Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1889, Page 1

o NINETEENTH YEAR. ER 192, ABLOW AT THE WHISKY TRUST | It is Struck by the Corporation of Nebraska Oity. WEST POINT'S PROSPERITY. Peculiar Methods of a Prosecuting Attorney-—-A Farmers Good Fore tune—Gossip KFrom Fort R binson, War on the Trust NenraekA Cr1y, Neb, Dec. 20.—[Special to Tnr Bee.]—The papers in the proposed suit against tho Nebraska distilling comé pany to be brought under the anti-trust law’ pasaed by the last logislature have been pre- pared by ton. J, C, Watson and forwarded o Attorney Genoral Leese to be filed in the supreme court, and a swrong effort. will be made to bring the case to an immediate trial. The suit is brought ostensibly to test the new law, but practically is instituted in the direct interest of Nebraska City by Mr. Watson upon the request of the citizens to sce whether the large pile of useless brick in Nebraska City. owned by the distillery trust, can not be made of some use to the city. The papers in the suit are of great longth s®d cover every point in the case. It alleges thot the Nebraska distilling company of Nubraska City s a corporation duly organ- ized under the laws of the stato for the pur- pose of carrying on the business of manufac- turing and sale of alcohol spirits and other liquors; that for the purpose of establishing and waintaining a monopoly of the business, the defendant on or about the — day of July, 1888, combined, confederated and agreed with the Willow Svrings distill- fng company of Omaha, and with other co pavies in other states, and organized what is commonby called the whisky trust, under control of a board of trustees, who can regu- late at will the production and prices of al- cohol and other spirits in Nebraska and in the United States, and has aud does arbi- trarily hmit and dimmish said production and increase said price, and that by entering into said agreement the defendant violated the law and abused its powers, and so has forfeited the charter and become liable to be dissolved. From thoe second to the ninth count in the cause of action the paper uvers that by the aforesaid agrecment the defendant com- mitted an act ultra vires and transcended 1ts charter powers and usurped und exercised a privilege not conferred upon it by law; that defendant agreed to divide profits, but Dby uniting with other distiileries suspended business, but is still sharing in the losses &nd profits, and 18 controlled by said board of trustees coutrary to provisions of section 8 of the act under which it was created a corporations that for past year defendant has failed to make, file, and publish a report required by the laws of Nebraska, and since July, 1858, nov manufactured or sold any alcohol, ete., and sull fails to do eny busi- ness; that the pooling of the distilleries was for the purpose of establishing and maintaining @ monopoly of the manu- facture and sale of alcohol, and of controlling the market and diminishing the production and enbancing the price of . ulcohol, ete., and uid defendant has continued in such un- lawful pool since July, 1888, Wherefore, Plaintiff prays judgment that the defendant, the Nebraska Distilling company, be dis- solved, its charter vacated and its corporate existence annulled, that iv be enjoined from Beting as & cornoration and that & receiver of its property be appointed and the property of said defendant be sold as under a mortgage foreclosure by the receiver according to law and pructice of this court, and the proceeds of sale be brought into court by such re- ceiver and paid into the common school fund of Nebraska City or Otoe county or the state of Nebraska, as the court shall direct, and for such other or different relief as equity may require. . ‘Che suit will bo entered by the attorney general, who will be assistedin tho prose- cution by Watson & Scofleld of this city in behalf of Nebraska City. It is said that the defcuse will assert that the institution here was operated at o loss, which was the reason for shutting down, but this will bedenied by positive proof to the contrary, and 1t is also claimed that a number of Jocal capitalists stand ready to purchase the distillery and runitin the eventof a favorable decision on the suit. Flourishing West Point. ‘West PoInt, Neb., Dec. 28.—[Special to Tne Bee.)—West Point is the county seat of Cuming county and is situated on the Elk- horn river in the midstof a very fertile agri- cultural region. The successful growth of the city may be attributed moro to this fact than to any particuliar boom that the place has ever recoived. An impetus was given to its growth on the coming of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valloy railroad, which has resolved itself into a steady forward movement. No town in the state can boast of more substantial interoal improvements. The past year has seen many new business blocks built, while the whole city is dotted with new and hand- some dwelling houses, varying in cost from 8500 to $20,000. Especial credit is due to the enterprise and taste displayea by Ered Son- nenschein_ and D, C. Giffert in the erection of thew commodious and elegaut private residences, All classes of business are well repre- sented, the business men of the place being noted for their energy, entervrise and firm flnancial standing, Amoug the leading gen- oral werchandise dealers we may mention the names of R. Goldsmith, Stieren, Klein & Jerman, C, Rosenthal and Kahn & Kahn. ‘The financial business of the city is repre- scnted by the First National bank, with B, K. Valentive at tbe head; the West Point National bauk, presided over by William Stuefer, and the Nebraska State bank, re- cently organized and managed by R. M. Kloke, D‘:. T. D. Thompson andJ. L. Baker, all sound financial business men, As an index of the busincss bere the fol- lowing record of shipments speaks for itself: rn, 1,000 care; wheat, S0 cars; hogs, cars; butter, 275,000 pounds; eggs, 1,200 cuses; home manufactured paper, 1,000 tons, ‘This is exclusive of the amounts shippad by whe farmers, which in some cases exceed the amount shippea by the dealers them- selves. > » ‘The small shipment, of hogs may be ao- counted for by the