Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1889, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAXY DECEMBER 20, THE CAPRICE OF A MONARCH, ‘Wilhelm Sets All the Tonguss in Germany Going. REBUKE AWAITS BURE HiM, Whe Emperor's Abuse of the Royal Prerogative Will Force Bismarck to Withdraw the Soclalist Bill —1he Chancellor Sick. A Pacific Declaration, Copyright 1689 New York Associated Press. Beniiy, Dec. 23, —Prince Bismarck s tinder the weather but is apparently not one of the victims of influenza. His condition does not occasion any alurm but ho is ill enongh to compel him to give up almost en- tirely any effort to transact official busine: und to prevent his presence at court New Years day. His doctors oppose his desire 10 reappear in the reichstug and take part in the debate on the socialist law or military crodits or any subject likely to irritate hin In responding to compliments at the diplo- matic reception on New Years day the em- peror will mako a short pacific declaration, the presumption being that the royal and 1m- perial word on this occasion gives tho key- noteto Burope for a year. On Christmas evening there were assembled in the new palace only Prince and Princess Leopold of Prussia. The duke and duchess of Saxe- Meiningen are at Potsdam, The illness of Feodora, their only child, prevented their attending the family party. Each of the empersr's fivo sons had a large Christmas tree all for himself placed on the table in Shell hall, the tree of the cmperor and em- press being on another table in the center of Ahehall. Theemperor passed tho greater part of Ohristmas eve assisting in the deco- ration of the trees, with the chitdren, and left the party to goto the theater to see Bar- nay’s revival of Hamlet. On Christmas day the emperor and empress and the grand duke and duchess of Baden dined with Kmpress Augusta and her family. Tonight Empress Augusta gavea special recoption to Mr. Phelps, ex-United States minister to England, in the presence of her full court, The empress in the course of a cordial conversa- tion with General Phelps expressed her life- long interest in American affairs and her great desire was that the people of the United States should use their immense re- sources always in the interest of the world. All society is now intensely interested in the coming fancy dress pall which the em- peror is to give at the Schloss, where every one of the guosts must uppear in oriental cus- tume. An exceedingly interesting discussion 1s carried on 1w private lile everywhere, and notwithout much heat, over the proceeding of the emperor i remitting the fine of 4,000 marks inflictedon Dr. Dachler, editor of the Staatsverger Zoitung, a conservative sheet ‘which libeled Herr Singer, the socialist. It attacked him vigorously because he posed publicly as a socialist and a friend of tho people, while in fact he is at the head of a factory for making women's clonks and similar garments in which the ‘‘sweating system 1s practiced at the cxpense of many girls employed by him. Herr Singer ap- pealed to the courts, and was con- demned and paid his fine in August. This fine was returned by the emperor on Mon- day last. Such use of the royal pre- rogative naturally sucprises the people, Hitherto the exercise of clemencys . has Dbeen restricted to state cases. For the emperor to thus interfere and stand between justico and an acoused person ir & mere case of private interest is so plaina substitution of royal caprice for the law of the land that everybody can understand it, and therefore everybody is profoundly moved by it. The journals can not ignore the sub- fect, but they are obliged to touch it with the greatest caution for fear of prosecution. “The liberals of all shades discuss it in pri- wvate, however, and it is the universa! theme. ‘Thenationalists intensely regret the inci- dent, as it plays into the hands of the pro- grossists and socialists on the eve of the election, with a clear demonstration of the gross abuse of roval power. This incident will confirm the national liberals in their inclination to refuse to vote, as it stands, the expulsion clause of the socialist bill. This party now pro- poses us a compromise that it will vote for the expulsion clause if the application of that clause is limited to socialists proved to be en- gaged in a conspiracy against the state and if it shall not apply to the mere advocacy of socialism in the press or ou the rostrum. It s improbable that Bismarck will accept this compromise, and the immediate political future will take shape from this as a start- ing point. The liberal spirit of the national liberal party, quickened by the Singer inci- dent, will make 1t impossible for thut party to yield on tnis expulsion clause. Without this party it cannou be carried. Prince Bis- marck will therefore withdraw the bill and dissolve the reichstag. An exchange of views with the English government regarding the decree of the pro- vincial government in Brazil concerning naturalization has caused Prince Bismarck 1o abandon his intention to take any imme- diate action, Recent dispatches from Rio Janeiro have influenced England, Germany and Italy to agree iu 1gnoring the naturaliza- tlon decreo and other irregular actions of the revolutionary leaders, The general im- pression grows here that the new govern- ment is merely a militay junto, which is un- stable and will be swept away even before the date to which it has postponed the etec tions, ‘The fear of a republican rising in Portugal ‘consequent upon the extension there of 1ho ferment originating in Brazil 18 much loss alnce the character of the movement i Rio Janeiro has been revealed. Advices received here from Lisbon state i fact that the re- publican propaganda there has been para- 1yzed by the despotic doings in Rio Janeiro and that there is a strong feeling in favor of wmonarchy, ‘The influenza epidemic is rapidly decreas- dng here but is spreading in other places in Germany. The malady has very seriously affected the Christmas trude. The Vienna doctors say the disease has reached its climax there, The executive committee of the German deputies in the Boliemian diet have 1ssued & declaration accepting the proposal of the government to hold a conference on German sud Bohemian affairs, The committee will send delegates to the conference which will endeavor to arrange an understanding be: tween the Germans and the Czechs, There ‘will be in the conference five Germans and five Czechs, The conference will sit in ‘Vienna jo January, and Count Taafe will ‘preside. Horr Peters, a brother of Dr, Peters, the explorer, has received a letter from his brother, written at Kenia, October 8. 