Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1889, Page 1

- HE OMAHA' DaAIlLY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1880, AN INPRESSIVE CEREMONY, Oonsecration of Three Cutholic Bishops at St. Paul, THE SECOND IN CHUKCH HISTORY A Scholarly Sermon By the Rev. Walter Elliott of New York On the Atms and Ends of Catholicism, An Important Church Event. S7. Pavy, Minn,, Dec. 27.--This city was the scene this morning of an event of more than ordinary interest to churchmen in the consceration of three new bishops with all the august rights aud imposing ceremonies of the Roman Catholic church. IBut once before in the hstory of the church in this country has the consecrating of three bish- ops been simultancously decruad. The cere- mony was conducted by Archbishop Ireland, aspisted by Most Rev. Thomas L. Grace, The priests on whom the mitre was con- ferred were Rev, Jobn Shanley of St. Paul, Rev. Jumes McGobrick of Minneapolis and Rev. Joseph B, Cotter of Winona. Bishop Shanley was appointed to North Dakota, Bishop McGobrick to Duluth and Bishop Cotter to Winona, The doors of St. Peter’s cathedral were thrown open at 9 o’clock and before 10 over three thousand people had thronged the edi- fice. There were sixteen bishops in the pro- cession, in the ranks of which figured also 800 priests. It was a superb and impressive spectacle. Rev. Walter Elliott of New York delivered the consecration sermon, It was an elab- orato and scholurly review of the aums and ends of Catholicism. Noo-Catholics aflirmed that Catholicity will eventually devour this land and its liberties aud its government, but the men who were today made Catholic bishops had distinguished themselves as removers of obstacles to truth, and that did not look like it. Closing & magnificent exordium the learned preacher passed on to the subject of agnosticism, which he demounced as the greatest onemy of our times. Not that he depreciated thought in religious affairs—far fiom-it. The modern soldier of the cross, 100, should not be overdrillea, *“I'he perfect soldier is a machive,” said some one to Gene- al Graut, and General Graut bad replied; “An American is a machioe with u thinking attachment,” o remark even moretrue of the American Catholic. ‘I'he fate of Catholicity in the United States would depend upon whether it purified politics, sanctified the family and elevated muaohood. Was the Awerican state progressive! The Catholic church tanght that true religion is_essential to prouressiveness. Did the American state postulate human dignity und equality? Catholicity tanght thet.mao was after a di- vine model, and all were equal in their es- sential characteristics, Did Americans love intelligence? Catholicity demanded it, for it was a religion of ex ples. 1ng the speaker said to the newly created bishops: I do not bhuve exchanged your places us tinguishod priests for those of obs Do not sink into men of ‘routine, cials. Do not become what our ene~ mies falscly accuse our bishops of being— chief clerks 1a the pope’s ecclesiastical em- ployment bureau. Lead your people in all good works of religion and morality and philunthropy, all that helps to make men both citizens and neighbors, better men as well as Christians, The true bishop is the people’s bishop FIXING UP RATES. Tue Trans-Missouri Kreight Associa- tion in Session ut Kansas City. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Dec. 27.—[Special Tel- egram to ‘'ug Bre.|—The Kansas and Ne- braska rate committee of the tfans-Missouri freight association met in this city in ad- journed session this morning. The follow- ing roads were represented: The Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Rock Island, Burlington, Elkhorn route, Memphis route, Council Bluffs-Sioux City route, Grand Island, Frisco, Wyandotte & Northwestern,and Missouri, Kansas & Texas, The object of the meeting was to Liue up the cattlo rates of the western lines, so that they will have relative bearing with the 10-cent rate put in from this city to Chicago on the 21st, and acceded to by all competing lines. Kvery western and north- western rate is affected, and the day will be consumed in adjusting them, At present no differences in local tar:ffs witl be mude, but if the new rate maintains this will eventually follow. All new through rates from western points will bear the same relative aifference to the old us the 18-cent rate bears to the 22-cent rate, in Cnttle Rates. Cn10A60, Dec, 27.—At the Western Freight sociation meeting today the Chicago & Alton announced a reduction in the rate on cattlo from 22to 18 couts per 100 pounds, from Kansas City to Chicago. The reduced rate went into effect. December 21, and the Alton has already given notice of a still further reduction to 12!5 cents. [t claims that the St Paul and Santa Fo roads are manipulating cattle rates to such an extent 88 to secure the bulk of trafiic, and it pro- poses to put the rate 8o low that the manipu- lators cannot cut under it without losing money on every car-load they handle, The 12)§ cents rafe will not bo pu into cffect until after the January meeting of the asso- ciation. Reductio New Year's Gifts, 8. Josern, Mo, Dec. 27.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The Chicago, St. Paul & Kausas City (the Diagonal) railroad an- nounced some very important promotions to take place on Jaauary 1. 8. O, Brooks, gen- eral agent at Minneapohs, is to be made mssistant geaeral freight agent with head- quarters a* St. Paul, ', W, Maxwell, co - braoting slrhl lsont- at St. Joseph, is to be mado traveling freight agent with head- quarters 10 Chicago. Harvey Nash, agent for the Merchants' dnmnch transportation company, will succeed Mr, Maxwell, as con. tracting ‘agent, at St. Joseph, . » Kinsas und Ncbraska Rate Kaxsas uiry, Dee. 27.—The railway orgunization known as the Kansas and Ne- braska rato commiitoe met today to take action on the recent cut by the Alton of catt'e rates between Kansas City and Coicago. ‘T'he committee was in session all duy und reached no conclusion until this evening, when it was decided to make a cut in the rate on through business from points in Kansas and Nebraska to Missouri river poiuts and relative to a reducuon from Kau- #as City w Chicago. e . Steamshiv Arrivals, At Copenhagen—The Danisb steamer Thingvalla, Captain Laueb, from New York, bas arrived with her deck swept, her boats and other moveabl er o '“x"“ 20 Joveables gone, and her cargo t New York—The Devonea, from Glas- oW, At Philadelpbia—Tte British Prince, from Liverpool. e S ed By a Tough, AsnLaxp, Wis, Dec. 27.