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

SUICIDED WITH A SHOTGUN. Desperate Deed of a Prominent Cit« izen of Buffalo County. CAUSED BY FINANCIAL TROUBLES Iteported Acquittal of the Indian Murderers of the Be Boy—Uther News ¥ Nebraska Towns. Blew His Head O RAVESNA, Neb, Dee. 18, —|Special Tele- gram to Tne Brk.|—James Hervert, living cight miles souvheast of this city, suicidea yesterday by blowing the wholo {p of his head off with =& ‘shotgun, Hervert was an old resident, and has for & number of years been a very influen- tial man in the Bobemian colony which he located 11 this county about eight years ago. Ho was supposed L0 be aman of considerable wealth, ownin| ction of land in one body well stocked with cattio and horses, It has recently been the subject of comment, how- ever, that. he was heavily involved in dobt, and gestorday Mr. Curtis of this place weny to kis farm armed with tho necessary papers and demanded possession of a threshing ma chine 1o liouidate a debt. Hervert surron- dered the property without objection, passed comment upon the state of the weather, turned around and entored his house. A f minutes later the roport of o gun was hoard in an_unfrequented room. Mrs, ller vert immediately made an investizi- tion and her agonized shricks soon brought otiiers who discovered Hervert's body lying across a barrel with his head blown almost entirely off his shoulders, ISrains and piece: of bone with matted bair adhering, were found in all parts of the room. Immediatoly in frout of the body was an ordinary shotgun with 1ta butl restine iz a barrel of maintaining the same vosition as when dis charged. Within an bour after W. G. F manager of the Chicago lumber company’ yard, accompanied by Attorney John M lette. C. BB Cass, editor of tho News, and ¥, W. Haulick, arrived at Hervert's house, Mr. Hyer intendine to secure a_cluim of $500 for his company, but stead viewed the mutil- ated remains of the unfortunate man. Her- vert was a leading member of the C. S. P, S. A, Bohemiun lodgo of this place, and the funeral took place today under the direction of that order. Another Ory from Creighton. CretairoN, Nob, Dec. 15—(Special to Tz BeE. orge L. Jameson of Hay Spriogs has received his commission us postmaster of Creighton. The appointment of Mr. Jame- s0n, Who is not and never has been a eitizen here, has been accomplished against the in- dividual and combined efforts of almost all of the busmess men of tho city. Tho re- monstrance presented to Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamaier, as mentioned in last Sat- urday morning’s BEE, was but one of muny similar documents, In each case, however, as in this, Congressman Dorsey, prompted by one Brooks, a neighboring farmer, has succeeded in *fixing the matter up” to his own, if 10t t the satisfuction of soveral hundred patrons of the office. ‘The latest phase of the case appears in the form of a petition asking Jameson to resign. The paper forth s reasons, or av least as incoutives for his so doing, thut he has re coived his commission at the hands of partie who are well known enemics of this city that he is not the choice of the patrons of the oftice or of any portion of them, and. that there are other nspirants for the position who are the choice of at least a part of tho citizens, In a few houvs tho paper received the almost unanimous signature of the busi- ness men. Mr. Jaweson has fuiled as_yet to put in an appearance and it is nov known what action, if_any, he will take. The pre- sentation of the potition will ut loast serve the purpose of placing the gentleman strictly upon his merits. The foeling is growing that the action of Representative Dorscy in forc- ig upon the city 48 Postnaster an almost on- tire stranger and non-resident is an fusult and an outrage. Nebraska Uity Wants the Road. NEBRASKA City, Neb., Dec. 18.—[Speocial to Tne Bee.|—At a special meeting of the board of trade last evening 1t was decided to make a big effort toward inducing the Rock Island to build its road into Nebraska City. A committee of rustlers was appointed to present the matter to the Rock Island peo- ple, and all finaucial aid to induce the road t como was practically guaranteed. If work aud money will do it Nebraska City will secu ‘e that road. An effort will also be made to havea branch of the Missour: Pacifio built from this city to Talmage to-.connect with tne Crete branch of that road. ‘The board of trade also put itself on rec- ord last night in an effort to regulate news- pupers in regard to what matter shall be published, One member of the board, whoso work in behalf of the city could be summed up In an 10ta, succeeded . 1 getting & motion passed by the board censuriug all news- papers and the Omaha papers in particular, or publishing sensationul news from Ne: braska City, as it would hurt the good name of the town. A committee was appointed to consult with all the corresponuents and managers of Omaua papers and request the BUpprest of seunsutional news from Ne- braska City. The truth of news sent from this city was not questioned, but its sensa- tional nature might hurt the city, A fow narrow minded members of the board even went 80 far as Lo threaten to *'stop the pa- pers' if the sensational news items were not suppresscd. They Were All Dead. Nowrn PLarre, Neb, Dec. 18, —[Special to Tur, Bre,)—A most pathetic incident in con- nection with tte Johnstown disaster reached its'climax last week and was related to your correspondent by a friend of the parties con- cerned, o gentleman and his wife who live on a homestead a few miles aut of North Plutte. This gentleman formerly lived with his father on o farm just out of Johnstown, In the fall of 1888 he lefy Johnstown and came to Neoraska for the purpose of looking up a homestead that he might have a farm of _his own, and finally found his way to North Platte. After looking around u fow days he filed ou the homestead which he now ocou- Ppies, and returned to Johnstown to spoud the winter and to make arrangoments for his marriage and return to Nebraska in the aprivg. About a week before the great flood be married Miss Emily Therat. Her home was in Johnstown, her father being a Luborer in one of the mills thero. ‘They were re- Apectable people but illiterate, Emily und a younger sister being the only ones i the family of nine that could read or write. An bour after the wedding they boarded a train bound for their future home, aud four days thereafter they reached their homestead taking up their quarters ata neighbor's until 8 house could be built. 