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

NEWSFROM NEBRASKA TOWNS An Inicit Still House Broken Up Near Boatrice. DOOMED TO UTTER DARKNESS, Plattsmouth Will Do Without Street Lights Until Spring—tobbed By Tramps—Suits Postpon Other State News. A Nebraska Moonshi Beartcr, Neb, D 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.l—Denuty Andy Kerr of the internal revenue departmen of this se tion of the state succeeded yesterday in breaking up an llicit still house about twenty miles southeast of this city, The moonshin- ng concern was run by a man named Hutch- fns, an experienced moonshiner from South Carolins. Hutchins learned that the reve- nue ofMcers were after bim ond skipped out. Has apparatus was discovered in_an oat bin and bronght to this city last night and today shipped- 10 Collector Poters, at Omabu. The still was of sixty gullons capacity. Hutchins had been do'ng a thriving business among the farmers in tnatvicinity ana along the edge of Ku sas, The still houso was ¢ growth of timver in that only dispovered some days ago hunters, Hutchins told the farmer on whose premi- #es o hid his still that it was all right ana That he was gomg to open up & government distiliery there. Hutchins was formerly en- goged in a distillery ot Deer Creck, this slato, and it is stated that ho shot or stabbed a man there and had to leave to escape Jynching. This is iho sccond illicit sull ever kuown to bo in oneration in this state. ncealed in a thick locality and was by somo Fonr Prisoners Brak Jaf WiLuer, Neb., Dec ~Iour prisoners, allincarcerated on a charge of grand larceny, escaped from the anthorities here about 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Nine desperate characters had been brought up from Beatrico to await trial before the district court, which is now in session. Four guards were left with them, but it is presumed they ‘were asleep while the mischief was being done, 'Ihoy effected their escapo by prying one of the bars from one of the windows of the roows in the court house in which they were kopt, and letting themselves down from Ahe sceond story by the aid of u rope, made drom strips of blankets tied together. A search was immediately instituted, and $100 reward offered for their capture, but noth- ing has boen heard from them. Left in the Dark. Pratrsworti, Neb., Doc. 2.—[Special to Tur Bre,]—Our city is doomed to darkness until next spring at loast, as Judge Field overruled the motion to dissolve the injunc- tion acainst the electric light company, and recomme a trial by evidenco. The elec- tric light company have ull the wires strung and a law suit will be apt to tollow 1f the location of the lams is chaned, for the cuit over which the wires hive boen strung covers about four miles of territory and tho company has been at a heavy expeuso in get- ting it ready for operation. Large Criminal Docket. Graxp IsuaND, Neb, Dec. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.|—District court con- vened here this morning, Judge T. 0. C. Harrison on the bench. The criminal docket is quite large, the principal being Wood, for assuult and rape ana Haun for selling liquor on Sunday here is a large wumber of civil gases, and it will take at least thirty days to clear the docket. A Bond Elec Jontest, PrATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 2.—[Special Tel. egram to Tie Bee. | —Judge Broady arrived from Beatrico at 4o’clock p. m. today and opened ocourt for the hearing of the court house bondelection contest. The case will be argued on both sides by some of the most 8bie men of the Cass and " L,ancaster county burs and is being hotly contested, Prarissours, Neb., Dec. 2.—|Special to ‘Tie Bre.|—Late last night as Edward Barn- hardt was returning to his boarding house noar the B. & M. shops, be was held up at the point of a revolver and relieveu of his wuatch and $12 in cash by three tramps. Barnharde notified the police anda the tramps were traced toa box car where they had taken quarters for *the ht. The watch and 810 was recovered, the other $2 having beeu spent for beer. Hinsch at Liberty. VaLrarato, Neb,, Dec. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bgee.]—The prosecuting at- tornoy, afier a thorough examination of the case of Albert Hinsch, for shooting J. V. Tewis, dismissed 1t and Hinsch is at liberty. Quite a crowd Rulhurmhul the depov here to welcome hiw home, bu? were disappointed, us Hinsch had been taken home in & wagon by one of his German friends. No Cause for the scandal, NorroLk, Neb., Dec. 2.-~[Special Telegram 1o Tue Bee, |—Hon. John Steen has made a thorough vestigation today into the al- leged scandal arising out of furniture for the new wing to the insane asylum here and 18 fully satisfied that Dr. Kelly, the superin- tendent has served the state well in the pur- chases made by him, A Now Postmaster, Newiasks Crry, Neb., Dee. 2.—|Special 0 Tue Bee.|—Unadilla, this county, has a new postmaster, Henry Hutchins, editor of the Nobraska City Times, having resigned and Burton Dorman, deputy postua ster, se- curing the appoiatment, and -the 1o ng exist- Jug trouble over the offico is flaally settlod. Suits Pos poned. Nengaska Crry, Nob,, Dec, 8.—[Special Telegram to Tur Beg, | 'he election contest sults over the oftice of steriff have been post- voued until the Oth. The commercial libel suit of Noack vs Bluehdorn nas also been postponed to allow the dofvadant time to sccure dopositions from Germauy. lmplement Warehoase Burned, MoCooxk, Neb., Dee, 2.--—[Special Tele- geam w0 Due Bee|—The implement ware- house of M. D. Welch burned this afternoon. Nothing was suved. The 1oss is about §5,000% Jusurance §,000. Thrown From His Wagon. GuAND 1sLaxp, Neb., Dec. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—Peter Franz was serigusly hurt today by delng thréwa from his wagon. The team became frightened at & switch und ran away. ——————— Public Debt Statement, ‘WasmiNtGox, Dec. 2. —Interest bearing debt ~Principal and interest, $351,304,000; debt on which interest has ceased since waturity, #1,000,202; debt bearing no interest, §764,060 - U5, ‘Total debt—Priucipal, $1,608,505,583; 1ter- esly, $3,778,800; total, ' $1,017,372.419! total «dobt less available cash items. $1,096,330,102; et cash in treasury, §40,240,107; 'decrease of debt durine the mouth,' $4,%69,672: decrease of debt since June 39, 1880, '$20,565,616; total mash in treasury as shown by troasurer's geueral docount, $017,224,504, . 