Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 19, 1889, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BENR:;S SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1889, s —— R DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WERK, The Money Markoet the One Cause of Anxioty. INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER. The Apprehe Are Somewhat Lessened, Howsver—The Volame ot Trade Bank Clear. Year's sions Large ings Exceed Last The Manipulation Scare Dying. ©New York, Oct, 18.—|Spocial Telegram to Tne Bree]—R. G, Dun & Co’s weekly review of trade says: As before, the money market is the one point of anxiety. Rates are Ligher, but perhaps the appre- hension has somewhat lessened, as the senseless ory that the prossurs was only manipulation, has given place to a more ra- tional understanding of the reality and the consequent fimitations of the demand. The country still calis for money largely, but re ports from nearly all interior centers of supply show that th supply is considered ample for commercial needs. There is - firmness. and nerea mand at Kansus City ] some stringency at Cieveland, but with an easier tendency. Ab Milwaukee the market is brisk at 7 per cent At Philadelphia customers are supphed Yrom 6 to 7 per cent. The volume of trade continues large, clearings exceed last yea railroad ¢ ings are encouraging and ecastbound ship- ments fron: Chicago are heay At Chicago tho dry goods trade for the weelt fulls below that of the corresponding week last year, and the receipts of woel and Jard fall off or If, but coal reccipts are larger and receipts of grain and provisions show a good increase. St. Paul rejoteesin the movementof Minne- sota’s Jargest crop, and the railroad reports fndicate that the northwestern lines are choked with the enormous receipts from the farms. Cleveland notes activity in all lines with small sales of ore because unsold supplics are scarce, There is little activity in coal at Pittsburg, but the glass wocks are busyat the old prices. The iron and steel works areall busy with prices well held, and the coke out-puv av Counellsville is reported in exc the demand by one day’s . The iron trade 18 still healthy, southern furnaces sceming to have weil sold up, and though an offer of a Lehigh Valley brand of No. 1 at §16,50 is reported the quotation for pig is $17 to $1S. Bar iron is not as firm as other forms, and the surprismgly heavy de mand for pistes and structural torms is for steel rather than for Rails are quote at $31.50, with sales for tie week of 0 tons. An offer for 5,000 tons American iron to be shipped to Scotland failed because freights were too high ‘The ship yards on the lukes are to be very busy next_season, contracts for thirty-fiv wvessels with a tonnage of 67,300 being quoted. The wool tr is still_dull, and while there is a fair movement of dress goods and enlarged discounts have caused more bus ess i kuit goods, the demand for mea's woolens is strictly mod The cotton manufacture is the trade in goods is selling at sige for Speculation for higher pr not been active, since the last gove yeport aud -heavy northwestern with scanty exports combine prices, which have fallen 2i.c for vith sales of 3L000,000 bushels, £0,000,000 last week on Friday alonoe. Corn hus declined i( and oats 115¢, while yorlk products, thouet still sustained by the clique, are a little jower. Coffee has yielde 3{c and is weak also, traders suspect on o etter knowledge of the yield than has been ory The business is better with cool. weather, butis by no means satisfacto The Reading company has stopved nine of 1ts collieries, ivcluding two of the largest. The price of raw sugar las agdin declined 3gcand of refined lyo anda cirenlaran- founces the approaching opening of the large Bpreckle's refinery, but the fall in sugar trust stock has been arrested by an upward re-action. ‘The stock market resists the tight money stubbornly, but nas yiclded am avers per share' on active railroad stocks, with wome recovery, however, on F the theory of some western managers that an advance in prices just before the me of legislatures in the Grangzer states would be mést unfortunate. But the more gener ally controlling influence is a conviction that the western competition threatens mischief and is not restrained by the inter-state act or by the good sense of managers, while for the present moncary uncertaintics are also felt. The business failures during the past week number for the United States 153 and for Cauada 41, For the corresponding seven days last year the tigures were 202 (ailures in the United States and 22 in Canada. » PUPLLS, de th satisfactory, pr ving and it cloths s in wheat has nment ipts to depress the week gail CHIC, A Denver Sherifi and Depu cused of Jury Fixing, DexveR, Oct. 18,—A sensation was created in the district court when the state's attor- ney filed an afidavit before Judge Dicker, allegiug that so long as Sheriff Weber or any of hLis deputies were allowed to summon veniremen or to 2 anything to do with the case of Jumes and Charles Connors, of this city, who, with Jim Marshal, of Kausus City, argnow on_trial, churged with u con- Bpiracy to rob the Denver & Rio Grande express, the people ¢ ot get on impar tial trial, for the reason that the ofliciuls favored the cuse of the defendants, On convening court this afternoon, the ap- plication was granted, and S. M, Contrell and John L. Dailey were appointed to act in the future procecdings of the case, - ies Ac- The New Black Hills Road. CramperLaly, S, 1., Oct. 15, —[Special to Tug Boe.]