'I'hey were very busy and very happy, and nearly three wmonths went by before' Emily wrote to ber parents. Her father hud lately married @ second wife, and for ~that or Some other reason there was 1o correspond- ence between thow, In the meantime not a word of the great calamity had reached this ouug couple who bad lived so many years Johostown, They took no paper thewm- selves, and if thoir neighbors aid they were too illiterate and indifferent to care for the ows of the day, not dreaming of the terri- lo iuterest 1t had for them. Not hearing from her parents after two or three mouths Waiting, Emily wrote again to the young sister, asking ner to write and give her nows of the family, Yet s third lotler was writ- ten. and, after months of weary waiting, the Bow thoroughly alarmed girl wrote Lo u lady friend who was at her wedding for news of her family. SBaturday she came to town with her busband 1o ask once agum and for the last time the oft repeated guestion, ‘“any letter!” At last. Her husband hauded her :hu re) A 80 n'nxlnu.lly looked for. Ii:a pened it and found her own letter, on the back of which her friend had written. It was not long, but it conveyeds world of 10~ forwation 10 the poor creature who bad waited and watched and wondered for so m&r wosry moutbs. The letter was evi- deatly writteu by one unaccustomed 10 wield the pon, but it told of the awiul flood, the Widespread desolation aud e dreadiul loss of life. And in conclusion she added: *“You ask mo about your peeple; it brakes my hart to tell you they are all ded Dairymen in Convention. FaLLs Ciry, Neb., Dec. 18.—|Soocial Telo- gram to Tng Ber. ] —The second day of the stato dairy convention has been a profitable and interesting one. The attendance has been greater than at auy of the former meot inge of the association, and the farmers in this community are determined to profit by the meeting and are constant in thewr at- tendance. The woraing session was taken up in the discussion of grass and pasture and how to develop them, George A. Abbott of this city read a papor on grasses, which provokec much profitable discussion. C. L. Gabriel- son of fowa rend a pavor on pastures and how to make them, which was well received and contained many valuable hints to the dairyman, This afteruoon was taken up in the discus sion of the question of feeding cows and the economy of dairymen. Mr. Samuel Lichty of this city lod the discussion of the former subject and J. H. Rushton of Fairaont_ led the discussion on_tno latter subject. Mrs. A. on of Salem read a paper on the labor of making butter ou_ the farm and William Sutton of Table Rock discussed the Ol test. The evoning session was a repetition of last night's session. A musical and hiterary programino had been propared by the local committeo for the entertainment of the daicymen, After the entertainment closed the association went into business seasion The following resolutions were adopted Whereas, Helieving that the present sy tem of awarding premiums on butter and cheeso at our state fairs, viz: giving one first premium, one second premium, ono third vremium' and oue fourth' premium on the different classes is unjust 10 the wreater number of exhibitors and pre- vents many from competing; therefore bo it Lesolved, That we, the Nebraskw dairy- men's association, in convention assombled, do hereoy recommend to the Nebraska state board of agriculture, that in future they adopt Dexter's pro rata system 1 awardin premiums on dairy products to be exhibited, Resolutions of respect to deceased mem- bers of the association were adopted. ‘I'he remainder of the business session was taken up in discssing some proposed amendments 1o the constitution. Tomorrow will be the lust meeting of the association, One of the Prisoners Rdcaptured. DakoTA City, Neb, Dec., 1 Special Tel- egram to Tus Bee, |—Nathan Merrill, one of the prisoners who broke jail here last night, was captured this afternoon by two boys. Emmet Hillman, aged eighteen, and Albert Hrassficld, aged fifteen, went to Simons Siding to got a couple of horses left there by the sheriff last night. They inquired along the road for the prisoners that escaped and found at one house where a stranger had eaten dinner. They went from there to the railroad near the siding and waited o see 1f the man would come along. A freieht & train was coming toward them, and us 1t was going slow up a’grado the man came out from the side of the rond and climbed on the side of a box car. The boys rode ticir horses down to a crossing and got one on each side of the train, and as the train came by Emmet Hillman ed the an to eet down and having a gun in his hands the man got down and was brou in here this evening, very much the wors for his jouru Merrill was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary about a week ago for stealing a wmule and had not yet been taken to Lineoln by Sherift Brassfield. No trace has beem found of the other two that escaped. fantee and Ponca Indians, Nronrana, Neb,, Dec. 18, —]Special to Tre Bee, j—Major Charles Hill, agent of the San- tee and Ponca Indians, passed through town yesterday on his way to the Sioux In- dun reservation in Nebraska, Tne Ber cor- respondent interviewed him on the subject of locating the Poncas and some of the un- born Santces on the reservation before it was declared open to settlement, ke said that there was un inclivation for the Indians to settle near Swift Bear's camp, opposite Chelsea, north of Holt count; In al) there will be about one hundred claims selected, and under the treaty the Indians must take them in severalty within six mouths after the president has declared the lands open to sottlement. He has been directed by the Indian department to proceed with the In- dinns and select suck lands as they may see fit, Attemiptea Highway Robbery. GrAND IstANp, Neb., Dec. 18.