Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1889, Page 1

NINETEE BELIEVED T0 BE A- FRAUD, The Scheme for an Internatfonal Catholic Bank. GIVEN NC CREDENCE WHATEVER. The Secretary of Stato at the Vatican Dectares That Nothing is Known There Regarding the Institution, - Nothing Known Al [Copyright 1599 by James Gordo Loxvoy, Dec. 8,—[New Cablo—Special to Tue Bre]—Apparently nothing is known here about the Inter- national Catholic bavk championed by Ley- bourn. Catholic commercial men are not enamored of the idea. Cardinal Mauoning first heard of the scheme through the Herald. Bhenff Stuart Knill is conuected with every Catholic movement in the metropolis, Had 8 canvass been made of the leading Catholio business men Knill would certainly have been approached. He said today that e had never haard of the scheme, He said: “I do not know anything of this matter, but if 1 were asked to inte self firancilly in any such project the very name would be sufficient to turn me against it. Catholic affairs of this kind have always failed. I remember when I was younga Catholic insurance society was started. It did not last aod its fuilure tulned many, Catholics are few in number in the busioess world, United in relig they arc almost divided in everything In England Catholics are opposed to one another on almost all subjects except their faith, 1 supgosca wish for opposition must break out in one form or other, aud the atronger the ties 1 one direction the greater there are likely to be differcuces in others. With men opposed to each other no comme: el speculation wiil succeed. So faras 1 personaily am concerned I never take part in any commercial speculation except my own business. You sce that one of the reasons given for the establisnment of the bank is ut it. Bennatt.1 York 4 that the pope has felt the necessity of a safo depository for his money in the event of a European war or eerious trouble with the Ttalian government. Well, Tthink thav 1f such a state of things were anticipated Eng- land would be as safoa depository as any country. Bosides, I do not seo that the pope has any funds to bo seized. L should say that his iucome, made up of the offerings of Tus children, are all spent on tho objects for which they are made. But really, as I have said, the whole matter is one of which I have heard nothing.” Considered a KFraud. (Copuright 1889 by James Gordon Bennatt,) Rowmp, Dec. 8, —|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tk Ber. |—The secretary of state at the vatican declares that nothing i8 known there of the bank which it is said tho pope bas authorized. The whoie affair 18 considered a frayd. Diamond Prices Ton Bottom. LCopuriaht 1689 by James Gordon Bennstr.) Loxbo: Dee.«8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnr Bee.]—Diamond mer- chants, wholesule and retail, claim that prices have touched bottom and that the rise ©of 10 to 15 per cent in the retail trade within the last six months wiil be steadily supple- mented. The reuson given is that De Heer's syndicate controls twenty -nine thirtieths of the output and is in a position to control the supply and consequently the prices, BRAZILIAN ADVICES, The Revolt Engineersd By the Mili- tary and Studenrs, Lisnoy, Dec. 8.—The steamer Atrato has arrived wit, .dvices from Rio Janeiro which confirm the statement that tne revolution in Brazil was precipitated by an attempt of the government to remove the disaffected troops stationed at Rio Juneiro, to the provinces, “Che revolt was confined to the wilitary and the students, General Da Fonseca, the head of tho pro- visional government, in a message sent by him to Dom Pedroon November i6, said: “The democratic sentiments of the nation, combined with the resentment at the syste- matic repressive measures of the govern- ment against the army vnd navy aud the spoilation of theie rights, have broughit about & revolution. In the face of this situation the presence of the imperial family in the country 18 impossible. ~ Yielding, therefore, to the exigencies of the national voice the provisional government is compelled to re- quest you to leave Brazilian territory with your family within twenty-four hours, ‘I'he country expects you will know how to 1mi- tato the example set by the first emperor of Brazil on April 7, 1831, The order of expulsion extended to Ad- miral Prince Augustus of Coburg, com- mander of the Brazilian iron clad which is expected to reach European waters shortly via the Suez canal. An Intarview With Comte d'Fu, Lasnow, Dec. 8.—Comte d’Eu, in an inter- view today on the situation in Brazil, said said the republicans there were fow in nume ber, but they profited by the abolition of slavery, The republicans pretended that theabolition of slavery was entirely due to the throne. Meanwhile the army had be- come tyranical and insolent and the only meaws of checking it was to revive the Garde Nutionale, which always nad been a con- servative body, tho crown nominating its oficer, The government . therefore resolved to create a regiment in Rio Janeiro, whereupon the republicans spread the report that the authorities intended to revive the Gardo Nationale generally and to check and disarm the regular army, The military thereupon deciaed to revolt under the leadership of Da Fonseca, who is a weak man and easily manuged. Regarding the prospect of the restoration of the empire, the Comte d'Eu said Brazil ‘was too far from Kurope, and a man was wanted who could bring the army around to the empire, If the omperor had appeared on the streets when the rebellion broke out the crowd would nave cheered him, Now it was 100 late, An Eeglishman, the agent of an important English bavk at Rio Janeiro, who was #boara the Atrato said: “On Suuday the telegravh was seized. No messages were delivered, not even those addressed to the ‘ British eonsul. 