Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1889, Page 2

tral City: prand master first vail, Rev, Will- fam T. Whitmarsh, Norfolk; grand stew nrds, James Dinsmore, Hebron; Levi M. Hubert, Lincoln; grand sentinel, Jacob King, Papillion Dr. holly Tesufies, Wavse, Neb, Dec. 8—|Special to Tae Her.|—The testimony for the defense in tho Kelly case began this morning, the court yoom being packed with spectators. Dr. Keolly was placed on tho stand and testifiod at great length, Ho graduated at the Ohio medical collego in 1878, epent eeveral yoars in hospital and asylum work in Ohio, then come to Omaha and engaged in general prac tico until 1887, when he was appointed super- fntendent of the insane asylum at Norfolk Ho had had considerablo experience with ovarian diseascs and ovarian tumors, He first met Caroline Soulier in February, 1888, when she came to the asylum for employment in March, She was employed as assistaut cook, Shecame to him for some ailment, maying her menses had been suppressed since she crossed the occan in O T previous. He preseribed_for ber and heard that she was better. During the summer he heard rumors that sho was pregnant ana in July questioned her about it. She denied it ana said she had had no opportunity to become pregnant. She told him she had consult or. Hear, who said the trouble camo from a change of climato, Later he again heard the sawe reports and in October he made a phy Jeal examination in the presence of his v using ull the ordinary tests for discover- ing pregnancy, but found no sigus of it. In November he made another examination, assisted by Dr. Hasson with the samo result. On January 8, two days before the operation, he made an examina: tion with Drs, Hasson aud Hear, and all agreed thiat the trouble urose from a tumor; that the girl was not_pregnant. ‘They told Caroline what kind of an operation would e recessary, and urgod her to £o to jer friends or 1 some hospital to have it performed, L tolling her that the asylum was not the proper pli She said that she had no money to pay for such treatment and wanted the operation performed at the asylum. To this the physician consented. Tho witness then deseribed the operation, con- tradicting ~ the witnesses for tho state i somo particulars, When it was found that a mistake had been made and that the girl was pregnant every possible means was used t prevent auny il effects drom the operation and she was carefully cared for. Sho seemed to rally from the shock of the operation, but two days later was seized with labor pains and gave, birth to a deud fatus apparently ubout eight months old. The fetus had been dead for some time and certainly was at the the time of the operation. It was the opinion of the wilness thut death was not caused by the operation, but, by blood poisouing from car- rying the dead foetus in the uterus, He de- nied that he had kisssd Caroline after the operation, but had only stooped over to hear whispers. Dr. Carter of Omaha aud Abbott of Fremont were called as medical experts, "Their testimony fully sustained Dr. Kelly's diagnosis and treatment of th se and they concurred with him on th se of death, Lively Battle N b Nenmasga Ciry, Dec. 12-|Special Telegram to Tne Bre.| —A serious shooting serape took place this morning betweea sev- eral furmers north of the city. Some tme ago Fielding Hall closed a road across s farm which Lad been opened by O. L. Mitchell, a tax title owner of the property, and warned people not to cross his land. George and Joo Hess, two neighboring farmers, did not heed the warning, and at- tempted to use the old road this morning, but were stopped by Hall. After some ‘words Joe Hess drew a revolver and shot at Hall, but missed him. He then fired two shots at Mrs, Hall with the same result. Hall then went into the house and got a sbotgun and turned 1t 10050 on the first man he saw, which happened to be George Hess, perfectly riddling his body with shot. Joe ok refuge behind his pony, and the animal roceived a charge of shot intended for its cwner. T'he two Hess boys then managed to get home and returned with another man, heavily armed, aad at lust accounts were laying for Hall. Warrants have been issued dor the whole gang. Fielding Hall was arrested tlis afternoon for shooting George Hess with intent to kill mnd was bound over to the district court in the sum of §1,000. braska Oity. Plattsmouth Considers improvement. Prarrsyovry, Dee, 12.—|Special to Tue Bee.|—At a meeting of the board of trade a committee was appointed to confer with the officials of the Roc Island and Missour: Pa- citic railroads for the purpose of acquainting them of the willingness of the citizens to as- sist in getting an extension of their roads through this city, A committee was also ap- ointed to draft a petition and have iv signed ¥ the Plattsmouth board of trade and busi- ness wen of the city, to be presented to the suthorities of the B, & M. railroad, request- fng the erection of a new depot at this place, A scheme whereby & great amount of force and power for manufacturing purposes could bo obtained by water wheels propelled by the current of the Missour: river was favorably spoken of and a committee appointed to in- vestigate, It was the decision of the board thata celebration of the growth of the city for 18590 be given and a large banquet given about Christmas, when the Riley hotel is com- pleted. An Attorney Hanged in Effigy. Daxora Ciry, Nev,, Dec,, 12.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee, |—South Sioux City is all excitement caused by the bhanging of County Attorney Kelly W, Frazer in efligy. Early this morning Sheriff Brasfield received a tel- egram from South Sioux City thata man was hanged there last night and to come at onc On arriving at the placo Sheriff Brasfleld found the man still hanging to an arm from the top of one of the principal business bouses and an immense crowd assembled to attend the funeral ceremonies. The eMgy 1s a0 exact likeness of the county attorney ana « was covered all over with appropriate placards all relating to his past record as county attorney. The cause of this proceed- ing is thu manner in which the cousty attor- ney has prosccuted tho tough element that bave been brought to trial for various misde- meanors aud crimes, as he very seldom con- victed any of the baa element from Coving- ton, in the north part of the county, Affairs av Nelson. NewsoN, Neb, Dec. 12.