—Tae Huron, Chamberlain & Black Hills railroad is uot one of those pro- jects which dies with the ending of the cap ital campaign. The proliminary survey has been completed, and the proposed route is through oo of the tincst scetiou of the new state, a region at present eutirely devoid of railroad tucilitics, ''he success of the ot prise means more to the farmers of ths scc. on thun any other proposed measure of re- lief, 1t means better prices for farm pro- ducts and cheaper necessities of life, inas- much as it will bring our grain market, and supply point nearly two hundreds miles near Duluth is naturally the supply point of this scction of 8Dakota, Coal is shipped at as low a rate from Buffalo to Du- luth as to Chicago, avd Duluth is nearer us by nearly two hundred miled than Chicago. The project is backed by men of indomaita- ble spirit, and will be a success, - Chicago Fighting the Gas Trust. CuicaGo, Oct. 18.—|Special Tolegram to Tae B ‘The city officials are preparing for a vigorous war with the Chicago gas trust. ‘Thecity has been attempling Lo pay the trust for the gas consumed and do 1ts own lighting, as an investigation made somo weeks ugo by the council showed that over 000 & year could bo saved by the city em ploying lighters for the siredt lamps. Ac- cordiugly Comptroller Onabian has propared 1o advertise for bids for the strect lamps, and tho gas trust threatens 10 sue out an - unction restraining the city from lighting ts own street lamps. - An Expert ¢ teiter Sentenced, LEAvENWORTH, Kan., Oct. 18, ~[special toTur Bee. | —James Wilson was to-day in the United States district court sentenced to two years inthe state penitentiary, Wilson i in tho last stage of cousumption and cun DOt poswibly serve out Lis term. The crime for which the seutence was given \was eounterfeiting. e is one of the most expert gounterfeiters in the country, Itis said the sw wold pieces wade by hiw absolutely defy etection. - Officer Eivans shot at @ dog at Tweniy- ninth and Farnam strects last night withont killiug the canive, In puttiog the weapon Dack 1o his pocket the gun loded and b bulles lodged in Lie calf of the oficer’s log. IN THE FIELD OF S Ball Game Sanday. The ball park will be the sceno of an in. teresting game of bail Sunday afternoon, in. asmuch as the Snowflake club is made up of well known professional bail players. They will bave for their opponents the strong team of the City Steam laundry. The game wiil be called at 8 o'clock sharp, and the en- eral admisejon will be 25 cents No reserved seats, Kollowing are the positions of the two teams Snowflakes, Willis m eland. . Walsh McKelvey. Abb Bandle. ... Rockwell. . Baldwin Kenniston.... Tocal Base Ball Affiirs President MeCormick said last night that the coming Westorn association meeting would be held somewhore in the neighbor hood of November 1, and provably in St Paul, Itseems that Omaha, with all her advantages, is never to figure very ex tensively in the business affairs of the asso fon, but President MeCormick assorts that it s all for the best in the long ruan that no meetings are to be held hoere, There I8 a good chance of having the asso ciation greatly strengthened next season. 1t is now known that Detroit has applied for admission, and Toledo awi Oshicosn are anxious to get in, Oshkosh gentlemen have had several consultations with S Morton_about the prospects of a being formed that will give Oshkosh a chance for admittance. If Detroit is ad- mitted Toledo and Oshkosh are vretty cer. tain to come in, With Milwaukee this makes four ciubs in the east. ‘There is some talk now in cities that either Chicago or bo taken in, and that Dotroit, T waukee, Oshkosh and cither Chicago or Davenport, with Minuneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, will be the eight clubs in the asso- clation next_year. In that event Omaba, Sioux City, Denver, St. Joseph, Lincoln and Des Moines would be left out inthe cold and compelled to unite with two other accessible cities aud form a new associntion. This, however, is improoable, and the public can rest assured that both Omanha and Sioux City will be in next year's Western associa- tion. The World's Championship S rics, NEW YORK, Oct. 18.--The first game in the world's championship series was played here to-day. Score New York.........0 2 0 31 0 5 0-10 Brooklyn ...... ...5 1 0 0 0 0 2 4— Baso hits—New York 12, Brooklyn 1 srrors—New York 2 Brooklyn 6. Batteries w York, Keefe and Iwing; Brooklyn, rry and Clarke. Umipires—Eerguson and Gaffney Game called on account of duriiess, THE SPLED RING, Pos, City coPiteh Third Stort Second... ... Left wWM Steams. Freeman {hompson Van Arnam Pattepson Auliffc inahan Bowman o1l durley ++v. Melrosc Middle .. Right the northern Davenport will ledo, Mil- Latonin Rages. CrixerwNaty, Oct. 18.—The atiendance was good and the track fast. Summary Two-year-old maiden fillies, half Madurna won, Martha Page second, third, Time ~1:1017, Throo year-olds and upwards, three-quar- ters of a mile—Rumini won, Festacy second, War Peak third. Time—1:03 “Two-yoar-olds, five farlongs — Pallman won, Romaine second, Hopeful third, Time —1:0: All ages, seven furlongs—-Sportsman won, Princess Bowling second, Tom Hood th Time—1:30. mile Fiye abeth ilaces. Erzasern, Oct. 15, —Summary of to-day’s races: Six furlongs—Belle D'Or second, Victrix third. Time—1:163f Mile' und one-cighith—Brouzomurte won, Hanvress second, Lavinia Belle thira. Ti 153, Six furlongs ond, Robespicrre t Six furlongs—Mute Lotion tinrd. Time g Mile and one-si&teenth—Larchmont Prodigal second, Swilt third. No time. Five furlongs—Veroaica won, Hop EFilly second, Time—1:04. Lexington Races, Lexisaroy, Oct. 18.—The conditions were favorable, Summary : 2:27 class—Sedalia Loy won, ond, Blla Clay third. ‘Time—: 2716 pacing—Budd Doble wos second, other horses drawn. 0 Class (unfinished)—Jean the hoat. Time—2:27l4. 