fi that the swine dis- ease swept off moro than balf of the hoge which should have been warketed this year. The oitizens of this Ylm are justly proud of their busy, thrifty little city, af their mer- chuuts, their druggists, their reprosentatives of the art preservative, their churches and their professional men; especially are they proud of their manufacturing facilities. ‘ihe West Ivlat creamery company is_one Of the most extensive establishments of its Kind in the world. About fifty men ure furnished employment by this company; 000 acres of laud are necessary to sustain the 1,500 head of stock owned by this mam- woth estabhishment; 400 cows are keptin milk and these, together with outside cream handled, furnish an output of 267,000 pounds of gilt-cdgo butter, The company pays for materials, hay grain, ete., uot produced on tho furm, over $00,000, $35,000 nr Wwhich goes 1o the farmers in the vicinity; 8,000 tons of coarse feed, 500 tons of ensiluge and 80 car loads of grain are consumed on the place. All this for an enterprise yet in its infanocy speaks well for whe push and pluck of ts wanagers, The West Point water power and land - proveweut company is another of the enter- ises of which our citizens are justly proud. horn at this furnishes 1,200 -power, of which only & small part has thus far been utilized. Eleven water whools are in place, furnishing power for a paver mill with a capacity of 1,200 tons of paper annually; a brick kiln, turning out 6,000,000 brick annually, equal to any made in the state; a planing will, equipped with all the modern machinery an vator with a capacity of 10,000 bushels, and a grist mill with a present capacity of fifty barrels per day. Work will soon be commenced upon a new five-roller miil, 40x00 feet, with a capacity of 100 barrels daily. Material is now on the ground for two residences, destined to eclipse anything so far constructed. A steady, hoalthy growth is the motto, The town I8 far enongh away from the future third city of the United S not to bie ab- sorbed by its far reaching tentacles and with a rapidly developing manufacturing interest, an enteroris ing class of business men, a rich agricuitural country, an aecommodating rail- road working for the interests of the whole community, nothing can prevent this place rom ranking among the first cities of the state, An Eratic Attorney. Dakota Crry, Neb., Dec. 29.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—In the case of the State vs William Ammerman, who is charged with highway robbery, County Attorney K. W, Frazec refused to prosecute Awmmerman, and the attorney for the defense tried to throw the case out of court. After hearing the evidence Juage Wilber bound the prisoner over to court and openly t8ld the county attorney that he (the judge) heard the county attorney say in the presence of a dozen persons that he would not prosecute William Ammorman, as he knew nothing of the case find did not want to know anything about it. It 1s only about two weeks ago that the county attorney refused to issue warrauts for Mayor Jolin Poyson and George of Covington, and Steriff Brastield went to District Judge Harris, who appointed Georze Fair to issue the warrants. Why Mr. Frazer refused 1o prosecuto Ammorman remaing a mystory to all_except tho county attorn The evidence was exactly the samo as t! given against one of tho prisoners who 1s in our jail now, he beiug Ammerman’s usso- ciate i the crime charged, and the county attorney prosecuted him and sncceeded iu getting him bound over to the district court. Fort Robinson Notes. Fort Ronissoy, Neb., Dee. 29.—[Specinl to Tne Bee.|—Mr. B, 8. Paddock was pre- sented with a gold-headed snakewood cane ou Christmas morning by his clerks, Lieutenant C. W. Taylor was presented with a handsome watch and chain by the employes of the quartermastor's departinent on Christmas, A short time ago Corporal William Thomas of F tronp, Ninth cavalry, while fooling with arevolver in the company quarters, acci- dentally shot one of his comrades in the nead, nearly killing him. Thomas was tried by court-martial and today commenced on nis sentence of one year in the guard house and to forfeit to the United States $10 of his monthly pay for that period. Mrs. Mary Parris, wife of Sergeant Parris, company C, Eighth infautry, is dungerously ill with brain fever, and is vot expected to live. Holt's Kertility, J ATkINsoN, Neb., Dec, 20.—|Spacial to Tie Bee.|—John A. Slaymaker, a farmer near this city, this weok received 275 in cash from two of the largest seed firms 1u the east as first premiums on vegetables raised by him this year from sced purchased of them. Last year Mr. Slaymaker took in 840 in premiums, and the year before £25. When it is remembered that competition for these premiums was open to the whole United States and Canads, the importance of west. ern Holt county and the fertlity of its soil come at once to the front. Postoftice Burglariz a, Gupoy, Neb, Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre.]—The safo in the Gibbon postoffico was blown last night and about $125 taken, il T WORKING FOR A JURY, SXDX Work in the Holyoke White Oap Case. Hovvoke, Col, Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.[—No progress was mado yesterday in the evidence in the White Cap case. The court took additional evidence last might as to the corruption of Juror Peterson, and on the convening of court this morning discharged the juror from further service and ordered tho eleven remaining jurors already sworn to try the case to re- main as they were in the jury box, and said that the defendants should be entitled te ex- ercise challenges upon them aguin, and further said that each side would be placea in the original position as to challenges, eleven jurors being already in the box to begin with, At this point the defendants’ counsel filed a motion for dismissal upon the ground of the jeopardy of claiming that a jury bad been sworn to try the case and evidence taken a whole day, and that there- fore the defendunts had been placed in jeopardy, and that all -the court could do after it bad dismissed Juror Peterson was to dismi the case. After extended argument the court overruled the motion, holding