Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1890, Page 2

2 e e e e e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY, DECEM BER 14, 1890--THIRTY-PWO PAGES. iHEY HELD UP THE BLUFFITE A Trio ot Beatrice Take in and Care for a Btranger. THE TRAMP'S RIDE SUDDENLY ENDS. Emor Leighton Dies on a Train—A Boy Drowned in the Verdigris ~Claim of a Nebraska City Widow. Bearuce, Neb, Dec, 13.-[Special Tele- gram to Tne B Elijah Kemp, whose home isin Council Bluffs, came to Beatrice yesterday to visit friends, and being a stranger in the city, was taken in charge by amon by the name of Long, who fnvited him to his house. Kemp accepted the n\'i'l\lil?u and unwisely exhibited wveral dollars in money. Long atonce notified two profes- sional thieves by the name of Frank and Kil- wood Eaton, and under pretense of showing Komp where his friends lived, they ot him into an unfrequented partof town and de liberately robbed him, threatening to car him with their knives if he resisted. Long and the two Batons were arrested later At the trial this afternoon Long turned states evidence and the Eaton boys were bound over to the prescnt tern of court in bonds of 200 cuch. Long was also_held under a like sum asa witness, In defaultof bail the trio were remanded to jail, The Tramps Disappear. Pratssiovtr, Neb, Dec. 11.—[Special to Tur Bre.|—Lastnight several tramps pur- Joined a hand car at Gibson and came saling down the B.& M. tracks at a lively rate. They had a clear road to the Platte river bridge, and their trampships were enjoying hugely their jaunt toward the sunny south But as they whirled onto the approach of the Platte river bridge the flaming headlight ef an aporoaching locomotive flashed upon shem, and the humming along the rails filled shem with horror and dismay. Realizing that % proceed meant certain destruction, with o fearful yell they plunged themselves from the car ind headlong down the steep embank- ment. The car continued its career and od into the engine, when it was hurled off the rails badly wrecked, The train was stopped and a search made for th tramps, but they had continued their precipi- tate flight, anad nothing but a few pieces of pantaloons sticking to the rough places down the embankment were discovered, Died on the Train, Muues, Neb, Dee. 13.—Special Tele- gram toT1ir Ber,]—A man by the name of Emor Leighton died on the east-bound pas- senger train last night betweon Hyannfs and Whitman. His body was put off here. He had been working on the Merna extension of the'B. & M. forMack & Johnson. He has relatives at Jacksonville, Tl His ‘body will be sent to Altiance tonight and taken in charge by the B, & M. company. obrara, ~[Special to Tire: Boy Drowned Near Nionary, Neb, Dee, 1 B, |~Charles Krupicka, a Bohemian lad fourteon years old, was drowned In the Verdigris river vesterday. He had ent a water bole in the ice for cattlo to drink from, and when found bis head was in the hole. He was subject to fits, occasioned by a pistol shot received in the head. two years ago, and the coroner's fury brought in a verdict that he came by his death during one of these spells. Claims ofa Widow. Nunnska Crry, Nob., Dec. 13.— Special 10 T Ber,)—Mrs. Sarah J. Heflloy has com- menced & suit-in the district conrt against the Mutual reserve fund insurance company of New York for$10,000, the amount of in- surance carried by her husbaud, the lato Peter J. Hofley. ~_Although the plaintift claims that all dues have been promptly paid the company refuses to pay the insurance. Tho company’s representativesays the pay- ment on the policy is refused on tha ground that it was obtained through misrepresenta- tion and fraud. The insurance was taken out just alout a woek before Mr. Heflley’s death, The matter will probably boleft to arbibra- tion. Lawyers Banquetted. Keanxey, Neb, Dec, 12—[Special Telo- gram to Tie Bee]—The lawyers held high carnival hore tonight at the Midway hotel banqueting Hon, L. H. Trvin, J. P. Hartman, ir., and B. B, Jones, members of the Buffalo county bar, who have severed the endear- ing tics to work in other ficlds. The follow. ing vesponded Lo toasts: Hon. A, P. Connor, E. C, Calking, Norris Brown, L. S. Irvin, J. P. Hartman, jr., and H. M. St. Clai . meeting broke up at a late hour. L. 8. Trvin, special agent for the treasury department, with hewdquarters at San Fran- cisco, is here on a visit, and B. B, Jones, who rocently started in the bankiug business at Provo, Utah, is here attending district court. J. P. Hartman, jr., will go to Scattlo in o few days to remain. Tho Wants the Insurance Monoy. Keanxey, Neb, Deo. 13.—|Speciul Tele- gram to Tue Brr]—An interesting case was filed in the district court today, wherein Miss Gertrude Goodell is the plaintiff and Ira Tut tie the defendant. The plaintiff, who was the aflanced wifo of the late F'red B. Tuttlo, who accidentally shot and killed himself, Jravs that ono-balf of e insurance woney 3,000, be paid to her by the defendant. Shé alleges that p verbal promise was made to hev by Mr. Tutle a short time before his death, and that it was so understooa by the dofend: unt. The outeome of the suit 15 looked for- ward to with considerable interest. An Implement Failure. Wisver, Neb, 'Dec. 13.—-[Special Teleo- gram to Tue Bee.|—The firm of Brill & Hough, agricultural implements, have failed. The firm gave a bill of sale on Thursday evening to Werr, Shugart & Co. of Council Bluffs, to secure claim of $1,800. This brought attachments today by the-MeCor- mick Harvester company for $1,600 and Deere, Wells & Co. for §1,250. The firm is badly involved but it is thought they have assets enough to pay out if properly handled, Their failure causes general surprise and sympathy, The Wages of Sin, mraskr Ciry, Nob., Dec. 13.—[Special to'Tue Bee.) —Judge Chapman in the district court today sentenced Willam Fry to the venitentiavy for four years for stealing an old suit of clothes; Frank Bebout got eigb- teen months for forging an order for two weeks board; Janck Hollaud for stealing $125 worth of hides; Lee Finney and Tom Martin (colored) eighteon months and fwo years ro- spectively for burelary. They will be taken to the pen next week. A Kearney Sensation. Dec. 13.—[Special Telo- gram to Yosterday Guy Pierce, a prominent society man of this city, was arraigned in Justice Hoges' court behind closed doors on a serious charge, The com- plaining witness was a daughter of J. C. Morgan, formerly of Council Blufts. Tue defendant was found guilty and remanded to the district court in the sum of $500, which ko procured, Teachers in Session. Keanxey, Neb, Dec. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bex.]