Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1889, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WKDNESDAY, THE LIVES OF GREAT MEN, ‘Written By Themselves in the Forth- coming Congressional Directory. SKETCHES OF BUDDING SOLONS. They are Invariably Longer Than Those Furnished By the Veter- ans—Some Curions Fea« tures of the Vol The Congressional WasnINGToN, Dec. ¢ Bre.]—Thoe second edition of that exceed- ingly intoresting and useful volume, the congressional directory, will be issved in a fow doys. Meanwhile all the different con- gressmon have received notices telling them that thoy are av liberty to revise or improve their biographical sketches, Some of them certainly need revision and improvement vory much. By glancing over the book one can almost invariably pick out the old and young members. The older members always have the shortest sketches, while their younger colleagues go more into detail. Some of the sketches are positively ludi- crous, Glancing over the list it will. be found that this congress, so far as the house is concerned, is a young men's congress by all means, The average of the members of tho house is forty years, which shows that there has been n steady decrease in point of uge. Tweuty-five yoars ago it was be- lieved that a man ‘must be at least fifty years old before he could make laws for 1his country. This yoar the youngest man is but thirty-three years of age. The present louse contains at least a score of men who are under forty and certainly ffuy congress- men arv not over forty, The south and cast a8 & goneral thing prefer to send older men, though the thirty-three-year-o'd baby of the ouse, Mr. Stockbridgo comes from Mary- nd. The westorn men as rule are the youngest. Mr, Cheney of California 1s thirvy-seven, Mr, Carter of Montana is thirty-nine, Mr. Hansbrough of North Da- kota is thuty-five, Mr. Williams of Iilinois 18 thirty: ¢, Mr. Venable of Virginia is thirly-six and Mr. Aldersonot West Virginia is ithirty-five. Massachusselts, strange to say sends two young men this time, Mr. An- drews, son of the war governor is thirty-nine and Mr. O'Noill is thirty-six. What a strange name, by the way, for a Massachu-~ setts congressman, O'Neill. Speaking of the names of congressmen, some one has taken the trouble to fish out of the list some very peculiar names, There aro half o dozen Browns, from the plain, evory-gay Brown to- the aristocratic Browne. There is a Smith, but he is tho plain plebian Smith, There'1s no high toned Smythe this year. There are no Blucks, and strange to say there arcno Whites or G rays, and what is more remurkable there is not a singlo Jones. There is a Mr. Abbott and and ulso u Mr. Coles. There is a Mr. Flood and a Mr, Raines. There is a Crain, a Parrett and a Hare, also a Buliocl There is a Flower, a Spooner and an Oates, There isa Knapp and a Goodnight. Thore is a Post and a Stump. There is a Bland, a Wiley and & Frank, and they are naturally good friends. There is a Barnesand a Cobb. There are some remurkable names in this congress as usual and the new reading clerks will find considerable trouble in get- ting away with sucn names a Neidringhase, Greenhalge, Hansbrough, Stahlnecker, Quackenbush and Geissenheimer, A vumber of the senators have namesakes in the house. There is an Allen, a Spencer, a Stockbridge, and an Edmunds, a Stewart, o Pierce, u Sherman and a Wilson, A rapid glance over the various sketches of the congressmen will disclose some very interesting pomnts. It is remarkable what peculiar notions some of the new congress- men have as to what the people of this country wish tn know. Some of them seem 10 thiak it necessary to tell whether ‘they are married or mot. One gentleman even finds it necessary to inform the country. at large that he is the father of tnirteen children. Another gentlemat points with ride to the fact that he was born at “Oak- gton Farm,u well known ancestral estate.”” ‘This gentieman will probably cut out the ‘words *‘well known ancestral estate,” and thus save himself considerable ridicuie from his colleagues and the press, It is remarka- ble, considering that most of these are gen- tlemen of education, that no less than four use the peculiar sentence, *“‘one vote scatter- g, Just how one vote can scatter no one can understand. Begicning with Alabama, the careful reader is at once struck with the hold which the southerr members have on their seats 1n congress. Of the eight Alabama men thero ware only two new ones. Herbert entering on his ninth, Oates on his fitth, Forney on his eighth, Wheeler on his fourth term’ Cobb and Bunkhead only on their second but they will be re-elected just as often as they desire. This is the case all over the south, and o man must prove himself to be worth- less who canuot be re-ciected again and again, 1v seems certainly unaecessary to dwell on the wisdom of this plan. The house of repre- sentatives is no kindergzarten, It takes the average member just two years to realizo that he does not kuow the first principlus of now to get his work in. He has no standing on any committee of any account. He re- «coives no especial attention or consideration at the hands of the speaker or committee leaders. His colleagues seldom consult him except in purely local affairs, ‘I'wonty times & duy he is mude to feel that children ought to be secn and not heard. Some of the men of course rise superior sooner. Isadore Raynor of