1 ¢ st four-year-olds over for Repetition QAFT won, I 165¢ o, Vivid “sccond, won, Sallie B sec- Willard M Valjean won Walk- JRTWENCV-FIVE YEARS, A Moonshiner Capfured Long Been W Tenn., Oct. 18, Bee. | —De siland and Collior arri aving in custody Bill Matton, a moonshiner from southwestern Kentucky. The West Tennessce ofiicers have been scarching for him for the past twenty-tive ars. Mo was captured on the Teuncssec viver while selling fish. In 1ST9a posse went out from Maylield, Ky.. to capture Matton, He turned the tabies, capturing the guns aud routing the office e Will Turns Up, Crieaco, |Special - Telegram to Tug Bre irly seventy years ago Hurreman Couch was born in New Hamp shure, learned the trade of printer, became a democratic editor, went to scaand trod wany a foreign strand, came home, married and settied down at Genoa, Wis., as a puysician. Thirty-seven he removed o Peoria, 1L, where his only child died. A A few years later Lis wife died. Just beforc ter death Mrs, Couch made a will bequeath- wng to her husband all ner interest in her father's estate, The intercst in question €0 rised real estate at Geu Wis, and w W Yori state. Ihe doctor was then o y thought very little of his failed to probate the will, but \ later, or thirty years ago, he took it over to the court house for that purpose, There the will was lost, and though the aoctor had hunted for it at intervals himself, and has upon several occ s retained experts to search for it, the missing will could not be found, In the meantime, and during the period of nearly forty years, the lands in question enhanced rapidly in value and are now appraised at 200,000, Three days azo, in looking over soumo old sud musty papors, County Clerk Pillsbury, of Peoris, founc fadea document which ‘onexaminition was ascertained 1o be the mysterious missing will. Yesterday this will, drawn up thirty soven years ago, was probated and the doc tor will immediately take the necessary stens to recover hid estate of w quurter of a willion dollars EMEI SRD T ‘The Nipsic and th SAN Fuaxcisco, Oct, 15, 3 steamer City of Peking arvived from Honolulu this morning. Advices from there report that the United States steamship Nivsic, which bus boen undergoing repairs there for some time, was given @ trial trip two weeks ago, which resilted satistactorily and the Alert are now lying Honolulu, Who fas JACKSON, cial Tele- States A Missing ago - Fears For the stea New York, Oct, 18.—The British steamer fepler, which left Sunday woraing for 1ai- timore, has not yet reached her destination, and hier agonts in this city fear that she has gone down. ‘There were about tweanty-three souls on bourd. The Lone Highwayman Again. Baker Oy, Ore., Oct, 18.—The Canyon stage was held up thus morning near Union Creok by a lone highwayman, aod the reg tered wail taken. e The Kemmier Oase, Rocurstes, N, Y., Oci. 18.—Aun appeal in the Kemmier electrical execution case was arguod here to-day 1o the gemeral term of the supreme court. A decision is expected sbout Junuary b r Kepler. ont | NEWS FROMNEBRASKA TOWNS Officers of Imbeolle Asylums Olose Their Session at Beatrice. A SWINDLER GETS TWO YEARS. A Scheme on Foot to Baild a Rail road and Wagon Bridge Across the Missonri River at sfoux City. Asylum Officers Olose Thoir Session, TricE, Neb.,, Oct. 10.—[Special Tele- am 10 Tae Bee]—The annual meeting of v nssociation of superintendents und medr- cal officers of American asylums for imbecile yeoths closed its sossion in this city last night. Oficers for the ensuing year were clected a8 follows: President, Dr, A, C 1o of Minucsota: vice president, Dr. 4 obraska; secretary and sasurer, Dr. 1, N. Kerlin, of Pennsylvania, he next annual meeting will be held at Faribault, Mina., the date to be fixed by tae president. Au interesting paper was read Jast evening upon the subject of “Physiolog: ical and Industrial Education.” Just prior to the formal adjourament Dr. W. B, Fish, of Tllinois, presented a resolution of thanks for the kindvess and courtesy extended vae association during its present meeting by Dr. J. I Armstrong, superintendont of the Beatrice asylum. T'ne resolution was adopted unanimously. L. Armstrong, of I'wo Yoars Avnors, Neb., Oct. Tele- & Tus Bee.]—T. P. Owen, the fenco swindler, was found guilty of ‘orging notes on prominent Hamilton county farmers. Judge Norval sentenced him to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Bothwick, a druggist, found guilty of liquor without a license, was released on payment of the costs in the case, $43. A Scheme For Another Bridge. Sourn Siovx Crry, Neb,, Oct, 18.— cial to Tur Bie]—It 1s rumored that the Short line will soon form a stock company for the purpose of constructing a railroad and wagon bridge across the Missouri river to Stoux City, [a, from this place. This move 1s prompted by the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul company refusing the Short line folks the use of their bridge approaches. Serions Crime. Oct. 13.—[Special Tele- A hotel runner by the name of Meyer and two hackmen, of this city, were arrested to-day on a charge of committing an outrage an a young German wirl named Mary Bormay, who was hanging around the Rock Istund depot long after mid- night Wednesday pight. The girl alleges that she was prevailed upon to zet into the hack by Myer and they were driven ali over town, and that tne crime was committed during the ride. She criminates the nack- men as accessorics. She gives a crooked story of ber wanderinges and claims she w en route to Lincoln from Junscu, a st town sevoral miles west of this place, on the Rock Island, Myer and the hackmen were bound over for preliminary hearing to-wor- W in the sum of 31,500, Lawd the Corner Stone. FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 18.