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—A dastardly at- tempt at highway robvery was made last night upon an oild German farmer named Straub, living south of this place. A few rods this side of tho Platte river bridge he was suddenly assaulted by two tramps and badly beaten. Exusperated at finding noth- ing of value about his person the tramps droye off with the team, leaving him in the road. A neighbor driving pass an hour later found him und took him to his home, where his recovery is doubtful. The team was found this morning near Phillips, the tramps having evidently boarded the B. & M. train. Owing to his condition Mr. Straub is unable to give any description of his assailants, and they are by this time safe from pursuit. Roadmasier Bank:on Killed. Canprings, Neb., Dec. 18,—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber|—Andy Bankson, road. master on the B. & M., while attempting to board the front end of the caboose on the 4:10 west-bound through freight here this afternoon, missed his footing and foll under the wheels, recoiving fatal injuries. The company's examining surgeon was on the train aud together with our home physicians gave him every possible attention, but he died at about 8 o'clock. His remiins wero tsken i charge by the Odd Fellows, of which he was a member. He was twenty- eight years of age and unmarried. Kenrney’s Court House Contract. Keanney, Neb., Dec. 18.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee,|—The contract to com- plete the court house and grounds was let this afternoon to T. W. Scott of tuls vity for $10,708. The work must be completed by August 1 of next year, the contractor paying forfeit of $100 per day for each day he runs over time in completing the work, This will reduce the price of the building o 8,000, Indian Murderers Acquitted. PeNper, Neb., Dec. 18.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—Nows has just been received hero that the Indians, charged with the murder of Jinmie Benjamin, bave been acquitted at Wayne, and the oxcitemeut here in conse- quence thereof is intense and it is believed that this section would prove a very un- healthy one for the orisoners should they bappen around sbout now. Teatrice Helleves in Art, Bearricr, Neb,, Dee. 18, —[Spscial Tele- gram to Tme Bew]—The.art loan exhi- bition will be opened in the Elmore block, 1n this city tomorrow, The projectors of the enterprise are Beatrice ladies and from present Indications the affair promises to be a brilliant success. The exbibition is to be free and will continue over the holidays, Street Rallway Improvement. Bearnics, Neb, Dec. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. | —Arraugements are about completed for the formation of a stock com- pany to build & new line of streot railway from the center of the city out Court street to the eastern limits of the city. He's Still in Jail, Daxora Ciry, Neb., Dec. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee |—Murderer James ‘Toolioy did not break jail here as reported, although he had a good chance. Noue of the the prisoners who escaped have been re- taken. A Horse Traiuer Lujured, Pawxge Ciry, Nob., Dec, 18.—(Special Tel- egram 0 Tue Bk ] -G, C. Claw, & horse trainer for R. L. Scott, was struck on the right kuee by a horse while hitching up thi ovening aud the cap broken, 1t is a serious wound. A Union of OLL Hearts. Grax, Neb., Dec. 18.—([Special Telogram to Tus Bukl—Charles Gaslinew ana Mrs. P, Graves wore married bere today. The £roow is past seveaty aud wo bride vy six. THE I0WA SHERIFES IN SESSH Fifth Annual Convention of the State Association. SEVERAL REFORMS SUGGESTED. A Constitntion Adopted and Officers Elected for the ning Year—A Colored Wife Murs derer Sentenced, The Sherifrs, Drs Morxes, Ia, Dec. 18.—([Special Tele- gram to Tue Br ‘he fifth annual convention of the owa sheriffs’ association was begun here today, ‘The sherifls adopted a_constitution and clected tho following officers: President, Sherift Jones of Cass county; vice presidents, Sheriff Loomis of Polk county and Snerifl Brown of Grundy county; secrotary, Shoriff Adams of Web- stor county. "The convention prepared a petition to the lewislature requesting the state to provide & pension for the dependent fawmilics of any person who might lose his lifoor be perma- nently disable while assisting " shorift the discharge of ' public duty. The recent killing of one assistant of this kind oceasioned the action. “There was a general discussion of the need of uniform laws in reward to compensation of sherifls, some sheriffs revorting that they had difficulty in_getting their accounts al- OMAHA DAILY BE lowed by supervisor: The city marshals of Jowa are also in session lere, aud tomorrow they will meet in joint couvention with the sheriffs. An Avaricious Ghost. Wesr Uxioy, Ia., Dec. 15.—[Special Tele- rom to Tue Bee. | —Paul Hill, an old resi- dent of this place and over sevonty years of uge, was calicd to Pennsylvania by tho spirit of s former wife through a meaium. Tak- ing this carthly partner with bim they went to Hope Bottom, wherever that may be, and he was induced to leavo his wife and live with his spirit afinity. The medinm got his money, $3,000, his wife came back and his eyes are now opened to the frand. He will try to recover the money. It is said that his wife's spirit wanted some apples, which he purchased, and gave to the medium 200 bar- rels. Sk dresses and other material things were offered the ghost and appropriated by the woman of flesn until he is penniless. Mr. Hill has been an ardent supporter of Chris- tian science until it is betieved his mind is turned. He Was Wenry of Life. Dunvque, Ia., Dec. 18.—Charles Convay, a young man from Rochester, Minn., came Liere today to sce his cousin and fiance, who is near death with consumption. This even- ing he weat out into the yard back of the house and a few minutes later two shots were heard. Ofticers rushed in and found Convay lying there with two bullet wounds in s body. He claimed that some person shot and robbed him, but as no one was seen running away, and he had a smoking re- volver in his pocket, it is believed that he attempted suicide on account of the expected death af his betrothed. He is not likely to recover, Will Vote for Allison, Des Moixes, Ta.,, Dec. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Senator Hanchett of Brewer county, the independent republican whose vote is so important on several issues,e| was in town toaay. He iotimated that he should vote for Senator Aftison, notwith- standing the democrats’ report that he would not, but on the question of prohibition he said plainly that he would vote for any re: sonable license law and for the repeal of pro- hibition. Hehas been quoted as favoring no change in the law. * An Omaha Lawyer in Trouble. Davesrort, Ia., Dec. 18.