Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 31, 1889, Page 2

RAILROAD ROW AT BEATRICE The Union Pacifio and Kansas Olty & Beatrice Squabbling. FOUND DEAD ON THE TRACK. A Nebraska City Scandal—Influenza at Varions Places—A Pontoon Bridge Sunk—G. A, R. Elece tion—Uther State Newa. A Crossing Imbrogl Beartnice, Neb, Dec. & Spocial Tele- gram to Tne Ber.—The Union Pacific and Kansas City & Beatrice railrond crossing jmbroglio culminated yesterday in the Uaion Pacifi stealing a march on the latter and the building of its track over the disputed street early Sunday morning in relative de- flance of the orders of the city council, which refused to grant the coveted permis- sion at its meoting last Monday evening, The mayor this morning, with & detachment of city police, tore up the Union Pacific track that was laid across Sixth street and he city attorney at the same time filed an injuction with Judge Brady to prevent the Union Pa- cific from laying any sidetrack across Sixth streot until the further order of the court. The injunction was granted and set for hear- ing at 8 o'clock tonight, and a continuance was taken for one week. The city council will be called together tomorrow afternoon 10 take action 1n the matter. Ihere 1s con- siderablo difference of opinion on the may- or's action, Many hold that the Union Pa- cific had not been peremptorily refused per- mission to cross the street with a_sidetrack and that in view of what the Union Pacific had done for Beatrice it was very unjust to take such arbitrary measures and thus in- vite its antagonism. The mayor takes the ground that the Union Pacific has laid the disputed track in direct deflance of the coun- cil’s orders aud that he did not propose to tolerate such an action of contempt. If the council says the crossing can be made he shall futerpose no objections. Found Deaa on the Track. Hanrisaros, Neb., Dec. 30.—|Special Tel- ogram to Tune Bee]—A dead man was found oo the railroad track five miles west of Coleridge at 8 o'clock this morning. There 18 nothing to jdenufy him. A revolver was found near, all the chambers being loaded. He was about forty years old, five feot and ten inches tull, weight about one hundred yand eighty pounds. The body was frozen Stiff when found, The goneral impression is that the unknown man had been foully dealt ‘with. A Nebraska City Scandal. Nenraska Crry, Neb., Dec. 80.—[Special “to Tue Bee.|—The little town of Union, in Cass county, had a sensation a few days ago in which Frank Baucher, a local ruerchant, and his wife and J. L. Carper, a district school teacher, were the principals. ‘The three parties were boarders at the Union house, and Baucher became jealous of the attentions bestowed upon his wife by the pedagogue. He imagined that he had good reasons 1o suspdct thay all was not right between the two and laid a trap for them. 1t was the same old scheme, but apparently worked to perrection. Baucher absented himself aud vhen suddenly and unexpectedly roturned to their rooms only to find bis wife, it is alleged, and Carper together aud in a compromising situation. There was the usual scene and then vhe merciful husband gave Carper one hour in which to leave town and never return, Carpor proteswed his innocence of anything wrong and smd he ‘was in the room_only for a social talk with the woman., Nevertheless ho left town within the hour. - Filled With Water. Nesmaska Ciry, Neb., Dec. 80.—[Special Telegram ‘to Tne Bee.]—Thé boats of the pontoon bridgo filed with water during the igh water and the entire bridge sunk to the bottom of the river. Doings at Broken Bow. Brokex Bow, Neb., Dec. 80.—|Special to Tie Bee.]—Broken Bow will have another raflroad the coming summer. The Missouri River, North Platte & Denver is an assured fact and Broken Bow will be one of its most important points, being a division station with shops and round houses located here. The advent of this road will give Broken Bow another through eastern lne and will estab- lish business enterprises hero that only await the additional railroad facilities which this ‘new line of road will supply, This prosper- ous young city will forge to' the front in an- other yearas never before and its past record is almost unrivalled in our state. An electric light company recently formed here will 800n put in_onc of the most com- vlete plants in the state. ‘The Presbyterians are projecting the building of u fine church the coming seascn. It will be the finest edifico of the find in this part of the state. The Musons gave a reception and bail at their temple on Friday eveniog. It was the flnest social event of the season. The Gilmore-Slaughter Wedding. Fovieitox, Neb., Dec. 81.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bex. [—Mr. Frank M. Gilmore of Elk Point, 8. D, and Miss Anetta Slaugh- ter of Fullerton, wero murried at the Meth- ouist Episcopal church in this city at9 o'clock this morning. The wedding was one of the largest and most brilliant ever witnessed in this city. The bride 1s the daughter of Uniteu ~ States Marshal Slaughter and the wroom was formerly county judge of Nance county, but now cushicr and the Targest stockholder of the Citizens' bank of Elk Poiut. A banquet and informal recention (Wwas given 10 the bridal party and a few of the most intimate friends. The couple left ‘on the 10:50 train for Omaha, and will be at Bomo to ticir fricnds at kilk Point afier Jau- uary 1. Celévrated St, Jonn's Day. NeLsow, Neb., Dec. 80.—[Speciat to Tre {Ber,]=The Masonio fraternity of this place . celebrated St. Jobn's day by giving a banquet Friday evening to their friends. There were “more than one hundred and fifty present to listen to the excellent programme of music and recitations and o partake of the bounti- ful supper. Mr. C. B. Adams of Superior made # good impromptu address on the beu- {efits of the order, taking the place of S, A, Searle, sq,, of this place, who was pre- vented from coming by illuess. G. A. R-El ction. £ ReyxoLps, Neb,, Dee. 30.