—[Special to Tix Bek] —The corner stoneof thenew high schiool building was laid at 10:50 vesterday with befitting ceremon Helen M. Gougar delivered the d. address. Sne congratuluted the citi I'remont upon the fact that they had exalted them s caving upon the ruins of a brew- gnificent institution of learnin 2 that the school board was to ba ated upon having secured a son of the iste of Erin to construct the buitding that that fact was an assurance that every wall would be plnmb, every stone trae,overy brick lawd correctly and the mortar pure and lasting. The contractor referred to is M. T. Murphy, of Omaha. The & Y. M. O A, FatrsosT, Neb., Oct. 18.—|Special to Tie B The Fairmont Y. M. C. A, reading rooms Wi ally opencd last night with a book r and wusicile. “The associa- tion is in n flourishing condition, having about thirty members. The library contaios 200 volumes of books. besides the choicest magazines and periodicals of the day. In all respects it is a pleasant resort for young men to spend theiv spare time. rm. 1ra for $2,500. Neb., Oct. 15.—[Special Tele- Bre |—Carl Schubert, the v on Olive street, failed to- Hubbard, Spencer & Co., of Chicago, are the principal creditors. His in- debtedness to partics in this city foot up to $1,100. An effort is veing made to adjust niitters so that hie can resume business ugaia, A Loup City Townsite Case, Lovr Crry, Neb., Oct. 15.—[Special to THE Bee. The district court meets here on Oc- tober 20, at which time several important cases will come up, one of which is the case of Turbush vs ‘the Barker Estate, which involves the title to a part of this townsite. This case will be decided this term, A Laks CoLryny gram to 11 nardware de day for &2,500. o8 Dry. Soutn Stovx Crey, Neb., Oct. 18.—[Spe- cial to Tnx Brr. | ~Crystal lake, west of this place, has gone completely dry. Dead fish by the ton are lying on the bottom, and the air ic this section is not v wholesome. The city conneil sct a force of ‘men to wori burying them this morning. To the renitentiary and Keansey, N Oct. gram o T Ber |- Sierilt Wilson to-day vent'to Lincoln with three prisoners, two of them the recently convicted -murderers, who g0 1o the penitentiury for ten years eich. Mus. Laura Allen, who is violently insane, wis taken to the asyl A Shrievalty Candinat u Siovs Ciry, Neb, Tiie B for county ticket from_ this pl wiil join forces with Juckson, the democratic suwe office. Asylwmn. —[Special ' Withdraws Oct. 15,—|Spe —William . Kelley, can- sheriff on the peo has withdrawn gand Willlam Ryan, of candidate for ' tho o's - TR ENGINEE It is Thought the Federation Scheme Will Be Defeated, Dexver, Oct. 18, —At to-day’s session of the Jocomotive engineers’ convention the ports of the spoc presented. The presented and adopted, his special report aud which he referred in Nove of these wmatters public. To-night tue federation from the Union Pacific and the special mitteo uppointed by the convention are considering this question at a spzewl meeting, From the couversution of a number of leading on gincers it may be inferred that this proposition will - be defeated when brought before the convention The engineers to-day to St. Louis divisi Burlington mutters were lly ignored, whole topic only occupyiug a few minutes of time. Po-morrow they take an cxcursion over tho loop on the Colorado Ceatral, The wives and lady friends of the engineers arc well represented, there being 236 in utiendance st the convention. e AR An Asylum Investigation. Curi0aa00, Oct. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—The grand jury is wvestigating the home for the incurables in reference to the alleged abuses of Johu Botten, who died there recently. His death, it was claimed by his relatives, was directly ‘caused by the cri- elty and neglect of the matron, Mrs. Barlow, and several male nurses, Iorty witnesses have been subpaenaed and a number of them were heard to-day. Their testimony teaded toward & confirmation of the charge. 138, an: Chief Arthue m; recommendations is anuual add have been wade committee estored its charter THE &P fowa Takekn Decided Stand Against Lithrgical Revision. Nrw York, Oct. 18, —At the session to-day of the house of deputies of the Protestant Episcopal church, the report of the commit- tee on canons on-the proposed establishment of n missionarg dfiiscopate for colored people was presented.” Phe committee deemed it in- expedient to d0'a0 now. After some unim- portant business the houso resumed consid- eration of the liturgical rovision. 'The six amendments whieh were adopted yesterday by the com mittee of the whole were agreed to formally. -:The noon recess was then Y aken. At the afternoon session several other ro olutions were adopted. The pecuiinr featuro of the voting on_these resolutions was that Towa took s decided stand agninst a revision of any sort, and decided through Dr. Hale to be individually recorded in that light. The real debate of the afternoon came on Dr. Huntington's resolution upon a short office of prayer for sundry occasi Tho subject was reopened by De. Egan, who hap pened to be absent when the matter was be- fore the committoo of the whole. After a lengthy discussion the resolution was put ana carried, This finally disposes of an im- portant matter already proposed and re- jected by two_previous conventions, 8o far us the house of deputies are concerned. Tn the houso of bishops to-day it was de eided that o chaogo sl nade in the torm -ussistant bishon,’ it was pro- posed to change for “condjutor.” The bishops declined to eoncur with the lower house in the resolution petitioning congress on the subject of divorco, on the ground that it was unadvisable at this time, SCOPALIANS, The Inter-Seminary Alliance, CrricaGo, Oct. 18, —The Tnter-Sem inary al- liance to-day chose W. E. Loucks, of Roch- cstor, president for tha ensuing year. In- terosting addresses on mission work were made. A Bishon Consecrated. PrILADELPITIA, Oct. 18, ~Rev. Thomas F. Davies, of St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal church for the vast twenty-one years, was to-day consecrated as the bishop of eastern Michigan, to which he was elected last June. —~— TO SAVE HIS JOB. A Hal-Witted Man Kills a Fellow Workman. Racixe, Wis,, Oct. 18.