Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS DAY, Fine Weather Reported From All Over the Country. A VERY GENERAL OBSERVANCE. Bummer Eports and Pastimes Sub- stituted in Many Places— Usually Frigid st Paul Has Excursions. At Washington. WasniNaroy, Dee. 25.—This wis the mildest Christmas day in this vicinity for yoars, The air is warm and moist. The day passed off uneventfully. The president spent the day at home und did not attend church. Ho had a few of Mrs. Harrison’s relatives to dioner and part of tho day was spent with the children around the white house Christmas tree. A number of other ofiicials also remuined at home: Most of the Georgians in Washing- ton gathered at the Metropolitan hotel in the afternoon and passed resolutions eulogistio of the late Honry W Grady. The Grand Army men 1o the city gladdened tho hearts of the familics of about 240 of the poor mem- bers of the oraer by generous distributions of provisions and other articles, The follow- g letter was received from President Har- rison: J. R. Brown, Esq., Chairman, Etc —My Dear Sir: Will you allow mo to have a small part in the provision of Christmas gifts you hre distributing to our less fortunate comrad Very sincerely yours, BENIAMIN HARRISON. At New Yors New York, Dee. tmas dinners might bave been oaten in the parks or on lawus today, 80 perfect was the weather Everywhere windows were thrown open to admit the balmy air, and there was a gen- eral resort to the garments of springtime. The fashionable promenades were crowded and there was a large attendance at the churches and theaters. Iu the Tombs and other city prisons holiday dinners were served, while newsboys and other children of the street were permitted to fiil them- selves at the missions. At St. Paul. St. PAvr, Minn., Dec. [Speclal ‘Pelo- gram o Tine Bee.] hristmas day, 1886, has proved the most romarkable n thirty years in the northwest. The Mississippi river is open from St. Paul to the gulf, and steamboat excursions have been the order of the day throughout this section. Steamers left the docks in St. Paul- and Winona at 9 o'clock. Il bands were on board for dancing, and 1ce cream, soda water and lemonade were served. ans were distrib- uted and linen dusters and straw hats formed part of the attire of the excursionists. The carnival directors are wondering where they are to get. ico for the ice paluce. 1f no big {freeze comes before Janury 1 the carnival of 1890 will have to be abandoned. At Chicigo, Cnrcaco, Dec. 25.—Christmas day has been a most unusual oue, the weather being bright and warm and the thermometer indi- cating in the neighborhood of 602 above. Outdoor sports were very generally ob- served. Lake Michigan is as free from ice a8 in midsummer. At Johnstown. Jounsrowy, Pa., Dec. 25.—This has been a delightful day The thermometer has been about sixty since noon. The sun has been shining bright all day and the air is as balmy as May., Christmas services were held in all the churches and the Sunday school children received gifts from teachers, as in former yeurs. It is surprising how littls reference is made to t the flood. Tv was scarcely mentioned. At hansas Oity. Kaxsas Ciry, Dec, 25.—1t was difficult to realize that today was Christmas. The weather was spring-like, and for the usual Christmas games wore substituted summer sports. At ono of the parks ball was played and several teanis courts weve in use, At ~t. Louis. 81. Louis, Dec. 25, ~Christmas was more generally observed hiore than for years past, owing perhaps to the delightful weather, The day was warm throughout ana suitry at noontime. The police courts have bad very few loliday cuses docketed. e NORTH DAKOIA PROHIBITION, Opinion of the Attorney General on the Salc of Intoxicants. Bissanck, N, D,, Dec. 25.—Attorney Gen- eral Goodwin holds that all persons engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors are doing 80 in violation of law and are liable to arrest aud punishment therefor and have been since the admission of the state to the union, All licenses and license laws in force after the adoption of the covstitution, bemg re- uguant to the prohibition article, became fi)la facto null and void, and since that time there has boen no authority in the state for ganting license for the salo of liquors All persons who, since the adoption of the constitution and the proclamation of the president have made any sales of toxicating Liquor or who do #o hereafter ure liable to arrest aud pun- ishment. ‘The passagze of the prohibition bill by the present legislature has no bearing whatever upon past or future offenses uatil it goes into effect July 1, 1800, Junket of North Dakota Legislators. BisMarck, N, D, Dev, 95.—The excursion of members of tho legislature to the Pacific const ot away today. The party will be absent abovt two weeks. They will take in Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia and Portland as the extreme, and Helena aud Spokane Falls a8 the principal intermediute points, sim- ilar excursion last year to Helena was bur- dened with some outsiders, but this one is comparatively free of “frionds.” Tearving Up the Road. St Josern, Mo., Dec. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to I'ue Bge|—After all the trouble Clarinda, Ia., people have been to it is now certain they will lose the branch of the Wa- bash road which they bought snd paid for 10 1879, The Wabash people made @ propo- sition to the citizens that if they would donate $50,000 a line of road vwenty-one miles long would be built from the line at Roseberry, Mo, to that place, and machine shops es- tablished at the latter point, The necessary money wos rawed sud @ stub line built, which was operated after a fushion till a short time ugo it was Mund that it did not pay, 88 a parallel Jine had been built by the Y'QV people. After the road went into the bands of a receiver he ordered it taken up, 88 the current receipts did not meet the ex~ penditures. The Clarinda people raised a great racket and altewpted to prevent such proceedings, but they did not succeed, as workmen are now engaged in tearing up the track. The rolliug s 18 offered for sple. e The Weather Forecast, For Nebraska—Fair, lower temperature, wortherly winds For lowa—Fair, lower temperature, north- "‘I'¥ winds. ‘'or South Dakota—Fair, lower tempera- ture northwesterly winds, - -+ :le:unhln Arrivals, At New York—The Greece, from London; the state of Georgia, from Glasgow, ’ HURSDAY MORNING, \ 10WA NEWS, Death of Willis Olark. S1ovx Ciry, Ta, Dee. 25.