—|Special to Tus . Ber.]—Major Potter post No. 157, Grand Army of the Republio, of this place, elected “and installed the following oficers Saturday evening for the ensuing year: W, C. Parker, commander; H. J. Burge, senior vice com- mander; O, H, FleMoL Junior vice com- 'numlor; David L. Marks, adjutant; E. E. Brokaw, quartermastor; G, u y&eont William Lowri ington, O. G.; Joseph Wi A Pleasant Hour Club, ARaranox, Neb, Dec. 80.—[Special to Tur Bez. | -The society people, under the leader- ship of W. H. Babeock, have organized a Pleasant Hour club, which will meet every +alternato Friday evening for social enjoy- ment, Eotertainmeut is 8o arranged ihat eachi one can flnd amusement suited o his humor. He can dance, rlu ourds, checkers, chess, cau chat or st still and not say any- thing. The club is a grand social success. A Froposed New oad. Keanxgy, Neb, Dec. 80.—|Special Tele- @raw to Tug Bes, | —The city council tonight passed an ordinance calling for & special election on February 18 to_vqte on bond i &v:ulm:x of §75,000 o aid in the construc- of the Kearney & Black Hills railway. ‘The roud shall be completed to Calaway Within one year, with the principal oflces #nd shops located bere. The sentiment bere 48 that the bonds will carry. Kearney's Bowera to Systom. Kxaryey, Neb, Dec. #0.—|Specisl Tele- ‘ graw to Tux Bee. |—Work began i earnest foday on the Kearney sewerake sysieal Kearney laborers will be employea princi- pally, a8 it is the wish of the council and all concernod here. Work will continue as long 8 the woathor is favorable. Builders are completing their contracis and the avorage Kearney laborer is hanpy. ‘a Hard Luock. ob., Dec. 80— Spocial B Shorift Will- man went to Lincoln this morning with & warrant for the arrest of ex-County Treasurer Duke Simpson, who today completed his four years' term in the penitentiary fo mbezzling about 30,000 from the county while treasurer. Thera are still two counts against him on which he will probably be arraignod at the January term of the district court, Duke Simpso Nennrasga Crry, Telgram 10 Tur Sickness and Death at Ponoa. Poxca, Neb., Dec,, 80.—|Special Telegram to Tie Ber.]—1'he Russian influenza is mak ing 1seif felt in Ponca. Forty or fifty cases are reported, a number of them quite sorious. John Sader of this city, one of the oldest« and wealthiest citizens of this county, died suddenly of Bright's disease of the kidneys this morning. Cold and Clear, Onb, Neb., Dec. 30.—[Specinl to Trz Ber.] —Saturday morning opened foggy, which oarly in the forenoon turned into rain. The rain_ fell heavily all day, succecded after sundown by a high wind and_snow. Today nas beon clear and cold, thoe first cold snap we have experiencea this season. Struck for More Pay. Wywsorg, Neb,, Dec., 30.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee]—Work on the water- works has been suspended for a short time on account of the trench diggers striking for higher pay. Arrangewents have been made 10 dig the trenches for the water mains by machinery. Wymore IMuminated, Wywone, Neb., Dec. 80—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.]—The stroets of this city aro brilliantly illuminated tonight by eloctric light. The light used is the aro and is giv- ing, as far as tested, good satisfaction, La Grippe at Nebraska City. Neskaska Crry, Neb, Dec. 80.—[Special to Tue Bex.|—The physictans announce that the nfluenza epidemic has struck Nebraska City, and they report a number of cases about town. Saloon Closed Up. Lovue City, Neb,, Dec. 80.—[Special Tele- grom to Tue Bee.]—The saloon of Ford & Adamson at this place was closed this morn- ing on a wortgage held by the First Na- tioual bank. = L0 IOWA NEWS, A Dry Goods Store Burned. OsKALOOSA, [a., Dec. gram to Tus Bre.]—Fire broke out in the Magnet dry goods storo vesterday. The stock 18 o total loss and is valued at about $15,000, of which there was insurance to the amount of §0,000. The owners are C. W. Weeks, C, E. Stewart and a Mr. Pierce of Boston, who is special partner, The build- ing is owned by A. M. Abraham and was in- jured to the amount of §500, which 18 cov- ered by nsurance. The tobacco and cigar stock of W. F. Hinsley and ths book and stationery stock of Mrs. Bullard, both ad- joining the Magnet, were injurcd’ some by smoke and water, but the loss is fully cov- ered by insuranci Conventions of Teachers. Des Moixes, Ta,, Dec. 30—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—The teachers are gath- ering in large numbers for their annual meeting here tomorrow. Fully three hun- dred have already arrived, and the attend- ance promises to surpass previous records. ‘The first weelk will be the meeting of the ed- ucational council, or senate, which decides the policy of the association on public ques- tions. The first public meeting will be held tomorrow night. The state music teach- ers’ association will also hold their firsy meeting at the same time. Determined to Die. Crestox, In., Dec. 80.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—John Becker, jr., attempted suicide last evening by taking oxide of mer- cury. This is his third uttempt at suicide in the past four yoars because of his inability to refram from drinking. Mr. Becker has lived 1n the city many years and is well known to the traveling populace as the for- mer proprietor of tho Summit house. His recovery is very doubtful, La Grivp: at Fort Dodge. Forr DopcE, Ia., Deo. 30.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee|—There are a couple of well developed cases of La Grippe in this city, and both victims are confined to their homes. All physicians in the city report numerous cases of influenza, but with the exception of these two cases do not think it 18 of the Russian variety. e An Operators Suit, CHiongo, Dec. 80.