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The case of John Ran- dall, formerly of the Davenport bar, and now a member of the law firm of Miiler, Dick & Randall of Omaha, was disposed of today. The defendant was suspended from practice for thirty days, He was charged with extorting money, with accepting money from saloonkeepers on condition that he would withdraw suits commenced against them under the prohibition law, Miss Look Acquitted. MoNTEzUMA, Ta., Dec, 18.—Special Tele- gram to Te Bee, [—The case of the state against Miss Flora Look, the young lady who shot and killed the member of the charivari party who was serenading her graudfather, was given to & jury at noon today. The jury stayed out thirty minutes and reported not guilty, The verdict gives gencral satisfac- ton, A Wife Murdercr Sentenced. 0sKALOOSA, Ia., D2c. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—David Murtin, the old colored wife murderer who pleaded guilty, was sentenced today to the penitentiary for lifoand was taken to Fort Madison this evening, The crime was committed le than three weeks ago. Fatal Runaway Accident. Warerroo, Ia., Dec. 18.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—William Halleday, an aged and prominent citizen of this city, and one of the early seitlers of this county, was instantly killed this morning, His team ran away and he was thrown out, striking on his head and breaking his neck. Killed by a Cable Oar. Sroux Ciry, I, Dec. 18.—|Special Tele gram to Tk Bee.]—Jimmy Clarke, the nine- year-old son of C.J. Clarke. while on his ‘wus to school this morning was run over and instantly killed by a cable car. The lad was horribly mangled. The Trowting Horse Broedors, CeDAR RAPIDS, 1o, Dec, 18.—The annual meeting of the Towa association of trotting horse breedess was held here today, H. B, Allen of Waterloo was elected president and W. C. Biako of Cedar Rapias secretary and treasurer. Burglars at Sioux City. Siovx Ciry, Ia,, Dec, 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.|—The hat store of Stuart & MacCurdy was burglarized last night to the extent of $900 worth of seal and fine fur goods. ——— Highly Pleased. Bratrior, Neb., Dec. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee, |—-The Kansas City excur- sionists returned home early this mornng and are highly elated over the courtesies ex- tended them en route and at the cities they visited, which took expression n the form of ringing resolutions of thanks to all who con- tributed to the pleasure of the eveut. e Tearing Down Imperial Emblems$. New Yok, Dec. 18, —The steamer Cyril arrived from Brazilian ports today, She re- ports tnat at Corea business is & on just as before the revolution. The citizens are tearing down all emblems and coats of arms having any connection with the imperial party, Allthe streets which bore nawmes allied to royalty were changed to conform with republican iaeas. - R Business Troubles. Cuicaco, Dee. 18,—Meade, Van Bokkelen & Co., dealers in California fruits, failed toduy; habilities, $250,000 to $275,000 assets much less. 'The store was closed on judgments aggregaving $0,00. The com- puny was weakened a year ago by the failure of George W. Meade, the millionaire Cati- fornia fruit and lime man. It is said thatthe bu-kw‘ though large, was very badly man- age g Henr: Kochefort Sick. Loxpox, Dec. 18.—Heunrl Rochefort is daugerously Il in this oity. ——— the Maelstrom. CinoryNay, Dec. 18,—It is understood that st the meeting of the distitlers' and eattle foeders’ trust at Peoria the application of Froiburg & Workmon o this city, who have held aloof from Lhe trust for two years, will bo presonted Yot membership. 1t 18 under~ stood the distillgrs will continue in opera- tion, e -—— Labouchere Ventilating the Scandal Loxvox, Dgo. 18, —Preliminary to his de- mand in panrldatnent when that body shall assemble that' the government take oficial cognjzafloe of the West End club scanddls, Labouchers has pub- lished in iTruth a scorching roview of the infamy, ywhich is the most thorough exhibit of the' rottentiess of a certain class of the English aristocracy that any journal has yet dared to place before its readers. Whila ot course no mames are mentionod, the readers canrot fail to rocognize the por- sons most likely to be called to account. One peer implicated, Labouchere asserts, has already tacitly admitted his guilt by not only leaving the country, but b; woking congen- ial associations in the service of the sultan of Turkey. Miners in ¢ INDIANATOLIS, Ind., Do tion of the miners of Indiana and northern Tllinows, Ohio, western Pennsylvania and Wost Virginia, whose coal goes to the west. orn and northwestern markets and who are wemberk of the Progressive Union of Miners and Mine Laborers, sat today, The object of the convention i8 to_consiier and deter- mime the policy by and through which the interosts of miners and mine laborers will be better protected and wages advanced during the coming year. 18.—The conven} Put on Three-Quartera Time, Reanixo, Pa., Dec. 18,~The railroad com- pany today posted motices that the miners and laberers in all the collieries throughout the Schuylkill rogion be put on three-quar- ters time aftor next Monday, to continue in- definitely. The wages of 20,000 men and boys are effectod: nded the Chavivari. Port Towssexn, Dec. 18.—A few days ago Martin Phillips was married and moved with his bride to Lopez Island. Last night a large crowd surrounded his house and harrassed the occupants with a charivari, After repeatedly warning the crowd to desist Phillips took a double Rarrelea shotgun and fired, fatally wounding two young men named John Hall and John Graham. —— The beath Record Beruiy, Dec. 18.—Wilhelm von Gewitched, the German historiav, is dead. NEw OnrLeANs, La., Dec. 18.—David Bid- well, one of the oldest and best known theat- rical managers in the country, died tonight. Prohibition Passes in North Dakota, Bisymanrck, N. D,, Dec. 18.—The iron-clad prohibition measure passed both houses of the legislature toda, g Brotherhood Players Expelled. NEw York, Deec. 18.—The Hrotherhood Baseball league tonizht expelled Glasscock, Clarkson, Denny, Miller, Beckiey, McKean, Beattin, * Buckley, _Clements, "' Gleason, Schriver, Sommers, Mulvey and Dechanty. kel Melville Stone Returns. New Yonk, Dec. 18.