—|Special Tele gram to Tur Bee.]—Willis H. Clark, one of the most notorious horse thieves in the west, died in jail hore today. Soon after his arrest for wholesale horse stealing a few weeks ago it was found that indictments were hanging over him in a dozen lowa and Dakota counties, His family live at Oak- field, O., and are respectablo, Indinn Territory Shoo:fhe Scrapes. TaAnLequan, I. Christmas was celebrated with s shooting serapes The most serious one oceurred at tho Wil- liams hot David Williams was_shot and Killed, No arrosts were made. During an- other fight Moses Chittenden as shot and seriously injured. A numbor of other tight 8 occurred, Arrested a Horse Thiefl MasgoN Ciry, Dec. 2. —|Special Telo- gram to Tue Bew]—W. O Austin of M- Gregor, Ta, passed through here today in custody of a horsoe thief arrested by him last night at Worthington. The latter refused to [ his name, ‘Ihe team which was found in’ his possession was stolen from a livery firm ut McGregor on the uight of Decembor 22. The arrest is thought to be an important one, The Eisteddfo OsKkALOOSA, Ta.,, Dec. 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Beg.]—The fourth annual state Eisteddford, or Welsh musical festival, was held in the Masonic opora house today. Sessions were held morning, afternoon and evening. Over four hundred persons took part in the programmes. Numerous prizes were awarded as the Fresultof compotitive singing, which is oue of the chief features of these gatherings, Representatiyes of Welsh singing societies wers present from all parts of the state. nd Dead in Red Dec, 25.—J. F. Fountain, 1on Cattle company of Des, , In., was found dead in his bed at oman houso today, He had come cast to secure medical assistance, Des Moixes, Ia,, Dee. 25.—J, G, Fountain, whose death 18 announced from New York, came bere from Omaha and formerly lived t Lincoln, Neb., and had no business con- tions here. He leaves a wife and one child living here. He was considered in Rood circumstances, RE Fo COMFPLETE PECTED. The One Forthcoming Krom Sloux Indian Commissioners. WasmINGTON Bureav Tur Omana Bee, } the 513 FOURTEENTI STRE! WasuiNaron, D. C., Dey 3 The commission which was appointed to negotiate with the Sioux Indians for the sale o their lands to the United Stutes arc going to make an elaborate report, covering not only a review of their transactions, but em- bodying muny recommendations for the future administration of the Indian office and for the changing of the governmental policy relating to the Indians, One of the most important of these recommendu- tions will consider the obligations of the government to provide schools for the education of the Indlans, and it is known that they will recommend the abolition of the famous eastern schools where Indians are now being educated and their establish- ment at the agencies where the.several tribes are located, Under our present sys- tem there are two scts of schools for the ed- ucation of the Indians, one set being op- erated directly by the Indian bureau and the other by religious societies who have con- tracts tor educating pupils at a fixed price per Besides these there are five in- dustrial training schoois conducted id build- ings belonging 0 the governwent and by ofticers chosen by the interior department. These are situated at Carlisle, Pa,, Law- rence, Kun., Genoa, Neb., Chilco, L "D, and Chem'way. Ore, There is also a special arrangement with the normal institute at Hampton, Va., and the Lincoln institute at Philudelphia, Pa., for the care of the In- dians. The total enrollment av these insti- tutions is bevween twentyone and twenty- two hundred and the average actual uttend- ance is between eighteen and ninateen hun- dred. 'The average annual cost to the gov- ernment is $525,000. 1t has always veen argued until now that the work of educating the Indians for various reasons was more effcetive 1 separation from their homes gnd surroundings, and therefore the report of the Sioux commission will be likely to cause a great deal of debate, LA GRIPPE IN WASHINGTON. The "la grippe,” the new disease which is causing 80 much cousternution in Europe, has broken out m Washington, and if it is caused by inhaling a germ, as' the doctors say, asupply of them must have been brought over by the recent steamers. A physician who practices among army families and other members of the Washington aristocrucy suid this morning that he bad five cases. Every complaint resembled the old-fashioned influenza, but was accompanied by severe paius in the bones which did not always fol- low the original disease, He was not sure of course that it was the sume ailment that i8 plaguing Furope, but judged from descrip- tions in Lhe newspapers that it is very nearly the sume thing, Prruy S, Hearn, — Rio Janeiro's Recent Revolt Lissox, Dee. 25.—Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro received in cipher by the news- paper, Novidades, contains important and deeply interesting facts about the political upheaval reported there as having occurred on the 18th inst. From the information con- tained it is undoutedly corrvect that the pro- visional goverament found itself confronted by & very formidable and active opposition, among the members of which were num- bered wany soldiers, a good contingent from the navy, backed up by several ofticers from both branches of th. service, while numerous citizens also joined the revolt in favor of monarchy. ‘fhese banded together and paraded the ‘urlncipll streets, giviog a full aggressive show of thewr sentiments, and very serious fighting resulted. The revolt was not suppressed until the morning of the 20th inst., when the regularly” orgapized overcame and dispersed the mo The provisional suthorities a rested quite a number of the leading par- ticipants in the revolw, i Police and Negroes Have Trouble. Avausta, Ga., Dec, 25.