Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1889, Page 2

EMUCATING JESSE A Gung of Youthful Burglars Un- earthed at Loup Oity. KEPT THEIR SPOILS IN A CAVE. Beatrice After the Gamblers—Metho- dists Open a New House of Worship at Nelson— State News. avenile Burglars Arrested. Love Crry, Neb, Dec. 23.—[Special to Tne Bee |—Sherif Peddes. has just un- earthed a band of young burglars composed of boys aged twelve years and younger, wl wore grganized as o ‘“Josse James gang with 8 captain and have boen stealing articles of every conceivable description, hiding them in @ cave near town; breaking windows and otherwiso destroying or injur- fng property. Several wero arrested and 1wo were taken to the reform school yester: day. On their way thither they told of an. guine and similarly organized gang of older oys who used another cav w depository, Ord's New Waterworks, Onn, Neb, Dec. 23.-(Special to Tnr Bie |—The well supplying Ord's wate yvorks system being unable to furnish the quantity of water needed for fire and city uses, it was this fall decided to extend tho mams to the river, where afine spring of soft water was discovered bubbling up from tho rock, twelve feet below, Such was the head of water that when pipes were sunl in the sand the water rose in them cighteen inches above the level of the river. Bonds were voted for the extension October 8, and work was immediately bogun. The mams are now laid and the engine house has been removed to o location mnearer the spring. From the reservoir we have a pressure of sixty-five pounds per square inch, which can be supplementod by direct pressure from the engino, giving us the best system of any small town in Nebraska. The total bonded cost of the same amounts to only $16,000. ‘We bave four miles of mains and twenty- ona hydrants distributed over the town. A hose cart company. well equipped and manned, furnisiies eMcient tire protection to the towa, fled an In, BeaTnicr, Neb., Dec. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur B corge R. Scott has filed an injunction to restrain the directors of the Beatrice Paper Mill company from alicnating any portion of the property or other interests of the company and asking that the stock assessments hitherto made bo returned to thestockholders pro rata. Scott is & member of the old company, that lust spring donated the water power and forty acres of valuable land to Peoria, 11l., partics s a bonus for their buildin paper mill near the city. completed and about ready netion. The mill is now for operation. Scolt also wishes the affairs of the old com- puny placed in the hands of a receiver and That any agreement entered into by the di- rectors of the old company with the Peoria, 111, parties be declared void. Those Stolen Steers. NowrroLk, Neb,, Deo. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Tho story of the theft of minety steers from Robert McDonald's lov of cattle near Tilden has been going tho rounds of the local papers for a week or two. 1t is now seems that McDonald is suspected of knowing more about the theft than he should, as he was arrested last might by Sheriff Flynn at the instance of W. £, Gan- non of Omaha, to whom a mortgage on the ot had been given, and taken to Tilden to- day for examination on the complaint that he bud permitted and caused the cattle to be removed with fraudulent intent. A £cholarly Discourse. FuLuertox, Neb., Dec. 23,—|Special to Tae Ber |—Rev, Dr. Martin, chaplain of the Kearney reform school, guve his cele- brated lecture, *Who,” to a large and ap- reciative audience at the Methodist church. t was a full and scholarly discourse on the education and training of the youth of the land. He is a very eotertaining speaker and will give his lecture at lyceums and other educational institutions during the winter. Items from Beaver Crossing. Beaver CrossiNg, Neb., Dec. 34,—|Spe- cial to Tue Bee.]—Corn is still king and rules with a high hand. Both elevators are running over and there is a great demand for moro cars, as thousands of bushels aro daily turned away. Beaver Crossing is anxiously looking for a competing line of railroad to remedy the present evil, as sta- tions at competing points have plenty of cars, ‘I'be town hopes soon to see the Union Pacific or Missouri Pacific build in here. Beaver Crossing also needs a second lumber i‘nl‘d}nuu another implement house or new otel. Proposition for a Now Railroad. KearNey, Neb, Dec.23,—|Special Tele- gram to Tue BEe,|—At the council meet- ing this ovening a proposition from the Kearney & Black Hills railway company for & special eleation to voto §75,000 o aid in tho construction of tho road was placed upon 1irst reading. The people gencrally favor this proposition us the road will head off a gmpuscd live on the South Loup which wiil 0 a damage to this city. New Methodist Church Dedicated, NeLsoy, Neb., Dec. 23.—|Special to Tue Bgs.]