—A uotorious tough wamed C, C. Wayne snot and killed &0 Eau Clairo man by the name of Robert Goarts at a house of ul-fame situated about one wile from Hayward. The affair caused great excitoment and Wayne nar- Sanioa” 1 btingtas bl s S e opae: ngl w ver Whro bo s Uider closs survediamee o BREW TRADES C€O> SNTION, Rabbi Hirsch Says it is Composed Mostly of Russian Jews. Cnicago, Dec. 27.—|Special Telogram to Tue Bee]—The national convention of Hebrew trades unionists whick has been in session in Now York has been watched with keen interest by tho Hebrews of Chicago, Their anarchial tendencies have not been 1ooked upon kindly. *Ido not kanow just what the New York convention was,” said tho well known Kabbi Hirsch today, ““but it was doubtless composed of an element of which Chicago has u largo number, They are the Russian Jows, who are in the lowest possible seale of modern civilization. It is not strange that they are in this state of mind. As a race they have been opposed for centuries, and as individuals they have been persecuted and starved all their lives. Ay one cau sce the resuit, They are locked up by themselves like a lot of criwinals to brood over the wrongs they suffer; they gotno ideas from the outside world; they know nothing buv the injustice done thew, und they have no relief. They are the most iguorant class of people m civilization, and nothing but anarchy canresuly from them, From this class are recruited the Hebrew anarchists of London, New York and Chi- cago, There are 100,000 of them both in London ana New York, and per- haps 50,000 of them in Chicago. All huve come here in the Jast ten yoars in the most deplorable stote. Another foundation stone of their ideas is what 18 koown as the “Mir’ system. Under this they own no property in Russia, all the lands being enltivated in” common, the prod- ucts being distributed among them accord- jng to the number in the family and the amount of work done by such family. Itis not strange that they bring their notions to America, and as they sottle together and keep themselves within the bounds of their clan it is pretty hard to cultivate new ided among them. Then when the they are gnorant of American meth- ods und manners and fall an easy prey to some scheming man of their own race, who procures a contract and employes the ignorant ones at starvation wages, seo the injustico of this, and anarch holds sway over their minds. Fhe few who can read know nothing 1n Russia_but the sccret literature of anarchy, and in this country Herr Most's books get into their hauds. The iatelligent Jews are .working heroweally to instill proper ideas into the heads of the unfortunate ones of our race, and realizing that the true death blow to aparchy is the air of Ameri can enterprise und justice we cago organized a charitable society, is spending nearly $100,000 each year. of every 100 calls for aid we can safely say that ninety-nine are from these Jewish an- archists. We favor compulsury public school education, and we clothe and feed the chil- dren so they can attend the public schools. A few weeks association with American chil- dren shows the growing generation that the logic of their parents is wrong. These chil- dren carry Lhome their new formed reasoning and their mothers and fathers profit by iv., Thera, you see, is our very foundation of the betteruent of this cluss.” PO The Brazlian Situation. WasmxaroN, Dee. 27. — The Brazilian minister hus received a cablegram from Bar- boza, minister of finance, dated Rio Janeiro, December 27, which says in part: Ex- Premier Qro Petro has been vanishea on account of acts of conspiracy on the part of hia followers. The imperial family, because of having changed their attitude from acqui- escence to encouragement of the pretensions of the reaciionaries, were deprived of the civil list and subsidy. The emperor, under the advice of disastrons counsellors, re- fused the subsidy because it was, an act of revolution, but accepted the civil list as a right based upon law, In view of this denial of the legitimacy of the revolution, which has been sanctioned by the whole country, our measure cutting off the civil list and subsidy was an act of mere common sense, These measures have here met with general support. We shall continue to respect all rights, waintain tribunals, or- ganize an administration, observe all con- tracts and keep up tho budget, but any at- tempt against public order will be représsed with implacable severity, Commerce, agri- culture and the working classes call upon us to assume this attitude. We shall hand over to the constitutional conven- tion the republic intact. Those who believed that this convention 18 called to decide be- tween a republic and a monarchy are mis- taken, Tho monarchy is out of the question, The Europoan press should not be misled by newsmongers, whose machinations are here objects either of amazement or derision. The: mistakes of the press foment here schemes of disturbance, but the dilemma now is simply a republic or an anarchy, e ebraska and lowa Pensions. ‘WasnINgToN, Dec. 24.—|Special Telegram to Tum BEE|—Vonsions were issued to Nebraskans today as follows: Original - valid—A. B, Moore, Macon; James C, Hall, Chabman; Emery Barber, Emerson; Isaac Bricken, Lincoln. Increase—Aibert G, Parker, Nebraska City, Original widows, ete.—Minor of Daniel Ryan, McCoolk, sup- plemental Towan: Original invalid — Finley C. Stevens, Hubbard ; James Creswell, Strahn ; George ' W. Hellman, Dysart; Robert S. Browning, Lmevhle; Henry Hoyt, Wall Lake; Henry H. Hamblin, Nussau; W, A, Goll, KKeokuk; John Stewart, Washington Benjamin C. Bobbett, Sidney; James W, Lyon, Montezuma; Boston M. Kimes, La- coca; Jebu Etliott, Keasauqua. Incrense— John B. Robbins, Goodell; William Barly, Oskaloosa: John W. Sperry, Eldon; James Palmer, Agency. Original widows, etc.