Muryland 1 the last congress was one of the few men who succeeded in commandivg the attention of the house, thongh he was young in years and service, but he was an exception. It must bLe said that a congressman’s first, term is merely a prevaratory course of his work, ‘Then, if he is returned, as he ought to be, unless'there is a political change in his d: triot, he comes buck able to be of use in his district.. The wisdom of returning old mem- bers was scen at the last session. Mr, Car- lisle wus much blamed for giving all the big committeeships to the south, but the fact 1s they belonged to the south by right of sen- dority of the southern democratic congress- men, Tne southerners were the oldest par- limentarians and the best posted men in every way on the democratic side. ‘They were to - the frout in everything, not because thoy were southerners, but be- cause of their lon servica in the house they bad naturally been advanced to -the leadership. ‘Ihat is the first lesson to be learned by reading tho directory, and the people all over the country would do very well to remember it always, Mr, Hosea Townsend, who in himself re- Jpresents Colorado, seems to bo able to wake Bp the voters In his stato. He called out at his election over fifty thousand votes for himself and_about thirty thousand for the democrats. Strange as it maey appear, nearly threo thousand probibitionists were found in %ndo and even the labor candidate had 1809 friends. ‘This was voting with a ven- . geance. In this it compares favorably with ‘the enormous vote of Mr. Blunt, who repre. sents the sixth Georgia district, for the eigh- teenth year, oo & vote of 8034 ballots and no Dpro-u n. ohn B, Pennington of Delaware seems to ‘have ruo agaiast Postmaster Geoeral Wana- maker at bis last election. At all events, Mr. Wanamakor received one vote in Mr. Penuinglon's district. In this connection it may be stated tuat the late Mr, McGiuty, of deep-sea fame, also figured in the last elec- tion. lcoman Turner of the BSixth New York distric states that he was elected as u maoy democrat, receiving 6,117 votes aud one vote for MoGioty (first nawme un- known). ~Mr, Robert i proudly Tecords the fathership of thirteen cuildren ©f s own. Mr, Edward Taylor of the First Illinols is the man who eloped witn & very pretty girl the day after he was elected to congress, though Lhis does uot appear in the directory. Mr. Tayior stated very correctly that if he was good enough for 26,633 Chi- ©ago voters he ought to be swd ©D6 AN, WOre es) he o, is & lesson o be learned in Charles ugustus Hill's life. He worked on a he says, st §7 per month, and utni:nwn‘:vl‘:l -nn‘;uh wmoney to pay for 00ks an and uecessary expenses walle attending school. He thus couliuued to work on the farm during sumwers and attended school 1o the winter, uutil 155854, Whea he copmenced teaching school; while teaching school read law and in 185 ¢ tered the law office of Hon. John L. Strector. His funds becomme exhausted he retarned to school teaching. The sketch then goes onto note the rise and eventual sucoess which a man of such determination is neces- sarily vound to win. There ace many more cases like this in the directory and they make good reading for the boy of the present generation. Frank Lawier worked in & brick yard when ho was a boy. George Smith was a blacksmith, George Fithian was a printer's de deed the Illinois déleation is a bo who had to fight all kinds of hardships and privations. Mr. John F. Lacey of the Sixth Towa district, in the first edition of the direc- tory states that he devoted some yoars to agricultural pursuits on his father's estate. In the next edition he will probably say that he worked on his father's farm Mr. William T. Ellis of the Sccond Ken- tucky district states in the same sent that he has been twice married and th is the author of “One Hundred Days in furope.)’ One almost wonders whether his nundred days in Kurope were the effect of either marriage. Mr. Goodnight of the Third Kentucky had parents who have evidently a fioe fitness for things when thoy named their little Goodmght after the great astronomer, Isauc Herschel, Mr, H. F. Finley of the Eleventh Kentucky aistrict says he began hife penniless. So did penniless and clotbeless —for that matter. Samuel P. Suyder of the Fourth Minunesota district mentions with very par- douablo pride that he enlisted in the army en only sixteen; and just hore it may be ed that at loast three-fourths of the con- gressmen of both sides fought in the army, and the number of men who enlisted as pri- vates and fought through the war in the ranks is groater than ever before. Mr, Sny- der, by the way, 18 not the only man who en- tored the army when ho was a mere cmld, overal of the southern members have the same history. The life of Mr. Neidringhouso of St. Louis is another good story for boys of today to road. One 18 disposed to pardon tho fullness of the sketch for the lesson it teaches, Noone who knows the gentleman at ali will for one moment suspect that he wrote It himself, Mr. Cheatham’s account of himself is very interesting. He represents the Second dis- trict of North Carolina. Evidently he is one of the best schooled men in congress. These lines occur: *‘He is a bright mulatto and the only“colored representative in the Fifty-first congress.” Mr, Cheatham has recently be- come the hero of a very pretty little romance, which pictures him as going to