Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1890, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: T0WANS HUNTING FOR GOLD. The Reported Rich Discovery of a Mahasks County Farmor, A NUGGET WEIGHING SEVENTY OUNCES, at M Burned Buicide o Insane Ma Pleasant—A Little Girl o Death Towa News. at Oskaloosa Des Morses, fa, Doc. 26 al Telo gm0 Trr Bre|—What 18 claimed to bo ono of the biggest inds of gold has Just been made in Maliaska county, Black Oak town: ship. The plecoof what is supposed to bo solld gold, welghing soventy ounces, was found by a farmer named Hollowman on tho edgo of u small ereek. The farm upon which it was discovored belongs to Mr. Funson, a prominent land owner in that part of tho state. Hollowman did not realizo the valuo of the picee of bright metal that he curiously picked up, but some of his friends suggestod that he have it tested, He took it toa Pella jeweler, who pronounced it to be genuine wold. I thisis true it will be worth not less than #1100 or £1,200, The people in that eoction ire naturally excited over the find and aro looking for more nuggets of gold. Spo An Insane Man Suicides. Mout Pirasayr, Ta, Dee. 2.—[Special am to Tk Bre.) s afternoon an attendant of the insane lospital was out wilking with s patient named Swenk. When near the railway station a passenger teain ap- pron Swenk, heretofore quiet, became unmanugeable, broke m tho attendant, Tan to the station and threw himself in front of the engine, The entiro train passed over him, severing both legs aud otherwise horri- bly mangling him. A Chita th. rne OskAl00%y, In, De pecial Tele- gram to Tum Bee]-Tho four-year-old daughter of T. C. Bailoy wad bured to death yesterday while playing with fire. Found Dead in the Road. INprrExDENCE, Ta., Doc. %, — [Special Tel- egram to i Bee. ] -Sylvester Caldwell, a popularand prosperous young farmer, was found doad on the Westburg road last night. Ho bad started for the district Christmas troo well Ladon with gifts the evening before, Toing missed from the festivities on that evening and the day following, o search was fnstituted with the above result. Ho had been dead about twenty-four hours when dis- covered. A well filldd purse and a gold watch were found on bim, banishing all {dea of foul play. - E COMMERC, Interesting Statistics Received by the Burcauof American Repabtics. ARG WasHNGTON, Dec. 26.—The burcau of Anerican republics has reccived a dis- pateh from the Argentine Republic givinga vrief summary of the commorce of that coun- try for the year onding June 50 last. It ap- pears that notwithstanding the revolution tho imports for the year amounted to $175,955,000, and thoexports to $130, 00. The wheat crop for the year has been enormous, and probably will be the largest ever grown in the country, During the year 250,000 emi- grants landed st Buenos Ayres, of which number 109,000 had their passage paid by the governments, Information is also received by the burean that tho government of Colombia has signed a contract with J. L. Cherry of Milwauleo, Wis., for the n‘mn&ll(‘tlwu of the Gaucau Val- loy railway from Bueno Ventura, the chief port of Colombia, to the cities of Calll and Manizalos, with the privilege of continuing the road to the Gulf of Darien, on the north- o frontier, Equador, on the south, and castward to the navigable waters of the Amuzon viver, This road, when completed, Wil give a portion of Colombia that is wvery rich in both agricultural and mineval resources nccess to tide water. The govornment guarantees an in- torest of 5 por cent in gold for eighiteen years upon an expenditure of #5,000 in guld per mile and the exclusive privilege for seventy years of operating a railway within twenty- four miles on either sido of the route sur- vayed and accepted, the title to all gold and otber mines that may be discovered within the twenty-four miles limit and freedom from all dutics and taxes forten yoars, The recommendations of the international American conference for theestablishment of un A merican monctary union and the issue of common silver coin has been adopted by all the American_republics except Guatemala, Uruguay and aragusy, which have not yot beon heard from, The tirst meeting takes place at the department 6f state Wednesday, anuary 17, olid % WillGive the Pool a Trial. Cuieaco, Doe. 96.—(Speclal Telegram to Tue Bre.|-Chairmen Walker, Finloy and Midgloy, who will have charge of the north- passonger pool, will meet next Mou- day to decido on the percontages which each line shall take. Itis conceded that the pool s not as strong as theone in tho southwest ou freight, us the Albert Lea line can with- draw on five days' notice, whilo other lines, tho 8t. Paul, Northwestern, Wisconsin Clen- il Burlington & Northorn and Chicag St Paul & Kansws City must give ninety days’ notice. Al the lines seem disposed, howevor, togive the pool o fair trial. Tho chairmen alone will know tho percontagoes, as the pool will be a blind one. —— Cannot Cateh the Bandit, New Yok, Dee. 26— Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.)