Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1889, Page 2

HE OMAHA DAILY WEEPING WATER EXUBERANT Pleased With the Declsion in the Bond Election Uase. PLATTSMOUTH NOT SO ELATED. An Appeal Prayed For—A Y. M, O A, Organized at Aibion—Burglars Busy at Beatrice—Other State News. Jolification nt Weepinz Watsr. Weering Waten, Neb,, Dec, 26.—[Special Telogram to Tns Bee.]--Weeping Water ns are haviog @ joliification tonight the deteat of the court house bonds contest decided today by Judge Broady. The town 18 eblazo with bonfires and windows rattle with each boom of the cannon. The streets are crowded with men and women all yelling themselves hoarse and cheering for . H. Wooley, the attorney, who did such musterly work in opposing the bonds, This dofeats Plattsmouth'’s schome to build an $80,000 court house in that city that the county did not want. Prarrexovth, Neb., Dec, 20.—[Special Tel- egram to 1ue Ber.|—Judgo Broady of Beatrice arrived here this afternoon at 4 o'elock end opened court for the purpose of rendering his decision in the bond eloction coutest, After reading a witten outlive of the evidence he concluded by saying: 1 therefore conclude that in accordance with the evidence rendercd 1 the case that the bond election of June § can not stand.’’ The decision was & great surprise 1o the people who have watched the case with interest from the beginuning. The attcrneys for the defense have prayed for an_ appeal before the supreme court, which will prob- ably be heard in Javuary, 1890, Burglars in 3 atrice. Brataice, Neb., Dec. 25.—Special Tele- gram 1o Tnz Bre.|—Last nightand the night previous have broken the record for burg- glaries in Beatrice, iive being credited to the past forty-eight hoars. On Tuesduy night the livery stables of J. L. Curley and those ©of Bamaker & Skinner were broken into and money and clothing to the amount of §35 ‘ware taken from the first named and $25 in cash from the latter. The men employed sbout thoe stables are positive that they were chloroformed last night. Begole & Van Arsdales’ ary goods store was broken fnto and valuables to the amount of $i0 wero stolen. 1. D. Kees’ hardware establisnment was also broken into and the money drawer broken open and €5 or & in small change taken. The hardware store of Brewster & Jones was next visited. The rear window was pried open with a Jmmy and the store raided aud robbea of 200 worth of cutlery, four revolvers, several dollars in cash and three valuable overcoats. ‘The crooks left their jimmy in this establish- ment. The same gang evidently were the authors of all the other jobs, as the means of entrance were effected in exactly the same way. A reward of $100 is offered for the ap- prehension of the thieves. North Nebraskn Teachers. Nourirk, Neb., Dec. 25.—Soecial Tele- gram to Tnr Ber.)—The North Nebraska teachers association met in the Methodist Episcopal church here this afternoon, with the president, A. B. Hughes, of Schuyler in the chair. Papers were read on “Kinder- qurten Work” by Mrs. Waughop of Wisner, “Progress in_School Work,” by Frank Fox of Dodge, and “Intermission fu Rural Sehools, ' by C. J. Wertz of Schuyler. The papera wero followad by uumaled discus- jons. In the evening session M. D. Tyler of Norfolk guve the address of weicome and . E. Reese of Ponea responded. President ughies gave the inaugural address on ideal school law, which was fall of suggestive thoughts. ; Worked a Meat Markor. Brateics, Neb, Dec. 25, —[Special Tele- gram to Tnm Bee]—A glib-tongued dar- key worked a down town meat market yes- terday, Christmas eve, fors dozen cans of oysters, two big fat turkeys and two big fat on the represontation that he wanted thom for the African Methodist church fes- tival that night. He obtained the proven- dor and promised to pay for it the next day. Instead of turning the produce over o tho phurch bretbren he went off and sold the Whole outfit and skipped the country. The smeatman is about $10 or $12 in the hole in consequence, An Old Man Fatally InJured. Swrrox, Neb., Dec. 20.—[Special Telegram 1o Tre Bee.]—An old man named Danrel ennoy from Waco, Neb., was thrown from 18 wagon here this morning and probably fatally injured. He was on bis way to the 'western part of the state and was just enter- ug town when the team ran away and threw im out. He bad $56 in money, which is in the hands of the mayor. He bad quarrelled with his sons at Waco and did not want them 10 hear of his trouble. He was drusk when the accldent oceurred. The doctors say he ‘wilt aie. Ap Incipient Blaz». Bmarrics, Neb., Dec. 2).—{Special Tele- to T Ber)—An incipient conflagra- ‘was opportunely discoverad in the base- Juent of the Masonio temple yesterday and romptly extingnished, The fire had caught Bimong somo debrus i, tho rear window from w cigar stamp ond bad burned underthe win- tlow and commumcated to some boxes of ranned goods stored Lbere. The dense smoko gave the fire away and iv was speedily extin- guished. Toohey Bound Over. Daxora Crry, Nob., Dec. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bux.[—The preliminary examination of James Toobey, the alleged murderer, was held today before Justice Jay, ‘whe bound him over to the district court without bail. ‘'he prosecution only exumined & few of their wituesses and the defense examined none, Toobey pleaded not gulity 20 the churge of murder. he defendant's brother, P. Toohey, wrrived here in his » car this morning 1o attend the pre- mary exawivation. A Y. M, C A, Organized at Albion, Avmox, Neb,, Dee. 20.—|Special to Tur Kze.|—Yesterday a Young Men's Christian Association was organized here with J, C. Emery, president; D. H. L. Scoggn, first wice-president; Guge Montgomery, second nt; W. R Hoftwun, seoretary; Letson, treasurer. The association ‘will start with about active members snd will at once secure suitable rooms, Bobbed by a Companion. Beatnicr, Neb,, Dee. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee |—-Henry Ackerman of Hanover, Neb,, claims t9 have been robbed ©f $160 last might by & companion, who bas disappearcd. ‘I'he companion was o new ac- quaintance of Heory's and the pair under- took to do the town in proper shape for Christmas, with the disastrous results as stated 10 the guilsless Honry. It Gomes High, Bratnicr, Neb, Dee. 20.—|Special Tele- to Tus Bem|-Mr. Buckley, & E-r, came to town yesterday for the os- ible pur) of having & time and suc- in doing 80 to tus heartfelt satisfac- Rtion. This morning he is bowailng the loss of a valuable gold wateh, which he claims :‘l‘lk-whn from him, as was also his check Fell Down Staivs. Buarrice, Neb, Dec. 2.—[Special Tele- to Tue Bes.|—Mr. J, Ometead, aged h‘f‘m du-l stairs at the Omstead night and broke one of his ribs wad wnlnndfi arm severely. The Cuy Rangston Safe. . New York, Dec. 26.—The steamer City of w recently sold to the Northern way for the Puget Sound trade, '& was reported o bave bm sunk 2" THE JURY BRIODKRS, Will Probably Appear Before Jud, Grinnell on January 20, Onroaco, Dec. 90.—~[Special Telozram to Tme Bre.]—The trial of the seven men in. dicted for attempted jury bribing will prab- ably be called in Judge Grinnell's court Mon- January 20, 1890, The reason for the doiay is the desire of the state’s attorney to defer taking un this new and important trial until ho shall havo disposed of the motion for a new trial in the Cronin case. The b ing of this motion is set for January 13, and it i8 likely that the best part of the week will e consumed by the arguments. The stato expects that the trial of tho bribers will be a very lengthy one. It will undoubtedly be a v difcult task to secure a jury. i o asta Decided for the Stockho dars. New Youk, Dec, Judge Patterson of the supreme court todny handed down a de- cision in the suit of certain stockholders of the old Houston & Texas Oentral railroad company, continuing the injunction restrain- ing the Ceatral trust company, C. P, Hunt- ington and others from wssuing stock of the reorganized Houston & Texas Central com- pany. The plan of reorganization provided that the stockholders might have an equal amount of stock in the mnew company upon the payment of T3 per cent 1f they did not come in on those terms the Southern Pacific railroad company was to have the privilege of taking the untaken shares on better terms, Judge Patierson says in his decision that il is apparent that Huotington and his associates undertook to acquire ownership of the railroad in order to make it tributary to their own lines. The old stockholders are entitled to the dotails of tho indebtedness, and in order to mako effectuat any judgment he prohibits the dis— tribution of the new stock of the new eor- poravion until there is & new trial. i Littlie Hope for ntombed Minecra SAX Axpreas, Cala., Dec. 25.—The latest report trom the Augeles camp disaster is that there are at least seventeen and proba- bly niueteen men buried in the mine. There is little hope of ever recovering the bodics and mincrs zre now at work taking out ore, axd the work of developing tho mine will probably be resumed soon. One of the min- era roports secing a dead body among the timbers fearfully mangled, but signs of cav- ing drove hun from the scene. In a fow moments the surface sank. The pit on tha surface is about one hundred foct lomg, twenty wide and nearly seventy feet deep. A Santa Claus +atally Burned. Twscoxs, TIL, Dec. 26.—(Special Telegram to Trr Ber.[—Samuel Bardslay of Bourbon, 8 well known merchant of that place, while wcting the role of Ssuta Claus &t a Christ- mas festival at the Baptist churcn Tuesday night, met with an accident that will prove fatal. His costume of cotton caught fire and he was at once enveloped in flames. He rushed through the audience of Iadies and children which caused a panic among them. Some of them were severely injured by be- ing knocked down and trampled upon. —— Poor Ycar for Railroad Bailding. New Yors, Dec. 20.—The Engneering News will say in its coming edition that 5,000 miles of railroad have been constructed in the United States during the past year. This is the sinallest construction recorded m auy year since 1885. Constructwon in the in- tervening years has boen: 838, 8,471; 1887, 12,608; 1888, 7,234 mnles. The bulk of this year's consiruction has been donme in the south. it 0 Two Tuscarora Indians Muardered. Niseira Pawas, Dec 26.—Alexander Wil- liams, a Tnscarora [ndian. and lus brother, ‘Grand Sachem Thowmas Wiiliams, were found murdered in his house on the Indian reservation yesterday. A bload-stained iron bolt was found, with which he had been hit, Williams' wife is suspected of having committed the deed. The whereabouts of an Indian brave named Chew arc also being inquired roto. — A Burstad Coal Syndicats. Prrrssvre, Dec. 26.—The Pitteburg southern coal company, a syndicate of the large river coal operators in this city which ‘was formed three years ago with a capital stock of $1,000,000, will go into liquidation ut once and the thirteen Srms comprising the company will heraafter do business on their own account. The trouble is principally duo to the fact that some membera of the comw pany acted in bad faith in selllng cosl in opposition to the company. s Miller s the Maa. Cmraaeo, Dec. 26.—[Spacial Telegram to Tim Ber]—It has been definitely decided that General Freight Agent Miller of the B. & M. road will take General Freight Agent Mortow's place on the Burlington. Mr. Morton’s brother officials all regret his resiguation, while they congratalate Lim on his new position. _The other changes con- sequont upon Mr. Miller's removal to Chr ©0ago havo not been decided upon. Rt SR A Woman of Nerve. NorraviLLe, Mich., Dec. 2.—Mrs. John Roach. wife of a coopar of this village, shot and killed John A. Taylor, 8 married man anda gear neighbor of Roach's. Taylor, sccompanied by a man named Mller, both intoxicated, demanded admitiance to Roach’s bouse, which was denied them. ‘They per- sisted, however, and Mrs. Roach jumped out of bed, seized a revolver and fired with the above result. —_—— Shot His Wifs and Bimself. BowriNa Greex, Ky., Dec. 26 —John Mo- Donald querrcled with his wife and after a struggle four pistol shots were heard. Out- siders rusned into the room and found both Lying upon the floor uneonscrious from dan- gerous prstol wounds. [t is believed that neither ean reccver. It is supposed that MoDonald did the skooting, as a pistol was found by his side. e Ovelone in New York. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 26.—A cyclone from the southwest sweps over Onandago 1ake this forenoon, prostrating many struc- tures. The roof of the People’s street rail- way barn was torn off and a portion of the wall blown down. Giles Wood and Joseph Forkheimer wers badly burt, but ot fa- tally, apd several other employes received slight injuries, e Thnree Tramps Lngared, Duvrear, Tnd, Dee. 26.—The oast-bound fast freight on the Wabash jumped the track near here yesterday and ten loaded cars were hurled down @ twenty-foot embanlkment, With the exception of three tramps, who on jumping were badly cut on a barb-wire fence, nobody was injured. - Business Troables. CHi04G0, Dec. 26,—The Wabash Manufac- turing Company, dealers in blank books and stationery, assigned today. Liabilities, $200, 000; assets somewhat less. The failure grows out of the recent fuilure in New *York of Proble & Co. and Shefileld & Co. ———— An Embezzling Kailroad Man, Crvomsxary, 0., Dea. 6. —Edward Gumbs, 4r., confidential book-keeper of the Cincin- nati, Washington & Balumore and Ohio & Mississipp: cowpany, was arrested yesterday charced with embezaling $1,000. Gumbs acknowledges his guilt, -~ Blew Out tho Gas. Dsraieasw, Pa., Dec. 20.—John R. Jones and William Palmer of Buunker, Pa., were found dead iv bed this morning at the Pacific hnul‘.' They had blown out the gas before retiring. e e Wine Flowea Like Water, Ba¥ Fraxasco, Cal, Dec. 26.~The storm yesterday destroyed the Madeoa winery noar Los An: wnd 100,000 wortn of wine was lost by the breakiog of 8 levee. o ———— The Elootrical Execution Machines. New Yorx, Dec. 2.—Today the electrical execution machines at Sing Sing prison wers tested by the committeo for the state. The tests clearly showed that the dynamos were even more deadly than had been represented. BEJ: FRIDAY When run at less than their ordinary number of revolutions per minute the sicotrical pros. sure was found to oxcoed 1,600 volts instead of being only 1,000. This proves that about 00 times a sccond the pressure runs abovo 2,000 volts, THE CRONIN JURORS, They Will Not Make Public Their Deliberations at Fresent. Cricago, Ded |Special Telegram to Tur Bre.]—The projected statement to the public by the eleven jurors in the Cronin case will not be made. Just why this decision was arrived at does not clearly appoar, Juror Hontecou, when asked about the statement, smd ho could not talk with rogard to the matter, *‘See Judge Longenecier," said he. Judge Longenccker was ulmost as non-com- mittal as Mr. Bontecou, “There will bo no public statement by the jurors av present,” said he. “What ts the objection " 1 do not care to discuss the matter, but I think 1t better that notuing should be said by the jurors regarding the verdicy till aftor the motion for a new trial shall haye been dis- posed of.”" ‘The statement, whioh is now 1n Mr. Bonto- cou's hunds, is quite lengthy and recites care- fully the deliberations of the jury from the time_the frst ballot was taken, and which stood eleven to one for the conviction of all the tive defenaants, to the moment when the verdict as agreed on wae signed Monday noon. e, The Kansas OCity Shoot. Kaxaas Crrr, Mo., Dec. 26.—|Spectal Tele- gram to Tns Bee.]—The surprise of today in the holiday shooting tournament was the victory of Fairman and Cosley, two young ®hooters, who defeated Budd, Ruble, Ellott, Parmalee, Strawn and the other crack shots in the team shoot at two pairs of live birds ond five singles. Their score was 16. Riley and Elliott and Thomas snd Tyitohell di- vided sccond .money on scores of 15, and third money went to Budd and Parmalee. In the shoot at five single live birds Breck, Cave, Parmalee, J. Porter and Craybill made clean scores and divided firat money ; Twitchell, J. Porter, Wat- son and Hayson captured sec- ond money, and third went to Wiggins. Grimm won first monay in a contest at five pairs standond targets among the class A marksman, killing all. Parmales, Hayson and Miller were second on a score of 9, and Elliot, Ruble and *‘Lone Jack,” who scored 8, divided third money. A special shoot was arranged at seven live birds, in which Bingham, Pettie, Thomas and L. Parter were first on clean scores. Budd, Edwards, J. Porter and Strawn won sccond money, and third was divided between Wi Ruble, Hert and Watsan. The class B shoat st twenty Ligowsky clays brougnt out twenly4wo men, Strawn winning first money on a clean score. Grimm and Jen— kins divided second an scores of 14, and third money went to Swiggett, Eicholtz and Young. £lavin Recoznized as Champton. Loxnox, Dec. 26.—Slavin, the Australmn pugilist, has written a letter in reply to one from the Pelieun elub, in which the club states that 1t has decided to recognize him as the champion of Enwland, and expressed sympathy with him for the disgraceful man- ner in which he was treated by the roughs during s recent fight with Smith. In the letter Stavin thanks the club for the stand it has taken in the matter and declares that he iutends now, as e always intended, to eo- deaver to win any ficht in which be is & con- estant io a fair and manly maunner. Got in Three Heart Blows. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 20.—Jack Farrell, the Brookiyn lightweight, was whipped last night by William Higes of St. Paul. Higgs dealt Farrell three blows over the heart in rapid succession in_the tnird round and the Brookiyn man bad to be helped from the room after the fight. Foster Again on the Stand. New Yonrx, Dec. 26.