454 ——— Rio Grande Conspirato-s Seatenced. Daxves, Colo., Dee, 2.—Ex-Lieutenant of Polico Conver, James Marshall of Kausas City aud Charies Couners, who were re- cently convicted of conspiracy to rob the Rio Grando express last April, were today sen- teuced, the two former to two yeurs in jail and 85,000 each and the latter to one year sod An appeal will be taken, S ©Oan's Pay the Coupons. ' Bostox, Mass, Dec. 2.—Vice President Reinuart of the Atchison coufirms the pub- Jished statement that the adortion of the ro- organization plan precludes the paywent of ber coupons of the Chicago, Kansas & _“filuu Q{::‘mm fives and Atchison PUT DAVID ON THE LIST, Governor Hill the Victim of a Chicago Mateimonial Burs New Yonk, Dee. 2.—(Special Telogram to Bee.]—Some wicked Chicago man has played a cruel joke on Governor Hill. Re contly it has been noticed his mail has been unusually large and that most of the letters came from the west and addressed in a fomi nine hand, - The governor carefully opened all the lettors oach day_and after a glane would tear them up, The private secre did not touch them, thinking that they sacred epistles tothe bachelor governor. At last, hovever, the secret has come out. A Chicago matrimonial agont had put Bachelor David on his list nad sent his name to a iun dred westorn maids and widows who have been showering porfumed episties upon the governor. - A FREIGH T gines Smashed and the Fires men Injured. Cricaao, Dee. 2.—[ 1 Telegram to Tue Bee|—A freight wreck occurred at Ogden avenuo on the Panhandle tracks to- day in which two men were seriously in- jured and thousands of dollars worth of property destroyed, A train of cattle cars drawn by a St. Paul engino and on the way to the stock yards, collided *“hard on' at a curve with a train of empty cars drawn by a St Paul engine goiug in the opposite direction. Both engines were de. molished, four cars reduced to kindling and of twenty head of cattle killed. The sidont 18 attributed to o misplaced switch. At the timo neither train was running fast, and the enginecrs and ficcmen had timo to jump. ‘Ihe firemen wore both badly injured, but may recover, TENDING 1HE LIMITS, WRECK. Both Kansas City Annexes Several Subur- ban Towns, KANsas Crty, Dec. 2.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee |—~The ordinance extending the corporate limits of tms ety passed both houses and the common council tonight. ‘The present limits of the city mclude twelve square miles and the proposed exte will make it twenty-two. 'I'nere was a bit- ter fight made by some proverty owners, but the council was practically unanimous., The new himits will include the Blue river on the east where are located tho manufacturing towns of Centropolis, Shemeld and Man- chester; Brush creek on the south to a point half a milo south of the corporate limits of the town of Westport. By the extension betweou twenty-five and thirty huudred inhabitants will be added to the city and £15,000,000 in taxavle pro- perty el ol Western Pensions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—|Spocial Telogram to Tne Bee |—Pensioas granted Nebras- kans: ‘Original invalid—William Waruoer, Congdon; 1ra S. Nickorson, F'remont; Seth W. Pearson, Istell; William V. Banta, Ox- ford; Joel Cox. Humpton; Caleb Drake, Su- perior; Frederick W. Root, Aten; Henry Willey, Luce; Theo Baker, Hrewster; William Barneboy, Mullen; Edward Nelson, “Waterloo. Iteissue—dJohn Philiips, Sidney Charles . Hamenyway, Clear Water. Or, inal widows, etc.—Mitors of David Irvine, Dudley. Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid— James H, Watters, Des Muin: Jonathan Shearer, Red Oak: Michael H. Steelesmith, Conrad Grove; Edwin J, Lockwood, Kent; Parker T. Gibbs, Moingona. Restoration— Clement Burson, Red Oak. Restoraeion and crease—Daniel Smith, Boonesborough. Restoration, reissue = and Increase —Addison C. Douglas, St. Charles, Increase—Henry Webb, Ottumwa; Samuel V. Ailison, Charles ( Edward Farns- warth, Waterloo: Matthew D, Crane, Ver- non; Francis M. Brown, New Marke! Finley C. McLeonan, Samaha: James ¥, McNaul, Fayette; George E. Griffith, Des Moines: John Cruikshank, Ruthven; Bar- ney Markle, Hedricks; Jobn Hiiyora, R ardsonville; Richard I Gallagber, Neola, Daniel Scott, Keokuk., Reissue and in- crease—Joseph Keilner, Trivola. Original widows, etd.—Della M., widow of Charles J. Harrington, Cedar Falls, Pensious for Dakotans: Original invalid — Peter Peterson, Washburn: Lyman S. Row- ell, Yankton. Increase—Joseph Hulford, Madison; J. McKee, Hermosa; Chauncey H. Hall, Harold; Jeremiah Mck Bradley. S Chicago Waats it Settled. WASIINGTON, Dec. 2.—About ninety gon- tlemen, including practicalty the entire Illi- nois delegation and many representative men of Chicago, held a mecting here this evening for the purpose of advancing the world’s fair project. On motion of Repre- sentative Mason a resolation was passed that Senators Cullom and Farwell, Edwin Walker and Congressmen Springer and ‘Walker be appointed a special committee to confer with similar committees representing New York, St. Louis and Washington with @ view to perfecting arrangements by which the question of the world's exposition of 1892 may be speedily presented and acted on by congress. It is said the object of the resolution 1s to sccure prompt action by congress in tho matter of choosing o site for the world's fair in oraer thatv there may be time for the work necessary to make the fair a success wherever itis held. e A DLondon Scandal Fugitive, Niw York, Dec. 2.—[Special Tologram to Tne Bek.