—[Special to Tae Ber,|—The ground for the new Nuckolls county court house has been marked out and work will soon be begun, The injunction se- cured by Superior has at last been dissolved aud people aeed no longer fear to improve their homes and business places as the oounty seat question seems permanently set. tled, Nelson has therefore great reason to be gratitled, Two religious meetings are in progress here, one at the Christian church and’ the other at the Presbyterian church, Quite a number of conversions are reported. Itis probable that meetings will be continued in the other churches as soon as the holidays ure over snd us there are fivo churches here @ long siege is in sight, The Outlook Brighter, Crerenroy, Neb, Dec. 12.—(Speoclal to Tur Bee |—Although prices are low here farmers in this vicinity are in much better Spirits than they were sixty days ago. At that time it was feared that owing to the drouighit the corn erop would prove almost a failure, It turns out, however, to be a good crop considering the circumstances. Cattle- men, who hela off buying stock fearing a lack of corn, are now puitiag in a good sup- xly. There will be less cattle unxf hogs fed 6ro this winter than usual, but with a few heavy snows or rains before planting time ugain the promise for better times generally will be excellent. The rich soil of Kuox county laughs at one dry seasou. Prarrsmovti, Neb., Dac. 13.—[Special Tol. egram to Tug Bee.|—The Cass county bond election contest case, which has boen on trial siuce December 8, before Judge Broady of Beatrioe, closed tonight. The case was taken uuder advisement until December 20, during ‘Which time a transoript of the documentary evidence introduced will be made and sub- mitted, This case 1s widely koown o » throughout the state and has boen proven to e the lurgest equity ever tried ia & Cass county court. The court room was erowded tonight to hear the closing arguments made by General Webster of Lincoln for the intiff and Hon. J. B. Strode of the same city for the defense. The attorney for the defense filed a motion for a dismissal of case on the grounds that insufficient ev donce had been introduced to prove the alle: 1on8 set forth in the petition of the con- tostant. No witnesses were called by the defense as tho atlorneys argued that the plaintiffs had proven nothin, A Two Days' Sesston Closed, Oscrovs, Neb,, Dec. 12.—[Special to Tne Bre. |—Judge J. H. Smith has just closed o two days' term of the district court here. There wera thirtv-six cases on the docket and seventeen of them were disposed of. Of the criminal eases David Reckmeyer, who had beon under arrest for forgery, was ar- ralgned and pleaded not guil i'he county attornay entered a nolle prosequi on behaif of the state, Tho other cases neainst ieck- meyer wero continued and tho bond fixed at $20,000, A Tomato Case, Bram, Neb., Doc. 1%.—[Special to Tar Ber.]—A rather importunt case came up in the county court here yesterday. Rufus Claar was one of several that raised toma- toes for the Council Blufts Canning company of Blair. The canning company rejectad the biggzest part of the crop on account of frost coming so carly that the tomatoes were not it to can, although apparently all right. 1u their contracts with the farmers nothing touching this matter is smd, Claar sued for 200 and received o judgement of $125 and 58t of suit, §1u2. The case will probably go to the supreme court before it is settled. Want $15,000 Damage Nennaska Ciry, Neb,, Dec. 13.—[Special egram to Tue Bre.|—Mrs, Margaret Kelley of Palmyra today filed papers in tho district court against the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy, asking $10.000 damages for in- juries received in a collision at Lincoln, Sep- tember 14, 1889, from which she was perm b1 crippled, Her husband, Marty IKe ley, al8o brings action against the same com- pany for 5,000 for damages and expenses sustained by his wife's iliuess. Creditors Left in the Lurch, Oxronn, Neb., Dec. 12.—|Special to Tir Ben.|—J. E. Parker, & barber of this place, pasted a notice on the door of his shop this morning to the effect thatho was going to Edison and then took the train for the west. Later in tho day the fact developed that ne had left the country, the general impression being that his objective point was Washing- ton. Being o pensioned and crippled e: soldier he obtained credit without aifiiculty and leaves various ditors to mourn lis sudden departure. Awarded $1,800. Fresoxr, Neb, Dec. 12.—| gram to Tie Bee.| Mrs. Frank Hoagla ecial Tele- The jury in the case of nd uguinst the Fremont, Elkhorn Missouri Vaulley railroad for $2,500 damages sustained in u wreek brought a verdict ut 4 o'clock this afternoon. The plaintiff is awarded $1,800. Covington's Ma Dakora City, Neb. Telegram to T BEE. | —The mayor of C ington, John Peyser, was arrested today for running a gambling house. He will have a learing next Mouday. ADRIFT ON THE ATLANIIC. “David Dillon at Sea in a Small Boat Without Provisions. New York, Dec. 12.—David Dillon, boat- man of the firm of Funch, Edie & Company, is adrift on the Atlantic ocoan in a small boat. Yesterday afternoon Dillon and Boarding Clerk Transgood of the custom house went down the bay to board the incom- ing bark Marie, which was off Sandy Hook, and et her papers, Transgood boarded the bark and Dillon remained in the boat, which was taken in tow. On the way up the bay the line on the small boat to the bark parted, and although Dillon must have attempted to inform the people on the bark what had hap- pened, he was uhobserved. ~ When last scen he was beiug driyen toward sea by a howling gale. This morning telegrams were sent 1o Sandy Hook, but nobody there has seen tim, ‘The only chance Dillon had was to muke Sundy Hook lightship. 1f hemade it he is sufe, If uot he is at sea with no provisions and’ with a slow death staring him in the face. A Dillon came originally from Australia, and before the duys of Searle he was the champion scutler of that country. He de- feated Kemp, who afterwards made such a gawe fight with Searle. A tug boat was chartered this morning and is now looking for him. e THAT SUGAKR SWINDLE. Kansas Farmers Will Lose Nothing But Their Golden Dreams. Kansas Ciry, Mo., Dec. 12.