—The examination of James P. Foster, ex-presidant of the repub- lican league of the United Statos, was con- tinued today before tho referee in the surt of Tallmadge & Martin against P. C. Towns- burg, treasurer of the league, $o recover the sum of $11,500 for stationery' supplies and prting furnished during the presidential campaign of 1858, Foster was ealled on be- balf of the plaintiffs to show that the league suthorized the contraot, but his examination was not completed today. The plaintiffs offered in evidence the report of the auditing commitiee appointed by the exocutive com- miltee at Baltimors, but the defendant ob- jected. The referee reserved bis decision, Ziilt o by, The Dakotas Short of Funds. Biswarok, N. D, Dec. 20.—Governor Mellette says that South Dakota will be obliged to elose up some of her institutfons. The receipts of the state will fall so far short of expenses that there 1s apparently 8o other alternative. In North Dakota Governor Miller in his message to the legislature esti- mated the deficiency for the first year at $156,000 and called attention to the “rmpera- tive need and importance of the strictest economy iu all departments in the new state.” Subsequent developments show that the governar understated the desiewncy and thas the outlook is little better than bank- ruptey if his advice is not followed. e The Charleston Goes Into Commission Vaiximso, Cala, Dec. 26.—The United States cruiser Charleston went into commis~ sion today at the Mare fsland navy yard Commander Lowis Compf ,formally turned the oruiser over to Captain George Remmie. Commodare Benham sad the officers at- tached to the navy yard and o large number of other persons witnessed the corcmony. The Chariestov will probably not be ready for sea until February. L The 1ce Palace Soheme Abandoned. St. Parr, Mion,, Dec. 26.—[Spectal ‘lelo- gram o Tue Bre]—At o meeting of the winter earnival directors late this afterncon it ‘was decided to have noice palace this winter. They were foroed to this step by the un- seasonabin weather, The ocarnival of last year was abandoned for the ‘same reason, and it is said that na further attempts will be made here i the future to build palaces of ice. T Slagged and Robbed. Leaveswonrn, Kan, Deo. 23 —|Special Telegram to Tum Bie |—Alex Blackburn, an inwmate of the soldier's home au this place, was slugged and robbea by unknown portios today. When discovered and taken ome he was in a comatose condition sud died without recovering consciousness. No ciue to the identity of the murderers is now obtainable. —— Wisconsin Teachers in Session, Mapisox, Wis., Dac.26,—The state teach- ers ars in aunual session here with a very largo attendunce. The first in order was & meeting of teachers aud superintendents - in- terested in organizing u secvion -for ssoCiR- tion work in Southern Wisconsin. This evening several interesting addressés were made. e Influenza at Denvy nd Cheyenne, Dexven, Colo., Deo. 20.—The Russian in- fluenza bias at last reached the Rocky mount- iua. Three-fourtds of the onisega of Deo- uffering from the plagoe. rts the effect that that L Grady Memorial Services. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 93, —A largely attend- ed memorial meeting in honor of Henry W, Grady was held today. Many ]finmunw speakors participated, among overnor Gordon and Hon. Patrick Walsh, piicls. < A Railrosd Fromotion. Sr. Pavy, Dec. 26.—T. A. Whitmore, as- tant general freight agent of the Kansas ty road, has been appointed general freight wgeut of the Saata Fe, X o e The Strike Bpreading. Brussews, Dee. 20.—The strike of coal miuners in the Charleroi district is spreading. Tha strikers uow number 10,400, S ——— Cozzens hotel, $1,50 and 82.00 per day. AN 10WA . COLLEGE BURNED. The Main Bdfiding of the Toledo Institution In Ashes. LIBRARY AND CABINETS LOST. A Heavy Business Failure at Daven- port—Twd Golden Wedding An- niversaries—A Farmer ftun Ovér by the Cnrs. Fire at Toledo, Tovzno, Ta., Deo. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tk Brk.|—Westorn college, in this city, was the soene of a disastrious fire this morn- ing, which destroyed sproperty valuod at $150,000, The fire department responded promptly to calls for ard, but both the Toledo and the Tama companies were powerloss be- cause of theintense heat, which drove them away from the cistorn, which was unfortu- nately located near the building. The buila- ing burned was the main colleze burlding. The walls and tower are still standing, the only remains of one of the finest college buildings in the state. Among other valu- ables burned was the famous H. 8. Thomp- son cabinet, a splondid collection of spooi- mens volued at §25.000. Tho building was begun in 1880 and tho first school was begun in 1883, The work of robuilding will begin 10 the spring, and the remaining building and studont’s home will be used for school purposes. Noone knows how the fire origi- naved. Wan Probably Mardered. Davesrort, Ia., Deo. 26.—[Special Telo- gram to Tns Ber.]—The dead body of Roger Dwyer of this city was found on the rail- road track near here on Tuesday. There is o suspicion of murder, as he was in tho habit of carrying considerable money and none was found on his person. The coroner is iuvestigatmg the matter. Two Happy Oid Couples. Durtque, Ta., Dec. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tmr 3zn.]—Dr. A. J. Biglow and wife of Buncomb, this counly, today celebrated therr golden wedding anniversary, the large mumber of guests comprising four gener- ations of decendants, Mr. and Mrs. . P. Fox of East Dubuque eujoyed a simflar oo- casion, e (P e Killcd oy the Onrs. DustrQus, Ia., Dec. 28.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bre.!—Thomas Leonard, a wealthy farmer of Delaware eounty, was found dead near Worthington yesterday by the side of the railroad. Both legs were cut off, indi- cating the manner of his death. A Davenport ®aflure. Davexroer, Ia, Dec. 3 —[Special Tele- gram to Trn Bex]—M. Arnold, for cighteen vears a aeuler in clothes and aress goods in this city, assignad today. His liabilities are abaut 819,000, due chiefly in New York and Chicago; assets s than half this amount. Sl The dreath Record. . Seatos, B, C., Dec. 26.