|—Charles Hammond, an En- glishman who 1s supposed o have brought to this country papers proving the London scandal and who was sent from that country to prevent. his giving testimony in the trial of the aristocratic criminals, is said now to be in Philadelphia. He stayed one might in this city and then went to Jersey City and thence to Philadelphia, where he was seen o few duys since. P France and Brazil, Panis, Dec. In the deputies today, re- plying to an interrogation regarding the atti- tude of France toward the new Brazlian government, Foreign Minister Spuller said that after the provisional government had ed itself in diplomatic communication h France ho had instructed France's agent to continue the same good relations with the republic that had been maintained with the empire. No official notifications have yet been made on gither side, and the new government of Irazil is probably await- ing the ussembling of its congress. e No Republic for Portugal. LissoN, Dec. 2.—It is semi-oficially de- nied that there is any agitation in Portugal arsing from the revolution of Brazil, ooking to the establishment of a republic. The paver makig the announcement says the republican groups in this city and Oporto confiue their actions to theoretical propa- ganda, The monarchist prass considers the government too liberul even in this respeot. Ll Navassa Rioters Found Guilty. Bavrivong, Md,, Dec. 2.—The jury in the Navassa case brought in & verdict this morn- ing. Tney find George S, Key guilty of wurder in the first degree; Moses Williams, alias Dukota, not guiity. “They did not agres a8 10 the oLhor sixteen prisousrs, This ver- dict does not release the sixteen for trial on other indictments. Victims ol Cosl G Every, 1L, Dee. 2—Joha Stapleten and his wife, aged aboutsixty years, and their grand- son, ueed ten, were found dead in their house this morning. They were last seen alivo .ust Friday. Their death was caused by coul gas, e Lionizing Governor Gordon. CuicaGo, Deo. 2.—Govern Gordon of Geor gia was iven a popular reception tonight at which fully 2,000 citizens shook hands with bim, Many notables were presont. —————— Affairs in Mexico, Cirr or Mexico, Dec. 2.—The weather ls intensely cold for Mexico. Several persons bave died from exposure. A terrible is 1 tnunmf‘ot disease is killiug many fish in ———— Frederiksen's Estato, Onicaao, Dec. 2.—{Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—The great Frederiksen swindle terminated most ludicrously 1n Judge Shep- ard's court Shis wormiug, At his request THE OMAHA DAILY BERE; TUESDAY Helge A. Hangan was dismissed as receiver of tho estate of Neils Frederiksen hy Judge Shepard, - Mr. Hangan was glad to got out. He mado very light of the estate genorally supposed to mvolve several million dollars, and said that the assets which he abled to sccure consisted of 889 tin box and some paver boxes containing miscellaneous papers. Among these were a number of securities, but Hangan says it will require some funds to realizo on _these and the creditors have refused to advance any mouey for this purpose. Mr, Hangan submitted his account, which was approved. It reaa By cash roceived for attorney’s fees £25, assintance § Batance on hand &3 A. Filkin was appointed rec Mr. Hangan's place, By cash paid wme for - BALFOU K" The Irish University Must e fally Acuepted. Grascow, Dec. 2.—Balfour in a speech here today set forth the ideas of the govern- ment on the subject of the proposed Irish college. Ho doclared, however, that ho would never adwise his colleagues to embark upon the arduous enterprise unless the fol- lowing necessary conditions were fulfilled : 1. The boon should be cordially accepted by the [rish people. T'he offer shall not be used as a political weapon by one party in parliament against its opponents. Englishme: shall all concur BALTL, Grate- Scotehmen and Irishmen 1 offering this boon, He confessed he saw no likelihool that it would be accepted with these conditions. It was never any part of bis wtention that the yvernment should endow a Catholic theo- logical chair, g Victims of the Fatal Paith Fake. Kay , Dec. 2, —Mrs James Lythe, the wife of a wealthy farmer in Livingston county, died at her home yosterday from lack of medical attention, Mrs. Lythe was a believer in christian_seienco and relied for her recovery upon the faith cure. Her sister, Mrs. \Vhite, a wealthy widow, is dying and she, too, will allow no physiciins 1o sco hier trusting liko her sister to tho faith cure. Both of the ladies belong to the “Holiness Settlement” here, the leaders of which attena them durmg their 1liness. The “Holiness Doctors” will be prosecuted for malpractice ——— Business Troubles, New Yonrk, Dec. 2.—An attachment was obtained today against Lewis R. Cox & Com- vany, mannfacturers of knit goods, New York and Phitadelphia. In Philadelphia it is snid Cox is ill, but that the attorney for his creditors estimated that his liabilitics would amount to £500,000. PuILADELPIIA, Dec. 2 houso -~ comvany, drugs signed today. three y 000, Millor & Ritten- aud chemiGals, as- The company was organized a0 with a capital stock of $200,~ The liabilities aro estimated at §300,000. =g Hazing Comes High. Cuioago, Dee. 2.—[Special Telogram to Tur Bee.] —At Madison, Wis., todny Dudley M. Flower, who was found guilty of hazing young Riley of the stato university, was sentenced by Judge Ewart to a flue of $10 and costs or, in default, Lo sixty days in the county jail. The fine, which amounts to nearly §100, will o paid vy the university studezts. “This action by the uuthorities will doubtless prevent any hazing in the stato university in the futare, Beat Stev 's Time, Cnicaco, Dec, 2.—Tom Roe, the bic, arrived here today from San Fran having made the entire journey on a bicyele, Dbeating the record of Stevens by twenty-f hours and thirteen minutes. The journe was begun Seplember 23 and ended this afternoon at 2: Stevens came over the Central route while Roo took the road through Southern California, Arizona and along the line of the Atchison road. e e DA A Famous Case Sertled, KAxsAs Ciy, Mo, Doc. 2—The appellate court today afirmed the decisions of the lower courts in the noted case of O. T. Gar- rison azainst Carolne Lyle of ,St. Louis in a habeas corbus proceeding to get possession of Lyie Garrison, a grandson of Mrs. Lyle. Young Lyle is heir to an_immense property, and the fight for his possession has been & lotig and bitter ono. The court ordered him into the keeping of Mrs. Lyle. 2! - The Visibie Supply. CricaGo, Dec. 2.