—Yesterday the new Methodist church of this place was dedicated, the sermon be- ing preached by Rev. Mr. Alexander of Edgar. The beautiful new building was filled and 1n response to a call for $900 about $1,500 were raised. The church has cost in the neighborhood of $1,000 and is an oroa- ment to the town, Al the other churches adjourned thoeir services for the occasion. Oratorical Contest at Nelson, NeLson, Neb., Dee, 23.—[Special to THr Bex.]—On Saturday evening the high school dopartment gave au entertainment under tho chargo of the principal, L. W. Fike, consist- ang of a contest In oratory, calisthenios and a furce enuitlea the “Kansus Emigrants.” Tho winner in the contest 1s Miss Georgle ‘Wyont, who is thus sclected to enter the glato conteat for the gola medal at Harvard, Gambling Den Raided, BeaTnice, Neb,, Dec. 23.—|Special Tele- gram wo Tug Bee,]—A gambling den in vhe southwest part of the city was raided by the police yesterday afternoon anc four of the gamblers und their entire w=wbling outfit captured, The parties were arraigned n police court this afternoon and me all pleaded guilty and were heavily fined, Horse Killers Bound Over. Dagora Ciry, Neb,, Dec. 23.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee, |-~Tom and Lawrence Crosby were bound over to the district court today by Justice Jay for the shooting of the horses of Henry Mitohell, Tom Crosby wa: the one accused of the shooting of six horses about November 2, and Lawrenco 18 charged With killing one horse about 8 weck ago. Run Over By a Load of Lumber. BEatnics, Neb., Dec. 28, —[Special Tele- graw to Tue Bee, | —George Harman, aged thirteen years, was run over by a heavy load of lumber in a wagon this afternoon and sus- tained @ badly broken leg. Kearney 8 wer Bonds, Krarxgey, Neb, Deo. 28.—|Special Tele- £ram 10 Tus Bex. | —The city council tonight lered $30,000 worth of the sewer bonds to placod upon the woney warket at ouce to the highest bidder. They are tweoty year lgnud.l drawing b per cent. To Rezulate the Spord. Kuanxey, Neb., Dec. 23.—[Special Tele- grem to Tue Bew]—An ordinsnce was &:ud by the council last niguy regulating ‘Spocd of trains throukh tho iy &b HOL 10 exceed teu miles an bhour. b AMES. l IOWA NEWS, A Crooked Deal. Lr Mans. Ta., Dec. %.—[Special Telegram {toTne Bee|—A report of a real estato transfer in the Spirit Lake Beacon last weok set an attorney to investigating. o repro- seated S, R. Miller, the late consul to Leip- sic, Who was reported as having transferred 640 acres of land in Dickinson county to W. W. Kurl of Spirit Lake, who transferred them to A Boecker of Des Moines. The transfer is a forgery, Miller being in Europo and knowing nothing of it. Hurd claims to be the victim of a swindle, and that hs 1,000 neres of southern la for this property through a Des Moines agent, Morteages amounting to $6,000 have been made by Becker to Hurd and sold by Hurd to inno~ cont parties, - Hurd has disposed of all his Droperty except what is attached by creditors and par’ to whom he ha sold the broker mortgage. Extensive litigation will follow. Assanlted by Footnads. ATLANTIO, Ia., Doo. 23.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tre Bue. | —At6 o'clock this oven- ing Goorgo H. Abbott of Joliet, IIL., was attacked by two men noar the Hotst Andar son for the purpose of robbery. Ho was hit across the mouth and s lower jaw was broken and lower teeth knocked out. He screamed, and the highwaymen ran away without getting any monoy or fowelry. Mr. Abbott had $200 and valuable diamonds. e n to the hotel, whero ho now lies, und is rec good care. A large body of men are scouring the country to find the highwaymen, Mr. Abbott was the agent of un opera company from Now Brighton, onu. Shot by a Siran ger. Drs Mores, la., Dec. 23.—(Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The police are investi- gating a very mysterious case of shooting that occurred Jast night on West Walnut and Eighth strects. James McGlora, n young man twenty-six years old, was shot in the neck by an unknown man who ap- proached him and after a few words drew a revolver and firod. MeGilore was talking lowed the assassin to get away. The ball went through the neck and lodged near the spinal column, McGlore is alive and was probably saved by the thickness of his cloth- ing, The mysterious stranger was dressed in dark clothes and wore a dark wustache. Bquealed vn His Brother. Des Moixes, la, Dec. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee.|—Abouta week ago the hardware store of Price & Son, st New London, was burglarized and 4bout $100 worth of revolvers, cartridges, ete., stolen. It ‘was believed that the burglars were residents and familiar with the preu 8. ‘Today two brothers named I residents of New Loudon, were arrested aggd jailed with indisputable proof of their gdit. Ono of them, on his ar- rest, informed on his brother. and disclosed the place of concealment of the stolem goods. They were found as represented. Crushed by a horse. CRESTON, Ia., Dec. 23.—|Special Telegram to Tme Bee.|—Joo Kodig, a boy aged thir- toon, was fatally ijured this morning by a horse which ho was riding rearing up and falling over backward on the boy's body. His injuries are internal and vhe doctors say fatal. ——— Terrible Mine Accldent. Sax Fraxcisco, Cal, Dec. 25.