—The county's school cou- vention met here today with a fair rejfescu- tation. A paperon missionary work in the county was read by C. H. Elmendorf, Dr. Ridgway gave an interesting talk on the im- portunce of Sunday school work. The re- mainder of the day was taken up in hearing reports and discussion, COaught in the Drop. Lour City, Neb., Dee, 13.—[Special Telo- gramto Tug Bee. |—The firm of Adamson & Ford, live stock and coal dealers, have made an assigument. Liabilities §2,000, as- sets §1,500, M. 8. Adams, live stock dealer, also failed. Liabilities $1,000, no asscts. Hoth fallures are due to the declining stock market. A New Factory. Nenraska Crry, Neb, Dec. 13.—[Special to Ttk Bre. | —A large building hasbeen pur- chased at the corner of Fourth street and Central avonuo hy Me & Cardwell, a new firm that will engas 10 manufacture of patent flower pots and other small articles, A Country Burzlar. Esoxt. Neb., Doc, 13.—[Special to Tue Ber.|—The farm house of Chris Hanson at Jamestown. this county, was burglarized last night. Sixteen dollars in cash, three scale | tickets for eorn and a lady’s wold watch and chain were stolen. There is no clue 1o the thief., Book Men in Trouble, HasTivgs, , Dec. [Special Tele- gram to Tur C. N. Benediet & Cc book sellers and stationers, gave a bill of sale toJ. H. Fleming for the benefit of creditors this afte sreditors are principally Hastings The liabilities are esti- mated at £4,000; assets, nominai. The failure is attributed to poor management. Swift Justice, Benreey, Nob,, Dec. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Brr.| ~A daring robbery was com- mitted tonight in Busch Brothers' store at this place by three men, who w caught in theact of stowing away gloves, silk hand- kerchiefs, shoes, and, in fact, anything they could lay their hands on. They gave their names as Jaimes C. Brown, John Thrown and John Hopkins, They were taken before Jus tice Young, pleaded guilty and were fined 10 each and ¢ Nebraska, Low i and Dakota Pensions. WasmiNGTox, Dec. 18.—[Special Telegram toTie Bek,)—Peusions were granted today to the following Nobraskans: Orignal in- valid—Michael Sweeley, Fairtield: Anson B. Milligan, Hebron, Inerease—Henry C Jones, Omaba; Iroderick Pump, Bennett; Anson E. Milligan, Hebron; Edward P, Mc- Cormick, Oakdale; Christopher C. Davis, or Rose, Juniata: H. Sage, Original—Henry P. Reynolds, At lantic; Lorenzo 1. McCann, New Boston, David' L. Mills, Rock Rapid artin W' Lockard, Rose Hill; Willinm White, Green Mountain; Mor Peters, Winterset; August Walgreen, Salinas; Willium N, Ir- vine, Independenee; Alarzon Clark RRobiuson, alins Clark Robinson, Hartley; Samuel H Stark, deceased, Hopeville; ' Irancis M. Lanam, Correctionville: Burligh J. Albrook, Mason City: Sylvanus Haignt, Floyn; Spen- cer Loafman, halltown; James . Vin- i se, Wintleld, heist, Gosport; Daniel Barr, Selma; George Buzby, Boonsborough Guorize A. N Mile; George W. Wilson, Eldon, James B. Frame, Medora; Henry . Crews, Cedar Rapids; William New Sharon; Patrick’ Harrison, Grinne Speers, Marshalltown ; Robert Bur ines; Lewis C. Mechem, Contre- ville; I W. Halbs, Medrick; Her- wan H. Bobenhouse, Cambria; Henry D, CufMeld, Pittsburg, Ovrigin: wid- ows, ote.--Navy, Maria, widow of William Green “alias Donovan, Ottumwa Fluvia, mother of Calvin D, Wild, Water- boro; Matillda, widow of Samucl Beman, Des ' Moines; Mary K., widow of Joln Staebler, New London North ota: Increase comber, Bismarck, South Dakota : Original—Albert Lawrence, Faulkton; Walter J. Nelson, Madison, In- crease ~George Pike, Yaukton. PR Peasley Has a Loophole, Curoioo, Dec, 13.—[Special Telegram to ‘Pur: Bee.]--The sensational veports from St. Paul to the effect that a passenger rate wav was imminent in consequence of the reduced vate at which the outstanding tickets of the Chicago, St. Pawi & Kansas City road were being sold, have had no effect. When the agreement was made it was understood that these tickets would be sold at reduced rates and there is no danger of any disturbance on that account. Opinion among railroad men varios as to whether the interstate commerce law will hold after the case of J. C. Peasley of the Chicago, Burlingion & Quiney has been decided by the United States supreme court. 1t is agzreed that the case of Charles Counselman can_be docided without touching upon the constitutionality of the law but there seems to be an undes nding ahat the loophote of escape for M Peasloy is to prove that the law is not valid under the constitution. The cases are not precisely similar, in that there was no dan- ger of Mr. Peasloy criminating himself in any evidence that he might give against a fellow employe of the company. The Steeplechase Championship, NEw York, Dec. 13.—A. R. George, N. T. Young and Conrad Marks of the Manhattan Athletic club contested today for the mile steeplechase championship of the amateus athleticunion. It was a comparatively easy victory for Young. The first_mile was made in 5 minutes, 19 35 seconds, all three keeping well together. Young came in at the end of the race 200 yards abead of Georwe, His time was 10" minute onds, and George 11 minutes, 16 25 seconds, 3 Phe ten mile championship was_contested by sixmen. T. P, Conneff of tho Manhattan Athletic club won, He took the lead ufter the third mile aud finisned onethird of a wile ahead of W. T. Youog, the sccond man Conueff's time was 55 minutes, 32 4-5 seconds, nett, D Henry New- | ent, Bane & Co., A ton, | '. Y Anniston, | goqohes wore also made by other- members AP Cheap Bee Or1Awa, Ont., Dec. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Br.]—The northwest mounted police are experiencing some difficulty in pravent- ing Montana cattle from enteriug Canadian territory in search of food. Over five thousand head are known tobe in the Milk river region and the police have been en- gaged in driving them away from the Cana- dian_quarrantine distriet.” {t appears that the Montana ranchers are short of fodder. Kange cattle in Montana are selling at $10 por head, and a similar price prevails in Ore. gon, while horses cau be obtained for $10 cach, Bty Death of a Northwestern Pioncer. New Haves, Conn, Dee. 13— Chester Hiteheoek, aged eighty, died last night of peralysis. Hiteheock was well known on the racific coast and in the northwest. Tn 1540 he went to Calitormaana engaged in mercan- tile and shipping pursuits and invested largely in real estate. Later he went into Minnesota and, with others, founded the sct tlement that is now the city of St. Paul, the city grew he invested in buildings and engraged in the carriage business. He leaves two sons and three daughter Four Killed at a ¢ Buusror, Pa., Dee. -At the Mill street crossing this afternoon the safety g which had been down fora freight train, were raised while an express train was cor ing. A wagon®in which were six persons started to cross the tracks and was struck and demolished. Neal Mellvaine, Joseph Hussey, Hugh Dever and Joseph Johnson were killed, John Mecllvaine fatally injured and John McGee seriously hurt. S To Reduce Bank Oirculation. WasumiNaron, Dee. 13.