1t de- scribos the crossing of a waterless dehert, the explorations as far as Kenia #od the construction of a fort. The doctor aend his people were well and had sbundant supplies. This has not dispelled the foars caused by the report of the massacre of Dr, Peters which reached Zauzibar Novembor 5. Captain Theodore Binghaw, United States of Americs, of the corps of engimeers, is mllitary attache atthe German court, vice Sanford, relieved on account of il health. Mr.Tronch,for oight years secretary of the British legation at Washington, is danger- ously ill with fever. Mr. Phelps gave a farewsll dinner to Count Bylandt, the sccretary of the Dutch legation just appointed minister to Japan. Thoe landtag reopens Fanuary 14. S - A SHOWER OF MOLTEN METAL. Nine Mbn Horribly Burned By An Exploding Mold. New ORuEANS, Dec. 23 —A Dallas, Tex., special says: Nine men were horribly and some fatally burned by a shower of moiten metal from an exploding mold at the Mosher machine company’s foundry today. The names of the victims are J. A. Dob- bins, moulder, body and head and neck fairly riddled by melting metal, his left ear 1s burned off and his injuries may prove fatal. John Hughes, molder, had his clothing burned from his person and both his eyes filled with red-hot metal. He is burned from head to foot and had to be wrapped in cotton, Matson, & molder and foreman of the foundry, is also fearfully burned about the breast, neck and arms. The molten metal ran into one of his shoes and almost cooked his foot before hé could kick it off, e will recover, Charles Hurst received two terrible wounds in the back, from which the flesh te!l jn strips, and the blood oozed outas Lis clothing was torn from him. His injuries will keep himn disabled for some time. John Wheeless, a workman, is burned about the head and shou! was knocked senseless by a flying brick. Ed Ayers, Wiley Jones, Mack Haney, Jake Mitchell and other workmen were all more or less burned abouv the head and shoulders, The cause of the explosion was the gener- ation of gas inside of the moid which was prepared to cast a 1600-pound piece, and when the hot metal was poured in at the mouth the mold exploded, sending about a thousand pounds of molten metal in a perfect shower among the men. i g A STRIKE PROBABLE. The Erie Enacts a New Law Suitable for the Middle Ages. Jersey Ciry, Dec. 23.—The Grand griev- ance committee of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers held a conference today in this city with a committee from the Brotherhood of Locomotive I'iremen and Brakemen, "The object of the conference was to try to convince the Erie officials that they were wrong in suspending four engineers who had refused to subscribe to the new laws established by the Erie. The new laws require all train men to waive compensation from the company in case of accident, requives freight engineers and brakemen to become responsible for damage to froight and railway property in case of engineers to go The com- mittee that tho four engineers be reinstated and that the new rules be abolished. 1f theso recommendations are not adoptnd a strike on the whole Erio system will prob ably occur. A St. Joe Commission Men at War. Srt. Joskrn, Mo,, Dec. 28.—|Special Tei- egram to Tne Bee.|—Reinhard Senn commenced suit today in the Buchanan county circuit court against Oliver A. San- dusky for damages in the sum of $12,000, on the charge of libel and defamation of charac- ter. The principals in the suit are at the head of two different produce and commis- sion nouses. Senn’s houss was known as the St. Joseph Produce company, and Mr. Sandusky is presideot of the St. Joseph Fruit & Produce exchange. Thero ‘was considerable rivalry between Senn and other produce men, and in October, 1880, Senn claims that Mr. Sandusky, as president of the fruit and produce exchange, caused to beissued a circular racher derogatory to Senn’s business, which circular was mailed very extensively to country customers throughout Kansas and Nebraska. Sandusky is a very wealthy commission merchant and a prominent citizen. —_— Attempted Suicide Because of Drink. NewcoAsTLE, Pa.,, Dec. 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—J. J. Wilkinson, son of wealthy parents in Baltimore, Md., attempted suicide here this afternoon by taking forty-eight one-cighth grain morvhine pills. When found Wilkinson was wander- g on the tracks in & semi-unconscious con- dition. He is still in a dangerous condition and will uot likely recover. Wilkinson’s father is president of the International New Jersey, New Castle and Philudelphia asphalt paving block works, ana young Wilkinson was here assisting in putting up the new asphalt plant. No cause is given other than that the young mman had been drinking to excess. B For Malfeasance in Office. KAxNsAs City, Dec, 28.—A Jefferson City special says Steps were taken tday to bring suit against the board of railway com- missioners for malfeasance in office. The commissioners are charged with violating the law when they appointed Jaspar N. Burks chief grain 1nspector of the state, as it is alleged Mr.-Burks is not a grain expert, as the law requires the chief inspec- tor shall be, Suit will probably be brought some time during the coming week. e Waiting for Their Vietim. Kaxsas Ciry, Dec, 28.—A Chillicothe, Mo., special says : James Maguire, just arrived from McFall, says Howard, who murdered Schlus Fall at that place Thursday will be lynched before morning. Hundreds of men are congregated and are waiting for mght- fall to attack the jail andsecure the prisoner e e Shot His Mother. BrookLYN, Dec. 28.