the door- koeper of the house and asking for the re- tention of one of the democratic pages, sa) ing that the boy was the son of his old mas- ter in slavery days and for the sake of the kindness he had received from his master he wanted the boy retained. It was a very prety story and very touching, the more 80 because of the fact that Mr. Cheatham never was any one's slave and never asked for any page's retention. Moral removes this interest- ing story from the realm of fact to that uf pure fiction without making it any less intorest- ing. Anyone who has spent ten minutes in the gallery of the house must have noticed a tall man on the democratic side who has an enormous beard and a head as smooth as o billiard ball. Just on the top of this im- mense expanse of balduess is a frightful gash which lonis like a valley in some snow- top mountain. The gentleman is Mr. W, H. H. Cowtes of the Eighth North Carolina district. ‘I'he whole is a frightful reminis- cence of the closing days around Petersburg in 1865, It is the most terrible looking wound of any in the house. Mr. Cowles has, by the way suddenly leaped into recent pron inence by his action at the speuker's clec tion. Mr. Cowles, although & uemocrat voted against Mr, Carlisle ana in favor of Mr. Cummings, becsuse, as he said, Mr. Carlisle would not recegnize him last year when he was biz with his tobacco bill. The most striking fact about the ontire South Carolina delegation is the remarkably small_vote that these gentlemen polled, Mr. Dibble of the First district reccived Mr. Tillman received 10,704 Vi , Cothran received 58, Mr. Cothran resigned n few days ago, by the way, and then cuanged his mind agamn; Mr. Perry received 11,000 votes; Mr. Hemphill received 9,595 votes; Mr. Dargan received 8,586 and Mr. Elliot received 8,358 votes—in other words all the votes cast. Mr. Perry, by the way. deserves a line. In his sketch o states that he 'served during the whole of tho war of the rebellionin the confed- erate cavalry service,”” 'He is probably the only southern congressman who has brought himself- to recognize that the late war was a .rebellion. Alfred Alexander Taylor, who represents the first ‘Tennesses will be remembered as the gentleman who ran for govenor in 1836 against his brother, Robert L. Taylor. Every one recalls that funny campaign, where the fiddle and the banjo played 8 far more important part in the campaign than did argument or opposi- tion. Mr. Taylor's brother is known all over the south as “Fiddler Bob” Taylor. His brother, the cougressmau, is a banjo vir- tuoso. Leonidas Compbell Houk of the Second district is probavly one of the best known southern congressman in the house. He is eminently self made, as witness this sen- tence, “attended an cola-tield school some- thing less than three months, but was other- wise self educated, when at work as a cabi- net maker and by the fireside at night read law, and was admitted to the oar while working at his trade.,” Tennessce ulso pre- sents a peculiar case of ex-senators serving in the lower bouse which is the reversal of the usual line of promotion, Hon. ‘Washington Whitthorne of the Seventh ais~ trict was elected to the house in the Forty- second congress and served until the Forty- seventh, then succoeded Hon, H. E. Jackson iu the United States senate, but on the expi- ration of hig term. in 1837, was returned to the house, and now serves. . ‘The Texans’ storics of the voting in their districts are interesting. The democrats seem to have 1t all their own way down there, Mr. Culbertson has 24,300 votes and 1o opposition. Mr. Hare has 23,000 majority. Mr. Lunam has some 25,000, The fellow who cannot get at least’ 10,000 majority in Texas doos not scem 1o be much of a man. So it must be confessed that Hon. Roger . Mills of Corsicauna, Texas und Urited Stutes at large, has only a small majority of about 5,000. T'he forus of voting is just as interesting in its way. Thereare two con- gressmen from that state and there is the most remurkable similarity in the running of all four candidates in each district. Mr. Stowart of the First district scored 23,802 votes against 9,746 for the democrat. Mr. Martin of the Second district made 24,210 against 9,605 for the democrat. Theindepend- ent candidate in the First district made 4,850 and the independent candidate in the Second made 397 votes. Four votes scaltering in the First and three in the Second. Mr, idward Venable of the Fourth dis- trict of Virginia really deserves the promi- nence of closing this sketch, He is a south- erner and Virginian aud yet he “distinctly states in his sketch that he “never beld any military office.” ‘Tnink of it, think of it, Virginian and not even o captain! Here is what Mr. Neldringhuus says of himself, and every schoolboy should read it: “Was born i Luebbecke, Westphaly North Germany, Ocwber 21, 1837, whero received a common school education; was placed in my father's shop, together with several brothers, and trained in general mechanics, particularly 1n- gluzing, paintin and tinner's trade; emigrated to tho Unites States at the age of eighteen, arriving in St. Louis 10 1855, where I sought employmont at the tinner’s bench: T began work at the extremely low wages of $4 per weck, of which I saved about a dollar and n half per weelk, after six mouths my brother William joined me and we worked together two years at the bench, saving enough money duriug Lhis time from our rapidly iucreasing wages to start a business of our own; this was a8 success from the nng, and soon after two rauches were started. Being general mechanics we turned our attention par- ticularly to munufacturing; in 1862 began the stampiog of tinware; in 156 the business was incorporated under the name of St. Louis stamping compauy, of which Fred- erick G, 18 president.” “Pexuy S. Hearw, g —————— Wholesale Arrests. GavvestoN, Tex., Dec. 24.