--Senator Power today introduced an amendment to the bill to reduce the amount of United States bonds quired of national banks, so as to provide that whenever notes retired under the exis! ing laws for national bauks shall aggregate $1,000,000, it shall be the duty of the secre- of the treasury to purchuse silver bullion to the saine gmount aud to pay for the same with United States notes. - unds Tied Up. Doy, Dee. 18, —The dispute in regard to the right of drawing upon the funds of the National league has caused the bauk in which the league's moneys ave deposited to order its brunches not to honor checks sent w evieted tenams by tho organization. In con- soqueuce yany families ave deprived of the sustenancéd thev received weekly fram the league and must either suffer greatly or go to the poor house. League - - Hog Cholera in Kansas, Arcusos, Kan,, Dee. 18.—[Spe gram to T Bee, |—Cholera is destroylng the bogs iu Center aud Beutou towuships, this county, It is very fatal and when it gets into a drove of hogs, ail de. The disease is spreading and it is feared that all the hogs in the locality will die. One farmer who had 400 head two weeks ago now has less thao & dozen. The hogs ave dying so fast tant they, are burnt in fires which are kept going ~day and night. In cousequenc the air is filled with a disagreeable odor which the wind car- ries a considerable distance. Tt is probablo that there will be no hogs left in that section to market. wowa Canght Between the Bumpers. Forr Dovae, Ia, Dec. 18.—[Special Tel gram to T Bee|—Yardmaster Fisn of the [llinols Central was killed vesterday afternoon at Cherokee while coupling., VS A Brakeman's Fatal Fall Crestos, Tn, Doc, 13, ~[Spectal Telogram to Tne Bre|—Warren Keys, freight brake man, fell off the top of a train near Corning last night and was instantly killed. He leaves n wifo and three child A Bank Fai Dees Mor a, De Special Tele- gram to 'l ~The Farmers' bank at Fontanelle elosed down yesterday afternoon. fubilities, §30,000; assets, £:0,000; preferred Hlaims, £25,000. lure caised ' great excitement, many merchants and farmers being depositors, Acquitted. Masoy Crry, Tn, Doc, 18.—[Svecial Tele- gram to Tie Bur.|--The argamonts in the Grinnell murder case closed this moruing and tho case was given to the jury, which re- turned a verdict twenty-five minutes later of uot guilty. Grinnell this afternoon instituted divorce proceedings against his wife. Grinn Ciosed by the Sheriff. Stovx Ciry, In, Dec. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—W. W. Marple, dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing gopds, who came here from Norfolk a fow months ago and rented & big building, was closed up by tho sheriff today, The claims aggregate about §55,000, and are held by the following acties: H. O, Whymore, Norfolk, Neb., £,017; Sioux National bank, Slouk City, #14.500; 1. K. Hoover, Chicago, $,000; Clem- icago, §7,000. A PleasantAffair. Siovx City, la, Dec. 13.—|Special Tele- gram 0 Tie Bre.]—A very pleasant affair oceurred in the district court room this af- ternoon. Judge C. H. Lewis has just closed his service as judge inthis district, and on 1 gives place to I R. Gaynor of Mars, his domocratic opponent in the last cction. At 2 o'clock about one hundred at- torneys gathered to show their esteem for iring jurist. William L. Joy made the h and prescated Judie Lewis with engraved watch and chain. of the bar, An lowa Postmaster Conflrmod. WasiiNaroy, Dee. 13,--W, B, Means was contirmed as postmaster at Boone, Ia., voday. SR The Labor Federation Adjourt Derrorr, Mich., Dee, 13.—At the last sion of the American Federation of Trades this morning it was decided to influence the appointment of women as factory inspectors and the ol ization of wom resolution aimed av the Smeating system v York, asking that a congressional committee be asked for to investigate, was passed. Another, asking for the repeal of the con- spiracy law in New York, also passed. The committee on the eight-hour day re- ported that the campaign adopted 1u 1860 would be followed and the federation assess unions 2 cents per week per capita for five weeks to procure funds, the coal miners to lead next year's fight. By a unanimous vote the renort was adopted. A delezate took occasion the miners’ fight would not be like that of the carpenters. The iron and steel workers would ve affected and so also the cugineers. The amended constitution was adopted and the salaries fixed the same as now. The afternoon session was held with closed doors, considering boycotts and other mat- ters. Later, after a short open meeting, the convention adjourngd sine die. —— e Another Attack on Stanley. Loxvoy, Dec. 13.—Walter Barttelot, brother of the late Major Barttelot, writes to the Times: “All that Stanley said about meis untrue. It also untrue that my brother wrote to prevent Troup from divulging any- thing, or that Stanley or his of- ficers: warned me not _to pub- lish my brother's es. “Bonny told me stories to the discrediv of nearly every oficer of the expedition, including Stanley. “The latter's book and all_subsequent accusa tic vo fall of irreconcilable contradictions and inconsistencies.” Barttelot concludes as follow: nley has done this to cover his own culpabitity.” b Sy Fatal Wreck in California. Los AxarLes, Cal., Dec. ~A report has ed here of a fatal accident on the Atlan- Pacific 1d near Needles Thursday. The west bound passenger train crashed into the caboose of a freight train, killing the fire- man and a man named M. A. Thompson, a wealthy cattle breeder of Towa City, In, It is also stated that flve passengers were fatally injured. e Result of the Ball Conference, NEW Youk, Dec. 13.—As avesult of the baseball conference which has been on in this city for a couple of days it is announced that Syracuse and Rechester will retive from the ation and the clubs in Bos- ton and Chicago take their places. - Syracuse and Rochester will go into the International or in the New York state league. e aul Secures a Stove Plant. v, Pavt, Minn., Dec. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bek. | —The stove works of Red- ways & Burton, for the past thirty years lo- cated at Cincinnuti, were purchased today by asyndicate of wealthy citizens of St Paul and will be removed to this city. The price paid was §300,000. ——— Went After Ticket Scalpers. Cmicago, Dec. 13.