—The great sugar swindle has entirely collapsed and the ips which voted bonds to foster the will lose nothing. All bonds, $9,000 10 amount, voted in Meade county, have been cancelled and the scrip issued by the various townships in Clark couuty have been de- stroyed except $15,000 voted by one town- ship,and this can not now be negotiated owing to the publicity given to the swindle, The sugar company’s scheme was a gigantic one, and if it had been succossfully executed $1,000,000 would not have covered tho loss sustained by the counties and townships where the company contemblated opening up. Agents have been actively at work in Stan. ton, Harnell, Pratt, Grant and Johnson counties, and had succeeded in arousing such enthiusiasm over the new industry that they came to regard it s their salvation from pos- sible ruin caused by the uncertainty of the yield from other crops taan sorghum, The secretary of the state bourd of agriculture states that the company’s plan included the promised erection of & bundred mills n vari- ous parts of w rn Kunsas for which a subsidy aggregating over $1,000,000 was to have been asked. B The Holyoke Whitecaps, Howvoke, Col,, Dec. 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee, |—The preliminary hear- ing in the case of Bennet vs Witherbee, in the matter of the whitecaps’' outrage, was commenced today in Justice Moore's court, Kelsoy was tho only witness reached today. , His testimony was clear and positive and was in substance that defendant was present and assisted in whipping the witness and the complanant, Ed Sparks was arrested today as one of the alleged whitecaps, but was released. However, upon additional information papers were issued again this evening and placed in the hands of an ofiicer tor his ar- rest. George Ellis, for whom papers were issued yesterday, is still at large, ——e—— Faneral of Mrs. Scott Lord. Wasuinaroy, Dee, 12.—Funeral services were held over the remains of Mrs, Scott Lord this morning at the Church of the ln- carnation, Rev, Dr. Townsend officiating, President and Mrs. Harrison, Vice President and Mrs. Morton, Secretary and Mrs, Blane and Secretaries Proctor, Tracy and Ruslk, with the lauies of their families and a num- ber of prominent persous, occupied pews, The pall bearers wore Postmaster General Wanamaker, Attorney General Miller, Gen- eral Williams, Judge Shellabarger and Mayor Parker, The rewains were interred in Rock Creek cewetery. e Pronounced a Oanard, Caricaco, Dee. 12.—Chief of Police Hub- bard, when shown the dispateh from Dodge- ville, Wis., stating that a maa supposed to be Cooney had confessed and that a detective would start with him to Chicago, pronounced it Lo be a canard. Nocorroborative evidence has been received her, R ot Won By the Yankees, Orrawa, Dec. 12.—Tue iuternational chess tourney between Csnada wnd the United States, conducted by correspondence, has beeu won by the Americans, the score stand- ing 811§ games to 193¢, —— Obristians Caned. Atuexs, Dee. 12.—Despita the smuesty declared in Crete twenty Christiuvns were recently brought before the authorities there in chaius and beaten with canes. AMONG THE T0WA GRANGERS The State Grange Hlects Officors and Passes Resolutions. RACING WITH A RAILROAD TRAIN, Another Round-Up of Saloonkeepers ~An E or Convicted—~A Street Fight Betweesn Two Women ~Other Towa News. Des Moy gramto Tne 13, e, which has been in session here for two days, ed ofticers to-day to continue for two years., ‘The chief oMlcors chosen wera the following: E. Blackford, Algons, master; D, B, CI Council Bluffs, overscer; Robort Mol Garden Grove, lecturer; B, O. Sheldon, Henderson, steward; Mrs, Jennie Davis, Newton, chaplain; D. W. Jones, Manchester, trensurer; J. W. 'Murphy, Newton, secre’ tary. Tho lady officers are: Mrs. M. Jones, Manchestor, Pomona; Mrs. B, A. Parsons, Algona, a: Mrs. M. M. Blackford, Al* gona, Ceres; Miss Alice Clark, il Hluffs, laay assistant stoward. The Grange adopted rosolutions favoring Chicago for the world’s fair, opposing repeal or any essential modification of the ratroad laws, and favor- ing the issuauce of fractional currency for use in the mails, A Fatal Rnce With a Railcoad Train, S1ovx City, Neb, gram to Tue Bee. | known character living near here, was run over by the 1llinois Contral train this morn- g and killed. Ho was driving 1n a buggy on u roud aiongside the track aud attempred the foolhiardy feot of running a race with the train. Notwithstunding warning whistling he turned across the track aud was torn to fragments, Sixteen Saloonkeepers Arrested. Dunrque, Ta., Doc. 12.—[Specal Telogram to Tur Bee.]—Sixteen saloonkeopers were arrested in Cascade toduy by the sheriff of Jones county and taken to Anamosa, where they will be tried for violating the prohib- itory law by selling liauor within 500 yards of the Jones county hne. This is the first caso of the kind in thoe state. 1tor Convic Hasavie, Ia, Deo, gram to Tur Ber, ]—The jury in the case of the State of Iowa against O, P. Tibbetts, editor of the Sunbeam, charged with an as- sault on the person of J. M, Hammond, edi- tor of the Democrat, with interit to commit murder, after being out twenty-four hours returned a verdict of guilty of an assault to commit bodily iujury. ‘The penalty the judge will assess at some future time. ed of Assault. 12.—|Special Tele- Two Women Have a Strect Fight. HAMBURG, Ta., Dec. 12.—(Special Telogram to Tue Bee|—Quite an interesting but ridiculous affair happened on our strects today m which Mrs. Charles Lloya, the land- lady of the Grand Central restaurant, as- saulted Mrs. George Lloyd, her sister-m- law, with a cane, The lattor, after baving received two or three blows managed to get hold of the cane and they then began kicking each: othier on the shins, and kept it up until scparated by the marshal. The assaulted party of course reported tho matter to hor husband and he, justly ndignant that his wife should be assauited, called upon the husband of the party of the first purt for satislaction, ana another scone was enacted but without coming to blows, Diphtheria Quarantined at Ft. Dodge Fort Dovee, Ia., Dec. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Ben.]—Tho prompt quarautine move of the physician and mayor succceded in confining the diphtheria epedemic within the radious of yesterday’s afflicted district. No furthor fatalities or new cases were re- ported toaay. Funerals of those already dead were conducted privately by order of the mayor, and every precaution has been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. A Merchant ' Carnival.’ Missourt VaLLey, Ia., Dec. 12.—[Special t Tue Bee]—A novel entortainment was given at Bubes’ opera hall under the aus- pices of the ladies of the Presbyterian church in the shape of a merchants’ carnival. Sixty firms were represeated by as many ladies dressed in elaborate costumes appro- priately representing the various business interests. Every seat in the room was sold and many were turned away. It is the most unique home talent entertainment ever given 1 Missouri Vall Glenwood Blue Grass Loague Banquet w00, Ia., Dec. 12.—|Special to Tue ]—The banquet given by the local Bluo Grass league to the Westeru Towa Horticul- tnral society now in session here was a very enjoyable affar, There were about ono hundrod and fifty present including somo of the leading fruitgrowers of the state. Tho toast responses by Hon. L. L. Stephens of Glenwood, George Van Honten of Lenox, Hon, Silds Wilson of Atlantic, Captaia Wagg of Wauiee, President ollott of Mal- vern aud Rev. . W, Parsons wera all in the napplsst terms, Shirley Gillilland actod as toast master, The old ofticers were re-olected as follows: Prosidont, W. K. Follett, Mulvern; vico pros- ident, Mr. Baumberger, Flarlan; secretary and treastirer and delegate to the northern lowa society meeting, George Vau Honten, Thes next aunual meoting will bo held ut Atlantic, Do fruit display is worthy of Mills county’ bigh fame. L SOUTH DAKOTA, Judge Brewer Makes an Appoint- ment of a Court Clerk. Mrrcuery, 8. D., Dec. 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee)-—-Judge Edgerton re- ceived a telegram today from Pierro signed Thomes P, Fenton, United States cirouit clerk, from which it would appear that Judge Brewer had made an appointment for this office. This telegram is the only notice Judge Edgerton has hud of the appointment or intention to ke it. The diatrict of South Dakota being part of Judge Brewer’; circuit, it was within his power to fill this clerkship, but it would seem more in accord- ance with established usage had he left it to be illed by Judge Edgerton. Going to Meet the Sioux Commission. Cuamperialy, S. D, Dec, 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.|—Agent Anderson of the Crow Creek and Lower Brule agencies left here today with a delogation of chiefs from his ageucies for Washington, where they will meet the Sioux commission (n re- gard to matters relating to the opening to settlement of the Sioux reservation, The chiefs who attended from the two above agen- cies are White Ghost, Wezee, Dog Back, Big Man and Eagle Star, Alex Recountre interpreter. A Suit for Dumages. Srovx Faits, 8, D, Dec. 12.—|Special Telegram to Tus Bee.|~Mrs. E. Olsen, through ber attorney, George I, Nock, will serve notice tomorrow on R. W. Barnes, superintendent of the Sioux Falls water company, of a sult for damages. The suit rows out of the death of Mrs. Olsen’s hus- fiund iva water ditch. The papers nuago negligence on the part of the defendant. The amount claimed 15 §20,000. —— A Cold Wave, St PauL, Mion,, Dec. 12.—The signal ser- viee observer roports a cold wave epproach- ing from thie north which is more than @ thousand miles wide. This evening at8 o'clock all of the territory north of Montana, Dakota and most of Minnesota had a tem- perature of from 2 to 12 degrees below zero, At Medicine Hat the mercury stunds this evening ut 16 degrees below zero; Prince Albery, 14 degreos below; Minneapolis, 10 degrees below; 5t. Vinocent, 6 degrees below, ‘Thie barometer is very high o the northward and that is evidezce that it will be of consid- erable duration, RATION OF LABOR. R T A Motion to Fsfdblish a Politloal rarty Defeated. Bostox, Dee. 11—t the foronoon session of the Federation of Labor today the com- mittea on the répdkt of the president re- ported favorably upoit the holding of the intornational congroas.in the city in whioh the world's fair «is'Held in 1802, The com- mittee also rocommens that the federation sook the rigid enforcement of the contract labor law and thé (ihihese exclusion act, and the agitation of ballgt reform until all the states have adopted the Australian system. The committee's report was discussed and 118 recommendations approved, with the ex- oeption of that relating to the alien contract labor law, which was referred back to the committee, The report of the committee on organiza- tion recomn d8 that the convention instruct all afiiliated organizations to_muke a special effort to aid_in organizing the bakers, coal miners and boot and shoo makers; that the executive council try and bring about the amalgamation of all dual organizations exiat- ing in any one trado, in tho case of unions afiiliated with tho federation; that hereafter ali conferances of the ofticers of the federation with the officers of the Kunights of Labor re- lating to trades union orgamzatious or tho mutual interchange and recognition of ~working cards shall cease and that the dolegutes be lustructed to bring recommendations of this report to the notico of evei 1 union. The first recom- mendation was referred back to the commit- teo with instructions to insert the names of others thau the afiliated organizations. Thoe second provosition was ununimously adopted. The third was referred to a special commit- tee with instructions to prepare -an nddress to the people o America, stating plainly the position of the trades unions and tho posi- tion of the federation. The last recommen- dation was aaopted. A recess was then taken until 8 o'clock this afternoon, Among the adopted resolutions were these: Calling for the revival of the labor press, urging the passage by other states of the Massachusotts employers' liability stats ute and urging or relations with the Central Lubor unions, A motion to institute a political party was defeated, T N 1linois State Grange. Semrixerienp, I, Dec. 12.