Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1890, Page 2

OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 18)0—TWENTY PAGES IT IS AN OLD STORY NOW. The Election Oontest Attracts no More At- tention in Linooln. SEVERAL ~ WITNESSES ~ SAY They Indulge in a Great Many Words —A Religious Maniac Breaks in York -Caught the Cutter. Loose in 5oLy, Neb., Dee, 20.—[Special Telegram to Trte Bri.]—The taking of testimony in the clection contost fails to attract any attention in Lincoln now. Today the session lasted only two hours and was devoted exclusively 1o the gubernatorial contest. The taking of testimony affecting the other state ofices has been postponed until Friday of next week. The first witness examined today was A. N. Wyckoff, chairman of the Lancaster county committes of the third party. The only thing of interestto which he testified was that the committeo had spent $400 for tickets in favor of the amendment, also for speakers and printing matter, The next witness was John Stewart of Kearney county and treasurer of the state non-partisan league. He most unwillingly testified as follows: There was altogether #1,051.21 raised for political purposes by the league, Of this §1,900 was spent for prohibi- tion literature, including the Lincoln Call and New Republic. About $100 went to the pocretary. The greater portion of the re- mainder was paid out to speakers and their fotel and other bills, and the printing of tickets favoring the amendment. An even #5300 was given to the Swedish conference to work up prohibition sentiment through a weekly publication. There are about eigh- geen thousand Swede voters in the state, and two-thirds of them voted for prohibition. In Kearney, Phelps, Saunders, Burt and Yalley counties the Swedish vote was the wtrongest. L. S. Ellsworth, deputy clerk of the dis- trict court at Holdredge, Phelps (‘fllmlf', was called in behalf of contestee. At the invita- tion of Mr. Harwood witness produced the record of declarations of intention to become citizens filed in Phelps county within thirty days prior to the election. The list included Just_ thirty names, y Witness testified: “I don't know as it was stly intended to vote; I ne conversation with most of thems at least thirty of them said they were alliance men, and of course I understood by that that they intended to vote the alliance ticket.”” ““T'he alliance men generally out there voted the alliance ticket ! It looked that way from the ves, sir." John P. Nelson, county clerk of Holdrege county, testified that there were tharee Peter Johnsens who voted in Prairie township, al- though there are only two persons by that name in the township. James J. Rheaof Holdrege testified—C. A. Larson who did not take out his declaratory pers until October Larson voted for 1,::)\\'1 5. There was a James A. Johnson No. 125, and a Jam A. Johnson No 207, appear on the poll list of Prairie town- shib who voted; 1 know of no such person in the township, Ithink the fact is that one of them is Jumes P, Johnson and that the clerks have got the given name wrong; he took out his declaratory papers October John A. Nelson, No. “204, voted in Prairie township; he told me he voted the independent ticket and he has no papers, he is a native of Sweden ; at least I can tind no papers from an exumination of the records. He claimed to me that he had taken out his first papers before the county judge of Phelps county, but there is norecord of the sume in_the clerk’s office of that county that I can find. August Bergstrom, number 237, told me he voted the independent ticket: that he bad no paperf, and that he is a native of Sweden, k., T, Hoin voted in Prairie township, number he voted the independent ticket as T understand; he is uot a resi dent of Phelps county. He came there Octo- ber 13 and registered at, the Arlington hotel, and registered at tho same hotel a great many days thereafter as £. 7. Hoin, Hast- ing, Neb. One E. J. Page voted in Prairie township, number 324; he was a resident of Prairie township up to about a week before the election, when he removed with his fam- ily to Garfield township; he was in Holdrege on the day of election; 1 had a conversation with him and he said that he wanted to vote the independent ticket, and told me the ci cumstances @8 to his removal and asked m if he could vote. Itold him Ithought not, and it must have been shortly after this con- versation that he voted. The witness then testified that P. E. Nel- son, W. W. Johnson, S, A. Swanson and Lars Peterson, who took out their declara- tory papers too late, voted nevertheless in Holdrege. A. R. Hill, who is only twenty years old, also voted. H. . Georgeof Lincoln, sworn for con- testee, was treasurer of the executive com- mittee of the prohibition party; couldn't state exactly how much money he haa re- ceived to be used in_carrying the amendment ~-somewhere near $22,000. ft came from dif- ferent organizations throughout the United States and from individuals; received only £700 from the New York Voice directly. The Nebraska prohibition executive committee received somewhere near $5,000, soma of it went to the Woman's Christian Temperance union. The executive committee received somewhero noar $24,000 altogether and ex- pended £22,000; couldn’t say how much was expended in the city of Omaha; supposed, in all ways, nearly $1,000 ‘There was paid to the Lincoln Call $200 for papers sent to names furnished by the com- mittee; put $150 into the Bumble {Im; took 1,000 copies of the New Republic for ‘about four wecks; the New York Voice seut about twenty-thousand copies regularly to the state,” which_were paid for froma special fund of from $12,000 to $15,000 raised I)’;} it for the purpose, Adjournment was taken until Tuesday. A Religlous Maniac. Yorg, Neb.,Dee. 90.—[Special Telegram to Tar Ber,|—Perry Frank, a voung man of thirty, was taken in custody this morning by Shenff Surock and is now in jail a raving manisc. Last summer heattended a revival since when his mind has been filled with strange fancics and delusions, but he was always cousidered as harmless until this morning when he created a furore by rushing wildly through the states proclaiming that the Lord had appointed him & special agent 1o save the sinners of that city, He also said that the Lord had told him to burn Boyer's drug store which was partially burned some time ago and that he did it. ast clection; Caught by the Cutter. Bearrice, Neb., Dee, |Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee]-Lewis We vloye of Springer's book bindery was badly injured this morning by the heavy blade of an old fashioned paper cutter falling and cut- ting an ugly gash on the back of his head, When open the blade stood upright, boing voted at ono end, and Weiss was stooping borward arranging some paper on the bod for cutting when the blade fell accidentally with the result stated. His injuries are not neces- sarily fatal, It is a Newspaper. Stromsnurg, Neb, Dec. 20, -[Special to Tur Be.