—T he Milwankee and St. Paul road got after the ticket scalpers today, seizing by meaus of search warrants a large number of their tickets in the ofiees of two prominent scalpers under the vlea that the tickets were secured by misrepresentation. e An lowa Man Held Up. CnicaGo, Dee. 13.—P. J. Johuson, a cattle- man from Kirkman, Ia., was held upat 1 o'clock this morning by a colored man and woman and robbed of £,000 in notes und chec The two disreputables were arrested soon afterward and the proverty recovered. Refuses to Pay Oficers’ Salaries. Duniiy, Dec. 15.~The Freeman's Journal says that 1. X. O'Brien, treasurer of the Natioual league, refuses to pay the salavies of league officials on the ground’ that they are uot neutral. pl e s Monster Strike in Prospect. Loxnoy, Dee, 13.--The Bolton Cotton Operative association has voted in favor of gOing on a strike noxt week unless wages are advanced 5 per cent. The strike -will affect ,000 hauds, - Everyhody Was Saved. Bavov Sina, La., Dee. 13.—Clerk Bue- goyne, who arrived this morning, states that ody aboard the City of Baton Rouge whicn sunk yesterday, was saved. e by Struck Salt in Kansas, Kaxarouss, Kan., Dec. 1. —The Royal salt company struck salt here last night at a dep's of 640 feet. The vein is 240 feet thick. —— Irish Envoys Sail for Europe. W Youk, Dee. 13.—The Irish envoys, William O'Brien, T. P. Gill and Timothy Harrington, sailed today for Europe. et Ex-Congressman Heistand Dead. Laxcasren, Pa., Dee. 18.—Ex-Co igress man John A. Heistand died here this morning of paralysis, to remark that- THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION, Some Talk Ooncerning the Future Persounel of -that Body. MORRISON BOOKED FOR RETIREMENT. b sonator Pl Lew of South Dakota interviewed Regarding the In- dian TFRbles—A Nebraska Memorfal—Miscellaneous. 518 FOURTEENTH STREAT, Wasmivaroy, D, C., Dec. 13, Very little hope is entertained by the Towa delegation in congress of the appointment of Representative Gear upon the nterstato comw rce commission, Beyond reasonable doubt Commissioner Schoonmaker of New York will be reappointed when his commis- ston expires Januarg 1. 1t is the purpose of the administration to drop Colonel William R. Morrison of Illinois when his cominission expires, January 1, 1862, Morrison is & A partisan democrat .while the demoeracy of Mr. Schoonmake does not take precedence over official duties. “he suc n to Morri- son by a republican will give the republicans three members upon the commission to two democrats, It is true {hat the republicans could get into oftice one yeac earlier for one of their number by succeeding Mr. Schoon- malker, but as a conimissioner he gives better satisfaction than does Colonel Morris TTIGRE X Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota was in bis seat 1 the seu today, having returned from @ business triNin the east. The sena- tor is busily engaged locating manufacturers n and taking capital in various forms to in- vest in his state, He says South Dakota has ory bright future, that the stringency in tinancial affairs does not affect it as heavily as it does most other states, and that there are more new buildings going up in Sioux Falls than any other city that he knows of with a iike population. The senator intends to et an appropriation through to purchase asiteand at least begin work on the con- struction of a public building at Sioux Falls before this season expires. This evening's Star has an inter enator Pottigrew on the Indian si Few meu are there in public or private life s0 well qualified to speak on the subject In the course of a lengthy talk the senat nid “T'his Indian scare has been an outrage upon the people of the northwest. There is not nor has there been any good and sufiicient cause for alarm. For years these same Iu- dians havitnally indulged in what is known 4s the sun dance, an almost barbarons cele- bration of a semi-religious character. 'h government very properly forbade these dances, and social ife umong the Sioux be. came somewhat tame. Then arose this M siah busiess, and, as dancing was principal © foature, the indians took hold of it at once. The ‘ghost dance’ has in it all the elements of a purely aboriginal religion and it was by no means unnatural _that the Indian dan hecame populav. By this time some of the agents thought they ought to be doing something, 50 they sent out their Indin police to stop the saltatory gvrations of the common herd and sanctimonious genuflexions of the cun- ning medicine man, The dancers did not sec it in that light, ‘hgwever. Tney were simply attending to wirat they believed was a religious duty and they declined the proferred police escort to the guard house. That brought the troops and the resultant scare. The poor Indians; who had, after their own fashion, been worshiging the great spirit and his carthly agent, the new Messiah, thought they were going to be punished for ing the volice, and they promptly moved ow: from the vicinity of the agencies as a-matter of precaution, Tystantly the cry wentup, “T'he Sioux avelod the War path.’ The Indiuns knew nothing of this, and when they found out that they werc not to be chastised they, or most of them, returned promptly to their agencies and thefr rations. Those who re- mained out ‘are’ the abords, the thieved, the murders, and i théy cun only be kept away-from the reservations and from the rest of the earth it will be better for maukind generaly, People who live in South Dakota right where these allegad troubles have been located are astounded beyond measure at the wildly untruthful reports that have been circulated. A friend of mine has 1,000 head of cattle within five miles of where these In- dian warriors are camped in the bad lands, and his herders, still unscalped, are pursu- ing the even tenor of their way, ignorant of the danger which is popularly supposed to be all around them.” SOME AMUSING LETTERS, Some very amusing letters are received by the members.of the Nebraska delegation. They come from farmers’ alliance republi- 1s and demand the: removal of republican postmasters in Nebraska s0 us to make an opening for the appointment of farmers' al- Liance republicans, Tho{ claim that the re- cent election in their slate indicates that n majority ov at least a plurality of the masses of the people desire.the snpremacy of those who hold farmers’ alliance principles and that the republicans are not wortny of the places they occnpy. The gentlemen en- gaging in this correspondence would turn out, allof the republican postmasters and put into their places