—Eugeno L. Sulli- van was brutally murdered by a half-witted fellow workman named Gaines on the farm of George Shields, near Britol, fifteen miles west of Kenosha, last night. Sullivan was attacked by Gaines while milling. He was thrown down, his throat cut, and his bod stabbed in seven places, Claines is uow in juil at Kenosha, He says he killed Sullivan because he feared he would take his (Gaines') job. He also ho said thought Sullivan was a tramp and that all tramps should die. Arrcsted For Robbing the Mail. Ricuyoxn, Va., Oct. 18.—Wiliiam L. Jo dan, son of Postmaster Jordan, of Manches-: ter, and clerk. 1n that oftice, was arrested yesterday on the charge of robbing the ma He made a full ‘confession and was held in 000 bonds for examination to-morrow. he young man'1s well counected and has moved in good Society, both in Richmond and Manchester. A Lunstie Runs Amuck. Cuicaco, Oct. 18.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—Chicago is excited overa vio- tent lunatic who {8’ running at large in the Deering district, dna bhas thus far cluded capture.s He is herculean in stature aod has attacked numergus people in a savage man- ner, lly .at mght. The police have been searching for, him without aval, and the belief is gaining ground thut his insavity is periodieal. e Business Troubles. Cuieaco, Oct. 18 —The R. B. Stone Lum- ber company of this city, made an assign- ment to-day. The liabilities, as shown by the schedule, amount to $41,000 and the as- sets to $26,000. Cnrcaco, Oet. 15.—W. M. Thacher & Co., one of the best known tea firms in_Chicago, assigned to- The liavilities are sched- uled at Struck a Sy TN, 8. D., Oct. gram to Tne Bre]—Ata depth of 500 feet water was struck to-day at the cement plant, five miles from Yankton, and through an cight-inch pipe experts tiink that 5,000 gallons . minute is discharged, more than double any of our big spouters. Killed by a Jaguar, Loxnox, Oct. 18.—A serubwoman was cleaning the cages at the Hamburg Zoological garden this morning when a jaguar piunged his paw through the bars of the cage and managed to lacerate her flesh ightfully thut she died in a short time. Thirty-six Bodies Recove Loxboy, Oct, 18, of the men killed in Bentilee collier; have been recov red, . —The bodies of thirty-six the explosion av the at Longton Wednesday, red - Epidemic of Typhoid Fever Graxp Fork, N. D., Oct. 15.—Dr. Irwin, of this city, returned home yesterday from Grandin and reports an_epidemic of typhoid fever at that place, there being thirty-seven cases thus far. €aw a Magniticent leeberg. There were only eight Incky passen- gers on the steamship Jersey City, of the Bristol line, which got into New Yoric recently, to see the bi stoand most translucent iceberg of the season, which has been unusually prolificin ice- pergs. 1t had adozen or more glitter ing minarots, the loftiest of which was over one hundred and Bty feet high. The mass of the iceberg about a of o mile long. It was passed 's in latitude 47, longi- 47= 35 minutes east of Newfound- land, on the morning of September 20, and could be seen for miles in the clear atmosphere, was Paunl Revere's Bell. In the steeple of the Congregational church at Bingham, Sowmerset county, Maine, th Dangs an ancient bell that has been swinging in vavions bel- fries one hundfed years or more. On its outer surfite isstamped "' Revere, Boston,” and it is supposed to have heen made by Banl Revere, who, afte the peace of 1783, established a foundry in BBoston wheve he cast the {fivst can- non and bells'mhnufactured in Massa- chusetts. Thélold bell hus u good ton und secms likdfy ‘to lust another cen- tury. - The Coldest $ppt and Coldest Day, The coldestoregion of the United Stutes is the dt¥tch of country on the northern bordgr' from the Minnesota lakes to the western line of Duakota, says the San Fegneisco Examiner, At tho Pembina, whieh lies near the forty- ninth parallel, the lowest temperature recorded in the great storm of the win- tor of 1873 wis 5652 below zero, This is believed to be the lowest temperature pached in the United States e i Fertile Antelope Valley. A few years ago_ Antelope the Mojuve desert, was worthless for farming. however, the people 60,000 sacks of wheat amount of barley. ley, on considered This season, have harvested and the same A Monster Sweet Potaton R. Wollskill, of Winters, Cal,, dug up a sweet potatos lust weel that weighed twenty-eight pounds, . Mass t to Tn Hingham, ment s ealled ¢ for lost childret Jthe f ist in ¢ NO MORE A COMMON CARRIER An Important Decision By tho Iowa Supreme Court. RAILROADS AND THE LIQUOR MEN A Young Wife Fatally Burned By Kerosene — Tho Presbyterian * Synod—A Farmer Bratally Beaten and Robbed, The Supreme € Des Moises, Ia, Out. 18.—[Special Tel- ogram to Tur Ber]—The supreme court rendered a very important decision here to- duy bearing upon the prohibitory law and the rights of railroads s carriers. The case was that of tho state of lowa agaiust Con Creedon, a liquor selier of this city, and the Rock Tsland railroad com An informution hnd been filed before a justice alleging that certain hquors fn small pack ages owned by Con Creedon were kept in tho Kook Island frolght houso 1n Des Moln intended for sale in violation of law. Six separate packages were seized under a search warrautand were condemned. Tho railrond was mado a party to the suit, and it was tried in the district court aud the liguor: were ordered to bo destroyed. The defend- ants appealed, claiming that the liquors were in the custody of the railway company us a common carrier, and that the matter bocamo one of inter-state commerce, over which the courts of