1 wentto the consulate at 10 o'clock in the morning and was stopved by saldiers. Mr. Nicolina, tho acting Hritish consul, was stopped also, We fearad: exchange would fall to nothing, but the provisional government oufed the English bankers that if they atlowed it to full their establishment wouid be suppressed. Nothing = could exceea tho feeling of kinduess which everyone, | in- cluding the vrovineial ministers eutertaiued toward the emperor, but the cowardice of those who ought to have re- sisted was contemptiole. The wealthy classes were timorous rather than indiffer- ent. The onl; 1ble secossionist move- wment will ve from the Germaus. 'The govern- ment provided against the publication of soythin uufavorable or disquieting, Ezen telegrams to foreign ministers were uietly suppressed. The Kio Javeiro legis- ture on the 15th approved the reconstruo- tion of the constitution on the busis of @ thorough democracy. Th «.hg’wu observed @ 3 publio holiday throught Hrazil 'H YEAR RANCE Financial Transactions of the Coun Forthe Past Week, Bostoy, Dee. 8.—|Special Telegram to Trr Bre.|—The following table, compiled from special dispatehes to the Boston Post from the managers of leading clearing houses \d Canada, shows the gross exchanges for the week ending December 7, with the percentage of 1ncreaso and decrease, as compared with the corre- sponding week in 1888, CITIES, CLEARINGS, - eswaouy | fladeiphia. Chilgag St. Louis v Sun Franof<co.. New Orieans. Pittsburg. Baltimore., . Cincinnati ", Kansas ity Louisville. . ontreal Minneanolis, .. Providence . Milwaukee Detroit Columbus Indiatiapolis Dallas...... Richmond, Hartford Duluth ortl Worcester. .. *Seattic i and RRavias Syracuse 105 Angeies owell ... “Birming Des Molues, Wiclita W York! nded 1 t this time last year, NATURAL -b S MINNESOTA. Great Excitement Over a Find in Marun County. Famyoxnt, Minn,, Dee. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tz Ber. |—Martin county is ablazo with excitement and natural gas. On Tues- day four men digging a well on the farm of . J. True, twelve miles southeast of Fair- mont, struck natural gas at a depth of seventy-five feet. On striking the vein the gas rushed out with great force, and ou being lit, the flames shot up ten fect ‘The noise of the escaping luminant can be heard forty rods away. _After striking this vein the men in search” of water went to the foot of tho hill and commenced boring for wacer and Jast night at the depth of forty-two aund a nalf feet they again struck gas and withont removing their trucks touched a mateh to it. The flames from this eighteen-inch hole shot up eighteen feet in the air and a portion of the machinery was destroyed by fire. Gas was struck fu both cases after passing throuzh two inches of sandstono A portion of the $10,000 approvristed by the state will be asked for at once to develop this incal- culabiy rich find. Several thousand people visited the wells today. THE WHILE HOU PEOPLE. Mr. Morton in Chicago—President Harrison Due This Mornin Cnicaco, Dec. 8,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The vice-presidential party, con- sisting of Vice President Morton and wife, his nicce, Mrs, Sands, and his private secre~ tary, arrived over the Chesapeake & Ohio and Kaukakee lines this morning and were escorted by a committee w the Richelicu. President Harrison and party, which in- cludes besides himself First Assistaut Post- master General Clarkson and wife, Miss Wanamaker, danghter of the postmaster general, and his vrivato secretary, Mr. Hal- ferd, will arrive ‘in Chics at the Van Bu- ren street station of the lllinois Central about 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. They will be received by a committee of prominent citizens and the uniformed militia of Chi- cago. At noon an inforwal luncnoon for the ladies of the two parties will be given by Mrs. Peck, while the gentlemen will be lunched at the Union League club at 10 o'clock by Mr. Peck of the Auditorium. A reception will be held at the club in honor of the president and vice president from £:30 to 4 0'slock. The committee of arrangements announce that the president will be pleased to see the members of the Illinols commandery of the Loyal Legion, although no public reception wili be held. At 6 o'clock the presidentinl party will dine at Mr, Peck's, and immedi- alely after the president will be driven to the Auditorinmn to participate in the dedica~ tion ceremonies. B T Winter Whe it Statistics, CnicAgo, Dee. 8,—TI'he Furmers’ Review in its cuerent issue will summurize the re- ports of its correspondents regarding the acreage and condition of winter wheat com-~ pared with last year as follows: Illinois, ucreage 110, conditon ¢6; Indiana, acreage 101, condition 94z Ohio, acreage 9517, condi- tion 931 ; Kentucky, acreage 108, *condition 06; Missouri, acreage 109, condition #0; Kunsus, ucroage 120, condition 994; Towa, acreage 103, condition 1013 Wisconsin, acre coudition 85; Michigun, acrcage 9: coundition 79, ———— e Steam -hip Arrrval At New York—The City of Chester, from Liverpool, <At Moville—The Devonia, from New York for Glasgow. At Philadelphia—The Nederland, Antwerp, At Queenstown—The Servia, from New York, At London—Sighted: The IKansas, from Boston; La Bretagne, from New York for Hayrej the Italy, from New York for Liver- pool; the Hammonia, from New York for Hamburg, R am— Good Stakes For Flyors, Sr.PauL, Mion,, Do Special Tele- gram to Tue Bgee.|—Secretary Shaw of the Twin City Jockey club bas, after several woeks' hard labor, completed bis programme of fixed ovents for next summer's meeting and the weeting to be run 10 tha summer of 1801, Lo stakes will close January 15, 1500, All told there are uine races, for which there will be added $13,500, Tho meeting next f’unr, opening Wednesday, July 28, and clos- ng Saturday, August 2, will huve a pro- gramme superior to that of the inaugural meetiog of the club, The added money to stakes and purses will be §37,500, Secretary Shaw’s anuouncement states that in no case will less than §1,000 be given in added woney to stakes, nor will any purse bo less than $500, All'purses for three-year-olds snd up- wards will be from $500 Lo $300, from East Liverroor, 0., Dec. 8. —Herbert Me- Cracken, contractor, Phil Brickey, carpen- ter, and G. M. Haines, carpenteor, were fa- tally hurt by tue full of @ uew buildiog yes terday. e e Em’'n Pasha's Condidon. Zaxzinar, Dee, 8.