelook fire was discov 1310 store. gain burned store was owned by A R. . Logic, who suceccded il F. Lehman about a year ago. H could nat he secn at the five this morn though it is expected that there was about £75,000 worth of goods in nis stock. ‘The 1n surance is unknown. During the fire another alarm was sent in from box 31, the cause ing a burning barn on Tweuty seventh aud Cuming strects, AT SPORT AHBAD, tthe O ssenm Next onday. and Dingley, Races to Begin Knanp, Noilson champion bicyelists, will reach this city to-day to make day's next proparations for starting in the six race, that begins at the Colosseum Monday. Neilson comes from Bostou, Knupp from Denver, and Dingley from Minneapolis. Ashinger will reach here from Cloveland Friday morning. Mile, Armando, ‘“Scun- tor” Morgan, from London, England, and the veteran, Tom Ick, are alroady in train ing here, and way be scen dasling around the Colosseum at almost any time of day. Morgan rides a beautiful 5i-inch Columbia race hich weighs onl, twenty-three vounds. Mr. Morgan says that Mlle mando will be allowed 100" miles start by the male contingent in the race, and the proba bilities arc that if this handicap is made she will take a place in the race. Mile. Ar- mando has just issued the following challenge: “Louise Armando, the champion lady bicychst of the_world, has deposited $100 in tho hands of Manager Prince, of the Omaha Colosseum, for a match for §1,000 or 2,000 with Lottie Stanley or any woman m world, to take place in Omaha, Miss nley to be allowed expenses from New The race is to be miles, or six duys, contestants may Sta York, in case she aceepts. ten, twenty, fifty or 100 cight hours'n day, as the hereafter agree upon.” At the sume time of the there will be a four-hour six-day for amateurs for the Colosseum championship medal, and this event is exciting much intorest in ama- teur cireles. This race will give the specta. tors an opportunity to compare the work of amateurs with that of the most noted pro- fessionals 1 the world, The entries so far are ot Fleteher, Frank Mittaur, I, Tiger, S. Holton, John 'Kastman, Robert Smith, Tobert Baker, Seth Rhodes and Guy Mead. Lucien Stephens is also indulging in daily practice fn the gymnasium, and will likely one of the starters. Alfogether, the com- ing races promise to be the most intcresting of all the sporting eveuts that have taken place here in years, Eeet CONSID! BEING SRED, The Matter of Abolishing the Office of General Suporintendent. Tho refutory statement in the Herald per- taining to the article pubtished n Tie Bee Monday. to the effect that the Union Pacific was considering the matter of adopting the system of oporating now in vogue on the Northern Pacific, thercby abolisking the de- partment of geucral superintendent, uppears to have been written without inquiry having been made regarding the matter. When ques- tioned _concerning the statement _yesterday, Vico President_Holcomb, of the Union Pacifle, said: “Yos, it is true, wo have been consideriug the matter of adopting the sys- tem now used by the Northern Pacific, thereby doing away with the oftice of gen- cral superintendent. While nothing definite has been arrived at, we still have the move- ment under consideration, but will not likely take any action at present. 1 believe myself that, on a long and Jurge system like that’ of the Union Pacilic, matters can be handled more satisfactorily and with less expense by luving the overating dircetly ed in the gencral managefent. 1 is for this reuson that we are considering the change.” Tt js also_understood that Superintendent, Cumings will be appointed assistant general manager, as was reported in Tie Bik, but no definite information could be gleancd in this respect. Railway Employes' Garnishment, The matter of amending the present gar- nisheo laws relating to employes of nter state corporations is being thorough'y a; tated in railway circles among tius particu “lar class. A petition w0 this end is at the Union Pacitic depot, alveady bearing the signatures of @) dividuals, o which the petitioners ask that tho laws be so amonded as to pre vent an action of garnishment from being instituted in Iowa courts simply because the corporation by which they are employed does business in that section, They also usk that the law be so amended so as to exompt non-resident employes from garuishment in Jowa courts and under Iowa laws. “I'his pe- tition will be presented to the legislature early in its session. In speaking of the mat tor a railway employe of the Union Pacific Baid: *The laws should be amended in order to protect the honest debtor. Now, 1 know of 80 instance right uere in Omaha, Au em loye owed a grocery bill; he was earning suf- olent wages to liquidateull his indebtednoss, but sickuess came into his fumily and in o short time he haa a physicians aceount for 160, prosented to him, he could not pay it at once, but informed tho doctor that he would poy him from §10 to $15 each month or per- aps more, until tho debt paid. But the result was that the doctor went to Council Blufts and garnisheed the maun's wages which wore taken. ‘The bread and butter were taken from the childron and wife, and for the reason that tho company was an- noyed by a garnishmont the man was dis- charged. This I know to bo a positive fact. Yousee when the dealer kuows he can recover his money in this way, he will give unlimited credit but a reaction mwust come at some period.” Elkhorn's Telegraph Head. ‘The ofMice of superiutendent of telegraph of the Fremont, £lkhorn & Misscuri Valle, has not, as yet, been filled by an appoin ment of a successor of E. C. Harris. Itis rumored, however, that the plum will drop to either ‘Welsh of Chadron, McFarland of flmmonl. orTailor of Norfolk, These three dividuals are train dispatchers at the above points for the: Elkhorn systew. The odds said to be in favor of Tailor of Norfolk. 