-A dispateh from Havana says: Although the government has offered $10,000 for Manuel Garcia, dead or allve, during nearly two months nothing has been done and ho continues in undisputed sway in his territory. In view of the statement of Gen- eral Posavigo that he has fully two thousand men on bis track, it seems strange that ho has mot been caught. Not only has the leader not been caught, but the shameful and diseracoful fact mustgo on record that the authoritios have given up all hope of ey catehing tho murdorers of tho family of Fer- nandez, whose two daughters, wife and three sons were killed and whose money wasstolen, Reported Favorobly, Wasmsaron, Dee. 26 -Roepresentative Cutcheon, from the committee on military affairs, today reported favorably to the house the bill that passed the senate some days ago to establisha records and pension office of the war department and appoint the officer now in charge of that work a colonel fu the army Tn its roport the committee states that the es- tablishment of the office will facilitate the work of the pension bureau and of al branches connectod with or depending upon the examination of the records of the yoiun- toer army. e R A Salt Liake Failure, SavrLaxe, Utah, Dec. 20, —[Special Telo- gram to Tie Be Kellner, o retail dry goods dealer in this eit e an assignment today with liabilities of #47,000. The asscts will not be known until an inveutory of the stook 18 taken, but it is belioved the liabili- ties will be covered. The failure is attrivated 1o Injudicious buying and bad managenent. s Fatal Collision Betweon Street Cars, Provinexce, R. 1 2, —An acadental colision between two streot cars this morn. ing during o dense snowstorm caused fatal lufurlm 10 the two conductors und shools up tho passengors badl; Aopers Tnoculated with the Lymph, Mankin, Dee, $0.—Two persons suftering from leprosy, who were inoculated with the | Kooh lymph, nm‘-ono\l to be apparently rapldly improving since. ——— Will Never Resist Again. Euony, Kan,, Dee. 2.—C. C. Jones, while resisting arrest, was shot aud instantly killed by & constable. v — The Leath Keoord. Paaus, Deo, 26.—-Mmo. Rouper, widow of SATURDAY, Fugeno Rouper, Navoleon 11's friend, advis- or and minister, Cortmnmn, S, ( THE CONTEST AT INDIANOLA, ye.~W. D, Simpson, chief justite of the supreme court of South Carolinn, died at his home in this city this i i morning of heart discasc Nothing of Importancs at tha First Dajy's Panis, Doo. 26-1 he wifo of Baron. Hauss man, well known as the prefect of the Seine Session under the Iate Emperor Napoleon, died today 1T COMER SLOWLY. NARROW ESCAPE OF A WELL DIGGER. Momey Subscrib Battery Me A at the Chicago cting Unpaid. Hayes Conter Bankers Rotire from Creaao, De 1 [Sped nle am to Busin r o, 4l " 1oss — The Train Wreekers Tue Bree.|~The money subscribed at the POIE Nos ‘Gaiitytws Chicago meeting, where the Irish envoys ap ;" L RS, S pealed for ald for Troland's evictod to Litele Fires, has not v aid up. There ar a——— number of snvscrioers who w " . @ i { ing and requosted that thoir names bo put | INPuNGLY Neb, Doc. 30 [Spect down for good round sums who are do. | Eramto Tuk B LI ki, test was opened up here today before Notaries C. D, Cramer and . C. Ballew. But one witness was examined, and his evidence re- lited to_only matters at Holdrege. -~ Nothiug of importance was developed. A Welldigger Injared Baxcrorr, Neb, Deo 26.—[Snecial to T i Crandall received a severe scalp wound yesterday by a bucket falling on him while digging a well. The bucket fell forty- two feet, inflicting & wound moro than three ndall was brought to town linguent, The excuse given forthis failure y is that th desire to know how the present conflict between Parnell and his former colleaguos will result. President John V, Clarke of the Hibernian bank today suid: o far, Lhave recoived only §,000 of the subscriptions for the battery meeting, and last Wednesday [ forwarded a draft for 6,000 to Joseph Kenney, memver of partiament, and Alfred Webb, membér of iament, at Dublin, The gentlemen wer ignated as trstees of the fund for evic o fnchesgon. and 1 have aletter of instructions | iy an finconscious condition. There is no signed by all thelrish delogates,authorizing | sorious danger unless inflammation sots in. w0 send the money to these gentlemen. here was at fisst some question between Mr. John Dillon and Mr. Timothy Harring- ton as to the purpose for which the money should be used. Mr Harrington favors Mr. Parncll's cause, and, 1 presume, was anxious to know where the mon would go. Ata conference of the delogates it was decided to send the money to the evicted tenants fund and sosatisly all purtis. Mr Kenney is i favor of the Me party and Mr. Webb ison Parndl’s side. | am holding nearly 1,000 to liquidate some outstanding accounts, croated by the visit of the employes, but pro- pose tosend along the mouey s fast as it comes in.” acefully. Neb. (via Culbertson, Neb.), Dec, [Special Telegram to Tie Ber. |~R. B, Likes and A. A. Hatch, pro- prietors of the Farmors' and Merchants' bank of this placo, have dissolved partner- shiv and will discontinue the banking busi- ness. Mr. Likes goes east to accept a position with tis brother, a eapitalist of Des Motnes, In. Mr. Hateh will romain hero und wind up affairs of the bank. All depositors have y cared for and no one will loso any money, as the bank has been conducted in an honorable way and its affairs will be wound up in a like manner. Winds Haves Cexren, The Teishm n in rance. Panis, Dec. % —[Special Cablegram to Tiie LAtHISs Bay Not.Guliey Tur Bew]-Tho Temps annomnces that, | gy o BGEEE SO 008 BTN e after the meoting between Parnell and ) el gramto Tur Bee,] —~The hearing of Dave, Jim and George Little, charged with wreck- ing the Union Pacific passengor train near Holmesville, Sunday morning last has been sot for Monday next. The