—A report has reached here that an accident in a mine in San Andreas, alaveras county, killed sixteen men and injured thirty. The cave oceurred at Lane mine, Angel's camp, yes- terday afternoon. Sixteen men were buried with no prospect of getting them out alive. Nearly ali the victims had families, At a late hour this evening but little information had been received regarding the mine disaster near Angel's camp beyond what is already known. A special dispatch from Milton says word reaches there that twenty men were imprisoued in the cave at the Utica mine. Two miners escaped with- out injury and one with serious injuries. The remaining, with possibly the exception of two, arc supposed to have been killed out- right, e Murder and Robbery. TerexTUN, Pa., Dec, 23.—Snortly after 10 o'clock tonight three men broke into the jewelry store of Paul Ruttert and were the act of carrying off all the valuable stock when they were surprised by Mrs, Ruttert, who pluckily grappied with one of the rob- bers. She was getting the best of him when one of the other men drew a_revolver and blew the topof her head off. The noise attructed Ruttert, who was upstairs, bat before he reached his wife she was dead aud the thieves had fled with the booty, The murder oreated intense oxcite- ment and large numbers are out searching for the thieves, The amount of valuables stolen is not known. b — e —— KFay Had No Domestic Trouble. JaNmsVILLE, Wis, Dec. 23.—John W. Carpenter, father of Mrz. Elton Fay, whose husband suicided in New York Saturday, says there was no domestic dificulty be~ tween them. She received a letter from him from New York ‘Chanksgiving day stating that he was coming home, but she had heard nothing from him since. ¥ay’s father, Charles Fay, resides at Edgerton, this county, When the news was broken to him last night he dropped insensible and has not recovered consciousness yet and most prob- ably will die. Fay's father was ex-chief justice of Walworth county, Wisconsin, His wife is nearly crazea with grief, ——— Pinto Not So Bad as Fainted, LisnoN, Dec, 23.—Portugese Minister of Foreign Aftaws Gomes, in reply to the note of Lord Salisbury relative to the movements of Major Pinto in Africa, says the major did nothing to warrant the occusations made against him., He did not order an attack on the British flag, but merely ropulsed the hos- tile natives, awong whose baggage after the flght threo British flags were found. in con- clusion Gomes asks Salisbury to await fur- ther information concerning the affair be- fore taking any further action, ————— Ten Indictnents for Klection Frauds, HELENA, Ark,, Dec. 23.—The United States grand jury has returned ten indictments for election frauds alleged w have taken place at the last congressional election in the First district. The county judga of Craighead county i1s among the wumber indicted, for fallure to appoint judges from both political parties, as the law provides., These prose- cutions will undoubtedly affoct the now pending in cougress between Cave ana Featherstone. e e Mr. Ward and Stanley. New Youg, Dec, 23.—Herbert Ward, one of Stanley's ex-lieutenants, declines to dis- cuss the reports from London that Stanley, in his letter to Sir Francis Winton, ex- pressed indignation st Ward's conduct in Africa. “I have a very high opinion of Mr, [ I o gk i G gy e ) condemnation from him when he is 1n posses- sion of all the facts.” 2 e tal Rerosme Lamp Explosion, New York, Dec. 23.—Shortly after mid- night, by the explosion of a kerosine lamp, Mrs, Kate Houston and her two-year old daughter, of Sixtieth street, were fatally burned. The mother, who is but twenty- two years old, died soon after, The child is still alive, but will aie. The husband and wife bad quarreled and had not been living together for some tme. —————— Kuined by Wine and Womren, Sioux Fauus, 8. D, Dec, 33.—([Speclal Telegram to Tue Bre.l—W. L. Cooley, the absconding cashier of this place, is still miss- iog., His accounws have been gone over and they are found to be §700 short. His pareuts live at Heron Lake, Minn, Wine and women are said to be the cause of his downfall. i A Tan Bark Contest Begun. Pirrssune, Pa., Dec. 28.—The seventy-two bours international go-as-you please walkin, mateh for $1.000 began st noon in the Tivol fu-don-. There are twelve contestants. At o'clock Hegelman was 1 thelead, followed by Herty, AMALGAMATION OF MINERS. A Schame on Foot to Consolidate the Different Organizations. OUTLINE OF THE PLAN PROPOSED | A Move Rendered Y ecessary by De- feats in the Past—Call for the Progressive Union Cons vention, In Unlon There is Strength. Covvmsrs, O, Dec, 23.