—Frank Bruck, a bar- ber at 118 Union avenue, tonight killed his mother and snot bimself fatally. His mother had been ill somo time, and this afternoon told Frank she believed she was dying. He went out, got & pistol, retnrned and blew her braius out and then shot himself. No cause is assignod excopt temporary insanity. The Deadwood Mandamus Case. Deapwoon, 8. D., Dec, 28,—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—Arguments in the Driscoll-Jones mandamus case, to get posses- sion of the seal and records of the ofiice of olerk of the circuit court, were closed toaay. No opinion was given in the matter, Judge Nowlin stating that he would endeavor to render his decision on Saturday, January b, —_— A Famous Montana Oase. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Dec, ¥8.—A Helena, Mont., special says: The case of i{oberts, a member of the legislature, vs Kenney, state auditor, was argued today and taken under advisement by the court, The most im- poruant point involved was the authority of the state can ing board and the validity of :,x:; ceruficates of election issued by that e A Genuine Blizzard. 81. Croup, Mina,, Dec. 23.—The first geu: uine blizzard of the season struck the city this afternoon. The storm began at 1 o'clock and is still raging with unebated fury. Much snow has already fallen and the trains uudoubtedly will be blocked., e A Prairie Fire Ragiag. Forr Worrn, Tex,, Dec, 25—An extensive prairie fire is raging east and west of the city, Beveral frame buildiugs have been destroyed. Mauy cattle bave been turned loose to get away from the . g‘ullfl.l?ll has alceady reached many thousand 8. Houma, La., Dec. 28.—Last evenwg Cap- tain T, A. Wood was shot aud instantly killed by Ernest Laporayuse, & tenant. A business quarrel was the cause. e i— A New Hawmpshire Bla; Lacoxza, N, H, Deec, 25.—The Hodgson hosiery mili and a number of stores 1o Mero- duth village were destroyed by fi Sutaaliog o 1088 of about B0, - P A BLIZZARD IN NEBRASKA, Various Places Repoirt the Preva- lence of Wintry Weéather. HEAVY RAINSTORM PRECEDES IT. The Short Line's Winter Bridge Be- tween Covington and 8lonx Oty About Completed—Beatrice Places Sewer Honds. The Storm in the State. Varestise, Neb,, Dec. 98.—[Special Tale- gram to Tie Bre.|—The worst blizzard in two years reached Lere at noon today. The snow is badly drifting and the thermometer rapidly falling. Aixswonti, Neb., Dec, 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Ttk 13ee.]—~There was o flae rain falling hore this morning, whieh continued till about 3 o'clock, then turned into heavy snow fall. Considerablo of the beautiful foll, when the wind raised, and now a ter- rific blizzard is raging, which promises to Last ali night. Four RonixsoN, Neb.,, Dec. 2¢ Special Telegram to Tre Bee.] —A snowstsrin from northwest commenced at 7 a. m. and has continued all day with & strong wind, caus- drifts, Rain is reported at Douglus, antoy, Neb,, Dec. 28, —[Spccial Tele- o e Bee.J—At 7 p. m. the rain storm that has continued all day suddenly hanged to sleet and snow, and a terrific blizzard from the northwest is mow in progress. Corvspus, Neb., Dee. 23.—|Special Tole- gram to T Bre.|-Lightomg struck the wind mill factory this afternoon, tearing oft part of the roof aud destroying part of the brick wall,- The loss is covered by insur- ance. A violent thunder storm passed over the city this afternoon, The Short lane's Winter Bridee. CoviNarox, Neb., Dee. 85.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—The Short Lino has almost fin- ished its winter bridge between this place and Sioux City. They have the road graded ucross the sand bar, which reaches almost across the river. The bridge leaves Sioux at the foot of Water street ahd runs staight across the river, terminating here on the boundary line between this place and Stanton. They have been waiting some time for the river to frecze up, 80 they could put in the channel part of the bridge, but as there seems to be mno .prospect of that they have bogun to _drive piling for the balanco of the bridge. As the river is very narrow at that point they will soon have the bridge com- pleted, and will begin hauling across their material for builaing their road in the spring. “The Short Line has changed its course from the one graded up. They laid out their road to cross the Omaha line~ about & miie and a half above Dukota City. Instead of crossing there they will run west of the Omaha tracic and cross it on the Old Ferry awitch unless the new bridge is built west of where it is located now. _ The building of a_temporary bridge is much cheaper for the Short Lino than 10 cross their vars on the bridge at this place, as the Northwestern asked an out- rageous price for the transportation of tho Short Line's building material. Rallroads Dispute Over a Crossing, BeaTRICE, Neb,, Dec. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tn -The Union Pacific and the new Kansas Oity & Beatrice railroad companies are having a little tilt with the council over the question of a right-of-way for sidetrack purposes at the crossing of Sixth street. The Union Pacific stole a march on the new road and built a siding on its own ground in that vicmity to ®Bixth stroet, and were about to cross when ~the' Kunsas City & Beatrice got the city authorities to stop the proceediugs for a while, claiming that If the Union Pacific did cross Sixth street at that point it would shut the new road completely out of yard facilities, The Kansas City & Beatrice wants the council to authorize the track in question to be public property wnd that all roads may use it Jointly, and agrees to build the disputed section of track and wants the Union Pacific to go in partnership in the enterprise. The Union Pacific prefers to go in on its own hook and only asks authority to cross Sixth street, The council by a vote refused to let the Union Pacitic cross the street as requested and the Kansas City & Beatrice proposition was carried over to the next meeting of the council. Notes from Geneva, GENEYA, Neb,, Dec. 28.—|Special to Tue Beg.]