—Tonight's train brought in fifty prisoners from Fort Beud coauty under the escort of United iStatos Marshal Dickeus and a posse of depu- ties. Tnese, with twenty-three other citi- zons of Fort Bend county, were indicted b, the federal d jury for violating the civil service act for runpiug citizeas out of the county, while twenty-six bosides those obary were indicted for murder. e ————— The Influenza in Belgium. BuusskLs, Dec 24.—Thirty per cent of the school cbildren of this city are afiiicted with influenza aud all the schools are elosed in consequence of the epidemic. The aisease has spread 10 all the goveruwent ofices. FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE Two Modern Woodmen Offlcers Oharged with Orookedness. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT TAMA, A Notorious Nebraska Crook Arrested at Des Moines— Dr. MoCoy Acqnitted—Other Towa News Notes. Woodmen Officers in Trouble. Des Moixes, Ia., Dec. ~{8pecial Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—A meeting of the lead- ing members in central Towa ot the Society of American Woodmen has been held in this city to protest against the conduct of Head Counsel Root and Head Surgeon McKinney, The difficulty grows out of the. fraud by which 83,000 were taken from the treasury 1o pay for a bogus death in Kaunsas. The meeting adopted resolutions demanding the resignation ot these officers before January 20, and, if they failed to do so, (||!|nn]|(i¢||§ that a meeting of the head camp of the Unite States be held to expel them, A Yardmaster Fatally Mangled. Tana, Ia., Dec, 24.—{Special Telegram to Tae E —Saturday ovening William Flanders, the night yardmaster of tho North- western roud, was-reading his switch list as he walked on top of a box car. He did not notice that he was near the end .ana stepped off, fulling across an open car_and impaling himself on one of the standards. He was fatally mangled Wanted in Nebraska. Des Morxes, Ia., Dec. 24.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—An officer arrived in this city today from Dakota City, Neb., seoking one George Muyers, o prisoner in jnil here churged with larceny. Meyers, or Smith as he is called in Nebraska, is & bad one, and is so much wanted by the Nebraska authorities that they have offered a reward of 100 for his return, But greatly to the disgust of the Nebraska officors, the Des Moines authoritios would not_release him, but will hold_him for trial here. Meyers operated at Covington, Neb., for & while and bas been in many sorapes. Dr. McOoy Acquitted. HARLAN, Ta., Dec. 24.—(Special Telogram 10 Tre 38E.]—The trial of Dr. H. F. McCoy; which has occupied a little over o week, has come to a close. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. He Had Been on a Spreo. ATLANTIC, Ta., Dec, 24.—|Special Tolegram to Tue 1R |—George H. Abbott, who claimed to have been slugged on a public street for money, had simply been on a spree and fell and burt his face. These later facts were doveloped this morning e AFTER TWENTY-FIVE Y&EARS. A Missouri Negress Learns That the War is Over. Kaxsas City, Dec. 24.—A unigue case was decided today in the probate court of Cooper county, At the commencement of the war Joseph Hickham, now a wealthy and influ- ential farmer in the county, boughtanegress slave and took her to us farm as a sewing waid. Since that time she lLas never been allowed to go beyond the bounds of the farm and in her petition alleged that she has not been permitted to hold converse with auy of her race and none of the family were cver permitted to tell her the results of the war. When her old master died, three weeks ago, she ran away to Booneville, and while tbere learned that the slaves had beea emancipated. She told her story to a lawyer and he brought suit to re- cover wages 1o the amount of $1,400 (wages at $5 per month for twenty-five years) from Hickham’s estate. The court decided for the plainuft today and allowed one-half of the amouut claimed. —_— The Colorado White Oaps. Hovrroxe, Col, Dec. 24.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee|.—The past two days have been spent in trying to secure a jury in the White Cap case. There are now eleven jurors in the box. The two panels of twenty- four jurors each are wholly = exhausted. Each side has two perémptory challenges. The court tonight ordered & special veniro of eight jurors returnable on Thursday mormng. It is expected that a jury will be obtawmed early Tbursday fore- noon. The team and wagon that hauled the lawyers to the bed of cactus where they were whipped has been positively identitied as belonging to @& party who lwes three miles south of town, and papers will be issued for his arrest. There is a strong rumor that this party will.confess his con- nection with the affair. It appears that he was forced into the villainous scheme against his wishes by men who had the cowardly audacity to use their unlawful in- fluence over him. ol el e A Fatal Prize Fight. WiLKESBARKE, Pa.,, Dec. 24.