members of the alliance, These letters are filed away and have no in fluence. While the Nebraska delegation is willing to labor as zealously as possibie for the interests of the farmers and to favor the alliance as an organlzation and its demands for legislation, in fairness it is safe to say that there is not a member of the delegation who would be willing to go of far as to recom- mend the displacement of an efficient repub- lican postmaster for the simple purpose of iving a place to a farmers’ alliance member e e ever so good a republican_and ever so popular & citi The three repub- ican congressmen from braska who were recently defeated for re- election will continue to nominate postmasters in their districts until March 4 next and will be consulted about the appoint- ments during the two yeurs following imm diately theveafter, being representative r publicans and there having been democrats elected to succeed them in the house, A MEMORIAL FIROM NEBRASK Representative Dorsey today presented in the house a memorial sizned by a large num- berof the citizens of Rushville, Sheridan county, Nebraska, civing expression of satis- faction for the sat n which the federal authorit to the rescue of citizens in that vicinity during the recent In- dian agitation. The petitioners cite the promptness with which the United States troops were marshaled at Pine Ridge and the prompt manner in whicih were furnished. They ask that such be tuken as aro necessary to prev “like scares’ in the,future, as they entail a great hardship and, financial loss upon the who are frightened away from their aving stoek and crops. ~ Thay em- asize tne fact thagin most instances the settlers are poon and needy. 'T'he petitioners ask that there be gstablished near Rushbville 2 military post to; pravent Indian fights in the future. Wasnixeroy Bureav Tie Ovam B % with its MILITARY M) By thedirection of the tary of war Post Chaplain John! D, Parken is relieve fromduty at Fort'Rebinson and will report in persou to the commanding officer at Fort Bowie, Arizona, forduty at that station and by letter to the commanding general of that department, i 1< Captain Francis Ju Ives, assistant surgeon, now on leave of absence, will proceed to Rapid City, S, D., 1and_report in person to Colonel Eugeno Gutt, Sixth cavalry, for duty with troops in theidld, relieving Frst Li tenant William Bunister, assistaut surgeon, and report also by lettor to the commanding gencral of the department of Dakota. . MISCELLANEOUS, Mr. Dorsey has asked the committee on rules to give the copmittee on vankiug and currency next Tuesday for the consideration of bills “favorably reported by that committee the other day, relating to national banking and floancial interests gencrally, and he thinks they will ve passed before the end of next week. The Nebraska delegation consistently ex- pect the appointment of Majoi W. Pad- dock to succeed the late Judge Suvage as & direnl'lur.fol' the Union Paafic early next week. Most of the public building bills will be passed without appropriations, but some of them and probably the Beatrice bmlding will have aporopriatiol o for the purchase of @ site and the bezinning of a builaing, Tue bill which passed the senate Septem- [ bor 20 1at, authorizing the secrotary of the t.rmu:y to settlo the indebtedness of the Sioux City & Pacific_railroad company, hns recelved fayorable action by the house com- mittee on Pacific railroads and 13 now the calendar, where it will likely re favorahlo action at an early day. Senator Pettigrow today prosented the po- tition of twenty-four citizens of Watertown, 8. D., against the bankruptey bill. Theé house committee on commerce has at- thorized a favorable report on the bill of Mr. Struble for the construction of a ratlroad and bridge across the Missouri river near Do- catur, Neb, from and through section 7, township 83 north, range 46 west, in Monona county, lowa, and through the counties of Burt and Thirston, Nebraska. The incorpo- rators are Addison Oliver, Bernard D. Hol- brook, Mitchell Vincent, Nowell A. Whiting, Martin A, Freeland, Jolin Cleghorn and Will iam G. Wood of Towa, and A, B. Fuller, . D. Canfleld, James Ashley, Honry | nelle, Silas'L. Leaming, Frank J. Grifin, and John N. Pechles of Nebraska. The secretary of the interior today affirmed tho decision of the commissioner of the gen- eral land oftice in rejocting the commutation of proof of Tunnan P. Sutphen_for land in township 113, range 67 west, Huron, S. D. Also the commissioner's decision in rejecting the final proof of Anna Flint for land in township 116, range 61 west, same district. Q. Barnes of Aberdeen, S. )., is at the National, Prioey 8. HeAti, Many Houses at Pre; Financlal Difficulties. New York, Dec. 13,1t was reported in financial circles today that the Trow printing and publishing company bad asked an exten- sion of four months on some of its pavor bearing the endorsement of H. K. Thurber, which had been readily granted by the banks holding it. The amount could not be definitely learned, but is supposed to be over §125,000, The president of one of the banks said he was sorry the matter became publie, for he considered the company perfectly solvent. All the notes discounted, he said, have Thurber's endorscment and the bauk is not worried because Thurber's ement of as- sets foots up betwe 3,000,000 and $4,000,000. The officers of the T'rayv company could not be seen this evening, but from ot sources it was learned that the company does a very extensive business. The total assets are considerably over $1,000,000, which greatly exceeds the liabilitics, and the opin- ion 1s expressed that there will be no trouble after the fivst of the year m making collec- tions. Mr. Thurber declined to talk on the matter, PHILADELPIIA, insuranc 200,000 1 it Experiencing Dec. 13.~The Girard life and trust_company filed a bond for curity for & trust resigned last week by the Barkers. 1tis claimed the trust was for the benefit of certain depositors, Should the claim prove well founded it will take from the assets of the firm secur s of the par value of $200,000, but whose market value is really less than the $183,750 of de- posits for which securities w to be held as collateral. Bost Mass., Dee. .~ At a meeting of the croditors of Whitten, Burdett & Co. today the assignee made a_ statement show- ing the liabilities to be $1,0i7,000, with con- tingent liabilities of §99,000, assets, §1,002,- 000, Bartivons, Md, Dee. 13.