—The state grange concluded its session today. A reso- lution was adopted askwg for permanent protection for quails and other insect de- stroying birds; favoring the early completion of a cunal from the lakes to the Mississippi river via. the Iilinois rivor, and demandiog that the census commissioner incorporate mortgage inacbtedness iu the re- ports for 1500, The aunual picnio and encampment for next year was located at Pawnec, Sangamon county. The committees on education recommend a radical change in the school book system. The committee on insurauce reported pol- icies in forco in grange companies covering 65,600,000 and givimg universal satisfaction, saving the farmers of the state many thou- sands of dollars. Oficers for the coming two years werc electod as follows: Master, Hou. J. M. Thompson of Wil county;} re-elected; overseer, -O. Hower of Coles; cturer, Olver Wilson of Putnam ; steward, J. J. Campbell of " Vermillion; ' assistant steward, J, k. Siler.of Wabash; chaplain, C. H. Wells of Sanzamon; treasurer, Georgo Ball of Macoupin; secretary, Thomas Keady of Peoria; gate kegper, L. Davis of Jackson, - - Butler's Kmigeation Schemos, WasmiNGroy, Dee. 42.—The bill introduced by Senator Butler today providing for the emigration of colordd people from the south- ern states provides fhat the head of any family, or for himself if not married, may malke application to the nearest federal com- missioner under oathysewting forth the fact that he desires to ‘omigrate to a foreign country for psrmanent residence and c zenship and that he is too poor to pa cost of transportation. The certificate shall be forwarded by the commissioner to the quartormaster geueval who shall furnish to the applicant the técessary 'transportation by the cheapost route. Kor this purpose the bill appropriates §5,000,000, LDV A Bloody Row. St. Josern, Mo., Dec. 12.—([Special Tele- gram to Tas Bee.]—At 2 o'clock this morning a bloody row occurred at a dance given at the residence of Willam Burns, corner of Bartlett -and Jackson streets. Three men named respectively Goddie Hold- man, Peter Hughes aud Albert Dries put in un abpearance for the purpose of breaking it up. ‘The crowd, headed by Hughes, who curried an ax, then made their way into the house, where Hughes began flourishing his weapon when it was taken from him and thrown out of the. window. ‘TI'his was the sigual for a free fight. Burns was poundea over the head with some instrument aud Dries was fatally stabbed 1 the back witha knife, which ended the hostilities, Mexico Won't Recoznize Him. WasmiNaToN, Dec. 12.—The Mexican gov- ernment has refused to grant an exequatur to Bugene O. Fechtel of Michigan to be United States consul at Piedras Negras. No reason is assigued, but it is understood the refusal is owing to some troubles Fechtel was wvolved in with citizens of Paso del Norte, where he was consul under the last administration. e Old World Strikes. BervniN, Dec. 12,—The miners of the Saar- brucken district have decided to strike. Those 1n the Louis Enthal and Vander Heydt pits struck today. Bexye, Dec, The printers in the city have all struck for higher wages and several papers found it impossible to issue their usual daily edition: ———— Robert Browning Dead, Loxpoxy, Dec, 12.—A dispatch just re} ceived from Venice says that Robert Brown- ing, the poet, died tonight. Loxpoy, Dee. 12,--Count Joseph Battha- nay is dead at San Remo, ONDON, Dec. 12.—Edward Bradley, more commonly known as Cuthbert Bede, is doad. e Steamship Arcivals, At London—Sighted, the Nevada, the Egypt and the Aller, from New York. At New York - TheState of Pennsylvania, from Glasgow. At Queenstown—The Adriatic, from New York. F L Bt A Great Patent Lawyer Dead. New York, Dec. 12.-E. N. Dickerson, the great patent lawyer and lately 1eading coun- sel for the Bell telephone company, did av his residence 1u this eity last evening. —_— First Native Hippopotamus. The first hippbpotamus born in this country saw the light of Superintend- eunt Conklin’s lantern and subsequently that of day in the lion house in Central [:nrk, says the New York Sun. The irth took place ‘at midnight Sunday. Fatina, the mother, better known as Miss Murphy, a hafe given to her by the newspapers,.is herself of the tender age of six; and canie to this country in 1886, having beeatpurchased for $5,000 from Frank J. Thotapson. Caliph, the father, is an oldéer beast, and was brought to this aify from the Zoological Gardens of Cloeinnati, The child weighed forty pounds when porn, which is said to be small for a young hipbpo- potamus. It was lively as a xitten, and Wwithin an hour was moving around the ouie apparently in the best of health, Whether it will survive depends upon the ability of its molher w suckle it well, somothing which had yesterday not been determined, The mother was in a highly nervous state yesterday, and the slightest noise near her set hor wild. The lion house was locked up, and no one approached the monster and the little one except the superintendent and an assistant, and they only when absolutely neceasary. It will be several days, if the little one lives, before the public can be adwitted to see either the mother or child. Although a hippo- potamus has never before been born in this couutry, they can be bred in cap- tivity, UNITED BY BANDS OF STEEL. Street Railway Communication Be- tween Omaha and South Omaha. A VERY SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP, A Pleasant Surprise for South Omaha ~Cars to be Run on Regue lar Schedate Time in a Few Days. Omaha and South Omaha were united yesterday. Not by a formal euactment do- claring the citics one, but by the swiftly re- volving whesls of the Omaha Street Rail- way company, which made their {rst trip from Omaha 10 the Porkopolis of Nebraska he motor car selected to make this his- torical trip was car No.78. Assistant Supor- intendent Todhunter manipulated the switch bar and brake and Charles Veneman looked after the the trolley. Among the other persons about were General Manager Smith, Genoral Superin- tendent Smith, Mr. C. R. Frederickson the olectrician, Mr, David Gilbert, chief engi- neer, Mr. I, K. Brennan and a representa- tive of Tk Ber. The var left Farnam streot at 2:45 