—A joint address was today prepared by the officials of National District Assembly No. 135 and the National Progressive Miners'union,embody- ing the plans for an amalgamation of the two organizations. It is proposed to effect a consolidation without sacrificing the esson- tial features of either. The work is w0 be completed at a joint convention to be held in this city in January. The addross, which 18 a lengthy one, say in part: For many yoars, by reason of a conflict originating in the existence of two rival miners’ associations, much valuable energy has been unprofitably employed —in neces- sary struggle for supremacy and in the con- test the miners connected with both bodiea of organized minors have been the principal sufferers, The condition of our craft today has been reduced to the present lovel, first, by reason of tho absence of proper interest in wining affaivs, aud, second, becauso of the failure up to this date of the two organ- zations to unite their powers ana agree upon a policy that would at once be acceptable to botn ~classes of the present ofticials and satisfactory to the rank and file of the respective miners, _Our inability, as shown by the character of past efforts, to thoroughly unite our powers by harmonizing our forces, has led to a reduction in wages and in different parts of a competitive district rendered our miners and officials powerless to resist imposition aud assert the rights of theiwr members as wage-workers, with no prospect before us but of suffering still further modifications of our already oo low standard of minine rates. The address refers to the painful lessons of the necessity of harmony of action, as shown in the sories of defeats which the miners have beon compelled to submit to, and says the following plan has been agreed upon. 1. To unite the two organizations under ono head, to govern and protect the inter- ests of tho miners and wmine laborers, this union to be effected without sacrificing the essential features of either organization. 2. The organization is to be divided 1into a national district and local divisions, meet- ings of which are 10 be either secretor open, as the members may determine or the exfiencies of the case may require; that is to say, the meaning of the term ‘‘open or ‘‘se- cret” shall be constructed as_ applylug to meetings of the National Progressive union or Knights of Labor, us the case may be. 8. Equal taxation upon afiliated members. 4. A staff of officers for the national and each district and local organization. is which due provision shall be made for visiting and directing the business of both branches of the organization. The necessity for the unification of our forces demand that all members of both unions and even those miners not connect with either give the proposition careful thought and study that they may better pro- pare to intelligently consider the adoption or modification of the policy outlined, Presibent McBride also issued a call for the regular annual convention of the na- tional progressive union at Columbus, Tues- day, January 22 He refers to the fact that the Kuights of Labor have issued a call for a convention of all miners, organized and unorganizea, to be held at Columbus on the sams date, and extends an _invitation to miners not’ organized to send delegates to the couvention. Bootmakers Locked Gut. BristoL, Dec, 23.—Ten thousand boot- makers are now locked out in the labor dis- trict here, but the employers are willing to submit the difference between them to arbi- tration. —— A Northwestern Wheat Oorner. CuicaGo, Dec. 28.—The Daily News' ‘Winnmpeg special says: The Ogilvie Milllng company has secured a corner on all the ‘wheat in the province of Manitoba and the northwest territories, amounting to 4,000,000 bushels, It is understood that the irm had a pointer from the Dominion government that the duty on flour would be increased at the pending session from 50 cents to §1 per barrel. e Chief of Police Hubbard Fived. Cuicaco, Dec. 23.—Chief of Police Hub- bard was superseded 1n office tonight by Captain F, H. Marsh, who was United States marshal for the northern district of Iilinois during President Cleveland’s admin- istration, Hubbard was a hold-over from the administration preceding that of Mayor Crelger. He will, it is understood, be given a captaincy. . S A Very Tough Kid. Siovx Faus, S. D., Dec. 23.—|Special Telegram to Tur Brg.|—Jotn T. Craig, the seventeen-year-old incorrigible son of C. C. Craig of this city, was sent to the reform school at Plankinton today. Young Craig was the toughest lad in town, and had been *‘jugged”any number of umes for stealing. e A South Dakota Apnointment. Prenke, 8. D., Dec. 23.—[Special Tologram to Tue Bee.)—Governor Mellette today appointed E. H, Huntington of Webster ad- jutant general in pluce of George S, Huston of Redfield, resigned. - One Youth Dis:mbowels” Another. CmiLricoritg, Mo., Dee. 23, —At Meadvilo today John Barbee, aged seventeen, abd Ed- ward Davis, aged eighteen, became involyed in o dispute, which terminated in Barbee disemboweling Davis with an ugly kaife, e s A Olosing Decree Read, Parrs, Dec. 28.—The muaister of the inte- rior today read in the chamber a decree clos- ing the session, The senate agreed to the law by which the government assumes a monopoly of the manufacture of matchos. ot Ly The Gladstonian Policy. Loxpoy, Dec. 23.—Gladstone, Parnell and other chiefs of the Gladstonian party will meet in London before parhament opeps to sattle upon the course to be pursued by the party the coming session, ————— Destructive Oyclone in Kentucky. PixeviLLe, Ky., Dec. 23.