18 also stated that the duties of train dis- pateher for that division will be consolidated ‘With that of superintendent of telegraph. Nothing defluite has as yet trauspired. The Engineer's Strike. T heo Livingston, the well-known engineer of this city, returoed Tucsday night from . Chicago, whe re he attended the meeting of puglueers of which so wuch has been suid in the papoers. Fe said thathe had no doubt that the strike of the B, & M. engineers would be declared off cithor to-day or to morrow and that certain concessions would be made, among which was that many of the striking enginecrs would be taken back Pertaining to Freight Rates, General Freight Agent Monroe of the Union fie roturned from St. I yestor day at which point he was in conference with the trafic managers of the Manitoba and Northern Pacific regarding freight rates g erally, The matter of raising the local rates in Montana territory was considered but no action was taken; Railway Notes. J. 8. Cameron, assistant _to Prosideat Adams, of the Union Pa went west yesterday T. F. Godfroy, of the passenger and tickot department of the Missouri Pacifl turned from the oast wife and child, Philadelphia who W v President Holc Tnion Pacific, states that the th the Pullman car com y has not fallen through, but that action is deferred by his company awaitiog o reply from C. M. Pull A Wit ter Fined, William Loup gave his wifea terrible beat- ing Puesday evening and was arrested. Tnthe scrimmage his bett alf managed to hit eye with a stick of Kindling wood he would probably have policeman been at him in th and in his rage killed her had not ti and rushed to the Loup was found and was as tracted by her rescue. On o guilty of assault sessed £12.50. Burton Hilesand Tom Hart i had a fight over the ssession of a pair of pants, Hiles bad taken the garment oft and Hartloy was trying to et possession. In s condition they were captured by the sereams, alenment and battel ¥, both dru police. Each was fined $12.50. William Doyle refused to be arrested by Oficer Everly, and was finod $12.50 for re sisting a policemun A. M. Adams was flaed $22.50 for carrying a slung-shot Charles Johnson, who was arrested yester- day charged with assaulting with_intent to kili and with breaking the jaw of Yardmas- ter J. Devour, at Gibson, was arraigned be fore Judse Berka and held to the district court in £1.500 bond. samucl Rice, the man who stole the colly tion of ol coins valued at £250, was arrested in Council Bluffs yeste and brought to the central station and Jocked up. tecting the Merchant, following communication, “Groceryman,” has been received ciitor of Tiie Bek ‘ In regard to this garnishee business, I wish you would show up a little of the other side of the question, 1or my part, I think the merchant should be held 1n as much es- teem us the corporation clerk, and if the farnishee is so modified or _abolished, it will minm on rascality. I have man who tries to pay his or aman with sickness in and I think signed by the The v ar of debts, a sicle m his fumily being garnisheed, there should be some protection for the chant against dead-beats, who would take advantage of this law. The Lord knows it is cortainly not a sure protection in 1ts present state. 1 have been in the grocery business in this city for nearly seven vears, nd owing to my inability to collect out standing debts, failure stures me in the face at every moment. MISSOURI'S LEGISLATURE. It Convenes and Prepares to Solve Some Interesting Problems, Jurrexsox Crry, Mo., Jan. 2.—(Special to Ty Ber., |—The Thirty-fifth general assem bly of Missouri, which convened at 12 o'clock to-day, consists of 34 senators, and 140 repre sentatives. The polltical complexion of cach house is: Senate 24 democrats, 9 republi cans, 1 union laber, total 34; House, 75 dem- ocrats, 51 republicans, and 11 union labor, total 140. B The contost, for speaker of the house is be- tween N. D, Thurmond of Cailoway and Joe Russcll of Mississippi. Henry S. Shaw of Ste. Genevive, 1s also reported acandidate, buthe is probubly in to the extent of a good committee, nothing more The inaugzuration of the new state officials will oceur on the 14th inst., and will usher in what is called the *young fellows' "' admin- istration. Governor Francis and the incom- ing state ofticers are all young men, with the sole exception of Colonel Bob McCulloch, state register of lands, His will be the only gray head in the entirc lot. Of the pending measures which will be disposed of at this session, the most impor- taut will be tho regulation of the liquor trafic, The prohibitiouists, the temperance men, the ultra cranks and the W. C. T, U. have united their forces and will make a trong and combined effort to put through at this session a bill which will be so stringent in its measures as to practically solve the probicm. A strong lobby is expected to be presont until this bill is either passed or de feated. The temperance people claim to have way down in their pockets enough prowises from representatives to euable hem Lo accompiish their ends. The union Jabor people will also have a lobby here. They want to have a law passed requiring all convict labor goods to be stamped in such @ way that they can be identitied, The railroad question, which was made the paramount issue of the last session, will again be up, but this time for but slight'mod- ifications in two or three scetions of the last measure passed, known us the “Swump Angel” bill, AR e ol Wolcott Will Succeed Bowen. DexveR, Colo., Jan. %.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee | —At the senatorial caucus to- night Woleott was nominated on the first bal- lot, receiving 45 votes; Thomas M. Bowen 15, and ex-Senato Tabor 1. The leg: islature meets in joint session on the 15th to ratify the nonfination, when Wo t will undoubtedly receive the full republican voto of both houses, which is 62, the remaining 13 being democratic. —————— Michigan Legislature, LaNsiNG, Mich., Jan, 2—The legisla- ture convencd to-day. At the republican caucus to-night, James McMillan, of Detroit, was nomiuated by acclumation to succeed Senator Palmer, ARSI e ye Renominated. AuGUSTA, Me., Jan. 2.