— Ruth, widow of Donald McDonald, Musca- tiney Joel, father of Henry B, Sartwell, Marion. —— - South Dakuta Educarors, Yaxkron; 8. D, Dec, 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The South Dakota Edu- cational association convened in this city last evening with Prof, Kratz of the state uni- versily president of the associavion, who welcomed the mewbers of the state. Super- intendent Pinkham addressed the associa- tion at length on general educational topics with good effect, After appointing commit- tees and passing resolutions the association adjourved the day. This morning the sllullnu of school fun nd school lands was iscussed by the convention. Many promi- pent educators were present. The next an- nual meeting will be held in Sioux Falls, L D Potteries Form a Pooly Pirrsaung, Dee. 27,—At a meeting at East Liverpool,0.,today the United States *C, C.” and Rockingham and Yellow Ware company was formed. It has for its surpose the main- taining of a uniform discount to the trade with & view of protecting the jobber and pre- veuting discrimination in quotations, at th same time securing preference for American goods in this line. The organization: cowm~ prises twoaty-four pottaries, tucluding Eust Liverpool, O., Wellsville, 'O., Cincinnati Scotia, fiL,” Philadelphia, Trenton, N.J New Milfora, Conn., East Boston, M East Morrissiania, N. V., and Baltimiore, Osdered to Mendrzvous, Loxvox, Dee, 27.—The British squadron of action has been ordered to rendezvous at Gibralter 1n order to be in readiuess to move at ouce to Lisbon. “'his 1s interpretod as indicating thav the government no longer apprebends that & quasi warlike wovement will add to the irritation already existing, or stand in the way of a paaceful solution of the troubles. e The We er Foreoast. For Omaba and Vicimty—Fair weather, For Nebraska—Ligbt rain, For lowa—Light rain, preceded in eastern portion by fair, siationary temperature, soutberly winds. X For South Dakota—Fair, followed by light rain, warmer, southerly w\ndn. THE POSTOFFICE BUREAU. Wana maker's Administration of it Highly Commended. COMPARED WITH PREDECESSORS His Business Like Way of Managing Afiairs Contrasted with Those of Former Heads—sunset Cox's Decorations, 518 FOURTRENTH STRRET, Wasmixagron, D. C., Dec, 27, Notwithstanding the attacks that have been made upon him by certain newspapers and the apparent conspiracy to make him ridiculous, Postmaster General Wanamaker 18 now cousidered about the most popular man in the cabivet. The business end of his department was never done in_quite such a business like way as has been the case under his administration. In fact, he is the only business man who has sat in the chair of the postmaster general and the only one who has brought to the oftice any experience in the managemeny of large bodies of men or in conducting the detaily of a great organ- ization. Mr. Vilas was a country lawyer, with no experience and very little knowledge of the necessities of the case, or what Senator Sawyer would call “hardly worth cutting for timber and too far from home to haul for fire wood.” Mr. Dickinson was an abler and brighter minded man, but saw in the department nothing but a political machine, which was to promote Mr. Cleveland’s re-election, * Mr. Hatton was a good cditor, but without the slightest. talents for business, Mr, Gresham was a good judge, but most of the duties of the post- muster general were distasteful to him. Mr. James was the only man of noteworthy ex- perience in a long list, but ho was so possessed of @& passion of making a reputation as a reformer that he let tho every day busiuess of the department go to the dogs. Bofore him were a long line of lawyers in oftice, but few business men. In selécting Mr. Wanamaker to be postmaster goueral the president intended to bring busi- ness principles into the machines of this great department of the government, and feels very proud of the practical suggestions which the former has made in his first re- port. Whether any of these suggestions will be adopted by congress is a question, Mr. Wanamaker belicves he could save several millions of dollars a year and give n much better servico all around if he were ailowed to make such changes as his prac- tical business experience has recognized as necessary, but congress will have w pass the legislation for every httle detail, and It is alwost as difficult for a member of the cabinet to get a bill through congress as for an ordinary citizen to do so, and besides most of the .members of that body do not care to have the department run. on strictly business principles. They prefer that it should continue 8s it hus been—a political machine. They need its influence to secure their re-election, aud there is no power so potent in a country congressional district as the postofiice. Mr. Wanamaker wants to reorganize the departmenton the plan of a great railway corporation, with the post- master gencral in the place of the president to direct its policy and & general manager to direct the business, with a division of labor and responsibility among the several heads of the brancl of the service, who, like their subordinates, should be selected, promoted and paid according 1 their special fitness for the duties to be performed. But congress will never consent to this, No amount of persuasion will in- duce the politicians to let go their grip Lpon the patronage or abdicate the power they possess to bring the postmaster general and all his subordinates to terms any time by withbolding or reducing appropriations. An- other weakness in the service of which the postmaster general compiaing 1s the small salaries that are paid responsible men. The heads of railway bureaus who perform duties sumilar to those of the assistant post- master general receive salaries of $§15,000, §20,000 and $25,000 a year, while our government pays but’ $4,500. The solicitor of the postofica department gots but §4,000, while the solicitors of great railway corporations receive all the way from $20,000 to §50,000. Mr. Wanamaker does not want the salary of the postmaster weneral increased, but he does advocate the appointment of & general manager with a salary of not less then $15,000 and an in- creuse of the pay of his leading subordinates