p. m, and arrived at Sixteenth and Vinton, the end of the Sherman avenue and South 'Six- teenth street line, at 2:58 p. m. At this point the new line to South Omaha begins. “The initial trip had beon unannounced and the surprise to citizens along the route ter imagined than described. The greatest enthusiusm prevailed. The trip from Sixteenth and Viuton to Nstreet wus made in exactly nine minutes without any delay or stop. Although the company had practically stolen a march on South Omaha, in an in- credibly short time a large crowd gathered after the motor arrived at N street. Their enthusinsm knew no bounds. ‘They yelled, cheered, waved their handkerchiefs and could not say sufficient in praise of themotor company. Everybody wanted to “set 'em up” and if Messrs. Smith, Tucker and Tdd- hunter had accepted all the invitations to drink the motor would not have returned to Omaha for a week. Just beforethe roturn trip was made an en- terprising photographer took a picture of the car and the crew aboard, As the car started back the immense crowd that had gathered on N street sent up a deaf- ening shout, which was echoed along the en- tire route by penple who had recovered suffi- ciently from their surprise to cheer. Mrs, Sloane, wife of the mayor of South Omaha, was the only lady to have the honor of riding on the first trip and was greatly pleased with the short ride she had from N 10 H streets. The return trip to Sixteenth and Vinton strects was made in nine minutes, the same time made in the journey south, 'Thc entire trip from Farnam street to South Omaha and return was made in forty-six minutes. Messrs. Smith aud Tucker were delighted With the trip. ‘The Omaha Street Railway company will commence today running cars to South Omauha ana it is hoped in a few days to have them running on regular schedule time. b MISCHIEF. MALICIOU Six Horses Shot in Order to Geatify a Personnl Revenge. Dennis Mitchell is a farmer living at Hub- bard, Dakota county. His next neighboris another farmer nasied Thomas Crosby., Be- tween the two there has been bad blood for some time owing to disputes over line fences, etc., and the two have not spoken for some time. On the morning of November 2 Mitchell's hired man discovered that six head of horses belonging to ks employer had been shot on a remote corner of the farm. The work was ovidently that of a novice, astwo of the animals were still alive and suffering terri- bly, Astheronhad been no disputes of re- cent date between Crosby and Mitchell, the latter was at & loss to determine who had committed the deed. Beingdetermined to discover the perpetrator of the outrage Mitchell sent his brother to Omaha to em- Dloy n detective. Al Ward was sent to do the work. After probing around for a day or two he struck a clue which resulted in the arrest of a son of Crosby’s and will lead to the arrest of another man in a day or two. Crosby was taken before a justice and held in $1,000 bonds until the 23d, when huis trial will take place. Crosby and his accomplice were together on the night the crime was committed, and the lattor said he was going to ‘'got even” with Mitchell. ‘They then shot the horses. Mr. Mitchell was in Omaha yesterday, but will roturn this morning. = - AMUSEMENTS, “David, the Shepherd Boy,"” a beautiful cantata in ten scenes, was given at the Boyd opera house last night under the direction of Mrs. 5, E. Clappe, by a chorus of sevonty- five voices and the following soloists: Mrs, Clappe, soprano; Miss Grace Pike, alto; B. I, Duncan and J, H. Conrad, tenors; J. A. Bollman and Philip Paschel, bassos; A. B, King and Heuvi Paschel, baritones, and E wood G. Crap, accompanist. These ladies and gentlemen, with I, J. Milestono, Master Archie Pratt and H. C. Wheeden, comprised the cast of characters, Mr. Duncan taking the part of King David and Mrs, Clapp ap- pearingin the role of Queen Abigal. The music was well sung and the speaking lines were delivered 1n good style. The entertainment intorested an audience that filled tho house. ‘Tho Misses Stophens, Creighton ana Wilson were attendants to the queen, A. M. Buman and 1. P, Cramer, acted as sentinels, while the Misses Wedge dnd Hensman, Mrs, Foster, Messrs. Conover, Milestone, Cramer, Mur- phy and Ennis formed special quartettes and sang some of the more diflicult songs of David. Then there wero tobret girls, shep- berds, men of war, Cormelito and Hethle- mite children, all dressed in the costumes of David’s time and making, when grouped on the stdge, a very prouy picture. The attendance at the Grand opera house last evening on the oocasion of tue second performance of “The King's Fool” by the Conried opera company wus much larger than upon the ~opening might and the opera went off with in- cronsed esprit. At the opening of the third act, as a divertisement for the king's rotinue, a fencing contest between Miss Helen Eaglehardt, of the company, and Cap- tain W, H. Aiford of this city, late of the Bussex Royal artillery, took place, with Sandy Griswold, sporting editor of Tur B, us refere T'he match was for $200 a side, #nd consisted of three three minute bouts, It was a flue exhibition, the little laay dem- onstrating her superiority over the captain by scoring ten points to his six; 4 to 2 in the first bout, 3 to 110 the second and and 3 each in the third. The captain, however, is very skillful with the foil, und his poor showing was owing evidently to a lack of practi.e, e Every lady who attends the Eden Museo today will receive a handsome souvenir of “Awerican Views” with beautitul pictures of Niagara, Hudson river, Colorado sconery and the White mountain: R —— The Firemen's Dance. The sixth annual ball of Overland lodge No. 128, Brotherhood of Locomouve Fire. men, at Washington hall last nlght, was a brilliant success, over throe bundred couples being present. Supper was served io the hall and a grand good time was enjoyed by all present, The nall was very tastefully decorated and with the mavy bright faces formed a pleasing picture. J. T. Fitzmorris was master of ceremonies and W, O. Mathews prompter. Both ac- quitted themselves in their usual creditable manuer, ‘The programumes wero elegant works of the printer’s art. The members of lodge 123 have good reason to feel proud of their