Towa had no jurisdiction. “The decision of the supreme court finds that Creedon was a persistent violator of tho law and had been receiving liquor in this way for some time, using the froicht depot a8 a storage room to keep the packagoes until needed. Theso liquors had been from six to fiftoen to the s ‘The court holds that the inter-state com- merce feature of the transaction ended when the liguors bad reached the freight hou that the railroad in keeping them fo days was holding them not as a carrier, but as n warehouse wan. Under the circam- stances 1t rules that the liquor was veing held for illegal purposes and was no longer i matter of inter-state commerce, and s0 was properly seized and condemned. The will bo taken by railway companics as a precedent in the matter of storing liquor for customers, Lo following additional opinions wor filed: William Hintrager, appellant, vs Cornelius Mahoney et al: Dubuque district : afirmed Wiliiam H. Hancock et al vs the District Townshinof Perry; Davisdistrict; roversed. H. McGivens, appellant, vs H, H. Welder; Woodbury district: roversed "Thomas Sketching vs M. 1. Smith & Co., appellants ; Harrison district; reversed. rt. A Woman's Frightful Fate. Fort Dok, Ta., Oct. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tar Brr.|—-Mrs. Georze Lean, the young wife of a house painter of this city, dying in horrible agony as the result of kero- sene oxplosion. In her haste to brepare her husband's dinner she was filling a lighted kerosene stove when the can burst, covering ler with flaming oil. She rushed into the streot, where her fearful yolls brought prompt ussistance, but not uatil the flames n fanned by the wind until her cloth- was allburned from hee body and the flesh was sizzling with heat. Strong men turned heart sick us the still conscious woman was beine carried into the house an d the flesh on the ax >d at the Joints as the resuit of being r The Presbyterians. MansHALLTOWN, la, Oct. 18.—[Special Telogram to Tue Ber.|—The Towa presby- terian synod elected Rev. William Bryant, of this city, moderator at the morning ses- were appointed. E. R. of ihe bourd of publica- progross vt reported hands. The ary tion, ln.ll‘ e an address of the worlk. Rev. George Coe college to be in excellen report received from I most_gratifyiug, showing students in a total of 183, scventy new Among Thisves, Keokus, Ta., Oct. 18 —[Special Telegram to Tne Bek|--John Caldwell, an old farmer Jiving near Charleston, came to this city ves- pany with an employe. Caldwell sold a team of mules toa horse buyer here and received in cash about $150, In company with his employe he visited several drinking Late at night, while considerabl, the influence of liquor, they wer joined By a couple of colored men. — While drinking together Caldwell foolishly dis- plaved bis mone He became ted from his employe and was tuken by They took him to sever > resorts and plied him freely About 3 o'clock this morninis he was taken nto an_alley and fearfully beaten, being left for dead.” His money was all taken, He recovered consciousness about daylig nd managed to reach the hotel where e stopoed yesterday. The po- lice hy a clue that they thiuk will lead to the arrest of the robbers. Ensor and Mctoy Arraigned. HanrLAY, Ta., Oct. 18,—(Special Telegram to T Bek. |—Docto! MeCo; who have been operating in this and adjoin- g counties claiming to represevt the braska infirmary, located at the corner of Fifteonth and Douglas streets, Omaha, and Nobraska dispensary, 1713 Leavenworth wrraigned for trial in the dis- trict court here to-day, and their case is set for Monday next. ‘They are now in charge of tie sheriff, failing to furnish the veauitod bonds of £1,000 ¢ The ¢ will bean in- teresting ono. Tho other nbers of the gapg have not beon captur He Fell reputab! with liquo An Accidental Snooting, MARSIALLTOWS, 11, Oct. 15, gram to ‘Tue Bee. | —Colonel Lot Schurtz, formerly postu of this city, while out hunting this afternoon attempted to crawl through a barb wi In doing 80 his Zun was ident discharzed into his arm, skatternz it so badly that it will haye to be amputated Al Telo- A Fort Dodge I Fort Donag, Ia., Oct, 18,—(Special Tele- grawm to Lup Bee|—H, M. Grifin's drug storo was dunaced £3,000 by fire and water 1ast night. 5 The For PILADELIIA, session of the American to-day B. G, Northrup “Arbor Day” in the stowed the vernal celebrated very gen chilaren are planting m fornma taking the 1. Resolutions s were adopted asking congress to withhold puvlic lunds from wtil the timber is old enough toeut. Hon, Jumes A, Beaver, of Peunsyl- vania, was elected president, and the meet- ing then adjourned sir il American Board A rw Youx, Oct. 18,—The of commissioners for fo ished its business this forenoon journed sine aie. stry Congress Oct, 15.—In closi Foreatry con g the ress schools, in wlich he holiday is now being rally. He sald the lions of trecs, Cali Ljourns American board missions fin and ad- The Postoflics Appraisers. The postofiice appraisers corralled J. ¥ and had him sign the documents fixing valuation of the postofiice site yesterday ko paners were then submitted to United States Attorney Pritehett for inspection bes 7 n the United States court. Mr, Priteett bad printed blanks pre pared for the appraisers, but they thought it necessary to interline and change soveral things, which did not suit Mr. Pritchett's ideas. S0 bhe returned the papers to thewm with instructions to have them prepared 1o proper shape. To Postmasters, For sale at less than half cost, a full outfit of first quality hard wood post- office fixtures, Yale Jock hoxes and Yaule finish throughout: 528 boxes. A commission of 340 paid to make a sale. Apply to A. C. Fultou, Davenport, Ia. HEROES, How hapoy, such times as these, make manifest the meaning of herolsm.