to double what they are now getting, 50 that it will always be possible to command the best talent in the market, DECOKATIONS WILICH MUST DE RETURNED. ‘While he was minister to Turkey the late Samuel S. Cox received from the sultan some very beautiful and valuaole decora- tions, which have been on exhibition in the national museum and were intended by Mrs, Cox to remain there permanently. Bug it turns out that according to Mohammedan custom when a person who has been d ated dies the fewels must be returned to the gov@rnment, und Mrs, Cox has received no- tice;that those which were presented her husband will have to be sent bacl The chief jewel represcents the order of Matidich, which was bestowed upon Mr. Cox after he had resigned his position as United States minister to Turkey. From a broad watered crimson ribbon, bordered with a narrow stripe of green and tied in an elaborate bow at. its lower end, depends a crescent, within which is enclosed a five-pointed star, both of garnet, Attached to these 1s a seven-pointed star of beautifully worked silver with a cen- ter of gola and enamel. On the central gold- en plate is the sultum's sutograph, en- graved, while around tho enamel margin is the Turkish inscription, Kuotirely distinet s the decoratiou intended to be worn on the breast, 1¢ is a soven-pointed star, more than three incnes in diameter, a beautiful com- bination of gold silver and enamel. Between each of the points of the great star are crescents and stars, also of silver, Equally mteresting and decidealy more val- uable in an intrinsic sense are the decora- tious belonging to the order of “Shefakat,’” and were conferred by Sultan Abdul Hamid on Mrs, Cox. A large crimson and green enamel star with a gola center, on 'vhich is the sultan’s autograph, depends from a broad white ribbon with a red and green borde The star w be worn on the breast is almost as large as that of the Majidich, but is more elaborate. There are really two stars, The upper one 18 of garnet, with a center boss of green enamel and gold, The background or the lower star is of diamonds, with here and there sprigs ot green enamel, WOMAN'S WORK IN RELIGION, A now departure was_insugurated at the annual meeting of the Sixth street Presby- terian church, The pastor, Rev. Dr. Hu sey, hus always been in favor of recognizing the importance of woman's work in religion, and by dvocated the creation of a new WasniNaToN Buneav Tis Omana Bes, } order in the church 1o be kuown as ‘‘deacon- esses.” The members of the congregation bave endorsed the views of their pastor by designating Mrs, Margaret Koster aud M Alice A. Hercus to act in thav capacity. The ladies cannot be regularly ordaiued until au- thority is secured from the geaeral ass: - bly, but it s thought that by allowing a practigal experiment the merits of the mno- vation can be more readily perceived, b Pergy 8. Hearw, e Injured by a Scaffold Fall, Bavrimoke, Dee, 27.—Three men at work on the pew building of the First National bavk were seriously ipjured \his afternoon by the giving way of the scaffold, William Dancy and William Devine were fatally injured and Thomas Eliiott badly hurt. — May Not Pan Our, Ciry or Mexico, Dec. 37.—The new Bank Fomento concession is reported in danger of falling through, The authorized capital is #20,000,000, about one-fifth beiog paid in at the start, LA GRIPPE IN BOSTON. The Hub Overran with the Stylish prdemic—sycno Has It Bostos, Mass., Doc. 97.—[Speclal Telo- gram to Tk Bee.]=Hoston is overrun with “La Grippe.” Of sctual enses demanding medical care it is no exaggeration to sa; there are 25,000 in around Boston. So many of the West End streot railway employes are down with it that they were unablo to open up another electrie route to the depots on rection in Camoridge 138 of the 1 aid off from regular work; sixty prisoners in the Salem juil have it; Mawden City clmms 100 cases. George ' Francis Train is the latest promment vi death is reported from “La Grippe’—that of a colorea man named Lewis, an inmate 3! the consumptive homme, who died yestor- ny. A Medical Upinion. Pritapereniy, Dec. 27.—The Medical News tomorrow will publish an exhaustive article on influenza, or Ia grippe, by Prof. Bartholomew of the Jefferson medical col- lege. It says in part: “Influenza comes Auddenly and goes asiquickly, The least robust at any age, and women are apt to be the first victims, The large numbers simul- taneously attract general attention and thus the most impressionavle are seized, the on- setbeing facilitated by any depressing emo- tion, like fear or illness, With the first access of the nasal and facial irritation comes chllliness, which is followed by fever- ishuess, with headache, weakness and sore- ness of the members, especially of the iarger jownts. With the progress of the cuse, as in some epidewics, there i1s considerable gen- eral weakness, even marked depression of the vital powers, When & fatal termnation is to occur, as a rule an extension downward into the trachea and bronchiti takes place. Relapses are common, and frequently the patients pass by easy transition into chronic bronchitis, asthma, cte. Sometimes the catarchal vrocess contribates to a chronic disease of the ear, nose and throat and per- manently damages those parts, feeen Oases in Chicago. o, Dec. 27.~|Special Telogram to Tur Bee. |—A well knowa physician of this city claims that the Russian influenza, the xenuine *la grippe,” has shown itself in Chi- cago. He has had fifteen cases for treatment since Monday. This physician was in Russia durinz the prevalence of the influcuza in 1875 and 1831, and says he has made no mistake in his diagnosis of the cases here. He dis- coursed at length about bacteria, etc., and said that far from veiag harmless there is great danger should the fpatient be exposed during convaiescence, The city health de- partment physicians admit that there is an unusual amount of influenza due to the disa- greeable weather, but they aro skeptical about its veing the genuine. imported article. Incr-ase in the Number Afilicted. New Yong, Dec. 27.