|—The Stromsburg Republican oame out iu its last publication as the News. The publishers claim that as they made a specialty of news rather than politics. The NAmMe Was more appropriate, but, notwith- standing, the change it will remain republy can in its views. The prescut editor, 8. C. ‘Woodruff remains in possession, A Clothing Thief. Nennasga Ciry, Neb, Dec. 17.—|Special Telegram to Tur B —Irank McLain was arrested and brought back from Auburn to- day to answer to the charge of stealing cloth- fug from guosts at the Cleveland house, Drove Them to Death, LixcoLy, Neb., Dec. 20.—|Special Tele- m to Tuow Bee|-Last March Tom m3 stole a span of horses belonging to Mr. Foster of Beaver Crossing and then @rove them to death in his efforts w get LITTLE, | { away, leaving one dead and_the other dying near Fairbury. All trace of tho fellow was lost until this evoning, when ho was discov- ered in Lincoln by F)fl[m!y Shorift McFar- lana and was immediately arrested. She Sued for a Horse and Buggy. Keanxey, Nob, Doc. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bee.]—The replevin suitof Miss Gertrude Goodell vs Ira futtle, as mentioned lust Tuesday, is to recover possession of a horso and bugriy fnstead of insurance money., Itis allezed that this property, which was among the personal effects of the lato Fred B, Tuttle, was bequeathed ‘o Miss Goodell, his affanced. This matter has been the sub- jeet of critical comment.during the past week, andWthorough investigation substantiates this statement and sets matters i their true light. General Van Wyek's tenevolence. Neprasga Ciry, Neb,, Dee, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.| *~General Van Wyek came in from his farm today and left his £0 check for western farmer sufforers. He then saw the editors of the Press and News and commenced a movement to have Santa_Claus every child in Nebraska City and pro- vide every family with a turke; inner. He also started a subscription with 850 for that purpose. Took French Leave. Youk, Neb., vec. 20.—[Special Telegram to Bee.)—J. P. Nugent, a cigar manufac- turer of this city, isthe second man to hie to parts unknown in the last week, leaving be- hind numerous bills unpaia. He packed up his household goods, gave a mortgage on his cigar factory to his brother-in-law, George Corcoran, and took the midnight train last night. Several merchants of the city mourn Lis departure, Too Many Heads, Brarrice, Neb,, Deo. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre. ] ~A farmer named James, living near Cortland, brought the dead body of & two headed calf to town today to bave the monstrosity preserved. The animal was otherwise perfectly developed. It was born duy before yesterday and lived only a short while, B BUSINESS TROUBLES, Financial Crashes in Various Parts of the Country. Cnicago, Dee. 20,—The assets of S, A, Kean & Co., the suspended banking firm, are growing steadily lpss as the procoedings in court progress, Cashier Warne testified fur- ther today regarding the affairs of the bank, nothing startling being adduced. W. J, Mc- Donald, head of the bond department, testi- fied that the net yearly profit on bonds was about $70,000. When the bank closed, of about §65,000 worth of bonds in the vaullall but £,000 were pledged as collater A number of new cas v sons claiming that they were permitted to make deposits after the bank was insolvent. Kean today delivered the articles of agree ment made two years ago by which Mus, I M. Culver became a special partner. This pavtnership was subsequently dissolved. The articles contained this peculiar para- graph: he business of the firm is to be conducted on strictly Christian and according to the teachings of the bible,™ New York, Dee. 20.—The Vertical tub boiler company s financially embarrassed and has turned over its bus vank L. l{‘l'vn!rnt, the largest ereditor, who will con- ductit. CiATrAN00GA, Tenn., Dec. 2).—The Helena wood and coal company has made application for the appointment” of a receiver for the South Tredeger irou company in this city, The indebtedness of declaring it insolvent. the iron company will reach $100,000, and if allowed to conclude the sale of its property, can pay up. The Atlantic trust company holdsa deed of trustof the property in ques- tion for £60,000 to secure the bonds, Ciicaco, Dee. 20.—W, D. Budd has been appointed receiver for the property of Bray- ton Bushee, a real estate dealer and builder of this city. Bushee's liabilities arve esti- mated at about £200,000. He claims he will be able topay in full and have something left. Xast Tawas, Mich,, Dec. 20.—J. H. meick & Co.’s bank here has made an ssignment. The institution is now in the hands of Harting & Nesbit of Tawas 1t is impossible to state now what the liabi ties are. Provipexce, R. L, Dec. 20.—The assignee of Owen Brothers has made a statement showing that the gross indebtedness of the firm is about $1,000,000. The value of the as- sets he is impossibie to stat BirmiNeuay, Conn. he woollen firm of R. W. Lewis & Son, Ansonia, as- signed today. Liabilities, $0,000; assets, small, ———— The Choynski-¥Forarty Fight, Say Fraxaisco, Cala, Dec. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—Aust n advices received today give full details of the fight between Joe Choyuski and Jim Fogarty, in Sydney, November 14. Choynski handled the Australian about as he pleased during the whole ten rounds. He had the advantage in length aud reach, and kept Fogarty away from him most of the time. After the first few rounds had been fought Fogarty scemed to be mettled by his inability to punish the Calfornian, and he made several savape attacks, which Choynski warded off with eas In the sixth and seventh rounds Fogarty was pounded on the face and body and began to show tne effects of his _punishment. In the two following rounds Fogarty continued to receive all the punishment, though he failed to go down under Choynski's blows until the tenth round, when he went down on his kuees from a light tap. Choynski had him hanging on the rops seversl times, howover, and at the close of the teath round Fogarty gave up the fight. —————— Hotel Burned at Huron. Hurox, 8. D., Dec. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—The Wright house, one of the best known hotels in the northwest, was de- stroyed by five this morning, the result of an explosion of a kerosene lamp. The building was valued at $12,000; insurance, £3,975, The furniture pelonged to V. H. Summers, who running the hotel under a lease and was valued at $4,000; no insurance and only a tion saved. Many guests and commerc travelers lost theirtrunks, samples and c - ing, The hotel wuas built by M. . Wright and sold to Flower & Pratt of Minneapolis a year ago, —_— Relative to the Election Bill, ‘Wasmixgroy, Dee. 20.—Senator Morgan today introduced a resolution relating to the election bill. The committee on privileges and elections is directed by the resolution to amend section 31 soas 0 show what are the changes and modifications in sections of the existing law which are intended to be made by the present bill. The committee 1s in- structed to make asupplemental renort show- ing the changes and modifications in the existing statutes which they recommend and provide for in the amendment reported to the senate. e The Twin City Jockey Club, 8r. Pavr, Minn,, Dec. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee,|—The summer meeting of the Twin City Jockey club was extended from eight to sixteen days at & meeting of the directors today. The amount of added money to stakes and purses was also inoreased to $50,000. The Twin City Derby, §,000 added money, has fifty-oue nomnation. The Ham- line stakes, $,000 added, has forty-four, and ity $1,500 added, has forty- one. Euntries for the other six stake races close July 15, e A Car Heater Explodes. Barrie Cueex, Mich,, Dec, 20, Theheator in & coach on the Grand Trunk train exploded this morning, filling the car with steam, gas and buring coal. Two men jumped out of windows aud were badly cat. ‘Several other passengers were badly burnod, but none seri- ously. - A Double Service. Ciicano, Dee. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee,|--Beginning tomorrow the Atchl- son will inaugurate the double daily pas- nger service between Chicago and St ouls, — Peter Jackson Arrives Sax Puaxeisco, Cal,, Dec, 20.—Petor Jacks son, the colored pugilist, arrived from Aus- tralia on the steams! Mariposa. CONGRESSIONAL PRICEEDINGS | A Bill Offered in the Senate to Provent Selling Firearms to Indians. \ THE ELECTION BILL AGAIN CONS!DERED. Spooner Mikes an Address of Over Five ITours in Length Upon the Measurs — Doings in the House. Wstixaroy, Dec. 20.—In the senate today My, Pettigrew introduced a bill to prohibit thesale of firearms and ammumition to lu- dians on resery 18, Referred, A dozen private pension bills were passed. Mr. Moody, from the committee on Indian depredation claims, reported the house bill for the adjudication of claims arising from Indian depredations. Calendar, Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent for fixing an carly day in January for considera- tion of the postal telegraph bill, but Mr. Wal- cott objected, Mr. Platt introduced a joint resolution ap- propriating §100,00) to enablethe president to take action to obtain from the German gov- ernment a supply of the remedy discovered by Dr. Koch and the formula for the manu- facture of the same. d over. The morning hour having expired, the pro- siding oficer laid before the senate the elec- tion bill, Mr. Paddock gave notice that after consid- eration of the pending bill he would ask the senate totake up the pure food bill, which was demanded by farmers trom oneendof the country to the other, Mr. Edmurds demanded the regular order, and the floor was taken by Mr. Spooner in speech in advocacy of the bill. A stranger in the gallery, he said, listening to the devate without a knowledge of the country would bo impressed with theideathatall love of liberty and devotion to the constitution and freedom from partisanship wereto be found on the democratic side of the chamber. He hoped the gentlemen on the other side would not as- sume that the republicans were not equally with them lovers of liberty. This debate had been characterized by rudeness, The com- mittee on privileges and elections had becn reforred to In language of discourtesy, Almost every senator on the other side had made harsh and bitter reforence to Senator ar. Mr. Spooner highly eulogized Mr. Hoar and defended John 1. Davenport from theattacks made upon him, Mr. Spooner then proceeded to discuss and aefend the de- tails of the pending measure, A good deal b ccn said in connection with what was i ’* but nothing had i visits of night riders at the south, the shy ng of men and the whippiug of women, It had been said on the other side that the bill was aimed at the th. It was, in part. Tt was aimed at spot inthe United States where, by frafhd or force, men who had a right to vote for members of congress were cheatod out of that right. The south, he thought, was where the bill was specially needed. In proof he read extracts from a ch by Delegrate Chrisman in the late constitutional convention of Mississippi, declaring that since 157 there had not been a fair election iu that state; that inplain words they (the whites) had been stufting the ballot boxes, committing perjury and earrying tions by frand and violence, He also read the qualifi- cations for voters in the constitution of Mississippl, among others being the ability of a voter (after January, 1592,) to read or to give a reasonable explanation of the meaning of any clause of the constitution of the state. If the constitu- tion of Mississippi bad stopped at the educa- tional test aud excluded from the right of uffrage every white or black who conld not read that instrument nobody would complain of it. But now the ignorant white voter might have the simplest clause read tohim to be asked if he understood it, and, answering yes, might be permitted to vote, while an ob- struse clause (as to the right of emineut do- main or some technical question) might be read tothe colored voter, who wounld be asked to give a reasonable explanation of it. The schieme was plainly devised o let the ignor- aut white man vote if he voted the democratic ticket and to keco the ignorant bluck man from voting unless he voted that ticket. And t the democratic sena- tors railed against the pending measure as giving a