—Carlyle, Residing within the shadow of Bun- who for pluck and heroism ranks well withmany whose deeds of daving have been loudly been ker hill there is a young ly praised and whoso services have recognized by the national governmen Her name is Nellio Louisn she is but sixteen yours old. A most daring rescue was effect her a little more than a ye the public bath-house with a com when sho was suddenly startled sharp ery of torror and the splashing water. Running toward sea-wall of the now wharves, a fow roc distant, she saw a little girl about in the river. Without hesitatin in she plunged to the reseue, and by startod to The task w drowning Nellie's tow her to the s not an y girl took shoulders, V one, fiem g ith o sp and was obliged to sink. Her eharge then relaxod her grasy and Nellie oree more attempted bring hor ashore. Again clutched in a death clasp and strogg to freo horself. When almost she hausted she triumphed in her endeay- had become un- ors, for the other conscious. girl She swam to the light house landing, by to any nssists 1, w's Nellio . but soon rallied and, entering the woman's she dried her clothing, took home to sur- paper the little a comely girl of light complexion and has large bright eyes, and there isa modest ex- has been her ninth and with the aid of four w the way. hud looked quictly this point without ofiering ance---the drown’ng girl, Nora Parrel was suved. 1t required - half he work to recuscitate ner. Miss was pretly thovouzhly exhauste n===who, on up bath houw aquiot swim and then supper. Hor parents were greatly prised upon reading in the next day n full account of daughter’s heroism. Mi went their s Nellio is well She proportioned figure. determination and fearlessness pressed in her features, - She avery good swimmer since year, and modestly expresses a willing s 10 plunge in to the other if neccssity should arise. Here ren About the middle of the e when defeat stavted the French face, the French is @ story of an romen in of vessel certain by the conveyance which instructions to the day. with a generali blanched proudly Rocquc. that lool. vy of starting cheeks, when up and smilingly lad The commander “Will you think of the d ger, my brave lad?” 1 have thou of it.siry Lam veady The mes: was immediately placed i ‘it which was forthwith s istened around the neck of th breathing Rocque. The British saw the into water, and the meaning. Whea about twentyv yards from the whene he leaped, the British g were turned on him without delay. box roic quickly he reappe lad ploy d a and rose fresh it o further distaneo inhalavion, This and at briefl interval tish, however, could not v, and fired ab random tosw spot’ where they supposed come up. waters deep and wide, but avail. Por after an exhausti of ten minutes the youn emerged at the side of which he steered, and was hastil drawn abonrd by ready hands, A of exultation went up from the ¥ and the British at the suc hevoic act. The sailors ceived him rushed forward whelm him with mad cong but the noble lad was no morc sunk upon the deck and expi sheer exhaustion. The mes: fis important. mains of wquished were conducted the ene he m withou hero suddenl shou of the 1o th from sufel of conflicy vd with them-—=lingering in the bosomns of many the heroi went the t m of Rocque. ‘ful memory o Queen 'V recenily the decovation of the Albe 't the second o A. B,, of ihe b Gettysbu deen, The Gettysburg was lost striking on the Morant Cays, on Marel 31 last.seven of the erew be The sea during the night the ship und over the ren of the erew, who, ,m\* WV hang onto the wie until when Carter and scven men w to reach a rock which was scen water at the distance of about dred yards, The master of the tried to follo but was injuved hausted, and the sen wis 50 strong th he was knocked down, and woul have been. drowned had not ¢ ter returned and carvied him ek, Carter afterwards swam socured part of the topme lashed them together, and ance brought them ashore, wheve t were formed into a vaft, ‘The nine m lefv got on the ralt,: with sms preces of wood commenced to puddl the nearest island, distant half, Carte nd another times swinming alow ing the raft, which was frequent turned off its « L and sometimes set owing to the heavy sea ranning tho time, Carter and six otiers subsc quently swam to a larger island o guar ter of & mile distant, the forme ing the next day and assistin ter and a seaman, who wero injured, to reach 1t, The survivor. the shipwreesed erew remained on targer island till Aprit 21, when ( and others manufactured ol \f on which two of the crow siiled Jamanien, a distance of thirty-two mile in Lwo days, whereby the réscue tho wen was ultimately effected mml ul s upon i re abl vesse out and nd man u and the mus. in March 1 mill 1n amed (¢ nd A. Murtin, started homes neaw North Distunt about seven miles, They wer both mounted, Martin having he One Suturds men employed at warle county, Vieginia, Sutherland 0 1o theiv ight a s w SICK HEADACHL) Positively cured by, these Little Pidls, They a0 1 Dt tress frova Dyspepsia, L digestion and Too Liearty Eatl A perfect ren edy for Dizzine Drowslness, Dad i the Mouth Tangue, Paln in he TORFID LIVED sogulate the Bowels. Purely Veget could 1 but in any measure, in to you Mellen, and a by rago. Nellio was standing upon the outer platform of wion, a noiso of the | 15 splashing al- though the riverat this point is at st fifteen feet deep, sho reached the sink- ing girl, and. grasping hor by the hair, bath-house. for the on clinging weight of elothing #he could do nothing . to wis glod voscue of an- exploit of n h youth in thie battle of Trafalgar. L the commander signified that utter rout could be preveuted only written had been tho bulwark of the IFrench on that The announcement was received and stepped named understood n- surmised [ vessel us Bt the wary lad