—~The number of per- sons 1n New York and Brooklyn suffering from influenza 1s very lurge and constan ly increasing. While no instancesof death due dircetly to nfluenza have been reported, tho number of deaths from pneumonia has in- creased 80 remarkably as to indicate some connection between the epidemic of so called influenza and pneumonis. There is hardly a business house or office down town whose force of clerks has nov been shortened more or 1vss by “lu grippe.” The same state of affairs exists in Brooklyn ana Jersey City. The heaith boards of @'l three cities claim there 18 no danger from *he epidemic, Ingalls Has the Influenza. Aromisoy, Kan,, Deec. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to THE Bee.]—Senator John J. Ingalls was compslled this moraing to cancel an en-* gagement to address the state teachers’ association at Topeka today on account of a sovere attack of aches and pains, It began with a cold and this _morning there are mild symptoms of the Russian influenza, No serious trouble 1s expected. Senator Ingalls expects to leave with his family for Wash- ington Sunday night, ‘'he senator’s attack of Influenza assumed a wore viralent form this evening and he was compelled by physicians to tako to his bed. No serious resuits are anticipated. A Fatal Case of the Grip. CaxToN, Mass.,, Dec. 27.—Thomas Smith died tbis morning with “la grippe.” He ventured out before entirely recovcred and his illness developed nto preumonia. School Childre Roonester, N. Y., Dag. 2. aud ten school children of this city are down with la grippe. Influrnza Fatalitics in Parls, Paris, Dec. 27.—The influenza is spreading and is very fatal. The number of deaths in this city from all causes Christmas day was 818. For several yoars past the regular average has been 200 for that day. Fully one-third of the populace is prostrate. The edlitor of Moniteur Universal and three sol- diers died today. Medical Men Take Action, Maprip, Dec. 27.—A meeting of the med- 1cal faculty was held today to consider the influenza, which is rapidly spreading, It was decided to open relief bureaus and dis- tribute appropriate medicines among the afilicted, Mauvy prominent men are among the sufferers from the malady. Vienna Hospitals Crowded. ViENNA, Dec. 27.—The hospitals of this city are crowded with patients snffering from influenza accompanied by inflammation of of the lungs, pleurisy and peritonitis. There are over one hundred cases of influenza in Prague. * The Czar Recovering, Sr. PereErsnure, Ded, 27.—The czar s making favorable progress toward recovery from his attack of f{ofluenza. He hus never been in & eritical condition, and no foars haye been felt as to the outcome of hus llness, A The Queen of Fortugal Sick, Lasson, Dec. 27.—Twe thousand people have the intluenza, including the queen and Senor Gomez, foreign minister, Serpa Pinto L- sfi'fl“‘“""’ Europe upon the plea of ill Several Dea Vienna, VieNNA, Dec. 27.—~Thare have been several deaths here from diseases that began with influenza, Epidemic at Keonigsburg. Beruiy, Dee, 27, —~Influenza has become epidemio at Keonigsburg and some of the cases are of the most serious nature, — AN INTERESTING BULT, The Driscoll-Jones Mandamus Uase Called Yeaterday. Deapwoop, 8. D., Dec. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |-Judge Nowlia came up from Rapld City yesterday to try tho Driscoll-Jones mandamus case brought to gain possession of the seal and records of the oftice of clerk of the eircuit and county court of this judicial district. The entire after- noon of yesterday, including a8 night session, and all of today were spent in listening to the arguments of the counsel. ‘The best part of the dwood bar has been engaged in this case and it bas gttracted much attention because a number of sumilar nd- iug throughout the state, Driscoll is the appointee of the board of county commis- sioners, while Jones clalmsto bold over as the clerk of the old district Bt o Emin Pasha Suffers a Relapse. Zaxzisan, Dee. 27.—Emio Pasha Las bad a rolapse, and great anxioty is fols, MANGLED BY CAR WHEELS. A Woman Leaps from a Moving Train and is Badly Injured. HER RECOVERY IS DOUBTFUL, Influenza Reported at Blair--Colu bus Working for the Stato Fair —Loup City Oanal Com« pany Orgamizod. A Shocking Accldent, WeeriNa WArer, Neb,, Dee, 97.— | Special to Tne Bee.|—A terrible railroad accident oceurred here this morning by which a lady looses both lower limbs and probably hor Itfe. Mrs. Baier, accompanied by her hus- band, O. Baer, a geuneral merchandiso dealer of Nehawka, was on tho early train that arrives here at 45, They wanted to £0 to Lincoln and had to change cars here, At the water tank a_few rods cast of the dopot they got off. Tho conductor told them to geton and ride up o tho depot. He helped the lady on and tho train started be- fore the man got on aud pulled up past the depot as 1t always does for the purpose of switching, The lady, thinking the train was going on to Omaha, and as 8ho was alone, jumnped off tho car platform, fell under tho wheels and had both limbs crushed into n shapcless mass, She was carried to a building near by and Dr. Hall the company’s surgeon, ussisted by Dr. ‘Thomas, amputated one limb above the knee, and the other just below. The lady rallied after the operation and the surgcons say there 18 a smali show for her recovery. She is forty-five years old and has seven chidren. Honoring Mrs. W Sewanp, Neb.,, Dec. 27.—|Specialto Tne Bie. |—Au important gathering at the home of W. W. and Mrs, C. M. Woodward tonight proved a delightful occasion. The purpose of the visit was to formully express the high estimation in which the work of Mrs. Wood- ward is held by Seward people. By reaucst Mrs. Woodward outlined the plans of the Nobraska Women’s Christian Temperance union for tho success of the prohibitory amendment, Addresses by W. R. Davis, John Metealf, Rev. Lohr, Mrs. Ogg, presi- dont of Seward Women's Christian Tompor- ance union, followed, expressing interest 1 the work. Rev. Seabrook, pastor of the family, concluded timely remarks with prayer, in which “a great work and a great worker” were commended to the care of God. foliceman Oharged With Robbery. Daxkora City, Neb., D 7.—|Special Tel - egram to Tre Bee.