that the defendants had not been in jeopardy, that the other jurors had nov been discharged from the case and that the cise wus still oo trial. Defendants’ counsel then filed a motion for & change of venue bascd won the grounds of prejudice of the inhabit- @iis of the county of Phillips against them wnd that they could not have a fair trial. ‘This wotion was overruled by the court be- cause it was not filed in the appojnted time oand because it did not state facts suficient w0 warrant the court to enter a change of venue. The court then ordered un open ven- we of thirteen jurors returnable Monday morning and ordered the parties to proceed to examine the eleven jurors already in the box for cause. The jurors all st d that they could try the caso and render a verdict the same as if they had not heard the tesui- wmony the day previous, ‘The defendants' counsel moved to dismiss the eleven jurors for cause because they were already in the fury box and their names were not drawn one at a time by chance. The: court held that this had been done when they were originally drawn into the box and overruled the challenge for cause. The court ad- journed to 9 a. m, Monday. e Tippoo Tib's Treachery, ZANzanaR, Dec, 20, -The consular court has heard the evidence of Stanley and Bonuy in the Emin relief committees action against Tippoo Tib, They testified that Tippoo Tib broke his contract with the view of obtaining all the stores and ammunition belonging to the expedition, and that Tippoo Tib's nephew executed some natives who were trying to re-vivtual the expedition, thus causing 8 bigh rate of mortality among Stav- ley’s followers, They also accuse Llippoo ‘Lib of providing 430 manyemas in June, 1858, with the ulierior object of deserting Stapley. The court ordered Tippoo Tiv's agent to retaia tho £10,000 damages claimed by the relief committee Dec, 20.—Today the Sarab Nichols was found frozen in the ice of the Merrimac river. Miss Nicuols disappeared from Lowell Christmas eve. She resided in Belyidere and was rsoenu)' swiudled out of $1,000 by Charles Meteall, o whom she had a long time been engaged. This caused despondency and led to her suicide, —— + Ready for Business. New Youx, Dee. 20.—~Two special senate committees arrived here tomght and will begin hearings this weok. Ono bas been-ap- inted to look lnto our trade with Csnada, 'he otber will examine witnesses regarding the exportation and consumption of beef, RANCE RECORD. Financial Transactions of the Coun- try For the Past Week, Bostoy, Dee, 20, —| Special Telegram to Tr Bee.|—The following table, compiled from special dispatches to the Boston Post from the managers of leading clearing houses of the United States and Canada, shows the gross exchanges for tho week ending December 28, with the percentage of 1ncreaso and decrease, as compared with tho corro- sponding week in 1888, CITIRS, CLEARINGS, New York New Orieaus. Balumore Pittsbury Cinetnnati Kansas Uity ntsville, . Providence . Minuenolis, Milwaukee... Momplis, Columbus. Indianapolis -2 Kichmond. Galveston . Fort Worth! Peoria. .. . Duluth Hartford 6 Josepn Norfol New Hiven Springteld. Wilmingcon . Worcester. Syracuse .. Lowell .. Des Molies. Grand Rapids: Wickita Los Ang Toveka, *Hutfalo *Portlend, Ore. . *Nashvil *Slonx Ciry’ .. *Brmingham, *Seattle. “Tacoma . *Montreal *Halifax,, TOtAliRERens Outside New Yo “+Not included In totals; no clearing house &t this time last year. —_—— MORE LONDON SCANDALS, 1,001, 103 Saociety Circies About to Receive An- other Big Shock. (Copuright 1889 by Jamss Gorton Bennett.) LoxpoN, Dee. 20. — |New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—Another sen- sation, Lnother great scandal, will be public talk in London in a few days, perhaps to- ‘morrow, because coming out after months of quiet gossip in the clubs. The subject of the ecand 1is a woll known journalist and so- ciety man. He writes well, has made fame, attends big bauquets, turnishes the princi- pal socicty gossip for the London World, and is author of a column entitled “Celebrities at Home.” He is also the right- hand man of Augustus Harris of tue Drury Lano theater, and arranges his social func- tions and his artistic meetings, as he is known to the leading literary, attistic and dramatic people of London. The scandal will come to the public like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. On December 14 his portrait appeared on the first page of Vanity Fair, the place of honor devoted to distinguished personages. The subject of the scandal has left for Paris, and Vanity Fair apologizes for publishing his portrait. Sympathy is expressed in the clubs for Ed- wund Yates, who, of course, knew nothing of his assistant’s former career. It is said that the scandal concernshis record years ugo while 1 the Bongal service. The present outburat was preceded by the questions: Why was he forced to leave the Bengal servicei Why was the fnvestigation hushedt The reports as to the nature of the charge vary. Kevolting inferences of an oriental nature are alleged, and soclety ciroles will be shocked. e OUN IN KNEST, The Great Northwestern Passenger Rate War, St. PAuL, Minn., Dec. 20.—(Special ‘Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The great northwest- ern passenger rate war begun yesterday by the Burlington & Northern is on in earnest, ‘Che Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaba line announced today that it would begin selling first olass tickets to Chicago for §) and second class for $7. The Omaha line printed and posted its notices today in order to be ready to meet the cuton January 1. Leading raflroad men predict that all the Chicago lines will ba 1 the fight in a week and that first class tickets can soon be bought for less than ¥b. Into the Fray. Kaxsas City, Mo., Dec. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee. |—The general agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul here has re- ceived notice to make a reduction of $2.50 in the first class rate to Chicago and $2.00 in the second olass rate to that city. This is done to offset the reported Burlington & Northern cut ou northwestern rates, Of course the announcewent of this cut in the southwest will bring all other roads into the fray and a general reduction 18 imminent. The Milwaukee officials assert that the north- western roads have stirred up the muddle, caused @ general demoralization, broke u the Western States sssociation and that 1t now time for the retaliation. There is no telling whut will come of the trouble as re- gards western and southwestern rates, e r— TO FURNISH INFORMATION, The Great W ork of the Oivil SBervice Reform Comm ttee, Burraro, N. Y., Dec, 20.—Sherman S. Rogers, the local member of the committee of five appointed recently by the national clvil service reform league to examine loto the management of the federal vivil service, today says: “It was hardly contemplated that any im- portant action would be taken by the com- mittee until the first part of the comingyear. The general scheme of the movement,” ho continued, *is for the purpose of furnishing information of every kind tending to show the people the beneficial character of civil service reform. We will certainly flud some things which need correction, und expect to find much to atest tne fact that civil ser- vice reform is highly beneficial in its nature to the public at lurge, As soon as the people understand this, it 18 our expectation thoy will not allow the* movement 10 be crippled for means o sustain its station. They will provide for it the sinews of war,” it Sl Steamship Arrivals. At New York—Arrived on the 28.—The Aller, from Bremen sud Southampton; the ‘Wisconsin, from Liverpool and Queestow: the State of Alavama, from Glasgow; the Etraria, from Liverpoot, The Venaaw, from Rotterdam, arrived without the Umbria, from New York, at 3uaou-wwu; the City of Berlin, from New ork, at Queenstown; the Persian Monarch, from New York, Off the Lizard: The Pennsylvanma, from New York, at Autwerp. Sailed from foreign parts: The Norman- die, from Havre, for New York; the Rugis, from Havre, for New York, THE TARIFE A LOCAL ISSUE. Hancook's Maxim Impressing the ‘Wuys and Means Committee, TELLING THE OLD STORIES, Advocates of Hign Peotection Bring no New Facis to Light—Frandus lent Entry Patent—Westorn Congressmen, } FOURTERNTIL STREBT, Wasnrsaros, D, C., Dec. 20. The committee on ways and moans is hear- ing again the same old stories it has heard 80 uften concerning the necessity of protec- tion for the industries of this country, but in its hearings 8o far bas not learned one new fuct or “obtained a smgle new idea. The result is only to demonstrate bow decidedly right General Hancock was in defining the tariff to be a local issue. The same men bave appeared and have made the same specches they made two and four und eight and twelve years ago and the com- mittee will report the same bill that was reported by the republican minority at thelast session of congress, keeping up the system of protection on all articles but sugar and reducing the revenues from $40, 000,000 to £50,000,000 by taking the duty off that and removing the internal revenue taxes from tobacco, fruit, brandies and alco- hol used in the arts, Ao attempt will be made to pass what is known as the “‘Hewitt adwinistrative bill,” a reorganization of the custom service, and the ‘“Aldrich pill” to prevent undervaluations in the appraisement of merchandise, neither of them being polit- 1cal measures, ANOTHER ANARCHIST PETITION, I hear that a monster petition is coming into congress signed by people in all parts of the country usking for the passage of u law prohibiting the organization of social, politi- cal or military . orgamizations that are intendedl % be a menace to the peace and well being of communities ana also prohibiting the use or possession by such organizations of firearms or ammunition, This means anarchists and sociulists. The petition asserts that there are in the city of New York not less than twenty-five thousand and in Chicago not less than three thousand men who are organized. equipped and in militury trpining for the pur- pose of forcibly resisting the laws and de- stroying property, and that they are spread- ing pernicious and dungerous doctrines among the forcign born })DI"“IIHOH cf the country. I have not heard of any suchi petitions from Chicago or the west being received. MRS. HARRISON. Mrs. Harrison made her first appearance in public since the deathiof her sister atthe dinner given to the poorehildren of Wash- ington by the Christmas: club on Saturday afternoon, and with her |deughtor remained a spectator anring the concert by the Marine band and the “"Punch and Juay'’ show that followed. Mrs. Harrison was not in mourn- ing but wore a gown una bonnet of lustre- less olack silk. Mrs. MeKee, her daughter, was in colors. Baby McKee would have en- joyed the festivities, for about two thousand hungry and ragged . youngsters swept like a cyclone through stacks of sandwiches, turkey, sweet potatoes, apple pie and ginger bread and groaned for hours after, but it was thought wisa to follow Dr, Gardener’s advice and keep the presidontial pet from exposure to enicken- pox, scarlet fever and possible contagion . The president returned at 10 o'clock last night from his voyage down the river, He saw where his ancestors used to_live, heard Senator Edinunds and General Hawley tell a lot of stories, but did not kill any ducks, WESTERN CONGRESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. Within the last few days the glass panel in the front door of the old mansion of Ad- miral Sands, which has been a fashionable boarding house for sevéral years and adjoins the Shoreham hotel on the north, has been ornamented with a legend in gilt letters which reads: “‘Western Congressional As- sociation.” This appears to be the result of the enterprise of Cougressman Carter of Montana, who has already gained hers the reputation he has long had in his own country of being a rustler. He concsived the idea of forming aa organization of north- western congressmen for the purpose of concerted ection for the benefit of that sce- tion, and upon consultation it was decided to enlarge its scope and make it wide enough to take in the senators, members and delegates of all the states and terrltories west of the Mississippi, regardless of age, politics or previous condition of servitude. S0 