supervisor lordly pow- ers, This constitution of Mississippi had been adopted, too, not by a vote of the peo- ple, but by the convention itself. Southern men ought not to fold their and say they would keep their increased representi- tion while suppressing the negro vote. It had been said on the other side that the hegro should never have had the right to vote, but. it was too late now to argue that question. ‘The right had been given him, whether in wisdom or unwisdom, and could not. be taken from him. Referring to Mr. Stetvart's speech yesterday and his remark that the elections law could not be enforced in the south because public opinion would not_ sup- port it, Mr. Spooner said: “Have we fallen in u condition in our country that calls for the preservation by law of the purity of the ballot at the north, but ~ that we must sw? at Mason ana Dixon's lino because public opin- ion in the south is in favor of dishonest and fraudulent and vioient suppression of suff- raget 1 cannot believe 1t" Mr. Spooner spoke over five hours and his speech was lis- tened to with marked attention on both sides of the chamber. Mr. Ingalls said it was the conviction of the great mass of the people of the north that the constitutional convention of Mississippi assembled for the avowed purpose of disfran- chising s majority of ils_citizens, who _were also citizens of the United States. It had been assembled for the express purpose of nullifying, defeating and overthrowing amendments to the constitution of the United States, by agreeing to which the state of Mis- Sissippi had sccured re-admission iuto the union and the southern people had retained representation in the house of representatives and in the electoral college while they suppressed the colored vote, They had retained representa- tion which had given them for fourteen years supremacy in the house and once placed in the presidential chaira man who never had been elected to that office inany just sense. Contrary tothe usual course pursied in free commuiities the results of the Mississippi convention would not be submitted to the heople to be voted upon. It had been ar- ranged to have it declured the organic law of the stato without any action on the part of the vote Mr. Edmunds added that the convention came into existence by methods entirely out- side of the constitution of the state, which provided a particular way for its own amend- ment. The conferencereport on the bill for a pub- lio building at Kansas City was agreed to and the serate adjourned. House Wasmxarox, Dee. 20.—In the house today anumber of confercuce reports on public building bills were presented, The senate bill passed for the velief of S, H. Brooks, assistant treasurer at Sun Fran- cisco, and the sureties on his official bond, The bill passed to authorize the construc- tion of & tuunel under the bay of New Yovk between Middletown and New Utreciit A motion to adjourn, made by Mr. Stons of Kentucky, was lost. The house went into committee of the whole ou the urgent deficiency bill with the senat nendments. Mr. Henderson moved concurrence except in the amendment providing for the payment of the senate session employes, including clerks to senators, After a long debate the motion was agreed to, the bill returned tothe scuate and the house adjourned, . - Gladstone and Feel. oxpoy, Doc, 20.—[Special Cablegram to ne Bee. ] ~Gladstone has written a letter of thanks to Speaker Peel's son, who is @ parliamentary candidate in the Marylebone district 1n the home rule interest. ————— Refused to Quash the Indictment, New Onteans, La., Dee, 20.—Judge Baker has overruled the motion to quash the in- dictment in the case of the Italians charged with the murder of Chief Henucssy, made on & technicality. log from Patt Far off in Craig-y-nos castle, Ystradgynlais, Swansea valley,South Wales, Mme. Adelina Patti Nicolini sellds greeting to Mr. and Mrs. E. Rosewater. i@ missive comes encased in cards beautifully illuminated with flowers, amid which run [p, cholcest terms the el wishes of tho worldl famed songstress for a merry, very merry Christmas and hnllpy outeonie of the afiproaching year. Attached to the souvenir, in the diva's own hand, is a repetition of the same bearty sentiments which are expressed fn the happy, senten- tious manner peciliar to the Queen’ o - MANY ARE COMING, Preparations to' Accommodate the People Going to Aransas Harbor, Anansas Hannog, Tox., Dee. 20.—([Special Telegram to Tue Bep,|—Anothor long con- struction train arrived here this moraing lonaied with material for tho double wack ter- minal railway now building from here to the pass, making the third this week, Pile driving, grading and track laying continues. The work 18 being pushed to its utmost capacity and before long a power- ful bridge will be ecquipped. Preparations e beinje mude o cars. for the thousinds of [n-opln who will attend the auction sale of lots iore January 7 and 8, sl SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. A Kansas Merchant Probably Mur- dered by His Cowboy Enemies, Wienra, Kan, Dec, 20.~C. A. Robinson, one of the leading merclants of Hazleton, went hunting yestepday, taking his wagon and team. Lust night his team returned with his dead body in thewagon. A_bullet hole in his heart showed the causeof his death, It1s known that Robinson had a number of cuemies among the cowboys and it is sup- posed that they killed him. S~ ey A0Wa NEWS, Mortgaged the Stockyards. Stovx Ciry, In,, Doc. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber,)—Strange Brothers, who have been back of the new Central stcck- yards enterprise in this city, today filed mortgages aggrogating £150,000, covering the stockyards property, their big ranch in tho south part of the county, and other property in this city, They have invested heavily in the yards, and have been unable to sell the bonds which have been ready for some time, They claim that they have propesty enough to pay all indebtednes er trotting Circuit Cenir Rapivs, Ta,, Dee. 20.—[Special to Next Tuesday ropresontatives from Cedar Rapids, Tndependence, Dubuque, Davenport, Towa City and Council Bluffs will meet here for the purpose of forming an Towa summer trotting circuit. The leading horsemen in the above eities have interested themselves in this movement and 1o _douby the formation of one of the strongost circuits iu the northwest will be accomplished. Secretary Jackson's House Burned. Des Moises, fa., Doe. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tn Bre.)