—When Oficers Williams and Crawford went to arrest a party of drunken negroes today they re sisted, disarmed the policemen and beat them badly with thewr clubs, ~The police were subsequently reinforced and half a dczen of the negro ringleaders arrested and locked up. A large number of citizens, whuite and black, collected about ‘the place and great excitement prevailed during the afternoon. ‘The negroes were subsequently removed from the engine house, whera they were first locked up, to jail, where they were safely guardea, and no lurther trouble is apprehended. When the ofticers started to jail with the prisoners a diliculty oceurred between negroes and sev- eral white men, First clubs were used, then pistols. One negro was killed outright aud another badly wounded. ey Married Evangelist Jones' Daughter, CHaATrAN000A, Tenn,, Dec. 25.—William Graham of Carterville, Ga., stenographer of the Cherokee judiciary council, and Avna Jones were married tonight, The bride is seventeen years old and is a daughter of Rev. Saw Jones, The parents opposed the match. e Strike of Belgium Miners, Lisnox, Dec. 25.—It is reported that the disputes between England and Portugal re- garding the ion of Africa will be sub- mitted to Dul nest of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha for arbitration. SHOT THROUGR THE HEART, Supposed Suicide of Rupert Viens of Uentral Oity. A REVOLVER BY HIS SIDE, The OCoroner's Jury Holding an In- qnest, But Nothing Developed a8 Yet—A Boy Run Over and Kille Died on e Counter. CextrAL City, b, Dee. —|Special pgrum to Tir Bee.]—Rupert Vieno, aged about twenty-one years, was found lying dead on a connter in Graves’ clothing store, in which he was a clerk, this morning, Di- rectly over his heart was a wound and beside him a revolver, showing conclusively that he had taken his own life. During a residence from infancy in this place he had borne a Aapotless reputation, and 1t 1s utterly impossi- ble to assign a cuuse for the act, as he was scen about midnight in his usual spirits. o was a son of R. Vieno, formerly of this place and now of Omaha, A coroner's jury is hoiding an inquest at this writing, but ~ has made no sensational developments, The ur has shocked the community, as young 'l eno was well known aad universally pop- ular, ~ Young Men's Work. NrEnrAskA City, Neb.,, Dee. 25.—[Special to Tug Bre.]—The report of the work per- formed'by the Nebraska City Young Men's Christian association for the year ending December 25 shows that the association has been reorganized, a board of directors clected, a ladies' auxiliary formed, and new rooms sccured and attractively furnished. Sixty-nine business meetings have been held, with an attendance of 610. Devotional meetings, 180; attondance, 8,800, Gymnasium classes, untertainments and social recep- tions, 40; attendance, 2,819, Attendance at rooms for the year, 11,666, Total attendance upon all occasions, 18,985, A number of young men have been dirceted to bourding places: others have been assisted in finding employment, while much wori of prac nature has been performed. The ge secretary, W. 1. Perkins, under who: rection tho association his been condu during the year, retires from the fleld ary | and will take up the work at Colum- bus, O. The association directors are con-— templating large things for next year, Burial of an Old Settler. 0scEoLA, Neb., Dec. 25,—|Special to Tne Bee.|—Ephriam Smelser, and old veteran of the Twenty-cighth Tows infantry and also one of the vldest settlers of this county, wus buried from the Methodist ipiscopal church here today. Comrade Smelser was sixty eight years old and leaves a widow and se eral children. He was a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, the Eastern Star and the Grand Army of the Republic and each of these societies attended the funeral ina body, the [astern Star performing their funeral coremonics at the church sud the Masonic at the grav Killed by a Runaway. ULysses, Neb, Dec. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—Fred Alpert, a German boy sixteen years of age, was killed last evening ou the farm of Sheriff Darnell, four and one-half miles northeast of Ulysses, A runaway team with a_load of corn passed over his back and head, causing death in fifteen minutes, The funeral took place today. The deconsed has a married sistor living in Omabia, which place he left three years ago. Greely County’s Railroad Bonu GrenLy CENTER, Neb Special “Telogram to Tue Ber.]—The bond proposi- tion in Logan, O'Connor and Fish precincts for 815,000 each to the Missouri River, North Platte & Denver railroad were carried by largo majoritics yesterday. These, togetber with the bonds in Scotia_precinct voted a short time since, make the Greely county bonus reach to about £100,000 and Centre procinct will” probably itcrease _that by 20,000, With the help that is offered all along the line our people regard the project as an assured reality. Horse Thief Oaptured. Prarrsymouvrn, Neb., Dec. 25.—[Special Tel- ogram to Tug Bre. Eckenberry captured a horse thief last night. The man gives his name as Michacl Frank, and ad- mitted this morning that he is the man who stole the team and buggy belonging to Sher- iff Willman of Nebraska City. The sheriff had offered a reward of 850, and Otoe county offered the same amount, for his canture. ;l‘):lu prisoner was taken to Nebraska City oday. A Narrow Escap* ReyNorns, Nob., Dec. 25.—[Speclal to Tue Bee.)—As Mrs. H. St. Martio was driving a span of ponies hitched to & carriage down a“hil two miles south of Reynolds with her little girl in the carriage, one of the horses fell ‘and in getting up broke the neckyoke. This let the tongue of the car- riage run into the ground and the horses turned tho carringe a complete summersault. The child was not hurt, but, Mrs. St. Martin was quite seriously bruised. A BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAIN. While Hunting a Young Coloradian is Accidentally Killed, Dexver, Colo, Dec. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—W. A. Hamill, jr., son of Colorado's well known politician and mine manager was accidentally. shot and killed at his ranch near Hayden, Routte county, F'ri. duy last. Owing to the fuct that the ranch was over a bundred miles from a telegraph oftice the information only reached this city last evening and the detaiis were not known until today when the party arrived with the remains, It ngpeun that Mr. Hamill had been out huntiog in the mornin for mountain lions, failing to fin which the party secreted their guus and visited a neighboring ranch, returning in the evening. Hamill rode up to where the guns were, and without dismounting reached for and grasped the muzzle of his gun. As he did so his horse started and the hammer caught in the brusb, dischargiug the gun and seuding @ 42 calibre bullet through his brain, He fell from his horse dead. The journey with the remains, which were accompanied by Mrs, Hamill and their friends, was wade 10 the nearest railway through a blinding snow storm and heavy drifts,outof which the party were several tumes compelled to dig their way. Young Hamill was twenty-eight ears of age, A 1linois White Cap Outrages. Coxgorpta, IlL, Dee. 25.—Outrages of White Caps in this vicinity continue, notwith- standing the fact that vigorous efforts are being made to break up the organization, A party of seven wen are now on trial for an outrage committed only 8 week ago toduy. Today James Mansure, who has been em- ployed by a physician of this city, was paid off and ou his way home was held up and roboed. Last night a party of men, their faces covered with white masks, entered the house of John McKee, dragged him out of doors and adwinistered on his bure back a sovero beating with switches. He recog- nized three of the White Caps and swore out warrauts for their arrest today. The names of tho persons implicated are not mude known, but one 18 known to be a prominent physician, e Released on Bond. Garvestoy, Tex., Dec. 25.—All the partics arrested and brought here from Fort Bend on an indictment for conspiracy have been released on bond except three coarged with wmurder, SCENE IN A CHICOAGD COURT. The Hebrew Popsilatioh Stirred Up by the Action of a Justice. Cuicaco, Dec. 25.—<[Specidl Telexzram to Tne Ber] — A sensation was caused in Justice Smith's coust yesterday afternoon and tho Hebrew population of the city greatly stirred up by the refusal of that justice to give credench to the testimony of a Jew. Several days aeo a man pawned o watch in Jacob Frank's establishment for $10. A day or two later a man named Brown demanded the resutution of the watch, alleging that it belonged to his wife, *But I gave the man who pawned it §10,) said Franks. *‘Give me $10 and prove tuat the property is yours und you can get tho waten.’ 0, sir; ['ll give vou £ or I'll sue you. The suit was rlrmmm and Mr. Franks was summoned. Then came the scene in court when he gave his testimony. Justico Smith interrupted him several times with insulting insinuations and finally said: 1 don't believe Jews," I cauw't help that, sir, T am a Jow, and [ peak truthfully in this matter, You show your good breeding by muking such a re- marlk, judge.” “You are o liar, d—-u you; my breeding is not to be spoken of by you.'” And in an instant the justico leaped from his seat and caught the man by the throat, holding hin so until he was pusbed outof the ofice. Franksleftthe place atonce, and the suit was naturally decided agaiost him, The Jewish popuiation are greatly excited over Justico Swmith’s high-handed action, and an attempt will doubtless be made to secure his impeachment, - AFIER 51X YEARS, A Ncebraska Man ves Himself Up in Chieago for Horse Stealin. CricaGo, Dee, 25.—|Special Telegram to Tine Bee.]—A repentaunt aileged horse thief from Nebraska entered the sheriff’s office yesterday and asked for a Christmas dinner consisting of a hunk of bread and a tin cup of black coffee. He was taken to Lieutenant Elliott’s oftice, where he said that he had stolen a horse at Grand Island, Neb., six s ngo; that he was huugry and discouraged and that the spirit of the Christmas festivity made him, feol 80 like an outcast that he wanted to sur- render himself to Nebraska. Lieutenant- Justice Elliott, after talking with him a few moments seat him away with enough money 0 purchase a medest Christmas dinner. ‘The poor fellow said his name was John GriMth and that s exploit at Grand Island would be remembered there. Any way he was starving and proferredito be hanged on a full stomach to the safferings of slow starvation, -t The Kansas O ty Shoot. KaxsAs City, Mo., Dec. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—Thera was a large crowd at the third ansual tournament on this, the second day, and the shooting was of the finest. In the firstishootof the day at four pair of live birds from plunge traps an outsider, James Edwards of Kansas, de- feated all the crack shots; aug by killing all his birds won first money, §105. He is an old man und appeared| on the scene in a Grand Army uniform. Second money was divided between Parmalee, Elliot and Ruble, and ties on P. Varies, Bingham, Hawkins, Twichell and . Roilley split the third prize. The second shotatten Champlion clays brought_thirty-two' #hooters together. | J. Andersori, Elliot, Rubly aud. Rickmoros tied on cleal’ scores and difided; und Grimm, Strawn, Parmalee, Budd and Scoville each ot a piece of second money by killing nine, “Lone Jack” (Dr. Lesh) took third money. The best 8hots on the grounds faced the traps in the third shoot, ten single live birds at $10 entrance. Excel- lent. work was done. Twitcnell, Tucke Smith, Bingham, W, Anderson,*Loue Jack,’ Young and Wiggins fimshed the match with clean scores. ‘They divided $72, Elliott and Reilly dividing second money and the third prize was distributed between Grinm, Spen- cer, Hert and J, Anderson. In the next shoot at tventy blue rocks Rube, Elliott and Parmalee broke twenty each and divided. Budd took second prize, being the onlh nine- teen man, and Grimm, J. Anderson and Corbill divided third nioney. e The Egyprian Loan, Panis, Dee. 25.