the com- mittee quietly secured its present quarters in @ three-story house with fourteen large rooms. The officers are: President, Sen- ator Stewart of Nevadaj vice president, Representative H, G. Hansnorough of Nortn Dakota; secreary, Representative Thowmas H. Carterof Montana; treasurer, Delogate Carey of Wyoming, “Our objects in inaugurating this associa- tion,” said Representative Carter, ‘‘are manifold. We have no desire to use it for iufluencing sectional legislation, but we want to promote a general social and commercial intercourse between the people of the west. 1t looks towards a develobinent of the natural rosources of that vast section, We are now rrelmrlng rules which will admit. of the ex- hibition of the choicest collection of the min- eral productions of the west, as well as far as possiblo of the agricultural products. All of these must of course be in the most com- pact and attractive forms, We will have reading and writing rooms. The association will be supported by the voluntary contribu- tions of its members, and wo desire to have on file every periodical publication west of the Mississippi, We look to the enterprise and public spirit of the pub ishers to furnish us with their publications gratis, We want to make this the open headquarters of trans. Mississippi, who c¢an have their mail ad- dressed here, can write their letters and meet their friends here and who will be expected to leave their aadresses in our registe The various western delegations will have the use of the rooms for meetings and caucuscs. { Congressmen can makeappointments here far more conveniently than in hotel lobbies, or lu their own rooms or hous ‘I'he many advantages of such a house as this make it all the more strange thatsuch @ place has uot been inaugurated years ago. We are hapoy to state that the ject already a success, and that, irrespestive of party, the representative of the trans-Mis: section are coming into the assocl FRAUDULANT ENTRY PATENT. The ‘commissioner of the general land office expects & report LOMOrrow or the next day from the committee thiat has been inves- tigating the recent fraudulent patent for the entry in the Duluth district. ‘I'he testimon; shows that the issue of.the patent was di- rectly solicited and its expedition engineered by Luther Harrison, one,of the Waushington attorneys of the ring that fins been rucning affairs in the Duluth landofiice during the recent administration, This testimony was given under oath by the recorder of the gen- eral land ofice~& recent mppointee and therefore mece: ily eotirely un- connected with the ‘old rivg—by the young woman who haoded the cases out for patent, and the woman who compared the patent after it was writ- ten, Thesevituesses all testified *hat the patent was éxpedited at the instance of Har- rison upon some spurious pretense made to the recorder. It fuither appears that the pateut *was discovered” in the local land oftice after its transmission from Washing- ton, by the resident attoruey of Hartman & Mallett, T, B, Chew, and was unmed- intely taken out, recorded and the various conveyances thereunder also put on record for the purpose of complicating the title and if possible rulunz it beyond “the reach of future reclamation, Indeed it appears that several of the conveyances were recorded two days after Hartman & Mallew had un- dertaken and promised upon the indigmant demand of the comwmissioner of the general land office to return the -patent. The at- tewpt 10 break the crushing force of the WasniNerox Buneao Tin OMAmA Ben, } with the stomachuche : rivot proof those more testimony only _ helped to % which securely the ‘chain of made their complicity in nofarions transactions absolutely conclusive. This consisted in the production of, as gonuine, a mutilated liat and a telegeam, the latter bo- ing su’ ave had noth- ing whatever ‘to do with the expedition of the patent and it was in fact received sev- eral days after the case had been made ‘speciul” and was already in the hauds of the patent writer. As rorards tho methods in vogue among the employes of the genceal land oftice it was quite a sicnificsnt faot that although ordors existed reiterated by successive com- missioners, times without number peremptor- ily forbidding t money by them from practicing before the \ ullof notes drawn ors of such omployes and ondorsed by complaisaut attorneys, whoso confiding friendship for the authors frequently lead them iure without particularly loud tastrophe of a protest. A CANVAS BACK SYMIOSIUM. Colonel Tom Ochiltree, Judge Deverly ‘Pucker and John Chamberlain formed a trio last evening in the rear room of Chamber- lain’s hotel. Colonel Ochiltree had in front ofim alarge chating aish under which three alcohol lamps burned vbrightly and from whose top cams the steam of sto oysters. Ochiltree is one of the gourma of the capital, and_knows as well as any liv- g man the proper way to cook terrapin, prepare oysturs or baste @ canvas back duck. John Wise,” swd Chamberlain, “'sent me a clipping the other day written by Sandy Griswold of Tue Omana Berg in which he criticises very sharply my statement that the true canvas back is not found atany great distanco from the Chesapeake, I was perfectly woll awaro that canvas back ducks are shot in Ilinois, 1n the celery beds of Min- nesota and also on the Platte in Nebraska. 