culprits were arrafgned beforo Justice Craig Wednesday ening and plead not guilty. Tue deatn of de Inspector Mercer put 100 serious & se on the wreck for thoe plea of guilty ns intended. So the caso will go into the courton its merits, O'Brien, a formal conforence of the Trish leaders will bo held. Among those who will take part in the deliberations will be Messrs, MeCarthy, Powers, Redmond, O'Kelly, Seaton, Keney and Arthur O'Counor. The aim of the conforonce witl bo a reunion of the fons of tho Trish_party, based on the nent of Mr. Parnell from The De come to this asserts that Mr. Parnell will ¥ without having made o pre- vious arvangoment with Mr. O'Brien fora g, The paper further says that Mr. 3rien does not ex pect to discuss the posi- tion with Mr. Parncll persoually. Saved the City Furyoxt, Neb, Dec. 26,—[Special Tele- gramto Tur Bre] —At 4 o'clock this after- noon, during the prevalence of an excessive high wind, Crook & Swan's drug store was discovered to be on fire. A prompt response by the fire department putout the blaze be- fore much damage was done. Owing to the mgh wind the citizens were thoroughly alarmed for the city’s possible fate. A COUP EXPECTED. Changes by the Pennsylvania Which Keep People Guessing. Cinieaao, Dee. 26.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bin.]—The Railway Pross Burcau says: Beginning with an offensive and defensi alliance with the Vanderbilts the Pennsy vania road has made such changes in its poticy of late as to set ullits competitors to guessing. The most astonishing chan materialized today in the receipt by western general passengor agents of floods of letters from ticket agents of the Pennsylvania road siyingthey werw in the flld with commis- sions and asking what was now being paid. To railroad men, this chango is moro sigui cant than any other. Hitherto the Pennsyl- vania has instantly discharged any of ageats aceepting commissions. The re of tho lotters started talk on al sides relative to themoreliboral policy shown of late by the Pennsylvauin and ~ the conceusus of opinion is that it 15 dueto the acgressive uction of the Bultimore & Ohio. Tho latter lus, in the last few years, invaded the Penn- sylvania’s tereitory and_in many eases fairly divided thebusiness. This was made possi- ble by the conservatism of the Pennsylvania ad ‘the aggressive liberality of ~the Balti- more & Ohlo. Everyone is now looking for some semsational coup by the Pennsylvaniu. A Beatrice Bla Bratricr, Neb, Doc. 25, —[Spe gram to Tne Bee.|-—The Scnato r was damaged by fire at noon today to the ex- tent of $100. Tho fire was caused by the overturning of a gasoline stove. A Gathering on the Farm, Sewyaview, Neb., Dee, 26.-[Special to Tie Bee|- Representative-elect H. M. Hinkle entertained a party of his Springfield friends at his beautiful farm home, four miles southwest of here, last evening. The follow- ing were present: Hon. H. C. Lefler aud wife, Dr. J. C. Miller and wife, J. W. Marshall and wife, C. . Calhoun and wife, Dr. J. B. Lichtenwallner and wife, C. K. Spearman and wife, I. L. Freeman and wife, Colonel E. P. Swain and wife, 8. O. Lovell and wife, W. FL Liddard and wife, Mr, Allen Lichtenwallner of Herold, S. D, and Miss Maud Crockett of Oletha, Kan. Mr. Hinkle is a successful farmer and 'a friend of the farmer in the true sense of the word, and will not only* represent the inter- est of the farmers, but the interests of evi The ¥ ear's Construction, othier legitimate business. On the question Cii0o, I11., Dec. 2. —Statistics compiled | of finance Mr. Hinkle is sound, believiug money a commodity and worth what iv_will bring aceording to security offered. He is an able debater, and will no doubt bo heard from durmg the coming term of the legisla- ture. by theRailvay Age show that construction during 1890, amounted to about 6,080 miles, as aguinst 5,200 niles last year, Over 2,000 miles of the year's construction are in south- orn states. and over 1,000 in the southwestern states, Thenorthwestern group shows 1,07 miles, due lirgely to active bullding opéra- Republicans Victorious. BeAtrick, Neb, Dec. 2.—|Speciat Telo- tions of tho Northorn Puclfic and Groat | o to Tie Ber. | ~The evidence in tho N el Frank Collins - senatorial contest caso was The St Paul Approves. concluded today and an to tomorrow afternoon. adjournment taken New Youk, Deo. 26.—At the regular Ths " legialative cons monthly mesting of the St. Paul directors today the presidont's agrement was ap- proved test of Thad Williams vs J. W. Faxon and of J. W. Huston vs J missed W. Williams were _dis- this afternoon by Referees O. D. dS. D. Killen, beforo whom the ve beiig heard. The plainiffs in b of the logislative instances are the de- foated alliance candidatos ana the defendants the successful republican candidates. = e PILES OF CO TERFERTS. an Uneartied to Flood the Couns try with Bogus Dollars. Prrsnung, Pa, Dec. 20.—A conspiracy to fluod the United States with counterfeit sil- ver dollars has been uncarthed, Nineteen porsons arealready under arrest, and $1,10 in spurious coin has been secured. The money vas brought from a central depot in New York to Pittsburg by a gang of Italians employed to pass it. The money was all in silver dollars and they aro tho best counterfeit standard silver dol- A Do sey at Home. Fresont, Neb, Dec. 20.