—A brutal prizo fight was fought in a barn four miles from Plymouth early this mornmg, which, in all probability, will end in murder. James Burns and James Farrell were the prin- cipals, Four rounds were fought, charac- terized by the most terrific slugging. When time was called for the last round Burns was unablo to respond, He was removed to an adjoining farm house and a physician summoned, who found him wnjured internally the region of the stomach. Lockjaw has since set in. o Panic i an Opera Honse. Mavuip, Dec. 24, —During the performance at the opera house this evening an ‘accident to the electric light machinery caused a panic, a cry of fire having been raised. By the efforts of the actors and the manager the alarm was checked ond the audience dis- persed quietly, The queen regent and infant Tsabel, who were in the royal box, remainad standing during the commotion and were the last to leave the hous - A Telegraph Company Sold. New Yomk, Doc. 24.—The Commercial telegram company of No, 18 Broadway,was today sold at sheriff's sale to John W. Mackay and Edward C. Pratt of the Nevada bauk for $155,000. Disorder Brazil, Buexos Avnes, Dec. 2.—Private tele- grams from Montevideo confirm the news of the recent disorder and riots iu Brazil. They also state that the situation of the present Brazilian goverument is critical. —————— The Haytien Minister Presented, ‘WasuiNGroN, Dec. 24.--Anuibal Price, the new Haytien wminister to the United States, was today preseated to the president by Secretary Hlaine. The usval compli- wentary addresses were made, Business Troubles v New York, Dec. 24.—J, Q. Preble & Co., wholesalo stationers, mado a general assignment today without preforaices. H. L. Muller & Co., cloak 1mparters, Now York and Berlin, gued today. e Three Killed at a Crossing. WiLserre, Iil, Dec. 24.—Three persons lost their lives in a railroad accident here to- night. They were J. D. Reall, former], station awent at Wilmette, hus wife an child, 'While crossiug the tracks the three werg struck by a passing traiu. et Sioux Chiefs Visit Hampton School. Foxress MoxNRoE, Va, Dec. 24.—The del- egation of Sioux chiefs who have been in ‘Washington for some time, the day at Hampton school, where many of their children frowm the ageacies are pupils, e The Fire Record. New Orieaxs, Doe, 84 —A dispatch from Vicksburg at midoight said that a wholesale Ary goods store in the business portion of the city wus in flames. The telegraph office is osed and further particulars are not obtanable tonight, KILLED pY A HAT ¥ Tragic Outcome of & Supposed Prac- ! Nifar Joke. Reaptvo, P Dec. %.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Brg —Charles Boyd and Mis Laura Irwin of Warwick, Chester county, startod yesterday to drive down the country to spond the Christmas holidays with Miss Irwin's grandparents, On the road they stopped to mike a visit at u house at St. Marys. While they were in the house some unknown party ~unluckled the breeching straps of the hirness, The youug couple re-entered theif. Vehicle for the purpose of continuing théir® journey, and it was not until 'R ‘steep = grado was reached that they discovered that anything was wrong, Without the breech strap it was of course impossiblo to keep the buggy from the horses logs. He was o spirited young animal, and becoming frightened, ranaway. Hoyd held to the rains and told his companion to keep hor seat. She lost ner head completely, how- ever, aud jumped from the flymg vehicle, She struck the ground heavily head firat and o heavy svver hat pin was driven into her skuil, penetrating the brain at least two inches. 13efore the frightened horse had gone much further Boyd succeeded in jump- ing to tho ground safoly. He hurried ~back 10 whoro Miss Irwin lay unconscious and carried her into a house near by. Before medical aid could reach her sho wss dead. 1t is not known whether the act which re- sulted in Miss Irwin's death was a practical Joke or was done maliciously by some enemy. — TYPOGRAPHIOAL TROUBLES, Philadelpla Union's Demand for an Advance Refased, PiiLabrLeiis, Dee. 26, —Edward T. Plank, president of the International Typographical union, arrived today to confer with oficers of typographical union No. 2 relative to the demand of the printers of five morning news- papers for an advance from 40 tw 45 cents per 1,000 ems in the prico of type selting. He saw some of the local officers, who oxplained the situation to him. The demand tho printors made was to have gone into effect tonight, but the refusal of the em- ployers to grant it served to compiicate matters. Most of the men are not_ satisfied with the 40 cents per 1,000 rate, and they are not 1climed to accept the employers' action as final at present. - President Glazer of tha local unmion md this afternoon that mo trouble would be experienced in any of the newspaper composing rooms tonight. A meeting will probably be held in a few days, ho said, at which tho situation will be considered. William M. Singerly of the Record has granted to his printers an advance from 40 to 45 cents per 1,000 for setting minion. This action, how- ever, it was saia, was pucely voluntary and had nothing whatever to do with the demand of the typogravhical union, the matter being still in aboyance. Three Seamen Drowned. SaLe, Ore., Dec. 24.