dropped below the surface onward wus done The trace his movement, which was studiously 1rreg- rd the oht The hissingballs plowed the [ g struggle y the vessel to ¥ [ ench ess of this ship which re- over- ulations, D ed from The re- y f conferred of \ 1z arowned. whed over min, ne od to daylight, above five hun- 1 and ex- t 1 - to the wd, [ mile and a [ direct- t returns riously of nrter raft, [ of all tlwo Albe- ark to Garden, ind i { SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE suAu PRIGE.! A A SR 2 T [ twoor three inches in dinmeter. him a nephew of the former, about ten years of age. The night was intensely dark. Their course lay across Hard- ro river, an ugly turbulont, rocky stream, dangorous at any time to cross. On this ocension it was swolen from the frequent rains that had fallen. When they reached the ford Martin with the boy was in advance, His horse had hardly entered the stream when he stumbled ovor one of the many largo rocks that in their course, and in trying to recover himsolf he entirely submerged both riders, Sutherland not yet entered the stream, as his horse had” become unmanageable, ana from the darkness could not tell what had oceurred, Martin, after some littlo time m 'd to get out, and not until he veached the shore did Sutherland learn what had happencd, and that his nephew wans being washed down the stream. He only waited to hear thay the boy was still in the water, when, with the rapidity of a deer (Suthorland 18 1 strong, athlétic, courageous young man). he sprang down the of the stroam, calling to the boy, but not until he had run about a half a mile did he receive n response feoble as to be hardly heard. Ho plunged into the water at where it was more dangerous in the neighborhood to enter. tent, however, on saving the thought not of his own dangoer, and in the shortest possible time reached the nearly drowned and frozen child, whom hie bore in his arms to the shore. Th first words of the litula fellow, after recovering his speech. were: “Unclo Clark,T knew you would save me and not let me drown.” About six years ngo a wrock was sighted in front of n life-saving sta- tion, which we shall eall No. 1, situated about forty miles north of Cape Hat- terns. ‘The ship could not bo renched by shooting a line, and the only way to save those on boavd was to go out_in a surf-boat. The men in Station No. 2, secing that those in Station No. 1 were not doing anything toward saving the distressed_sailors, came to inquire the reason. The captain of No. 1 said that it was impossible to rench the ship, and that he would not risk his life 1 try ing. The captain of No. 2then told his men that the adventure was very dangerous and that he could not order them out, but if they would volunteer to go he would lead them. The entire crow immediately exvressed their will- inguess to go nad started back to their station for the boat. They drew i through the sand to a point opposite the wreek, adistance of about five miles, and after two or three unsuceessful at tempts succeeded in passing the break- ers. They reached the wrock, took the crew on board, and returned toshore in sufety. Three S0 point than any Only in- lad, he years ago, at the Bellmore col- liory, two miners were engaged in drill- ing a blast hol When it had been drilled and filled with giant powder a lighted fuse was autached, While everyone was breathlessly awaiting the cxplosion, the mine superintendent, ac- ccmpanied by two young ladies, walked slowly up to the spot. and, not knowing their tereible danger, stopped opposite the charre, He bogan explaining the use of the breasts. One of the miners, ngt shouting would not do, for the man would most likely stop and ask what they were saying. and perhaps not even then undorstand. ran forward 1o pull out tne f When within twenty feet he s i it would explode the nevt momet. Without thought of his owggy danger, although he knew tho act would doubtless end in a horrible death, hie gave three great bounds and throw himsclf he o the fuse just as it gave aiast f re entering the powder. Ezyptian Corn in Dakota. i corn, A. J. Allen, on the Milwaukee have had success this season. He said: 'L saw a statement in o newspaper last season about corn having been brought from vt by o certain explorer, and wrote to him for somo. He responded, sending me seven keruels, which, he informed me, he had taken from an underground tomb the bank of the Nile, and that they ¢ Twain’s mummy, 3,000 He made no charge for the nd thinking, as [do yet, that he nd them as hesaid. I ealtivated them with care and interest, ch kernel produced three stalks, and on each geew an car abouteight inches long and These cars are well filled with kernels about the size of popeorn. The stalks attained the size of our [ndian corn, and were soft and nice for fodder, even when the grain ripened. [ think a great deal of the L and shall it nest year on a good sized putch. e = s tmoes Tame Fish Miss Emma Smith, of Norw has an aguarium. Near the pier at he tiage she has o school of tame fish, They consist of ehubs, hornpouts and flat fish. ‘Phey ave so well trained as to cat beans out of a spoon. She has the larger ones named and can eall them to her. Miss Smith has been feeding them for soveral season d they have grown 10 a large size, of Warnek. I)‘m.‘ road, claims to Tawe, Hoods Suxsaparila QIR IOV n to il tho tha tite , ihie Iy 154010 by druggists Muss, and Vigor ar Vitality every purt o That i s in e 1tirely ove enviched and Vit thuned, the apy il stro kidneys i saparilia 1100d & Co., Lowell, 1 .v n. um SO o (sehled) W(QF.D c. FOWLER, Moodus, Gonne JOIN MILITARY BCHOOL, MAD LIUS, N, Y, ol Clagnlcs, Business i 1D HUNTINGTON, Prosident. . VERBECK, Buperintendent at-Law, 121 Dear frew; 31 yoars ex Iy aud legaily trause A, 80ppRICH ALy 16 CURED by Peek TUBULA EAR GU