—Melville E. Stone, formerly editor of the Chicago News, ar rived from Europe today. - Minneapolts. Rothschilds Fail, MINNEAPOLIS; Minn., Dec. 18.—The Roths- childs’ clothing house assigned yesterday. Liabilities, about, £40,000; assets, $20,000. b Rk Pat Hunt Hanged. Panis, Ky., Dec. 18.—Pat hanged here this mornin, Esr Y Iilled by.a Formor Secretary. Panis, Dee, 18.—Emil Roux, one of the di- rectors of the prefecture of the Seine, was murdered todayby M, Regad, his former secretary. The ‘murderer had a grievance and could get g rodress. sy SN A Spécial Legislature. CunarrestoN, W. Va.,, Dec. 18.—Governor Wilson caliea a special legislature to. con- vene the third week in January. Among the matters to be settled 18 the Flemming- Goft contest for the governorship. Hunt was St. Lawnresce, Dec, 18.—Eight business houses burned here last night; loss, $20,000; insurance, $6,000. e Fatal Cartridge Explosion. BurraLo, Dec. 18.—While two men were loading blank cartridges in the arsenal this afternoon 400 cartridges accidentally ex- ploded. Both men were terribly burned and may die, e L Murdersd By an Ex-Convict, Corrax, Wash., Dec, 18.—Thomas Click, a young farwer, was murdered this morning by Blankton, an_ex-convicr and desperado. There is a guard now over Blankton, but the chances are that e will be lynched. Wilhelm's Got the Earache, BerLiN, Dec. 18,—The emperor's ear is troublesome again. 1t has recently grown worse. ke is under treatment all tne time and is in constant pain, e Young Peoples’ Meeting. A union meeting of the Young Peoples’ societies of the United Presbyterian socie- ties of the city will be held in the Kirst Unitnd Presbyterian church this evening at 8 o'clock. o A iy The Use of Coffee, It is asserted by men of high profes- sional ability that when the system needs stimulant nothing equals a cup of fresh coffee, eays the Epicure, Those who desire to rescue the drunkard from his cups will find no better substitute for spirits than strong, new-made cof- fee, without milk or sugar. Twoounces of coffee, or one-eighth of a pound, to one pint of boiling water makes a first- clilss beverage, but the water must be boiling, not merely hot. Bitterness comes from boiling it too long. If the coffee required for breakfast be putin a graniteize kettle over night and a pint of cold water poured over it, it can be heated to the boiling point and then seu back to prevent further ebullition, when it will be found that, while 1is strength 18 extracted, its deli- cate aroma is preserved. As our coun- try consumes nearly ten pounds of coffee per capita it is.a pity not to have it muade in the bdst manner, It is asserted'by those who have tried it that malatia’ and epidemics are avoided by thoge who drink a cup of hot coffee before vqhturing into the moun- tain air, Burned.on hot coals it is a disinfectant for nsick room. By some of our best physicians it is.considered a specific in typno d fover. Iceland i t a Land of Ice. 1f the name ofyithis island means land of ice, as no doubt is the case, then'the name is misleadi| for, excepting the reat ice strentns in the interior of the sle called lexw there is otherwise very little iceindt. The harbors are open nearly thawwhole year, and the climate is milde® than that of Norway. Somejimes the northern and eastern coasts ave blocked up with ice which has drifted before the wind from Green- land, but this happens only about once every ten years. Then, perhaps, the island is an ice laud; but in any other sense the title is an unfortunate blunder. e An old farmer couple brought in two #1,000 United States bonds to an Adrian, Mich., banker, which they had been ignorantly hoaraing since the second year after the war, and until the cash- ier told them they had beeu called in in 1874 tney supposed they had been beaving interest all the while. Then the bank man consoled them with the statement that the interest on $2,000 for fifteen yenrs at 8 per cent would have amounted to $900 if the bonds had been ml-,\‘ad and the money put into the THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1889, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS A Resolutioa Offered Racognlizing the Brazilian Republio. LAID OVER FOR TODAY'S SESSION The House Offces 8 Reward of $5,000 for the Arrest of Silcott—More Than Une Thousand Bills Introd Senate. Wasmixatos, Dee, 18, —Mr. Sherman from the committee on foreign relations reported & joint resolution extending to March 1, 1500, the time of the international maritime con- ference. Passed. Mr. Hiscock from the committee on the quadro-contonnial celebration committes ro- ported a resolution authorizing the comunit- teo to employ & stenographer and to have the hearings before it reported and printed. It stated that the intention of the committee was to give hoarings to the aavocates of the various locations proposed as sites for the exposition. Reforred Mr. Morgan offered the following resolu- tion, which was read and laid over until to- morrow Resolved, by the senate and house of rep- resentatives of the United States of Amer- fca in congress assembled, that the United States congratulates the people of Brazil on their just and peaceful assumption of the powers, duties and responsibilitios of solf- government based upon the consent of the governed as expressed in theic repudiation of monarchial rule und in their recent adoption of a republican ‘orm of government and that the United States of Brazil is by this act rec- oguized asalawful and rightful government, and that the said republic is of right entitlod to exercise and enjoy international comity and all the benefits of the laws of nations as a sovercign power and the benefit of all rights, privileges and advantages under the existing treaties that were concluded between the United States of America and the late empire of Brazil, and that this declaration by the United States of America shall be notified to the states of Brazil by the president, and that the president by his proclamation shall require the people and government of the United Staes and of the several statos and all persons in_authority therein, to recognize the flag of the Unite States of Brazil as the flag of a free, sqver- eign and inaependent state. Mr. Plum offered an amendment similar to that of the last session, to the Pacific rail- coad refunding bill. Referred, Healso intry duced a bill to give jurisdiction in certain Dpension cases to_the district courts of the United tes. Referred Mr. Coke offerced a _resolution calling on the attorney general for information us to the attuck on Justice Field in California and the killing of David S. Terry by Deputy Marshal Nagle, Laid over till tomorrow. After an exccutive session the senate ad- journed. House, WasnINGTON, Dec. 18.