1 have hundreds of so-called western canvas backs expressed to me for comparison with those of the Chesapeake. I have cooked them for senators and representatives, pro- paring them with all the care that I give to those found 1n our waters, but the fact of the matter is that so far as the delicacy of the flavor is concerned, there i8 no compari- son petween the birds, Today the Havre de Grace canvas back is selling for $14 a pair. Others go begging in this market. Why is this? It is only because no other so-called cunvas back ~ possesses the peculiar quality of tasto that Is found in the canvas back of Havre de _Grace. The climate, the surroundings, the feed, all unite to give to our eastern canvas back duck a subtle something which cannot be found elsewhere, Tho proof of the pudding is in the eating and the proof of tho duck is found by the taste.” “I remember well,” said Judge Beverly Tucker, “'when Iwasa boy thut the Poto- mac, as well as all tho iniets of the Chesa- peake bay, were covered with flocks of can- vas back ducks. I have muny a time, as a boy, bought them tor 25 cents apiece, and re- member that on my father's plantation there was a rulo that a_negro should not, in quar- ters, eat canvas back duck more than twice a week., Later, I have time and time again gone to the markets and bought for .25 a brace of canvas backs weighing as high as seven and a half or eight pounds. During the war, when the Potomac was patrolled and no bateaux were allowed on the river, the canvas backs multiplied with astonish- ing rapudity, but now they are, searon b, season, growing scurcer. I awm an old mi but I expect to live to see the day when they will be practically extinct on the Chesa- peako, and one of the greatest of all delica- cies will be no more obtuinable” “Next to the canvas back,” said Colonel Tom Ochiltree, as he threw a pinch of pepper and a dash of salt into his Lynn Haven Bay oysters, “a good terrapin stew is in my judg- ment the greatest of table delicacies. Of the" four styles of cooking terrapin I de- cidedly prefer the Maryland style, where cream {8 used in the stew, and the dish is afterwards flavored by u wine-glassful of Madeira.” Justice Miller of the supreme court, who is one of the best judges of terrapin, prefers 10 any that cooked at & placo on the avenue here. Chamberlain, who is sitting opposita us, can, if be will, put on the apron himself and superintend the job. There is only one place in New York City, where terrapin can be secured that is fiv to eat, and that is at the Manhattan club, None of the hotels seem to understand the manner of making this delicious morsel. A five-inch terrapin is about the right s.ze. It Is more economical than a larger or smaller one. The main thing in the preparation of terrapin is to sce that the meat is well cooked; that there is no tinge of scorch about the preparation, and that the seasoning is in the proper propor- tions.” Peury S. HEatn, e NOT CONFISOATED. Dom Pedro Still Holds His Brazilian Property, Wasninaroy, Dec. 20.—The Hrazilian minister today received a cablegram from Barboza, minister of finance, regarding a statempnt repeatedly made that the pro- visional government of Brazil had confis- cated the property belonging to the em- peror, Itsays: ‘‘The property belonging to the imperial family has not been confiscated. On the contrary, a decree has guaranteed to allow the imperial family the term of two years within which to dispose of its prop- erty,” . The Brazilian minister and Captain Maurity, delegato to the maritime congress, who was present when the Associate press prevorter called to ses the ministor, declared 1t their firm beiief that the republic was assured beyond & question. Reports of trouble, they said, were all hatched up in Lisbon by enemies of the republic. With regard to the reports that German and other colonists had petitioned their govern- ments for protection inst the decree of the provisionial government, Valente and Captain Mauiity said this was a mistaken understanding of the intention of the gov- ernment’s decree issued, which declured all foreigners resident within the country ~ at the ume the re- public” was proclaimed to be citizens of Brazil unless they should prefer to continue their alleziance to thewr native country, ‘I'here was nothing compulsor; ubout it, There seems to be & growing feci- ing here among Brazilians in support of the republic and of opposition to the monarch, ‘This feeling apparently is due to a considel able extent to the supposed attempts ut inte; ference on the part of European governments with Brazil's national affairs, Even those Brazihans who were formerly devoted to Dom Pedro and for some, time were not {friendaly to the new government are now strong adnerents of the republic, e Cheers for the Queen, Boumsay, Dec. 20,—The native congress at the final meeting confirmed the resolutions previously adopted and appointed a com- mittee to press its views upon the English people. The Mohammedan delegates asked time to consult their co-religionists on cer- tain questions. It was decided to hold the next congress in Bengul in 1890, The dele- Rates sepurated with cheers for the queen, Bradlaugh, who has attended the sessions, promised o bring up the Indian matters in parlisment at the earliest possible moment, — in Terribly Ir jured, Hugox, 8. D,, Dec. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tme Bee |-—Peter Rassmissen, living wear Iroquois, in the eastern part of the county, while hunting yesterday was terri- bly ivjured by the accideutal discharge of a gun. The load entered his mouth, cutiing away a portion of the tongue, breaking the Jaw and cheek bone, and tearing wvut the ;eu:t, making @ wound that may prove Bt A Sporis, e e Robert Garrett's Ilines Baurivoue, Dec, 20.—Mr, Robert Garrett is 1n very poor health, At times be is very much depressed, and occasionally becomes very excited. He is still at his country howme, “Uplands,”” near Catonsville, His triends have not been encouraged by the reports from physiciavs, especially as hie has been unwell off aud on for two yeurs, PACE THAT KILLS, A Promlsing Young Chicagoan Ruined By Wine and Women, Cnrcaco, Doe. 20.