—Ata meeting of the creditors of the Gambull manufactur- ing compauy, which failed yesterday for $400,000, it was shown that even if forced to sell at 50 cents on the dollar the amount real- ized will pay every obligation in full. The will is still in operation. s Cixansar, O, Dec, was made this aftesnoon for the appointmont of a receiyer for the large dry goods house of Rell, Miller & Co., ond_for a_ dissolution of partnership. The petition alleges that the firm is insolvent. Kstimated libilities, $265,000: assets 350,000 CranksvitLe, Tenn, Dec, 13.~The Peach- ers mills have failed. Liabilities, $5,000 assets, about thesame, PriLADELPHIA, | 13 — Webb & Lee manufacturing merchants, made an_ nssign- ment today. No statement of liabilities or assets is obtainable now. The firm claim to have a capital of §£200,000. It exported hard- ware, hard wood, wooden ware and machin- ery.to all points of the world, >1ersneiG, Pa, Dec. 13.—An execution for 90,000 has been issued against the Pittsburg lumber company. Thae trouble grew out of a dispute among the partners and the applica- tion for the appointment of a receiver. New Yok, Dec. 13.—A Lonaon cablegram received this morning in Wall street sa; “A broker failed here today with hea bilitics. He was large dealerin Ame y securitics.” Bostox, Mass., Dec. 13, —The creditors of thedefunct woolen firm of William Bloom & e appointed W. M. Bowen assignee Minn., Dec. 13.—A dispateh from Luverne, Minn., to the Tribune say the Jowa, Minnesota and Dakota eclevator company, operating warehouses on tho lington, Cedar Rapids & Northein has assigned. Liabilities, $150,000; unknown. John Butler, o banker of k worth, was manager of ‘the company. Two days ago special tzains were ran on the Bur- lington road and all the gruin taken from the clevators to Chicago and disposed of. The Metropolitan bank of Minneapolis is sald to be a loser, The elevator company 3 counts in the Rock County bank at Luverne are all right. A few Luverne merchants are involved for small amount: st KTARY MATTEKS, 13,—An_application MON French Government Arranging an " ternational Conference. Paris, Dec, 13.--It is believed that the gov- ernment is endeavoring to arrange an inter- ternational monetary conference. England and some of the other powers may object on the ground of the futility of the previgus con- ferenc In such an event apowerful in- fluence will be brought to bear upon the gov- ernment to invite delegates from the Latin union, United States and other silver coun- tries to discuss the silver question with a view to international regulation of silver vafues. The tariff bill, as now shaped under the hands ot the committee of the chambe does the McKinley bill in protectionis Gironde commerce league, the leading trade body, has issued a strong manifesto denouncing it as tending to surround ¥ with a Chinese wall, the inevitable result of which will be the ruin of the counti [ ultural, commercial and shippimg interests for the temporary profit of great manufacture Tt is believed, how- ever, that if the government can assure the safety of the Bordeaux wine trade under reciprocity the opposition of the league will disappear. Le mutln announces the formation of a bank under the auspices of the vatican with a capital of 100,000,000 francs, of which the aits will subscribe half, The reaction against the Koch treatment in France has jncreased in violence. Kight pa- tients died soon after the injection of the lympth, and this, combined with the fact that there been no verified cure, has intensi- fied public feeling against the experiments, THESILVER POOL. Dockery's Charges Founded on a Dis- patchin a Newspaper. Wasmixroy, Dec. 13.—Representative Dockery of Missouri today appeared before the committee on rules and made o statement relative to his resolution for inquiring as to the allegation that twelve senators aud fiftecn representatives were parties to the silver© pool pricr to the passage of the silver bill, through which pool £1,000,000 in profits was obtained Dockery stated that he had no personal knowledge of the facts in the case. His reso. lution cited a statement made in a special Wasaington dispatch to the St Louls Globe- Democrat. Dockery thought the matter de sorved an investigation and the committec took the subject under advisement. The Washington correspondents of the Globe-Democrat were before the committee in tho afternoon and were asked for the names of the senators and sentatives in the alleged pool and the source of their in- formation. They declined to give either, - Another Bank Breaker Avreested. Puitapeeii, Dec, 13, —Louis E. Plieffer, president of the broken Bank of America and vice president of the American life in- surance company, against whom a warrant was issued yesterday charging bhim with con- spivacy with George K. Work and others to defraud and cheat. the depositors and others interested 1 the bank and insurauce com 1y, was acrested in this city this moroing. he cashier has not peen arrested yot, | ing yesterday cousidered the financial condi- mta- | | a conferenc dividend A MESSAGE ON FINANCES, The President Will Uege Congress to Enact a Relief Measure. Wasmisaroy, Dec. 15.—The cabinet meet- tion of the country, and as a result the presi- dent, it is understood, will send a message to congress next week suggesting as & measure of relief the enactment of legisiation for the issue of additional currency based on fin- creased silver purchases, At the morning session of the republican senatorial caucus committee today to devise ascheme of inancial relief, after discussin the subject for an hour, the committee forred it to a sub-committeo compos herman, Allison, Aldrich, Plumb and’ ler. This was done in the hope that it could agree upon somo definite project. NEw Yonk, Dee. 13, Secretary Windom, who arrived in New York this morning, held vith o number of bankers on the financial situation, Full expressious of the views of financiers on the financial situa- tion, the effect of additional silver logislation and other matters was outained. The only statement the secretary would make was | that he was gratified at the news of the movement of gold from Europo and that the government wonld do all in its power to give relief to the financial and mercantile com- munit Ho refused absolutely to be inter viewed, but parties close to him state that he will not take any immediate actiou as a re- sult of the conference ———— CONGRESSIONAL PROC DINGS, Senate. Wasiixaroy, Dee. 13.