—Ewin Pasha is stll in a dangerous condition, but Dr. Parke hopes for bis recovery unless uulooked for comph- catious st i, BREWER TAKING HIS TIME. Surprise Expressed in Washington at His Deliberation. HE HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM. Judge Dundy Will Be Pushed For the Circuit Vacancy—The Christmas Reces ato Reorganizas tion—Beet Onlture, FOURTEENTI STREBT, Wasnisatoy, D. O, 1 5 There is some surprise folt by the ofilcials of tho supreme court of tho Umted States from the fact that up to the present time nothing has been heard from Judge Brower, recently uppointed associato justico to suc- ceed Mr, Matthe! While there is no doubt that hie will accept tho honor tendered to him he certainly displays vewarkable delib- eration in notso stating. He is not expected hore until after the holiday recess. The president has not yet decided upon Judge Brewer’s successor, but it is probable the selection will be made from that circuit. Senator Paddock, as soon as Judge Brewer's nomination was made, called upon the presi- dent and presented the name of Judge Dundy. The president spoke pleasantly of Judge Dundy, as he also did of Judges Shiras of Iowa and Calawell of Arkansas, betweon which three incumbents of the federal benceh it is believed the choice lies. It is probable that the delegation will urge Dundy, as it is known that the Hon. John L. Webster would decline the position if tendered to him, THE CHRISTANAS 1 5 There will be but eight or ten more work- ing days of congress before the Christmas holiday recess. Adjournment until Monday January 6, will probably be taken on Thu: day, the 19th inst., although if Speaker Reed concludes that he can not announce his com- mittees before the reconvening of congress in_January there are many members who will insist that the recess b ken Wednes- day, the 15th, No raal work of consequence will be done until the committees are an- nounced, as they coutiol the real business of congre: “The house will hkely consume considel ble ime this week discussing Cashier Sil- cott's peculations, defalcations, forgeries and the consequent losses to the members, Almost cvery member of the house has his owa peculiar ideas about the responsibility of the sergeant-at-arms, Many of them wiil want to deliver long opmions. While there appears to be a division of opnion as to whether the members should lose the money they bad deposi with the sergeant-at- arms and their accumulations in the way of back salaries, there is very little doubt that the government will fivally assume these losses and that the members will vote the mouey to reimburse thewselves, SENATE REONGANIZATIO There can now be no doubt that the efforts which were made last week to bring about & reorgunization of the senate have failed They failed because each state which pre- sented a candidate for sergeant-at-arms of the senate has bean provided with positions in the house, thus making it impossible for them to successfully claim patronage in the senate, Senator Quay had a candidate from Penpsylvania in Leeds, but Edward Me- Pherson of Pennsylvania, was elected clerk of tho house and with James R. Young ex- ecutive clerk of the senate Penunsylvania can lay claim to no more patronage sice Major John A, Carson of Philadelphia is 10 be cleric of the house committee on ways and meuns. Major Holmes of Towa, was elected ser- geant-at-arms of the house agd of course it would uow be ridiculous for Colonel Swords of lowa to ask for the position of sergeant- at-arms of the senate, Senators Spooner and Sawyer of Wis- consin had a candidate from their state for the position of sergeant-at-arms of tho son- ate in the persou of ex-Represco- tative Guenther, bu% the election of Cuptain ~ Wh of that state to bo postmaster of the house settles Wisconsin's claims for anything more and they have resumed their efforts to get Guentuer o consulate, Morcover it wmuy bo stated that the administration of Sergeant- at-Arms Canaday is us satisfactory as could have been expected from avy man, 'I'he real ground of those who have clamored for the reorganization of the senate is a desire for a redistribution of the patronage. PHOEBE COZYENS' OPINION. ®Phoebe W. Cozz the well known female lawyer of & Louis, published a lengthy opiion here today in which she contends that congress has no constitutional right to enact a federal election law. She contends that the constitution of the United States does not confer the right of sulfrage on anyone; that no one is a citizen of the United States as such; thav citizenship is conferred by the states, ‘1he opinion has brought about some discussion by lawyers in congress, but it will in nowise interfere with any lagislation the leaders of that body have in mind. ‘Che constitution, it has been held by the bestlawyers in congross, clearly gives congress the rieht to regulate the election of its own members. ROOSEVELT AT THE CANNON'S MOUTIL. An amusing little incident occurred at the Shorgham last night. The Gridiron club, which is composed of the principal news- paper correspondents of Washington, had at its dinuer a large number of the members of the bouse. While they were congrezated in the parior preparatory to entering the dio- ing room Civil Service Commissioner Roose~ wvely passed through the hallway of the hotel and espied the stutesmen, Thé sight of Mr, McKinley of Ohio, who is likely to be the chief man of the committee on ways and means, and Mr. Cannon of Tilinois, who is likely to be chairman of the committee on appropriations, led him to enter the parlor and engage himself in conversation with the Ohio stutesman, His object was to become acquainted with Mr. Caunon, No one intro- duciog him, ho approached My. Caonon, in- troduced himself and engaged bim in conver- sation about the efforts of the