—This town was visited by a_destructive cyclono yesterday morning. Several persons were seriously injured, ard the damage to demolished prop- erty is $50,000, —ar— Terrible Mine Accident Rsported. SAN Fraxcisco, Cul,, Dec. 23.—A report has reached here that an accident 1 a mine m Ban Andreas, Calaveras county, killed sixteen men and injured thirty, No details. e ey Influenza All Over Germany. Beruy, Dec, 23.—The epidemic is now spread over every part of Germany, R Decided 10 Return to Work. Bexruiy, Dec. 23,—The striking coal miners in the Saar district have declded to resume work pending & settiement of their clalms. ploin sl e Bond Offerings. Wasmixarox, Dec, 23.—[Sveclal Telegram to Tus Bee|—Tbhe bond offerings were: 159,000 at $1.27 and $2,000 at $1.04, o an—— nfluenza No Respecior ¢ Mavgin, Dec, 2. —Sagasta aod four other ministers, the president of the cortes, many members of the cortes and Miss Nevad and other artists have the influenza. T Jake Will Reside South, New OnLEANs, La., Dec. 23.—It is stated tonight that Jake Kilrain will accept the pro- fossorsbip of boxing for the Southern Athletic club and wake this ciwy his perma- neut howe, THE DAKOTA SUFFERERS. Governor Mpllette Belioves in Telling the FAkts in the Onss Prenne, S. %%, Moc. 99.—|Special Tologram to Tue Ber.]—Governor Mellotto today ex- pressed views, apropos to the resolutions adopted at tha,epeent Watertown convention that no attompt at concealment of tho desti- tution among the people of tho state was wise. Ho statod that the district whero there is suffering and want was confined to a very small argaof the state, comparatively, and that the bajance, or fully S0 por cont of the state, was in easy circumstances and could help alance in a measure with what aid was cofiing in from the outside The Northwestérn raillway alone has con- tributed ovor £,000 already in freights to drouth safferors, and is still continuing its halt and free rates on coal and supplics whore the necossity for them is shown. The governor adds that corporations may have no souls, but Messrs. Hallenbeck and Hughitt have shown that they have. From recent information ot hand it seems that theso officials regard the Watertown resolu- tions as placing their good efforts to help the needy in a queer light before the public, to sa) the least, CUE PFROHIBITION IN NORTH DAKOT What the Penalties Aro for Violating the Law. BissARcK, . D., Doc. 23.—{Special Telo- gram to Tun Ber]|—The full text of the North Dakota prohibition law has been made public. It 1mposos penalties as fol- lows: First offense, $200 to $1,000 fine and imprisonment not loss than ninety days nor more than one yoar, Thoe second and each succecding offense is treated as tho first, with punishment by imprisonment in state prison for a term not exceediug two years and not 1685 than one. Thero is & proviso permitting registercd pharmacists to sell for medicinal, mechanical, scientific and sacramental pur- poses, _ All'places where intoxicating liquors are sold are declared buisances and the shieriff is empowared to abate them and de- stroy all the intoxicants and fixtures therein. —————— St. Louls Gas Robbers, 8r. Louis, Doo. 23.—At a_mass-meeting of citizens in the Merchant's Kxohango today resolutions were adopted protesting against the so-called “robber gas bill” railroaded through the local council last week by a voto of 710 6. Au address to tho mayor asking him to protect the city from this‘‘unparalleled ' rmd upon the treasury,” ordinance was adopted. There was an exciting sceno in_tbe aty council tonieht when Councilman Rohan, one of the seven who voted for the gas bill, which created such @ stir, moved that o committee of investigation be appointed, and that it be composed of two councilmen 'who voted against the bill and one who voted for it. The motion prevailed, however, by o vote of 7 to 5, one member being absent. by vetoing the g = Troutlous Thmes in Brazil. New Yomx, Dec. 23.—|Specual Telegram to Tk Brr.]—A private correspondent of C. R. Flict, who is well posted in political mat- ters in Bruzil, writes: “Politics_will soon bo red hot here. There are indications of fierce contentions brewing. The Journal de Commercio und, Gazette de Noticias and others alrendy . indicate dissatisfaction with the provisional government. The leaders of the revclutiou fesr trouble. Silvira Martino of Rio Grande de Sul is a prisoner in his house. i Implement House Burned, BrooMixeToN, Neb, Dec. 23.—[Spectal Telegram to Tiir Bee.]—A fire av Hildreth, asmall town twenty miles north on the county line, destroved S. D. Long's impl ment house, togetlier with its contents, I fire occurrad at 2 a. m, Sunddy. 'The origin is unknown, The total loss ou the building und contents {8 bBetween 5,000 and £0,000, with an insurance of §1,350 cach in the Furmers’ and Merchants! of Lincoln and the Nobraska and Jojva of Omaha, Mr. Long says he will rebuild at onc o e A Railroad D cision by Brewer. TorerA, Kan., Dec. 23.