—Edward L. Randall, telegraph operator for the Rock Island rail- road at Davenport, Ia., was active last sum- mer 1o organizing a branch of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and was discharged therefor aud biacklisted, which prevented him from getting work elsewhere, Ho brought suit for $25,000 damages against the road in Kaosas City and on order of tho court there depositions of the Western Union telegraph oficials of this city have been taken. Superintendent Tubbs, of the Western Union, declined toauswer the ques- tion as to whethor he had refused to employ Randall on. tho strength of the biacklist circular from the Rock Island road. The attornevs appealed to Judge Tathill to com pel him to auswer aud the matier was al fowea to go over until tomorrow to. give. the time to cite authorities i hehalf lubbs, ¥ s A Kansas Man's Gontract, Oneruy, Kan., Dec. 80.—[Special Tele- gram o Tus Ber.]--A. H. MoGee of thoe firm of Hall & McGee, proprietors of the city roller mills of Oberlin, returned a few days sinco from Atlanta, Ga., where he closed a contract with the state suthorities for half million pounds of flour for the va- rious state institutions. This contruct was awarded to the lowest bidder, and upon sam- pies furnished by the bidders. It speaks well for northwest Kansas, and espocially Decatur county, where the wheat is grown to make this flour. -t Mrs. Mantwill Discharged, Cuicago, Dec. 80.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bes)—Bruno Everling and Mrs, Jo- hanna Mantwill, who were held by the coro- ner’s jury for the murder of the latter's hus- band, Max Mantwill, were discharged by Judge Grinuell this mornwg because there was no evidenco against them. ‘The police claim to have struck a promising clue which they thivk will so0n lead to the arrest of the real murderer. The widow and Eberliog, they say, are not implicated. pRdshir Lt saten The Visible Supply. Cnicago, Dec. 23.—The visible supply of grain is as follows: Bushels. Decrease. Wheat.. .. 488,072,000 504,000 Corn Oats. Rye Barley.... New Orveans, Dec. 30.—A terrific explo- sion of gus occurred in a two-story brck building, corner Elysian Fields aad Victory streets, demolishing two bulldings ana bury- ing six persons beneath the debri The firemen and policomen succoeded in res- oung them without serious injuries. ot el Hanlan Accepts Gaudaar's Challenge New Yonx, Dec. 80.—Edward Haolan is out in reply to the challenge of Jake Gau- daur suyiug be will row him a single scull shell race for from $2,000 to %5, the race to como off before July next. Hanlan leaves tho water with the referce. THE BLIZZARD IN THE NORTA, It Was a Severe and Very Peouliar Storm. WINONA ONE BIG SKATING RINK, The Olty Flooded and Then Frozen Solld—Trains Stuck in Drifts Six Feet High—Another Cold Wave, A Touch of Winter. St. Paur, Minn,, Dec. €30,.—Advices here scem to indicate that the srreat snow storm of Saturaay extended over a large area, The center of disturbance appears to have been at Huron, S. D., where the wind veered to the north and the storm increasod until it became a veritable blizzard, blowing fifty miles an hour. ‘Ihe memorable experiencos of two years ago prevented the peoplo from unduly exposing themsclves on the prairie, and no bad results are anticipated. The storm has been marked by singular phenomena. At Winona, Minp., rain descended in great sheets, and the whole city was flooded. When the rain stopped the mercury_ feil rapidly thirty degrees iu three hours. - People can skate to business this morning. At other points electric disturbances pre- ceded the fall of snow. Duluth was visited with a severe blizzard, ushering in_the h iest suow fall of the season, Much damage was done in the city, and street cars are blocked, Trains are delayed by drifts six feot deep in many places, The wires are now up near Calgary, and the licutenant of the United States service reports a cold wave started {rom that region forty hours ago and inoved this way, in places Kuneas and Missouri Storm-Swept. ISANSAS CiTy, Mo., Doc. 80.—A violent wind storm prevailed in Kansas aud Missour: yos- terday, accompaniod by a flurry of snow early in tho day and a decided drop in the temperature, At Macon, Mo., fences were leveled to the ground. Soveral outhouses at Abilene, Kan., were blown down and a barn at Wichita deinolished. The greatest dam- age was done to crops. Winter wheat had been forced by the recont mild woather to an advanced state of development, and with nothing to protect it the severa ' cold, It is teared, killed the crops, thus causing consid- erable'damage. Keeping the Tracks Olear. Huroy, 8. D., Dee. 30.—|Special Telegram to Tre Bes.|—An old man named Phillips, living near Doland, in Spink county, is the only person kknown to have perishea in Sat- urday unight's blizzard. The Chicago & Northwestern railrond has snow plows and a large force of men keepimg this division of the road clear, and no blockade is likely to oceur, At Ortawa. OrTAWA, Ont., Dec. 20.—A blizzard struck Ottawa from the west during the night, prostrating several buildings, awnings, etc. bbby MILK AND HON What Canada Sees Beyond the St Lawrence, New York, Dec. 30.