—Mr. McKinley] of Ohio, from the committee on ways and moans, reported a concurrent resolution for a holi- day recess from December 21 until January 6. Agreed to. The speaker having laid before the house amessage from the presideat recommending that the limit of the international marine conference be extended for two months, Mr. itt of 1linois introdu a jomnt resolution extending that autiority until March 1, 1890, which was passed. On motion of Rowell of 1llinois the com- mitteo on elections wus granted leave to siv during the session of the house, McKinley, from the committe on rules, re- vorted a résolution for an immediate roli'call of the states for the introduction auna refer- ence of bills. Adopted. Before this order was carried out Mr. Payne, from the Silcott committee, reported a resolution authorizing the sorgeant-at-arms to offer a reward of $5,000 for the arrest and dolivery to the ma r shal of the District of Columbia of C. E. Sil- cott, the absconding cashier, the reward to be paid out of the contingent fund of the house. Adopted. Under the cal) of the states the following bills were introduced and referred : T'o reduce the tobac tax; to regulate immigration and to am the naturalization laws; also to prohibit aliens from acquiring title to Jands in the United States; to declare the forfeiture of all unearned land grant: to provide a_graduated income tax; to pr vent thie contraction of the currency; to re- peal all taws requiring the accumulation of Rold; for the redemption of treasury uotes; for the free coinage of silver: to permit the president to veto separate items in general appropriation bills, By Mr. Hitt—To promote commercial union with Canada, By Mr. Lawler—To pay Colonel John George Ryan $100,000 damages. (He was arrested charged with being John Surratt) ; also appropriating $300,000 to repair the post- office building at Chicago; also w place letter curriers who have served twenty years cn the retired list on half pay; also remove the tax of £ cents a pouad on oleomargarine, By Mr, Wike—Declaring it to be the sense of the house thauthe committee on ways and means should reportatan eariy day a plan and rate of taxation by which $130,000,000 shall be raised annually on incomes and salaries in excess of $5,000, By Mr. Holman—To preserve the purity of the clectoral franchise. By Mr. Henderson of Iowa—To declara unlawful trusts and combinations in re- straint of trade and production. By Mr. Conger-~Defining lard, and n- posing a tax on the manufacture, sale, im- portation or exportation of compound Lard, By Mr. Anderson of Kansas—To create a postal telegraph, By Mr. Perkins of Kansas—To open to homestead settlement certain portions of the ludian territory. 1y Mr. Turner of Kansas—To shorten to throo years the period required in home- steading public lands, 13y Mr. Morse of Massachusetts —To peal the interstate commerco law. By Mr. Dockery of Missouri—To ascertain the amount of indebtedness of the farmers of the United States and the percentage of far- mers Who are tenants; also to enlarge the {ree list and equalize taxation. By Mr. Frank of Missouri—For the loca- tion of the world’s fair at St. Louis, By Mr. Spinola—For the retirement of John C. Fremont with the rank of wajor general, By Mr, Ewart of North Carolina—For the total repeal of the interna: revenue laws, By Mr. Butterworth—For full recibrocity between the United States and Canada; also to regulate the manufacture and sale of counterfeit or compound lard, By Mr. Grosvenor—To provide for an in- crease of the pension to minor children ; also to make the minimum rate of the peusion $5 per month, By Mr, E. B. Taylor—To restore the former rate of duty on imported wool, By Mr. Enloe—To prohibit gambling con- tracts in agricaltural and other products; also @ resolution calling on the secretary of the interior for information iu regard to the Tanner inyestigation, f By various dolegates—For the admission into the union of Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming. Among the bills introduced for the orec- tion of public buildings were the following: At Bloomington, Galesburg, Sterlng and Aurora, 1ll.; Sioux City, Cedar Rapias, Burlingron, Fort Dodge and Davenport, la. Grand Island, Kearney, Norfolk, Beatrice and Hastings, Neb,; Swoux Falls, Yankton sud Aberdeen, S, D.; Ean Claire, Mani- towoc, Green Buy, Sheboygan sud Racine, Wis. ‘The number of bills introduced under the call was 1,064. Many of these aro duplicates, Af not in language aé least 1 the subject matter of their provision: The deaths of Jumes Laird ot Nebraska, 8. 8. Cox of New York, N. W, Nutting of New York and & W. Townshend of Illinois were announced to the house, which, as o mark of respeet to the memory of the de- ceased, adjourned until Friday, B Military Order of America. WasmixGoN, Dec. 18, — Representative Wheeler of Alabama today introduced a bill to incorporate the Militury Order of Awer- ica. The bill provoses the incorporation of a soclety which 1s to briug together in fra- terual and beuelicent association, uou-secta- re- ran and non-politieal, those who were en- gaged in the war of the robelifon. The order is 1o havo a building fn Washington to bo used as 4 memorial building and a military and naval museum and (ibrary whorein wilt bo depositod copies of all government pub- lications. Provision will be made for the terment 1n the court of this ouilding of the mortal remains of the “Great Commander Grant! and the erection of a suitable monu- ment to his mewory and toali other soldiors, sailors and marines who sorved during the war, Nebraska Pensions. Wasmxaroy, Dee. 18, to Tnw Bee,) pocial 1 ~Ponsions granted kans: Original invalid~Albert Washburn, Stolton: Thomas N. Gosnell, Chapman} Charles Davis, Inman; Georgo Abernothy, Elk Creok: David B. Bart, Beloit; Justing Dunn, Chadron. Increaso —Thomas L. Chambers, Norden: Barden [3ank, Johns town: Norman D, Thomoson, Table