—The wisible supply for the week ending November 30, as compiied by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, Bustiels, 81,471,000 [ A Brewery Blown Up, Newark, N. J., Dec. 2—An explosion oc- curred this afternoon in Trezef's brewery, presumably from gas escaping from the am- monia pipes in the ice machine. Instantly after the explosion a great flood of beer gushed through the rear windows from where the vats stood aud ran in streams across Rankin street and down to the houses below. Thousands of gallons of malt liquid lost. The loss is estimated at $125,000, The brewery was purchased a short time ago by an English syndicate. B Saved By a Book. KaraMazoo, Mich. Dec. 2.—Dr, Morris Gibus, a prominent physician, this afternoon ‘walked into the lobby of the American hotel and shot I, E. Michener. The bullet was aeflected by a book in Michener's pocket and the wound inflicted was slight. Gibbs tried to fire again, but was overpowered. Ho alleges tnat Michener induced bis wife to abandon him. ————— Riot at a Mexican 1l Fight., Ciry oF MExIco, Dec. here was o riot at the bull ring at Paseo yestorday because the vulls were bad. The people were 1ndig- nant at the tameness of the show and hooted the bull fighters and nearly demolished the amphitheatre. The wpolice were reinforced by the military ana several arrests were made. R Sixteen Men Injured. East Tawas, Mich., Dac 2.—About thirty men working at Sags camp started for work before daylight on a flat-car. They backed into a sleeper overhanging the track and seventeen were more or less seriously in- Jured. e P The Plot to Murder Tirza, ViexNA, Dec. 2.—Imporiant discoveries have been made of the details of an attempt to assasinate tie Hungarian prime winister, Tirza. A member of the opposition wus let into the secret by the conspirators and he succeaded in persuading them to abandon the plan. are Believes Peters is Dend. Beruiy, Dec 2.—A cable dispatch from Zanzibar states that Captain Rush, & mem- berof Dr, Peter's expedition, has returned to Lamua, and belicves Poters and Lieuten- ant Tiedemann aredead. ey Mousa Bey Acquitted. CoxsraNTINOPLE, Dec, 2.—The trial of Mousa Bey, charged with committing wmur- der, arson and pillage in Armenia, was con- cluded today and resulted in his acquittal. - Jeff bavis' Condition. New Onrreans, La, Dec, 2.—Jefferson Dayis if anything 1s slightly better. His éx- treme weakness makes 1t 4 matter of difi- culty for the physicians to give any decided opivion, e — Business Troubles. PuiLapeLraia, Dec. 2. —Judgments with executions were entered this moroing ugainst Lowis Cox & Company, rotail dry goods, cloaks, etc., for §185,000. No assignment has been made. B A Cough, Oold or Sore Throat should not be neglected, Brown's Bronchial Troches @re a simple reweay, and give prompt retief, | The Morses Go Down COUNCIL EUFFS A WINNER. Before the Red Cloud Lads IN AN EXCITING GAME OF POLO, The Colisenm Well Fillad With En- thusiastio Spectators—The G Bounl to . Becoms Poputnr— Third Game Friday Bvening. me The second championship polo game toolk Pl the Coliscum last evening between the Council Blufts and the S. P. Morse teams. There was another large and enthu- siustic attendance, who evidenced theic in- terest in the sport in froquent bursts of ap- plause. The building was in splendid con- dition, being comfortably heated, and pre- senting a very attractive appearance under the numerous electric, lights, The Barracks band discoursed fnspiring music and alto- gother the evening was vory enjoyably spent. There was somo little start, and it was oxactly 9 o'clock when Referce Prince blew his whistle and the rushers started for the ball in tho first innings, The positions of the two teams were as follows: Council Biufts, Kennody first rush, Grady second, Bull center, Gresbhach half-back and Vanderrburg goal tend. Morses, Chamberlain first rush, Mathews sccond, Barker center, Pardee half-back and Kelly goal tend. Their colors wero rea and black respectively. Chamberlain of the Morses was the first to reach the sphere, and with a sweeping stroke sent it ricochetting down towards the Bluffs caze likea shiot. Here the contest wuxed warm for twenty-five seconds, when Pardee drove the bail into the cage and scored the first goal for the Morses, The sccond bout lasted four minutes and ten seconds, and was.won by the lads in the sanguinary habiliments, ‘This put them on_their mettle and they took the third and fourth goal in 2:45 and 8:00 respectively, first rush Kennedy doing some really skillful playing, and demon- strating clearly that he was the best man on the floor. The five minutes reo- mamng of the first innings was taken up in @& rough and tumble scramble for victory, but neither side was enabled to score and the whistle signallea their retirement. After the allotted twenty minutes’ rest the two teams were n summoned within the arena and hostilities were resumed. The Morses seemed the fresher, and after seven minutes' struggle scored the first goal, They also tool the second and the score was a tie. Agaif the remainder of the inning was con- sumed m a fruitloss endeavor to score, and the game was a tie. The veferce hero announced that after ten minutes’ rest fiffgen minutes would be al- lowed in which o play off the tie, the side making the firdt score to be declarca the winner, This was accomplished i just thirty soc- onds, the Coungil Bluffs toam winning iu fine form, The dcdre Council Bluffs S. P. Morses. . .vean R The third game will be played ay evening betwetn: the Gate Cilys and the Millards. delay in getting a P OfF for the Bench Show. Dr. George BB. Ayres left for Denver last evening to attend the bench show which opens there on® the 5th. The doctor took with him five haadome thoroughbred dogs. phsion i Cannon Defeats Baizan. [ Copyright 1589 q.mvyfl (ordon Bennett,) Loxpox, Dec.; 3.—New. York Herald Cable—Soecial to,Tus Bee. |—Tom Cannon defeated Eugene Baizan at a Graco-Roman match, oue fall, at the Aquarium tonight for alleged stakes of £300 a side, ey Pl A4 LOOAL GOVERNMENT. FAVORS Gladstone's Speech Before the Lib- eral Federation at Manochester. Loxpox, Dec. 2.