—The senate com- mittee on Canadian affairs mot here today and heard the testimony of eastern fisher- men in regard to the trouble they experi- enced in fishing and securing bait in Cana- dian waters, Senator Hoar stated that Great Britain always conceded to the Unitod States the commercial rights of fisuing ves- sels. Heniways favored the interprotation that the right was vested in American fisher- men, Senator Pugh declared that Great Britain always acted in harmony with Canada on the question whenover the matter came in the shapo of a treaty or law. Our state department should take steps at once to decide the matter finally. Inreply to a question by Senator Dolph for & remeay, one witness said the ouly remedy he knew was retaliation, Erastus Wiman made an argument. in favor of annexing Canada. Senator Hoar said that in his opinion and that of his colleagues the movement toward annexation must come from Canada. Francis Wayland Glenn, a former resident of Canada aud & member of the dominion parliament ,for nine yearsjprevious o 1856, said: ““Canada will come here unless the people of the Umted States themselves prevent her. Sho sees milk and honey beyond the St. Lawrence und she wants to share in it~ Glonn in subport of his statements said Canada had adopted the free school system, decimal calenlations and the election metn- ods of the United States and was more eager to adopt American business principles than she was those of Kngland. Canada also wanted freaaccess to American markets. Ho held, in fact, that she would declare ber independence of English power and snnex with tho United States. The witness did not favor the commercial union of which Wiman talked, Many leading Canadians, the speaker held, favored annoxation. In stead of reading English magazmes Cana- diuns read American publications and more Canadiun youths are educated, he said, in American_colleges than in British univers:- ties. He thought that Sir John Macdonald was a politician and not a statesman. Sr S LA GRIPFE'S OPERATIONS, First Fatality Reported from Kansas Oity, Kaxsas City, Mo., Dec. 80.—The first fatal case of wfluenza 1 this city occurred last night. It was that of William Walker, aged cighteen years. The city physician pro- nounced the disease influenza, which devel~ oped into acute pneumonia. Many Deaths in Furope. BERLIN, Deo. 80.—Statistics show a great increase 1n all maladies uttendant upon in- fluenza, For the third week in December there were thirty-soven deaths from laryn. gitis, 122 from inflammation of the lungs and ten from pleuro-pneumonia. Dahn, the author, is ill at Breslau. Half the police of Mayence are affected. There are thousands of cases at Stuttgart, Augsburg and Cologue, There is no abatoment, in the severily of the disease at Vionoa, where there have beon many deaths fron pueumonia, LoxDoY, De¢, 80.~Influenza of & viruleat type is raging in Birmingham, New York's Finest Attacked. NEw York, Dec, 80.—According to the of- cial records, nearly three hundred policemen are laid up with la grippe,including Inspector Steers. A number of sergeants and detec- tives are also sick with the disease, The death "of Patrolman Golden todayijis said to have been the first fatal caso of la grippe on the police force here. He was taken il Saturday. At Montrea! MonTrear, Dec, 80.—Neariy every medical practitioner in the city reports baviog some casee of influenza under treatment, Leading doctors agree that the disease ia of a form which has been epidemic in Rus nd the rest of Eurove. At Leavenworth, Leavexworry, Kan., Dec, 80.—Several we!l defined cases of la gri{ps are in the city. No serous phase of the ase has yet de- veloped. Five Hundred Cnyes, Sauixe, Kaw, Dec. 80.—Five hurdred casos of influenza are reported fn this city. 1n several instunces whoie families are af- flicted. At Emporia, Esporia, Kan, Dee. 30.—Many people here are sufferiug from la grippe. Tuere are at l2ast 200 cases in the city. Royaity Not Exemp'. Srurtaart, Dec. 80.—Queen Olga of Wur- temburg s suffering from an attack’ of iu- fueuza | THEIR NEW BRIDG a8 = The Roockidsland and Atchison are 4 dubilating. Cnicaao, |Yee, 70.—Since the agresment betweon the, Reck Island and the Atchison systems in opposition to the Union Pacifio- Northwesterh dombine was consummated the exchange of trafMc at Dodge City has been greatly hampered by the lack of prover connoctionsa of the tracks and sidetracks, Yestorday morning all these difficulties were removed by the completion of a bridge across tho Arkansas river, the building of & mile and a half of trestio work, a mile of mamn track and all the side track needed. A large amount of contiguous ground has also been bought by the two roads for the future ex- tonsion of sidetracks and the building of freight houses us noeded. President Cable of tho Rock lsland, who returncd today from New York, 18 much pleased over the workings of the 'trafiic agroement with the Atchison and expressed his belief that with the completion of the improvewents at Dodge City, bis road and the Atchison would now ot their full share of the through traflc. Froight Trafo Manager Hauley of the Atchison was equally enthusiastic and oxpressed groat pleasure that the combina- tion was now able to compete on equal torms with the Union Paciflc-Northwestora combi- nation, The Krio Trouble. NEw Yomk, Dec. 30.—The enticipated trouble between the employes and managers of the Erie railroad st:ll causos apprek:ension. General Superintendent Thomas said he had heard from the grievance committee of the men this morning. An aundience had boen requested, but owing to the arduous duties of the superintendent, denied until this af- ternoon, when some decided step in regard to the dificulties wmay bo expected. He denied the statement that four men had been dis- charged. Mr, Thomas said they were merely suspended. ‘The meeting of the com- mittee and superintendent this afternoon will bestrictly private and Thomas thinks all the misunderstanding will bo adjusted. The men say, however, that. matters have arrived at a point where something must be done. It @ strike should be ordered it would affect the engineers, conauctors, fivemen and brake- men alike. The grievance committoo held a session with Thomas this afternoon. Everytbing was arranged to the entire sutisfaction of the men. Another Cut in Rates. MrLwAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 30.—The Chicago, Milwankee & St. Paul dompany today an- nounced a cut, of $2.50 inthe first-class rate from St. Paul to Chicago, and a cut of 70 cents in the rates in tuo same class to Milwaukee. In order to avoid violation of the interstato com- merce law, the company will have to cut its rates to Kamsas City, Sioux City and Council Bluffs, The officers of hthe St. Paul company and the officers of the Bui hngton & Northern road charge the Wiscon- sin Central, whoso refusal to enter tho West- orn Passenjzer association caused the disso- lution of that organization, with making rates with steamship companies on parties of immigrants bpund for the northwest. Clark and/the Union Pacific. BostoN, Missi, Dec. 80.