commission wo improve the present operations of the civil service law, Before he had quite completed Mr, McKinley turned laughingly to Mr, Roosevelt and said: *That's all right, Roosevelt, but you don't gev'the appropriation just the same." ‘I'ne pointof Mr. McKiuley's pleasantry lies in the general belief that the clause ap- propriating the salaries for the civil service commission will be stricken from the appro- priation bill, of shich Mr, Cannon bas charge. WasmiNarox Bureav Tae OMana Bew, } ns, BEET OULT As chairman of the committes on agricul- ture Senator Padaock had @ consultation with Prof. Wiley of the agricultural depart- ment on the question of beet sugar, in which the professor stated that no further appro- priations were needed to make additional tests, us the industry had quite passed the experimental stage, Prof. Wiley is satisfled that the feasivility and profit in the culture of beets for sugar 18 beyond question and the tests of Nebraska beets and soil show that thestate is peculiarly adapted to their growth und munufacture, Senutor Paddock tavors the ubolition or material reduction of the tariff on caue sugar und a bounty on sugar produced from bects grown in this country, POSTAL CLERKS. There has been much dieulty in secur- iog the reipstatement of ex-postal clerks. Under tho rules all are excluded frem rein- statement but by examination, excepting old soldiers. During the past week Senator Paddock has obtained the reiustatewent of Frank D, Crawford of Fillmore county and B, P, Zuver of Gage county, MISCELLANEOUS, Ex-Congressman Proctor Kuott and James A. McKenzie, well known Kentucky demo- crats, are grooming their steeds Lo euter the Jos Blackburn. Representative Samuel J. Randall does not intend to try to occupy bis aeat in the house before the first of next yoar. Those who have seen Mr. Randall rocently do not be- lieve that he will ever be able to resume his congrossional dutics. Today's Herald says: ‘“Senator og his Vermont avenuo residence ngle blessedness. Wers the interest- rumors of last summer without founda. tion ¢ Senator Wilson of fowa has taken his old quarters, at the corner of Thirteeath and G strects, His wife and daunghtor, both well kuown here in society, will be with him after the holidays. A gentleman who made the recent tcur with the Pan-American congress has placed on exhibition the souvenirs he collected on the trip, Thers are several hundred pieces of elavorate menu dinners, descriptivo books showing the resources of cities and states, badges ana medals innumerable, and char- acterist ouvenirs furnished by the proprio- tors of factories, breweries and’ other estab- lishments which they visited. Vice President and Mrs. Morton have moved into their beautiful homo in Scott cir- cle which Lias been 8o maguificently revuilt and furnished with a view to administration dinners and other entertainments during the upproaching season, From New York comes the information that the Whitneys intend to outdo the Mor- tons In entertwining this winter. They have rebuilt their residence i New York and have given the best decorators of Gotham carteblanche to outshine anything over ao- complished in the way of interior decora- tion. Mrs. ‘Whitney jutends to take a hand in the democratic contest of 1802 and will help push her husband to the front for the presidency. The Whitneys sand the Bri have joinod hands against the Cleveland and William L, Scott combinatien to sccure the democratic prize three years hence, Perny S, HeaTin BER, Allison A PiD o A Spendthrift, Forger, Confldence Man and Bigamist, oLoRADO Srrixas, Colo, Dee. 7.—|Spo- cial Tolegram to Tur Bee.]—The senior member of the firm of Browning & Evans, one of the leading second-hand merchandise firms of Colorado Springs, left this city a few days ago very suddenly, and it is today discovered that he left for fear of officers from the eastwho are on his track for crimes s0 serious that if he is caught he-will prob- ably spend the rest of his life behind prison bars. Thief, swindler, confidence man and bigamist 1s the startling record of this man who for a year has occupied a high position here in business circles, One year ago Brownmmg came and met a young clerk in a lead- ing dry goods storo named Evans. They both had a little money, and becoming fast friends, entered into partnership in the second-hand furniture and hardware busi- net They were both regarded as honest, upright young business men, and the firm by its cnterprise soon canie to be looked on as one of the most promising in the city. Browning became very popular in a large circle of fricnds, especially among the fair sex. He had his wife with him, and they set up housekeey But while she was pretty and apparently devoted to him. he spent but little of his time at home. Things went along smbothly until Thunks- @iving day, when Browaing told his partner that winle fn, the oast he had got into a scrape and ha'l been notified that day that officers were on his track. He thought it better to get.Hut of town at once, and packing up left the city, going to old Mexico. These facts were ascertained by Tne Bee correspondent today, who in- vestigated the matter and ascertained the following story from various sources, the principalone being aletter from the police of Lebanon, Pa., to the marshal of this eity, which was received this morning. S. Wolfersberger, alias Frank Culby, alias Gerald Newcomb, alias A. S. Brownmg, is now twenty-throo years of age. ‘T'wo years ago Lo inherited frdm s father, a resident of Lebaugn, Pa., a fortune of £35,000. ~ Young Wolférsberger was at that time living in his father's home, He in- vested part of his inheritance in a hat and cap establishment and blew the rest in in the most aporoved style. He paid little at- teotion to business and his life for six months was @ continual spree. He was handsome, and having plenty of money and willingness to spend it, bocame immediatoly popular with the girls of the town, on whom he tavished his wealth, Eventually he fell in