--The joint republi- can caue it renommnated Hon. Will- iaw P, Frye for seuator by acclamation, LRGS0 e Dr. Keuington, specialist, 1020 K st., Lincoln, Nebraska. AL ropical Fruits, F'red Pickens, chief clerk in the Omaha postoflice, received a novel New Year's pres cut. It was & box of tropical fruits frow far-7| away California, containing oranges, limes, aprivots, samples of choice wines and Japan- ese porsimmons, The lattor resemble the tomato in looks, the fruit being a species of plumb, Tuo flavor is hichly delicate and palatable. In the box was also an exquisite calla in full bloom, being fully five inches in depth, and there were alsc a bunch of tea- rosos, whose fragrance filled the box. For rarity the present was a remarkable oune. il S A Dr. H, P. McKnight, of Cextral Park, has returned from a visit to southern Iowa. SICK HEADACHE Positively Cured! these Littlo Pills, Pain in the Bide, TOR: PID LIVER, &c. They regulate the Bowels, @and prevent Constipation and Piles. smallest and easiest to take. Only cue pill dose. 40 inavial. Purely Vegotaklo, .85 cents. QARTER MEDIOINE 00., Prop'rs, New Y MOSE JACOBS, THE. NEWSBOY. A Des Moines Lad Who Has Saved | a Competoncy SELLING PAPERS ON THE STREET. Sudden Death of a frominent Mason City Resident—Prof. Hal- stead Resignes—Other Towa Notes, Mose, the Newsboy. Dis Morses, Ta., 1 Bee.]—At all seasons, in cold or heat, in rain or fair weather, a tall, slender young man may be secen making his way through the streets of Des Moines, heavily laden with newspapers, His vo neard for blocks as he advertiscs the leading dailies all over the country. To prople who buy papers ats copy, as'if the vender of so cheap an article was not o the dircet road to wealth, but the history of this boy proves that it is sometimes possible for u newsboy to uccumulate quite a respectable fortunc. Moses Jacobs, commonly called Mose, was born in Rocticster, N. Y., in Jan uary, 1870, Mis parents moved to Des Moiues when Mose was only six 1onths old. He is a Jew, and possesses all the tinancial ability which is generally supposed to charac terize that nationality. Mose is now nearly nineteen years oid, and has been selling papers for fourteen years. During that tiw lac sived about £4,000, which he investe. in real estate. He attended school nearly ten years, leaving justas he was prepared for the high school, and afterward atiended a business college for a short time, Mose is very popular with the small newsboys, who evidentiy consider him & brilliant mémber of their profession, He is invarubly polite, obliging, and strictly houovable, and doubt: less owes lus success in no small decree to those qualitics, His average sale of papers 1 ubout three thousand per week. He never Jan. 2—[Special to T © b cents po soems patronizes the news stand, ~ but deals directly with the publishers Nearly all the business men in the city buy their dailies of Mose, and he has also quite a number of regular magazines cus- tomers. Mose is to Des Moines people, the most fumilinr figure on thoe strects, und tran- sicats soon learn to know him well. Four yeurs ago be received a pony from Alex Swan, the Cheyenne cattle king, as a token of appreciution.” During the past'summer he accompanied the Towa editorial o tion to the Yellowstone park, and was greatly de- Lighted with the trip.” Mose has no seruples about confessing that he is uot a church- woer, but says that he would about as soon attend uny other church as the Jewish. His politics, he laughingly says, are mixed, but he is more fuyorably inclined toward republi- canism than democracy. Mose 15 a model of temperance, using no intoxicants whatever When asked 1f he had ever had any love ex perience, e replied emphatically, *Not the least bit.” However, on bright spring duys when the girls go to the woods to gather wild Howers, Mose is frequently scen hurrying up to u crossing to intercept a bevy of returning maidens laden with violets and johnny-jump- ups. He always goes away gaily decorated witha big button hole bouquet, and his genial face wreathed in smiles. The Towa G. A. R. Avoca, Ta., Jan, 2.—| 1to Tue Ber] —At the regular meeting of U. S. Grant Post 3. A. R, a sensation occurred that but reflects the sentiment of all Towa upon a matter that some would have us believe is national in 1ts scope. This is the home vost of Major E. A. Consigny, department com- mander of the G. A. R.of Towa. The fol- lowing circular letter addressed to all posts was read and reccived with great enthu- siasm: Avoca, December, 1898, —Comrades: Per- mit me to cordially and heartily wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, No citizen of this nati descrves more of the *‘good things” of the land than the union soldier. This departinent having been blessed with peace and prosperity, let us unite in praiso and thanksgiving to *Him who doeth all things well.” "As our hearts warm up at the sound of “Christmas Bells,”” and we follow the happy custom of making glad the hearts around our firesides, may we not also do something for ourselves in the G. A. R.t At your first meeting in January L invite you Lo remember the large list of com- rades “dropped for non-payment of dues.” Rally these boys by restoring them in good standing. Take them back, every one of them, and remit their dues. They are deserving soldiers, but poor. Let it not be said that we keep a_worthy brother out ot the Grand Armyof the Republic because he is poor, but "rather may we show another mark of true comradeship by lead- ing in the fraternal move so strongly advo- cated by our commander-in-chief. Will the post. commanders throughout the state see to it that a report is sent to me of the number of comrades restored to our ranks! Rest assured