—This evening Judge Brewer filed with the clork of the United States cirouit court an opinion in the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad cases, disposing of the motious that have been con- tinued for the past four or five months. The opinion is quite voluminous, and it is be- lieved that it will hasten the' foreclosure of the Missouri, Kansus & Toxas. The motions were all made, it s claimed, for the purpose of delay and to postppne tho decree. All of the motlons except one were decided clearly against the Missour), Kansas & Texas. e e The Fire Record. CixNciNNATL, O., Dec. 23.—Emery’s candle works at Ivorydale burned tonight. Loss, $100,000, ———— SHE'S A KLEPTOMANIAC. A High Toned Society Lady is Caught Stealing. Yesterday afternoon about 5:30 one of the private detectives employed in Hayden Brothers’ dry goods store apprehended a well dressed lady 10 the act of appropriating several small articles of value from the no- tion counter. He at once summoned Ofticer Benson, who is on the beat av that place, and the woman was taken 1o police headquarters. She gave the name of Mary Doe and was ‘booked under the charge of larceny. An effort was at onco made to conceal her 1dentity, she being locked up in the woman's cell and no one, not even the most trusted ofticers, being allowed to see her. As soon as it was dark a gentloman well known 1n the city appeared und very soon the record, “Released on deposit of $10,” appeared oppo- site her name, the same being auttorized by the chief of police. Sergeaut Oruwsby then escorted her, fheavily veiled, through the old police eourt room 1o the side entrance 10 thq station, from whence it is supposed she went home, The lady belongs to one of the best faml. lies in the city, and was richly attired. Ske 18 described as a short, chunky woman and at the time of her appre- hension wore a sealskin sacque of the best make. One of the firm who was secn announced that she was of a highly respecta- bls character, and that considering her eir- cumstances he did not propose to prosecute her. As a matter of fact, this deposis will be forfeited this morning and nothing will be said regarding the matter. i W. R. O. Entertainment. ‘The Women's Relief corps, an auxiliary to the Grand Army of tho Republic, gave a very pleasant sogialin Grand Army hall last night. The attendance was large. After a rruummmo of weoitations, singing and dia- ogues had been rewdered the evening was spent in dancing. 9 [t was one of the most successful parties 'that has ever been given by the corps, )N s Stabbidiin the Back, Lew Wind, o bhrtender, whila passing along the rear of the Ogden house, in Coun- cli Bluffs, last night, was assaulted by three unknown men agitabbed 1o the back just under the left shoulder. Physicians were summoned, who'stated that the wound was rious and might prove fatal, Up to a late hour this morning the men who dia the stabbing had n n arrested. e —— He Resistbd an Oficer. Officer Marneéll'“attempted to arrest s woman named Mary Doe at the Sixteenth street viaduct last night and was assaulted by @ man vawea William Glades. Marnell wade a game fight and succeeded in getting his mau and woman to the station, the latter being @ lictle the worse for wear. e Governor Saunders Robbed. Ex-Governor Saunders of the Utah com-~ mission was robbed of $45 in money at Salt Lake City on Friday evening last. A gang of Louss thieves which have boen operating in the vicinity were the depredators. e —— Doc Middleton, 8 well known gam- bler of Council Bluffs, was attacked with heart d sease while sitting ina chair in the Turf saloon last night. It was at first thought that he was dying, but later rallied suficiently to be taken to his home. His physician states that be will probably be all right again in a day or two., I'TRE ENGLISH SYNDICATE. They Want American Distilleries, but Fear Prohibition. Why They Threw Up Their Option on the Omaha Breweros—-Ken- tucky Gin Mills Not Desired. A Prospeetive Deal. Cnicago, Deo. |Special Telegram to Tnu Bee]—The syndicate composed of English capitalists is looking into the con dition of American distilleries with a view of purchasing a large number of them, It is true,” said Levy Mayer, attorney for the syndicate, today, “that the English- men are after some distilleries, Options have been secured and the business is being examined iuto very carefully. If this class of property is finally taken, a large amount of money will bo put into them and & large number will be sccured. There is no cer- tainty, however, that tho distilleries will " 'be taken, Tho internal revenuo laws of this country nre an uncertam quan tity, They may be changed at any time, for they are always under discussion, and this fact alone would causo them to hesitato u long time before investing heavily in that branch of industry. Another fact that b been taken into consideration is the agitation the prohibitionists, This has kept tho English investors from purchasing many breweries and distilleries, notably the brew- i Omaha. On these establishments ions had alrcady been secured. In prob- ing _thoroughly “into the matter we found that three of tuo states tially surrounding Nebraska had