—Temps has an important article ou the position of tbe French govern- ment with regard to the conversion of the Lgyptian proference loan from 5 to 4 per cent stock, as proposed early in the year by Sir Bdeur Vincent. Temps reports that the government has intimated to the British minister that it will no longer insist upon the evacuation of Kgypt by England as a condition of its assent to the conversion of this portion of the Egyptian debt, buv may consent if England initiates the process of evacuation by withdrawing part of her troops, and if it is ngreed that tho profit of the conversion shall be applied to the pur- pose of strengthening the Bgyptian army. It has been calculated that the saving to the Egyptian treasury by this reduction would be equal to $80,000.n year, aund this money spentupon the Egyptisn army would admit of un important reduction in the effective force of the British army without endanger- ing any iterest that the presence of that army protects. As the marquis of Salisbury has hitherto refused to negotiate, upon the ground that military occupation and the debt were parts of the same question, and as En- gland claimes that the retirement of ner wroops will be followed by ‘the overrunning of Egypt from the goudan, the prospect for an ucceptance of the Krench proposition is not promising. Believed to be Silcott, Orrawa, Out., Dec. 25.—A man answerlog in several particulars the description of Sil- cott, the Washiugton embezzler, has been traced to this city, but is believed to have left lust night for the west, Ho was greatly changed in appearance. His hair was dyed a cark brown and he had entirely discardea the clothing with which. ho came Into Canada. it A Fatal bhwank. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Degw.25.—A speclal to the Scntinel from Stinésville, Ind., says George Easton, son of ahotelkeeper, and John Douglass, & barwery indulged in @ Christmas drunk and were ordered out of George Buskirk’'s saloon, Buskirk locked the door and ordered themnot to re-enter, Ihey tried to kick the. deor in, when Bus kirk fired at them both bapaels of shot gun, fatally wounding both e — A Kiot in Goorgia, Savawxam, Ga,, Dee. 25.—A riot occurred today at Jesi fifty-scven. miles south of Savannah. Two white wen were killed, two others seriously wounded and several negroes are reported killed. 'The Georgia hussars sent two detachments of men to Jesup tonight, as more trouble is feared, —_— Colorado Canyon Surveoyors Safe. Dexver, Colo, Dec. 25.—|Special Tele- grom to Tue Bee)-Ioformation reached this city last evening that the party engaged inthe survey of the ereatcanyon of the Colorado river under Chief Engineer Stan- ton has arrived safely at Lee's Lundiog, e Tue Czar Has the Influenza, Sr. PereRssURe, Dee. 25, —Tne Czar has suffered severely from the prevailng epi- demic of influenza, Today he was too ill to attend Christmas church serviges aud was compelled to omb customary review of the parade of the guurd — artialicy Toward Moussa Bey, CoxsEANTINOPLE, Dec. 25.—The persons who have appealed against the acquittal of Mousss Bey allege that the judges in the re- ceat trial favored the defense and owitted a decision on countl?, of e ivdictmens. A SI0UX FALLS TRAGEDY. Dr. Munroe Shoots His Wife and Cuts His Own Throat. THE WOMAN STILL LIVES, Joalousy the Cause His Jugalar Vein He Leans Oyer a Basin Til He Drops Dead, After Severing A Considerate Suiclde, Siovx Farws, 8. D, Dec. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre.]—A terriblo trazedy occurred today at Larchwood, a small town on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North- ern, sixteen miles from this city, o which Dr. Munroe took his own life and attempted to murder his wife. Munroo was a practic- ing puysician of not the best repute. He bad a terrible temper and cansed no end of trouble to his fricnds and family. Yester- day he mev A. H. Miller, the leading merchant of the place, and accused bim of undue;intimacy with his wife, An alterca- tion ensued. Munroe stamped about like a wild man and left Miller with the avowed purpose of porchasing a re- volver to shoot him, He obtained the revolver but before he could find Miller he was arrested by the city marshal, He was kept under the marshal’s charge till he quieted down and was allowed to go at large upon his own recognizance. The doctor went to hia office and there brooded over his troubles until he became almost in- sane. His wife aud himself somo time pr vious had agreeda to live apart and she had applied in the Lyon county court for a divorce on the grounds of crueit, He left his oftice about 7:80 for the dence of his wife. When he arrived at his wife's home he entered into couversation and talked over all their troubles and usked that she lead a virtuous life and live with him. This she refused to do and he then said: UMy dear yon must prepare to meot thy God.” He immediately pulled a revolver and shot at her. They were in the parlor at the time. He missed her and with a scream she ran into an adjoining room, where her five-year-old son was in bed. The doctor follow She placed her arms about her child and turned around and said: ‘‘For beaven’s sake, John, don't kill me.” He paid no attention to her pleadings, but placed the revolver close to her right breast and fired, the ball entering the lung. The wounded wife screamed und ri out of the room and out of the house, where she fell to the ground and 18 now hovering between life and death. The doctor had followed her and upon seeing her drop returned to the house, where he cut his jugular vein with a lance. He performed the operation in an accomplished manner. He leaned over a basin, allowing the blood 10 drop out until ne fell 1n_his tracks. He ex- pired iu a very short time, but not a arop of blood was visible upon any of his garments, ‘The poor woman was carricd to an adjoining house, where she was cared for in the best manner the circumstances would permit. e e BURIAL O EDITOR GRADY. Last Rites Over the Remains of the Distinguished Journalist. "ATLANTA, Ga,, Dec. 25.