—The steamer Far~ ralone in going over the bar at Newport, Yaquina bay, at noon today shipped three heavy seas, smashing the pilot house and cabins and filling the engine room with water. The chlef engiueer, cabin boy and three scamen Weré 'washed overboard, Tho former were rescued, but_the seamen were drowned. The' water put out the fires and the assistant engineer and two fremen bad a narrow escape from drowning in the fire room, The steamer was towed bacl badly damaged. The cargo of wheat was also damaged by thehdld filling with water. Mussulmén Wane Blood. Loxvox, Dec, 24—A {special Cretan cor- respondent of the'Daily News writes that funatical Mussuimen are agitating the issu- anco of o firman making war upon Chris. tians. Several public meetings have been heid at which this sentiment has been wildly cheered by the people of the Mussul- men faith, The News says that information that the Greeks wiil soon make fresh efforts 0 suppress the i warfare against Christians was received in'Crato with shouts of joy by the persecuted porfion of the populace. -—— Defaniter Burke in Honduras. New ORLEANS, Dec. 24.—The Times Dem- ocrat will say tomorrow: A gentieman who arrived yesterday states that ex-State Treasurer Burke arrived at Fegucigalpa two weeks ago and was cordially received by President Brogran, his cabimet and other bigh officials of Spamsh Honduras. 1t is said that Burke has $250,000 or $300,000 with him aund is going to his mines.§ e o The Death Reco:d. Cnicago, Dec. 24.-—Henry W. Austin, a weathy citizen, well known as a philanthro- pist and an ardent tomperance worker, died today. He was instrumental inthe passage of the first broad, sweeping temperance legislation in Illinois, known as the daram shop act of 1572 e ‘Will Blow it in on Boulanger. Panis, Dec. 24, —Madame Bonnomaln, an enthusiastic supporter of General Boulanger, has just inherited $1,500,000, the bulk of which she will devote to the general’s cause. iz b e A Sequel to Influenza, VieNNA, Dec. 24.—A frequent sequel of the influenza here is an attack of inflammation of the lungs. Several persons so stricken have died. ——— Italian Anarchists Oppose Monarchy, BeRrNE, Dec. 24.—Italian anarchists have posted placards in Lugano calling upon Italians to follow the exsmple of Brazil and overthrow the monarchy. The Tseath Record. Loxpoy, Dec. 24.—Charles Mackay, LL.D., the well known author sud journalist, is dead, aged seventy-five yoars. — - Rev. Spurgeon's Throat Ailment.§ LoNDoY, Dec. 24.—A dispateh from Men- tone says the throat ailment of Rev. Mr. Spurgeon has mod a grave aspect. procl LUindiel Jhalo FEULED BY THE CABLE. Matt W, Clair Escapes from Keneath the Wheels. Last night about 6:30 Matt W, Clair, trav- eling passenger agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifie, was standing at the corner of Fourteenth and Dodge streots conversing with » couple of friends. After he had ceased talking with them he turned abruptly toward the north, and as he did strack by train No. 18 of the stroet cable line, . “lhe train con: grips and two pansenger cars, The Arst vip was “dead't— that is, it had lost & link n the grip attachment, which compelled it to seek the. mssistance of train No, 17 to push it. b3y Mr. Clai® was thrown to the nd but was E\uhea only @ few foot before the train was brought to a-stend. ‘The injured manAvas borne to the Omaha medical and suxdioal 1nstitute, corner of Thirteenth and Dodge streets, where his in- juries were attended 0 by competent sur- g0 It was discovered that he was slightly cut about the head snd bruised on one of hi knees, It was notthought that he had sus- tained any jnternakinjuries, .and at an early hour this morning was resting comfortably. e Christmps Robberies. E. Lowis, a comtaon thief from St. Joseph, Mo., who has pounded more rock than any other man in thé Boar state, was arrested 1ast night charged with stealing s pair of shoes from Metz's ball, on South Thirteenth, James Cullaban, a sneuk from South Omaha, robbed a prostitute's trank at 902 Capital avenue and was tocked up. enry Carswell, a harpess maker from Council Blufts, was held up on North Twen- ueth street and Cass last night and robbed of #822.50. The robbery was reported at lice headquarters, but no clue can be ob- ined as to the idenuty of the highwaymen, e Lost His Right Leg. J. K. Horpster, who lives at Third and Walnut, was rus over by & B, & M. train near Boyd's packing mouse last night sad right leg and part of his right haod cut off. He was taken to St Joseph's hospital, where he died at an early hour this morning. s Der Hash Vas Goot. A German was traveling in the far west, says Texus Siftiogs, and stoppin g DECEMBER 25. 1880, at a hotel in asmall town called for din- ner. He wasa littlo late and a big dish of hash was about all that the waiter sot before him. Being very hungry he could not restrain the anger that boiled up in him as he looked at the ooiled- down product of the hostelry. *'See here, my freund,did’n’ I tole you 1o pring mo zum dinnor? A tog couldn’ oav dot shtuft!” The waiter protestod it was the best that could be dore, and the guest broke ont again impatiently: “Vot ish dat? Der best dot gan be done for a hoongry dravelor who goesh his preakfast mitout? Vere ish der landtlort of dees meeserable hash house? Dell *im to gook me somedings goot to eat at once fortwide!