—|Special Telo- gram to Tuk Bir.] —Congressman Dorsey re- wrned home from Wasnington today to spend afew days during the adjournment of con- gress, looking after his private business. Dr. Burnhan Pawxer Crry, Neb, Telegram to T Dead. Dec. 2 . —(Speciol lars ever made. Two ltalians and their wives ¢ B —Dr. Burnham, well woro arrested whilo trying to pass some of | kuown in southern Nebraska and northern tho spurious money. The Rouse where they | Kausas, died at bis residence in this city last lived was surrounded and fifteon other Ital- fins were arrested and the counterfeit money soeured. According to the information given by the prisoners, similar gangs have boen sent out- from New York to other eities, but the men could not tell what particular cities are belng operated. s A Dakota Stovx Farns, S. D, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tu Bir]—A fire broke out in the South Dakotaplaning mill in an unknown manner this evening. The threestory frame building buned ke a tinder box and within It an hour was reduced to cinders and ashes. It was owned and _operated by A, O Almos, who estinales hls loss at 8,000, with 2,500 insurance, The ( an- American, night. . GIANT TREES., ecinl Agent Caldwell of the Land Ofiice Makes His Report. Wasnisarox, Dec -Andyew Caldwell, special agent of the general land office, ap- pointed to make an investigation as to wiant trees (sequoia gigantea) in the Stockton and Vusalia land districts in Califoraia, teports that in the Visalia district thereis one small and one large grove of giant trecs. The lat- ter is the Vi in forest and contains over 1200 giant sequolas and many move small trees. Some five years ago @ co-operative colony located about forty entries in tho Phocuix of Hartford, Phenix of London, | S8 % ks Niagrara and Contoctidut are each caught for | Meighborbood and are constructing a road to $00. The fire throws twenty-five men out | this timber belt. The colony itls asserted, of employ ment. numbers about six hundred members and has recently engrafted the Bellamy idea as its Westinghouse Makes a Borrow. leading attraction. There is danger, the Prrssure, Pa, Dec. 2.—A meeting of | agent believes, thut these people, if unmo- bankers and business men of this oity, who | lested, will soon destroy this most wonderful and perfect body of gigantea in the world. In o table giving the number aund sizeof the trees in tho groves visited only those of 4 foet i circumference and more, measured 3 foot. from ground, are classed as glants. tave loaned George Westinghouse §300,00 lately, was held today. An advisory bod of five was electad to act with Westinghouse in placing tho &00,000 and managing the af- fairs of the compunies requiring the loan. In | Of these 2,635 were found. Forty-four are au interview ouo of the subscribers stated | over 80 feot iu circumference and several that Westinghouse was nogotiating u #500- | are wore than 100 feet. One is 106 000 loan in the east when his competitors in | foet in circumference o more than business prevented it. Tho wade to tide over the pr — Appointed Indian Commissioners, W AsNGToN, Dec. 20.—The president today appoluted E. Darwin James of New York and Phillip C. Carrett of Pegnsylyania menn- ors of tho board of ludian loan was being nt stringency. thirty-five in diameter, S ¢ Novle hus of war to station a company of cavalry ii_the Tequsia uational park and another ‘in Yosemite pavk to pre- vent depredations on tho mammoth tree groves. It is stated that the so-called Bel- lamy colonists, who have in part perfocted title to the lands on which these trees stand, commissioners, | have expressed a purpose tobold their claims vico Messrs. Morgan (resigued) and Clinton | in spito of all opposition. B. Fisk (decousod). e - so Adjonrnment W AsHINGToN, Dee. 26.—About fift bers were preseut wheu the house called to order this morning, It was allati Spain's Ko Manin, Dee. 9. —|Special Tue Bre. |—The decree issved yesterday by the ministor of financo declaring that Svain must follow tho protoction movement in Another Ho ram to was eod that when the louse adjourn itbe to meet it Yesgall rome: . °t | America by increasing the duty on many - Tucadsy wext. Adjourament was theu | bores, s aiscussed in this city on uli sides, il berd are many wiho approve of the step Killed by a Powder Explosion. W York, Dec. An explosion oc- curred this moruing o the cartridge house of the Awmerican forcible powder company at Lake Hopatcong, N. J. Two workmen wera killed instautly i Fire Wipes Outa Tow >tEniE, 8, 1., Dec. 2. —It is reported here that firo last night wiped out the town of Ree Heights, about fiity miles east of here on the Northwestern railroad. No particulars can be obtained. taken by the government, but there are oth- with the ers who do not look upon the move favor. Followiug arotwo examples of severily of the new tarif brood ‘mares has been shillings to £ 10s, The duty on wheat f has been increased from 138 shillings w £5 bezzlement. Aumsy, N. Y, Dec 20.