love with Hettie Reed, whose father is one of the most generally respected und wealth- iest citizens of Lebapon. Miss Reed re- turned his affection and despite the protests of ber father, who wisely objected to so rapid and reckless a son-in-law, they were married. Wolfersbereer continued to waste his money, mortgaged his business, bor. rowed from all his friends, overdrew his bank account, and it is alleged descended to a pumber of swindling devices to obtan more funds, He had soon grown tired of his wife, and it becoming too warm for him in _Lebauon, he left his wife and mourning creditors one night going to Elmira, N. Y, In that city, under the name of Frank Cuiby, he courted Miss Eaith McCord, o pretty girl of that city, who fell In love with him and flually was induced to accompany him to Chicago, where be married her. It is al- leged that Wolfersberger used questionable means to obtain the funds to carry him first from Elwira to Chicago and then from there bere, iorgery is hinted uv in this con- nection, ‘When the gay deceiver and wife No, 2 ar- rived here no suspicion was held as to the past life of W olfersberger, or 3rowning, as he called himself, and they lived here for suveral months' without attractng any particulur attention except from the fact that Browning was thought to be too atten- tive to other women fora married man, Last epring Miss Edith Magvin, daughter of Judg Marvin of -Freeport, 1L, camo to visit friends. Waen Browaing met her in June he seemed to be stiungly attracted by her many charms and sadly neglected wife No, 2 in paying attention to Miss Murvin, In July wife No. 2 lefu the city for the cast, suddenly, and it is now dvulged that 1t was because she had bedome jemlous of her gay spouse on account ~of his devotion to Miss Marvio, and? on teiling him 80 a scene resulted @gd a separation fol- lowed. After wife No. §Teft the city Brown- ing became engaged toMiss Marvin, and she had returned home to' make preparations for marrying him, when hét ‘was forced to de- 1t scoms Browning had declared o Marvin that he @ bachelor and she eved it, not Happ to ascertain to the contrary, Mr. Reed, father of wife, learned some berger’s second mar: to Colorado Springs. berger (PR pi ey 7 father-in-law was takis arrested through the aud notified him, hu d departure on ‘Bhanksgiving day. The letter from th&émef of police of Leb- anon, giving informutién of Wolfersberger's many crimes 1o Marshal Dana resched here too late. The bird had flown. It is probable that many more wisdgeds of this man will turn up in the next fel He is now living in Mexico, out of the reach of the law, and is trying to get Mjss Marvin to join him, but this will probably now be prevented. The debts and money pbrained in the east by swinaling methods by’ Wolfersberger are es- timated at about §70 000. here is bigamist's first ago of Wolfers- and had hin traced friend of Wolfers- d also that the irate le“w. to have him banon authorities ich accounts for his Peters Was Massacred. ZaNz18aR, Dec. 8 —A coufirmation of the massacre of Dr, Peters and party has been received. The camp was surrounded by 1,200 Somails and attapked at midoight. No one escaped. Jealou y ghe Ouuse. ConrN1ING, Cula., Deg, 8,—Last mght at o house of questionable gharacter » maw named Cimbuski shov and ki%d Mrs. E. J. Swith of Ban Francisco aud buicided. Jealousy was the cause, N0 OFFICIAL ~ RECOGNITION, Proctor Will Take No Davis' Death. Action on THE NOTIFICATION AND REPLY. Mayor Shakespeare Conrteounsly In- formed of the Secretary's Decision —Ohurches Hold Memorial Ser- vices—rhe Fun A Kindly Refusal. WasINGTON, Dec, 8.—Tho followlng tole- gram was recoived tod NEw OnLEANS, Dec, 7.—Hon, Secrerary of War, Washington, D, .t I have offiel to inform you tliat the Hon, Jefferson Davis, at one tine secretary of war of the United States, died in this city yesterday His funeral takes place hero Dacember i1, at noon. JAMES A, SHAKESPEARE, Mayor of New Orleaus In response thereto Secretary 1’roctor to- night sent the following messazo: War Department, Washington — Hon. James A, Shakespeare, Mayor of New Or- leans: Your telegram informing me of the deatli of Mr Davis 1s recei In rofrain- ing from any official action thereon I could not and hopo Ldo not add to tho great sor- row of his family and many friends, It scems to me the right course and the best one for all. You will understand, 1 am sure, that its adoption is prompted by a sin- cere wish and purpose to aet in the spirit of peaco and good will which should fill the hearts of ull our people, REDFIELD PrOCTOR, Secrotary of War, In Me New Orreaxs, La, Dec, 8--Many churches held memorial services in honor of Jefferson Davis today. It is Bishop Gallegher’slintention to have the burial services take place on the broad portico of the eity hall. The surpliced c will sing an anthem there and at the tomb. The body will be taken to the cemetery, about three miles on a gun caisson. The parade will be of immense proportions. The sombre drapery of mourning is spreading over the city. Today the shipping dipped its flags, the British steamships especially put- ting their flags at half mast. More than forty-two thousand people viewed the remains of Mr. Davis today. ‘T'he floral offerings continued to pour in and the coffin now looks as if placed at the base of a bank of flowers. Some of the largest and most handsome designs were sent by ex-confederate soldiers of the different army corps, oriam. Representative Southeners Meat. NEw Yonk, Dec. 8,—Represcutative south- ern gentlemen met in a New York hotel to- ¥ 1o take action on tho death of Jefferson Davis. Among those bresent was General Joseph Wheeler, General Roger A. Pryor, Colonel . G and Colonel Franc Patrick Call Rosolutions were adopted oulogizing the life of Davis und syzpatLizing with his family. RAILROADS ALARMED. They, Can’t Run Things to Suit Them in the Dako as. Cmroago, Dee. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—The appreheunsions ot the rail- roads ln regard to radical legi<lation in the Dalkotas seem in a fair way to be verified. Oneof the first measures introduced in the house of representutives at Bismarck yester- dauy alternoon was a bill giving the railroad commissioners power to compel the railroad companies to furnish cars to anyone for the snipment of wheat, thus preventing discrim- nation. The railroads have claimed they had a just right to discriminate in favor of large ‘shippers in matters of this kind, but the Farmers’ alliance insists otherwise, and a8 this organization is a potent factor in Da- kota politics it is safe vo say the fears of the railroads of hostile legislation bave not been groundless. A Northern Pacific Acquisition. Sr. Paul, Dec. 8,—A special from Vin- cent, Minn., says a deal has been consum- mated between the Fedcral bank of Canada and the Northern Pacific railway wheroby the latter company secures a railway bridgo on the international boundary between Fm- ersonand West Lynne, The Federal bank held the bonds for the construction of the bridge, the town of Emerson having been unuble to liquidato them. It is asserted this acqusition by the Northern Pacific will result in a par- allel of the Manitoba road's line to Winnipeg by the Northern Pacific. DID HE DO 1T? Rumors That a Pioneer Press Man Fired the Tribune. St. Louis, Mo, Dec. 8.—A special from St. Paul says: Charles Ostrum, until last Friday night cashier and bookkeeper of the Minneapolis d2partment of the St. Paul Pio- neer Press, is suspected of having started the fire which consumed the Minneapolis ‘Iribune building vhe night of November 30. He was charged on Friday night with having stolen 82,200 of the Pioneer press funds and placed under arrest, Ho admitted his guiit and desired to do all he could to help his employers straighten ou the books. The terrible rumor was soon abroad that Strom fired the Tribune building to hide evi- dence of his guilt. He was seen in jail and strenuously denied the sto He evincea much emotion and said he was sure he could establish an alibi, Strom’s downfall 18 due to gambling and is a great surprise to all his friends. He bas been warried about three months, ——— IOWA NEWS, Allison's Onances. Des MorNes, Ia., Dec. 8.—|Special to Tug Bee. | —Increasing interest is being felt in the United States senatorship. Assurances come from all parts of the country that tho défeatof Allison would be a national disap pointment, It has developed within a short time tiat a fuud of soveral thousand dollars has been raised to defeat him, even if some other republican 18 taken in his place. 'I'he democrats seem to feel that it would be a great triumph for them if they could defeat 80 prominent a man as Allison, no matter who sueceeded him. They do not expect to be able to elect a democrat, but all their scheming now 18 directed toward bringiog out some republican who can get three or four republican votes and then the demo- crats would eodorse him and thus defeat Allison, They have tried John C, Bills, a former state senator of Davenport, und the name of Judge Rothrock of the' supreme court is also sugeested. 1t is anything to beat Allison even If some other republican is chosen. Governor Larrabee {s bitterly opposed to Allison, and while not expecting to be nowi- nated himself is hoping that some other re- publican will be. The governor has made 0o concealment of his opposition to Allison and his desire for Allison's defeat. His hostility is entirely on personal grounds. A careful canvans of the republican mem- bers of the legislature is being made, and it is believed thav a 1 will be fouand loyal to the choice of lowa when the time cowes. A House Evenly Divided. Des Moixes, Ia., Dec. 8.—|Special to Tug ek, ]—The prospect of a Lively begiuning of the legislature improves every day. Some members begin to think about comin g to stay all summer, and some talk is heard to the effect that Governor Boies may not be inaugurated before spring. Take it iu any way desired, and the fact remains the same, there will be fifty republi- cans and fifty democrats in tho next house. The great prob®m is how to maxe fitty a majority over fitty. For some time after the election the democrats didn't say much about the speakership. Thoy scemod o acquics in the republican idea that the next a would bo a_ republican. But of late thoy talk differently. They think, ovidently, that with the United States senatorship, the re. poal of prohibition and the organization of tho house as the three features of this logis- lature they will succeed in getting some. thing if thoy make a claim for everything So they aro sioutly insisting now that the next speaker must bo a democrat. Thoy say they can prevent the election ot a United States senator just as lone as the republi- cans keep up a deadlock on speaker. On the otier hand the republicans say that Gover nor Boics cannot be inaugurated until after the touse is organized, and if tho domocrats want him inaugurated and in a position to dispense the spoils they will have to stop their side of the deadlock and let the repub- lic the speakoer. 1t is p that the leadors of both parties w ot to- gottier” and make a compromise which will &ive tho republicans the speakoer, tho e crats the clerk and divide the impor committees about equally betwoen them. Sheriffs and Marsha Drs Morxes, Ta,, Dec. Bex ] —An approaching meoting which is ate tracting considerable attention is that of the sheriffs of tho stato and the city marshala and chiefs of polico of the various citics, It will bo held in Des Moines Decomber 18 and 10. This will be the first joint meeting of the two associations, Formerly the sneriffs had an association by themselves, and the mar- shals had ono also. Last Juns the two we consolidated and they will meet together lercafter. On the opening day of their con- ing mweeting each body will meet apart to consider matters that are strictly limited to their own work, but the second day thoy wi 1l all meet together to consider matters of gen- cral iutorest to peaco oMcors, The