—A story from Denver this moning that the prosidency of the Union Pagitlo railway had been tenaered to General Manager S. H. H. Clark of the Missouri Pacific is pronounced absolutely untrue at tha Union Pacific’s office in this Ly, § i T ek PINKERTON'S IRELUINGS. They Are 'Orbwding Into Fennsyl- vania in Shoals. ALTOONA, Pa., Dec. 80.—Three car loads of Pinkertoun detectives passed through here this afternoon for Watson, a mining town six miles from Punxsutawney, where trouble is feared from the striking miners, A Horde at_Punsxutawney. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa., Dec. 30.—One hun- dred and six Pinierton men arrived here to- night from New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, brought by the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Coal company, but for what purpose 18 not dofinitely known, as there have been no threats of violence. It is now over two weeks since the strike was inaugu- rated at Watson and Adrian involying about 1,000 meu and boys. Shortly after the strike notices were served on the miners occupy- ing the company’s houses to vacate within ten days. The time will be up tomorrow and the general supposition is the Pinkerton men were brought here to assist in evicting. Itis also stated there are 000 Hungarians and Italians on the way here and that the company purpoges putting them to work and protecting them. A committee appointed by the miners to adjust their differences has been completely ignored by the company and a proposition to submit the matter to arbitration rejected by the company. — Workmen Burled by Falling Walls. S1. Louis, Mo., Dec. 80.—The Academy of Music, in course of erection at Thirteenth street and Washington avenue, fell in a heap at 10:30 this morning, burying several work- men. There were fifty workmen in tho building at the time. ‘A number of them were missing and the firemen at once began worle searching the ruins. The search revealed only one wounded man, William Litford, who bad a rib broken and is somewhat bruised. Nobody was killed, ‘The accident is thought to have been caused by a bed of quici 1and under the bu 'ding. ———— A St. Louls Gas Job. 81, Louis, Mo., Dec. 80.—The Post-Dis- patch prints a page of sensational statements and interviews with reference to a so-called “robber gas bill” in which the claim is made that a well kuown lobby1st offered w secure @ veto of the gas bill by the mayor through the influence of Hon, John B. O'Meara, Mayor Noonan's nearest friend. The lobby- ist's figures for the voto were £150,000. He aenies the story; so does Mr, O'vleara, L After Two Years. §t. Louts, Dec. 80.—Charles C. Crecelius, late cashier of the Fifth national bank,under indictment for over two years in the United States district court for causing the failure of the bank by manipulating books, was to- day released from his bond by Acting Dis- trict Attorney Heynolds on entering a nolle prosqui, s y e Blazing Lumber, Veser, Wis,, Doc. 80.—An incendiary fire in Sherry's lumbeér yard last evening de- stroyed 1,500,000 feet of lumber valued at $25,000, i F'rLorexce, Tee. 80.—The Umberts theatre, this city, burnéd tonight. There was no los: of ife. L et He Was n Quier Man, Sr. Louis, Mo, Dec. 80.—Word comes from [ndwn Territory that two notorious In- dian desperadobs, Hed Lendall and Choctaw Pete, took possbsfion of the town of Tisch- wawa and carried things with 8 high hand. In the midst of the excitegent a quiet stran- ger appeared an@ when pounced on by the desperadoes sho and klllm‘l both of them. A Reward for the Lyachers. , Dec. 80, —Governor Rich- a reward of $200 each for iotion of aoy of the men coucerned in lynching of the eight negroes at B Jackson LONDON, Australiau py ance of the Sul foruia athletic te the Challenge. : 80.—Juckson, the colored has cabled his accept- i challenge of the Cali- o8 Troublos. 8.—Davlel Slote & Co., ed today, with prefer- 40 £65,000, Berders' * trige. Cuicaco, Dy .—Four hundred press feeders employed in the book and job print- ing offices siruek today for an aavance 1u bay. DID MRS, CHANEY TELL LIES? The Question Agitating the Hillside Congregational Church, A SENSATIONAL CHURCH TRIAL. A Woman With a Mind of Her Own Causes a Heap of Tronble Over a Small Matter. A Church Row, “If there over was a scoundrel man right there," “'Good night. 1onlytalk with gentiemen." The remarks quoted were uttered respoct- ively by Rufus L. Chaney, a Cuming street barber, and Rev. H, C. Crane, pastor of the Hillsiae Congregational church in Omaha View: The conversation was in the presence of a Bex reporter at a lave hour last night in the coal room under Rev. Crane’s church and was occasioned by the different obpinions of the two gentlemen as to the merits of a caso that was on trial before a council of the church at the timo. The story of the case has furnished Mr. Crane’s congrogation with no end of gossip and runs something like this: Mrs, Chaney is a member of Mr, Crane's church and has a very dear friend, a widow woman who is also a member of the congre- gation and both were members of the choir, The widow also has .a friend, a gentleman who has been a friend of her family. The gentleman, who is a widower, occasionally visited the widow at her home and took her driving soveral times, Mrs. Chaney always being one of the party. The gossips decreed that the two ladies were having too pleasant a time. So much talk was indulged in that the pastor of the church finally remonstrated with the ladies. The widow at once agreed to forewo the pleasare of her friend’s company for the sake of harmony in the church. Mrs, Chaney was not 8o easily influenced. She