—Colonel Robert J. Stevens, Unfted: States comsul st Victoria, died suadenly today at the residence of his son-in-law, Captaii J. A. Hatficld, of this city. Grressrre,’’ Pa, Dec. 25 —Mother Aloysa, for nany years mother _superior of ibe Sisters of Chatity, died at St. Joseph's academy hero toda: W. 26—Ths wife of Rear ec. died thrs evening. S Condemned the Indian Bureancracy. Boumiy, . Deg;’ 25.—Two thousand aele- gates attended, the first meeting of the national congress. Sir Willlam Wedder- purn, president of the. congress, condemned the Indian bureaweracy and claimed for the people of India the sama cantrol over their government as the people of England possess aver theirs, o Kansas Authorities Afver White Caps. Coxcorors, Kasn., Deo. 23.—Authorities are making vigorons efforts to bring to justice tho Whito Cape. some of whose out- rzges were naticed io these dispatches yes- terday. Dr. Courtney of Glasco was arrest- ed today oo complaint of & man whe was whipped by the regulazors. = ik it i Shot By His Jeatons Rival Brrveorre, N.J. Dec. 28.—Beth Mfller was married on Christmas to Annie Miller of Columbia, N. J. While the coanle were en route bome Miller was fatally shot by John W. Soyder, a rejected lover of tho bride. The bride was also shot but ot seriously ‘wounded. 2 i T Governor Thayer's Movements. Crer or Mrxico, Dee. 26.—Gov. Thayer of Nebraska asud party lefs for Vera Cruz after the reception tendered by the governor of Ssa Lwis Potosl. On their return they will be received by Presidont Diaz and will call en the United States winister Mondaay. e v Hope to Preveat its Spread. Myxxzsrorrs, Minn,, Dec. 26.—A special from Huron says that in the Russian diph- theria epidemioc at Eoreka thero have beon only three deaths sinee Sunday snd by main- taining o skriet quarantine it is believed the disease can be kept from spreading. o Fatal Boller Explosion, Epyore, Mieh., Dec. 20.—The bofler tn Neff Brothers’ mill, seven miles east of here, exploded this morning, killing Foreman Stedman and seriously mjuring Eng'neer ‘Weich and two other employes, Okinhoma e ons Gurnkig, Oklahoma, Dee. to congress praying for a speedy estublish- ment of u territorial government fn Okla- huma, which has been cireuluted widely, nas obtaliied 30,000 signaturas. ongress. Panic at a Fire. Prrrsnura, Dec, 20.—A firo under the Cusino museum tonight caused quite a panic amoug, the 400 people up stairs. Beveral were badly braised in the rush to get out of the builaing. e S Reported Riot Erroneous. Macox, Ga., Dee. 26.—The report of a riot ot Harnosville is erroucouns, It arose from tho unprovoked wrder of a hegro of exoel- tent character by four whito men, bl ity Slolty: ias a Shak=, Loxpox, Dee. th.viTho town of Acl Reale, tn Slelly, was shaken by an earthquako yes- terday. Several‘houses collapsed and many persons were buriediin the ruins. e e Abraham Lindoiu as a Danocer. General Smg‘ot' n of Quhm{‘ 1., who was oune of the 'rrfl.'ht young lawyers of Springtield whep Abraham Lincoln was a green youth there, tells this story, says the Washington Post, which we believe has nevenmbeen printed before, The bevy of bright young ladies to whom Miss Todd belonged before her marriage to Mr Lincoln used to have a good: deal of gport at this awkward young man’s expeuse, One evening at @ little party Mr, Lincoln approached }\g}u Todd and said in his pecullar om: **Miss Todd, I'should like to dance with you the worst way.” ‘The young lady accepted the inevita- ble and hobbled around the room with him. When Miss Todd returned to her n:; one of her mischievous companions said: *'Well, Mary, did he dance with you the worst way "’ she answered; ‘‘the very A citizen of Hawkinsville, Ga., who wus suffering from asthma, was advised 1o try a remedy sometimes used by the negroes. He got u hornet’s nest, boiled it, made a tea, drank the liguid and was completely cured, TERNITY, Tivo Well Known Oitizens Cross the River. Tho remains of R. (. Tenkinson, an old rosident of this city and at one time a mem- bor of the eity counel, were laid to rest yes- terddy afternoon in Forest Lawn cemetery, The funeral lett the residence of the de. consed, 617 Plerce stroet, and presented an imposing spectacle as it proceeded through the principal streets. The funeral services were conatcted the Rev. Mr. Williamson, of the Contral U, church, The ramains lay in a beautiful cloth casket decorated with drapery of the sama material which was fringed with velvet. On the lid rested a pillow of flowers bear- ing the w “Rest wrought in immortellos, This was the offoring of Golaen Link lodge, Ruth Rebekah degree, of which Mrs. Jenkinson was a membe ‘The procession was headed by the Seventh ward cornet band, which had been specially secured by the deceased a few da before his death, 10 accompany his romains to the gr. Thon followed Capitol lodge, A. F'. and A. M., of whioh tho deceased had been . mern- ber. Following came the Patriarchs militant vand in their gorgeous uniforms and then marched Omaha” loage No. 2 and Koystono lodge No. 165 I. O. O. F., of the former of which the deceased had long been & member. A long line of friends followed in carringes and bugics. Tho remains were escorted to Masonic hall where the burial service of the Masonic order was conducted by John P. Webster, master of Capitol lodge, nssisted by J. G! Mercer, grand master of the state, Aadresses on the lifo and manly traits o the deceased were delivered by Mess pON K. Long, Wiiham Cleburne and G. W. Lin- nger, ‘The cortege then proceeded toward the cemetery, members of Rose Croix and Scot- tish Rite lodges taking part in the proces- sion. The pall-bearers from lodees were Messrs. John Avans, David Harpster and Willisam Doll, and from the Masons L. M. Anderson, Charles Huntington and William Cleburne. At the grave the servioes were conducted under the auspices of Capitol lodge. Wednesday Mr. Jenkinson would have celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday. For ten yoars the deceased, on that day, had been presented by Mr. William Doll with @ booquet, but at the last