—The water was let into the mains yesterday from the standpipe, which is 110 feet high, 12 feet in diameter and was filled in 12 hours, the pumps working one-half their capacity, This proves that the supply of water is inexhaustable 1o the two wells. Apparently the water works are a completo success, ‘T'wo hose companies were organized here last night with twenty-seven men each. ‘The question of a new court house will be again submitted in February to the people of the county, as it has got to be an impera- tive nocossity. PO More Burglaries in Beatrice. Bearnice, Neb.,, Dec. 23.—Special Tele- gram vo Tuk Bee.|—The residence of E. K. Coe, on Ames and Sixth streets, was bur- glarized last night of about fifty dollars’ worth of wearing apparel and a_small quan- tity of cash. The residence of W. H. Gilles- pie was also entered by burglars yesterday afternoon and ransacked by sneak thieves during the temporary absence of the family. Nothing of any special vaiue was taken. £ Beatrice Places Her Sewer Bondr. Beatrick, Neb, Dec. 28.—([Special Tele- gram to Tur Brr.]—The city council last evening accepted the bid of W. J, Hayes & Sons of Toledo, 0., for the $12,000 intersec- tion bonds and the $3,500 sewer bonds re- cently issued by the city. Huyes & Sons' bid was $30,657, or a premium of $187 for the 1wo series. ‘Thero were three other bidders. The mayor was authorized to contract with Messrs. Hayes & Sons at once, A Beatrice Bank Change. Beatricr, Neb, Dec, 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Beel—The People's pank of this city will become the Nebraska National bank of Heatrice after Jan- uary 1, a charter having boen granted the bank for that purpose on ‘the 2ist iustant, The new national bank will retain all of its old officers with the exception of a slight change in the board of directors. A Franchise Eiection Called, Bearrice, Neb, Dec. 28, gram to Tue Bes. met last evening and passed an ordinance calling for a special election to grant a street franchise to the Wittenberg stroet railway company to operate & line on Court street east of Ninth to the eastern limits of the city. The line will also be extended to the asylum for imbeciles, . A Residence Burned Near Stanton. STaNToN, Neb., Dec. 28.—{Special to Tur Bee.]—At 6:80 last night tho residence of Oweus brothers, on their ranche four miles west of town, was burned, together with most of ite contents. Some of L i the lower story were saved. Q.wg; lnsurance, $900 in the Home of New ork, > Masons Celebrate 8t. John's Day. Arkixson, Neb,, Dec, 25, —(Special to Tue Bee.| ~The Masonic fraterpity of Atkinson calebrated St. John the Evangelis with a banquet and social at their hali. Weeping Water People Rejoice. ‘Weerixa Warer, Neb,, Dec. 28.—|Special ‘Telegram to Tue Bre.—] city azain celebrated today over the bond viotory, Beatrice's New Oity Olerk. Beartuice, Neb,, Dec. 25.—|Special Tele- Kram w Tus Bsg, |—James P, Saunders was last might naminatea and confirmed eity cleri, vice Bourne, resigned. 3 - BOILED 10 DEATH. . o~ An Ol Parslytic Forgotten By His Batl Attendant. Ixpuaxaror( fnd,, Dec. 28.-A special from Kotomo, dnd., says: A peculiarly hor- rible death oceurred here last night which created quite waensation John Clarke}*hn ola_well-to-do farmer iv- ing near town Wi was afMicted with paraly- sis has been for same months taking baths at Tykie's abath ,room, Yesterday evening Tykle put hims into a bath tub at 8 o'clock and left him to himself whilo he engaged in revelry with some compun- ions. T'yklo finally went to bed and forgot his patient whom he had left in a hot bath with gas burning underneath the bath tub. He found Clarke this morning dead with the skin all poelod off his body as well as por- tions of the flesh. Heo was literaily boiled to death, being powerless to help himself out of his awful situation, He leaves a family of grown children and was about sevonty years old, Tykle is in jail awaiting the result of the coroner’s inquest. which will be held Monday. - Cold Wenther tn South Dakota, MircneLt, 8. D., Doo. 28.—[Special Telo- gram to Tug Bre, |—This morning thero was a light rain throughout this section; in the aftornoon considerable sleet and tonight heavy snow is falling. A strong north wind accompanies tho sunow, but is not cold enough to give the storm the aspect of a blizard, Sioux Fars, S, D., Dec. 23 —[Special Telegram to Tae Ber.|—A storm of bliz- zarding proportions 18 raging. It started in this morning with rain, and atnoon was hailing hard, About 7 o,clock in the even- gt began snowing hurd, and soon s gale splog up. The thermometer registers 30 above. The tin roof hus just blown oft the Hollister-Beveridge blocl i e A Cowardly Escort. . St. Louts, Dec. 25.—A special from Harrl- son, Ark., says: Near Bellefonte Tuesday night Miss Mate attended a dance, and her escort being i1, accepted the company of au- other young man home. The youngman mistook tho way and after traveling a few miles they were overtaken by five arunken men, who dragged Miss Mate from her horse and committed an outrageous assault upon her, keeping hor in the woods until morning. _ She cannot recover. Her escort made 10 effort to protect her and is looked upon with suspicion. A vigorous search is boing vrosecuted for her assailants, and it found summary justice will be administered. iy Rescved From tho Coffin, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 28.—A special from Springfield, O., says Captain Jacob Garrett recerved a telegram last Saturday mght an- nouncing the sudden death of his father at Sandusky. On arriving at tho capital city he and other relatives received the body which had been shipped in care of velativas. The casket was opened for a last look at the remains and signs of lite perceived. Tho relatives brought a physician and in a short time the supposed dead man was_able to speak. Ho was removed to a_bed and the relatives are not without hope that he may yet recover. i Wirhdraws Its Offer. ST. Lous, Dec; 28.—A special from Tah- lequah, CherokecNation, says: The Cher- okee council adjourned sine die this morning. Bofore business was finally concluded, a lov ter from the United States commissioners was read. It said in substance: The governnient being unwilling to be em- barrassed in - tho 'slightest degree by any course which iy hergafter be pursued with referance to thie Cherokee outlet by having any offerconcerning 1t pending, withdraws tho offer of purdhuse made to the Cherokees, and to which theitutional council has made no responso, i Serpa Pinto's Expianation. Lisnoy, Dec. #.