—1n the senate toc among the bills iutroduced and referred were the following To establish a record and pension office in the war department; to es- tablish a board for the advancement of the interests of the merchant mavi Casey offered a resolution calling on the ary of agriculture for information as to the progress made in the investigation for ir- rigation purposes under the deficiency act of last session. The resolution was finally agreed to, The senate resumed consideration of the ction bill, Mr. Jones of Arkansas naking an argument in opposition to it. At the conclusion of Mr. Jones' remarks, as no other senator took the floor, the presiding officer stated that the question was on Mr. motion to strike out the house-to- house clause, and asked if the senate was ready for a vote, After a long discussion taken, Mr. Wilson of Maryland obtfined the floor to spoak against the il and the senate ad Jjourned. se¢ no action was House. W asiiNatoN, Dec. 1i.—In the house today the senate bill for the inspection of cattle and hogs and the products thercof which are sub- ject to interstate commerce was called up Mr. Mills of Texas opposed its passage, characterizing it as one of the most remark- able measures ever presented in. congress. Mr. Stockbridge of Maryland said its ob- ject was to give people meats in condition for human food, and to take out of the market those meats having a tendency to cause disease among consumers. The bill was re ferred to tho committee on agriculture. A resolution was reporsed from the com- mittee on postoflices calling on the postmaster general for information as to the extent and grounds for complaint of inefficient postoftice ‘I'he house then went into committee of the whole on bills reported from the committee ou private land eclaims, The bill to blish a fort to adjudicate pri- vate land claims for western states and terri- tories was to. Mr. McKinley reported a joint resolution to correct an error in the punctuation in the tarifY act relative to binding twine. Mr. Dunnell gave notice that he would ask the house to consider the apportionment bill ‘Tuesday. Adjourned. SOUTH OMAH NEWS. A Forged Clothing Order. Frank Cooper was chilled by o November breeze, and going to John Fiynn & Co, with awritten order for an overcoat signed by Daniel MeGuclken, and selocting one of the best garments in stock, departed prepared for winter's blasts. Not till Mr. Flynn pre- sented theorder to Mr. McCucken for pay- ment did he discover that it had been forged, and that he was out a_good overcoat. The perpetrator of the frand has flown where the wind listeth and no man knoweth. . 0. U. W. House Warmin second annual house warming griven by South Omaha lodge No. 66, Ancient Order of United Workmen, drew one of the utost assemblagres that ever met in hailsin South Omaha. on the alert toentertain friends, and no greater sccial success was ever scored in the city than by the Workmen, Among the many visitors were Messrs. Smith, Arnt and MeMillen of Council Bluffs, und Patton, Crozicr and Collier of Omaba. member wi A North Loup Man in Trouble, .8, Adams of North Loup arrived in the city yesterday > of an officer and will explain some of his slack transuctions before Judge King. Mr. Adams was arrested in North Loup and brought to this city on a charge made by the McCioud-Love commis- sion company of obtaming money under false pretenses. The amount charged to have been obtaified is about $1,800, A Gencerous Contribution. The offico employes of the Cudahy Pack- ing company raised $105 y: for the poor people’s Ch Tho funds will bo forwarded to the committoe having St. Lake J. . Knapp of Salt Lake City was at the Paxton last evening. He reports a docidedly healthy movement in real estate in Salt Lake and a building boom nnequalled in the listory of Zion or ofits size in the United States. over #3,000,000 repre- sented in buildings now in course of construc- tion, He says the building and paving work has been greatly facilitated by the recent de velopment of a wonderful dimension stone deposit on the line of the Utah Central rail way, from which quarry can be obtained any quantity of fiae hard building and pavi sandstone of any thickness, | or length ready for the buiider’s use, without any wiy unless it saw on lengths. This quarry i controlled by an Omaha man named J. H MeAlvin, with John W. Young and others of Salt Lake, who are largely interested in mines in Utah. Mr. Knapp says th nt passago of the silver bill_gave o wonderful [ipetas to the mining industries of Utah and the entirc west. Great excitement pre- in Tintie district, just south Lake City, where the present dozen puying mines and the udditional very rich finds of gold and silver within the past two months warrant the prediction that Pintic will stand next to Butte, or second in the world, u Ith producing camp within one The inflax of emi tion to Utah, especially to Salt Lake City, the past season has becn ve city has now at least fifty-tiv habitants and will_have an thousand by January, 150 of Salt we even huudred d by Nihilists. Madime Kartzoff, & member of the most aristocratic circles in Russin, was found dead today. All the evi- dence points to her murder by nihilists, Pakis, Dec. 13 —Madame Kartzoff, who was found murdered at Moscow today, was an aunt of the Kussian consul general in this city, toward whom the nihilists huve long entertained hostile feelings. - The Pire Record, Porrstowy, Pa., Dec, 13,~Fire in the busi- carly this worning od | stores, causing & loss of | 50,0003 fully insured. 3, Ind., Dec. 1. were destroyed by five today, ¢ of $30,000, with little lusuravce itate on Live Hogs. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Dee. 13, —A local paver suys that ‘the Missourl Pacific is about to ut into effect au Scent rate on live hogs For the Missourl river to St. Louis. A Woman Mur. Moscow, Dec. Several stores using o loss Kight Cer THE THIRD PARTY SCHEME, What a Florida P Late Alllance JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 13,—Tho Timese Unfon will publish tomorrow a lengthy article concerning the recont farmers’ alliance convention. It says, in part: “Siuce the final adjournment at Ofala ineontestible proof has been brought out to show the existence of a gigantic plot to use the national”” organization s & moans of prulnnlu} the third party scheme. A signicant fact is the vote of the northwestern alliance men, who are mostly republicans and who came to Ocala with the purpose of fore ing the a er Saya of th nvention. nce to endorso their pet schene for o third party. It soon became apparcnt, however, that the endorsement could not | secured, and when the sub-treasury sche came up the northwestern men_ were found solid in thoir support of it, although their political affliations and the sentiment of tho people they are supposed to ropresent would naturally have led o open oppo- sition to this weasure. Tho leaders in the third ty movement from that tion are MeGrath of Kansas, Loucks of North Dakota, Wardell of South Dakota and Wil- letts of Kansas, and