-~The handsome now res- idence of Scere of State Jackson, in tho north part of the city, was damaged by fire carly this morning to the extent of £1,000; fully covered by insurance. The cause is thought to be spontaneous combustion of ma- terial in the cellar, A Dubuque Pioneer Dead. Dunvque, Ta,, Dec, 20.—Mrs, E. M. Ogilby, ister of Thowmas - Bjichanan Reid, the poet died Ist nicht, aged seventy-five. She was oue of the first settlers of Dubuque, e The Missing Archduke. VinsNA, Dee, 20.—[Special Cablegram to |—An Austian war ship will sail Trieste néxt week in search of Archduke John of Austria, The latest intel- ligence of the missing archduke wis brought by a bark which arrived at Hamburg carly in the present month. This vessel re- ported that on Julg 3L, near Cape Horn, she spoke- the bark.Suita. Marghareita, 'com- manded by Captasa’ fotin Orth, the name ns- suned by Archdakegloln. The Santa Mar- gharieta was bound irom Buenos Ayres for Valparaiso, and no tidings of her save those brought by the bark mentioned have been re- ceived. A terrible storm prevailed at the time the vessels spoke to each other, and it is feared the Santa Margharieta was lost, Gold Coin for Gold Bars. Wasixatoy, Dee, 20.—Carter, from the committee on comage, weights and measures, reported to the house today the bill agreed upon by the committee to amend the act of May , authorizing the receipt of United States gold coin i exchange for gold bars. The bill proposes to make the exchangze of gold bars for gold coin discrotionary with the sccretary of the treasury instead of man- datory, and also gives authority to impose a charge for such exchange oqual to the cost of manufacturing the bars. e DynamiteFired from a Cannon, Syuacuse, Dec, 20—Dr. Justin succeeded today in making a successful test of his shell for firing dynamite from an ordinary cannon, The rango was about cight hundred feet. The first shell contained seven and a half pounds of dynamite, and the cannon was loaded with thirty pounds of powder. The shell struck the target, a great wall of rock, exploding there with 'great violence. Two moreshells fired under similar conditions were equally successful. friii b= S The World’s Fair Proclamation. WASHINGTON, Dec; 20.—1t is learned on the highest authority that there is no truth in the report that the president, before he will issue the Columbian world’s fair proclama- tion, will require that £3,000,000 of the £,000,- 000 subscription be paid in cash to Treasurer Seeberger, It is learned also from the same source that the proclamation will be ready for issuance very soon, probably next week. P A Sucker Loses His Roll. Menpiis, Tenn., Dec. 20.—On the Bald Knob railioad west of here today a passenger wentintoa seven-up game with twostrangers, He displayed a roll of bills amounting o $00. The men drew revolvers, relicved him of the money and then by a reckless flowishing of weapons kept the fother passengers seated until the next station was reached, when they decamped. pir ey ¢ to the Finan Amendm sial Bill. WaAsHING 2 tor Reagan today offered in the senate the amendment to the flnancial bill agreed upon yesterday by the finance committke; the effect of which is to substitute for the first section of the bill a free coinage section and amend the remain- ing sectious by striking out all reference to silver purchascs, Canadian Chu g s Want Prohibition Toroxto, Out., Dec. 20.—~The different churches of Canadg pug preparing to send out over thirty thousand petitions to be signed and presented to ‘pm'-ilulm-nl asking o pro- hibitory law. '1'h? is the most extensive movement yet indtgirated for taking the senso of the' Canadith’ people on the liquor question, olg.a . John H. Leisenbgygrr was arrested by the South Omaha police last night on the charge of stealing a watchand chain from William E. Suyder of Ncmfi\‘g City. A $500,000 0ii Blaze, AxsTERDAM, Dec, 20.~[Special Cablogram to Tue Bre.|-Alberding & Co.’s enormous oil depot in this city was burned today. The 05 s placad ut $30),000 ———— A Wealthy New Mexican Suicides. Awmuquerque, N, M., Dee. 20.—Nicholas T, Armijo, the wealthiest resident of this city, committed suicide this morning. Cause un- known. —— An Opera House Burned, Orryaka, Ala, Dec, 2.—The operahouse was destroyed by fire erly this ovening and several men severely but not fatally injured. e The Newark on Another Trial, PuirapeLeuia, Dee, 20,—The cruisor New- ark, having completed ropairs, started out todiy again on a triul trip. | Reed and Charles Hendricl OPENING OF THE NEW CUT OFF, Omaba and Nebraska City Soon to Bo Oonnected by a Fresh Link. CHICAGO AND DENVER DRAW TOGETHER. A Fast Train Will Annibilate the Long Streteh Over the Plains Springer Gets the Ap- pointment. CiticAGe 2.—Tho Chicaro, Rock Island & Pacifie railrond will open its cut-oft line from Omaha to Beatrice, Neb,, January 4, On that date it will inaugurate a fast passen ger service between Chicago and Denver. Pncific Short Line Trouble. Siovx Crry, Ta, Deo. 20.—[Special Telo- am to Tie Bee.|—The troubles of the Pa- cific Short line, which day before yesterd went intothe hands of a recciver, are affect ing the Short line bridge company. Adgate, who Is in charge of the work, that the details of the troubles now beiug ex- vericnced by tho Short line company of course did not aply to the bridge company, which is & separate corporation. But' the backing of the wo is practically the same, und the trouble of one indicite that the other cannot be in the best condition, **We aro still working on tho bridge,” said Mr. Adgate, **but are running a very small force of men, simply enough to keep up uppearances, The work on the caisson has been suspendod, and in my opinion_very little work will ' bo dono b tween now and spring” Mr. Adgate said the compuny had not yet made the pay- ment on the November estimate of = the contractors in chirge of the work, which amounts to about £0,000. This is the first timo they haye been’ slow in making their puyments, The financial steingoncy is of course at the bottom of their trouvles, The samo fight belween Sioux City and New York interests which is making the trou blo for the Short Line is being mado_over the control of the bridge company. Relative Rates. Cmicaco, Dee. 2.