it will be a source of gratification and encouragement. Iu £\, C. and L., your commander, 5. A. CONSIGNY. At the conclusion of the reading of the above, Captain C. Healy, one of the most gallant of Abratam Lincoln's soldiers, a prominent democrat and business man, made @ vinging speech, inspired by the letter from the department commander and his own pa- triotism, that created intense enthusiasm, He said he was proud of the G. A. R. of Towa. Hoe was proud of an—organization that, with the eyos of all the world upon 1t, could pass through a heated political cam- paign_ without having laid at its door the commission of a single act to mar the har- mony of the grandest brotherhood on earth that'if there were a million soldiers in the United States there would not be room for two branches of the G. A. It., and that the men who, through personal bitterness, were secking to inspiro such o move were not worthy to be called 0ld soldie Mr. Healy’s remarks created a profound sution, both in and out of the order, the ocratic members of the order, without ption, heartily endorsing the sentiment. JRNEY CASE. se den exc THE A Des Moines Man Who Thinks th Governor to Blame, Des MoixNes, la, Dee. 81.—To the Editor of Tur Beg: In your paper of December 20 a correspondent undera nom de plume pretends to give you certain *facts” about Chester Turney, in an effort to perpetuate and justify the fearful wrong that has been done to this lad. It is utterly false that Chester Turney's father is still living, as also his vicious libel against the devoted wother, whose whole life is wrapped up in an attempt to vindicate and relieve her son. This state- meut is oue of numberless others of the same kind, aud was, I believe, first circulated by & nuwber of Preston parties in a newspaper, who uttered the libel, not of their own knowl- edge, but as ‘‘they were {nformed,” without vouching In any manner for the truth of their statements. Chester's father died when he was a little boy. Mrs. James C. Beecher, o sister-in-law of the Rev. Heonry Ward Beecher, and a lady widely known, will write an open letter contradicting, from her ow: knowledge, this falsehood. Must this lad, because of his helplessness, be compelicd to deny and disprove every slander his iuterested eonewies can invent against him to supplement and cover their outruge! It is useless for him to do so for they ean imagine lies faster than we can con- tradiot them. You and your readers mnust see that if it is true that Chester Turney has when afflicted and crushed by circumstances beyond his control, been wade the vietim of a mob excited by vague rumor, combined with the vicious practices of attorneys, and, perhaps also the court, that his release in- volves the disgrace of those who wronged him, Under these circumstances ten times more opposition would come from efforts for his relief than if he were really a vilian but whom no oue had wronged. Men will hate those whom they have injured. It you will turn to the 85 N. W, Rep. 550, ‘Purney vs. Barr, you will also detect at once how utterly talsc is what your cosrespoudent has stated us the legal aspects of the case. It was this babews corpus case whioh was r, and the only point fn. | volved was a law point merely, namely, that | Chester could mot be relieved by habx corpus, and that apponl was his only remedy. affrmed on reheart The supreme coury has never decided as your correspondent states that the proceedings | against Chester |, Turney were regular. On the cont the court condemns them in strong language And regrets its inability under the law to grant the,relief asked. As for the appeal it hias never as yet come be fore th eme court, the judgment ontric being made up in the intereats of those who would conceal theie wrong leaves not much to hope for from that. Your correspondent, however, says enomgh to show that the trial was a farce, which) his demonstrably false statements, noticed above, The multivlied and magmified char Chester Turney, have never been investi gated or even looked into in a court of law Is he to suffer thus and to be kept in prison simply on the hints and hearsay of deeply interested enemies? When you confront them with the statement that the lad has had fail to mitigate ox against no hearing, arc they to be allowed to say that he was bad man and deserved it any way! These parties have been overdoini the matt have been most irresponsible way Since his imprisonmont they 1sing Chostor Turnoy in tho of things very much worse i contained in the indicuments upon which they d 1 him a hearing Should they be thus left free by suggestion ) to perpotrate thoir outrage! Ac cording to the theory of some, the lad must be bad because he is in prison, no matter how his incarcerution has been effected, and must he kept in prison because he isbad. Seandal is true because the lad is in prison, the 1is in prison because the scandal is true. This vicious reasoning precludes all justice. Its bitter results fall not upon the heads of those commntting the error, but upon the father loss and those in no condition to tuke th own part. 1 appeal to you sir, not to p sume the guilt of one who has been impris oned without hearing or investigation of uny kind_and that you compel the slanderer to faco his utterances, Now do not think this wrong is popular in_the county where com- mittod ! A chain of circumstances made it possible for the moment. There is but small though terribly interested coterie whose wrong is covered by Chestor's impris. onment. The people of Jackson county, where the wrong was committed, ropudiate itin every way. Wynkoop, the man ap. vointed by the court to defend Chester Tur ney, was defeated twice at the polls, onc when running for judge in a diste where his party had 4,000 majority and a only lately when running for ccounty att ney when the rest of his county ticket w elécted by 1,000 majority and it was this caso and other things just as bad which beat him The district attorney, Gannon, who prose cuted Turney has been defeated for the same reason. I have eve 'y reason to be ve from reasons internal and external and positive hints in the letter itself that your corrcspondent writes under the immediate sanction and supervision of the governor. The governor’ attitude to this matter has been one of cowar- dice. An argument in the case was attempted last September and a written application filed. When opposition to the pardon developed he put off the full hearing of the case which he promised and professed to be anxious for, trom day to day, week to week and month to month. 