—A sensation was caused at the Palmer house last evening by the ar- rest of one of the guests, Frank Androws, the proprictor of the C. H. Strong company, 185 Madison strect. Andrews is now in the insane department of the detention hospital awaiting lis examination tomorrow before the no court, His sister swore out the warrant on which he was arrested, Aundrows is one of the best known ‘‘about town” men in the city, and when Deputy Sheriff Gleason and Detective Ryan walked him through the Palmer rotunda last even- ing the place was buzzing with _ excitement, ‘Ihio unfortunate owns the compuny which mukes all Kkinds of tooth powaers, tooth pasto, fancy soaps, otc., atthe corner of Madison street and Fifth avenue, corn is an old ana wealthy one, and it is said that from one tooth soap alone Audrews gets $10,000 u year. Ho is comparatively s young man, has hosts of friends, enjoys all kinds of sport, is generous to & fault, but for some time ho has been handicapped by wraveling which ultimately kills, was told about him at the Palmer last ovening which related how he visited a number of saloons in the city not long ago, Ho would enter tho bar-room, call for a bot- tle of ctampagne and one glass. After un- corking the bottle he poured its contents into the small glass, Soon the littlo cup was filled to overflowing, but Andrews did not mind that, He kept pouring the sparkling fluid into the einss, covermg the vencered counter and floor with the costiy stuff, When the bottle was empty he drank the bit in the glass, paid the bill, and left for another saloon, where the same tricic was repeated. Similav stories regarding him reached the ears of the man- agement of the Palmer house and when he beean to act strangely a Vv 8 g0 A watch was put over him. terday morn- ing the sound of a violent debate was heard in his room, 814, and it was thought that A n- drews had a visitor and was arguing with him. Pre: y he came from his room un- eccampanied. His room was searched, but no one was there, Andrews had been shout- mg to himself. At noon he entered his room, and auother appareatly heated discussion was heard. Then Clork Hil- ton sent for James Ramage, Andrews’ book-keeper, and told him that his employer acted as though he was demented. By this time Andrews was so wild that he was called frowa his room and the door was locked. It was thought he would do himself bodily harm if left alone. He would have nothing to say to his book-keeper and the latter at once went to Andrews’ sister, who procured a warrant for the unfortunate man’s arrest. Andrews was calm when the officers came for him. “What do you want me for?"’ he asked. “To take you to the detention hospita *'Do they say I'm insaue” “Yes." *AlL rights I don’t believe it."” Upon arriving av the hospital he would not touch any of his persvnal effects. When asked for his valuables he did not move, “Here I am,” hesaid. “If you want any- thing on my body you will have o get 1v.” He remained like a bronze statue while the attendants looked through his clothing. Last evening Miss Andrews said her brother was placed in an inebriata asylum in St Lonis @ year or so ugo, but he was soon discharged, and scomed perfectly cured, Last summer Audreys figured in Judge Horton’s divorco court. It seoms that while traveling in Switzerland a fow years ago he met the finance of a foreign nobleman and fell in love. - His attentions were reciprocated and he finally married the woman and brought her to Chicago. After s few mouths she became tired of him and sued for a divorce. It was at the time he was in the asylum, and she wou ber case and $i0,000 besides. S el INFLULNZA'S VIOTIMS, An lllinois Doctor Has a Violent Attack. Cmoaco, Dec. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tae Bee.|—The Russian influenza seems to be settling down in several of the towns in the vicinity of Chicago. [t1s reported to be very mild, however, at all points except Rockford, where a number of patients are seriously ill. Dr, Clinton Helm, a promi- nent physician, has the most pronounced case in thav city and his zcoudition is such that two of his brother pracuitioners are m constant attendance upon him. Last night & morphine injection had to be used to sub- due the violent muscular spasms consequent, upon the fits of sneezing sua the coughing from which he suffered. The Grip on Oleveland, CreveLsxDp, O., Dec. 20.—Russian enza 18 quite prevalent i Cleveland, classes of people seem to be affacted some are compelled to take to their be serious results apprehended. mflu- All and . No No Signs of lmprovement. LonpoN, Dec. 20.—The epidemic of in- fluenza continues in Paris and there are no signs of improvement. In Munich the dis- ease is increasing. In Berlin it is accom- panied by dengue fever attended by rheuma- tism and a riso of temperature, Many of the ofticers of the Berlin garrison are affected, and about one-third of the military workinen at Spandau are ill with the disease, 1t Reaches Spain. Maprin, Dec. 20 —Influenza continues to spread and has appeared in most of the large towus of Spain, e APPROACH OF THE sTORM KING Reports of Blizzaidy Weatner from a1l Over, St PAvur, Dec. 29.—Winter weather is re- ported us Laviug set in generally throughout the northwest. Heavy snow has fullen over @ wide area, and trawns are delayed at many points. The gentle snow fall which reached the Twin cities yesterday evening strength- ened into a gale of the blizzard persuasion later and raged furiously until morning, Loss of Life Feared. Hovvoxe, Colo,, Deo. 20. pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—A terrific snow storm commenced here today at 2 p. m,, and now, at 6 p, m., it bas turned into & blizzard of the most dangerous form, The wind is driving it from the northwest at a great rate of speed, while the air is filled with fine particles of snow that arift into buildings througi the allest of crevices, Much suffering of stock is anticipated during the night, and the robuble 108s of huwan life, as many farmers ave been in town today attending court and :nve attempted 1o go long distances to their omes. In Tex SAN ANTONI0, Tex, Deo. 20.—Tno first geuviue norther of the season made itself felt this moroing and the mercury has fullen 27 degrees in twenty-four Lours. A Genuine Blizzard, Hunox, 8. D., Dec. 20,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—A terrible snow and wind storm prevailed here lust night, the worst since the memorable storm of January 12, 1857, Rain tell from early morping until 8 in the afternoon, when it began snowing and the wind cbhanged to'the north, The storm extended over a groater part of the state, and was u genuiue blizzard. No trains were sent out last night or wday, et L The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and Viclnity—air weather, For Nebraska—Fair, warwer by Monday night; variable winds, For South Dakota—Fair anod colder Mon- day morning; warmer Tuesday morning; winds shifting to southerly. For lowa—Fair ana colder in eastern por- tion; colder in western portion Monday morning; followed by warmer Tuesday worning; northwesterty winds, Tho con- | A WHOLE FAMILY CREMATED, The Parents and Eight Ohildren Burned Alive. HORRIBLE MICHIGAN TRAGEDY. Rumors That Intoxi the Carelessnces of Parents May Have the Cause—Only Two Escape. ated Been aven Victime, Detrorr, Mich, Dee. 20.