-Damet W, Tal- cott, head bookkeeper for H. W, Sage & Co., lumber dealors, was arvested this evening, charged with embezziement. The amount of bis thefts is not yet kuown, but it is believed that it will ran hERTWp fnto the thousands. Sagre & Co's congdgytial clerk, Joseph B. Abbott, who killed himself December i, was also an embezzier and Talcott 18 known to have been workil@ i collusion with him. 1 U — Dion Bouccicault lent his genfus and expe- rience in adapting tho farce comedy ‘‘Fend Me Your Wite," fordhe Americon stage and Roland Reed is dewoting his talents to popu- Irize and porpetuaté the plece, The large house avBoyd's last night gave ovidence of the fact fhat, in so far at least s povularity is concewudd, theaim of the genial Roland haad been ghtyined, As a play, the piecp is ineffably superior to nine out of every tar of the kindon the Some of the linés of ‘Captain Abner Farvox, the charactor sustained by Mr, Reed, arve far above the plane of farce comedy, They are crtainly too far beyond the range of the character, but t) are so admirably read by Mr, Reed as tomake the humor all the more irrepressible. As the Captain Mr. Reod appears in & new role. It is cssentially a comedy role, Itis in some respects oxi; ated, but itis at the same time admi concelved and most, artistically delineate With all its humor and grotesqueness there are attimes excellent bits of character work which are more orless observable in ever thing that Mr. Reed does. Likeall his othe pleces, ““Lend Mo Your Wife" is a pro- nounced success. Itisintended to provoke Inughter, and it serves its purpose most ad- mirabl ‘There is nota sober scene in the and a3 consequence the audience almost from the rise to the last fall of curtain, M. Reed s supported by an excellent com- pany. 2 PR Sl TROUBLED WITH CONSCIENCE, An Alleged Burglar Returns to C tobe Punishe Bill Newton's conscience troublod him so much that he came all the way from South America to Omaha to give himself up to the police, There scems to be a soft spot i Bill's head. He relates that on the 224 of last March he burglarized Sam Suyder's pawn shop at Tenth and Harney strects and stole two revolvers, two watches, two coats and a grip. His excuse forubt gotting more plun. or was because Snyder opencd the front door and then he wentout the back way. County Attorn; Mahoney filed a complaint against Newton, charging him with burglary. The man will plead guilty when arraigned, Poliveman Johnson was shot, in tho arm by Sayder on the sume night of the robbery. He went to the pawnshop to_investigate the matter and_was standing a the broken win- dow when Snvder fired, thinking that the thief nad returned. Newton isa healthy-looking young man and seems to beof sound,mind, He related to a® reporter for Tk Bik how he had worried and suffered mentally for the crime, and that it was the only theft he had ever committed. He fist went to “California, from there to Texas and Mexico, and then to South America. He was now willing to go to the penitentiary, where hecould learn & trade, P e vy PITY THE POOR. aha Supt. Mahoney Wants Assistance to Enable Him to Care for Them. Since the opening of the new hospital tho number of applicunts for admission to the poorhouse has increased in & marked degree and the increase in'tho duties of the ofice of poormaster, incidental to the change in loca- tion, have boen such that Mr. Mahoney will malke application to the commis for an assistant or a cierk. The o of the larze building necessitates the constant_pres- ence of a governing haud, and the dutifis of the down town officealSo require the pres- ence of some official the greater part of the day, 50 that Mr. Maloney has coneluded ho hus ‘good grounds for an application for as- sistance. He reports a warketdeficiency in the num- ber of applications! for reliof as comparcd with the numberusuatat this timeof year. Ho has only about sovamtydive families on his list, whereas lagt veanhe . had -abont_double that number. . DIty tons_of coal have suf- ficed to supply the demand during tho past month, but last December over-one hundred tons were required. “This falling off1s_attributable entirely to the mild weatherand every sudden change sends a flock of applicants fo the poormaster's office, S L Wanted in Several Places. Edward A. Ise, tho man now doing a year in the oliet penitentiary, will be released in May. Tt isthe intention of tho authorities bere to bring him to Omaba on a requisition as 500n as lie 1s releasod. Ise is the man who swindlea tho. propriotors of the Windsor hotel out of his board bill and also succeeded in getting them to cash a worthless $5 check, The crime for which he is doing time committed in Rock Island, I, wanted in Ohio. tain Mostyn has received aletter from the penitentiary authorities and will go to Jolietin May and demand the custody of Ise upon the strength ofthe requisition which was granted him at the time Isewas ur- rested in Grand Islnd, afterhe had com- mitted fraud 1n Omaha. salen o Caned, Mr. R. R. Ritchie, the general agent of the Chicago & Northwestlroad, wason Christmas presented by the attaches of his offico with a magnificent cane of beautiful aud imported wood highly flnished and @ solid silyer head of boautiful desygn and chasing. was He is also The gift was accompanied by a letter con- taining an eloquent expression of the est in wi em ch Mr. Ritchie js held by his associates gued by tho following gentlemen : . E, Kimball, D. L. Sturgis, G. F. West, D). W. Albridge, 'J. C. Noff, R."'W.Johnson. G. G. DeLee and J. Mellen. The boys are happy aud Mr. Ritchie'is inu similar state of mind. bt s Cumulative Imprisonment. Frodevick Guun has splondid chances for spending the winter mouths in the county jil. Thirty daysago he was arrested and convicted of larceny. "His outdoor existence was as many minutes as it takes to ride from the county tothe cty jil. On the same charge he was again committed for thirty days, and whei he shall have served this term, he will haye to answor for seven complaints of the same kind. worth fs the chop