™ The waiter disappeared through a side door, and immediately afterward tartled guest heard a gruff and voice pronouncing these terrible sontences: ““The rascal refuses to eat the dinner farnished by my house! L'll see about it! Letme gitat him! The guest bogan to shovel in the hash like unloading conl, and n fierce-whisk- ered, stalwart tollow, with two pistols and a dirk at his waist, came tramping toward the ‘able. “Haf I der bleasure ouf attressing der landtlort?” saiG the German, rising nervously and bowing with extreme politeness, ‘‘Meester. Landtlort, vill you blense pe so kindt as to ordter der vaiter to pring me a leetle more ouf dees hash? Most Remarkable Trials on Record, The first cases of animal trials of which we have any account was when the bishop of Leon issued hisinjunetion against the caterpiilars and field mice. says o writer in the St. Louis Repubhe. The mice and worms - had been eating up the crops and the county sued them and won the suit; henco the injunction that they should stop. In criminal cnses the mode of trial was similar to that prevailing today. The animal which had committed the crime was ar- rested and put in prison. The prose- cuting attorney hoard and committed to writing all the testimouy in the case, aod if the animal was convicted of being gulty of some heinous crime— say homicide, for instance—the judge pronounced the sentence, which was that the animal be hung by the neck or legs, according to the nature of the animal, until he wasdead. An example of a sentence is found in the ‘“‘Annuaire du Department de 1'Aisne,” which was pronounced on a hog June 14, 1494, for devouring a child. It concludes thus: **We, in horror and detestation of this crime, and in order to make an examplo and satisfy justice, have declared, judfred, sentenced. pro- nounced and appointed that the said hog, now detained in the abbey as a prisoner, shall, by the executioner, be hung and strangled on a gibbet, near the gallows which now stands within ‘the jurisdiction of the monks whoso names are appeuded, being near the copyhold of Avin, In witness of which we have sealed this present with our seal.” This remarkable document, now in the museum at Paris, is labeled: ‘‘Sen- tence on a_ hog uted by justice in the copyhold of Clairmont-Avin and strangled on a gibbet at the place last above mentioned.” It is sealed with red wax and kept under a glass case. N T A Nebraska No-Man's Land. The strip of country lying between the Niobrara and Keya Paha rivers on the south and the forty-third parallel of latitude on the north has, by the pro- cesses of legislation.been placed outside the jurisdiction of Dakota. says the Yankton Press and Dakotan. It em- braces a portion of the Sioux reserva- tion and all of the old Ponca reserva- tion. It was originally included within the poundaries of Dukota. Many years ago, by act of congress this strip was added to the domain of the state of Nebraska, but it was provided that the act -should not take effect un- til the Indian title was extinguished. The Indian title still holds good. ‘In fixing the boundaries of the state of South Dakota this strip of debatable ground was left out of the new state. So it is now out of the jurisdiction of both Dakota and Nebraska and is an unorganized territory of the United States with 1ts title in the red wards of the government. Taking advantage of this condition settlers who have long been lying in wait are quietly crossing the boundary line and locating in the new ‘‘no man’s land.” The situation calls for some legislation on the part of - congress. The white men who go upon this tract are rubbing up against the Ogallala and Brule Sioux, the most un- comfortable neighbors one can find in the land of the Dakotas. e His Best Girl's Name in Gold, A new industry has made it s appear- ance in the hotel corridor which, from the satisfied expression of the proprio- tor’s face, seems to pay handsome profits, says the New York Times. The man does not confine himself to any one locality, but is found now in one fa- miliar corridor, now in another. His buisness has a certain amount of senti- meat in it.for out of thin sheets of gold he munufactuaes pretty luce pins, the design of which is the signature of any fair one to whom the customer desires to present his offering. The signature, which, singularly enough, is almost without exception the first name ot the maiden, is clipped from the end of a letter and handed to the artist. After looking at it closely through a magnily- ing glass he gets u thorough idea of the proportion of itd shading and all of its characteristics. Then with the thin sheet of gold in his fingers and a deli- cate r of finely-tempered scissors and nqmir file he reproduces the signa- ture in the precious metalin an incredi- ble short time. The work of soldering apin to the signature aud packing itina box filled with tinted and perfumed cotton is & matter of a few moments. It is said that bridegrooms are this man’s chief patrons. ———— One on the Parson, Rev, Dr. BE.P. Wright, rector of Trinity Episcopal church at Wauwa- tosa, and St. Luke’s Episcopal church at Bay View, missionary canon of the diocese, dean of convocation and secre- tary of the standing committee of the diocese, enjoys a joke as well as any- body, says the Milwaukee Wisconsin. He was very anxious to have the recent opening of the new church at Wauwa- tosa mentioned in the press, and visited u newspaper office for the purpose. “The church will be opened next Sunday,” he said, ‘“‘and if possible we would like very much to have a repor- ter go out and write up the event.” "fiocu)r," was