1t is this attitude on the part of the governor which compelled Turney’s friends to attack him after waiting four months for the promised heaving, which your correspond- ent alludes to as the' urwise action of Ches- ter Turney's *fool friends,” but no other course was left open. - Very truly yours, A. H. Desyy A New Road For Sionx City. Siovx City, Ta., Jan. 2.—It is practically settled that the Union Pacific will in the immediate future pperate a line of railroad from the west to . Soux City, crossing tno river on the new. bridge. Arrangements have been made bativeen the Union Pacific and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha whereby the former-secures track_privil between Sioux City and Norfolk, Neb., over the tracks of the latter company.’ The Union Pacific now operates lines from Nor- folk to conngction with the main line at Columbus, Neb., and under the mew arrangement throuch trains will be run to andfrom Sioux City to con- nect with the main lina. This action is forced on the Union Pacific by the activity of tho ux City & Ogden Jine, which is making rapid preparations to build a line to the Pa- cifie coast. —_— Forty-Nine Rounds Fought. Des Moixgs, Ia., Jan. 2.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne BEe.|—A hard fought battle in the prize ring took place yesterday at eria, thirty miles east of this city, between coul winers named Gallagher and Clark, to settle a quarrel. A ring was formed, the contestants stripped to the waist, and the whole town of several hundred inhabitants turned out to see the mili. The men were evenly matched and fought as near as they knew under the prize ring rules. They pom- melled each other for forty-nine rounds, when Clark was knocked out. Both men were badly punished. They were uumo- ested during the fight and no arrests have Dbeen made since, ) Will Attend the Inanguration. Des Moies, Ia, Jan. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bek. |—Governor Larrabec left for Lincolu, Neb., this morning to attend the second inauguration of Governor Thayer, of that state. He was accompanied by Mrs. Larrabee, the Misses Julia and Anna Larra bee, and tho following gentlemen of his staff General Alexander, Des Moines: Colonel Seevers, Stuart: Colonel Everett, Council Blufts: Colonel toot, Keokulk; Colonel Le- laud, Sioux City; Colonel Black, Cedar Rapids, Sudden Death Masox Crry, Ia, Jan. 2.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue B ]—David Decker, a promi- nent citizen of this city, dropped dead to-day while seated in a chair, The remains will be taken to Dubuque to-morrow for burial. Prof. Halstead Resigns, Awes, T, Jan. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—It has just become known that Prof. Halstead, of the chair of botany, has tendered his resignation in order to aceept a chair in Rutger’s college, New Jersey. His resiguation 1s deeply regretted. 5 Death of a Prominent Citizen. Orreywa, Ta., Jan, 2.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.]—G. W. Dixou died suddenly of apoplexy last evening at 10 o'clock, axed fifty-six. He had been state senator, secr tary of the senat wnd member of the lower house. e VICTIONS IN DONEGAL, Exciting Scenes on the Olphest Es- tate Yesterday. Denvry, Jan. 2.—Fhe evictions on the Ol- phest estate in Donegal to-day were at tendod with a scries of exclting scenes. The house of Blacksmitk, 'Donnell was strongly barricaded. The balliffs were ropulsed, and then the police attémpted to capture the place. Surgeant MeComb was disabled by being wounded with a pitchfork in the cheek and leg, and struck on the head with a stonc. Ringing chear: racti ach succs pulse. Finally, the soldiers having dered to fire, the besieged, on the Father Stephens, sutrgndered. Ten persons were arrested. -— Charged With Bribery. NEw Youk, Jan. A remarkuable story of alleged bribery in the Central Labor Union in bebalf of the boss brewers m order to raise the bedr’ boycott has boen uncarthied and it 18, ppid has beeu well su thenticated. The Volks Zeitung, a socialist labor paper, will publish & four columnu article onithe subjéct to-morrow. A bar keeper named ick, & well known detective n Corchten, and Secretary Reifert, of the Boss brewers, charged with the brivery. Fif- ween members of the Central Labor union are said to be concerned. -~ Signed With St. Paul, . PAvL, Minn, Jan. 2.—|Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.|—President Thompson to-day signed Fosster, who played with the Milwaukees aud Davenports last year. He will captain the team and play secoud buse, A VAR SN IO His One Hundreth Birthday. Daxrtoy, O., Jan. 2—Abaer Prugh, bor in Frederick county, Maryland, Junuary 1, 1799, celebrated his one hundreth birthda, pniversary near here yesterday. Four generations of descendants were present. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS a Quorum Present at the Oponing of the Senate. Barely DISCUSSING THE TARIFF BILL, House the Bill Passed Granting the Printing De- t Thirty Days' Leave. in the imployes o partme Senate. Wisitiatos, dan. 2—There was not moro than a quorum of senators present when the chaplain delivered his opening prayer after the holiday recess. Among the petitions and wemorials presented and were the following From the br t Wo. mon’s Relicf hoard of Sal strating against any ac m of ¢ of Utah neross 1 r to the adimission a8 o statey to bit disfranchisement on m the Boston board of trac n of the purchnse of sitver bullion and of in nccount of sex. for the sus n the coinage of silver dollars: in favor cluding in the next consus statistics of the late war, othier surviving soldiers of th After the transaction ¢ busi ness, consideration of the tarift bill was rc sumed Mr. Allison, gomng back to paragraph 134, as to chaims, moved to amend it by reducing the rate on chiains, “‘less than three-eights of diameter,” from cents He stated that this was the ratc oxisting law. The amendment d to without division - up at the point astbefore the some one inch 3 to 24 per pound. under the was agre b rhe bill was then taken where it had been left when senate—scliedule 1, “cotton manufactures’ the question being on the —amend ment offered by M, Vost to ¢ on cotton warps, ote., valued 5 conts per pound, Trom 10 cents per pound to #5 per_contwl valorem Mr, Vost confessed that his chiel objection to the high protective tariff was the enor mous prices which the people of the west {renl producers) 1ad to pay under it, in order to increase the profits of the New En gland manufacturers, Mr. Stewart suid he found the tarift ques tion 80 inttmately connected with the ques- tion of money, that he was unable to sep erate the two. He thercupon proceeded to read n speech on the subject of silver coin- ¥t the close of Mr. Stewart's speech, Mr. Joues of Arkansas rend from the tostimony of u cotton manufacturer in ririn—AIr. William H. s that lis mills hitd been earning an average dieidend of nee 18707 that the tarif® w, reduce the dut at not exceedin per cent of uo advantage to him, and if he werc to make the same class of course cotton goods that are sold in ingland, and Bogland, he could sell them in make a good profit on them. Mr. Aldrich suggested that the reason why the southern cotton mills_paid such large dividends was that some of them did not pay more than two-thirds of the wages paid to similar operatives in New Ennland. Mr. Jones stated in reply that the testi mony showed that southern operatives were content with their wages and did not go on strikes, while strikes were common in New Eugland. Mr. Aldrich said he did not know of any Rhode Island in fivo cotton mill strikes in years, and that there had been very few str there in a generation. then: continued at somoe length regarding the varions sections_of the country, being participated in by Messrs, Saulsbury, Morrell, Teller, Vest, Vance, Cole, Allison, Hoar and Chandler. Finaliy the bill was laid aside without ac tion on the pending amendment The presiding oficer laid before the senate a mes: from the president in regard to the correspondence on the sub jeet of the treaty with China that was pend- ing last September. The reading of the message was interrupted by Mr. Sherman, who suggested that it be referred to as an The debate was exceutive matter. The presiding officer (Ingalls) said iv had been sent to the senate in legislative session, but that 1t would be laid on the table for future examination. The senate then adjourned. The message mentioned above contained nothing new cxcept the translation of the cipher message dated September 21, saying that China would not consent to ratify’ the treaty unless further time was given for dis- cussion of the-proposition to lessen the term of restriction. o WasiiNGTo, Jan, 2.—There was not more than seventy-five members in attendance when Speaker Carlisle called the house to order at noon to-day. The bill was passed granting an annual leave of thirty days to cmployes in the bureau of engraving and printing, mste fifteen, which they now have. In the morning hour Mr. Matson of In- Qiana, called up the bill pronibiting an agent from receiving a fee for sccuring an increase of pension on an account of an increase of disability, or securing a special act of con- ['1 Mr. Peters of ; Kansas, proposed an amend- ment providing that the applicant for pen- sion may contruct with any person in the state in which the applicant_lives, to pay not exceeding § for services rendered, should an increase be allowed. Mr. PPeters’ amendment, was adopted, and the bill passed. Mr. Springer of Tllinois introduced a joint resolution for the admission of Arizona and Idabo. Referred. Mr. Sayers of Texas, from the committee on uppropriations, reported the fortifications appropriation bill, and it was placed on the calendar. ? "Phe house then went into committee of the whole on the river and harbor appropriation ill. . Sowden of Pennsylvania made an at- tack upon the bill as being extravagant and steful, and directed his criticism espe W cially against the appropriations for im provemcnts in Te: n and Stewart of as de- . and described proposed im- Meossr ! fended the committee repor the nationzl importance of the provement in Texas. Mr. Crain moved to increase the appropria tion for Arkansas pass from 65,000 to $147,000. MF, Snowden objected, and after some de- bate the amendment waus rejected. Mr. Crain made various endeavors to in- the appropriations for Arkansas pass, 2 pass und Galveston harbor, but was iu case voted down inally the committce rose and the house adjourned. River and Harbor lmproy 5. WasiixNGToN, Jan. %.