claimed to have a right to govern her own actions and refused to heed her pastor's advice. A meeting of the congregation was called two weeks ago and a trial held resulting in Mrs. Chaney’s dis- missal from the church, awhich was publicly announced by the pastor a_weck ago last Sundav. F'roia this action of the congrega- tion Mrs. Chaney took an appeal to a council of the Congregational ministers who met last night to cousider the case, The charge ap Mrs, Chanoy was uttering falselioods and refusing to accept church discipline, Nearly the entire congregation was present and most of the members were witnesses on one side or the other. It was nearing midnight when a reporter for Tre Bee sought to learn somothing of the status of the trial. Rov. Craue, the pastor, stated that the trial wouid last ' until near morning. He also volunteered the in- formation that the action of the congrega- tion n dismissing Mrs. Chaney would be unananously sustained by the courcil of ministers, It would be a_good les- son in a general way, Mr. Crane thought, to the other members of his and other coagregations. He especially requested that Mrs. Chanoy's name should not be published in connection with the case. This was as far as Mr. Crane got. Mr. Chaney appeared and mtroduced the conversation which heads this column and Mr. Crane retived, Then Mr. Chauney had s side of the story to offer. He wanted s wife's name used, ‘I want the truth of this matter placed before the public,” said he, “‘and am not ashamed of the fact that 3 s the only member of this church who dares t eak her own mind. “It1s all of spite work,” said Mr, Chaney, “and was commenced over a year ago over a literary contest we had in the church. Mrs. Chaney and M Crane leaded the contestants and have been a little jealous of each other evor since. Some wecks ago my wife asked for a dis- missory letter from the church and Crane refused to give it to her. Then they accused ner of bewng on too friendly terms with this man. She denied it they brought the charge of against her: in othor words, they are U her for pleading not guilty when the Rossips and the preacher said she was guilty, Mr. Crane got a packed congregation against her and cailed her for trial for violating toe church rules of discipline, She was not ready for trial and asked to have the case postponed & week. Rev. Crane stubbornly refused to grant a continuance and she was tried and dismissed without any show .of justice at all. She appealed her case to the council of ministers and I am sure she will be vindicated. She cousulted with prominent members of the ministry before taking the steps she did toward appealing her case.” he consultea with Dr. Duryea, did she not?’ asked the reporter. “Who said she aid?” “Mr. Crane intimated that Dr, Duryea had become mixed up in the case and would probably get the worst of it.” . ‘‘Well, that remains to be seen. Dr. Dur- yea, 1 am convinced, believes wy wife i ¥ight and 1 think the majority of the seven ministers Wwho are hear- ing her case think so. Whether they do vr not I am satisfied to let the public be the judge as to whether we are right or wrong 1n this matter.” ‘I'ne ministers before whom the case was being heard are Revs, M. J. £. Thing, J.. A, Millizan, I, S, Forbes, A. R, Thamn, M. L. Holt, H. C. Crane. Two of the members of the Congregational minisierial ussociation, Rev, Willard Scottand Dr. Sawyer, were unable to attend the trial. ‘I'ne result of the trial will probably not be announced until tonight, as it was after midnight last night before the council aa- journed. it is that e Have you tried McClurg’s Pastry Wafer Sodas? They are delicate, crisp and delicious. —_— The bieath Record. MARINETTE, Wis., Dec, 30.—S. E. Stephen- son, son of Congressman S, N. Steohenson of Menominee, died last night. New Yorg, Dec. 30.—Alexander Hamilton, grandason of the first secretuary of the treas- ury, died this moruing at Irvington-on-the- Hudson, in his seventy-ninth year, Pauis, Dee. 30.—Vice Admiral De Saint Hilaire is dea ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 80.—The wite of Gen- ern.l Longstreet died at Guainesville last night. Savex, Ore., Dec. 80.—Prof. Melville C. Blaine, principal teacher at the Chemewa Indian training school near Salem, and a brother of Secretary James G. Blawe, died this evening after a brief illness at the age of sixty-three. He served as a member of an llinols com{))nny through the late war. Loxpox, Dec. 80.—Cora Kennedy, Amert- can poetess. has died at Ospeaalatto, Italy. VieNNa, Dec. 80.—The death is announced of Judge Keller and Baron Hardte. New Yonrk, Dec. #0.—Henry Mollenhauer, the well known musician, died suddenly to- night at Brooklyn, Loxpox, Dec. 80.—The death is aunounced of Colonel Henry Yule, formerly member of the council of India. Nava! Changes. Wasmixaroy, Dee. 80.—Rear Admiral Kimberly bas been aetached from the com- mand of the Pucitic station January 25 and ordered to proceed home and await orders, Commedore (eorge Brown has been de- tached from command of the Norfolk naval yard on the 51st st. and ordered to com- mand the Paciflc station on January 25. He 8iso bas been appointed acting rear admural while relaining command of the station, e Failures of the Year, New York, Dec. 20.—Bradstreet's reports 11,719 failures in the United States for the year 1880, with habilities of $140,350,490 aud assets $70,509,765. ‘I'bis is tbe largest nuw- ber of failures and greater liabilities than for auy yoar in the past five. The increas in the number of failures over 1888 is 1,182 increase in liabilities, $20,117,085; increase in assets, $3,509,858. A Good Cateh, Derere, Wis,, Dec. 80.—-A man named Ingalls was arrested nhere today for stealing overcoats and has made & confession impli- cating himself and seversl others in the Hurley bavk vobvery. His story 1s dis- credited. DUN'T LIKE 1T, Maryland Democratic Editors Ghject to the Amstralian Ballot. Bavrivone, Md., Dec. 30.