the reply, ‘‘reporters have religious scruples about working on Sunday, and it is very surprising in- deed that you, of all men, should at- umpt"lo lead them from the straight ath. b Dr. Wright laughed very heartily as he left the offic . Son o Gunn, Texas Siftings: Teacher (to new soholar)—What is your nawe, sonny? Boy—Gunn. *(iive me your full name,” *John G. Gunn,” **What is the G. for?” “Getyer,! “'What do you mean by that?” **Well, all the boys call me Johnny Getyer Guun, auyhow.” CULTURE AGAINST JENDURANCE, How a Boston Man won a Bet With a Catifornian. o was a Boston man, Woary of cul- ture and philosophy and scientific var- ioty shows, and seeking a brief ploasur~ able relapse into barbarism, he sought the far west and he landed at San Diego, writes a corsespondent of the San Prancisco Chronicle, The country was covered with little wooden stakes that might have been taken for gravestones in a potter’s field, and each one of them might have been inscribed: 4 to the memory of a boom.” velics of big double-barreled adjectiv alluding to the soil and the climate hung on fences and the meditative crow sat and »d_pensively upon the wreck of towns that never were born, And sad-eyed men approached him wearily and wanted to sell him corner lots in_the metropolis of the future, for every little »luklr&-mn. place was yot to be n capital. He, a cultured man of ideas, saw in all this sad picture a sing- ular exhibition of the influence of mat- ter over mind, and he made notes, for a book and lecture some day before the thinking Buston ans on the interesting subject. And us he meditated a gentle, mild-eyed lotus-cater of the south ap- proached him and tendered hith some exceptionally cheap and valwable town lots. The man from Boston bad nothing particular to do so the native argue away. said the Boston wan. “It’s all You have the most glorious mate, the richost soil, the biggest prospects of any placé in the world. liu{‘ there is one thing I can’t stand, and——-"" “*What is it} “Well the fleas in your country here aro awful.” *‘IFleas, fleas; what arve fleas?”’ “Come, come—u flen is a— “I tell you there ain’ta flea in this country.” **Yes there are.” “See here, I'll bet you $50,” said the excited native, ‘‘that L can lic down here, right in your tracks, for un hour, and nary d flea will touch me.” “I'11 take you,” said the Boston man. So the San Diego man lay down and the Boston man took out his watch and timed him. He stood it without a squirm for fifteen minutes, but after that he began to betray signs of a desire to scratch. The Boston man in the meantime began to be afraid that he would lose his bet. The native was holding himself in hard, bent on stand- ing it out if the fleas ate him up. The Boston man took out the crystal of his watch and used it as a lens, and focused a little spot of concentrated sunlight on the native’s back. It began to burn a hole in his coat, but the native was grit. At last he turned half over and looked up. “Say, Boston,” said he, “I'll make it another fifty 1f you'll just give mo one second at that yellow-jacket that's going into my back.’ The stranger put his tal back in his watch and murmured in a deep, low tone: ‘“It's a cold day when Boston gets left, » R Pertect Patience. Tn certain people patience has accom- plished its perfect work, *“Why, she was such a patient woman,” said a son, eulogizing his mother, “that she'd let me eat eighteen hot pancakes as she fried ’em, and then go and mix another batch!” Whether such long suffering is altogether to be desired would proba- bly be disputed by the dyspeptic. A Quaker.oue say driving through a narrow lane met a young man, who was aleo driving, says the Youth’s Compun- ion, There was not room enough for them to pass each other unless one should turn back to a point where the lane was broader. “I won’t make way for you!” cried the young man. *‘See if Ido!" “I think Iam older than thou,” said the Quaker. ‘I have a right to expect thee to tarn about.”” *Well, I won’t,” resumed the other, and pulling out a newspaper he bogan reading. The Quaker sottled back in his chair and placidly contemplated the landscape. S Pri ,7 said he, finally, ‘‘when thou hast read that paper, I should be glad if thou wouldstlend it to me.” This calm assumption of ability to wait indefinitely was too much’for the young man, and he yielded his point. B The Dignity of the Wash-Tub. It looks as if_for the Mongolian epi- demic in San Francisco the French col- ony, at least, has found a cure, says the San Francisco Chronicle. In the cities of the east and south every Chinese is a laundryman, chiefly for the reason that both white men and white women —and, it may be added, colored men and colored women —have unaccounta- bly determined that there is something degrading in the surroundings of the wash-tub. It is particularly the French country girls that are coming to the rescue of San Franciscans and Cali- fornians. Every French girl of the re- spectable class, as most of them are who cowme to San 'rancisco from the south of France, does, iu her proper person, more to drive out the Chinese horde than all the exclusion acis that ever were planned. Even now there uare more than forty French laundries, em- ploying exclusively white labor, in San Francisco. Possibly thero are twenty more white-labor luundries employing American or Scandinavian girls. 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