associa- tion expeets to present, some important rec- ommendations 1o the legislature and possibly prepare a couplo of bills embodying their views. One of these will be to empower tho boards of supervisors to put, prisoncrs in the county juil at work at hard labor, It is be- lieved that tho introduction of the rock pilo will have a salutary effect, especially in ai minishing the number of {ramps. in a fow 1a ady treated to hard . but it is proposed that the statutes shall make it ob- ligatory on the supervisors to provide places where " prison an be put to work wh sentenced to b labor. ~ Another change proposed .8 two or three offenses of petty larecny shall be treated as a felony, ble by imprisonment in the peni- . Tt is thouzht that this would break up mach petty thieving if the thieves, when old offenders, were sent to the penitentiary. Towa college, at nell, has undertaken a laudable enterprise in aid of ¢ awse. It will give a Greek festival and bauyuet in afd of the fund for wmyestigations by the American school at Athens. This school is muking explorations at the site of the ancient ity of Delphi, and money is needed to purchase the site out- right, ‘I[he whole entertainment, including costumes, musi will bodistinctively Greek. One fe will be tableaux taken from seven os of (Bdipus Tyrannus, and there will be a hymn of Athens’ suag in the Attic Greek by fifteen Atheman cns. Cousiderable interest is being aroused among college people 10 this Greek festival, Gets a Promotion. Dis Moixes, la . 8.—|Special to Tie Ber. |—Superintendent L. M. Martin of the old Booue line, us it was called, has been made general manager of the reorganized Des Moiues & Northern road. ‘The road is being changed 1o the standard gauge and will protably be pushed on to the Minnesota stato line, son Manuscript, Moixes, [u,, Dec. 8.—[Speciul to T J—The Aldrich meworial collection in the state library has just been enriched by a | munuscript_copy of ‘Tennyson’s recent poem “The Throstle, for which lie was puid £1,000 vy a London magazine. The venerabl wrote out a uf llocpy of the poem and pre- sented it to this collection, which is already asures it contains, Missount Varrey, Ia., Dee. 8.—[Special to Tue Ber.]—Valley loage, No. 233, A, I, and A, M,, elected the following ofticers to serve for tho ensuing bank, W. M J.W.; J, H. C Huff, secretary. WORLD'S A Bill dgreed Upon By the National Board of Promation, WASHINGTO! Dec. 8.—The Washington National bourd of promotion, in enarge of the Tn Americas’ exposition movement, have agreed upon a bill which will tomorrow be introduced 1 both the seuate and house, It provides that the Three Americas’ and world’s exposition shall be held at the tional ni- capital in 1802 in commemoration of tho four bundredth anniversary of the dis-* covery of America by Cotumbus and that the president of the United States shall appoint a governmental board of nine directors to formulate and superintend the execution of the for such exposition. The plun provides that several buildiugs shall be erected for tho exhibition of the various arts and industries of the three Americas and of the world; that the building erected as a museum for tho three Americas shall remain as a mem- orial building 1n commemoration of thay greav historical event and as o repository of the antiquities and history of tho western hemisphieres that the statue of Christopher Columbus be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies on the [2th of October: that tho president of the United States, through the depurtment — of state, shall invite the participation of all the nations of the world and_ull the states and territories of the United States, and that the president of the United Suates shall especially invite the presidents of the eighteen Amorican sis- ter republics, the king of Italy, the queen of pain, and the presidents and reigning sovereigns of all other nations o visit tho United States in 1882 and join with mm in the ceremonies attending the unveiling of said statue of Christopher Columbus, ‘The issuance of $15,000,000 in bouds is provided for, e Supposed to “The Fox,” MiLwAUKEE, Wis, Dee. 8.—Supposed bloody relics of the Cronin tragedy have been discovered in this city. The Sunaay following the discovery of Cronin’s body in Chicago Expressman James Mooney was ac- costed by & stranger looking for a quiet boarding house, Mooney took the stranger and his trunk to s bome. After afow days the boarder disappeared and has not been seen since. He left nis trunk behind him and after some time Mooney broke it open aod found in i bloody elothing, letters und pho tographs. The autborities were notified aud Police Captmin Schuttler ot Chicago inyesti- gated the matter and it is believed is now lookiy for the missing boarder. One of tne pictares and Mooney's description tally with, L said, the long sought for Cooney, *“Tho ox, " i e Stanley Congratulated. Zaxz1vaR, Dec, 8,—Henry M. Stanley has received congratulatory telegrams from Queen Victoria and the Kbedive, Stanley attended divine services on the British wan-of-war Turquoise mdu* Ina brief address to the crew he said he con- aidered Livioustone's mantle had fallen upon his shoulders; that his work had only commenced and that he would devose the rewaiuder of his lifo 1o i MBER DEFENDS WINDOM'S MEASURE Leech OChamplons thoe Secretary's Silver Suggestion. A SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM, The Dircctor of the Mint T Proposed Pla mks the Mere Truo tuine Disoiple, Do 8.