Rock; Witliam Hallondingham, Omaha; Hauson Hasnoss, Humboldt; Moso . Davis, Hum- boldt: John W. Woods, Aurora. Re-issue— Barl B, Slawson, Denton; Adam Cosner, Clarke. clogram Nebras- T T ——— More Chop House Crooks, Al Peterson and Charles Roby, two “*hash- ers,”’ are in jail at the central station await- ing trial today for larcony. The vair are from City and wero taken out of a y the polico, The two men got in car at Sioux City on Monday and wore 1 up by the agent. When they reached i they were tired and hungry and mude a b noise, which attracted attention. i iaiuion The Butchers' Licenso. The butchors who are opposed o the ordi- nance compelling them to pay & license of #100 a year met at Kes s hall last night. Dennis Foster presided, A committee was appointed to secure signers protesting against ali meoting adjourned until noxt Eighth Ward publicans. A meeting of the Eighth Ward Ropublican club will be Leld at Twenty-fourth w Cuming tomorrow night for the purpose of organizing a eocial society, and ror settling the expenses incurre¢ in the recent cam- vuign. Zi rman's Bottles. Gottleib Zimmerman, the proprietor of the Faust bottling works, has lots of trouble with nis beer bottles, He has just finished a litigation regarding the cases confiscated by tho police in the various houses of ill- fame, and yesterday he caused the urrest of W. Richter, charging bim _with stealing seven bottles of the value of 73 cents. et iy £ He Forgea a Check. Thomas Johinson is a young man who rep- resented to Frank Mead that he had money in thé bank, and induced him to cash a check for §. When the document was presented the cashier prouounced it worthless. Moead swore out a warrant for his arrest yesterday afternoon, — Darlington Dischargod kd. Darlington was tried in police covrt yesterday afternoon charged with robbing the City hotel of three silver watches to the valve of $20, a diamond pin of the value of $45 and a gold watch valued at § The de- fendaat was dischsrgea for lack of evidence. Postal Promotions, H. H. Truesdall of Fremont was yesterday appointed a postal clerk and will run be- tween Schuyler aud Plattsmouth, - COLONEL SHEPARD'S OFFER. A Million Dollars to the Sultan of Turkey to Becoms a Ohristian, In course of time the world may re- says the New York Times, the scope of that zood mau, Colonel Elliott " Shepara, ecditor. manipulator of stage compuny stock, veligious crusader and politician, The latest revelation concerning the notorious moralist is to the effect that he once had the idea of converting to the Christian fuith no less a person than the Sultan of Turkey, and that not by the sword, as the crusaders of old sought to effect their purpose, but with the jingle of gocd American dollur some of thom having in_time gone by belonged to William H. Vanberbilt. One beauty about this incident in the colonel’s career is its absolute truvhful- ness, which is more that can be said of hings told of public and histori cal charactors like Mr, Shepard. It seems that when the colonel was abroad some four or five years ago he visited Constantinople, and there he was entertained by the wife of a pash: The official was a German holding high rank in the Turkish army, and of courso both he and his wife we christians, The pious colonel studied the Turkish character and the Moslem creed at length, and his tender heart bled at the thought that so many human beings knew not the blessings of his reli; Consequently on his return to this coun- try he put in vractice a plan that had suggested itse.f on the way over. He wrote 1o the pasha’s wife request- ing ber to inform his majesty the sultan —dearly the colonel loves these words— that he, Colonel Shepard, would present him, the sultzn, with $1,000,000 in cash if hie would embrace Christianit, “Fmbrace’ was the word the colonel used, and, considering his well adver- tised reputation formorality and mod- osty, it would seem that he might have employed a term less susceptible of u double significance, In his letter Mr. Shepard gives as his reason for weiting to the lady in question the fact thather husband was ciose to the sultan, and consequently could easily fin an op- portunity to make the proposition. On his return to this country Colonel Shepard couveyed the idea to his friends that while his veception in all Kurope was enthusiastic, it was in Tu; key alone that he made what theatrical people term a “hit.” *“Had this been the case, however, ho would huve known,” said a prominent Turkish trav- eler yesterday, *that a Christian, no matter how high his rank, would never bo able to approach the sultan on any- thing like intimate terms. And the pasha, to whose wife the colonel’s letter was written, never speaks to his im- porial master excent in relation to the stables, for his duties are connected with the sultan’s horses,” When the pusha’s wife received the letter her umusemeut was unbounded, and she told about it with great glee at a public reception. Not 8o her husband, the general. He looked at the matter in an entirely different light. What, ask Mobammed’s vice geront to forsake his creed? The very idea causea a cold perspiration to break out on his forehead and sent floating through his mind visions of the bow- string, the sack and the cool waters of Bosphorus. Yesterday a reporter of the Times asked the Turkish traveler already re- ferred to what would have resulted had the pasha transmitied the colonel’s mess sage to the sultan. “Why,” was tho reply. *‘the thing is absued on the face of 1t, but for the sake of argument sup- pose that the offér had beeu wade to the sultan, The pagha would have been dismissed instantly, and would have been wounderfully “fortunate had that been the end of it,” It is not known whether Colonel Shepard had a certilied check for mm&o.