—Serpa Pinto's dispatch to the government states that the Makololos have signed a declaration that they were - stigated to attack him by the director of the Lake Nyassa company. An Eoglish mis- sionary at Blantyre urged them to - refrain, Pinto says he 18 convinced he has put an end 1o the slave trade and other acts of violence among the Makololos besides opening the Nyassa route to commerce and occupying the Shure distrief e Twentieth Anniversary of the K. of L. Cmicago, Dec. 28.—The twentieth avni- versary of the founding of the Knights of Labor was colebrated tonight at Bricklayers’ hall by a large gathering of workingmen with their wives and families. tvery local labor organization was represented. 'Tho programme consisted of instrumental music, recitations and addresse: e The Death Record. Avgusta, Ga., Dec. 23.—Judge Kit War- ren, a veteran journalist and prominent figure in Georgia politics for years, died to- day. zuuter. Me., Deo. 28,—Miss Susan I Stanwood, a sister of Mrs. James G. Blaine, is dead. s iy g A $50,000 silver Service, New Yonk, Dec. 28.—Banker J. Pierpont Morgan of New York is to receive a $50,000 silver service from the Vanderbilts for his oftices in settling the West Shore railroad dificulties, 4 e Removal of the Woman's Tribune. New York, Dec. 28,—The Woman's Tri- bune is to be transplanted from Nebraska to Washington. —_—— OOLD WEATHER AT LAST, A Midwinter Thunder Storm F lowed by loy Blasts, The unusual -phenomenon of a thunder storm in midwinter surprised Omaha people last evening. ‘The weather had been op- pressive and threatening all afternoon, and several light showers gave warning of the approach of the storm. About 5 o'clock a bright flash of lightning, followed quickly by o loud burst of thunder, startled everyone, and the raiu fell in torrents, uccompan ied a intervals by a sharp fall of hail, About 7 0'clock the rain ceased and the wind began rising, blowing from different points of the compass, but gradually sotting down to a northwester. At 10 0'clock the temperature began falling rapidly and the wind continued to increase in force until at'mfdnight it had attaived a velocity of neafdy forty-five miles per nour, blowing in irregular gusts, Tho local signal sorvice officer recoived notice of the approach of a cold wave early In the evening. * This was followed by four more notices, efich predictivg a lower tem- perature than the last. The last telegram received announced that the temperatur@ would reach 14 degrees usbove zero at 7 0'¢lock this morning, et Barial of William Hennessey. ‘The funeral of ‘the late William, Hennes- sey, whose death 'oveurred on Thursday last, took place yestérday morning from his late residence, corner 6t Eighteenth and Jackson streets, It wad'aftonded by a large number of friends with Whom the deceased had been acquainted for niiay years, ‘'he funeral sérvices were held at the cathedral of St. Puilomena. Solemn high wass was celebrated, Rev. P, F. McCarthy acting as celebrant, and Rev. Fathers Car- roll and Kelley, respectively as deacon and subdeacon. ‘The address was delivered by Father Mo~ Carthy, "Tue pall bearers were John A, Creighton, P. H. Carey, Andrew Murphy, Frank E. Moore John Groves and George M. O!Brien. At the conclusion of the services, the re- mains were borne to Holy Sepulchre ceme- tery where interment took place. o The Canadian-Americans. Dominion lodge, No. 5, of the order of Canadian-Americans, met in the hall of the Harker block last night. This lodge was or- ganized about a month axo and now has o membership of forty. The next meeting of the lodge will be avnounced in the newsua- ors, @t which tume & special session will be eld and all Canudians ia the city will be in- vited 10 be present. {15 1T RUSSIAN INFLUENZA? Several Cases l—n:-c—}-flcm;m Showling all the Symptomas, PHYSICIANS STILL IN DOUSBT. A Number of Deaths Reported—Some Valuable Information on the Subject by a Well Known Practitioner. 1a Grippe ¥ Ciicaao, Dee, 98, —[8 e Bre. | —Despite the incrodulity of the physicians at the city health office, wno re- fuse to be convinced, thero is Littie doubt that the prevailing influonza, or La Grippo, has at last settled down in Chicago. A prominent physician vesterd: roported fif- tecn cages for treatment swnce Monddy, ana today soveral other doctors anuounce that tho number of persons complaining of sovere colds and what are symptoms of La Grippe is becoming very large, ‘e first fatal case of acute influenza in tho city was reported to the health depart- ment today, when the doath certificate was filed. The victim was Mrs. Julia A, Ingalls, aged seventy-two years, 1 doubt vory much if it is the Russian discase,” said Health Oficer Wickersham, *'hut we nave tio way of going behind the record.” The disease scems to have struck the banks in full force, as in Detroit a short time ago. Henry Simonds, cashier of the Third National, 1 suffering severely and is con- fined to his room, He roports that twenty-six clerks in the bank are disabled from the sume cause. This aftornoou two other banks report thit several of their clerks aro af- fected. Those that are confined to their homes have, nccording to physicians, all the symptoms of the foreign epidemic. Still the bealth officers are skeptical, and tonight one of them declares it is nothing but an aggra- vatea form of bay fever, induced by the un- seasonable weather and nasty fogs which have prevailed here for two weeks past. D. 13ishop, a well known practitioner, had some interesting information to give on the mqm»t. ‘‘We have had influenza in this city the last two weeks,” he said, ‘“‘although the public has not been generally aware of the fact. The common variety of influenza known hithorto in this country is not so se- vere as to cause people to keep their beds, but the cases I have been hundling for two weeks past have laid the patients up in bed. It is ac- companied by a high headache, dry hot skin, backache, rinning of the nose, sore throat and other symptoms. The iuflammation first commences with the mucus membrane m the nose and sproads downward, very often to_the lungs, affecting the bronchial tubes. Then it becomes serious. That is just what is the troubie with the great tenor, Tamagno, He has got Lu Grippe in its mild form, und it may bother him for some days tocomo. The dfirst caso I attended was at Luawndalo, two weeks ago. Since then I have had them all over the city. *By the way, I remember a curious fact which shows that influenza in a certain form was known in Chicago, and known also by sts famous name, *Ihe Grip, before we heard of the word in 1ts Parisian form of ‘La Grippe.! In 1887 Idelivered a lecture before a medical society, which was re- printed last October in the Medical Review, in which I dealt with this very disease. An opera singer visited my office and announced that she had the ‘Chicago grip.’ Our surprise was mutual when 1 confessed to ignorance of tho meang of the torm. ‘Don’t you know what the Chicago grip is! she replied. *Wo all have it when we visit Chicago. We take cold and sneezo, our eyes water, our 108es run, our throats are affected, and we sing at a great disadvantage. Whenever we are at Chicago or Pittsburg we expect to have this trouble, nnd it is known among professional smgers as the Chicago grip.’ I found her sufferiug from acute naso- pharyngeal catarrah and irritation of the vocal cords.” Sneezing at the Capital. ‘WasniNgroy, Dec. 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The local physicians here report that within the last forty-eight hours the number of cases of influenza which they have been called upon to attend is enormous. There scems to have been a sudden outbreak of the complaint in all sections of the city, but it is not inepidemic form up to the present. One of the health oMcers said tonight: ‘Two or three persons In a family are some- times taken down, but it does not go through the house as it would if it were epidemic. The present outbreak differs very little from that which occurred here three years ago. ‘flie marked distinction being thut besides the mir pussage the whole mouth of tho patient shows signs of _inflammation. Up to the present time in my own practice I haye used the old fashioned remedy for a cold with marked success; that is ten grains of quinine with eight grains of Dover powder mado up 1nto four capsules, two to be taken just before going to bed and two immediately after 12 o'clock. In almost every instance where this old remedy has been tried I bave found ‘benefit, and I would recommend its use else- where. Ofiicially Snubbed. NEw Youx, Dec. 28.—La Grippe is oficially suubbed at the sanitary headquarters in this city. Surgeon General Hamilton telegraphoc. from Washington asking for an official ver: dict upoa the reportof the sanitary inspector on the disease. Health Commissioner Bry- ant replied that there was no evidence of the existence of the epidemic in the city, Prosi- dent Wilson of the board of health ~ is pros- tratea with it as is Sanitary Superintendent Ewing and half the other officials of the de- partment, An unoficial revresentative of the health department says that probably fifty thousand people in New York are suf- fering from more or less attacks of influenza, buy still the board refuses to give it oficial recognition, 1n all there are eighty-one members of the Brooklyn police force suffer- ing from La Grippe today. New York's Increased Mortality, New York, Dec, 25.—There has been o largo and sudden iucrease in the number of deaths from bronchial and puilmonary diseases during the present week and many phbysicians attribute this to the influence of the so-called Russiav La Grippe. The number of deaths in the city during the woek from poeumonis was 139, against 87 last week; 131 from phihMis, against 97 last week, and 50 from bronchitis, against 40 last week. The total number of deaths this week was 703, last weel 665, Tuoousand; Suffering. Deroir, Dec. 28.—Influenza 18 prevailing here to an alarmiug extent, over 5,000 per- sous having suffered more or less from it, “Phe working force of many stores is crippled aud a number of policemen are laid The disease has not yot proved fatal ic any case, A Mild Type. Orrawa, 1L, Dec, 25, —Large numbers of persons 1u and around the city are affected with a mild tyoe of influenza. It appeurs in almost every case reported to be compli- cated with pueumonia or neuralga. Death of a Boston Banker. Bostox, Mass., Dec: 28, ~Jonu Templeton Coolidge, president of the Columbian baok, diod this mormug at his residence of La Grippe. Mr. Cooliage was one of the oldest bank presidents in Boston. Twenty-Five Thousand Cases, PuiLaveLrisa, Dec, 28, —It is stated there are fully 25,000 persons in this city now being treated for influenza. in some form or other, No cases have resulted fatally yet. Fifty "8, AprLexe, Kao.,, Dec. 25.—The influenza has made its appearance here. The pbysic- iasns say fifty cases are under treatment. The disease is of & comparatively mild form. Oswego Attacked. OsweGo, N, Y., Dee, 28, —There are over one bundred cases of la Grippe in this city. General Mavager Bowen of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railroga said to & roporter teday that more than Afty em- 1880,~-SIXTEEN PAGES, - ployos of his road were laid up with the di%ense, The freight busin n the yards is at a standstill. Calls on Olncinnati. Crscixsar, Doc Influotza has made its appearance in this city. Fully 500 gen- uino cases of Russian La Grippo have been reportod but of a mild form O the Pacific Conat. Tacowa, Wast., Doc. 25.