|—William Ammerman, & policeman at Covington, Neb., was bound over to the district court today by Judge Wilbur for highway robbery. Ammermau and another man robbed a young fellow of about $12, a watch d a revolver, and after robbing him drove him across the pontoon bridge as a vagrant. The young man, Pierce by name, came to this place and had both the men arrested, as he recognized both when they held him up. The othor fellow, Thomp- son, lies in jail here now on the same charge, odward. A Democrat'c Newspaper for Kearney Kranxey, Neb., Doo. 27.—[Special Tole- gram to Tur Bee|—J. H. King, who hag_| jn thi been on the local staff of the Eaterprise dur- ng the last two months, willarrive in Omaha on Monday to purchase an outfit for a demo- cratic high license weekly newspaper to be published in this city. The paper starts out with a good patrounge und 600 subscribers. Mr. King1s & good newspaper man and a practical printer. His venture has every promise of success. Loup City Oanal Company. Loup Ciry, Neb,, Dec. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne BEe.]—Tbe necessary 10 per cent of the capital stock has been taken here and a permanent organization of tne Loup City Water Power Canal company perfected. J. Phil Jueger, president of the Farmers' State bauk, was elected presidents A. P, Cul- ley, cashier First Nutional bank, treasurors C. L. Drake, J. R. Scowand C. H. E. Heath, dircctors. W, H. Conger was eloctad secre- tary, The ofticers aro all solid businoss men of this city and wil! push the enterprise. Platto County Farmers' Institute, CovLvmnus, Neb., Dec. 21.—[Speoial Tele- gram to Tns Bee]—Tho Platte County Farmers’ institute met in Fitzpatrick’s hall this evening and carried out the programme previously made, consisting of essays, pa- ers, speeches, etc. A large number were I “uttendance. ~ Regular meetiags will b held during the winter, . Oolumbus and the State Fair. Corumsus, Neb,, Dec. 47.—|Special Tele- gram to I'nx Bee.|—The board of trade held an important meeting this evening, muny farmers being present, and made arrange- ments to raise funds for a bid for the state fair, Platte county will make a strong pull for the fair, The board of trade1s in earnest and every man working with all his wight. Another Beatrice Injunction, BeaTricE, Neb, Dec. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—J, L. Webb, through his attorney, has brought a third suit against the issue of the Kansas City & Beatrice railway bonds. In this suit plaintiff seeks to enjoin the auditor of state from registering the bonds. Tne suit 18 brought in Judge Craig’s court and & restraining order 1ssucd, The hearing is set for January 27. The Venio Suicide. ;BNTRAL City, Nev,, Dec. 27.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The coroner's jury in the Venio suicide case rendered a verdict thav ‘“I'he deceased came to his death by his own hand while laboring under a degree of insanity koown as melancholia,” The young muan's father and brother arrived from Omaha Wednesday night, The funeral took place here this moruing. Jumped His Board Bill, Nesraska City, Neb.,, Dec. 27.—[Special Telegram to Trg Bee.|—Tow Wilson, a tin- horn gambler, jumped his board bill at the Thorpe house last night, and on investiga- tion it was found he had roobed a num. ber of boarders of clothing, mouey aud other valuables, Arrested for Horse Stealing, Nebraska Ciry, Neb., Dec, 27,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—Sheriff Willman today arrested Frank Taylor, a mulatto wanted in Johnson county for stealing a team of horses. Taylor says his partuer in crime, George Swith, lives 1o Fromout, There were rewards for arrest, Going For Electric Executioners. New York, Dec. 27.—Charles W. Pierce, superintendent of lamps for the Brush Elec- tric Light company, was indicted by the vand jury today for manslaughter in g the death of Honry Harris by an electrio shock from an electric lamp November 7 last, e e Kearney Putting in Sewers, Keanxey, Neb, Deec. 27.—|Special Tele- graw to Tue Bee, |—Work on putting in the sewerage began today. Only a few teams will be put to work on ditcuing, owing to the uncertainty of the weather. Several car loads of sewer pipe are on the way and work will g0 on &8 rapidly as possible, Influenza av Blair. Bram, Neb, Dec. 27.—|Special to Tum Bes.]—There has been seven cases of what 1s called influenza developed at Blair, The doctors claim several more cases of persons just coming down with it, It secms 10 attack men that have a considerable amount of in- door work to do the most The Pedagogues’ Seasion at Norfolk, Nonrork, Neb, Dec. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tns Bes.]—Papers were prosentod in today's sessions of the North Nebrasks Teachers' association on “Roading Latin," . Whitwam, Madison; ‘‘Educational " by G. W. Coozier, Codar Rapids; hool,” by J. M. Hussey, ny of Mental Euergy,” by ler, and "1 1ts ortance to the Teachers,” Ponca, Then foliowdd various discussions, ‘Tho officers clectod wor nberger, Fremont, president; corge A. Kellar, Fullerton, vice president | . C. Ostoine, Nel -y, and L, 1. annon, Madison, asurer. Norfolk octed as the place of tho next antual This has beon tha largest and most interesting meeting in the history of the association. och: and E. Reese, Still Enthusing, Weerixe Warenr, Neb,, Dec. [Spocial Telegram to Ti BEg.—~]—The overa house was not large enough to hold all the people who gathered tonight to celebrate the defoat of the court house bonds. Iinthusiasm r: high. Rousing spoeches were Wooley, Hindley, Reed, Beardley The band furnistied the music, here from all parts of the county 7618 4r¢ COMING P tOmorrow with their cannon and arrangements have been n for a grand jubilee. 'Iho voters of the ¢ re never 8o happy before, they can obtain justice through the court it notin the ballot box. Oratorical Cont st at Novfolk. Norrovk, Neb,, Dee. 27.—|Spocial gram to Tre Bre.]—Tonight the first cont of tha North Nebraska High achool Oratori- cal associntion was held in the opera house at Ponc Wayne, Fremont, Central City and Norfolk were ropresented by ten pupils, who wero divided into three classes, viz.: Original, dramatic_and nu winner of the gold medal in the first class was Miss Ailie Johnson of Norfolk; second, Miss Lucia Wilson of Fremont; third, Justin Beunett of Ponca. = T o) COLORADO'S Wilill caps, The District Attorney Springs a Sens- ation in the Court Room. Howvoxke, Colo.,, Dec. 27.