«m wade out in the event of the npecunions sultun’s willingness to wbrace” christianity. The spiked helwet 18 showing above the horizon in Luxemburg. Herr Krupp hus just bought fifty acres in the little country and is goiug to set up o i fouudry there. Luxemburg will soon be a Prussian province. I THE TORREY BANKRUPT BIL., Omaha Business Men Strongly Urge It Passage. THE HESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Steps Taken to Provide Liberally for the Wants of the South Dakota Farmers—An Important Meoting. The Board of Trade, A meeting was held in the board of trade rooms last night in response to a call issuod 10 business men and citizens generally to dis- cuss the Torrey bankrupt bill ‘The attendance was composed principally of members of the board of trade. I'he report of the committe appointed to consider the bill and report upon the udvisa- bility of recommendicgr its passage, was pro- sonted. The following resolution was read Wherens, An almost universal demana fol tho enuctment of a uniform bankrupt | ||||~<| come {rom all parts of the United States, and, Wherens, A national convention representatives of the commercial wiich held its first session in St. Louis on February 25 and March 1, and the second session at Minneapolis on September 8 and 4, 1880, has unanimously adopteda and recotn- mended for pussage by tie congress of tho Jnited States the bill known as the Torrey bankrupt bill, and Waooreas, It is apparent that the bankrupt law of Great Britain, which went into effect on January 1, 1853, bus, through 1ts wise and beneficient provisions, grown greatly in fu- vor with both the creditor and debtor clussos of tnat country, uvd the principles ombodied therein are generally the same as those embodied in the Torrey bill, and © Whoreas, We believe a genoral bankrupt awto be a measure that would have a salutary effect upon business, we would recommend the adoption of the following resolutions : Resolved, That tho early enactment of the Torrey bankrupt law will enable creditors to comgl un unreserved showing and sur- render®of assets, and provent injurious preferences and facilitate just sottloments of the estates of solveat deblors us a per- manent feature of our collection laws, that 1018 @ mucn needoa measure and one that will beuetit business alike in all sections of the countr; Resolved, That the secretary ve instructea to forward and comtuuicate this action of our organization to the secrotary of tho ex- cutive committee of ussociated commeroial £ Louis, Mo., and to our Ne- ska representatives m co senate, Mr. Wakefield spoke briefl, resolutions, after which th without a dissenting voto. Président Martin then aunounced that the next thing that was to come before the mocting was the endorsing of the recommen of the New York board of trade that e of letter postige be reducea to 1 cent per onnce. A resolution was reported favoring passage of such an enactment by reducing the letter postage to 1 was adopted ‘Ine matter of tho destitution prev. among the farmers of South Dakotu w. taken up. Colonel Chiase 0f th committee appointed to investigute the matter read letters and telegrams from George H. Hand confirming the revorts of destitution und stating that aid would be thankfuliy received. T m- mittee recommended that donations be col- ed and forwarded at ouce, consisting of pro s of all kinds, espect those which are not liable to perish from exposure to the weathor, includ- ing meat, hams, gran and - vegeta- bies, flour and grocery supplies, wnd that'several cars be loaded ‘and shipped. The committee ulso recommended that a com- wittee be appointed to consist of five, three of whom sliall be eitizens of Omaha and two of South Omaha, and that the committee have power to appoint sub-commitzees to aid them in the collection. It was the opinion of tho committee that transportation could be obtained free of charge from the railroad companies, Mr. Gibbon expressed the opinion that thereshiould be no nesitancy on the part of Omaha in this matter, The thing should be dono on a large scale, commensurate with tho wealth of Omaha, and as a means of showing the generosity of the city. A spei al train should be made up, consisting of votatozs, flour, grain, weats, of Mr. Gibbon moved that the committee be increased by the admtion of five merchants from Omana, and three from South Omabia, e motion prevailed und the following were appointed : T, H. Taylor, H. T, Clarke, W, Gray, W. L. e and J. S, Brady of Omatia: and H. 1. Meday, 12, A. Cudaby aud D. C, Foster of South Omaha, The committee originally consisted of Colo- nel C. 5. Chaso, W. A, L. Gibbon and A, R. Dufren The committee on state fair was next called on and reported fuvorablo progress, They asked for further time, which was granted. o articles of incorporation of the Omaha Agricultural Park association were then read and adopted. The capital stock is to be $200,000, in shares of $100 cach, The objoct, purpose anu gensral nature of the business to bo transacted by this corporation is to purchase and acquire title to land, to lease the same and proviae trausportation to and from the grounds for the use of the Ne- braska state horticaltural society for their annual exhibitions and other states and for connvy, district and other fairs, ‘The matter of the road into Dakota was agitated, and the advisability of getting into the country pofore St. Paul und Minneapolis gevull the trade was shown. Mr, Dufre moved that the road be built and backed up his motion by saying thav he would be one of 100 men - glve §1,000 each towards building the road. Mr. ). S. Gibsen endorsed the motion and related the incideuts connectod with the building of tho Omaha & Southwestern rond years ago, which was startod in a manner similar to the action now pending. An adjournment was taken without any action being hind on the railway question, e of the bodies, in favor of the y were carriod the ongress cent, and ling 8 next Br J. C. Farrish of the Omaha fire de- purtment returned from his home in West Virginia terday. He was called home a few weeks ago to attend the bedside of hus dying father, but ho ar- rived too late. His father died the day before his arrival, while he found his mother and sister confined to their bed, the former suffering from o fractured and the latter with a sprained limb and other injuries veceived by a runaway accident. M. D, Carr of 2416 Decatur stroct was thrown from his buggy at Eighteenth and Grace last night and his shoulder ken. he body of the baby which was found ina pool of water at the corner of Sixth aud Harney streets yestorday will be in- terred in the potter’s field by the super- intendent of the poor farm toduy. POWDER Absolutely Pure. nwidor never varies. A mnrvuluruurl:l{. strength wnd wholesomeness. More ecouomds cal shiwn the ordinery ginds, snd cannot be in compotition with the wultitide, of low Blort olght alum uF phosphits powders. only tn cans. ROYAL BAKING Fowoes CO., Wall 80N, v,