house flunkey who entered sev rosidonces in daylight and stole nothing but clothiug. - Stillon v Jobn Stoddard of _Keolsuk, Ta, oneof the ohloslunghu'nmuni,\ Rock Tsland system, spent bis Christmas; l Omah John is a familiar character ShME railvoad men. He has pulled & passenger train for the last twenty-seven vears”mid although he is sev- enty years of age he'sll bas a regular run and isidered onevof: the safest and swift- est engineers on tHe ‘poad, While here he as the guest of hisfaughter, Mrs. Frank Woolley. s SOUTH DMAH A, R Notes ABbag the Oity. Hon, John McMikieh has returned from Ashland. adioc Mrs, Foxworthysiwife of Judge Fox- worthy, of Lincoln ‘B returned home. Colonel John E. Yih of the G. H. Ham- mond force has N,‘Wmd from Hammond, Ind. A Superintendent A. ‘0. Foster of the pack- ing firm of Swift & (0. has returned from Ashland. Superintendent Jawes ' Viles, jr., of the Omaha packing company, Is outof the ecity on business, Mr. and Mrs. Perry King of Falrfield, I, on their wedding tour, are the guestsof Post- master and Mrs, Glasgow. Frank Smith, chiof clerk of the Cudahy consignment department, is siok at bis bhowe in Omaha with pueu mon M. .. Cook spent Corlstmas in Schuyler, David H. Campbell in Kansas City aud Pat rick J. McGrath 1a Chicago. Mrs, A. B, Young, with herson Elmer of Minden, is visiting her danghter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Brower George E. Jonte has beon promoted to be agent of the Missourl Pacifle, viee Agent J. M. Gallaber, promoted to b stock agent with beadquarters at Omaba. ! the club proposed to do, sprung r DECEMBER 27, 1890, DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK A Good Week in 8pite of Holidays and Snowstorms, DOUBTS OF MONETARY LEGISLATION. Easier Money Markets in Al Direce tions and Genera'ly Favorable Reports—Only Natural $lacks ing in Wholesaling, New York to Tiue Ber report says Dec, 26.—[Special Telogram R.G. Dun & Co's weekly Business has progrossed as well as could be expectod in a week broken by the Christmas holidays and a great snow storm, The holiday trade was remarRably heavy hereand at nearly all other points good, which is by no means evidence that thetight- ness of the money market springs from any gencral embarrssment of business or indus. try. The volume of payments through the banks continues largor, thought but about per cent larger than a yearago. Rallroad carnings thus far reported for Decomber shows a gain of about 4 per cent over those of tho same wooks last Forcign trade is very heavy in s s which were expected 1o insu decrease, The uncertainty in rogard legislation and its possible effects is still the great obstacle, but even this has o less disturbing influence than it had a week or two ago, as the prospect of unwise action scoms more tremote. The money markets have generally grown easier during the past week, not only at the east, but at some of the western and southern centers, Reports from other cities disclose no ign- portant change in the condition of trade. Wholesale business naturally slackens and is quiet at this point in the year and the indisposition to act is ratlier increased the tardiness of collections. At Boston orospects are considered better for the trade in woolen and cotton good The conditions at other eastern cities have been not essen- tially different, though at Pittsburg Besse- mer iron has sold at &10.25, the lowest price for the year, and all pig iron is at bottom prices, Manuafactured 1ron is in fair demand and rails unchanged. The flint glass trade is quite active, with fewer hands idle than for months past and the window glass trade is air. At points further west expectation of improvement after January 1 1 general, though the trade is quiet in” wholesale lines but fully up to last year's, At Kansas City the trade is quite good, but eattle and hog ro- coipts are light. At Lincoln, Neb,, busin exceeds that of last year, though fear: of state legislation against lenders tends to in- crease the prevailing stringency. At Deaver the demand for money is lighter and the supply equal to legitimate needs. At Sult Lako the money market is extremely close and the outlook unsatisfactory, At other poiuts in the northwest the monetary situation seems rather better. Reports from the south also indicate some improvement. Manufacturers at Louisville are fully employed though money is very close. Trade at” Atlanta improves. Cotton is moving more satisfactorily and at Gaives- ton receipts exceed those of last year. New Orleans reports a fair trade, larger receipts of cotton, the crop being there estimated, at 7,700,000 ' bales and good receipts of sugar and molasses with steady prices. Through- out the south the ficticrous prices maintained last summer and fall for cotton have caused some embarrassment, being followed by the inevitable decline as 'the magnitude of the crops became known, but more than 5,000,000 sof the hands of pr fair prices. It is especiall, t, thus fur, there has been s and so few faitures among the important manufacturing works recontly estabhished in that scction, While thesitiation of the ivon and steel in- dustry shows no improvement the fact that the closing weeks of the year are passing withont any serious set back gives cncour- agement. There is anxiety asto the demand which may appear with the new year, since it is generally perceived that many works must remain idle for a time unless there is a decaded increase inconsnmption. For