- pecial Tele. gram to ' ]—The state made rapid progress today in introducing evidence in the White Cap case. Iverything ran smoothly until the court met for an evening session at 7 o'clock, at whish time Attornoy Garrigues filed with the court an affidavit that croated great consternatior, The court room was filled to overflowing, and it was with much troublo that the officers could keep order, ‘The aMidavit is as follows: I, Whitney Irwin, being of lawful age and duly sworn, onmy oath do depose and say that I am one of the bailiffs in the county court of Phillips county and state of Colo rado, 1n charge of the jury in a certain trinl now pending in said court, wherein the people o 8tato of Co orado are plaintifts . Witherbee,et al, are defendants, 0 p.m. today, when said casc was 1, I snw the defendant, Louis C. With- erbee, write a note on a pieco of paper and place the same in the lining ot the hat of Shermun Peterson, one of the jurors duly empaueled 10 try said case; that I saw the said defendant, Louis C. Witherbee, make still further adyancements to the suid juror, He called said juror’s atteation to said © by moving his feet and touching the foot of the said Peterson. At this point he saw that T was watching him. The said Witherbee then put said uote in his vest pocket, and this aMdavit further says that from the action of the said juror affiant beheves that he understood the purpose and the in- tent of the said Witherbee to be corrupt, and that the said juror is under the influence of the said Witherbee. WHITNEY IRWI Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of December, A. D., 1880. Exyer E. BRANNON, Notary Poblie, Attorney Garrigues then asked that tho court discharge Juror Peterson and order a new panel, or else try the case with the eleven remalning jurors. ‘The court said he would take the matter under advisement, at which time adjournment was made until 9 o'clock tomorrow. — ELOOD ON A BLIDGE, An Omsha Man Been vurdered at Wichita. Wicmra, Kan.. Doe. 27.—[Snecal Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|— obn Whilock of Omaha is believed to bave been murdered and robbed ncar hero last right. Blood stains were discovered on a bridge near Col- wich, Kas,, twenty miles from Wichita this morning, and from the appearance of the marks it was evident that some bloody object had been dropped 1nto the deep water below. It was about o mile to the town propor, and o oloser search showed that something bloody had been dragged to the briage from the upproach next to the town. The trail was followed back to the outskirts of the vil- lage, the blood marks being all the time plainly traceablo, and then lost. [t was ov. dent that whatever the bloody object was it had been taken in a buggy. ‘The river was searched for a mile down stream but nothing was found, 1t is a deep stream and will bg dragged tomorrow. John Whitiock registered at a local hotel from Omaha, representing himself as a cattle buyer, and is missing. te displayed considerable’ money on the streot last night. 1 is foared that his money 1]: gone and that his body lics in the river ed. Believed to Have el Do dle I ALL Q| JESSUP, The Military Withdrawn and Qivil Authorities in Contro New Youk, Dec. 27.—A Jessup, Ga,, pecial says: Quiot reigns here, The last of the volunteer military have been with- drawn and the town is in charge of the civil authorities, wno have complete control, No bodles bave been found since yesterday and the victims number only six, three whites and three blacks. At no time was the affair ariot, In its inception the nalf-breed negro Indian, Bob Brewer, defied arrest, killed two whites snd wounded a tuird. Mayor Hopps' call for troops was unnecessary and aggia- vated the situstion. The news spread throughout the country and hundreds of arresponsible parties flocked to the town on trains from every direction. The leading spirit in the outrage committed after dark on negroes was a lightning rod agent from Cin- cinnatl. Jessup's citizens were not con- nected with the whippings and deplore the lawless acts, Brewer bas four followers, all well armed, They may in retahation kill some of the whites in the thinly scttied country, but will not dare to attack Tessup, They will themselves be killed eventually, @e they are hunted by hounds, e India's Political Organization, Bousay, Dec, 27.—The native congress has agreed upon a plan of political organization for India, which is o be presented to parlia- ment, The essentiai features are that there shall be a popular electoral or representative boay formed upon a basis of twelye members for every 1,000,000 of population, this great bady to be controlled by an inner one formed of selected persons from its own number, and so imperial couucil constituted upon a basis of one wember for every 5,000,000 of population, Provipcial councils are also roposed. Bradlaugh will frame the bill and ntroduce 1t into parliament. e Fatal Accident on a Bridge. WiLLiamsrort, Pa., Dee. 27.—Oune spau of the new bridge at Market street, which had not been fully fastened, went down this af- ternoon when a heavy load of lumber was drlvwn it. William Sommers was killed sod Thompson, Jobn Daley aud Frauk Roble badly injured, A HEARING ON THE TARIEF, House Ways and Meana Commite tee Continues its Investigation, MANY COMPLAINTS LISTENED TO One Speaker Describos the Unsuce cessful Efforts of American ufacturers Mane to Produce Tin Plate at a Profic, Our Ways and Means. \Wisnivaroy, Deo, 27.—Thoe house ®ways and means committee met ut 10 o'clock this morniug and listened to n statemont by O, P. Landers of New Britain, Conn,, on the subject of tavle cutlory. Ho was satisfied vith the provision of the senate bill excopt in regard to tho classification of table cute lery, which is 52 per cent. The change in the clussitication would increuse the average to B3 cents. 