—The passage of tho election law containing foatures of the Australian ballot systew is doomed 1n Ma- ryland, At a secret meeting of the democratio editors of the state here today United States Senator Arthur P. Gorman sounded the key note. He is op- posed to the passage of the Australian law by the general assombly and he is opposed to the passage of any law like it. So are a ma- Jjority of the democratic cditors of the state, Senator Gorman said: “There can bo no question that a serious condition of affairs confronts us. The tide of immigration, the influences men who are coming hither are all adverss to our view Our majorities from mnatural causcs are growing less and the want of thorough co-operation among our people has cut down our majorities, The elective franchise has Dbeen abused, Money has been poured out to capture eloctions traudulently. As for the Australinn systom you had botter Jubel it a bill to throw the democratic party in the river. This system has had two trials in this country, .one was in Boston, the other in Montana, The for- mer for years a democratio stronghold went republican at the last election under the Australian system by between five and six thousand majority for the first timo since 1864, Governor Houser writes me from Montana that we should have carried the state instead of having it hang- ing in the balance. The system that romoves the vater from the influences of men of intelligence 1o a box, leaves him to the danger of monoy power. You pay @ votor if you pay him at all in secret. By the Australian system he is open to the corrupt intluences of bribery more than ever. Other matters are to come befors the legisiature that are of vital importance, but this is the one great thing to consider.’ — A STRIKE of INAUGURATED, Every Indication of a Stubborn Con- test on the Mackey System. Terra Havre, Ind., Dec. 80.—The strike on the Evansyillo & Terre Haute and Evans- ville & Indianapolis, both 1n the Mack: system, paralyzed freight trafic on those roads today. Master of ‘Iransportation Hurd who recently came off the Wabash at Decatur, issued a circular that trainmen who loiterea about saloons would be discharged. ince then eight conductors have been re lieved without charges being preferred. This morning a committee from the firemen, en- gineers, conductors, brakemen and switch- men sent a message to Muckey asking that the mon be reinstated until charges were pre- ferved against them and tl Hurd be sus- vended pending an investigation of the charges agaiust him. Mackey deciined and the men areout. ‘The men 1L is the pur- DOSO 10 get rid of the couductors who belong to the brotherhiood organization. There is every indication tonight of a stubborn con- test. String Gripmen. PirrsnrrG, Pa,, Dec. 30.—The gripmen on the Pittsburg traction road struck this after- noon because of the discharge of twenty members of the Knights of Labor. Trafiic was suspended a short time, but cars are rauning tonignt with men brought frow cago aud Philadelphia, No breach of pen has yet occurred. L INDIGNANT COLORED MEN, A Mecting Called to Co Barnwell Affair. Cmanvestoy, S. €., Dec. 80.—Great indig- nation is felt throughout thoe state at the massacre of the prisoners at Barnwell. Tho foilowing address has been issued to the colored people of the state by represcntative colored men of Charleston and vicinity, To the People of South Caroliua—The events of the last few days in a portion of this state, the commission of the most hor- rible crime ever known to modern civiliza- ton in the murder of cight defonseless colored men in Burnwell caunty, calis for instant and sober action ou the part of the law abidive citizens of this state, looking 1o the enforcement of law for tne protection of life and liberty, To this end we the un- dersigned citizens of Cnarleston and vicinity request the leading colored men of the state to assemble in the city of Columbia on Jjan- uary 2, 1800, for the purpose of cousulting and fornulating a plau by which the law can be enforced and order preserved through the proper ofticers ot the state, ——— UNHUNG MURDERERS. sider the They Defy the Law and 1lts Officers in Tennessee, Tenn., Dec. 50.—At the the supreme court held here five Iarnards were convicted of the murder of the Henry Sutton and sentenced to be hanged. The case attracted wide attention, especialiy as in a few weeks all were pardoned. A few days @go three of the Barnards and Bill Fugate, ‘who boasts of having killed six men, went to illiams, father-in- of the murdered men, Wwith the determination of killing him. Fortunate- Iy he was away, Oxn his return he fled to the county seat for protection. The Barn- ards arc mping at the distillery near Williams' house with homicidal intent. The county ofiicials are taking steps to arrest them and this will certainly lead to a bloody battle. In Hancock county in the last twenty years over fifty men have been lalled and not one murderer exccuted. S TheNegro Exodn Toreka, Kan,, Dec. 8).—-D.P. Garrett of the colored colony of Oklaboma arrived today, and states there are now fully 4,000 colored people in Oklahoms, and that col- onization work will be pushed in all the cities of the west. Colonel Mason of Mississippi has been here two weeks advocatingthe pur- chase of the Cherokee strip for settlement by the colored race. Several prominent negroes of this city are moving in that direction and will ask President Harrison to appoint a commissioner of colored men Lo negotiate with the Cherokees for the purchase of the strip for homestead settle- ment for their own race exclusivel This proposition is founded ov information that the Indians aro willog to have the colored people settle on the strip, It is urged that strong and united effort bo made to this end and the Afro-American league which meets shortly in Chicago will be requested 0 take the subject under consideration, e A Riot Averted, Oxranoma Ciry, I T, Dee, 30,—The con- flict which was expected to occur on the occasion of the muuicipal election ordered by the mayor has been averted. The United States marshal called on the mayor today, and inthe name of peace demanded that he recall the proclamation ordering the election, - artisan W. 1, ©. 