they aro warmly sup- ported by Wisconsin and other near-by states. “During a tour of the state, which has been in progress the past four or five days," 8 the Times-Union, “these third plotters have unbosomed them selves to a ain_extent in convorsation with their fellow excursionists, and their ad- missious laid bare the poiitical scheme which has prompted their_every act. Their state- ments are to this effoct : posed to the sub-treasury w bill; ng iu principle and as a legislative farmer and overy other industrial class: the people of - their section ppos: it and that they, as delegates, were particu- larly charged with the mission to defeat_the measure whon they left their homes. ‘Thoy say, also, that on their return they will ex- plain their action this way: That the sub- treasury demand is of such a ure that it can never gain the support of the democracy of tie southern states and that an attompt o to secure such democratic support can end only in u split in the democratic ranks in the south. This, they sav, will break up the solid south, and this is the end they had mn view, “In support of this general policy, says the article, “several of these plotters have becn laced wpon record. Prosident McGrath of Kansas is quoted as saying: *We saw that by making the sub-treasury bill an issue in tho south we could break up the democratio par Willetts of Kansas is quoted sayinz: ‘We supported the sub-treast bill to divide tho south and break the bour: Lon democ ‘The reform pres with at great length, sociation is The article states that a meeting of third party men was held yes- terday on a steamer going to Titusville, when it was resolved toshutout all newspapors which do not advocate the sub-treasury bill, and providing for the organization” of a legslative board to designate from time to time measures and demamds to be advocated by the reform press, The article goes on to say that conservative alliauce men were oxeluded from this meet- ing and that the reform press combination is only oue of many means oy which third party issues are to be forced upon the alliance with the Lope of dividing the democratic party of the south The Times-Union strengthening among southern demos alliance that a desperate effort, mu 1L the farmers’ alliance away from ary folly before the next auiual so dealt s the determination is meeting, A long inte the “conser the associat Reform Pre: ¢ men, sw is published with one of " who was_excluded from hhe states that the association 15 mad e up of third ————— THE NORMAL S¢ It Proves a Great Success From the Very St . Four weeks ago there were those in the city who wore loud in their predictions that th Omaha normal school would prove a failure from tho start. Subscquent developmicnts have conclusively shown that these peoplo were wrong, as the normal school is now in full blast and 1s giving the best of satisfac tion to pavents, officials, patrons nd pupils. The attendance nas increased to twenty- eight, with new pupils coming in daily. A5 is well known, t hosl of theory is ed in the Pleasant building, with the of schools in the Izard and Mason buildings. Mrs K. Sudborougn is in— charge, and s assisted by Miss Pugh and Miss Wykoff, both old and experienced teachers, The cadets first assigned to duty are us follws : Misses b Ross, Swartzlunder, and McClure. it has been supposed that these four young dies would ¢o into the Mason and the Izard schools, where they vursue a hit and miss ystem of teaching, but this is an erroncous idea, ,as b carefully watched by two training teachers, who correct any error they may make in the way of teaching. Thus itean be seen that great advantages cau o from these young ladies teaching under the divection of expe enced critics, But this is not ull that is being accomplished. At the schonl of th the sessions ure held from 9 in the morning until noon At 1 o'clock of h day Sudburough takes hor olass g teachers aud visits the various scliools in the city, where they are allowed to witness the methods employed by the best teachers. T'he following morning, as soon as they meet in the theory school, the young Ladie: into an animated discussion of lon the preceding day. istened to by Mrs. Sudborough, who suggests improvel ts and corrects false ideas that may have boen obtained. This is an original idea with Mrs. Sudborough, and is for the purpose of giving the pupils an opportunity of getting new ideas upon how schools should be- conducted addition to the work performed in the sehool, a number of gitls from the S50 % of theory have been called upon by the board of ediication to o outinto the pub- lic schools and do substitute work for the regular toachers, ,\‘v'x,,. rintendent James, in speaking of the o school, suid vesterday : L an: satisfied with the w the school 1. st il am positive that we will ha best normal ol in the west her: two veasons for th In the first place, we have-= the best material in the country to work upon, s the Omaha girls are unusually in- ntand secin to grasp ideas e ad- ily than those of other localitics. The other reasons are that the board has used superior Judgment, and has selected a most competent and excellent corps of teachers, “My opinion is that the Omaha normal school has come to stay, and the longe: , the better isfaction it will give 100L. Y mast, Grandjean and Nelson will be at the Colis- eum this afternoon to give au exhibition of indoor baseball The Theosop) lety meets at room 205 Sheely block every Sunday afternoon at & o'clock. All students of tne “higher sl invited, M. Bavoni, an Italian fruit vender, was fined #5 and costs in the police court yestor- day for defrauding a customer by ‘giving short weight in the sale of some dates The Rirst Society of Progressive Spiritu alists will meet ab the Knights of Pythias hall. Collins bl corner of Twenty-fisch avenue and Cuming street, at 2 p. . cvery Sunday. C. A. Pipher, Prank Charles Peterson filed articles of incorpor: tion with the county clerk yes which the Omuha Electrozone eomp into existe The company bias a $10,000, divided into 100 shares of $100 cach. McWiiliams PERSONAL PARAGRAPUS. awes of Crete spent a few yesterday. Smith and Mis will bo “tat home" Ex-Governor hours in the el Mrs. Benjamin | 1000 Capitol avenu days. Miss [Tawley of Lincoln will be the of Miss Katherine Bavker days. Hon, . P. Roggen veturnod vesturday to Omaha from bis trip to Chibuatius, Mexico, where Lie went to consummate a deal for tho establishment of a large business entorprise. He sojourned at Hot Springs, Ark., a few days on his return and will make his hend- quarters for the uext ten days at the Men chauls hotel Lhls duy. mith of Thurse 105t duving the holi- -