BuCcess. — A Counterfeiter Found Guilty. At 4 p. m, yesterday the jury of the United States court, after being out all night and all day, returaed a verdict of gullty in the case e United Staes sgmnst E. C. Olmsted, who is obarged with baving counterfeit money 1n his possession with 1ntent to pass it.The dollars which were found in Olm sted's possossion wore roally claver imita- tions of the ordinary dollar. The composi- tion is of load, antimong and tin, and the cost of making half a dozen of the counterfoit dollars would not exceed a cent. he mould was evidently made of plaster of Paris cast from an ordwary aollar, Ihe appearaace and ring of the bogus dollars wero all right, but they were deficient in weight and were shightly concave, owing to the contraction of the metal in cooling. Tt ia believed by Mr, Stedman of the United States secret secvice t! the counterfeits wore made by some one skilled 1n the practice and were sold to Olm- sted at so much per dozen. CODPERS IN COUNCIL Fifty of Them Meot and Disc Thelr Recent Victorions Steik Thero was a gencral meeting of *Your’ coopers of Omaha and South Omaha at Kess- fer's hall last uight. About fifty men were presont. Reportors were barred from the woeting, as tho cnopers claimed they bad no biiginess of a public nature to transact. The recent strike at_South Omaha resulted in a victory for the coopers was thoroughly discuss The only point on which there was any dissatisfaction on the part of the coopers was the fact that the boss had discharged union cooper since tho strike without cause, However, the union will take no nction on this point, J. M, Baldwin, who is presi union, presided av vhe meeting which mt of the A Oaning Aftair, Mr, William Anderson, one of the clerks at the Murray lotel, is sufforing severaly from tho effeets of an attack wado upon him last night by Mr. Ira Higby, ehief clerk of the house, About half past S last evening, whon the lobby was almost descrted by the guests of the house, Mr, Higby attacked Mr., Anderson and nearly paralyzed nim with a heavy ebouy cany having a large gold head. Mr. Anderson was 80 surprised at tho sud- denness of the attack that he was unable to defeua himself and his feelings overcame him, When he recovered his composure he noticed ar inscription on the cane whic hud taken from Mr. Highy. It read, sented to Willium Andersou from employes of Murray hotel,” Mr. Anderson leaves the Mu; 3 to accept tho position of chief clerk in tho new Hotel Savery at Des Moines, and the caue was presented by the employes of the house as a tokon of the bich csteem in which Lo is neld by all who have been associated with him about the hotel —o. Mrs. Bankhart Discharged. The case of Mary Bankhart, charged with shooting with nteat to kill, was tried in po- lico court yesterday and was acquitted. Mrs, Bankhart is one of the principals 1 the Fort Omaha shooting a few da; George Hawkins, a deserter, rested yesterduny nnd turned ¢ United States authorities. Tho Women’s Relief corps of Phil Sheridan post, Grand Avmy of the Re- public, gave a dance at Goodrvich hall tast night. The hall was crowded and the treasury of the corps wus swelled accordingly. was ar- ver to the S Building Permits, The following permits wero issued yester- day: H. A, Taylor, two twostory dwelling Indiana and Twenty-fourtu H. H. T Qisna and Twent Oue minor permit .3 4,00 in- 5,000 Three permits A ¥ ‘Why grown men and women with maturea reflective powers should negicet their small ailments is really a puzzle. Hosts of other. wiso sensible people thus be ture. Itis one of the things w late lamented Lord Dundreary extlaimed, “no felluh can find ocat.” Discases grow faster thau weeds, and, nioreover, beget one another. Incipient indigestion, u touch of billiousness, siight irregularity in the habit of body—what complex and serious bodily disturbance, not local, but general, do these not beget, if disregarded? Baflie'and drive off the fos at the first onset with Hostotter's Stomach_Bitters, sovereign praventi A constitution invigorated, a circulation en- riched, a braln and stomach tranquilized by this national medicine, becomes well nigh in- vulnerable. The bitters counteract malaria, rheumatism and kidney complaint. e e e IN THE BLACK REPUBLIC, as the The Influence of Krance §s Very Strong—Minister Douglass, Perhaps nothing is more forcibly 1m- pressed upon a citizen of the United States who remains long enough in the black republic to make an honest study of the undercurrent of social and politi- cal life, than the fact that F'rance, nota- bly Paris, is the controlling influence overywhere, writes a correspondent from Hayti to the New York Independ- ent. Parisian ideas prevail; Parisian customs, even among the creole poas- antry. The single hotel of Port-an- Prince is decidedly French, and in its cafe and on its veranda you may hear the young men of the city declaiming merrily over their French drinks, sen- timents that give the key of the insta- bility of the government, the demand for military rule and the prevailing conviction, among foreigners at least, that an oatbreak—another olution —may take place any day, Not that anything in opposition to the prese administration 1s uttered, far from it; the discontents ave silent as the grave —more silent than many graves in this unhappy land. The atmosphere is permeated with revolutionary ideas, Every man carries weapon of some kind, and you are constantly meeting those who have been refugees in some of the revoits; or who have been or are suspected; or who have had some near relative shot during the last season of unpleasantness, Of course nothing but enthusiasm for Hippolyte has voice at present. Unless the unforeseen has transpirved, Hippo- lyte is being inaugurated this moment at Gonaives, something less than a h dred miles from here, and for which place he started on horseback last Sun- day at midnight, accompanied by a mounted escort of some two hundred mwen—a long, hard ride over the moun- tains, Hippolyte is more than sixty years of age. but hardy and inured to this climate. ~We hear his praise sounded even by the staunchest of Roman Catholics,” Hippolyte is a Bap- tist and so ave many of his army of the north, some seven thousand of whom are quartered here 1n