—The following m ul was presented in the senate to-day by Dolph and went to the committee ou com me The National Board of Trade hereby re- spectfully memorializes your honorable bodies to coutinue to make from time to time ample appropriations for the judicious im provement of the principal rivers, harbors and water-ways, and especially to sce that the important works of improvement already bezun may not be stopped for want of the necessary fuuds for their continuance and completion, thereby incurring waste, damuge and ultimate increased cost of the work, and unnecessary delay in iy such improv ments available, The National Board of vade respectfully memorializes your honor able bodies t provide immediatelyguch de. fenses as will be necessary in the eveut of war to thoroughly protect our sea, gulf and lake. ciads Wants the Tarift Bill Modified. WasmixG1oy, Jan, 2-In the house Mr Morrow presented a petition from the cham berof commerce of San Francisco, asking that the senate tariff bill be modified 5o as to afford protection to California beet sugar, wine and fruit industries: also regarding Amcricay interests in Samoa. both of which been mentioned i these dispatches bo- posed Constitutional Amendment WasmiNGTox, Jan, 2—Mr. Springer of Illinois ntroduced in the house to-day a joint resolution proposing & constitutional amend- AMUSEMENTS. ongagement of Ezra Kondall in & the Boyd came to a close ment relative to the ro-election of prosidont and vice president, and roprescnt congress. It oxtends the prosidential te to six years and makes the president inolig The “Pair of Kids' ble for re-election shos th 1ast night. 1t was chiefly remarkable for the of colleges and o8 tor a dive introduction of Mr. Kendall and some clover S TRNEN - specialty poovle to this community, The star The Seat Fisherios, created a favorable impression, and oc WAsHINGTOY, Jan, 2. Senator Hoar to-day | Casioned regret that his peculiar talents had A . not been directed toward a more ennobling ntroduced a resolution, which was adopted, | pluce 1n his profession Asking the president to transmit to congross — any correspondence had with Great Britain | At tho Grand apora hotise Joo -‘"‘r‘“"‘ ) TiokiTing Steaits, SSpCCIlly. o8 L wotrure ot | IArS A B Ll Y vosdel of {he Lnited. States ot ok t pla s Lere, a8 Murphy's country, and what regulations governing the | ! A b \ ! th 0 mtry It Wi fistiorics have been adopted by this govern- | o gy CATS WhHICH always chHas =y torizes s porforninees, even thous 1 lis support rar termed roat. TS rises to \o star Says His Wit an Opinm Bater. Niw Haves, Conn., Jan. 2—A habaws | Acts, and, in_n cortain way, dozzios, corpus case which promises to develop cross- | witile the othors, in their own way, contrib bills for divorce, with scnsational allega- | ULe to the brilliancy of the exhibition. There tions, came up in the superior court to-day (LU s AL Lemsolves, Some years ago Dr. L. M. Denslow, formerly strinl Achlove connested with the Beilevue . hos New [ went in “The Dovagh” conduced to a York, and now a promuuer vs st i i the da rof 13 W Lawlor, {a Smith, a wealthy sugar merchant of Now | nous atty York, who lives at Milford, in this st t » hall, furnishes a_thoatorium Last' summor Mrs, Denslow ontort ut consisting of wn hour's per her husband at St 1 | formance by the Fletcher and Memphis returned to her father's | Original Georgia and Memphis minstrols bringing her young son with b | The'e talented fused to return to her husband, and after a | peop part to short time Dr. Densiow came cast and de- | gether with a variety of other acts such s manded his son, Mrs, Denslow refused, and | are generally found in minstrel programmes the doctor to-day broucht the partics into | The company has scored a sticeess and is court on n havaes corpus. The doctor [ nightly greeted with large audicnces, charges his wife with being an_opium eator — and unfit to care for the pay. Mrs, Denslow FORT OMANA NOTES, alleges cruel treatment and excessive use of intoxicunts, L court martia o which Major > gone = S Butler is president and Licutenant Mallory . Army Affairs, : judge advocate, resumed its sittings yostor While the annual reports of the acting in- | juy morning. Two imtoresting cases will spector general shows a marked fmprove- | oo pefore the court, that of DPrivate ment in the drill and soldierly bearing of tho | Jyines, charged with attemptod burglary troops of the department, they show also that much is still to be accomplished It is ordered that in the future Grills be had daily, Saturday and Sunday excepted, and that when the weather is oo incloment for v arills in the open air, the barracks bo used as | Quarters of the mail man and mado off with s clothing, an account ot which was pub. OLLLE Sus Lished in Tik: Ber some days ago Particular attention must be given to i joint council of administration, com and descrtion, and the case of Private David Horan, company 1, churged with procuring liquor for men_ confined in- tho guard house on Chiristmas day The former 18 the man who entered the thoroughnoss and precision of exceution. | posed of Major 5. Butler, Captains W. Mills Greater attention must be given to theschool | #nd Aaron 8. Daggen, nict yesterduy morn of the soldier in gener: ing to audit’ the accounts ot” the post treas. Each company and troop drill will be com- | ure manded by an oftic All officers will be r The asual quict of Fort Omaha was quired 10 itten s Hach squad drill | agreeably disturbed lase evening by the sere. will be supervised by an officor uade of a newly marrvied couple, ex Private Cou ding ofiicers w onally se Brooks, of company K, and Miss Bertha of Plorence, M JOKE. that a Piukenkelle instructed befor form duty as pr recruits are sufiiciently and properly they permitied w per oldiers, AGR Theoretical instructions of oficers and non ommissioned officers will be had weekly, | An Inmate of Madame Loeper's Place T'his instri v will not e confined to tue Takes Steychnine for Fun. tics, regulations and embrace all matters ol ties of officers and non-ce Live Stock Iixchange. guard duty, but w tod with the du issioned ofticers ! The notorious bugnio of Madume Leeper 1 the scenc of a sensation last night ie MeNeill, an habitue of the resort, took chnine. The McNeill girl, who is nine teen years old, has been living in the Lecper str; The general commiltee, consisting of Mesrs, James G. Martin, Johm D, Dadis.s| cstablishment far the past throo weeks. She wman, 4. A, Hake, A, C. Wostor, Hy. I, | s been keeping the holidays not wisely Meday, Bdward A. Cudaby, William B, | buttoo well. Last evening she says sho went into Bell's drug store, on Thirteenth and Jackson streets, and stole a small bottle Wallwork, John I\ Boyd and B. Enon, appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws & for a live stock exchange, made its repory | Of the deadly drug. = She then went to her eetorday afternoon at u meoting called for | T0M 40 took a teaspoonful, s she save, ¥ ) ki L Hjust to st the wirls.” She was taken that purpose, The report of the committee | vory ill in a short time afterwards and Dr., :d a constitution and by-laws similar | 13 Holoutschiner was called. ! Dr. Ralph wus 1o, the Chicago Live Stock oxchange also sent for. 