—At the meeting of the liberal federation in Manchester today, Glad- stone, in the course of his address, said the government bill did not meet the legitimate demands of the country. He advocated granting to county councils the power of tax- ation, the control of the police and the liquor traflic, the: power to deal with the question_of ground rents and to form ais- trict councils, and he would possivly go fur- ther and establish the parish principle of government and thus convey to the rural population the first elements of their public education and oreate a sense of public duty, which is the highest duty of a statesman ‘The provision for direct Scottish :and Welsh home rule, Gladstone d, must be dealt with by future pariiaments, He referred to his approaching eightieth birthday, and said it was not probable that he should have any direct interest in many future great reforms, Iteforring to the recent trs Crete and Armenia, he suid it dificult to deal with Turkey. He trusted the govern- ment would not use honeyed words in mat- ters involving property, liberty, life and honor. The country would not admit of apologies aud palialions for crueltios and wickedness, Gladstone predicted a liberal victory at the nexv election for members of parliument, ———— A STOLEN nsactions in FE, The Thief Receives a Fatal Wound From the Husband's Hatchet. CuAnbERLATY, S, D, Deo, 2.—| Telegram to Tut Bik|—Last night Tom Thompson, an Tndian, horribly cut Medicine Bird with a hatchet on the reservation op- positethis city, inflicting wounds which are certain to prove fatal. Medicine Bird's braias wore exposed by a fearful blow in tho head. ‘Ihers is intonse fecling between tho friends of the interested varties, Tho trouble began two vears ugo whon Medicine Bird stole one of Thompson’s wives culmi~ nating in o desperate fight last night at o dunce, Thompson is in chargs of the Indian police who will turn him over to the federal authoritics for trial. Sioux Nally Johbers Happy. Biovx FaLLs, D., Dec, 2.—[Special telegram to Tum HBes.|—Today notice was given to the Siouk Halls jobbers by the Mil- waukee, Illinois” ‘Central and Barlington roads that the samq distribution of treight rates to wholesalers given to Sioux City would be granted to Sioux Falls, This au- nouncement has'beén greeted by universal Joy here. o scofe W point against Sioux City that will effectually wrest from that city her boasted Dakoty trade has been the aim of the Queen City Tubbur- for the past four years, Ihe new, yate goes into effect De- cember 10, Wit this rate the jobbers all agroe that they g place their goods in nine- tenths of the South, Dakota towas cheaper than Sioux City. Word was received here today that a commteo has been appointed by the Sioux City jpbbers Lo interview the presidents of railyguds who have granted the cheap rate to »ioux Falls and endeavor to get them to resciud the order, but that they will not suceeed is the opinion of Senator Pettigrew, through whose efforts the rate Was given Lo Lhis ot ——— How Stern & stern Failed. Cixcisyary, Dee. 2.-Today two men rep- resenting themselves as traveling salesmen for Stern & Stern, jewelers who rooently failed in New York city, were found at the hotel loading u& 30,000 worth of jewelry to 0 remove it L entucky. The sheriff look charge of the eutire lot, —.— Civil Service Report. WasiixoToN, Dec. & —The annual report of the civil service commission calls special attention to the need of adequate meaus to carry on the work. The number of apph- cants examined during the lasy fiscal year was nearly double the preceding year, while the working force remained exactly the same. The commission asks for an appro- printion of §53,000 for the next fiscal yoar, Aftér viewing the changes and improve ments in the « ‘stem at great length the re- port says the merit system of making ap. pointments, as contrasted with the patron- age aystem, is no longer in the experimental stage. Wherever the systom has had a trial it has worked admirably. s THOUSANDS OF HOME James Addison Reavies' Attem Steal Them Foiled. TresoN, Ariz, Doe, 8. —Surveyor Genoral Johnson has transmitted to the general land office an adverse report ou the Peralta grant claimed by James Addison Reavies on tho ground that his wife is a lineal descendant of tho original Spanish grantee. ‘Tho claim includes 5,000,000 acres of land, on which is located tho citiva of Phaenix, Florence and Solomonvillo. Tt is valued at a low esti mate at £25,000,000. The survevor general tolds that there is proof of forgery and fraudulont nsertion of papers, Ho recom- mends that the claim be not aliowed and urges vigorous brosecution of the partios guilty of fabricating it. LAININGER, A Promise of Fair Treatment Better Than No Promise. Tifty stationary engineers mot at room 513, Sheely block, last night 1or one purnose, sim: ply to endorse o candidate for mayor who will make what the engiucers decom a sadly needed change m tho office of the city boiler inspector. Mr. G. W. Brash was called to the chair and Mr. J. Thompson selected as socrotary, Specches were made by Messrs, Austin, Cambbell, Owens, Cooper, Ham- mond, Bailey, Collins, Mathews, Camp- boll, Wellzenbaugh and othor cugincors presont in which it was declared that the presont city boiler fuspector is incompetent and does not properly perform the duties of his oflice, Instances wers cited in which men have been given an cngineer’s licenso without an examination and iuspection cer- tificates without an inspection. M Rosewater appeared before tie in response to an invitation and de- livered a brief address, Mr. Rosewater said it was a matter of considerable importance” for the property owners, the men who have millions invested in buildings, to know that they have competent men in charze of their engino rooms. In regard to_the objec- tions that had been muae to tho preseat boiler inspector, Mr. Rosewater sugeested two methoas of correcting the evil, one to publish the facts and let people know what is being done, and the other to elect a mayor who will recognizo the rights of the en- gincers of Omaha in sclecting a competent man for the ofilce. After Mr. Losewater's remarks a com- mittee appointed by the engiueers to inter- view the candidates for mayor mado a report. They stated that they had ~ been 10 sece Mr. Cushing but could not find him. His campaign man- agers, however, had promised them that thoy could