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bre]—After months of wrangling the important matter of the relative rates on live hogs and dressod products was settled today by the western roads. The agreed rates are a compromise, being a reduction of 3 cents ou live hogs and an advance of 4 centson dressed beef. This cqualizes the rates in accordance with the decision of the it ommerce commission, making a basi conts for both from Kansas City o Chicago, The new rates go into effect January 1, appointment of Judge Springer as third vice president of the Atchison road was received this morning. Judge Spriuger has been President Marvel’s assistant since the latter was clected and has by his extensive legal knowledge and practical railroad experience been one of the road’s most valuable officers, I'he change enlarges his field of usefulness by giving nim charge of the traflic matters, nanimously. [Special Telegram Adopted Bostos, Mass., Dec. 2. to Tue Ber)—The Atchison, Topcka & Sauta Fe railwey company board of directors have adopted unanimously the Morgan reso- lution, and President Manvell and George C, Magoun were elected as the road's represent- atives in the mdvisory board. Third vice dresidents Springer and J. McCook were made alternates. A Compromise Effectsd. Cmicado,s Dec. 20.—The problem concern- inglive hog and packing house product rates from Missouri river poiuts has been settled at least mporarily, A compromise has been effected whereby the Tte on packing house products is advanced from 18 to 21 ceats, and on live hogs reduced from % 1o 22 cents, "Tho Alton has waived itsjdemand for an 1§ cent rate. Nobody Appeared to Prosecute. Curcaco, Dec. 20.—The case of Stoddard, the New York man arrested soveral days ago charged with embezling $2 300,000 worth of bonds of the Kansas City, Arkansas & New Orleans railroad, was cslled this after noon. Nobody appeared to prosccute and Stoddard was released. Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. WasmNaroy, Dee. 20,—[Special Telogram ions were granted today to the following Nebraskans: Original— James Barker, Grand Island; Samuel G. Chancy, Ainsworth; James W, Wharton, Seward; Christian Martin, Purdom; Jacol I, Templieman, Gibbon; John McCart, Hast- i Byron D. Brown, Nelson; Willlam H. Bastie, Rushville. Restoration —Charles R, Lawyer, Rising Ci Increaso— Erastus Jennings, ¥riend; John Schopp, Vroman; Daniel Pisher, Tekamah; Benjamin A, Scott, McCook, Iowa: Origlpal-Dayid M. Nicol, Stacey- ville: Joseph Btattie, Mount Pleasant; Ru- dolph Frecburghouse, Nassau; John W, Rogers, Missouri Valley; Andrew J. Cramer, Agency; Jonn Willis, Ridgedale; Henry Thomas, Murray ; Richard Clements, Agency William H. Austin, Hunters; Albert C. Mills, Winterset; Bugene M. Fuller, Storm Lake: John N. Andrews, Spencer. Increase —William Redrup, Creston; Gideon Haskall, Garner; Martin - O'Connor, Burlington: orge’ W. Haworth, Hartford, Lorenzo e, Baxter; William H. Ogden, Clarks- Jacob L. Billings, Peoria. Re James Felters, Kellerton. Mexican wi V- ‘Ava Z., widow of Benjamin Franklin, Mingo. South Dakota: Increase—Walter Brow Roswell N, Milton, Amnerst: Martin A, Butterfield, Montrose, - Koch Visits Ministor Phelps, Berniy, Dee. 20,.—Prof. Koch paid a long visit to American Minister Phelps yostorday, Koch said his decision to benceforth give the 1ymph only t hospitals was due to reports of fatal results that followed its use in private practice. He carefully added that he was not personally cognizant of any death result- ing from its effects, but was convinced that the ly mph was dangerous except when used under constant watch “by physicians, The patient, he said, ought 1o be seen at least every two hours. He declares that, it is s less for American doctors to come to Ber The lymph will be assigned to American hos- pitals that are properly vouched for, Sick Americans should stay at home. Berlin is already too full of patients, Ordained at Baltimore. Bavtivonk, Md, Dec. 20.—A number of St Mary's seminanans were ordained today by Cardinal Gibbons, Among them were Jon Joseph Cassidy and Henry Vincent Malone of Davenport, Ia., and Joseph Syl- vester Kelley of Peoria, 111, The Kickapoos Not Dancing. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Dee, 20.—A dispatch from Oklahoma City says that there is no truth in the report that 1,000 Kickapoos are dancing, The other tribes have almost en- tirely stopped and no alarm is felt, —————— American Cattle Quarantine Reduced Brussers, Dec. 20.—The Moniteur Belge announces that in consequence of the inter- vention of United States Minister Terrell the quarantine on American cattle has been reduced to five days. —_— To Take Shoun's Place. Bowse Ciry, Idabo, Dee. 20.—Governor Shoup, elected United States senator, has re- signed, and Lieutenant Governor Willey has boen sWorn in as governor to fill the vacancy, - Two Young Skaters Drowned, Covrokapo Srixas, Colo., Dec. 2. —Charles son, aged four teen and twenty res pect f were drowned while skating on Cheyenne lake, — - A Minister's Downfall. Corvmuus, Ind, Dee. 20.-Rev, James Cawpuell, a prominent Mothodist preacher, has boen convieted of a oriminal operation on Annie Huntnan, o domestio in his family, fined £00 and sentencod to three years in the ponitentiary, ———e The Death Rolt, Loxnoy, Dec. 2.—Louis Kugeno Lani, the French paloter, dend, —-— Stemmahip Arrival Passed the Liard-The H New Yorlk for London, At New York—The Stato of Georgla, from Glasgow. and, from - - Cincinnatiin Lluck, Crxaxxar, O, Dee, 20.-The city of Cin- cinnati was madesole beneflciary under the will of the late Matthow Thomas, admitted o probate today. It gives the entire estate, amounting to #1,130,000, to the eity of Cineli- nati in trust for the benefit of M versity, ‘Chomas was unmarr pranifan el miabiy News from Hawail, SAN Frascsco, Cal, Dee. 20,—~Advices by the steamer Mariposastate that on December 9 considerable damage was done by a cloud burstin the district of Hamakua, in Hawall, and several persons were drowned, Hon, W. L, Green, for forty years prosi- dent of Hawaii and for many years identified with the government, is dead. - - General Sherman on the Indians, New Youk, Dec, 20.—~Thetwo hundred and seventioth auniversary of the landing of the pilgrims was celebrated tonight at the cleventh annual dinnerof the New England soclety of Brooklyn. Sherman wis one of the principal speakers. Speaking of the Indians, he came down to the trouvles of the present time, which, he thought, were ex- aggerated. 1f the ent control of the In- dians was given to the army there would be 10 more outbreaks. PIRES S Shotat by Strikers, BirmiNGinam, Ala., Dee, 2.