—A calamity not surpassed in the aunals of the country o= curred at8 o'clock this morning av Hurons town, A family named Gross, consisting of the parcnts and eight children, with a visitor wero consumed in a burning dwolling, Theodore Gross and wife returned from a by at 12 o'clock. At2:30a, m. Theodore, jr., returned from the Huron stamp mils, where he is employed. He went into tho house and went to bed, Shortly after he was awakened by his brother Nicholus, who heard screams coming from an adjoining room, occupied three sisters and thred littie brothiers, They ran to the door ang found the room a mass of flames, Smoke and firo wero ascending the stairway and the boys escaped by jumping through a win- dow. They reached the ground seriously cut by glass und buv scantily ocloihed. One attempted to euter the house on tho ground floor, where the fathier, mother and two children sicpt, but were driven back by the flames that eaveloped the bulld= . It was impossible for the spectators who ickly gathered to save the inmates, Thoy compelled to stand by aud hear thei agonizing cries. In the course of throe hours a searching party went over the rooms and discovered the charred rewains ot eleven bodies distinguishuble only by the size of the bones. They were gathered in a sleigh box and deposited in a public ball, The victims who were killed were: THEODORE GROSS, aged fifty-soven, @ His wife, agod forty-seven. CATHERINE JO: MICHALL, ]iICN IE, allcnildren of Mr. and Mrs. Gross, an L ERBST of Lake Linden, a wuesb, ‘The ages of the young people range from 1Wo 10 twenly-two- years. There is no res liable information as to how the tire started. Theodore Gross, jr., says it might have originated from a lamp that he supposed he extinguished before he went to bed. ‘T'here are rumors that the dreadful accle dentoceurred through the carelessness of the parents, who are alleged to have returned home intoxicated from the dance. ALAS BRAZIL, BRAZIL! The Last Words of the Deal Eme press. i Ororro, Dec. 20.—Dom Pedro has received. many telegrams of condolence on the death of s wife, "Among them was one from Queen Victoria, When it became evideat that the end was rapidly approacting the ex-empress was advised to summon her con- fessor. Although in greatagony she rephed: *‘Yes, but we must await the emperor, H will give iostructions.” Her last word: were: ‘I regret that my chiidren and grandchildren are not around me, that X might Dless them for the last time. Alas Brazil, Brazil, that beautiful country! I canuot return there!” Dom Pedro rose early this morning and attended mass. He was greatly dejected and so weak that his doctors were obliged to support him, Much axicty is felt for his condition, When Dom Pedro arrived beside his dead wife he koelt and kissed her forchead. He appeared unable to move and did not spealk for taventy minutes, Then he said, *1 have experienced the most bitter trial God could inflict upon me., Her faithe ful and affectionute cotpanionshij has sustained me for ,forty-six years God’s will be done.” ‘Then noticing his wife's eyes wera still open he lost command of himself and exs cloimed: ‘‘Is it possible those dear, kind eyes will never again brighten when thoy 800 me.” / Having closed the eyelids he reverently kissed them. He then asked to be alone and so remained for a long time, aftew which he became calm and asked thut all by kept quiet until the Lisbon fctes were ended. The news had, however, already been sent everywhere. Later in the evening Dom Pedro sent dis- patches announcing the death of his wife to various mouarchs. The Brazlian minister has notifled the provisional governs ment in Brazil of the death of the ex-eme press. Today the body was embalmed and trans- ferred vo the Chapelle Ardente, The n= terment will be in the Pantheon. A Heartbroken Daughter. Maprip, Dec, 20.—~When the Count and Countess D'En arrived here this morning they were ignorant of the death of the exs express of Brazil, and there was a hearte rending sceue at the hotel when the news of the death of her mother was broken to the countess, Queen Christiana came %o the hotel to offer her condol ence: e Pursued by Spirits, SAN Martko, Cala., Dec, 20,—James Figart, @ well-dressed and apparently weslthy mam, supposed to be from San Francisco, created an excitement in a Catholic church tonight, by commiting suicide. He arrived this after- noon, and rushing to Father Callaghan, threw himself op his knaess, crying *'Save me, suve me. L'm golug to die. "Evil spirits are after me,” The vriest calmed him an directed bim toa hotel, Kigart appear. again at the evening service and was very devoted, At the close he calmly rose, drew a pen kuife, and cut his throat before any=- one could interfere. He died within five minutes without speaking a word, It is thought his mina was atfected, : ] Murdered in Their Sleep. Boscoser, Wis,, Dec. 20.—Bevween 3 and 4 o'clock this morning Jerry O'Neil and wife wore shot in bed by an unknown assassin at Mt Sterliog. Two daughtors in an adjoin. ing room were awakened by the shots, bus when they reached the bedside the pll‘oflz were dead, There is no clue to the perp: trators of the crime, us the O'Neils, who were well-to-do farmors, are not known bave bad au enewmy, " Gladsto Loxpox, Dec. 20, —'I'he eightieth annivers sary of Gladstone's birth absorbed so muol attention s to meke of this quiet Sabbutha day of pational remembrance, Telegrams #nd letters of congratulations and admiras tion poured into Hawarden from not only .‘i quarters of England, but literally from a) parts of the world. All the members o?uu Gladstone family branches were gatnered at Hawarden to meet and greet their eminent kinswan, i Warlike Arabs, ZaxzivAn, Dee, 20,—Major Wissman with aforce of men and several steamers has gone 1o meet the attack of 6,000 Arabs on Paogani. The Arabs, who are led by Be- maneher], attacked 8 German detachi two days ago, wounding oue oficer and ing several men,