3 Hon. J. Logan Chipman of Michigan read telegrams from various stove firms in Michis an brotesting against wica being removed from the free list, Charles Rrice, representing tho gold deal= ers’ association, argued 1w favor of an in~ creased duty on gold leat and bronze pow= ders. Clark Fisher of Trenton, N. reasons why the duty on anvil creased, Of the anvils used in the United states about two-thirds were imported. He advocated the imposition of a duty of 2 810 cents per pound upon anvils. and believod it that was done they could be sold cheaper to the consumor, as it would enable manufao turers to increase their outputs. William C. Cronemeyer of Pittsburg de- ibed the unsuccessful efforts of Ameris can manufacturers to produce tin plates at a profit. The price of ordinary tin plate in 1572 was $12 a ton, while it had fallen 1n 1886 to 8. Then e price had again gona up since competition had been withdrawn, He produced samples of tin plates, sheet iron and taggers iron and said more labor was put into sheet iron, and the finer work upon 1t the less protection it required. In re- sponse to queries by Burrows, Conemoyer suid that to manufacture a box of tin plate in this country cost about $5.30, while in Englavd it could be produced at §2.25 less, the difference being attributable to the dif- ferenco in the cost of labor. The senate bill, while not as high as it ought to b had the merit of being protectivi If the tin plate industry could be built up in this country it would ‘support a number of veople nearly equal to the povulation of New York City. William Metealf of Pittsburg impressed upon the cowmittee the fact that since n tariff bad been placea on steel and iron tae cost to the consumer of the articlgs manu- factured of these materiuls had been re- duced George T, Oliver, represeatirg tho manu- facturers of wire rods and wires, addressed the committee, saying that he was satisfiod with the existing tarift on exerything except wire rods. On this material he advocated a specific duty of 6-10 cents a vound on rods not smuller than No. 5 wire guage and of 1 cent & pound on rods smaller than No. b. Any reduction of duty on wiro rods would inevitably advauce the price of barbed wire fencing and wire nails to tho consumer, A. W. Campbell of West Virginia, n manu- facturer of cut nails, controverted the state- ment made by Oliver to the effcct that wire nail was cheaper than cut nal, He vhought the manufacturers of soft steel should re- ceive the same measure of protection as is. accorded the producers of steel rails, General Imboden of Virginia, speaking for the south, favored a retention of the duty on und iron ore. He contended that the al, iron and railroad industry in the south woula be imperilled if coal was placed on the free list, The men who worked th mines in the south are principally neeroer These people had to be provided with worls, If they did not receive work they would live on the whites dishonestly. The negro would not steal if he could get work, Ho (Imboden) was a protectionist. He alwa had been one and believed thav if in the south there could be a square and fair vote on the protection issue, Without any extrancous 1sues, tho protecs tionists would overwhelmingly carry at loast four or five southern states. The north had been made rich by protection. It was now the opportunity of the south to become rich, If anybody was to be protected he would rather make an American rich than o Hun- garian, Ttalian or Belgian, Flower of New York inquired, in refercnce to the remark as to elections in the south, whether Mr. Imboden meant that the color tine had to be drawn and that the gentieman had to vote against his sentiments, General Imboden replied: “We'are com= pelled to stand together there under certain conditions, when the tariff sings into insig- nificance. On a question of protection I am @ republican; on local questions I am 4 dem- ocrat, Judge Bowling of Virginia also mads an argument in favor of protection on iron ore. Ho thought this matter of protection to the industries of Virginia became one of the. most important features in determining the race question. Farming aid not pay in Vire- ginia and other labor must be sapplied to the negro. Protection was a source of strength to the people of the south in en+ deavoring to make a better citizen of the negro, Several other coul operators argued against a reduction of the duty on coal, ., DPresented should be in« —~ WANTS NO COM ITION, The Lorrillaid Tobacco Company Buys OUut o Formidavle Rival, Sr. Josern, Mo., Dec. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. he Samuel Reid tobacco company of St. Joseph has fallen into the hands of the Lorrillard tobacco com- pavy, and will shut down at once. The St, Joseph works have boen in operation about three years and have been a very formidable competitor of Lorrillard for the tradewest of the Missour: river, and the big tobacco com= pany has at lust decided to buy out thelr rival and close the works, An offer of §25, 000 has been maae for the machinery and the right to manufacture the Reid brands of tobgeco. In addition to this Reid has made & contract with the Lorrillards to euter their service for five years at a salary of $20, per annum, ‘The swckholders are gpposed 1o solling our but as Reid, who s the practi- oal man of the concern, bus decided to accept the big offer of the Lorrillards they feel thag they are compelled to seil. It is expected that the deal will be closed early next weeks —— Northwestern Traveling Men, Cuicado, Dec, 27.—About 500 members of the Northwestern Traveling Mens’ asaociae tion were present at the anuusl meeting of the organization today, In the selection of omicers the ‘‘Regular” ticket was successs ful, The result is anoth er term for Pres- ident Miller and Secretary-Treasurer Hi wav. Ounly one of the four proposed amen: ments to the constitution was defeate That was the change sugeested i Article 11, altering section 1 to read: ““Thirty-five years," instead of “forty years.” Resolus tions were udopted favoring Chicago s the site of the world’s fair, and stating that the sentiment of the people throughout the northwest 18 alws unauimous for Chicago, o s Wants s New Trial. Kawsas City, Dee. 27.—The Interstate Land comvany, against which Judge Brewer recently rondered an adversa decision in & swit with the Maxwell Land Grant company, Volved will e pieadings is Donver 1o oW volved, will flle uver in & duys for & new trial, o ’