—The fuuneral of Henry W. Grady took place from the irst M. E. church today. The body was taken from the mnouse at 10 o'clock this morning and placed in the church, where for three hours a constant throng of people passed by it. The ceremonies wera performed by five ministers and were of the simplest character possible, The inter- ment was at Oukland and the funeral proces- slon was the largest ever known here, Yesterday a movement for a monument was started and before nightfull nearly £5,000 was raised. ‘I'he committee of young men having the watter in charge have issued an address to the admirers of Mr, Grady and the movement will assume a national char- acter. Every civie society in the city and many from outside poiuts attended the funcral. Floral designs of great beauty and in great profusion came from everywhere, that given by the employes of the Constitution being the most beautiful, The whole of the Con stitution staff walked in the procession as an honorary escort. s 2 A FIGHT OVER PRESENTS. 1linois Farmers Scrap at a Ohrist- mas Tree Gathering. CnicAGo, Dec. 25.—A dispatch from Shawnectown, I, says a free fight took place at a Christmas tree ccicbration Esgle Creek precinct Monday might, in which Tnomas Burroughs, a prominent farmer, was dangerously stabbed and several other persons received quite serious injuries, ‘I'ne fight arose from a mistake in distribut- ing the presents, which had been labelled, taken to church and hung on the tree. Some of the toys dropped off and were placed hap- hozard, When the distribution commenced onoe of the farmers claimed that the present awarded to another child was bought by himself for his boy and grabbed 1t from the child, Some of the young men present had been *indulging,” and picked a quarrel with the farmer, and a fight ensued. —— Paul Morton's Plans, Cmrcaqo, Dec. 25.—General Freight Agent Paul Morton of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will leave the service of that com- pany February 1 to take the position of vice- president and general executive oficer of tho Colorado Coal & Fuel compacy and the Whitebreast Coal cumllml{ of Iliinois and Iowa. His successor on the Burlington will be Thomas Miller, at ]lrulentsflucrnl freight agent of the B, & M. road at Omaha, It is understood that Miller will be succeeded by George H. Crosby, at preseot assistant froight agent at Denver. ———— Hebrew Working People in Convention . New Yomrg, Dee. 25.—A convention was held here tonight of delcgates representing twenty-eight organizations of Hebrew work- ing people with a total membership of 10,000 persons. The organizations rep- resented are in Boston, Philadelphia, Chi- cago, Providence, Cincinnati, Baltimore and this city, The purpose of the meeting ‘Wwas 1o orguuize a national Hebrew organiza- tion. It was decided to form an orgauization under the name of the Hevrew Labor Organ- ization of the United States. Most of the session was lrunt in discussing the plaus of the organization. et ———" Reducing the Colored Population. New Yok, Dec. 25—A World special from Macou, Ga., says: A terrible riot is now in progress at Barnesviile, a town forty miles north of here, Telegrams have just reached your correspondent that three negroes bave been killed there since dusk. The cause of the trouble is not stated. The military of this city are awaiting orders to repair to the scene of the trouble, e e Michigan's Prison in Danger. JacksoN, Mich., Dec. 25.—A dynamite bomb was found yesterday afternoon inside of the prison yard, where it probably had been secreted to be used at the first favora- ble opportunity in wrecking the walls and perhaps releasing & vumber of dangerous convicts. Whether Latimer, the Jackson matricide, who has been implicated in two provious dynawmite plots, is 8t the bottom of this is not kuown, e The beath Record. Dusriy, Dec. 25.—Mr. Kavauaugh, form- erly representative from Carlow in the com- wons, is N Loxpoy, Deec. 25.—Herr Markooff, the Vieuna millionaire, is dead, ‘Tndianapolis came to Newwan, NOVEL COUNTY AT CONTEST. One Kansas Town Buying Housss of 1ts Rival, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Dec. 25.—A county seat election 18 800n to be held in Rawlins county, in the northwestern part of Kansas. Two towns are competing for the honor of bemg tho county seat of government—Atwood and Blakeman. The latter town has inaugurated a uovel method of campaigning. A fund has been subseribed to purchaso all the houses in Atwood and move them to Blakeman and thus depopulate its rival. Forty-soven dwellings and stores have already beon pur- chased and a committee is negotiating for the remainder, ‘The peovle at Atwood are snid to be hard up and quite willing to dis- pose of their houses at w fair Blakemun purchasing cemmitt by the raiiroad, and the town company finds no difficulty in raising the nocessary funds. Blakeman people are confident of success. All the it BOB FORD'S CLUSE C The Slayer of Jesse James Nearly Killed at Kansas Oity. RKaxsis City, Mo, Dee. 25.—|Special Telegram to Tig Bee |—Bob Ford, the slayer of Jesse James, the notorious outlaw, came near meeting his death Ina Kansas City, Kan,, faro den at 3 o'ciock this morn- ing. He had been playing several hours in the face of all sorts of diro threats against the “bioody little coward,” never as much as raising his head to seo who wis making thom. At3o'clock a big gambler who was consil- erably under the influence of liquor stopped up behind Ford, and, catching him by the throat, literally lifted him froms his feet. Ford, who is as quick as a flash of light, wrestled to et loose, while his assailant brought his knife dow! The blade caught Ford in the ueck, but not with sufiicient force to produce a serious By- stander interfered and the men were ed. Ford, for tho first time ars, was unarmed. Tho slayer of the notorious outlaw is now a saloonkecper ot Walsenburg, a Colorado mining . He prides humself on his coolness and general nerve. He recently shot a miner four times in his own saloon. Ford is in Missour: at present on a visit to his parents, an aged vair living at Richmond, Ray county. Minneapolis Thicves Run Down, 8. Pavy, Nec. 25.