presentation the deceased Iny in his comi: the Oddfellow Death of William Hennessy. ‘William Hennessy, an old resident of this city, died of heart failure Wednesday night at his residence on the corner of Eighteenth and Jackson streets. Wednesday was the twenty-niath anniver- sary of his wedding. Mr. Hennessy was fifty-threo years of nge and a native of county Langford, Iretand. He came to the United States m 18 and enlisted in the United States army at Boston when Lincoln made his first call for 15,000 troops. Ho served in she army for ten years as a soldier and ten years as a messenger for the war de- partment at the Leadquariers of tha Depart- ment of the Platte in tbis city. His late residence wus buiit on the site of of his camp of twenty-two years ago, when he first eame to Owaha. Mr. Hennessy was well known and genor- slly respected in army circies, and leaves a large mumber of friends in el life who lament his death. The date of the funeral will be announced Late: e S All the rage.Red Cross Cough Drops, five cents per box, sold everywhare. “ROUN Dl;(} THE CORNER.™ The E£treer Car Company Cutung Through the Park. The strect railway company begasn work yesterday laymg a double track nnd putting up poles for an electric motor Lime Across the northwest corner of Hanscom park. The worlk was eommenced under the suthority of the following resolution adopted at the coun- cil Tuesday night: ~“Resolved, By the eity council of the city ers concurring herei granted to the way company to of street railway track across northwest corner of Hanscom park; —suid Ines of street railwuy track to enter said Hanscom park at the intersection of Thirty-second street and Woolworth avenue, sta point ninety-thres feet easi from the northwest corner of said park aud passiog out on Thirtysecond avenue at a point 200 feet south from the northwesi corner of said park.” The resolution was fntroduced by Mr. Chaffee nna was passed without opposition. The eitizons living In the viciuity of the park are bhighly indignant over the council’s action and propose to com- mence injunction proceedings to prevent the company from earrying ous the proposed destruction, as they term it, of the most beautiful portion of the park. The only thing saved by the company by this rigot of way, it 1s siated, is the making of twe curves, one from Thirty-second street to Woolworth avenne and one from Woor- ‘worth avenue to Thirty-second avenue, The council some time ago guve tho street rail- way compazy the right to lay its tracks on the sidewalk space ou the west sido of the park 80 as to leave the street eighty feet wide and the citizens seem to think that this was concession enough. ‘The citizens, headed by Mr. Geo N. Hieks, called upon the park commissioners to induce them to take some steps in the mat- ter.usThis body, however, held that it had no authority to grant or refuss a right of ‘way soross the parkand so will not take any action in the mutter, ‘The resolution has not been concurrea in either by the park commissioners or the mayor. Mr. Hicks filed a petition in the district court at3 o'clock yesterday asking for a restraining order aguinst the streot railway company until the case can bo decldod by the courts, street construct its s Beecham’s Pills cure bilious and nervous ills B Gowspel Temperanoce Mee tings, Colonel Folt's gospel temperance meet- ings at the Newman M. E. church are m- creasiug in numbers and interest nightly. His ehalk talks, so-called, but roally excel- lent oil pointings, illustrating the havoe made by the rats among the ohickens, with the discussions held by the older fowls as to the best method of preventing their ravages, are capital and were received with shouts of applause, Alarge number of additional names to the roll wore obtained last pight. An- other meeting will be held tonlght at the same plave, commencing with a soug s ervice «t7o'clook. Alllnvited. —e Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup re- duces inflammation while children are teething. 25 cents a botule, . ——————— Young Vi /8 wcida, The pments of Rupert Vieno, who com- mitted suicido at Central City, live In a flat near the corner of Eighteenth and Wobster sireots. Mr. Vieno was o buildlag contrac- tor. Lt was almost noon Wednesday before he received word of his son’s death. Thé en- tire famlly, consisting of Vieao, his wife ana son, lof t for Central City that mgut, They can ssign 10 reason whatever for the act. Rupert, jr., was only eighteen yeers of age and was considered o shrewd business man. “The cause for his suicide did not develop at the corouer's inquest. i All the rage, Red Cross Cough Drops five cents per box,sold everywhere. fotal | Lcal Bl The Mission Dinner. The annual Christmas dinner for the poor cbiidren of Omaha will be given at the city mission on Tenth street at noon to-day. Four hundred ckildren will be feasted in a becomiug manuer by the society. aro requested from wll "'fi are des hel, @ good cause. Théy may be sent to the guission at wny time before 11 o', or will be called for if notice is sent P. S. Leiseoring, socretary of the soctety. e Fire and Police Commiss| 3 The fire and police commission sat as a license bourd yesterday afteruoon. All the members were present except the wmuyor. Six licenses were gronted to swall saloon- keepers in different parts of town. A nom- ber of protosts against tho granting of cer- tain liconsos woro roceived and laid over, after which the board adjourned until Sat- urday atternoon. - HOLYOKE'S WHITE OAPS, The Story of the frouble From other Standpoint. Horroke, Colo., Dec. 2.