Port-au-Prince, and 8o quiet are they and well-behaved one cannot but have an exalted opinion of their commander. There is very little drunkenness among them and they are in remarkably good health, They eleep on the ground as a rule and may be seen in their blue jean uniforms in every part of the city, often working for wages; for their pay 1s light, less than $2 per week, The blacks and mulattoes largely-pre- dominate here, of course; in fact, the whites scem few and far between. The negro possesses the land, By the con- stitution of the black republic, a white man may not be a land-owner in Hayti. We see traces of the track of an old straet railrond among the many ruins of this city—almost completely in ruins —and we wonder if in the days of its prosperity cars were to be seen bearing the notice, **White persons not allowed in this car.” Highly cultivated are many of these old Creole families, liv- ing in the “villas” on tho heights east of the town, If you are so fortunate as to be invited to their house, f’ou may forget that you are in Hayti—in **Hayti, alone against a hostile world” —and fancy you are in Paris. Among the guests you will meet, in all probu- bility, true Haytian gentlemen,perhaps ladiés—I say perhaps, for just nowthe families of the majority of the better class are abroad or in Paris. When you hear them talking of Parisas the suburbanite New Yorkoer speaks of “the ci and when you dis- cover how teifling 1§ their interest in the United States, low misiglgrmed they are concerning cur politics and customs, and you sce the perniciousnoss instilled by French ideas in their social and political life, you cannot help wishing that for the food of Hayti, for the insuring to her of a stable government, hor relations with tho United States wero those that she sustains with France. And here we got at the root of the matter. “Why is it,” I asked of a gentleman of means and culture-- a mulatto whose ghters are Leing educated in a con- in Irance, and who encouraged my freedom of spesch concerning our relations with Hayti-—-“‘why is it that you do not see that Hayti would be far botter off if she were Yankee and not Parisian? Why do you not send your children to our schools?’” adding much more it is unnecessary o repent. So plain is it what thee flect of such a cus- tom would be upon the future of Hayti. How des he made me comprehend tho situation. How could Haytinns sond their children where thoy would be under the whip and sting of color projudice? In Frunce, the Haytian is nover confronted by what he mects as soon as he lands in Now York. *‘You white folks can never know what this race hatred is,” said a young mulatto to me in Washington, & man educated by a prominent senator, college-brod, re fined, and eminently successful in his profession; “‘we mect it at overy turn; somo one is always spitting in our fac and then they wonder it we show spirit.” Would I tell you all that young mau said a8 he satin the twilight of Frederick Douglass’ library, the even- ing before Cédar Hill was exchanged for this Villa Tivoli, the present home of the United States minister to Hayti, it would cause asensation. **No, it is not like the states horo---it is not home,” said a light mulatto who has become a citizen of Hayti; *‘but it will be dilfercut for our children here from what it was for us in tha states. The foot of the while man is off our necks here, atany rate, Frederic Dou was naturally much depressed upon his. areival in Port-au-Prince by the condition of the poor people of the city. They are very poor, and the mystery is how they all manage to liv sources for earnin nty livelihood. Was this all that s been attainea in a hail century of cdom? But the thought that they were free was something worth remem- mbering and dwelling upon, and that 1 their years of trouble u foreign in- vader had nev ucceeded in gaining foothold uvon the island. not Hayti's destiny prophetic of that of the negro nce? - Fits, spasms, St. Vitus d nervousness and hysteria are soon cured by Dr. Miles Nervine, I'ree samples av Kuhn & Co’s 1 and Douglas, Colos Gardner: In the I southeast- ern island of the Phillipine group Mindiano. upon one of its mountains, Parag, in the neighborbond of the highiest peak on the island, the velcauo Apo, u party of botanical’ and ethno- graphical explorers, found recently, at the height of 2,500 feet above the’ sea level, a colossal flower. The discoverer, Dr. Alexander Schadenberg, could searcely believe Lis eyes whon he saws amid tho low growing bushes, the im- mense buds of this flower, like gigantic brown cabbage heads. But he was still more astonished when he found a spe men in full bloom, a five-petaled flower nearly a yard in dinmeter—as large as a carvinge wheel, in fact. This enor- mous blossom was borne on a sort of vine creeping on the ground. It wus known by the native who accompanied Dr. Schadenberg, who called it boo. The party had no scale by which the weight of the flower could be ascer- tained, but they improvised a swinging scale, Using their boxes and specimens as weights. Weighing these when op- portunity served, it was found that a single flower weighed over twenty-two pound It was _ impossible to trausport the fresh flower, so tho travelers photographed i and dried a number of its leaves by the heat of a fire. Dr. Schadenberg then sent the photographs and dried speci- mens to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Breslau, where the learned director immediately recognized it as a species of Rafllesia, a plant formerly discovered in Sumatra and numed aftér the 1ing: lish governor, Sir Stamford Rafiles. The new flower was accordingly named Rafllesia-Schandenbergin, The five petals of this immense flower are oval and creamy white, and grow around a center filled with countless long violet- hued stamens, thickerand longer in the fertile flower than in the infertile, st el Beecham's Pills cure bilious and nervous ills - The French are now able to put in tho field seven armies of a total strength of 0,000 men, equipped for a prolonged campaign and skpported by an ample rese This is five times the force 1poleon 11, could muster 1n 1870, Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. 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