—At the Cole- burg mines a number of miners who had signed an agreemont to quitthe mine work- ors’ union and return to work were fired upon by parties inambush. Jim Galvin, a striker, wis charged with the shooting. were found posted all about the Coleburg mives warning all striking min- ersnotto return o work under penalty of death, Thecompany has officers —guarding the men at work. il i, The Y, M. C. A, Membership. Judge McCulloch, who is one of the direc- tors of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, snid yesterday toa Ber reporter that it would be interesting reading for the busi. ness men of Omaha, who are being asked for subseriptions for the support of the Omaha association, to look over the following state- ment. It proves the fact that the Omaha association is fulfilling to some extentits mis- sion. Of the200 young men who first joined the association only twenty-one were resi- dents born, showiniz that, most of the young men came from abroad. They came from thirty differont states and countries, includ- ing Nova Scotia, Prince Bdwurd Netherlands, A ustral r 3 n, Treland, Canad otland and England. One and fifty-eight of them had been s than five years, and wore less than Y One hundred and thir nine w ers of evangelical churches, and tenare members of the Roman Catholic church, The are three Unitarians and wo Universalists, B b STREET CAR SERVICE, A Hanscom Place Resident Speaks His Mind on the Subject. The proposition of Superintendent Smith of the street railway company to run every other train on the North Twenty-fourth street line to the northeast cornerof Hanscom park does not seem to be extremely popular with the people living along Park avenue and the streets cast of the park, A prominent citizen who resides on avenue, in speaking upon this subject night, saia: ‘“T'he advent of the motor line was hailed with joy, as it furnished rapid transit and good accommodations, and as long as the cars were run down tothe old horse car turn- table there was no cause for complaint. “Theother day the new Pacific line was opened. This line was mode the new iine and for the convenience of the suburban residents who live in a sparsely settled por- tion of the jeity the main linewas run out on Pacific street and then south to the south- west, cornier of the park. That Jor ion of the line on Park avenue, from Pacific street south, was practically abandoned, as only one car was put on and that, to runupon a cateh-a ch-can plan. Sometimes we will s the car by a few blocks and again we Will wait five and ten minutes for a car to Park last “You may think thisis all talk, but yeste any afternoon I watched the cavs and by actual count three-fourths of the people who went out ou the Leavenworth street cars got off at, Pacific street and went south on that street, 1t isthesame way coming into the city. T s0o by Tite BEE that the company pro- poses to alternateand give us the stub and half of the trains, This will not workin my judgment. “I understand that the company intends to spring another proposition in a day or two. This isto run_east trom Park avenue on Woolworth and then south on Georgiaavenue. I these people ever attempt this you will hear agreathowlgo upalong the entire street. At thepresent time Georgiaavenue is the only street in tho city where driving is leasure, and the peoplo do not propose to ave the new pavement torn up, ‘“This extension to which I refer adds nearly a mile to the _distan but still the time is the same, and ‘you will see that in order for trains to be kept on time they must run atleast twelve miles per hour. At this rate of speed the conductors cannot give sengers time to gt on and off the trains. Every day thero are many narrow escapos, and tnless this thing is s:u;lmuu thero may be a terrible accident some day." ——— RSONAL PARAGRAPHS. John B. Hayesof Chicago is at the Cascy, C. 8. Pettit of Lincoln is at the Merchants Roger e of lowa City is al the Millard f. L. Dowus of New York is al the Paxton E. J. Bates of San F o is at the Mur ray. J. A, Kehoe of Platt Center isat the Bar- ker. C. Weir of Cheyenne is a gaest at the . J. Marphy of Chicago is register: Millard, R. E. last, night. J. W, King of St. Louis was at the Millara last night. J. S, Swartz of Denver was at tho Paxion last night, G. G. Calkins of Chicago is the Paxton, James J. Ring of St. Louls is u tho city, at the Murray, L. 8. Ellsworth of Holdrege Is in the city, at the Casey, R. Heaton of Kansas City was at the Bar- ker last night., H. R. Tinsley of Chicago was at the Mur- ray lust nignt. J. W, Smith of Calloway is regi the Merchants, J. R Van Buskirk of Alliance was at the Casey last night, Hon, Chartes H. Van Wyck was in the city last evening, D. I Hartwell of Davenport, Ia., is in the clty atthe Barker, W. A. Wilsonof San »d at the Murray, 5. E. Holmes of San Francisco was at the Merchants last night. George Green of Cedar Rapids, Ia., 15 in the city at the Millard, N. 8. Harding of Nebraska city lasu night, at the Paxton. jeorge Dougherty of Casper, Wyo., was in the city last night, at the Merchaita, F. B Gillmore, the voteran traveler with Tler & Co., returned yosterday from a three months’ trip on the Pacitic const. Mrs, Colou English of Yankton, S. D., the daughtor of General John 1. Dennis, chief deputy collector of the United States Inland revenue department, arrived in the city last evening, aud will spend Christmas here, atthe Pate of Chicago was at the Barker registered at tored at Francisco Is rej y was in the BIERSTADT TALKS ON ART, An Tnteresting Interview With the Cole brated New York Painter, HOW TO JUDGE OF AN ARTIST'S WORK, The Time, Labor and Study Involved inthe Production of a Great Ploture — Something About Models, Mr. Bierstadt, the eminent artist of Now York, spent sevoral hours at the Omaha art exhibition yesterday afternoon in - quiet con- versation with those who were lucky enough to secure an introduction, Toany one intor ested mart a conversation with Mr. Bi stadt is a golden opportunity. He is entirel free from egotism, and yet he converses freely and affably upon any topic that may be most interesting to thoso with whom he is talkivg, deftly turning the drift of thought now and then soas to relieve the monotony and touch as many important points in art as possible ina brief chat. While in cor ay afternoon with a Bee reporter, Mr Bicrstadt was asked about his suberb painting, “The Moon- light Moose Hunter.” **Yes, sir; I'visited the haunts of the moose agreat many times bofore [undertook to aint that picture,” said the