—To the Editor of Tur Brr: Your correspondent has in vhstigated the White Cap outrages here, and, 10 put the matter intellieibly before your readers, it is necossary to wo back and locate the canse for much of tho bitterness which has caused this lamentable When Phillips county Logan, Charles . An- oceurrence. was cut from old MoPherson was ap- pointed clork and recorder by Governor Cooper. E'rom that timo on a bitter feeling hias existed betwoen MoPherson and C. M, C. Woolman, the resident agent of the Lin- coln town site comvany, nod A few other politicians, McPhorson'is recognized as ouo of the most influential citizens of eastorn Colorado, nud is also owner ot Waost Holyoke, At tho fall conventions can- didates wero nominated on both old tickets which didn't suit tho people, and @ third was made up, on which McPhorson was nominated for clerk, The fight was u bitter one, and its equal would bo hard to find, Kverything to political science was resortes Pherson came off victorious ov opponents, defeating them by a majority of forty-nine, and carrying all but one precinct in the cofinty. This, instead of satisfying the partics, seemed only to incense thow coutest was inaugurated against MoPher by one D.R. Wilson at the wstigation of Woolman. The people, realizing the finan- cial condition of their obuaty, and also soe ing only personal spleen behind it, held 1n- dignation meetings denouncing the'contosts and demanding their withdrawal, but to no avail. On top of ail camo the White Cap troubles and the whole mess boiled over. McPherson’s énemies, always on the alert, atonce laid the blame at the door of tho men who were trying to stop the contest. All kinas of rumors were set afioat, and uli Inw-abiding citizens who refused 1o bolieve as they did_und jon them in their clamor were pointed to with_suspicion. For a few days excitement ran high, bat it soon scttled down, and all fair minded people hero rec nize it as the act of a few hot hended rather than tho act of such respousible men a8 MoPherson and hus friends, or of a “‘tough element," as was claimed in a recent articlo, W. D. Kelsey, one of the victims of this un- fortuate affair, gives it us his opinion that McPherson had no haud i it and deplores tho connection of McPherson's name with the affair. Mr. Kelsoy is a staunch eitizen of this city. an attorney of uote, and states that McPherson and he wero great frionds. Both are Grand Army members. The {nflammatory reports sent from hero are severely condeinned by the people. Such reparts as hiding prisoners to insuro their safety, and that people were all gomg armed and i’ mobs for solf-protection, nre indeed to be deplored. At no time have matters as. sumed such u phase 0s is o d, und - why anyone should send out reports that would injure the town i3 n surprise to many. Holyoko is beautiful littlo western and her people far above the sverage, aud mowhere can n more Jaw-abrding und peace- ful people be found. The case will g0 to e jury not earlier than Saturd: Let an - partial public await its decision. The de- fendants are ably represented by Jumes Don ovan, who will be remembered as attorney for defenasnt in the famous Miles Heory murder case in Chase county, Nebrasea, and Charles Allen of Sterling, Colo. 3 W. R. Davis, The Dbuilding permits amounted to 13,190, e g NO PLACE LIKE HOME, This is Especially irue in the Case of the Cape Codder. To the Cape Codder, like the lce- lander and the Swiss, his native prov- vinee is the best the sun shines on. unigque, emphatic and personal the and its towns have become to those reared here, that & cape man finds no- where else 80 glorious xs home, so fuil of such sweet memorics, says the New Eogland Magazine. The capo colors him all bis lifo—the roots and fibers of him. He mayget bayond, but he never gots over the cape. Make him a merchant at Manilla or Calcutta, o whaler at the north pole, mate 10 Austriun waters, a millionaire on Fifth avenue, a farmer in Minnesota, and the cape stioks to him still. He will feel in odd hours to his life’'s end the creek tide on which he floated in- shore as & boy, the hunger of the salt marsh in haying time, the cold plush of the sea spray at the bors’s month, spring of the boat over the bar when he came home from fishing, with the wind rising on shore out of the gray mght clouds seaward, the blast of the wet northeaster in the September morn- ing when under the dripping branches he picked up the windfall of golden and erimson apples, the big-fliked snow of the December night when he beaued his first sweetheart home from singing school; und ho will see, perhaps, the trailing arbutns among the gray mosses on the thin edge of a spring snow bank, the bubbling spring _at the hill foot near tidewater, the fat, crimson toses under his mother’s windows, with a clump of Aaron’s rod or lilac for back- ground; the yollow dawn of an October morning acrogs his misty moors, and the fog of the chill pond _among the pine trecs, and above all, the blue sea with its headland, on which go the white- winged ships to that great far-off world which the boy had heard of and the grown man known so well. city yosterday Stanley's Shrewdness, There neyer was & shrewder or more successful bookmaker, I think, than Henry M, Stanley, says a contributor in the New York Commercinl Advertiser. Every book which he publishes brings him a small fortune, and his forthcom- ing work on his African experiences will prove no exception to the rule. When Stanley emerges from the inte- rior, the book will doubtless be com- pleted in the munuscript. and he will have nothing to do but to wait for the highest bidder—and these bids will not be of a small hature either, for I happen to know of two New York publishers who would willingly pay $25,000 for the American rights alone. He will receive at least a similar sum for the European rights, besides what he will be able to clear from magazine writing and the lecture piat- form, [n the meantime Stanley’ friends are paving the way for his book by swukening public interest in tho African slave trade. It may not bg. generally known that those who ac- ocompunied Stauley on his explorations are always placed under cuntract by him to publish nothing of thelr exper- ience until tne explorer’s own account isissued. “Uhus, young Herbert Wurd, who is writing “African articles for Scribner’s and the Ledger, is debarred from touching upon his actuul Congo experiences. He can lead up to them, however, and this he is doing in his forthcoming articles, making public in- terest the keener thereby for Stanley’s i work. All this is excellent capital for Stanley, and in this pieco of literary work, as in all his previous ones, he has played his cards most shrewdly. et An Augusta, Me., whist crank has oaceupied bis time during the past two years in the construction of an elegant whist table on which he hopes to win & good many rubbers. It consists of 500 pieces of wood, no two of the same size and of nearly every variety thav grows, A curious and interesting exhibitio will be opened in Cologne on June 1890, in whickl will be displayed an iv mense collection of arms, instruments, ote.,serving to illustrate the art of war- fare and bearing in any way on the cou dition of troops or arwies. 