—Influenza has reached the Pacitic const. Two casos of renl Russian influenza have been discovered hore today. - < oIl From & Freight Teain William Rich, a Union Pacific brakeman, fell from the rear end of a freight train near Albright Friday night and was terribly in- jured. His skull was fractured, the right arm broken, the body brmsed and severo mternal njuries sustained, Rich had been 1n the employ of the com- pany but a short time and little is known of his friends or antecedents, The train won are unable to account for the accident un- less Rich was knocked off by a tramp. At midnight Rich was resting comfortably with a fair prospoot. for rocovery. i HE PREPARED HIS OWN GRAVE, And Then He Occupied It on Sched- ule Tune, Something unique in mortuary mat- ters oceurred vecontly in MeCalmont township. Solomon Himes, an old cit- izen, who spent most of lis time in the woods with dog and gun, became alanmed about two weoks ago on account of the prevalence of typhoid fever, says o Punxsutawney, P’a., dis- pateh to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. One of his old neighbors succombed to tho discase and old Himes made up his mind his turn would come next. He accordingly took a mattock and shovel, solected @ spot on his farm which he thought suitable for his grave, and dug iv both wide and deep. After this he talked in a nonchalant manner about his obsequies, saying, in his drawling way, he really would have preferred to live a litile longer, because, as he ex- pressed it, “a man has such a gol davged long’time to be dead.” As Himes was an exceedingly robust man, his neighbors laughed ut his eccentrie- ities and whispered around that *Sol Himes was getting a little out of his head.” But in the course of a week Himes was down with typhoid fever, and when the doctor caine he said: “Phere ain’t no use in running up a Qoctor bill when a man kuows he’s goin’ to die,” and not a morsel of meai- cine would he permit to pass his lips. In afew days more he was dead, and hi l&oxl_y now rests in the grave ne pro- J. Percy Alston went to Judge Dubose of the criminal court yesterday, says a Memphis correspondent of the Lo ville Courier-Journal, and told a curi- ous story. He said he was a Mississip- pian and came to Memphis a year ago to engage in business. He had $3,000 or $4,000, most of which he invested in u feed store. Thebusiness prospered, but he -got poorer instead of richer. The reason was that he hungered 0o much for the seductive game of polker, and the cards didn’t come his way. His taste was gratified in a gambling house kept by S. M. Ormsby, who made one in a quiet game that invariably left the feed merchant broke. In a short while his ready cash was gone. He sold out his business and the price thereof went the same way. He returned to Missouri and sold his last vemaining property. Yesterday he returned to the city with the pro- ceeds of the sale ($375), and engaged in a game at Ormsby’s place. There were four in it, including the proprietor. The first round resulted in a fat **jack- ot.” It was Ormsby’s deal, and Alston ound three aces. He opened the pot for 825. Three passed out. Ormsby staid and made it $50 to play. Alston stood it, drew two cards, and caught another ace. Ormsby dealt himself three cards. The betting began and waxed fast and furious. Finally Alston put up his whole roll on the hand, showed down his four aces, and reached for the pile. “Hold on there,” said Ormsby, displaying his cards. Ho had a sequence flush, and, of course, he took the pot. “I never squealed when ho won my feed store,and I wouldn’t do it now,”’ said Alston to the judge. “I'm a thoroughbred, and can take my medi- cine, but when a man deals me four aces and then gives himself a sequence flush on a three-card draw kick.” The judge sent the Mississippian before the grand jury. The New York Press printe the fol- lowing account of a curious occurrence in Dr. Talmage’s Brooklyn tabernacle ‘shortly before the recent fire: $ y seat in the tabernaclp was oc- cupied. The famous clergyman was in the midst of an interesting sermon and the 10,000 eyes of the congregation were riveted in interested expectancy upon the expressive face and gesticulative tigure of the noted divine. The stll- ness of death except for the exhortations ef the pulpit ovator prevaded the huge odifice. Down in the center of the church, almost crowded out of sight by her oldor neighbors, a black-eyed hittlo tot of four year nestled close to her mother’s skirts. The hairless pate of an aged worshiper loomed up directly before the bright eyes of the little miss. A common house fly circled around the child and finally alightad on/the tap ofl the ol geatien man’s head, It stood motionless for a second and then moved softly over the smooth sur- face. The aged gentleman was duap]‘f' engrossed in Dr.Talmage’ssermon, and, for awhile evinced no uneasiness from the ticklish manners of the little insect. All the while the child’s eyes fol- lowed the movements of the fly, She was deoply interested and looked around to seo if somebody else wasn't enjoying the scene. Suddenly the old gentleman's arm shot up and came down with a resound- ing whack upon his cranium. The lit- tle one behind had been waiting for this and sliding out of her seat before her mother could check her she placed her chubby little hands on the old fel- low’s shoulders, and peering over into his face, unmindful of the time and le:e, asked with much animation: **Did ‘00 kill it?” Ribbons have always been used for arters, and a good story 18 told Of a gwwh dominie who picked up a ribbon garter dropped by one of his flock. He wrote on it in a bold hand: *Lost by Efiie MeDugal, the careless hussie,” and laid it in & book for safe keeping, in- tending to return it publicly with a severe reprimand. But he forgot it ana used it for a book mark until some years after, When he introduced Miss Me- Dugal as the mistress of the manse, she found out where her lost garter had been tarrying. B Let Them Suffer the Consequences. Boston Herald, The bill to reimburse out of the national treasury those members of congress who lost money by Silcott's defalcation may be all right from the congressional point of view, but to out- siders it looks like putting a premium on loose financial methods, which the unfortunate congressmen are as much to blame for as anybody, and a little more 80. FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE Horrible Suiclde of a Farmer Near Coon Rapids. SEVERE STORM AT SIOUX CITY, Proceedings of the Civil Engincors and Surveyors— A Sleep Walker's Fall— Towa News Notes. Convention of Threw Hinself Under the Cars, CooX Rarips, In., Dec. 28 —[Special lelogram to Tue Ber.