have anything they wanted. They had learned, however, that Mr. Stand- even was workiog for Cushing and had boen promised a coutinuance in his oficn if Cush- g is clected. The members of the com- 0 had also called upon Mr. Lininger, He would make no promises except that if he was elocted he would, in his appointment of a boiler inspector, consider the wishes of amajority of the stationary engineers of Omuha. “It comes rigl .o this,” said Mr. Cooper, after the reports had been received, “shall we support a man for mayor who runs aw; and leaves his bromises in the hands of men who give them to every applicant, or shall we support a man who will make no promise except Lo do what 18 right and cousider our claims. Mr. Lininger has promised this and Tum in favor of supporting hiw." A motion to support Mr. Lininger was then offered by Mr. Bailey and was carried unanimously. R Throtuled in the Dark. Emma Trout, a domestic in the family of S. D. Bennett, at 845 South Twenty-first street, had an experience Suneay ovening which she will not soon forget. When she returned home about half past 5 o'clocl, from having spent a pleasant Sunday afternoon twith {riends, she was accosted at the door by an ugly, bratish-looking, large-sized man, who grufily inquired whether Mr. Bennett was at home. “I don’t know, but will see,” responded the young woman, After going through the house, she re- turned and informed the individual that ho was not there, He had gonc to his cigar stand at the Mil- lard hotel, to relieve Mrs. Bennett who had been on duty all the ufternoon. When the latter and a lady friend who accompanied her reachied the ‘house, about 6 o'clock thoy wore surprised to find it dark and apparently deserted, On going mto the kitchen sheo stumbled against and almost fell over a form prostrate on the floor, The frightencd lady hastily liva lamp and discovered her servant girlin an unconscious condition. Some of the neighvors were called and a physician wus summoned. The girl was then soon restored to consciousness, She said the stranger, who evidently was o burglar, had assaulted and so scared her that she ran against the table, fell down and then became uncouscious. When she said to the tramp that Mr. Ben- nett was not at_home, ha caught her by tho arm and demanded that she @ive him all the money there was in the house or he would strangle her. Miss Trout screamed and fearing that the people in adjoining houses would hear her cries for heip, the villam abandoned his purpose ond fled. e Board of Public Works. A special meeting of the board of public works was held this afternoon at which the following estimates wero allowed : J. E. Knowles, sidewalks, $1,404.52. J. P. Smith, sidewalks, $11.3 Hugh Murphy, paving, mterscction Twen- ty-second and Poppleton avenue, $535.83 Alley paving, district No, 64, §1, Alley paviug, district No. Alley paving, district No Alley paviug, district No. 74, $336.66, J. 1. Riley & Co., puving district 265, £3,014.07, J. ', Daley, sewer district 05, $1,881.46, Hugh Murphy, paving district 81,614,28; ulloy paving district 71, $1,855 U4} ulloy paving district 72, $1,190.0, J. 3. Smith & Co,, 'paving district 111, constructors, wore the subject of consider- able debate. All were allowed except the one of $1,515,71 for 68,806 feet of lumber used in bracing the excavation for thoe sewer at Thirty-irst and Farnum stieets. Major Balcombe and Major I'uray inspected the ex- cavation while it was being dug and as it as in filled ground it was very dangerous. hey ordered about 150 feet of bracing to render it safe for the men m the ditch, which was from tweoty-five to thirty feet dsep. Reeves & Co. claimed it was neces- Aury to wall up the sides of the excavation for 350 feet and brought in a bill for the same, Hoth Major Balcombe and Major Furay thought the major portion of the bill exorbitant. They therefore declined to al- low the vill until they nvestigated the case further, Horsfora’s Acid Phosphate Imparts Rencwed Strength and vigor where there has been exhaustion. —— Steawship Arriv At Copenhagen—The Slavouia, from New York, At Bremerhaven—~The Fulda, from New York, At Havre—La Gascogue, from New York, At New York—The Alaska, from Liver- pou‘lf aod the Thingvalla, from Christians- 1aud. At New York—The Rugia from Hamburg; the Ktruria from Liverpool; La Champaguo frow Havre. Passed Sicily-Che Gellert from New York for Hamburg. v Passed the Lizard—La Gascogne from New York for Havre and the Veendam from New York for Rotterdam, At Queenstown—The British Prince from Philadelpbia for Liverpool, T New Ouneaxs, Deo. 8.—Prof, Bi Poynaude, the aerial diver who was y injured Friday night whbile diviog from & stower at Farautas, died this morning. New Youk, Dec, 2.—Samuel Wilkenson, secretary of tne Northera Pacific railroad company, died bhere this eveulng of heart tailure. TODAYS'S ELECTION, Candidates and Three Bona Propost- tions Will Be Vored for, The proposition to bond the county for ,000 in aid of the Nebraska Central rail way company will be voted on at the regular city election today. . I'he proposition made by the oficors of the corupany to the county commissioners, upon whicn this question is to bo submittted to a vote of the peoplo of the county, is as fol- lows: The Nebraska Contral railway company proposes to build a double track stecl raiiway bridge ncross the Misscuri river at somo voint yet to be selected above the present bridges, and south of the north line of tha city of Omaha—provided the county of Doug las will donate to the company two hundred and fifty thousand (£250,000) “dol cent twenty-year bonds of the o delivered to the company on t of tho bridgo ready for operat Juno 22, 180 ““The bridgo 18 proposed to b built under an uct of congress entitlod ‘An act to Aauthiorize the construction of a bridge over the Missouri rivor at or near the city of Omaha, Neb.,' approved June 92, 1888, And the act’ provides that the bridge shall bo opon to all ratlroad companias desiringgp use the same, upon equal terms. *In case the construction of the bridgo is notbegun before June 15, 1890, or the bridgh 18 not comploted re June 23, 18X, tho company shall not be entitled to receivo any oveu though the proposition should