11al and ev ORIGIN OF THE DIAMOND, A Frultless Toplo of Specunlation Among Scientiats, American Analysts: The origin of the diamond has been a {ruitless topic of epoculation among scientists, hence muny contradictory theories have boen advanced and argued with some show of reason, but after all that has been said and written upon the subje still loft pretty well in the ({:\r It has boon suggoested that the vapors of car- bon during the coal period may have beon condensed and crystalized into the diamond; and again, thoe talcolumite genorally regarded ns tho matrix, saturated with petroleum, which, col- lecting in nodules, formed the gem by natural stalization. Newton be- lieved it to have been a coaguiated, unctous substance of vegetable origin, und was sustainod in the theory by many eminent philosophers, including Sir David Brewster, who believed the dia- mond was once a mass of gum dorived from certain species of wood, and that it subsoquently assumed a crystalized form. Dana and others advanced the opinion that it may bave been produced by tho slow docomposision of vegotable muter- n from animal inatter. Bure- ton says itis youngor than gold, and suggests the possibility that it may still be in process of formation, with capac- ity of growth. Specimens of the dia- mond have been found to inclose par- ticles of gold—an evidence, he thinks, that its formation was more recent than that of the precious metal. The theory that the dinmond was formed immedi- v from carbon by the action of tha heat is opposed by another muintaining that it could not have been produced 1n this way, otherwise it would have been consumed. But the advoeates of this v were not quite on their guard aguinst a surprise, for some quick-wit- tod opponent had found by experimeats that the diamond will sustain great heat without combustion. o Chanee of life “backache, monthiy rrog urit ] , hot flashes ure cured by Dr. Miles' Nerviue. Free samples av Kubn & Co,’s 15th and Douglas, An Acronaut and an Ilinois J. 1 ‘I used to make bailoon ascensions §n conneotion with Warner's circus,” said un old retired aeronaut to a New York Sun reporter. “and one day I went up from Pekin, IIl. The balloon was new and light, and { got & much longer ride than what I expected. I finally de- scended in a farm house yard about ten i y anchor having caught The farmer was an i { age, and he sat rending on 1 tep as [ camo down. o removed his glasses, put them iu their ease, put the enso 1n his pocket, aud then came forward and carelossly obsery, hat n balloon. i Help me pull it down.” *tAre you a brllooner?? “*Yes. Puli hard.’ “We got the air ship down and I wanted him to take me to town in his wagon. He had none, and I hived a rig of & neighbtor and wis about to depart when the old fellow stepped forward with: I have a little bill here, sir.’ CCBIN What f “‘Damage to cherry tree, 2 shillin's; skeering my poultry, ¢ my old woman, the mysell, $1. Total, which 1¢ mighty cheap considerin’ the time.’ *But I won’t pay it.’ I protested. “Oh, you won't ell, I'm & justice of the peace and I'll issue a warrant. My naybur is constable, and he kin serve The old woman is out of fer fit by this time and she’ll be witness, and I sort o’ recken T'll fine you about $25 for disturbin’ the peace and con- tompt of this court.’ **And I was made to realize that the best way out of it wns to come down with the amount of his bill, and luckily [ had it and a quarter to spare.” o e English as ne ~poke It There are high jinks in diplomatic circles once in a while, which never get to the public eye. Once in a while a high-jini does escape. The charm- ing wifo of a certain Pan-American minister doesn’'t speak a word of Eng- lish. But she is none the less charming for all that. Recently she wanted scme decorating done, and the ministers re- quested one of the secretaries to zo to the legation and do it, says the Wa h- ington Post. His haughty Spanish blood revolted, but the state of hi proud Castilian financ:s wou'd n .t pe mit him to refuse and risk a disni , So he went. Butas he drove nails and pounded his thumb, and climbed step- ndders and sprainod his ankles, he swore. But h2swore in English. He swore at the decorationg, he swore at his luck,he swore at the administeatioi, the minister and madame. Madame,. innocently unconscious, sweetly smiled every time the secre- tary, raging inwardly,spoke to her, and all went merrily. But when the minis- ter returned in the evening his charm- ing wife asked him if she had not be- come very proficient in English, and she gave him a sample of what she haa acquired during the dey. These are the words she spoke: “Gawd’ amite 'll. El'n blas 5 H'une damnash'n 's gawt theyammer, " (ApYe! e Prid ot forms in which pride tims ufford an amusiv, ic. Girls who work choolbooks or a musie ¥ The diffe besets its study, snys the C in sliops “carry roll to and from their places of business 80 that they may he mistaken for school girls, though their hours are certainly not those of the average pupil., Per- haps they hope to be taken for special students, The librarian of the Mercan~ tile library tells mo itisa common vhin, for **ladies” to tear tho paper covers of the books they take from the library the moment they are outside the door. 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