|—Ihis afternoon a farwer namod James Cashott threw himself .very much intereste in front of a train on the Milwaukee road when near this place and was horribly mangled, o was about fifty years old and financially embarrassed, and this seems to huvo unsottled his wind, Ho leaves o wife 1n destitute circumstances Struck by Laghining, Stovx Crry, In, Dec. 98.—|Special Telo- gram to Tre Bee.]—Hoavy rain and saow is falling over northern Iowa, Dakota and Minnesota. The downpour has boen im- merso hore and busoments aro tooded. Several houses were struck by ligntaning this evening. The Surveyors. Des Moixgs, Ia,, Dec. 28— [Special Telo- gram to Tum I ]—The convention of civil engineers continued in session today. A paper on “Water Works Systems' . was read by the seccretary in the absence ‘of the writor, M. T's The ciection of oflicers resulted in the retention of thoso who served during the past year. The legislative committoe wns in- structed to framo a bill for presentation to the legislature in regard to making the oftice of county surveyor on an_equal footing with other county offices, and the same com- mitteo was authorized o secure. if possible, acorner in the state library room for the use of the society of civil engineers and sur- veyors. Tho engimcers spent the afternoon in visiting different of the city, irgi. A Sleep Walker's Fall, Krokuk, In., Nec. 28,—|Special Telegram to the Beg. | —Henry Meyers, a bellboy at the Hotel Keokuk, while asleep walked out of his room window on the fifth story of the hotel about 2 o'clock this morning. = He fell on a barrel of empty bowtles, but was able to ot up and walk buck to his room, His arm was broken and he was cat somewhat by tho broken glass, but bis escape from instaut death secms almost miraculous, Attempted Suicide at Bootie, Booxe, Ia., Dec. 28.—[Special Te to Tne Bre.|—Georgo Baldwin attempted suicide this afternoon by shooting himsolf through the grown, He claims that the wound was accidental, caused by a fall o the floor, gram A Farmer Killed. Dunvqur, [Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—A young man named John Wilhelm was instantly killed at Dutch FHol- low this afternoon. He was removin stumps, when tho crank of the macbine flew off and struck him. Struck by a ‘drain. Ogney, Ta., Dec. 28.—[Special Telezram to Tne Bre.]—Mrs. Record, wife of a Meth- odist minister here, was struck by the lim- ited on the Milwaukee road 1ast night and thrown twenty: feet. One arm was broken and she was badly jarred, but it is thought she may recover, ok A GIGANTIC SQUID. The Sea Monster Kecently Stranded Oa the Irish Conast. On the little strand at Dugort, in Achill island, on the west coast of Mayo, now lie the remains of one of the most curious creatures, perhaps, to be met with in all animal cveavion, says the London Standard. It was stranded for months in ove of the outlying reefs at the entrance to Blacksod bay, where the villagers took it to be the ca cassof a large whale. It was afte ward curried on the Achill strand by the late gale. This large sea monster is none other than the gigantic squid or king cuttlefish, and is rarely seen on our shores, To what specics of the cemmestrephes it belongs willjjever re- main unknown, as it was too far gone in decay and was shorn of all beauty. The suckers and horny rings had fallen off long before it reached the strand,fand the rot-like, horny peak, which is to this animal, was also The animal, though shrunk and distorted, measured as follows: Length of tentacles or long arms, 30 feet; ciccumference of body, including short arms, 60 feet: circumference of tenuacles, 1n some places, 4 fect. ITknow of only four instances of theappear- ance of this strange monster in British waters. A very faint idea can be gathered from what is preserved in the museums of this curious creature, ag it shrivels away salmost to nothing ex- cepv @ body and branches off to the short arms. It would take a vessel as large as the hull of the Great Eastern filled with spirits to show off the animal for exhibition. Curious tales ure often told by mariners about this sea monster. Its enormous arms or tentacles are armed with form- idable suckers and horny rings, which are set with small teeth, pointing in- ward. These long arms, seventy feet in length when outstrotched, as they float about in the ocean may have given rise to the story of the sea serpent. il el The Gentlemanly Burglar and the Slot A gentlemanly burglar went to the National the other wvight, says the Washington Post, The burglar is tak- ing avacation just at present, Ho was in the patent drop-a - dime -into-the - slot-and - get- nnir—o(-ogeru-glnnaes box. e looked it over and ever and anon chuckled within: **Well, this is fine, Now, let us see.” He dropped & dime 1n at the top, turned the screw, and the lid fell, The glasses came out. “In New York they had printed on the lining a stutement that the opening of the box was communicated to the ticket-oflico outside by some electrical device. DButit was a fake, and they had to chain the glasses as these ave chained. Now, let us see,” He took o pair of nippers from his pocket and cut the chain. The glasses were placed in his overcoat. “Hum! ha!” He doftly took & hairpin from the lady in {ront, gave it a few bends and went to work. Iu just forty seconds he had got into the cash till and recovered his dime with three others. He then pushed it back in place. The lid still :‘emuhlud open. o %ently. pustied t to, “¥ou have to use a special key to lock it up, Now see.” He gave the hairpin another twist, pmbo3 1nto the slot at the top, hooked something, and gave a pull, The lid WAS clms. the opera glasses gone, and the till tapped. He straightened the hairpin, gave it the proper turn, and inserted it among the lady’s tresses, **Some time within & month that box will be opened,” said he, a8 he walkeu out, ‘and 8 disappointed glass hunter will have a row with the doorkeeper, or whoever hasit in charge., The com- pany is getting upsome electricdevices to indicate when one of their opera glasses goes out doors. It will wurrby magnetic attraction at the door. But the fivst man they haul up wiil bave a bunch of keys that set the wachine to jumrin[ and the first lady will have steel corset ribs, Oh, iy 8 great scheme!”