be carried by vote of the clectors. “And, providep furthor, that said bonds shall b delivered to the said Nebraska Con- tral railway company, its agents, successors or assizns, only upon the Sxecution by said Nebraska Contral railway company or ts successors, and delivery to said county of Douglas of un under- taking in writing to the effect that the prinei pal depot of said railway company, its gon- eral ofices and prinecipal machine shops, when built, shall be located and maintained within the corporate imits of tho cty of Omaha, Neb, and that a_violation of the term of said undertaking by the suid Ne- braska Central rallway company or its suc cossors snall render said Ncbraska Central railway company ot its successors in lebted to the said couity of Douglas to tho full amount of said bouds and the interest thereon, *'By order of the board of direct Nebraska Central railway compa ‘I, H. Dusont, Viee President. C. BARNUM, tar, The company proposes to bmld a bridge that will cost at least $1,000,000, and to ex- pend three timés that amount. in depot and terminal facilitic It proposes to ereot n depot that will u commodate all of the Iowa roads that wish to enter Omaha, aua to furnish them an out- let into tue state by meaus of the Belt line. The bonds, if voted, will ba..void if work on the bridee is not_commenced before the 15th day of June, 1800, or if the bridge is not completed by June 22, 1802, THE MARKET HOUSE HONDS, A proposition will also be voted issuo $65,000 in bonds to be known as “mar ket house bonds,” to run_twenty years at 5 per cent, 1o pugehase the building known as the exposition building on Capitol avenne between Fourteenth and Fifteeutn streets. and to remodel the same and convert it into a market house. 1t is proposed to pay $60,000 for the build- g and to expend $5,000 10 muking the neces- y alterations. ‘The building, if the bonds arry, will be provided with suitable store rooms, stalls and stands for exposing for sale and making sale by the lessee and occupants thereof of vegetables, meats, poultry, (ruits and such other articles as are usually kent at a pubiic market, the same to be ) 8 ducted and managed as be provided or required by the ordinances of said city. THE SCHOOL BONDS, A proposition will also bo votod upon which authorizes the board of educ issuo school bonds in the sum of 000, twenty years, 5 per cent bonds for the pur~ chase of school sites and the erection of school buildings. ‘Thesites proposed to be purchased are: In the vicinity of ‘I'wenty-fourth and Luthrop streets, at $5,000; in the vicinity of Gibson, ,500; in the vicinity of Fort’Omaha, at inity of Windsor Pluce,’ at in the vicimity of Bedford Place, at n the vicinity of Center school, at o bo complotion 1 on or before rs of the upon_to $3, 501 “I'he buildings proposed to be erected in- clude a §75.000 addition to the high school; an eight-room _building on the Long school site to cost $25,000; a_ twelve-room building on the Franklin school site to cost §30,000; u twelve-room builling on_the West Omaha site to cost $30,000; a twelve-room building at Bloventh and Céntor streots to cost $30,- 000, It is also proposed to sell the Hartma: school site and expend the funds derivea from the sale in the purchase of a school site within six blocks of the present Hurtman school. CANDIDATE The following are the republican candidates who will be voted for on Tuesday For mayor. ieorge W. Lininger C ¥ John Rush omptroller’ Robert Armstrong ce judge .Lee Helsloy For counci First ward . Second ward Third ward .. Ernest Stuht Dan 0'Keofo ‘Arthur Briggs fourth w Wiiliam £. Bechel Fifth ward. 3y Jacob Counsny Sixth ward Seventh ward Eighth ward .Mux Buehr .Theo. Olsen Ninth ward versee 'red L. Blumer The polls will be open at 8 o'clock a. m. and remain open until 6 p. m. this evening. e Cushinz Downed Again, The followiug statement regarding Cush- ing’s fraudulent railroa1 promises in lowa by which Clarinda merchants wero swindled outiof about $12,000 was made by vne under- signed, a formor resident of that city: ““I have scen the article published in Tur Bee of Saturday, November 80, referring to the fact thav ain storekeepers of Clarinda and that vicimly in Iowa, n de- frauded out of about &12,000,throu the euarantee given them by R. C. Cusbing, now the gemocratic cendidate for mayor in this city, said guarantos beving . been given while the sud Cushiog was the resident monager of Pitzgerald & Company, who were then building w line of roiiroad from Hummiston to Shenandoah, the guarantee being thut he, the said Cush- ing, would see that they, the said merchants, grocers and produce dealers, would be re- imbursed for any goodsthey might sell to the graders workingon the line, “At that time I was a resident of Clarinda and I know, of my own knowledge, that it was the general understanding of the people of that town that the goods in question had been furnished the said graders and contractors solely upon the guarantee of the said R. C. Cushing as the ostensible representativo of tho firm of Pitzgerald & Co.; and further, that these goods would not have been fur- nished had 1t not been for the guaranteo above specified. *‘I also know that it was generally understood the smd graders and contractors had oeen introduced into that Liou of the country by the said firm of Fitzgerald & Co., #8 also that they, the said graders und contractors, had left tho place under the same control. “'1 ulso know thut iv was current beiief in Clarinda and viginity tnat demana had been mado upon the said Cushing for payment of the debts incurred by the said graders snd that the same had veen refusea. L desire also to state that 1 was person- ally acquainted with 8. M, Crooks, C. K. Vance, James Harrington, M. R. Ansbach @ua T. J, Bracien, whose history of the fraudulent transaction bas appeared in THe Bee and am prepared to atiru that they are all men of good business swnding in that community and are uow, as they were Lhen, men of undoubted probity and unquestioned verucity und further, that their story as pub- Lishod in Tue Bee correctly sets forth the fraundulont trassuction between them and R. K. Cushing us we representative of Fitz- gerald & Company, by which they, the said merchau were defrsuded in various amounts of movey, aggrogaling @s above specified, about $12,000. Fraxg Joxes, L Without His Knowlsdge or Consent. Omama, Dec. 2—To tue Editor of Tue Bee.