0. 0., Dec. 80.—The provisional committee of the nou-partisan Woman's Christian Temperance union has issued s call fora national meeting at Clevelaad on January 22, for the purpose of Orguniziog & national association, Kxoxvir. last term of prian A S A Dunkard College Burued. HawRisURG, Va., Dee. 80.~Tho Dunkard collego at Bridgewater, this county, burncd today. There are now only two colloges in the United States belonging to this denom- ination, one at Mount Morris, IiL, and one at Huntington, Pa. - The Anti-License Butohors. A large number of butchers who are op- posed to paying a license for retailing meats, met at Kessler's ball last night. President Dan Foster presided, It was 10 o'clock be- fore hie rapped the meeting t order., The resolutions adopted by the ceutral labor union and publishea in Tue Bre iast Sunday were read by Vice President Fitten Upon motion Dan Foster and Joo HBath were named as & commIts 10 consull with the members of the council, and, if possible stop the passage of the butchers' ordinanco tonight. “The meetin; day eveoiny, then adjourned until Thurs- anuary 1 TELEPHONE SYSTEM WRECKED An Bleotric Current Plays Havooe at the Contral Offlce. Sad ALL THE CONNECTIONS SEVERED A Probability That Several Hundred of the Instruments Have Boen Damagea Beyond Repair. Burned by Motor © Z1g, zig~geezing Zipety, #ip, #ip, zip—prrogit Sixteen thousand distinct puffs of white smoke. Sixieen thousand, wires mstantly kindlod to a white heat. The clectric demon that propels the cars of the motor system had cowe to call on the telephone girls. At sight of him they threw up their hands and scroamed as probably never before in their lives. In order that his call might not be inter- rupted this demon took the precaution as ho entered the exchange to sever the connec- tion of every one of thiesixteon hundrod tole- phones over tho city It was just 9:30 o'clock last evening when ho arrived at the central office. He re- mained about three seconds, but during even that brief time he partook of a luncheon which consisted of several thousand feet of No. 14 insulated copper wire, with no know- ing how many fully rigged telephone instru- ments on the side. During those threo seconds he nonorea his almost par- alyzed hosts by dancing a series of what the young ladies describe as bewg the most brilliant dances they ever witnessed. Tho very intricately arranged crossing board of the office served hun 88 . pedestal for this performance, und us fast as he discovered & wire in his way he nmibped it in two and hurled it aside. Hefore finishing his dance he found that sixteen thousand of the wires —all there were on the board--were bothering him more or less and s0 he swept the entive lot of them aside, After his eccentric majesty had takeu his departure it was found that all but about a dozen of the sixteen hundred telephone connections had been rendered utterly useless. However, Manager Lane immediately proceeded to put a large force of men at work repairing the disheartening. catastrophy, and hopes 1o got ail the princi- pal business connections in Omaha into some sort of working order by noon today. He could aot, of course, ascertain anything at = all definite as to the extent of the damage done t the telephones over the city, but gave it as his opinion that in all probability sev- eral hundred of them had been burned en- tirely beyond repair, and that it would sumply be question of the length of ‘time required to put in new phones. It would orobably, he said, take ten days or more to got every thing in the same excellent shape that it was before the disaster. As to the extent of the company's loss, Mr. Lane said he could tell no more about it than a child, though he ferred it would reach into the thousands of dollars. Another matter which could not bo deter- mined last night was the point of contact of the motor wire with the telephone system. It was, however, very evident that_supports had given awny at some pomnt and let the wires of the Lwo systems como together. et oL LTy An Early Morning Blaze, At 2:50 this morning Heath’s feea stors and tenement house at Sixteenth and Web- ster streets was totally destroyed by fire. 1t ‘was a two-story bulding and several fami- lies lived upstairs, and lost all their house- hold goods. 3 The loss will be between $1,500 and §2, The Czar's Fright, LoxpoN, Dec. 30.—It is stated the latest illness of the czar was brought on by the sudden extinction of the electric lights in the Gatschina palace. There was an evident rush of blood to the lungs and a consequent congestion of those organs. iy He Stols n Quilt. George Borden, a colorod man, stolo a quilt from W. A, Morrell, at 913 Capitol avenue, yesterday afternoon, No sooner had he done so than Officer Jesse Newman hus - tled Lim into the central pohce station. e An Awkwar i Mistake, A well-known Australian writer, a bad penman, in mentioning the name of a certain lady in an article, said she was *‘renowned for her graciousness and charity.” For *‘charity” the compositor read “‘chastity,” The author on seeing a proof, recognized at once that there was sn error; but, unable to remember the word he had used in place of “‘chastity,” marked the proof with what is called a “query” (?) to refer the printer to his MS. When the article appeared the writer, who had 1ntended to pay o pretty compli- ment to the lady, was surpised to read that she was ‘‘renowned for her grac- iousness and chastity (?).” Verdict for plaintif, £2,600, with costs.” POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varics. A marvel of purlt; strengih and waolesomeness. 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