—Director of o in his statement fuenished for bublication says he velioves Secrotury Win- dom’s proposed silver moasure not only is the best vlan for the present utilization of silver, but that it contains in itself the solution of the silver problom. “It will afford,” 1 be- lieva," says Mr. Leech, ady marke for the surplus silvor product of the world, the nominal effect of which will be to gradually and permancutly enhanco the value of silver until it reachies a point so nearly correspond- ing with its val © thut we can with safety do away with all tomporary measures and_restore the law as it existed from tho Toundation of the government to 1878 Itisa curious fact that papers representing tho .extreme gold seutin t of the enst ana the extreme siivermen of the west shoul both oppose the plan and for metricall, different reasons, the former because it pro- 808 10 ntilizo eriver moro fully ns money d the lutter becanse they say iv degrades silvor 1o the level of u commodity. With re- gard to the latter objection 1 fail to see how 1t is any more degrading Lo silver to receive it i unlimited quantitios and issuo certifle cates upon it redeemable at the option of the, holder in full legal tender aollars the preseut law 1o buy sile ver a8 a commodity. The proposition to issue certificates on silver bullion' i not. new but has been advoeated v congress in various forms by the wost able silver men, In the saue manner it has been proposed in congress to issue certiticates on gold bullion and in my judgment tuis proposition should become . liy “I believe it would have been recom- mended by tho present scertary of the trense fact that b did not,wish to sure with any other propo Wasinsaroy, Mint Lo the *'Gold bars are used more extensively in the settlewent of international business than coin. Why is 1t not just ns degrading to make payment in gold bars instead of gold coin as it" would be to issuc a representutive of thecoin, The plan proposed by the sec- retary is far more ad us to the silver producers thau the t of the ex- treme limit of the present laws, because une der its operation more than tour million dol- lars worth per month could be roceived, Any restriction in the act 1s a menace to the pricq of silver. The increased coinage under tha vresent law could not, continue indefinitol and it would only be a’question of time whei itwould bave to be discontinued. 13y supe plying an uniimited market for the product or - silver, it leaves it open o all natural oporations of the laws of subply and demand, The tendency of this wiil be to gradually and permanentiy enhance its value, thus cuabling its pro- ducers to realize a larger price for their pro- duct. At the same time it will materiall; enhanee the intrinsic value of the large stocl of silver in circulation in this country either as coin or its representative. b ‘L believe the adoption of the measurp recommended by the sccretary would 1n @& few years so enhauce the value of silver thag an mternational agreement looking to the ing of the mints of the world, or at leash tutes of the Latin union and the coutly 1t for the coinage of bothy metals at afixed ratio would not only be possible but desirable and reudily acéom4 plished.” STATH The Ogal 0OGALLALA, Neb., Dee, 8, J=1The Ogallalu power company is mak- ing rapid progress m the construction of th canal. Mcn and teams are bnsy all along the line between this place and Big Springs, near which vlace tho water is taken, from the bed of ver. ‘I'wo car lo ds of heavy machiner just been shipped in for the latter purpose. Ogalkila now pre- scots a more lively appear: than at any time for the past two years, New lifn seoms been infused into tha veins of our people and ull are sanvnine of an immensq growth of the town us soon as thg v power « I8 comploted, which y 1, Numerous land and coming 1n and business in t line is unusually good for this time of Two gent) n from tho eass been nere for the pust few days inveses tigating the advisubility of establishing a ginss factory h They have obtained some very fino samples of sand glass, which huve sent cast 10 bo unalyzed, and if satisfactory they will put in o plant'here af no distant day. * The power cowpany have ordercd a water wheel from an caster factory and will in o short time commenc the erection of a power house, and expect have all in readiness us 8oou as the watel commences to flow in the canal. A Rather Veculine Experience. Nepwrasia Ciry, Nob, Dec. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre.|—Yesterday afters noou while Chester Jerald, a young man of this city, was seven wiles south in the couns try he found a stray horse, and, thinking I8 ucar by, started to the horse when be met two men seback who accused him of stealing. the borse, which they claimed as their owo, He turned the horse over to the men when and started away when one of the strungers pulled a vevolver and Jerald ran for safety, but stumbled uod fell just us the man shoty the bullot pussing through Jerald's hat, aftes which the men ou orseback fled, evidently thinking their shot had taken fatal effect. Cited to Appoear. Fremoxt, Neb., Deo. 8.—|Special to Tus Bee.]—Deouty United States Muarshal Mer; cer was in the city yesterday afternoon an served summonses in garnishment on the Fremont National bank, A. W. Atwood, agent for the Liberty insurauce company of New York, and John Thomsen, agent for the Queen of Livervool, and & fow owher com! panies who had insurauce on the stock of dry goods of J. Goldgraber & (rother, which was burned bere lust week, and 1 which they are defendunts and H. 13, Claf lin & Company of New York plaintiffs, tg wppear Junuary 6, 1800, ia the United Stutes circuit court in Omalb New Bank at Cozad, Cozan, Neb,, Dec. 8.—[Special to T Bee.J—The citizens of Cozad are highl; pleased over the completion of the new Meridian state bank building. The buildin is @& twostory brick structure and cosf £10,000. 'Ihe brick was all manufactured a Cozad. The new bullding will be oceupie by the Meridian state banking company, Mooted n Compromise, Prarrssovry, Neb,, Dec. 8.—[Special to Tne Bee|—The iujunction against the Plattsmouth gas and clectriv light company was withdrawn yesterday, o satisfactory cowpromise haviog been effected. e © Weather Foreoast. For Omaha and Vicinity —Fair weather, For Nebraska and lowa: Falr, lower tom, perature, northerly wind For South Dakola: fair, lower temperas | ture, northerly winds, 1 —— Moussn Bey Exiled. @ CoNsTaANTINOPLE, Dec, 8.~Moussa Bey and his fawily have been exiled 1o By