most finished products the consumption is even now so great that in any previous year it would have been considered - eminently sati factory. The exception is the stecl rail busi- ness in which acrisis and destructive com petition scem imminent, a provisional ment made during the past week in this city having been defoated by the refusal of an castern mill to sign. The woolen manufacturers are clearly en- joying a larger demand for most products since the importations were checked. but a Yob o contiAGrable ImprovemOnG in pric been found practical. The readjustment of prices in the boot and shoo and leather indus- tries seems to bo progressing fairly with less prospect of any serious embarrassment, On the whole labor has never been moro fully employed than in the latter part of 1800, Tho monetar; araging th little embarrassiment tuation grows more satis- factory becauso treasury disbursements con- tinue and arrivals of gold have given aid and the enormous cxcess of merchandise exports over imports is felt. In three weeks of Deo- cember exports from Now York have been 7 per cent greater than last year, which would ndicate heavier exports than in any previous months,whilo the {ucroasein oxporis hns baon but 2 per cent. These facts point to an e cess of exports as large as the $37,000,000 of last December, and in November the ex- cess of exports over imports was more than §25, 000,000, There has not boen much ac- tivity in_ speculation this weel thougn corn has fallen 2i{c and oats 1c and cotton 3-10c. Wheat is S50 higher, coffeo iyo and oil 41e. The stock market has been left to the professionals, who bave chosen to do but little until the new year has begun, It is by all classes believed that the monetar pressure will cease soon after Januuey | £ o time and if no disturoing legislation comes trade may be expected to revive with vigor. It is a good symptom that instead of in- creasing toward the end of the y failures have become less important and less fr cuent. The business failures oceurring throughout the country during the last seven days number 333, as compared with a total of 404 last weele, For the corvesponding woeek for last year the figures were 238, e Sixth Ward Republicans, There were but about adozen members of the Sixth ward republican club present last htat the regular weekly meeting at the adquarters on Lake street. Louis Little- fleld, the vice president, called the meeting , and Peter Grant was chosen secre. tary in theabsence of the official who usually performs the functions of the seribe for the club, Mr. Littlefield suggested that inasmuch as there were but few present, the meeting had better be adjourned without taking up the business that should have been transacted, Matters of considerable iwportauce were liable to come before the club, and in that case there should be a full attendance. Mr, W. P. Morrow was present and was opposed to an adjournment until he had been given an opportunity to answer some of the charges that had been made against him, and for which alleged offenses he had be quested to relinquish his placoas a me: of the executive committee and withdraw from the club. He bogau a speech upou his loyalty tothe club and his work for Mr, Boyd, but other membersof the club objected 1o the hearing of any talk of that kind before the matter comes regularly vefore the club. Mr. Frank Spore, the other gentleman who has been notified that his resignation as a member of the executive committee and his withdrawal from the club would be accept- able to the majority, was present and winted the investigation, or inguisition, or whatever and then. Buta motion to adjourn was put and carried with the understanding that a full meeting of the club will bo calle next Friday night, and the charge: Messts. Spore and Morrow will then be and a disposition of their cases will be made. - —* An Alleged Embezzter. Charles Fishbach was arrested and lodged fn jail last night st the instance of Mr, Rosenkrantz, the commission merchant, who charges Fishbach with the embezilement of funds S B A Diamond Dealer Assigns, New Youk, Dec. 2. —William H. Sandifer, dealer in diamonds and fine jewelry, assigned toaay. Be Sure 1t you have made up your mind to buy Tlood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other A Boston lady, whose examplo is werthy imitation, tells her experienco below “1n ono store where 1 went to buy Hood's Sarsaparilia the elerk tried toinduco me buy theirowninstead of Hood's; hietold me their's would lastlonger; that T might take It on teri To Cet s' trial; thatif Tdid not like it T need not pay anything, ete. But he could not prevail on'me to change. 1 told him & had taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was satisfied with it, and did not want any other, When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla T was feeling real miserable with dysy 1o, and 50 weak that at tines I could hardly Hood’s stand, T looked 1ike a person in consumpe tion, Hood's Sarsaparilla did me so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it Mns. ELLA A, GOFF, 61 Terrace Strcet, Boston, Sarsaparilla Soldby alldrugglsts, 81; six for £5. Preparodonly by C.1. HOOD & €O, Apothie: s Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollay THEPALACE BILLIARD TOURY A Large Attendance and Interesting Contest. ThePalace billiard tournament opened yes- terday afternoon in the prosence of a largo crowd of spectators, ‘Lhe first contest was between “Minnfe” Cahn and Harry Parrish, 200 points, Parrish receiving a 60 polut handi- Following is the score : 1,15, 0, 16,2, 8, , 0, 0, 3,81, 0,0, 1, 0, 1, 10." Total, 1% 51, 0, 0, 0, 0, Best run, 16, Average, The game in the e was between Charlic Beck and W. E. Muguner, 200 points up. Beek won by a score of 200 to 133, Beek's best run, 12; average, 2 7-9. Mag- uer’s best run, 165 average, 2 0-10. The contest this afternoon will be betwoen Harry Parrish and William Hale, 200 points up, and this evening Cahn vs Hale, Halo to receive a 60 point handicap. s s The Wool Market. Bostox, Mass., Dec. 26.