|-—1"have recently been nformed that I was nominated at the state probibition con- veution for conncilman-at-large. This was without my knowledge or conscut. J am not @ candidate. 1 have uever been @ proui- bitionist, und would have been no more sur- prised had I been nomivated on tho demo- Cralic ticket. Yours, W. M. Lousen CAY CITY GRADERS VOTE? Those Only Who nare Permaunent Rosidents Have That Right, FLOATERS ARE NOT VOTERS. Those Who Sleep in Grading € Cannor Vote~The City Ator: Opinion Concarred in by At torncy General Licese. Jud of Eleotions, correspondence on the of the gradors’ trietions ¢ The following legality or illegality vote explains itself: Hon. John T. Webstor, City Attorny, Omatia—Dear Sir: Please give mo' your opinion, as city attornoy, upon the following points for the guidance of the judgos of olos- tion in their duties elcction day, Decombor 1880, caunpy 1. Although a person s name eppears upon tho rogistration books in proper form, and SUch person appoars thercon to bo u legal . can the vote of such a poerson - bo chal- t tho polls? yes, then w to determine the qualificaron of us o voter! 8. Weare informed that districts in Omaha, grading contractors ups Upon the commons, that these cstablish their camps near the they are grading and as soon a8 their work in the noighborhood is dono, they remove t men aud camp to another locality. These contractors cmploy and dis- churge thew men at will, here is no pre- n be applied such person in cortain voting tense taat the camp is established as a howe but simply as a temporary place to b sus- tained only while the work in that nity is boing done. In such case doos & man 8o cmployed become a resideat of each voting district under the eluction law avho may bave boen in such camp ten days or more and who went into such camp, not for tne purpose of making it his homs but for tho temporary purpose of remaining there no longer thau until such work should be com- pleted. 4. Is a pauper in the county houvse a logal voter in the Seventh ward, who did not ro- side within the boundaries of such wara at the time he was taken to the county house? Very respectrully, D. H. Mencen, Chairman Ropublican Cit, mitteo. D. H. slercer, Chairman Republican Ce tral Committea—Dear Sir: My answer to the questions vropounded in your lotter of November 30 arve as follows: Answer to First Question—Any person of- fermg to vots, whether registered or not, may be challenged when he offers to vote, Seo session laws, 1850, page nd section page 800 of compiled statutes 1887, It is the duty of each of the judgos to challengo any parson offering to vote whom he know or suspscts not to be qualified, and uuy elector may so challengo. Answer to Second Question—The tests to be applied 1 case of a challonge are those specified in the general election law. See sections 23, 20, 80, 31 uud 82, pages 330 and 801, con.piled statutes 1587, Answer to Third Question—Under tho state of facts set forth in this question, & person would not be a aualitied voter in the voting district where he may baso camped. His voting districi would be the voting dis- trict of his home or permancnt abode. Answer to Fourth Question—A pauper who did not reside within the boundary of the Seventh ward at tho time ha bacamo an inmate of the county poor house, is nota voter of the Seventh ward. Yours truly, Joux L. Wenstrn, I fully concur in the above opinion. WinLiaw L Attorney General, e T Bohem'an bemocratic Club, The Bohemian Democratic club held a lively session in Motz hall, on South Thir teenth strect, last night. Tae attendance was very large. Joe Miek, the president of the club, made the introductory speech, and defendoed Cushing’s conduct at the city dump a fow yvears ago when he cmployed strikers and thugs as substitutes for honest laborers who had walked out. Candidates Philip Andres and Ed Mori- arity and others made speeches, and the rev- elry was continued until fariuto the night. Republican Oentral Committae, The republican city central committee held a meeting at the Millard hotel last night at which the ballots for the election today were distributed and other business transacted. A wild rumor gained credence last mght that Mayor Broatch was about to bolt the republican ticket, and that he with a select number of fri would issue and support un independent tickot, Members of the committee who are friends of the chicf executive declare that this is nob s0 and that while Mr. Broatch may scrateh his ticket there is no general movement in tne direction of a direct boit. Sccand Wa-d Democrats. The Second ward democrats held a moeot- ing last night at Eigbteentn and Vianton, About fifty persons wero present. Frank Morrissey, G. H. Mack and Geo:ge O'Keefo made speeches., - Pozzont's Complexion Powder produces o soft and beautiful skin; it combines every eloment of beauty und purity. L At the kort, Mrs. Mary 'Thomas Fletcher announces the marriage of her daughter, Mary Vashts Miskey to Captain Char A. Dempsey on November 27, 1539 at Philadelptia. he bride sud groom will be at home to thoir friends on Mondays 23d and 80tn of Decem- ber at Fort Omaha, quarters 12. Lieutenant Witlium Yurnsr, Second in- funtry has returned from his trip to the state agency, Miss Marion Turner, who has been quite ill, 18 much mproved. Miss Wobster, who has been dangerously ill, is making satisfuclory progress toward convalesceuce, Lieutenant Rowell has been confined to his quarters by a sharp attack of bronchitis, He is again able to be out however. Licutenant Wilkins is visiting friends in Towa, 1 Yesterday being the 80th and last of the mouth, the regular mounthly inspection and muster of troops at Fort Oimaha took place. iy POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powde never variea. A murvel of purity, strength wi | Waolssomeness. More econouil: cal than the ordinary Kinds. und canuot besold in competitl s with the muit-(uds, of low et short welght aliin or uhosphais powders, Sold ouly tu cais. BRovaw Bakixu Powosk Co., 108 Wall 5t N, ¥,