already voted in favor of a vrohibitory amendment to their constitution. This would doubtless have considerable influence on the people of Nebraska, we reasoned, and such was found to be the case, for the broposition for a pro- hibitory amendment will be submitted to the people of Nebraska in lees than a year. The options on the Omaha breweries were thero- fore thrown up. It 1s not true that we have secured options on about twenty of the largest distilleries in Kentucky. The facts are that some one secured options on these distilleries and offered them to my clients, who, after the usual thorough examination, decided not to accept the properties. I do not think my clients desire Kentucky aistil- leries under the circumstances.” ——— THE BUTCHERS. ANTI-LICENSE They Draft a Remonstrance to Be Presented to the Council. The anti-license butchers held a meeting at Kessler's hall on South Thirteenth street last night. About forty butchers were pres- ent. The chairman announced that 1t had been intended to organize a new union, but owing to the pressure of other business it would be necessory to postpone action on the matter until the general meeting m January. He then stated that they would proceed to draft a remonstrance to be presented to the coun- cil. The various trades unions in the oity bad signified their intention of joining in such a petition to the council. The matter of preparing a petition to be presented to the counvil was then taken up, and Secretary Bath suggested that it would be well to provide 1n the petition for a new orainuuce. The statement had been made that it was necessary to have .a license in order to supply better meat, and he thought it would be better to provide that the meat inspector inspect the butchers as well as the meat, and weed out the men who are not butchers. Mr. Mercer, president of the carpenters’ union, was present and expressed his views on the license question. He predicted that the licensing of the butchers was but the beginning, and would no doubt be followed by the licensing of the grocer, aud then the trades would follow. He urged the butch- ers to organize and assist in electing to the council and the legislature men who would vass laws for the benefit of the workingman., He pledged the [support of the Central Labor union in carrying on the work, and urged that committees be appointed to wait on the various unions in the city and unite on a plan of action. A petition to the council was then sub- mitted to the meeting and adopted as follows: ‘We, the undersigned butchers of Omaha, hereby declare ourselves as being opposed to the passage of un ordinance compelling butchers to pay a license of $100 per year, ‘We believe that the same would result in creating @ mouopoly, as it would compel & number of butchers to go out of business, thus driving the trade to the larger butchers, which would inevitably result in raising the price of meat, to the détriment of the work- 1ng chusses. 1t has been stated that the small butchers furnish poor meat, aud we respectfully sub- mit to your honorable body that the small butchers must keep first class meat or lose what littie trade they have. ‘We therefore petition your honorable body to notpass the ordinance compelling butchers to_pay a license of §100 a year. A committee of three was appomnted to present the petition to the council tonight , consisting of Mesgre, Johnson, IKunatz and Thomas. A resolution was passed calling the espe- cial attoution of tha various labor unions, this matter and asking that they take action on it attheir first regular meeting, “The meeting then organized into & perma- nent butchers’ union by the appointment of the following ofiicers, who will serve until the first Thursday in Februar, D. S, Foster, prosident; W. J. Johason, vice- president; Joseph DBath, socretary; Jawmes Fenton, treasurer. The meeting then adjourned until next Monday evening, e A Small Fire. The fire department was called to Seven- teenth and St, Mary’s avenue last night to quench a small biaze in the St Felix build- ing. The damage was very slight. e LONGEVITY OF THE HEBREWS, - Statistics Showing Great Vitality— Important Hygienic Rules. In this article in the nineteenth cen- tury on ‘*Diseases Caught from Butch- ers’ Meat,” Dr, H. Behrend cites evi dence, which he has collected with care and industry, in answering in the af- firmative the question: Are there grounds for the belief that the Jewish race is especially endowed with privi- leges tending to insure a degreee of protection against unhealthful influ- ences and to prolong life? The compar- ative immunity of the Jewish race from the tuberculosis, says Dr, Behrend in the Jewish Messenger, has been recog- nized by all physiciuns whose special experience entitles them to express an opinion; and isthe more remarkable when the adverse conditions under which the vost majority iive are taken into consideration. The medical offi- cers of hea!'th in some of the poorest uarters of London, where most of the Jebrew population dwells, have repeatedly commented upon this fact in their official