—(Special Tel egram toTnr Bee]--There has been a quiot mar- ket for wool, the sales averaging well, foot- ing up 2,600,000 pounds of all kinds, Nparly amillion pounds of this amount is Texas wool, Some Large lots of tall wool have been sold at 18@2c and spring at 21@24e. Terri-, tory wools have been quict at G0 clean for fine, 58¢ for fine medium and 55¢ for medium, while in Oregon and California wools there has been nothing doiug. There has been a good inquiry for Michigan X fleecos, with ), sales at 284 @20c. Ohio flecces have been olling in small lots et 31@32 for X and at By@s4e for XX and XX above. Northern 00l have been quiet at 3¢ for Ohio and at Hie for Michigan, Comuving delalne fleeces haue been in moderate demand at preivous prices, 1In pulled wools fair sales have been made at 40@4de for best super, 33@38c¢ for fair to good super and 22@30¢ for extra. For- eign wools have been quict but firm, et PERSONAL GRAPHS, AR 1. N. Crane of Denver is at the Casey. 0. D. Carpenter of St. Louis is at the Pax- ton, H. C. Patterson of Boston is at the Mur- ancroft of Salt Lake is at the Mil- ard. H. J. Robbins of Shelton is at tho Mer- chants. C M. W. Lynch of Madison, Wis., is at the William H. Dailey of Philadelphia is at the Paxton. D. H. G at the city. H. H. Wilson of Lincoln is in the city, at the Paxton. W. E. Robinson of Baker City, Ore., is at the Millard, H. Middleton of Cheyenne is in the city, at the Millard, D. M. Tarish of Chicago is registered at the Murray C. H. Howard of St. Louis was at the Mil- lard last night W. H. Flisk of North Casey last night, J. H. Smith of Portland, Ore,, was at the Paxton last mght, 8. S. Paddock of Fort Robinson was at the Murray last night, W. H. Merritt, jr., of Des Moines is in the city, at the Murray. A. L. Spearn of Springficld was at the Merchants last night. John G. Higgins of Grand Island is in the ity, at the Merchants, J. S, Sykes of Cheyenne was in the city lust night, at the Meérchants. Mr. T. C. Brainerd of the Paxton is fined to his room with a slight illness. Mr. E. F. Guertin has succeoded Frank Faherty as chief clerk in Dun's Commercial Agenc J. W.Johnston of Tekamah is at the Pax- ton, having just returned from a three months' visit at Belfust, lreland, Leon J. Klein, society editor of tho Kansas City Times and Kansas City resentative of the Sporting News, is in the city, rge W. Lasburg, sec banlk investment comp: alloway of Chicago 1s in the city, Platte was at the con- New Hamapshire, where he will visit rela- tives, Miss Emma Monzingo, assistant to Secre- yer of th for Coin, Ta,, vester will spend 1 L. P, MeC board of educatio y afternoon, whert r vacation with her relatives, n, one of the editors of the Sioux F D.) Dally Press, was in the city ay o1 s way o thewestern part of thio state to look after’ some business mat ters. left Lomax, generat the Union Pacific, 1o sterday after noon from a week's in Chicag where he attended & meoting of the passe association. B. A nger agent of one of the boomers from Fort Pierr , D, isin the city for a few days. In speakiog of matters in his countr, states t the Indi troubles have knock: the real estate 1aarket cold. Fort, Prerre is a new town on the recently opened Sioux reser- vation, at the mouth of ‘Bad river, a stream that tlows from the bad lands. Frauk H. Faherty, chiel clerk of R. Dun & Co. of this city for the past four years, has gone to Denver, whero bo w ‘sume the duties of city reporter for the same company. Mr. Ka 's conncction with the Omaha office has been of credit to him self and satisfaction to nis employers, und his promotion is the result of both. POWDER Absolutely Pure. A oream of tartar baking powder. Ilighess s strength—U. 8. Government Re- THE SUCCESSFUL (ONTESTANT sl ORe = OUR PRIZE P OF B20 Worth of Goods From Our Store, is Thos. Scanlan, 2116 California St. TheyMayTie Us But They Can't Beat Us, There has never been such a sale in the city of Omaha as we have had on our overcoats since the prices have been re- duced. Will continue the sale at the past phe- nomenally low pri- ces, as we determ- ined tomake the big- gest record in an overcoat sale in this section of the coun- " ARE You supplied with a cheap coat, with a fine coat, with a medium-priced coat? if not come tous and we will save you 28 per cent on your purchase. IN Our underwear de- partment we have been way below any other house in the city for the qual- ity of wear we have given. And I [s a well established fact by this time that Hellman will not be undersold. We shall make another cut in our underwear de- partment which will be so marked close out even the last undershirt and drawers in our house. Our $8, $6, $7, $8 and $10 overcoats will be cut 10 per cent more. That will make them at prices less than they can be bought at wholesale. «We are in it with all our might.” HELLMAN, Cor, 13th and Farzam, as to -