'The girl was in a very critical some amendments and additions, and was | condition at midnizit, dopted. U Mr. B of the drug store, says the girl A committee on charter, ¢ was in the habit of coming into'the store to Mossrs, Ab Waggoner, Colonel Savage | use his telephone, but that she did not steal and Edward A Cudany, was appointed fo | the drug there, neitier did he give or sell it procure a charter for the organization, | to her, The Lhas parents in the the city Messrs. James G. Martin, William' B, Wall- | Who are shock il disgusted ut the ways work and John I. Boyd were appointed warduess of their child. committee to procure sieners, and Messrs. ————— Hy. H. Medny, J. A, Hoke, F. Chittenden, VETOBRD. Draper Smith, D, Boyer and James Viles, = it The Mayor Again Objects to the Erece ir., we on nent o clection of of tion of PPoles By the Motor, ‘:"51.““'\':15'. ;\3“:";;}:: --’;"\"}}:"\" L At 3 orelook The new city council met again last night P e adicuneny ;Mk"l"m 0 meet | and sottled down to routine business. A communication from Mayor Broatch, vetoing the resolution authorizing the erection of poles by the motor company wus placed on lile, and an_ordinance introduced prohibiting the'sume, was read a first and second time. Citizen’s of the West Iind asked the coun cil to see that they received better service on ram street wost of Twenty-eighth, and Knights of Labor asked for the use of the council chamber next Thursday mght to talk of clection reforms. Thon the council adjourncd to meet again next Tuesday. ‘The Veteran Firemen The annual meeting of the association of veteran firemen took place in Chief Galli w’s ofiice last night. The object of the ing was to cloct officers for the ensuing sar. There were twenty-five members preseat who chose the following ofticers Bxcentive Oficers—A. J. Simpson, presi- dent; 1. P. Hanlon, first vice president; W, J. Kennedy, second viee president: J. H. Lichtenberger, recording secretary; John m Bauner, fire Secretary; J. B, Sheely, treas The Bricklayers Moeet. 1. C. Farris, assistant sceret; i ombors: ricklayers! e er ot joa | About fifty members of the Sricklayers ected Tor o vewrss N Goldsmih | union met last night at Hornberger's hall and Wittig for three years, and L. | clected the following oflicers for the coming Kroitzsch and G. Zimmerman' for one year cach. president: Bdward Committee of Investigation—H. Pundt, C. | Booker, vice president; Charles McGrady, Fisher and C. V. Gallagher recording secretary; A. W. Murray, finan “T'he reccipts during the year arising from | cial secrotary; Thomas H. Patton, corres- duds and fees mmounted to §052.75. The ex- | ponding secretary, aud J, F. Payue, treas- penscs were 165 There are at present | urcr. The mecting was callod for the abovo sixty-tive members of the association, purpose and no other business was trans- -~ acted, Sparks From the Wire, M hie fourth class postoflice at Chilton, Wis., Business Troubles. Nasuvizee, Tenn, J 2.--Goodall, Fite R. Iteynolds, a large contractor of La | & James made an assiznment to-day, with no Crosse, assigned, Liabilitics $35,000, asscts | preferences. Liabilities, $02,000; assets, S17.000. £110,000, Dan Daily, a bartender, killed Joe Long, a | = Citicaco, Jan. 2~The wholosale dry goods switchman, in a dispute over 30 cents at | house of Mendel & Wolf made an assign Kangas City. nient to-day, with linbilities of $50,000. I is claimed the ussets are ample and that the failure is due to partnership quarrels, MINNEAPOLES, Jun, 2.- P01 B, Clement son, boot and shoe dealer, assiened to-day, been raised to the presidential class. A Water Ways Commission. MixNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2.—The state water ways commission in its annual report recom- | fit o0t A" B SERRE R bt ios mended that steps be taken toward investi- | §60,000, gating the practicability of establishing a - —.— - water way from the head of Lake Super Warnts b : through Rainey lake river, Rainy lake o zw Youk, Jan Lake of the Woods, thus giving the Ited river | of the Minery: alled region on both sides of the international |y yhg police h e T ayenes, his former partner, who is to be ar Suicide of a Student. vaigned to-morrow on the chiarge of _omb Dickinson. Timaye: k- 5 casa on - aond preferred by to carry a pistol lias said if W o wiki kil 1) 13, | zlement nas I a perin inson says he oes ugainst i then kil himselr Miss Mary member of th e, shot and house this CLeveLaND, O., Jan, 2 Sherman, of Wakeman, O, freshman class at Oberlin colle; killed herself at uer boarding afternoou. Overstudylwas assigned us the - causc. Will BEna o nd, - — ovisviLLE, Ky., Jan. 2 —-A. J. Unxier, of Shot by a Tramp, Pikevilie, federal marshal under Presideng Croquer, Minn.,” Jun. 2.—An unknown | Avinur, said to-day that the killing of Wal man, supposed to be a tramp, last night shot | juce, as reported from Charleston, Wa. Vi, and killed Charles Northrup, o cook in Tu- | would about putan end to the Hatfioid Me! wall's lumber camp unear here. I'he mur Coy feud, because most of the interested derer escaped parties are now dead, MUSTANG LINIMENT MEXICAN inst i elings s, o oo Burnd, 2Cca by a0 0F can b s o guch 88 ¥ Yiom, Grd Thus the ‘ Mustang” conquers pain, Makes MAN or BEAST well again!