—The police huve suc- ceeded in running down the gang of house breakers and daylight sneak thieves who for some time have been reaping a harvest in this city. Two or three of the men captured are well known criminals. Madame Made- une Frellinghuysen, residing at No. 7 Hill street, has been arrested as a ce” and a large amount_of stolen property found in her house, Mrs. Ellen Bradshaw of No. 143 East Ninth street was also taken m. In hor house was found the jewelry and siiverware stolen from the house of Mrs, Oaks a month BRO. wound, S RKilted His Affian Tuscora, IlL, Dec. 's Father. Arthur Craig of near here, last night to wed Miss Hattie Sutton. Her. father, John Sutton, opvosed the mateh and confronted Craig with a revolver. On Craig refusing to leave he pulled the trigger, but the weapon missed fir i then' shot him aead. The corone jury exonerated him and he has returned to Indianapolis, fearing trouble from Sutton’s friends. Much excitement was created. Craig is a nephew of Representative Craig of lllinols, aud Sutton was a yoominent Graad Army mun, —~—— An Indian Territory Batele, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Dec A dispatch from Ardmour, I, T., says tl yestorday afternoon Deputy United Tucks and another deputy attempted to ar- rest Lize Brodham and Joe Merritt for intro- ducing intoxicating liquors into the Indian territory. The outlaws resisted and a lively battle ensued, all the combutunts using the revolvers. Brodham was wortaily wounded. Neither of the ofticers were ivjured. Merritt was arrested. Securing Additio| Evidence, HoLYOK! Tele- gram to Tne I t adjourned last night until tomorrow morning, at which ume the White Cap case will be continued, The district attorney not being in court to- day, he spent his tme in securing additional evidence, and that,too,of such a nature that it implicates some of Holyoke's cit ing directly connected e Heavy Rains in Calif Los AxGeLes, Cala., Dec. 'he heavy rain of the past few days continucd last nightand the levees on the river have broken through in half a dozen places, So many railroad bridees have been washed away that no trains are able to leave or arsive here to- day. From present appearance it will be several days before trains on any of the lines will be running. A re I ord. Sypxey, N. 8. W, Dec. 25.—Fire yester- day destroyed the wharves of tho New Zealand steamship comvany, together with @ large quantity of stored produce. VickspunG, Miss., Dee, 25, —The fire which started last night in the store of Switzer, Newwitter & Co., dry goods, destroyed that building and the adjoinivg one occupied by Ren & Jackson and Lewis Brothers, entail- ng a loss of §160,000; partly insured. Loxvox, Dee, 25.—A block of buildings in Charter. House square, comprising eight warehouses and numerous shops, burned today. Loss §i50,000. ——— An Ohio Killing. LenaxoN, O., Dec. 25,—James Carter, soventeen years of age, was killed at a Christmas party last night at Bank Branch, by & man named Jennings, A party was given at the house of John Barns and Carter and a pumber of other boys attended unin- vited. In the ensuig quarrel Carter was killed, e Two Murders at Memphi Mewxpms, Tenn,, Dee, —The observa- tion of Christmas day was accompanied by a horriole muraer. This morning the dead body of a negro named Hawk! was found with a bullet wound in his he; There 18 no clue to the murderer, Tonight Emmet Pinkstove, a car driver, was stabbed and killed by an unknown negro in s dispute over fare. The neero escaped, e —— From a Dance to Death. Prrssuro, Pa., Dec. 25, —~While returning from a Cnristmas eve dauce this moruing Miss Mamie Campbell and her escort, Benja- min Lovett of Wilkinsburg, Pa, were struck by an express train on the Pennsyl- vania road near this city and both fatally in- Jured. ——— Accidentally Kitled Mis Brother. Reaving, Pa., Dec. 25.—Oliver Hubert, colored, aged fifteen, was shooting at 8 mark with his brother Samuel, aged nineteen, to- day, when the weapon was accidentally a charged and Samuel was killed, . e Injured By u Runaway Horse, Erizapera, N, J, Dee. 25.—~General J. Madison Drake was severely and perhaps fatally injured today while sttempting to stop a runaway horse. He foll under tne animal and was kicked several times, B . ‘Will Arbitrate for Africa, Brussers, Dee, 25,—A general strike ol colliers has been inaugurated n Belgiuw, ‘The scarcity of coal is begiuniog to be se- severely feit. S——— A Scourge Among soldiers. Lisvox, Dec. 25.—Influenza prevails to an alarming extent among the soldiers 1o the garrison here, | NUMBER 1 STABBED HIM ELEVEN TIMES QGeorge Jones Fatally Wounds Brother-in-law Jim Traoy. THE RESULT OF A FAMILY ROW, the Pressncoe of Hisa Wife Dranken Husband {8 Ticketed Across the Dark River of Death, In the Jim Tracy Fatally Wounded. (et out of my house or 'Ll hurt you," “I'il go when Igot ready,” was the re- ¢, and then the struggle began. When over James Tracy lay on the floor bleeding from eloven gaping wounds iuflicted by his adversar, 1t was at Twenty-first and Nicholas streets that the tragedy occurred. James Tracy was the victim, while Ins brother-in-law, George Jones, was the man who porpotrated the fearful doed. Tracy is un old gambler and a sort of bums mer in a general way, and a few woeks ago was arrested st the instigation of his wife and fined &0 by Judee Berka, who sus. pended sentence providing Tracy would get out of town. He then went to Council Blufts, where he has remained for some time, dur- ing which time his wife applied for a divorce. In the meantime