re- ports, Dr. Loane, the medical of- ficer of Whitechapel, states: "I am sure from personal knowledge that Ymhialsluxials among the Jewish in- habitants of my district to a much less extent than it does among the remain- der of the population.” ~ Dr. Gibbon, the medical officer of Holborn, has borne testimony to the same effect, and Dr. Drysdule, the senior physician to the Metropolitan Free hospital, which contains wards for Jewis, atients, writes ‘‘that they very rarely die of phthisis, and their immunity from its attacks is very striking.” He adds that they ure, as all know, very particular about the kind of meat supplied to them for food, Ithink it but rightto state that 10 & practice of thirty ) ears, large- ly smong Hobrow paticuts, ] mysell MAKING A CAREFUL INSPECTION | have not yot met with a single attack of pythisis in the members of that faith. 1t is, of course, not assorted that any specific cause i3 sufficient to bring about constant and invariable biologi- cal results; all that I claim «s that it is an important factor and that overating during a sories of gémerations and ing incrensed force by hereditary transmission it exercises an important iufluence in building up the physical toughness, and thereby the mental acutness, so markedly charac- teristic of the Jewish race. From the flvst to the fifth year of age the percentage of deaths in the province of Posen from 1819 to 1863 was, among Christians, 48; among Jews, in the district of Bromberg, & p in that of Marienwe 28; in that of Danzig, in Berlin, 29.44 anc stern provinces of 5653 and in Westp) In [urth, Mayer shows Jewish children under years of age die au the rate of 10 per cent, Christinns at that of 14; and in Prankfort Neuf- ville finds the proportion 12.9 anda 24, Von_Bergmann says that “throughout the Jewish mortality is less in tho first year of life, and this favorable condi- on increnses with each succeeding year: and even in the raro excoptions in which Jewish mortality is in excess during the first year its diminution be- tween the first and fifth years becomes very striking. acquir- constant 87,72 der, RTIEAEN NEW SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPH, Five Hundred Words Per Minute May be Transmitted, A systom of telegraph which promises to replace in a great measure that now in use, has been invented by J. H. Rog- ers of Washington, who has already achieved fame by inventing the pan- electric telephono. The tem s based on the synchronous revolution of two wheels, one at the sending and tho othe other at the receiving statiou. This has been attained before, but by such complicated methods thut no great commercial benefits have resulted, Mr. Roge cured the simultaneity of rev- olution by an arrangement for sending a spark from one wheel to other. If the spark is not at certain place on the wheel, it is kcown thut the wheels are not turning together, and measures are taken for making them do so, says the Chicago Tribune. ‘The me printed on an ordinary typewriter, which is counected with a machine which punctures a series of holes, cor- responding to letters in a slip of paper. The slip1s then run_through the send- ing instrument, and the message is printed in Roman letters at the receiv- ing station withoutany aid from an op- erator. Another method of ding is by a sort of typewriter ving only ten keys which punches the slip directly. This can be oper- ated fast enough to take down ordinary conversation, Onlyten keys are neces- sary, because any letter can be formed in Roman type by combining two or more of ten marks. By this system of telegraphy from 200 to 500 wor 4 ted, sothatit system, by which only thirty words minute can 'be sent, is appurent. The general adoption of the new system would, therefore, greatly decrease the number of wires naeded for telegraph- ing. Besides, in the synchronous sys- tem, ten operators can send a m over u single wire at the samec time, which is two and one-hall times more than is possible under the old tem. Another improvement that is made pos- sible by the invention of the device for revolving two wheelsat a distance from dy each other simultaneously is the rapid nsmission of facsimiles of messages. This has been done before, but 80 slowly and at such an expense that the inven- tion could not be utilized tor business purposes. A number of competent electricians have examined the invention and are sure that it can be successfully operated at much less rates than the present sys- tem. A trial of the new instrument was recently made between this city and Washington and was satisfactory in every respect. As the system quires no skilled telograpner, is so in- expensive iu other respects, and so rapid and simple, its general adoptionse ems certain. - Noveltics in Linen, A georgeous orange cover has lurge floral paterns with doves flying among the flowe The pink, blue, straw, bufl, ecru and pea-green covers are either fringed or deeply hemstitched. For lunch and tea cloths the delicate colered spreads ave still used, and are shown in exccedingly rich paterns. 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