artist. *I lected as the scene for that picture the edge of alake in northern Maine. Iwent withtho hunters and made a studyof the weird eflects of moonlight, camp fire and allas you seo it in that paintiog. Itis a study from actual observation, even to the approiching moose, The Indians in that rezion have a cstom of calling themoose up toclose range. Thev take a piece of bark and twist it into a small tube with o depression in the cod of it. With this they can make a noise exactly like that produced by moos: I have the moose now in mystudio in New York that was shot during one of my trips to the hunting grounds of northern Maine.,” “Do you find that instantancous ploto- graphs are of much assistanceto you in the study of animals?? ““But very little. It is asingular thing, but true, nevertheless, that the instantancous photograph fails to give us the ox pression we need in a pieture. The attitudes caught by instantancous photographing are doubtless perfect so far as exactness is concerned, but they seemto be unnatural. The reason of that we have become accustomel to slight exaggerations in-puintings, which ex- press action life just as we havo in literature or in awell written article intho pay To state the plain, bare facts in riptiv rticle, orin relating some ex- citing or interesting incident, would fall flat upon the reader's mind. 17 ¥ 50 with a picture where the intention is to expr tion, W erate, we paint the attitudes that appeal most forcibiy to the eye, the wt- titudes that theeye will choose and hold the longest.”” “Do artists the, <8 1e- ever reach the point cease to depend upon a model ! Oue may be so perfectly familiar with all the bones and muscles in the human body, for instance, that he could paint u perfect figuro in almost any attitude without the aidof a model, but sucha thing isseldom attempted.”” “Could you sugsze ich peoplo who are not familiar with art, and who liave not the time tostudy it thoroughly, may be enabled to judge a picce of work when ihey see itand really know thedifference between fine work and that which has only reached the grade of mediocrity nere is no standard picture but nature i where ¥ which to judge a When you look at a landscape, for instance, ask yourself if that is Like the actual lundscape puinted by tho great hand of nature, of which we are ali but imperfect imitalors. Is that tree you see there like the tree that grows aod itsleaves in the sunlight and in tho ezes of autumun ¢ Is that portrait of your friend vhe counterpart of the man you know and with whom you have talked face to face If your judgment is good and your cye well trained the answer to the questions I have asked will certainly determine the me of the picwre you are looking at. But you should not make up your mind has tily. Look at the picture and then goaud look at the original. Get into the habit of studying nature, 1t will make you a better man or a better woman. Look closely into the face of nature. Observe her changing moods and her var Note the and shades and the delic ingg to be found even in the most common places where you would least expect it. Study nature and learn to make careful comparisons, that is the only sofe guide in judging artistic work."” Do you think ther 1s growing out of the practice of employing nude models as the cutdiscussion of the matter in London and New York seems o in- dicater” **1 have known much immorality but very iittlo wrong to come fr vinent of nude models in the stu aw f cour that the fecling in this country about such things i different from that in Pavis, People York dare uot do what they can do without provoking usolitary word m. Iwould not advise, however the employment of nude models in the pr ence of a mixed class of ladies and gentlemen, I think there can be 1o harm in the employment of the modelif the aims and objects of the teachor and the pupils are perfectly pure and worthy. A person of baso tendencies may be led into vicious habits of thought by tho presence of a nudemodel, hut we cannot give up perfect ideals in the study of art simply because a few vielous people find ternptations there for the.” s it an easy matter to procure models in New York:” “Yes, thereare hundreds of people who support themselves by posing, some as hoad models, some for the arm, s for the bust and still others for the entive physique. It 15 much more difticult to get men models to siv for women than to get women to sit for men. I think at present in New York there are no mixed classes studying nudo models, Wo have never had much of that sort of business m New York, The sentiment opposed toit, and Tam glad that 1t is o, Mr. J. N, H. rick gave another dinner last nightat his resider:ce in t vost, end of _ ty in honor of Mr. Biersty A wum- of the prominent pe ity wi wd passed a v tful evoning. e, Bierstadt leaves for New York today, Stanley to Be Banquertod. Next Wednesday Henry M anloy, the renowned African explorer, under the man- agement of J. B. Poud, will deliver the first of his serios of lectures at the Grand opera house. This lecture will be upon the sub- ject of “The Rescue of Emin Pasha, tho Forests, Pigmes and the March 38 Africa.” Mr, Stanley will remain the city, and Christmas morning, accom- panied by his wife, will attend Trinity cathedral, During the afiernoon or evening he will be banquetted at the rooms of the Omaha press club, in Tiur Bee building. Tho reception and banguet will be tendered by theold cilizons of Omulia, Who remember Mr. Stanley asa former huving d on'tho city papers d 7, when 1S T YOUNE man, Sent \ Special work for the New York He: SR BREVITIE: Al several days in The day afterioon at 4 y block. All are “The members icasaphreal socioly meots every Sun- W o'clock i room inmen, will give Washington hall o ber The Musical union ovehestra will furnish the musie, Hillside Congregational church, Thirtleth and Ohio strects, Rev, H. H. Mobse, pastor, Church services: Sunc Morning service, 13 Young Peoplest Society of Chr Sndeavor, junior, 3:30, senior, 6:15, Evening service, 7:30. Wednes- day prayer meeting, 7:30, All are luvited, Bicyclists are deeply interested in John S, Prince’s scheme for building a coliseum in this city. Theerection of this edifice will probably beginin less than s month, and more thau three thousand whoclmen are Jubllant in their anticipation of its comple- tion, as arc also irembers of largo organiza. tions who have long felt the vant of a large hall to meet in,—Sports Aleld, light oy of setots 7 - s \