Jones, Mrs. Tracy's brother, went to liye with her, and by his efforts hus supported her and tho two chils dren. This action angered ‘I'racy, who yes- terday got very drunk and went to tho house with the avowed intoution of raising a row. Jones is a pretty hurd man himself, aud when ['racy came in ordered him to leavo the house. ‘I'racy refused, and said thut he did not propose to get out of his own house. Joues respouded by saying that I'racy had 0o more interast there, und then the trouble began. I'racy is snid to have vicked up a chair and attacked Jones, who picked up a short butcher knite, und closing with his antago- nist used it with fearful effect. Tracy was stabbed eleven times, six of the wounds be- ing in the back, one in each nipple and three in the bowels. The wounded mun was taken 10 St. Joseph's hospital, where he now lies. He will die. Jones was arrested, - REST AND PLEASURE, Christmzs Day from the Sta of Colonel Ingersoll. Cuicago, Dec. 25.—The foillowing 1w Colonel Ingersoll's reply to the question, “Will you and your family celebrate Christ- mast” “Yes, we regard it a hohday—that is to say, a day of rest and pleasure; a day to get acquainted witheach other; a day to recall old memories and for tha cultivation of so- cial amenities. The festival now ecalled Christmas is far older thun Curistianity. It was known and celebrated for thousands of years before the establishment of what is known as our religion. It is a relic of Sun- worship, 1t is the day on which the sun tri- umphs over the hosts of darkoess, and thousands of years before the New Testament was written—thousands of years before the republic of Rome existed; before one stone of Athens was laid, before the Pharaohs ruled in Egypt, before the religion of Brah- ma, before the Sauscrit was spoken, men aud women crawled out of their caves pushed the matted hair from their eyes, and greeted the triumph of the sun over of night. There are of this _worship among which is the shaviog of the priests’ heads, Jeaving the spots shaven surrounded by hafr ion of the rays of the sun. There is still another relic, T'he ministers of our day closo their eyes in prayer. When they looked at that luminary and implored his as- sistance they shut their eyes as a_mafter of necessity. Afterwards priests looking at wnetr idols, glittering with gems, shut their oyes in flattery, pretending they could not bear the effulzénce of the presence, and to- duy, thousands of years after the old ideas huvo passed away, the modern purson, with. out kuowlng the origin of the custom, closes his eyes when he proys. “There are many other relics una souve- nirs of the dead worship of the sun,” Colonel Ingersoll continued, *“and this fostival was adopted by Bgyptians, Greeks, Romans aud by Christians. As a matter of fact Christian- ity furnished new steam for an old engino— infused a new spiriv into an old religion and as o matter of course the festivals remained. For all of our festivals you will find cor- responding pagan festivals. For instance, take the eucharist, the communion, where pursons partake of the body aud blood of the Deity. ‘I'hisis an exceedingly old custom, Amony, the ancients they ato cakes made of corn in honor of Ceres, and they called those cukes the flesh of the goddess, and they drank wine in bonor of Bacchus, and called this winoe the blood of their god. And so I could o on gving the pagan origin of every Christian coremony and custom,” **What is your idea of the origin of the present wide social popularity of the Christ- uras holidays?” “Tne probability is that the worship of the sun was once substantially universal, and consequently the festival of Cliristinas wae equally widesproad. As other religions have Dbeen produced the old customs have bean adopted and continued—so that the result is this festival of Christmas is almost world. wide. 1t is popular becuuse it 18 & holiday, Overworked peovle are glad of days that bring rest and recreation and allow them to meet their families and friends. They are glad of days whoen they give and receive Rifts—evidences of fricadship, of remems brauce, and of love, Itis J)otulur because it is really huwan aud because it is now interwooyen with our customs, habits, literature, and thoughts, For my part I am perfectly willing to have two or three a year —the more holidays the betier, Many people have an idea that 1 am opposed to Sunday. I am perfectly willng L0 have two week, All 1 iosist on is theso days shall be for the banefit of the peopls, aud that they shall bo kept—not in a way to make folks miserable, or sud, or bungry, but in & way to make peopie havpy and to add a little to the joy of life. Of course I am in favor of everybody keeping holidays t0 suit himself provided he does not inters fere with others, and I am perfectly willing that everybody should go to church on that duy, provided he is williug that I snould go somewhere else.” I — Slashed Off His Wite's Nose, BavnriMore, Dec. 25,—John A. Wehner, & groceryman, had suspected for some time that his wife was much too friendly with Natuanicl Powers, a clerk in his employ, By strategy he is alleged to have realized lus fears last night, and upon fiading the two together assaulted his wife with a razor, With one blow he cut off her nose and with another slashed her across the face. The woman isdangerously hurt, Powell jumped outof & second story window, but was caught, Both men ure under urrest, e Coal Mine: shut Down. PminaveLrnia, Dee. 25.—The Delawaret Lackawanna & Western and Pennsylvayia coal companies have suut down nearly all their mines uutil the weather becomes cold enough 10 raise the present staguation in the coal mines. Nearly 6,000 men are thrown out of employwment, poins et © Pans Hospitals Crowd d, Paws, Dec. 25.-ln consequence of the spread of; the cpidemic the hospitals are crowded and the authorities huve been coms pelled to make extraordinary provison for new patients, Max O'Rell Sails Kor America, Loxvoy, Dec, 25.—Max O'Rell sailed fog Awerica ou the steawship Celtio today,